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Exhibit 99.1

Charah Solutions, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Record Revenue of $195.7 Million, 163% Increase Year Over Year

Comprehensive Suite of Management and Recycling Services Drives Profitable Growth

Gross Leverage Reduced to 2.8X LTM EBITDA Following Debt Repayment with Net Proceeds of IPO

Louisville, KY – August 14, 2018 Charah Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CHRA), a leading provider of mission-critical environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2018. Revenues were $195.7 million, compared to $74.4 million for the same period in 2017. Net income was $3.2 million and adjusted EBITDA1 was $26.0 million for the second quarter of 2018.

“Our second quarter performance marked a strong start to Charah’s new era as a public company,” said Charles Price, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charah. “We generated record revenue, driven by the addition of our Nuclear Services division within the Maintenance & Technical Services segment, strong organic growth in our core businesses and the successful acquisition and integration of SCB International. We are uniquely positioned as the industry’s only broad-based environmental and maintenance services provider to capitalize on a number of attractive growth opportunities in our pipeline as we continue to increase market share and expand our offerings to grow on-site services. Going forward, we are focused on strengthening our position as the market leader in environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry and creating long-term value for our stockholders.”

KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2018

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, Charah generated revenue of $195.7 million, a 163% increase year over year. Gross profit increased 49% year over year to $30.5 million.

Environmental Solutions Segment: Environmental Solutions generated record revenue of $90.1 million, an increase of 46% from the second quarter a year ago, reflecting both growing ash sales and the impact of the SCB acquisition on volumes of materials sold. Gross profit increased $4.6 million, or 26%, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 to $22.1 million from $17.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Maintenance & Technical Services Segment: Maintenance & Technical Services increased revenue to $105.6 million from $12.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. Gross profit increased $5.5 million, or 183%, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 to $8.5 million from $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increases in revenue and gross profit were primarily attributable to the increased maintenance activities performed at the largest fleet of nuclear power plants in the United States.

General and administrative expense increased $11.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 to $18.9 million from $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to additional expenses associated with the addition of Nuclear Services and SCB, notably $4.3 million in one-time, non-recurring and non-operating costs.

From its completed IPO, Charah received net proceeds of approximately $59.2 million, prior to deducting offering expenses and after deducting underwriting discounts. A portion of the proceeds was used to repay approximately $40.0 million of long-term debt, which reduced gross leverage to 2.8X LTM EBITDA.

 

1 

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and the reconciliation is included below.


ADDITIONAL BUSINESS UPDATES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 2018

Following Charah’s acquisition of SCB, which was completed in the first quarter of 2018, the Company expects to open two facilities in the third quarter that will use SCB’s grinding and thermal beneficiation technologies to produce high-quality recycled products at a fraction of the cost of the competition.

The Company completed seven outages at nuclear power plants year-to-date and a total of 11 since it began providing maintenance services to nuclear plants in the third quarter of 2017, and expects to perform an additional seven outages in the second half of 2018.

CONFERENCE CALL

Charah will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today to discuss the second quarter results. Information contained within this press release will be referenced and should be considered in conjunction with the call.

Participants may access the conference call live via webcast on the Investor Relations section of the Charah website at ir.charah.com. To participate via telephone, please dial (866) 393-4306 within the United States or (734) 385-2616 outside the United States, approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The conference ID for the call is 2358208 or “Charah Earnings”.

A webcast replay will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Charah website at ir.charah.com after 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. In addition, an audio replay will be available for one week following the call and will be accessible by dialing (855) 859-2056 within the United States or (404) 537-3406 outside the United States. The replay ID is 2358208.

ABOUT CHARAH SOLUTIONS

With 30 years of experience, Charah Solutions, Inc. is a leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the power generation industry, with operations in coal-fired and nuclear power generation sites across the country. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Charah assists utilities with all aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of electricity as well as routine power plant maintenance and outage services for coal and nuclear energy providers. The company also designs and implements solutions for ash pond management and closure, landfill construction, fly ash and slag sales, and structural fill projects. Charah is the partner of choice for solving customers’ most complex environmental challenges, and as an industry leader in quality, safety, and compliance, the company is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions for a cleaner energy future. For more information, please visit www.charah.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “may,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “intend,” “achievable,” “anticipate,” “will,” “continue,” “potential,” “should,” “could,” and similar terms and phrases. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release specifically include the expectations of plans, strategies, objectives and anticipated financial and operating results of the Company. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Company based on management’s experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These include the timing of planned capital expenditures, availability of acquisitions,


economic and competitive conditions, the condition of the capital markets generally, as well as the Company’s ability to access them and uncertainties regarding environmental regulations or litigation and other legal or regulatory developments affecting the Company’s business and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected as described in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are not financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP.

Charah defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation, elimination of certain legacy expenses, amounts from a non-acquired business line and transaction related expenses and other items. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to total revenues.

