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EXHIBIT 99.1

 A. M. CASTLE & CO.
1420 Kensington Road
Suite 220
Oak Brook, IL 60523
 P: (847) 455-7111
F: (847) 241-8171
 
 

For Further Information:
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Scott F. Stephens
Analyst Contact:
Vice President - Finance & CFO
Monica Gupta
(847) 349-2577
(312) 445-2870
Email: sstephens@amcastle.com
Email: monica.gupta@alpha-ir.com
 
 
Traded: NYSE (CAS)
 
Member: S&P SmallCap 600 Index
 
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014
 
A. M. CASTLE & CO. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2013 RESULTS
ANNOUNCES RECORD DATE AND ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING DATE


OAK BROOK, IL, FEBRUARY 25th – A. M. Castle & Co. (NYSE: CAS) (“the Company”), a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain solutions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.

Consolidated net sales were $233.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to $274.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.  Reported net loss for the quarter was $12.6 million, or a loss of $0.54 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.  The Company’s EBITDA was $0.3 million, or 0.1% of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to $8.8 million, or 3.2% of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2012. Fourth quarter 2013 adjusted non-GAAP net loss was $13.5 million compared to $5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, and adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $0.4 million compared to $9.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Net cash generated from operations was $8.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2013, primarily driven by inventory improvement.
 
"The fourth quarter experienced some fairly typical seasonal trends and a continuation of the industry pressures that have followed the Company throughout 2013. Consistent with previous economic cycles, the Company believes that its specialty focus and business practices have exaggerated sales trends in these softer markets. However, we are proud of the work we continue to do to transform A. M. Castle. Long-term, we believe that our strategic initiatives, including a more dynamic and localized pricing management process, will better position the Company to navigate and prosper through the various cycles this industry faces. We have reduced operating costs by executing our restructuring plan, commenced our commercial initiatives and identified additional facilities to be consolidated as part of our continuous improvement plan to reduce costs and improve performance. In addition, last year we reduced inventories by $98 million on a replacement cost basis and purchased $15 million of our Senior Secured Notes on the open market with available cash," said Scott Dolan, CEO of A. M. Castle & Co. "The Company experienced lower sales trends in 2013 compared to 2012, most significantly in oil and gas and certain industrial markets. While overall market conditions remained weak throughout most of 2013, we believe that our targeted end markets will improve throughout 2014."
  
The Metals segment fourth quarter 2013 net sales of $200.5 million were 17.3% lower than the fourth quarter of last year, primarily due to a 13.0% volume decline compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. In the Plastics segment, fourth quarter 2013 net sales of $32.8 million were $1.0 million, or 3.3% higher than the fourth quarter of 2012.

Gross material margins were 26.4% in the fourth quarter 2013, compared to 25.3% in the fourth quarter of 2012. Reported gross material margins included LIFO income of $3.9 million for the fourth quarter 2013 and $0.6 million in the same quarter last year.


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For the year ended December 31, 2013, consolidated net sales were $1,053.1 million, compared to 2012 net sales of $1,270.4 million. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $34.0 million including $10.2 million of restructuring charges, or a loss of $1.46 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $9.7 million, or a loss of $0.42 per diluted share, in 2012. The Company’s EBITDA was $15.6 million, or 1.5% of net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $74.2 million, or 5.8% of net sales, in 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2013, adjusted non-GAAP net loss was $28.1 million compared to adjusted non-GAAP net income of $6.3 million in 2012, and adjusted EBITDA was $26.2 million compared to $74.9 million in 2012.

For the year ended December 31, 2013, Metals segment net sales of $918.3 million were 19.7% lower than 2012. Volumes decreased 17.9% from 2012 due to weak demand from various end markets. Plastics segment sales of $134.8 million were $8.3 million, or 6.6%, higher than 2012, reflecting stronger demand from the automotive, life science and marine sectors.

Gross material margins were 26.0% for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to 27.0% in 2012. Reported gross material margins included LIFO income of $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to a LIFO charge of $1.1 million in 2012.

Operating expenses, including $9.0 million of pre-tax restructuring charges, were $289.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $303.3 million in 2012. The $9.0 million of pre-tax restructuring charges recorded during year ended December 31, 2013 related to the restructuring actions announced in January and October 2013. The Company incurred $10.2 million of total restructuring charges in 2013 with $9.0 million included in operating expenses and $1.2 million of inventory write offs included in cost of materials.

