CECO Environmental Presentaton - Gabelli Q122 Waste Environ. Serv. Symposium - 033122
CECO Environmental Presentaton - Gabelli Q122 Waste Environ. Serv. Symposium - 033122
CECO Environmental Presentaton - Gabelli Q122 Waste Environ. Serv. Symposium - 033122
While CECO reports its results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (GAAP), comments made during this conference call and these
materials may include the following "non-GAAP" financial measures; non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted
free cash flow, adjusted net free cash flow, non-GAAP gross profit margin; non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share, adjusted EBITDA
margin and selected measures expressed on a constant currency basis. These measures are included to provide additional useful information regarding CECO’s financial
results and are not a substitute for their comparable GAAP measures. Explanations of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their
directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the accompanying "Supplementary Non-GAAP Financial Measures." Descriptions of many of these non-GAAP measures
are also included in CECO’s SEC reports.
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CECO Environmental: Investment Thesis
A differentiated position to generate long term shareholder returns
$324 Revenue
❑ Market leader with distinct competitive advantages including: $25 Adj. EBITDA
• World renowned Brands (#1 / #2 in each CECO market) -a)
❑ Strong strategic M&A pipeline: accretive, short-cycle, environmentally focused $5.00 - $9.16
❑ Asset light business model delivers robust cash flow; healthy balance sheet (52-wk range)
❑ Inaugural ESG report in 1H’22… well positioned to drive ESG value $212 Market Cap -b)
We Protect People
• Advanced solutions ensuring our customer’s employees are safe from industrial exposures
• Enabling employees to focus on their jobs, growth and productivity – not contaminants
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CECO Environmental: The Markets We Serve and Solutions
Industrial Air Industrial Water Energy Transition
Solution Examples: Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers Examples: Ind’l Pumps & Filtration, Produced / Oily Water Examples: Gas & Liquid Separation, Turbine De-Nox
Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Other Filtration and More … Systems, Storm Water Expansion Joints and More … Systems, Emissions Management Solutions and More …
• Produced Wood • Semiconductor • Desalination • Infrastructure H2O • Renewable Nat. Gas • H2 / Gas Turbines
• Auto / EV • Clean Power • Automotive • Storm Water • Carbon Capture • CO2 Transport
• Beverage Can • Gen. Ind’l & More … • Aquatic Markets • Gen. Ind’l & More … • Nat. Gas Pipelines • LNG Liquification
Monitoring Engineering
Studies
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CECO Environmental: How We Are Organized
($MM)
Platform Solutions Segments
Industrial Air Filtration Fluid Handling
• Particulate Filtration 28%
• Pumps Industrial & Process
• Scrubbers • Liquid Filtration Solutions
• Chemical Abatement 55%
• Thermal Abatement 17% Duct Fabrication & Install $137 | 42%
• Duct work
• Ventilation Installation
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CECO Environmental: Global Footprint
Global HQ:
Dallas, TX
Sales and
Engineering
Manufacturing and
Assembly
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Q4: Another Period with Strong Orders’ Growth … A Return to Sales Growth
($MM)
• Sales: ~ $94 +13% +17% Sales > as Fab. Partners return to work
