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Exhibit 99.1
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Fred Zinn, President and CEO

Phone:    (914) 428-9098       Fax: (914) 428-4581

E Mail:    Drew@drewindustries.com
 
 

 
DREW INDUSTRIES REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER
AND 2012 FULL-YEAR RESULTS

White Plains, New York – February 20, 2013 – Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE: DW), a leading supplier of components for recreational vehicles (RVs) and manufactured homes, today reported net income of $4.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012, net of a previously announced after-tax charge of $0.9 million in connection with executive succession. Excluding this charge, net income would have been $5.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, an increase of 39 percent compared to net income of $4.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Net sales in the 2012 fourth quarter increased to $200 million, 25 percent higher than last year, as a result of a 31 percent sales increase by Drew’s RV Segment. This segment accounted for 86 percent of consolidated net sales this quarter. RV Segment sales growth was largely due to a 21 percent increase in industry-wide wholesale shipments of travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs, Drew’s primary RV market. Sales of recently introduced RV products and motorhome components also increased, as did sales to adjacent industries.

In January 2013, consolidated net sales reached approximately $85 million, 28 percent higher than in January 2012, as a result of continued solid growth in the Company’s RV Segment. Drew estimates that industry-wide production of towable RVs increased about 20 percent in January 2013.

Retail demand for towable RVs has reportedly remained strong, as evidenced by favorable reports from recent retail RV trade shows. Most industry analysts report that dealer inventories of towable RVs are in-line with retail demand. Future RV industry-wide production levels will depend on the strength of retail sales. Drew estimates that January 2013 industry-wide production of manufactured homes was approximately the same as in January 2012.

The Company’s content per travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV in 2012 increased by $365 to $2,713, or 16 percent greater than in 2011. Content per motorhome RV reached $1,071 in 2012, an increase of 68 percent over 2011. The Company’s content per manufactured home declined 2 percent from the year-earlier period. The change in content per unit is a measure of the change in Drew’s overall market share across its existing product lines.

“Our solid sales gains, along with favorable RV industry fundamentals, are encouraging,” said Fred Zinn, Drew’s President and CEO. “In the 2012 fourth quarter our operating profit margin before executive succession charges, while higher than last year, did not improve enough. Labor efficiencies improved at several key production facilities. However, this improvement was offset by the cost of implementing facility consolidations and improving production processes, as well as refinements to the calculation of our warranty accrual, and other transitory cost increases. We are confident in our ability to achieve profit improvement, particularly in the second half of 2013, as these costs return to more normal levels, and as the bottom-line impact of the efficiency improvements that have been implemented gains momentum.”
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
“The steps we have taken are enabling our production lines to be more efficient,” said Jason Lippert, CEO of Drew’s subsidiaries, Lippert Components and Kinro. “During the quarter we consolidated and realigned production of several key product lines, including furniture, manufactured housing and RV windows, chassis and thermoforming, and continued to benefit from and expand our lean manufacturing initiatives. While these efforts cost us $2 million in the 2012 fourth quarter, they are continuing to make us more efficient. Also, in the 2012 fourth quarter we retained more of our seasonal workforce than typical, ending the year with 5,200 employees. We spent the last 12 months building and training our workforce, so that we can minimize hiring and training costs as demand ramps up in early 2013.”

“As previously announced, Fred Zinn will retire as CEO in May, and Jason Lippert will become Drew’s CEO, and Scott Mereness will become President and COO,” said Leigh Abrams, Chairman of Drew’s Board of Directors. “Although Fred Zinn will be missed, we have prepared well and Jason and Scott have been essential to our growth and success for more than a decade, and they both have outstanding reputations in the RV and manufactured housing industries. As they assume these expanded roles, we are confident that they, and the great team they’ve built, will successfully lead Drew for years to come.”

2012 Full-Year Results
Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased by $220 million, to a record $901 million. Acquisitions added approximately $60 million to 2012 net sales. Sales growth in new markets and new products were also key factors enabling Drew’s sales to exceed industry growth rates. Key additions to the Company’s RV product lines in recent years include advanced leveling devices, in-wall slide-out systems, and awnings. Together, net sales of these products reached $65 million in 2012.

In 2012, Drew continued to grow outside its core RV and manufactured housing markets, with aggregate net sales of components for adjacent industries increasing 68 percent, to $96 million, and aftermarket net sales increasing 14 percent to $35 million in 2012. Together, these markets now account for nearly 15 percent of consolidated net sales, an increase from 10 percent of consolidated net sales in 2010.

For the full year 2012, Drew’s net income increased to $37.3 million, or $1.64 per diluted share. Excluding charges related to executive succession, net income would have been $38.3 million in 2012, or $1.68 per diluted share, up from net income of $30.1 million, or $1.34 per diluted share in 2011.

