10-Q 1 d554789d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File No. 001-34658

 

 

THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   80-0558025

(State of Incorporation

or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

THE HARRIS BUILDING  
13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE  
SUITE 700  
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA   28277
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (704) 625-4900

 

 

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 Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) 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, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a 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   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    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 of the registrant’s common stock outstanding at July 31, 2013 was 110,987,471.

 

 

 


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I N D E X – F O R M 1 0 – Q

 

     PAGE  

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1 – Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     3   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

     4   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income Three and Six Months Ended June  30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     6   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Three and Six Months Ended June  30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     7   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity Six Months Ended June  30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     8   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (Unaudited)

     9   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     10   

Item  2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     24   

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     35   

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

     35   

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

     35   

Item 1A – Risk Factors

     35   

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     36   

Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures

     36   

Item 5 – Other Information

     37   

Item 6 – Exhibits

     37   

SIGNATURES

     39   

 

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PART I

THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

ASSETS

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

Current Assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 242,205       $ 383,547   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     48,281         60,961   

Investments

     69,118         88,769   

Accounts receivable – trade, net

     407,323         364,960   

Accounts receivable – other

     61,772         61,682   

Contracts in progress

     344,938         316,518   

Inventories

     111,583         124,218   

Deferred income taxes

     81,826         78,573   

Other current assets

     50,056         41,858   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     1,417,102         1,521,086   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

     1,114,500         1,099,040   

Less accumulated depreciation

     670,923         652,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Property, Plant and Equipment

     443,577         447,021   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments

     4,196         4,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Goodwill

     280,239         280,780   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred Income Taxes

     209,803         227,215   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

     201,121         186,354   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangible Assets

     85,441         87,686   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Assets

     83,830         86,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 2,725,309       $ 2,840,355   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

     June 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands, except share
and per share amounts)
 

Current Liabilities:

    

Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 4,764      $ 4,062   

Accounts payable

     265,391        264,798   

Accrued employee benefits

     172,809        186,495   

Accrued liabilities – other

     77,196        57,991   

Advance billings on contracts

     419,013        472,287   

Accrued warranty expense

     74,487        83,682   

Income taxes payable

     963        9,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     1,014,623        1,079,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

     319        430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation

     67,491        71,208   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Environmental Liabilities

     47,536        46,497   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pension Liability

     548,631        579,165   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

     59,358        60,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 5)

    

Stockholders’ Equity:

    

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 325,000,000 shares; issued 120,160,512 and 119,608,026 shares at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     1,202        1,196   

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 75,000,000 shares; No shares issued

     —          —     

Capital in excess of par value

     730,733        713,257   

Retained earnings

     450,960        349,063   

Treasury stock at cost, 9,075,764 and 4,372,143 shares at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     (237,582     (109,809

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     23,985        32,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity – The Babcock & Wilcox Company

     969,298        986,435   

Noncontrolling interest

     18,053        16,481   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     987,351        1,002,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 2,725,309      $ 2,840,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

Revenues

   $ 886,136      $ 852,585      $ 1,691,559      $ 1,618,477   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

        

Cost of operations

     686,043        619,547        1,305,740        1,183,435   

Research and development costs

     837        34,150        29,183        63,186   

(Gains) Losses on asset disposals and impairments – net

     156        (622     87        (882

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     106,937        106,121        210,537        210,286   

Special charges for restructuring activities

     12,232        —          20,655        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Costs and Expenses

     806,205        759,196        1,566,202        1,456,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity in Income of Investees

     18,775        16,687        33,562        34,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     98,706        110,076        158,919        196,496   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense):

        

Interest income

     323        504        655        737   

Interest expense

     (789     (1,152     (1,607     (1,775

Other – net

     1,005        4,365        2,411        3,299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Income

     539        3,717        1,459        2,261   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before Provision for Income Taxes

     99,245        113,793        160,378        198,757   

Provision for Income Taxes

     29,544        39,457        45,801        67,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income

     69,701        74,336        114,577        131,405   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

     3,169        2,894        5,467        5,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to The Babcock & Wilcox Company

   $ 72,870      $ 77,230      $ 120,044      $ 137,181   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per Common Share:

        

Basic:

        

Net Income Attributable to The Babcock & Wilcox Company

   $ 0.65      $ 0.65      $ 1.06      $ 1.16   

Diluted:

        

Net Income Attributable to The Babcock & Wilcox Company

   $ 0.65      $ 0.65      $ 1.06      $ 1.15   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used in the computation of earnings per share (Note 10):

        

Basic

     111,898,819        118,648,459        112,998,066        118,451,903   

Diluted

     112,662,563        119,257,911        113,699,859        119,058,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

Net Income

   $ 69,701      $ 74,336      $ 114,577      $ 131,405   

Other Comprehensive Income:

        

Currency translation adjustments:

     (3,824     (12,769     (7,568     (7,989

Derivative financial instruments:

        

Unrealized losses arising during the period, net of tax benefit of $505, $1,345, $1,342, and $744, respectively

     (1,707     (3,300     (3,868     (1,772

Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income, net of tax benefit of $(395), $(202), $(753), and $(69), respectively

     1,242        715        2,289        284   

Amortization of benefit plan costs, net of tax benefit of $(245), $(262), $(518), and $(523), respectively:

     465        518        993        1,037   

Investments:

        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, net of tax benefit (provision) of $37, $0, $(7), and $0, respectively

     33        (24     128        204   

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income, net of tax provision of $3, $0, $3, and $0, respectively

     (7     (3     (721     (3
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Comprehensive Loss

     (3,798     (14,863     (8,747     (8,239
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

     65,903        59,473        105,830        123,166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

     3,172        2,921        5,471        5,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income Attributable to The Babcock & Wilcox Company

   $ 69,075      $ 62,394      $ 111,301      $ 128,957   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

                      Accumulated                          
          Capital In           Other                 Non-     Total  
    Common Stock     Excess of     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury     Stockholders’     Controlling     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Par Value     Par Value     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Stock     Equity     Interest     Equity  
          (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)        

Balance December 31, 2012

    119,608,026      $ 1,196      $ 713,257      $ 349,063      $ 32,728      $ (109,809   $ 986,435      $ 16,481      $ 1,002,916   

Net income

    —          —          —          120,044        —          —          120,044        (5,467     114,577   

Dividends declared ($0.16 per share)

    —          —          —          (18,147     —          —          (18,147     —          (18,147

Amortization of benefit plan costs

    —          —          —          —          993        —          993        —          993   

Unrealized gain on investments

    —          —          —          —          (593     —          (593     —          (593

Translation adjustments

    —          —          —          —          (7,564     —          (7,564     (4     (7,568

Unrealized gain on derivatives

    —          —          —          —          (1,579     —          (1,579     —          (1,579

Exercise of stock options

    101,157        2        1,872        —          —          —          1,874        —          1,874   

Contributions to thrift plan

    233,766        2        6,530        —          —          —          6,532        —          6,532   

Shares placed in treasury

    —          —          —          —          —          (127,773     (127,773     —          (127,773

Stock-based compensation charges

    217,563        2        9,074        —          —          —          9,076        —          9,076   

Contribution of in-kind services

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          7,369        7,369   

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (326     (326
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance June 30, 2013 (unaudited)

    120,160,512      $ 1,202      $ 730,733      $ 450,960      $ 23,985      $ (237,582   $ 969,298      $ 18,053      $ 987,351   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2011

    118,458,911      $ 1,185      $ 676,952      $ 130,890      $ 26,826      $ (10,059   $ 825,794      $ 9,179      $ 834,973   

Net income

    —          —          —          137,181        —          —          137,181        (5,776     131,405   

Amortization of benefit plan costs

    —          —          —          —          1,037        —          1,037        —          1,037   

Unrealized gain on investments

    —          —          —          —          201        —          201        —          201   

Translation adjustments

    —          —          —          —          (7,974     —          (7,974     (15     (7,989

Unrealized gain on derivatives

    —          —          —          —          (1,488     —          (1,488     —          (1,488

Exercise of stock options

    155,542        1        2,859        —          —          —          2,860        —          2,860   

Contributions to thrift plan

    257,006        3        6,394        —          —          —          6,397        —          6.397   

Shares placed in treasury

    —          —          —          —          —          (2,885     (2,885     —          (2,885

Stock-based compensation charges

    333,070        3        9,045        —          —          —          9,048        —          9,048   

Contribution of in-kind services

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          8,740        8,740   

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (284     (284
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

    119,204,529      $ 1,192      $ 695,250      $ 268,071      $ 18,602      $ (12,944   $ 970,171      $ 11,844      $ 982,015   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net Income

   $ 114,577      $ 131,405   

Non-cash items included in net income:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     33,856        35,530   

Income of investees, net of dividends

     (18,824     (17,757

(Gains) Losses on asset disposals and impairments – net

     87        (882

In-kind research and development costs

     7,369        8,740   

Amortization of pension and postretirement costs

     1,511        1,557   

Stock-based compensation expense

     9,076        9,048   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (3     (1,436

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable

     (37,429     (42,582

Contracts in progress and advance billings on contracts

     (81,571     (45,882

Accounts payable

     5,972        18,360   

Inventories

     11,608        (10,031

Current and deferred income taxes

     4,067        58,620   

Accrued and other current liabilities

     9,541        (11,404

Pension liability, accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and accrued employee benefits

     (44,056     (189,882

Other, net

     (4,005     (18,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     11,776        (74,682
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     12,680        4,428   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (33,433     (41,548

Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated affiliate

     —          2,091   

Purchase of intangible assets

     (2,200     —     

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

     (72,156     (155,979

Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities

     91,749        68,532   

Investment in equity and cost method investees

     (2,913     (6,572

Proceeds from asset disposals

     454        132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     (5,819     (128,916
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Payment of short-term borrowing and long-term debt

     (104     (101

Increase in short-term borrowing

     651        —     

Payment of debt issuance costs

     —          (4,747

Repurchase of common shares

     (125,829     —     

Dividends paid to common shareholders

     (18,142     —     

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     3        1,436   

Exercise of stock options

     1,888        1,424   

Other

     (326     (284
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     (141,859     (2,272
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

     (5,440     (2,569
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (141,342     (208,439

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     383,547        415,209   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

   $ 242,205      $ 206,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest (net of amount capitalized)

   $ 1,597      $ 2,153   

Income taxes (net of refunds)

   $ 38,851      $ 17,440   

SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING ACTIVITY:

    

Accrued capital expenditures included in accounts payable

   $ 3,445      $ 4,760   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2013

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have presented our condensed consolidated financial statements in U.S. Dollars in accordance with the interim reporting requirements of Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Certain financial information and disclosures normally included in our financial statements prepared annually in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. Readers of these financial statements should, therefore, refer to the consolidated and combined financial statements and notes in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (our “2012 10-K”). We have included all adjustments, in the opinion of management, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation.

