WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results and Provides 2021 Outlook

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results and Provides 2021 Outlook Continued Rate Performance, Margin Expansion, Free Cash Flow Acceleration, And Merger Integration All Reinforce Long-Term Growth Prospects GlobeNewswire February 25, 2021

PHOENIX, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), the North American leader in turnkey modular space and portable storage solutions, today announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results and provided an update on merger integration activities, the current market environment and its 2021 outlook.

On July 1, 2020, Williams Scotsman, Inc. closed the merger with Mobile Mini, Inc. (the "Merger") and assumed the name WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: WSC). Our reported results only include Mobile Mini for the periods subsequent to the Merger. Our Pro Forma Results include Mobile Mini's results as if the Merger and financing transactions had occurred on January 1, 2019, which we believe is a better representation of how the combined company has performed over time. Following the Merger, we expanded our reporting segments from two segments to four reporting segments. The North America Modular segment aligns with the WillScot legacy business prior to the Merger and the North America Storage, UK Storage and Tank and Pump segments align with the Mobile Mini segments prior to the Merger.

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings’ Financial Highlights1
Highlights of Fourth Quarter Results

  • Total revenues of $437.6 million increased by $159.6 million relative to prior year, or 57.4%, driven by the addition of Mobile Mini's revenues to our consolidated results, upon closing of the Merger on July 1, 2020.

    °  Modular space monthly rental rates in the NA Modular segment increased by 12.9% year over year.

    °  Order and delivery rates continued sequential improvements as compared to prior year and units on rent remained resilient, with average modular units on rent down 0.5% in the NA Modular segment sequentially from the third quarter and average units on rent in the NA Storage segment up 1% above prior year in the fourth quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $179.7 million increased by $81.5 million, or 83.0% year over year, driven both by the addition of Mobile Mini to our results and 9.5% year over year organic growth in the NA Modular segment.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 41.1% increased by 580 basis points ("bps") relative to prior year, driven by 440 bps of margin expansion in the NA Modular segment, and the addition of Mobile Mini's higher margin portable storage business.
  • Net income of $46.5 million increased by $37.6 million year over year.
  • Generated $87.4 million of free cash flow, an increase of $43.7 million or 100% relative to prior year, and representing a free cash flow margin of 20%.
  • Reduced leverage to 3.8x our pro forma last-twelve-months Adjusted EBITDA of $646.5 million while repurchasing $35.3 million of warrants and share equivalents.

Highlights of Full Year 2020 Results

  • Total revenues of $1,367.6 increased 28.6% or $303.9 million year over year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $530.3 million, increased by $173.8 million, or 48.8%, year over year.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 38.8% increased by 530 bps relative to prior year.
  • Net income of $71.9 million increased by $83.4 million and free cash flow of $162.3 million increased by $142.3 million relative to prior year.
  • Executed transformational merger with Mobile Mini on July 1st and refinanced all outstanding debt, resulting in 4.1% weighted average cost of debt, no maturities until 2025, and over $1.0 billion of available liquidity in the ABL as of December 31, 2020.

Refer to the Supplemental Pro Forma Information section on Form 10-K to be filed with the SEC and made available on the WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. investor relations website for full reconciliations of our reported and pro forma results.

 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
Revenue$437,647  $278,045  $1,367,645  $1,063,665 
Consolidated net income (loss)$46,468  $8,928  $71,879  $(11,543)
Adjusted EBITDA1$179,684  $98,216  $530,307  $356,548 
Net cash provided by operating activities$129,717  $73,490  $304,812  $172,566 
Free Cash Flow1$87,430  $43,682  $162,279  $19,984 


 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA1 by Segment (in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
NA Modular$107,460  $98,216  $394,805  $356,548 
NA Storage53,372  51,182  184,601  169,697 
UK Storage9,516  6,588  31,080  25,758 
Tank and Pump9,336  10,313  35,979  47,438 
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA$179,684  $166,299  $646,465  $599,441 

Management Commentary1

"Our WillScot Mobile Mini team concluded a transformational year and set the foundation for an exciting new chapter of growth and value creation, despite unprecedented operating challenges," said Brad Soultz, Chief Executive Officer of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings. "Our portfolio continued to demonstrate its resilience in the fourth quarter as we grew our leasing and services revenue both sequentially and versus prior year, driven by 12.9% average rental rate growth in our NA Modular segment, and impressive rates and volumes in our Storage segments. New order rates, pricing, and value-added products penetration are all trending positively heading into 2021 across our diversified segments and end markets."

