Brink's Reports Third-Quarter Results

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Strong Growth in Revenue, Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA and EPS
Company Announces $150 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase Plan
Virtual Investor Day Planned on December 15

3Q Highlights:

  • Revenue up 11% reflecting 6% organic growth
  • Operating profit: GAAP down 3% to $74M; non-GAAP up 16% to $116M
  • Operating margin: GAAP 6.9%, down 100 bps; non-GAAP up 50 bps to 10.8%
  • GAAP net income $19M, up from a loss of $24M; Adjusted EBITDA up 15% to $170M
  • EPS: GAAP $.38, up from a loss of ($.47); non-GAAP up 28% to $1.14

RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO), the global leader in total cash management, route-based secure logistics and payment solutions, today announced results for the third quarter of 2021, which are summarized below.

(In millions, except for per share amounts)Third-Quarter 2021  
 GAAP Change(b) Non-GAAP Change Constant
Currency
Change(c)
Revenue$1,076   11% $1,076   11% 10%
Operating Profit$74   (3%) $116   16% 9%
Operating Margin6.9 % (100 bps) 10.8 % 50 bps (10 bps)
Net Income / Adjusted EBITDA(a)$19   fav $170   15% 10%
EPS$0.38   fav $1.14   28% 18%


 (a)The non-GAAP financial metric, adjusted EBITDA, is presented with its corresponding GAAP metric, net income attributable to Brink's.
 (b)The “fav” represents a change greater than 100% in a direction favorable to the company or a change from a negative amount in the prior period to a positive amount in the current period. The “unfav” represents a change greater than 100% in a direction unfavorable to the company or a change from a positive amount in the prior period to negative amount in the current period.
 (c)Constant currency represents 2021 Non-GAAP results at 2020 exchange rates.

Doug Pertz, president and chief executive officer, said: “Our third-quarter non-GAAP results include double-digit growth in revenue and profits, demonstrating our continued recovery from the pandemic and our improved cost structure. Despite the pandemic’s ongoing impact on organic growth, third-quarter revenue recovered to 98% of 2019 pre-Covid levels on a comparable local currency basis. While our results in the U.S. continue to be affected by labor shortages and inflationary wage pressures, we expect these conditions to improve as we approach year-end, and expect wage inflation to be fully offset by price increases as we enter next year. On a global basis, we see encouraging trends indicating that revenue is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, though the rate of the recovery may continue to be uneven.

“Our full-year guidance remains unchanged, with revenue in a range between $4.1 billion and $4.2 billion, non-GAAP operating profit of approximately $465 million, and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $660 million. Our preliminary 2022 adjusted EBITDA target of $785 million to $825 million also remains unchanged. We anticipate revenue in 2022 will exceed the pre-Covid adjusted level of $4.55 billion. As a reference point, at 100% of adjusted pre-Covid revenue, we would expect 2022 adjusted EBITDA to be approximately $755 million with continued earnings leverage as revenue continues to grow.  

“Based on our currently projected earnings and cash flow for this year and 2022, we believe repurchasing shares is an excellent investment for our shareholders. Today we announced a planned $150 million accelerated share repurchase that would represent the repurchase of approximately 5% of the company’s outstanding shares at the current share price.

“We look forward to presenting our new three-year strategic plan, including detailed financial targets through 2024, in our Investor Day presentation on December 15.”

Share Repurchase
Brink’s today announced that it intends to enter into an accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") agreement to acquire $150 million of the company’s common stock. The company expects the ASR will be substantially completed by early November. On October 27, 2021, the Brink’s board of directors also approved an additional $250 million share repurchase authorization, which expires December 31, 2023.

Conference Call
Brink’s will host a conference call on October 27 at 8:30 a.m. ET to review third-quarter results. Interested parties can listen by calling 888-349-0094 (in the U.S.) or 412-902-0124 (international). Participants can preregister at https://dpregister.com/sreg/10161279/eed4b69c2b to receive a direct dial-in number for the call. The call also will be accessible live via webcast on the Brink’s website (www.brinks.com). A replay of the call will be available through November 26, 2021 at 877-344-7529 (in the U.S.) or 412-317-0088 (international). The conference number is 10161279. An archived version of the webcast will be available online in the Investor Relations section of http://investors.brinks.com.


2021 Guidance (Unaudited)
(In millions, except for percentages and per share amounts)

  2021 GAAP
Outlook(b)		 Reconciling
Items(a)		 2021 Non-GAAP
Outlook(a)
Revenues$4,100 – 4,200 —  4,100 – 4,200
Operating profit 335 – 345 125  460 – 470
EPS from continuing operations attributable to Brink's$2.00 – 2.10 2.50  4.50 – 4.60
Operating profit margin ~8.2% ~3.0%  ~11.2%
Free cash flow before dividends     180 – 190
Adjusted EBITDA     655 – 665
Adjusted EBITDA margin     ~15.9%


 Amounts may not add due to rounding

 (a)The 2021 Non-GAAP outlook amounts exclude certain forecasted Non-GAAP adjusting items, such as intangible asset amortization and U.S. retirement plan costs. We have not forecasted the impact of highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations in 2021 or other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions. We have also not forecasted changes in cash held for customer obligations or proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments in 2021. The 2021 Non-GAAP outlook amounts for operating profit, EPS from continuing operations, free cash flow before dividends and Adjusted EBITDA cannot be reconciled to GAAP without unreasonable effort. We cannot reconcile these amounts to GAAP because we are unable to accurately forecast the impact of highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations in 2021 or other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions. We are also unable to forecast changes in cash held for customer obligations or proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments in 2021.
 (b)The 2021 GAAP outlook excludes any forecasted impact from highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations as well as other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions.



