================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM 10-Q QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For Quarter Ended March 31, 1998 Commission file number 1-4858 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter) NEW YORK 13-1432060 ------------------------------- ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) identification No.) 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019-2960 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 765-5500 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve 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 --- --- Number of shares outstanding as of May 11, 1998: 107,764,894 ================================================================================
1 <TABLE> PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Dollars in Thousands) <CAPTION> 3/31/98 12/31/97 ----------- ---------- <S> <C> <C> ASSETS Current Assets: Cash & Cash Equivalents ................................ $ 159,286 $ 216,994 Short-term Investments ................................. 12,816 43,452 Trade Receivables ...................................... 288,754 242,791 Allowance For Doubtful Accounts ........................ (8,322) (8,101) Inventories: Raw Materials ............................. 217,046 193,136 Work in Process ........................... 10,677 13,593 Finished Goods ............................ 139,192 153,345 ---------- ---------- Total Inventories ......................... 366,915 360,074 Other Current Assets ................................... 77,093 80,249 ---------- ---------- Total Current Assets ................................... 896,542 935,459 ---------- ---------- Property, Plant & Equipment, At Cost ...................... 808,232 810,901 Accumulated Depreciation .................................. (364,993) (364,392) ---------- ---------- 443,239 446,509 Other Assets .............................................. 41,407 40,293 ---------- ---------- Total Assets .............................................. $1,381,188 $1,422,261 ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Bank Loans ............................................. $ 10,978 $ 10,490 Accounts Payable-Trade ................................. 65,793 57,832 Dividends Payable ...................................... 39,908 40,407 Income Taxes ........................................... 69,199 56,070 Other Current Liabilities .............................. 86,232 100,062 ---------- ---------- Total Current Liabilities .............................. 272,110 264,861 ---------- ---------- Other Liabilities: Deferred Income Taxes .................................. 21,416 23,139 Long-term Debt ......................................... 4,232 5,114 Retirement and Other Liabilities ....................... 130,324 128,659 ---------- ---------- Total Other Liabilities ................................... 155,972 156,912 ---------- ---------- Shareholders' Equity: Common Stock (115,761,840 shares issued in '98 and in '97) ......................................... 14,470 14,470 Capital in Excess of Par Value ......................... 137,101 137,418 Restricted Stock ....................................... (8,437) (9,000) Retained Earnings ...................................... 1,189,066 1,166,348 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income: Cumulative Translation Adjustment ................... (47,798) (36,851) ---------- ---------- 1,284,402 1,272,385 Treasury Stock, at cost -- 7,951,696 shares in '98 and 6,630,911 in '97 ................................ (331,296) (271,897) ---------- ---------- Total Shareholders' Equity ............................. 953,106 1,000,488 ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity ................ $1,381,188 $1,422,261 ========== ========== See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements </TABLE>
2 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Dollars in thousands except per share amounts) 3 Months Ended 3/31 --------------------- 1998 1997 -------- -------- Net Sales .......................................... $373,411 $382,813 -------- -------- Cost of Goods Sold ................................. 198,207 207,293 Research and Development Expenses .................. 23,850 23,573 Selling and Administrative Expenses ................ 57,373 56,330 Interest Expense ................................... 459 559 Other (Income) Expense, Net ........................ (3,272) (4,071) -------- -------- 276,617 283,684 -------- -------- Income Before Taxes on Income ...................... 96,794 99,129 Taxes on Income .................................... 34,168 35,885 -------- -------- Net Income ......................................... 62,626 63,244 -------- -------- Other Comprehensive Income: Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments ........ (10,947) (30,127) -------- -------- Comprehensive Income ............................... $ 51,679 $ 33,117 ======== ======== Net Income Per Share -- Basic ...................... $0.58 $0.58 Net Income Per Share -- Diluted .................... $0.58 $0.58 Average Number of Shares Outstanding -- Basic ...... 108,129 109,454 Average Number of Shares Outstanding -- Diluted .... 108,524 109,946 Dividends Paid Per Share ........................... $0.37 $0.36 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
3 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in thousands) 3 Months Ended 3/31 ------------------------ 1998 1997 --------- ---------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net Income ......................................... $ 62,626 $ 63,244 Adjustments to Reconcile to Net Cash Provided by Operations: Depreciation ................................... 11,972 12,296 Deferred Income Taxes .......................... 1,636 376 Changes in Assets and Liabilities: Current Receivables .......................... (51,448) (47,100) Inventories .................................. (9,577) 1,491 Current Payables ............................. 10,325 11,024 Other, Net ................................... 2,256 1,504 --------- --------- Net Cash Provided by Operations .................... 27,790 42,835 --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds From Sales/Maturities of Short-term Investments ........................... 29,999 3,037 Purchases of Short-term Investments ................ 0 (1,746) Additions to Property, Plant & Equipment, Net of Minor Disposals ........................... (12,860) (9,620) --------- --------- Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities ........................................ 17,139 (8,329) --------- --------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Cash Dividends Paid to Shareholders ................ (40,407) (39,628) Increase (Decrease) in Bank Loans .................. 638 (171) Decrease in Long-term Debt ......................... (892) (884) Proceeds From Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans ............................... 1,049 4,588 Purchase of Treasury Stock ......................... (60,765) (45,880) --------- --------- Net Cash Used in Financing Activities .............. (100,377) (81,975) --------- --------- Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents ............................. (2,260) (6,646) --------- --------- Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents ............ (57,708) (54,115) Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year ..... 216,994 261,370 --------- --------- Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period ......... $ 159,286 $ 207,255 ========= ========= Interest Paid ...................................... $ 428 $ 533 Income Taxes Paid .................................. $ 17,034 $ 17,555 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
