EX-99.1 2 a08-6673_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LKQ Corporation Announces 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results and 2008 Financial Guidance

 

Chicago, IL—February 27, 2008—LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQX) today announced results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, with revenue of $414.7 million, net income of $21.5 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.16.

 

“We finished the year with over $1.1 billion in revenue and $0.55 diluted earnings per share.  Our diluted earnings per share exceeded the high end of the range of our previously indicated financial guidance. We reported record revenue for the fourth quarter, and delivered revenue growth of approximately 103%, with organic revenue growth at 13% for the quarter. We are particularly pleased with our progress to date related to combining our aftermarket businesses with Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc.,” said Joe Holsten, President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

2007 Reported Results

 

All earnings per share amounts, stock price amounts and share counts discussed herein reflect our December 2007 two-for-one stock split.

 

For the fourth quarter of 2007, revenue increased 102.8% to $414.7 million compared with $204.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Our organic revenue growth for the quarter was 13.3%. Net income for the quarter increased 111.3% to $21.5 million compared with $10.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share was $0.16 for the quarter compared with $0.09 for the fourth quarter of 2006.

 

Our provision for income taxes for the fourth quarter of 2007 was lower than previously expected as a result of certain adjustments primarily related to valuation allowances. This benefit provided approximately $0.01 of diluted earnings per share to the quarter and the full year.

 

For the full year ended December 31, 2007, revenue increased 42.7% to $1.1 billion compared with $789.4 million for the same period in 2006. Organic revenue growth for the year was 12.4%. For the year ended December 31, 2007, net income increased 48.4% to $65.9 million compared with $44.4 million for the same period in 2006. Diluted earnings per share was $0.55 for the year ended December 31, 2007 compared with $0.40 for the same period a year ago.

 

Revenue from aftermarket collision replacement parts, paint, shop supplies, refurbished bumpers, refurbished wheels and refurbished lighting for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $401.3 million. In addition we operated an aluminum smelter that melts damaged and unusable wheel cores as a means of product disposal. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the smelter’s revenue was $38.4 million at a gross margin of approximately 4.8%, compared to $28.2 million of revenue at a gross margin of approximately 7.1% for the eleven months we owned the smelter in 2006.

 



 

The weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter of 2007 was 138.8 million compared to 112.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, and for the year ended December 31, 2007 was 119.9 million compared to 111.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

On September 25, 2007, we completed a public offering of 27.6 million shares of our common stock at a price per share to the public of $15.50. The offering included 23.6 million shares sold by us and 4.0 million shares sold by selling stockholders. The shares sold by us included 3.6 million shares sold pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. We received approximately $349.5 million in net proceeds from the sale of the shares by us in the offering, after deducting discounts and commissions and the estimated expenses of the offering.

 

Business Acquisitions in 2007

 

During the first nine months of 2007, we acquired eight businesses. They consisted of five recycled parts businesses, two aftermarket businesses and a small light refurbishing business. These businesses reported approximately $53.1 million of trailing annual revenue just prior to our acquisition of them.

 

On October 12, 2007 we acquired Keystone, the leader in the aftermarket vehicle collision replacement parts industry. For the fiscal year ended March 30, 2007, Keystone reported sales and net income of $714.0 million and $30.3 million, respectively.

 

In November, we acquired a retail oriented recycled parts business located in Portland, OR. Late in December, we acquired a recycled parts business located on 35 acres near Birmingham, AL. We will relocate our existing Birmingham recycled parts business to this new property during the latter part of 2008. In late December, we also acquired a business with locations in California and Indiana that specializes in buying OE repair parts. These three businesses reported approximately $15.1 million of trailing annual revenue just prior to our acquisition of them.

 

We obtained a senior secured debt financing facility from Lehman Brothers Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. on October 12, 2007 to fund a portion of the Keystone acquisition. This facility consists of approximately $750 million of borrowing capacity. It is made up of a six year $610 million term loan, a six year CDN $40 million Canadian term loan, a six year $15 million dual currency (Canadian dollars and U.S. dollars) revolving credit facility, and a six year $85 million revolving credit facility. As of February 26, 2008, we had outstanding debt under our new debt facility of approximately $650 million.

 

Company Outlook

 

We expect that 2008 organic revenue growth will be approximately 10%, with the balance of revenue growth being the full year impact of 2007 business acquisitions. Excluding the effect of any 2008 restructuring expenses we may have related to the

 



 

Keystone acquisition we expect full year 2008 net income to be within a range of $102.0 million to $108.0 million and diluted earnings per share to be between $0.73 and $0.77.

 

We anticipate that net cash provided by operating activities for 2008 will be over $85.0 million. We estimate our full year 2008 capital expenditures related to property and equipment, excluding expenditures for acquiring businesses, will be between $65.0 million to $75.0 million. This includes approximately $10.0 million related to capital expenditures planned for late 2007 on projects that became delayed and approximately $4.8 million related to restructuring our aftermarket business as a result of the Keystone acquisition.

