EX-99.1 2 v367519_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

February 6, 2014

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor Contact: Mark Warren (205) 298-3220

Media Contact: David Donaldson (205) 298-3220

 

VULCAN ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

 

Aggregates Shipments Increase 7% and Aggregates Gross Profit Margin Expands 390 Basis Points

 

Full Year EBITDA Exceeds $500 million

 

Birmingham, Alabama – February 6, 2014 – Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC), the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2013.

 

Fourth Quarter Results Summary

Earnings from continuing operations were $0.08 per diluted share versus $0.03 per share last year.
Fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA was $129 million versus $90 million in the prior year.
Net sales increased $78 million, or 14 percent, versus the prior year’s fourth quarter, as volumes continued to improve.
Gross profit improved $38 million, or 48 percent, primarily on the strength of the volume growth and operating leverage in aggregates.
Aggregates gross profit and profit margin increased $30 million and 390 basis points, respectively.
oShipments increased 7 percent
oPricing increased 3.5 percent
In total, non-aggregates gross profit and profit margin improved $8 million and 330 basis points from the prior year due mostly to double-digit growth in unit shipments in each segment.
Selling, Administrative and General (SAG) expenses were reduced $3 million from the prior year.

 

Don James, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Demand for our products continues to benefit from a recovery in private construction activity, particularly residential construction. As a result, each of our operating segments reported earnings improvement in the fourth quarter. In particular, our Aggregates segment performed very well – reflecting the strong earnings leverage to volume growth. Higher aggregates pricing and shipments coupled with lower unit cost of sales led to a 37 percent improvement in segment earnings and a 390 basis point improvement in aggregates gross profit margin.”

 

 
 

 

Commentary on Fourth Quarter 2013 Segment Results

Aggregates segment revenues were $470 million and gross profit was $112 million, an increase of 14 percent and 37 percent, respectively, versus the prior year. Cash gross profit was $4.62 per ton of aggregates, an increase of 12 percent versus the prior year’s fourth quarter and 30 percent above the level at prior peak volumes in 2005. Many of the Company’s key markets realized double-digit volume growth versus the prior year, most notably Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. Similarly, the average sales price for aggregates increased from the prior year in most of the Company’s key markets, led by growth in Alabama, California, Florida, Texas, and along the Gulf Coast.

 

Shipments in each of our non-aggregates segments increased versus the prior year, leading to an earnings improvement of $8 million in total. Concrete segment gross profit improved $3 million, due mostly to a 15 percent increase in unit shipments. Asphalt mix segment gross profit increased slightly from the prior year’s fourth quarter. Cement segment gross profit improved $4 million versus the prior year, due to increased volumes and lower operating costs.

 

Full Year Highlights

Earnings from continuing operations were $0.16 per diluted share versus a loss of $0.42 per diluted share in the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA was $468 million, an increase of $57 million from the prior year.
Gross profit increased $93 million and gross profit margin improved 230 basis points with each operating segment reporting higher earnings.
Aggregates segment gross profit increased $61 million and gross profit margins improved 140 basis points.
oAggregates volume increased 3.5 percent.
oAggregates pricing increased 3.4 percent.
Selling, Administrative and General (SAG) expenses were flat with the prior year.
Cash earnings were $292 million, an increase of 39 percent from the prior year.
Capital spending was $158 million, excluding $117 million for the purchase of 136 million tons of reserves in California that previously were leased.

 

Regarding the Company’s full year results, Mr. James stated, “Growth in the private end markets, particularly residential, continued to drive increased construction activity and demand for our products in 2013. As expected, we realized strong volume growth across all our segments in the second half of 2013. Through our disciplined approach to pricing and cost control, we leveraged volume growth to achieve significant improvements in earnings and profitability. We improved the unit profitability in aggregates, expanded our gross profit margin, and improved earnings from continuing operations by $0.58 per diluted share.

 

“Our cash generation from operating activities increased sharply in 2013 due in part to improved earnings. As we look ahead to 2014, the operating leverage in our aggregates business sets the stage for even stronger earnings growth and cash generation as volumes continue to grow.”

 

Update on Initiatives

Mr. James continued, “Upon closing of the previously announced sale of our Florida cement and concrete operations for $720 million, which is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2014, we will have delivered on our commitments made two years ago to enhance profitability, divest non-strategic assets and reduce debt. Since that time, we will have increased Adjusted EBITDA by more than $110 million, generated more than $1 billion from the sales of non-strategic assets and future sales production agreements, and reduced total debt approximately $800 million. In addition, we have continued to strengthen our core aggregates business through the acquisition of reserves and quarries in California, Georgia, Texas and Virginia.

