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Haynes International Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

Feb 02, 2012 | About:
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Haynes International Inc. (HAYN) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Haynes International Inc. has a market cap of $768.2 million; its shares were traded at around $62.95 with a P/E ratio of 24.1 and P/S ratio of 1.3. The dividend yield of Haynes International Inc. stocks is 1.4%.


This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of HAYN over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of HAYN.


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Fiscal 2011 net revenues, volume and net income improved from quarter to quarter through the year and concluded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 with a strong performance with revenue, volume and net income increasing from the first quarter of fiscal 2011 by 45.1%, 51.4% and 114.2%, respectively. For the first quarter of fiscal 2012 net revenues decreased by $25.5 million from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 to the first quarter of fiscal 2012, while volume declined by 1.5 million pounds and net income decreased by $2.8 million during this period. Although a decline was anticipated in each of these categories from the fourth quarter to the first quarter, each category declined more than anticipated. The decline in earnings, as compared to the previously provided guidance, for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 was more than expected due to lower than anticipated volume of pounds shipped. The volume of pounds shipped for the quarter was reduced from anticipated levels due to the number of planned and unplanned capital and maintenance projects that occurred during the quarter and the longer duration of the resulting equipment outages that was experienced compared to expectations. The down time resulting from these projects, in conjunction with the normal occurrence of holidays and vacations, reduced the days available to finish and ship the product as planned. The Company expanded the scope and duration of its planned outages during the quarter versus prior comparable periods in order to enable the Company to enhance its equipment and processes to meet anticipated growth in the Company’s markets. This expanded duration of planned outages, together with an increase in unplanned outages, resulted in unanticipated delays in completion of production. The delay in production in turn prevented the Company from finishing and shipping a portion of the production completed in the quarter, thereby leading to the shortfall in net income versus expectations.

(1) The Company defines backlog to include firm commitments from customers for delivery of product at established prices. Approximately 30% of the orders in the backlog at any given time include prices that are subject to adjustment based on changes in raw material costs. Historically, approximately 75% of the backlog orders have shipped within six months and approximately 90% have shipped within 12 months. The backlog figures do not reflect that portion of the business conducted at service and sales centers on a spot or “just-in-time” basis.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales was $105.4 million, or 81.8% of net revenues, in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to $88.5 million, or 83.2% of net revenues, in the same period of fiscal 2011. Cost of sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 increased by $16.9 million as compared to the same period of fiscal 2011 due to higher volume and higher production staffing costs to meet higher product demand.

Gross Profit. As a result of the above factors, gross margin was $23.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $5.6 million from the same period of fiscal 2011. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue increased to 18.2% in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 as compared to 16.8% in the same period of fiscal 2011.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expense was $9.8 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $0.7 million, or 7.6%, from $9.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2011 due to increased headcount and higher marketing costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 7.6% for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to 8.6% for the same period of fiscal 2011 primarily due to increased revenues.

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