UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
OR
For the transition period from to .
Commission file number: 001-13122
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 5100
Los Angeles, California 90071
(213) 687-7700
(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)
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 x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of April 30, 2010, 74,198,897 shares of the registrant’s common stock, no par value, were outstanding.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 1A.
Item 6.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $19,394 at March 31, 2010 and $21,269 at December 31, 2009
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Income taxes receivable
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment:
Land
Buildings
Machinery and equipment
Accumulated depreciation
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies, net
Investments in unconsolidated entities
Other assets
Total assets
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Accrued compensation and retirement costs
Accrued insurance costs
Current maturities of long-term debt
Current maturities of capital lease obligations
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt
Capital lease obligations
Long-term retirement costs and other long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes
Commitments and contingencies
Reliance shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, no par value:
Authorized shares – 5,000,000None issued or outstanding
Common stock, no par value:
Authorized shares – 100,000,000Issued and outstanding shares – 74,103,570 at March 31, 2010 and 73,750,771 at December 31, 2009, stated capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Total Reliance shareholders’ equity
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Net sales
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)
Warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative
Depreciation and amortization
Operating income
Other income (expense):
Interest
Other income, net
Income before income taxes
Income tax provision
Net income
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income attributable to Reliance
Earnings per share:
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Reliance shareholders
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Reliance shareholders
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic
Cash dividends per share
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Deferred income tax benefit
Loss (gain) on sales of property, plant and equipment
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
Dividends received from unconsolidated entities
Stock based compensation expense
Excess tax benefits from stock based compensation
Net loss from life insurance policies
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable and other liabilities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
Net proceeds from redemption of life insurance policies
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings
Principal payments on long-term debt and short-term borrowings
Payments to noncontrolling interest holders
Dividends paid
Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation
Exercise of stock options
Issuance of common stock
Noncontrolling interest purchase
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid during the period
Income taxes paid during the period
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation with respect to the interim financial statements, have been included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year ending December 31, 2010. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2009, included in Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s (“We”, “Reliance” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and operating results of majority-owned subsidiaries. The ownership of the other interest holders of consolidated subsidiaries is reflected as noncontrolling interests. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are recorded under the equity method of accounting. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
2. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
Accounting Guidance Recently Adopted
On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for accounting for variable interest entities. These changes replaced the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. The changes also require additional disclosures about a reporting entity’s involvement in variable interest entities, which will enhance the information provided to users of financial statements. The adoption of these changes did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
3. Goodwill
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2010 is as follows:
Balance as of December 31, 2009
Effect of foreign currency translation
Balance as of March 31, 2010
The Company had no accumulated impairment losses related to goodwill as of March 31, 2010.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
4. Intangible Assets, net
The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets, net:
Intangible assets subject to amortization:
Covenants not to compete
Loan fees
Customer lists/relationships
Software – internal use
Other
Intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Trade names
The Company recognized amortization expense for intangible assets of approximately $7.2 million and $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Based on the current amount of intangibles subject to amortization, the estimated amortization expense for the remaining nine months of 2010 and each of the succeeding five years is as follows:
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
5. Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 31.6% and 33.3%, respectively. Permanent items that impacted the Company’s effective tax rates as compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% were not materially different in amounts during both periods and relate mainly to company-owned life insurance policies and domestic production activities deductions.
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6. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following:
Unsecured revolving credit facility due November 9, 2012
Senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2010
Senior unsecured notes due from July 1, 2011 to July 2, 2013
Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2016
Senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2036
Other notes and revolving credit facilities
Total
Less unamortized discount
Less amounts due within one year
Total long-term debt
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
The Company’s $1.1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility has 16 banks as lenders. On September 28, 2009, the Company amended its syndicated credit agreement to adjust certain financial ratio requirements (primarily related to minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio) until June 30, 2010 at which time these ratios adjust back to the pre-amendment levels. With the amendment, the pricing on the revolving credit facility was adjusted to market rates and restrictions were placed on certain uses of cash until June 30, 2010 for acquisitions, dividends, investments, and stock repurchases. Also, with the amendment, the Company extended the maturity date of $1.02 billion in commitments for 14 extending lenders through November 9, 2012, while the maturity date of $80.0 million in commitments for non-extending lenders remains at November 9, 2011. Interest on borrowings from extending lenders is at variable rates based on LIBOR plus 3.50% or the bank prime rate plus 2.50% as of March 31, 2010. Interest on borrowings from non-extending lenders is at variable rates based on LIBOR plus 0.45% or the bank prime rate as of March 31, 2010. The revolving credit facility includes a commitment fee on the unused portion, at an annual rate of 0.40% and 0.10% for extending and non-extending lenders, respectively, as of March 31, 2010. The applicable margin over LIBOR rate and base rate borrowings along with commitment fees are subject to adjustment every quarter prospectively based on the Company’s leverage ratio.
