Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report: March 1, 2012

Date of earliest event reported: February 29, 2012

 

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   333-153091   20-5956993

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2 Houston Center

909 Fannin, Suite 3100, Houston, TX 77010

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 1, 2012, MRC Global Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being “furnished” pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any filing under the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing, if any.

The press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the Company’s other documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward looking statements.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Change in Fiscal Year

On February 29, 2012, the company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effectuate a two-for-one reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock and reduce the authorized shares of common stock from 800,000,000 to 400,000,000. The Certificate of Amendment was approved by the unanimous vote of the Board of Directors and received the majority written consent of shareholders. The Certificate of Amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:

 

3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 29, 2012.

 

99.1 Press Release of MRC Global Inc. dated March 1, 2012


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 1, 2012

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.
By:  

/s/ James E. Braun

  James E. Braun
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

3.1    Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 29, 2012.
99.1    Press Release of MRC Global Inc. dated March 1, 2012
Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Exhibit 3.1

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I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF “MRC GLOBAL INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2012, AT 4:56 O’CLOCK P.M.

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT IS THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2012, AT 5 O’CLOCK P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                4254945    8100

 

                120255593

 

You may verify this certificate online

at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

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DATE: 02-29-12                    


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

of

MRC GLOBAL INC.

 

 

Pursuant to Section 242 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

 

MRC Global Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify as follows:

(1)    The present name of the Corporation is MRC Global Inc.

(2)    The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was McJ Holding Corporation.

(3)    The Corporation filed its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 20, 2006.

(4)    A Certificate of Amendment of the original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 30, 2007.

(5)    A Certificate of Amendment of the original Certificate of Incorporation, changing the name of the Corporation from “McJ Holding Corporation” to “McJunkin Red Man Holding Corporation”, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 31, 2007.

(6)    An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which amended and restated the original Certificate of Incorporation in its entirety, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 17, 2008 (the “First Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

(7)    An Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which amended and restated the First Restated Certificate of Incorporation in its entirety, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 16, 2008 (the “Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 


(8)    A Certificate of Amendment of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 15, 2009.

(9)    A Certificate of Amendment of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation, changing the name of the Corporation from “McJunkin Red Man Holding Corporation” to “MRC Global Inc.”, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 10, 2012.

(10)  This Certificate of Amendment of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228 and 242 of the DGCL.

(11)  ARTICLE IV of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by adding the following text at the end thereof:

Section 4.5 Reverse Stock Split. At the effective time of the Certificate of Amendment adding this section (the “Effective Time”), a two-for-one reverse stock split of the Corporation’s Common Stock shall become effective, pursuant to which each two shares of Common Stock outstanding or held in treasury immediately prior to such time shall automatically and without any action on the part of the holders thereof be combined and reclassified into one fully-paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu of any fractional shares of Common Stock to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled upon the Reverse Stock Split, the Corporation shall pay to such stockholder cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the then fair value of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors. All certificates representing shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall immediately after the Effective Time represent the number of shares of Common Stock as provided above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any holder of Common Stock may (but shall not be required to) surrender his, her or its stock certificate or certificates to the Corporation, and upon such surrender, the Corporation will issue a certificate for the correct number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder is entitled under the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

(11)  Section 4.1 of ARTICLE IV of the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended by replacing the first sentence thereof with the following text:

The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 550,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) 150,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

(12)  This Certificate of Amendment, and the amendments to the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation effected thereby, shall be effective at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on February 29, 2012.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly executed this 29th day of February, 2012.

 

MRC GLOBAL INC.

By: 

 

/s/ Daniel J. Churay

  Name:    Daniel J. Churay
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Investor Contact:

Will James

Vice President – Corporate Development &

Investor Relations

will.james@mrcpvf.com

P: 832-308-2847

Announcement

 

 

MRC Global Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial Results

Houston, TX – March 1, 2012: MRC Global Inc. (MRC or the Company), the largest global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors based on sales, today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results.

