BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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FOR
THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2008
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OR
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o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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FOR
THE TRANSITION PERIOD
FROM TO
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COMMISSION
FILE NO.: 000-50924
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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36-4173371
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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One
Lakeland Park Drive,
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Peabody,
Massachusetts
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01960
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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978-535-7668
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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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 ý NO
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.
(Check one):
Large
accelerated filer x
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o (Do not check if
a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company o
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES o NO
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As
of May 1, 2008, there were 44,281,312 outstanding shares of the
registrant's common stock, $.01 par value per share.
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Form 10-Q
For
the Quarter Ended March 31, 2008
INDEX
Part I.
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Financial
Information
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3
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Item 1.
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Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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3
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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6
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Item 2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of
Operations
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13
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Overview
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13
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Results
of Operations
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14
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Seasonality
and Quarterly Fluctuations
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19
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
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20
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Cautionary
Statement
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24
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Item 3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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24
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Interest
Rate Risk
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24
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Foreign
Exchange Risk
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25
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Item 4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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25
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Part II.
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Other
Information
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25
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Item 4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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25
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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27
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Signature
Page
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28
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Index
to Exhibits
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2
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(Unaudited)
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(Unaudited)
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(Note)
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March
31,
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March
31,
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September 30,
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2008
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2007
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2007
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(Dollars
in thousands)
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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10,574
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$
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43,315
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$
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6,469
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Accounts
receivable, less allowance of $10,925 at March 31, 2008, $6,142
at March
31, 2007, and $7,970 at September 30, 2007
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173,039
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152,318
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267,563
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Inventories
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194,551
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178,804
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165,848
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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26,545
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32,034
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34,509
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Deferred
income taxes
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19,276
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12,046
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13,196
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Total
current assets
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423,985
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418,517
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487,585
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Property
and equipment, net
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61,384
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68,211
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69,753
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Goodwill
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354,727
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288,816
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355,155
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Other
assets, net
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85,886
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60,887
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94,167
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Total
assets
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$
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925,982
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$
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836,431
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$
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1,006,660
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Liabilities
and stockholders' equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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128,386
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$
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106,925
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$
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183,257
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Accrued expenses
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60,262
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47,920
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54,020
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Current portion of long-term obligations
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12,828
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6,454
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34,773
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Total
current liabilities
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201,476
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161,299
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272,050
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Senior
notes payable, net of current portion
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341,250
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345,625
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343,000
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Deferred
income taxes
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36,450
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19,009
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36,490
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Long-term
obligations under equipment financing and other, net of current
portion
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30,801
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12,903
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31,270
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Common
stock (voting); $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
44,281,312
issued in March of 2008, 44,236,142 in March of 2007 and 44,273,312
issued
in September of 2007
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443
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442
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443
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Undesignated
preferred stock; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or
outstanding
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-
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-
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-
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Additional
paid-in capital
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214,188
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208,914
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211,567
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Retained
earnings
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103,749
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83,827
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106,640
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Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
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(2,375
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4,412
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5,200
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Total
stockholders' equity
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316,005
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297,595
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323,850
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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925,982
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$
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836,431
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$
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1,006,660
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Note:
The
balance sheet at September 30, 2007
has
been
derived from the audited financial statements at that date.
The
accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial
Statements
3
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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Six Months Ended March 31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Unaudited
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(Dollars
in thousands, except per share data)
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Net
sales
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$
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304,251
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$
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286,945
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$
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702,647
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$
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667,154
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Cost
of products sold
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235,859
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220,777
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542,561
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509,252
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Gross
profit
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68,392
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66,168
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160,086
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157,902
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Operating
expenses
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75,332
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70,394
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151,249
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141,066
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Income
(loss) from operations
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(6,940
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)
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(4,226
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)
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8,837
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16,836
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Interest
expense
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6,728
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6,381
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13,737
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12,709
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Income
(loss) before income taxes
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(13,668
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(10,607
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(4,900
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)
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4,127
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Income
tax expense (benefit)
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(5,536
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(4,268
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(2,009
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1,661
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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(8,132
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$
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(6,339
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$
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(2,891
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$
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2,466
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Net
income (loss) per share:
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Basic
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$
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(0.18
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$
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(0.14
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$
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(0.07
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$
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0.06
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Diluted
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$
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(0.18
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$
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(0.14
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$
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(0.07
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$
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0.05
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Weighted
average shares used in computing
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net
income (loss) per share:
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Basic
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44,280,600
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43,927,745
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44,276,916
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43,898,332
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Diluted
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44,280,600
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43,927,745
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44,276,916
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44,874,694
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The
accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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Six
Months ended March 31,
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2008
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2007
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Unaudited
(in thousands)
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Operating
activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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(2,891
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$
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2,466
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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17,488
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13,878
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Stock-based
compensation
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2,590
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2,605
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Deferred
income taxes
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(1,049
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)
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(860
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Changes
in assets and liabilities, net of the adjustments of businesses
acquired:
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Accounts
receivable
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93,889
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57,769
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Inventories
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(29,008
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)
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(14,864
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)
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Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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6,075
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7,995
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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(57,609
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)
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(58,887
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)
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Net
cash provided by operating activities
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29,485
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10,102
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Investing
activities:
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Purchases
of property and equipment, net of sale proceeds
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(1,214
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(17,233
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)
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(1,214
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(17,233
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)
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Financing
activities:
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Repayments
under revolving lines of credit, net
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(21,053
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)
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(229,752
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)
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Net
borrowings (repayments) under senior notes payable, and
other
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(2,898
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)
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278,641
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Proceeds
from exercise of options
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15
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1,034
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Payment
of deferred financing costs
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-
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(2,954
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)
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Income
tax benefit from stock-based compensation deductions in excess
of the
associated compensation costs
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16
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1,845
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Net
cash provided (used) by financing activities
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(23,920
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)
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48,814
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Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash
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(246
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(215
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)
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Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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4,105
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41,468
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
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6,469
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1,847
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$
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10,574
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$
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43,315
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Non-cash
transactions:
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Conversion
of senior notes payable to new senior notes payable
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$
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-
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$
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66,839
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The
accompanying Notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial
Statements
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.
Basis of Presentation
Beacon
Roofing Supply, Inc. (the "Company") prepared the consolidated financial
statements following accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States (GAAP) for interim financial information and the requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As permitted under those rules,
certain footnotes or other financial information required by GAAP for complete
financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The balance sheet as of
March 31, 2007 has been presented for a better understanding of the impact
of
seasonal fluctuations on the Company's financial condition. Certain prior-year
amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-year
presentation.
In
management's opinion, the financial statements include all normal and recurring
adjustments that are considered necessary for the fair presentation of the
Company's financial position and operating results. The results for the
three-month period (second quarter) and the six-month period ended
March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the twelve months ending September 30, 2008 ("2008").
The
Company's fiscal year ends in September of each year. Each of the Company's
2008
and 2007 quarters ends or ended on the last day of the respective third calendar
month. Both this year's and last year's second quarter had 64 business days,
while the six-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007 both had
125
business days.
During
the first quarter of 2007, the Company refinanced its prior credit facilities
and invested the associated excess funds in a money market account, which were
classified as cash equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid
investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash
equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents also include unsettled credit card
transactions.