Weighted average rates on borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facility were 3.61% and 3.51% as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
As of March 31, 2010, the Company had $50.5 million of letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility with availability to issue an additional $74.5 million of letters of credit.
Revolving Credit Facilities – Foreign Operations
The Company also had two separate revolving credit facilities for operations in Canada with a combined credit limit of CAD$35.0 million as of December 31, 2009. In January 2010, the Canadian credit facilities were combined into one unsecured facility with a reduced credit limit of CAD$5.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding on these revolving credit facilities as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
Various other separate revolving credit facilities with a combined credit limit of approximately $22.3 million are in place for operations in: a) Asia with outstanding balances of $7.0 million and $6.6 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and b) the United Kingdom with outstanding balances of $1.7 million and $1.5 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
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Senior Unsecured Notes – Private Placements
The Company also has $213.0 million of outstanding senior unsecured notes issued in private placements of debt as of March 31, 2010. At March 31, 2010, the outstanding senior notes bear interest at a weighted average fixed rate of 5.71% and have a weighted average remaining life of 1.7 years, maturing from October 2010 to July 2013.
Senior Unsecured Notes – Publicly Traded
On November 20, 2006, the Company entered into an Indenture (the “Indenture”), for the issuance of $600 million of unsecured debt securities. The total debt issued was comprised of two tranches, (a) $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes bearing interest at the rate of 6.20% per annum, maturing on November 15, 2016 and (b) $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes bearing interest at the rate of 6.85% per annum, maturing on November 15, 2036. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of Reliance and rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Reliance. The senior unsecured notes include provisions that, in the event of a change in control and a downgrade of the Company’s credit rating, require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued interest.
Covenants
The $1.1 billion revolving credit facility and the senior unsecured note agreements collectively require the Company to maintain a minimum net worth and interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio and include a change of control provision, among other things. The Company’s interest coverage ratio for the last twelve-month period ended March 31, 2010 was approximately 4.7 times compared to the debt covenant minimum requirement of 2.0 times (interest coverage ratio is calculated as net income attributable to Reliance plus interest expense and provision for income taxes and plus or minus any non-operating non-recurring loss or gain, respectively, divided by interest expense). The Company’s leverage ratio as of March 31, 2010 calculated in accordance with the terms of the revolving credit facility was 28.6% compared to the financial covenant maximum amount of 50% (leverage ratio is calculated as total debt, inclusive of capital lease obligations and outstanding letters of credit, divided by Reliance shareholders’ equity plus total debt). Beginning June 30, 2010, the minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio requirements adjust back to the pre-amendment levels of 3.0 times and 60%, respectively. The minimum net worth requirement as of March 31, 2010 was $950.6 million compared to Reliance shareholders’ equity balance of $2.66 billion as of March 31, 2010.
Additionally, all of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, which constitute the substantial majority of our subsidiaries, guarantee the borrowings under the revolving credit facility, the Indenture and the private placement notes. The subsidiary guarantors, together with Reliance, are required collectively to account for at least 80% of the Company’s consolidated EBITDA and 80% of consolidated tangible assets. Reliance and the subsidiary guarantors accounted for approximately 99% of our total consolidated EBITDA for the last twelve months and approximately 93% of total consolidated tangible assets as of March 31, 2010.
The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2010.
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7. Total Equity
Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company issued 352,799 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options for total proceeds of approximately $8.8 million.
Stock Based Compensation
On February 23, 2010, the Company granted 1,003,400 options to acquire its common stock to key employees with an exercise price equal to the fair market value as of the date of the grant. The stock options vest ratably over a period of four years and expire seven years after the date of grant. The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: Expected life – 4.8 years; Expected volatility – 59.7%; Dividend yield – 0.9%; Risk-free interest rate – 2.4%; Exercise price – $42.81.
