UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
£ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ___________________ to ___________________
Commission File Number: 333-107219
UNITED COMPONENTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 04-3759857 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
14601 Highway 41 North Evansville, Indiana | 47725 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(812) 867-4156
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o No þ (Note: As a voluntary filer not subject to the filing requirements, the registrant has filed all reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes £ No þ
The registrant had 1,000 shares of its $0.01 par value common stock outstanding as of May 14, 2010.
United Components, Inc.
Index
Part I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
Item 1. | Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | |
Condensed consolidated balance sheets — March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 | 3 | |
Condensed consolidated income statements — Three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 | 4 | |
Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows — Three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 | 5 | |
Condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity — Three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 | 6 | |
Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements | 7 | |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 23 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 34 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 35 |
Part II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 36 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 36 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 36 |
Item 3. | Default Upon Senior Securities | 36 |
Item 4. | Reserved | 36 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 36 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 36 |
Signatures | 37 | |
Exhibits | 38 |
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
United Components, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 165,843 | $ | 131,913 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 263,753 | 261,210 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 134,522 | 133,058 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 30,932 | 30,714 | ||||||
Assets held for sale – Note N | 4,637 | — | ||||||
Other current assets | 18,314 | 23,499 | ||||||
Total current assets | 618,001 | 580,394 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 142,400 | 149,753 | ||||||
Goodwill | 241,461 | 241,461 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 67,099 | 68,030 | ||||||
Deferred financing costs, net | 1,683 | 1,843 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 9,400 | 9,400 | ||||||
Other long-term assets | 5,931 | 6,304 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,085,975 | $ | 1,057,185 | ||||
Liabilities and equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 111,385 | $ | 111,898 | ||||
Short-term borrowings | 5,810 | 3,460 | ||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 17,895 | 17,925 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 118,037 | 106,981 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 253,127 | 240,264 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 400,958 | 400,853 | ||||||
Pension and other postretirement liabilities | 71,675 | 70,802 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 8,492 | 8,546 | ||||||
Due to UCI Holdco | 33,058 | 30,105 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 6,142 | 6,672 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 773,452 | 757,242 | ||||||
Contingencies — Note J | ||||||||
Equity | ||||||||
United Components, Inc. shareholder’s equity | ||||||||
Common stock | — | — | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 278,875 | 278,756 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 64,212 | 51,879 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (32,339 | ) | (32,502 | ) | ||||
Total United Components, Inc. shareholder’s equity | 310,748 | 298,133 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest – Note N | 1,775 | 1,810 | ||||||
Total equity | 312,523 | 299,943 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,085,975 | $ | 1,057,185 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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United Components, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements (unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 230,304 | $ | 219,862 | ||||
Cost of sales | 173,076 | 180,442 | ||||||
Gross profit | 57,228 | 39,420 | ||||||
Operating expense | ||||||||
Selling and warehousing | (14,295 | ) | (14,298 | ) | ||||
General and administrative | (10,620 | ) | (11,052 | ) | ||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (1,335 | ) | (1,480 | ) | ||||
Restructuring costs (Note B) | (2,036 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||
Patent litigation costs (Note J) | (964 | ) | — | |||||
Operating income | 27,978 | 12,385 | ||||||
Other expense | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (6,847 | ) | (7,999 | ) | ||||
Management fee expense | (500 | ) | (500 | ) | ||||
Miscellaneous, net | (951 | ) | (1,485 | ) | ||||
Income before income taxes | 19,680 | 2,401 | ||||||
Income tax expense | (7,382 | ) | (1,135 | ) | ||||
Net income | 12,298 | 1,266 | ||||||
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (35 | ) | (304 | ) | ||||
Net income attributable to United Components, Inc. | $ | 12,333 | $ | 1,570 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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United Components, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(in thousands)
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net income attributable to United Components, Inc. | $ | 12,333 | $ | 1,570 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of other intangible assets | 8,981 | 9,439 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount | 318 | 404 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | (539 | ) | 405 | |||||
Other non-cash, net | 1,149 | 355 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (3,533 | ) | 7,061 | |||||
Inventories | (3,735 | ) | 11,735 | |||||
Other current assets | 4,927 | (198 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable | 1,836 | 5,536 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 11,661 | 10,736 | ||||||
Other long-term assets | 346 | 287 | ||||||
Due to UCI Holdco | 2,953 | 871 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 873 | 1,038 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 37,570 | 49,239 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | (5,841 | ) | (4,018 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of other property, plant and equipment | 77 | 24 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (5,764 | ) | (3,994 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Issuances of debt | 5,557 | 3,672 | ||||||
Debt repayments | (3,290 | ) | (22,391 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2,267 | (18,719 | ) | |||||
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash | (143 | ) | (133 | ) | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 33,930 | 26,393 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 131,913 | 46,612 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 165,843 | $ | 73,005 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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United Components, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (unaudited)
(in thousands)
United Components, Inc. Shareholder’s Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional Paid In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Noncontrolling Interest | Total Equity | Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2009 | $ | — | $ | 278,430 | $ | 21,243 | $ | (39,600 | ) | $ | 2,490 | $ | 262,563 | |||||||||||||||
Recognition of stock based compensation expense | 165 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 1,570 | (304 | ) | 1,266 | $ | 1,570 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency adjustment (after $(7) of income taxes) | (1,642 | ) | (1,642 | ) | (1,642 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive loss | $ | (72 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2009 | $ | — | $ | 278,595 | $ | 22,813 | $ | (41,242 | ) | $ | 2,186 | $ | 262,352 | |||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2010 | $ | — | $ | 278,756 | $ | 51,879 | $ | (32,502 | ) | $ | 1,810 | $ | 299,943 | |||||||||||||||
Recognition of stock based compensation expense | 119 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 12,333 | (35 | ) | 12,298 | $ | 12,333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension liability (after | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$(93) of income taxes) | 151 | 151 | 151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency adjustment (after $27 of income taxes) | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income | $ | 12,496 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2010 | $ | — | $ | 278,875 | $ | 64,212 | $ | (32,339 | ) | $ | 1,775 | $ | 312,523 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
NOTE A — GENERAL AND BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
General
United Components, Inc. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of UCI Holdco, Inc. (“Holdco”). Holdco and United Components, Inc. are corporations formed at the direction of The Carlyle Group. At March 31, 2010, affiliates of The Carlyle Group owned 90.8% of Holdco’s common stock, and the remainder was owned by certain current and former members of United Components, Inc.’s senior management and board of directors. At March 31, 2010, Holdco had $331.5 million of Floating Rate Senior PIK Notes (the “Holdco Notes”) outstanding. While United Components, Inc. has no direct obligation under the Holdco Notes, United Components, Inc. is the sole source of cash generation for Holdco. The Holdco Notes do not appear on United Components, Inc.’s balance sheets, and the related interest expense is not included in United Components, Inc.’s income statements. See Note I.
United Components, Inc. operates in one business segment through its subsidiaries. United Components, Inc. manufactures and distributes vehicle parts primarily servicing the vehicle replacement parts market in North America and Europe.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of United Components, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiaries and a 51% owned joint venture (see Note N). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In these notes to the financial statements, the term “UCI” refers to United Components, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and the term “United Components” refers to United Components, Inc. without its subsidiaries.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements.
The December 31, 2009 consolidated balance sheet has been derived from the audited financial statements included in UCI’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The financial statements at March 31, 2010 and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are unaudited. In the opinion of UCI management, these financial statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for such periods.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of sales and expenses during the reporting period. The estimates and assumptions include estimates of the collectability of accounts receivable and the realizability of inventory, goodwill and other intangible assets. They also include estimates of cost accruals, environmental liabilities, warranty and other product returns, insurance reserves, income taxes, pensions and other postretirement benefits and other factors. Management has exercised reasonableness in deriving these estimates; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in UCI’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Income Statement Reclassification
Certain engineering expenses totaling $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 were presented in general and administrative expenses. These engineering expenses have been reclassified to cost of sales in the condensed consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2009 in order to conform to the current year presentation.
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
On January 1, 2009, UCI adopted changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to consolidation accounting and reporting. These changes establish accounting and reporting for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. This guidance defines a noncontrolling interest, previously called a minority interest, as the portion of equity in a subsidiary not attributable, directly or indirectly, to a parent. These changes require, among other items: a noncontrolling interest to be included in the consolidated statement of financial position within equity separate from the parent’s equity; consolidated net income to be reported at amounts inclusive of both the parent’s and noncontrolling interest’s shares and, separately, the amounts of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and noncontrolling interest all on the consolidated statement of operations; and if a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained noncontrolling equity investment in the former subsidiary to be measured at fair value and a gain or loss to be recognized in net income based on such fair value. Other than the change in presentation of noncontrolling interests, the adoption of these changes had no impact on UCI’s financial statements. The presentation and disclosure requirements of these changes were applied.
On January 1, 2010, UCI adopted changes issued by the FASB to accounting for variable interest entities. These changes require an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity; to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; to eliminate the solely quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; to add an additional reconsideration event for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity when any changes in facts and circumstances occur such that holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lose the power from voting rights or similar rights of those investments to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and to require enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity. The adoption of these changes had no impact on UCI’s financial statements.
Effective January 1, 2010, UCI adopted changes issued by the FASB on January 6, 2010, for a scope clarification to the FASB’s previously-issued guidance on accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. These changes clarify the accounting and reporting guidance for noncontrolling interests and changes in ownership interests of a consolidated subsidiary. An entity is required to deconsolidate a subsidiary when the entity ceases to have a controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. Upon deconsolidation of a subsidiary, an entity recognizes a gain or loss on the transaction and measures any retained investment in the subsidiary at fair value. The gain or loss includes any gain or loss associated with the difference between the fair value of the retained investment in the subsidiary and its carrying amount at the date the subsidiary is deconsolidated. In contrast, an entity is required to account for a decrease in its ownership interest of a subsidiary that does not result in a change of control of the subsidiary as an equity transaction. See Note N for a discussion of the sale of UCI’s 51% owned joint venture.
NOTE B — RESTRUCTURING COSTS
In the first quarters of 2010 and 2009, UCI incurred $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of costs for the maintenance and security of land and building that is held for sale. In the first quarter of 2010, UCI recorded $0.4 million of pension curtailment and settlement losses related to headcount reductions at its Mexican subsidiaries and recorded a non-cash charge of $1.5 million related to the disposition of the company’s interest in a 51% owned joint venture (see Note N). These costs related to the company’s capacity consolidation activities are reported in the income statement in “Restructuring costs.”
