ROLLINS, INC. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Strong Revenue Growth Drives Double-Digit Increase to Earnings in Fourth Quarter and Full Year

ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:ROL) ("Rollins" or the "Company"), a premier global consumer and commercial services company, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023.

2023 Fourth Quarter Highlights

(All comparisons against the fourth quarter of 2022 unless otherwise noted.)

• Revenues increased 14% to $754 million. Organic revenues* increased over 7% and acquisition-related revenue increased approximately 7%.
  
  
  
  
• Operating income increased 16% to $139 million. Operating margin increased 30 basis points to 18.4% of revenue. Adjusted operating income* increased 20% to $144 million. Adjusted operating income margin* increased 100 basis points to 19.1% of revenue. Adjusted EBITDA* increased 14% to $167 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin* was 22.1%, flat versus last year due to lower non-operational gains included in other income associated with vehicle and property sales.
  
  
  
  
• Net income increased 29% to $109 million. Adjusted net income* increased 20% to $101 million.
  
  
  
  
• EPS increased 29% to $0.22 per diluted share. Adjusted EPS* increased 24% to $0.21 per diluted share.
  
  
  
  
• Operating cash flow increased 24% to $153 million. During the quarter, the Company invested $18 million in acquisitions, $11 million in capital expenditures, and paid dividends totaling $73 million.

2023 Full Year Highlights

(All comparisons against the full year 2022 unless otherwise noted.)

• Revenues increased 14% to $3.1 billion. Organic revenues* increased over 8% while acquisition-related revenue increased nearly 6%.
  
  
  
  
• Operating income increased 18% to $583 million. Operating margin increased 70 basis points to 19.0% of revenue. Adjusted operating income* increased 22% to $604 million. Adjusted operating income margin* increased 140 basis points to 19.7%. Adjusted EBITDA* increased 18% to $698 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin* was 22.7%, up 70 basis points.
  
  
  
  
• Net income increased 18% to $435 million. Adjusted net income* increased 19% to $439 million.
  
  
  
  
• EPS increased 19% to $0.89 per diluted share. Adjusted EPS* increased 20% to $0.90 per diluted share.
  
  
  
  
• Operating cash flow increased 13% to $528 million. For the full year, the Company invested $367 million in acquisitions, $32 million in capital expenditures, paid dividends totaling $264 million and repurchased $300 million of its stock.

*Amounts are non-GAAP financial measures. See the schedules below for a discussion of non-GAAP financial metrics including a reconciliation of the most closely correlated GAAP measure.

2024 Outlook

For 2024, the Company anticipates:

• The underlying health of core pest control markets, as well as Rollins' ongoing commitment to operational execution, should support another year of strong organic growth, further complemented by a strategic and disciplined approach to acquisitions.
  
  
  
  
• A focus on pricing, ongoing modernization efforts, and a culture of continuous improvement should support healthy incremental margins.
  
  
  
  
• Compounding cash flow and strong balance sheet should continue to enable a balanced capital allocation strategy.

Management Commentary

"Our team delivered a strong finish in the fourth quarter as we achieved record revenue and a healthy margin profile for the full year," said Jerry Gahlhoff, Jr., President and CEO. "Organic growth remains strong while we continue to be active on the acquisition front. As we look to 2024, demand for our services is solid and our pipeline for acquisitions is robust. We are well positioned for continued growth and remain focused on continuous improvement initiatives to enhance profitability across our business" Mr. Gahlhoff added.

"It was encouraging to see the strong quarterly and full year growth in revenue, cash flow and profitability. We delivered double-digit revenue and cash flow growth, as well a 70 basis point improvement in operating margins for 2023," said Kenneth Krause, Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer. "Additionally, we continued to execute a balanced capital allocation program, deploying nearly $1 billion of capital in 2023, with a focus on investing for growth while returning cash to shareholders through a growing dividend and share repurchases," Mr. Krause concluded.

