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Phibro Animal Health Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results TEANECK, N.J.

Key Takeaway: Phibro Animal Health Corporation announced its financial results for the second quarter ending December 31, 2022. The company experienced a 5% increase in net sales to $244.6 million, although net income plummeted by 59% to $7.2 million. Despite higher revenues, selling and administrative costs surged, largely due to environmental remediation expenses. Adjusted EBITDA grew slightly, highlighting a mix of operational strengths and challenges.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Net sales increased by 5% year-over-year, totaling $244.6 million.
  • The company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth in its core Animal Health segment.
  • Adjusted EBITDA saw a slight increase of $1.8 million, indicating positive operational performance.

CONCERNS & RISKS

  • Net income decreased significantly by 59%, from $17.5 million to $7.2 million.
  • Selling, general and administrative expenses rose by 27%, including substantial environmental remediation costs.
  • Adjusted net income also saw a decrease of 9%, reflecting higher costs and a larger tax provision.

Full Press Release Details

Phibro Animal Health Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results
TEANECK, N.J., February 8, 2023 (Business Wire) - Phibro Animal Health Corporation (Nasdaq: PAHC) ("Phibro" or the "Company") today announced financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2022.
Highlights for the three months ended December 31, 2022 (compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021)
-Net sales of $244.6 million, an increase of $11.9 million, or 5%
-Net income of $7.2 million, a decrease of $10.3 million, or 59%
-Diluted EPS of $0.18, a decrease of $0.25, or 59%
-Adjusted EBITDA of $30.9 million, an increase of $1.8 million, or 6%
-Adjusted net income of $13.8 million, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 9%
-Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.34, a decrease of $0.03, or 9%
"We were pleased with our second quarter performance. In our core business segment, Animal Health, we reported our seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales growth in each of our three major product categories. On a calendar-year basis, this translates into sales growth of more than 20% in 2022 over 2020, which relative to some industry reports, puts us in the top tier of animal health companies," said Jack Bendheim, Phibro's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer.
Jack continued, "We are excited to have Alejandro Bernal join our Board of Directors. We welcome his insights and believe they will be particularly impactful with respect to our companion animal business, which we seek to meaningfully grow over the coming years as we continue to focus on progressing our pipeline of projects in development."
Net sales of $244.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased $11.9 million, or 5%, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021. Animal Health and Performance Products increased $12.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively. Mineral Nutrition decreased $5.0 million.
Net sales of $163.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased $12.9 million, or 9%. Net sales of MFAs and other increased $5.5 million, or 6%, due to increased demand for our MFAs in Latin America and for processing aids used in the ethanol fermentation industry. Net sales of nutritional specialty products increased $6.5 million, or 17%, due mostly to higher domestic demand and higher average selling prices for dairy products, along with growth in the companion animal product. Net sales of vaccines increased $0.9 million, or 4%, due to increased demand.
Net sales of $61.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, decreased $5.0 million, or 8%, driven by a decrease in demand for trace minerals, partially offset by higher average selling prices. The increase in average selling prices is correlated to the movement of the underlying raw material costs.
Performance Products
Net sales of $19.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased $4.1 million, or 27%, primarily as a result of increased demand for copper-based products and higher average selling prices for copper-based products and ingredients for personal care products.