The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
(In millions, except for per share amounts) (Unaudited)

Third-Quarter 2021 vs. 2020

               
 GAAP  Organic Acquisitions /     % Change 
 3Q'20 Change Dispositions(a) Currency(b) 3Q'21 Total Organic 
Revenues:              
North America$317  17  25 2  361  14  5  
Latin America257  35  1 (3) 289  13  14  
Europe224  5  8 1  238  6  2  
Rest of World173  (3) 13 5  188  8  (2) 
Segment revenues(c)$971  54  46 5  1,076  11  6  
               
Revenues - GAAP$971  54  46 5  1,076  11  6  
               
Operating profit:              
North America$24  (4) 5 —  25  4  (15) 
Latin America51  17  — (4) 65  26  33  
Europe19  8  1 —  28  49  41  
Rest of World36  (7) 1 1  32  (12) (18) 
Segment operating profit130  15  7 (2) 150  15  11  
Corporate(d)(30) (13) — 9  (34) 12  42  
Operating profit - non-GAAP$100  2  7 7  116  16  2  
               
Other items not allocated to segments(e)(24) (19) — 1  (42) 77  83  
Operating profit - GAAP$76  (18) 7 8  74  (3) (23) 
               
 GAAP interest expense(27)       (28) 2    
 GAAP interest and other income (expense)(13)       (1) (95)   
 GAAP provision for income taxes59        23  (61)   
 GAAP noncontrolling interests1        4  unfav    
 GAAP income from continuing operations(f)(24)       19  fav    
 GAAP EPS(f)$(0.47)       0.38  fav    
 GAAP weighted-average diluted shares50.4        50.3  —    
               


               
 Non-GAAP(g)  Organic Acquisitions /     % Change 
 3Q'20 Change Dispositions(a) Currency(b) 3Q'21 Total Organic 
               
 Segment revenues - GAAP/non-GAAP$971  54  46  5  1,076  11  6  
 Non-GAAP operating profit100  2  7  7  116  16  2  
 Non-GAAP interest expense(27)       (27) 3    
 Non-GAAP interest and other income (expense)(3)       3  fav    
 Non-GAAP provision for income taxes22        31  37    
 Non-GAAP noncontrolling interests3        4  39    
 Non-GAAP income from continuing operations(f)45        57  28    
 Non-GAAP EPS(f)$0.89        1.14  28    
 Non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares50.6        50.3  (1)   
               


Amounts may not add due to rounding.
 (a)Non-GAAP amounts include the impact of prior year comparable period results for acquired and disposed businesses. GAAP results also include the impact of acquisition-related intangible amortization, restructuring and other charges, and disposition related gains/losses.
 (b)The amounts in the “Currency” column consist of the effects of Argentina devaluations under highly inflationary accounting and the sum of monthly currency changes. Monthly currency changes represent the accumulation throughout the year of the impact on current period results from changes in foreign currency rates from the prior year period.
 (c)Segment revenues equal our total reported non-GAAP revenues.
 (d)Corporate expenses are not allocated to segment results. Corporate expenses include salaries and other costs to manage the global business and to perform activities required of public companies.
 (e)See pages 8-9 for more information.
 (f)Attributable to Brink's.
 (g)Non-GAAP results are reconciled to applicable GAAP results on pages 10-13.
 (h)In the first quarter of 2021, we changed the method for calculating the allowance for doubtful accounts of the North America segment’s U.S. business. This change in method resulted in a $12.3 million operating profit increase in the segment, which was offset by a $12.3 million increase to Corporate expense, resulting in no impact to consolidated operating profit for the quarter. Historically, all Brink’s business units followed an internal Company policy for determining an allowance for doubtful accounts and the allowances were then reconciled to the required U.S. GAAP estimated consolidated allowance, with any differences reported as part of Corporate expense. Other than for the U.S. business, the reconciling differences were not significant. We changed the U.S. calculation of the allowance in order to more closely align it with the U.S. GAAP consolidated calculation and to minimize reconciling differences, resulting in the offsetting $12.3 million adjustments to align the methods.



