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American Reprographics Company Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009
Wednesday 24. February 2010 - Adjusted Annual EPS Fully Diluted: $0.38; Annual Cash from Operations: $97.4 million; 2010 Annual Forecast EPS: $0.15 to $0.30; 2010 Annual Forecast Cash from Operations: $65 million to $80 million
American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP) (the “Company”), the nation’s leading provider of reprographic services and technology, today reported its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009.
“We are glad to put 2009 behind us. In spite of the challenging conditions the company performed well,” said K. “Suri” Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO. “The extraordinary efforts we made to right size the company and contain costs in late 2008 and early 2009 allowed us to battle through a very difficult year and come out of it vigorous and healthy. We were able to meet our financial obligations comfortably, make investments in several new products and services to enhance our revenue stream, and reduce our debt obligations by more than $85 million despite a decline in annual sales of more than 28%.”
Jonathan Mather, Chief Financial Officer, said, “While we did not see an upturn in construction-related business during the fourth quarter, we were happy to see slightly stronger sales than we anticipated. Aggressively managing the company to control costs provided us the flexibility and focus to ensure we made the most of every bit of activity in the market.”
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $501.6 million, compared to $701.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, a 28.5% decline year-over-year. The Company’s gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2009 was 35.5%, compared to 40.7% for the year ended December 31, 2008. Adjusted net income for 2009 was $17.2 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, excluding the effects of previously disclosed one-time charges related to the Company’s annual goodwill impairment assessment, an impairment of long-lived assets, and costs associated with an amendment to our credit agreement and interest rate swap transaction. Adjusted net income for 2008 was $59.0 million, or $1.30 per diluted share excluding the goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2008. Net cash from operating activities in 2009 was $97.4 million, compared to $127.3 million in 2008.
Net revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $111.7 million, compared to $154.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of 27.5%. The Company’s gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2009 was 32.2%, compared to 36.7% for the same period in 2008. Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, adjusted to exclude one-time charges noted above. This compares to adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $6.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, excluding the goodwill impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2008, as noted above.
Outlook
American Reprographics Company anticipates annual earnings per share in 2010 to be in the range of $0.15 to $0.30 on a fully-diluted basis, and annual cash flow from operations in the range of $65 million to $80 million.