Current Report

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2008

 

 

TransDigm Group Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

333-130483

(Commission File Number)

51-0484716

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3710, Cleveland, Ohio   44114
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(216) 706-2939

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 6, 2008, TransDigm Group Incorporated issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended March 29, 2008 and certain other information. A copy of this press release is furnished with this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

TransDigm Group will host a conference call for investors and security analysts on May 6, 2008, beginning at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. To join the call, dial (866) 825-3354 and enter the pass code 14057723. International callers should dial (617) 213-8063 and use the same pass code. A live audio webcast can be accessed online at http://www.transdigm.com. The call will be archived on the website and available for replay at approximately 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. A telephone replay will be available for two weeks by dialing (888) 286-8010 and entering the pass code 91840539. International callers should dial (617) 801-6888 and use the same pass code.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

   
99.1   Press Release of TransDigm Group Incorporated, dated May 6, 2008.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
By  

/s/ Gregory Rufus

  Gregory Rufus
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 6, 2008


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

   
99.1   Press Release of TransDigm Group Incorporated, dated May 6, 2008.
Press Release of TransDigm Group Incorporated, dated May 6, 2008

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

TransDigm Group Reports Record Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Results

Cleveland, Ohio, May 6, 2008/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, today reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended March 29, 2008. Highlights for the second quarter include:

 

   

Earnings per share up 42.2% to $0.64 from $0.45

 

   

Net sales up 21.4% to $175.3 million from $144.4 million

 

   

Net income up 49.5% to $32.2 million from $21.5 million

 

   

Adjusted earnings per share up 28.3% to $0.68 from $0.53

 

   

EBITDA As Defined up 18.6% to $81.0 million from $68.3 million

 

   

Increases fiscal 2008 financial outlook

Net sales for the quarter rose 21.4% to $175.3 million from $144.4 million in the comparable quarter a year ago. Organic net sales growth was approximately 10%. The acquisitions of Aviation Technologies, Inc. and Bruce Aerospace, Inc. accounted for the balance of the sales increase.

Net income for the quarter rose 49.5% to $32.2 million, or $0.64 per share, compared with $21.5 million, or $0.45 per share, in the comparable quarter a year ago. This increase in net income of $10.7 million was primarily due to the continued strength of our proprietary products, our productivity efforts and the integration of recent acquisitions. Also contributing to the increase in net income was the reduction in acquisition-related expenses incurred during fiscal 2008.

Adjusted net income for the quarter increased 33.5% to $33.9 million, or $0.68 per share, from $25.4 million, or $0.53 per share, in the comparable quarter a year ago. Adjusted net income for the current quarter excludes $1.7 million, net of tax, or $0.04 per share, of non-cash compensation costs and acquisition-related expenses. Adjusted net income for the prior-year quarter excluded $3.0 million, net of tax, or $0.06 per share, of acquisition-related costs and $0.9 million, net of tax, or $0.02 per share, of non-cash compensation-related and other expenses.


EBITDA for the quarter increased 24.3% to $78.8 million from $63.4 million for the comparable quarter a year ago. EBITDA As Defined for the quarter also increased 18.6% to $81.0 million from $68.3 million for the comparable quarter a year ago. EBITDA As Defined as a percentage of net sales for the quarter was 46.2%.

“We are pleased with the results of our second quarter of fiscal 2008,” stated W. Nicholas Howley, TransDigm Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Our organic sales growth of 10% and EBITDA As Defined margin of better than 46% continue to reflect the strength of our proprietary products in the markets we serve. Our 46% EBITDA As Defined margin was achieved in spite of the impact from acquisition dilution and additional 787 development expenses.”

Howley continued, “On March 31, 2008, we announced an agreement to acquire CEF Industries, an aerospace component supplier with annual sales over $30 million, for approximately $83 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in the next few days.”

Year-to-Date Results

Net sales for the 26-week period ended March 29, 2008, were $338.4 million, a 26.7% increase over net sales of $267.1 million in the comparable period last year. Approximately two-thirds of this increase was due to recent acquisitions with organic growth contributing the balance of the growth.

Net income for the 26-week period increased 41.3% to $59.1 million, or $1.18 per share, from $41.8 million, or $0.87 per share, in the comparable period a year ago. The increase was primarily due to the growth in net sales described above.

Adjusted net income for the 26-week period increased 33.3% to $63.0 million, or $1.26 per share, from $47.3 million, or $0.99 per share, in the comparable period a year ago. Adjusted net income in the current year-to-date period excludes $1.8 million of acquisition-related costs, net of tax, or $0.04 per share, and $2.1 million of certain non-cash compensation-related expenses, net of tax, or $0.04 per share. Adjusted net income in the prior year-to-date period excluded $3.8 million of acquisition-related costs, net of tax, or $0.08 per share, and $1.7 million of certain non-cash compensation-related and other expenses, net of tax, or $0.04 per share.

