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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015
OR
☐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 1-1361
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
VIRGINIA
22-1318955
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7401 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
60629
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
773-838-3400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files) Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☒
Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐
Smaller reporting company ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date (September 30, 2015).
Class
Outstanding
Common Stock, $.69 4/9 par value
37,687,773
Class B Common Stock, $.69 4/9 par value
23,554,967
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC.
September 30, 2015
INDEX
Page No.
Part I —
Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements:
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Retained Earnings
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
8-15
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16-21
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Part II —
Other Information
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6.
Exhibits
Signatures
Certifications
25-27
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. See “Forward-Looking Statements” under Part I — Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(in thousands) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
September 27, 2014
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash & cash equivalents
$
Restricted cash
-
Investments
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $3,349, $1,968 & $3,391
Other receivables
Inventories:
Finished goods & work-in-process
Raw material & supplies
Prepaid expenses
Deferred income taxes
Total current assets
PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT, at cost:
Land
Buildings
Machinery & equipment
Construction in progress
Less-accumulated depreciation
Net property, plant and equipment
OTHER ASSETS:
Goodwill
Trademarks
Split dollar officer life insurance
Total other assets
Total assets
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.)
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(in thousands except per share data) (Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
Bank loans
Dividends payable
Accrued liabilities
Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits
Income taxes payable
Liability for uncertain tax positions
Deferred compensation
Total current liabilities
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
Industrial development bonds
Deferred compensation and other liabilities
Total noncurrent liabilities
TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock, $.69-4/9 par value- 120,000 shares authorized; 37,688, 37,285 & 37,561, respectively, issued
Class B common stock, $.69-4/9 par value- 40,000 shares authorized; 23,555, 22,887 & 22,897, respectively, issued
Capital in excess of par value
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Treasury stock (at cost)- 80, 78 & 78 shares, respectively
Total Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. shareholders’ equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
EARNINGS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
(in thousands except per share amounts) (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
Year to Date Ended
Net product sales
Rental and royalty revenue
Total revenue
Product cost of goods sold
Rental and royalty cost
Total costs
Product gross margin
Rental and royalty gross margin
Total gross margin
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses
Earnings from operations
Other income (loss), net
Earnings before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net earnings
Less: Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. per share
Dividends per share *
Average number of shares outstanding
Retained earnings at beginning of period
Cash dividends
Stock dividends
Retained earnings at end of period
*Does not include 3% stock dividend to shareholders of record on 4/10/15 and 4/4/14.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension and postretirement reclassification adjustments:
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period on postretirement and pension benefits
Less: reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses to net earnings
Unrealized gains (losses) on postretirement and pension benefits
Investments:
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period on investments
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments
Derivatives:
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period on derivatives
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive earnings
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
Total comprehensive earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Loss on step acquisition
Amortization of marketable security premiums
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Income taxes payable and deferred
Net cash from operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash acquired in step acquisition
Capital expenditures
Net sales (purchases) of trading securities
Purchase of available for sale securities
Sale and maturity of available for sale securities
Net cash used in investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Shares purchased and retired
Dividends paid in cash
Repayment of bank loans
Net cash used in financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid, net
Interest paid
Stock dividend issued
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
Foregoing data has been prepared from the unaudited financial records of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (the Company) and in the opinion of management all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period have been reflected. Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Results of operations for the period ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year to end December 31, 2015 because of the seasonal nature of the Company’s operations. Historically, the third quarter has been the Company’s largest sales quarter due to pre-Halloween sales.
The results of the Company’s two less than wholly owned Spanish companies are consolidated and a noncontrolling interest has been recorded. (See Note 10.)
Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09 that introduces a new five-step revenue recognition model in which an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This ASU also requires disclosures sufficient to enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, including qualitative and quantitative disclosures about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact it may have on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15 which provides guidance about management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. This guidance will be effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 — Average Shares Outstanding
The average number of shares outstanding for year to date ended September 30, 2015 reflect stock purchases of 728 shares for $22,998 and a 3% stock dividend distributed on April 10, 2015. The average number of shares outstanding for year to date ended September 27, 2014 reflect stock purchases of 575 shares for $16,792 and a 3% stock dividend distributed on April 4, 2014.
