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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 24, 2000
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[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________________ to ____________________
Commission File Number 1-10542
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UNIFI, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified its charter)
New York 11-2165495
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 19109 - 7201 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27419
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(336) 294-4410
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Same
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
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
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's class of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at January 28, 2001
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Common stock, par value $.10 per share 53,672,929 Shares
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Part I. Financial Information
UNIFI, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 24, June 25,
2000 2000
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(Unaudited) (Note)
(Amounts in Thousands)
ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 28,189 $ 18,778
Receivables 180,753 214,001
Inventories:
Raw materials and supplies 53,247 49,449
Work in process 13,149 16,981
Finished goods 77,018 81,210
Other current assets 4,619 2,958
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Total current assets 356,975 383,377
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Property, plant and equipment 1,259,959 1,250,470
Less: accumulated depreciation 618,069 592,083
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641,890 658,387
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Equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates 212,287 208,918
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Other noncurrent assets 109,139 104,082
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Total assets $ 1,320,291 $ 1,354,764
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 86,738 $ 97,875
Accrued expenses 37,034 50,160
Income taxes payable -- 2,430
Current maturities of long-term debt and other
current liabilities 8,160 217,308
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Total current liabilities 131,932 367,773
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Long-term debt and other liabilities 485,362 261,830
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Deferred income taxes
88,080 86,046
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Minority interests 17,025 16,677
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Shareholders' equity:
Common stock 5,391 5,516
Retained earnings 633,484 649,444
Unearned compensation (1,612) (1,260)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (39,371) (31,262)
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Total shareholders' equity 597,892 622,438
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 1,320,291 $ 1,354,764
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Note: The balance sheet at June 25, 2000, 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.
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UNIFI, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended
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Dec. 24, Dec. 26, Dec. 24, Dec. 26,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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(Amounts in Thousands Except Per Share Data)
Net sales $ 296,273 $ 317,589 $ 612,295 $ 622,303
Cost of goods sold 268,233 275,847 546,595 546,302
Selling, general & admin. expense 17,890 14,004 33,922 28,426
Interest expense 8,483 7,507 16,790 14,952
Interest income 691 848 1,812 1,532
Other expense 2,858 1,197 7,370 865
Equity in losses of unconsolidated
affiliates 377 864 1,808 5,228
Minority interests 2,723 2,410 5,482 4,804
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Income before income taxes (3,600) 16,608 2,140 23,258
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (172) 6,435 2,685 9,753
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Net income (loss) $ (3,428) $ 10,173 $ (545) $ 13,505
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Earnings (loss) per common share -
basic $ (0.06) $ .17 $ (0.01) $ .23
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Earnings (loss) per common share -
assuming dilution $ (0.06) $ .17 $ (0.01) $ .23
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See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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UNIFI, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended
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December 24, December 26,
2000 1999
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(Amounts in Thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents provided by
operating activities $ 63,978 $ 58,744
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Investing activities:
Capital expenditures (27,993) (30,874)
Acquisitions (2,148) --
Investments in unconsolidated equity affiliates (5,555) (17,976)
Investment of foreign restricted cash (6,245) --
Sale of capital assets 804 867
Other (1,648) 687
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Net investing activities (42,785) (47,296)
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Financing activities:
Borrowing of long-term debt 284,687 10,000
Repayment of long-term debt (271,289) (20,132)
Issuance of Company common stock -- 14
Purchase and retirement of Company
common stock (16,507) (3,708)
Distributions to minority interest shareholders (6,000) (6,000)
Other (2,383) (3,040)
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Net financing activities (11,492) (22,866)
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Currency translation adjustment (290) 1,332
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 9,411 (10,086)
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Cash and cash equivalents - beginning 18,778 44,433
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Cash and cash equivalents - ending $ 28,189 $ 34,347
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See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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UNIFI, INC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(a) Basis of Presentation
The information furnished is unaudited and reflects all adjustments which
are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the
financial position at December 24, 2000, and the results of operations and
cash flows for the periods ended December 24, 2000, and December 26, 1999.
Such adjustments consisted of normal recurring items. Interim results are
not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. It is suggested that
the condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's latest
annual report on Form 10-K.
