Beacon Roofing Supply Reports Third Quarter 2010 Results

August 5, 2010

PEABODY, Mass., Aug 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: BECN) announced results today for its fiscal 2010 third quarter and nine months (year-to-date) ended June 30, 2010.

Robert Buck, the Company's Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, stated: "Our third quarter results fell short of our expectations as market conditions did not improve to the extent anticipated and this continued to put unusual pressure on our gross margin. However, our total sales increased as we were active with our acquisition program and our non-residential roofing and complementary product sales were up sharply. We also reduced our existing market operating expenses. We believe we are well positioned to leverage a future pick-up in our residential roofing business, and we started to see gains in a few of our regions that had been hit especially hard by the economic downturn."

Third Quarter

Sales increased 2.3% to $474.3 million in 2010 from $463.6 million in 2009, while existing market (organic) sales declined 0.1%. There were eight additional branches in operation at the end of this year's third quarter compared to June 30, 2009. Non-residential roofing and complementary product sales in existing markets increased 10.9% and 19.3%, respectively, while residential roofing sales decreased 11.8%. Residential roofing sales were up against a 10.4% increase in 2009.

Net income for the third quarter was $16.3 million compared to $17.2 million in 2009, a decline of 5.2%. Net diluted income per share was $0.35 compared to $0.38 in 2009, a decline of 7.9%. The lower net income was primarily due to a lower gross margin rate, partially offset by lower interest expense.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation or "Adjusted EBITDA," which is reconciled to the net income in this press release, was $38.2 million in 2010 compared to $42.4 million in 2009, a decline of 9.7%.

Nine Months

Year-to-date sales declined 9.5% to $1.13 billion in 2010 from $1.25 billion in 2009, while existing market sales decreased 10.6%. Residential roofing and non-residential roofing sales in existing markets decreased 18.5% and 3.2%, respectively, while complementary product sales increased 1.6%. Year-to-date residential roofing sales were up against a 31.5% increase in 2009, which resulted from higher average prices and re-roofing activity in storm-affected regions, especially in the areas affected by Hurricane Ike in the first half of fiscal year 2009.

Year-to-date net income was $17.7 million compared to $33.4 million in 2009. Diluted net income per share was $0.38 compared to $0.74 in 2009. The lower net income was due to the decline in sales and a lower gross margin rate, partially offset by lower expenses.

Year-to-date adjusted EBITDA was $67.4 million in 2010 compared to $99.2 million in 2009, a decline of 32.1%.

Cash flow from operations was $26.5 million compared to $84.3 million in 2009. This year's cash flows were influenced mostly by the lower operating profit and inventory and accounts receivable increases, partially offset by the benefit from an increase rather than a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses (combined), including the impact of lower income tax payments. The Company spent $12.6 million on acquisitions this year and continued to pay down debt. There was $82.1 million of cash on hand at the end of this year's third quarter compared to $83.0 million at June 30, 2009.

The Company will host a webcast and conference call today at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results. The live webcast of the call, along with a webcast replay after the call, can be accessed at http://ir.beaconroofingsupply.com/events.cfm (the "Events & Presentations" page of the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's web site). There will be a slide presentation of the results available on that page of the website as well. For those unable to connect to the Internet or who may wish to ask questions, the conference call dial-in number is 720-545-0063. To assure timely access, call participants should call in before 10:00 a.m.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products, operating 179 branches in 37 states in the United States and in three provinces in Eastern Canada.

SOURCE: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

Forward-Looking Statements: This release contains information about management's view of the Company's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's latest Form 10-K. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so other than as required by federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

June 30, 2010

% of Net
Sales

June 30, 2009

% of Net
Sales

June 30, 2010

% of Net
Sales

June 30, 2009

% of Net
Sales

Net sales $ 474,279 100.0% $ 463,586 100.0% $ 1,127,366 100.0% $ 1,246,218 100.0%
Cost of products sold 369,991 78.0% 355,761 76.7% 873,673 77.5% 948,117 76.1%
Gross profit 104,288 22.0% 107,825 23.3% 253,693 22.5% 298,101 23.9%
Operating expenses 74,056 15.6% 74,239 16.0% 210,936 18.7% 225,382 18.1%
Income from operations 30,232 6.4% 33,586 7.2% 42,757 3.8% 72,719 5.8%
Interest expense 3,596 0.8% 5,566 1.2% 14,682 1.3% 17,304 1.4%
Income before income taxes 26,636 5.6% 28,020 6.0% 28,075 2.5% 55,415 4.4%
Income tax expense 10,345 2.2% 10,833 2.3% 10,413 0.9% 22,029 1.8%
Net income $ 16,291 3.4% 17,187 3.7% $ 17,662 1.6% $ 33,386 2.7%
Net income per share:
Basic $ 0.36 $ 0.38 $ 0.39 $ 0.74
Diluted $ 0.35 $ 0.38 $ 0.38 $ 0.74

Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share:

Basic 45,588,778 45,100,853 45,422,222 44,954,582
Diluted 46,289,811 45,541,415 46,012,172 45,417,863
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited

(Dollars in thousands)

