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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004*
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 333-84486
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Minnesota 41-0365145
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
4001 Lexington Avenue North
Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(651) 481-2222
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(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 [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated
filer (as defined in rule 12-b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding as
of July 31, 2004: 1,073 shares of Class A common stock, 4,529 shares of
Class B common stock, 188 shares of Class C common stock, and 1,278 shares
of Class D common stock.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a cooperative. Our voting and non-voting
common equity can only be held by our members. No public market for voting
and non-voting common equity of Land O'Lakes, Inc. is established and it
is unlikely, in the foreseeable future, that a public market for our
voting and non-voting common equity will develop.
We maintain a website on the Internet through which additional
information about Land O' Lakes, Inc. is available. Our website address is
www.landolakesinc.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, press releases and earnings
releases are available, free of charge, on our website when they are
released publicly or filed with the SEC.
*Although Land O'Lakes, Inc. is not currently required to file this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d), we are
filing voluntarily.
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INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.......................................................................... 3
Item I. Financial Statements............................................................................ 3
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2004 (unaudited) and December 31, 2003........................ 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003
(unaudited)............................................................................................ 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 (unaudited)........ 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)................................................... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations........... 23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk...................................... 44
Item 4. Controls and Procedures......................................................................... 44
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.............................................................................. 45
Item 1. Legal Proceedings............................................................................... 45
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................................................ 46
SIGNATURES............................................................................................... 47
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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($ IN THOUSANDS)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments ............................... $ 69,802 $ 110,274
Restricted cash ............................................... 20,213 20,118
Receivables, net .............................................. 401,655 623,587
Inventories ................................................... 560,657 496,826
Prepaid expenses .............................................. 42,660 246,373
Other current assets .......................................... 40,390 42,006
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Total current assets ...................................... 1,135,377 1,539,184
Investments ..................................................... 557,250 506,641
Property, plant and equipment, net .............................. 613,813 624,631
Property under capital lease, net ............................... 104,975 109,145
Goodwill ........................................................ 332,068 373,083
Other intangibles ............................................... 101,134 102,938
Other assets .................................................... 127,452 133,438
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Total assets .............................................. $ 2,972,069 $ 3,389,060
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITIES
Current liabilities:
Notes and short-term obligations .............................. $ 51,642 $ 80,703
Current portion of long-term debt ............................. 8,986 7,841
Current portion of obligations under capital lease ............ 10,318 10,399
Accounts payable .............................................. 523,184 761,694
Accrued expenses .............................................. 223,928 226,476
Patronage refunds and other member equities payable ........... 13,350 19,449
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Total current liabilities ................................. 831,408 1,106,562
Long-term debt .................................................. 934,188 1,065,382
Obligations under capital lease ................................. 95,709 99,650
Employee benefits and other liabilities ......................... 187,072 175,363
Minority interests .............................................. 8,941 62,739
Equities:
Capital stock ................................................. 2,095 2,125
Member equities ............................................... 875,360 866,586
Accumulated other comprehensive loss .......................... (65,617) (65,617)
Retained earnings ............................................. 102,913 76,270
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Total equities ............................................ 914,751 879,364
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Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and equities .................................. $ 2,972,069 $ 3,389,060
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
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($ IN THOUSANDS)
Net sales.................................... $ 2,008,575 $ 1,400,594 $ 4,027,908 $ 2,851,612
Cost of sales................................ 1,898,897 1,275,258 3,719,410 2,600,741
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Gross profit................................. 109,678 125,336 308,498 250,871
Selling, general and administration.......... 124,988 107,955 259,888 225,395
Restructuring and impairment charges......... 1,590 1,775 2,490 2,867
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(Loss) earnings from operations.............. (16,900) 15,606 46,120 22,609
Interest expense, net........................ 20,336 19,202 44,037 39,116
Gain on legal settlements.................... (23) (10,288) (4,547) (19,177)
Other expense (income), net.................. 66 (196) (1,521) (696)
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies .. (49,112) (51,414) (66,526) (50,431)
Minority interest in (loss) earnings of
subsidiaries............................... (280) 1,427 1,120 2,916
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Earnings before income taxes................. 12,113 56,875 73,557 50,881
Income tax (benefit) expense................. (4,630) 11,943 11,688 6,329
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Net earnings................................. $ 16,743 $ 44,932 $ 61,869 $ 44,552
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Applied to:
Member equities
Allocated patronage refunds............. $ 24,241 $ 26,070 $ 44,499 $ 35,864
Deferred equities....................... (7,242) (379) (7,978) (14,282)
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16,999 25,691 36,521 21,582
Retained earnings.......................... (256) 19,241 25,348 22,970
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$ 16,743 $ 44,932 $ 61,869 $ 44,552
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
2004 2003
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($ IN THOUSANDS)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings ............................................. $ 61,869 $ 44,552
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization ......................... 54,610 54,004
Amortization of deferred financing charges ............ 3,570 1,846
Bad debt expense ...................................... 638 1,760
Proceeds from patronage revolvement received .......... 2,043 1,316
Non-cash patronage income ............................. (1,023) (1,222)
Receivable from legal settlement ...................... -- 96,707
Deferred income tax benefit ........................... 3,772 4,346
(Increase) decrease in other assets ................... (3,881) 8,302
Decrease in other liabilities ......................... (797) (130)
Restructuring and impairment charges .................. 2,490 2,867
(Gain) loss on divestiture of businesses .............. (1,664) 700
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies ............ (66,526) (50,431)
Minority interests .................................... 1,120 2,916
Other ................................................. (1,213) (8,537)
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of
acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables ........................................... 216,178 167,126
Inventories ........................................... (63,491) (37,355)
Other current assets .................................. 202,427 150,299
Accounts payable ...................................... (239,177) (299,903)
Accrued expenses ...................................... 5,800 14,191
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Net cash provided by operating activities ................ 176,745 153,354
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment ............... (41,412) (34,954)
Acquisition of minority interest ......................... (12,150) --
Payments for investments ................................. (170) (9,675)
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses .................. 7,500 465
Proceeds from sale of investments ........................ 2,199 3,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment ...... 7,596 8,015
Dividends from investments in affiliated companies ....... 14,452 2,798
Increase in restricted cash .............................. (95) (20,000)
Other .................................................... 392 2,980
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Net cash used by investing activities .................... (21,668) (47,371)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
(Decrease) increase in short-term debt ................... (28,977) 14,309
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt ................. 17,712 1,202
Principal payments on long-term debt ..................... (142,481) (73,052)
Principal payments on obligations under capital lease .... (5,241) (4,435)
Payments for redemption of member equities ............... (32,616) (23,662)
Payments for debt issuance costs ......................... (4,166) --
Other .................................................... 240 808
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Net cash used by financing activities .................... (195,529) (84,830)
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and short-term
investments ............................................ (40,472) 21,153
Cash and short-term investments at beginning of period ..... 110,274 64,327
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Cash and short-term investments at end of period ........... $ 69,802 $ 85,480
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SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during periods for:
Interest............................................. $ 40,024 $ 35,585
Income taxes paid (recovered)........................ $ 6,631 $ (3,743)
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
($ IN THOUSANDS IN TABLES)
(UNAUDITED)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of
the management of Land O'Lakes, Inc. (the "Company"), all normal, recurring
adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results
of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. The statements are
condensed and therefore do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the
audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the year ended
December 31, 2003 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. The results of
operations and cash flows for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of
results for a full year.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 150, "Accounting for Certain
Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liability and Equity." The
statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures
certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and
equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is
within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances). The
statement was effective for the Company as of January 1, 2004. The adoption of
this standard did not have a material impact on the Company.
In December 2003, the FASB revised Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement
Benefits." The statement revises the disclosures about pension and other
postretirement benefit plans. It requires additional disclosure regarding
changes in benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets. The statement was
effective for the Company as of December 31, 2003. The Company adopted this
Statement for the year ended December 31, 2003 and has provided the interim
disclosures in Note 13, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.
In May 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 106-2, "Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003" (the "Position"). The Position applies to
sponsors of single-employer defined benefit postretirement health care plans
that are impacted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (the "Act"). In general, the Act introduces a federal
subsidy to sponsors that conclude that prescription drug benefits available
under such plans are actuarially equivalent to the prescription drug benefit now
provided under Medicare pursuant to the Act. The Position is effective for the
Company as of July 1, 2004, and the Company expects that the Act will result in
a modest reduction in postretirement health care costs. The effects of the Act
have not yet been included in the Company's measurement of its accumulated
benefit obligation.
2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT RESTATEMENT
In June 2004, the Company announced that it planned to restate financial
results for certain periods due to accounting errors it identified at its
Carlisle, PA dairy facility and reported in its dairy foods segment. The
consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for the three and
six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and as of December 31, 2003, have been
restated to reflect adjustments necessary to correct these errors. Such
restatements have been fully set forth in Amendment No. 1 to the Land O'Lakes,
Inc. annual report filed on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on August 16,
2004 and Amendment No. 2 to the Land O'Lakes, Inc. quarterly report filed on
Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Commission on August 16, 2004.
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3. MOARK LLC CONSOLIDATION AND PLANNED ACQUISITION OF MINORITY INTEREST
At December 31, 2002, the Company carried its 50% ownership interest in
MoArk under the equity method with an investment balance of $44.7 million.
Osborne Investments, LLC ("Osborne") owned the remaining interest in MoArk. In
the three months ended March 31, 2003, the Company increased its ownership from
50% to 57.5% with an additional investment of $7.8 million. In addition, the
Company has the right to acquire (and Osborne has the right to require the
Company to acquire) the remaining 42.5% of MoArk owned by Osborne by making a
$42.2 million minimum payment in 2007.
In accordance with the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 46, effective
July 1, 2003, the Company consolidated MoArk into its financial statements.
Although Osborne has a 42.5% ownership interest in MoArk, the Company continues
to be allocated 100% of the income or loss from the operations of MoArk (other
than on capital transactions involving a realized gain or loss on intangible
assets, which are allocated 50/50). In addition to consolidating MoArk, the
Company has presumed for accounting purposes that it will acquire the remaining
42.5% in 2007. Effective July 1, 2003, the Company recorded this presumed $42.2
million payment as a long-term liability in the consolidated balance sheet as
"employee benefits and other liabilities" at a present value of $31.6 million
using an effective interest rate of 7%. The present value of this liability is
$33.8 million at June 30, 2004.
4. RESTRICTED CASH
On March 28, 2003, Cheese and Protein International LLC ("CPI"), a
97.0%-owned consolidated subsidiary, amended its lease for property and
equipment relating to its cheese manufacturing and whey processing plant in
Tulare, California. The amendment postponed the measurement of the fixed charge
coverage ratio requirement contained in the lease until March 2005. The
amendment requires Land O'Lakes to maintain a $20 million cash account (which
may be replaced by a letter of credit at the Company's option) to support the
lease. The cash account or letter of credit would only be drawn upon in the
event of a CPI default and would reduce amounts otherwise due under the lease.
The requirement can be lifted pending the achievement of certain financial
targets by CPI.
5. RECEIVABLES
A summary of receivables is as follows:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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Trade accounts............................. $ 107,618 $ 327,913
Notes and contracts........................ 87,015 63,984
Notes from sale of trade receivables (see 119,285 155,191
Note 6)....................................
Other...................................... 105,402 96,051
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419,320 643,139
Less allowance for doubtful accounts....... 17,665 19,552
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Total receivables, net..................... $ 401,655 $ 623,587
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A substantial portion of Land O'Lakes receivables is concentrated in
agriculture as well as in wholesale and retail food industries. Collections of
these receivables may be dependent upon economic returns in these industries.
The Company's credit risks are continually reviewed, and management believes
that adequate provisions have been made for doubtful accounts.
6. RECEIVABLES PURCHASE FACILITY
In December 2001, the Company established a $100 million receivables
purchase facility with CoBank, ACB ("CoBank"). In March 2004, the facility was
expanded to $200 million. A wholly-owned, unconsolidated special purpose entity
("SPE") has been established to purchase certain receivables from the Company.
CoBank has been granted an interest in the pool of receivables owned by the SPE.
The transfers of the receivables from the Company to the SPE are structured as
sales, and, accordingly, the receivables transferred to the SPE are not
reflected in the consolidated balance sheet. However, the Company retains credit
risk related to the repayment of the notes receivable with the SPE, which, in
turn, is dependent upon the credit risk of the SPE's receivables pool.
Accordingly, the Company has retained reserves for estimated losses. The Company
expects no significant gains or losses from the facility. At June 30, 2004, $200
million was outstanding under this facility and $20 million was
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outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2003. The total accounts
receivable sold during the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were $1,825
million and $572 million, respectively. The total accounts receivable sold
during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were $2,535 million and
$1,245 million, respectively.
7. INVENTORIES
A summary of inventories is as follows:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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Raw materials................ $ 180,661 $ 159,511
Work in proce............. 31,504 33,645
Finished goods............... 348,492 303,670
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Total inventories............ $ 560,657 $ 496,826
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8. INVESTMENTS
A summary of investments is as follows:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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CF Industries, Inc........................... $ 249,502 $ 249,502
Agriliance LLC............................... 141,811 92,134
Ag Processing Inc............................ 38,230 37,941
Advanced Food Products LLC................... 29,352 27,494
CoBank, ACB.................................. 16,705 18,583
Universal Cooperatives....................... 8,224 8,224
Melrose Dairy Proteins, LLC.................. 8,699 6,623
Agronomy Company of Canada Ltd............... 7,883 7,954
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc..................... 5,653 5,125
MoArk/Fort Recovery Egg Marketing, LLC....... 777 2,210
Other-- principally cooperatives and joint
ventures..................................... 50,414 48,851
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Total investments............................ $ 557,250 $ 506,641
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During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company sold its investment
in a swine joint venture for $2.0 million in cash and an investment in the feed
segment for $0.2 million in cash.
9. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
GOODWILL
The carrying amount of goodwill is as follows:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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Dairy Foods..................... $ 66,259 $ 66,259
Feed............................ 114,450 150,922
Seed............................ 10,907 12,405
Agronomy........................ 60,687 63,733
Layers.......................... 79,765 79,764
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Total goodwill.................. $ 332,068 $ 373,083
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The decrease in goodwill of $41.0 million resulted from a $36.1 million
reduction related to the acquisition of the minority interest of Land O'Lakes
Farmland Feed LLC, amortization associated with investments in joint ventures
and cooperatives of $3.4 million, and an impairment of $1.5 million in the seed
segment.
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OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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Amortized other intangible assets:
Patents, less accumulated amortization
of $3,222 and $2,622, respectively......... $ 13,547 $ 14,147
Trademarks, less accumulated amortization of
$2,234 and $2,044, respectively............ 2,106 2,296
Other intangible assets, less accumulated
amortization of $13,903 and $12,783,
respectively............................... 8,856 9,870
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Total amortized other intangible assets......... 24,509 26,313
Total non-amortized other intangible assets -
trademarks................................... 76,625 76,625
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Total other intangible assets................... $ 101,134 $ 102,938
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Amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 was
$0.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 was $1.9 million and $2.3 million,
respectively. The estimated amortization expense related to other intangible
assets subject to amortization for the next five years will approximate $2.5
million annually. The weighted-average life of the intangible assets subject to
amortization is approximately 10 years.
10. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
The Company had notes and short-term obligations of $51.6 million at June
30, 2004 and $80.7 million at December 31, 2003. The Company also has a $185
million revolving credit facility due January, 2007, with variable interest
based on LIBOR. In July, 2004, the revolving credit facility was expanded by $15
million to $200 million. There were no borrowings under this facility as of June
30, 2004.
A summary of long-term debt is as follows:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2004 2003
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Term A loan - quarterly installments
through 2006 (variable rate based
on LIBOR) ..................................... $ -- $ 92,473
Term B loan - quarterly installments
through 2008 (variable rate based on
LIBOR) ......................................... 118,373 152,374
Senior unsecured notes - due 2011 (8.75%) ........ 350,000 350,000
Senior secured notes - due 2010 (9.00%) .......... 175,000 175,000
MoArk LLC debt - due 2004 through 2023
(5.77% weighted average) ....................... 76,224 75,785
Industrial development revenue bonds
and other secured notes payable - due 2004
through 2016 (1.1% to 5.5%) .................... 14,929 14,940
Capital Securities of Trust Subsidiary - due
2028 (7.45%) ................................... 190,700 190,700
Other debt ....................................... 17,948 21,951
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943,174 1,073,223
Less current portion ............................. 8,986 7,841
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Total long-term debt ............................. $ 934,188 $ 1,065,382
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During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company amended its
receivables securitization facility which expanded the facility from $100
million to $200 million. The incremental proceeds from the expansion were used
to make prepayments on the term loans. A mandatory $76.0 million payment in full
was made for Term A loan and a $24.0 million partial repayment was made for Term
B loan. Additional mandatory prepayments made during the six months ended June
30, 2004 were $16.5 million for Term A loan and $10.0 million for Term B loan.
The weighted average interest rates on short-term borrowings and notes
outstanding at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were 3.52% and 3.56%,
respectively.
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility and the term loan bear
interest at variable rates (either LIBOR or an Alternative Base Rate) plus
applicable margins. The margins depend on Land O'Lakes leverage ratio in the
case of the revolving credit facility. The margin on the Term B loan is fixed at
350 basis points over LIBOR. Based upon Land O'Lakes leverage ratio as of June
30, 2004, the LIBOR margin for the revolving credit facility is 250 basis
points. Spreads for the Alternative Base Rate are 100 basis points lower than
the applicable LIBOR spreads. LIBOR may be set for one, two, three or six month
periods at the election of Land O'Lakes. As of June 30, 2004, the interest rate
on the Term B loan was 4.73%.
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Other debt includes a negative $4.0 million mark-to-market valuation for
the 8.75% senior unsecured notes related to the Company's interest rate swap
agreements. These swaps mirror the terms of the 8.75% senior unsecured notes and
effectively convert $150 million of such notes from a fixed 8.75% rate to an
effective rate of LIBOR plus 385 basis points.
11. PURCHASE OF MINORITY INTEREST
In June 2004, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 8% of
Land O' Lakes Farmland Feed LLC from Farmland Industries, which now gives the
Company 100% ownership of Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC. The Company paid $12.2
million to purchase the minority interest. As a result of this acquisition, a
minority interest of $55 million for this joint venture was eliminated from the
consolidated balance sheet.
12. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
In April and May 2004, the Company entered into three $50 million
fixed-to-floating interest rate swap agreements, designated as fair value
hedges, in an effort to return to historical exposure levels for floating
interest rate debt. These swaps mirror the terms of the 8.75% senior unsecured
notes and effectively convert $150 million of such notes from a fixed 8.75% rate
to an effective rate of LIBOR plus 385 basis points. As the critical terms of
the swaps and the debt are the same, the swap is assumed to be 100 percent
effective and the fair value gains on the swaps are completely offset by the
fair value adjustment to the underlying debt. At June 30, 2004, the notional
amount of the swaps was $150 million in aggregate and the fair value was
negative $4.0 million.
13. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT PLANS
The following tables present the components of net periodic benefit cost
for pension benefits and other postretirement benefits for the three months
ended June 30:
OTHER POSTRETIREMENT
PENSION BENEFITS BENEFITS
-------------------- --------------------
2004 2003 2004 2003
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Service cost ................................ $ 5,250 $ 4,147 $ 250 $ 201
Interest cost ............................... 7,050 6,792 1,050 1,088
Expected return on assets ................... (8,175) (8,202) -- --
Amortization of actuarial loss .............. 1,875 443 650 542
Amortization of prior service cost .......... 200 211 75 67
Amortization of transition obligation ....... -- -- 150 161
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Net periodic benefit cost ................... $ 6,200 $ 3,391 $ 2,175 $ 2,059
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The following tables present the components of net periodic benefit cost
for pension benefits and other postretirement benefits for the six months ended
June 30:
OTHER POSTRETIREMENT
PENSION BENEFITS BENEFITS
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2004 2003 2004 2003
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Service cost ................................... $ 10,500 $ 8,294 $ 500 $ 402
Interest cost .................................. 14,100 13,584 2,100 2,176
Expected return on assets ...................... (16,350) (16,404) -- --
Amortization of actuarial loss ................. 3,750 886 1,300 1,084
Amortization of prior service cost ............. 400 422 150 134
Amortization of transition obligation .......... -- -- 300 322
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Net periodic benefit cost ...................... $ 12,400 $ 6,782 $ 4,350 $ 4,118
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The Company expects to contribute approximately $12 million to its defined
benefit pension plans and $7 million to its other postretirement benefits plans
in 2004. During the three months ended June 30, 2004, the Company contributed
$0.6 million to its defined benefit pension plans and $1.3 million to its other
postretirement benefits plans. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the
Company contributed $1.2 million to its defined benefit pension plans and $2.9
million to its other postretirement benefits plans.
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14. RESTRUCTURING AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, the dairy foods segment recorded
a restructuring charge of $0.4 million for employees' severance related to the
closure of a facility in Volga, South Dakota. For the three months ended June
30, 2003, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $1.5 million. Of this
amount, dairy foods and feed each recorded restructuring charges of $0.6 million
for closures of certain manufacturing facilities and seed recorded a $0.3
million restructuring charge for the closure of a facility. The balance
remaining to be paid at June 30, 2004 for employee and severance outplacement
costs was $2.8 million.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, the dairy foods segment recorded a
restructuring charge of $0.8 million for employees' severance related to the
closure of a facility in Volga, South Dakota. For the six months ended June 30,
2003, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $2.5 million. Of this
amount, dairy foods recorded a restructuring charge of $1.6 million, feed
recorded a restructuring charge of $0.6 million, and seed recorded a
restructuring charge of $0.3 million for costs related to closing facilities.
IMPAIRMENT CHARGES
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, the seed segment recorded a
goodwill impairment charge of $1.0 million and the feed segment recorded an
impairment of $0.2 million for assets held for sale. For the three months ended
June 30, 2003, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.3 million in the
seed segment for the impairment of certain assets.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, the seed segment recorded goodwill
impairment charges of $1.5 million and the feed segment recorded an impairment
of $0.2 million for assets held for sale. For the six months ended June 30,
2003, the Company recorded impairment charges of $0.3 million in the seed
segment and $0.1 million in the feed segment for write-downs of certain plant
assets to their estimated fair values.
15. GAIN ON LEGAL SETTLEMENTS
During the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, the Company recognized
gains on legal settlements of $4.5 million and $19.2 million, respectively, of
which $0.0 million was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2004, and
$10.3 million was recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2003. These
gains primarily represent cash received from product suppliers against whom the
Company alleged certain price-fixing claims.
16. OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS ENDED
ENDED JUNE 30, JUNE 30,
2004 2003 2004 2003
-------- -------- -------- --------
Loss (gain) on sale of investments........... $ 66 $ (346) $ 143 $ (846)
Gain on sale of intangible................... -- (550) -- (550)
Loss (gain) on divestiture of businesses..... -- 700 (1,664) 700
-------- ------- --------- --------
Total other expense (income), net............ $ 66 $ (196) $ (1,521) $ (696)
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During the three months ended June 30, 2004, the Company recorded a $0.1
million loss on the sale of an investment in the feed segment. During the three
months ended June 30, 2003, the Company recorded a $0.3 million gain on sale of
an investment in a swine joint venture within the feed segment, a $0.6 million
gain on the sale of a customer list, and $0.7 million loss on divestiture of a
business within the feed segment.
During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company recorded a $0.1
million loss on the sale of investments and the divestiture of QC, Inc., an
environmental, dairy and food testing company, which resulted in a gain of $1.7
million. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company recorded a $0.8
million gain on sale of an investment in a swine joint venture within the feed
segment, a $0.6 million gain on the sale of a customer list, and $0.7 million
loss on divestiture of a business within the feed segment.
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17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates in six segments: Dairy Foods, Feed, Seed, Swine,
Agronomy and Layers.
The dairy foods segment produces, markets and sells products such as
butter, spreads, cheese, and other dairy related products. Products are sold
under well-recognized national brand names including LAND O LAKES, the Indian
Maiden logo and Alpine Lace, as well as under regional brand names such as New
Yorker.
The feed segment is largely comprised of the operations of Land O'Lakes
Farmland Feed LLC ("Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed"), the Company's wholly owned
subsidiary. Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed develops, produces, markets and
distributes animal feeds such as ingredient feed, formula feed, milk replacers,
vitamins and additives.
The seed segment is a supplier and distributor of crop seed products in
the United States. A variety of crop seed is sold, including alfalfa, soybeans,
corn, forage and turf grasses.
The swine segment has three programs: farrow-to-finish, swine aligned and
cost-plus. The farrow-to-finish program produces and sells market hogs. The
swine aligned program raises feeder pigs which are sold to local member
cooperatives. The cost-plus program provides minimum hog price guarantees to
producers in exchange for swine feed sales and profit participation.
The agronomy segment consists primarily of the Company's 50% ownership in
Agriliance LLC ("Agriliance"), which is accounted for under the equity method.
Agriliance markets and sells two primary product lines: crop protection
(including herbicides and pesticides) and crop nutrients (including fertilizers
and micronutrients).
The layers segment consists of the Company's MoArk joint venture, which
was consolidated as of July 1, 2003. MoArk produces and markets shell eggs and
egg products that are sold at retail and wholesale for consumer and industrial
use throughout the United States.
The Company allocates corporate administration expense to all of its
business segments, both directly and indirectly. Corporate staff functions that
are able to determine actual services provided to each segment allocate expense
on a direct and predetermined basis. All other corporate staff functions
allocate expense indirectly based on each segment's percent of total invested
capital. A majority of corporate administration expense is allocated directly.
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DAIRY FOODS FEED SEED SWINE
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
Net sales ................................. $ 1,035,020 $ 680,490 $ 130,992 $ 23,483
Cost of sales (1) ......................... 1,006,795 630,576 113,785 26,049
Selling, general and administrative ....... 40,646 58,507 12,346 1,192
Restructuring and impairment
charges ................................. 400 210 980 --
Interest expense (income), net ............ 7,633 5,790 659 1,299
Loss (gain) on legal settlements .......... 425 -- -- --
Other expense (income), net ............... -- 66 (1) 1
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliated
companies ............................... (2,146) (444) -- (587)
Minority interest in earnings
of subsidiaries ......................... -- (280) -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ (18,733) $ (13,935) $ 3,223 $ (4,471)
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FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2003
Net sales ................................. $ 670,597 $ 593,687 $ 111,097 $ 22,501
Cost of sales (1) ......................... 631,039 526,641 95,435 21,045
Selling, general and administrative ....... 33,121 58,016 9,401 1,282
Restructuring and impairment charges ...... 600 615 560 --
Interest expense (income), net ............ 7,727 6,091 682 1,396
Gain on legal settlements ................. (38) (10,250) -- --
Other (income) expense, net ............... -- (196) -- --
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies .................... (1,760) (176) -- (75)
Minority interest in earnings of
subsidiaries ............................ -- 1,427 -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ (92) $ 11,519 $ 5,019 $ (1,147)
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OTHER/
AGRONOMY LAYERS ELIMINATION CONSOLIDATED
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
Net sales ................................. $ -- $ 143,288 $ (4,698) $ 2,008,575
Cost of sales (1) ......................... -- 126,390 (4,698) 1,898,897
Selling, general and administrative ....... 3,328 8,707 262 124,988
Restructuring and impairment
charges ................................. -- -- -- 1,590
Interest expense (income), net ............ 2,061 3,629 (735) 20,336
Loss (gain) on legal settlements .......... -- (448) -- (23)
Other expense (income), net ............... -- -- -- 66
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliated
companies ............................... (43,389) (2,547) 1 (49,112)
Minority interest in earnings
of subsidiaries ......................... -- -- -- (280)
----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ 38,000 $ 7,557 $ 472 $ 12,113
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FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2003
Net sales ................................. $ -- $ -- $ 2,712 $ 1,400,594
Cost of sales (1) ......................... -- -- 1,098 1,275,258
Selling, general and administrative ....... 3,357 490 2,288 107,955
Restructuring and impairment charges....... -- -- -- 1,775
Interest expense (income), net ............ 2,410 1,415 (519) 19,202
Gain on legal settlements ................. -- -- -- (10,288)
Other (income) expense, net ............... -- -- -- (196)
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies .................... (47,784) (1,628) 9 (51,414)
Minority interest in earnings of
subsidiaries ............................ -- -- -- 1,427
----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ 42,017 $ (277) $ (164) $ 56,875
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DAIRY FOODS FEED SEED SWINE
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
Net sales ................................. $ 1,942,154 $ 1,357,469 $ 374,359 $ 45,981
Cost of sales (1) ......................... 1,856,947 1,231,476 326,334 48,534
Selling, general and administrative ....... 83,869 120,882 26,689 2,761
Restructuring and impairment charges ...... 800 210 1,480 --
Interest expense (income), net ............ 14,727 13,157 2,719 2,990
Loss (gain) on legal settlements .......... 334 (4,433) -- --
Other (income) expense, net ............... (1,664) 66 (1) 78
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliated
companies ............................... (4,958) (996) -- (619)
Minority interest in earnings
of subsidiaries ......................... -- 1,120 -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ (7,901) $ (4,013) $ 17,138 $ (7,763)
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FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2003
Net sales ................................. $ 1,303,833 $ 1,196,153 $ 302,992 $ 43,666
Cost of sales (1) ......................... 1,236,451 1,056,570 262,269 43,281
Selling, general and administrative ....... 72,583 116,023 22,271 2,600
Restructuring and impairment charges ...... 1,600 707 560 --
Interest expense (income), net ............ 14,049 13,842 2,251 2,713
Gain on legal settlements ................. (38) (19,139) -- --
Other (income) expense, net ............... -- (696) -- --
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies .................... (1,130) (732) -- 290
Minority interest in earnings of
subsidiaries ............................ -- 2,916 -- --
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ (19,682) $ 26,662 $ 15,641 $ (5,218)
=========== =========== =========== ===========
(1) Cost of sales includes unrealized hedging losses (gains) of:
For the three months ended June 30, 2004 .. $ 5,759 $ 9,718 $ 486 $ 3,859
For the three months ended June 30, 2003 .. (268) (2,062) (512) (361)
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 .... (2,706) 4,235 3,339 3,854
For the six months ended June 30, 2003 .... (696) (3,553) (305) (1,420)
OTHER/
AGRONOMY LAYERS ELIMINATION CONSOLIDATED
----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2004
Net sales ................................. $ -- $ 318,647 $ (10,702) $ 4,027,908
Cost of sales (1) ......................... -- 266,821 (10,702) 3,719,410
Selling, general and administrative ....... 7,119 18,204 364 259,888
Restructuring and impairment charges ...... -- -- -- 2,490
Interest expense (income), net ............ 4,403 7,489 (1,448) 44,037
Loss (gain) on legal settlements .......... -- (448) -- (4,547)
Other (income) expense, net ............... -- -- -- (1,521)
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliated
companies ............................... (49,606) (10,355) 8 (66,526)
Minority interest in earnings
of subsidiaries ......................... -- -- -- 1,120
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ 38,084 $ 36,936 $ 1,076 $ 73,557
=========== =========== =========== ===========
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2003
Net sales ................................. $ -- $ -- $ 4,968 $ 2,851,612
Cost of sales (1) ......................... -- -- 2,170 2,600,741
Selling, general and administrative ....... 6,683 978 4,257 225,395
Restructuring and impairment charges ...... -- -- -- 2,867
Interest expense (income), net ............ 4,742 2,646 (1,127) 39,116
Gain on legal settlements ................. -- -- -- (19,177)
Other (income) expense, net ............... -- -- -- (696)
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies .................... (44,637) (4,253) 31 (50,431)
Minority interest in earnings of
subsidiaries ............................ -- -- -- 2,916
----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
(Loss) earnings before income taxes ....... $ 33,212 $ 629 $ (363) $ 50,881
=========== =========== =========== ===========
(1) Cost of sales includes unrealized hedging losses (gains) of:
For the three months ended June 30, 2004 .. $ -- $ 1,806 $ -- $ 21,628
For the three months ended June 30, 2003 .. -- -- -- (3,203)
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 .... -- (246) -- 8,476
For the six months ended June 30, 2003 .... -- -- -- (5,974)
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18. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Company has entered into financing arrangements which are guaranteed
by the Company and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Guarantor
Subsidiaries"). Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several.
