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Worldwide Headquarters

1200 Willow Lake Boulevard

St. Paul, Minnesota 55110-5101

Exhibit 99.1


                                Steven Brazones

                           Investor Relations Contact

                                    651-236-5060

 

NEWS

June 28, 2023

 

H.B. Fuller Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results

 

Net income of $40 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $143 million, at the mid-point of Company guidance

Adjusted gross profit margin expanded 330 basis points year-on-year to 29.0%

Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 190 basis points year-on-year to 15.9%

Cash flow from operations increased $94 million year-on-year

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) today reported financial results for its second quarter that ended June 3, 2023.

 

Second Quarter 2023 Noteworthy Items:

Net revenue of $898 million, down 9.6% year-on-year; organic revenue decreased 8.3% year-on-year, driven by lower volume;

Gross margin was 28.6%; adjusted gross margin of 29.0% increased 330 basis points year-on-year, driven by the combined impact of pricing and raw material cost actions;

Net income was $40 million; adjusted EBITDA was $143 million, at the mid-point of Company guidance and up 3% year-on-year, adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 190 basis points year-on-year to 15.9%;

Reported EPS (diluted) was $0.73; adjusted EPS (diluted) was $0.93, down versus the prior year, driven by higher interest expense and unfavorable foreign currency exchange;

Cash flow from operations in the second quarter improved $94 million year-on-year to $103 million.

 

 

Summary of Second Quarter 2023 Results:

The Company’s net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $898 million, down 9.6% versus the second quarter of fiscal 2022. Organic revenue declined 8.3% year-on-year, driven by lower volume, offset somewhat by favorable pricing. Volume declined 14.2%, driven by customer destocking actions and generally slower industrial demand across all three global business units. Pricing actions favorably impacted organic growth by 5.9 percentage points. Foreign currency translation reduced net revenue growth by 3.4 percentage points and acquisitions increased net revenue growth by 2.1 percentage points.

 

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Gross profit in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $257 million. Adjusted gross profit was $261 million. Adjusted gross profit margin of 29.0% increased 330 basis points year-on-year. Pricing and raw material cost actions and operating efficiencies drove the increase in adjusted gross margin year-on-year and more than offset the impact of lower volume.

 

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense was $167 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and adjusted SG&A was $159 million, effectively flat year-on-year, as good cost management, restructuring benefits, and favorable foreign currency impacts offset inflation in wages and services.

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $40 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $52 million. Adjusted EPS was $0.93 per diluted share, down year-on-year due to higher interest expense and unfavorable foreign currency impacts, which reduced diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.19 and $0.07, respectively, year-on-year in the second quarter.

 

Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $143 million, at the mid-point of Company guidance and up 3% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 190 basis points year-on-year to 15.9%, driven by the combined impact of pricing and raw material cost actions versus the prior year’s second quarter, as well as restructuring savings, partially offset by the impacts of lower volume and wage and other inflation.

 

“Pricing discipline and focused efforts to reduce costs drove margin expansion and overcame a challenging volume environment, delivering second quarter profit performance in-line with our expectations,” said Celeste Mastin, H.B. Fuller president and chief executive officer. “Our ability to successfully manage changing price and raw material dynamics, and scale production costs with volume, is delivering EBITDA growth and significant margin improvement. We remain on track to deliver strong growth in adjusted EBITDA and outstanding cash flow in fiscal 2023.

 

“Global industrial activity has slowed, but underlying demand across the portfolio remains much stronger than our second quarter volume performance implies, due to the effect of customer destocking, which is significant, but not unique to us, or our industry. This destocking is now tapering over a large portion of our portfolio, and we believe our year-on-year volume comparisons will be stronger in the second half of the year.

 

2

 

“Our diverse portfolio and robust innovation pipeline engender continual product line upgrades that solve customer problems, enabling strong profit growth in almost any economic environment. Our confidence remains high in a stronger second half performance as we expect customer destocking activities to fade, EBITDA margins to continue to expand due to price and raw material cost management, demand in China to improve, better foreign currency comparisons, and restructuring benefits to ramp through the end of the year.”