Management believes Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful performance measures because they allow for an effective evaluation of our operating performance when compared to our peers, without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. Management excludes the items listed above from net income in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts are either non-recurring or can vary substantially within Charah’s industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are reflected in Adjusted EBITDA. Charah’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that the Company’s results will be unaffected by the items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Charah’s computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be identical to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Charah uses Adjusted EBITDA margin to measure the success for the Company’s business in managing its cost base and improving profitability. A reconciliation between Adjusted EBITDA to net income, Charah’s most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, along with the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA margin is included in the supplemental financial data attached to this press release.

Investor Contact

Charles W. Price

Charah Solutions, Inc.

(502) 245-1353

Media Contact

Ed Trissel / Kate Clark / Tim Ragones

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

(212) 355-4449


CHARAH SOLUTIONS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated & Combined Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Assets     

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 14,998     $ 32,264  

Trade accounts receivable

     58,364       47,227  

Receivable from affiliates

     120       38  

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings (“CIE”)

     30,264       7,959  

Inventory

     20,902       1,666  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,899       4,644  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     131,547       93,798  

Property and equipment:

    

Plant, machinery and equipment

     68,321       42,565  

Structural fill site improvements

     55,760       55,760  

Vehicles

     15,670       16,478  

Office equipment

     712       638  

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     239       240  

Structural fill sites

     7,110       7,110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property and equipment

     147,812       122,791  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (38,159     (22,861
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     109,653       99,930  

Other assets:

    

Trade name, net

     34,931       34,330  

Customer relationship, net

     68,513       71,032  

Technology, net

     2,080       —    

Non-compete and other agreements, net

     1,319       —    

Other intangible assets, net

     75       87  

Goodwill

     76,431       73,468  

Other assets

     2,030       —    

Equity method investments

     5,354       5,006  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 431,933     $ 377,651  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and members’ equity     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 24,322     $ 15,247  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings (“BIE”)

     7,099       15,882  

Notes payable, current maturities

     8,185       19,996  

Accrued payroll and bonuses

     17,982       16,036  


     June 30,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

Asset retirement obligation

     1,086        1,072  

Purchase option liability, current portion

     5,061        5,061  

Accrued expenses

     13,070        7,959  

Other liabilities

     —          198  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     76,805        81,451  

Long-term liabilities:

     

Purchase option liability, less current portion

     17,653        20,183  

Contingent earnout liability

     15,000        —    

Deferred tax liability

     1,919        —    

Notes payable, less current maturities

     216,588        227,698  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     327,965        329,332  

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)

     

Stockholders’ and members’ equity

     

Retained earnings

     22,341        18,316  

Common Stock—Charah Solutions, Inc.—$0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 29,082,988 shares issued and outstanding

     291        —    

Additional paid in capital—Charah Solutions, Inc.

     80,450        —    

Members’ interest—Charah, LLC Series A, no par, 200,000,000 members’ interest authorized (104,109,890 issued and outstanding) as of December 31, 2017. Series B, no par, 100,000,000 members’ interest authorized (35,199,063 issued and outstanding) as of December 31, 2017

     —          19,718  

Members’ interest—Allied Power Management, LLC, Series A, no par, 200,000,000 members’ interest authorized (7,210,555 issued and outstanding) as of December 31, 2017. Series B, no par, 100,000,000 members’ interest authorized (2,437,855 issued and outstanding) as of December 31, 2017

     —          9,687  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ and members’ equity

     103,082        47,721  

Non-controlling interest

     886        598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     103,968        48,319  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 431,933      $ 377,651  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


CHARAH SOLUTIONS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated & Combined Statements of Income

(dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

 

     Successor              Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2018
    Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2017
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2018
    Period from
January 13,
2017 through
June 30, 2017
             Period from
January 1,
2017 through
January 12,
2017
 

Revenue

   $ 195,723     $ 74,404     $ 351,252     $ 133,369          $ 9,130  

Cost of sales

     165,174       53,910       301,605       97,146            7,301  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Gross profit

     30,549       20,494       49,647       36,223            1,829  

General and administrative expenses

     18,937       7,463       33,319       13,979            3,170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     11,612       13,031       16,328       22,244            (1,341

Interest expense

     (5,543     (1,728     (9,674     (2,783          (4,181

Income from equity method investment

     699       270       1,286       477            48  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     6,768       11,573       7,940       19,938            (5,474

Income tax expense

     2,906       —         2,906       —              —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     3,862       11,573       5,034       19,938            (5,474

Less income attributable to non-controlling interest

     642       802       1,009       1,072            54  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc.

   $ 3,220     $ 10,771     $ 4,025     $ 18,866          $ (5,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Basic earnings (losses) per share

   $ 0.13     $ 0.45     $ 0.17     $ 0.80            N/A  

Diluted earnings (losses) per share

   $ 0.13     $ 0.44     $ 0.16     $ 0.77            N/A  

Pro forma net income (loss) information (see Note 1):

               

Net income (loss) attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc. before provision for income taxes

   $ 6,126     $ 10,771     $ 6,931     $ 18,866          $ (5,528

Pro forma provision for income taxes

     1,517       4,093       1,720       7,169            (2,101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Pro forma net income (loss) attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc.