In June 2004, the Company completed the purchase of the remaining 8% of
Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC from Farmland Industries, which now gives the
Company 100% ownership of Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC. Accordingly, the Land
O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC financial information, except for its majority-owned
subsidiaries which are excluded from the guarantee, has been combined with the
wholly-owned consolidated guarantors in the following supplemental financial
information.
The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on an
unconsolidated basis, balance sheet, statement of operations and cash flow
information for Land O'Lakes, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Land O'Lakes other
subsidiaries (the "Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries"). The supplemental financial
information reflects the investments of the Company in the Guarantor and
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting.
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2004
LAND WHOLLY-
O'LAKES, INC. OWNED
PARENT CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
------- ---------- ------------ ------------ ------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments .................. $ 47,233 $ 7,470 $ 15,099 $ -- $ 69,802
Restricted cash .................................. 20,213 -- -- -- 20,213
Receivables, net ................................. 293,169 249,798 115,043 (256,355) 401,655
Inventories ...................................... 332,862 172,110 55,685 -- 560,657
Prepaid expenses ................................. 29,739 8,549 4,372 -- 42,660
Other current assets ............................. 20,288 11,102 9,000 -- 40,390
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total current assets ........................ 743,504 449,029 199,199 (256,355) 1,135,377
Investments ........................................ 1,373,242 19,369 10,366 (845,727) 557,250
Property, plant and equipment, net ................. 227,950 234,756 151,107 -- 613,813
Property under capital lease, net .................. -- -- 104,975 -- 104,975
Goodwill ........................................... 185,711 82,112 64,245 -- 322,068
Other intangibles .................................. 3,401 94,412 3,321 -- 101,134
Other assets ....................................... 57,183 34,495 55,232 (19,458) 127,452
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total assets ................................ $ 2,590,991 $ 914,173 $ 588,445 $ (1,121,540) $ 2,972,069
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITIES
Current liabilities:
Notes and short-term obligations ................. $ 123,356 $ 3,281 $ 96,119 $ (171,114) $ 51,642
Current portion of long-term debt ................ 1,773 45,213 6,920 (44,920) 8,986
Current portion of obligations under capital lease -- -- 10,318 -- 10,318
Accounts payable ................................. 394,378 147,295 32,290 (50,779) 523,184
Accrued expenses ................................. 150,110 55,546 18,272 -- 223,928
Patronage refunds and other member equities
payable ........................................ 13,350 -- -- -- 13,350
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total current liabilities ................... 682,967 251,335 163,919 (266,813) 831,408
Long-term debt ..................................... 853,581 10,093 79,514 (9,000) 934,188
Obligations under capital lease .................... -- -- 95,709 -- 95,709
Employee benefits and other liabilities ............ 139,692 30,339 17,041 -- 187,072
Minority interests ................................. -- 3,004 5,937 -- 8,941
Equities:
Capital stock .................................... 2,095 463,823 120,536 (584,359) 2,095
Member equities .................................. 875,360 -- -- -- 875,360
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ............. (65,617) (1,692) -- 1,692 (65,617)
Retained earnings ................................ 102,913 157,271 105,789 (263,060) 102,913
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total equities .............................. 914,751 619,402 226,325 (845,727) 914,751
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and equities ..................... $ 2,590,991 $ 914,173 $ 588,445 $ (1,121,540) $ 2,972,069
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
LAND WHOLLY-
O'LAKES, OWNED
INC. PARENT CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------
Net sales .......................................... $ 1,041,190 $ 727,837 $ 239,548 $ -- $ 2,008,575
Cost of sales ...................................... 1,002,697 676,588 219,612 -- 1,898,897
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Gross profit ....................................... 38,493 51,249 19,936 -- 109,678
Selling, general and administrative ................ 52,966 61,450 10,572 -- 124,988
Restructuring and impairment charges ............... 1,380 210 -- -- 1,590
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Loss (earnings) from operations .................... (15,853) (10,411) 9,364 -- (16,900)
Interest expense (income), net ..................... 18,556 (19) 1,799 -- 20,336
Loss (gain) on legal settlements ................... 425 -- (448) -- (23)
Other expense (income), net ........................ -- 66 -- -- 66
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies ......... (44,364) (314) (2,547) (1,887) (49,112)
Minority interest in (loss) earnings of
subsidiaries ..................................... (763) -- 483 -- (280)
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Earnings (loss) before income taxes ................ 10,293 (10,144) 10,077 1,887 12,113
Income tax (benefit) expense ....................... (6,450) 57 1,763 -- (4,630)
------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net earnings (loss) ................................ $ 16,743 $ (10,201) $ 8,314 $ 1,887 $ 16,743
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
LAND WHOLLY-
O'LAKES, OWNED
INC. PARENT CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------
Net sales .......................................... $ 2,090,832 $ 1,453,363 $ 483,713 $ -- $ 4,027,908
Cost of sales ...................................... 1,970,543 1,318,896 429,971 -- 3,719,410
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Gross profit ....................................... 120,289 134,467 53,742 -- 308,498
Selling, general and administrative ................ 112,892 125,307 21,689 -- 259,888
Restructuring and impairment charges ............... 2,280 210 -- -- 2,490
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Earnings from operations ........................... 5,117 8,950 32,053 -- 46,120
Interest expense, net .............................. 40,030 69 3,938 -- 44,037
Gain on legal settlements .......................... (3,810) (289) (448) -- (4,547)
Other (income) expense, net ........................ (1,587) 66 -- -- (1,521)
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliated
companies ........................................ (97,483) (856) (10,355) 42,168 (66,526)
Minority interest in earnings of
subsidiaries ..................................... 459 -- 661 -- 1,120
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Earnings (loss) before income taxes ................ 67,508 9,960 38,257 (42,168) 73,557
Income tax expense ................................. 5,639 115 5,934 -- 11,688
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Net earnings (loss) ................................ $ 61,869 $ 9,845 $ 32,323 $ (42,168) $ 61,869
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
LAND WHOLLY-
O'LAKES, OWNED
INC. PARENT CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
----------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings (loss) .............................. $ 61,869 $ 9,845 $ 32,323 $ (42,168) $ 61,869
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
(loss) to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization .................. 25,118 17,997 11,495 -- 54,610
Amortization of deferred financing costs ....... 3,272 -- 298 -- 3,570
Bad debt expense ............................... 638 -- -- -- 638
Proceeds from patronage revolvement
received ..................................... 2,043 -- -- -- 2,043
Non-cash patronage income ...................... (1,023) -- -- -- (1,023)
Deferred income tax expense .................... 3,772 -- -- -- 3,772
(Increase) decrease in other assets ............ (11,821) 6,806 955 179 (3,881)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities ....... 4,380 (4,795) (1,014) 632 (797)
Restructuring and impairment charges ........... 2,280 210 -- -- 2,490
Gain on divestiture of business ................ (1,664) -- -- -- (1,664)
Equity in (earnings) loss of affiliated
companies .................................... (97,483) (856) (10,355) 42,168 (66,526)
Minority interests ............................. 459 -- 661 -- 1,120
Other .......................................... (1,213) -- -- -- (1,213)
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net
of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables .................................... 92,490 22,174 4,413 97,101 216,178
Inventories .................................... (66,598) 5,898 (2,791) -- (63,491)
Other current assets ........................... 212,950 (7,721) (2,802) -- 202,427
Accounts payable ............................... (172,149) (22,905) (6,416) (37,707) (239,177)
Accrued expenses ............................... 11,994 (6,259) 65 -- 5,800
----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
Net cash provided by operating activities ........ 69,314 20,394 26,832 60,205 176,745
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment ....... (12,224) (7,170) (22,018) -- (41,412)
Acquisition of minority interest ................. (12,150) -- -- -- (12,150)
Payments for investments ......................... (24,670) -- -- 24,500 (170)
Net proceeds from divestiture of businesses ...... 7,500 -- -- -- 7,500
Proceeds from sale of investments ................ 1,983 216 -- -- 2,199
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
and equipment .................................. 6,574 486 536 -- 7,596
Dividends from investments in affiliated
companies ...................................... 13,346 444 11,262 (10,600) 14,452
Increase in restricted cash ...................... (95) -- -- -- (95)
Other ............................................ 392 -- -- -- 392
----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
Net cash (used) provided by investing
activities ..................................... (19,344) (6,024) (10,220) 13,900 (21,688)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt ........... 60,345 (10,028) (18,089) (60,205) (28,977)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt ......... 766 14 16,932 -- 17,712
Principal payments on long-term debt ............. (127,059) (93) (15,329) -- (142,481)
Principal payments on obligations under
capital lease .................................. -- -- (5,241) -- (5,241)
Payments for redemption of member
equities ....................................... (32,616) -- -- -- (32,616)
Payments for debt issuance costs ................. (4,166) -- -- -- (4,166)
Other ............................................ 240 -- 13,900 (13,900) 240
----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
Net cash used by financing activities ............ (102,490) (11,107) (7,827) (74,105) (195,529)
----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash .................. (52,520) 3,263 8,785 -- (40,472)
Cash and short-term investments at beginning
of period ........................................ 99,753 4,207 6,314 -- 110,274
----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------
Cash and short-term investments at end of
period ........................................... $ 47,233 $ 7,470 $ 15,099 $ -- $ 69,802
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2003
LAND WHOLLY- MAJORITY-
O'LAKES, INC. OWNED OWNED
PARENT CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments ...... $ 99,753 $ 4,207 $ -- $ 6,314 $ -- $ 110,274
Restricted cash ...................... 20,118 -- -- -- -- 20,118
Receivables, net ..................... 386,678 82,097 194,002 120,064 (159,254) 623,587
Inventories .......................... 265,924 45,981 132,027 52,894 -- 496,826
Prepaid expenses ..................... 227,495 3,053 10,975 4,850 -- 246,373
Other current assets ................. 33,968 2,318 -- 5,720 -- 42,006
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Total current assets ............ 1,033,936 137,656 337,004 189,842 (159,254) 1,539,184
Investments ............................ 1,311,131 223 18,587 11,227 (834,527) 506,641
Property, plant and equipment, net ..... 246,803 13,357 228,100 136,371 -- 624,631
Property under capital lease, net ...... -- -- 31 109,114 -- 109,145
Goodwill ............................... 183,665 3,224 121,993 64,201 -- 373,083
Other intangibles ...................... 1,140 3,041 95,241 3,516 -- 102,938
Other assets ........................... 65,734 4,464 26,483 56,036 (19,279) 133,438
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Total assets .................... $ 2,842,409 $ 161,965 $ 827,439 $ 570,307 $ (1,013,060) $ 3,389,060
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITIES
Current liabilities:
Notes and short-term obligations ..... $ 62,802 $ 2,927 $ 165 $ 114,208 $ (99,399) $ 80,703
Current portion of long-term debt .... 1,786 56,430 -- 6,055 (56,430) 7,841
Current portion of obligations
under capital lease ............... -- -- -- 10,399 -- 10,399
Accounts payable ..................... 566,201 59,621 110,238 38,706 (13,072) 761,694
Accrued expenses ..................... 145,705 23,740 38,824 18,207 -- 226,476
Patronage refunds and other
member equities payable ............ 19,449 -- -- -- -- 19,449
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Total current liabilities ....... 795,943 142,718 149,227 187,575 (168,901) 1,106,562
Long-term debt ......................... 984,884 9,769 -- 79,729 (9,000) 1,065,382
Obligations under capital lease ........ -- -- 14 99,636 -- 99,650
Employee benefits and other
liabilities .......................... 127,881 1,256 28,803 18,055 (632) 175,363
Minority interests ..................... 54,337 -- 2,561 5,841 -- 62,739
Equities:
Capital stock ........................ 2,125 1,216 502,506 95,745 (599,467) 2,125
Member equities ...................... 866,586 -- -- -- -- 866,586
Accumulated other comprehensive loss . (65,617) -- -- -- -- (65,617)
Retained earnings .................... 76,270 7,006 144,328 83,726 (235,060) 76,270
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Total equities .................. 879,364 8,222 646,834 179,471 (834,527) 879,364
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Commitments and contingencies
Total liabilities and equities ......... $ 2,842,409 $ 161,965 $ 827,439 $ 570,307 $ (1,013,060) $ 3,389,060
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003
LAND WHOLLY- MAJORITY-
O'LAKES, OWNED OWNED
INC. PARENT CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------
Net sales............................... $ 741,223 $ 43,764 $ 579,566 $ 36,041 $ -- $ 1,400,594
Cost of sales........................... 675,359 42,484 515,107 42,308 -- 1,275,258
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Gross profit............................ 65,864 1,280 64,459 (6,267) -- 125,336
Selling, general and administrative..... 50,417 3,288 55,890 (1,640) -- 107,955
Restructuring and impairment charges.... 600 560 615 -- -- 1,775
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Earnings (loss) from operations......... 14,847 (2,568) 7,954 (4,627) -- 15,606
Interest expense (income), net.......... 17,795 674 (238) 971 -- 19,202
Gain on legal settlements............... (8,154) -- (2,134) -- -- (10,288)
Other (income) expense, net............. 700 -- (346) (550) -- (196)
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies.................. (55,702) -- (9) -- 4,297 (51,414)
Minority interest in earnings of
of subsidiaries....................... 868 -- 375 184 -- 1,427
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Earnings (loss) before income taxes..... 59,340 (3,242) 10,306 (5,232) (4,297) 56,875
Income tax expense (benefit)........... 14,408 (203) (162) (2,100) -- 11,943
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Net earnings (loss)..................... $ 44,932 $ (3,039) $ 10,468 $ (3,132) $ (4,297) $ 44,932
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003
LAND WHOLLY- MAJORITY-
O'LAKES, OWNED OWNED
INC. PARENT CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ----------- ------------
Net sales............................... $ 1,515,189 $ 98,702 $ 1,169,051 $ 68,670 $ -- $ 2,851,612
Cost of sales........................... 1,397,510 93,326 1,033,781 76,124 -- 2,600,741
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Gross profit............................ 117,679 5,376 135,270 (7,454) -- 250,871
Selling, general and administrative..... 104,297 6,449 111,673 2,976 -- 225,395
Restructuring and impairment charges.... 1,600 560 707 -- -- 2,867
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Earnings (loss) from operations......... 11,782 (1,633) 22,890 (10,430) -- 22,609
Interest expense (income), net.......... 36,533 1,341 597 645 -- 39,116
Gain on legal settlements............... (16,175) -- (3,002) -- -- (19,177)
Other (income) expense, net............. 700 -- (846) (550) -- (696)
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies................. (66,650) -- (556) -- 16,775 (50,431)
Minority interest in earnings of
subsidiaries.......................... 2,177 -- 371 368 -- 2,916
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Earnings (loss) before income taxes..... 55,197 (2,974) 26,326 (10,893) (16,775) 50,881
Income tax expense (benefit)............ 10,645 79 -- (4,395) -- 6,329
------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
Net earnings (loss)..................... $ 44,552 $ (3,053) $ 26,326 $ (6,498) $ (16,775) $ 44,552
