UNITED STATES
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 June 30, 2018
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 1-32729
PotlatchDeltic Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
82-0156045
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
601 West First Avenue, Suite 1600
Spokane, Washington
99201
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(509) 835-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 ☒
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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 Exchange Act). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
The number of shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of July 30, 2018 was 62,755,062.
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Table of Contents
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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
Financial Statements (unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6
ITEM 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
24
ITEM 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
38
ITEM 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
39
ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
ITEM 6.
Exhibits
40
SIGNATURE
41
Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PotlatchDeltic Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
2018
2017
Revenues
$
268,233
163,229
468,130
312,910
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold
180,906
111,356
320,061
223,854
Selling, general and administrative expenses
16,892
13,079
30,548
24,447
Deltic merger-related costs
1,018
—
20,273
Gain on lumber price swap
(3,265
)
198,816
121,170
370,882
245,036
Operating income
69,417
42,059
97,248
67,874
Interest expense, net
(9,356
(7,348
(15,016
(12,318
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs
(1,908
(1,286
(3,765
(3,192
Income before income taxes
58,153
33,425
78,467
52,364
Income taxes
(12,005
(9,181
(17,722
(11,199
Net income
46,148
24,244
60,745
41,165
Net income per share:
Basic
0.73
0.59
1.07
1.01
Diluted
1.06
1.00
Dividends per share
0.40
0.375
0.80
0.75
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands):
62,980
40,823
56,739
40,802
63,316
41,219
57,128
41,144
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
(Dollars in thousands)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits:
Amortization of prior service credit included in net income, net of tax benefit of $(565), $(838), $(1,130) and $(1,675)
(1,608
(1,310
(3,216
(2,620
Amortization of actuarial loss included in net income, net of tax expense of $1,155, $1,465, $2,327 and $3,124
3,290
2,292
6,623
4,887
Cash flow hedge, net of tax expense (benefit) of $187, $(118), $220 and $(87)
1,249
(185
259
(137
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
2,931
797
3,666
2,130
Comprehensive income
49,079
25,041
64,411
43,295
June 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
125,719
120,457
Customer receivables, net
43,322
11,240
Inventories
63,384
50,132
Other current assets
18,025
11,478
Total current assets
250,450
193,307
Property, plant and equipment, net
339,704
77,229
Investment in real estate held for development and sale
75,578
Timber and timberlands, net
1,691,785
654,476
Deferred tax assets, net
19,796
Trade name and customer relationships intangibles, net
19,344
Other long-term assets
20,288
8,271
Total assets
2,397,149
953,079
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
71,852
55,201
Current portion of long-term debt
14,263
Current portion of pension and other postretirement employee benefits
6,088
5,334
Total current liabilities
77,940
74,798
Long-term debt
783,436
559,056
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits
132,677
103,524
Deferred tax liabilities, net
27,040
Other long-term obligations
15,130
15,159
Total liabilities
1,036,223
752,537
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $1 par value
62,754
40,612
Additional paid-in capital
1,482,048
359,144
Accumulated deficit
(69,426
(104,363
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(114,450
(94,851
Total stockholders’ equity
1,360,926
200,542
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
34,240
13,343
Basis of real estate sold
6,425
5,772
Change in deferred taxes
2,798
1,244
7,999
6,575
Equity-based compensation expense
4,889
2,348
Other, net
(671
(983
Change in working capital and operating-related activities, net
(11,307
9,919
Real estate development expenditures
(1,665
Funding of qualified pension plans
(8,098
Net cash from operating activities
95,355
79,383
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(11,373
(5,939
Timberlands reforestation and roads
(7,119
(5,792
Acquisition of timber and timberlands
(163
(3,132
531
(74
Cash and cash equivalents acquired in Deltic merger
3,419
Net cash from investing activities
(14,705
(14,937
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends to common stockholders
(50,203
(30,457
Proceeds from Potlatch revolving line of credit
100,000
Repayment of Potlatch revolving line of credit
(100,000
Revolving line of credit repayment attributable to Deltic
(106,000
Proceeds from issue of long-term debt
Repayment of long-term debt
(14,250
(5,000
Debt issuance costs
(2,409
(2,526
(1,249
Net cash from financing activities
(75,388
(36,706
Change in cash and cash equivalents
5,262
27,740
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
82,584
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
110,324
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized
14,910
11,735
Income taxes, net
9,837
4,857
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Equity issued as consideration for our merger with Deltic
1,142,775
For purposes of this report, any reference to “PotlatchDeltic,” “Potlatch,” “the company,” “we,” “us” and “our” means PotlatchDeltic Corporation and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise.
We are a leading timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) with operations in seven states where we own nearly 2 million acres of timberland, six sawmills, an industrial grade plywood mill, a medium density fiberboard (MDF) plant and real estate development projects.
NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements provide an overall view of our results and financial condition and include the results of Deltic Timber Corporation (Deltic) beginning February 21, 2018, the first full business day following the merger of Deltic into Portland Merger, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Potlatch (see Note 3: Merger with Deltic). Potlatch was renamed PotlatchDeltic Corporation immediately after consummation of the merger.
Intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to interim financial statements. Certain disclosures normally provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been omitted. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2018. Results of operations for interim periods should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
RECLASSIFICATIONS
Components of prior year pension plan and other postretirement benefit plan costs were reclassified to non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs to conform to the 2018 presentation. See Note 2: Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
NOTE 2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
New Accounting Standards – Recently Adopted
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606 (ASU No. 2014-09), which requires an entity to recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 also included other guidance, including the presentation of a gain or loss recognized on the sale of a long-lived asset or a nonfinancial asset. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Deferral of the Effective Date, which deferred the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year. We adopted ASU No. 2014-09 on January 1, 2018 using the cumulative effect method. There was no adjustment to accumulated deficit upon adoption. Adoption of this ASU resulted in expanded disclosures, but did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements, processes or internal controls. See Note 5: Revenue Recognition for our expanded disclosures.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which requires an entity to present service cost within compensation expense and the other components of net benefit cost outside of income from operations. We adopted this ASU retrospectively on January 1, 2018, and have reclassified non-service costs from operating income to non-operating costs. There was no change to income before income taxes. The adjustments made to the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Previously
Reported
Effect of
Change
As
Adjusted
40,773
1,286
64,682
3,192
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which reduces the complexity in the accounting standards by allowing the recognition of current and deferred income taxes for an intra-entity asset transfer, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018 on a modified retrospective basis through a $1.3 million cumulative-effect adjustment directly to accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2018.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-1, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. The standard provides guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or a business. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018 and accounted for the merger with Deltic as an acquisition of a business.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which amends and simplifies existing guidance in order to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in the financial statements. ASU 2017-12 requires that when a hedge is deemed effective, hedge accounting must be applied to the entire change in fair value of the hedging instrument eliminating the notion of ineffective portions of the hedge relationship. The entire change in the fair value of the hedging instrument will be recorded in the same income statement line item as the hedged item and the ineffective portion will no longer be separately recognized in earnings. This ASU is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted in any interim period. ASU 2017-12 is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach with the presentation and disclosure requirements only required on a prospective basis. We adopted ASU 2017-12 effective April 1, 2018, which resulted in no material impact to our financial statements.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-2, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the December 22, 2017, H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act). This ASU is effective for us on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018 and reclassified the income tax effects of the Act on pension and other postretirement employee benefits and a cash flow hedge within accumulated other comprehensive loss to accumulated deficit. In future periods, our accounting policy will be to release income tax rate change effects from accumulated other comprehensive loss to accumulated deficit. Upon adoption, accumulated other comprehensive loss was increased by $23.3 million, with a corresponding decrease to accumulated deficit. See Note 12: Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.
New Accounting Standards – Recently Issued
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The objective of the new standard is to establish principles for lessees and lessors to report information about the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from a lease. Under the new requirements, a lessee will recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and the right-of-use asset representing the right to the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, the lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. The standard, along with subsequent amendments, is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application of the amendment is permitted. We expect to adopt the standard on January 1, 2019. We have operating leases covering office space, equipment and vehicles expiring at various dates through 2033, which would require a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, to be recognized in the statement of financial position. Lease costs would generally continue to be recognized on a straight-line basis. We continue to assess and document the effects of this ASU and subsequent revisions either made or being contemplated by the FASB. This assessment and documentation process includes reviewing all forms of leases, performing a completeness assessment over the lease population and analyzing the practical expedients. We expect the adoption of this ASU will result in expanded financial statement disclosures and minor refinements to our controls over financial reporting. We expect our right-of use assets and lease liabilities recorded upon adoption will approximate our current future minimum lease payments required under our operating leases, which were $14.4 million at December 31, 2017.
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NOTE 3. MERGER WITH DELTIC
On February 20, 2018 (merger date), Deltic merged into Portland Merger, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Potlatch. Deltic owned approximately 530,000 acres of timberland, operated two sawmills and a medium density fiberboard plant and was engaged in real estate development primarily in Arkansas. The merger creates a combined company with a diversified timberland base of nearly 2 million acres, including approximately 930,000 acres in Arkansas. It uniquely positions us to expand our integrated model of timberland ownership and lumber manufacturing, provide significant tax savings on Deltic’s timber harvest earnings and increase our exposure to the fast-growing Texas housing market.
Under the merger agreement, each issued and outstanding share of Deltic common stock was exchanged for 1.80 shares of Potlatch common shares, with cash paid in lieu of any fractional shares. Upon consummation of the merger, all outstanding Deltic stock options (which fully vested as of the merger date) and restricted stock units (RSUs) were converted into Potlatch stock options and RSUs, after giving effect to the 1.80 exchange ratio. Because the Deltic stock options are fully vested and relate to services rendered to Deltic prior to the merger, the replacement stock options are also fully vested and their fair value is included in the consideration transferred. A portion of the replacement RSUs relate to services to be performed post-merger and therefore are not included in consideration transferred. See additional details about replacement share-based payment awards in Note 13: Equity-Based Compensation.
