-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, V3t+WbzP+C9ppyCOwsv6aodi5hWDyiCponolhvYX0RhWMWyEBvNOINdZ6nJee2bh fLYtqNKoudNvu8s1AwnIEw== 0001104659-02-002090.txt : 20020513 0001104659-02-002090.hdr.sgml : 20020513 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-02-002090 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020513 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MICHAEL FOODS INC /MN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000768158 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING [2015] IRS NUMBER: 410498850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15638 FILM NUMBER: 02643670 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5353 WAYZATA BLVD STREET 2: PARK NATIONAL BANK BLDG STE 324 CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 BUSINESS PHONE: 6125461500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 610 PARK NATIONAL BANK BUILDING STREET 2: 5353 WAYZATA BOULEVARD CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORTH STAR UNIVERSAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 10-Q 1 j3932_10q.htm 10-Q UNITED STATES

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

ý

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

 

 

For the quarterly period ended   March 31, 2002

 

 

or

 

 

o

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

 

 

For the transition period from                      to                      

 

Commission File Number: 333-63722

 

MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

41-0498850

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

Suite 324, Signal Bank Building

 

 

5353 Wayzata Boulevard

 

 

Minneapolis, MN

 

55416

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

(952) 546-1500

(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.       ý     Yes                o     No

 

 



 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF M-FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

38,213,000

 

$

27,660,000

 

Accounts receivable, less allowances

 

101,154,000

 

102,317,000

 

Inventories

 

81,983,000

 

78,941,000

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

9,572,000

 

11,370,000

 

Total current assets

 

230,922,000

 

220,288,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT-AT COST

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

3,873,000

 

3,873,000

 

Buildings and improvements

 

99,561,000

 

99,561,000

 

Machinery and equipment

 

233,626,000

 

226,759,000

 

 

 

337,060,000

 

330,193,000

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

52,382,000

 

39,039,000

 

 

 

284,678,000

 

291,154,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill, net

 

341,021,000

 

341,021,000

 

Joint ventures and other assets

 

43,288,000

 

44,670,000

 

 

 

384,309,000

 

385,691,000

 

 

 

$

899,909,000

 

$

897,133,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

14,204,000

 

$

12,962,000

 

Accounts payable

 

59,239,000

 

64,492,000

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

9,903,000

 

12,582,000

 

Insurance

 

9,330,000

 

8,191,000

 

Customer programs

 

25,993,000

 

21,996,000

 

Income taxes

 

12,915,000

 

9,853,000

 

Interest

 

15,948,000

 

10,619,000

 

Other

 

13,862,000

 

14,116,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

161,394,000

 

154,811,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities

 

529,309,000

 

540,132,000

 

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

 

49,484,000

 

48,725,000

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

475,000

 

475,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

146,792,000

 

146,792,000

 

Retained earnings

 

15,174,000

 

9,815,000

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,719,000

)

(3,617,000

)

 

 

159,247,000

 

152,990,000

 

 

 

$

899,909,000

 

$

897,133,000

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF M-FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Three Months Ended March 31,

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Company

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Net sales

 

$

278,429,000

 

$

275,627,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

227,313,000

 

227,707,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

51,116,000

 

47,920,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

29,623,000

 

27,376,000

 

Transaction expenses

 

 

11,050,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

21,493,000

 

9,494,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

12,664,000

 

3,293,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

8,829,000

 

6,201,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

3,470,000

 

2,430,000

 

Earnings before extraordinary item

 

5,359,000

 

3,771,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extraordinary item - early extinguishment of debt, net of taxes

 

 

(9,424,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

 

$

5,359,000

 

$

(5,653,000

)

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF M-FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Company

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended March 31,
2002

 

Three Months
Ended March 31,
2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

26,590,000

 

$

14,016,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(6,878,000

)

(10,837,000

)

Investments in joint ventures and other assets

 

422,000

 

3,888,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(6,456,000

)

(6,949,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on notes payable

 

(5,000,000

)

(52,000,000

)

Proceeds from notes payable

 

 

45,500,000

 

Payments on long-term debt and other

 

(4,581,000

)

(109,000

)

Extension of stock options

 

 

310,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

546,000

 

Dividends

 

 

(1,465,000

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(9,581,000

)

(7,218,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

10,553,000

 

(151,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

27,660,000

 

4,421,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

38,213,000

 

$

4,270,000

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF M-FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.)

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE A - MERGER AGREEMENT

 

On April 10, 2001, Michael Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Michael Foods”, “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) was acquired in a transaction (the “Merger”) led by an investor group comprised of a management group led by Michael Foods’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Ostrander, affiliates of Jeffrey Michael, a member of the Predecessor’s Board of Directors, and affiliates of two private equity investment firms, Vestar Capital Partners and Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated, (collectively, “M-Foods Investors, LLC”). Under the terms of the Merger agreement, all outstanding shares of Michael Foods common stock were converted into the right to receive $30.10 per share in cash, or value equal thereto, and all outstanding stock options were converted into the right to receive, in cash, $30.10 per share reduced by the exercise price per share for all shares subject to such stock options. The purchase of the outstanding shares was financed through new equity financing of approximately $175,000,000, a senior secured credit facility of up to $470,000,000 at market-based variable interest rates (effective rate of approximately 6.0% as of March 31, 2002), and $200,000,000 of senior subordinated notes at an 11.75% annual interest rate. As a result of the Merger, the stock of pre-merger Michael Foods (“Predecessor”) is no longer publicly traded and, therefore, earnings per share calculations are no longer included for financial statement presentation.

 

Immediately after the close of the Merger, we contributed the assets of our Dairy division into two limited liability corporations, M-Foods Dairy, LLC and M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC (collectively, the “Dairy LLCs”) and in exchange received voting preferred and voting common units from these entities equal to the fair value of the net assets contributed, which collectively were approximately $35,800,000. The preferred units issued to us have an annual 10% preferred return guarantee and represent 100% of the preferred units issued and outstanding. In addition, we received 5% of the common units issued by the Dairy LLCs, with the common units held by the Company representing 100% of the voting common units issued and outstanding. These common units have a stated value of $25,000. The remaining 95% of the common units, which are non-voting, are owned by M-Foods Dairy Holdings, LLC, which is owned by the same owners or affiliates of such owners, in the same proportion, as the unit holders of M-Foods Investors, LLC. The common unit interests owned by M-Foods Dairy Holdings, LLC were issued in exchange for $475,000 and are reflected as non-controlling interest in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2002.

 

The Merger was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion 16, Business Combinations and EITF 88-16, Basis in Leveraged Buyout Transactions. Accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities have been recorded at fair value for the interests acquired by new investors and at the carryover basis for continuing investors. As a result, the assets and

 

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liabilities were assigned new values, which are part Predecessor cost and part fair value in the same proportions as the carryover basis of the residual interests retained by the continuing management investors and continuing affiliate investors of the Michael family, and the new interests acquired by the new investors. The amount of carryover basis was reflected as a deemed dividend of $66,631,000.

 

For ease of presentation, the Merger was accounted for as if it had occurred on April 1, 2001. Management determined that results of operations were not significant and no material transactions occurred during the period from April 1 through April 9, 2001. Our consolidated financial statements have been presented on a comparative basis with the Predecessor’s historical consolidated financial statements prior to the date of Merger. Different bases of accounting have been used to prepare the Company and Predecessor consolidated financial statements. The primary differences relate to additional interest expense for new debt and depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and other intangible assets recorded at fair value at the date of Merger.