NOTE C — SALES OF RECEIVABLES
UCI has agreements to sell undivided interests in certain of its receivables with factoring companies, which in turn have the right to sell an undivided interest to a financial institution or other third party. UCI enters into these agreements at its discretion as part of its overall cash management activities. Pursuant to these agreements, UCI sold $56.1 million and $60.0 million of receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
If receivables had not been factored, $132.4 million and $121.5 million of additional receivables would have been outstanding at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. UCI retained no rights or interest, and has no obligations, with respect to the sold receivables. UCI does not service the receivables after the sales.
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The sales of receivables were accounted for as a sale and were removed from the balance sheet at the time of the sales. The costs of the sales were discounts deducted by the factoring companies. These costs were $1.0 million and $1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These costs are recorded in the income statements in “Miscellaneous, net.”
NOTE D — INVENTORIES
The components of inventory are as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
Raw materials | $ | 48.2 | $ | 47.5 | ||||
Work in process | 25.9 | 27.6 | ||||||
Finished products | 76.0 | 73.1 | ||||||
Valuation reserves | (15.6 | ) | (15.1 | ) | ||||
$ | 134.5 | $ | 133.1 |
NOTE E — RESTRICTED CASH
In June 2009, UCI posted $9.4 million of cash to collateralize a letter of credit required by UCI’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier. This cash is recorded as “Restricted cash” and is a component of long-term assets on UCI’s balance sheet at March 31, 2010. This cash is invested in highly liquid, high quality government securities and is not available for general operating purposes as long as the letter of credit remains outstanding or until alternative collateral is posted.
NOTE F — ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
“Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” consists of the following (in millions):
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
Salaries and wages | $ | 3.7 | $ | 3.1 | ||||
Bonuses and profit sharing | 2.8 | 6.1 | ||||||
Vacation pay | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||||||
Product returns | 46.6 | 42.1 | ||||||
Rebates, credits and discounts due customers | 13.0 | 13.6 | ||||||
Insurance | 11.9 | 9.8 | ||||||
Taxes payable | 9.5 | 7.4 | ||||||
Interest | 6.9 | 1.2 | ||||||
Other | 19.1 | 19.3 | ||||||
$ | 118.0 | $ | 107.0 |
NOTE G — PRODUCT RETURNS LIABILITY
The liability for product returns is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.” This liability includes accruals for estimated parts returned under warranty and for parts returned because of customer excess quantities. UCI provides warranties for its products’ performance and warranty periods vary by part. In addition to returns under warranty, UCI allows its customers to return quantities of parts that the customer determines to be in excess of its current needs. Customer rights to return excess quantities vary by customer and by product category. Generally, these returns are contractually limited to 3% to 5% of the customer’s purchases in the preceding year. While UCI does not have a contractual obligation to accept excess quantity returns from all customers, common practice for UCI and the industry is to accept periodic returns of excess quantities from on-going customers. If a customer elects to cease purchasing from UCI and change to another vendor, it is industry practice for the new vendor, and not UCI, to accept any inventory returns resulting from the vendor change and any subsequent inventory returns.
UCI routinely monitors returns data and adjusts estimates based on this data.
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Changes in UCI’s product returns accrual were as follows (in millions):
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Beginning of year | $ | 42.1 | $ | 32.0 | ||||
Cost of unsalvageable parts | (10.1 | ) | (12.0 | ) | ||||
Additional reductions to sales | 14.6 | 11.7 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 46.6 | $ | 31.7 |
NOTE H — PENSION
The following are the components of net periodic pension expense (in millions):
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Service cost | $ | 1.1 | $ | 1.1 | ||||
Interest cost | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (3.7 | ) | (3.6 | ) | ||||
Amortization of prior service cost and unrecognized loss | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
Curtailment and settlement losses recognized | 0.4 | — | ||||||
$ | 1.3 | $ | 0.9 |
In 2010, UCI recorded $0.4 million of curtailment and settlement losses related to headcount reductions at its Mexican subsidiaries.
NOTE I — DEBT
UCI’s debt is summarized as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
Short-term borrowings | $ | 5.8 | $ | 3.5 | ||||
Capital lease obligations | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||||
Term loan | 190.0 | 190.0 | ||||||
Senior subordinated notes | 230.0 | 230.0 | ||||||
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (2.0 | ) | (2.2 | ) | ||||
424.7 | 422.2 | |||||||
Less: | ||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 5.8 | 3.5 | ||||||
Term loan | 17.7 | 17.7 | ||||||
Current maturities | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 401.0 | $ | 400.8 |
UCI’s balance sheet does not include the Holdco Notes. While UCI has no direct obligation under the Holdco Notes, UCI is the sole source of cash generation for Holdco. Interest on the Holdco Notes is payable “in kind” through December 2011, therefore Holdco has no cash interest payments until after that date.
Senior credit facility — The senior credit facility includes a term loan and, until its termination in June 2009, included a revolving credit facility.
As a result of previous prepayments there are no scheduled repayments of the term loan before December 2011. While there are no scheduled repayments before December 2011, the senior credit facility does require mandatory prepayments of the term loan when UCI generates Excess Cash Flow as defined in the senior credit facility. UCI generated Excess Cash Flow in the year ending December 31, 2009, resulting in a mandatory prepayment of $17.7 million, payable within 95 days of December 31, 2009. In accordance with this provision, UCI made the $17.7 million mandatory prepayment, reducing the amount outstanding under the term loan to $172.3 million, on April 1, 2010. This mandatory prepayment is presented as a component of “Current maturities of long-term debt” in the March 31, 2010 balance sheet. The term loan matures in June 2012.
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The senior credit facility requires UCI to maintain certain financial covenants and requires mandatory prepayments under certain events as defined in the agreement. Also, the facility includes certain negative covenants restricting or limiting UCI’s ability to, among other things: declare dividends or redeem stock; prepay certain debt; make loans or investments; guarantee or incur additional debt; make certain capital expenditures; engage in acquisitions or other business combinations; sell assets; and alter UCI’s business. UCI is in compliance with all of these covenants and is not required to make any mandatory prepayments other than the $17.7 million mandatory excess cash flow prepayment discussed above.
Senior subordinated notes (the “Notes”) — The Notes bear interest at 9 3/8% with interest payable in arrears semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with any of UCI’s future senior subordinated indebtedness. They are subordinated to indebtedness and other liabilities of UCI’s subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the Notes. They are guaranteed on a full and unconditional and joint and several basis by UCI’s domestic subsidiaries. The Notes mature on June 15, 2013.
Short-term borrowings — At March 31, 2010, short-term borrowings included $1.6 million of a Spanish subsidiary’s notes payable and $4.2 million of the Chinese subsidiaries’ notes payable to foreign credit institutions. At December 31, 2009, short-term borrowings included $0.3 million of a Spanish subsidiary’s notes payable and $3.2 million of the Chinese subsidiaries’ notes payable to foreign credit institutions. The Spanish subsidiary’s notes payable are collateralized by certain accounts receivable related to the amounts financed. The Chinese subsidiaries’ notes payable are secured by receivables.
NOTE J — CONTINGENCIES
Insurance Reserves
UCI purchases insurance policies for workers��� compensation, automobile and product and general liability. These policies include high deductibles for which UCI is responsible. These deductibles are estimated and recorded as expenses in the period incurred. Estimates of these expenses are updated each quarter, and the expenses are adjusted accordingly. These estimates are subject to substantial uncertainty because of several factors that are difficult to predict, including actual claims experience, regulatory changes, litigation trends and changes in inflation. Estimated unpaid losses for which UCI is responsible are included in the balance sheet in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities.”
Environmental
UCI is subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances or wastes, and the cleanup of contaminated sites. UCI has been identified as a potentially responsible party for contamination at two sites. One of these sites is a former facility in Edison, New Jersey (the “New Jersey Site”), where a state agency has ordered UCI to continue with the monitoring and investigation of chlorinated solvent contamination. The New Jersey Site has been the subject of litigation to determine whether a neighboring facility was responsible for contamination discovered at the New Jersey Site. A judgment has been rendered in that litigation to the effect that the neighboring facility is not responsible for the contamination. UCI is analyzing what further investigation and remediation, if any, may be required at the New Jersey Site. The second site is a previously owned site in Solano County, California (the “California Site”), where UCI, at the request of the regional water board, is investigating and analyzing the nature and extent of the contamination and is conducting some remediation. Based on currently available information, management believes that the cost of the ultimate outcome of the environmental matters related to the New Jersey Site and the California Site will not exceed the $1.4 million accrued at March 31, 2010 by a material amount, if at all. However, because all investigation and analysis has not yet been completed and due to inherent uncertainty in such environmental matters, it is possible that the ultimate outcome of these matters could have a material adverse effect on results for a single quarter.
In addition to the two matters discussed above, UCI has been named as a potentially responsible party at a site in Calvert City, Kentucky (the “Kentucky Site”). UCI estimates settlement costs at $0.1 million for this site. Also, UCI is involved in regulated remediation at two of its manufacturing sites (the “Manufacturing Sites”). The combined cost of the remaining remediation at such Manufacturing Sites is $0.2 million. UCI anticipates that the majority of the $0.3 million reserved for settlement and remediation costs will be spent in the next year. To date, the expenditures related to the Kentucky Site and the Manufacturing Sites have been immaterial.
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Antitrust Litigation
UCI and its wholly owned subsidiary, Champion Laboratories, Inc. (“Champion”), were named as two of multiple defendants in 23 complaints originally filed in the District of Connecticut, the District of New Jersey, the Middle District of Tennessee and the Northern District of Illinois alleging conspiracy violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1, related to aftermarket oil, air, fuel and transmission filters. Eight of the complaints also named The Carlyle Group as a defendant, but those plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed Carlyle from each of those actions without prejudice. Champion, but not UCI, was also named as a defendant in 13 virtually identical actions originally filed in the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, and the District of New Jersey. All of these complaints are styled as putative class actions on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased aftermarket filters in the U.S. directly from the defendants, or any of their predecessors, parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, at any time during the period from January 1, 1999 to the present. Each case seeks damages, including statutory treble damages, an injunction against future violations, costs and attorney’s fees.
