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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

ý
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2005

 

 

or

o

 

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 333-66291

 

The Doe Run Resources Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

13-1255630

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1801 Park 270 Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri

 

63146

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(314) 453-7100

(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.

 

 

o

 

Yes

 

ý

 

No

 

Note: The Registrant files pursuant to an indenture, but is not otherwise subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d).

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

 

o

 

Yes

 

ý

 

No

 

Number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of April 15, 2005:

 

Common stock, $.10 par value

 

1,000 shares

 

 



 

THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements.

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures.

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings.

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information.

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits.

 



 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

January 31,
2005

 

October 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

5,486

 

$

20,318

 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

70,433

 

64,219

 

Inventories

 

118,590

 

103,309

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

52,744

 

35,858

 

Total current assets

 

247,253

 

223,704

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

238,915

 

229,640

 

Other noncurrent assets, net

 

3,862

 

4,075

 

Total assets

 

$

490,030

 

$

457,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

95,785

 

$

96,767

 

Accounts payable

 

89,977

 

65,855

 

Accrued liabilities

 

77,820

 

83,878

 

Total current liabilities

 

263,582

 

246,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

320,585

 

320,561

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

74,789

 

75,765

 

Total liabilities

 

658,956

 

642,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A redeemable preferred stock, $1,000 par value per share, 5,000 shares authorized; 2,533 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation and redemption value

 

26,121

 

25,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholder’s deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value per share, 1,667 shares authorized; 1,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(153,115

)

(168,700

)

Accumulated other comprehensive losses

 

(41,932

)

(42,036

)

Total shareholder’s deficit

 

(195,047

)

(210,736

)

Total liabilities and shareholder’s deficit

 

$

490,030

 

$

457,419

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

235,659

 

$

190,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

198,003

 

178,411

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

6,137

 

6,465

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

10,828

 

9,126

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments

 

(798

)

5,024

 

Other

 

1,837

 

1,031

 

Total costs and expenses

 

216,007

 

200,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

19,652

 

(10,053

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(3,441

)

(3,177

)

Other, net

 

476

 

(50

)

 

 

(2,965

)

(3,227

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

16,687

 

(13,280

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

16,687

 

$

(13,845

)

Preferred stock dividends

 

(792

)

(625

)

Net income (loss) allocable to common shares

 

$

15,895

 

$

(14,470

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

16,791

 

$

(13,290

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

16,687

 

$

(13,845

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

6,137

 

6,465

 

Imputed interest and amortization of deferred financing costs

 

1,346

 

1,372

 

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments

 

(798

)

5,024

 

Losses from impairment and disposal of long-lived assets

 

1,210

 

708

 

Decrease resulting from other changes in assets and liabilities

 

(20,736

)

(2,766

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

3,846

 

(3,042

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(16,569

)

(5,543

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(16,569

)

(5,543

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from (payments on) revolving loans, net

 

(2,097

)

5,245

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

(12

)

(1,211

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(2,109

)

4,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

(14,832

)

(4,551

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

20,318

 

16,794

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

5,486

 

$

12,243

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in thousands)

 

(1)         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

 

These interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Doe Run Resources Corporation (Doe Run) and its subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis, the Company). Doe Run’s issued and outstanding common stock is owned by a subsidiary of The Renco Group, Inc. (Renco).  In the opinion of management, the interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position as of January 31, 2005 and the results of operations for the three month periods ended January 31, 2005 and 2004.  Interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior year balances have been reclassified in order to conform to current presentation.

 

(2)         Financial Condition

 

For the year ended October 31, 2003 and for several years prior, the Company reported recurring losses, primarily the result of declining treatment charges and low metal prices, a condition exacerbated by the Company’s significant interest costs prior to a restructuring in October 2002. These conditions have resulted in the Company’s net capital deficiency.

 

The Company is highly leveraged and has significant commitments for environmental matters and Environmental Remediation and Management Program (PAMA) expenditures that require it to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to the payment of these obligations, which will reduce funds available for other business purposes. See Note 7 for further discussion of these obligations. These factors also increase the Company’s vulnerability to general adverse conditions, limit the Company’s flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in its business and industry, and limit the Company’s ability to obtain financing required to fund working capital and capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes. An unfavorable outcome to certain contingencies discussed below, would have a further adverse effect on the Company’s ability to meet its obligations when due. The Company’s ability to meet these obligations is also dependent upon future operating performance and financial results, which are subject to financial, economic, political, competitive and other factors affecting the Company, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.

 

The Company has substantial debt service requirements in the future, including maturities in 2005 of $15,500 for the Term Note and $7,500 for the Old Notes, and also significant capital requirements under environmental commitments in Peru. The Company’s revolving credit facilities also expire in the fourth quarter of 2005, and will require renegotiation to extend their terms. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful, or if it is successful, that the renewal would be at terms that are favorable to the Company. Discussions have been held with Renco to extend the Term Note, but there can be no assurance that the term will be extended.

 

Management will continue to assess market and operating conditions at prevailing metal prices to maximize its operating profit or limit losses, while allowing the Company to fulfill its environmental obligations..

 

As discussed in Note 7, Doe Run Peru’s existing PAMA requires it to perform projects in 2005 and 2006 at a total cost of $121,200. Doe Run Peru expects that it will not be able to comply with the spending requirements of the PAMA investment schedule in 2005 and 2006 with respect to the construction of a sulfuric acid plant required by the PAMA and, as a result, could be subject to penalties. Failure to comply with the PAMA could result in the cessation of operations at the La Oroya smelter.

 

The Peruvian Government has issued a supreme decree (Supreme Decree), which recognized that exceptional circumstances may justify an extension of one or more projects within the scope of a PAMA. Doe Run Peru

 

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will submit an application for extension to modify the requirements of the existing PAMA and extend the term of the PAMA to complete the construction of the sulfuric acid plant contemplated by the original PAMA. Doe Run Peru will perform other environmental projects to reduce fugitive emissions, including heavy metal dust, to address the health issues of the community. As of January 31, 2005, the remaining total cost of the  current PAMA projects, including the sulfuric acid plant construction, and these projects is approximately $136,000. If the extension of the PAMA is approved, management expects to fund the PAMA projects from cash from operations.

 

Upon approval of a modified PAMA, Doe Run Peru would be required to create a trust account. The trust account would administer the receipts and disbursements related to the extended PAMA project. The Supreme Decree requires that receipts from sales be remitted monthly directly to the trust account, in an amount sufficient to fund the month’s cash requirements of the extended PAMA projects,. Such an arrangement is prohibited by Doe Run Peru’s revolving credit facility (the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility), which expires on September 23, 2005. Accordingly, a renegotiated Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility will need to comply with the requirements established by the Supreme Decree, should Doe Run Peru’s PAMA be extended.

 

The Supreme Decree also requires that, within 30 days of the approval of the PAMA extension, the Company provide financial security in an amount equal to 20% of the projected cost of the project or projects to be extended. The Company currently expects the overall investment required to build the sulfuric acid plant to be approximately $102,000.

 

A default under the requirements of the PAMA could result in a default under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit facility. A default under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility would result in a default under the Doe Run Revolving Credit Facility.

 

These issues raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes that Doe Run Peru will obtain an approval of an extension to complete the sulfuric acid plant. There is no assurance, however, that Doe Run Peru will receive an extension, or, if it does, that the project will be completed within the time limitation specified by the Supreme Decree. Doe Run Peru has developed a business plan that identifies several revenue generating and cost reduction activities. Management believes the plan will enhance liquidity, which is expected to improve Doe Run Peru’s ability to make the investments under the PAMA, assuming an extension is received. Revenue enhancement and cost reduction projects include the processing of zinc ferrites and an effort to bring more recycled feed into the smelter. Cost reduction measures include manpower reductions through voluntary retirement and decreased power usage in the zinc circuit.

 

Doe Run Peru has received assessments of income tax, including penalties and interest, and Value Added Tax (VAT) totaling $102,500 and $41,000, respectively, as discussed in Note 7. In addition, the Company estimates that the effect of similar assessments for periods not yet assessed would be approximately $1,400 and $19,000 for the income tax and VAT matters, respectively. Furthermore, Doe Run Peru would also be required to make additional workers’ profit sharing payments equal to 8% of the increase in taxable income generated by the changes discussed above, or approximately $5,800 for tax years 1998 through 2004.

 

Management of the Company believes that in each case Doe Run Peru has followed the applicable Peruvian tax statutes and intends to pursue all available administrative and judicial appeals. Doe Run Peru is not required to make any payments pending the administrative appeal process. If Doe Run Peru is not successful in the administrative appeal processes and were to appeal in the judicial system, some type of financial assurance would be required, which would have a significant adverse effect on liquidity.

 

Net unused availability at January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004 under the Doe Run Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $22.3 million and $22.5 million, respectively and under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility was virtually none.  In addition to the availability under its revolving credit facilities, cash balances at Doe Run and Doe Run Peru were $1.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively, at January 31, 2005 and $13.4 million and $6.9 million, respectively, at October 31, 2004.

 

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Management believes that high metal prices and other revenue enhancements, and the issuance of the Supreme Decree, by allowing an application to extend La Oroya’s PAMA requirement for the construction of the sulfuric acid plant, will enable the Company to continue as a going concern through October 31, 2005.

 

(3)         Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

January 31,
2005

 

October 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished metals and concentrates

 

$

19,225

 

$

16,646

 

Metals and concentrates in process

 

72,493

 

58,664

 

Materials, supplies and repair parts

 

26,872

 

27,999

 

 

 

$

118,590

 

$

103,309

 

 

Materials, supplies and repair parts are stated net of reserves for obsolescence of approximately $4,445 and $5,146 at January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004, respectively.

 

(4)         Income Taxes

 

On December 26, 2003, Peru’s tax authority, SUNAT, notified Doe Run Peru of an income tax assessment for the 1998 tax year. On December 23, 2004, assessments were received for tax years 1999 through 2001. The assessments primarily relate to Doe Run Peru’s income tax treatment of the December 1997 merger of Doe Run Peru and Metaloroya S.A., which was purchased by Doe Run Peru in October 1997, and its effects on subsequent years’ taxable income. Under the assessment by SUNAT, the tax basis of Doe Run Peru’s fixed assets acquired would decrease, resulting in lower tax depreciation expense than originally claimed. The assessed amount consisting of additional income taxes due, penalties and interest totals approximately $102,500.

 

The Company estimates that the effect of a similar assessment for tax years after 2001 would be approximately $1,400.

 

Furthermore, Doe Run Peru would also be required to make additional workers’ profit sharing payments equal to 8% of the increase in taxable income generated by the changes discussed above, or approximately $5,800 for tax years 1998 through 2004.

 

On November 15, 2004, SUNAT notified Doe Run Peru of a Value-Added Tax (VAT) assessment for the period from January through July 2004.  On December 23, 2004. Doe Run Peru received additional VAT assessments for tax years 1999 through 2001.  The assessments primarily relate to Doe Run Peru’s exports with holding certificates and differences in a tax credit application. The total assessment for these periods was approximately $41,000. SUNAT offset the amount assessed for 2004 of approximately $2,300 against Doe Run Peru’s VAT receivable balance from July 2004.  Future VAT reimbursements cannot be used to offset the assessment by SUNAT.  The Company estimates expected additional assessments related to VAT for tax years 2002 and 2003 to total approximately $19,000 in regard to its exports with holding certificates.

