UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT:  December 3, 2013

(Date of earliest event reported)


POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

001-12488

88-0106100

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

   

   

   

8550 Mosley Road
Houston, Texas

   

77075-1180

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

   

(Zip Code)


(713) 944-6900
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 3, 2013, Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL) issued a press release regarding the Company’s results of operations for its year ended September 30, 2013. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and General Instruction B.2 thereunder.  The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report.

   

 

Exhibit Number

   

Description

   

   

   

99.1

   

Press Release dated December 3, 2013

   

   


   

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC.

   

   

   

Date:  December 5, 2013

   

   

   

By:

/s/ Don R. Madison

   

   

Don R. Madison

   

   

Executive Vice President

   

   

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

   

   

(Principal Financial Officer)

   

   

       


   

Exhibit 99.1

   

 

LOGO

Press Release

   

   

 

   

Contact:

Don R. Madison, CFO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   

Powell Industries, Inc.

   

   

713-947-4422

   

POWELL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2013

FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS

   

Reports record annual orders of $758 million

Reports second highest year-end backlog of $517 million

   

HOUSTON — DECEMBER 3, 2013 — Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: POWL), a leading supplier of custom engineered solutions for the management and control of electrical energy and other critical processes, today announced results for the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2013.  

Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 were $187.4 million compared to revenues of $184.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.  Net income for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $18.6 million, or $1.54 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.9 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.  Fourth quarter fiscal 2013 results include the following items: $2.9 million from the settlement of a Canadian project claim; restructuring and relocation expenses of $1.7 million pertaining to the facilities expansion; and a $7.1 million release of tax valuation allowance set up in prior years for losses in Canada.  Excluding these items, net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $10.3 million, or $0.86 per diluted share.  A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to net income is included in the financial tables below.

Michael A. Lucas, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are pleased to conclude this fiscal year with a solid fourth quarter, resulting in strong full year results.  We generated annual revenues of $675 million, second only to last year’s record revenues. Additionally, we ended the year with record bookings and the second largest year-end backlog of the Company.

“We have also completed the construction and relocation into new production facilities in Houston and Edmonton, both of which are now fully operational.  With this expansion complete, we are well positioned to support our customers and their capital projects in the coming years.

“The strong finish to fiscal 2013 gives us excellent momentum going into 2014.  We continue to see strength in the oil and gas market, particularly the growing petrochemical investment, LNG terminal facilities to


   

allow for the export of U.S. natural gas, and deep water production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world.”

New orders placed during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 totaled $207 million compared to $155 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 and compared to $186 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012.  The Company’s backlog as of September 30, 2013 was $517 million compared to $496 million as of June 30, 2013 and compared to $437 million at the end of last year’s fourth quarter.

FISCAL 2013 RESULTS

Revenues for fiscal 2013 were $674.8 million compared to $717.2 million in fiscal 2012.  Net income for fiscal 2013 was $42.1 million, or $3.51 per diluted share, compared to net income of $29.7 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, last year.  Excluding certain fourth quarter items discussed above and a settlement received in the second quarter, net income for fiscal 2013 was $33.8 million, or $2.82 per diluted share.  A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to net income is included in the financial tables below.

OUTLOOK

The following statements are based on the current expectations of the Company.  These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially as further elaborated in the last paragraph below.  

Based on its backlog and current business conditions, Powell Industries currently expects full year fiscal 2014 revenues to range between $700 million and $750 million and full year fiscal 2014 earnings to range between $2.75 and $3.25 per diluted share.  

CONFERENCE CALL

Powell Industries has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. eastern time.  To participate in the conference call, dial 480-629-9771 at least 10 minutes before the call begins and ask for the Powell Industries conference call.  A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends and will be accessible until December 11, 2013.  To access the replay, dial 303-590-3030 using a passcode of 4650589#.

Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call over the Internet by visiting powellind.com. To listen to the live call on the web, please visit the website at least fifteen minutes before the call begins to register, download and install any necessary audio software.  For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, an archive will be available shortly after the call and will remain available for approximately 90 days at powellind.com.

