Harsco Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

Harsco Corporation

• Third Quarter Revenues from Continuing Operations Totaled $487 Million, An Increase of 4 Percent Over Prior-Year Quarter (or 9 Percent Excluding FX Translation Impacts)
  
  

• Q3 GAAP Operating Income from Continuing Operations of $30 Million
  
  

• Adjusted EBITDA in Q3 Totaled $70 Million; Higher Year-on-Year and Above Company's Guidance Range Due to Clean Earth Improvement Initiatives and Resulting Performance
  
  

• Q3 GAAP Earnings Per Share of $0.01 and Q3 Adjusted Earnings Per Share of $0.10
  
  

• Full Year 2022 Adjusted EBITDA Guidance Range Increased to Between $216 Million and $223 Million
  

CAMP HILL, Pa., Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) today reported third quarter 2022 results. On a U.S. GAAP ("GAAP") basis, third quarter of 2022 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.01. Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations in the third quarter of 2022 were $0.10. These figures compare with third quarter of 2021 GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.06 and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.15.

GAAP operating income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2022 was $30 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $70 million in the quarter, compared to the Company's previously provided guidance range of $54 million to $59 million.

“Harsco delivered solid third quarter results, reinforcing our position as a leading provider of recycling and reuse solutions within the industrial waste market,” said Chairman and CEO Nick Grasberger. “In the Clean Earth segment, we made tremendous progress during the quarter to boost overall performance and drive margins by focusing on key initiatives. These benefits offset external challenges within Harsco Environmental and support our improved guidance.

“Looking further to the future, the outlook for each of our businesses is promising. There is tremendous opportunity for additional improvements in CE that will further lift margins, while Harsco Environmental’s competitive position has never been stronger. HE continues to differentiate itself through best-in-class service and safety as well as innovation. Concerning the divestiture of our Rail business, we continue to manage the supply chain and inflationary impacts on a few large international contracts. Such efforts should reduce the economic risks of these contracts and facilitate the sale of the business. Overall, we’re confident that continued execution against our strategic initiatives and business growth, along with our focus on deleveraging the business and stronger cash flow, will deliver sustained value creation for our stakeholders over time.”

Harsco Corporation—Selected Third Quarter Results

($ in millions, except per share amounts)		Q3 2022				Q3 2021
Revenues		$	487			$	470
Operating income from continuing operations - GAAP		$	30			$	27
Diluted EPS from continuing operations - GAAP		$	0.01			$	0.06
Adjusted EBITDA - Non GAAP		$	70			$	68
Adjusted EBITDA margin - Non GAAP			14.4	%			14.4	%
Adjusted diluted EPS - Non GAAP		$	0.10			$	0.15

Note: Adjusted diluted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA details presented throughout this release are adjusted for unusual items; in addition, adjusted diluted earnings per share is adjusted for acquisition-related amortization expense.

Consolidated Third Quarter Operating Results

Consolidated revenues from continuing operations were $487 million, an increase of 4 percent compared with the prior-year quarter. Clean Earth realized an increase in revenues compared to the second quarter of 2021 while Environmental revenues decreased due to currency translation impacts. Foreign currency translation negatively impacted third quarter 2022 revenues by approximately $24 million (5 percent), compared with the prior-year period.

The Company's GAAP operating income from continuing operations was $30 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared with GAAP operating income of $27 million in the same quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, adjusted EBITDA totaled $70 million in the third quarter of 2022 versus $68 million in the third quarter of the prior year. Clean Earth experienced higher adjusted EBITDA relative to the prior-year quarter, while Environmental's adjusted EBITDA was below the comparable quarter of 2021.

