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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                              to                             

 

Commission file number 1-10307

 


 

IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas   74-0704500
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)

 

One Imperial Square, P.O. Box 9, Sugar Land, Texas 77487

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

 

(281) 491-9181

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes þ     No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes ¨      No þ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

 

Yes þ     No ¨

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of August 11, 2003.

 

10,039,750 shares.

 

 



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IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY

 

Index

 

     Page

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1.    Financial Statements

    

Consolidated Balance Sheets

   3

Consolidated Statements of Operations

   4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   5

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

   6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   7

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

   15

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

   20

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

   21

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   22

 


 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements regarding future market prices and margins, future operating results, sugarbeet acreage, future operating efficiencies, future government action, cost savings, our liquidity and ability to finance our operations, and other statements that are not historical facts contained in this report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. We identify forward-looking statements in this report by using the following words and similar expressions:

 

•      expect

 

•      project

 

•      estimate

•      believe

 

•      anticipate

 

•      likely

•      plan

 

•      intend

 

•      could

•      should

 

•      may

 

•      predict

•      budget

       

 

Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation, market factors, energy costs, the effect of weather and economic conditions, farm and trade policy, our ability to realize planned cost savings, the available supply of sugar, available quantity and quality of sugarbeets, actual or threatened acts of terrorism or armed hostilities, legislative, administrative and judicial actions and other factors detailed elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the SEC. Many of such factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Management cautions against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements or projecting any future results based on such statements or present or future earnings levels. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this report.

 

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

June 30,

2003


    September 30,
2002


 
     (In Thousands of Dollars)  

ASSETS

                

CURRENT ASSETS:

                

Cash and temporary investments

   $ 4,713     $ 5,885  

Marketable securities

     2,283       2,907  

Accounts receivable (Note 10)

     72,461       31,788  

Notes receivable—securitization affiliate (Note 10)

     —         7,084  

Inventories:

                

Finished products

     73,562       92,303  

Raw and in-process materials

     63,390       39,161  

Supplies

     8,546       11,544  
    


 


Total inventory

     145,498       143,008  

Deferred costs and prepaid expenses

     12,315       11,364  

Net assets of discontinued operations (Note 7)

     —         58,548  
    


 


Total current assets

     237,270       260,584  

OTHER INVESTMENTS

     11,590       14,280  

INVESTMENT IN SECURITIZATION AFFILIATE (Note 10)

     —         13,895  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT—net

     141,400       151,071  

OTHER ASSETS

     14,846       4,770  
    


 


TOTAL

   $ 405,106     $ 444,600  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

                

Accounts payable—trade

   $ 69,644     $ 61,904  

Short-term borrowings

     1,000       3,445  

Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 2)

     29,874       6,844  

Other current liabilities

     52,330       50,340  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     152,848       122,533  

LONG-TERM DEBT—net of current maturities (Note 2)

     11,401       148,878  

DEFERRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND OTHER

     115,844       74,929  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 4)

                

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Preferred stock, without par value, issuable in series; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

     —         —    

Common stock, without par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized

     95,474       95,316  

Retained earnings

     76,640       9,953  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     (47,101 )     (7,009 )
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     125,013       98,260  
    


 


TOTAL

   $ 405,106     $ 444,600  
    


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 
    

(In Thousands of Dollars,

Except per Share Amounts)

 

NET SALES

   $ 263,034     $ 264,779     $ 779,900     $ 755,168  
    


 


 


 


COSTS AND EXPENSES:

                                

Cost of sales

     242,461       247,713       725,900       705,985  

Selling, general and administrative

     11,318       11,830       38,635       37,434  

Discount on receivables sold to securitization affiliate

     —         521       1,930       2,115  

Depreciation and amortization

     5,006       3,442       13,653       11,051  

Asset impairment and other charges (Note 3)

     —         —         2,690       —    
    


 


 


 


Total

     258,785       263,506       782,808       756,585  
    


 


 


 


OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)

     4,249       1,273       (2,908 )     (1,417 )

INTEREST EXPENSE

     (1,242 )     (5,325 )     (3,273 )     (15,609 )

COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEBT REPAID

     —         —         (4,617 )     —    

CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS

     (96 )     (340 )     (706 )     1,754  

GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS

     324       4,065       1,969       17,884  

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)—net

     317       427       1,532       (279 )
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     3,552       100       (8,003 )     2,333  

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

     —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     3,552       100       (8,003 )     2,333  

INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Note 7)

     —         2,686       74,690       13,908  
    


 


 


 


NET INCOME

   $ 3,552     $ 2,786     $ 66,687     $ 16,241  
    


 


 


 


BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:

                                

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 0.35     $ 0.01     $ (0.80 )   $ 0.23  

Income from discontinued operations

     —         0.27       7.47       1.39  
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 0.35     $ 0.28     $ 6.67     $ 1.62  
    


 


 


 


DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:

                                

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 0.34     $ 0.01     $ (0.80 )   $ 0.23  

Income from discontinued operations

     —         0.27       7.47       1.39  
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 0.34     $ 0.28     $ 6.67     $ 1.62  
    


 


 


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(UNAUDITED)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 
     (In Thousands of
Dollars)
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net income

   $ 66,687     $ 16,241  

Adjustments for non-cash and non-operating items:

                

