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                            EXHIBIT 99.1
News Release
205 Crosspoint Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14068
Immediate Release     
Columbus McKinnon Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2021
BUFFALO, NY, May 26, 2021 - Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions for material handling, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2021 fourth quarter, which ended March 31, 2021.
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Highlights
Executed on Blueprint for Growth 2.0 strategy to deliver solid results in challenging year while building momentum for fiscal 2022
Ended year with much improved order volume in fourth quarter; orders up 24% over trailing third quarter and up 6% over prior-year period
Delivered $186.2 million in revenue in the quarter, up 12% sequentially
Generated strong cash from operations in fiscal year of $98.9 million
Entered fiscal 2022 with backlog of $171.7 million, up 31% over prior-year period and 13% over trailing quarter
Advanced strategy with the acquisition of new platform of high-precision conveying systems for intelligent motion in material handling
Successfully completed equity and debt financing transactions
David Wilson, President and CEO of Columbus McKinnon, commented, “We ended fiscal 2021 on a high note with orders growing in both our project and short cycle businesses. While the year was challenged with the impact of the global pandemic and resulting recession, we employed the tools of the Columbus McKinnon Business System to keep our momentum building and make our Company stronger. We delivered improved decremental leverage over previous downturns, generated robust cash flow, reduced our working capital requirements, and introduced several new products including our line of Intelli-Crane™ solutions. In addition, we identified and announced the Dorner acquisition which establishes a new platform for growth. It provides a catalyst for faster growth in attractive markets with strong tailwinds and presents strategic opportunities in a fragmented market. Since entering fiscal 2022, we have successfully issued equity, restructured our debt and are well positioned to quickly de-lever our balance sheet.”


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Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 Sales
($ in millions)Q4 FY 21Q4 FY 20Change% Change
Net sales$186.2 $189.5 $(3.3)(1.7)%
U.S. sales$94.8 $104.1 $(9.3)(8.9)%
     % of total51 %55 %
Non-U.S. sales$91.4 $85.4 $6.0 7.0 %
     % of total49 %45 %
Revenue recovered sequentially throughout fiscal 2021 almost approaching levels recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 when the COVID-19 global pandemic had an approximate $10 million impact on revenue. A 0.8% price improvement in the U.S. partially offset approximately $10.1 million in lower volume. Outside the U.S., a $5.9 million, or 6.9%, positive impact from foreign currency translation and price improvement of 1.2% more than offset $0.9 million of lower volume.
Compared with the trailing third quarter, sales improved 11.8% with short cycle sales up 11.7% and project sales up 11.9%.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2021 Operating Results
($ in millions)
Q4 FY 21Q4 FY 20Change% Change
Gross profit$64.1 $66.2 $(2.1)(3.2)%
     Gross margin34.4 %34.9 %(50) bps
Income from operations$14.2 $16.7 $(2.5)(14.8)%
     Operating margin7.6 %8.8 %(120) bps
Adjusted income from operations*$18.9 $20.2 $(1.3)(6.5)%
     Adjusted operating margin*10.1 %10.7 %(60) bps
Net income$9.6 $9.2 $0.3 3.7 %
     Diluted EPS$0.39 $0.39 $— — %
     Net income margin5.1 %4.9 %20 bps
Adjusted EBITDA*$25.8 $27.3 $(1.5)(5.5)%
     Adjusted EBITDA margin*13.9 %14.4 %(50) bps
*Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin as well as adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP measures. See accompanying discussion and reconciliation tables in this release regarding adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin as well as a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income (loss).
First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Outlook
The Company expects first quarter fiscal 2022 sales to be within a range of approximately $212 million to $217 million at current exchange rates and including the Dorner acquisition.
Mr. Wilson concluded, “We are encouraged with growing demand for our lifting solutions as customers release projects and short cycle order trends improve. We are also excited about the addition of Dorner to our relevant portfolio of intelligent motion solutions and are seeing strong demand for high-precision conveying solutions. In fact, the business ended April with a record backlog, further confirming our conviction in the value of this acquisition.”



