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    MILLER INDUSTRIES REPORTS 2024 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

    11/12/24 4:30:00 PM ET
    $MLR
    Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
    Consumer Discretionary
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    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Miller Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MLR) (the "Company") today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

    For the third quarter of 2024, net sales were $314.3 million, an increase of 14.5%, compared to $274.6 million for the third quarter of 2023. The year over year improvement was predominantly due to increases in original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") chassis deliveries after a normalization of the chassis market, compared to the prior year period. The increase was partially offset by delays in delivery of finished goods related to Hurricane Helene, which had an immaterial impact on our quarterly revenues in the low single-digit millions.

    Gross profit for the third quarter of 2024 was $42.0 million, or 13.4% of net sales, compared to $42.9 million, or 15.6% of net sales, for the third quarter of 2023. The decrease in gross margin was driven by increased chassis shipments, compared to the third quarter of last year, when chassis shipments were significantly depressed.

    Selling, general and administrative expenses were $22.3 million, or 7.1% of net sales, compared to $19.3 million, or 7.0% of net sales, in the prior year period. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to additional executive compensation expense and incentives for all employees, including training and more competitive compensation to improve employee retention.

    Net income in the third quarter of 2024 was $15.4 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, compared to net income of $17.5 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, in the prior year period, a decrease of 11.7% and 12.3%, respectively.

    The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share, payable December 9, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 2, 2024, the fifty-sixth consecutive quarter that the Company has paid a dividend. In addition, during the first three quarters of 2024, the Company has repurchased 45,000 shares of its common stock, representing $2.9 million of the $25.0 million repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors in April 2024.

    "I want to extend my sympathies to those impacted by the recent hurricanes in the Southeast and the extreme loss of life and property," said William G. Miller, II, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "We are not immune to these extreme weather events, and Hurricane Helene, in particular, had an impact on our operations. While the financial impact was thankfully marginal, our focus was on ensuring that our employees were safe, secure, and able to perform their jobs to the best of their ability. We are still assessing the hurricane's impact on our production but expect its effect on fourth-quarter results to be minimal and expect that the marginal impact to revenue in the third quarter will be largely offset by a catch-up in invoicing in the fourth quarter."

    "Now moving to our quarterly results, we continue to see strong year-over-year revenue increases due to demand for our products across all regions. Our chassis shipments have normalized compared to the prior year and our production volumes were boosted by our operational efficiencies. While distributor retail deliveries remain consistent with 2023 levels, we have seen a decrease in order entry this quarter, though we believe that is largely due to timing of OEM chassis deliveries, distributor throughput capacity, and political uncertainty rather than a slowdown in retail demand. Fundamental demand drivers for our products remain strong, and we plan to continue manufacturing product at near record levels until our backlog returns to pre-pandemic and supply chain crisis levels. We will continue to analyze order intake and retail activity levels over the next few quarters as we reduce backlog closer to historical levels, to ensure that we provide our distribution network with maximum flexibility as we continue to focus on meeting the needs of our customers. Nevertheless, we feel confident that the stability of our supply chain and productivity improvements leave us well-positioned to continue driving improved results in the long term. We remain confident in our ability to achieve low double-digit topline growth along with significant improvement in profitability and free cash flow for full year 2024," said Mr. Miller, II.

    The Company will host a conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. The call is scheduled for tomorrow, November 13, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET. Listeners can access the conference call live and archived over the Internet through the following link:

    https://app.webinar.net/XBb45Go5Oy7

    Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site, download, and install any necessary audio software. A replay of this call will be available approximately one hour after the live call ends through November 20, 2024. The replay number is 1-844-512-2921, Passcode 13749822.

    About Miller Industries

    Miller Industries is The World's Largest Manufacturer of Towing and Recovery Equipment®, and markets its towing and recovery equipment under a number of well-recognized brands, including Century®, Vulcan®, Chevron™, Holmes®, Challenger®, Champion®, Jige™, Boniface™, Titan® and Eagle®.