Share Repurchase Program
Under the Company’s current stock repurchase program 7,883,033 shares of common stock remain available for repurchase as of March 31, 2010. No shares were repurchased in 2010 or 2009. Repurchased shares are redeemed and treated as authorized but unissued shares.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss) included the following:
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax
Minimum pension liability, net of tax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to Reliance
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) included the following:
Foreign currency translation gain
Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments are not generally adjusted for income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in foreign subsidiaries. Unrealized loss on investments and minimum pension liability are net of deferred income tax assets of approximately $0.3 million and $7.3 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
8. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share exclude any dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share are calculated including the dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities, if any.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
Numerator:
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share – Weighted average shares
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options
Denominator for dilutive earnings per share:
Adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions
Net income per share attributable to Reliance shareholders – diluted
Net income per share attributable to Reliance shareholders – basic
The computations of earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 do not include 2,137,300 and 3,391,022 weighted average shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options, respectively, because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
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9. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
In November 2006, the Company issued senior unsecured notes in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million at fixed interest rates that are guaranteed by its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to Rule 3-10 of SEC Regulation S-X “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several obligations of each of the guarantor subsidiaries. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Company to obtain funds from any of the guarantor subsidiaries by dividends or loans. The supplemental consolidating financial information has been presented in lieu of separate financial statements of the guarantors as such separate financial statements are not considered meaningful.
Condensed Unaudited Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2010
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
Intercompany receivables
Investments in subsidiaries
Property, plant and equipment, net
Liabilities & Equity
Other current liabilities
Intercompany borrowings
Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities
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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2009
Assets
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Condensed Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2010
Operating (loss) income
Income before equity in earnings of subsidiaries and income taxes
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
Income tax (benefit) provision
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For the three months ended March 31, 2009
Operating income (loss)
Other income (expense), net
Income (loss) before equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries and income taxes
Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax provision (benefit)
Net income (loss)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income (loss) attributable to Reliance
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Condensed Unaudited Consolidating Cash Flow Statement
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net advances to subsidiaries
Other investing activities, net
Cash used in investing activities
Net borrowings (repayments) of debt
Intercompany borrowings (repayments)
Other financing activities, net
Cash provided by financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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Equity in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities
Net advances from subsidiaries
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Net repayments of debt
Intercompany (repayments) borrowings
Cash used in financing activities
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
The following table sets forth certain income statement data for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (dollars are shown in thousands and certain amounts may not calculate due to rounding):
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below)
Gross profit(1)
S,G&A expenses
Depreciation expense
Amortization expense
Gross profit, calculated as Net sales less Cost of sales, is a non-GAAP financial measure as it excludes depreciation and amortization expense associated with the corresponding sales. The majority of our orders are basic distribution with no processing services performed. For the remainder of our sales orders, we perform “first-stage” processing, which is generally not labor intensive as we are simply cutting the metal to size. Because of this, the amount of related labor and overhead, including depreciation and amortization, are not significant and are excluded from our Cost of sales. Therefore, our Cost of sales is primarily comprised of the cost of the material we sell. The Company uses Gross profit and Gross profit margin as shown above as measures of operating performance. Gross profit and Gross profit margin are important operating and financial measures, as fluctuations in Gross profit and Gross profit margin can have a significant impact on our earnings. Gross profit and Gross profit margin, as presented, are not necessarily comparable with similarly titled measures for other companies.
Net Sales. In the 2010 first quarter, our consolidated net sales decreased 6.7% to $1.45 billion from $1.56 billion in the 2009 first quarter. This includes a 2.5% decrease in tons sold and a 5.0% decrease in our average selling price per ton sold. (Tons sold and average selling price per ton sold amounts exclude the toll processing sales of Precision Strip, Inc. and Feralloy Corporation.)
In the 2009 first quarter, prices for carbon steel products were declining rapidly. This continued through the 2009 second quarter. Pricing generally stabilized for most carbon steel products at that time. Carbon steel mills increased prices for most products beginning January 2010 and continued to increase prices through the 2010 first quarter due mainly to increased raw material costs; however, prices were still generally lower than in the 2009 first quarter. A change in our product mix towards a lower proportion of carbon steel products also tempered the decline in our average selling price as the average selling prices of our other products generally increased in the 2010 first quarter compared to the 2009 first quarter. Carbon steel products, which typically have lower selling prices than other products we sell, represented 52% of our 2010 first quarter sales, compared to 58% of our sales in the same period in 2009.
Cost of Sales. In the 2010 first quarter, our cost of sales decreased 10.6% to $1.08 billion compared to $1.20 billion in the 2009 first quarter. The decrease in cost of sales is due to our decrease in tons sold along with lower inventory costs on hand as we had worked through our higher cost inventory by the end of 2009.
