Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste,
recycling and resource management services company, today reported
its financial results for the three and twelve month periods ended
December 31, 2019. The Company also provided guidance for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
Highlights for the Three and Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2019:
- Revenues were $193.6 million for the quarter, up $18.9
million, or up 10.8%, from the same period in 2018. Revenues were
$743.3 million for the fiscal year, up $82.6 million, or 12.5%,
from fiscal year 2018.
- Overall solid waste pricing for the quarter was up
5.0%, driven by robust collection pricing, up 4.8%, and strong
landfill pricing, up 7.6%, from the same period in
2018.
- Net income was $9.1 million for the quarter, up $22.7
million from the same period in 2018. Net income was $31.7 million
for the fiscal year, up $25.2 million from fiscal year
2018.
- Adjusted Net Income* was $10.2 million for the quarter,
up $6.1 million, or up 146.2%, from the same period in 2018.
Adjusted Net Income was $40.6 million for the fiscal year, up $13.5
million, or up 49.6%, from fiscal year 2018.
- Adjusted EBITDA* was $41.1 million for the quarter, up
$7.3 million, or up 21.5%, from the same period in 2018. Adjusted
EBITDA was $156.5 million for the fiscal year, up $18.5 million, or
13.4%, from fiscal year 2018.
- Net cash provided by operating activities was $116.8
million for the fiscal year, down $(4.0) million, or (3.3)%, from
fiscal year 2018.
- Normalized Free Cash Flow* was $55.5 million for the
fiscal year, up $8.4 million, or 17.9%, from fiscal year
2018.
“We had another great quarter and year, as we continued to
execute well against our key strategies as part of our 2021 plan,”
said John W. Casella, Chairman and CEO of Casella Waste Systems,
Inc. “We remain focused on driving cash flow growth by increasing
landfill returns, improving collection profitability, creating
incremental value through resource solutions, using technology to
drive profitable growth and efficiencies, and prudently allocating
capital for strategic growth.”
“During 2019 we continued to make substantial progress executing
against our strategic growth initiative, as we acquired nine
businesses with approximately $53 million of annualized revenues,”
Casella said. “And, in early 2020 we have started the year well,
completing another two acquisitions with approximately $6 million
of annualized revenues. We expect revenue growth of roughly 4.7%
(or $35 million) in 2020 from the roll-over impact of acquisitions
completed in 2019 and those already completed in early 2020. Our
acquisition pipeline remains robust, and we believe that there is
continued opportunity to drive additional cash flow growth across
our footprint through the sustained execution against our
disciplined acquisition strategy.”
“Our solid waste pricing programs were ahead of budget again in
the fourth quarter as we advanced 4.8% pricing in the collection
line-of-business and 7.6% pricing at the landfills, with overall
solid waste price increasing by 5.0%,” Casella said. “Solid waste
volumes were down (0.9)% in the quarter, with collection volumes
down as we continued to focus on shedding unprofitable work and
advancing pricing in excess of heightened inflation. Disposal
volumes were down slightly on lower transportation and disposal
work, however landfill volumes were up 1.1% as we continued to ramp
tons into our sites."
“As a company, we have spent the last 45 years working to
develop an integrated resource management strategy that balances
our customers' current solid waste collection, recycling, organics,
and disposal needs with a vision for the future through increased
sustainability and resource management,” Casella said. “We have
worked extremely hard to develop and successfully implement leading
resource initiatives, long before sustainability was in vogue. One
such success is our innovative recycling business model. Our
revenue share model and other risk management programs coupled with
our investments in new processing technologies and our efforts to
produce higher quality materials and manage processing costs with
increased automation have allowed us to improve our recycling
business's financial performance, mitigate commodity risk and
maintain viable end-markets in a challenging pricing environment.
These efforts have allowed our recycling program to remain both
environmentally and economically sustainable through this
historically low commodity pricing cycle.”
“While we are actively working with many of our customers to
reduce their waste footprint and drive higher resource recovery and
diversion, landfills still serve as necessary elements of an
integrated resource management strategy,” Casella said. “There are
still many materials that need to be landfilled – these are streams
that cannot be recycled, beneficially reused or certain materials
that have time-sensitive needs, such as debris from natural
disasters. We strive to operate safe and environmentally sound
disposal facilities while we work diligently to expand permits to
maintain necessary disposal capacity to meet these on-going
needs.”
“Our team did a great job in 2019 meeting these goals as we
received two important landfill permit expansions," Casella said.
"In December 2019, we received a 2.7 million cubic yard expansion
at our Hakes landfill located in New York, which will serve as an
important multi-year bridge to the next phase of this landfill.
And, in September 2019, we received a 13.7 million cubic yard
expansion at our Waste USA landfill located in Vermont, which will
create approximately 20 years of additional airspace at the current
run-rate."
“Despite these great successes, we faced an unexpected set-back
at our North Country landfill located in New Hampshire in February
2020, when we learned from the New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services that it had decided to interpret the State’s
public benefit statute in a manner that we believe was different
than how it had consistently interpreted it in the past,” Casella
said. “As such, we decided to withdraw our airspace expansion
permit application at this site and we plan to quickly resubmit our
application to address the Department’s interpretation of the
long-standing statute. As this step adds time to the process, we
will need to ramp down volumes at the site in 2020 to maintain
adequate near-term capacity.”
For the quarter, revenues were $193.6 million, up $18.9 million,
or 10.8%, from the same period in 2018, with revenue growth mainly
driven by: robust collection and disposal pricing; the roll-over
impact from acquisitions; higher customer solutions volumes; and
higher fuel surcharge, recycling processing and other fees;
partially offset by lower solid waste, organics and recycling
volumes; the closure of the Southbridge Landfill; and lower
recycling commodity prices.
