UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2003
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from | to | |||||
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Commission File No. 0-22623
OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
94-2985696 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1855 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 700 Concord, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
94520 (Zip Code) |
(925) 969-7000
(Registrants 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 x NO o.
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). YES x NO o.
As of July 28, 2003, there were outstanding 23,833,186 shares of the registrants Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share.
OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
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PART I - | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. | Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 |
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
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Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
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PART II - | OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
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Item 2. | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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Item 5. | Other Information |
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Item 6. | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K |
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Signatures and Certifications |
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||
2003 | 2002* | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 17,889 | $ | 11,414 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, less allowance for
sales returns and doubtful accounts of
$4,341 and $3,818 for 2003 and 2002,
respectively
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53,482 | 56,416 | ||||||||
Inventories |
79,285 | 74,515 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
27,960 | 28,572 | ||||||||
Total Current Assets |
178,616 | 170,917 | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net |
124,506 | 119,941 | ||||||||
Intangible assets, net |
56,953 | 55,815 | ||||||||
Loans to officers and employees |
772 | 956 | ||||||||
Other assets |
4,227 | 4,460 | ||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 365,074 | $ | 352,089 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts Payable |
$ | 10,383 | $ | 10,009 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
61,468 | 55,838 | ||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
389 | 420 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities |
72,240 | 66,267 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes |
4,317 | 4,200 | ||||||||
Other liabilities |
2,008 | 942 | ||||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion |
21,080 | 30,730 | ||||||||
Total liabilities |
99,645 | 102,139 | ||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies |
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Stockholders Equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 4,000,000
shares authorized; none issued |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000,000
shares authorized; 23,830,586 and 23,811,638
shares issued and outstanding for 2003 and
2002, respectively |
24 | 24 | ||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
91,567 | 91,632 | ||||||||
Retained earnings |
165,960 | 155,837 | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
7,878 | 2,457 | ||||||||
Total stockholders equity |
265,429 | 249,950 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 365,074 | $ | 352,089 | ||||||
| The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2002 has been derived from the Companys audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months ended | Six Months ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Net sales |
$ | 76,117 | $ | 65,677 | $ | 146,808 | $ | 126,488 | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
36,278 | 29,137 | 69,492 | 56,467 | |||||||||||||
Gross profit |
39,839 | 36,540 | 77,316 | 70,021 | |||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expense |
21,108 | 18,545 | 41,481 | 32,098 | |||||||||||||
General and administrative expense |
7,494 | 6,330 | 14,370 | 12,946 | |||||||||||||
Research and development expense |
1,432 | 1,346 | 3,148 | 2,364 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and related expenses |
3,807 | | 4,993 | | |||||||||||||
Income from operations |
5,998 | 10,319 | 13,324 | 22,613 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(126 | ) | (272 | ) | (318 | ) | (613 | ) | |||||||||
Interest income |
83 | 258 | 154 | 284 | |||||||||||||
Other income |
561 | 763 | 707 | 1,093 | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
6,516 | 11,068 | 13,867 | 23,377 | |||||||||||||
Income taxes |
(2,311 | ) | (1,992 | ) | (3,744 | ) | (4,208 | ) | |||||||||
Net Income |
$ | 4,205 | $ | 9,076 | $ | 10,123 | $ | 19,169 | |||||||||
Net income per share data: |
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Net income per share (basic) |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.38 | 0.43 | $ | 0.81 | ||||||||||
Net income per share (diluted) |
$ | 0.17 | $ | 0.37 | 0.42 | $ | 0.78 | ||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
23,821,160 | 23,602,259 | 23,816,549 | 23,550,901 | |||||||||||||
Weighted average dilutive potential
common shares under the treasury stock
method |
313,214 | 1,017,594 | 197,879 | 984,013 | |||||||||||||
Total weighted average common and
dilutive potential common shares
outstanding |
24,134,374 | 24,619,853 | 24,014,428 | 24,534,914 | |||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(In thousands)
Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income |
$ | 10,123 | $ | 19,169 | |||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
12,592 | 10,151 | |||||||||
Amortization of loans to officers |
184 | 198 | |||||||||
Income tax benefits from stock options exercised |
10 | 658 | |||||||||
Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts |
523 | (106 | ) | ||||||||
Exchange gain |
(617 | ) | (1,189 | ) | |||||||
Deferred income taxes |
117 | 901 | |||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
2,411 | (9,564 | ) | ||||||||
Inventories |
(4,770 | ) | (8,734 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses, other current and non-current assets |
845 | 2,759 | |||||||||
Accounts payable |
374 | (2,267 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued and other liabilities |
6,205 | 4,600 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
27,997 | 16,576 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
(13,503 | ) | (20,640 | ) | |||||||
Other |
| (79 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(13,503 | ) | (20,719 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
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Proceeds from issuance of debt |
32,000 | 39,000 | |||||||||
Repayment of short-term and long-term debt |
(41,681 | ) | (26,461 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
414 | 3,236 | |||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(9,267 | ) | 15,775 | ||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents |
1,248 | (652 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
6,475 | 10,980 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year |
11,414 | 7,789 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period |
$ | 17,889 | $ | 18,769 | |||||||
Supplemental cash flow disclosures: |
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Cash paid during the period for: |
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Interest |
$ | 346 | $ | 496 | |||||||
Taxes |
$ | 2,446 | $ | 4,890 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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OCULAR SCIENCES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 Basis of Preparation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements at and for the year ended December 31, 2002 and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the companys financial condition as of June 30, 2003, the results of the companys operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, and its cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the companys audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2002, including notes thereto, included in the companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. Operating results for the six-months ended June 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003.