We use the equity method to account for investments in entities that we do not control, but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence. We generally refer to these entities as “joint ventures.” We have eliminated all intercompany transactions and accounts. We have reclassified certain amounts previously reported to conform to the presentation at June 30, 2013 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. We present the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements on the basis of continuing operations, unless otherwise stated.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, “we,” “us” and “our” mean The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”) and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Reporting Segments

We operate in five reportable segments: Power Generation, Nuclear Operations, Technical Services, Nuclear Energy and mPower. Our reportable segments at June 30, 2013 reflect changes we made during the first quarter of 2013 in the manner in which our segment operating information is reported for purposes of assessing operating performance and allocating resources. Prior to 2013, we reported four segments: Power Generation, Nuclear Operations, Technical Services and Nuclear Energy. Our small modular nuclear reactor business, previously included in our Nuclear Energy segment, is now being reported as a separate segment, mPower. The change in our reportable segments had no impact on our previously reported results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. We have applied the change in reportable segments to previously reported historical financial information and disclosures included in this report. Our reportable segments are further described as follows:

 

   

Our Power Generation segment supplies boilers fired with fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and natural gas, or renewable fuels such as biomass and municipal solid waste. In addition, we supply environmental equipment and components and related services to customers in different regions around the world. This segment owns or leases manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, China and Scotland. We design, engineer, manufacture, supply, construct and service large utility and industrial power generation systems, including boilers used to generate steam in electric power plants, pulp and paper making, chemical and process applications and other industrial uses. We also provide the same complement of services for our renewable portfolio of boiler technology, which includes biomass fired, waste-to-energy and concentrated solar energy for steam generating solutions. In addition, this segment is a technological leader in providing cost-effective and efficient air pollution control solutions and material handling systems. We have successfully developed advanced technologies to control nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, fine particulate, mercury, acid gases and other hazardous air emissions. In addition, our Power Generation segment offers a variety of construction services for the entire balance of plant, from large steam generation or environmental equipment projects, to cogeneration and combined-cycle installations. This segment also offers a full suite of aftermarket services. Our Power Generation segment’s full-scope boiler, environmental and auxiliary equipment retrofits, upgrades and services improve plant performance and efficiency and extend the life of vital steam generating assets.

 

   

Our Nuclear Operations segment manufactures naval nuclear reactors for the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”)/National Nuclear Security Administration’s (“NNSA”) Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, which in turn supplies them to the U.S. Navy for use in submarines and aircraft carriers. Through this segment, we own

 

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and operate manufacturing facilities located in Lynchburg, Virginia; Mount Vernon, Indiana; Euclid, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; and Erwin, Tennessee. The Barberton and Mount Vernon locations specialize in the design and manufacture of heavy components. These two locations are N-Stamp certified by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (“ASME”), making them two of only a few North American suppliers of large, heavy-walled nuclear components and vessels. The Euclid facility, which is also ASME N-Stamp certified, fabricates electro-mechanical equipment for the U.S. Government, and performs design, manufacturing, inspection, assembly and testing activities. The Lynchburg operations fabricate fuel-bearing precision components that range in weight from a few grams to hundreds of tons. In-house capabilities also include wet chemistry uranium processing, advanced heat treatment to optimize component material properties and a controlled, clean-room environment with the capacity to assemble railcar-size components. Fuel for the naval nuclear reactors is provided by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (“NFS”), one of our wholly owned subsidiaries. Located in Erwin, NFS also converts Cold War-era government stockpiles of highly enriched uranium into material suitable for further processing into commercial nuclear reactor fuel.

 

   

Our Technical Services segment provides various services to the U.S. Government, including uranium processing, environmental site restoration services and management and operating services for various U.S. Government-owned facilities. These services are provided to the DOE, including the NNSA, the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Office of Science, the Department of Defense and the Office of Environmental Management. Through this segment we deliver products and management solutions to nuclear operations and high-consequence manufacturing facilities. A significant portion of this segment’s operations are conducted through joint ventures.

 

   

Our Nuclear Energy segment supplies commercial nuclear steam generators and components to nuclear utility customers. B&W has supplied the nuclear industry with more than 1,300 large, heavy components worldwide. This segment is the only heavy nuclear component, N-Stamp certified manufacturer in North America. Our Nuclear Energy segment fabricates pressure vessels, reactors, steam generators, heat exchangers and other auxiliary equipment. This segment also provides specialized engineering services that include structural component design, 3-D thermal-hydraulic engineering analysis, weld and robotic process development and metallurgy and materials engineering. Our Nuclear Energy segment also provides power plant construction and management and maintenance services. In addition, this segment offers services for nuclear steam generators and balance of plant equipment, as well as nondestructive examination and tooling/repair solutions for other plant systems and components.

 

   

Our mPower segment is actively designing the B&W mPowerTM reactor, a small modular reactor (“SMR”) design generally based on proven light-water nuclear technology and able to operate for four years without refueling. Through our majority-owned joint venture, Generation mPower LLC (“GmP”), we are developing the associated mPower Plant power generating facility, which will use two B&W mPower reactors to generate 360 MWe within an advanced passively safe and secure plant architecture. As part of this initiative, we have been selected as the sole recipient to date to receive funding and have signed a Cooperative Agreement with the DOE under its Small Modular Reactor Licensing Technical Support Program (“Funding Program”). This Funding Program provides financial assistance for our mPower Plant design engineering and licensing activities supporting the planned first mPower Plant commercial operation date by 2022.

See Note 9 for further information regarding our segments.

Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013. For further information, refer to the consolidated and combined financial statements and the related footnotes included in our 2012 10-K.

Contracts and Revenue Recognition

We generally recognize contract revenues and related costs on a percentage-of-completion method for individual contracts or combinations of contracts based on work performed, man hours or a cost-to-cost method, as applicable to the product or activity involved. We recognize estimated contract revenue and resulting income based on the measurement of the extent of progress completion as a percentage of the total project. Certain costs may be excluded from the cost-to-cost method of measuring progress, such as significant costs for materials and major third-party subcontractors, if it appears that such exclusion would result in a more meaningful measurement of actual contract progress and resulting periodic allocation of income. We include revenues and related costs so recorded, plus

 

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accumulated contract costs that exceed amounts invoiced to customers under the terms of the contracts, in contracts in progress. We include in advance billings on contracts, billings that exceed accumulated contract costs and revenues and costs recognized under the percentage-of-completion method. Most long-term contracts contain provisions for progress payments. Our unbilled receivables do not contain an allowance for credit losses as we expect to invoice customers and collect all amounts for unbilled revenues. We review contract price and cost estimates periodically as the work progresses and reflect adjustments proportionate to the percentage-of-completion in income in the period when those estimates are revised. For all contracts, if a current estimate of total contract cost indicates a loss on a contract, the projected loss is recognized in full when determined.

For contracts as to which we are unable to estimate the final profitability except to assure that no loss will ultimately be incurred, we recognize equal amounts of revenue and cost until the final results can be estimated more precisely. For these deferred profit recognition contracts, we recognize revenue and cost equally and only recognize gross margin when probable and reasonably estimable, which we generally determine to be when the contract is approximately 70% complete. We treat long-term construction contracts that contain such a level of risk and uncertainty that estimation of the final outcome is impractical, except to assure that no loss will be incurred, as deferred profit recognition contracts.

Our policy is to account for fixed-price contracts under the completed-contract method if we believe that we are unable to reasonably forecast cost to complete at start-up. Under the completed-contract method, income is recognized only when a contract is completed or substantially complete.

For parts orders and certain aftermarket services activities, we recognize revenues as goods are delivered and work is performed.

Variations from estimated contract performance could result in material adjustments to operating results for any fiscal quarter or year. We include claims for extra work or changes in scope of work to the extent of costs incurred in contract revenues when we believe collection is probable.

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded contract losses totaling $30.2 million for additional estimated costs to complete a project in our Power Generation segment. These losses are in addition to contract losses recorded for this project during 2012. In May 2012, we entered into an agreement with a customer of a Nuclear Energy project to settle contract claims resulting in recognition of revenues totaling approximately $18.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Some of our contracts contain certain provisions that require us to pay liquidated damages if we are responsible for the failure to meet specified contractual milestone dates and the applicable customer asserts a claim under those provisions. These contracts define the conditions and timing under which our customers may make claims against us for liquidated damages. In the majority of cases in which we have had potential exposure for liquidated damages, such damages ultimately were determined not to be caused by our actions or were not otherwise asserted by our customers. Accordingly, we do not accrue liabilities for liquidated damages unless probable and estimable. As of June 30, 2013, we had not accrued for approximately $3.0 million of potential liquidated damages that are not currently due under the particular contract but which we believe could be asserted based on our current expectations of the time to complete a certain project in our Power Generation segment.

Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income included in stockholders’ equity are as follows:

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Currency translation adjustments

   $ 33,335      $ 40,899   

Net unrealized gain on investments

     4        597   

Net unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments

     524        2,103   

Unrecognized prior service cost on benefit obligations

     (9,878     (10,871
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ 23,985      $ 32,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component and the affected condensed consolidated statements of income line items are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
     
     2013     2012     2013     2012      

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Component Recognized

   (In thousands)     (In thousands)    

Line Item Presented

Realized (losses) gains on derivative financial instruments

   $ (621   $ (935   $ (1,152   $ (863   Revenues
     (1,117     (202     (2,006     412      Cost of operations
     101        220        116        98      Other-net
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
     (1,637     (917     (3,042     (353   Total before tax
     395        202        753        69      Provision for Income Taxes
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ (1,242   $ (715   $ (2,289   $ (284   Net Income

Amortization of prior service cost on benefit obligations

   $ (660   $ (747   $ (1,411   $ (1,494   Cost of operations
     (50     (33     (100     (66   Selling, general and administrative expenses
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
     (710     (780     (1,511     (1,560   Total before tax
     245        262        518        523      Provision for Income Taxes
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ (465   $ (518   $ (993   $ (1,037   Net Income

Realized gain on investments

   $ 10      $ 3      $ 724      $ 3      Other-net
     (3     —          (3     —        Provision for Income Taxes
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   $ 7      $ 3      $ 721      $ 3      Net Income
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total reclassification for the period

   $ (1,700   $ (1,230   $ (2,561   $ (1,318  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Inventories

The components of inventories are as follows:

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 86,851       $ 98,428   

Work in progress

     9,801         7,956   

Finished goods

     14,931         17,834   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inventories

   $ 111,583       $ 124,218   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

At June 30, 2013, we had restricted cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately $51.3 million, $4.2 million of which was held in restricted foreign accounts, $3.0 million of which was held for future decommissioning of facilities (which we include in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets), $39.6 million of which was held to meet reinsurance reserve requirements of our captive insurer (in lieu of long-term investments) and $4.5 million of which was held in money market funds maintained by our captive insurer.

