-----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, Cuq+TLTxSp2T2Ge34HQt+DzuOtfUtFtrFNnwPZKoBOjOqMNlPZ5FcpPrY82yyp+t haRwOxfp24Fx8sPuwwXf3g== 0000950152-03-004705.txt : 20030429 0000950152-03-004705.hdr.sgml : 20030429 20030429112006 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-03-004705 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030428 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20030429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ANDERSONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000821026 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150] IRS NUMBER: 341562374 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-20557 FILM NUMBER: 03668259 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 480 W DUSSEL DR CITY: MAUMEE STATE: OH ZIP: 43537 BUSINESS PHONE: 4198935050 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 480 W DUSSEL DR CITY: MAUMEE STATE: OH ZIP: 43537 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ANDERSONS MANAGEMENT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931119 8-K 1 l00588ae8vk.txt THE ANDERSONS, INC. | FORM 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 28, 2003 THE ANDERSONS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) OHIO 34-1562374 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 480 W. Dussel Drive, Maumee, Ohio 43537 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (419) 893-5050 Item 12: The following press release was issued on April 28, 2003: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AT THE COMPANY: GARY SMITH (419) 891-6417 MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2003 THE ANDERSONS, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS NET INCOME OF $0.4 MILLION CONSISTENT WITH EARLIER PROJECTIONS EPS OF $0.05 FOR PERIOD VS. $0.22 LAST YEAR MAUMEE, OHIO, APRIL 28, 2003 -- THE ANDERSONS, INC. (NASDAQ: ANDE), today reported first quarter net income of $0.4 million, or $0.05 per diluted share. In the same three-month period of 2002, the company earned $1.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. Total revenues of $237.9 million for the period were 11 percent higher than the first quarter of 2002. The company's Agriculture Group achieved an operating income of $0.3 million for the quarter, $2.2 million lower than the $2.5 million it realized in the first quarter of 2002. Revenues of $149.2 million for the quarter were 11 percent higher than 2002's first quarter total of $134.8 million. Plant nutrient sales volumes were higher, and average fertilizer margins rose slightly in spite of an increase in natural gas and nitrogen prices during January and February. These improvements were more than offset, however, by the continued reduction in grain storage income that had been anticipated. World grain stocks, especially corn, have declined significantly during the past two years, and the U.S. has borne a disproportionate share, about half, of this reduction. As a result, earnings from the group's elevators have declined. During the quarter, the group completed a previously announced transaction in which it acquired a minority interest in LGC Grain Company. The first quarter is always an important period for the company's Processing Group as major retailers throughout the country gear up for the spring lawn and garden season and golf course superintendents work to get their greens, tees and fairways in prime condition following the winter. In the January - March period this year, the group achieved an operating income of $3.7 million. This was $1.3 million, or 54 percent, above its 2002 first quarter performance. Total revenues increased by $11.4 million from the $41.0 million generated in the first quarter of 2002 to $52.4 million this year. While product and customer mix shifts caused average gross margins to decline slightly, the volume of turf-care products sold during this three-month period was 24 percent higher than a year ago. Performance of the group's other businesses, the manufacture of cob-based chemical and feed ingredient carriers, animal bedding and litter products, was commensurate with year-earlier results. Revenues and operating income of the company's Rail Group were relatively unchanged from the first three months of 2002. This year Rail's first quarter income amounted to $0.3 million on revenues of $4.4 million. In the corresponding period of 2002, income was $0.4 million on revenues of $4.2 million. The group's marketing unit continued to acquire railcars during the quarter and now controls a fleet of more than 5,700 railcars and 51 locomotives. The utilization rate of this fleet also improved from a year ago. Although the group benefited from a short-term car leasing opportunity early last year which was not repeated in the first quarter of 2003, this year-to-year decline was mostly offset by sales growth from a new line of railcar discharge gates. The Retail Group experienced an 8 percent reduction in same-store sales for the quarter with revenues of $31.9 million this year vs. $34.8 million a year ago. Easter occurred in the first quarter last year, but fell in the second quarter in 2003. This and new competition in some markets explains some of the year-to-year first quarter sales decline. Colder weather experienced during the late winter months this year and economic uncertainty related to the situation in Iraq also seem to have caused retail consumers to curtail their spending. Because of the reduction in total sales, the group's operating loss for the first quarter increased