GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. releases its financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2019

• Q4 2019 revenue of $344.2 million, an increase of $40.9 million or 13.5% over Q4 2018.
• Q4 2019 Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $20.8 million, an increase of $2.4 million, or 13.0%, over Q4 2018.
• Q4 2019 net loss of $0.9 million or -$0.04 per share compared with net income of $3.2 million or $0.15 per share in the fourth quarter of 2018.
• 2019 revenue of $1.285 billion, an increase of $181.6 million or 16.4% over 2018.
• 2019 Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $77.5 million, an increase of $17.5 million, or 29.2%, over 2018.
• 2019 net income of $6.8 million or $0.32 per share compared with $12.2 million or $0.57 per share in 2018, a decrease of 44.6%.
• Seven acquisitions completed in 2019, and acquisition of ESC Automation Inc. in January 2020.

LASALLE, QC, Feb. 27, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. ("GDI" or the "Company") (TSX: GDI) is pleased to announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

For the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019:

• Revenue reached $344.2 million, an increase of $40.9 million, or 13.5%, over the fourth quarter of 2018. Organic growth in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 8.7%, with the remaining revenue growth coming from acquisitions.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ amounted to $20.8 million, an increase of $2.4 million, or 13.0%, over the fourth quarter of 2018. This increase includes a favourable impact of $2.2 million from the adoption of IFRS 16. Excluding this impact, Adjusted EBITDA¹ would have been $18.6 million, or 1.1% higher than the fourth quarter of 2018.
• Net loss of $0.9 million or -$0.04 per share compared to net income of $3.2 million or $0.15 per share in Q4 2018. Net income was negatively impacted, mainly, by remeasurement of cash settled share-based compensation resulting from the increase of GDI's stock price in the fourth quarter of 2019 and 2018 for $3.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively; ESC acquisition related costs of $1.0 million in Q4 2019; and offset by different tax impacts in 2019 and 2018 of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Excluding these impacts, net income would have been $3.4 million in Q4 2019 compared to $3.5 million in the corresponding period of 2018, resulting in earnings per share of $0.16 for both quarters.
• GDI completed two acquisitions during the fourth quarter of 2019; one in the Technical services segment and one in the Janitorial Canada segment, with both companies operating in Ontario, Canada.

For the fourth quarter of 2019 and 2018, the business segments performance was as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2019:

• Revenue reached $1.285 billion, an increase of $181.6 million, or 16.4%, compared to 2018. Organic growth was 7.1%, with the remaining revenue growth coming primarily from acquisitions.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ amounted to $77.5 million, an increase of $17.5 million, or 29.2%, over the corresponding year of 2018. This increase includes a favourable impact of $8.2 million from the adoption of IFRS 16. Excluding this impact, Adjusted EBITDA¹ would have been $69.3 million, or 15.5% higher than 2018, driven by strong growth in both the Janitorial USA and Technical Services business segments.
• Net income was $6.8 million or $0.32 per share, compared to $12.2 million or $0.57 per share for the corresponding year of 2018. Net income was negatively impacted, mainly, by remeasurement of cash settled share-based compensation resulting from the increase of GDI's stock price in 2019 and 2018 for $10.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively; ESC acquisition related costs of $1.0 million in 2019; and offset by different tax impacts in 2019 and 2018 of $2.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Excluding these impacts, net income would have been $16.4 million or $0.77 per share in 2019 compared to $13.2 million or $0.62 in 2018.

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the business segments performance was as follows:

"2019 was a very good year for GDI. The Technical services business segment performed very well in the fourth quarter with remarkable Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA – Pre IFRS 16¹ increases year-over-over. The Janitorial USA business segment reported a significant year-over-year growth in revenue, but Adjusted EBITDA – Pre IFRS 16¹ was flat as the business executed on certain higher margins projects in Q4 2018. The Janitorial Canada is still performing well. As mentioned in previous quarters, GDI is investing to build its Modern territory franchise model, and operating margins have decreased due to revenue mix change and higher operating costs. The Complementary services are impacted by the sale of the damage restoration operations which occurred earlier in 2019. We achieved organic growth of 7.1% during the year, we generated cash flow from operating activities of $66.6 million, an increase of $52.9 million compared to 2018, and we continued to successfully execute on our acquisition strategy with the completion of seven acquisitions, after having completed six acquisitions in 2018. Our acquisitions either expand our business geographically or reinforce our market leadership in regions where we are already present. In early 2020, our Ainsworth subsidiary concluded the acquisition of ESC Automation Inc., a leading and highly regarded master system integrator in North America. The combination of ESC and Ainsworth creates the premier building system and multi-trade facility provider in Canada, and positions GDI as a true one-stop shop for both today's and tomorrow's buildings.

In conclusion, we are working extremely hard at building a very performant and profitable GDI globally. We are also managing our balance sheet in a conservative way, our leverage ratios are well within our comfort zone, and we are well positioned to continue to execute on our business plan and capitalize on strategic growth opportunities as they arise," stated Claude Bigras, President & CEO of GDI

ABOUT GDI

GDI is a leading integrated commercial facility services provider which offers a range of services in Canada and the United States to owners and managers of a variety of facility types including office buildings, educational facilities, industrial facilities, healthcare establishments, stadiums and event venues, hotels, shopping centres, distribution facilities, airports and other transportation facilities. GDI's commercial facility services capabilities include commercial janitorial and building maintenance, the installation, maintenance and repair of HVAC-R, mechanical, electrical and building automation systems, as well as other complementary services such as janitorial products manufacturing and distribution. GDI's subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: GDI). Additional information on GDI can be found on its website at www.gdi.com. 

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December 31, 2019 consolidated financial statements and accompanied Management & Discussion Analysis are filed on www.sedar.com.

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