The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
(In millions, except for per share amounts) (Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30,

               
 GAAP  Organic Acquisitions /     % Change 
 2020 Change Dispositions(a) Currency(b) 2021 Total Organic 
Revenues:              
North America$932  47  48  8  1,035  11  5  
Latin America786  73  7  (35) 832  6  9  
Europe518  9  118  38  683  32  2  
Rest of World433  (6) 102  24  552  28  (1) 
Segment revenues(c)$2,669  123  275  34  3,102  16  5  
               
Revenues - GAAP$2,669  123  275  34  3,102  16  5  
               
Operating profit:              
North America(h)$46  44  8  —  98  fav  96  
Latin America153  41  1  (14) 180  18  27  
Europe22  24  9  2  57  fav  fav  
Rest of World81  4  6  4  94  17  4  
Segment operating profit302  112  24  (8) 430  42  37  
Corporate(d)(h)(66) (60) —  13  (114) 73  92  
Operating profit - non-GAAP$236  52  24  5  317  34  22  
               
Other items not allocated to segments(e)(135) 18  10  (1) (107) (20) (13) 
Operating profit - GAAP$102  69  34  4  209  fav  68  
               
 GAAP interest expense(70)       (83) 18    
 GAAP interest and other income (expense)(31)       (2) (95)   
 GAAP provision for income taxes4        59  unfav    
 GAAP noncontrolling interests5        10  unfav    
 GAAP income from continuing operations(f)(8)       56  fav    
 GAAP EPS(f)$(0.17)       1.11  fav    
 GAAP weighted-average diluted shares50.6        50.4  —    
               


               
 Non-GAAP(g)  Organic Acquisitions /     % Change 
 2020 Change Dispositions(a) Currency(b) 2021 Total Organic 
               
 Segment revenues - GAAP/non-GAAP$2,669  123  275  34  3,102  16  5  
 Non-GAAP operating profit 236  52  24  5  317  34  22  
 Non-GAAP interest expense(69)       (82) 19    
 Non-GAAP interest and other income (expense)(3)       14  fav    
 Non-GAAP provision for income taxes53        83  58    
 Non-GAAP noncontrolling interests4        10  unfav    
 Non-GAAP income from continuing operations(f)108        156  44    
 Non-GAAP EPS(f)$2.12        3.10  46    
 Non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares51.0        50.4  (1)   
               

Amounts may not add due to rounding.


See page 4 for footnote explanations.


The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
(In millions) (Unaudited)

Selected Items - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 December 31, 2020 September 30, 2021
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$620.9  700.8 
Restricted cash322.0  321.7 
Accounts receivable, net679.1  728.2 
Right-of-use assets, net322.0  304.1 
Property and equipment, net838.2  844.9 
Goodwill and intangibles1,645.3  1,933.3 
Deferred income taxes314.9  301.1 
Other393.2  418.8 
    
Total assets$5,135.6  5,552.9 
    
Liabilities and Equity   
    
Accounts payable206.0  186.8 
Debt2,485.7  2,845.6 
Retirement benefits701.8  669.5 
Accrued liabilities779.2  905.2 
Lease liabilities267.2  248.5 
Other493.2  448.3 
Total liabilities4,933.1  5,303.9 
    
Equity202.5  249.0 
    
Total liabilities and equity$5,135.6  5,552.9 


Selected Items - Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 2020 2021
Net cash provided by operating activities$87.4  273.6 
Net cash used by investing activities(513.5) (390.3)
Net cash provided by financing activities749.2  234.6 
    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash3.3  (38.3)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:   
Increase326.4  79.6 
Balance at beginning of period469.0  942.9 
Balance at end of period$795.4  1,022.5 
    
Supplemental Cash Flow Information   
    
Capital expenditures$(79.1) (113.7)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(427.1) (313.6)
Depreciation and amortization152.2  178.1 
Cash paid for income taxes, net(42.9) (55.9)


About The Brink’s Company
The Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO) is the global leader in total cash management, route-based secure logistics and payment solutions including cash-in-transit, ATM services, cash management services (including vault outsourcing, money processing and intelligent safe services), and international transportation of valuables. Our customers include financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers and other commercial operations. Our global network of operations in 53 countries serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit our website at www.brinks.com or call 804-289-9709.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking information. Words such as "anticipate," "assume," "estimate," "expect," “target” "project," "predict," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "may," "should" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in these materials includes, but is not limited to: 2021 outlook, including revenue, operating profit, adjusted EBITDA, earnings per share, free cash flow (and drivers thereof), 2022 financial targets, expected economic recovery, future costs related to reorganization and restructuring, and our plan to enter into an Accelerated Share Repurchase agreement. Forward-looking information in this document is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult to predict or quantify, and which could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those that are anticipated.

Forward-looking information in this document is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which are difficult to predict or quantify, and which could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those that are anticipated. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to: our ability to improve profitability and execute further cost and operational improvement and efficiencies in our core businesses; our ability to improve service levels and quality in our core businesses; market volatility and commodity price fluctuations; seasonality, pricing and other competitive industry factors; investment in information technology (“IT”) and its impact on revenue and profit growth; our ability to maintain an effective IT infrastructure and safeguard confidential information; our ability to effectively develop and implement solutions for our customers; risks associated with operating in foreign countries, including changing political, labor and economic conditions, regulatory issues (including the imposition of international sanctions, including by the U.S. government), currency restrictions and devaluations, restrictions on and cost of repatriating earnings and capital, impact on the Company’s financial results as a result of jurisdictions determined to be highly inflationary, and restrictive government actions, including nationalization; higher-than-expected inflation; labor issues, including labor shortages negotiations with organized labor and work stoppages; pandemics (including the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and related impact to and restrictions on the actions of businesses and consumers, including suppliers and customers), acts of terrorism, strikes or other extraordinary events that negatively affect global or regional cash commerce;  anticipated cash needs in light of our current liquidity position and the impact of Covid-19 on our liquidity; the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies and foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to identify, evaluate and complete acquisitions and other strategic transactions and to successfully integrate acquired companies; costs related to dispositions and product or market exits; our ability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage, positions taken by insurers relative to claims and the financial condition of insurers; safety and security performance and loss experience; employee and environmental liabilities in connection with former coal operations, including black lung claims; the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on legacy liabilities and ongoing operations; funding requirements, accounting treatment, and investment performance of our pension plans, the VEBA and other employee benefits; changes to estimated liabilities and assets in actuarial assumptions; the nature of hedging relationships and counterparty risk; access to the capital and credit markets; our ability to realize deferred tax assets; the outcome of pending and future claims, litigation, and administrative proceedings; public perception of our business, reputation and brand; changes in estimates and assumptions underlying critical accounting policies; the promulgation and adoption of new accounting standards, new government regulations and interpretation of existing standards and regulations.