 

Management of the Company believes that in each case Doe Run Peru has followed the applicable Peruvian tax statutes and intends to pursue all available administrative and judicial appeals. Doe Run Peru is not required to make any payments pending the administrative appeal process. If Doe Run Peru is not successful in the administrative appeal processes and were to appeal in the judicial system, some type of financial assurance would be required. No amounts have been accrued as liabilities related to these actions.

 

Pursuant to the Company’s tax sharing agreement with Renco, a dividend payable of $310 was reflected in the Company’s balance sheet as of January 31, 2005, and was paid in the second quarter of 2005.

 

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(5)         Employee Benefits

 

Defined Benefit Plans

 

Net periodic benefit cost is comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

547

 

$

619

 

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

 

1,655

 

1,880

 

Expected return on assets

 

(1,423

)

(1,359

)

Net amortization and deferral of unrecognized net losses

 

708

 

997

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

1,487

 

$

2,137

 

 

The Company is required to make total contributions of $9,025 in 2005, of which $1,677 had been paid as of January 31, 2005.

 

(6)         Segment Information

 

The Company’s operating segments are separately managed business units that are distinguished by products, location and production processes.  The primary lead segment includes integrated mining, milling and smelting operations located in Missouri.  The recycling operation segment, located in Missouri, recycles lead-bearing materials, primarily spent batteries.  The fabricated products segment produces value-added lead products.  Doe Run Peru produces an extensive product mix of non-ferrous and precious metals.

 

Operating Segments – Revenues

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Revenues from external customers:

 

 

 

 

 

Doe Run Peru

 

$

148,062

 

$

122,973

 

Primary lead

 

63,937

 

50,528

 

Recycling operation

 

18,566

 

16,069

 

Fabricated products

 

3,815

 

2,808

 

Total

 

234,380

 

192,378

 

Revenues from other operating segments: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Doe Run Peru

 

2,724

 

 

Primary lead

 

502

 

264

 

Recycling operation

 

98

 

44

 

Fabricated products

 

 

 

Total

 

3,324

 

308

 

Total reportable segments

 

237,704

 

192,686

 

Other revenues/gains (losses) (2)

 

1,279

 

(2,374

)

Intersegment eliminations

 

(3,324

)

(308

)

Total revenues

 

$

235,659

 

$

190,004

 

 


(1)          Transactions between segments consist of metal sales recorded based on sales contracts that are negotiated between segments on terms that management feels are similar to those that would be negotiated between unrelated parties.

 

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(2)          Other revenues/gains (losses) consist of metal sales not attributed to operating segments of $2,521 for the three months ended January 31, 2005 and realized gains (losses) on derivative contracts of $(1,242) and $(2,374) for the three months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

 

The measure of segment profit and loss used by the Company is earnings of the segment before interest, taxes, depletion, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), as adjusted to exclude losses from impairment and disposal of long-lived assets and Doe Run Peru’s expenses related to hedging and agency fees under an agreement with Doe Run (Adjusted EBITDA). Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA also excludes accretion expense under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Asset Retirement Obligations (Statement No. 143), adopted November 1, 2002.

 

Operating Segments – Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doe Run Peru

 

$

8,476

 

$

1,414

 

Primary lead

 

23,082

 

8,866

 

Recycling operation

 

3,827

 

2,123

 

Fabricated products

 

509

 

248

 

Total reportable segments

 

35,894

 

12,651

 

Realized losses on derivatives

 

(1,242

)

(2,374

)

Other revenues and expenses (3)

 

(1,464

)

(2,007

)

Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(6,255

)

(5,897

)

Intersegment eliminations

 

25

 

20

 

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA

 

26,958

 

2,393

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(6,137

)

(6,465

)

Interest expense, net

 

(3,441

)

(3,177

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives

 

798

 

(5,024

)

Losses from impairment and disposal of long-lived assets

 

(1,210

)

(708

)

Asset retirement obligation accretion expense

 

(374

)

(401

)

Other

 

93

 

102

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

16,687

 

$

(13,280

)

 


(3)                                  Other revenues and expenses consists of the profit on metal sales not attributed to operating segments and expenses not allocated to operating segments, including environmental expenses relating to historic operations of $1,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2004, and adjustments necessary to state the primary lead and recycling operations’ inventories at LIFO cost of $600 for the three months ended January 31, 2004.

 

(7)         Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations

 

The Company is subject to numerous federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations governing, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal and remediation of releases of hazardous substances.  The Company’s facilities are located on sites that have been used for heavy industrial purposes for decades and may require remediation.  The Company has made and intends to continue making the necessary expenditures for environmental remediation and compliance with environmental laws and regulations.  Environmental laws and regulations may become more stringent in the future, which could increase costs of compliance.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Asset retirement obligations (AROs) are recognized as liabilities when incurred, with the initial measurement at fair value.  These liabilities will be increased to full value over time through charges of accretion to operating expense.  In addition, an asset retirement cost is capitalized as part of the related asset’s carrying value and will be depreciated over the asset’s useful life.  Changes in the ARO liability resulting from

 

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revisions to the timing or the amount of the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows shall be recognized as an increase or a decrease in the carrying amount of the liability for an ARO and the related asset retirement cost capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset.

 

The Company’s mines and related processing facilities are subject to governance by various agencies that have established minimum standards for reclamation.  The Company’s primary smelter slag produced by and stored at the primary smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri is currently exempt from hazardous waste regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (RCRA), but is subject to a state closure permit, which requires activities to contain and cover the pile upon cessation of operations.  The Company’s mining and milling operations are subject to Missouri mine waste closure permit requirements and lease agreements which require the Company to reclaim surface areas, including remediation of mining waste disposal areas, and to perform closure activities underground.  These activities, which tend to be site specific, generally include costs for earthwork, revegetation, water treatment and demolition.  Closure activities may be performed over time.

 

The Company has a RCRA permit addressing the closure of portions of its recycling operation.  The majority of the cost will arise from removing hazardous materials from the facility. No ARO liability or related asset cost has been recorded because the fair value of the obligation cannot be determined due to the indeterminate timing. The cost of closure, based on third party estimates for bonding purposes, is approximately $3,000.  The life of the operation is considered indeterminable because there is not currently a cost-effective alternative to the lead acid batteries and because battery manufacturers are required to recycle the batteries.

 

Doe Run Peru also has AROs at its Cobriza mine related to the costs associated with closing the mine openings and covering acid rock.  Doe Run Peru is also responsible for the covering and revegetation of mixed lead and copper slag stored in Huanchan, an area a short distance from the smelter where the slag is currently stored.

 

The Company’s total recorded liability for AROs was approximately $15,000 and $14,600 as of January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004, respectively.

 

Environmental remediation - Domestic Operations

 

The Company had recorded liabilities of approximately $17,800 and $18,800 related to remediation obligations as of January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004, respectively.

 

Doe Run is subject to a voluntary Administrative Order on Consent (AOC), effective May 29, 2001, to study and address issues related to the slag pile, plant property, community soils adjacent to the primary smelter in Herculaneum, elevated blood lead levels in the community and lead releases from the plant. Under this AOC Doe Run completed additional soil testing in the area within a mile radius of the smelter and subsequently signed a second AOC with the U.S. EPA on December 21, 2001, which has essentially been completed.  The May 29, 2001 AOC was modified effective on May 20, 2004.  At January 31, 2005 the estimated remaining cost of remediating these properties is approximately $1,360, with approximately $1,000 to be spent during the remainder of calendar 2005.

 

Doe Run signed a settlement agreement with the State of Missouri on April 26, 2002 whereby it agreed to offer to purchase approximately 160 residential properties in an area close to the smelter if the owner requests such an offer. The homeowners have until June 30, 2005 to accept any offers made. The amount paid to the homeowners who accept an offer is based on an appraisal of the property’s value at August 31, 2001, plus, if a replacement property is purchased, an amount for owner-occupied residences representing the lesser of the difference between the appraisal amount and the cost of a similar property in another designated community or the difference between the appraisal amount and the replacement property.

 

As of January 31, 2005, a total of 149 homeowners had requested offers, and 117 of 142 delivered offers had been accepted. As of January 31, 2005, the Company had spent approximately $8,100 under the residential property purchase plan. Another $1,100 of accepted offers are awaiting a closing date and $2,000 in outstanding offers have not been accepted. Management cannot estimate how many of the remaining homeowners will accept offers.

 

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Doe Run will attempt to rent out certain purchased properties, if approval is received by the regulatory agencies.  The properties must remain vacant while owned by Doe Run until regulators and the city agree that re-occupancy is not a risk to human health.  Management believes that there is current evidence that no health risk exists as a result of smelter operations, due to soil remediation efforts and low concentrations of lead in the air in the buyout area, and that other sources of lead contamination could be remedied.  If Doe Run does not comply with the material property purchase provisions of the settlement agreement, Doe Run will be subject to a $1,000 penalty.

 

The Company’s statements of operations reflect losses from impairment or retirement of long-lived assets primarily related to the properties owned in Herculaneum as it cannot be assured that the cost of the properties will be recovered through future cash flows.  If the cost of the properties cannot be recovered through future cash flows, additional impairment losses will be recognized as properties are purchased. The Company’s recorded liability for remediation does not include the future purchase costs relating to the residential property purchase plan as these costs are capitalized.

 

Doe Run is subject to a plan with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Air Conservation Commission to achieve and maintain compliance with the ambient air quality standard for lead promulgated under the federal Clean Air Act for the city of Herculaneum.  The plan was included in a consent judgment entered into by Doe Run and has been approved at the state level and by the U.S. U.S. EPA. The air quality monitors reflected compliance from July 2002 through December 2004.

 

Doe Run has received notice that it is a potentially responsible party (PRP) subject to liability under The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), at the following sites: six sites in St. Francois County, Missouri, including the Big River Mine Tailings site, the Bonne Terre site, the Federal site, the National site, the Rivermines site and the Leadwood site; the Oronogo-Durenweg site in Jasper County, Missouri; the Cherokee County site in Cherokee County, Kansas; the Tar Creek site in Ottawa County, Oklahoma; the Block “P” site in Cascade County and Judith County, Montana; and the Missouri Electric Works site in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  There are two additional sites in St. Francois County for which the U.S. EPA has indicated it will issue notice.  CERCLA provides for strict and, in certain circumstances, joint and several liability for response costs and natural resource damages.  The Company’s estimate of the cost of the remediation of these sites, including the two additional sites in St. Francois County, is included in the total liability for remediation obligations, which the Company believes is adequate based on its investigations to date.  However, depending upon the types of remediation required and certain other factors, additional costs at these sites, individually or collectively, could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition and liquidity of the Company.

 

In February 2004 the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) ordering certain remediation activities by Doe Run at the Block “P” millsite. Doe Run has requested that other parties be added to the order.  Doe Run will seek reimbursement from the U.S. Government and these other parties.

