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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

     For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2003

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

     For the transition period from              to             

 

     Commission File Number 1-4887

 


 

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)

 

Delaware   75-0832210

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1341 West Mockingbird Lane, Suite 700W, Dallas, Texas   75247-6913
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (972) 647-6700

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No ¨

 

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

Yes x  No ¨

 

As of January 9, 2004, 21,102,734 shares of Registrant’s Common Stock, $1.00 par value, were outstanding.

 


 

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TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Page

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

    
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets—November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003

   3
    

Consolidated Statements of Operations—three months and six months ended November 30, 2003 and November 30, 2002

   4
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—six months ended November 30, 2003 and November 30, 2002

   5
    

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   6
    

Independent Accountants’ Review Report

   25

Item 2.

  

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

   26

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—the information required by this item is included in Item 2

   —  

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   34

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   34

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   34

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   34

SIGNATURES

    

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

    

(Unaudited)

November 30,

    May 31,  

In thousands    2003     2003  

ASSETS

                

CURRENT ASSETS

                

Cash

   $ 35,150     $ 6,204  

Receivables—net

     175,508       61,831  

Inventories

     264,264       270,773  

Deferred taxes and prepaid expenses

     36,052       37,375  
    


 


TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     510,974       376,183  

OTHER ASSETS

                

Goodwill

     146,474       146,474  

Real estate and investments

     48,115       43,600  

Deferred charges and intangibles

     38,027       23,985  
    


 


       232,616       214,059  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                

Land and land improvements

     228,751       218,687  

Buildings

     101,792       101,490  

Machinery and equipment

     1,720,454       1,712,285  

Construction in progress

     41,559       47,724  
    


 


       2,092,556       2,080,186  

Less allowances for depreciation

     986,107       940,818  
    


 


       1,106,449       1,139,368  
    


 


     $ 1,850,039     $ 1,729,610  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                

Trade accounts payable

   $ 102,522     $ 120,477  

Accrued interest, wages and other items

     84,725       43,376  

Current portion of long-term debt

     730       732  
    


 


TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     187,977       164,585  

LONG-TERM DEBT

     606,941       477,145  

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES AND OTHER CREDITS

     152,880       160,434  

COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY HOLDING SOLELY COMPANY CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

     199,937       199,937  

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Common stock, $1 par value

     25,067       25,067  

Additional paid-in capital

     260,745       260,936  

Retained earnings

     513,260       538,584  

Cost of common stock in treasury

     (90,876 )     (91,186 )

Pension liability adjustment

     (5,892 )     (5,892 )
    


 


       702,304       727,509  
    


 


     $ 1,850,039     $ 1,729,610  
    


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

    

Three months ended

November 30,

   

Six months ended

November 30,

 

In thousands except per share    2003     2002     2003     2002  

NET SALES

   $ 368,559     $ 337,670     $ 744,597     $ 703,667  

COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCOME)

                                

Cost of products sold

     333,849       315,439       686,504       639,170  

Selling, general and administrative

     24,672       21,410       50,275       47,833  

Interest

     15,383       8,556       32,425       17,392  

Loss on early retirement of debt

     —         —         11,246       —    

Other income

     (90 )     (1,124 )     (6,286 )     (2,506 )
    


 


 


 


       373,814       344,281       774,164       701,889  
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

     (5,255 )     (6,611 )     (29,567 )     1,778  

Income taxes (benefit)

     (585 )     (5,057 )     (12,050 )     (2,371 )
    


 


 


 


       (4,670 )     (1,554 )     (17,517 )     4,149  

Dividends on preferred securities—net of tax

     (1,787 )     (1,786 )     (3,574 )     (3,574 )
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE

     (6,457 )     (3,340 )     (21,091 )     575  

Cumulative effect of accounting change—net of tax

     —         —         (1,071 )     —    
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ (6,457 )   $ (3,340 )   $ (22,162 )   $ 575  
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings (loss) per share:

                                

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.00 )   $ .03  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         (.05 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.05 )   $ .03  
    


 


 


 


Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

                                

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.00 )   $ .03  

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         (.05 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.05 )   $ .03  
    


 


 


 


Average shares outstanding:

                                

Basic

     21,153       21,118       21,150       21,114  

Diluted

     21,153       21,118       21,150       21,272  
    


 


 


 


Cash dividends per share

   $ .075     $ .075     $ .15     $ .15  
    


 


 


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

    

Six months ended

November 30,

 

In thousands    2003     2002  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                

Net income (loss)

   $ (22,162 )   $ 575  

Cumulative effect of accounting change—net of tax

     1,071       —    

Loss on early retirement of debt

     11,246       —    

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

     (1,292 )     317  

Non-cash items

                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     48,809       48,733  

Deferred taxes (benefit)

     (14,334 )     (4,677 )

Other—net

     1,425       2,229  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

                

Receivables repurchased

     (115,514 )     (5,695 )

Receivables—net

     1,615       12,436  

Inventories and prepaid expenses

     9,135       (11,623 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     25,121       21,611  

Real estate and investments

     503       699  
    


 


Net cash provided (used) by operations

     (54,377 )     64,605  

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                

Capital expenditures

     (15,953 )     (33,502 )

Proceeds from disposal of assets

     2,481       10,061  

Other—net

     (1,651 )     59  
    


 


Net cash used by investing

     (15,123 )     (23,382 )

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                

Long-term borrowings

     718,097       104,630  

Debt retirements

     (591,969 )     (145,082 )

Debt issuance costs

     (16,016 )     —    

Debt retirement costs

     (8,505 )     —    

Common dividends paid

     (3,162 )     (3,156 )

Other—net

     1       (574 )
    


 


Net cash provided (used) by financing

     98,446       (44,182 )
    


 


Increase (decrease) in cash

     28,946       (2,959 )

Cash at beginning of period

     6,204       7,430  
    


 


Cash at end of period

   $ 35,150     $ 4,471  
    


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Texas Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (unless the context indicates otherwise, collectively, the “Company” or “TXI”) is a leading supplier of construction materials through two business segments: cement, aggregate and concrete products (the “CAC” segment); and structural steel and specialty bar products (the “Steel” segment). Through the CAC segment, the Company produces and sells cement, stone, sand and gravel, expanded shale and clay aggregate, and concrete products from facilities concentrated in Texas, Louisiana and California, with several products marketed throughout the United States. Through the Steel segment, the Company produces and sells structural steel, piling products, specialty bar products, merchant bar-quality rounds, reinforcing bar and channels from facilities located in Texas and Virginia, for markets in North America.

 

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six-month period ended November 30, 2003, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended May 31, 2004. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003.

 

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Texas Industries, Inc. and all subsidiaries. Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Estimates. The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash Equivalents. For cash flow purposes, temporary investments which have maturities of less than 90 days when purchased are considered cash equivalents.

 

Receivables. Management evaluates the ability to collect accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. A reserve for doubtful accounts is maintained based on the length of time receivables are past due or the status of a customer’s financial condition. If the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to make required payments, specific amounts are added to the reserve.

 

Environmental Liabilities. The Company is subject to environmental laws and regulations established by federal, state and local authorities, and makes provision for the estimated costs related to compliance when it is probable that a reasonably estimable liability has been incurred.

 

Legal Contingencies. The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in lawsuits which arose in the normal course of business, and make provision for the estimated loss from any claim or legal proceeding when it is probable that a reasonably estimable liability has been incurred.

 

Long-lived Assets. Management reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable and would record an impairment charge if necessary. Such evaluations compare the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset and are significantly impacted by estimates of future prices for the Company’s products, capital needs, economic trends and other factors.

 

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost. Provisions for depreciation are computed generally using the straight-line method. Provisions for depletion of mineral deposits are computed on the basis of the estimated quantity of recoverable raw materials. Useful lives for the Company’s primary operating facilities range from 10 to 20 years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Costs incurred for scheduled shut-downs to refurbish the Steel facilities are amortized over the benefited period, typically 12 to 24 months.

 

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-Continued

 

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Management tests goodwill for impairment at least annually by each reporting unit. If the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its fair value an impairment loss is recognized. In applying a fair-value-based test, estimates are made of the expected future cash flows to be derived from the applicable reporting unit. Similar to the review for impairment of other long-lived assets, the resulting fair value determination is significantly impacted by estimates of future prices for the Company’s products, capital needs, economic trends and other factors. Goodwill identified with CAC’s California cement operations resulted from the acquisition of Riverside Cement Company. Goodwill identified with Steel’s Texas operations resulted from the acquisition of Chaparral Steel Company. In each case the fair value of the respective reporting unit exceeds its carrying value. At both November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003, the carrying value of CAC goodwill was $61.3 million and the carrying value of Steel goodwill was $85.2 million.

