HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-08-11 Euless Articles A new website designed to clear up property
taxes causes confusion in Tarrant County
BY TESSA WEINBERG
AUGUST 10, 2020 06:00 AM , UPDATED AUGUST 10, 2020 08:46 AMed:
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A photo of the postcards sent to Tarrant County residents, informing them of the new site TarrantTaxInfo.com, where
they can look up info on their property taxes and proposed rates. The website’s creation was mandated under Senate
Bill 2, the sweeping school finance bill passed in 2019. PHOTO COURTESY OF TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
0% Paul Clark, a longtime Tarrant County resident, was intrigued when he received an orange
postcard in the mail recently from the Tarrant Appraisal District. It wasn’t an appraisal notice, but
instead directed Clark to TarrantTaxInfo.com, a site where it said he could find information on his
2020 property taxes and proposed actions from local taxing units. The site didn’t have much detail
on its homepage, but it did allow him to search for a breakdown of his property taxes by entering
either his name, property ID or address.
“Every query that I tried, it would not return any records,” Clark said.
Wendy Burgess, Tarrant County’s Tax Assessor-Collector, said that’s because the site had
crashed for a short period on Aug. 3 when so many residents tried to access it at once. But Clark
wasn’t the only resident who has experienced issues trying to access the new site.
Jeff Law, the chief appraiser for the Tarrant Appraisal District, said that some residents have
entered the site’s URL into a search engine, like Google or Bing, rather than directly into the
address bar. From there, they’ve been directed to different websites that have charged them $1
to $2 look up the info — rather than the official site that allows them look it up at no cost.
“Basically they’re selling you the information, rather than just getting it for free,” Law said. “But
that’s the kind of websites that we’re finding that when people enter that URL into a search engine,
they wind up getting directed to a property search type website. And they think that it’s our
website, and it’s not.”
“If you get on a website that wants to charge you something, you are not on the right website,”
Law said.
Launched on Aug. 1, the Tarrant Tax Info website was mandated under Senate Bill 2, the
sweeping property tax reform bill passed by the Texas Legislature in 2019. The focus of the bill
was largely on the 3.5% cap it imposes on property tax revenues for cities and counties. Any
higher, and taxing units will need voter approval. But the bill also added measures aimed at
increasing transparency for residents, like its name the “Texas Property Tax Reform and
Transparency Act of 2019” suggests.
As part of the bill, appraisal districts were required to create a searchable property tax database
that allows residents to look up their tax rates and proposed ones, see information on public
hearings to change tax rates, and submit comments on proposed changes directly to taxing units
through the site.
But Clark said most of that isn’t clear from the notice he received.
“It’s so random. And it just says, ‘Here’s this’ and it doesn’t say anything else,” Clark said. “And
so unless you have some degree of curiosity that you’re going to actually log on and go to the
trouble to understand what this program is all about, I think you’re just going to put it in the trash
can with all the other postcard things that you get and you’re never going to think about it again.”
The postcard itself doesn’t mention Senate Bill 2, that this is a newly created database made
because of it or go into detail about what you can do through the site. The site itself provides a bit
more detail, but could be much clearer and include an FAQ, Clark said.
“I think if this was a program that you wanted the public to know about and you wanted it to be
used, then there would be an education component,” Clark said. Law stressed that the site and
its rollout is a work-in-progress, and that while it meets the basic requirements of the law, feedback
will be taken into account to improve it. While TAD was tasked with creating the database and
sending notices, Law said it should also be on the onus of the taxing entities themselves — who
must update information on tax rates and public hearings in the database — to help educate the
public. Law said TAD paid roughly $25,000 to the Farmers Branch-based BIS Consulting firm to
create the site, and just under $200,000 to mail out the postcards to every property owner in
Tarrant County.
“We hardly had time to even budget for it,” Law said.
Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Republican from Lubbock and chair of the House Ways and Means
Committee, was the author of the House version of Senate Bill 2. Burrows said he envisioned that
appraisal districts would have most of the responsibility in the database’s creation, and that local
taxing entities would help promote it as a resource.