For the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company generated sales of $1.306 billion, up 26.2% from sales of $1.035 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2011, sales increased 25.7% to $4.832 billion from $3.846 billion during the year ended December 31, 2010. These increases were primarily due to the continued strengthening in MRC’s upstream and midstream sectors, which improved activity levels have driven, primarily in the oil and natural gas shale regions.

Gross margin was $187.4 million (14.3% of sales) in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $134.4 million (13.0% of sales) in the fourth quarter of 2010. Gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $708.2 million (14.7% of sales), compared to $518.1 million (13.5% of sales) for 2010.

Commenting on the Company’s results, Andrew R. Lane, chairman, president and chief executive officer, stated, “Demand for our products and services remained strong in the fourth quarter, as evidenced by our $1.306 billion in sales and our 26% year-over-year growth. Our year-over-year fourth quarter profitability improved as we focused on our higher margin products and as a result of our inventory rebalancing efforts.”

For the fourth quarter of 2011, selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) increased $21.1 million compared to the same quarter in 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2011, SG&A expenses increased $61.9 million over 2010. These increases are attributable primarily to an increase in variable personnel expenses and the inclusion of expenses from the June 2011 acquisition of MRC SPF in Australia.

The Company generated operating income of $49.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to $18.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company generated operating income of $194.6 million, compared to operating income of $66.4 million for 2010, an increase of $128.2 million.

The Company’s net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $3.6 million, compared to a net loss of $13.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2011 the Company’s net income was $29.0 million, compared to a net loss of $51.8 million for 2010. The net income in the fourth quarter was negatively impacted by a $28 million pre tax LIFO charge and an abnormally high income tax rate resulting from certain discrete fourth quarter items.


Adjusted EBITDA was $100.3 million for fourth quarter of 2011, compared to $56.7 million for the same period in 2010. Adjusted EBITDA was $360.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $224.2 million during 2010. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was due primarily to an increase in sales volume and gross margin, offset partially by our increased operating expenses. See the table attached hereto for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income and net loss.

The Company’s net working capital at December 31, 2011 was $1.075 billion, compared to $843 million at December 31, 2010. The current year increase is the result of higher revenue levels requiring greater working capital. These working capital additions are reflected in the cash used by operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 which was $103 million.

On February 29, 2012, the board of directors and our shareholders approved a two-for-one reverse stock split which reduced the number of shares by one half. All numbers in this document have been updated to reflect this stock split.

Mr. Lane continued, “We are very pleased with the overall financial results of 2011 and significant improvement over 2010. The 26% revenue growth to $4.832 billion, the 60% improvement in adjusted EBITDA to $360.5 million, and the $29 million in net income were major accomplishments in this turnaround year for MRC. On December 21, 2011, we announced that we had entered into an agreement to acquire the operations and assets of OneSteel Piping Systems. We expect to close on this acquisition in early March 2012, subject to the fulfillment of usual and ordinary closing conditions. After closing, MRC will have Australia’s largest full line product offering including carbon steel, stainless steel and alloy pipe, valves, fittings and flanges to serve both maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) and project needs of our key customers throughout Australia in oil and gas, mining and mineral processing.”


About MRC Global Inc.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MRC is the largest global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors, based on sales, and supplies these products and services across each of the upstream, midstream and downstream markets.