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Note 3 — Income Taxes
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company remains subject to examination by U.S. federal and state and foreign tax authorities for the years 2012 through 2014. With few exceptions, including audit examinations of the Company’s amended U.S. income tax returns for 2009 and 2010, and its 2011 and 2012 U.S. income tax returns, the Company is no longer subject to examination by tax authorities for the year 2011 and prior. The consolidated effective tax rates were 31.5% and 27.9% in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 30.2% and 32.8% in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate in third quarter 2014 benefited from a release of a valuation allowance relating to capital loss carry-forwards and the filing of federal amended income tax returns. The lower effective tax rates in nine months 2015 principally reflect a $1,066 release of an uncertain income tax liability and resulting income tax benefit due to a decision by a foreign court issued in second quarter 2015, and the reversal of deferred tax assets of $2,350 in first quarter 2014 relating to the step acquisition of the Spanish companies as discussed in Note 10.
Note 4 — Fair Value Measurements
Current accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received on the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Guidance requires disclosure of the extent to which fair value is used to measure financial assets and liabilities, the inputs utilized in calculating valuation measurements, and the effect of the measurement of significant unobservable inputs on earnings, or changes in net assets, as of the measurement date. Guidance establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs utilized in the measurement and valuation of financial assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. Level 1 inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The use of observable and unobservable inputs is reflected in the hierarchy assessment disclosed in the table below.
As of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 27, 2014, the Company held certain financial assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included derivative hedging instruments related to the purchase of certain raw materials and foreign currencies, investments in trading securities and available for sale securities. The Company’s available for sale and trading securities principally consist of corporate and municipal bonds that are publicly traded.
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The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 27, 2014 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value:
Estimated Fair Value September 30, 2015
Total
Input Levels Used
Fair Value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents
Available for sale securities
Foreign currency forward contracts
Commodity futures contracts
Trading securities
Total assets measured at fair value
Estimated Fair Value December 31, 2014
Commodity futures contracts, net
Estimated Fair Value September 27, 2014
The fair value of the Company’s industrial revenue development bonds at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 27, 2014 were valued using Level 2 inputs which approximates the carrying value of $7,500 for the respective periods. Interest rates on these bonds are reset weekly based on current market conditions.
Note 5 — Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company uses derivative instruments, including foreign currency forward contracts, commodity futures contracts and commodity option contracts, to manage its exposures to foreign exchange and commodity prices. Commodity futures contracts and most commodity option contracts are intended and effective as hedges of market price risks associated with the anticipated purchase of certain raw materials (primarily sugar). Foreign currency forward contracts are intended and effective as hedges of the Company’s exposure to the variability of cash flows, primarily related to the foreign exchange rate changes of products manufactured in Canada and sold in the United States. The Company does not engage in trading or other speculative use of derivative instruments.
The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Derivative assets are recorded in other receivables and derivative liabilities are recorded in accrued liabilities. The Company uses either hedge accounting or mark-to-market accounting for its derivative instruments. Derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are designated as cash flow
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hedges by formally documenting the hedge relationships, including identification of the hedging instruments, the hedged items and other critical terms, as well as the Company’s risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction.
Changes in the fair value of the Company’s cash flow hedges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, and are reclassified to earnings in the periods in which earnings are affected by the hedged item. Substantially all amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss for commodity derivatives are expected to be reclassified to cost of goods sold. Substantially all amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss for foreign currency derivatives are expected to be reclassified to other income, net.
The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding derivative contracts and their effects on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at September 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and September 27, 2014:
Notional
Amounts
Assets
Liabilities
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Total derivatives
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The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Retained Earnings and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 27, 2014 are as follows:
For Quarter Ended September 30, 2015
Gain (Loss)
on Amount Excluded
Gain(Loss)
Reclassified from
from Effectiveness
Recognized
Accumulated OCI
Testing Recognized
in OCI
into Earnings
in Earnings
For Quarter Ended September 27, 2014
For Year to Date Ended September 30, 2015
For Year to Date Ended September 27, 2014
During the quarters and years to date ended September 30, 2015 and September 27, 2014, the Company recognized losses of $0 and $0, and $0 and $20 respectively, related to mark-to-market accounting for certain commodity option and future contracts.
