Modine Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

Raising guidance for fiscal 2026 based on improved outlook for data center sales resulting from planned capacity expansion coupled with impact from recent acquisitions

RACINE, Wis., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Modine (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

First Quarter Highlights:

• Net sales of $682.8 million increased 3 percent from the prior year
• Net earnings of $51.7 million increased $3.9 million, or 8 percent, from the prior year
• Adjusted EBITDA of $101.4 million increased $0.5 million from the prior year
• Earnings per share of $0.95 increased $0.07, or 8 percent, from the prior year
• Adjusted earnings per share of $1.06 increased $0.02, or 2 percent, from the prior year

Fiscal 2026 Outlook:

• Net sales growth between 10% to 15%
• Adjusted EBITDA range of $440 million to $470 million, resulting in growth between 12% and 20%

"We are making important investments in our business that are advancing our competitive position in key markets and allowing us to capture incremental growth opportunities this fiscal year and beyond," said Modine President and Chief Executive Officer, Neil D. Brinker. "Revenues this past quarter benefited from a strong performance by Climate Solutions, driven by continued momentum and higher sales of data center products, along with organic and inorganic growth in the HVAC Technologies product group. In Performance Technologies, we are actively working to control and offset higher material costs. I'm pleased with the company's performance and look forward to a significant ramp in volumes in the second half of the year."

First Quarter Financial Results

Net sales increased 3 percent to $682.8 million, compared with $661.5 million in the prior year. Sales growth was driven by higher sales in the Climate Solutions segment, partially offset by lower sales in the Performance Technologies segment resulting from expected market weakness across vehicular end markets and product line exits.

Gross profit increased 2 percent to $165.4 million and gross margin decreased by 40 basis points to 24.2 percent. The decrease in gross margin was primarily driven by lower gross margin in the Performance Technologies segment. 

Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses increased $2.1 million to $84.9 million. The increase was primarily due to higher spending to support growth and acquisitions in Climate Solutions, partially offset by savings from headcount reductions in Performance Technologies. 

Operating income increased 2 percent to $75.7 million, compared to $74.4 million in the prior year. The increase was driven by higher gross profit on higher sales volume, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses, as compared to the prior year. The Company recorded $4.8 million of restructuring expenses during the quarter, primarily severance expenses related to headcount reduction in the Performance Technologies segment. Net earnings of $51.7 million increased $3.9 million, or 8 percent, compared to $47.8 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes restructuring expenses, certain other charges, interest expense, the provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense, was $101.4 million, an increase of $0.5 million, compared to $100.9 million in the prior year. 

Earnings per share was $0.95, compared with $0.88 in the prior year, an increase of $0.07 or 8 percent. Adjusted earnings per share was $1.06, compared with adjusted earnings per share of $1.04 in the prior year, an increase of $0.02 or 2 percent.

First Quarter Segment Review

• Climate Solutions segment sales were $397.4 million, compared with $357.3 million one year ago, an increase of 11 percent. This increase was driven by higher sales of data center and HVAC technologies products, including $10 million of incremental sales from acquired businesses. These increases were partially offset by lower sales of heat transfer solutions products. The segment reported gross margin of 28.4 percent, which was 20 basis points higher than the prior year. The segment reported operating income of $66.9 million, a 12 percent increase from the prior year, and adjusted EBITDA of $79.4 million, an increase of 10 percent from the prior year. 
  
  
  
  
• Performance Technologies segment sales were $285.5 million, compared with $309.0 million one year ago, a decrease of 8 percent. This decrease primarily resulted from market-related declines of both heavy-duty equipment and on-highway applications products, and strategic product line exits. The segment reported gross margin of 18.2 percent, which was 240 basis points lower than the prior year, primarily due to the lower sales volume and higher material costs, partially offset by improved operating efficiencies. The segment reported operating income of $26.5 million, a 16 percent decrease from the prior year, and adjusted EBITDA of $37.5 million, a 14 percent decrease from the prior year.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, was $27.7 million, a decrease of $12.8 million compared to the prior year. Free cash flow for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, was $0.2 million, a decrease of $13.5 million from the prior year.  This decrease was primarily due to an increase in working capital, primarily related to higher inventory balances in Climate Solutions. Cash payments for restructuring activities, acquisition and integration costs, and environmental charges totaled $5.1 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

Total debt was $527.1 million as of June 30, 2025. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $124.5 million as of June 30, 2025. Net debt was $402.6 million as of June 30, 2025, an increase of $123.4 million from the end of fiscal 2025. This increase resulted from borrowings to fund acquisitions.  

Outlook

"We are raising our revenue and earnings outlook for the fiscal year, reflecting the impact from recent acquisitions in Climate Solutions and increased demand from data center customers," added Brinker. "Our recently announced investment to further expand North American manufacturing capacity for data center products is expected to have a positive impact on the second half of this year, and provide an even greater opportunity for growth when fully online in fiscal 2027 and beyond. We believe that this capacity expansion, coupled with strong demand, provides a clear path to approach $2 billion in data center revenues by fiscal 2028. Our focus remains on advancing our multi-year transformation strategy, including reallocating resources to higher growth and higher margin businesses."

Based on current exchange rates and market conditions, Modine provides its revised outlook for Fiscal 2026:

Conference Call and Webcast

Modine will conduct a conference call and live webcast, with a slide presentation, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its first quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results. The webcast and accompanying slides will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Modine website at www.modine.com. Participants are encouraged to log on to the webcast and conference call about ten minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the audio and slides will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Modine website at www.modine.com on or after July 31, 2025. A call-in replay will be available through midnight on August 7, 2025, at 877-660-6853, (international replay 201-612-7415); Conference ID# 13754777. The Company will post a transcript of the call on its website on or after August 4, 2025.