"As we progress through the integration, we are developing an expanding portfolio of growth initiatives, which will propel the business for years to come. Some, such as continued price performance and penetration of value-added services are well underway, whereas others such as cross-selling and implementation of operating best practices across our segments are in their infancy and will develop in 2021. We are on track to complete our system migration in the first half of the year, as planned, which will enable further synergies. And, we also started developing our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) roadmap, which will build on the values shared across our organization, while highlighting the inherently sustainable value proposition in our temporary modular and storage solutions."

Soultz continued, “I am proud of the entire team for bringing 2020 across the finish line and am excited for the next phase of our journey.  As our teams have coalesced, Kelly Williams has announced his intention to transition from WillScot Mobile Mini effective July 31, 2021.  I could not have asked for a better partner than Kelly in planning and executing our integration, where he has played an instrumental role. On behalf of the entire WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Board of Directors, I want to thank him for contributions that will drive years of value creation for our stakeholders. I am also incredibly excited about the broader management structure that we have in place to drive our long-term goals. We are positioned to effectively harness the combined operating expertise of the legacy WillScot and Mobile Mini organizations as we journey forward."

Chief Financial Officer of WillScot Mobile Mini, Tim Boswell, noted that "With the integration ongoing, we delivered another outstanding quarter with acceleration across our key financial metrics. Free cash flow in the fourth quarter increased by $44 million year over year to $87 million. This represents a 20% free cash flow margin in the quarter and shows obvious progression towards the $500 million run-rate free cash flow milestone that we identified one year ago when we were developing our vision for WillScot Mobile Mini. Steady execution of our leasing KPIs, execution of synergies and operating efficiencies, and disciplined capital allocation are all working together to drive free cash flow and returns. We have a high degree of visibility into continued improvements, given our unique business model. Pro forma leverage decreased to 3.8x in the fourth quarter and is well on track to be within our target range of 3.0x to 3.5x by the end of 2021. We also used our share repurchase authorization opportunistically to buy back $35 million of outstanding warrants and share equivalents. Our 2021 guidance is supported by growth initiatives that are within our control and will put us on an exciting trajectory for 2022 and beyond."

Fourth Quarter 2020 Results1

Total revenues increased 57.4% to $437.6 million, while leasing revenues increased 67.6% versus the prior year quarter driven primarily by the addition of Mobile Mini's revenues to our consolidated results.

  • Average modular space units on rent increased 21,780 units, or 24.2%, and average portable storage units on rent increased 143,594 units, both driven by the Mobile Mini Merger.
  • Average modular space monthly rental rate increased $29, or 4.5% to $670 driven by a $83, or 12.9% increase in the NA Modular segment, offset by the dilutive impact of lower rates due to mix on the Mobile Mini modular space units.
  • Average portable storage monthly rental rate increased $18, or 15.3% to $136 driven by the accretive impact of higher rates from the Mobile Mini portable storage fleet.

  • NA Modular segment revenue decreased 2.7% to $270.6 million, primarily driven by a $12.9 million decline in new unit sales revenues. However, leasing revenues increased $6.9 million, or 3.6% due to continued growth of pricing and value added products:

    °  NA Modular space average monthly rental rate of $724 increased 12.9% year over year, representing a continuation of the long-term price optimization and VAPS penetration opportunities across our portfolio.

    °  Average NA modular space units on rent decreased 4,002, or 4.4%, year over year, however, only dropped 0.5% sequentially from Q3 into Q4 to 86,011, which compares to a 1.3% drop from Q3 to Q4 in 2019 providing clear evidence of stabilization across our end markets.

Adjusted EBITDA of $179.7 million increased $81.5 million, or 83.0% year over year. Of this increase, $72.2 million was driven by the addition of Mobile Mini to our consolidated results, with the remainder driven by strong organic growth in the NA Modular segment.

  • Adjusted EBITDA in our NA Modular segment increased $9.3 million, or 9.5% to $107.5 million primarily driven by increases in leasing and services gross profit excluding depreciation of $16.8 million, or 11.6%, driven by increased pricing and VAPS, as well as approximately $9.5 million of variable cost savings.
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 41.1% in the fourth quarter and increased 580 bps versus prior year driven by a 440 bps increase in the NA Modular segment, as well as the addition of the higher margin Mobile Mini operations in Q3 2020. Within the NA Modular segment, margin expansion was driven by a 490 bps improvement in leasing and services gross profit margin excluding depreciation due to variable cost reductions and a higher mix of more profitable leasing revenues, partially offset by increased selling, general, and administrative costs. During the quarter, we realized year over year incremental synergy savings in the NA Modular segment of $5.1 million related to previous acquisitions.

