Powell Industries Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Dec 12, 2011
Powell Industries Inc. (POWL, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-09-30.

Powell Industries Inc. has a market cap of $360.22 million; its shares were traded at around $34.82 with a P/E ratio of 35.25 and P/S ratio of 0.65. Powell Industries Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 16% over the past 10 years.

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Consolidated revenues increased $11.7 million to $562.4 million in Fiscal 2011 compared to $550.7 million in Fiscal 2010. Revenues increased primarily as a result of the $25.0 million full year impact of revenues from Powell Canada which was acquired in the first quarter of Fiscal 2010. Domestic revenues decreased by 3.6% to $378.9 million in Fiscal 2011 compared to $393.3 million in Fiscal 2010, primarily due to reduced manufacturing and service activities because of the lower level of backlog at the beginning of Fiscal 2011. International revenues increased from $157.6 million in Fiscal 2010 to $183.5 million in Fiscal 2011. Gross profit in Fiscal 2011 decreased by $42.1 million compared to Fiscal 2010, as a result of the competitive pressure on margins, as discussed above, as well as execution-related challenges on certain large projects at Powell Canada. These factors also contributed to the decrease in gross profit as a percentage of revenues to 17.8% in Fiscal 2011, compared to 25.8% in Fiscal 2010.

In Fiscal 2011, we recorded a net loss of $2.7 million, or a loss of $0.23 per diluted share, compared to net income of $25.0 million, or earnings of $2.14 per diluted share, in Fiscal 2010. The impairment of intangible assets for Powell Canada of $7.2 million, and our inability to record the tax benefits of $4.5 million related to the pre-tax losses in Canada contributed to our net loss in Fiscal 2011. Fiscal 2011 was also negatively impacted by execution-related challenges on certain large projects at Powell Canada. The overall decrease in net income in Fiscal 2011 compared to Fiscal 2010 results from competitive pressure on gross margins compared to Fiscal 2010 which benefitted from the favorable execution of large projects, as well as cancellation fees and the successful negotiation of change orders on projects which were substantially completed in prior periods. Net income for Fiscal 2010 was negatively impacted by the impairment of goodwill of approximately $7.5 million and our inability to record the tax benefit of $3.7 million related to the pre-tax losses in Canada.

Consolidated revenues decreased $115.2 million to $550.7 million in Fiscal 2010 compared to $665.9 million in Fiscal 2009. Revenues decreased as a result of the decrease in demand for our products and services. Domestic revenues decreased by 23.8% to $393.3 million in Fiscal 2010 compared to $516.0 million in Fiscal 2009. International revenues increased from $149.9 million in Fiscal 2009 to $157.6 million in Fiscal 2010. The acquisition of Powell Canada contributed $51.1 million of our international revenues during Fiscal 2010. Gross profit in Fiscal 2010 decreased by $3.0 million compared to Fiscal 2009, primarily as a result of lower revenues.

Our Electrical Power Products business segment recorded revenues of $517.1 million in Fiscal 2010, compared to $630.0 million in Fiscal 2009. In Fiscal 2010, revenues from public and private utilities were $148.6 million compared to $154.3 million in Fiscal 2009. The acquisition of Powell Canada contributed $51.1 million of revenue during Fiscal 2010. Revenues from commercial and industrial customers totaled $330.8 million in Fiscal 2010, a decrease of $93.9 million compared to Fiscal 2009. Municipal and transit projects generated revenues of $37.6 million in Fiscal 2010 compared to $51.1 million in Fiscal 2009.

Investments in property, plant and equipment during Fiscal 2011 totaled $7.3 million compared to $4.4 million and $8.1 million in Fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively. During Fiscal 2011, we received cash of $1.2 million from the sale of our 50% equity investment in Kazakhstan and established a restricted cash account of $1.0 million for the purchase of land near Houston, Texas, which subsequently occurred in October 2011. During Fiscal 2011, our capital expenditures primarily related to the implementation of ERP systems and construction of a warehouse at one of our U.S. facilities. During Fiscal 2010, we paid cash of $23.4 million, excluding debt assumed and acquisition-related expenses, to acquire Powell Canada. Additionally, $0.6 million was paid to acquire the noncontrolling interest related to our joint venture in Singapore (Powell Asia), which has been strategically realigned from an operating entity to a sales and marketing function within Powell. Our capital expenditures in Fiscal 2009 related primarily to the expansion of one of our operating facilities and for upgrades to our ERP systems.

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