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Cadre Holdings Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Capitalizes on Continued Strong Demand for Mission Critical Safety Equipment
Completes Acquisition of Multiple Leading Nuclear Brands, Expanding Geographic Footprint
Increased Guidance Reflects Completed Acquisition and Reaffirmed Organic Growth Expectations
2025 Outlook: Net Sales of $618 to $648 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $112 to $122 Million
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 6, 2025 - Cadre Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CDRE) ("Cadre" or "Company"), a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety equipment and other related products for the law enforcement, first responder, military and nuclear markets, announced today its consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
"Following a record year, we continued to see strong and recurring demand for our best-in-class, mission-critical safety products in the first quarter," said Warren Kanders, CEO and Chairman. "Despite more pronounced uncertainty in our business environment, we have been pleased with our team's ability to navigate challenges and leverage the Cadre operating model to drive continuous improvement every day. Over the course of our history, Cadre's performance has been resilient through economic, political, geopolitical and other cycles, and we anticipate similar performance as we move ahead. To begin 2025, we are pleased to have delivered another quarter of financial results above expectations, highlighted by gross margins that increased 130 basis points year-over-year."
Mr. Kanders added, "In April, we completed the acquisition of the Engineering Division from Carr's Group, an important next step in scaling our nuclear safety vertical. With increasing global demand driven by energy, defense, and nuclear waste tailwinds, we believe in the consistent growth profile of the nuclear industry, and today, Cadre is uniquely positioned to deliver unparalleled capabilities in this market to a worldwide customer base. As we look forward, complementing our core organic growth initiatives, M&A remains an essential component of our strategy to continue to build our industry-leading safety platform. Consistent with our patient and disciplined approach, we are actively evaluating a robust pipeline of potential transactions focused on complementary businesses with strong margins, leading and defensible market positions, and recurring revenue."
First Quarter 2025 Operating Results
For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, Cadre generated net sales of $130.1 million, as compared to $137.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, primarily as a result of large order shipment timing for explosive ordnance disposal ("EOD") and armor products, partially offset by recent acquisitions and higher demand for crowd control products.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2025, Cadre generated gross profit of $56.1 million, as compared to $57.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
Gross profit margin was 43.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 41.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, mainly driven by favorable mix, favorable pricing net of material inflation and the absence of inventory step up amortization, partially offset by lower volumes.
Net income was $9.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to net income of $6.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, primarily as a result of acquisition related costs incurred in 2024.
Cadre generated $20.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $24.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as compared to 17.8% for the prior year period.
Product segment gross profit margin was 44.4% for the first quarter, compared to 43.0% for the prior year period.
Distribution segment gross profit margin was 21.6% for the first quarter, compared to 23.5% for the prior year period.
Liquidity, Cash Flows and Capital Allocation
Acquisition of Carr's Engineering Division
On April 22, 2025, Cadre completed its acquisition of Carr's Engineering Limited (excluding Chirton Engineering) and Carr's Engineering (US), Inc. (together the "Engineering Division"), each a subsidiary of Carr's Group plc ("Carr's Group"), for an enterprise value for the acquisition was 75 million. The Engineering Division is comprised of industry-leading brands including W lischmiller GmbH, CarrsMSM, Bendalls Engineering, NW Total Engineered Solutions, and NuVision Engineering, Inc.
On April 22, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.095 per share, or $0.38 per share on an annualized basis. Cadre's dividend payment will be made on May 16, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date of May 2, 2025. The declaration of any future dividend is subject to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors.
For the full year 2025, Cadre expects to generate net sales in the range of $618 million to $648 million and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $112 million and $122 million. We expect capital expenditures to be in the range of $8 million to $10 million. These ranges incorporate the estimated impact of tariffs in place today and assume that mitigating actions help offset future potential impacts. Cadre has not provided net income guidance due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting certain types of expenses and gains, which affect net income but not Adjusted EBITDA. Therefore, we do not provide a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA guidance to net income guidance.
Management will host a conference call on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss the latest corporate developments and financial results. The dial-in number for callers in the US is (800)-715-9871 and the dial-in number for international callers is 646-307-1963. The access code for all callers is 3272793. A live webcast will also be available on the Company's website at https://www.cadre-holdings.com/.
