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Sep 30, 2021

Trinity Q3 2021 Earnings Report

Reported GAAP earnings from continuing operations of $0.33 per diluted share and adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $0.29 per diluted share.

Key Takeaways

Trinity Industries announced third quarter results with revenues of $504 million. GAAP earnings per share was $0.33 and adjusted EPS was $0.29. The company completed an initial railcar portfolio sale and generated significant cash flow.

Quarterly total company revenues of $504 million

Quarterly income from continuing operations per common diluted share ("EPS") of $0.33 and quarterly adjusted EPS of $0.29

Completed initial railcar portfolio sale of $325 million to Signal Rail Holdings LLC, a new railcar investment vehicle ("RIV") partner

Lease fleet utilization of 95.0% and Future Lease Rate Differential ("FLRD") of positive 1.4% at quarter end

Total Revenue
$504M
Previous year: $459M
+9.6%
EPS
$0.29
Previous year: $0.17
+70.6%
Fleet Utilization
95%
Previous year: 94.8%
+0.2%
Railcar Deliveries
2.41K
New Railcar Orders
2.53K
Previous year: 2K
+26.5%
Gross Profit
$105M
Previous year: $125M
-16.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$222M
Previous year: $121M
+83.6%
Free Cash Flow
$88.4M
Previous year: $99.8M
-11.4%
Total Assets
$8.5B
Previous year: $8.72B
-2.6%

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Forward Guidance

Trinity expects improving demand for railcars and profitability.

Positive Outlook

  • Market fundamentals for railcar leasing should continue to ramp up into 2022.
  • The company continues to execute well on its strategy to enhance returns and shareholder value
  • The Future Lease Rate Differential climbed again in the third quarter to 1.4%, compared to negative 2.5% and negative 14.8% in the past two quarters.
  • The Signal Rail portfolio sale this past quarter and its resulting benefit to our earnings and balance sheet are a prime example of this dynamic.
  • Enthusiasm to achieve the goals set out in last year's Investor Day presentation has never been stronger.

Challenges Ahead

  • Trinity's third quarter results were negatively impacted by labor shortages and turnover
  • Supply chain disruptions, diluting the impact of margin improvement initiatives in the Rail Products Group
  • The third quarter was challenged
  • Higher costs associated with external deliveries in the Rail Products Group
  • Lower lease rates and higher depreciation expense in the Leasing Group

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income