Belden - 10-Q quarterly report FY

 

 

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As of May 4, 2009, the Registrant had 46,572,527 outstanding shares of common stock.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include Belden Inc. and all of its subsidiaries (the Company, us, we, or our). We eliminate all significant affiliate accounts and transactions in consolidation.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements presented as of any date other than December 31, 2008:

These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data contained in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We design, manufacture, and market signal transmission solutions, including cable, connectivity and active components for mission-critical applications in markets ranging from industrial automation to data centers, broadcast studios, and aerospace.

Our fiscal year and fiscal fourth quarter both end on December 31. Typically, our fiscal first, second and third quarter each end on the last Sunday falling on or before their respective calendar quarter-end. The three months ended March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008 include 88 and 90 calendar days, respectively.

We have made certain reclassifications to the 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements with no impact to reported net income in order to conform to the 2009 presentation.

On January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurement, related to financial assets and financial liabilities. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Staff Position 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 related to nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities on January 1, 2009.

SFAS No. 157 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use based upon market data

obtained from independent sources or reflect our own assumptions of market participant valuation. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:

As of and during the three months ended March 29, 2009, we utilized Level 1 inputs to determine the fair value of short-term investments included in cash equivalents, and we utilized Level 2 inputs to determine the fair value of certain long-lived assets (see Note 5).

We classify cash on hand and deposits in banks, including commercial paper, money market accounts, and other investments with an original maturity of three months or less, that we hold from time to time, as cash and cash equivalents. We periodically have cash equivalents consisting of short-term money market funds and other investments. The primary objective of our short-term investment activities is to preserve our capital for the purpose of funding operations. We do not enter into short-term investments for trading or speculative purposes. The fair value of these short-term investments as of March 29, 2009 was $69.4 million and is based on quoted market prices in active markets.

We have established liabilities for environmental and legal contingencies that are probable of occurrence and reasonably estimable. We accrue environmental remediation costs, on an undiscounted basis, based on estimates of known environmental remediation exposures developed in consultation with our environmental consultants and legal counsel. We are, from time to time, subject to routine litigation incidental to our business. These lawsuits primarily involve claims for damages arising out of the use of our products, allegations of patent or trademark infringement, and litigation and administrative proceedings involving employment matters and commercial disputes. Based on facts currently available, we believe the disposition of the claims that are pending or asserted will not have a materially adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

At March 29, 2009, we were party to standby letters of credit, bank guaranties, and surety bonds totaling $9.1 million, $6.8 million, and $2.6 million, respectively.

We recognize revenue when all of the following circumstances are satisfied: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) price is fixed or determinable, (3) collectibility is reasonably assured, and (4) delivery has occurred. Delivery occurs in the period in which the customer takes title and assumes the risks and rewards of ownership of the products specified in the customer’s purchase order or sales agreement. We record revenue net of estimated rebates, price allowances, invoicing adjustments, and product returns. We charge revisions to these estimates to accounts receivable and revenue in the period in which the facts that give rise to each revision become known.

Our Wireless segment accounts for revenue in accordance with Statement of Position No. 97-2,Software Revenue Recognition (SOP 97-2). Sales from our Wireless segment often involve multiple elements, principally hardware, software, hardware and software maintenance and other support services. When a sale involves multiple elements, we allocate the proceeds from the arrangement to each respective element based on its Vendor Specific Objective Evidence (VSOE) of fair value and recognize revenue when each element’s revenue recognition criteria are met. VSOE of fair value for each element is established based on the price charged when the same element is sold separately. If VSOE of fair value cannot be established for the undelivered element of an agreement, the proceeds from the arrangement are deferred and recognized ratably over the period that the service or element is delivered. Through March 29, 2009, our Wireless segment did not establish VSOE of fair value of post-contract customer support. As a result, the proceeds and related cost of sales from revenue transactions involving multiple-element arrangements are deferred and recognized ratably over the post-contract customer support period, ranging from one to three years. As of March 29, 2009, total deferred revenue and deferred cost of sales were $20.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively. Of the total deferred revenue, $16.9 million is included in accrued liabilities, and $3.2 million is included in other long-term liabilities. Of the total deferred cost of sales, $5.9 million is included in other current assets and $1.1 million is included in other long-lived assets.

On January 1, 2009, we adopted SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, which replaces SFAS No. 141 and retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS No. 141, including that the purchase method be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. This standard defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control instead of the date that the consideration is transferred. SFAS No. 141(R) requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited exceptions. It also requires the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from certain contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date, measured at their acquisition-date fair values. SFAS No. 141(R) will change our accounting treatment for any future business combinations.