 

Doe Run has completed an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) for the Bonne Terre site and has signed two AOCs to conduct removal actions on the west and east portions of the site.   Work is completed on the west Bonne Terre site and is underway on the east side with completion expected in 2005.

 

Doe Run has completed an EE/CA for the Rivermines site and, while unable to accept certain financial assurance provisions of a proposed AOC, has agreed to conduct a removal action at the site under a UAO. Work will commence upon approval of a work plan.

 

Doe Run is subject to a voluntary AOC with the U.S. EPA to remediate the Big River Mine Tailings site.  The remediation work required by the AOC has been substantially completed, and will continue with revegetation and ongoing monitoring and maintenance activities.

 

Doe Run has also signed AOCs to perform an EE/CA on each of the National and Leadwood sites for remediation of mine waste areas.  The National EE/CA is complete and the Leadwood EE/CA has been

 

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submitted to the U.S. EPA for approval. In addition, Doe Run has signed an AOC with the U.S. EPA to conduct a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to assess potential off-site impacts of these site operations on and the need for remediation regarding groundwater, residential soils, several creeks and a river.  The initial draft of the RI/FS was submitted in early March 2002.  Doe Run signed an order to conduct interim measures, which consisted of blood lead testing of young children, residential soil sampling and limited soil remediation as indicated by the testing and sampling results, which was terminated and replaced by an AOC to conduct certain additional soil remediation in the area and has included its best estimate of these efforts in its recorded liabilities.  The Company believes the recorded liabilities related to these sites are adequate.  However, should remediation goals or areas change, requiring substantially increased measures, there can be no assurance that the recorded liabilities would be adequate.

 

In March 2004, Doe Run received notice that it is a PRP subject to liability under CERCLA for contamination along roads in Iron, Dent and Reynolds counties in Missouri, along with a number of mining companies involved in the transportation of concentrates. After sampling of 573 houses by the U.S. EPA and the Missouri DNR, approximately 150 houses were identified as potentially requiring some level of remediation. Doe Run and four other mining companies have signed an AOC to conduct soil remediation at approximately 40 of these houses. Doe Run expects that its share of the potential remediation costs will not be significant, based on management’s estimates of the number of houses requiring remediation, remediation methods and Doe Run’s apportionment of the costs.

 

Doe Run has been advised that the U.S. EPA is considering taking certain response actions at a mine site in Madison County, Missouri known as the Mine LaMotte Site.  Doe Run and the owner of the other 50% share of stock in the company that mined the site have signed an AOC to conduct an RI/FS at the site.  This site is substantially smaller than the sites in St. Francois County where the Company has been named a PRP, and the potential issues are less complex.  Doe Run has also been advised that remediation is required at a related small satellite mine site.  After conducting an investigation, Doe Run has determined that it was not involved in operations at the satellite site, but further review will be required before a determination can be made as to whether it has any liability at the main site.  At this time, based on preliminary information and an inspection of the sites, management does not believe that any future action will result in a material adverse impact to the results of operations, financial condition or liquidity of the Company.

 

Doe Run’s recycling facility is subject to corrective action requirements under RCRA as a result of a storage permit for certain wastes issued in 1989.  This will involve remediation of solid waste management units at the site and it is expected that the plan for corrective action will be approved in fiscal 2005. The Company’s estimate of the cost of this corrective action is $2,000.  The storage area is also covered under the permit, but management does not believe the cost of closure is significant.  While management believes that recorded liabilities are adequate based on expectations of the closure plan requirements, regulators could require that additional measures be included in the finalized plan, which could change the estimate of the costs for corrective action.

 

On August 25, 2004, the U.S. EPA issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the Company alleging past violations of the recycling facility’s air permit conditions regarding production limits for its reverbatory furnace. Management believes the facility has operated in compliance with state and federal air requirements and will contest the NOV.  If the U.S. EPA prevails, there is a reasonable possibility that fines based on this action could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations.

 

The domestic operating facilities have wastewater discharge permits issued under the federal Clean Water Act, as amended.  Doe Run currently meets the effluent limits under these permits, but if compliance were not maintained, additional improvements to its treatment facilities could be required.

 

Foreign Operations

 

La Oroya’s operations historically and currently exceed some of the applicable Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) maximum permissible limits pertaining to air emissions and wastewater effluent quality. The Environmental Remediation and Management Program (PAMA) projects, which are more fully discussed below, have been designed to achieve compliance with these requirements. There can be no assurance that the

 

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Peruvian government will not, in the future, require compliance with additional environmental regulations that could adversely affect Doe Run Peru’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Metaloroya S.A., the former owner of the La Oroya smelter, at the time a subsidiary of Centromin, received approval from the Peruvian government for a PAMA that consisted of an environmental impact analysis, monitoring plan and data, mitigation measures and closure plan. Doe Run Peru assumed the obligations under the PAMA. The PAMA also sets forth the actions and corresponding annual investments the concession holder agrees to undertake in order to achieve compliance with the maximum permissible limits prior to expiration of the PAMA (ten years for smelters, such as Doe Run Peru’s operations in La Oroya, and five years for any other type of mining or metallurgical operation like Cobriza). After expiration of the PAMA, the operator must comply with all applicable standards and requirements. Because these costs improve the property or prevent future environmental contamination, they are capitalized.

 

Doe Run Peru has committed under its current approved PAMA to implement the following projects at its La Oroya smelter through December 31, 2006:

 

                  New sulfuric acid plants

                  Treatment plant for the copper refinery effluent

                  Industrial wastewater treatment plant for the smelter and refinery

                  Improve the slag handling system

                  Improve Huanchan lead and copper slag deposits

                  Build an arsenic trioxide deposit

                  Improve the zinc ferrite disposal site

                  Domestic wastewater treatment and domestic waste disposal

                  Monitoring station

 

An investment schedule in the PAMA provides a specific plan for achieving the applicable MEM maximum permissible limits pertaining to air emissions and wastewater effluent quality. The PAMA may be modified and amended as to the actual design and timing of projects to be implemented, provided compliance with the applicable maximum permissible limits is achieved by December 31, 2006. The required estimated annual spending on a calendar year basis for the projects approved in the La Oroya PAMA, as amended, most recently on January 25, 2002, are as follows:

 

Year

 

Estimated
Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

$

53,500

 

2006

 

 

67,700

 

 

 

 

$

121,200

 

 

Doe Run Peru expects that it will not be able to comply with the spending requirements of La Oroya’s PAMA investment schedule in 2005 and 2006 with respect to the construction of a sulfuric acid plant required by the PAMA and, as a result, could be subject to penalties. Failure to comply with the PAMA could result in the cessation of operations at the La Oroya smelter.

 

On December 29, 2004 the Peruvian Government issued a Supreme Decree, which recognized that exceptional circumstances may justify an extension of one or more projects within the scope of a PAMA. The Supreme Decree specifies that companies have until December 31, 2005 to apply for an extension.  The maximum extension is for three years and the MEM may authorize an additional year based upon the results of a health risk study.

 

Doe Run intends to apply for an extension to complete the construction of a sulfuric acid plant contemplated by the original PAMA. The application for a PAMA extension must be supported by a health risk study performed by a third party. The application must contain an engineering description and funding plan of any project to be extended, a discussion of how and when environmental emission standards will be met, a plan to

 

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monitor emissions with the participation of the community, proof that at least three public workshops were held in various districts to provide information on Doe Run Peru’s financial situation and health programs, proof that two public hearings were held regarding the extension plans, and other financial information. In order to meet these requirements, the Company does not expect to apply for the extension until the end of 2005.

 

Upon approval of a modified PAMA, Doe Run Peru would be required to create a trust account. The trust account would administer the receipts and disbursements related to the extended PAMA project. The Supreme Decree requires that receipts from sales be remitted monthly directly to the trust account, in an amount sufficient to fund the month’s cash requirements of the extended PAMA projects. Such an arrangement is prohibited by the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility, which expires on September 23, 2005.  Accordingly, a renegotiated Doe Run Peru credit facility will need to comply with the requirements established by the Supreme Decree, should Doe Run Peru’s PAMA be extended.

 

The Supreme Decree also requires that, within 30 days of the approval of the PAMA extension, the Company provide financial security in an amount equal to 20% of the projected cost of the project or projects to be extended. The Company currently expects the overall investment required to build the sulfuric acid plant to be approximately $102,000. The Company cannot assure that it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financial security required.

 

Doe Run Peru will perform other environmental projects to reduce fugitive emissions, including heavy metal dust, to address the health issues of the community. As of January 31, 2005, the remaining total cost of the current PAMA projects, including the sulfuric acid plant construction, and these projects is approximately $136,000.

 

Management believes that Doe Run Peru will obtain an approval of an extension to complete the sulfuric acid plant. There is no assurance, however, that Doe Run Peru will receive an extension, or, if it does, that the project will be completed within the time limitation specified by the Supreme Decree.

 

The PAMA projects have been designed to achieve compliance with such requirements prior to the expiration of the PAMA. No assurance can be given that implementation of the PAMA projects is feasible or that their implementation will achieve compliance with the applicable legal requirements by the end of the PAMA period. Further, there can be no assurance that the Peruvian government will not in the future require compliance with additional or different environmental obligations that could adversely affect Doe Run Peru’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Under the purchase agreement related to the acquisition of the La Oroya assets in October 1997, Centromin, the prior owner of the La Oroya smelter and Cobriza mine, agreed to indemnify Doe Run Peru against environmental liability arising out of its prior operations and their apportioned share of any other complaint related to emissions. Performance of the indemnity has been guaranteed by the Peruvian government through the enactment of the Supreme Decree No. 042-97-PCM. However, there can be no assurance that Centromin will satisfy its environmental obligations and investment requirements, including those in its PAMA, or that the guarantee will be honored. Any failure by Centromin to satisfy its environmental obligations could adversely affect Doe Run Peru’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Cobriza mine has a separate PAMA in which Doe Run Peru has committed to complete projects to manage tailings, mine drainage, sewage and garbage. As of June 2004, Doe Run Peru ceased discharging mine waste into the Mantaro River and was in compliance with the emissions standards required by the PAMA.

 

Doe Run Peru is responsible for the remediation costs relating to a zinc ferrite disposal site. The current closure plan provides for encapsulating the ferrite residues in place at Huanchan, an area a short distance from the smelter where they are currently stored, for which an environmental liability of $1,600 has been recorded as of January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004.

 

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Consolidated

 

The Company believes its liabilities for domestic and foreign environmental, mine closure and reclamation matters are adequate, based on the information currently available.  Depending upon the type and extent of activities required, revisions to management’s estimates of costs to perform these activities are reasonably possible in the near term.  Therefore, there can be no assurance that additional costs, both individually and in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition and liquidity of the Company.

