EX-99.1 2 d789212dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1
Breeze-Eastern Shareholders Meeting
Brad Pedersen, President & CEO
September 16, 2014
Whippany, NJ
Exhibit 99.1
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27A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933
as
amended,
and
Section
21E
of
the
Securities
Exchange
Act
of
1934,
as
amended,
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our
future
operating
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results,
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changes
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rules,
and
regulations
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the
Company
in
the
locations
in
which
it
conducts
its
business;
interest
rate
trends;
a
decline
or
redirection
of
the
United
States
government
defense
budget,
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failure
of
Congress
to
approve
a
budget
or
continuing
resolution,
changes
in
spending
allocation
or
the
termination,
postponement,
or
failure
to
fund
one
or
more
significant
contracts
by
the
United
States
government
or
other
customers;
changes
in
our
sales
strategy
and
product
development
plans;
changes
in
the
executive
management
team;
status
of
labor
relations;
competitive
pricing
pressures;
market
acceptance
of
our
products
under
development;
delays
in
the
development
of
products;
determination
by
us
to
dispose
of
or
acquire
additional
assets;
general
industry
and
economic
conditions;
events
impacting
the
U.S.
and
world
financial
markets
and
economies;
and
those
specific
risks
disclosed
in
our
Annual
Report
on
Form
10-K
for
the
fiscal
year
ended
March
31,
2014,
Quarterly
Reports
on
Form
10-Q,
and
other
filings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
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to
update
publicly
any
forward-looking
statements,
whether
as
a
result
of
new
information
or
future
events.
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Sales and Operating Income
($ in Millions)
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(a)
FY10 operating loss includes non-recurring adjustments of $13.7m ($12.2m adjustment to estimated reserves and $1.5m for un-absorbed overhead due to Company relocation).  
(b)
FY12 operating income includes non-recurring adjustments of $5.3m  mainly for engineering product development discontinuance and qualification unit obsolescence accruals.
(c)
FY14 operating income includes non-recurring adjustments of  $0.2m ($1.2m environmental benefit offset by  a  net $1.0m charge  for a spare parts distribution change).
69.0
78.2
84.9
80.0
85.9
(6.7)
9.5
7.0
8.2
9.1
FY10 (a)
FY11
FY12 (b)
FY13
FY14 (c)
Sales
Operating Income

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(a)
FY10  Adjusted EBITDA  includes non-recurring adjustments of $13.7m, or 19.9% of sales , ($12.2m adjustment to estimated reserves and $1.5m for un-absorbed overhead due to Company relocation).  
(b)
FY12  Adjusted EBITDA includes non-recurring adjustments of $5.3m, or 6.2% of sales,  mainly for engineering product development discontinuance and qualification unit obsolescence accruals.
(c)
FY14  Adjusted EBITDA includes non-recurring adjustments of  $0.2m, or 0.2% of sales, ($1.2m environmental benefit offset by  a  net $1.0m charge  for a spare parts distribution change).
-4.3
11.9
8.7
9.7
10.8
FY10 (a)
FY11
FY12 (b)
FY13
FY14 (c)
Adjusted EBITDA $
-6.3%
15.3%
10.3%
12.1%
12.6%
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
Adjusted EBITDA %
Adjusted EBITDA* $ and % of Sales
($ in Millions)
*Adjusted  EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and we refer you to the appendix to this presentation for reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial
measures and related information.

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Net Debt
($ in Millions)
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
5
FY15 1Q
(23.9)
(18.7)
(14.7)
(5.1)
2.0
6.7
6.0
8.9

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FY2014: Key Accomplishments
•
Achieved Record Sales of $85.9 million
•
Began Full Rate Production to Airbus for the 400M
program
•
Initiated Development of Unique and Innovative
Products to Expand our Product Lines
•
Implemented an Improved Spare Parts Distribution
Strategy to Improve Customer Service
•
Closed 3 Environmental Sites
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Breeze-Eastern Products and Services
•
“Heroes use our equipment to save lives every day”
•
Military and commercial helicopters:
•
Rescue hoists, cargo hooks, cargo winches
•
Military cargo aircraft: 
•
Cargo winches and parachute line retrieval winches
•
Full-service supplier including:
•
Overhaul and repair
•
Spare parts
•
Training
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Breeze-Eastern Customers
•
Global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Helicopter
Operators
•
Mission critical operations
•
Search and rescue
•
Shipboard operators
•
Global Manufacturers and Operators of Military Cargo Aircraft
•
U.S. Government and Military: 
•
Army, Navy, Air Force, USMC, USCG, National Guard, Border Patrol
•
International military organizations
•
State/county police, fire, and rescue departments
•
Other global aerospace/defense companies
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Current Market Conditions
•
U.S. Department of Defense Budget Uncertainty
•
Future impact not predictable
•
Less vulnerable are mature programs with high-value rescue and
special ops missions
•
Our platform diversity and aftermarket service and parts should help
mitigate any impact
•
European and International Market Demand Forecasted to be
Stable and Consistent
9
–
Offshore oil exploration and commercial search and rescue operations
•
OEM’s continue to develop new aircraft platforms