Certain prior year amounts have been changed to conform to current year presentation.
All amounts, unless otherwise indicated are in U.S. dollars.
Note 2 New Accounting Standards
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities in June 2002. SFAS No. 146 addresses accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit and disposal activities and supercedes EITF No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred, as defined by the Statement. Under EITF 94-3, an exit cost was recognized at the date an entity committed to an exit plan. Additionally, SFAS No. 146 provides that exit and disposal costs should be measured at fair value and that the associated liability be adjusted for changes in estimated cash flows. The company adopted SFAS No. 146 effective January 1, 2003 on a prospective basis.
In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness to Others, an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57 and 107 and a rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34. This interpretation elaborates on the disclosures to be made by guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under guarantees issued. The interpretation also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken. The initial recognition and measurement provisions of the interpretation are applicable to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002 and have not had a material effect on the companys financial statements.
In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, which amends SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. SFAS 148 provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosure in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. The company has adopted SFAS No. 148 effective January 1, 2003 and the company has made the disclosure requirements under Critical Accounting Policies of the Management discussion and analysis of financial conditions and results of operations section of this Form 10-Q.
In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, Amendments of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133. This statement is effective for contracts
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entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, with certain exceptions, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The Company does not expect adoption of SFAS No. 149 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity, which establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. Financial instruments that are within the scope of the statement, which previously were often classified as equity, must now be classified as liabilities. This statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise shall be effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The company does not expect adoption of SFAS No. 150 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 Balance Sheet Items
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Raw materials |
$ | 8,142 | $ | 6,339 | ||||
Work in process |
2,891 | 2,376 | ||||||
Finished goods |
68,252 | 65,800 | ||||||
$ | 79,285 | $ | 74,515 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Refundable income taxes |
$ | 16,461 | $ | 16,131 | ||||
Deferred income taxes |
2,679 | 2,679 | ||||||
Value added taxes receivable |
3,258 | 3,079 | ||||||
Prepaid insurance |
1,714 | 1,709 | ||||||
Other prepaid expenses |
2,530 | 2,567 | ||||||
Other current assets |
1,318 | 2,407 | ||||||
$ | 27,960 | $ | 28,572 | |||||
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Accrued expenses |
$ | 25,215 | $ | 19,419 | ||||
Restructuring and acquisition accruals |
16,003 | 17,287 | ||||||
Accrued cooperative merchandising allowances |
9,708 | 9,896 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
10,542 | 9,236 | ||||||
$ | 61,468 | $ | 55,838 | |||||
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Other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Restructuring accruals |
$ | 1,010 | $ | | ||||
Other miscellaneous accruals |
998 | 942 | ||||||
$ | 2,008 | $ | 942 | |||||
Note 4 Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income consisted of (in thousands):
Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | |||||||||||||
Net Income |
$ | 4,205 | $ | 9,076 | $ | 10,123 | $ | 19,169 | ||||||||
Foreign Currency
Translation Adjustment |
5,307 | 905 | 5,421 | (688 | ) | |||||||||||
Comprehensive Income |
$ | 9,512 | $ | 9,981 | $ | 15,544 | $ | 18,481 | ||||||||
Note 5 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets (gross) consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Goodwill |
$ | 41,840 | $ | 39,814 | ||||
Intangible assets subject to amortization |
22,505 | 22,150 | ||||||
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |
3,630 | 3,630 | ||||||
$ | 67,975 | $ | 65,594 | |||||
Accumulated amortization consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Goodwill |
$ | 2,104 | $ | 2,067 | ||||
Intangible assets subject to amortization |
8,443 | 7,237 | ||||||
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |
475 | 475 | ||||||
$ | 11,022 | $ | 9,779 | |||||
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2003 | 2002 | |||||||
Goodwill |
$ | 39,736 | $ | 37,747 | ||||
Intangible assets subject to amortization |
14,062 | 14,913 | ||||||
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |
3,155 | 3,155 | ||||||
$ | 56,953 | $ | 55,815 | |||||
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The total weighted average amortization period of intangible assets subject to amortization is approximately 11 years.