Third Quarter Business Review
Environmental

($ in millions)		Q3 2022				Q3 2021
Revenues		$	265			$	270
Operating income - GAAP		$	22			$	28
Adjusted EBITDA - Non GAAP		$	51			$	56
Adjusted EBITDA margin - Non GAAP			19.1	%			20.7	%

Environmental revenues totaled $265 million in the third quarter of 2022, an decrease of 2 percent compared with the prior-year quarter. This change is attributable to FX translation impacts, partially offset by higher ecoproducts^TM volumes and services activity at certain sites. The segment's GAAP operating income and adjusted EBITDA totaled $22 million and $51 million, respectively, in the third quarter of 2022. These figures compare with GAAP operating income of $28 million and adjusted EBITDA of $56 million in the prior-year period. The year-on-year change in adjusted earnings reflects the above-mentioned FX impacts as well as lower commodity prices, operating cost inflation, and fewer asset sales relative to the prior-year quarter.

Clean Earth

($ in millions)		Q3 2022				Q3 2021
Revenues		$	222			$	200
Operating income (loss) - GAAP		$	17			$	10
Adjusted EBITDA - Non GAAP		$	28			$	21
Adjusted EBITDA margin - Non GAAP			12.7	%			10.2	%

Clean Earth revenues totaled $222 million in the third quarter of 2022, an 11 percent increase over the prior-year quarter as a result of higher services pricing and volume growth from retail and industrial customers. The segment's GAAP operating income was $17 million and adjusted EBITDA was $28 million in the third quarter of 2022. These figures compare with $10 million of operating income and $21 million of adjusted EBITDA in the prior-year period. The year-on-year improvement in adjusted earnings resulted from price increases as well as cost reductions and operational efficiencies. These benefits were partially offset by inflationary impacts. As a result, Clean Earth's adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 12.7 percent in the third quarter of 2022 versus 10.2 percent in the comparable quarter of 2021.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities was $13 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with net cash provided by operating activities of $33 million in the prior-year period. Free cash flow (excluding Rail) was $(31) million in the third quarter of 2022, compared with $2 million in the prior-year period. The change in free cash flow compared with the prior-year quarter is attributable to working capital changes, exclusive of account receivable securitization (some of which is timing related) as well as higher net capital spending and cash interest payments.

2022 Outlook

The Company has increased the mid-point of its 2022 adjusted EBITDA guidance to reflect an improved outlook for Clean Earth, partially offset by lower expectations for Environmental. Key drivers compared with prior guidance include the following; (1) Clean Earth: benefits from improvement initiatives and higher margins; and (2) Environmental: negative impacts from FX translation as well as lower service and ecoproducts^TM volumes, which are largely attributable to the energy-crisis in Europe and rising interest rates. Summary Outlook highlights are as follows:

2022 Full Year Outlook(Continuing Operations)	Current	August Outlook
GAAP Operating Income/(Loss)	$(44) - $(51) million	$(53) - $(63) million
Adjusted EBITDA	$216 - $223 million	$210 - $220 million
GAAP Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share	$(1.52) - $(1.62)	$(1.58) - $(1.72)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share	$(0.02) - $0.08	$0.00 - $(0.13)
Free Cash Flow	$90 - $100 million	$115 - $125 million
Net Interest Expense	$70 - $71 million	$68 - $70 million
Pension Income (Non-Operating)	$8 million	$9 million
Net Capital Expenditures	$120 - $125 million	$125 - $130 million
Q4 2022 Outlook(Continuing Operations)
GAAP Operating Income	$8 - $15 million
Adjusted EBITDA	$47 - $54 million
GAAP Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share	$(0.10) - $(0.19)
Adjusted Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share	$(0.02) - $(0.12)

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its results and respond to questions from the investment community. Those who wish to listen to the conference call webcast should visit the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.harsco.com. The live call also can be accessed by dialing (833) 634-5019, or (412) 902-4237 for international callers. Please ask to join the Harsco Corporation call. Listeners are advised to dial in approximately ten minutes prior to the call. If you are unable to listen to the live call, the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website.

