SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 1-12744
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
56-1848578
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
2710 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, NC
27607-3033
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 919-781-4550
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changes since last report: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (Par Value $0.01)
MLM
NYSE
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 ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☑
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
Outstanding as of October 24, 2019
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
62,500,533
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019
Page
Part I. Financial Information:
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018
3
Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
5
Consolidated Statement of Total Equity – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
29
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
50
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
51
Part II. Other Information:
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
52
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Item 6. Exhibits
53
Signatures
54
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30,
December 31,
2019
2018
(Dollars in Thousands)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
49,087
44,892
Accounts receivable, net
763,878
523,276
Inventories, net
649,716
663,035
Other current assets
115,717
134,613
Total Current Assets
1,578,398
1,365,816
Property, plant and equipment
8,476,830
8,294,963
Allowances for depreciation, depletion and amortization
(3,344,683
)
(3,137,734
Net property, plant and equipment
5,132,147
5,157,229
Goodwill
2,396,955
2,399,118
Other intangibles, net
491,623
501,282
Operating lease right-of-use assets
484,853
—
Other noncurrent assets
139,509
127,974
Total Assets
10,223,485
9,551,419
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable
238,559
210,808
Accrued salaries, benefits and payroll taxes
56,837
51,434
Pension and postretirement benefits
9,064
9,942
Accrued insurance and other taxes
67,127
63,543
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term
facilities
190,044
390,042
Operating lease liabilities
51,751
Other current liabilities
75,600
60,981
Total Current Liabilities
688,982
786,750
Long-term debt
2,732,815
2,730,439
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefits
100,076
134,469
Deferred income taxes, net
725,096
705,564
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
436,698
Other noncurrent liabilities
235,380
244,785
Total Liabilities
4,919,047
4,602,007
Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
624
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share
Additional paid-in capital
3,414,466
3,396,059
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(134,765
(143,579
Retained earnings
2,021,647
1,693,259
Total Shareholders' Equity
5,301,972
4,946,363
Noncontrolling interests
2,466
3,049
Total Equity
5,304,438
4,949,412
Total Liabilities and Equity
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Products and services revenues
1,323,160
1,142,218
3,397,599
3,024,300
Freight revenues
97,086
77,422
241,069
199,747
Total Revenues
1,420,246
1,219,640
3,638,668
3,224,047
Cost of revenues - products and services
901,844
828,110
2,474,333
2,282,159
Cost of revenues - freight
97,757
78,546
243,917
202,595
Total Cost of Revenues
999,601
906,656
2,718,250
2,484,754
Gross Profit
420,645
312,984
920,418
739,293
Selling, general & administrative expenses
78,281
68,441
228,955
209,632
Acquisition-related expenses, net
89
190
12,925
Other operating (income) and expense, net
(2,899
3,792
(9,092
(26,960
Earnings from Operations
345,263
240,662
700,365
543,696
Interest expense
32,436
35,468
98,680
103,526
Other nonoperating (income) and expense, net
(1,973
(4,248
9,690
(19,873
Earnings before income tax expense
314,800
209,442
591,995
460,043
Income tax expense
66,178
29,089
111,077
84,147
Consolidated net earnings
248,622
180,353
480,918
375,896
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling
interests
49
132
17
275
Net Earnings Attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
248,573
180,221
480,901
375,621
Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings:
Earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
251,142
184,613
489,715
383,234
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
276
251,191
184,745
489,732
383,510
Per Common Share:
Basic attributable to common shareholders
3.97
2.86
7.67
5.95
Diluted attributable to common shareholders
3.96
2.85
7.65
5.93
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic
62,510
62,932
62,552
62,970
Diluted
62,679
63,167
62,725
63,224
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(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
276,974
253,200
Stock-based compensation expense
28,414
23,084
Gain on divestitures and sales of assets
(4,950
(35,167
Deferred income taxes
18,352
68,833
Other items, net
11,422
(2,107
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisitions and divestitures:
(240,602
(132,176
13,573
(8,015
65,897
42,995
Other assets and liabilities, net
(200
(145,005
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
649,798
441,538
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(282,998
(262,155
Acquisitions, net
(1,640,698
Proceeds from divestitures and sales of assets
6,981
63,460
Payment of railcar construction advances
(56,033
Reimbursement of railcar construction advances
56,033
Investments in life insurance contracts, net
559
771
Other investing activities, net
(1,214
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
(276,672
(1,838,622
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Borrowings of debt
245,000
875,000
Repayments of debt
(445,042
(695,039
Payments of deferred acquisition consideration
(6,707
Payments on financing leases
(2,651
Payments on capital leases
(2,589
Debt issuance costs
(3,194
Distributions to owners of noncontrolling interest
(600
Repurchases of common stock
(57,288
(60,377
Dividends paid
(95,227
(86,190
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
12,295
6,993
Shares withheld for employees' income tax obligations
(25,418
(10,416
Purchase of remaining interest in existing joint venture
(12,800
Net Cash (Used for) Provided by Financing Activities
(368,931
4,681
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
4,195
(1,392,403
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period
1,446,364
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period
53,961
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(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF TOTAL EQUITY
Shares of Common Stock
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Loss
Retained Earnings
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at June 30, 2019
62,433
623
3,416,590
(137,334
1,814,974
5,094,853
2,417
5,097,270
Other comprehensive earnings,
net of tax
2,569
Dividends declared ($0.55 per share)
(34,612
Issuances of common stock for stock
award plans
96
1
4,956
4,957
Shares withheld for employees'
income tax obligations
(13,244
(29
(7,288
6,164
Balance at September 30, 2019
62,500
Balance at December 31, 2018
62,515
8,814
Dividends declared ($1.51 per share)
246
2
15,411
15,413
(261
(2
(57,286
Distributions to owners of
noncontrolling interest
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(UNAUDITED) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF TOTAL EQUITY (Continued)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at June 30, 2018
63,012
629
3,389,028
(125,883
1,579,674
4,843,448
12,022
4,855,470
4,392
Dividends declared ($0.48 per share)
(30,394
Shares withheld for employees' income
tax obligations
(350
(305
(3
(60,375
(60,378
5,986
Purchase of remaining interest in existing
joint venture
(3,580
(9,220
Balance at September 30, 2018
62,712
626
3,391,133
(121,491
1,669,126
4,939,394
2,934
4,942,328
Balance at December 31, 2017
62,873
628
3,368,007
(129,104
1,440,069
4,679,600
2,877
4,682,477
7,613
7,614
Dividends declared ($1.36 per share)
144
14,038
14,039
(60,374
Noncontrolling interest acquired in
business combination
9,001
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(UNAUDITED) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (the Company or Martin Marietta) is a natural resource-based building materials company. The Company supplies aggregates (crushed stone, sand and gravel) through its network of more than 300 quarries, mines and distribution yards in 27 states, Canada and the Bahamas. In the western United States, Martin Marietta also provides cement and downstream products, namely, ready mixed concrete, asphalt and paving services, in vertically-integrated structured markets where the Company has a leading aggregates position. The Company’s heavy-side building materials are used in infrastructure, nonresidential and residential construction projects. Aggregates are also used in agricultural, utility and environmental applications and as railroad ballast. The aggregates, cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt and paving product lines are reported collectively as the “Building Materials” business.
The Company’s Building Materials business includes three reportable segments: the Mid-America Group, the Southeast Group and the West Group.
BUILDING MATERIALS BUSINESS
Reportable Segments
Mid-America Group
Southeast Group
West Group
Operating Locations
Indiana, Iowa, northern Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, eastern Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, southwestern South Carolina, Tennessee, Nova Scotia and the Bahamas
Arkansas, Colorado, southern Kansas, Louisiana, western Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming
Product Lines
Aggregates
Aggregates, Cement, Ready Mixed Concrete, Asphalt and Paving
The Company has a Magnesia Specialties business with manufacturing facilities in Manistee, Michigan, and Woodville, Ohio. The Magnesia Specialties business produces magnesia-based chemicals products used in industrial, agricultural and environmental applications, and dolomitic lime sold primarily to customers in the steel and mining industries.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Other than the required adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 842 – Leases (ASC 842), the Company has continued to follow the accounting policies set forth in the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. In the opinion of management, the interim consolidated financial information provided herein reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the interim periods. The consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not indicative of the results expected for other interim periods or the full year. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not
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(Continued)
include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
During the second quarter ended June 30, 2019, the Company identified a prior-period error that overstated its earnings from a nonconsolidated equity affiliate. The overstatement was not deemed material to the current period or any previously reported periods and was therefore corrected as an out-of-period expense of $15.7 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The pretax noncash adjustment is recorded in other nonoperating expenses, consistent with the recurring classification of equity earnings from the nonconsolidated affiliate.
