Enerflex Ltd. (TSX: EFX) (NYSE: EFXT) ("Enerflex" or the "Company")
today reported its financial and operational results for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2023. All amounts are presented in
Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
"Enerflex's solid second-quarter 2023
operational results underscore the sustainability of our three core
business lines being executed on a global scale. The two business
lines that comprise our recurring revenues, Energy Infrastructure
and After-market Services, both expanded their margins compared to
the first quarter of 2023. Our Engineered Systems business line
booked an additional $322 million in new orders in the quarter,
including several energy transition-related initiatives, resulting
in a backlog of $1.4 billion," said Marc Rossiter, Enerflex's
President and Chief Executive Officer. "This quarter represents the
second full quarter of Enerflex's operations as a combined global
business following the acquisition of Exterran, with synergy
capture and operations tracking to plan. We are hard at work
executing the global backlog and operating our assets at high
levels of utilization, while simultaneously restructuring and
streamlining our operations and systems to establish a sustainable,
profitable enterprise. We remain focused on reducing our overall
leverage and continue to expect our bank-adjusted net debt to
EBITDA ratio to be 2.5 times at year-end."
OVERVIEW
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Enerflex reported solid Q2/2023 financial results that included
revenue of $777 million and a gross margin of $147 million or 18.9%
of revenue. Revenue generation was strong across all segments
compared to Q1/2023. The Eastern Hemisphere segment revenue
decreased from Q1/2023 due to non-cash finance lease revenue
recorded in Q1/2023.
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The Company continues to focus on expanding gross margins and
reducing overall costs. Through YTD 2023, the After-market Services
gross margin percentage has increased by over 500 basis points from
YTD 2022, and the Engineered Systems gross margin percentage is up
400 basis points over the same time frame.
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Enerflex delivered $142 million of adjusted earnings before finance
costs, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("adjusted
EBITDA")(1) in Q2/2023, compared to $123 million in Q1/2023 as a
result of strong business performance and an expanded Energy
Infrastructure portfolio.
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Enerflex executed on a $32 million capital expenditure program in
Q2/2023, with approximately $12 million of growth capital
expenditures directed at customer-sanctioned Energy Infrastructure
projects. Enerflex continues to prioritize a conservative balance
sheet and absolute debt reduction.
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Total long-term debt decreased by $50 million during Q2/2023;
however, net debt increased by $38 million from the end of Q1/2023
primarily due to an increase in net working capital associated with
the growth of the After-market Services business in North America
and the timing of cash flows in the Engineered Systems business.
Enerflex's bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio was 2.8 times(2)
as at June 30, 2023.
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Enerflex is reaffirming its full-year 2023 financial guidance for
adjusted EBITDA, bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio, and
synergies. Guidance for expected growth capital expenditures is
being introduced, and guidance for the Company's non-discretionary
expenses is being updated to account for higher anticipated net
working capital levels as the business grows, and higher estimated
cash taxes in 2023.
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Enerflex is just over nine months into the integration of Exterran
Corporation ("Exterran") and continues to actively integrate and
streamline its global operations. As previously announced, Enerflex
plans to consolidate its global manufacturing capacity from five
facilities to three. This, in addition to other activities aimed at
reducing costs and focusing Enerflex's efforts on the best possible
regions and assets, will reduce the Company's long-term cost
structure.
_________________________________(1) Non-IFRS measure that is
not a standardized measure under International Financial Reporting
Standards ("IFRS") and may not be comparable to similar non-IFRS
measures disclosed by other issuers. Refer to "Non-IFRS Measures"
of this news release for the most directly comparable financial
measure disclosed in Enerflex's current financial statements to
which such non-IFRS measure relates.
(2) Non-IFRS measure that is not a standardized
measure under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar non-IFRS
measures disclosed by other issuers. Refer to "Non-IFRS Measures"
of this news release.
