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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   
 
Contact: David Smith, CFO
Phone:   (574) 535-1125
E Mail:   drew@drewindustries.com
 
 

DREW INDUSTRIES REPORTS 2015 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS


Elkhart, Indiana - November 3, 2015 - Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE: DW), a leading supplier of components for recreational vehicles (RVs) and manufactured homes, today reported net income of $17.3 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to net income of $15.5 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Consolidated net sales in the third quarter of 2015 increased to $345 million, 17 percent higher than the 2014 third quarter. This growth in consolidated net sales resulted primarily from a 19 percent increase in net sales of Drew’s RV Segment for the 2015 third quarter compared to the 2014 third quarter. The acquisitions completed by the Company over the twelve months ended September 30, 2015, as well as the distribution and supply agreement with Furrion Limited entered into in July 2015, added $23 million in net sales in the third quarter of 2015. The five percent increase in industry-wide wholesale shipments of travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs, Drew’s primary RV market, as well as increased content per unit through market share gains positively impacted the net sales growth in the 2015 third quarter. Further, the Company organically increased sales to adjacent industries and the aftermarket.

The Company’s content per travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV for the twelve months ended September 30, 2015, increased $148, or 5.3 percent, to $2,952, compared to content per travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 of $2,804. The Company’s content per motorhome RV for the twelve months ended September 30, 2015, increased by $307, or 20.5 percent, to $1,807, compared to content per motorhome RV for the twelve months ended September 30, 2014, of $1,500.

“Our net sales in the 2015 third quarter increased at double digit year-over-year rates, despite a modest increase in industry-wide wholesale shipments of RVs during the quarter,” said Jason Lippert, Drew’s Chief Executive Officer. “Strong organic growth from new products, product innovation and market share gains, coupled with recent acquisitions, allowed us to significantly exceed the industry-wide increase in wholesale shipments of RVs. Our focus on enhancing the RV user’s experience and our extensive product offerings together contributed to our organic sales growth. In particular, our net sales attributable to adjacent industries and the aftermarket increased organically during the 2015 third quarter by a combined $12 million, or 22 percent. These markets will continue to be areas of focus for our teams as key drivers of future growth.”

Over the past twelve months, the RV industry has produced units earlier in its annual cycle than in prior years, with a 14 percent increase in wholesale shipments of travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs between October 2014 and March 2015, followed by a four percent increase in wholesale shipments of travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs between April 2015 and September 2015. Over that same twelve month period, retail sales of travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs increased an estimated 12 percent. Based on the strength of retail sales to date and projected economic conditions, most industry analysts continue to report that RV dealer inventory is in line with anticipated retail demand.

“The 2015 RV OEM Open House in Elkhart, Indiana in September was well attended by RV dealers and our RV OEM customers reported taking significant orders during this event. The majority of those orders will be filled over the next two quarters, and we are seeing strong demand in our factories as a result of another strong Open House,” said Jason Lippert. “Over the past several months, the industry-wide wholesale production growth rate of towable RVs slowed to mid-single digit rates. This primarily affected larger units containing more of our content, which we believe is due to the pull forward of production in late 2014 and early 2015. Customers have reported that orders

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received after the RV OEM Open House indicate a more normalized travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV wholesale shipment level in the fourth quarter of 2015.”

In October 2015, Drew’s consolidated net sales reached approximately $129 million, 11 percent higher than October 2014. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, the Company’s consolidated net sales for October 2015 were up 5 percent.

“Our operating profit margin in the third quarter of 2015 was 7.9 percent, compared to 7.8 percent in the third quarter of 2014,” said Scott Mereness, Drew’s President. “In 2014 and early 2015 in response to the strong growth in the RV industry and our market share gains, we made significant investments in manufacturing capacity, both facilities and personnel. As RV industry growth has slowed from its multi-year double digit growth pace, these higher fixed costs negatively impacted our operating margins in the 2015 third quarter. In response, we evaluated our labor requirements and initiated a focused program to reduce indirect labor costs by approximately $12 to $14 million annually. During October 2015, we took actions that will realize approximately 70 percent of our target.”

In August 2015, Drew acquired the business and certain assets of Roehm Marine, LLC, also known as Signature Seating (“Signature”), a manufacturer of furniture solutions for fresh water boat manufacturers, primarily pontoon boats. Signature’s net sales for the twelve months ended June 2015 were approximately $16 million. The purchase price was $16.0 million paid at closing, plus contingent consideration based on future sales of this operation.

Conference Call & Webcast
Drew will provide an online, real-time webcast of its third quarter 2015 earnings conference call on the Company’s website, www.drewindustries.com, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Institutional investors can access the call via the password-protected site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com). A replay of the call will be available by dialing (888) 286-8010 and referencing access code 64342523. A replay of the webcast will also be available on Drew’s website.


