VALENCIA, Calif — 01/26/2012 (CRWENEWSWIRE) — Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:WAIR), a leading provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, today announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Highlights

* Revenue of $192.6 million, a company record, up 11% compared to $173.5 million in the first quarter of 2011
* Adjusted EBITDA of $47.4 million, up 8% compared to $44.1 million in the first quarter of 2011
* Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.26, compared to $0.25 in the first quarter of 2011

Fiscal 2012 First Quarter Results

Revenue for the first fiscal quarter was $192.6 million, another quarterly record and an increase of 11.0% compared to $173.5 million in the prior year period. Wesco again demonstrated strong international growth during the quarter with revenues in the Rest of World segment increasing by 29.7% compared to the prior year. In the first quarter, Ad hoc, JIT and LTA sales as a percentage of net sales represented 35%, 31% and 34%, respectively, compared to 38%, 33% and 29%, respectively, for the same period last year.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $47.4 million as compared to $44.1 million in the first quarter of 2011. The increase was due primarily to the growth in sales, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was $23.2 million, resulting in Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.24. This compared to $21.7 million, or $0.23 per share in the prior year period. Adjusted Net Income was $24.3 million, resulting in Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.26, compared to $23.0 million, or $0.25 per share in the prior year period.

Randy Snyder, Wesco’s Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer said, “Our ability to achieve double digit organic revenue growth in this environment is a reflection of the people, processes and systems we have developed and our commitment to delivering quality parts to our customers on-time. We are very pleased with our first quarter results and believe we are well-positioned for continued success throughout the remainder of the year.”

The Company generated $24.7 million of free cash flow and paid down $25.0 million of long term debt during the fiscal first quarter of 2012.

Financial Outlook

Wesco is reiterating its full year fiscal 2012 guidance for revenues of between $760 million and $785 million, representing a growth rate of 7% to 10% over 2011 results. Diluted EPS and Adjusted Diluted EPS are expected to be in the range of $0.98 to $1.02, and $1.03 to $1.07, respectively. These EPS estimates are based on estimated 2012 fiscal year averages of 92.6 million basic shares and 95.8 million diluted shares.

Conference Call Information

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2012 results at 5:00 p.m. EDT this afternoon. A live webcast of the call and accompanying slides may be accessed over the Internet from the Company’s website at www.wescoair.com under “Investor Relations.” Participants should follow the instructions provided on the website to download and install the necessary audio applications. The conference call also is available by dialing 866-804-6923 (domestic) or 1-857-350-1669 (international) and entering passcode 21768544. Participants should ask for the Wesco Aircraft Holdings fourth quarter conference call.

A replay of the live conference call will be available approximately one hour after the call. The replay will be available on the Company’s website or by dialing 1-888-286-8010 (domestic) or 1- 617-801-6888 (international) and entering the replay passcode 35235348. The telephonic replay will be available until Thursday, February 2, 2012.

About Wesco Aircraft

Wesco Aircraft is one of the world’s largest distributors and providers of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry. The Company’s services range from traditional distribution to the management of supplier relationships, quality assurance, kitting, just-in-time delivery and point-of-use inventory management. The Company believes it offers the world’s broadest inventory of aerospace parts, comprised of approximately 475,000 different stock keeping units, including hardware, bearings, tools, electronic components and machined parts. Wesco Aircraft has more than 1,000 employees across 30 locations in 10 countries.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

‘‘Adjusted Net Income’’ represents Net Income before: (i) amortization of intangible assets, (ii) amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs and original issue discount, or OID, (iii) Carlyle Acquisition related non-cash stock-based compensation expense, (iv) unusual or non-recurring items and (v) the tax effect of items (i) through (iv) above calculated using an assumed effective tax rate.

“Adjusted Basic EPS” represents Basic EPS calculated using Adjusted Net Income as opposed to Net Income.

“Adjusted Diluted EPS” represents diluted EPS calculated using Adjusted Net Income as opposed to Net Income.

‘‘Adjusted EBITDA’’ represents net income before: (i) income tax provision, (ii) net interest expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) Carlyle Acquisition related non-cash stock-based compensation expense and (v) unusual or non-recurring items.

Wesco utilizes and discusses Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Basic EPS, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures our management uses to evaluate our business, because we believe they assist investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. We believe these metrics are used in the financial community, and we present these metrics to enhance investors’ understanding of our operating performance and cash flow. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income as an alternative to Net Income, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance, or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of our cash flow. Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Basic EPS, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of financial performance under GAAP, and these metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. See below for a reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Basic EPS, Adjusted Diluted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain information in this news release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or business or its expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Such forward-looking statements include the discussions of the Company’s business strategies and the Company’s expectations concerning future operations, revenues, earnings per share, margins, profitability, liquidity and capital resources. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “guidance,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “outlook,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “preliminary,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although the Company believes that such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that any forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different than those set forth in this news release. Additional information relating to factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s forward-looking statements can be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements after the day of the release as a result of new information, future events or developments except as required by law.

Source: Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.

Contact:
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.
Richard Zubek, 661-802-5078
Investor Relations
InvestorRelations@wescoair.com

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