10-Q 1 d498371d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2013.

 

¨ 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 001-32833

TransDigm Group Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

41-2101738

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1301 East 9th Street, Suite 3000, Cleveland, Ohio   44114
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(216) 706-2960

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

LARGE ACCELERATED FILER   x    ACCELERATED FILER   ¨
NON-ACCELERATED FILER   ¨    SMALLER REPORTING COMPANY   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  ¨    NO  x

The number of shares outstanding of TransDigm Group Incorporated’s common stock, par value $.01 per share, was 52,399,132 as of April 27, 2013.

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

 

              Page  
Part I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
  Item 1    Financial Statements   
     Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012      1   
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income –Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012      2   
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income –Thirteen and Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012      3   
     Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity – Twenty-Six Week Period Ended March 30, 2013      4   
     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012      5   
     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      6   
  Item 2    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      21   
  Item 3    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk      35   
  Item 4    Controls and Procedures      36   
Part II      OTHER INFORMATION   
  Item 1A    Risk Factors      36   
  Item 2    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      36   
  Item 6    Exhibits      37   

SIGNATURES

     38   


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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 30,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 680,024      $ 440,524   

Trade accounts receivable - Net

     243,072        235,783   

Inventories - Net

     340,175        320,503   

Deferred income taxes

     23,632        29,134   

Prepaid expenses and other

     40,755        24,587   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,327,658        1,050,531   

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net

     175,442        172,737   

GOODWILL

     3,040,180        3,035,502   

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES

     461,477        467,614   

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net

     634,032        655,996   

DEBT ISSUE COSTS - Net

     44,975        62,190   

OTHER

     10,328        15,047   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 5,694,092      $ 5,459,617   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 22,000      $ 20,500   

Accounts payable

     73,696        74,178   

Accrued liabilities

     163,565        139,237   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     259,261        233,915   

LONG-TERM DEBT

     4,322,500        3,598,625   

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     361,288        356,896   

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

     65,674        51,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     5,008,723        4,240,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

    

Common stock - $.01 par value; authorized 224,400,000 shares; issued 52,901,288 and 52,157,225 at March 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively

     529        521   

Additional paid-in capital

     620,485        553,223   

Retained earnings

     95,981        689,229   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (15,538     (8,051

Treasury stock, at cost; 505,400 shares at March 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively

     (16,088     (16,088
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     685,369        1,218,834   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 5,694,092      $ 5,459,617   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED

MARCH 30, 2013 AND MARCH 31, 2012

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended      Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended  
     March 30,
2013
     March 31,
2012
     March 30,
2013
     March 31,
2012
 

NET SALES

   $ 465,609       $ 423,469       $ 896,027       $ 775,942   

COST OF SALES

     206,299         187,429         398,170         340,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

     259,310         236,040         497,857         435,595   

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

     55,463         49,474         110,624         91,324   

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     9,735         9,339         20,275         21,778   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     194,112         177,227         366,958         322,493   

INTEREST EXPENSE - Net

     64,094         52,300         126,970         101,361   

REFINANCING COSTS

     30,281         —           30,281         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     99,737         124,927         209,707         221,132   

INCOME TAX PROVISION

     31,800         43,375         67,600         74,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 67,937       $ 81,552       $ 142,107       $ 146,657   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK

   $ 67,937       $ 81,552       $ 103,977       $ 143,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net earnings per share - see Note 5:

           

Basic and diluted

   $ 1.25       $ 1.51       $ 1.91       $ 2.66   

Cash dividends paid per common share

   $ —         $ —         $ 12.85       $ —     

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

           

Basic and diluted

     54,453         53,882         54,453         53,882   

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THIRTEEN AND TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED

MARCH 30, 2013 AND MARCH 31, 2012

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended  
     March 30,     March 31,     March 30,     March 31,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net income

   $ 67,937      $ 81,552      $ 142,107      $ 146,657   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (8,995     2,944        (6,943     (697

Interest rate swap agreements, net of tax

     (330     (600     (330     (1,300

Other

     —          —          (214     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (9,325     2,344        (7,487     (1,997
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   $ 58,612      $ 83,896      $ 134,620      $ 144,660   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 30, 2013

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

                                Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
                   
     Common Stock      Additional              Treasury Stock        
     Number
of Shares
     Par
Value
     Paid-In
Capital
     Retained
Earnings
      Number
of Shares
    Value     Total  
                   

BALANCE, OCTOBER 1, 2012

     52,157,225       $ 521       $ 553,223       $ 689,229      $ (8,051     (505,400   $ (16,088   $ 1,218,834   

Dividends paid

     —           —           —           (699,715     —          —          —          (699,715

Unvested dividend equivalent payments

     —           —           —           (35,640     —          —          —          (35,640

Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options

     —           —           14,262         —          —          —          —          14,262   

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements

     —           —           40,044         —          —          —          —          40,044   

Exercise of employee stock options

     743,766         8         12,911         —          —          —          —          12,919   

Common stock issued

     297         —           45         —          —          —          —          45   

Net income

     —           —           —           142,107        —          —          —          142,107   

Interest rate swaps, net of tax

     —           —           —           —          (330     —          —          (330

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     —           —           —           —          (6,943     —          —          (6,943

Other

     —           —           —           —          (214     —          —          (214
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, MARCH 30, 2013

     52,901,288       $ 529       $ 620,485       $ 95,981      $ (15,538     (505,400   $ (16,088   $ 685,369   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statement

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended  
     March 30,
2013
    March 31,
2012
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 142,107      $ 146,657   

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

    

Depreciation

     13,407        11,154   

Amortization of intangible assets

     20,366        21,875   

Amortization of debt issue costs

     6,966        5,741   

Refinancing costs

     30,281        —     

Non-cash equity compensation

     14,262        8,535   

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements

     (40,044     (24,231

Deferred income taxes

     5,482        (3,470

Changes in assets/liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions of businesses:

    

Trade accounts receivable

     (6,344     (9,193

Inventories

     (18,226     (772

Income taxes receivable/payable

     25,183        4,482   

Other assets

     2,776        1,889   

Accounts payable

     (1,825     (4,092

Accrued and other liabilities

     2,898        6,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     197,289        164,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Capital expenditures

     (16,316     (9,109

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (8,501     (833,512

Cash proceeds from sale of investment

     10,500        —     

Cash proceeds from working capital settlement

     134        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (14,183     (842,621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements

     40,044        24,231   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     12,919        7,316   

Dividends paid

     (702,406     (3,299

Treasury stock purchased

     —          (846

Proceeds from 2013 credit facility - net

     2,191,127        —     

Repayment on 2013 credit facility

     (5,500     —     

Proceeds from 2011 credit facility - net

     147,360        484,713   

Repayment on 2011 credit facility

     (2,169,125     (9,000

Proceeds from senior subordinated notes due 2020 - net

     542,000        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     56,419        503,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (25     (158
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     239,500        (174,702

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     440,524        376,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 680,024      $ 201,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

    

Cash paid during the period for interest

   $ 108,390      $ 93,884   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for income taxes

   $ 37,124      $ 57,780   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIODS ENDED MARCH 30, 2013 AND MARCH 31, 2012

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

Description of the Business – TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TD Group”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc., is a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. TransDigm Inc., along with TransDigm Inc.’s direct and indirect wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (collectively, with TD Group, the “Company” or “TransDigm”), offers a broad range of proprietary aerospace components. TD Group has no significant assets or operations other than its 100% ownership of TransDigm Inc. TD Group’s common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the trading symbol “TDG.”

Major product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, NiCad batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, rods and locking devices, engineered connectors and elastomers, cockpit security components and systems, specialized cockpit displays, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seatbelts and safety restraints, engineered interior surfaces and lighting and control technology.

Separate Financial Statements – Separate financial statements of TransDigm Inc. are not presented because TransDigm Inc.’s 7 3/4% senior subordinated notes and 5 1/2% senior subordinated notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by TD Group and all existing 100% owned domestic subsidiaries of TransDigm Inc. and because TD Group has no significant operations or assets separate from its investment in TransDigm Inc.

 

2. UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The financial information included herein is unaudited; however, the information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes for the year ended September 30, 2012 included in TD Group’s Form 10-K dated November 16, 2012. As disclosed therein, the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The September 30, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from TD Group’s audited financial statements. The results of operations for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows to conform to current year classification to reflect the effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents relating to our foreign operations.

 

3. ACQUISITIONS

Aero-Instruments Co., LLC – On September 17, 2012, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Aero-Instruments Co., LLC (“Aero-Instruments”), for approximately $34.6 million in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $0.1 million received in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Aero-Instruments designs and manufactures highly engineered air data sensors including pitot probes, pitot-static probes, static pressure ports, angle of attack, temperature sensors and flight test equipment for use primarily in the business jet and helicopter markets. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. The Company expects that the approximately $22 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will be deductible for tax purposes.

 

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AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. – On February 15, 2012, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding stock of AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. (“AmSafe”), for approximately $749.7 million in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $0.5 million paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. AmSafe is a leading supplier of innovative, highly engineered and proprietary safety and restraint equipment used primarily in the global aerospace industry. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. The distribution business acquired as part of AmSafe was sold on August 16, 2012 for approximately $17.8 million in cash, which includes a working capital adjustment of $0.1 million received in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The equity investment in C-Safe LLC acquired as part of AmSafe was sold in October 2012 for approximately $16.4 million, which consisted of $5.0 million in cash at closing and an $11.4 million short-term note receivable, of which $5.5 million was collected in the second quarter of fiscal 2013.