Gross profit of $77.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased $6.7 million, or 9%, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021. Gross margin increased 120 basis points to 31.6% of net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 30.4% for the three months ended December 31, 2021, due to favorable product and geographical mix and lower production costs.
Animal Health gross profit increased $6.3 million, primarily driven by higher sales volumes and favorable production costs. Mineral Nutrition gross profit decreased $1.1 million, driven primarily by lower sales volume and an increase in raw material costs. Performance Products gross profit increased $1.5 million as a result of increased demand and higher average selling prices for copper-based products.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") of $61.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased $13.2 million, or 27%, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021. SG&A for the three months ended December 31, 2022, included $6.6 million of environmental remediation costs. The majority of these environmental remediation costs relate to a tentative settlement we have reached in a lawsuit concerning alleged historical environmental contamination from a facility in California we acquired years ago within our Performance Products segment. SG&A for the three months ended December 31, 2021, included a $1.2 million gain on sale of investment. Excluding the environmental remediation costs and the gain on sale of investment, SG&A increased $5.4 million, or 11%.
Animal Health SG&A increased $3.4 million, primarily due to an increase in employee-related and other miscellaneous costs. Mineral Nutrition SG&A was comparable to prior year. Performance Products SG&A increased $0.5 million. Corporate costs increased by $1.4 million, driven by net changes in costs related to employees and strategic investments.
Interest expense, net
Interest expense, net of $3.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased by $0.9 million, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021, due to increased debt outstanding, partially offset by an increase in interest income and lower average fixed rates in our interest rate swap agreement.
Foreign currency gains, net
Foreign currency gains, net for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $0.1 million, as compared to $4.2 million of net gains for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Prior period gains were driven by the weakening of certain currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.
Provision for income taxes
The provision for income taxes was $4.9 million and $6.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The effective income tax rate was 40.5% and 25.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. The current provision for income taxes was impacted by the final foreign tax credit regulations that were in effect during the three months ended December 31, 2022, in addition to losses generated in international jurisdictions where no tax benefit is being recognized.
Net income of $7.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, decreased $10.3 million, as compared to net income of $17.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. Operating income decreased $6.5 million, driven by higher SG&A, partially offset by favorable gross profit. Excluding the $6.6 million environmental remediation costs, operating income would have increased $0.1 million. The increase in gross profit was due to higher product demand and higher selling prices. Interest expense, net increased $0.9 million and foreign currency gains, net decreased $4.0 million. Income tax expense decreased by $1.2 million.
Adjusted EBITDA of $30.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, increased $1.8 million, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2021. Animal Health Adjusted EBITDA increased $3.4 million due to higher gross profit margin, partially offset by higher SG&A. Performance Products Adjusted EBITDA increased $1.0 million due to higher gross profit, also partially offset by higher SG&A. Mineral Nutrition Adjusted EBITDA decreased $1.1 million, driven by lower gross profit. Corporate expenses increased $1.4 million, driven by increased costs related to employees and strategic investments.
