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BOISE CASCADE Co - Quarter Report: 2014 September (Form 10-Q)


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014
 
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the transition period from                        to                       
 
Commission File Number:  001-35805 
Boise Cascade Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
20-1496201
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
1111 West Jefferson Street
Suite 300
Boise, Idaho 83702-5389
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
(208) 384-6161
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes x     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).      Yes x     No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer x    Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).       Yes o     No x
 
There were 39,411,711 shares of the registrant's $0.01 par value common stock outstanding on October 31, 2014.



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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited) 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands, except per-share data)
Sales
$
983,319

 
$
877,979

 
$
2,711,686

 
$
2,475,152

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)
827,890

 
759,777

 
2,324,030

 
2,155,620

Depreciation and amortization
13,203

 
8,962

 
38,005

 
26,205

Selling and distribution expenses
72,714

 
66,244

 
198,825

 
183,350

General and administrative expenses
13,173

 
12,867

 
35,763

 
33,164

Other (income) expense, net
148

 
(350
)
 
(1,589
)
 
(523
)
 
927,128

 
847,500

 
2,595,034

 
2,397,816

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
56,191

 
30,479

 
116,652

 
77,336

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
(316
)
 
69

 
(139
)
 
(302
)
Interest expense
(5,514
)
 
(5,174
)
 
(16,545
)
 
(14,846
)
Interest income
57

 
88

 
180

 
212

 
(5,773
)
 
(5,017
)
 
(16,504
)
 
(14,936
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
50,418

 
25,462

 
100,148

 
62,400

Income tax (provision) benefit
(18,133
)
 
(9,602
)
 
(35,880
)
 
44,708

Net income
$
32,285

 
$
15,860

 
$
64,268

 
$
107,108

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
39,423

 
40,625

 
39,407

 
40,486

Diluted
39,481

 
40,640

 
39,459

 
40,492

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.82

 
$
0.39

 
$
1.63

 
$
2.65

Diluted
$
0.82

 
$
0.39

 
$
1.63

 
$
2.65

 
See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.


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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited) 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
Net income
$
32,285

 
$
15,860

 
$
64,268

 
$
107,108

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax of ($2), $890, ($6), and $2,621, respectively
(3
)
 
1,443

 
(11
)
 
4,249

Amortization of prior service costs, net of tax of $-, $9, $-, and $26, respectively

 
14

 

 
42

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
(3
)
 
1,457

 
(11
)
 
4,291

Comprehensive income
$
32,282

 
$
17,317

 
$
64,257

 
$
111,399


See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.


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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(thousands)
ASSETS
 

 
 

Current
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
169,974

 
$
118,249

Receivables
 
 
 

Trade, less allowances of $2,422 and $2,509
212,801

 
152,240

Related parties
1,111

 
583

Other
7,164

 
7,268

Inventories
398,871

 
383,359

Deferred income taxes
20,302

 
18,151

Prepaid expenses and other
8,855

 
7,855

Total current assets
819,078

 
687,705

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
362,500

 
360,985

Timber deposits
11,304

 
6,266

Deferred financing costs
7,453

 
8,334

Goodwill
21,823

 
21,823

Intangible assets, net
10,207

 
10,277

Deferred income taxes

 
760

Other assets
8,734

 
8,036

Total assets
$
1,241,099

 
$
1,104,186

 
See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.


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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(unaudited)
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(thousands, except per-share data)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
 
Trade
$
185,420

 
$
139,636

Related parties
2,975

 
2,484

Accrued liabilities
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
69,695

 
60,527

Income taxes payable
13,055

 
166

Interest payable
8,076

 
3,294

Other
40,011

 
32,910

Total current liabilities
319,232

 
239,017

 
 
 
 
Debt
 
 
 
Long-term debt
301,466

 
301,613

 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
Compensation and benefits
81,198

 
96,536

Other long-term liabilities
18,178

 
14,539

 
99,376

 
111,075

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities


 


 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 43,274 and 43,229 shares issued, respectively
433

 
432

Treasury stock, 3,864 shares at cost
(100,000
)
 
(100,000
)
Additional paid-in capital
500,879

 
496,593

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(55,260
)
 
(55,249
)
Retained earnings
174,973

 
110,705

Total stockholders' equity
521,025

 
452,481

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
1,241,099

 
$
1,104,186


See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.


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Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
Cash provided by (used for) operations
 
 
 
Net income
$
64,268

 
$
107,108

Items in net income not using (providing) cash
 
 
 

Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other
39,223

 
27,573

Stock-based compensation
4,186

 
1,862

Pension expense
597

 
8,104

Deferred income taxes
1,913

 
(65,095
)
Other
(1,609
)
 
(628
)
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions
 
 
 

Receivables
(61,002
)
 
(63,987
)
Inventories
(15,512
)
 
(36,440
)
Prepaid expenses and other
(1,695
)
 
(1,624
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
62,003

 
50,011

Pension contributions
(11,675
)
 
(10,352
)
Income taxes payable
14,883

 
2,218

Other
(7,482
)
 
(862
)
Net cash provided by operations
88,098

 
17,888

 
 
 
 
Cash provided by (used for) investment
 

 
 

Expenditures for property and equipment
(40,860
)
 
(29,935
)
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities

 
(102,002
)
Proceeds from sales of assets
4,726

 
1,536

Other
41

 
9

Net cash used for investment
(36,093
)
 
(130,392
)
 
 
 
 
Cash provided by (used for) financing
 
 
 
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 
262,488

Treasury stock purchased

 
(100,000
)
Issuances of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility
57,600

 
130,000

Payments of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility
(57,600
)
 
(80,000
)
Financing costs
(11
)
 
(1,854
)
Other
(269
)
 
193

  Net cash provided by (used for) financing
(280
)
 
210,827

 
 
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
51,725

 
98,323

 
 
 
 
Balance at beginning of the period
118,249

 
45,893

 
 
 
 
Balance at end of the period
$
169,974

 
$
144,216

 
See accompanying condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements.


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Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements

1.
Nature of Operations and Consolidation
 
Nature of Operations
 
We are a building products company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms "Boise Cascade," "we," and "our" refer to Boise Cascade, L.L.C., and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to our conversion to a Delaware corporation and to Boise Cascade Company and its consolidated subsidiaries on or after such conversion. On February 4, 2013, we converted to a Delaware corporation from a Delaware limited liability company by filing a certificate of conversion in Delaware. We are one of the largest producers of plywood and engineered wood products (EWP) in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products.

On February 11, 2013, we issued 13,529,412 shares of common stock in our initial public offering. Following the initial public offering, the common stock held by Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C. (BC Holdings) represented 68.7% of our outstanding common stock. In the July 2013 and November 2013 secondary offerings, we registered a combined 18,050,000 shares of common stock sold by BC Holdings. Concurrent with the close of the July 2013 secondary offering, we also repurchased 3,864,062 shares of common stock from BC Holdings (the Repurchase). Following the secondary offerings and the Repurchase, the common stock held by BC Holdings represented 19.8% of our outstanding common stock.    On March 3, 2014, BC Holdings distributed its remaining ownership in Boise Cascade common stock to its members.
 
We operate our business using three reportable segments: (1) Wood Products, which manufactures plywood, EWP, studs, particleboard, and ponderosa pine lumber; (2) Building Materials Distribution, which is a wholesale distributor of building materials; and (3) Corporate and Other, which includes corporate support staff services, related assets and liabilities, and foreign currency exchange gains and losses. For more information, see Note 12, Segment Information.
 
Consolidation
 
The accompanying quarterly consolidated financial statements have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Except as disclosed within these condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements, the adjustments made were of a normal, recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in our annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The quarterly consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Boise Cascade and its subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany balances and transactions. Quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the full year. These condensed notes to unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our 2013 Form 10-K and the other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Policies

The complete summary of significant accounting policies is included in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2013 Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Such estimates include the valuation of accounts receivable, inventories, goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets; legal contingencies; guarantee obligations; indemnifications; assumptions used in retirement benefits; stock-based compensation; income taxes; and vendor and customer rebates, among others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, which management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. We adjust such estimates and assumptions

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when facts and circumstances dictate. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Changes in these estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.  

Vendor and Customer Rebates and Allowances
 
We receive rebates and allowances from our vendors under a number of different programs, including vendor marketing programs. At September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we had $4.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of vendor rebates and allowances recorded in "Receivables, Other" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Rebates and allowances received from our vendors are recognized as a reduction of "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" when the product is sold, unless the rebates and allowances are linked to a specific incremental cost to sell a vendor's product. Amounts received from vendors that are linked to specific selling and distribution expenses are recognized as a reduction of "Selling and distribution expenses" in the period the expense is incurred.

We also provide rebates to our customers and our customers' customers based on the volume of their purchases. We provide the rebates to increase the sell-through of our products. The rebates are recorded as a decrease in "Sales." At September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we had $28.0 million and $24.2 million, respectively, of rebates payable to our customers recorded in "Accrued liabilities, Other" on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Leases
 
We lease a portion of our distribution centers as well as other property and equipment under operating leases. For purposes of determining straight-line rent expense, the lease term is calculated from the date we first take possession of the facility, including any periods of free rent and any renewal option periods we are reasonably assured of exercising. Rental expense for operating leases was $4.3 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $12.9 million and $11.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Sublease rental income was not material in any of the periods presented.

Inventories
 
Inventories include the following (work in process is not material):
 
 
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
 
(thousands)
Finished goods and work in process
 
$
313,335

 
$
292,218

Logs
 
56,877

 
65,423

Other raw materials and supplies
 
28,659

 
25,718

 
 
$
398,871

 
$
383,359



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Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consisted of the following asset classes:
 
 
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
 
(thousands)
Land
 
$
36,819

 
$
37,345

Buildings
 
95,039

 
91,594

Improvements
 
42,253

 
41,372

Office equipment and vehicles
 
86,711

 
80,340

Machinery and equipment
 
393,080

 
380,456

Construction in progress
 
20,041

 
10,063

 
 
673,943

 
641,170

Less accumulated depreciation
 
(311,443
)
 
(280,185
)
 
 
$
362,500

 
$
360,985


Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) gives the highest priority to quoted market prices (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). In general, and where applicable, we use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities to determine fair value (Level 1). If quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities are not available to determine fair value, we use quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2). If quoted prices for identical or similar assets are not available or are unobservable, we may use internally developed valuation models, whose inputs include bid prices, and third-party valuations utilizing underlying asset assumptions (Level 3).