 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Items:

Net debt at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2023 was $1,779 million, up $31 million sequentially versus the first quarter and down $89 million year-on-year. The sequential increase in net debt was driven by acquisition activity during the second quarter, offset by improved cash flow from operations.

 

Cash flow from operations in the second quarter was $103 million, up $94 million year-on-year, reflecting improving margins and lower net working capital requirements.

 

Fiscal 2023 Outlook:

Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2023 is still expected to be in the range of $580 million to $610 million, equating to growth of approximately 9% to 15% versus fiscal year 2022;

Both net revenue and organic revenue for fiscal 2023 are now expected to be down 3% to 5% versus fiscal 2022, reflecting continued customer destocking actions and slower industrial production; the combined impact of FX, acquisitions, and the extra week in fiscal 2022 are expected to be effectively neutral versus fiscal 2023;

Net interest expense is now expected to be in the range of $125 million to $135 million and depreciation and amortization expense is expected to be approximately $160 million, reflecting recent acquisition activity and higher interest rates;

Adjusted EPS (diluted) is now expected to be in the range of $3.80 to $4.20, equating to a range of down 5% to up 5% year-on-year;

Operating cash flow in fiscal 2023 is now expected to be between $325 million and $375 million.

 

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Conference Call:

The Company will hold a conference call on June 29, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. CT (10:30 a.m. ET) to discuss its results. Interested parties may listen to the conference call on a live webcast. The webcast, along with a supplemental presentation, may be accessed from the Company’s website at https://investors.hbfuller.com. Participants must register prior to accessing the webcast using this link and should do so at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call to install and test any necessary software and audio connections. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from 12:30 p.m. CT on June 29, 2023, to 10:59 p.m. CT on July 6, 2023. To access the telephone replay dial 1-800-770-2030 (toll free) or 1-647-362-9199, and enter Conference ID: 6370505.

 

Regulation G

The information presented in this earnings release regarding consolidated and segment organic revenue growth, operating income, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross profit margin, adjusted selling, general and administrative expense, adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments, adjusted income taxes, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) does not conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and should not be construed as an alternative to the reported results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management has included this non-GAAP information to assist in understanding the operating performance of the Company and its operating segments as well as the comparability of results to the results of other companies. The non-GAAP information provided may not be consistent with the methodologies used by other companies. All non-GAAP information is reconciled with reported U.S. GAAP results in the “Regulation G Reconciliation” tables in this press release with the exception of our forward-looking non-GAAP measures contained above in our Fiscal 2023 Outlook, which the Company cannot reconcile to forward-looking GAAP results without unreasonable effort.

 

About H.B. Fuller

Since 1887, H.B. Fuller has been a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives and sealants to improve products and lives. With fiscal 2022 net revenue of $3.75 billion, H.B. Fuller’s commitment to innovation and sustainable adhesive solutions brings together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world's biggest challenges. Our reliable, responsive service creates lasting, rewarding connections with customers in electronics, disposable hygiene, medical, transportation, aerospace, clean energy, packaging, construction, woodworking, general industries and other consumer businesses. Our promise to our people connects them with opportunities to innovate and thrive. For more information, visit us at https://www.hbfuller.com.

 

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Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements often address expected future business and financial performance, financial condition, and other matters, and often contain words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “would” and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words or phrases. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the following: the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and other pandemics on our operations and financial results; the impact on the supply chain, raw material costs and pricing of our products due to the Russia-Ukraine war; the impact on our margins and product demand due to inflationary pressures; the substantial amount of debt we have incurred to finance our acquisition of Royal, our ability to repay or refinance our debt or to incur additional debt in the future, our need for a significant amount of cash to service and repay the debt and to pay dividends on our common stock, the effect of debt covenants that limit the discretion of management in operating the business or in paying dividends; our ability to pay dividends and to pursue growth opportunities if we continue to pay dividends according to the current dividend policy; our ability to achieve expected synergies, cost savings and operating efficiencies from our restructuring initiatives and operational improvement projects within the expected time frames or at all; our ability to effectively implement Project ONE; uncertain political and economic conditions; fluctuations in product demand; competing products and pricing; our geographic and product mix; availability and price of raw materials; disruptions to our relationships with our major customers and suppliers; failures in our information technology systems; regulatory compliance across our global footprint; trade policies and economic sanctions impacting our markets; changes in tax laws and tariffs; devaluations and other foreign exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of litigation and investigations, including for product liability and environmental matters; impairment charges on our goodwill or long-lived assets; the effect of new accounting pronouncements and accounting charges and credits; and similar matters.