 

Deferred charges and intangibles include non-compete agreements and other intangibles with finite lives being amortized on a straight-line basis over periods of 5 to 15 years. Their carrying value, adjusted for write-offs, total $2.3 million, net of accumulated amortization of $3.8 million at November 30, 2003 and $2.5 million, net of accumulated amortization of $3.6 million at May 31, 2003. Amortization expense incurred was $200,000 and $500,000 in the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Estimated annual amortization for each of the five succeeding years is $400,000, $300,000, $300,000, $300,000 and $300,000.

 

Real Estate and Investments. Surplus real estate and real estate acquired for development of high quality industrial and multi-use parks, recorded at cost, totaled $11.3 million and $11.6 million at November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003, respectively. Investments totaled $36.8 million and $32.0 million at November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003, respectively, and are composed primarily of life insurance contracts, which are recorded at their net cash surrender value and may be used to fund certain Company benefit agreements. The Company does not invest in debt or equity securities.

 

Debt Issuance Costs. Debt issuance costs of $21.7 million and $9.7 million at November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003, respectively, are associated with various debt issues and amortized over the terms of the related debt.

 

Other Credits. Other credits of $50.9 million and $44.8 million at November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003, respectively, are composed primarily of liabilities related to the Company’s retirement plans, deferred compensation agreements and asset retirement obligations.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations. Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets.

 

SFAS No. 143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated over the life of the asset. The liability is accreted at the end of each period through charges to operating expenses. If the obligation is settled for other than the carrying amount of the liability, the Company will recognize a gain or loss on settlement.

 

The Company incurs legal obligations for asset retirement as part of its normal CAC and Steel operations related to land reclamation, plant removal and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act closures. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 143, the Company generally accrued for land reclamation obligations related to its aggregate mining process on the unit of production basis and for its other obligations as incurred. Determining the amount of an asset retirement liability requires estimating the future cost of contracting with third parties to perform the obligation. The estimate is significantly impacted by, among other considerations, management’s assumptions regarding the scope of the work required, labor costs, inflation rates, market-risk premiums and closure dates. The initial application of the new rules resulted in an increase in net property, plant and equipment of $500,000, a net increase in asset retirement obligation liabilities of $2.2 million and a pre-tax cumulative charge of $1.7 million.

 

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-Continued

 

Changes in the asset retirement obligation for the six-month period ended November 30, 2003 are as follows:

 

Balance at June 1

   $ 4,092  

Accretion expense

     178  

Payments

     (126 )

Revisions

     554  
    


Balance at November 30

   $ 4,698  
    


 

Pro forma effects for the periods presented, assuming adoption of SFAS No. 143 retroactively, were not material to net income (loss) or the related per-share amounts.

 

Pension Liability Adjustment. The pension liability adjustment to shareholders’ equity of $5.9 million at both November 30, 2003 and May 31, 2003 (net of tax of $3.2 million) relates to a defined benefit retirement plan covering approximately 600 employees and retirees of an acquired subsidiary. Comprehensive income or loss consists of net income or loss and the pension liability adjustment to shareholders’ equity. Comprehensive loss for the three-month and six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 was the same as net loss. Comprehensive loss for the three-month and six-month periods ended November 30, 2002 was $3.1 million and $300,000, respectively.

 

Net Sales. Sales are recognized when title has transferred and products are delivered. Historically, the Company has included delivery fees in the amount it billed customers to the extent needed to recover the Company’s cost of freight and delivery. Net sales were presented as revenues including delivery fees offset by freight and delivery costs and were disclosed as such. The Emerging Issues Task Force of the FASB reached a final consensus on Issue No. 00-10, “Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs.” EITF 00-10 addresses the income statement classification of amounts charged to customers for shipping and handling, as well as costs incurred related to shipping and handling. The EITF concluded that amounts billed to a customer in a sale transaction related to shipping and handling should be classified as revenue. The EITF also concluded that if costs incurred related to shipping and handling are significant and not included in cost of sales, an entity should disclose both the amount of such costs and the line item on the income statement that includes them. In connection with this issue, the Company currently classifies freight and delivery costs in cost of products sold. To conform to the current presentation freight and delivery costs of approximately $27.2 million and $54.2 million in the three-month and six-month periods ended November 30, 2002, respectively, have been reclassified from net sales to cost of products sold. This reclassification had no effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

 

Other Income. Other income includes gains from the routine sales of surplus operating assets and real estate in the amount of $1.3 million in the six-month period ended November 30, 2003. Also included in other income in the six-month period ended November 30, 2003 was $4.2 million from the Company’s litigation against certain graphite electrode suppliers.

 

Income Taxes. Accounting for income taxes uses the liability method of recognizing and classifying deferred income taxes. The Company joins in filing a consolidated return with its subsidiaries. Current and deferred tax expense is allocated among the members of the group based on a stand-alone calculation of the tax of the individual member.

 

Earnings Per Share (“EPS”). Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period including certain contingently issuable shares related to deferred compensation agreements in which directors elected to defer annual and meeting fees or executives elected to defer incentive compensation and vested shares under the Company’s former stock awards program. The shares are considered contingently issuable because the director or executive has an unconditional right to the shares to be issued. The deferred compensation is denominated in shares of the Company’s common stock and issued upon retirement or at such earlier date as approved by the Company. Vested stock award shares are issued in the year in which the employee reaches age 60.

 

Diluted EPS adjusts net income and the outstanding shares for the dilutive effect of preferred securities, stock options and awards.

 

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-Continued

 

Basic and Diluted EPS are calculated as follows:

 

    

Three months ended

November 30,

   

Six months ended

November 30,


In thousands except per share    2003     2002     2003     2002

Earnings:

                              

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (6,457 )   $ (3,340 )   $ (21,091 )   $ 575

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         (1,071 )     —  
    


 


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ (6,457 )     (3,340 )   $ (22,162 )   $ 575
    


 


 


 

Shares:

                              

Weighted-average shares outstanding

     21,082       21,043       21,078       21,039

Contingently issuable shares

     71       75       72       75
    


 


 


 

Basic weighted-average shares

     21,153       21,118       21,150       21,114

Stock option and award dilution

     —         —         —         158
    


 


 


 

Diluted weighted-average shares*

     21,153       21,118       21,150       21,272
    


 


 


 

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

                              

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.00 )   $ .03

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         (.05 )     —  
    


 


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.05 )   $ .03
    


 


 


 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

                              

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.00 )   $ .03

Cumulative effect of accounting change

     —         —         (.05 )     —  
    


 


 


 

Net income (loss)

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.05 )   $ .03
    


 


 


 

* Shares excluded due to antidilutive effect:

                              

Preferred securities

     2,888       2,888       2,888       2,888

Stock options and awards

     3,270       2,402       3,281       1,490

 

Stock-based Compensation. The Company accounts for employee stock options using the intrinsic value method of accounting prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” as allowed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” (“SFAS No. 123”). Generally, no expense is recognized related to the Company’s stock options because each option’s exercise price is set at the stock’s fair market value on the date the option is granted.

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 123, the Company discloses the compensation cost based on the estimated fair value at the date of grant recognizing compensation expense ratably over the vesting period.

 

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES-Continued

 

If the Company had recognized compensation expense for the stock option plan based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards, the Company’s net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts:

 

    

Three months ended

November 30,

   

Six months ended

November 30,

 

In thousands except per share    2003     2002     2003     2002  

Net income (loss)

                                

As reported

   $ (6,457 )   $ (3,340 )   $ (22,162 )   $ 575  

Plus:  stock-based compensation included in the determination of net income as reported, net of tax

     117       11       144       5  

Less:  fair value of stock-based compensation, net of tax

     (1,021 )     (845 )     (1,989 )     (1,675 )
    


 


 


 


Pro forma

   $ (7,361 )   $ (4,174 )   $ (24,007 )   $ (1,095 )
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings (loss) per share

                                

As reported

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.05 )   $ .03  

Pro forma

     (.35 )     (.20 )     (1.14 )     (.05 )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

                                

As reported

   $ (.31 )   $ (.16 )   $ (1.05 )   $ .03  

Pro forma

     (.35 )     (.20 )     (1.14 )     (.05 )

 

New Accounting Pronouncements. Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” For most companies, SFAS No. 145 will require gains and losses on extinguishments of debt to be classified as income or loss from continuing operations rather than as extraordinary items as previously required under SFAS No. 4. Extraordinary treatment will be required for certain extinguishments as provided in APB Opinion No. 30. SFAS No. 145 also amends SFAS No. 13 to require certain modifications to capital leases be treated as a sale-leaseback and modifies the accounting for sub-leases when the original lessee remains a secondary obligor (or guarantor). Its adoption required that the loss on early retirement of debt incurred in the six-month period ended November 30, 2003 be recognized as an ordinary loss.