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Strong demand momentum to propel CECO growth in 2022 ($MM)
$70.0
$384 $400.0
45.0%
$359 $361
$60.0 40.0%
Orders $316
$350.0
31%
$328
$50.0
$311
$280
30.0%
$250.0
$217 $214
$40.0
$33 $33
25.0%
15.0%
$20.0
$10.0
$50.0
5.0%
$- $- 0.0%
YE'17 YE'18 YE'19 YE'20 YE'21 ’22 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ’22
Outlook Outlook
-a)
-a)
Dampers & Expansion • Replacement dampers & industrial CAPEX ↑
Joints
+98%
Revenue Mix
(2021)
-a) All on Reported Full Year Basis. Excluding M&A, Industrial Air +30% and Dampers +58% organically
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Business model drives high free cash flow with optionality for deployment
($MM)
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Looking Forward
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Looking Forward … Committed to Growth in 2022
Revisiting Q3’21 Earnings Information Remain Bullish Exiting Q4 / 2021
“What We Said”
• Orders averaging ~$90 / quarter ✓ Orders > $90
• Revenue slow to turn ~$75 quarter ✓ Revenue starting to turn
• Backlog strong at ~$220
✓ Backlog strong
Translation = Growth
A Simple Model / Outlook ✓ Pipeline > $2B
✓ M&A pipeline kicking in
Orders turn to Sales … ~$90 x annualized =
$350M to $370M Revenue (Annual) Upside Potential:
+ Higher Volume / Maintain Orders
Profitability Expectations + Increase Pricing to drive GM > 33%
Return to 30% to 33% Historic Range + Cost structure superior to ‘19 levels
++ M&A delivers more Sales / EBITDA
Maintain Avg. SG&A at $18.5 to $19.5M
– Inflation and project Mix
EBITDA Margins > 10%
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Transformation: An Environmentally-focused, Diversified Industrial Leader
2X or Larger
(Sales)
$325M
(Sales)
Industrial Air &
40%+ Environmental Solutions
(Mid-Cycle)
Energy Centric • Focused investments in less cyclical platform(s)
(Long-Cycle Projects) ~ 55% • Utilize well-timed optionality for non-core
•GRC Acquisition Announced (January 2022) … a solid 1st step in transforming portfolio
o More than doubles platform addressable market by $300 million into Water & Wastewater adjacencies
o Improves CECO’s short cycle mix from ~22% to ~27%
o Above average EBITDA margins and cash flows deliver attractive value for shareholders
•Capital allocation geared towards programmatic M&A (2-3 deals per year)
o Re-organization into Platforms drives accountability, adjacency growth, and bolt-on M&A execution
o Infrastructure built during CECO’s “last chapter” creates foundation & balance sheet for inorganic growth
o Rich M&A funnel totals +$300 million revenue in proprietary opportunities
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In Summary …
• 2021 Was CECO’s “Covid Year” Because of Low Starting Backlog (Impacted Rev + EBITDA)
• Pipeline Remains > $2B … Early Q1'22 Orders Remained Very Strong
• Publishing CECO’s Inaugural ESG Report Very Soon … Will Ramp-up ESG-related Releases too
Questions?
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Supplemental Materials
Other Information
And
Non-GAAP Reconciliation
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CECO a “clean air story” with a history of acquisitions spanning 40+ years
1979 1983 1993 1997 2007 2008
Claremont Claremont Engineering CECO Filters acquires Air Purolator CECO Filters merges with Busch Acquires Effox adding Acquires Fisher Klosterman & Buell
Engineering Company renames to Corp and creates a subsidiary and is renamed CECO capabilities in and A.V.C. Specialist & Flextor adding
Company (“CECO”) CECO Filters named Compliance Systems Environmental. Starts trading on Expansion Joints and Cyclones, Scrubbers and Dust