 

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Additional information about these various risks and uncertainties can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K filings, and any updates to the risk factors in our Form 10-Q and 8-K filings with the SEC, but there may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to identify at this time or that we do not currently expect to have a material impact on the business. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

 

    Three           Three        
    Months           Months        
   

Ended

   

Percent of

   

Ended

   

Percent of

 
   

June 3, 2023

   

Net Revenue

   

May 28, 2022

   

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue

  $ 898,239       100.0

%

  $ 993,258       100.0

%

Cost of sales

    (641,464

)

    (71.4

)%

    (739,737

)

    (74.5

)%

Gross profit

    256,775       28.6

%

    253,521       25.5

%

                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (166,625

)

    (18.6

)%

    (166,007

)

    (16.7

)%

Other income, net

    605       0.1

%

    -       0.0

%

Interest expense

    (33,131

)

    (3.7

)%

    (19,828

)

    (2.0

)%

Interest income

    932       0.1

%

    2,091       0.2

%

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

    58,556       6.5

%

    69,777       7.0

%

                                 

Income taxes

    (19,291

)

    (2.1

)%

    (23,616

)

    (2.4

)%

                                 

Income from equity method investments

    1,157       0.1

%

    1,066       0.1

%

Net income including non-controlling interest

    40,422       4.5

%

    47,227       4.8

%

                                 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    (21

)

    (0.0

)%

    (24

)

    (0.0

)%

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 40,401       4.5

%

  $ 47,203       4.8

%

                                 

Basic income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 0.74             $ 0.88          

Diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 0.73             $ 0.86          
                                 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    54,269               53,497          

Diluted

    55,717               55,078          
                                 

Dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.205             $ 0.190          

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

 

    Six Months           Six Months        
   

Ended

   

Percent of

   

Ended

   

Percent of

 
   

June 3, 2023

   

Net Revenue

   

May 28, 2022

   

Net Revenue

 

Net revenue

  $ 1,707,421       100.0

%

  $ 1,849,739       100.0

%

Cost of sales

    (1,235,838

)

    (72.4

)%

    (1,383,326

)

    (74.8

)%

Gross profit

    471,583       27.6

%

    466,413       25.2

%

                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (321,167

)

    (18.8

)%

    (321,898

)

    (17.4

)%

                                 

Other income, net

    3,209       0.2

%

    6,142       0.3

%

Interest expense

    (66,200

)

    (3.9

)%

    (38,025

)

    (2.1

)%

Interest income

    1,599       0.1

%

    4,030       0.2

%

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

    89,024       5.2

%

    116,662       6.3

%

                                 

Income taxes

    (29,024

)

    (1.7

)%

    (33,765

)

    (1.8

)%

                                 

Income from equity method investments

    2,338       0.1

%

    2,649       0.1

%

Net income including non-controlling interest

    62,338       3.7

%

    85,546       4.6

%

                                 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

    (48

)

    (0.0

)%

    (37

)

    (0.0

)%

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 62,290       3.6

%

  $ 85,509       4.6

%

                                 
                                 

Basic income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 1.15             $ 1.60          

Diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 1.12             $ 1.55          
                                 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    54,222               53,425          

Diluted

    55,818               55,237          
                                 

Dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.395             $ 0.358          

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3,

   

May 28,

   

June 3,

   

May 28,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 
                                 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 40,401     $ 47,203     $ 62,290     $ 85,509  
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    2,919       2,014       5,154       7,871  

Organizational realignment2

    5,690       2,818       8,634       4,446  

Royal restructuring and integration3

    -       412       -       810  

Project One

    2,681       1,853       4,853       5,057  

Other4

    521       6,264       3,594       7,430  

Discrete tax items5

    2,042       4,149       2,888       1,248  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    (2,172

