Exhibit 99.1 Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results
Parsippany, NJ, November 8, 2012 - Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 23, 2012. Net sales for the quarter declined 1% versus year-ago to $568 million, and net earnings in the quarter were $10 million, after giving effect to approximately $14 million of after-tax charges related to restructuring and refinancing. For the first nine months of 2012, net sales of $1.77 billion were essentially even with year-ago, and net earnings were $9 million, after giving effect to approximately $35 million of after-tax charges related to restructuring and refinancing.
Commenting on the results, Pinnacle Foods Chief Executive Officer Bob Gamgort stated, “We delivered solid results in an environment that continues to be challenging. We expanded our gross margin versus year-ago, excluding restructuring, as inflation moderated and we accelerated savings from our productivity initiatives. This improvement drove a healthy 5% increase versus year-ago in Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter. Our North America retail sales grew slightly in the quarter, and we held or grew market share on brands representing over 50% of our product contribution. In addition, during the quarter, we completed another refinancing, which further improved our liquidity profile and reduced our interest expense.”
Third Quarter 2012
Net sales of $568 million in the third quarter of 2012 decreased 1.2%, compared to net sales of $575 million in the year-ago period. This performance reflected lower volume, primarily driven by the Company's de-emphasis of low-margin Specialty Division businesses, and higher slotting investment principally behind the Company's recent Vlasic® Farmer's Garden™ introduction. Almost entirely offsetting these factors were slightly higher net price realization and favorable mix.
Net sales in the Company's North American retail businesses increased slightly in the quarter. By brand, the Company registered sales growth for Birds Eye® vegetables, Duncan Hines® baking products, Van de Kamps® and Mrs. Paul's® seafood and Log Cabin® syrups, while net sales of Vlasic® pickles and Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts declined.
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) were $60 million in the third quarter of 2012, after giving effect to $20 million of pre-tax charges related to restructuring and refinancing, compared to EBIT in the third quarter of 2011 of $65 million, which included $4 million of pre-tax charges related to restructuring. Excluding these charges in both periods, EBIT for the quarter improved 15% versus year-ago to $80 million, reflecting an improvement in gross profit, driven by net pricing actions that exceeded moderating inflation and strong productivity results, as well as lower overall selling, general and administrative expenses. Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Company's borrowing agreements, advanced 5% to $98 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $93 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA is defined below under “Non-GAAP Financial Matters" and is reconciled to Net Earnings (Loss) in the tables that accompany this release.
The Company reported net earnings of $10 million in the third quarter of 2012, after giving effect to approximately $14 million of after-tax charges related to restructuring and refinancing, compared to net earnings of $13 million in the third quarter of 2011, which included $2 million of after-tax charges related to restructuring. Excluding these charges in both periods, net earnings advanced 53% to $24 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to approximately $15 million in the year-ago quarter. This improvement reflected the increase in EBIT, as well as lower interest expense, stemming from both the Company's refinancing activities and lower overall debt level.
First Nine Months 2012
Net sales of $1.77 billion in the first nine months of 2012 were essentially even with net sales of $1.78 billion in the first nine months of 2011. Net sales in the Company's North American retail businesses were $1.47 billion in the first nine months of 2012, compared to net sales of $1.48 billion in the year-ago period.
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EBIT in the first nine months of 2012 was $167 million, after giving effect to $40 million in pre-tax charges related to restructuring and refinancing, compared to EBIT in the year-ago period of $209 million, which included $26 million in pre-tax charges related to restructuring and a legal settlement.
Net earnings in the first nine months of 2012 were $9 million, after giving effect to $35 million in after-tax charges related to restructuring and refinancing compared to net earnings in the first nine months of 2011 of $41 million, which included $16 million of after-tax charges related to restructuring and a legal settlement. Adjusted EBITDA was $273 million in the first nine months of 2012, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $301 million in the first nine months of 2011.
Net cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2012 was $62 million, compared net cash provided by operating activities of $69 million in the year-ago period.
Refinancing Activities
Building on the successful refinancing actions taken in the second quarter of 2012, which extended the Company's debt maturities and reduced its interest expense, during the third quarter of 2012, the Company completed additional refinancing actions that further enhanced its liquidity profile and reduced its interest expense. Specifically, the Company entered into an amendment of its senior secured credit facility which provided for a new, $450 million Tranche F Term Loan due 2018. The Company used proceeds from the Tranche F Term Loan to repay $300 million of the aggregate principle amount of its Tranche B Non Extended Term Loan due 2014 and redeem $150 million of the aggregate principle amount of its 9.25% Senior Notes due 2015.
Conference Call Information
The Company will host a conference call on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 2:00PM (ET) to discuss results of the quarter.