(b) Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes have been provided for the temporary differences
between financial statement carrying amounts and tax basis of existing
assets and liabilities.
The difference between the statutory federal income tax rate and the
effective tax rate is primarily due to the losses of foreign subsidiaries
that are taxed at rates typically lower than the U.S. statutory rates
thereby distorting the effective tax rate for our consolidated operations.
(c) Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) amounted to $(1.1) million for the second
quarter of fiscal 2001 and $(8.7) million for the year to date compared to
$7.1 million and $6.3 million for the prior year quarter and year-to-date
periods, respectively. Comprehensive income (loss) was comprised of net
income and foreign currency translation adjustments for all periods. In
addition, the current year periods also include unrealized gains and
(losses) on foreign currency derivative contracts totaling $1.6 million and
$(1.0) million, for the quarter and year to date. The Company does not
provide income taxes on the impact of currency translations as earnings
from foreign subsidiaries are deemed to be permanently invested.
(d) Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the numerators and
denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations
(amounts in thousands):
For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended
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December 24, December 26, December 24, December 26,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Numerator:
Net income (loss) $ (3,428) $ 10,173 $ (545) $ 13,505
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For the Quarters Ended For the Six Months Ended
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December 24, December 26, December 24, December 26,
2000 1999 2000 1999
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic
earnings per share -
Weighted average shares 53,641 59,266 54,122 59,407
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options -- 49 -- 25
Restricted stock awards -- 3 -- 1
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Dilutive potential common
shares denominator for
diluted earnings per
share-Adjusted weighted
average shares and
assumed conversions 53,641 59,318 54,122 59,433
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(e) Segment Disclosures
In June 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information," (SFAS 131) which established standards for public companies
for the reporting of financial information from operating segments in
annual and interim financial statements as well as related disclosures
about products and services, geographic areas and major customers.
Operating segments are defined in SFAS 131 as components of an enterprise
about which separate financial information is available to the chief
operating decision-maker for purposes of assessing performance and
allocating resources. Following is the Company's selected segment
information for the quarters and year-to-date periods ended December 24,
2000, and December 26, 1999 (amounts in thousands):
Polyester Nylon UTG Total
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Quarter ended December 24, 2000:
Net sales to external customers $ 204,296 $ 85,238 $ 6,739 $ 296,273
Intersegment net sales 4 -- 2,762 2,766
Segment operating income (loss) 7,714 4,373 (2,313) 9,774
Depreciation and amortization 14,157 5,579 286 20,022
Total assets 638,307 356,444 19,576 1,014,327
Quarter ended December 26, 1999:
Net sales to external customers $ 208,684 $ 104,049 $ 4,856 $ 317,589
Intersegment net sales 1 182 3,003 3,186
Segment operating income 17,512 12,369 299 30,180
Depreciation and amortization 13,425 5,443 224 19,092
Total assets 694,083 354,622 15,609 1,064,314
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For the Quarters Ended
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December 24, 2000 December 26, 1999
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Operating income:
Reportable segments operating income $ 9,774 $ 30,180
Net standard cost adjustment to LIFO 1,215 (1,346)
Unallocated operating expense (839) (1,096)
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Consolidated operating income $ 10,150 $ 27,738
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Polyester Nylon UTG Total
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Six months ended December 24, 2000:
Net sales to external customers $ 421,825 $ 177,817 $ 12,653 $ 612,295
Intersegment net sales 45 -- 5,727 5,772
Segment operating income (loss) 25,206 10,634 (3,930) 31,910
Depreciation and amortization 29,071 11,220 560 40,851
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Six months ended December 26, 1999:
Net sales to external customers $ 401,795 $ 210,707 $ 9,801 $ 622,303
Intersegment net sales 4 291 6,012 6,307
Segment operating income 28,076 22,327 780 51,183
Depreciation and amortization 28,100 10,792 380 39,272
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For the Six Months Ended
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December 24, 2000 December 26, 1999
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Operating income:
Reportable segments operating income $ 31,910 $ 51,183
Net standard cost adjustment to LIFO 1,217 (2,346)
Unallocated operating expense (1,349) (1,262)
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Consolidated operating income $ 31,778 $ 47,575
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Certain indirect manufacturing and selling, general and administrative
costs are allocated to the operating segments based on activity drivers
relevant to the respective costs. The primary differences between the
segmented financial information of the operating segments, as reported to
management, and the Company's consolidated reporting relates to
intersegment transfer of yarn, fiber costing, the provision for bad debts
and capitalization of property, plant and equipment costs. Domestic
operating divisions' fiber costs are valued on a standard cost basis, which
approximates first-in, first-out accounting. For those components of
inventory valued utilizing the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, an
adjustment is made at the corporate level to record the difference between
standard cost and LIFO. Segment operating income excludes $2.4 million and
$0.8 million of provision for bad debts in the current and prior year
quarters, respectively. For significant capital projects, capitalization is
delayed for management segment reporting until the facility is
substantially complete. However, for consolidated management financial
reporting, assets are capitalized into construction in progress as costs
are incurred or carried as unallocated corporate fixed assets if they have
been placed in service but have not as yet been moved for management
segment reporting.