This list of risks, uncertainties and contingencies is not intended to be exhaustive. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2020, and in related disclosures in our other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The forward-looking information included in this document is representative only as of the date of this document and The Brink's Company undertakes no obligation to update any information contained in this document.

 

The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Segment Results: 2020 and 2021 (Unaudited)
(In millions, except for percentages)

 Revenues
 2020 2021
 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Full Year 1Q 2Q 3Q Nine
Months
Revenues:                 
North America$340.9   274.3  316.8  329.4  1,261.4  $317.1   356.8  360.7  1,034.6 
Latin America299.0   230.4  256.7  285.8  1,071.9  269.7   272.8  289.3  831.8 
Europe126.3   167.9  224.0  235.6  753.8  214.4   230.8  238.0  683.2 
Rest of World106.6   153.4  173.0  170.8  603.8  176.5   188.4  187.5  552.4 
Segment revenues - GAAP and Non-GAAP$872.8   826.0  970.5  1,021.6  3,690.9  $977.7   1,048.8  1,075.5  3,102.0 
                  
 Operating Profit
 2020 2021
 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Full Year 1Q 2Q 3Q Nine
Months
Operating profit:                 
North America(a)$13.4   8.4  24.1  45.8  91.7  $32.3   41.1  25.0  98.4 
Latin America60.5   41.8  51.1  80.2  233.6  58.7   57.1  64.6  180.4 
Europe2.1   1.2  18.8  29.1  51.2  10.6   18.7  28.1  57.4 
Rest of World13.6   31.0  36.1  36.4  117.1  30.4   31.9  31.9  94.2 
Corporate(a)(26.5)  (9.2) (30.2) (46.4) (112.3) (41.9)  (38.2) (33.7) (113.8)
Non-GAAP63.1   73.2  99.9  145.1  381.3  90.1   110.6  115.9  316.6 
                  
Other items not allocated to segments(b)                 
Reorganization and Restructuring(5.6)  (39.0) (5.1) (16.9) (66.6) (6.6)  (15.1) (14.0) (35.7)
Acquisitions and dispositions(19.1)  (30.9) (16.2) (16.9) (83.1) (18.7)  (20.5) (16.6) (55.8)
Argentina highly inflationary impact(2.4)  (2.8) (3.2) (2.3) (10.7) (3.9)  (2.6) (2.3) (8.8)
Chile antitrust matter—   —  —  —  —  —   —  (9.5) (9.5)
Internal loss(9.6)  (1.2) 0.9  3.0  (6.9) 0.8   0.9  0.7  2.4 
Reporting compliance(0.2)  (0.3) 0.1  (0.1) (0.5) —   —  —  — 
GAAP$26.2   (1.0) 76.4  111.9  213.5  $61.7   73.3  74.2  209.2 
                  
 Margin
 2020 2021
 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Full Year 1Q 2Q 3Q Nine
Months
Margin:                 
North America3.9 % 3.1  7.6  13.9  7.3  10.2 % 11.5  6.9  9.5 
Latin America20.2   18.1  19.9  28.1  21.8  21.8   20.9  22.3  21.7 
Europe1.7   0.7  8.4  12.4  6.8  4.9   8.1  11.8  8.4 
Rest of World12.8   20.2  20.9  21.3  19.4  17.2   16.9  17.0  17.1 
Non-GAAP7.2   8.9  10.3  14.2  10.3  9.2   10.5  10.8  10.2 
                  
Other items not allocated to segments(b)(4.2)  (9.0) (2.4) (3.2) (4.5) (2.9)  (3.5) (3.9) (3.5)
GAAP3.0 % (0.1) 7.9  11.0  5.8  6.3 % 7.0  6.9  6.7 


(a)In the first quarter of 2021, we changed the method for calculating the allowance for doubtful accounts of the North America segment’s U.S. business. This change in method resulted in a $12.3 million operating profit increase in the segment, which was offset by a $12.3 million increase to Corporate expense, resulting in no impact to consolidated operating profit for the quarter. Historically, all Brink’s business units followed an internal Company policy for determining an allowance for doubtful accounts and the allowances were then reconciled to the required U.S. GAAP estimated consolidated allowance, with any differences reported as part of Corporate expense. Other than for the U.S. business, the reconciling differences were not significant. We changed the U.S. calculation of the allowance in order to more closely align it with the U.S. GAAP consolidated calculation and to minimize reconciling differences, resulting in the offsetting $12.3 million adjustments to align the methods.
(b)See explanation of items on page 9.


