BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - April 24, 2012

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Exhibit 99.1

Buckeye’s Third Quarter FY 2012 Results

Adjusted 3Q EPS* of $0.67 compared to $0.71 in 3Q-FY11

Includes $0.04 impact from February power outage at Florida mill

3Q Net Sales down 9% due to plant closure, divestiture and lower volume

Gross Margin of 24.3% - highest level in more than 11 years

Quarterly Dividend increased by 14% to $0.08 per share

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2012--Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) today announced third quarter adjusted net income* of $27.0 million or $0.67 per share, which excludes after-tax restructuring and asset impairment charges of $0.8 million, or $0.02 per share, related to the closure of the cotton linter pulp production line in Americana, Brazil and sale of its converting business in King, North Carolina, and after-tax interest expense of $0.4 million or $0.01 per share related to cellulosic biofuel credits. Adjusted net income* was down 7% as compared to the prior year period’s $29.0 million, or $0.71 per share, which excluded after tax costs of $0.3 million, or $0.01 per share, primarily related to accrued interest associated with cellulosic biofuel credits.

Net sales of $217 million were down $21 million or 9% versus last year’s third quarter sales of $238 million. About $11 million of the reduction in sales was related to the closure or divestiture of under-performing and non-core assets. Nonwovens sales were down $7 million or 11% year over year excluding the impact of the January 31st divestiture of the Merfin Systems converting business. The primary driver was lower shipment volume in North America. The $0.04 reduction in adjusted EPS* compared to the prior year period was the result of the power outage at the Foley specialty wood fibers mill, which the Company announced in late February. The impact of the King divestiture and Americana plant closure on adjusted EPS compared to the year ago quarter was insignificant. An overall net increase in selling prices combined with lower direct manufacturing costs mostly offset the effect of reduced shipment volume and a less favorable mix.

Comparing the third quarter to the second quarter of fiscal 2012, sales were down $10 million or 4%. About $9 million of this reduction in sales was related to business divestitures and plant closures. Nonwovens sales were down about $1 million due to a weaker Euro and reduced pricing. While sales volume in Europe was up compared to a seasonally weak second quarter, nonwovens sales volume in North America was down by an offsetting amount. Adjusted operating income* was down $1.0 million due to the negative impact of the February power outage at the Foley mill ($2.4 million net of expected insurance proceeds). The January 1st price increase on our specialty wood pulp grades more than offset lower fluff pulp pricing and a less favorable specialty fibers shipment mix. Costs were relatively stable between the second and third quarters of fiscal 2012. The impact of divestitures and plant closures on operating income between these two quarters was positive $0.3 million. Adjusted EPS* of $0.67 was down $0.02 compared to $0.69 in the second quarter due to the $0.04 impact of the February power outage at the Foley mill.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John B. Crowe said, “This was a very busy and productive quarter for Buckeye. We completed the energy project and the ground-breaking for the Specialty Expansion Project at our Florida mill; we closed our cotton linter pulp facility in Brazil, and we sold our converting business in King, N.C. All of these activities will improve Buckeye’s margins and return on invested capital. It was also a challenging quarter due to the power failure in mid-February and subsequent downtime at our Florida facility. This caused our financial performance to come in below the expectations that we shared at our earnings call in January.

“We continue to focus on generating both cash flow and returns on investment above our cost of capital, while taking a balanced approach to the allocation of capital. During the quarter, we used our strong cash flow from operations plus an additional $6 million from the sale of our King converting business to fund $22 million in capital expenditures (up $8 million from the previous quarter), pay down debt by $17 million, and pay a quarterly dividend of $3 million. Yesterday, the Board of Directors voted to raise our quarterly dividend to 8 cents per share, and earlier this month, we repurchased another 100,000 shares of our stock for $3.3 million. With our recent moves to address under-performing and non-core assets, we are redirecting the cash and management focus into improving our Nonwovens performance and accelerating growth opportunities like the Foley Specialty Expansion Project. We expect our fiscal year 2012 will be another year of record results helped by our various initiatives.”

Buckeye has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday morning, April 25, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss third quarter performance. Persons interested in listening by telephone may dial in at (800) 344-6491 within the United States. International callers should dial (785) 830-7988. Supplemental material for the call will be available on the Company’s website at www.bkitech.com or at www.streetevents.com.

