HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC - Quarter Report: 2007 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x Quarterly
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For
the quarterly period ended June
30, 2007
or
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: 001-33288
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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06-1185400
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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46904-9013
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(765)
456-6000
(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 is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filler and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer x
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
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports
required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act
of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed
by a
court. Yes x No o
As
of
August 1, 2007, the registrant had 11,650,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001
par
value, outstanding.
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM
10-Q
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Page
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Item
1.
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Unaudited
Condensed Financial Statements
|
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Haynes
International, Inc. and Subsidiaries:
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Unaudited
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006 and June 30,
2007
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1
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Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months
Ended
June 30, 2006 and 2007
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2
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Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and
Nine
Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2007
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3
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Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the Nine Months Ended
June 30,
2006 and 2007
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4
|
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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5
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|
Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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14
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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30
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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31
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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32
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Signatures
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33
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Index
to Exhibits
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34 |
PART
1 FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial Statements
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
|
September 30,
2006
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June
30,
2007
|
|||||
Current
assets:
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
6,182
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$
|
5,426
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|||
Restricted
cash – current portion
|
110
|
110
|
|||||
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
of $1,751 and $1,279, respectively
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77,962
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83,740
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|||||
Inventories,
net
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179,712
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284,384
|
|||||
Income
tax benefit
|
-
|
5,729
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes – current portion
|
10,759
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8,489
|
|||||
Total
current assets
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274,725
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387,878
|
|||||
Property,
plant and equipment (at cost)
|
100,373
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111,848
|
|||||
Accumulated
depreciation
|
(11,452
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)
|
(17,131
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)
|
|||
Net
property, plant and equipment
|
88,921
|
94,717
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes – long term portion
|
27,368
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26,562
|
|||||
Prepayments
and deferred charges, net
|
2,719
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5,488
|
|||||
Restricted
cash – long term portion
|
440
|
330
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
42,265
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41,321
|
|||||
Other
intangible assets
|
9,422
|
8,579
|
|||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
445,860
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$
|
564,875
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|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
45,487
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$
|
80,580
|
|||
Income
taxes payable
|
2,294
|
-
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and postretirement benefits
|
8,134
|
7,928
|
|||||
Revolving
credit facilities
|
116,836
|
17,804
|
|||||
Deferred
revenue – current portion
|
-
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2,500
|
|||||
Current
maturities of long-term obligations
|
110
|
110
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|||||
Total
current liabilities
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172,861
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108,922
|
|||||
Long-term
obligations (less current portion)
|
3,097
|
3,006
|
|||||
Deferred
revenue (less current portion)
|
-
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45,954
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and postretirement benefits
|
118,354
|
115,424
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|||||
Total
liabilities
|
294,312
|
273,306
|
|||||
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|||||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 and 40,000,000 shares authorized,
10,000,000 and 11,650,000 issued and outstanding at September 30,
2006 and
June 30, 2007, respectively)
|
10
|
12
|
|||||
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued
and
outstanding)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
122,937
|
212,351
|
|||||
Accumulated
earnings
|
27,760
|
76,089
|
|||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
841
|
3,117
|
|||||
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
151,548
|
291,569
|
|||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
445,860
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$
|
564,875
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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34
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended June
30, |
||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
114,932
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$
|
141,087
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$
|
320,320
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$
|
398,886
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|||||
Cost
of sales
|
81,698
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104,148