SUMMARY RESULTS
|
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
$
millions, except percentages, per share amounts, and ratios |
June 30, 2023 |
March 31, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
June 30, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
776.7 |
|
825.0 |
|
372.1 |
|
1,601.7 |
|
695.1 |
|
Gross margin |
147.2 |
|
160.7 |
|
63.6 |
|
307.8 |
|
117.2 |
|
Gross margin percentage |
18.9 |
% |
19.5 |
% |
17.1 |
% |
19.2 |
% |
16.9 |
% |
Selling and administrative
expenses ("SG&A") |
99.6 |
|
115.8 |
|
43.3 |
|
215.4 |
|
90.2 |
|
Operating income |
47.5 |
|
44.9 |
|
20.2 |
|
92.4 |
|
27.1 |
|
Earnings before finance costs
and income taxes ("EBIT")(2) |
48.3 |
|
44.9 |
|
20.9 |
|
93.2 |
|
28.0 |
|
Earnings before finance costs,
income taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA")(2) |
111.2 |
|
108.0 |
|
42.9 |
|
219.2 |
|
72.0 |
|
Net earnings (loss) |
(2.8 |
) |
13.5 |
|
13.4 |
|
10.7 |
|
13.0 |
|
Per share(3) |
(0.02 |
) |
0.11 |
|
0.15 |
|
0.09 |
|
0.14 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA(2) |
142.2 |
|
122.8 |
|
47.8 |
|
264.9 |
|
82.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by (used in)
operating activities |
(4.0 |
) |
(2.6 |
) |
21.1 |
|
(6.5 |
) |
(1.6 |
) |
Capital expenditures and
expenditures for finance leases |
32.4 |
|
66.2 |
|
26.0 |
|
98.6 |
|
58.6 |
|
Distributable cash
flow(2) |
51.6 |
|
55.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
107.1 |
|
43.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
1,408.3 |
|
1,458.8 |
|
346.0 |
|
1,408.3 |
|
346.0 |
|
Net debt(2) |
1,234.1 |
|
1,196.3 |
|
198.9 |
|
1,234.1 |
|
198.9 |
|
Bank-adjusted net debt to
EBITDA ratio(4) |
2.8 |
(5) |
2.9 |
(5) |
1.4 |
|
2.8 |
(5) |
1.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Return on capital employed
("ROCE")(2)(6) |
1.0 |
% |
(0.1 |
)% |
3.7 |
% |
1.0 |
% |
3.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Engineered Systems
bookings(2) |
322.0 |
|
516.6 |
|
313.3 |
|
838.6 |
|
550.2 |
|
Engineered Systems backlog(2) |
1,429.9 |
|
1,541.6 |
|
737.0 |
|
1,429.9 |
|
737.0 |
|
(1) Comparative figures represent Enerflex's results prior to
the closing of its acquisition of Exterran that closed on October
13, 2022 (the "Transaction"), and therefore do not reflect
pre-acquisition historical data from Exterran. |
(2) Non-IFRS
measure that is not a standardized measure under IFRS and may not
be comparable to similar non-IFRS measures disclosed by other
issuers. Refer to "Non-IFRS Measures" of this news release for the
most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in Enerflex's
current financial statements to which such non-IFRS measure
relates. |
(3) Based on
weighted average diluted common shares outstanding. |
(4) Non-IFRS
measure that is not a standardized measure under IFRS and may not
be comparable to similar non-IFRS measures disclosed by other
issuers. Refer to "Non-IFRS Measures" of this news release. |
(5) Calculated in accordance with the Company's debt
covenants, which permit: (a) the inclusion of Exterran's
bank-adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 12 months ended for the
respective periods; and (b) a maximum ratio of 4.5:1. |
(6) Calculated using the trailing 12 months for the respective
periods, and do not include pre-acquisition historical data from
Exterran. |
|
Enerflex's unaudited interim condensed
consolidated financial statements and notes (the "financial
statements") and Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A")
as at and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, can be
accessed on the Company's website at www.enerflex.com and
under the Company's SEDAR+ and EDGAR profiles at
www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov/edgar, respectively.
Q2/2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Enerflex generated $777 million of revenue in Q2/2023, with
continued strong performance from recurring businesses and North
American Engineered Systems. The Eastern Hemisphere segment revenue
decreased relative to Q1/2023 due to $64 million in non-cash
finance lease revenue recorded in Q1/2023.
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Gross margin in Q2/2023 totalled $147 million, or 18.9% of revenue,
compared to $161 million, or 19.5% of revenue, in Q1/2023.
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Gross margins for Energy Infrastructure and After-market Services
strengthened to 33.0% and 20.0%, respectively, from Q1/2023 levels
of 30.5% and 18.5%, respectively.
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The gross margin for Engineered Systems decreased to 12.4% from
15.5% in Q1/2023, reflecting the impact of delays on certain
in-flight projects.
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Enerflex's gross margin for YTD 2023 was $308 million or 19.2% as a
percentage of revenue, up from $117 million and 16.9% during YTD
2022, respectively, reflecting the higher proportion of Enerflex's
business that is considered recurring, coupled with continued
improvement in the Company's Engineered Systems margin
profile.
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SG&A of $100 million included Transaction and business
optimization costs of $10 million, and $12 million of foreign
exchange losses due to the devaluation of the Argentine peso. The
SG&A improvement relative to Q1/2023 was driven by the recovery
of a $12 million bad debt receivable collected in Q2/2023. Enerflex
partially offset its foreign exchange losses with $8 million of
interest income from associated instruments, which is included in
the Company's net finance costs.
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Q2/2023 adjusted EBITDA was $142 million compared to $123 million
in Q1/2023 as a result of strong business performance and an
expanded Energy Infrastructure portfolio. YTD 2023 adjusted EBITDA
was $265 million compared to $83 million in YTD 2022.
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Enerflex recognized a net loss of $3 million compared to net
earnings of $14 million in Q1/2023. A lower gross margin and higher
income taxes offset lower SG&A. For YTD 2023, Enerflex
recognized net earnings of $11 million, representing a decrease of
$2 million from YTD 2022. The Company's higher gross margin was
offset by higher net finance costs and increased SG&A due to
one-time Transaction, restructuring, and integration costs as the
Company optimizes its go-forward business following the acquisition
of Exterran.
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Engineered Systems bookings totalled $322 million in Q2/2023,
enabling Enerflex to maintain a significant backlog balance of $1.4
billion at June 30, 2023. YTD 2023 bookings of $839 million
increased by 52% over YTD 2022 bookings, reflecting continued
momentum in customer activity levels in North America and expanded
product offerings resulting from the Transaction.