Adjusted provision for income taxes
The adjusted effective income tax rates for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, were 34.3% and 25.5%, respectively. The increase in our adjusted effective income tax rate was driven by changes in the final foreign tax credit regulations that went into effect on July 1, 2022, in addition to losses generated in international jurisdictions where no tax benefit is being recognized.
Adjusted net income of $13.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, decreased $1.3 million, or 9%, as compared to the prior year. The decrease was driven by higher SG&A and a higher tax provision, offset by higher gross profit. The increase in gross profit resulted from higher sales, partially offset by higher raw material and production costs. SG&A expenses increased due to net changes in costs related to employee and employee-related costs and an increase in strategic investments.
Adjusted diluted EPS
Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.34 for the quarter, a decrease of $0.03, or 9%, as compared to $0.37 in the prior year.
BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOWS
-$477 million total debt
-$113 million Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022
The $(45) million in free cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, is driven primarily by a $58 million increase in inventory over the same period, representing approximately one month of additional inventory on hand intended to mitigate the risk of supply chain disruptions impacting the Company's ability to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis.
FISCAL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
The Company updated guidance for GAAP Net Income and Diluted EPS primarily to reflect the unfavorable impact of non-operational environmental remediation costs recorded in the quarter ended December 31, 2022, but reiterated guidance for other financial metrics as detailed below.
Financial guidance for the year ending June 30, 2023, is as follows:
Guidance for GAAP measures assumes actual foreign exchange losses for the six months ended December 31, 2022, and the Company's projected foreign exchanges rates for the six months ending June 30, 2023.
WEBCAST & CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS
Phibro Animal Health Corporation will host a webcast and conference call during which the Company will review its financial results and respond to questions.
NOTE: To join this conference call, all participants will be required to provide the Conference ID number.
A replay of the webcast will be archived and made available on Phibro's website.
Forward-Looking Statements: This communication contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical or current fact included in this report are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "potential," "project," "projection," "plan," "intend," "seek," "may," "could," "would," "will," "should," "can," "can have," "likely," the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or actions. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if management's underlying assumptions
prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Phibro expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K, including in the sections thereof captioned "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors." These filings and subsequent filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.pahc.com, or on request from Phibro.
Non-GAAP Financial Information: We use non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS and free cash flow to assess and analyze our operational results and trends and to make financial and operational decisions. Management uses adjusted EBITDA as its primary operating measure. We report adjusted net income to portray the results of our operations prior to considering certain income statement elements. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are also useful to investors because they provide greater transparency regarding our operating performance. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this communication should not be considered alternatives to measurements required by GAAP, such as net income, operating income and earnings per share, and should not be considered measures of liquidity. These non-GAAP financial measures are unlikely to be comparable with non-GAAP information provided by other companies. Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and GAAP financial measures are included in the tables accompanying this communication and/or our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We are not providing a reconciliation of forward-looking guidance of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, certain of the items required for a reconciliation; accordingly, a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the corresponding GAAP financial measure is not available without unreasonable effort.
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Phibro Animal Health Corporation
Consolidated Results of Operations
Three Months Six Months
For the Periods Ended December 31 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages)
Net sales $ 244.6 $ 232.7 $ 11.9 5 % $ 477.2 $ 447.4 $ 29.8 7 %
Cost of goods sold 167.3 162.0 5.2 3 % 331.1 312.0 19.1 6 %
Gross profit 77.4 70.7 6.7 9 % 146.0 135.4 10.7 8 %
Selling, general and administrative 61.5 48.4 13.2 27 % 116.5 98.4 18.1 18 %
Operating income 15.8 22.3 (6.5) (29) % 29.5 36.9 (7.4) (20) %
Interest expense, net 3.9 3.0 0.9 32 % 7.0 5.8 1.1 19 %
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net (0.1) (4.2) 4.0 * 5.1 (2.1) 7.1 *
Income before income taxes 12.1 23.5 (11.4) (49) % 17.5 33.1 (15.6) (47) %
Provision for income taxes 4.9 6.1 (1.2) (19) % 6.5 9.1 (2.7) (29) %
Net income $ 7.2 $ 17.5 $ (10.3) (59) % $ 11.1 $ 24.0 $ (12.9) (54) %
Net income per share - basic and diluted $ 0.18 $ 0.43 $ (0.25) (59) % $ 0.27 $ 0.59 $ (0.32) (54) %
Weighted average common shares outstanding
basic and diluted 40.5 40.5 40.5 40.5
Ratio to net sales
Gross profit 31.6 % 30.4 % 30.6 % 30.3 %
Selling, general and administrative 25.2 % 20.8 % 24.4 % 22.0 %
Operating income 6.5 % 9.6 % 6.2 % 8.2 %
Income before income taxes 4.9 % 10.1 % 3.7 % 7.4 %
Net income 2.9 % 7.5 % 2.3 % 5.4 %
Effective tax rate 40.5 % 25.8 % 36.9 % 27.6 %
Amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments
*Calculation not meaningful
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
Segment Net Sales and Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Six Months
For the Periods Ended December 31 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
(in millions, except percentages)
Net Sales
MFAs and other $ 97.2 $ 91.7 $ 5.5 6 % $ 190.0 $ 175.5 $ 14.5 8 %
Nutritional specialties 43.9 37.3 6.5 17 % 82.9 73.3 9.6 13 %
Vaccines 22.8 21.9 0.9 4 % 45.8 43.1 2.7 6 %
Animal Health 163.8 150.9 12.9 9 % 318.7 291.9 26.7 9 %
Mineral Nutrition 61.6 66.7 (5.0) (8) % 121.3 121.1 0.2 0 %
Performance Products 19.2 15.1 4.1 27 % 37.2 34.4 2.9 8 %
Total $ 244.6 $ 232.7 $ 11.9 5 % $ 477.2 $ 447.4 $ 29.8 7 %
Adjusted EBITDA
Animal Health $ 37.1 $ 33.7 $ 3.4 10 % $ 64.0 $ 61.3 $ 2.7 4 %
Mineral Nutrition 4.4 5.5 (1.1) (20) % 9.7 10.1 (0.4) (4) %
Performance Products 2.3 1.3 1.0 73 % 4.7 3.5 1.2 34 %
Corporate (12.8) (11.5) (1.4) 12 % (25.3) (23.3) (2.0) 9 %
Total $ 30.9 $ 29.1 $ 1.8 6 % $ 53.0 $ 51.6 $ 1.5 3 %
Ratio to segment net sales
Animal Health 22.6 % 22.3 % 20.1 % 21.0 %
Mineral Nutrition 7.1 % 8.3 % 8.0 % 8.3 %
Performance Products 11.9 % 8.8 % 12.5 % 10.1 %
Corporate (1) (5.2) % (4.9) % (5.3) % (5.2) %
Total (1) 12.6 % 12.5 % 11.1 % 11.5 %
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
Net income $ 7.2 $ 17.5 $ (10.3) (59) % $ 11.1 $ 24.0 $ (12.9) (54) %
Interest expense, net 3.9 3.0 0.9 32 % 7.0 5.8 1.1 19 %
Provision for income taxes 4.9 6.1 (1.2) (19) % 6.5 9.1 (2.7) (29) %
Depreciation and amortization 8.5 8.0 0.5 6 % 16.9 15.9 1.1 7 %
EBITDA 24.5 34.5 (10.0) (29) % 41.4 54.8 (13.4) (24) %
Environmental remediation costs 6.6 - 6.6 * 6.6 - 6.6 *
Gain on sale of investment - (1.2) 1.2 * - (1.2) 1.2 *
Foreign currency losses, net (0.1) (4.2) 4.0 * 5.1 (2.1) 7.1 *
Adjusted EBITDA $ 30.9 $ 29.1 $ 1.8 6 % $ 53.0 $ 51.6 $ 1.5 3 %
Amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments
* Calculation not meaningful
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
Three Months Six Months
For the Periods Ended December 31 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
(in millions, except per share amounts and percentages)
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