“I would hope appraisal districts would take ownership and really appreciate the fact that this
website is now in existence,” Burrows said. “People have a lot of questions about who’s raising
their taxes, and it’s not necessarily just the change and the increases in appraised values, and
this helps them better explain this.”
Burgess said her office has had to do a lot of explaining. As the county’s tax assessor-collector,
her contact information is required to be printed on the notice under the new law — even though
her office is not the one in charge of the site.
“It’s just a little confusing,” Burgess said. “But I am responsible to the taxpayers, and so I’m a part
of the process whether this is my site or not. And I want to help educate them to the best of my
abilities so it can clear up confusion on the usefulness of the website.”
Burgess has tried to clear up discrepancies by posting on the county’s website and on Facebook.
And the city of Fort Worth posted a notice about the new site as well.
“Because this is a new tool, we haven’t fully explored how we can use it to help educate residents,”
Michelle Gutt, a city spokeswoman, wrote in an email Friday. The city is transitioning to a new
website that will launch in October, and is assessing whether it can integrate the database and
the public feedback section. Any feedback that is submitted by residents would be shared with
staff and elected officials, Gutt said.
And despite the confusion around the new site, Law said he hopes Tarrant County residents
ultimately understand it’s a free, accessible resource that’s meant to add transparency to their
property tax estimates and help them have a say.
“The appraisal district is one leg of the stool, the property owner is one leg of the stool, but the
elected officials and the setting of the tax rate is that third leg of the stool,” Law said. “And I think
this is a shift in the legislature’s intent to say, ‘You need to pay more attention to what your elected
officials are doing in setting the tax rate.’”
U.S. Concrete Announces Second Quarter
2020 Results
USCR | 7 days ago
EULESS, Texas, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR), a leading
producer of construction materials in select major markets across the United States, today reported
results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
SECOND QUARTER 2020 RESULTS AND HIGHLIGHTS(1)
Consolidated revenue was $322.7 million
Aggregate products revenue was $54.5 million, an all-time quarterly high
Aggregate products Adjusted EBITDA was $21.6 million, an all-time quarterly high
Operating income more than tripled from the prior year second quarter to $21.6 million
Net income increased to $6.5 million from $0.9 million in the prior year second quarter
Total Adjusted EBITDA(2) increased 13.3% to $47.6 million as compared to $42.0 million in the prior
year second quarter
Net income margin of 2.0% and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2) of 14.8%.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $40.1 million, more than double the prior year second
quarter
Adjusted Free Cash Flow(2) was $33.3 million, more than double the prior year second quarter
Available liquidity of $334.8 million as of June 30, 2020
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(1) Certain computations within this press release may reflect rounding adjustments.
(2) Total Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow and related margins are non-GAAP
financial measures. Please refer to the reconciliations and other information at the end of this
press release.
Ronnie Pruitt, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Concrete, Inc. highlighted, "While today's
release is about our second quarter financial results, I want to acknowledge that we are operating in
a remarkably challenging environment, and I want to thank our employees, suppliers, customers and
financial stakeholders for their dedication and resilience.
"We are very pleased to report our Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the second quarter of 2020 was
14.8%, a significant improvement over the prior year second quarter. A comprehensive review of our
operations and decisive action by our managers, combined with the highly variable nature of our cost
structure, allowed us to achieve these margins, despite the unprecedented disruption in several of our
key markets."
Mr. Pruitt continued, "We continue to realize the strategic value of the Coram Materials acquisition,
and I'm pleased by the successful integration of that important operation. Our growing presence as a
third-party provider of critical aggregate products supports the underlying demand trends in all major
markets where we operate. This was evident as we achieved all-time quarterly high revenue and
Adjusted EBITDA in our aggregate products segment during the second quarter of 2020.
"Our employees' ability to address rapid changes in our markets during the quarter demonstrates their
flexibility and resolve. This is most evident in our re-engineering efforts and sustainable cost
containment initiatives that resulted in the operating performance improvements and set the
framework to address future changes to our business and demand for our products."
