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There were 166,678,698 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 27, 2005.
Crown Holdings, Inc.
FORM 10-QFOR QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 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 September 30, 2005(in millions)
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For the three months ended September 30, 2004(in millions)
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2005(in millions)
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2004(in millions)
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CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
As of September 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 nine months ended September 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 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, the recast consolidated financial statements giving effect to the reclassification to discontinued operations of amounts related to the Companys plastic closures business that were included in a Form 8-K filed October 28, 2005, along with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in and referred to within this report.
Executive Overview
As discussed in Note C to the consolidated financial statements, the Company completed the sale of its plastic closures business on October 11, 2005. The results of operations for prior periods used in the following discussion have been recast to report the plastic closures business as a discontinued operation.
The Companys principal areas of focus include improving segment income, generating cash flow from operations, reducing debt and reducing asbestos-related 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 and cash flow are 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, including 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 $3,705 at September 30, 2005 decreased $254 from $3,959 at September 30, 2004.
The Company seeks to reduce its asbestos-related costs through prudent case management. Asbestos-related payments were $30 in 2004 and $18 for the first nine 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 third quarter of 2005 were $1,928, an increase of $102 or 5.6% compared to net sales of $1,826 for the same period in 2004. Net sales in the first nine months of 2005 were $5,279, an increase of $333 or 6.7% compared to net sales of $4,946 for the same period in 2004. Sales from U.S. operations accounted for 29.8% of consolidated net sales in the first nine months of 2005 compared to 30.9% for the same period in 2004. Sales of beverage cans and ends accounted for 41.7% and sales of food cans and ends accounted for 34.6% of consolidated net sales in the first nine months of 2005 compared to 40.5% and 35.7%, respectively, in 2004.
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An analysis of comparative segment net sales follows:
Net sales in the Americas segment for the third quarter of 2005 were $769, an increase of $33 or 4.5% compared to net sales of $736 in the third quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first nine months of 2005 were $2,168, an increase of $116 or 5.7% compared to net sales of $2,052 in the first nine months of 2004. The increase in net sales for the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 was primarily due to the pass-through of higher steel and aluminum costs to customers.
Net sales in the European segment for the third quarter of 2005 were $1,052, an increase of $59 or 5.9% compared to net sales of $993 in the third quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first nine months of 2005 were $2,798, an increase of $169 or 6.4% compared to net sales of $2,629 in the first nine months of 2004. The increase in net sales for the third quarter of 2005 was primarily due the pass-through of higher steel and aluminum costs to customers and also included $19 from the consolidation of certain Middle East operations as discussed in Note D to the consolidated financial statements. The increase in net sales for the first nine months of 2005 was primarily due to the pass-through of higher steel and aluminum costs to customers, $67 of favorable impact from currency translation, and $19 from the Middle East consolidation.
Net sales in the Asia-Pacific segment for the third quarter of 2005 were $107, an increase of $10 or 10.3% compared to net sales of $97 in the third quarter of 2004. Net sales for the first nine months of 2005 were $313, an increase of $48 or 18.1% compared to $265 in the first nine months of 2004. The increase in net sales for the third quarter and first nine 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 $1,593 and $4,381 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, increases of $83 and $264 compared to $1,510 and $4,117 for the same periods in 2004. The increases were primarily due to the impact of currency translation of approximately $20 for the quarter and $97 for the nine months, and higher material costs for steel and aluminum.
As a percentage of net sales, cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, was 82.6% and 83.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to 82.7% and 83.2% 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 pass-through 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 steel-consuming 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 $63 and $188 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2005, decreases of $3 or 4.5% and $9 or 4.6% from the prior year periods. The decreases were primarily due to lower capital spending in recent years, offset by increases of $1 and $4 due to currency translation for the third quarter and nine months, respectively. The effect of currency translation was primarily due to the strengthening of the euro and sterling against the U.S. dollar over the prior year period.
Selling and Administrative Expense
Selling and administrative expense was $88 in the third quarter of 2005 compared to $77 for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to increased compensation costs. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 4.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to 4.2% for the same period in 2004.
