Tempur Sealy Reports First Quarter 2017 Results

LEXINGTON, Ky., May 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The Company also reaffirmed its financial guidance for the full year 2017.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST QUARTER 2017 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

• Total net sales increased 0.2% to $722.1 million from $721.0 million in the first quarter of 2016. On a constant currency basis⁽¹⁾, total net sales increased 0.7%, with an increase of 0.1% in the North America business segment and an increase of 3.2% in the International business segment.
• Gross margin under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") was 39.7% as compared to 40.4% in the first quarter of 2016. Gross margin in the first quarter of 2017 included $11.5 million of charges associated with the termination of the relationship with Mattress Firm Inc. ("Mattress Firm"). Adjusted gross margin⁽¹⁾ was 41.3% as compared to 40.4% in the first quarter of 2016.
• GAAP operating income decreased 22.4% to $59.5 million as compared to $76.7 million in the first quarter of 2016. Operating income in the first quarter of 2017 included $25.9 million of net charges associated with the Mattress Firm termination. Adjusted operating income⁽¹⁾ increased $4.8 million to $85.4 million as compared to adjusted operating income of $80.6 million in the first quarter of 2016.
• GAAP net income decreased 14.4% to $33.9 million as compared to $39.6 million in the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ increased 23.4% to $52.2 million as compared to adjusted net income of $42.3 million in the first quarter of 2016.
• Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA")⁽¹⁾ decreased 14.9% to $86.8 million as compared to $102.0 million for the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ increased 16.4% to $121.1 million as compared to adjusted EBITDA of $104.0 million in the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ excludes $34.3 million of charges related to the Mattress Firm termination. Please refer to additional discussion in the Business Segment Highlights below.
• GAAP earnings per diluted share ("EPS") decreased 1.6% to $0.62 as compared to $0.63 in the first quarter of 2016. Adjusted EPS⁽¹⁾ increased 41.2% to $0.96 as compared to adjusted EPS of $0.68 in the first quarter of 2016.
• The Company ended the first quarter of 2017 with total debt of $1.9 billion and consolidated funded debt less qualified cash⁽¹⁾ of $1.9 billion. Leverage based on the ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ was 3.46 times for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to 3.18 times for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2016.

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott Thompson commented, "This represents the eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit adjusted EPS growth. These solid first quarter results are a byproduct of the team's focus on our long-term initiatives and the overall positive worldwide economy underlying the bedding industry. We are pleased with the progress of our new product launches around the world and the positive early market reactions."

Business Segment Highlights

The Company's business segments include North America and International. Corporate operating expenses are not included in either of the business segments and are presented separately as a reconciling item to consolidated results.

North America net sales increased 0.4% to $582.3 million from $580.0 million in the first quarter of 2016. On a constant currency basis⁽¹⁾, North America net sales increased 0.1%. GAAP gross margin was 36.8% as compared to 37.0% in the first quarter of 2016. GAAP operating margin was 8.8% as compared to 13.3% in the first quarter of 2016.

North America adjusted gross margin⁽¹⁾ improved 180 basis points to 38.8% as compared to adjusted gross margin of 37.0% in the first quarter of 2016. Gross margin improvements were primarily driven by productivity across our operations, lower floor model discounts, and channel mix, which were offset by brand mix. The increase in North America gross margin drove a 100 basis point increase in the Company's North America adjusted operating margin⁽¹⁾ to 14.4% as compared to adjusted operating margin of 13.4% in the first quarter of 2016.

Charges associated with the Mattress Firm termination reflected in operating income were $32.4 million. Cost of sales included $11.5 million of charges related to the write-off of customer-unique inventory and product obligations. Operating expenses included $20.9 million of charges related to the write-off of customer incentives and marketing assets, as well as employee-related expenses.

International net sales decreased 0.9% to $139.8 million from $141.0 million in the first quarter of 2016. On a constant currency basis⁽¹⁾, International net sales increased 3.2%. GAAP gross margin was 51.6% as compared to 54.3% in the first quarter of 2016. GAAP operating margin was 18.5% as compared to 19.4% in the first quarter 2016, driven by the decrease in gross margin offset by lower advertising costs.

The decrease in International gross margin was primarily driven by increased floor model discounts due to new product introductions and unfavorable foreign exchange impact, which were partially offset by favorable channel mix. International adjusted operating margin⁽¹⁾ decreased to 19.1% as compared to 19.4% in the first quarter of 2016.

Corporate GAAP operating expense decreased to $17.8 million from $27.9 million in the first quarter of 2016.  In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a benefit of $9.3 million related to a change in estimate for performance-based stock compensation. Corporate adjusted operating expense⁽¹⁾ increased to $25.1 million as compared to adjusted operating expense of $24.3 million in the first quarter of 2016.