The fourth quarter included: $0.5 million of expense from
acquisition activities and other items; and $0.6 million of legal
and other expenses associated with the Southbridge Landfill
closure. The same quarter last year included: a $15.8 million
charge related to the Southbridge Landfill closure; and $0.9
million of expense from acquisition activities and other items.
Net income was $9.1 million for the quarter, or $0.19 per
diluted common share for the quarter, as compared to net loss of
$(13.7) million, or $(0.32) per diluted common share for the same
period in 2018. Adjusted Net Income was $10.2 million for the
quarter, or Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share* of $0.21
for the quarter, as compared to Adjusted Net Income of $4.1
million, or Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share of $0.09 for
the same period in 2018.
Operating income was $14.6 million for the quarter, up $19.7
million from the same period in 2018. Adjusted Operating Income*
was $15.7 million for the quarter, up $4.1 million from the same
period in 2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $41.1 million for the quarter,
up $7.3 million from the same period in 2018, with strength across
almost all lines-of-business.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, revenues were
$743.3 million, up $82.6 million, or 12.5%, from fiscal year 2018.
Net income was $31.7 million, or $0.66 per diluted common share for
the fiscal year, as compared to net income of $6.4 million, or
$0.15 per diluted common share for fiscal year 2018. Adjusted Net
Income was $40.6 million, or $0.85 per Adjusted Diluted Earnings
Per Common Share for the fiscal year, as compared to $27.2 million,
or $0.61 per Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share for fiscal
year 2018.
Operating income was $53.1 million for the fiscal year, up $13.3
million from fiscal year 2018. Adjusted Operating Income was $62.1
million for the fiscal year, up $10.0 million from fiscal year
2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $156.5 million in the fiscal year, up
$18.5 million from fiscal year 2018.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $116.8 million for
the fiscal year, as compared to $120.8 million for fiscal year
2018, with the reduction year-over-year mainly due to: a reduction
in accrued liabilities due to cash outflows associated with the
remediation project at a former scrap yard owned by one of our
subsidiaries in Potsdam, New York and the Southbridge Landfill
closure; and the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification
("ASC") Topic 842, Leases on January 1, 2019, which shifted
payments on landfill operating lease contracts from an investing
activity to an operating activity on the statement of cash flows,
with this change only impacting the financial statement
classification of this cash outflow.
Normalized Free Cash Flow was $55.5 million for the fiscal year,
as compared to $47.1 million for fiscal year 2018. Normalized
Free Cash Flow for the fiscal year included the following
adjustments: $15.4 million of landfill closure, site improvement
and remediation expenditures associated with the Potsdam
remediation project and the Southbridge Landfill closure; $2.6
million of cash outlays related to acquisition activities and other
items; $4.9 million of capital expenditures associated with the
Waste USA landfill expansion; and $17.8 million of non-recurring
capital expenditures primarily related to acquisitions.
Outlook
“Our 2020 budget is on track with the 2021 strategic plan that
we first introduced in August 2017 and reflects continued execution
of our key strategies with the goal of driving additional
shareholder value," Casella said. “We expect strong growth again in
2020 despite our plan to slow volumes into our North Country
landfill as we work to permit the next expansion airspace. We
remain focused on pricing execution, driving core operating
efficiency programs, ramping up tons at our landfills in New York,
and our integration of acquisitions completed in 2019 and in early
2020.”
The Company provided guidance for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2020 by estimating results in the following
ranges:
- Revenues between $800 million and $815 million (as compared to
$743.3 million in fiscal year 2019);
- Net income between $35 million and $39 million (as compared to
$31.7 million in fiscal year 2019);
- Adjusted EBITDA between $170 million and $174 million (as
compared to $156.5 million in fiscal year 2019);
- Net cash provided by operating activities between $131 million
and $135 million (as compared to $116.8 million in fiscal year
2019); and
- Normalized Free Cash Flow between $60 million and $64 million
(as compared to $55.5 million in fiscal year 2019).
Adjusted EBITDA and Normalized Free Cash Flow related to the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 are described in the
Reconciliation of 2020 Outlook Non-GAAP Measures section of this
press release. Net income and Net cash provided by operating
activities are provided as the most directly comparable GAAP
measures to Adjusted EBITDA and Normalized Free Cash Flow,
respectively, however these forward-looking estimates for fiscal
year 2020 do not contemplate any unanticipated or non-recurring
impacts.
The Company provided the following assumptions that are built
into its outlook:
- Overall the Company expects revenue growth of between 7.6% and
9.6% in fiscal year 2020, including 4.7% revenue growth from the
roll-over impact of acquisitions completed during fiscal year 2019
and those already completed in early 2020.
- Does not include the impact of any acquisitions that have not
yet been completed.
- In the Solid Waste business, revenue growth of between 9.0% and
11.0%, with price growth from 3.5% to 4.5%, volume growth from
(0.5)% to 0.5% (which includes a headwind from the reduction
of volumes at the North Country landfill), and 6.0% growth from
acquisitions completed during fiscal year 2019 and those already
completed in early 2020.
- In the Resource Solutions business, revenue growth of between
3.3% and 5.3%, mainly driven by slightly higher recycling commodity
prices, higher processing fees, and neutral to slightly higher
volumes, with growth in the industrial segment for the Customer
Solutions group and higher volumes in the Organics group.
- The planned reduction of volumes at the North Country landfill
is expected to negatively impact revenues by $(5.0) million and
operating income by $(4.5) million from fiscal year 2019.
- Capital expenditures of approximately $113 million, which
includes approximately $16 million of non-recurring capital
associated with acquisition integration, and $12 million of Waste
USA landfill phase VI construction capital expenditures.