|
241,181
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287,993
|
|||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
|
10,825
|
10,871
|
29,637
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29,152
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|||||||||
Research
and technical expense
|
622
|
747
|
1,957
|
2,225
|
|||||||||
Operating
income
|
21,787
|
25,321
|
47,545
|
79,516
|
|||||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
1,852
|
263
|
5,817
|
3,338
|
|||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
19,935
|
25,058
|
41,728
|
76,178
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|||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
7,960
|
7,317
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16,461
|
27,849
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|||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
11,975
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$
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17,741
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$
|
25,267
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$
|
48,329
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|||||
Net
income per share:
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|||||||||||||
Basic
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$
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1.20
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$
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1.52
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$
|
2.53
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$
|
4.55
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|||||
Diluted
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$
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1.16
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$
|
1.49
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$
|
2.47
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$
|
4.40
|
|||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
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10,000,000
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11,650,000
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10,000,000
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10,616,484
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|||||||||
Diluted
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10,319,344
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11,913,310
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10,242,849
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10,981,509
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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2 of
34
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands)
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
11,975
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$
|
17,741
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$
|
25,267
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$
|
48,329
|
|||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
2,314
|
589
|
1,958
|
2,276
|
|||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
14,289
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$
|
18,330
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$
|
27,225
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$
|
50,605
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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3 of
34
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands)
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||
Net
income
|
$
|
25,267
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$
|
48,329
|
|||
Depreciation
|
4,888
|
5,474
|
|||||
Amortization
|
1,473
|
843
|
|||||
Stock
compensation expense
|
2,055
|
2,359
|
|||||
Excess
tax benefit from option exercises
|
—
|
(7,888
|
)
|
||||
Deferred
revenue
|
—
|
48,454
|
|||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(4,878
|
)
|
2,775
|
||||
Loss
on disposal of property
|
(224
|
)
|
51
|
||||
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(16,865
|
)
|
(4,412
|
)
|
|||
Inventories
|
(26,522
|
)
|
(102,540
|
)
|
|||
Other
assets
|
(743
|
)
|
(2,695
|
)
|
|||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(1,927
|
)
|
33,693
|
||||
Income
taxes payable
|
7,604
|
1,272
|
|||||
Accrued
pension and postretirement benefits
|
3,072
|
(3,242
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(6,800
|
)
|
22,473
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|||||||
Additions
to property, plant and equipment
|
(7,246
|
)
|
(11,132
|
)
|
|||
Change
in restricted cash
|
110
|
110
|
|||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(7,136
|
)
|
(11,022
|
)
|
|||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in revolving credit
|
17,942
|
(99,032
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from equity offering, net
|
—
|
72,753
|
|||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
—
|
6,083
|
|||||
Excess
tax benefit from option exercises
|
—
|
7,888
|
|||||
Changes
in long-term obligations
|
—
|
(123
|
)
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
17,942
|
(12,431
|
)
|
||||
Effect
of exchange rates on cash
|
81
|
224
|
|||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
4,087
|
(756
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
2,886
|
6,182
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
$
|
6,973
|
$
|
5,426
|
|||
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|||||||
Cash
paid during period for: Interest
(net of capitalized interest)
|
$
|
5,764
|
$
|
3,198
|
|||
Income
taxes
|
$
|
14,115
|
$
|
23,818
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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34
HAYNES
INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
Note
1. Basis
of Presentation
Interim
Financial Statements
The
accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements
are
prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and such principles are applied on a basis consistent
with information reflected in our Form 10-K for the year ended September 30,
2006 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules
and regulations promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission. In the opinion of the management, the interim financial information
includes all adjustments and accruals, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the
respective interim periods. The results of operations for the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to
be
expected for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 or any interim
period.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Haynes International,
Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). All
significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated.
Equity
Offering
On
March
23, 2007, the Company completed an equity offering, which resulted in the
issuance of 1,200,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $65.00 per share.
The net proceeds to the Company after underwriting discounts, commissions and
offering expenses were $72,753. As a part of the offering, certain employees
and
directors exercised 450,000 stock options and the payment of the exercise price
for those stock options resulted in an additional $6,083 in proceeds to the
Company.
Note
2. New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109
(“FIN
48”). FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with
certain aspects of measuring and recognition in accounting for income taxes.
In
addition, FIN 48 requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty
in
income taxes and is effective as of the beginning of the 2008 fiscal year.