"UTG" is the Company's majority-owned information services consulting
subsidiary, Unifi Technology Group, Inc.
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The total assets for the polyester segment decreased from $695.4 million at
June 25, 2000 to $638.3 million at December 24, 2000 due mainly to reduced
accounts receivable and inventories.
(f) Accounting for Derivatives
Effective June 26, 2000, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standard
No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as
amended, which requires that all derivative instruments be reported on the
balance sheet at fair value and establishes criteria for designation and
effectiveness of hedging relationships. Derivatives that are not hedges
must be adjusted to fair value through income. If the derivative is a
hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of
the derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of the
hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings or
recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is
recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in
fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.
The Company conducts its business in various foreign currencies. As a
result, it is subject to the transaction exposure that arises from foreign
exchange rate movements between the dates the currency transactions are
recorded (export sales and purchases commitments) and the dates they are
consummated (cash receipts and cash disbursements in foreign currencies).
The Company utilizes some natural hedging to mitigate these transaction
exposures. The Company also enters into foreign currency forward contracts
for the purchase and sale of European, Canadian and other currencies to
hedge balance sheet and income statement currency exposures. These
contracts are entered into principally for the purchase of inventory and
equipment and the sale of Company products into export markets.
Counter-parties for these instruments are major financial institutions.
The Company has a risk management policy that authorizes certain designated
individuals to enter into derivative contracts to mitigate economic and
accounting risk associated with currency and interest rate exposures in the
ordinary course of business. This policy permits the use of forward
currency purchase or sales contracts associated with the anticipated
collection of accounts receivable on foreign denominated sales and the
purchase or sale of assets in foreign currencies. This policy also allows
the use of those derivative instruments that hedge the Company's interest
rate exposures associated with fixed or floating rate debt. Any derivative
contract authorized by this risk management policy with notional amounts in
excess of $1 million requires the specific approval of the Treasurer and
the Chief Financial Officer. In no circumstances does the policy permit
entering into derivative contracts for speculative purposes.
The Company maintains forward currency contracts that are designated as
fair value hedges. The derivative contracts in place that are classified as
fair value hedges cover 100% of the foreign currency exchange rate exposure
associated with the purchase of certain foreign denominated fixed assets.
The latest maturity date for such contracts is January 2002. The
ineffective portion of these contracts is primarily the difference in the
spot exchange rates and the forward contract rates. The loss associated
with such contracts in the current quarter was immaterial and is included
in other (income) expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
The Company utilizes foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow
hedges. These contracts are entered into to hedge foreign currency exchange
rate exposures on
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anticipated purchases denominated in various foreign currencies. The latest
maturity date for such contracts is June 2001. The amount of gain or loss
relating to hedge ineffectiveness is attributable to the differences
between the spot rates and forward contract rates. Such amounts were not
material for the quarter and are included in other (income) expense in the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Gains and losses on these
instruments are deferred in other comprehensive income until the underlying
transaction is recognized in earnings. As a result of the determination
that certain anticipated Euro denominated machinery purchases were no
longer expected to occur, the Company recognized a loss of $1.6 million
upon adoption which is included in other (income) expense in the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations. An additional loss of approximately
$0.5 million was recorded in the current quarter as the Euro further
weakened prior to unwinding the contracts associated with the transactions
that were no longer expected to occur. The unrealized losses included in
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss will be reclassified into earnings as
depreciation expense for those contracts entered into for anticipated
machinery purchases or will be capitalized on the balance sheet as an
adjustment to long-term investments.