OPERATING RESULTS
AGGREGATE PRODUCTS SEGMENT Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
($ in millions
except selling
prices)
2020 2019 2020 2019
Aggregate
Products
Segment:
Sales to external
customers
$ 38.2 $ 36.2 $ 69.3 $ 67.9
Intersegment
sales
16.3 13.3 28.8 24.5
Total aggregate
products
revenue
$ 54.5 $ 49.5 $ 98.1 $ 92.4
Adjusted
EBITDA
$ 21.6 $ 12.2 $ 32.9 $ 22.6
Aggregate
Products Data:
ASP per ton(1) $ 12.83 $ 11.83 $ 12.56 $ 11.96
Sales volume in
thousand tons
3,188 2,878 5,820 5,376
(1) The calculation of ASP excludes certain other ancillary revenue and certain
freight revenue. The Company defines revenue for its aggregate products ASP
calculation as amounts billed to external and internal customers for coarse and
fine aggregate products, excluding delivery charges. The Company's definition
and calculation of ASP may differ from other companies in the construction
materials industry.
Aggregate products revenue increased $5.0 million in the 2020 second quarter to an all-time high
of $54.5 million, resulting from a 10.8% increase in sales volume and an 8.5% increase in average
selling price related to the favorable mix of products sold compared to the second quarter of 2019.
Aggregate products Adjusted EBITDA of $21.6 million in the 2020 second quarter increased 77.0%
from the second quarter of 2019, primarily related to improved operating efficiencies, increased
production volume at our Texas aggregates operations, and the profitability from the Coram Materials
acquisition.
READY-MIXED CONCRETE SEGMENT Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
($ in millions except selling
prices)
2020 2019 2020 2019
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Segment:
Revenue $ 272.4 $ 314.0 $ 564.6 $ 604.4
Adjusted EBITDA $ 38.1 $ 38.1 $ 69.8 $ 72.6
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Data:
Average selling price
("ASP") per cubic yard(1)
$ 137.18 $ 138.40 $ 140.77 $ 138.97
Sales volume in thousand
cubic yards
1,982 2,264 4,003 4,342
(1) Calculation excludes certain ancillary revenue that is
reported within the segment.
Revenue from the ready-mixed concrete segment for the second quarter of 2020 decreased $41.6
million, or 13.2%, compared to the prior year second quarter, as our New York
City and California markets were impacted by temporary restrictions and delays in certain construction
activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the volume decline, actions taken from our
business contingency plans in the form of labor management, concrete mix optimization, higher asset
utilization and delivery efficiencies, which included lower fuel costs, resulted in second quarter 2020
Adjusted EBITDA equal to the the second quarter of 2019. While the Company recognized resilient
and increased pricing in each of its operating regions in the second quarter of 2020, overall ASP
declined due to changes in the product and geographical mix of revenue compared to the second
quarter of 2019.
CONSOLIDATED SECOND QUARTER 2020 RESULTS COMPARED TO SECOND QUARTER
2019
Consolidated revenue decreased as compared to the prior year second quarter, primarily as a result
of lower ready-mixed concrete volumes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, which were partially
offset by record revenue from aggregate products. Revenue declined significantly in April but improved
progressively month-to-month throughout the second quarter as the definition of essential services
evolved in each market and restrictions were modified. During the second quarter of 2020, operating
income was $21.6 million compared to $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2019, with an operating
income margin of 6.7% compared to 1.6% in the second quarter of 2019. The improvement in
operating income resulted from our aggressive cost containment measures, operating efficiencies,
continued focus on our operating margin, and growth from our aggregate products segment, which
included our Coram Materials acquisition, as well as lower fuel costs.
Selling, general and administrative expense ("SG&A") as a percentage of revenue was 9.8% in the
2020 second quarter compared to 10.7% in the prior year second quarter. SG&A decreased $7.5
million, or 19.1%, for the 2020 second quarter, in comparison to the 2019 second quarter, primarily as
a result of a lower non-cash stock-based compensation expense. In addition, management
implemented cost-cutting measures throughout the Company in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
particularly impacting travel, entertainment, and labor. These improvements were partially offset by
realignment initiative costs. On a non-GAAP basis, Adjusted SG&A, which excludes non-cash stock
compensation, acquisition-related costs and realignment initiative costs, was 8.8% of revenue in the
2020 second quarter compared to 7.8% in the prior year second quarter, with reduced leverage due
to the lower sales volumes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjusted SG&A as a percentage
of revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please refer to the definitions, reconciliations, and other
information at the end of this press release.
BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY
Net cash provided by operating activities in the 2020 second quarter more than doubled to $40.1
million, compared to $18.7 million in the prior year second quarter. The Company's Adjusted Free
Cash Flow in the 2020 second quarter more than doubled to $33.3 million, compared to $14.1
million in the prior year second quarter. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure.
Please refer to the definitions, reconciliations, and other information at the end of this press release.
At June 30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $17.5 million and total debt
of $758.9 million, resulting in Net Debt of $741.4 million. Net Debt increased $94.7 million from
December 31, 2019 due primarily to the acquisition of Coram Materials in February 2020. At June 30,
2020, the Company had available borrowing capacity of $137.3 million under its revolving credit facility
and $180.0 million under its delayed draw term loan facility, resulting in total liquidity of $334.8
million when combined with its cash balances. Net Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please
refer to the definitions, reconciliations, and other information at the end of this press release.
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS
U.S. Concrete will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30
a.m. Central Time), to review its second quarter 2020 results. To participate in the call, please dial
(877) 312-8806 – Conference ID: 4483164 at least 20 minutes before the conference call begins and
ask for the U.S. Concrete conference call.
A live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website
at www.us-concrete.com. Please visit the website at least 20 minutes before the call begins to
register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the conference call and
archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call on the Investor Relations section of the
Company's website at www.us-concrete.com.
ABOUT U.S. CONCRETE
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) is a leading supplier of concrete and aggregates for large-scale
commercial, residential and infrastructure projects across the country. The Company holds leading
market positions in the high-growth metropolitan markets of New York City, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth and Washington, D.C., and its materials have been used in some of the
most complex and highly specialized construction projects of the last decade. U.S. Concrete has
continued to grow organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions of independent producers
in our target markets.
For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements and information provided in this press release are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements
concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, outlook, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "intend,"
"should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "outlook," "predict," "potential" or
"continue," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking
statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include
projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated
trends in our business. These statements are predictions based on our current expectations and
projections about future events which we believe are reasonable. Actual events or results may differ
materially.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to
events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We believe that these
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general economic and business conditions, which
will, among other things, affect demand for new residential and commercial construction; our ability to
successfully identify, manage, and integrate acquisitions; the cyclical nature of, and changes in, the
real estate and construction markets, including pricing changes by our competitors; governmental
requirements and initiatives, including those related to mortgage lending, financing or deductions,
funding for public or infrastructure construction, land usage, and environmental, health, and safety
matters; disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our, our suppliers'
and our customers' access to capital; our ability to successfully implement our operating strategy;
weather conditions; our substantial indebtedness and the restrictions imposed on us by the terms of
our indebtedness; the effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial
condition; our ability to maintain favorable relationships with third parties who supply us with equipment
and essential supplies; our ability to retain key personnel and maintain satisfactory labor relations; and
product liability, property damage, results of litigation and other claims and insurance coverage issues.
These risks and uncertainties also include the effects of COVID-19; the length and severity of the
COVID-19 pandemic; the pace of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic; our ability to implement
cost containment strategies; and the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, the
economy and the markets we serve.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,
we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither
we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-
looking statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements made in connection with this press
release that are attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety
by the "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no duty to update any of the
forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform such statements to actual
results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by federal securities laws. There can be
no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of these forward-looking statements or that
our actual results will not differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking
statements. Unpredictable or unknown factors we have not discussed in this press release also could
have material effects on actual results or matters that are the subject of our forward-looking
statements. We undertake no obligation to, and do not intend to, update our description of important
factors each time a potential important factor arises.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Included in this press release are certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful for
investors. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
other companies report and are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our
performance in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliations and definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are
included at the end of this press release. Because certain GAAP financial measures on a forward-
looking basis are not accessible, and reconciling information is not available without unreasonable
effort, we have not provided reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures.