 

 
 

 

“I would like to thank our employees for their dedication in achieving these goals. Their relentless effort has strengthened our competitive advantage and positioned us for significant earnings improvement as our markets continue to recover and grow.”

 

Attached is a table that reflects the Company’s full year 2013 operating results assuming both the sale of its Florida cement and concrete operations and the tender offer to purchase up to $500 million of senior notes had been completed on January 1, 2013. Refer to Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Table G. This information will be included in a Form 8-K filing upon closing of the Florida cement and concrete sale transaction.

 

2014 Outlook

Regarding the Company’s outlook, Mr. James stated, “External industry forecasts suggest a recovery in U.S. construction activity is underway – and we concur. In 2014, we expect U.S. aggregates demand in each of the major end markets – residential, non-residential buildings, highways and other public infrastructure – to increase over the prior year for the first time since 2004. Even better, we expect growth in Vulcan-served markets to outperform other markets, led by continued improvement in private construction activity. Additionally, we continue to track a number of large-scale transportation and industrial projects in our markets, which we are well positioned to supply. While the timing of these large projects can be difficult to forecast, we expect these projects to play a meaningful role in our full year volumes again in 2014. As a result, we expect aggregates shipments in 2014 to increase 4 to 7 percent from the prior year. We expect this year-over-year volume growth to occur across most of our key markets and provide positive momentum for broad-based price growth. Overall, we expect the average freight-adjusted selling price to increase 3 to 5 percent, with the timing and rate of price increases varying across our markets. This top-line growth in aggregates coupled with tight management of our production costs should result in further margin expansion in aggregates.

 

“In our asphalt and concrete segments, gross profit improved in 2013 versus the prior year, and we expect improvements in both segments, on a comparable basis, again in 2014. Full year volume and price are expected to improve in both segments, driven mostly by increased private construction activity.

 

“SAG expenses in 2014 are expected to be in line with the prior year, allowing us to leverage our overhead structure with expected higher sales.

 

“Our confidence in a sustained multi-year recovery in demand for aggregates continues to grow. Our markets are recovering off trough levels of demand and appear to be outpacing other markets. To support this level of future shipments for 2014 and beyond and to improve further our production costs and operating efficiencies, we anticipate increasing our capital spending in 2014 to approximately $220 million.

 

 
 

 

“We are excited about our future as the leading aggregates supplier in the U.S. We have enhanced our leading reserve position in attractive, high-growth markets in California, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Virginia, and our earnings leverage to volume growth is better today than at the prior peak. The changes we have made in our organizational structure and our technology platforms will allow us to achieve additional leverage as volumes recover. We remain committed to improving our operating results, further strengthening our balance sheet, unlocking capital for more productive uses, and continuing to create value for our shareholders.”

 

Conference Call

Vulcan will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CT on February 6, 2014. Investors and other interested parties can access the live webcast via the Company’s website at www.vulcanmaterials.com. To participate by phone within the U.S., call 855-877-0343 approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled start. International participants can dial 678-509-8772. The conference identification is 50941919. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay at the Company’s website approximately two hours after the call.

 

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 Index, is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of asphalt mix and concrete.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER

This document contains forward-looking statements.  Statements that are not historical fact, including statements about Vulcan's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Generally, these statements relate to future financial performance, results of operations, business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings (including EBITDA and other measures), dividend policy, shipment volumes, pricing, levels of capital expenditures, intended cost reductions and cost savings, anticipated profit improvements and/or planned divestitures and asset sales. These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "believe," "should," "would," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "will," "can," "may" or similar expressions elsewhere in this document.  These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including but not limited to general business conditions, competitive factors, pricing, energy costs, and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Vulcan periodically files with the SEC.

