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Park Aerospace Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year Results

NEWTON, Kan., May 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Park Aerospace Corp. (NYSE-PKE) reported results for the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter and year ended February 27, 2022. As previously reported, Park completed the sale of its Electronics Business to AGC Inc. on December 4, 2018. Therefore, costs relating to the Electronics Business are reported as discontinued operations. Continuing operations discussed below refer to Park’s Aerospace Business unless otherwise indicated.

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results and other matters at 11:00 a.m. EDT today. A live audio webcast of the event, along with presentation materials, will be available at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9mg76pan at 11:00 a.m. EDT today. The presentation materials will also be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. EDT today at https://parkaerospace.com/shareholders/investor-conference-calls/ and on the Company’s website at www.parkaerospace.com under “Investor Conference Calls” on the “Shareholders” page.

Continuing Operations:

Park reported net sales from continuing operations of $12,502,000 for the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter ended February 27, 2022 compared to $14,441,000 for the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter ended February 28, 2021 and $13,864,000 for the 2022 fiscal year third quarter ended August 29, 2021. Park’s net sales from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2022 were $53,578,000 compared to $46,276,000 for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021. Net earnings from continuing operations for the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter were $1,956,000 compared to $1,032,000 for the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter and $1,741,000 for the 2022 fiscal year third quarter. Net earnings from continuing operations were $8,464,000 for the current year compared to $5,192,000 for last fiscal year.

Net earnings from continuing operations before special items for the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter were $2,018,000 compared to $2,335,000 for the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter and $1,754,000 for the 2022 fiscal year third quarter. Net earnings from continuing operations before special items for the fiscal year ended February 27, 2022 were $8,723,000 compared to $6,495,000 for last fiscal year.

Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter was $3,083,000 compared to $3,257,000 for the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter and $2,670,000 for the 2022 fiscal year third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations for the 2022 fiscal year was $13,089,000 compared to $8,419,000 for the prior fiscal year.

The Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $62,000 in the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter and $13,000 in the 2022 fiscal year third quarter, primarily for the costs in connection with exiting the Park Aerospace Technologies Asia Pte. Ltd. idle facility in Singapore. In the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter, the Company recorded a pretax restructuring charge of $1,570,000 primarily for the impairment of assets at its Park Aerospace Technologies Asia Pte. Ltd facility in Singapore.

Park reported basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.10 for the 2022 fiscal year fourth quarter compared to basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.05 for the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter and basic earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.09 and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.08 for the 2022 fiscal year third quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before special items were $0.10 for the 2022 fiscal fourth quarter compared to $0.11 for the 2021 fiscal year fourth quarter and $0.09 for the 2022 fiscal year third quarter.

Park reported basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.41 for the 2022 fiscal year compared to $0.25 for the 2021 fiscal year. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations before special items were $0.43 and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before special items were $0.42 for the 2022 fiscal year compared to basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations before special items of $0.32 for the 2021 fiscal year.

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results at 11:00 a.m. EDT today. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed in this conference call. The conference call dial-in number is (800) 799-7117 in the United States and Canada, and (213) 217-9330 in other countries. The required passcode for attendance by phone is 2749196.

For those unable to listen to the call live, a conference call replay will be available from approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT today through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. The conference call replay will be available at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9mg76pan and on the Company’s website at www.parkaerospace.com under “Investor Conference Calls” on the “Shareholders” page. It can also be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 in the United States and Canada, and (404) 537-3406 in other countries. The required passcode for accessing the replay by phone is 2749196.

Any additional material financial or statistical data disclosed in the conference call, including the investor presentation, will also be available at the time of the conference call on the Company’s web site at
https://parkaerospace.com/shareholders/investor-conference-calls/.

Park believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations would be difficult if the disclosure of its operating results were limited to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) financial measures, which include special items, such as restructuring charges. Accordingly, in addition to disclosing its operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, Park discloses non-GAAP measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, and operating results that exclude special items in order to assist its shareholders and other readers in assessing the Company’s operating performance, since the Company’s ongoing, normal business operations do not include such special items. The detailed operating information presented below includes a reconciliation of the non-GAAP operating results before special items to earnings determined in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of GAAP pre-tax earnings to Adjusted EBITDA. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided to supplement the results provided in accordance with GAAP.

Park Aerospace Corp. develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the global aerospace markets. Park’s advanced composite materials include film adhesives (undergoing qualification) and lightning strike materials. Park offers an array of composite materials specifically designed for hand lay-up or automated fiber placement (AFP) manufacturing applications. Park’s advanced composite materials are used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs commonly referred to as “drones”), business jets, general aviation aircraft and rotary wing aircraft. Park also offers specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles and specially designed materials for radome applications. As a complement to Park’s advanced composite materials offering, Park designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. Target markets for Park’s composite parts and structures (which include Park’s proprietary composite SigmaStrut™ and AlphaStrut™ product lines) are, among others, prototype and development aircraft, special mission aircraft, spares for legacy military and civilian aircraft and exotic spacecraft. Park’s objective is to do what others are either unwilling or unable to do. When nobody else wants to do it because it is too difficult, too small or too annoying, sign us up.