The following table summarizes the total consideration transferred in the merger:
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Number of shares of Deltic common stock outstanding1
12,121,223
Number of Deltic performance awards2
90,515
12,211,738
Exchange ratio3
1.80
Potlatch shares issued
21,981,128
Price per Potlatch common share4
51.95
Aggregate value of Potlatch common shares issued
1,141,920
Cash paid in lieu of fractional shares
14
Fair value of stock options and RSUs5
841
Consideration transferred
1
Number of shares of Deltic common stock issued and outstanding as of February 20, 2018, net of fractional shares.
Number of shares of Deltic performance awards for pre-combination services rendered that vested upon closing of the merger.
Exchange ratio per the merger agreement.
Closing price of Potlatch common shares on February 20, 2018.
Fair value of Deltic stock options for pre-combination services rendered that vested upon closing of the merger, as well as RSUs for pre-combination services rendered.
The company entered into a two-year consulting agreement for $1.85 million with Deltic’s former Chief Executive Officer. While the agreement was terminated in the first quarter of 2018, payments are required to be made through the end of the two year term. This agreement was considered a separate transaction from the business combination, therefore the $1.85 million was recorded as merger costs in the first quarter of 2018.
We expensed approximately $1.0 million and $20.3 million of merger-related costs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. See Note 14: Merger, Integration and other Costs for the components of merger-related costs. These costs are included in Deltic merger-related costs in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
The amount of revenue and income before income taxes from acquired Deltic operations included in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for February 21, 2018 through June 30, 2018 are as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Six Months Ended
Net sales
80,053
108,859
16,724
7,613
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Summarized unaudited pro forma information that presents combined amounts as if this merger occurred at the beginning of 2017 is as follows:
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
218,582
506,793
421,478
Net earnings attributable to PotlatchDeltic common shareholders
47,225
20,984
80,928
33,829
Basic earnings per share attributable to PotlatchDeltic common Shareholders
0.71
0.32
1.22
0.51
Diluted earnings per share attributable to PotlatchDeltic common shareholders
0.31
1.21
Pro forma net earnings attributable to PotlatchDeltic common shareholders excludes $1.0 million and $25.7 million of non-recurring merger-related costs incurred by both companies during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, of which $5.4 million were incurred by Deltic prior to the merger. No non-recurring merger-related costs were incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share assumes issuance of approximately 22.0 million shares at the beginning of 2017 that were issued upon merger. Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share also assumes issuance of 3.9 million additional shares at the beginning of 2017, which is the approximate amount of the stock dividend to be issued in connection with the earnings and profits (E&P) distribution. Prior to December 31, 2018, Deltic’s E&P will be distributed to shareholders of the combined company in a special distribution consisting of 80% stock and 20% cash. Pro forma data may not be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had these events occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
PotlatchDeltic has accounted for the merger transaction as the acquirer and has applied the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Deltic were generally recorded as of the date of the merger at their respective estimated fair values.
Our June 30, 2018 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes the assets and liabilities of Deltic, which have been measured at fair value as of the merger date. The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were preliminarily determined using the income, cost and market approaches, as applicable. The fair value measurements were generally based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements as defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, with the exception of certain long-term debt instruments assumed in the acquisition that can be valued using observable market inputs and are therefore Level 2 measurements. The income approach and cost approach were primarily used to value acquired timber and timberlands. The income approach was primarily used to value the acquired real estate held for development and sale. The income approach estimates fair value for an asset based on the present value of cash flow projected to be generated by the asset. Projected cash flows are discounted at rates of return that reflect the relative risk of achieving the cash flows and the time value of money. The cost approach, which estimates value by determining the current cost of replacing an asset with another of equivalent economic utility, was used, as appropriate, for property and equipment. The cost to replace a given asset reflects the estimated reproduction or replacement cost for the property, less an allowance for loss in value due to depreciation. The market approach was primarily used to value long-term debt instruments. The market approach estimates fair value for an asset based on values of recent comparable transactions.
During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we continued to revise our valuation of the net assets acquired as of the merger date, including the following adjustments to the preliminary estimated fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
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Amount recognized as of:
March 31, 2018
Measurement Period Adjustment
12,709
17,316
8,276
Real estate held for development and sale
79,000
(2,000
77,000
Property, plant and equipment
265,901
(4,570
261,331
Timber and timberlands
1,060,000
1,058,000
Mineral rights
6,236
Trade name and customer relationships intangibles
19,000
500
19,500
2,010
1,462
3,472
Total assets acquired
1,467,631
(372
1,467,259
LIABILITIES
12,604
150
12,754
754
229,968
36,155
44,439
(522
43,917
Other long-term liabilities
936
Total liabilities assumed
324,856
324,484
Net assets acquired
The mineral rights measurement period adjustment of $6.2 million related to certain oil and gas royalty payments from third party extractive activities on the acquired land. This amount is included in other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The other long-term asset measurement period adjustment of $1.5 million was related to sales and use tax credits from the State of Arkansas. The property, plant and equipment adjustment of $4.6 million related to further refinement of the value associated with acquired buildings and equipment. The $2.0 million adjustment to timber and timberlands is a combination of the separation of the mineral rights value previously included in the timber and timberlands, offset by further revisions to the underlying valuation assumptions. Other measurement changes were not significant and mainly a result of continued refinement of information as of the merger date that have been factored into the valuation. As a result of these adjustments, during the second quarter of 2018 we recorded approximately $0.2 million of additional depreciation, depletion and amortization expense as measurement period adjustments.
These estimated fair values are preliminary in nature and subject to adjustments, which could be material. We have not identified any material unrecorded pre-merger contingencies where the related asset, liability or impairment is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. We are currently in the process of finalizing our valuations related to the following:
•
Timber and timberlands, including mineral rights
Intangible assets, which includes trade names and customer relationships
Other contractual rights and obligations
Our valuations will be finalized when certain information arranged to be obtained has been received, our review of that information has been completed and our review of the underlying assumptions within the valuation models has been completed. Prior to the finalization of the purchase price allocation, if information becomes available that would indicate it is probable that such events had occurred and the amounts can be reasonably estimated, such items will be included in the final purchase price allocation.
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NOTE 4. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reconciles the number of shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
62,979,660
40,822,726
56,739,012
40,802,057
Incremental shares due to:
Performance shares
302,815
355,844
298,883
305,625
Restricted stock units
33,816
40,399
90,125
36,013
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
63,316,291
41,218,969
57,128,020
41,143,695
Basic net income per share
Diluted net income per share
We issued 22.0 million shares in connection with the Deltic merger. See Note 3: Merger with Deltic.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, there were 70,318 and 51,723 stock-based awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive stock-based awards could be dilutive in future periods. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, there were 0 and 18,289 stock-based awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.
NOTE 5. REVENUE RECOGNITION
The majority of our revenues are derived from the sale of delivered logs, manufactured wood products, residual by-products and real estate. We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Performance Obligations
A performance obligation, as defined in ASC 606, is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue at the point in time, or over the period, in which the performance obligation is satisfied.
Performance obligations associated with delivered log and residual sales are typically satisfied when the logs and residuals are delivered to our customers’ mills. Performance obligations associated with the sale of wood products are typically satisfied when the products are shipped (FOB shipping point) or upon delivery to our customer (FOB destination). Shipping and handling costs for all wood product and residual sales are accounted for as cost of goods sold.
ASC Topic 606 requires entities to consider significant financing components of contracts with customers, but allows for the use of a practical expedient when the period between satisfaction of a performance obligation and payment receipt is one year or less. Given the nature of our revenue transactions, we have elected to utilize this practical expedient. Substantially all of our performance obligations are satisfied as of a point in time. We have also elected to use the practical expedient to not disclose unsatisfied or partially satisfied performance obligations as all unsatisfied contracts are expected to be satisfied in less than one year.
Performance obligations associated with real estate sales are generally satisfied at a point in time when all conditions of closing have been met.
Contract Estimates
The transaction price for log and residual sales is determined using contractual rates applied to delivered volumes. The contractual rates are generally based on prevailing market prices and payment is generally due from customers within one month or less of delivery. For log and residual sales subject to long-term supply agreements, the transaction price is variable but is known at the time of delivery. For wood products sales, the transaction price is generally the amount billed to the customer based on the prevailing market price for the products shipped but may be reduced slightly for estimated cash discounts.
There are no significant contract estimates related to the real estate business.
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Contract Balances
In general, a customer receivable is recorded as we ship and/or deliver wood products, logs and residuals. We generally receive payment shortly after products have been received by our customers. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 we recorded $3.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, for contract liabilities related to hunting lease rights. These contract liabilities are being amortized over the term of the contracts, which is typically less than twelve months. Other contract asset and liability balances, such as prepayments, are immaterial. For real estate sales, we typically receive the entire consideration in cash at closing.
Major Products
The following table represents our revenues by major product. For additional information regarding our segments, see Note 17: Segment Information.
Resource
Northern region
Sawlogs
49,627
38,258
99,211
70,344
Pulpwood
1,299
1,491
3,079
3,445
Stumpage
57
136
142
Other
252
253
468
506
51,235
40,002
102,894
74,437
Southern region
25,190
7,544
39,220
16,233
13,468
7,312
22,438
14,954
1,062
148
1,453
230
1,556
918
3,012
1,838
41,276
15,922
66,123
33,255
Total Resource revenues
92,511
55,924
169,017
107,692
Wood Products
Lumber
133,788
81,702
228,781
146,574
Panels
41,239
19,283
70,130
36,978
Residuals
18,558
13,544
34,489
26,569
193,585
114,529
333,400
210,121
Real Estate
Rural real estate
12,669
8,136
21,502
22,640
Development real estate
1,743
2,962
2,019
2,522
16,431
26,986
Total segment revenues
302,527
178,589
529,403
340,453
Intersegment Resource revenues1
(34,294
(15,360
(61,273
(27,543
Total consolidated revenues
1 Intersegment revenues are based on prevailing market prices of logs sold by our Resource segment to the Wood Products segment.