 

 
 

 

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results, developments, and business decisions may vary significantly from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The following risks related to Vulcan's business, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: risks that Vulcan's intentions, plans and results with respect to cost reductions, profit enhancements and asset sales, as well as streamlining and other strategic actions adopted by Vulcan, will not be able to be realized to the desired degree or within the desired time period and that the results thereof will differ from those anticipated or desired; uncertainties as to the timing and valuations that may be realized or attainable with respect to planned asset sales; those associated with general economic and business conditions; the timing and amount of federal, state and local funding for infrastructure; the effects of the sequestration on demand for our products in markets that may be subject to decreases in federal spending; changes in Vulcan’s effective tax rate; the increasing reliance on technology infrastructure for Vulcan’s ticketing, procurement, financial statements and other processes could adversely affect operations in the event such infrastructure does not work as intended or experiences technical difficulties; the impact of the state of the global economy on Vulcan’s businesses and financial condition and access to capital markets; changes in the level of spending for private residential and private nonresidential construction; the highly competitive nature of the construction materials industry; the impact of future regulatory or legislative actions; the outcome of pending legal proceedings; pricing of Vulcan's products; weather and other natural phenomena; energy costs; costs of hydrocarbon-based raw materials; healthcare costs; the amount of long-term debt and interest expense incurred by Vulcan; changes in interest rates; the impact of Vulcan's below investment grade debt rating on Vulcan's cost of capital; volatility in pension plan asset values and liabilities which may require cash contributions to the pension plans; the impact of environmental clean-up costs and other liabilities relating to previously divested businesses; Vulcan's ability to secure and permit aggregates reserves in strategically located areas; Vulcan's ability to manage and successfully integrate acquisitions; the potential of goodwill or long-lived asset impairment; the potential impact of future legislation or regulations relating to climate change or greenhouse gas emissions or the definition of minerals; and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the reports filed by Vulcan with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this communication are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.  Vulcan disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this document except as required by law.

 

 
 

 

Table A

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

   (Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share data) 
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings  December 31   December 31 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2013   2012   2013   2012 
Net sales  $652,882   $574,885   $2,628,696   $2,411,243 
Delivery revenues   27,364    33,546    142,013    156,067 
Total revenues   680,246    608,431    2,770,709    2,567,310 
Cost of goods sold   535,535    495,679    2,201,816    2,077,217 
Delivery costs   27,364    33,546    142,013    156,067 
Cost of revenues   562,899    529,225    2,343,829    2,233,284 
Gross profit   117,347    79,206    426,880    334,026 
Selling, administrative and general expenses   64,016    66,873    259,427    259,140 
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses, net   2,381    46,768    39,250    68,455 
Restructuring charges   -    (540)   (1,509)   (9,557)
Exchange offer costs   -    (49)   -    (43,380)
Other operating expense, net   (1,883)   (2,980)   (14,790)   (5,623)
Operating earnings   53,829    55,532    190,404    84,781 
Other nonoperating income, net   2,570    2,531    7,538    6,727 
Interest expense, net   48,888    52,928    201,645    211,926 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   7,511    5,135    (3,703)   (120,418)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   (2,585)   647    (24,459)   (66,492)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations   10,096    4,488    20,756    (53,926)
Earnings (loss) on discontinued operations, net of taxes   (1,013)   (1,005)   3,626    1,333 
Net earnings (loss)  $9,083   $3,483   $24,382   $(52,593)
Basic earnings (loss) per share                    
Continuing operations  $0.08   $0.03   $0.16   $(0.42)
Discontinued operations  $(0.01)  $0.00   $0.03   $0.01 
Net earnings (loss)  $0.07   $0.03   $0.19   $(0.41)
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share                    
Continuing operations  $0.08   $0.03   $0.16   $(0.42)
Discontinued operations  $(0.01)  $0.00   $0.03   $0.01 
Net earnings (loss)  $0.07   $0.03   $0.19   $(0.41)
                     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                    
Basic   130,383    129,954    130,272    129,745 
Assuming dilution   131,650    131,008    131,467    129,745 
Dividends declared per share  $0.01   $0.01   $0.04   $0.04 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization  $74,235   $78,568   $305,112   $331,959 
Effective tax rate from continuing operations   -34.4%   12.6%   660.5%   55.2%

 

 
 

 