 

Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity,” which establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. The Company has no financial instruments for which a change in classification was required.

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” clarifying the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. Currently, the Company will be required to adopt the provisions of FIN 46, as revised, no later than May 31, 2004. Its adoption is expected to result in the reclassification of the preferred securities of subsidiary to long-term convertible debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and the reclassification of the dividends on preferred securities to interest expense on the Company’s statement of operations. The resulting reclassifications will have no overall effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

 

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WORKING CAPITAL

 

Working capital totaled $323.0 million at November 30, 2003 and $211.6 million at May 31, 2003.

 

Receivables consist of:

 


In thousands    November    May

Accounts receivable—net

   $ 171,141    $ 56,952

Notes and interest receivables

     2,385      2,897

Tax refund claims

     1,982      1,982
    

  

     $ 175,508    $ 61,831
    

  

 

Accounts receivable are presented net of allowances for doubtful receivables of $5.9 million at November and $4.4 million at May. Provisions for bad debts charged to expense in the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002 were $3.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Uncollectible accounts written off in the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002 were $1.8 million and $300,000, respectively.

 

The Company had an agreement to sell, on a revolving basis, an interest in a defined pool of trade receivables of up to $125 million. The interest sold totaled $115.5 million at May 31, 2003. On June 6, 2003, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the entire outstanding interest in the defined pool of trade receivables previously sold was repurchased and the agreement to sell receivables was terminated. The repurchase was reflected as an increase in accounts receivable and reduction in operating cash flows.

 

Inventories consist of:

 


In thousands    November    May

Finished products

   $ 84,376    $ 83,713

Work in process

     54,797      64,072

Raw materials and supplies

     125,091      122,988
    

  

     $ 264,264    $ 270,773
    

  

 

Inventories are stated at cost (not in excess of market) with a majority of inventories using the last-in, first-out method (LIFO). If the average cost method (which approximates current replacement cost) had been used, inventory values would have been higher by $18.0 million at November and $16.5 million at May.

 

Accrued interest, wages and other items consist of:

 


In thousands    November    May

Interest

   $ 29,551    $ 4,768

Employee compensation

     24,580      18,258

Income taxes

     330      931

Property taxes and other

     30,264      19,419
    

  

     $ 84,725    $ 43,376
    

  

 

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LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt is comprised of the following:

 


In thousands    November    May

Senior secured credit facility maturing in 2007

   $ —      $ —  

Senior notes due in 2011, interest rate 10.25%

     600,000      —  

Pollution control bonds due through 2007, interest rate 3% (75% of prime)

     3,515      3,855

Fair value of interest rate swaps

     3,663      —  

Refinanced debt

     —        473,500

Other

     493      522
    

  

       607,671      477,877

Less current maturities

     730      732
    

  

     $ 606,941    $ 477,145
    

  

 

On June 6, 2003, the Company issued $600 million of 10.25% senior notes maturing June 15, 2011. The net proceeds were used to repay $473.5 million of the outstanding debt at May 31, 2003. The remaining proceeds were applied toward the cost of the Company’s agreement whereby the entire outstanding interest in the defined pool of trade receivables previously sold was repurchased and the agreement to sell receivables was terminated. The Company recognized an ordinary loss on early retirement of debt of $11.2 million, representing $8.5 million in premium or consent payments to holders of the existing senior notes and a write-off of $2.7 million of debt issuance costs associated with the debt repaid.

 

The new senior notes represent general unsecured senior obligations of the Company. The new senior notes were issued by Texas Industries, Inc. (the parent company), which has no independent assets or operations, excluding amounts related to its investments in its consolidated subsidiaries and financing activities. All 100% owned subsidiaries of the Company, excluding TXI Capital Trust I and minor subsidiaries without operations or material assets, have provided a joint and several, full and unconditional guarantee of the securities. The terms of the notes contain covenants that among other things provide for restrictions on the payment of dividends or repurchasing common stock, making certain investments, incurring additional debt or selling preferred stock, creating liens, and transferring assets. At any time prior to June 15, 2006, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes at a redemption price of 110.25% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings. In addition, at any time on or prior to June 15, 2007, the Company may redeem all or part of the notes at a redemption price equal to the sum of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest and a make-whole premium. After June 15, 2007, the Company may redeem all or a part of the notes at a redemption price of 105.125% in 2007, 102.563% in 2008 and 100% in 2009 and thereafter.

 

In addition, the Company entered into a new senior secured credit facility, which provides up to $200 million of available borrowings, subject to a borrowing base. The facility matures in June 2007, with borrowings limited based on the net amounts of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. Initial borrowings bear annual interest at either the LIBOR based rate plus 2.5% or the prime rate plus .5%. These interest rate margins are subject to performance price adjustments. Commitment fees at an annual rate of .375% are to be paid on the unused portion of the facility. The Company may terminate the facility at anytime, and under certain circumstances may be required to pay a termination fee.

 

The senior secured credit facility is collateralized by first priority liens on substantially all of the Company’s existing and future acquired accounts receivable, inventory, deposit accounts and certain of its general intangibles. The agreement contains covenants restricting, among other things, prepayment or redemption of notes, distributions, dividends and repurchases of capital stock and other equity interests, acquisitions and investments, indebtedness, liens and affiliate transactions. In addition, there is the requirement to meet certain financial tests and to maintain certain financial ratios if the excess availability under the senior secured credit facility falls below $30 million, including maintaining a fixed charge coverage ratio and meeting a minimum tangible net worth test.

 

No borrowings were outstanding under the senior secured credit facility at November 30, 2003, however, $20.6 million of the facility was utilized to support letters of credit.

 

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LONG-TERM DEBT-Continued

 

The Company’s ability to incur additional debt is currently limited to borrowings available under the senior secured credit facility. The payment of cash dividends on common stock is currently limited to an annual amount of $7.0 million.

 

Annual maturities of long-term debt for each of the five succeeding years are $700,000, $700,000, $700,000, $1.5 million, and none.

 

Effective August 5, 2003, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that have the economic effect of modifying the interest obligations associated with $200 million of the senior notes such that the interest payable on the senior notes effectively becomes variable based on six month LIBOR, set on June 15th and December 15th of each year. The interest rate swaps have been designated as fair value hedges and have no ineffective portion. The notional amounts and the termination dates match the principal amounts and maturities of the $200 million portion of the outstanding senior notes. As a result of the interest rate swaps, the current effective interest rate on the hedged portion of the senior notes was reduced to 6.74%.

 

The amount of interest paid in the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002 was $8.0 million and $18.3 million, respectively.

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY

 

On June 5, 1998, TXI Capital Trust I (the “Trust”), a Delaware business trust 100% owned by the Company, issued 4,000,000 of its 5.5% Shared Preference Redeemable Securities (“Preferred Securities”) to the public for gross proceeds of $200 million. The combined proceeds from the issuance of the Preferred Securities and the issuance to the Company of the common securities of the Trust were invested by the Trust in $206.2 million aggregate principal amount of 5.5% convertible subordinated debentures due June 30, 2028 (the “Debentures”) issued by the Company. At November 30, 2003, 3,998,744 Preferred Securities and $206.1 million aggregate principal amount of Debentures were outstanding. The Preferred Securities represent an undivided beneficial interest in the Company’s Debentures, which are intercompany debt held by the Trust. The Debentures and related trust investment in the Debentures have been eliminated in consolidation and the Preferred Securities reflected as outstanding in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Holders of the Preferred Securities are entitled to receive cumulative cash distributions at an annual rate of $2.75 per Preferred Security (equivalent to a rate of 5.5% per annum of the stated liquidation amount of $50 per Preferred Security). The Company has guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, distributions and other payments due on the Preferred Securities, to the extent the Trust has funds available therefor and subject to certain other limitations (the “Guarantee”). The Guarantee, when taken together with the obligations of the Company under the Debentures, the Indenture pursuant to which the Debentures were issued, and the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust (including its obligations to pay costs, fees, expenses, debts and other obligations of the Trust [other than with respect to the Preferred Securities and the common securities of the Trust]), provide a full and unconditional guarantee of amounts due on the Preferred Securities.

