EX-99 2 ex99march2014.htm FIRST QUARTER 2014 EARNINGS RELEASE ex99march2014

News Release
Corporate Headquarters
One Crown Way
Philadelphia, PA 19154-4599
 


 
CROWN HOLDINGS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2014 RESULTS
 


Philadelphia, PA - April 16, 2014. Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014.

First Quarter Highlights

Mivisa acquisition approved by European Commission
Income per diluted share $0.17; Before Certain Items $0.57, an increase of 14%
Global beverage can volumes grew 6%, driven by strong growth in Brazil and Asia Pacific

Net sales in the first quarter grew to $1,993 million over the $1,973 million in the first quarter of 2013, primarily driven by increased global beverage can sales unit volumes.
 
Segment income (a non-GAAP measure defined by the Company as gross profit excluding the timing impact of hedge ineffectiveness, less selling and administrative expense) increased to $200 million in the first quarter compared to $195 million in the first quarter of 2013 primarily due to the increase in beverage can sales.

Commenting on the quarter, John W. Conway, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We started off the year well and on target and look forward to a promising 2014.  Global beverage can volumes were up 6%, which follows first quarter volume growth of 6% and 7% in 2013 and 2012, respectively.  The gains were driven primarily by strong shipments in Asia Pacific and Brazil.  In order to meet continuing market growth and an increasing consumer preference for beverage cans in Brazil, we will begin commercial production this month at our new plant in Teresina.  In the European Beverage segment, first quarter year-on-year shipments rose 5% in continental Europe and the United Kingdom.  Global food can shipments were 3% lower in the quarter compared to the first quarter of 2013.

“Earlier this week, the European Commission formally approved our pending acquisition of Mivisa Envases, SAU.  We anticipate that the transaction will close on April 23, 2014.  The acquisition of Mivisa will significantly build upon our existing position in the strategically important European food can segment by substantially increasing our presence in Spain, one of Europe’s leading agricultural economies.  We believe that adding this well-performing business to our broad network of food can operations in Europe will result in compelling benefits to both customers and shareholders.” 

Following the Mivisa acquisition closing, the Company will divest certain Crown and Mivisa operations as required by the Commission. In connection with the planned divestment of the Crown operations, the Company recorded charges in the first quarter to write down the value of the net assets to be sold. The total impairment charge for the quarter was $42 million ($42 million, net of tax, or $0.30 per diluted share).


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Net income attributable to Crown Holdings in the first quarter was $24 million, compared to $41 million in the first quarter of 2013. Reported earnings per diluted share were $0.17 in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $0.28 in the 2013 first quarter. Net income per diluted share before certain items was $0.57 compared to $0.50 in 2013.

A reconciliation from net income and income per diluted share to net income before certain items and income per diluted share before certain items is provided below.
                                     
Non-GAAP Measures
Segment income and free cash flow are not defined terms under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP measures). In addition, the information presented regarding net income before certain items and income before certain items per diluted share does not conform to GAAP and includes non-GAAP measures. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income per diluted share or cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may not be comparable to calculations of similarly titled measures by other companies.

The Company views segment income and free cash flow as the principal measures of performance of its operations and for the allocation of resources. Free cash flow has certain limitations, however, including that it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since other non-discretionary expenditures, such as mandatory debt service requirements, are not deducted from the measure. The amount of mandatory versus discretionary expenditures can vary significantly between periods. The Company believes that net income before certain items and income before certain items per diluted share are useful in evaluating the Company’s operations. Segment income, free cash flow, net income before certain items and income before certain items per diluted share are derived from the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows and Consolidated Balance Sheets, as applicable, and reconciliations to segment income, free cash flow, net income before certain items and income before certain items per diluted share can be found within this release.

Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call tomorrow, April 17, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss this news release. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed on the conference call. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (212) 519-0813 or toll-free (888) 994-8798 and the access password is “packaging.” A live webcast of the call will be made available to the public on the internet at the Company’s web site, www.crowncork.com. A replay of the conference call will be available for a one-week period ending at midnight on April 24. The telephone numbers for the replay are (203) 369-1843 or toll free (866) 501-7040.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the extent of future demand for the Company’s products in Asia Pacific and Brazil, the future performance of the Mivisa business, the Company’s ability to successfully commercialize new production capacity in Brazil and to meet any growth in demand, to successfully close the Mivisa acquisition on April 23, 2014 or at all and to successfully close any related divestitures, and to successfully integrate the Mivisa business into the Company’s existing operations that may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

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Important factors that could cause the statements made in this press release or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ are discussed under the caption "Forward Looking Statements" in the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.

Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading supplier of packaging products to consumer marketing companies around the world. World headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For more information, contact:
Thomas A. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, (215) 698-5341
Thomas T. Fischer, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, (215) 552-3720
Edward Bisno, Bisno Communications, (212) 717-7578



Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Statements of Cash Flows, Segment Information and Supplemental Data follow.






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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in millions, except share and per share data)

 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Net sales
$
1,993

 
$
1,973

 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold
1,661

 
1,640

Depreciation and amortization
35

 
34

Gross profit (1)
297

 
299

Selling and administrative expense
104

 
104

Restructuring and other
52

 
4

Foreign exchange
6

 
2

Interest expense
58

 
60

Interest income
(2
)
 
(2
)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt

 
38

Income before income taxes
79

 
93

 
 
 
 
Provision for income taxes
33

 
24

Equity earnings/(loss)

 
(2
)
Net income
46

 
67

 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(22
)
 
(26
)
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings
$
24

 
$
41

Earnings per share attributable to Crown Holdings
     common shareholders:

 
 
     Basic
$
0.18

 
$
0.29

     Diluted
$
0.17

 
$
0.28

 

 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 
 
     Basic
136,819,400

 
142,496,422

     Diluted
137,910,635

 
144,026,054

Actual common shares outstanding
138,431,312

 
143,774,872


(1)
A reconciliation from gross profit to segment income follows.



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Consolidated Supplemental Financial Data (Unaudited)
(in millions)


Reconciliation from Gross Profit to Segment Income
The Company views segment income, as defined below, as a principal measure of performance of its operations and for the allocation of resources. Segment income is defined by the Company as gross profit excluding the timing impact of hedge ineffectiveness, less selling and administrative expense.

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Gross profit
$
297

 
$
299

Impact of hedge ineffectiveness (1)
7

 

Selling and administrative expense
(104
)
 
(104
)
Segment income
$
200

 
$
195

    
(1) Included in cost of products sold

Segment Information

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Net Sales
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
Americas Beverage
$
549

 
$
552

North America Food
179

 
197

European Beverage
388

 
371

European Food
373

 
376

Asia Pacific
298

 
276

     Total reportable segments
1,787

 
1,772

Non-reportable segments
206

 
201

     Total net sales
$
1,993

 
$
1,973


Segment Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas Beverage
$
79

 
$
76

North America Food
29

 
31

European Beverage
59

 
51

European Food
26

 
32

Asia Pacific
34

 
33

     Total reportable segments
227

 
223

Non-reportable segments
24

 
22

Corporate and other unallocated items
(51
)
 
(50
)
     Total segment income
$
200

 
$
195



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Consolidated Supplemental Data (Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)

Reconciliation from Net Income and Income Per Diluted Common Share to Net Income before Certain Items and Income Per Diluted Common Share before Certain Items

The following table reconciles reported net income and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company to net income before certain items and income per diluted common share before certain items, as used elsewhere in this release.