Note 6 — Pension Plans
Beginning in 2012, the Company received notices from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BC&T) Pension Plan (Plan), a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for certain Company union employees. The notices indicated that the Plan’s actuary certified the Plan to be in “critical status”, the “Red Zone”, as defined by the Pension Protection Act (PPA) and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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(PBGC), and that a plan of rehabilitation was adopted by the trustees of the Plan in fourth quarter 2012. The rehabilitation plan, which continues, requires that employer contributions include 5% compounded annual surcharge increases each year for an unspecified period of time beginning January 2013 (in addition to the 5% interim surcharge initiated in June 2012) as well as certain plan benefit reductions. Under the plan of rehabilitation, the Plan is projected to emerge from critical status sometime beyond a 30 year projection period. In the event that a plan does not have the financial resources to ultimately pay benefits at a level specified by law, then it must apply to the PBGC for government financial assistance. The Trustees have advised that neither the PPA nor regulatory guidance currently defines the rehabilitation standards for a plan that is not designed to emerge from critical status within the prescribed 10-year rehabilitation period. Recently enacted legislation (Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014) may also affect the future of this Plan.
The Company was previously advised by the Plan that if the Company had withdrawn from the Plan during 2012 its estimated withdrawal liability would have been $37,200. The Company was recently advised by the Plan that its withdrawal liability would have been $56,400 if it had withdrawn from the Plan during 2014. The increase from 2012 to 2014 principally reflects changes in key actuarial assumptions, principally the effects of a lower interest rates proscribed by PBGC which were partially used to determine the present value of vested benefits, and a change to a more conservative mortality table. Should the Company actually withdraw from the Plan at a future date, a withdrawal liability, which could be higher than the above discussed amounts, could be payable to the Plan. Pension expense, including surcharges as discussed above, for the BC&T Plan for nine months 2015 and 2014 was $2,013 and $2,028, respectively. The aforementioned includes surcharge of $349 and $268 in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively, related to contribution increases under the plan of rehabilitation.
During second quarter 2015, the Company received new notices that the Plan is in “critical and declining status”, as defined by the PPA and PBGC, for the plan year beginning January 1, 2015, and that the Plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the 2017 through 2024 plan years. The recent notices advised that the Plan’s actuarially determined asset values would fund 65.11%, 66.41% and 66.86% of its liabilities as of its January 1, 2014, 2013, and 2012 plan valuation dates, respectively. The aforementioned funding percentages are based on actuarially determined asset valuations which differ from the market values of the Plan’s assets on these dates. Based on the market values of the Plan’s investments, its funded percentages were 60.2% and 55.3% as of January 1, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The notice also indicates that as of the January 1, 2014 valuation date, 20.8% of plan participants were active participants working for a participating employer, 51.4% were retired and receiving benefits, and 27.8% were retired or separated from service and entitled to future benefits.
The Company’s existing labor contract with the local BC&T commits the Company’s participation in this Plan through third quarter 2017. The Company is currently unable to determine the ultimate outcome of the above discussed matter and therefore is unable to determine the effects on its consolidated financial statements, but the ultimate outcome or the effects of any modifications to the current rehabilitation plan could be material to its consolidated results of operations or cash flows in one or more future periods. See also the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations incorporated into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “2014 Form 10-K”).
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Note 7 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) consists of the following components:
Accumulated
Foreign
Postretirement
Other
Currency
Commodity
and Pension
Comprehensive
Translation
Derivatives
Benefits
Earnings (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2014
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) before reclassifications
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) net of tax
Balance at September 30, 2015
Balance at December 31, 2013
Balance at September 27, 2014
The amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income Components
Location of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Earnings
Foreign currency derivatives
Other income, net
Commodity derivatives
Postretirement and pension benefits
Total before tax
Tax (expense) benefit
Net of tax
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Note 8 — Restricted Cash
Restricted cash comprises certain cash deposits of the Company’s less than wholly owned Spanish companies (see Note 10) with international banks that are pledged as collateral for letters of credit and bank borrowings.