New Accounting Pronouncement
Leases
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 842, which requires virtually all leases, excluding mineral interest leases, to be recorded as right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and provides guidance on the recognition of lease expense and income. ASC 842 requires the modified retrospective transition approach, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. It further states that an entity may use either 1) its effective date or 2) the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements as its date of initial application. The Company used the effective date as the date of initial application. As such, financial information and disclosures required under ASC 842 will not be provided for dates and periods prior to January 1, 2019.
The lease standard provides a number of practical expedients for transition and policy elections for ongoing accounting. The Company elected the “package of practical expedients”, which permits the Company to not reassess its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. The Company elected the practical expedients pertaining to the use of hindsight and to land easements. Applying the hindsight practical expedient resulted in longer lease terms for many leases. The standard provides policy election options for recognition exemption for short-term leases and separation of lease and non-lease components. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption and elected not to separate lease and non-lease components for all underlying asset classes, with the exceptions of railcars and fleet vehicle leases. The Company determines lease and non-lease components based on observable information, including rates provided by the lessor.
The adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities of $502.5 million and $501.6 million, respectively, for operating leases and $10.9 million and $12.1 million, respectively, for finance leases. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of earnings or consolidated statement of cash flows.
Subsequent to the date of adoption, the Company determines if a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the agreement. Operating and finance leases are recognized as ROU assets and the related obligations are recognized as current or noncurrent liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Leases with an initial lease term of one year or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.
ROU assets, which represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset, and lease liabilities, which represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, are recognized based on the present value of the future lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made at or before commencement date and any initial direct costs incurred and excludes lease incentives. Certain of the Company’s leases contain renewal and/or termination options. The Company recognizes renewal or termination options as part of its ROU assets and lease liabilities when the Company has the unilateral right to renew or terminate and it is reasonably certain these options will be exercised. The Company determines the present value of lease payments based on the implicit rate, which may be explicitly stated in the lease if available or may be the
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Company’s estimated collateralized incremental borrowing rate based on the term of the lease. For operating leases, lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Some leases require the Company pay non-lease components, which may include taxes, maintenance, insurance and certain other expenses applicable to the leased property, and are primarily considered variable costs. The Company generally accounts for lease and non-lease components as a single amount. However, for railcars and fleet vehicle leases, the Company separately accounts for the lease and non-lease components.
Pending Accounting Pronouncement
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (ASU 2016-13), which is effective and will be adopted January 1, 2020. ASU 2016-13 includes a current expected credit loss (CECL) model that requires an entity to estimate credit losses expected over the life of an exposure or pool of exposures based on historical information, current information and reasonable and supportable forecasts at the time the asset is recognized and is remeasured at each reporting period. ASU 2016-13 primarily relates to the Company’s receivables, but the scope also includes retainage and contract assets related to its paving business. The Company has evaluated ASU 2016-13 and the adoption will not have a material impact on its financial position or statement of earnings and comprehensive earnings.
Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings/Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Consolidated comprehensive earnings/loss and accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of consolidated net earnings or loss; adjustments for the funded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans; foreign currency translation adjustments; and the amortization of the value of terminated forward starting interest rate swap agreements into interest expense, and are presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings.
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Martin Marietta is as follows:
Net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax
Comprehensive earnings attributable to Martin Marietta
Materials, Inc.
Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests, consisting of net earnings and adjustments for the funded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans, are as follows:
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive earnings attributable to
noncontrolling interests
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Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows:
Pension and
Postretirement Benefit Plans
Foreign Currency
Unamortized Value of Terminated
Forward Starting Interest Rate
Swap
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Balance at beginning of period
(136,021
(1,313
Amounts reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive loss, net of tax
2,726
(157
Balance at end of period
(133,295
(1,470
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
(124,798
(1,085
Other comprehensive earnings before
reclassifications, net of tax
365
4,027
(120,771
(720
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
(141,505
(2,074
8,210
604
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(128,802
(22
(280
Other comprehensive loss before
(698
8,031
280
8,311
Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax
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Changes in net noncurrent deferred tax assets recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
Postretirement
Benefit Plans
Unamortized
Value of
Terminated
Forward Starting
Interest Rate
Net Noncurrent
Deferred Tax
Assets
82,417
Tax effect of other comprehensive earnings
(899
81,518
78,619
(1,326
77,293
84,207
(2,689
79,938
178
80,116
(2,645
(178
(2,823
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Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
Affected line items in the consolidated
statements of earnings and
comprehensive earnings
Pension and postretirement benefit
plans
Settlement expense
2,692
Amortization of:
Prior service credit
(188
(492
(566
(1,479
Actuarial loss
3,813
3,153
11,465
9,463
3,625
5,353
10,899
10,676
Tax benefit
Unamortized value of terminated
forward starting interest rate
swap
Additional interest expense
458
Earnings per Common Share
The numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share is net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. reduced by dividends and undistributed earnings attributable to certain of the Company’s stock-based compensation. If there is a net loss, no amount of the undistributed loss is attributed to unvested participating securities. The denominator for basic earnings per common share is the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are computed assuming that the weighted-average number of common shares is increased by the conversion, using the treasury stock method, of awards to be issued to employees and nonemployee members of the Company’s Board of Directors under certain stock-based compensation arrangements if the conversion is dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the diluted per-share computations reflect the number of common shares outstanding to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.
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The following table reconciles the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:
(In Thousands)
Net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings
attributable to unvested awards
345
271
886
672
Basic and diluted net earnings available to common
shareholders attributable to Martin Marietta
248,228
179,950
480,015
374,949
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
Effect of dilutive employee and director awards
169
235
173
254
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
2.
Revenue Recognition
Total revenues include sales of products and services to customers, net of any discounts or allowances, and freight revenues. Product revenues are recognized when control of the promised good is transferred to the customer, typically when finished products are shipped. Intersegment and interproduct revenues are eliminated in consolidation. Service revenues are derived from the paving business and recognized using the percentage-of-completion method under the revenue-cost approach. Freight revenues reflect delivery arranged by the Company using a third party on behalf of the customer and are recognized consistently with the timing of the product revenues.
Performance Obligations. Performance obligations are contractual promises to transfer or provide a distinct good or service for a stated price. The Company’s product sales agreements are single-performance obligations that are satisfied at a point in time. Performance obligations within paving service agreements are satisfied over time, primarily ranging from one day to 20 months. For product revenues and freight revenues, customer payment terms are generally 30 days from invoice date. Customer payments for the paving operations are based on a contractual billing schedule and are due 30 days from invoice date.
Future revenues from unsatisfied performance obligations at September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $133.9 million and $111.7 million, respectively, where the remaining periods to complete these obligations ranged from one month to 15 months and one month to 27 months, respectively.
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Revenue by Category. The following table presents the Company’s total revenues by category for each reportable segment:
September 30, 2019
Products and Services
Freight
Total
411,045
37,713
448,758
129,619
4,519
134,138
723,162
49,311
772,473
Total Building Materials Business
1,263,826
91,543
1,355,369
Magnesia Specialties
59,334
5,543
64,877
September 30, 2018
348,429
28,576
377,005
121,661
3,886
125,547
603,763
39,802
643,565
1,073,853
72,264
1,146,117
68,365
5,158
73,523
Service revenues, which include paving operations located in Colorado, were $110.9 million and $82.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
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1,024,069
88,828
1,112,897
376,967
13,432
390,399
1,797,677
122,505
1,920,182
3,198,713
224,765
3,423,478
198,886
16,304
215,190
841,897
64,480
906,377
308,306
10,443
318,749
1,672,707
110,467
1,783,174
2,822,910
185,390
3,008,300
201,390
14,357
215,747
Service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $191.8 million and $162.9 million, respectively.
