Carlisle Companies Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results

Carlisle Companies Incorporated announced its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results.

• Generated record fourth quarter revenues of $1.4 billion, up 26.4% organically year-over-year
• CCM delivered record revenues and profitability despite supply chain disruptions and with proactive pricing actions offsetting inflation
• Reported record fourth quarter GAAP Diluted EPS of $2.46 and Adjusted Diluted EPS of $2.92, a 60% increase from prior year
• CIT and CFT bookings and backlog returning to pre-pandemic levels
• Henry integration exceeding expectations with synergies tracking above original $30 million target, driving Adjusted Diluted EPS accretion of $1.50+ in 2022, up from $1.25 in original plan
• Share repurchases continued in the fourth quarter, totaling 1.9 million shares for $316 million for the full year 2021

Comments from Chris Koch, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

“I am extremely pleased with the outstanding performance delivered by our entire Carlisle team in the fourth quarter. This performance would not have been possible without the team’s resilience and perseverance, which has been demonstrated since the beginning of this pandemic. This resilience and perseverance is rooted in our entrepreneurial and continuous improvement culture, and is guided by the clarity of mission that Vision 2025 provides. Despite significant challenges, including supply chain turmoil and raw material inflation, our team delivered record revenues, record Adjusted EBITDA, and record Adjusted Diluted EPS in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Entering 2021, we maintained a resolute conviction in the strength of underlying and pent up re-roofing and new construction demand, and labor constraints in the channel. Based on this conviction, our teams proactively managed price, successfully secured raw materials, built inventory and maintained appropriate staffing levels, all in an effort to continue to deliver the Carlisle Experience to our customers and channel partners. As a result, we were able to deliver on our goal of price/cost neutrality for the full year.

Fourth quarter and full year 2021 results were even more satisfying given the severe demand fluctuations and continued pandemic influenced operating conditions throughout 2021. In contrast to the steep declines of 2020, we entered a period of accelerating demand recovery from the middle of 2021. There is no doubt the past two years have been very difficult for everyone on personal and professional levels, yet our teams have overcome these difficulties, rising to the challenge every time – the fourth quarter was no different.

Vision 2025 continues to provide the Carlisle team with the clarity to know who we are and what we are trying to achieve. It is this clarity, coupled with our teams’ resilience, that gave us the confidence that we would emerge from the economic pressures of 2020 in a stronger position as a company, significantly closer to our goal of delivering over $15 of earnings per share by 2025.

When Vision 2025 was introduced, we committed to a leaner, more focused portfolio and a pivot towards investing in our highest-returning businesses, particularly CCM. CCM’s outstanding performance in the fourth quarter of 2021 again confirmed that our strategy is well-founded. By leveraging the Carlisle Experience, CCM’s best-in-class team delivered record fourth quarter revenues with sales increasing over 20% year-over-year across our platforms, including core single-ply roofing systems, Architectural Metals, Spray Foam Insulation, and Weatherproofing Technologies. We are also very pleased that Henry is exceeding our expectations in its first few months and seamlessly fitting into Carlisle’s continuous improvement and entrepreneurial culture. Underlying all of this success, we maintained our steadfast commitment to servicing the increasingly complex needs of our customers.

We also continued to make substantial progress on our ESG journey. Key accomplishments in the fourth quarter included:

• Breaking ground on our state-of-the-art polyiso insulation facility in Sikeston, Missouri, which will be built to LEED specifications.
• Progressing on energy audits of our manufacturing facilities. These audits will form the baseline on which we will make a formal commitment to net-zero carbon emissions in the near future.
• Increased recognition of our ESG efforts with Carlisle’s inclusion in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, 2022.

We are committed to maintaining a balanced approach to capital deployment, which includes returning capital to shareholders. We increased our dividend for the 45th consecutive year in August, returning $28.3 million in the form of dividends in the fourth quarter. We also opportunistically repurchased 107 thousand shares for $25 million in the quarter, bringing our full year 2021 total share repurchases to 1.9 million shares for $315.6 million. Our cumulative share repurchases since 2017 now exceed $1.8 billion, driving a 19% net reduction of our shares outstanding.

While our businesses continue to navigate significant supply chain and inflationary challenges, solid demand fundamentals for all of our businesses remain intact, including: a strong multi-year re-roofing cycle, positive new construction environment, continued pent up demand from pandemic-related challenges in 2020 and 2021, and growing customer demand for energy-efficient products for the Building Envelope. We are also encouraged by increasing passenger air travel numbers and improved capital spending in Medical and Industrial markets, all of which are returning to pre-pandemic levels, and bode well for our CIT and CFT businesses.