 

(8)         Litigation

 

Doe Run is a defendant in eight lawsuits alleging certain damages stemming from the operations at the Herculaneum smelter.  Three of these cases are class action lawsuits.  In two cases, the plaintiffs seek to have certified a class of property owners in a certain section of Herculaneum, alleging that property values have been damaged due to the operations of the smelter.  In another case, plaintiffs seek to have certified a class of children who lived in Herculaneum during a period of time when they were less than six years old and children born to mothers who lived in Herculaneum during their pregnancies.  The remedy sought is medical monitoring for the class.  Five of the cases are personal injury actions by 24 individuals who allege damages from the effects of lead due to operations at the smelter.  Punitive damages also are being sought in each case.

 

A resident of Herculaneum has claimed personal injuries allegedly resulting from exposure to emissions from the smelter.  No suit has yet been filed in this matter.

 

Doe Run is a defendant in five lawsuits alleging certain damages from discontinued mine facilities in St. Francois County.  Four of the cases are class action lawsuits.  The first case seeks to have certified a class consisting of property owners in Bonne Terre, Missouri, alleging that property values have been damaged due to the tailings from the discontinued operations.  In the second case plaintiffs seek to have certified a class of children who lived, went to school or day care in Bonne Terre, or whose mothers lived in Bonne Terre during their pregnancies.  The third and fourth cases are class actions for property damage and medical monitoring concerning alleged damages caused by chat, tailings, and related operations in six areas in St. Francois County.  The fifth case alleges personal injury to two children living in St. Francois County.

 

Doe Run has been named in 17 suits filed by 116 railway employees against a railroad carrier and multiple lead mining companies alleging personal injury resulting from exposure to lead concentrates hauled by the railroad carrier.  In addition, Doe Run has been named in an action by the spouses of four railway workers related to the exposure to lead from the hauling of lead concentrates by the railroad.  Doe Run has reached tentative settlement with all but three of the plaintiffs in these cases.

 

The railroad carrier has also threatened Doe Run and other companies associated with lead mining operations in Missouri with possible legal action for claims for property damage at certain rail yards and claims for contribution and indemnity for costs associated with settlement of lead exposure cases.  The demands indicate that material liability is reasonably possible, but, given the various types of claims, the number of potential defendants, the defenses available to the Company (including that certain costs are the result of the railroad’s activities for which it plead guilty to a felony and paid a criminal fine), and the fact that no lawsuit has been filed, the Company is unable at this time to estimate the expected outcome and any final costs of this potential action.

 

Doe Run is a defendant in lawsuits alleging certain damages from past mining operations in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.  Ten lawsuits have been filed alleging personal injury to 25 children and one adult living in Ottawa County against eight companies, including Doe Run, who allegedly, either through predecessors or subsidiaries, mined lead and zinc in Ottawa County or commercially used the chat or tailings in Ottawa County.   Five of these suits were dismissed, leaving claims alleged by seven children. Two cases are class action lawsuits for personal injury and property damage in Picher and Quapaw, Ottawa County. An additional class action lawsuit for damages to natural resources and land owned by members of the Quapaw Tribe was filed on December 10, 2003 against seven companies, including Doe Run.  The Company is unable at this time to estimate the expected outcome and any final costs of this action. Two additional cases alleging personal injury to 45 children and three children, respectively, were filed in July 2004.

 

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Doe Run, with several other defendants, has been named in four cases in Maryland, but has not yet been joined as a defendant in any of these cases.  These suits seek damages, alleging personal injuries as a result of lead poisoning from exposure to lead paint and tetraethyl lead dust.  The suits seek punitive damages.  Doe Run was dismissed from two similar cases in which it was joined as a defendant.  Until Doe Run is actually joined as a defendant in one or more of these cases, material liability from these cases is considered remote.

 

Doe Run has been named in an asbestos injury suit in the City of St. Louis by an individual against numerous companies and public entities, alleging that he was exposed to asbestos, including at the premises of the St. Joe Minerals Corporation (Doe Run’s predecessor).  Doe Run was named in two similar suits filed in Madison County, Illinois, one alleging that a worker was exposed to asbestos at premises of the St. Joe Minerals Corporation, in which Doe Run has not been properly served, and the other filed by a person who did laundry for insulation workers in her family who were allegedly exposed to asbestos at Doe Run’s Herculaneum, Missouri facility.  Doe Run was served a Writ of Summons in a fourth case filed in Pennsylvania in May 2003 but has not yet been served with a complaint, so few details of the case are known, including the alleged location of the exposure.

 

Doe Run has been named as a party in various lawsuits relating to certain operations of its predecessor.  Fluor Corporation, the owner of Doe Run’s predecessor, retained the obligation for any costs of defense or claims relating to these lawsuits.  Should Fluor Corporation become unable to fulfill its contractual obligation, Doe Run could be liable for any costs or claims resulting from these lawsuits.  There is no reason at this time to believe that Fluor Corporation could not fulfill its contractual obligations.

 

Doe Run Peru is a defendant in 123 lawsuits in the Lima, Peru labor courts whereby workers have alleged damages from industrial diseases.  Doe Run Peru has made claims in most of the cases against Centromin and has also made claims against both governmental agencies and private companies that provide workers’ insurance.  The average claim is $18.  Of seven concluded cases in this category, six were dismissed and one resulted in a payment by Doe Run Peru of $9.

 

Doe Run Peru is also a defendant in 136 lawsuits by workers alleging that they are owed certain differences in salaries and benefits.  The average claim is $23.  Of 22 concluded cases in this category, 21 were dismissed and one resulted in a payment by Doe Run Peru of $2. Doe Run Peru is also a defendant in a lawsuit by the Yauli-La Oroya Employees Union concerning salaries and benefits.  The claims of the 150 workers remaining in the lawsuit total approximately $660.

 

On January 19, 2005, Doe Run Peru was served with a lawsuit by an association of municipalities of the Junin Region of Peru against Doe Run Peru and two other mining companies.  This lawsuit alleges environmental damages to the Mantaro River basin in the amount of $5.0 billion.  Material liability to Doe Run Peru is believed to be remote because it is the opinion of management and outside counsel for Doe Run Peru that the probability under Peruvian law of this case proceeding to a conclusion at the favor of the plaintiffs is low. Any potential judgment would be subject to the indemnification obligations of Centromin, which are guaranteed by the Peruvian government.

 

Since most of the above cases are either in the pleading or discovery stages, the Company is unable at this time to estimate the expected outcome and the final costs, except as noted, of these actions.  No amounts have been accrued as liabilities related to these actions.  There can be no assurance that these cases would not have a material adverse effect, both individually and in the aggregate, on the results of operations, financial condition and liquidity of the Company.  The Company has and will continue to vigorously defend itself against such claims.

 

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(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries

 

The Guarantor Subsidiaries (Fabricated Products, Inc. (FPI) and DR Land Holdings, LLC (together, the Domestic Guarantors) Buick Resource Recycling Facility, LLC, Doe Run Cayman Ltd. (Doe Run Cayman) and its subsidiary Doe Run Peru) have jointly and severally, fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed the Unsecured Notes, Secured Notes and 11.75% Notes of the Company. Doe Run Cayman has no operations separate from those of Doe Run Peru. Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning certain Guarantor Subsidiaries and disclosures concerning non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have not been presented because management has determined that such information is not material to investors. Intercompany transactions eliminated in consolidation consist of various service and agency fees between Doe Run and Doe Run Peru and sales of metal to Doe Run by Doe Run Peru and to FPI by Doe Run.

 

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(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited)
As of January 31, 2005

 

 

 

The Company
Excluding
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Buick
Resource
Recycling
Facility, LLC

 

Other
Domestic
Guarantors

 

Doe Run
Cayman and
Subsidiary

 

Eliminations

 

The
Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

1,537

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

3,948

 

$

 

$

5,486

 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

50,731

 

 

2,299

 

18,703

 

(1,300

)

70,433

 

Inventories

 

41,319

 

 

1,085

 

76,218

 

(32

)

118,590

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

19,995

 

 

51

 

32,698

 

 

52,744

 

Due from subsidiaries

 

152,002

 

1,358

 

 

 

(153,360

)

 

Total current assets

 

265,584

 

1,358

 

3,436

 

131,567

 

(154,692

)

247,253

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

73,290

 

14,116

 

1,294

 

150,215

 

 

238,915

 

Due from subsidiaries

 

16,432

 

 

 

 

(16,432

)

 

Other noncurrent assets, net

 

3,710

 

 

63

 

89

 

 

3,862

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

(8,281

)

 

 

 

8,281

 

 

Total assets

 

$

350,735

 

$

15,474

 

$

4,793

 

$

281,871

 

$

(162,843

)

$

490,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

55,789

 

$

 

$

 

$

39,996

 

$

 

$

95,785

 

Accounts payable

 

22,752

 

 

710

 

67,815

 

(1,300

)

89,977

 

Accrued liabilities

 

48,363

 

 

824

 

28,633

 

 

77,820

 

Due to parent/subsidiaries

 

1,358

 

 

7,939

 

144,063

 

(153,360

)

 

Total current liabilities

 

128,262

 

 

9,473

 

280,507

 

(154,660

)

263,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

320,561

 

 

 

24

 

 

320,585

 

Due to parent

 

 

 

 

16,432

 

(16,432

)

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

70,838

 

 

491

 

3,460

 

 

74,789

 

Total liabilities

 

519,661

 

 

9,964

 

300,423

 

(171,092

)

658,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A redeemable preferred stock

 

26,121

 

 

 

 

 

26,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity (deficit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value, 1,667 shares authorized, 1000 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

1

 

 

(1

)

 

Common stock, $1 par value, 2,005,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

2,005

 

(2,005

)

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

19,348

 

1,205

 

 

(20,553

)

 

Accumulated deficit and accumulated other comprehensive losses

 

(195,047

)

(3,874

)

(6,377

)

(20,557

)

30,808

 

(195,047

)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

 

(195,047

)

15,474

 

(5,171

)

(18,552

)

8,249

 

(195,047

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)

 

$

350,735

 

$

15,474

 

$

4,793

 

$

281,871

 

$

(162,843

)

$

490,030

 

 

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(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of October 31, 2004

 

 

 

The Company Excluding
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Buick
Resource
Recycling
Facility, LLC

 

Other
Domestic
Guarantors

 

Doe Run
Cayman and
Subsidiary

 

Eliminations

 

The
Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

13,412

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

6,905

 

$

 

20,318

 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

42,269

 

 

1,942

 

22,217

 

(2,209

)

64,219

 

Inventories

 

36,359

 

 

1,130

 

65,876

 

(56

)

103,309

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

19,898

 

 

59

 

15,901

 

 

35,858

 

Due from subsidiaries

 

11,998

 

1,162

 

 

 

(13,160

)

 

Total current assets

 

123,936

 

1,162

 

3,132

 

110,899

 

(15,425

)

223,704

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

72,716

 

14,739

 

1,442

 

140,743

 

 

229,640

 

Due from subsidiaries

 

156,495

 

 

 

 

(156,495

)

 

Other noncurrent assets, net

 

3,890

 

 

63

 

122

 

 

4,075

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

(12,647

)

 

 

 

12,647

 

 

Total assets

 

$

344,390

 

$

15,901

 

$

4,637

 

$

251,764

 

$

(159,273

)

457,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

57,367

 

$

 

$

 

$

39,400

 

$

 

96,767

 

Accounts payable

 

23,310

 

 

662

 