A replay of the call will be available through May 21, 2025. To access the replay, please dial 800-770-2030 in the U.S. or +1-609-800-9909 if outside the U.S., and then enter the access code 3272793.
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Cadre is a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety products. Cadre's equipment provides critical protection to allow users to safely and securely perform their duties and protect those
around them in hazardous or life-threatening situations. The Company's core products include body armor, explosive ordnance disposal equipment, duty gear and nuclear safety products. Our highly engineered products are utilized in over 100 countries by federal, state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue professionals, explosive ordnance disposal teams, and emergency medical technicians. Our key brands include Safariland and Med-Eng , amongst others.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The press release contains the non-GAAP measures: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, other income or expense, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), (ii) adjusted EBITDA, (iii) adjusted EBITDA margin and (iv) last twelve months adjusted EBITDA. The Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information for the understanding of its ongoing operations and enables investors to focus on period- over-period operating performance, and thereby enhances the user's overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance relative to past performance and provides, along with the nearest GAAP measures, a baseline for modeling future earnings expectations. Non-GAAP measures are reconciled to comparable GAAP financial measures within this press release. We do not provide a reconciliation of the non-GAAP guidance measure Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year 2025 to net income for the fiscal year 2025, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting certain types of expenses and gains, without unreasonable effort, which affect net income but not Adjusted EBITDA. The Company cautions that non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the Company's reported GAAP results. Additionally, the Company notes that there can be no assurance that the above referenced non-GAAP financial measures are comparable to similarly titled financial measures used by other publicly traded companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
Please note that in this press release we may use words such as "appears," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future," and similar expressions which constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of risks and uncertainties. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements in this press release, include, but are not limited to, those risks and uncertainties more fully described from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and/or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this press release and speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update any forward- looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.
Cadre Holdings, Inc.
Leon Berman / Matt Berkowitz
212-477-8438 / 212-227-7098
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 133,431 | $ | 124,933 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $858 and $876, respectively | 82,902 | 93,523 | ||||
| Inventories | 91,786 | 82,351 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 17,039 | 19,027 | ||||
| Other current assets | 7,357 | 7,737 | ||||
| Total current assets | 332,515 | 327,571 | ||||
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $56,244 and $54,384, respectively | 45,080 | 45,243 | ||||
| Operating lease assets | 15,595 | 15,454 | ||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 4,640 | 4,552 | ||||
| Intangible assets, net | 105,884 | 107,544 | ||||
| Goodwill | 148,611 | 148,157 | ||||
| Other assets | 3,968 | 4,192 | ||||
| Total assets | $ | 656,293 | $ | 652,713 | ||
| Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders' Equity | ||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 32,122 | $ | 29,644 | ||
| Accrued liabilities | 41,604 | 46,413 | ||||
| Income tax payable | 8,560 | 6,693 | ||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 11,380 | 11,375 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 93,666 | 94,125 | ||||
| Long-term debt | 209,134 | 211,830 | ||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 10,983 | 10,733 | ||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 18,101 | 18,758 | ||||
| Other liabilities | 6,847 | 5,752 | ||||
| Total liabilities | 338,731 | 341,198 | ||||
| Mezzanine equity | ||||||
| Preferred stock ($0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | - | - | ||||
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||
| Common stock ($0.0001 par value, 190,000,000 shares authorized, 40,659,585 and 40,607,988 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 307,625 | 306,821 | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,535) | (1,389) | ||||
| Accumulated earnings | 11,468 | 6,079 | ||||
| Total shareholders' equity | 317,562 | 311,515 | ||||
| Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity | $ | 656,293 | $ | 652,713 |
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Net sales | $ | 130,106 | $ | 137,860 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 73,975 | 80,232 | ||||
| Gross profit | 56,131 | 57,628 | ||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 41,753 | 40,719 | ||||
| Restructuring and transaction costs | 698 | 3,087 | ||||
| Related party expense | 128 | 1,843 | ||||
| Total operating expenses | 42,579 | 45,649 | ||||