Forward-Looking Statements

The nature of the Company's business, together with the number of countries in which it operates, subject it to changing economic, competitive, regulatory and technological conditions, risks and uncertainties. In accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company provides the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors that, among others, could cause future results to differ materially from the results contemplated by forward-looking statements, including the expectations and assumptions expressed or implied herein. Forward-looking statements contained herein could include, among other things, statements about management's confidence in and strategies for performance; expectations for new and existing products, technologies and opportunities; and expectations regarding growth, sales, cash flows, and earnings. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of such terms as "may," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "likely," "estimate," "outlook," "plan" or other comparable terms.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) changes in the worldwide business environment in which the Company operates, including changes in general economic conditions or changes due to COVID-19 and governmental and market reactions to COVID-19; (2) changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, commodity and fuel costs and capital costs; (3) changes in the performance of equity and bond markets that could affect, among other things, the valuation of the assets in the Company's pension plans and the accounting for pension assets, liabilities and expenses; (4) changes in governmental laws and regulations, including environmental, occupational health and safety, tax and import tariff standards and amounts; (5) market and competitive changes, including pricing pressures, market demand and acceptance for new products, services and technologies; (6) the Company's inability or failure to protect its intellectual property rights from infringement in one or more of the many countries in which the Company operates; (7) failure to effectively prevent, detect or recover from breaches in the Company's cybersecurity infrastructure; (8) unforeseen business disruptions in one or more of the many countries in which the Company operates due to political instability, civil disobedience, armed hostilities, public health issues or other calamities; (9) disruptions associated with labor disputes and increased operating costs associated with union organization; (10) the seasonal nature of the Company's business; (11) the Company's ability to successfully enter into new contracts and complete new acquisitions or strategic ventures in the time-frame contemplated, or at all; (12) the Company's ability to negotiate, complete, and integrate strategic transactions; (13) failure to complete a divestiture of the Rail division, as announced on November 2, 2021 on satisfactory terms, or at all; (14) potential severe volatility in the capital or commodity markets; (15) failure to retain key management and employees; (16) the outcome of any disputes with customers, contractors and subcontractors; (17) the financial condition of the Company's customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged, have inadequate liquidity or whose business is significantly impacted by COVID-19) to maintain their credit availability; (18) implementation of environmental remediation matters; (19) risk and uncertainty associated with intangible assets; (20) the risk that the Company may be unable to implement fully and successfully the expected incremental actions at Clean Earth due to market conditions or otherwise and may fail to deliver the expected resulting benefits; and (21) other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. A further discussion of these, along with other potential risk factors, can be found in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022, and Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company cautions that these factors may not be exhaustive and that many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. The Company undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

Measurements of financial performance not calculated in accordance with GAAP should be considered as supplements to, and not substitutes for, performance measurements calculated or derived in accordance with GAAP. Any such measures are not necessarily comparable to other similarly-titled measurements employed by other companies.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share: Adjusted diluted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations adjusted for unusual items and acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense. It is important to note that such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation and that intangible asset amortization related to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized. The Company’s management believes Adjusted diluted earnings per share is useful to investors because it provides an overall understanding of the Company’s historical and future prospects. Exclusion of unusual items permits evaluation and comparison of results for the Company’s core business operations, and it is on this basis that management internally assesses the Company’s performance. Exclusion of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization expense, the amount of which can vary by the timing, size and nature of the Company’s acquisitions, facilitates more consistent internal comparisons of operating results over time between the Company’s newly acquired and long-held businesses, and comparisons with both acquisitive and non-acquisitive peer companies.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of income from continuing operations adjusted to add back income tax expense; equity income of unconsolidated entities, net; net interest expense; defined benefit pension income (expense); facility fees and debt-related income (expense); and depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs); and excludes unusual items. Segment Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income from continuing operations adjusted to exclude unusual items and add back depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). The sum of the Segments’ Adjusted EBITDA and Corporate Adjusted EBITDA equals consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. The Company‘s management believes Adjusted EBITDA is meaningful to investors because management reviews Adjusted EBITDA in assessing and evaluating performance.

Free cash flow: Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and consists of net cash provided (used) by operating activities less capital expenditures and expenditures for intangible assets; and plus capital expenditures for strategic ventures, total proceeds from sales of assets and certain transaction-related / debt-refinancing expenditures. The Company's management believes that Free cash flow is meaningful to investors because management reviews Free cash flow for planning and performance evaluation purposes. It is important to note that Free cash flow does not represent the total residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements and settlements of foreign currency forward exchange contracts, are not deducted from this measure. Free cash flow excludes the former Harsco Rail Segment since the segment is reported as discontinued operations. This presentation provides a basis for comparison of ongoing operations and prospects.