44,092

 

(2,209

)

65,855

 

Accrued liabilities

 

55,625

 

 

1,054

 

27,199

 

 

83,878

 

Due to parent/subsidiaries

 

1,162

 

 

7,998

 

143,063

 

(152,223

)

 

Total current liabilities

 

137,464

 

 

9,714

 

253,754

 

(154,432

)

246,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

320,561

 

 

 

 

 

320,561

 

Due to parent

 

 

 

 

17,432

 

(17,432

)

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

71,772

 

 

533

 

3,460

 

 

75,765

 

Total liabilities

 

529,797

 

 

10,247

 

274,646

 

(171,864

)

642,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A redeemable preferred stock

 

25,329

 

 

 

 

 

25,329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity (deficit):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value, 1,667 shares authorized, 1,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value, 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

1

 

 

(1

)

 

Common stock, $1 par value, 2,005,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

2,005

 

(2,005

)

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

19,348

 

1,205

 

 

(20,553

)

 

Accumulated deficit and accumulated other comprehensive losses

 

(210,736

)

(3,447

)

(6,816

)

(24,887

)

35,150

 

(210,736

)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

 

(210,736

)

15,901

 

(5,610

)

(22,882

)

12,591

 

(210,736

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)

 

$

344,390

 

$

15,901

 

$

4,637

 

$

251,764

 

$

(159,273

)

457,419

 

 

18



 

(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Three Months Ended January 31, 2005

 

 

 

The Company
Excluding
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Buick
Resource
Recycling
Facility, LLC

 

Domestic
Guarantors

 

Doe Run
Cayman and
Subsidiary

 

Eliminations

 

The
Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

84,382

 

$

 

$

3,815

 

$

150,786

 

$

(3,324

)

$

235,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

60,038

 

 

2,950

 

138,364

 

(3,349

)

198,003

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

2,259

 

623

 

100

 

3,155

 

 

6,137

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

6,026

 

 

587

 

4,215

 

 

10,828

 

Unrealized loss on derivatives

 

(1,109

)

 

 

311

 

 

(798

)

Other

 

1,521

 

29

 

153

 

134

 

 

1,837

 

Total costs and expenses

 

68,735

 

652

 

3,790

 

146,179

 

(3,349

)

216,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

15,647

 

(652

)

25

 

4,607

 

25

 

19,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(2,679

)

 

(156

)

(606

)

 

(3,441

)

Other, net

 

(79

)

224

 

2

 

329

 

 

476

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

3,798

 

 

 

 

(3,798

)

 

 

 

1,040

 

224

 

(154

)

(277

)

(3,798

)

(2,965

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

16,687

 

(428

)

(129

)

4,330

 

(3,773

)

16,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

16,687

 

(428

)

(129

)

4,330

 

(3,773

)

16,687

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

(792

)

 

 

 

 

(792

)

Net income (loss) allocable to common shares

 

$

15,895

 

$

(428

)

$

(129

)

$

4,330

 

$

(3,773

)

$

15,895

 

 

19



 

(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (unaudited)
Three Months Ended January 31, 2004

 

 

 

The Company
Excluding
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Buick
Resource
Recycling
Facility, LLC

 

Domestic
Guarantors

 

Doe Run
Cayman and
Subsidiary

 

Eliminations

 

The
Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

67,187

 

$

 

$

2,808

 

$

122,973

 

$

(2,964

)

$

190,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

57,984

 

 

2,167

 

118,588

 

(328

)

178,411

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

2,483

 

854

 

211

 

2,917

 

 

6,465

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

5,681

 

 

606

 

5,495

 

(2,656

)

9,126

 

Unrealized loss on derivatives

 

4,390

 

 

 

634

 

 

5,024

 

Other

 

1,002

 

29

 

(1

)

1

 

 

1,031

 

Total costs and expenses

 

71,540

 

883

 

2,983

 

127,635

 

(2,984

)

200,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(4,353

)

(883

)

(175

)

(4,662

)

20

 

(10,053

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(2,524

)

 

(175

)

(478

)

 

(3,177

)

Other, net

 

(112

)

195

 

(2

)

(131

)

 

(50

)

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

(6,291

)

 

 

 

6,291

 

 

 

 

(8,927

)

195

 

(177

)

(609

)

6,291

 

(3,227

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

(13,280

)

(688

)

(352

)

(5,271

)

6,311

 

(13,280

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

565

 

 

 

 

 

565

 

Net income (loss)

 

(13,845

)

(688

)

(352

)

(5,271

)

6,311

 

(13,845

)

Preferred stock dividends

 

(625

)

 

 

 

 

(625

)

Net income (loss) allocable to common shares

 

$

(14,470

)

$

(688

)

$

(352

)

$

(5,271

)

$

6,311

 

$

(14,470

)

 

20



 

(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Three Months Ended January 31, 2005

 

 

 

The Company
Excluding
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Buick
Resource
Recycling
Facility, LLC

 

Domestic
Guarantors

 

Doe Run
Cayman and
Subsidiary

 

Eliminations

 

The
Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(844

)

$

196

 

$

(175

)

$

9,123

 

$

(4,454

)

$

3,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(3,816

)

 

(105

)

(12,648

)

 

(16,569

)

Investment in subsidiaries

 

(4,454

)

 

 

 

4,454

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(8,270

)

 

(105

)

(12,648

)

4,454

 

(16,569

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving loans and short-term borrowings, net

 

(2,677

)

 

 

580

 

 

(2,097

)

Payments on long-term debt

 

 

 

 

(12

)

 

(12

)

Due to/due from parent/subsdiaries

 

(84

)

(196

)

280

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(2,761

)

(196

)

280

 

568

 

 

(2,109

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

(11,875

)

 

 

(2,957

)

 

(14,832

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

13,412

 

 

1

 

6,905

 

 

20,318

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

1,537

 

$

 

$

1

 

$

3,948

 

$

 

$

5,486

 

 

21



 

(9)         Guarantor Subsidiaries (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Three Months Ended January 31, 2004

 

 

 

The Company
Excluding
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Buick
Resource
Recycling
Facility, LLC

 

Domestic
Guarantors

 

Doe Run
Cayman and
Subsidiary

 

Eliminations

 

The
Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(5,703

)

$

166

 

$

(171

)

$

(3,625

)

$

6,291

 

$

(3,042

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(2,019

)

 

 

(3,524

)

 

(5,543

)

Investment in subsidiaries

 

6,291

 

 

 

 

(6,291

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

4,272

 

 

 

(3,524

)

(6,291

)

(5,543

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving loans and short-term borrowings, net

 

4,245

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

5,245

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

(28

)

 

 

(1,183

)

 

(1,211

)

Due to/due from parent/subsdiaries

 

(2,786

)

(166

)

171

 

2,781

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

1,431

 

(166

)

171

 

2,598

 

 

4,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

 

 

 

(4,551

)

 

(4,551

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

 

 

16,794

 

 

16,794

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,243

 

$

 

$

12,243

 

 

22



 

DOE RUN PERU S.R.L.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

January 31,
2005

 

October 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

3,948

 

$

6,905

 

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

18,703

 

22,217

 

Inventories

 

76,218

 

65,876

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

32,698

 

15,901

 

Total current assets

 

131,567

 

110,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

150,215

 

140,743

 

Other noncurrent assets, net

 

89

 

122

 

Total assets

 

$

281,871

 

$

251,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

39,996

 

$

39,400

 

Accounts payable

 

67,815

 

44,092

 

Accrued liabilities

 

28,633

 

27,199

 

Due to related parties

 

144,063

 

143,063

 

Total current liabilities

 

280,507

 

253,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

24

 

 

Due to parent company and related parties

 

16,432

 

17,432

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

3,460

 

3,460

 

Total liabilities

 

300,423

 

274,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock, $0.01 par value, 15,912,083,739 shares, fully paid

 

2,005

 

2,005

 

Accumulated deficit and other comprehensive loss

 

(20,557

)

(24,887

)

Total shareholders’ deficit

 

(18,552

)

(22,882

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit

 

$

281,871

 

$

251,764

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

23



 

DOE RUN PERU S.R.L.
Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended January 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

150,786

 

$

122,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

138,364

 

118,588

 

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

 

3,155

 

2,917

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

4,215

 

5,495

 

Unrealized loss on derivatives

 

311

 

634

 

Other

 

134

 

1

 

Total costs and expenses

 

146,179

 

127,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

4,607

 

(4,662

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

(606

)

(478

)

Other, net

 

329

 

(131

)

 

 

(277

)

(609

)

Income (loss) before income tax expense

 

4,330

 

(5,271

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

4,330

 

$

(5,271

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

24



 

DOE RUN PERU S.R.L.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended January 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

9,123

 

$

(3,625

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(12,648

)

(3,524

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(12,648

)

(3,524

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving loans, net

 

580

 

1,000

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

(12

)

(1,183

)

Increase in amount due to related parties

 

 

2,781

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

568

 

2,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

 

(2,957

)

(4,551

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

6,905

 

16,794

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

3,948

 

$

12,243

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

 

25



 

DOE RUN PERU S.R.L

Notes to Financial Statements
(U.S. dollars in thousands)

 

(1)         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

 

These interim financial statements include the accounts of Doe Run Peru S.R.L. (Doe Run Peru or the Company). In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of January 31, 2005 and results of operations for the three-month periods ended January 31, 2005 and 2004.  All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.  Interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.

 

(2)         Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

January 31,
2005

 

October 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished metals and concentrates

 

$

9,690

 

$

8,356

 

Metals and concentrates in process

 

54,853

 

44,523

 

Materials, supplies and repair parts

 

11,675

 

12,997

 

 

 

$

76,218

 

$

65,876

 

 

Materials, supplies and repair parts are stated net of reserves for obsolescence of approximately $791 and $1,436 at January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004, respectively.

 

(3)         Income Taxes

 

On December 26, 2003, Peru’s tax authority, SUNAT, notified Doe Run Peru of an income tax assessment for the 1998 tax year. On December 23, 2004, assessments were received for tax years 1999 through 2001. The assessments primarily relate to Doe Run Peru’s income tax treatment of the December 1997 merger of Doe Run Peru and Metaloroya S.A., which was purchased by Doe Run Peru in October 1997, and its effects on subsequent years’ taxable income. Under the assessment by SUNAT, the tax basis of Doe Run Peru’s fixed assets acquired would decrease, resulting in lower tax depreciation expense than originally claimed. The assessed amount consisting of additional income taxes due, penalties and interest totals approximately $102,500.

 

The Company estimates that the effect of a similar assessment for tax years after 2001 would be approximately $1,400.

 

Furthermore, Doe Run Peru would also be required to make additional workers’ profit sharing payments equal to 8% of the increase in taxable income generated by the changes discussed above, or approximately $5,800 for tax years 1998 through 2004.