The total purchase price was allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon management’s estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. To the extent the purchase price exceeded the estimated fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, such excess was allocated to goodwill. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the transaction date (in thousands).

 

Assets acquired:

  

Current assets, excluding cash acquired

   $ 122,694   

Property, plant and equipment

     20,787   

Intangible assets

     270,500   

Goodwill

     396,823   

Other

     15,614   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

   $ 826,418   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed:

  

Current liabilities

   $ 24,979   

Deferred income taxes - long term

     48,626   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     3,082   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

   $ 76,687   
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 749,731   
  

 

 

 

The Company expects that of the $397 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition approximately $77 million will be deductible for tax purposes.

Harco Laboratories, Incorporated – On December 9, 2011, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding stock of Harco Laboratories, Incorporated (“Harco”), for approximately $83.3 million in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $0.4 million paid in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Harco designs and manufactures highly engineered thermocouples, sensors, engine cable assemblies and related products for commercial aircraft. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. The Company expects that the approximately $56 million of goodwill recognized for the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.

The Company accounted for the acquisitions using the acquisition method and included the results of operations of the acquisitions in its consolidated financial statements from the effective date of each acquisition. The Company is in the process of obtaining a third-party valuation of certain tangible and intangible assets of Aero-Instruments, therefore, the values attributed to those acquired assets in the consolidated financial statements are subject to adjustment. Pro forma net sales and results of operations for the acquisitions had they occurred at the beginning of the applicable thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 or March 31, 2012, are not significant and, accordingly, are not provided.

The acquisitions strengthen and expand the Company’s position to design, produce and supply highly-engineered proprietary aerospace components in niche markets with significant aftermarket content and provide opportunities to create value through the application of our three core value-driven operating strategies (obtaining profitable new business, improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers). The purchase price paid for each acquisition reflects the current earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and cash flows, as well as, the future EBITDA and cash flows expected to be generated by the business, which are driven in most cases by the recurring aftermarket consumption over the life of a particular aircraft, estimated to be approximately 30 years.

 

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4. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative accounting guidance included in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income.” This guidance eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Companies can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. The Company adopted the presentation guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and has elected to present two separate consecutive statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued authoritative accounting guidance included in ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other”. This guidance amends the requirements for goodwill impairment testing. The Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. This guidance is effective for the Company for its annual goodwill impairment testing for the year ending September 30, 2013. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

In July 2012, the FASB issued authoritative guidance included in ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other.” This guidance permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test described in FASB ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other.” This guidance is effective for the Company for its annual impairment testing for the year ending September 30, 2013. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

 

5. EARNINGS PER SHARE (TWO-CLASS METHOD)

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended      Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended  
     March  30,
2013
     March  31,
2012
     March  30,
2013
    March  31,
2012
 

Numerator for earnings per share:

          

Net income

   $ 67,937       $ 81,552       $ 142,107      $ 146,657   

Less dividends paid on participating securities

     —            —            (38,130     (3,299
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common stock - basic and diluted

   $ 67,937       $ 81,552       $ 103,977      $ 143,358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method:

          

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     52,204         50,800         52,001        50,615   

Vested options deemed participating securities

     2,249         3,082         2,452        3,267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares for basic and diluted earnings per share

     54,453         53,882         54,453        53,882   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.25       $ 1.51       $ 1.91      $ 2.66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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6. INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost of inventories is determined by the average cost and the first-in, first-out (FIFO) methods for all locations except CEF Industries LLC, which determines the cost of inventories using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Approximately 6% of the inventory was valued under the LIFO method at March 30, 2013.

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 30,
2013
    September 30,
2012
 

Raw materials and purchased component parts

   $     226,475      $ 203,809   

Work-in-progress

     101,008        102,645   

Finished Goods

     50,550        48,395   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     378,033        354,849   

Reserves for excess and obsolete inventory and LIFO

     (37,858     (34,346
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Inventories - net

   $ 340,175      $ 320,503   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets subject to amortization consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 30, 2013      September 30, 2012  
     Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net      Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net  

Technology

   $ 721,282       $ 122,954       $ 598,328       $ 723,231       $ 105,995       $ 617,236   

Order backlog

     3,954         3,877         77         5,910         3,965         1,945   

Other

     43,272         7,645         35,627         43,343         6,528         36,815   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 768,508       $ 134,476       $ 634,032       $ 772,484       $ 116,488       $ 655,996   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangible assets acquired during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

 

           Cost            Amortization
Period
 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

     

Goodwill

   $ 5,485      

Trademarks and trade names

     350      
  

 

 

    
     5,835      
  

 

 

    

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

     

Technology

     1,200         20 years   
  

 

 

    
     1,200      
  

 

 

    

Total

   $ 7,035      
  

 

 

    

The aggregate amortization expense on identifiable intangible assets for the twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was approximately $20.4 million and $21.9 million, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for fiscal 2013 is $38.2 million and $36.1 million for each of the five succeeding years 2014 through 2018.

 

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The following is a summary of changes in the carrying value of goodwill from September 30, 2012 through March 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

Balance, September 30, 2012

   $  3,035,502   

Goodwill acquired during the year

     5,485   

Other

     (807
  

 

 

 

Balance, March 30, 2013

   $ 3,040,180   
  

 

 

 

 

8. DEBT

The Company’s long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 30,
2013
     September 30,
2012
 

Term loans

   $ 2,194,500       $ 2,019,125   

Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018

     1,600,000         1,600,000   

Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020

     550,000         —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,344,500         3,619,125   

Less current portion

     22,000         20,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 4,322,500       $ 3,598,625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amendment No. 2 to 2010 (Revolving) Credit Facility - In accordance with the terms of the credit agreement dated December 6, 2010, as amended by the Amendment No.1, dated as of March 25, 2012 (the “2010 Credit Facility”), TransDigm Inc. entered into Amendment No. 2 to the 2010 Credit Facility on October 9, 2012. Amendment No. 2 to the 2010 Credit Facility provided for a modification to the restricted payment covenant to permit a special dividend in an amount not to exceed $850 million and a modification to the financial covenant ratios.

Amendment No. 2 to 2011 (Term Loan) Credit Facility - In accordance with the terms of the credit agreement, dated as of February 14, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2012 (the “2011 Credit Facility”), TransDigm Inc. entered into Amendment No. 2 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement to the 2011 Credit Facility (the “2012 Term Loan Credit Facility Amendment”) on October 9, 2012. The 2012 Term Loan Credit Facility Amendment provides for an additional term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The additional term loan facility was fully drawn on October 15, 2012.

Amended and Restated Credit Facility - On February 28, 2013, TransDigm Inc. entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement (the “Amendment and Restatement Agreement”) in which TransDigm amended and restated its 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility. The Amendment and Restatement Agreement provides for a $2,200 million term loan facility (the “New Term Loan Facility”), which was fully drawn on February 28, 2013, and a $310 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term Loan Facility, the “2013 Credit Facility”).

The proceeds of the New Term Loan Facility were used to repay in full the outstanding term loans under the 2011 Credit Facility and the related transaction expenses associated therewith. The New Term Loan Facility consists of two tranches of term loans—tranche B term loans and tranche C term loans, and the Revolving Credit Facility consists of two tranches—revolving A commitments and revolving B commitments. The tranche B term loans consist of $500 million in the aggregate and the tranche C term loans consist of $1,700 million in the aggregate. The tranche B term loans mature on February 14, 2017 and the tranche C term loans mature on February 28, 2020. The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly principal payments of $5.5 million which began on March 28, 2013. The revolving A commitments consist of $32 million in the aggregate and the revolving B commitments consist of $278 million in the aggregate. The revolving A commitments mature on December 6, 2015 and the revolving B commitments mature on February 28, 2018. At March 30, 2013, the Company had $6.7 million letters of credit outstanding and $303.3 million of borrowings available under the 2013 Credit Facility.

 

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Under the terms of the 2013 Credit Facility, TransDigm is entitled on one or more occasions, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, to request additional commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility or additional term loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $500 million to the extent that existing or new lenders agree to provide such additional term loans. In addition, TransDigm is entitled to convert, subject to certain conditions, the revolving A commitments to revolving B commitments.

All of the indebtedness outstanding under the 2013 Credit Facility is guaranteed by TD Group and all of TransDigm’s current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than immaterial subsidiaries). In addition, the obligations of TransDigm and the guarantors under the 2013 Credit Facility are secured ratably in accordance with each lender’s respective revolving and term loan commitments by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future property and assets, including inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property and other personal property (but excluding leasehold interests and certain other assets) of TransDigm and its existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than immaterial subsidiaries), and a first priority pledge of the capital stock of TransDigm and its subsidiaries (other than foreign subsidiaries and certain domestic subsidiaries, of which 65% of the voting capital stock is pledged).

The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the 2013 Credit Facility will be, at TransDigm’s option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBO rate for one, two, three or six-month (or to the extent agreed to by each relevant lender, nine or twelve-month) interest periods chosen by TransDigm, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. The adjusted LIBO rate is subject to a floor of .75%. At March 30, 2013 the applicable interest rate was 3.50% on the tranche B term loan and 3.75% on the tranche C term loan.

The term loan facility requires mandatory prepayments of principal based on certain percentages of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the 2013 Credit Facility), commencing 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, subject to certain exceptions (including, with respect to asset sales, the reinvestment in productive assets), TransDigm will be required to prepay the loans outstanding under the term loan facility at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales and issuance or incurrence of certain indebtedness. In addition, if, prior to February 28, 2014, the principal amount of the term loans are (i) prepaid substantially concurrently with the incurrence by TD Group, TransDigm or any its subsidiaries of new bank loans that have an effective yield lower than the yield in effect on the term loans so prepaid or (ii) received by a lender due to a mandatory assignment following the failure of such lender to consent to an amendment of the 2013 Credit Facility that has the effect of reducing the effective interest rate with respect to the term loans, such prepayment or receipt shall be accompanied by a premium of 1.0%.

The 2013 Credit Facility contains certain covenants that limit the ability of TD Group, TransDigm and TransDigm’s restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; (iii) make investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to TransDigm; (vi) incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness; (vii) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of their assets; and (viii) engage in transactions with affiliates.

The Company recorded refinancing costs of $30.3 million during the thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 representing debt issue costs expensed in conjunction with the refinancing of our 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility.

Issuance of Senior Subordinated Notes - On October 15, 2012 TransDigm Inc. issued $550 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) at an issue price of 100% of the principal amount. The 2020 Notes bear interest at the rate of 5 1/2% per annum, which accrues from October 15, 2012 and is payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2013. The 2020 Notes mature on October 15, 2020, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, and are subject to the terms and conditions as defined in the indenture governing the 2020 notes.

 

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The 2020 Notes are subordinated to all of TransDigm’s existing and future senior debt, rank equally with all of its existing and future senior subordinated debt and rank senior to all of its future debt that is expressly subordinated to the 2020 Notes. The 2020 Notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated unsecured basis by TD Group and its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries named in the indenture. The guarantees of the 2020 Notes are subordinated to all of the guarantors’ existing and future senior debt, rank equally with all of their existing and future senior subordinated debt and rank senior to all of their future debt that is expressly subordinated to the guarantees of the 2020 Notes. The 2020 Notes are structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of TD Group’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Special Cash Dividend - On October 15, 2012 the Company’s board of directors authorized and declared a special cash dividend of $12.85 on each outstanding share of common stock and cash dividend equivalent payments under its stock option plans. The special cash dividend amounting to approximately $664.3 million was paid in November 2012 and dividend equivalent payments amounting to approximately $35.4 million were paid in November and December 2012.

 

9. INCOME TAXES

At the end of each reporting period, TD Group makes an estimate of its annual effective income tax rate. The estimate used in the year-to-date period may change in subsequent periods. During the thirteen week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the effective income tax rate was 31.9% and 34.7%, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to the retroactive reinstatement of the research and development tax credit and an increased benefit from the domestic manufacturing deduction. During the twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, the effective income tax rate was 32.2% and 33.7%, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to the factors referred to above.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state and local jurisdictions as well as foreign jurisdictions located in Belgium, China, France, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations for years before fiscal 2011. AmSafe is subject to U.S. federal examinations for the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 years. In addition, the Company is subject to state income tax examinations for fiscal years 2009 and later.

At March 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, TD Group had $7.1 million and $6.9 million in unrecognized tax benefits, the recognition of which would have an effect of approximately $6.5 million and $6.3 million on the effective tax rate at March 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. The Company does not believe that the tax positions that comprise the unrecognized tax benefit amount will change significantly over the next 12 months. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

 

10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following tables present our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

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The following summarizes the carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments (in thousands):

 

            March 30, 2013      September 30, 2012  
     Level      Carrying
Amount
     Fair Value      Carrying
Amount
     Fair Value  

Assets:

              

Cash and cash equivalents

     1       $ 680,024       $ 680,024       $ 440,524       $ 440,524   

Liabilities:

              

Interest rate swap agreements (1)

     2         9,000         9,000         9,800         9,800   

Long-term debt:

              

Term loans

     2         2,194,500         2,217,000         2,019,125         2,037,000   

7  3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018

     1         1,600,000         1,752,000         1,600,000         1,696,000   

5  1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020

     1         550,000         572,000         —           —     

 

(1) Included in Accrued liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Interest rate swaps were measured at fair value using quoted market prices for the swap interest rate indexes over the term of the swap discounted to present value versus the fixed rate of the contract. The estimated fair value of the Company’s term loans was based on information provided by the agent under the Company’s senior secured credit facility. The estimated fair values of the Company’s 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 and 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 were based upon quoted market prices.

 

11. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company is exposed to, among other things, the impact of changes in interest rates in the normal course of business. The Company’s risk management program is designed to manage the exposure and volatility arising from these risks, and utilizes derivative financial instruments to offset a portion of these risks. The Company uses derivative financial instruments only to the extent necessary to hedge identified business risks and does not enter into such transactions for trading purposes. The Company generally does not require collateral or other security with counterparties to these financial instruments and is therefore subject to credit risk in the event of nonperformance; however, the Company monitors credit risk and currently does not anticipate nonperformance by other parties.

At March 30, 2013, three forward-starting interest rate swap agreements were in place to swap variable rates on the 2013 Credit Facility for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $353 million. These interest rate swap agreements converted the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the 2013 Credit Facility to a fixed rate of 5.17% (2.17% plus the 3% margin percentage) through June 30, 2015.

Interest rate swap agreements are used to manage interest rate risk associated with floating-rate borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility. The interest rate swap agreements utilized by the Company effectively modify the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting a portion of the Company’s floating-rate debt to a fixed rate basis through the expiration date of the interest rate swap agreements, thereby reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. These agreements involve the receipt of floating rate amounts in exchange for fixed rate interest payments over the term of the agreements without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. Prior to February 28, 2013, these derivative instruments qualified as effective cash flow hedges under GAAP. For these cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss from the financial instruments was initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the same line as the hedged item in the same period or periods during which the hedged item affected earnings.

In conjunction with the refinancing of the 2011 Credit Facility, the Company no longer designated the interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, amounts previously recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholder’s equity will be amortized into earnings over the remaining period of the swap agreements. The net after-tax loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss to be reclassified into interest expense over the remaining term of the swap agreement was $6.5 million at March 30, 2013.

 

12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In connection with the $12.85 special cash dividend paid in November 2012, in order to take into account the earlier return of capital, the TD Group compensation committee adjusted the market-based vesting features in outstanding options pursuant to the authority granted to the committee under the TD Group stock incentive plan. Under this “market sweep” provision, unvested options granted prior to October 1, 2011 will accelerate and become fully vested if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $147.15 per share (previously $160 per share) on any 60 trading days during any consecutive 12-month period commencing March 1, 2013 and unvested options granted in fiscal 2012 will accelerate and become fully vested if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeds $157.15 per share (previously $170 per share) on any 60 trading days during any consecutive 12-month period commencing two years from the date of grant. Options granted in fiscal 2013 do not contain such accelerated vesting provision.

 

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13. SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION

TransDigm’s 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 and 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 are jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior subordinated basis, by TD Group and TransDigm Inc.’s 100% owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, as defined in the indentures. The following supplemental condensed consolidating financial information presents, in separate columns, the balance sheets of the Company as of March 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and its statements of income and cash flows for the twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 for (i) TransDigm Group on a parent only basis with its investment in subsidiaries recorded under the equity method, (ii) TransDigm Inc. including its directly owned operations and non-operating entities, (iii) the Subsidiary Guarantors on a combined basis, (iv) Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (v) the Company on a consolidated basis.

