• Wabash Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 01 Feb 2024 05:52:01   America/Chicago

    • Quarterly revenue of $596 million  
    • Quarterly operating income of $61.1 million with operating margin of 10.3%
    • Quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.07
    • Total backlog steady at $1.9 billion; 12-month backlog up $100 million sequentially to $1.6 billion
    • 2024 Outlook initiated with midpoints of $2.3 billion revenue and diluted earnings per share of $2.25

    LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wabash (NYSE: WNC), the innovation leader of connected solutions for the transportation, logistics and distribution industries, today reported results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

    For the fourth quarter of 2023, net sales were $596 million. Operating income was $61.1 million, or 10.3% of sales. The Company's tax rate was lower than usual during the fourth quarter primarily as a result of benefit from R&D tax credits. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $50.4 million, or $1.07 per diluted share. For the full year 2023, revenue totaled $2.5 billion with operating income of $311.9 million, or 12.3% of sales. Full year net income attributable to common stockholders was $231.3 million, or $4.81 per diluted share. The Company achieved annual records for sales, operating income and EPS in 2023.

    Operating EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure that excludes the effects of certain items, for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $76.8 million, or 12.9% of net sales, and full year operating EBITDA was $369.3 million, or 14.6% of net sales.

    Total Company backlog as of December 31, 2023 was approximately $1.9 billion, which was steady compared to the prior quarter. Backlog expected to be shipped within the following 12-months was $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2023 - a $100 million increase from the prior quarter.

    “During 2023 we’ve substantially exceeded the financial performance in any year of the company’s history," explained Brent Yeagy, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Beyond our financial accomplishments, I’m even more excited about the strategic progress we made during 2023 and how it positions us to generate stronger results going forward for our employees, our customers and our other stakeholders. Our execution is allowing us to achieve higher levels of financial performance through all phases of the cycle and we are confident that when market conditions strengthen for our customers, we will deliver financial performance that exceeds 2023.”

    Outlook

    For the full year ending December 31, 2024, the Company has issued guidance with sales in the range of $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion with a midpoint of $2.3 billion and earnings per diluted share of $2.00 to $2.50 with a midpoint of $2.25. 

    Mr. Yeagy continued, “While we expect a moderation in 2024 financial performance relative to 2023, it’s important to note that the midpoint of our 2024 EPS guidance would still represent the 2nd best EPS generation in our company’s history and would easily be the best results achieved during a year of declining revenue. We're poised to demonstrate the company's resilience through 2024 as our meaningful backlog and a strong balance sheet give us confidence to continue at full speed with our strategic growth initiatives.”

    Business Segment Highlights

    The table below is a summary of select segment operating and financial results prior to the elimination of intersegment sales for the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2022. A complete disclosure of the results by individual segment is included in the tables following this release.

          
     Wabash National Corporation    
    Three Months Ended December 31,2023 2022    
    Units Shipped       
    New trailers 10,075   13,135     
    New truck bodies 4,075   3,250     
    Used trailers 35   15     
            
     Transportation Solutions Parts & Services
    Three Months Ended December 31,2023 2022 2023 2022
     (Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
    Net sales$546,981  $611,088  $55,226  $49,645 
    Gross profit$94,766  $83,326  $13,457  $11,271 
    Gross profit margin 17.3%  13.6%  24.4%  22.7%
    Income from operations$74,593  $66,998  $10,145  $7,899 
    Income from operations margin 13.6%  11.0%  18.4%  15.9%
    Adjusted income from operations$74,593  $66,998  $10,145  $7,899 
    Adjusted income from operations margin 13.6%  11.0%  18.4%  15.9%
                    

    Transportation Solutions’ net sales for the fourth quarter were $547.0 million, a decrease of 10.5% compared to the prior year quarter. During the quarter, operating income was $74.6 million, or 13.6% of sales.

    Parts & Services' net sales for the fourth quarter were $55.2 million, an increase of 11.2% compared to the prior year quarter. Operating income was $10.1 million, or 18.4% of sales during the quarter.

