Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: THR) ('Thermon'), a global leader in industrial process heating solutions, today announced consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter ('Q4 2023') of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 ('Fiscal 2023').
As previously disclosed, the Company expects to complete the withdrawal of operations from Russia ('the Russia Exit') by the end of the second quarter of Fiscal 2024, subject to the receipt of the requisite regulatory approvals. The Company has incurred charges in Fiscal 2023 that have written down the Russian entity balance sheet to a nominal amount.
The Company reported GAAP gross profit of $51.5 million for Q4 2023, which was impacted by a benefit of $0.5 million related to the Russia Exit. The Company also reported Q4 2023 GAAP net income of $7.7 million and fully diluted GAAP earnings per share ('EPS') of $0.23, which were adversely affected by charges related to the Russia Exit of $4.5 million or $0.13 EPS, respectively. The Company reported GAAP gross profit of $185.1 million for the year which was impacted by a charge of $4.3 million related to the Russia Exit. The Company also reported GAAP net income of $33.7 million and fully diluted GAAP EPS of $1.00 for Fiscal 2023.
Key highlights for Q42023 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 ('Q42022') include:
Produced record revenue of $122.5 million, an increase of 19%, driven by solid growth across all regions
Realized non-GAAP Adjusted EPS of $0.41, an increase of 33%, largely due to margin improvement and cost control
Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $25.1 million, an increase of 37%, driven by volume growth and prudent cost management
Achieved Adjusted Gross Margin of 41.7%, compared to 40.1%, due to increased volume and price realization Reached bookings of $132.1 million, an increase of 17%, which represents the highest quarterly bookings since the Company's IPO Key highlights for Fiscal 2023 as compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2022 ('Fiscal 2022') include: Produced record revenue of $440.6 million, an increase of 24%, driven by strong demand in North America Realized non-GAAP Adjusted EPS of $1.56, an increase of 88%, mainly due to volume and improved margins
Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $93.3 million, an increase of 60%, driven by volume and improved gross margins Achieved Adjusted Gross Margin of 43.0%, compared to 39.4%, due to increased volume and price realization
Thanks to the strong execution by our team, Thermon delivered another quarter of outstanding results, which concluded a record year for revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and earnings per share performance,' said Bruce Thames, President and CEO. 'We achieved Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of 480 basis points and 260 basis points year over year for Fiscal 2023 and Q4 2023, respectively, with strong cash conversion. Robust customer demand in the Western Hemisphere over the course of Fiscal 2023 was a key driver for sales growth, while in the fourth quarter, we saw what we believe to be the beginnings of demand recovery in Asia Pacific. Our book-to-bill ratio was again positive in the quarter, and our near record backlog grew 5% over prior year.'
Thames added, 'We are building momentum on executing our strategic plan as we invest for profitable long-term growth through disciplined capital allocation. We are progressing our end market diversification plan, with non-Oil and Gas revenue growth of 13% year over year, climbing to 61% of our total revenues in Fiscal 2023. Our pipeline of decarbonization projects more than doubled, increasing our exposure to high-growth end markets focused on sustainability. We are also seeing an accelerating rate of adoption of our Genesis Network, which is an industry-leading IIoT solution that provides full operational awareness of the heat trace system. I am proud of all that our team accomplished during Fiscal 2023 and look forward to further success in the coming year.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Thermon's senior management team, including Bruce Thames, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kevin Fox, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss Q4 2023 and full year Fiscal 2023 results during a conference call today, May 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time). The call will be simultaneously webcast and the accompanying slide presentation containing financial information can be accessed on Thermon's investor relations website located at http://ir.thermon.com . Investment community professionals interested in participating in the question-and-answer session may access the call by dialing (877) 407-5976 from within the United States/Canada and (412) 902-0031 from outside of the United States/Canada. A replay of the webcast will be available on Thermon's investor relations website after the conclusion of the call.