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF MARCH 30, 2013

 

     TransDigm
Group
     TransDigm
Inc.
     Subsidiary
Guarantors
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Total
Consolidated
 

ASSETS

                

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 15,116       $ 650,225       $ 4,641       $ 10,042       $ —        $ 680,024   

Trade accounts receivable - Net

     —           14,750         211,755         17,442         (875     243,072   

Inventories - Net

     —           27,152         286,846         27,000         (823     340,175   

Deferred income taxes

     —           23,632         —           —           —          23,632   

Prepaid expenses and other

     —           29,148         8,104         3,503         —          40,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     15,116         744,907         511,346         57,987         (1,698     1,327,658   

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES

     670,253         4,737,253         2,233,626         84,905         (7,726,037     —     

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net

     —           15,616         146,698         13,128         —          175,442   

GOODWILL

     —           64,462         2,900,328         75,390         —          3,040,180   

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES

     —           19,377         411,656         30,444         —          461,477   

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net

     —           7,836         594,757         31,439         —          634,032   

DEBT ISSUE COSTS - Net

     —           44,975         —           —           —          44,975   

OTHER

     —           2,714         7,204         407         3        10,328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 685,369       $ 5,637,140       $ 6,805,615       $ 293,700       $ (7,727,732   $ 5,694,092   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ —         $ 22,000       $ —         $ —         $ —        $ 22,000   

Accounts payable

     —           10,070         53,897         10,611         (882     73,696   

Accrued liabilities

     —           94,491         61,076         7,998         —          163,565   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     —           126,561         114,973         18,609         (882     259,261   

LONG-TERM DEBT

     —           4,322,500         —           —           —          4,322,500   

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     —           361,288         —           —           —          361,288   

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

     —           38,535         25,833         1,306         —          65,674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     —           4,848,884         140,806         19,915         (882     5,008,723   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     685,369         788,256         6,664,809         273,785         (7,726,850     685,369   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 685,369       $ 5,637,140       $ 6,805,615       $ 293,700       $ (7,727,732     $5,694,092   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

 

     TransDigm
Group
     TransDigm
Inc.
     Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Total
Consolidated
 

ASSETS

               

CURRENT ASSETS:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 20,100       $ 406,891       $ 4,494      $ 9,039       $ —        $ 440,524   

Trade accounts receivable - Net

     —           12,261         207,537        17,486         (1,501     235,783   

Inventories - Net

     —           23,410         272,180        25,397         (484     320,503   

Deferred income taxes

     —           29,134         —          —           —          29,134   

Prepaid expenses and other

     —           9,585         12,626        2,376         —          24,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     20,100         481,281         496,837        54,298         (1,985     1,050,531   

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES AND INTERCOMPANY BALANCES

     1,198,734         4,720,602         2,055,938        43,745         (8,019,019     —     

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Net

     —           15,685         144,177        12,875         —          172,737   

GOODWILL

     —           85,680         2,872,483        77,339         —          3,035,502   

TRADEMARKS AND TRADE NAMES

     —           19,377         416,490        31,747         —          467,614   

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net

     —           8,151         614,225        33,620         —          655,996   

DEBT ISSUE COSTS - Net

     —           62,190         —          —           —          62,190   

OTHER

     —           2,750         (27,249     39,546         —          15,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 1,218,834       $ 5,395,716       $ 6,572,901      $ 293,170       $ (8,021,004   $ 5,459,617   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

               

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

               

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ —         $ 20,500       $ —        $ —         $ —        $ 20,500   

Accounts payable

     —           10,068         54,054        11,553         (1,497     74,178   

Accrued liabilities

     —           68,808         64,250        6,179         —          139,237   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     —           99,376         118,304        17,732         (1,497     233,915   

LONG-TERM DEBT

     —           3,598,625         —          —           —          3,598,625   

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     —           356,896         —          —           —          356,896   

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

     —           24,083         26,480        784         —          51,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     —           4,078,980         144,784        18,516         (1,497     4,240,783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     1,218,834         1,316,736         6,428,117        274,654         (8,019,507     1,218,834   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 1,218,834       $ 5,395,716       $ 6,572,901      $ 293,170       $ (8,021,004   $ 5,459,617   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 30, 2013

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     TransDigm
Group
    TransDigm
Inc.
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Total
Consolidated
 

NET SALES

   $ —        $ 52,286      $ 789,907       $ 57,361       $ (3,527   $ 896,027   

COST OF SALES

     —          30,361        331,306         39,693         (3,190     398,170   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

     —          21,925        458,601         17,668         (337     497,857   

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

     —          31,641        70,430         8,553         —          110,624   

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     —          312        19,084         879         —          20,275   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

     —          (10,028     369,087         8,236         (337     366,958   

INTEREST EXPENSE - Net

     —          125,152        1,243         575         —          126,970   

REFINANCING COSTS

     —          30,281        —           —           —          30,281   

EQUITY IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES

     (142,107     (236,038     —           —           378,145        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     142,107        70,577        367,844         7,661         (378,482     209,707   

INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)

     —          (71,530     136,836         2,294         —          67,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 142,107      $ 142,107      $ 231,008       $ 5,367       $ (378,482   $ 142,107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     TransDigm
Group
    TransDigm
Inc.
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
     Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Total
Consolidated
 

NET SALES

   $ —        $ 52,136      $ 692,146       $ 35,029       $ (3,369   $ 775,942   

COST OF SALES

     —          30,404        286,659         26,653         (3,369     340,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

     —          21,732        405,487         8,376         —          435,595   

SELLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

     —          28,330        58,395         4,599         —          91,324   

AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     —          312        20,792         674         —          21,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

     —          (6,910     326,300         3,103         —          322,493   

INTEREST EXPENSE - Net

     —          100,346        244         771         —          101,361   

EQUITY IN INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES

     (146,657     (216,157     —           —           362,814        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     146,657        108,901        326,056         2,332         (362,814     221,132   

INCOME TAX PROVISION (BENEFIT)

     —          (37,756     111,227         1,004         —          74,475   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 146,657      $ 146,657      $ 214,829       $ 1,328       $ (362,814   $ 146,657   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 30, 2013

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     TransDigm
Group
    TransDigm
Inc.
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Total
Consolidated
 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)

            

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   $ —        $ (55,398   $ 240,872      $ 4,885      $ 6,930      $ 197,289   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

            

Capital expenditures

     —          (1,105     (14,308     (903     —          (16,316

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

       (8,501     —          —          —          (8,501

Cash proceeds from sale of investment

     —          10,500        —          —          —          10,500   

Cash proceeds from working capital settlement

     —          134        —          —          —          134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     —          1,028        (14,308     (903     —          (14,183
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

            

Intercompany activities

     644,459        (408,158     (226,417     (2,954     (6,930     —     

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements

     40,044        —          —          —          —          40,044   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     12,919        —          —          —          —          12,919   

Dividends paid

     (702,406     —          —          —          —          (702,406

Proceeds from 2013 credit facility - net

     —          2,191,127        —          —          —          2,191,127   

Repayment on 2013 credit facility

     —          (5,500     —          —          —          (5,500

Proceeds from 2011 credit facility - net

     —          147,360        —          —          —          147,360   

Repayment on 2011 credit facility

     —          (2,169,125     —          —          —          (2,169,125

Proceeds from senior subordinated notes due 2020 - net

     —          542,000        —          —          —          542,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (4,984     297,704        (226,417     (2,954     (6,930     56,419   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     —          —          —          (25     —          (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (4,984     243,334        147        1,003        —          239,500   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     20,100        406,891        4,494        9,039        —          440,524   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 15,116      $ 650,225      $ 4,641      $
 
 
10,042
  
  
  $ —        $ 680,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE TWENTY-SIX WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

(Amounts in thousands)

 

     TransDigm
Group
    TransDigm
Inc.
    Subsidiary
Guarantors
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Total
Consolidated
 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN)

            

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   $ —        $ (53,599   $ 215,749      $ 2,116      $ 696      $ 164,962   

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

            

Capital expenditures

     —          (829     (8,115     (165     —          (9,109

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     —          (833,512     —          —          —          (833,512
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     —          (834,341     (8,115     (165     —          (842,621
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

            

Intercompany activities

     (14,545     217,320        (202,440     361        (696     —     

Excess tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements

     24,231        —          —          —          —          24,231   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     7,316        —          —          —          —          7,316   

Dividends paid

     (3,299     —          —          —          —          (3,299

Treasury stock purchased

     (846     —          —          —          —          (846

Proceeds from 2011 credit facility-net

     —          484,713        —          —          —          484,713   

Repayment on 2011 credit facility

     —          (9,000     —          —          —          (9,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     12,857        693,033        (202,440     361        (696     503,115   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     —          —          —          (158     —          (158
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     12,857        (194,907     5,194        2,154        —          (174,702

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     5,695        360,074        2,115        8,299        —          376,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 18,552      $ 165,167      $ 7,309      $ 10,453      $ —        $ 201,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read together with TD Group’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this section to “TransDigm,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar references refer to TD Group, TransDigm Inc. and TransDigm Inc.’s subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates. The following discussion may contain predictions, estimates and other forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in this report. These risks could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future performance suggested below.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, in particular, the statements about the Company’s plans, strategies and prospects under this section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Many of the factors affecting these forward-looking statements are outside the control of the Company. Consequently, such forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as the Company’s current plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company does not undertake, and specifically declines, any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include but are not limited to: the sensitivity of our business to the number of flight hours that our customers’ planes spend aloft and our customers’ profitability, both of which are affected by general economic conditions; future terrorist attacks; our reliance on certain customers; the U.S. defense budget and risks associated with being a government supplier; failure to maintain government or industry approvals; failure to complete or successfully integrate acquisitions; our substantial indebtedness; potential environmental liabilities; and other factors. Please refer to the other information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the foregoing factors that may affect our business.

Overview

We believe we are a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft in service today. Our business is well diversified due to the broad range of products we offer to our customers. Some of our more significant product offerings, substantially all of which are ultimately provided to end-users in the aerospace industry, , include mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, NiCad batteries and chargers, engineered latching and locking devices, rods and locking devices, engineered connectors and elastomers, cockpit security components and systems, specialized cockpit displays, aircraft audio systems, specialized lavatory components, seatbelts and safety restraints, engineered interior surfaces and lighting and control technology. Each of these product offerings is composed of many individual products that are typically customized to meet the needs of a particular aircraft platform or customer.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, we generated net sales of $465.6 million and net income of $67.9 million. EBITDA As Defined was $219.3 million, or 47.1% of net sales. See below for certain information regarding EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined, including reconciliations of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined to net income and net cash provided by operating activities.