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Enerflex secured approximately $80 million of bookings in Q2/2023
for two large cryogenic natural gas processing facilities in North
America.
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Approximately $120 million of Q2/2023 bookings were for electric
compression units, which will significantly reduce the
environmental impact of customer operations. Enerflex secured an
additional $20 million of carbon capture and sequestration-related
bookings in the period and continues collaborating with customers
to advance various other energy transition projects. This brings
total energy transition-related bookings to $235 million for YTD
2023.
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At June 30, 2023, Enerflex's long-term debt and net debt balances
were $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, and the
bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio was 2.8 times, compared to
2.9 times at the end of Q1/2023 and 3.3 times at the end of
Q4/2022.
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Long-term debt decreased by $50 million during Q2/2023; however,
net debt increased by $38 million from the end of Q1/2023 primarily
due to an increase in net working capital associated with the
growth of the After-market Services business in North America and
the timing of cash flows in the Engineered Systems business.
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Enerflex continues to expect that it will reduce its bank-adjusted
net debt to EBITDA ratio to 2.5 times by the end of 2023 through
solid cash flow generation and the execution of its $1.4 billion
Engineered Systems backlog.
RETURNS TO SHAREHOLDERS
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Enerflex is committed to delivering a sustainable quarterly
dividend to shareholders. During the three and six months ended
June 30, 2023, the Company declared dividends of $3 million ($0.025
per share) and $6 million ($0.05 per share), respectively.
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The Board of Directors (the "Board") has declared a dividend of
$0.025 per share for Q3/2023, payable on October 12, 2023, to
shareholders of record on August 24, 2023.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND EXPENDITURES FOR FINANCE
LEASES
|
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
$ millions |
June 30, 2023 |
March 31, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
June 30, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant,
and equipment ("PP&E") |
7.1 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
9.9 |
3.0 |
Additions to Energy
Infrastructure assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
Maintenance |
13.3 |
7.6 |
4.3 |
20.8 |
5.8 |
Growth |
12.0 |
51.0 |
7.9 |
63.1 |
8.9 |
Total capital expenditures |
32.4 |
61.5 |
14.2 |
93.8 |
17.7 |
Expenditures for finance leases |
– |
4.7 |
11.7 |
4.7 |
40.9 |
Total capital expenditures and expenditures for finance leases |
32.4 |
66.2 |
26.0 |
98.6 |
58.6 |
(1) Comparative figures do not
reflect pre-acquisition historical data from Exterran. |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Enerflex invested $13 million in Q2/2023 in maintenance capital
expenditures that were directed at the contract compression fleets
in the USA and Latin America. Enerflex invested an additional $12
million in growth capital expenditures for various small
customer-sanctioned projects in the USA, Latin America, and Eastern
Hemisphere.
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During YTD 2023, the Company invested $94 million in total capital
expenditures, which included $21 million in maintenance capital
expenditures across its contract compression fleets in the USA and
Latin America. Enerflex also invested $63 million in growth capital
expenditures, the majority of which occurred in Q1/2023 and related
to the completion of two build-own-operate-maintain ("BOOM")
produced water projects in the Middle East.
OUTLOOK
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
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Enerflex's primary focus for 2023 is to progress the integration of
Exterran and strengthen its financial position. Once its debt
reduction target has been met, Enerflex plans to continue
strengthening its financial position to ensure the Company has
financial stability and flexibility through industry cycles. By
reducing its long-term debt requirements and optimizing debt
service costs, Enerflex expects to lower its overall cost of debt,
thereby accruing incremental value to Enerflex shareholders.
INTEGRATION OF EXTERRAN
CORPORATION
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Enerflex is progressing the integration of Exterran to become a
more resilient and profitable business. Since closing the
Transaction, Enerflex has captured approximately US$50 million of
annual run-rate synergies and expects to realize the total US$60
million of anticipated synergies within 12 to 18 months from
Transaction close of October 13, 2022.
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To further optimize its global operations and shape the business
for long-term success, Enerflex will incur one-time restructuring
and optimization costs as such opportunities are identified. This
includes costs associated with the closing of Enerflex's
manufacturing facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore
and the Company's plans to simplify its geographic footprint.
2023 GUIDANCE
- Enerflex is
reaffirming its full-year 2023 financial guidance for adjusted
EBITDA, bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio, annual run-rate
synergies, maintenance capital expenditures, and expenditures
related to the modularized cryogenic natural gas processing
facility (the "Cryogenic Facility") that is being advanced in the
Middle East.
- To reflect YTD
2023 activity and the Company's expectations for the balance of the
year, Enerflex is introducing guidance for PP&E and growth
capital expenditures and revising its guidance for "other
non-discretionary expenses".