 

On November 15, 2004, SUNAT notified Doe Run Peru of a Value-Added Tax (VAT) assessment for the period from January through July 2004.  On December 23, 2004. Doe Run Peru received additional VAT assessments for tax years 1999 through 2001.  The assessments primarily relate to Doe Run Peru’s exports with holding certificates and differences in a tax credit application. The total assessment for these periods was approximately $41,000. SUNAT offset the amount assessed for 2004 of approximately $2,300 against Doe Run Peru’s VAT receivable balance from July 2004.  Future VAT reimbursements cannot be used to offset the assessment by SUNAT.  The Company estimates expected additional assessments related to VAT for tax years 2002 and 2003 to total approximately $19,000 in regard to its exports with holding certificates.

 

Management of the Company believes that in each case Doe Run Peru has followed the applicable Peruvian tax statutes and intends to pursue all available administrative and judicial appeals. Doe Run Peru is not required to make any payments pending the administrative appeal process. If Doe Run Peru is not successful in the

 

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administrative appeal processes and were to appeal in the judicial system, some type of financial assurance would be required. No amounts have been accrued as liabilities related to these actions.

 

(4)         Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Asset retirement obligations (AROs) are recognized as liabilities when incurred, with the initial measurement at fair value.  These liabilities will be increased to full value over time through charges of accretion to operating expense.  In addition, an asset retirement cost is capitalized as part of the related asset’s carrying value and will be depreciated over the asset’s useful life.  Changes in the ARO liability resulting from revisions to the timing or the amount of the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows shall be recognized as an increase or a decrease in the carrying amount of the liability for an ARO and the related asset retirement cost capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset.

 

Doe Run Peru has AROs at its Cobriza mine related to the costs associated with closing the mine openings and covering acid rock.  Doe Run Peru is also responsible for the covering and revegetation of mixed lead and copper slag stored in Huanchan, an area a short distance from the smelter where the slag is currently stored.

 

The Company’s total recorded liability for AROs was approximately $1,900 as of January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004.

 

Environmental Remediation

 

La Oroya’s operations historically and currently exceed some of the applicable Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) maximum permissible limits pertaining to air emissions and wastewater effluent quality. The Environmental Remediation and Management Program (PAMA) projects, which are more fully discussed below, have been designed to achieve compliance with these requirements. There can be no assurance that the Peruvian government will not, in the future, require compliance with additional environmental regulations that could adversely affect Doe Run Peru’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Metaloroya S.A., the former owner of the La Oroya smelter, at the time a subsidiary of Centromin, received approval from the Peruvian government for a PAMA that consisted of an environmental impact analysis, monitoring plan and data, mitigation measures and closure plan. Doe Run Peru assumed the obligations under the PAMA. The PAMA also sets forth the actions and corresponding annual investments the concession holder agrees to undertake in order to achieve compliance with the maximum permissible limits prior to expiration of the PAMA (ten years for smelters, such as Doe Run Peru’s operations in La Oroya, and five years for any other type of mining or metallurgical operation like Cobriza). After expiration of the PAMA, the operator must comply with all applicable standards and requirements. Because these costs improve the property or prevent future environmental contamination, they are capitalized.

 

Doe Run Peru has committed under its current approved PAMA to implement the following projects at its La Oroya smelter through December 31, 2006:

 

                  New sulfuric acid plants

                  Treatment plant for the copper refinery effluent

                  Industrial wastewater treatment plant for the smelter and refinery

                  Improve the slag handling system

                  Improve Huanchan lead and copper slag deposits

                  Build an arsenic trioxide deposit

                  Improve the zinc ferrite disposal site

                  Domestic wastewater treatment and domestic waste disposal

                  Monitoring station

 

An investment schedule in the PAMA provides a specific plan for achieving the applicable MEM maximum permissible limits pertaining to air emissions and wastewater effluent quality. The PAMA may be modified and

 

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amended as to the actual design and timing of projects to be implemented, provided compliance with the applicable maximum permissible limits is achieved by December 31, 2006. The required estimated annual spending on a calendar year basis for the projects approved in the La Oroya PAMA, as amended, most recently on January 25, 2002, are as follows:

 

Year

 

Estimated
Cost

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

$

53,500

 

2006

 

 

67,700

 

 

 

 

$

121,200

 

 

Doe Run Peru expects that it will not be able to comply with the spending requirements of La Oroya’s PAMA investment schedule in 2005 and 2006 with respect to the construction of a sulfuric acid plant required by the PAMA and, as a result, could be subject to penalties. Failure to comply with the PAMA could result in the cessation of operations at the La Oroya smelter.

 

On December 29, 2004 the Peruvian Government issued a Supreme Decree, which recognized that exceptional circumstances may justify an extension of one or more projects within the scope of a PAMA. The Supreme Decree specifies that companies have until December 31, 2005 to apply for an extension.  The maximum extension is for three years and the MEM may authorize an additional year based upon the results of a health risk study.

 

Doe Run intends to apply for an extension to complete the construction of a sulfuric acid plant contemplated by the original PAMA. The application for a PAMA extension must be supported by a health risk study performed by a third party. The application must contain an engineering description and funding plan of any project to be extended, a discussion of how and when environmental emission standards will be met, a plan to monitor emissions with the participation of the community, proof that at least three public workshops were held in various districts to provide information on Doe Run Peru’s financial situation and health programs, proof that two public hearings were held regarding the extension plans, and other financial information. In order to meet these requirements, the Company does not expect to apply for the extension until the end of 2005.

 

Upon approval of a modified PAMA, Doe Run Peru would be required to create a trust account. The trust account would administer the receipts and disbursements related to the extended PAMA project. The Supreme Decree requires that receipts from sales be remitted monthly directly to the trust account, in an amount sufficient to fund the month’s cash requirements of the extended PAMA projects. Such an arrangement is prohibited by the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility, which expires on September 23, 2005.  Accordingly, a renegotiated Doe Run Peru credit facility will need to comply with the requirements established by the Supreme Decree, should Doe Run Peru’s PAMA be extended.

 

The Supreme Decree also requires that, within 30 days of the approval of the PAMA extension, the Company provide financial security in an amount equal to 20% of the projected cost of the project or projects to be extended. The Company currently expects the overall investment required to build the sulfuric acid plant to be approximately $102,000. The Company cannot assure that it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financial security required.

 

Doe Run Peru will perform other environmental projects to reduce fugitive emissions, including heavy metal dust, to address the health issues of the community. As of January 31, 2005, the remaining total cost of the current PAMA projects, including the sulfuric acid plant construction, and these projects is approximately $136,000.

 

Management believes that Doe Run Peru will obtain an approval of an extension to complete the sulfuric acid plant. There is no assurance, however, that Doe Run Peru will receive an extension, or, if it does, that the project will be completed within the time limitation specified by the Supreme Decree.

 

The PAMA projects have been designed to achieve compliance with such requirements prior to the expiration of the PAMA. No assurance can be given that implementation of the PAMA projects is feasible or that their

 

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implementation will achieve compliance with the applicable legal requirements by the end of the PAMA period. Further, there can be no assurance that the Peruvian government will not in the future require compliance with additional or different environmental obligations that could adversely affect Doe Run Peru’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Under the purchase agreement related to the acquisition of the La Oroya assets in October 1997, Centromin, the prior owner of the La Oroya smelter and Cobriza mine, agreed to indemnify Doe Run Peru against environmental liability arising out of its prior operations and their apportioned share of any other complaint related to emissions. Performance of the indemnity has been guaranteed by the Peruvian government through the enactment of the Supreme Decree No. 042-97-PCM. However, there can be no assurance that Centromin will satisfy its environmental obligations and investment requirements, including those in its PAMA, or that the guarantee will be honored. Any failure by Centromin to satisfy its environmental obligations could adversely affect Doe Run Peru’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Cobriza mine has a separate PAMA in which Doe Run Peru has committed to complete projects to manage tailings, mine drainage, sewage and garbage. As of June 2004, Doe Run Peru ceased discharging mine waste into the Mantaro River and was in compliance with the emissions standards required by the PAMA.

 

Doe Run Peru is responsible for the remediation costs relating to a zinc ferrite disposal site. The current closure plan provides for encapsulating the ferrite residues in place at Huanchan, an area a short distance from the smelter where they are currently stored, for which an environmental liability of $1,600 has been recorded as of January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004.

 

(5)         Litigation

 

Doe Run Peru is a defendant in 123 lawsuits in the Lima, Peru labor courts whereby workers have alleged damages from industrial diseases.  Doe Run Peru has made claims in most of the cases against Centromin and has also made claims against both governmental agencies and private companies that provide workers’ insurance.  The average claim is $18.  Of seven concluded cases in this category, six were dismissed and one resulted in a payment by Doe Run Peru of $9.

 

Doe Run Peru is also a defendant in 136 lawsuits by workers alleging that they are owed certain differences in salaries and benefits.  The average claim is $23.  Of 22 concluded cases in this category, 21 were dismissed and one resulted in a payment by Doe Run Peru of $2. Doe Run Peru is also a defendant in a lawsuit by the Yauli-La Oroya Employees Union concerning salaries and benefits.  The claims of the 150 workers remaining in the lawsuit total approximately $660.

 

On January 19, 2005, Doe Run Peru was served with a lawsuit by an association of municipalities of the Junin Region of Peru against Doe Run Peru and two other mining companies.  This lawsuit alleges environmental damages to the Mantaro River basin in the amount of $5.0 billion.  Material liability to Doe Run Peru is believed to be remote because it is the opinion of management and outside counsel for Doe Run Peru that the probability under Peruvian law of this case proceeding to a conclusion at the favor of the plaintiffs is low. Any potential judgment would be subject to the indemnification obligations of Centromin, which are guaranteed by the Peruvian government.

 

The Company is unable at this time to estimate the expected outcome and the final costs, except as noted, of these actions. No amounts have been accrued as liabilities related to these actions. There can be no assurance that these cases would not have a material adverse effect, both individually and in the aggregate, on the results of operations, financial condition and liquidity of the Company. The Company has and will continue to vigorously defend itself against such claims.

 

(6)         Financial Condition

 

For the year ended October 31, 2003 and for several years prior, Doe Run Peru reported recurring losses, primarily due to the decline of treatment charges Doe Run Peru received for processing raw materials over the prior five years, which had severely impacted Doe Run Peru’s liquidity. The Company has substantial

 

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environmental commitments that will affect the Company’s liquidity. These issues raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

There was virtually no availability under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility at January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004. Continued high metal prices have resulted in outlays for concentrate purchases and value-added tax (VAT) payments being funded by cash from operations, as Doe Run Peru has reached its maximum borrowing level under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility. VAT deposits to be received by Doe Run Peru increased $13.3 million in the 2005 quarter, due to a delay in receiving reimbursements and higher metal prices. In response to the lack of borrowing availability, Doe Run Peru extended payments to its suppliers, which in addition to increased metal prices, resulted in an increase in accounts payable in the first quarter of 2005.

 

As discussed in Note 4, Doe Run Peru’s existing PAMA requires it to perform projects in 2005 and 2006 at a total cost of $121,200. Doe Run Peru expects that it will not be able to comply with the spending requirements of the PAMA investment schedule in 2005 and 2006 with respect to the construction of a sulfuric acid plant required by the PAMA and, as a result, could be subject to penalties. Failure to comply with the PAMA could result in the cessation of operations at the La Oroya smelter.

