RBC Bearings Incorporated (Nasdaq: ROLL, ROLLP), a leading international manufacturer of highly engineered precision bearings and components for the industrial, defense and aerospace industries, today reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Key Highlights

• Second quarter net sales of $160.9 million increased 10.0% over last year and were at the high end of our guidance range of $158.0 million to $162.0 million.
• Second quarter adjusted gross margin of $63.4 million, 39.4%, was up 8.2% over the same period last year (GAAP gross margin 38.8%).
• Second quarter year to date adjusted gross margin of $127.2 million, 40.1%, was up 7.7% over the same period last year (GAAP gross margin 39.8%).
• Third quarter outlook shows net sales of $245.0 million to $255.0 million including two months of Dodge, a growth rate of 68.0% to 74.8%.
• Cash provided by operating activities was $40.2 million for the second quarter compared to $26.1 million last year.

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

Six Month Financial Highlights

“We are pleased with our second quarter results which demonstrated exceptional growth in our industrial markets and strong order flow for our aerospace and defense products. We began expanding capacity in the aerospace and defense plants during the period to support this expanded demand,” said Dr. Michael J. Hartnett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “As we consider the second half of our fiscal year, we expect robust strength for industrial products and strong and continuing growth in aerospace and defense.”

Second Quarter Results

Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 were $160.9 million, an increase of 10.0% from $146.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. Net sales for the industrial markets increased 31.1% while aerospace market net sales declined 4.4%. Gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $62.5 million compared to $56.6 million for the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, gross margin was $63.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to an adjusted $58.6 million for the same quarter last year.

SG&A for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $29.7 million, an increase of $3.7 million from $26.0 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to higher personnel-related costs of $2.4 million, $1.0 million of additional share-based compensation and $0.3 million of other items. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A was 18.4% for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to 17.8% for the same period last year.

Other operating expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 totaled $5.7 million compared to $4.2 million for the same period last year. For the second quarter of fiscal 2022, other operating income consisted primarily of $2.8 million of amortization of intangibles, $1.4 million of acquisition costs, $1.1 million of restructuring costs and related items and $0.4 million of other items. For the second quarter of fiscal 2021, other operating expenses consisted primarily of $1.5 million of restructuring costs and related items, $2.6 million of amortization of intangible assets and $0.1 million of other items.

Operating income for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $27.1 million compared to $26.4 million for the same period last year. Excluding $2.0 million of other restructuring charges and related items and $1.4 million of acquisition costs, adjusted operating income for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $30.5 million. Excluding other restructuring charges and related items of $3.5 million, adjusted operating income for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $29.9 million. Adjusted operating income as a percentage of net sales was 19.0% for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to 20.4% for the same period last year.

Interest expense, net was $15.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $0.3 million for the same period last year. During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company incurred approximately $15.5 million in costs associated with the amortization of a bridge financing commitment obtained in support of the Dodge acquisition.

Income tax expense for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $4.7 million compared to $5.4 million for the same period last year. The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was 40.5% compared to 20.9% for the same period last year. The fiscal 2022 second quarter income tax expense included $0.1 million of tax benefits from share-based stock compensation offset by the establishment of a $1.9 million valuation allowance for capital loss carryforwards we don’t expect to recognize and $0.1 million of other items. Income tax expense for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 included $0.4 million of tax benefits from share-based stock compensation.

Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $6.9 million compared to $20.4 million for the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, net income was $23.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $23.2 million for the same period last year. Net income available to common stockholders for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $6.4 million compared to $20.4 million for the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, net income available to common stockholders for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $23.0 million compared to $23.2 million for the same period last year.

Diluted EPS for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 was $0.25 per share compared to $0.82 per share for the same period last year. On an adjusted basis, diluted EPS was $0.89 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $0.93 per share for the same period last year. Diluted EPS before the offering of common and preferred stock would have been an adjusted $0.92 per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $0.93 per share for the same period last year.

Backlog as of October 2, 2021 was $456.7 million compared to $403.0 million as of September 26, 2020 and $420.2 million as of July 3, 2021.

Dodge Acquisition

On November 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Dodge for $2.9 billion in cash, subject to certain purchase price adjustments. The acquisition was financed with approximately $1.1 billion of cash which included $605.7 million from the sale of common equity and $445.5 million from the sale of mandatorily convertible preferred stock (“MCPS”), $1.3 billion of senior debt and $500.0 million of unsecured debt.

Outlook for the Third Quarter Fiscal 2022

The Company expects net sales to be approximately $245.0 million to $255.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 including two months of Dodge, compared to $145.9 million last year, a growth rate of 68.0% to 74.8%.

Live Webcast

RBC Bearings Incorporated will host a webcast on Friday, November 12^th at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the quarterly results. To access the webcast, go to the investor relations portion of the Company’s website, www.rbcbearings.com, and click on the webcast icon. If you do not have access to the Internet and wish to listen to the call, dial 844-419-1755 (international callers dial 216-562-0468) and provide conference ID #7460907. An audio replay of the call will be available from 1:00 p.m. ET November 12, 2021 until 1:00 p.m. ET November 19, 2021. The replay can be accessed by dialing 855-859-2056 (international callers dial 404-537-3406) and providing conference call ID #7460907. Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to disclosing results of operations that are determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release also discloses non-GAAP results of operations that exclude certain items. These non-GAAP measures adjust for items that management believes are unusual. Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s results of operations, as these non-GAAP measures allow investors to better evaluate ongoing business performance. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures disclosed in this press release with the most comparable GAAP measures are included in the financial table attached to this press release.

About RBC Bearings

RBC Bearings Incorporated is an international manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered precision bearings and components. Founded in 1919, the Company is primarily focused on producing highly technical or regulated bearing products and components requiring sophisticated design, testing and manufacturing capabilities for the diversified industrial, aerospace and defense markets. The Company is headquartered in Oxford, Connecticut.

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements

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(1) After tax impact.  Tax rate of 22.8% applied in the three months ended October 2, 2021.

(1) Excludes the three- and six-month impact of the common stock and MCPS offerings of 341,208 and 170,604 weighted average shares, respectively.

(1) End markets in each period presented are based on internal definitions and metrics considered by management and are periodically reviewed and updated when evaluating the performance of the business.

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