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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

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

 

For Quarterly Period Ended October 2, 2005

 

Commission File Number 0-12016

 


 

INTERFACE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

GEORGIA   58-1451243

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2859 PACES FERRY ROAD, SUITE 2000, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(770) 437-6800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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 is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

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

 

Shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock at November 7, 2005:

 

Class


 

Number of Shares


Class A Common Stock, $.10 par value per share   46,279,108
Class B Common Stock, $.10 par value per share   7,014,266

 



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INTERFACE, INC.

 

INDEX

 

               PAGE

PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION     
     Item 1.    Financial Statements    3
          Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – October 2, 2005 and January 2, 2005    3
          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations - Three Months and Nine Months Ended October 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004    4
          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss – Three Months and Nine Months Ended October 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004    5
          Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months Ended October 2, 2005 and October 3, 2004    6
          Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements    7
     Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    17
     Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    21
     Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    21
PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION     
     Item 1.    Legal Proceedings    21
     Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    21
     Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities    22
     Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    22
     Item 5.    Other Information    22
     Item 6.    Exhibits    22


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     OCTOBER 2, 2005

    JANUARY 2, 2005

 
     (UNAUDITED)        

ASSETS

                

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 32,166     $ 22,164  

Accounts Receivable, net

     142,623       142,228  

Inventories

     146,393       137,618  

Prepaid and Other Expenses

     23,304       18,200  

Deferred Income Taxes

     4,599       4,556  

Assets of Businesses Held for Sale

     12,439       42,788  
    


 


TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     361,524       367,554  

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, less accumulated depreciation

     180,332       194,702  

DEFERRED TAX ASSET

     75,498       67,448  

GOODWILL

     195,314       205,913  

OTHER ASSETS

     38,003       34,181  
    


 


     $ 850,671     $ 869,798  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Accounts Payable

   $ 55,737     $ 46,466  

Accrued Expenses

     75,069       86,856  

Liabilities of Businesses Held for Sale

     442       5,390  
    


 


TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     131,248       138,712  

LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities

     14,594       —    

SENIOR NOTES

     325,000       325,000  

SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

     135,000       135,000  

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     24,525       26,790  

OTHER

     46,663       45,987  
    


 


TOTAL LIABILITIES

     677,030       671,489  
    


 


Minority Interest

     4,397       4,131  
    


 


Commitments and Contingencies

                

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

                

Preferred Stock

     —         —    

Common Stock

     5,329       5,243  

Additional Paid-In Capital

     233,242       229,382  

Retained Earnings

     (7,159 )     (2,683 )

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

     (28,400 )     (3,996 )

Minimum Pension Liability

     (33,768 )     (33,768 )
    


 


TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     169,244       194,178  
    


 


     $ 850,671     $ 869,798  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

    

THREE

MONTHS

ENDED


   

NINE

MONTHS

ENDED


 
    

OCTOBER 2,

2005


   

OCTOBER 3,

2004


   

OCTOBER 2,

2005


   

OCTOBER 3,

2004


 

NET SALES

   $ 243,898     $ 222,822     $ 725,158     $ 649,068  

Cost of Sales

     167,357       157,298       500,250       451,865  
    


 


 


 


GROSS PROFIT ON SALES

     76,541       65,524       224,908       197,203  

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

     56,029       49,645       166,003       151,765  
    


 


 


 


OPERATING INCOME

     20,512       15,879       58,905       45,438  

Interest Expense

     11,402       11,395       34,486       34,752  

Bond Offering Cost

     —         —         —         1,869  

Other Expense

     171       288       1,039       1,610  
    


 


 


 


INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

     8,939       4,196       23,380       7,207  

Income Tax Expense

     3,602       1,826       11,180       2,619  
    


 


 


 


Income from Continuing Operations

     5,337       2,370       12,200       4,588  

Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

     (216 )     (50,661 )     (14,741 )     (56,067 )

Income (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

     —         465       (1,935 )     465  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 5,121     $ (47,826 )   $ (4,476 )   $ (51,014 )
    


 


 


 


Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic

                                

Continuing Operations

   $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.24     $ 0.09  

Discontinued Operations

     —         (1.01 )     (0.29 )     (1.11 )

Income (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operations

     —         0.01       (0.04 )     0.01  
    


 


 


 


Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Basic

   $ 0.10     $ (0.95 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (1.01 )
    


 


 


 


Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted

                                

Continuing Operations

   $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.23     $ 0.09  

Discontinued Operations

     —         (0.97 )     (0.28 )     (1.08 )

Income (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operations

     —         —         (0.03 )     0.01  
    


 


 


 


Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted

   $ 0.10     $ (0.92 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.98 )
    


 


 


 


Common Shares Outstanding – Basic

     51,648       50,558       51,457       50,537  

Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted

     53,444       52,099       52,779       52,038  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

    

THREE

MONTHS

ENDED


   

NINE

MONTHS

ENDED


 
    

OCTOBER 2,

2005


   

OCTOBER 3,

2004


   

OCTOBER 2,

2005


   

OCTOBER 3,

2004


 

Net Income (Loss)

   $ 5,121     $ (47,826 )   $ (4,476 )   $ (51,014 )

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

     (2,235 )     621       (24,404 )     (763 )
    


 


 


 


Comprehensive Income (Loss)

   $ 2,886     $ (47,205 )   $ (28,880 )   $ (51,777 )
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

     NINE MONTHS ENDED

 
    

OCTOBER 2,

2005


   

OCTOBER 3,

2004


 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net loss

   $ (4,476 )   $ (51,014 )

Impairment of goodwill

     —         29,044  

Impairment of fixed assets, related to discontinued operations

     3,466       17,521  

Loss from discontinued operations

     11,275       9,502  

Loss (gain) from disposal of discontinued operations

     1,935       (465 )
    


 


Income from continuing operations

     12,200       4,588  

Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     23,291       26,236  

Deferred income taxes and other

     (10,791 )     (1,005 )

Working capital changes:

                

Accounts receivable

     (4,280 )     (3,706 )

Inventories

     (12,563 )     (3,295 )

Prepaid expenses

     (7,588 )     (487 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     2,434       (26,890 )
    


 


Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

     2,703       (4,559 )

Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations

     10,355       (12,582 )
    


 


CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

     13,058       (17,141 )
    


 


INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Capital expenditures

     (12,594 )     (11,481 )

Cash proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     551       5,697  

Investment in intellectual property

     (2,700 )     —    

Other

     (3,148 )     (2,150 )
    


 


CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

     (17,891 )     (7,934 )
    


 


FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net borrowing of long-term debt

     14,595       16,114  

Issuance of senior subordinated notes

     —         135,000  

Repurchase of senior subordinated notes

     —         (120,000 )

Debt issuance cost

     —         (4,210 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     2,589       1,702  
    


 


CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

     17,184       28,606  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating, investing and financing activities

     12,351       3,531  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (2,349 )     179  
    


 


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

                

Net change during the period

     10,002       3,710  

Balance at beginning of period

     22,164       15,990  
    


 


Balance at end of period

   $ 32,166     $ 19,700  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1 - CONDENSED FOOTNOTES

 

As contemplated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) instructions to Form 10-Q, the following footnotes have been condensed and, therefore, do not contain all disclosures required in connection with annual financial statements. Reference should be made to the Company’s year-end financial statements and notes thereto contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005, as filed with the Commission.