Year-to-date EBITDA for the 26-week period increased 29.6% to $152.2 million compared with $117.4 million for the comparable period a year ago. EBITDA As Defined for the period increased 25.9% to $156.8 million from $124.5 million for the comparable period a year ago.


Upward Revision to Fiscal 2008 Outlook

Based upon current market conditions, excluding the impact from the anticipated acquisition of CEF Industries and assuming no further acquisition activity, the Company is raising full year fiscal 2008 guidance as follows:

 

 

Revenues are anticipated in the range of $700 million to $710 million (previously in the range of $680 million to $700 million);

 

 

Net income is anticipated in the range of $128.5 million to $131.5 million (previously in the range of $113 million to $118 million);

 

 

EBITDA As Defined is anticipated in the range of $326 million to $331 million (previously in the range of $312 million to $324 million);

 

 

Earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $2.56 to $2.62 per share (previously in the range of $2.27 to $2.37 per share) compared with $1.83 in fiscal 2007; and

 

 

Adjusted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $2.69 to $2.75 per share (previously in the range of $2.43 to $2.53 per share) compared with $2.10 in fiscal 2007.

Please see the attached tables for a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, EBITDA As Defined, and adjusted net income for the periods discussed in this press release.

Conference Call

TransDigm Group will host a conference call for investors and security analysts on May 6, 2008, beginning at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time. To join the call, dial (866) 825-3354 and enter the pass code 14057723. International callers should dial (617) 213-8063 and use the same pass code. A live audio webcast can be accessed online at http://www.transdigm.com. The call will be archived on the website and available for replay at approximately 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. A telephone replay will be available for two weeks by dialing (888) 286-8010 and entering the pass code 91840539. International callers should dial (617) 801-6888 and use the same pass code.

About TransDigm Group

TransDigm Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include ignition systems and components, mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, gear pumps, engineered connectors, specialized valving, power conditioning devices, engineered latches and cockpit security devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors, lavatory hardware and components, hold-open rods and locking devices, aircraft audio systems, NiCad batteries/chargers, and specialized fluorescent lighting and cockpit displays.


Non-GAAP Supplemental Information

EBITDA, EBITDA As Defined, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share are non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release as supplemental disclosures to net income and reported results. TransDigm Group defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and defines EBITDA As Defined as EBITDA plus certain non-operating items, acquisition-related costs, non-cash charges incurred in connection with certain employee benefit plans and certain expenses incurred in connection with our financing activities, including the public equity offerings. TransDigm Group defines adjusted net income as net income plus purchase accounting backlog amortization expense, non-operating items, acquisition-related costs, non-cash charges incurred in connection with certain employee benefit plans and certain expenses incurred in connection with our financing activities, including the public equity offerings. For more information regarding the computation of EBITDA, EBITDA As Defined and adjusted net income, please see the attached financial tables.

TransDigm Group presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that they are a useful indicator of its operating performance. TransDigm Group believes that EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company. EBITDA As Defined is used to measure TransDigm Inc.’s compliance with the financial covenant contained in its credit facility. TransDigm Group’s management also uses EBITDA As Defined to review and assess its operating performance and management team in connection with employee incentive programs and the preparation of its annual budget and financial projections. In addition, TransDigm Group’s management and our investors use adjusted net income as a measure of comparable operating performance between time periods and among companies as it is reflective of changes in pricing decisions, cost controls and other factors that affect operating performance.

None of EBITDA, EBITDA As Defined, adjusted net income or adjusted earnings per share is a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and such financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flows from operating activities or other measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, TransDigm Group’s calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements under the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including expectations of future performance, profitability, growth and earnings. All statements other than statements of historical fact that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including, in particular, statements about our plans, objectives, strategies and prospects regarding, among other things, our financial condition, results of operations, and business. We have identified some of these forward-looking statements with words like “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” or “continue” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Specifically, statements contained under the heading “Upward Revision to Fiscal 2008 Outlook” constitute forward-looking statements.


All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which could affect TransDigm Group’s actual results and could cause its actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, TransDigm Group. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: future terrorist attacks; a decrease in flight hours and our customers’ profitability, both of which are impacted by general economic conditions; our substantial indebtedness; our reliance on certain customers; our fixed price contracts; the U.S. defense budget and risks associated with being a government supplier; failure to maintain government or industry approvals; the pricing review to which certain of our divisions and subsidiaries have been subject; failure to complete or successfully integrate acquisitions; future sales of common stock in the market caused by the substantial amount of stock held by affiliates; and other factors. Further information regarding the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results can be found in TransDigm Group’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and any other reports that TransDigm Group or its subsidiaries have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, TransDigm Group undertakes no obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.

