Jenny Apker
Analyst · KeyBanc Capital Markets. Tahira your line is open
Thank you, Jim. Our third quarter consolidated revenues were $409 million, down slightly from the prior year, as increased revenue from acquisitive and organic growth in our Industrial segment was offset by lower revenue on new-build projects in Renewable and lower volumes in Power. In the quarter, we had a GAAP operating loss of $105 million and a GAAP loss per share of $2.48. Included in the GAAP losses were non-cash goodwill impairment charges of $87 million or $1.86 per share related to our Renewable and SPIG business lines. While we made progress on Renewable projects during the quarter, the decline in our market capitalization caused us to increase the discount rate applied to future cash flows, thus affecting the fair value of the reporting unit. Consequently, we have impaired the entire $50 million of goodwill in the Renewable segment. In SPIG, a shift in strategy to focus more on aftermarket and near-term profitability challenges also led us to increase the discount rate on future cash flows in this business line, resulting in a goodwill impairment charge of $37 million in the quarter. On an adjusted basis, for the third quarter of 2017, we reported an operating loss of $9 million and a loss per share of $0.49. Items impacting our operating earnings versus our expectations for the quarter were the structural steel issues in Renewable and lower profitability at SPIG, which were partially offset by lower SG&A across the company, driven by cost savings actions and good cost control and the previously mentioned performance enhancing design changes with several Renewable customers. Below the operating income line, we had an unfavorable FX impact of $7 million in the quarter, more than half of which represents non-cash translation of our global intercompany loan balance and which is largely due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar versus the euro during the quarter. Also, interest expense in the quarter was $7 million higher compared to last year, reflecting a higher level of borrowing. Turning to our segments. In Power, revenue was $202 million, down modestly year-over-year and in line with our expectations. The year-over-year decline was mainly due to a lower level of activity associated with the construction of new-build and environmental projects. Gross margin in the segment was 20.1% compared to 23.1% in the prior year quarter. We continue to see benefits from the restructuring plan we introduced in mid-2016, which combined with recent cost reductions, should allow Power to sustain its gross margin at current levels. In Renewable, revenue was down year-over-year as expected, mainly due to the level of work on new-build projects. Gross profit was just above breakeven in the quarter as the increased costs related to the structural steel issue were partially offset by agreements with our customers for higher power output on certain projects. Industrial segment revenue in the quarter was $99 million, up 29% compared to the third quarter of 2016. The increase was driven primarily by the contribution of Universal. The upward trajectory of Industrial revenue in the second half of 2017 is lower than we had anticipated, mainly due to the timing of shipments and percentage of completion revenues. That said it's important to note that MEGTEC had a second consecutive quarter of robust bookings, which drove a 67% year-over-year increase in MEGTEC's backlog, giving us confidence that revenue in this business is hitting a positive inflection point. Gross margin in the Industrial segment was 9.5% compared to 19.0% last year as the result of overall business mix and lower profitability on certain cooling systems projects. We had expected the issues on cooling systems projects to be contained to Q2. But under further review, we now believe the profit drag will last through the end of 2017 as we work through some of the dry cooling backlog. Turning to our cash flow, balance sheet, and liquidity. Free cash flow in the quarter was a use of $72 million and a use of a $162 million year-to-date. For the full year, we expect free cash flow to be a use of approximately $220 million with the difference compared to our previous outlook largely due to restructuring costs incurred in the third and fourth quarters. We ended the quarter with $48 million of cash and cash equivalents net of restricted cash. Balances under our U.S. and international revolving credit facilities at September 30th totaled $71 million. And in August, we entered into a second-lien term loan agreement with a face value of $176 million. The book value of that term loan at September 30th was $138 million. Under the terms of our amended U.S. revolving credit facility, we remain well within our covenant levels and we forecast that we will remain in compliance going forward. At the end of the third quarter, we had $94 million available for borrowings under the revolver and have an additional $20 million delay draw option under the second-lien term loan, which combined with our unrestricted cash balance, equates to a total available liquidity of $162 million at the end of the third quarter 2017. Based on our current forecast, we believe we have adequate capacity to fund our operations. That said, we continue to take proactive steps to enhance our financial flexibility. As we look into 2018, we are expecting a continued cash outflow in the first quarter as our Renewable new-build projects are forecast to move closer to completion with positive free cash flow returning in the second quarter and for the balance of the year. We will provide more detailed guidance for 2018 revenue, operating income, and free cash flow with our Q4 results. Also, I will note that as we evaluate options for MEGTEC and Universal, we have decided to postpone the realignment of our Industrial Steam Generation business into the Industrial segment. I will now turn the call back over to Jim.