In December 2012, the Company paid a special dividend of $2.00 per share, aggregating $45 million. After the payment of that dividend, the Company had $10 million in cash and no debt at December 31, 2012, and had almost $200 million in unused credit lines. Return on equity for the 12 months ended December 31, 2012 improved to 12.7 percent, from 11.4 percent in the year-earlier period.

Conference Call & Webcast
Drew will provide an online, real-time webcast of its fourth quarter 2012 earnings conference call on the Company’s website, www.drewindustries.com, on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. The call can also be accessed at www.companyboardroom.com.

Institutional investors can access the call via the password-protected site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com). A replay of the call will be available by telephone by dialing (888) 286-8010 and referencing access code 61963755. A replay of the webcast will also be available on Drew’s website.

About Drew
Drew, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kinro and Lippert Components, supplies a broad array of components for RVs, manufactured homes, modular housing, truck caps and buses, and trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment and other cargo. Currently, from 30 factories located throughout the United States, Drew serves most major national manufacturers of RVs and manufactured homes. Additional information about Drew and its products can be found at www.drewindustries.com.
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive position, growth opportunities for existing products, acquisitions, plans and objectives of management, markets for the Company’s Common Stock and other matters. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).

Forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating to our future business prospects, net sales, expenses and income (loss), cash flow, and financial condition, whenever they occur in this press release are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our senior management at the time such statements were made, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made. You should consider forward-looking statements, therefore, in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this press release, and in our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

There are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, in addition to other matters described in this press release, pricing pressures due to domestic and foreign competition, costs and availability of raw materials (particularly steel, steel-based components, and aluminum) and other components, availability of credit for financing the retail and wholesale purchase of products for which we sell our components, availability and costs of labor, inventory levels of retail dealers and manufacturers, levels of repossessed manufactured homes and RVs, changes in zoning regulations for manufactured homes, sales declines in the industries to which we sell our products, the financial condition of our customers, the financial condition of retail dealers of products for which we sell our components, retention and concentration of significant customers, the successful integration of acquisitions, realization of efficiency improvements, interest rates, oil and gasoline prices, and the outcome of litigation. In addition, international, national and regional economic conditions and consumer confidence affect the retail sale of products for which we sell our components.

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Exhibit 99.1
 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
OPERATING RESULTS
(unaudited)
                         
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                         
Net sales
  $ 901,123     $ 681,166     $ 200,234     $ 159,596  
Cost of sales
    732,464       541,445       164,363       131,814  
Gross profit
    168,659       139,721       35,871       27,782  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    109,071       91,173       27,572       21,890  
Executive succession
    1,456       -       1,456       -  
Operating profit
    58,132       48,548       6,843       5,892  
Interest expense, net
    330       292       84       95  
Income before income taxes
    57,802       48,256       6,759       5,797  
Provision for income taxes
    20,462       18,197       2,014       1,709  
Net income
  $ 37,340     $ 30,059     $ 4,745     $ 4,088  
                                 
Net income per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 1.66     $ 1.35     $ 0.21     $ 0.18  
Diluted
  $ 1.64     $ 1.34     $ 0.21     $ 0.18  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                         
Basic
    22,558       22,267       22,712       22,309  
Diluted
    22,828       22,444       23,138       22,495  
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 25,665     $ 20,522     $ 6,454     $ 5,453  
Capital expenditures
  $ 32,026     $ 24,317     $ 10,016     $ 6,596  
 
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SEGMENT RESULTS
(unaudited)
                         
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
                         
Net sales:
                       
RV Segment:
                       
RV OEMs:
                       
Travel trailers and fifth-wheels
  $ 658,961     $ 499,852     $ 144,308     $ 112,106  
Motorhomes
    30,196       15,828       7,628       3,584  
RV aftermarket
    19,119       14,660       4,405       2,491  
Adjacent industries
    72,649       40,303       15,641       12,806  
Total RV Segment net sales
    780,925       570,643       171,982       130,987  
                                 
MH Segment:
                               
Manufactured housing OEMs
    80,392       77,087       18,714       20,975  
Manufactured housing aftermarket
    16,060       16,184       3,330       3,491  
Adjacent industries
    23,746       17,252       6,208       4,143  
Total MH Segment net sales
    120,198       110,523       28,252       28,609  
                                 
Total net sales
  $ 901,123     $ 681,166     $ 200,234     $ 159,596  
                                 
Operating Profit:
                               