Reclassification adjustment from accumulated other Comprehensive income to net income

     (4,520 )     (4,408 )

Change in fair value on interest rate swaps

     (706 )     (1,754 )

Inventory impairment

     2,393       —    

Write off of deferred debt costs

     2,420       —    

Cash settlements on derivative instruments

     1,853       6,578  

Depreciation and amortization

     13,653       11,051  

Gain on sale of assets

     (1,969 )     (17,884 )

Gain on sale of discontinued operations

     (69,824 )     (3,902 )

Income from discontinued operations

     (4,866 )     (13,908 )

Other

     835       (6 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivables

     1,523       6,567  

Inventories

     (6,367 )     (15,688 )

Deferred costs and prepaid expenses

     (1,264 )     (1,584 )

Accounts payable—trade

     6,744       (15,284 )

Other current liabilities

     5,138       986  
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

     11,730       (32,995 )

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

     5,693       17,247  
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     17,423       (15,748 )
    


 


INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Capital expenditures—discontinued operations

     (155 )     (1,791 )

Capital expenditures—continuing operations

     (8,742 )     (7,969 )

Proceeds from maturity of securities

     2,181       1,263  

Proceeds from sale of assets

     7,042       59,210  

Investment in marketable securities

     (1,943 )     (2,219 )

Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations

     139,941       —    

Other

     (3,255 )     (1,908 )
    


 


Investing cash flow

     135,069       46,586  
    


 


FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Short-term debt:

                

Commodity Credit Corporation—advances

     —         34,268  

Commodity Credit Corporation—repayments

     —         (13,826 )

Other—net

     (2,107 )     419  

Long-term debt borrowings

     28,016       —    

Revolving credit repayment—net

     (25,040 )     2,682  

Repayment of long-term debt

     (117,423 )     (22,532 )

Repurchase accounts receivable

     (37,268 )     —    

Issuance of common stock

     158       —    
    


 


Financing cash flow

     (153,664 )     1,011  
    


 


INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

     (1,172 )     31,849  

CASH AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     5,885       7,331  
    


 


CASH AND TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 4,713     $ 39,180  
    


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003

(UNAUDITED)

 

     Shares of
Common
Stock


   Common
Stock


   Retained
Earnings


   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)


    Total

 
     (In Thousands of Dollars)  

BALANCE SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

   10,000,000    $ 95,316    $ 9,953    $ (7,009 )   $ 98,260  

Comprehensive income:

                                   

Net income

   —        —        66,687      —         66,687  

Change in derivative fair value

   —        —        —        1,853       1,853  

Change in unrealized securities gains

   —        —        —        (25 )     (25 )

Recognition of deferred gains in net income

   —        —        —        (4,520 )     (4,520 )

Change in minimum pension liability

   —        —        —        (37,400 )     (37,400 )
                               


Total comprehensive income

   —        —        —        —         26,595  

Stock option exercises

   29,250      158      —        —         158  
    
  

  

  


 


BALANCE JUNE 30, 2003

   10,029,250    $ 95,474    $ 76,640    $ (47,101 )   $ 125,013  
    
  

  

  


 


 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003 AND 2002

 

1.    ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, that are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. These financial statements include the accounts of Imperial Sugar Company and its majority owned subsidiaries (the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2002.

 

Cost of Sales

 

Payments to growers for sugarbeets are based in part upon the Company’s average net return for sugar sold (as defined in the participating contracts with growers) during the grower contract years, some of which extend beyond June 30. The contracts provide for the sharing of the net selling price (gross sales price less certain marketing costs, including packaging costs, brokerage, freight expense and amortization of costs for certain facilities used in connection with marketing) with growers. These financial statements include an accrual for estimated additional amounts to be paid to growers based on the average net return realized for sugar sold in each of the contract years through June 30. The final cost of sugarbeets cannot be determined until the end of the contract year for each growing area. Manufacturing costs incurred prior to production are deferred and allocated to production costs based on estimated production for each sugar manufacturing campaign. Additionally, the Company’s sugar inventories, which are accounted for on a LIFO basis, are periodically reduced at interim dates to levels below that of the beginning of the fiscal year. When such interim LIFO liquidations are expected to be restored prior to fiscal year-end, the estimated replacement cost of the liquidated layers is utilized as the basis of the cost of sugar sold from beginning of the year inventory. Accordingly, the cost of sugar utilized in the determination of cost of sales for interim periods includes estimates which may require adjustment in future fiscal periods.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires estimates and assumptions, including those described above, that affect the reported amounts as well as certain disclosures. The Company’s financial statements include amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Reportable Segments

 

The Company has previously identified two reportable segments, sugar and foodservice. The Company sold the majority of its foodservice division in December 2002, as discussed in Note 7, and has reported the results of that business as discontinued operations. Therefore, the Company now operates its business as one segment.

 

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Accounting Pronouncements

 

Effective October 2002, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145 which, among other things, amends prior statements to require that gains and losses from the extinguishment of debt generally be classified within continuing operations.

 

Effective October 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (“SFAS 144”), “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which requires that long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, including discontinued operations be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued operations. SFAS 144 also broadens the reporting requirements of discontinued operations to include all components of an entity that have operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity.

 

Effective January 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146 (“SFAS 146”), “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,” which replaced Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity.” SFAS 146 requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. This had no effect at the date of adoption.