About Thermon
Through its global network, Thermon provides safe, reliable and mission critical industrial process heating solutions. Thermon specializes in providing complete flow assurance, process heating, temperature maintenance, freeze protection and environmental monitoring solutions. Thermon is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Disclosure in this release of 'Adjusted EPS,' 'Adjusted EBITDA,' 'Adjusted EBITDA margin,' 'Adjusted Net Income/(Loss),' 'Adjusted Gross Margin,' 'Free Cash Flow,' 'Organic Sales' and 'Net Debt,' which are 'non-GAAP financial measures' as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'), are intended as supplemental measures of our financial performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ('GAAP'). 'Adjusted Net Income/(Loss)' and 'Adjusted EPS' (or 'Adjusted fully diluted EPS') represent net income/(loss) before the impact of restructuring and other charges/(income), costs associated with impairments and other charges, acquisition costs, amortization of intangible assets, tax expense for impact of foreign rate increases, the benefit from the CEWS, and any tax effect of such adjustments. 'Adjusted EBITDA' represents net income/(loss) before interest expense (net of interest income), income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, acquisition costs, costs associated with restructuring and other income/(charges), costs associated with impairments and other charges, and income related to the CEWS. 'Adjusted EBITDA margin' represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. 'Free Cash Flow' represents cash provided by operating activities less cash used for the purchase of property, plant, and equipment, net of sales of rental equipment and proceeds from sales of land and buildings. 'Organic Sales' represents revenue excluding the impact of the Company's May 31, 2022 acquisition of Powerblanket. 'Net Debt' represents total outstanding principal debt less cash and cash equivalents on hand.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are meaningful to our investors to enhance their understanding of our financial performance and are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to compare our performance with the performance of other companies that report Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin or Adjusted Net Income/(Loss). Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) Free Cash Flow and Organic Sales should be considered in addition to, and not as substitutes for, income from operations, net income/(loss), net income/(loss) per share, revenue and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. We provide Free Cash Flow as a measure of liquidity. Our calculation of Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) and Free Cash Flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. For a description of how Adjusted EPS, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) and Free Cash Flow are calculated and reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP measures, see the sections of this release titled 'Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA,' 'Reconciliation of Net Income/(Loss) to Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) and Adjusted EPS' and 'Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow.'
Forward-Looking Statements
This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws in addition to historical information. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our industry, business strategy, plans, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information such as the anticipated financial performance of our Powerblanket acquisition, our execution of our strategic initiatives, our ability to complete the disposition of our Russian subsidiary and anticipated timing and associated charges and our ability to achieve our financial performance targets for Fiscal 2026 and our Fiscal 2023 full-year guidance. When used herein, the words 'anticipate,' 'assume,' 'believe,' 'budget,' 'continue,' 'contemplate,' 'could,' 'should' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'plan,' 'possible,' 'potential,' 'predict,' 'project,' 'will,' 'would,' 'future,' and similar terms and phrases are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this release. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations regarding future events, results or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions, data or judgments that prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could result in our expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Actual events, results and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these factors, they include, among others, (i) the outbreak of a global pandemic, including the current pandemic (COVID-19 and its variants); (ii) general economic conditions and cyclicality in the markets we serve; (iii) future growth of energy, chemical processing and power generation capital investments; (iv) our ability to operate successfully in foreign countries; (v) our ability to successfully develop and improve our products and successfully implement new technologies; (vi) competition from various other sources providing similar heat tracing and process heating products and services, or alternative technologies, to customers; (vii) our ability to deliver existing orders within our backlog; (viii) our ability to bid and win new contracts; (ix) the imposition of certain operating and financial restrictions contained in our debt agreements; (x) our revenue mix; (xi) our ability to grow through strategic acquisitions; (xii) our ability to manage risk through insurance against potential liabilities (xiii) changes in relevant currency exchange rates; (xiv) tax liabilities and changes to tax policy; (xv) impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; (xvi) our ability to attract and retain qualified management and employees, particularly in our overseas markets; (xvii) our ability to protect our trade secrets; (xviii) our ability to protect our intellectual property; (xix) our ability to protect data and thwart potential cyber-attacks; (xx) a material disruption at any of our manufacturing facilities; (xxi) our dependence on subcontractors and third-party suppliers; (xxii) our ability to profit on fixed-price contracts; (xxiii) the credit risk associated to our extension of credit to customers; (xxiv) our ability to achieve our operational initiatives; (xxv) unforeseen difficulties with expansions, relocations, or consolidations of existing facilities; (xxvi) potential liability related to our products as well as the delivery of products and services; (xxvii) our ability to comply with foreign anti-corruption laws; (xxviii) export control regulations or sanctions; (xxix) changes in government administrative policy; (xxx) the current geopolitical instability in Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions by the U.S. and Canadian governments and European Union; (xxxi) environmental and health and safety laws and regulations as well as environmental liabilities and (xxxii) climate change and related regulation of greenhouse gases, and (xxxiii) those factors listed under Item 1A 'Risk Factors' included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') on May 25, 2023 and in any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K or other filings that we have filed or may file with the SEC. Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our future results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements contained in this release ultimately prove to be accurate.
Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future performance may differ materially from those suggested in any forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update these statements unless we are required to do so under applicable securities laws.
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THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 