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Major Military Platforms
Service
OEM
Platform
Rescue Hoist
Cargo Hook
Cargo/Retrieval
Winch
US Army
Sikorsky
UH-60M
Boeing
CH/MH-47
US Air Force
Alenia
C-27J
Boeing
C-17
Sikorsky
HH-60
US Navy
Sikorsky
MH-60R/S
USMC
Sikorsky
CH-53E/K
Bell/Boeing
V-22
Airbus Military
A400M
10

Product Development
Cargo Winch
Retrieval Winch
Cargo Hook & Rescue Hoist
Advanced Products
•
Sensors and safety improvement
•
Next generation hoist
•
Weight reduction and reliability improvements

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Environmental Site Status
•
Number of Sites at the end of FY10:
14
•
Number of sites closed between FY11 and FY13: 
(3)
•
Achieved closures during FY14:
(3) 
•
Closed in Q1 FY15: 
(1)
•
Current number of sites left to close:
7
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Environmental Liability Overview
•
Breeze-Eastern is performing environmental
assessments and remediation work at seven locations,
this is down from eleven locations as of March 31,
2013. 
•
In FY 2015, we expect to spend approximately $1.67
million on environmental assessments and
remediation work at the remaining seven locations.
•
The current environmental reserve at June 30, 2014 of
$9.73
million is appropriate for our estimated
environmental liability.
•
Since March 2013, our environmental reserve has been
reduced by approximately $2.95 million, due to the
progress we have made.
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Breeze-Eastern Strengths
•
Respected Global Leader in Hoists, Winches, Cargo
Hooks, and Weapons Handling
•
Highly-reliable Products
•
Full-service Provider –
Design, Build, Repair, and
Maintain
•
Established and Growing Product Base for
Aftermarket Spare Parts and Overhaul & Repair
•
Strong Cash Flow and Healthy Balance Sheet
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Strategic Focus
•
New Product Development Through the New Virginia
Innovation Center
•
Improvement of Legacy Products
•
Continuous Improvement in Global Customer Service &
Support
•
Speed and Responsiveness to Customer Needs
•
Global Support Network
•
Continue to Leverage Balance Sheet Strength
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Appendix: Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
($ in Thousands)
Adjusted EBITDA*
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
FY14
Net income (loss)
$
(6,043)
$
5,026
$
3,776
$
4,076
$
5,641
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
(2,029)
3,524
2,741
3,794
3,310
Depreciation and amortization
1,587
2,271
1,709
1,475
1,699
Relocation expense
817
211
-
-
-
Interest expense
891
694
396
227
49
Other expense-net
458
213
109
93
89
Adjusted EBITDA
$
(4,319)
$
11,939
$
8,731
$
9,665
$
10,788
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Non–GAAP
Financial
Measures
In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Company also
discloses Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, other income/expense, loss on debt extinguishment, and relocation expense).  The Company presents Adjusted
EBITDA because it considers it an important supplemental measure of performance.  Measures similar to Adjusted EBITDA are widely used by the Company and by others in the Company's industry to
evaluate performance and valuation.  The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by backing out potential
differences caused by variations in capital structure (affecting relative interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses)
and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense).  The Company also presents Adjusted EBITDA because it believes it is frequently used by investors and
other interested parties as a basis for evaluating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP.  Some of the limitations of
Adjusted EBITDA are that (i) it does not reflect the Company's cash expenditures for capital assets, (ii) it does not reflect the significant interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest or
principal payments on the Company's debt, and (iii) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company's working capital.  Furthermore, other companies in the aerospace and defense
industry may calculate these measures differently than the manner presented above.  Accordingly, the Company focuses primarily on its GAAP results and uses Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.