    Non-GAAP Measures

    In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the financial information included in this release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including operating EBITDA, free cash flow, adjusted operating income and margin, adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders, adjusted diluted earnings per share, adjusted segment EBITDA, and adjusted segment EBITDA margin. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures and results calculated in accordance with GAAP, including net income, and reconciliations to GAAP financial statements should be carefully evaluated.

    Operating EBITDA includes noncontrolling interest & excludes loss from unconsolidated entity and is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, impairment and other, net, and other non-operating income and expense (including any loss on debt extinguishment charges). Management believes providing operating EBITDA is useful for investors to understand the Company’s performance and results of operations period to period with the exclusion of the items identified above. Management believes the presentation of operating EBITDA, when combined with the GAAP presentations of operating income and net income, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of the Company’s operating performance. A reconciliation of operating EBITDA to net income, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the tables following this release.

    Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities minus cash payments for capital expenditures minus expenditures for revenue generating assets. Management believes providing free cash flow is useful for investors to understand the Company’s performance and results of cash generation period to period with the exclusion of the item identified above. Management believes the presentation of free cash flow, when combined with the GAAP presentations of cash provided by (used in) operating activities, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of the Company’s operating performance.

    Adjusted operating income and margin, non-GAAP financial measures, exclude certain costs, expenses, other charges, gains or income that are included in the determination of operating income under U.S. GAAP, but that management would not consider important in evaluating the quality of the Company’s operating results as they are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results or may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company’s continuing activities. Accordingly, the Company presents adjusted operating income and margin excluding these special items to help investors evaluate our operating performance and trends in our business consistent with how management evaluates such performance and trends. Further, the Company presents adjusted operating income and margin to provide investors with a better understanding of the Company’s view of our results as compared to prior periods. Adjusted operating income margin is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by total net sales. A reconciliation of adjusted operating income to operating income, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the tables following this release. There are no adjustments for any period presented.

    Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share reflect adjustments for non-cash impairment, debt transactions, and the impact of sales and divestitures, and the related tax effects of these adjustments. Management believes providing adjusted measures and excluding certain items facilitates comparisons to the Company’s prior year periods and, when combined with the GAAP presentation of net income and diluted net income per share, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of the Company’s performance. A reconciliation of adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share to net income attributable to common stockholders and diluted earnings per share, the most comparable GAAP financial measures, are included in the tables following this release.

    Adjusted segment EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, includes noncontrolling interest & excludes loss from unconsolidated entity and is calculated by adding back segment depreciation and amortization expense to segment operating income, and excludes certain costs, expenses, other charges, gains or income that are included in the determination of operating income under GAAP, but that management would not consider important in evaluating the quality of the Company’s segment operating results as they are not indicative of each segment's core operating results or may obscure trends useful in evaluating the segment's continuing activities. Adjusted segment EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted segment EBITDA by segment total net sales. A reconciliation of adjusted segment EBITDA to income from operations, the most comparable GAAP financial measure, is included in the tables following this release.

    Information reconciling any forward-looking Operating EBITDA, Operating EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Income Margin, Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EPS to GAAP financial measures is unavailable to us without unreasonable effort. We cannot provide reconciliations of the above noted forward looking non-GAAP measures to GAAP financial measures because certain items required for such reconciliations are outside of our control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Preparation of such reconciliations would require a forward-looking balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flows, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and such forward-looking financial statements are unavailable to us without unreasonable effort.

    Fourth Quarter 2023 Conference Call

    Wabash will discuss its results during its quarterly investor conference call on Thursday, February 1, beginning at 11:00 a.m. EST. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be accessible on the "Investors" section of the Company’s website www.onewabash.com. The conference call will also be accessible by dialing (888) 440-6928, conference ID 6579482. A replay of the call will be available on the site shortly after the conclusion of the presentation.