Note 9 — Bank Loans
Long term bank loans comprise borrowings by the Company’s less than wholly owned Spanish companies (see Note 10) which are held by international banks. The average weighted interest rate at September 30, 2015 and September 27, 2014 was 2.5 % and 2.7%, respectively, and maturity dates range from 1 to 4 years for both periods. Short term bank loans also relate to the Company’s less than wholly owned Spanish companies.
Note 10 — Step Acquisition
During first quarter 2014, the Company gained operating control of its two 50% owned Spanish companies when Company employee representatives assumed all positions on their boards of directors. This was considered a step acquisition, whereby the Company remeasured the previously held investment to fair value in first quarter 2014. As a result, the Company’s first quarter 2014 net earnings include a net loss of $529, including an additional income tax provision of $2,350 relating to deferred income taxes. During 2014, the Company further increased its control and ownership to 83% by subscribing to additional common shares of these Spanish subsidiaries for approximately $1,400 ($1,200 was paid in 2014, and the balance was paid in 2015). The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and nine months ended September 30, 2015 include these Spanish companies and related minority interests. These Spanish subsidiaries are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This financial review discusses the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources, new accounting pronouncements and other matters. Dollars are presented in thousands, except per share amounts. This review should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this Form 10-Q and with the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2014 Form 10-K.
Net product sales were $183,806 in third quarter 2015 compared to $191,093 in third quarter 2014, a decrease of $7,287 or 3.8%. Nine months 2015 net product sales were $396,811 compared to $401,966 in nine months 2014, a decrease of $5,155 or 1.3%. Third quarter and nine months 2015 net sales were adversely affected by currency translation of $2,900 and $5,800 respectively, due to a stronger U.S. dollar in 2015 compared to 2014. The timing of certain sales between third and fourth quarters in the comparative 2015 and 2014 periods also contributed to lower reported sales for third quarter and nine months 2015.
Product cost of goods sold were $117,046 in third quarter 2015 compared to $123,164 in third quarter 2014, and nine months 2015 product cost of goods sold were $252,924 compared to $256,211 in nine months 2014. Product cost of goods sold includes $(671) and $84 of certain deferred compensation expenses (credits) in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $(253) and $716 of certain deferred compensation expenses (credits) in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. These deferred compensation expenses (credits) principally result from the changes in the market value of investments and investment income from trading securities relating to compensation deferred in previous years and are not reflective of current operating results. Adjusting for the aforementioned, product cost of goods sold decreased from $123,080 in third quarter 2014 to $117,717 in third quarter 2015, a decrease of $5,363 or 4.4%; and decreased from $255,495 in nine months 2014 to $253,177 in nine months 2015, a decrease of $2,318 or 0.9%. As a percentage of net product sales, adjusted product cost of goods sold was 64.0% and 64.4% in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, a favorable decrease of 0.4%; and adjusted product cost of goods sold was 63.8% and 63.6% in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively, an unfavorable increase of 0.2%. Third quarter and nine months net earnings benefited from more favorable ingredient costs, however, higher plant manufacturing overhead costs adversely affected product cost of goods sold because these costs are generally fixed and do not change in proportion to changes in sales and production volumes. Although our overall comparative ingredient costs in both third quarter and nine months 2015 were more favorable compared to the corresponding periods in the prior year, certain key ingredient costs are higher this year, and we expect higher overall ingredient costs in 2016. Although higher plant manufacturing overhead contributed to higher product cost of goods sold as a percent of sales in 2015, efficiencies driven by capital investments and ongoing cost containment programs mitigated some of these increased costs.