 

For accounting purposes the Merger was considered a leveraged buyout. The total purchase price of approximately $562,881,000 was allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values at April 1, 2001, net of the deemed dividend. These allocations were based on a valuation by a third party appraisal firm. The allocation of the purchase price was as follows:

 

Working capital

 

$

88,663,000

 

Property, plant & equipment

 

307,544,000

 

Other assets

 

42,816,000

 

Goodwill

 

347,537,000

 

Long-term debt

 

588,426,000

 

Other liabilities

 

51,474,000

 

 

In connection with the Merger, the Predecessor incurred transaction expenses of approximately $26,600,000 associated with the Merger and change-in-control provisions of various compensation, debt and other agreements, which have been reflected in the Predecessor financial statements. These transaction expenses include the extraordinary item related to the early extinguishment of debt resulting from the change-in-control. In addition, we incurred other merger related and debt issuance costs of approximately $40,000,000, which have been capitalized as direct costs of the Merger and deferred financing costs in our consolidated balance sheet.

 

The following unaudited pro forma net sales and net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2001 are derived from the application of pro forma adjustments to the Predecessor’s historical statement of earnings, and assumes the Merger had occurred on January 1, 2001.  The pro forma net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2001 is also adjusted for goodwill amortization determined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142 (see Note C).  The net sales and net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2002 represent actual results for the period.

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2002

 

March 31, 2001

 

Net sales

 

$

278,429,000

 

$

275,627,000

 

Net earnings before extraordinary item

 

5,359,000

 

3,115,000

 

 

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NOTE B - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

 

We utilize, and the Predecessor utilized, a fiscal year consisting of either 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31 each year. The quarters ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 each included thirteen weeks of operations. For clarity of presentation, the Company and Predecessor have described both periods presented as if the quarters ended on March 31st.

 

The accompanying unaudited financial statements and footnote information as of and for the three month period ended March 31, 2001 were prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) using the historical books and records of the Predecessor and reflect the historical cost basis of assets and liabilities of the Predecessor. The accompanying unaudited financial statements and footnote information of the Company as of and for the three month period ended March 31, 2002 have been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC using the new basis of assets and liabilities of the Company. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the periods indicated. The historical financial results of the Company and Predecessor are not necessarily indicative of their results for a full year.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES

Preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from the estimates used by management.

 

NOTE C - ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets:

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 141, “Business Combinations”, and SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.  SFAS 141 is effective for all business combinations completed after June 30, 2001.  SFAS 142 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001; however, certain provisions of this Statement apply to goodwill and other intangible assets acquired between July 1, 2001 and the effective date of SFAS 142.  We adopted the provisions of SFAS 142 as of January 1, 2002 and had no acquisitions between July 1, 2001 and January 1, 2002.

 

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142, our accounting policies for goodwill and intangible assets changed effective January 1, 2002 as described below:

 

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives:

We recognize the excess cost of an acquired entity over the net amount assigned to assets acquired, including intangible assets with indefinite lives, and liabilities assumed, as goodwill.  Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives will be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever there is an impairment indicated.  Impairment losses will be recognized whenever the implied fair value is less than the carrying value of the related asset.  Prior to January 1, 2002, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives were amortized over 40 years.  Beginning January 1, 2002, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives were no longer amortized.

 

Other Intangibles:

We recognize an acquired intangible apart from goodwill whenever the asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, or whenever it is capable of being separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset, or liability.  An intangible other than goodwill is amortized over its estimated useful life unless that life is determined to be indefinite.  Impairment losses are recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible subject to amortization is not recoverable from expected future cash flows and its carrying amount exceeds its fair value.

 

During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we completed the transitional impairment test of indefinite-lived intangible assets with no impairment indicated.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, we will complete the transitional impairment test of goodwill and other intangibles.  We do not believe the impairment testing will have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

 

Our carrying amount, net of accumulated amortization, for goodwill as of March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 was $341,021,000.  Each segment’s share of this goodwill at these dates was as follows:

 

Egg Products

 

$

254,182,000

 

Refrigerated Distribution

 

35,560,000

 

Potato Products

 

49,515,000

 

Dairy Products

 

1,764,000

 

 

The carrying amounts, net of accumulated amortization, for other indefinite-lived intangible assets (trademarks) as of March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 was $13,406,000. The Predecessor had no indefinite-lived intangible assets.

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of net earnings (loss), as reported in the financial statements, to those amounts adjusted for goodwill and intangible amortization determined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142.

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

(Company)

 

(Predecessor)

 

Reported net earnings (loss)

 

$

5,359,000

 

$

(5,653,000

)

Add back:  goodwill amortization

 

 

885,000

 

Adjusted net earnings (loss)

 

$

5,359,000

 

$

(4,768,000

)

 

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Our acquired intangible assets that have been determined to have a definite life and continue to be amortized as of March 31, 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Licenses and non-compete

 

$

2,526,000

 

$

(811,000

)

 

The aggregate amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2002 was approximately $180,000.  The Predecessor had amortization expense of $500,000 during the period ended March 31, 2001.  The estimated amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Years
Ended December 31,

 

2002

 

$

715,000

 

2003

 

715,000

 

2004

 

186,000

 

2005

 

186,000

 

2006

 

87,000

 

 

Other New Pronouncements:

On January 1, 2002 we adopted SFAS 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In addition, we adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-25 Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration to a Reseller on the Vendors Products, effective January 1, 2002.  The adoption of EITF Issue 00-25 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE D - INVENTORIES

 

Inventories, other than flocks, are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Flock inventory represents the cost of purchasing and raising flocks to laying maturity, at which time their cost is amortized to operations over their expected useful life of generally one to two years, assuming no salvage value.

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

18,154,000

 

$

15,347,000

 

Work in process and finished goods

 

44,466,000

 

43,027,000

 

Flocks

 

19,363,000

 

20,567,000

 

 

 

$

81,983,000

 

$

78,941,000

 

 

NOTE E - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Egg Procurement Contracts:

We maintain egg procurement contracts with numerous cooperatives and egg producers throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States, which supply approximately 50% of our egg requirements. These contracts vary in length from

 

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18 to 72 months with prices primarily indexed to grain or Urner Barry market indices. No single egg supplier provides more than 10% of our egg requirements.

 

Patent Litigation:

We have an exclusive license agreement for a patented process for the production and sale of extended shelf-life liquid egg products. Under the license agreement, we have the right to defend and prosecute infringement of the underlying patents. We may apply 50% of our costs of defending the patents to future royalty payments.

 

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has upheld the validity of the patents on two separate occasions. In September 2000, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allowed product claims beyond the process claims previously allowed for the extended shelf-life egg product. These patents are scheduled to expire beginning in 2006.

 

In 2000, the Predecessor settled litigation with one party related to the infringement of these patents and issued a sub-license to the infringing party granting them the right to manufacture and distribute extended shelf-life liquid whole egg product subject to a royalty payable to us and the patent holder on all future product sold. In connection with this settlement, the patent holder received a lump sum payment for the past production and sale of the product and other matters related to the infringement. We are continuing to pursue litigation related to other parties who are infringing the product and process patents, including Sunny Fresh Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of Cargill, Inc.

