Sales for the Corporation’s Metal Treatment segment totaled $57.2 million for the second quarter of 2006, up 12% when compared with $51.0 million in the second quarter of 2005. The 2006 acquisition contributed $2.1 million of incremental sales during the second quarter of 2006, while organic sales growth was 8%. The organic sales improvement is mainly due to strong demand in the heat treating business, which increased $1.5 million, and higher sales of global shot peening services of $1.4 million. Heat treating sales experienced increases across all markets served due to strengthening economic conditions. Shot peening sales increased primarily due to higher commercial and defense aerospace market sales and modest gains in the oil and gas and power generation markets, while sales growth in the European automotive market was offset by reduced volumes in the North American automotive market. The coatings division experienced organic sales growth of $0.8 million primarily to the automotive industry. Foreign currency translation had a minimal impact on this segment’s sales for the second quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the second quarter of 2006 increased 27% to $11.6 million from $9.1 million for the same period last year. Organic operating income growth for the second quarter of 2006 was 24% over the same period in 2005, while the 2006 acquisition contributed $0.3 million of incremental operating income to the second quarter of 2006. Overall margin improvement was due mainly to the higher sales volume, primarily in our heat treating division, which benefited from increased productivity. Operating expenses remained flat as a percentage of sales period over period. Foreign currency translation had a minimal impact on this segment’s operating income for the second quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior year period.
Sales for the Corporation’s Metal Treatment segment totaled $110.9 million for the first six months of 2006, up 11% when compared with $100.0 million for the comparable period of 2005. The 2006 acquisition contributed $2.1 million of incremental sales in the first six months of 2006, while organic sales growth was 10%. The organic growth was due to strong sales growth from our global shot peening services, which contributed $5.5 million, and higher heat treating sales of $3.0 million. Shot peen forming services on wing skins for Airbus drove the commercial aerospace market sales increase of $2.2 million, while sales of shot peening services to the North American defense market increased $0.9 million. Shot peening sales also experienced modest sales gains in the oil and gas and power generation markets, while sales growth in the European automotive and general industrial markets were offset by reduced volumes in the same North American markets. Heat treating sales experienced increases across all markets served due to strengthening economic conditions. The coatings division experienced organic growth of $1.1 million primarily from the commercial aerospace market on increased customer production of new aircraft. In addition, foreign currency translation adversely impacted sales for the first six months of 2006 by $1.5 million, as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the first six months of 2006 increased 25% to $21.2 million from $16.9 million for the same period last year. Organic operating income growth for the first six months of 2006 was 26% over the same period in 2005, while the 2006 acquisition contributed $0.3 million of incremental operating income to the first six months of 2006. The operating income growth was primarily due to the variable contribution to gross margins of the higher volumes noted above. Operating expenses remained flat as a percentage of sales period over period. Additionally, the segment was adversely impacted from unfavorable foreign currency translation in the first six months of 2006 of $0.4 million, as compared to the prior year period.
New orders received for the Metal Treatment segment totaled $57.4 million in the second quarter of 2006 and $111.4 million for the first six months of 2006, representing an increase of 11% and 10% from the same periods in 2005, respectively. Acquisitions made in 2006 contributed $2.1 million in incremental new orders received in the first six months of 2006. Backlog increased 30% to $2.5 million at June 30, 2006 from $1.9 million at December 31, 2005.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $1.2 million and $2.3 million for the second quarter and first six months of 2006, respectively, versus the comparable prior year periods. The increases were due to higher interest rates partially offset by lower average outstanding debt. Our average rate of borrowing increased by one percentage point for both periods, while our average outstanding debt decreased 2% and 1% for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to the comparable prior year periods.
CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We derive the majority of our operating cash inflow from receipts on the sale of goods and services and cash outflow for the procurement of materials and labor and is therefore subject to market fluctuations and conditions. A substantial portion of our business is in the defense market, which is characterized predominantly by long-term contracts. Most of our long-term contracts allow for several billing points (progress or milestones) that provide us with cash receipts as costs are incurred throughout the project rather than upon contract completion, thereby reducing working capital requirements. In some cases, these payments can exceed the costs incurred on a project.
Operating Activities
Our working capital was $316.4 million at June 30, 2006, an increase of $47.4 million from the working capital at December 31, 2005 of $269.0 million. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.5 to 1 at June 30, 2006 versus 2.2 to 1 at December 31, 2005. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $43.1 million at June 30, 2006, down from $59.0 million at December 31, 2005. Days sales outstanding at June 30, 2006 were 48 days as compared to 43 days at December 31, 2005. Inventory turns were 4.9 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to 5.6 at December 31, 2005.
Excluding cash, working capital increased $63.3 million from December 31, 2005, partially due to the 2006 acquisitions. The remainder of the increase was driven primarily by a decrease of $16.7 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses due to the payments of annual compensation plans, interest on our 2003 Notes, and lower days payable outstanding. Inventory increased $25.2 million due to build up for future 2006 sales and stocking of material for new programs, delayed customer shipments and milestone billings, and increased material costs, while receivables increased $13.9 million due to higher sales volume, particularly late in the second quarter, and strong collections in the fourth quarter of 2005. These increases to receivables and inventory were offset by an increase in deferred revenue of $12.0 million from favorable billing terms on certain commercial and governmental contracts.
Investing Activities
The Corporation acquired two businesses in the first six months of 2006. Funds available under the Corporation’s credit agreement were utilized for funding the purchase price of the acquisitions, which totaled $31.3 million. Additional acquisitions will depend, in part, on the availability of financial resources at a cost of capital that meets stringent criteria. As such, future acquisitions, if any, may be funded through the use of the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalents, through additional financing available under the credit agreement, or through new financing alternatives. As indicated in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, certain acquisition agreements contain contingent purchase price adjustments, such as potential earn-out payments. During the first six months of 2006, the Corporation made $3.1 million in earn-out payments.