June 30, 2010

June 30, 2009

September 30, 2009

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 82,077 $ 83,037 $ 82,742
Accounts receivable, net 234,789 226,741 227,379
Inventories 223,458 216,341 195,011
Prepaid expenses and other assets 45,865 39,582 52,714
Deferred income taxes 18,021 20,860 19,323
Total current assets 604,210 586,561 577,169
Property and equipment, net 46,793 53,883 52,965
Goodwill 360,094 353,209 354,193
Other assets, net 50,594 64,016 56,459
Total assets $ 1,061,691 $ 1,057,669 $ 1,040,786
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 168,227 $ 180,085 $ 151,683
Accrued expenses 66,295 82,332 75,536
Current portion of long-term obligations 8,641 8,160 15,092
Total current liabilities 243,163 270,577 242,311
Senior notes payable and other obligations, net of current portion 331,673 351,723 338,347
Deferred income taxes 35,864 34,516 36,555
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 456 451 452
Additional paid-in capital 234,772 224,500 226,793
Retained earnings 217,026 180,332 199,364
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,263 ) (4,430 ) (3,036 )
Total stockholders' equity 450,991 400,853 423,573
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 1,061,691 $ 1,057,669 $ 1,040,786
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended
Unaudited

(In thousands)

June 30, 2010

June 30, 2009

Operating activities:
Net income $ 17,662 $ 33,386

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

Depreciation and amortization 20,827 22,835
Stock-based compensation 3,799 3,626
Deferred income taxes (1,421 ) (735 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of
businesses acquired:
Accounts receivable (1,574 ) 55,086
Inventories (24,643 ) (8,143 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 7,765 2,622
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 4,057 (24,375 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 26,472 84,302
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (5,364 ) (10,691 )
Acquisition of businesses (12,613 ) -
Net cash used in investing activities (17,977 ) (10,691 )
Financing activities:
Repayments under revolving lines of credit, net (10 ) (4,743 )
Repayments under senior notes payable and other, net (13,137 ) (13,087 )
Proceeds from exercise of options 3,420 1,100

Income tax benefit from stock-based compensation deductions
in excess of the associated compensation costs

763 108
Net cash used by financing activities (8,964 ) (16,622 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (196 ) 10
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (665 ) 56,999
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 82,742 26,038
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 82,077 $ 83,037
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC
Consolidated Sales by Product Line-Existing Markets*
Unaudited
For the Three Months Ended:
June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009
(dollars in millions) Net Sales Mix % Net Sales Mix % Change
Residential roofing products $ 217.2 46.9 % $ 246.4 53.1 % $ (29.2 ) -11.8 %
Non-residential roofing products 173.5 37.5 % 156.5 33.8 % 17.0 10.9 %
Complementary building products 72.4 15.6 % 60.7 13.1 % 11.7 19.3 %
$ 463.1 100.0 % $ 463.6 100.0 % $ (0.5 ) -0.1 %
For the Nine Months Ended:
June 30, 2010 June 30, 2009
(dollars in millions) Net Sales Mix % Net Sales Mix % Change
Residential roofing products $ 532.5 47.8 % $ 653.5 52.4 % $ (121.0 ) -18.5 %
Non-residential roofing products 409.1 36.7 % 422.4 33.9 % (13.3 ) -3.2 %
Complementary building products 173.1 15.5 % 170.3 13.7 % 2.8 1.6 %
$ 1,114.7 100.0 % $ 1,246.2 100.0 % $ (131.5 ) -10.6 %
*Excludes branches acquired during the four quarters prior to the start of the third quarter of fiscal 2010.
Note: Some totals above may not foot due to rounding.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization and Stock-Based Compensation ("Adjusted EBITDA")
Unaudited
(Dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
2010 2009 2010 2009
Net income $ 16,291 $ 17,187 $ 17,662 $ 33,386
Interest expense 3,596 5,566 14,682 17,304
Income taxes 10,345 10,833 10,413 22,029
Depreciation and amortization 6,812 7,524 20,827 22,835
Stock-based compensation 1,192 1,241 3,799 3,626
Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 38,236 $ 42,351 $ 67,383 $ 99,180

(1) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus interest expense (net of interest income), income taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation (i.e. stock option expense). EBITDA is a measure commonly used in the distribution industry, and we present Adjusted EBITDA to enhance your understanding of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is used in our bank covenants and we use Adjusted EBITDA as an internal performance measurement and as one criterion for evaluating our performance relative to that of our peers. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an operating performance measure that provides investors and analysts with a measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles, and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. Further, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure because it improves comparability of results of operations, since purchase accounting used for acquisitions can render depreciation and amortization non-comparable between periods. Management uses these supplemental measures to evaluate performance period over period and to analyze the underlying trends in the Company's business and to establish operational goals and forecasts that are used in allocating resources. We expect to compute our non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year.

While we believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure for investors, it is not a measurement presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net income, cash flows from operations, or any other items calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA has inherent material limitations as a performance measure. It does not include interest expense and, because we have borrowed money, interest expense is a necessary element of our costs. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA does not include depreciation and amortization expense. Because we have capital and intangible assets, depreciation and amortization expense is a necessary element of our costs. Adjusted EBITDA also does not include stock-based compensation, which is a necessary element of our costs since we provide stock options to key members of management as an important incentive to maximize overall company performance and as a benefit. Moreover, Adjusted EBITDA does not include taxes, and payment of taxes is a necessary element of our operations. Accordingly, since Adjusted EBITDA excludes these items, it has material limitations as a performance measure. The Company's management separately monitors capital expenditures, which impact depreciation expense, as well as amortization expense, interest expense, and income tax expense. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

SOURCE: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
Dave Grace, 978-535-7668 x14
CFO
dgrace@beaconroofingsupply.com

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