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in millions except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Revenue $ 322.7 $ 367.5 $ 657.1 $ 700.6
Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion
and amortization
250.1 296.8 524.0 565.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses 31.7 39.2 65.4 71.3
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 25.2 25.1 48.6 47.9
Change in value of contingent consideration (5.8) 0.3 (5.5) 1.3
Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets, net (0.1) 0.1 (0.1) 1.0
Operating income 21.6 6.0 24.7 13.9
Interest expense, net 11.4 11.6 22.8 23.2
Other income, net (0.6) (7.2) (1.2) (7.6)
Income (loss) before income taxes 10.8 1.6 3.1 (1.7)
Income tax expense (benefit) 4.3 0.7 (0.6) —
Net income (loss) 6.5 0.9 3.7 (1.7)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-
controlling interest
(0.1) 0.2 0.2 0.3
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 6.6 $ 0.7 $ 3.5 $ (2.0)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S.
Concrete:
Basic $ 0.39 $ 0.04 $ 0.21 $ (0.12)
Diluted $ 0.39 $ 0.04 $ 0.21 $ (0.12)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 16.6 16.4 16.6 16.4
Diluted 16.6 16.4 16.6 16.4
U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions) June 30,
2020
December 31, 2019
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 17.5 $ 40.6
Trade accounts receivable, net 204.7 233.1
Inventories 65.2 59.0
Other receivables, net 13.1 8.4
Prepaid expenses and other 6.5 7.9
Total current assets 307.0 349.0
Property, plant and equipment, net 794.1 673.5
Operating lease assets 70.3 69.8
Goodwill 239.5 239.5
Intangible assets, net 81.9 92.4
Other assets 11.7 9.1
Total assets $ 1,504.5 $ 1,433.3
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 127.2 $ 136.4
Accrued liabilities 75.1 63.5
Current maturities of long-term debt 34.1 32.5
Current operating lease liabilities 13.7 12.9
Total current liabilities 250.1 245.3
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 724.8 654.8
Long-term operating lease liabilities 59.8 59.7
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits 38.5 49.1
Deferred income taxes 56.4 54.8
Total liabilities 1,129.6 1,063.7
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Additional paid-in capital 358.4 348.9
Retained earnings 31.3 31.1
Treasury stock, at cost (37.9) (36.6)
Total shareholders' equity 351.8 343.4
Non-controlling interest 23.1 26.2
Total equity 374.9 369.6
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,504.5 $ 1,433.3
U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in millions) Six months ended June
30, 2020 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) $ 3.7 $ (1.7)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 48.6 47.9
Amortization of debt issuance costs 1.0 0.9
Change in value of contingent consideration (5.5) 1.3
Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of assets, net (0.1) 1.0
Gains from eminent domain matter and property insurance claims — (6.0)
Deferred income taxes 2.6 2.5
Provision for doubtful accounts and customer disputes 1.0 1.3
Stock-based compensation 6.2 11.1
Other, net (0.8) (0.6)
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable 24.9 (13.1)
Inventories 1.7 (1.6)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (3.0) (4.6)
Other assets and liabilities 2.7 (0.7)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1.1 2.9
Net cash provided by operating activities 84.1 40.6
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (14.2) (18.1)
Payment for acquisition of business (140.2) —
Proceeds from sale of businesses and property, plant and equipment 0.3 0.7
Proceeds from eminent domain matter and property insurance claims — 6.0
Net cash used in investing activities (154.1) (11.4)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from revolver borrowings 260.8 163.3
Repayments of revolver borrowings (204.3) (157.8)
Proceeds from stock option exercises — 0.2
Payments of other long-term obligations (9.9) (11.6)
Payments for finance leases, promissory notes and other (10.8) (16.2)
Debt issuance costs (2.2) —
Shares redeemed for employee income tax obligations (1.2) (2.2)
Other proceeds 14.5 —
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 46.9 (24.3)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
— (0.1)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
(23.1) 4.8
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 40.6 20.0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 17.5 $ 24.8
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin
Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. We
define Total Adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss), excluding the impact of income tax expense
(benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, net interest expense and certain other non-cash,
non-recurring and/or unusual, non-operating items including, but not limited to: non-cash stock
compensation expense, non-cash change in value of contingent consideration, impairment of assets,
acquisition-related costs, officer transition expenses, purchase accounting adjustments for inventory,
and realignment initiative costs. Acquisition-related costs consist of fees and expenses for
accountants, lawyers and other professionals incurred during the negotiation and closing of strategic
acquisitions and certain acquired entities' management severance costs. Acquisition-related costs do
not include fees or expenses associated with post-closing integration of strategic acquisitions. We
define Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin as the amount determined by dividing Total Adjusted EBITDA
by total revenue. We have included Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin herein
because they are widely used by investors for valuation and comparing our financial performance with
the performance of other building material companies. We also use Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total
Adjusted EBITDA Margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Total
Adjusted EBITDA does not give effect to the cash we must use to service our debt or pay our income
taxes and thus does not reflect the funds actually available for capital expenditures. In addition, our
presentation of Total Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other
companies report. Total Adjusted EBITDA and Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin are not intended to be
used as an alternative to any measure of our performance in accordance with GAAP. The following
table reconciles Total Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure,
which is net income (loss) (in millions).