Warranty Expense

We accrue estimated expense included in cost of operations on our condensed consolidated statements of income to satisfy the expected cost of contractual warranty requirements when we recognize the associated revenue on the related contracts. In addition, we record specific provisions or reductions when we expect the actual warranty costs to significantly differ from the accrued estimates. Such changes could have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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The following summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of our accrued warranty expense:

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 83,682      $ 97,209   

Additions

     11,423        11,651   

Expirations and other changes

     (8,038     (5,507

Payments

     (11,659     (6,770

Currency translation

     (921     (528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 74,487      $ 96,055   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Research and Development

Our research and development activities are related to the development and improvement of new and existing products and equipment, as well as conceptual and engineering evaluations for translation into practical applications. We charge costs of research and development unrelated to specific contracts as incurred. Substantially all of these costs are in our Power Generation and mPower segments, the majority of which are related to the development of our B&W mPowerTM reactor and the associated mPower Plant.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized $4.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively, of non-cash in-kind research and development costs as compared to $5.1 million and $8.7 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. These costs are related to services contributed by our minority partner to GmP, our majority-owned subsidiary formed in 2011 to oversee the program to develop the mPower Plant based on B&W mPowerTM technology.

On April 12, 2013, Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of B&W, entered into a Cooperative Agreement establishing the terms and conditions of a funding award totaling $150 million under the DOE’s Funding Program. This cost-sharing award requires us to use the DOE funds to cover first-of-a-kind engineering costs associated with small modular reactor design certification and licensing efforts. The DOE will provide cost reimbursement for up to 50% of qualified expenditures incurred during the period from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2018. The DOE has authorized $78.8 million of funding for this award program. The remaining anticipated DOE funding has not yet been authorized and is subject to Congressional appropriations. The Cooperative Agreement also provides for reimbursement of pre-award costs incurred from October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized $37.8 million associated with the funding award, including $21.5 million of pre-award cost reimbursement, as a reduction of research and development costs on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

Provision for Income Taxes

We are subject to U.S. federal income tax and income tax of multiple state and international jurisdictions. We provide for income taxes based on the tax laws and rates in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our operations. These jurisdictions may have regimes of taxation that vary with respect to nominal rates and with respect to the basis on which these rates are applied. This variation, along with changes in our mix of income within these jurisdictions, can contribute to shifts in our effective tax rate from period to period. We classify interest and penalties related to taxes (net of any applicable tax benefit) as a component of provision for income taxes on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, our provision for income taxes decreased $9.9 million to $29.5 million, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012, while our income before provision for income taxes decreased $14.5 million. Accordingly, our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was approximately 29.8% as compared to 34.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was lower than the effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2012 primarily due to the impact of settling claims with certain state and foreign tax jurisdictions.

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, our provision for income taxes decreased $21.6 million to $45.8 million, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012, while our income before provision for income taxes decreased $38.4 million. Accordingly, our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was

 

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approximately 28.6% as compared to 33.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was lower than the effective tax rate for the comparable period of 2012 primarily due to the impact of certain tax benefits associated with 2012 R&D tax credits and foreign income exclusions, related to the retroactive provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was enacted on January 2, 2013, as well as the impact of settling claims with certain state and foreign tax jurisdictions.

As of June 30, 2013, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $5.8 million, which, if recognized, would impact our effective tax rate from continuing operations. We believe that within the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that our previously unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by approximately $1.0 million.

There were no significant penalties recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

NOTE 2 – BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS

USEC Inc. Investment

In May 2010, our subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Investment Company (“BWICO”) entered into an agreement with Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”), which was subsequently assigned to one of its subsidiaries, and USEC Inc. (“USEC”) to make a strategic investment in USEC totaling $200 million payable over three phases. In September 2010, following the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the availability to USEC’s American Centrifuge program of at least $2 billion in uncommitted funds under the DOE’s Loan Guarantee Program for front-end nuclear fuel facilities and the establishment of a joint venture between us and USEC for supply by the joint venture of centrifuges and related equipment for the American Centrifuge program, we made a $37.5 million investment in USEC as part of a definitive agreement for us to make a total $100 million strategic investment in USEC.

In connection with our investment, we received 37,500 shares of USEC Series B-1 12.75% Convertible Preferred Stock and Warrants to purchase 3,125,000 shares of USEC Class B Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, which are exercisable between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016, and a seat on USEC’s board of directors. On July 1, 2013, USEC completed a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of its common stock, resulting in a decrease of the shares to be purchased under the Warrants to 125,000 at an adjusted exercise price of $187.50 per share.

In 2011, we entered into a standstill agreement with USEC and Toshiba when it became apparent that USEC would not be able to satisfy the closing conditions applicable to the second phase of the strategic investment. Pursuant to the standstill agreement, each party agreed not to exercise its right to terminate the strategic investment agreement for a limited standstill period, as subsequently extended. USEC has been unable to satisfy the closing conditions to the second and third phases of the strategic investment and the limited standstill period, as extended, has expired. Currently, BWICO, Toshiba and USEC each have the right to terminate their obligations under the original strategic investment agreement.

On June 12, 2012, USEC entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the DOE to provide funding for a cost-share research, development and demonstration (“RD&D”) program to enhance the technical and financial readiness of centrifuge technology for commercialization. The Cooperative Agreement provides for 80% DOE and 20% USEC cost sharing for work performed during the period from June 1, 2012 through December 31, 2013.

On August 1, 2012, USEC filed its quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2012 on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This report contained several updated risk factors (along with other disclosures) concerning operational and structural issues facing USEC including, but not limited to, the future operations of USEC’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, achievement of milestones under the RD&D program discussed above, approved funding for the RD&D program, achievement of milestones under a 2002 DOE-USEC Agreement to develop, demonstrate and deploy the American Centrifuge technology and possible failure to maintain compliance with listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, which could result in a delisting of USEC’s common stock (which could require USEC to repurchase its convertible notes for cash and trigger a default under its credit facility). In addition, on August 15, 2012 Standard and Poor’s lowered its ratings on USEC, including the corporate credit rating to CCC from CCC+ along with a negative outlook. Standard and Poor’s also lowered its issue-level rating on USEC’s senior convertible notes due October 2014 to CC from CCC-. In the third quarter of 2012, based on the facts and circumstances disclosed above, we decided that a fair value determination of our cost-method investment in USEC Preferred Stock was warranted. We determined the fair value of our investment in USEC Preferred Stock, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm, resulting in a $27.0 million impairment charge recognized in the third quarter of 2012. This impairment resulted in a remaining book value of our preferred stock investment totaling $19.1 million.

 

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On March 18, 2013 USEC filed its annual report for the period ended December 31, 2012 on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This report disclosed the recognition of a $1.1 billion impairment charge resulting in a stockholders’ deficit position at December 31, 2012, and USEC further disclosed that it has engaged with advisors and certain stakeholders on alternatives for a possible restructuring of its balance sheet. These events resulted in USEC’s independent registered public accounting firm including an explanatory paragraph in its report stating that these factors raise substantial doubt about USEC’s ability to continue as a going concern. We continue to engage in restructuring discussions with USEC and evaluate the impact of these developments on our remaining investment in USEC Preferred Stock as new facts become available. We continue to manufacture components for and provide technical support services to the American Centrifuge program.

NOTE 3 – GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INITIATIVE

In the third quarter of 2012, we launched the Global Competitiveness Initiative (“GCI”) to enhance competitiveness, better position B&W for growth, and improve profitability. In conjunction with GCI, during the six months ended June 30, 2013, we reduced our workforce, resulting in $15.1 million of expenses related to employee termination benefits and $5.6 million of expenses related to consulting and GCI administrative costs. The following summarizes the changes in our GCI restructuring liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012:

 

     Six months ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Balance at the beginning of the period

   $ —        $ —     

Special charges for restructuring activities

     20,655        —     

Payments

     (10,705     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at the end of the period

   $ 9,950      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 4 – PENSION PLANS AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

In the fourth quarter of 2012, we elected to change our accounting method for recognizing actuarial gains and losses for our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. In connection with our accounting change we have revised previously reported amounts to conform to our current method of accounting.

Components of net periodic benefit cost included in net income are as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits     Other Postretirement Benefits  
     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 11,542      $ 11,557      $ 23,120      $ 23,103      $ 248      $ 283      $ 496      $ 569   

Interest cost

     27,838        30,905        55,626        61,795        993        1,290        1,898        2,559   

Expected return on plan assets

     (36,611     (33,244     (73,281     (66,470     (537     (483     (1,075     (965

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

     792        815        1,584        1,629        (82     (34     (73     (69
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 3,561      $ 10,033      $ 7,049      $ 20,057      $ 622      $ 1,056      $ 1,246      $ 2,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 5 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Other than as noted below, there have been no material changes during the period covered by this Form 10-Q in the status of the legal proceedings disclosed in Note 10 to the consolidated and combined financial statements in Part II of our 2012 10-K.

 

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Investigations and Litigation

Apollo and Parks Township

In January 2010, Michelle McMunn, Cara D. Steele and Yvonne Sue Robinson filed suit against B&W PGG, B&W TSG, formerly known as B&W Nuclear Environmental Services, Inc. (the “B&W Parties”) and Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”) in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Since January 2010, additional suits have been filed by additional plaintiffs and there are currently thirteen lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the B&W Parties and ARCO. Following the dismissal of a number of claims in June 2012, the February 4, 2013 filing of an additional 10 primary claims and the May 17, 2013 filing of an additional 2 primary claims, the suits presently involve approximately 87 primary claimants alleging, among other things, personal injuries and property damage as a result of alleged releases of radioactive material relating to the operation, remediation, and/or decommissioning of two former nuclear fuel processing facilities located in Apollo Borough and Parks Township, Pennsylvania (collectively, the “Apollo and Parks Litigation”). Those facilities previously were owned by Nuclear Materials and Equipment Company, a former subsidiary of ARCO (“NUMEC”), which was acquired by B&W PGG. The plaintiffs in the Apollo and Parks Litigation seek compensatory and punitive damages. All of the suits, except for the most recent filing, have been consolidated for non-dispositive pre-trial matters. Fact discovery in the Apollo and Parks Litigation is closed except with regard to the most recent 12 primary claims. No trial date has been set.