Table B

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

   (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) 
Consolidated Balance Sheets  December 31   December 31 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2013   2012 
Assets          
Cash and cash equivalents  $198,201   $275,478 
Accounts and notes receivable          
Accounts and notes receivable, gross   344,475    303,178 
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts   (4,854)   (6,198)
Accounts and notes receivable, net   339,621    296,980 
Inventories          
Finished products   270,603    262,886 
Raw materials   29,996    27,758 
Products in process   6,613    5,963 
Operating supplies and other   37,394    38,415 
Inventories   344,606    335,022 
Current deferred income taxes   40,423    40,696 
Prepaid expenses   22,549    21,713 
Assets held for sale   10,559    15,083 
Total current assets   955,959    984,972 
Investments and long-term receivables   42,387    42,081 
Property, plant & equipment          
Property, plant & equipment, cost   6,933,602    6,666,617 
Reserve for depreciation, depletion & amortization   (3,621,585)   (3,507,432)
Property, plant & equipment, net   3,312,017    3,159,185 
Goodwill   3,081,521    3,086,716 
Other intangible assets, net   697,578    692,532 
Other noncurrent assets   174,144    161,113 
Total assets  $8,263,606   $8,126,599 
Liabilities          
Current maturities of long-term debt  $170   $150,602 
Trade payables and accruals   143,807    113,337 
Other current liabilities   154,620    171,671 
Liabilities of assets held for sale   -    801 
Total current liabilities   298,597    436,411 
Long-term debt   2,522,243    2,526,401 
Noncurrent deferred income taxes   701,075    657,367 
Deferred revenue   224,743    73,583 
Other noncurrent liabilities   578,842    671,775 
Total liabilities   4,325,500    4,365,537 
Equity          
Common stock, $1 par value   130,200    129,721 
Capital in excess of par value   2,611,703    2,580,209 
Retained earnings   1,295,834    1,276,649 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (99,631)   (225,517)
Total equity   3,938,106    3,761,062 
Total liabilities and equity  $8,263,606   $8,126,599 

 

 
 

 

Table C

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

   (Amounts in thousands) 
   Twelve Months Ended 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  December 31 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2013   2012 
Operating Activities          
Net earnings (loss)  $24,382   $(52,593)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities          
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   305,112    331,959 
Net gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses   (50,978)   (78,654)
Proceeds from sale of future production, net of transaction costs   153,095    73,583 
Contributions to pension plans   (4,855)   (4,509)
Share-based compensation   22,093    17,474 
Deferred tax provision   (35,063)   (69,830)
Changes in assets and liabilities before initial effects of business acquisitions and dispositions   (53,945)   20,378 
Other, net   1,121    667 
Net cash provided by operating activities   360,962    238,475 
Investing Activities          
Purchases of property, plant & equipment   (275,380)   (93,357)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment   17,576    80,829 
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of transaction costs   51,604    21,166 
Payment for businesses acquired, net of acquired cash   (89,951)   - 
Other, net   (39)   1,761 
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities   (296,190)   10,399 
Financing Activities          
Proceeds from line of credit   156,000    - 
Payment of current maturities of long-term debt & line of credit   (306,602)   (134,780)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   3,821    - 
Dividends paid   (5,191)   (5,183)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   9,762    10,462 
Other, net   161    266 
Net cash used for financing activities   (142,049)   (129,235)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (77,277)   119,639 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   275,478    155,839 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year  $198,201   $275,478 

 

 
 

 

Table D

Segment Financial Data and Unit Shipments

   (Amounts in thousands, except per unit data) 
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   December 31   December 31 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Total Revenues                    
Aggregates (a)                    
Segment revenues  $470,376   $411,496   $1,899,020   $1,729,419 
Intersegment sales   (50,804)   (35,311)   (185,385)   (148,230)
Net sales   419,572    376,185    1,713,635    1,581,189 
Concrete (b)                    
Segment revenues   121,813    103,085    471,748    406,370 
Intersegment sales   -    -    -    - 
Net sales   121,813    103,085    471,748    406,370 
Asphalt Mix                    
Segment revenues   98,268    84,860    393,356    378,126 
Intersegment sales   -    -    -    - 
Net sales   98,268    84,860    393,356    378,126 
Cement (c).                    
Segment revenues   25,657    20,998    97,298    84,567 
Intersegment sales   (12,428)   (10,243)   (47,341)   (39,009)
Net sales   13,229    10,755    49,957    45,558 
Totals                    
Net sales   652,882    574,885    2,628,696    2,411,243 
Delivery revenues   27,364    33,546    142,013    156,067 
Total revenues  $680,246   $608,431   $2,770,709   $2,567,310 
Gross Profit                    
Aggregates  $111,606   $81,332   $413,301   $352,100 
Concrete   (4,996)   (8,384)   (24,774)   (38,234)
Asphalt Mix   7,944    7,472    32,704    22,970 
Cement   2,793    (1,214)   5,649    (2,810)
Total  $117,347   $79,206   $426,880   $334,026 
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion and Amortization               
Aggregates  $53,577   $57,044   $222,812   $240,704 
Concrete   8,457    9,211    32,996    41,316 
Asphalt Mix   2,297    2,097    8,697    8,687 
Cement   4,335    4,508    18,093    18,055 
Other   5,569    5,708    22,514    23,197 
Total  $74,235   $78,568   $305,112   $331,959 
Unit Shipments                    
Aggregates customer tons (d)   32,865    30,963    134,516    130,520 
Internal tons (e)   2,871    2,441    11,409    10,440 
Aggregates - tons   35,736    33,404    145,925    140,960 
Ready-mixed concrete - cubic yards   1,240    1,075    4,798    4,223 
Asphalt Mix - tons   1,665    1,493    6,869    6,701 
                     