(g) Alliances
On September 13, 2000, the Company and SANS Fibres of South Africa formed a
50/50 joint venture (UNIFI SANS Technical Fibers, LLC or UNIFI-SANS) to
produce low-shrinkage high tenacity nylon 6.6 light denier industrial (LDI)
yarns in North Carolina. UNIFI-SANS will also incorporate the two-stage
light denier industrial nylon yarn business of Solutia, Inc. which was
purchased by SANS Fibres. Solutia will exit the two-stage light denier
industrial yarn business transitioning production from its Greenwood, SC
site to the UNIFI-SANS facility in North Carolina. Unifi will manage the
day-to-day production and shipping of the LDI produced in North Carolina
and SANS Fibres will handle technical support and sales. Annual LDI
production capacity from the joint venture is estimated to be approximately
9.6 million pounds.
On September 27, 2000, Unifi and Nilit Ltd., located in Israel, closed the
previously announced 50/50 joint venture to be called U.N.F. Industries
Ltd. The joint venture will produce approximately 22.0 million pounds of
nylon POY at Nilit's manufacturing facility in Migdal Ha - Emek, Israel.
The nylon POY will be utilized in the Company's nylon texturing and
covering operations.
(h) Debt Refinancing
Effective December 20, 2000, the Company refinanced its $400 million credit
facility due to expire in April 2001, with a new unsecured three year $250
million revolving bank credit facility. Additionally, the Company entered
into a $100 million trade receivables financing agreement that is secured
by its domestic and certain foreign accounts receivable. As of December 24,
2000, the Company had unused capacity of approximately $121.5 million under
the terms of the new credit facility and had outstanding borrowings of
$93.0 million through its trade receivables financing agreement.
Loans under the new credit facility initially bear interest at LIBOR plus
.825% and advances under the receivables financing agreement will bear
interest at the applicable commercial paper rate plus .30%. The financial
and negative covenants in the new credit facility are materially comparable
to the financial and negative covenants in the $400 million credit
facility.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is Management's discussion and analysis of certain significant
factors that have affected the Company's operations and material changes in
financial condition during the periods included in the accompanying Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Results of Operations
Consolidated net sales decreased 6.7% for the quarter from $317.6 million to
$296.3 million and 1.6% for the year to date. Unit volume for the quarter
decreased 6.2% while average unit sales prices, based on product mix, remained
relatively stable. For the year to date, unit volume declined approximately
2.6%, while unit prices were virtually unchanged.
At the segment level, polyester accounted for 69% of dollar sales and nylon
accounted for 29% for the quarter.
Sales for our polyester segment declined 2.1% for the quarter and increased 5.0%
for the year to date. Quarter and year-to-date volumes for this segment include
our dyed yarn facility in England that was not present in either of the prior
year periods.
Geographically, our domestic polyester unit volume decreased 13.0% for the
December quarter compared to the December quarter a year ago and 6.7% compared
with the September 2000 quarter. For the year to date, our domestic polyester
unit volume decreased 9.3% over the prior year. Domestic polyester pricing on
sales of first quality goods remained stable quarter over quarter and improved
over the prior year quarter and year-to-date periods. Sales in local currency
for our Brazilian operation were up significantly for the quarter and for the
year to date relative to the prior year corresponding periods. Volume from our
Brazilian operations remained stable quarter over quarter but is up
significantly over both the prior year periods. Per unit selling prices declined
in the current quarter relative to the prior year quarter and are up slightly
over the prior year to date. Sales in local currency of our Irish operation
increased 6.3% for the quarter compared to the prior year due to increased sales
prices and 13.5% for the year-to-date period due to both increased sales prices
and volume. The currency exchange rate change from the prior year to the current
year adversely effected current quarter and year-to-date sales translated to
U.S. dollars for the Irish operation. U.S. dollar net sales were $5.1 million
less than what sales would have been reported using prior year translation rates
for the quarter and $8.3 million less for the year to date.
Our domestic nylon unit volume declined 8.1% for the December quarter compared
to the December quarter a year ago and 2.1% compared with the September 2000
quarter. For the year to date, volumes for this operation were down 8.8%.