 

Other Litigation:

We are engaged in routine litigation incidental to our business. We believe the ultimate outcome of this litigation will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

NOTE F - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The components and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL), net of taxes, during the three months ended March 31, 2002 were as follows:

 

 

 

Cash Flow
Hedges

 

Foreign Currency
Translation

 

Total
AOCL

 

COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2002

 

$

(3,556,000

)

$

(61,000

)

$

(3,617,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

11,000

 

11,000

 

Net unrealized change on cash flow hedges

 

887,000

 

 

887,000

 

Balance at March 31, 2002

 

$

(2,669,000

)

$

(50,000

)

$

(2,719,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow
Hedges

 

Foreign Currency
Translation

 

Total
AOCL

 

PREDECESSOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2001

 

$

 

$

(1,317,000

)

$

(1,317,000

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(47,000

)

(47,000

)

Translation loss realized on termination of joint venture

 

 

1,135,000

 

1,135,000

 

Transition adjustment

 

775,000

 

 

775,000

 

Net unrealized change on cash flow hedges

 

(2,651,000

)

 

(2,651,000

)

Less reclassification adjustments

 

244,000

 

 

244,000

 

Balance at March 31, 2001

 

$

(1,632,000

)

$

(229,000

)

$

(1,861,000

)

 

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Comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 was as follows:

 

COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2002

 

 

 

$

5,359,000

 

Net gains arising during the period from cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized derivative gains during period

 

887,000

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

11,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

898,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2002

 

 

 

$

6,257,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREDECESSOR

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2001

 

 

 

$

(5,653,000

)

Net gains (losses) arising during the period from cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative transition gain

 

775,000

 

 

 

Net unrealized derivative losses during period

 

(2,651,000

)

 

 

Reclassification adjustment

 

244,000

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(47,000

)

 

 

Foreign currency loss realized

 

1,135,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

(544,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2001

 

 

 

$

(6,197,000

)

 

NOTE G - BUSINESS SEGMENTS

 

We operate in four reportable segments - Egg Products, Refrigerated Distribution, Dairy Products and Potato Products. The Merger, as more fully described in Note A, did not have an impact on our segment classification or the interaction between the segments. Certain financial information on our operating segments, and the Predecessor’s, is as follows (unaudited, in thousands):

 

 

 

Company

 

 

 

Egg
Products

 

Refrigerated
Distribution

 

Dairy
Products

 

Potato
Products

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED March 31, 2002:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External net sales

 

$

155,186

 

$

63,006

 

$

43,180

 

$

17,057

 

N/A

 

$

278,429

 

Intersegment sales

 

4,045

 

 

 

892

 

N/A

 

4,937

 

Operating profit (loss)

 

16,992

 

2,293

 

1,831

 

2,314

 

(1,937

)

21,493

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,878

 

437

 

1,040

 

1,164

 

10

 

13,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Predecessor

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED March 31, 2001:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External net sales

 

$

163,529

 

$

61,185

 

$

35,328

 

$

15,585

 

N/A

 

$

275,627

 

Intersegment sales

 

4,246

 

 

 

1,003

 

N/A

 

5,249

 

Operating profit (loss)

 

12,915

 

3,639

 

3,958

 

1,688

 

(12,706

)

9,494

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,611

 

339

 

1,274

 

1,278

 

33

 

12,535

 

 

NOTE H - SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Our revolving line of credit, A and B term loans and senior subordinated notes have been guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by us and our domestic subsidiaries. The revolving line of credit and A and B term loans are also guaranteed by our parent, M-Foods Holdings, Inc.

 

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents our consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and the statements of earnings and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2002; and the Predecessor’s consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2001. These financial statements reflect Michael

 

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Foods, Inc. (the parent), the wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries (on a combined basis), the non-wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries, and elimination entries necessary to combine such entities on a consolidated basis. Included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are the unaudited financial statements of the non-wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries.

 

COMPANY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

MARCH 31, 2002

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-WHOLLY OWNED
GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT

 

WHOLLY
OWNED
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY,
LLC

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY
TXCT, LLC

 

ELIMINATIONS

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

41,322

 

$

(3,109

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

38,213

 

Accounts receivable, less allowances

 

213

 

90,826

 

7,531

 

5,720

 

(3,136

)

101,154

 

Inventories

 

 

72,447

 

4,806

 

4,730

 

 

81,983

 

Notes receivable - related party

 

 

3,354

 

 

 

(3,354

)

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

830

 

8,283

 

389

 

70

 

 

9,572

 

Total current assets

 

42,365

 

171,801

 

12,726

 

10,520

 

(6,490

)

230,922

 

Property, Plant and Equipment - net

 

69

 

256,080

 

17,150

 

11,379

 

 

284,678

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill, net

 

 

339,258

 

1,763

 

 

 

341,021

 

Preferred return receivable for subs

 

 

10,208

 

 

 

(10,208

)

 

Joint ventures and other assets

 

18,740

 

23,446

 

173

 

929

 

 

43,288

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

632,224

 

 

 

 

(632,224

)

 

 

 

650,964

 

372,912

 

1,936

 

929

 

(642,432

)

384,309

 

 

 

$

693,398

 

$

800,793

 

$

31,812

 

$

22,828

 

$

(648,922

)

$

899,909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

11,497

 

$

307

 

$

 

$

2,400

 

$

 

$

14,204

 

Accounts payable

 

172

 

54,981

 

2,752

 

4,470

 

(3,136

)

59,239

 

Notes payable - related party

 

 

 

2,831

 

556

 

(3,387

)

 

Accrued liabilities

 

38,078

 

46,258

 

2,611

 

971

 

33

 

87,951

 

Total current liabilities

 

49,747

 

101,546

 

8,194

 

8,397

 

(6,490

)

161,394

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

485,182

 

41,727

 

 

2,400

 

 

529,309

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,253

)

50,737

 

 

 

 

49,484

 

Preferred shareholder return payable

 

 

 

9,279

 

929

 

(10,208

)

 

Non-controlling interest

 

475

 

 

 

 

 

475

 

Total liabilities

 

534,151

 

194,010

 

17,473

 

11,726

 

(16,698

)

740,662

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

159,247

 

606,783

 

14,339

 

11,102

 

(632,224

)

159,247

 

 

 

$

693,398

 

$

800,793

 

$

31,812

 

$

22,828

 

$

(648,922

)

$

899,909

 

 

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COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2001

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-WHOLLY OWNED
GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT

 

WHOLLY
OWNED
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY,
LLC

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY
TXCT, LLC

 

ELIMINATIONS

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

33,947

 

$

(6,287

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

27,660

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

223

 

91,744

 

6,535

 

5,765

 

(1,950

)

102,317

 

Inventories

 

 

72,034

 

3,592

 

3,315

 

 

78,941

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

972

 

9,850

 

496

 

52

 

 

11,370

 

Total current assets

 

35,142

 

167,341

 

10,623

 

9,132

 

(1,950

)

220,288

 

Property, Plant and Equipment - net

 

78

 

263,893

 

15,657

 

11,526

 

 

291,154

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill, net

 

 

339,258

 

1,763

 

 

 

341,021

 

Joint ventures and other assets

 

19,521

 

24,091

 

 

1,058

 

 

44,670

 

Preferred unit holder return receivable.

 

 

8,188

 

 

 

(8,188

)

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

675,556

 

 

 

 

(675,556

)

 

 

 

695,077

 

371,537

 

1,763

 

1,058

 

(683,744

)

385,691

 

Total assets

 

$

730,297

 

$

802,771

 

$

28,043

 

$

21,716

 

$

(685,694

)

$

897,133

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

10,255

 

$

307

 

$

 

$

2,400

 

$

 

$

12,962

 

Accounts payable

 

265

 

60,223

 

2,612

 

3,342

 

(1,950

)

64,492

 

Accrued liabilities

 

30,210

 

44,020

 

2,151

 

976

 

 

77,357

 

Total current liabilities

 

40,730

 

104,550

 

4,763

 

6,718

 

(1,950

)

154,811

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

537,395

 

337

 

 

2,400

 

 

540,132

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,293

)

50,018

 

 

 

 

48,725

 

Total liabilities

 

576,832

 

154,905

 

4,763

 

9,118

 

(1,950

)

743,668

 

Non-controlling interest

 

475

 

 

 

 

 

475

 

Preferred unit holder return payable

 

 

 

7,500

 

688

 

(8,188

)

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

152,990

 

647,866

 

15,780

 

11,910

 

(675,556

)

152,990

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

730,297

 

$

802,771

 

$

28,043

 

$

21,716

 

$

(685,694

)

$

897,133

 

 

COMPANY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING EARNINGS STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-WHOLLY OWNED
GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT

 

WHOLLY
OWNED
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY,
LLC

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY
TXCT, LLC 

 

ELIMINATIONS

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

Net sales

 