At the time of ARCO’s sale of NUMEC stock to B&W PGG, B&W PGG received an indemnity and hold harmless agreement from ARCO with respect to claims and liabilities arising prior to or as a result of conduct or events predating the acquisition.

Insurance coverage and/or the ARCO indemnity currently provides coverage for the claims alleged in the Apollo and Parks Litigation, although no assurance can be given that insurance and/or the indemnity will be available or sufficient in the event of liability, if any.

The B&W Parties and ARCO were defendants in a prior litigation filed in 1994 relating to the operation of the Apollo and Parks Township facilities in the matter of Donald F. Hall and Mary Ann Hall, et al., v. Babcock & Wilcox Company, et al. (the “Hall Litigation”). In 1998, the B&W Parties settled all then-pending and future punitive damage claims in the Hall Litigation for $8.0 million and sought reimbursement from third parties, including its insurers, American Nuclear Insurers and Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters (“ANI”). In 2008, ARCO settled the Hall Litigation with the plaintiffs for $27.5 million. The B&W Parties then settled the Hall Litigation in 2009 for $52.5 million, settling approximately 250 personal injury and wrongful death claims, as well as approximately 125 property damage claims, alleging damages as a result of alleged releases involving the facilities. ARCO and the B&W Parties retained their insurance rights against ANI in their respective settlements; however, under a related settlement regarding ARCO’s indemnification of B&W PGG relating to the two facilities, ARCO assigned to the B&W Parties 58.33% of the total of all ARCO’s proceeds/amounts recovered against ANI on account of the Hall Litigation.

The B&W Parties sought recovery from ANI for amounts paid by the B&W Parties to settle the Hall Litigation, along with unreimbursed attorneys fees, allocated amounts assigned by ARCO to the B&W Parties, and applicable interest based upon ANI’s breach of contract and bad faith conduct in the matter of The Babcock & Wilcox Company et al. v. American Nuclear Insurers, et al. (the “ANI Litigation”). ARCO also sought recovery against ANI in the ANI Litigation, which has been pending before the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

In September 2011, a jury returned a verdict in the ANI Litigation, finding that the B&W Parties’ settlement of the Hall Litigation for $52.5 million and ARCO’s settlement for $27.5 million were fair and reasonable. Following the verdict, in February 2012, the B&W Parties, ARCO and ANI entered into an agreement in which the parties agreed to the dismissal with prejudice of all remaining claims pending in the ANI Litigation, excluding the B&W Parties’ and ARCO’s claims seeking reimbursement from ANI for the $52.5 million and $27.5 million settlements (plus interest) (the “Settlement Claims”). By agreement, ANI also waived: (1) any and all rights to appeal the September 2011 jury verdict on the basis of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings; and (2) any defenses and arguments of any kind except ANI’s position that it was not required to reimburse the B&W Parties’ and ARCO for their settlements under the provisions of the ANI policies. In February 2012, the Court granted the parties’ proposed order implementing their agreement and entered final judgment in favor of the B&W Parties and ARCO on the Settlement Claims. As part of the final order and judgment, the Court ruled that the B&W Parties and ARCO are entitled to pre-judgment interest on their $52.5 million and $27.5 million settlements, in the amounts of approximately $8.8 million and $6.2 million, respectively. In addition, post-verdict interest from the date of the jury verdict was awarded at 6%.

 

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In March 2012, ANI filed a notice of appeal as to the final judgment and a supersedeas appeal bond in the amount of 120% of the total final judgment amount. The parties filed their respective briefs with the Superior Court and oral arguments were held October 31, 2012.

In July 2013, the Superior Court reversed the judgment of the trial court with instructions to reconsider the issue of the Settlement Claims under a different standard. B&W is considering its options and has not recognized any amounts claimed in the ANI Litigation in its financial statements due to the uncertainty surrounding the ultimate amount to be realized.

NOTE 6 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Our global operations give rise to exposure to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange (“FX”) rates. We use derivative financial instruments, primarily FX forward contracts, to reduce the impact of changes in FX rates on our operating results. We use these instruments primarily to hedge our exposure associated with revenues or costs on our long-term contracts that are denominated in currencies other than our operating entities’ functional currencies. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

We enter into derivative financial instruments primarily as hedges of certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies. We record these contracts at fair value on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Depending on the hedge designation at the inception of the contract, the related gains and losses on these contracts are either deferred in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings, or offset against the change in fair value of the hedged firm commitment through earnings. Any ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value and any portion excluded from the assessment of effectiveness is immediately recognized in other – net on our condensed consolidated statements of income. The gain or loss on a derivative instrument not designated as a hedging instrument is also immediately recognized in earnings. Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments that require immediate recognition are included as a component of other– net in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

We have designated all of our FX forward contracts that qualify for hedge accounting as cash flow hedges. The hedged risk is the risk of changes in functional-currency-equivalent cash flows attributable to changes in FX spot rates of forecasted transactions related to long-term contracts. We exclude from our assessment of effectiveness the portion of the fair value of the forward contracts attributable to the difference between FX spot rates and FX forward rates. At June 30, 2013, we had deferred approximately $0.5 million of net gains on the effective portion of these derivative financial instruments in accumulated other comprehensive income. We expect to recognize substantially all of this amount in the next 12 months.

At June 30, 2013, substantially all of our derivative financial instruments consisted of FX forward contracts. The notional value of our FX forward contracts totaled $108.9 million at June 30, 2013, with maturities extending to October 2014. These instruments consist primarily of contracts to purchase or sell Canadian Dollars or Danish Kroner. We are exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to derivative financial instruments. We attempt to mitigate this risk by using major financial institutions with high credit ratings. The counterparties to all of our FX forward contracts are financial institutions included in our credit facility. Our hedge counterparties have the benefit of the same collateral arrangements and covenants as described under our credit facility.

 

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The following tables summarize our derivative financial instruments at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

     Asset and Liability Derivatives  
     June 30,      December 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Derivatives Designated as Hedges:

     

FX Forward Contracts:

     
Location      

Accounts receivable-other

   $ 1,664       $ 2,251   

Other assets

   $ 1       $ 3,777   

Accounts payable

   $ 1,300       $ 1,893   

Other liabilities

   $ —         $ 29   

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges:

     

FX Forward Contracts:

     
Location      

Other assets

   $ —         $ 191   

Accounts payable

   $ 9       $ 962   

Other liabilities

   $ 66       $ —     

Stock Warrants:

     

Other assets

   $ 295       $ 317   

The Effects of Derivative Instruments on our Financial Statements

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Derivatives Designated as Hedges:

        

Cash Flow Hedges:

        

FX Forward Contracts:

        

Amount of loss recognized in other comprehensive income

   $ (2,212   $ (4,645   $ (5,210   $ (2,516

Income (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings: effective portion

        
Location   

Revenues

   $ (621   $ (935   $ (1,152   $ (863

Cost of operations

   $ (1,117   $ (202   $ (2,006   $ 412   

Other-net

   $ 101      $ 220      $ 116      $ 98   

Gain (loss) recognized in income: portion excluded from effectiveness testing

        
Location   

Other-net

   $ 161      $ 230      $ 353      $ (301

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges:

        

FX Forward Contracts:

        

Gain (loss) recognized in income

        
Location   

Other-net

   $ 93      $ (181   $ (583   $ (178

Stock Warrants:

        

Gain (loss) recognized in income

        
Location   

Other-net

   $ 7      $ (10   $ (22   $ (366

 

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NOTE 7 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investments

The following is a summary of our available-for-sale securities measured at fair value at June 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

     6/30/13      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Mutual funds

   $ 3,753       $ —         $ 3,753       $ —     

U.S. Government and agency securities

     2,997         2,997         —           —     

Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

     444         —           444         —     

Commercial paper

     66,120         —           66,120         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 73,314       $ 2,997       $ 70,317       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a summary of our available-for-sale securities measured at fair value at December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

     12/31/12      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Mutual funds

   $ 3,637       $ —         $ 3,637       $ —     

U.S. Government and agency securities

     21,446         21,446         —           —     

Asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations

     454         —           454         —     

Commercial paper

     67,322         —           67,322         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 92,859       $ 21,446       $ 71,413       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We estimate the fair value of investments based on quoted market prices. For investments for which there are no quoted market prices, we derive fair values from available yield curves for investments of similar quality and terms.

Derivatives

Level 2 derivative assets and liabilities currently consist of FX forward contracts. Where applicable, the value of these derivative assets and liabilities is computed by discounting the projected future cash flow amounts to present value using market-based observable inputs, including FX forward and spot rates, interest rates and counterparty performance risk adjustments. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had forward contracts outstanding to purchase or sell foreign currencies, primarily Canadian Dollars and Danish Kroner, with a total fair value of $0.3 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

Other Financial Instruments

We use the following methods and assumptions in estimating the fair value of our other financial instruments, as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amounts that we have reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to their highly liquid nature.

Long-term and short-term debt. We base the fair values of debt instruments on quoted market prices. Where quoted prices are not available, we base the fair values on the present value of future cash flows discounted at estimated borrowing rates for similar debt instruments or on estimated prices based on current yields for debt issues of similar quality and terms. The fair value of our debt instruments approximate their carrying value at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

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NOTE 8 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Total stock-based compensation expense for all of our plans recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 totaled $5.2 million and $9.7 million, respectively, with associated tax benefit recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 totaling $2.0 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Total stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 totaled $5.1 million and $9.0 million, respectively, with associated tax benefit recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 totaling $1.8 million and $3.3 million, respectively.