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LAND O'LAKES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003
LAND WHOLLY- MAJORITY-
O'LAKES, OWNED OWNED
INC. PARENT CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED NON-GUARANTOR
COMPANY GUARANTORS GUARANTORS SUBSIDIARIES ELIMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED
----------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings (loss) $ 44,552 $ (3,053) $ 26,326 $ (6,498) $ (16,775) $ 44,552
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
(loss) to net cash provided (used) by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization............... 28,749 1,502 19,881 3,872 -- 54,004
Amortization of deferred financing charges.. 1,846 -- -- -- -- 1,846
Bad debt expense............................ 621 -- 1,139 -- -- 1,760
Proceeds from patronage revolvement
received.................................. 1,316 -- -- -- -- 1,316
Non-cash patronage income................... (1,222) -- -- -- -- (1,222)
Receivable from legal settlement............ 90,707 -- 6,000 -- -- 96,707
Deferred income tax expense................. 4,346 -- -- -- -- 4,346
Decrease (increase) in other assets......... 33,665 11,514 (520) (2,566) (33,791) 8,302
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities.... 1,974 (11) (1,810) (283) -- (130)
Restructuring and impairment charges........ 1,600 560 707 -- -- 2,867
Loss on divestiture of business............. 700 -- -- -- -- 700
Equity in (earnings) loss of
affiliated companies...................... (66,650) -- (556) -- 16,775 (50,431)
Minority interest........................... 2,177 -- 371 368 -- 2,916
Other....................................... (9,135) 879 (1,606) 1,325 -- (8,537)
Changes in current assets and liabilities,
net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables................................. 34,062 12,573 66,772 (3,583) 57,302 167,126
Inventories................................. (53,508) 19,052 (1,658) (1,241) -- (37,355)
Other current assets........................ 148,872 724 1,263 (560) -- 150,299
Accounts payable............................ (113,679) (51,709) (39,242) (5,038) (90,235) (299,903)
Accrued expenses............................ 34,810 936 (16,033) (1,455) (4,067) 14,191
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Net cash provided (used) by operating
activities.................................. 185,803 (7,033) 61,034 (15,659) (70,791) 153,354
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment.... (23,517) (499) (9,257) (1,681) -- (34,954)
Payments for investments...................... (9,675) -- -- -- -- (9,675)
Proceeds from divestiture of business......... 465 -- -- -- -- 465
Proceeds from sale of investments............. -- -- 3,000 -- -- 3,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant
and equipment............................... 3,081 1,069 2,157 1,708 -- 8,015
Dividends from investments in affiliated
companies................................... 2,798 -- -- -- -- 2,798
Increase in restricted cash................... (20,000) -- -- -- -- (20,000)
Other......................................... 440 -- 2,540 -- -- 2,980
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Net cash (used) provided by investing
activities.................................. (46,408) 570 (1,560) 27 -- (47,371)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
(Decrease) increase in short-term debt........ (26,417) (3,574) 963 11,488 31,849 14,309
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt...... 1,202 -- -- -- -- 1,202
Payments on principal of long-term debt....... (70,345) (37) (59,588) (2,658) 59,576 (73,052)
Payments on principal of capital lease
obligation.................................. -- -- -- (4,435) -- (4,435)
Payments for redemption of member equities (23,662) -- -- -- -- (23,662)
Other......................................... 808 10,314 (8) 10,328 (20,634) 808
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Net cash (used) provided by financing
activities.................................. (118,414) 6,703 (58,633) 14,723 70,791 (84,830)
---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and short-
term investment............................. 20,981 240 841 (909) -- 21,153
Cash and short-term investments at beginning
of period..................................... 58,334 2,584 (1,461) 4,870 -- 64,327
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Cash and short-term investments at end of
period........................................ $ 79,315 $ 2,824 $ (620) $ 3,961 $ -- $ 85,480
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussions of financial condition and
results of operations together with the financial statements and the notes to
such statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.
OVERVIEW
GENERAL
We operate our business predominantly in the United States in six
segments: Dairy Foods, Feed, Seed, Swine, Agronomy and Layers. For the three
months ended June 30, 2004, we reported net sales of $2.0 billion and net
earnings of $16.7 million compared to net sales of $1.4 billion and net earnings
of $44.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months
ended June 30, 2004, we reported net sales of $4.0 billion and net earnings of
$61.9 million compared to net sales of $2.9 billion and net earnings of $44.6
million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. For the three months ended June
30, 2004, volume and margin declines in dairy foods, margin declines in feed and
an unrealized hedging loss of $21.6 million compared to an unrealized hedging
gain of $3.2 million in 2003 were the primary reasons for the net earnings
decline. These declines were partially offset by improved earnings in the layers
segment due primarily to higher market prices. For the six months ended June 30,
2004, volume increases in the dairy foods and seed segments and improved market
prices in the layers segment were the main contributors to the increase.
In April 2004 and June 2004, we announced our intention to reposition our
MoArk layers and swine businesses, respectively, for strategic growth. Several
repositioning alternatives are being considered.
In April and May of 2004, we entered into three $50 million
fixed-to-floating interest rate swap agreements, designated as fair value
hedges, in an effort to return to historical exposure levels for floating
interest rate debt. These swaps mirror the terms of the 8.75% notes and
effectively convert $150 million of such notes from a fixed 8.75% rate to an
effective rate of LIBOR plus 385 basis points.
In June 2004, we completed the purchase of the remaining 8% of Land
O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC from Farmland Industries, which now gives us 100%
ownership of Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC. We paid $12.2 million to purchase
the minority interest. As a result, a minority interest of $55 million for this
joint venture was eliminated from our consolidated balance sheet.
In July 2004, we obtained an additional $15 million in commitments to our
revolving credit facility, increasing the total commitments under this facility
to $200 million.
UNCONSOLIDATED BUSINESSES
We have investments in certain entities that are not consolidated in our
financial statements. Equity in earnings from our consolidated businesses were
$49.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $51.4 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Equity in earnings from our
unconsolidated businesses amounted to $66.5 million compared to equity in
earnings of $50.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30,
2003, respectively. Our investment in unconsolidated businesses amounted to
$557.3 million at June 30, 2004 and $506.6 million at December 31, 2003. Cash
flow from our equity investments for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was
$14.4 million compared to $2.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003.
Agriliance and CF Industries, Inc. constitute the most significant of our
investments in unconsolidated businesses, both of which are reflected in our
agronomy segment results. We hold a 50% ownership interest in Agriliance as does
United Country Brands (wholly-owned by CHS Inc.). CF Industries is an
inter-regional cooperative in which we have a 38% ownership interest based on
our member product purchases. Our ownership in Agriliance is accounted for under
the equity method and our interest in CF Industries is accounted for on a cost
basis. Our investments in, and earnings from, Agriliance and CF Industries were
as follows as of and for the six months ended:
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JUNE 30,
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2004 2003
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(IN MILLIONS)
AGRILIANCE:
Investment........... $ 141.8 $ 135.6
Equity in earnings... 49.7 43.9
CF INDUSTRIES:
Investment........... $ 249.5 $ 249.5
Patronage income..... -- --
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, net earnings for Agriliance were
$86.0 million, down $7.7 million versus the three months ended June 30, 2003.
This decrease is primarily the result of a decrease in earnings for the crop
nutrients business. This decrease was from a 0.2 million ton decrease in
wholesale crop nutrient volume resulting from competitive market conditions. The
decrease in tonnage was partially offset by an increase in per-unit margins due
to reduced costs for imported raw materials in 2004.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net earnings for Agriliance were
$99.4 million, up $11.2 million versus the same period for 2003. This increase
is the result of a $16.8 million increase in earnings from the crop protection
business. The increased crop protection earnings were primarily due to timing of
vendor rebates. Partially offsetting these increases was a $6.5 million decline
in crop nutrient earnings due to a 0.5 million ton decrease in volume, which
resulted from competitive market conditions. We did not receive cash
distributions from Agriliance during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and June
30, 2003.
Given a recent upturn in markets, CF Industries has currently returned to
a level of profitability. Since CF Industries is a cooperative, we only receive
earnings from our investment when the cooperative allocates and distributes
patronage to us. No patronage was allocated and distributed to us in the six
months ended June 30, 2004, nor has any patronage been allocated during for the
last four years because CF Industries realized losses in those years. We
anticipate that no patronage allocations will occur until these losses have been
recouped.
Our layers segment consists of our joint venture in MoArk, LLC. Through
June 30, 2003, MoArk was unconsolidated and our interest was recorded only as
equity in earnings or loss from affiliated companies using the equity method of
accounting. Effective July 1, 2003, MoArk was consolidated in our financial
statements as required by Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation
No. 46 ("FIN 46"), and we did not restate prior periods. Accordingly, the
financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and the six months
ended June 30, 2003 are not comparable for several categories, including sales
and gross profit in this segment. Sales of $143.3 million and gross profit of
$16.9 million were recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and sales
of $318.6 million and gross profit of $51.8 million were recorded for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 in this segment. There were no sales and gross profit
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2003 as MoArk was accounted
for under the equity method during these periods.
SEASONALITY
Certain segments of our business are subject to seasonal fluctuations in
demand. In our dairy foods segment, butter sales typically increase in the fall
and winter months due to increased demand during holiday periods. Feed sales
tend to increase in the first and fourth quarter of each year because cattle are
less able to graze during cooler months. Most seed sales occur in the first and
fourth quarters of each year. Agronomy product sales tend to be much higher in
the first and second quarter of each year, as farmers buy crop nutrient and crop
protection products to meet their seasonal needs.
DAIRY AND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
Many of our products, particularly in our dairy foods, feed, swine and
layers segments, use dairy or agricultural commodities as inputs or constitute
dairy or agricultural commodity outputs. Consequently, our results are affected
by the cost of commodity inputs and the market price of commodity outputs.
Government regulation of the dairy industry and industry practices in animal
feed tend to stabilize margins in those segments but do not protect against
large movements in either input costs or output prices.
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Dairy Foods. Raw milk is the major commodity input for our dairy foods
segment. Our dairy foods outputs, namely butter, cheese and nonfat dry milk, are
also commodities. The minimum price of raw milk and cream is set monthly by
Federal regulators based on regional prices of dairy foods products produced.
These prices provide the basis for our raw milk and cream input costs. As a
result, those dairy foods products for which the sales price is fixed shortly
after production, such as most bulk cheese, are not usually subject to
significant commodity price risk as the price received for the output usually
varies with the cost of the significant inputs. For the six months ended June
30, 2004, bulk cheese sales represented approximately 8% of the dairy foods
segment's net sales.
We maintain significant inventories of butter and cheese for sale to our
retail and food service customers, which are subject to commodity price risk.
Because production of raw milk and demand for butter varies seasonally, we
inventory significant amounts of butter. Demand for butter is highest during the
fall and winter, when milk supply is lowest. As a result, we produce and store
excess quantities of butter during the spring when milk supply is highest. In
addition, we maintain some inventories of cheese for aging. For the six months
ended June 30, 2004, we experienced a rising dairy price environment. The
financial impact of building inventories in a market with price volatility will
depend on what market trends occur up to and through the fall and winter of
2004. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net sales of butter and cheese
products to retail and food service customers represented approximately 35% of
the dairy foods segment sales.
Market prices for commodities such as butter and cheese can have a
significant impact on both the cost of products produced and the price for which
products are sold. The per pound market price of butter averaged $2.07 for the
three months ended June 30, 2004, compared to $1.09 for the three months ended
June 30, 2003. The per pound market price of butter averaged $1.91 for the six
months ended June 30, 2004, compared to $1.09 for the six months ended June 30,
2003. The per pound market price for butter on December 31, 2003 was $1.25. In
the past three years, the lowest average monthly market price for butter was
$0.96 in September 2002, and the highest average monthly market price was $2.21
in April 2004. The per pound market price for block cheese averaged $1.98 for
the three months ended June 30, 2004, compared to $1.14 for the three months
ended June 30, 2003. The per pound market price for block cheese averaged $1.74
for the six months ended June 30, 2004, compared to $1.13 for the six months
ended June 30, 2003. In the past three years, the lowest monthly market price
for block cheese was $1.07 in March 2003, and the highest monthly market price
was $2.14 in April 2004. The per pound market price for block cheese on December
31, 2003 was $1.31.
We maintain a sizable dairy manufacturing presence in the Upper Midwest.
This region has seen significant declines in cow numbers and its share of
nationwide dairy manufacturing volume. This decline has put pressure on our
Upper Midwest milk input costs and is one of the factors resulting in losses for
the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003. Operating losses
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, however, declined compared to
the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 by $0.3 million and $5.5 million,
respectively, due to the closing of the Volga, South Dakota plant in 2004 and
the Perham, Minnesota plant in January of 2003 and improved margins on products
due to a change in product mix. We continue to explore additional initiatives to
improve our Upper Midwest dairy infrastructure in an effort to increase
efficiencies and reduce costs.
Margins on our mozzarella and whey products, primarily in our western
cheese operations, improved for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004
compared to the same period for 2003 due to the effect of higher cheese and whey
market prices. As of June 30, 2004, we completed the phase two expansion of our
new Tulare, California mozzarella manufacturing facility, Cheese & Protein
International LLC ("CPI"), which doubled the plant capacity to approximately 6
million pounds of milk per day. We expect pretax losses at CPI to continue
through 2005 as we ramp up production toward the rated capacity.
Feed. The feed segment follows industry standards for feed pricing. The
feed industry typically prices products based on income over ingredient cost per
ton of feed. This practice tends to mitigate the impact of volatility in
commodity ingredient markets on our animal feed profits. As ingredient costs
fluctuate, the changes are generally passed on to customers through weekly or
monthly changes in prices. Accordingly, net sales are less of an indicator of
performance since large fluctuations can occur from period-to-period due to
volatility in the underlying commodity ingredient prices.