Other Income, Net

Other income included $9.3 million of payments received pursuant to the transition agreements with Mattress Firm, which were entered into during the first quarter of 2017. This amount is not included as an adjustment to adjusted net income⁽¹⁾. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company spent approximately $13 million to support Mattress Firm with store transitions and product launches. The $9.3 million of payments from Mattress Firm were intended to partially offset that prior investment.

Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2017, the Company reported $42.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.9 billion in total debt, as compared to $65.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.9 billion in total debt as of December 31, 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company repurchased 0.6 million shares of its common stock for a total cost of $40.1 million. As of March 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $226.9 million available under its existing share repurchase authorization.

Financial Guidance

The Company also today reaffirmed its financial guidance for 2017. For the full year 2017, the Company currently expects adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ to range from $400 million to $450 million.

The Company noted its expectations are based on information available at the time of this release, and are subject to changing conditions, many of which are outside the Company's control.

The Company also noted that its 2017 outlook for adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes or has otherwise been adjusted for items impacting comparability.  The Company further noted that it is unable to reconcile this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure to GAAP net income, its most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure, without unreasonable efforts, because the Company is currently unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the type and extent of certain items that would be expected to impact GAAP net income in 2017 but would not impact adjusted EBITDA. These items that impact comparability may include restructuring activities, the impact of the termination of contracts with Mattress Firm, foreign currency exchange rates, income taxes, and other items. The unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company's full year 2017 GAAP financial results.

Conference Call Information

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. will host a live conference call to discuss financial results today, May 4, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The dial-in number for the conference call is 800-850-2903. The dial-in number for international callers is 224-357-2399. The call is also being webcast and can be accessed on the investor relations section of the Company's website, http://www.tempursealy.com. After the conference call, a webcast replay will remain available on the investor relations section of the Company's website for 30 days. 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Constant Currency Information

For additional information regarding adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income (expense), adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, consolidated funded debt, and consolidated funded debt less qualified cash (all of which are non-GAAP financial measures), please refer to the reconciliations and other information included in the attached schedules. For information on the methodology used to present information on a constant currency basis, please refer to "Constant Currency Information" included in the attached schedules.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which include information concerning one or more of the Company's plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and other information that is not historical information. When used in this release, the words "estimates," "expects," "guidance," "anticipates," "projects," "plans," "proposed," "intends," "believes," and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to the Company's expectations regarding adjusted EBITDA for 2017 and performance generally for 2017 and subsequent periods. All forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs and various assumptions. There can be no assurance that the Company will realize these expectations or that these beliefs will prove correct.

Numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed as forward-looking statements. These risk factors include risks associated with the termination of the Company's relationship with Mattress Firm; risks associated with the Company's capital structure and debt level; general economic, financial and industry conditions, particularly in the retail sector, as well as consumer confidence and the availability of consumer financing; changes in product and channel mix and the impact on the Company's gross margin; changes in interest rates; the impact of the macroeconomic environment in both the U.S. and internationally on the Company's business segments; uncertainties arising from global events; the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates on the Company's reported earnings; consumer acceptance of the Company's products; industry competition; the efficiency and effectiveness of the Company's advertising campaigns and other marketing programs; the Company's ability to increase sales productivity within existing retail accounts and to further penetrate the Company's retail channel, including the timing of opening or expanding within large retail accounts and the timing and success of product launches; the effects of consolidation of retailers on revenues and costs; changes in demand for the Company's products by significant retailer customers; the Company's ability to expand brand awareness, distribution and new products; the Company's ability to continuously improve and expand its product line, maintain efficient, timely and cost-effective production and delivery of its products, and manage its growth; the effects of strategic investments on the Company's operations; changes in foreign tax rates and changes in tax laws generally, including the ability to utilize tax loss carry forwards; the outcome of various pending tax audits or other tax, regulatory or investigation proceedings and pending litigation; changing commodity costs; the effect of future legislative or regulatory changes; and disruptions to the implementation of the Company's strategic priorities and business plan caused by abrupt changes in the Company's senior management team and Board of Directors.

Other potential risk factors include the risk factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" under ITEM 1A of Part 1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There may be other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

About Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX) develops, manufactures and markets mattresses, foundations, pillows and other products.  The Company's brand portfolio includes many highly recognized brands in the industry, including Tempur®, Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® featuring Posturepedic® Technology, and Stearns & Foster®. World headquarters for Tempur Sealy International is in Lexington, KY. For more information, visit http://www.tempursealy.com or call 800-805-3635.

Investor Relations Contact:

Aubrey Moore
Investor Relations
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
800-805-3635
Investor.relations@tempursealy.com

Please refer to Footnotes at the end of this release.

Summary of Channel Sales

The Company has updated its primary selling channels to Wholesale and Direct. These channels better align to the margin characteristics of the Company's business and its marketplace. Wholesale includes all third party retailers, including third party distribution, hospitality and healthcare. Direct includes company-owned stores, e-commerce, and call centers. Historically, the Company reported its net sales in the Retail and Other sales channels. Retail included furniture and bedding retailers, department stores, specialty retailers and warehouse clubs. Other included direct-to-consumer, third party distributors, hospitality and healthcare customers. Historical financial data for net sales by these new channel categories has been posted to the "Quarterly Results" section of the Company's Investor Relations website at http://investor.tempursealy.com.