Safe Harbor Statement

During a public investor call to discuss the results set forth in this announcement, we may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act, as amended, including, for example, statements about the Company’s business strategy, its industry, its future profitability, growth in the Company’s various markets, activity remaining strong in the fourth quarter of 2011, and the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results and performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things: decreases in oil and natural gas industry expenditure levels, which may result from decreased oil and natural gas prices or other factors; increased usage of alternative fuels, which may negatively affect oil and natural gas industry expenditure levels; U.S. and international general economic conditions; our ability to compete successfully with other companies in our industry; the risk that manufacturers of the products we distribute will sell a substantial amount of goods directly to end users in the industries we serve; unexpected supply shortages; cost increases by our suppliers; our lack of long-term contracts with most of our suppliers; increases in customer, manufacturer and distributor inventory levels; suppliers’ price reductions of products that we sell, which could cause the value of our inventory to decline; decreases in steel prices, which could significantly lower our profit; increases in steel prices, which we may be unable to pass along to our customers, which could significantly lower our profit; our lack of long-term contracts with many of our customers and our lack of contracts with customers that require minimum purchase volumes; changes in our customer and product mix; risks related to our customers’ credit; the potential adverse effects associated with integrating acquisitions into our business and whether these acquisitions will yield their intended benefits; the success of our acquisition strategies; our significant indebtedness; the dependence on our subsidiaries for cash to meet our debt obligations; changes in our credit profile; a decline in demand for certain of the products we distribute if import restrictions on these products are lifted; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations; the sufficiency of our insurance policies to cover losses, including liabilities arising from litigation; product liability claims against us; pending or future asbestos-related claims against us; the potential loss of key personnel; interruption in the proper functioning of our information systems; loss of third-party transportation providers; potential inability to obtain necessary capital; risks related to adverse weather events or natural disasters; impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets; changes in tax laws or adverse positions taken by taxing authorities in the countries in which we operate; and adverse changes in political or economic conditions in the countries in which we operate. For a discussion of key risk factors, please see the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website, www.mrcpvf.com.


Undue reliance should not be placed on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.


MRC Global Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     December 31,      December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Assets

  

Current assets:

     

Cash

   $ 46,127       $ 56,202   

Accounts receivables, net

     791,280         596,404   

Inventories, net

     899,064         765,367   

Income taxes receivable

     —           32,593   

Other current assets

     11,437         10,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,747,908         1,460,775   

Other assets:

     

Debt issuance costs, net

     25,818         32,211   

Assets held for sale

     —           12,722   

Other assets

     13,394         14,212   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     39,212         59,145   

Fixed Assets:

     

Property, plant and equipment, net

     107,430         104,725   

Intangible assets:

     

Goodwill

     561,270         549,384   

Other intangible assets, net

     771,867         817,165   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,333,137         1,366,549   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,227,687       $ 2,991,194   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     

Current liabilities:

     

Trade accounts payable

   $ 479,584       $ 426,632   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     108,973         102,807   

Income taxes payable

     11,950         —     

Deferred revenue

     4,450         18,140   

Deferred income taxes

     68,210         70,636   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     673,167         618,215   

Long-term obligations:

     

Long-term debt, net

     1,526,740         1,360,241   

Deferred income taxes

     288,985         303,083   

Other liabilities

     17,933         19,897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,833,658         1,683,221   

Stockholders’ equity

     720,862         689,758   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,227,687       $ 2,991,194   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


MRC Global Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Sales

   $ 1,306,369      $ 1,034,894      $ 4,832,423      $ 3,845,536   

Cost of sales

     1,119,007        900,459        4,124,271        3,327,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     187,362        134,435        708,152        518,102   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     137,469        116,380        513,563        451,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     49,893        18,055        194,589        66,422   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (34,472     (34,934     (136,844     (139,641

Write off of debt issuance costs

     —          —          (9,450     —     

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

     1,784        1,744        7,044        (4,926

Other, net

     188        203        429        2,968   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (32,500     (32,987     (138,821     (141,599
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     17,393        (14,932     55,768        (75,177

Income tax expense (benefit)

     13,832        (1,388     26,784        (23,353
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,561      $ (13,544   $ 28,984      $ (51,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     79.5     9.3     48.0     31.1

Basic income (loss) per common share

   $ 0.04      $ (0.16   $ 0.34      $ (0.61

Diluted income (loss) per common share

   $ 0.04      $ (0.16   $ 0.34      $ (0.61

Weighted-average common shares, basic

     84,419        84,392        84,417        84,384   

Weighted-average common shares, diluted

     84,741        84,392        84,655        84,384   

Dividends per common share

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     


MRC Global Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 28,984      $ (51,824

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operations:

    