Net cash generated from operations was $74.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The cash and cash equivalents balance at December 31, 2013 was $30.8 million compared to $21.6 million at December 31, 2012. The Company had no cash borrowings under its revolving credit facilities at December 31, 2013 compared to $40.0 million at December 31, 2012. The Company’s net debt-to-capital ratio improved to 38.7% at December 31, 2013 from 43.4% at December 31, 2012.  Total debt outstanding, net of unamortized discount, was $246.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $297.1 million at December 31, 2012. Refer to the ‘Total Debt’ table below for details related to the Company’s outstanding debt obligations.

Dolan concluded, “We enter 2014 with cautious optimism as key market indicators improved in the second half of 2013, but the economic climate still remains uncertain. As we enter the second half of the year, we expect to see our commercial improvement strategies begin to take hold. These commercial efforts include new leadership, new empowerment, and new accountability, all of which should bring us closer to our customers and help us gain market share in the future. We expect our commercial initiatives to increase revenue with minimal increase in costs. If our targeted end markets improve in 2014 as anticipated, and we successfully implement our commercial revenue growth initiatives, we believe our operating expense to sales ratio would approximate 22% as we exit 2014. Lastly, we expect to further evolve our continuous improvement culture to identify new cost and productivity enhancements, including the previously announced facility consolidations and new warehouse and transportation improvements."

Webcast Information
Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. ET today to review the Company's results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 and discuss business conditions and outlook.  The call can be accessed via the internet live or as a replay.  Those who would like to listen to the call may access the webcast through a link on the investor relations page of the Company’s website at http://www.amcastle.com/investors/default.aspx or by calling (888) 517-2513 or (847) 619-6533 and citing code 7181 374#.  A supplemental presentation accompanying the webcast can also be accessed at the link provided at the investor relations page of the Company's website.

An archived version of the conference call webcast will be available for replay at the link above approximately three hours following its conclusion, and will remain available until the next earnings conference call.  A replay of the conference call will also be available by calling (888) 843-7419 or (630) 652-3042 and citing code 7181 374#.

Annual Meeting Date, Time and Location
A. M. Castle & Co. will hold its annual meeting of shareholders on April 24, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The meeting will be held at the Company headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. Holders of common shares of record at the close of business on March 3, 2014 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting.


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About A. M. Castle & Co.
Founded in 1890, A. M. Castle & Co. is a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products and supply chain services, principally serving the producer durable equipment, oil and gas, commercial aircraft, heavy equipment, industrial goods, construction equipment, retail, marine and automotive sectors of the global economy.  Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of medium and smaller-sized firms spread across a variety of industries.  Within its metals business, it specializes in the distribution of alloy and stainless steels; nickel alloys; aluminum and carbon.  Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Plastics, Inc., the Company also distributes a broad range of value-added industrial plastics.  Together, Castle and its affiliated companies operate out of 46 service centers located throughout North America, Europe and Asia.  Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CAS".

Regulation G Disclosure
This release and the financial statements included in this release include non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial information should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. However, we believe that non-GAAP reporting, giving effect to the adjustments shown in the reconciliation contained in this release and in the attached financial statements, provides meaningful information and therefore we use it to supplement our GAAP reporting and guidance. Management often uses this information to assess and measure the performance of our business. We have chosen to provide this supplemental information to investors, analysts and other interested parties to enable them to perform additional analyses of operating results, to illustrate the results of operations giving effect to the non-GAAP adjustments shown in the reconciliations and to assist with period-over-period comparisons of such operations. The exclusion of the charges indicated herein from the non-GAAP financial measures presented does not indicate an expectation by the Company that similar charges will not be incurred in subsequent periods.

In addition, the Company believes that the use and presentation of EBITDA, which is defined by the Company as income before provision for income taxes plus depreciation and amortization, and interest expense, less interest income, is widely used by the investment community for evaluation purposes and provides the investors, analysts and other interested parties with additional information in analyzing the Company’s operating results.  Adjusted non-GAAP net income and adjusted EBITDA, which are defined as reported net income and EBITDA adjusted for non-cash items and items which are not considered by management to be indicative of the underlying results,  are presented as the Company believes the information is important to provide investors, analysts and other interested parties additional information about the Company’s financial performance.  Management uses EBITDA, adjusted non-GAAP net income and adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance of the business.

