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Milacron Holdings Corp. Reports Full Year & Fourth Quarter 2018 Results

Milacron Holdings Corp. ("Milacron") (NYSE: MCRN), a leading industrial technology company serving the plastic processing industry, today announced financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018.

"Milacron delivered another solid year of results, meeting our sales and Adjusted EBITDA targets and exceeding our target for free cash flow" said Milacron President and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Goeke. "We also capped off our multi-year restructuring initiative. Looking ahead to 2019, Milacron's strategy remains unchanged and all of our growth platforms are well-positioned for growth and margin expansion. We are well-prepared for the challenges and opportunities in 2019."

Milacron Chief Financial Officer, Bruce Chalmers, added, "We delivered on our commitment for 2018 by voluntarily paying down a total of $100 million on our term loan and our net debt ratio ended the year at 2.9x. In addition, we made significant improvements in working capital as we continue to strengthen our balance sheet. Our guidance for 2019 reflects our expectation of the impact of policy-induced trade headwinds in the first half of the year with a recovery in the second half as the headwinds recede."

Full Year Results

For the year ended December 31, 2018, sales of $1,258.2 million increased 1.9% from sales of $1,234.2 million in the prior year. Excluding the favorable effects of currency movements, sales for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 1.2% compared to the prior year. On a pro forma basis, sales for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 4.8% compared to the prior year. Operating earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 19.6% to $106.6 million compared to operating earnings of $89.1 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 0.6% to $228.6 million, or 18.2% of sales, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $227.3 million, or 18.4% of sales, in the prior year. Net earnings totaled $41.5 million, or $0.60 per basic share and $0.58 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to a net earnings of $1.1 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, in the prior year. Adjusted Net Income totaled $127.4 million, or $1.78 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to Adjusted Net Income of $128.2 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, in the prior year.

Fourth Quarter Results

For the fourth quarter of 2018, sales of $311.4 million decreased 4.2% from sales of $324.9 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding the unfavorable effects of currency movements, sales for the fourth quarter decreased 1.6% compared to the prior year period. On a pro forma basis, sales for the fourth quarter were flat compared to the prior year period. Operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased 45.2% to $15.1 million compared to operating earnings of $10.4 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased 10.9% to $53.8 million, or 17.3% of sales, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $60.4 million, or 18.6% of sales, in the prior year period. Net earnings totaled $5.8 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to net earnings of $3.3 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, in the prior year period. Adjusted Net Income totaled $34.1 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to Adjusted Net Income of $42.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, in the prior year period.

Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Act"), the Company began to recognize indefinite-lived deferred tax assets associated with U.S. net operating loss carryforwards and deferred interest deductions generated during the year ended December 31, 2018. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company made a tax accounting policy election to utilize existing indefinite-lived deferred tax liabilities as a source of income to support recognition of the aforementioned indefinite-lived deferred tax assets. In conjunction with this election, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $6.4 million, or $0.09 diluted adjusted earnings per share, related to the reversal of valuation allowances previously recorded against the deferred tax assets.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, Milacron recorded a net income tax benefit of $8.9 million, or $0.12 diluted adjusted earnings per share, relating to the enactment of the Tax Act. This benefit was primarily driven by the release of valuation allowances on our AMT credits and the revaluation of net deferred tax liabilities, partially offset by the recognition of withholding tax liabilities on planned cash repatriation from non-U.S. subsidiaries.

Segment Results

Melt Delivery & Control Systems (MDCS)

Sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $102.3 million compared to $103.6 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding $2.8 million of unfavorable effects of currency movements, sales increased 1.4% compared to the prior year period. Operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased 33.0% to $13.4 million compared to operating earnings of $20.0 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased 21.7% to $25.2 million, or 24.6% of sales, from Adjusted EBITDA of $32.2 million, or 31.1% of sales, in the prior year period.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, sales were $451.7 million compared to $423.9 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding $9.5 million of favorable effects of currency movements, sales increased 4.3% compared to the prior year. Operating earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018 decreased 6.5% to $95.8 million compared to operating earnings of $102.5 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the full year decreased 0.9% to $137.0 million, or 30.3% of sales, from Adjusted EBITDA of $138.2 million, or 32.6% of sales, in the prior year.