Financial Instruments
 
Our financial instruments are cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and long-term debt. Our cash is recorded at cost, which approximates fair value, and our cash equivalents are money market funds measured at fair value. As of September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we held $130.4 million and $85.8 million, respectively, in money market funds that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs. The recorded values of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair values based on their short-term nature. At September 30, 2014, the book value of our fixed-rate debt was $300.0 million, and the fair value was estimated to be $312.0 million. The difference between the book value and the fair value is derived from the difference between the period-end market interest rate and the stated rate of our fixed-rate, long-term debt. We estimated the fair value based on quoted market prices for similar traded debt (Level 2 measurement).

Concentration of Credit Risk
 
We are exposed to credit risk related to customer accounts receivable. In order to manage credit risk, we consider customer concentrations and current economic trends and monitor the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. At both September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, the receivables from a single customer accounted for approximately 13% of total receivables. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of total receivables.


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New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
 
In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-12, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This ASU requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The provisions of this guidance are not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.    

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This ASU requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. We are evaluating the effect that this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our financial statements.

There were no other accounting standards recently issued that had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and associated disclosures.

3.
Income Taxes

Income Tax Provision

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded $18.1 million and $35.9 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 36.0% and 35.8%, respectively. As a result of our conversion to a corporation in February 2013, we recorded net deferred tax assets of $68.7 million, the effect of which was recorded as an income tax benefit in our Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Excluding the discrete establishment of net deferred tax assets, we recorded $9.6 million and $24.0 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective tax rate of 37.7% and 38.4%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes, offset partially by the domestic manufacturers' deduction and other tax credits. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate, excluding the deferred discrete item, was the effect of state taxes.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, cash paid for taxes, net of refunds received, was $19.1 million and $17.8 million, respectively.

Income Tax Uncertainties

We recognize tax liabilities and adjust these liabilities when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available or as new uncertainties occur. As of September 30, 2014, we had an insignificant amount of unrecognized tax benefits recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, and we do not expect a significant change over the next 12 months. We had no unrecognized tax benefits recorded as of December 31, 2013. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we did not record any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.


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4.
Net Income Per Common Share
 
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Weighted average common shares outstanding for the basic net income per common share calculation includes vested restricted stock units (RSUs) granted to nonemployee directors as there are no conditions under which those shares will not be issued. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the combination of other potentially dilutive weighted average common shares and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive weighted average common shares include the dilutive effect of stock options, RSUs, and performance stock units (PSUs) for each period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price of a share, the amount of compensation expense, if any, for future service that has not yet been recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital, if any, when the share is exercised are assumed to be used to repurchase shares in the current period.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share:

 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands, except per-share data)
Net income
$
32,285

 
$
15,860

 
$
64,268

 
$
107,108

Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period (for basic calculation)
39,423

 
40,625

 
39,407

 
40,486

Dilutive effect of other potential common shares
58

 
15

 
52

 
6

Weighted average common shares and potential common shares (for diluted calculation)
39,481

 
40,640

 
39,459

 
40,492

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per common share - Basic
$
0.82

 
$
0.39

 
$
1.63

 
$
2.65

Net income per common share - Diluted
$
0.82

 
$
0.39

 
$
1.63

 
$
2.65


The computation of the dilutive effect of other potential common shares excludes stock awards representing 0.1 million shares and 0.2 million shares of common stock, respectively, in the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and 0.3 million shares and 0.2 million shares of common stock, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. Under the treasury stock method, the inclusion of these stock awards would have been antidilutive.

5.
Acquisitions
 
On September 30, 2013, our wholly owned subsidiary, Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C., completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interests of both Chester Wood Products LLC and Moncure Plywood LLC (Wood Resources LLC Southeast Operations) for an aggregate purchase price of $103.0 million, including a post-closing adjustment of $1.0 million based upon a working capital target (the Acquisition).

The following pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the Wood Resources LLC Southeast Operations had been combined with us on January 1, 2013. The pro forma financial information also gives effect to the issuance of $50 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.375% senior notes due November 1, 2020 (Senior Notes) on August 15, 2013, and the $25.0 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility to partially finance the Acquisition, as if such transactions had occurred on January 1, 2013. The pro forma results are intended for information purposes only and do not purport to represent what the combined companies' results of operations would actually have been had the related transactions in fact occurred on January 1, 2013. They also do not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies, or revenue enhancements that we may achieve or the costs necessary to achieve those cost savings, operating synergies, revenue enhancements, or integration efforts.


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Pro Forma
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
(unaudited, thousands, except per-share data)
Sales
$
911,481

 
$
2,581,828

Net income (a)
$
17,639

 
$
114,254

Net income per common share - Basic and Diluted (b)
$
0.45

 
$
3.05

___________________________________ 

(a)
The nine months ended September 30, 2013, includes a $68.7 million income tax benefit associated with the recording of net deferred tax assets upon our conversion to a corporation in connection with our initial public offering.

(b)
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the pro forma weighted average common shares outstanding has been computed to give effect to the repurchase of 3,864,062 shares of Boise Cascade common stock from BC Holdings on July 30, 2013, as if such transaction had occurred on January 1, 2013.

6.
Debt
 
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
 
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
 
(thousands)
Asset-based revolving credit facility
$

 
$

6.375% senior notes
299,990

 
299,990

Unamortized premium on 6.375% senior notes
1,476

 
1,623

Long-term debt
$
301,466

 
$
301,613

 
Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility

Boise Cascade and its principal operating subsidiaries, Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C., and Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution, L.L.C., are borrowers, and Boise Cascade Wood Products Holdings Corp. is guarantor under a $350 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility). Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are constrained by a borrowing base formula dependent upon levels of eligible receivables and inventory reduced by outstanding borrowings and letters of credit (Availability). On February 6, 2014, we entered into a sixth amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility that primarily provides more administrative flexibility and reduces the notice period we must provide to receive London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) based advances under the facility.

The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of our assets, except for property and equipment. The proceeds of borrowings under the agreement are available for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

Interest rates under the Revolving Credit Facility are based, at the company's election, on either LIBOR or a base rate, as defined in the credit agreement, plus a spread over the index elected that ranges from 1.50% to 2.00% for loans based on LIBOR and from 0.50% to 1.00% for loans based on the base rate. The spread is determined on the basis of a pricing grid that results in a higher spread as average quarterly Availability declines. Letters of credit are subject to a fronting fee payable to the issuing bank and a fee payable to the lenders equal to the LIBOR margin rate. In addition, we are required to pay an unused commitment fee at a rate ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum (based on facility utilization) of the average unused portion of the lending commitments.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains customary nonfinancial covenants, including a negative pledge covenant and restrictions on new indebtedness, investments, distributions to equityholders, asset sales, and affiliate transactions, the scope of which are dependent on the Availability existing from time to time. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains a requirement that we meet a 1:1 fixed-charge coverage ratio (FCCR), applicable only if Availability falls below 10% of the aggregate lending commitments (or $35 million). Availability exceeded the minimum threshold amounts required for testing of the FCCR at all times since entering into the Revolving Credit Facility, and Availability at September 30, 2014, was $328.2 million.

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The Revolving Credit Facility generally permits dividends only if certain conditions are met, including complying with either (i) pro forma Excess Availability (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) equal to or exceeding 25% of the aggregate Revolver Commitments (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) or (ii) (x) pro forma Excess Availability equal to or exceeding 15% of the aggregate Revolver Commitment and (y) a fixed-charge coverage ratio of 1:1 on a pro forma basis.

At both September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and $8.0 million and $8.4 million, respectively, of letters of credit outstanding. These letters of credit and borrowings, if any, reduced our borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility by an equivalent amount. The maximum borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility were $15.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the average interest rate on borrowings was approximately 1.65%.

Senior Notes

On October 22, 2012, Boise Cascade and its wholly owned subsidiary, Boise Cascade Finance Corporation (Boise Finance and together with Boise Cascade, the Co-issuers), issued $250 million of Senior Notes through a private placement that was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act). Interest on our Senior Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1. On March 28, 2013, Boise Finance was merged with and into Boise Cascade, with Boise Cascade as the surviving entity and sole issuer of the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of our existing and future direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor or co-borrower under our Revolving Credit Facility.

On August 15, 2013, we issued an additional $50 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes in a private placement that was exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The additional $50 million of Senior Notes were priced at 103.5% of their principal amount plus accrued interest from May 1, 2013, and were issued as additional Senior Notes under the related indenture dated as of October 22, 2012.

On May 8, 2013 and November 26, 2013, we completed offers to exchange any and all of our $250 million and $50 million, respectively, outstanding Senior Notes for a like principal amount of new 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020 having substantially identical terms to those of the Senior Notes. $250 million and $49,990,000 in aggregate principal amount (or 100% and 99.98%, respectively) of the outstanding Senior Notes were tendered and accepted for exchange upon closing of the related exchange offers and have been registered under the Securities Act.

Cash Paid for Interest

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, cash payments for interest were $10.4 million and $8.5 million, respectively.

7.
Retirement and Benefit Plans
 
The following table presents the pension benefit costs:
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
Service cost
$
433

 
$
672

 
$
1,248

 
$
2,014

Interest cost
5,050

 
4,667

 
15,130

 
13,959

Expected return on plan assets
(5,238
)
 
(5,025
)
 
(15,764
)
 
(14,807
)
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss
(5
)
 
2,333

 
(17
)
 
6,870

Amortization of prior service costs

 
23

 

 
68

Net periodic benefit cost
$
240

 
$
2,670

 
$
597

 
$
8,104

 
In the first nine months of 2014, we contributed $11.7 million in cash to the pension plans. For the remainder of 2014, we expect to make approximately $0.4 million in additional cash contributions to the pension plans.