- Net cash provided by operating activities will be negatively
impacted in 2020 as we plan to spend $14 million on landfill
closure, site improvement and remediation expenditures associated
with the Southbridge landfill closure. We expect the
Southbridge Landfill closure project to be substantially completed
in 2020.
- No material changes in the regional economy from the last 12
months.
Conference call to discuss quarter and
fiscal year results
The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results
on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Individuals interested in participating in the call should dial
(877) 838-4153 or for international participants (720) 545-0037 at
least 10 minutes before start time. The Conference ID is 561 5117
for the call and the replay.
The call will also be webcast; to listen, participants should
visit the company’s website at http://ir.casella.com and
follow the appropriate link to the webcast. A replay of the call
will be available on the Company's website, or by calling (855)
859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 (Conference ID 561 5117).
About Casella Waste Systems, Inc.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., headquartered in Rutland, Vermont,
provides resource management expertise and services to residential,
commercial, municipal and industrial customers, primarily in the
areas of solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling
and organics services in the northeastern United States. For
further information, investors contact Ned Coletta, Chief Financial
Officer at (802) 772-2239; media contact Joseph Fusco, Vice
President at (802) 772-2247; or visit the Company’s website at
http://www.casella.com.
*Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to disclosing financial results prepared in
accordance with GAAP, the Company also discloses earnings before
interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for
accretion, depletion of landfill operating lease obligations, the
Southbridge Landfill closure (settlement) charge, net, gains on
asset sales, development project charges, contract settlement
charges, legal settlement costs, tax settlement costs, bargain
purchase gains, asset impairment charges, environmental remediation
charges, severance and reorganization costs, expense from
acquisition activities and other items, gains on the settlement of
acquisition related contingent consideration, proxy contest costs,
withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan, as well as impacts
from divestiture transactions (“Adjusted EBITDA”), which is a
non-GAAP financial measure.
The Company also discloses earnings before interest and taxes,
adjusted for the Southbridge Landfill closure (settlement) charge,
net, gains on asset sales, development project charges, contract
settlement charges, legal settlement costs, tax settlement costs,
bargain purchase gains, asset impairment charges, environmental
remediation charges, severance and reorganization costs, expense
from acquisition activities and other items, gains on the
settlement of acquisition related contingent consideration, proxy
contest costs, withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan, as
well as impacts from divestiture transactions (“Adjusted Operating
Income”), which is a non-GAAP financial measure.
The Company also discloses net income (loss), adjusted for the
U.S. tax reform impact, the Southbridge Landfill closure
(settlement) charge, net, gains on asset sales, development project
charges, contract settlement charges, legal settlement costs, tax
settlement costs, bargain purchase gains, asset impairment charges,
environmental remediation charges, severance and reorganization
costs, expense from acquisition activities and other items, gains
on the settlement of acquisition related contingent consideration,
proxy contest costs, withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan,
impacts from divestiture transactions, losses on debt modifications
and extinguishments, as well as impairment of investments
("Adjusted Net Income (Loss)"), which is a non-GAAP financial
measure.
The Company also discloses Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per
Common Share, which is Adjusted Net Income (Loss) divided by
Adjusted Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, which
includes the dilutive effect of options and restricted /
performance stock units. Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per
Common Share is a non-GAAP financial measure.
The Company also discloses net cash provided by operating
activities, less capital expenditures, less payments on landfill
operating lease contracts, plus proceeds from divestiture
transactions, plus proceeds from the sale of property and
equipment, plus proceeds from property insurance settlement, plus
(less) contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling
interest holders, plus (less) certain cash outflows (inflows)
associated with landfill closure, site improvement and remediation,
plus certain cash outflows associated with new contract and project
capital expenditures, plus certain cash outflows associated with
contract settlement costs, plus certain cash outflows associated
with expense from acquisition activities and other items, plus
certain cash outflows associated with capital expenditures related
to acquisitions or assumption of new customers from a distressed or
defunct market participant, plus (less) cash outflows (inflows)
associated with certain business dissolutions, plus cash interest
outflows associated with the timing of refinancing transactions,
plus cash outflows associated with Waste USA landfill phase VI
construction (“Normalized Free Cash Flow”), which is a non-GAAP
financial measure.
The Company also discloses net cash provided by operating
activities, plus changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects
of acquisitions and divestitures, gains on sale of property and
equipment, expense from acquisition activities and other items,
withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan, environmental
remediation charges, losses on debt modifications and
extinguishments, stock based compensation expense, development
project charges, the non-cash Southbridge Landfill closure charge
(settlement), net, impairment of investment, operating lease
right-of-use assets expense, interest expense - less amortization,
provisions for income taxes, net of deferred taxes, and adjustments
as allowed by the Company's credit facility agreement
("Consolidated EBITDA") and total long-term debt and finance
leases, less unencumbered cash and cash equivalents in excess of
$2.0 million ("Consolidated Funded Debt, Net" and, divided by
Consolidated EBITDA, the "Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio"), which
are non-GAAP financial measures.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net
Income (Loss) are reconciled to net income (loss); Adjusted Diluted
Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share is reconciled to diluted earnings
per common share; Normalized Free Cash Flow and Consolidated EBITDA
are reconciled to net cash provided by operating activities; and
Consolidated Funded Debt, Net is reconciled to total long-term debt
and finance leases.
The Company presents Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income,
Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per
Common Share, Normalized Free Cash Flow, Consolidated EBITDA,
Consolidated Funded Debt, Net and the Consolidated Net Leverage
Ratio because it considers them important supplemental measures of
its performance and believes they are frequently used by securities
analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation
of the Company’s results. Management uses these non-GAAP financial
measures to further understand its “core operating performance.”