UCI and Champion were also named as two of multiple defendants in 17 similar complaints originally filed in the District of Connecticut, the Northern District of California, the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of New York by plaintiffs who claim to be indirect purchasers of aftermarket filters. Two of the complaints also named The Carlyle Group as a defendant, but the plaintiffs in both of those actions voluntarily dismissed Carlyle without prejudice. Champion, but not UCI, was also named in 3 similar actions originally filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, the Northern District of Illinois and the Southern District of California. These complaints allege conspiracy violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and/or violations of state antitrust, consumer protection and unfair competition law. They are styled as putative class actions on behalf of all persons or entities who acquired indirectly aftermarket filters manufactured and/or distributed by one or more of the defendants, their agents or entities under their control, at any time between January 1, 1999 and the present; with the exception of three cases which each allege a class period from January 1, 2002 to the present, and one complaint which alleges a class period from the “earliest legal permissible date” to the present. The complaints seek damages, including statutory treble damages, an injunction against future violations, disgorgement of profits, costs and attorney’s fees.
On August 18, 2008, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) issued an order transferring the U.S. direct and indirect purchaser aftermarket filters cases to the Northern District of Illinois for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. On November 26, 2008, all of the direct purchaser plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint. This complaint names Champion as one of multiple defendants, but it does not name United Components. The complaint is styled as a putative class action and alleges conspiracy violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The direct purchaser plaintiffs seek damages, including statutory treble damages, an injunction against future violations, costs and attorney’s fees. On February 2, 2009, Champion filed its answer to the direct purchasers’ Consolidated Amended Complaint.
On December 1, 2008, all of the indirect purchaser plaintiffs, except Gasoline and Automotive Service Dealers of America (“GASDA”), filed a Consolidated Indirect Purchaser Complaint. This complaint names Champion as one of multiple defendants, but it does not name UCI. The complaint is styled as a putative class action and alleges conspiracy violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and violations of state antitrust, consumer protection and unfair competition law. The indirect purchaser plaintiffs seek damages, including statutory treble damages, penalties and punitive damages where available, an injunction against future violations, disgorgement of profits, costs and attorney’s fees. On February 2, 2009, Champion and the other defendants jointly filed a motion to dismiss the Consolidated Indirect Purchaser Complaint. On November 5, 2009, the Court granted the motion in part, and denied it in part. The Court directed the indirect purchaser plaintiffs to file an amended complaint conforming to the order. On November 30, 2009, the indirect purchasers filed an amended complaint. On December 17, 2009, the indirect purchasers filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. On December 22, 2009, the Court granted the motion for leave, but gave defendants permission to move to dismiss the second amended complaint. Defendants’ filed that motion to dismiss on January 19, 2010. On April 2, 2010, the Court granted the motion in part, and denied it in part.
On February 2, 2009, Champion, UCI and the other defendants jointly filed a motion to dismiss the GASDA complaint. On April 13, 2009, GASDA voluntarily dismissed UCI from its case without prejudice. On November 5, 2009, the Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Pursuant to a stipulated agreement between the parties, all defendants produced limited initial discovery on January 30, 2009. On December 10, 2009 the plaintiffs filed their first sets of interrogatories and requests for production of documents. On January 11, 2010, all defendants filed a number of discovery requests to plaintiffs and third parties. The parties submitted their initial objections and responses to these discovery requests on February 16, 2010. On January 21, 2010, the Court entered a scheduling order for discovery. Under this order, discovery related to class certification will proceed immediately, with document production scheduled to be completed no later than June 21, 2010. Class certification briefing will follow the completion of document production, and expert discovery on merits-related issues follow the court’s ruling on plaintiffs’ motions for class certification.
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On January 12, 2009, Champion, but not UCI, was named as one of ten defendants in a related action filed in the Superior Court of California, for the County of Los Angeles on behalf of a purported class of direct and indirect purchasers of aftermarket filters. On March 5, 2009, one of the defendants filed a notice of removal to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and then subsequently requested that the JPML transfer this case to the Northern District of Illinois for coordinated pre-trial proceedings, which the JPML granted. On February 25, 2010, the plaintiff filed a Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint in the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of a purported class of California gasoline retailers who indirectly purchase filters from defendants for resale.
Champion, but not UCI, was also named as one of five defendants in a class action filed in Quebec, Canada. This action alleges conspiracy violations under the Canadian Competition Act and violations of the obligation to act in good faith (contrary to art. 6 of the Civil Code of Quebec) related to the sale of aftermarket filters. The plaintiff seeks joint and several liability against the five defendants in the amount of $5.0 million in compensatory damages and $1.0 million in punitive damages. The plaintiff is seeking authorization to have the matter proceed as a class proceeding, which motion has not yet been ruled on.
Champion, but not UCI, was also named as one of 14 defendants in a class action filed on May 21, 2008, in Ontario, Canada. This action alleges civil conspiracy, intentional interference with economic interests, and conspiracy violations under the Canadian Competition Act related to the sale of aftermarket filters. The plaintiff seeks joint and several liability against the 14 defendants in the amount of $150 million in general damages and $15 million in punitive damages. The plaintiff is also seeking authorization to have the matter proceed as a class proceeding, which motion has not yet been ruled on.
On July 30, 2008, the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida issued Antitrust Civil Investigative Demands to Champion and UCI requesting documents and information related to the sale of oil, air, fuel and transmission filters. We are cooperating with the Attorney General’s requests. On April 16, 2009, the Florida Attorney General filed a complaint against Champion and eight other defendants in the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleges violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Florida law related to the sale of aftermarket filters. The complaint asserts direct and indirect purchaser claims on behalf of Florida governmental entities and Florida consumers. It seeks damages, including statutory treble damages, penalties, fees, costs and an injunction. The Florida Attorney General action is being coordinated with the rest of the filters cases pending in the Northern District of Illinois before the Honorable Robert W. Gettleman.
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigated the allegations raised in these suits and certain current and former employees of the defendants, including Champion, testified pursuant to subpoenas. On January 21, 2010, DOJ sent a letter to counsel for Champion stating that “the Antitrust Division’s investigation into possible collusion in the replacement auto filters industry is now officially closed.”
We intend to vigorously defend against these claims.
Value-added Tax Receivable
UCI’s Mexican operation has outstanding receivables denominated in Mexican pesos in the amount of $3.7 million from the Mexican Department of Finance and Public Credit. The receivables relate to refunds of Mexican value-added tax, to which UCI believes it is entitled in the ordinary course of business. The local Mexican tax authorities have rejected UCI’s claims for these refunds, and UCI has commenced litigation in the regional federal administrative and tax courts in Monterrey to order the local tax authorities to process these refunds.
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Patent Litigation
Champion is a defendant in litigation with Parker-Hannifin Corporation pursuant to which Parker-Hannifin claims that certain of Champion’s products infringe a Parker-Hannifin patent. On December 11, 2009, following trial, a jury verdict was reached, finding in favor of Parker-Hannifin with damages of approximately $6.5 million. On May 3, 2010, the court entered a partial judgment in this matter, awarding Parker-Hannifin $6.5 million and a permanent injunction. Both parties have filed post-trial motions. Parker-Hannifin is seeking treble damages and attorneys’ fees. Champion is seeking a judgment as a matter of law on the issues of infringement and patent invalidity. Champion continues to vigorously defend this matter; however, there can be no assurance with respect to the outcome of litigation. UCI has recorded a $6.5 million liability in the financial statements for this matter included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” at March 31, 2010. During the first quarter of 2010, UCI incurred post-trial costs of $1.0 million.
Other Litigation
UCI is subject to various other contingencies, including routine legal proceedings and claims arising out of the normal course of business. These proceedings primarily involve commercial claims, product liability claims, personal injury claims and workers’ compensation claims. The outcome of these lawsuits, legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty. Nevertheless, UCI believes that the outcome of any currently existing proceedings, even if determined adversely, would not have a material adverse effect on UCI’s financial condition or results of operations.
NOTE K — GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
UCI had the following net sales by country (in millions):
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
United States | $ | 195.9 | $ | 190.7 | ||||
Mexico | 6.0 | 5.9 | ||||||
Canada | 7.1 | 6.5 | ||||||
United Kingdom | 2.9 | 1.8 | ||||||
France | 2.9 | 1.9 | ||||||
Germany | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||||||
China | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||||||
Spain | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||||||
Other | 11.0 | 9.2 | ||||||
$ | 230.3 | $ | 219.9 |
Net long-lived assets by country are as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
United States | $ | 190.2 | $ | 192.9 | ||||
China | 23.4 | 29.7 | ||||||
Mexico | 9.1 | 8.9 | ||||||
Spain | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||||||
Goodwill | 241.5 | 241.5 | ||||||
$ | 468.0 | $ | 476.8 |
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NOTE L — OTHER INFORMATION
At March 31, 2010, 1,000 shares of common stock were authorized, issued and outstanding. The par value of each share of common stock is $0.01 per share.
Cash payments for interest in the first quarters of 2010 and 2009 were $0.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Cash payments (net of refunds) for income taxes for the first quarters of 2010 and 2009 were $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
For federal and for certain state tax purposes, UCI is included in the consolidated tax returns of Holdco. UCI records tax expense as if it were filing income tax returns on a stand-alone basis. To the extent UCI’s tax on its current taxable income is offset by Holdco’s current taxable losses, UCI records that portion of its tax expense as a payable to Holdco. Other income tax liabilities and refunds receivable are reported as income taxes payable and receivable. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, income tax-related payables to Holdco were $38.0 million and $34.9 million, respectively. These amounts are included in the net “Due to Holdco” amounts in the respective balance sheets.
NOTE M — FAIR VALUE ACCOUNTING
The accounting guidance on fair value measurements uses the term “inputs” to broadly refer to the assumptions used in estimating fair values. It distinguishes between (i) assumptions based on market data obtained from independent third party sources (“observable inputs”) and (ii) UCI’s assumptions based on the best information available (“unobservable inputs”). The accounting guidance requires that fair value valuation techniques maximize the use of “observable inputs” and minimize the use of “unobservable inputs.” The fair value hierarchy consists of the three broad levels listed below. The highest priority is given to Level 1, and the lowest is given to Level 3.
Level 1 — | Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
Level 2 — | Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable |
Level 3 — | Unobservable inputs developed using UCI’s estimates and assumptions, which reflect those that market participants would use when valuing an asset or liability |
The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment.
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, no assets were adjusted to their fair values on a nonrecurring basis.
Fair value of financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents - The carrying amount of cash equivalents ($152.4 million) approximates fair value because the original maturity is less than 90 days.
Restricted cash – The carrying amount of restricted cash ($9.4 million) approximates fair value because the original maturity is less than 90 days.
The following table summarizes the valuation of cash equivalents and restricted cash measured at fair value in the March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 balance sheets (in millions):
Fair Value Measurements using Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | ||||||||
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
Cash equivalents | $ | 156.6 | $ | 122.7 | ||||
Restricted cash | $ | 9.4 | $ | 9.4 |
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Trade accounts receivable - The carrying amount of trade receivables approximates fair value because of their short outstanding terms.
