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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
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Contact: Scott T. Mereness, President
Phone:   (574) 535-1125
E Mail:   drew@drewindustries.com
 
 

DREW INDUSTRIES REPORTS 2016 THIRD QUARTER RESULTS


Elkhart, Indiana - November 3, 2016 - Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE: DW), a supplier of components for the leading original equipment manufacturers (“OEMS”) of recreational vehicles (“RVs”) and adjacent industries, and the related aftermarkets of those industries, today reported consolidated net sales in the third quarter of 2016 increased to $412 million, 19 percent higher than the 2015 third quarter. Net income was $29.8 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, compared to net income of $17.3 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

The increase in year-over-year net sales reflects industry-wide growth in wholesale shipments of towable RVs by OEMs, which contributed 14 percent of the net sales increase in the third quarter of 2016, enhanced by acquisitions completed by the Company over the twelve months ended September 30, 2016, which added $13 million in net sales in the third quarter of 2016. Through continued focus on aftermarket channels for the Company’s products, the Company increased net sales to the aftermarket in the third quarter of 2016 by more than 21 percent to $36 million.

The Company’s content per travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV for the twelve months ended September 30, 2016, increased $73 to $3,025, compared to the twelve months ended September 30, 2015, of $2,952. The Company’s content per motorhome RV for the twelve months ended September 30, 2016, increased $150 to $1,957, compared to the twelve months ended September 30, 2015, of $1,807. The content increases are a combined result of market share gains, acquisitions, new product introductions and changes in the types of RVs produced industry-wide.

“RV industry volume continues to out-pace 2015, as 2016 third quarter wholesale travel trailers are up nearly 21 percent and fifth-wheels are up over 17 percent,” stated Jason Lippert, Drew’s Chief Executive Officer. “Travel trailer sales momentum has continued as the industry attracts a new generation of RV enthusiasts. We are also pleased to see fifth-wheel wholesale units up approximately 2,500 units and 3,500 units over the third quarter and the first nine months of 2015, respectively. A 14 percent increase in wholesale shipments of motorhome RVs also contributed to the third quarter growth.”

Over the twelve-month period ending September 2016, retail sales of travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs increased an estimated eight percent to over 337,000 units. Wholesale and retail unit sales during this period were closely aligned. Based on the retail sales strength experienced through the first nine months of 2016 and the current outlook from several RV OEMs and their dealer networks, most industry analysts continue to report RV dealer inventory is in line with anticipated retail demand.

“Our operating profit in the third quarter of 2016 improved to $45.1 million, compared to $27.2 million in the third quarter of 2015,” said Scott Mereness, Drew’s President. “Strong industry growth, lower costs for certain key commodities, accretive acquisitions completed over the last 12 months and a focus on cost management, lean initiatives and other operational efficiencies, continue to contribute to profit improvement.”

As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a net cash position of $45 million, an improvement of $83 million from a net debt position of $38 million at the beginning of the year, even after $34 million of acquisitions, $22 million for capital expenditures and $22 million of dividend payments in the first nine months of 2016. This cash generation was primarily the result of the Company’s operational performance, aided by inventory reductions of $10 million.


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The fourth quarter of 2016 started with October consolidated net sales of approximately $144 million, 11 percent higher than October 2015, with one less shipping day in 2016.

Jason Lippert concluded, “We have built an organization with the best people and created a culture with core values that focus on meeting the challenge of providing value to our customers every day. We will continue our efforts to develop, engineer and build great products, as well as improving our service to all customer channels, so that each day we are the supplier of choice for the industries we serve. Additionally, we will continue to seek expansion with new and innovative products, new customers, new markets and new geographies.”

Conference Call & Webcast
Drew will provide an online, real-time webcast of its third quarter 2016 earnings conference call on the Company’s website, www.drewindustries.com, on Thursday, November 3, 2016, 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 (855) 859-2056 and referencing access code 4479261. A replay of the webcast will also be available on Drew’s website.