The Company believes its “core operating performance” is helpful in
understanding its ongoing performance in the ordinary course of
operations. The Company believes that providing Adjusted EBITDA,
Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share, Normalized Free Cash
Flow, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Funded Debt, Net and the
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio to investors, in addition to
corresponding income statement and cash flow statement measures,
affords investors the benefit of viewing its performance using the
same financial metrics that the management team uses in making many
key decisions and understanding how the core business and its
results of operations has performed. The Company further believes
that providing this information allows its investors greater
transparency and a better understanding of its core financial
performance.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with or an
alternative for GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income,
Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per
Common Share, Normalized Free Cash Flow, Consolidated EBITDA,
Consolidated Funded Debt, Net and the Consolidated Net Leverage
Ratio should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute
for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and
may be different from Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income,
Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per
Common Share, Normalized Free Cash Flow, Consolidated EBITDA,
Consolidated Funded Debt, Net and the Consolidated Net Leverage
Ratio presented by other companies.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain matters discussed in this press release, including, but
not limited to, the statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or
current expectations concerning, among other things, our financial
performance; financial condition; operations and services;
prospects; growth; strategies; and guidance for fiscal 2020, are
“forward-looking statements” intended to qualify for the safe
harbors from liability established by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements can generally be identified as such by the context of
the statements, including words such as “believe,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “plan,” “may,” “would,” “intend,” “estimate,” "will,"
“guidance” and other similar expressions, whether in the negative
or affirmative. These forward-looking statements are based on
current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about
the industry and markets in which the Company operates and
management’s beliefs and assumptions. The Company cannot guarantee
that it actually will achieve the financial results, plans,
intentions, expectations or guidance disclosed in the
forward-looking statements made. Such forward-looking statements,
and all phases of the Company's operations, involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, any one or more of which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in its
forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include or relate to, among other
things: policies adopted by China and other countries will further
restrict imports of recyclable materials into those countries and
have a further material impact on the Company’s financial results;
the capping and closure of the Southbridge Landfill and the pending
litigation relating to the Southbridge Landfill, the lawsuit
relating to odors at the Ontario County Landfill, and the lawsuit
relating to the North Country landfill could result in material
unexpected costs; the withdrawal and expected refiling of the
Company's permit application for expansion airspace at the North
Country landfill could result in construction delays and could
result in material unexpected losses if rejected; adverse weather
conditions may negatively impact the Company's revenues and its
operating margin; the Company may be unable to increase volumes at
its landfills or improve its route profitability; the economics of
recycling programs may cause municipalities to reconsider the
viability of continuing these programs; the Company's need to
service its indebtedness may limit its ability to invest in its
business; the Company may be unable to reduce costs or increase
pricing or volumes sufficiently to achieve estimated Adjusted
EBITDA and other targets; landfill operations and permit status may
be affected by factors outside the Company's control; the Company
may be required to incur capital expenditures in excess of its
estimates; the Company's insurance coverage and self-insurance
reserves may be inadequate to cover all of its significant risk
exposures; fluctuations in energy pricing or the commodity pricing
of its recyclables may make it more difficult for the Company to
predict its results of operations or meet its estimates; the
Company may be unable to achieve its acquisition or development
targets on favorable pricing or at all; and the Company may incur
environmental charges or asset impairments in the future.
There are a number of other important risks and uncertainties
that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These
additional risks and uncertainties include, without limitation,
those detailed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company's
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and in
other filings that the Company may make with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in the future.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Investors:
Ned ColettaChief Financial Officer(802) 772-2239
Media:
Joseph FuscoVice President(802)
772-2247http://www.casella.com
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CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS(In thousands, except for per share
data) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
193,619 |
|
|
$ |
174,724 |
|
|
$ |
743,290 |
|
|
$ |
660,660 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of operations |
130,949 |
|
|
121,760 |
|
|
508,656 |
|
|
453,291 |
|
General and administration |
25,358 |
|
|
22,431 |
|
|
92,782 |
|
|
84,791 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
21,646 |
|
|
18,936 |
|
|
79,790 |
|
|
70,508 |
|
Southbridge landfill closure charge, net |
612 |
|
|
15,793 |
|
|
2,709 |
|
|
8,054 |
|
Expense from acquisition activities and other items |
450 |
|
|
942 |
|
|
2,687 |
|
|
1,872 |
|
Withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,591 |
|
|
— |
|
Contract settlement charge |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,100 |
|
Development project charge |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
311 |
|
|
179,015 |
|
|
179,862 |
|
|
690,215 |
|
|
620,927 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
14,604 |
|
|
(5,138 |
) |
|
53,075 |
|
|
39,733 |
|
Other expense (income): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
6,174 |
|
|
6,835 |
|
|
24,735 |
|
|
26,021 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,352 |
|
Impairment of investments |
— |
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,069 |
|
Other income |
(480 |
) |
|
(149 |
) |
|
(1,439 |
) |
|
(745 |
) |
Other expense, net |
5,694 |
|
|
7,755 |
|
|
23,296 |
|
|
33,697 |
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
8,910 |
|
|
(12,893 |
) |
|
29,779 |
|
|
6,036 |
|