NOTE 6. CERTAIN BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
INVENTORIES
Logs
15,155
20,133
Lumber, panels and veneer
36,708
20,889
Materials and supplies
11,521
9,110
Total inventories
12
OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Rural real estate held for sale
10,443
7,721
Taxes receivable
1,328
Prepaid expenses
4,911
2,862
Other receivables
1,343
882
Interest rate swaps
13
Total other current assets
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
531,750
259,437
Less: accumulated depreciation
(192,046
(182,208
Total property, plant and equipment, net
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued payroll and benefits
16,786
18,110
Accounts payable
19,625
9,361
Accrued interest
8,427
6,385
Accrued taxes
10,387
5,103
Avery Landing accrual (see Note 16: Commitments and Contingencies)
6,000
Other current liabilities
16,627
10,242
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
NOTE 7. TIMBER AND TIMBERLANDS
1,615,228
581,648
Logging roads
76,557
72,828
Total timber and timberlands, net
NOTE 8. DEBT
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
We repaid $14.3 million of our medium-term notes during the six months ended June 30, 2018.
REVENUE BONDS
We assumed the obligations relating to the Letter of Credit supporting Deltic’s $29.0 million Union County, Arkansas Taxable Industrial Revenue Bonds 1998 Series due October 1, 2027. Neither the State of Arkansas nor Union County, Arkansas has any liability under the bonds. Contemporaneously with the issuance of the bonds, Deltic’s subsidiary (Del-Tin) and Union County entered into a lease agreement that obligated Del-Tin to make lease payments in an amount necessary to fund the debt service on the bonds. Under the terms of the loan agreement, a standby letter of credit to benefit the holders of the bonds is required. The irrevocable standby letter of credit was amended and re-issued on February 20, 2018, in the amount of $29.7 million, expiring April 13, 2023. These bonds bear interest at a variable rate determined weekly by the remarketing agent. Interest is payable monthly.
TERM LOANS
On March 22, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, which amended the existing term loan agreement dated December 14, 2014. The agreement includes an additional $100 million of new loans used to refinance Deltic’s $106 million credit facility and a $100 million loan assumed in connection with the Deltic merger. The interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio financial covenants are unchanged (at least 3.00 to 1.00 and no more than 40%, respectively). The limitation on timberland acre sales was eliminated.
The $100 million repayment of Deltic’s credit facility funded by a $100 million borrowing under our revolving credit facility was subsequently refinanced with two tranches of term loans aggregating $100 million under the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement.
The following summarizes the three term loan tranches added in the first quarter of 2018:
one $100 million tranche maturing 2025 with a fixed rate of 4.05% assumed in connection with the merger;
one $65 million tranche maturing 2028 at a variable rate based on one-month LIBOR plus 1.95%; and
one $35 million tranche maturing 2028 at a variable rate based on one-month LIBOR plus 1.95%.
The $65 million and $35 million tranches added in the first quarter of 2018 were hedged to yield a fixed-rate of 4.80%. There were no additional term loan tranches added in the second quarter of 2018. See Note 9: Derivative Instruments.
CREDIT AGREEMENT
On February 14, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with an expiration date of April 13, 2023. The amended agreement increases our revolving line of credit to $380 million, which may be increased by up to an additional $420 million. It also includes a sublimit of $75 million for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a sublimit of $25 million for swing line loans. Usage under either or both subfacilities reduces availability under the revolving line of credit.
Pricing is set according to the type of borrowing. LIBOR Loans are issued at a rate equal to the LIBOR Rate, while Base Rate Loans are issued at a rate equal to the Base Rate, which is a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by KeyBank as its prime rate and (c) the sum of the LIBOR that would apply to a one month Interest Period plus 1.00%. The interest rates we pay for borrowings under either type of loan include an additional Applicable Rate, which can range from 0.875% to 1.70% for LIBOR loans and from 0% to 0.70% for Base Rate loans, depending on our current credit rating. As of June 30, 2018, we were able to borrow under the bank credit facility with the additional applicable rate of 1.30% for LIBOR Loans and 0.30% for Base Rate Loans, with facility fees of 0.20% on the $380 million of the bank credit facility.
The interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio financial covenants are unchanged (at least 3.00 to 1.00 and no more than 40%, respectively). The limitation on timberland acre sales was eliminated.
NOTE 9. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
From time to time, we enter into derivative financial instruments to manage certain cash flow and fair value risks. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or liability to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. We had three fair value interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $14.3 million, which matured during the first quarter of 2018. A $50 million notional fair value swap associated with our senior notes was terminated in December 2017 at a cost of $0.4 million. The termination cost has been recorded as a reduction to the carrying value of our long-term debt and will be amortized to earnings through the original maturity date of November 2019. Approximately $0.2 million will be recorded as interest expense over the next twelve months.
Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in the cash flows of a specific asset or liability that is attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered cash flow hedges. We have four interest rate swaps to convert variable-rate debt, comprised of 1-month and 3-month LIBOR plus a spread, to fixed-rate debt. Our cash flow hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged interest rate risk through the term of the swaps. Therefore, changes in fair value are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income and will be recognized in earnings when the hedged interest rates affect earnings. The amounts paid or received on the swaps will be recognized as adjustments to interest expense. As of June 30, 2018, the amount of net losses expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months is $0.5 million.
The following table presents the gross fair values of derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Asset Derivatives
Liability Derivatives
Location
Derivatives designated in fair value hedging relationships:
Interest rate contracts
Other assets, current
Derivatives designated in cash flow hedging relationships:
Other assets,
non-current
2,108
1,156
473
The following table details the effect of derivatives on our Consolidated Statements of Income:
Realized gain (loss) on interest rate contracts1
Interest expense
(50
123
(86
290
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax
1,056
(226
64
(228
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income1
(193
(41
(195
(91
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Lumber price contracts
Unrealized gain on lumber price swap
Gain (loss) on lumber price swap
3,265
9,356
7,348
15,016
12,318
Realized gain (loss) on hedging instruments consist of net cash settlements and interest accruals on interest rate swaps during the periods. Net cash settlements are included in the supplemental cash flow information within interest, net of amounts capitalized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
NOTE 10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents the estimated fair values of our financial instruments:
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Cash and cash equivalents (Level 1)
Derivative assets related to interest rate swaps (Level 2)
1,169
Derivative liabilities related to interest rate swaps (Level 2)
(473
Long-term debt, including current portion (Level 2):
Term loans
(538,844
(536,146
(343,500
(345,222
Senior notes
(149,657
(156,375
(149,528
(161,063
Revenue bonds
(94,735
(93,880
(65,735
(63,967
Medium-term notes
(3,000
(3,456
(17,250
(18,227
Total long-term debt1
(786,236
(789,857
(576,013
(588,479
Company owned life insurance asset (COLI) (Level 3)
2,424
1,996
The carrying amount of long-term debt includes principal and unamortized discounts.
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For cash and cash equivalents and any revolving line of credit borrowings, the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
The fair value of interest rate swaps are determined using discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. The analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate forward curves.
The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated based upon quoted market prices for similar debt issues or estimated based on average market prices for comparable debt when there is no quoted market price.
The contract value of our company owned life insurance is based on the amount at which it could be redeemed and, accordingly, approximates fair value.
NOTE 11. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The following tables detail the components of net periodic cost (benefit) of our pension plans and other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB):
Pension
OPEB
Service cost
2,178
1,515
99
Interest cost
4,390
3,967
381
310
Expected return on plan assets
(5,135
(4,601
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
47
72
(2,220
Amortization of actuarial loss
4,144
3,386
301
371
Net periodic cost (benefit)
5,624
4,339
(1,439
(1,535
4,091
3,377
143
8,304
8,048
700
631
(9,843
(9,204
93
144
(4,439
8,294
7,242
656
769
10,939
9,607
(2,940
(3,032
The following tables detail the pension and OPEB changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, net of tax:
Total
Balance at March 31, 2018
121,293
(4,047
117,246
Amortization of defined benefit items, net of tax:1
Prior service credit (cost)
(35
1,643
1,608
Actuarial loss
(3,067
(223
(3,290
Total reclassification for the period
(3,102
1,420
(1,682
Balance at June 30, 2018
118,191
(2,627
115,564
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
Balance at March 31, 2017
118,231
(8,071
110,160
(44
1,354
1,310
(2,066
(2,292
(2,110
1,128
(982
Balance at June 30, 2017
116,121
(6,943
109,178
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Balance at December 31, 2017
100,611
(5,055
95,556
(69
3,285
3,216
(6,138
(485
(6,623
(6,207
2,800
(3,407
Amortization reclassified from AOCL2
23,787
23,415
Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
Balance at December 31, 2016
120,627
(9,182
111,445
(88
2,708
2,620
(4,418
(469
(4,887
(4,506
2,239
(2,267
1Amortization of prior service credit (cost) and amortization of actuarial loss are included in the computation of net periodic cost (benefit).
2 See Note 2: Recent Accounting Pronouncements discussing the $23.4 million reclassification from AOCL to accumulated deficit.