 

The financial information included in this report has been prepared by the Company, without audit. In the opinion of management, the financial information included in this report contains all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. Nevertheless, the results shown for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. The January 2, 2005, consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

The Company committed to a plan to exit its owned Re:Source dealer businesses (as well as a small Australian dealer business and a small residential fabrics business), and in the third quarter 2004 the Company began to dispose of several of the dealer subsidiaries. The results of operations and related disposal costs, gains and losses for these businesses are classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

 

Additionally, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

NOTE 2 - INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are summarized as follows:

 

     October 2, 2005

   January 2, 2005

     (In thousands)

Finished Goods

   $ 83,271    $ 81,962

Work in Process

     17,228      14,022

Raw Materials

     45,894      41,634
    

  

     $ 146,393    $ 137,618
    

  

 

NOTE 3 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock outstanding during the period. Shares issued or reacquired during the period have been weighted for the portion of the period that they were outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated in a manner consistent with that of basic earnings (loss) per share while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share does not assume conversion or exercise of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings (loss) per share. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, outstanding options to purchase 194,000 and 529,000 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of the common shares during these periods. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 3, 2004, outstanding options to purchase 696,000 and 696,000 shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of the common shares during these periods.

 

The following is a reconciliation from basic earnings (loss) per share to diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively.

 

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For the Three-Month

Period Ended


   Net Income (Loss)

   

Average Shares

Outstanding


  

Earnings (Loss)

Per Share


 
     (In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)  

October 2, 2005

   $ 5,121     51,648    $ 0.10  

Effect of Dilution:

                     

Options

     —       1,796      —    
    


 
  


Diluted

   $ 5,121     53,444    $ 0.10  
    


 
  


October 3, 2004

   $ (47,826 )   50,558    $ (0.95 )

Effect of Dilution:

                     

Options

     —       1,541      0.03  
    


 
  


Diluted

   $ (47,826 )   52,099    $ (0.92 )
    


 
  


 

For the Nine-Month

Period Ended


   Net Income (Loss)

   

Average Shares

Outstanding


  

Earnings (Loss)

Per Share


 
     (In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)  

October 2, 2005

   $ (4,476 )   51,457    $ (0.09 )

Effect of Dilution:

                     

Options

     —       1,322      0.01  
    


 
  


Diluted

   $ (4,476 )   52,779    $ (0.08 )
    


 
  


October 3, 2004

   $ (51,014 )   50,537    $ (1.01 )

Effect of Dilution:

                     

Options

     —       1,501      0.03  
    


 
  


Diluted

   $ (51,014 )   52,038    $ (0.98 )
    


 
  


 

NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES

 

As further described below in Note 12, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 provides for a special one-time tax deduction of 85 percent of certain foreign earnings that are repatriated. During the second quarter of 2005, the Company repatriated $10.5 million of such foreign earnings. Consequently, the Company recorded a provision for taxes on such foreign earnings of approximately $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2005 related to the repatriation. The Company did not repatriate any additional foreign earnings during the third quarter of 2005. The Company will continue to evaluate during the course of the year what additional amounts, if any, to repatriate and reinvest. The Company expects to be in a position to finalize its assessment by January 1, 2006.

 

NOTE 5 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Based on the quantitative thresholds specified in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” the Company has determined that it has four reportable segments: (1) the Modular Carpet segment, which includes its Interface, Heuga and InterfaceFLOR modular carpet businesses, (2) the Bentley Prince Street segment, which includes its Bentley and Prince Street broadloom, modular carpet and area rug businesses, (3) the Fabrics Group segment, which includes all of its fabrics businesses worldwide, and (4) the Specialty Products segment, which includes Pandel, Inc., a producer of vinyl carpet tile backing and specialty mat and foam products, and also includes the Company’s Intersept antimicrobial sales and licensing program. (The former segment known as the Re:Source Network, which primarily encompassed the Company’s owned Re:Source dealers that provided carpet installation and maintenance services in the United States, is now reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated condensed statements of operations.)

 

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005, as filed with the Commission. Segment amounts disclosed are prior to any elimination entries made in consolidation, except in the case of Net Sales, where intercompany sales have been eliminated. The chief operating decision maker evaluates performance of the segments based on operating income. Costs excluded from this profit measure primarily consist of allocated corporate expenses, interest/other expense and income taxes. Corporate expenses are primarily comprised of corporate overhead expenses. Assets not identifiable to any individual segment are corporate assets, which are primarily comprised of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, intangible assets and intercompany amounts, which are eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Segment Disclosures

 

Summary information by segment follows:

 

    

Modular

Carpet


  

Bentley

Prince Street


    Fabrics
Group


   

Specialty

Products


    Total

     (In thousands)

Three Months Ended October 2, 2005

                                     

Net sales

   $ 157,962    $ 32,104     $ 49,869     $ 3,963     $ 243,898

Depreciation and amortization

     3,104      403       2,363       17       5,887

Operating income

     18,059      849       1,916       188       21,012

Three Months Ended October 3, 2004

                                     

Net sales

   $ 141,393    $ 31,738     $ 46,658     $ 3,033     $ 222,822

Depreciation and amortization

     3,322      424       2,774       39       6,559

Operating income (loss)

     17,226      718       (1,578 )     (181 )     16,185

Nine Months Ended October 2, 2005

                                     

Net sales

   $ 475,170    $ 89,634     $ 147,876     $ 12,478     $ 725,158

Depreciation and amortization

     10,151      1,210       8,049       95       19,505

Operating income

     55,933      1,817       3,029       617       61,396

Nine Months Ended October 3, 2004

                                     

Net sales

   $ 411,598    $ 88,070     $ 140,322     $ 9,078     $ 649,068

Depreciation and amortization

     10,451      1,283       8,368       129       20,231

Operating income (loss)

     44,699      (227 )     1,852       (194 )     46,130

Total assets as of

                                     

October 3, 2005

   $ 454,847    $ 116,830     $ 215,631     $ 4,392     $ 791,700

January 2, 2005

     490,908      112,541       217,554       4,178       825,181

 