)

    (3,526

)

    (4,572

)

    (7,035

)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    52,082       61,187       82,841       105,336  

Add:

                               

Interest expense

    33,131       19,841       63,511       38,051  

Interest income

    (932

)

    (2,091

)

    (1,599

)

    (4,041

)

Adjusted Income taxes

    19,421       22,993       30,707       39,552  

Depreciation and Amortization expense8

    39,063       36,637       76,976       72,434  

Adjusted EBITDA7

    142,765       138,567       252,436       251,332  

Diluted Shares

    55,717       55,078       55,818       55,237  

Adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller7

  $ 0.93     $ 1.11     $ 1.48     $ 1.91  

Revenue

  $ 898,239     $ 993,258     $ 1,707,421     $ 1,849,739  

Adjusted EBITDA margin7

    15.9

%

    14.0

%

    14.8

%

    13.6

%

 

1 Acquisition project costs include costs related to integrating and accounting for acquisitions.

2 Organizational realignment includes costs incurred as a direct result of the organizational realignment program announced in 2023, including compensation for employees supporting the program, consulting expense and operational inefficiencies related to the closure of production facilities and consolidation of business activities.

3 Royal restructuring and integration program includes costs incurred as a direct result of the Royal restructuring and integration program including compensation for employees supporting the program, consulting expense and operational inefficiencies related to the closure of production facilities and consolidation of business activities.

4 For fiscal 2023, Other expenses include write-off of unamortized debt fees and non-cash gains and losses related to legal entity consolidations. For fiscal 2022, other expenses include a non-cash charge related to wind down and settlement of the Company’s Canadian defined benefit pension plan, hedging costs related to the Russian ruble devaluation driven by the war in Ukraine, transactional tax expense associated with an audit settlement, other expenses for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and exceptional medical claims, and non-cash gains and losses related to legal entity consolidations.

5 Discrete tax items for the current year are related to various foreign tax matters offset by an excess tax benefit related to U.S. stock compensation. Discrete tax items for the prior year are related to the revaluation of cross-currency swap agreements due to depreciation of the Euro versus the U.S. Dollar, as well as various foreign tax matters offset by the tax effect of legal entity mergers.

6 Income tax effect on adjustments represents the difference between income taxes on net income before income taxes and income from equity method investments reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP and adjusted net income before income taxes and income from equity method investments.

7 Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller is defined as net income before the specific adjustments shown above. Adjusted diluted income per common share is defined as adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller divided by the number of diluted common shares. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and the specific adjustments shown above. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by net revenue. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted diluted income per common share attributable to H.B. Fuller, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

8 Depreciation and amortization expense added back for EBITDA is adjusted for amounts already included in adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller totaling $18 and ($153) for the three months ended June 3, 2023 and May 28, 2022, respectively and $0 and ($311) for the six months ended June 3, 2023 and May 28, 2022, respectively.

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3,

   

May 28,

   

June 3,

   

May 28,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Net Revenue:

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  $ 404,486     $ 437,889     $ 788,014     $ 827,427  

Engineering Adhesives

    364,080       405,346       697,147       759,323  

Construction Adhesives

    129,673       150,023       222,260       262,989  

Corporate unallocated

    -       -       -       -  

Total H.B. Fuller

  $ 898,239     $ 993,258     $ 1,707,421     $ 1,849,739  
                                 

Segment Operating Income (Loss):

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  $ 51,592     $ 43,267     $ 96,738     $ 75,480  

Engineering Adhesives

    44,400       42,917       76,875       75,489  

Construction Adhesives

    5,969       11,285       (3,664

)

    15,641  

Corporate unallocated

    (11,811

)

    (9,955

)

    (19,533

)

    (22,095

)

Total H.B. Fuller

  $ 90,150     $ 87,514     $ 150,416     $ 144,515  
                                 

Adjusted EBITDA7

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

  $ 65,234     $ 57,872     $ 124,953     $ 104,470  

Engineering Adhesives

    61,159       59,520       111,035       109,399  

Construction Adhesives

    18,221       24,121       21,065       39,998  

Corporate unallocated

    (1,849

)