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Total Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
Net income (loss) $ 6.5 $ 0.9 $ 3.7 $ (1.7)
Add/(subtract): Income tax expense (benefit) 4.3 0.7 (0.6) —
Income (loss) before income taxes 10.8 1.6 3.1 (1.7)
Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 25.2 25.1 48.6 47.9
Add: Interest expense, net 11.4 11.6 22.8 23.2
Add: Non-cash stock compensation expense 2.5 9.4 6.2 11.1
Add/(subtract): Non-cash change in value of
contingent consideration
(5.8) 0.3 (5.5) 1.3
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for
inventory
2.6 — 4.2 —
Add: Acquisition-related costs — 0.7 1.3 0.8
Add: Realignment initiative costs 0.9 — 0.9 —
Add: Officer transition expenses — 0.6 0.2 0.6
Add: Loss on mixer truck fire — 0.1 — 0.7
Subtract: Eminent domain matter — (5.3) — (5.3)
Subtract: Hurricane-related loss recoveries, net — (2.1) — (2.1)
Total Adjusted EBITDA $ 47.6 $ 42.0 $ 81.8 $ 76.5
Net income (loss) margin 2.0 % 0.2 % 0.6 % (0.2) %
Total Adjusted EBITDA Margin 14.8 % 11.4 % 12.4 % 10.9 %
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. We define
Adjusted Gross Profit as our operating income, excluding the impact of depreciation, depletion and
amortization ("DD&A"), selling, general and administrative expenses, change in value of contingent
consideration, purchase accounting adjustments for inventory and loss (gain) on sale/disposal of
assets and business, net. We define Adjusted Gross Margin as the amount determined by dividing
Adjusted Gross Profit by total revenue. We have included Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross
Margin herein because they are widely used by investors for valuing and comparing our financial
performance from period to period. We also use Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin to
monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted
Gross Margin are not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance in
accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles Adjusted Gross Profit to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure, which is operating income (in millions).
Three Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Adjusted Gross Profit Reconciliation
Operating income $ 21.6 $ 6.0 $ 24.7 $ 13.9
Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 25.2 25.1 48.6 47.9
Add: Selling, general and administrative
expenses
31.7 39.2 65.4 71.3
Add/(subtract): Change in value of contingent
consideration
(5.8) 0.3 (5.5) 1.3
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for
inventory
2.6 — 4.2 —
Add/(subtract): Loss (gain) on sale/disposal of
assets, net
(0.1) 0.1 (0.1) 1.0
Adjusted Gross Profit $ 75.2 $ 70.7 $ 137.3 $ 135.4
Operating income margin 6.7 % 1.6 % 3.8 % 2.0 %
Adjusted Gross Profit Margin 23.3 % 19.2 % 20.9 % 19.3 %
Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a Percentage of Revenue
Adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage
of revenue are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Adjusted SG&A as selling, general and
administrative expenses, excluding the impact of non-cash stock compensation expense, acquisition-
related costs, officer transition costs, and realignemnt initiative cost. We define Adjusted SG&A as a
percentage of revenue as Adjusted SG&A divided by total revenue. We have included Adjusted SG&A
and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue herein because they are used by investors to
compare our SG&A leverage with the performance of other building materials companies. We use
Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue to monitor and compare the financial
performance of our operations. Adjusted SG&A and Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue are
not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our performance under GAAP. The
following table reconciles Adjusted SG&A to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure,
which is SG&A (in millions).
