Except for historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may be deemed to contain “forward-looking” information. Examples of forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, (a) projections of or statements regarding return on investment, future earnings, interest income, other income, earnings or loss per share, growth prospects, capital structure, and other financial terms, (b) statements of plans and objectives of management, (c) statements of future economic performance, and (d) statements of assumptions, such as economic conditions underlying other statements. Such forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” or the negative of any of the foregoing or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussion of strategy. No assurance can be given that the future results described by the forward-looking information will be achieved. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, without limitation, those contained in (a) Item 1. Financial Statements and (b) Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements include, among other items, the Corporation’s successful execution of internal performance plans; performance issues with key suppliers, subcontractors, and business partners; the ability to negotiate financing arrangements with lenders; legal proceedings; changes in the need for additional machinery and equipment and/or in the cost for the expansion of the Corporation’s operations; ability of outside third parties to comply with their commitments; adverse labor actions involving key customers or suppliers; product demand and market acceptance risks; the effect of economic conditions and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product development, commercialization, and technological difficulties; social and economic conditions and local regulations in the countries in which the Corporation conducts its businesses; unanticipated environmental remediation expenses or claims; capacity and supply constraints or difficulties; an inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels; changing priorities or reductions in the U.S. Government defense budget; contract continuation and future contract awards; U.S. and international military budget constraints and determinations; the factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005; and other factors that generally affect the business of companies operating in the Corporation’s markets and/or industries.
The Corporation assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in or additions to the factors affecting such forward-looking statements.
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COMPANY ORGANIZATION
We are a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced, value-added products and services to a broad range of industries in the motion control, flow control, and metal treatment markets. We are positioned as a market leader across a diversified array of niche markets through engineering and technological leadership, precision manufacturing, and strong relationships with our customers. We provide products and services to a number of global markets, such as defense, commercial aerospace, commercial power, oil and gas, automotive, and general industrial. We have achieved balanced growth through the successful application of our core competencies in engineering and precision manufacturing, adapting these competencies to new markets through internal product development and a disciplined program of strategic acquisitions. Our overall strategy is to be a balanced and diversified company, less vulnerable to cycles or downturns in any one business sector, and to establish strong positions in profitable niche markets. Approximately 50% of our revenues are generated from defense-related markets.
We manage and evaluate our operations based on the products and services we offer and the different industries and markets we serve. Based on this approach, we have three reportable segments: Flow Control, Motion Control, and Metal Treatment. For further information on our products and services and the major markets served by our three segments, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
RESULTS of OPERATIONS
Analytical definitions
Throughout management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, the terms “incremental” and “base” are used to explain changes from period to period. The term “incremental” is used to highlight the impact acquisitions had on the current year results, for which there was no comparable prior-year period. Therefore, the results of operations for acquisitions are “incremental” for the first twelve months from the date of acquisition. The remaining businesses are referred to as the “base” businesses, and growth in these base businesses is referred to as “organic.” During 2006, we redefined the method of calculating organic growth by including the results of operations for acquisitions in the base business after twelve full months of ownership.
Therefore, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our organic growth calculations exclude the operations of the 2006 acquisitions, as well as the first two months of operations during 2006 of Indal Technologies, which was acquired in March 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, our organic growth calculations exclude the operations of the 2006 acquisitions. These excluded results of operations from the organic calculation are considered “incremental”.
Three months ended September 30, 2006
Sales for the third quarter of 2006 totaled $311.8 million, an increase of 15% from sales of $271.4 million for the third quarter of 2005. New orders received for the current quarter of $324.1 million were up 17% from new orders of $277.2 million for the third quarter of 2005. The acquisitions made in 2006 contributed $10.0 million in incremental new orders received in the third quarter of 2006. Backlog increased 11% to $893.4 million at September 30, 2006 from $805.6 million at December 31, 2005. The acquisitions made during 2006 represented $13.5 million of the backlog at September 30, 2006. Approximately 62% of our backlog is defense-related.
Sales growth for the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the same period last year, was driven by strong organic growth in all three of our operating segments and the contribution of the 2006 acquisitions. Our Motion Control, Flow Control and Metal Treatment segments experienced organic sales growth of 14%, 11%, and 9%, respectively, while the 2006 acquisitions contributed $7.8 million in incremental sales during the third quarter of 2006.