Intangible assets subject to amortization consist primarily of marketing rights, patents, customer lists, core technology and trade names. Amortization expense for intangible assets subject to amortization amounted to approximately $0.5 million and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively and approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively.
Amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years will amount to approximately (in thousands):
Amortization | ||||
Year ending December 31, | expense | |||
2003 |
$ | 2,100 | ||
2004 |
2,100 | |||
2005 |
2,000 | |||
2006 |
2,000 | |||
2007 |
1,500 | |||
Total |
$ | 9,700 | ||
Note 6 Net Income Per Share
In accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares represent shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options and are calculated using the treasury stock method.
Options to purchase 2,631,391 and 2,863,431 shares of the companys common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the companys common stock of $17.22 and $15.47 per share for the three and six-months ended June 30, 2003 respectively. Options to purchase 126,300 and 212,700 shares of the companys common stock for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of our common stock of $27.55 and $26.85 per share, respectively.
Note 7 Acquisitions
Acquisition of the Contact Lens Business of Essilor
On February 12, 2001, the company acquired the contact lens business of Essilor International (Compagnie Generale dOptique) S. A. (Essilor). The company acquired Essilors sales and distribution assets of the contact lens business in Europe and the United States and manufacturing facilities in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. The primary reasons for this acquisition were to expand the companys presence in Europe and to increase its breadth of product offerings.
Included in the liabilities assumed are accruals for costs associated with exiting certain activities and facilities of the acquired Essilor operations that were considered duplicative. This includes accruals for severance costs related to workforce reductions across all functions and exit costs associated with exiting certain facilities, dismantling equipment and other miscellaneous exit costs. Details of the exit costs and severance costs paid and charged against the accrual are presented in the following table (in thousands):
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Accrual as of | Accrual as of | |||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | Adjustment | Translation | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
2002 | Payments | to Goodwill | Adjustments | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Severance costs |
$ | 4,555 | $ | (892 | ) | $ | (254 | ) | $ | 331 | $ | 3,740 | ||||||||
Facility costs |
783 | (129 | ) | | 63 | 717 | ||||||||||||||
Equipment and
dismantling costs |
278 | | | 27 | 305 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous costs |
102 | (82 | ) | | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 5,718 | $ | (1,103 | ) | $ | (254 | ) | $ | 423 | $ | 4,784 | ||||||||
Acquisition of Assets of Seiko Contactlens, Inc.
On March 11, 2002, the company entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Seiko Contactlens, Inc. (Seiko). The purchase was completed on April 1, 2002. The primary reasons for this acquisition were to strengthen the companys presence and enhance its competitive positioning in Japan.
Included in the liabilities assumed are accruals for costs associated with exiting certain activities and facilities of the acquired Seiko operations that were considered duplicative. This includes accruals for severance costs related to workforce reductions across all functions and exit costs associated with exiting certain activities and facilities. Details of the severance and exit costs paid and charged against the accrual are presented in the following table (in thousands):
Accrual as of | Translation | Accrual | Accrual as of | |||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2002 | Payments | Adjustments | Adjustment | June 30, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
Severance costs |
$ | 46 | $ | (88 | ) | $ | | $ | 51 | $ | 9 | |||||||||
Facility and other
exit costs |
1,906 | (119 | ) | (13 | ) | 18 | 1,792 | |||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,952 | $ | (207 | ) | $ | (13 | ) | $ | 69 | $ | 1,801 | ||||||||
Management began formulating the plans to exit certain activities and facilities of the acquired Seiko operations at the time of the acquisition and expects to complete all actions under such plans by December 31, 2003.