 

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Certain Acquisitions

Aero-Instruments Co., LLC Acquisition

On September 17, 2012, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Aero-Instruments Co., LLC (“Aero-Instruments”), for approximately $34.6 million in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $0.1 million received in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. Aero-Instruments designs and manufactures highly engineered air data sensors including pitot probes, pitot-static probes, static pressure ports, angle of attack, temperature sensors and flight test equipment for use primarily in the business jet and helicopter markets. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. The Company is in the process of obtaining information to value certain tangible and intangible assets of Aero-Instruments, and therefore the condensed consolidated financial statements at March 30, 2013 reflect a preliminary purchase price allocation for the business.

AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. Acquisition

On February 15, 2012, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding stock of AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc. (“AmSafe”), for approximately $749.7 million in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $0.5 million paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. AmSafe is a leading supplier of innovative, highly engineered and proprietary safety and restraint equipment used primarily in the global aerospace industry. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction. The distribution business acquired as part of AmSafe was sold on August 16, 2012 for approximately $17.8 million in cash, which includes a working capital adjustment of $0.1 million received in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. The equity investment in C-Safe LLC acquired as part of AmSafe was sold in October 2012 for approximately $16.4 million, which consisted of $5.0 million in cash at closing and an $11.4 million short term note receivable, of which $5.5 million was collected in the second quarter of fiscal 2013.

Harco Laboratories Acquisition

On December 9, 2011, TransDigm Inc. acquired all of the outstanding stock of Harco Laboratories, Incorporated (“Harco”), for approximately $83.3 million in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of $0.4 million paid in the second quarter of fiscal 2012. Harco designs and manufactures highly engineered thermocouples, sensors, engine cable assemblies and related products for commercial aircraft. These products fit well with TransDigm’s overall business direction.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present below certain financial information based on our EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined. References to “EBITDA” mean earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and references to “EBITDA As Defined” mean EBITDA plus, as applicable for each relevant period, certain adjustments as set forth in the reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined and the reconciliations of net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined presented below.

Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We present EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined because we believe they are useful indicators for evaluating operating performance and liquidity.

Our management believes that EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined are useful as indicators of liquidity because securities analysts, investors, rating agencies and others use EBITDA to evaluate a company’s ability to incur and service debt. In addition, EBITDA As Defined is useful to investors because our revolving credit facility under our senior secured credit facility requires compliance, on a pro forma basis, with a financial covenant that measures the ratio of the amount of our secured indebtedness to the amount of our Consolidated EBITDA defined in the same manner as we define EBITDA As Defined herein. This financial covenant is a material term of our senior secured credit facility as the failure to comply with such financial covenant could result in an event of default in respect of the revolving credit facility (and such an event of default could, in turn, result in an event of default under the indentures governing our 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes and 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes).

 

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In addition to the above, our management uses EBITDA As Defined to review and assess the performance of the management team in connection with employee incentive programs and to prepare its annual budget and financial projections. Moreover, our management uses EBITDA As Defined to evaluate acquisitions.

Although we use EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined as measures to assess the performance of our business and for the other purposes set forth above, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools has limitations, and you should not consider any of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

 

   

neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined reflects the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest payments, on our indebtedness;

 

   

although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;

 

   

the omission of the substantial amortization expense associated with our intangible assets further limits the usefulness of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined;

 

   

neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined includes the payment of taxes, which is a necessary element of our operations; and

 

   

EBITDA As Defined excludes the cash expense we have incurred to integrate acquired businesses into our operations, which is a necessary element of certain of our acquisitions.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA or EBITDA As Defined in isolation and specifically by using other GAAP measures, such as net income, net sales and operating profit, to measure our operating performance. Neither EBITDA nor EBITDA As Defined is a measurement of financial performance under GAAP, and neither should be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations determined in accordance with GAAP. Our calculation of EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

 

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined (in thousands):

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended  
     March 30,
2013
     March 31,
2012
    March 30,
2013
     March 31,
2012
 
     (in thousands)     (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 67,937       $ 81,552      $ 142,107       $ 146,657   

Adjustments:

          

Depreciation and amortization expense

     16,321         15,247        33,773         33,029   

Interest expense, net

     64,094         52,300        126,970         101,361   

Income tax provision

     31,800         43,375        67,600         74,475   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

     180,152         192,474        370,450         355,522   

Adjustments:

          

Inventory purchase accounting adjustments(1)

     —            5,308        890         8,459   

Acquisition integration costs(2)

     1,027         832        2,946         3,384   

Acquisition transaction-related expenses(3)

     681         2,399        1,339         4,148   

Other acquisition accounting adjustments

     —            (2,792     —            (2,792

Non-cash compensation costs(4)

     7,131         4,887        14,262         8,535   

Refinancing costs(5)

     30,281         —           30,281         —      
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA As Defined

   $ 219,272       $ 203,108      $ 420,168       $ 377,256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents accounting adjustments to inventory associated with acquisitions of businesses and product lines that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory was sold.
(2) Represents costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses and product lines into TD Group’s operations, facility relocation costs and other acquisition-related costs.
(3) Represents transaction-related costs comprising deal fees; legal, financial and tax due diligence expenses; and valuation costs that are required to be expensed as incurred.
(4) Represents the compensation expense recognized by TD Group under our stock option plans.
(5) Represents debt issue costs expensed in conjunction with the refinancing of our 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility in February 2013.

 

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to EBITDA and EBITDA As Defined (in thousands):

 

     Twenty-Six Week Period
Ended
 
     March 30, 
2013
    March 31, 
2012
 
     (in thousands)  

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

   $ 197,289      $ 164,962   

Adjustments:

    

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions of businesses

     (4,462     1,299   

Interest expense, net (1)

     120,004        95,620   

Income tax provision - current

     62,118        77,945   

Non-cash equity compensation (2)

     (14,262     (8,535

Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options

     40,044        24,231   

Refinancing costs (6)

     (30,281     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     370,450        355,522   

Adjustments:

    

Inventory purchase accounting adjustments (3)

     890        8,459   

Acquisition integration costs (4)

     2,946        3,384   

Acquisition transaction-related expenses (5)

     1,339        4,148   

Other acquisition related expenses

     —          (2,792

Stock option expense (2)

     14,262        8,535   

Refinancing costs (6)

     30,281        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA As Defined

   $ 420,168      $ 377,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents interest expense excluding the amortization of debt issue costs and note premium and discount.
(2) Represents the compensation expense recognized by TD Group under our stock option plans.
(3) Represents accounting adjustments to inventory associated with acquisitions of businesses and product lines that were charged to cost of sales when the inventory was sold.
(4) Represents costs incurred to integrate acquired businesses and product lines into TD Group’s operations, facility relocation costs and other acquisition-related costs.
(5) Represents transaction-related costs comprising deal fees; legal, financial and tax due diligence expenses; and valuation costs that are required to be expensed as incurred.
(6) Represents debt issue costs expensed in conjunction with the refinancing of our 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility in February 2013.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which often requires the judgment of management in the selection and application of certain accounting principles and methods. Management believes that the quality and reasonableness of our most critical policies enable the fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations. However, investors are cautioned that the sensitivity of financial statements to these methods, assumptions and estimates could create materially different results under different conditions or using different assumptions.

A summary of our significant accounting policies and estimates is included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2012. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain operating data of the Company, including presentation of the amounts as a percentage of net sales (amounts in thousands):

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended  
     March 30, 2013      % of Sales     March 31, 2012      % of Sales  

Net sales

   $ 465,609         100.0   $ 423,469         100.0

Cost of sales

     206,299         44.3        187,429         44.3   

Selling and administrative expenses

     55,463         11.9        49,474         11.6   

Amortization of intangible assets

     9,735         2.1        9,339         2.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     194,112         41.7        177,227         41.9   

Interest expense, net

     64,094         13.8        52,300         12.4   

Refinancing costs

     30,281         6.5        —            —      

Income tax provision

     31,800         6.8        43,375         10.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 67,937         14.6   $ 81,552         19.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended  
     March 30, 2013      % of Sales     March 31, 2012      % of Sales  

Net sales

   $ 896,027         100.0   $ 775,942         100.0

Cost of sales

     398,170         44.4        340,347         43.9   

Selling and administrative expenses

     110,624         12.3        91,324         11.8   

Amortization of intangible assets

     20,275         2.3        21,778         2.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     366,958         41.0        322,493         41.6   

Interest expense, net

     126,970         14.2        101,361         13.1   

Refinancing costs

     30,281         3.4        —            —      

Income tax provision

     67,600         7.5        74,475         9.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 142,107         15.9   $ 146,657         18.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Changes in Results of Operations

Thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 compared with the thirteen week period ended March 31, 2012.