About Rollins, Inc.:

Rollins, Inc. (ROL) is a premier global consumer and commercial services company.  Through its family of leading brands, the Company and its franchises provide essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents, and insects to more than 2.8 million customers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, with more than 19,000 employees from more than 800 locations. Rollins is parent to Orkin, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Clark Pest Control, Northwest Exterminating, McCall Service, Trutech, Critter Control, Western Pest Services, Waltham Services, OPC Pest Services, The Industrial Fumigant Company, PermaTreat, Crane Pest Control, Missquito, Fox Pest Control, Orkin Canada, Orkin Australia, Safeguard (UK), Aardwolf Pestkare (Singapore), and more. You can learn more about Rollins and its subsidiaries by visiting www.rollins.com. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements made in this press release and on our earnings call contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties concerning the business and financial results of Rollins, Inc. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current opinions, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions and projections about future events and financial trends affecting the operating results and financial condition of our business. The words "may," "should," "will," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "seek," "project," "estimate," "focus," "plan," "continue," "likely," "design," "strategies," "outlook," "trend," the negative of such terms and different forms thereof (e.g., different tenses or number or principle parts, as well as gerunds and other parts of speech such as adjectives, adverbs and nouns derived therefrom), and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's belief that: the underlying health of core pest control markets as well as Rollins' ongoing commitment to operational execution, further complemented by a strategic and disciplined approach to acquisitions, will support another year of strong organic growth, that organic growth remains strong, the Company will continue to focus on a strategic and disciplined approach to acquisitions, the Company's focus on pricing, modernization efforts and a culture of continuous improvement should support healthy incremental margins, the Company's compounding cash flow and strong balance sheet should continue to enable a balanced capital allocation strategy, the demand for the Company's services is solid, the Company's pipeline for acquisitions remains robust, the Company remains well positioned for continued growth, and the Company is focused on continuous improvement initiatives that will enhance profitability.

Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties beyond our ability to control, and in many cases, we cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Item 1A "Risk Factors" of Part I and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and may also be described from time to time in our other reports filed with the SEC. You should not rely on our forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

Conference Call

Rollins will host a conference call on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2023 results. The conference call will also broadcast live over the internet via a link provided on the Rollins, Inc. website at www.rollins.com. Interested parties can also dial into the call at 1-877-869-3839 (domestic) or +1-201-689-8265 (internationally) with conference ID of 13743546. For interested individuals unable to join the call, a replay will be available on the website for 180 days.

 

 

 

APPENDIX

Reconciliation of GAAP and non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company has used the non-GAAP financial measures of organic revenues, organic revenues by type, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share ("EPS"), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, incremental EBITDA margin, adjusted incremental EBITDA margin, and free cash flow in this earnings release. Organic revenue is calculated as revenue less the revenue from acquisitions completed within the prior 12 months and excluding the revenue from divested businesses. Adjusted operating income and adjusted operating income margin are calculated by adding back to the GAAP measures those expenses resulting from the amortization of certain intangible assets and adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration resulting from the acquisition of Fox Pest Control and restructuring costs related to restructuring and workforce reduction plans. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are calculated by adding back to net income charges for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as well as those expenses resulting from the adjustments to the fair value of contingent consideration resulting from the acquisition of Fox Pest Control, restructuring costs related to restructuring and workforce reduction plans, and gains on the sale of businesses. Incremental EBITDA margin is calculated as the change in EBITDA divided by the change in revenue. Adjusted incremental EBITDA margin is calculated as the change in adjusted EBITDA divided by the change in revenue. Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS are calculated by adding back those acquisition-related expenses, restructuring costs, and gains on the sale of businesses to the GAAP measures and by further subtracting the tax impact of those expenses and/or gains. Free cash flow is calculated by subtracting capital expenditures from cash provided by operating activities. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for revenues, net income, earnings per share or other performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management uses adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, incremental EBITDA margin, and adjusted incremental EBITDA margin as measures of operating performance because these measures allow the Company to compare performance consistently over various periods. Management also uses organic revenues and organic revenues by type to compare revenues over various periods excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. Management uses free cash flow to demonstrate the Company's ability to maintain its asset base and generate future cash flows from operations. Management believes all of these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to provide investors with information about current trends in, and period-over-period comparisons of, the Company's results of operations. An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that either 1) excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of excluding amounts, that are included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the statement of operations, balance sheet or statement of cash flows, or 2) includes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that have the effect of including amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure so calculated and presented.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this earnings release with their most comparable GAAP measures.

 

 

 

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