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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 25, 2006, Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. announced its first quarter 2006 earnings in a press release reproduced below:
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS
Dublin, CA -- Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that its first quarter 2006 net sales increased 17.1% to $215.7 million as compared to net sales of $184.2 million for the first quarter of 2005. Net income increased 53.5% to $25.2 million for the first quarter of 2006 as compared to net income of $16.4 million for the first quarter of 2005. Diluted net income per common share was $0.51 for the first quarter of 2006 as compared to $0.33 for the first quarter of 2005.
In the first quarter of 2006, sales growth occurred throughout North America. Sales were down in continental Europe and sales in the UK were flat for the quarter. The growth rates in the United States were highest in the southern, midwestern and western regions, not including California. Simpson Strong-Tie’s first quarter sales increased 17.2% over the same quarter last year, while Simpson Dura-Vent’s sales increased 15.5%. Contractor distributors were the fastest growing Simpson Strong-Tie sales channel while sales to homecenters were up only slightly. The sales increase was broad based across most of Simpson Strong-Tie’s major product lines. Seismic and high wind products and engineered wood products had the highest percentage growth rates in sales. Anchor systems sales also showed solid growth during the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter in 2005. Sales of Simpson Strong-Tie’s Strong-Wall product line were up slightly as compared to the first quarter of 2005. Sales of Simpson Dura-Vent’s pellet vent and chimney product lines increased significantly in the first quarter of 2006. Sales of its gas vent products increased slightly. The Company believes that the sales increases in pellet vent and chimney products may be the result of the increased use of alternative fuel appliances due to higher natural gas prices. Direct-vent products, designed for use with natural gas burning appliances, decreased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2005.
Income from operations increased 52.4% from $26.4 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $40.3 million in the first quarter of 2006, while gross margins increased from 37.2% in the first quarter of 2005 to 39.8% in the first quarter of 2006. This increase in gross margins was primarily due to improved absorption of fixed overhead costs on higher sales. While first quarter 2006 gross margins increased relative to 2005, they have not returned to 2004 levels primarily due to increased material costs, mainly steel, which were at their highest in late 2004 and into 2005. The sales price increases that the Company put in place during 2005 have helped to increase gross margins but have not been sufficient to recover all of the cost increases. The Company’s raw material inventory changed little from December 31, 2005, while its in-process and finished goods inventory increased by 9.7% over the same period. The Company continues to believe that steel prices are likely to increase in the near term. If they continue to increase and the Company is not able to increase its prices sufficiently, the Company’s margins could deteriorate.
Research and development and engineering expenses increased 27.1% from $4.0 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $5.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. This increase was primarily due to cash profit sharing, as a result of higher operating income. Selling expenses increased 10.0% from $15.9 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $17.5 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase was driven primarily by a $1.1 million increase in expenses associated with sales and marketing personnel, including stock compensation charges and sales commissions. General and administrative expenses increased 3.8% from $22.3 million in the first quarter of 2005 to $23.1 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily due to an increase in cost associated with administrative personnel of $2.5 million, including an increase in cash profit sharing of $1.1 million, as a result of increased operating profit, partially offset by decreases in amortization and insurance expenses. Interest income, net of interest expense, increased $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2006 as compared to the first quarter of 2005 primarily as a result of higher cash balances and higher interest rates. The tax rate was 38.5% in the first quarter of 2006, up slightly from 38.4% in the first quarter of 2005.
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The Company’s largest customer accounted for 15.0% of net sales in the first quarter of 2006, as compared to 15.9% of net sales in the first quarter of 2005. This customer may endeavor to replace, in some or all markets, the Company’s products with lower-priced products supplied by others or may otherwise reduce its purchases of the Company’s products. The Company also might reduce its dependence on its largest customer by reducing or terminating sales to one or more of the customer’s subsidiaries. Any reduction in, or termination of, the Company’s sales to this customer would at least temporarily, and possibly longer, cause a material reduction in the Company’s net sales, income from operations and net income. A reduction in or elimination of the Company’s sales to its largest customer, or another of the Company’s larger customers, would increase the Company’s relative dependence on its remaining large customers.
In March 2006, the Company completed the purchase, for $5.0 million in cash, of the building in San Leandro, California, which it had been leasing from a related party. In April 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per share. The record date for the cash dividend is July 6, 2006, and it will be paid on July 27, 2006.
Investors, analysts and other interested parties are invited to join the Company’s conference call on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at 6:00 am, Pacific Time. To participate, callers may dial 800-362-0571. The call will be webcast simultaneously as well as being available for one month through a link on the Company’s website at www.simpsonmfg.com.