(Benefit) provision for income taxes |
(156 |
) |
|
783 |
|
|
(1,874 |
) |
|
(384 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
9,066 |
|
|
$ |
(13,676 |
) |
|
$ |
31,653 |
|
|
$ |
6,420 |
|
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding |
47,811 |
|
|
42,936 |
|
|
47,226 |
|
|
42,688 |
|
Basic earnings (loss) per common share |
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
0.67 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
48,583 |
|
|
42,936 |
|
|
47,966 |
|
|
44,168 |
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share |
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
|
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CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS(In thousands) |
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December 31, 2019 |
|
December 31, 2018 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
3,471 |
|
$ |
4,007 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |
80,205 |
|
74,937 |
|
Other current assets |
19,137 |
|
18,149 |
|
Total current assets |
102,813 |
|
97,093 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
and amortization |
443,825 |
|
404,577 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
108,025 |
|
— |
|
Goodwill |
185,819 |
|
162,734 |
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization |
58,721 |
|
34,767 |
|
Restricted assets |
1,586 |
|
1,248 |
|
Cost method investments |
11,264 |
|
11,264 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
8,577 |
|
9,594 |
|
Other non-current assets |
11,552 |
|
11,133 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
932,182 |
|
$ |
732,410 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(DEFICIT) |
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
|
|
|
Current maturities of debt |
$ |
4,301 |
|
$ |
2,298 |
|
Current operating lease liabilities |
9,356 |
|
— |
|
Accounts payable |
64,396 |
|
57,289 |
|
Other accrued liabilities |
52,536 |
|
51,910 |
|
Total current liabilities |
130,589 |
|
111,497 |
|
Debt, less current portion |
509,021 |
|
542,001 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |
70,709 |
|
— |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
99,110 |
|
94,744 |
|
Total stockholders' equity (deficit) |
122,753 |
|
(15,832 |
) |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit) |
$ |
932,182 |
|
$ |
732,410 |
|
|
|
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS(In thousands) |
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: |
|
|
|
Net
income |
$ |
31,653 |
|
|
$ |
6,420 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
79,790 |
|
|
70,508 |
|
Depletion of landfill operating lease obligations |
7,711 |
|
|
9,724 |
|
Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation
liabilities |
6,976 |
|
|
5,708 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount on long-term
debt |
2,293 |
|
|
2,449 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
7,223 |
|
|
8,445 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets expense |
9,559 |
|
|
— |
|
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
(892 |
) |
|
(492 |
) |
Southbridge Landfill non-cash closure charge |
74 |
|
|
16,179 |
|
Southbridge Landfill insurance recovery for investing
activities |
— |
|
|
(3,506 |
) |
Development project charge |
— |
|
|
311 |
|
Non-cash expense from acquisition activities and other items |
65 |
|
|
757 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
— |
|
|
7,352 |
|
Impairment of investments |
— |
|
|
1,069 |
|
Withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan |
2,230 |
|
|
— |
|
Deferred income taxes |
(1,244 |
) |
|
1,250 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
and divestitures |
(28,609 |
) |
|
(5,340 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
116,829 |
|
|
120,834 |
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: |
|
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
(75,379 |
) |
|
(88,918 |
) |
Additions to property, plant and equipment |
(103,165 |
) |
|
(73,232 |
) |
Payments on landfill operating lease contracts |
— |
|
|
(7,415 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
750 |
|
|
870 |
|
Proceeds from Southbridge Landfill insurance recovery for investing
activities |
— |
|
|
3,506 |
|
Proceeds from property insurance settlement |
332 |
|
|
992 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
(177,462 |
) |
|
(164,197 |
) |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt borrowings |
197,800 |
|
|
634,700 |
|
Principal payments on debt |
(243,374 |
) |
|
(584,223 |
) |
Payments of debt issuance costs |
(749 |
) |
|
(5,573 |
) |
Proceeds from the exercise of share based awards |
3,355 |
|
|
471 |
|
Proceeds from the public offering of Class A Common Stock |
100,446 |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from unregistered sale of Class A Common Stock |
2,619 |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
60,097 |
|
|
45,375 |
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(536 |
) |
|
2,012 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
4,007 |
|
|
1,995 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ |
3,471 |
|
|
$ |
4,007 |
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
|
|
|
Cash interest |
$ |
23,183 |
|
|
$ |
23,523 |
|
Cash income tax (refunds) payments, net |
$ |
(1,631 |
) |
|
$ |
105 |
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing
Activities: |
|
|
|
Non-current assets obtained through long-term obligations |
$ |
13,053 |
|
|
$ |
7,092 |
|
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESNOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(In thousands)
Note 1: Southbridge Landfill Closure Charge,
Net
In June 2017, we initiated the plan to cease operations of our
Southbridge Landfill and later closed it in November 2018 when
Southbridge Landfill reached its final capacity. Accordingly, in
the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we
recorded charges (settlement) associated with the closure of our
Southbridge Landfill as follows:
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited |
|
|
|
|
Contract
settlement charge (i) |
$ |
— |
|
$ |
8,724 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
8,724 |
|
Landfill closure project charge (ii) |
— |
|
6,012 |
|
— |
|
6,012 |
|
Charlton settlement charge (iii) |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
1,216 |
|
Legal and transaction costs (iv) |
612 |
|
1,057 |
|
2,709 |
|
2,102 |
|
Recovery on insurance settlement (v) |
— |
|
— |
|
— |
|
(10,000 |
) |
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net |
$ |
612 |
|
$ |
15,793 |
|
$ |
2,709 |
|
$ |
8,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(i) We recorded a contract settlement charge associated with the
closure of Southbridge Landfill and the remaining future
obligations due to the Town of Southbridge under the landfill
operating agreement with the Town of Southbridge.(ii) We recorded a
landfill closure project charge associated with increased costs
under the revised closure plan at Southbridge Landfill.(iii) We
established a reserve associated with settlement of the Town of
Charlton's claim against us.(iv) We incurred legal costs as well as
other costs associated with various matters as part of the
Southbridge Landfill closure.(v) We recorded a recovery on an
environmental insurance settlement associated with the Southbridge
Landfill closure.