Contract Balances. Costs in excess of billings relate to the conditional right to consideration for completed contractual performance and are contract assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Costs in excess of billings are reclassified to accounts receivable when the right to consideration becomes unconditional. Billings in excess of costs relate to customers invoiced in advance of contractual performance and are contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents information about the Company’s contract balances:
December 31, 2018
Costs in excess of billings
7,725
1,975
Billings in excess of costs
8,021
6,743
Revenues recognized from the beginning balance of contract liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $8.0 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $6.5 million and $6.8 million, respectively.
Retainage, which primarily relates to the paving services, represents amounts that have been billed to customers but payment withheld until final acceptance by the customer of the performance obligation. Included in other current assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, retainage was $11.0 million and $7.5 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
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Warranties. The Company’s construction contracts generally contain warranty provisions typically for a period of nine months to one year after project completion and cover materials, design or workmanship defects. Historically, the Company has not experienced material costs for warranties. The ready mixed concrete product line carries longer warranty periods, for which the Company has accrued an estimate of warranty cost based on experience with the type of work and any known risks relative to the project. In total, warranty costs were not material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.
Policy Elections. When the Company arranges third-party freight to deliver products to customers, the Company has elected the delivery to be a fulfillment activity rather than a separate performance obligation. Further, the Company acts as a principal in the delivery arrangements and, as required by the accounting standard, the related revenues and costs are presented gross and are included in the consolidated statements of earnings.
3.
Inventories, Net
Finished products
605,912
615,719
Products in process and raw materials
65,928
66,920
Supplies and expendable parts
142,032
139,566
813,872
822,205
Less: Allowances
(164,156
(159,170
4.
Long-Term Debt
4.25% Senior Notes, due 2024
396,849
396,398
7% Debentures, due 2025
124,343
124,272
3.450% Senior Notes, due 2027
297,178
296,939
3.500% Senior Notes, due 2027
495,136
494,765
6.25% Senior Notes, due 2037
228,142
228,094
4.250% Senior Notes, due 2047
591,669
591,541
Floating Rate Senior Notes, due 2019, interest rate of 2.66% and 3.29%
at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
299,820
299,260
Floating Rate Senior Notes, due 2020, interest rate of 2.80% and 3.30%
299,508
298,956
Trade Receivable Facility, interest rate of 2.83% and 3.07% at
September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
190,000
390,000
Other notes
214
256
Total debt
2,922,859
3,120,481
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term
(190,044
(390,042
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The Company, through a wholly-owned special-purpose subsidiary, has a $400 million trade receivable securitization facility (the Trade Receivable Facility). The Trade Receivable Facility, with SunTrust Bank, Regions Bank, PNC Bank, N.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD. (New York Branch), and certain other lenders that may become a party to the facility from time to time, is backed by eligible trade receivables, as defined, and is limited to the lesser of the facility limit or the borrowing base, as defined. These receivables are originated by the Company and then sold to the wholly-owned special-purpose subsidiary by the Company. The Company continues to be responsible for the servicing and administration of the receivables purchased by the wholly-owned special-purpose subsidiary. Borrowings under the Trade Receivable Facility bear interest at a rate equal to one-month London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus 0.725%, subject to change in the event that this rate no longer reflects the lender’s cost of lending. The Trade Receivable Facility contains a cross-default provision to the Company’s other debt agreements. On September 24, 2019, the Company extended the maturity of the Trade Receivable Facility to September 23, 2020.
The Company has a $700 million five-year senior unsecured revolving facility (the Revolving Facility), which expires on December 5, 2023, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T), Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., SunTrust Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, and the lenders party thereto. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at rates based upon LIBOR or a base rate, plus, for each rate, a margin determined in accordance with a ratings-based pricing grid. There were no borrowings outstanding of the Revolving Facility at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The Revolving Facility requires the Company’s ratio of consolidated debt-to-consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as defined by the Revolving Facility, for the trailing-twelve months (the Ratio) to not exceed 3.50x as of the end of any fiscal quarter, provided that the Company may exclude from the Ratio debt incurred in connection with certain acquisitions during such quarter or the three preceding quarters so long as the Ratio calculated without such exclusion does not exceed 3.75x. Additionally, if no amounts are outstanding under both the Revolving Facility and the Trade Receivable Facility, consolidated debt, including debt for which the Company is a co-borrower, may be reduced by the Company’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50 million, such reduction not to exceed $200 million, for purposes of the covenant calculation. The Company was in compliance with this Ratio at September 30, 2019.
Available borrowings under the Revolving Facility are reduced by any outstanding letters of credit issued by the Company under the Revolving Facility. The Company had $2.3 million of outstanding letters of credit issued under the Revolving Facility at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
The Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2019 and Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2020 are classified as noncurrent long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 as the Company has the intent and ability to refinance the notes on a long-term basis.
5.
Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, publicly-registered long-term notes, debentures and other long-term debt.
Cash equivalents are placed primarily in money market funds, money market demand deposit accounts and Eurodollar time deposits. The Company’s cash equivalents have original maturities of less than three months. Due to the short maturity of these investments, they are carried on the consolidated balance sheets at cost, which approximates fair value.
Accounts receivable are due from a large number of customers, primarily in the construction industry, and are dispersed across wide geographic and economic regions. No single customer accounted for 10% or more of consolidated total revenues. The estimated fair values of accounts receivable approximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term nature of the receivables.
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Notes receivable are not publicly traded. Management estimates that the fair value of notes receivable approximates the carrying amount due to the short-term nature of the receivables.
Accounts payable represent amounts owed to suppliers and vendors. The estimated fair value of accounts payable approximates its carrying amount due to the short-term nature of the payables.
The carrying values and fair values of the Company’s long-term debt were $2.92 billion and $3.07 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2019 and $3.12 billion and $3.01 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2018. The estimated fair value of the publicly-registered long-term notes was estimated based on Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy using quoted market prices. The estimated fair value of other borrowings approximate their carrying amounts as the interest rates reset periodically.
6.
Income Taxes
The effective income tax rate reflects the effect of federal and state income taxes on earnings and the impact of differences in book and tax accounting arising from the permanent tax benefits associated with the statutory depletion deduction for mineral reserves. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the lower effective income tax rate of 18.8% is primarily attributable to a $13.2 million discrete benefit from a change in the tax status of a subsidiary from a partnership to a corporation.
The Company records interest accrued in relation to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. Penalties, if incurred, are recorded as operating expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings.
7.
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
The estimated components of the recorded net periodic benefit cost (credit) for pension and postretirement benefits are as follows:
Pension
Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,
Service cost
7,711
7,911
15
19
Interest cost
9,424
8,307
131
130
Expected return on assets
(11,929
(11,516
Prior service cost (credit)
27
(190
(519
Actuarial loss (gain)
3,927
3,206
(114
(53
Settlement charge
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
9,135
10,627
(158
(423
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
23,133
23,732
44
58
28,280
24,921
437
389
(35,864
(34,549
77
(571
(1,556
11,852
9,621
(387
27,406
26,494
(477
(1,267
The service cost component of net periodic benefit cost (credit) is included in cost of revenues – products and services and selling, general and administrative expenses. All other components are included in other nonoperating income, net, in the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings.
In the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Company made $50 million of discretionary contributions to its qualified pension plan. No additional contributions to the qualified pension plan are expected to be made for the remainder of 2019. The Company currently estimates that it will contribute a total of $7.5 million for the year ending December 31, 2019 to satisfy required payments under the unfunded nonqualified pension plans.
8.
Commitments and Contingencies
Legal and Administrative Proceedings
The Company is engaged in certain legal and administrative proceedings incidental to its normal business activities. In the opinion of management and counsel, based upon currently available facts, it is remote that the ultimate outcome of any litigation and other proceedings, including those pertaining to environmental matters, relating to the Company and its subsidiaries, will have a material adverse effect on the overall results of the Company’s operations, its cash flows or its financial position.
Borrowing Arrangements with Affiliate
The Company is a co-borrower with an unconsolidated affiliate for a $15.5 million revolving line of credit agreement with BB&T, of which $12.2 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and has a maturity date of March 2020. The affiliate has agreed to reimburse and indemnify the Company for any payments and expenses the Company may incur from this agreement. The Company holds a lien on the affiliate’s membership interest in a joint venture as collateral for payment under the revolving line of credit.