Note 8 Restructuring and related expenses
During the fourth quarter of 2002, the company accelerated the implementation of its second-generation manufacturing process throughout its high volume product lines. Given the lower labor and space requirements of these processes, the company will consolidate its manufacturing operations into a smaller total plant structure. The initiative will allow the company to meet volume production goals in substantially less space with lower manufacturing overhead. The company believes that this initiative will result in an annual cost savings of $40 million by 2005. The company expects the initiative to be completed by 2004 and cost a total of approximately $50 million, $25 million of which is non-cash.
As a result of this initiative, the company recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. Of the $34.5 million, approximately $24.7 million related to impairment of property and equipment, $4.7 million related to employee severance and benefit costs, $4.4 million related to leased facilities that will be abandoned within one year and the remaining $0.7 million relates to miscellaneous costs, such as professional fees related to the initiative.
The company recorded additional charges of approximately $3.8 million and $5.0 million during the three and six-months ended June 30, 2003, respectively. Of the $3.8 million charged during the three months ended June 30, 2003, approximately $2.8 million related to severance and other salary related and benefit costs, and $1.0 million related to other miscellaneous costs. Of the $5.0 million charged
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during the six months ended June 30, 2003, approximately $3.7 million related to severance and other salary related and benefit costs, and $1.3 million related to other miscellaneous costs.
Of the $39.5 million of restructuring charges incurred since the inception of the restructuring initiative, $4.6 million of cash has been spent.
For leased facilities that will be abandoned and subleased, the lease costs represent future lease payments subsequent to abandonment less estimated sublease income. For owned property and equipment, the impairment loss recognized was based on the estimated fair value of the equipment.
The following table summarizes the restructuring and related expense accrual activity from the initiation of the companys activities (in thousands):
Lease | ||||||||||||||||
Severance and | Payment of | |||||||||||||||
Benefits | Facilities | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
Balance of accrual at December 31, 2002 |
$ | 4,720 | $ | 4,397 | $ | 500 | $ | 9,617 | ||||||||
Additions |
2,974 | | | 2,974 | ||||||||||||
Payments |
(2,063 | ) | (68 | ) | (276 | ) | (2,407 | ) | ||||||||
Translation Adjustment |
129 | 111 | 4 | 244 | ||||||||||||
Balance of accrual at June 30, 2003 |
$ | 5,760 | $ | 4,440 | $ | 228 | $ | 10,428 | ||||||||
Note 9 Credit Facility
On April 16, 2002, the company completed a new $50 million credit facility with two banks. Revolving loans under this facility mature on April 16, 2005, and bear interest at 0.50% below one of the banks prime rate or 1.00% to 1.50% above the eurodollar rate depending on its ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest and taxes plus non-cash charges. The facility provides an option to convert any outstanding revolving loans not to exceed $40 million at the maturity date to a four-year term loan. The term loan, once repaid, may not be reborrowed. This credit agreement contains covenants, which, among other things, require the company to maintain certain financial ratios. As of June 30, 2003, there was $18.5 million of revolving loans outstanding under this credit agreement and the interest rate was 2.23%. This revolving loan is included in long-term liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2003 based on the companys ability and intent to defer payment beyond June 30, 2004. Borrowings under this agreement are secured by a pledge of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Ocular Sciences Puerto Rico and Sunsoft, Inc. and 65% of the outstanding common stock of its Barbados and Canadian subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2003, the company was in compliance with its covenants.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such statements relate to our future performance and plans, results of operations, capital expenditures, acquisitions and operating improvements and costs. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as believes, expects, may, will, should, seeks, approximately, intends, plans, pro forma, estimates or anticipates or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely upon them as predictions of future events. There is no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur.