Trade accounts payable - The carrying amount of trade payables approximates fair value because of their short outstanding terms.
Short-term borrowings - The carrying value of these borrowings equals fair value because their interest rates reflect current market rates.
Long-term debt - The fair value of the $190 million of term loan borrowings under the senior credit facility at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $182.4 million and $176.7 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of the term loan was based on information provided by an independent third party who participates in the trading market for debt similar to the term loan. Due to the infrequency of trades, this input is considered to be a Level 2 input.
The fair value of the $230 million senior subordinated notes at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $230.3 million and $221.1 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of these notes was based on bid/ask prices, as reported by a third party bond pricing service. Due to the infrequency of trades of the senior subordinated notes, these inputs are considered to be Level 2 inputs.
NOTE N — JOINT VENTURE SALE
In May 2010, UCI completed the sale of its entire 51% interest in its Chinese joint venture to its joint venture partner, Shandong Yanzhou Liancheng Metal Products Co. Ltd. (“LMC”). The sale price was approximately $0.9 million, plus the assumption of certain liabilities due UCI of approximately $2.2 million, less estimated transaction costs. Based upon the terms of the transaction, UCI recorded a non-cash charge of $1.5 million ($1.2 million after tax). UCI deconsolidated the Chinese joint venture and the net estimated realizable value of $2.9 million is recorded in the March 31, 2010 balance sheet as follows (in millions):
Current assets | $ | 3.8 | ||
Long-lived assets | 3.9 | |||
Current liabilities | (2.8 | ) | ||
Noncurrent liabilities | (0.3 | ) | ||
Assets held for sale | 4.6 | |||
Noncontrolling interest | (1.7 | ) | ||
$ | 2.9 |
In connection with the sale, UCI entered into a long-term supply agreement pursuant to which LMC will supply certain water pump components to UCI. As part of this long-term supply agreement, LMC will purchase from UCI all the aluminum necessary to produce aluminum parts to be supplied under the agreement.
NOTE O — GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The senior credit facility is secured by substantially all the assets of UCI. The Notes are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with any of UCI’s future senior subordinated indebtedness. The Notes are subordinated to indebtedness and other liabilities of UCI’s subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the Notes. The Notes and senior credit facility borrowings are guaranteed on a full and unconditional and joint and several basis by UCI’s domestic subsidiaries.
The condensed financial information that follows includes condensed financial statements for (a) UCI, which is the issuer of the Notes and borrower under the senior credit facility, (b) the domestic subsidiaries, which guarantee the Notes and borrowings under the senior credit facility (the “Guarantors”), (c) the foreign subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantors”), and (d) consolidated UCI. Also included are consolidating entries, which consist of eliminations of investments in consolidated subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. All goodwill is included in UCI’s balance sheet.
Separate financial statements of the Guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because their guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several, and UCI believes separate financial statements and other disclosures regarding the Guarantor subsidiaries are not material to investors.
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Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheet
March 31, 2010
(in thousands)
UCI Consolidated | Eliminations | UCI | Guarantors | Non- Guarantors | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 165,843 | $ | — | $ | 157,809 | $ | (592 | ) | $ | 8,626 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 263,753 | — | — | 247,307 | 16,446 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories, net | 134,522 | — | — | 114,905 | 19,617 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | 30,932 | — | (13 | ) | 31,751 | (806 | ) | |||||||||||||
Assets held for sale | 4,637 | — | — | — | 4,637 | |||||||||||||||
Other current assets | 18,314 | — | 1,543 | 8,023 | 8,748 | |||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 618,001 | — | 159,339 | 401,394 | 57,268 | |||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 142,400 | — | 194 | 107,969 | 34,237 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries | — | 16,356 | (45,963 | ) | 29,607 | — | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 241,461 | — | 241,461 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 67,099 | — | 6,927 | 59,932 | 240 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred financing costs, net | 1,683 | — | 1,683 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 9,400 | — | — | 9,400 | — | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term assets | 5,931 | — | 367 | 5,423 | 141 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,085,975 | $ | 16,356 | $ | 364,008 | $ | 613,725 | $ | 91,886 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 111,385 | $ | — | $ | 3,460 | $ | 94,564 | $ | 13,361 | ||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 5,810 | — | — | — | 5,810 | |||||||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 17,895 | — | 17,836 | 59 | — | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 118,037 | — | 16,296 | 99,319 | 2,422 | |||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 253,127 | — | 37,592 | 193,942 | 21,593 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 400,958 | — | 400,577 | 381 | — | |||||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement liabilities | 71,675 | — | 9,635 | 61,011 | 1,029 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 8,492 | — | 22,215 | (14,293 | ) | 570 | ||||||||||||||
Due to Holdco | 33,058 | — | 33,058 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 6,142 | — | — | 4,552 | 1,590 | |||||||||||||||
Intercompany payables (receivables) | — | — | (449,817 | ) | 442,590 | 7,227 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 312,523 | 16,356 | 310,748 | (74,458 | ) | 59,877 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,085,975 | $ | 16,356 | $ | 364,008 | $ | 613,725 | $ | 91,886 |
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Note O (continued)
Consolidating Condensed Balance Sheet
December 31, 2009
(in thousands)
UCI Consolidated | Eliminations | UCI | Guarantors | Non- Guarantors | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 131,913 | $ | — | $ | 122,968 | $ | 536 | $ | 8,409 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 261,210 | — | — | 245,606 | 15,604 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories, net | 133,058 | — | — | 110,247 | 22,811 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | 30,714 | — | (13 | ) | 31,654 | (927 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other current assets | 23,499 | — | 6,048 | 9,594 | 7,857 | |||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 580,394 | 129,003 | 397,637 | 53,754 | ||||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 149,753 | — | 261 | 109,918 | 39,574 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries | — | 39,612 | (68,955 | ) | 29,343 | — | ||||||||||||||
Goodwill | 241,461 | — | 241,461 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 68,030 | — | 7,453 | 60,087 | 490 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred financing costs, net | 1,843 | — | 1,843 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 9,400 | — | — | 9,400 | — | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term assets | 6,304 | — | 367 | 5,759 | 178 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,057,185 | $ | 39,612 | $ | 311,433 | $ | 612,144 | $ | 93,996 | ||||||||||
Liabilities and equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 111,898 | $ | — | $ | 4,974 | $ | 89,121 | $ | 17,803 | ||||||||||
Short-term borrowings | 3,460 | — | — | — | 3,460 | |||||||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 17,925 | — | 17,866 | 59 | — | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 106,981 | — | 9,242 | 93,900 | 3,839 | |||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 240,264 | — | 32,082 | 183,080 | 25,102 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 400,853 | — | 400,460 | 393 | — | |||||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement liabilities | 70,802 | — | 9,716 | 60,072 | 1,014 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 8,546 | — | 21,469 | (13,499 | ) | 576 | ||||||||||||||
Due to UCI Holdco | 30,105 | — | 30,105 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 6,672 | — | — | 4,739 | 1,933 | |||||||||||||||
Intercompany payables (receivables) | — | — | (480,531 | ) | 475,936 | 4,595 | ||||||||||||||
Total equity | 299,943 | 39,612 | 298,132 | (98,577 | ) | 60,776 | ||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,057,185 | $ | 39,612 | $ | 311,433 | $ | 612,144 | $ | 93,996 |
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Note O (continued)
Consolidating Condensed Income Statement
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
(in thousands)
UCI Consolidated | Eliminations | UCI | Guarantors | Non- Guarantors | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 230,304 | $ | (22,354 | ) | $ | — | $ | 218,119 | $ | 34,539 | |||||||||
Cost of sales | 173,076 | (22,354 | ) | — | 164,709 | 30,721 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 57,228 | — | — | 53,410 | 3,818 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and warehousing | (14,295 | ) | — | (288 | ) | (12,405 | ) | (1,602 | ) | |||||||||||
General and administrative | (10,620 | ) | — | (4,671 | ) | (4,897 | ) | (1,052 | ) | |||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (1,335 | ) | — | — | (1,335 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | (2,036 | ) | — | — | (127 | ) | (1,909 | ) | ||||||||||||
Patent litigation costs | (964 | ) | — | — | (964 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | 27,978 | — | (4,959 | ) | 33,682 | (745 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (6,847 | ) | — | (6,810 | ) | (8 | ) | (29 | ) | |||||||||||
Intercompany interest | — | — | 6,116 | (6,028 | ) | (88 | ) | |||||||||||||
Management fee expense | (500 | ) | — | (500 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Miscellaneous, net | (951 | ) | — | — | (951 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 19,680 | — | (6,153 | ) | 26,695 | (862 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (7,382 | ) | — | 2,384 | (10,155 | ) | 389 | |||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 12,298 | — | (3,769 | ) | 16,540 | (473 | ) | |||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | — | (16,305 | ) | 16,102 | 203 | — | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 12,298 | (16,305 | ) | 12,333 | 16,743 | (473 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (35 | ) | — | — | — | (35 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to United Components, Inc. | $ | 12,333 | $ | (16,305 | ) | $ | 12,333 | $ | 16,743 | $ | (438 | ) |
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Note O (continued)
Consolidating Condensed Income Statement
Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
(in thousands)
UCI Consolidated | Eliminations | UCI | Guarantors | Non- Guarantors | ||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 219,862 | $ | (29,629 | ) | $ | — | $ | 209,177 | $ | 40,314 | |||||||||
Cost of sales | 180,442 | (29,629 | ) | — | 173,851 | 36,220 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 39,420 | — | — | 35,326 | 4,094 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling and warehousing | (14,298 | ) | — | (174 | ) | (12,849 | ) | (1,275 | ) | |||||||||||
General and administrative | (11,052 | ) | — | (4,298 | ) | (5,453 | ) | (1,301 | ) | |||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (1,480 | ) | — | — | (1,480 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | (205 | ) | — | — | (205 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | 12,385 | — | (4,472 | ) | 15,339 | 1,518 | ||||||||||||||
Other expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (7,999 | ) | — | (7,935 | ) | (7 | ) | (57 | ) | |||||||||||
Intercompany interest | — | 6,412 | (6,252 | ) | (160 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Management fee expense | (500 | ) | — | (500 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Miscellaneous, net | (1,485 | ) | — | — | (1,485 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | 2,401 | — | (6,495 | ) | 7,595 | 1,301 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax (expense) benefit | (1,135 | ) | — | 3,309 | (3,802 | ) | (642 | ) | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 1,266 | — | (3,186 | ) | 3,793 | 659 | ||||||||||||||
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | — | (5,648 | ) | 4,756 | 892 | — | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 1,266 | (5,648 | ) | 1,570 | 4,685 | 659 | ||||||||||||||
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (304 | ) | — | — | — | (304 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to United Components, Inc. | $ | 1,570 | $ | (5,648 | ) | $ | 1,570 | $ | 4,685 | $ | 963 |
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note O (continued)
Consolidating Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
(in thousands)
UCI Consolidated | Eliminations | UCI | Guarantors | Non- Guarantors | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used by) operating activities | $ | 37,570 | $ | — | $ | 4,312 | $ | 36,715 | $ | (3,457 | ) | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (5,841 | ) | — | (114 | ) | (4,506 | ) | (1,221 | ) | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of other property, plant and equipment | 77 | — | — | 21 | 56 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (5,764 | ) | — | (114 | ) | (4,485 | ) | (1,165 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuances of debt | 5,557 | — | — | — | 5,557 | |||||||||||||||
Debt repayments | (3,290 | ) | — | (71 | ) | (12 | ) | (3,207 | ) | |||||||||||
Change in intercompany indebtedness | — | — | 30,714 | (33,346 | ) | 2,632 | ||||||||||||||
Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities | 2,267 | — | 30,643 | (33,358 | ) | 4,982 | ||||||||||||||
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash | (143 | ) | — | — | — | (143 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 33,930 | — | 34,841 | (1,128 | ) | 217 | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 131,913 | — | 122,968 | 536 | 8,409 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 165,843 | $ | — | $ | 157,809 | $ | (592 | ) | $ | 8,626 |
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United Components, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Note O (continued)
Consolidating Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
(in thousands)
UCI Consolidated | Eliminations | UCI | Guarantors | Non- Guarantors | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 49,239 | $ | — | $ | 207 | $ | 35,238 | $ | 13,794 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures | (4,018 | ) | — | (194 | ) | (2,993 | ) | (831 | ) | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of other property, plant and equipment | 24 | — | — | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (3,994 | ) | — | (194 | ) | (2,978 | ) | (822 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuances of debt | 3,672 | — | — | — | 3,672 | |||||||||||||||
Debt repayments | (22,391 | ) | — | (20,103 | ) | (15 | ) | (2,273 | ) | |||||||||||
Change in intercompany indebtedness | — | — | 47,857 | (32,425 | ) | (15,432 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (18,719 | ) | — | 27,754 | (32,440 | ) | (14,033 | ) | ||||||||||||
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash | (133 | ) | — | — | — | (133 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 26,393 | — | 27,767 | (180 | ) | (1,194 | ) | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 46,612 | — | 39,061 | 860 | 6,691 | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 73,005 | $ | — | $ | 66,828 | $ | 680 | $ | 5,497 |
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations must be read together with the “Item 1. Business” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of our 2009 Form 10-K filed March 19, 2010 and the financial statements included herein and therein.
