SAN RAMON, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 4, 2021 / ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:ARC), a leading document solutions provider to professionals in the design, marketing, commercial real estate, construction and related fields, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Management Commentary:

"Sales growth in the third quarter is a clear testament to our success in transforming the company. Our customer mix continues to expand, and it is delivering the steady growth we are looking for," said Suri Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO of ARC. "No single job, event or customer drove our results, and we outperformed a busy second quarter. Our sales and operations teams stayed focused and executed on our plan to diversify our customer base and the industry segments we serve."

"We experienced continuing demand in environmental graphics and color printing of all kinds, as well as increases in the volume of document scanning. Sales from the construction segment also remained strong despite concerns over supply chain and labor constraints. We remain confident that our portfolio of services appeals to a broad range of business types and will continue to create opportunities and drive growth into the fourth quarter and next year," said Mr. Suriyakumar.

"With more predictable sales growth and an optimized cost structure for the quarter, we were again able to achieve a significant increase in year-over-year EPS, solid gross margin performance, and a second consecutive quarter of EBITDA above $11 million," said Jorge Avalos, ARC's Chief Financial Officer. "Our plan was to build on the progress we delivered in Q2 with an emphasis on execution across all areas of the business. Our results for the period speak for themselves and point the way toward continuing progress in the fourth quarter and beyond."

2021 Third Quarter Supplemental Information:

Net sales were $72.4 million, a 0.1% increase compared to the third quarter 2020.

Cash & cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheet in the third quarter 2021 were $54.9 million.

Days sales outstanding were 50 in Q3 2021 as compared to 51 in Q3 2020.

Architectural, engineering, construction and building owner/operators (AEC/O) customers comprised approximately 67% of total net sales, while customers outside of construction made up approximately 33% of total net sales.

The number of managed print services (MPS) locations dropped by approximately 30 locations year over year to approximately 10,770 as of September 30, 2021.

Net Revenue

For the third quarter 2021, net sales increased 0.1%, compared to the same period in 2020 primarily due to increasing year-over-year economic activity as the negative effects of the recent pandemic subsided. Sales in the third quarter also benefited from targeted marketing of services to address the changing graphic printing and scanning needs of customers.

Revenue by Business Lines

For the third quarter 2021, construction document and information management (CDIM) sales decreased 4.7% compared to prior year. As noted in previous quarters, the negative impact of the pandemic on CDIM has not been as pronounced as in other parts of our business due to the expansion of products and services beyond the construction vertical. During the third quarter of 2021, the year-over-year sales decrease was due to reduced demand of graphic printing related to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by sales of our expanded offerings and demand from new and existing customers driven by increases in general economic activity.

For the third quarter 2021, MPS sales increased 4.8% year-over-year. MPS sales increased as work from home directives ended for some of our customers, which in turn, lead to increased demand for our services performed on site.

For the third quarter 2021, archiving and information management (AIM) sales increased 40.0% year-over-year. Sales increases in AIM were driven by reasons similar to MPS, primarily attributable to the return of workers in offices which created greater demand for scanning services.

For the third quarter 2021, equipment and supplies sales increased 5.5% year-over-year. The increase reflects the more favorable economic conditions in 2021 when compared to the third quarter of 2020. Equipment and supply sales from our Chinese joint venture declined due to continued constraints on capital spending in that country, but were offset by improvements in U.S. sales as the economy began to recover.

Gross Profit

Despite the drop in gross profit of $0.4 million, gross margin continued to remain above 32.0% for the third quarter 2021, as a result of the leverage gained from our new post-pandemic cost structure.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses in the third quarter 2021 decreased by 1.9% year-over-year primarily driven by reduced bonuses and commissions paid.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

The year-over-year increase in GAAP net income attributable to ARC for the third quarter 2021 was driven primarily by a reduction in amortization expense, and significantly lower net interest expense as a result of debt pay-downs and a decrease in LIBOR.

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

The year-over-year decrease in cash flows from operations during the third quarter 2021 reflect normalized levels of cash generation and collectibles for the period, compared to the same period in 2020 when aggressive measures were implemented to manage working capital and preserve cash in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

EBITDA

Decreases in EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter 2021 were driven primarily by the decrease in gross profit, excluding the impact of depreciation.

Outlook

Due to the economic uncertainty driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, ARC has not issued a full forecast for 2021, but has stated its confidence in generating at least $10 million in adjusted EBITDA per quarter for the balance of the year. Management will consider issuing a more complete forecast in the future if more reliable indicators become available.

Teleconference and Webcast

ARC Document Solutions will hold a conference call with investors and analysts on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 2 P.M. Pacific Time (5 P.M. Eastern Time) to discuss results for the Company's 2021 third quarter. To access the live audio call, dial (833) 968-2212. International callers may join the conference by dialing (778) 560-2897. The conference code is 1086023 and will be required to dial in to the call. A live webcast will also be made available on the investor relations page of ARC Document Solution's website at http://ir.e-arc.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website following the call's conclusion.

About ARC Document Solutions (NYSE: ARC)

ARC provides a wide variety of document distribution and graphic production services to facilitate communication for professionals in the design, marketing, commercial real estate, construction and related fields. Follow ARC at www.e-arc.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current opinions, estimates and assumptions of management regarding future events and the future financial performance of the Company, including forward-looking statements related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations. Words and phrases such as, "we remain confident", "will continue to create opportunities and drive growth into the fourth quarter and next year", "point the way toward continuing progress in the fourth quarter and beyond", and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements and all statements other than statements of historical fact, including, but not limited to, any projections regarding earnings, revenues and financial performance of the Company, could be deemed forward-looking statements. We caution you that such statements are only predictions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition to matters affecting the digital printing, document scanning, managed print services, document management or construction industries, or the economy generally, factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations stated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the factors described in the section titled "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors" of ARC Document Solution's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic filings and prospectuses. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contact Information:

David Stickney
VP Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
925-949-5114

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA and related ratios presented in this report are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These measures are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of our liquidity.

EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

We have presented EBITDA and related ratios because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity. We believe investors may also find these measures meaningful, given how our management makes use of them. The following is a discussion of our use of these measures.

We use EBITDA to measure and compare the performance of our operating segments. Our operating segments' financial performance includes all of the operating activities except debt and taxation which are managed at the corporate level for U.S. operating segments. We use EBITDA to compare the performance of our operating segments and to measure performance for determining consolidated-level compensation. In addition, we use EBITDA to evaluate potential acquisitions and potential capital expenditures.

EBITDA and related ratios have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:

• They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures and contractual commitments;
• They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• They do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary, to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
• Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA and related ratios should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in business growth or to reduce our indebtedness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBITDA and related ratios only as supplements.

Our presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA is an attempt to provide meaningful comparisons to our historical performance for our existing and future investors. The unprecedented changes in our end markets over the past several years have required us to take measures that are unique in our history and specific to individual circumstances. Comparisons inclusive of these actions make normal financial and other performance patterns difficult to discern under a strict GAAP presentation. Each non-GAAP presentation, however, is explained in detail in the reconciliation tables above.

Specifically, we have presented adjusted net income attributable to ARC and adjusted earnings per share attributable to ARC shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 to reflect the exclusion of changes in the valuation allowances related to certain deferred tax assets and other discrete tax items. This presentation facilitates a meaningful comparison of our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

We have presented adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 to exclude stock-based compensation expense. The adjustment of EBITDA is consistent with the definition of adjusted EBITDA in our credit agreement; therefore, we believe this information is useful to investors in assessing our financial performance.

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