Results for our majority-owned information systems consulting subsidiary, Unifi
Technology Group, reflect higher sales for the current quarter and year-to-date
periods compared to the prior year corresponding periods. Operating losses for
the quarter and year to date include a $2.8 million charge to exit certain
leases as further discussed below.
Many adverse factors occurred simultaneously in the second quarter contributing
to the previously mentioned results. Retail sales of apparel during the critical
holiday selling season were off significantly, and many customers of Unifi
focused on driving down inventory levels,
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which drove declines in our domestic polyester and nylon unit volume. Consumer
demand for sheer hosiery and seamless apparel continued their decline, which
continued to cause softness in our nylon business. We are not anticipating a
reversal of these trends in the near term for the nylon operations. Also, the
strong U.S. dollar continued to negatively impact export sales from the U.S.
Gross profit decreased $13.7 million for the quarter to $28.0 million and $10.3
million for the year to date to $65.7 million. Gross margin (gross profit as a
percentage of sales) decreased from 13.1% to 9.5% for the quarter and from 12.2%
to 10.7% for the year to date, respectively. The declines in gross profit and
gross margins for the current year periods reflects higher average raw material
costs for both of the Company's yarn segments. Conversion costs for the Company
are also higher as a percentage of sales for our nylon segment. This is
primarily due to the reduced sales levels experienced for both the quarter and
the year-to-date periods. Company wide, the lack of volume predictability given
current retail conditions, customer operating schedules and consumer confidence
levels will continue to have an adverse impact on our results. Until market
demand improves and volumes return, our profitability will continue to suffer.
The transition plan encompassed in the DuPont Alliance is on schedule and we are
nearing the point where we should be able to realize some of the economic and
product quality benefits that the Alliance offers.
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales,
increased from 4.4% in last year's quarter to 6.0% this quarter. On a dollar
basis, selling, general and administrative expense increased $3.9 million to
$17.9 million. For the year-to-date period, selling, general, and administrative
expenses increased $5.5 million to $33.9 million, or from 4.6% of net sales to
5.5%. Impacting the current periods is a $2.8 million charge taken to exit
certain leases stemming from restructuring of the Unifi Technology Group to
focus on its two core businesses. In addition, these higher costs reflect the
increasing complexities of the global sales yarn market and the Company's
focused efforts to strategically expand our world-wide presence through
acquisitions and alliances and to better position our products and serve our
customers through more comprehensive marketing and business-to-business efforts.
Corporate
Interest expense increased $1.0 million to $8.5 million in the current quarter
and $1.8 million to $16.8 million for the year-to-date. The increase in interest
expense reflects higher average interest rates, offset in part by the increase
in interest capitalized for major construction projects, specifically our
nonwoven facility. Also for the current year-to-date period, the outstanding
debt was higher than the corresponding prior year period increasing our interest
expense. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding debt at December 24,
2000, was 6.8%.
Other income and expense was impacted in the current quarter by a charge of $0.5
million in currency losses associated with the unwinding of certain Euro-based
hedges originally secured to purchase machinery, which were subsequently
determined to be no longer necessary. This is in addition to a $1.6 million
charge recorded in the first quarter. Other income and expense for the current
year quarter also includes an $85 thousand provision for bad debts. For the
current year-to-date period, the bad debt provision was $2.6 million compared to
$0.4 million for the prior year to date.
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Equity in the earnings (losses) of our unconsolidated affiliates, Parkdale
America, LLC ("the LLC") and Micell Technologies, Inc., ("Micell") amounted to
$(0.4) million in the quarter of fiscal 2001 compared with $(0.9) million for
the corresponding prior year quarter. For the year to date, our share of the
losses in these entities totaled $1.8 million compared to $5.2 million in the
prior year. Going forward, we expect the operating results of Parkdale America
to improve as we move through the fiscal year due mainly to volume growth
achieved through recently announced spinning contracts with verticals agreeing
to outsource their production.
The minority interest charge was $2.7 million in the current year fiscal quarter
compared to $2.4 million in the prior year quarter and $5.5 million for the year
to date compared to $4.8 million in the prior year.