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Teleconference/webcast
Columbus McKinnon will host a conference call and live webcast today at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, at which management will review the Company’s financial results and strategy. The review will be accompanied by a slide presentation, which will be available on Columbus McKinnon’s website at investors.columbusmckinnon.com. A question and answer session will follow the formal discussion.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing 201-493-6780. The listen-only audio webcast can be monitored at investors.columbusmckinnon.com. To listen to the archived call, dial 412-317-6671 and enter the passcode 13718341. The telephonic replay will be available from 1:00 PM Eastern Time on the day of the call through Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Alternatively, an archived webcast of the call can be found on the Company’s website. In addition, a transcript of the call will be posted to the website once available.
About Columbus McKinnon
Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position and secure materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by its superior design and engineering know-how. Comprehensive information on Columbus McKinnon is available at www.columbusmckinnon.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning future sales and earnings, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, including the impact of Covid-19, the ability of the Company to integrate Dorner and achieve cost and revenue synergies and the amount of such synergies, the level of earnings per share accretion expectations; the ability of the Company to achieve its Blueprint for Growth 2.0 strategy; and the amount of integration costs and the Company’s efforts to reduce costs, maintain liquidity and generate cash in the current pandemic, the effectiveness of the Company’s 80/20 Process to simplify operations, the ability of the Company’s Operational Excellence initiatives to drive profitability, the Company’s ability to grow market share, the ability to achieve revenue expectations, global economic and business conditions, conditions affecting the industries served by the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company's customers and suppliers, competitor responses to the Company's products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products and services, the ability to expand into new markets and geographic regions, and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this release.
Contacts:
Gregory P. RustowiczInvestor Relations:
Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial OfficerDeborah K. Pawlowski
Columbus McKinnon CorporationKei Advisors LLC
716-689-5442716-843-3908
greg.rustowicz@cmworks.comdpawlowski@keiadvisors.com
Financial tables follow.


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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except per share and percentage data)
 
Three Months Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020Change
Net sales$186,235 $189,486 (1.7)%
Cost of products sold122,147 123,277 (0.9)%
Gross profit64,088 66,209 (3.2)%
Gross profit margin34.4 %34.9 % 
Selling expenses20,820 22,253 (6.4)%
% of net sales11.2 %11.7 %
General and administrative expenses22,193 21,167 4.8 %
% of net sales11.9 %11.2 %
Research and development expenses3,702 2,891 28.1 %
% of net sales2.0 %1.5 %
Amortization of intangibles3,174 3,234 (1.9)%
Income from operations14,199 16,664 (14.8)%
Operating margin7.6 %8.8 % 
Interest and debt expense2,889 3,200 (9.7)%
Investment (income) loss(264)48 NM
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss(142)(996)(85.7)%
Other (income) expense, net769 221 248.0 %
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)10,947 14,191 (22.9)%
Income tax expense (benefit)1,362 4,947 (72.5)%
Net income$9,585 $9,244 3.7 %
Average basic shares outstanding23,977 23,735 1.0 %
Basic income per share$0.40 $0.39 2.6 %
Average diluted shares outstanding24,384 23,938 1.9 %
Diluted income per share$0.39 $0.39 — %
Dividends declared per common share$0.12 $0.12 

















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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - UNAUDITED
(In thousands, except per share and percentage data)

Year Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020Change
Net sales$649,642 $809,162 (19.7)%
Cost of products sold429,417 525,976 (18.4)%
Gross profit220,225 283,186 (22.2)%
Gross profit margin33.9 %35.0 % 
Selling expenses76,907 91,054 (15.5)%
% of net sales11.8 %11.3 %
General and administrative expenses76,035 77,880 (2.4)%
% of net sales11.7 %9.6 %
Research and development expenses12,405 11,310 9.7 %
% of net sales1.9 %1.4 %
Loss on sales of businesses— 176 NM
Amortization of intangibles12,623 12,942 (2.5)%
Income from operations42,255 89,824 (53.0)%
Operating margin6.5 %11.1 % 
Interest and debt expense12,081 14,234 (15.1)%
Investment (income) loss(1,693)(891)90.0 %
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss941 (1,514)NM
Other (income) expense, net20,850 839 2,385.1 %
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)10,076 77,156 (86.9)%
Income tax expense (benefit)970 17,484 (94.5)%
Net income$9,106 $59,672 (84.7)%
Average basic shares outstanding23,897 23,619 1.2 %
Basic income per share$0.38 $2.53 (85.0)
Average diluted shares outstanding24,173 23,855 1.3 %
Diluted income per share$0.38 $2.50 (84.8)
Dividends declared per common share$0.24 $0.24 


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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$202,127 $114,450 
Trade accounts receivable105,464 123,743 
Inventories111,488 127,373 
Prepaid expenses and other22,763 17,180 
Total current assets441,842 382,746 
Property, plant, and equipment, net74,753 79,473 
Goodwill331,176 319,679 
Other intangibles, net213,362 217,962 
Marketable securities7,968 7,322 
Deferred taxes on income20,080 26,281 
Other assets61,251 59,809 
Total assets$1,150,432 $1,093,272 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Trade accounts payable$68,593 $57,289 
Accrued liabilities110,816 93,585 
Current portion of long-term debt4,450 4,450 
Total current liabilities183,859 155,324 
Term loan and revolving credit facility244,504 246,856 
Other non-current liabilities191,920 227,507 
Total liabilities620,283 629,687 
Shareholders’ equity:  
Common stock240 238 
Additional paid-in capital296,093 287,256 
Retained earnings293,802 290,441 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(59,986)(114,350)
Total shareholders’ equity530,149 463,585 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$1,150,432 $1,093,272 