US$ millions, except ratios and percentages |
2023 GuidanceMarch 1, 2023(1) |
2023 Revised GuidanceAugust 9, 2023 |
|
|
|
Annual run-rate
synergies(2) |
60 |
60 |
Adjusted EBITDA(2) |
380 – 420 |
380 – 420 |
Bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio(3) |
<2.5x |
<2.5x |
Capital expenditures and contract assets |
|
|
Maintenance capital expenditures |
40 – 50 |
40 – 50 |
Contract assets related to the Cryogenic Facility(4) |
40 – 50 |
40 – 50 |
Other
non-discretionary expenses(5) |
130 – 160 |
180 – 210 |
Total non-discretionary expenses(6) |
210 – 260 |
260 – 310 |
PP&E and growth capital expenditures(7) |
Not previously provided |
80 – 90 |
(1) Refer to the
March 1, 2023 news release entitled "Enerflex Ltd. Reports Solid
Year-end 2022 Results and Successfully Closes Acquisition of
Exterran Corporation, Creating Significant Momentum for 2023",
which can be accessed on the Company's website at
www.enerflex.com and under the Company's SEDAR+ and EDGAR
profiles at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov/edgar,
respectively. |
(2) Synergy
capture is subject to timing considerations of being realized
within 12 to 18 months of Transaction close. |
(3) Calculated in
accordance with the Company's debt covenants, which permit: (a) the
inclusion of Exterran's bank-adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 12
months ended for the respective period; and (b) a maximum of
4.5:1. |
(4) Formerly
referred to as work-in-progress in the Company's financial
guidance. The Cryogenic Facility is being accounted for as a sale
within the Engineered Systems product line and presented as a
contract asset on Enerflex's consolidated statements of financial
position. |
(5) Includes net
working capital, finance costs, cash income taxes, and
dividends. |
(6) Includes
maintenance capital expenditures and contract assets related to the
Cryogenic Facility, net working capital, finance costs, cash income
taxes, and dividends. |
(7) Enerflex is
introducing guidance for PP&E and growth capital expenditures
to reflect activity for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and the
Company's expectations for the balance of the year. These
expenditures were considered in assessing the Company's ability to
meet its bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio target. |
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Enerflex anticipates that total 2023 PP&E and growth capital
expenditures will range from US$80 million to US$90 million,
approximately half of which is for the completion of two BOOM
produced water projects that were originally anticipated in 2022
but were largely recognized in Q1/2023. In addition, Enerflex plans
to complete required upgrades on several facilities acquired
through the Transaction, and invest in various small-scale,
customer-sanctioned projects in the USA, Latin America, and Eastern
Hemisphere.
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Enerflex is revising its guidance for its other non-discretionary
expenses to a range of US$180 million to US$210 million from a
range of US$130 million to US$160 million, primarily due to the
increase in working capital associated with higher activity levels
in Enerflex's After-market Services and Engineered Systems
businesses, as well as higher expected cash taxes in 2023.
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As the Company focuses on actively integrating Exterran while
concurrently executing its growing business, Enerflex expects that
increased 2023 expenditures will impact the near-term timing of
cash flows. As a result of increased net working capital due to the
growth in business activity and increased taxes, the Company now
anticipates 2023 Transaction-related accretion for both earnings
per share ("EPS") and cash flow per share ("CFPS") to be 32%
dilutive and 1% accretive, respectively (both previously 20%
accretive) this year. The Company has reviewed its disclosure in
respect of 2023 Transaction-related accretion for both EPS and CFPS
and has decided to discontinue this disclosure. Accordingly, the
Company is withdrawing its 2023 guidance for these measures and
will not be providing any further updates regarding such financial
metrics.
MARKET OUTLOOK
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The long-term fundamentals for natural gas are robust, given its
critical role in supporting global decarbonization efforts and
future economic growth. Enerflex is poised to capitalize on the
growing demand for low-carbon solutions through its vertically
integrated natural gas and energy transition offerings.
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Enerflex strategically expanded its recurring Energy Infrastructure
and After-market Services product lines to underpin the Company's
financial performance. In Q2/2023, these two recurring businesses
contributed approximately 65% of the Company's gross margin. Over
the long term:
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Enerflex's large platform of international Energy Infrastructure
assets is expected to continue serving the growing need for
reliable power and energy independence; and
-
Enerflex's USA contract compression fleet utilization is expected
to remain elevated, given ongoing strength in customer demand.
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Complementing Enerflex's recurring businesses is the Engineered
Systems product line, which carries a backlog of $1.4 billion that
the Company expects to convert into revenue through the balance of
2023 and 2024.
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While rig counts have been decreasing in the USA in response to
near-term weakness in natural gas prices, most of Enerflex's new
bookings continue to serve the Permian Basin, where rig counts
remain relatively high. Enerflex is also diversifying its backlog
composition by securing several larger cryogenic natural gas
processing projects.
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In Canada, Enerflex's market outlook is constructive following the
initial agreement on future resource development between Blueberry
River First Nations and the Government of British Columbia, coupled
with increasing activity for eventual liquefied natural gas ("LNG")
exports.