We enter into forward contracts to supply feed, which currently represent
approximately 35% of our feed output. When we enter into these contracts, we
generally enter into forward input supply contracts to lock in our operating
margins.
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Changes in commodity grain prices have an impact on the mix of products we
sell. When grain prices are relatively high, the demand for complete feed rises
since many livestock producers are also grain growers and will sell their grain
in the market and purchase complete feed as needed. When grain prices are
relatively low, these producers will feed their grain to their livestock and
purchase premixes and supplements to provide complete nutrition to their
animals. These fluctuations in product mix generally have minimal effects on our
operating results. Complete feed has a far lower margin per ton than supplements
and premixes. Thus, during periods of relatively high grain prices, although our
margins per ton are lower, we sell substantially more tonnage because the grain
portion of complete feed makes up the majority of its weight.
As dairy production has shifted from the Upper Midwest to the western
United States, we have seen a change in our feed product mix, with lower sales
of complete feed and increased sales of simple blends. Complete feed is
manufactured feed which meets the complete nutritional requirements of animals,
whereas a simple blend is a blending of unprocessed commodities to which the
producer then adds vitamins to supply the animal's nutritional needs. Simple
blends tend to have lower margins than complete feeds. This change in product
mix is a result of differences in industry practices. Dairy producers in the
western United States tend to purchase feed components and mix them at the farm
location rather than purchasing a complete feed product delivered to the farm.
Producers purchase grain blends and concentrated premixes from separate
suppliers. This shift is reflected in increased sales in our subsidiaries that
manufacture premixes in the western area.
We have seen an erosion of commodity feed volumes as well as a product mix
shift, mainly related to regional dairy and swine herd liquidations and the
continued consolidation of these market segments. Beef feedlot occupancies have
also declined due to a 20-year low in brood cow numbers. In addition,
competition within the industry has grown stronger as volumes declined. We
expect further integration and consolidation in the swine and dairy industries
to place pressure on volumes and result in a product mix shift to lower margin
products in the second half of 2004.
Swine. We produce and market both young feeder pigs (approximately 45
pounds) and mature market hogs (approximately 260 pounds) under three primary
programs: swine aligned, farrow-to-finish and cost-plus.
Under the swine aligned program, we own sows and raise feeder pigs that we
sell to our local member cooperatives under ten-year contracts. For the first
five years, we receive a fixed base price for our feeder pigs and are reimbursed
for feed costs. In years six through ten, the price is based on the cost of
production, plus a margin designed to achieve a target return on invested
capital. Since the price for the duration of the contract is not tied to the
live hog market, we do not have market risk on feeder pig prices. In addition,
there is no risk on corn or soybean meal prices since we are reimbursed for
actual feed costs. We do incur production risk if we do not produce enough
feeder pigs or if we do not produce them at a competitive cost.
Under the farrow-to-finish program, we produce and sell market hogs.
Historically, market hog price fluctuations have resulted in volatility in our
net sales and earnings. In order to mitigate this risk, we have committed to
sell substantially all of the market hogs we produce annually through September
2005 under a packer agreement. Under this packer agreement, we are paid market
prices for our hogs with a settlement based on the sales price of the pork
products produced from those hogs. This approach mitigates some of the
volatility under this program because market hog and pork product margins do not
tend to move together. We sell the balance of our market hogs on the open
market. We sell feeder pigs on the open market, as well, depending on sow farm
performance and finishing space limitations. For the three months and six months
ended June 30, 2004, the average market hog price was $55.07 and $50.12 per
hundredweight versus an average market price of $43.77 and $40.06 for the three
months and six months ended June 30, 2003.
Under the cost-plus program, we provide minimum hog price guarantees to
producers in exchange for swine feed sales and profit participation. We are in
the process of phasing out of our existing cost-plus contracts. In 2003, we
reduced our hog exposure by offering our cost-plus producers an early exit
option. Producers representing about 100,000 hogs elected this option. During
the six months ended June 30, 2004, additional contracts have expired and we now
have approximately 9,000 hogs remaining in this program compared to 130,000 hogs
at June 30, 2003. The last cost-plus contracts will expire in August 2005, and
we will not be entering into new ones under the current structure.
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Layers. MoArk produces and markets shell eggs and egg products. MoArk's sales
and earnings fluctuate depending on egg prices. For the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2004, egg prices averaged $0.92 and $1.06 per dozen,
respectively, as measured by Urner Barry South Central Large compared to egg
prices of $0.81 and $0.83 for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2003, respectively.
DERIVATIVE COMMODITY INSTRUMENTS
We use derivative commodity instruments, primarily futures contracts, to
reduce our exposure to changes in commodity prices. These contracts are not
designated as hedges under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The futures
contracts are marked to market each month and gains or losses ("unrealized
hedging gains and losses") are recognized in our earnings. We recorded
unrealized hedging losses of $21.6 million and unrealized hedging gains of $3.2
million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003,
respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, we recorded unrealized
hedging losses of $8.5 million and for the six months ended June 30, 2003, we
recorded unrealized hedging gains of $6.0 million.
PENSION BENEFIT EXPENSE
We have experienced an increase in pension benefit expense in 2004 due
primarily to an increase in amortization of actuarial loss and an increase in
service cost attributed to changing the discount rate from 7.0% to 6.25%. We
recorded additional pension expense of $2.8 million and $5.6 million for the
three months and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to June 30, 2003,
respectively.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 AS COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003
Overview of Results
Our net earnings were $16.7 million for the three months ended June 30,
2004 compared to $44.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Net
earnings included an income tax benefit of $4.6 million compared to an income
tax expense of $11.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,
respectively. Earnings decreased in our dairy foods, feed, and agronomy business
segments. In dairy foods, volume declines in the three months ended June 30,
2004 were attributed to the effect of significantly higher retail pricing points
and rising market prices which resulted in customers shifting purchases into the
three months ended March 31, 2004. In feed, earnings declined due to stronger
competition in the industry, rising ingredient prices, and increased
distribution and personnel costs. The net earnings decline was also impacted by
an after-tax legal settlement of $7.6 million received in the three months ended
June 30, 2003 compared to 2004 when no legal settlement was received. Agronomy
earnings were lower in the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 2003 due
to lower volumes in the crop nutrients business. After-tax unrealized hedging
losses were $13.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to
unrealized hedging gains of $1.8 million in 2003. Partially offsetting these
decreases was an increase in earnings in layers, primarily as a result of higher
market prices for eggs, and increased margins in the seed segment.
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased $608.0
million, or 43.4%, to $2,008.6 million compared to the same period in 2003. The
increase was partly attributed to the consolidation of MoArk effective July 1,
2003, which increased sales by $143.3 million, or 10.2%. Increases in dairy
foods, feed, and seed sales contributed $467 million of increased sales, or 33%,
compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. A discussion of net sales by
business segment is found below under the caption "Net Sales and Gross Profit by
Business Segment."
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $15.7
million, or 12.5%, to $109.7 million compared to $125.3 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2003. Volume and margin declines in dairy foods, margin
declines in feed and an unrealized hedging loss of $21.6 million compared to an
unrealized hedging gain of $3.2 million in 2003 were the primary reasons for the
decline. Partially offsetting these declines was an increase in layers gross
profit of $16.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to
$0.0 million for June 30, 2003 as the consolidation of MoArk was effective July
1, 2003. Gross profit as a percent of net sales decreased 3.4 percentage points
to 5.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 8.9% for the same
period in 2003. The primary reason for the decline was due to unrealized hedging
losses for the three months ended June 30, 2004 versus unrealized hedging gains
in the same period in 2003. A discussion of gross profit by business segment is
found below under the caption "Net Sales and Gross Profit by Business Segment."
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended
June 30, 2004 increased $17.0 million, or 15.8%, to $124.9 million compared to
$107.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The increase was
primarily due to the consolidation of MoArk, effective July 1, 2003, which added
$8.3 million of selling, general and administrative expense for the three months
ended June 30, 2004. Also contributing to the increase was a $3.6 million gain
on sale of a dairy facility in the three months ended June 30, 2003 compared to
no gain recorded in the same period for 2004. Dairy foods also had increased
spending of $6.7 million for advertising, selling and personnel costs in 2004
compared to the same period for 2003. Selling, general and administrative
expense as a percent of net sales decreased 1.5 percentage points to 6.2% for
the three months ended June 30, 2004 from 7.7% for the three months ended June
30, 2003. The decline as a percent of net sales is partially due to the
consolidation of MoArk, which has a lower percentage of selling, general and
administrative expense to net sales than our other segments, and also due to
increased sales prices in dairy foods and feed due to rising commodity markets.
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Restructuring and Impairment Charges
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, we had restructuring and
impairment charges of $1.6 million compared to $1.8 million for the same period
in 2003. In 2004, we incurred $1.0 million of impairment charges in our seed
segment related to the fair value of assets held for sale. In addition, 2004
includes $0.4 million of restructuring charges related to the closure of our
Volga, South Dakota cheese facility. For the three months ended June 30, 2003,
dairy foods and feed each recorded restructuring and impairment charges of $0.6
million for closures of certain manufacturing facilities and seed recorded $0.3
million restructuring charge for the closure of a facility and $0.2 million
impairment on an asset held for sale.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net of interest income, was $20.3 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $19.2 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2003. The consolidation of MoArk effective July 1, 2003, resulted in
additional interest expense of $1.5 million. Changes in our debt structure
reduced interest expense by $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30,
2004 compared to the same period for the prior year. Combined interest rates for
borrowings, excluding CoBank patronage, averaged 6.55% for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to 6.66% for the three months ended June 30, 2003.
Gain on Legal Settlements
As a result of settled litigation, we recorded a gain on legal settlements
of $0.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to a gain on
legal settlements of $10.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003.
These gains represent cash received from product suppliers against whom we
alleged certain price-fixing claims.
Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Companies
For the three months ended June 30, 2004, equity in earnings of affiliated
companies was $49.1 million compared to $51.4 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2003 resulting in a $2.3 million decrease. Equity in earnings from
Agriliance was $43.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004, which was
a $3.7 million decrease compared to equity in earnings of $46.7 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2003. This decrease was primarily driven by lower
volumes in the crop nutrients business. A discussion of net earnings for
Agriliance can be found under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Overview - Unconsolidated
Businesses." MoArk equity in earnings from joint venture investments was $2.5
million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $0.6 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2003 resulting in a $1.9 million increase. This
increase was driven primarily by improved market prices for eggs, in part as a
result of a declining chick hatch, changes in response to new animal welfare
guidelines and changing consumer dietary trends.
Income Taxes
We recorded an income tax benefit of $4.6 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to income tax expense of $11.9 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2003. The income tax benefit in 2004 resulted from
unrealized hedging losses and pretax losses in dairy foods and feed, partly
offset by higher taxable earnings for MoArk.
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Net Sales and Gross Profit by Business Segment
Our reportable segments consist of business units that offer similar
products and services and/or similar customers. We have six segments: Dairy
Foods, Feed, Seed, Swine, Agronomy and Layers. Our agronomy segment consists
primarily of our 50% ownership in Agriliance, which is accounted for under the
equity method, and our 38% interest in CF Industries, which is accounted for on
a cost basis. Accordingly, no sales or gross profit are recorded for the
agronomy segment. A discussion of net earnings for Agriliance can be found under
the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations - Overview - Unconsolidated Businesses."
DAIRY FOODS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 1,035.0 $ 670.6 54.3%
Gross profit..................... 28.2 39.6 (28.8)%
Gross profit % of net sales 2.7% 5.9%
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased $364.4
million, or 54.3%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. Butter and
spreads and value-added cheese (retail, deli, and foodservice cheese) sales
prices increased for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same
period in 2003 due primarily to higher commodity prices, resulting in increased
sales of $71.3 million and $45.2 million, respectively. Bulk cheese sales
increased $78.5 million due to an increase in the average commodity market price
of cheese, up $0.85 per pound compared to the same period in 2003. Sales through
our wholesale milk marketing program increased $180.0 million compared to the
same period in 2003 due primarily to increases in milk market prices. Offsetting
these increases was a volume decrease for both branded and private label butter
sales, resulting in decreased sales of $25.9 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2004 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. Butter volume
decreases were due to a buildup of customer inventories related to concerns
about market volatility in the three months ended March 31, 2004 thereby
reducing demand for the three months ended June 30, 2004. Volumes for our
spreadable butter with canola oil product, which was introduced in the six
months ended June 30, 2003, however, helped to offset some of this volume
decline. Value-added cheese volumes were flat for the three months ended June
30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003, however, the mix of products
resulted in a decrease in sales of $1.5 million.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $11.4
million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. Gross profit for
butter and spreads decreased $3.5 million due to decreased volumes. Volume for
value-added cheese was equal to the same period in 2003, however, the mix of
products resulted in decreased gross profit of $0.8 million. Gross profit for
bulk cheese (other than italian cheese) decreased by $7.4 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2004 versus the same period in the prior year partly due
to an excess supply of milk and in turn, an excess supply of cheese inventory.
Market price volatility during the three months ended June 30, 2004 resulted in
downward valuations of these inventories. An unrealized hedging loss of $5.8
million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to a gain of $0.2
million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 resulted in an additional $6.0
million of reduced gross profit. Also contributing to the decreases was a $5.9
million reduction to gross profit from our wholesale milk marketing program.
Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in gross profit of $12.5
million from increased margins on mozzarella and whey products and operational
efficiencies mainly due to the closures of the Gustine and Perham facilities in
2003. Gross profit as a percent of net sales declined 3.2 percentage points for
the three months ended June 30, 2004 versus 2003 primarily due to the unrealized
hedging loss for the three months ended June 30, 2004 versus a gain in the same
period in 2003, as well as product mix in butter and spreads as a result of high
retail prices.
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FEED
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 680.5 $ 593.7 14.6%
Gross profit..................... 49.9 67.1 (25.6)%
Gross profit % of net sales 7.3% 11.3%
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased $86.8
million, or 14.6%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. Ingredients
sales increased $35.6 million due to higher commodity prices in the three months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. Formula feed sales,
which includes both lifestyle and livestock feeds, increased $30.8 million
primarily due to increased volumes, particularly in horse and companion
lifestyle animal feed and dairy livestock feed, as well as higher commodity
prices. Although livestock feed sales increased due to higher commodity prices,
some of this increase was offset by slightly lower volumes for beef and swine
feed. Continued producer integration, exiting of a swine joint venture, good
weather conditions providing plenty of green grass for grazing cattle and lower
feedlot occupancy were the primary causes for these volume declines. Sales at
Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC's subsidiaries increased $21.6 million, mainly
due to increased sales of premix products.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $17.2
million, or 25.6%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. Formula
feed gross profit declined by $5.1 million due to volume declines in livestock
feeds, product mix changes, increased freight subsidies resulting from higher
fuel costs, increased ingredient prices and stronger competition in the
industry. An unrealized hedging loss of $9.7 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2004 compared to a gain of $2.1 million for the three months ended June
30, 2003 resulted in a reduction to gross profit of $11.8 million. Partially
offsetting these decreases was an increase in gross profit for sales of
ingredients, which resulted in $0.7 million of additional gross profit due to
focused purchasing opportunities in volatile commodity markets. Increased sales
at a premix subsidiary resulted in increased gross profit of $0.6 million. Gross
profit as a percent of net sales declined from 11.3% to 7.3% for the three
months ended June 30, 2003 versus 2004, respectively. The decline is primarily
due to the unrealized hedging loss for the three months ended June 30, 2004
versus a gain in the same period in 2003, as well as the formula feed gross
profit decline.