On January 1, 2009, we adopted FASB Staff Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement). This FSP changes the accounting for our $110.0 million aggregate principal convertible subordinated debentures that were converted into cash and shares of common stock in 2008 (see Note 7). The FSP requires that we allocate the proceeds from the debt issuance between debt and equity components in a manner that reflects our nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The equity component reflects the value of the conversion feature of the debentures. The FSP requires retrospective application to all periods presented and does not grandfather existing debt instruments. As such, we have adjusted our prior year financial statements. The cumulative impact of the adjustments as of January 1, 2009 was a $1.7 million decrease to retained earnings with a corresponding increase to additional paid in capital. The following table summarizes the impact of the adjustments on the three months ended March 30, 2008.

During the first quarter of 2009, we made organizational changes to consolidate our North American operations, primarily consisting of consolidating our former Specialty Products and Belden Americas segments. These changes resulted in a change in our reported operating segments. We have organized the enterprise around geographic areas except for our wireless business. We now conduct our operations through four reported operating segments—Americas; Wireless; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific. We have reclassified prior year segment disclosures to conform to the new segment presentation.

The following table is a reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ operating income (loss) to consolidated income (loss) before taxes.

The following table presents the basis for the income (loss) per share computations:

For the three months ended March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008, we did not include 2.9 million and 0.7 million outstanding equity awards, respectively, in our development of the denominators used in the diluted income (loss) per share computations because they were anti-dilutive.

The major classes of inventories were as follows:

During the first quarter of 2009, we determined that certain long-lived assets of a German cable business that we expect to sell in the second quarter of 2009 were impaired (see Note 11). We estimated the fair market value of these assets based upon the terms of the sales agreement and recognized an impairment loss of $20.4 million in the operating results of the EMEA segment. Of this total impairment loss, $14.1 million related to machinery and equipment and $2.7 million, $2.3 million, and $1.3 million related to trademarks, developed technology, and customer relations intangible assets, respectively. We also recognized impairment losses on property, plant and equipment of $2.9 million, $1.0 million, and $0.4 million in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and EMEA segments, respectively, primarily related to our decision to consolidate capacity and dispose of excess machinery and equipment. The fair values of these assets were based upon quoted prices for identical assets.

During the first quarter of 2008, we recognized an impairment loss of $7.3 million in the operating results of our Americas segment due to the decision to close our manufacturing facility in Manchester, Connecticut. We also recognized an impairment loss of $4.2 million in the operating results of this segment related to our decision to consolidate capacity and dispose of excess machinery and equipment.

During the first quarter of 2008, we sold and leased back under a normal sale-leaseback certain Americas segment real estate in Mexico. The sales price was $25.0 million, and we recognized a loss of $0.9 million on the transaction. The lease term is 15 years with an option to renew up to an additional 10 years. We also sold our assembly operation in the Czech Republic for $8.2 million. We did not recognize a significant gain or loss on the transaction.

We recognized depreciation expense of $9.4 million and $11.2 million in the three-month periods ended March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008, respectively.

We recognized amortization expense related to our intangible assets of $3.9 million and $2.6 million in the three-month periods ended March 29, 2009 and March 30, 2008, respectively.

In 2008, we announced our decision to further streamline our manufacturing, sales and administrative functions worldwide in an effort to reduce costs and mitigate the weakening demand experienced throughout the global economy. In the first quarter of 2009, we continued to implement our plan to streamline these functions and recognized severance costs primarily in the EMEA segment totaling $25.9 million ($15.4 million in cost of sales; $8.7 million in selling, general and administrative expenses; and $1.8 million in research and development) related to these restructuring actions. Through March 29, 2009, we have recognized severance costs totaling $52.2 million related to these restructuring actions. We may recognize up to $15.0 million of additional costs related to these restructuring actions primarily in the Americas segment.

In prior years, we announced various decisions to realign our EMEA operations in order to consolidate manufacturing capacity. We did not recognize any new charges in 2009 related to these previous restructuring actions. Through March 29, 2009, we have recognized severance and other restructuring costs totaling $42.6 million (including amounts accounted for through purchase accounting) related to these actions. We do not expect to recognize additional costs related to these restructuring actions.

In 2007, we announced a voluntary separation program primarily for associates in the United States who were at least 50 years of age and had 10 years of service with the Company. We did not recognize any costs related to this program in the first quarter of 2009 nor do we expect to recognize any future costs. In prior years, we recognized severance costs totaling $7.2 million related to this program.