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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - UNAUDITED
(In thousands)
 Year Ended
 March 31, 2021March 31, 2020
Operating activities:
Net income$9,106 $59,672 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization28,153 29,126 
Deferred income taxes and related valuation allowance(8,704)7,364 
Net loss (gain) on sale of real estate, investments, and other(1,594)(563)
Stock based compensation8,022 4,507 
Amortization of deferred financing costs2,646 2,655 
Loss on sales of businesses— 176 
Non-cash pension settlement expense19,038 — 
Gain on sale of building(2,638)— 
Non-cash lease expense7,447 7,923 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions and divestitures:
Trade accounts receivable21,472 2,899 
Inventories20,659 15,752 
Prepaid expenses and other(5,128)(3,857)
Other assets874 724 
Trade accounts payable10,343 8,110 
Accrued liabilities(3,174)(14,304)
Non-current liabilities(7,632)(13,389)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities98,890 106,795 
Investing activities:  
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities5,111 5,380 
Purchases of marketable securities(4,945)(5,747)
Capital expenditures(12,300)(9,432)
Proceeds from sale of building, net of transaction costs5,453 — 
Proceeds from insurance reimbursement100 — 
Dividend received from equity method investment587 — 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets446 51 
Net (payments) proceeds from sales of businesses— (214)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities(5,548)(9,962)
Financing activities:  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock1,973 6,000 
Borrowings under line-of-credit agreements25,000 — 
Payments under line-of-credit agreements(25,000)— 
Repayment of debt(4,450)(51,113)
Fees paid for revolver extension(826)— 
Payment of dividends(5,733)(5,670)
Other(1,153)(768)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities(10,189)(51,551)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash4,524 (1,925)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents87,677 43,357 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year114,700 71,343 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period$202,377 $114,700 



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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Q4 FY 2021 Sales Bridge
QuarterYear To Date
($ in millions)$ Change% Change$ Change% Change
Fiscal 2020 Sales$189.5 $809.2 
Volume(11.1)(5.8)%(177.3)(21.9)%
Pricing1.9 1.0 %8.6 1.1 %
Foreign currency translation5.9 3.1 %9.1 1.1 %
Total change$(3.3)(1.7)%$(159.6)(19.7)%
Fiscal 2021 Sales$186.2 

$649.6 



COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Q4 FY 2021 Gross Profit Bridge
($ in millions)QuarterYear To Date
Fiscal 2020 Gross Profit$66.2 $283.2 
Pricing, net of material cost inflation1.7 8.3 
Gain on sale of building— 2.2 
Tariffs0.1 1.7 
Foreign currency translation2.1 3.4 
Product liability0.3 0.2 
Business realignment costs0.5 0.2 
Insurance settlement— (0.4)
Factory closures1.3 0.1 
Productivity, net of other cost changes(4.5)(15.9)
Sales volume and mix(3.6)(62.8)
Total change$(2.1)$(63.0)
Fiscal 2021 Gross Profit$64.1 $220.2 


U.S. Shipping Days by Quarter 
 Q1Q2Q3Q4Total
FY 2263646163251
FY 2163646163251
FY 2063636164251




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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Additional Data - UNAUDITED
 March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2020
($ in millions)
Backlog$171.7  $152.4  $131.0 
Long-term backlog
  Expected to ship beyond 3 months$68.0 $62.1 $49.1 
Long-term backlog as % of total backlog39.6 %40.7 %37.5 %
Trade accounts receivable    
Days sales outstanding51.5 days51.5 days59.4 days
Inventory turns per year    
(based on cost of products sold)4.4 turns3.9 turns3.9 turns
Days' inventory83.3 days93.1 days94.3 days
Trade accounts payable    
Days payables outstanding58.7 days46.4 days48.6 days
Working capital as a % of sales9.3 %13.3 %14.5 %
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities$26.9 $25.0 $36.5 
Capital expenditures$6.4 $3.1 $2.7 
Free cash flow (1)
$20.5 $21.9 $33.9 
Debt to total capitalization percentage32.0 %33.4 %35.2 %
Debt, net of cash, to net total capitalization8.1 %11.1 %22.8 %
(1) Free cash flow is defined as cash from operations less capital expenditures. Free cash flow is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as free cash flow, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements.
Components may not add due to rounding.