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Forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data, or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. Factors that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements include risks associated with the overall economic environment, the integration of the Essilor and Seiko Contactlens businesses, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand both domestically and overseas, market receptiveness to various product launches, higher than expected employee turnover, extended manufacturing difficulties, customer bad debts, currency fluctuations, other risks of doing business internationally and the other risks detailed in the sections entitled Item 1, Business Risk Factors, and Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, and from time to time our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak as of the date of this report or as of the dates indicated in the statements. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms we, us, and our refer to Ocular Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Acquisition
On April 1, 2002, we acquired certain assets of Seiko Contactlens, Inc. (Seiko). The purchase price was $21.6 million. Seiko had been our distributor in Japan. We have accounted for the acquisition under the purchase method. Accordingly, the operating results of Seiko have been included in our operating results from April 1, 2002. The $21.6 million purchase price was comprised of an exchange of accounts receivable of $11.2 million, cash of $8.8 million and acquisition costs of $1.6 million. There were no contingent payments, pre-acquisition contingencies or other commitments specified in the acquisition agreement.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our critical accounting policies are as follows:
| revenue recognition; | ||
| estimating valuation allowances; | ||
| accounting for income taxes; | ||
| valuation of long-lived and intangible assets and goodwill; | ||
| estimates inherent in purchase accounting; and | ||
| stock-based compensation |
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized based on the terms of sale with the customer, generally upon product shipment. We have established programs that, under specified conditions, enable our customers to return product. We establish reserves for estimated returns and allowances at the time revenues are recognized. In addition, accruals for customer discounts and rebates are recorded when revenues are recognized. Amounts billed to customers in sale transactions related to shipping and handling are classified as revenue.
Estimating Valuation Allowances
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
We specifically analyze the aging of accounts receivable and historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms and sales returns when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns in any accounting period. We sell our products to a diverse group of optometrists, optical retailers, optical product distributors and ophthalmologists, and therefore the concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts
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receivable is limited due to the large number and diversity of customers across broad geographic areas. Accounts receivable from customers are uncollateralized. To reduce credit risk, we perform ongoing credit evaluations of significant customers respective financial conditions. We establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.
We assess the need for reserves on inventory generally based on monthly forward projections of sales of products that are updated periodically. Inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. Cost includes material, labor and applicable factory overhead. The reported value of our inventory includes saleable products, promotional products, raw materials and componentry that will be sold or used in future periods. Provision for potentially obsolete or slow moving inventory is made based upon our analysis of inventory levels and forecasted sales. Once inventory is reserved, the reserve can only be relieved by the subsequent sale or disposal of the inventory.
Material differences may result in the amount and timing of revenue and/or expenses for any period if different judgments had been made or different estimates utilized.
Accounting for Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax effects attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating actual current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included within the consolidated balance sheet. Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes and deferred tax assets and liabilities. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods, our financial position and results of operations could be materially impacted.
Valuation of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets and Goodwill
We periodically review long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets for impairment in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets. Goodwill and certain intangible assets, which are not subject to amortization, are periodically reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
For assets to be held and used, including acquired intangibles, we initiate our review whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of an asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to the expected future undiscounted cash flows (without interest charges) that the asset is expected to generate. Any impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market value. Significant management judgment is required in this process.
In January 2002, SFAS No. 142 became effective and as a result, we have ceased to amortize goodwill and assembled workforce beginning January 1, 2002. As of June 30, 2003, unamortized goodwill and assembled workforce was approximately $43 million. In lieu of amortization, we were required to perform an initial impairment review of goodwill in 2002 and an annual impairment review thereafter. We completed the first step of SFAS No. 142 transitional goodwill impairment test and determined that as of January 1, 2002 our goodwill had not been impaired. During the fourth quarter of 2002, we performed our annual impairment test and concluded that there is no impairment of our goodwill. In the future, we will perform the annual impairment test required by SFAS No. 142 in the fourth quarter of each year. We cannot assure you that a material impairment charge will not be recorded in the future.
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Estimates Inherent in Purchase Accounting
Purchase accounting requires extensive use of accounting estimates and judgments to allocate the purchase price to the fair value of the assets purchased and liabilities assumed. In our recording of the acquisitions of the assets of Essilor and Seiko Contactlens, values were assigned to identifiable intangible assets based on managements forecasts and projections that include assumptions related to future revenues and cash flows generated from the acquired assets.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for stock-based compensation using methods prescribed in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. We have adopted the disclosure-only provisions of SFAS No. 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.
In accordance with SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, we have provided, below, the pro forma disclosures of the effect on net income and earnings per share as if SFAS No. 123 had been applied in measuring compensation expense for all periods presented.