Forward-Looking Statements
In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2010, United Components, Inc. (“UCI”) makes some “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These statements are included throughout this report on Form 10-Q and relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable, including but not limited to, demand for vehicle replacement parts, retail gasoline price and economic conditions. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “continue,” and other similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions.
These forward-looking statements are based on UCI’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting UCI. They are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to UCI’s operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond UCI’s control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors mentioned in our discussion in this report will be important in determining future results. UCI cautions the reader that these uncertainties and factors, including those discussed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other SEC filings, could cause UCI’s actual results to differ materially from those stated in the forward-looking statements.
Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that we will attain these expectations or that any deviations will not be material. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or any other SEC filings to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Overview
Sales. We are among North America’s largest and most diversified companies servicing the vehicle replacement parts market, or the aftermarket. We supply a broad range of filtration products, fuel delivery and cooling systems, and engine management systems to the automotive, trucking, marine, mining, construction, agricultural and industrial vehicle markets. We estimate that approximately 88% of our net sales in 2009 were made in the aftermarket, to a diverse customer base that includes some of the largest and fastest growing companies servicing the aftermarket. Sales in the North American light vehicle aftermarket, excluding tires, have grown at a compounded average annual growth rate of approximately 3.5% from 1998 through 2009. However, aftermarket sales grew by only 0.1% in 2008 and are estimated to have declined by 1.2% in 2009.
Because most of our sales are to the aftermarket, we believe that our sales are primarily driven by the number of vehicles on the road, the average age of those vehicles, the average number of miles driven per year, the mix of light trucks to passenger cars on the road and the relative strength of our sales channels. Historically, our sales have not been materially adversely affected by market cyclicality, as we believe that our aftermarket sales are less dependent on economic conditions than our sales to OEMs, due to the generally non-discretionary nature of vehicle maintenance and repair. While many vehicle maintenance and repair expenses are non-discretionary in nature, high gasoline prices and difficult economic conditions can lead to a reduction in miles driven, which then results in increased time intervals for routine maintenance and vehicle parts lasting longer before needing replacement. Historic highs in crude oil prices experienced in 2008 and corresponding historic highs in retail gasoline prices at the pump impacted consumers’ driving and vehicle maintenance habits. In addition, we believe consumers’ driving and vehicle maintenance habits have been impacted by the generally weak economic conditions experienced in the latter part of 2008 and through 2009.
A key metric in measuring aftermarket performance is miles driven. For 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy reported a decrease in miles driven of 3.2% (equaling 96 billion fewer miles). This was the first annual decrease in miles driven since 1980. We believe that high gasoline prices and generally weak economic conditions adversely affected our sales during the second half of 2008 and into 2009. During 2009, retail gasoline prices were significantly lower than the historic highs experienced at the beginning of the third quarter of 2008. Despite the lower retail gasoline prices, the negative trend in miles driven continued in the first quarter of 2009 (a 2.7% decrease over the comparable quarter in 2008) due to the ongoing weak economic conditions. The negative trend reversed in the last three quarters of 2009 as miles driven exceeded the comparable 2008 quarters. For the full year of 2009, miles driven increased 0.1% from 2008. However, during the first quarter of 2010 miles driven decreased 1.3% as compared to the first quarter of 2009.
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While the conditions described above have adversely affected our sales, other trends resulting from the current economic conditions may have a positive impact on sales in the future. Specifically, with new car sales remaining at low levels, consumers are keeping their cars longer, resulting in an increased demand for replacement parts as consumers repair their increasingly older cars.
Management believes that we have leading market positions in our primary product lines. We continue to expand our product and service offerings to meet the needs of our customers. We believe that a key competitive advantage is that we have one of the most comprehensive product offerings in the vehicle replacement parts market, consisting of over 47,000 parts. This product breadth, along with our extensive manufacturing and distribution capabilities, product innovation, and reputation for quality and service, makes us a leader in our industry.
However, it is also important to note that in 2009, 2008 and 2007, approximately 30%, 29% and 28%, respectively, of our total net sales were derived from our business with AutoZone. Our failure to maintain a healthy relationship with AutoZone would result in a significant decrease in our net sales. Even if we maintain our relationship, this sales concentration with one customer increases the potential impact to our business that could result from any changes in the economic terms of this relationship.
Cost of sales. Cost of sales includes all costs of manufacturing required to bring a product to a ready-for-sale condition. Such costs include direct and indirect materials, direct and indirect labor costs (including pension, postretirement and other fringe benefits), supplies, utilities, freight, depreciation, insurance and other costs. Cost of sales also includes all costs to procure, package and ship products that we purchase and resell.
During much of 2008, the cost of commodities, including steel, aluminum, iron, plastic and other petrochemical products, packaging materials and media, increased significantly compared to 2007. Energy costs also increased significantly during this period. These higher costs affected the prices we paid for raw materials and for purchased component parts and finished products. Due to our inventory being accounted for on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, a time lag of approximately three months exists from the time we experience cost increases until these increases flow through cost of sales. As a result of this time lag, our results for the first quarter of 2009 were negatively impacted by the higher cost of materials purchased in the latter part of 2008. During 2009, general market prices for most commodities decreased from 2008 levels in reaction to global economic conditions and uncertainties regarding short-term demand. This decrease in most commodities during 2009 had a favorable impact on our results for the first quarter of 2010 in relation to the first quarter of 2009. A recovering economy, however, would likely increase the demand for many of the commodities used in our business. While we have been, and expect to continue to be, able to obtain sufficient quantities of these commodities to satisfy our needs, increased demand from current levels for these commodities could result in cost increases and may make procurement more difficult in the future.
In addition to the adverse impact of increasing commodities and energy costs, we have been adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily relating to the Mexican peso. Our Mexican operations source a significant amount of inventory from the United States. During the period September 30, 2008 through March 31, 2009, the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Mexican peso by approximately 33%. During the period March 31, 2009 through March 31, 2010, the U.S. dollar weakened against the Mexican peso by approximately 16%, partially offsetting the trend experienced in the prior six months. A strengthening U.S. dollar against the Mexican peso means that our Mexican operations must pay more pesos to obtain inventory from the United States.
Generally, we attempt to mitigate the effects of cost increases and currency changes via a combination of design changes, material substitution, global resourcing efforts and increases in the selling prices for our products. With respect to pricing, it should be noted that, while the terms of supplier and customer contracts and special pricing arrangements can vary, generally a time lag exists between when we incur increased costs and when we might recover a portion of the higher costs through increased pricing. This time lag typically spans a fiscal quarter or more, depending on the specific situation. During 2008, we secured customer price increases that offset a portion of the cost increase we experienced in 2008. However, because of reductions from 2008 highs in both energy costs and the costs of certain commodities used in our operations, we have not been able to retain the entire effect of customer price increases secured in 2008. We continue to pursue efforts to mitigate the effects of any cost increases; however, there are no assurances that we will be entirely successful. To the extent that we are unsuccessful, our profit margins will be adversely affected. Because of uncertainties regarding future commodities and energy prices, and the success of our mitigation efforts, it is difficult to estimate the impact of commodities and energy costs on future operating results.
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General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses primarily include executive, accounting and administrative personnel salaries and fringe benefits, professional fees, pension benefits, insurance, provision for doubtful accounts, rent and information technology costs.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our experience and assumptions form the basis for our judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may vary from what we anticipate, and different assumptions or estimates about the future could change our reported results.
We believe the following accounting policies are the most critical in that they significantly affect our financial statements, and they require our most significant estimates and complex judgments.
Revenue recognition. We record sales when title and risk of loss transfers to the customer, the sale price is fixed and determinable, and the collection of the related accounts receivable is reasonably assured.