In closing, I want to again express my gratitude for the resilience and perseverance of Carlisle’s dedicated employees in delivering a truly remarkable 2021. With all of our segments trending positively both from a demand and operational perspective, Carlisle is well positioned to drive continued profitable growth in 2022 and beyond.”

Fourth Quarter 2021

Revenue of $1.4 billion increased 39.2% year-over-year. Organic revenue increased 26.4% (organic revenue defined as revenue excluding acquired revenues within the last 12 months and the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar). Acquired revenues contributed a total of 12.9% in the quarter. Changes in foreign exchange rates had a negative 0.1% impact on revenues.

Operating income for the fourth quarter of $182.5 million increased 64.0% from $111.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of $130.8 million increased 59.1% from $82.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2021 of $253.7 million increased 50.6% from $168.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Diluted EPS for the fourth quarter of $2.46 increased 61.8% from $1.52 in the fourth quarter of 2020. Adjusted diluted EPS for the fourth quarter of $2.92 increased 59.6% from $1.83 in the fourth quarter of 2020. The increase in EPS reflects strong operating results at CCM, improving performance at CIT and share repurchases.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Segment Highlights

Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM)

• Revenues of $1.1 billion, up 46.5% (+29.8% organic) year-over-year, were driven by strength of U.S. commercial roofing demand, price, the Henry acquisition and strong performances across all product lines.
• Operating income was $198.5 million, up 28.1% year-over-year.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $237.5 million, up 30.5% year-over-year, reflecting an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.3% was positively impacted by higher volumes, price and savings from COS, partially offset by raw material, freight and wage inflation.
• We expect full year 2022 sales, including Henry, to increase approximately 30% year-over-year.

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies (CIT)

• Revenues of $184.4 million, up 19.3% (+19.1% organic) year-over-year, were driven by strengthening aerospace and medical end markets.
• Operating income was $6.6 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $28.1 million, up 84.9% year-over-year, reflecting an adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2%. was positively impacted by higher volumes and efficiencies gained from significant restructuring activities over past three years, partially offset by raw material and wage inflation and higher operating expenses.
• We expect full year 2022 sales to increase approximately 10% year-over-year.

Carlisle Fluid Technologies (CFT)

• Revenues of $77.3 million, up 6.0% (+7.3% organic) year-over-year, reflected price and higher volumes.
• Operating income was $8.4 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA was $13.9 million, up 37.6% year-over-year, reflecting an adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.0% reflected higher volumes, price realization, and savings from COS, partially offset by material and wage inflation.
• We expect full year 2022 sales to increase approximately 10% year-over-year.

Operating cash flow from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $413.6 million, a decrease of $245.1 million versus the prior year. Free cash flow from continuing operations (defined as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures, and comprised of continuing operations) was $285.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $287.9 million versus the prior year. The year-over-year decline is attributable to higher volumes in November and December of 2021 and more notably year-over-year raw material inflation and related price increases driving higher working capital compared to 2020 levels. Our priorities for the use of cash are to invest in growth and performance improvement opportunities for our existing businesses through capital expenditures, complete strategic acquisitions that meet return criteria and return value to shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we deployed $315.6 million in share repurchases and $112.5 million in cash dividends paid. As of December 31, 2021, we had $324.4 million of cash and $1.0 billion of availability under our revolving credit facility.

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About Carlisle Companies Incorporated

Carlisle Companies Incorporated is a leading supplier of innovative Building Envelope products and energy-efficient solutions for customers creating sustainable buildings of the future. Through its construction materials businesses (CCM and CWT) and family of leading brands, Carlisle delivers innovative, labor-reducing and environmentally responsible products and solutions to customers through the Carlisle Experience. Over the life of a building, Carlisle’s products help drive lower greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy savings for building owners and operators, and increase a building’s resiliency to the elements. Driven by its strategic plan, Vision 2025, Carlisle is committed to generating superior shareholder returns and maintaining a balanced capital deployment approach, including investments in our businesses, strategic acquisitions, share repurchases and continued dividend increases. Carlisle also is a leading provider of products to the Aerospace, Medical Technologies and General Industrial markets through its Interconnect Technologies (CIT) and Fluid Technologies (CFT) business segments.

Contact:

Jim Giannakouros, CFA – Vice President of Investor Relations – jgiannakouros@carlisle.com – (480) 781-5135

Source: Carlisle Companies Incorporated