 

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NOTE 9 – SEGMENT REPORTING

As described in Note 1, our operations are assessed based on five segments. In connection with our segment reporting change we have revised historical amounts to conform to our current segment presentation. Operating results by segment are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

REVENUES:

        

Power Generation

   $ 471,191      $ 497,037      $ 932,654      $ 911,310   

Nuclear Operations

     330,986        265,398        592,125        515,576   

Technical Services

     27,432        28,269        52,661        53,242   

Nuclear Energy

     63,185        67,353        126,701        153,910   

mPower

     333        39        637        68   

Adjustments and Eliminations(1)

     (6,991     (5,511     (13,219     (15,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 886,136      $ 852,585      $ 1,691,559      $ 1,618,477   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)       Segment revenues are net of the following intersegment transfers and other adjustments:

  

Power Generation Transfers

   $ 1,538      $ 1,884      $ 2,300      $ 5,333   

Nuclear Operations Transfers

     1,539        1,771        2,816        3,526   

Technical Services Transfers

     1,014        996        1,549        1,414   

Nuclear Energy Transfers

     2,900        860        6,554        5,356   

mPower Transfers

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 6,991      $ 5,511      $ 13,219      $ 15,629   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME:

        

Power Generation

   $ 30,535      $ 58,105      $ 63,865      $ 97,610   

Nuclear Operations

     65,737        55,366        120,461        110,193   

Technical Services

     15,235        18,875        29,414        33,957   

Nuclear Energy

     7,922        20,276        10,180        32,011   

mPower

     (1,104     (32,686     (28,051     (60,612
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 118,325      $ 119,936      $ 195,869      $ 213,159   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated Corporate(1)

     (7,387     (9,860     (16,295     (16,663

Special Charges for Restructuring Activities

     (12,232     —          (20,655     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Income(2)

   $ 98,706      $ 110,076      $ 158,919      $ 196,496   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense):

        

Interest income

     323        504        655        737   

Interest expense

     (789     (1,152     (1,607     (1,775

Other – net

     1,005        4,365        2,411        3,299   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other Income

     539        3,717        1,459        2,261   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before Provision for Income Taxes

   $ 99,245      $ 113,793      $ 160,378      $ 198,757   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)       Unallocated corporate includes general corporate overhead not allocated to segments.

  

(2)       Included in operating income is the following:

  

(Gains) Losses on Asset Disposals and Impairments – Net:

        

Power Generation

   $ (7   $ 622      $ (85   $ 636   

Nuclear Operations

     —          —          —          —     

Technical Services

     163        (1,243     163        (1,517

Nuclear Energy

     —          (1     9        (1

mPower

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 156      $ (622   $ 87      $ (882
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity in Income of Investees:

  

Power Generation

   $ 5,202      $ 3,054      $ 7,309      $ 6,876   

Nuclear Operations

     —          —          —          —     

Technical Services

     13,699        13,633        26,532        27,168   

Nuclear Energy

     (126     —          (279     —     

mPower

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 18,775      $ 16,687      $ 33,562      $ 34,044   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 10 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2013      2012      2013      2012  
     (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

Basic:

           

Net income attributable to The Babcock & Wilcox Company

   $ 72,870       $ 77,230       $ 120,044       $ 137,181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares

     111,898,819         118,648,459         112,998,066         118,451,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

   $ 0.65       $ 0.65       $ 1.06       $ 1.16   

Diluted:

           

Net income attributable to The Babcock & Wilcox Company

   $ 72,870       $ 77,230       $ 120,044       $ 137,181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares (basic)

     111,898,819         118,648,459         112,998,066         118,451,903   

Effect of dilutive securities:

           

Stock options, restricted stock and performance shares

     763,744         609,452         701,793         606,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted average common shares and assumed exercises of stock options and vesting of stock awards

     112,662,563         119,257,911         113,699,859         119,058,527   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.65       $ 0.65       $ 1.06       $ 1.15   

We have excluded from our diluted share calculation at June 30, 2013 and 2012, 1,648,719 and 1,361,749 shares, respectively, related to stock options as their effect would have been antidilutive.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included under Item 1 of this report and the audited consolidated and combined financial statements and the related notes and Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 (our “2012 10-K”).

In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise indicates, “we,” “us” and “our” mean The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”) and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We are including the following discussion to inform our existing and potential security holders generally of some of the risks and uncertainties that can affect our company and to avail ourselves of the “safe harbor” protection for forward-looking statements provided by federal securities law, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

From time to time, our management or persons acting on our behalf make forward-looking statements to inform existing and potential security holders about our company. These statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future backlog, revenues, income and capital spending. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “goal” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. In addition, sometimes we will specifically describe a statement as being a forward-looking statement and refer to this cautionary statement.

These forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to, or statements that are subject to risks, contingencies or uncertainties that relate to:

 

   

our business strategy;

 

   

future levels of revenues (including our backlog and project claims to the extent either may be viewed as an indicator of future revenues), operating margins, income from operations, net income or earnings per share;

 

   

anticipated levels of demand for our products and services;

 

   

future levels of research and development, capital, environmental or maintenance expenditures;

 

   

our beliefs regarding the timing and effects on our businesses of certain environmental and tax legislation, rules or regulations;

 

   

the success or timing of completion of ongoing or anticipated capital or maintenance projects;

 

   

expectations regarding the acquisition or divestiture of assets and businesses;

 

   

our ability to maintain appropriate insurance and indemnities;

 

   

the potential effects of judicial or other proceedings, including tax audits, on our business or businesses, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;

 

   

the anticipated effects of actions of third parties such as competitors, or federal, foreign, state or local regulatory authorities, or plaintiffs in litigation;

 

   

the effective date and expected impact of accounting pronouncements;

 

   

our plans regarding the design, research and development, financing and deployment of the B&W mPowerTM reactor; and

 

   

anticipated benefits, timing and changes associated with cost reduction and efficiency improvement activities.

In addition, various statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by securities law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks, contingencies and uncertainties relate to, among other matters, the following:

 

   

general economic and business conditions and industry trends;

 

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general developments in the industries in which we are involved;

 

   

decisions on spending by the U.S. Government, including the automatic budget cuts (or sequestration) established by the Budget Control Act of 2011, and power generating companies;

 

   

the highly competitive nature of our businesses;

 

   

cancellations of and adjustments to backlog and the resulting impact from using backlog as an indicator of future earnings;

 

   

our ability to perform projects on time, in accordance with the schedules established by the applicable contracts with customers;

 

   

the ability of our suppliers to deliver raw materials in sufficient quantities and in a timely manner;

 

   

volatility and uncertainty of the credit markets;

 

   

our ability to comply with covenants in our credit agreements and other debt instruments and availability, terms and deployment of capital;

 

   

the impact of our unfunded pension liabilities on liquidity, and our ability to fund such liabilities in the future, including our ability to continue being reimbursed by the U.S. Government for a portion of our pension funding obligations, which is contingent on maintaining our government contracts;

 

   

the continued availability of qualified personnel;

 

   

the operating risks normally incident to our lines of business, including the potential impact of project losses and liquidated damages;

 

   

changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, government regulations;

 

   

adverse outcomes from legal and regulatory proceedings;

 

   

impact of potential regional, national and/or global requirements to significantly limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future;

 

   

our ability to successfully manage research and development projects and costs, including our efforts to develop the mPower Plant based on B&W mPowerTM technology;

 

   

our ability to obtain funding for our B&W mPowerTM technology under the Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”);

 

   

impact of potential regulatory and industry response affecting the timing and cost of future nuclear development as a result of the damage caused by the March 11, 2011 earthquakes and tsunami on certain of Japan’s nuclear facilities;

 

   

changes in, and liabilities relating to, existing or future environmental regulatory matters;

 

   

rapid technological changes;

 

   

the consequences of significant changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates;

 

   

results of tax audits, including a determination by the IRS that the spin-off or certain transactions should be treated as a taxable transaction, and the realization of deferred tax assets;

 

   

our ability to manage our capital structure, including our access to capital, credit ratings, debt and ability to raise additional financing;

 

   

difficulties we may encounter in obtaining regulatory or other necessary approvals of any strategic transactions;

 

   

the risks associated with integrating businesses we acquire;

 

   

our ability to realize adequate returns and related dividends on our investments in unconsolidated affiliates;

 

   

our ability to maintain operational support for our information systems against service outages and data corruption, as well as protection against cyber-based network security breaches and theft of data;

 

   

social, political and economic situations in foreign countries where we do business;

 

   

the possibilities of war, other armed conflicts or terrorist attacks;

 

   

the effects of asserted and unasserted claims;

 

   

our ability to obtain and maintain surety bonds, letters of credit and financing;

 

   

our ability to obtain and maintain builder’s risk, liability, property and other insurance in amounts and on terms we consider adequate and at rates that we consider economical;

 

   

our ability to successfully develop competitive new technologies and products;

 

   

the aggregated risks retained in our captive insurance subsidiary; and

 

   

the impact of the loss of insurance rights as part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy settlement concluded in 2006 involving several of our subsidiaries.

We believe the items we have outlined above are important factors that could cause estimates in our financial statements to differ materially from actual results and those expressed in a forward-looking statement made in this report or elsewhere by us or on our behalf. We have discussed many of these factors in more detail elsewhere in this

 

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report and in Item 1A in our 2012 10-K. These factors are not necessarily all the factors that could affect us. Unpredictable or unanticipated factors we have not discussed in this report could also have material adverse effects on actual results of matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update our description of important factors each time a potential important factor arises, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations. We advise our security holders that they should (1) be aware that factors not referred to above could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common sense when considering our forward-looking statements.

GENERAL

We operate in five segments: Power Generation, Nuclear Operations, Technical Services, Nuclear Energy and mPower. Prior to 2013, we reported four segments: Power Generation, Nuclear Operations, Technical Services and Nuclear Energy. Our small modular nuclear reactor business previously included in our Nuclear Energy segment is now being reported as a separate segment, mPower. The change in our reportable segments had no impact on our previously reported results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. For additional information regarding our change to the segments, see Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this report.

Business Segments

In general, we operate in capital-intensive industries and rely on large contracts for a substantial amount of our revenues. We are currently exploring growth strategies across our segments through acquisitions to expand and complement our existing businesses. As we pursue these opportunities, we expect they would be funded by cash on hand, external financing (including debt), equity or some combination thereof.