$

 

$

240,186

 

$

23,850

 

$

19,330

 

$

(4,937

)

$

278,429

 

Cost of sales

 

 

193,135

 

20,628

 

18,487

 

(4,937

)

227,313

 

Gross profit

 

 

47,051

 

3,222

 

843

 

 

51,116

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,937

 

26,459

 

1,415

 

1,018

 

(1,206

)

29,623

 

Operating profit (loss)

 

(1,937

)

20,592

 

1,807

 

(175

)

1,206

 

21,493

 

Interest expense, net

 

11,800

 

831

 

28

 

5

 

 

12,664

 

Other income

 

1,206

 

 

 

 

(1,206

)

 

Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings
of subsidiaries and income taxes

 

(12,531

)

19,761

 

1,779

 

(180

)

 

8,829

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiary

 

12,980

 

1,599

 

(1,779

)

180

 

(12,980

)

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

449

 

21,360

 

 

 

(12,980

)

8,829

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(4,910

)

8,380

 

 

 

 

3,470

 

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

 

5,359

 

12,980

 

 

 

(12,980

)

5,359

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in foreign currency translation

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

11

 

Change in cash flow hedges

 

(208

)

1,095

 

 

 

 

887

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

5,151

 

$

14,086

 

$

 

$

 

$

(12,980

)

$

6,257

 

 

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PREDECESSOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING EARNINGS STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-WHOLLY OWNED
GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT

 

WHOLLY
OWNED
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY,
LLC

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY
TXCT, LLC

 

ELIMINATIONS

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

Net sales

 

$

 

$

245,548

 

$

17,684

 

$

17,644

 

$

(5,249

)

$

275,627

 

Cost of sales

 

 

200,854

 

14,994

 

17,108

 

(5,249

)

227,707

 

Gross profit

 

 

44,694

 

2,690

 

536

 

 

47,920

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,656

 

27,720

 

1,027

 

1,712

 

(1,522

)

30,593

 

Recall insurance settlement

 

 

 

(3,217

)

 

 

(3,217

)

Transaction costs

 

11,050

 

 

 

 

 

11,050

 

Operating profit (loss)

 

(12,706

)

16,974

 

4,880

 

(1,176

)

1,522

 

9,494

 

Interest (income) expense, net

 

3,308

 

(14

)

(1

)

 

 

3,293

 

Other income

 

1,522

 

 

 

 

(1,522

)

 

Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of subsidiaries, income taxes, and extraordinary item

 

(14,492

)

16,988

 

4,881

 

(1,176

)

 

6,201

 

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

12,573

 

 

 

 

(12,573

)

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary item

 

(1,919

)

16,988

 

4,881

 

(1,176

)

(12,573

)

6,201

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(5,690

)

6,649

 

1,918

 

(447

)

 

2,430

 

Earnings (loss) before extraordinary item

 

3,771

 

10,339

 

2,963

 

(729

)

(12,573

)

3,771

 

Extraordinary item - early extinguishment of debt, net of taxes

 

(9,424

)

 

 

 

 

(9,424

)

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)

 

(5,653

)

10,339

 

2,963

 

(729

)

(12,573

)

(5,653

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in foreign currency translation

 

 

1,088

 

 

 

 

1,088

 

Change in cash flow hedges

 

 

(1,632

)

 

 

 

(1,632

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(5,653

)

$

9,795

 

$

2,963

 

$

(729

)

$

(12,573

)

$

(6,197

)

 

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COMPANY

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-WHOLLY OWNED
GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT

 

WHOLLY
OWNED
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY,
LLC

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY
TXCT, LLC 

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

13,915

 

$

8,418

 

$

3,568

 

$

689

 

$

26,590

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(4,620

)

(1,955

)

(303

)

(6,878

)

Investments in joint ventures and other assets

 

(5

)

600

 

(173

)

 

422

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(5

)

(4,020

)

(2,128

)

(303

)

(6,456

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on notes payable

 

(5,000

)

 

 

 

(5,000

)

Proceeds on notes payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

(4,506

)

(75

)

 

 

(4,581

)

Investment in subsidiaries

 

2,971

 

(1,145

)

(1,440

)

(386

)

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(6,535

)

(1,220

)

(1,440

)

(386

)

(9,581

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

7,375

 

3,178

 

 

 

10,553

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

33,947

 

(6,287

)

 

 

27,660

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

41,322

 

$

(3,109

)

$

 

$

 

$

38,213

 

 

PREDECESSOR

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-WHOLLY OWNED
GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT

 

WHOLLY
OWNED
GUARANTOR
SUBSIDIARIES

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY,
LLC

 

M-FOODS
DAIRY
TXCT, LLC 

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

12,000

 

$

4,487

 

$

(2,440

)

$

(31

)

$

14,016

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(4,923

)

(3,664

)

(2,250

)

(10,837

)

Investments in joint ventures and other assets

 

434

 

3,454

 

 

 

3,888

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

434

 

(1,469

)

(3,664

)

(2,250

)

(6,949

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on notes payable

 

(52,000

)

 

 

 

(52,000

)

Proceeds on notes payable

 

45,500

 

 

 

 

45,500

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

 

(109

)

 

 

(109

)

Proceeds from issuance of stock

 

546

 

 

 

 

546

 

Extension of stock options

 

310

 

 

 

 

310

 

Dividends

 

(1,465

)

 

 

 

(1,465

)

Investment in subsidiaries

 

(9,785

)

1,393

 

6,111

 

2,281

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(16,894

)

1,284

 

6,111

 

2,281

 

(7,218

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

(4,460

)

4,302

 

7

 

 

(151

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

8,787

 

(4,366

)

 

 

4,421

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

4,327

 

$

(64

)

$

7

 

$

 

$

4,270

 

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Balance Sheets

Statements of Earnings

Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Financial Statements

 

16



 

 

M-FOODS DAIRY, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

MARCH 31,
2002

 

DECEMBER 31,
2001

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

 

$

 

Accounts receivable, less allowances

 

7,531

 

6,535

 

Inventories

 

4,806

 

3,592

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

389

 

496

 

Total current assets

 

12,726

 

10,623

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - AT COST

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

855

 

855

 

Buildings and improvements

 

3,999

 

3,999

 

Machinery and equipment

 

14,006

 

12,051

 

 

 

18,860

 

16,905

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

1,710

 

1,248

 

 

 

17,150

 

15,657

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill, net

 

1,763

 

1,763

 

Other assets

 

173

 

 

 

 

1,936

 

1,763

 

 

 

$

31,812

 

$

28,043

 

 

LIABILITIES AND UNIT HOLDER AND

OPERATING UNIT EQUITY

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,752

 

$

2,612

 

Note payable - related party

 

2,831

 

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

494

 

688

 

Insurance

 

115

 

124

 

Customer programs

 

1,331

 

836

 

Other

 

671

 

503

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,194

 

4,763

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

PREFERRED UNIT HOLDER RETURN PAYABLE

 

9,279

 

7,500

 

UNIT HOLDER AND OPERATING UNIT EQUITY

 

14,339

 

15,780

 

 

 

$

31,812

 

$

28,043

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Company

 

Predecessor

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Net sales

 

$

23,850

 

$

17,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

20,628

 

14,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

3,222

 

2,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,415

 

1,027

 

Recall insurance settlement

 

 

(3,217

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating profit

 

1,807

 

4,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

(28

)

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

1,779

 

4,881

 

Income tax expense

 

 

1,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS

 

$

1,779

 

$

2,963

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

COMPANY

 

PREDECESSOR

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

3,568

 

$

(2,440

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(1,955

)

(3,664

)

Other assets

 

(173

)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(2,128

)

(3,664

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net additional capital invested or (dividends paid)

 

(1,440

)

6,111

 

Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities

 

(1,440

)

6,111

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

 

7

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

 

$

7

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE A — ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND MERGER

 

Organization

M-Foods Dairy, LLC (the “Company”) is a majority owned subsidiary of Michael Foods, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.  Prior to the Merger described below, Kohler Mix — MN (the “Predecessor,” “Operating Unit” or the “Unit”) was an operating unit of Michael Foods, Inc.  The change in control of Michael Foods, Inc. and the reorganization of the operating unit into M-Foods Dairy, LLC are more fully described below.