Where we have sales rebate programs with some of our customers, we estimate amounts due under these sales rebate programs when the sales are recorded. Net sales relating to any particular shipment are based upon the amounts invoiced for the shipped goods less estimated future rebate payments. These estimates are based upon our historical experience, current trends and our expectations regarding future experience. Revisions to these estimates are recorded in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.
Additionally, we have agreements with our customers that provide for sales discounts, marketing allowances, return allowances and performance incentives. Any discount, allowance or incentive is treated as a reduction to sales, based on estimates of the criteria that give rise to the discount, allowance or incentive, such as sales volume and marketing spending. We routinely review these criteria and our estimating process and make adjustments as facts and circumstances change. Historically, we have not found material differences between our estimates and actual results.
In order to obtain exclusive contracts with certain customers, we may incur up-front costs or assume the cost of returns of products sold by the previous supplier. These costs are capitalized and amortized over the life of the contract. The amortized amounts are recorded as a reduction of sales.
New business changeover costs also can include the costs related to removing a new customer’s inventory and replacing it with UCI inventory, commonly referred to as a “stocklift.” Stocklift costs are recorded as a reduction to revenue when incurred.
Product returns. Our customers have the right to return parts that are covered under our standard warranty within stated warranty periods. Our customers also have the right, in varying degrees, to return excess quantities of product. Credits for parts returned under warranty and parts returned because of customer excess quantities are estimated and recorded at the time of the related sales. These estimates are based on historical experience, current trends and UCI’s expectations regarding future experience. Revisions to these estimates are recorded in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known. Any significant increase in the amount of product returns above historical levels could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
Inventory. We record inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally determined using standard cost or average cost, which approximates the first-in, first-out method. Estimated market value is based on assumptions for future demand and related pricing. If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, reductions in the value of inventory may be required.
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Impairment of intangible assets. Goodwill is subject to annual review unless conditions arise that require a more frequent evaluation. The review for impairment is based on a two-step accounting test. The first step is to compare the estimated fair value with the recorded net book value (including the goodwill). If the estimated fair value is higher than the recorded net book value, no impairment is deemed to exist and no further testing is required. If, however, the estimated fair value is below the recorded net book value, then a second step must be performed to determine the goodwill impairment required, if any. In this second step, the estimated fair value from the first step is used as the purchase price in a hypothetical acquisition. Purchase business combination accounting rules are followed to determine a hypothetical purchase price allocation to the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities. The residual amount of goodwill that results from this hypothetical purchase price allocation is compared to the recorded amount of goodwill, and the recorded amount is written down to the hypothetical amount, if lower.
We perform our annual goodwill impairment review in the fourth quarter of each year using discounted future cash flows, unless conditions exist that would require a more frequent evaluation. Management retains the services of an independent valuation company in order to assist in evaluating the estimated fair value of the Company. The process of evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is subjective because it requires the use of estimates and assumptions as to future cash flows of the Company, discount rates commensurate with the risks involved in the assets, future economic and market conditions, competition, customer relations, pricing, raw material costs, production costs, selling, general and administrative costs, and income and other taxes. Although we base cash flow forecasts on assumptions that are consistent with plans and estimates we use to manage the Company, there is significant judgment in determining the cash flows.
Trademarks with indefinite lives are tested for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, unless conditions arise that would require a more frequent evaluation. In assessing the recoverability of these assets, projections regarding estimated discounted future cash flows and other factors are made to determine if impairment has occurred. If we conclude that there has been impairment, we will write down the carrying value of the asset to its fair value.
Each year, we evaluate those trademarks with indefinite lives to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support the indefinite useful lives. We have concluded that events and circumstances continue to support the indefinite lives of these trademarks.
Retirement benefits. Pension obligations are actuarially determined and are affected by assumptions including discount rate, life expectancy, annual compensation increases and the expected rate of return on plan assets. Changes in the discount rate, and differences between actual results and assumptions, will affect the amount of pension expense we recognize in future periods.
Postretirement health obligations are actuarially determined and are based on assumptions including discount rate, life expectancy and health care cost trends. Changes in the discount rate, and differences between actual results and assumptions, will affect the amount of expense we recognize in future periods.
Insurance reserves. Our insurance for workers’ compensation, automobile, product and general liability include deductibles (less than $1 million) for which we are responsible. Deductibles for which we are responsible are recorded in accrued expenses. Estimates of such losses involve substantial uncertainties including litigation trends, the severity of reported claims and incurred but not yet reported claims. External actuaries are used to assist us in estimating these losses.
The second category of expenditures is for matters related to investigation and remediation of contaminated sites. The impact of this type of expenditure requires significant estimates by management. The estimated cost of the ultimate outcome of these matters is included as a liability in our March 31, 2010 balance sheet. This estimate is based on all currently available information, including input from outside legal and environmental professionals, and numerous assumptions. Management believes that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not exceed the $1.7 million accrued at March 31, 2010 by a material amount, if at all. However, because all investigation and site analysis has not yet been completed and because of the inherent uncertainty in such environmental matters and related litigation, there can be no assurance that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not be significantly different than our estimates.
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Results of Operations
The following table is UCI’s unaudited condensed consolidated income statements for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. The amounts are presented in thousands of dollars.
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net sales | $ | 230,304 | $ | 219,862 | ||||
Cost of sales | 173,076 | 180,442 | ||||||
Gross profit | 57,228 | 39,420 | ||||||
Operating expense | ||||||||
Selling and warehousing | (14,295 | ) | (14,298 | ) | ||||
General and administrative | (10,620 | ) | (11,052 | ) | ||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | (1,335 | ) | (1,480 | ) | ||||
Restructuring costs | (2,036 | ) | (205 | ) | ||||
Patent litigation costs | (964 | ) | — | |||||
Operating income | 27,978 | 12,385 | ||||||
Other expense | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (6,847 | ) | (7,999 | ) | ||||
Management fee expense | (500 | ) | (500 | ) | ||||
Miscellaneous, net | (951 | ) | (1,485 | ) | ||||
Income before income taxes | 19,680 | 2,401 | ||||||
Income tax expense | (7,382 | ) | (1,135 | ) | ||||
Net income | 12,298 | 1,266 | ||||||
Less: Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | (35 | ) | (304 | ) | ||||
Net income attributable to United Components, Inc. | $ | 12,333 | $ | 1,570 |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 compared with the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
Net sales. Net sales of $230.3 million in the first quarter of 2010 increased $10.4 million, or 4.7%, compared to net sales in the first quarter of 2009. In connection with obtaining new business, sales were reduced by $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2010 and $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2009. These reductions were the result of accepting returns of the inventory of our customers’ previous suppliers.
Excluding the effects of obtaining new business from both quarters, sales were 3.9% higher in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009. Automotive aftermarket sales, which comprised approximately 86% of our sales in the first quarter of 2010, increased approximately 2.6% compared to the first quarter of 2009. Within the automotive aftermarket channel, our retail channel sales increased approximately 5.6%, while the traditional channel was flat and the OES channel decreased approximately 8.2%. The increased sales in the retail channel reflects the sales growth experienced by our retail customer base. The lower OES channel sales relates primarily to the closure of dealerships in connection with the Chrysler bankruptcy in the second quarter of 2009. Additionally, heavy duty channel sales and OEM channel sales in the first quarter of 2010 increased approximately 5.2% and 43.0%, respectively, over the first quarter of 2009 suggesting signs of recovery in the transportation sector.
Gross profit. Gross profit, as reported, was $57.2 million for the first quarter of 2010 and $39.4 million for the first quarter of 2009. Both periods included special costs associated with the effects of obtaining new business, with a $0.6 million cost in the first quarter of 2010 and a $2.4 million cost in the first quarter of 2009. Additionally gross profit for the first quarter of 2009 included $0.4 million of costs related to establishing two new factories in China and $0.4 million of severance expense incurred in connection with cost saving initiatives to reduce headcount.
Excluding the adverse effects of these special items, adjusted gross profit increased to $57.8 million in the first quarter of 2010 from $42.6 million in the first quarter of 2009, and the related gross margin percentage increased to 25.1% in the first quarter of 2010 from 19.2% in the first quarter of 2009. The gross margin percentage is based on sales before the effects of obtaining new business, which are discussed in the net sales comparison above.
Higher sales volume in the first quarter of 2010 was a significant factor in our gross profit increase year over year. The 2010 results were also positively affected by the favorable effects of cost reduction initiatives to align our cost structure with our customers’ spending and current market conditions, lower commodity and energy costs and favorable exchange rates. The cost reduction initiatives included workforce reductions and other employee cost saving actions, as well as the institution of tight controls over discretionary spending. Partially offsetting these factors were the effect of price concessions and higher product returns.
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Selling and warehousing expenses. Selling and warehousing expenses were $14.3 million in both the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2009. Selling and warehousing expenses were 6.2% of sales in the 2010 quarter and 6.5% in the 2009 quarter. Shipping and warehousing expenses increased $0.3 million to support the increased sales volume. The higher shipping and warehousing costs were offset by lower selling and marketing expenses resulting from cost control initiatives.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2010, $0.4 million lower than the first quarter of 2009. This reduction includes the favorable effect of lower employee expenses in the first quarter of 2010 due to headcount reductions in 2009, inclusive of severance related to the headcount reductions and cost control initiatives. Partially offsetting these items were higher bad debt expense (the first quarter of 2009 included the collection of accounts receivable amounts previously written down), $0.4 million of higher costs incurred in connection with our antitrust litigation (discussed in Note J to the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q) and higher incentive compensation.
Restructuring costs. See Note B to the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
Patent litigation costs. See Note J to the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q.
Interest expense, net. Net interest expense was $1.2 million lower in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009. This decrease is due to lower interest rates in the first quarter of 2010 and lower average debt levels in the 2010 quarter.
Miscellaneous, net. Miscellaneous expense which consists of costs associated with the sale of receivables was $0.5 million lower in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009. This decrease is due to the lower level of receivables we sold in the first quarter of 2010 in relation to the first quarter of 2009.
Income tax expense. Income tax expense in the first quarter of 2010 was $6.2 million higher than the first quarter of 2009, due to higher pre-tax income in the 2010 quarter. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2010 was 37.5% as compared to 47.2% for the first quarter of 2009. The lower effective tax rate relates primarily to foreign income taxes.
Net income. Due to the factors described above, we reported net income of $12.3 million for the first quarter of 2010 and $1.3 million for the first quarter of 2009.