Power Generation Segment

Our Power Generation segment’s overall activity depends mainly on the capital expenditures of electric power generating companies and other steam-using industries. Several factors influence these expenditures, including:

 

   

prices for electricity, along with the cost of production and distribution;

 

   

prices for coal and natural gas and other sources used to produce electricity;

 

   

demand for electricity, paper and other end products of steam-generating facilities;

 

   

availability of other sources of electricity, paper or other end products;

 

   

requirements for environmental improvements;

 

   

impact of potential regional, state, national and/or global requirements to significantly limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future;

 

   

level of capacity utilization at operating power plants, paper mills and other steam-using facilities;

 

   

requirements for maintenance and upkeep at operating power plants and paper mills to comply with environmental regulations and combat the accumulated effects of wear and tear;

 

   

ability of electric power generating companies and other steam users to raise capital; and

 

   

relative prices of fuels used in boilers, compared to prices for fuels used in gas turbines and other alternative forms of generation.

Our Power Generation segment plans to continue efforts to expand international offerings through planned acquisitions and partnering arrangements.

Nuclear Operations Segment

The revenues of our Nuclear Operations segment are largely a function of defense spending by the U.S. Government. As a supplier of major nuclear components for certain U.S. Government programs, this segment is a significant participant in the defense industry.

Technical Services Segment

The revenues and equity in income of investees of our Technical Services segment are largely a function of spending by the U.S. Government and the performance scores we and our consortium partners earn in managing and operating high-consequence operations at U.S. nuclear weapons sites and national laboratories. With its specialized capabilities of full life-cycle management of special nuclear materials, facilities and technologies, our Technical Services segment participates in the cleanup, operation and management of the nuclear sites and weapons complexes maintained by the DOE.

 

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On April 29, 2013, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) announced that it sustained the protest filed by our joint venture, Nuclear Production Partners, LLC, regarding the procurement decision for the combined management and operating contract at the Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant. On June 17, 2013, Nuclear Production Partners, LLC filed a new protest with the GAO expressing concern over the fairness of the procurement and selection process and the form and scope of the revised request for proposals issued to bidders on June 6, 2013. We will continue to manage these sites under existing contracts through our joint ventures while we wait for a resolution on our protest and a decision from the National Nuclear Security Administration on the path forward for the procurement award.

Nuclear Energy Segment

Our Nuclear Energy segment’s overall activity depends mainly on the demand and competitiveness of nuclear energy. The activity of this segment depends on capital expenditures and maintenance spending of nuclear utilities.

mPower Segment

This segment is actively developing the B&W mPowerTM reactor and the associated mPower Plant through its majority-owned joint venture, Generation mPower LLC (“GmP”). Its activity is a function of research and development efforts for the B&W mPowerTM reactor and the potential orders to be generated from various mPower deployment initiatives. As part of this initiative, we have been selected to receive funding and have signed a Cooperative Agreement with the DOE under its Small Modular Reactor Licensing Technical Support Program (“Funding Program”), which is expected to provide financial assistance initially totaling at least $150 million for small modular reactor design engineering and licensing activities supporting a planned commercial operating date for the first mPower Plant by 2022.

The Funding Program is a cost-sharing award which requires us to use the DOE funds to cover first-of-a-kind engineering costs associated with small modular reactor (“SMR”) design certification and licensing efforts. The DOE will provide cost reimbursement for up to 50%, subject to the overall size of the award, of qualified expenditures incurred during the period from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2018. The DOE has authorized $78.8 million of funding for this award program. The remaining anticipated DOE funding has not yet been authorized and is subject to Congressional appropriations. The Cooperative Agreement also provides for reimbursement of pre-award costs incurred from October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. As of June 30, 2013, we have recognized $37.8 million of the cost-sharing award, including $21.5 million of pre-award cost reimbursement, as a reduction of research and development costs on our condensed consolidated statements of income. We anticipate our 2013 annual B&W mPower spending to be approximately $85 million, net of any cost reimbursement recognized from the Funding Program.

Global Competitiveness Initiative

We launched the Global Competitiveness Initiative (“GCI”) in the third quarter of 2012 to enhance competitiveness, better position B&W for growth, and improve profitability. We have identified a wide range of cost reduction activities including operational and functional efficiency improvements, organizational design changes, and manufacturing optimization. Once fully executed, these actions are expected to produce at least $40 million to $50 million in annual savings. Roughly half of the annual savings are expected to result from efficiency improvements that are planned to be completed by the end of 2013. The balance of the cost savings relates to manufacturing initiatives that are expected to be completed by mid-2015. In order to achieve these savings, we expect to incur total restructuring charges (cash and non-cash) not to exceed $60 million. We incurred $20.7 million of costs associated with GCI for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

For a summary of the critical accounting policies and estimates that we use in the preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, see Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2012 10-K. There have been no material changes to these policies during the six months ended June 30, 2013, except as disclosed in Note 1 of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.

 

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Accounting for Contracts

As of June 30, 2013, in accordance with the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, we have provided for our estimated costs to complete all of our ongoing contracts. However, it is possible that current estimates could change due to unforeseen events, which could result in adjustments to overall contract costs. A principal risk on fixed-priced contracts is that revenue from the customer is insufficient to cover increases in our costs. It is possible that current estimates could materially change for various reasons, including, but not limited to, fluctuations in forecasted labor productivity or steel and other raw material prices. In some instances, we guarantee completion dates related to our projects or provide performance guarantees. Increases in costs on our fixed-price contracts could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Alternatively, reductions in overall contract costs at completion could materially improve our consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized changes in estimate related to long-term contracts accounted for on the percentage-of-completion basis, which decreased operating income by approximately $2.9 million and increased operating income by $47.6 million, respectively. Included in the six months ended June 30, 2013 were contract losses totaling $30.2 million for additional estimated costs to complete a project in our Power Generation segment. These losses are in addition to contract losses recorded for this project during 2012. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2012, we recognized revenues totaling $18.4 million attributable to the settlement of a contract claim related to a condenser replacement contract in our Nuclear Energy segment.

Some of our contracts contain provisions that require us to pay liquidated damages if we are responsible for the failure to meet specified contractual milestone dates and the applicable customer asserts a claim under these provisions. These contracts define the conditions and timing under which our customers may make claims against us for liquidated damages. In the majority of cases in which we have had potential exposure for liquidated damages, such damages ultimately were determined not to be caused by our actions or were not otherwise asserted by our customers. Accordingly, we do not accrue liabilities for liquidated damages unless probable and estimable. As of June 30, 2013, we had not accrued for approximately $3.0 million of potential liquidated damages that are not currently due under the particular contract but which we believe could be asserted based upon our current expectations of the time to complete a certain project in our Power Generation segment.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 VS. THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (Consolidated)

Consolidated revenues increased 3.9%, or $33.5 million, to $886.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $852.6 million for the corresponding period in 2012 due to increases in revenues from our Nuclear Operations segment totaling $65.6 million, partially offset by decreased revenues in our Power Generation segment totaling $25.8 million. We also experienced decreases in revenues in our Nuclear Energy segment totaling $4.2 million.

Consolidated operating income decreased $11.4 million to $98.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $110.1 million for the corresponding period in 2012. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2013 includes special charges for restructuring activities totaling $12.2 million related to GCI. These costs consist of approximately $10.8 million of employee termination benefits and $1.4 million of consulting and other program administrative costs. Operating income in our mPower and Nuclear Operations segments increased by $31.6 million and $10.3 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in our Power Generation, Nuclear Energy and Technical Services segments totaling $27.6 million, $12.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively. We also experienced a decrease in unallocated corporate expenses totaling $2.5 million for the 2013 period as compared to 2012.

Power Generation

Revenues decreased 5.2%, or $25.8 million, to $471.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared to $497.0 million in the corresponding period of 2012. This is primarily attributable to a decline in our new build steam generation systems business of $38.4 million, largely due to the impact of revised percentage-of-completion estimates for a project in which we recognized contract losses during the quarter and decreased waste-to-energy activities. Revenues in our new build environmental equipment business increased by $23.2 million, while our aftermarket services revenues decreased by $13.7 million. New build environmental equipment business revenue increases were driven by ongoing engineering, procurement and construction activities on projects as a result of

 

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previously enacted environmental rules and regulations. The net decrease in aftermarket services revenues was primarily due to a lower volume of environmental retrofit and rebuild projects, partially offset by an increase in boiler related aftermarket retrofit and rebuild projects, parts and services.

Operating income decreased $27.6 million to $30.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to $58.1 million in the corresponding period of 2012. The decrease in operating income is primarily driven by contract losses totaling $30.2 million for additional estimated costs to complete a new build steam generation systems project largely due to unforeseen worksite conditions. These losses are in addition to contract losses recorded for this project during 2012. Decreases to income due to the lower revenues discussed above were partially offset by lower selling, general and administrative expenses totaling $1.6 million due to ongoing cost reduction initiatives and higher equity income of $2.1 million primarily from our joint venture in China due to project performance improvements.

Nuclear Operations

Revenues increased 24.7%, or $65.6 million, to $331.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $265.4 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to increased activity in the manufacturing of nuclear components for US Government programs totaling $51.1 million and increased volume in our naval nuclear fuel and downblending activities totaling $14.5 million.

Operating income increased $10.3 million to $65.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $55.4 million in the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to increased income in the manufacturing of nuclear components for US Government programs of $6.0 million. Operating income associated with naval nuclear fuel and downblending activities increased $4.3 million compared to 2012.

Technical Services

Revenues decreased 3.2%, or $0.9 million, to $27.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $28.3 million for the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to a decrease in our specialty manufacturing work scope associated with the American Centrifuge Program.

Operating income decreased $3.7 million, to $15.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $18.9 million for the corresponding period of 2012. This decrease is attributable to lower estimated award fees and costs related to restructuring of a contract. In addition, the 2012 period included a $1.2 million gain from the sale of our interest in a joint venture associated with the management and operations of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. These decreases were partially offset by lower selling, general, and administrative expenses of $1.2 million compared to the corresponding period of 2012 due to ongoing cost control efforts.

Nuclear Energy

Revenues decreased 6.2%, or $4.2 million, to $63.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $67.4 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to $18.4 million of revenue recorded in the prior year related to the settlement agreement reached with Energy Northwest related to a condenser replacement project at Columbia Generating Station in 2011. This decrease in revenue was partially offset by increased activity in our nuclear services business of $11.7 million due to the timing and scope of customer outage projects and increased maintenance and project services.