| Operating income | 13,552 | 11,979 | ||||
| Other expense | ||||||
| Interest expense | (2,231) | (1,637) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | 1,287 | (1,444) | ||||
| Total other expense, net | (944) | (3,081) | ||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 12,608 | 8,898 | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | (3,360) | (1,970) | ||||
| Net income | $ | 9,248 | $ | 6,928 | ||
| Net income per share: | ||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.18 | ||
| Diluted | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.18 | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||
| Basic | 40,618,554 | 37,946,576 | ||||
| Diluted | 40,980,861 | 38,554,185 |
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 9,248 | $ | 6,928 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,856 | 3,942 | ||||
| Amortization of original issue discount and debt issue costs | 500 | 149 | ||||
| Amortization of inventory step-up | - | 769 | ||||
| Deferred income taxes | 533 | 1,546 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,968 | 2,067 | ||||
| Remeasurement of contingent consideration | 331 | 451 | ||||
| (Recoveries from) provision for losses on accounts receivable | (17) | 480 | ||||
| Unrealized foreign exchange transaction (gain) loss | (731) | 934 | ||||
| Other loss (gain) | 41 | 52 | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of impact of acquisitions: | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | 10,633 | 2,696 | ||||
| Inventories | (9,143) | 1,818 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1,340 | 2,028 | ||||
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | (1,168) | (21,723) | ||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 17,391 | 2,137 | ||||
| Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | ||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (1,309) | (1,343) | ||||
| Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | - | (141,293) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,309) | (142,636) | ||||
| Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||
| Proceeds from revolving credit facilities | - | 5,500 | ||||
| Principal payments on revolving credit facilities | - | (5,500) | ||||
| Proceeds from term loans | - | 80,000 | ||||
| Principal payments on term loans | (2,813) | (2,500) | ||||
| Principal payments on insurance premium financing | - | (1,083) | ||||
| Payments for debt issuance costs | - | (844) | ||||
| Taxes paid in connection with employee stock transactions | (1,140) | (5,311) | ||||
| Proceeds from secondary offering, net of underwriter discounts | - | 73,535 | ||||
| Deferred offering costs | - | (722) | ||||
| Dividends distributed | (3,859) | (3,289) | ||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (7,812) | 139,786 | ||||
| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 228 | 74 | ||||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 8,498 | (639) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 124,933 | 87,691 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 133,431 | $ | 87,052 | ||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flows Information: | ||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | $ | 2,017 | $ | 9,369 | ||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 3,527 | $ | 2,498 | ||
| Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||
| Accruals and accounts payable for capital expenditures | $ | 104 | $ | 210 | ||
| Accruals for taxes paid in connection with employee stock transactions | $ | 24 | $ | - |
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Reconciling | ||||||||||||
| Product | Distribution | Items (1) | Total | |||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 112,735 | $ | 27,862 | $ | (10,491) | $ | 130,106 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 62,625 | 21,841 | (10,491) | 73,975 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 50,110 | $ | 6,021 | $ | - | $ | 56,131 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Reconciling | ||||||||||||
| Product | Distribution | Items (1) | Total | |||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 118,785 | $ | 28,191 | $ | (9,116) | $ | 137,860 | ||||
| Cost of goods sold | 67,764 | 21,557 | (9,089) | 80,232 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 51,021 | $ | 6,634 | $ | (27) | $ | 57,628 |
CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
| Year ended | Three Months Ended | Last Twelve | ||||||||||
| December 31, | March 31, | Months | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 36,133 | $ | 9,248 | $ | 6,928 | $ | 38,453 | ||||
| Add back: | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 16,420 | 3,856 | 3,942 | 16,334 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 7,822 | 2,231 | 1,637 | 8,416 | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 18,085 | 3,360 | 1,970 | 19,475 | ||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 78,460 | $ | 18,695 | $ | 14,477 | $ | 82,678 | ||||
| Add back: | ||||||||||||
| Restructuring and transaction costs (1) | 7,757 | 698 | 4,837 | 3,618 | ||||||||
| Other expense (income), net (2) | 4,721 | (1,287) | 1,444 | 1,990 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense (3) | 8,369 | 1,968 | 2,067 | 8,270 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation payroll tax expense (4) | 441 | 92 | 393 | 140 | ||||||||
| LTIP bonus (5) | 49 | - | 50 | (1) | ||||||||
| Amortization of inventory step-up (6) | 3,858 | - | 769 | 3,089 | ||||||||
| Contingent consideration expense (7) | 1,185 | 331 | 451 | 1,065 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 104,840 | $ | 20,497 | $ | 24,488 | $ | 100,849 | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (8) | 18.5 | % | 15.8 | % | 17.8 | % |