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8.
Stock-Based Compensation

In February 2013, we granted three types of stock-based awards under the 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (2013 Incentive Plan): performance stock units (PSUs), restricted stock units (RSUs), and stock options. In February 2014, we granted two types of stock-based awards under the 2013 Incentive Plan: PSUs and RSUs.

PSU and RSU Awards
    
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we granted 100,692 PSUs to our officers and other employees, subject to performance and service conditions. The number of shares actually awarded will range from 0% to 200% of the target amount, depending upon Boise Cascade’s 2014 EBITDA, defined as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, determined in accordance with the related grant agreement. Because the EBITDA component contains a performance condition, we record compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period based on the most probable number of shares expected to vest.
    
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we granted 90,124 PSUs to our officers and other employees, subject to performance and service conditions. During the 2013 performance period, participants earned 112% of the target based on Boise Cascade’s 2013 EBITDA, determined by our Compensation Committee in accordance with the related grant agreement.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we granted an aggregate of 125,661 RSUs to our officers, other employees, and nonemployee directors with only service conditions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we granted an aggregate of 14,161 RSUs to our nonemployee directors with only service conditions.

The PSUs, if earned, vest in three equal tranches on December 31 of each year after the grant date, subject to final determination of meeting the performance condition by the Compensation Committee of our board of directors. The RSUs granted to officers and other employees vest in three equal tranches on December 31 of each year after the grant date. However, 100% of PSUs and RSUs granted to retirement-eligible employees (age 62 or older with 15 years of service, or age 65 or older) vest on the later of December 31 after grant date or the date upon which they become retirement eligible. The RSUs granted to nonemployee directors vest over a one-year period, provided that such vested shares will not be delivered to the directors until six months following termination from the board of directors.

We based the fair value of PSU and RSU awards on the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date, and we record compensation expense over the awards' vesting period. Any shares not vested are forfeited. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the total fair value of PSUs vested was $1.6 million.

The following summarizes the activity of our PSUs and RSUs awarded under the 2013 Incentive Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
 
PSUs
 
RSUs
 
Number of shares
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
 
Number of shares
 
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2013
90,124

 
$
26.65

 
14,161

 
$
26.65

Performance true-up
10,767

 
26.65

 

 

Vested
(55,619
)
 
26.65

 
(14,161
)
 
26.65

Granted
100,692

 
30.32

 
125,661

 
30.26

Forfeited
(7,968
)
 
28.93

 
(10,225
)
 
30.32

Outstanding, September 30, 2014
137,996

 
$
29.20

 
115,436

 
$
30.25


Stock Options

In February 2013, we granted 161,257 nonqualified stock options to our officers and other employees, subject to service conditions. The stock options generally vest and become exercisable on a pro rata basis over a three-year period from the date of grant. Our stock options generally have a contractual term of ten years, meaning the option must be exercised by the holder before the tenth anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier expiration for vested options not exercised following

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termination of employment. The following is a summary of our stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
 
Number of Options
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Option
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
 
 
 
 
 
(years)
 
(thousands)
Outstanding, December 31, 2013
161,257

 
$
27.19

 

 

Exercised
(3,019
)
 
27.19

 
 
 
 
Cancelled/Forfeited
(11,627
)
 
27.19

 
 
 
 
Outstanding, September 30, 2014
146,611

 
$
27.19

 
8.4
 
$
433

Vested and expected to vest, September 30, 2014
135,996

 
$
27.19

 
8.4
 
$
401

Exercisable, September 30, 2014
50,107

 
$
27.19

 
8.4
 
$
148


Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense is recognized only for those awards that are expected to vest, with forfeitures estimated at the date of grant based on our historical experience and future expectations. We recognize the effect of adjusting the estimated forfeiture rates in the period in which we change such estimated rates. Most of our share-based compensation expense was recorded in "General and administrative expenses" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total stock-based compensation recognized from PSUs, RSUs, and stock options net of estimated forfeitures, was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
PSUs
$
1,152

 
$
511

 
$
2,202

 
$
1,205

RSUs
550

 
81

 
1,434

 
192

Stock options
174

 
197

 
550

 
465

Total
$
1,876

 
$
789

 
$
4,186

 
$
1,862


The related tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, was $1.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements was $5.2 million, net of estimated forfeitures. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.

9.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss    

The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
Beginning Balance
$
(55,257
)
 
$
(118,395
)
 
$
(55,249
)
 
$
(121,229
)
Defined benefit pension plans, amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of ($2), $899, ($6), and $2,647, respectively (a)
(3
)
 
1,457

 
(11
)
 
4,291

Ending Balance
$
(55,260
)
 
$
(116,938
)
 
$
(55,260
)
 
$
(116,938
)
___________________________________ 
 
(a)
Represents amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss. These amounts are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. For additional information, see Note 7, Retirement and Benefit Plans.

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10.
Outsourcing Services Agreement

Under an Outsourcing Services Agreement, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) provides a number of corporate staff services to us. These services include information technology, accounting, and human resource transactional services. The Outsourcing Services Agreement is currently scheduled to expire on February 22, 2016. The agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless either party provides notice of termination to the other party at least 12 months in advance of the expiration date. The Outsourcing Services Agreement gives us (but not PCA) the right to terminate all or any portion of the services provided to us on 30 days' notice. Total expenses incurred under the Outsourcing Services Agreement were $3.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $11.6 million and $11.9 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.

11.
Transactions With Related Party
 
Louisiana Timber Procurement Company, L.L.C. (LTP) is an unconsolidated variable-interest entity that is 50% owned by us and 50% owned by PCA. LTP procures sawtimber, pulpwood, residual chips, and other residual wood fiber to meet the wood and fiber requirements of us and PCA in Louisiana. We are not the primary beneficiary of LTP, as we do not have power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the economic performance of LTP. Accordingly, we do not consolidate LTP's results in our financial statements.

Sales

Related-party sales to LTP from our Wood Products segment in our Consolidated Statements of Operations were $7.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $21.3 million and $16.5 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. These pulpwood and chip sales were made at prices designed to approximate market. These sales are recorded in "Sales" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Costs and Expenses

Related-party wood fiber purchases from LTP were $21.9 million and $18.1 million, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and $56.9 million and $50.7 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013. We purchased wood fiber at prices designed to approximate market. These costs are recorded in "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

12.
Segment Information
 
We operate our business using three reportable segments: Wood Products, Building Materials Distribution, and Corporate and Other. There are no differences in our basis of measurement of segment profit or loss from those disclosed in Note 15, Segment Information, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2013 Form 10-K.
 

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An analysis of our operations by segment is as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
Before
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inter-
 
 
 
Income
 
and
 
EBITDA
 
 
Trade
 
segment
 
Total
 
Taxes
 
Amortization
 
(a)
 
 
(millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Wood Products
 
$
210.0

 
$
145.8

 
$
355.7

 
$
40.6

 
$
10.7

 
$
51.3

Building Materials Distribution
 
773.4

 

 
773.4

 
21.1

 
2.4

 
23.5

Corporate and Other
 

 

 

 
(5.8
)
 

 
(5.8
)
Intersegment eliminations
 

 
(145.8
)
 
(145.8
)
 

 

 

 
 
$
983.3

 
$

 
$
983.3

 
55.9

 
$
13.2

 
$
69.1

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5.5
)
 
 
 


Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.1

 
 
 


 
 

 


 


 
$
50.4

 


 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
Before
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inter-
 
 
 
Income
 
and
 
EBITDA
 
 
Trade
 
segment
 
Total
 
Taxes
 
Amortization
 
(a)
 
 
(millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Wood Products
 
$
156.5

 
$
126.7

 
$
283.2

 
$
17.9

 
$
6.7

 
$
24.6

Building Materials Distribution
 
721.5

 

 
721.5

 
17.9

 
2.2

 
20.1

Corporate and Other
 

 

 

 
(5.2
)
 

 
(5.2
)
Intersegment eliminations
 

 
(126.7
)
 
(126.7
)
 

 

 

 
 
$
878.0

 
$

 
$
878.0

 
30.5

 
$
9.0

 
$
39.5

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5.2
)
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.1

 
 
 
 
 
 


 


 


 
$
25.5

 


 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
Before
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inter-
 
 
 
Income
 
and
 
EBITDA
 
 
Trade
 
segment
 
Total
 
Taxes
 
Amortization
 
(a)
 
 
(millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Wood Products
 
$
594.5

 
$
405.5

 
$
1,000.0

 
$
84.9

 
$
30.7

 
$
115.6

Building Materials Distribution
 
2,117.2

 
0.1

 
2,117.3

 
46.3

 
7.1

 
53.5

Corporate and Other
 

 

 

 
(14.7
)
 
0.1

 
(14.6
)
Intersegment eliminations
 

 
(405.6
)
 
(405.6
)
 

 

 

 
 
$
2,711.7

 
$

 
$
2,711.7

 
116.5

 
$
38.0

 
$
154.5

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(16.5
)
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
100.1

 
 
 
 


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Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales
 
Before
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inter-
 
 
 
Income
 
and
 
EBITDA
 
 
Trade
 
segment
 
Total
 
Taxes
 
Amortization
 
(a)
 
 
(millions)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Wood Products
 
$
491.1

 
$
341.8

 
$
832.8

 
$
61.8

 
$
19.5

 
$
81.2

Building Materials Distribution
 
1,984.1

 

 
1,984.1

 
29.1

 
6.6

 
35.8

Corporate and Other
 

 

 

 
(13.9
)
 
0.1

 
(13.8
)
Intersegment eliminations
 

 
(341.8
)
 
(341.8
)
 

 

 

 
 
$
2,475.2

 
$

 
$
2,475.2

 
77.0

 
$
26.2

 
$
103.2

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14.8
)
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
62.4

 
 
 
 
__________________ 

(a)
EBITDA is defined as income (loss) before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is the primary measure used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our internal decision makers and because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. We believe EBITDA is a meaningful measure because it presents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. EBITDA, however, is not a measure of our liquidity or financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA instead of net income (loss) or segment income (loss) has limitations as an analytical tool, including the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for the limitations of EBITDA by relying on our GAAP results. Our measure of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation.