In addition, the Company has a $6.0 million interest-only loan, due December 31, 2022, outstanding from this unconsolidated affiliate as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The interest rate is one-month LIBOR plus a current spread of 1.75%.
Letters of Credit
In the normal course of business, the Company provides certain third parties with standby letter of credit agreements guaranteeing its payment for certain insurance claims, contract performance and permit requirements. At
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September 30, 2019, the Company was contingently liable for $35.3 million in letters of credit, of which $2.3 million were issued under the Company’s Revolving Facility.
Employees
The Company maintains collective bargaining agreements relating to the union employees within the Building Materials business and Magnesia Specialties segment. Of the Magnesia Specialties segment, 100% of its hourly employees are represented by labor unions. The Woodville collective bargaining agreement expires June 2022. The Manistee collective bargaining agreement expires in August 2023.
9.
Business Segments
The Building Materials business contains three reportable business segments: Mid-America Group, Southeast Group and West Group. The Company also has a Magnesia Specialties segment. The Company’s evaluation of performance and allocation of resources are based primarily on earnings from operations. Consolidated earnings from operations include total revenues less cost of revenues; selling, general and administrative expenses; acquisition-related expenses, net; other operating income and expenses, net; and exclude interest expense; other nonoperating income and expenses, net; and taxes on income. Corporate loss from operations primarily includes depreciation on capitalized interest; unallocated expenses for corporate administrative functions; acquisition-related expenses, net; and other nonrecurring income and expenses excluded from the Company’s evaluation of business segment performance and resource allocation. All debt and related interest expense are held at Corporate.
The following table displays selected financial data for the Company’s reportable business segments. The Bluegrass Materials Company (Bluegrass) operations, acquired in April 2018, are located in the Mid-America Group and Southeast Group. Total revenues, as presented on the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings, exclude intersegment revenues which represent sales from one segment to another segment, which are eliminated.
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Total revenues:
Products and services revenues:
Earnings (Loss) from operations:
159,711
120,344
332,344
235,221
31,463
26,372
85,285
60,464
156,382
92,090
286,540
249,885
347,556
238,806
704,169
545,570
20,097
23,301
67,959
65,867
Corporate
(22,390
(21,445
(71,763
(67,741
Assets employed:
2,904,439
2,788,454
1,447,293
1,299,469
5,392,587
4,989,639
9,744,319
9,077,562
163,095
156,106
316,071
317,751
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10.
Revenues and Gross Profit
The Building Materials business includes the aggregates, cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt and paving product lines. All cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt and paving product lines reside in the West Group. The following table, which is reconciled to consolidated amounts, provides total revenues and gross profit by product line. The Company’s two cold mix asphalt plants have been reclassified from the asphalt and paving product line to the aggregates product line. These operations did not represent a material amount of product revenues and gross profit. Prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the Company’s current reportable product lines.
Building Materials Business:
Products and services:
818,693
691,822
2,121,443
1,785,961
Cement
119,609
98,223
330,976
300,554
Ready mixed concrete
271,844
254,686
724,179
750,424
Asphalt and paving services
131,099
95,961
225,669
191,652
Less: interproduct revenues
(77,419
(66,839
(203,554
(205,681
Products and services
Magnesia Specialties:
Total Magnesia Specialties
Gross profit (loss):
287,024
209,666
636,505
461,912
48,519
32,543
104,526
97,582
28,948
20,632
62,454
66,226
31,102
25,022
38,519
35,191
395,593
287,863
842,004
660,911
317
(47
378
432
395,910
287,816
842,382
661,343
23,997
26,823
79,816
76,756
(987
(1,076
(3,226
(3,280
23,010
25,747
76,590
73,476
1,725
(579
1,446
4,474
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11.
The Company has leases, primarily for equipment, railcars, fleet vehicles, office space, land and information technology equipment and software. The Company’s leases have remaining lease terms of one year to 54 years, some of which may include options to extend the leases for up to 30 years, and some of which may include options to terminate the leases within one year.
Certain of the Company’s lease agreements include payments based upon variable rates, including but not limited to hours used, tonnage processed and factors related to indices. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The components of lease cost are as follows:
Operating lease cost
19,627
59,024
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets
755
2,325
Interest on lease liabilities
126
412
Variable lease cost
4,972
15,738
Short-term lease cost
8,897
25,157
Total lease cost
34,377
102,656
The balance sheet classifications of operating and finance leases are as follows:
Operating Leases:
Current operating lease liabilities
Total operating lease liabilities
488,449
Finance Leases:
10,800
Accumulated depreciation
(2,325
Property, plant and equipment, net
8,475
3,058
6,473
Total finance lease liabilities
9,531
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The estimated incremental borrowing rate range used was 3.5% to 5.5%. Weighted-average remaining lease terms and discount rates are as follows:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases
14.7
Finance leases
8.7
Weighted-average discount rate:
4.3
%
5.2
Future lease payments under leases as of September 30, 2019 are as follows:
Operating
Finance
18,253
948
2020
68,838
3,196
2021
56,568
1,951
2022
51,600
1,094
2023
47,934
779
Thereafter
434,190
4,177
Total lease payments
677,383
12,145
Less: imputed interest
(188,934
(2,614
Present value of lease payments
Less: current lease obligations
(51,751
(3,058
Total long-term lease obligations
The following tables present supplemental cash flow and non-cash information related to leases:
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement
of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows used for operating leases
57,193
Operating cash flows used for finance leases
Financing cash flows used for finance leases
2,651
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Nine Months Ended (1)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new
operating lease liabilities
11,034
36,369
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for
new finance lease liabilities
217
(1)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 exclude assets recorded on the balance sheet as part of the adoption of ASC 842 as disclosed in Note 1.
Leases entered into but not yet commenced for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 were immaterial.
Lease disclosures for the full year December 31, 2018, as reported:
Total lease expense for operating leases was $122.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Total royalties, principally for leased properties, were $52.5 million, for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company also has capital lease obligations for machinery and equipment. Future minimum lease and royalty commitments for all noncancelable agreements and capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:
Capital
Operating Leases
Royalty Commitments
3,718
105,955
14,614
2,695
70,478
11,364
1,735
60,382
10,335
1,004
57,531
9,545
713
56,511
8,109
3,893
318,147
65,981
13,758
669,004
119,948
(2,879
Present value of minimum lease payments
10,879
Less: current capital lease obligations
(3,249
Long-term capital lease obligations
7,630
12.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Noncash investing and financing activities are as follows:
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Accrued liabilities for purchases of property, plant and equipment
28,840
24,930
Acquisition of assets through swap
1,114
Acquisition of assets through capital lease
449
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information are as follows:
Cash paid for interest
82,268
84,522
Cash paid for income taxes
62,151
7,253
13.
Bluegrass Acquisition
In April 2018, the Company acquired Bluegrass, the largest privately-held, pure-play aggregates company in the United States for $1.62 billion. These operations complement the Company’s existing southeastern footprint in its Mid-America and Southeast Groups and provide new growth platforms within Maryland and Kentucky.
The Company determined fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the measurement period is closed as of April 2019. The following is a summary of the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (dollars in thousands):
Assets:
Cash
1,159
Receivables
25,479
Inventory
46,635
1,029
1,519,289
Intangible assets, other than goodwill
20,150
242,981
Total assets
1,856,722
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
17,914
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
212,450
Noncontrolling interest
Total liabilities
239,365
Total consideration
1,617,357
Total revenues and earnings from operations attributable to Bluegrass, included in the consolidated earnings statements, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $79.5 million and $31.1 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were $202.7 million and $60.6 million, respectively. Total revenues and earnings from operations attributable to Bluegrass in 2018 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $68.7 million and $11.5 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $115.0 million and $18.3 million, respectively.
The unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for the Company and Bluegrass as though the companies were combined as of January 1, 2017. The pro forma earnings does not reflect any cost savings or associated costs to achieve such savings from operating efficiencies or synergies that result from the combination. Consistent with the assumed acquisition date of January 1, 2017, expenses related to the acquisition are considered to have been incurred for the year ended December 31, 2017. The pro forma financial information does
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not purport to project the future financial position or operating results of the combined company. The pro forma financial information as presented below is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of 2017.
