Beacon Roofing Supply Reports Q1 2016 Results
Beacon Roofing Supply reported results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2015 (Fiscal 2016).
Paul Isabella, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "I am extremely pleased about our record first quarter performance, which continued the momentum from last year's record fourth quarter and has our 2016 fiscal year off to a great start. For our seventh consecutive quarter, all three lines of business grew over the prior year, with residential leading the way with 76.6 percent growth. We also had solid gross margin growth and effective cost control after eliminating non-recurring acquisition costs. We have made great progress with the integration of RSG and remain on track to achieve expected synergies targets in 2016 and beyond. The additions of RCI, RIS and Statewide in December show that we have the financial and operational capacity to add high-quality companies to our team, and I expect that trend to continue. For the remainder of 2016, we will continue our focus on sales growth, gross margin stability and improved operating leverage, which should build on the momentum created in the first quarter and enable us to deliver strong full year performance and earnings for our shareholders."
In a release on February 5, the Company noted total sales increased 63.8 percent to a first quarter record of $976.5 million in 2016, from $596.0 million in 2015. Residential roofing product sales increased 76.6 percent, non-residential roofing product sales increased 59.4 percent, and complementary product sales increased 37.3 percent over the prior year. Existing market sales, excluding acquisitions, increased 11.8 percent for the quarter. The first quarter of 2016 and 2015 both had the same number of business days.
Net income for the first quarter was $7.1 million, compared to $12.9 million in 2015. The first quarter net income per share was $0.12, compared to $0.26 in 2015. Adjusted Net Income, after removing the impact of non-recurring RSG Acquisition-related costs, was $24.7 million in the first quarter 2016, with Adjusted Net Income Per Share (Adjusted EPS) of $0.41. The net income for the quarter was favorably impacted by higher volume and gross margins which improved by 80 basis points over the prior year. This was offset by increased operating expenses driven by the incremental costs associated with the RSG acquisition made this fiscal year.
The Company will host a webcast and conference call today at 10 a.m. (EST) 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 720-634-9063. To assure timely access, call participants should call in before 10 a.m.
Beacon Roofing Supply is a distributor of residential and commercial roofing materials and complementary building products, operating 356 branches throughout 45 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada.
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www.becn.com
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