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In our base businesses, higher sales to the ground defense, oil and gas, commercial aerospace, and power generation markets drove our organic sales growth. Sales of our Motion Control segment’s embedded computing products provided the majority of the $8.2 million improvement in the ground defense market. Our Flow Control segment’s coker valve products continued to penetrate the oil and gas market, and contributed significantly to our $7.7 million increase in this market. Global original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) products, spares, and repair and overhaul services revenues were up in our Motion Control segment, the main contributor to the $7.0 million increase in the commercial aerospace market. Sales to the power generation market from our Flow Control Segment drove the $6.5 million increase to this market, due to timing of plant outages. In addition, foreign currency translation favorably impacted sales by $3.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2006 totaled $37.3 million, an increase of 15% over the $32.4 million in the third quarter of 2005. Overall operating income increased 14%, organically, for the same comparable prior year period due to higher sales volumes, favorable sales mix, and cost control initiatives. Our three business segments produced overall organic operating income growth of 18% in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the third quarter of 2005, driven primarily by our Motion Control segment, which experienced organic operating income growth of 37% due mainly to increased sales volume, improved performance on long term contracts, and increased efficiencies as a result of our business integration initiatives within our embedded computing division. Our Metal Treatment segment experienced organic operating income growth of 20% mainly due to higher sales volume, while our Flow Control segment’s organic operating income increased slightly compared to the prior year period, as higher sales volume was offset by business integration costs, unfavorable sales mix, and higher material costs. Our 2006 acquisitions generated incremental operating income of $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2006.
Operating income in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior year period included higher general and administrative costs related to the adoption of FAS 123(R), which lowered operating income by $1.1 million, and $0.8 million of higher pension expense related to the Curtiss-Wright pension plans. Foreign currency translation had minimal impact on operating income for the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the prior year period.
Net earnings for the third quarter of 2006 totaled $20.4 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, an increase of 16% as compared to net earnings for the third quarter of 2005 of $17.5 million, or $0.40 per diluted share. Higher interest rates, partially offset by lower average debt outstanding, led to higher net interest expense of $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the third quarter of 2005.
Nine months ended September 30, 2006
Sales for the first nine months of 2006 totaled $904.0 million, an increase of 11% from sales of $813.0 million for same period last year. New orders received for the first nine months of $976.3 million were up 10% over the new orders of $888.0 million for the first nine months of 2005. The acquisitions made in 2005 and 2006 contributed $21.8 million in incremental new orders received in the first nine months of 2006.
Organic sales growth of 9% for the first nine months of 2006, as compared to the same period last year, was driven by our Flow Control and Metal Treatment segments, which experienced organic growth of 11% and 9%, respectively, compared to the prior year period. Our Motion Control segment’s organic sales increased 7% in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the prior year period. Sales for the first nine months of 2006 also benefited from the 2005 and 2006 acquisitions, which contributed $18.6 million in incremental sales.
In our base businesses, higher sales to the oil and gas, commercial aerospace, and ground defense markets drove our organic sales growth. Our Flow Control segment’s coker valve products continued to penetrate the oil and gas market, and contributed significantly to the $23.4 million increase in this market.
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Global original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) products, spares, and repair and overhaul services revenues in our Motion Control segment were the main contributor to the $21.4 million increase in the commercial aerospace market. Sales of our Motion Control segment’s embedded computing products provided the majority of the $14.5 million improvement in the ground defense market. Foreign currency translation had minimal impact on sales for the first nine months of 2006, compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the first nine months of 2006 totaled $94.9 million, up 2% over the $93.1 million from the same period last year. Operating income for the first nine months of 2005 included a gain of $2.8 million related to the sale of a non-operating property. Overall organic operating income increased 3% for the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 as organic operating income growth of 11% in our three business segments was partially offset by increased pension and other corporate costs. Our Metal Treatment segment experienced organic operating income growth of 22% due mainly to the incremental margin on higher sales volume. Our Motion Control segment experienced organic operating income growth of 13% mainly due to higher sales volume, improvement on long-term contract performance, and increased efficiencies as a result of our business integration initiatives within our embedded computing division. Our Flow Control segment’s organic operating income increased 2%, as higher volumes were offset by business integration costs, unfavorable sales mix, and higher material costs. Additionally, our 2006 acquisitions experienced an operating loss of $1.0 million in the first nine months of 2006 due to business integration costs and timing of their contracts.