 

Business

The Company processes and distributes soft serve ice cream mix, frozen yogurt mix, milk and specialty dairy products, many of which are ultra-high temperature pasteurized, from its facility in Minnesota.

 

Merger

On April 10, 2001, Michael Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Michael Foods”) was acquired in a transaction (the “Merger”) led by an investor group comprised of a management group led by Michael Foods’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Ostrander, affiliates of Jeffrey Michael, a member of the Predecessor Board of Directors, and affiliates of two private equity investment firms, Vestar Capital Partners and Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated, collectively, M-Foods Investors, LLC.  Under the terms of the Merger agreement, all outstanding shares of Michael Foods com­mon stock were converted into the right to receive $30.10 per share in cash, or value equal thereto, and all outstanding stock options were converted into the right to receive, in cash, $30.10 per share reduced by the exercise price per share for all shares subject to such stock options.  The purchase of the outstand­ing shares was financed through new equity financing of approximately $175,000,000, a senior secured credit facility of up to $470,000,000 at market-based variable interest rates (effective rate of approximately 6.0% as of March 31, 2002), and $200,000,000 of senior subordinated notes at an 11.75% annual inter­est rate.

 

Immediately after the close of the Merger, Michael Foods contributed the assets of its Dairy division into two limited liability corporations, M-Foods Dairy, LLC and M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC (collectively, the “Dairy LLCs”) and in exchange received voting preferred and voting common units from these entities equal to the fair value of the net assets contributed, which collectively were approxi­mately $35,800,000 (the approximate fair value contributed to M-Foods Dairy, LLC was $26,850,000).  The preferred units issued to Michael Foods have an annual 10% preferred return guarantee and represent 100% of the preferred units issued and outstanding.  In addition, Michael Foods received 5% of the common units issued by each of the Dairy LLCs with the common units held by Michael Foods representing 100% of the voting common units issued and outstanding.  These common units have a stated value of $25,000.  The remaining 95% of the common units, which are non-voting, are owned by M-Foods Dairy Holdings, LLC, which is owned by the same owners, or affiliates of such owners, in the same proportion, as the unit holders of M-Foods Investors, LLC.  The Dairy LLCs common unit interest owned by M-Foods Dairy Holdings, LLC was purchased for $475,000 as of April 1, 2001.

 

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Following the Merger, Michael Foods, Inc. became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of M-Foods Investors, LLC and M-Foods Dairy LLC became a majority owned subsidiary of Michael Foods, Inc.

 

The Merger was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion 16, Business Combinations and EITF 88-16, Basis in Leveraged Buyout Transac­tions.  Accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at fair value for the interests acquired by new investors and at the carryover basis for continuing investors.  As a result, the assets and liabilities were assigned new values, which are part Predecessor cost and part fair value, in the same proportions as the carryover basis of the residual interests retained by the continuing management investors and continuing affiliate investors of the Michael family and the new interests acquired by the new investors.  The deemed dividend related to the Michael Foods investment in the assets and liabilities of the Dairy LLCs was pushed down to these majority owned subsidiaries, as if they were wholly owned subsidiaries since Michael Foods owns all of the voting stock and the Dairy LLCs are being operated by the management of Michael Foods.  The amount of the deemed dividend at Michael Foods was $66,631,000.

 

For ease of presentation, the Merger has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements as if it had occurred on April 1, 2001.  Management determined that no material transactions occurred during the period from April 1 through April 9, 2001.  The Company’s financial statements have been presented on a comparative basis with the Predecessor’s historical operating unit financial statements, prior to the date of Merger.  Different bases of accounting have been used to prepare the Company and Predecessor financial statements.  The primary differences relate to the 10% yield on preferred units, depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and other intangible assets recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, and income taxes which are payable by the Company’s unit holders.

 

The fair value contributed by Michael Foods to M-Foods Dairy, LLC was $26,850,000.  In addition, $356,250 was contributed by new investors in exchange for Class B non-voting common units.  This combined amount was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their fair values at April 1, 2001, net of the deemed dividend.  The fair values of long-term assets were obtained from a valuation report issued by a third party appraisal firm.  The allocations were as follows:

 

Working capital

 

$

10,426,000

 

Property, plant & equipment

 

15,135,000

 

Other assets, including goodwill

 

3,962,000

 

 

The following unaudited pro forma net sales and net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2001 are derived from the application of pro forma adjustments to the Predecessor’s historical statement of earnings, and assumes the Merger had occurred on January 1, 2001.  The pro forma net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2001 is also adjusted for goodwill amortization determined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142 (see Note B).  The net sales and net earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2002 represent actual results for the period.

 

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Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2002

 

March 31, 2001

 

Net sales

 

$

23,850,000

 

$

17,684,000

 

Net earnings

 

1,779,000

 

2,980,000

 

 

NOTE B  — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

The Predecessor Statements of Earnings and Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2001 have been prepared from the historical books and records of Michael Foods.  The respective Statements of Earnings include an allocation of general and administrative costs incurred by Michael Foods and allocations from this Operating Unit to the other Dairy LLC operating unit, M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC.  The accompanying Company unau­dited financial statements and footnote information as of and for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, and as of December 31, 2001, have been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC using the adjusted cost basis of assets and liabilities of the Company.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.  The Unit’s financial statements include an allocation for general and administrative costs incurred by Michael Foods.  Management believes its allocations to these Operating Unit financial statements are reasonable.  Additionally, Operating Unit equity includes the cumulative net advances between the Operating Unit and Michael Foods, which are considered additional capital invested from or, constructive dividends to, Michael Foods.  Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements may not necessarily be indicative of the results that could have been obtained if the Operating Unit had been operated as a stand-alone entity.  The historical results of the Company and Predecessor for the periods indicated are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company for a full year.

 

The accounting policies of the Predecessor have been adopted by the Company.

 

Use of Estimates

Preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with account­ing principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, related revenues and expenses and disclosure about contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from the estimates used by management.

 

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market.

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

2,537,000

 

$

1,625,000

 

Work in process and finished goods

 

2,269,000

 

1,967,000

 

 

 

$

4,806,000

 

$

3,592,000

 

 

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Adoption of New Accounting Policies

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets:

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 141, “Business Combinations”, and SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.  SFAS 141 is effective for all business combinations completed after June 30, 2001.  SFAS 142 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001; however, certain provisions of this Statement apply to goodwill and other intangible assets acquired between July 1, 2001 and the effective date of SFAS 142.  The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 142 as of January 1, 2002 and had no acquisitions between July 1, 2001 and January 1, 2002.

 

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142, the Company’s accounting policies for goodwill and intangible assets changed effective January 1, 2002 as described below:

 

Goodwill:

The Company recognizes the excess cost of an acquired entity over the net amount assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed as goodwill.  Goodwill will be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever there is an impairment indicated.  Impairment losses will be recognized whenever the implied fair value is less than the carrying value of the related asset.  Prior to January 1, 2002, goodwill was amortized over 40 years.  Beginning January 1, 2002, goodwill is no longer amortized.

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company will complete the transitional impairment test of goodwill.  The Company does not believe the impairment testing will have a material effect on the results of operations or the financial position of the Company.

 

The Company’s carrying amount, net of accumulated amortization, for goodwill as of March 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 was $1,764,000.

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of net earnings, as reported in the financial statements, to those amounts adjusted for goodwill as determined in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142.