Buckeye, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials, is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Company currently operates facilities in the United States, Germany and Canada. Its products are sold worldwide to makers of consumer and industrial goods.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and is intended to qualify for the Safe Harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. “Forward-looking statements” generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “assumptions,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “plans,” “projection,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “potential,” or “continue (or the negative or other derivatives of each of these terms or similar terminology). The “forward-looking statements” include, without limitation, statements regarding the economic outlook for Buckeye and the demand for its products, the results and timing of Buckeye’s strategic investments and growth opportunities and expected levels of cash flow and debt reduction. These statements are based on management’s estimates and assumptions with respect to future events and financial performance and are believed to be reasonable, though are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. A discussion of factors that could cause results to vary is included in Buckeye’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

*This release includes certain financial information not derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The non-GAAP measures presented are “adjusted operating income”, “adjusted net income”, “adjusted earnings per share”, “free cash flow” and are equal to net income, pre-tax income, operating income and earnings per share excluding the after-tax effects of alternative fuel mixture credits (AFMC) and cellulosic biofuel credits (CBC), goodwill and long-term asset impairment cost, and restructuring cost.

       

3rd Quarter

2nd Quarter
($ in Millions) 2012     2011 2012

Operating income

Operating income in accordance with GAAP 40.3 44.0 (10.5 )
Special items:
Restructuring costs 1.2 (0.1 ) ---
Asset and Goodwill impairment   0.1     ---     53.1  
Adjusted operating income 41.6 43.9 42.6
 

Net income

Net income in accordance with GAAP 25.8 28.7

(5.4

)
Special items, after-tax:
Restructuring costs 0.7

(0.1

) ---
AFMC / CBC 0.4 0.4 3.6
Asset and Goodwill Impairment   0.1     ---     29.7  
Adjusted net income 27.0 29.0 27.9
 

Earnings per share (EPS)

EPS in accordance with GAAP $ 0.64 $ 0.70 ($0.14 )
Special items, after-tax, per share:
Restructuring costs 0.02 --- ---
AFMC / CBC 0.01 0.01 0.09
Asset and Goodwill Impairment   ---     ---     0.74  
Adjusted EPS $ 0.67 $ 0.71 $ 0.69
 

Free Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities 31.0 38.1 24.9
Net cash used in investing activities  

(16.3

)  

(9.8

)  

(13.7

)
Free Cash Flow 14.7 28.3 11.2
 
 
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
                   
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 March 31, 2011 March 31, 2012 March 31, 2011
 
Net sales $ 217,065 $ 227,097 $ 237,782 $ 684,229 $ 649,373
Cost of goods sold   164,246     172,662     180,318     520,123     511,170  
Gross margin 52,819 54,435 57,464 164,106 138,203
Gross margin as a percentage of sales 24.3 % 24.0 % 24.2 % 24.0 % 21.3 %
 
Selling, research and administrative expenses 10,760 11,348 13,102 34,447 36,609
Amortization of intangibles and other 515 500 488 1,511 1,453
Asset impairment loss 92 50,711 - 50,803 -
Goodwill impairment loss - 2,425 - 2,425 -
Restructuring costs 1,137 - (125 ) 1,137 997
Other operating income   (32 )   -     (17 )   (32 )   (63 )
 
Operating income (loss) 40,347 (10,549 ) 44,016 73,815 99,207
 
Net interest expense and amortization of debt costs (1,101 ) (898 ) (1,642 ) (5,310 ) (6,956 )
Early extinguishment of debt - - - - (3,649 )
Foreign exchange and other   (349 )   (19 )   (892 )   134     (1,705 )
Income (loss) before income taxes 38,897 (11,466 ) 41,482 68,639 86,897
Income tax expense (benefit)   13,052     (6,027 )   12,789     7,126     (23,274 )
Net income (loss) $ 25,845   $ (5,439 ) $ 28,693   $ 61,513   $ 110,171  
 
 
Computation of diluted earnings per share under the two-class method:
 
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders $ 25,845 $ (5,439 ) $ 28,693 $ 61,513 $ 110,171

Less: Distributed and undistributed income allocated to participating securities (nonvested stock)