 

Effective January 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (“SFAS 148”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure”, which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” This Statement amends the disclosure requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. In addition, this statement provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation, which the Company has elected not to adopt at this time. The Company has provided the additional disclosures required by SFAS 148 below.

 

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Earnings Per Share

 

As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” as amended by SFAS 148, the Company measures compensation cost using the intrinsic value method prescribed in by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” The Company’s reported net income and net income per share would have been different had compensation cost for the Company’s stock-based compensation plans been determined using the fair value method of accounting as shown in the pro forma amounts below:

 

     Three Months
Ended June 30,


    Nine Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Net income, as reported

   $ 3,552     $ 2,786     $ 66,687     $ 16,241  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation:

                                

Expense determined under fair value based method

     (101 )     (86 )     (314 )     (397 )
    


 


 


 


Pro forma net income

   $ 3,451     $ 2,700     $ 66,373     $ 15,844  
    


 


 


 


Net income per share, Basic:

                                

As reported

   $ 0.35     $ 0.28     $ 6.67     $ 1.62  
    


 


 


 


Pro forma

   $ 0.34     $ 0.27     $ 6.63     $ 1.58  
    


 


 


 


Net income per share, Diluted:

                                

As reported

   $ 0.34     $ 0.28     $ 6.67     $ 1.62  
    


 


 


 


Pro forma

   $ 0.33     $ 0.27     $ 6.63     $ 1.58  
    


 


 


 


 

For purpose of estimating the fair value of options on their date of grant, the Black-Scholes option-pricing model was used with the following assumptions:

 

Expected stock price volatility

   4.5-6.5%

Risk-free interest rate

   2.5-4.2%

Expected life of options

   5.0

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in the prior year presentation have been reclassified to be consistent with fiscal 2003.

 

2.    LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt was as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 

     June 30,
2003


   September 30,
2002


Senior bank agreements:

             

Revolving credit facility

   $ —      $ 25,040

Term loan

     28,016      115,836

Industrial revenue bonds

     3,753      3,840

Non-interest bearing notes

     9,506      11,006
    

  

Total long-term debt

     41,275      155,722

Less current maturities

     29,874      6,844
    

  

Long-term debt, net

   $ 11,401    $ 148,878
    

  

 

On December 31, 2002, the Company repaid its existing senior bank debt and entered into a $175 million Senior Secured Credit Facility. The new debt consists of a three-year $140 million (subject to a borrowing base calculation) senior secured revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) and a three-year $35 million term loan (“Term Loan”). The funds from the new borrowing along with the proceeds of the sale of the foodservice division were used to repay existing senior bank debt, repurchase accounts receivable from the Company’s accounts receivable securitization facility, and pay related fees and expenses associated with these transactions.

 

The new facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and all subsidiaries of the Company are borrowers or guarantors under the facility. The agreement contains financial covenants which require, commencing September 30, 2003, maintenance of a minimum EBITDA level and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

 

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Interest rates on the term loan are LIBOR plus a margin of 2.75% to 3.50% or prime plus 0.25% to 1.00%. Interest rates on the revolver are LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% to 3.00% or prime plus zero to 0.50%.

 

The term loan is repayable in monthly installments of approximately $583,000, commencing February 1, 2003 with final payment of the remaining balance due December 31, 2005. Although it has a final maturity date of December 31, 2005, the Company has classified debt under the Senior Secured Credit Facility as current, pursuant to Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 95-22, as the agreement contains a subjective acceleration clause if, in the opinion of the lender, there is a material adverse effect, and provides the lenders direct access to our cash receipts.

 

In connection with the sale of Michigan Sugar, in February 2002, the buyer assumed industrial revenue bonds totaling $18.5 million, for which the Company remains contingently liable.

 

3.    ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES

 

The Company ceased sugar refining operations at its Sugar Land, Texas facility in the first fiscal quarter and discontinued its remaining packaging and distribution operations in Sugar Land during the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Additionally, the Company settled a lease obligation previously recorded in connection with the closure of two beet factories in 2001. The Company recorded charges and credits during the nine months ended June 30, 2003, as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 

Sugar Land Refinery:

        

Impairment of supplies inventory

   $ 2,393  

Accrual for cash costs:

        

Severance (for 50 salaried employees)

     869  

Environmental costs

     50  

Abandoned lease commitments and other cash costs

     220  
    


Total Sugar Land refinery

     3,532  
    


Adjust liability upon settlement of lease obligation

     (842 )
    


Total

   $ 2,690  
    


 

The supplies inventory impairment reduces to net realizable value inventories that are not readily transferable to the Company’s other production facilities because of differences in equipment or process technologies.

 

Changes in the accrued balance for future cash expenditures in conjunction with closing production facilities are summarized below (in thousands of dollars):

 

     Accrued
Balance
September 30,
2002


   Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003

    Accrued
Balance at
June 30,
2003


        Amounts
Accrued


   Amounts
Paid


    Other
Adjustments


   

Accrual for cash charges:

                                    

Severance

   $ —      $ 869    $ (713 )   $ —       $ 156

Environmental costs

     1,444      50      (45 )     —         1,449

Abandoned lease commitments and other cash costs

     842      220      (11 )     (842 )     209
    

  

  


 


 

Total

   $ 2,286    $ 1,139    $ (769 )   $ (842 )   $ 1,814
    

  

  


 


 

 

Based on the decision to cease packaging and warehousing operations in Sugar Land, the Company evaluated the recoverability of the book values of assets that will not be relocated and shortened the remaining service lives of

 

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those assets pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144. In March, approximately $4 million of assets were determined to have a remaining service life of two months, resulting in additional depreciation charges of $2 million recorded in the second fiscal quarter and $2 million recorded in the third fiscal quarter.