The following table illustrates, pursuant to SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, the effect on net income and related net income per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, had compensation cost for stock-based compensation plans been determined based upon the fair value method prescribed under SFAS No. 123:
Three Months ended | Six Months ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Net Income: |
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As reported |
$ | 4,205 | $ | 9,076 | $ | 10,123 | $ | 19,169 | |||||||||
Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under
fair value based method for all
awards, net of related tax effects
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699 | 611 | 1,372 | 2,109 | |||||||||||||
Pro forma |
$ | 3,506 | $ | 8,465 | $ | 8,751 | $ | 17,060 | |||||||||
Net Income per common share (basic): |
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As reported |
$ | 0.18 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.81 | |||||||||
Pro forma |
0.15 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.72 | |||||||||||||
Net Income per common share (diluted): |
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As reported |
$ | 0.17 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.78 | |||||||||
Pro forma |
0.15 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.70 |
New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
See Note 2 to Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements which are incorporated herein by reference.
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes certain items on the consolidated statements of income as a percentage of sales:
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Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | 2002 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Net sales |
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||
Cost of sales |
47.7 | % | 44.4 | % | 47.3 | % | 44.6 | % | |||||||||
Gross profit |
52.3 | % | 55.6 | % | 52.7 | % | 55.4 | % | |||||||||
Selling and marketing expense |
27.7 | % | 28.2 | % | 28.3 | % | 25.4 | % | |||||||||
General and administrative expense |
9.8 | % | 9.6 | % | 9.8 | % | 10.2 | % | |||||||||
Research and development expense |
1.9 | % | 2.0 | % | 2.1 | % | 1.9 | % | |||||||||
Restructuring and related expenses |
5.0 | % | 0.0 | % | 3.4 | % | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Income from operations |
7.9 | % | 15.7 | % | 9.1 | % | 17.9 | % | |||||||||
Interest and other income, net |
0.7 | % | 1.1 | % | 0.4 | % | 0.6 | % | |||||||||
Income before income taxes |
8.6 | % | 16.9 | % | 9.4 | % | 18.5 | % | |||||||||
Income taxes |
-3.0 | % | -3.0 | % | -2.6 | % | -3.3 | % | |||||||||
Net Income |
5.5 | % | 13.8 | % | 6.9 | % | 15.2 | % | |||||||||
Net Sales
Net sales were $76.1 million and $146.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $65.7 million and $126.5 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. This represents increases of 15.9% and 16.1%, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the corresponding periods of 2002. The increases were primarily due to our continued growth in the international markets.
U.S. sales were $33.5 million and $65.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $32.3 million and $65.5 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. This represents increases of 3.7% and 0.3%, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the corresponding periods of 2002. The net increases were primarily due to the continued growth of our disposable Torics sales in the U.S. market offset by declines in certain other product lines.
International sales were $42.6 million and $81.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $33.4 million and $61.0 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. This represents increases of 27.7% and 33.0%, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the corresponding periods of 2002. Excluding the effects of favorable foreign currency exchange, our international growth was 13.3% and 17.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 over the corresponding periods of 2002. The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2003 was primarily due to the strong growth in the European and Japanese markets. In addition, the increase during the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the corresponding period of 2002, was partly due to the Seiko acquisition in April 2002.
Gross Profit
Gross margins were $39.8 million and $77.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $36.5 million and $70.0 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. Gross margins, as a percentage of net sales, were 52.3% and 52.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 55.6% and 55.4% for the corresponding periods in 2002. The decreases in gross margins, as a percentage of sales, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 reflect the strength of our international sales, which typically generate lower gross margins than domestic sales. Our margins during the three months ended June 30, 2003 were further affected by the adverse effect of charges associated with excess inventories that impacted gross margins by 170 basis points or $1.3 million.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses were $21.1 million and $41.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $18.5 million and $32.1 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. This represents increases of 13.8% and 29.2%, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the corresponding periods of 2002. As a percentage of net sales, selling and marketing expenses were 27.7% and 28.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 28.2% and 25.4% for the corresponding periods in 2002. The increase in absolute dollars, for the three months ended June 30, 2003 was primarily due to increased distribution costs as a result of higher sales and increases in expenditures related to new product launches and promotional programs, primarily in the U.S. The increase in absolute dollars, for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was also due to the additional
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sales expense in Japan as a result of the Seiko acquisition. As a percentage of sales, selling and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 increased compared to same period in 2002 primarily due to new product launches and promotional programs.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and Administrative expenses were $7.5 million and $14.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $6.3 million and $12.9 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. This represents increases of 18.4% and 11.0%, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the corresponding periods of 2002. As a percentage of net sales, general and administrative expenses were 9.8% for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 9.6% and 10.2% for the corresponding periods in 2002.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses were $1.4 million and $3.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $1.3 million and $2.4 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. This represents increases of 6.4% and 33.2%, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from the corresponding periods of 2002. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses were 1.9% and 2.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 2.0% and 1.9% for the corresponding periods in 2002.
