1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 	 ___________________________ FORM 10-Q/A ___________________________ (Mark One) /X/ 	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 	For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1998 ______ 	Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 	Commission File Number: 1-10991 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 	Delaware 38-2760940 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification Number) Incorporation or Organization) 19975 Victor Parkway Livonia, Michigan 48152 (address of principal executive offices) Registrant's Telephone Number: (734) 591-3000 _______________________________________________ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and, (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes /X/ No ________ As of April 30, 1998, there were 39,199,521 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding. 2 The Company is amending Item 1 - Financial Statements contained in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, due to the following: The caption identifying the prior year column on both the Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows has been corrected to the appropriate date of March 31, 1997 instead of December 31, 1997 as was reported previously. 2 3 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (dollars in thousands) March 31, December 31, 1998 1997 ASSETS (unaudited) (note) -------- -------- Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 10,519 $ 35,437 Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,396 at March 31, 1998 and $1,171 at December 31, 1997) 100,029 81,681 Inventories: Raw materials 13,884 10,975 Work in progress 10,474 15,720 Prepaid expenses and other 8,818 4,536 Deferred income taxes 1,966 1,966 Refundable income taxes --- 772 -------- -------- Total current assets 145,690 151,087 -------- -------- Property, plant and equipment, at cost: Land and buildings 20,132 20,133 Machinery and equipment 112,341 108,167 Office furniture and equipment 17,521 17,995 Automobiles 971 1,012 Leasehold improvements 1,022 1,022 -------- -------- 151,987 148,329 -------- -------- Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (107,929) (108,098) -------- -------- Net property, plant and equipment 44,058 40,231 -------- -------- Intangible assets: Goodwill 68,594 68,594 Other intangibles 83,387 83,387 -------- -------- 151,981 151,981 Less accumulated amortization (106,733) (104,709) -------- -------- Net intangible assets 45,248 47,272 -------- -------- Other assets (primarily debt issuance costs) 2,189 2,295 -------- -------- Total assets $237,185 $240,885 ======== ======== 3 4 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Continued (dollars in thousands, except per share data) March 31, December 31, 1998 1997 Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit (unaudited) (note) --------- --------- Current liabilities: Accounts payable $76,601 $59,226 Accrued interest 8,546 5,098 Income taxes payable 6,250 --- Accrued expenses 14,546 25,890 Progress billings 43,278 58,239 Current portion, long-term debt 108,009 --- --------- --------- Total current liabilities 257,230 148,453 --------- --------- Long-term debt 254,903 367,075 Deferred income taxes 2,315 2,315 Minority interest 6 9 Stockholders' deficit: Common stock of $.01 par value. Authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 45,743,812 at March 31, 1998 and 44,515,599 at December 31, 1997; out- standing 39,292,912 at March 31,1998 and 39,515,599 at December 31, 1997 457 445 Additional paid-in capital 102,368 72,399 Accumulated deficit (210,578) (236,625) Foreign currency translations (310) (146) Treasury stock, at cost (6,450,900 shares at March 31, 1998 and 5,000,000 shares at December 31, 1997) (169,206) (113,040) --------- --------- Total stockholders' deficit (277,269) (276,967) --------- --------- Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $237,185 $240,885 ========= ========= NOTE: The balance sheet at December 31, 1997 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 5 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (dollars in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) Quarter Ended March 31, March 31, 1998 1997 --------- --------- Revenues: Net sales $204,951 $189,307 Other 732 652 --------- --------- Total revenues 205,683 189,959 Costs and expenses: Cost of products sold 133,902 123,607 Selling, general and administrative 18,453 17,045 Amortization of intangible assets 2,024 2,544 Interest 9,007 10,099 --------- --------- Total costs and expenses 163,386 153,295 --------- --------- Earnings before income taxes 42,297 36,664 Income taxes 16,250 14,366 --------- --------- Net earnings $26,047 $22,298 ========= ========= Net earnings per common share, basic $ .65 $ .53 ========= ========= Net earnings per common share, diluted $ .64 $ .53 ========= ========= Shares used in computing net earnings per share, basic 40,113,479 41,870,395 ========== ========== Shares used in computing net earnings per share, diluted 40,556,560 42,170,455 ========== ========== See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 5 6 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited) Quarter Ended March 31, March 31, 1998 1997 --------- --------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net earnings $26,047 $22,298 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 3,939 4,332 Provision for losses on accounts receivable 225 225 Minority interest (3) 10 Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment 6 154 Changes in assets and liabilities which increase (decrease) cash flow: Accounts receivable (18,573) 7,293 Inventories 2,337 1,507 Prepaid expenses and other (4,282) (1,127) Other assets 105 (93) Accounts payable 17,375 2,330 Accrued expenses and interest (7,896) (1,666) Income taxes 14,915 13,074 Progress billings (14,961) (10,477) --------- --------- Total adjustments (6,812) 15,562 --------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities 19,235 37,860 --------- --------- Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to property, plant and equipment (5,770) (5,786) Other (121) 113 --------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities (5,891) (5,673) --------- --------- Cash flows from financing activities: Repayment of long-term debt (4,184) (18,690) Proceeds from the issuance of common stock 22,088 1,555 Repurchase of common stock (56,166) (14,323) --------- --------- Net cash used in financing activities (38,262) (31,458) --------- --------- Net increase/(decrease) in cash (24,918) 729 Cash at beginning of period 35,437 60,172 --------- --------- Cash at end of period $10,519 $60,901 ========= ========= Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for interest $ 5,559 $ 7,434 Cash paid during the period for income taxes $ 1,335 $ 1,292 Dividends declared but unpaid $ --- $ --- Common stock repurchase commitment $ --- $14,323 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. 6 7 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Basis of Presentation ----------------------- The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the information presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the fiscal year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. 2. Accounting Change ------------------- During the quarter ended March 31, 1998, the Company changed its method of accounting for inventories from the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method to the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The Company believes the change is preferable because the FIFO method better reflects the economic reality of its inventory management practices and provides a better matching of current costs with revenues. The change in method of inventory costing has been applied retroactively. Due to debit balance LIFO reserves and corresponding lower-of-cost-or-market reserves, the change had no effect on the balance sheet at December 31, 1997 or the income statement for the quarter ended March 31, 1997. 3. Contingencies --------------- The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position. 4. Earnings Per Share -------------------- The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 "Earnings per Share," effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 1997. This standard revised the calculation of EPS and requires the Company to report diluted EPS in addition to basic EPS. Basic EPS is based on the average shares outstanding while diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding. 7 8 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 5. Comprehensive Income ---------------------- The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," beginning January 1, 1998. The effect of this pronouncement is not material to the Company's financial statements. 8 9 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. Dated: June 2, 1998 Valassis Communications, Inc. (Registrant) By: /s/Robert L. Recchia ---------------------------------- Robert L. Recchia V.P. of Finance - Chief Financial Officer Signing on behalf of the Registrant and as principal financial officer. 9