The Company's income tax provision (benefit) for both current year periods
reflects the effects of earnings and losses in our foreign subsidiaries that are
taxed at rates typically lower than the U.S. statutory rate.
As a result of the above, the Company realized during the current quarter net
income (loss) of $(3.4) million, or diluted earnings (loss) per share of $(.06),
compared to $10.2 million, or $.17 per share, for the corresponding quarter of
the prior year, and $(0.5) million or $(.01) per share compared to $13.5 million
or $.23 per share for the respective year-to-date periods.
Effective June 26, 2000, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standard No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended,
which requires that all derivative instruments be reported on the balance sheet
at fair value and establishes criteria for designation and effectiveness of
hedging relationships. Derivatives that are not hedges must be adjusted to fair
value through income. If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of
the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are either offset
against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities, or firm
commitments through earnings or recognized in other comprehensive income until
the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a
derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.
The Company conducts its business in various foreign currencies. As a result, it
is subject to the transaction exposure that arises from foreign exchange rate
movements between the dates the currency transactions are recorded (export sales
and purchases commitments) and the dates they are consummated (cash receipts and
cash disbursements in foreign currencies). The Company utilizes some natural
hedging to mitigate these transaction exposures. The Company also enters into
foreign currency forward contracts for the purchase and sale of European,
Canadian and other currencies to hedge balance sheet and income statement
currency exposures. These contracts are entered into principally for the
purchase of inventory and equipment and the sale of Company products into export
markets. Counter-parties for these instruments are major financial institutions.
The Company has a risk management policy that authorizes certain designated
individuals to enter into derivative contracts to mitigate economic and
accounting risk associated with currency and interest rate exposures in the
ordinary course of business. This policy permits the use of forward currency
purchase or sales contracts associated with the anticipated collection of
accounts receivable on foreign denominated sales and the purchase or sale of
assets in foreign currencies. This policy also allows the use of those
derivative instruments that hedge the Company's interest rate exposures
associated with fixed or floating rate debt. Any derivative contract authorized
by this risk management policy with notional amounts in
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excess of $1 million requires the specific approval of the Treasurer and the
Chief Financial Officer. In no circumstances does the policy permit entering
into derivative contracts for speculative purposes.
The Company maintains forward currency contracts that are designated as fair
value hedges. The derivative contracts in place that are classified as fair
value hedges cover 100% of the foreign currency exchange rate exposure
associated with the purchase of certain foreign denominated fixed assets. The
latest maturity date for such contracts is January 2002. The ineffective portion
of these contracts is primarily the difference in the spot exchange rates and
the forward contract rates. The loss associated with such contracts in the
current quarter was immaterial and is included in other (income) expense in the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company utilizes foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges.
These contracts are entered into to hedge foreign currency exchange rate
exposures on anticipated purchases denominated in various foreign currencies.
The latest maturity date for such contracts is June 2001. The amount of gain or
loss relating to hedge ineffectiveness is attributable to the differences
between the spot rates and forward contract rates. Such amounts were not
material for the quarter and are included in other (income) expense in the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Gains and losses on these
instruments are deferred in other comprehensive income until the underlying
transaction is recognized in earnings. As a result of the determination that
certain anticipated Euro denominated machinery purchases were no longer expected
to occur, the Company recognized a loss of $1.6 million upon adoption which is
included in other (income) expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations. An additional loss of approximately $0.5 million was recorded in the
current quarter as the Euro further weakened prior to unwinding the contracts
associated with the transactions that were no longer expected to occur. The
unrealized losses included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss will be
reclassified into earnings as depreciation expense for those contracts entered
into for anticipated machinery purchases or will be capitalized on the balance
sheet as an adjustment to long-term investments.
On September 13, 2000, the Company and SANS Fibres of South Africa formed a
50/50 joint venture (UNIFI - SANS Technical Fibers, LLC or UNIFI-SANS) to
produce low-shrinkage high tenacity nylon 6.6 light denier industrial (LDI)
yarns in North Carolina. UNIFI-SANS will also incorporate the two-stage light
denier industrial nylon yarn business of Solutia, Inc. which was purchased by
SANS Fibres. Solutia will exit the two-stage light denier industrial yarn
business transitioning production from its Greenwood, SC site to the UNIFI-SANS
facility in North Carolina. Unifi will manage the day-to-day production and
shipping of the LDI produced in North Carolina and SANS Fibres will handle
technical support and sales. Annual LDI production capacity from the joint
venture is estimated to be approximately 9.6 million pounds.