Q2/2023 SEGMENTED RESULTS
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
$ millions |
Total |
NorthAmerica |
LatinAmerica |
EasternHemisphere |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
Energy Infrastructure |
190.5 |
43.3 |
87.1 |
60.1 |
After-market Services |
152.5 |
89.9 |
16.7 |
45.9 |
Engineered Systems |
433.7 |
345.8 |
11.7 |
76.2 |
Total revenue |
776.7 |
478.9 |
115.5 |
182.3 |
Operating income |
47.5 |
40.5 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
EBIT |
48.3 |
41.3 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
EBITDA |
111.2 |
64.1 |
17.6 |
29.5 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
142.2 |
71.8 |
25.5 |
44.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Engineered Systems
bookings |
322.0 |
306.6 |
13.8 |
1.6 |
Engineered Systems backlog |
1,429.9 |
1,115.9 |
50.5 |
263.5 |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 |
$ millions |
Total |
NorthAmerica |
LatinAmerica |
EasternHemisphere |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
Energy Infrastructure |
379.1 |
82.2 |
172.3 |
124.6 |
After-market Services |
308.0 |
181.5 |
35.7 |
90.8 |
Engineered Systems |
914.6 |
681.1 |
25.0 |
208.5 |
Total revenue |
1,601.7 |
944.8 |
233.0 |
423.9 |
Operating income |
92.4 |
68.9 |
3.7 |
19.8 |
EBIT |
93.2 |
69.7 |
3.7 |
19.8 |
EBITDA |
219.2 |
113.4 |
32.5 |
73.4 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
264.9 |
127.6 |
45.4 |
92.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Engineered Systems
bookings |
838.6 |
722.9 |
22.6 |
93.1 |
Engineered Systems backlog |
1,429.9 |
1,115.9 |
50.5 |
263.5 |
|
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|
NORTH AMERICA
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North America continues to be Enerflex's largest and
best-performing segment, with strong financial performance
reinforced by sustained customer activity levels across all product
lines. Revenue of $479 million increased by 3% compared to Q1/2023,
driven by higher revenue generated by the Engineered Systems and
Energy Infrastructure product lines.
-
YTD 2023 revenue of $945 million increased by 96% from YTD 2022,
attributed to a nearly $400 million year-over-year increase in
Engineered Systems revenue, strong utilizations on the USA contract
compression fleet, and a higher volume of work within the
After-market Services business.
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Enerflex secured $307 million of Engineered Systems bookings in
Q2/2023, comprising approximately 90% of projects from the USA and
10% from Canada. The North American Engineered Systems backlog
currently makes up almost 80% of the Company's $1.4 billion
balance.
-
2023 YTD bookings of $723 million are 37% higher than YTD 2022,
reflecting strong customer activity and new bookings for Enerflex's
broader product offerings stemming from the Transaction.
-
The average utilization rate for the USA contract compression fleet
was 96% during Q2/2023 on 404,000 horsepower, compared to 96% in
Q1/2023 and 94% in Q2/2022.
LATIN AMERICA
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Solid operational performance from Enerflex's expanded fleet of
Energy Infrastructure assets and robust After-market Services
activity drove revenue of $115 million in Latin America, unchanged
from Q1/2023.
-
Enerflex will continue optimizing its Latin American Energy
Infrastructure business by re-deploying idle units to meet rising
local demand, thereby enhancing the region's profitability and
recurring cash flows over the long term.
-
Enerflex is anticipating ongoing exposure to the devaluation of the
Argentine peso, recording foreign exchange losses of $12 million in
Q2/2023 and $24 million in YTD 2023. Enerflex partially offset its
foreign exchange losses with interest income from associated
instruments of $8 million in Q2/2023 and $16 million in YTD 2023,
which is included in the Company's net finance costs.
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
-
Q2/2023 revenue of $182 million was 25% lower than the prior
quarter, primarily due to $64 million in non-cash finance lease
revenue recognized in Q1/2023. Q2/2023 Energy Infrastructure
revenue included contracted revenues from the two infrastructure
projects that were brought to commercial operation in Q1/2023.
ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPDATE
-
Ms. Joanne Cox has been appointed to the Board, effective August 9,
2023. Ms. Cox has over 30 years of executive and legal experience
in the energy sector, including extensive involvement in numerous
strategic initiatives. In her career, Ms. Cox held senior roles
with global upstream exploration and production companies and
energy services companies, including, most recently, Ovintiv Inc.
and Precision Drilling Corporation. Enerflex is pleased to welcome
Ms. Cox to the Board.
-
Ms. Maureen Cormier Jackson has elected to retire from the Board
after six years of service. Enerflex would like to thank Ms.
Cormier Jackson for her guidance and wisdom to the Board, Audit
Committee, and management teams during this period. With Ms.
Cormier Jackson's retirement, Ms. Mona Hale has assumed the role of
Chair of the Audit Committee.
"I would like to sincerely thank Maureen for her
invaluable contributions to Enerflex during her tenure and wish her
the very best in her future endeavours," said Kevin Reinhart,
Enerflex's Board Chair. "I would also like to welcome Joanne to
Enerflex. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to working
alongside Joanne as we continue to strategically advance the
business to deliver long-term shareholder value."
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
APPOINTMENT
-
As previously announced, Mr. Rodney D. Gray was appointed as
Enerflex's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
("CFO"), effective July 1, 2023, overseeing the Company's capital
markets, corporate development, financial reporting, internal
audit, tax, and treasury functions and supporting Enerflex's
strategic and capital allocation decisions. Mr. Gray comes to
Enerflex with over 30 years of accounting and finance experience in
the energy sector, including the last nine years with Baytex Energy
Corp., where he served most recently as Executive Vice President
and CFO. Enerflex is delighted to welcome Mr. Gray to the
team.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS
Enerflex's senior leadership team will be
hosting a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's
second-quarter 2023 results on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 8:00 am
(MDT).