About Drew Industries
From 45 manufacturing and distribution facilities located throughout the United States and in Canada and Italy, Drew Industries, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components®, supplies a broad array of components for the leading original equipment manufacturers of recreational vehicles and adjacent industries including buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment and other cargo; pontoon boats; manufactured homes; modular housing; and factory-built mobile office units. The Company also supplies components to the related aftermarkets of these industries, primarily by selling to retail dealers, wholesale distributors and service centers. Drew’s products include steel chassis and related components; axles and suspension solutions; slide-out mechanisms and solutions; thermoformed bath, kitchen and other products; vinyl, aluminum and frameless windows; manual, electric and hydraulic stabilizer and leveling systems; furniture and mattresses; entry, luggage, patio and ramp doors; electric and manual entry steps; awnings and awning accessories; electronic components; appliances; LED televisions and sound systems; navigation systems; wireless backup cameras; and other accessories. 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 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

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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, 2015, 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
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Months
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
1,275,999

 
$
1,068,838

 
$
412,370

 
$
345,296

 
$
1,610,227

Cost of sales
945,104

 
836,250

 
306,820

 
271,171

 
1,205,918

Gross profit
330,895

 
232,588

 
105,550

 
74,125

 
404,309

Selling, general and administrative expenses
170,641

 
139,945

 
60,412

 
46,954

 
216,728

Severance

 

 

 

 
3,716

Operating profit
160,254

 
92,643

 
45,138

 
27,171

 
183,865

Interest expense, net
1,285

 
1,399

 
396

 
595

 
1,771

Income before income taxes
158,969

 
91,244

 
44,742

 
26,576

 
182,094

Provision for income taxes
55,597

 
33,039

 
14,898

 
9,313

 
62,582

Net income
$
103,372

 
$
58,205

 
$
29,844

 
$
17,263

 
$
119,512

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
4.20

 
$
2.40

 
$
1.21

 
$
0.71

 
$
4.86

Diluted
$
4.15

 
$
2.36

 
$
1.19

 
$
0.70

 
$
4.80

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
24,587

 
24,261

 
24,724

 
24,289

 
24,580

Diluted
24,882

 
24,614

 
25,060

 
24,686

 
24,875

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
33,720

 
$
30,663

 
$
11,530

 
$
10,808

 
$
44,681

Capital expenditures
$
21,927

 
$
21,808

 
$
8,956

 
$
7,140

 
$
29,108


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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SEGMENT RESULTS
(unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Three Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
Last Twelve
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Months
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales: (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OEM Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RV OEMs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailers and fifth-wheels
$
836,634

 
$
722,157

 
$
263,579

 
$
216,093

 
$
1,053,264

Motorhomes
85,761

 
64,085

 
29,372

 
23,539

 
108,189

Adjacent industries OEMs
253,088

 
205,690

 
82,963

 
75,581

 
322,158

Total OEM Segment net sales
1,175,483

 
991,932

 
375,914

 
315,213

 
1,483,611

Aftermarket Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Aftermarket Segment net sales
100,516

 
76,906

 
36,456

 
30,083

 
126,616

Total net sales
$
1,275,999

 
$
1,068,838

 
$
412,370

 
$
345,296

 
$
1,610,227

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OEM Segment
$
144,076

 
$
81,671

 
$
39,023

 
$
22,468

 
$
167,629

Aftermarket Segment
16,178

 
10,972

 
6,115

 
4,703

 
19,952

Total segment operating profit
160,254

 
92,643

 
45,138

 
27,171

 
187,581

Severance

 

 

 

 
(3,716
)
Total operating profit
$
160,254

 
$
92,643

 
$
45,138

 
$
27,171

 
$
183,865


(1) Subsequent to March 31, 2016, the Company modified its internal reporting structure, reflecting a change in how its chief operating decision maker assesses the performance of the Company’s operating results and makes decisions about resource allocations. The Company’s new reportable segments are the OEM Segment and the Aftermarket Segment. 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,
 