 

The Debentures are redeemable for cash, at par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, under certain circumstances relating to federal income tax matters or in whole or in part at the option of the Company. Upon any redemption of the Debentures, a like aggregate liquidation amount of Preferred Securities will be redeemed. The Preferred Securities do not have a stated maturity date, although they are subject to mandatory redemption upon maturity of the Debentures on June 30, 2028, or upon earlier redemption.

 

Each Preferred Security is convertible at any time prior to the close of business on June 30, 2028, at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of .72218 shares of the Company’s common stock for each Preferred Security.

 

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SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Common stock consists of:

 


In thousands    November    May

Shares authorized

   40,000    40,000

Shares outstanding at end of period

   21,083    21,061

Shares held in treasury

   3,984    4,006

Shares reserved for stock options and other

   3,339    3,405

 

There are authorized 100,000 shares of Cumulative Preferred Stock, no par value, of which 20,000 shares are designated $5 Cumulative Preferred Stock (Voting), redeemable at $105 per share and entitled to $100 per share upon dissolution. An additional 25,000 shares are designated Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemable and ranks, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to (i) all other series of the Preferred Stock unless the terms of any other series shall provide otherwise and (ii) the $5 Cumulative Preferred Stock. Pursuant to a Rights Agreement, in November 1996, the Company distributed a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock. Each right entitles the holder to purchase from the Company one two-thousandth of a share of the Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock at a price of $122.50, subject to adjustment. The rights will expire on November 1, 2006 unless the date is extended or the rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company pursuant to the Rights Agreement.

 

STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

The Company’s stock option plan as approved by shareholders expired July 14, 2003. The plan provided that non-qualified and incentive stock options to purchase common stock may be granted to directors, officers and key employees at market prices at date of grant. Outstanding options become exercisable in installments beginning one year after date of grant and expire ten years later.

 

A summary of option transactions for the six-month period ended November 30, 2003, follows:

 


     Shares Under Option    

Weighted Average

Option Price


Outstanding at June 1

   3,305,423     $ 28.59

Exercised

   (38,900 )     12.51

Cancelled

   (12,150 )     29.61
    

 

Outstanding at November 30

   3,254,373     $ 28.77
    

 

 

At November 30, 2003, there were 1,784,083 shares exercisable. Current outstanding options expire on various dates to May 15, 2013.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

Federal income taxes for the interim periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002, have been included in the accompanying financial statements on the basis of an estimated annual rate. The primary reason that the tax rate differs from the 35% statutory corporate rate is due to percentage depletion that is tax deductible and state income tax expense. Applying these differences to the estimated current year pre-tax income resulted in an estimated annualized effective tax rate for 2003 of 39.6% compared to 115.4% for 2002. The tax benefit attributed to dividends on preferred securities and cumulative effect of accounting change is based on the incremental tax rate of 35%. The Company made income tax payments of $1.0 million and $2.5 million in the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other matters, air emissions, furnace dust disposal and wastewater discharge. The Company believes it is in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. However, from time to time the Company receives claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and entities asserting that the Company is or may be in violation of certain environmental laws and regulations. Chaparral Steel’s Virginia facility is in discussions with the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board regarding changes to its permitted emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Its permit limits were expressed as a proportion comparing pounds of emissions per ton of steel manufactured and were initially derived using the assumption that the facility would operate at 100% capacity, which has not occurred. The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has proposed the voluntary payment of a $137,500 civil charge in resolution of alleged past violations and will require amendments to the permit going forward. Based on its experience and the information currently available to it, the Company believes that this and other such claims will not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. Despite the Company’s compliance and experience, it is possible that the Company could be held liable for future charges which might be material but are not currently known or estimable. In addition, changes in federal or state laws, regulations or requirements or discovery of currently unknown conditions could require additional expenditures by the Company.

 

The Company and subsidiaries are defendants in lawsuits which arose in the normal course of business. In management’s judgment (based on the opinion of counsel) the ultimate liability, if any, from such legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

 

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

The Company has two reportable segments: cement, aggregate and concrete products (the “CAC” segment) and steel (the “Steel” segment). The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because of significant differences in manufacturing processes, distribution and markets served. Through the CAC segment the Company produces and sells cement, stone, sand and gravel, expanded shale and clay aggregate, and concrete products. Through the Steel segment, the Company produces and sells structural steel, piling products, specialty bar products, merchant bar-quality rounds, reinforcing bar and channels. Operating profit is net sales less operating costs and expenses, excluding general corporate expenses and interest expense. Operating results and certain other financial data for the Company’s business segments are presented on pages 26 and 27 under “Business Segments” of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The Company’s new senior notes were issued by Texas Industries, Inc. (the parent company), which has no independent assets or operations, excluding amounts related to its investments in its consolidated subsidiaries and financing activities. All 100% owned subsidiaries of the Company, excluding TXI Capital Trust I, the Company’s accounts receivable subsidiary, and minor subsidiaries without operations or material assets, have provided a joint and several, full and unconditional guarantee of the securities. There are no significant restrictions on the parent company’s ability to obtain funds from any of the guarantor subsidiaries in the form of a dividend or loan. Additionally, there are no significant restrictions on the various guarantor subsidiaries’ ability to obtain funds from its direct or indirect subsidiaries.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable subsidiary was established in March 1999 to facilitate the Company’s agreement to sell, on a revolving basis, an undivided interest in a defined pool of trade receivables. At May 31, 2003, the subsidiary had total assets of $54.1 million. However, on June 6, 2003, in connection with the issuance of the new senior notes, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the entire outstanding interest in the defined pool of trade receivables previously sold was repurchased and the agreement to sell trade receivables was terminated. The repurchased trade receivables were subsequently transferred to the respective operating entities. Therefore, the financial balances of the accounts receivables of the accounts receivable subsidiary were eliminated at that time, and no future activity is anticipated in this subsidiary.

 

TXI Capital Trust I is a financing subsidiary whose only asset is the 5.5% convertible subordinated debentures due 2028 that were purchased by TXI Capital Trust I from the parent company with the combined proceeds from the issuance of company-obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities by TXI Capital Trust I and common securities of the trust. As a result, the only assets of TXI Capital Trust I are inter-company receivables (the debentures) that eliminate at the consolidated reporting level. Moreover, the parent company’s guarantee of the preferred securities and its obligations under the convertible subordinated debentures are subordinate to the new senior notes. Accordingly, substantially all of the consolidated assets, operations and cash flows of the Company are available to satisfy the parent company’s obligations under the new senior notes and the new senior secured credit facility.

 

The following financial information presents condensed consolidating balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the parent company, all guarantor subsidiaries, and all non-guarantor subsidiaries. The information has been presented as if the parent company accounted for its ownership of the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

November 30, 2003

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

  

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

  

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

  

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated

Assets

                                   

Current Assets

                                   

Cash

   $ 32,579    $ 2,571    $ —      $ —       $ 35,150

Receivables—net

     1,982      173,526      —        —         175,508

Inventories

     —        264,264      —        —         264,264

Deferred taxes and prepaid expenses

     107      35,945      —        —         36,052
    

  

  

  


 

Total Current Assets

     34,668      476,306      —        —         510,974

Other Assets

                                   

Goodwill

     —        146,474      —        —         146,474

Real estate and investments

     —        48,115      —        —         48,115

Deferred charges and intangibles

     25,375      12,652      —        —         38,027

Deferred income taxes

     49,242      —        —        (49,242 )     —  

Investment in subsidiaries

     1,094,985      —        —        (1,094,985 )     —  

Intercompany receivables

     721,437      371,607      208,012      (1,301,056 )     —  
    

  

  

  


 

       1,891,039      578,848      208,012      (2,445,283 )     232,616

Property, Plant and Equipment

                                   

Land and land improvements

     —        229,259      —        (508 )     228,751

Buildings

     —        101,792      —        —         101,792

Machinery and equipment

     —        1,721,259      —        (805 )     1,720,454

Construction in progress

     —        41,559      —        —         41,559
    

  

  

  


 