is founded International NASDAQ as CECE Collectors to the portfolio
Dampers
Acquires Adwest Acquires HEE, SATTi and Acquires Peerless with Power Generation Divests Keystone Filters, Acquires EIS (RTO’s Re-organize company
(Regenerative Thermal Zhongli adding to the gas and liquid Market (new Gas Strobic (part of the Met serving UK, Europe and into 8 Solution
Oxidizers) portfolio Chemical separation and Turbine GW capacity) Pro acquisition) and BevCan markets) Platforms
filtration solutions, SCR drops 50%. CECO Zhongli. Balance Sheet
Scrubbers, Regenerative and SNCR, and
Acquires Aarding (Gas eliminates Dividend de-levered Joint Venture between $5MM Share Buyback
Thermal Oxidizers, Acoustical solutions
Turbine Exhaust Systems) Mader Co and Effox-
Dampers and Diverters Build M&A Funnel
Flextor for cost
Acquires Met Pro (Specialty Acquires Emtrol a synergies & market
pumps and industrial dust designer of Cyclons for diversification
and filtration solutions) refineries
Aggressive M&A into Energy markets and Cost-Cutting Simplification and organic Growth Transform CECO
CEO: Jeff Lang 2007 - 2016 CEO: Dennis Sadlowski 2017 - 2020 CEO: Todd Gleason 2020 - Present
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Biographies
Todd Gleason, CEO
• Over 25 years of experience in variety of senior leadership roles including general management, finance and strategy/growth
• Significant roles in leading industrial companies: Honeywell, Trane and Pentair
• Impactful experience leading private equity / venture company through transformations
• Aligned with shareholders to deliver growth and value creation
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Ensuring a “Sustainable Future” for CECO is important for all Stakeholders
✓ Engaged 3rd party to kick-off our ESG journey in Q2’21 ❑ Environmental (Score 10 → 9)
✓Environmental Policy issued
▪ Gathering data on metrics (GHG, water use, waste /recycling)
✓ Launched CECOenviro.com/ESG in Q3’21
❑ Governance (Score 5 → 5)
❑ Publishing Inaugural ESG Report in Early 2022 ✓New NASDAQ/SEC board diversity disclosure… CECO in compliance!
▪ Outline ESG process, scope, and materiality
▪ Commitment to People: Safety and DE&I
▪ Commitment to the Environment: GHG & Energy CECOenviro.com/ESG
▪ Commitment to Sound Business: Governance ISS Scores:
NOTE: Amounts are computed independently each quarter. Accordingly, the sum of each quarter’s amounts may not equal the total amounts for the respective year.
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Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Margin
Non-GAAP Gross profit $ 114.1 $ 28.3 $ 25.8 $ 24.8 $ 26.2 $ 105.1 $ 24.4 $ 25.3 $ 22.7 $ 28.5 $ 100.9
Non-GAAP Gross profit margin 33.4% 35.2% 34.3% 32.0% 31.6% 33.3% 33.9% 32.1% 28.4% 30.4% 31.1%
NOTE: Amounts are computed independently each quarter. Accordingly, the sum of each quarter’s amounts may not equal the total amounts for the respective year.
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Non-GAAP Operating Income and Margin
Non-GAAP operating Income $ 28.2 $ 6.3 $ 7.4 $ 5.9 $ 8.8 $ 28.4 $ 5.0 $ 4.7 $ 1.8 $ 7.7 $ 19.1
Non-GAAP Operating margin 8.2% 7.8% 9.8% 7.6% 10.6% 9.0% 7.0% 6.0% 2.3% 8.2% 5.9%
NOTE: Amounts are computed independently each quarter. Accordingly, the sum of each quarter’s amounts may not equal the total amounts for the respective year.
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Non-GAAP Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and Margin
(dollars in millions) Annual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Annual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Annual