Three Months Ended June
30,
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Adjusted SG&A Reconciliation
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 31.7 $ 39.2 $ 65.4 $ 71.3
Subtract: Non-cash stock compensation
expense
(2.5) (9.4) (6.2) (11.1)
Subtract: Acquisition-related costs — (0.7) (1.3) (0.8)
Subtract: Realignment initiative costs (0.9) — (0.9) —
Subtract: Officer transition expenses — (0.6) (0.2) (0.6)
Adjusted SG&A $ 28.3 $ 28.5 $ 56.8 $ 58.8
SG&A as a percentage of revenue 9.8 % 10.7 % 10.0 % 10.2 %
Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue 8.8 % 7.8 % 8.6 % 8.4 %
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income (Loss)
Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable
to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share are non-GAAP financial measures. We define Adjusted Net Income
(Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete as net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete, net of taxes,
income tax expense (benefit) and certain other non-cash, non-recurring and/or unusual, non-operating
items including, but not limited to: non-cash stock compensation expense, non-cash change in value
of contingent consideration, impairment of assets, acquisition-related costs, officer transition
expenses, purchase accounting adjustments for inventory, and realignment initiative costs. We also
adjust Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete for a normalized effective income tax
rate of 27%. We define Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share
as Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete on a diluted per share basis. Acquisition-
related costs consist of fees and expenses for accountants, lawyers and other professionals incurred
during the negotiation and closing of strategic acquisitions and certain acquired entities' management
severance costs. Acquisition-related costs do not include fees or expenses associated with post-
closing integration of strategic acquisitions.
We have included Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net Income
(Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share herein because they are used by investors for
valuation and comparing our financial performance with the performance of other building material
companies. We use Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted Net
Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share to monitor and compare the financial
performance of our operations. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete and Adjusted
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share are not intended to be used as an
alternative to any measure of our performance in accordance with GAAP.
The following tables reconcile (i) Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete to the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete
and (ii) Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S. Concrete per Diluted Share to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete per
diluted share (in millions except per share amounts).
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S.
Concrete Reconciliation
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 6.6 $ 0.7 $ 3.5 $ (2.0)
Add/(subtract): Income tax expense (benefit) 4.3 0.7 (0.6) —
Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes 10.9 1.4 2.9 (2.0)
Add: Non-cash stock compensation expense 2.5 9.4 6.2 11.1
Add/(subtract): Non-cash change in value of contingent
consideration
(5.8) 0.3 (5.5) 1.3
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for inventory 2.6 — 4.2 —
Add: Acquisition-related costs — 0.7 1.3 0.8
Add: Realignment initiative costs 0.9 — 0.9 —
Add: Officer transition expenses — 0.6 0.2 0.6
Add: Loss on mixer truck fire — 0.1 — 0.7
Subtract: Eminent domain matter — (5.3) — (5.3)
Subtract: Hurricane-related loss recoveries, net — (2.1) — (2.1)
Adjusted income before income taxes 11.1 5.1 10.2 5.1
Subtract: Normalized income tax expense(1) 3.0 1.4 2.8 1.4
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 8.1 $ 3.7 $ 7.4 $ 3.7
(1) Assumes a normalized effective tax rate of 27% in all periods. Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Attributable to U.S.
