Mr. Tom
Huntington reports
WATERFURNACE RENEWABLE ENERGY INC. FISCAL YEAR AND 4TH QUARTER RESULTS
WaterFurnace Renewable Energy Inc. has released the company's fiscal year 2013 and fourth quarter
results. In 2013, the company significantly increased gross margins by
2.2 percentage points, rising from 35.7 per cent in 2012 to 37.9 per cent in 2013.
Sales of the company's new 7 Series variable capacity product, a
stronger mix of residential sales and continued cost reduction efforts
all contributed to margin growth in 2013.
(Amounts are in U.S. dollars.)
Two thousand thirteen income before interest, joint venture operations and income taxes
was up by 22.2 per cent over 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to
reduced selling, general and administrative expenses, improved gross
margins, and a stronger mix of residential sales.
Total comprehensive income for 2013 was up 35.5 per cent as compared with 2012.
Earnings per share increased from 82 cents in 2012 to $1.12 in 2013. The
company generated excess cash of $5.5-million after paying $12.6-million in dividends to shareholders in 2013.
Operating expenses were down $1.6-million from 2012, due largely to
decreases in sales and marketing expenses, fourth quarter 2012 head count
reductions, and fewer expenses related to business development efforts
in 2013, namely the cost in 2012 to form and start up the joint venture operations in China.
The JV, WaterFurnace Shenglong HVACR Climate Solutions Ltd.,
outperformed company expectations by exceeding $9-million in revenue in
its first full year of operations. In addition, the JV posted a profit
that exceeded management's expectations. It is anticipated that new
products, engineering synergies and expansion into new markets will
continue to drive rapid revenue growth in the future.
Chairman of the
board, Tim Shields, remarked, "The performance of our joint venture in
China shows how planning, vision and sound strategy along with a
tremendous effort on the part of management can really pay off."
International sales, which exclude Canada, were 3.7 per cent of total sales in
2013 compared with 2.9 per cent in 2012. Sales in Asian markets and new
opportunities in Russia and Japan have opened up additional revenue
sources. Synergies with the joint venture in China have helped drive
the company's international sales over the past year.
Sales for Hyper Engineering, the company's subsidiary in Australia, rose
by more than 16 per cent. Hyper Engineering manufactures electrical soft-start
devices and recently introduced a new line of three-phase products to
complement its existing single-phase products.
"While the economy continued to create challenges for the industry
throughout most of 2013, we maintained our investments in employees,
infrastructure and products," said WaterFurnace president and chief executive officer, Tom
Huntington. "Additionally, in the fourth quarter, the nation witnessed
an uptick in consumer confidence and a long-awaited rebound in
construction of higher-end homes. These factors provided the company
momentum to finish out the year and leaves us optimistic going into
2014."
The company's chairman of the board, Mr. Shields, stated: "The board of
directors is pleased with the overall performance of the company in
2013. Management's steadfast focus on strategic improvements to the
business allowed us not only to grow our cash reserves but also to
increase dividends during a tough economic climate."
The annual report to shareholders is available at the company's website and filed on SEDAR. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer will conduct a webcast covering the results of the
year and quarter on March
12, 2014, at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Those interested can listen live or to the recorded version
at the company's website.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
PREPARED USING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
(thousands of U.S. $ except per-share data)
Three months ended Dec. 31, Year ended Dec. 31,
2013 2012 2013 2012
Sales $ 33,770 $ 34,375 $ 118,776 $ 119,697
Cost of sales 19,806 21,075 73,752 76,967
Gross profit 13,964 13,300 45,024 42,730
Operating expenses 6,123 6,104 22,561 24,164
Research and development expenses 542 391 2,297 2,070
Income before interest and
income taxes 7,299 6,805 20,166 16,496
Share of income (loss) from 89 (28) 106 (28)
joint venture
Finance income (expense) 251 (223) 394 (893)
Income before income taxes 7,639 6,554 20,666 15,575
Income tax expense 2,709 2,435 6,884 5,515
Net income 4,930 4,119 13,782 10,060
Unrealized (loss) gain on
translation of foreign operations (26) 11 (107) 31
(net of tax)
Other comprehensive (loss) income (26) 11 (107) 31
Net income and total
comprehensive income $ 4,904 $ 4,130 $ 13,675 $ 10,091
Earnings per share $ 0.40 $ 0.33 $ 1.12 $ 0.82
We seek Safe Harbor.
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