The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Other Items Not Allocated To Segments (Unaudited)
(In millions)

Brink’s measures its segment results before income and expenses for corporate activities and for certain other items. See below for a summary of the other items not allocated to segments.

Reorganization and Restructuring
Other Restructurings
Management periodically implements restructuring actions in targeted sections of our business. As a result of these actions, we recognized $35.7 million net costs in the first nine months of 2021, primarily severance costs. Approximately $5 million of the net costs recognized in the first nine months of 2021 relate to restructuring plans approved by management in 2020. The remaining costs incurred in the first nine months of 2021 relate to restructuring plans approved by management in 2021. Substantially all of the costs from 2021 restructuring plans result from management initiatives to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognized $66.6 million net costs in operating profit and $0.6 million costs in interest and other nonoperating income (expense) in 2020, primarily severance costs. For the restructuring actions that have not yet been completed, we expect to incur additional costs between $5 million and $7 million in future periods.

Due to the unique circumstances around these charges, these management-directed items have not been allocated to segment results and are excluded from non-GAAP results.

Acquisitions and dispositions Certain acquisition and disposition items that are not considered part of the ongoing activities of the
business and are special in nature are consistently excluded from non-GAAP results. These items are described below:
2021 Acquisitions and Dispositions

  • Amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets was $35.3 million in the first nine months of 2021.
  • We incurred $8.8 million in integration costs, primarily related to G4S, in the first nine months of 2021.
  • Transaction costs related to business acquisitions were $5.4 million in the first nine months of 2021.
  • Restructuring costs related to acquisitions were $5.1 million in the first nine months of 2021.
  • Compensation expense related to the retention of key PAI employees was $1.2 million in the first nine months of 2021.

2020 Acquisitions and Dispositions

  • Amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets was $35.1 million in 2020.
  • We incurred $23.5 million in integration costs, primarily related to Dunbar and G4S, in 2020.
  • Transaction costs related to business acquisitions were $19.3 million in 2020.
  • Restructuring costs related to acquisitions were $4.7 million in 2020.

Argentina highly inflationary impact Beginning in the third quarter of 2018, we designated Argentina's economy as highly inflationary for accounting purposes. As a result, Argentine peso-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are now remeasured at each balance sheet date to the currency exchange rate then in effect, with currency remeasurement gains and losses recognized in earnings. In addition, nonmonetary assets retain a higher historical basis when the currency is devalued. The higher historical basis results in incremental expense being recognized when the nonmonetary assets are consumed. In the first nine months of 2021, we recognized $8.8 million in pretax charges related to highly inflationary accounting, including currency remeasurement losses of $6.6 million. In 2020, we recognized $10.7 million in pretax charges related to highly inflationary accounting, including currency remeasurement losses of $7.7 million. These amounts are excluded from non-GAAP results.

Chile antitrust matter In October 2021, the Chilean antitrust agency filed a complaint alleging that Brink’s Chile (as well as competitor companies) engaged in collusion in 2017 and 2018 and requested that the court approve a fine of $30.5 million. The Company has not had access to the investigative file nor to its evidence supporting the allegations. Based on available information to date, we recorded a charge of $9.5 million in the third quarter of 2021 in connection with this matter. Due to its special nature, this charge has not been allocated to segment results and is excluded from non-GAAP results.

Internal loss A former non-management employee in our U.S. global services operations embezzled funds from Brink's in prior years. Except for a small deductible amount, the amount of the internal loss related to the embezzlement of funds was covered by our insurance. In an effort to cover up the embezzlement, the former employee intentionally misstated the underlying accounts receivable subledger data. In 2020, we incurred an additional $0.3 million in costs related to this activity. In the third quarter of 2019, we were able to identify $4.0 million of revenues billed and collected in prior periods which had never been recorded in the general ledger. We also identified and recorded $0.3 million in bank fees, which had been incurred in prior periods. The rebuild of the subledger was substantially completed during the third quarter of 2019. Based on the reconstructed subledger, we were able to analyze and quantify the uncollected receivables from prior periods. Although we plan to attempt to collect these receivables, we estimated an increase to bad debt expense of $13.7 million in the third quarter of 2019. The estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts was adjusted in the fourth quarter of 2019 for an additional $6.4 million and again in 2020 for an additional $6.6 million. In the first nine months of 2021, we recognized a decrease in bad debt expense of $3.5 million, primarily related to collection of these receivables. This estimate will continue to be adjusted in future periods, if needed, as assumptions related to the collectability of these accounts receivable change. We also recognized $1.1 million of legal charges in the first nine months of 2021 as we attempt to collect additional insurance recoveries related to these receivables. At September 30, 2021, we have recorded an $8.2 million allowance on $8.2 million of accounts receivable, or 100%. Due to the unusual nature of this internal loss and the related errors in the subledger data, along with the fact that management has excluded these amounts when evaluating internal performance, we have excluded these net charges from segment and non-GAAP results.

Reporting compliance Certain compliance costs (primarily third party expenses) are excluded from 2020 and the first nine months of 2021 non-GAAP results. These costs relate to the implementation and January 1, 2019 adoption of the new lease accounting standard (amounts were not significant in the first nine months of 2021 and were $0.5 million in 2020).