FUNDED STATUS OF AQUIRED PENSION PLAN ASSETS AND ASSUMED BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS
Consistent with accounting for the merger as the acquirer in a business combination (see Note 3: Merger with Deltic), pension assets acquired and benefit obligations assumed were remeasured to reflect their funded status as of the date of the acquisition. This included updating asset values and updating discount rates to reflect market conditions as of the date of the merger. The funded status of plan assets and the benefit obligations as of February 20, 2018 were as follows:
$38.7 million qualified pension plan assets
$62.0 million qualified and non-qualified pension plan projected benefit obligation
$13.5 million OPEB accumulated benefit obligation
FUNDING AND BENEFIT PAYMENTS
During the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, we paid non-qualified supplemental pension benefits of $0.8 million and $0.8 million, and OPEB benefits of $1.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2018 we made qualified pension benefit contributions of $8.1 million. No qualified pension benefit contributions were made during the six months ended June 30, 2017.
NOTE 12. COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The following table details the changes in our accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the six months ended June 30, 2018, net of tax.
Gains and losses on cash flow hedge
Pension Plans
(705
94,851
Amounts arising during the period
(64
(3,471
Amounts reclassified from AOCL to interest expense
Amounts reclassified from AOCL to accumulated deficit
(150
23,265
Net change
(409
17,580
2,428
19,599
(1,114
114,450
Amounts in parenthesis indicate credits.
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Amounts reclassified from AOCL to accumulated deficit reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2018-2, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. See Note 2: Recent Accounting Pronouncements. See also Note 9: Derivative Instruments and Note 11: Pension and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits for additional information regarding amounts arising during the period.
NOTE 13. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
As of June 30, 2018, we had three stock incentive plans under which performance shares, restricted stock units (RSUs) and deferred compensation stock equivalent units were outstanding. These plans have received shareholder approval. We were originally authorized to issue up to 1.6 million shares and 1.0 million shares under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, respectively. At June 30, 2018, approximately 0.4 million shares were authorized for future use under those plans. Upon closing of the merger with Deltic, we assumed Deltic’s stockholder-approved 2002 Incentive Plan and set aside and reserved 0.25 million shares for issuance under the plan. We issue new shares of common stock to settle performance shares, restricted stock units and deferred compensation stock equivalent units.
The following table details equity-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit:
Employee equity-based compensation expense:
1,074
905
1,773
454
286
934
575
Accelerated share-based termination benefits in connection with the merger
86
1,764
Total employee equity-based compensation expense
1,614
1,191
4,708
Deferred compensation stock equivalent units expense
53
161
181
322
Total tax benefit recognized for share-based expense
73
96
184
189
Employee equity-based compensation expense includes restricted stock unit awards issued to directors.
PERFORMANCE SHARES
The following table presents the key inputs used in the Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the fair value of the performance share awards in 2018 and 2017:
Stock price as of valuation date
54.00
43.60
Risk-free rate
2.46
%
1.61
Expected volatility
23.74
24.22
Expected dividends
2.96
3.44
Expected term (years)
3.00
Fair value
75.37
53.85
The following table summarizes outstanding performance share awards as of June 30, 2018 and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2018:
(Dollars in thousands, except grant date fair value)
Shares
Weighted-Avg.
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
Unvested shares outstanding at December 31, 2017
200,631
39.19
Granted
67,747
Forfeited
(5,082
47.90
Unvested shares outstanding at June 30, 2018
263,296
48.33
13,389
As of June 30, 2018, there was $6.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested performance share awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years.
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RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
The following table summarizes outstanding RSU awards as of June 30, 2018 and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2018:
67,871
32.87
42,193
51.59
Vested
(1,000
42.92
(3,694
45.36
105,370
39.84
5,358
The fair value of each RSU equaled our common share price on the date of grant. As of June 30, 2018, there was $2.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSU awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.2 years.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION STOCK EQUIVALENT UNITS
Through December 31, 2017, a long-term incentive award was granted annually to our directors and payable upon a director's separation from service. Effective May 2018, directors received restricted stock unit awards that may be deferred. Directors may also elect to defer their quarterly retainers, which may be payable in the form of stock. All stock unit equivalent accounts are credited with dividend equivalents. As of June 30, 2018, there were 144,770 shares outstanding that will be distributed in the future to directors as common stock.
Issuance of restricted stock units awarded to certain officers and select employees may also be deferred. All stock unit equivalent accounts are credited with dividend equivalents. As of June 30, 2018, there were 74,263 RSUs which had vested, but issuance of the related stock had been deferred.
REPLACEMENT RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS
The replacement RSUs issued as a result of the merger with Deltic have four-year vesting terms. During the vesting period, the grantee may vote and receive dividends on the shares, but the shares are subject to transfer restrictions and are all, or partially, forfeited if a grantee terminates employment. Expense for replacement RSUs will continue to be recognized over the remaining service period unless a qualifying termination occurs. A qualifying termination of an awardee will result in acceleration of vesting and expense recognition in the period that the qualifying termination occurs. Qualifying terminations during the six months ended June 30, 2018 resulted in accelerated vesting of approximately 35,000 replacement RSUs and recognition of $1.8 million of expense. This accelerated expense recognition is included in merger-related integration costs as described in Note 14: Merger, Integration and other Costs.
NOTE 14. MERGER, INTEGRATION AND OTHER COSTS
In connection with the merger with Deltic, we incurred costs such as advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional or consulting fees. Restructuring costs relate to termination benefits and integration costs to combine business processes and locations.
Merger costs
362
10,623
Restructuring costs:
Termination benefits
224
8,782
Professional services
353
655
79
213
9,650
Total merger and restructuring costs
.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, we incurred termination benefits, which included accelerated share-based payment costs, for qualifying terminations. Employee termination benefits considered postemployment benefits are accrued when the obligation is probable and estimable, such as benefits stipulated by human resource policies. If the employee must provide future service greater than 60 days, such benefits are expensed ratably over the
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future service period. Accrued termination benefits are recorded in accrued payroll and benefits within accounts payable and accrued liabilities as detailed in Note 6: Certain Balance Sheet Components. Accrued termination benefits at June 30, 2018 are expected to be paid within one year.
Changes in accrued severance related to restructuring were as follows:
Accrued severance as of December 31, 2017
Charges
Payments
(8,227
Accrued severance as of June 30, 2018
555
NOTE 15. INCOME TAXES
As a real estate investment trust (REIT), we generally are not subject to federal and state corporate income taxes on income of the REIT that we distribute to our shareholders. We conduct certain activities through our taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS), which are subject to corporate level federal and state income taxes. These taxable activities are principally comprised of our wood products manufacturing operations and certain real estate investments. Therefore, income tax expense or benefit is primarily due to income or loss of the TRS, as well as permanent book versus tax differences.
Deltic’s REIT qualifying activities were also not subject to federal and state corporate income taxes commencing on the date of the merger. Deltic’s wood products manufacturing operations and real estate activities, which are conducted through TRS subsidiaries, are subject to corporate level federal and state income taxes.
On December 22, 2017, H.R. 1, commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act), was enacted. The Tax Act contained significant changes to corporate taxation, including the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, effective January 1, 2018. The primary impact of the Tax Act provisions in 2018 was a reduction in our TRS’s effective tax, resulting in $4.4 million and $6.5 million in lower taxes during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.
NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In January 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified us that we were a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act for cleanup of a site known as Avery Landing in northern Idaho. We owned a portion of the land at the Avery Landing site, which we acquired in 1980 from the Milwaukee Railroad. The land we owned at the site and adjacent properties were contaminated with petroleum as a result of the Milwaukee Railroad's operations at the site prior to 1980. On July 5, 2011, the EPA issued an Action Memorandum for the Avery Landing Site selecting contaminant extraction and off-site disposal as the remedial alternative. On May 23, 2012, we signed a consent order with the EPA pursuant to which we agreed to provide $1.75 million in funding for EPA cleanup on a portion of our property (including the adjacent riverbank owned by the Idaho Department of Lands). The EPA cleanup was completed in October 2012. On April 4, 2013, the EPA issued a unilateral administrative order requiring us to remediate the portion of the Avery Landing site that we own. Our remediation was completed in October 2013. In 2016, the EPA confirmed that Potlatch had completed the cleanup and subsequent monitoring required by the unilateral order. On September 25, 2015, the EPA sent us a letter asserting that the EPA and the Department of Transportation (the current owner of a portion of the adjacent property remediated by the EPA) (DOT) had incurred $9.8 million in unreimbursed response costs associated with the site and that we were liable for such costs. We executed six tolling agreements with the EPA and DOT suspending the statute of limitations on the claim until March 31, 2018 in order to facilitate negotiations of a final settlement. On December 22, 2017, we sold the land at Avery Landing. On April 10, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho entered a Consent Decree negotiated by the parties releasing us and our affiliates from any further liability for past response costs incurred by the United States Government in exchange for a final settlement payment of $6 million, which was paid in April 2018.
NOTE 17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Our businesses are organized into three reportable operating segments: Resource, Wood Products and Real Estate. Management activities in the Resource segment include planting and harvesting trees and building and maintaining roads. The Resource segment also generates revenues from non-timber resources such as hunting leases, recreation permits and leases, mineral rights leases, oil and gas royalties, biomass production and carbon sequestration. The Wood Products segment manufactures and markets lumber, plywood and MDF. The business of our Real Estate segment
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includes the sale of land holdings deemed non-strategic or identified as having higher and better use alternatives. The Real Estate segment also engages in master planned communities and development activities.
Effective February 20, 2018, we changed our operating segment disclosures in order to reflect the new measure of operating profit discussed below that management uses to allocate resources and assess performance. Management adopted the new measure due to the merger with Deltic. The significant increase in the company’s post-merger assets and the related fair value purchase accounting adjustments to acquired Deltic assets created a lack of comparability associated with the historical performance measures. This change has been reflected in the segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. The segment information presented for comparative purposes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 has also been revised to reflect this change.