    About Wabash

    Wabash (NYSE: WNC) is the visionary leader of connected solutions for the transportation, logistics and distribution industries that is Changing How the World Reaches You®. Headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, the company enables customers to thrive by providing insight into tomorrow and delivering pragmatic solutions today to move everything from first to final mile. Wabash designs, manufactures, and services a diverse range of products, including: dry freight and refrigerated trailers, flatbed trailers, tank trailers, dry and refrigerated truck bodies, structural composite panels and products, trailer aerodynamic solutions, and specialty food grade processing equipment. Learn more at www.onewabash.com.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements convey the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, all statements regarding the Company’s outlook for trailer and truck body shipments, backlog, expectations regarding demand levels for trailers, truck bodies, non-trailer equipment and our other diversified product offerings, pricing, profitability and earnings, cash flow and liquidity, opportunity to capture higher margin sales, new product innovations, our growth and diversification strategies, our expectations for improved financial performance during the course of the year and our expectations with regards to capital allocation. These and the Company’s other forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. Without limitation, these risks and uncertainties include the highly cyclical nature of our business, uncertain economic conditions including the possibility that customer demand may not meet our expectations, our backlog may not reflect future sales of our products, increased competition, reliance on certain customers and corporate partnerships, risks of customer pick-up delays, shortages and costs of raw materials including the impact of tariffs or other international trade developments, risks in implementing and sustaining improvements in the Company’s manufacturing operations and cost containment, dependence on industry trends and timing, supplier constraints, labor costs and availability, customer acceptance of and reactions to pricing changes, costs of indebtedness, and our ability to execute on our long-term strategic plan. Readers should review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company in this press release and in the Company’s reports to its stockholders and periodic reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

     
    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
     
     December 31,
    2023    		 December 31,
    2022
    Assets   
    Current assets:   
    Cash and cash equivalents$179,271  $58,245 
    Accounts receivable, net 182,990   255,577 
    Inventories 267,635   243,870 
    Prepaid expenses and other 51,457   34,927 
    Total current assets 681,353   592,619 
    Property, plant, and equipment, net 325,444   271,116 
    Goodwill 188,409   188,434 
    Intangible assets, net 86,418   99,231 
    Investment in unconsolidated entity 1,647   — 
    Other assets 79,543   52,123 
    Total assets$1,362,814  $1,203,523 
    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   
    Current liabilities:   
    Current portion of long-term debt$—  $— 
    Accounts payable 156,608   189,141 
    Other accrued liabilities 195,601   158,327 
    Total current liabilities 352,209   347,468 
    Long-term debt 396,465   395,818 
    Deferred income taxes 17,013   27,758 
    Other non-current liabilities 47,028   34,354 
    Total liabilities 812,715   805,398 
    Commitments and contingencies   
    Noncontrolling interest 603   512 
    Wabash National Corporation Stockholders' equity:   
    Common stock, $0.01 par value: 200,000,000 shares authorized; 45,393,260 and 47,675,796 shares outstanding, respectively 774   766 
    Additional paid-in capital 677,886   665,941 
    Retained earnings 403,923   188,241 
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss (428)  (882)
    Treasury stock, at cost: 32,128,755 and 28,972,928 common shares, respectively (532,659)  (456,453)
    Total Wabash National Corporation stockholders' equity 549,496   397,613 
    Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest, and equity$1,362,814  $1,203,523 
            


    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
     
     Three Months Ended
    December 31,    		 Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
      2023   2022   2023   2022 
    Net sales$596,100  $657,449  $2,536,500  $2,502,129 
    Cost of sales 487,877   562,852   2,038,313   2,179,438 
    Gross profit 108,223   94,597   498,187   322,691 
    General and administrative expenses 37,464   27,962   146,658   113,083 
    Selling expenses 6,368   5,733   26,532   27,070 
    Amortization of intangible assets 3,203   3,185   12,813   15,211 
    Impairment and other, net 86   (7)  235   685 
    Income from operations 61,102   57,724   311,949   166,642 
    Other income (expense):       
    Interest expense (4,941)  (5,184)  (19,854)  (20,525)
    Other, net 1,687   895   3,393   318 
    Other expense, net (3,254)  (4,289)  (16,461)  (20,207)
    Loss from unconsolidated entity (803)  —   (803)  — 
    Income before income tax 57,045   53,435   294,685   146,435 
    Income tax expense 6,541   11,834   62,830   33,665 
    Net income 50,504   41,601   231,855   112,770 
    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 122   139   603   512 
    Net income attributable to common stockholders$50,382  $41,462  $231,252  $112,258 
            
    Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:       
    Basic$1.10  $0.86  $4.92  $2.31 
    Diluted$1.07  $0.84  $4.81  $2.25 
    Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands):       
    Basic 45,938   47,964   47,011   48,626 
    Diluted 46,931   49,550   48,030   49,881 
            
    Dividends declared per share$0.08  $0.08  $0.32  $0.32 
                    


    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
     
     Year Ended December 31,
      2023   2022 
    Cash flows from operating activities:   
    Net income$231,855  $112,770 
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
    Depreciation 32,507   31,758 
    Amortization of intangibles 12,813   15,211 
    Net loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment and business divestiture 235   (635)
    Deferred income taxes (13,459)  (7,614)
    Stock-based compensation 11,799   9,746 
    Non-cash interest expense 946   868 
    Equity in loss of unconsolidated entity 803   — 
    Impairment —   1,339 
    Accounts receivable 72,587   (79,066)
    Inventories (23,765)  (6,249)
    Prepaid expenses and other (10,727)  1,069 
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 5,775   46,085 
    Other, net (1,878)  (1,198)
    Net cash provided by operating activities 319,491   124,084 
    Cash flows from investing activities:   
    Cash payments for capital expenditures (98,093)  (57,086)
    Expenditures for revenue generating assets (5,535)  — 
    Proceeds from sale of assets 154   1,781 
    Investment in unconsolidated entity (2,450)  — 
    Net cash used in investing activities (105,924)  (55,305)
    Cash flows from financing activities:   
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options 155   2,224 
    Dividends paid (15,861)  (16,020)
    Borrowings under revolving credit facilities 104,199   97,549 
    Payments under revolving credit facilities (104,199)  (130,584)
    Principal payments under finance lease obligations —   (59)
    Debt issuance costs paid (117)  (1,137)
    Stock repurchases (76,206)  (34,285)
    Distribution to noncontrolling interest (512)  — 
    Net cash used in financing activities (92,541)  (82,312)
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:   
    Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 121,026   (13,533)
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 58,245   71,778 
    Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period$179,271  $58,245 
    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:   
    Cash paid for interest$18,938  $20,131 
    Net cash paid for income taxes$82,589  $18,333 
    Period end balance of payables for property, plant, and equipment$11,662  $18,809 
            


    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
     
      Wabash National Corporation    
    Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 2022    
    Units Shipped        
    New trailers  10,075  13,135    
    New truck bodies  4,075  3,250    
    Used trailers  35  15    
             
    Three Months Ended December 31, Transportation Solutions Parts & Services Corporate and
    Eliminations    		 Consolidated
    2023        
    New trailers $438,113 $— $(1,321) $436,792
    Used trailers  —  2,582  —   2,582
    Components, parts and service  —  34,689  —   34,689
    Equipment and other  108,868  17,955  (4,786)  122,037
    Total net external sales $546,981 $55,226 $(6,107) $596,100
    Gross profit $94,766 $13,457 $—  $108,223
    Income (loss) from operations $74,593 $10,145 $(23,636) $61,102
    Adjusted income (loss) from operations1 $74,593 $10,145 $(23,636) $61,102
             
    2022        
    New trailers $536,376 $330 $(313) $536,393
    Used trailers  —  523  —   523
    Components, parts and service  —  34,554  —   34,554
    Equipment and other  74,712  14,238  (2,971)  85,979
    Total net external sales $611,088 $49,645 $(3,284) $657,449
    Gross profit $83,326 $11,271 $—  $94,597
    Income (loss) from operations $66,998 $7,899 $(17,173) $57,724
    Adjusted income (loss) from operations1 $66,998 $7,899 $(17,173) $57,724
                  

    1 Adjusted operating income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes certain costs, expenses, other charges, gains or income that are included in the determination of operating income (loss) under U.S. GAAP, but that management would not consider important in evaluating the quality of the Company’s operating results as they are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results or may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company’s continuing activities. Accordingly, the Company presents adjusted operating income (loss) excluding these special items to help investors evaluate our operating performance and trends in our business consistent with how management evaluates such performance and trends. Further, the Company presents adjusted operating income (loss) to provide investors with a better understanding of the Company’s view of our results as compared to prior periods.