The following is a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA for the consolidated company:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
(millions)
Net income(1)
 
$
32.3

 
$
15.9

 
$
64.3

 
$
107.1

Interest expense
 
5.5

 
5.2

 
16.5

 
14.8

Interest income
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.2
)
Income tax provision (benefit)(1)
 
18.1

 
9.6

 
35.9

 
(44.7
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
13.2

 
9.0

 
38.0

 
26.2

EBITDA
 
$
69.1

 
$
39.5

 
$
154.5

 
$
103.2

 _______________________________________ 

(1)
The nine months ended September 30, 2013, includes a $68.7 million income tax benefit associated with the recording of net deferred tax assets upon our conversion to a corporation.


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13.    Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees
 
Commitments
 
We have commitments for leases and long-term debt that are discussed further under "Leases" in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, and Note 6, Debt. We are a party to a number of long-term log and wood fiber supply agreements that are discussed in Note 16, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2013 Form 10-K. In addition, we have purchase obligations for goods and services, capital expenditures, and raw materials entered into in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the commitments disclosed in the 2013 Form 10-K.
 
Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
 
We are a party to routine legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings or environmental claims that we believe would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.  

Guarantees
 
We provide guarantees, indemnifications, and assurances to others. Note 16, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2013 Form 10-K describes the nature of our guarantees, including the approximate terms of the guarantees, how the guarantees arose, the events or circumstances that would require us to perform under the guarantees, and the maximum potential undiscounted amounts of future payments we could be required to make. As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the guarantees disclosed in the 2013 Form 10-K.  

14.
Consolidating Guarantor and Nonguarantor Financial Information
 
The following consolidating financial information presents the Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Balance Sheets, and Cash Flows related to Boise Cascade. The Senior Notes are guaranteed fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally by each of our existing and future subsidiaries (other than our foreign subsidiaries). Each of our existing subsidiaries that is a guarantor of the Senior Notes is 100% owned by Boise Cascade. Other than the consolidated financial statements and footnotes for Boise Cascade and the consolidating financial information, financial statements and other disclosures concerning the guarantors have not been presented because management believes that such information is not material to investors. The reclassifications to net income from accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded primarily in our guarantor subsidiaries.

Furthermore, the cancellation provisions in the related indenture regarding guarantor subsidiaries are customary, and they do not include an arrangement that permits a guarantor subsidiary to opt out of the obligation prior to or during the term of the debt. Each guarantor subsidiary is automatically released from its obligations as a guarantor upon the sale of the subsidiary or substantially all of its assets to a third party, the designation of the subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary for purposes of the covenants included in the indenture, the release of the indebtedness under the indenture, or if the issuer exercises its legal defeasance option or the discharge of its obligations in accordance with the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

On October 1, 2013, we entered into a supplemental indenture (Supplemental Indenture) with certain of our subsidiaries and U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee for our Senior Notes, to add Chester Wood Products LLC and Moncure Plywood LLC as guarantors of the Senior Notes. Entry into the Supplemental Indenture was consummated in connection with the Acquisition on September 30, 2013, as described in Note 5, Acquisitions. As such, Chester Wood Products LLC and Moncure Plywood LLC are included as guarantor subsidiaries in the consolidating guarantor and nonguarantor financial statements effective October 1, 2013.


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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
(unaudited) 
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
Sales
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade
 
$

 
$
979,797

 
$
3,522

 
$

 
$
983,319

Intercompany
 

 

 
5,082

 
(5,082
)
 

 
 

 
979,797

 
8,604

 
(5,082
)
 
983,319

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)
 

 
825,634

 
7,551

 
(5,295
)
 
827,890

Depreciation and amortization
 
44

 
12,868

 
291

 

 
13,203

Selling and distribution expenses
 

 
72,092

 
622

 

 
72,714

General and administrative expenses
 
5,444

 
7,516

 

 
213

 
13,173

Other (income) expense, net
 
(13
)
 
246

 
(85
)
 

 
148

 
 
5,475

 
918,356

 
8,379

 
(5,082
)
 
927,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
(5,475
)
 
61,441

 
225

 

 
56,191

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency exchange loss
 
(192
)
 
(81
)
 
(43
)
 

 
(316
)
Interest expense
 
(5,514
)
 

 

 

 
(5,514
)
Interest income
 
7

 
50

 

 

 
57

 
 
(5,699
)
 
(31
)
 
(43
)
 

 
(5,773
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates
 
(11,174
)
 
61,410

 
182

 

 
50,418

Income tax (provision) benefit
 
(18,164
)
 
31

 

 

 
(18,133
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before equity in net income of affiliates
 
(29,338
)
 
61,441

 
182

 

 
32,285

Equity in net income of affiliates
 
61,623

 

 

 
(61,623
)
 

Net income
 
32,285

 
61,441

 
182

 
(61,623
)
 
32,285

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Amortization of actuarial gain
 
(3
)
 

 

 

 
(3
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
(3
)
 

 

 

 
(3
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
32,282

 
$
61,441

 
$
182

 
$
(61,623
)
 
$
32,282



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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(unaudited) 
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
Sales
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade
 
$

 
$
873,834

 
$
4,145

 
$

 
$
877,979

Intercompany
 

 

 
3,462

 
(3,462
)
 

 
 

 
873,834

 
7,607

 
(3,462
)
 
877,979

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)
 

 
755,757

 
7,713

 
(3,693
)
 
759,777

Depreciation and amortization
 
30

 
8,632

 
300

 

 
8,962

Selling and distribution expenses
 

 
65,635

 
609

 

 
66,244

General and administrative expenses
 
5,422

 
7,214

 

 
231

 
12,867

Other (income) expense, net
 
(158
)
 
3

 
(195
)
 

 
(350
)
 
 
5,294

 
837,241

 
8,427

 
(3,462
)
 
847,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
(5,294
)
 
36,593

 
(820
)
 

 
30,479

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
 
(3
)
 
39

 
33

 

 
69

Interest expense
 
(5,174
)
 

 

 

 
(5,174
)
Interest income
 
18

 
70

 

 

 
88

 
 
(5,159
)
 
109

 
33

 

 
(5,017
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates
 
(10,453
)
 
36,702

 
(787
)
 

 
25,462

Income tax (provision) benefit
 
(9,708
)
 
128

 
(22
)
 

 
(9,602
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before equity in net income of affiliates
 
(20,161
)
 
36,830

 
(809
)
 

 
15,860

Equity in net income of affiliates
 
36,021

 

 

 
(36,021
)
 

Net income (loss)
 
15,860

 
36,830

 
(809
)
 
(36,021
)
 
15,860

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Amortization of actuarial loss
 
1,443

 

 

 

 
1,443

Amortization of prior service costs
 
14

 

 

 

 
14

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
1,457

 

 

 

 
1,457

Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
17,317

 
$
36,830

 
$
(809
)
 
$
(36,021
)
 
$
17,317









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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(unaudited) 
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
Sales
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade
 
$

 
$
2,701,156

 
$
10,530

 
$

 
$
2,711,686

Intercompany
 

 

 
13,432

 
(13,432
)
 

 
 

 
2,701,156

 
23,962

 
(13,432
)
 
2,711,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses, (excluding depreciation)
 

 
2,316,837

 
21,430

 
(14,237
)
 
2,324,030

Depreciation and amortization
 
121

 
36,984

 
900

 

 
38,005

Selling and distribution expenses
 

 
196,954

 
1,871

 

 
198,825

General and administrative expenses
 
14,376

 
20,582

 

 
805

 
35,763

Other (income) expense, net
 
(13
)
 
(1,089
)
 
(487
)
 

 
(1,589
)
 
 
14,484

 
2,570,268

 
23,714

 
(13,432
)
 
2,595,034

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
(14,484
)
 
130,888

 
248

 

 
116,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency exchange loss
 
(84
)
 
(43
)
 
(12
)
 

 
(139
)
Interest expense
 
(16,545
)
 

 

 

 
(16,545
)
Interest income
 
15

 
165

 

 

 
180

 
 
(16,614
)
 
122

 
(12
)
 

 
(16,504
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates
 
(31,098
)
 
131,010

 
236

 

 
100,148

Income tax (provision) benefit
 
(35,954
)
 
74

 

 

 
(35,880
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before equity in net income of affiliates
 
(67,052
)
 
131,084

 
236

 

 
64,268

Equity in net income of affiliates
 
131,320

 

 

 
(131,320
)
 

Net income
 
64,268

 
131,084

 
236

 
(131,320
)
 
64,268

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Amortization of actuarial gain
 
(11
)
 

 

 

 
(11
)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
 
(11
)
 

 

 

 
(11
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
64,257

 
$
131,084

 
$
236

 
$
(131,320
)
 
$
64,257


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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(unaudited) 
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
Sales
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade
 
$

 
$
2,464,732

 
$
10,420

 
$

 
$
2,475,152

Intercompany
 

 

 
9,020

 
(9,020
)
 

 
 

 
2,464,732

 
19,440

 
(9,020
)
 
2,475,152

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses, (excluding depreciation)
 

 
2,143,883

 
21,375

 
(9,638
)
 
2,155,620

Depreciation and amortization
 
109

 
25,185

 
911

 

 
26,205

Selling and distribution expenses
 

 
181,468

 
1,882

 

 
183,350

General and administrative expenses
 
13,570

 
18,976

 

 
618

 
33,164

Other (income) expense, net
 
(151
)
 
490

 
(862
)
 

 
(523
)
 
 
13,528

 
2,370,002

 
23,306

 
(9,020
)
 
2,397,816

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
(13,528
)
 
94,730

 
(3,866
)
 

 
77,336

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
 
(233
)
 
(74
)
 
5

 

 
(302
)
Interest expense
 
(14,846
)
 

 

 

 
(14,846
)
Interest income
 
73

 
139

 

 

 
212

 
 
(15,006
)
 
65

 
5

 

 
(14,936
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates
 
(28,534
)
 
94,795

 
(3,861
)
 

 
62,400

Income tax (provision) benefit
 
44,602

 
128

 
(22
)
 

 
44,708

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) before equity in net income of affiliates
 
16,068

 
94,923

 
(3,883
)
 