    (2,946

)

    (4,617

)

    (2,535

)

Total H.B. Fuller

  $ 142,765     $ 138,567     $ 252,436     $ 251,332  
                                 

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

                               

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

    16.1

%

    13.2

%

    15.9

%

    12.6

%

Engineering Adhesives

    16.8

%

    14.7

%

    15.9

%

    14.4

%

Construction Adhesives

    14.1

%

    16.1

%

    9.5

%

    15.2

%

Corporate unallocated

 

NMP

   

NMP

   

NMP

   

NMP

 

Total H.B. Fuller

    15.9

%

    14.0

%

    14.8

%

    13.6

%

                                 

NMP = non-meaningful percentage

                               

 

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H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3,

   

May 28,

   

June 3,

   

May 28,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

  $ 58,556     $ 69,777     $ 89,024     $ 116,662  
                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    2,919       2,014       5,154       7,871  

Organizational realignment2

    5,690       2,818       8,634       4,446  

Royal restructuring and integration3

    -       412       -       810  

Project One

    2,681       1,853       4,853       5,057  

Other4

    521       6,264       3,594       7,430  

Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments9

  $ 70,367     $ 83,138     $ 111,259     $ 142,276  

 

9 Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments is defined as income before income taxes and income from equity investments before the specific adjustments shown above. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity investments to income before income taxes and income from equity investments, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands, except per share amounts (unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3,

   

May 28,

   

June 3,

   

May 28,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Income Taxes

  $ (19,291

)

  $ (23,616

)

  $ (29,024

)

  $ (33,765

)

                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    (537

)

    (531

)

    (1,051

)

    (2,209

)

Organizational realignment2

    (1,046

)

    (744

)

    (1,724

)

    (1,210

)

Royal restructuring and integration3

    -       (109

)

    -       (223

)

Project One

    (493

)

    (489

)

    (993

)

    (1,406

)

Other4

    1,946       2,496       2,085       (739

)

Adjusted income taxes10

  $ (19,421

)

  $ (22,993

)

  $ (30,707

)

  $ (39,552

)

                                 

Adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments

  $ 70,367     $ 83,138     $ 111,259     $ 142,276  

Adjusted effective income tax rate10

    27.6

%

    27.7

%

    27.6

%

    27.8

%

 

10 Adjusted income taxes and adjusted effective income tax rate are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted income taxes is defined as income taxes before the specific adjustments shown above. Adjusted effective income tax rate is defined as income taxes divided by adjusted income before income taxes and income from equity method investments. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted income taxes and adjusted effective income tax rate to income taxes, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

11

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3,

   

May 28,

   

June 3,

   

May 28,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 
                                 

Net revenue

  $ 898,239     $ 993,258     $ 1,707,421     $ 1,849,739  
                                 

Gross profit

  $ 256,775     $ 253,521     $ 471,583     $ 466,413  

Gross profit margin

    28.6

%

    25.5

%

    27.6

%

    25.2

%

                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    1,058       (238

)

    1,101       424  

Organizational realignment2

    2,690       1,520       5,011       1,783  

Royal restructuring and integration3

    -       140       -       372  

Project ONE

    -       6       -       6  

Other4

    53       447       160       825  

Adjusted gross profit11

  $ 260,576     $ 255,396     $ 477,855     $ 469,823  

Adjusted gross profit margin11

    29.0

%

    25.7

%

    28.0

%

    25.4

%

 

11 Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin is defined as gross profit and gross profit margin excluding the specific adjustments shown above. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted gross profit and adjusted gross profit margin to gross profit and gross profit margin, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3,

   

May 28,

   

June 3,

   

May 28,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 
                                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  $ (166,625

)

  $ (166,007

)

  $ (321,167

)

  $ (321,898

)

                                 

Adjustments:

                               

