Phibro Animal Health - 10-Q quarterly report FY

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      This Form 10-Qcontains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Certain factors that might cause such a difference are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 and/or throughout this Form 10-Q and in particular in Item 2 of Part I of this Form 10-Q under the caption “Certain Factors Affecting Future Operating Results.” Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this report to the “Company” or to “we” or “our” refer to Phibro Animal Health Corporation and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, as applicable.

      In the opinion of Phibro Animal Health Corporation (the “Company” or “PAHC”), the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to state fairly its financial position at March 31, 2006 and its results of operations and cash flows for the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. The financial results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The Company presents its financial statements on the basis of its fiscal year ending June 30. All references to 2007, 2006 and 2005 refer to the fiscal year ended June 30 of that year.

      The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAHC Holdings Corporation, which was formed in February 2005.

      The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

      The Company consolidates the financial statements of Koffolk (1949) Ltd. (Israel) (“Koffolk”) and Planalquimica Industrial Ltda. (Brazil) (“Planalquimica”) on the basis of their March 31 fiscal year-ends to facilitate the timely inclusion of such entities in the Company’s consolidated financial reporting. The condensed consolidated financial statements include Koffolk’s and Planalquimica’s financial position as of December 31, 2005 and their results of operations and cash flows for the three months and nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.

      The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2005 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Additionally it should be noted the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting standards appropriate for interim financial statements. While the Company believes the disclosures presented are adequate to make the information herein not misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as found in the Company’s annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005.

      The Company’s ability to fund its operating plan relies upon the continued availability of borrowing under the domestic senior credit facility. The Company believes that it will be able to comply with the terms of its covenants under the domestic senior credit facility based on its forecasted operating plan. In the event of adverse operating results and/or violation of covenants under this facility, there can be no assurance that the Company would be able to obtain waivers or amendments on favorable terms, if at all. The Company’s 2006 operating plan projects adequate liquidity throughout the year, with periods of reduced availability around the dates of the semi-annual interest payments due December 1 and June 1 related to PAHC’s 13% Senior Secured Notes due 2007 and PAHC’s 9⁷/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. The Company is pursuing additional cost reduction activities, working capital improvement plans, and sales of non-strategic assets to provide additional liquidity. The Company also has availability under foreign credit lines that would be available as needed. There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in any of the above-noted actions.

      The use of antibiotics in medicated feed additives is a subject of legislative and regulatory interest. The issue of potential for increased bacterial resistance to certain antibiotics used in certain food-producing animals is the subject of discussions on a worldwide basis and, in certain instances, has led to government

      The testing, manufacturing, and marketing of certain products are subject to extensive regulation by numerous government authorities in the United States and other countries.

      The Company has significant assets located outside of the United States, and a significant portion of the Company’s sales and earnings are attributable to operations conducted abroad.

      The Company has assets located in Israel and a portion of its sales and earnings are attributable to operations conducted in Israel. The Company is affected by social, political and economic conditions affecting Israel, and any major hostilities involving Israel as well as the Middle East or curtailment of trade between Israel and its current trading partners, either as a result of hostilities or otherwise, could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

      The Company’s operations, properties and subsidiaries are subject to a wide variety of complex and stringent federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the use, storage, handling, generation, treatment, emission, release, discharge and disposal of certain materials and wastes, the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater, the manufacture, sale and use of pesticides and the health and safety of employees. As such, the nature of the Company’s current and former operations and those of its subsidiaries exposes the Company and its subsidiaries to the risk of claims with respect to such matters.