The reporting segments follow the same accounting policies used for our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, with the exception of the valuation of inventories. All segment inventories are reported using the average cost method and the LIFO reserve is recorded at the corporate level. Management primarily evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based upon Adjusted EBITDDA. EBITDDA is calculated as net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, basis of real estate sold, depreciation, depletion and amortization. Adjusted EBITDDA excludes certain specific items that are considered to hinder comparison of the performance of our businesses either year-on-year or with other businesses. Although Adjusted EBITDDA is not a measure of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with GAAP, the company uses Adjusted EBITDDA to compare the operating performance of its segments on a consistent basis and to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of its operational strategies. The company’s calculation of Adjusted EBITDDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies.
The following table summarizes information on revenues, Adjusted EBITDDA, depreciation, depletion and amortization and basis of real estate sold for each of the company’s reportable segments and includes a reconciliation of total Adjusted EBITDDA to income before income taxes:
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Revenues:
Consolidated revenues
Adjusted EBITDDA:
43,691
23,823
81,388
43,166
51,566
23,496
80,516
34,265
12,300
6,779
20,302
20,239
Corporate
(11,264
(9,009
(19,980
(16,701
Eliminations and adjustments
(2,085
988
(3,286
2,028
Total Adjusted EBITDDA
94,208
46,077
158,940
82,997
(2,820
(6,425
(5,772
(20,950
(6,271
(33,146
(12,600
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefits
Gain (loss) on fixed assets
(3
(30
(16
Inventory purchase price adjustment in cost of goods sold2
(1,849
Deltic merger-related costs3
(1,018
(20,273
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:
14,598
4,274
23,244
8,658
6,069
1,839
9,423
77
117
206
158
275
20,950
6,271
33,146
12,600
Bond discounts and deferred loan fees4
370
1,094
743
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
21,605
6,641
Basis of real estate sold:
2,896
1,047
6,619
5,856
(76
(65
(194
(84
Total basis of real estate sold
2,820
982
Intersegment revenues are based on prevailing market prices of logs sold by our Resource segment to the Wood Products segment.
The effect on cost of goods sold for fair value adjustments to the carrying amounts of inventory acquired in business combinations.
For integration and restructuring costs related to the merger with Deltic see Note 14: Merger, Integration and Other Costs.
Bond discounts and deferred loan fees are reported within interest expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.
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A reconciliation of our business segment total assets to total assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet is as follows:
Total assets:
Resource1
1,725,559
670,240
457,370
154,479
Real Estate2
89,595
2,272,524
824,719
124,625
128,360
Total consolidated assets
1 We do not report rural real estate separate from Resource as we do not report these assets separately to management.
2 Real Estate assets primarily consist of real estate development acquired with the Deltic merger.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Information
This report contains, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, expected $50 million in annual synergies and operational improvements by 2019, fair value of hedging instruments and swaps, expected return on pension assets, recognition of compensation costs relating to our performance shares and RSUs, the distribution of Deltic’s earnings and profits prior to December 31, 2018, required contributions to pension plans, expected amortization of unrecognized compensation cost of performance share awards and RSUs, payment of accrued termination benefits within one year, the U.S. housing market, expected improvement in Southern sawlog prices, 2018 capital expenditures and similar matters. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “will,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” “project,” “believe,” “seek,” “schedule,” “estimate,” “could,” “can,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views regarding future events based on estimates and assumptions and are therefore subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Our actual results of operations could differ materially from our historical results or those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this report. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the following:
changes in the United States and international economies;
changes in interest rates and discount rates;
changes in the level of residential and commercial construction and remodeling activity;
changes in tariffs, quotas and trade agreements involving wood products;
changes in demand for our products;
changes in production and production capacity in the forest products industry;
competitive pricing pressures for our products;
unanticipated manufacturing disruptions;
weather;
transportation disruptions; and
our ability to successfully realize the expected benefits from the merger with Deltic.
For a discussion of some of the factors that may affect our business, results and prospects and a nonexclusive listing of forward-looking statements, refer to Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information on page 1 and Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Forward-looking statements contained in this report present our views only as of the date of this report. Except as required under applicable law, we do not intend to issue updates concerning any future revisions of our views to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.
Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), we use certain non-GAAP measures on a consolidated basis, including Cash Available for Distribution, (CAD) and Adjusted EBITDDA, which are defined and further explained in Performance and Liquidity Measures below. A reconciliation of such measures to the nearest GAAP measures can also be found in Performance and Liquidity Measures below. Refer to Note 17: Segment Information of the condensed consolidated financial statements for information related to the use of segment Adjusted EBITDDA and a reconciliation of such measures as required by GAAP. Our definitions of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures used by others. These non-GAAP measures should be considered supplemental to and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Our Company
We are a leading timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) with operations in seven states where we own nearly two million acres of timberland, six sawmills, an industrial grade plywood mill, a medium density fiberboard plant and real estate development projects. Our business is organized into three business segments: Resource, Wood Products and Real Estate. Our Resource segment supplies our Wood Products segment with a portion of its wood fiber needs. These intersegment revenues are based on prevailing market prices and typically represent a significant portion of the Resource segment’s total revenues. Our other segments generally do not generate intersegment revenues.
In our discussions of consolidated results of operations, our revenues are reported after elimination of intersegment revenues. In our discussion by business segment, each segment's revenues are presented before the elimination of intersegment revenues.
The operating results of our Resource, Wood Products and Real Estate business segments have been and will continue to be influenced by a variety of factors, including cyclical fluctuations in the forest products industry, changes in timber prices and in harvest levels from our timberlands, weather conditions, competition, timberland valuations, demand for our non-strategic timberland for higher and better use purposes, changes in lumber and panel prices, the efficiency and level of capacity utilization of our wood products manufacturing operations, changes in our principal expenses such as log costs, asset or business acquisitions or dispositions and other factors.
Merger with Deltic
On October 22, 2017, Potlatch, Portland Merger, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Potlatch, and Deltic entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement). At the effective time on February 20, 2018, Deltic merged into Portland Merger, LLC, with Portland Merger, LLC continuing as the surviving entity. Following the merger, Potlatch Corporation was renamed PotlatchDeltic Corporation (PotlatchDeltic). See Note 3: Merger with Deltic for additional details surrounding the merger.
Synergies
PotlatchDeltic has identified a target of $50 million in annual CAD synergies arising from the merger with Deltic. The $50 million annual synergy run rate is expected to be achieved by 2019. Synergies are being tracked in four categories: 1) increased sustainable harvest; 2) expanded lumber production; 3) REIT tax savings; and 4) lower selling, general and administrative expenses and other improvements. The following table summarizes the target savings.
(Dollars in millions)
Target
Savings
Run Rate
Savings to Date
Description
Sustainable harvest
Increased harvest to sustainable levels in line with industry standards
Expanded lumber production
Lumber production gains from capital investments in additional drying capacity, increased operating hours and additional improvements
REIT tax savings
Qualified Deltic assets taxed as a REIT
SG&A and other
Personnel reductions, system and process integration along with a number of small operational improvements
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Business and Economic Trends
The demand for timber is directly affected by the underlying demand for lumber and other wood-products, as well as by the demand for pulp, paper and packaging. Our Resource and Wood Products segments are impacted by demand for new homes in the United States housing market and by repair and remodeling activity.
During the second quarter of 2018, new home demand and repair and remodeling activity continued to reflect moderate improvement supported by low unemployment, wage growth, household formation and consumer confidence. The millennial generation has started to form households and have children, which combined with the favorable economic backdrop, should support an ongoing recovery in new single-family home construction.
Increased lumber demand coupled with transportation issues pushed lumber prices higher and contributed to our strong results in Wood Products. We index a significant portion of our Idaho sawlogs to the price of lumber under long-term supply agreements. The Northern region of the Resource segment saw favorable log pricing as a result of the strength in lumber markets. The Southern region of the Resource segment has seen pine sawlog prices remain at relatively low
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levels as markets continue to have ample log availability to meet growing demand. However, new lumber capacity and continued demand growth should begin to narrow the supply-demand gap over time.
Consolidated Results
The following table sets forth changes in our Consolidated Statements of Income. Our Business Segment Results provide a more detailed discussion of our segments.
$ Change
105,004
155,220
69,550
96,207
3,813
6,101
77,646
125,846
27,358
29,374
(2,008
(2,698
Non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs
(622
(573
24,728
26,103
Income tax provision
(2,824
(6,523
21,904
19,580
Adjusted EBITDDA1
48,131
75,943
See Performance and Liquidity Measures for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDDA to net income, the closest comparable GAAP measure, for each of the periods presented.
Second Quarter 2018 Results Compared with Second Quarter 2017
Revenues were $268.2 million, an increase of $105.0 million, or 64%, compared with the same period in 2017. Excluding $80.0 million of revenues attributable to acquired Deltic operations, revenue increased $25.0 million, or 15%, primarily due to higher realizations on sawlogs stemming from the effect of higher lumber prices on indexed Idaho sawlogs, higher lumber volumes and more acres sold, including 8,000 acres of non-strategic timberlands in Minnesota to a conservation entity for $900 per acre.
Cost of goods sold increased $69.6 million, or 62%, compared with the same period in 2017. Excluding $60.7 million of cost of goods sold attributed to acquired Deltic operations, cost of goods sold increased $8.9 million, primarily due to higher per unit log costs for Wood Products in the Northern region and increased depletion rates in the South due to the merger.