To access the call, interested parties can dial (866) 837-9779 and reference conference name: Pinnacle Foods Q3 Earnings Call. A replay of the call will be available, beginning November 8, 2012 at 5:00 PM (ET) until November 22, 2012, by dialing 1-888-266-2081 and referencing Access Code 1595622.
About Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
Millions of times a day in more than 85% of American households, consumers reach for Pinnacle Foods brands. Pinnacle Foods is a Top 1000 Company ranked on Fortune Magazine's 2011 Top 1000 companies list. We are a leading producer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products, which have been trusted household names for decades. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, our business employs an average of approximately 4,300 employees. We are a leader in the shelf stable and frozen foods segments and our brands hold the #1 or #2 market position in 8 out of 12 major category segments in which they compete. Our Duncan Hines Grocery Division manages Leadership brands such as Duncan Hines® baking mixes and frostings, Vlasic® shelf-stable pickles and Mrs. Butterworth's® and Log Cabin® table syrups and Foundation brands such as Armour® canned meats, Brooks® and Nalley® chili and chili ingredients, Comstock® and Wilderness® pie and pastry fillings and Open Pit® barbecue sauces. Our Birds Eye Frozen Division manages Leadership brands such as Birds Eye®, Birds Eye Steamfresh®, C&W®, McKenzie's®, and Fresh like® vegetables, Birds Eye Voila!® complete bagged meals and Van de Kamp's® and Mrs. Paul's® seafood and Foundation brands such as Lender's® bagels,Celeste® pizza, Hungry-Man® dinners and entrées and Aunt Jemima® frozen breakfasts. Our Specialty Foods Division manages Tim's Cascade Snacks®, Hawaiian™ Kettle Style Potato Chips, Snyder of Berlin® and Husman's® in addition to our food service and private label businesses. Further information is available at www.pinnaclefoods.com.
Contact:
Craig Steeneck
EVP & CFO
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
973-541-6622
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Forward Looking Statements
This release may contain statements that predict or forecast future events or results, depend on future events for their accuracy or otherwise contain “forward-looking information.” The words “estimates,” “expects,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “forecasts,” “may,” “should,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are made based on management's current expectations and beliefs concerning future events and various assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially as a result of various factors, some of which are beyond our control, including but not limited to: general economic and business conditions, deterioration of the credit and capital markets, industry trends, our substantial leverage and changes in our leverage, interest rate changes, changes in our ownership structure, competition, the loss of any of our major customers or suppliers, changes in demand for our products, changes in distribution channels or competitive conditions in the markets where we operate, costs of integrating acquisitions, the successful integration and achievement of estimated future cost savings related to the Birds Eye Foods acquisition, loss of our intellectual property rights, fluctuations in price and supply of raw materials, seasonality, our reliance on co-packers to meet our manufacturing needs, availability of qualified personnel, changes in the cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations, and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 23, 2012 and subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update the information contained in the presentation.
Non-GAAP Financial Matters
The Company's metric of Adjusted EBITDA, which is used in creating targets for the bonus and equity portions of our compensation plans, is equivalent to Covenant Compliance EBITDA under our debt agreements.
Pinnacle believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with useful information, as it is important in measuring covenant compliance in accordance with the financial covenants and determining our ability to engage in certain transactions in compliance with our debt facilities and it is a metric used internally by our Board of Directors and senior management.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA as an alternative to operating or net earnings (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of Pinnacle's operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings (loss) before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), further adjusted to exclude non-cash items, non-recurring items and other adjustment items permitted in calculating Adjusted under the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing the Senior Notes.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent net earnings or (loss) or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and do not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. In particular, the definitions of Adjusted EBITDA in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures allow us to add back certain non-cash, extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges that are deducted in calculating net earnings or loss. However, these are expenses that may recur, vary greatly and are difficult to predict. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, they are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation.
Our ability to comply with the financial covenants and engage in certain transactions in compliance with our debt agreements in future periods will depend on events beyond our control, and we cannot assure you that we will meet those ratios. A breach of any of these covenants in the future could result in a default under, or an inability to undertake certain activities in compliance with, the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing the Senior Notes, at which time the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under the indentures governing the Senior Notes.
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The following table provides a reconciliation from our net earnings (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 23, 2012 and September 25, 2011 and the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011. The terms and related calculations are defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility and the indentures governing the 8.25% Senior Notes and the 9.25% Senior Notes.