 

We estimate the weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the full year 2008 will be approximately 140 million. These share numbers are estimates and will be affected by factors such as any future stock issuances, the number of our options exercised in subsequent periods, and changes in our stock price.

 

2007 Earnings Results and 2008 Financial Guidance Conference Call

 

We will host an audio webcast to discuss our 2007 earnings results and our 2008 financial guidance on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The live audio webcast can be accessed on the internet at www.lkqcorp.com in the Investor Relations section. An online replay of the webcast will be available on our website approximately two hours after the live presentation and will remain on the site until March 12, 2008.

 

About LKQ Corporation

 

LKQ Corporation is the largest nationwide provider of aftermarket collision replacement products, recycled OEM products and refurbished OEM collision replacement products such as wheels, bumper covers and lights used to repair light vehicles. LKQ operates approximately 300 facilities offering its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, and parts to repair light vehicles.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

The statements in this press release that are not historical are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies.  Forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to us.  Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors.  These factors include:

 

·                  the risk that Keystone’s business will not be integrated successfully or that LKQ will incur unanticipated costs of integration;

 



 

·                  the ability to maintain Keystone’s vendor and key customer relationships and retain key employees;

·                  the availability and cost of inventory;

·                  pricing of new OEM replacement parts;

·                  variations in vehicle accident rates;

·                  changes in state or federal laws or regulations affecting our business;

·                  fluctuations in fuel prices;

·                  changes in the demand for our products and the supply of our inventory due to severity of weather and seasonality of weather patterns;

·                  changes in the types of replacement parts that insurance carriers will accept in the repair process;

·                  the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures relating to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations and infrastructure;

·                  declines in asset values;

·                  uncertainty as to changes in U.S. general economic activity and the impact of these changes on the demand for our products;

·                  uncertainty as to our future profitability;

·                  increasing competition in the automotive parts industry;

·                  our ability to increase or maintain revenue and profitability at our facilities;

·                  uncertainty as to the impact on our industry of any terrorist attacks or responses to terrorist attacks;

·                  our ability to operate within the limitations imposed by financing arrangements;

·                  our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms to finance our growth;

·                  our ability to integrate and successfully operate recently acquired companies and any companies acquired in the future and the risks associated with these companies;

·                  our ability to develop and implement the operational and financial systems needed to manage our growing operations; and

·                  other risks that are described in our Form 10-K filed February 28, 2007 and in other reports filed by us from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

You should not place undue reliance on the forward looking statements.  We assume no obligation to update any forward looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.

 

CONTACT:

LKQ Corporation

 

Mark T. Spears, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

312-621-1950

 

irinfo@lkqcorp.com

 

Financial Tables To Follow

 



 

LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

414,735

 

$

204,546

 

$

1,126,825

 

$

789,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

229,621

 

112,960

 

621,076

 

431,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

185,114

 

91,586

 

505,749

 

357,549

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility and warehouse expenses

 

40,145

 

23,273

 

116,577

 

86,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution expenses

 

39,995

 

19,967

 

108,185

 

80,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

54,874

 

26,929

 

140,843

 

102,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring expenses

 

388

 

 

388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,550

 

3,059

 

17,099

 

11,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

43,162

 

18,358

 

122,657

 

77,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

9,945

 

1,705

 

16,012

 

5,824

 

Other income, net

 

(483

)

(307

)

(1,626

)

(1,479

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other expense

 

9,462

 

1,398

 

14,386

 

4,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

33,700

 

16,960

 

108,271

 

72,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

12,168

 

6,770

 

42,370

 

28,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

21,532

 

$

10,190

 

$

65,901

 

$

44,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.10

 

$

0.58

 

$

0.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

$

0.16

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.55

 

$

0.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

133,401

 

106,661

 

114,161

 

105,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

138,848

 

112,336

 

119,938

 

111,633

 

 



 

LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

65,901

 

$

44,395

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

18,018

 

12,086

 

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(138

)

(20

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

3,039

 

2,461

 

Writeoff of debt issuance costs

 

424

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,304

 

3,618

 

Gain on sale of investment securities

 

 

(719

)

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options

 

(19,257

)

(7,101

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of

 

 

 

 

 

effects from purchase transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(11,026

)

(4,133

)

Inventory

 

(35,134

)

(8,671

)

Prepaid income taxes / income taxes payable

 

17,000

 

7,071

 

Other operating assets and liabilities

 

11,238

 

3,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

54,369

 

52,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(38,401

)

(36,152

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

602

 

250

 

Proceeds from sale of investment securities

 

 

848

 

Repayment of escrow

 

 

(2,561

)

Decrease in restricted cash in escrow

 

 

450

 

Cash used in acquisitions

 

(868,022

)

(73,492

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(905,821

)

(110,657

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of common stock

 

349,529

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants

 

12,080

 

6,262

 

Retirement of redeemable common stock

 

(1,125

)

 

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options

 

19,257

 

7,101

 

