Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2014

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Associated Materials, LLC (the “Company”) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Associated Materials Incorporated, formerly known as AMH Intermediate Holdings Corp. (“Holdings”). Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Materials Group, Inc., formerly known as AMH Investment Holdings Corp. (“Parent”), which is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman LLC (“H&F”). Holdings and Parent do not have material assets or operations other than their direct and indirect ownership, respectively, of the membership interest of the Company. Approximately 97% of the capital stock of Parent is owned by investment funds affiliated with H&F.

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all of the normal recurring accruals and adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited results for the quarters ended March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 21, 2014 (“Annual Report”). A detailed description of the Company’s significant accounting policies and management judgments is located in the audited financial statements included in its Annual Report.

The Company was founded in 1947 when it first introduced residential aluminum siding under the Alside^® name and is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products in the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada. The Company produces a comprehensive offering of exterior building products, including vinyl windows, vinyl siding, aluminum trim coil, aluminum and steel siding and related accessories, which are produced at the Company’s 11 manufacturing facilities. The Company also sells complementary products that are manufactured by third parties, such as roofing materials, cladding materials, insulation, exterior doors, equipment and tools, and provides installation services. The Company distributes these products through its extensive dual-distribution network to over 50,000 professional exterior contractors, builders and dealers, whom the Company refers to as its “contractor customers.” This dual-distribution network consists of 124 company-operated supply centers, through which the Company sells directly to its contractor customers, and its direct sales channel, through which the Company sells to more than 275 independent distributors, dealers and national account customers.

Because most of the Company’s building products are intended for exterior use, sales and operating profits tend to be lower during periods of inclement weather. Weather conditions in the first quarter of each calendar year usually result in that quarter producing significantly less net sales and net cash flows from operations than in any other period of the year. Consequently, the Company has historically had losses or small profits in the first quarter and reduced profits from operations in the fourth quarter of each calendar year. Therefore, the results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year.

Certain items previously reported in specific financial statement captions have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2014 presentation.

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