The following presents pro forma results for the period ended September 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
Total revenues
3,279,455
399,113
Diluted EPS
6.31
14.
Other Operating Income, Net
Other operating income, net, for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, includes a $7.1 million asset and portfolio rationalization charge, which primarily consists of asset impairment charges and severance costs in the Company’s Southwest ready mixed concrete operations, reported in the West Group reportable segment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, in addition to the asset and portfolio rationalization charge, other operating expenses and income, net, reflects a net gain on legal settlements of $7.7 million and a gain on the sale of surplus land of $16.9 million.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2019
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
OVERVIEW
The Company conducts its Building Materials business through three reportable business segments: Mid-America Group, Southeast Group and West Group.
Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, southwestern South Carolina, Tennessee,
Nova Scotia and the Bahamas
Aggregates, Cement, Ready
Mixed Concrete, Asphalt and
Paving
Plant Types
Quarries, Mines and Distribution Facilities
Quarries, Mines, Plants and
Distribution Facilities
Modes of Transportation
Truck and Railcar
Truck, Railcar and Ship
The Company also has a Magnesia Specialties business that produces magnesia-based chemicals products used in industrial, agricultural and environmental applications and dolomitic lime sold primarily to customers in the steel and mining industry.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Company outlined its critical accounting policies in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There were no changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Other than the required adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 842 – Leases (ASC 842), the Company has continued to follow the accounting policies set forth in the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
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For the Quarter September 30, 2019
The Building Materials business is significantly affected by weather patterns and seasonal changes. Production and shipment levels for aggregates, cement, ready mixed concrete and asphalt and paving materials correlate with general construction activity levels, most of which occur in the spring, summer and fall. Thus, production and shipment levels vary by quarter. Operations concentrated in the northern and midwestern United States generally experience more severe winter weather conditions than operations in the southeast and southwest. Excessive rainfall, and conversely excessive drought, can also jeopardize production, shipments and profitability in all markets served by the Company. Due to the potentially significant impact of weather on the Company’s operations, current period and year-to-date results are not indicative of expected performance for other interim periods or the full year.
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, the earnings/loss from nonconsolidated equity affiliates, Bluegrass acquisition-related expenses, net, the impact of selling acquired inventory after its markup to fair value as part of acquisition accounting and the asset and portfolio rationalization charge (Adjusted EBITDA) is an indicator used by the Company and investors to evaluate the Company’s operating performance from period to period. Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by generally accepted accounting principles and, as such, should not be construed as an alternative to net earnings, operating earnings or operating cash flow. However, the Company’s management believes that Adjusted EBITDA may provide additional information with respect to the Company’s performance or ability to meet its future debt service, capital expenditures or working capital requirements. Because Adjusted EBITDA excludes some, but not all, items that affect net earnings and may vary among companies, Adjusted EBITDA as presented by the Company may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
A reconciliation of net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
2018 (1)
Net Earnings Attributable to Martin Marietta
Add back:
32,321
98,366
Income tax expense for controlling interests
66,143
29,051
111,019
84,070
Depreciation, depletion and amortization and
earnings/loss from nonconsolidated equity
affiliates
92,034
84,345
285,483
240,228
Bluegrass acquisition-related expenses, net
Impact of selling acquired inventory after markup
to fair value as part of acquisition accounting
8,349
18,516
Asset and portfolio rationalization charges
7,113
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA
439,071
344,636
975,769
841,999
The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA was modified in 2019. 2018 amounts have been calculated consistently with the 2019 presentation.
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Significant items for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 (unless noted, all comparisons are versus the prior-year quarter):
♦
Consolidated total revenues of $1.42 billion compared with $1.22 billion, an increase of 16%
Building Materials business products and services revenues of $1.26 billion compared with $1.07 billion and Magnesia Specialties products revenue of $59.3 million compared with $68.4 million
Consolidated gross profit of $420.6 million compared with $313.0 million, an increase of 34%
Consolidated earnings from operations of $345.3 million compared with $240.7 million, an increase of 44%
Net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta of $248.6 million compared with $180.2 million
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $439.1 million compared with $344.6 million
Earnings per diluted share of $3.96 compared with $2.85
The following tables present total revenues, gross profit (loss), selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses and earnings (loss) from operations data for the Company and its reportable segments by product line for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. In each case, the data is stated as a percentage of revenues of the Company or the relevant segment or product line, as the case may be. The aggregates products gross profit rollforward is presented following the gross profit table. In 2019, the Company reclassified its two cold mix asphalt plants from the asphalt and paving product line to the aggregates product line as they display characteristics more similar to aggregates than asphalt products. These operations did not represent a material amount of product revenues or gross profit. Prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the Company’s current reportable product lines.
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Amount
% of Revenues
100.0
278,029
221,732
Asphalt and paving
Less: Interproduct revenues
West Group Total
Magnesia Specialties Business:
Products
Total Magnesia Specialties Business
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174,121
42.4
131,072
37.6
37,099
28.6
30,899
25.4
75,804
27.3
47,695
21.5
40.6
33.1
10.6
8.1
23.7
26.1
184,373
25.5
125,892
20.9
31.3
26.8
29.2
25.1
40.4
39.2
35.5
35.0
29.6
25.7
Aggregates Products Gross Profit Rollforward
The following presents a rollforward of aggregates products gross profit (dollars in thousands):
Aggregates products gross profit, quarter ended September 30, 2018
Volume
42,079
Pricing
40,876
Operational performance (1)
(5,597
Change in aggregates products gross profit
77,358
Aggregates products gross profit, quarter ended September 30, 2019
Inclusive of cost increases/decreases, product and geographic mix and other operating impacts
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% of
Revenues
Selling, general & administrative expenses:
16,023
14,113
5,287
4,440
29,285
26,600
50,595
45,153
2,856
2,404
24,830
20,884
5.5
5.6
24.3
19.7
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Building Materials Business
The following tables present aggregates products volume and pricing variance data and shipments data by segment:
Volume/Pricing variance (1)
14.0
3.5
0.8
5.7
14.8
9.2
Total Aggregates Operations(2)
12.4
5.3
(Tons in Thousands)
Shipments
29,851
26,194
7,209
7,151
19,609
17,086
56,669
50,431
(1) Volume/pricing variances reflect the percentage increase/(decrease) from the comparable period in the prior year.
(2) Total aggregates operations include acquisitions from the date of acquisition and divestitures through the date of disposal.
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The following table presents shipments data for the Building Materials business by product line.
Aggregates (in thousands):
Tons to external customers
53,580
47,549
Internal tons used in other product lines
3,089
2,882
Total aggregates tons
Cement (in thousands):
733
587
Internal tons used in ready mixed concrete
327
292
Total cement tons
1,060
879
Ready Mixed Concrete (in thousands of cubic yards)
2,433
2,232
Asphalt (in thousands):
400
287
Internal tons used in paving business
936
709
Total asphalt tons
1,336
996
The average selling price by product line for the Building Materials business is as follows:
% Change
Aggregates (per ton)
14.37
13.65
Cement (per ton)
112.36
110.63
1.6
Ready Mixed Concrete (per cubic yard)
109.72
112.14
(2.2
)%
Asphalt (per ton)
46.67
45.17
3.3
Aggregates Product Line End-Use Markets
Aggregates shipments to the infrastructure market increased 7%. As expected, transportation-related projects accelerated during the quarter, supported by funding provided by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) and numerous state and local transportation initiatives and continued reconstruction efforts following flooding in the Midwest. For the quarter, the infrastructure market represented 38% of aggregates shipments, which is below the Company’s most recent ten-year average of 46%.
Aggregates shipments to the nonresidential market increased 19%, driven by gains in commercial and heavy industrial construction activity. The Company continued to benefit from distribution center, warehouse, data center and wind
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energy projects in key geographies, including Texas, the Carolinas, Iowa and Maryland, as well as the early phases of several large energy-sector projects along the Gulf Coast. The nonresidential market represented 34% of third-quarter aggregates shipments.