RV Segment
  $ 55,120     $ 45,715     $ 7,911     $ 5,345  
MH Segment
    13,335       11,980       2,393       3,017  
Total segment operating profit
    68,455       57,695       10,304       8,362  
Corporate
    (8,508 )     (7,483 )     (1,995 )     (1,637 )
Executive succession
    (1,456 )     -       (1,456 )     -  
Accretion related to contingent consideration
    (1,756 )     (1,886 )     (406 )     (492 )
Other non-segment items
    1,397       222       396       (341 )
Total operating profit
  $ 58,132     $ 48,548     $ 6,843     $ 5,892  
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(unaudited)
             
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2012
   
2011
 
             
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 9,939     $ 6,584  
Accounts receivable, net
    21,846       22,620  
Inventories
    97,367       92,052  
Deferred taxes
    10,073       10,125  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    14,798       6,187  
Total current assets
    154,023       137,568  
Fixed assets, net
    107,936       95,050  
Goodwill
    21,177       20,499  
Other intangible assets, net
    69,218       79,059  
Deferred taxes
    14,993       14,496  
Other assets
    6,521       4,411  
Total assets
  $ 373,868     $ 351,083  
                 
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable, trade
  $ 21,725     $ 15,742  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    48,055       36,169  
Total current liabilities
    69,780       51,911  
Other long-term liabilities
    19,843       21,876  
Total liabilities
    89,623       73,787  
Total stockholders' equity
    284,245       277,296  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 373,868     $ 351,083  
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SUMMARY OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
             
   
Twelve Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
(In thousands)
 
2012
   
2011
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 37,340     $ 30,059  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
         
Depreciation and amortization
    25,665       20,522  
Stock-based compensation expense
    6,318       4,587  
Deferred taxes
    (533 )     821  
Other non-cash items
    654       1,570  
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
               
Accounts receivable, net
    774       (5,007 )
Inventories
    (4,727 )     (14,738 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (10,738 )     (1,848 )
Accounts payable
    5,983       4,391  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    11,953       (3,526 )
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
    72,689       36,831  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (32,026 )     (24,317 )
Acquisitions of businesses
    (1,473 )     (50,302 )
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments
    -       5,000  
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets
    5,420       1,338  
Other investing activities
    (119 )     (843 )
Net cash flows used for investing activities
    (28,198 )     (69,124 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Exercise of stock options and deferred stock units
    8,217       1,188  
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings
    52,227       130,500  
Repayments under line of credit borrowings
    (52,227 )     (130,500 )
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
    (4,315 )     (402 )
Payment of special dividend
    (45,038 )     -  
Purchase of treasury stock
    -       (626 )
Other financing activities
    -       (163 )
Net cash flows used for financing activities
    (41,136 )     (3 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
    3,355       (32,296 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    6,584       38,880  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 9,939     $ 6,584  
 
 
 
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Exhibit 99.1
 
DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(unaudited)
                         
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Industry Data(1) (in thousands of units):
                       
Industry Wholesale Production:
                       
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs
    242.9       212.9       54.7       45.2  
Motorhome RVs
    28.2       24.8       6.9       4.8  
Manufactured homes
    54.9       51.6       13.0       14.5  
Industry Retail Sales:
                               
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs
    222.5       206.0       32.3 (2)       30.1  
Impact on dealer inventories
    20.4 (2)       6.9       22.4 (2)       15.1  
                                 
       
                                 
                   
Twelve Months Ended
 
                   
December 31,
 
                      2012       2011  
Drew Content Per Industry Unit Produced:
                               
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV
                  $ 2,713     $ 2,348  
Motorhome RV
                  $ 1,071     $ 638  
Manufactured home
                  $ 1,465     $ 1,493  
       
                                 
                   
December 31,
 
                      2012       2011  
Balance Sheet Data:
                               
Current ratio
                    2.2       2.7  
Total indebtedness to stockholders' equity
                    -       -  
Days sales in accounts receivable
                    14.3       17.1  
Inventory turns, based on last twelve months
                    7.8       6.3  
       
                                 
                      2013  
Estimated Full Year Data:
                               
Capital expenditures
                 
$ 25 - 30 million
 
Depreciation and amortization
                 
$ 24 - 26 million
 
Stock-based compensation expense
                 
$ 7 - 8 million
 
Annual tax rate
                  37% - 38%  
     
                                 
(1) Industry wholesale production data for travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs and motorhome RVs provided by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association ("RVIA"). Industry wholesale production data for manufactured homes provided by the Institute for Building Technology and Safety ("IBTS"). Industry retail sales data provided by Statistical Surveys, Inc.
 
(2) December retail sales data for RVs has not been published yet, therefore 2012 retail data for RVs includes an estimate for December 2012 retail units.
 
 
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