Concrete per Diluted Share Reconciliation
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Concrete $ 0.39 $ 0.04 $ 0.21 $ (0.12)
Add: Income tax expense (benefit) 0.26 0.05 (0.04) —
Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes 0.65 0.09 0.17 (0.12)
Add: Impact of non-cash stock compensation expense 0.15 0.57 0.37 0.68
Add/(subtract): Impact of non-cash change in value of
contingent consideration
(0.35) 0.02 (0.33) 0.07
Add: Impact of purchase accounting adjustments for
inventory
0.16 — 0.26 —
Add: Impact of acquisition-related costs — 0.04 0.08 0.06
Add: Impact of realignment initiative costs 0.06 — 0.06 —
Add: Impact of officer transition expenses — 0.03 0.01 0.03
Add: Impact of loss on mixer truck fire — 0.01 — 0.04
Subtract: Impact of eminent domain matter — (0.32) — (0.32)
Subtract: Impact of hurricane-related loss recoveries, net — (0.13) — (0.13)
Adjusted income before income taxes 0.67 0.31 0.62 0.31
Subtract: Normalized income tax expense(1) 0.18 0.08 0.17 0.08
Adjusted Net Income Attributable to U.S. Concrete per
Diluted Share
$ 0.49 $ 0.23 $ 0.45 $ 0.23
(1) Assumes a normalized effective tax rate of 27% in all periods.
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Adjusted Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow as
net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment plus
proceeds from the disposal of businesses and property, plant and equipment, eminent domain matter
and property loss claims. We consider Adjusted Free Cash Flow to be an important indicator of our
ability to service our debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments. However,
Adjusted Free Cash Flow is not intended to be used as an alternative to any measure of our liquidity
in accordance with GAAP. The following table reconciles Adjusted Free Cash Flow to the most directly
comparable GAAP financial measure, which is net cash provided by operating activities (in millions). Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Reconciliation
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 40.1 $ 18.7 $ 84.1 $ 40.6
Subtract: Purchases of property, plant and equipment (6.9) (10.9) (14.2) (18.1)
Add: Proceeds from disposals of businesses and
property, plant and equipment
0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7
Add: Proceeds from eminent domain matter and
property insurance claims
— 6.0 — 6.0
Adjusted Free Cash Flow $ 33.3 $ 14.1 $ 70.2 $ 29.2
Net Debt
Net Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Net Debt as total debt, including current
maturities and capital lease obligations, less cash and cash equivalents. We believe that Net Debt is
useful to investors as a measure of our financial position. We use Net Debt to monitor and compare
our financial position from period to period. However, Net Debt is not intended to be used as an
alternative to any measure of our financial position in accordance with GAAP. The following table
reconciles Net Debt to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is total debt,
including current maturities and capital lease obligations (in millions).
As of As of June 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
Net Debt Reconciliation
Total debt, including current maturities and finance lease
obligations
$ 758.9 $ 687.3
Subtract: cash and cash equivalents 17.5 40.6
Net Debt $ 741.4 $ 646.7
Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA
Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We define Net Debt to Total
Adjusted EBITDA as Net Debt divided by Total Adjusted EBITDA for the applicable last twelve-month
period. We define Total Adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss), excluding the impact of income
tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, net interest expense and certain other
non-cash, non-recurring and/or unusual, non-operating items including, but not limited to: non-cash
stock compensation expense, non-cash change in value of contingent consideration, impairment of
assets, acquisition-related costs, officer transition expenses, purchase accounting adjustments for
inventory and realignment initiative costs. We believe that Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA is useful
to investors as a measure of our financial position. We use this measure to monitor and compare our
financial position from period to period. However, Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA is not intended
to be used as an alternative to any measure of our financial position in accordance with GAAP. The
following table presents our calculation of Net Debt to Total Adjusted EBITDA and the most directly
comparable GAAP ratio, which is total debt to last twelve months ("LTM") net income (in millions).
Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2020
Total LTM Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
Net income $ 21.6
Add: Income tax expense 11.7
Income before income taxes 33.3
Add: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 94.0
Add: Interest expense, net 45.7
Add: Non-cash stock compensation expense 14.2
Add/(subtract): Non-cash change in value of contingent consideration (4.0)
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments for inventory 4.2
Add: Realignment initiative costs 0.9
Add: Acquisition-related costs, net 0.6
Add: Litigation settlement cost 0.3
Add: Officer transition expenses 0.2
Total LTM Adjusted EBITDA 189.4
Net Debt $ 741.4
Total debt to LTM net income 35.05x
Net Debt to Total LTM Adjusted EBITDA as of June 30, 2020 3.9x
Source: USCR-E
Contact: U.S. Concrete, Inc. Investor Relations 844-828-4774 IR@us-concrete.com