A reconciliation of the Company’s total segment operating income, depreciation and amortization, and assets to the corresponding consolidated amounts follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

    October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

 
     (In thousands)     (In thousands)  

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

                                

Total segment depreciation and amortization

   $ 5,887     $ 6,559     $ 19,505     $ 20,231  

Corporate depreciation and amortization

     1,210       1,866       3,786       6,005  
    


 


 


 


Reported depreciation and amortization

   $ 7,097     $ 8,425     $ 23,291     $ 26,236  
    


 


 


 


OPERATING INCOME

                                

Total segment operating income

   $ 21,012     $ 16,185     $ 61,396     $ 46,130  

Corporate expenses and other reconciling amounts

     (500 )     (306 )     (2,491 )     (692 )
    


 


 


 


Reported operating income

   $ 20,512     $ 15,879     $ 58,905     $ 45,438  
    


 


 


 


                 October 2, 2005

    January 2, 2005

 
                 (In thousands)  

ASSETS

                                

Total segment assets

                   $ 791,700     $ 825,181  

Discontinued operations

                     12,439       42,788  

Corporate assets and eliminations

                     46,532       1,829  
                    


 


Reported total assets

                   $ 850,671     $ 869,798  
                    


 


 

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NOTE 6 - LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Under the Company’s revolving credit facility, the maximum aggregate amount of loans and letters of credit available to the Company at any one time is $100 million, subject to a borrowing base limitation. The revolving credit facility matures on October 1, 2007. The revolving credit facility includes a domestic U.S. Dollar syndicated loan and letter of credit facility up to the lesser of (1) $100 million, or (2) a borrowing base equal to the sum of specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable, finished goods inventory and raw materials inventory in the U.S. (the percentages and eligibility requirements for the domestic borrowing base are specified in the credit facility), less certain reserves. Any advances to the Company or Interface Europe B.V. under the domestic loan facility will reduce borrowing availability under the entire revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility also includes a multicurrency syndicated loan and letter of credit facility in British Pounds and Euros of up to the lesser of (1) the equivalent of U.S. $15 million, or (2) a borrowing base equal to the sum of specified percentages of eligible accounts receivable and finished goods inventory of Interface Europe, Ltd. and certain of its subsidiaries (the percentages and eligibility requirements for the multicurrency borrowing base are specified in the credit facility), less certain reserves. Any advances under the multicurrency loan facility will reduce borrowing availability under the domestic loan facility.

 

Interest on borrowings and letters of credit under the revolving credit facility is charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin (ranging from 0.0-3.5%) over a baseline rate (such as the prime interest rate or LIBOR), depending on the type of borrowing and the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, the Company pays an unused line fee on the facility ranging from 0.375-1.0%, depending on the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio. The revolving credit facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Interface, Inc. and its domestic subsidiaries (subject to exceptions for certain immaterial subsidiaries), including all of the stock of its domestic subsidiaries and up to 65% of the stock of its first-tier material foreign subsidiaries. The multicurrency loan facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Interface Europe, Ltd. and its material subsidiaries. Those collateral documents provide that, if an event of default occurs under the revolving credit facility, the lenders’ collateral agent may, upon the request of the specified percentage of lenders, exercise remedies with respect to the collateral that include foreclosing mortgages on the Company’s real estate assets, taking possession of or selling its personal property assets, collecting its accounts receivable, or exercising proxies to take control of the pledged stock of its domestic and first-tier material foreign subsidiaries.

 

On June 14, 2005, the Company amended its revolving credit facility. The amendment, among other things, (1) changed the domestic borrowing base calculation to increase the amount of borrowing availability, and (2) changed a negative covenant to allow the Company to repay or repurchase up to $25 million of its senior or senior subordinated notes.

 

On September 30, 2005, the Company again amended its revolving credit facility to allow certain foreign subsidiaries to incur a limited amount of indebtedness and liens against property without using the general “catch-all” baskets contained in such covenants.

 

The Company is currently in compliance under the revolving credit facility and anticipates that it will remain in compliance with the covenants.

 

As of October 2, 2005, $16.1 million in borrowings (which includes $1.5 million of short-term borrowings) at a weighted-average interest rate of 6.8% and $16.6 million in letters of credit were outstanding under the revolving credit facility. As of October 2, 2005, the Company could have incurred $67.2 million of additional borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

 

As of October 2, 2005, the estimated fair values (based on then-current market prices) of the 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, the 10.375% Senior Notes due 2010 and the 7.3% Senior Notes due 2008 were $139.0 million, $194.3 million and $153.0 million, respectively.

 

NOTE 7 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company uses the intrinsic value method of accounting for employee stock options in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” as allowed under the provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” Compensation expense related to stock option plans was not material for the three-month or nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively.

 

The following table includes disclosures required by SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure,” and illustrates the effect on net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123:

 

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     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

    October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

 
    

(In thousands,

except per share amounts)

   

(In thousands,

except per share amounts)

 

Net income (loss) as reported

   $ 5,121     $ (47,826 )   $ (4,476 )   $ (51,014 )

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     (157 )     (329 )     (436 )     (980 )
    


 


 


 


Pro forma net income (loss)

   $ 4,964     $ (48,155 )   $ (4,912 )   $ (51,994 )
    


 


 


 


Basic earnings (loss) per share as reported

   $ 0.10     $ (0.95 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (1.01 )

Basic pro forma earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.10     $ (0.95 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (1.03 )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share as reported

   $ 0.10     $ (0.92 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (0.98 )

Diluted pro forma earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.09     $ (0.92 )   $ (0.09 )   $ (1.00 )

 

The fair value of options at the date of grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

During the nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, restricted stock awards were granted for 386,000 and 207,000 shares, respectively, of Class B Common Stock. These shares vest with respect to each recipient over a three to five-year period from the date of grant, provided the individual remains in the employment or service of the Company as of the vesting date. Additionally, these shares (or a portion thereof) could vest earlier upon the attainment of certain performance criteria, in the event of a change in control of the Company, or upon involuntary termination without cause.

