Flowserve Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Third Quarter 2021 Highlights (all comparisons to the 2020 third quarter, unless otherwise noted)1

• Reported Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.38 and Adjusted EPS2 of $0.29
  • Reported EPS includes a net after-tax adjusted gain of $12.1 million, comprised of certain discrete tax items partially offset by realignment and financing costs and below-the-line foreign exchange impacts
    
• Total bookings were $911.6 million, up 13.1%, or 11.8% on a constant currency basis
  • Original equipment bookings were $417.0 million, or 46% of total bookings, up 9.4%, or 7.9% on a constant currency basis
  • Aftermarket bookings were $494.6 million, or 54% of total bookings, up 16.3%, or 15.3% on a constant currency basis
    
• Sales were $866.1 million, down 6.3%, or 7.3% on a constant currency basis
  • Original equipment sales were $425.2 million, down 11.3%, or 12.5% on a constant currency basis
  • Aftermarket sales were $440.9 million, down 0.9%, or 1.8% on a constant currency basis
    
• Reported gross and operating margins were 29.3% and 6.6%, respectively
  • Adjusted gross and operating margins3 were 29.6% and 7.0%, respectively

• Backlog at September 30, 2021 was $1.97 billion, up 6.2% versus December 31, 2020

“We are encouraged that the visibility into our project funnel continues to improve, including numerous energy transition related opportunities. In the third quarter, we captured a number of energy transition awards, including bio-diesel, solar power and desalination projects,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve’s president and chief executive officer. “Additionally, our aftermarket and MRO activity are expected to remain at or near pre-pandemic levels, while our capabilities to support our customers’ decarbonization and other energy transition initiatives will further support the increased project activity we see ahead. We are confident in our near-term outlook for year-over-year bookings growth which should position Flowserve well to deliver revenue and earnings growth in 2022.”

Rowe concluded, “Flowserve’s third quarter results reflected substantial global supply chain, logistics, and labor availability issues which deferred approximately $60 million of revenue and $20 million of gross profit out of the quarter. The global nature of our business and our operations network amplified the impact of these disruptions. We strongly believe in our ability to work through these challenges to restore a more normal backlog conversion rate in the coming quarters.”

Updated 2021 Guidance4

Flowserve today revised certain of the full-year metrics of our 2021 target range.

Consistent with the prior range, Flowserve’s 2021 Adjusted EPS target range excludes expected net after tax adjusted items of approximately $45 million, including realignment charges, the potential impact of below-the-line foreign currency effects and certain other discrete items. In a change to the approach for 2021, Flowserve 2.0 transformation-related expenses of approximately 5 cents per share will now be included in both the Company’s reported and adjusted EPS.

Third Quarter 2021 Results Conference Call

Flowserve will host its conference call with the financial community on Thursday, October 28th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Scott Rowe, president and chief executive officer, as well as other members of the management team will be presenting. The call can be accessed by shareholders and other interested parties at www.flowserve.com under the “Investor Relations” section.

1 Prior period comparisons are impacted by certain accounting revisions. Reference Flowserve’s Form 8-K filed on November 5, 2020 and Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2021 for additional details.

2 See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures table for detailed reconciliation of reported results to adjusted measures.

3 Adjusted gross and operating margins are calculated by dividing adjusted gross profit and adjusted operating income, respectively, by revenues. Adjusted gross profit and adjusted operating income are derived by excluding the adjusted items. See reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures table for detailed reconciliation.

4 Adjusted 2021 EPS excludes realignment expenses, the impact from other specific discrete items and below-the-line foreign currency effects and utilizes year-end 2020 FX rates and approximately 131 million fully diluted shares.

_ FX impact is calculated by comparing the difference between the actual average FX rates of 2020 and the year-end 2020 spot rates both as applied to our 2021 expectations, divided by the number of shares expected for 2021.

About Flowserve

Flowserve Corp. is one of the world’s leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 50 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company’s Web site at www.flowserve.com.

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The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain non-recurring items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a clearer view of the underlying trends of the business. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. Throughout our materials we refer to non-GAAP measures as “Adjusted.” Non-GAAP financial measures, which may be inconsistent with similarly captioned measures presented by other companies, should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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