Aggregates shipments to the residential market increased 16%, driven by continued homebuilding activity in states such as Texas, Colorado, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. The residential construction outlook across the Company’s geographic footprint remains positive for both single- and multi-family housing, driven by favorable demographics, job growth, land availability, low interest rates and efficient permitting. On a national level, housing starts remain below the 50-year annual average of 1.5 million despite notable population gains. The residential market accounted for 22% of third-quarter aggregates shipments.
The ChemRock/Rail market accounted for the remaining 6% of third-quarter aggregates shipments. Volumes to this end use increased 4%, driven by improved ballast shipments as the western Class 1 railroads continued to address repairs from the Midwest flooding earlier in the year.
Building Materials Business Product Lines
Aggregates product gross margin expanded 480 basis points to 35.1%, reflecting pricing gains, improved operating leverage from increased shipment and production levels and the absence of the $8.3 million negative impact of selling acquired inventory after its markup to fair value as part of acquisition accounting incurred in 2018 as part of the Company’s purchase of Bluegrass Materials.
Third-quarter cement shipments increased 20.6%, driven by strong underlying Texas demand and weather-deferred projects from second-quarter 2019. Unfavorable product mix constrained pricing growth to 1.6%. Production efficiencies from increased shipment and production levels, coupled with lower maintenance costs, contributed to the 750-basis-point expansion in cement product gross margin to 40.6%.
Ready mixed concrete shipments increased 9.0% and benefitted from healthy demand environments in Texas and Colorado and weather-impacted carryover projects. Ready mixed concrete selling prices declined 2.2%, reflecting unfavorable product mix. Gross margin improvement in ready mixed concrete was due to increased shipments and production efficiencies. Asphalt volume increased 34.1% attributable to favorable weather enabling commencement of delayed residential construction. Asphalt prices increased 3.3%.
Magnesia Specialties Business
Magnesia Specialties product revenues decreased 13.2% to $59.3 million, compared with $68.4 million, as international chemicals and domestic lime customers rationalized inventory levels. Product gross profit was $24.0 million compared with $26.8 million. Product gross margin improved 120 basis points to 40.4% due to lower costs for contract services and supplies and enhanced cost control measures. Earnings from operations were $20.1 million compared with $23.3 million.
Consolidated Operating Results
Consolidated SG&A was 5.5% of total revenues compared with 5.6% in the prior-year quarter. The dollar increase in expense is driven by higher incentive compensation expense, reflecting the Company’s improved operating results. Earnings from operations for the quarter were $345.3 million in 2019 compared with $240.7 million in 2018.
Among other items, other operating income and expenses, net, includes gains and losses on the sale of assets; recoveries and writeoffs related to customer accounts receivable; rental, royalty and services income; accretion expense, depreciation expense and gains and losses related to asset retirement obligations. For the third quarter, consolidated
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other operating income and expenses, net, was income of $2.9 million in 2019 and expense of $3.8 million in 2018. The 2018 amount reflects $7.1 million of asset and portfolio rationalization charges which primarily consists of asset impairment charges and severance costs in the Company’s Southwest ready mixed concrete operations, reported in the West Group reportable segment.
Other nonoperating income and expenses, net, includes interest income; pension and postretirement benefit cost, excluding service cost; foreign currency transaction gains and losses; equity in earnings or losses of nonconsolidated affiliates and other miscellaneous income. For the third quarter, other nonoperating income, net, was income of $2.0 million and $4.2 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Significant items for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (unless noted, all comparisons are versus the prior-year period):
Consolidated total revenues of $3.64 billion compared with $3.22 billion, an increase of 13%
Building Materials business products and services revenues of $3.20 billion compared with $2.82 billion and Magnesia Specialties products revenue of $198.9 million compared with $201.4 million
Consolidated gross profit of $920.4 million compared with $739.3 million, an increase of 25%
Consolidated earnings from operations of $700.4 million compared with $543.7 million, an increase of 29%
Net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta of $480.9 million compared with $375.6 million
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $975.8 million compared with $842.0 million
Earnings per diluted share of $7.65 compared with $5.93
The following tables present total revenues, gross profit (loss), SG&A expenses and earnings (loss) from operations data for the Company and its reportable segments by product line for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. In each case, the data is stated as a percentage of revenues of the Company or the relevant segment or product line, as the case may be. The aggregates products gross profit rollforward is presented following the gross profit table. In 2019, the Company reclassified its two cold mix asphalt plants to the aggregates product line as they display characteristics more similar to aggregates than asphalt products. These operations were not material to product revenues or gross profit. Prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the Company’s current reportable product lines.
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720,407
635,758
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374,849
36.6
270,270
32.1
101,684
27.0
57,543
18.7
159,972
22.2
134,099
21.1
31.6
32.5
8.6
8.8
17.1
18.4
365,471
20.3
333,098
19.9
26.3
23.4
24.6
22.0
40.1
38.1
35.6
34.1
25.3
22.9
Aggregates products gross profit, nine months ended September 30, 2018
121,578
79,069
(26,054
174,593
Aggregates products gross profit, nine months ended September 30, 2019
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% of Total Revenues
47,158
41,260
16,040
13,689
86,280
79,892
149,478
134,841
8,518
7,512
70,959
67,279
6.3
6.5
19.2
16.9
1.9
15.9
5.4
7.4
Total Aggregates Operations (2)
14.2
3.9
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73,342
61,510
20,819
17,967
53,042
49,389
147,203
128,866
139,423
120,713
7,780
8,153
2,011
1,767
912
966
2,923
2,733
6,530
6,799
666
601
1,582
1,420
2,248
2,021
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14.31
13.78
3.8
112.53
108.92
108.75
108.36
0.4
46.83
44.98
4.1
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, aggregates shipments to the infrastructure market increased 6%, as improved weather, particularly along the eastern seaboard, allowed contractors to advance transportation-related projects. Funding provided by the FAST Act, combined with numerous state and local transportation initiatives, has resulted in an acceleration in lettings and contract awards in key states, including Texas, Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Maryland and Iowa. Additionally, the Midwest Division benefitted from shipments related to emergency flood repairs. Year-to-date infrastructure market represented 36% of aggregates shipments.
Aggregates shipments to the nonresidential end-use market increased 28%, driven by growth in the commercial and heavy industrial markets. Notably, the increase reflects robust distribution center, warehouse, data center, wind turbine and energy-sector projects in key geographies, including Texas, the Carolinas, Georgia and Iowa. The nonresidential market represented 36% of the first nine months of aggregates shipments.
Aggregates shipments to the residential market increased 13%, driven by weather-deferred homebuilding activity in key states where the Company operates, namely Texas, Colorado, the Carolinas, Iowa and Maryland. The residential market accounted for 22% of aggregates shipments for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The ChemRock/Rail market accounted for the remaining 6% of aggregates shipments. Volumes to this sector increased 4%, driven by improved ballast shipments.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, aggregates shipments increased 14.2%, reflecting robust underlying demand as improved weather in key states enabled contractors to advance weather-deferred projects. Average selling price increased 3.9%. Product gross margin improvement is reflective of better operating leverage from increased shipments and production levels, pricing gains and the absence of the $18.5 million negative impact of selling acquired inventory after its markup to fair value as part of acquisition accounting that occurred in 2018.
Cement shipments increased 6.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, despite unfavorable weather to start the construction season in second quarter 2019. The increase in shipments for the nine months ended reflects healthy Texas demand and favorable weather during the third quarter allowing progress on delayed construction projects. Cement pricing improved 3.3%. Cement product gross margin declined 90 basis points, attributable to higher transportation and energy costs.
Ready mixed concrete shipments decreased 4% despite growing customer backlogs as unfavorable weather conditions in Texas and Colorado hindered construction activity in these states during the first half of the year. Ready mixed concrete pricing improved 0.4%. Ready mixed concrete product gross margin was relatively flat compared with the prior-year
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period. Asphalt shipments increased 11.2% notwithstanding the unfavorable weather conditions earlier in the year as strong bidding activity continued. Asphalt and paving gross margin declined 130 basis points to 17.1%, attributable to a 26% increase in raw material costs, notably liquid asphalt.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, Magnesia Specialties reported product revenues of $198.9 million, a decrease of 1.2%, compared with $201.4 million. Product gross profit was $79.8 million compared with $76.8 million. Product gross margin improved 200 basis points to 40.1%. Earnings from operations were $68.0 million compared with $65.9 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, consolidated SG&A was 6.3% of total revenues in 2019 compared with 6.5% in 2018. Earnings from operations for the nine months ended September 30 were $700.4 million in 2019 compared with $543.7 million in 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, consolidated other operating income and expenses, net, was income of $9.1 million and $27.0 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively. The 2019 amount reflects the reversal of $6.9 million of accruals for sales tax and unclaimed property contingencies and higher gains on the sales of assets. The 2018 amount reflects nonrecurring gains on the sale of surplus land of $16.9 million and net gain on litigation and related settlements of $7.7 million, partially offset by $7.1 million in asset and portfolio rationalization charge which primarily consists of asset impairment charges and severance costs in the Company’s Southwest ready mixed concrete operations, reported in the West Group reportable segment.