SEED
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 131.0 $ 111.1 17.9%
Gross profit..................... 17.2 15.7 9.5%
Gross profit % of net sales 13.1% 14.1%
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased $19.9
million, or 17.9%, to $131.0 million compared to net sales for the three months
ended June 30, 2003. Product mix and volume growth resulted in increased corn
sales of $10.2 million, or 38.3%. Soybean sales increased $4.8 million in 2004,
or 10.9%, as a result of increased volumes in both proprietary and partnered
brands. Volume increases in other seed categories resulted in a sales increase
of $0.6 million.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased $1.5
million, or 9.5%, to $17.2 million compared to gross profit for the three months
ended June 30, 2003. Gross profit for alfalfa increased $2.1 million due to
lower inventory costs Corn gross profit increased by $0.5 million as a result of
volume growth. Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in soybean
gross profit by $0.5 million due to product mix. An unrealized hedging loss on
soybean futures contracts of $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30,
2004 compared to an
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unrealized hedging gain of $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003
also decreased gross profit by $1.0 million. Gross profit as a percent of net
sales declined 1.0 percentage point for the three months ended June 30, 2004
versus 2003 primarily due to the unrealized hedging loss for the three months
ended June 30, 2004 versus a gain in the same period in 2003.
SWINE
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 23.5 $ 22.5 4.4%
Gross (loss) profit.............. (2.5) 1.5 n/a
Gross profit % of net sales -10.6% 6.7%
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004 increased $1.0 million,
or 4.4% compared to the same period for 2003. As a result of strong consumer
demand, average market hog prices increased from $43.77 per hundredweight for
the three months ended June 30, 2003 to $55.07 per hundredweight for the three
months ended June 30, 2004. The higher market prices contributed to a sales
increase of $2.6 million in 2004 compared to 2003. Offsetting this increase was
a decrease in the number of market hogs sold, reducing sales by $1.4 million. In
addition, sales under our packer agreement, which ties the price we receive for
market hogs to the price that the packer receives for pork products, decreased
by $0.2 million due to the price we received according to the agreement.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $4.0
million compared to the three months ended June 30, 2003. Higher corn and
soybean meal costs resulted in a $2.5 million decline in gross profit. A $0.2
million decline due to the packer agreement further reduced gross profit. An
unrealized hedging loss of $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004
compared to an unrealized hedging gain of $0.4 million for the three months
ended June 30, 2003 also reduced gross profit. Partially offsetting these
decreases was an increase in average market hog prices, resulting in a gross
profit improvement of $2.6 million. Gross profit also increased by $0.4 million
due to reduced expenses for our cost-plus program which ties producer payments
we make under the program to market hog prices. Gross profit as a percent of net
sales declined from 6.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2003 to (10.6%) for
the three months ended June 30, 2004 primarily due to the unrealized hedging
loss for the three months ended June 30, 2004 versus a gain in the same period
in 2003.
LAYERS
Effective July 1, 2003, we consolidated MoArk as required by FIN 46 and
presented the business as our layers segment in our financial statements. Prior
periods were not restated. Prior to July 1, 2003, MoArk was accounted for under
the equity method; accordingly, sales and gross profit for the three months
ended June 30, 2003 were not included in our layers segment which is comprised
solely of our ownership of MoArk.
Net Sales
Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2004 were $143.3 million
compared to no net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2003 due to the
consolidation of MoArk under FIN 46 on July 1, 2003. On a stand-alone basis,
MoArk had net sales of $118.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003.
The increase in net sales was driven primarily by higher egg market prices. For
the three months ended June 30, 2004, the average market price of eggs per dozen
was $0.92 versus $0.81 for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Total volume of
shell eggs (in dozens) remained unchanged for the period ended June 30, 2004
compared to the same period in the prior year.
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Gross Profit
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $16.9 million
compared to no gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2003 due to the
consolidation of MoArk under FIN 46 on July 1, 2003. On a stand-alone basis,
MoArk had gross profit of $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003.
Increased egg prices, increased volume in shell eggs and operational savings
accounted for MoArk's gross profit increase in 2004. An unrealized hedging loss
of $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $0 for the
three months ended June 30, 2003, decreased gross profit.
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 AS COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003
Overview of Results
Our net earnings were $61.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004
compared to $44.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Net earnings
included income tax expense of $11.7 million compared to $6.3 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Earnings increased
primarily due to the effects of higher market prices for egg products and volume
growth in the dairy foods and seed segments. Earnings also improved through
operating efficiencies, particularly in dairy foods and layers segments,
increased earnings from our investment in Agriliance and a $1.7 million gain on
a divestiture of a business in the dairy foods segment. Partially offsetting
these increases was an after-tax decrease in gain on legal settlements of $9.5
million in the feed segment. Feed also experienced weaker margins in 2004
compared to 2003 stemming from continued industry competition, rising ingredient
prices and increased distribution costs. In addition, earnings were reduced by
after-tax unrealized hedging losses totaling $5.2 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2004 compared to gains of $3.7 million for 2003.
Net Sales
Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $1,176.3
million, or 41.3%, to $4,027.9 million compared to the same period in 2003. The
increase was partly attributed to the consolidation of MoArk effective July 1,
2003, which increased sales by $318.6 million, or 11%. Increases in dairy foods,
feed, and seed sales contributed $871 million of increased sales, or 30%,
compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. A discussion of net sales by
business segment is found below under the caption "Net Sales and Gross Profit by
Business Segment."
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $57.6
million, or 23%, to $308.5 million compared to $250.9 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2003. The consolidation of MoArk increased gross profit by $51.8
million. Volume increases in the dairy foods and seed segments also contributed
to the increase. Gross profit as a percent of net sales decreased 1.1 percentage
points to 7.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 8.8% for the
same period in 2003. The primarily reason for the decline was due to unrealized
hedging losses of $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 versus
unrealized hedging gains of $6.0 million in the same period in 2003. The
consolidation of MoArk, which has a higher-margin product mix, partly offset
this decrease. A discussion of gross profit by business segment is found below
under the caption "Net Sales and Gross Profit by Business Segment."
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June
30, 2004 increased $34.5 million, or 15%, to $259.9 million compared to $225.4
million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase was primarily due
to the consolidation of MoArk, effective July 1, 2003, which added $18.2 million
of selling, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30,
2004. Increased spending of $5.0 million in the dairy foods segment related to
advertising and promotion costs and higher personnel costs contributed to the
higher expenses. Also contributing to the increase was a $3.6 million gain on
sale of a dairy facility in 2003 compared to no gain recorded in the same period
for 2004. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of net sales
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decreased 1.4 percentage points to 6.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2004
from 7.9% for the same period in 2003. The decline as a percent of net sales is
partially due to the consolidation of MoArk, which has a lower percentage of
selling, general and administrative expense to net sales than our other
segments, and also due to increased sales prices in dairy foods and feed due to
rising commodity markets.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, we had restructuring and
impairment charges of $2.5 million compared to $2.9 million for the same period
in 2003. In 2004, we incurred $0.8 million of restructuring charges for employee
severance in our dairy foods segment related to the closure of our Volga, South
Dakota cheese facility. We also incurred $1.5 million for goodwill impairment in
our seed segment related to assets held for sale. For the six months ended June
30, 2003, the $2.9 million of restructuring and impairment charges related to
closures of certain manufacturing facilities within various business segments.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net of interest income, was $44.0 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $39.1 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2003. Changes in our debt structure resulted in additional interest
expense of $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the
same period for the prior year. The consolidation of MoArk effective July 1,
2003, resulted in additional interest expense of $3.0 million. Also, for 2004 we
accelerated $1.5 million of deferred financing cost amortization as a result of
prepayments made on our term loans with proceeds from an expansion of our
receivables securitization facility. Combined interest rates for borrowings,
excluding CoBank patronage, averaged 7.05% for the six months ended June 30,
2004 compared to 6.77% for the six months ended June 30, 2003.
Gain on Legal Settlements
As a result of settled litigation, we recorded a gain on legal settlements
of $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to a gain on
legal settlements of $19.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. These
gains represent cash received from product suppliers against whom we alleged
certain price-fixing claims.
Equity in Earnings of Affiliated Companies
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, equity in earnings of affiliated
companies was $66.5 million compared to $50.4 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2003. Equity in earnings from Agriliance was $49.7 million for the six
months ended June 30, 2004, which was a $5.8 million increase from the equity
earnings of $43.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. This increase
was primarily driven by improved crop protection product margins and was
partially offset by a decline in crop nutrient volumes. A discussion of net
earnings for Agriliance can be found under the caption "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Overview -
Unconsolidated Businesses." MoArk equity in earnings from joint venture
investments was $10.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to
$1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in MoArk
equity in earnings was driven primarily by improved market prices for eggs, in
part as a result of a declining chick hatch, changes in response to new animal
welfare guidelines and changing consumer dietary trends.
Income Taxes
We recorded income tax expense of $11.7 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2004 compared to $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003.
The increase in income tax expense primarily resulted from improved earnings
from MoArk.
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Net Sales and Gross Profit by Business Segment
DAIRY FOODS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 1,942.2 $ 1,303.8 49.0%
Gross profit..................... 85.2 67.4 26.4%
Gross profit % of net sales 4.4% 5.2%
Net Sales
Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $638.4 million,
or 49.0%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. Butter and value-added
cheese (retail, deli, and foodservice cheese) sales prices increased for the six
months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 due primarily to
higher commodity prices, which resulted in increased sales of $124.0 million and
$59.2 million, respectively. Bulk cheese sales increased $119.9 million due to
the increase in the average commodity market price of cheese, up $0.61 per pound
compared to the same period in 2003. Volume increases in value-added cheese for
the six months ended June 30, 2004 also contributed to the increase in sales by
$31.6 million . Value-added cheese volume increases were due to strong consumer
demand, especially for foodservice cheese. Sales through our wholesale milk
marketing program increased $264.4 million compared to the same period in 2003
due primarily to increases in milk market prices. Partially offsetting these
increases was a $5.1 million volume decline in sales of butter and spreads.
Declines in private label butter volumes due to consumer and trade reaction to
higher market prices more than offset increases in branded butter and spread
volumes. The branded butter volume increase was impacted by our spreadable
butter with canola oil product, which was introduced in the six months ended
June 30, 2003.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $17.8
million compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. Gross profit for
value-added cheese increased $4.1 million due to higher profit margins as a
result of higher commodity market prices. Volume increases for value-added
cheese also increased gross profit by $4.1 million. Gross profit for bulk cheese
increased by $14.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 versus the
same period in the prior year due to increased margins on mozzarella and whey
products, product mix adjustments to higher-margin cheese, and operational
efficiencies mainly due to the closures of the Gustine and Perham facilities in
2003. An unrealized hedging gain of $2.7 million for the six months ended June
30, 2004 compared to $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003
resulted in an additional $2.0 million of gross profit in 2004. Gross profit for
butter and spreads was flat for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to
2003. Partially offsetting these increases was an $8.1 million decrease in gross
profit in our wholesale milk marketing program. Gross profit as a percent of net
sales declined 0.8 percentage points for the six months ended June 30, 2004
versus 2003 primarily due to product mix in butter and spreads as a result of
high retail prices.
FEED
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 1,357.5 $ 1,196.2 13.5%
Gross profit..................... 126.0 139.6 (9.7)%
Gross profit % of net sales 9.3% 11.7%
Net Sales
Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $161.3 million,
or 13.5%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. Ingredients sales
increased $71.3 million due to higher commodity prices in the six months ended
June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003. Formula feed sales, which
includes both lifestyle and livestock feeds, increased $47.0 million due to
increased volumes, particularly in horse and companion lifestyle animal feed, as
well as higher
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commodity prices. Although livestock feed sales increased due to higher
commodity prices, some of this increase was offset by slightly lower volumes for
dairy, beef, and swine feed. Continued producer integration and exiting of a
swine joint venture, as well as a geographic shift in livestock numbers are the
primary causes for this volume decline. Sales of animal health, farm and ranch
products were $11.1 million higher than in the six months ended June 30, 2003
due to the creation of Heritage Trading Company, a consolidated joint venture
formed in March of 2003. Sales at other Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC
subsidiaries increased $34.5 million mainly due to increased sales of premix
products.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $13.6
million, or 9.7%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. Formula feed
gross profit declined $11.6 million due primarily to volume declines in
livestock feeds, product mix changes, continued industry competition, increased
freight subsidies resulting from higher fuel costs, and increased ingredient
prices. An unrealized hedging loss of $4.2 million for the six months ended June
30, 2004 compared to a gain of $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30,
2003 resulted in a reduction to gross profit of $7.8 million. Partially
offsetting these declines was additional sales of ingredients, resulting in $4.1
million of additional gross profit due to focused purchasing opportunities in
rising and volatile commodity markets. Gross profit for animal health, farm and
ranch products was $1.0 million higher than for the six months ended June 30,
2003 due to the creation of Heritage Trading Company in March of 2003. Increased
sales at a premix subsidiary resulted in increased gross profit of $1.3 million.
Gross profit as a percent of net sales declined from 11.7% to 9.3% for the six
months ended June 30, 2003 versus 2004, respectively. The decline is primarily
due to product mix changes to lower-margin formula feed products and increased
packaging, supplies, and fuel costs, as well as the unrealized hedging loss.
SEED
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 374.4 $ 303.0 23.6%
Gross profit..................... 48.0 40.7 17.9%
Gross profit % of net sales 12.8% 13.4%
Net Sales
Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $71.4 million
to $374.4 million compared to net sales of $303.0 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2003. Product mix in proprietary brands and volume growth from
partnered sales resulted in increased corn sales of $39.4 million, or 33.5%.
Soybean sales increased $21.2 million in 2004, or 21.7%, as a result of
increased volumes in both proprietary and partnered brands. Alfalfa sales
increased $3.8 million, or 13.1%, due to increased volumes related to good
domestic and strong international markets. Cotton volumes increased $4.0 million
as a result of a new partnership in 2004.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $7.3 million
to $48.0 million compared to gross profit of $40.7 million for the same period
ended June 30, 2003. Gross profit for alfalfa increased $4.8 million, due to
increased volumes and a lower inventory costs. Continued volume growth in
partnered corn and proprietary product mix resulted in increased gross profit of
$3.8 million, or 27.7%, over 2003. Gross profits for soybeans increased $1.8
million, or 13.7%, due to an increase in sales volumes. An unrealized hedging
loss on soybean futures contracts of $3.3 million for the six months ended June
30, 2004 compared to an unrealized hedging gain of $0.3 million for the same
period in 2003 decreased gross profit by $3.6 million. Gross profit as a percent
of net sales declined 0.6 percentage points for the six months ended June 30,
2004 compared to 2003. The decline is primarily due to the unrealized hedging
loss.