You
should also read the financial statements and notes included in the Company's
2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The accounting policies used in preparing
these financial statements are the same as those described in that Annual
Report.
Accounting
Change
Prior
to October 1, 2007, the Company recognized income tax accruals with respect
to uncertain tax positions based upon Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies." Under SFAS
No. 5, the Company recorded a liability (including interest and penalties)
associated with an uncertain tax position if the liability was both probable
and
estimable.
Effective
October 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), "Accounting for Uncertainty
in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109," which
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial
statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes"
and requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty in income
taxes. This Interpretation seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated
with certain aspects of measurement and recognition in accounting for income
taxes.
The
Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and to income tax of multiple
state jurisdictions. The Company is open to tax audits in the various
jurisdictions until the respective statutes of limitations expire. The Company
is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for tax years prior to
2004. For the majority of states, the Company is no longer subject to tax
examinations for tax years before 2004. In connection with the adoption of
FIN
No. 48, the Company analyzed its filing positions in all of the federal and
state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns,
as
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BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Continued)
1.
Basis of Presentation (Continued)
well
as
all open tax years in these jurisdictions. There was no material impact on
the
consolidated financial statements upon adoption of FIN No. 48.
As
of October 1, 2007, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits
(excluding the federal benefit received from state positions) was $168,000.
Of
this total, $109,000 (net of the federal benefit received from state positions)
represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would
affect the Company's effective tax rate. The Company's continuing practice
is to
recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax
expense in the consolidated statements of operations. There were no significant
accrued interest and penalty amounts resulting from such unrecognized tax
benefits at October 1, 2007. The Company does not anticipate a significant
change in its unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve
months.
2.
Earnings Per Share
The
Company calculates basic income (loss) per share by dividing net income (loss)
by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income
per share includes the dilutive effects of outstanding stock awards. The
calculations of the net loss per share for the second quarters of 2008 and
2007
and for the six months ended March 31, 2008 do not include the effects of stock
options since the impact would be anti-dilutive.
The
following table reflects the calculation of weighted-average shares outstanding
for each period presented:
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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Six Months Ended March 31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Weighted-average
common shares outstanding for basic
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44,280,600
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43,927,745
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44,276,916
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43,898,332
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Dilutive
effect of employee stock options
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-
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-
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-
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976,362
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Weighted-average
shares assuming dilution
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44,280,600
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43,927,745
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44,276,916
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44,874,694
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3.
Stock-Based Compensation
The
Company records stock-based compensation under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") 123R, Share-Based
Payments,
using
the modified-prospective transition method. Under this method, compensation
expense recognized in 2008 and 2007 included: (a) compensation cost for all
unvested share-based awards granted prior to adoption of SFAS 123R, based
on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with SFAS 123,
Accounting
For Stock-Based Compensation,
and
(b) compensation cost for all subsequent share-based awards granted
subsequent to September 24, 2005, based on the grant date fair value
estimated in accordance with SFAS 123R. SFAS 123R also requires the
Company to estimate forfeitures in calculating the expense related to
stock-based compensation.
Compensation
cost arising from stock options granted to employees and non-employee directors
is recognized as an expense using the straight-line method over the vesting
period. As of March 31, 2008, there was $7.0 million of total unrecognized
compensation cost related to stock options. That cost is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years. The Company
recorded stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million ($0.7 million net
of tax) and $1.3 million ($0.8 million net of tax) for the three
months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $2.6 million ($1.6
million net of tax) for both six-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and
2007.
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BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Continued)
3.
Stock-Based Compensation (Continued)
The
fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average
assumptions used for grants issued in the first two quarters of 2008 and
2007:
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Six
Months Ended March 31,
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2008
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2007
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|||||
Risk
free interest rate
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2.79
- 4.08
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%
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4.52
- 4.81
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%
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Expected
life
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6.0
years
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5.0
years
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|||||
Expected
volatility
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45
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%
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45
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%
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Expected
dividend yield
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0
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%
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0
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%
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Expected
lives of the options granted and expected volatilities are based on the expected
lives and historical volatilities of the options and stocks of comparable public
companies and other factors. Estimated cumulative forfeiture rates of 0%-12%
were used for expensing the fair value of unvested options during both of the
periods above.
The
following table summarizes stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2008,
as
well as activity during the six months then ended:
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Shares
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Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
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Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
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Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
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|||||||||
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(Years)
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(in
Millions)
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Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
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3,045,120
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$
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12.15
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||||||||||
Granted
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748,523
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9.33
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|||||||||||
Exercised
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(8,000
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)
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1.87
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||||||||||
Forfeited
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(77,605
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)
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17.73
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||||||||||
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Outstanding
at March 31, 2008
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3,708,038
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$
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11.48
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7.15
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$
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9.7
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|||||||
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Vested
and expected to vest at March 31, 2008
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3,628,270
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$
|
11.41
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7.11
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$
|
9.7
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|||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Exercisable
at March 31, 2008
|
2,378,570
|
$
|
9.65
|
6.11
|
$
|
9.2
|
As
of March 31, 2008, there were remaining options to purchase 2,408,004 shares
of
common stock available for grants under the Company's Amended and Restated
2004
Stock Plan (inclusive of 1,750,000 additional shares approved by stockholders
under the plan on February 7, 2008). The weighted-average grant date fair values
of stock options granted during the six months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
were $4.54 and $10.07, respectively. The intrinsic values of stock options
exercised during the six months ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007 were
$0.1 and $5.2 million, respectively. At March 31, 2008, the Company had
$10.3 million of excess tax benefits available for potential deferred tax
write-offs related to option accounting.
8
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Continued)
4.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive
income or loss consists of net income or loss and other gains and losses
affecting stockholders' equity that, under GAAP, are excluded from net income
or
loss. For the Company, these currently consist of the following
items:
Unaudited
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
Six Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands, except per share data)
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
(8,132
|
)
|
$
|
(6,339
|
)
|
$
|
(2,891
|
)
|
$
|
2,466
|
||
|
|||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment, net of tax effect
|
(953
|
)
|
325
|
(878
|
)
|
(1,128
|
)
|
||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Unrealized
loss on financial derivatives, net of tax effect
|
(4,253
|
)
|
(396
|
)
|
(6,697
|
)
|
(396
|
)
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$
|
(13,338
|
)
|
$
|
(6,410
|
)
|
$
|
(10,466
|
)
|
$
|
942
|
5.
Acquisitions
North
Coast Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc.
On
April 2, 2007, the Company purchased 100% of the outstanding stock of North
Coast Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries and
affiliates (together "North Coast"), a Twinsburg, Ohio-based distributor of
commercial roofing systems and related accessories, with 16 locations in eight
U.S. states at the time of the acquisition. North Coast has branches in Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
This purchase was funded with cash on hand along with funds borrowed under
the
Company's U.S. revolving line of credit. North Coast had net sales of
$235 million (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2006. A total of
$8.0 million of cash remains in escrow at March 31, 2008 for post-closing
indemnification claims and is included in other long-term assets and
liabilities. The Company has included the results of operations for North Coast
from the date of acquisition and applied purchase accounting, which, along
with
certain purchase price adjustments, resulted in recorded goodwill of
$62.3 million as per below (in 000's). The Company finalized the purchase
accounting in the second quarter of 2008.