About Harsco

Harsco Corporation is a global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty waste streams. Based in Camp Hill, PA, the 12,000-employee company operates in more than 30 countries. Harsco’s common stock is a component of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com.

HARSCO CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		September 30								September 30
(In thousands, except per share amounts)			2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenues from continuing operations:
Service revenues		$	442,775			$	430,824			$	1,300,828			$	1,274,814
Product revenues			44,139				39,561				119,935				111,510
Total revenues			486,914				470,385				1,420,763				1,386,324
Costs and expenses from continuing operations:
Cost of services sold			357,194				344,050				1,072,545				1,018,885
Cost of products sold			35,609				31,289				100,476				89,269
Selling, general and administrative expenses			64,146				70,629				201,234				213,048
Research and development expenses			193				331				545				811
Goodwill impairment charge			—				—				104,580				—
Other (income) expenses, net			(351	)			(2,835	)			515				(7,993	)
Total costs and expenses			456,791				443,464				1,479,895				1,314,020
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations			30,123				26,921				(59,132	)			72,304
Interest income			952				544				2,289				1,668
Interest expense			(19,751	)			(15,741	)			(51,535	)			(47,640	)
Facility fees and debt-related income (expense)			(2,511	)			(198	)			(894	)			(5,506	)
Defined benefit pension income			2,118				3,887				6,775				11,777
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income			10,931				15,413				(102,497	)			32,603
Income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations			(9,376	)			(7,816	)			(7,482	)			(14,714	)
Equity income (loss) of unconsolidated entities, net			(128	)			(293	)			(373	)			(488	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations			1,427				7,304				(110,352	)			17,401
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued businesses			1,993				1,301				(35,225	)			12,904
Income tax benefit (expense) from discontinued businesses			(539	)			1,223				5,282				(3,832	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax			1,454				2,524				(29,943	)			9,072
Net income (loss)			2,881				9,828				(140,295	)			26,473
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(802	)			(2,264	)			(3,056	)			(5,386	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Harsco Corporation		$	2,079			$	7,564			$	(143,351	)		$	21,087
Amounts attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax		$	625			$	5,040			$	(113,408	)		$	12,015
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax			1,454				2,524				(29,943	)			9,072
Net income (loss) attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders		$	2,079			$	7,564			$	(143,351	)		$	21,087
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding			79,531				79,287				79,469				79,214
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders:
Continuing operations		$	0.01			$	0.06			$	(1.43	)		$	0.15
Discontinued operations			0.02				0.03				(0.38	)			0.11
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders		$	0.03		(a)	$	0.10		(a)	$	(1.80	)	(a)	$	0.27		(a)
Diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding			79,567				80,275				79,469				80,356
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders:
Continuing operations		$	0.01			$	0.06			$	(1.43	)		$	0.15
Discontinued operations			0.02				0.03				(0.38	)			0.11
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Harsco Corporation common stockholders		$	0.03			$	0.09			$	(1.80	)	(a)	$	0.26

(a) Does not total due to rounding.

  