 
107,108

Equity in net income of affiliates
 
91,040

 

 

 
(91,040
)
 

Net income (loss)
 
107,108

 
94,923

 
(3,883
)
 
(91,040
)
 
107,108

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Defined benefit pension plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Amortization of actuarial loss
 
4,249

 

 

 

 
4,249

Amortization of prior service costs
 
42

 

 

 

 
42

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
4,291

 

 

 

 
4,291

Comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
111,399

 
$
94,923

 
$
(3,883
)
 
$
(91,040
)
 
$
111,399



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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014
(unaudited)
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
ASSETS
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Current
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
169,918

 
$
28

 
$
28

 
$

 
$
169,974

Receivables
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trade, less allowances
 
179

 
211,544

 
1,078

 

 
212,801

Related parties
 

 
1,111

 

 

 
1,111

Other
 
36

 
6,879

 
249

 

 
7,164

Inventories
 

 
394,251

 
4,620

 

 
398,871

Deferred income taxes
 
20,294

 

 
8

 

 
20,302

Prepaid expenses and other
 
3,339

 
5,433

 
83

 

 
8,855

 
 
193,766

 
619,246

 
6,066

 

 
819,078

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
 
1,586

 
353,596

 
7,318

 

 
362,500

Timber deposits
 

 
11,304

 

 

 
11,304

Deferred financing costs
 
7,453

 

 

 

 
7,453

Goodwill
 

 
21,823

 

 

 
21,823

Intangible assets, net
 

 
10,207

 

 

 
10,207

Other assets
 
36

 
8,698

 

 

 
8,734

Investments in affiliates
 
764,529

 

 

 
(764,529
)
 

Total assets
 
$
967,370

 
$
1,024,874

 
$
13,384

 
$
(764,529
)
 
$
1,241,099



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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 (continued)
(unaudited)
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Current
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade
 
$
6,209

 
$
178,443

 
$
768

 
$

 
$
185,420

Related parties
 

 
2,975

 

 

 
2,975

Accrued liabilities
 

 

 

 

 
 

Compensation and benefits
 
22,208

 
47,064

 
423

 

 
69,695

Income taxes payable
 
13,059

 
1

 
(5
)
 

 
13,055

Interest payable
 
8,076

 

 

 

 
8,076

Other
 
405

 
38,342

 
1,264

 

 
40,011

 
 
49,957

 
266,825

 
2,450

 

 
319,232

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Long-term debt
 
301,466

 

 

 

 
301,466

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Compensation and benefits
 
81,198

 

 

 

 
81,198

Other long-term liabilities
 
13,724

 
4,454

 

 

 
18,178

 
 
94,922

 
4,454

 

 

 
99,376

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 


 


 


 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Preferred stock
 

 

 

 

 

Common stock
 
433

 

 

 

 
433

Treasury stock
 
(100,000
)
 

 

 

 
(100,000
)
Additional paid-in capital
 
500,879

 

 

 

 
500,879

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(55,260
)
 

 

 

 
(55,260
)
Retained earnings
 
174,973

 

 

 

 
174,973

Subsidiary equity
 

 
753,595

 
10,934

 
(764,529
)
 

Total stockholders' equity
 
521,025

 
753,595

 
10,934

 
(764,529
)
 
521,025

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
967,370

 
$
1,024,874

 
$
13,384

 
$
(764,529
)
 
$
1,241,099




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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
ASSETS
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Current
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
118,198

 
$
25

 
$
26

 
$

 
$
118,249

Receivables
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trade, less allowances
 
13

 
151,225

 
1,002

 

 
152,240

Related parties
 
17

 
566

 

 

 
583

Other
 
(30
)
 
7,115

 
183

 

 
7,268

Inventories
 
(101
)
 
379,012

 
4,448

 

 
383,359

Deferred income taxes
 
18,143

 

 
8

 

 
18,151

Prepaid expenses and other
 
2,819

 
4,983

 
53

 

 
7,855

 
 
139,059

 
542,926

 
5,720

 

 
687,705

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
 
1,113

 
351,838

 
8,034

 

 
360,985

Timber deposits
 

 
6,266

 

 

 
6,266

Deferred financing costs
 
8,334

 

 

 

 
8,334

Goodwill
 

 
21,823

 

 

 
21,823

Intangible assets, net
 

 
10,277

 

 

 
10,277

Deferred income taxes
 
760

 

 

 

 
760

Other assets
 
36

 
8,000

 

 

 
8,036

Investments in affiliates
 
739,420

 

 

 
(739,420
)
 

Total assets
 
$
888,722

 
$
941,130

 
$
13,754

 
$
(739,420
)
 
$
1,104,186




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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013
 (continued)
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Current
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Trade
 
$
5,396

 
$
133,724

 
$
516

 
$

 
$
139,636

Related parties
 
402

 
2,082

 

 

 
2,484

Accrued liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Compensation and benefits
 
17,262

 
42,784

 
481

 

 
60,527

Income taxes payable
 
163

 
1

 
2

 

 
166

Interest payable
 
3,294

 

 

 

 
3,294

Other
 
1,258

 
30,340

 
1,312

 

 
32,910

 
 
27,775

 
208,931

 
2,311

 

 
239,017

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Long-term debt
 
301,613

 

 

 

 
301,613

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Compensation and benefits
 
96,536

 

 

 

 
96,536

Other long-term liabilities
 
10,317

 
4,222

 

 

 
14,539

 
 
106,853

 
4,222

 

 

 
111,075

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingent liabilities
 


 


 


 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Preferred stock
 

 

 

 

 

Common stock
 
432

 

 

 

 
432

Treasury stock
 
(100,000
)
 

 

 

 
(100,000
)
Additional paid-in capital
 
496,593

 

 

 

 
496,593

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(55,249
)
 

 

 

 
(55,249
)
Retained earnings
 
110,705

 

 

 

 
110,705

Subsidiary equity
 

 
727,977

 
11,443

 
(739,420
)
 

Total stockholders' equity
 
452,481

 
727,977

 
11,443

 
(739,420
)
 
452,481

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
888,722

 
$
941,130

 
$
13,754

 
$
(739,420
)
 
$
1,104,186



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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(unaudited)
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
Cash provided by (used for) operations
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income
 
$
64,268

 
$
131,084

 
$
236

 
$
(131,320
)
 
$
64,268

Items in net income not using (providing) cash
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Equity in net income of affiliates
 
(131,320
)
 

 

 
131,320

 

Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other
 
1,339

 
36,984

 
900

 

 
39,223

Stock-based compensation
 
4,186

 

 

 

 
4,186

Pension expense
 
597

 

 

 

 
597

Deferred income taxes
 
1,913

 

 

 

 
1,913

Other
 
(40
)
 
(1,569
)
 

 

 
(1,609
)
Decrease (increase) in working capital
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Receivables
 
(232
)
 
(60,628
)
 
(142
)
 

 
(61,002
)
Inventories
 
(101
)
 
(15,239
)
 
(172
)
 

 
(15,512
)
Prepaid expenses and other
 
(353
)
 
(1,312
)
 
(30
)
 

 
(1,695
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
5,848

 
56,008

 
147

 

 
62,003

Pension contributions
 
(11,675
)
 

 

 

 
(11,675
)
Income taxes payable
 
14,889

 

 
(6
)
 

 
14,883

Other
 
(3,016
)
 
(4,466
)
 

 

 
(7,482
)
Net cash provided by (used for) operations
 
(53,697
)
 
140,862

 
933

 

 
88,098

Cash provided by (used for) investment
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Expenditures for property and equipment
 
(514
)
 
(40,174
)
 
(172
)
 

 
(40,860
)
Proceeds from sales of assets
 

 
4,726

 

 

 
4,726

Other
 

 
55

 
(14
)
 

 
41

Net cash used for investment
 
(514
)
 
(35,393
)
 
(186
)
 

 
(36,093
)
Cash provided by (used for) financing
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Issuances of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility
 
57,600

 

 

 

 
57,600

Payments of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility
 
(57,600
)
 

 

 

 
(57,600
)
Financing costs
 
(11
)
 

 

 

 
(11
)
Other
 
(269
)
 

 

 

 
(269
)
Due to (from) affiliates
 
106,211

 
(105,466
)
 
(745
)
 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) financing
 
105,931

 
(105,466
)
 
(745
)
 

 
(280
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
51,720

 
3

 
2

 

 
51,725

Balance at beginning of the period
 
118,198

 
25

 
26

 

 
118,249

Balance at end of the period
 
$
169,918

 
$
28

 
$
28

 
$

 
$
169,974


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Boise Cascade Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(unaudited)
 
 
Boise
Cascade Company (Parent)
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
 
(thousands)
Cash provided by (used for) operations
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss)
 
$
107,108

 
$
94,923

 
$
(3,883
)
 
$
(91,040
)
 
$
107,108

Items in net income (loss) not using (providing) cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Equity in net income of affiliates
 
(91,040
)
 

 

 
91,040

 

Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other
 
1,477

 
25,185

 
911

 

 
27,573

Stock-based compensation
 
1,862

 

 

 

 
1,862

Pension expense
 
8,104

 

 

 

 
8,104

Deferred income taxes
 
(65,095
)
 

 

 

 
(65,095
)
Other
 
(161
)
 
(490
)
 
23

 

 
(628
)
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(853
)
 
(62,955
)
 
(179
)
 

 
(63,987
)
Inventories
 

 
(36,395
)
 
(45
)
 

 
(36,440
)
Prepaid expenses and other
 
14

 
(1,568
)
 
(70
)
 

 
(1,624
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
2,660

 
47,466

 
(115
)
 

 
50,011

Pension contributions
 
(10,352
)
 

 

 

 
(10,352
)
Income taxes payable
 
2,221

 
(12
)
 
9

 

 
2,218

Other
 
(1,239
)
 
378

 
(1
)
 

 
(862
)
Net cash provided by (used for) operations
 
(45,294
)
 
66,532

 
(3,350
)
 

 
17,888

Cash provided by (used for) investment
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Expenditures for property and equipment
 
(223
)
 
(29,374
)
 
(338
)
 

 
(29,935
)
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities
 

 
(102,002
)
 

 