Selling and administrative expense was $262 in the first nine months of 2005 compared to $236 for the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to increased compensation costs and $4 of currency translation in Europe due to the stronger euro and sterling against the U.S. dollar. As a percentage of net sales, selling and administrative expense was 5.0% and 4.8%, respectively, for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.
Segment Income
Note O 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 from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests and equity earnings.
Consolidated segment income was $181 and $445 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 compared to $172 and $395 in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. As a percentage of consolidated net sales, segment income was 9.4% and 8.4% in the third quarter and nine months of 2005 compared to 9.4% and 8.0% for the same periods in 2004.
An analysis of segment income follows:
Americas segment income, as a percentage of net sales, was 9.2% and 7.8% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 compared to 8.7% and 6.8% for the same periods in 2004. The increases in segment income and percentage margin in 2005 were primarily due to increased operating efficiencies and productivity.
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European segment income, as a percentage of net sales, was 11.7% and 10.9% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 compared to 11.5% and 10.7% for the same periods in 2004. The increases in segment income and percentage margin in 2005 were primarily due to increased operating efficiencies and productivity, and stronger foreign currencies.
The decrease in Asia-Pacific segment income for the quarter and first nine months was primarily due to higher material costs that were not fully passed through to customers.
Gain on Sale of Assets and Provision for Asset Impairments
During the first nine months of 2005, the Company recognized a net gain of $22 relating to asset disposals and impairments. The gain of $22 included $17 for asset disposals and $7 for the reversal of a provision in Asia, offset by $2 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 on divestiture. During the first nine months of 2004, the Company sold various assets for $12 and had no total net gain or loss.
Loss from Early Extinguishments of Debt
During the first nine months 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 nine months of 2004, the Company recognized a loss of $37 before tax, including $4 in connection with the repurchase of certain unsecured notes and $33 to write-off unamortized fees from a previous credit facility due to a refinancing. Further discussion of these items is provided in Note H to the consolidated financial statements.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $3 and $13, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 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 three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 included net foreign exchange gains of $19 and losses of $76, respectively, compared to net gains of $34 and $7 for the same periods in 2004. The majority of the U.S. dollar debt from the Companys 2003 refinancing was issued by its European subsidiaries, and the gains and losses primarily 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 September 30, 2005.
Taxes on Income
The comments in the following two paragraphs relate to taxes on income for the continuing operations. In the discontinued operations for 2005, the tax on operations (that is, excluding the loss on disposal) was less than the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily because of the use of U.S. tax loss carryforwards that had a full valuation allowance. The tax charge of $7 on the pre-tax loss on disposal of $10 was primarily due to the lower tax basis of these subsidiaries. There were no significant differences in the discontinued operations between income tax expense and the U.S. statutory rate of 35% in 2004.
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The third quarter of 2005 included a tax charge of $17 on pre-tax income of $108 for an effective rate of 15.7%. The difference of $21 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% or $38, and the total tax charge of $17 was primarily due to (i) benefits of $10 from lower non-U.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, (ii) a benefit of $4 from the partial release of a tax provision in Europe, (iii) a benefit of $6 from the carryback of a prior U.S. tax loss that had a valuation allowance, and (iv) a net benefit of $7 due to valuation allowance adjustments, partially offset by (v) charges of $2 for withholding taxes.
The first nine months of 2005 included a tax charge of $13 on pre-tax income of $112 for an effective rate of 11.6%. The difference of $26 between the pre-tax income at the U.S. statutory rate of 35%, or $39, and the total tax charge of $13 was primarily due to (i) benefits of $27 from lower non-U.S. tax rates in certain jurisdictions, (ii) a benefit of $4 for the partial release of a tax provision in Europe, and (iii) a benefit of $6 from the carryback of a prior U.S. tax loss that had a valuation allowance, partially offset by (iv) charges of $7 for withholding taxes.