This document contains forward-looking statements, based on numerous assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it does not and cannot give any assurance that its beliefs and expectations will prove to be correct. Many factors could significantly affect the Company’s operations and cause the Company’s actual results to be substantially different from the Company’s expectations. Those factors include, but are not limited to: (i) general economic and construction business conditions; (ii) customer acceptance of the Company’s products; (iii) materials and manufacturing costs; (iv) the financial condition of customers, competitors and suppliers; (v) technological developments; (vi) increased competition; (vii) changes in capital market conditions; (viii) governmental and business conditions in countries where the Company’s products are manufactured and sold; (ix) changes in trade regulations; (x) the effect of acquisition activity; (xi) changes in the Company’s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations or intentions; and (xii) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested by any forward-looking statements in this report. The Company does not have an obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the receipt of new information, the occurrence of future events or otherwise.
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The Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited), are as follows:
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(Amounts in thousands, except per share data) | | 2006 | | 2005 | |
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Net sales | | $ | 215,658 | | $ | 184,216 | |
Cost of sales | | | 129,740 | | | 115,720 | |
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Gross profit | | | 85,918 | | | 68,496 | |
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Research and development and engineering expenses | | | 5,058 | | | 3,980 | |
Selling expenses | | | 17,458 | | | 15,878 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 23,116 | | | 22,278 | |
Gain on sale of assets | | | (2 | ) | | (74 | ) |
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Income from operations | | | 40,288 | | | 26,434 | |
Income (loss) in equity method investment | | | (143 | ) | | 73 | |
Interest income, net | | | 887 | | | 91 | |
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Income before taxes | | | 41,032 | | | 26,598 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 15,788 | | | 10,214 | |
Minority interest | | | 91 | | | — | |
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Net income | | $ | 25,153 | | $ | 16,384 | |
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Net income per share: | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.52 | | $ | 0.34 | |
Diluted | | | 0.51 | | | 0.33 | |
Cash dividend declared per common share | | $ | 0.08 | | $ | 0.05 | |
Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 48,378 | | | 47,974 | |
Diluted | | | 49,134 | | | 48,934 | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | $ | 6,495 | | $ | 6,489 | |
Pre-tax stock compensation expense | | | 1,840 | | | 1,680 | |
The Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2006 and 2005, and December 31, 2005 (unaudited), is as follows:
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Cash and short-term investments | | $ | 129,575 | | $ | 47,748 | | $ | 131,203 | |
Trade accounts receivable, net | | | 125,041 | | | 110,607 | | | 101,621 | |
Inventories | | | 192,741 | | | 190,049 | | | 181,492 | |
Other current assets | | | 17,775 | | | 14,458 | | | 20,139 | |
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Total current assets | | | 465,132 | | | 362,862 | | | 434,455 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 174,039 | | | 137,949 | | | 166,480 | |
Goodwill | | | 42,919 | | | 43,242 | | | 42,681 | |
Other noncurrent assets | | | 15,942 | | | 16,685 | | | 16,099 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 698,032 | | $ | 560,738 | | $ | 659,715 | |
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Trade accounts payable | | $ | 40,167 | | $ | 35,138 | | $ | 29,485 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 1,069 | | | 1,715 | | | 2,186 | |
Other current liabilities | | | 65,666 | | | 42,719 | | | 60,288 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 106,902 | | | 79,572 | | | 91,959 | |
Long-term debt | | | 2,540 | | | 2,246 | | | 2,928 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | | 1,422 | | | 1,416 | | | 1,362 | |
Minority interest in consolidated variable interest entities | | | 2,128 | | | — | | | 5,337 | |
Stockholders’ equity | | | 585,040 | | | 477,504 | | | 558,129 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 698,032 | | $ | 560,738 | | $ | 659,715 | |
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Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Dublin, California, through its subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., designs, engineers and is a leading manufacturer of wood-to-wood, wood-to-concrete and wood-to-masonry connectors, fastening systems and pre-fabricated shearwalls. Simpson Strong-Tie also offers a full line of adhesives, mechanical anchors and powder actuated tools for concrete, masonry and steel. The Company’s other subsidiary, Simpson Dura-Vent Company, Inc., designs, engineers and manufactures venting systems for gas and wood burning appliances. The Company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SSD.”
For further information, contact Barclay Simpson at (925) 560-9032.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(d) Exhibit Press release dated April 25, 2006.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. |
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DATE: April 25, 2006 | By | /s/ Michael J. Herbert |
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| | Michael J. Herbert |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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