Depletion, depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to the following:
Depletion increased $8.1 million due to the addition of Deltic’s harvest volumes that were not present during the three months ended June 30, 2017. Excluding the impact of Deltic harvest volumes, depletion increased $2.1 million compared with the same period in the prior year due to increased depletion rates in the South. As we calculate depletion in a Southern depletion pool which includes both Potlatch and Deltic timberlands, depletion expense increased approximately 75% for harvesting activities on legacy Potlatch timberlands in the South as a result of the merger.
Depreciation increased $4.3 million primarily from the addition of Deltic’s two sawmills and the MDF plant.
Excluding the impact of Deltic, the basis of land sold was $1.1 million and $1.0 million for the 3 months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
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Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for second quarter 2018 were $16.9 million compared with $13.1 million during the same period in 2017. The increase includes $2.9 million of SG&A expenses attributable to acquired Deltic operations and $0.9 million attributable to higher administrative costs as part of the integration. These costs are expected to decline once the integration is complete.
Merger-related costs for the second quarter 2018 were $1.0 million. This included $0.4 million in merger costs for various professional fees including legal fees, accounting and appraisal fees. Restructuring costs were $0.6 million, consisting primarily of costs associated with systems integration.
Interest expense was $9.4 million, compared with $7.3 million for the same period in 2017. The $2.1 million increase was primarily due to the $230 million in long-term debt assumed or refinanced in connection with the Deltic merger. Refer to Note 8: Debt for a more detailed discussion of our borrowings.
Provision for income taxes for the second quarter 2018 was $12.0 million compared with $9.2 million for the prior year period. Income taxes are primarily due to income or loss from our taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS). For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the TRS’s income before income tax was $46.1 million. For the same time last year, the TRS’s income before income tax was $25.9 million. The increase in the TRS’s income before income tax was primarily the result of higher lumber prices and the acquired Deltic wood products operations.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was enacted, which contained significant changes to corporate taxation, including the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, effective January 1, 2018. The primary impact of the Tax Act provisions in 2018 was a reduction to our TRS’s effective tax rate, resulting in $4.4 million in lower taxes in the second quarter of 2018.
Adjusted EBITDDA
Adjusted EBITDDA for second quarter 2018 was $94.2 million, an increase of $48.1 million or 104% compared with the same period in 2017. Excluding $30.8 million of Adjusted EBITDDA attributable to acquired Deltic Operations, Adjusted EBITDDA increased $17.3 million, or 38%, from the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA, excluding Deltic, was driven primarily by higher realizations on sawlogs due to the effect of higher lumber prices on indexed Idaho sawlogs, higher lumber volumes and 8,000 acres of non-strategic timberland sales to a conservation entity described above. Refer to the Business Segments Results below for further discussions on activities for each of our segments.
Year to Date 2018 Results Compared with Year to Date 2017
Revenues were $468.1 million, an increase of $155.2 million, or 50%, compared with the same period in 2017.
Excluding $108.9 million of revenues attributable to acquired Deltic operations, revenue increased $46.3 million, or 15%, primarily due to higher realizations on sawlogs due to the effect of higher lumber prices on indexed Idaho sawlogs, higher lumber volumes and increased land sales for the period.
Cost of goods sold increased $96.2 million, or 43%, compared with the same period in 2017. Excluding $86.5 million of cost of goods sold attributed to acquired Deltic operations, cost of goods sold increased $9.7 million, primarily due to higher per unit log costs for Wood Products and increased depletion rates in the South due to the merger.
Depletion increased $11.0 million due to the addition of Deltic’s harvest volumes for 129 days in the current year period that were not present in the prior year. Excluding the impact of Deltic harvest volumes, depletion increased
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$3.3 million compared with the same period in the prior year primarily due to increased harvest activities in the North due to favorable hauling conditions and increased depletion rates in the South due to the merger.
Depreciation increased $6.0 million primarily from the addition of Deltic’s two sawmills and the MDF plant.
Excluding the impact of Deltic, the basis of land sold decreased $2.3 million due to the mix of sales compared with the same prior period in 2017.
At the merger date, Deltic’s lumber and panel inventory was recorded at fair value, resulting in $1.8 million of additional cost of goods sold from the sale of the inventory.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were $30.5 million compared with $24.4 million during the same period in 2017. The increase includes $4.7 million of SG&A expenses attributable to acquired Deltic operations and $1.4 million attributable to higher administrative costs as part of the integration, which are expected to decline once the integration is complete.
Merger-related costs for the six months ended June 30, 2018 were $20.3 million. This included $10.6 million in merger costs for investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting and appraisal fees and other costs related to filing the joint proxy/prospectus for the merger. Restructuring costs were $9.7 million, consisting primarily of termination benefits, which included accelerated share-based payment costs for qualifying terminations.
Interest expense was $15.0 million, compared with $12.3 million for the same period in 2017. The $2.7 million increase was primarily due to the $230 million in long-term debt assumed or refinanced in connection with the Deltic merger. Refer to Note 8: Debt for a more detailed discussion of our borrowings.
Provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $17.7 million compared with $11.2 million for the prior year period. Income taxes are primarily due to income or loss from our taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS). For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the TRS’s income before income tax was $69.1 million. For the same time last year, the TRS’s income before income tax was $31.6 million. The increase in the TRS’s income before income tax was primarily the result of higher lumber prices and the acquired Deltic wood products operations.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was enacted, which contained significant changes to corporate taxation, including the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, effective January 1, 2018. The primary impact of the Tax Act provisions in 2018 was a reduction to our TRS’s effective tax rate, resulting in $6.5 million in lower taxes in the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Adjusted EBITDDA for six months ended June 30, 2018 was $158.9 million, an increase of $75.9 million or 92% compared with the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITTDA was driven primarily by increased Southern harvests and wood products volumes due to the addition of Deltic operations, higher lumber pricing and higher realization on Northern sawlogs. Excluding $39.5 million of Adjusted EBITDDA attributable to acquired Deltic operations, Adjusted EBITDDA increased $36.4 million, or 44%, from the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA, excluding Deltic, was driven primarily by higher realizations on sawlogs due to the effect of higher lumber prices on indexed Idaho sawlogs, higher lumber volumes, lumber prices and increased acres sold. Refer to the Business Segments Results below for further discussions on activities for each of our segments.
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Business Segment Results
Resource Segment
Revenues1
36,587
61,325
Logging and hauling
(37,306
(23,480
(13,826
(69,205
(48,472
(20,733
(9,390
(6,807
(2,583
(14,725
(12,881
(1,844
(2,124
(1,814
(310
(3,699
(3,173
(526
Adjusted EBITDDA2
19,868
38,222
Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber revenues of $34.3 million and $15.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, and $61.3 million and $27.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectfully.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA to evaluate the performance of the company. See Note 17: Segment Information.
The following table summarizes Adjusted EBITDDA variances for three and six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
Three Months Ended
Adjusted EBITDDA June 30, 2017
Volume - Northern
4,744
13,710
Price / mix - Northern
6,489
14,785
Volume-Southern
21,952
29,510
Price / mix - Southern
2,764
2,184
Logging and hauling costs
Other forestry costs
Selling general and administrative expenses
(309
Other costs, net
637
1,136
Adjusted EBITDDA June 30, 2018
Upon our merger with Deltic, we acquired approximately 530,000 acres of timberland, primarily in Arkansas. The revenues and Adjusted EBITDDA associated with these additional acres from the merger date through the end of second quarter 2018 are included in the results of our Resource segment. Results include other ancillary benefits from land ownership, such as revenues from hunting leases and oil and gas royalties.
Segment Adjusted EBITDDA for the second quarter of 2018 was $43.7 million, an increase of $19.9 million, or 83%, compared with the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA is a primarily the result of the following:
Northern increased $4.7 million due primarily to a 43,710 ton increase in the volume of sawlogs harvested. In addition, prices increased $16 per ton, or 14%, compared to the same prior period in 2017 which resulted in a $6.5 million increase in segment Adjusted EBITDDA. The price increase reflects the effect of higher lumber prices on indexed Idaho sawlog volumes.
Southern increased $22.0 million in volume sold and $2.8 million in pricing primarily due to the addition of a full quarter of Deltic operations which were not present in the same period in 2017. We harvested 1.1 million tons in the South during the second quarter of 2018 which was up 145% compared to the same period in 2017. Our sawlog prices were $43 per ton for the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to $39 per ton for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in price per ton was primarily due to harvesting more valuable large diameter Deltic sawlogs and a more favorable mix of higher priced hardwood sawlogs.
These increases were partially offset by the following:
Logging and hauling costs increased $13.8 million primarily due to the higher harvest volumes in the South and the North.
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Other forestry costs increased $2.6 million primarily due to the addition of the Deltic operations.
Adjusted EBITDDA for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $81.4 million, an increase of $38.2 million, or 88%, compared with the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA is primarily the result of the following:
Northern increased $13.7 million due primarily to a 138,388 ton increase in the volume of sawlogs harvested. In addition, prices increased $18 per ton, or 18%, compared to the same prior period in 2017 which resulted in a $14.8 million increase in segment Adjusted EBITDDA. The price increase reflects the effect of higher lumber prices on indexed Idaho sawlog volumes.
Southern increased $29.5 million in volume sold and $2.2 million in pricing primarily due to the addition of Deltic operations for 129 days during 2018 which were not present in the same period in 2017. We harvested 1.8 million tons in the South during the six months ended 2018 which was up 94% compared to the same period in 2017. Our sawlog prices were $42 per ton for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $40 per ton for the six months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in price per ton was primarily due to harvesting more valuable large diameter Deltic sawlogs and a more favorable mix of higher priced hardwood sawlogs.
Logging and hauling costs increased $20.7 million primarily due to the higher harvest volumes in the South and the North.
Other forestry costs increased $1.8 million primarily due to the addition of the Deltic operations.
