COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-50189
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There were 166,394,997 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 30, 2005.
Crown Holdings, Inc.
FORM 10-QFOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended June 30, 2005(in millions)
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For the three months ended June 30, 2004(in millions)
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For the six months ended June 30, 2005(in millions)
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For the six months ended June 30, 2004(in millions)
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of June 30, 2005(in millions)
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As of December 31, 2004(in millions)
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CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Introduction
The following discussion presents managements analysis of the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the corresponding periods in 2004 and the changes in financial condition and liquidity from December 31, 2004. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004 along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in and referred to within this report.
Executive Overview
The Companys principal areas of focus include improving segment income, reducing debt and reducing asbestosrelated costs. Segment income is defined by the Company as net sales less cost of products sold, depreciation and amortization, selling and administrative expenses and provision for restructuring.
Improving segment income is primarily dependent on the Companys ability to increase revenues and manage costs. Key strategies for building and expanding the business include targeting geographic markets with strong growth potential, such as, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and southern and central Europe, improving selling prices in certain product lines and developing innovative packaging products using proprietary technology. The Companys cost control efforts focus on improving operating efficiencies and managing material and labor costs, including pension and benefit costs. The Company operates globally and has significant revenues, income, cash flow and debt denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
The reduction of debt remains a principal strategic goal of the Company and is primarily dependent upon the Companys ability to generate cash flow from operations. In addition, the Company may consider divestitures from time to time. The Companys total debt of $3,707 at June 30, 2005 decreased $197 from $3,904 at June 30, 2004.
The Company seeks to reduce its asbestosrelated costs through prudent case management. Asbestosrelated payments were $41 in 2004 and $10 for the first six months of 2005, and the Company expects to pay approximately $30 for the full year of 2005.
Results of Operations
Net Sales
Net sales in the second quarter of 2005 were $2,017, an increase of $181 or 9.9% compared to net sales of $1,836 for the same period in 2004. Net sales in the first six months of 2005 were $3,720, an increase of $261 or 7.5% compared to net sales of $3,459 for the same period in 2004. Sales from U.S. operations accounted for 29.3% of consolidated net sales in the first six months of 2005 compared to 30.1% for the same period in 2004. Sales of beverage cans and ends accounted for 38.1% and sales of food cans and ends accounted for 29.8% of consolidated net sales in the first six months of 2005 compared to 37.4% and 30.6%, respectively, in 2004.
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An analysis of comparative segment net sales follows:
Net sales in the Americas segment for the second quarter of 2005 were $808, an increase of $60 or 8.0% compared to net sales of $748 in the second quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first six months of 2005 were $1,477, an increase of $89 or 6.4% compared to net sales of $1,388 in the first six months of 2004. The increase in net sales for the second quarter and first six months of 2005 was primarily due to the passthrough of higher steel and aluminum costs to customers.
Net sales in the European segment for the second quarter of 2005 were $1,097, an increase of $101 or 10.1% compared to net sales of $996 in the second quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first six months of 2005 were $2,026, an increase of $131 or 6.9% compared to net sales of $1,895 in the first six months of 2004. The increase in net sales for the second quarter and the first six months of 2005 was primarily due to the favorable impact of currency translation from the strengthening of the euro and sterling against the U.S. dollar, including $41 for the quarter and $77 for the first six months, and the passthrough of higher steel and aluminum costs to customers.
Net sales in the AsiaPacific segment for the second quarter of 2004 were $112, an increase of $20 or 21.7% compared to net sales of $92 in the second quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first six months of 2005 were $217, an increase of $41 or 23.3% compared to $176 in the first six months of 2004. The increase in net sales for the second quarter and first six months of 2005 was primarily due to increased beverage can volumes in China and Southeast Asia.
Cost of Products Sold (Excluding Depreciation and Amortization)
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $1,654 and $3,078 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, increases of $153 and $216 compared to $1,501 and $2,862 for the same periods in 2004. The increases were primarily due to the impact of currency translation of approximately $47 for the quarter and $86 for the six months, and higher material costs for steel and aluminum.
As a percentage of net sales, cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was 82.0% and 82.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to 81.8% and 82.7% for the same periods in 2004.