Net income of $46.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was up $37.6 million versus prior year.

Free Cash Flow increased by $43.7 million year over year to $87.4 million, representing a 20% free cash flow margin.

Full Year 2020 Results1

Total revenues increased $303.9 million, or 28.6%, year over year to $1,367.6 million, driven by a 32.3% increase in leasing and services revenue due to improved pricing and VAPS penetration in our NA Modular segment, and increased volumes due to the addition of Mobile Mini's revenues to our consolidated results following the Merger on July 1, 2020.

  • Consolidated average modular space monthly rental rates increased $44, or 7.2% year over year driven by a $71, or 11.6%, increase in the NA Modular segment, partially offset by the dilutive impact of lower rates due to mix on the Mobile Mini modular space units.
  • Consolidated average portable storage monthly rental rates increased $12, or 10.0% versus prior year driven by the accretive impact of higher rates from the Mobile Mini portable storage fleet.
  • Average modular space and portable storage units on rent increased 8.6% and 398.6% year over year, respectively, driven by the Mobile Mini Merger, partially offset by reductions in new project starts in the second and third quarters, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • NA Modular segment revenue decreased 1.2% to $1,051.2 million, primarily driven by a $26.6 million decline in new and rental unit sales revenues and a $12.0 million decrease in delivery and installation revenues, primarily due to demand disruptions in the second and third quarters. However, leasing revenues increased $26.1 million, or 3.5% due to continued growth of pricing and value added products:

    °  Modular space average monthly rental rate of $685 increased 11.6% year over year, representing a continuation of the long-term price optimization and VAPS penetration opportunities across our portfolio.

    °  Average modular space units on rent decreased 4,808, or 5.2%, year over year, however, only dropped 0.5% sequentially from Q3 into Q4 to 86,011, which compares to a 1.3% drop from Q3 to Q4 in 2019.

Adjusted EBITDA of $530.3 million, represented a $173.8 million, or 48.8%, increase year over year. Of this increase, $135.5 million was driven by the addition of Mobile Mini to our consolidated results, and the remainder was driven by strong organic growth in our NA Modular segment of $38.3 million, or 10.7%.

Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 530 bps year over year to 38.8% and with strong margin expansion across all four operating segments. The margin expansion was driven by strong pricing and value-added products growth, a revenue mix shift weighted towards higher margin leasing revenues, and proactive cost reductions implemented in Q2 and maintained through Q4 to adjust for demand disruptions due to the COVID pandemic.

Net income of $71.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 was up $83.4 million versus prior year and included a $42.4 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to our recent refinancing activities and $93.8 million of discrete costs expensed in the period related to transaction and integration activities, partly offset by a $51.5 million non-cash income tax benefit.

Free Cash Flow increased by $142.3 million year over year to $162.3 million.

Capitalization and Liquidity Update1,3

Through a series of strategic transactions leading up to and immediately following the Merger, we refinanced and optimized all of WillScot's and Mobile Mini’s pre-existing debt and put in place a robust capital structure that we believe will support the business for years to come.

As of December 31, 2020

  • We generated $87.4 million of free cash flow in the fourth quarter and are highly liquid and cash generative heading into 2021.
  • We had over $1 billion of excess availability under the asset-based revolving credit facility, which combined with strong cash generation from operations and a flexible covenant structure, give us ample liquidity with which to operate the business.
  • Our weighted average interest rate is approximately 4.1% and annual cash interest expense based on the current debt structure is approximately $104 million.
  • We have no debt maturities prior to 2025.
  • We reduced leverage to 3.8x our pro forma last-twelve-months Adjusted EBITDA of $646.5 million and are on a rapid deleveraging trajectory.

2021 Outlook1, 2, 3

This guidance is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in "Forward-Looking Statements" below. The 2021 guidance includes:

 2020 Pro Forma Results 2021 Outlook
Revenue$1.65 billion $1.7 billion - $1.8 billion
Adjusted EBITDA1,2$646.5 million $675 million - $715 million
Net CAPEX2,3$161.4 million $180 million - $220 million