Depreciation and amortization expense

     17,046        16,579   

Amortization of intangibles

     50,652        53,852   

Equity-based compensation expense

     8,385        3,744   

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

     (16,362     2,673   

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     10,456        11,800   

Write off of debt issuance costs

     9,450        —     

Increase in LIFO reserve

     73,703        74,557   

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

     (7,044     4,926   

Hedge termination

     —          (25,038

Provision for uncollectible accounts

     433        (2,042

Write-down of inventory

     —          362   

Nonoperating losses and other items not using cash

     4,025        260   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (177,744     (83,648

Inventories

     (182,173     27,098   

Income taxes

     45,333        (12,278

Other current assets

     (35     1,249   

Accounts payable

     36,550        85,074   

Deferred revenue

     (13,642     1,071   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     9,086        4,293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operations

     (102,897     112,708   

Investing activities

    

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (18,056     (14,307

Proceeds from the disposition of property, plant and equipment

     3,087        3,054   

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $2,036 and $781 for 2011 and 2010, respectively

     (39,865     (12,393

Proceeds from the sale of assets held for sale

     10,594        4,060   

Other investment and notes receivable transactions

     (3,795     3,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (48,035     (16,235

Financing activities

    

Net proceeds (payments) on/from revolving credit facilities

     150,428        (141,899

Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes

     —          47,897   

Debt issuance costs paid

     (9,836     (4,386

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     3        —     

Cash equity contributions

     —          200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     140,595        (98,188

Decrease in cash

     (10,337     (1,715

Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash

     262        1,673   

Cash - beginning of period

     56,202        56,244   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash - end of period

   $ 46,127      $ 56,202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


MRC Global Inc.

Supplemental Information (Unaudited)

Calculation of Adjusted EBITDA

(Dollars in millions)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net income (loss)

   $ 3.6      $ (13.5   $ 29.0      $ (51.8

Income tax expense (benefit)

     13.8        (1.4     26.8        (23.4

Interest expense

     34.5        34.9        136.8        139.6   

Write off of debt issuance costs

     —          —          9.5        —     

Depreciation and amortization

     4.2        4.4        17.0        16.6   

Amortization of intangibles

     12.9        12.9        50.7        53.9   

Increase in LIFO reserve

     27.7        17.8        73.7        74.6   

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

     (1.8     (1.7     (7.0     4.9   

Share based compensation expense

     2.1        1.3        8.4        3.7   

Legal and consulting expenses

     3.8        1.5        9.9        4.2   

Joint venture termination

     —          —          1.7        —     

Other non-cash (income) expense (1)

     (0.5     0.5        4.0        1.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 100.3      $ 56.7      $ 360.5      $ 224.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Other non-cash (income) expenses include transaction-related expenses, pre-acquisition EBITDA of MRC SPF, and other items added back to net income pursuant to our ABL credit facility.

Note to above:

Adjusted EBITDA consists of net income plus interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, amortization of intangibles and other non-recurring, non-cash charges (such as gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt, changes in the fair value of derivative instruments and goodwill impairment), and plus or minus the impact of our LIFO costing methodology. The Company has included Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental disclosure because we believe Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure under its North American asset-based revolving credit facility and provides investors a helpful measure for comparing its operating performance with the performance of other companies that have different financing and capital structures or tax rates.

Adjusted EBITDA, however, does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, cash flow from operations or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures that other companies report because other companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we do. Although we use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure to assess the operating performance of our business, Adjusted EBITDA has significant limitations as an analytical tool because it excludes certain material costs. For example, it does not include interest expense, which has been a significant element of our costs. Because we use capital assets, depreciation expense is a significant element of our costs and impacts our ability to generate revenue. In addition, the omission of the amortization expense associated with our intangible assets further limits the usefulness of this measure. Adjusted EBITDA also does not include the payment of certain taxes, which is also a significant element of our operations. Furthermore, Adjusted EBITDA does not account for our LIFO inventory costing methodology, and therefore, to the extent that recently purchased inventory accounts for a relatively large portion of our sales, Adjusted EBITDA may overstate our operating performance. Because Adjusted EBITDA does not account for certain expenses, its utility as a measure of our operating performance has material limitations. Because of these limitations, management does not view Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a primary performance measure and also uses other measures, such as net income and sales, to measure operating performance.