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SWINE
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
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(in millions) 2004 2003 % CHANGE
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Net sales........................ $ 46.0 $ 43.7 5.3%
Gross (loss) profit.............. (2.5) 0.4 n/a
Gross profit % of net sales -5.4% 0.9%
Net Sales
Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $2.3 million,
or 5.3%, compared to the same period for 2003. Average market hog prices
increased from $40.06 to $50.12 per hundredweight for the six months ended June
30, 2004 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003 as a result of strong
consumer demand, which resulted in a sales increase of $4.3 million. Partially
offsetting this increase was a decrease in the number of market hogs sold, which
reduced sales by $1.3 million. In addition, sales under our packer agreement,
which ties the price we receive for market hogs to the price that the packer
receives for pork products, decreased by $0.7 million.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 decreased $2.9 million
compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003. Higher corn and soybean meal
costs resulted in a $2.9 million decline in gross profit. A $0.7 million decline
related to the packer agreement and an unrealized hedging loss of $3.9 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to an unrealized hedging gain of
$1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 also reduced gross profit.
Partially offsetting these decreases was an increase in average market hog
prices which resulted in a gross profit improvement of $4.3 million. Gross
profit also increased by $1.6 million due to reduced expenses for our cost-plus
program which ties producer payments we make under the program to market hog
prices. Gross profit as a percent of net sales declined 6.3 percentage points
for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 2003. The decline is
primarily due to the unrealized hedging loss for 2004.
LAYERS
Effective July 1, 2003, we consolidated MoArk as required by FIN 46 and
presented the business as our layers segment in our financial statements. Prior
periods were not restated. Prior to July 1, 2003, MoArk was accounted for under
the equity method; accordingly, sales and gross profit for the six months ended
June 30, 2003 were not included in our layers segment which is comprised solely
of our ownership of MoArk.
Net Sales
Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were $318.6 million
compared to no net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2003 due to the
consolidation of MoArk under FIN 46 on July 1, 2003. On a stand-alone basis,
MoArk had net sales of $234.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003.
The increase in net sales was driven primarily by higher egg market prices. For
the six months ended June 30, 2004, the average market price of eggs per dozen
was $1.06 versus $0.83 for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Total volume of
shell eggs (in dozens) declined by approximately 2% for the six months ended
June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in the prior year.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $51.8 million
compared to no gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2003, due to the
consolidation of MoArk under FIN 46 on July 1, 2003. On a stand-alone basis,
MoArk had gross profit of $19.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003.
Increased egg prices and operational efficiencies resulted in MoArk's gross
profit increase.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
OVERVIEW
We rely on cash from operations, borrowings under our bank facilities and
bank term debt, and other institutionally-placed funded debt as the main sources
for financing working capital requirements, additions to property, plant and
equipment as well as acquisitions and investments in joint ventures. Other
sources of funding consist of leasing arrangements, a receivables securitization
facility and the sale of non-strategic assets.
Total long-term debt, including the current portion, was $943.2 million as
of June 30, 2004 compared to $1,073.2 million as of December 31, 2003. The
decrease was due to term debt repayments of $126.5 million ($100 million of
proceeds from the expansion of our receivables securitization facility was used
to pay the term debt) and also a mark-to-market valuation of the unsecured notes
related to our interest rate swaps of $4.0 million.
Our primary sources of debt at June 30, 2004 included a $185 million
revolving credit facility (which was amended in January, 2004 and expanded in
July, 2004) and an $118.4 million institutional Term B loan, both of which are
secured by the majority of the Company's assets. In addition, we have $175
million in secured notes, $350 million in unsecured notes and $191 million of
capital securities. For more information, please see the caption below entitled
"Principal Debt Facilities."
At June 30, 2004, we also had long and short-term debt related to MoArk of
$76.2 million. Land O'Lakes does not provide any guarantees or support for
MoArk's debt. In addition, we had $36.9 million of other miscellaneous long-term
debt at June 30, 2004.
During the fourth quarter of 2001, we entered into a $100 million
receivables securitization program to reduce overall financing costs. On March
31, 2004, we expanded the facility to $200 million. At June 30, 2004, $200
million was outstanding under this facility. In accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, this facility was not reflected as debt on our
consolidated balance sheet. A more complete description of this accounts
receivable securitization program is found below under the caption, "Off-balance
Sheet Arrangements."
Our principal liquidity requirements are to service our debt and meet our
working capital and capital expenditure needs. As of June 30, 2004, $135.0
million was available under our $185 million revolving credit facility for
working capital and general corporate purposes after giving effect to $50.0
million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduce availability. There was
no outstanding balance on the facility as of June 30, 2004. The revolving credit
facility commitment was increased by $15 million in July 2004, to $200 million.
In addition, at June 30, 2004, we had available cash on hand of $69.8 million,
excluding an additional $20 million in cash held in escrow to support the
capital lease financing of Cheese and Protein International. Total equities as
of June 30, 2004 were $914.8 million.
We expect that funds from operations and available borrowings under our
revolving credit facility and receivables securitization facility will provide
sufficient working capital to operate our business, to make expected capital
expenditures and to meet liquidity requirements for at least the next twelve
months, including debt service on our term debt, the revolving credit
facilities, the 9% senior secured notes and our 8 3/4% senior unsecured notes.
We expect total capital expenditures to be approximately $100 million in
2004, of which approximately $30 million relates to the Phase II installation at
CPI's Tulare, California facility. Of such amounts, we currently estimate that a
minimum range of $35 million to $45 million of ongoing maintenance capital
expenditures will be required. We had $41.4 million in capital expenditures for
the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $35.0 million for the six months
ended June 30, 2003.
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CASH FLOWS
The following table summarizes the key elements for our cash flows for the
following periods:
Six months ended Six months ended
(in millions) June 30, 2004 June 30, 2003
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Net cash provided by operating activities... $ 176.7 $ 153.4
Net cash used by investing activities....... (21.7) (47.4)
Net cash used by financing activities....... (195.5) (84.8)
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased
by $23.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same
period for 2003. Working capital requirements increased cash flow by $127.4
million primarily due to increased borrowings on our receivables securitization
program. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease in legal settlement
proceeds of $111.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to
the six months ended June 30, 2003. Legal settlement proceeds totaled $4.5
million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $115.9 million for
the same period in 2003.
Investing Activities. Net cash used by investing activities decreased
$25.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the six months
ended June 30, 2003. The decrease was primarily due to $20.0 million addition to
restricted cash in 2003 compared to $0.1 million in 2004. Also, proceeds from
the divestiture of a business of $7.5 million received in the six months ended
June 30, 2004 and an $11.7 million increase in dividends received from
affiliates, primarily MoArk, also contributed to the reduction in investment
activities. These were partially offset by the $12.2 million acquisition of
minority interest in Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC during the six months ended
June 30, 2004.
Financing Activities. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, our
financing activities resulted in a decrease in cash flow of $110.7 million
compared to the same period in 2003. Payments on Term A and Term B loans were
$54.9 million higher for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 2003.
MoArk debt payments, net of debt acquired, for the six months ended June 30,
2004 were $19.5 million. Moark was not consolidated in our financial statements
for the six months ended June 30, 2003. In 2004, we also paid $4.2 million for
debt issuance costs related to senior secured notes issued December of 2003 and
for an amendment of our senior bank facilities in January 2004.
PRINCIPAL DEBT FACILITIES
The principal term loans consisted of a syndicated Term A loan facility
with a final maturity date of October 10, 2006 and a syndicated Term B loan
facility with a final maturity of October 10, 2008. During the six months ended
June 30, 2004, we made prepayments of $92.5 million on the Term A loan and $34.0
million on the Term B loan. The Term A loan was prepayable at any time without
penalty and was completely paid off with these prepayments. At June 30, 2004,
the Term B loan had a remaining balance of $118.4 million.
The amortization schedule for the Term B loan facility is provided below.
Term Loan B
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(in millions)
2004 (remaining as of 6/30/04) $ --
2005.......................... 1.1
2006.......................... 1.5
2007.......................... 1.5
2008.......................... 114.3
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Total.................... $ 118.4
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Our $250.0 million revolving credit facility was scheduled to terminate on
June 28, 2004. In January 2004, we completed an amendment to this facility.
Under the amendment, the lenders have committed to make advances and issue
letters of credit until January, 2007, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $185
million, subject to a borrowing base limitation. The amendment also increases
the amount available for the issuance of letters of credit under the
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revolving facility from $50 million to $75 million. In July 2004, we obtained an
additional $15 million in commitments to our revolving credit facility,
increasing the total commitments under this facility to $200 million.
Borrowings under the term loan and the revolving credit facility bear
interest at variable rates (either LIBOR or an Alternative Base Rate) plus
applicable margins. The margins are dependent upon Land O'Lakes leverage ratio
in the case of the revolving credit facility. The margin on the Term B loan is
fixed. As of June 30, 2004, the Term B loan interest rate was 4.73%.
The Term B loan facility is prepayable with a penalty of 1% through
October 10, 2004 and no penalty thereafter. The facility is subject to mandatory
prepayments, subject to certain limited exceptions, in an amount equal to (1)
50% of excess cash flow, as defined in the facility agreement, of Land O'Lakes
and the restricted subsidiaries measured annually following year end, (2) 100%
of the net cash proceeds of asset sales and dispositions of property of Land
O'Lakes and the restricted subsidiaries, to the extent not reinvested, (3) 100%
of any casualty or condemnation receipts by Land O'Lakes and the restricted
subsidiaries, to the extent not used to repair or replace assets, (4) 100% of
joint venture dividends or distributions received by Land O'Lakes or the
restricted subsidiaries, to the extent that they relate to the sale of property,
casualty or condemnation receipts, or the issuance of any equity interest in the
joint venture, (5) 100% of net cash proceeds from the sale of inventory or
accounts receivable in a securitization transaction to the extent cumulative
proceeds from such transactions exceed $100.0 million and (6) 100% of net cash
proceeds from the issuance of unsecured senior or subordinated indebtedness
issued by Land O'Lakes. In February 2004, we made a mandatory prepayment of
$26.5 million on Term A and Term B loans based on the excess cash flow
calculation for December 31, 2003. In March 2004, we made a mandatory prepayment
of $100 million on Term A and Term B loans due to additional cash received from
the expansion of our accounts receivable securitization.
In December 2003, we issued $175 million of senior secured notes that
mature on December 15, 2010. Proceeds from the issuance were used to make
payments on the Term A loan of $122.5 million and on the Term B loan of $52.5
million. These notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 9% per annum, payable on
June 15 and December 15 each year. The notes are callable beginning in year four
at a redemption price of 104.5%. In year five, the redemption price is 102.25%.
The notes are callable at par beginning in year six.
In November 2001, we issued $350 million of senior unsecured notes that
mature on November 15, 2011. Proceeds from the issuance were used to refinance
the Company in connection with the acquisition of Purina Mills. These notes bear
interest at a fixed rate of 8.75% per annum, payable on May 15 and November 15
each year. The notes are callable beginning in year six at a redemption price of
104.375%. In years seven and eight, the redemption price is 102.917% and
101.458%, respectively. The notes are callable at par beginning in year nine.
In 1998, Capital Securities in an amount of $200 million were issued by
our trust subsidiary, and the net proceeds were used to acquire a junior
subordinated note of Land O'Lakes. The holders of the securities are entitled to
receive dividends at an annual rate of 7.45% until the securities mature in
2028. The payment terms of the Capital Securities correspond to the payment
terms of the junior subordinated debentures, which are the sole asset of the
trust subsidiary. Interest payments on the debentures can be deferred for up to
five years, and the obligations under the debentures are junior to all of our
debt. As of June 30, 2004, the outstanding balance of Capital Securities was
$190.7 million.
In April and May 2004 we entered into three $50 million fixed-to-floating
interest rate swap agreements, designated as fair value hedges, in an effort to
return to historical exposure levels for floating interest rate debt. These
swaps mirror the terms of the 8.75% notes and effectively convert $150 million
of such notes from a fixed 8.75% rate to an effective rate of LIBOR plus 385
basis points. At June 30, 2004, the notional amount of the swaps is $150 million
in aggregate and the fair value is negative $4.0 million.
The credit agreements relating to the term loan and revolving credit
facility and the indentures relating to the 8.75% senior unsecured notes and the
9.0% senior secured notes impose certain restrictions on us, including
restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness, make payments to members,
make investments, grant liens, sell our assets and engage in certain other
activities. In addition, the credit agreements relating to the term loan and
revolving credit facility require us to maintain an interest coverage ratio and
a leverage ratio. These actual and required ratios for the periods indicated
below are as follows:
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As of and for the As of and for the
twelve months ended year ended
June 30, 2004 December 31, 2003
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Actual Interest Coverage Ratio 3.19 to 1 4.51 to 1
Required Interest Coverage Ratio:
Must be at least 2.50 to 1 2.50 to 1
Actual Leverage Ratio 3.17 to 1 2.63 to 1
Required Leverage Ratio:
Must be no greater than 4.75 to 1 3.75 to 1
An amendment to the credit agreements in January 2004 increased the
required maximum leverage ratio from 3.75 to 1 to 4.75 to 1. The ratio steps
down to 4.5 to 1 for the December 31, 2004 calculation, 4.0 to 1 for the
December 31, 2005 calculation and to 3.75 to 1 for the December 31, 2006
calculation and thereafter.
Indebtedness under the term loan and revolving credit facility is secured
by substantially all of the material assets of Land O'Lakes and wholly-owned
domestic subsidiaries (other than LOL Finance Co., LOLFC, LLC and LOL Farmland
Feed SPV, LLC), including real and personal property, inventory, accounts
receivable (other than those receivables which have been sold in connection with
our receivables securitization), intellectual property and other intangibles.
Indebtedness under the term loans and revolving credit facility is also
guaranteed by our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (other than LOL Finance
Co., LOLFC, LLC and LOL Farmland Feed SPV, LLC). The 9% senior notes are secured
by a second lien on essentially all of the assets which secure the term loan and
the revolving credit agreement, and are guaranteed by the same entities. The
8.75% senior notes are unsecured but are guaranteed by the same entities that
guarantee the obligations under the term loan and revolving credit facility.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
In order to reduce overall financing costs, we entered into a revolving
receivables securitization program with CoBank in December 2001 for up to $100
million in advances against eligible receivables. Under this program, Land
O'Lakes, Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC and Purina Mills, LLC sell feed, seed
and certain swine receivables to LOL Farmland Feed SPV, LLC, a limited purpose
wholly-owned subsidiary of Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed. This subsidiary is a
qualifying special purpose entity (QSPE) under applicable accounting rules. The
QSPE was established for the limited purpose of purchasing and obtaining
financing for these receivables. The transfers of the receivables to the QSPE
are structured as sales and, in accordance with applicable accounting rules,
these receivables are not reflected in the consolidated balance sheets of Land
O'Lakes Farmland Feed or Land O'Lakes. The QSPE purchases the receivables with a
combination of cash initially received from CoBank, equal to the present value
of eligible receivables multiplied by the agreed advance rate; and notes, equal
to the unadvanced present value of the receivables. Land O'Lakes and the other
receivables sellers are subject to credit risk related to the repayment of the
QSPE notes, which in turn is dependent upon the ultimate collection on the
QSPE's receivables pool. Accordingly, we have retained reserves for estimated
losses.
On March 31, 2004, we completed an amendment to our receivables
securitization facility. Under the amendment, the facility was increased from
$100 million to $200 million. The amendment incorporates receivables generated
in our dairy foods segment. In addition, the amendment increases the facility's
term from one year to three years. Concurrently with the amendment, we applied
the incremental proceeds from the expansion to our outstanding senior bank
facilities, which included the mandatory payment in full of our Term A loan
facility and a partial repayment on our Term B loan facility. The amendment also
reduced the effective cost of the facility from LIBOR plus 175 basis points to
LIBOR plus 137.5 basis points. As of June 30, 2004, $200.0 million was drawn
under this securitization.