1 - Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Free Cash Flow are non-GAAP financial measures. Further information and reconciliations for these Non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles in the US ("GAAP") is included at the end of this press release.
2 - Information reconciling forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA and Net CAPEX to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort and therefore no reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP measures is provided.
3 - Net CAPEX is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see the non-GAAP reconciliation tables included at the end of this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow, pro forma revenue, and Net CAPEX. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization adjusted for non-cash items considered non-core to business operations including net currency gains and losses, goodwill and other impairment charges, restructuring costs, costs to integrate acquired companies, costs incurred related to transactions, non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, and other discrete expenses. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of, and proceeds from, rental equipment and property, plant and equipment, which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Net CAPEX is defined as purchases of rental equipment and refurbishments and purchases of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Capital Expenditures"), less proceeds from sale of rental equipment and proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Proceeds"), which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Our management believes that the presentation of Net CAPEX provides useful information to investors regarding the net capital invested into our rental fleet and plant, property and equipment each year to assist in analyzing the performance of our business. Pro forma revenue is defined the same as revenue, but includes pre-acquisition results from Mobile Mini for all periods presented. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful to investors because they (i) allow investors to compare performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis by removing from operating results the impact of items that do not reflect core operating performance; (ii) are used by our board of directors and management to assess our performance; (iii) may, subject to the limitations described below, enable investors to compare the performance of the Company to its competitors; and (iv) provide additional tools for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. The Company believes that pro forma revenue is useful to investors because they allow investors to compare performance of the combined Company over various reporting periods on a consistent basis. The Company believes that Net CAPEX provide useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as an alternative to, financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore the Company's non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies. For reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release (except as explained below), see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" included in this press release.

Information reconciling forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. We cannot provide reconciliations of forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP financial measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted, such as the provision for income taxes. Preparation of such reconciliations would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flow, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to the Company without unreasonable effort. Although we provide a range of Adjusted EBITDA that we believe will be achieved, we cannot accurately predict all the components of the Adjusted EBITDA calculation. The Company provides Adjusted EBITDA guidance because we believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our results under GAAP, provides useful information for the reasons noted above.

Conference Call Information

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fourth quarter 2020 results and outlook at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, February 26, 2021. The live call can be accessed by dialing (855) 312-9420 (US/Canada toll-free) or (210) 874-7774 (international) and asking to be connected to the WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings call. A live webcast will also be accessible via the "Events & Presentations" section of the Company's investor relations website www.willscotmobilemini.com. Choose "Events" and select the information pertaining to the WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Fourth Quarter 2020 Conference Call. Additionally, there will be slides accompanying the webcast. Please allow at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary software. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, an audio webcast of the call will be available for 60 days on the Company’s investor relations website.

About WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “WSC”. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings is a North American leader in turnkey modular space and portable storage solutions. It was formed in 2020 upon the merger of leaders in the modular space and portable storage markets. Together the WillScot and Mobile Mini brands operate approximately 275 locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom with a combined fleet of over 350,000 portable offices and storage containers. The Company leases turnkey office space and storage solutions for temporary applications across a diverse customer base in the commercial and industrial, construction, retail, education, health care, government, transportation, security and energy sectors. WillScot Mobile Mini creates value by enabling customers to add space efficiently and cost-effectively – when the solution is perfect, productivity is all the customer sees.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements (including the earnings guidance/outlook contained herein) within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "shall," "outlook" and variations of these words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. Certain of these forward-looking statements include statements relating to: our long-term growth prospects, the ability of our capital structure to support the business, our future cash flow and liquidity, our deleveraging trajectory, continued VAPS penetration opportunities, and our revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Net Capex outlooks. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside our control, which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that any such forward-looking statement will materialize. Important factors that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others, our ability to acquire and integrate new assets and operations; our ability to achieve planned synergies related to acquisitions; our ability to manage growth and execute our business plan; our estimates of the size of the markets for our products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of our products; the success of other competing modular space and portable storage solutions that exist or may become available; rising costs adversely affecting our profitability (including cost increases resulting from tariffs); potential litigation involving our Company; general economic and market conditions impacting demand for our products and services; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; and such other risks and uncertainties described in the periodic reports we file with the SEC from time to time (including our Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2019), which are available through the SEC’s EDGAR system at www.sec.gov and on our website. Any forward-looking statement speaks only at the date which it is made, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Additional information can be found on the company's website at www.willscotmobilemini.com.