 

Contact:  

Sean Maroney

Investor Relations

(216) 706-2945

ir@transdigm.com

  


TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED

MARCH 29, 2008 AND MARCH 31, 2007

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Thirteen Week
Periods Ended
   Twenty-Six Week
Periods Ended
     March 29,
2008
   March 31,
2007
   March 29,
2008
   March 31,
2007

NET SALES

   $ 175,285    $ 144,438    $ 338,421    $ 267,147

COST OF SALES

     81,366      69,367      156,410      128,442
                           

GROSS PROFIT

     93,919      75,071      182,011      138,705

OPERATING EXPENSES:

           

Selling and administrative

     18,360      14,586      36,232      26,707

Amortization of intangibles

     2,783      3,368      6,094      5,010
                           

Total operating expenses

     21,143      17,954      42,326      31,717
                           

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     72,776      57,117      139,685      106,988

INTEREST EXPENSE - Net

     24,015      22,603      48,522      40,396
                           

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     48,761      34,514      91,163      66,592

INCOME TAX PROVISION

     16,591      13,000      32,025      24,743
                           

NET INCOME

   $ 32,170    $ 21,514    $ 59,138    $ 41,849
                           

Net Earnings Per Share:

           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.68    $ 0.48    $ 1.25    $ 0.93

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.64    $ 0.45    $ 1.18    $ 0.87

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:

           

Basic

     47,605      44,972      47,415      44,872

Diluted

     50,037      48,000      49,952      47,897


TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED

MARCH 29, 2008 AND MARCH 31, 2007

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Thirteen Week
Periods Ended
    Twenty-Six Week
Periods Ended
 
     March 29,
2008
    March 31,
2007
    March 29,
2008
    March 31,
2007
 

Net Income

   $ 32,170     $ 21,514     $ 59,138     $ 41,849  

Depreciation and Amortization

     6,001       6,235       12,494       10,428  

Interest Expense, net

     24,015       22,603       48,522       40,396  

Income Tax Provision

     16,591       13,000       32,025       24,743  
                                

EBITDA

     78,777       63,352       152,179       117,416  

Add: As Defined Adjustments:

        

Deferred Compensation Costs (1)

     561       544       1,081       1,011  

Stock Option Expense (2)

     1,005       648       2,211       1,449  

Acquisition-Related Costs (3)

     625       3,416       1,352       4,368  

Write Down of PPE Held for Sale (4)

     —         302       —         302  
                                

Gross Adjustments to EBITDA

     2,191       4,910       4,644       7,130  
                                

EBITDA As Defined

   $ 80,968     $ 68,262     $ 156,823     $ 124,546  
                                

EBITDA As Defined, Margin(5)

     46.2 %     47.3 %     46.3 %     46.6 %

 

(1)

Represents the expenses recognized by TransDigm Group under its deferred compensation plans.

(2)

Represents the non-cash compensation expense recognized by TransDigm Group under its stock plans.

(3)

Represents costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses into TransDigm Group's operations, purchase accounting adjustments to inventory that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory was sold, facility relocation costs and other acquisition-related costs.

(4)

Represents the write-down of certain property to its fair value that was reclassified as held for sale in fiscal 2007.

(5)

The EBITDA As Defined margin represents the amount of EBITDA As Defined as a percentage of net sales.


TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED

MARCH 29, 2008 AND MARCH 31, 2007

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Thirteen Week
Periods Ended
    Twenty-Six Week
Periods Ended
 
     March 29,
2008
    March 31,
2007
    March 29,
2008
    March 31,
2007
 

Net Income

   $ 32,170     $ 21,514     $ 59,138     $ 41,849  

Gross Adjustments to EBITDA

     2,191       4,910       4,644       7,130  

Purchase Accounting Backlog Amortization

     418       1,326       1,372       1,549  

Tax Adjustment

     (872 )     (2,351 )     (2,112 )     (3,229 )
                                

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 33,907     $ 25,399     $ 63,042     $ 47,299  
                                

Basic Earnings per Share

   $ 0.68     $ 0.48     $ 1.25     $ 0.93  

Diluted Earnings per Share

   $ 0.64     $ 0.45     $ 1.18     $ 0.87  

Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share

   $ 0.71     $ 0.56     $ 1.33     $ 1.05  

Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share

   $ 0.68     $ 0.53     $ 1.26     $ 0.99  

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:

        

Basic

     47,605       44,972       47,415       44,872  

Diluted

     50,037       48,000       49,952       47,897  


TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

     March 29,
2008
   September 30,
2007

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 193,987    $ 105,946

Trade accounts receivable - Net

     101,415      100,094

Income taxes receivable

     371      4,472

Inventories

     128,524      126,763

Accounts payable

     24,860      24,753

Accrued liabilities

     38,760      42,466

Long-Term Debt

     1,357,465      1,357,854