Acquisition project costs1

    1,861       2,252       4,053       7,447  

Organizational realignment2

    3,000       2,275       3,623       3,630  

Royal restructuring and integration3

    -       286       -       464  

Project ONE

    2,681       1,847       4,853       5,051  

Other4

    468       1,421       731       2,094  

Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses12

  $ (158,615

)

  $ (157,926

)

  $ (307,907

)

  $ (303,212

)

 

12 Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses is defined as selling, general and administrative expenses excluding the specific adjustments shown above. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses to selling, general and administrative expenses, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

12

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

 

   

Hygiene, Health

                                         

Three Months Ended

 

and Consumable

   

Engineering

   

Construction

           

Corporate

   

H.B. Fuller

 

June 3, 2023

 

Adhesives

   

Adhesives

   

Adhesives

   

Total

   

Unallocated

   

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 52,692     $ 45,172     $ 7,687     $ 105,551     $ (65,150

)

  $ 40,401  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       2,919       2,919  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       5,690       5,690  

Royal Restructuring and integration3

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Project One

    -       -       -       -       2,681       2,681  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       521       521  

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       2,042       2,042  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (2,172

)

    (2,172

)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    52,692       45,172       7,687       105,551       (53,469

)

    52,082  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       33,131       33,131  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (932

)

    (932

)

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       19,421       19,421  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    12,542       15,987       10,534       39,063       -       39,063  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 65,234     $ 61,159     $ 18,221     $ 144,614     $ (1,849

)

  $ 142,765  

Revenue

  $ 404,486     $ 364,080     $ 129,673     $ 898,239       -     $ 898,239  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    16.1

%

    16.8

%

    14.1

%

    16.1

%

 

NMP

      15.9

%

 

Six Months Ended

                                               

June 3, 2023

                                               

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 100,399     $ 79,522     $ 156     $ 180,077     $ (117,787

)

  $ 62,290  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       5,154       5,154  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       8,634       8,634  

Royal Restructuring and integration3

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Project One

    -       -       -       -       4,853       4,853  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       3,594       3,594  

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       2,888       2,888  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (4,572

)

    (4,572

)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    100,399       79,522       156       180,077       (97,236

)

    82,841  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       63,511       63,511  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (1,599

)

    (1,599

)

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       30,707       30,707  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    24,554       31,513       20,909       76,976       -       76,976  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 124,953     $ 111,035     $ 21,065     $ 257,053     $ (4,617

)

  $ 252,436  

Revenue

    788,014       697,147       222,260       1,707,421       -       1,707,421  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    15.9

%

    15.9

%

    9.5

%

    15.1

%

 

NMP

      14.8

%

 

Note: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for each segment to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for each segment, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

NMP = Non-meaningful percentage

 

13

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

REGULATION G RECONCILIATION

In thousands (unaudited)

 

   

Hygiene, Health

                                         

Three Months Ended

 

and Consumable

   

Engineering

   

Construction

           

Corporate

   

H.B. Fuller

 

May 28, 2022

 

Adhesives

   

Adhesives

   

Adhesives

   

Total

   

Unallocated

   

Consolidated

 

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 46,186     $ 45,077     $ 13,613     $ 104,876     $ (57,673

)

  $ 47,203  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       2,014       2,014  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       2,818       2,818  

Royal Restructuring and integration3

    -       -       -       -       412       412  

Project One

    -       -       -       -       1,853       1,853  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       6,264       6,264  

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       4,149       4,149  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (3,526

)

    (3,526

)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    46,186       45,077       13,613       104,876       (43,689

)

    61,187  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       19,841       19,841  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (2,091

)

    (2,091

)

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       22,993       22,993  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    11,686       14,443       10,508       36,637       -       36,637  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 57,872     $ 59,520     $ 24,121     $ 141,513     $ (2,946

)

  $ 138,567  

Revenue

  $ 437,889     $ 405,346     $ 150,023     $ 993,258       -     $ 993,258  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    13.2

%

    14.7

%

    16.1

%

    14.2

%

 

NMP

      14.0

%

 

Six Months Ended

                                               

May 28, 2022

                                               

Net income attributable to H.B. Fuller

  $ 81,323     $ 79,814     $ 20,296     $ 181,433     $ (95,924

)