Contact Information  
   
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WillScot Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 Years Ended December 31,
 2020 2019 2018
Revenues:     
Leasing and services revenue:     
Leasing$1,001,447   $744,185   $518,235  
Delivery and installation274,156   220,057   154,557  
Sales revenue:     
New units53,093   59,085   53,603  
Rental units38,949   40,338   25,017  
Total revenues1,367,645   1,063,665   751,412  
Costs:     
Costs of leasing and services:     
Leasing227,376   213,151   143,120  
Delivery and installation220,102   194,107   143,950  
Costs of sales:     
New units34,841   42,160   36,863  
Rental units24,772   26,255   16,659  
Depreciation of rental equipment200,581   174,679   121,436  
Gross profit659,973   413,313   289,384  
Expenses:     
Selling, general and administrative360,626   271,004   234,820  
Transaction costs64,053      20,051  
Other depreciation and amortization43,249   12,395   13,304  
Impairment losses on long-lived assets   2,848   1,600  
Lease impairment expense and other related charges4,876   8,674     
Restructuring costs6,527   3,755   15,468  
Currency (gains) losses, net(355)  (688)  2,454  
Other income, net(1,718)  (2,200)  (4,574) 
Operating income182,715   117,525   6,261  
Interest expense119,886   122,504   98,433  
Loss on extinguishment of debt42,401   8,755     
Income (loss) before income tax20,428   (13,734)  (92,172) 
Income tax benefit(51,451)  (2,191)  (38,600) 
Net income (loss)71,879   (11,543)  (53,572) 
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax1,213   (421)  (4,532) 
Net income (loss) attributable to WillScot Mobile Mini70,666   (11,122)  (49,040) 
Non-cash deemed dividend related to warrant exchange      (2,135) 
Net income (loss) attributable to WillScot Mobile Mini common shareholders$70,666   $(11,122)  $(51,175) 
      
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to WillScot Mobile Mini common shareholders:     
Basic$0.42   $(0.10)  $(0.59) 
Diluted$0.41   $(0.10)  $(0.59) 
Weighted average shares:     
Basic 169,230,177    108,683,820    87,209,605  
Diluted 173,650,251    108,683,820    87,209,605  


Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Operating Data

Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020:

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue$255,821  $256,862  $417,315  $437,647  $1,367,645 
Gross profit$106,190  $109,964  $209,564  $234,255  $659,973 
Adjusted EBITDA$89,544  $97,520  $163,559  $179,684  $530,307 
Net CAPEX$30,540  $36,383  $33,323  $42,287  $142,533 
Modular space units on rent (average during the period)87,989  87,096  111,227  111,793  99,526 
Average modular space utilization rate69.2% 68.5% 70.6% 70.9% 70.2%
Average modular space monthly rental rate$653  $669  $640  $670  $658 
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period)16,346  15,869  143,840  160,538  84,148 
Average portable storage utilization rate64.1% 62.5% 73.2% 81.2% 75.9%
Average portable storage monthly rental rate$119  $120  $131  $136  $132 
Average tank and pump solutions rental fleet utilization based on original equipment cost% % 58.2% 65.2% 61.7%

Quarterly Consolidated Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2019:

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue(a)$253,685  $263,713  $268,222  $278,045  $1,063,665 
Gross profit(a)$103,331  $101,484  $99,308  $109,190  $413,313 
Adjusted EBITDA(a)$83,354  $87,554  $87,424  $98,216  $356,548 
Net CAPEX$41,814  $43,199  $37,761  $29,808  $152,582 
Modular space units on rent (average during the period)93,309  92,300  91,233  90,013  91,682 
Average modular space utilization rate72.4% 71.9% 71.2% 70.7% 72.0%
Average modular space monthly rental rate$575  $611  $630  $641  $614 
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period)17,419  16,544  16,416  16,944  16,878 
Average portable storage utilization rate66.1% 63.3% 63.0% 66.1% 65.8%
Average portable storage monthly rental rate$119  $121  $123  $118  $120 

(a) The quarterly amounts in this table were adjusted for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASC 842"), effective retroactively to January 1, 2019, of and therefore do not agree to the Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the respective periods of 2019. Refer to Note 21 in Part II, Item 8 herein for further information.


Unaudited Quarterly Operating Data by Segment

NA Modular Quarterly Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020:

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue$255,821  $256,862  $267,867  $270,612  $1,051,162 
Gross profit$106,190  $109,964  $112,079  $123,409  $451,642 
Adjusted EBITDA$89,544  $97,520  $100,281  $107,460  $394,805 
Capex for rental equipment$39,648  $40,034  $34,249  $39,396  $153,327 
Modular space units on rent (average during the period)87,988  87,096  86,400  86,011  86,874 
Average modular space utilization rate69.2% 68.5% 68.3% 68.2% 68.9%
Average modular space monthly rental rate$653  $669  $693  $724  $685 
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period)16,346  15,869  15,473  15,603  15,823 
Average portable storage utilization rate64.1% 62.5% 61.3% 62.6% 63.5%
Average portable storage monthly rental rate$119  $120  $124  $124  $122 

