Cadre Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CDRE) (“Cadre” or “Company”), a global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of safety equipment and other related products for the law enforcement, first responder, military and nuclear markets, announced today its consolidated operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
- Net sales of $109.4 million for the third quarter; net sales of $391.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
- Gross profit margin of 36.6% for the third quarter; gross profit margin of 39.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
- Net income of $3.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the third quarter; net income of $23.2 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $13.5 million for the third quarter; Adjusted EBITDA of $66.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin of 12.4% for the third quarter; Adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
- Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.0875 per share in October 2024.
“During the third quarter we continued to see strong and recurring demand for Cadre’s best-in-class, mission-critical safety equipment,” said Warren Kanders, CEO and Chairman. “While events unrelated to business macros have impacted our short-term financial performance, we’ve been pleased with the teams’ overall progress and execution leveraging the Cadre operating model to drive constant organizational improvement and create greater value for customers and shareholders. Cadre continues to benefit from an innovative product offering, premium brands, and leading positions across our law enforcement, first responder, military and nuclear markets, supported by outstanding leadership.”
Mr. Kanders added, “Cadre’s resilience through cycles is a primary strength of our business, highlighted by the Company’s track record of consistent and stable growth regardless of economic, political or geopolitical conditions. We remain focused on taking advantage of the favorable industry trends fueling strong global demand for our highly engineered safety products. With a robust M&A pipeline, we continue to diligently evaluate potential transactions to add complementary businesses with strong margins, leading and defensible market positions, and recurring revenue profiles. We are confident in Cadre's forward outlook and believe we are ideally positioned to further expand our platforms and enhance our market leadership positions.”
Third Quarter and Nine-Month 2024 Operating Results
For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, Cadre generated net sales of $109.4 million, as compared to $125.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. This was primarily a result of the cybersecurity incident that Cadre reported in July 2024 and a subsequent, negligible cybersecurity incident that occurred in September 2024. Each of these incidents led the Company to take certain containment and mitigation measures out of an abundance of caution, resulting in temporary interruptions or disruptions of normal business operations for select business units, which temporarily impacted the Company’s production and order fulfillment activities.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Cadre generated net sales of $391.6 million, as compared to $357.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily as a result of recent acquisitions and higher demand for armor and duty gear products, partially offset by the cybersecurity incidents.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, Cadre generated gross profit of $40.0 million, as compared to $53.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Cadre generated gross profit of $156.3 million, as compared to $151.0 million for the prior year period.
Gross profit margin was 36.6% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 42.8% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, mainly driven by lower productivity in the Product segment due to the cybersecurity incidents and the amortization of inventory step up adjustments related to 2024 acquisitions, as well as unfavorable mix in the Distribution segment. Gross profit margin was 39.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 42.2% for the prior year period.
Net income was $3.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to net income of $11.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decrease resulted primarily from reduced gross profit driven by lower productivity and lower revenue due to the cybersecurity incidents.
Net income was $23.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to net income of $29.0 million for the prior year period, primarily as a result of an increase in gross profit driven by recent acquisitions, offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Cadre generated $13.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $23.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 12.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 19.0% for the prior year period.
Cadre generated $66.3 million of Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $65.1 million for the prior period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 16.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to 18.2% for the prior year period.
Product segment gross margin was 37.4% and 40.7% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to 44.3% and 43.9% for the prior year periods.
Distribution segment gross margin was 21.9% and 22.9% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2024, respectively, compared to 22.7% and 23.3% for the prior year periods.
Liquidity, Cash Flows and Capital Allocation
- Cash and cash equivalents increased by $5.3 million from $87.7 million as of December 31, 2023 to $93.0 million as of September 30, 2024.
- Total debt increased by $68.0 million from $140.1 million as of December 31, 2023 to $208.1 million as of September 30, 2024.
- Net debt (total debt net of cash and cash equivalents) increased by $62.7 million from $52.4 million as of December 31, 2023 to $115.1 million as of September 30, 2024.
- Capital expenditures totaled $1.1 million for the third quarter and $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with $1.8 million for the third quarter and $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Dividend
On October 22, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0875 per share, or $0.35 per share on an annualized basis. Cadre's dividend payment will be made on November 15, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date of November 1, 2024. The declaration of any future dividend is subject to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors.
2024 Outlook
Following the July cybersecurity incident and subsequent incident that occurred in September 2024, Cadre has implemented a number of countermeasures to improve the Company’s infrastructure and will continue implementing additional countermeasures to protect its systems and data. Cadre has engaged a number of outside experts to assist in this effort. The Company believes it has contained the threat posed by the cybersecurity incidents and their associated risks and has resumed all affected business operations. The incidents caused Cadre to limit production to a greater extent than was originally forecasted in a number of its facilities during the investigation and remediation periods. As a result, the Company has modified its full year guidance for 2024 and now expects to generate net sales in the range of $560 million to $571 million and Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $101 million and $107 million. We expect capital expenditures to be in the range of $6 million to $8 million.