Additional corporate information is available on the Company’s web site at www.parkaerospace.com

Performance table, including non-GAAP information (in thousands, except per share amounts –unaudited):
  13 Weeks Ended     52 Weeks Ended  
                   
  February 27, 2022     February 28, 2021     November 28, 2021     February 27, 2022     February 28, 2021    
Sales $ 12,502       $ 14,441       $ 13,864       $ 53,578       $ 46,276      
                               
Net Earnings before Special Items1 $ 2,018       $ 2,335       $ 1,754       $ 8,723       $ 6,495      
Special Items, Net of Tax:                              
   Restructuring Charges   (62 )       (1,303 )       (13 )       (259 )       (1,303 )    
     Net Earnings from Continuing Operations $ 1,956       $ 1,032       $ 1,741       $ 8,464       $ 5,192      
                               
     Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax $       $       $       $       $ (328 )    
                               
Net Earnings $ 1,956       $ 1,032       $ 1,741       $ 8,464       $ 4,864      
                               
Basic Earnings per Share:                              
Basic Earnings before Special Items1 $ 0.10       $ 0.11       $ 0.09       $ 0.43       $ 0.32      
  Special Items:                              
   Restructuring Charges           (0.06 )               (0.02 )       (0.07 )    
       Basic Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations $ 0.10       $ 0.05       $ 0.09       $ 0.41       $ 0.25      
                               
       Basic Loss per Share from Discontinued Operations                                   (0.01 )    
                               
       Basic Earnings per Share $ 0.10       $ 0.05       $ 0.09       $ 0.41       $ 0.24      
                               
                               
                               
Diluted Earnings before Special Items1 $ 0.10       $ 0.11       $ 0.09       $ 0.42       $ 0.32      
  Special Items:                              
   Restructuring Charges           (0.06 )       (0.01 )       (0.01 )       (0.07 )    
       Diluted Earnings per Share from Continuing Operations $ 0.10       $ 0.05       $ 0.08       $ 0.41       $ 0.25      
                               
       Diluted Loss per Share from Discontinued Operations                                   (0.01 )    
                               
       Diluted Earnings per Share $ 0.10       $ 0.05       $ 0.08       $ 0.41       $ 0.24      
                               
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:                              
  Basic   20,458         20,382         20,450         20,422         20,387      
  Diluted   20,508         20,587         20,503         20,551         20,478      
                                                   
1 Refer to “Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures” below for information regarding Special Items.    

Comparative balance sheets (in thousands):
  February 27, 2022   February 28, 2021  
Assets (unaudited)      
Current Assets        
   Cash and Marketable Securities $ 110,361   $ 116,542  
   Accounts Receivable, Net   8,339     7,633  
   Inventories   4,657     4,794  
   Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets   3,082     3,372  
      Total Current Assets   126,439     132,341  
         
Fixed Assets, Net   24,333     21,130  
Operating Right-of-use Assets   203     103  
Other Assets   9,912     9,938  
      Total Assets $ 160,887   $ 163,512  
         
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity        
Current Liabilities        
   Accounts Payable $ 2,534   $ 3,300  
   Accrued Liabilities   1,494     1,708  
   Operating Lease Liability   53     33  
   Income Taxes Payable   2,211     2,952  
      Total Current Liabilities   6,292     7,993  
         
Long-term Operating Lease Liability   174     86  
Non-current Income Taxes Payable   12,621     14,303  
Deferred Income Taxes   1,671     778  
Other Liabilities   4,497     4,411  
      Total Liabilities   25,255     27,571  
         
Shareholders’ Equity   135,632     135,941  
         
      Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity $ 160,887   $ 163,512  
         
Additional information        
Equity per Share $ 6.63   $ 6.67  
         

Comparative statements of operations (in thousands – unaudited):
  13 Weeks Ended     52 Weeks Ended  
                               
   February 27, 2022     February 28, 2021      November 28, 2021     February 27, 2022     February 28, 2021    
                               
Net Sales $ 12,502       $ 14,441       $ 13,864       $ 53,578       $ 46,276      
                               
Cost of Sales   8,304         10,115         10,028         35,661         33,085      
                               
Gross Profit   4,198         4,326         3,836         17,917         13,191      
     % of net sales   33.6 %       30.0 %       27.7 %       33.4 %       28.5 %    
                               
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses   1,520         1,395         1,593         6,249         6,113      
     % of net sales   12.2 %       9.7 %       11.5 %       11.7 %       13.2 %    
                               
Restructuring Charges   62         1,570         13         259         1,570      
                               
Earnings from Continuing Operations   2,616         1,361         2,230         11,409         5,508      
                               