For the nine months ended September 30, other nonoperating income and expenses, net, was an expense of $9.7 million in 2019 and income of $19.9 million in 2018. The expense in 2019 is attributable to a $15.7 million ($12.0 million net of tax) out-of-period correction of a Company-identified overstatement of the investment balance for a nonconsolidated equity affiliate. The 2018 income reflects interest income of $6.8 million due to cash on hand prior to the closing of the Bluegrass acquisition and approximately $10 million of income from nonconsolidated subsidiaries.
Income Tax Benefit
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the effective income tax rate includes a $13.2 million discrete benefit from a change in the tax status of a subsidiary from a partnership to a corporation.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
For the nine months ended September 30, cash provided by operating activities was $649.8 million in 2019 compared with $441.5 million in 2018, driven by growth in earnings before noncash expenses and lower contributions to the Company’s pension plan, partially offset by higher working capital related to increased product revenues. Operating cash flow is
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primarily derived from consolidated net earnings before deducting depreciation, depletion and amortization, and the impact of changes in working capital. Depreciation, depletion and amortization were as follows:
Depreciation
234,341
219,019
Depletion
27,353
20,576
Amortization
15,280
13,605
The seasonal nature of construction activity impacts the Company’s quarterly operating cash flow when compared with the full year. Full-year 2018 net cash provided by operating activities was $705.1 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company paid $283.0 million for capital investments. Full-year capital spending is expected to range from $375 million to $400 million.
The Company can repurchase its common stock through open-market purchases pursuant to authority granted by its Board of Directors or through private transactions at such prices and upon such terms as the Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate. The Company repurchased 261,634 shares of common stock during the first nine months of 2019, at an aggregate cost of $57.3 million. At September 30, 2019, 13,886,117 shares of common stock were remaining under the Company’s repurchase authorization. Future share repurchases are at the discretion of management.
The Company has a $700 million five-year senior unsecured revolving facility (the Revolving Facility), which expires on December 5, 2023. The Revolving Facility requires the Company’s ratio of consolidated debt-to-consolidated EBITDA, as defined, for the trailing-twelve-month period (the Ratio) to not exceed 3.50x as of the end of any fiscal quarter, provided that the Company may exclude from the Ratio debt incurred in connection with certain acquisitions during the quarter or the three preceding quarters so long as the Ratio calculated without such exclusion does not exceed 3.75x. Additionally, if there are no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facility and the $400 million trade receivable securitization facility (the Trade Receivable Facility) held by the Company’s wholly-owned special-purpose subsidiary, consolidated debt, including debt for which the Company is a co-borrower, may be reduced by the Company’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50 million, such reduction not to exceed $200 million, for purposes of the covenant calculation.
The Ratio is calculated as debt, including debt for which the Company is a co-borrower, divided by consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Company’s Revolving Facility, for the trailing-twelve months. Consolidated EBITDA is generally defined as earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expense. Additionally, stock-based compensation expense is added back and interest income is deducted in the calculation of consolidated EBITDA. During periods that include an acquisition, pre-acquisition adjusted EBITDA of the acquired company is added to consolidated EBITDA as if the acquisition occurred on the first day of the calculation period. Certain other nonrecurring items, if they occur, can affect the calculation of consolidated EBITDA.
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At September 30, 2019, the Company’s ratio of consolidated debt-to-consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Company’s Revolving Facility, for the trailing-twelve months was 2.32 times and was calculated as follows:
October 1, 2018 to
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta
575,278
132,586
132,223
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and noncash
nonconsolidated equity affiliate adjustment
378,205
34,583
664
Noncash portion of asset and portfolio rationalization charge
11,725
Deduct:
Interest income
(511
Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Company’s Revolving Facility
1,264,753
Consolidated net debt, as defined and including debt for which the
Company is a co-borrower, at September 30, 2019
2,935,066
Consolidated debt-to-consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Company’s
Revolving Facility, at September 30, 2019 for the trailing-twelve
months EBITDA
2.32 times
The Trade Receivable Facility contains a cross-default provision to the Company’s other debt agreements. In the event of a default on the Ratio, the lenders can terminate the Revolving Facility and Trade Receivable Facility and declare any outstanding balances as immediately due. Outstanding amounts on the Trade Receivable Facility have been classified as a current liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
Cash on hand, along with the Company’s projected internal cash flows and availability of financing resources, including its access to debt and equity capital markets, is expected to continue to be sufficient to provide the capital resources necessary to support anticipated operating needs, cover debt service requirements, address near-term debt maturities, meet capital expenditures and discretionary investment needs, fund certain acquisition opportunities that may arise, allow the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock and allow for payment of dividends for the foreseeable future. Any future significant strategic acquisition for cash would likely require an appropriate balance of newly-issued equity with debt in order to maintain a composite investment-grade credit rating. At September 30, 2019, the Company had $907.7 million of unused borrowing capacity under its Revolving Facility and Trade Receivable Facility, subject to complying with the related leverage covenant. The Revolving Facility expires on December 5, 2023. On September 24, 2019, the Company extended the maturity of its Trade Receivable Facility to September 23, 2020. The Company has $300 million of floating rate senior notes due in December 2019 and $300 million of floating rate senior notes due in May 2020. Both notes are classified as long-term debt on the Company’s September 30, 2019 balance sheet as the Company has the intent and ability to refinance the notes on a long-term basis.
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TRENDS AND RISKS
The Company outlined the risks associated with its business in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Management continues to evaluate its exposure to all operating risks on an ongoing basis.
OUTLOOK
Based on current trends and expectations, management has raised its full-year 2019 guidance. Specifically, aggregates shipments by end-use market compared with 2018 levels are as follows:
•
Infrastructure shipments to increase in the high-single digits.
Nonresidential shipments to experience a double-digit increase.
Residential shipments to experience a double-digit increase.
ChemRock/Rail shipments to be up slightly.
OTHER MATTERS
If you are interested in Martin Marietta stock, management recommends that, at a minimum, you read the Company’s current annual report and Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the past year. The Company’s recent proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders also contains important information. These and other materials that have been filed with the SEC are accessible through the Company’s website at www.martinmarietta.com and are also available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also write or call the Company’s Corporate Secretary, who will provide copies of such reports.
Investors are cautioned that all statements in this Form 10-Q that relate to the future involve risks and uncertainties, and are based on assumptions that the Company believes in good faith are reasonable but which may be materially different from actual results. These statements, which are forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, give the investor the Company’s expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. They may use words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “should be,” “believe,” “will,” and other words of similar meaning in connection with future events or future operating or financial performance. Any or all of management’s forward-looking statements here and in other publications may turn out to be wrong.