Cautionary Statement on Risks Associated with Forward Looking Statements
Information provided and statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this release and the Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this release.  Such forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy.  These statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “predict,” “plan,” "should," or similar expressions.  These statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.  Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are many factors that could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including those risk factors identified in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.  All future written and oral forward-looking statements by us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above.  Except as required by the federal securities laws, we do not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future, to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any other reason.
 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Unaudited
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net sales
$
233,229

 
$
274,021

 
$
1,053,066

 
$
1,270,368

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of materials (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
171,558

 
204,624

 
779,208

 
927,287

Warehouse, processing and delivery expense
34,722

 
34,362

 
140,934

 
148,256

Sales, general, and administrative expense
27,977

 
26,925

 
113,405

 
129,162

Restructuring charges
300

 

 
9,003

 

Depreciation and amortization expense
6,584

 
6,517

 
26,188

 
25,867

Operating (loss) income
(7,912
)
 
1,593

 
(15,672
)
 
39,796

Interest expense, net
(10,087
)
 
(10,653
)
 
(40,542
)
 
(41,090
)
Interest expense - unrealized loss on debt conversion option

 

 

 
(15,597
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(2,606
)
 

 
(2,606
)


Other (expense) income
(536
)
 
(463
)
 
(1,924
)
 
1,349

Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings of joint venture
(21,141
)
 
(9,523
)
 
(60,744
)
 
(15,542
)
Income taxes
6,340

 
2,755

 
19,795

 
(1,430
)
Loss before equity in earnings of joint venture
(14,801
)
 
(6,768
)
 
(40,949
)
 
(16,972
)
Equity in earnings of joint venture
2,171

 
1,125

 
6,987

 
7,224

Net loss
$
(12,630
)
 
$
(5,643
)
 
$
(33,962
)
 
$
(9,748
)
Basic loss per share
$
(0.54
)
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
(1.46
)
 
$
(0.42
)
Diluted loss per share
$
(0.54
)
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
(1.46
)
 
$
(0.42
)
EBITDA *
$
307

 
$
8,772

 
$
15,579

 
$
74,236

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. See reconciliation to net (loss) income below. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of EBITDA and of adjusted EBITDA to net loss:
For the Three Months Ended

For the Year Ended

(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,

December 31,
Unaudited
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net loss
$
(12,630
)
 
$
(5,643
)
 
$
(33,962
)
 
$
(9,748
)
Depreciation and amortization expense
6,584

 
6,517

 
26,188

 
25,867

Interest expense, net
10,087

 
10,653

 
40,542

 
41,090

Interest expense - unrealized loss on debt conversion option

 

 

 
15,597

Loss on extinguishment of debt
2,606

 

 
2,606

 

Income taxes
(6,340
)
 
(2,755
)
 
(19,795
)
 
1,430

EBITDA
307

 
8,772

 
15,579

 
74,236

Non-GAAP net (loss) income adjustments (a)
92

 
355

 
10,597

 
713

Adjusted EBITDA
$
399

 
$
9,127

 
$
26,176

 
$
74,949

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Non-GAAP net loss adjustments relate to restructuring charges for the 2013 periods, CEO transition costs for the year ended December 31, 2012 and unrealized losses for commodity hedges for all periods presented. Refer to 'Reconciliation of Adjusted Non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Reported Net (Loss) Income table below.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of
(In thousands, except par value data)
December 31,
 
December 31,
Unaudited
2013
 
2012
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
30,829

 
$
21,607

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,463 and $3,529
128,544

 
138,311

Inventories, principally on last-in first-out basis (replacement cost higher by $130,854 and $139,940)
214,900

 
303,772

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
9,927

 
11,369

Deferred income taxes
3,242

 
3,723

Income tax receivable
3,249

 
7,596

Total current assets
390,691

 
486,378

Investment in joint venture
41,879

 
38,854

Goodwill
69,289

 
70,300

Intangible assets
69,489

 
82,477

Prepaid pension cost
16,515

 
12,891

Other assets
15,265

 
18,266

Property, plant and equipment
 
 
 
Land
4,917

 
5,195

Building
53,252

 
52,884

Machinery and equipment
179,632

 
178,664

Property, plant and equipment, at cost
237,801

 
236,743

Less - accumulated depreciation
(161,107
)
 
(157,103
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
76,694

 
79,640

Total assets
$
679,822

 
$
788,806

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 

 
 

Current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
69,577

 
$
67,990

Accrued payroll and employee benefits
9,853

 
11,749

Accrued liabilities
20,154

 
24,815

Income taxes payable
1,360

 
1,563

Current portion of long-term debt
397

 
415

Short-term debt

 
500

Total current liabilities
101,341

 
107,032

Long-term debt, less current portion
245,599

 
296,154

Deferred income taxes
10,733

 
32,350

Other non-current liabilities
5,646

 
5,279

Pension and post retirement benefit obligations
6,609

 
10,651

Commitments and contingencies
 

 
 

Stockholders' equity
 

 
 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value—9,988 shares authorized (including 400 Series B Junior Preferred $0.00 par value shares); no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value—60,000 shares authorized and 23,471 shares issued and 23,409 outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 23,211 shares issued and 23,152 outstanding at December 31, 2012
234

 
232

Additional paid-in capital
223,893

 
219,619

Retained earnings
105,277

 
139,239

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(18,743
)
 