Debt issuance costs

 

(12,832

)

 

Net borrowings of long-term debt

 

554,720

 

45,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

921,629

 

59,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and equivalents

 

70,210

 

858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

 

4,031

 

3,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, end of period

 

$

74,241

 

$

4,031

 

 



 

LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

74,241

 

$

4,031

 

Receivables, net

 

125,572

 

49,254

 

Inventory

 

320,238

 

124,541

 

Deferred income taxes

 

18,809

 

2,619

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

6,344

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

8,088

 

3,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

553,292

 

183,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and Equipment, net

 

217,059

 

127,084

 

Intangibles

 

900,832

 

246,300

 

Other Assets

 

21,472

 

7,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

 

$

1,692,655

 

$

564,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

68,871

 

$

19,242

 

Accrued expenses

 

73,172

 

29,504

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

304

 

Deferred revenue

 

4,844

 

3,859

 

Current portion of long-term obligations

 

16,936

 

8,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

163,823

 

61,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Obligations, Excluding Current Portion

 

641,526

 

91,962

 

Deferred Income Tax Liability

 

25,607

 

1,848

 

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

 

11,922

 

7,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares issued at December 31, 2006

 

 

617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 134,149,066 and 106,599,654 shares issued at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

1,341

 

1,066

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

705,778

 

322,656

 

Retained earnings

 

142,039

 

76,422

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

619

 

1,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

849,777

 

401,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

1,692,655

 

$

564,355

 

 



 

LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Supplementary Data

($ in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Highlights

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$ Growth

 

% Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

414,735

 

100.0

%

$

204,546

 

100.0

%

$

210,189

 

102.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

229,621

 

55.4

%

112,960

 

55.2

%

116,661

 

103.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

185,114

 

44.6

%

91,586

 

44.8

%

93,528

 

102.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility and warehouse expenses

 

40,145

 

9.7

%

23,273

 

11.4

%

16,872

 

72.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution expenses

 

39,995

 

9.6

%

19,967

 

9.8

%

20,028

 

100.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

54,874

 

13.2

%

26,929

 

13.2

%

27,945

 

103.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring expenses

 

388

 

0.1

%

 

0.0

%

388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

6,550

 

1.6

%

3,059

 

1.5

%

3,491

 

114.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

43,162

 

10.4

%

18,358

 

9.0

%

24,804

 

135.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

9,945

 

2.4

%

1,705

 

0.8

%

8,240

 

483.3

%

Other income, net

 

(483

)

-0.1

%

(307

)

-0.2

%

(176

)

57.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other expense

 

9,462

 

2.3

%

1,398

 

0.7

%

8,064

 

576.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

33,700

 

8.1

%

16,960

 

8.3

%

16,740

 

98.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

12,168

 

2.9

%

6,770

 

3.3

%

5,398

 

79.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

21,532

 

5.2

%

$

10,190

 

5.0

%

$

11,342

 

111.3

%

 



 

LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Unaudited Supplementary Data

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Highlights

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$ Growth

 

% Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

1,126,825

 

100.0

%

$

789,381

 

100.0

%

$

337,444

 

42.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

621,076

 

55.1

%

431,832

 

54.7

%

189,244

 

43.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

505,749

 

44.9

%

357,549

 

45.3

%

148,200

 

41.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility and warehouse expenses

 

116,577

 

10.3

%

86,298

 

10.9

%

30,279

 

35.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution expenses

 

108,185

 

9.6

%

80,088

 

10.1

%

28,097

 

35.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

140,843

 

12.5

%

102,174

 

12.9

%

38,669

 

37.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring expenses

 

388

 

0.0

%

 

0.0

%

388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

17,099

 

1.5

%

11,823

 

1.5

%

5,276

 

44.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

122,657

 

10.9

%

77,166

 

9.8

%

45,491

 

59.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

16,012

 

1.4

%

5,824

 

0.7

%

10,188

 

174.9

%

Other income, net

 

(1,626

)

-0.1

%

(1,479

)

-0.2

%

(147

)

9.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other expense

 

14,386

 

1.3

%

4,345

 

0.6

%

10,041

 

231.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

108,271

 

9.6

%

72,821

 

9.2

%

35,450

 

48.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

42,370

 

3.8

%

28,426

 

3.6

%

13,944

 

49.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

65,901

 

5.8

%

$

44,395

 

5.6

%

$

21,506

 

48.4

%

 



 

The following table reconciles EBITDA to net income:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Year

 

 

 

Ended December 31,

 

Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

21,532

 

$

10,190

 

$

65,901

 

$

44,395

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,086

 

3,171

 

18,018

 

12,086

 

Interest, net

 

9,945

 

1,705

 

16,012

 

5,824

 

Provision for income taxes

 

12,168

 

6,770

 

42,370

 

28,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)

 

$

50,731

 

$

21,836

 

$

142,301

 

$

90,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA as a percentage of revenue

 

12.2

%

10.7

%

12.6

%

11.5

%