Our LIFO reserve adjustment, which is included in our cost of sales and, in effect, reflects cost of sales at current replacement costs, resulted in a charge, or expense, of $5.0 million in the 2010 first quarter compared to a credit, or income, of $75.0 million in the 2009 first quarter. We currently estimate our full year 2010 LIFO adjustment to be a charge, or expense, of $20.0 million as we expect that both our quantities and our average cost of inventory at December 31, 2010 will be higher than at January 1, 2010. However, we do anticipate that mill prices, generally, will decline somewhat from currently announced levels (i.e., May 2010) in the 2010 second half.
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Gross Profit. Our gross profit increased 6.7% to $378.1 million for the 2010 first quarter, compared to $354.4 million in the 2009 first quarter. Our gross profit as a percentage of sales in the 2010 first quarter was 26.0%, compared to 22.7% in the 2009 first quarter.
During the first half of 2009, we were reducing our inventory levels to generate cash and selling high cost inventory into a declining market which adversely affected our gross profit margin. In mid-2009 our inventory costs were better aligned with current replacement costs and demand had generally stabilized. Increases in mill prices since that time have supported our increased selling prices resulting in increased profit margin. Our LIFO reserve adjustment that was a charge, or expense to cost of sales in the 2010 three-month period compared to a credit, or income in the comparable 2009 period also impacted our gross profit margins. See “Cost of Sales” above for discussion of our LIFO reserve adjustments.
Expenses.Our 2010 first quarter warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative (S,G&A) expenses decreased $7.4 million, or 2.7%, from the 2009 first quarter and were 18.5% as a percentage of sales, up slightly from 17.7% in the 2009 first quarter. The decrease in our S,G&A expense includes a decrease of $7.6 million of expense related to potentially uncollectible customer accounts from the 2009 first quarter as the quality of our accounts receivable has improved.
Our cost structure is highly variable, with about 60% of our expenses personnel-related. In 2009, we reduced our headcount by over 1,700 employees, or 16% from 2008 year-end levels, with most reductions occurring in the first half of the year. Total compensation related expenses in 2009 were lower because of these personnel reductions as well as reduced commission and incentive expenses due to lower gross profit and pre-tax income levels. Since employees throughout our workforce have a significant portion of compensation tied to profitability, and our gross profit margins and pre-tax profits improved significantly in the 2010 first quarter, our commission and incentive expense increased from the 2009 levels.
Operating Income.Our 2010 first quarter operating income was $79.8 million, resulting in an operating income margin of 5.5%, compared to $48.0 million, or a 3.1% operating income margin in the 2009 first quarter. The higher gross profit margin generated on lower sales combined with decreases in expenses significantly improved our operating income.
Other Income and Expense. Interest expense was $15.1 million in the 2010 first quarter, a decrease of $4.2 million from $19.3 million in the 2009 first quarter. The decrease was mainly due to our lower debt levels.
Income Tax Rate. Our effective income tax rate in the 2010 first quarter was 31.6% compared to our 2009 first quarter rate of 33.3%. Permanent items that impacted the Company’s effective tax rates as compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% were not materially different in amounts during both periods and relate mainly to company-owned life insurance policies and domestic production activities deductions.
Net Income. Net income attributable to Reliance for the 2010 first quarter was $44.7 million compared to $20.1 million in the 2009 first quarter. The increase was primarily due to higher gross profit dollars due to improved gross profit margins and lower S,G&A and interest expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating Activities
At March 31, 2010, our working capital was $1.12 billion, up from $973.3 million at December 31, 2009. Due to improving business conditions in the 2010 first quarter, we increased our working capital, which resulted in cash flow used in operating activities of $54.3 million. During the 2009 first quarter, we were focused on reducing our working capital as a result of declining demand and pricing for our products, generating $314.5 million of cash flow from operations. Increases of $157.6 million in our accounts receivable balance and $130.4 million in our FIFO inventory level, offset by a $130.3 million increase in our accounts payable and accrued expenses were the primary contributors to our increase in working capital during the 2010 first quarter.
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To manage our working capital, we focus on our days sales outstanding to monitor accounts receivable and on our inventory turnover rate to monitor our inventory levels, as receivables and inventory are the two most significant elements of our working capital. As of March 31, 2010 our days sales outstanding improved to approximately 42 days compared to 42 1/2 days at December 31, 2009. (We calculate our days sales outstanding (“DSO”) as an average of the most recent two-month period.) Our accounts receivable balance increased due to improved sales levels from December 31, 2009.