Net income attributable to UCI. After deducting losses attributable to a noncontrolling interest, net income attributable to UCI was $12.3 million for the first quarter of 2010 compared to $1.6 million for the first quarter of 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historical Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $37.6 million. Profits, before deducting depreciation and amortization, and other non-cash items, generated $22.2 million. An increase in accounts receivable and inventory resulted in a use of cash of $3.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The increase in accounts receivable was primarily due to an increase in sales of $11.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, partially offset by increased factoring of accounts receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2010. Factored accounts receivable totaled $132.4 million and $121.5 million at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The increase in inventory was due primarily to inventory builds to support customers annual restocking programs. An increase in accounts payable resulted in a generation of cash of $1.8 million due to the higher inventory levels. An increase in interest payable, which will reverse in the second quarter of 2010 when interest on our senior subordinated notes is paid, had a $5.7 million positive effect on cash. UCI’s cash flow was also positively affected by $3.0 million because of an increase in UCI’s liability to Holdco, due primarily to UCI’s use of Holdco’s taxable losses to offset UCI taxes that would otherwise be payable in cash. Changes in all other assets and liabilities netted to a $12.1 million increase in cash. This change primarily related to the timing of income tax payments and other accrued expenses.
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $49.2 million. Profits, before deducting depreciation and amortization, and other non-cash items, generated $12.2 million. A decrease in accounts receivable and inventory resulted in a generation of cash of $7.1 million and $11.7 million, respectively. The decrease in accounts receivable was primarily due to increased factoring of accounts receivable during the three months ended March 31, 2009, partially offset by an increase in sales of $16.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Factored accounts receivable totaled $105.4 million and $80.1 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The decrease in inventory was due to (i) focused efforts to reduce inventory investments through improved inventory turns, (ii) higher sales in the three months ended March 31, 2009 over the fourth quarter of 2008 and (iii) reduced material costs resulting from decreases in costs of certain of the commodities used in our operations experienced in the latter part of 2008 and in the first quarter of 2009. An increase in accounts payable resulted in a generation of cash of $5.5 million. The increase in accounts payable was due to initiatives with our vendors to reduce our working capital investment levels. An increase in interest payable, which will reverse in the second quarter when interest on our senior subordinated notes is paid, had a $5.1 million positive effect on cash. UCI’s cash flow was also positively affected by $0.9 million because of an increase in UCI’s liability to Holdco, due primarily to UCI’s use of Holdco’s taxable losses to offset UCI taxes that would otherwise be payable in cash. Changes in all other assets and liabilities netted to a $6.8 million increase in cash. This amount included timing of payment of employee-related accrued liabilities, including salaries and wages and insurance, and timing of product returns.
Net cash used in investing activities. Historically, net cash used in investing activities has been for capital expenditures, including routine expenditures for equipment replacement and efficiency improvements, offset by proceeds from the disposition of property, plant and equipment. Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 were $5.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively, used primarily for cost reduction and maintenance activities.
Net cash provided by / used in financing activities. Net cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2010 was $2.3 million compared to net cash used in financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2009 of $18.7 million.
Borrowings of $5.6 and $3.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, consisted solely of short-term borrowings payable to foreign credit institutions.
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, our Spanish and Chinese subsidiaries repaid short-term notes borrowings to foreign credit institutions in the amount of $3.3 million.
During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we repaid the $20.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Additionally during the three months ended March 31, 2009, our Spanish and Chinese subsidiaries repaid short-term notes borrowings to foreign credit institutions in the amount of $2.3 million.
Current Debt Capitalization and Scheduled Maturities
At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, UCI had $165.8 million and $131.9 million of cash and cash equivalents, respectively. Outstanding debt was as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
Short-term borrowings | $ | 5.8 | $ | 3.5 | ||||
Capitalized lease obligations | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||||
Term loan | 190.0 | 190.0 | ||||||
Senior subordinated notes | 230.0 | 230.0 | ||||||
Amount of debt requiring repayment | 426.7 | 424.4 | ||||||
Unamortized debt discount | (2.0 | ) | (2.2 | ) | ||||
$ | 424.7 | $ | 422.2 |
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Below is a schedule of required future repayments of all debt outstanding on March 31, 2010. The amounts are presented in millions of dollars.
Remainder of 2010 | $ | 23.7 | ||
2011 | 27.5 | |||
2012 | 145.2 | |||
2013 | 230.1 | |||
2014 | 0.1 | |||
Thereafter | 0.1 | |||
$ | 426.7 |
Short-term borrowings are routine short-term borrowings by our foreign operations.
Because of previous prepayments of our term loan, we do not have any scheduled repayments of the senior credit facility term loan until December 2011. While there are no scheduled repayments until December 2011, the senior credit facility does require mandatory prepayments of the term loan when we generate Excess Cash Flow as defined in the senior credit facility. We generated Excess Cash Flow in the year ending December 31, 2009 resulting in a mandatory prepayment of $17.7 million, payable within 95 days of December 31, 2009. This mandatory prepayment is presented as a component of “Current maturities of long-term debt” in our balance sheet at March 31, 2010 and is included in the “Remainder of 2010” amount in the maturities table above. On April 1, 2010, we made the $17.7 million mandatory prepayment, reducing the amount outstanding under the term loan to $172.3 million. The term loan matures in June 2012. Our $230.0 million senior subordinated notes are due in 2013.
In addition to the debt discussed above, our parent, UCI Holdco, has $331.5 million in Floating Rate Senior PIK Notes (the “Holdco Notes”) outstanding at March 31, 2010. The Holdco Notes do not appear on our balance sheet and the related interest expense is not included in our income statement. While UCI has no direct obligation under the Holdco Notes, UCI is the sole source of cash generation for UCI Holdco. The interest on the Holdco Notes is payable “in kind” until December 2011, so no cash interest is payable until after that date. Accordingly, the Holdco Notes will not have any material effect on the cash flow or liquidity of UCI until after that date. In addition, the covenants contained in the Holdco Notes indenture are substantially the same as those contained in the senior subordinated notes indenture, so we expect that the Holdco Notes will have no effect on the current operations of UCI.
The terms of UCI’s senior credit facility permit UCI to repurchase from time to time up to $75 million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes. As of May 14, 2010, we had not repurchased any of the senior subordinated notes, although we or Holdco may, under appropriate market conditions, do so in the future through cash purchases or exchange offers, in open market, privately negotiated or other transactions. Similarly, we or Holdco may from time to time seek to repurchase or retire the Holdco Notes. We will evaluate any such transactions in light of then-existing market conditions, taking into account contractual restrictions, our current liquidity and prospects for future access to capital. The amounts involved may be material.
Our significant debt service obligation is an important factor when assessing UCI’s liquidity and capital resources. At our March 31, 2010 debt level and borrowing rates, annual interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount, is approximately $27.4 million. An increase of 0.25 percentage points (25 basis points) on our variable interest rate debt would increase our annual interest cost by $0.5 million.
Covenant Compliance
Our senior credit facility requires us to maintain certain financial covenants and requires mandatory prepayments under certain events as defined in the agreement. Also, the facility includes certain negative covenants restricting or limiting our ability to, among other things: declare dividends or redeem stock; prepay certain debt; make loans or investments; guarantee or incur additional debt; make capital expenditures; engage in acquisitions or other business combinations; sell assets; and alter our business. In addition, the senior credit facility contains the following financial covenants: a maximum leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. The financial covenants are calculated on a trailing four consecutive quarters basis. As of March 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all of these covenants.
Our covenant compliance levels and actual ratios for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 are as follows:
Covenant Compliance Level | Actual Ratio | |||||||
Minimum Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense ratio | 3.00 | x | 5.37 | x | ||||
Maximum total debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio | 3.75 | x | 2.86 | x |
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The minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio levels become increasingly more restrictive over time. The senior credit facility provides for a minimum Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense ratio and a maximum total debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio as set forth opposite the corresponding fiscal quarter.
Minimum Adjusted EBITDA to Interest Expense Covenant Compliance Level | Maximum Total Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Covenant Compliance Level | |||||||
Quarter ending June 30, 2010 | 3.00 | x | 3.75 | x | ||||
Quarter ending September 30, 2010 and thereafter | 3.00 | x | 3.50 | x |
Adjusted EBITDA is used to determine our compliance with many of the covenants contained in our senior credit facility. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments permitted by our lenders in calculating covenant compliance under our senior credit facility.
We believe that the inclusion of debt covenant related adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our financing covenants.
A breach of covenants in our senior credit facility that are tied to ratios based on Adjusted EBITDA could result in a default under the facility and the lenders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed due and payable. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under our senior subordinated notes.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP and do not purport to be alternatives to net income as a measure of operating performance. Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be measures of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements.
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable financial measure and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in millions):
Three Months ended Mar. 31, 2010 | Trailing Four Quarters ended Mar. 31, 2010 | |||||||
Net income attributable to United Components, Inc. | $ | 12.3 | $ | 41.4 | ||||
Interest, net of noncontrolling interest | 6.9 | 28.8 | ||||||
Income tax expense, net of noncontrolling interest | 7.4 | 22.7 | ||||||
Depreciation, net of noncontrolling interest | 6.8 | 27.6 | ||||||
Amortization | 2.0 | 8.4 | ||||||
EBITDA | 35.4 | 128.9 | ||||||
Special items: | ||||||||
Restructuring costs | 2.1 | 3.1 | ||||||
Reduction in force severance | — | 1.8 | ||||||
Patent litigation costs | 1.0 | 8.0 | ||||||
Cost of defending class action litigation | 0.9 | 1.9 | ||||||
New business changeover cost and sales commitment costs | 0.6 | 3.2 | ||||||
Establishment of new facilities in China | — | 0.1 | ||||||
Non-cash charges (stock options expense) | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
Management fee | 0.5 | 2.0 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 40.6 | $ | 149.3 |
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Management’s Action Plan and Outlook
Historically, our primary sources of liquidity have been cash on hand, cash flow from operations and accounts receivable factoring arrangements. At March 31, 2010, we had $165.8 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand.
Accounts Receivable Factoring
Factoring of customer trade accounts receivable is a significant part of our liquidity. Subject to certain limitations, UCI’s senior credit facility agreement permits sales of and liens on receivables, which are being sold pursuant to factoring arrangements. At March 31, 2010, we had factoring relationships with eight banks. The terms of these relationships are such that the banks are not obligated to factor any amount of receivables. Because of the current challenging capital markets, it is possible that these banks may not have the capacity or willingness to fund these factoring arrangements at the levels they have in the past, or at all.
We sold approximately $56.1 million and $60.0 million of receivables during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. If receivables had not been factored, $132.4 million, $121.5 million and $105.4 million of additional receivables would have been outstanding at March 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. If we had not factored these receivables, we would have had to finance these receivables in some other way or reduce cash on hand. Our short term cash projections assume a level of factored accounts receivable in a range of $120.0 million to $135.0 million at any given time.