 

4.    CONTINGENCIES

 

In conjunction with the cessation of refining operations in Sugar Land, the Company offered its affected bargaining unit employees severance of $2.3 million, even though not required in the collective bargaining agreement, in return for certain changes in the agreement. The union leadership rejected the Company’s offer and filed a grievance alleging the Company owed unspecified severance and other benefits pursuant to the existing contract. The Company estimates that severance and other benefits calculated pursuant to the grievance calculations would be between $4 million and $5 million. Based on the advice of counsel, the Company believes that its interpretation of the contract is correct and has contested this grievance. The arbitration of this grievance is scheduled for the Company’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2003.

 

Sugarbeet growers from the Torrington, Wyoming area filed a complaint for unspecified damages alleging breach of contract, anticipatory repudiation and breach of an implied covenant of fair dealing in connection with the Company’s sale of a beet processing facility in 2002. Recently, the Wyoming Federal District Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss all counts of the plaintiffs’ complaint. The Company believes these claims are without merit and, if an appeal is pursued, by the growers, believes it will be successful in defending against the claims.

 

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5.    EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The following table presents information necessary to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands of dollars):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

   Nine Months Ended June 30,

     2003

   2002

   2003

    2002

     Income (Loss)

   Income (Loss)

   Income (Loss)

    Income (Loss)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 3,552    $ 100    $ (8,003 )   $ 2,333

Effect of assumed conversions

     —        —        —         —  
    

  

  


 

Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations

     3,552      100      (8,003 )     2,333
    

  

  


 

Average shares outstanding

     10,012,709      10,000,000      10,004,236       10,000,000

Effect of incremental shares issuable from assumed exercise of stock options under the treasury stock method (1)

     532,416      —        —         —  
    

  

  


 

Adjusted average shares

     10,545,125      10,000,000      10,004,236       10,000,000
    

  

  


 

Basic EPS from continuing operations

   $ 0.35    $ 0.01    $ (0.80 )   $ 0.23
    

  

  


 

Diluted EPS from continuing operations

   $ 0.34    $ 0.01    $ (0.80 )   $ 0.23
    

  

  


 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —        2,686      74,690       13,908

Effect of assumed conversions

     —        —        —         —  
    

  

  


 

Adjusted income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —        2,686      74,690       13,908
    

  

  


 

Average shares outstanding

     10,012,709      10,000,000      10,004,236       10,000,000

Effect of incremental shares issuable from assumed exercise of stock options under the treasury stock method (1)

     532,416      —        —         —  
    

  

  


 

Adjusted average shares

     10,545,125      10,000,000      10,004,236       10,000,000
    

  

  


 

Basic EPS from discontinued operations

   $ —      $ 0.27    $ 7.47     $ 1.39
    

  

  


 

Diluted EPS from discontinued operations

   $ —      $ 0.27    $ 7.47     $ 1.39
    

  

  


 

Basic net income (loss)

     3,552      2,786      66,687       16,241

Effect of assumed conversions

     —        —        —         —  
    

  

  


 

Adjusted net income (loss)

     3,552      2,786      66,687       16,241
    

  

  


 

Average shares outstanding

     10,012,709      10,000,000      10,004,236       10,000,000

Effect of incremental shares issuable from assumed exercise of stock options under the treasury stock method (1)

     532,416      —        —         —  
    

  

  


 

Adjusted average shares

     10,545,125      10,000,000      10,004,236       10,000,000

Basic EPS from net income

   $ 0.35    $ 0.28    $ 6.67     $ 1.62
    

  

  


 

Diluted EPS from net income

   $ 0.34    $ 0.28    $ 6.67     $ 1.62
    

  

  


 


(1)   Securities excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended June 30, 2003, that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future, were options to purchase 24,000 shares, to be issued under the Company’s long-term incentive plan. A total of 1,486,206 options which are potentially dilutive in future periods were excluded from the calculation because they were antidilutive since the Company had a net loss for the nine months ended June 30, 2003.

 

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6.    STOCK OPTIONS

 

During the nine months ended June 30, 2003, the Company granted options to purchase 512,000 shares of common stock as follows:

 

Shares

     Strike Price
Per Share


   

60,000

     $ 1.170    

9,000

       1.350    

60,000

       2.015    

26,000

       2.475    

293,000

       5.575    

40,000

       7.300    

20,000

       8.010    

4,000

       8.890    

    

   

512,000

     $ 4.666   Weighted Average

    

   

 

The options, which vest over a three-year period, expire ten years after the date of grant. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2003, the Company granted stock appreciation rights (SARs) to certain employees based on 119,000 shares, at a stated price of $1.35 per share. The SARs provide the right to receive, at the date the rights are exercised, cash equal to the market appreciation between the stated price and the current market value to a maximum appreciation value of $5.55 per share. The SARs vest over a three-year period and expire 10 years from date of grant. The Company accrues for the value of the SARs over the vesting term. During the nine months ended June 30, 2003, 13,750 SARs and 29,250 options were exercised.