|
|
|
|
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESRECONCILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-GAAP
MEASURES(Unaudited)(In
thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Following
is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating
Income from Net income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Net
income (loss) |
$ |
9,066 |
|
|
$ |
(13,676 |
) |
|
$ |
31,653 |
|
|
$ |
6,420 |
|
Net income (loss) as a percentage of
revenues |
4.7 |
% |
|
(7.8 |
)% |
|
4.3 |
% |
|
1.0 |
% |
(Benefit) provision for income taxes |
(156 |
) |
|
783 |
|
|
(1,874 |
) |
|
(384 |
) |
Other income |
(480 |
) |
|
(149 |
) |
|
(1,439 |
) |
|
(745 |
) |
Impairment of investments |
— |
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,069 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
7,352 |
|
Interest expense, net |
6,174 |
|
|
6,835 |
|
|
24,735 |
|
|
26,021 |
|
Development project charge |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
311 |
|
Contract settlement charge |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,100 |
|
Withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
3,591 |
|
|
— |
|
Expense from acquisition activities and other items |
450 |
|
|
942 |
|
|
2,687 |
|
|
1,872 |
|
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net |
612 |
|
|
15,793 |
|
|
2,709 |
|
|
8,054 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
21,646 |
|
|
18,936 |
|
|
79,790 |
|
|
70,508 |
|
Depletion of landfill operating lease obligations |
2,131 |
|
|
1,897 |
|
|
7,711 |
|
|
9,724 |
|
Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation
liabilities |
1,666 |
|
|
1,417 |
|
|
6,976 |
|
|
5,708 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
41,109 |
|
|
$ |
33,847 |
|
|
$ |
156,539 |
|
|
$ |
138,010 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of
revenues |
21.2 |
% |
|
19.4 |
% |
|
21.1 |
% |
|
20.9 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization |
(21,646 |
) |
|
(18,936 |
) |
|
(79,790 |
) |
|
(70,508 |
) |
Depletion of landfill operating lease obligations |
(2,131 |
) |
|
(1,897 |
) |
|
(7,711 |
) |
|
(9,724 |
) |
Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation
liabilities |
(1,666 |
) |
|
(1,417 |
) |
|
(6,976 |
) |
|
(5,708 |
) |
Adjusted Operating Income |
$ |
15,666 |
|
|
$ |
11,597 |
|
|
$ |
62,062 |
|
|
$ |
52,070 |
|
Adjusted Operating Income as a percentage of
revenues |
8.1 |
% |
|
6.6 |
% |
|
8.3 |
% |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Following is a reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income
from Net income (loss):
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Net
income (loss) |
$ |
9,066 |
|
$ |
(13,676 |
) |
|
$ |
31,653 |
|
$ |
6,420 |
|
Impairment of investment |
— |
|
1,069 |
|
|
— |
|
1,069 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
7,352 |
|
Development project charge |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
311 |
|
Contract settlement charge |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
2,100 |
|
Withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan |
— |
|
— |
|
|
3,591 |
|
— |
|
Expense from acquisition activities and other items |
450 |
|
942 |
|
|
2,687 |
|
1,872 |
|
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net |
612 |
|
15,793 |
|
|
2,709 |
|
8,054 |
|
Tax effect (i) |
67 |
|
13 |
|
|
— |
|
(16 |
) |
Adjusted Net Income |
$ |
10,195 |
|
$ |
4,141 |
|
|
$ |
40,640 |
|
$ |
27,162 |
|
Diluted weighted average common shares
outstanding |
48,583 |
|
42,936 |
|
|
47,966 |
|
44,168 |
|
Dilutive effect of options and other stock awards |
— |
|
1,547 |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
Adjusted Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares
Outstanding |
48,583 |
|
44,483 |
|
|
47,966 |
|
44,168 |
|
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common
Share |
$ |
0.21 |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.85 |
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
(i) The aggregate tax effect of the adjustments, including
any impact of deferred tax adjustments.
Following is a reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted
Earnings Per Common Share from Diluted earnings (loss) per common
share:
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share |
$ |
0.19 |
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
$ |
0.15 |
Impairment on investment |
— |
|
0.02 |
|
|
— |
|
0.02 |
Loss on debt extinguishment |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
0.16 |
Development project charge |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
0.01 |
Contract settlement charge |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
0.05 |
Southbridge Landfill closure charge, net |
0.01 |
|
0.37 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
0.18 |
Expense from acquisition activities and other items |
0.01 |
|
0.02 |
|
|
0.06 |
|
0.04 |
Withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan |
— |
|
— |
|
|
0.07 |
|
— |
Tax effect |
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
— |
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common
Share |
$ |
0.21 |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.85 |
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Following is a reconciliation of Normalized Free Cash
Flow from Net cash provided by operating activities:
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Net
cash provided by operating activities (i) |
$ |
45,334 |
|
|
$ |
30,917 |
|
|
$ |
116,829 |
|
|
$ |
120,834 |
|
Capital expenditures |
(27,167 |
) |
|
(21,391 |
) |
|
(103,165 |
) |
|
(73,232 |
) |
Payments on landfill operating lease contracts (i) |
— |
|
|
(2,409 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(7,415 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
208 |
|
|
261 |
|
|
750 |
|
|
870 |
|
Proceeds from property insurance settlement |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
332 |
|
|
992 |
|
Contract settlement costs (ii) |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,100 |
|
Landfill closure, site improvement and remediation (iii) |
4,362 |
|
|
912 |
|
|
15,445 |
|
|
(2,827 |
) |
Expense from acquisition activities and other items (iv) |
456 |
|
|
640 |
|
|
2,622 |
|
|
1,329 |
|
Non-recurring capital expenditures (v) |
5,870 |
|
|
824 |
|
|
17,782 |
|
|
4,402 |
|
Waste USA landfill phase VI capital expenditures (vi) |
2,303 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,873 |
|
|
— |
|
Normalized Free Cash Flow |
$ |
31,366 |
|
|
$ |
9,754 |
|
|
$ |
55,468 |
|
|
$ |
47,053 |
|
(i) Effective January 1, 2019, as a part of implementing ASC
Topic 842, Leases, cash payments on landfill operating lease
contracts, which historically were capitalized as property, plant
and equipment and presented in the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows as cash outflows from investing
activities, are classified as cash flows from operating activities
that reduce net cash provided by operating activities.(ii) Includes
a contract settlement cash outlay associated with exiting a
contract.(iii) Includes cash outlays associated with the
Southbridge Landfill closure and the Potsdam, New York
environmental site remediation.(iv) Includes cash outlays
associated with acquisition activities and other items.(v) Includes
capital expenditures related to acquisitions and other
non-recurring items.(vi) Includes capital expenditures related to
Waste USA landfill phase VI construction and development.