(thousands of dollars)
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September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | December 25, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) | $ | 9,878 | $ | 12,777 | $ | 8,857 | $ | 40,610 | $ | (46,914 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | 44,458 | 52,144 | 154,496 | 155,385 | 208,078 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 5,559 | 373 | 3,701 | 13,007 | 22,103 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 26,486 | 22,163 | 68,542 | 65,065 | 88,476 | ||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 86,381 | $ | 87,457 | $ | 235,596 | $ | 274,067 | $ | 271,743 | |||||||||
Non-cash items (a) | (2,967 | ) | 2,409 | (1,368 | ) | 6,291 | 152,245 | ||||||||||||
Non-recurring items (as defined) (b) | 13,310 | 2,478 | 32,134 | 17,130 | 20,264 | ||||||||||||||
Other adjustment items (c) | 1,188 | 1,092 | 6,758 | 3,146 | 5,440 | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) | 97,912 | 93,436 | 273,120 | 300,634 | 449,692 | ||||||||||||||
Last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) | $ | 422,178 | |||||||||||||||||
(a) | Non-cash items are comprised of the following: |
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September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | December 25, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Non-cash equity-related compensation charges | $ | 125 | $ | 300 | $ | 725 | $ | 900 | $ | 1,151 | |||||||||
Unrealized mark-to-market losses resulting from hedging activities | (3,092 | ) | 2,109 | (2,093 | ) | 4,105 | 1,608 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment charge (1) | — | — | — | — | 122,900 | ||||||||||||||
Other impairment charge (2) | — | — | — | 1,286 | 26,586 | ||||||||||||||
Total non-cash items | $ | (2,967 | ) | $ | 2,409 | $ | (1,368 | ) | $ | 6,291 | $ | 152,245 | |||||||
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(1) | For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011, represents goodwill impairments on the Breakfast ($51,700), Private Label ($49,700) and Food Service ($21,500) reporting Units. |
(2) | For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011 represents tradename impairments on Aunt Jemima ($23,700), Lenders ($1,200) and Bernstein's ($400), as well as a plant asset impairment on the previously announced closure of the Tacoma, WA facility ($1,286). |
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(b) | Non-recurring items are comprised of the following: |
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September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | December 25, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses in connection with an acquisition or other non-recurring merger costs | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 2 | $ | 1,620 | $ | 9,039 | $ | 8,771 | ||||||||
Restructuring charges, integration costs and other business optimization expenses | 9,812 | 2,115 | 15,289 | 7,119 | 9,485 | ||||||||||||||
Employee severance | 31 | 361 | 964 | 972 | 2,008 | ||||||||||||||
Other non-recurring items (1) | $ | 3,470 | $ | — | $ | 14,261 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Total non-recurring items | $ | 13,310 | $ | 2,478 | $ | 32,134 | $ | 17,130 | $ | 20,264 | |||||||||
(1) For the nine months ended September 23, 2012, represents the premium paid on the redemption of $199.0 million of 10.625% Senior Subordinated Notes and the premium paid on the repurchase and retirement of $160.0 million of 9.25% Senior Notes.
(c) | Other adjustment items are comprised of the following: |
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September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | December 25, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees paid to Blackstone | $ | 1,188 | $ | 1,082 | $ | 3,534 | $ | 3,422 | $ | 4,572 | |||||||||
Other (1) | — | 10 | 3,224 | (276 | ) | 868 | |||||||||||||
Total other adjustments | $ | 1,188 | $ | 1,092 | $ | 6,758 | $ | 3,146 | $ | 5,440 | |||||||||
(1) For the nine months ended September 23, 2012 and the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011, primarily represents the recall of Aunt Jemima product. For the fiscal year ended December 25, 2011, this also includes a gain on the sale of the Watsonville, CA property. For the nine months ended September 25, 2011, represents gain on the sale of the Watsonville,CA property.