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

(Company)

 

(Predecessor)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported net earnings

 

$

1,778,000

 

$

2,963,000

 

Add back:  goodwill amortization

 

 

26,000

 

Adjusted net earnings

 

$

1,778,000

 

$

2,989,000

 

 

Other New Pronouncements:

On January 1, 2002 the Company adopted SFAS 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In addition, the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-25 Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration to a Reseller on the Vendors Products, effective January 1, 2002.  The adoption of EITF Issue 00-25 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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NOTE C — SETTLEMENT OF RECALL INSURANCE CLAIM

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2001, the Unit settled its insurance claim related to a product recall, which occurred in early 1999.  The settlement reimbursed the Unit for recall related costs incurred, as well as a partial reimbursement for lost business as a result of the recall.

 

NOTE D — INCOME TAXES

 

Predecessor

The activity of the Operating Unit has been included in the income tax return of Michael Foods, Inc. for financial reporting purposes.  The Unit has been allocated a provision for income taxes in an amount generally equivalent to the provision that would have resulted had the Unit filed a separate income tax return.

 

Company

For income tax purposes the Company is a pass-through entity, therefore, income taxes have not been reflected on the Company’s financial statements.

 

NOTE E — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

The Company is engaged in routine litigation incidental to its business.  Management believes the ultimate outcome of this litigation will not have a material effect on the Unit’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY TXCT, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Balance Sheets

Statements of Earnings

Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Financial Statements

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY TXCT, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

MARCH 31,
2002

 

DECEMBER 31,
2001

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

 

$

 

Accounts receivable, less allowances

 

5,720

 

5,765

 

Inventories

 

4,730

 

3,315

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

70

 

52

 

Total current assets

 

10,520

 

9,132

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT— AT COST

 

 

 

 

 

Leasehold improvements

 

3,023

 

3,023

 

Machinery and equipment

 

10,300

 

9,997

 

 

 

13,323

 

13,020

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

1,944

 

1,494

 

 

 

11,379

 

11,526

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Non-compete agreement, net

 

929

 

1,058

 

 

 

$

22,828

 

$

21,716

 

LIABILITIES AND UNIT HOLDER AND OPERATING UNIT EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of non-compete commitment

 

$

2,400

 

$

2,400

 

Accounts payable

 

4,470

 

3,342

 

Note payable — related party

 

556

 

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation

 

306

 

292

 

Insurance

 

109

 

37

 

Customer programs

 

25

 

200

 

Other

 

531

 

447

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,397

 

6,718

 

NON-COMPETE COMMITMENT, less current maturities

 

2,400

 

2,400

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

PREFERRED UNIT HOLDER RETURN PAYABLE

 

929

 

688

 

UNIT HOLDER AND OPERATING UNIT EQUITY

 

11,102

 

11,910

 

 

 

$

22,828

 

$

21,716

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY TXCT, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

COMPANY

 

PREDECESSOR

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Net sales

 

$

19,330

 

$

17,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

18,487

 

17,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

843

 

536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

1,018

 

1,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(175

)

(1,176

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(180

)

(1,176

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

(447

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

$

(180

)

$

(729

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY TXCT, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

COMPANY

 

PREDECESSOR

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

689

 

$

(31

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(303

)

(2,250

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(303

)

(2,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net additional capital invested or (dividends paid)

 

(386

)

2,281

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(386

)

2,281

 

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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M-FOODS DAIRY TXCT, LLC

(A MAJORITY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MICHAEL FOODS, INC.)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE A — ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND MERGER

 

Organization

M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC (the “Company”) is a majority owned subsidiary of Michael Foods, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.  Prior to the Merger described below, Kohler Mix — TXCT (the “Predecessor,” “Operating Unit” or the “Unit”) was an operating unit of Michael Foods, Inc.  The change in control of Michael Foods, Inc. and the reorganization of the operating unit into M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC are more fully described below.

 

Business

The Company processes and distributes soft serve ice cream mix, frozen yogurt mix, milk and specialty dairy products, many of which are ultra-high temperature pasteurized, from its facilities in Texas and Connecticut.

 

Merger

On April 10, 2001, Michael Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Michael Foods”) was acquired in a transaction (the “Merger”) led by an investor group comprised of a management group led by Michael Foods’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Ostrander, affiliates of Jeffrey Michael, a member of the Predecessor Board of Directors, and affiliates of two private equity investment firms, Vestar Capital Partners and Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated, collectively, M-Foods Investors, LLC.  Under the terms of the Merger agreement, all outstanding shares of Michael Foods com­mon stock were converted into the right to receive $30.10 per share in cash, or value equal thereto, and all outstanding stock options were converted into the right to receive, in cash, $30.10 per share reduced by the exercise price per share for all shares subject to such stock options.  The purchase of the outstand­ing shares was financed through new equity financing of approximately $175,000,000, a senior secured credit facility of up to $470,000,000 at market-based variable interest rates (effective rate of approximately 6.0% as of March 31, 2002), and $200,000,000 of senior subordinated notes at an 11.75% annual inter­est rate.

 

Immediately after the close of the Merger, Michael Foods contributed the assets of its Dairy division into two limited liability corporations, M-Foods Dairy, LLC and M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC (collectively, the “Dairy LLCs”) and in exchange received voting preferred and voting common units from these entities equal to the fair value of the net assets contributed, which collectively were approxi­mately $35,800,000 (the approximate fair value contributed to M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC was $8,950,000).  The preferred units issued to Michael Foods have an annual 10% preferred return guarantee and represent 100% of the preferred units issued and outstanding.  In addition, Michael Foods received 5% of the common units issued by each of the Dairy LLCs with the common units held by Michael Foods representing 100% of the voting common units issued and outstanding.  These common units have a stated value of $25,000.  The remaining 95% of the common units, which are non-voting, are owned by M-Foods Dairy Holdings, LLC, which is owned by the same owners, or affiliates of such owners, in the same proportion, as the unit holders of M-Foods Investors, LLC.  The Dairy LLCs common unit interest owned by M-Foods Dairy Holdings, LLC was purchased for $475,000 as of April 1, 2001.

 

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Following the Merger, Michael Foods, Inc. became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of M-Foods Investors, LLC and M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC became a majority owned subsidiary of Michael Foods, Inc.

 

The Merger was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion 16, Business Combinations and EITF 88-16, Basis in Leveraged Buyout Transac­tions.  Accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at fair value for the interests acquired by new investors and at the carryover basis for continuing investors.  As a result, the assets and liabilities were assigned new values, which are part Predecessor cost and part fair value, in the same proportions as the carryover basis of the residual interests retained by the continuing management investors and continuing affiliate investors of the Michael family and the new interests acquired by the new investors.  The deemed dividend related to the Michael Foods investment in the assets and liabilities of the Dairy LLCs was pushed down to these majority owned subsidiaries, as if they were wholly owned subsidiaries since Michael Foods owns all of the voting stock and the Dairy LLCs are being operated by the management of Michael Foods.  The amount of the deemed dividend at Michael Foods was $66,631,000.  However, the historical cost basis equity of the continuing investors of the Company was $21,623,000, which exceeded the Company’s fair market value by $12,673,000.  This resulted in an allocation of carryover basis in excess of the fair market value of the Company in the amount of $3,928,000.

 

For ease of presentation, the Merger has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements as if it had occurred on April 1, 2001.  Management determined that no material transactions occurred during the period from April 1 through April 9, 2001. The Company’s financial statements have been presented on a comparative basis with the Predecessor’s historical operating unit financial statements, prior to the date of Merger.  Different bases of accounting have been used to prepare the Company and Predecessor financial statements.  The primary differences relate to the 10% yield on preferred units, depreciation and amortization of fixed assets and other intangible assets recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition, and income taxes which are payable by the Company’s unit holders.

