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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share exclude the cash expense we have
incurred to integrate acquired businesses into our operations, which is a necessary element of certain of our acquisitions. |
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The omission of the substantial amortization expense associated with our intangible assets further limits the
usefulness of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin; and |
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EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin do not include the payment of taxes, which is a necessary
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Because of these limitations, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Earnings Per
Share should not be considered as measures of cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
in isolation and specifically by using other U.S. GAAP measures, such as net sales and operating profit, to measure our operating performance. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share are not measurements of
financial performance under U.S. GAAP, and they should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or cash flow from operations determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our calculations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin,
and Adjusted Earnings Per Share may not be comparable to the calculations of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Future Looking
Statements
This press release includes express or implied forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that
are not historical facts including those that reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. The words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek,”
“foreseeable,” the negative version of these words or similar terms and phrases may identify forward-looking statements in this press release, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release, including, but not limited to, the statements under the heading “Full Year 2024
Outlook,” are based on management’s current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. Our expectations and beliefs are expressed in management’s good faith, and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them,
however, the forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations
due to changes in global, regional, or local economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We believe that these factors include but are not limited to the following: the almost
exclusive focus of our business on the aerospace and defense industry; our heavy reliance on certain customers for a significant portion of our sales; the fact that we have in the past consummated acquisitions and our intention to continue to pursue
acquisitions, and that our business may be adversely affected if we cannot consummate acquisitions on satisfactory terms, or if we cannot effectively integrate acquired operations; and the other risks and uncertainties described under “Risk
Factors” of the Company’s Prospectus dated April 24, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that
will be filed following this earnings release, and other periodic reports filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC.