Trinity Industries, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results

Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) today announced earnings results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Financial and Operational Highlights

• Lease fleet utilization of 97.9% and Future Lease Rate Differential ("FLRD") of positive 11.0% at quarter end
• New railcar orders of 19,500 and railcar deliveries of 3,935; book-to-bill ratio of 5.0x
• Quarterly total company revenues of $497 million; quarterly income from continuing operations per common diluted share ("EPS") of $0.35
• Completed $254 million railcar sale to Wafra Inc. ("Wafra") in the quarter, recorded a gain of $25 million

2022 Guidance

• Industry deliveries of 40,000 to 50,000 railcars
• Net investment in the lease fleet of $250 million to $300 million
• Manufacturing capital expenditures of $35 million to $45 million
• EPS of $0.90 to $1.10
  • Excludes gains on insurance recoveries and other items outside of our core business operations

Management Commentary

“Our third quarter results once again show progress and improvement in our business,” said Trinity’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Jean Savage. “We continue to believe we will perform well in the coming years given our robust backlog and the favorable re-pricing environment for lease rates.”

“In the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, our Future Lease Rate Differential remained strong at 11.0% and utilization improved to 97.9%, setting up revenue growth in coming quarters.” Ms. Savage continued, “We completed our second portfolio sale to Wafra in the quarter, and this transaction reinforced our view of railcar investment vehicles as a dynamic platform to originate leases that are attractive to the market while moderating our fleet investment.”

“In the Rail Products Group, we have increasing conviction in strong railcar demand persisting in 2023 based on tighter industry supply and our impressive backlog of $4.1 billion bolstered by the 15,000 multi-year railcar order received in the quarter. Furthermore, along with increased deliveries, we reported revenue and margin growth again this quarter, indicating our momentum in an improving market and pricing environment for railcars.”

Ms. Savage concluded, “We continue to be enthusiastic about our business, and expect a solid fourth quarter to close the year with strong momentum and visibility for 2023.”

Consolidated Financial Summary

Additional Business Items

• In the third quarter of 2022, we entered into a new long-term railcar supply agreement with GATX Corporation (“GATX”) to deliver a mix of 15,000 newly built tank and freight railcars over a six-year period. Our ending backlog at September 30, 2022 includes 15,000 railcars valued at approximately $1.8 billion associated with this agreement.
• In August 2022, Trinity Industries Leasing Company ("TILC") and certain of its subsidiaries sold to Signal Rail Holdings LLC (“Signal Rail”) a second portfolio comprised of 2,678 railcars and related leases for an aggregate sales price of approximately $254 million. TILC recognized a gain of approximately $25 million on the sale. Signal Rail is a joint venture between TILC and certain funds managed by Wafra.
• Total committed liquidity of $465 million as of September 30, 2022.
• During the quarter, Trinity repurchased approximately $14 million of shares in the open market, with a remaining authorization of $34 million as of quarter-end.

Business Group Summary

Conference Call

Trinity will hold a conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern on October 25, 2022 to discuss its third quarter results. To listen to the call, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.trin.net and access the Events & Presentations webpage, or the live call can be accessed at 1-888-317-6003 with the conference passcode "6191522". Please call at least 10 minutes in advance to ensure a timely connection. An audio replay may be accessed through the Company’s website or by dialing 1-877-344-7529 with passcode "2349723" until 11:59 p.m. Eastern on November 1, 2022.

Additionally, the Company will provide Supplemental Materials to accompany the earnings conference call. The materials will be accessible both within the webcast and on Trinity's Investor Relations website under the Events and Presentations portion of the site along with the Third Quarter Earnings Call event weblink.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have included financial measures compiled in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and certain non-GAAP measures in this earnings press release to provide management and investors with additional information regarding our financial results. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reporting results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. For each non-GAAP financial measure, a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measure has been included in the accompanying tables. When forward-looking non-GAAP measures are provided, quantitative reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are not provided because management cannot, without unreasonable effort, predict the timing and amounts of certain items included in the computations of each of these measures. These factors include, but are not limited to: the product mix of expected railcar deliveries; the timing and amount of significant transactions and investments, such as lease portfolio sales, capital expenditures, and returns of capital to stockholders; and the amount and timing of certain other items outside the normal course of our core business operations, such as restructuring activities and the potential financial and operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About Trinity Industries

Trinity Industries, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, owns businesses that are leading providers of rail transportation products and services in North America. Our businesses market their railcar products and services under the trade name TrinityRail®. The TrinityRail platform provides railcar leasing and management services, as well as railcar manufacturing, maintenance and modifications. Trinity reports its financial results in two reportable segments: the Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group and the Rail Products Group. For more information, visit: www.trin.net.

Some statements in this release, which are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about Trinity's estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, and the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, future financial and operating performance, future opportunities and any other statements regarding events or developments that Trinity believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including the potential financial and operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trinity uses the words “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “guidance,” “projected,” “outlook,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and Trinity expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Trinity’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or our present expectations, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting Trinity’s operations, markets, products, services and prices, and such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in Trinity’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent fiscal year, as may be revised and updated by Trinity’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Trinity’s Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Trinity has certain unvested restricted stock awards that participate in dividends on a nonforfeitable basis and are therefore considered to be participating securities. Consequently, diluted net income attributable to Trinity Industries, Inc. per common share is calculated under both the two-class method and the treasury stock method, and the more dilutive of the two calculations is presented.

Free Cash Flow

Total Free Cash Flow After Investments and Dividends ("Free Cash Flow") is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe Free Cash Flow is useful to both management and investors as it provides a relevant measure of liquidity and a useful basis for assessing our ability to fund our operations and repay our debt. Free Cash Flow is reconciled to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in the following table. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations as computed in accordance with GAAP, plus cash proceeds from lease portfolio sales, less capital expenditures for manufacturing, dividends paid, and Equity CapEx for leased railcars. Equity CapEx for leased railcars is defined as leasing capital expenditures, adjusted to exclude net proceeds from (repayments of) debt. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reporting results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

“EBITDA” is defined as income from continuing operations plus interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA plus gains on dispositions of other property, restructuring activities, interest income, loss on extinguishment of debt, and pension plan settlement. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures; however, the amounts included in these calculations are derived from amounts included in our GAAP financial statements. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are reconciled to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, in the following table. This information is provided to assist management and investors in making meaningful comparisons of our operating performance between periods. We believe EBITDA is a useful measure for analyzing the performance of our business. We also believe that EBITDA is commonly reported and widely used by investors and other interested parties as a measure of a company’s operating performance and debt servicing ability because it assists in comparing performance on a consistent basis without regard to capital structure, depreciation or amortization (which can vary significantly depending on many factors). EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income as indicators of our operating performance, or as alternatives to operating cash flows as measures of liquidity. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reporting results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies.

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