 

The fair value contributed by Michael Foods to M-Foods Dairy TXCT, LLC was $8,950,000 and this amount, plus an additional carryover basis of $3,928,000, was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their fair values at April 1, 2001.  In addition, $118,750 was contributed by new investors in exchange for Class B - non voting common units.  The fair values of long-term assets was obtained from a valuation report issued by a third party appraisal firm.  The allocations were as follows:

 

Working capital

 

$

7,420,000

 

Property, plant & equipment

 

8,980,000

 

Other assets, including goodwill

 

1,397,000

 

Other liabilities

 

4,800,000

 

 

The following unaudited pro forma net sales and net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2001 are derived from the application of pro forma adjustments to the Predecessor’s historical statement of earnings, and assumes the Merger had occurred on January 1, 2001.  The net sales and net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2002 represent actual results for the period.

 

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Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2002

 

March 31, 2001

 

Net sales

 

$

19,330,000

 

$

17,644,000

 

Net loss

 

(180,000

)

(573,000

)

 

NOTE B  — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

The Predecessor Statements of Earnings and Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2001 have been prepared from the historical books and records of Michael Foods.  The respective Statements of Earnings include an allocation of general and administrative costs incurred by Michael Foods and allocations from this Operating Unit to the other Dairy LLC operating unit, M-Foods Dairy, LLC. The accompanying Company unau­dited financial statements and footnote information as of and for the three month period ended March 31, 2002, and as of December 31, 2001, have been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC using the adjusted cost basis of assets and liabilities of the Company.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.  The Unit’s financial statements include an allocation for general and administrative costs incurred by Michael Foods.  Management believes its allocations to these Operating Unit financial statements are reasonable.  Additionally, Operating Unit equity includes the cumulative net advances between the Operating Unit and Michael Foods, which are considered additional capital invested from or, constructive dividends to, Michael Foods.  Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements may not necessarily be indicative of the results that could have been obtained if the Operating Unit had been operated as a stand-alone entity.  The historical results of the Company and Predecessor for the periods indicated are not necessarily indicative of the results of the Company for a full year.

 

The accounting policies of the Predecessor have been adopted by the Company.

 

Use of Estimates

Preparation of the accompanying financial statements in conformity with account­ing principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, related revenues and expenses and disclosure about contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from the estimates used by management.

 

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market.

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

2,651,000

 

$

1,880,000

 

Work in process and finished goods

 

2,079,000

 

1,435,000

 

 

 

$

4,730,000

 

$

3,315,000

 

 

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Adoption of New Accounting Policies

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets:

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 141, “Business Combinations”, and SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.  SFAS 141 is effective for all business combinations completed after June 30, 2001.  SFAS 142 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001; however, certain provisions of this Statement apply to goodwill and other intangible assets acquired between July 1, 2001 and the effective date of SFAS 142.  The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 142 as of January 1, 2002 and had no acquisitions between July 1, 2001 and January 1, 2002.

 

As a result of adopting SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142, the Company’s accounting policies for goodwill and intangible assets changed effective January 1, 2002 as described below:

 

Goodwill:

The Company recognizes the excess cost of an acquired entity over the net amount assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed as goodwill.  The Company had no goodwill as of March 31, 2002 or December 31, 2001.  If goodwill is acquired in the future, it will be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever there is an impairment indicated.  Impairment losses will be recognized whenever the implied fair value is less than the carrying value of the related asset.

 

Other Intangibles:

The Company recognizes an acquired intangible apart from goodwill whenever the asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, or whenever it is capable of being separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset, or liability.  An intangible other than goodwill is amortized over its estimated useful life unless that life is determined to be indefinite.  Impairment losses are recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible subject to amortization is not recoverable from expected future cash flows and its carrying amount exceeds its fair value.

 

Acquired intangible assets of the Company that have been determined to have a definite life and continue to be amortized as of March 31, 2002 are as follows:

 

 

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Non-compete

 

$

1,398,000

 

$

(468,000

)

 

The aggregate amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2002 was approximately $130,000.  The Predecessor had amortization expense of $500,000 during the period ended March 31, 2001.  The estimated amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2002 through December 31, 2003 is as follows:

 

 

 

For the Years
Ended December 31,

 

2002

 

$

529,000

 

2003

 

529,000

 

 

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Other New Pronouncements:

On January 1, 2002 the Company adopted SFAS 144 Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.  The adoption of SFAS 144 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In addition, the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-25 Vendor Income Statement Characterization of Consideration to a Reseller on the Vendors Products, effective January 1, 2002.  The adoption of EITF Issue 00-25 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 
NOTE C — INCOME TAXES

 

Predecessor

The activity of the Operating Unit has been included in the income tax return of Michael Foods, Inc. for financial reporting purposes.  The Unit has been allocated a provision for income taxes in an amount generally equivalent to the provision that would have resulted had the Unit filed a separate income tax return.

 

Company

For income tax purposes the Company is a pass through entity, therefore, income taxes have not been reflected on the Company’s financial statements.

 
NOTE D — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

The Company is engaged in routine litigation incidental to its business.  Management believes the ultimate outcome of this litigation will not have a material effect on the accompanying statements of financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

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

OF OPERATIONS

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 AS COMPARED TO PREDECESSOR’S THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Readers are directed to Note G - Business Segments for data on the unaudited financial results of our four business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2002 and for data on the unaudited financial results of the Predecessor’s four business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2001.

 

Net sales for the 2002 period were $278,429,000, an increase of 1% compared to the Predecessor’s net sales of $275,627,000 in the 2001 period. Net sales increased because of the factors discussed in the below divisional reviews, but were higher in the 2002 period due largely to unit sales growth in two divisions.

 

Egg Products Division net sales for the 2002 period reflected slightly decreased unit sales and slight deflation for industrial egg products, with the latter tied to weaker pricing in the national egg market. Unit sales rose for egg substitutes, hardcooked items and precooked products, and declined slightly for other products. Graded shell egg prices decreased approximately 5% compared to first quarter 2001 levels, as reported by Urner Barry Publications - a widely quoted industry pricing service. Related egg market decreases lowered the cost of purchased eggs slightly. Approximately two-thirds of the Division’s annual egg needs are purchased under contracts or in the spot market. A substantial majority of these eggs are priced according to the cost of grain inputs or to egg market prices as reported by Urner Barry. Approximately one-third of annual egg needs are sourced from internal flocks, where feed costs typically represent roughly two-thirds of the cost of producing such eggs. Feed costs were slightly higher in the 2002 period, compared to the 2001 period, due mainly to higher prices for corn. Overall, decreased egg costs in the 2002 period, as compared to the 2001 period, were generally met with flat egg products prices.  This resulted in higher margins for certain egg products, particularly egg substitutes, hardcooked products and dried products, and higher divisional margins in total.

 

Refrigerated Distribution Division net sales for the 2002 period reflected generally higher pricing, which more than offset slightly lower unit sales. Unit sales rose for butter and ethnic items, while cheese, margarine, and baked goods showed weaker unit sales. Unit sales trends reflected, in part, a change in national dairy market conditions year-over-year, with butterfat pricing significantly reduced.  This caused consumers to “trade-up” to butter from margarine, reversing the trend of twelve months prior. Regarding cheese unit sales, we believe a combination of weak economic conditions, the relative value of private label cheeses compared to branded cheeses, such as we sell, and store closures by certain retail customers all affected results. Margins declined in the key cheese category. A more rapid decline than expected in national cheese prices, as compared to our costs for inventoried cheese and the Division’s cheese ownership via hedging, caused margin compression.

 

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Dairy Products Division net sales for the 2002 period reflected higher unit sales, due mainly to strong creamer and specialty cartoned product sales. Improved pricing for certain product categories also added to dollar sales growth. Excluding an insurance settlement of approximately $3,218,000 in the 2001 period, the divisional operating profit margin and dollars increased as a result of the strong volume growth, an improved sales mix, and more efficient plant operations.

