Solid Modular and Value-Added Products Demand Support Full Year 2024 Outlook
PHOENIX, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a leader in innovative temporary flexible space solutions, today announced first quarter 2024 results and provided an update on operations and the current market environment, including the following highlights:
Q1 2024
Brad Soultz, Chief Executive Officer of WillScot Mobile Mini, commented, "Our Company delivered results in Q1 that were in line with our overall expectations for the year. Leasing revenue was up 5%, despite the ongoing contraction in non-residential construction square footage starts. Modular activations are building both sequentially and year-over-year, offsetting continued headwinds on Storage activations. And we continue to see healthy growth in both rates and Value-Added Products (VAPS) across all product lines, so our commercial performance and outlook remain solid given the market backdrop."
Soultz continued, "The team also completed the final systems and field harmonization that we contemplated in the original WillScot and Mobile Mini integration plan. In January, we combined our legacy WillScot and Mobile Mini sales and operations teams under a single leadership structure, organized by geography. This allows us to go-to-market locally with a single team that can service our customers across our full offering of turnkey space solutions. To support this field integration, in March we upgraded our field service and dispatch system, which allows us to better utilize our operational resources across all product lines while improving execution and customer communication. And we are advancing our digital roadmap using customer feedback to enhance nearly every aspect of the customer experience.”
Soultz concluded, "These initiatives allow us to even more seamlessly deliver our ever-expanding portfolio of space solutions to our entire customer base and will ensure that we continue to offer the most compelling value proposition in the industry. And the McGrath acquisition, which we expect to close in 2024, will further accelerate our growth and proportionally increase the $1B of idiosyncratic growth levers fully in our control, which we believe will benefit all stakeholders for years to come. At WillScot Mobile Mini, we have a proven formula to drive sustainable growth and returns, and I have never been more excited by the execution of our team across all organic and inorganic levers to drive long-term value for our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders."
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| (in thousands, except share data) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| Revenue | $ | 587,181 | $ | 565,468 | |||
| Income from continuing operations | $ | 56,240 | $ | 76,271 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations2 | $ | 248,009 | $ | 246,842 | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA Margin from continuing operations (%)2 | 42.2 | % | 43.7 | % | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 208,676 | $ | 148,765 | |||
| Free Cash Flow2,5 | $ | 143,900 | $ | 102,940 | |||
| Weighted Average Dilutive Shares Outstanding | 193,065,392 | 209,663,985 | |||||
| Free Cash Flow Margin (%)2,5 | 24.5 | % | 17.9 | % | |||
| Return on Invested Capital2 | 15.0 | % | 17.0 | % | |||
First Quarter 2024 Results2
Tim Boswell, President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "Q1 2024 results were in line with our overall plans for the year, so we are maintaining our 2024 outlook. Margins contracted sequentially and year-over-year as expected to support increases in modular activation volumes and related maintenance activity in Q1 and heading into Q2, and we expect margins to reflate through the course of the year as lease revenues build sequentially. So, we are maintaining our 2024 outlook of $2,485 - $2,635 million of revenue and $1,125 - $1,200 million of Adjusted EBITDA, with approximately 50 basis points of margin expansion at the midpoint."
Boswell concluded, "Cash flow and returns continue to be highlights, despite approximately $15 million of integration and transaction-related expenses that we incurred during the quarter. We generated $144 million of Free Cash Flow in the quarter, which was up 40% year-over-year, and a Free Cash Flow Margin of 24.5%, which was up 660 basis points year-over-year. Return on Invested Capital of 17% over the last 12 months was in line with our updated target range. And Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 3.3x is on a downward trajectory heading into Q2. With these results and visibility into our run-rate heading into 2025, we will resume allocating capital between organic investments, acquisitions, and share repurchases, while maintaining the financing plan that is in place to close the McGrath acquisition later in the year, and we are confident in how these investments will amplify returns from the natural compounding of the business over time."
Capitalization and Liquidity Update2
As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024, except where noted:
2024 Outlook 2, 3, 4
This guidance is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in "Forward-Looking Statements" below.
| $M | 2023 Results | 2024 Outlook (excludes MGRC) |
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| Revenue | $2,365 | $2,485 - $2,635 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA2,3 | $1,061 | $1,125 - $1,200 | |
| Net CAPEX3,4 | $185 | $250 - $300 | |
1 - Assumes common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2024 versus common shares outstanding as of March 31, 2023.
2 - Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow Margin, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and Return on Invested Capital are non-GAAP financial measures. Further information and reconciliations for these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles in the US ("GAAP") are included at the end of this press release.
3 - Information reconciling forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA, Net CAPEX, and Free Cash Flow to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort and therefore neither the most comparable GAAP measures nor reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures are provided.
