New York, January 13, 2021 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") upgraded
its ratings for Patrick Industries, Inc. (Patrick),
including the company's corporate family rating (CFR; to B1 from
B2) and probability of default rating (to B1-PD from B2-PD).
Concurrently, Moody's affirmed the company's B3 senior
unsecured debt ratings. The speculative grade liquidity (SGL) rating
was upgraded to SGL-2 from SGL-3. The ratings outlook
is stable.
"Patrick proved more resilient and outperformed our expectations
in 2020, and we anticipate continued strength in the market rebound
for recreational vehicles at both the retail and wholesale levels,
which should drive improved earnings and cash flow and in turn support
a return to the former B1 benchmark corporate family rating,"
says Shirley Singh, Moody's lead analyst for the company.
"Liquidity remains strong with over $300 million of cash
and revolver availability, and the relative strength of the company's
key credit metrics again provides some cushion to traverse upcoming quarters
and support its aggressive acquisitive growth strategy," added
Singh.
The following rating actions were taken:
Upgrades:
..Issuer: Patrick Industries, Inc.
.... Corporate Family Rating, Upgraded
to B1 from B2
.... Probability of Default Rating,
Upgraded to B1-PD from B2-PD
.... Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating,
Upgraded to SGL-2 from SGL-3
Affirmations:
..Issuer: Patrick Industries, Inc.
....Senior Unsecured Regular Bond/Debenture,
Affirmed B3 (LGD5)
Outlook Actions:
..Issuer: Patrick Industries, Inc.
....Outlook, remains Stable
RATINGS RATIONALE
Patrick Industries' B1 CFR broadly reflects its large operating size and
scale in the recreational vehicle (RV), marine, manufactured
housing (MH), and industrial markets with revenues of $2.3
billion for the twelve months ended September 2020. The rating
benefits from the company's relatively high margins, low capital
spending requirements, and a successful track record of integrating
acquisitions. These rating considerations are balanced by the company's
exposure to highly cyclical end markets that are susceptible to broad
economic downturns, as they rely heavily on discretionary spending
and face high substitution risk from other leisure activities and products.
Even so, Moody's expects ongoing demand growth to support
higher profitability and a stronger credit profile, with adjusted
debt-to-EBITDA expected to reduce below 3.0x in 2021.
Moody's noted, nonetheless, the heightened sensitivity
of Patrick's implicit financial flexibility to the relatively aggressive
acquisition growth strategy employed, which could create outsized
volatility and liquidity absorption.
The stable outlook is based on Moody's expectation that Patrick will largely
maintain its profitability and cash flow generation, and that the
company's debt-funded acquisitions will not meaningfully
change leverage from current levels. Moody's also expects that
the company will generate solid free cash flow and maintain at least good
liquidity.
FACTORS THAT COULD LEAD TO AN UPGRADE OR DOWNGRADE OF THE RATINGS
Patrick Industries' ratings could be upgraded if the company is expected
to maintain debt-to-EBITDA below 2.5 times in combination
with a more diversified product portfolio that is less susceptible to
cyclical downturns. An upgrade would also require an expectation
that the company would maintain good liquidity with a prudent capital
structure and financial policies that support aforementioned more conservative
leverage levels.
The ratings could be pressured downward if debt-to-EBITDA
leverage were expected to increase and remain above 3.5 times,
free cash flow-to-debt is less than 10%, or
if liquidity were to weaken. An expectation that end-market
demand is weakening due to macroeconomic headwinds, market share
losses, or a more aggressive financial policy could also result
in a downgrade.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was Manufacturing Methodology
published in March 2020 and available at https://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBC_1206079.
Alternatively, please see the Rating Methodologies page on www.moodys.com
for a copy of this methodology.
Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK), headquartered
in Elkhart, Indiana, is a leading manufacturer and distributor
of components parts in the RV, marine, manufactured housing
and adjacent industrial markets primarily serving large OEMs. Revenues
for the twelve months ended September 2020 totaled $2.3
billion.
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