NA Modular Quarterly Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2019:

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue(a)$253,685  $263,713  $268,222  $278,045  $1,063,665 
Gross profit(a)$103,331  $101,484  $99,308  $109,190  $413,313 
Adjusted EBITDA(a)$83,354  $87,554  $87,424  $98,216  $356,548 
Capital expenditures for rental equipment$51,873  $61,215  $47,789  $44,229  $205,106 
Modular space units on rent (average during the period)93,309  92,300  91,233  90,013  91,682 
Average modular space utilization rate72.4% 71.9% 71.2% 70.7% 72.0%
Average modular space monthly rental rate$575  $611  $630  $641  $614 
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period)17,419  16,544  16,416  16,944  16,878 
Average portable storage utilization rate66.1% 63.3% 63.0% 66.1% 65.8%
Average portable storage monthly rental rate$119  $121  $123  $118  $120 

(a) The quarterly amounts in this table were adjusted for the adoption of ASC 842, effective retroactively to January 1, 2019, of and therefore do not agree to the Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q for the respective periods of 2019.

NA Storage Quarterly Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020:

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue$  $  $104,493  $117,336  $221,829 
Gross profit$  $  $73,384  $83,401  $156,785 
Adjusted EBITDA$  $  $46,465  $53,372  $99,837 
Capex for rental equipment$  $  $7,234  $7,735  $14,969 
Modular space units on rent (average during the period)    16,383  16,948  8,333 
Average modular space utilization rate% % 80.4% 80.9% 80.6%
Average modular space monthly rental rate$  $  $505  $547  $526 
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period)    105,221  120,439  56,415 
Average portable storage utilization rate% % 73.4% 83.0% 78.2%
Average portable storage monthly rental rate$  $  $145  $150  $147 

There was no activity prior to the Merger on July 1, 2020, and therefore, no associated 2019 activity to disclose.

UK Storage Quarterly Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020:

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue$  $  $21,653  $24,708  $46,361 
Gross profit$  $  $12,671  $14,971  $27,642 
Adjusted EBITDA$  $  $8,306  $9,516  $17,822 
Capex for rental equipment$  $  $677  $1,016  $1,693 
Modular space units on rent (average during the period)    8,444  8,834  4,319 
Average modular space utilization rate% % 79.1% 82.4% 80.8%
Average modular space monthly rental rate$  $  $356  $377  $367 
Portable storage units on rent (average during the period)    23,146  24,496  11,910 
Average portable storage utilization rate% % 83.2% 88.6% 85.9%
Average portable storage monthly rental rate$  $  $75  $78  $76 

There was no activity prior to the Merger on July 1, 2020, and therefore, no associated 2019 activity to disclose.

Tank and Pump Quarterly Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020

(in thousands, except for units on rent and monthly rental rate)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year
Revenue$  $  $23,302  $24,991  $48,293 
Gross profit$  $  $11,430  $12,474  $23,904 
Adjusted EBITDA$  $  $8,507  $9,336  $17,843 
Capex for rental equipment$  $  $431  $1,963  $2,394 
Average tank and pump solutions rental fleet utilization based on original equipment cost% % 58.2% 65.2% 61.7%

There was no activity prior to the Merger on July 1, 2020, and therefore, no associated 2019 activity to disclose.


WillScot Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 December 31,
 2020 2019
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$24,937   $3,045  
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 of $29,258 and $15,828, respectively330,942   247,596  
Inventories21,655   15,387  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets29,954   14,621  
Assets held for sale12,004   11,939  
Total current assets419,492   292,588  
Rental equipment, net2,933,722   1,944,436  
Property, plant and equipment, net303,650   147,689  
Operating lease assets232,094   146,698  
Goodwill1,171,219   235,177  
Intangible assets, net495,947   126,625  
Other non-current assets16,081   4,436  
Total long-term assets5,152,713   2,605,061  
Total assets$5,572,205   $2,897,649  
Liabilities and equity   
Accounts payable$106,926   $109,926  
Accrued interest and liabilities141,672   98,375  
Deferred revenue and customer deposits135,485   82,978  
Operating lease liabilities - current48,063   29,133  
Current portion of long-term debt16,521     
Total current liabilities448,667   320,412  
Long-term debt2,453,809   1,632,589  
Deferred tax liabilities307,541   70,693  
Operating lease liabilities - non-current183,761   118,429  
Other non-current liabilities37,150   46,571  
Long-term liabilities2,982,261   1,868,282  
Total liabilities3,430,928   2,188,694  
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 18)   
Preferred Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,000,000 shares authorized and zero shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020.     
Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 500,000,000 shares authorized and 229,038,158 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 202023     
Class A Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 400,000,000 shares authorized and 108,818,854 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019   11  
Class B Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 8,024,419 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019   1  
Additional paid-in-capital3,797,168   2,396,501  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(37,207)  (62,775) 
Accumulated deficit(1,618,707)  (1,689,373) 
Total shareholders' equity2,141,277   644,365  
Non-controlling interest   64,590  
Total equity2,141,277   708,955  
Total liabilities and equity$5,572,205   $2,897,649  