Resource Segment Statistics
Harvest Volumes (in tons)
Sawlog
377,636
333,926
43,710
826,418
688,030
138,388
31,389
40,054
(8,665
76,817
87,839
(11,022
4,222
10,058
10,693
(635
413,247
373,980
39,267
913,293
786,562
126,731
580,296
192,391
387,905
929,880
408,488
521,392
439,551
251,167
188,384
738,104
499,166
238,938
92,988
9,782
83,206
125,320
15,456
109,864
1,112,835
453,340
659,495
1,793,304
923,110
870,194
Total harvest volume
1,526,082
827,320
698,762
2,706,597
1,709,672
996,925
Sales Price/Unit ($ per ton)
Northern region1
131
115
120
102
37
Southern region1
43
42
31
30
(4
Sawlog and pulpwood sales prices are on a delivered basis, which includes contracted logging and hauling costs charged to the customer. Stumpage sales provide our customers the right to harvest standing timber. As such, the customer contracts the logging and hauling and bears such costs.
Note: First quarter 2018 Southern sawlog and pulpwood volumes were increased 10,961 and 3,249 tons, respectively, relative to volumes reported in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Wood Products Segment
79,056
123,279
Costs and expenses1
Fiber costs
(75,274
(46,518
(28,756
(133,964
(88,604
(45,360
Freight, logging and hauling
(19,663
(12,466
(7,197
(35,618
(24,723
(10,895
Manufacturing costs
(49,716
(26,772
(22,944
(87,068
(58,049
(29,019
Finished goods inventory change
4,800
(630
5,430
7,950
1,670
6,280
(2,166
(1,413
(753
(4,180
(2,905
(1,275
(31
(24
28,070
46,251
Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber costs of $34.3 million and $15.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and $61.3 million and $27.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The following table summarizes Adjusted EBITDDA variances for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 compared with the three and six months ended June 30, 2017.
Shipment volumes - lumber
29,940
43,482
Price / mix - lumber
22,145
38,396
4,032
6,983
Residuals and other
6,675
10,022
Log costs - lumber
(21,170
(33,893
Freight, logging and hauling - lumber
(5,258
(8,244
Finished goods inventory change - lumber
5,118
6,771
Cost of sales
(12,669
(16,016
(743
(1,250
Upon the with Deltic merger, we acquired two sawmills and one medium density fiberboard (MDF) plant in Arkansas. The sales and Adjusted EBITDDA of these facilities from the merger date to the end of the second quarter 2018 are included in the results of our Wood Products segment.
Adjusted EBITDDA for second quarter 2018 was $51.6 million, an increase of $28.1 million, or 119%, compared with the prior year period. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA is a primarily the result of the following:
Lumber shipments increased 69.5 million board feet to 259.2 million board feet in the second quarter of 2018 compared to 189.8 million board feet in the second quarter of 2017. The increase is primarily due to the addition of the Deltic mills. Lumber sales prices increased 20% to $517 per MBF compared with $431 per MBF during the same period in 2017 due to stronger demand coupled with industry supply constraints including transportation challenges experienced by Canadian lumber mills.
The contribution of panels increased $4.0 million due to the addition of the Deltic MDF plant as well as strong demand and pricing for industrial grade plywood.
Residuals and other contributed $6.7 million more primarily due to the addition of the Deltic sawmills.
Lumber inventories increased due primarily to the addition of the two Deltic sawmills. In addition, we experienced truck and rail shipping challenges in the second quarter of 2018 which delayed shipment of approximately 16 million board feet of lumber. We expect to catch up on lumber shipments in the second half of 2018.
Costs incurred by the sawmills for logs and freight, logging and hauling increased $21.1 million and $5.3 million, respectively, primarily due to the higher lumber shipment volumes.
Other lumber costs of sales increasing $12.7 million due primarily to the addition of the two Deltic sawmills during 2018.
Adjusted EBITDDA for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was $80.5 million, an increase of $46.3 million, or 135%, compared with the prior year period. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA is a primarily the result of the following:
Lumber shipments increased 106.1 million board feet to 463.4 million board feet during the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to 357.3 million board feet in comparable prior period of 2017. The increase is primarily due to the addition of the Deltic mills. Lumber sales prices increased 21% to $495 per MBF compared with $410 per MBF during the same period in 2017 due to stronger demand coupled with industry supply constraints including transportation challenges experienced by Canadian lumber mills.
The contribution of panels increased $7.0 million due to the addition of the Deltic MDF plant as well as strong demand and pricing for industrial grade plywood.
Residuals and other contributed $10.0 million more primarily due to the addition of the Deltic sawmills.
Costs incurred by the sawmills for logs and freight, logging and hauling increased $33.9 million and $8.2 million, respectively, primarily due to the addition of the two Deltic lumber mills and increased lumber shipments.
Other lumber costs of sales increasing $16.0 million due primarily to the lumber shipment volumes and the addition of the two Deltic sawmills during 2018.
Wood Products Segment Statistics
Lumber shipments (MBF)1
259,249
189,781
69,468
463,394
357,340
106,054
Lumber sales prices ($ per MBF)
517
431
495
410
85
MBF stands for thousand board feet.
Real Estate Segment
8,295
4,346
Costs and expenses
(3,184
(2,513
(4,611
(1,007
(3,604
(947
(686
(261
(2,073
(1,394
(679
5,521
63
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Rural real estate sales
4,533
(1,138
Real estate development sales
1,876
3,095
(263
(681
(625
(1,213
Upon the Deltic merger, we acquired an established real estate development project in Little Rock, Arkansas known as Chenal Valley. The revenues and Adjusted EBITDDA of this operation from the merger date to the end of the second quarter are included in the results of our Real Estate segment.
Adjusted EBITDDA for the second quarter of 2018 was $12.3 million, an increase of $5.5 million, or 81%, compared with the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA is a primarily the result of the following:
An increase in rural real estate sales of approximately $4.5 million compared to the prior period of 2017. The increase in rural sales includes an 8,000 acre sale of non-strategic timberlands in Minnesota to a conservation entity for $900 per acre. This 8,000 acre sale represents about one fifth of a larger multi-year option involving this entity and state and federal agencies that use conservation funding to purchase land holdings.
Real estate development sales of 13 residential lot at an average price of $74,000 per lot in the Chenal Valley development.
The average price per acre of rural real estate declining $409 per acre primarily as a result of less HBU and recreational real estate in the sales mix during the three months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the prior period in 2017. The average price per acre fluctuates based on both the geographic area of the real estate and product mix.
Selling, general and administrative expenses and other expenses increasing primarily due to the addition of the real estate development and Chenal Country Club activities in 2018 following the Deltic merger.
Adjusted EBITDDA for the six months ended 2018 was $20.3 million compared with $20.2 million for the same period in 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDDA is a primarily the result of the following:
Rural real estate sales declined $1.1 million compared with the same period in 2017. This decrease is mainly a result of the mix of sales with less HBU and recreational real estate sales during the six months ended June 30, 2018 compared to the prior period of 2017. The average price per acre fluctuates based on both the geographic area of the real estate and product mix.
Real estate development sales consisted of 25 residential lot at an average price of $86,000 per lot in the Chenal Valley development.
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Rural Real Estate
Acres Sold
Average
Price/Acre
Higher and better use (HBU)
1,133
2,113
2,577
Recreation real estate
2,280
1,290
4,523
1,356
Non-strategic timberland
8,158
899
186
11,571
1,095
5,409
1,504
Development Real Estate
Lots or
$/ Lot
Residential lots
74,054
2,929
2,286
5,328
2,530
5,741
1,161
6,263
1,399
9,045
900
383
1,046
17,715
1,214
11,974
1,891
Residential Lots
86,016
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of June 30, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents were $125.7 million, an increase of $5.3 million from December 31, 2017. The increase in cash and cash equivalents was primarily the result of an increase in cash generated by operations due to stronger lumber prices, partially offset by debt repayments and higher dividend payments.
Net Cash from Operations
Net cash provided from operating activities was $95.4 million for the first half of 2018, compared with $79.4 million in the first half of 2017. This $16.0 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to $129.4 million of additional cash received from customers, partially offset by $87.6 million cash paid to our suppliers.
In addition to the increased cash received from our customers and increased payments to suppliers in 2018 compared to 2017, cash provided by operating activities in 2018 was affected by:
Cash payments of $19.7 million associated with the $20.3 million of merger expense.
Cash contributions to our qualified pension plans of $8.1 million. There were no qualified contributions during the first six months of 2017.
An increase in cash interest payments of $3.2 million, primarily due to debt assumed in connection with the Deltic merger.
Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $14.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, compared with $14.9 million used in 2017.
For the six months ended June 30, 2018, we used $18.7 million for capital expenditures primarily in our Wood Products and Resource segments. This was partially offset by cash acquired from the merger with Deltic of $3.4 million.
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Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $75.4 million and $36.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
In the first half of 2018, we repaid a net $20.3 million of long-term debt and revolving line of credit, as well as paid $2.4 million in loan fees.
Dividends to stockholders were $50.2 million, compared with $30.5 million paid in the first half of 2017. Our quarterly dividend increased approximately $10.0 million due to the issuance of approximately 22.0 million additional shares related to the merger, and the increase of our quarterly dividend from $0.375 per share to $0.40 per share starting in December 2017.
Capital Structure
June 30,
December 31,
573,319
(125,719
(120,457
Net debt
657,717
452,862
Market capitalization1
3,191,041
2,026,539
Enterprise value
3,848,758
2,479,401
Net debt to enterprise value
17.1
18.3
Dividend yield2
3.1
Weighted-average cost of debt, after tax3
4.1
4.3
Market capitalization is based on outstanding shares of 62.8 million and 40.6 million times closing share prices of $50.85 and $49.90 as of June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Dividend yield is based on annualized dividends per share of $1.60 and $1.53 divided by share prices of $50.85 and $49.90 as of June 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Weighted-average cost of debt is based on outstanding principal balances only.