 

NOTE 8 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively:

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 

Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (Europe)


   October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

    October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

 
     (In thousands)     (In thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 644     $ 661     $ 1,961     $ 1,984  

Interest cost

     2,556       2,544       7,782       7,630  

Expected return on assets

     (2,650 )     (2,307 )     (8,070 )     (6,920 )

Amortization of prior service costs

     6       12       18       38  

Recognized net actuarial (gains)/losses

     628       782       1,913       2,345  

Amortization of transition obligation

     43       33       132       99  
    


 


 


 


Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 1,227     $ 1,725     $ 3,736     $ 5,176  
    


 


 


 


 

     Three Months Ended

   Nine Months Ended

Salary Continuation Plan (SCP)


   October 2, 2005

   October 3, 2004

   October 2, 2005

   October 3, 2004

     (In thousands)    (In thousands)

Service cost

   $ 55    $ 45    $ 165    $ 136

Interest cost

     198      185      594      569

Amortization of transition obligation

     55      55      165      165

Amortization of prior service cost

     12      12      36      36

Amortization of (gain)/loss

     68      76      204      222
    

  

  

  

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 388    $ 373    $ 1,164    $ 1,128
    

  

  

  

 

NOTE 9 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

The Company committed to a plan to exit its owned Re:Source dealer businesses, and in the third quarter of 2004 the Company began to dispose of several of the dealer subsidiaries. Therefore, the results of operations for the owned Re:Source dealer businesses, as well as the Company’s small Australian dealer and small residential fabrics businesses that management also decided to exit, are reported as discontinued operations. In connection with this action, the Company also has recorded write-downs for the impairment of assets and goodwill of $21.0 million ($3.5 million of which was recorded in 2005) and $29.0 million, respectively.

 

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The Company sold nine of the fifteen dealer businesses that it owned at the time it committed to the exit activities. Eight of the nine businesses were sold to either the general managers of the respective businesses or an entity in which the general manager participated. The Company has terminated all ongoing operations of the other six owned dealer businesses, and in some cases is completing their wind-down through subcontracting arrangements. The Company recorded an after tax loss of $1.9 million (none of which was recorded in the third quarter of 2005) in the first nine months of 2005 related to Re:Source dealer dispositions.

 

Summary operating results for the discontinued operations are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

    October 2, 2005

    October 3, 2004

 
     (In thousands)     (In thousands)  

Net sales

   $ 3,238     $ 34,224     $ 29,966     $ 111,359  

Income (loss) on operations before taxes on income

     (334 )     (5,656 )     (23,160 )     (13,852 )

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (118 )     (1,560 )     (11,885 )     (4,350 )

Income (loss) on operations, net of tax

     (216 )     (4,096 )     (11,275 )     (9,502 )

Impairment loss, net of tax

     —         (46,565 )     (3,466 )     (46,565 )

 

Assets and liabilities, including reserves, related to the discontinued operations that were held for sale consist of the following:

 

     October 2, 2005

   January 2, 2005

     (In thousands)

Current assets

   $ 10,271    $ 37,918

Property and equipment

     870      1,921

Other assets

     1,298      2,949

Current liabilities

     —        4,359

Other liabilities

     442      1,031

 

NOTE 10 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Cash payments for interest amounted to approximately $43.1 million and $41.4 million for the nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively. Income tax payments amounted to approximately $9.3 million and $7.0 million, for the nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively.

 

NOTE 11 - SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Guarantor Subsidiaries, which consist of the Company’s principal domestic subsidiaries, are guarantors of the Company’s 10.375% senior notes due 2010, its 7.3% senior notes due 2008, and its 9.5% senior subordinated notes due 2014. The Supplemental Guarantor Financial Statements are presented herein pursuant to requirements of the Commission.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 2, 2005

 

     GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES


    NON-
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES


   INTERFACE, INC.
(PARENT
CORPORATION)


    CONSOLIDATION
AND
ELIMINATION
ENTRIES


    CONSOLIDATED
TOTALS


 
     (IN THOUSANDS)  

Net sales

   $ 170,176     $ 105,294    $ —       $ (31,572 )   $ 243,898  

Cost of sales

     129,974       68,955      —         (31,572 )     167,357  
    


 

  


 


 


Gross profit on sales

     40,202       36,339      —         —         76,541  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     28,339       22,448      5,242       —         56,029  
    


 

  


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     11,863       13,891      (5,242 )     —         20,512  

Interest/Other expense

     2,703       823      8,047       —         11,573  
    


 

  


 


 


Income (loss) before taxes on income and equity in income of subsidiaries

     9,160       13,068      (13,289 )     —         8,939  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     3,535       4,273      (4,206 )     —         3,602  

Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries

     —         —        14,204       (14,204 )     —    
    


 

  


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations

     5,625       8,795      5,121       (14,204 )     5,337  

Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax

     (216 )     —        —         —         (216 )

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         —        —         —         —    
    


 

  


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 5,409     $ 8,795    $ 5,121     $ (14,204 )   $ 5,121  
    


 

  


 


 


 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 2, 2005

 

     GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES


    NON-
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES


   INTERFACE, INC.
(PARENT
CORPORATION)


    CONSOLIDATION
AND
ELIMINATION
ENTRIES


    CONSOLIDATED
TOTALS


 
     (IN THOUSANDS)  

Net sales

   $ 496,059     $ 325,610    $ —       $ (96,511 )   $ 725,158  

Cost of sales

     380,548       216,213      —         (96,511 )     500,250  
    


 

  


 


 


Gross profit on sales

     115,511       109,397      —         —         224,908  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     79,579       69,509      16,915       —         166,003  
    


 

  


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     35,932       39,888      (16,915 )     —         58,905  

Interest/Other expense

     9,800       3,567      22,158       —         35,525  
    


 

  


 


 


Income (loss) before taxes on income and equity in income of subsidiaries

     26,132       36,321      (39,073 )     —         23,380  

Income tax expense (benefit)

     8,805       13,263      (10,888 )     —         11,180  

Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries

     —         —        23,709       (23,709 )     —    
    


 

  


 


 


Income (loss) from continuing operations

     17,327       23,058      (4,476 )     (23,709 )     12,200  

Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax

     (14,741 )     —        —         —         (14,741 )

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax

     (1,935 )     —        —         —         (1,935 )
    


 

  


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 651     $ 23,058    $ (4,476 )   $ (23,709 )   $ (4,476 )
    


 

  


 


 


 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

OCTOBER 2, 2005

 

     GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES


    NON-
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES


    INTERFACE, INC.
(PARENT
CORPORATION)


    CONSOLIDATION
AND
ELIMINATION
ENTRIES


    CONSOLIDATED
TOTALS


 
     (IN THOUSANDS)  

ASSETS

                                        

Current Assets:

                                        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 42     $ 28,060     $ 4,064     $ —       $ 32,166  

Accounts receivable

     73,961       67,589       1,073       —         142,623  

Inventories

     91,137       55,256       —         —         146,393  

Prepaids and deferred income taxes

     14,143       8,656       5,104       —         27,903  

Assets of businesses held for sale

     11,544       895       —         —         12,439  
    


 


 


 


 