Accounts
receivable
|
$
|
31,706
|
||
Inventories
|
13,349
|
|||
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
982
|
|||
Property
and equipment
|
4,150
|
|||
Deferred
taxes
|
(10,400
|
)
|
||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(19,189
|
)
|
||
|
||||
Net
assets
|
20,598
|
|||
Non-compete
|
3,300
|
|||
Customer
relationships
|
29,550
|
|||
Goodwill
|
62,282
|
|||
|
||||
Purchase
price
|
$
|
115,730
|
9
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Continued)
5.
Acquisitions (Continued)
Other
Recent Acquisitions
On
May 18, 2007, the Company purchased certain assets of Wholesale Roofing
Supply ("WRS"), a single location distributor of residential and commercial
roofing products located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
6.
Debt
The
Company currently has the following credit facilities:
• a
senior
secured credit facility in the U.S.;
• a
Canadian senior secured credit facility; and
• two
equipment financing facilities.
Senior
Secured Credit Facilities
On
November 2, 2006, the Company entered into an amended and restated
seven-year $500 million U.S. senior secured credit facility and a
C$15 million senior secured Canadian credit facility with GE Antares
Capital ("GE Antares") and a syndicate of other lenders (combined, the "Credit
Facility"). The Credit Facility consists of a U.S. revolving credit facility
of
$150 million, which includes a sub-facility of $20 million for letters
of credit, and an initial $350 million term loan (the "Term Loan"). The
Credit Facility also includes a C$15 million senior secured revolving
credit facility provided by GE Canada Finance Holding Company. As of March
31,
2008, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit
Facility. Substantially all of the Company's assets, including the capital
stock
and assets of wholly-owned subsidiaries, secure obligations under the Credit
Facility.
Equipment
Financing Facilities
The
Company has two equipment financing facilities that allow for the financing
of
purchased transportation and material handling equipment totaling
$32.9 million with $6.4 million of remaining availability as of March
31, 2008. There was $26.5 million of equipment financing loans outstanding
at
March 31, 2008, with fixed interest rates ranging from 4.7% to
7.4%.
10
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Continued)
7.
Foreign Sales
Foreign
(Canadian) sales totaled $38.2 and $38.1 million in the six months ended
March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007, respectively.
8.
Financial Derivatives
The
Company uses derivative financial instruments for hedging and non-trading
purposes to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates. Use of derivative
financial instruments in hedging programs subjects the Company to certain risks,
such as market and credit risks. Market risk represents the possibility that
the
value of the derivative instrument will change. In a hedging relationship,
the
change in the value of the derivative is offset to a great extent by the change
in the value of the underlying hedged item. Credit risk related to derivatives
represents the possibility that the counterparty will not fulfill the terms
of
the contract. The notional, or contractual, amount of the Company's derivative
financial instruments is used to measure interest to be paid or received and
does not represent the Company's exposure due to credit risk. The Company's
current derivative instruments are with counterparties rated very highly by
nationally recognized credit rating agencies.
The
Company is using interest rate derivative instruments to manage the risk of
interest rate changes by converting a portion of its variable-rate borrowings
into fixed-rate borrowings. There were interest rate derivative instruments
outstanding in a total notional amount of $300 million at March 31, 2008,
which consisted of: a) interest rate swaps totaling $200 million,
expiring in April 2010, with a fixed rate of 4.97%; b) a $50 million
interest rate collar expiring in April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.99% and
a cap
rate of 5.75%; and c) a $50 million interest rate collar expiring in
April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.75% and a cap rate of 6.00%. The combined
fair
market value of the agreements resulted in a recorded liability of approximately
$13.3 million at March 31, 2008, which was determined based on current
interest rates and expected future trends. The Company entered into
11
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(Continued)
8.
Financial Derivatives (Continued)
these
instruments during the second quarter of 2007
and cancelled the prior interest rate derivative instruments that had notional
amounts totaling $150 million. The current derivative instruments are
designated as cash flow hedges, for which the Company records the effective
portions of changes in their fair value, net of tax, in other comprehensive
income (Note 4). Any ineffective portion of the hedges is recognized in
earnings, of which there has been none to date. The prior derivative instruments
were not designated as hedges and therefore changes in their fair values were
recorded in interest expense.
9.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
("SFAS 157"), which addresses how fair value should be measured when
required for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP. It also establishes
a fair value hierarchy and will require expanded disclosures on fair value
measurements where applicable. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company in the
fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008. The Company has not completed
assessing the impact that SFAS 157 will have on its consolidated financial
statements, although the impact is not currently expected to be
material.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an
amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates.
SFAS 159 will be effective for the Company in the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 2008. The Company has not completed assessing the impact that
the adoption of SFAS 159 will have on its consolidated financial
statements, although the impact is not currently expected to be
material.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business
Combinations
("SFAS 141R") and SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB
No. 51
("SFAS 160"). These new standards will significantly change the accounting
for and reporting of business combination transactions and noncontrolling
(minority) interests in consolidated financial statements. SFAS 141R and
SFAS 160 are required to be adopted simultaneously and are effective for
the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008.
Earlier adoption is prohibited. The Company believes the adoption of
SFAS 141R will have a significant impact on the accounting for future
acquisitions. The adoption of SFAS 160 is not expected to have a material
impact on the financial statements.
12
Item 2. Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
You
should read the following discussion in conjunction with Management’s Discussion
and Analysis included in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise
specifically indicated, all references to “2008” and “YTD 2008” refer to the
three months (second quarter) and six months (year-to-date) ended March 31,
2008, respectively, of our fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and all
references to “2007” and “YTD 2007” refer to the three months (second quarter)
and six months (year-to-date) ended March 31, 2007, respectively, of our fiscal
year ended September 30, 2007. Certain tabular information may not foot due
to rounding.
We
are one of the largest distributors of residential and non-residential roofing
materials in the United States and Canada. We are also a distributor of other
complementary building products, including siding, windows, specialty lumber
products and waterproofing systems for residential and non-residential building
exteriors. We purchase products from a large number of manufacturers and then
distribute these goods to a customer base consisting of contractors and, to
a
lesser extent, general contractors, retailers and building materials
suppliers.
We
distribute up to 10,000 SKUs through 177 branches in the United States and
Canada. We had 2,431 employees as of March 31, 2008, including our sales and
marketing team of 964 employees.
In
fiscal year 2007, approximately 94% of our net sales were in the United States.
We stock one of the most extensive assortments of high-quality branded products
in the industry, enabling us to deliver products to our customers on a timely
basis.
Execution
of the operating plan at each of our branches drives our financial results.
Revenues are impacted by the relative strength of the residential and
non-residential roofing markets we serve. We allow each of our branches to
develop its own marketing plan and mix of products based upon its local market.
We differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing customer services,
including job site delivery, tapered insulation layouts and design and metal
fabrication, and by providing credit. We consider customer relations and our
employees' knowledge of roofing and exterior building materials to be very
important to our ability to increase customer loyalty and maintain customer
satisfaction. We invest significant resources in training our employees in
sales
techniques, management skills and product knowledge. Although we consider these
attributes important drivers of our business, we continually pay close attention
to controlling operating costs.