Our inventory turn rate during the 2010 first quarter was about 4.7 times (or 2.6 months on hand), compared to our 2009 first quarter rate of 3.4 times (or 3.5 months on hand). Our March 31, 2010 FIFO inventory levels increased from December 31, 2009 levels as we better aligned our inventory quantities with higher shipment levels.
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures were $23.1 million during the 2010 first quarter compared to $15.2 million during the 2009 first quarter. Our 2010 capital expenditures are budgeted at approximately $140.0 million and include many growth projects.
Financing Activities
The increase in our working capital during the 2010 first quarter was primarily funded by net borrowings of $79.2 million. We paid dividends to our shareholders of $7.4 million during the 2010 first quarter. On April 21, 2010, our Board of Directors declared the 2010 second quarter cash dividend of $.10 per share. We have paid regular quarterly dividends to our shareholders for 51 consecutive years.
Under our current stock repurchase program 7.9 million shares of common stock remain available for repurchase as of March 31, 2010. Repurchased shares are treated as authorized but unissued shares. No shares were repurchased in 2010 or 2009. Since initiating our Stock Repurchase Plan in 1994, we have repurchased approximately 15.2 million shares at an average cost of $18.41 per share. We believe such purchases, given appropriate circumstances, enhance shareholder value and reflect our confidence in the long-term growth potential of our Company.
Liquidity
Our primary sources of liquidity are generally our internally generated funds from operations and our $1.1 billion revolving credit facility. In the 2010 first quarter we used cash in operations of $54.3 million, compared to generating $314.5 million of cash from operations in the 2009 first quarter.
Our outstanding debt (including capital lease obligations) at March 31, 2010 was $1.02 billion, up slightly from $939.6 million at December 31, 2009. At March 31, 2010, we had $194.0 million outstanding on our $1.1 billion revolving credit facility.
On September 28, 2009, we amended our $1.1 billion revolving credit facility to adjust certain financial covenants. Our interest coverage ratio requirement was reduced to a minimum 2.0 times from 3.0 times and our leverage ratio requirement was reduced to a maximum of 50% from a maximum of 60% until June 30, 2010, at which time these ratios adjust back to the pre-amendment levels. With the amendment, our pricing was adjusted to rates in effect at the time. Restrictions were placed on certain uses of cash including cash used for acquisitions, dividends, investments and stock repurchases through June 30, 2010. Additionally, with the amendment of our credit facility, we extended the maturity date of the revolving credit facility by one year from November 2011 to November 2012 for $1.02 billion of commitments. Concurrent with the amendment and extension of our revolving credit facility, we also paid off the remaining balance on our term loan.
The Company also had two separate revolving credit facilities for operations in Canada with a combined credit limit of CAD$35.0 million as of December 31, 2009. In January 2010, the Canadian credit facilities were combined into one unsecured facility with a credit limit of CAD$5.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding on these revolving credit facilities as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Various other separate revolving credit facilities are in place for our operations in Asia and for our operations in the United Kingdom with total combined outstanding balances of $8.7 million and $8.1 million at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
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Capital Resources
On November 20, 2006 we entered into an Indenture (the “Indenture”), for the issuance of $600 million of unsecured debt securities which are guaranteed by all of our direct and indirect, wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and any entities that become such subsidiaries during the term of the Indenture (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). None of our foreign subsidiaries or our non-wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries is a guarantor. The total debt issued was comprised of two tranches, (a) $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes bearing interest at the rate of 6.20% per annum, maturing on November 15, 2016 and (b) $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes bearing interest at the rate of 6.85% per annum, maturing on November 15, 2036. The notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of our other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations. In April 2007, these notes were exchanged for publicly traded notes registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
At March 31, 2010, we also had $213.0 million of outstanding senior unsecured notes issued in private placements of debt. The outstanding senior notes bear interest at an average fixed rate of 5.7% and have an average remaining life of 1.7 years, maturing from October 2010 to July 2013.
Our net debt-to-total capital ratio was 26.6% at March 31, 2010; up slightly from our 2009 year-end rate of 25.6%, but down significantly from 36.9% at March 31, 2009 (net debt-to-total capital is calculated as total debt, net of cash, divided by Reliance shareholders’ equity plus total debt, net of cash).