 
(102,002
)
Proceeds from sales of assets
 
831

 
288

 
417

 

 
1,536

Other
 

 
4

 
5

 

 
9

Net cash provided by (used for) investment
 
608

 
(131,084
)
 
84

 

 
(130,392
)
Cash provided by (used for) financing
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock
 
262,488

 

 

 

 
262,488

Treasury stock purchased
 
(100,000
)
 

 

 

 
(100,000
)
Issuances of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility
 
130,000

 

 

 

 
130,000

Payments of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility
 
(80,000
)
 

 

 

 
(80,000
)
Financing costs
 
(1,854
)
 

 

 

 
(1,854
)
Other
 

 

 
193

 

 
193

Due to (from) affiliates
 
(67,445
)
 
64,545

 
2,900

 

 

Net cash provided by financing
 
143,189

 
64,545

 
3,093

 

 
210,827

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
98,503

 
(7
)
 
(173
)
 

 
98,323

Balance at beginning of the period
 
45,680

 
35

 
178

 

 
45,893

Balance at end of the period
 
$
144,183

 
$
28

 
$
5

 
$

 
$
144,216


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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

Understanding Our Financial Information
 
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q, as well as our 2013 Form 10-K. The following discussion includes statements regarding our expectations with respect to our future performance, liquidity, and capital resources. Such statements, along with any other nonhistorical statements in the discussion, are forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements and may contain the words "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "should," "plan," "anticipate," and other similar expressions. All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by us to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2013 Form 10-K, as well as those factors listed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We do not assume an obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Our future actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q.
 
Background
 
Boise Cascade Company is a building products company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. As used in this Form 10-Q, the terms "Boise Cascade," "we," and "our" refer to Boise Cascade Company (formerly known as Boise Cascade, L.L.C.) and its consolidated subsidiaries. Boise Cascade completed an initial public offering of its common stock on February 11, 2013, discussed in Note 1, Nature of Operations and Consolidation, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Boise Cascade is a large, vertically-integrated wood products manufacturer and building materials distributor. We have three reportable segments: (i) Wood Products, which manufactures plywood, engineered wood products (EWP), studs, particleboard, and ponderosa pine lumber; (ii) Building Materials Distribution, which is a wholesale distributor of building materials; and (iii) Corporate and Other, which includes corporate support staff services, related assets and liabilities, and foreign currency exchange gains and losses. For more information, see Note 12, Segment Information, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

On September 30, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Wood Resources LLC Southeast Operations for an aggregate purchase price of $103.0 million, including a post-closing adjustment of $1.0 million based upon a working capital target. These operations consist of two plywood manufacturing facilities located in North Carolina and South Carolina. These facilities enable us to better serve our customers in the eastern and southeastern United States.

Executive Overview
 
We recorded income from operations of $56.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with income from operations of $30.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013. In our Wood Products segment, income increased $22.7 million to $40.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The improvement was due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices and higher plywood and EWP sales volumes. These improvements in segment income were offset partially by an increase in depreciation and amortization expenses from the acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013. In our Building Materials Distribution segment, income increased $3.2 million to $21.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in segment income was driven primarily by a higher gross margin of $9.3 million, including an improvement in gross margin percentage of 40 basis points. This improvement in segment income was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $5.5 million. These changes are discussed further in "Our Operating Results" below.

At September 30, 2014, we had $170.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $328.2 million of unused committed bank line availability under our Revolving Credit Facility. Cash increased $51.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending, as discussed further in "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.


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Demand for our products correlates with the level of residential construction activity in the U.S., which has historically been cyclical. As of October 2014, the Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus forecast for 2014 single- and multi-family housing starts in the U.S. was 1.01 million units, compared with actual housing starts of 0.92 million in 2013 and 0.78 million in 2012, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. These amounts are below historical trends of approximately 1.4 million units per year over the 20 years prior to 2014. Single-family housing starts are a primary driver of our sales, and although housing starts are projected to be higher in 2014 than in 2013, the mix of housing starts in recent years has included a lower proportion of single-family detached units, which typically have higher building product usage per start than multi-family units. We estimate that a detached single-family unit uses approximately three times more building products than a typical multi-family unit, based on higher square footage per unit as well as greater materials usage per square foot.

The unemployment rate in the U.S. improved to 5.9% as of September 30, 2014, from 7.2% as of September 30, 2013. We believe continued employment growth, prospective home buyers' increased access to financing, improved consumer confidence, as well as other factors, will be necessary to increase household formation rates. Improved household formation rates in turn will help stimulate new construction.

We expect to experience seasonally slower demand in the fourth quarter of 2014. On an annual basis, the housing industry in the U.S. improved in 2013 and 2012. This improvement in U.S. housing starts has continued into 2014 and we remain optimistic that the improvement in demand for our products will continue through 2015, but at forecasted levels below the 20-year historical average. Future commodity product pricing could be volatile in response to industry capacity restarts and operating rates, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. We expect to manage our production levels to our sales demand, which will likely result in operating some of our facilities below their capacity until demand improves further.

Factors That Affect Our Operating Results
 
Our results of operations and financial performance are influenced by a variety of factors, including the following:

the commodity nature of our products and their price movements, which are driven largely by capacity utilization rates and industry cycles that affect supply and demand;

general economic conditions, including but not limited to housing starts, repair-and-remodeling activity, and light commercial construction, inventory levels of new and existing homes for sale, foreclosure rates, interest rates, unemployment rates, household formation rates, and mortgage availability and pricing, as well as other consumer financing mechanisms, that ultimately affect demand for our products;

the highly competitive nature of our industry;

availability and affordability of raw materials, including wood fiber and glues and resins;

the impact of actuarial assumptions and regulatory activity on pension costs and pension funding requirements;

substantial ongoing capital investment costs and the difficulty in offsetting fixed costs related to our recent capital investments if the housing market does not recover;

material disruptions and/or major equipment failure at our manufacturing facilities;

the financial condition and creditworthiness of our customers;

concentration of our sales among a relatively small group of customers;

our substantial indebtedness, including the possibility that we may not generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings may not be available in amounts sufficient to fulfill our debt obligations and fund other liquidity needs;

cost of compliance with government regulations, in particular environmental regulations;

labor disruptions, shortages of skilled and technical labor, or increased labor costs;

impairment of our long-lived assets, goodwill, and/or intangible assets;

the need to successfully implement succession plans for certain members of our senior management team;

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restrictive covenants contained in our debt agreements;

our ability to successfully and efficiently complete and integrate potential acquisitions;     
    
our reliance on Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) for many of our administrative services;

disruptions to information systems used to process and store customer, employee, and vendor information, as well as the technology that manages our operations and other business processes;

severe weather phenomena such as drought, hurricanes, tornadoes, and fire;

fluctuations in the market for our equity; and

the other factors described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2013 Form 10-K.

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Our Operating Results
 
The following tables set forth our operating results in dollars and as a percentage of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(millions)
Sales
$
983.3

 
$
878.0

 
$
2,711.7

 
$
2,475.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)
827.9

 
759.8

 
2,324.0

 
2,155.6

Depreciation and amortization
13.2

 
9.0

 
38.0

 
26.2

Selling and distribution expenses
72.7

 
66.2

 
198.8

 
183.4

General and administrative expenses
13.2

 
12.9

 
35.8

 
33.2

Other (income) expense, net
0.1

 
(0.4
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(0.5
)
 
927.1

 
847.5

 
2,595.0

 
2,397.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
$
56.2

 
$
30.5

 
$
116.7

 
$
77.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(percentage of sales)
Sales
100.0
%
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)
84.2
%
 
86.5
 %
 
85.7
 %
 
87.1
 %
Depreciation and amortization
1.3

 
1.0

 
1.4

 
1.1

Selling and distribution expenses
7.4

 
7.5

 
7.3

 
7.4

General and administrative expenses
1.3

 
1.5

 
1.3

 
1.3

Other (income) expense, net

 

 
(0.1
)
 

 
94.3
%
 
96.5
 %
 
95.7
 %
 
96.9
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
5.7
%
 
3.5
 %
 
4.3
 %
 
3.1
 %
 

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Sales Volumes and Prices
 
Set forth below are historical U.S. housing starts data, segment sales volumes and average net selling prices for the principal products sold by our Wood Products segment, and sales mix and gross margin information for our Building Materials Distribution segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
U.S. Housing Starts (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single-family
176.7

 
164.9

 
492.9

 
475.1

Multi-family
103.5

 
78.1

 
268.0

 
220.1

 
280.2

 
243.0

 
760.9

 
695.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(millions)
Segment Sales
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Wood Products
$
355.7

 
$
283.2

 
$
1,000.0

 
$
832.8

Building Materials Distribution
773.4

 
721.5

 
2,117.3

 
1,984.1

Intersegment eliminations
(145.8
)
 
(126.7
)
 
(405.6
)
 
(341.8
)
 
$
983.3

 
$
878.0

 
$
2,711.7

 
$
2,475.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(millions)
Wood Products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales Volumes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) (cubic feet)
3.6

 
3.0

 
9.7

 
8.4

I-joists (equivalent lineal feet)
56

 
51

 
153

 
135

Plywood (sq. ft.) (3/8" basis)
396

 
344

 
1,241

 
1,045

Lumber (board feet)
57

 
50

 
160

 
152

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(dollars per unit)
Wood Products
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Net Selling Prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) (cubic foot)
$
16.59

 
$
15.85

 
$
16.32

 
$
15.60

I-joists (1,000 equivalent lineal feet)
1,095

 
1,017

 
1,064

 
992

Plywood (1,000 sq. ft.) (3/8" basis)
335

 
303

 
309

 
321

Lumber (1,000 board feet)
546

 
515

 
563

 
498

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(percentage of Building Materials Distribution sales)
Building Materials Distribution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Product Line Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity
47.7
%
 
49.5
%
 
49.3
%
 
51.4
%
General line
34.8
%
 
33.9
%
 
33.6
%
 
33.3
%
Engineered wood
17.5
%
 
16.6
%
 
17.1
%
 
15.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross margin percentage (b)
12.0
%
 
11.6
%
 
11.4
%
 
10.6
%
_______________________________________ 

(a)
Actual U.S. housing starts data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.