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain non-GAAP financial information that we believe is important for purposes of comparison to prior periods and development of future projections and earnings growth prospects. This information is also used by management to measure the profitability of our ongoing operations and analyze our business performance and trends.

We evaluate business segment performance on Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure that excludes certain items as described in the reconciliation of our consolidated net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation below. We believe that evaluating segment performance excluding such items is meaningful because it provides insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the Company.

We also regularly evaluate gross profit by segment to assist in the assessment of the operational performance of each operating segment. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be the more important metric because it more fully captures the business performance of the segments, inclusive of indirect costs.

We also evaluate Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP measure that provides useful information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define EBITDA as net income (loss) plus interest (income) expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Our adjusted EBITDA ("Adjusted EBITDA") reflects the following further adjustments to EBITDA to exclude certain non-cash items and the effect of what we consider transactions or events not related to our core business operations:

  • Currency (gains) losses, net: on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies other than the subsidiaries’ functional currency. Substantially all such currency gains (losses) are unrealized and attributable to financings due to and from affiliated companies.
  • Goodwill and other impairment charges related to non-cash costs associated with impairment charges to goodwill, other intangibles, rental fleet and property, plant and equipment.
  • Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense, and other related charges associated with restructuring plans designed to streamline operations and reduce costs including employee and lease termination costs.
  • Transaction costs including legal and professional fees and other transaction specific related costs.
  • Costs to integrate acquired companies, including outside professional fees, non-capitalized costs associated with system integrations, non-lease branch and fleet relocation expenses, employee training costs, and other costs required to realize cost or revenue synergies.
  • Non-cash charges for stock compensation plans.
  • Other expense includes consulting expenses related to certain one-time projects, financing costs not classified as interest expense, and gains and losses on disposals of property, plant, and equipment.

Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider the measure in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss), cash flow from operations or other methods of analyzing the Company’s results as reported under US GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for our working capital needs;
  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our indebtedness;
  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
  • Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact on earnings or changes resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our future operations;
  • although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
  • other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as discretionary cash available to reinvest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to meet our obligations. The following tables provide unaudited reconciliations of Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA.

Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA

 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2018
Net Income (loss) $71,879   $(11,543)  $(53,572) 
Income tax benefit(51,451)  (2,191)  (38,600) 
Income (loss) before income tax20,428   (13,734)  (92,172) 
Loss on extinguishment of debt42,401   8,755     
Interest expense, net (a)119,886   122,504   98,433  
Depreciation and amortization243,830   187,074   134,740  
Currency (gains) losses, net(355)  (688)  2,454  
Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense and other related charges11,403   12,429   15,468  
Goodwill and other impairment charges   2,848   1,600  
Transaction costs64,053      20,051  
Integration costs18,338   26,607   30,006  
Stock compensation expense9,879   6,686   3,439  
Other expense(b)444   4,067   1,514  
Adjusted EBITDA$530,307   $356,548   $215,533  

 

  
 Three Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019
Net income$46,468  $8,927 
Income tax expense (benefit)14,719  (169)
Income before income tax61,187  8,758 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  1,511 
Interest expense, net30,076  29,716 
Depreciation and amortization74,727  48,912 
Currency gains, net(502) (252)
Goodwill and other impairment charges  210 
Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense and other related charges2,861  2,673 
Transaction costs812   
Integration costs7,417  2,744 
Stock compensation expense2,921  1,684 
Other expense(b)185  2,260 
Adjusted EBITDA$179,684  $98,216 


(a) In connection with the ModSpace acquisition, the Company incurred bridge financing fees and upfront commitment fees of $20.5 million, included within interest expense, during the year ended December 31, 2018.

(b) Other expense includes consulting expenses related to one-time projects, financing costs not classified as interest expense and gains and losses on the disposal of property, plant and equipment.

Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA

The unaudited table below provides a reconciliation of pro forma net income (loss) to pro forma Adjusted EBITDA and incorporates all pro forma adjustments made to present the historical consolidated statements of operations of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, giving effect to the following items as if they had occurred on January 1, 2019:

  1. the Merger with Mobile Mini;
  2. borrowings under the Company’s 2025 Secured Notes and the 2020 ABL Facility;
  3. extinguishment of the Mobile Mini line of credit and senior notes assumed in the Merger and subsequently repaid;
  4. repayment of the 2017 ABL Facility and the 2022 Senior Notes repaid contemporaneously with the Merger;
  5. the transaction costs incurred in connection with the Merger; and
  6. elimination of non-controlling interest in connection with the Sapphire Exchange as contemplated by the Merger.
 Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019
Net Income$120,365   $81,281  
Loss on extinguishment of debt22,719   7,366  
Income tax expense34,549   28,892  
Interest expense127,052   126,126  
Depreciation and amortization292,616   284,723  
Currency gains, net(316)  (414) 
Goodwill and other impairment charges   2,848  
Restructuring costs, lease impairment expense, other related charges11,403   12,429  
Transaction fees   3,129  
Integration costs18,338   26,607  
Stock compensation expense15,280   21,807  
Other4,459   4,647  
Adjusted EBITDA646,465   599,441  

Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP Reconciliation

We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue. Management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA Margin provides useful information to investors regarding the performance of our business.

The following tables provide unaudited reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA Margin.

 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
Adjusted EBITDA (A)$179,684  $98,216  $530,307  $356,548 
Revenue (B)$437,647  $278,045  $1,367,645  $1,063,665 
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (A/B)41.1% 35.3% 38.8% 33.5%

Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP Reconciliation

The following tables provide unaudited reconciliations of Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin.

 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA (A)$179,684  $166,299  $646,465  $599,441 
Pro Forma Revenue (B)$437,647  $439,354  $1,651,885  $1,683,683 
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA Margin (A/B)41.1% 37.9% 39.1% 35.6%

Free Cash Flow

We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of, and proceeds from, rental equipment and property, plant and equipment, which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Management believes that the presentation of Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it provides useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements.

The following table provides unaudited reconciliations of net cash provided by operating activities to Free Cash Flow.

 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
Net cash provided by operating activities$129,717   $73,490   $304,812   $172,566  
Purchase of rental equipment and refurbishments(50,110)  (44,229)  (172,383)  (205,106) 
Proceeds from sale of rental equipment13,668   10,597   38,949   42,101  
Purchase of property, plant and equipment(7,375)  (1,740)  (16,454)  (8,340) 
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment1,530   5,564   7,355   18,763  
Free Cash Flow$87,430   $43,682   $162,279   $19,984  

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage

We define Adjusted Gross Profit as gross profit plus depreciation on rental equipment. Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit divided by revenue. Adjusted Gross Profit and Percentage are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to gross profit, gross profit percentage, or other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, our measurement of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Our management believes that the presentation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it assists in analyzing the performance of our business.

The following table provides unaudited reconciliations of gross profit to Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage.

 Three Months Ended
December 31,
 Year Ended
December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
Revenue (A)$437,647  $278,045  $1,367,645  $1,063,665 
Gross profit (B) 234,255   109,190   659,973   413,313 
Depreciation of rental equipment 54,302   45,739   200,581   174,679 
Adjusted Gross Profit (C)$288,557  $154,929  $860,554  $587,992 
Gross Profit Percentage (B/A) 53.5%  39.3%  48.3%  38.9%
Adjusted Gross Profit Percentage (C/A) 65.9%  55.7%  62.9%  55.3%

Net CAPEX

We define Net CAPEX as purchases of rental equipment and refurbishments and purchases of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Capital Expenditures"), less proceeds from sale of rental equipment and proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment (collectively, "Total Proceeds"), which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Our management believes that the presentation of Net CAPEX provides useful information to investors regarding the net capital invested into our rental fleet and plant, property and equipment each year to assist in analyzing the performance of our business.

The following table provides unaudited reconciliations of Net CAPEX:

 Three Months Ended
December 31,
 Year Ended
December 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019 2020 2019
Total purchases of rental equipment and refurbishments$(50,110)  $(44,229)  $(172,383)  $(205,106) 
Total proceeds from sale of rental equipment13,668   10,597   38,949   42,101  
Net CAPEX for Rental Equipment(36,442)  (33,632)  (133,434)  (163,005) 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment(7,375)  (1,740)  (16,454)  (8,340) 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment1,530   5,564   7,355   18,763  
Net CAPEX$(42,287)  $(29,808)  $(142,533)  $(152,582) 

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