We have $147.6 million of debt obligations coming due before our credit facility expires in November 2012. We are comfortable that we will have adequate cash flow and capacity on our revolving credit facility to fund our debt obligations as well as our working capital, capital expenditure, growth and other needs. We expect to continue our acquisition and other growth activities in the future and anticipate that we will be able to fund such activities with borrowings under our revolving credit facility, subject to the restrictions on the use of cash described above, or by accessing the capital markets.
Our $1.1 billion syndicated credit facility and senior notes collectively require that we maintain a minimum net worth and interest coverage ratio, and a maximum leverage ratio and include change of control provisions, among other things. The interest coverage ratio for the last twelve month period ended March 31, 2010 was approximately 4.7 times compared to the debt covenant minimum requirement of 2.0 times (interest coverage ratio is calculated as net income attributable to Reliance plus interest expense and provision for income taxes and plus or minus any non-operating non-recurring loss or gain, respectively, divided by interest expense). The leverage ratio at March 31, 2010, calculated in accordance with the terms of the credit agreement, was 28.6% compared to the debt covenant maximum amount of 50% (leverage ratio is calculated as total debt, inclusive of capital lease obligations and outstanding letters of credit, divided by Reliance shareholders’ equity plus total debt). The minimum net worth requirement at March 31, 2010 was $950.6 million compared to the Reliance shareholders’ equity balance of $2.66 billion at March 31, 2010.
We were in compliance with all debt covenants at March 31, 2010.
Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements
We had no material changes in commitments for capital expenditures, operating lease obligations or purchase obligations as of March 31, 2010, as compared to those disclosed in our table of contractual obligations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
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Inflation
Our operations have not been, and we do not expect them to be, materially affected by general inflation. Historically, we have been successful in adjusting prices to our customers to reflect changes in metal prices.
Seasonality
Some of our customers may be in seasonal businesses, especially customers in the construction industry. As a result of our geographic, product and customer diversity, our operations have not shown any material seasonal trends except that revenues in the months of July, November and December traditionally have been lower than in other months because of a reduced number of working days for shipments of our products, resulting from vacation and holiday closures at some of our customers. We cannot assure you that period-to-period fluctuations will not occur in the future. The results of any one or more quarters are therefore not necessarily indicative of annual results.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill, which represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired, amounted to $1.08 billion at March 31, 2010, or approximately 23.7% of total assets, or 40.6% of Reliance shareholders’ equity. Additionally, other intangible assets, net amounted to $720.6 million at March 31, 2010, or approximately 15.8% of total assets, or 27.1% of Reliance shareholders’ equity. We review the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives annually or whenever significant events or changes occur which might impair the recovery of recorded amounts. Our most recently completed annual impairment tests of goodwill were performed as of November 1, 2009 and it was determined that the recorded amounts for goodwill are recoverable and that no impairment existed. Our 2010 annual impairment tests of goodwill will be performed as of November 1, 2010 or more frequently, as appropriate. Other intangible assets with finite useful lives continue to be amortized over their useful lives. We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable.
Impairment assessment inherently involves judgment as to assumptions about expected future cash flows and the impact of market conditions on those assumptions. Future events and the current changing market conditions may impact our assumptions as to commodity prices, demand and future growth rates or other factors that may result in changes in our estimates of future cash flows. Although we believe the assumptions used in testing for impairment are reasonable, significant changes in any one of our assumptions could produce a significantly different result. Furthermore, significant declines in the market conditions for our products as well as significant decreases in the price of our common stock could also impact our impairment analysis. However, as of March 31, 2010, we have noted no indications of impairment.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. When we prepare these financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accounts receivable, inventories, deferred tax assets, goodwill and intangible assets and long-lived assets. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
For further information regarding the accounting policies that we believe to be critical accounting policies and that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We do not believe that any of the new accounting guidance implemented during 2010 changed our critical accounting policies.
New Accounting Guidance
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure on new accounting guidance issued or implemented.
In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to various market risk factors, including fluctuations in interest rates, changes in general economic conditions, domestic and foreign competition, foreign currency exchange rates, metals pricing, demand and availability. There have been no significant changes in our market risk factors since December 31, 2009. Please refer to Item 7A - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for further discussion on quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to and as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements relating to future financial results. Actual results may differ materially as a result of factors over which Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has no control. These risk factors and additional information are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
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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.
/s/ DAVID H. HANNAH
/s/ KARLALEWIS
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Exhibit Index
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