Fluid Technologies (Fluids)

Sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $31.1 million compared to $31.0 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding $0.8 million of unfavorable effects of currency movements, sales increased 2.9% compared to the prior year period. Operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased 3.4% to $6.1 million compared to operating earnings of $5.9 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased 2.7% to $7.2 million, or 23.2% of sales, from Adjusted EBITDA of $7.4 million, or 23.9% of sales, in the prior year period.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, sales were $129.3 million compared to $121.2 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding $2.3 million of favorable effects of currency movements, sales increased 4.8% compared to the prior year. Operating earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 18.8% to $24.6 million compared to operating earnings of $20.7 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the full year increased 8.9% to $29.3 million, or 22.7% of sales, from Adjusted EBITDA of $26.9 million, or 22.2% of sales, in the prior year.

Advanced Plastic Processing Technologies (APPT)

Sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 were $178.0 million compared to $190.3 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding $4.8 million of unfavorable effects of currency movements, sales decreased 3.9% compared to the prior year period. On a pro forma basis, sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased 0.8% compared to the prior year period. Operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased to $2.5 million compared to an operating loss of $4.0 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2018 increased 5.0% to $27.1 million, or 15.2% of sales, from Adjusted EBITDA of $25.8 million, or 13.6% of sales, in the prior year period.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, sales were $677.2 million compared to $689.1 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding $2.5 million of unfavorable effects of currency movements, sales decreased 1.4% over the prior year. On a pro forma basis, sales for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 3.3% compared to the prior year. Operating earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018 increased 144.4% to $28.6 million compared to operating earnings of $11.7 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the full year increased 3.2% to $89.1 million, or 13.2% of sales, from Adjusted EBITDA of $86.3 million, or 12.5% of sales, in the prior year.

Additional Financial Information

Milacron ended the fourth quarter of 2018 with cash and cash equivalents of $184.0 million and total debt of $843.6 million resulting in net debt of $659.6 million and a net total leverage ratio of 2.9x.

2019 Outlook

In line with current market conditions, Milacron forecasts -3% to -4% sales growth in 2019, which is inclusive of an anticipated 1% foreign currency headwind. On a pro forma basis, Milacron forecasts 0% to 1% sales growth in 2019, inclusive of the aforementioned foreign currency headwind. Adjusted EBITDA margin is forecasted to be between 17.5% and 18.0%. Free cash flow is forecasted to be between $100 million and $110 million.

Conference Call

Milacron will host a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2018 financial results at 8 a.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2019. The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the Milacron Investor Relations website at http://investors.milacron.com, along with the company's earnings press release and related presentation materials. The U.S. dial-in for the call is 1-877-407-8037 (1-201-689-8037 for non-U.S. callers). A replay of the conference call will be available until March 7, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, while an archived version of the webcast will be available on the Milacron Investor Relations website for 90 days. The U.S. dial-in for the conference call replay is 1-877-660-6853 (1-201-612-7415). The replay access code is 13687196.

Website Information

We routinely post important information for investors on the Investor Relations section of our website, http://investors.milacron.com. We intend to use this website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor the Investor Relations section of our website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, presentations and webcasts. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

About Milacron

Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the plastic technology and processing industry. Milacron is the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, blow molding, mold components and extrusion equipment plus a wide market range of advanced fluid technologies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "intend," "should," "estimate" and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect management's good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. Except as required by law, Milacron undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to demand for our products being significantly affected by general economic conditions, any decline in the use of plastic, the competitiveness of the industries in which we operate and the financial resources of our competitors, our ability to successfully develop and implement strategic initiatives to increase cost savings and improve operating margins and the other risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the SEC on February 28, 2018, and other SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge on our website at investors.milacron.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). To supplement this information, we also use the following non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, Free Cash Flow, Pro forma Net Sales and Pro forma New Orders. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings (loss) before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted for the other items reflected in the reconciliation table set forth below. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure used by management to measure operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not a presentation made in accordance with U.S. GAAP, is not a measure of financial condition or profitability, and should not be considered as an alternative to net earnings (loss) determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP or operating cash flows determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual non-recurring items. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as it does not include certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments, debt service requirements and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future.

