EX-99 2 ex992021-2x28.htm EX-99 Document

Exhibit 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2021


Cintas Corporation Announces
Fiscal 2021 Third Quarter Results


CINCINNATI, March 17, 2021 -- Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) today reported results for its fiscal 2021 third quarter ended February 28, 2021. Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was $1.78 billion compared to $1.81 billion in last year’s third quarter. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $2.37 in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 9.7% from last year's third quarter diluted EPS.

The organic revenue growth rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, which is adjusted for the impacts of acquisitions, divestitures, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and differences in the number of workdays, was flat. The organic revenue growth rate for the Uniform Rental and Facility Services operating segment was also flat. Organic revenue for the First Aid and Safety Services operating segment increased 17.7%.

Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 was $809.5 million compared to $824.4 million in last year’s third quarter. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue increased 10 basis points to 45.6% for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to 45.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 of $326.5 million increased 3.8% from last year’s third quarter operating income of $314.7 million. Operating income as a percentage of revenue increased 100 basis points to 18.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to 17.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Net income from continuing operations was $258.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 10.2% from last year's third quarter net income from continuing operations of $234.5 million. Third quarter of fiscal 2021 diluted EPS were $2.37, an increase of 9.7% from last year's third quarter diluted EPS of $2.16.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, Cintas purchased $82.0 million of Cintas common stock under its buyback program. On March 15, 2021, Cintas paid shareholders $79.5 million in quarterly dividends.

Scott D. Farmer, Cintas' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues, and it remains a significant disruption to the economy. COVID-19 case counts surged early in our third quarter, and the economy slowed considerably. We were further challenged in the quarter by severe winter weather which caused extensive energy blackouts in the U.S. Fortunately, after peaking in January, COVID-19 case counts decreased even more quickly than they had increased. Widespread business restrictions were not imposed and demand for personal protective equipment remained strong, positioning us to exceed our financial expectations."

Mr. Farmer continued, "Regardless of the conditions, our employee-partners work with urgency to get businesses Ready for the Workday®. Significant opportunities for new revenue exist because businesses must instill confidence in their employees and customers that they will remain safe and healthy. Cintas employee-partners remain Ready™ to listen, offer solutions and deliver for every business. Every business has a need Cintas can fulfill.”

Mr. Farmer concluded, “For our fiscal fourth quarter, we expect revenue to be in the range of $1.80 billion to $1.83 billion and diluted EPS to be in the range of $2.20 to $2.40. This financial guidance does not include any future share buybacks or additional restrictions on businesses due to increasing COVID-19 case counts.”



About Cintas

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety training, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. The company is also the creator of the Total Clean Program™ — a first-of-its-kind service that includes scheduled delivery of essential cleaning supplies, hygienically clean laundering, and sanitizing and disinfecting products and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.  

Cintas will host a live webcast to review the fiscal 2021 third quarter results today at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The webcast will be available to the public on Cintas' website at www.Cintas.com. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live call and will remain available for two weeks.



CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “target,” “forecast,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,” “should,” “may” and “will” or the negative versions thereof and similar words, terms and expressions and by the context in which they are used. Such statements are based upon current expectations of Cintas and speak only as of the date made. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, potentially inaccurate assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in or implied by this Press Release. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the possibility of greater than anticipated operating costs including energy and fuel costs; lower sales volumes; loss of customers due to outsourcing trends; the performance and costs of integration of acquisitions; fluctuations in costs of materials and labor including increased medical costs; costs and possible effects of union organizing activities; failure to comply with government regulations concerning employment discrimination, employee pay and benefits and employee health and safety; the effect on operations of exchange rate fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; uncertainties regarding any existing or newly-discovered expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance and remediation; the cost, results and ongoing assessment of internal controls for financial reporting required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the effect of new accounting pronouncements; disruptions caused by the inaccessibility of computer systems data, including cybersecurity risks; the initiation or outcome of litigation, investigations or other proceedings; higher assumed sourcing or distribution costs of products; the disruption of operations from catastrophic or extraordinary events including viral pandemics such as the COVID-19 coronavirus; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common stock, if any; changes in federal and state tax and labor laws; and the reactions of competitors in terms of price and service. Cintas undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements or to otherwise update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or to reflect events, circumstances or any other unanticipated developments arising after the date on which such statements are made. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2020 and in our reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described herein are not the only ones we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties presently not known to us, or that we currently believe to be immaterial, may also harm our business.