 
Three Months Ended
 
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings, as reported
$
24

 
$
41

Items, net of tax:
 
 
 
Hedge ineffectiveness (1)
5

 
 
     Provision for restructuring and other (2)
50

 
3

     Loss from early extinguishment of debt (3) 

 
28

Net income before the above items
$
79

 
$
72

 
 
 
 
Income per diluted common share as reported
$
0.17

 
$
0.28

Income per diluted common share before the above items
$
0.57

 
$
0.50

 

 

Effective tax rate as reported
41.8
%
 
25.8
%
Effective tax rate before the above items
26.8
%
 
25.9
%

Net income before certain items, income per diluted common share before certain items and the effective tax rate before certain items are non-GAAP measures and are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, income per diluted common share and effective tax rates determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to evaluate the performance of the Company’s ongoing business.
(1)
In the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a charge of $7 million ($5 million net of tax) in cost of products sold related to hedge ineffectiveness caused primarily by volatility in the metal premium component of aluminum prices. This ineffectiveness creates a timing issue whereby the Company is required to recognize a portion of its unrealized hedging losses immediately in earnings rather than when the amounts are subsequently realized and recovered from customers in the form of increased selling prices.

(2)
In the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded restructuring and other charges of $8 million ($7 million net of tax) including incremental costs incurred due to an ongoing labor dispute. In the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded charges of $4 million ($3 million net of tax) for costs related to restructuring actions.

In the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded charges of $44 million ($43 million net of tax) primarily for asset sales and impairments related to the planned divestment of certain operations and transaction costs incurred in connection with its acquisition of Mivisa.

(3)
In the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a charge of $38 million ($28 million net of tax) for premiums paid and the write off of deferred financing fees in connection with the redemption of its outstanding $400 million senior notes due 2017 and repayment of $500 million of indebtedness under its senior secured term loan facilities.


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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Condensed & Unaudited)
(in millions)
 
 
 
 
March 31,
2014
 
2013
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
   Cash and cash equivalents
$
267

 
$
304

   Receivables, net
1,199

 
1,175

   Inventories
1,334

 
1,352

   Prepaid expenses and other current assets
279

 
193

        Total current assets
3,079

 
3,024

 

 

Goodwill
2,016

 
1,937

Property, plant and equipment, net
2,160

 
1,998

Other non-current assets
630

 
752

        Total
$
7,885

 
$
7,711

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and equity

 

Current liabilities

 

   Short-term debt
$
252

 
$
267

   Current maturities of long-term debt
87

 
129

   Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
2,222

 
1,934

        Total current liabilities
2,561

 
2,330

 

 

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
3,765

 
3,708

Other non-current liabilities
1,301

 
1,503

 

 

Noncontrolling interests
255

 
296

Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)
3

 
(126
)
Total equity
258

 
170

        Total
$
7,885

 
$
7,711






Note: In accordance with applicable accounting standards, prior year amounts have been revised to account for final purchase
accounting adjustments from the acquisition of Superior Multi-Packaging, Ltd. in the fourth quarter of 2012.



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Condensed & Unaudited)
(in millions)
Three months ended March 31,
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
   Net income
$
46

 
$
67

   Depreciation and amortization
35

 
34

   Provision for restructuring and other
52

 
4

   Pension expense
16

 
19

   Pension contributions
(22
)
 
(20
)
   Stock-based compensation
9

 
10

   Working capital changes and other
(631
)
 
(546
)
          Net cash used for operating activities (A)
(495
)
 
(432
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
   Capital expenditures
(84
)
 
(63
)
   Insurance proceeds

 
8

   Other
11

 
3

          Net cash used for investing activities
(73
)
 
(52
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
   Net change in debt
259

 
460

   Common stock repurchased
(2
)
 
(6
)
   Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
(23
)
 
(8
)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests
(93
)
 

   Other, net
6

 
(7
)
          Net cash provided by financing activities
147

 
439

 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(1
)
 
(1
)
 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(422
)
 
(46
)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
689

 
350

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31
$
267

 
$
304




(A)
Free cash flow is defined by the Company as net cash used for operating activities less capital expenditures. A reconciliation from net cash used for operating activities to free cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 follows:

Three months ended March 31,
2014
 
2013
Net cash used for operating activities
$
(495
)
 
$
(432
)
Premiums paid to retire debt early

 
23

Adjusted net cash used for operating activities
(495
)
 
(409
)
Capital expenditures
(84
)
 
(63
)
Insurance proceeds from Thailand flooding

 
8

Free cash flow
$
(579
)
 
$
(464
)




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