(b)
We define gross margin as "Sales" less "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)." Substantially all costs included in "Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation)" for our Building Materials Distribution segment are for inventory purchased for resale. Gross margin percentage is gross margin as a percentage of segment sales.


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Sales
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2014, total sales increased $105.3 million, or 12%, to $983.3 million from $878.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, total sales increased $236.5 million, or 10%, to $2,711.7 million from $2,475.2 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase in sales was driven primarily by increases in sales volumes for many of the products we manufacture and distribute due to higher levels of residential construction activity. In third quarter 2014, total U.S. housing starts increased 15%, with single-family starts up 7% from the same period in 2013. On a year-to-date basis through September 2014, total housing starts increased 9%, with single-family starts up 4% from the same period in 2013. Single-family housing starts are a primary driver of our sales and typically result in higher building product usage per start than multi-family units. Average composite lumber and average composite panel prices for the three months ended September 30, 2014, were 11% and 5% higher, respectively, than in the same period in the prior year, as reflected by Random Lengths composite lumber and panel pricing. However, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, average composite lumber prices were only up 1%, with average composite panel prices down 15%, compared with the same period in the prior year. A decrease in the prices of oriented strand board (OSB) was the primary driver of the decrease within the composite panel price index.

Wood Products.  Sales, including sales to our Building Materials Distribution segment, increased $72.5 million, or 26%, to $355.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $283.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Plywood sales volumes increased 15%, contributing $15.9 million to the increase in sales, with volumes from our acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013, more than offsetting a decline in sales volumes to home improvement centers. Higher plywood sales prices of 11% also increased sales by $12.4 million. Volume increases of 20% in laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and 12% in I-joists resulted in sales increases of $9.6 million and $6.0 million, respectively. In addition, sales price increases of 8% in I-joists and 5% in LVL contributed $4.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, to the increase in sales. Increases in lumber sales volumes and lumber sales prices of 14% and 6%, respectively, resulted in sales increases of $3.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The increase in sales volumes also drove an increase in shipping and handling revenue. The remaining increases were primarily due to higher particleboard and byproduct sales.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, sales, including sales to our Building Materials Distribution segment, increased $167.2 million, or 20%, to $1,000.0 million from $832.8 million for the same period in the prior year. Higher plywood sales volumes of 19% increased sales by $63.1 million, with the net volume increases driven by our acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013, offset partially by a decline in sales volumes to home improvement centers. Volume increases of 15% in LVL and 13% in I-joists resulted in sales increases of $20.0 million and $17.5 million, respectively. In addition, sales price increases of 7% in I-joists and 5% in LVL contributed $11.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively, to the increase in sales. Increases in lumber sales prices and lumber sales volumes of 13% and 5%, respectively, resulted in sales increases of $10.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The increase in sales volumes also drove an increase in shipping and handling revenue. The remaining increases were due primarily to higher particleboard and byproduct sales. These increases were offset partially by a decrease of $14.4 million due to 4% lower plywood sales prices.

Building Materials Distribution.  Sales increased $51.9 million, or 7%, to $773.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $721.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales volume and sales price increases of 4% and 3%, respectively. By product line, sales of EWP (substantially all of which is sourced through our Wood Products segment) increased 13%, or $15.8 million; general line product sales increased 10%, or $24.0 million; and commodity sales increased 3%, or $12.1 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, sales increased $133.2 million, or 7%, to $2,117.3 million from $1,984.1 million for the same period in the prior year. Compared with the same period in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales volume increases of 8%, offset partially by a decrease in sales prices of 1%. By product line, sales of EWP increased 19%, or $57.7 million; general line product sales increased 8%, or $51.5 million; and commodity sales increased 2%, or $24.0 million.

Costs and Expenses
 
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) increased $68.1 million, or 9%, to $827.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $759.8 million during the same period in the prior year. In our Wood Products segment, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses primarily reflects higher manufacturing costs, including costs for wood, labor, glues and resins, and energy. These increases were driven by higher sales volumes of EWP, plywood, and lumber in our Wood Products segment, compared with third quarter 2013, offset partially by lower per-unit costs of oriented strand board (OSB), which is used as the vertical web to assemble I-joists, of 19%. Materials,

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labor, and other operating expenses as a percentage of sales (MLO rate) in our Wood Products segment decreased by 540 basis points. The decrease in the MLO rate was primarily the result of higher sales prices of plywood, EWP, and lumber which resulted in improved leveraging of wood fiber and other manufacturing costs. In our Building Materials Distribution segment, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher sales volumes, compared with third quarter 2013. The Building Materials Distribution segment MLO rate decreased 40 basis points, compared with third quarter 2013.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation), increased $168.4 million, or 8%, to $2,324.0 million, compared with $2,155.6 million in the same period in the prior year. In our Wood Products segment, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses primarily reflects higher manufacturing costs, including wood costs, labor, glues and resins, and energy. These increases were driven by higher sales volumes of EWP, plywood, and lumber in our Wood Products segment, as well as slightly higher per-unit log costs, compared with the same period in 2013. However, costs of OSB decreased 31% on a per-unit basis. The MLO rate in our Wood Products segment decreased by 150 basis points, primarily as a result of higher sales prices of EWP and lumber, which resulted in improved leveraging of wood fiber and other manufacturing costs. In addition, the increase in materials, labor, and other operating expenses was driven by higher purchased materials costs as a result of higher sales volumes in our Building Materials Distribution segment. However, the Building Materials Distribution segment MLO rate decreased 80 basis points, compared with the prior year, driven primarily by relatively stable commodity product pricing during second quarter 2014, compared with a steady decline in commodity prices throughout second quarter 2013. In our Building Materials Distribution Segment, periods of increasing prices provide the opportunity for higher sales and increased margins, while declining price environments may result in declines in sales and profitability and lower of cost or market inventory write-downs, as we experienced during second quarter 2013.
 
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $4.2 million, or 47%, to $13.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $9.0 million during the same period in the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, these expenses increased $11.8 million, or 45%, to $38.0 million, compared with $26.2 million in the same period in the prior year. The increases in both periods were due primarily to the acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013, and purchases of property and equipment.
    
Selling and distribution expenses increased $6.5 million, or 10%, to $72.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $66.2 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase was due primarily to higher payroll and incentive compensation expenses of $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, as well as increased transportation costs in our Building Materials Distribution segment of $1.7 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, selling and distribution expenses increased $15.4 million, or 8%, to $198.8 million, compared with $183.4 million during the same period in 2013. The increase was due primarily to higher payroll and incentive compensation expenses of $4.7 million and $4.2 million, respectively, as well as increased transportation and lease costs in our Building Materials Distribution segment of $4.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The increased selling and distribution expenses in both comparative periods were principally a result of increased sales volumes and improved operating results.
 
General and administrative expenses increased $0.3 million, or 2%, to $13.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $12.9 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase was due primarily to higher employee-related expenses of $1.1 million, offset partially by a decrease in professional service expenses of $0.6 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, these expenses increased $2.6 million, or 8%, to $35.8 million, compared with $33.2 million during the same period in 2013. The increase was due primarily to higher employee-related expenses of $2.3 million.

Other (income) expense, net, for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, was insignificant. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, other (income) expense, net, was $1.6 million of income, which included $1.6 million of gain from the sale of two surplus properties in our Building Materials Distribution segment. Other (income) expense, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, was insignificant.
 
Income From Operations
 
Income from operations increased $25.7 million to $56.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $30.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Income from operations increased $39.4 million to $116.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $77.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
 

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Wood Products.  Segment income increased $22.7 million to $40.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The improvement was due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices and higher plywood and EWP sales volumes. These improvements in segment income were offset partially by an increase in depreciation and amortization expenses from the acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, segment income increased $23.1 million to $84.9 million from $61.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in segment income for both comparative periods was due primarily to higher plywood sales volumes and higher EWP and lumber sales prices, as well as lower OSB costs. These improvements in segment income were offset partially by lower plywood sales prices, higher log costs, and an increase in depreciation and amortization expenses from the acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013.

Building Materials Distribution.  Segment income increased $3.2 million to $21.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in segment income was driven primarily by a higher gross margin of $9.3 million, including an improvement in gross margin percentage of 40 basis points. The margin improvement was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $5.5 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, segment income improved $17.2 million to $46.3 million from $29.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in segment income was driven primarily by a higher gross margin of $31.1 million, including an improvement in gross margin percentage of 80 basis points, as well as a $1.6 million gain in other income from the sale of two surplus properties. These improvements were offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $14.0 million.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $0.3 million, or 7%, to $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, interest expense increased $1.7 million, or 11%, to $16.5 million from $14.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increases in interest expense in both periods were due primarily to the issuance of an additional $50 million of Senior Notes on August 15, 2013. For more information related to our Senior Notes, see Note 6, Debt, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Income Tax (Provision) Benefit

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded $18.1 million and $35.9 million, respectively, of income tax expense and had an effective rate of 36.0% and 35.8%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, excluding the discrete establishment of net deferred tax assets discussed below, we recorded $9.6 million and $24.0 million of income tax expense and had an effective tax rate of 37.7% and 38.4%, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate was the effect of state taxes, offset partially by the domestic manufacturers' deduction and other tax credits. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the primary reason for the difference between the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% and the effective tax rate, excluding the deferred discrete item, was the effect of state taxes.

On February 4, 2013, we converted from a limited liability company to a corporation. In addition, we elected to be treated as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes effective as of January 1, 2013. Therefore, we became subject to federal and state income tax expense beginning January 1, 2013. As a result of our conversion to a corporation, we recorded deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, of $68.7 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheet, the effect of which was recorded as an income tax benefit in our Consolidated Statement of Operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We ended third quarter 2014 with $170.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $301.5 million of long-term debt. At September 30, 2014, we had $498.2 million of available liquidity (cash and cash equivalents and unused borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility). We generated $51.7 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as cash provided by operations was offset partially by capital spending, as further discussed below.
    

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We believe that our cash flows from operations, combined with our current cash levels and available borrowing capacity, will be adequate to fund debt service requirements and provide cash, as required, to support our ongoing operations, capital expenditures, lease obligations, working capital, and pension contributions for at least the next 12 months.
 
