$175 million of rated bank credit facilities
New York, January 25, 2011 -- Moody's Investors Service assigned initial B2 Corporate Family and
Probability of Default ratings to Intelligrated, Inc. ("Intelligrated").
At the same time, B2 ratings were assigned to the company's
secured bank term loan and revolving credit facilities. The rating
outlook is stable.
RATINGS RATIONALE
The B2 Corporate Family and Probability of Default ratings ("CFR"
and "PDR" respectively) recognize the company's modest
revenue size but strong position within a relatively narrow niche.
It further considers regional and customer concentration issues as well
as ongoing cyclicality. The ratings also incorporate high leverage
deployed in the capital structure partially mitigated by strong coverage
metrics for the rating category and anticipation of sustainable free cash
flow. The latter is expected to benefit from relatively low re-investment
requirements for property, plant and equipment and net operating
loss carry-forwards minimizing future tax outlays.
The company's volumes are driven by capital expenditure plans of major
North American retailers, consumer product manufacturers and shipping/logistics
providers. While a large portion of Intelligrated's revenues
are tied to the level of investment in new and expanded warehouse and
distribution facilities, an increasing portion of its business is
tied to projects that can considerably improve the efficiency of existing
facilities. The bulk of Intelligrated's revenues will come
from new equipment and systems sales. However, its business
profile includes an installed base of equipment, establishing a
stream of higher margin customer service, aftermarket revenues and
license fees, as well as a material backlog of orders providing
a degree of revenue visibility. Still, overall EBITDA margins
are fairly modest but have strengthened as savings from cost reduction
actions have been realized.
The restructuring program is designed to achieve cost synergies from its
2009 acquisition of FKI Logistex Holdings, Inc. At the time
of the acquisition, FKI Logistex was larger than Intelligrated and
incurring operating losses. Expenditures and cash disbursements
for that initiative will affect 2011's performance and cash flows,
but once completed, should further improve the company's results.
The rating also reflects concern over the potential for aggressive financial
policies. Despite a limited track record of recent material profitability
and free cash flow generation, equity owners will have received
substantial distributions over the recent past, much of it funded
with debt. The resulting level of fixed charges could limit future
flexibility should a cyclical downturn occur.
The stable outlook considers prospects for stable-to-low
single digit organic revenue growth over the intermediate period along
with steady to increasing profitability as more cost savings from the
integration and rationalization program are realized over time.
In addition, the stable outlook is supported by an expectation of
ongoing free cash flow and an adequate liquidity profile.
The ratings and outlook could experience upward pressure should the company's
margins appreciably strengthen and resultant cash flows be used to de-lever
the capital structure. Quantitatively this could include EBITA
margins consistently above 7% through the cycle, debt/EBITDA
under 4 times, EBITA/interest consistently above 2 times,
and FCF/debt sustained above 7%. Negative pressure on the
rating or outlook could develop should prospects for new orders or Intelligrated's
market share or margins appreciably decline, leading to lower profitability
and slimmer coverage metrics. Similarly, additional returns
to shareholders while the company is highly levered could lead to a downgrade.
Debt/EBITDA above 5 times, EBITA/interest less than 1.25
times or several quarters of negative free cash flow could adversely impact
the ratings
The B2, (LGD-3, 48%) ratings on the bank credit
facilities reflect their expected loss from the application of PDR of
B2 and their loss given default point estimate which incorporates their
priority as first lien secured creditors. The bank debt will constitute
the vast majority of claims in the liability waterfall, causing
their instrument ratings to mirror those of the overall corporate family.
Ratings assigned:
Corporate Family, B2
Probability of Default, B2
$145 million first lien term loan, B2 (LGD-3,
48%)
$30 million first lien revolving credit facility, B2 (LGD-3,
48%)
The principal methodologies used in this rating were Global Heavy Manufacturing
published in November 2009, and Loss Given Default for Speculative-Grade
Non-Financial Companies in the U.S., Canada
and EMEA published in June 2009.
Intelligrated, Inc., headquartered in Mason,
OH, manufactures high speed automated material handling equipment
and is owned by affiliates of Gryphon Investors, Tudor Ventures,
and members of executive management. Annual revenues are roughly
$360 million.
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Edwin Wiest
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Corporate Finance Group
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Moody's assigns initial ratings to Intelligrated: CFR at B2