Total current assets

     190,827       160,456       10,241       —         361,524  

Property and equipment less accumulated depreciation

     108,543       66,418       5,371       —         180,332  

Investment in subsidiaries

     187,532       74,731       181,119       (443,382 )     —    

Goodwill

     108,075       87,239       —         —         195,314  

Other assets

     10,842       30,759       71,900       —         113,501  
    


 


 


 


 


     $ 605,819     $ 419,603     $ 268,631     $ (443,382 )   $ 850,671  
    


 


 


 


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                                        

Current Liabilities

   $ 55,278     $ 60,926     $ 15,044     $ —       $ 131,248  

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     —         —         14,594       —         14,594  

Senior notes and senior subordinated notes

     —         —         460,000       —         460,000  

Deferred income taxes

     14,869       7,366       2,290       —         24,525  

Other

     9,943       33,770       2,950       —         46,663  
    


 


 


 


 


Total liabilities

     80,090       102,062       494,878       —         677,030  

Minority interests

     —         4,397       —         —         4,397  

Redeemable preferred stock

     57,891       —         —         (57,891 )     —    

Common stock

     94,145       102,199       5,329       (196,344 )     5,329  

Additional paid-in capital

     191,411       12,525       233,242       (203,936 )     233,242  

Retained earnings

     186,016       252,516       (460,480 )     14,789       (7,159 )

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (3,734 )     (20,328 )     (4,338 )     —         (28,400 )

Minimum pension liability

     —         (33,768 )     —         —         (33,768 )
    


 


 


 


 


     $ 605,819     $ 419,603     $ 268,631     $ (443,382 )   $ 850,671  
    


 


 


 


 


 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS

ENDED OCTOBER 2, 2005

 

    

GUARANTOR

SUBSIDIARIES


   

NON-

GUARANTOR

SUBSIDIARIES


   

INTERFACE, INC.

(PARENT

CORPORATION)


   

CONSOLIDATION

AND

ELIMINATION
ENTRIES


  

CONSOLIDATED

TOTALS


 
     (IN THOUSANDS)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 3,485     $ 9,573     $ —       $ —      $ 13,058  

Cash flows from investing activities:

                                       

Purchase of plant and equipment

     (1,494 )     (2,893 )     (8,207 )     —        (12,594 )

Cash proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     551       —         —         —        551  

Other

     (2,025 )     (142 )     (3,681 )     —        (5,848 )
    


 


 


 

  


Net cash used for investing activities

     (2,968 )     (3,035 )     (11,888 )     —        (17,891 )
    


 


 


 

  


Cash flows from financing activities:

                                       

Net borrowings

     —         —         14,595       —        14,595  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     —         —         2,589       —        2,589  

Other

     (22 )     21       1       —        —    
    


 


 


 

  


Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

     (22 )     21       17,185       —        17,184  
    


 


 


 

  


Effect of exchange rate change on cash

     (453 )     (1,896 )     —         —        (2,349 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     42       4,663       5,297       —        10,002  

Cash at beginning of period

     —         23,397       (1,233 )     —        22,164  
    


 


 


 

  


Cash at end of period

   $ 42     $ 28,060     $ 4,064     $ —      $ 32,166  
    


 


 


 

  


 

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NOTE 12 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In August 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 123R-1, “Classification and Measurement of Freestanding Financial Instruments Originally Issued in Exchange for Employee Services under FASB Statement No. 123R.” In this FSP, the FASB decided to defer the requirements in SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment”, that make a freestanding financial instrument subject to the recognition and measurement requirements of other generally accepted accounting principles when the rights conveyed by the instrument are no longer dependent on the holder being an employee. The guidance in this FSP should be applied upon initial adoption of SFAS No. 123R. The Company does not believe that application of guidance in this FSP will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The FASB has issued a FSP amending AICPA Statement of Position (“SOP”) No. 78-9, “Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures”. Specifically, the FASB issued FSP SOP No. 78-9-1, “Interaction of AICPA Statement of Position 78-9 and EITF Issue No. 04-5.” The amendment was necessary because the consensus reached in EITF Issue No. 04-5, “Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights,” conflicted with certain guidance in SOP No. 78-9. This FSP eliminates the concept of “important rights” and replaces it with the concepts of “kick-out rights” and “substantive participating rights” as defined in Issue 04-5. The FSP also clarifies that the effect of the rights held by minority partners on the assessment of control, and therefore consolidation, of a general partnership should be the same as the evaluation of limited partners’ rights in a limited partnership. The FSP notes that the consensus reached by the EITF applies to all industries, not just real estate ventures. The guidance in this FSP is effective after June 29, 2005 for general partners of all new partnerships formed and for existing partnerships for which the partnership agreements are modified. The FSP applies to general partners in all other partnerships effective no later than the beginning of the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company does not believe that application of guidance in this FSP will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2005, the FASB issued a FSP interpreting APB Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock.” Specifically, the FASB issued FSP APB No. 18-1, “Accounting by an Investor for Its Proportionate Share of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income of an Investee Accounted for under the Equity Method in Accordance with APB Opinion No. 18 upon a Loss of Significant Influence.” This FSP provides that an investor’s proportionate share of an investee’s equity adjustments for “other comprehensive income” should be offset against the carrying value of the investment at the time significant influence is lost. At that time, an investor would reduce its investment account, to no less than zero, with any balance remaining reflected in income. The guidance in this FSP is required to be applied to the first reporting period beginning after July 12, 2005. The Company does not believe that application of guidance in this FSP will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2005, the FASB issued a FSP interpreting SFAS No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity.” Specifically, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 150-5, “Issuer’s Accounting under FASB Statement No. 150 for Freestanding Warrants and Other Similar Instruments on Shares That Are Redeemable.” This FSP addresses whether freestanding warrants and other similar instruments on shares that are redeemable (puttable or mandatorily redeemable) are subject to the requirements in SFAS No. 150, regardless of the timing of the redemption feature or the redemption price. The guidance in this FSP is required to be applied to the first reporting period beginning after June 30, 2005. If the guidance in the FSP results in changes to previously reported information, a cumulative effect adjustment would be required. The Company does not believe that application of guidance in this FSP will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2005, the FASB issued FSP No. 143-1 (“FSP FAS No. 143-1”), “Accounting for Electronic Equipment Waste Obligations.” FSP FAS No. 143-1 addresses the accounting for obligations associated with the Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment adopted by the European Union (“EU”). FSP FAS No. 143-1 is effective upon the later of the first reporting period that ends after June 8, 2005, or the date that the EU-member country adopts the law. FSP FAS No. 143-1 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections – a replacement of APB No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements of accounting for and reporting a change in accounting principle and applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and changes required by an accounting pronouncement, in the event that the accounting pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable. SFAS No. 154 also requires that a change in the method of depreciation, amortization or depletion of long-lived, non-financial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. The guidance contained in APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes,” for reporting the correction of an error was carried forward in SFAS No. 154 without change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Accordingly, the Company will adopt SFAS No. 154 on January 2, 2006.