  $ 85,509  

Adjustments:

                                               

Acquisition project costs1

    -       -       -       -       7,871       7,871  

Organizational realignment2

    -       -       -       -       4,446       4,446  

Royal Restructuring and integration3

    -       -       -       -       810       810  

Project One

    -       -       -       -       5,057       5,057  

Other4

    -       -       -       -       7,430       7,430  

Discrete tax items5

    -       -       -       -       1,248       1,248  

Income tax effect on adjustments6

    -       -       -       -       (7,035

)

    (7,035

)

Adjusted net income attributable to H.B. Fuller7

    81,323       79,814       20,296       181,433       (76,097

)

    105,336  

Add:

                                               

Interest expense

    -       -       -       -       38,051       38,051  

Interest income

    -       -       -       -       (4,041

)

    (4,041

)

Adjusted Income taxes

    -       -       -       -       39,552       39,552  

Depreciation and amortization expense8

    23,147       29,585       19,702       72,434       -       72,434  

Adjusted EBITDA7

  $ 104,470     $ 109,399     $ 39,998     $ 253,867     $ (2,535

)

  $ 251,332  

Revenue

  $ 827,427     $ 759,323     $ 262,989     $ 1,849,739       -     $ 1,849,739  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin7

    12.6

%

    14.4

%

    15.2

%

    13.7

%

 

NMP

      13.6

%

 

Note: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The table above provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for each segment to net income attributable to H.B. Fuller for each segment, the most directly comparable financial measure determined and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

NMP = Non-meaningful percentage

 

14

 

H.B. FULLER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NET REVENUE GROWTH (DECLINE)

(unaudited)

 

 

    Three Months     Six Months  
   

Ended

   

Ended

 
   

June 3, 2023

   

June 3, 2023

 

Price

    5.9

%

    7.0

%

Volume

    (14.2

)%

    (12.6

)%

Organic Growth13

    (8.3

)%

    (5.6

)%

M&A

    2.1

%

    2.0

%

Constant currency

    (6.2

)%

    (3.6

)%

F/X

    (3.4

)%

    (4.1

)%

Total H.B. Fuller Net Revenue Decline

    (9.6

)%

    (7.7

)%

 

 

 

 

Revenue growth versus 2022

 

Three Months Ended

 
   

June 3, 2023

 
                                         
                   

Constant

           

Organic

 
   

Net Revenue

   

F/X

   

Currency

   

M&A

   

Growth13

 

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

    (7.6

)%

    (4.8

)%

    (2.8

)%

    2.7

%

    (5.5

)%

Engineering Adhesives

    (10.2

)%

    (2.8

)%

    (7.4

)%

    1.6

%

    (9.0

)%

Construction Adhesives

    (13.6

)%

    (1.1

)%

    (12.5

)%

    1.7

%

    (14.2

)%

Total H.B. Fuller

    (9.6

)%

    (3.4

)%

    (6.2

)%

    2.1

%

    (8.3

)%

 

 

 

 

Revenue growth versus 2022

 

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3, 2023

 
                                         
                    Constant             Organic  
    Net Revenue     F/X     Currency     M&A     Growth13  

Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives

    (4.8

)%

    (5.5

)%

    0.7

%

    1.5

%

    (0.8

)%

Engineering Adhesives

    (8.2

)%

    (3.6

)%

    (4.6

)%

    1.5

%

    (6.1

)%

Construction Adhesives

    (15.5

)%

    (1.3

)%

    (14.2

)%

    5.0

%

    (19.2

)%

Total H.B. Fuller

    (7.7

)%

    (4.1

)%

    (3.6

)%

    2.0

%

    (5.6

)%

 

 

13 We use the term “organic revenue” to refer to net revenue, excluding the effect of foreign currency changes and acquisitions and divestitures. Organic growth reflects adjustments for the impact of period-over-period changes in foreign currency exchange rates on revenues and the revenues associated with acquisitions and divestitures.