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PINNACLE FOODS FINANCE LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
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September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | |||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 567,905 | $ | 574,746 | $ | 1,773,425 | $ | 1,783,081 | ||||||||
Cost of products sold | 438,564 | 440,496 | 1,376,251 | 1,353,759 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 129,341 | 134,250 | 397,174 | 429,322 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Marketing and selling expenses | 38,336 | 43,306 | 130,540 | 131,764 | ||||||||||||
Administrative expenses | 21,349 | 19,510 | 66,089 | 62,640 | ||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | 2,677 | 2,282 | 8,211 | 6,343 | ||||||||||||
Other expense (income), net | 7,084 | 3,858 | 25,280 | 19,573 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 69,446 | 68,956 | 230,120 | 220,320 | ||||||||||||
Earnings before interest and taxes | 59,895 | 65,294 | 167,054 | 209,002 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 44,462 | 52,241 | 154,601 | 155,624 | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 4 | 97 | 105 | 239 | ||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes | 15,437 | 13,150 | 12,558 | 53,617 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 5,559 | 373 | 3,701 | 13,007 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ | 9,878 | $ | 12,777 | $ | 8,857 | $ | 40,610 | ||||||||
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PINNACLE FOODS FINANCE LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(thousands of dollars)
September 23, 2012 | December 25, 2011 | ||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,891 | $ | 151,031 | |||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,085 and $5,440, respectively | 166,279 | 159,981 | |||||
Inventories | 402,820 | 335,812 | |||||
Other current assets | 7,150 | 7,549 | |||||
Deferred tax assets | 72,844 | 71,109 | |||||
Total current assets | 654,984 | 725,482 | |||||
Plant assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $255,029 and $205,281, respectively | 495,916 | 501,283 | |||||
Tradenames | 1,604,512 | 1,604,512 | |||||
Other assets, net | 161,518 | 178,849 | |||||
Goodwill | 1,441,495 | 1,441,495 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 4,358,425 | $ | 4,451,621 | |||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Short-term borrowings | $ | 560 | $ | 1,708 | |||
Current portion of long-term obligations | 30,406 | 15,661 | |||||
Accounts payable | 186,805 | 152,869 | |||||
Accrued trade marketing expense | 39,104 | 35,125 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 125,681 | 128,785 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 382,556 | 334,148 | |||||
Long-term debt (includes $62,335 and $121,992 owed to related parties, respectively) | 2,583,635 | 2,738,650 | |||||
Pension and other postretirement benefits | 84,558 | 93,406 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 29,877 | 22,099 | |||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 423,107 | 417,966 | |||||
Total liabilities | 3,503,733 | 3,606,269 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
Member’s equity: | |||||||
Limited liability company interests | — | — | |||||
Additional paid-in-capital | 697,231 | 697,352 | |||||
Retained earnings | 209,293 | 200,436 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (51,832 | ) | (52,436 | ) | |||
Total member’s equity | 854,692 | 845,352 | |||||
Total liabilities and member’s equity | $ | 4,358,425 | $ | 4,451,621 | |||
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PINNACLE FOODS FINANCE LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
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September 23, 2012 | September 25, 2011 | ||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | |||||||
Net earnings | $ | 8,857 | $ | 40,610 | |||
Non-cash charges (credits) to net earnings | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 68,542 | 65,065 | |||||
Amortization of discount on term loan | 669 | 904 | |||||
Amortization of debt acquisition costs | 6,745 | 7,812 | |||||
Call premium on note redemptions | 14,255 | — | |||||
Refinancing costs and write off of debt issuance costs | 17,482 | — | |||||
Amortization of deferred mark-to-market adjustment on terminated swaps | 444 | 1,684 | |||||
Plant asset impairment charges | — | 1,286 | |||||
Change in value of financial instruments | (2,002 | ) | 3,984 | ||||
Equity-based compensation charge | 725 | 900 | |||||
Pension expense, net of contributions | (8,924 | ) | (11,313 | ) | |||
Other long-term liabilities | 3,210 | (1,375 | ) | ||||
Other long-term assets | (601 | ) | 170 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 2,637 | 10,797 | |||||
Changes in working capital | |||||||
Accounts receivable | (5,974 | ) | (32,925 | ) | |||
Inventories | (66,822 | ) | (76,919 | ) | |||
Accrued trade marketing expense | 3,853 | (7,607 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | 14,198 | 51,533 | |||||
Accrued liabilities | 4,340 | 9,621 | |||||
Other current assets | 750 | 4,892 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 62,384 | 69,119 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities | |||||||
Capital expenditures | (49,796 | ) | (90,832 | ) | |||
Proceeds from sale of plant assets | 570 | 7,900 | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (49,226 | ) | (82,932 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities | |||||||
Proceeds from bank term loans | 842,625 | — | |||||
Repayments of long-term obligations | (625,172 | ) | — | ||||
Repurchase of notes | (373,255 | ) | — | ||||
Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 1,216 | 845 | |||||
Repayments of short-term borrowings | (2,364 | ) | (2,002 | ) | |||
Borrowings under revolving credit facility | 5,000 | — | |||||
Repayments of revolving credit facility | (5,000 | ) | — | ||||
Repayment of capital lease obligations | (2,803 | ) | (1,997 | ) | |||
Equity contributions | — | 558 | |||||
Repurchases of equity | (846 | ) | (1,624 | ) | |||
Debt acquisition costs | (17,414 | ) | (546 | ) | |||
Change in bank overdrafts | 19,327 | — | |||||
Other financing | — | 2,730 | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (158,686 | ) | (2,036 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 388 | (60 | ) | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (145,140 | ) | (15,909 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | 151,031 | 115,286 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | $ | 5,891 | $ | 99,377 | |||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | |||||||
Interest paid | $ | 138,622 | $ | 133,770 | |||
Interest received | 105 | 193 | |||||
Income taxes paid (refunded) | 1,933 | (2,365 | ) | ||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||
New capital leases | 1,549 | 1,500 | |||||
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