HARSCO CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(In thousands)		September 30 2022				December 31 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	81,740			$	82,908
Restricted cash			3,297				4,220
Trade accounts receivable, net			269,890				377,881
Other receivables			26,307				33,059
Inventories			80,714				70,493
Prepaid expenses			33,592				31,065
Current portion of assets held-for-sale			261,888				265,413
Other current assets			39,617				9,934
Total current assets			797,045				874,973
Property, plant and equipment, net			629,895				653,913
Right-of-use assets, net			104,227				101,576
Goodwill			744,780				883,109
Intangible assets, net			372,002				402,801
Deferred income tax assets			16,681				17,883
Assets held-for-sale			63,864				71,234
Other assets			42,901				48,419
Total assets		$	2,771,395			$	3,053,908
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings		$	9,463			$	7,748
Current maturities of long-term debt			16,784				10,226
Accounts payable			203,900				186,126
Accrued compensation			38,041				48,165
Income taxes payable			4,271				6,378
Current portion of operating lease liabilities			25,989				25,590
Current portion of liabilities of assets held-for-sale			157,231				161,999
Other current liabilities			136,019				155,159
Total current liabilities			591,698				601,391
Long-term debt			1,314,918				1,359,446
Retirement plan liabilities			49,286				93,693
Operating lease liabilities			77,304				74,571
Liabilities of assets held-for-sale			7,437				8,492
Environmental liabilities			26,678				28,435
Deferred tax liabilities			32,497				33,826
Other liabilities			45,442				48,284
Total liabilities			2,145,260				2,248,138
HARSCO CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock			145,390				144,883
Additional paid-in capital			223,172				215,528
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(596,764	)			(560,139	)
Retained earnings			1,651,159				1,794,510
Treasury stock			(848,439	)			(846,622	)
Total Harsco Corporation stockholders’ equity			574,518				748,160
Noncontrolling interests			51,617				57,610
Total equity			626,135				805,770
Total liabilities and equity		$	2,771,395			$	3,053,908

HARSCO CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30								Nine Months Ended September 30
(In thousands)			2022				2021				2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	2,881			$	9,828			$	(140,295	)		$	26,473
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation			31,892				33,479				97,959				98,383
Amortization			8,538				8,771				25,605				26,554
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense			(1,660	)			(2,504	)			(12,056	)			(8,911	)
Equity (income) loss of unconsolidated entities, net			128				293				373				488
Dividends from unconsolidated entities			—				—				526				—
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt			—				—				(2,254	)			2,668
Goodwill impairment charge			—				—				104,580				—
Other, net			(639	)			1,002				381				(1,147	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions of businesses:
Accounts receivable			(12,613	)			(9,079	)			74,994				(32,563	)
Insurance receivable			—				—				—				—
Income tax refunds receivable, reimbursable to seller			—				735				7,687				735
Inventories			(2,904	)			(11,899	)			(11,339	)			3,557
Contract assets			1,753				(14,339	)			9,589				(52,205	)
Right-of-use assets			7,446				7,153				21,829				21,050
Accounts payable			(5,817	)			25,602				13,030				12,111
Accrued interest payable			(6,819	)			(7,703	)			(7,559	)			(7,840	)
Accrued compensation			325				7,397				(5,559	)			12,098
Advances on contracts			7,639				(646	)			(5,987	)			(13,997	)
Operating lease liabilities			(7,403	)			(7,048	)			(21,498	)			(20,554	)
Retirement plan liabilities, net			(6,242	)			(8,842	)			(27,829	)			(36,700	)
Other assets and liabilities			(3,083	)			1,020				8,984				16,550
Net cash provided by operating activities			13,422				33,220				131,161				46,750
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(39,854	)			(40,861	)			(101,645	)			(109,507	)
Proceeds from sales of assets			1,698				5,470				8,289				15,512
Expenditures for intangible assets			(47	)			(155	)			(147	)			(287	)
Proceeds from note receivable			—				—				8,605				6,400
Net proceeds (payments) from settlement of foreign currency forward exchange contracts			8,572				(86	)			13,571				(1,064	)
Payments for settlements of interest rate swaps			(463	)			—				(2,586	)			—
Other investing activities, net			67				48				220				181
Net cash used by investing activities			(30,027	)			(35,584	)			(73,693	)			(88,765	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Short-term borrowings, net			308				206				277				4,650
Current maturities and long-term debt:
Additions			54,468				41,950				159,429				507,468
Reductions			(45,970	)			(38,870	)			(198,831	)			(452,351	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests			(4,841	)			(9	)			(4,841	)			(3,103	)
Sale (purchase) of noncontrolling interests			—				—				1,901				—
Stock-based compensation - Employee taxes paid			(119	)			(101	)			(1,817	)			(3,273	)
Payment of contingent consideration			—				(734	)			(6,915	)			(734	)
Deferred financing costs			—				—				—				(7,828	)
Other financing activities, net			—				—