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Mar 31, 2020
Chart Q1 2020 Earnings Report
Chart Industries reported first quarter 2020 results, showing increased demand for medical oxygen products and cost reduction benefits.
Key Takeaways
Chart Industries reported a decrease in overall orders due to large LNG project orders in the prior year, but saw increased demand in medical oxygen products due to COVID-19. The company executed on cost savings and achieved higher gross margins. They are withdrawing full year guidance due to COVID-19 uncertainty.
Orders for medical oxygen critical care products increased by 34% over Q1 2019.
Gross margin as a percent of sales increased to 28.5%, up 530 basis points from Q1 2019.
Executed $49 million of annualized cost savings year-to-date 2020.
Adjusted earnings per diluted share was $0.57, a 46% increase over Q1 2019.
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Forward Guidance
Chart Industries withdrew its prior 2020 full-year guidance due to uncertainty related to COVID-19, but provided data points including Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass project revenue expectations, short-term increase in demand in medical related products, and continued prioritization of debt paydown.
Positive Outlook
- Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass project remains on schedule, with $100 million of expected revenue in our E&C Cryo segment in 2020.
- We are seeing a short-term increase in demand in our medical related products.
- We continue to expect strong free cash flow generation in the year.
- We continue to prioritize debt paydown.
- Year-to-date, we have taken cost reductions totaling $48.8 million of annualized savings. This is in addition to the $38 million of savings from cost reductions taken in 2019.
Challenges Ahead
- Uncertainty surrounding the duration and impacts of the global pandemic leads to withdrawal of prior 2020 full year guidance.
- Customers are further utilizing their existing inventory.
- Softening in demand in air cooled heat exchangers for midstream and upstream compression projects.
- No longer expect natural gas processing plant related equipment orders in 2020.
- Trailer demand has been softening.