 

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In March 2005, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143” (“FIN 47”), which will result in (a) more consistent recognition of liabilities relating to asset retirement obligations, (b) more information about expected future cash outflows associated with those obligations, and (c) more information about investments in long-lived assets because additional asset retirement costs will be recognized as part of the carrying amounts of the assets. FIN 47 clarifies that the term “conditional asset retirement obligation” as used in SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and (or) method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. The obligation to perform the asset retirement activity is unconditional even though uncertainty exists about the timing and (or) method of settlement. Uncertainty about the timing and (or) method of settlement of a conditional asset retirement obligation should be factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists. FIN 47 also clarifies when an entity would have sufficient information to reasonably estimate the fair value of an asset retirement obligation. FIN 47 is effective no later than the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005. The Company plans to adopt FIN 47 at the end of its 2005 fiscal year and does not believe that the adoption will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment.” This statement is a revision to SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” This statement establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services, primarily focusing on the accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. Companies will be required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service – the requisite service period (usually the vesting period), in exchange for the award. The grant-date fair value of employee share options and similar instruments will be estimated using option-pricing models. If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification. SFAS No. 123R will be effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005, due to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 2005-57, which amended the effective date of SFAS No. 123R. Accordingly, the Company will adopt SFAS No. 123R on January 2, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of SFAS No. 123R and has not determined the impact that this Statement will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 109-1 (“FSP FAS No. 109-1”), “Application of FASB Statement No. 109, ‘Accounting for Income Taxes,’ to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.” The American Jobs Creation Act (“AJCA”) of 2004 introduces a special tax deduction of up to 9.0 percent (when fully phased-in), of the lesser of “qualified production activities income” or taxable income. FSP FAS 109-1 clarifies that this tax deduction should be accounted for as a special tax deduction in accordance with SFAS No. 109. FSP FAS No. 109-1 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 109-2 (“FSP FAS No. 109-2”), “Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.” FSP FAS No. 109-2 will amend the existing accounting literature that requires companies to record deferred taxes on foreign earnings, unless they intend to indefinitely reinvest those earnings outside the U.S. This pronouncement will temporarily allow companies that are evaluating whether to repatriate foreign earnings under the AJCA to delay recognizing any related taxes until that decision is made. This pronouncement will also require companies that are considering repatriating earnings to disclose the status of their evaluation and the potential amounts being considered for repatriation. The AJCA provides for a special one-time tax deduction of 85 percent of certain foreign earnings that are repatriated. As described above in Note 4, during the quarter ended July 3, 2005, the Company repatriated $10.5 million of such foreign earnings. Consequently, the Company has recorded a provision for taxes on such foreign earnings of approximately $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2005 related to such repatriation. The Company will continue to evaluate during the course of the year what additional amounts, if any, to repatriate and reinvest. The Company expects to be in a position to finalize its assessment by January 1, 2006.

 

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets, an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29.” SFAS No. 153 addresses the measurement of exchanges of nonmonetary assets and eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. This new standard is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 153 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 43, Chapter 4.” SFAS No. 151 clarifies the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material. SFAS No. 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not believe adoption of SFAS No. 151 will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 13 – FOREIGN CURRENCY FORWARD CONTRACTS

 

During the third quarter of 2005, the Company (through its wholly-owned Australian subsidiary) entered into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge future purchases of raw materials for the next fourteen months commencing in November 2005, with a monthly notional value of $0.5 million. These forward contracts will be outstanding for one month and will be renewed monthly for the next fourteen months. The contracts will be in Australian dollars to hedge the risk against fluctuation in U.S. dollars. These hedges are considered highly effective in offsetting the cash flows of the Company’s raw materials (primarily yarn) cost and therefore the changes in fair value will be recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. With each type of cash flow hedge, the settlement of the forecasted transaction will result in the reclassification into earnings of gains and losses that will be reported in accumulated comprehensive income (loss).

 

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

 

Our discussions below in this Item 2 are based upon the more detailed discussions about our business, operations and financial condition included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005, under Item 7 of that Form 10-K. Our discussions here focus on our results during the quarter ended, or as of, October 2, 2005, and the comparable period of 2004 for comparison purposes, and, to the extent applicable, any material changes from the information discussed in that Form 10-K or other important intervening developments or information since that time. These discussions should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K for more detailed and background information.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains statements which may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the commercial interiors industry as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-Looking Statements” included in Item 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005, which discussion is hereby incorporated by reference. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Over the past few years, our owned Re:Source dealer businesses, which were part of a broader network comprised of both owned and aligned dealers that sell and install floorcovering products, experienced decreased sales volumes and intense pricing pressure, primarily as a result of the economic downturn in the commercial interiors industry. As a result, we decided to exit our owned Re:Source dealer businesses, and in the third quarter of 2004 we began to dispose of several of our dealer subsidiaries. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” we have reported the results of operations for the owned Re:Source dealer businesses (as well as the results of operations of a small Australian dealer business and a small residential fabrics business that we also decided to exit), for all periods reflected herein, as “discontinued operations”. Consequently, our discussion of revenues or sales and other results of operations (except for net income or loss amounts), including percentages derived from or based on such amounts, excludes these discontinued operations unless we indicate otherwise.

 

These discontinued operations had net sales of $3.2 million and $34.2 million in the three-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively, and had net sales of $30.0 million and $111.4 million in the nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively (these results are included in our statements of operations as part of the “Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes”). Loss from operations of these businesses, net of tax, was $0.2 million and $4.1 million in the three-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively, and was $11.3 million and $9.5 million in the nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively. In the third quarter of 2004, the Company recorded write-downs, net of tax, for the impairment of assets and goodwill of $17.5 million and $29.0 million, respectively, to adjust the carrying value of the assets of these businesses to their net realizable value. During the first nine months of 2005, the Company recorded an additional write-down of $3.5 million (none of which was recorded in the third quarter of 2005), net of taxes, to further adjust the carrying value of the assets of these businesses to their net realizable value.

 

We sold nine of the fifteen dealer businesses that we owned at the time we committed to the exit activities, and in the first nine months of 2005 we recorded a loss of $1.9 million in connection with the disposal of certain of these businesses. Eight of the nine businesses were sold to either the general managers of the respective businesses or an entity in which the general manager participated. We have terminated all ongoing operations of the other six owned dealer businesses, and in some cases we are completing their wind-down through subcontracting arrangements.