Operating income decreased $12.4 million to $7.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $20.3 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to $18.1 million (net of related expenses) recognized in the three months ended June 30, 2012 associated with the settlement agreement discussed above. This decrease was partially offset by operating income increases in the nuclear services business associated with the revenue increases discussed above and improvements to operating income totaling $2.1 million associated with reduced warranty expenses.

mPower

Operating income increased $31.6 million to a loss of $1.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to a loss of $32.7 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily due to the recognition of $37.8 million of the cost-sharing award from the DOE under the Cooperative Agreement as a reduction of research and development costs. The cost-sharing amount recognized includes $21.5 million of pre-award cost reimbursement for

 

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the period from October 2012 through March 2013. Excluding the impact of the recognized cost-sharing award, research and development activities related to the continued development of the B&W mPower™ reactor increased during the three months ended June 30, 2013 from the corresponding 2012 period by $4.3 million, inclusive of a $0.7 million decrease in non-cash in-kind research and development costs for services contributed by GmP’s minority partner.

Corporate

Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $2.5 million to $7.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $9.9 million for the corresponding period in 2012, mainly due to cost control efforts and realization of benefits associated with GCI initiatives.

Other Income Statement Items

Other – net decreased by $3.4 million, reflecting income of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to income of $4.4 million for the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to decreased income associated with foreign currency transactions. In addition, we experienced reduced dividend income of $1.4 million associated with our USEC Inc. investment.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, our provision for income taxes decreased $9.9 million to $29.5 million, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012, while our income before provision for income taxes decreased $14.5 million. Accordingly, our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was approximately 29.8% as compared to 34.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was lower than the effective tax rate for the period ended June 30, 2012 primarily due to the impact of settling claims with certain state and foreign tax jurisdictions.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 VS. SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (Consolidated)

Consolidated revenues increased 4.5%, or $73.1 million, to $1,691.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $1,618.5 million for the corresponding period in 2012 due to increases in revenues from our Nuclear Operations and Power Generation segments totaling $76.5 million and $21.4 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by decreased revenues in our Nuclear Energy segment totaling $27.2 million.

Consolidated operating income decreased $37.6 million to $158.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $196.5 million for the corresponding period in 2012. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 includes special charges for restructuring activities totaling $20.7 million related to GCI. These costs consist of approximately $15.1 million of employee termination benefits and $5.6 million of consulting and other program administrative costs. Operating income in our Power Generation, Nuclear Energy and Technical Services segments decreased by $33.7 million, $21.8 million and $4.6 million, respectively. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in our mPower and Nuclear Operations segments totaling $32.5 million and $10.3 million, respectively. We also experienced a decrease in unallocated corporate expenses totaling $0.4 million for the 2013 period as compared to 2012.

Power Generation

Revenues increased 2.3%, or $21.4 million, to $932.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to $911.3 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to an $88.2 increase from our new build environmental equipment business. The increase is principally driven by ongoing engineering, procurement and construction activities on projects as a result of the previously enacted environmental rules and regulations. Revenues in our new-build steam generation systems business decreased $39.8 million, largely due to the impact of revised percentage-of-completion estimates for a project in which we recognized contract losses during the quarter and decreased waste-to-energy activities. Revenues in our aftermarket services business decreased $34.4 million primarily due to a lower volume of environmental retrofit and rebuild projects, partially offset by an increase in boiler related aftermarket retrofit and rebuild projects, parts and services.

 

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Operating income decreased $33.7 million to $63.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $97.6 million in the corresponding period of 2012, mainly due to contract losses totaling $30.2 million for additional estimated costs to complete a new build steam generation systems project experiencing unforeseen worksite conditions. These losses are in addition to contract losses recorded for this project during 2012. The income associated with the increase in revenues is offset by more competitive profit margins and a lower level of net favorable project close-outs than compared to the prior period. These decreases in income were partially offset by decreased selling, general and administrative expenses totaling $4.3 million due to ongoing cost reduction initiatives.

Nuclear Operations

Revenues increased 14.8%, or $76.5 million, to $592.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $515.6 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to increased activity in the manufacturing of nuclear components for US Government programs totaling $59.0 million and increased volume in our naval nuclear fuel and downblending activities totaling $17.5 million.

Operating income increased $10.3 million to $120.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $110.2 million in the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to increased income associated with naval nuclear fuel and downblending activities of $7.9 million. Income related to manufacturing of nuclear components for US Government programs increased $2.4 million compared to 2012.

Technical Services

Revenues totaled $52.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, which were consistent with $53.2 million for the corresponding period of 2012.

Operating income decreased $4.6 million, to $29.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $34.0 million for the corresponding period of 2012. This decrease is attributable to lower estimated award fees and costs related to restructuring of a contract. In addition, the 2012 period included a $1.2 million gain from the sale of our interest in a joint venture associated with the management and operations of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. These decreases were partially offset by lower selling, general, and administrative expenses of $2.5 million compared to the corresponding period of 2012 due to ongoing cost control efforts.

Nuclear Energy

Revenues decreased 17.7%, or $27.2 million, to $126.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $153.9 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to $18.4 million of revenue recorded in the prior year related to the settlement agreement reached with Energy Northwest related to a condenser replacement project at Columbia Generating Station in 2011 and decreased activity in our nuclear services and nuclear equipment businesses of $9.6 million associated with the completion of several large contracts that were ongoing in the same period of the prior year.

Operating income decreased $21.8 million to $10.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $32.0 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily attributable to $18.1 million (net of related expenses) recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2012 associated with the settlement agreement discussed above. Operating income also decreased as a result of the reduced activity associated with the completion of several large contracts noted above. These decreases were partially offset by improvements to operating income totaling $2.1 million associated with reduced warranty expenses in our nuclear services business.

mPower

Operating income increased $32.5 million to a loss of $28.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to a loss of $60.6 million in the corresponding period of 2012, primarily due to recognition of $37.8 million of the cost-sharing award from the DOE under the Cooperative Agreement as a reduction of research and development costs. The cost-sharing amount recognized includes $21.5 million of pre-award cost reimbursement for the period from October 2012 through March 2013. Excluding the impact of the recognized cost-sharing award, research and development activities related to the continued development of the B&W mPower™ reactor increased during the six months ended June 30, 2013 from the corresponding 2012 period by $2.8 million, inclusive of a $1.3 million decrease in non-cash in-kind research and development costs for services contributed by GmP’s minority partner.

 

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Corporate

Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $0.4 million to $16.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $16.7 million for the corresponding period in 2012, due to cost control efforts and realization of benefits associated with GCI initiatives, partially offset by costs associated with cyber security upgrades.

Other Income Statement Items

Other – net decreased by $0.9 million, reflecting income of $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to income of $3.3 million in 2012, primarily due to reduced dividend income associated with our USEC Inc. investment, partially offset by increased investment gains.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, our provision for income taxes decreased $21.6 million to $45.8 million, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012, while our income before provision for income taxes decreased $38.4 million. Accordingly, our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was approximately 28.6% as compared to 33.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was lower than the effective tax rate for the comparable period of 2012 primarily due to the impact of certain tax benefits associated with 2012 R&D tax credits and foreign income exclusions related to the retroactive provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was enacted on January 2, 2013, as well as the impact of settling claims with certain state and foreign tax jurisdictions.

Backlog

Backlog is not a measure recognized by generally accepted accounting principles. It is possible that our methodology for determining backlog may not be comparable to methods used by other companies. We generally include expected revenue in our backlog when we receive written confirmation from our customers. We are subject to the budgetary and appropriation cycle of the U.S. Government as it relates to our Nuclear Operations and Technical Services segments. Backlog may not be indicative of future operating results and projects in our backlog may be cancelled, modified or otherwise altered by customers.

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
    

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

Power Generation

   $ 2,320       $ 2,483   

Nuclear Operations

     2,831         2,984   

Technical Services

     9         4   

Nuclear Energy

     203         276   

mPower

     3         2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Backlog

   $ 5,366       $ 5,749   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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Of the June 30, 2013 backlog, we expect to recognize revenues as follows:

 

     2013      2014      Thereafter      Total  
    

(Unaudited)

(In approximate millions)

 

Power Generation

   $ 640       $ 530       $ 1,150       $ 2,320   

Nuclear Operations

     590         840         1,401         2,831   

Technical Services

     9         —           —           9   

Nuclear Energy

     113         45         45         203   

mPower

     3         —           —           3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Backlog

   $ 1,355       $ 1,415       $ 2,596       $ 5,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2013, Power Generation backlog with the U.S. Government was $6.6 million, all of which was fully funded.

At June 30, 2013, Nuclear Operations backlog with the U.S. Government was $2.8 billion, of which $149 million had not yet been funded.

At June 30, 2013, Technical Services backlog with the U.S. Government was $8.9 million, all of which was fully funded.

At June 30, 2013, Nuclear Energy and mPower had no backlog with the U.S. Government.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Credit Facility

On June 8, 2012, B&W entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders and letter of credit issuers, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent which amends and restates our previous Credit Agreement dated May 3, 2010. The Credit Agreement provides for revolving credit borrowings and issuances of letters of credit in an aggregate outstanding amount of up to $700 million and is scheduled to mature June 8, 2017. The proceeds of the Credit Agreement are available for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes. The Credit Agreement includes procedures for additional financial institutions to become lenders, or for any existing lender to increase its commitment thereunder, subject to an aggregate maximum of $1.0 billion for all revolving loan and letter of credit commitments.

The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by substantially all of B&W’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries. Obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by first-priority liens on certain assets owned by B&W and the guarantors (other than subsidiaries comprising our Nuclear Operations and Technical Services segments). If the corporate family rating of B&W and its subsidiaries from Moody’s is Baa3 or better (with a stable outlook or better), the corporate rating of B&W and its subsidiaries from Standard &Poor’s is BBB- or better (with a stable outlook or better), and other conditions are met, the liens securing obligations under the Credit Agreement will be released, subject to reinstatement upon the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement requires only interest payments on a periodic basis until maturity. We may prepay all loans under the Credit Agreement at any time without premium or penalty (other than customary LIBOR breakage costs), subject to certain notice requirements.