Following is the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio* and
the reconciliations of Consolidated Funded Debt, Net* from
long-term debt and finance leases and Consolidated EBITDA* from Net
cash provided by operating activities:
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember 31, 2019 |
|
Covenant Requirement at December 31, 2019 |
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (i) |
3.07 |
|
|
4.50 |
|
(i) Our credit agreement requires us to maintain a maximum
consolidated net leverage ratio, to be measured at the end of each
fiscal quarter ("Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio"). The
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio is calculated as consolidated
long-term debt and finance leases, net of unencumbered cash and
cash equivalents in excess of $2,000 ("Consolidated Funded Debt,
Net", calculated at $521,257 as of December 31, 2019, or $522,728
of consolidated long-term debt and finance leases, less $1,471 of
cash and cash equivalents in excess of $2,000 as of December 31,
2019), divided by consolidated EBITDA as defined by our credit
agreement ("Consolidated EBITDA"). Consolidated EBITDA is based on
operating results for the twelve months preceding the measurement
date of December 31, 2019. A reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA
from Net cash provided by operating activities is as follows:
|
|
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember 31, 2019 |
Net
cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
116,829 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions
and divestitures |
28,609 |
|
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
892 |
|
Expense from acquisition activities and other items |
(65 |
) |
Withdrawal costs - multiemployer pension plan |
(2,230 |
) |
Southbridge Landfill non-cash closure charge |
(74 |
) |
Operating lease right-of-use assets expense |
(9,559 |
) |
Stock based compensation |
(7,223 |
) |
Interest expense, less amortization of debt issuance costs |
22,809 |
|
Benefit for income taxes, net of deferred income taxes |
(630 |
) |
Adjustments as allowed by the credit agreement |
20,541 |
|
Consolidated EBITDA |
$ |
169,899 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESRECONCILIATION OF 2020 OUTLOOK
NON-GAAP MEASURES(Unaudited)(In
thousands) |
|
Following
is a reconciliation of the Company's estimated Adjusted EBITDA from
estimated Net income for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2020: |
|
|
(Estimated) Fiscal YearEnding December 31,
2020 |
Net income |
$35,000 - $39,000 |
Provision for income taxes |
1,000 |
Interest expense, net |
24,000 |
Southbridge Landfill closure charge |
3,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |
93,000 |
Depletion of landfill operating lease obligations |
8,000 |
Interest accretion on landfill and environmental remediation
liabilities |
6,000 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$170,000 - $174,000 |
|
|
Following is a reconciliation of the Company's estimated
Normalized Free Cash Flow from estimated Net cash provided by
operating activities for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2020:
|
(Estimated) Fiscal YearEnding December 31,
2020 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$131,000 - $135,000 |
Capital expenditures |
(113,000) |
Landfill closure, site improvement and remediation expenditures
(i) |
14,000 |
Waste USA landfill phase VI capital expenditures (ii) |
12,000 |
Non-recurring capital expenditures (iii) |
16,000 |
Normalized Free Cash Flow |
$60,000 - $64,000 |
(i) Includes cash outlays associated with the Southbridge
Landfill closure.(ii) Includes capital expenditures related to
Waste USA landfill phase VI construction and development.(iii)
Includes capital expenditures related to acquisitions and other
non-recurring items.