Additionally, operating income in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the prior year period included higher general and administrative costs related to the adoption of FAS 123(R), which lowered operating income by $3.4 million. Foreign exchange translation adversely impacted operating income by $2.5 million for the first nine months of 2006, mainly due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar earlier in the year, as compared to the prior year period.
Corporate and other costs increased $7.3 million due mainly to higher pension expense of $3.6 million related to the Curtiss-Wright pension plans, and the first quarter 2005 gain of $2.8 million on the sale of a non operating facility that did not recur in 2006.
Net earnings for the first nine months of 2006 totaled $53.7 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, an increase of 8% as compared to the net earnings for the first nine months of 2005 of $50.0 million, or $1.14 per diluted share. Our effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2006 was favorably impacted by tax benefits of $2.0 million relating to research and development credits from our Canadian operations and the impact of a Canadian tax law change enacted during the second quarter of 2006, which resulted in a $1.6 million favorable adjustment. Higher interest rates, partially offset by lower average outstanding debt, led to higher interest expense of $2.0 million, net after tax, in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the prior year period.
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Segment Operating Performance:
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| 2006 | | 2005 | | % Change | | 2006 | | 2005 | | % Change |
Sales: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Flow Control | | | $ | | 129,819 | | | | $ | | 112,126 | | | | | 15.8 | % | | | | $ | | 380,277 | | | | $ | | 335,863 | | | 13.2% |
Motion Control | | | | 125,639 | | | | | 110,242 | | | | | 14.0 | % | | | | | 356,496 | | | | | 328,180 | | | 8.6% |
Metal Treatment | | | | 56,343 | | | | | 48,987 | | | | | 15.0 | % | | | | | 167,215 | | | | | 148,992 | | | 12.2% |
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Total Sales | | | $ | | 311,801 | | | | $ | | 271,355 | | | | | 14.9 | % | | | | $ | | 903,988 | | | | $ | | 813,035 | | | 11.2% |
Operating Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Flow Control | | | $ | | 14,014 | | | | $ | | 13,800 | | | | | 1.6 | % | | | | $ | | 36,901 | | | | $ | | 36,905 | | | 0.0% |
Motion Control | | | | 15,310 | | | | | 11,203 | | | | | 36.7 | % | | | | | 33,436 | | | | | 30,331 | | | 10.2% |
Metal Treatment | | | | 10,448 | | | | | 8,618 | | | | | 21.2 | % | | | | | 31,630 | | | | | 25,547 | | | 23.8% |
Total Segment | | | | 39,772 | | | | | 33,621 | | | | | 18.3 | % | | | | | 101,967 | | | | | 92,783 | | | 9.9% |
Corporate & Other | | | | (2,521 | ) | | | | | (1,180 | ) | | | | | 113.6 | % | | | | | (7,020 | ) | | | | | 323 | | | -2273.4% |
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Total Operating Income | | | $ | | 37,251 | | | | $ | | 32,441 | | | | | 14.8 | % | | | | $ | | 94,947 | | | | $ | | 93,106 | | | 2.0% |
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Operating Margins: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Flow Control | | 10.8% | | 12.3% | | | | 9.7% | | 11.0% | | |
Motion Control | | 12.2% | | 10.2% | | | | 9.4% | | 9.2% | | |
Metal Treatment | | 18.5% | | 17.6% | | | | 18.9% | | 17.1% | | |
Total Curtiss-Wright | | 11.9% | | 12.0% | | | | 10.5% | | 11.5% | | |
Flow Control
Sales for the Corporation’s Flow Control segment increased 16% to $129.8 million for the third quarter of 2006 from $112.1 million in the third quarter of 2005. The 2006 acquisitions contributed $5.0 million in incremental sales in the third quarter of 2006, while organic sales growth was 11%. The organic sales growth was driven primarily by increased sales to the oil and gas and commercial power markets of $7.0 million and $5.6 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year period. Defense sales remained flat to the prior period. Approximately half of the increased sales to the oil and gas market were driven by continued high demand for our coker valve products. Other valve and field service sales to the oil and gas market were also up over the third quarter 2005, due to increased capital spending and repair and maintenance expenditures by refineries as they continue to invest to increase capacity and improve plant efficiencies. Sales in our commercial power generation business were driven by strong demand in the nuclear power market due to timing of plant outages. Though sales to the defense market were flat to the prior period, there were movements within the sector. Revenues to the U.S. Navy were up $1.2 million over the prior year period due to a $5.4 million