The following table highlights net sales information, by channel and by segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

TEMPUR SEALY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
(in millions, except percentages, ratios and per common share amounts)

The Company provides information regarding adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted gross profit, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income (expense), adjusted operating margin, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, consolidated funded debt and consolidated funded debt less qualified cash, which are not recognized terms under GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income and earnings per share as a measure of operating performance or total debt. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors with performance measures that better reflect the Company's underlying operations and trends, including trends in changes in margin and operating expenses, providing a perspective not immediately apparent from net income and operating income. The adjustments management makes to derive the non-GAAP measures include adjustments to exclude items that may cause short-term fluctuations in the nearest GAAP measure, but which management does not consider to be the fundamental attributes or primary drivers of the Company's business, including costs associated with its 2013 acquisition of Sealy Corporation and its subsidiaries, the exclusion of other costs associated with the 2015 Annual Meeting (including executive management transition and retention compensation), legal settlements, costs associated with the completion of the new credit facility ("2016 Credit Agreement") and senior notes offering in the second quarter of 2016, the exclusion of charges associated with the Mattress Firm termination in the first quarter of 2017 and other costs.

The Company believes that exclusion of these items assists in providing a more complete understanding of the Company's underlying results from continuing operations and trends, and management uses these measures along with the corresponding GAAP financial measures to manage the Company's business, to evaluate its consolidated and business segment performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, to establish operational goals and to provide continuity to investors for comparability purposes. Limitations associated with the use of these non-GAAP measures include that these measures do not present all of the amounts associated with our results as determined in accordance with GAAP and these non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental in nature and should not be construed as more significant than comparable measures defined by GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For more information about these non-GAAP measures and a reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure, please refer to the reconciliations on the following pages.

Constant Currency Information

In this press release the Company refers to, and in other press releases and other communications with investors the Company may refer to, net sales or earnings or other historical financial information on a "constant currency basis," which is a non-GAAP financial measure. These references to constant currency basis do not include operational impacts that could result from fluctuations in foreign currency rates. To provide information on a constant currency basis, the applicable financial results are adjusted based on a simple mathematical model that translates current period results in local currency using the comparable prior corresponding period's currency conversion rate. This approach is used for countries where the functional currency is the local country currency. This information is provided so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of business performance.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS

A reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted net income and a calculation of adjusted EPS is provided below. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes at the end of this release.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's GAAP net income to adjusted net income and a calculation of adjusted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

Please refer to Footnotes at the end of this release.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Gross Margin and Adjusted Operating Income (Expense) and Operating Margin

A reconciliation of GAAP gross profit and gross margin to adjusted gross profit and gross margin, respectively, and GAAP operating income (expense) and operating margin to adjusted operating income (expense) and operating margin, respectively, is provided below. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional useful information with respect to the impact of various adjustments as described in the footnotes at the end of this release.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported GAAP gross profit and operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted gross profit and operating income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2017:

Please refer to Footnotes at the end of this release.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported GAAP gross profit and operating income (expense) to the calculation of adjusted gross profit and operating income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Funded Debt Less Qualified Cash and Free Cash Flow

The following reconciliations are provided below:

• GAAP net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
• Total debt to consolidated funded debt less qualified cash
• Ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA
• Net cash from operating activities to free cash flow

Management believes that presenting these non-GAAP measures provides investors with useful information with respect to the Company's operating performance, cash flow generation, and comparisons from period to period, as well as general information about the Company's progress in reducing its leverage.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported GAAP net income to the calculations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

Please refer to Footnotes at the end of this release.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's net income to the calculations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

Under the Company's 2016 Credit Agreement, adjusted EBITDA contains certain restrictions that limit adjustments to GAAP net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company's adjustments to GAAP net income when calculating adjusted EBITDA did not exceed the allowable amount under the 2016 Credit Agreement.

The ratio of adjusted EBITDA under the Company's 2016 Credit Agreement to consolidated funded debt less qualified cash is 3.46 times for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2017. The Company's 2016 Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a ratio of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash to adjusted EBITDA of less than 5.00:1.00 times.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's reported total debt to the calculation of consolidated funded debt less qualified cash as of March 31, 2017 and 2016. "Consolidated funded debt" and "qualified cash" are terms used in the Company's 2016 Credit Agreement and the Company's prior senior credit facility (the "2012 Credit Agreement") for purposes of certain financial covenants.

Please refer to Footnotes at the end of this release.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the Company's net cash from operating activities to free cash flow for the three months ended and trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

Please refer to Footnotes at the end of this release.

Footnotes:

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