Net income $ 7.2 $ 17.5 $ (10.3) (59) % $ 11.1 $ 24.0 $ (12.9) (54) %
Acquisition-related intangible amortization (1) 1.7 1.4 0.3 19 % 3.3 2.9 0.4 15 %
Acquisition-related intangible amortization (2) 0.8 0.7 0.0 6 % 1.5 1.4 0.1 9 %
Environmental remediation costs (2) 6.6 - 6.6 * 6.6 - 6.6 *
Gain on sale of investment (2) - (1.2) 1.2 * - (1.2) 1.2 *
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net (3) (0.1) (4.2) 4.0 * 5.1 (2.1) 7.1 *
Adjustments to income taxes (4) (2.3) 0.9 (3.2) * (5.4) 0.3 (5.7) *
Adjusted net income $ 13.8 $ 15.1 $ (1.3) (9) % $ 22.1 $ 25.3 $ (3.2) (13) %
Statement of Operations Line Items - adjusted
Adjusted cost of goods sold (1) $ 165.6 $ 160.6 $ 5.0 3 % $ 327.8 $ 309.2 $ 18.7 6 %
Adjusted gross profit 79.0 72.1 7.0 10 % 149.4 138.2 11.1 8 %
Adjusted selling, general and administrative (2) 54.2 48.8 5.3 11 % 108.4 98.3 10.2 10 %
Adjusted interest expense, net 3.9 3.0 0.9 32 % 7.0 5.8 1.1 19 %
Adjusted income before income taxes 21.0 20.3 0.7 3 % 34.0 34.1 (0.1) (0) %
Adjusted provision for income taxes (4) 7.2 5.2 2.0 39 % 11.9 8.8 3.0 34 %
Adjusted net income $ 13.8 $ 15.1 $ (1.3) (9) % $ 22.1 $ 25.3 $ (3.2) (13) %
Adjusted net income per share
diluted $ 0.34 $ 0.37 $ (0.03) (9) % $ 0.55 $ 0.62 $ (0.07) (13) %
Weighted average common shares outstanding
diluted 40.5 40.5 40.5 40.5
Ratio to net sales
Adjusted gross profit 32.3 % 31.0 % 31.3 % 30.9 %
Adjusted selling, general and administrative 22.2 % 21.0 % 22.7 % 22.0 %
Adjusted income before income taxes 8.6 % 8.7 % 7.1 % 7.6 %
Adjusted net income 5.6 % 6.5 % 4.6 % 5.7 %
Adjusted effective tax rate 34.3 % 25.5 % 34.9 % 25.9 %
Amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
Operating, Investing and Free Cash Flows
Three Months Six Months
For the Periods Ended December 31 2022 2021 Change 2022 2021 Change
(in millions)
EBITDA $ 24.5 $ 34.5 $ (10.0) $ 41.4 $ 54.8 $ (13.4)
Adjustments
Environmental remediation costs 6.6 - 6.6 6.6 - 6.6
Gain on sale of investment - (1.2) 1.2 - (1.2) 1.2
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net (0.1) (4.2) 4.0 5.1 (2.1) 7.1
Interest paid, net (3.7) (2.8) (0.9) (6.6) (5.5) (1.1)
Income taxes paid (5.5) (3.1) (2.4) (9.3) (6.0) (3.3)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and other items (24.2) (3.1) (21.1) (50.3) (16.1) (34.2)
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities $ (2.5) $ 20.1 $ (22.6) $ (13.2) $ 23.9 $ (37.1)
Short-term investments, net $ - $ 23.9 $ (23.9) $ 7.0 $ 10.9 $ (3.9)
Capital expenditures (9.8) (7.7) (2.1) (33.0) (15.1) (17.9)
Cash proceeds from the sale of investment - 1.4 (1.4) - 1.4 (1.4)
Other investing, net 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 (0.2) 0.2
Net cash used by investing activities $ (9.8) $ 17.6 $ (27.3) $ (26.0) $ (3.1) $ (22.9)
Net cash flow before financing activities $ (12.3) $ 37.7 $ (50.0) $ (39.1) $ 20.8 $ (60.0)
Free cash flow:
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities $ (2.5) $ 20.1 $ (22.6) $ (13.2) $ 23.9 $ (37.1)
Capital expenditures (9.8) (7.7) (2.1) (33.0) (15.1) (17.9)
Building purchase - - - 15.0 - 15.0
Free cash flow (adjusted) $ (12.3) $ 12.4 $ (24.7) $ (31.2) $ 8.8 $ (40.0)
Amounts and percentages may reflect rounding adjustments
About Phibro Animal Health Corporation
Phibro Animal Health Corporation is a leading global diversified animal health and mineral nutrition company. We strive to be a trusted partner with livestock producers, farmers, veterinarians and consumers who raise or care for farm and companion animals by providing solutions to help them maintain and enhance the health of their animals. For further information, please visit www.pahc.com.
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
Chief Financial Officer

Frequently Asked Questions

What were Phibro's net sales for Q2 2023?

Phibro's net sales for Q2 2023 were $244.6 million, a 5% increase.

How much did net income decline in Q2 2023?

Net income for Q2 2023 declined by $10.3 million, down 59%.

What was the adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2023?

The adjusted EBITDA for Q2 2023 was $30.9 million, a 6% increase.

How did SG&A expenses change in Q2 2023?

SG&A expenses increased by $13.2 million, or 27%, in Q2 2023.

What factors impacted adjusted net income in Q2 2023?

Adjusted net income decreased due to higher SG&A and tax provision.

Last updated: Feb 8, 2023