 

The Peruvian Government has issued the Supreme Decree, which recognized that exceptional circumstances may justify an extension of one or more projects within the scope of a PAMA. Doe Run Peru will submit an application for extension to modify the requirements of the existing PAMA and extend the term of the PAMA to complete the construction of the sulfuric acid plant contemplated by the original PAMA. Doe Run Peru will perform other environmental projects to reduce fugitive emissions, including heavy metal dust, to address the health issues of the community. As of January 31, 2005, the remaining total cost of the current PAMA projects, including the sulfuric acid plant construction, and these projects is approximately $136,000. If the extension of the PAMA is approved, management expects to fund the PAMA projects from cash from operations.

 

Upon approval of a modified PAMA, Doe Run Peru would be required to create a trust account. The trust account would administer the receipts and disbursements related to the extended PAMA project. The Supreme Decree requires that receipts from sales be remitted monthly directly to the trust account, in an amount sufficient to fund the month’s cash requirements of the extended PAMA projects,. Such an arrangement is prohibited by Doe Run Peru’s revolving credit facility (the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility), which expires on September 23, 2005. Accordingly, a renegotiated Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility will need to comply with the requirements established by the Supreme Decree, should Doe Run Peru’s PAMA be extended.

 

The Supreme Decree also requires that, within 30 days of the approval of the PAMA extension, the Company provide financial security in an amount equal to 20% of the projected cost of the project or projects to be extended. The Company currently expects the overall investment required to build the sulfuric acid plant to be approximately $102,000.

 

Management believes that Doe Run Peru will obtain an approval of an extension to complete the sulfuric acid plant. There is no assurance, however, that Doe Run Peru will receive an extension, or, if it does, that the project will be completed within the time limitation specified by the Supreme Decree. Doe Run Peru has developed a business plan that identifies several revenue generating and cost reduction activities. Management believes the plan will enhance liquidity, which is expected to improve Doe Run Peru’s ability to make the investments under the PAMA, assuming an extension is received. Revenue enhancement and cost reduction projects include the processing of zinc ferrites and an effort to bring more recycled feed into the smelter. Cost reduction measures include manpower reductions through voluntary retirement and decreased power usage in the zinc circuit.

 

Doe Run Peru has received assessments of income tax, including penalties and interest, and Value Added Tax (VAT) totaling $102,500 and $41,000, respectively, as discussed in Note 3. In addition, the Company estimates that the effect of similar assessments for periods not yet assessed would be approximately $1,400 and $19,000 for the income tax and VAT matters, respectively. Furthermore, Doe Run Peru would also be required to make additional workers’ profit sharing payments equal to 8% of the increase in taxable income generated by the changes discussed above, or approximately $5,800 for tax years 1998 through 2004.

 

Management of the Company believes that in each case Doe Run Peru has followed the applicable Peruvian tax statutes and intends to pursue all available administrative and judicial appeals. Doe Run Peru is not required to make any payments pending the administrative appeal process. If Doe Run Peru is not successful in the administrative appeal processes and were to appeal in the judicial system, some type of financial assurance would be required, which would have a significant adverse effect on liquidity.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements of The Doe Run Resources Corporation (Doe Run and together with its subsidiaries, the Company) and the notes thereto, and other financial information included herein.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. The Company makes forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs about future events and financial performance. When used in this report, the words “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will” or similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and otherwise described in the Company’s periodic filings.

 

All predictions as to future results contain a measure of uncertainty, and accordingly, actual results could differ materially. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated, projected or implied by the forward-looking statements (the order of which does not necessarily reflect their relative significance) are: general economic and business conditions; increasing industry capacity and levels of imports of non-ferrous metals or non-ferrous metals products; industry trends, including the price of metals, product pricing; competition; currency fluctuations; the loss of any significant customer or suppliers; availability of raw materials; availability of qualified personnel; effects of future collective bargaining agreements; outcome of litigation; changing environmental requirements and costs, including the capital requirements in Peru; political uncertainty and terrorism; major equipment failures; changes in accounting principles or new accounting standards; compliance with laws and regulations and other unforeseen circumstances.

 

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed may not occur. In addition, actual results could differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors should, however, review additional disclosures made by the Company from time to time in its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read completely and with the understanding that the Company’s actual future results may be materially different from what the Company expects. All forward-looking statements made by the Company in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are qualified by these cautionary statements.

 

Recent Events

 

Doe Run Peru

 

Doe Run Peru expects that it will not be able to comply with the spending requirements of La Oroya’s PAMA investment schedule in 2005 and 2006 with respect to the construction of a sulfuric acid plant required by the PAMA and, as a result, could be subject to penalties.

 

On December 29, 2004 the Peruvian Government issued Supreme Decree No. 046-2004-EM (Supreme Decree), which recognized that exceptional circumstances may justify an extension of one or more projects within the scope of a PAMA.  The Supreme Decree specifies that companies have until December 31, 2005 to apply for an extension.  The maximum extension is for three years and the MEM may authorize an additional year based upon the results of a health risk study.

 

Doe Run intends to apply for an extension to complete the construction of the sulfuric acid plant contemplated by the original PAMA.

 

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The application for a PAMA extension must be supported by a health risk study performed by a third party. The application must contain an engineering description and funding plan of any project to be extended, a discussion of how and when environmental emission standards will be met, a plan to monitor emissions with the participation of the community, proof that at least three public workshops were held in various districts to provide information on Doe Run Peru’s financial situation and health programs, proof that two public hearings were held regarding the extension plans, and other financial information. In order to meet these requirements, the Company does not expect to apply for the extension until the end of 2005.

 

Upon approval of a modified PAMA, Doe Run Peru would be required to create a trust account. The trust account would administer the receipts and disbursements related to the extended PAMA project. The Supreme Decree requires that receipts from sales be remitted monthly directly to the trust account, in an amount sufficient to fund the month’s cash requirements of the extended PAMA projects. Such an arrangement is prohibited by the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility, which expires on September 23, 2005. Accordingly, a renegotiated Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility will need to comply with the requirements established by the Supreme Decree, should Doe Run Peru’s PAMA be extended.

 

The Supreme Decree also requires that, within 30 days of the approval of the PAMA extension, the Company provide financial security in an amount equal to 20% of the projected cost of the project or projects to be extended. The Company currently expects the overall investment required to build the sulfuric acid plant to be approximately $102.0 million. The Company cannot assure that it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financial security required.

 

Doe Run Peru will perform other environmental projects to reduce fugitive emissions, including heavy metal dust, to address the health issues of the community. As of January 31, 2005 the remaining total cost of the current PAMA projects, including the sulfuric acid plant construction, and these projects is approximately $136.0 million.

 

Management believes that Doe Run Peru will obtain an approval of an extension to complete the sulfuric acid plant. There is no assurance, however, that Doe Run Peru will receive an extension, or, if it does, that the project will be completed within the time limitation specified by the Supreme Decree.

 

Doe Run Peru has implemented a business plan that identifies several revenue generating and cost reduction activities. Management believes the plan will enhance liquidity, which would improve Doe Run Peru’s ability to make the investments under the proposed modifications to the PAMA. Revenue enhancement and cost reduction projects include the processing of zinc ferrites and an effort to bring more recycled feed into the smelter. Cost reduction measures include manpower reductions through voluntary retirement and decreased power usage in the zinc circuit.

 

Doe Run Peru has received assessments of income tax, including penalties and interest, and VAT totaling $102.5 million and $41.0 million, respectively.  The income tax assessments primarily relate to Doe Run Peru’s income tax treatment of the December 1997 merger of Doe Run Peru and Metaloroya S.A., which was purchased by Doe Run Peru in October 1997, and its effects on subsequent years’ taxable income. Under the assessment by SUNAT, the tax basis of Doe Run Peru’s fixed assets acquired would decrease, resulting in lower tax depreciation expense than originally claimed. The VAT assessments primarily relate to Doe Run Peru’s exports with holding certificates and differences in a tax credit application. See further discussion in “Liquidity and Capital Resources.No amounts have been accrued as liabilities related to these assessments.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Metals Pricing

 

The following table sets forth average LME prices for lead, copper and zinc and the average London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price for silver for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

 

Average Prices

 

2005

 

2004

 

Lead ($/ton)

 

$

875.80

 

$

627.80

 

Copper ($/ton)

 

2,853.20

 

2,022.40

 

Zinc ($/ton)

 

1,062.80

 

880.40

 

Silver ($/troy ounce)

 

7.08

 

5.71

 

 

These prices reflect the significant tightening in worldwide metal supply and the weakening of the U.S. dollar. Supply has tightened due to mine closures and cutbacks and slowed development stemming from the low prices from 1998-2003.

 

Production

 

All references to “ton” are in short tons.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s production statistics for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

U.S. Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Lead metal - primary (tons)

 

40,416

 

49,558

 

Lead metal - secondary (tons)

 

33,698

 

32,847

 

Lead concentrates (metal content, tons)

 

65,148

 

62,924

 

Ore grade (lead)

 

5.36

%

5.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doe Run Peru Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Refined copper (tons)

 

15,914

 

15,775

 

Refined lead (tons)

 

31,761

 

32,119

 

Refined zinc (tons)

 

16,228

 

20,146

 

Refined silver (thousands of troy ounces)

 

8,239

 

8,491

 

Refined gold (thousands of troy ounces)

 

15

 

13

 

Copper concentrates (metal content, tons)

 

3,772

 

4,497

 

Ore grade (copper content)

 

0.99

%

1.12

%

 

The increase in lead concentrate production at the Company’s primary lead operation’s mines in the first quarter of 2005 (the 2005 quarter) over the first quarter of 2004 (the 2004 quarter) was the result of an increase in ore production of 9%, offset by lower ore grade. A change was made in the second quarter of 2004 to increase ore production and mine at a lower grade to optimize the earnings on the mineral resources. Ore production in the 2005 quarter was lower than anticipated and lower than the fourth quarter of 2004 due to lower production at the Sweetwater and Fletcher mines. Technical changes were made to the pillar recovery process that allowed the Buick mine to improve its production performance in October 2004, and as a result, the ore grade for the Buick mine was higher to offset the impact of the lower ore production and grades from other mines.

 

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The Company also installed a copper pre-float circuit at its Buick mill in the first half of 2004 that enabled it to process more high grade copper ores from the Viburnum-29 and Viburnum-35 mines and improve copper recoveries from the Buick mill.  As a result, copper concentrate production increased 2,351 tons in the 2005 quarter to 6,381 over the 2004 quarter production of 4,030 tons. Equipment was received in the second quarter of 2005 that should improve performance at the Sweetwater mine.

 

In the 2005 quarter, the primary smelter operations’ lead metal production was 18% lower than in the 2004 quarter primarily due to the indefinite suspension of operations at the Glover smelter in the 2004 quarter. The Glover smelter produced approximately 7,000 tons in the 2004 quarter.  Production at the Herculaneum smelter was approximately 42,500 tons for the 2004 quarter.  Planned lower production in the first quarter of 2005 was responsible for the Herculaneum smelter’s decrease from the first quarter of 2004.