       —        2,093,869      —        (1,313 )     2,092,556

Less allowances for depreciation

     —        986,912      —        (805 )     986,107
    

  

  

  


 

       —        1,106,957      —        (508 )     1,106,449
    

  

  

  


 

     $ 1,925,707    $ 2,162,111    $ 208,012    $ (2,445,791 )   $ 1,850,039
    

  

  

  


 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                                   

Current Liabilities

                                   

Trade accounts payable

   $ 36    $ 102,486    $ —      $ —       $ 102,522

Accrued interest, wages and other items

     29,057      53,835      1,833      —         84,725

Current portion of long-term debt

     680      50      —        —         730
    

  

  

  


 

Total Current Liabilities

     29,773      156,371      1,833      —         187,977

Intercompany Payables

     579,619      721,381      56      (1,301,056 )     —  

Long-Term Debt

     606,499      442      —        —         606,941

Deferred Income Taxes and Other Credits

     1,620      200,656      —        (49,396 )     152,880

Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Holding Solely Company Convertible Debentures

     —        —        199,937      —         199,937
                                     

Shareholders’ Equity

     708,196      1,083,261      6,186      (1,095,339 )     702,304
    

  

  

  


 

     $ 1,925,707    $ 2,162,111    $ 208,012    $ (2,445,791 )   $ 1,850,039
    

  

  

  


 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

May 31, 2003

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

  

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

  

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

  

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated

Assets

                                   

Current Assets

                                   

Cash

   $ 4,161    $ 2,038    $ 5    $ —       $ 6,204

Receivables—net

     1,982      5,581      54,076      192       61,831

Inventories

     —        270,773      —        —         270,773

Deferred taxes and prepaid expenses

     54      37,235      —        86       37,375
    

  

  

  


 

Total Current Assets

     6,197      315,627      54,081      278       376,183

Other Assets

                                   

Goodwill

     —        146,474      —        —         146,474

Real estate and investments

     —        43,600      —        —         43,600

Deferred charges and intangibles

     9,782      14,203      —        —         23,985

Deferred income taxes

     32,491      —        —        (32,491 )     —  

Investment in subsidiaries

     1,087,796      —        —        (1,087,796 )     —  

Intercompany receivables

     780,151      493,393      208,012      (1,481,556 )     —  
    

  

  

  


 

       1,910,220      697,670      208,012      (2,601,843 )     214,059

Property, Plant and Equipment

                                   

Land and land improvements

     —        219,195      —        (508 )     218,687

Buildings

     —        101,490      —        —         101,490

Machinery and equipment

     —        1,713,090      —        (805 )     1,712,285

Construction in progress

     —        47,724      —        —         47,724
    

  

  

  


 

       —        2,081,499      —        (1,313 )     2,080,186

Less allowances for depreciation

     —        941,623      —        (805 )     940,818
    

  

  

  


 

       —        1,139,876      —        (508 )     1,139,368
    

  

  

  


 

     $ 1,916,417    $ 2,153,173    $ 262,093    $ (2,602,073 )   $ 1,729,610
    

  

  

  


 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                                   

Current Liabilities

                                   

Trade accounts payable

   $ 57    $ 120,420    $ —      $ —       $ 120,477

Accrued interest, wages and other items

     2,602      38,748      2,026      —         43,376

Current portion of long-term debt

     680      52      —        —         732
    

  

  

  


 

Total Current Liabilities

     3,339      159,220      2,026      —         164,585

Intercompany Payables

     701,405      727,707      52,444      (1,481,556 )     —  

Long-Term Debt

     476,675      470      —        —         477,145

Deferred Income Taxes and Other Credits

     1,597      191,328      —        (32,491 )     160,434

Company-Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Holding Solely Company Convertible Debentures

     —        —        199,937      —         199,937

Shareholders’ Equity

     733,401      1,074,448      7,686      (1,088,026 )     727,509
    

  

  

  


 

     $ 1,916,417    $ 2,153,173    $ 262,093    $ (2,602,073 )   $ 1,729,610
    

  

  

  


 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Three Months Ended November 30, 2003

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

   

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated  

Net Sales

   $ —       $ 368,559     $ —       $ —       $ 368,559  

Costs and Expenses (Income)

                                        

Cost of products sold

     —         333,849       —         —         333,849  

Selling, general and administrative

     1,766       22,906       —         —         24,672  

Interest

     17,391       1,699       —         (3,707 )     15,383  

Loss on early retirement of debt

     —         —         —         —         —    

Other income

     (1,002 )     (46 )     (2,834 )     3,792       (90 )
    


 


 


 


 


       18,155       358,408       (2,834 )     85       373,814  
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before the Following Items

     (18,155 )     10,151       2,834       (85 )     (5,255 )

Income taxes (benefit)

     (6,354 )     4,807       962       —         (585 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (11,801 )     5,344       1,872       (85 )     (4,670 )

Dividends on preferred securities—net of tax

     —         —         (1,787 )     —         (1,787 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

     (11,801 )     5,344       85       (85 )     (6,457 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change—net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


       (11,801 )     5,344       85       (85 )     (6,457 )

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

                                        

Income from continuing operations of subsidiaries

     5,344       —         —         (5,344 )     —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss)

   $ (6,457 )   $ 5,344     $ 85     $ (5,429 )   $ (6,457 )
    


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Three Months Ended November 30, 2002

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

   

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated  

Net Sales

   $ —       $ 337,670     $ —       $ —       $ 337,670  

Costs and Expenses (Income)

                                        

Cost of products sold

     —         315,449       —         (10 )     315,439  

Selling, general and administrative

     96       20,530       784       —         21,410  

Interest

     13,754       1,851       401       (7,450 )     8,556  

Loss on early retirement of debt

     —         —         —         —         —    

Other income

     (1,981 )     (2,690 )     (4,018 )     7,565       (1,124 )
    


 


 


 


 


       11,869       335,140       (2,833 )     105       344,281  
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before the Following Items

     (11,869 )     2,530       2,833       (105 )     (6,611 )

Income taxes (benefit)

     (4,154 )     (1,858 )     962       (7 )     (5,057 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (7,715 )     4,388       1,871       (98 )     (1,554 )

Dividends on preferred securities—net of tax

     —         —         (1,786 )     —         (1,786 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

     (7,715 )     4,388       85       (98 )     (3,340 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change—net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


       (7,715 )     4,388       85       (98 )     (3,340 )

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

                                        

Income from continuing operations of subsidiaries

     4,375       —         —         (4,375 )     —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss)

   $ (3,340 )   $ 4,388     $ 85     $ (4,473 )   $ (3,340 )
    


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Six Months Ended November 30, 2003

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

   

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated  

Net Sales

   $ —       $ 744,597     $ —       $ —       $ 744,597  

Costs and Expenses (Income)

                                        

Cost of products sold

     —         686,504       —         —         686,504  

Selling, general and administrative

     1,898       48,341       36       —         50,275  

Interest

     36,539       3,508       31       (7,653 )     32,425  

Loss on early retirement of debt

     11,246       —         —         —         11,246  

Other income

     (2,220 )     (6,346 )     (5,735 )     8,015       (6,286 )
    


 


 


 


 


       47,463       732,007       (5,668 )     362       774,164  
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before the Following Items

     (47,463 )     12,590       5,668       (362 )     (29,567 )

Income taxes (benefit)

     (16,612 )     2,705       1,924       (67 )     (12,050 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (30,851 )     9,885       3,744       (295 )     (17,517 )

Dividends on preferred securities—net of tax

     —         —         (3,574 )     —         (3,574 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change

     (30,851 )     9,885       170       (295 )     (21,091 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change—net of tax

     —         (1,071 )     —         —         (1,071 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (30,851 )     8,814       170       (295 )     (22,162 )

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

                                        

Income from continuing operations of subsidiaries

     8,689       —         —         (8,689 )     —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss)

   $ (22,162 )   $ 8,814     $ 170     $ (8,984 )   $ (22,162 )
    


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Six Months Ended November 30, 2002

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

   

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated  

Net Sales

   $ —       $ 703,667     $ —       $ —       $ 703,667  

Costs and Expenses (Income)

                                        

Cost of products sold

     —         639,190       —         (20 )     639,170  

Selling, general and administrative

     199       46,041       1,593       —         47,833  

Interest

     27,858       3,705       881       (15,052 )     17,392  

Loss on early retirement of debt

     —         —         —         —         —    

Other income

     (4,071 )     (5,537 )     (8,141 )     15,243       (2,506 )
    