Restructuring and Related Expenses
During the fourth quarter of 2002, we accelerated the implementation of our second-generation manufacturing process throughout our high volume product lines. Given the lower labor and space requirements of these processes, we will consolidate our manufacturing operations into a smaller total plant structure. The initiative will allow us to meet volume production goals in substantially less space with lower manufacturing overhead. We believe that this initiative will result in an annual cost savings of $40.0 million by 2005. We expect the initiative to be completed by 2004 and cost a total of approximately $50.0 million, $24.7 million of which is non-cash.
As a result of this initiative, we recorded a restructuring charge of approximately $34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. Of the $34.5 million, approximately $24.7 million related to impairment of property and equipment, $4.7 million related to employee severance and benefit costs, $4.4 million related to leased facilities that will be abandoned within one year and the remaining $0.7 million relates to miscellaneous costs, such as professional fees related to the initiative.
We recorded additional charges of approximately $3.8 million and $5.0 million during the three and six-months ended June 30, 2003. Of the $3.8 million charged during the three month period ended June 30, 2003, approximately $2.8 million related to severance and other salary related and benefit costs, and $1.0 million related to other miscellaneous costs. Of the $5.0 million charged during the six month period ended June 30, 2003, approximately $3.7 million related to severance and other salary related and benefit costs, and $1.3 million related to other miscellaneous costs.
Of the $39.5 million of restructuring charges incurred since the inception of the restructuring initiative, $4.6 million of cash has been spent.
For leased facilities that will be abandoned and subleased, the lease costs represent future lease payments subsequent to abandonment less estimated sublease income. For owned property and equipment, the impairment loss recognized was based on the estimated fair value of the equipment.
Other Income
Other income primarily consists primarily of net foreign exchange gains and losses.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income taxes were $2.3 million and $3.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $2.0 million and $4.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2002. Our effective tax rates were 35.5% and 27.0% for the three and six-months ended
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June 30, 2003 compared to 18.0% for the corresponding periods in 2002, respectively. The effective rate in 2003 is higher than 2002 as a result of incurring restructuring and other charges in lower tax jurisdictions. Without such charges, our tax rate would have been 19.5% in 2003.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our capital requirements have generally been funded from operations, cash and investments on hand, and debt borrowings. Our cash and cash equivalents, are invested in a diversified portfolio of financial instruments, including money market instruments and government or government agency securities and other debt securities issued by financial institutions and other issuers with strong credit ratings. By policy, the amount of credit exposure to any one institution is limited. Investments are generally not collateralized and primarily mature within three years.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2003 of $17.9 million increased $6.5 million from a December 31, 2002 balance of $11.4 million. Working capital increased to $106.4 million in June 30, 2003 from $104.7 million in December 31, 2002.
The increase in cash and cash equivalents in the first six months of 2003 was primarily due to cash flow from operations of $28.0 million primarily net income adjusted for non-cash depreciation and amortization ($22.9 million). We used $9.3 million on financing activities, mostly to pay down our short-term and long-term borrowings. Approximately $13.5 million of cash was spent on capital expenditures.
The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligations as of June 30, 2003 (in thousands):
Long-term | Operating | |||||||||
Debt | Leases | |||||||||
Year Ending December 31, |
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2003* |
$ | 266 | $ | 3,398 | ||||||
2004 |
413 | 6,241 | ||||||||
2005 |
18,846 | 5,465 | ||||||||
2006 |
360 | 3,469 | ||||||||
2007 |
375 | 3,360 | ||||||||
Thereafter |
1,209 | 8,323 | ||||||||
$ | 21,469 | $ | 30,256 | |||||||
*Represents commitments for the remaining six months of 2003
On April 16, 2002, we completed a new $50 million credit facility with two banks. Revolving loans under this facility mature on April 16, 2005, and bear interest at 0.50% below one of the banks prime rate or 1.00% to 1.50% above the eurodollar rate depending on our ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest and taxes plus non-cash charges. The facility provides an option to convert any outstanding revolving loans not to exceed $40 million at the maturity date to a four-year term loan. The term loan, once repaid, may not be reborrowed. This credit agreement contains covenants, which, among other things, require us to maintain certain financial ratios. As of June 30, 2003, there was $18.5 million of revolving loans outstanding under this credit agreement and the interest rate was 2.23%. This revolving loan is included in long-term liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet as of June 30, 2003 based on our ability and intent to defer payment beyond June 30, 2004. Borrowings under this agreement are secured by a pledge of 100% of the outstanding common stock of Ocular Sciences Puerto Rico and Sunsoft, Inc. and 65% of the outstanding common stock of our Barbados and Canadian subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2003, we were in compliance with our covenants.
Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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We have debt outstanding, which is carried at cost, with an interest rate referenced to market rates. Interest rate changes generally do not affect the fair value of variable rate debt instruments, but do impact future earnings and cash flows. As of June 30, 2003, we had $18.5 million in revolving loans outstanding under our credit agreement. See terms of loan agreement in Liquidity and Capital Resource section in Item 2. Holding debt levels constant, a one-percentage point increase in interest rates would decrease income before income taxes and cash flows for variable rate debt by approximately $185,000 in the year ended December 31, 2003.
We operate multiple foreign subsidiaries that manufacture and/or sell our products worldwide. As a result, our earnings, cash flows and financial position are exposed to foreign currency risk from foreign-currency-denominated receivables and payables, forecasted sales transactions, and net investments in certain foreign operations. We have not normally engaged in foreign currency hedging activities. We continue to evaluate the potential use of such activities.
Unless otherwise noted above, there has been no additional material change in our assessment of our sensitivity to market risk from the information set forth in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter covered by this report. Based on the foregoing our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Part II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On November 6, 2002, CIBA Vision Corporation and its subsidiary, Wesley Jessen Corporation (Wesley Jessen) filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that our color contact lenses infringe patents owned by Wesley Jessen. The complaint seeks an award of damages, including unspecified punitive damages, attorneys fees and costs and an injunction preventing the alleged infringement. We have filed an answer to the complaint and are in the discovery phase. We believe the lawsuit is without merit and we intend to defend this action vigorously.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 1, 2003. Three matters were voted upon. A description of each matter and a tabulation of votes are as follows:
1. | To elect seven (7) directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. |
The stockholders votes with respect to the election of directors were as follows:
Votes | ||||||||||||||||
Abstained | ||||||||||||||||
or | Broker | |||||||||||||||
For | Withheld | Against | Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
John D. Fruth |
21,128,499 | 778,728 | | | ||||||||||||
Edgar J. Cummins |
20,968,741 | 938,486 | | | ||||||||||||
Stephen J. Fanning |
21,128,499 | 778,728 | | | ||||||||||||
Terence M. Fruth |
21,128,499 | 778,728 | | | ||||||||||||
William R. Grant |
21,227,839 | 679,388 | | | ||||||||||||
Terrance H. Gregg |
21,227,839 | 679,388 | | | ||||||||||||
Francis R. Tunney, Jr. |
21,227,839 | 679,388 | | |
2. | To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2003. |
The stockholders votes with respect to the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors were as follows:
Votes | ||||||||||||
Abstained | ||||||||||||
or | Broker | |||||||||||
For | Withheld | Against | Non-Votes | |||||||||
21,573,057 |
3,780 | 350,390 | |
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
10.3 | Employment Agreement dated May 19, 2003 between Steve Neil and the Company. | ||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14 (a)/15d-14 (a) Certifications dated August 14, 2003 | ||
32.1 | 18 U.S.C § 1350 Certifications dated August 14, 2003. The certifications in this exhibit are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
On May 8, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the press release issued on the same day, announcing the companys earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.
On July 30, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the press release issued on the same day, announcing the companys earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2003.
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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.
OCULAR SCIENCES, INC. (Registrant) |
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Date: August 14, 2003 |
/s/ Steve Neil
Steve Neil Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit Index
10.3 | Employment Agreement dated May 19, 2003 between Steve Neil and the Company. | ||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14 (a)/15d-14 (a) Certifications dated August 14, 2003 | ||
32.1 | 18 U.S.C § 1350 Certifications dated August 14, 2003. The certifications in this exhibit are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. |