To participate, register at
https://register.vevent.com/register/BI07daced6386241e781c350bfba814b01.
Once registered, participants will receive the dial-in numbers and
a unique PIN to enter the call. The live audio webcast of the
conference call will be available on the Enerflex website at
www.enerflex.com under the Investors section or can be
accessed directly at
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9e97gpcp.
NON-IFRS MEASURES
Throughout this news release and other materials
disclosed by the Company, Enerflex employs certain measures to
analyze its financial performance, financial position, and cash
flows, including operating income, EBIT, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA,
distributable cash flow, net debt, net debt to EBITDA ratio,
bank-adjusted net debt to EBITDA ratio, ROCE, and Engineered
Systems bookings and backlog. These non-IFRS measures are not
standardized financial measures under IFRS and may not be
comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other
issuers. Accordingly, the non-IFRS measures should not be
considered more meaningful than generally accepted accounting
principles measures, such as net earnings or any other measure of
performance determined in accordance with IFRS, as indicators of
Enerflex's performance. Refer to "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Non-IFRS
Measures" of Enerflex's MD&A for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2023, information from which is incorporated by reference
into this news release and can be accessed on Enerflex's website at
www.enerflex.com and under Enerflex's SEDAR+ and EDGAR
profiles at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov/edgar,
respectively.
OPERATING INCOME
The Company defines operating income as income
before income taxes, finance costs, net of interest income, equity
earnings or losses, gains or losses on disposal of assets, and
impairment of goodwill. Operating income assists the reader in
understanding the net contributions made from the Company's core
businesses after considering SG&A. Each operating segment
assumes responsibility for its operating results as measured by,
amongst other factors, operating income. Financing and related
charges cannot be attributed to business segments on a meaningful
basis that is comparable to other companies. Business segments and
income tax jurisdictions are not synonymous, and it is believed
that the allocation of income taxes distorts the historical
comparability of the operating performance of business
segments.
EBIT
EBIT reflects the results generated by the
Company's primary business activities prior to consideration of how
those activities are financed or taxed in the various jurisdictions
in which the Company operates.
EBITDA
EBITDA reflects the results generated by the
Company's primary business activities prior to consideration of how
those activities are financed, how assets are amortized, or how the
results are taxed in various jurisdictions.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
Enerflex's results include items that are unique
and items that Management and users of the financial statements
adjust for when evaluating the Company's results. The presentation
of adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from EBIT
or EBITDA as determined under IFRS.
The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as earnings
before net finance costs and income taxes adjusted for depreciation
and amortization. Further adjustments are made for items that are
unique or not in the normal course of continuing operations,
improving the comparability across items within the financial
statements or between periods of financial statements. These
adjustments include transaction, restructuring, and integration
costs, share-based compensation, and certain other items, which the
Company does not consider to be in the normal course of continuing
operations. Adjustments are also made with respect to finance
leases to eliminate the non-cash selling profit recognized when
finance leases are put into service, and instead reflect the lease
payments received over the term of the related lease. Management
believes that identification of these items allows for a better
understanding of the underlying operations of the Company and
increases comparability of the Company's results. Items the Company
has previously considered are government grants, impairments or
gains on disposal of idle facilities, and impairment of goodwill,
which are considered to be unique, non-recurring, and generally
non-cash transactions that are not indicative of the ongoing normal
operations of the Company. Accordingly, the Company has included
these items in determining its adjusted EBITDA.
Management believes that identification of these
items allows for a better understanding of the underlying
operations of the Company based on its current assets and
structure.
|
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
$
millions |
June 30, 2023 |
March 31, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
June 30, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBIT |
48.3 |
44.9 |
|
20.9 |
|
93.2 |
28.0 |
|
Transaction, restructuring,
and integration costs |
11.8 |
17.8 |
|
4.6 |
|
29.7 |
10.3 |
|
Share-based compensation |
6.4 |
3.2 |
|
(2.7 |
) |
9.5 |
1.4 |
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
63.0 |
63.1 |
|
22.1 |
|
126.1 |
43.9 |
|
Finance
leases |
12.7 |
(6.2 |
) |
2.9 |
|
6.5 |
(0.9 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
142.2 |
122.8 |
|
47.8 |
|
264.9 |
82.7 |
|
(1) Comparative
figures do not reflect pre-acquisition historical data from
Exterran. |
|
DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW
The Company defines distributable cash flow as
cash provided by or used in operating activities, adjusted for the
net change in working capital and other, less maintenance capital
expenditures and net lease payments. Enerflex uses this measure to
assess the level of cash flow generated by the business and to
evaluate the adequacy of such cash flows to fund payments to
creditors, dividends, and capital expenditures.