 

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Powell Industries, Inc., headquartered in Houston, engineers packaged solutions and systems for the control, distribution and management of electrical energy and other dynamic processes.  Powell markets include large industrial customers such as utilities, oil and gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, pulp and paper producers, mining operations, commuter railways and other vehicular transportation facilities.   For more information, please visit powellind.com.

Any forward-looking statements in the preceding paragraphs of this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties in that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  In the course of operations, we are subject to certain risk factors, competition and competitive pressures, sensitivity to general economic and industrial conditions, international political and economic risks, availability and price of raw materials and execution of business strategy.  For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available from the Company without charge.

This press release contains references to certain non-GAAP financial measures discussed above.  Please see the financial table below for more details on these non-GAAP financial measures, including a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to net income and the reasons management believes these measures are useful to investors.

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

   

   

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

   

Years Ended

   

   

Sept 30, 2013

   

   

Sept 30, 2012

   

   

Sept 30, 2013

   

   

Sept 30, 2012

   

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Revenues

$

187,397

   

   

$

184,159

   

   

$

674,772

   

   

$

717,194

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Cost of goods sold

   

144,545

   

   

   

142,679

   

   

   

527,936

   

   

   

577,256

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Gross profit

   

42,852

   

   

   

41,480

   

   

   

146,836

   

   

   

139,938

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   

19,635

   

   

   

20,756

   

   

   

83,539

   

   

   

81,295

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Research and development expenses

   

2,187

   

   

   

2,079

   

   

   

8,521

   

   

   

7,652

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Amortization of intangible assets

   

416

   

   

   

488

   

   

   

1,659

   

   

   

2,599

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Restructuring and relocation costs

   

2,210

   

   

   

—  

   

   

   

3,927

   

   

   

—  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Operating income

   

18,404

   

   

   

18,157

   

   

   

49,190

   

   

   

48,392

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Gain on settlement

   

—  

   

   

   

—  

   

   

   

(1,709

)

   

   

—  

   

Interest expense

   

51

   

   

   

69

   

   

   

202

   

   

   

272

   

Interest income

   

(7

)

   

   

(26

)

   

   

(35

)

   

   

(114

)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Income before income taxes

   

18,360

   

   

   

18,114

   

   

   

50,732

   

   

   

48,234

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Income tax provision (benefit)

   

(208

)

   

   

6,261

   

   

   

8,656

   

   

   

18,577

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net income.

$

18,568

   

   

$

11,853

   

   

$

42,076

   

   

$

29,657

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Earnings per share:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Basic

$

1.55

   

   

$

0.99

   

   

$

3.52

   

   

$

2.50

   

Diluted

$

1.54

   

   

$

0.99

   

   

$

3.51

   

   

$

2.49

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Weighted average shares:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Basic

   

11,970

   

   

   

11,916

   

   

   

11,948

   

   

   

11,850

   

Diluted

   

12,028

   

   

   

11,971

   

   

   

11,994

   

   

   

11,925

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Capital expenditures

$

20,641

   

   

$

3,517

   

   

$

74,369

   

   

$

29,063

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Depreciation and amortization

$

2,415

   

   

$

3,253

   

   

$

10,190

   

   

$

13,077

   

   

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   

 

   

September 30,

2013

   

   

September 30,

2012

   

(In thousands)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Current assets

$

357,341

   

   

$

346,410

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Property, plant and equipment (net)

   

144,589

   

   

   

78,652

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Other assets

   

28,973

   

   

   

23,250

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Total Assets

$

530,903

   

   

$

448,312

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Current liabilities

$

168,063

   

   

$

130,873

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities

   

3,200

   

   

   

3,630

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Deferred and other long-term liabilities

   

4,414

   

   

   

3,706

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Stockholders’ equity

   

355,226

   

   

   

310,103

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

530,903

   

   

$

448,312

   

   

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

   

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

   

Years Ended

   

   

Sept 30, 2013

   

   

Sept 30, 2012

   

   

Sept 30, 2013

   

   

Sept 30, 2012

   

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Revenues:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Electrical  Power Products

$

173,810

   

   

$

175,671

   

   

$

635,253

   

   

$

686,581

   