      The Company adopted the following new accounting pronouncements in 2006:

      Resulting from the Belgium Plant Transactions discussed below, as of November 30, 2005, the Company removed $1,896 of land, $6,103 of buildings and improvements, $16,301 of machinery and equipment and $22,182 of accumulated depreciation from property, plant and equipment, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

      Amortization expense for intangibles was $370 and $375 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $1,113 and $1,121 for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

      On November 30, 2005, Phibro Animal Health SA (“PAH Belgium”) sold to GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (“GSK”) substantially all of PAH Belgium’s facilities in Rixensart, Belgium (the “Belgium Plant”). The sale (the “Belgium Plant Transactions”) included the following elements (U.S. dollar amounts at the March 31, 2006 exchange rate except where otherwise indicated): (i) the transfer of substantially all of the land and buildings and certain equipment of PAH Belgium at the Belgium Plant, as well as the industrial activities and intellectual property relating to certain solvent technology of PAH Belgium for a purchase price of EUR 6,200 ($7,310 at the November 30, 2005 exchange rate), paid at closing; (ii) the transfer to GSK of a

      The Dutch Notes (as defined below) and related guarantees were collateralized by a mortgage on the Belgium Plant which was released in connection with the sale of the Belgium Plant to GSK.

      As a result of the Belgium Plant Transactions, the Company depreciated the Belgium Plant to its estimated salvage value, recorded expense of early-retirement and severance programs for those employees not transferred to GSK, other transaction-related expenses, a curtailment gain on the Belgium pension plan and a gain on the sales of the Belgium Plant and excess land. Other transaction-related expenses were primarily related to employee retention agreements, plant dismantling and decommissioning, plant shutdown, and site demolition costs payable to GSK.

      The following table includes the amounts of these charges and gains.

      All costs and gains of the Belgium Plant Transactions are included in cost of goods sold on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) in the periods as described in the table above.

      As of March 31, 2006, accrued expenses and other long term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet included $6,919 payable to GSK and $10,333 payable for employee termination and other transaction-related expenses.

      The Company expects to record in future periods an estimated additional $800 of other transaction-related expenses, primarily for plant dismantling and decommissioning, primarily during the remainder of 2006.

      The Company divested Wychem Ltd. (U.K.) (“Wychem”) during 2005. Wychem has been classified as a discontinued operation. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been revised to report separately the operating results, financial position and cash flows of the discontinued operation.

      Operating results of Wychem were:

      At March 31, 2006, PAHC had no amounts borrowed under its domestic senior credit facility, and had $17,500 of borrowings available under the working capital facility that is provided under its domestic senior credit facility.

      On October 28, 2005, PAHC amended its domestic senior credit facility in connection with, among other things, yearly determination of certain financial covenants to: (i) amend the EBITDA definition to exclude charges and expenses related to the sale of the Belgium Plant in an aggregate amount not to exceed $33,200 for purposes of calculating a certain financial covenant; (ii) establish the Minimum Domestic EBITDA for the 12 month periods ended July 31, 2005 through June 30, 2006 at $17,500 for purposes of calculating a certain financial covenant; (iii) establish the Consolidated Minimum EBITDA for the 12 month periods ended July 31, 2005 through June 30, 2006 at $32,000 for purposes of calculating a certain financial covenant; and (iv) amend the maximum aggregate amount of borrowing available under the working capital and letter of credit facilities from $32,500 to $35,000. The amount of aggregate borrowings available under the working capital facility remained unchanged at $17,500.

      As of March 31, 2006, PAHC was in compliance with the financial covenants of its domestic senior credit facility, as amended. The domestic senior credit facility requires, among other things, the maintenance of certain levels of trailing consolidated and domestic EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) calculated on a monthly basis, and an acceleration clause should an event of default (as defined in the agreement) occur. In addition, there are certain restrictions on additional borrowings, additional liens on PAHC’s assets, guarantees, dividend payments, redemption or purchase of PAHC’s stock, sale of subsidiaries’ stock, disposition of assets, investments, and mergers and acquisitions.

      Koffolk has aggregate credit lines available for borrowing and letters of credit of $10,500. At March 31, 2006, Koffolk had $9,082 available under these credit lines.