Cement customer tons   137    114    517    442 
Internal tons (e)   141    130    556    497 
Cement - tons   278    244    1,073    939 
Average Unit Sales Price (including internal sales)                    
Aggregates (freight-adjusted) (f)  $10.82   $10.45   $10.80   $10.44 
Ready-mixed concrete  $93.12   $91.38   $93.10   $92.19 
Asphalt Mix  $54.93   $56.07   $54.83   $55.33 
Cement  $84.73   $77.20   $83.05   $77.77 

 

(a)Includes crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, other aggregates, as well as transportation and service revenues associated with the aggregates business.
(b)Includes ready-mixed concrete, concrete block, precast concrete, as well as building materials purchased for resale.
(c)Includes cement and calcium products.
(d)Includes tons marketed and sold on behalf of a third-party pursuant to a volumetric production payment (VPP) agreement.
(e)Represents tons shipped primarily to our downstream operations (i.e., asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete). Sales from internal shipments are eliminated in net sales presented above and in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.
(f)Freight-adjusted sales price is calculated as total sales dollars less freight to remote distribution sites divided by total sales units excluding third-party VPP tons.

 

 
 

 

Table E

1.Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

Supplemental information referable to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is summarized below:

 

   (Amounts in thousands) 
   Twelve Months Ended 
   December 31 
   2013   2012 
Cash Payments          
Interest (exclusive of amount capitalized)  $196,794   $207,745 
Income taxes   30,938    20,374 
           
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities          
Liabilities assumed in business acquisition   232    - 
Accrued liabilities for purchases of property, plant & equipment   18,864    9,627 

 

2.Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

 

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) does not define "free cash flow," "Aggregates segment cash gross profit," "Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization" (EBITDA) and "cash earnings." Thus, free cash flow should not be considered as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities or any other liquidity measure defined by GAAP. Likewise, aggregates segment cash gross profit, EBITDA and cash earnings should not be considered as alternatives to earnings measures defined by GAAP. We present these metrics for the convenience of investment professionals who use such metrics in their analyses, and for shareholders who need to understand the metrics we use to assess performance and to monitor our cash and liquidity positions. The investment community often uses these metrics as indicators of a company's ability to incur and service debt. We use free cash flow, Aggregates segment cash gross profit, EBITDA, cash earnings and other such measures to assess liquidity and the operating performance of our various business units and the consolidated company. Additionally, we adjust EBITDA for certain items to provide a more consistent comparison of performance from period to period. We do not use these metrics as a measure to allocate resources. Reconciliations of these metrics to their nearest GAAP measures are presented below:

 

Additionally, we have presented in Table G the impact of the Florida area cement and concrete divestiture as well as the debt purchase to our 2013 full year operating results as if these transactions had occurred on January 1, 2013. This information is provided to enable the reader to isolate the impact of these transactions.

 

Free Cash Flow

 

Free cash flow deducts purchases of property, plant & equipment from net cash provided by operating activities.

 

   (Amounts in thousands) 
   Twelve Months Ended 
   December 31 
   2013   2012 
Net cash provided by operating activities  $360,962   $238,475 
Purchases of property, plant & equipment   (275,380)   (93,357)
Free cash flow  $85,582   $145,118 

 

Aggregates Segment Cash Gross Profit

 

Aggregates segment cash gross profit adds back noncash charges for depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization (DDA&A) to Aggregates segment gross profit.

 

   (Amounts in thousands) 
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   December 31   December 31 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $111,606   $81,332   $413,301   $352,100 
DDA&A   53,577    57,044    222,812    240,704 
Aggregates segment cash gross profit  $165,183   $138,376   $636,113   $592,804 

 

 
 

 

Table F

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)

 

EBITDA, Cash Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA

 

EBITDA is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. Cash earnings adjusts EBITDA for net interest expense and current taxes.