As a result of steel price increases, the Company in 2005 has implemented significant price increases in all of its steel product categories. To date, the impact on the Companys earnings has not been material as a result of the passthrough of increased costs to customers. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to fully recover from its customers the impact of steel surcharges or price increases. In addition, if the Company is unable to purchase steel for a significant period of time, the Companys steelconsuming operations would be disrupted. The Company is continuing to monitor this situation and the effect on its operations.
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Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization was $75 and $147 in the second quarter and six months of 2005, decreases of $1 or 1.3% and $6 or 3.9% from the prior year periods. The decreases were primarily due to lower capital spending in recent years, offset by increases of $2 and $4 due to currency translation for the second quarter and six months, respectively. The effect of currency translation was primarily due to the strengthening of the euro and sterling against the U.S. dollar.
Selling and Administrative Expense
Selling and administrative expense was $102 in the second quarter of 2005 compared to $90 for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to $2 of currency translation in Europe due to the stronger euro and sterling against the U.S. dollar, and increased compensation costs. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 5.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2005 compared to 4.9% for the same period in 2004.
Selling and administrative expense was $198 in the first six months of 2005 compared to $182 for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to $4 of currency translation in Europe due to the stronger euro and sterling against the U.S. dollar, and increased compensation costs. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 5.3% for the six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004.
Segment Income
Note M to the consolidated financial statements provides a reconciliation of consolidated segment income (a non-GAAP measure consisting of net sales less cost of products sold, depreciation and amortization, selling and administrative expense, and provision for restructuring) to income before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings.
Consolidated segment income was $186 and $297 in the second quarter and six months of 2005 compared to $169 and $262 in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2004. As a percentage of consolidated net sales, segment income was 9.2% and 8.0% in the second quarter and six months of 2005 compared to 9.2% and 7.6% for the same periods in 2004.
An analysis of segment income follows:
Americas segment income, as a percentage of net sales, was 8.0% and 7.2% in the second quarter and first six months of 2005 compared to 8.0% and 6.3% for the same periods in 2004. The increases in segment income and percentage margin in 2005 were primarily due to increased selling prices.
European segment income, as a percentage of net sales, was 11.9% and 10.4% in the second quarter and first six months of 2005 compared to 11.7% and 10.4% for the same periods in 2004. The increases in segment income and percentage margin in 2005 were primarily due to increased selling prices. In addition to the selling price increases, segment income in 2005 also improved $4 in the quarter and $7 in the first six months due to the effect of currency translation.
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The improvement in AsiaPacific segment income for the quarter and first six months was primarily due to increased beverage can volumes in China and Southeast Asia.
Gain on Sale of Assets and Provision for Asset Impairments
During the first six months of 2005, the Company recognized a net gain of $22 relating to asset disposals and impairments. The gain of $22 included $16 for asset disposals and $7 for the reversal of a provision in Asia, offset by $1 for asset impairments in the U.S. In Asia, the Company received a waiver of a local requirement to divest a portion of one of its subsidiaries and, accordingly, reversed its provision for the expected loss upon divestiture. During the first six months of 2004, the Company sold various assets for $5 and had no total net gain or loss.
Gain / Loss from Early Extinguishments of Debt
During the second quarter of 2005, the Company recognized a loss of $2 before tax in Europe in connection with the repurchase of certain unsecured notes. During the first quarter of 2004, the Company recognized a loss of $4 before tax, primarily in Europe, in connection with the repurchase of certain unsecured notes.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $6 and $10, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 versus the same periods in 2004. The increases were due to increased borrowing rates, partially offset by lower average debt outstanding.
Translation and Exchange Adjustments
The results for the six months ended June 30, 2005 included net foreign exchange losses of $95 compared to net losses of $27 for the same period in 2004. The majority of the U.S. dollar debt from the Companys 2003 refinancing was issued by its European subsidiaries, and the losses result from exchange rate movements on that debt. The European subsidiaries continue to have significant unhedged currency exposure which may result in future foreign exchange gains or losses. The Company may hedge a portion of these exposures in the future through derivative instruments or intercompany loans. Further discussion of the potential impact on earnings from the 2003 refinancing is provided in Item 3, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.