 


 


 


 


       23,986       683,399       (5,667 )     171       701,889  
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before the Following Items

     (23,986 )     20,268       5,667       (171 )     1,778  

Income taxes (benefit)

     (8,395 )     4,101       1,923       —         (2,371 )
    


 


 


 


 


       (15,591 )     16,167       3,744       (171 )     4,149  

Dividends on preferred securities—net of tax

     —         —         (3,574 )     —         (3,574 )
    


 


 


 


 


Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect Of Accounting Change

     (15,591 )     16,167       170       (171 )     575  

Cumulative effect of accounting change—net of tax

     —         —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


       (15,591 )     16,167       170       (171 )     575  

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

                                        

Income from continuing operations of subsidiaries

     16,166       —         —         (16,166 )     —    
    


 


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss)

   $ 575     $ 16,167     $ 170     $ (16,337 )   $ 575  
    


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Six Months Ended November 30, 2003

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

   

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated  

Net Cash Provided (Used) By Operations

   $ (70,060 )   $ 15,688     $ 165     $ (170 )     $ (54,377 )

Investing Activities

                                        

Capital expenditures

     —         (15,953 )     —         —         (15,953 )

Proceeds from disposal of assets

     —         2,481       —         —         2,481  

Other—net

     —         (1,651 )     —         —         (1,651 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash used by investing

     —         (15,123 )     —         —         (15,123 )

Financing Activities

                                        

Proceeds of long-term borrowing

     718,097       —         —         —         718,097  

Debt retirements

     (591,937 )     (32 )     —         —         (591,969 )

Debt issuance costs

     (16,016 )     —         —         —         (16,016 )

Debt retirement costs

     (8,505 )     —         —         —         (8,505 )

Common dividends paid

     (3,162 )     —         —         —         (3,162 )

Other—net

     1       —         (170 )       170       1  
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by financing

     98,478       (32 )     (170 )     170       98,446  
    


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in cash

     28,418       533       (5 )     —         28,946  

Cash at beginning of period

     4,161       2,038       5       —         6,204  
    


 


 


 


 


Cash at end of period

   $ 32,579     $ 2,571     $ —       $ —       $ 35,150  
    


 


 


 


 


 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

Texas Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Six Months Ended November 30, 2002

 


In thousands   

Texas

Industries,

Inc.

   

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Eliminating

Entries

    Consolidated  

Net Cash Provided (Used) By Operations

   $ 31,558     $ 33,047     $ 170     $ (170 )   $ 64,605  

Investing Activities

                                        

Capital expenditures

     —         (33,502 )     —         —         (33,502 )

Proceeds from disposal of assets

     —         10,061       —         —         10,061  

Other—net

     —         59       —         —         59  
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash used by investing

     —         (23,382 )     —         —         (23,382 )

Financing Activities

                                        

Proceeds of long-term borrowing

     104,630       —         —         —         104,630  

Debt retirements

     (144,970 )     (112 )     —         —         (145,082 )

Debt issuance costs

     —         —         —         —         —    

Debt retirement costs

     —         —         —         —         —    

Common dividends paid

     (3,156 )     —         —         —         (3,156 )

Other—net

     384       (958 )     (170 )     170       (574 )
    


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by financing

     (43,112 )     (1,070 )     (170 )     170       (44,182 )
    


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in cash

     (11,554 )     8,595       —         —         (2,959 )

Cash at beginning of period

     17,026       (9,601 )     5       —         7,430  
    


 


 


 


 


Cash at end of period

   $ 5,472     $ (1,006 )   $ 5     $ —       $ 4,471  
    


 


 


 


 


 

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EXHIBIT A

 

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

 

The Shareholders and Board of Directors

Texas Industries, Inc.

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Texas Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of November 30, 2003 and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data, and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, which will be performed for the full year with the objective of expressing an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States, the consolidated balance sheet of Texas Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of May 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended [not presented herein] and in our report dated July 14, 2003, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2003, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

December 17, 2003

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Comparison of operations and financial condition for the three-month and six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 to the three-month and six-month periods ended November 30, 2002.

 

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

The Company is a leading supplier of construction materials through two business segments: cement, aggregate and concrete products (the “CAC” segment); and structural steel and specialty bar products (the “Steel” segment). Through the CAC segment, the Company produces and sells cement, stone, sand and gravel, expanded shale and clay aggregate, and concrete products. Through the Steel segment, the Company produces and sells structural steel, piling products, specialty bar products, merchant bar-quality rounds, reinforcing bar and channels.

 

Corporate resources include administration, financial, legal, environmental, human resources and real estate activities that are not allocated to operations and are excluded from operating profit.

 

    

Three months ended

November 30,

  

Six months ended

November 30,


In thousands    2003    2002    2003    2002

TOTAL SALES

                           

Cement

   $ 89,538    $ 82,919    $ 180,423    $ 176,704

Ready-mix

     55,228      52,268      107,653      111,275

Stone, sand & gravel

     30,884      25,854      63,089      53,990

Structural mills

     120,436      117,580      248,915      237,499

Bar mill

     36,552      26,360      69,698      57,445

UNITS SHIPPED

                           

Cement (tons)

     1,332      1,200      2,655      2,527

Ready-mix (cubic yards)

     958      909      1,863      1,919

Stone, sand & gravel (tons)

     5,767      4,661      11,650      9,612

Structural mills (tons)

     363      378      757      745

Bar mill (tons)

     106      81      205      180

NET SALES

                           

Cement

   $ 74,867    $ 67,431    $ 150,772    $ 143,848

Ready-mix

     55,073      52,235      107,429      111,160

Stone, sand & gravel

     22,325      17,554      46,407      37,408

Other products

     25,622      25,048      54,346      53,540

Delivery fees

     14,521      13,034      29,826      27,186
    

  

  

  

TOTAL CAC

     192,408      175,302      388,780      373,142

Structural mills

     120,436      117,580      248,915      237,499

Bar mill

     36,552      26,360      69,698      57,445

Other products

     6,281      4,280      10,964      8,543

Delivery fees

     12,882      14,148      26,240      27,038
    

  

  

  

TOTAL STEEL

     176,151      162,368      355,817      330,525
    

  

  

  

TOTAL NET SALES

   $ 368,559    $ 337,670    $ 744,597    $ 703,667
    

  

  

  

 

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Three months ended

November 30,

   

Six months ended

November 30,

 

In thousands    2003     2002     2003     2002  

CAC OPERATIONS

                                

Gross profit

   $ 46,383     $ 42,579     $ 87,583     $ 94,348  

Less: Depreciation, depletion & amortization

     11,439       11,966       22,912       23,888  

     Selling, general & administrative

     11,435       9,465       22,732       21,485  

     Other income

     (197 )     (477 )     (1,968 )     (1,078 )
    


 


 


 


OPERATING PROFIT

     23,706       21,625       43,907       50,053  

STEEL OPERATIONS

                                

Gross profit

     12,315       3,276       17,924       17,262  

Less: Depreciation & amortization

     12,769       12,017       24,947       23,955  

     Selling, general & administrative

     5,572       4,604       13,038       10,582  

     Other income

     (200 )     539       (4,141 )     (184 )
    


 


 


 


OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)

     (5,826 )     (13,884 )     (15,920 )     (17,091 )
    


 


 


 


TOTAL OPERATING PROFIT

     17,880       7,741       27,987       32,962  

CORPORATE RESOURCES

                                

Other income

     (307 )     1,186       177       1,244  

Less: Depreciation & amortization

     474       452       950       890  

     Selling, general & administrative

     6,971       6,530       13,110       14,146  
    


 


 


 


       (7,752 )     (5,796 )     (13,883 )     (13,792 )

INTEREST EXPENSE

     (15,383 )     (8,556 )     (32,425 )     (17,392 )

LOSS ON EARLY RETIREMENT OF DEBT

     —         —         (11,246 )     —    
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES & OTHER ITEMS

   $ (5,255 )   $ (6,611 )   $ (29,567 )   $ 1,778  
    


 


 


 


 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

CAC Operations

 

CAC operating profit for the current quarter at $23.7 million increased $2.1 million from the prior year period on higher shipments. Operating profit for the current six-month period at $43.9 million decreased $6.1 million from the prior year period due to the higher maintenance and energy costs experienced at the Company’s Texas cement plants during the August 2003 quarter. Overall demand for the Company’s CAC products have remained relatively unchanged over the past six months.