Selling, marketing and administrative expenses were $26,338 in third quarter 2015 compared to $31,840 in third quarter 2014, and nine months 2015 selling, marketing and administrative expenses were $78,161 compared to $85,767 in nine months 2014. Selling, marketing and administrative expenses includes $(2,485) and $265 of certain deferred compensation expenses (credits) in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $(1,117) and $2,374 of certain deferred compensation expenses (credits) in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. As discussed above, these expenses (credits) principally result from changes in the market value of investments and investment income from trading securities relating to compensation deferred in previous years, and are not reflective of current operating results. Adjusting for the aforementioned, selling, marketing and administrative expenses decreased from $31,575 in third quarter 2014 to $28,823 in third quarter 2015, a decrease of $2,752 or 8.7%; and selling, marketing and administrative expenses decreased from $83,393 in nine months 2014 to $79,278 in nine months 2015, a decrease of $4,115 or 4.9%. As a percentage of net product sales, adjusted selling, marketing and administrative expenses decreased from 16.5% in third quarter 2014 to 15.7% in third quarter 2015, a favorable decrease of 0.8% as a percent of net sales; and selling, marketing and administrative expenses decreased from 20.7% in nine months 2014 to 20.0% in nine months 2015, a decrease of 0.7% as a percent of net sales. Selling, marketing and administrative expenses include $11,624 and $12,930 for freight, delivery and warehousing expenses in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $30,706 and $33,819 for freight, delivery and warehousing expenses in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. These expenses were 6.3% and 6.8% of net product sales in third quarter 2015
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and 2014, respectively, and 7.7% and 8.4% of net product sales in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. Lower freight and delivery expenses reflect the effects of more favorable energy and diesel fuel costs and internal cost savings programs and initiatives, and principally contributed to the above discussed decrease in selling, marketing and administrative expenses in both third quarter and nine months 2015.
Earnings from operations were $41,028 in third quarter 2015 compared to $36,759 in third quarter 2014, and were $67,626 in nine months 2015 compared to $62,016 in nine months 2014. Earnings from operations include $(3,156) and $349 of certain deferred compensation expenses (credits) in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and include $(1,370) and $3,090 of certain deferred compensation expenses (credits) in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively, which are discussed above. Adjusting for these deferred compensation costs and expenses (credits), operating earnings were $37,872 and $37,108 in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, an increase of $764 or 2.1%; and adjusted operating earnings were $66,256 and $65,106 in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively, an increase of $1,150 or 1.8%. As a percentage of net product sales, these adjusted operating earnings were 20.6% and 19.4% in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, a favorable increase of 1.2% as a percentage of net product sales; and were 16.7% and 16.2% in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively, a favorable increase of 0.5%. The above discussed increases in adjusted operating earnings principally reflect the effects of more favorable product cost of goods sold and selling, marketing and administrative expenses as discussed above. Management believes the presentation in this and the preceding paragraphs relating to amounts adjusted for deferred compensation expense are more reflective of the underlying operations of the Company.
Other income (expense) net, was $(2,879) in third quarter 2015 compared to $166 in third quarter 2014, and other income (expense) net, was $(1,085) in nine months 2015 compared to $4,865 in nine months 2014. Other income (expense), net for third quarter 2015 and 2014 includes net gains (losses) and investment income of $(3,156) and $349, respectively, on trading securities which provide an economic hedge of the Company’s deferred compensation liabilities; and other income (expense), net for nine months 2015 and 2014 includes net gains (losses) and investment income of $(1,370) and $3,090, respectively, on trading securities relating to these programs. These changes in trading securities were substantially offset by a like amount of deferred compensation expense or credits included in product cost of goods sold and selling, marketing, and administrative expenses in the respective periods as discussed above. Other income (expense) net, includes gains (losses) on foreign exchange of $(51) and $(380) in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $(818) and $(1,169) in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. In addition, prior year first quarter and nine months 2014 other income, net includes a pre-tax gain of approximately $1,800 ($529 after-tax loss) resulting from the step acquisition of the two Spanish companies discussed below and in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The consolidated effective tax rates were 31.5% and 27.9% in third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 30.2% and 32.8% in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate in third quarter 2014 benefited from a release of a valuation allowance relating to capital loss carry-forwards and the filing of federal amended income tax returns. The lower effective tax rate for nine months 2015 principally reflects a $1,066 release of an uncertain income tax liability, and resulting income tax benefit, due to a decision by a foreign court issued in second quarter 2015, and the reversal of deferred tax assets of $2,350 in first quarter 2014 relating to the step acquisition of the Spanish companies as discussed in Note 10.