CAPITAL LEASES
Cheese and Protein International (CPI), a consolidated joint venture of
Land O'Lakes, leases the real property, certain equipment and the buildings
relating to its cheese manufacturing and whey processing plant in Tulare,
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California (the "Lease"). The Lease is accounted for as a capital lease in our
consolidated financial statements, and as of June 30, 2004 the lease balance was
$94.8 million. The Lease base term commenced on April 30, 2002 and expires on
the fifth anniversary, unless CPI requests, and the lessor approves, one or more
one-year base term extensions, which could extend the base term to no more than
ten years. We have entered into a Support Agreement in connection with the
Lease. Pursuant to this agreement, we can elect one of the following options in
the event CPI defaults on its obligations under the Lease: (i) assume the
obligations of CPI, (ii) purchase the leased assets, (iii) fully cash
collateralize the Lease, or (iv) nominate a replacement lessee to be approved by
the lessor. The lease agreement requires, among other things, that CPI maintain
certain financial ratios including minimum tangible net worth and a minimum
fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, CPI is restricted as to borrowings and
changes in ownership.
On March 28, 2003, the CPI lease agreement was amended. The amendment
postponed the measurement of the fixed charge coverage ratio until March 2005.
In addition, Land O'Lakes established a $20 million restricted cash account
(which may be replaced with a letter of credit, at our option) which supports
the lease. The restricted cash account or letter of credit would only be drawn
upon in the event of a CPI default, and would reduce amounts otherwise due under
the lease. This support requirement will be lifted when certain financial
targets are achieved by CPI.
Our joint venture partner, Mitsui, has a put option for its remaining
interest, which can be exercised beginning on December 31, 2004 and which takes
effect up to nine months following such notice. The put allows Mitsui to sell
its entire remaining interest to us for $3.2 million, which we have reflected as
a liability on our financial statements. Mitsui may exercise the option earlier,
but only if certain specified actions are deliberately taken by CPI or Land
O'Lakes to Mitsui's material disadvantage. We do not expect that such a scenario
will occur. If we acquire Mitsui's remaining equity interest, and if we do not
replace Mitsui with another partner, CPI would become a restricted subsidiary
under the senior bank facilities at that time. As a restricted subsidiary under
the senior bank facilities, CPI's on-balance sheet debt and income or loss would
be included in the covenant calculations for our senior bank facilities.
Further, as a restricted subsidiary under the senior bank facilities, CPI would
be required to guarantee our senior bank facilities, the 8.75% senior unsecured
notes and the 9% senior secured notes.
MoArk, a consolidated joint venture of Land O'Lakes, had capital leases at
June 30, 2004 of $11.2 million for land, buildings, machinery and equipment at
various locations. Land O'Lakes does not provide any guarantees or support for
any of MoArk's capital leases.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both
Liability and Equity." The statement establishes standards for how an issuer
classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of
both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial
instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some
circumstances). The statement was effective for us as of January 1, 2004. The
adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on us.
In December 2003, the FASB revised Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement
Benefits." The statement revises the disclosures about pension and other
postretirement benefit plans. It requires additional disclosure regarding
changes in benefit obligations and fair value of plan assets. The statement was
effective for the Company as of December 31, 2003. We adopted this Statement for
the year ended December 31, 2003 and have provided the interim disclosures in
Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 13, Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.
In May 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 106-2, "Accounting and
Disclosure Requirements Related to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003" (the "Position"). The position applies to
sponsors of single-employer defined benefit postretirement health care plans
that are impacted by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (the "Act"). In general, the Act introduces a federal
subsidy to sponsors that conclude that prescription drug benefits available
under such plans are actuarially equivalent to the prescription drug benefit now
provided under Medicare pursuant to the Act. The position is effective as of
July 1, 2004, and we expect that the Act will result in a modest reduction in
postretirement health care costs. The effects of the Act have not yet been
included in the measurement of our accumulated benefit obligation.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2004
includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes,"
"expects," "may," "will," "could," "should," "seeks," "anticipates," "intends,"
or other variations thereof, including their use in the negative, or by
discussions of strategies, plans or intentions. Although we believe that our
plans, intentions and expectations reflected in, or suggested by, such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, you should be aware that actual
results could differ materially from those projected by the forward-looking
statements. Because actual results may differ, readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to
update such forward-looking statements or to update the reasons that actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking
statements.
- - OUR SUBSTANTIAL LEVERAGE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO FULFILL OUR
OBLIGATIONS UNDER OUR DEBT OBLIGATIONS AND OPERATE OUR BUSINESS.
- - SERVICING OUR INDEBTEDNESS REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CASH, AND OUR
ABILITY TO GENERATE CASH DEPENDS ON MANY FACTORS BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
- - DESPITE OUR SUBSTANTIAL LEVERAGE, WE ARE ABLE TO INCUR MORE DEBT, WHICH
MAY INTENSIFY THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR SUBSTANTIAL LEVERAGE,
INCLUDING OUR ABILITY TO SERVICE OUR DEBT.
- - RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY OUR DEBT AGREEMENTS LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO FINANCE
FUTURE OPERATIONS OR CAPITAL NEEDS OR ENGAGE IN OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
THAT MAY BE IN OUR INTEREST.
- - AN OVERSUPPLY OF FOOD PROTEIN IN THE UNITED STATES MARKET HAS REDUCED, AND
COULD CONTINUE TO REDUCE, OUR SALES AND MARGINS.
- - A GEOGRAPHIC SHIFT IN DAIRY PRODUCTION HAS DECREASED AND COULD CONTINUE TO
DECREASE OUR SALES AND MARGINS.
- - CHANGES IN CONSUMER PREFERENCES AND DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS COULD DECREASE
OUR REVENUES AND CASH FLOW.
- - COMPETITION IN THE INDUSTRY MAY REDUCE OUR SALES AND MARGINS.
- - OUR OPERATING RESULTS FLUCTUATE BY SEASON AND ARE AFFECTED BY WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
- - INCREASED ENERGY AND GAS COSTS COULD INCREASE OUR EXPENSES AND REDUCE OUR
PROFITABILITY.
- - OUTBREAK OF DISEASE CAN REDUCE OUR NET SALES AND OPERATING MARGINS.
- - CHANGES IN THE MARKET PRICES OF THE DAIRY AND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
THAT WE USE AS INPUTS AS WELL AS THE PRODUCTS WE MARKET MAY CAUSE OUR
OPERATING PROFIT AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING DIVIDENDS FROM OUR JOINT
VENTURES TO DECREASE.
- - WE OPERATE THROUGH JOINT VENTURES IN WHICH OUR RIGHTS TO EARNINGS AND TO
CONTROL THE JOINT VENTURE ARE LIMITED.
- - AGRILIANCE'S BUSINESS MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AGRILIANCE'S DEPENDENCE
UPON ITS SUPPLIERS.
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- - A LOSS OF OUR COOPERATIVE TAX STATUS COULD INCREASE OUR TAX LIABILITY.
- - OUR LIMITED ACCESS TO EQUITY MARKETS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO
OBTAIN ADDITIONAL EQUITY CAPITAL.
- - OUR OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO NUMEROUS LAWS AND REGULATIONS, EXPOSING US
TO POTENTIAL CLAIMS AND COMPLIANCE COSTS THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS.
- - INABILITY TO PROTECT OUR TRADEMARKS AND OTHER PROPRIETARY RIGHTS COULD
DAMAGE OUR COMPETITIVE POSITION.
- - OUR BRAND NAMES COULD BE CONFUSED WITH NAMES OF OTHER COMPANIES WHO, BY
THEIR ACT OR OMISSION, COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF OUR BRAND
NAMES.
- - PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS OR PRODUCT RECALLS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR
BUSINESS REPUTATION AND EXPOSE US TO INCREASED SCRUTINY BY FEDERAL AND
STATE REGULATORS.
- - WE COULD INCUR SIGNIFICANT COSTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF OR LIABILITIES UNDER
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO OUR OPERATIONS.
- - STRIKE OR WORK STOPPAGES BY OUR UNIONIZED WORKERS COULD DISRUPT OUR
BUSINESS.
- - THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM OR OTHER KEY
EMPLOYEES WILL REMAIN WITH US.
For a discussion of additional factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed
in our forward-looking statements, see the discussion of risk factors set forth
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 the Company did not experience
significant changes in market risk exposures that materially affect the
quantitative and qualitative disclosures presented in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003.
We are exposed to market risk from fluctuations in interest rates. We
manage our exposure to interest rate fluctuations through the use of interest
rate swaps. The objective of the swaps is to return to historical exposure
levels for floating interest rate debt. Currently, we have three interest rate
swaps relating to our 8.75% senior unsecured notes. The swaps mirror the terms
of the 8.75% notes and effectively convert $150 million of such notes from a
fixed 8.75% rate to an effective rate of LIBOR plus 385 basis points. The
interest rate swaps are designated as fair value hedges of our fixed rate debt.
As the critical terms of the swaps and the debt are the same, the swap is
assumed to be 100 percent effective and the fair value gains on the swaps are
completely offset by the fair value adjustment to the underlying debt.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company conducted
an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, of the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")). Based on this evaluation,
the principal executive officer and principal financial
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officer concluded that, giving effect to the changes discussed in paragraph (b)
below, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it
files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission
rules and forms.
(b) Changes in internal controls.
During the period covered by this report, the Company identified
accounting errors at its Carlisle, PA dairy facility and in its financial
reports for its dairy foods segment. The Company has restated its financial
results for certain periods to reflect adjustments necessary to correct these
accounting errors. The adjustments related primarily to the manner in which its
Carlisle facility estimated and recorded monthly financial information. Because
all information required to be recorded was not known at month-end, the Carlisle
facility used an accounting model to estimate certain sales and cost of sales
and the related accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory and recorded
financial information in accordance with the model. The accounts were not
properly reconciled in subsequent periods to reflect the actual results. Other
adjustments relate to accrual cutoffs and mathematical errors in inventory
calculations. These errors and other adjustments affected periods beginning with
the year ended December 31, 1997. The cumulative impact of these adjustments on
net earnings through March 31, 2004 was an overstatement of $18.7 million. At
the conclusion of the formal investigation of this matter by the Audit Committee
of the Board of Directors, our external auditors, KPMG LLP, advised us that this
matter involved a material weakness in our accounting procedures and related
controls at our Carlisle, PA facility, which impacted the published consolidated
financial statements for 1997 through the first quarter of 2004.
In response to its discovery of these errors, the Company enhanced its
internal control over financial reporting for the Carlisle, PA dairy facility by
(i) changing personnel responsible for accounting at the Carlisle facility; (ii)
changing the reporting relationship of the accounting personnel at the Carlisle
facility in order to increase financial management oversight; and (iii)
implementing accounting processes and controls which are utilized elsewhere in
the Company's dairy foods operations.
It should be noted that any system of controls, however well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any control system
is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.
Because of these and other inherent limitation of control systems, there can be
no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under
all potential conditions, regardless of how remote.
Other than as identified above, there were no significant changes made in
our internal controls during the period covered by this report or in other
factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of
their evaluation and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are currently and from time to time involved in litigation incidental
to the conduct of our business. The damages claimed against us in some of these
cases are substantial. On February 24, 2004, Cache La Poudre Feeds, LLC
("Cache") filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District
of Colorado against the Company, Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC and certain
named officers thereof claiming trademark infringement with respect to certain
animal feed sales under the Profile trade name. Cache seeks damages of at least
$132.8 million, which, it claims, is the amount the named entities generated in
gains, profits and advantages from using the Profile trade name. In response to
Cache's complaint, the Company denied any wrongdoing and pursued certain
counterclaims against Cache relating to, among other things, trademark
infringement, and other claims against Cache for, among other things, defamation
and libel. In addition, the Company believes that Cache's calculation of the
Company's gains, profits and advantages allegedly generated from the use of the
Profile trade name is grossly overstated. The Company believes that sales
revenue generated from the sale of products carrying the Profile trade name are
immaterial. Although the amount of any loss that may result from this matter
cannot be ascertained with certainty, we do not currently believe that it will
result in a loss material to our consolidated financial condition, future
results of operations or cash flow.
Since July 2003, several lawsuits have been filed against the Company by
Ohio alpaca producers in which it is alleged that the Company manufactured and
sold animal feed that caused the death of, or damage to, certain of the
producers' alpacas. It is possible that additional lawsuits or claims relating
to this matter could be brought against the Company. Although the amount of any
loss that may result from these matters cannot be ascertained with
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certainty, we do not currently believe that, in the aggregate, they will result
in losses material to our consolidated financial condition, future results of
operations or cash flow.
In December 2002, we reached settlements with defendants whom we claimed
had illegally fixed the prices for various vitamin and methionine products we
purchased. As a result of the settlements, we received proceeds of approximately
$119.5 million in 2003. In the six months ended June 30, 2004, we received an
additional $4.9 million of proceeds. When combined with the settlement proceeds
received from similar claims settled since the commencement of these actions, we
have received cumulatively approximately $189 million from the settling
defendants. These claims that have been settled represent the vast majority of
our vitamin and methionine purchases.
In a letter dated January 18, 2001, we were identified by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") as a potentially responsible
party for clean-up costs in connection with hazardous substances and wastes at
the Hudson Refinery Superfund Site in Cushing, Oklahoma. The letter invited us
to enter into negotiations with the EPA for the performance of a remedial
investigation and feasibility study at the site and also demanded that we
reimburse the EPA approximately $8.9 million for remediation expenses already
incurred at the site. In March 2001, we responded to the EPA denying any
responsibility. No further communication has been received from the EPA.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
3.1 By-Laws of Land O'Lakes Inc., as amended, February 2003 (1)
4.1 Fourth Amendment dated January 13, 2004 to the Credit Agreement dated October
11, 2001 among Land O'Lakes, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and the Chase
Manhattan Bank. (2)
10.1 Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of March 31, 2004,
among Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC, LOL Farmland Feed SPV, LLC, and CoBank, ACB (1)
10.2 Fourth Amendment dated January 13, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Five-Year
Credit Agreement dated October 11, 2001 among Land O'Lakes, Inc., the Lenders
party thereto and the Chase Manhattan Bank. (1)
10.3 First Amendment dated March 31, 2004 to Purchase and Sales Agreement dated
December 18, 2001, among Land O'Lakes, Inc., Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC,
Purina Mills, LLC and LOL Farmland Feed SPV, LLC (1)
31.1 Certification Pursuant to 15 U.S,C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2 Certification Pursuant to 15 U.S,C. Section 7241, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
(1) Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed April 28, 2004.
(2) Incorporated by reference to an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2003, filed on March 30, 2004.
* Filed electronically herewith
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
On April 26, 2004 the Company furnished a Report on Form 8-K to report the
issuance of a press release containing the Company's first quarter
earnings information.
On June 25, 2004 the Company furnished a Report of Form 8-K to report the
issuance of a press release containing the announcement of its intention
to restate certain prior period results to correct accounting errors in
the books and records of its Carlisle, Pennsylvania dairy facility.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized on the 16th day of August, 2004.
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
By /s/ Daniel Knutson
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Daniel Knutson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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