 

Net Sales. CAC sales for the current quarter at $192.4 million were up 10% from the prior year period. Total cement sales increased $6.6 million on 11% higher shipments at 2% lower average trade prices. Ready-mix sales increased $3.0 million on 5% higher volumes at comparable average trade prices. Aggregate sales increased $5.0 million on 24% higher shipments at 8% lower average trade prices. More favorable weather patterns in the Company’s Texas markets increased shipping days from the prior year quarter. Sales for the current six-month period at $388.8 million were up 4% from the prior year period. Total cement sales increased $3.7 million on 5% higher shipments and 2% lower average trade prices. Ready-mix sales decreased $3.6 million on 3% lower shipments. Aggregate sales increased $9.1 million on 21% higher shipments and 7% lower trade prices.

 

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Operating Costs. CAC costs for the current quarter at $157.2 million, including depreciation, depletion and amortization, increased $12.9 million from the prior year period on higher shipments. Costs for the current six-month period at $323.7 million increased $21.7 million on higher shipments and the higher maintenance and energy costs at the Company’s Texas cement plants in the August 2003 quarter.

 

Selling, general and administrative expense for the current quarter at $11.7 million, including depreciation, depletion and amortization, increased $1.8 million from the prior year period. Selling, general and administrative expense for the current six-month period at $23.2 million increased $1.0 million from the prior year period. The increases were primarily due to higher incentive and bad debt expense.

 

Other income for the current six-month period increased $900,000 as a result of increased gains from the disposal of surplus operating assets.

 

Steel Operations

 

Steel operating loss for the current quarter at $5.8 million improved $8.1 million from the prior year period on higher realized prices and lower manufacturing costs at the Virginia facility. Operating loss for the current six-month period at $15.9 million improved $1.2 million from the prior year period. Although foreign exchange rates and higher ocean freight costs have impeded imports, the level of non-residential construction continues to result in a very competitive structural steel market. During the past six months rapidly escalating raw material costs have affected results. Sales price increases have not yet kept pace with these cost increases. Increased selling prices and the implementation of a raw material surcharge is expected to help restore margins in the second half of the fiscal year.

 

Net Sales. Steel sales for the current quarter at $176.2 million were up 8% from the prior year period. Structural steel sales increased $2.9 million on 7% higher selling prices and 4% lower shipments. Bar mill sales increased $10.2 million on 6% higher average selling prices and 31% higher shipments. Steel sales for the current six-month period at $355.8 million were up 8% from the prior year period. Structural steel sales increased $11.4 million on 3% higher average selling prices and 2% higher shipments. Bar mill sales increased $12.3 million on 7% higher average selling prices and 14% higher shipments.

 

Operating Costs. Steel costs for the current quarter at $176.6 million, including depreciation and amortization, increased $5.5 million from the prior year period due to higher bar mill shipments and the effect of higher raw material costs on unit costs offset in part by improved operating efficiencies at the Virginia facility. Costs for the current six-month period at $362.8 million increased $25.6 million from the prior year period due to higher structural and bar mill shipments and the effect of higher raw materials costs on unit costs.

 

Selling, general and administration expense for the current quarter at $5.6 million, including depreciation and amortization, increased $1.0 million from the prior year period primarily due to higher bad debt and incentive expense. Selling, general and administrative expense for the current six-month period at $13.0 million increased $2.5 million from the prior year period primarily due to higher bad debt expense.

 

Other income for the current six-month period included $4.2 million obtained from the Company’s litigation against certain graphite electrode suppliers in the August 2003 quarter.

 

Corporate Resources

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the current quarter at $7.4 million, including depreciation and amortization, increased $500,000 from the prior year period as increased franchise taxes offset the effect of the termination of the Company’s agreement to sell receivables. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the current six-month period at $14.1 million decreased $1.0 million due to lower general expenses, the effect of the termination of the Company’s agreement to sell receivables offset in part by higher franchise taxes.

 

Other income decreased $1.5 million in the current quarter and $1.1 million in the current six-month period due to lower interest and investment income.

 

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Interest Expense

 

Interest expense increased $6.8 million in the current quarter and $15.0 million in the current six-month period from the prior year periods. The June 2003 refinancing added approximately 4% to the Company’s overall average effective interest rate and together with the increased outstanding debt is expected to result in higher annual interest costs of approximately $30 million. Interest expense in the current quarter was reduced $1.7 million as a result of interest rate swaps entered into on $200 million of the Company’s new senior notes.

 

Loss on Early Retirement of Debt

 

As a result of the June 2003 refinancing, the Company recognized an ordinary loss on early retirement of debt of $11.2 million. The loss represented $8.5 million in premium or consent payments to holders of the existing senior notes and a write-off of $2.7 million of debt issuance costs associated with the debt repaid.

 

Income Taxes

 

Federal income taxes for the interim periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002 have been included in the accompanying financial statements on the basis of an estimated annual rate. The primary reason that the tax rate differs from the 35% statutory corporate rate is due to percentage depletion that is tax deductible and state income tax expense. Applying these differences to the estimated current year pre-tax income resulted in an estimated annualized effective tax rate for 2003 of 39.6% compared to 115.4% for 2002. The tax benefit attributed to dividends on preferred securities and cumulative effect of accounting change is based on the incremental tax rate of 35%.

 

Dividends on Preferred Securities – Net of Tax

 

Dividends on preferred securities of subsidiary net of tax benefit amounted to $3.6 million in each of the six-month periods ended November 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change – Net of Tax

 

Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. The Company incurs legal obligations for asset retirement as part of its normal CAC and Steel operations related to land reclamation, plant removal and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act closures. Application of the new rules resulted in a cumulative charge of $1.1 million, net of tax of $600,000.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

To improve liquidity and provide more financial and operating flexibility, the Company on June 6, 2003 issued $600 million of 10.25% senior notes maturing June 15, 2011. The net proceeds were used to repay $473.5 million of the outstanding debt at May 31, 2003. The remaining proceeds were applied toward the cost of the Company’s agreement whereby the entire outstanding interest in the defined pool of trade receivables previously sold was repurchased and the agreement to sell receivables was terminated.

 

The new senior notes represent general unsecured senior obligations of the Company. The new senior notes were issued by Texas Industries, Inc. (the parent company), which has no independent assets or operations, excluding amounts related to its investments in its consolidated subsidiaries and financing activities. All 100% owned subsidiaries of the Company, excluding TXI Capital Trust I and minor subsidiaries without operations or material assets, have provided a joint and several, full and unconditional guarantee of the securities. The terms of the notes contain covenants that among other things provide for restrictions on the payment of dividends or repurchasing common stock, making certain investments, incurring additional debt or selling preferred stock, creating liens, and transferring assets. At any time prior to June 15, 2006, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes at a redemption price of 110.25% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings. In addition, at any time on or prior to June 15, 2007, the Company may redeem all or part of the notes at a redemption price equal to the sum of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest and a make-whole premium. After June 15, 2007, the Company may redeem all or a part of the notes at a redemption price of 105.125% in 2007, 102.563% in 2008 and 100% in 2009 and thereafter.

 

In addition, the Company entered into a new senior secured credit facility, which provides up to $200 million of available borrowings, subject to a borrowing base. The facility matures in June 2007, with borrowings limited based on the net amounts of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. Initial borrowings bear annual interest at either the LIBOR based rate plus 2.5% or the prime rate plus .5%. These interest rate margins are subject to performance price adjustments. Commitment fees at an annual rate of .375% are to be paid on the unused portion of the facility. The Company may terminate the facility at anytime, and under certain circumstances may be required to pay a termination fee.

 

The senior secured credit facility is collateralized by first priority liens on substantially all of the Company’s existing and future acquired accounts receivable, inventory, deposit accounts and certain of its general intangibles. The agreement contains covenants restricting, among other things, prepayment or redemption of notes, distributions, dividends and repurchases of capital stock and other equity interests, acquisitions and investments, indebtedness, liens and affiliate transactions. In addition, there is the requirement to meet certain financial tests and to maintain certain financial ratios if the excess availability under the senior secured credit facility falls below $30 million, including maintaining a fixed charge coverage ratio and meeting a minimum tangible net worth test.

 

No borrowings were outstanding under the senior secured credit facility at November 30, 2003, however, $20.6 million of the facility was utilized to support letters of credit.