Liquidity and Performance Measures
The discussion below is presented to enhance the reader’s understanding of our operating performance, ability to generate cash and satisfy rating agency and creditor requirements. This information includes two measures: Adjusted EBITDDA and Cash Available for Distribution (CAD). These measures are not defined by GAAP and the discussion of Adjusted EBITDDA and CAD is not intended to conflict with or change any of the GAAP disclosures described herein.
We define CAD as cash provided by operating activities adjusted for capital spending for purchases of property, plant and equipment, timberlands reforestation and roads and acquisition of timber and timberlands. Management believes CAD is a useful indicator of the company’s overall liquidity, as it provides a measure of cash generated that is available for dividends to common stockholders (an important factor in maintaining our REIT status), repurchase of the company’s common shares, debt repayment, acquisitions and other discretionary and nondiscretionary activities. Our definition of CAD is limited in that it does not solely represent residual cash flows available for discretionary expenditures since the measure does not deduct the payments required for debt service and other contractual obligations. Therefore, we believe it is important to view CAD as a measure that provides supplemental information to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Our definition of CAD may be different from similarly titled measures reported by other companies, including those in our industry. CAD is not necessarily indicative of the CAD that may be generated in future periods.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDDA as a performance measure. Adjusted EBITDDA is a non-GAAP measure that management uses to allocate resources between segments and to evaluate performance about the business and that investors can use to evaluate the operational performance of the assets under management. It removes the impact of specific items that management believes do not directly reflect the core business operations on an ongoing basis. This measure should not be considered in isolation from and is not intended to represent an alternative to our results reported in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that this non-GAAP measure, when read in conjunction with our GAAP financial statements, provides useful information to investors by facilitating the comparability of our ongoing operating results over the periods presented, the ability to identify trends in our underlying business and the comparison of our operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of other public companies that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.
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Our definition of Adjusted EBITDDA may be different from similarly titled measures reported by other companies. We define Adjusted EBITDDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, the basis of real estate sold, non-operating pension and other postretirement benefit costs, gains and losses on disposition of fixed assets, acquisition costs included in cost of goods sold, environmental charges, Deltic merger-related costs, non-cash impairments and other special items.
We reconcile Adjusted EBITDDA to net income for the consolidated company as it is the most comparable GAAP measures. See Note 17: Segment Information to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for the reconciliation required by GAAP for our segments.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDDA for the respective periods:
Interest, net
Income tax
12,005
9,181
17,722
11,199
1,908
3,765
Inventory purchase price adjustment in cost of goods sold1
1,849
Deltic merger related costs2
(Gain)/loss on fixed assets
(1
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDDA
The effect on cost of goods of fair value adjustments to the carrying amounts of inventory acquired in business combinations.
Integration and restructuring costs related to the merger with Deltic – see Note 14: Merger, Integration and Other Costs in the Footnotes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table provides a reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to CAD:
Cash from operating activities1
Capital expenditures
(18,655
(14,863
CAD
76,700
64,520
Net cash from investing activites2
Cash from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 includes cash paid for Deltic merger-related costs of $19.7 million and $0, respectively, and cash paid for real estate development expenditures of $1.7 million and $0, respectively.
Net cash from investing activities includes payments for capital expenditures, which is also included in our reconciliation of CAD.
Credit and Term Loan Agreements
On February 14, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with an expiration date of April 13, 2023. The amended agreement increases our revolving line of credit to $380 million, which may be increased by up to an additional $420 million. It also includes a sublimit of $75 million for the issuance of standby letters of credit and a sublimit of $25 million for swing line loans. Usage under either or both subfacilities reduces availability under the revolving line of credit. Pricing is consistent with the 2014 amended and restated credit agreement. The limitation on timberland acre sales was eliminated. As of June 30, 2018, approximately $1.0 million of capacity under our credit agreement was utilized by outstanding letters of credit, resulting in $379.0 million available for additional borrowings.
On March 22, 2018, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, which amended the existing amended and restated term loan agreement dated December 14, 2014. The agreement includes an additional $100 million of new loans and a $100 million loan assumed in connection with the Deltic merger. The $100 million of new loans represent a refinancing of credit facility borrowings acquired from Deltic. The agreement also allows for incremental future borrowings in an amount not to exceed $150 million. The limitation on timberland acre sales was eliminated.
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The following table sets forth the financial covenants in the credit and term loan agreements and our status with respect to these covenants as of June 30, 2018:
Covenant Requirement
Actuals at
Interest coverage ratio
≥
3.00 to 1.00
8.00
Leverage ratio
≤
40%
20%
The Interest Coverage Ratio is EBITDDA, which is defined as net income adjusted for interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, the basis of real estate sold and non-cash equity compensation expense, divided by interest expense for the same period.
The Leverage Ratio is our Total Funded Indebtedness divided by our Total Asset Value. Our Total Funded Indebtedness consists of long-term debt, including any current portion of long-term debt, revolving line of credit borrowings and the amount outstanding under the letter of credit subfacility.
Total Asset Value (TAV) includes the Consolidated Timberland Value, the book basis of our Wood Products manufacturing facilities (limited to 10% of TAV), the book basis of Construction in Progress (limited to 10% of TAV), the book basis of the Pro Rata Share of Investment Affiliates (limited to 15% of TAV), cash and cash equivalents and company-owned life insurance (limited to 5% of TAV). Construction in Progress means, as of any date, (a) the construction of a new operating facility or (b) an expansion with greater than $10 million of capital expenditures to an existing facility. Investment Affiliate means any person in which any member of the Consolidated Parties, directly or indirectly, has an ownership interest, whose financial results are not consolidated into our financial statements.
The terms of our senior notes limit our ability and the ability of any subsidiary guarantors to enter into restricted transactions, which include the ability to borrow money, pay dividends, redeem or repurchase capital stock, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and create liens. However, such restricted transactions are permitted if the balance of our cumulative Funds Available for Distribution (FAD) and a FAD basket amount provide sufficient funds to cover such restricted payments. At June 30, 2018, our cumulative FAD was $268.3 million and the FAD basket was $90.1 million. FAD is defined as net income plus depreciation, depletion, amortization and basis of real estate sold, minus capital expenditures. Capital expenditures exclude timberland purchases greater than $5.0 million.
Contractual Obligations
Other than debt assumed from the merger with Deltic described in Note 8: Debt in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations in the six months ended June 30, 2018 outside the ordinary course of business.
Credit Ratings
Two major debt rating agencies routinely evaluate our debt and our cost of borrowing can increase or decrease depending on our credit rating. In April 2018, Moody’s upgraded our debt rating from 'Ba1' to ‘Baa3’, with a Stable outlook. In July 2018, Standard & Poor’s upgraded our debt rating from ‘BB+’ to ‘BBB-’, with a stable outlook. We are now investment-grade rated by both agencies.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We currently are not a party to off-balance sheet arrangements that would require disclosure under this section.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
As a result of our merger with Deltic, we recognize identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair value. Goodwill, if any, as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. While we use our best estimates and assumptions for the purchase price allocation process to value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill (or to earnings in the event that there is no goodwill) to the extent that we identify adjustments to the preliminary purchase price allocation. We will recognize measurement period adjustments and any resulting effect on earnings during the period in which the adjustment is identified. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments will be recorded to our consolidated statement of operations.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Other than debt assumed from the merger with Deltic described in Note 8: Debt in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, our exposures to market risk have not changed materially since December 31, 2017. For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Quantitative Information about Market Risks
The table below provides information about our outstanding long-term debt, weighted-average interest rates and interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2018. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the table presents notional amounts and weighted-average interest rates by expected (contractual) maturity dates. Notional amounts are used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged under the contract. Weighted-average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the yield curve.
EXPECTED MATURITY DATE
2019
2020
2021
2022
THEREAFTER
TOTAL
FAIR VALUE
Variable rate debt:
Principal due
40,000
156,500
276,500
276,503
Average interest rate
4.36
4.72
4.75
4.41
4.49
Fixed rate debt:
150,000
43,000
315,735
514,735
513,354
7.50
3.70
4.60
4.04
5.09
Interest rate swaps:
Variable to fixed
127,500
207,500
1,635
Average pay rate
2.84
2.92
2.61
2.71
Average receive rate
2.82
2.85
2.79
2.81
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We conducted an evaluation (pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)), under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2018. These disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2018.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As a result of our February 20, 2018 merger with Deltic, we are implementing internal controls over significant processes specific to the acquisition that management believes are appropriate in consideration of related integration of operations, systems, control activities and accounting for the merger and merger-related transactions. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we are in the process of further integrating the acquired Deltic operations into our overall internal controls over financial reporting.
Except as described above, no changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We believe there is no pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operations or liquidity.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On April 26, 2016, the company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized management to repurchase up to $60 million of common stock over a period of 24 months (the Repurchase Plan) expiring on April 30, 2018. In total, $6.0 million of common stock were repurchased under the Repurchase Plan prior to its expiration, with no shares repurchased during 2018.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
(3)(a)*
Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective February 20, 2018, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 21, 2018.
(3)(b)*
Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through February 18, 2009, filed as Exhibit (3)(b) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 20, 2009.
(4)
See Exhibits (3)(a) and (3)(b). The registrant undertakes to furnish to the Commission, upon request, any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt.
(31)
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
(32)
Furnished statements of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
(101)
The following financial information from PotlatchDeltic Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2018, filed on August 2, 2018 formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
* Incorporated by reference
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)
By
/s/ JERALD W. RICHARDS
Jerald W. Richards
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:
August 2, 2018