increase in the timing of pump and generator production work on CVN aircraft carriers, higher sales of generic electronics products of $1.4 million, and increase in electro-mechanical spares revenue of $1.0 million. Partially offsetting these increases was a $6.0 million decrease in pump and generator sales for submarines due to timing of contracts. Additionally, sales to the ground defense market decreased $2.2 million from the prior year due to less development work on the U.S. Army’s electromagnetic (“EM”) gun program. Sales of this segment also benefited from favorable foreign currency translation of $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2006 was $14.0 million, slightly higher than the $13.8 million for the same period last year. The 2006 acquisitions had a minimal impact on operating income during the third quarter of 2006 due to business integration costs. The segment’s organic operating income was flat to the prior year period as higher sales volume was partially offset by higher material costs and new product manufacturing start up costs. Additionally, in the third quarter of 2005, the segment reached a settlement with the seller of a previously acquired business, resulting in $0.9 million of operating income that did not recur in 2006. Offsetting this margin impact were lower research and development costs of
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$0.8 million due to government funding of previously expensed research costs for new programs. Foreign currency translation favorably impacted this segment’s operating income by $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior year.
Sales for the first nine months of 2006 were $380.3 million, an increase of 13% over the same period last year of $335.9 million. Acquisitions contributed $7.9 million to this segment’s sales during the first nine months of 2006. The segment experienced organic growth of 11% in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the prior year period primarily resulting from higher sales to the oil and gas market of $20.5 million, higher sales to the U.S. Navy of $9.6 million, and higher sales to the power generation market of $3.9 million. Revenues derived from the oil and gas market were driven by our coker valve sales which increased 60% in the first nine months of 2006 versus the prior year, as the products continue to gain greater acceptance in the market and our installed base continues to perform well. Other valve and field service revenues to the oil and gas market were up $7.5 million over the same period in 2005 due to increased capital spending and repair and maintenance expenditures by refineries as they continue to invest money to increase capacity and improve plant efficiencies. The higher sales to the U.S. Navy were mainly driven by increased generator and pump sales of $17.1 million for use on the CVN aircraft carrier and higher generator sales of $2.5 million for use on submarines, both due to the timing of contracts. Sales to the U.S. Navy during the first nine months of 2006 were also positively impacted by a $3.4 million increase of spares and repair work, higher sales of generic electronic products of $2.9 million, and $2.1 million of additional developmental work, as compared to the prior year period. Partially offsetting these improvements were lower overall pump sales of $14.5 million to the U.S. Navy as we wind down on existing submarine contracts, lower sales of $2.1 million for ball valves used on the Virginia-class submarines, and lower sales of $1.3 million for the JP-5 fuel transfer valves used on Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carriers. Sales in our commercial power generation business, which is driven by customer maintenance schedules, were up versus prior year due to strong demand from the nuclear power market. Sales also benefited from favorable foreign currency translation of $0.6 million in the first nine months of 2006, as compared to the same period last year.
Operating income for the first nine months of 2006 was $36.9 million, which was flat to the first nine months of 2005 operating income. Acquisitions lowered operating income by $0.7 million in the first nine months of 2006 due to business integration costs. The segment achieved organic growth of 2% due to higher sales volume and increased plant efficiencies, offset by increased material costs, additional research and development investments, and increased selling and infrastructure expenditures to support organic growth. Research and development spending increased $1.2 million over the prior year as we position ourselves to take advantage of the anticipated increase in future commercial nuclear power projects. Foreign currency translation positively impacted this segment’s operating income by $0.2 million in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the prior year.