About Drew Industries
From 42 manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States and Canada, Drew Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components®, supplies a broad array of components for the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, and to a lesser extent supplies components for adjacent industries including buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment and other cargo; pontoon boats; modular housing; and factory-built mobile office units. Drew’s products include steel chassis; axles and suspension solutions; slide-out mechanisms and solutions; thermoformed bath, kitchen and other products; windows; manual, electric and hydraulic stabilizer and leveling systems; chassis components; furniture and mattresses; entry, luggage, patio and ramp doors; electric and manual entry steps; awnings and slide toppers; LED televisions and sound systems; navigation systems; wireless backup cameras; other accessories; and electronic components. Additional information about Drew and its products can be found at www.drewindustries.com.


Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive position, growth opportunities, acquisitions, plans and objectives of management 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, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.

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 the Company’s senior management at the time such statements were made. 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

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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, seasonality and cyclicality in the industries to which we sell our products, availability of credit for financing the retail and wholesale purchase of products for which we sell our components, inventory levels of retail dealers and manufacturers, availability of transportation for products for which we sell our components, 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 costs, pace of and successful integration of acquisitions and other growth initiatives, availability and costs of labor, employee benefits, employee retention, realization and impact of efficiency improvements and cost reductions, the successful entry into new markets, the costs of compliance with environmental laws and increased governmental regulation and oversight, information technology performance and security, the ability to protect intellectual property, interest rates, oil and gasoline prices, the impact of international, national and regional economic conditions and consumer confidence on the retail sale of products for which we sell our components, and other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and in the Company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by law.


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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
OPERATING RESULTS
(unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Last Twelve
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Months
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
1,068,838

 
$
901,431

 
$
345,296

 
$
294,271

 
$
1,358,189

Cost of sales
836,250

 
703,736

 
271,171

 
231,788

 
1,068,373

Gross profit
232,588

 
197,695

 
74,125

 
62,483

 
289,816

Selling, general and administrative expenses
139,945

 
117,475

 
46,954

 
39,412

 
179,952

Sale of extrusion assets

 
1,954

 

 

 

Operating profit
92,643

 
78,266

 
27,171

 
23,071

 
109,864

Interest expense, net
1,399

 
324

 
595

 
130

 
1,505

Income before income taxes
91,244

 
77,942

 
26,576

 
22,941

 
108,359

Provision for income taxes
33,039

 
27,672

 
9,313

 
7,453

 
38,158

Net income
$
58,205

 
$
50,270

 
$
17,263

 
$
15,488

 
$
70,201

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
2.40

 
$
2.11

 
$
0.71

 
$
0.65

 
$
2.90

Diluted
$
2.36

 
$
2.07

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.64

 
$
2.86

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
24,261

 
23,870

 
24,289

 
23,935

 
24,193

Diluted
24,614

 
24,300

 
24,686

 
24,301

 
24,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
30,663

 
$
23,475

 
$
10,808

 
$
8,555

 
$
39,784

Capital expenditures
$
21,808

 
$
30,032

 
$
7,140

 
$
12,120

 
$
34,234


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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SEGMENT RESULTS
(unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Last Twelve
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Months
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV OEMs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailers and fifth-wheels
$
722,157

 
$
643,629

 
$
216,093

 
$
196,213

 
$
922,624

Motorhomes
64,085

 
51,664

 
23,539

 
21,607

 
80,195

RV aftermarket
64,896

 
32,777

 
26,203

 
16,015

 
81,689

Adjacent industries
128,169

 
84,396

 
47,295

 
29,769

 
156,781

Total RV Segment net sales
979,307

 
812,466

 
313,130

 
263,604

 
1,241,289

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MH Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufactured housing OEMs
61,144

 
58,550

 
22,786

 
21,269

 
80,015

Manufactured housing aftermarket
12,010

 
10,849

 
3,880

 
3,677

 
15,347

Adjacent industries
16,377

 
19,566

 
5,500

 
5,721

 
21,538

Total MH Segment net sales
89,531

 
88,965

 
32,166

 
30,667

 
116,900

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net sales
$
1,068,838

 
$
901,431

 
$
345,296

 
$
294,271

 
$
1,358,189

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV Segment
$
82,961

 
$
72,048

 
$
23,720

 
$
20,287

 
$
97,484

MH Segment
9,682

 
8,172

 
3,451

 
2,784

 
12,380

Total segment operating profit
92,643

 
80,220

 
27,171

 
23,071

 
109,864

Sale of extrusion assets

 
(1,954
)
 

 

 

Total operating profit
$
92,643

 
$
78,266

 
$
27,171

 
$
23,071

 
$
109,864

(1) In the third quarter of 2015, the Company refined the various sales categories within the RV Segment. This refinement had no impact on total RV Segment net sales or trends. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to this presentation.


