BlueLinx Holdings Inc. · NYSE:BXC

BlueLinx — FY2006 Earnings Presentation

36 slides from BlueLinx's earnings presentation, Feb 13, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Fiscal Year 2006 Operational & Financial Review

    Austin Dallas BlueLinx Fiscal Year 2006 Operational & Financial Review Austin Dallas

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement and Use of Non-GAAP and Pro Forma Information

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Safe Harbor Statement and Use of Non-GAAP and Pro Forma Information Forward-Looking Statement Safe Harbor - This presentation includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All of these forward-looking statemen

  3. Slide 3: Introduction

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Introduction Steve Macadam Chief Executive Officer

  4. Slide 4: Goals and Strategic Objectives

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Introduction Goals and Strategic Objectives Profitably grow specialty revenues to 60+% of total sales Profitably grow structural while reducing exposure to volatility Outgrow the market

  5. Slide 5: 4th Quarter Highlights

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Introduction 4th Quarter Highlights 4th Quarter Highlights Housing starts declined 25% from the same period last year Housing starts declined 25% from the same period last year Housing starts declined 25% from the same period last year Prices for key grades of wood-based struc

  6. Slide 6: Operations Review

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Operations Review George Judd President & Chief Operating Officer

  7. Slide 7: Unit Volume Growth by Quarter and Year

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Unit Volume Growth by Quarter and Year Structural decline due to housing slowdown and margin strategy Q4 specialty outperformed end-use markets by 60bp.

  8. Slide 8: Specialty Unit Volume Growth vs. End-Use Markets

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Specialty Unit Volume Growth vs. End-Use Markets Organic growth of 600 bp for the year, with remainder coming from acquisitions Austin Hardwoods, acquired August 2006, contributed 50bp to specialty growth for the year

  9. Slide 9: Quarterly Sales

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Sales Specialty sales grew to 48% of total sales for the quarter vs. 40% for the same period last year Specialty sales decline due to volume Structural sales decline due to prices and volume $ millions (unaudited)

  10. Slide 10: Quarterly Gross Margin

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Gross Margin Full year gross margin of 9.8% up 70bp from 2005* * (see page 29 in appendix) $ millions (unaudited)

  11. Slide 11: Inventory Analysis

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Inventory Analysis Succeeded in reducing Q4 inventories in response to slowing demand and seasonal factors $ millions (unaudited) * Other includes in-transit inventory accruals, discounts, allowances, reserves, and other miscellaneous items.

  12. Slide 12: Other Key Indicators

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Other Key Indicators 4th Quarter Working capital turn days at 54 vs. 37 same period last year 2006 working capital turn days at 46 vs. 40 in 2005 Q4 delivery costs/ULE rose 7.9%; material handling costs/ULE up 1.9% (ULE or unit load equivalent)

  13. Slide 13: Key Initiatives

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Key Initiatives To support our strategic objectives: Improve gross margin by increasing mix of specialty and mitigating volatility of structural Invest in people and processes to support specialty growth Increase presence in under represented segments, particularly industrials

  14. Slide 14: Financial Review

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Financial Review Lynn Wentworth Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

  15. Slide 15: Quarterly Revenue Review

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Revenue Review $ millions (unaudited)

  16. Slide 16: Quarterly Gross Profit

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Gross Profit $ millions (unaudited)

  17. Slide 17: Quarterly Operating Income

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Operating Income $ millions (unaudited)

  18. Slide 18: Quarterly Net Income

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Net Income $ millions (unaudited)

  19. Slide 19: Annual Revenue Review

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Annual Revenue Review $ millions (unaudited)

  20. Slide 20: Annual Gross Profit

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Annual Gross Profit $ millions (unaudited)

  21. Slide 21: Annual Operating Income

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Annual Operating Income $ millions (unaudited)

  22. Slide 22: Annual Net Income

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Annual Net Income $ millions (unaudited)

  23. Slide 23: Quarter End Balance Sheets

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarter End Balance Sheets $ millions

  24. Slide 24: Statement of Cash Flows

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Statement of Cash Flows $ millions

  25. Slide 25: Appendix

    Appendix TOPIC PAGE Revenues by Quarter 26 Unit Volume Growth by Quarter 27 Market Growth by Quarter 28 Gross Margin by Quarter 29 Profit and Loss Statement by Quarter 30 Inventory by Quarter 31 Quarterly Volume by Region 32 Year to Date Volume by Region 33 Gross Margin % Analysis 34 Channel Mix Ana

  26. Slide 26: Revenues by Quarter

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Revenues by Quarter

  27. Slide 27: Unit Volume Growth By Quarter

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Unit Volume Growth By Quarter

  28. Slide 28: Market Growth By Quarter

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Market Growth By Quarter Source: Data from Resource Information Systems, Inc., or RISI, updated as of December 2006, weighted using management's estimates.

  29. Slide 29: Gross Margin by Quarter

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Gross Margin by Quarter

  30. Slide 30: Profit and Loss Statement by Quarter

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Profit and Loss Statement by Quarter

  31. Slide 31: Inventory by Quarter

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Inventory by Quarter

  32. Slide 32: Quarterly Volume by Region

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Quarterly Volume by Region *Miscellaneous consists of cash and competitive discounts, Canadian conversion, service revenue and other miscellaneous items. $ millions (unaudited)

  33. Slide 33: Annual Volume by Region

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Annual Volume by Region *Miscellaneous consists of cash and competitive discounts, Canadian conversion, service revenue and other miscellaneous items. $ millions (unaudited)

  34. Slide 34: Gross Margin % Analysis

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Gross Margin % Analysis

  35. Slide 35: Revenue Channel Mix Analysis

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Revenue Channel Mix Analysis

  36. Slide 36: Structural Products Price Trends

    BlueLinx Holdings Inc. Structural Products Price Trends

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