New orders received for the Flow Control segment totaled $109.9 million in the third quarter of 2006 and $404.9 million for the first nine months of 2006, representing an increase of 11% and 13% from the same periods in 2005, respectively. The acquisitions made in 2006 contributed $7.3 million in incremental new orders received in the third quarter of 2006. The increase in orders for the third quarter of 2006 was within the oil and gas markets where the placement of orders is dependant of the timing of scheduled and unscheduled refinery shutdowns. Backlog increased 7% to $459.9 million at September 30, 2006 from $429.3 million at December 31, 2005. The acquisitions made during 2006 represented $13.5 million of the backlog at September 30, 2006.
Motion Control
Sales for our Motion Control segment increased 14% to $125.6 million in the third quarter of 2006 from $110.2 million in the third quarter of 2005, all due to organic sales growth. The organic sales growth was primarily due to higher sales of ground defense products and commercial aerospace partially offset by lower sales of general industrial and defense aerospace products. Ground defense product sales increased $10.4 million driven by higher sales of embedded computing products for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle on increased demand resulting from the war effort, and also due to new program sales of embedded computing products on the U.S. Army’s Armored Security Vehicle and the Future Combat System. Commercial aerospace sales increased $5.5 million largely due to 737 actuation systems and
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other new programs with Boeing, as well as increased sales of smoke detection and other sensor products. Partially offsetting these increases were lower sales of controller products to the general industrial markets of $2.6 million, as a primary customer for these products in Europe continued its transition to in-house production. We expect this trend to continue throughout 2006, however, we do not believe the loss of this customer will have a material impact on the sales or operating profit of the Corporation or this segment. In addition, sales to the defense aerospace market decreased $2.0 million, due in part to reduced customer requirements and lower pricing for the weapons bay door systems used on the F-22 and reduced sales of radar warning devices used on the Blackhawk helicopter. Foreign currency translation favorably impacted sales for the third quarter of 2006 by $1.7 million as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2006 was $15.3 million, an increase of 37% over the same period last year of $11.2 million, all of which is organic. The benefit of the higher sales volume and increased efficiencies as a result of our business integration initiatives within our embedded computing division were partially offset by unfavorable sales mix resulting from lower sales of higher margin programs such as the F-22 and the European controllers business, increased material costs, and the ramp up of new programs. In addition, the third quarter of the prior year was negatively impacted by 767 tanker program cost overruns, increased quality inspection expenses, and higher costs relative to the start up of the AN-APR39 Radar Warning System program, which did not recur in 2006. The business segment’s operating income was also adversely impacted by foreign currency translation of approximately $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the third quarter of 2005, mainly due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar.
Sales for the first nine months of 2006 were $356.5 million, an increase of 9% from sales of $328.2 million during the first nine months of 2005, primarily due to organic growth of 7% and the contribution of the 2005 acquisition, which contributed $5.9 million in incremental sales. Organic sales growth in the first nine months of 2006 was mainly due to higher sales to the commercial aerospace industry of $16.3 million and to the ground defense market of $15.7 million, partially offset by lower sales to the general industrial and defense aerospace markets of $8.3 million, in the aggregate. Sales of various actuation and sensor products to original aircraft OEMs increased $9.8 million due to additional ship set requirements of 737 actuation systems and other new programs with Boeing, and to our customers’ increasing order base. Repair and overhaul sales increased $4.1 million due to the continuing recovery of the commercial aerospace industry. Sales of embedded computing products to the defense ground market increased $13.6 million, primarily due to spares sales for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and new production orders for the Armored Security Vehicle, and development work related to the Future Combat System, partially offset by lower redesign and production work for the mobile gun system. Offsetting these improvements were lower sales of sensor products on space-related programs and lower sales of controller products to the general industrial as a primary customer for these products in Europe continued its transition to in-house production. Foreign currency translation had a minimal impact on sales for the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the first nine months of 2006 was $33.4 million, an increase of 10% over the same period last year of $30.3 million. The 2005 acquisition experienced an incremental loss of $0.8 million for the first nine months of 2006 due to delays in timing of their contracts and from margin erosion due to changes in foreign exchange rates on certain foreign currency denominated contracts. Organic growth of 13% was achieved through the higher sales volume, noted above, and increased efficiencies as a result of our business integration initiatives within our embedded computing division, partially offset by unfavorable sales mix resulting from lower sales of higher margin programs such as the F-22 and the European controllers business, increased material costs, and the ramp up of new programs. In addition, research and development costs decreased $3.3 million due to a reallocation of engineering efforts to work on customer funded development programs, where costs are classified as cost of goods sold, and the realization of the integration initiatives. The business segment’s operating income was also adversely impacted by foreign currency translation of $2.5 million in the first nine months of 2006, as compared to the comparable period of 2005, mainly due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar.