About Modine

For more than 100 years, Modine has solved the toughest thermal management challenges for mission-critical applications. Our purpose of Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™ means we are always evolving our portfolio of technologies to provide the latest heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions. Through the hard work of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments advance our purpose with systems that improve air quality, reduce energy and water consumption, lower harmful emissions, enable cleaner running vehicles, and use environmentally friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements, including information about future financial performance and market conditions, accompanied by phrases such as "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," "projects," and other similar "forward-looking" statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Modine's actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements because of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to those described under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part I of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2025 and under Forward-Looking Statements in Item 7 of Part II of that same report. Other risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact of potential adverse developments or disruptions in the global economy and financial markets, including impacts related to inflation, energy costs, government incentive or funding programs, supply chain challenges or supplier constraints, logistical disruptions, tariffs, sanctions and other trade issues or cross-border trade restrictions; the impact of other economic, social and political conditions, changes and challenges in the markets where we operate and compete, including foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in interest rates, tightening of the credit markets, recession or recovery therefrom, restrictions associated with importing and exporting and foreign ownership, public health crises, and the general uncertainties, including the impact on demand for our products and the markets we serve from regulatory and/or policy changes that have been or may be implemented in the U.S. or abroad, including those related to tax and trade, climate change, public health threats, and military conflicts, including the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East and tensions in the Red Sea; the overall health and pricing focus of our customers; changes or threats to the market growth prospects for our customers; our ability to successfully realize anticipated benefits, including improved profit margins and cash flow, from our strategic initiatives and our application of 80/20 principles across our businesses; our ability to be at the forefront of technological advances and the impacts of any changes in the adoption rate of technologies that we expect to drive sales growth; our ability to accelerate growth organically and through acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses; our ability to successfully exit portions of our business that do not align with our strategic plans; our ability to effectively and efficiently manage our operations in response to sales volume changes, including maintaining adequate production capacity to meet demand in our growing businesses while also completing restructuring activities and realizing benefits thereof; our ability to fund our global liquidity requirements efficiently and comply with the financial covenants in our credit agreements; operational inefficiencies as a result of product or program launches, unexpected volume increases or decreases, product transfers and warranty claims; the impact on Modine of any significant increases in commodity prices, particularly aluminum, copper, steel and stainless steel (nickel) and other purchased components and related costs, and our ability to adjust product pricing in response to any such increases; our ability to recruit and maintain talent in managerial, leadership, operational and administrative functions and to mitigate increased labor costs; our ability to protect our proprietary information and intellectual property from theft or attack; the impact of any substantial disruption or material breach of our information technology systems; costs and other effects of environmental investigation, remediation or litigation and the increasing emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance matters; our ability to realize the benefits of deferred tax assets; and other risks and uncertainties identified in our public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are as of the date of this press release, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosures

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted earnings per share, net debt, free cash flow, organic sales and organic sales growth (which are defined below) as used in this press release are not measures that are defined in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are used by management as performance measures to evaluate the Company's overall financial performance and liquidity. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for the applicable GAAP measures, and may be different from similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Definition – Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin

The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net earnings excluding interest expense, the provision or benefit for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, other income and expense, restructuring expenses, acquisition and integration costs, and certain other gains or charges. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net sales. The Company believes that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin provide relevant measures of profitability and earnings power. The Company views these financial metrics as being useful in assessing operating performance from period to period by excluding certain items that it believes are not representative of its core business. Adjusted EBITDA, when calculated for the business segments, is defined as operating income excluding depreciation and amortization expenses, restructuring expenses, and certain other gains or charges.

Definition – Adjusted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share plus restructuring expenses, acquisition and integration costs, and excluding changes in income tax valuation allowances and certain other gains or charges. Adjusted earnings per share is an overall performance measure, not including costs associated with restructuring and acquisitions and certain other gains or charges.

Definition – Net debt

The sum of debt due within one year and long-term debt, less cash and cash equivalents. Net debt is an indicator of the Company's debt position after considering on-hand cash balances.

Definition – Free cash flow

Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less expenditures for property, plant and equipment. Free cash flow presents cash generated from operations during the period that is available for strategic capital decisions.

Definition – Organic sales and organic sales growth

Net sales and net sales growth can be impacted by acquisitions, dispositions, and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Company defines organic sales as external net sales excluding the impact of acquisitions and the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Organic sales growth represents the percentage change of organic sales compared to prior year external net sales, excluding the impact of dispositions. The effect of exchange rate changes is calculated by using the same foreign currency exchange rates as those used to translate financial data for the prior period. The Company adjusts for acquisitions and dispositions by excluding net sales in the current and prior periods, respectively, for which there are no comparable sales in the reported periods. These sales growth measures provide a more consistent indication of our performance, without the effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or acquisitions and dispositions.

Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure

The Company's fiscal 2026 guidance includes adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. The fiscal 2026 guidance includes the Company's estimates for interest expense of approximately $28 to $30 million, a provision for income taxes of approximately $78 to $86 million, and depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $89 to $93 million. The non-GAAP financial measure also excludes certain cash and non-cash expenses or gains. These expenses and gains may be significant and include items such as restructuring expenses (including severance costs and plant consolidation and relocation expenses), acquisition and integration costs, impairment charges and certain other items.  These expenses for the first three months of fiscal 2026 are presented on page 8.  The Company has agreed to sell its technical service center in Germany and expects to record a gain on sale of approximately $4 million during fiscal 2026 upon closing.  Estimates of other expenses and gains for the remainder of fiscal 2026 are not available due to the low visibility and unpredictability of these items.

Kathleen Powers 

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