Dynamic Materials Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Apr 29, 2010
Dynamic Materials Corp. (BOOM, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-03-31.

Dynamic Materials Corp. has a market cap of $236.5 million; its shares were traded at around $18.25 with a P/E ratio of 27.7 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of Dynamic Materials Corp. stocks is 0.9%.BOOM is in the portfolios of Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates.

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Our net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2010 decreased by $19,402 (39.0%) compared to the same period of 2009, reflecting year-to-year net sales decreases of $22,166 (51.0%) and $208 (9.2%) for our Explosive Metalworking and AMK Welding segments, respectively, which were partially offset by a sales increase of $2,972 (73.7%) for Oilfield Products. Excluding incremental sales of $2,816 from our October 1, 2009 acquisition of LRI, our Oilfield Products segment reported a modest first quarter 2010 net sales increase of $156 or 3.9%. Our consolidated income from operations decreased to $245 in the three months ended March 31, 2010 from $8,295 in the same period of 2009. This $8,050 decrease reflects declines in Explosive Metalworkings and AMK Weldings operating income of $8,195 and $151, respectively, which were slightly offset by a $290 decrease in the operating loss reported by our Oilfield Products segment and a $6 decrease in stock-based compensation expense. We recorded a net loss of $412 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to net income of $4,916 for the same period of 2009.

Net sales for the first quarter of 2010 decreased 39.0% to $30,357 from $49,759 for the first quarter of 2009. Explosive Metalworking sales decreased 51.0% to $21,306 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (70% of total sales) from $43,472 for the same period of 2009 (87% of total sales). The decrease in Explosive Metalworking sales reflects a business slowdown in several of the industries that this business segment serves.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $381, or 10.8%, to $3,145 in the first quarter of 2010 from $3,526 in the first quarter of 2009. Excluding incremental general and administrative expenses of $175 that resulted from the LRI acquisition, our general and administrative expenses decreased by $556 or 15.8%. This decrease includes a $254 decrease in accrued incentive compensation, a decrease of $42 in legal, audit and consulting expenses, and a net decrease of $260 in all other expenses categories that reflects the impact of tight controls over discretionary spending. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses increased to 10.4% in the first quarter of 2010 from 7.1% in the first quarter of 2009.

Selling expenses, which include sales commissions of $266 in the first quarter of 2010 and $383 in the first quarter of 2009, decreased by 0.1% to $2,321 in the first quarter of 2010 from $2,324 in the first quarter of 2009. Excluding incremental selling expenses of $482 that resulted from the LRI acquisition, our selling expenses decreased by $485 or 20.9%. This $485 decrease in our selling expenses includes decreased selling expenses of $172 and $313 at our European and U.S. divisions, respectively. The decrease in European selling expenses relates principally to staff reductions within our European explosion welding facilities and lower sales commissions. The $313 decrease in our U.S. selling expenses reflects decreased sales commissions of $142, an $88 decrease in bad debt expense, an $88 decrease in accrued incentive compensation and a net increase of $5 in other spending categories. As a percentage of net sales, selling expenses increased to 7.6% in the first quarter of 2010 from 4.7% in the first quarter of 2009.

includes $883, $296 and $94 relating to values assigned to customer relationships, core technology and trademarks/trade names, respectively. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 includes $820, $274 and $89 relating to values assigned to customer relationships, core technology and trademarks/trade names, respectively. Amortization expense (as measured in Euros) associated with the DYNAenergetics acquisition is expected to approximate 3,603 in 2010, and 2010 amortization expense (as measured in Canadian dollars) associated with the LRI acquisition is expected to approximate 80 CAD.

We recorded an income tax benefit of $154 in the first quarter of 2010 compared to an income tax provision of $2,376 in the first quarter of 2009. The effective tax rate decreased to 27.2% in the first quarter of 2010 from 32.6% in the same period of 2009. Our consolidated income tax benefit of $154 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and consolidated income tax provision of $2,376 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 included provisions of $386 and $2,122, respectively, related to U.S. taxes, with the remainder of the consolidated income tax benefit or provision relating to foreign taxes and foreign tax benefits associated with the operations of Nobelclad, Nitro Metall, Dynaplat, DYNAe

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