 

The Company’s ability to incur additional debt is currently limited to borrowings available under the senior secured credit facility. The payment of cash dividends on common stock is currently limited to an annual amount of $7.0 million.

 

Effective August 5, 2003, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements that have the economic effect of modifying the interest obligations associated with $200 million of the senior notes such that the interest payable on the senior notes effectively becomes variable based on six month LIBOR, set on June 15th and December 15th of each year. The interest rate swaps have been designated as fair value hedges and have no ineffective portion. The notional amounts and the termination dates match the principal amounts and maturities of the $200 million portion of the outstanding senior notes. As a result of the interest rate swaps, the current effective interest rate on the hedged portion of the senior notes was reduced to 6.74%.

 

The Company historically has financed major capital expansion projects with cash from operations and long-term borrowings. Working capital requirements and capital expenditures for normal replacement and technological upgrades of existing equipment and expansions of its operations are funded with cash from operations. The fiscal year 2004 capital expenditure budget for these activities is estimated currently at approximately $50 million. In addition, the Company leases certain mobile and other equipment used in its operations under operating leases that in the normal course of business are renewed or replaced by subsequent leases.

 

We expect cash from operations and borrowings under the new senior secured credit facility to be sufficient to provide funds for capital expenditure commitments, scheduled debt repayments and working capital needs for at least the next year.

 

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Cash Flows

 

Net cash used by operating activities was $54.4 million, compared to $64.6 million provided in the prior year period. The decrease in operating cash flow of $119.0 million was primarily the result of the Company’s repurchase of trade receivables in the amount of $115.5 million. The repurchase was funded out of the proceeds of the June 2003 refinancing. Excluding the repurchase cash provided by operating activities declined $9.2 million from the prior year period as the effects of lower net income including the resulting change in deferred taxes were partially offset by changes in working capital items.

 

Net cash used by investing activities was $15.1 million, compared to $23.4 million in the prior year period. Capital expenditures for normal replacement and technological upgrades of existing equipment and expansions of the Company’s operations excluding major plant expansions was $16.0 million, down $17.5 million from the prior year period. Proceeds from disposal of assets in the prior year included collection of notes receivable related to disposals in 2001.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $98.4 million, compared to $44.2 million used in the prior year period. The proceeds from the June 2003 refinancing net of issuance and retirement costs funded the repurchase of trade receivables. The Company’s quarterly cash dividend of $.075 per common share remained unchanged from the prior year period.

 

OTHER ITEMS

 

Litigation

 

In November 1998, Chaparral Steel Company, a 100% owned subsidiary, filed an action in the District Court of Ellis County, Texas against certain graphite electrode suppliers seeking damages for illegal restraints of trade in the sale of graphite electrodes. During the current six-month period the Company obtained a settlement from a producer of graphite electrodes in the net amount of $4.2 million. The Company has now obtained settlements from all the major producers named in the action and does not anticipate any material future settlements.

 

Environmental Matters

 

The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other matters, air emissions, furnace dust disposal and wastewater discharge. The Company believes it is in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. However, from time to time the Company receives claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and entities asserting that the Company is or may be in violation of certain environmental laws and regulations. Chaparral Steel’s Virginia facility is in discussions with the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board regarding changes to its permitted emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Its permit limits were expressed as a proportion comparing pounds of emissions per ton of steel manufactured and were initially derived using the assumption that the facility would operate at 100% capacity, which has not occurred. The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has proposed the voluntary payment of a $137,500 civil charge in resolution of alleged past violations and will require amendments to the permit going forward. Based on its experience and the information currently available to it, the Company believes that this and other such claims will not have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. Despite the Company’s compliance and experience, it is possible that the Company could be held liable for future charges which might be material but are not currently known or estimable. In addition, changes in federal or state laws, regulations or requirements or discovery of currently unknown conditions could require additional expenditures by the Company.

 

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Market Risk

 

The Company has not historically entered into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Because of the short duration of the Company’s investments, changes in market interest rates would not have a significant impact on their fair value.

 

The June 2003 refinancing increased the amount of fixed rate debt outstanding and the Company’s overall average effective interest rate. The fair value of the debt will vary as interest rates change.

 

Effective August 5, 2003, the Company entered into interest rate swaps that change the characteristics of the interest payments on $200 million of the underlying fixed rate debt from fixed-rate payments to short-term LIBOR-based variable rate payments in order to achieve a mix of interest rates on the Company’s long-term debt which, over time, is expected to moderate financing costs. The swaps are sensitive to interest rate changes. For example, if short-term interest rates increase (decrease) by one percentage point from the date of the refinancing, annual pretax interest expense would increase (decrease) by $2 million.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Changes in the facts and circumstances could have a significant impact on the resulting financial statements. The critical accounting policies that affect its more complex judgments and estimates are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003.

 

Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets. The Company is required to recognize the fair value of an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The Company incurs legal obligations for asset retirement as part of its normal CAC and Steel operations related to land reclamation, plant removal and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act closures. The Company considers asset retirement obligations to be a critical accounting policy. Determining the amount of an asset retirement liability requires estimating the future cost of contracting with third parties to perform the obligation. The estimate is significantly impacted by, among other considerations, management’s assumptions regarding the scope of the work required, labor costs, inflation rates, market-risk premiums and closure dates.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 145, “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections.” For most companies, SFAS No. 145 will require gains and losses on extinguishments of debt to be classified as income or loss from continuing operations rather than as extraordinary items as previously required under SFAS No. 4. Extraordinary treatment will be required for certain extinguishments as provided in APB Opinion No. 30. SFAS No. 145 also amends SFAS No. 13 to require certain modifications to capital leases be treated as a sale-leaseback and modifies the accounting for sub-leases when the original lessee remains a secondary obligor (or guarantor). Its adoption required that the loss on early retirement of debt incurred in the six-month period ended November 30, 2003 be recognized as an ordinary loss.

 

Effective June 1, 2003, the Company adopted SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity,” which establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. The Company has no financial instruments for which a change in classification was required.

 

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In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” clarifying the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. Currently, the Company will be required to adopt the provisions of FIN 46, as revised, no later than May 31, 2004. Its adoption is expected to result in the reclassification of the preferred securities of subsidiary to long-term convertible debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and the reclassification of the dividends on preferred securities to interest expense on the Company’s statement of operations. The resulting reclassifications will have no overall effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

 

Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

Certain statements contained in this quarterly report are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of competitive pressures and changing economic and financial conditions on the Company’s business, construction activity in the Company’s markets, abnormal periods of inclement weather, changes in the cost of raw materials, fuel and energy, and the impact of environmental laws and other regulations. For further information refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2003.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s management, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based on the evaluation, which disclosed no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

The information required by this item is included in the section of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements entitled “Legal Proceedings and Contingent Liabilities” presented in Part I on page 15 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders held October 21, 2003, shareholders elected as Directors of the Company, Gordon E. Forward, James M. Hoak, Jr., Keith W. Hughes and Henry H. Mauz, Jr. to terms expiring in 2006. Votes cast to elect Gordon E. Forward were 19,373,879 affirmative, 153,248 opposed and 1,554,423 abstained or non-voted. Votes cast to elect James M. Hoak, Jr. were 19,034,486 affirmative, 492,641 opposed and 1,554,423 abstained or non-voted. Votes cast to elect Keith W. Hughes were 19,388,033 affirmative, 139,094 opposed and 1,554,423 abstained or non-voted. Votes cast to elect Henry H. Mauz, Jr. were 19,386,420 affirmative, 140,707 opposed and 1,554,423 abstained or non-voted. Terms of office expire for the for the continuing directors, Gerald R. Heffernan, David A. Reed, Robert D. Rogers and Ian Wachtmeister in 2004 and for the continuing directors, Robert Alpert, Eugenio Clariond Reyes and Elizabeth C. Williams in 2005.

 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

The following exhibits are included herein:

 

(15.1) Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information

 

(31.1) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

(31.2) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

(32.1) Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

(32.2) Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

The remaining exhibits have been omitted because they are not applicable or the information required therein is included elsewhere in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

The Registrant did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the three-month period ended November 30, 2003.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC.

January 13, 2004

 

/s/ Richard M. Fowler


   

Richard M. Fowler

   

Executive Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer

   

(Principal Financial Officer)

January 13, 2004

 

/s/ James R. McCraw


   

James R. McCraw

   

Vice President—Accounting and Information Services

   

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits    Page
15.1    Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information    37
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer    38
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer    39
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer    40
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer    41