Taxes on Income
The second quarter of 2005 included a tax charge of $8 on pretax income of $43 for an effective rate of 18.6%. The difference of $7 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% or $15, and the total tax charge of $8 was primarily due to (i) benefits of $6 from lower nonU.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, and (ii) a benefit of $6 from the carryback of a prior U.S. tax loss that had a valuation allowance, partially offset by (iii) charges of $3 for withholding taxes.
The first six months of 2005 included a tax charge of $8 on pretax income of $37 for an effective rate of 21.6%. The difference of $5 between the pretax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35%, or $13, and the total tax charge of $8 was primarily due to (i) benefits of $13 from lower nonU.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, and (ii) a benefit of $6 from the carryback of a prior U.S. tax loss that had a valuation allowance, partially offset by (iii) charges of $5 for withholding taxes and $7 for net valuation allowance adjustments.
Minority Interests and Equity Earnings
The charge for minority interests, net of equity earnings, increased $1 in the second quarter of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. The increase for the second quarter of 2005 was primarily due to increased minority earnings in the beverage can operations in South America.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash from Operations
Cash of $53 was used for operating activities in the first six months of 2005 compared to $66 during the same period in 2004. Cash from operating activities included the positive effect of the sale of receivables of $127 in 2005 and $23 in 2004. The improvement of $104 due to the increased sale of receivables was partially offset by $91 of decreases, including increased pension contributions of $19, payments of $30 to exit interest rate swaps, and higher working capital.
The increase in the sale of receivables in 2005 was primarily due to the Companys new 120 securitization facility in the U.K. and France, as discussed under Note F to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Investing Activities
Investing activities used cash of $56 during the first six months of 2005 compared to cash used of $67 in the prior year period. The reduction in cash used for investing activities was primarily due to $22 of asset sale proceeds in 2005 compared to $5 in 2004.
Financing Activities
Financing activities used cash of $81 during the first six months of 2005 compared to cash used of $15 during the same period in 2004. The increase in cash used by financing activities compared to 2004 was primarily due to the repurchase of $70 of notes due in 2006.
During the first six months of 2005, the Company repurchased approximately 850,000 shares of its common stock for $14.
Refinancing Activities
On February 26, 2003, the Company completed a refinancing consisting of the sale of $1,085 of 9.5% second priority senior secured notes due 2011, 285 of 10.25% second priority senior secured notes due in 2011, $725 of 10.875% third priority senior secured notes due in 2013, $504 of first priority term loans due in 2008 and a $550 first priority revolving credit facility due in 2006. Proceeds were used to repay the Companys previous credit facility, repurchase and repay a portion of the Companys outstanding unsecured notes and pay fees and expenses associated with the refinancing.
In September 2004, the Company completed an additional refinancing consisting of the sale of 350 of 6.25% first priority senior secured notes due 2011 and a new $625 senior secured credit facility. The new facility included a $400 revolving credit facility, a $100 standby letter of credit facility due in 2010 and a $125 term loan facility due in 2011. In October 2004, the Company completed an addon issuance of 110 of 6.25% first priority senior secured notes due 2011, bringing the total of the two issuances to 460. The 350 of proceeds from the first issuance combined with the new $625 senior secured credit facility was used to refinance the existing credit and term loan facilities entered into in February, 2003, and to pay fees and expenses associated with the refinancing. The 110 of proceeds from the second issuance was used to repay the $125 term loan from September 2004 and to pay expenses associated with the issuance.
As of June 30, 2005, the Company had $380 of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility, equal to the total facility of $400 less $20 of borrowings. The Company also had $20 of standby letters of credit capacity equal to $100 less $80 of standby letters of credit outstanding.