Our
growth strategy includes both internal growth (opening branches, growing sales
with existing customers, adding new customers and introducing new products)
and
acquisition growth. Our main acquisition strategy is to target market leaders
in
geographic areas that we do not service. Our April 2007 acquisition of North
Coast Commercial Roofing Systems, Inc. ("North Coast") is one example of
this approach. North Coast is a distributor of commercial roofing systems and
related accessories that operated 16 branches in eight states in the Midwest
and
Northeast. North Coast had minimal branch overlap with our existing operations
at the time of the acquisition. In addition, we also acquire smaller companies
to supplement branch openings within existing markets. Our August 2006
acquisition of Roof Depot, Inc. ("Roof Depot"), which operated two branches
and was integrated into our Midwest region, is one example of such an
acquisition.
As
a
result of the slowdown in our business and throughout the roofing and
construction industries, we have not recently opened any new branches or
made
any acquisitions and we have no current plans to open new branches or make
acquisitions in the near future until the business environment improves.
We may
have sufficient capacity within our existing branch structure to adequately
serve new customers that new branch openings would otherwise bring at this
time
and to also service any growth with our existing customers. We are also
foregoing acquisitions to maintain desired debt levels and due to more uncertain
outlooks for the acquisition targets within our industry.
13
The
following table shows, for the periods indicated, information derived from
our
consolidated statements of operations expressed as a percentage of net sales
for
the periods presented. Percentages may not foot due to rounding.
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
Six Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net
sales
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||||
Cost
of products sold
|
77.5
|
76.9
|
77.2
|
76.3
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
22.5
|
23.1
|
22.8
|
23.7
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
24.8
|
24.5
|
21.5
|
21.1
|
|||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
(2.3
|
)
|
(1.5
|
)
|
1.3
|
2.5
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(2.2
|
)
|
(2.2
|
)
|
(2.0
|
)
|
(1.9
|
)
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(4.5
|
)
|
(3.7
|
)
|
(0.7
|
)
|
0.6
|
||||||
Income
tax (expense) benefit
|
1.8
|
1.5
|
0.3
|
(0.2
|
)
|
||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
(2.7)
|
%
|
(2.2)
|
%
|
(0.4)
|
%
|
0.4
|
%
|
In
managing our business, we consider all growth, including the opening of new
branches, to be internal (organic) growth unless it results from an acquisition.
When we refer to growth in existing markets or internal growth in our discussion
and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, we include growth
from existing and newly opened branches but exclude growth from acquired
branches until they have been under our ownership for at least four full fiscal
quarters at the start of the fiscal reporting period. At March 31, 2008, we
had
a total of 177 branches in operation. For 2008 and YTD 2008, 160 of those
current branches, along with two branches closed in October 2007 and February
2008, were included in our existing market calculations, while the other 17
current branches were excluded because they were acquired after the quarter
ended March 31, 2007. Acquired markets for 2008 include North Coast and
Wholesale Roofing Supply. Percentages in the tables below may not foot due
to
rounding.
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2008 ("2008") Compared to the Three Months Ended March
31, 2007 ("2007")
Existing
and Acquired Markets
For
the Three Months Ended
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
Existing
Markets
|
Acquired
Markets
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
267,802
|
$
|
286,945
|
$
|
36,449
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
304,251
|
$
|
286,945
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
62,027
|
66,168
|
6,365
|
-
|
68,392
|
66,168
|
|||||||||||||
Gross
Margin
|
23.2
|
%
|
23.1
|
%
|
17.5
|
%
|
22.5
|
%
|
23.1
|
%
|
|||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
65,653
|
70,394
|
9,679
|
-
|
75,332
|
70,394
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses as a % of Net Sales
|
24.5
|
%
|
24.5
|
%
|
26.6
|
%
|
24.8
|
%
|
24.5
|
%
|
|||||||||
Operating
Loss
|
$
|
(3,626
|
)
|
$
|
(4,226
|
)
|
$
|
(3,314
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(6,940
|
)
|
$
|
(4,226
|
)
|
||
Operating
Margin
|
-1.4
|
%
|
-1.5
|
%
|
-9.1
|
%
|
-2.3
|
%
|
-1.5
|
%
|
14
Net
Sales
Consolidated
net sales increased $17.3 million, or 6.0%, to $304.3 million in 2008
from $286.9 million in 2007. Both this year's and last year's second
quarter had 64 business days. Existing market sales declined $19.1 million
or 6.7%, while acquired markets contributed an increase of $36.4 million.
We attribute the existing market sales decline primarily to the following
factors:
·
|
a
continued decline in residential construction, especially in the
mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states;
and
|
·
|
to
a lesser extent, the general slowing of residential remodeling and
re-roofing in our markets;
|
partially
offset
by
the positive impact of:
·
|
increased
non-residential roofing activity in most markets;
and
|
·
|
four
new branches opened in existing markets since March 31,
2007.
|
We
closed one branch in our existing markets during the second quarter of 2008
and
opened three branches in existing markets during the second quarter of 2007.
For
2008, our acquired markets had combined product group sales of $3.9, $31.2
and
$1.4 million in residential roofing products, non-residential roofing
products and complementary building products, respectively, while the product
group sales for our existing markets were as follows:
Existing
Markets
For
the Three Months Ended
March
31, 2008
|
March
31, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||
Sales
|
Mix
|
Sales
|
Mix
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Residential
roofing products
|
$
|
120,558
|
45.0
|
%
|
$
|
134,678
|
46.9
|
%
|
$
|
(14,120
|
)
|
-10.5
|
%
|
||||||
Non-residential
roofing products
|
85,644
|
32.0
|
%
|
82,210
|
28.7
|
%
|
3,434
|
4.2
|
|||||||||||
Complementary
building products
|
61,600
|
23.0
|
%
|
70,057
|
24.4
|
%
|
(8,457
|
)
|
-12.1
|
||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
$
|
267,802
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
286,945
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
(19,143
|
)
|
-6.7
|
%
|
Note:
Total 2008 existing market sales of $267.8 million plus 2008 sales from
acquired markets of $36.4 million equal $304.3 million of total 2008
sales. Our total 2007 sales of $286.9 million are now classified as sales
from existing markets. We believe the existing market information is useful
to
investors because it helps explain organic growth or decline.
Gross
Profit
For
the Three Months Ended
|
March
31,
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Change
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
(dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
$
|
68.4
|
$
|
66.2
|
$
|
2.2
|
3.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
62.0
|
66.2
|
$
|
(4.1
|
)
|
-6.3
|
%
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross
margin
|
22.5
|
%
|
23.1
|
%
|
-0.6
|
%
|
||||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
23.2
|
%
|
23.1
|
%
|
0.1
|
%
|
Our
existing markets' gross profit declined $4.1 million or 6.3% in 2008, while
our acquired markets' gross profit was $6.4 million. Existing markets'
gross margin increased to 23.2% in 2008 from 23.1% in 2007. The increase in
gross margin was caused primarily by favorable buying programs offered by some
of our vendors this year for certain high-volume items, especially residential
asphalt shingles. Our existing market gross margin in 2008 excluding vendor
incentives, which represents our invoiced gross margin, was down 50 basis points
from 2007.