On September 27, 2000, Unifi and Nilit Ltd., located in Israel, closed the
previously announced 50/50 joint venture to be called U.N.F. Industries Ltd. The
joint venture will produce approximately 22.0 million pounds of nylon POY at
Nilit's manufacturing facility in Migdal Ha - Emek, Israel. The nylon POY will
be utilized in the Company's nylon texturing and covering operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash generated from operations was $64.0 million for the year-to-date ended
December 24, 2000, compared to $58.7 million for the prior year corresponding
period. The primary sources
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of cash from operations were decreases in accounts receivable of $30.2 million,
inventories of $4.8 million, and non-cash adjustments aggregating $48.7 million.
Depreciation and amortization of $44.5 million, deferred income tax provision of
$2.0 million and losses of unconsolidated affiliates of $2.2 million were the
primary components of the non-cash adjustments to cash provided by operations.
Offsetting these sources were decreases in accounts payable and accruals and
income taxes of $18.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively. All working
capital changes have been adjusted to exclude the effects of acquisitions and
currency translation.
The Company ended the current quarter with working capital of $225.0 million,
which included cash and cash equivalents of $28.2 million.
The Company utilized $42.8 million for net investing activities and $11.5
million from net financing activities during the current year. Significant
expenditures during this period included $28.0 million for capital expenditures
consisting of construction costs for the Company's Unifi Technical Fabrics
nonwoven facility and installment payments for related equipment and for
upgrading other machinery and facilities and $2.1 million in acquisitions.
Additionally, $6.0 million was expended for distributions to minority interest
shareholders, $5.6 million for investment in unconsolidated equity affiliates
and $16.5 for repurchases of the Company's common stock. Also, the Company
obtained $13.4 million in net borrowings during this period and invested, on a
long-term basis, $6.2 million of restricted cash from the Brazilian government.
During the current quarter, the Company refinanced its existing revolving credit
facility, which was scheduled to mature in April 2001. See below for further
discussion.
At December 24, 2000, the Company was committed to spend $27.9 million for
capital expenditures. This amount includes associated costs for the nonwoven
facility and related equipment. The majority of these committed costs are
scheduled to be expended during fiscal year 2001.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets,
including property, plant and equipment and intangibles to determine if
impairment exists. If the sum of expected future undiscounted cash flows is less
than the carrying amount of the asset, additional analysis is performed to
determine the amount of loss to be recognized. The Company continues to evaluate
for impairment the carrying value of its polyester natural textured operations
as the importation of fiber, fabric and apparel continues to impair sales
volumes and margins for these operations and has negatively impacted the U.S.
textile and apparel industry in general.
The Board of Directors, effective July 26, 2000, increased the remaining
authorization to repurchase up to 10.0 million shares of Unifi's common stock.
The Company purchased 1.4 million shares during the first two fiscal quarters of
the current year for a total of $16.5 million. As of January 28, 2001, there
remains an authorization to repurchase approximately 8.6 million shares. The
Company will continue to operate its stock buy-back program from time to time as
it deems appropriate and financially prudent. However, the Company presently
does not anticipate significant share repurchases until debt is reduced to an
acceptable level.
Effective December 20, 2000, the Company refinanced its $400 million credit
facility due to expire in April 2001, with a new unsecured three year $250
million revolving bank credit facility. Additionally, the Company entered into a
$100 million trade receivables financing agreement that is secured by its
domestic and certain foreign accounts receivable. As of
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December 24, 2000, the Company had unused capacity of approximately $121.5
million under the terms of the new credit facility and had outstanding
borrowings of $93.0 million through its trade receivables financing agreement.
Loans under the new credit facility initially bear interest at LIBOR plus .825%
and advances under the receivables financing agreement will bear interest at the
applicable commercial paper rate plus .30%. The financial and negative covenants
in the new credit facility are materially comparable to the financial and
negative covenants in the $400 million credit facility.