Capital expenditures were $17.1 million in the first six months of 2006. Principal expenditures included new and replacement machinery and equipment and the expansion of new product lines within the business segments. We expect to make additional capital expenditures of approximately $30 million during the remainder of 2006 on machinery and equipment for ongoing operations at the business segments, expansion of existing facilities, and investments in new product lines and facilities.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued
Financing Activities
During the first six months of 2006, we used $30.0 million in available credit under the Revolving Credit Agreement to fund investing activities. The unused credit available under the Revolving Credit Agreement at June 30, 2006 was $336.0 million. The Agreement expires in July 2009. Additionally, we have reclassified $5.0 million of debt due under a 2007 Industrial Revenue Bond as short-term debt. We believe funds from operations will be sufficient to satisfy the obligation in the first quarter of 2007. The loans outstanding under the 2003 and 2005 Notes, Revolving Credit Agreement, and Industrial Revenue Bonds had fixed and variable interest rates averaging 5.4% during the second quarter of 2006 and 4.5% for the comparable prior year period.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparation of these statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Critical accounting policies are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. A summary of significant accounting policies and a description of accounting policies that are considered critical may be found in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2006, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1, and the Critical Accounting Policies section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Recently issued accounting standards:
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155,Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140(“SFAS No. 155”). SFAS No. 155 permits a fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that would otherwise require bifurcation. This accounting standard is effective as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition.
In March 2006, the FASB issued the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156,Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 140 (SFAS No. 156). SFAS No. 156 requires that servicing assets and servicing liabilities be recognized at fair value, if practicable, when we enter into a servicing agreement and allows two alternatives, the amortization and fair value measurement methods, as subsequent measurement methods. This accounting standard is effective for all new transactions occurring as of the beginning of fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006. We do not anticipate that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes a more likely than not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This Interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and income tax disclosures. This Interpretation is effective as of January 1, 2007 for the Corporation and we are currently evaluating the impact of FIN 48 on our financial statements.
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in the Corporation’s market risk during the six months ended June 30, 2006. Information regarding market risk and market risk management policies is more fully described in item “7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of June 30, 2006, the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on such evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective, in all material respects, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Corporation files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported as and when required.
There have not been any changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the ordinary course of business, the Corporation and its subsidiaries are subject to various pending claims, lawsuits, and contingent liabilities. The Corporation does not believe that the disposition of any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
The Corporation or its subsidiaries have been named in a number of lawsuits that allege injury from exposure to asbestos. To date, the Corporation has not been found liable or paid any material sum of money in settlement in any case. The Corporation believes that the minimal use of asbestos in its operations and the relatively non-friable condition of asbestos in its products makes it unlikely that it will face material liability in any asbestos litigation, whether individually or in the aggregate. The Corporation does maintain insurance coverage for these potential liabilities and it believes adequate coverage exists to cover any unanticipated asbestos liability.
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On May 5, 2006, the Registrant held its annual meeting of stockholders. The matters submitted to a vote by the stockholders were the election of directors, the approval of the 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, and the appointment of independent accountants for the Registrant.
The votes received by the director nominees were as follows:
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Martin R. Benante | | | 19,181,478 | | | 297,572 | |
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James B. Busey IV | | | 18,992,325 | | | 486,725 | |
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S. Marce Fuller | | | 19,400,039 | | | 79,071 | |
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Carl G. Miller | | | 18,690,763 | | | 788,287 | |
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William B. Mitchell | | | 19,396,975 | | | 79,352 | |
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John Myers | | | 19,402,140 | | | 76,911 | |
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William W. Sihler | | | 19,396,975 | | | 82,075 | |
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Albert E. Smith | | | 19,404,989 | | | 74,061 | |
There were no broker non-votes or votes against any director.
The stockholders approved the adoption of the 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan. The holders of 16,396,181 shares of Common Stock voted in favor; 356,333 voted against and 508,188 abstained. There were 2,218,348 broker non-votes.
The stockholders approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent accountants for the Registrant. The holders of 19,422,200 shares of Common Stock voted in favor; 50,360 voted against and 6,491abstained. There were no broker non-votes.
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 3.1 | | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed May 24, 2005) |
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Exhibit 3.2 | | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed May 24, 2005) |
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Exhibit 10.1 | | 2006 Modified Incentive Compensation Plan, (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Company’s 2006 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 29, 2006) |
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Exhibit 10.2 | | Instruments of Amendment Nos. 6 and 7 to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Retirement Plan (filed herewith) |
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Exhibit 10.3 | | Instruments of Amendment Nos. 3 through 6 to the Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation Retirement Plan (filed herewith) |
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Exhibit 10.4 | | Instrument of Amendment Nos. 3 and 4 to the Curtiss-Wright Corporation Savings and Investment Plan (filed herewith) |
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Exhibit 10.5 | | Instrument of Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 to the Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation Savings Plan (filed herewith) |
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Exhibit 31.1 | | Certification of Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO, Pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) (filed herewith) |
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Exhibit 31.2 | | Certification of Glenn E. Tynan, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) (filed herewith) |
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Exhibit 32 | | Certification of Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO, and Glenn E. Tynan, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (filed herewith) |
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SIGNATURE
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.
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| CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION |
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| (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Glenn E. Tynan |
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| | Glenn E. Tynan |
| | Vice President Finance / C.F.O. |
| | Dated: August 9, 2006 |
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