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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended March 31,
2021202020212020
GAAP gross profit$64,088 $66,209 $220,225 $283,186 
Add back (deduct):
Factory closures— 1,349 2,671 2,800 
Business realignment costs264 774 830 1,037 
     Insurance settlement— (15)— (382)
Gain on sale of building— — (2,189)— 
Non-GAAP adjusted gross profit$64,352 $68,317 $221,537 $286,641 
Sales$186,235 $189,486 $649,642 $809,162 
Gross margin - GAAP34.4 %34.9 %33.9 %35.0 %
Adjusted gross margin - Non-GAAP34.6 %36.1 %34.1 %35.4 %

Adjusted gross profit is defined as gross profit as reported, adjusted for certain items. Adjusted gross profit is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted gross profit, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's gross profit to the historical periods' gross profit, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s gross profit to that of other companies.



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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Income from Operations to Non-GAAP Adjusted Income from Operations
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended March 31,
2021202020212020
GAAP income from operations$14,199 $16,664 $42,255 $89,824 
Add back (deduct):
Acquisition deal costs3,951 — 3,951 — 
Factory closures306 1,621 3,778 4,709 
Business realignment costs412 1,755 1,470 2,831 
Insurance recovery legal costs— 160 229 585 
Loss on sales of businesses— — — 176 
Insurance settlement— (15)— (382)
Gain on sale of building— — (2,638)— 
Non-GAAP adjusted income from operations$18,868 $20,185 $49,045 $97,743 
Sales$186,235 $189,486 $649,642 $809,162 
Operating margin - GAAP7.6 %8.8 %6.5 %11.1 %
Adjusted operating margin - Non-GAAP10.1 %10.7 %7.5 %12.1 %

Adjusted income from operations is defined as income from operations as reported, adjusted for certain items. Adjusted income from operations is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted income from operations, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's income from operations to the historical periods' income from operations, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s income from operations to that of other companies.





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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share to
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share
($ in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended March 31,
2021202020212020
GAAP net income$9,585 $9,244 $9,106 $59,672 
Add back (deduct):
Non-cash pension settlement expense— — 19,046 — 
Acquisition deal costs3,951 — 3,951 — 
Factory closures306 1,621 3,778 4,709 
Business realignment costs412 1,755 1,470 2,831 
Insurance recovery legal costs— 160 229 585 
Loss on sales of businesses— — — 176 
Insurance settlement— (15)— (382)
Gain on sale of building— — (2,638)— 
     Normalize tax rate to 22% (1)
(2,074)1,050 (6,931)(1,232)
Non-GAAP adjusted net income$12,180 $13,815 $28,011 $66,359 
Average diluted shares outstanding24,384 23,938 24,173 23,855 
Diluted income per share - GAAP$0.39 $0.39 $0.38 $2.50 
Diluted income per share - Non-GAAP$0.50 $0.58 $1.16 $2.78 
(1) Applies a normalized tax rate of 22% to GAAP pre-tax income and non-GAAP adjustments above, which are each pre-tax.

Adjusted net income and diluted EPS are defined as net income and diluted EPS as reported, adjusted for certain items and at a normalized tax rate. Adjusted net income and diluted EPS are not measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable to the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted net income and diluted EPS, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's net income and diluted EPS to the historical periods' net income and diluted EPS, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s net income and diluted EPS to that of other companies.



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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
($ in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,Year Ended March 31,
2021202020212020
GAAP net income$9,585 $9,244 $9,106 $59,672 
Add back (deduct):
     Income tax expense (benefit)1,362 4,947 970 17,484 
     Interest and debt expense2,889 3,200 12,081 14,234 
Investment (income) loss(264)48 (1,693)(891)
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss(142)(996)941 (1,514)
Other (income) expense, net769 221 20,850 839 
Depreciation and amortization expense6,950 7,135 28,153 29,126 
Acquisition deal costs3,951 — 3,951 — 
Factory closures306 1,621 3,778 4,709 
Business realignment costs412 1,755 1,470 2,831 
Insurance recovery legal costs— 160 229 585 
Loss on sales of businesses— — — 176 
Insurance settlement— (15)— (382)
Gain on sale of building— — (2,638)— 
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA$25,818 $27,320 $77,198 $126,869 
Sales$186,235 $189,486 $649,642 $809,162 
Net income margin - GAAP5.1 %4.9 %1.4 %7.4 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin - Non-GAAP13.9 %14.4 %11.9 %15.7 %

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted EBITDA, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements.