Houston-based NCI Building Systems Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Moon Township, Pa.-based CENTRIA. CENTRIA generates more than 85-percent of its revenue in North America. With more than 700 employees globally, CENTRIA has four production facilities in the United States, 36 satellite sales locations and a new manufacturing facility in China.
Norman C. Chambers, NCI’s Chairman, president and chief executive officer, said “We believe there is a significant growth opportunity for architectural insulated panels because of their unique appeal in architectural applications that require a combination of attractive aesthetics, high performance, environmental sustainability and economic value.”
NCI has agreed to pay approximately $245 million in cash to acquire CENTRIA, which had trailing 12 months revenue of approximately $230 million as of September 2014. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization margins, excluding synergies, for the acquired business are expected to be approximately 10-percent in 2014, but as nonresidential construction markets recover, normalized margins are expected to be in the 12-14-percent range. To fund the acquisition, NCI expects to issue $250 million of new senior unsecured notes. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearance and is expected to close during the first quarter of NCI’s fiscal year 2015. The company expects the transaction, once completed, to be accretive to NCI’s earnings beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, excluding transaction-related charges and amortization of short-lived intangibles. The company will provide additional details of the transaction during the FY14 fourth quarter earnings call on Dec. 10.
“CENTRIA has established a distinguished position in the high-end [insulated metal panel] segment of the nonresidential wall and roof systems market by leveraging its exceptional engineering and manufacturing capabilities and its highly experienced and proprietary dealer network,” Chambers said. In addition, like NCI, CENTRIA operates an integrated coil coating business that offers a high quality selection of coatings that meet similar aesthetic and performance criteria. The coil coating business provides superior services to a specialized customer base which includes both construction and other non-construction industries. By partnering with leading architects early in the conceptual stage of projects, CENTRIA leverages its unique combination of engineering, design and manufacturing expertise to develop distinctive projects around the world.”
“Once complete, the acquisition of CENTRIA will immediately enhance our leadership position and expand the range of our cutting edge proprietary product offerings in the architectural metal panel market,” Chambers said. “NCI’s strategic objective continues to be to target above-market growth through organic initiatives as well as synergistic and complementary acquisitions. We believe that CENTRIA’s unique market position complements our current family of businesses because there is little overlap with our existing market segments and there are significant opportunities to leverage our manufacturing footprint and supply chain. The CENTRIA team will continue to focus on the development of products and solutions for the success of its unparalleled and loyal customer base.”
Joel Mazur, president of CENTRIA, said “The acquisition of CENTRIA by NCI will considerably increase the current and future growth initiatives of the business and the opportunities for all stakeholders in CENTRIA, especially our exceptional customer base.”