from $1.7 million in 2002 to $2.6 million this year. Although total expenses grew slightly from a year ago, this was offset by favorable inventory performance and an improvement in average gross margins made possible in part by the recent addition of a meat market in three of the group's six stores. "Our first quarter earnings were right in line with our expectations," said President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Anderson. "For some time now, I've been describing the factors underlying a decline in grain space income. As it turned out, our grain business did even better this quarter than I had anticipated. While sales in our retail stores were clearly affected by economic conditions during the first quarter, our lawn business continued to show solid improvement." Anderson also stated "Based on our results so far and recognizing that we still have three-quarters of the year to go, our previous earnings projections of $1.15 to $1.30 per share for the full year still seem appropriate. This would be in line with historical averages and assumes, including a whole host of factors, that planting and growing conditions for eastern corn belt farmers this year fall somewhere within the `normal' range." The company will host a webcast on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 11:00 A.M. EST, to discuss its first-quarter performance and full-year outlook. The webcast can be accessed under "Financial Information" on its website at www.andersonsinc.com or at www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz378674470gf12.html. The Andersons, Inc. is a respected leader and dominant regional player in grain merchandising and agricultural nutrients distribution. Its strong position in these businesses has allowed the company to diversify into the production of turf care products, rail equipment leasing, and general merchandise retailing. The company has been in operation since 1947. This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Without limitation, these risks include economic, weather and regulatory conditions, competition, and the risk factors set forth from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. THE ANDERSONS, INC. IS LOCATED ON THE INTERNET AT www.andersonsinc.com FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW... THE ANDERSONS, INC. Consolidated Statements of Operations
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31 (in thousands, except for per share amounts) 2003 2002 -------- -------- Sales and merchandising revenues $237,939 $214,831 Cost of sales and merchandising revenues 204,054 178,811 -------- -------- Gross profit 33,885 36,020 Operating, administrative and general expenses 32,087 31,787 Interest expense 2,303 2,713 Other income 1,101 792 -------- -------- Income before income taxes 596 2,312 Income taxes 207 703 -------- -------- Net income $ 389 $ 1,609 ======== ======== Per common share: Basic earnings $ 0.05 $ 0.22 ======== ======== Diluted earnings $ 0.05 $ 0.22 ======== ======== Dividends paid $ 0.070 $ 0.065 ======== ======== Weighted average shares outstanding-basic 7,179 7,288 ======== ======== Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted 7,344 7,393 ======== ========
SEGMENT DATA
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2003 AGRICULTURE PROCESSING RAIL RETAIL OTHER TOTAL ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Revenues from external customers $ 149,193 $ 52,420 $ 4,382 $ 31,944 -- $ 237,939 Other income 543 203 50 138 167 1,101 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- $ 149,736 $ 52,623 $ 4,432 $ 32,082 $ 167 $ 239,040 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= Operating income (loss) $ 293 $ 3,739 $ 304 $ (2,623) $ (1,117) $ 596 QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 Revenues from external customers $ 134,840 $ 40,981 $ 4,160 $ 34,850 -- $ 214,831 Other income 267 123 3 119 280 792 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- $ 135,107 $ 41,104 $ 4,163 $ 34,969 $ 280 $ 215,623 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= Operating income (loss) $ 2,524 $ 2,418 $ 380 $ (1,739) $ (1,271) $ 2,312
THE ANDERSONS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31 DECEMBER 31 MARCH 31 (in thousands) 2003 2002 2002 ---------- ---------- ---------- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,038 $ 6,095 $ 9,592 Accounts receivable (net) and margin deposits 79,057 59,800 72,826 Inventories 248,454 256,275 238,903 Other current assets 19,660 15,716 24,271 ---------- ---------- ---------- Total current assets 354,209 337,886 345,592 Other assets 13,568 12,591 11,074 Railcar assets leased to others (net) 29,783 26,399 29,247 Property, plant and equipment (net) 92,557 92,939 94,851 ---------- ---------- ---------- $ 490,117 $ 469,815 $ 480,764 ========== ========== ========== Liabilities and shareholders' equity Current liabilities: Notes payable $ 118,200 $ 70,000 $ 128,200 Other current liabilities 159,123 187,056 143,580 ---------- ---------- ---------- Total current liabilities 277,323 257,056 271,780 Deferred items, long-term liabilities and minority interest 23,618 23,647 20,128 Long-term debt 84,481 84,272 92,269 Shareholders' equity 104,695 104,840 96,587 ---------- ---------- ---------- $ 490,117 $ 469,815 $ 480,764 ========== ========== ==========
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. The Andersons, Inc. Date: April 29, 2003 By: /s/Michael J. Anderson Michael J. Anderson President and Chief Executive Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----