 

7.    DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

In October 2002, the Company completed the sale of its sugarbeet processing facilities in Sidney, Montana, Torrington, Wyoming, and Hereford, Texas with a book value of approximately $31 million. Gross sales price in the transaction was $35 million, approximately $925,000 of which was placed in escrow, resulting in a gain of approximately $2.9 million.

 

In December 2002, the Company completed the sale of its Diamond Crystal Brands (“DCB”) foodservice division for a gross sales price of approximately $121 million after certain post-closing working capital adjustments of approximately $5.6 million. The Company retained a substantial portion of the sugar product sales to the foodservice segment as a result of this disposition. Approximately $9.2 million of proceeds from this transaction were placed in escrow for two years. The sale of this division, which had a book value of approximately $49 million, resulted in a gain of approximately $67.0 million.

 

The financial statements have been reclassified to reflect these operations as discontinued pursuant to SFAS 144. The operating results of DCB have been included through December 30, 2002 and the operating results of Sidney, Torrington, and Hereford have been included through October 7, 2002. The net assets of discontinued operations prior to the date of sale were segregated on the balance sheet and components have been detailed below. No provision for income taxes on discontinued operations was recorded because of differences in the book and tax basis of the stock of DCB that was sold in December 2002.

 

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Summary operating results of discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 

     Three
Months
Ended
June 30,


    Nine Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2002

    2003

    2002

 

NET SALES

   $ 55,075     $ 49,986     $ 193,356  

COST AND EXPENSES

     (51,224 )     (44,625 )     (179,826 )

DEPRECIATION

     (846 )     (794 )     (3,339 )
    


 


 


OPERATING INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

     3,005       4,567       10,191  

OTHER INCOME (LOSS)

     (167 )     303       (185 )

GAIN (LOSS) ON SALE OF ASSETS

     (152 )     (4 )     3,902  

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

     —         —         —    
    


 


 


INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS BEFORE GAIN

     2,686       4,866       13,908  

GAIN ON DISPOSAL

     —       $ 69,824       —    
    


 


 


INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

   $ 2,686     $ 74,690     $ 13,908  
    


 


 


 

Net assets of discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands of dollars):

 

     September 30,
2002


CURRENT ASSETS

   $ 21,665

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

     55,648
    

TOTAL ASSETS

     77,313
    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

     17,395

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

     1,370
    

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     18,765
    

Net assets of discontinued operations

   $ 58,548
    

 

8.    DERIVATIVES

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2003, the Company recognized approximately $945,000 of gains on natural gas hedge positions which no longer qualified for deferral accounting as “highly effective” under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133. As a result, $460,000 of these hedge gains were not available to offset higher physical gas costs in the third quarter and $485,000 will not be available in the fourth quarter.

 

The Company had interest rate swap agreements with a major financial institution which were terminated in December 2002, under which the Company paid a fixed interest rate of 6.01% on $90.6 million. The Company entered into a new interest rate swap agreement with a major financial institution under which the Company pays a fixed rate of 2.465% and receives a floating interest payment based on 3 month LIBOR, on a notional amount of $23.3 million at June 30, 2003, which reduces $1.75 million per quarter, until final maturity in December 2005.

 

Since the Company has the ability to change the interest rate index of the debt, the interest rate swap agreements are not designated as hedging instruments under SFAS 133. Therefore, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recognized in earnings.

 

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9.    PENSION LIABILITY

 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2003 the Company froze benefits under its salaried pension plan which, along with the reduction of participants resulting from the sale of DCB, was accounted for as a curtailment pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 88. As a result of the curtailment, the projected benefit obligation for the salaried plan decreased; this actuarial gain was offset against existing unrecognized actuarial losses and no gain or loss was recognized in the income statement. As a result of an updated valuation required by the curtailment, the Company’s minimum pension liability increased $37 million with a corresponding charge to Other Comprehensive Income. This increase was driven by two factors, a lower interest rate assumption (6.5% versus 7.25%) for discounting future cash flows and lower market values of plan assets as a result of unfavorable market conditions.

 

10.    SALE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

Previously the Company sold trade receivables to an unconsolidated, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that, in turn, borrowed from a third party lender. In December 2002, in connection with the sale of the foodservice segment and the refinancing of the Company’s senior bank debt, the Company repurchased all receivables sold under the securitization facility and terminated the facility.

 

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

OPERATIONS

 

This discussion should be read in conjunction with information contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto.

 

Overview

 

We have significantly de-leveraged our balance sheet and improved our liquidity and our operating results since emerging from bankruptcy in August 2001. A key part of our strategy was the sale of certain operating units as well as the sale of surplus assets (for example, excess real estate and idle factory assets). In the first quarter of fiscal 2003 we completed the sales of our Sidney, Montana, Torrington, Wyoming and Hereford, Texas sugarbeet facilities and our foodservice business for gross proceeds of approximately $34 million and $121 million, respectively. As a result, our total debt has been reduced from $231 million upon our emergence from bankruptcy to $41 million at June 30, 2003.