4 - Net CAPEX is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the non-GAAP reconciliation tables included at the end of this press release.
5 - Free Cash Flow incorporates results from discontinued operations. For comparability, we add back discontinued operations to reported revenue to calculate Free Cash Flow Margin.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin from continuing operations, Free Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow Margin, Return on Invested Capital, Net CAPEX and Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) plus net interest (income) expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization adjusted to exclude certain non-cash items and the effect of what we consider transactions or events not related to our core business operations, including net currency gains and losses, goodwill and other impairment charges, restructuring costs, costs to integrate acquired companies, costs incurred related to transactions, non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value and extinguishment of common stock warrant liabilities, and other discrete expenses. Adjusted EBITDA Margin from continuing operations is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of, and proceeds from, rental equipment and property, plant and equipment, which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Free Cash Flow Margin is defined as Free Cash Flow divided by revenue. Return on Invested Capital is defined as adjusted earnings before interest and amortization divided by average invested capital. Adjusted earnings before interest and amortization is the sum of income (loss) before income tax expense, net interest (income) expense, amortization adjusted for non-cash items considered non-core to business operations including net currency (gains) losses, goodwill and other impairment charges, restructuring costs, costs to integrate acquired companies, non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value and extinguishment of common stock warrant liabilities, and other discrete expenses, reduced by our estimated statutory tax rate. Given we are not a significant US taxpayer due to our current tax attributes, we include estimated taxes at our current statutory tax rate of approximately 26%. Net assets is total assets less goodwill and intangible assets, net and all non-interest bearing liabilities and is calculated as a five quarter average. Net CAPEX is defined as purchases of rental equipment and refurbishments and purchases of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Capital Expenditures"), less proceeds from the sale of rental equipment and proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Proceeds"), which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio is defined as Net Debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful to investors because they (i) allow investors to compare performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis by removing from operating results the impact of items that do not reflect core operating performance; (ii) are used by our board of directors and management to assess our performance; (iii) may, subject to the limitations described below, enable investors to compare the performance of the Company to its competitors; (iv) provide additional tools for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends; and (v) align with definitions in our credit agreement. The Company believes that Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin are useful to investors because they allow investors to compare cash generation performance over various reporting periods and against peers. The Company believes that Return on Invested Capital provides information about the long-term health and profitability of the business relative to the Company's cost of capital. The Company believes that the presentation of Net CAPEX provides useful information to investors regarding the net capital invested into our rental fleet and plant, property and equipment each year to assist in analyzing the performance of our business. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore the Company's non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. For reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release (except as explained below), see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included in this press release.
Information regarding the most comparable GAAP financial measures and reconciling forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA, Net CAPEX, and Free Cash Flow to those GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. We cannot provide the most comparable GAAP financial measures nor reconciliations of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA, Net CAPEX, and Free Cash Flow to GAAP financial measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. Although we provide ranges of Adjusted EBITDA and Net CAPEX that we believe will be achieved, we cannot accurately predict all the components of the Adjusted EBITDA and Net CAPEX calculations. The Company provides Adjusted EBITDA and Net CAPEX guidance because we believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Net CAPEX, when viewed with our results under GAAP, provides useful information for the reasons noted above.
Conference Call Information
WillScot Mobile Mini will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its first quarter 2024 results and 2024 outlook at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 2, 2024. To access the live call by phone, use the following link:
https://register.vevent.com/register/BI67c0c32bbb4946b7b9932de4019917d0
You will be provided with dial-in details after registering. To avoid delays, we recommend that participants dial into the conference call 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. A live webcast will also be accessible via the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's investor relations website www.willscotmobilemini.com. Choose "Events" and select the information pertaining to the WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings First Quarter 2024 Conference Call. Additionally, there will be slides accompanying the webcast. Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an audio webcast of the call will be available for 12 months on the Company’s investor relations website.
