DXP Enterprises Announces 2014 Third Quarter Results

DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXPE) today announces results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2014. The following are results for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013. A reconciliation of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures is at the end of this press release.

DXP Enterprises 2014 third quarter financial highlights:

• Sales were $387.1 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $329.7 million for the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 17.4%. Organic sales increased $11 million or 3.33%, and acquisitions positively impacted sales by $46.4 million.
• Gross profit was $113.4 million, or 29.3% of sales, for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $97.1 million, or 29.5% of sales, for the third quarter of 2013.
• Selling, general & administrative (SG&A) expenses were $81.6 million, or 21.1% of sales, for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $70.2 million, or 21.3% of sales, for the third quarter of 2013.
• EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $39.8 million for the current quarter, compared to $32.6 million for the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 22.1%. EBITDA as a percentage of sales was 10.3% in 2014 and 9.9% in 2013.
• Operating income was $31.8 million for the current quarter, compared to $26.9 million for the third quarter of 2013. Operating profit as a percentage of sales was 8.2% in 2014 and 2013.
• Net income of $17.6 million for the current quarter was up 7.9% compared to $16.4 million, for the third quarter of 2013.
• Earnings per diluted share for the third quarter of 2014 were $1.14 per share, based on 15.5 million diluted shares, compared to $1.07 per share in the third quarter of 2013, based on 15.3 million diluted shares.

David R. Little, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, remarked, “Thanks to solid execution by our employees, DXP posted strong results for its third quarter of 2014. The DXP team continues to improve throughout the year and execute well in an inconsistent market environment. We continue to see progress at Natpro and B27. We have improved operating income margins, delivered better-than-expected earnings and generated strong cash flow for the third quarter. We experienced 17% year-over-year sales growth, a year-high 8% operating income margin and 7% year-over-year diluted earnings per share growth.

“During the third quarter, we continued to have strong organic growth within Supply Chain Services, slight organic growth in Service Centers and a small decline in Innovative Pumping Solutions. Profitable growth remains a primary focus, including M&A opportunities and organic initiatives, as we position DXP to deliver and drive increased shareholder value.

“As we close out the year and begin planning for 2015, we remain mindful of the challenging macroeconomic environment including the impact of lower oil prices on our markets; nevertheless, our focus more on oil & gas production activity, on our other end markets, our diverse product and service offering, our terrific team of DXPeople and our ability to produce free cash flow, all give us confidence in the bright long-term prospects for DXP.”

Mac McConnell, Chief Financial Officer, added, “We are pleased at our continued year-over year and sequential organic sales and earnings growth. We experienced significant improvements in our cash flow generation, producing over $39 million in free cash flow (cash flow from operating activities less capital expenditures) for the third quarter and over $54 million year-to-date. Our leverage ratio under our credit facility at September 30, 2014 was 2.9:1 and subsequent to the quarter we have continued to deleverage the business. We are pleased with the progress we have made from the first quarter of this year.”

We will host a conference call regarding 2014 third quarter results on the Company’s website (www.dxpe.com) today, Monday, November 3, 2014 at 4:00 P.M. Central time. Web participants are encouraged to go to the Company’s website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. The online archived replay will be available immediately after the conference call at www.dxpe.com and at www.viavid.net.

DXP Enterprises 2014 third quarter business segment results:

• Service Centers revenue was up 9.7% year over year with a 11.5% operating income margin. Organic revenue was up 2.5% year over year.
• Innovative Pumping Solutions revenue was up 45.0% year over year with a 16.9% operating income margin. Organic revenue was down 3.5% year over year.
• Supply Chain Services revenue was up 20.2% year over year with a 8.6% operating margin.

About DXP Enterprises, Inc.

DXP Enterprises, Inc. is a leading products and service distributor that adds value and total cost savings solutions to industrial customers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. DXP provides innovative pumping solutions, supply chain services and maintenance, repair, operating and production ("MROP") services that emphasize and utilize DXP’s vast product knowledge and technical expertise in rotating equipment, bearings, power transmission, industrial supplies and safety products and services. DXP's breadth of MROP products and service solutions allows DXP to be flexible and customer driven, creating competitive advantages for our customers. DXP’s business segments include Service Centers, Innovative Pumping Solutions and Supply Chain Services. For more information, go to www.dxpe.com.

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Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information

The following table is a reconciliation of EBITDA**, a non-GAAP financial measure, to income before income taxes, calculated and reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP (in thousands)