 

15

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

H.B. Fuller Company and Subsidiaries

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

   

June 3,

   

December 3,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 103,183     $ 79,910  

Trade receivables (net of allowances of $11,512 and $10,939, as of June 3, 2023 and December 3, 2022, respectively)

    586,609       607,365  

Inventories

    499,275       491,781  

Other current assets

    128,885       120,319  

Total current assets

    1,317,952       1,299,375  
                 

Property, plant and equipment

    1,673,871       1,579,738  

Accumulated depreciation

    (886,459

)

    (846,071

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

    787,412       733,667  
                 

Goodwill

    1,441,414       1,392,627  

Other intangibles, net

    721,564       702,092  

Other assets

    349,705       335,868  

Total assets

  $ 4,618,047     $ 4,463,629  
                 

Liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity

               

Current liabilities

               

Notes payable

  $ 30,307     $ 28,860  

Trade payables

    436,376       460,669  

Accrued compensation

    66,749       108,328  

Income taxes payable

    28,229       18,530  

Other accrued expenses

    99,171       89,345  

Total current liabilities

    660,832       705,732  
                 

Long-term debt

    1,852,036       1,736,256  

Accrued pension liabilities

    53,546       52,561  

Other liabilities

    368,476       358,286  

Total liabilities

  $ 2,934,890     $ 2,852,835  
                 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

               
                 

Equity

               

H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity:

               

Preferred stock (no shares outstanding) shares authorized – 10,045,900

    -       -  

Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, shares authorized – 160,000,000, shares outstanding – 53,859,908 and 53,676,576 as of June 3, 2023 and December 3, 2022, respectively

  $ 53,860     $ 53,677  

Additional paid-in capital

    280,120       266,491  

Retained earnings

    1,782,215       1,741,359  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (433,705

)

    (451,357

)

Total H.B. Fuller stockholders' equity

    1,682,490       1,610,170  

Non-controlling interest

    667       624  

Total equity

    1,683,157       1,610,794  

Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and total equity

  $ 4,618,047     $ 4,463,629  

 

16

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of CASH FLOWS

H.B. Fuller Company and Subsidiaries

(In thousands)

 

 

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 3, 2023

   

May 28, 2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net income including non-controlling interest

  $ 62,338     $ 85,546  

Adjustments to reconcile net income including non-controlling interest to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

               

Depreciation

    39,163       36,333  

Amortization

    37,813       36,412  

Deferred income taxes

    (16,831

)

    (4,961

)

Income from equity method investments, net of dividends received

    (2,338

)

    (2,649

)

Debt issuance costs write-off

    2,689       -  

Loss on mark to market adjustment on contingent consideration liability

    (220

)

    -  

Loss on sale or disposal of assets

    (42

)

    (1,087

)

Share-based compensation

    10,953       13,625  

Pension and other post-retirement benefit plan activity

    (6,226

)

    (9,720

)

Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

               

Trade receivables, net

    66,896       (35,491

)

Inventories

    8,285       (95,413

)

Other assets

    (36,951

)

    (21,908

)

Trade payables

    (20,301

)

    27,237  

Accrued compensation

    (42,190

)

    (40,448

)

Other accrued expenses

    (9,988

)

    4,402  

Income taxes payable

    10,025       (5,864

)

Other liabilities

    7,866       (23,597

)

Other

    (2,544

)

    28,452  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    108,397       (9,131

)

                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Purchased property, plant and equipment

    (82,578

)

    (69,055

)

Purchased businesses, net of cash acquired

    (103,744

)

    (229,314

)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

    2,623       1,269  

Cash received from government grant

    -       3,928  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (183,699

)

    (293,172

)

                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

    1,300,000       335,000  

Repayment of long-term debt

    (1,176,650

)

    -  

Payment of debt issuance costs

    (10,214

)

    (600

)

Net payment of notes payable

    (239

)

    3,565  

Dividends paid

    (21,258

)

    (18,965

)

Contingent consideration payment

    -       (5,000

)

Proceeds from stock options exercised

    4,193       7,837  

Repurchases of common stock

    (2,552

)

    (3,609

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

    93,280       318,228  
                 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    5,295       (9,562

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    23,273       6,363  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    79,910       61,786  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 103,183     $ 68,149  

 

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