    Certain statements in this news release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "may", "will", "should", "could", "continue", "future", "potential", "believe", "project", "plan", "intend", "seek", "estimate", "predict", "expect", "anticipate" and similar expressions, or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology and include without limitation any statements relating to the Company's 2024 revenues, profitability, backlog, customer demand, and capital allocation plans, as well as expectations relating to the impacts of weather conditions or natural disasters, including hurricanes. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. Such forward-looking statements are made based on our management's beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. Our actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to, among other things the risks discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set forth in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors"  in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 as supplemented  in Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference. Such factors are not exclusive. Except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

     

    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME



    (In thousands, except share and per share data)



    (Unaudited)







    Three Months Ended  





    Nine Months Ended  





    September 30, 





    September 30, 















    %















    %





    2024





    2023



    Change 





    2024





    2023



    Change 

    NET SALES 

    $

    314,271



    $

    274,568



    14.5 %



    $

    1,035,593



    $

    857,108



    20.8 %

































    COSTS OF OPERATIONS 



    272,245





    231,700



    17.5 %





    898,246





    743,894



    20.7 %

































    GROSS PROFIT 



    42,026





    42,868



    -2.0 %





    137,347





    113,214



    21.3 %

































    OPERATING EXPENSES: 































    Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 



    22,326





    19,318



    15.6 %





    66,642





    56,721



    17.5 %

































    NON-OPERATING (INCOME) EXPENSES: 































    Interest Expense, Net 



    251





    1,813



    -86.2 %





    3,544





    4,525



    -21.7 %

































    Other (Income) Expense, Net 



    (321)





    (294)



    9.2 %





    (341)





    (842)



    -59.5 %

































    Total Expense, Net 



    22,256





    20,837



    6.8 %





    69,845





    60,404



    15.6 %

































    INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 



    19,770





    22,031



    -10.3 %





    67,502





    52,810



    27.8 %

































    INCOME TAX PROVISION 



    4,345





    4,572



    -5.0 %





    14,540





    11,214



    29.7 %

































    NET INCOME 

    $

    15,425



    $

    17,459



    -11.7 %



    $

    52,962



    $

    41,596



    27.3 %

































































    BASIC INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON

    STOCK
     

    $

    1.35



    $

    1.53



    -11.7 %



    $

    4.62



    $

    3.64



    27.1 %

































    DILUTED INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON

    STOCK
     

    $

    1.33



    $

    1.52



    -12.3 %



    $

    4.57



    $

    3.62



    26.3 %

































    CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE

    OF COMMON STOCK

    $

    0.19



    $

    0.18



    5.6 %



    $

    0.57



    $

    0.54



    5.6 %

































































    WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES

    OUTSTANDING:
     































    Basic 



    11,447





    11,446



    0.0 %





    11,453





    11,437



    0.1 %

    Diluted 



    11,596





    11,515



    0.7 %





    11,593





    11,495



    0.9 %

     

    MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES



    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS







    (In thousands, except share and per share data)











    September 30, 













    2024



    December 31, 







    (Unaudited)



    2023



    ASSETS















    CURRENT ASSETS:















    Cash and temporary investments



    $

    40,600



    $

    29,909



    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,691 and $1,527 at

    September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively





    374,029





    286,138



    Inventories, net





    190,345





    189,807



    Prepaid expenses





    10,485





    4,617



      Total current assets





    615,459





    510,471



    NON-CURRENT ASSETS:















    Property, plant and equipment, net





    118,569





    115,072



    Right-of-use assets – operating leases





    595





    826



    Goodwill





    19,998





    20,022



    Other assets





    725





    819



    TOTAL ASSETS



    $

    755,346



    $

    647,210



















    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY















    CURRENT LIABILITIES:















    Accounts payable



    $

    234,216



    $

    191,782



    Accrued liabilities





    54,801





    40,793



    Income taxes payable





    1,462





    1,819



    Current portion of operating lease obligation





    309





    320



      Total current liabilities





    290,788





    234,714



    NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:















    Long-term obligations





    65,000





    60,000



    Non-current portion of operating lease obligation





    286





    506



    Deferred income tax liabilities





    4,082





    4,070



    TOTAL LIABILITIES





    360,156





    299,290



















    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:















    Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share:















             Authorized – 5,000,000 shares, Issued – none





    —





    —



      Common stock, $0.01 par value per share:















             Authorized – 100,000,000 shares, Issued – 11,439,292 and 11,445,640 shares at September   

              30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively





    114





    114



    Additional paid-in capital





    152,933





    153,574



    Retained earnings





    246,578





    200,165



      Accumulated other comprehensive loss





    (4,435)





    (5,933)



    TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY





    395,190





    347,920



    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



    $

    755,346



    $

    647,210



     

    Cision View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/miller-industries-reports-2024-third-quarter-results-302303264.html

    SOURCE Miller Industries, Inc.

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