 

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General

 

During the quarter ended October 2, 2005, we had net sales of $243.9 million and net income of $5.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, compared with net sales of $222.8 million and a net loss of $47.8 million, or $0.92 per diluted share, in the comparable period last year. During the first nine months of fiscal 2005 (which was a 39-week period), we had net sales of $725.2 million and a net loss of $4.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with net sales of $649.1 million and a net loss of $51.0 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, in the comparable period last year (which was a 40-week period). The 39 weeks versus the 40 weeks included in the respective 2005 and 2004 nine-month periods are a factor in certain of the comparisons reflected below.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table presents, as a percentage of net sales, certain items included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively:

 

     Three Months Ended

    Nine Months Ended

 
     10/02/05

    10/03/04

    10/02/05

    10/03/04

 

Net sales

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %

Cost of sales

   68.6     70.6     69.0     69.6  
    

 

 

 

Gross profit on sales

   31.4     29.4     31.0     30.4  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   23.0     22.3     22.9     23.4  
    

 

 

 

Operating income

   8.4     7.1     8.1     7.0  

Interest/Other expense

   4.7     5.2     4.9     5.9  
    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before tax expense

   3.7     1.9     3.2     1.1  

Income tax expense

   1.5     0.8     1.5     0.4  
    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

   2.2     1.1     1.7     0.7  

Discontinued operations, net of tax

   (0.1 )   (22.7 )   (2.0 )   (8.6 )

Gain (loss) on disposal

   (0.0 )   0.2     (0.3 )   0.0  
    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   2.1     (21.4 )   (0.6 )   (7.9 )
    

 

 

 

 

Below we provide information regarding net sales for each of our four operating segments, and analyze those results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively.

 

Net Sales by Business Segment

 

Net sales by operating segment and for our Company as a whole were as follows for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively:

 

     Three Months Ended

   Percentage
Change


    Nine Months Ended

   Percentage
Change


 

Net Sales By Segment


   10/02/05

   10/03/04

     10/02/05

   10/03/04

  
     (In thousands)          (In thousands)       

Modular Carpet

   $ 157,962    $ 141,393    11.7 %   $ 475,170    $ 411,598    15.4 %

Bentley Prince Street

     32,104      31,738    1.2 %     89,634      88,070    1.8 %

Fabrics Group

     49,869      46,658    6.9 %     147,876      140,322    5.4 %

Specialty Products

     3,963      3,033    30.7 %     12,478      9,078    37.5 %
    

  

        

  

      

Total

   $ 243,898    $ 222,822    9.5 %   $ 725,158    $ 649,068    11.7 %
    

  

        

  

      

 

Modular Carpet Segment. For the three-month period ended October 2, 2005, net sales for the Modular Carpet segment increased $16.6 million (11.7%) versus the comparable period in 2004. For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005 (which was a 39-week period), net sales for the Modular Carpet segment increased $63.6 million (15.4%) versus the comparable period in 2004 (which was a 40-week period). On a geographic basis, we experienced increases in net sales in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific for both the three-month period (up 15.8%, 5.4% and 5.2%, respectively) and nine-month period (up 20.2%, 5.1% and 22.3%, respectively) ended October 2, 2005, versus the comparable periods in 2004. We also saw a significant increase in our sales into the education, retail, government and residential market segments in North America, which we attribute to our focus on those market segments, among others, as part of our strategy to increase product sales in non-corporate office market segments. Sales growth in Asia-Pacific is attributable in large part to a relatively good economic climate in that region.

 

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Bentley Prince Street Segment. In our Bentley Prince Street segment, net sales for the three-month period ended October 2, 2005 increased $0.4 million (1.2%) versus the comparable period in 2004. For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, net sales increased $1.6 million (1.8%) versus the comparable period in 2004. These increases were attributable primarily to the improving corporate office market.

 

Fabrics Group Segment. For the three-month period ended October 2, 2005, net sales for our Fabrics Group segment increased $3.2 million (6.9%) versus the comparable period in 2004. For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, net sales increased $7.6 million (5.4%) versus the comparable period in 2004. These increases were attributable primarily to the improving corporate office market.

 

Specialty Products Segment. For the three-month period ended October 2, 2005, net sales for our Specialty Products segment increased $0.9 million (30.7%) versus the comparable period in 2004. For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, net sales increased $3.4 million (37.5%) versus the comparable period in 2004. These increases were attributable primarily to the improving corporate office market.

 

Cost and Expenses

 

Company Consolidated. The following table presents, on a consolidated basis for our operations, our overall cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses for the three-month and nine-month periods ended October 2, 2005, and October 3, 2004, respectively:

 

     Three Months Ended

   Percentage
Change


    Nine Months Ended

   Percentage
Change


 

Cost and Expenses


   10/02/05

   10/03/04

     10/02/05

   10/03/04

  
     (In thousands)          (In thousands)       

Cost of Sales

   $ 167,357    $ 157,298    6.4 %   $ 500,250    $ 451,865    10.7 %

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

     56,029      49,645    12.9 %     166,003      151,765    9.4 %
    

  

        

  

      

Total

   $ 223,386    $ 206,943    7.9 %   $ 666,253    $ 603,630    10.4 %
    

  

        

  

      

 

For the three-month period ended October 2, 2005, our cost of sales increased $10.1 million (6.4%) versus the comparable period in 2004, primarily due to increased raw material costs ($6.6 million) and labor costs ($1.5 million) associated with increased production levels during the third quarter of 2005. Our raw materials costs in the third quarter 2005 were up an estimated 1-2% versus the same period in 2004, primarily due to increased prices for petrochemical products. As a percentage of net sales, cost of sales decreased to 68.6% for the quarter ended October 2, 2005, versus 70.6% for the comparable period in 2004. The percentage decrease was primarily due to the increased absorption of fixed manufacturing costs associated with increased production levels.

 

For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, our cost of sales increased $48.4 million (10.7%) versus the comparable period in 2004, primarily due to increased raw material costs ($31.9 million) and labor costs ($7.3 million) associated with increased production levels during the first nine months of 2005. Our raw materials costs in the first nine months of 2005 were up an estimated 5-6% versus the same period in 2004, primarily due to increased prices for petrochemical products. In addition, the translation of Euros into U.S. dollars resulted in an approximately $3.6 million increase in the cost of goods sold during the first nine months in 2005 compared with the same period in 2004. As a percentage of net sales, cost of sales decreased to 69.0% for the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, versus 69.6% for the comparable period in 2004. The percentage decrease was primarily due to increased absorption of fixed manufacturing costs associated with increased production levels.