Further information relating to the Companys liquidity and capital resources is set forth under Note F to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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Contractual Obligations
Purchase obligations, covering new agreements for raw materials and energy, increased by $96 in 2005 and $48 in 2006 above the amounts provided within Part I, Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including, but not limited to, in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Information regarding the Companys commitments and contingent liabilities appears in Part I within Item 1 of this report under Notes I and J to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Critical Accounting Policies
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States which require that management make numerous estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, impacting the reported results of operations and financial condition of the Company. Managements Discussion and Analysis and Note A to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004 describe the significant accounting estimates and policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes in the Companys critical accounting policies during the first six months of 2005.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004) (FAS 123(R)), ShareBased Payment. FAS 123(R) replaces SFAS No. 123 (FAS 123), Accounting for StockBased Compensation and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. FAS 123(R) requires that the cost of sharebased payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the financial statements based on their grantdate fair values. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under FAS 123 will no longer be an alternative to financial statement recognition. Under FAS 123(R), the Company must select an appropriate valuation model to calculate the fair value of its sharebased payments for awards made subsequent to adoption of the standard, and a transition method for recognizing compensation expense. Valuations of awards granted prior to adoption of the standard have been and will be calculated using the BlackScholes Option Pricing model. Upon adoption of the standard, these prior valuations will not be reassessed. The transition methods provided in the standard include modified prospective and retrospective options. Under the modified prospective method, compensation expense for all unvested stock awards, measured by the grantdate fair value of the awards, will be charged to earnings prospectively over the remaining vesting period, based on the estimated number of awards that are expected to vest. Under the retrospective method, prior reporting periods back to the date of issuance of FAS 123 may be restated. The restatement of prior periods under the retrospective method will be based on the amounts previously recognized in the pro forma disclosures required by the original provisions of FAS 123. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of FAS 123(R) and intends to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2006, the amended effective date set for public companies by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154 (FAS 154), Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a Replacement of APB No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. FAS 154 requires retrospective application, with minor exceptions, to prior periods financial statements of changes in accounting principle. The Statement applies primarily to voluntary changes in accounting principle. The Statement also requires that a change in depreciation, amortization or depletion method for longlived nonfinancial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate affected by a change in accounting principle. FAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and correction of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
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Forward Looking Statements
Statements included herein in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including, but not limited to, in the Cost of Products Sold section and in the discussions of asbestos in Note I, commitments and contingencies inNote J and pension and other postretirement benefits in Note L to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q and also in Part I, Item 1: Business and Item 3: Legal Proceedings and in Part II, Item 7: Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, within the Companys Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, which are not historical facts (including any statements concerning plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions related thereto), are forwardlooking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In addition, the Company and its representatives may from time to time, make oral or written statements which are also forwardlooking statements.
These forwardlooking statements are made based upon managements expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and, therefore, involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Management cautions that forwardlooking statements are not guarantees and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forwardlooking statements.
While the Company periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting the Companys results of operations and financial condition in connection with the preparation of Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and certain other sections contained in the Companys quarterly, annual or other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forwardlooking statement in light of future events.
A discussion of important factors that could cause the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ from expectations has been set forth in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2004 within Part II, Item 7: Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the caption Forward Looking Statements and is incorporated herein by reference. Some of the factors are also discussed elsewhere in this Form 10Q and in prior Company filings with the SEC. In addition, other factors have been or may be discussed from time to time in the Companys SEC filings.
Following its refinancing in 2003, the Company has significant U.S. dollar exposure in Europe which may result in future material foreign exchange adjustments to earnings. As of June 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion of net U.S. dollardenominated liability exposure in its European subsidiaries, including approximately $0.9 billion in subsidiaries with the euro as their functional currency and approximately $0.4 billion in subsidiaries with the pound sterling as their functional currency. In addition, a euro functional currency subsidiary had a Canadian dollar asset exposure of approximately $0.5 billion from an intercompany loan. Based on the exposures at June 30, 2005, a one percentage change in the functional currencies against the exposure would result in an exchange gain or loss of approximately $8 million before tax.
As of June 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $0.2 billion principal floating interest rate debt. A change of .25% in these floating interest rates would change annual interest expense by approximately $0.5 million before tax. The amount of floating debt has decreased from approximately $1.0 billion at December 31, 2004 primarily because the Company terminated $900 notional value of interest rate swaps during 2005.
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As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, management, including the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, and as of the end of the quarter for which this report is made, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, to ensure that information to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.
There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2005, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
For information regarding the Companys potential asbestosrelated liabilities and certain other matters, seeNote I entitled AsbestosRelated Liabilities andNote J entitled Commitments and Contingent Liabilities, respectively, to the consolidated financial statements within Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date: August 4, 2005
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