15
The
decrease was caused partly by an increase of non-residential roofing products
in
our product mix, which have substantially lower gross margins, and a slightly
more competitive non-residential market, partially offset by improving invoiced
gross margins on our residential roofing products. Our overall gross margin
decreased to 22.5% from 23.1% due primarily from an increased sales mix of
the
traditionally lower gross margin non-residential roofing, mainly due to the
addition of North Coast which sells mostly non-residential roofing.
Operating
Expenses
For
the Three Months Ended
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||
(dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
$
|
75.3
|
$
|
70.4
|
$
|
4.9
|
7.0
|
%
|
||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
65.7
|
70.4
|
(4.7
|
)
|
-6.7
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses as a % of sales
|
24.8
|
%
|
24.5
|
%
|
0.3
|
%
|
||||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
24.5
|
%
|
24.5
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
Our
existing markets' operating expenses declined by $4.7 million or 6.7% to
$65.7 million in 2008 from $70.4 million in 2007, while our acquired
markets' operating expenses totaled $9.7 million. The following factors
were the leading causes of our lower existing market operating
expenses:
·
|
payroll
and related costs decreased by $3.0 million primarily from a lower
headcount, offset somewhat by less favorable medical insurance claims
and
costs at our four new branches;
|
·
|
savings
of $1.1 million in selling, warehouse and general and administrative
expenses from cost-saving measures in many areas and also from allocations
to our acquired markets; and
|
·
|
reduced
depreciation and amortization of $0.6 million due to lower
amortization amounts for customer relationship intangible assets
and
somewhat from substantially lower capital expenditures in
2008.
|
Existing
markets' operating expenses as a percentage of net sales remained constant
at
24.5% as we were able to save variable costs as noted above equal to the
de-leveraging of our fixed costs. Overall operating expenses increased to 24.8%
of net sales in 2008 from 24.5% in 2007, due to the same factors and the
inclusion of North Coast, which has higher operating costs as a percentage
of
sales during the winter. In 2008, we expensed a total of $3.7 million for
the amortization of intangible assets recorded under purchase accounting,
including $1.6 million in our acquired markets, compared to
$2.5 million in 2007.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense increased $0.3 million to $6.7 million in 2008 from
$6.4 million in 2007. We refinanced our credit facilities during the first
quarter of 2007 and incurred additional borrowings to finance our acquisitions
since March 31, 2007, both of which increased our debt level. Partially
offsetting these factors was a decline in average interest rates during 2008,
which affected the unhedged portion of our variable-rate debt.
Income
Taxes
An
income tax benefit of $5.5 million was recorded in 2008, an effective tax
rate of 40.5%, compared to an income tax benefit of $4.3 million in 2007,
an effective tax rate of 40.2%. The slight increase in the effective rate
reflects small changes in allocations of taxable income and losses among the
states in which we are located.
16
Six
Months Ended March 31, 2008 ("YTD 2008") Compared to the Six Months Ended March
31, 2007 ("YTD 2007")
Existing
and Acquired Markets
For
the Six Months Ended
(Dollars
in thousands)
Existing
Markets
|
Acquired
Markets
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||||
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
601,537
|
$
|
667,154
|
$
|
101,110
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
702,647
|
$
|
667,154
|
|||||||
Gross
Profit
|
143,212
|
157,902
|
16,874
|
-
|
160,086
|
157,902
|
|||||||||||||
Gross
Margin
|
23.8
|
%
|
23.7
|
%
|
16.7
|
%
|
22.8
|
%
|
23.7
|
%
|
|||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
132,059
|
141,066
|
19,190
|
-
|
151,249
|
141,066
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses as a % of Net Sales
|
22.0
|
%
|
21.1
|
%
|
19.0
|
%
|
21.5
|
%
|
21.1
|
%
|
|||||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
$
|
11,153
|
$
|
16,836
|
$
|
(2,316
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,837
|
$
|
16,836
|
||||||
Operating
Margin
|
1.9
|
%
|
2.5
|
%
|
-2.3
|
%
|
1.3
|
%
|
2.5
|
%
|
17
Net
Sales
Consolidated
net sales increased $35.5 million, or 5.3%, to $702.6 million in YTD
2008 from $667.2 million in YTD 2007. Both this year and last year had 125
business days. Existing market sales declined $65.6 million or 9.8%, while
acquired markets contributed an increase of $101.1 million. We attribute
the existing market sales decline primarily to the same factors as we discussed
for the quarter, except that non-residential roofing was flat in YTD 2008 as
compared to YTD 2007.
We
opened one new branch and closed two branches in our existing markets during
YTD
2008, while we opened five new branches and closed one branch in existing
markets in YTD 2007. For YTD 2008, our acquired markets had combined product
group sales of $8.2, $89.2 and $3.7 million in residential roofing
products, non-residential roofing products and complementary building products,
respectively, while the product group sales for our existing markets were as
follows:
Existing
Markets
For
the Six Months Ended
|
March
31, 2008
|
March
31, 2007
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
|
Mix
|
|
Sales
|
|
Mix
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Residential
roofing products
|
$
|
264,100
|
43.9
|
%
|
$
|
311,161
|
46.6
|
%
|
$
|
(47,061
|
)
|
-15.1
|
%
|
||||||
Non-residential
roofing products
|
200,626
|
33.4
|
%
|
199,853
|
30.0
|
%
|
773
|
0.4
|
|||||||||||
Complementary
building products
|
136,811
|
22.7
|
%
|
156,140
|
23.4
|
%
|
(19,329
|
)
|
-12.4
|
||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
$
|
601,537
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
667,154
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
(65,617
|
)
|
-9.8
|
%
|
Note:
Total YTD 2008 existing market sales of $601.5 million plus YTD 2008 sales
from acquired markets of $101.1 million equal $702.6 million of total
YTD 2008 sales. Our total YTD 2007 sales of $667.2 million are now
classified as sales from existing markets. We believe the existing market
information is useful to investors because it helps explain organic growth
or
decline.
Gross
Profit
For
the Six Months Ended
|
March
31,
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Change
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
(dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$
|
160.1
|
$
|
157.9
|
$
|
2.2
|
1.4
|
%
|
||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
$
|
143.2
|
$
|
157.9
|
$
|
(14.7
|
)
|
-9.3
|
%
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross
Margin
|
22.8
|
%
|
23.7
|
%
|
-0.9
|
%
|
||||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
23.8
|
%
|
23.7
|
%
|
0.1
|
%
|
Our
existing markets' gross profit declined $14.7 million or 9.3% in YTD 2008,
while our acquired markets' gross profit was $16.9 million. Existing
markets' gross margin increased to 23.8% in YTD 2008 from 23.7% in YTD 2007.
The
slight increase was caused somewhat by higher calendar year-end vendor rebates
and other favorable buying programs offered by some of our vendors, mostly
offset by the negative impact from increased competitive conditions due to
the
business slowdown in the industry. Our overall gross margin decreased to 22.8%
from 23.7% due primarily to an increased sales mix of the traditionally lower
gross margin non-residential roofing, mainly due to the addition of North Coast,
which sells mostly non-residential roofing.