 

   

Net Sales. Net organic sales, acquisition sales and sales of the AmSafe distribution business, which was acquired as part of AmSafe on February 15, 2012 and sold on August 16, 2012, and the related dollar and percentage changes for the thirteen week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended      Change     % Change
Total  Sales
 
     March 30,
2013
     March 31,
2012
      

Organic sales

   $     425.9       $ 418.6       $         7.3        1.7

Acquisition sales

     39.7         —            39.7        9.4

AmSafe distribution sales

     —            4.9         (4.9     -1.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 465.6       $ 423.5       $ 42.1        10.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition sales represent sales of acquired businesses for the period up to one year subsequent to their acquisition dates. The amount of acquisition sales shown in the table above resulted from the acquisition in fiscal 2013 and Aero-Instruments and AmSafe in fiscal 2012.

The organic sales growth was primarily due to an increase of $8.3 million, or a 6.4% increase in commercial OEM sales and an increase of $6.1 million, or a 6.2% increase in defense sales, for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Commercial aftermarket sales decreased by $3.4 million between periods.

Commercial OEM sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 were favorably impacted by retroactive contract pricing adjustments of approximately $6 million.

 

 

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit . Cost of sales increased by $18.9 million, or 10.1%, to $206.3 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 compared to $187.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Cost of sales and the related percentage of total sales for the thirteen week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended     Change     % Change  
     March 30,
2013
    March 31,
2012
     

Cost of sales - excluding acquisition-related costs below

   $ 205.3      $ 181.3      $ 24.0        13.2

% of total sales

     44.1     42.8    

Inventory purchase accounting adjustments

     —           5.3        (5.3     -100.0

% of total sales

     0.0     1.3    

Acquisition integration costs

     1.0        0.8        0.2        25.0

% of total sales

     0.2     0.2    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total cost of sales

   $ 206.3      $ 187.4      $ 18.9        10.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

% of total sales

     44.3     44.3    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Gross profit

   $ 259.3      $ 236.0      $ 23.3        9.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Gross profit percentage

     55.7     55.7    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

The increase in the dollar amount of cost of sales during the thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to increased volume associated with the sales from acquisitions and organic sales growth offset by lower acquisition-related costs as shown in the table above.

 

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Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 55.7% for both the thirteen week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012. The dollar amount of gross profit increased by $23.3 million, or 9.9%, for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 compared to the comparable quarter last year due to the following items:

 

   

Gross profit on the sales from the acquisitions indicated above (excluding acquisition-related costs) was approximately $18 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2013, which represented gross profit of approximately 46% of the acquisition sales.

 

   

Impact of lower inventory purchase accounting adjustments and acquisition integration costs charged to cost of sales of approximately $5 million.

 

   

Organic sales growth described above, application of our three core value-driven operating strategies (obtaining profitable new business, continually improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers), and positive leverage on our fixed overhead costs spread over a higher production volume, partially offset by unfavorable OEM versus aftermarket sales mix, resulted in a net increase in gross profit of approximately $6 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2013.

 

   

The gross profit increase described above was partially offset by the impact of an OEM retroactive contract pricing adjustments of approximately $6 million in the comparable quarter of the prior year.

 

 

Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses increased by $6.0 million to $55.5 million, or 11.9% of sales, for the thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 from $49.5 million, or 11.6% of sales, for the thirteen week period ended March 31, 2012. Selling and administrative expenses and the related percentage of total sales for the thirteen week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

     Thirteen Week Periods Ended              
     March 30,
2013
    March 31,
2012
    Change     % Change  

Selling and administrative expenses - excluding costs below

   $ 48.7      $ 45.7      $ 3.0        6.6

% of total sales

     10.5     10.8    

Stock compensation expense

     6.1        4.2        1.9        45.2

% of total sales

     1.3     1.0    

Acquisition related expenses

     0.7        2.4        (1.7     -70.8

% of total sales

     0.1     0.5    

Other acquisition related expenses

     —           (2.8     2.8        -100.0

% of total sales

     0.0     -0.7    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total selling and administrative expenses

   $ 55.5      $ 49.5      $ 6.0        12.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

% of total sales

     11.9     11.6    

The increase in the dollar amount of selling and administrative expenses during the quarter ended March 30, 2013 is primarily due to higher selling and administrative expenses relating to recent acquisitions of approximately $5 million, which was approximately 14% of the acquisition sales. The increase in stock compensation expense is primarily due to an increased level of employees that participate in the Company’s stock compensation plans as a result of acquisitions and also due to higher grant date fair values for our stock options.

 

 

Amortization of Intangibles. Amortization of intangibles increased to $9.7 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 from $9.3 million for the comparable quarter last year. The net increase of $0.4 million was primarily due to increased amortization expense related to the additional identifiable intangible assets recognized in connection with acquisitions during the last twelve months partially offset by order backlog relating to prior acquisitions becoming fully amortized.

 

 

Refinancing Costs. Refinancing costs of $30.3 million were recorded during the quarter ended March 30, 2013 representing debt issue costs expensed in conjunction with the refinancing of our 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility in February 2013.

 

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Interest Expense-net. Interest expense-net includes interest on outstanding borrowings, amortization of debt issue costs and revolving credit facility fees offset by interest income. Interest expense-net increased $11.8 million, or 22.6%, to $64.1 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 from $52.3 million for the comparable quarter last year. The net increase in interest expense-net was primarily due to an increase in the weighted average level of outstanding borrowings, which was approximately $4.33 billion for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 and approximately $3.39 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The increase in borrowings was due to the additional $500 million and $150 million term loan facilities under the amendments to our 2011 Credit Facility which occurred in February 2012 and October 2012, respectively, additional borrowings of $36.4 million relating to our refinancing of the 2011 Credit Facility in February 2013, and the issuance in October 2012 of our $550 million 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020.

 

 

Income Taxes. Income tax expense as a percentage of income before income taxes was approximately 31.9% for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 compared to 34.7% for the quarter ended March 30, 2012. The lower effective tax rate for the thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to the retroactive reinstatement of the research and development tax credit and an increased benefit from the domestic manufacturing deduction.

 

 

Net Income. Net income decreased $13.6 million, or 16.7%, to $67.9 million for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 compared to net income of $81.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, primarily as a result of the factors referred to above.

 

 

Earnings per Share. The basic and diluted earnings per share were $1.25 for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 and $1.51 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The decrease in earnings per share of $1.51 per share to $1.25 per share is a result of the factors referred to above.

Twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 compared with the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012.

 

   

Net Sales. Net organic sales, acquisition sales and sales of the AmSafe distribution business, which was acquired as part of AmSafe on February 15, 2012 and sold on August 16, 2012, and the related dollar and percentage changes for the twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended            % Change
Total  Sales
 
     March 30,
2013
     March 31,
2012
     Change    

Organic sales

   $ 783.3       $ 771.0       $ 12.3        1.6

Acquisition sales

     112.7         —           112.7        14.5

AmSafe distribution sales

     —           4.9         (4.9     -0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 896.0       $ 775.9       $ 120.1        15.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition sales represent sales of acquired businesses for the period up to one year subsequent to their acquisition dates. The amount of acquisition sales shown in the table above resulted from the acquisition in fiscal 2013 and Aero-Instruments, AmSafe and Harco in fiscal 2012.

The organic sales growth was primarily due to an increase of $12.4 million, or a 5.3% increase in commercial OEM sales and an increase of $9.4 million, or a 5.0% increase in defense sales, for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 compared to the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. Commercial aftermarket sales decreased by $3.6 million.

Commercial OEM sales for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012 were favorably impacted by retroactive contract pricing adjustments of approximately $11 million.

 

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Cost of Sales and Gross Profit . Cost of sales increased by $57.8 million, or 17.0%, to $398.2 million for the twenty-six week ended March 30, 2013 compared to $340.3 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. Cost of sales and the related percentage of total sales for the twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended              
     March 30,
2013
    March 31,
2012
    Change     % Change  

Cost of sales - excluding acquisition-related costs below

   $ 394.5      $ 330.0      $ 64.5        19.5

% of total sales

     44.0     42.6    

Inventory purchase accounting adjustments

     0.9        8.5        (7.6     -89.4

% of total sales

     0.1     1.1    

Acquisition integration costs

     2.8        1.8        1.0        55.6

% of total sales

     0.3     0.2    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total cost of sales

   $ 398.2      $ 340.3      $ 57.9        17.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

% of total sales

     44.4     43.9    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

Gross profit

   $ 497.9      $ 435.6      $ 62.3        14.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Gross profit percentage

     55.6     56.1    
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

The increase in the dollar amount of cost of sales during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to increased volume associated with the sales from acquisitions and organic sales growth offset by lower acquisition-related costs as shown in the table above.

Gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased by 0.5 percentage points to 55.6% for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 from 56.1% for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. The dollar amount of gross profit increased by $62.3 million, or 14.3%, for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 compared to the comparable period last year due to the following items:

 

   

Gross profit on the sales from the acquisitions indicated above (excluding acquisition-related costs) was approximately $53 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013, which represented gross profit of approximately 47% of the acquisition sales.

 

   

Impact of lower inventory purchase accounting adjustments and acquisition integration costs charged to cost of sales of approximately $7 million.

 

   

Organic sales growth described above, application of our three core value-driven operating strategies (obtaining profitable new business, continually improving our cost structure, and providing highly engineered value-added products to customers), and positive leverage on our fixed overhead costs spread over a higher production volume, partially offset by unfavorable OEM versus aftermarket sales mix, resulted in a net increase in gross profit of approximately $13 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013.