 

The improvement in production of lead from secondary sources at the Company’s U.S. recycling operations is the result of increased desulfurization capacity that was added to the facility during 2004.  Consecutive monthly records were set in September and October of 2004 for batteries processed and reverb furnace lead produced as a result of the improvements.  Production for the 2005 quarter was slightly lower than the fourth quarter of 2004 due to furnace problems associated with shortages in metallurgical coke supply and coke quality.

 

A permit to permanently expand the emissions capacity of the recycling operation to allow approximately 175,000 tons of production was received in January 2005.  While production capacity constraints will prevent production at the level allowed by the permit, the permit allows the Company’s recycling facility to operate at higher levels without receiving annual approvals.

 

For the 2005 quarter Doe Run Peru’s La Oroya smelter (La Oroya) copper and lead metal production was affected by a 2 day work stoppage by workers in December 2004 and by the lack of coke availability. The work stoppage resulted from a demonstration in La Oroya in support of Doe Run Peru’s application for an extension of the PAMA. The decrease in the 2005 quarter production of zinc compared to the 2004 quarter was due to the cessation of operations of its three New Jersey zinc roasters, which were costly to operate and environmentally inefficient. The decision should result in a reduction of refined zinc production to 50,000 tons per year, down from the previous capacity of 88,200. The Company believes that this change will reduce sulfuric acid gas and other gas emissions as well as reduce the disposal of liquid effluents.

 

Production of copper concentrates (metal content) at Doe Run Peru’s Cobriza mine (Cobriza) in the 2005 quarter was approximately 17% lower than the 2004 quarter, due primarily to the decrease in ore grade.

 

The 2005 Quarter Compared to the 2004 Quarter

 

Gross margin on sales (net sales less cost of sales) increased from $11.6 million in the 2004 quarter to $37.7 million in the 2005 quarter. Gross margin on sales for Doe Run’s operations increased from $7.2 million in the 2004 quarter to $25.3 million in the 2005 quarter while gross margin on sales for Doe Run Peru increased from $4.4 million in the 2004 quarter to $12.4 million in the 2005 quarter.

 

A 55% increase in Doe Run’s realized prices for lead metal, fueled by a 39% increase in LME prices and higher premiums over the LME, contributed an additional $16.8 million to Doe Run’s gross margin on sales in the 2005 quarter compared to the 2004 quarter. An increase in lead and copper concentrate sales volume resulted in an increase in gross margin of $3.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively, in the 2005 quarter over the 2004 quarter. Increases in copper and zinc metal prices contributed an additional $1.6 million to gross margin compared to the 2004 quarter. These increases were offset by higher production costs at the Doe Run’s primary operations, primarily due to lower ore grade, lower metal production, higher salaries, wages and employee benefits, maintenance and metallurgical coke costs. Increased conversion costs at the recycling operation, due to higher metallurgical coke and propane costs, were offset by improved feed costs per unit of metal produced.

 

The increase in Doe Run Peru’s gross margins is primarily the result of an improvement in the treatment charges received for processing concentrates.  This contributed approximately an additional $4.0 million to gross

 

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margin in the 2005 quarter compared to the 2004 quarter. An additional increase in gross margin resulted from an increase of $3.1 million in market price-related benefit.

 

Selling, general and administrative costs increased $1.7 million in the 2005 quarter over the 2004 quarter. The increase was due primarily to increased salaries and employee benefit costs, legal fees, and professional fees related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

 

Unrealized (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments are related to the change in fair market value of derivative financial instruments that are a part of Doe Run’s risk management strategy. The change from an unrealized loss of $5.0 million in the 2004 quarter to an unrealized gain of $0.8 million in the 2005 quarter is the result of the substantial increase in the LME price during 2004, which caused large unrealized losses to be recognized in the first quarter of 2004. See also “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

Other operating expenses increased $0.8 million from the 2004 quarter to the 2005 quarter. The expenses primarily relate to the recognition of impairment losses for the value of houses purchased in the town of Herculaneum, Missouri under a residential property purchase plan.

 

As of January 31, 2005, 149 homeowners had requested offers, and 117 of 142 delivered offers had been accepted. As of January 31, 2005, the Company had spent approximately $8.1 million under the residential property purchase plan. Another $1.1 million of accepted offers are awaiting a closing date and $2.0 million in outstanding offers have not been accepted. Management cannot estimate how many of the remaining homeowners will accept offers.

 

Income tax expense (benefit) in the 2004 quarter reflects a change in tax law in Peru. Under a law passed in December 2003, certain technical services that Doe Run provided under an agreement with Doe Run Peru were taxed at 30%. The agreement was canceled on July 1, 2004.

 

Renco has elected for the Company to be treated as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary (QSSS) for U.S. federal tax purposes.  Most states in which the Company operates will follow similar tax treatment. QSSS status requires the ultimate shareholders to include their pro rata share of the Company’s income or loss in their individual tax returns.  As a result of the Company’s tax status in the U.S., the Company is not generally subject to U.S. federal and most state income taxes, however, under a tax sharing agreement with Renco, the Company is liable to Renco for pro forma federal and state income taxes as defined in the agreement.

 

Liquidity

 

The Company is highly leveraged and has significant commitments for environmental matters and PAMA expenditures that require it to dedicate a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to the payment of these obligations, which will reduce funds available for other business purposes. These factors also increase the Company’s vulnerability to general adverse conditions, limit the Company’s flexibility in planning for or reacting to changes in its business and industry, and limit the Company’s ability to obtain financing required to fund working capital and capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes. An unfavorable outcome to lawsuits and tax assessments in Peru would have a further adverse effect on the Company’s ability to meet its obligations when due.

 

Net unused availability at January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004 under the Doe Run Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $22.3 million and $22.5 million, respectively and under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility was virtually none.  In addition to the availability under its revolving credit facilities, cash balances at Doe Run and Doe Run Peru were $1.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively, at January 31, 2005 and $13.4 million and $6.9 million, respectively, at October 31, 2004. In Peru, continued high metal prices have resulted in outlays for concentrate purchases and value-added tax (VAT) payments being funded by cash from operations, as Doe Run Peru has reached its maximum borrowing level under the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility. VAT deposits to be received by Doe Run Peru increased $13.3 million in the 2005 quarter, due to a delay in receiving reimbursements and higher metal prices. In response to the lack of borrowing availability, Doe Run Peru extended

 

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payments to its suppliers, which in addition to increased metal prices, resulted in an increase in accounts payable in the first quarter of 2005.

 

The Company’s auditors issued unqualified opinions on the 2004 audited financial statements of the Company and of Doe Run Peru that expressed substantial doubt about the Company’s and Doe Run Peru’s ability to continue as going concerns due to net capital deficiencies, substantial debt service requirements, and significant capital requirements under environmental commitments.

 

The Company’s outstanding 11.25% Senior Notes and 11.25% Senior Secured Notes totaling $7.5 million were retired in the second quarter of 2005. The Doe Run Revolving Credit Facility and the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility expire in the fourth quarter of 2005, and will require renegotiation to extend their term. Furthermore, a renegotiated Doe Run Peru credit facility will need to comply with the cash assignment requirements established by the Supreme Decree, should Doe Run Peru’s PAMA be extended, as discussed in “Recent Events.” There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in renewing the agreements, or if it is successful, that the renewal would be at terms favorable to the Company. The Company’s term note in the amount of $15.5 million (the Term Note) matures in October 2005. Discussions have been held with Renco to extend the Term Note, but there can be no assurance that the term will be extended.

 

During the period beginning on October 29, 2005 and ending on October 29, 2012, the Majority Warrantholders will have the right to require Doe Run to repurchase all, but not less than all, of the Warrants and any outstanding shares issued upon the exercise thereof at a price equal to the fair market value of the Warrants, as determined by a third party appraisal. Management engaged a nationally recognized valuation firm to calculate the fair value of the Warrants. Management’s estimate of the fair value of the Warrants based on the valuation is approximately $0.6 million at January 31, 2005.

 

Doe Run Peru has received assessments of income tax, including penalties and interest, and VAT totaling $102.5 million and $41.0 million, respectively. In addition, the Company estimates that the effect of similar assessments for periods not yet assessed would be approximately $1.4 million and $19.0 million for the income tax and VAT matters, respectively.  Furthermore, Doe Run Peru would also be required to make additional workers’ profit sharing payments equal to 8% of the increase in taxable income generated by the changes discussed above, or approximately $5.8 million for tax years 1998 through 2004.

 

Management of the Company believes that in each case Doe Run Peru has followed the applicable Peruvian tax statutes and intends to pursue all available administrative and judicial appeals. Doe Run Peru is not required to make any payments pending the administrative appeal process. If Doe Run Peru is not successful in the administrative appeal processes and were to appeal in the judicial system, some type of financial assurance would be required, which would have a significant adverse effect on liquidity.

 

Management believes that high metal prices and other revenue enhancements, and the issuance of the Supreme Decree allowing an application to extend La Oroya’s PAMA requirement for the construction of the sulfuric acid plant will enable the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to meet obligations after 2005 could be affected by  future operating performance and financial results, which are subject to financial, economic, political, competitive and other factors affecting the Company, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, or an unfavorable outcome to the items noted above, and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that it will be able to meet such obligations.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Commodity Price Risk

 

In the normal course of its business, the Company has used in the past, and may use in the future, forward sales commitments and commodity put and call option contracts to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the prices of lead, copper, zinc, silver and gold. Contract positions are designed to ensure that the Company will receive a defined minimum price for certain quantities of its production. None of the aforementioned activities have been entered into for speculative purposes.

 

The fair market value (gain/(loss)) of the Company’s derivatives was approximately $(7.6) million and $(9.0) million at January 31, 2005 and October 31, 2004. These losses, when realized, would be offset by higher prices on the Company’s sales of physical metal. The majority relates to sold lead futures and sold lead call options related to the U.S. operations. A 10% increase in metal prices would not have a significant effect on the Company’s open contracts at January 31, 2005.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company is subject to interest rate risk on variable interest rate obligations. The Doe Run Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at the prime rate plus 1% per annum. The Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility bears interest at LIBOR (1-month, 3-month or 6-month rate, depending on the term of the loan) plus 3.5% per annum. A material increase in interest rates could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. A 1% increase in the interest rate under the Doe Run Revolving Credit Facility and the Doe Run Peru Revolving Credit Facility would result in additional annual interest expense of approximately $0.7 million, based on the loan balances outstanding as of January 31, 2005.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

 

Doe Run Peru’s sales and feed costs are denominated in U.S. dollars. Certain operating costs, such as labor, are denominated in Peruvian nuevos soles. While all revenues and significant costs are denominated in U.S. dollars, a material weakening of exchange rates could still have an adverse affect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2005 were effective in ensuring information required to be disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

None requiring disclosure in this Form 10-Q.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At an annual meeting On February 14, 2005, DR Acquisition Corp. re-elected Ira Leon Rennert, Chairman, Dennis A. Sadlowski and Thomas P. Krasner to Doe Run’s board of Directors.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

31.1                           Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2                           Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1                           Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2                           Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

THE DOE RUN RESOURCES CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: April 15, 2005

 

/s/ David A. Chaput

 

 

 

David A. Chaput

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

 

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