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Operating
Expenses
For
the Six Months Ended
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||
(dollars
in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
$
|
151.2
|
$
|
141.1
|
$
|
10.2
|
7.2
|
%
|
||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
$
|
132.1
|
$
|
141.1
|
$
|
(9.0
|
)
|
-6.4
|
%
|
|||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses as a % of Sales
|
21.5
|
%
|
21.1
|
%
|
0.4
|
%
|
||||||||||
Existing
Markets
|
22.0
|
%
|
21.1
|
%
|
0.9
|
%
|
Our
existing markets' operating expenses declined by $9.0 million or 6.4% to
$132.1 million in YTD 2008 from $141.1 million in YTD 2007, while our
acquired markets' operating expenses totaled $19.2 million. The following
factors were the leading causes of our lower existing market operating
expenses:
·
|
payroll
and related costs decreased by $6.3 million primarily from a lower
headcount, offset somewhat by costs at our four new
branches;
|
·
|
savings
of $2.8 million in selling, warehouse and general and administrative
expenses from cost-saving measures in many areas and allocations
to our
acquired markets; and
|
·
|
reduced
depreciation and amortization of $0.6 million due to lower
amortization amounts for customer relationship intangible assets
and
somewhat from substantially lower capital expenditures in YTD 2008;
|
partially
offset
by
·
|
a
$0.7 million increase in our provision for bad debts as we increased
our accounts receivable allowance due primarily to the business
slowdown.
|
Existing
markets' operating expenses as a percentage of net sales increased to 22.0%
from
21.1%, primarily due to the lower existing market sales and the relatively
fixed
nature of our operating expenses. Overall operating expenses increased to 21.5%
of net sales in YTD 2008 from 21.1% in 2007, due to the same factors, offset
somewhat by the inclusion of North Coast, which had lower operating costs as
a
percentage of sales in YTD 2008. In YTD 2008, we expensed a total of
$7.7 million for the amortization of intangible assets recorded under
purchase accounting, including $3.3 million in our acquired markets,
compared to a total of $5.2 million in 2007.
Interest
Expense
Interest
expense increased $1.0 million to $13.7 million in YTD 2008 from
$12.7 million in YTD 2007. We refinanced our credit facilities in the first
quarter of 2007 and incurred additional borrowings to finance our acquisitions,
both of which increased our debt level since March 31, 2007. Partially
offsetting these factors was a decline in average interest rates during YTD
2008, which affected the unhedged portion of our variable-rate
debt.
Income
Taxes
An
income tax benefit of $2.0 million was recorded in YTD 2008, an effective
tax rate of 41.0%, compared to income tax expense of $1.7 million in YTD
2007, an effective tax rate of 40.2%. The increase in the effective rate
reflects changes in allocations of taxable income and losses among the states
in
which we are located.
Seasonality
and Quarterly Fluctuations
In
general, sales and net income are highest during our first, third and fourth
fiscal quarters, which represent the peak months of construction and reroofing,
especially in our branches in the northeastern U.S. and in Canada. Our sales
are
substantially lower during the second quarter, when we historically have
incurred low net income levels or net losses.
19
We
generally experience an increase in inventory, accounts receivable and accounts
payable during the first, third and fourth quarters of the year as a result
of
the seasonality of our business. Our peak borrowing level generally occurs
during the third quarter, primarily because dated accounts payable offered
by
our suppliers typically are payable in April, May and June, while our peak
accounts receivable collections typically occur from June through
November.
We
generally experience a slowing of collections of our accounts receivable during
our second quarter, mainly due to the inability of some of our customers to
conduct their businesses effectively in inclement weather in certain of our
regions. We continue to attempt to collect those receivables, which require
payment under our standard terms. We do not provide any concessions to our
customers during this quarter of the year, although we may take advantage of
seasonal incentives from our vendors. Also during the second quarter, we
generally experience our lowest availability under our senior secured credit
facilities, which are asset-based lending facilities.
Certain
Quarterly Financial Data
The
following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly data for fiscal years
2008 and 2007 which, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair
presentation of this data. Results of any one or more quarters are not
necessarily indicative of results for an entire fiscal year or of continuing
trends. Totals may not foot due to rounding.
|
Fiscal
year 2008
|
|
Fiscal
year 2007
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Qtr
1
|
|
Qtr
2
|
|
Qtr
1
|
|
Qtr
2
|
|
Qtr
3
|
|
Qtr
4
|
|||||||
(dollars
in millions, except per share data)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$
|
398.4
|
$
|
304.3
|
$
|
380.2
|
$
|
286.9
|
$
|
484.9
|
$
|
493.8
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
91.7
|
68.4
|
91.7
|
66.2
|
107.8
|
108.2
|
|||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
15.8
|
(6.9
|
)
|
21.1
|
(4.2
|
)
|
26.7
|
26.3
|
|||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
5.2
|
$
|
(8.1
|
)
|
$
|
8.8
|
$
|
(6.3
|
)
|
$
|
11.5
|
$
|
11.3
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) per share - basic
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.26
|
$
|
0.26
|
|||||
Earnings
(loss) per share - fully diluted
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
0.26
|
$
|
0.25
|
|||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Quarterly
sales as % of year's sales
|
23.1
|
%
|
17.4
|
%
|
29.5
|
%
|
30.0
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Quarterly
gross profit as % of year's gross profit
|
24.5
|
%
|
17.7
|
%
|
28.8
|
%
|
28.9
|
%
|
|||||||||||
Quarterly
income (loss) from operations as % of year's income (loss) from
operations
|
30.2
|
%
|
-6.1
|
%
|
38.2
|
%
|
37.7
|
%
|
The
calculations of the net loss per share for the second quarters of 2008 and
2007
did not include the effect of stock options since the impact would have been
anti-dilutive.
We
had cash and cash equivalents of $10.6 million at March 31, 2008 compared
to $43.3 million at March 31, 2007 and $6.5 million at
September 30, 2007. Our net working capital was $222.5 million at
March 31, 2008 compared to $257.2 million at March 31, 2007 and
$215.5 million at September 30, 2007.
YTD
2008 Compared to YTD 2007
Our
net cash provided by operating activities was $29.5 million for YTD 2008
compared to $10.1 million for YTD 2007, even though our income from
operations decreased by $8.0 million to $8.8 million in YTD 2008
from
$16.8 million in YTD 2007. Accounts receivable decreased by
$93.9 million in YTD 2008, primarily due to a normal seasonal decrease and
lower revenues. The number of days outstanding for accounts receivable, based
upon year-to-date sales, increased somewhat in YTD 2008 due, in part, to the
higher mix of non-residential roofing sales that generally have longer payment
terms. Inventory levels increased by $29.0 million as we built up our
inventories beyond the normal seasonal increase, especially in residential
asphalt shingles ahead of announced price increases. Inventory turns were down
in YTD 2008 as compared to YTD 2007, mainly due to the drop off in sales and
the
aforementioned purchasing arrangements. The benefit from the decrease in
accounts receivable was also partially offset by a mostly seasonal decrease
of
$57.6 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Prepaid expenses
and other assets decreased $6.1 million due primarily to seasonal
collections of vendor rebates receivable.
20
Net
cash used in investing activities, which consists solely of capital
expenditures, decreased by $16.0 million in YTD 2008 to $1.2 million from
$17.2 million in YTD 2007. We have substantially reduced capital spending
due to the business slowdown and the prior-year required upgrades to the truck
fleets of some of our recent acquisitions.