The
Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that FIN 48 will have on
its
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurement
(“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 addresses standardizing the measurement of fair
value for companies who are required to use a fair value measure for recognition
or disclosure purposes. The FASB defines fair value 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 measure date.” The statement is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007 and for interim periods within those
fiscal years. The Company is required to adopt SFAS 157 beginning on
October 1, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of
SFAS 157 on its financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, Employers’
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans
(“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 requires companies to recognize the funded
status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as a net asset
or liability in its financial statements. In addition, disclosure requirements
related to such plans are affected by SFAS 158. The Company will begin
recognition of the funded status of its defined benefit pension and
post-retirement plans and include the required disclosures under the provisions
of SFAS 158 at the end of fiscal year 2007. Based on September 30,
2006 information, the impact on the Company’s financial position would be a
reduction in pension and post-retirement benefits liability of $5,200, an
increase in stockholders’ equity-accumulated other comprehensive income of
$3,200, and a reduction of deferred tax assets of $2,000. The impact on the
financial statements as of the adoption date of September 30, 2007 will be
based
on information as of September 30, 2007. The adoption of SFAS 158 is not
expected to impact the Company’s debt covenants or cash position. Additionally,
the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 158 to significantly
affect the results of operations.
In
September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108,
Quantifying
Misstatements
(“SAB
108”), which provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover
or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying
a
current year misstatement. SAB 108 is effective for the first fiscal year
ending after November 15, 2006, which will be the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2007. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have
a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 155, Accounting
for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments—an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 133 and 140
(“SFAS
155”), that allows a preparer to elect fair value measurement at acquisition, at
issuance, or when a previously recognized financial instrument is subject to
a
re-measurement (new basis) event, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, in
cases
in which a derivative would otherwise have to be bifurcated. It also eliminates
the exemption from applying Statement 133 to interests in securitized financial
assets so that similar instruments are accounted for similarly regardless of
the
form of the instruments. This Statement is effective for all financial
instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal
year that begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of SFAS 155 did not
have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
position.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, Establishing
the Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities (“SFAS
159”),
to
permit all entities to choose to elect to measure eligible financial instruments
at fair value. SFAS 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also elected to
apply
the provisions of SFAS 157, Fair
Value Measurements.
An
entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS 159, unless it chooses
early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 159 on
the
consolidated financial statements.
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34
Note
3. Inventories
The
following is a summary of the major classes of
inventories:
September
30, 2006
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
7,214
|
$
|
17,647
|
|||
Work-in-process
|
96,674
|
162,013
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
74,575
|
102,987
|
|||||
Other,
net
|
1,249
|
1,737
|
|||||
$
|
179,712
|
$
|
284,384
|
Note
4. Income
Taxes
Income
tax expense for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007, differed
from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to state income taxes and
differing tax rates on foreign earnings and amended tax returns to claim
favorable items from extraterritorial income exclusion and foreign tax credits.
During the nine month period ended June 30, 2007, amended returns prior to
August 31, 2004 (the date of implementation of fresh start accounting resulting
from the plan of reorganization) were recorded as a reduction of goodwill of
$944 and an increase to both deferred income tax assets and current income
tax
benefit.
Note
5. Pension
and Post-retirement Benefits
Components
of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit cost for the three and
nine
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2007 are as follows:
Three
Months Ended June 30,
|
Nine
Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension
Benefits
|
Other
Benefits
|
Pension
Benefits
|
Other
Benefits
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
842
|
$
|
1,044
|
$
|
98
|
$
|
361
|
$
|
2,604
|
$
|
3,161
|
$
|
1,451
|
$
|
1,083
|
|||||||||
Interest
cost
|
2,276
|
2,430
|
262
|
1,115
|
7,033
|
7,361
|
3,862
|
3,345
|
|||||||||||||||||
Expected
return
|
(2,533
|
)
|
(2,590
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
(7,829
|
)
|
(7,844
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Amortization
|
—
|
—
|
66
|
(1,032
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
974
|
(3,096
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
585
|
$
|
884
|
$
|
426
|
$
|
444
|
$
|
1,808
|
$
|
2,678
|
$
|
6,287
|
$
|
1,332
|
The
Company contributed $3,131 to the Company sponsored domestic pension plans,
$3,362 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $842 to the U.K. pension
plan for the nine months ended June 30, 2007. The Company presently expects
to
contribute an additional $560 to its domestic pension plans, $1,638 to its
other
post-retirement benefit plans and $281 to its U.K. pension plan for the
remainder of fiscal 2007.