 

   

The gross profit increase described above was partially offset by the impact of an OEM retroactive contract pricing adjustment of approximately $11 million in the comparable period of the prior year.

 

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Selling and Administrative Expenses. Selling and administrative expenses increased by $19.3 million to $110.6 million, or 12.3% of sales, for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 from $91.3 million, or 11.8% of sales, for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. Selling and administrative expenses and the related percentage of total sales for the twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 were as follows (amounts in millions):

 

     Twenty-Six Week Periods Ended              
     March 30,
2013
    March 31,
2012
    Change     % Change  

Selling and administrative expenses - excluding costs below

   $ 97.0      $ 81.1      $ 15.9        19.6

% of total sales

     10.8     10.5    

Stock compensation expense

     12.1        7.3        4.8        65.8

% of total sales

     1.4     0.9    

Acquisition related expenses

     1.5        5.7        (4.2     -73.7

% of total sales

     0.1     0.8    

Other acquisition related expenses

     —          (2.8     2.8        -100.0

% of total sales

     0.0     -0.4    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total selling and administrative expenses

   $ 110.6      $ 91.3      $ 19.3        21.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

% of total sales

     12.3     11.8    

The increase in the dollar amount of selling and administrative expenses during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 is primarily due to higher selling and administrative expenses relating to recent acquisitions of approximately $17 million, which was approximately 15% of the acquisition sales. The increase in stock compensation expense is primarily due to an increased level of employees that participate in the Company’s stock compensation plans as a result of acquisitions and also due to higher grant date fair values for our stock options.

 

 

Amortization of Intangibles. Amortization of intangibles decreased to $20.3 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 from $21.8 million for the comparable period last year. The net decrease of $1.5 million was primarily due to order backlog relating to prior acquisitions becoming fully amortized offset by amortization expense related to the additional identifiable intangible assets recognized in connection with acquisitions during the last twelve months.

 

 

Refinancing Costs. Refinancing costs of $30.3 million were recorded during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 representing debt issue costs expensed in conjunction with the refinancing of our 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility in February 2013.

 

 

Interest Expense-net. Interest expense-net includes interest on outstanding borrowings, amortization of debt issue costs and revolving credit facility fees offset by interest income. Interest expense-net increased $25.6 million, or 25.3%, to $127.0 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 from $101.4 million for the comparable period last year. The net increase in interest expense-net was primarily due to an increase in the weighted average level of outstanding borrowings, which was approximately $4.27 billion for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 and approximately $3.26 billion for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. The increase in borrowings was due to the additional $500 million and $150 million term loan facilities under the amendments to our 2011 Credit Facility which occurred in February 2012 and October 2012, respectively, additional borrowings of $36.4 million relating to our refinancing of the 2011 Credit Facility in February 2013, and the issuance in October 2012 of our $550 million 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020. The weighted average interest rate on total outstanding borrowings at March 30, 2013 was 5.5%.

 

 

Income Taxes. Income tax expense as a percentage of income before income taxes was approximately 32.2% for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 compared to 33.7% for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2012. The lower effective tax rate for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to the retroactive reinstatement of the research and development tax credit and an increased benefit from the domestic manufacturing deduction.

 

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Net Income. Net income decreased $4.6 million, or 3.1%, to $142.1 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 compared to net income of $146.7 million for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012, primarily as a result of the factors referred to above.

 

 

Earnings per Share. The basic and diluted earnings per share were $1.91 for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 and $2.66 per share for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. Net income for the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 of $142.1 million was decreased by an allocation of dividends on participating securities of $38.1 million, or $0.70 per share, resulting in net income available to common shareholders of $104.0 million. Net income for the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012 of $146.7 million was decreased by an allocation of dividends on participating securities of $3.3 million, or $0.06 per share, resulting in net income available to common shareholders of $143.4 million. The decrease in earnings per share of $2.66 per share to $1.91 per share is a result of the factors referred to above.

Backlog

As of March 30, 2013, the Company estimated its sales order backlog at $895 million compared to an estimated sales order backlog of $845 million as of March 31, 2012. The increase in backlog is primarily due to the acquisitions, totaling approximately $6 million, and an increase in orders across existing OEM product lines and to a lesser extent the aftermarket. The majority of the purchase orders outstanding as of March 30, 2013 are scheduled for delivery within the next twelve months. Purchase orders may be subject to cancellation or deferral by the customer prior to shipment. The level of unfilled purchase orders at any given date during the year will be materially affected by the timing of the Company’s receipt of purchase orders and the speed with which those orders are filled. Accordingly, the Company’s backlog as of March 30, 2013 may not necessarily represent the actual amount of shipments or sales for any future period.

Foreign Operations

Although we manufacture a significant portion of our products in the United States, we manufacture some products in Belgium, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. We sell our products in the United States as well as in foreign countries. Although the majority of sales of our products are made to customers including distributors located in the United States, our products are ultimately sold to and used by customers, including airlines and other end users of aircraft, throughout the world. A number of risks inherent in international operations could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, including currency fluctuations, difficulties in staffing and managing multi-national operations, general economic and political uncertainties and potential for social unrest in countries in which we operate, limitations on our ability to enforce legal rights and remedies, restrictions on the repatriation of funds, change in trade policies, tariff regulation, difficulties in obtaining export and import licenses and the risk of government financed competition.

There can be no assurance that foreign governments will not adopt regulations or take other action that would have a direct or indirect adverse impact on the business or market opportunities of the Company within such governments’ countries. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the political, cultural and economic climate outside the United States will be favorable to our operations and growth strategy.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Operating Activities. The Company generated $197.3 million of net cash from operating activities during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 compared to $165.0 million during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012. The net increase of $32.3 million was due primarily to an increase in income from operations and lower income tax payments offset by higher interest payments during the period.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $14.2 million during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 consisting primarily of the acquisition and capital expenditures of $24.8 million offset by the cash proceeds on the sale of our equity investment in C-Safe LLC of $10.5 million and cash proceeds from working capital settlement of $0.1 million. Net cash used in investing activities was $842.6 million during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012 consisting primarily of the acquisition of AmSafe and Harco and capital expenditures of $9.1 million.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities during the twenty-six week period ended March 30, 2013 was $56.4 million, which comprised $2,191.1 million of net proceeds from our 2013 Credit Facility, $147.4 million of additional net proceeds from the Amendment under our 2011 Credit Facility, $542.0 million of net proceeds from our 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes dues 2020 and $52.9 million of cash for tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements and from the exercise of stock options offset by $5.5 million repayment on the 2013 Credit Facility, the repayment of our 2011 Credit Facility of $2,169.1 million and $702.4 million of dividend and dividend equivalent payments.

 

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Net cash provided by financing activities during the twenty-six week period ended March 31, 2012 was $503.1 million, which comprised $484.7 million of additional net proceeds from the Amendment under our 2011 Credit Facility and $31.5 million of cash for tax benefits related to share-based payment arrangements and from the exercise of stock options offset by $9.0 million repayment on our 2011 Credit Facility, $3.3 million of dividend equivalent payments and $0.8 million of treasury stock purchased.

Description of Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Indentures

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In December 2010, TransDigm entered into a senior secured credit facility, which consisted of a $1.55 billion term loan facility and a $245 million revolving credit facility (collectively, the “2010 Credit Facility”). The proceeds of the term loan were used to pay the purchase price of and related transaction expenses associated with an acquisition and repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under the previous senior secured credit facility.

On February 14, 2011, TransDigm Inc. entered into a senior secured credit facility which provided for $1.55 billion term loan facility (the “2011 Credit Facility”), which was fully drawn on February 14, 2011. The 2011 Credit Facility replaced the term loan under the 2010 Credit Facility and modified certain terms of the original agreement including extending the maturity date of the term loan and modifying the interest rate provisions.

On March 25, 2011, TransDigm entered into Amendment No. 1 to the 2010 Credit Facility. The amendment provided for a modification to certain terms of the permitted indebtedness covenant contained in the 2010 Credit Facility to modify the requirements for incurring certain additional senior indebtedness.

On February 15, 2012, TransDigm entered into Amendment No. 1 and an Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement to the 2011 Credit Facility. The amendment provides for an additional term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $500 million. The additional term loan facility was fully drawn on February 15, 2012. The proceeds of the additional term loan facility were used to pay a portion of the purchase price of and related transaction expenses associated with the acquisition of AmSafe. Also on February 15, 2012 TransDigm entered into an Incremental Revolving Credit Assumption Agreement (the “Assumption Agreement”) to the 2010 Credit Facility, as amended. The Assumption Agreement provided for additional revolving commitments to TransDigm in an aggregate principal amount of $65 million, which resulted in a total revolving credit amount of $310 million.

On October 9, 2012, TransDigm entered into Amendment No. 2 to the 2010 Credit Facility. The amendment provided for a modification to the restricted payment covenant to permit a special dividend in an amount not to exceed $850 million and a modification to the financial covenant ratios in its 2011 Credit Facility. Also on October 9, 2012, TransDigm entered into Amendment No. 2 and an Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement to the 2011 Credit Facility. The amendment provided for an additional term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The additional term loan facility was fully drawn on October 15, 2012.

