Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Summary of Sources and Uses of Cash
Cash and short-term investments as of June 29, 2019 increased $20 million to $1,550 million from December 31, 2018. Cash from operating activities decreased $25 million for the six months ended June 29, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, primarily due to lower adjusted earnings for unrealized gains on short-term investments, partially offset by decreased cash for working capital needs.
Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions and Other Investing Activities
During the six months ended June 29, 2019, Seaboard Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Seaboard”) invested $156 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $88 million was in the Pork segment, $13 million in the Commodity Trading and Milling (“CT&M”) segment, $11 million in the Marine segment, $37 million in the Power segment and the remaining amount in other segments. The Pork segment expenditures were primarily for the expansion of the Guymon pork processing plant and the purchase of an idle ethanol plant and all of its related assets in Hugoton, Kansas. The Power segment expenditures were primarily for its new power barge under construction. All other capital expenditures were primarily of a normal recurring nature such as replacements of machinery and equipment and general facility modernizations and upgrades.
For the remainder of 2019, management has budgeted capital expenditures totaling $261 million. The Pork segment budgeted $116 million primarily for modifications to convert the recently purchased idle ethanol plant to a renewable diesel production facility and expansion of the Guymon pork processing plant. The CT&M segment budgeted $30 million primarily for milling assets. The Marine segment budgeted $33 million primarily for additional cargo carrying and handling equipment. The Sugar and Alcohol segment budgeted $24 million primarily for alcohol fermentation expansion. The Power segment budgeted $57 million primarily for its new power barge. The balance of $1 million is planned to be spent in all other businesses primarily for normal upgrades to existing operations. Management anticipates paying for these capital expenditures from a combination of available cash, the use of available short-term investments and Seaboard’s available borrowing capacity.
In the second quarter of 2019, Seaboard contributed $10 million to Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC, a non-consolidated affiliate of the Pork segment, for working capital needs. Additional contributions may be necessary in the future.
Financing Activities and Debt
As of June 29, 2019, Seaboard had short-term uncommitted lines of credit totaling $616 million and a committed line totaling $100 million. There was $160 million borrowed under the uncommitted lines of credit as of June 29, 2019. Seaboard’s borrowing capacity under its uncommitted lines of credit was further reduced by letters of credit totaling $18 million. As of June 29, 2019, Seaboard had an unsecured term loan, which matures in 2028, with a balance of $695 million and $94 million of foreign subsidiary debt, denominated in U.S. dollars and euros.
As of June 29, 2019, Seaboard had cash and short-term investments of $1,550 million and additional total net working capital of $619 million. Accordingly, management believes Seaboard’s combination of internally generated cash, liquidity, capital resources and borrowing capabilities will be adequate for its existing operations and any currently known potential plans for expansion of existing operations or business segments for 2019. Management intends to continue seeking opportunities for expansion in the industries in which Seaboard operates, utilizing existing liquidity, available borrowing capacity and other financing alternatives.
As of June 29, 2019, $171 million of the $1,550 million of cash and short-term investments were held by Seaboard’s foreign subsidiaries. Historically, Seaboard has considered substantially all foreign profits as being permanently invested in its foreign operations, including all cash and short-term investments held by foreign subsidiaries. Seaboard intends to continue permanently reinvesting the majority of these funds outside the U.S. as current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund Seaboard’s U.S. operations. For any planned repatriation to the U.S., Seaboard would record applicable deferred taxes for state or foreign withholding taxes.