During
March 2006, the Company communicated to employees and plan participants a
negative plan amendment that caps the Company’s liability related to total
retiree health care costs at $5,000 annually, effective January 1, 2007. An
updated actuarial valuation was performed at March 31, 2006, which reduced
the
accumulated post-retirement benefit liability due to this plan amendment by
$46,313, and that amount will be amortized as a reduction to expense over an
eight year period. This amortization period began in April 2006, reducing the
amount of expense recognized for the second half of fiscal 2006 and the
respective future periods.
Salaried
employees hired after December 31, 2005 and hourly employees hired after June
30, 2007 are not eligible to participate in the defined benefit pension plan;
however, they are eligible for an enhanced matching benefit pursuant to the
401(k) defined contribution plan.
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Note
6. Environmental and Legal
The
Company is periodically involved in litigation, both as a plaintiff and as
a
defendant, relating to its business and operations, including environmental
and
intellectual property matters. Future expenditures for environmental,
intellectual property and other legal matters cannot be determined with any
degree of certainty; however, based on the facts presently known, management
does not believe that such costs will have a material effect on the Company's
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The
Company believes that any and all claims arising out of conduct or activities
that occurred prior to March 29, 2004 are subject to dismissal. On March 29,
2004, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates filed voluntary
petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District
of Indiana (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On August 16, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court
entered its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order Under 11 U.S.C.
1129(a) and (b) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3020 Confirming the First Amended Joint
Plan of Reorganization of Haynes International, Inc. and its Affiliated Debtors
and Debtors-in-Possession as Further Modified (the “Confirmation Order”). The
Confirmation Order and related Chapter 11 Plan, among other things, provide
for
the release and discharge of prepetition claims and causes of action. The
Confirmation Order further provides for an injunction against the commencement
of any actions with respect to claims held prior to the Effective Date of the
Plan. The Effective Date occurred on August 31, 2004. When appropriate, the
Company pursues the dismissal of lawsuits premised upon claims or causes of
action discharged in the Confirmation Order and related Chapter 11 Plan. The
success of this strategy is dependent upon a number of factors, including the
respective court’s interpretation of the Confirmation Order and the unique
circumstances of each case.
The
Company is currently, and has in the past, been subject to claims involving
personal injuries allegedly relating to its products. In February 2007, the
Company, along with numerous other manufacturers, was named in a lawsuit in
the
state of California involving welding rod-related injuries. In addition, as
previously disclosed, the Company is currently a party to similar such lawsuits
in California and in Texas. All three cases similarly allege that the welding
related products of the defendant manufacturer harmed the users of such products
through the inhalation of welding fumes containing manganese. Both of the cases
pending in the state of California were removed to federal court in the second
fiscal quarter of 2007. The Company believes that it has defenses to the
allegations in these three cases and, that if found liable, the cases would
not
have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or
liquidity. In addition to these cases, the Company has in the past been named
a
defendant in several other lawsuits, including 52 lawsuits filed in the state
of
California, with similar allegations. The Company has since been voluntarily
dismissed from all of these lawsuits on the basis of the release and discharge
of claims contained in the Confirmation Order. While the Company contests such
lawsuits vigorously, and may have applicable insurance, there are several risks
and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s liability for claims relating to
exposure to welding fumes and manganese. For instance, in recent cases (in
which
the Company was not a party), at least two courts have refused to dismiss claims
relating to inhalation of welding fumes containing manganese based upon a
bankruptcy discharge order. Although the Company believes the facts of those
cases are distinguishable from the facts of its pending cases, the Company
cannot assure investors that the claims against it will be dismissed based
upon
the Confirmation Order. It is also possible that the Company could be named
in
additional suits alleging welding-rod injuries. Should such litigation occur,
it
is possible that the aggregate claims for damages, if the Company is found
liable, could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results
of operations or liquidity.