The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Results Reconciled to GAAP (Unaudited)
(In millions, except for percentages and per share amounts)

Non-GAAP results described in this press release are financial measures that are not required by or presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The purpose of the Non-GAAP results is to report financial information from the primary operations of our business by excluding the effects of certain income and expenses that do not reflect the ordinary earnings of our operations. The specific items excluded have not been allocated to segments, are described on page 9 and in more detail in our Form 10-Q, and are reconciled to comparable GAAP measures below. In addition, we refer to non-GAAP constant currency amounts, which represent current period results and forecasts at prior period exchange rates.

Non-GAAP results adjust the quarterly Non-GAAP tax rates so that the Non-GAAP tax rate in each of the quarters is equal to the full-year estimated Non-GAAP tax rate. The full-year Non-GAAP tax rate in both years excludes certain pretax and income tax amounts. Amounts reported for prior periods have been updated in this report to present information consistently for all periods presented.

The 2021 Non-GAAP outlook amounts for operating profit, EPS from continuing operations, free cash flow before dividends and Adjusted EBITDA cannot be reconciled to GAAP without unreasonable effort. We cannot reconcile these amounts to GAAP because we are unable to accurately forecast the impact of highly inflationary accounting on our Argentina operations or other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items for which the timing and amounts are currently under review, such as future restructuring actions. We are also unable to forecast changes in cash held for customer obligations or proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments in 2021. The impact of highly inflationary accounting and other potential Non-GAAP adjusting items could be significant to our GAAP results.

The Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to provide investors with a supplemental comparison of our operating results and trends for the periods presented. Our management believes these measures are also useful to investors as such measures allow investors to evaluate our performance using the same metrics that our management uses to evaluate past performance and prospects for future performance. We do not consider these items to be reflective of our operating performance as they result from events and circumstances that are not a part of our core business. Additionally, non-GAAP results are utilized as performance measures in certain management incentive compensation plans. Non-GAAP results should not be considered as an alternative to revenue, income or earnings per share amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and should be read in conjunction with their GAAP counterparts. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to Non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies.


Non-GAAP Results Reconciled to GAAP

 YTD '20 YTD '21
 Pre-tax
income		 Income
taxes		 Effective
tax rate		 Pre-tax
income		 Income
taxes		 Effective
tax rate
Effective Income Tax Rate           
GAAP$(0.1) 3.5  (3,500.0)% $124.6  59.2  47.5%
Retirement plans(c)24.5  5.8    20.3  4.9   
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)50.2  11.6    35.7  9.2   
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)71.6  9.7    52.6  3.4   
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)8.4  (0.7)   8.8  (0.9)  
Chile antitrust matter(a)—  —    9.5  —   
Internal loss(a)9.9  2.3    (2.4) (0.8)  
Reporting compliance(a)0.4  —    —  —   
Income tax rate adjustment(b)—  20.3    —  7.7   
Non-GAAP$164.9  52.5  31.8 % $249.1  82.7  33.2%


Amounts may not add due to rounding.
(a)See “Other Items Not Allocated To Segments” on pages 8-9 for details. We do not consider these items to be reflective of our operating performance as they result from events and circumstances that are not a part of our core business.
(b)Non-GAAP income from continuing operations and non-GAAP EPS have been adjusted to reflect an effective income tax rate in each interim period equal to the full-year non-GAAP effective income tax rate. The full-year non-GAAP effective tax rate is estimated at 33.2% for 2021 and was 31.8% for 2020.
(c)Our U.S. retirement plans are frozen and costs related to these plans are excluded from non-GAAP results. Certain non-U.S. operations also have retirement plans. Settlement charges and curtailment gains related to these non-U.S. plans are also excluded from non-GAAP results.
(d)There is no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP share-based compensation amounts for the periods presented.
(e)Due to the impact of Argentina highly inflationary accounting, there was a $0.1 million non-GAAP adjustment for a gain in the fourth quarter of 2020. There is no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP marketable securities gain and loss amounts for the other periods presented.
(f)Adjusted EBITDA is defined as non-GAAP income from continuing operations excluding the impact of non-GAAP interest expense, non-GAAP income tax provision, non-GAAP depreciation and amortization, non-GAAP share-based compensation and non-GAAP marketable securities (gain) loss.
(g)Because we reported a loss from continuing operations on a GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2020 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020, GAAP EPS was calculated using basic shares. However, as we reported income from continuing operations on a non-GAAP basis in the third quarter of 2020 and the nine months ended September 30, 2020, non-GAAP EPS was calculated using diluted shares.