2016
 
2015
 
2015
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
95,060

 
$
7,252

 
$
12,305

Accounts receivable, net
89,626

 
84,381

 
41,509

Inventories, net
161,312

 
178,847

 
170,834

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
28,572

 
17,029

 
21,178

Total current assets
374,570

 
287,509

 
245,826

Fixed assets, net
153,167

 
150,424

 
150,600

Goodwill
93,925

 
84,551

 
83,619

Other intangible assets, net
109,553

 
104,109

 
100,935

Deferred taxes
29,208

 
28,414

 
29,391

Other assets
14,095

 
14,282

 
12,485

Total assets
$
774,518

 
$
669,289

 
$
622,856

 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable, trade
$
55,681

 
$
53,095

 
$
29,700

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
97,733

 
75,561

 
69,162

Total current liabilities
153,414

 
128,656

 
98,862

Long-term indebtedness
49,940

 
91,729

 
49,910

Other long-term liabilities
39,796

 
31,273

 
35,509

Total liabilities
243,150

 
251,658

 
184,281

Total stockholders’ equity
531,368

 
417,631

 
438,575

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
774,518

 
$
669,289

 
$
622,856




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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SUMMARY OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

 
Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
103,372

 
$
58,205

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
33,720

 
30,663

Stock-based compensation expense
11,421

 
10,984

Deferred taxes
183

 

Other non-cash items
1,728

 
854

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
(46,028
)
 
(40,761
)
Inventories, net
13,451

 
(39,289
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(7,659
)
 
1,976

Accounts payable, trade
23,827

 
1,612

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
30,093

 
20,507

Net cash flows provided by operating activities
164,108

 
44,751

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(21,927
)
 
(21,808
)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
(34,237
)
 
(41,058
)
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets
533

 
2,141

Other investing activities
(316
)
 
(272
)
Net cash flows used for investing activities
(55,947
)
 
(60,997
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Exercise of stock-based awards, net of shares tendered for payment of taxes
409

 
(275
)
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings
81,458

 
563,325

Repayments under line of credit borrowings
(81,458
)
 
(537,146
)
Proceeds from shelf-loan borrowing

 
50,000

Payment of dividends
(22,078
)
 
(48,227
)
Payment of contingent consideration related to acquisitions
(2,719
)
 
(3,963
)
Other financing activities
(1,018
)
 
(220
)
Net cash flows (used for) provided by financing activities
(25,406
)
 
23,494

 
 
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
82,755

 
7,248

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
12,305

 
4

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
95,060

 
$
7,252


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DREW INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
Last Twelve
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
Months
 
Industry Data(1) (in thousands of units):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry Wholesale Production:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs
272.4

 
239.4

 
82.4

 
68.7

 
347.4

 
Motorhome RVs
41.6

 
35.9

 
12.8

 
11.2

 
53.0

 
Industry Retail Sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs
288.0

(2) 
267.2

 
103.5

(2) 
99.5

 
337.9

(2) 
Impact on dealer inventories
(15.6
)
(2) 
(27.8
)
 
(21.1
)
(2) 
(30.8
)
 
9.5

(2) 
Motorhome RVs
36.6

(2) 
33.8

 
12.3

(2) 
11.6

 
44.8

(2) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
Drew Estimated Content Per Industry Unit Produced:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel trailer and fifth-wheel RV
 
 
 
 
$
3,025

 
$
2,952

 
 
 
Motorhome RV
 
 
 
 
$
1,957

 
$
1,807

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2015
 
Balance Sheet Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current ratio
 
 
 
 
2.4

 
2.2

 
2.5

 
Total indebtedness to stockholders equity
 
 
 
0.1

 
0.2

 
0.1

 
Days sales in accounts receivable
 
 
 
 
19.4

 
22.0

 
14.2

 
Inventory turns, based on last twelve months
 
 
 
7.3

 
7.2

 
6.9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016
 
 
 
Estimated Full Year Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
 
$ 28 - $ 32 million
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
$ 42 - $ 47 million
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense
 
 
$ 15 - $ 17 million
 
 
 
Annual tax rate
 
 
35% - 36%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Industry wholesale production data for travel trailer and fifth-wheel RVs and motorhome RVs provided by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. Industry retail sales data provided by Statistical Surveys, Inc.
(2) September 2016 retail sales data for RVs has not been published yet, therefore 2016 retail data for RVs includes an estimate for September 2016 retail units.

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