  (371 )   -     (522 )   (891 )   (2,015 )

Distributed and undistributed income available to shareholders

$ 25,474   $ (5,439 ) $ 28,171   $ 60,622   $ 108,156  
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 39,816 39,260 40,195 39,791 39,965
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ 0.64   $ (0.14 ) $ 0.70   $ 1.52   $ 2.71  
 
 
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
 
    March 31     December 31     June 30
2012 2011 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 37,167 $ 35,998 $ 30,494
Accounts receivable, net 130,803 136,571 140,582
Inventories 111,129 106,756 91,024
Deferred income taxes and other   45,828   14,328   12,216
Total current assets 324,927 293,653 274,316
 
Property, plant and equipment, net 481,474 476,020 530,468
Goodwill - - 2,425
Deferred income taxes 22,004 48,670 32,741
Intellectual property and other, net   13,713   14,138   29,901
Total assets $ 842,118 $ 832,481 $ 869,851
 
 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable $ 34,148 $ 32,846 $ 41,437
Accrued expenses 49,161 40,323 71,722
Other current liabilities   311   863   -
Total current liabilities 83,620 74,032 113,159
 
Long-term debt 70,139 86,840 96,921
Deferred income taxes 5,503 5,531 7,968
Other liabilities 72,193 85,486 72,506
Stockholders' equity   610,663   580,592   579,297
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 842,118 $ 832,481 $ 869,851
 
 
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     March 31, 2011 March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ 25,845 $ (5,439 ) $ 28,693 $ 61,513 $ 110,171

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Asset impairment loss 92 50,711 - 50,803 -
Depreciation 12,228 12,791 12,778 38,045 36,884
Amortization 670 655 643 1,976 1,961
Loss on early extinguishment of debt - - - - 3,649
Loss on goodwill impairment - 2,425 - 2,425 -
Deferred income taxes 434 (2,509 ) (15,119 ) (15,707 ) (80,974 )
Noncurrent AFMC refund payable - (1,567 ) - 13,895 41,144
Loss on disposal of equipment 33 483 99 799 910
Insurance proceeds applied to capital investments - - - - (161 )
Provision for bad debts (698 ) 49 (162 ) (94 ) (74 )
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation (1,142 ) (788 ) (383 ) (2,695 ) (828 )
Stock-based compensation expense 1,166 1,245 1,235 3,377 3,370
Other 110 (244 ) 114 (246 ) 70
Change in operating assets and liabilities -
Accounts receivable 4,694 1,999 (20,093 ) 5,231 (13,631 )
Income tax receivable (6 ) - 15,129 (6 ) 66,896
Inventories (4,039 ) (6,346 ) (3,900 ) (22,832 ) (20,714 )
Other assets 2,880 (3,247 ) (1,738 ) (8 ) 91
Accounts payable and other liabilities   (11,267 )   (25,288 )   20,766     (52,082 )   (4,799 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 31,000 24,930 38,062 84,394 143,965
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, plant & equipment (21,907 ) (13,586 ) (9,696 ) (46,206 ) (41,132 )
Proceeds from sale of assets 5,686 - - 5,686 -

Proceeds from insurance settlement related to capital investments

- - - - 161
Other   (238 )   (75 )   (138 )   (364 )   (345 )
Net cash used in investing activities (16,459 ) (13,661 ) (9,834 ) (40,884 ) (41,316 )
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net borrowings (payments) under line of credit (16,701 ) (3,511 ) (27,456 ) (26,782 ) 39,040
Payments on long term debt - - - - (140,000 )
Payments for debt issuance costs - - - - (2,586 )
Payments related to early extinguishment of debt - - - - (1,984 )
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation 1,142 788 383 2,695 828
Purchase of treasury shares - (1,941 ) - (10,589 ) -
Net proceeds from sale of equity interests 1,161 1,002 955 2,801 3,334
Payment of dividend (2,808 ) (2,374 ) (2,018 ) (7,592 ) (5,240 )
Other   -     -     -     (469 )   -  
Net cash used in financing activities (17,206 ) (6,036 ) (28,136 ) (39,936 ) (106,608 )
 
Effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations on cash 3,834 (2,029 ) 2,548 3,099 9,630
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents   1,169     3,204     2,640     6,673     5,671  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   35,998     32,794     25,152     30,494     22,121  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 37,167   $ 35,998   $ 27,792   $ 37,167   $ 27,792  
 
 
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
SEGMENT RESULTS March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     March 31, 2011 March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011
Specialty Fibers
Net sales $ 169,989 $ 176,660 $ 181,334 $ 530,071 $ 479,449
Operating income (a) 40,268 41,920 43,965 126,019 100,550
Depreciation and amortization (b) 7,856 8,325 8,447 24,540 24,394
Total assets 488,190 482,236 519,656 488,190 519,656
Capital expenditures 19,501 11,510 8,535 39,996 36,800
 
Nonwoven Materials
Net sales $ 54,188 $ 58,307 $ 64,488 $ 177,180 $ 195,035
Operating income (a) 3,016 2,765 3,074 8,109 8,494
Depreciation and amortization (b) 3,916 4,009 3,885 12,142 11,118
Total assets 185,739 193,950 221,321 185,739 221,321
Capital expenditures 1,670 1,674 1,143 5,033 3,714
 
Corporate
Net sales $ (7,112 ) $ (7,870 ) $ (8,040 ) $ (23,022 ) $ (25,111 )
Operating income (loss) (a) (2,937 ) (57,659 ) (3,023 ) (60,313 ) (9,837 )
Depreciation and amortization (b) 971 957 934 2,874 2,826
Total assets 168,189 156,295 132,160 168,189 132,160
Capital expenditures 572 402 18 1,013 618
 
Total
Net sales $ 217,065 $ 227,097 $ 237,782 $ 684,229 $ 649,373
Operating income (loss) (a) 40,347 (12,974 ) 44,016 73,815 99,207
Depreciation and amortization (b) 12,743 13,291 13,266 39,556 38,338
Total assets 842,118 832,481 873,137 842,118 873,137
Capital expenditures 21,743 13,586 9,696 46,042 41,132
 
(a) The corporate segment includes operating elements such as segment eliminations, amortization of intangibles, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill impairment, alternative fuel mixture credits, charges related to restructuring, unallocated at-risk compensation and unallocated stock-based compensation for executive officers and certain other employees. Corporate net sales represents the elimination of intersegment sales included in the specialty fibers reporting segment.
 
(b) Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation, depletion and amortization of intangibles.
 
 
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
ADJUSTED EBITDA March 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 March 31, 2011 March 31, 2012 March 31, 2011
 
Net income (loss) $ 25,845 $ (5,439 ) $ 28,693 $ 61,513 $ 110,171
Income tax expense 13,052 (6,027 ) 12,789 7,126 (23,274 )
Interest expense 1,210 868 1,533 5,426 6,555
Amortization of debt costs 155 155 155 465 508
Early extinguishment of debt - - - - 3,649
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   12,743     13,291     13,266     39,556     38,337  
EBITDA 53,005 2,848 56,436 114,086 135,946
Asset impairments 92 53,136 - 53,228 -
Restructuring 1,137 - (125 ) 1,137 446
Non cash charges   61     481     99     842     911  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 54,295   $ 56,465   $ 56,410   $ 169,293   $ 137,303  
 
We calculate EBITDA as earnings before cumulative effect of change in accounting plus interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by adding back the following items: asset impairment charges, goodwill impairment, restructuring charges incurred since the inception of the current credit facility, non-cash charges and other (gains) losses and deducting any non-cash expense associated with alternative fuel mixture credits. You should not consider adjusted EBITDA to be an alternative measure of our net income, as an indicator of operating performance; or our cash flow, as an indicator of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA corresponds with the definition contained in our US revolving credit facility, established on October 22, 2010, and it provides useful information concerning our ability to comply with debt covenants. Although we believe adjusted EBITDA enhances your understanding of our financial condition, this measure, when viewed individually, is not a better indicator of any trend as compared to other measures (e.g., net sales, net earnings, net cash flows, etc.). Prior period amounts have been adjusted to conform to the definition contained in our new credit facility.

CONTACT:
Buckeye Technologies Inc.
Steve Dean, 901-320-8352
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
or
Daryn Abercrombie, 901-320-8908
Investor Relations
www.bkitech.com

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