4 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS These interim statements and management's related discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and their related notes, and management's discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders. In the opinion of the Company's management, all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods have been made. Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 (FAS 130), Reporting Comprehensive Income, which is effective for both interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 1997. FAS 130 establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components, and requires that an enterprise classify items of other comprehensive income by their nature in a financial statement, and display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income separately in the statement of financial position. Taxes which would result from dividend distributions by subsidiary companies are provided to the extent such dividends are anticipated; no provision is made for additional taxes on undistributed earnings of subsidiary companies which are intended to be permanently invested. As a result, no income tax effect is attributable to the currency translation component of Comprehensive Income. Prior year amounts have been reclassified for comparability purposes. Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (FAS 131), Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, which is effective for periods ending after December 15, 1997. This statement need not be applied to interim financial statements in the initial year of application. FAS 131 establishes standards for the way public business enterprises report information about operating segments in reports to shareholders. The Company's 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders will reflect the adoption of this standard. As described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders, the Company undertook a program to expand and streamline its aroma chemical production facilities during 1996. The aroma chemical streamlining resulted in a nonrecurring pretax charge to second quarter 1996 earnings of $49,707,000 ($31,315,000 after tax or $.29 per share). Utilization of the reserve in 1998 and the remaining reserve balance at March 31, 1998 were as follows: Balance at Utilized Balance at 12/31/97 in 1998 3/31/98 ----------- ---------- ----------- Employee related .................. $ 2,024,000 $ 761,000 $ 1,263,000 Closing manufacturing plants ...... 15,978,000 4,091,000 11,887,000 ----------- ---------- ----------- Total ............................. $18,002,000 $4,852,000 $13,150,000 =========== ========== ===========
5 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION OPERATIONS Worldwide net sales for the first quarter of 1998 were $373,411,000, compared to $382,813,000 in the 1997 first quarter. Sales in the first quarter of 1998 were affected by the translation of local currency sales gains into the stronger U.S. dollar. If the dollar exchange rate had remained the same during these periods, worldwide sales would have increased approximately 2% over the sales reported in the first quarter of last year. Local sales increases were achieved in all geographic areas, with the exception of the Far East where they were affected by the current economic disruption in Southeast Asia. Sales increases were strong in Europe, in both flavors and fragrances, and solid growth was also achieved in fragrances in both North and Latin America. Net income for the first quarter of 1998 totaled $62,626,000 compared to $63,244,000 in the prior year first quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $.58, the same as the previous year's first quarter. The percentage relationship of cost of goods sold and other operating expenses to sales for the first quarter 1998 and 1997 remained fairly constant, especially on an overall basis. First Quarter ----------------- 1998 1997 ---- ---- Cost of Goods Sold ................................... 53.1% 54.1% Research and Development Expense ..................... 6.4% 6.2% Selling and Administrative Expense ................... 15.4% 14.7% As described in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders, the Company undertook a program to expand and streamline its aroma chemical production facilities during 1996. The aroma chemical streamlining resulted in a nonrecurring pretax charge to second quarter 1996 earnings of $49,707,000 ($31,315,000 after tax or $.29 per share). Utilization of the reserve in 1998 and the remaining reserve balance at March 31, 1998 were as follows: Balance at Utilized Balance at 12/31/97 in 1998 3/31/98 ----------- ---------- ----------- Employee related .................. $ 2,024,000 $ 761,000 $ 1,263,000 Closing manufacturing plants ...... 15,978,000 4,091,000 11,887,000 ----------- ---------- ----------- Total ............................. $18,002,000 $4,852,000 $13,150,000 =========== ========== =========== The effective tax rate for the first quarter 1998 was 35.3% as compared to 36.2% for the same period in 1997. The lower effective tax rate reflects the effects of lower tax rates in various tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates.
6 FINANCIAL CONDITION The financial condition of the Company continued to be strong. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $172,102,000 at March 31, 1998. At March 31, 1998, working capital was $624,432,000 compared to $670,598,000 at December 31, 1997. Gross additions to property, plant and equipment during the first quarter of 1998 were $13,115,000. In September 1996, the Company announced a plan to repurchase up to an additional 7.5 million shares of its common stock. Repurchases will be made from time to time on the open market or through private transactions as market and business conditions warrant. The repurchased shares will be available for use in connection with the Company's employee benefit plans and for other general corporate purposes. In the first quarter of 1998, the Company repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares of common stock under the program. At March 31, 1998, approximately 2.5 million shares of common stock had been repurchased under the 1996 program. In January 1998, the Company's cash dividend was increased to an annual rate of $1.48 per share from $1.44 in 1997, and $.37 per share was paid to shareholders in the first quarter of 1998. The Company anticipates that its growth, capital expenditure programs and share repurchase program will be funded from internal sources. The accumulated comprehensive income component of Shareholders' Equity, comprised principally of the cumulative translation adjustment, at March 31, 1998, was ($47,798,000) compared to ($36,851,000) at December 31, 1997. Changes in the component result from translating the net assets of the majority of the Company's foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates as required by the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52 on accounting for foreign currency translation.
7 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) EXHIBITS Number Description ------ ----------- 3(a) Amendments to Registrant's By-laws adopted March 10, 1998. 10(a) Agreement dated February 25, 1998 between Registrant and Thomas H. Hoppel, former Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Registrant. 27 Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR version only). (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K Registrant filed no report on Form 8-K during the quarter for which this report on Form 10-Q is filed.
8 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. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. Dated: May 14, 1998 By: /s/ DOUGLAS J. WETMORE ---------------------------------- Douglas J. Wetmore, Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: May 14, 1998 By: /s/ STEPHEN A. BLOCK ---------------------------------- Stephen A. Block, Vice-President Law and Secretary