Interest and Other Income:                              
    Interest Income   89         207         80         375         1,777      
                               
Earnings from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes   2,705         1,568         2,310         11,784         7,285      
                               
Income Tax Provision   749         536         569         3,320         2,093      
                               
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations   1,956         1,032         1,741         8,464         5,192      
     % of net sales   15.6 %       7.1 %       12.6 %       15.8 %       11.2 %    
                               
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax                                   (328 )    
                               
Net Earnings $ 1,956       $ 1,032       $ 1,741       $ 8,464       $ 4,864      
     % of net sales   15.6 %       7.1 %       12.6 %       15.8 %       10.5 %    
                               

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures (in thousands – unaudited):
                                         
  13 Weeks Ended February 27, 2022     13 Weeks Ended February 28, 2021     13 Weeks Ended November 28, 2021  
  GAAP   Specials Items   Before Special Items     GAAP   Specials Items   Before Special Items     GAAP   Specials Items   Before Special Items  
                                         
Restructuring Charges 62     (62 )         1,570     (1,570 )         13     (13 )      
     % of net sales 0.5 %       0.0 %     10.9 %       0.0 %     0.1 %       0.0 %  
                                         
Earnings from Continuing Operations 2,616     62     2,678       1,361     1,570     2,931       2,230     13     2,243    
     % of net sales 20.9 %       21.4 %     9.4 %       20.3 %     16.1 %       16.2 %  
                                         
Interest Income 89         89       207         207       80         80    
     % of net sales 0.7 %       0.7 %     1.4 %       1.4 %     0.6 %       0.6 %  
                                         
Earnings from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes 2,705     62     2,767       1,568     1,570     3,138       2,310     13     2,323    
     % of net sales 21.6 %       22.1 %     10.9 %       21.7 %     16.7 %       16.8 %  
                                         
Income Tax Provision 749         749       536     267     803       569         569    
   Effective Tax Rate 27.7 %       27.1 %     34.2 %       25.6 %     24.6 %       24.5 %  
                                         
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations 1,956     62     2,018       1,032     1,303     2,335       1,741     13     1,754    
     % of net sales 15.6 %       16.1 %     7.1 %       16.2 %     12.6 %       12.7 %  
                                         
Loss from Discontinued Operations                                        
     % of net sales 0.0 %       0.0 %     0.0 %       0.0 %     0.0 %       0.0 %  
                                         
Net Earnings 1,956     62     2,018       1,032     1,303     2,335       1,741     13     1,754    
     % of net sales 15.6 %       16.1 %     7.1 %       16.2 %     12.6 %       12.7 %  
                                         
                                         
Net Earnings         2,018               2,335               1,754    
Addback Discontinued Operations and non-cash expenses:                                      
   Loss from Discontinued Operations                                        
   Income Tax Provision         749               803               569    
   Interest Income         (89 )             (207 )             (80 )  
   Depreciation         331               277               354    
   Stock Option Expense         74               49               73    
Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations       3,083               3,257               2,670    
                                         

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures – continued (in thousands – unaudited): 
  52 Weeks Ended February 27, 2022     52 Weeks Ended February 28, 2021  
  GAAP   Specials Items   Before Special Items     GAAP   Specials Items   Before Special Items  
Restructuring Charge 259     (259 )         1,570     (1,570 )      
     % of net sales 0.5 %       0.0 %     3.4 %       0.0 %  
                           
Earnings from Continuing Operations 11,409     259     11,668       5,508     1,570     7,078    
     % of net sales 21.3 %       21.8 %     11.9 %       15.3 %  
                           
Interest Income 375         375       1,777         1,777    
     % of net sales 0.7 %       0.7 %     3.8 %       3.8 %  
                           
Earnings from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes 11,784     259     12,043       7,285     1,570     8,855    
     % of net sales 22.0 %       22.5 %     15.7 %       19.1 %  
                           
Income Tax Provision 3,320         3,320       2,093     267     2,360    
   Effective Tax Rate 28.2 %       27.6 %     28.7 %       26.7 %  
                           
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations 8,464     259     8,723       5,192     1,303     6,495    
     % of net sales 15.8 %       16.3 %     11.2 %       14.0 %  
                           
Loss from Discontinued Operations               (328 )       (328 )  
     % of net sales 0.0 %       0.0 %     -0.7 %       -0.7 %  
                           
Net Earnings 8,464     259     8,723       4,864     1,303     6,167    
     % of net sales 15.8 %       16.3 %     10.5 %       13.3 %  
                           
                           
Net Earnings         8,723               6,167    
Addback Discontinued Operations and non-cash expenses:                        
   Loss from Discontinued Operations                       328    
   Income Tax Provision         3,320               2,360    
   Interest Income         (375 )             (1,777 )  
   Depreciation         1,136               1,150    
   Stock Option Expense         285               191    
Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations       13,089               8,419    
                           

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