Net
cash used by financing activities was $23.9 million in YTD 2008 compared to
net cash provided by financing activities of $48.8 million in YTD 2007. The
net cash used by financing activities in YTD 2008 primarily reflected repayments
under our revolving lines of credit and term loans. The net cash provided by
financing activities in YTD 2007 primarily reflected net term loan borrowings
under our new credit facility, which refinanced our prior revolving facilities
and term loans, and payment of related deferred financing costs.
Capital
Resources
Our
principal source of liquidity at March 31, 2008 was our cash and cash
equivalents of $10.6 million and our available borrowings of $129.6 million
under revolving lines of credit, subject to compliance with the maximum
consolidated leverage ratio below. Our borrowing base availability is determined
primarily by trade accounts receivable, less outstanding borrowings and letters
of credit. Borrowings outstanding under the revolving lines of credit in the
accompanying balance sheets at March 31, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were
classified as short-term debt since there were no current expectations of a
minimum level of outstanding revolver borrowings in the following twelve
months.
Liquidity
is defined as the current amount of readily available cash and the ability
to
generate adequate amounts of cash to meet the current needs for cash. We assess
our liquidity in terms of our cash and cash equivalents on hand and the ability
to generate cash to fund our operating activities, taking into consideration
the
seasonal nature of our business.
Significant
factors which could affect future liquidity include the following:
·
|
the
adequacy of available bank lines of
credit;
|
·
|
the
ability to attract long-term capital with satisfactory
terms;
|
·
|
cash
flows generated from operating
activities;
|
·
|
acquisitions;
and
|
·
|
capital
expenditures.
|
Our
primary capital needs are for working capital obligations and other general
corporate purposes, including acquisitions and capital expenditures. Our primary
sources of working capital are cash from operations and cash equivalents
supplemented by bank borrowings. In the past, we have financed acquisitions
initially through increased bank borrowings, the issuance of common stock and
other borrowings. We then repay any such borrowings with cash flows from
operations. The November
2006
refinancing of our credit facilities discussed below provided us with
approximately $47 million of additional funds at the time of the closing
for future acquisitions and ongoing working capital requirements. We have funded
most of our past capital expenditures through increased bank borrowings,
including equipment financing, or through capital leases and then have reduced
these obligations with cash flows from operations.
21
We
believe we have adequate current liquidity and availability of capital to fund
our present operations, meet our commitments on our existing debt and fund
anticipated growth, including expansion in existing and targeted market areas.
We seek potential acquisitions from time to time and hold discussions with
certain acquisition candidates. If suitable acquisition opportunities or working
capital needs arise that would require additional financing, we believe that
our
financial position and earnings history provide a sufficient base for obtaining
additional financing resources at reasonable rates and terms, as we have in
the
past. We may also issue additional shares of common stock to raise funds, which
we did in December 2005, or we may issue preferred stock.
Indebtedness
We
currently have the following credit facilities:
·
|
a
senior secured credit facility in the
U.S.;
|
·
|
a
Canadian senior secured credit facility;
and
|
·
|
two
equipment financing facilities.
|
Senior
Secured Credit Facilities
On
November 2, 2006, we entered into an amended and restated seven-year
$500 million U.S. senior secured credit facility and a C$15 million
senior secured Canadian credit facility with GE Antares Capital ("GE Antares")
and a syndicate of other lenders (combined, the "Credit Facility"). The Credit
Facility refinanced the prior $370 million credit facilities that also were
provided through GE Antares. The Credit Facility provides us with lower interest
rates and available funds for future acquisitions and ongoing working capital
requirements. In addition, the Credit Facility increased the allowable total
equipment financing and/or capital lease financing to $35 million. The
Credit Facility provides for a cash receipts lock-box arrangement that gives
us
sole control over the funds in lock-box accounts, unless excess availability
is
less than $10 million or an event of default occurs, in which case the
senior secured lenders would have the right to take control over such funds
and
to apply such funds to repayment of the senior debt.
The
Credit Facility consists of a U.S. revolving credit facility of
$150 million (the "US Revolver"), which includes a sub-facility of
$20 million for letters of credit, and provided an initial
$350 million term loan (the "Term Loan"). The Credit Facility also includes
a C$15 million senior secured revolving credit facility provided by GE
Canada Finance Holding Company (the "Canada Revolver"). There was a combined
$129.6 million available for revolver borrowings at March 31, 2008, subject
to compliance with the maximum consolidated leverage ratio below, and
$5.0 million outstanding under the US Revolver and less than $0.1 million
outstanding under the Canadian Revolver primarily at an interest rate of 3.60%.
The outstanding revolver borrowings at September 30, 2007 were
$26.1 million and carried a weighted-average interest rate of 6.74%.
Borrowings outstanding under the revolving lines of credit in the accompanying
balance sheets at March 31, 2008 and September 30, 2007 were classified as
short-term debt since there were no current expectations of a minimum level
of
outstanding revolver borrowings in the following twelve months. There were
$4.5 million, $5.8 million and $6.5 million of outstanding standby letters
of credit at March 31, 2008, March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007,
respectively. The Term Loan requires amortization of 1% per year, payable in
quarterly installments of approximately $0.9 million, and the remainder is
due in 2013. The Credit Facility may also be expanded by up to an additional
$200 million under certain conditions. There are mandatory prepayments
under the Credit Facility under certain conditions, including the following
cash
flow condition:
22
On
May 15 of each fiscal year, commencing on May 15, 2008, we must pay an
amount equal to 50% of the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Facility)
for the prior fiscal year, not to exceed $7.0 million with respect to any
fiscal year. Based on our results for fiscal year 2007, no payment will be
due
in 2008.
Interest
Interest
on borrowings under the U.S. credit facility is payable at our election at
either of the following rates:
· |
the
base rate (that is the higher of (a) the base rate for corporate
loans
quoted in The Wall Street Journal or (b) the Federal Reserve overnight
rate plus 1/2 of 1%) plus a margin of 0.75% for the Term
Loan.
|
·
|
the
current LIBOR Rate plus a margin of 1.00% (for U.S. Revolver loans)
or
2.00% (for Term Loan).
|
Interest
under the Canadian credit facility is payable at our election at either of
the
following rates:
·
|
an
index rate (that is the higher of (1) the Canadian prime rate as
quoted in The Globe and Mail and (2) the 30-day BA Rate plus 0.75%),
or
|
·
|
the
BA rate as described in the Canadian facility plus
1.00%.
|
The
US Revolver currently carries an interest rate of the LIBOR plus 1.0% (3.60%
at
March 31, 2008), while the Canada revolver carries an interest rate of the
Canadian prime rate plus 0.75% (5.25% at March 31, 2008), and the Term Loan
carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2% (6.73% and 5.09% for the two LIBOR
arrangements under the Term Loan at March 31, 2008). Unused fees on the
revolving credit facilities are 0.25% per annum. Availability under the
revolving credit facilities is limited to 85% of eligible accounts receivable,
increasing to 90% from January through April of each year.
Financial
covenants, which apply only to the Term Loan, are limited to a leverage ratio
and a yearly capital expenditure limitation as follows:
Maximum
Consolidated Leverage Ratio
On
the last day of each fiscal quarter, our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as
defined, must not be greater than 4.00:1.0. At March 31, 2008, this ratio was
3.58:1.
Capital
Expenditures
We
cannot incur aggregate Capital Expenditures, as defined, in excess of three
percent (3.00%) of consolidated gross revenue for any fiscal year.