 

For the three-month period ended October 2, 2005, our selling, general and administrative expenses increased $6.4 million (12.9%) versus the comparable period in 2004. The primary components of this increase were: (1) $1.6 million in commission payments due to the increased level of sales in the third quarter of 2005; (2) $2.7 million of incremental sales and marketing expenses related to additional personnel, new branding activities, and new product introductions; and (3) $1.0 million in research and development costs. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses increased to 23.0% for the quarter ended October 2, 2005, versus 22.3% for the comparable period in 2004. The percentage increase was primarily due to the incremental sales and marketing expenses this year.

 

For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, our selling, general and administrative expenses increased $14.2 million (9.4%) versus the comparable period in 2004. The primary components of this increase were: (1) $5.4 million in commission payments due to the increased level of sales in the first nine months of 2005; and (2) $8.0 million due to increased investments in global marketing campaigns across our modular businesses. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 22.9% for the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, versus 23.4% for the comparable period in 2004. The percentage decrease was primarily due to (1) the increased absorption of the fixed portion of administrative costs as a result of improved sales volume, and (2) the realization of the success of our restructuring initiatives which continue to strengthen and streamline operations throughout the global organization.

 

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Cost and Expenses by Segment. The following table presents the combined cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses for each of our operating segments:

 

Cost of Sales and Selling, General

and Administrative Expenses

(Combined)


   Three Months Ended

   Percentage
Change


    Nine Months Ended

   Percentage
Change


 
   10/02/05

   10/03/04

     10/02/05

   10/03/04

  
     (In thousands)          (In thousands)       

Modular Carpet

   $ 139,903    $ 124,367    12.5 %   $ 419,237    $ 366,899    14.3 %

Bentley Prince Street

     31,255      30,820    1.4 %     87,817      88,297    (0.5 )%

Fabrics Group

     47,953      48,236    (0.6 )%     144,847      138,470    4.6 %

Specialty Products

     3,775      3,214    17.5 %     11,861      9,272    27.9 %

Corporate Expenses and Eliminations

     500      306    *       2,491      692    *  
    

  

        

  

      

Total

   $ 223,386    $ 206,943    7.9 %   $ 666,253    $ 603,630    10.4 %
    

  

        

  

      

* Not meaningful

 

Interest Expenses

 

For the three-month period ended October 2, 2005, interest expense remained flat at $11.4 million versus the comparable period in 2004. For the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, interest expense decreased $0.3 million to $34.5 million, versus $34.8 million in the comparable period in 2004. This decrease was due primarily to the lower levels of debt outstanding on a daily basis during each of the first three quarters of 2005 versus the comparable periods in 2004, and was somewhat offset by an overall increase in interest rates when compared to the first three quarters of 2004.

 

Income Taxes

 

During the second quarter of 2005, we repatriated $10.5 million of foreign earnings, pursuant to provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 which provide for a substantial reduction in U.S. federal taxes on such repatriated earnings. Consequently, we recorded a provision for taxes on such foreign earnings of approximately $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2005 related to the repatriation. We did not repatriate any additional foreign earnings during the third quarter of 2005. We will continue to evaluate during the course of the year what additional amounts, if any, to repatriate and reinvest. We expect to be in a position to finalize our assessment by January 1, 2006.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

At October 2, 2005, we had $32.2 million in cash, and we had $16.1 million in borrowings (which includes $1.5 million of short-term borrowings) and $16.6 million in letters of credit outstanding under our revolving credit facility. As of October 2, 2005, we could have incurred $67.2 million of additional borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

Analysis of Cash Flows

 

Our primary sources of cash for the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005, were (1) $14.6 million of domestic borrowings under our revolving credit facility, (2) $12.2 million of income from continuing operations, (3) $10.4 million from discontinued operations, (4) $2.6 million from the exercise of employee stock options, (5) $2.4 million related to the increase in current liabilities, and (6) $0.6 million from the sale of certain discontinued operations. The primary uses of cash for the nine-month period ended October 2, 2005 were (1) $12.6 million related to an increase in inventory levels, (2) $12.6 million for additions to property and equipment in our manufacturing facilities, (3) $7.6 million from increases in prepaid expenses, (4) $5.8 million of other investing primarily associated with deposits and other non-current expenditures, and (5) $4.3 million from increases in accounts receivable.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Our discussion below in this Item 3 is based upon the more detailed discussions of our market risk and related matters included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2005, under Item 7A of that Form 10-K. Our discussion here focuses on the quarter ended October 2, 2005, and any material changes from (or other important intervening developments since the time of) the information discussed in that Form 10-K. This discussion should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K for more detailed and background information.

 

At October 2, 2005, we recognized a $24.4 million decrease in our foreign currency translation adjustment account compared to January 2, 2005, primarily because of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Euro.

 

Sensitivity Analysis. For purposes of specific risk analysis, we use sensitivity analysis to measure the impact that market risk may have on the fair values of our market sensitive instruments.

 

To perform sensitivity analysis, we assess the risk of loss in fair values associated with the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates on market sensitive instruments. The market value of instruments affected by interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risk is computed based on the present value of future cash flows as impacted by the changes in the rates attributable to the market risk being measured. The discount rates used for the present value computations were selected based on market interest and foreign currency exchange rates in effect at October 2, 2005. The values that result from these computations are compared with the market values of these financial instruments at October 2, 2005. The differences in this comparison are the hypothetical gains or losses associated with each type of risk.

 

As of October 2, 2005, based on a hypothetical immediate 150 basis point increase in interest rates, with all other variables held constant, the market value of our fixed rate long-term debt would be impacted by a net decrease of approximately $25.2 million. Conversely, a 150 basis point decrease in interest rates would result in a net increase in the market value of our fixed rate long-term debt of approximately $25.0 million.

 

As of October 2, 2005, a 10% decrease or increase in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease in the fair value of our financial instruments of $8.0 million or an increase in the fair value of our financial instruments of $6.6 million, respectively. As the impact of offsetting changes in the fair market value of our net foreign investments is not included in the sensitivity model, these results are not indicative of our actual exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), pursuant to Rule 13a-14(c) under the Act. Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is required to be disclosed under this Item 1.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None

 

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER


  

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT


10.1    Fourth Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2005, among the Company (and certain direct and indirect subsidiaries), the lenders listed therein, and Wachovia Bank, National Association (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2005, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2    Employment Agreement of Patrick C. Lynch dated October 6, 2005 (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 6, 2005, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3    Change in Control Agreement of Patrick C. Lynch dated October 6, 2005 (included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 6, 2005, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).
31.1    Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2    Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

    INTERFACE, INC.
Date: November 9, 2005   By:  

/s/ Patrick C. Lynch


        Patrick C. Lynch
        Vice President
        (Principal Financial Officer)

 

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