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New orders received for the Motion Control segment totaled $158.0 million in the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 21% from the same period last year, and $403.6 million for the first nine months of 2006, representing an increase of 7% over the comparable period of 2005. The quarterly and year-to-date increases were largely due to significant Future Combat System development contract awards received during the third quarter of 2006. Year-to-date comparisons were also impacted by contract orders for defense aerospace actuation systems in the first quarter of 2005 that did not repeat in 2006 and lower orders in the European controllers business due to the aforementioned customer loss. Backlog increased 15% to $431.1 million at September 30, 2006 from $374.5 million at December 31, 2005.
Metal Treatment
Sales for the Corporation’s Metal Treatment segment totaled $56.3 million for the third quarter of 2006, up 15% when compared with $49.0 million in the third quarter of 2005. The 2006 acquisition contributed $2.8 million of incremental sales during the third quarter of 2006, while organic sales growth was 9%. The organic sales improvement is mainly due to strong sales growth from our global shot peening services, which contributed $2.3 million, and higher heat treating sales of $1.4 million. Shot peening sales increased primarily due to higher sales to the commercial and defense aerospace markets and modest gains in the power generation, general industrial, and oil and gas markets. Sales growth in the European automotive market was offset by reduced volumes in the North American automotive market. Heat treating sales experienced increases in the automotive market as the division continues to benefit from strengthening economic conditions. Foreign currency translation favorably impacted sales for the third quarter of 2006 by $1.0 million as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the third quarter of 2006 increased 21% to $10.4 million from $8.6 million for the same period last year. Organic operating income growth for the third quarter of 2006 was 20%, while the 2006 acquisition contributed $0.2 million of incremental operating income in the third 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 essentially flat as a percentage of sales period over period. Foreign currency translation had a favorable impact on this segment’s operating income of $0.2 million for the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the prior year period.
Sales for the Corporation’s Metal Treatment segment totaled $167.2 million for the first nine months of 2006, up 12% when compared with $149.0 million for the comparable period of 2005. The 2006 acquisition contributed $4.9 million of incremental sales in the first nine months of 2006, while organic sales growth was 9%. The organic growth was due to strong sales from our global shot peening services, which contributed $7.8 million, and higher heat treating sales of $4.3 million. Shot peen forming services on wing skins for Airbus drove the commercial aerospace market sales increase of $3.4 million, while sales of shot peening services to the North American defense markets increased $1.7 million. Shot peening sales also experienced 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 most significant gains were in the general industrial and automotive markets, which increased $1.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The coatings division experienced organic growth of $1.4 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 nine months of 2006 by $0.4 million, as compared to the prior year period.
Operating income for the first nine months of 2006 increased 24% to $31.6 million from $25.5 million for the same period last year. Organic operating income growth for the first nine months of 2006 was 22% over the same period in 2005, while the 2006 acquisition contributed $0.5 million of incremental operating income to the first nine 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 essentially flat as a percentage of sales period over period. Additionally, the segment was adversely impacted from unfavorable foreign currency translation in the first nine months of 2006 of $0.2 million, as compared to the prior year period.
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New orders received for the Metal Treatment segment totaled $56.3 million in the third quarter of 2006 and $167.7 million for the first nine months of 2006, representing increases of 18% and 13% from the same periods in 2005, respectively. The acquisition made in 2006 contributed $2.8 million and $4.9 million in incremental new orders received in the third quarter and first nine months of 2006, respectively. Backlog increased 27% to $2.4 million at September 30, 2006 from $1.9 million at December 31, 2005.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $0.8 million and $3.1 million for the third quarter and first nine 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 borrowing rate increased 70 basis points and 90 basis points for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006 as compared to the comparable prior year periods, respectively. Average outstanding debt decreased 3% and 2% for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as compared to the comparable prior year periods.
CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION
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 are 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 $328.2 million at September 30, 2006, an increase of $59.2 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 September 30, 2006 versus 2.2 to 1 at December 31, 2005. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $47.4 million at September 30, 2006, down from $59.0 million at December 31, 2005. Days sales outstanding at September 30, 2006 were 53 days as compared to 43 days at December 31, 2005. Inventory turns were 4.9 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to 5.6 at December 31, 2005.
Excluding cash, working capital increased $70.9 million from December 31, 2005, partially due to the 2006 acquisitions. The remainder of the increase was driven primarily by increases in inventory and receivables. Inventory increased $30.3 million due to build up for fourth quarter sales, stocking of long lead time material for new programs, and increased material costs, while receivables increased $21.7 million due to higher sales volume, an increase in long-term contracts accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method, and strong collections in the fourth quarter of 2005. These increases to receivables and inventory were offset by an increase in deferred revenue of $9.2 million from favorable billing terms on certain commercial and governmental contracts. Additionally, accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased $16.1 million due to lower days payable outstanding and the payments of annual compensation plans in the first quarter of 2006 while income taxes payable decreased 13.8 million due to the first quarter payment of our 2005 taxes and the 2006 estimated tax payments.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued
Investing Activities
The Corporation acquired three businesses in the first nine months of 2006. Funds available under the Corporation’s credit agreement were utilized for funding the purchase price of the acquisitions, which totaled $34.8 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 nine months of 2006, the Corporation made $4.5 million in earn-out payments.
Capital expenditures were $27.9 million in the first nine 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 $10 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.
Financing Activities
During the first nine months of 2006, we used $26.0 million in available credit under the Revolving Credit Agreement to fund investing activities. The unused credit available under the Revolving Credit Agreement at September 30, 2006 was $340.0 million. The Revolving Credit Agreement expires in July 2009. Additionally, we have reclassified $5.0 million of debt due under a 2007 Industrial Revenue Bond to 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 third quarter of 2006 and 4.7% 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.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION and ANALYSIS of
FINANCIAL CONDITION and RESULTS of OPERATIONS, continued
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 FASB 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.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (“SFAS No. 158”). This Statement requires companies to recognize a net liability or asset to report the funded status of their defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans (“the Plans”). The recognition of a net asset or liability will require an offsetting adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. SFAS No. 158 will not change how the Plans are accounted for and reported in the income statement. Therefore, the amounts to be recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income will be the unrecognized gains/losses, prior service costs/credits, and transition assets/obligations, which will continue to be amortized under the existing guidance as net periodic pension cost in the income statement. Companies are required to initially recognize the funded status and provide the required disclosures beginning for fiscal year ends after December 15, 2006. Based upon the most recent actuarial data available, the net impact on the December 31, 2006 balance sheet would be to increase prepaid pension costs by $17.9 million, increase other current liabilities by $2.3 million, reduce accrued pension and post retirement benefit costs by $3.2 million, increase deferred tax liabilities by $7.1 million, with the offset increasing stockholders’ equity by $11.7 million. Additionally, for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008, SFAS No. 158 will require companies to measure the plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year end, however, earlier adoption of the measurement date provisions is encouraged. We currently utilize measurement dates of September 30 and October 31 for our various Plans. We do not anticipate the change in the fiscal year end measurement date to have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition.
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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 nine months ended September 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.
As of September 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 September 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
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.
There have been no material changes in our Risk Factors during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Information regarding our Risk Factors is more fully described in item “1A. Risk Factors” of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 25, 2005.
Item 6. EXHIBITS
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated October 9, 2006, by and between Curtiss-Wright Corporation and David Linton (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 8-K filed October 11, 2006) |
| Exhibit 10.2 | Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated October 12, 2006, by and between Curtiss-Wright Corporation and David Adams (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to Form 8-K filed October 16, 2006) |
| Exhibit 31.1 | Certification of Martin R. Benante, Chairman and CEO, Pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) (filed herewith) |
| Exhibit 31.2 | Certification of Glenn E. Tynan, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to Rule 13a – 14(a) (filed herewith) |
| 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.
| CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION |
| | (Registrant) |
| | |
| By:_/s/ Glenn E. Tynan___________ |
| | Glenn E. Tynan |
| | Vice President Finance / C.F.O. |
| | Dated: November 8, 2006 |
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