As
of March 31, 2008, we were in compliance with these covenants. Substantially
all
of our assets, including the capital stock and assets of wholly-owned
subsidiaries secure obligations under the Credit Facility.
Prior
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
The
credit facilities in place prior to the Credit Facility discussed above were
scheduled to mature on October 14, 2010 and consisted of a
$280 million U.S. revolving line of credit and a $C15 million Canadian
revolving line of credit, referred to as revolvers, and term loans totaling
$90 million. These
facilities provided for the same lock-box arrangements as under the Credit
Facility. At the time of the refinancing discussed above, there was
$227.8 million of borrowings outstanding under the prior revolvers. The
outstanding revolver borrowings at that date carried a weighted-average interest
rate of 7.03%.
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Equipment
Financing Facilities
The
Company has two equipment financing facilities that allow for the financing
of
purchased transportation and material handling equipment totaling
$32.9 million with $6.4 million of remaining availability as of March
31, 2008. There was $26.5 million of equipment financing loans outstanding
at
March 31, 2008, with fixed interest rates ranging from 4.7% to
7.4%.
Cautionary
Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Our
disclosure and analysis in this report contains forward-looking information
that
involves risks and uncertainties. Our forward-looking statements express our
current expectations or forecasts of possible future results or events,
including projections of future performance, statements of management's plans
and objectives, future contracts, and forecasts of trends and other matters.
You
can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly
to
historic or current facts and often use words such as "anticipate," "estimate,"
"expect," "believe," "will likely result," "outlook," "project" and other words
and expressions of similar meaning. No assurance can be given that the results
in any forward-looking statements will be achieved and actual results could
be
affected by one or more factors, which could cause them to differ materially.
For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act.
Certain
factors that may affect our business and could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements include those
set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2007.
Our
interest rate risk relates primarily to the variable-rate borrowings under
our
Credit Facility. The following discussion of our interest rate swaps and collars
(see "Financial Derivatives" below) is based on a 10% change in interest rates.
These changes are hypothetical scenarios used to calibrate potential risk and
do
not represent our view of future market changes. The interest rate collars
have
had no impact yet on our interest expense. As the hypothetical figures discussed
below indicate, changes in fair value based on the assumed change in rates
generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in
assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. The effect of a
variation in a particular assumption is calculated without changing any other
assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another,
which may magnify or counteract the sensitivities.
At
March 31, 2008, we had $344.8 million of term loans outstanding under our
Credit Facility, $5.0 million of borrowings under revolving lines of
credit, and $26.5 million of equipment financing outstanding. Our
weighted-average effective interest rate on that debt, after considering the
effect of the interest rate swaps, was 6.59% at March 31, 2008 (7.13% at
September 30, 2007). A hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates in
effect at March 31, 2008, would have increased annual interest expense on the
borrowings outstanding at that date by approximately
$0.9 million.
We
enter into interest rate swaps and collars to minimize the risks and costs
associated with financing activities, as well as to maintain an appropriate
mix
of fixed-and floating-rate debt. The swap agreements
discussed below are contracts to exchange variable-rate for fixed-interest
rate
payments over the life of the agreements. The collar agreements, also discussed
below, provide for fixed-rate caps and floors. The aggregate fair value of
these
swaps and collars represented an unrealized loss of $13.3 million at March
31, 2008. A hypothetical increase (or decrease) of 10% in interest rates from
the level in effect at March 31, 2008, would result in an aggregate unrealized
(loss) or gain in value of the swaps and collars of approximately ($1.4) million
or $1.4 million, respectively.
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Financial
Derivatives
As
discussed above, we use interest rate derivative instruments to manage the
risk
of interest rate changes by converting a portion of our variable-rate borrowings
into fixed-rate borrowings. We had interest rate derivative instruments
outstanding in a total notional amount of $300 million at March 31, 2008,
which consisted of: a) interest rate swaps totaling $200 million,
expiring in April 2010, with a fixed rate of 4.97%; b) a $50 million
interest rate collar expiring in April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.99% and
a cap
rate of 5.75%; and c) a $50 million interest rate collar expiring in
April 2010 with a floor rate of 3.75% and a cap rate of 6.00%. We entered into
these instruments during the second quarter of 2007 and cancelled the prior
interest rate derivative instruments that had notional amounts totaling
$150 million. The increase in the total notional amount was due to the
increased borrowings under our Credit Facility. The current derivative
instruments are designated as cash flow hedges, for which we record the
effective portions of changes in their fair value, net of tax, in other
comprehensive income. We recognize any ineffective portion of our hedges in
earnings, of which there has been none to date. The prior derivative instruments
were not designated as hedges and therefore changes in their fair values were
recorded in interest expense.
There
have been no material changes from what we reported in our Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 2007.
The
term "disclosure controls and procedures" is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"). The rules refer
to
the controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified. As of
March 31, 2008, management, including the CEO and CFO, performed an evaluation
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls
and
procedures. Based on that evaluation, management, including the CEO and CFO,
concluded that as of March 31, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures
were
effective at ensuring that material information related to us or our
consolidated subsidiaries is made known to them and is disclosed on a timely
basis in our reports filed under the Act. We maintain a system of internal
control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. Based on the most recent
evaluation, we have concluded that no significant change in our internal control
over financial reporting occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
Part II.
Other Information
Items 1-3
and 5 are not applicable and have been omitted.
Our
Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on February 7, 2008 to vote on the
Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Plan, which was approved, and to elect
a board of seven directors. Each director nominee was elected.
The
numbers of votes for the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Plan were as
follows:
VOTES FOR
|
|
VOTES AGAINST
|
ABSTAIN
|
NON-VOTES
|
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30,862,975
|
|
4,950,869
|
98,258
|
4,374,935
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DIRECTOR NOMINEE
|
VOTES FOR
|
VOTES WITHHELD
|
|||||
Robert
R. Buck
|
39,665,271
|
621,766
|
|||||
Andrew
R. Logie
|
39,798,958
|
488,079
|
|||||
H.
Arthur Bellows, Jr.
|
38,855,873
|
1,431,164
|
|||||
James
J. Gaffney
|
39,965,417
|
321,620
|
|||||
Peter
M. Gotsch
|
39,654,951
|
632,086
|
|||||
Stuart
A. Randle
|
39,966,417
|
320,620
|
|||||
Wilson
B. Sexton
|
39,787,879
|
499,158
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Document Description
|
|
10.1
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Beacon
Roofing Supply, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Beacon Roofing
Supply
Inc.’s current report on Form 8-K filed on February 11, 2008).
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
by Robert R. Buck pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
by David R. Grace pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
by Robert R. Buck and David R. Grace pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
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Signature
Page
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 on May 8, 2008.
|
|
BEACON
ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
|
|
|
BY:
|
/s/
DAVID R. GRACE
|
|
David
R. Grace, Senior
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and duly
authorized
signatory on behalf of the
Registrant
|
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Index
to Exhibits
Exhibit Number
|
Document
Description
|
|
10.1
|
Beacon
Roofing Supply, Inc. Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Beacon Roofing
Supply
Inc.’s current report on Form 8-K filed on February 11,
2008).
|
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
by Robert R. Buck pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
by David R. Grace pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as
adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
by Robert R. Buck and David R. Grace pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|