Management believes the current financial position of the Company in connection
with its operations and its access to debt and equity markets are sufficient to
meet anticipated capital expenditure, strategic acquisition, working capital,
Company common stock repurchases and other financial needs.
Euro Conversion
The Company conducts business in multiple currencies, including the currencies
of various European countries in the European Union which began participating in
the single European currency by adopting the Euro as their common currency as of
January 1, 1999. Additionally, the functional currency of our Irish operation
and several sales office locations will change before January 1, 2002, from
their historical currencies to the Euro. During the period January 1, 1999, to
January 1, 2002, the existing currencies of the member countries will remain
legal tender and customers and vendors of the Company may continue to use these
currencies when conducting business. Currency rates during this period, however,
will no longer be computed from one legacy currency to another but instead will
first be converted into the Euro. The Company continues to evaluate the Euro
conversion and the impact on its business, both strategically and operationally.
At this time, the conversion to the Euro has not had, nor is expected to have, a
material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of
the Company.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this quarterly report
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal security laws
about the Company's financial condition and results of operations that are based
on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about the
markets in which the Company operates, management's beliefs and assumptions made
by management. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
variations of such words and other similar expressions are intended to identify
such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are
difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what is expressed or forecasted in, or implied by, such
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's judgment only as of
the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any of
these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or
otherwise.
Factors that may cause actual outcome and results to differ materially from
those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements include, but
are not necessarily limited to,
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availability, sourcing and pricing of raw materials, pressures on sales prices
and volumes due to competition and economic conditions, reliance on and
financial viability of significant customers, technological advancements,
employee relations, changes in construction spending and capital equipment
expenditures (including those related to unforeseen acquisition opportunities),
the timely completion of construction and expansion projects planned or in
process, continued availability of financial resources through financing
arrangements and operations, negotiations of new or modifications of existing
contracts for asset management and for property and equipment construction and
acquisition, regulations governing tax laws, other governmental and
authoritative bodies' policies and legislation, the continuation and magnitude
of the Company's common stock repurchase program and proceeds received from the
sale of assets held for disposal. In addition to these representative factors,
forward-looking statements could be impacted by general domestic and
international economic and industry conditions in the markets where the Company
competes, such as changes in currency exchange rates, interest and inflation
rates, recession and other economic and political factors over which the Company
has no control. Other risks and uncertainties may be described from time to time
in the Company's other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Part II. Other Information
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Shareholders of the Company at their Annual Meeting held on the 26th day of
October 2000, considered and voted upon the election of four (4) Class 3
Directors of the Company.
The Shareholders elected management nominees for the four (4) Class 3 Directors
of the Company to serve until the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in 2003 or
until their successors are elected and qualified, as follows:
Votes Votes Votes
Name of Director in Favor Against Abstaining
---------------- ---------- ------- ----------
G. Allen Mebane, IV 45,283,525 0 228,298
Brian R. Parke 45,302,932 0 208,891
J.B. Davis 45,305,069 0 206,754
R. Wiley Bourne, Jr. 45,303,894 0 207,929
The following persons will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors
until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2001 for Class 1 and 2002 for
Class 2:
Class 1 Class 2
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Donald R. Orr Charles R. Carter
Robert A. Ward Jerry W. Eller
G. Alfred Webster Kenneth G. Langone
Sir Richard Greenbury
It should be noted that Jerry W. Eller subsequently resigned as a director of
the Company at the Company's Board of Directors meeting following the Annual
meeting of the Shareholders. Mr. Eller's resignation from the Board was not due
to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's
operations, policies or practices.
The information set forth under the headings "Election of Directors", "Nominees
for Election as Directors", "Directors Remaining in Office", and "Security
Holding of Directors, Nominees, and Executive Officers" on Pages 2-6 of the
Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Commission since the close of the
registrant's fiscal year ending June 25, 2000 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) None
(b) No reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the quarter
ended December 24, 2000
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UNIFI, INC.
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.
UNIFI, INC.
Date: February 7, 2001 /s/ Willis C. Moore, III
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Willis C. Moore, III
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Mr. Moore is the
Principal Financial Officer and has
been duly authorized to sign on
behalf of the Registrant.)
Date: February 7, 2001 /s/ Edward A. Imbrogno
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Edward A. Imbrogno
Chief Accounting Officer