Myers Industries reports Q3 adjusted EPS 38c vs. 41c last year

Reports Q3 revenue $197.8M vs. $228.1M last year. Myers Industries’ President and CEO Mike McGaugh said “In the third quarter, we continue to see the real value of the Myers Business System in driving strong business results, in-spite of continued significant revenue headwinds in several of our key markets. We are managing our business well, as we expanded year-over-year adjusted gross margin for the seventh consecutive quarter while also expanding adjusted EBITDA margin and generating healthy cash flows. These results are strong indications that our Myers Business System and our other self-help initiatives continue to deliver solid results. During the period we saw weakness within our consumer-facing verticals and a less active hurricane season year over year, both of which adversely affected our Material Handling segment. Our Distribution segment posted improved profitability and remains well positioned to capitalize on anticipated longer-term market tailwinds in the tire repair industry. We are keenly focused on protecting profitability by improving our cost structures across both segments as we continue to make investments for the future. We are optimizing our plants in aligning capacity to consistently match production levels, controlling costs, and driving new commercial excellence programs. Through these dedicated efforts, we lessened the total impact of current headwinds, allowing for the Company to continue progressing against its long-term strategic and financial objectives.” McGaugh continued “During the quarter, we generated elevated levels of free cash flow, which allowed us to further strengthen our balance sheet and pay down debt. We will continue to evaluate a number of opportunities within our M&A pipeline and will opportunistically deploy capital towards attractive growth opportunities when they make strategic sense. We look forward to driving future shareholder value through strong execution against our long-term growth strategy and by maintaining strong profitability through all economic conditions.”