 

We have historically operated in two domestic business segments. Our sugar segment produces and sells refined sugar and related products. Our foodservice segment, which we sold in December 2002, sold and distributed sugar and numerous other products to foodservice customers. In the sale of our foodservice business, we retained a substantial portion of the sugar product sales to the foodservice market. The segments were managed separately because each business required different production techniques and marketing strategies.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

On December 31, 2002, we entered into a new credit facility with a group of lenders led by Bank of America. The initial funding under the new facility, together with the cash proceeds from the sale of our foodservice operations, was used to repay our existing senior bank debt and repurchase accounts receivable sold under our securitization agreement, which were both terminated. The new facility consists of a $35 million three-year term loan and a $140 million (subject to a borrowing base calculation) three-year

 

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revolving credit facility, including a $50 million sub-limit for letters of credit. At June 30, 2003, we had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. As of August 11, 2003, we had $10.2 million outstanding revolving credit facility borrowings and had unused borrowing capacity of $49.8 million pursuant to the borrowing base calculation under the revolving credit facility.

 

Our sugar production operations require significant amounts of seasonal working capital. These seasonal requirements increase during the second half of our fiscal year when inventory levels are high, and a substantial portion of the payment to raw material suppliers have been made. Management believes that the credit facility, existing cash balances, and cash flow from operations will provide sufficient capital to meet anticipated working capital and operational needs for at least the next twelve months.

 

The facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and all subsidiaries of the Company are borrowers or guarantors under the facility. The agreement contains covenants limiting our ability to, among other things:

 

    incur other indebtedness

 

    incur other liens

 

    undergo any fundamental changes

 

    declare or pay dividends

 

    engage in transactions with affiliates

 

    enter into sale and leaseback transactions

 

    change our fiscal periods

 

    enter into mergers or consolidations

 

    sell assets

 

    prepay other debt

 

In addition, the agreement requires that, commencing September 30, 2003, we comply each quarter with the following:

 

    a minimum level of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”)

 

    a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio

 

The facility also includes customary events of default, including a change of control. Borrowings are available subject to a borrowing base and to the accuracy of all representations and warranties, including the absence of a material adverse change and the absence of any default or event of default. Although the facility has a final maturity date of December 31, 2005, the Company has classified debt under the new credit facility as current, pursuant to Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 95-22 as the agreement contains a subjective acceleration clause if in the opinion of the lenders, there is a material adverse effect, and provides the lenders direct access to our cash receipts.

 

Interest on the term loan accrues at LIBOR plus a margin that varies (based on availability under the revolver) between 2.75% and 3.50% or at a base rate (the Bank of America prime rate) plus a margin that varies from 0.25% to 1.00%. Interest on revolving credit borrowings accrue at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% to 3.00% or the base rate plus a margin of zero to 0.50%. The Company has an interest rate swap agreement with a major financial institution under which the Company pays a fixed rate of 2.465% and receives a floating interest payment based on 3 month LIBOR, on a notional amount of $23.3 million at June 30, 2003, which reduces $1.75 million per quarter, until final maturity in December 2005.

 

Our capital expenditures for fiscal 2003 are expected to total approximately $18 million, and include productivity, packaging, and information technology improvements, as well as normal replacement projects.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Industry Environment

 

Our results of operations substantially depend on market factors, including domestic prices for refined sugar and raw cane sugar, the quantity and quality of sugarbeets available to us and the availability and price of energy and other resources. These market factors are influenced by a variety of external forces that we are unable to predict, including the number of domestic acres contracted to grow sugar cane and sugarbeets, prices of competing crops, weather conditions and United States farm and trade policy. The domestic sugar industry is subject to substantial influence by legislative and regulatory actions. The current farm bill limits the importation of raw cane sugar and the marketing of domestic refined beet and raw cane sugar, potentially affecting refined sugar sales prices and volumes as well as the supply and cost of raw material available to our cane refineries.

 

Weather conditions during the growing, harvesting and processing seasons, the availability of acreage to contract for sugarbeets, as well as the effects of diseases and insects, may materially affect the quality and quantity of sugarbeets available for purchase as well as the costs of raw materials and processing.

 

Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2003

 

Operating income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

 

    

Three Months
Ended

June 30,


  

Nine Months
Ended

June 30,


 
$Millions    2003

   2002

   2003

    2002

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 4.2    $ 1.3    $ (2.9 )   $ (1.4 )
    

  

  


 


 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2003, revenues from continuing operations were $263.0 million, compared to $264.8 million for the third fiscal quarter of the previous year. This change was primarily due to a decrease in by-product revenue coupled with a 1% reduction in sugar sales volumes due in part to the Sugar Land closure, partially offset by a 2% increase in refined sugar prices. For the nine months ended June 30, 2003, net sales increased by $24.7 million or 3.3% as a result of the strength of domestic sales prices which were up 4% partially offset by a decrease in by-product sales. Following a period of oversupply and low prices in prior years, the domestic sugar markets experienced increases in sugar prices during fiscal 2002 and 2003. Because of forward priced sales contracts, some of which are written on a calendar year basis, we saw prices rising during the first half of fiscal 2002 and level off in later quarters. Prices continued to rise modestly in the first nine months of fiscal 2003.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2003, gross margin as a percentage of sales increased to 7.8% from 6.4% for the same period in the prior year. The increase in gross margin for the three months is primarily due to increased refined sugar sales prices partially offset by increased raw sugar costs and continued inefficiencies in operations at the Sugar Land facility prior to its full closure. In December 2002, the Company discontinued refining operations in its Sugar Land, Texas facility and in the third fiscal quarter of 2003, ceased packaging operations there as well. The Company is moving certain packaging equipment, from that facility to the Gramercy, Louisiana refinery. In conjunction with this closure, the Company increased production at its other, more efficient refineries, which also contributed to higher margins for the current quarter. The Company expects to see continued effects of this increased efficiency from higher utilization of its refining capacity. Gross margin also improved for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 over the prior year, rising to 6.9% from 6.5%. The increase in sales price, coupled with increased efficiencies, primarily maintenance and labor costs, due to the consolidation of refinery facilities, more than offset increases in raw sugar prices and fringe benefits.