Sources and Uses of Cash
 
We generate cash primarily from sales of our products, short-term and long-term borrowings, and equity offerings. Our primary uses of cash are for expenses related to the manufacture and distribution of building products, including inventory purchased for resale, wood fiber, labor, energy, and glues and resins. In addition to paying for ongoing operating costs, we use cash to invest in our business, repay debt, and meet our contractual obligations and commercial commitments. Below is a discussion of our sources and uses of cash for operating activities, investment activities, and financing activities.

 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
2014
 
2013
 
(thousands)
Net cash provided by operations
$
88,098

 
$
17,888

Net cash used for investment
(36,093
)
 
(130,392
)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing
(280
)
 
210,827


Operating Activities
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, our operating activities generated $88.1 million of cash, compared with $17.9 million in the same period in 2013. The increase in cash provided by operations was due primarily to a $35.8 million decrease in cash used for working capital and a $39.3 million increase in income from operations, offset partially by a $1.3 million increase in pension contributions and a $1.3 million increase in cash paid for income taxes. See "Our Operating Results" in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information related to factors affecting our operating results.

The increases in working capital in both periods were attributable primarily to higher receivables and inventories, offset partially by an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The increases in receivables in both periods primarily reflect increased sales of approximately 35% and 38%, comparing sales for the months of September 2014 and 2013 with sales for the months of December 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in inventories in both periods represents normal seasonal inventory build. The increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities provided $62.0 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with $50.0 million in the same period a year ago. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, increases in inventory levels led to the increase in accounts payable. In addition, we have accrued more incentive compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared with the same period in 2013.

Investment Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, we used $40.9 million and $29.9 million, respectively, of cash for purchases of property and equipment, including business improvement and quality/efficiency projects, replacement and expansion projects, and ongoing environmental compliance. Excluding acquisitions, we expect capital expenditures in 2014 to total approximately $52 million to $62 million. This level of capital expenditures could increase or decrease as a result of a number of factors, including our financial results, future economic conditions, and timing of equipment purchases. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we received proceeds of $4.7 million, primarily from the sale of two surplus properties in our Building Materials Distribution segment.

Financing Activities
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we borrowed $57.6 million under our Revolving Credit Facility to fund working capital needs, which was subsequently repaid during the same period with cash on hand, resulting in no borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2014.

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On February 11, 2013, we issued 13,529,412 shares of common stock in our initial public offering. In connection with this initial public offering, we received proceeds of approximately $262.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $19.2 million and offering expenses of approximately $2.5 million. On July 30, 2013, we repurchased 3,864,062 shares of our common stock from BC Holdings for $100.0 million in the Repurchase.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we repaid $80.0 million of borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, $25.0 million of which was outstanding at December 31, 2012, and $55.0 million of which was borrowed for working capital needs and repaid during the first quarter of 2013. During third quarter 2013, we issued an additional $50 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes and borrowed $25.0 million under our Revolving Credit Facility.

For more information related to our debt structure, see the discussion under "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2013 Form 10-K and in Note 6, Debt, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" of this Form 10-Q.

Contractual Obligations
 
For information about contractual obligations, see Contractual Obligations in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2013 Form 10-K. There have been no other material changes in contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2013.
 
Off-Balance-Sheet Activities
 
At September 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, we had no material off-balance-sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities.
 
Guarantees
 
Note 7, Debt, and Note 16, Commitments, Legal Proceedings and Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2013 Form 10-K describe the nature of our guarantees, including the approximate terms of the guarantees, how the guarantees arose, the events or circumstances that would require us to perform under the guarantees, and the maximum potential undiscounted amounts of future payments we could be required to make. As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to the guarantees disclosed in our 2013 Form 10-K.
 
Seasonal and Inflationary Influences
 
We are exposed to fluctuations in quarterly sales volumes and expenses due to seasonal factors. These seasonal factors are common in the building products industry. Seasonal changes in levels of building activity affect our building products businesses, which are dependent on housing starts, repair-and-remodeling activities, and light commercial construction activities. We typically report lower sales in the first and fourth quarters due to the impact of poor weather on the construction market, and we generally have higher sales in the second and third quarters, reflecting an increase in construction due to more favorable weather conditions. We typically have higher working capital in the first and second quarters in preparation and response to the building season. Seasonally cold weather increases costs, especially energy consumption, at most of our manufacturing facilities.
 
Our major costs of production are wood fiber, labor, and glue and resins. Wood fiber costs and glue and resin costs have been volatile in recent years.
 
Employees
 
As of October 26, 2014, we had approximately 5,520 employees. Approximately 26% of these employees work pursuant to collective bargaining agreements. As of October 26, 2014, we had nine collective bargaining agreements. Fewer than 1% of our total employees are working pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that will expire within the next 12 months.


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Environmental
 
For additional information about environmental issues, see Environmental in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2013 Form 10-K.
 
Critical Accounting Estimates
 
Critical accounting estimates are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results. These estimates require management's most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to estimate matters that are inherently uncertain. We review the development, selection, and disclosure of our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our board of directors. For information about critical accounting estimates, see Critical Accounting Estimates in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2013 Form 10-K. At September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from those disclosed in our 2013 Form 10-K.
 
New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
 
For information related to new and recently adopted accounting standards, see "New and Recently Adopted Accounting Standards" in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements in "Item 1. Financial Statements" in this Form 10-Q.
 
ITEM 3.          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
For information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see the discussion under "Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" and under the headings "Disclosures of Financial Market Risks" and "Financial Instruments" in "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2013 Form 10-K. As of September 30, 2014, there have been no material changes in our exposure to market risk from those disclosed in our 2013 Form 10-K.
 
ITEM 4.          CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Attached as exhibits to this Form 10-Q are certifications of our chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO). Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), requires that we include these certifications with this report. This Controls and Procedures section includes information concerning the disclosure controls and procedures referred to in the certifications. You should read this section in conjunction with the certifications.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain "disclosure controls and procedures," as Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act defines such term. We have designed these controls and procedures to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. We have also designed our disclosure controls to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our senior management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow them to make timely decisions regarding our required disclosures.
  
Under an Outsourcing Services Agreement, Packaging Corporation of America provides a number of corporate staff services to us. These services include information technology, accounting, and human resource transactional services. Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, including the effectiveness of the services provided to us under the Outsourcing Services Agreement, as of the end of the quarter covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in meeting the objectives for which they were designed and were operating at a reasonable assurance level.
 
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
 
In designing and evaluating our disclosure and/or internal controls and procedures, we recognized that no matter how well conceived and well operated, a control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of its inherent limitations, a control system, no matter how well designed, may not prevent

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or detect misstatements due to error or fraud. Additionally, in designing a control system, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We have also designed our disclosure and internal controls and procedures based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
We are a party to routine legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings or environmental claims that we believe would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
 
ITEM 1A.       RISK FACTORS
 
This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical or current facts, including statements about our expectations, anticipated financial results, projected capital expenditures, and future business prospects, are forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by our use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "should," "plan," "anticipate," and other similar expressions. You can find examples of these statements throughout this report, including "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." We cannot guarantee that our actual results will be consistent with the forward-looking statements we make in this report. You should review carefully the risk factors listed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2013 Form 10-K, as well as those factors listed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the risk factors below. We do not assume an obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Our manufacturing operations may have difficulty obtaining wood fiber at favorable prices or at all.

Wood fiber is our principal raw material, which accounted for approximately 44% of the aggregate amount of materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) for our Wood Products segment in 2013. Wood fiber is a commodity, and prices have been historically cyclical in response to changes in domestic and foreign demand and supply. In the future, we expect the level of foreign demand for timber exports from the western U.S. to fluctuate based on the economic activity in China and other Pacific Rim countries, currency exchange rates, and the availability of timber supplies from other countries such as Canada, Russia, and New Zealand. Sustained periods of high timber costs may impair the cost competitiveness of our manufacturing facilities.

In 2005, following the sale of our timberlands, supply agreements (or successor arrangements) were put in place under which we purchase timber at market-based prices. For 2013, approximately 28% of our timber was supplied pursuant to agreements assumed by (or replacement master supply agreements with) Hancock, Molpus, and Rayonier. The supply agreements with these parties will terminate on December 31, 2014, based on notice provided to us from Hancock, Molpus, and Rayonier six months prior to expiration of the applicable agreements. If we are unable to negotiate future purchases for our timber requirements in a particular region to satisfy our timber needs at satisfactory prices, which could include private purchases with other suppliers, open-market purchases, and purchases from governmental sources, it could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

In 2013, we purchased approximately 21% of our timber from federal, state, and local governments. In certain regions in which we operate, a substantial portion of our timber is purchased from governmental authorities. As a result, existing and future governmental regulation can affect our access to, and the cost of, such timber. Future domestic or foreign legislation and litigation concerning the use of timberlands, timber harvest methodologies, forest road construction and maintenance, the protection of endangered species, forest-based carbon sequestration, the promotion of forest health, and the response to and prevention of catastrophic wildfires can affect timber and fiber supply from both government and private lands. Availability of harvested timber and fiber may be further limited by fire, insect infestation, disease, ice storms, windstorms, hurricanes, flooding, and other natural and man-made causes, thereby reducing supply and increasing prices.

Historically, availability of residual wood fiber for our particleboard operation has been negatively affected by significant mill closures and curtailments that have occurred among solid-wood product manufacturers, and future periods of low demand for solid-wood products could negatively affect availability. In addition, future development of wood cellulose biofuel or other new sources of wood fiber demand could interfere with our ability to source wood fiber or lead to significantly higher costs.

ITEM 2.          UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
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ITEM 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
None.
 
ITEM 4.          MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
 
ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
BOISE CASCADE COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Kelly E. Hibbs
 
 
Kelly E. Hibbs
Vice President and Controller
 
 
(As Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)
 
Date:  November 5, 2014


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BOISE CASCADE COMPANY
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Filed With the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2014
 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
31.1

 
CEO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
31.2

 
CFO Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.1

 
CEO Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.2

 
CFO Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
101.INS

 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 



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