Short-Term Liquidity Outlook
Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal or interest on, or to refinance, our indebtedness or to fund capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash from operations and from factoring arrangements as discussed previously. Such cash generation is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
In addition to the increased level of factoring previously discussed, we implemented a number of measures to improve the level of cash generated by our operations in order to increase our liquidity and to align our cost structure with our customers’ spending and current market conditions. These restructuring activities included:
• | Employment cost savings — we implemented hourly and salaried workforce reductions across all overhead and selling, general and administrative cost centers throughout 2009 and 2010 to align staffing levels with current business levels. As a result of these reductions, we had approximately 4,400 employees at March 31, 2010 as compared to approximately 4,900 at December 31, 2008. Additionally in 2009, we implemented wage freezes, suspended certain matching contributions to defined contribution and profit sharing plans and other cost reduction activities. The wage freeze and suspension of certain matching contributions continues into 2010. |
• | Additional cost savings — in 2009, we critically evaluated overall overhead and selling, general and administrative discretionary spending and have instituted tight controls over discretionary spending, requiring additional approvals for all such spending across the Company. The same tight controls over discretionary spending continue into 2010. |
More recently, we have launched a new initiative called Product Source Optimization (“PSO”). PSO builds upon our operational excellence and market and product knowledge to help us make key business decisions, including what parts we make versus buy, where we locate manufacturing, sourcing and distribution of our product, and when and how we introduce new products. We expect that the PSO initiative will allow us to deliver a high quality, low cost product by assembling certain products in the markets where they are sold, assembling certain products specifically in low cost countries, and procuring certain products from selected low cost country suppliers. We expect to generate significant savings over the next several years due to this PSO initiative.
Our capital spending levels were lower in 2009 than historical spending levels. As part of our plans to conserve cash, 2009 capital spending was limited to expenditures necessary to maintain current operations and projects that had short payback periods. 2010 capital expenditures are expected to be in the range of $30 million to $33 million. This increase over 2009 relates to funding specific targeted cost reduction opportunities as part of the PSO initiative.
Additionally, we will continue to aggressively manage our investment in working capital.
Based on our forecasts, we believe that cash flow from operations and available cash and cash equivalents will be adequate to service debt, meet liquidity needs and fund necessary capital expenditures for the next twelve months.
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Long-Term Liquidity Outlook
As presently structured, UCI would be the sole source of cash for the payment of cash interest on the Holdco Notes beginning in 2012, and we can give no assurance that the cash for those interest payments will be available. In the future, we may also need to refinance all or a portion of the principal amount of the senior subordinated notes and/or senior credit facility borrowings, on or prior to maturity. If refinancing is necessary, there can be no assurance that we will be able to secure such financing on acceptable terms, or at all.
Contingencies
Environmental
UCI is subject to a variety of federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances or wastes, and the cleanup of contaminated sites. UCI has been identified as a potentially responsible party for contamination at two sites. One of these sites is a former facility in Edison, New Jersey (the “New Jersey Site”), where a state agency has ordered UCI to continue with the monitoring and investigation of chlorinated solvent contamination. The New Jersey Site has been the subject of litigation to determine whether a neighboring facility was responsible for contamination discovered at the New Jersey Site. A judgment has been rendered in that litigation to the effect that the neighboring facility is not responsible for the contamination. UCI is analyzing what further investigation and remediation, if any, may be required at the New Jersey Site. The second site is a previously owned site in Solano County, California (the “California Site”), where UCI, at the request of the regional water board, is investigating and analyzing the nature and extent of the contamination and is conducting some remediation. Based on currently available information, management believes that the cost of the ultimate outcome of the environmental matters related to the New Jersey Site and the California Site will not exceed the $1.4 million accrued at March 31, 2010 by a material amount, if at all. However, because all investigation and analysis has not yet been completed and due to inherent uncertainty in such environmental matters, it is possible that the ultimate outcome of these matters could have a material adverse effect on results for a single quarter.
In addition to the two matters discussed above, UCI has been named as a potentially responsible party at a site in Calvert City, Kentucky (the “Kentucky Site”). UCI estimates settlement costs at $0.1 million for this site. Also, UCI is involved in regulated remediation at two of its manufacturing sites (the “Manufacturing Sites”). The combined cost of the remaining remediation at such Manufacturing Sites is $0.2 million. UCI anticipates that the majority of the $0.3 million reserved for settlement and remediation costs will be spent in the next year. To date, the expenditures related to the Kentucky Site and the Manufacturing Sites have been immaterial.
Antitrust Litigation
We are subject to litigation and investigation related to pricing of aftermarket oil, air, fuel and transmission filters, as described in “Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings” in this Form 10-Q.
We intend to vigorously defend against these claims. It is too soon to assess the possible outcome of these proceedings. No amounts, other than ongoing defense costs, have been recorded in the financial statements for these matters.
Patent Litigation
Champion is a defendant in litigation with Parker-Hannifin Corporation pursuant to which Parker-Hannifin claims that certain of Champion’s products infringe a Parker-Hannifin patent. On December 11, 2009, following trial, a jury verdict was reached, finding in favor of Parker-Hannifin with damages of approximately $6.5 million. On May 3, 2010, the court entered a partial judgment in this matter, awarding Parker-Hannifin $6.5 million and a permanent injunction. Both parties have filed post-trial motions. Parker-Hannifin is seeking treble damages and attorneys’ fees. Champion is seeking a judgment as a matter of law on the issues of infringement and patent invalidity. Champion continues to vigorously defend this matter; however, there can be no assurance with respect to the outcome of litigation. UCI has recorded a $6.5 million liability in the financial statements for this matter. The $6.5 million liability for this patent litigation is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” at March 31, 2010. During the first quarter of 2010, UCI incurred post-trial costs of $1.0 million.
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Value-added Tax Receivable
UCI’s Mexican operation has outstanding receivables denominated in Mexican pesos in the amount of $3.7 million from the Mexican Department of Finance and Public Credit. The receivables relate to refunds of Mexican value-added tax, to which UCI believes it is entitled in the ordinary course of business. The local Mexican tax authorities have rejected UCI’s claims for these refunds, and UCI has commenced litigation in the regional federal administrative and tax courts in Monterrey to order the local tax authorities to process these refunds.
Other Litigation
UCI is subject to various other contingencies, including routine legal proceedings and claims arising out of the normal course of business. These proceedings primarily involve commercial claims, product liability claims, personal injury claims and workers’ compensation claims. The outcome of these lawsuits, legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty. Nevertheless, UCI believes that the outcome of any currently existing proceedings, even if determined adversely, would not have a material adverse effect on UCI’s financial condition or results of operations.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
See the Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance section of Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our exposure to market risk consists of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in interest rates.
Foreign Currency Exposure
Currency translation. As a result of international operating activities, we are exposed to risks associated with changes in foreign exchange rates, principally exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso, British pound and the Chinese yuan. The results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates for each relevant period, except for our Chinese subsidiaries, where cost of sales is translated primarily at historical exchange rates. This translation has no impact on our cash flow. However, as foreign exchange rates change, there are changes to the U.S. dollar equivalent of sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies. In 2009, approximately 8% of our net sales were made by our foreign subsidiaries. Their combined net income was not material. While these results, as measured in U.S. dollars, are subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, we do not consider the related risk to be material to our financial condition or results of operations.
Except for the Chinese subsidiaries, the balance sheets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing exchange rates as of the relevant balance sheet date. Any adjustments resulting from the translation are recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” on our statements of changes in shareholder’s equity. For our Chinese subsidiaries, non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at historical rates and monetary assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing exchange rate as of the relevant balance sheet date. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the balance sheets of our Chinese subsidiaries are recorded in our income statements.
Currency transactions. Currency transaction exposure arises where actual sales and purchases are made by a company in a currency other than its own functional currency. In 2010, we expect to source approximately $112 million of components from China. To the extent possible, we structure arrangements where the purchase transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars as a means to minimize near-term exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. Since June 30, 2008, the relationship of the U.S. dollar to the Chinese yuan has remained stable.
A weakening U.S. dollar means that we may be required to pay more U.S. dollars to obtain components from China, which equates to higher cost of sales. If we are unable to negotiate commensurate price decreases from our Chinese suppliers, these higher prices would eventually translate into higher cost of sales. In that event we would attempt to obtain corresponding price increases from our customers, but there are no assurances that we would be successful.
Our Mexican operations source a significant amount of inventory from the United States. During the period September 30, 2008 through March 31, 2009, the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Mexican peso by approximately 33%. During the period March 31, 2009 through March 31, 2010, the U.S. dollar weakened against the Mexican peso by approximately 16%, partially offsetting the trend experienced in the prior six months. A strengthening U.S. dollar against the Mexican peso means that our Mexican operations must pay more pesos to obtain inventory from the United States. These higher prices translate into higher cost of sales for our Mexican operations. We are attempting to obtain corresponding price increases from our customers served by our Mexican operations, but the weakness in the Mexican economy has limited the ability to entirely offset the higher cost of sales.
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We will continue to monitor our transaction exposure to currency rate changes and may enter into currency forward and option contracts to limit the exposure, as appropriate. Gains and losses on contracts are deferred until the transaction being hedged is finalized. As of March 31, 2010, we had no foreign currency contracts outstanding. We do not engage in speculative activities.
Interest Rate Risk
We utilize, and we will continue to utilize, sensitivity analyses to assess the potential effect of our variable rate debt. If variable interest rates were to increase by 0.25% per annum, the net impact would be a decrease of approximately $0.3 million of our net income and cash flow.
Treasury Policy
Our treasury policy seeks to ensure that adequate financial resources are available for the development of our businesses while managing our currency and interest rate risks. Our policy is to not engage in speculative transactions. Our policies with respect to the major areas of our treasury activity are set forth above.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, management has evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2010, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, based on this evaluation, that as of March 31, 2010, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Further, management determined that, as of March 31, 2010, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months then ended that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to Note J – Contingencies – Environmental; Antitrust Litigation; Patent Litigation; Other Litigation to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements under Part I of this report.
Item 1.A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in UCI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Reserved
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit 31.1 | Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Exhibit 31.2 | Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
Exhibit 32 | Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |
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* | This certification is being furnished solely to accompany the report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of UCI, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
UNITED COMPONENTS, INC. | ||
Date: May 14, 2010 | By: | /s/ MARK P. BLAUFUSS |
Name: | Mark P. Blaufuss | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Authorized Representative |
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