|
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
$ millions |
June 30, 2023 |
March 31, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
June 30, 2023 |
June 30, 2022(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
(4.0 |
) |
(2.6 |
) |
21.1 |
|
(6.5 |
) |
(1.6 |
) |
Add: |
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in working capital and other |
74.2 |
|
70.7 |
|
9.4 |
|
144.8 |
|
57.7 |
|
|
70.2 |
|
68.1 |
|
30.5 |
|
138.3 |
|
56.1 |
|
Maintenance capital expenditures |
(13.3 |
) |
(7.6 |
) |
(4.3 |
) |
(20.8 |
) |
(5.8 |
) |
Leases |
(5.3 |
) |
(5.1 |
) |
(3.8 |
) |
(10.3 |
) |
(7.3 |
) |
Distributable cash flow |
51.6 |
|
55.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
107.1 |
|
43.0 |
|
(1) Comparative
figures do not reflect pre-acquisition historical data from
Exterran. |
|
BANK-ADJUSTED NET DEBT TO EBITDA
RATIO
The Company defines net debt as short- and
long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents at period end, which
is then divided by EBITDA for the trailing 12 months. In assessing
whether the Company is compliant with the financial covenants
related to its debt instruments, certain adjustments are made to
net debt and EBITDA to determine Enerflex's bank-adjusted net debt
to EBITDA ratio. These adjustments and Enerflex's bank-adjusted net
debt to EBITDA ratio are calculated in accordance with, and derived
from, the Company's financing agreements.
ROCE
ROCE is a measure that analyzes the operating
performance and efficiency of the Company's capital allocation
decisions. The ratio is calculated by dividing EBIT for the
trailing 12 months by capital employed, which is debt and equity
less cash and cash equivalents for the trailing four quarters.
ENGINEERED SYSTEMS BOOKINGS AND
BACKLOG
Enerflex monitors its Engineered Systems
bookings and backlog as indicators of future revenue and business
activity levels for the Engineered Systems product line. Bookings
are recorded in the period when a firm commitment or order is
received from customers, increasing the Company's backlog in the
period, while revenue recognized on Engineered Systems products
decreases the backlog in the period that the revenue is recognized.
Backlog is an indication of revenue to be recognized in future
periods using percentage-of-completion accounting. Revenue from
contracts classified as finance leases for newly built equipment is
recorded as Engineered Systems bookings. The total amount of
revenue is removed from backlog at the commencement of the
lease.
ADVISORY REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
This news release contains forward-looking
information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
laws and forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe
harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements relate to Management's expectations
about future events, results of operations, the future performance
(both financial and operational) and business prospects of
Enerflex, and other matters that may occur in the future. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are
forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words
"anticipate", "future", "plan", "contemplate", "create",
"continue", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "propose", "might",
"may", "will", "shall", "project", "should", "could", "would",
"believe", "predict", "forecast", "pursue", "potential",
"objective", "capable", and similar expressions, are intended to
identify forward-looking information. In particular, this news
release includes (without limitation) forward-looking information
in the sections entitled, "Outlook", "2023 Guidance", and "Market
Outlook" as well as forward-looking information pertaining to: the
Company's ability to leverage its sustainable asset portfolio and
Engineered Systems backlog position to deliver on its
value-creating priorities throughout 2023, including strengthening
its financial position, delivering on expected synergies without
sacrificing operational capabilities, and executing on the
Company's 2023 business plan; the Company's continued expectations
to realize US$60 million of synergies within 12 to 18 months from
Transaction close of October 13, 2022; the anticipated benefits and
synergies of the Transaction and the Company's ability to realize
upon such benefits and synergies, including the remaining US$10
million of expected annual run-rate synergies; the Company's plans
to simplify its geographic footprint and consolidate its global
manufacturing capacity, including closing its manufacturing
facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore; the Company's
expectations to convert the $1.4 billion Engineered Systems backlog
into revenue through the balance of 2023 and 2024; the Company's
expectations that the initial agreement between Blueberry River
First Nations and the Government of British Columbia, coupled with
development activities anticipated for LNG exports, will be
constructive for the Canadian business; the Company's plans to
complete required upgrades on several facilities acquired through
the Transaction, and to invest in various small-scale
customer-sanctioned projects in the USA, Latin America, and Eastern
Hemisphere; expectations regarding the Company's ability to
generate excess cash flow, to be used to strengthen the Company's
financial position and to deleverage; the Company's plans to
strengthen its financial position to ensure the Company has
financial stability and flexibility through industry cycles; the
Company's plans to lower its overall cost of debt; Enerflex's
targeted financial metrics after the Transaction, including the
Company's expectations regarding the reduction of its bank-adjusted
net debt to EBITDA ratio to 2.5 times by the end of 2023; the
Company's expectations that total 2023 PP&E and growth capital
expenditures will range from US$80 million to US$90 million; the
Company's expectations that increased 2023 expenditures will impact
the near-term timing of cash flows; the Company's expectations that
2023 Transaction-related accretion for both EPS and CFPS will be
32% dilutive and 1% accretive, respectively; the Company's targeted
growth plans and related anticipated benefits, including global
energy transition trends; expectations concerning the Company's
ongoing exposure to the devaluation of the Argentine peso; the
Company's expectations regarding the overall activity level in the
oil and gas sector in North America, Latin America, and the Eastern
Hemisphere; the Company's large platform of international Energy
Infrastructure assets being able to continue serving the growing
need for reliable power and energy independence; expectations that
Enerflex's USA contract compression fleet utilization will remain
elevated; and Enerflex's expectations regarding the continued
payment of its quarterly dividend of at least $0.025 per share.
All forward-looking information in this news
release is subject to important risks, uncertainties, and
assumptions, which are difficult to predict and which may affect
Enerflex's operations, including, without limitation: the impact of
economic conditions, including volatility in the price of crude
oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, interest rates, and
foreign exchange rates; the markets in which Enerflex's products
and services are used; industry conditions, including supply and
demand fundamentals for crude oil and natural gas, and the related
infrastructure, including new environmental, taxation, and other
laws and regulations; expectations and implications of changes in
governmental regulation, laws, and income taxes; environmental,
social, and governance matters; the ability to continue to build
and improve on proven manufacturing capabilities and innovate into
new product lines and markets; increased competition; insufficient
funds to support capital investments required to grow the business;
the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management;
political unrest and geopolitical conditions; and other factors,
many of which are beyond the control of Enerflex. Readers are
cautioned that the foregoing list of assumptions and risk factors
should not be construed as exhaustive. While Enerflex believes that
there is a reasonable basis for the forward-looking information
included in this news release, as a result of such known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, actual results,
performance, or achievements could differ and such differences
could be material from those expressed in, or implied by, these
statements. The forward-looking information included in this news
release should not be unduly relied upon as a number of factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from the results
discussed in these forward-looking statements, including but not
limited to: the ability of Enerflex to realize the anticipated
benefits of, and synergies from, the Transaction and the timing and
quantum thereof; the ability to maintain desirable financial
ratios; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity
capital, generally, and on acceptable terms, if at all; the ability
to utilize tax losses in the future; the ability to maintain
relationships with partners and to successfully manage and operate
integrated businesses; risks associated with technology and
equipment, including potential cyberattacks; the occurrence of
unexpected events such as pandemics, war, terrorist threats, and
the instability resulting therefrom; risks associated with existing
and potential future lawsuits, shareholder proposals, and
regulatory actions; and those factors referred to under the heading
"Risk Factors" in Enerflex's Annual Information Form for the year
ended December 31, 2022, and Exterran's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2021, accessible on SEDAR+ and EDGAR,
respectively; in Enerflex's MD&A for the year ended December
31, 2022, and in Exterran's Form 10-Q for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2022, accessible on SEDAR+ and EDGAR, respectively;
and in Enerflex's Management Information Circular dated September
8, 2022, and in the Proxy Statement of Exterran and Prospectus of
Enerflex dated September 12, 2022, accessible on SEDAR+ and EDGAR,
respectively.
The forward-looking information contained herein
is expressly qualified in its entirety by the above cautionary
statement. The forward-looking information included in this news
release is made as of the date of this news release and is based
only on the information available to the Company at that time,
other than as required by law, Enerflex disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. This news release and its contents should not be
construed, under any circumstances, as investment, tax, or legal
advice.
The 2023 guidance regarding the Company's future
financial performance, including adjusted EBITDA, are based on
assumptions about future events, including economic conditions and
proposed courses of action, based on Management's assessment of the
relevant information currently available. The guidance is based on
the same assumptions and risk factors set forth above and is based
on the Company's historical results of operations. The financial
outlook or potential financial outlook set forth in this news
release was approved by Management and the Board of Directors as of
the date of this news release to provide investors with an
estimation of the outlook for the Company for 2023, and readers are
cautioned that any such financial outlook contained herein should
not be used for purposes other than those for which it is disclosed
herein. The prospective financial information set forth in this
news release has been prepared by Management. Management believes
that the prospective financial information has been prepared on a
reasonable basis, reflecting Management's best estimates and
judgments, and represents, to the best of Management's knowledge
and opinion, the Company's expected course of action in developing
and executing its business strategy relating to its business
operations. Actual results may vary from the prospective financial
information set forth in this news release. See above for a
discussion of the risks that could cause actual results to vary.
The prospective financial information set forth in this news
release should not be relied on as necessarily indicative of future
results.
ABOUT ENERFLEX
Transforming Energy for a Sustainable
Future. Enerflex is a premier integrated global provider
of energy infrastructure and energy transition solutions,
delivering natural gas processing, compression, power generation,
refrigeration, cryogenic, and produced water solutions.
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Enerflex, its subsidiaries, and interests in associates and joint
ventures, operate in over 90 locations in: Canada, the United
States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,
Peru, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the United Arab
Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Kuwait, India, Iraq, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Singapore, and Thailand.
Enerflex's common shares trade on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the symbol "EFX" and on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "EFXT". For more information about
Enerflex, visit www.enerflex.com.
For investor and media enquiries, contact:
Marc Rossiter |
Rodney Gray |
Stefan Ali |
|
|
|
President &Chief Executive Officer |
Senior
Vice President &Chief Financial Officer |
Vice
President, Investor Relations &Business Development, Energy
Transition |
Tel: (403) 387-6325 |
Tel: (403) 236-6857 |
Tel: (403) 717-4953 |
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