The Credit Agreement contains customary financial covenants relating to leverage and interest coverage and includes covenants that restrict, among other things, debt incurrence, liens, investments, acquisitions, asset dispositions, dividends, prepayments of subordinated debt and mergers. At June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement bear interest at our option at either the Eurocurrency rate plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.25% per year or the base rate (the highest of the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, the one month Eurocurrency rate plus 1.0%, or the administrative agent’s prime rate) plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.25% per year. The applicable margin for revolving loans varies depending on the credit ratings of the Credit Agreement. Under the Credit Agreement, we are charged a commitment fee on the unused portions of the Credit Agreement and that fee varies between 0.225% and 0.350% per year depending on the credit ratings of the Credit

 

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Agreement. Additionally, we are charged a letter of credit fee of between 1.25% and 2.25% per year with respect to the amount of each financial letter of credit issued under the Credit Agreement and a letter of credit fee of between 0.80% and 1.25% per year with respect to the amount of each performance letter of credit issued under the Credit Agreement, in each case depending on the credit ratings of the Credit Agreement. We also pay customary fronting fees and other fees and expenses in connection with the issuance of letters of credit under the Credit Agreement. In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, we paid upfront fees to the lenders thereunder, and arrangement and other fees to the arrangers and agents of the Credit Agreement. At June 30, 2013, there were no borrowings outstanding and letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement totaled $147.8 million, resulting in $552.2 million available for borrowings or to meet letter of credit requirements. The applicable interest rate at June 30, 2013 under this facility was 3.75% per year for revolving loans.

Based on the current credit ratings of the Credit Agreement, the applicable margin for Eurocurrency loans is 1.50%, the applicable margin for base rate loans is 0.50%, the letter of credit fee for financial letters of credit is 1.50%, the letter of credit fee for performance letters of credit is 0.875%, and the commitment fee for unused portions of the Credit Agreement is 0.25%. The Credit Agreement does not have a floor for the base rate or the Eurocurrency rate.

The Credit Agreement generally includes customary events of default for a secured credit facility. If any default occurs under the Credit Agreement, or if we are unable to make any of the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement, we will be unable to borrow funds or have letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement.

Other Arrangements

Certain foreign subsidiaries in our Power Generation segment have credit arrangements with various commercial banks and other financial institutions for the issuance of bank guarantees in association with contracting activity. The aggregate value of all such bank guarantees as of June 30, 2013 was $80.3 million.

B&W and certain of its subsidiaries have jointly executed general agreements of indemnity in favor of surety underwriters relating to surety bonds those underwriters issue in support of some of our contracting activity. As of June 30, 2013, bonds issued and outstanding under these arrangements in support of contracts totaled approximately $424.6 million.

Other

In aggregate, our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments decreased by $173.5 million to $366.8 million at June 30, 2013 from $540.3 million at December 31, 2012 primarily due to the items discussed below.

Our net cash provided by operations was $11.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to cash used in operations of $74.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This increase in cash was primarily attributable to changes in accrued employee benefits related to reduced pension plan funding.

Our net cash used in investing activities decreased by $123.1 million to $5.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $128.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to higher net purchases of available-for-sale securities in the prior year.

Our net cash used in financing activities increased by $139.6 million to $141.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to the repurchase of common shares and dividends paid, both in the current period.

At June 30, 2013, we had restricted cash and cash equivalents totaling approximately $51.3 million, $4.2 million of which was held in restricted foreign accounts, $3.0 million of which was held for future decommissioning of facilities (which we include in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets), $39.6 million of which was held to meet reinsurance reserve requirements of our captive insurer (in lieu of long-term investments) and $4.5 million of which was held in money market funds maintained by our captive insurer.

 

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At June 30, 2013, we had investments with a fair value of $73.3 million. Our investment portfolio consists primarily of investments in government obligations and short-term commercial paper. Our investments are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a component of other comprehensive loss.

Foreign Operations

Included in our total unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2013 is approximately $154.7 million or 64% related to foreign operations and subsidiaries. In general, these resources are not available to fund our U.S. operations unless the funds are repatriated to the U.S., which would expose us to taxes we presently have not accrued in our results of operations. We presently have no plans to repatriate these funds to the U.S. as the liquidity generated by our U.S. operations is sufficient to meet the cash requirements of our U.S. operations.

See Note 1 in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report for information on new and recently adopted accounting standards.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our exposures to market risks have not changed materially from those disclosed in Item 7A included in Part II of our 2012 10-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) adopted by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Our disclosure controls and procedures were developed through a process in which our management applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which, by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding the control objectives. You should note that the design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon various assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and we cannot assure you that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. Based on the evaluation referred to above, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of June 30, 2013 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and such information is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For information regarding ongoing investigations and litigation, see Note 5 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I of this report, which we incorporate by reference into this Item.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the risk factor below and the other information in this report, the other factors presented in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 are some of the factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Obtaining DOE funding for our B&W mPower technology under the Cooperative Agreement is subject to future government appropriations and the ability of Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc. (“B&W mPower”) to comply with the terms of the Cooperative Agreement. B&W mPower’s inability to obtain continued funding under the Cooperative Agreement could impair or delay funding of our SMR research and development activities.

 

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On April 12, 2013, B&W mPower, our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a Cooperative Agreement establishing the terms and conditions of a funding award expected to initially total at least $150 million under the DOE SMR Licensing Technical Support Program.

Under the Cooperative Agreement, the DOE will provide incremental cost reimbursements for up to 50%, subject to the overall size of the award, of qualified expenditures incurred in connection with the development and commercialization of the SMR technology. The total estimated qualifying project costs during the five-year term of the funding program are approximately $765.8 million. Only a portion of the funding award has been authorized by the DOE, with the remaining amount subject to future Congressional appropriations. Our ability to obtain continued funding under the Cooperative Agreement is also dependent, in part, on our ability to perform our obligations under the Cooperative Agreement (including achieving specified milestones). In addition, the DOE may elect to not extend funding beyond the end of the then-current budget period (which is expected to occur on or about each anniversary of the date of the Cooperative Agreement). Lastly, either the DOE or B&W mPower may terminate the Cooperative Agreement at any time upon defined notice periods. Such a termination would eliminate the DOE’s obligation to continue funding under the award program. If we do not receive, or experience delays in obtaining, continued award program funding due to lack of congressional appropriations or the other reasons described above, funding of our related research and development activities could be impaired or delayed.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On May 3, 2013 our board authorized us to repurchase an indeterminate number of shares of our common stock at an aggregate market value of up to $250 million. The Company may repurchase the shares from time to time during a two-year period in the open market. This authorized share repurchase amount is in addition to the initial $250 million share repurchase amount previously authorized in November 2012. The following table provides information on our purchases of equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2013:

 

Period

   Total number
of shares
purchased(1)
     Average price
paid
per share
     Total number of
shares  purchased as
part of publicly
announced plans or
programs
     Approximate dollar
value of shares that
may yet be
purchased under the
plans or programs
 

April 1, 2013 – April 30, 2013

     1,196,200       $ 27.00         1,196,200       $ 64.0   

May 1, 2013 – May 31, 2013

     923,242       $ 27.87         923,000       $ 288.3   

June 1, 2013 – June 30, 2013

     359,752       $ 29.73         359,400       $ 277.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     2,479,194       $ 27.72         2,478,600      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes 0, 242 and 352 shares repurchased during April, May and June, respectively, pursuant to the provisions of employee benefit plans that permit the repurchase of shares to satisfy statutory tax withholding obligations.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

We own an interest in and manage and operate Ebensburg Power Company, an independent power company that produces alternative electrical energy. Through one of our subsidiaries, Revloc Reclamation Service, Inc., Ebensburg Power Company operates multiple coal refuse sites in Western Pennsylvania (collectively, the “Revloc Sites”). At the Revloc Sites, Ebensburg Power Company utilizes coal refuse from abandoned surface mine lands to produce energy. Beyond converting the coal refuse to energy, Ebensburg Power Company is also taking steps to reclaim the former surface mine lands to make the land and streams more attractive for wildlife and human uses.

The Revloc Sites are subject to regulation by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and this Item is included in Exhibit 95 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

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Item 5. Other Information

On August 6, 2013, B&W adopted a form of indemnification agreement to be entered into with each of its directors and executive officers. Under the terms of the agreement, B&W agrees to indemnify the indemnified person, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, from claims and losses arising from their service to our company (other than certain claims brought by the indemnified party against us or any of our officers and directors). The agreement also provides each indemnified person with expense advancement to the extent the expenses arise from, or might reasonably be expected to arise from, an indemnifiable claim and contains additional terms meant to facilitate a determination of the indemnified person’s entitlement to such benefits.

The form of indemnification agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing summary of the indemnification agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of Exhibit 10.4.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit 2.1* – Master Separation Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2010, between McDermott International, Inc. and The Babcock & Wilcox Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 1-34658)).

Exhibit 3.1* – Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 1-34658)).

Exhibit 3.2* – Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 1-34658)).

Exhibit 10.1* – Cooperative Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2013, by and between Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 12, 2013 (File No. 1-34658)).

Exhibit 10.2*+ – Form of Non-Employee Director Grant Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 1-34658)).

Exhibit 10.3*+ – Separation Agreement between Mary Pat Salomone and The Babcock & Wilcox Company, dated May 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 2013 (File No. 1-34658)).

Exhibit 10.4+ – Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement entered into between The Babcock & Wilcox Company and each of its directors and executive officers.

Exhibit 31.1 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 31.2 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Financial Officer.

Exhibit 32.1 – Section 1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 32.2 – Section 1350 certification of Chief Financial Officer.

Exhibit 95 – Mine Safety Disclosure

101.INS – XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

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101.LAB – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF – XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

* Incorporated by reference to the filing indicated.
+ 

Management or compensatory contract.

 

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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.

 

      THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY
     

/s/ Anthony S. Colatrella

    By:   Anthony S. Colatrella
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized
      Representative)
     

/s/ David S. Black

    By:   David S. Black
      Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
      (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Representative)
August 7, 2013      

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
    2.1*   Master Separation Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2010, between McDermott International, Inc. and The Babcock & Wilcox Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 1-34658)).
    3.1*   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 1-34658)).
    3.2*   Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (File No. 1-34658)).
  10.1*   Cooperative Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2013, by and between Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 12, 2013 (File No. 1-34658)).
  10.2*+   Form of Non-Employee Director Grant Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 (File No. 1-34658)).
  10.3*+   Exhibit 10.3*+-Separation Agreement between Mary Pat Salomone and The Babcock & Wilcox Company, dated May 6, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 2013 (File No. 1-34658)).
  10.4+  

Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement entered into between The Babcock & Wilcox Company and each of its directors and executive officers.

  31.1   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer.
  31.2   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Financial Officer.
  32.1   Section 1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer.
  32.2   Section 1350 certification of Chief Financial Officer.
  95   Mine Safety Disclosure
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

* Incorporated by reference to the filing indicated.
+ 

Management or compensatory contract.