Columbus McKinnon Reports Net Income Increased 27% to $15.9 million in Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Results

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of motion control products, technologies and services for material handling, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2019 second quarter, which ended September 30, 2018.

Second Quarter Highlights (compared with prior-year period)

• Gaining traction with Phase II of Blueprint strategy and driving earnings power improvement
• Gross margin of 35.0% expanded 150 basis points; continues near record levels on strong volume and productivity improvements
• Simplification process supported both GAAP and adjusted operating margin expansion of 240 basis points
• Earnings per diluted share was $0.67, up 24%; Adjusted earnings per diluted share was $0.70, a 37% increase
• Raising operating and EBITDA margin goals

Mark Morelli, President and CEO of Columbus McKinnon, commented, "The effectiveness of our business operating system, E-PAS™ (Earnings Power Acceleration System), is enabling solid execution of the early stages of Phase II of our Blueprint strategy. We have identified approximately $7 million in potential savings for fiscal 2019 alone and have achieved $1.6 million year-to-date. Accordingly, our improving earnings power was clearly validated in our results this quarter with high double digit operating income growth. Notable as well, we are generating strong cash flow and reducing debt.”

"As we redefine the business model of Columbus McKinnon, the tools in E-PAS, including our 80/20 simplification process, combined with operational improvements and growth through market share gains should continue to drive strong results. Over the next three years, we believe our plan of simplification, operational excellence and ramping the growth engine will deliver double digit earnings growth annually and we expect to reach adjusted EBITDA* margins of 19%.”

Higher sales were driven by strong volume in the U.S. and pricing, primarily outside of the U.S. Excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, non-U.S. sales were up 1.7% and total sales increased 3%.

*A non-GAAP measure, Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Please see the attached tables for a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income.

Gross profit and gross margin improvement were largely the result of higher volume and productivity improvements from operational excellence measures and lower medical costs. Pricing more than offset material cost inflation. Adjusted gross margin, which excludes the $1.7 million insurance benefit in the prior-year quarter, expanded 230 basis points. For more information on changes in gross profit, please see the table on page 8 of this release. Adjusted income from operations was $25.5 million, up $5.6 million, or 28.3%, over the second quarter of fiscal 2018. Adjusted operating margin expanded 240 basis points from the effects of product line simplification and lower research and development and selling expenses. Please see the reconciliation of GAAP income from operations to adjusted income from operations on page 11 of this release.

Adjusted net income for the quarter was $16.5 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, compared with $11.9 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.4%, second only to the fiscal 2019 first quarter as the highest in the Company’s history. Please see the reconciliation of GAAP net income and earnings per share to adjusted net income and earnings per share on page 12 of this release.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2019 Outlook: Given strong order growth in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company expects year-over-year sales growth of approximately 4% to 5% excluding any adjustment from foreign currency translation in the fiscal 2019 third quarter.

Teleconference/webcast

Columbus McKinnon will host a conference call and live webcast today at 10:00 AM Eastern Time, at which management will review the Company’s financial results and strategy. The review will be accompanied by a slide presentation, which will be available on Columbus McKinnon’s website at www.cmworks.com/investors. A question and answer session will follow the formal discussion.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing 201-493-6780. The listen-only audio webcast can be monitored at www.cmworks.com/investors. To listen to the archived call, dial 412-317-6671 and enter the passcode 13683795. The telephonic replay will be available from 1:00 PM Eastern Time on the day of the call through Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Alternatively, an archived webcast of the call can be found on the Company’s website. In addition, a transcript of the call will be posted to the website once available.

About Columbus McKinnon

Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of motion control products, technologies, systems and services that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position and secure materials. Key products include hoists, actuators, rigging tools, light rail work stations and digital power and motion control systems. The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by its superior design and engineering know-how. Comprehensive information on Columbus McKinnon is available at http://www.cmworks.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains "forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning future revenue and earnings, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, including general economic and business conditions, conditions affecting the industries served by the Company and its subsidiaries, conditions affecting the Company's customers and suppliers, competitor responses to the Company's products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products and services, the effect of operating leverage, the pace of bookings relative to shipments, the ability to expand into new markets and geographic regions, the success in acquiring new business, the speed at which shipments improve, the effectiveness of new products and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this release.

Financial tables follow.

Adjusted gross profit is defined as gross profit as reported, adjusted for certain items. Adjusted gross profit is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted gross profit, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's gross profit to the historical periods' gross profit, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s gross profit to that of other companies.

Adjusted income from operations is defined as income from operations as reported, adjusted for certain items. Adjusted income from operations is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted income from operations, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's income from operations to the historical periods' income from operations, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s income from operations to that of other companies.

Adjusted net income and diluted EPS are defined as net income and diluted EPS as reported, adjusted for certain items and at a normalized tax rate. Adjusted net income and diluted EPS are not measures determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable to the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted net income and diluted EPS, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's net income and diluted EPS to the historical periods' net income and diluted EPS, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s net income and diluted EPS to that of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and other adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, commonly known as GAAP, and may not be comparable with the measures as used by other companies. Nevertheless, Columbus McKinnon believes that providing non-GAAP information, such as adjusted EBITDA, is important for investors and other readers of the Company’s financial statements and assists in understanding the comparison of the current quarter’s and current year's net income and diluted EPS to the historical periods' net income and diluted EPS, as well as facilitates a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s net income and diluted EPS to that of other companies.

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