      PAHC and its domestic subsidiaries maintain noncontributory defined benefit pension plans for all eligible domestic nonunion employees who meet certain requirements of age, length of service and hours worked per year. The Company’s Belgium subsidiary maintains a defined contribution and defined benefit plan for eligible employees.

      The reduction of participants in the Belgium pension plan by transfer of employees to GSK, an early retirement program and terminations resulted in a curtailment benefit of $508.

      The Company transferred Belgium plan assets of $3,186 and related liabilities to GSK which resulted in a settlement loss of $76.

      The approximate funded status of the Belgium plan was:

      On or about April 17, 1997, C.P. Chemicals, Inc., a subsidiary (“CP”), and PAHC were served with a complaint filed by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”) in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that the operations of CP at its Sewaren plant affected adjoining property owned by Chevron and alleging that PAHC, as the parent of CP, is also responsible to Chevron. In July 2002, a phased settlement agreement was reached and a Consent Order entered by the Court. The Consent Order provided

      As proposed, CP, PAHC and Vulcan, through an acquisition entity known as NFE, LLC (“NFE”), would acquire a portion of the property. NFE will then proceed with the remediation of the acquired property. Vulcan will pay a share of the remediation costs. Vulcan’s share has not yet been determined. Another defendant will also make a contribution toward the remediation costs to be incurred by NFE in an amount that has not yet been determined but which is estimated to be approximately $175. Chevron will retain title to a portion of the property and will also retain responsibility for further investigation and remediation of certain identified environmental conditions on the property. In addition, Chevron will also be required to complete any necessary remediation in a certain area of the property. While the costs and liabilities cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty at this time, the Company believes that insurance recoveries will be available to offset most of those costs.

      The Company’s subsidiary, Phibro-Tech, Inc. (“Phibro-Tech”), was named in 1993 as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) in connection with an action commenced under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), involving a former third-party fertilizer manufacturing site in Jericho, South Carolina. An agreement has been reached under which such subsidiary agreed to contribute up to $900 of the first series of contributions of all remaining responsible PRPs (of which $691 has been paid as of March 31, 2006) and up to $1,200 of additional contingent contributions, the payment of which is considered to be remote, and otherwise subject to the PRPs’ right to dispute additional costs. Some recovery from insurance and other sources is expected.

      The Company and its subsidiaries are party to a number of claims and lawsuits arising out of the normal course of business including product liabilities and governmental regulation. Certain of these actions seek damages in various amounts. In most cases, such claims are covered by insurance. The Company believes that none of the claims or pending lawsuits, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.

      The Company’s operations, properties and subsidiaries are subject to a wide variety of complex and stringent federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the use, storage, handling, generation, treatment, emission, release, discharge and disposal of certain materials and wastes, the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater, the manufacture, sale and use of pesticides and the health and safety of employees. As such, the nature of the Company’s current and former operations and those of its subsidiaries exposes the Company and its subsidiaries to the risk of claims with respect to such matters. Under certain circumstances, the Company or any of its subsidiaries might be required to curtail operations until a particular problem is remedied. Known costs and expenses under environmental laws incidental to ongoing operations are generally included within operating results. Potential costs and expenses may also be incurred in connection with the repair or upgrade of facilities to meet existing or new requirements under environmental laws or to investigate or remediate potential or actual contamination and from time to time the Company establishes reserves for such contemplated investigation and remediation costs. In many instances, the ultimate costs under environmental laws and the time period during which such costs are likely to be incurred are difficult to predict.

      Israel’s Ministry of the Environment has imposed revised business license terms on Koffolk’s Ramat Hovav manufacturing facilities. The Company has taken steps to contest the revised terms and can not currently estimate the costs or the timing of the final resolution of the issue.