The table below sets forth restructuring activity that occurred during the three months ended March 29, 2009. The balances are included in accrued liabilities.

We continue to review our business strategies and evaluate further restructuring actions. This could result in additional restructuring costs in future periods.

We have outstanding $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% senior subordinated notes due 2017. The notes are guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by certain of our domestic subsidiaries. The notes rank equal in right of payment with any of our future senior subordinated debt, and are subordinated to all of our senior debt and the senior debt of our subsidiary guarantors, including our senior secured credit facility. Interest is payable semiannually on March 15 and September 15.

We have a senior secured credit facility with a $350.0 million commitment. The facility matures in January 2011, has a variable interest rate based on LIBOR or the prime rate and is secured by our overall cash flow and certain of our assets in the United States. At March 29, 2009, there were outstanding borrowings of $240.0 million under the facility at a 3.0% interest rate, and we had $100.9 million in available borrowing capacity, net of letters of credit. During the three months ended March 29, 2009, we amended the facility and changed the definition of EBITDA used in the computation of the 3.5 gross debt-to-EBITDA leverage ratio covenant. The amendment also increased the cost of borrowings under the facility by 100 basis points, and we incurred $1.5 million of fees that are included in other expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 29, 2009, we were in compliance with all of the covenants of the facility.

In 2008, we had outstanding $110.0 million aggregate principal of 4.0% convertible subordinated debentures due 2023. The convertible debentures contained a net share settlement feature requiring us upon conversion to pay the principal amount in cash and to pay any conversion consideration in excess of the principal amount in shares of our common stock. In July 2008, we called all of our convertible subordinated debentures for redemption. As a result of the call for redemption, holders of the debentures had the option to convert each $1,000 principal amount of their debentures and receive value in a combination of cash and shares equal to 56.8246 shares of Belden’s common stock (a conversion price of $17.598). All holders of the debentures elected to convert their debentures. Upon conversion, we paid $110.0 million in cash and issued 3,343,509 shares of common stock. We financed the cash portion of the conversion through borrowings under our senior secured credit facility.

The tax benefit of $12.4 million for the three months ended March 29, 2009 resulted from a loss before taxes of $44.9 million. The difference between the effective rate reflected in the provision for income taxes on income before taxes and the amount determined by applying the applicable statutory United States tax rate for the three months ended March 29, 2009 is analyzed below:

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs for the plans:

The following table summarizes total comprehensive income (loss):

On May 5, 2009, we entered into an agreement to sell a German cable business. We expect to complete the sale in the second quarter of 2009 and incur a loss of approximately $10.0 million.

Belden Inc. (the Issuer) has outstanding $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% senior subordinated notes due 2017. The notes rank equal in right of payment with any of our future senior subordinated debt, and are subordinated to all of our senior debt and the senior debt of our subsidiary guarantors, including our senior secured credit facility. Belden Inc. and its current and future material domestic subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the notes on a joint and several basis. The following consolidating financial information presents information about the Issuer, guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for on the equity basis. Intercompany transactions are eliminated.

We design, manufacture, and market signal transmission solutions, including cable, connectivity and active components for mission-critical applications in markets ranging from industrial automation to data centers, broadcast studios, and aerospace.

We consider revenue growth, operating margin, cash flows, return on invested capital, and working capital management metrics to be our key operating performance indicators.

The following trends and events arising during 2009 have had varying effects on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In 2008, we announced our decision to further streamline our manufacturing, sales and administrative functions worldwide in an effort to reduce costs and mitigate the weakening demand experienced throughout the global economy. In the first quarter of 2009, we continued to implement our plan to streamline these functions and recognized severance costs and asset impairment losses of $25.9 million and $24.7 million, respectively, related to these restructuring actions. We continuously review our business strategies and evaluate potential restructuring actions. This could result in additional restructuring costs in future periods.

We provide certain employees with share-based compensation in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock shares, restricted stock units with service vesting conditions, and restricted stock units with performance vesting conditions. At March 29, 2009, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to all nonvested awards was $18.6 million. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

Many of our customers are distributors that stock inventory for resale. Due to the weakening demand experienced throughout the global economy, many of our customers have lowered their inventory balances. Our revenues are negatively impacted by these inventory reductions. Our customers may continue this trend if overall demand remains weak.

On May 5, 2009, we entered into an agreement to sell a German cable business. We expect to complete the sale in the second quarter of 2009 and incur a loss of approximately $10.0 million.

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.