The Brink’s Company and subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Results Reconciled to GAAP (Unaudited) - continued
(In millions, except for percentages and per share amounts)

 2020 2021
 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Full Year 1Q 2Q 3Q Nine
Months
                  
Revenues:                 
GAAP$872.8   826.0   970.5   1,021.6   3,690.9   $977.7   1,048.8   1,075.5   3,102.0  
Non-GAAP$872.8   826.0   970.5   1,021.6   3,690.9   $977.7   1,048.8   1,075.5   3,102.0  
                  
Operating profit (loss):                 
GAAP$26.2   (1.0)  76.4   111.9   213.5   $61.7   73.3   74.2   209.2  
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)5.6   39.0   5.1   16.9   66.6   6.6   15.1   14.0   35.7  
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)19.1   30.9   16.2   16.9   83.1   18.7   20.5   16.6   55.8  
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)2.4   2.8   3.2   2.3   10.7   3.9   2.6   2.3   8.8  
Chile antitrust matter(a)—   —   —   —   —   —   —   9.5   9.5  
Internal loss(a)9.6   1.2   (0.9)  (3.0)  6.9   (0.8)  (0.9)  (0.7)  (2.4) 
Reporting compliance(a)0.2   0.3   (0.1)  0.1   0.5   —   —   —   —  
Non-GAAP$63.1   73.2   99.9   145.1   381.3   $90.1   110.6   115.9   316.6  
                  
Operating margin:                 
GAAP margin3.0 % (0.1)% 7.9 % 11.0 % 5.8 % 6.3 % 7.0 % 6.9 % 6.7 %
                  
Non-GAAP margin7.2 % 8.9 % 10.3 % 14.2 % 10.3 % 9.2 % 10.5 % 10.8 % 10.2 %
                  
Interest expense:                 
GAAP$(20.0)  (23.2)  (27.1)  (26.2)  (96.5)  $(27.2)  (28.2)  (27.6)  (83.0) 
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)0.7   0.3   0.5   0.4   1.9   0.3   0.5   0.3   1.1  
Non-GAAP$(19.3)  (22.9)  (26.6)  (25.8)  (94.6)  $(26.9)  (27.7)  (27.3)  (81.9) 
                  
Interest and other income (expense):                 
GAAP$(15.6)  (3.0)  (12.8)  (6.3)  (37.7)  $(5.5)  4.6   (0.7)  (1.6) 
Retirement plans(c)7.7   8.1   8.7   9.3   33.8   6.4   6.7   7.2   20.3  
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)—   —   0.5   —   0.5   —   —   —   —  
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)3.0   0.5   0.4   2.6   6.5   0.2   (1.2)  (3.3)  (4.3) 
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)—   —   —   (0.1)  (0.1)  —   —   —   —  
Non-GAAP$(4.9)  5.6   (3.2)  5.5   3.0   $1.1   10.1   3.2   14.4  
                  
Taxes:                 
GAAP$(12.2)  (43.2)  58.9   53.1   56.6   $13.6   22.7   22.9   59.2  
Retirement plans(c)1.8   1.9   2.1   2.1   7.9   1.9   1.8   1.2   4.9  
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)1.3   9.0   1.3   4.2   15.8   1.6   3.7   3.9   9.2  
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)2.1   3.6   4.0   1.9   11.6   0.5   1.7   1.2   3.4  
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)(0.2)  (0.3)  (0.2)  (0.6)  (1.3)  (0.3)  (0.3)  (0.3)  (0.9) 
Internal loss(a)2.2   0.3   (0.2)  (0.7)  1.6   (0.4)  (0.3)  (0.1)  (0.8) 
Income tax rate adjustment(b)17.4   46.5   (43.6)  (20.3)  —   4.4   1.6   1.7   7.7  
Non-GAAP$12.4   17.8   22.3   39.7   92.2   $21.3   30.9   30.5   82.7  
                  
Noncontrolling interests:                 
GAAP$1.0   2.3   1.4   1.2   5.9   $2.7   3.0   4.0   9.7  
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)0.1   —   0.2   —   0.3   0.1   0.4   —   0.5  
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)—   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.5   0.5   (0.1)  0.2   0.6  
Income tax rate adjustment(b)(0.4)  (1.6)  1.0   1.0   —   (0.7)  0.4   (0.3)  (0.6) 
Non-GAAP$0.7   0.8   2.8   2.4   6.7   $2.6   3.7   3.9   10.2  

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See page 10 for footnote explanations.


 2020 2021
 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Full Year 1Q 2Q 3Q Nine
Months
                  
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Brink's:                 
GAAP$1.8  13.7  (23.8) 25.1  16.8  $12.7  24.0  19.0  55.7 
Retirement plans(c)5.9  6.2  6.6  7.2  25.9  4.5  4.9  6.0  15.4 
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)4.2  30.0  4.1  12.7  51.0  4.9  11.0  10.1  26.0 
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)20.7  28.0  12.9  17.8  79.4  18.2  18.2  12.2  48.6 
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)2.6  3.1  3.4  2.8  11.9  4.2  2.9  2.6  9.7 
Chile antitrust matter(a)—  —  —  —  —  —  —  9.5  9.5 
Internal loss(a)7.4  0.9  (0.7) (2.3) 5.3  (0.4) (0.6) (0.6) (1.6)
Reporting compliance(a)0.2  0.3  (0.1) 0.1  0.5  —  —  —  — 
Income tax rate adjustment(b)(17.0) (44.9) 42.6  19.3  —  (3.7) (2.0) (1.4) (7.1)
Non-GAAP$25.8  37.3  45.0  82.7  190.8  $40.4  58.4  57.4  156.2 
                  