On February 28, 2013, TransDigm Inc. entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement in which TransDigm amended and restated its 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility. The Amendment and Restatement Agreement provides for a $2,200 million new Term Loan Facility, which was fully drawn on February 28, 2013, and a $310 million Revolving Credit Facility (together with the Term Loan Facility, the “2013 Credit Facility”).

The proceeds of the Term Loan Facility were used to repay in full the outstanding term loans under the 2011 Credit Facility and the related transaction expenses associated therewith. The Term Loan Facility consists of two tranches of term loans—tranche B term loans and tranche C term loans, and the Revolving Credit Facility consists of two tranches—revolving A commitments and revolving B commitments. The tranche B term loans consist of $500 million in the aggregate and the tranche C term loans consist of $1,700 million in the aggregate. The tranche B term loans mature on February 14, 2017 and the tranche C term loans mature on February 28, 2020. The Term Loan Facility requires quarterly principal payments of $5.5 million which began on March 28, 2013.

The revolving A commitments consist of $32 million in the aggregate and the revolving B commitments consist of $278 million in the aggregate. The revolving A commitments mature on December 6, 2015 and the revolving B commitments mature on February 28, 2018. At March 30, 2013, the Company had $6.7 million letters of credit outstanding and $303.3 million of borrowings available under the 2013 Credit Facility.

 

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The interest rates per annum applicable to the loans under the 2013 Credit Facility will be, at TransDigm’s option, equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBO rate for one, two, three or six-month (or to the extent agreed to by each relevant lender, nine or twelve-month) interest periods chosen by TransDigm, in each case plus an applicable margin percentage. The adjusted LIBO rate is subject to a floor of .75%. At March 30, 2013, applicable interest rate on the tranche B term loan was 3.50% and the tranche C term loan was 3.75%.

At March 30, 2013, three forward-starting interest rate swap agreements were in place to swap variable rates on the 2013 Credit Facility for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $353 million. These interest rate swap agreements converted the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the 2013 Credit Facility to a fixed rate of 5.17% (2.17% plus the 3% margin percentage) through June 30, 2015.

All of the indebtedness outstanding under the 2013 Credit Facility is guaranteed by TD Group and all of TransDigm’s current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than immaterial subsidiaries). In addition, the obligations of TransDigm and the guarantors under the 2013 Credit Facility are secured ratably in accordance with each lender’s respective revolving and term loan commitments by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the existing and future property and assets, including inventory, equipment, general intangibles, intellectual property, investment property and other personal property (but excluding leasehold interests and certain other assets) of TransDigm and its existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than immaterial subsidiaries), and a first priority pledge of the capital stock of TransDigm and its subsidiaries (other than foreign subsidiaries and certain domestic subsidiaries, of which 65% of the voting capital stock is pledged).

The term loan facility requires mandatory prepayments of principal based on certain percentages of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the 2013 Credit Facility), commencing 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, subject to certain exceptions (including, with respect to asset sales, the reinvestment in productive assets), TransDigm will be required to prepay the loans outstanding under the term loan facility at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales and issuance or incurrence of certain indebtedness. In addition, if, prior to February 28, 2014, the principal amount of the term loans are (i) prepaid substantially concurrently with the incurrence by TD Group, TransDigm or any its subsidiaries of new bank loans that have an effective yield lower than the yield in effect on the term loans so prepaid or (ii) received by a lender due to a mandatory assignment following the failure of such lender to consent to an amendment of the 2013 Credit Facility that has the effect of reducing the effective interest rate with respect to the term loans, such prepayment or receipt shall be accompanied by a premium of 1.0%.

The 2013 Credit Facility contains certain covenants that limit the ability of TD Group, TransDigm and TransDigm’s restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) pay distributions on, redeem or repurchase capital stock or redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; (iii) make investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) enter into agreements that restrict distributions or other payments from restricted subsidiaries to TransDigm; (vi) incur or suffer to exist liens securing indebtedness; (vii) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of their assets; and (viii) engage in transactions with affiliates.

The Company recorded refinancing costs of $30.3 million during the thirteen week period ended March 30, 2013 representing debt issue costs expensed in conjunction with the refinancing of our 2010 Credit Facility and 2011 Credit Facility.

Indentures

In December 2010, TransDigm Inc. issued $1.6 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 7 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”) at an issue price of 100% of the principal amount. The 2018 Notes represent unsecured obligations of TransDigm Inc. ranking subordinate to TransDigm Inc.’s senior debt, as defined in the Indenture governing the 2018 Notes. Such notes do not require principal payments prior to their maturity in December 2018. Interest under the 2018 Notes is payable semi-annually. TransDigm utilized a portion of the proceeds from the 2018 Notes to repurchase its 7 3/ 4% senior subordinated notes due 2014.

In October 2012, TransDigm Inc. issued $550 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (“2020 Notes”) at an issue price of 100% of the principal amount. The 2020 Notes represent unsecured obligations of TransDigm Inc. ranking subordinate to TransDigm Inc.’s senior debt, as defined in the Indenture governing the 2020 Notes. Such notes do not require principal payments prior to their maturity in October 2020. Interest under the 2020 Notes is payable semi-annually.

 

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Certain Restrictive Covenants in Our Debt Documents

The credit facilities and the Indentures contain restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the payment of dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances, and prepayments of other indebtedness. A breach of any of the covenants or an inability to comply with the required leverage ratio could result in a default under the credit facilities or the Indentures. If any such default occurs, the lenders under the credit facilities and the holders of the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under the credit facilities also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. In addition, following an event of default under the credit facilities, the lenders thereunder will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt, which includes our available cash, and they will also have the right to prevent us from making debt service payments on the 2018 Notes and 2020 Notes.

Stock Repurchase Program

On August 22, 2011 we announced a program permitting us to repurchase a portion of our outstanding shares not to exceed $100 million in the aggregate. At March 30, 2013, the Company had repurchased 11,300 shares of its common stock at a gross cost of approximately $0.8 million at a weighted-average price per share of $74.87. No repurchases were made under the program during the quarter ended March 30, 2013.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued authoritative accounting guidance included in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income.” This guidance eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. Companies can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. The Company adopted the presentation guidance during the first quarter of fiscal 2013 and has elected to present two separate consecutive statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our main exposure to market risk relates to interest rates. Our financial instruments that are subject to interest rate risk principally include fixed-rate and floating-rate long-term debt. At March 30, 2013, we had borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility of $2.19 billion that were subject to interest rate risk. Borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBO rate for a one-, two-, three- or six-month (or to the extent available to each lender, nine- or twelve-month) interest period chosen by us, in each case, plus an applicable margin percentage. Accordingly, the Company’s cash flows and earnings will be exposed to the market risk of interest rate changes resulting from variable rate borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility. The effect of a hypothetical one percentage point increase in interest rates would increase the annual interest costs under our 2013 Credit Facility by approximately $21.9 million based on the amount of outstanding borrowings at March 30, 2013. The weighted average interest rate on the $2.19 billion of borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility on March 30, 2012 was 3.9%.

At March 30, 2013, three forward-starting interest rate swap agreements were in place to swap variable rates on the 2013 Credit Facility for a fixed rate based on an aggregate notional amount of $353 million. These interest rate swap agreements converted the variable interest rate on the aggregate notional amount of the 2013 Credit Facility to a fixed rate of 5.17% (2.17% plus the 3% margin percentage) through June 30, 2015.

The fair value of the $2.19 billion aggregate principal amount of borrowings under our 2013 Credit Facility is exposed to the market risk of interest rates. The estimated fair value of such term loans approximated $2.22 billion at March 30, 2013 based upon information provided to the Company from its agent under the credit facility. The fair value of the $1.60 billion 7 3/ 4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 and our $0.55 billion 5 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012 are exposed to the market risk of interest rate changes. The estimated fair value of the 2018 Notes approximated $1.75 billion and the fair value of the 2020 Notes approximated $0.57 billion at March 30, 2013 based upon quoted market rates.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of March 30, 2013, TD Group carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of TD Group’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of TD Group’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that TD Group’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by TD Group in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to TD Group’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, TD Group’s management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in designing and evaluating the controls and procedures. There have been no significant changes in TD Group’s internal controls or other factors that could significantly affect the internal controls subsequent to the date of TD Group’s evaluations.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in TD Group’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, TD Group’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth therein.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS: PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER

On August 22, 2011, the Board of Directors authorized a common share repurchase program, which was announced on August 23, 2011. Under the terms of the program, the Company may purchase up to a maximum aggregate value of $100 million of its shares of common stock. During the quarter ended March 30, 2013, the Company did not repurchase any shares under the program.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

    10.1    Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2013, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated., Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other agents and lenders listed therein. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013)
    31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     101    Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements formatted in XBRL.

 

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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.

TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED

 

SIGNATURE    TITLE   DATE

/s/    W. Nicholas Howley        

W. Nicholas Howley

  

Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 8, 2013

/s/    Gregory Rufus        

Gregory Rufus

  

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  May 8, 2013

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

TO FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 30, 2013

 

EXHIBIT NO.

  

DESCRIPTION

    10.1    Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2013, among TransDigm Inc., TransDigm Group Incorporated., Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other agents and lenders listed therein. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed March 5, 2013)
    31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
    32.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer of TransDigm Group Incorporated pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     101    Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements formatted in XBRL.

 

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