   $ 4,609     $ 6,678     $ 5,211     $ 11,697          $ (3,427
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 


CHARAH SOLUTIONS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated & Combined Statements of Cash Flows

(dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

 

     Successor                   Predecessor  
     Six Months
Ended June 30,
2018
    Period from
January 13,
2017 through
June 30, 2017
                  Period
from
January 1
2017,
through
January 12,
2017
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

            

Net income (loss)

   $ 5,034     $ 19,938           $ (5,474

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

            

Depreciation and amortization

     17,135       12,799             763  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     784       305             —    

Deferred income tax expense

     1,919       —               —    

Loss on sale of assets

     582       169             123  

Income from equity method investment

     (1,286     (477           (48

Distributions received from equity investment

     938       651             —    

Non-cash share-based compensation

     1,403       141             —    

Payment related to deferred stock plan

     —         (18,888           —    

Gain on interest rate swap

     (2,228                 —    

Increase (decrease) in cash due to changes in:

            

Trade accounts receivable

     (5,289     9,494             (3,977

Receivable from affiliates

     (82     (474           —    

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billing

     (22,305     (6,454           2,185  

Inventory

     (825     (390           278  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (2,126     (1,604           71  

Accounts payable

     8,587       (7,420           4,380  

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

     (8,783     3,007             6  

Accrued payroll and bonuses

     1,946       (518           (318

Asset retirement obligation

     14       135             —    

Accrued expenses

     2,396       3,940             (2,407
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (2,186     14,354             (4,418

Cash flows from investing activities:

            

Proceeds from the sale of equipment

     1,102       314             —    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (8,233     (4,438           —    

Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash received

     (19,983     —               —    

Purchase of intangible assets

     (31     —               —    

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     —         2,753             —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 


     Successor                 Predecessor  
     Six Months
Ended June 30,
2018
    Period from
January 13,
2017 through
June 30, 2017
                Period
from
January 1
2017,
through
January 12,
2017
 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (27,145     (1,371           —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

            

Net (payments) proceeds on line of credit

     —         (43,801           4,605  

Proceeds from long-term debt

     8,400       145,508             298  

Principal payments on long-term debt

     (45,547     (122,299           (440

Payments of offering costs

     (8,622     —               —    

Proceeds from note payable to related party, net

     —         25,230             —    

Issuance of common stock

     59,241       —               —    

Distributions to non-controlling interest

     (721     (840           —    

Distributions to members

     (686     (15,498           —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     12,065       (11,700           4,463  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

     (17,266     1,283             45  

Cash, beginning of period

     32,264       1,046             1,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 14,998     $ 2,329           $ 1,046  
  

 

 

   

 

 

         

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

            

Cash paid during the year for interest

   $ 11,163     $ 3,167           $ 104  


CHARAH SOLUTIONS, INC.

Financial Reconciliation: GAAP to Non-GAAP

(dollars in thousands unless otherwise indicated)

(Unaudited)

 

     Successor(1)              Predecessor(2)  
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
2018
    Period from
January 13,
2017

through
June 30,
2017
             Period from
January 1,
2017

through
January 12,
2017
 
     2018     2017  
                 (in thousands)                       

Net income (loss) attributable to Charah Solutions, Inc.

   $ 3,220     $ 10,771     $ 4,025     $ 18,866          $ (5,528

Interest expense

     5,543       1,728       9,674       2,783            4,181  

Income tax expense

     2,906       —         2,906       —              —    

Depreciation and amortization

     8,704       6,642       17,135       12,799            763  

Elimination of certain non-recurring and non-operating legal costs(3)

     2,489       19       5,169       19            —    

Elimination of certain non-recurring startup costs(4)

     688       447       1,480       447            —    

Equity-based compensation

     1,292       85       1,403       141            —    

Transaction related expenses and other items

     1,157       212       1,569       276            162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 25,999     $ 19,904     $ 43,361     $ 35,331          $ (422
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin(5)

     13.3     26.8     12.3     26.5          (4.6 )% 

 

(1)

The successor columns represent the combined financial information of Charah and Allied for the period from January 13, 2017 through June 30, 2017 and January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 as applicable, as reflected in our financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. The predecessor and successor columns together represent our accounting Predecessor for purposes of this Quarterly Report.

(2)

The predecessor columns represent the financial information of Charah for the period from January 1, 2017 through January 12, 2017 as reflected in our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. The predecessor and successor columns together represent our accounting Predecessor for purposes of this Quarterly Report.

(3)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, represents non-recurring legal expenses associated with the lawsuit filed by APTIM Corp. against Allied in July 2017. As a result, these costs will be non-recurring following the resolution of the APTIM litigation and are not representative of legal costs that we will incur from time to time in the ordinary course of our business.

(4)

Represents non-recurring start-up costs associated with the startup of Allied and our nuclear services offerings, including the setup of financial operations systems and modules, pre-contract expenses to obtain initial contracts and the hiring of operational staff. Because these costs are associated with the initial setup of the Allied business to initiate the operations involved in our nuclear services offerings, these costs are non-recurring in the normal course of our business.

(5)

Adjusted EBITDA margin is a non-GAAP measure that represents the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to total revenues. We use Adjusted EBITDA margin to measure the success of our businesses in managing our cost base and improving profitability.