|
|
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIESSUPPLEMENTAL DATA
TABLES(Unaudited)(In
thousands) |
|
Amounts
of total revenues attributable to services provided for the three
and twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as
follows: |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
|
2019 |
|
% of Total
Revenues |
|
2018 |
|
% of Total
Revenues |
Collection |
$ |
97,930 |
|
|
50.6 |
% |
|
$ |
82,768 |
|
|
47.4 |
% |
Disposal |
47,149 |
|
|
24.4 |
% |
|
44,893 |
|
|
25.7 |
% |
Power generation |
921 |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
1,115 |
|
|
0.6 |
% |
Processing |
1,750 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
1,327 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
Solid waste operations |
147,750 |
|
|
76.3 |
% |
|
130,103 |
|
|
74.5 |
% |
Organics |
13,658 |
|
|
7.0 |
% |
|
13,915 |
|
|
7.9 |
% |
Customer solutions |
21,397 |
|
|
11.1 |
% |
|
19,149 |
|
|
11.0 |
% |
Recycling |
10,814 |
|
|
5.6 |
% |
|
11,557 |
|
|
6.6 |
% |
Total revenues |
$ |
193,619 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
174,724 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, |
|
2019 |
|
% of Total
Revenues |
|
2018 |
|
% of Total
Revenues |
Collection |
$ |
372,041 |
|
|
50.1 |
% |
|
$ |
303,418 |
|
|
45.9 |
% |
Disposal |
181,895 |
|
|
24.5 |
% |
|
181,110 |
|
|
27.4 |
% |
Power generation |
3,576 |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
5,129 |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
Processing |
7,175 |
|
|
0.9 |
% |
|
7,174 |
|
|
1.1 |
% |
Solid waste operations |
564,687 |
|
|
76.0 |
% |
|
496,831 |
|
|
75.2 |
% |
Organics |
56,326 |
|
|
7.5 |
% |
|
54,174 |
|
|
8.2 |
% |
Customer solutions |
79,457 |
|
|
10.7 |
% |
|
67,464 |
|
|
10.2 |
% |
Recycling |
42,820 |
|
|
5.8 |
% |
|
42,191 |
|
|
6.4 |
% |
Total revenues |
$ |
743,290 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
660,660 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of revenue growth for the three months ended
December 31, 2019 compared to the three months ended December 31,
2018 are as follows:
|
Amount |
|
% of Related
Business |
|
% of Solid Waste
Operations |
|
% of Total Company |
Solid Waste Operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collection |
$ |
3,964 |
|
|
4.8 |
% |
|
3.0 |
% |
|
2.3 |
% |
Disposal |
2,568 |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
2.0 |
% |
|
1.4 |
% |
Processing |
(59 |
) |
|
(4.4 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
— |
% |
Solid Waste Price |
6,473 |
|
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
|
3.7 |
% |
Collection (i) |
(823 |
) |
|
|
|
(0.6 |
)% |
|
(0.5 |
)% |
Disposal |
(100 |
) |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Processing |
(259 |
) |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Solid Waste Volume |
(1,182 |
) |
|
|
|
(0.9 |
)% |
|
(0.7 |
)% |
Fuel surcharge and other fees |
1,801 |
|
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
1.0 |
% |
Commodity price and volume |
(273 |
) |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
)% |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
Acquisitions, net divestitures |
12,856 |
|
|
|
|
9.9 |
% |
|
7.4 |
% |
Closed operations |
(1,275 |
) |
|
|
|
(1.0 |
)% |
|
(0.7 |
)% |
Total Solid Waste |
18,400 |
|
|
|
|
14.1 |
% |
|
10.5 |
% |
Organics |
(257 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
(0.1 |
)% |
Customer Solutions (i) |
1,493 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
Recycling Operations: |
|
|
|
|
% of Recycling
Operations |
|
|
Commodity price |
(2,669 |
) |
|
|
|
(23.1 |
)% |
|
(1.5 |
)% |
Processing price |
2,196 |
|
|
|
|
19.0 |
% |
|
1.3 |
% |
Volume |
(268 |
) |
|
|
|
(2.3 |
)% |
|
(0.2 |
)% |
Total Recycling |
(741 |
) |
|
|
|
(6.4 |
)% |
|
(0.4 |
)% |
Total Company |
$ |
18,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.8 |
% |
(i) Adjusted for $755 of inter-company movements between solid
waste collection volume and Customer Solutions associated with the
acquisition of a business.
Solid waste internalization rates by region for the
three and twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as
follows:
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Eastern
region |
49.4 |
% |
|
47.8 |
% |
|
49.7 |
% |
|
50.8 |
% |
Western region |
57.6 |
% |
|
58.9 |
% |
|
60.2 |
% |
|
69.2 |
% |
Solid waste internalization |
53.7 |
% |
|
53.2 |
% |
|
54.9 |
% |
|
59.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Components of capital expenditures (i) for the three and
twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as
follows:
|
Three Months Ended December
31, |
|
Twelve Months Ended December
31, |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
|
2019 |
|
2018 |
Growth
Capital Expenditures |
$ |
740 |
|
|
$ |
2,381 |
|
|
$ |
1,582 |
|
|
$ |
4,260 |
|
Non-Recurring Capital Expenditures |
5,870 |
|
|
824 |
|
|
17,782 |
|
|
4,402 |
|
Waste USA Landfill Phase VI Capital
Expenditures |
2,303 |
|
|
— |
|
|
4,873 |
|
|
— |
|
Replacement Capital Expenditures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Landfill development |
5,637 |
|
|
6,369 |
|
|
26,915 |
|
|
27,709 |
|
Vehicles, machinery, equipment and containers |
8,867 |
|
|
8,450 |
|
|
42,828 |
|
|
30,287 |
|
Facilities |
2,946 |
|
|
2,777 |
|
|
7,001 |
|
|
4,985 |
|
Other |
804 |
|
|
590 |
|
|
2,184 |
|
|
1,589 |
|
Replacement Capital Expenditures |
18,254 |
|
|
18,186 |
|
|
78,928 |
|
|
64,570 |
|
Capital Expenditures |
$ |
27,167 |
|
|
$ |
21,391 |
|
|
$ |
103,165 |
|
|
$ |
73,232 |
|
(i) The Company's capital expenditures are broadly defined as
pertaining to either growth, replacement or non-recurring
activities. Growth capital expenditures are defined as costs
related to development of new airspace, permit expansions, and new
recycling contracts along with incremental costs of equipment and
infrastructure added to further such activities. Growth capital
expenditures include the cost of equipment added directly as a
result of organic business growth as well as expenditures
associated with adding infrastructure to increase throughput at
transfer stations and recycling facilities. Replacement capital
expenditures are defined as landfill cell construction costs not
related to expansion airspace, costs for normal permit renewals,
and replacement costs for equipment due to age or obsolescence.
Non-recurring capital expenditures are defined as costs of
equipment added directly as a result of new business growth related
to an acquisition or assumption of significant new customers from a
distressed or defunct market participant. Waste USA landfill phase
VI capital expenditures are defined as costs related to phase VI
cell permitting, engineering and construction.
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