About WillScot Mobile Mini
WillScot Mobile Mini trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “WSC.” Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the Company is a leading business services provider specializing in innovative and flexible temporary space solutions. The Company’s diverse product offering includes modular office complexes, mobile offices, classrooms, temporary restrooms, portable storage containers, blast protective and climate-controlled structures, clearspan structures, and a thoughtfully curated selection of furnishings, appliances, and other services so its solutions are turnkey for customers. WillScot Mobile Mini services diverse customer segments across all sectors of the economy from a network of approximately 260 branch locations and additional drop lots throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements (including the guidance/outlook contained herein) within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "shall," "outlook," "guidance," "see," "have confidence" and variations of these words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. Certain of these forward-looking statements include statements relating to: our mergers and acquisitions pipeline, acceleration of our run rate, acceleration toward and the timing of our achievement of our three to five year milestones, growth and acceleration of cash flow, driving higher returns on invested capital, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion, as well as statements involving the proposed acquisition of McGrath (the “Proposed Transaction”), including anticipated time of closing, the expected scale, operating efficiency and synergies, stockholder, employee and customer benefits, the amount and timing of revenue and expense synergies, future financial benefits and operating results, expectations relating to the combined customer base and rental fleet, and tax treatment for the acquisition. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside our control, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Certain of these forward-looking statements relate to the proposed transaction, including: expected scale; operating efficiency; stockholder, employee and customer benefits; key assumptions; timing of closing; the amount and timing of revenue and expense synergies; future financial benefits and operating results; and integration spend. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, they are predictions and we can give no assurance that any such forward-looking statement will materialize. Important factors that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others, our ability to acquire and integrate new assets and operations; our ability to judge the demand outlook; our ability to achieve planned synergies related to acquisitions; regulatory approvals; our ability to successfully execute our growth strategy, manage growth and execute our business plan; our estimates of the size of the markets for our products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of our products; the success of other competing modular space and portable storage solutions that exist or may become available; rising costs and inflationary pressures adversely affecting our profitability; potential litigation involving our Company; general economic and market conditions impacting demand for our products and services and our ability to benefit from an inflationary environment; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; and such other risks and uncertainties described in the periodic reports we file with the SEC from time to time (including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023), which are available through the SEC’s EDGAR system at www.sec.gov and on our website. Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date on which it is made, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Recent Developments
Entry into an Agreement to Acquire McGrath RentCorp
On January 28, 2024, the Company, along with its newly formed subsidiaries, Brunello Merger Sub I, Inc. (“Merger Sub I”) and Brunello Merger Sub II, LLC (“Merger Sub II”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with McGrath RentCorp ("McGrath"). Merger Sub I will merge with and into McGrath (the “First-Step Merger”), with McGrath surviving the First-Step Merger and, immediately thereafter, McGrath will merge with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second-Step Merger” and together with the First-Step Merger, the “McGrath Acquisition”), with Merger Sub II surviving the Second-Step Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. At the effective time of the First-Step Merger, and subject to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of the common stock of McGrath shall be converted into the right to receive either (i) $123.00 in cash or (ii) 2.8211 shares of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s common stock. McGrath shareholders will receive for each of their shares either $123.00 in cash or 2.8211 shares of WillScot Mobile Mini common stock, as determined pursuant to the election and allocation procedures in the merger agreement under which 60% of McGrath’s outstanding shares will be converted into the cash consideration and 40% of McGrath’s outstanding shares will be converted into the stock consideration. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we expect McGrath’s shareholders would own approximately 12.6% of the Company following the McGrath Acquisition.
The McGrath Acquisition has been approved by the respective boards of directors of the Company and McGrath. The McGrath Acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approval and approval by McGrath’s shareholders, and is expected to close in 2024.
In connection with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a commitment letter on January 28, 2024, which was further amended and restated on February 12, 2024 (the "Commitment Letter"), pursuant to which certain financial institutions have committed to make available to Williams Scotsman, Inc. (WSI), in accordance with the terms of the Commitment Letter, (i) a $500 million eight year senior secured bridge credit facility, (ii) a $500 million five year senior secured bridge credit facility and (iii) an upsize to WSI's existing $3.7 billion ABL Facility by $750 million to $4.5 billion to repay McGrath's existing credit facilities and notes, fund the cash portion of the consideration, and pay the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the McGrath Acquisition and the related transactions, subject to customary conditions.
Important Information About the Proposed Transaction
In connection with the Proposed Transaction, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333- 278544), which includes a preliminary prospectus of the Company and a preliminary proxy statement of McGrath (the “proxy statement/prospectus”), and each party will file other documents regarding the Proposed Transaction with the SEC. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. A definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to McGrath’s stockholders. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain these documents (if and when available) free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The documents filed by the Company with the SEC may also be obtained free of charge from the Company by requesting them by mail at WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp., 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. The documents filed by McGrath may also be obtained free of charge from McGrath by requesting them by mail at McGrath RentCorp, 5700 Las Positas Road, Livermore, California 94551 Attn: Investor Relations.
Participants in the Solicitation
The Company, McGrath, their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees and certain of their respective significant stockholders may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the Proposed Transaction. Information about the Company’s directors and executive officers is available in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on February 20, 2024. Information about McGrath’s directors and executive officers is available in McGrath’s Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on April 16, 2024. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holding or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the Proposed Transaction when they become available. Investors should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the SEC, the Company or McGrath as indicated above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Additional information can be found on the company's website at www.willscotmobilemini.com.
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| Investor Inquiries: | Media Inquiries: | |
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