 

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Sugar refining is an energy intensive industry and our production facilities consume approximately 5 million mmbtu of natural gas per year. We have hedged a significant portion of our natural gas requirements for the balance of fiscal 2003, and in the second quarter of fiscal 2003 we recognized approximately $945,000 in gains on such hedge positions which no longer qualified for deferral accounting. As a result, $460,000 of these gains were not available to offset higher physical gas costs in the third quarter and $485,000 will not be available in the fourth quarter. We have hedged a portion of our energy requirements for fiscal 2004 at prices higher than fiscal 2003 levels. Absent a change in energy markets, we expect energy costs to continue to be higher in future periods.

 

A significant portion of the Company’s industrial sales are made under fixed price, forward sales contracts, most of which commence October 1 or January 1, and generally extend for up to one year. Additionally, the Company prices a portion of its raw sugar purchases in advance of the time of delivery either through pricing provisions of its raw sugar contracts or through hedging transactions in the raw sugar futures market. As a result, the Company’s realized sales prices, as well as its realized raw sugar costs, lagged market price changes.

 

The Company incurred selling, general, and administrative costs of $11.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2003, a decrease of $0.5 million or 4.2% compared to the same period of the prior year. The Company experienced a decrease of $0.8 million of professional fees and other costs in connection with its initiative to rationalize businesses and restructure capital requirements, including trailing bankruptcy costs and legal fees. Additionally, effective March 31, 2003, the Company froze benefits in the salaried pension plan to further reduce costs and mitigate the impact of stock market volatility on its required contribution levels. These savings were partially offset by an increase in the matching contribution to the 401k plan and higher medical, marketing, and incentive costs for the period. For the nine months ended June 30, 2003, selling, general, and administrative costs were $38.6 million, an increase of $1.2 million or 3.2% compared to the same period of the prior year. This is primarily a result of increased severance costs of approximately $0.7 million in the current year. Additionally, the Company saw increases in medical costs, incentive accruals, and marketing costs for the period ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period last year. These increases were partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in trailing bankruptcy costs and legal fees in the current year.

 

In connection with the decision to discontinue packaging and distribution in Sugar Land, we reduced the estimated remaining useful lives of certain facilities and equipment and recorded additional depreciation during the three and nine month periods. Partially offsetting this charge, depreciation and amortization decreased as a result of assets disposed of in the Michigan and Worland beet factory sales in February and June 2002, respectively.

 

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As a result of the items discussed above, operating income improved $2.9 million for the three months ended and declined by $1.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003, when compared to the same periods in the prior year. Operating income includes charges (credits) with affect comparability between periods as follows:

 

    

Three Months
Ended

June 30,


   

Nine Months
Ended

June 30,


 
$Millions    2003

   2002

    2003

    2002

 

Charges (credits) included in Operating Income:

                               

Discount on receivables sold

   $ —      $ 0.5     $ 1.9     $ 2.1  

Asset impairment—Sugar Land

     —        —         2.7       —    

Severance costs—Sugar Land

     —        —         0.9       —    

Lease reserve settlement

     —        —         (0.8 )     —    

Severance costs—Headquarters

     —        —         0.8       0.1  

Professional fees and expenses for restructuring

     0.3      1.1       3.1       4.3  

Additional depreciation on Sugar Land assets taken out of service

     2.0      —         4.0       —    

Depreciation on facilities sold

     —        —         —         1.5  

Leases of facilities prior to sale

     —        (0.1 )     —         (6.5 )

 

    Discounts on receivables sold were incurred in connection with the Company’s accounts receivable securitization facility which was terminated in December 2002 in connection with the refinancing of the senior bank debt.

 

    Asset impairment charges are associated with the discontinuance of refining operations at our Sugar Land refinery in fiscal 2003, including impairment of inventory and environmental costs. There were no comparable charges in fiscal 2002.

 

    Severance costs for the Sugar Land facility closure were incurred in the first nine months of the current year. There were no comparable charges in last year’s first nine months.

 

    A credit related to the impact on lease reserves for a final settlement on certain claims from the company’s prior bankruptcy proceedings was recorded in the nine month period ending June 30, 2003. No comparable credit was included in the first nine months of fiscal 2002.

 

    Severance costs which were incurred in connection with corporate headquarters staff reductions in 2002 and 2003 are included in selling, general and administrative costs.

 

    Selling, general and administrative costs include professional fees and other costs incurred in connection with the Company’s initiatives to rationalize businesses and restructure capital requirements, including trailing bankruptcy costs, in 2002 and 2003.