2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
Net Income (loss) as report in accordance with GAAP $ 17.7 $ 3.4 $ 3.3 $ (0.2) $ 1.8 $ 8.3 $ 1.2 $ 0.3 $ (1.2) $ 1.2 $ 1.4
Legacy design repairs $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Inventory valuation adjustment $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
PP&E valuation adjustment $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Gain on insurance settlement $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Acquisition and integration expenses $ 0.5 $ - $ 0.7 $ 0.4 $ 0.3 $ 1.4 $ 0.1 $ - $ 0.2 $ 0.5 $ 0.8
Amortization $ 8.6 $ 1.7 $ 1.8 $ 2.0 $ 2.0 $ 7.5 $ 1.7 $ 1.7 $ 1.7 $ 1.6 $ 6.7
Earn-out and retention expenses $ - $ - $ - $ 0.1 $ 1.3 $ 1.4 $ 0.1 $ 0.6 $ 0.1 $ 0.3 $ 1.1
Intangible asset impairment $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 0.9 $ 0.9 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
(Gain) Loss on divestitures, net of selling costs $ 0.1 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Restructuring expense (income) $ 1.0 $ 0.4 $ 0.5 $ 0.9 $ 0.6 $ 2.4 $ - $ 0.3 $ 0.4 $ - $ 0.6
Executive transition expenses $ - $ - $ - $ 1.5 $ - $ 1.5 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Facility exit expenses $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Legal reserves $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Deferred financing fee adjustment $ 0.4 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Foreign currency remeasurement $ (0.5) $ 0.5 $ (0.6) $ 0.4 $ - $ 0.3 $ 0.6 $ 1.1 $ (0.1) $ 0.5 $ 2.0
Tax benefit of expenses $ (2.5) $ (0.7) $ (0.6) $ (1.3) $ (1.3) $ (3.9) $ (0.6) $ (0.9) $ (0.6) $ (0.7) $ (2.8)
Zhongli Tax benefit $ (4.4) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Non-GAAP net income $ 20.9 $ 5.3 $ 5.1 $ 3.8 $ 5.6 $ 19.8 $ 3.1 $ 3.1 $ 0.5 $ 3.4 $ 9.8
Depreciation $ 2.2 $ 0.5 $ 0.6 $ 0.6 $ 0.6 $ 2.3 $ 0.8 $ 0.8 $ 0.8 $ 0.8 $ 3.2
Non-cash stock compensation $ 2.8 $ 0.6 $ 0.2 $ 0.7 $ 0.5 $ 2.0 $ 0.7 $ 0.9 $ 0.9 $ 0.9 $ 3.3
Other (income)/expense $ (0.3) $ (1.5) $ 0.2 $ (0.1) $ (1.0) $ (2.4) $ (0.1) $ (0.2) $ (0.1) $ 0.6 $ 0.2
Interest expense $ 5.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.9 $ 0.8 $ 0.8 $ 3.5 $ 0.7 $ 0.7 $ 0.7 $ 0.8 $ 3.0
Income tax expense $ 2.4 $ 1.5 $ 1.2 $ 1.5 $ 3.4 $ 7.6 $ 1.2 $ 1.1 $ 0.7 $ 2.6 $ 5.5
Adjusted EBITDA $ 33.0 $ 7.4 $ 8.2 $ 7.3 $ 9.9 $ 32.8 $ 6.4 $ 6.4 $ 3.5 $ 9.1 $ 25.0
Non-GAAP Operating margin 9.7% 9.2% 10.9% 9.4% 11.9% 10.4% 8.9% 8.1% 4.4% 9.7% 7.7%
Basic Shares Outstanding 34,987,878 35,155,377 35,275,729 35,358,913 35,366,837 35,289,616 35,396,705 35,491,725 35,472,298 35,399,724 35,345,785
Diluted Shares Outstanding 35,484,273 35,394,865 35,410,182 35,358,913 35,655,014 35,520,670 35,774,208 35,819,269 35,472,298 35,537,136 35,594,779
NOTE: Amounts are computed independently each quarter. Accordingly, the sum of each quarter’s amounts may not equal the total amounts for the respective year.
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Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 4.6 $ 6.0 $ (5.9) $ 6.1 $ (5.7) $ 0.5 $ 9.4 $ (6.3) $ 6.0 $ 2.2 $ 11.3
TTM Adjusted FCF $ 4.6 $ 24.8 $ 17.2 $ 15.1 $ 0.5 $ 0.5 $ 3.9 $ 3.5 $ 3.4 $ 11.3 $ 11.3
TTM EBITDA $ 33.0 $ 31.9 $ 34.1 $ 33.0 $ 32.8 $ 32.8 $ 31.8 $ 30.0 $ 26.2 $ 25.0 $ 25.0
TTM FCF / EBITDA conversion 13.9% 77.7% 50.4% 45.8% 1.5% 1.5% 12.3% 11.7% 13.0% 45.2% 45.2%
NOTE: Amounts are computed independently each quarter. Accordingly, the sum of each quarter’s amounts may not equal the total amounts for the respective year.
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