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The
Company is conducting remedial activities at its Kokomo, Indiana and Mountain
Home, North Carolina facilities. The Company has received permits from the
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, and the US
Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, to close and to provide post-closure
monitoring and care for certain areas at the Kokomo facility previously used
for
the storage and disposal of wastes, some of which are classified as hazardous
under applicable regulations. Closure
certification was received in fiscal 1988
for
the
South
Landfill
at the
Kokomo facility and post-closure care is permitted and is ongoing there. The
Company has permit
application
with IDEM pending for approval of post-closure
care for the
North
Landfill at
its
Kokomo
facility;
closure
of the North Landfill was certified in 1999.
In
addition, the Company is currently evaluating known groundwater contamination
at
its Kokomo site and is developing a plan to address it. Accordingly, additional
corrective action may be necessary. The Company has also received permits from
the North Carolina Department of Environmental Natural Resources, or NC DENR,
and EPA to close and provide post-closure
monitoring and care for the closed hazardous waste lagoon at the Mountain Home,
North Carolina facility. The lagoon area has been closed and is currently
undergoing post-closure care.
The
Company is required to monitor groundwater and to continue post closure
maintenance of the former disposal area
at this
site. As a result, the Company is aware of elevated levels of certain
contaminants in the groundwater and additional corrective action could be
required. The Company is currently unable to estimate the costs of any further
corrective action at either site if required. Accordingly, the Company cannot
assure you that the costs of any future corrective action at these or any other
current
or
former sites would not have a material effect on its financial condition,
results of operations or liquidity. Additionally, it is possible that the
Company could be required to undertake other corrective action commitments
for
any other solid waste management unit existing or determined to exist at any
of
its facilities.
As
of
September 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007, the Company has accrued $1,483 for
post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities. In accordance with SFAS
143,
Accounting
for Asset Retirement Obligations,
accruals for these costs are calculated by estimating the cost to monitor and
maintain each post-closure site and multiplying that amount by the number of
years remaining in the 30 year post-closure monitoring period referred to above.
At each fiscal year-end, or earlier if necessary, the Company evaluates the
accuracy of the estimates for these monitoring and maintenance costs for the
upcoming fiscal year. The accrual was based upon the undiscounted amount of
the
obligation of $1,871
which
was then discounted using an appropriate discount rate. The cost associated
with
closing the sites has been incurred in financial periods prior to those
presented, with the remaining cost to be incurred in future periods related
solely to post-closure monitoring and maintenance. Based on historical
experience, the Company estimates that the cost of post-closure monitoring
and
maintenance will approximate $98 per
year
over the remaining obligation period.
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Note
7. Deferred Revenue
On
November 17, 2006, the Company entered into a twenty-year agreement to
provide conversion services to Titanium Metals Corporation (“TIMET”) for up to
ten million pounds of titanium metal annually. The transaction is documented
by
an Access and Security Agreement and a Conversion Services Agreement, both
dated
November 17, 2006.
TIMET paid the Company a $50,000 up-front fee and will also pay the Company
for
its processing services during the term of the agreement (20 years) at prices
established by the terms of the agreement. In addition to the volume commitment,
the Company has granted TIMET a security interest on its four-high Steckel
rolling mill, along with certain rights of access. TIMET may exercise an
option
to have ten million additional pounds of titanium converted annually, provided
that it offers to loan up to $12,000 to the Company for certain capital
expenditures which would be required to expand capacity. The Company has
the
option to purchase titanium sheet and plate products from TIMET and has agreed
not to manufacture its own titanium products (other than cold reduced titanium
tubing). The Company has also agreed not to provide titanium conversion services
to any entity other than TIMET for the term of the Conversion Services
Agreement. The cash received of $50,000 will be recognized in income on a
straight-line basis over the 20-year term of the agreement. The portion of
the
up-front fee not recognized in income will be shown as deferred revenue on
the
consolidated balance sheet. The Company has used the proceeds, net of expenses,
of the $50,000 up-front fee paid by TIMET to reduce the balance of its U.S.
revolving credit facility. Upon certain instances of a change in control,
a
violation of the non-compete provisions or a performance default or upon
the
occurrence of a force majeure event which results in a performance default,
the
Company is required to return the unearned portion (as defined) of the up-front
fee. Revenue of $1,546 has been recognized as a part of the straight-line
recognition of the $50,000 up-front fee related to this agreement, during
the
nine months ended June 30, 2007. Taxes will be paid on the up-front fee
primarily in fiscal 2008.