 

    Additional depreciation related to the closing and the reduced asset life of the Sugar Land facility was recorded for the three and nine month periods of the current year. There were no similar charges recorded in fiscal 2002.

 

    Depreciation related to the Michigan and Worland beet facilities prior to their sale was recorded for the period ending June 30, 2002. There were no comparable charges in the same period of the current fiscal year.

 

    Lease income was recorded on the Michigan and Worland beet facilities prior to their sale in fiscal 2002. There were no comparable credits in the current fiscal year.

 

 

Interest expense decreased $4.1 million for the three months and $12.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2003 compared to 2002 as a result of lower market interest rates and lower borrowings levels resulting from the sale of business units and improved operating results. Additionally, as a result of our repaying the senior bank debt in December 2002, the prior

 

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bank agreement provided for a refund of interest of $2.1 million which had been charged to expense in fiscal 2002; interest expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 has been reduced by this amount.

 

The Company incurred costs of $4.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003, related to the write-off of prior deferred debt costs during the refinancing of the senior secured debt facility, as well as restructuring advisory fees incurred in the process of refinancing the prior credit facility.

 

We realized gains on sales of surplus real estate totaling $2.0 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2003. Fiscal 2002 results include gains of approximately $17.9 million related primarily to the sale of the Company’s Michigan sugarbeet operations.

 

Income from discontinued operations includes the operating results of DCB and the sugarbeet facilities in Sidney, Torrington, and Hereford through the dates of their sale, as well as the gains realized on the sale of these businesses.

 

The Company and the grower-owners of the Worland, Wyoming factory mutually agreed to terminate the sales and marketing agreement on May 1, 2003. Our marketing fees under that agreement were approximately $255,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2003.

 

Item 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We use raw sugar futures and options in our raw sugar purchasing programs and natural gas futures and options to hedge natural gas purchases used in our manufacturing operations. Our ability to effectively hedge raw sugar purchases is somewhat limited by the illiquidity in the domestic raw sugar futures market. Gains and losses on raw sugar futures and options are matched to inventory purchases and charged or credited to cost of sales as such inventory is sold. Gains and losses on natural gas futures are matched to the natural gas purchases and charged to cost of sales in the period of the purchase.

 

The information in the table below presents our domestic and world raw sugar futures positions outstanding as of June 30, 2003.

 

     Expected
Maturity
Fiscal 2003


   Expected
Maturity
Fiscal 2004


Domestic Futures Contracts (long positions):

             

Contract Volumes (cwt.)

     453,600      1,912,960

Weighted Average Contract Price (per cwt.)

   $ 21.73    $ 21.66

Contract Amount

   $ 9,854,460    $ 41,428,619

Weighted Average Fair Value (per cwt.)

   $ 21.45    $ 21.44

Fair Value

   $ 9,729,720    $ 41,011,914

 

     Expected
Maturity
Fiscal 2004


Domestic Futures Contracts (short positions):

      

Contract Volumes (cwt.)

     63,840

Weighted Average Contract Price (per cwt.)

   $ 21.66

Contract Amount

   $ 1,382,966

Weighted Average Fair Value (per cwt.)

   $ 21.50

Fair Value

   $ 1,372,560

 

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     Expected
Maturity
Fiscal 2004


World Futures Contracts (long positions):

      

Contract Volumes (cwt.)

     689,920

Weighted Average Contract Price (per cwt.)

   $ 6.24

Contract Amount

   $ 4,308,160

Weighted Average Fair Value (per cwt.)

   $ 6.22

Fair Value

   $ 4,291,302

 

The above information does not include either our physical inventory or our fixed price purchase commitments for raw sugar.

 

The information in the table below presents our natural gas futures and options positions outstanding as of June 30, 2003.

 

     Expected
Maturity
Fiscal 2003


   Expected
Maturity
Fiscal 2004


Futures Contracts (long positions):

             

Contract Volumes (mmbtu)

     960,000      1,620,000

Weighted Average Contract Price (per mmbtu)

   $ 4.39    $ 5.45

Contract Amount

   $ 4,215,460    $ 8,821,730

Weighted Average Fair Value (per mmbtu)

   $ 5.44    $ 5.34

Fair Value

   $ 5,218,920    $ 8,658,540

 

     Expected
Maturity
Fiscal
2003


Natural Gas Option Contracts (long positions):

      

Contract Volumes (mmbtu)

     200,000

Weighted Average Strike Price (per mmbtu)

   $ 3.55

Contract Amount

   $ 103,000

Fair Value

   $ 372,200

 

During December 2002, the Company terminated its interest swap agreement. The Company entered into a new swap agreement in January 2003 as described in Note 8 to the financial statements.

 

Item 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2003 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)    Exhibits

 

31.1    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

The Company is a party to several long-term debt instruments under which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Pursuant to paragraph 4(iii) (A) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K, the Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

(b)    Reports on Form 8-K

 

The Company furnished a current report on Form 8-K on May 29, 2003 in connection with an investor relations presentation.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    

IMPERIAL SUGAR COMPANY

    (Registrant)

Dated: August 13, 2003   

By:

 

/s/ Darrell D. Swank


Darrell D. Swank

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit
No.


  

Document


31.1    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

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