The Company’s outlook is subject to various risks and uncertainties, and is based on assumptions that the Company believes in good faith are reasonable but which may be materially different from actual results. Factors that the Company currently believes could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q (including the outlook) include, but are not limited to: the performance of the United States economy; shipment declines resulting from economic events beyond the Company’s control; a widespread decline in aggregates pricing, including a decline in aggregates volume negatively affecting aggregates price; the history of both cement and ready mixed concrete being subject to significant changes in supply, demand and price fluctuations; the termination, capping and/or reduction or suspension of the federal and/or state gasoline tax(es) or other revenue related to infrastructure construction; the level and timing of federal, state or local transportation or infrastructure projects funding, most particularly in Texas, Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa and Maryland; the United States Congress’ inability to reach agreement among themselves or with the current Administration on policy issues that impact the federal budget; the ability of states and/or other entities to finance approved projects either with tax revenues or alternative financing structures; levels of construction spending in the markets the Company serves; a reduction in defense spending and the subsequent impact on construction
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activity on or near military bases; a decline in the commercial component of the nonresidential construction market, notably office and retail space; a decline in energy-related construction activity resulting from a sustained period of low global oil prices or changes in oil production patterns in response to this decline, particularly in Texas; a slowdown in residential construction recovery; unfavorable weather conditions, particularly Atlantic Ocean and Gulf Coast hurricane activity, the late start to spring or the early onset of winter and the impact of a drought or excessive rainfall in the markets served by the Company, any of which can significantly affect production schedules, volumes, product and/or geographic mix and profitability; the volatility of fuel costs, particularly diesel fuel, and the impact on the cost, or the availability generally, of other consumables, namely steel, explosives, tires and conveyor belts, and with respect to the Company’s Magnesia Specialties business, natural gas; continued increases in the cost of other repair and supply parts; construction labor shortages and/or supply‐chain challenges; unexpected equipment failures, unscheduled maintenance, industrial accident or other prolonged and/or significant disruption to production facilities; increasing governmental regulation, including environmental laws; transportation availability or a sustained reduction in capital investment by the railroads, notably the availability of railcars, locomotive power and the condition of rail infrastructure to move trains to supply the Company’s Texas, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina and the Gulf Coast markets, including the movement of essential dolomitic lime for magnesia chemicals to the Company’s plant in Manistee, Michigan and its customers; increased transportation costs, including increases from higher or fluctuating passed-through energy costs or fuel surcharges, and other costs to comply with tightening regulations, as well as higher volumes of rail and water shipments; availability of trucks and licensed drivers for transport of the Company’s materials; availability and cost of construction equipment in the United States; weakening in the steel industry markets served by the Company’s dolomitic lime products; a trade dispute with one or more nations impacting the U.S. economy, including the impact of tariffs on the steel industry; unplanned changes in costs or realignment of customers that introduce volatility to earnings, including that of the Magnesia Specialties business that is running at capacity; proper functioning of information technology and automated operating systems to manage or support operations; inflation and its effect on both production and interest costs; the concentration of customers in construction markets and the increased risk of potential losses on customer receivables; the impact of the level of demand in the Company’s end-use markets, production levels and management of production costs on the operating leverage and therefore profitability of the Company; the possibility that the expected synergies from acquisitions will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period, including achieving anticipated profitability to maintain compliance with the Company’s leverage ratio debt covenant; changes in tax laws, the interpretation of such laws and/or administrative practices that would increase the Company’s tax rate; violation of the Company’s debt covenant if price and/or volumes return to previous levels of instability; continued downward pressure on the Company’s common stock price and its impact on goodwill impairment evaluations; the possibility of a reduction of the Company’s credit rating to non-investment grade; and other risk factors listed from time to time found in the Company’s filings with the SEC.
You should consider these forward-looking statements in light of risk factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and other periodic filings made with the SEC. All of the Company’s forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these factors. In addition, other risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company or that the Company considers immaterial could affect the accuracy of its forward-looking statements, or adversely affect or be material to the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
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INVESTOR ACCESS TO COMPANY FILINGS
Shareholders may obtain, without charge, a copy of Martin Marietta’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, by writing to:
Martin Marietta
Attn: Corporate Secretary
2710 Wycliff Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-3033
Additionally, Martin Marietta’s Annual Report, press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and 11-K, can generally be accessed via the Company’s website. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission accessed via the website are available through a link with the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. Accordingly, access to such filings is available upon EDGAR placing the related document in its database. Investor relations contact information is as follows:
Telephone: (919) 510-4776
Website address: www.martinmarietta.com
Information included on the Company’s website is not incorporated into, or otherwise create a part of, this report.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The Company’s operations are highly dependent upon the interest rate-sensitive construction and steelmaking industries. Consequently, these marketplaces could experience lower levels of economic activity in an environment of rising interest rates or escalating costs.
Management has considered the current economic environment and its potential impact to the Company’s business. Demand for aggregates products, particularly in the infrastructure construction market, is affected by federal and state budget and deficit issues. Further, delays or cancellations of capital projects in the nonresidential and residential construction markets could occur if companies and consumers are unable to obtain financing for construction projects or if consumer confidence continues to be eroded by economic uncertainty.
Demand in the residential construction market is affected by interest rates. The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates during the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The federal funds rate at September 30, 2019 was 1.9%. The residential construction market accounted for 22% of the Company’s aggregates shipments in 2018.
Aside from these inherent risks from within its operations, the Company’s earnings are also affected by changes in short-term interest rates. However, rising interest rates are not necessarily predictive of weaker operating results. Historically, the Company’s profitability increased during periods of rising interest rates. In essence, the Company’s underlying business generally serves as a natural hedge to rising interest rates.
Variable-Rate Borrowing Facilities. At September 30, 2019, the Company had a $700 million Revolving Facility and a $400 million Trade Receivable Facility. The Company also has $600 million variable-rate senior notes. Borrowings under these facilities bear interest at a variable interest rate. A hypothetical 100-basis-point increase in interest rates on borrowings of $790 million, which was the collective outstanding balance at September 30, 2019, would increase interest expense by $7.9 million on an annual basis.
Pension Expense. The Company’s results of operations are affected by its pension expense. Assumptions that affect pension expense include the discount rate and, for the qualified defined benefit pension plan only, the expected long-term rate of return on assets. Therefore, the Company has interest rate risk associated with these factors. The impact of hypothetical changes in these assumptions on the Company’s annual pension expense is discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Energy Costs. Energy costs, including diesel fuel, natural gas, coal and liquid asphalt, represent significant production costs of the Company. The cement operations and Magnesia Specialties business have fixed price agreements covering 100% of its 2019 coal requirements. Energy costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased approximately 0.7% over the prior-year period. A hypothetical 0.7% change in the Company’s energy prices for the full year 2019 as compared with 2018, assuming constant volumes, would change full year 2019 energy expense by $2.1 million.
Commodity Risk. Cement is a commodity and competition is based principally on price, which is highly sensitive to changes in supply and demand. Prices are often subject to material changes in response to relatively minor fluctuations in supply and demand, general economic conditions and other market conditions beyond the Company’s control. Increases in the production capacity of industry participants or increases in cement imports tend to create an oversupply of such products leading to an imbalance between supply and demand, which can have a negative impact on product prices. There can be no assurance that prices for products sold will not decline in the future or that such declines will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Assuming total revenues for cement for full-year 2019 of $420 million to $450 million, a hypothetical 10% change in sales price would impact total revenues by $42.0 million to $45.0 million.
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of September 30, 2019, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and the operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2019. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Certain legal proceedings in which we are involved are discussed in Note O to the consolidated financial statements and Part I, Item 3 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. See also Note 8 Commitments and Contingencies, Legal and Administrative Proceedings, of this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Reference is made to Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors and Forward-Looking Statements of the Martin Marietta Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Total Number of Shares
Maximum Number of
Purchased as Part of
Shares that May Yet
Total Number of
Average Price
Publicly Announced
be Purchased Under
Period
Shares Purchased
Paid per Share
Plans or Programs
the Plans or Programs
July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
13,915,340
August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
26,223
249.43
13,889,117
September 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
3,000
249.50
13,886,117
Reference is made to the press release dated February 10, 2015 for the December 31, 2014 fourth-quarter and full-year results and announcement of the share repurchase program. The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a maximum of 20 million shares to be repurchased under the program. The program does not have an expiration date.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Document
10.01
Eleventh Amendment to Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2019, among Martin Marietta Funding LLC, as borrower, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., as servicer, and SunTrust Bank, as lender together with the other lenders from time to time party thereto, and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent for the lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to the Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 24, 2019) (Commission File No. 1-12744)
31.01
Certification dated October 30, 2019 of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02
Certification dated October 30, 2019 of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01
Written Statement dated October 30 2019 of Chief Executive Officer required by 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.02
Written Statement dated October 30, 2019 of Chief Financial Officer required by 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
95
Mine Safety Disclosures
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document – The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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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.
(Registrant)
Date: October 30, 2019
By:
/s/ James A. J. Nickolas
James A. J. Nickolas
Sr. Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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