 

Potato Products Division net sales for the 2002 period reflected unit sales increases in all product categories. Sales were particularly strong for retail items. New account activity, same-account sales growth and higher marketing spending levels all contributed to the sales gain. The operating profit increase in the 2002 period reflected improved operating costs and the impact of a favorable sales mix, with retail sales rising as a percent of the divisional total.

 

The increase in our gross profit margin for the 2002 period, as compared to the results of the Predecessor in the 2001 period, reflected the factors discussed above, particularly sales mix improvements, decreased raw material costs and improved processing yields. It is our strategy to increase value-added product sales as a percent of total sales over time, while decreasing commodity-sensitive products’ contribution to consolidated sales. These efforts historically have been beneficial to gross profit margins in most periods.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased as a percent of sales in the 2002, as compared to the results of the Predecessor in the 2001 period. This increased expense ratio reflected higher expenses to support retail and foodservice marketing efforts and broadened sales efforts, and for our centralized purchasing department. Separate from selling, general and administrative expenses in the 2001 period, the Predecessor recorded non-recurring expenses related to the Merger for financial, legal, advisory and regulatory filing fees.  These expenses of approximately $11.1 million are reflected in the Predecessor’s Consolidated Statements of Earnings as transaction expenses.

 

GENERAL

 

Certain of our products are sensitive to changes in commodity prices. Value-added egg products, such as extended shelf-life liquid and precooked products, account for approximately 60% of the Egg Products Division’s net sales. The remainder of Egg Products Division sales is derived from the sale of other egg products and shell eggs, which vary from being very commodity-sensitive to somewhat value-added. Gross profit from shell eggs is primarily dependent upon the relationship between shell egg prices and the cost of feed, both of which can fluctuate significantly. Graded shell egg pricing in the 2002 period was approximately 5% below 2001 levels, as measured by a widely quoted

 

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pricing service, while feed costs rose slightly year-over-year. Gross profit margins for extended shelf-life liquid eggs, egg substitutes, and precooked and hardcooked egg products are less sensitive to commodity price fluctuations than are other egg products or shell eggs. Our Refrigerated Distribution Division derives approximately 75% of its net sales from refrigerated products produced by others, thereby reducing the effects of commodity price swings. The balance of refrigerated distribution sales are mainly from shell eggs, some of which are produced by the Egg Products Division, sold on a distribution, or non-commodity, basis.

 

The Dairy Products Division sells its products primarily on a cost-plus basis and, therefore, the Division’s earnings are not typically affected greatly by raw ingredient price fluctuations, except over short time periods.

 

The Potato Products Division typically purchases 75%-95% of its raw potatoes from contract producers under annual contracts. The remainder is purchased at market prices to satisfy short-term production requirements or to take advantage of market prices when they are lower than contracted prices. Moderate variations in the purchase price of raw materials or the selling price per pound of finished products can have a significant effect on Potato Products Division operating results.

 

Inflation is not expected to have a significant impact on our business. We have generally been able to offset the impact of inflation through a combination of productivity gains and price increases.

 

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

 

Acquisitions and capital expenditures have been, and will likely continue to be, a significant capital requirement. We plan to continue to invest in state-of-the-art production facilities to enhance our competitive position. Historically, we have financed our growth principally from internally generated funds, bank borrowings, and the issuance of senior debt. We believe such sources remain viable financing alternatives to meet our anticipated needs.

 

We invested $6,878,000 in capital expenditures during the three months ended March 31, 2002. The Predecessor invested $10,837,000 in capital expenditures during the three months ended March 31, 2001. We plan to spend approximately $42,000,000 on capital expenditures in 2002, the majority of which is to expand or update production capacity for value-added products.

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) in the 2002 period were $35,845,000, an increase of 13% compared to the Predecessor’s EBITDA of $31,745,000 in the 2001 period. EBITDA increased because of the factors discussed in the above results of operations divisional reviews. Our management believes that EBITDA is a relevant measurement of our financial results, as it is indicative of the relative strength of our cash flows and is a key measurement contained in the financial

 

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covenants of our senior indebtedness. In addition, as a highly leveraged company, the holders of our debt have a significant interest in our cash flows. We compute EBITDA as it is defined in our senior credit agreement (see Exhibit 10.1 of our Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2001). This definition may not be comparable to that used by other companies reporting similar financial information.

 

We believe EBITDA is a widely accepted financial indicator used to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance. It should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and is not indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We have a senior secured credit facility with numerous banks, other financial institutions and investment groups, which totaled $470,000,000 at the time of the Merger. At March 31, 2002, there were no borrowings under the $100,000,000 line of credit portion of this facility, while the term A portion therein approximated $84,200,000 and the term B portion approximated $253,800,000.

 

The senior credit facility contains various restrictive covenants. It prohibits us from prepaying other indebtedness, including the notes, and it requires us to maintain specified financial ratios, such as a minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum ratio of total debt to EBITDA, and satisfy financial condition tests. In addition, the senior credit facility prohibits us from declaring or paying any dividends and prohibits us from making any payments with respect to the notes if we fail to perform our obligations under, or fail to meet the conditions of, the senior credit facility or if payment creates a default under the senior credit facility.

 

The indenture governing the notes, among other things, (a) restricts the ability of the issuer and its subsidiaries, including the guarantors of the notes, to incur additional indebtedness, issue shares of preferred stock, incur liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments and enter into certain transactions with affiliates, (b) prohibits certain restrictions on the ability of certain of the issuer’s subsidiaries, including the guarantors of the notes, to pay dividends or make certain payments to the issuer and (c) places restrictions on the ability of the issuer and its subsidiaries, including the guarantors of the notes, to merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the issuer. The indenture related to these notes and the senior credit facility also contain various covenants which limit our discretion in the operation of our businesses.

 

Our principal sources of funds are anticipated to be cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under our senior credit facility. We believe that these funds will provide us with sufficient liquidity and

 

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capital resources for us to meet our current and future financial obligations, as well as to provide funds for our working capital, capital expenditures and other needs for at least the next 12 months. No assurance can be given, however, that this will be the case. We may require additional equity or debt financing to meet our working capital requirements or to fund our acquisition activities, if any. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available when required or, if available, will be on terms satisfactory to us.

 

SEASONALITY

 

Consolidated quarterly operating results are affected by the seasonality of our net sales and operating profits. Specifically, shell egg prices typically rise seasonally in the first and fourth quarters of the year due to increased demand during holiday periods. Generally, refrigerated distribution operations experience higher net sales and operating profits in the fourth quarter, coinciding with incremental consumer demand during the holiday season. Net sales and operating profits from dairy operations typically are significantly higher in the second and third quarters due to increased consumption of ice milk and ice cream products during the summer months. Operating profits from potato products are less seasonal, but tend to be higher in the second half of the year coinciding with the potato harvest.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain items in this Form 10-Q may be forward-looking statements, which are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including variances in the demand for our products due to consumer developments and industry developments, as well as variances in the costs to produce such products, including normal volatility in egg, feed and dairy ingredients costs. Our actual financial results could differ materially from the results estimated by, forecasted by, or implied by us in such forward-looking statements.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

There were no material changes in our market risk during the three month period ended March 31, 2002.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)                          Exhibits

 

None

 

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K, CONT.

 

(b)                         Reports on Form 8-K

 

We filed a Form 8-K on February 21, 2002 regarding a news release issued to our debtholders pertaining to our financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2001 and the pro forma financial results for the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

Subsequent to the reporting period herein, we filed a Form 8-K on April 26, 2002 regarding a news release issued to our debtholders pertaining to our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2002.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

 

MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 13, 2002

 

By:

/s/ Gregg A. Ostrander

 

 

 

Gregg A. Ostrander

 

 

 

(Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 13, 2002

 

By:

/s/ John D. Reedy

 

 

 

John D. Reedy

 

 

 

(Executive Vice President, Treasurer,
Chief Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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