     
    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
     
      Wabash National Corporation    
    Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023 2022    
    Units Shipped        
    New trailers  44,450  52,035    
    New truck bodies  16,070  14,800    
    Used trailers  90  95    
             
    Twelve Months Ended December 31, Transportation Solutions Parts & Services Corporate and
    Eliminations    		 Consolidated
    2023        
    New trailers $1,924,700 $— $(5,901) $1,918,799
    Used trailers  —  4,978  —   4,978
    Components, parts and service  —  148,256  —   148,256
    Equipment and other  413,904  67,639  (17,076)  464,467
    Total net external sales $2,338,604 $220,873 $(22,977) $2,536,500
    Gross profit $439,864 $58,323 $—  $498,187
    Income (loss) from operations $366,928 $44,649 $(99,628) $311,949
    Adjusted income (loss) from operations1 $366,928 $44,649 $(99,628) $311,949
             
    2022        
    New trailers $2,012,428 $1,722 $(1,286) $2,012,864
    Used trailers  —  2,905  —   2,905
    Components, parts and service  —  139,762  —   139,762
    Equipment and other  308,486  49,087  (10,975)  346,598
    Total net external sales $2,320,914 $193,476 $(12,261) $2,502,129
    Gross profit $277,842 $44,849 $—  $322,691
    Income (loss) from operations $209,942 $30,558 $(73,858) $166,642
    Adjusted income (loss) from operations1 $209,942 $30,558 $(73,858) $166,642
                  

    1 Adjusted operating income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes certain costs, expenses, other charges, gains or income that are included in the determination of operating income (loss) under U.S. GAAP, but that management would not consider important in evaluating the quality of the Company’s operating results as they are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results or may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company’s continuing activities. Accordingly, the Company presents adjusted operating income (loss) excluding these special items to help investors evaluate our operating performance and trends in our business consistent with how management evaluates such performance and trends. Further, the Company presents adjusted operating income (loss) to provide investors with a better understanding of the Company’s view of our results as compared to prior periods.

     
    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    SEGMENT and COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
     
     Three Months Ended
    December 31,    		 Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
     2023 2022 2023 2022
    Transportation Solutions       
    Income from operations$74,593  $66,998  $366,928  $209,942 
    Adjustments:       
    N/A —   —   —   — 
    Adjusted operating income 74,593   66,998   366,928   209,942 
    Adjusted operating income margin 13.6%  11.0%  15.7%  9.0%
            
    Parts & Services       
    Income from operations 10,145   7,899   44,649   30,558 
    Adjustments:       
    N/A —   —   —   — 
    Adjusted operating income 10,145   7,899   44,649   30,558 
    Adjusted operating income margin 18.4%  15.9%  20.2%  15.8%
            
    Corporate        
    Loss from operations (23,636)  (17,173)  (99,628)  (73,858)
    Adjustments:       
    N/A —   —   —   — 
    Adjusted operating loss (23,636)  (17,173)  (99,628)  (73,858)
            
    Consolidated       
    Income from operations 61,102   57,724   311,949   166,642 
    Adjustments:       
    N/A —   —   —   — 
    Adjusted operating income$61,102  $57,724  $311,949  $166,642 
    Adjusted operating income margin 10.3%  8.8%  12.3%  6.7%
                    

    1 Adjusted operating income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes certain costs, expenses, other charges, gains or income that are included in the determination of operating income (loss) under U.S. GAAP, but that management would not consider important in evaluating the quality of the Company’s operating results as they are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results or may obscure trends useful in evaluating the Company’s continuing activities. Accordingly, the Company presents adjusted operating income (loss) excluding these special items to help investors evaluate our operating performance and trends in our business consistent with how management evaluates such performance and trends. Further, the Company presents adjusted operating income (loss) to provide investors with a better understanding of the Company’s view of our results as compared to prior periods. Adjusted operating income margin is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by total net sales. There are no adjustments for any period presented.