Adjusted EBITDA(f):                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Brink's - GAAP$1.8  12.9  (23.9) 25.2  16.0  $12.7  23.9  19.0  55.6 
Interest expense - GAAP20.0  23.2  27.1  26.2  96.5  27.2  28.2  27.6  83.0 
Income tax provision - GAAP(12.2) (43.2) 58.9  53.1  56.6  13.6  22.7  22.9  59.2 
Depreciation and amortization - GAAP45.0  52.1  55.1  54.6  206.8  54.8  61.7  61.6  178.1 
EBITDA$54.6  45.0  117.2  159.1  375.9  $108.3  136.5  131.1  375.9 
Discontinued operations - GAAP—  0.8  0.1  (0.1) 0.8  —  0.1  —  0.1 
Retirement plans(c)7.7  8.1  8.7  9.3  33.8  6.4  6.7  7.2  20.3 
Reorganization and Restructuring(a)5.5  38.7  4.8  16.5  65.5  6.4  14.6  13.7  34.7 
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)14.7  22.2  7.0  9.1  53.0  8.5  6.6  0.4  15.5 
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)1.7  2.1  2.4  2.6  8.8  3.4  2.1  1.7  7.2 
Chile antitrust matter(a)—  —  —  —  —  —  —  9.5  9.5 
Internal loss(a)9.6  1.2  (0.9) (3.0) 6.9  (0.8) (0.9) (0.7) (2.4)
Reporting compliance(a)0.2  0.3  (0.1) 0.1  0.5  —  —  —  — 
Income tax rate adjustment(b)0.4  1.6  (1.0) (1.0) —  0.7  (0.4) 0.3  0.6 
Share-based compensation(d)7.2  5.4  8.7  10.0  31.3  7.6  11.1  9.2  27.9 
Marketable securities (gain) loss(e)2.5  (5.9) 1.1  (8.2) (10.5) (3.4) (10.8) (2.1) (16.3)
Adjusted EBITDA$104.1  119.5  148.0  194.4  566.0  $137.1  165.6  170.3  473.0 


EPS:                 
GAAP$0.03  0.27  (0.47) 0.50  0.33  $0.25  0.47  0.38  1.11 
Retirement plans(c)0.12  0.12  0.13  0.14  0.51  0.09  0.10  0.12  0.31 
Reorganization and Restructuring costs(a)0.08  0.59  0.08  0.25  1.00  0.10  0.22  0.20  0.52 
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)0.40  0.55  0.26  0.35  1.56  0.36  0.36  0.24  0.96 
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)0.05  0.06  0.07  0.06  0.23  0.08  0.06  0.05  0.19 
Chile antitrust matter(a)—  —  —  —  —  —  —  0.19  0.19 
Internal loss(a)0.14  0.02  (0.01) (0.05) 0.10  (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.03)
Reporting compliance(a)—  0.01  —  —  0.01  —  —  —  — 
Income tax rate adjustment(b)(0.33) (0.88) 0.84  0.38  —  (0.07) (0.04) (0.03) (0.14)
Share adjustment(g)—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Non-GAAP$0.50  0.73  0.89  1.64  3.76  $0.80  1.16  1.14  3.10 
                  
Depreciation and Amortization:                 
GAAP$45.0  52.1  55.1  54.6  206.8  $54.8  61.7  61.6  178.1 
Reorganization and Restructuring costs(a)—  (0.3) (0.6) (0.4) (1.3) (0.1) (0.1) (0.3) (0.5)
Acquisitions and dispositions(a)(7.4) (9.1) (9.4) (10.2) (36.1) (9.9) (12.8) (12.7) (35.4)
Argentina highly inflationary impact(a)(0.7) (0.7) (0.8) 0.4  (1.8) (0.5) (0.5) (0.6) (1.6)
Non-GAAP$36.9  42.0  44.3  44.4  167.6  $44.3  48.3  48.0  140.6 

Amounts may not add due to rounding.
See page 10 for footnote explanations.


 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
  
Free cash flow before dividends: 
Cash flows from operating activities 
Operating activities - GAAP$273.6 
Increase in restricted cash held for customers(12.7)
Increase in certain customer obligations(a)(10.0)
G4S intercompany payments(b)2.6 
Operating activities - non-GAAP$253.5 
Capital expenditures - GAAP(113.7)
Proceeds from sale of property, equipment and investments(b)5.7 
Free cash flow before dividends$145.5 

   

(a)To adjust for the change in the balance of customer obligations related to cash received and processed in certain of our secure Cash Management Services operations. The title to this cash transfers to us for a short period of time. The cash is generally credited to customers’ accounts the following day and we do not consider it as available for general corporate purposes in the management of our liquidity and capital resources.
(b)In the fourth quarter of 2020, we changed our definition of free cash flow before dividends to exclude payments made to G4S for net intercompany receivables and to include proceeds from sale of property, equipment and investments. All previously disclosed information for all periods presented has been revised.

Free cash flow before dividends is a supplemental financial measure that is not required by, or presented in accordance with GAAP. The purpose of this non-GAAP measure is to report financial information excluding the change in restricted cash held for customers, the impact of cash received and processed in certain of our secure cash management services operations, capital expenditures, payments made to G4S for net intercompany receivables from the acquired subsidiaries, and to include proceeds from the sale of property, equipment and investments. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we changed the definition of free cash flow before dividends to exclude payments made to G4S for net intercompany receivables and to include proceeds from sale of property, equipment and investments. We believe this measure is helpful in assessing cash flows from operations, enables period-to-period comparability and is useful in predicting future cash flows. This non-GAAP measure should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

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