Net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. were $26,171 (after $30 net loss attributed to non-controlling interests) in third quarter 2015 compared to $26,668 (after $59 net loss attributed to non-controlling interests) in third quarter 2014, and earnings per share were $0.43 in both third quarter 2015 and 2014. Nine months 2015 net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. were $46,384 (after $80 net earnings attributed to non-controlling interests) compared to nine months 2014 net earnings of $45,275 (after $352 net loss attributed to non-controlling interests), and net earnings per share were $0.75 and $0.72 in nine months 2015 and nine months 2014, respectively, an increase of $0.03 per share or 4%. As discussed above, net earnings were favorably impacted by the release of an uncertain income tax liability which added $1,066 or approximately $0.02 per share to nine months 2015 net earnings attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. Earnings per share attributable to Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. for third quarter and nine months 2015 did benefit from the reduction in average shares outstanding resulting from purchases in the open market by the Company of its common stock. Average shares outstanding decreased from 62,321 in third quarter 2014 to 61,357 in third quarter 2015, and from 62,465 in nine months 2014 to 61,593 in nine months 2015.
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Goodwill and intangibles are assessed annually as of December 31 or whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying values may not be recoverable from future cash flows. The Company has not identified any triggering events, as defined, or other adverse information that would indicate a material impairment of its goodwill or intangibles in nine months 2015. There were also no impairments in the comparative nine months 2014 period.
During first quarter 2014, the Company gained operating control of its two 50% owned Spanish companies when Company employee representatives assumed all positions on their boards of directors. This was considered a step acquisition, whereby the Company remeasured the previously held investment to fair value in first quarter 2014. As a result, the Company’s first quarter 2014 net earnings include a net after-tax loss of $529, including an additional income tax provision of $2,350 relating to deferred income taxes. The Company further increased its ownership and control to 83% in fourth quarter 2014 by subscribing to additional common shares for approximately $1,400. These Spanish companies had operating losses for each of the years 2008 through 2014 and for nine months 2015. The Spanish companies were restructured during 2014 to reduce costs and expenses, but they have not achieved their business plan and financial objectives in third quarter and nine months 2015. Company management believes that it is likely that additional financing and investment will be required in 2015 and 2016 in light of the competitive challenges and economic conditions in Spain.
As discussed in Note 6 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company received notices beginning in 2012 from the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BC&T) Pension Plan (Plan), a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan for certain Company union employees. The notices indicated that the Plan’s actuary certified the Plan to be in “critical status”, the “Red Zone”, as defined by the Pension Protection Act (PPA) and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and that a plan of rehabilitation was adopted by the trustees of the Plan in fourth quarter 2012. In fourth quarter 2014, the Company was advised by the Plan that its withdrawal liability would have been $56,400 if it had withdrawn from the Plan during 2014. The Company was previously advised by the Plan that if the Company had withdrawn from the Plan during 2012, its estimated withdrawal liability would have been $37,200. The increase from 2012 to 2014 principally reflects changes in key actuarial assumptions, including the effects of a lower interest rates proscribed by PBGC which were partially used to determine the present value of vested benefits, and a change to a more conservative mortality table. Based on the Company’s actuarial study and certain provisions in ERISA relating to withdrawal liability payments, management believes that the Company’s liability would be limited to twenty annual payments of $2,999 which have a present value of $35,193 based on the minimum funding interest rate of 6.5%. Should the Company actually withdraw from the Plan at a future date, a withdrawal liability, which could be higher than the above discussed amounts, could be payable to the Plan. During second quarter 2015, the Company received new notices that the Plan is in “critical and declining status”, as defined by the PPA and PBGC, for the plan year beginning January 1, 2015, and that the Plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the 2017 through 2024 plan years.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Net cash flows provided by operating activities were $30,260 and $9,791 in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively, an increase of $20,469. This increase principally reflects higher net earnings and a smaller increase in inventories and accounts receivable during nine months 2015 compared to nine months 2014, as well as changes in prepaid expense and other assets, and income taxes payable and deferred during the comparative periods.
