Columbus McKinnon Reports Record Gross Margin of 37.5% for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2023

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions for material handling, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2023 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2022. Results include the addition of Garvey Corporation, which was acquired on December 1, 2021.

First Quarter Highlights (compared with prior year period)

• Delivered revenue of $220 million, up 6.5% on a constant currency basis
• Achieved record gross margin of 37.5% as Columbus McKinnon Business System (CMBS) enabled strong execution
• Realized first quarter fiscal 2023 earnings per diluted share of $0.29 compared with a loss of $0.27 in prior-year; adjusted EPS* was $0.69, unchanged from prior-year period
• Continued strength in demand with orders up 11% on a constant currency basis driven by 10% growth in North America and 12% growth in EMEA
• Maintained strong balance sheet; reduced debt an additional $10 million in quarter

David Wilson, President and CEO of Columbus McKinnon, commented, “We had a strong start to the year with our first quarter results. I am proud of how our team executed to deliver growth and record gross margin while improving the business. The realignment of Columbus McKinnon’s structure is enabling cost synergies and improved collaboration across the organization. In fact, our new regional leadership structure has created greater cross-functional engagement and is unlocking even more potential to deliver results in the face of current supply chain challenges, labor constraints and high inflation. Encouragingly, we continue to see strong demand for our intelligent motion solutions across a breadth of markets. We are also well positioned financially to execute our strategy and further transform Columbus McKinnon into a higher growth, less cyclical enterprise with expanded margins.”

*Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP measure.  See accompanying discussion and reconciliation tables in this release regarding the reconciliation of GAAP financials to non-GAAP measures.

For the quarter, sales increased $6.8 million, or 3.2%. The acquisition added $8.5 million in sales which helped to offset unfavorable foreign currency translation of $7.0 million, or 3.3% of total sales. In the U.S., volume improved $0.1 million, or 0.1%, and price improved $6.4 million, or 5.1%. U.S. sales related to the acquisition were

$7.8 million. Outside the U.S., price improvement of $3.2 million, or 3.6% helped to offset the $4.4 million, or 4.9%, decline in volume. The acquisition added $0.7 million of sales outside the U.S.

*Adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted income from operations, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP measures. See accompanying discussion and reconciliation tables in this release regarding adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EPS, and the reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA.

Adjusted earnings per diluted share were $0.69 in the fiscal 2023 first quarter unchanged from the prior-year period. Adjusted EPS excludes amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions. The Company believes this better represents its inherent earnings power and cash generation capability.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Outlook

Columbus McKinnon expects second quarter fiscal 2023 sales of approximately $230 million to $240 million at current exchange rates, a sequential increase in the mid-to-high single digits.

Mr. Wilson concluded, “We are confident in our ability to deliver our plan as we continue to advance Columbus McKinnon’s transformation. We are executing to meet our commitments and to achieve our goals of $1.5 billion in revenue and 21% adjusted EBITDA margin in fiscal 2027.”

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 investors.columbusmckinnon.com. 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 investors.columbusmckinnon.com. To listen to the archived call, dial 412-317-6671 and enter the passcode 13730934. The telephonic replay will be available from 1:00 PM Eastern Time on the day of the call through Thursday, August 4, 2022. 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 intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations 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 www.columbusmckinnon.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 expected growth, future sales and EBITDA margins, and future potential to deliver results; the execution of its strategy and further transformation of the Company with stronger growth, less cyclicality and higher margins, and achievement of certain goals. These statements 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 the impact of supply chain challenges and inflation, the ability of the Company to scale the organization, achieve its financial targets including revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin, and to execute CMBS and the Core Growth Framework; global economic and business conditions affecting the industries served by the Company and its subsidiaries including COVID-19; 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 ability to expand into new markets and geographic regions, and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Consequently, such forward-looking statements should be regarded as current plans, estimates and beliefs. 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, including amortization of intangible assets, and also adjusted for 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 with the measures 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. The Company believes that representing adjusted EPS provides a better understanding of its earnings power inclusive of adjusting for the non-cash amortization of intangible assets, reflecting the Company’s strategy to grow through acquisitions as well as organically.

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.

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