      The nature of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ current and former operations exposes the Company and its subsidiaries to the risk of claims with respect to environmental matters and the Company cannot assure it will not incur material costs and liabilities in connection with such claims. Based upon its experience to date, the Company believes that the future cost of compliance with existing environmental laws, and liability for known environmental claims pursuant to such environmental laws, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

      Based upon information available, the Company estimates the cost of litigation proceedings described above and the cost of further investigation and remediation of identified soil and groundwater problems at operating sites, closed sites and third-party sites, and closure costs for closed sites to be approximately $2,494 at March 31, 2006, which is included in current and long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet (approximately $2,743 at June 30, 2005).

      The Company’s reportable segments are Animal Health and Nutrition, Industrial Chemicals and Distribution. Reportable segments have been determined primarily on the basis of the nature of products and services and certain similar operating units have been aggregated. The Company’s Animal Health and Nutrition segment manufactures and markets more than 500 formulations and concentrations of medicated feed additives and nutritional feed additives including antibiotics, antibacterials, anticoccidials, anthelmintics, trace minerals, vitamins, vitamin premixes and other animal health and nutrition products. The Industrial Chemicals segment manufactures and markets a number of chemicals for use in the pressure-treated wood, chemical catalyst, semiconductor, automotive and aerospace industries, and copper-based fungicides. The Distribution segment markets and distributes a variety of industrial, specialty and fine organic chemicals and intermediates produced primarily by third parties. Intersegment sales and transfers were not significant. The following segment data includes information only for continuing operations.

      The Animal Health and Nutrition segment includes Belgium Plant Transactions costs as follows:

      The units of Senior Secured Notes due 2007, consisting of notes issued by PAHC (the “U.S. Notes”) and notes issued by Philipp Brothers Netherlands III B.V., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PAHC (the “Dutch Issuer”, and such notes issued by it the “Dutch Notes”), are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries. PAHC and its U.S. subsidiaries (“U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries”), excluding PMC Quincy, Inc. (“PMC”), Prince Mfg., LLC and Mineral Resource Technologies, Inc. (“MRT”) (the “Unrestricted Subsidiaries”, as defined in the Indenture), fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the Senior Secured Notes due 2007 on a joint and several basis. In addition, the Dutch Issuer’s subsidiaries, presently consisting of Phibro Animal Health SA (the “Belgium Guarantor”), fully and unconditionally guarantee the Dutch Notes. The Dutch Issuer and the Belgium Guarantor do not guarantee the U.S. Notes. Other foreign subsidiaries (“Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) do not presently guarantee the Senior Secured Notes due 2007. The U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries include all domestic subsidiaries of PAHC other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries and include: C.P. Chemicals, Inc.; Phibro-Tech, Inc.; Prince Agriproducts, Inc.; Phibrochem, Inc.; Phibro Chemicals, Inc.; Western Magnesium Corp.; Phibro Animal Health Holdings, Inc.; and Phibro Animal Health U.S., Inc.

      The Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008, issued by PAHC, are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries. PAHC’s U.S. subsidiaries, including the U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, fully and unconditionally guarantee the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008 on a joint and several basis. The Dutch Issuer, Belgium Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries do not presently guarantee the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. The U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries include all domestic subsidiaries of PAHC including: C.P. Chemicals, Inc.; Phibro-Tech, Inc.; Prince Agriproducts, Inc.; PMC; Prince Mfg., LLC; MRT (until it was divested); Phibrochem, Inc.; Phibro Chemicals, Inc.; Western Magnesium Corp.; Phibro Animal Health Holdings, Inc.; and Phibro Animal Health U.S., Inc.

      The following consolidating financial data summarizes the assets, liabilities and results of operations and cash flows of PAHC, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries, Dutch Issuer, Belgium Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. The Unrestricted Subsidiaries, U.S. Guarantor Subsidiaries, Dutch Issuer, Belgium Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries are directly or indirectly wholly owned as to voting stock by PAHC.

      Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by PAHC using the equity method. Income tax expense (benefit) is allocated among the consolidating entities based upon taxable income (loss) by jurisdiction within each group. The principal consolidation adjustments are to eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.