VANCOUVER, BC, March 22, 2021 /CNW/ – Avcorp Industries Inc. (TSX: AVP) (the “Company”, “Avcorp” or the “Avcorp Group”) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. All amounts are in Canadian currency unless otherwise stated.
2020 Highlights
Key financial results include:
- 2020 revenue was $150,962,000 compared to $164,770,000 in 2019. 2020 revenue decreased by $13,808,000, in comparison to 2019. The decrease in revenue in 2020 was due to lower customer requirements because of the impact of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on the commercial aerospace sector and 737 MAX grounding.
- 2020 net loss was $6,725,000 compared to net loss of $9,316,000 in 2019. The net loss improved by $2,591,000 in comparison to 2019 mainly due to higher gross profit and savings in administrative and general expenses. In addition, the 2020 net loss was supported by $11,397,000 in government grants while 2019 was supported by a net claim settlement of $17,974,000.
- 2020 cash flows from operating activities was $9,125,000 compared to $10,911,000 in 2019. 2020 cash flows from operating activities was supported by the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidies of $4,765,000 and 2019 was supported by the net cash settlement of $14,431,000 (USD $10,810,000) from the agreement with Hitco Carbon Composites Inc., SGL Carbon, SGL, and SGL Carbon SE (the “SGL Parties”) and a customer.
- In 2020, the Company repaid $7,368,000 of bank indebtedness (December 31, 2019: $18,010,000) and paid trade payables down to $10,980,000 (December 31, 2019: $23,201,000).
- March 2, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to the standby credit facility (“2019 Panta Loan”) with Panta Canada B.V. (“Panta”) securing and drawing an additional $2,686,000 (USD $2,000,000).
- On April 28, 2020, the Company received a loan in the amount of USD $4,123,000 to support Avcorp Composite Fabrication Inc (“ACF”) from a U.S. Chartered Bank through the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program. The Company has recognized a forgiveness of USD $3,430,000 in 2020 as the company has satisfied the requirements of loan forgiveness.
- BAE Systems awarded the Company a contract for the assembly of the F-35 Carrier Variant Outboard Wing. The total awards are approximately $87 million extending Avcorp’s current long-term contract with BAE systems into 2022.
Highlights Subsequent to Year-End
- The Company received Canada Emergency Wage Subsidies of $712,000 in February and March 2021 and applied for an additional $2,415,000.
- On February 25, 2021, the Company amended the Avcorp Composite Fabrication Inc.’s Gardena facility lease agreement effective January 1, 2021 to vacate certain buildings and negotiated new lease terms.
- On March 12, 2021, the Company entered into a multiparty amended and restated Accommodation Agreement with each of a customer, and Panta Canada B.V. whereby, inter alia;
- Panta Canada B.V. has agreed to provide a USD $10,000,000 non-revolving standby loan facility and a USD $3,000,000 equipment loan for an aggregate availability of USD $13,000,000; and
- The elimination of unamortized cash advance, mutual release and forgiveness of certain historic and future guarantee fees payable to the customer. As at December 31, 2020, the guarantee fee is $8,178,000 (USD $6,423,000), the customer advance is $5,911,000 (USD $4,643,000) and the legal claim is $7,130,000 (USD $5,600,000).
- Panta Canada B.V. has agreed to provide a USD $10,000,000 non-revolving standby loan facility and a USD $3,000,000 equipment loan for an aggregate availability of USD $13,000,000; and
- On March 15, 2021, the Company received a USD $2,000,000 second wave Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Loan.
- On March 19, 2021, the Company approved the grant of an aggregate of 17,350,000 incentive stock options under the Company’s 2007 Stock Option Plan to Directors, Officers and Employees. The options will have a five year term and will have an exercise price determined by the market price effective the close of markets March 22, 2021.
Review of 2020 Financial Results
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Avcorp Group recorded income from operations totaling $2,371,000 from $150,962,000 revenue, as compared to $1,124,000 operating loss from $164,770,000 revenue for the previous year. The 2019 operating loss contains $1,665,000 amortization of onerous contract and $17,325,000 net claim settlement gain and other loss. The 2020 operating income contains $308,000 provision of onerous contracts, $11,642,000 government grant and other income, and the estimate of variable consideration on the contract termination of convenience. The operating loss improvement was also due to continued operational improvement and cost reduction initiatives, growth in revenue related to defence programs, and offset by a decrease in revenue related to commercial programs as a result of COVID-19.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, cash flows from operating activities was $9,125,000 compared with $10,911,000 in 2019. 2020 cash flows from operating activities was supported by the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidies of $4,765,000 and 2019 was supported by the net cash settlement of $14,431,000 (USD $10,810,000) from the agreement with Hitco Carbon Composites Inc., SGL Carbon, SGL, and SGL Carbon SE (the “SGL Parties”) and a customer.
As at December 31, 2020, the Company had $7,044,000 cash on hand (December 31, 2019: $4,316,000) and had utilized $76,439,000 of its operating line of credit (December 31, 2019: $84,661,000). The balance of the net loss and related adjustments on modification of bank indebtedness as a result of executing an amending agreement in 2019 was $269,000 as at December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019 $809,000). The Company has a working capital deficit of $77,780,000 as at December 31, 2020 which has increased from the December 31, 2019 $71,561,000 deficit. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. However, the Company’s accounts and other receivables, contract assets, and inventories net of accounts payable, amount to a $33,174,000 surplus as at December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: $18,542,000 surplus). The Company’s accumulated deficit as at December 31, 2020 is $148,919,000 (December 31, 2019: $142,194,000).
About Avcorp
The Avcorp Group designs and builds major airframe structures for some of the world’s leading aircraft companies, including BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin and Subaru Corporation. The Avcorp Group has more than 60 years of experience, over 500 skilled employees and 636,000 square feet of facilities. Avcorp Structures & Integration located in Delta British Columbia, Canada is dedicated to metallic and composite aerostructures assembly and integration; Avcorp Engineered Composites located in Burlington Ontario, Canada is dedicated to design and manufacture of composite aerostructures, and Avcorp Composite Fabrication located in Gardena California, USA has advanced composite aerostructures fabrication capabilities for composite aerostructures. The Avcorp Group offers integrated composite and metallic aircraft structures to aircraft manufacturers, a distinct advantage in the pursuit of contracts for new aircraft designs, which require lower-cost, light–weight, strong, reliable structures. Comtek Advanced Structures Ltd., at our Burlington, Ontario, Canada location also provides aircraft operators with aircraft structural component repair services for commercial aircraft.
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