Net cash used in investing activities was $18,688 in nine months 2015 compared to $21,088 in nine months 2014. Cash flows from investing activities reflect $45,826 and $37,416 relating to the purchase of available for sale securities during nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. Nine months 2015 and 2014 investing activities also
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include capital expenditures of $12,421 and $7,315, respectively. Capital expenditures for the 2015 year are likely to be higher than historical annualized spending reflecting a significant production line replacement and renovation of approximately $10,000 planned for second half 2015 and early 2016 ($2,980 was spent as of September 30, 2015). All capital expenditures in 2015 are expected to be funded from the Company’s cash flow from operations and internal sources.
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include bank borrowings of $683 and $1,081 as of the end of third quarter 2015 and 2014, respectively, all of which relates to its two majority-owned and controlled Spanish companies. The Company had no other outstanding bank borrowings as of the end of third quarter 2015.
Financing activities include Company common stock purchases and retirements of $22,998 and $16,792 in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. Cash dividends of $15,269 and $14,415 were paid in nine months 2015 and 2014, respectively. The cash dividend paid in second and third quarter 2015 of $0.09 per share reflects an increase in the quarterly cash dividend per share of $0.01 per share (the prior quarterly dividend was $0.08 per share).
The Company’s current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) was 3.1 to 1 as of the end of third quarter 2015 as compared to 4.1 to 1 as of the end of fourth quarter 2014 and 3.5 to 1 as of the end of third quarter 2014. Net working capital was $216,752 as of the end of third quarter 2015 as compared to $200,162 and $195,287 as of the end of fourth and third quarters 2014, respectively.
The aforementioned net working capital amounts are principally reflected in aggregate cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $124,148 (including $13,514 of short-term trading securities) as of the end of third quarter 2015 compared to $139,558 and $81,204 as of the end of fourth and third quarters 2014, respectively. In addition, long term investments, principally debt securities comprising corporate and municipal bonds and long-term trading securities, were $152,491 as of the end of third quarter 2015, as compared to $163,579 and $160,175 as of the end of fourth and third quarters 2014, respectively. Aggregate cash and cash equivalents and short and long-term investments were $276,639, $303,137, and $241,379, as of the end of third quarter 2015, and as of the end of fourth and third quarters 2014, respectively. The aforementioned includes $71,371, $71,682, and $69,367 as of the end of the third quarter 2015, and fourth and third quarters 2014, respectively, relating to trading securities which are used as an economic hedge for the Company’s deferred compensation liabilities. The Company expects to payout approximately $13,500 of deferred compensation liabilities and sell a like amount of trading securities during fourth quarter 2015, and therefore, has included approximately $13,500 in both current investments and current deferred compensation in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Investments in corporate and municipal bonds and other debt securities that matured during nine months 2015 and 2014 were generally used to purchase the Company’s common stock or were replaced with debt securities of similar maturities.
During fourth quarter 2014 and 2013, respectively, the Company contributed $1,000 and $15,000 to a VEBA trust, managed and controlled by the Company, to fund the estimated future costs of certain employee health, welfare and other benefits. The Company is using these funds to pay the actual cost of such benefits through 2017. The VEBA trust held $7,364, $10,845 and $10,758 of aggregate cash and cash equivalents as of the end of third quarter 2015, and as of the end of fourth and third quarters 2014, respectively. This asset value is included in prepaid expenses and long-term other assets in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. These assets are categorized as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 1 of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
RISK FACTORS
The Company’s operations and financial results are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the Company’s operating results and financial condition. Significant risk factors that could impact the Company include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) significant competitive activity, including advertising, promotional and price competition, and changes in consumer demand for the Company’s products; (ii) fluctuations in the cost and availability of commodities and ingredients, including the effects of adverse weather and climate change, (iii) the risk that the Company may not be successful in passing on higher ingredients and other