(21,071
)
Treasury stock, at cost—62 shares at December 31, 2013 and 59 shares at December 31, 2012
(767
)
 
(679
)
Total stockholders' equity
309,894

 
337,340

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
679,822

 
$
788,806


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
Unaudited
2013
 
2012
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(33,962
)
 
$
(9,748
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
26,188

 
25,867

Amortization of deferred gain
(1,214
)
 
(1,619
)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount
7,914

 
6,232

Loss on sale of fixed assets
42

 
354

Unrealized loss on debt conversion option

 
15,597

Unrealized losses on commodity hedges
358

 
163

Equity in earnings of joint venture
(6,987
)
 
(7,224
)
Dividends from joint venture
3,963

 
4,729

Deferred tax benefit
(24,089
)
 
(1,284
)
Share-based compensation expense
3,062

 
2,277

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
(420
)
 
(90
)
Increase (decrease) from changes in:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
9,279

 
44,570

Inventories
87,316

 
(29,340
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,402

 
(2,397
)
Other assets
1,470

 
(480
)
Prepaid pension costs
3,953

 
(2,863
)
Accounts payable
(434
)
 
(42,560
)
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
(1,892
)
 
(2,974
)
Income taxes payable and receivable
4,388

 
454

Accrued liabilities
(2,854
)
 
4,514

Postretirement benefit obligations and other liabilities
(3,098
)
 
1,173

Net cash from operating activities
74,385

 
5,351

Investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisition/Investment of businesses, net of cash acquired

 
(6,472
)
Capital expenditures
(11,604
)
 
(11,121
)
Other investing activities, net
794

 
153

Net cash used in investing activities
(10,810
)
 
(17,440
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Short-term repayments, net
(496
)
 
(27
)
Proceeds from long-term debt
115,300

 
767,090

Repayments of long-term debt
(170,345
)
 
(762,887
)
Payment of debt issue costs

 
(1,503
)
Exercise of stock options
1,216

 
146

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
420

 
90

Net cash (used in) from financing activities
(53,905
)
 
2,909

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(448
)
 
263

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
9,222

 
(8,917
)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of year
21,607

 
30,524

Cash and cash equivalents—end of year
$
30,829

 
$
21,607


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Reconciliation of Adjusted Non-GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Reported Net Loss:
For the Three Months Ended
 
For the Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Unaudited
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net loss, as reported
$
(12,630
)
 
$
(5,643
)
 
$
(33,962
)
 
$
(9,748
)
Restructuring charges (a)
300

 

 
10,239

 

Interest expense - unrealized loss on debt conversion option

 

 

 
15,597

CEO transition costs, net

 

 

 
550

Unrealized (gains) losses on commodity hedges
(208
)
 
355

 
358

 
163

Tax effect of adjustments
(937
)
 
(136
)
 
(4,709
)
 
(273
)
Adjusted non-GAAP net (loss) income
$
(13,475
)
 
$
(5,424
)
 
$
(28,074
)
 
$
6,289

Adjusted non-GAAP basic (loss) income per share
$
(0.58
)
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
(1.21
)
 
$
0.27

Adjusted non-GAAP diluted (loss) income per share
$
(0.58
)
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
(1.21
)
 
$
0.26

(a) Restructuring charges include costs associated with the write-off of inventory included in cost of materials and costs recorded to the restructuring charges line item within the condensed consolidated statements of operations.


TOTAL DEBT
As of
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
 
December 31,
Unaudited
2013
 
2012
SHORT-TERM DEBT
 
 
 
Foreign
$

 
$
500

Total short-term debt

 
500

LONG-TERM DEBT
 
 
 
12.75% Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2016
210,000

 
225,000

7.0% Convertible Notes due December 15, 2017
57,500

 
57,500

Revolving Credit Facility due December 15, 2015

 
39,500

Other, primarily capital leases
998

 
1,400

Total long-term debt
268,498

 
323,400

Less:  unamortized discount
(22,502
)
 
(26,831
)
Less:  current portion
(397
)
 
(415
)
Total long-term portion
245,599

 
296,154

TOTAL DEBT
$
245,996

 
$
297,069

 

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Reconciliation of Total Debt to Net Debt and Net Debt-to-Capital:
As of
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31,
 
December 31,
Unaudited
2013
 
2012
Total Debt
$
245,996

 
$
297,069

Less: Cash and Cash Equivalents
(30,829
)
 
(21,607
)
NET DEBT
$
215,167

 
$
275,462

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Equity
$
309,894

 
$
337,340

Total Debt
245,996

 
297,069

CAPITAL
$
555,890

 
$
634,409

 
 
 
 
NET DEBT-TO-CAPITAL
38.7
%
 
43.4
%
 

 



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