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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
(unaudited)

 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2014
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
7,252

 
$
4

 
$
4

Accounts receivable, net
84,381

 
64,543

 
37,987

Inventories, net
178,847

 
127,078

 
132,492

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
35,738

 
30,967

 
37,153

Total current assets
306,218

 
222,592

 
207,636

Fixed assets, net
150,424

 
133,543

 
146,788

Goodwill
84,551

 
66,203

 
66,521

Other intangible assets, net
104,109

 
100,785

 
96,959

Other assets
24,087

 
26,286

 
25,937

Total assets
$
669,389

 
$
549,409

 
$
543,841

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable, trade
$
53,095

 
$
44,541

 
$
49,534

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
75,561

 
61,999

 
57,651

Total current liabilities
128,656

 
106,540

 
107,185

Long-term indebtedness
91,829

 
40,000

 
15,650

Other long-term liabilities
31,273

 
25,536

 
26,108

Total liabilities
251,758

 
172,076

 
148,943

Total stockholders’ equity
417,631

 
377,333

 
394,898

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
669,389

 
$
549,409

 
$
543,841




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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SUMMARY OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
58,205

 
$
50,270

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
30,663

 
23,475

Stock-based compensation expense
10,984

 
7,909

Other non-cash items
854

 
2,837

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
(40,761
)
 
(27,162
)
Inventories, net
(39,289
)
 
(16,526
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
1,976

 
(3,668
)
Accounts payable, trade
1,612

 
16,276

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
20,507

 
13,553

Net cash flows provided by operating activities
44,751

 
66,964

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(21,808
)
 
(30,032
)
Acquisitions of businesses
(41,058
)
 
(100,157
)
Proceeds from note receivable

 
750

Proceeds from sales of fixed assets
2,141

 
3,344

Other investing activities
(272
)
 
(66
)
Net cash flows used for investing activities
(60,997
)
 
(126,161
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Exercise of stock-based awards, net of shares tendered for payment of taxes
(275
)
 
3,555

Proceeds from line of credit borrowings
563,325

 
330,346

Repayments under line of credit borrowings
(537,146
)
 
(290,346
)
Proceeds from shelf-loan borrowing
50,000

 

Payment of special dividend
(48,227
)
 
(46,706
)
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
(3,963
)
 
(3,732
)
Other financing activities
(220
)
 
(196
)
Net cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities
23,494

 
(7,079
)
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
7,248

 
(66,276
)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
4

 
66,280

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
7,252

 
$
4


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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
Last Twelve
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Months
 
Industry Data(1) (in thousands of units):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry Wholesale Production:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs
239.4

 
226.6

 
68.7

 
65.5

 
311.7

 
Motorhome RVs
35.9

 
34.0

 
11.2

 
10.7

 
45.8

 
Manufactured homes
51.6

 
48.2

 
18.3

 
17.5

 
67.8

 
Industry Retail Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs
259.0

(2) 
234.3

 
93.8

(2) 
87.9

 
301.8

(2) 
Impact on dealer inventories
(19.6
)
(2) 
(7.7
)
 
(25.1
)
(2) 
(22.4
)
 
9.9

(2) 
Motorhome RVs
32.7

(2) 
29.4

 
11.1

(2) 
10.0

 
39.8

(2) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
Drew Estimated Content Per Industry Unit Produced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV
 
 
 
 
$
2,952

(3) 
$
2,804

(3) 
 
Motorhome RV
 
 
 
 
$
1,807

(3) 
$
1,500

(3) 
 
Manufactured home
 
 
 
 
$
1,181

 
$
1,202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2014
 
Balance Sheet Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current ratio
 
 
 
 
2.4

 
2.1

 
1.9

 
Total indebtedness to stockholders' equity
 
 
 
0.2

 
0.1

 
0.0

 
Days sales in accounts receivable
 
 
 
 
22.0

 
20.2

 
14.6

 
Inventory turns, based on last twelve months
 
 
 
7.2

 
8.2

 
8.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015
 
 
 
Estimated Full Year Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
 
$ 28 - $ 30 million
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
$ 40 - $ 42 million
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
$ 15 - $ 16 million
 
 
 
Annual tax rate
 
 
36% - 37%
 
 
 
(1) Industry wholesale production data for travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs and motorhome RVs provided by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. Industry wholesale production data for manufactured homes provided by the Institute for Building Technology and Safety. Industry retail sales data provided by Statistical Surveys, Inc.
(2) September 2015 retail sales data for RVs has not been published yet, therefore 2015 retail data for RVs includes an estimate for September 2015 retail units.
(3) In the third quarter of 2015, the Company refined the calculation of RV content per unit. This refinement had no impact on total RV Segment net sales or trends of content per unit. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to this presentation.

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