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input cost to customers through product sales price increases or product weight declines (indirect price increase); (iv) inherent risks in the marketplace, including uncertainties about trade and consumer acceptance of product pricing changes and seasonal events such as Halloween, the Company’s largest sales season; (v) the effect of acquisitions on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition; (vi) the effect of changes in foreign currencies on the Company’s foreign subsidiaries operating results, and the effect of the fluctuation of the Canadian dollar on products manufactured in Canada and marketed and sold in the United States in U.S. dollars; (vii) the Company’s reliance on third party vendors for various goods and services, including commodities used for ingredients that are primarily grown or sourced from foreign locations; (viii) the Company’s ability to successfully implement new production processes and manufacturing automation and computer systems without disruption or quality problems; (ix) the effect of changes in assumptions, including discount rates, sales growth and profit margins, which could affect the Company’s impairment testing and analysis of its goodwill and trademarks; (x) changes in the confectionery marketplace including actions taken by major retailers and customers, including retail shelf space allocated to confectionary products; (xi) customer, consumer and competitor response to marketing programs and price and product weight adjustments, and new products; (xii) dependence on significant customers, including the volume and timing of their purchases, availability of shelf space, pricing and discount demands, and competitive products; (xiii) any significant labor stoppages, strikes or production interruptions; (xiv) changes in governmental laws or regulations that affect ingredients used in products, or taxes, tariffs or other government restrictions and guidelines on confectionary products sold; (xv) the adverse effects should the Company either voluntarily or involuntarily recall its product(s) from the marketplace; (xvi) the risk that the market value of Company’s investments could decline including being classified as “other-than-temporary” as defined; (xvii) the Company’s dependence on its enterprise resource planning computer system to manage its supply chain and customer deliveries, and the risk that the Company’s information technology systems fail to perform properly; (xviii) the adverse effects if the Company is unable to protect such information technology systems against data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network security breaches; (xix) the potential adverse effects on the Company as to changes to improve the funding status of the Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry Pension Plan, a multi-employer plan which covers certain Company union employees, including future increases in labor and benefit costs; (xx) the adverse effects if restructuring efforts and changes in business plans with respect to the Company’s Spanish subsidiaries are not fully successful; and (xxi) the potential effects of current and future macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical events.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This discussion and certain other sections contain forward-looking statements that are based largely on the Company’s current expectations and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipated,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance and are subject to certain factors, risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, trends and uncertainties, which in some instances are beyond the Company’s control, include the overall competitive environment in the Company’s industry, changes in assumptions and judgments discussed above under the heading “Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates,” and factors identified and referred to above under the heading “Risk Factors.”
The risk factors identified and referred to above are believed to be significant factors, but not necessarily all of the significant factors that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company is exposed to various market risks, including fluctuations in and sufficient availability of sugar, corn syrup, edible oils, including soybean and palm oils, cocoa, dextrose, milk and whey, and gum-base input ingredients and packaging, and fuel costs principally relating to freight and delivery fuel surcharges. The Company is exposed to exchange rate fluctuations in the Canadian dollar which is the currency used for a portion of the raw material and packaging material costs and operating expenses at its Canadian plants. The Company is exposed to exchange rate fluctuations in Mexico, Canada, and Spain where its subsidiaries sell products in their local currencies. The Company invests in securities with maturities dates of up to approximately three years, the majority of which are held to maturity, which limits the Company’s exposure to interest rate fluctuations. There have been no material changes in the Company’s market risks that would significantly affect the disclosures made in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2015 and, based on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table summarizes the Company’s purchases of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2015:
Approximate Dollar
(a) Total
Shares
Value of Shares that
Number of
(b) Average
Purchased as Part of
May Yet Be Purchased
Price Paid per
Publicly Announced Plans
Under the Plans
Period
Purchased
Share
Or Programs
or Programs
Jul 1 to Jul 31
Not Applicable
Aug 1 to Aug 31
Sep 1 to Sep 30
While the Company does not have a formal or publicly announced stock purchase program, the Company’s board of directors periodically authorizes a dollar amount for share purchases. The treasurer executes share purchase transactions according to these guidelines.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 — Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 32 — Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Exhibit 101.INS - XBRL Instance Document.
Exhibit 101.SCH - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
Exhibit 101.CAL - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.LAB - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.PRE - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
Exhibit 101.DEF - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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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.
Date:
November 6, 2015
BY:
/S/ELLEN R. GORDON
Ellen R. Gordon
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
/S/G. HOWARD EMBER, JR.
G. Howard Ember, Jr.
Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
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