| GRACO INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |
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Item 2. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | |
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth items from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings as percentages of net sales:
| Thirteen Weeks Ended |
| April 1, 2005 | March 26, 2004 |
Net Sales | | | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % |
Cost of products sold | | | | 49.8 | | | 45.6 | |
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Gross Profit | | | | 50.2 | | | 54.4 | |
Product development | | | | 3.7 | | | 3.8 | |
Selling, marketing and distribution | | | | 15.4 | | | 18.1 | |
General and administrative | | | | 7.0 | | | 7.7 | |
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Operating Earnings | | | | 24.1 | | | 24.8 | |
Interest expense | | | | .2 | | | 0.1 | |
Other (income) expense, net | | | | .1 | | | -- | |
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Earnings before Income Taxes | | | | 23.8 | | | 24.7 | |
Income taxes | | | | 8.0 | | | 8.2 | |
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Net Earnings | | | | 15.8 | % | | 16.5 | % |
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Net Sales
Sales by segment and geographic area were as follows (in thousands):
| Thirteen Weeks Ended |
| April 1, 2005 | March 26, 2004 |
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By Segment |
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Industrial/Automotive | $ 87,869 | $ 63,251 |
Contractor | 67,780 | 58,975 |
Lubrication | 15,295 | 12,756 |
Consolidated | $170,944 | $134,982 |
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Americas1 | $114,019 | $ 89,275 |
Europe2 | 35,709 | 27,914 |
Asia Pacific | 21,216 | 17,793 |
Consolidated | $170,944 | $134,982 |
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1 | North and South America, including the U.S. |
2 | Europe, Africa and Middle East |
Consolidated sales increased by 27 percent compared to the first quarter last year. Sales from acquired businesses contributed 11 percentage points of the increase. All operating segments and geographic regions experienced double-digit percentage growth in sales.
Industrial/Automotive sales increased by 39 percent, 15 percent before sales from acquired operations. Demand for this segment’s products remained strong in all major product categories and in all geographic regions.
Contractor segment sales increased by 15 percent. In the Americas, there was double-digit percentage growth in both the professional paint store channel and the home center channel. Sales of larger paint sprayers were particularly strong in the professional paint store channel. The rollout of texture sprayers contributed to the increase in home center channel sales.
Lubrication segment sales increased by 20 percent. Sales were strong in all geographic regions and major product categories. Re-introduction of the Matrix™ fluid management system in the second quarter should have a positive impact on future sales.
Gross Profit
Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 50.2 percent compared to 54.4 percent for the first quarter last year. Approximately 3 percentage points of the decline was due to the impact of acquisitions, including lower margins on acquired products and the recognition of costs assigned to inventories as part of the valuation of assets acquired. The remainder of the decrease is due to several factors, including mix of products sold and higher material costs, offset somewhat by favorable effects of higher volume and process improvements.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses increased due to the expenses of the acquired operations. Expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 26.1 percent from 29.6 percent.
General and administrative expense includes approximately $1 million from the amortization of intangible assets related to the businesses acquired in 2005. The annual recurring non-cash expense associated with amortization of intangible assets from those acquired companies is expected to be approximately $4 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During the quarter, significant uses of cash included $103 million for acquisitions of businesses, $9 million of dividends paid and $7 million for purchases and retirement of Company common stock. The Company used cash on hand and a $40 million advance from a line of credit to fund the acquisitions. During the first quarter of 2004, significant uses of cash included $111 million of dividends paid (including $104 million for a one-time special dividend) and $15 million for purchases and retirement of Company common stock.
The Company had unused lines of credit available at April 1, 2005 totaling $80 million. Cash balances of $12 million at April 1, 2005, internally generated funds and unused financing sources provide the Company with the financial flexibility to meet liquidity needs.
Outlook
Results for the first quarter were in line with management’s expectations. While management’s vision is limited due to the short cycle nature of the business, the sales tempo experienced throughout the quarter was good and management continues to expect growth this year. Management expects that the businesses acquired in the first quarter will begin to contribute to net earnings in the second half of this year.
SAFE HARBOR CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
A forward-looking statement is any statement made in this report and other reports that the Company files periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as in press or earnings releases, analyst briefings and conference calls, which reflects the Company’s current thinking on market trends and the Company’s future financial performance at the time they are made. All forecasts and projections are forward-looking statements.
The Company desires to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 by making cautionary statements concerning any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company cannot give any assurance that the results forecasted in any forward-looking statement will actually be achieved. Future results could differ materially from those expressed, due to the impact of changes in various factors. These risk factors include, but are not limited to: economic conditions in the United States and other major world economies, currency fluctuations, political instability, changes in laws and regulations, and changes in product demand. Please refer to Exhibit 99 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2004 for a more comprehensive discussion of these and other risk factors.
Investors should realize that factors other than those identified above and in Exhibit 99 might prove important to the Company’s future results. It is not possible for management to identify each and every factor that may have an impact on the Company’s operations in the future as new factors can develop from time to time.
Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | |
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
As of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was done under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Controller, Vice President and Treasurer, and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Based upon that evaluation, they concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in gathering, analyzing and disclosing information needed to satisfy the Company’s disclosure obligations under the Exchange Act.
Changes in internal controls
During the quarter, there was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On February 22, 2002, the Board of Directors authorized a plan for the Company to purchase up to a total of 2,700,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, primarily through open-market transactions. This plan effectively expired upon approval of a new plan on February 20, 2004, authorizing the purchase of up to 3,000,000 shares and expiring on February 28, 2006.
In addition to shares purchased under the plan, the Company purchases shares of common stock held by employees who wish to tender owned shares to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding on option exercises.
Information on issuer purchases of equity securities follows:
Period | (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased | (b) Average Price Paid per Share | (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | (d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (at end of period) |
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Jan 1, 2005 - Jan 28, 2005 | -- | -- | -- | 1,969,400 |
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Jan 29, 2005 - Feb 25, 2005 | 53,200 | $37.50 | 53,200 | 1,916,200 |
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Feb 26, 2005 - Apr 1, 2005 | 127,500 | $39.39 | 127,500 | 1,788,700 |
Item 4 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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Item 6. | Exhibits |
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| | 10.1 | Long Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated June 18, 2004 |
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| | 10.2 | Graco Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated June 18, 2004 |
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| | 10.3 | Employee Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated June 18, 2004 |
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| | 10.4 | Graco Inc. Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated June 18, 2004 |
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| | 31.1 | Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) |
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| | 31.2 | Certification of Vice President and Controller pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) |
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| | 31.3 | Certification of Vice President and Treasurer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) |
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| | 32 | Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Controller, and Vice President and Treasurer pursuant to Section 1350 of Title 18, U.S.C. |
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.
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Date: | April 29, 2005 | | By: | /s/David A. Roberts |
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| | | | David A. Roberts |
| | | | President and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: | April 29, 2005 | | By: | /s/James A. Graner |
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| | | | James A. Graner |
| | | | Vice President and Controller
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Date: | April 29, 2005 | | By: | /s/Mark W. Sheahan |
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| | | | Mark W. Sheahan |
| | | | Vice President and Treasurer
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