Process Control Systems

   

13,587

   

   

   

8,488

   

   

   

39,519

   

   

   

30,613

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Total Revenues

$

187,397

   

   

$

184,159

   

   

$

674,772

   

   

$

717,194

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Income Before Income Taxes:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Electrical  Power Products

$

17,288

   

   

$

17,989

   

   

$

49,421

   

   

$

48,055

   

Process Control Systems

   

1,072

   

   

   

125

   

   

   

1,311

   

   

   

179

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Total Income Before Income Taxes

$

18,360

   

   

$

18,114

   

   

$

50,732

   

   

$

48,234

   

   

   

 

   

September 30,

2013

   

   

September 30,

2012

   

(In thousands)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Segment Assets:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Electrical Power Products

$

334,169

   

   

$

319,215

   

Process Control Systems

   

17,083

   

   

   

14,540

   

Corporate

   

179,651

   

   

   

114,557

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Total Segment Assets

$

530,903

   

   

$

448,312

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Backlog:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Electrical Power Products

$

435,022

   

   

$

361,853

   

Process Control Systems

   

81,574

   

   

   

74,838

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Total Backlog

$

516,596

   

   

$

436,691

   

   

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES

NON-GAAP NET INCOME RECONCILIATION

   

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

   

Years Ended

   

   

Sept 30, 2013

   

   

Sept 30, 2012

   

   

Sept 30, 2013

   

   

Sept 30, 2012

   

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

   

   

(Unaudited)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net Income:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Net income

$

18,568

   

   

$

11,853

   

   

$

42,076

   

   

$

29,657

   

Canadian project claim settlement, net of tax

   

(2,850

)

   

   

—  

   

   

   

(2,850

)

   

   

—  

   

Gain on settlement, net of tax

   

—  

   

   

   

—  

   

   

   

(1,328

)

   

   

—  

   

Restructuring and relocation expenses, net of tax

   

1,654

   

   

   

—  

   

   

   

2,964

   

   

   

—  

   

Release of Canadian tax valuation allowance

   

(7,079

)

   

   

—  

   

   

   

(7,079

)

   

   

—  

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Non-GAAP net income

$

10,293

   

   

$

11,853

   

   

$

33,783

   

   

$

29,657

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Diluted shares outstanding

   

12,028

   

   

   

11,971

   

   

   

11,994

   

   

   

11,925

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Earnings per share

$

1.54

   

   

$

0.99

   

   

$

3.51

   

   

$

2.49

   

Non-GAAP earnings per share

$

0.86

   

   

$

0.99

   

   

$

2.82

   

   

$

2.49

   

For all periods presented, the Company defines non-GAAP net income as net income which excludes: 1) Canadian project claim settlement, net of tax; 2) Gain on legal settlement, net of tax; 3) Restructuring and relocation expenses, net of tax; and 4) Release of Canadian tax valuation allowance.  Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. However, the Company believes by excluding these items, these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in comparing the historical results to current results and measuring operating earnings trends.  The Company also believes the disclosure of non-GAAP net income will help investors meaningfully evaluate and compare its cash flow generating capacity from quarter to quarter and year to year.

The non-GAAP adjustments, and the basis for excluding them from GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:

 

·

Canadian project claim settlement, net of tax – In the fourth quarter, a project claim recovery was received on a large industrial project at Powell Canada.  This project experienced significant delays and cost overruns in fiscal 2012.  

·

Gain on settlement, net of tax – In the second quarter, we settled a lawsuit filed against the previous owners of Powell Canada.

·

Restructuring and relocation expenses, net of tax – Significant expenses were incurred related to relocation efforts in connection with the construction of two new manufacturing facilities in fiscal 2013.  We also incurred expenses related to the restructuring of our operations in the United Kingdom.

·

Release of Canadian tax valuation allowance—In the fourth quarter, we released a tax valuation allowance recorded as an offset to prior years’ Canadian pre-tax losses because we believe it is more likely than not that market conditions and our operating results going forward will allow us to realize the deferred tax assets associated with prior year losses in Canada.  

Due to the nature of these items, the Company does not believe that these items reflect its ongoing operations.  

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