 

   (Amounts in thousands) 
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
   December 31   December 31 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to EBITDA and Cash Earnings                   
                     
Net earnings (loss)  $9,083   $3,483   $24,382   $(52,593)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   (2,585)   647    (24,459)   (66,492)
Interest expense, net   48,888    52,928    201,645    211,926 
(Earnings) loss on discontinued operations, net of taxes   1,013    1,005    (3,626)   (1,333)
EBIT   56,399    58,063    197,942    91,508 
Plus: Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   74,235    78,568    305,112    331,959 
EBITDA  $130,634   $136,631   $503,054   $423,467 
Less: Interest expense, net   (48,888)   (52,928)   (201,645)   (211,926)
         Current taxes   (7,403)   (3,983)   (9,673)   (1,913)
Cash earnings  $74,343   $79,720   $291,736   $209,628 
                     
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT                    
                     
EBITDA  $130,634   $136,631   $503,054   $423,467 
Gain on sale of real estate and businesses   (1,377)   (46,801)   (36,759)   (65,122)
Restructuring charges   -    540    1,509    9,557 
Exchange offer costs   -    49    -    43,380 
Adjusted EBITDA  $129,257   $90,419   $467,804   $411,282 
Less: Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   74,235    78,568    305,112    331,959 
Adjusted EBIT  $55,022   $11,851   $162,692   $79,323 

 

EBITDA Bridge  Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
(Amounts in millions)  December 31   December 31 
2012 Actual EBITDA  $137   $423 
Plus:  Gain on sale of real estate and businesses   (47)   (65)
          Restructuring charges   1    10 
          Exchange offer costs   -    43 
2012 Adjusted EBITDA   91    411 
           
Increase / (Decrease) due to          
Aggregates:  Volumes   14    30 
                      Selling prices   13    53 
                      Costs and other items   -    (39)
Concrete   2    5 
Asphalt Mix   -    10 
Cement   4    8 
Selling, administrative and general expenses   3    - 
Other   3    (10)
2013 Adjusted EBITDA   130    468 
           
Plus:  Gain on sale of real estate and businesses   1    37 
          Restructuring charges   -    (2)
2013 Actual EBITDA  $131   $503 

 

 
 

 

Table G

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)

 

2013 Results Adjusted for Divestiture and Debt Purchase

 

   (Amounts and shares in thousands, except per share data) 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings          Debt     
(Condensed and unaudited)  As Reported (1)   Divestiture (2)   Purchase (3)   Adjusted (4) 
                 
Net sales  $2,628,696   $172,963        $2,455,733 
Delivery revenues   142,013    -         142,013 
Total revenues   2,770,709    172,963        $2,597,746 
Cost of goods sold   2,201,816    194,761         2,007,055 
Delivery costs   142,013    -         142,013 
Cost of revenues   2,343,829    194,761         2,149,068 
Gross profit   426,880    (21,798)        448,678 
Selling, administrative and general expenses   259,427    9,386         250,041 
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses, net   39,250    -         39,250 
Restructuring charges   (1,509)   -         (1,509)
Other operating expense, net   (14,790)   (2,889)        (11,901)
Operating earnings   190,404    (34,073)        224,477 
Other nonoperating income, net   7,538    -         7,538 
Interest expense (income), net   201,645    -    (32,800)   168,845 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   (3,703)   (34,073)   32,800    63,170 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes   (24,459)   (12,852)   12,074    467 
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations  $20,756   $(21,221)  $20,726   $62,703 
                     
Basic earnings per share - continuing operations  $0.16             $0.48 
Diluted earnings per share - continuing operations  $0.16             $0.48 
                     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                    
Basic   130,272              130,272 
Assuming dilution   131,467              131,467 
                     
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization  $305,112   $36,025        $269,087 

 

(1)Represents results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013 as reported in Table A.
(2)Represents the results of operations of the Florida area cement and concrete businesses assuming the divestiture occurred on January 1, 2013. Net sales include adjustments for recurring intercompany sales between the Company and the divested operations that were previously eliminated in consolidation. Tax effects have been determined based on the statutory rates in effect during the period.
(3)Represents the reduction in interest expense resulting from the use of proceeds to retire $500 million face value of debt assuming the debt purchase occurred on January 1, 2013.
(4)Represents the results of operations after adjustments for the divestiture and debt purchase assuming the transactions occurred on January 1, 2013.