Minority Interests and Equity Earnings
The charge for minority interests, net of equity earnings, increased $4 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. The increase was primarily due to the consolidation of certain Middle East operations as discussed in Note D to the consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash from Operations
Cash of $101 was provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2005 compared to $30 during the same period in 2004. Cash from operating activities included the positive effect of the sale of receivables of $204 in 2005 and $68 in 2004. The improvement of $136 due to the increased sale of receivables was partially offset by $65 of uses of cash, including increased pension contributions of $43 and payments of $30 to exit interest rate swaps.
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 H to the consolidated financial statements, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
As discussed in Note N to the consolidated financial statements, the Company now expects to contribute approximately $420 to its pension plans in 2005, instead of the $134 as disclosed previously. The additional contributions are expected to be primarily directed to the U.S. plan and will reduce future contributions that would otherwise have been required.
Investing Activities
Investing activities used cash of $145 during the first nine months of 2005 compared to cash used of $91 in the prior year period. The increase in cash used for investing activities was primarily due to $51 of cash in the plastic closures business that was reported as assets of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2005. Increased capital expenditures of $18 were largely offset by $14 of increased proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment.
Financing Activities
Financing activities used cash of $132 during the first nine months of 2005 compared to cash used of $43 during the same period in 2004. The increase in cash used by financing activities compared to 2004 was primarily due to the repurchase of $79 of notes due in 2006.
During the first nine months of 2005, the Company repurchased approximately 850,000 shares of its common stock for $14.
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Tender Offer for Notes
On October 18, 2005, the Company announced the commencement of concurrent tender offers for any and all of the outstanding notes of Crown European Holdings, S.A., a subsidiary of the Company, and consent solicitations to amend the terms of the related indentures. The notes subject to the tender offers are the $1,085 9.5% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2011, the 285 10.25% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2011, and the $725 10.875% Third Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2013.
The tender offers and consent solicitations are part of the Companys plan to refinance its senior secured credit facilities and the notes using proceeds from the recent sale of the Companys plastics closures business, together with borrowings under new senior secured credit facilities and the issuance of new unsecured notes. If all of the outstanding notes are tendered at the purchase price and the Company successfully refinances its senior secured credit facilities and the notes, the Company will record a loss of approximately $400 in the fourth quarter of 2005, consisting of the premium paid on the notes and the write-off of unamortized issue costs and unamortized interest rate swap termination costs related to the refinanced facilities and notes. There can be no assurance that the tender offers or refinancing plan will be completed on the terms proposed by the Company or at all.
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 add-on 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 September 30, 2005, the Company had $390 of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility, equal to the total facility of $400 less $10 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 underNote F to the consolidated financial statements.
Contractual Obligations
Purchase obligations, covering new agreements for raw materials and energy, increased by $129 in 2005, $148 in 2006, $149 in 2007 and $195 in 2008 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 10-K 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 K and L to the consolidated financial statements.
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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 nine 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)), Share-Based Payment. FAS 123(R) replaces SFAS No. 123 (FAS 123), Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. FAS 123(R) requires that the cost of share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the financial statements based on their grant-date fair values. The pro forma disclosures previously permitted under FAS 123 will no longer be an alternative to financial statement recognition. Upon adoption of FAS 123(R), the Company must select an appropriate valuation model to calculate the fair value of its share-based 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 calculated using the Black-Scholes 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. The Company will use the modified prospective method in which compensation expense for all unvested stock awards, measured by the grant-date 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. 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.
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 and Tender Offer for Notes sections 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.
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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 September 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion of net U.S. dollar-denominated liability exposure in its European subsidiaries, including approximately $0.8 billion in subsidiaries with the euro as their functional currency and approximately $0.5 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 September 30, 2005, a one percentage change in the functional currencies against the exposure would result in an exchange gain or loss of approximately $13 million before tax.
As of September 30, 2005, the Company had approximately $126 principal floating interest rate debt. A change of .25% in these floating interest rates would change annual interest expense by less than $1 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.
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 September 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 K entitled AsbestosRelated Liabilities andNote L 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: October 28, 2005
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