For additional information, contact:

J. Michael Hansen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - 513-972-2079
Paul F. Adler, Vice President - Treasurer & Investor Relations - 513-972-4195




Cintas Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

Three Months Ended
 February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020		% 
Change
Revenue:   
Uniform rental and facility services$1,417,865 $1,448,021 (2.1)%
Other359,191 362,627 (0.9)%
Total revenue1,777,056 1,810,648 (1.9)%
Costs and expenses:  
Cost of uniform rental and facility services761,850 784,930 (2.9)%
Cost of other205,690 201,323 2.2%
Selling and administrative expenses483,048 509,743 (5.2)%
Operating income326,468 314,652 3.8%
Interest income(87)(347)(74.9)%
Interest expense24,552 25,943 (5.4)%
Income before income taxes302,003 289,056 4.5%
Income taxes43,619 54,536 (20.0)%
Net income$258,384 $234,520 10.2%
Basic earnings per share$2.44 $2.23 9.4%
Diluted earnings per share$2.37 $2.16 9.7%
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding105,264 104,245 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding107,996 107,588  





Cintas Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
(In thousands except per share data)

Nine Months Ended
 February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020		% 
Change
Revenue:   
Uniform rental and facility services$4,222,764 $4,372,524 (3.4)%
Other1,057,914 1,093,012 (3.2)%
Total revenue5,280,678 5,465,536 (3.4)%
Costs and expenses:  
Cost of uniform rental and facility services2,217,073 2,338,543 (5.2)%
Cost of other608,004 601,065 1.2%
Selling and administrative expenses1,426,555 1,570,666 (9.2)%
Operating income1,029,046 955,262 7.7%
Interest income(369)(792)(53.4)%
Interest expense73,659 79,441 (7.3)%
Income before income taxes955,756 876,613 9.0%
Income taxes112,510 144,838 (22.3)%
Income from continuing operations843,246 731,775 15.2%
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax— (323)(100.0)%
Net income$843,246 $731,452 15.3%
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations$7.99 $6.98 14.5%
Discontinued operations0.00 0.00 —%
Basic earnings per share$7.99 $6.98 14.5%
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations$7.78 $6.76 15.1%
Discontinued operations0.00 0.00 —%
Diluted earnings per share$7.78 $6.76 15.1%
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding104,782 103,840 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding107,696 107,280  



CINTAS CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Gross Margin and Net Income Margin Results

 Three Months Ended
 February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020
Uniform rental and facility services gross margin46.3%45.8%
Other gross margin42.7%44.5%
Total gross margin45.6%45.5%
Net income margin14.5%13.0%
Nine Months Ended
February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020
Uniform rental and facility services gross margin47.5%46.5%
Other gross margin42.5%45.0%
Total gross margin46.5%46.2%
Net income margin, continuing operations16.0%13.4%


Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Disclosure

The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. To supplement its consolidated condensed financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides the additional non-GAAP financial measures of cash flow and workday adjusted revenue growth. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate to enhance understanding of its past performance as well as prospects for future performance. A reconciliation of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP are shown in the tables within the narrative of the press release or below.

Computation of Free Cash Flow

 Nine Months Ended
 February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020
Net cash provided by operations$904,815 $934,549 
Capital expenditures(100,410)(189,379)
Free cash flow$804,405 $745,170 

Management uses free cash flow to assess the financial performance of the Company. Management believes that free cash flow is useful to investors because it relates the operating cash flow of the Company to the capital that is spent to continue, improve and grow business operations.


Computation of Growth on a Constant Workday Basis

 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
 February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020		Growth
%		February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020		Growth
%
ABGIJO
Revenue$1,777,056 $1,810,648 (1.9)%$5,280,678 $5,465,536 (3.4)%
G=(A-B)/BO=(I-J)/J
CDKL
Workdays in the period6465195195
EFHMNP
Workday adjusted
revenue growth		$1,804,823 $1,810,648 (0.3)%$5,280,678 $5,465,536 (3.4)%
E=(A/C)*DF=(B/D)*DH=(E-F)/FM=(I/K)*LN=(J/L)*LP=(M-N)/N
Acquisition, divestitures
and foreign currency
exchange impact, net		0.2%0.2%
Organic growth(0.1)%(3.2)%

Management believes that organic revenue growth is valuable to investors because it reflects the revenue performance compared to a prior period with the same number of revenue generating days and excludes the impact from acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.





SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT DATA

Uniform Rental
and Facility Services		First Aid
and Safety Services		All
Other		CorporateTotal
For the three months ended February 28, 2021
Revenue$1,417,865 $198,474 $160,717 $— $1,777,056 
Gross margin$656,015 $86,341 $67,160 $— $809,516 
Selling and administrative expenses$372,612 $60,521 $49,915 $— $483,048 
Interest income$— $— $— $(87)$(87)
Interest expense$— $— $— $24,552 $24,552 
Income (loss) before income taxes$283,403 $25,820 $17,245 $(24,465)$302,003 
For the three months ended February 29, 2020
Revenue$1,448,021 $170,541 $192,086 $— $1,810,648 
Gross margin$663,091 $81,910 $79,394 $— $824,395 
Selling and administrative expenses$391,462 $57,218 $61,063 $— $509,743 
Interest income$— $— $— $(347)$(347)
Interest expense$— $— $— $25,943 $25,943 
Income (loss) before income taxes$271,629 $24,692 $18,331 $(25,596)$289,056 
For the nine months ended February 28, 2021
Revenue$4,222,764 $597,373 $460,541 $— $5,280,678 
Gross margin$2,005,691 $252,042 $197,868 $— $2,455,601 
Selling and administrative expenses$1,091,651 $186,189 $148,715 $— $1,426,555 
Interest income$— $— $— $(369)$(369)
Interest expense$— $— $— $73,659 $73,659 
Income (loss) before income taxes$914,040 $65,853 $49,153 $(73,290)$955,756 
For the nine months ended February 29, 2020
Revenue$4,372,524 $512,299 $580,713 $— $5,465,536 
Gross margin$2,033,981 $248,272 $243,675 $— $2,525,928 
Selling and administrative expenses$1,206,982 $174,170 $189,514 $— $1,570,666 
Interest income$— $— $— $(792)$(792)
Interest expense$— $— $— $79,441 $79,441 
Income (loss) before income taxes$826,999 $74,102 $54,161 $(78,649)$876,613 



Cintas Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(In thousands except per share data)

 February 28,
2021		May 31,
2020
(Unaudited)
ASSETS 
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$553,611 $145,402 
Accounts receivable, net929,492 870,369 
Inventories, net533,211 408,898 
Uniforms and other rental items in service777,364 770,411 
Income taxes, current57,929 — 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets126,949 114,619 
Total current assets2,978,556 2,309,699 
Property and equipment, net1,329,930 1,403,065 
Investments264,581 214,847 
Goodwill2,895,251 2,870,020 
Service contracts, net418,318 451,529 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net156,850 159,967 
Other assets, net304,011 260,758 
 $8,347,497 $7,669,885 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable$237,857 $230,995 
Accrued compensation and related liabilities224,641 127,417 
Accrued liabilities514,159 456,653 
Income taxes, current— 27,099 
Operating lease liabilities, current43,767 43,031 
Debt due within one year249,936 — 
Total current liabilities1,270,360 885,195 
Long-term liabilities:  
Debt due after one year2,291,418 2,539,705 
Deferred income taxes389,553 388,579 
Operating lease liabilities119,071 122,695 
Accrued liabilities460,585 498,509 
Total long-term liabilities3,260,627 3,549,488 
Shareholders’ equity:  
Preferred stock, no par value:
        100,000 shares authorized, none outstanding
— — 
Common stock, no par value:
        425,000,000 shares authorized
        FY 2021: 188,913,700 issued and 105,039,174 outstanding
        FY 2020: 186,793,207 issued and 103,415,368 outstanding
1,403,229 1,102,689 
Paid-in capital74,451 171,521 
Retained earnings7,688,425 7,296,509 
Treasury stock:
FY 2021: 83,874,526 shares
FY 2020: 83,377,839 shares
(5,336,627)(5,182,137)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(12,968)(153,380)
Total shareholders’ equity3,816,510 3,235,202 
 $8,347,497 $7,669,885 



Cintas Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 Nine Months Ended
 February 28,
2021		February 29,
2020
Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net income$843,246 $731,452 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation182,132 175,261 
Amortization of intangible assets and capitalized contract costs107,689 107,232 
Stock-based compensation83,421 96,428 
Gain on sale of operating assets(21,861)— 
Deferred income taxes(36,259)5,013 
Change in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
Accounts receivable, net(63,178)(31,135)
Inventories, net(123,678)(17,780)
Uniforms and other rental items in service(6,269)(33,732)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets and capitalized contract costs(76,971)(95,169)
Accounts payable5,113 14,271 
Accrued compensation and related liabilities97,474 (4,792)
Accrued liabilities and other(1,357)3,426 
Income taxes, current(84,687)(15,926)
Net cash provided by operating activities904,815 934,549 
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Capital expenditures(100,410)(189,379)
Purchases of investments(7,873)(10,461)
Proceeds from sale of operating assets, net of cash disposed32,490 13,300 
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired(7,570)(47,850)
Other, net(5,301)(2,090)
Net cash used in investing activities(88,664)(236,480)
Cash flows from financing activities: 
Payments of commercial paper, net— (112,500)
Proceeds from exercise of stock-based compensation awards120,049 81,547 
Dividends paid(371,818)(268,042)
Repurchase of common stock(154,490)(261,327)
Other, net(3,836)30 
Net cash used in financing activities(410,095)(560,292)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents2,153 19 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents408,209 137,796 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period145,402 96,645 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$553,611 $234,441