We view Adjusted EBITDA as a key measure of our performance. We present Adjusted EBITDA not only due to its importance for purposes of our credit agreements but also because it assists us in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis as it excludes items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Our management uses Adjusted EBITDA:

• as a measurement used in evaluating our consolidated and segment-level operating performance on a consistent basis;
• to calculate incentive compensation for our employees
• for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget;
• to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our operational strategies; and
• to assess compliance with various metrics associated with our debt agreements.

We believe that the inclusion of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to provide additional information to investors about certain material non-cash items as well as items considered to be one-time or non-recurring to the operations of the business. While we believe these financial measures are commonly used by investors to evaluate our performance and that of our competitors, because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered as an alternative to performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net earnings (loss) before income tax expense, interest expense, net, depreciation and amortization further adjusted to exclude other items as reflected in the reconciliation table below.

In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses such as those used in calculating Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by usual or non-recurring items. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementary.

Adjusted Net Income

Adjusted Net Income measures our operating performance by adjusting net earnings (loss) to exclude amortization expense, non-cash currency effect on intercompany loans, organizational redesign costs, long-term equity awards, acquisition integration costs, professional services and certain other non-recurring items. Management uses this measure to evaluate our core operating results as it excludes certain items whose fluctuations from period-to-period do not necessarily correspond to changes in the core operations of the business, but includes certain items such as depreciation, interest expense and interest tax expense, which are otherwise excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. We believe the presentation of Adjusted Net Income enhances our investors' overall understanding of the financial performance and cash flow of our business. You should not consider Adjusted Net Income as an alternative to net earnings (loss), determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance.

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by diluted weighted average shares outstanding. We believe Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share is useful to investors because it measures our operating performance, on a per share basis, by adjusting net earnings (loss), on a per share basis, to exclude amortization expense, non-cash currency effect on intercompany loans, organizational redesign costs, long-term equity awards, acquisition integration costs, professional services and certain other non-recurring items. We believe the presentation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share enhances our investors' overall understanding of the financial performance and cash flow of our business. You should not consider Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as an alternative to earnings per share, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance.

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities, plus proceeds from disposals of property and equipment, plus proceeds from sale-leaseback financing less cash used in additions to property and equipment. We believe Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because it measures the operating cash flow of the Company, excluding the capital that is spent to continue and improve business operations, such as investment in the Company's existing business. Further, Free Cash Flow provides an indication of the ongoing cash that is available for debt repayment, returning capital to shareholders and other opportunities. We also believe the presentation of this measure enhances investors' ability to analyze trends in the business and evaluate the Company's underlying performance relative to other companies in the industry. Limitations associated with the use of Free Cash Flow include that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures as it does not incorporate certain cash payments including payments made on the Company's indebtedness or cash payments for business acquisitions. You should not consider Free Cash Flow as an alternative to similar metrics, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance.

Pro forma Net Sales

Pro forma Net Sales is defined as net sales excluding net sales directly attributable to certain product lines which no longer align with our long-term strategic focus or certain product lines which have been relaunched. We present Pro forma Net Sales to facilitate comparisons of reported net sales from period to period. We believe the presentation of Pro forma Net Sales enhances our investors' overall understanding of the financial performance of our business. You should not consider Pro forma Net Sales as an alternative to net sales, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance.

Pro forma New Orders

Pro forma New Orders is defined as new orders excluding orders directly attributable to certain product lines which no longer align with our long-term strategic focus or certain product lines which have been relaunched. We present Pro forma New Orders to facilitate comparisons of reported new orders from period to period. We believe the presentation of Pro forma New Orders enhances our investors' overall understanding of the financial performance of our business. You should not consider Pro forma New Orders as an alternative to new orders as an indicator of operating performance.

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow:

Reconciliation of Pro forma Net Sales - APPT segment:

Reconciliation of Pro forma New Orders:

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