     
    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO
    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
     
    Operating EBITDA1:Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
     2023 2022 2023 2022
    Net income$50,504  $41,601  $231,855  $112,770 
    Income tax expense 6,541   11,834   62,830   33,665 
    Interest expense 4,941   5,184   19,854   20,525 
    Depreciation and amortization 12,635   9,704   45,320   46,969 
    Stock-based compensation 2,987   2,379   11,799   9,746 
    Impairment and other, net 86   (7)  235   685 
    Other, net (1,687)  (895)  (3,393)  (318)
    Loss from unconsolidated entity 803   —   803   — 
    Operating EBITDA$76,810  $69,800  $369,303  $224,042 


    Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders2:Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
     2023 2022 2023 2022
    Net income attributable to common stockholders$50,382 $41,462 $231,252 $112,258
    Adjustments:       
    N/A —  —  —  —
    Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders$50,382 $41,462 $231,252 $112,258


    Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share2:Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,
     2023 2022 2023 2022
    Diluted earnings per share$1.07 $0.84 $4.81 $2.25
    Adjustments:       
    N/A —  —  —  —
    Adjusted diluted earnings per share$1.07 $0.84 $4.81 $2.25
            
    Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in thousands) 46,931  49,550  48,030  49,881
                

    1 Operating EBITDA includes noncontrolling interest & excludes loss from unconsolidated entity and is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, impairment and other, net, and other non-operating income and expense (including any loss on debt extinguishment charges). Management believes providing operating EBITDA is useful for investors to understand the Company’s performance and results of operations period to period with the exclusion of the items identified above. Management believes the presentation of operating EBITDA, when combined with the GAAP presentations of operating income and net income, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of the Company’s operating performance.

    2 Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share reflect no adjustments for any period presented.

     
    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW1
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
      
     Twelve Months Ended
    December 31,
     2023 2022
    Net cash provided by operating activities$319,491  $124,084 
    Cash payments for capital expenditures (98,093)  (57,086)
    Expenditures for revenue generating assets (5,535)  — 
    Free cash flow1$215,863  $66,998 
            

    1 Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities minus cash payments for capital expenditures minus expenditures for revenue generating assets. Management believes providing free cash flow is useful for investors to understand the Company’s performance and results of cash generation period to period with the exclusion of the item identified above. Management believes the presentation of free cash flow, when combined with the GAAP presentations of cash provided by (used in) operating activities, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of the Company’s operating performance.

     
    WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION
    RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED SEGMENT EBITDA1
    AND ADJUSTED SEGMENT EBITDA MARGIN1
    (Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
     
     Transportation Solutions Parts & Services
    Three Months Ended December 312023 2022 2023 2022
    Income from operations$74,593  $66,998  $10,145  $7,899 
    Depreciation and amortization 11,138   8,458   598   480 
    Impairment and other, net 86   (1)  —   (5)
    Adjusted segment EBITDA$85,817  $75,455  $10,743  $8,374 
            
    Adjusted segment EBITDA margin 15.7%  12.3%  19.5%  16.9%


     Transportation Solutions Parts & Services
    Twelve Months Ended December 312023 2022 2023 2022
    Income from operations$366,928  $209,942  $44,649  $30,558 
    Depreciation and amortization 40,443   41,187   2,201   2,717 
    Impairment and other, net 235   (361)  —   — 
    Adjusted segment EBITDA$407,606  $250,768  $46,850  $33,275 
            
    Adjusted segment EBITDA Margin 17.4%  10.8%  21.2%  17.2%
                    

    1 Adjusted segment EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, includes noncontrolling interest & excludes loss from unconsolidated entity and is calculated by adding back segment depreciation and amortization expense to segment operating income, and excludes certain costs, expenses, other charges, gains or income that are included in the determination of operating income under GAAP, but that management would not consider important in evaluating the quality of the Company’s segment operating results as they are not indicative of each segment's core operating results or may obscure trends useful in evaluating the segment's continuing activities. Adjusted segment EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted segment EBITDA by segment total net sales.

    Media Contact:
    Dana Stelsel
    Director, Communications
    (765) 771-5766
    dana.stelsel@onewabash.com

    Investor Relations:
    Ryan Reed
    VP, Corporate Development, IR, and FP&A
    (765) 490-5664
    ryan.reed@onewabash.com


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