Note
8. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Goodwill
was created as a result of the Company’s reorganization pursuant to Chapter 11
of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and fresh start accounting. The Company adopted
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Pursuant to SFAS
No. 142 goodwill is not amortized and the value of goodwill is reviewed
annually for impairment. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value
(determined on a discounted cash flow basis or other fair value method),
impairment of goodwill may exist resulting in a charge to earnings to the extent
of goodwill impairment.
The
Company also has patents, trademarks and other intangibles. As the patents
have
a definite life, they are amortized over lives ranging from two to fourteen
years. As the trademarks have an indefinite life, the Company tests them for
impairment annually. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value (determined
by
calculating a fair value based upon a discounted cash flow of an assumed royalty
rate), impairment of the trademark may exist resulting in a charge to earnings
to the extent of impairment. Amortization of the patents and other intangibles
was $1,473 and $843 for the nine months ending June 30, 2006 and 2007,
respectively.
Goodwill
was adjusted due to amended tax returns prior to August 31, 2004 (the date
of
implementation of fresh start accounting resulting from the plan of
reorganization). The adjustment of $944 decreased goodwill and increased both
deferred income tax assets and current income tax benefit.
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The
following represents a summary of intangible assets and goodwill at September
30, 2006 and June 30, 2007:
September
30, 2006
|
Gross
Amount
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Adjustments
|
Carrying
Amount
|
|||||||||
Goodwill
|
$
|
42,265
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
42,265
|
|||||
Patents
|
8,667
|
(3,800
|
)
|
-
|
4,867
|
||||||||
Trademarks
|
3,800
|
-
|
-
|
3,800
|
|||||||||
Non-compete
|
590
|
(161
|
)
|
-
|
429
|
||||||||
Other
|
465
|
(139
|
)
|
-
|
326
|
||||||||
$
|
55,787
|
$
|
(4,100
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
51,687
|
June
30, 2007
|
Gross
Amount
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Adjustments
|
Carrying
Amount
|
|||||||||
Goodwill
|
$
|
42,265
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(944
|
)
|
$
|
41,321
|
||||
Patents
|
8,667
|
(4,484
|
)
|
-
|
4,183
|
||||||||
Trademarks
|
3,800
|
-
|
-
|
3,800
|
|||||||||
Non-compete
|
590
|
(224
|
)
|
-
|
366
|
||||||||
Other
|
465
|
(235
|
)
|
-
|
230
|
||||||||
$
|
55,787
|
$
|
(4,943
|
)
|
$
|
(944
|
)
|
$
|
49,900
|
Estimate of Aggregate Amortization Expense:
Year
Ended September 30,
|
|
|||
2007
(remainder of fiscal year)
|
$
|
285
|
||
2008
|
983
|
|||
2009
|
708
|
|||
2010
|
376
|
|||
2011
|
363
|
|||
Note
9. Net Income Per Share
Basic
and
diluted net income per share were computed as follows:
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands except share
and per share data)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
11,975
|
$
|
17,741
|
$
|
25,267
|
$
|
48,329
|
|||||
Denominator:
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - Basic
|
10,000,000
|
11,650,000
|
10,000,000
|
10,616,484
|
|||||||||
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
319,344
|
263,310
|
242,849
|
365,025
|
|||||||||
Weighted
average shares outstanding - Diluted
|
10,319,344
|
11,913,310
|
10,242,849
|
10,981,509
|
|||||||||
Basic
net income per share
|
$
|
1.20
|
$
|
1.52
|
$
|
2.53
|
$
|
4.55
|
|||||
Diluted
net income per share
|
$
|
1.16
|
$
|
1.49
|
$
|
2.47
|
$
|
4.40
|
Anti-dilutive
weighted average shares with respect to outstanding stock options have been
properly excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share. A total
of 9,438 and 12,745 anti-dilutive weighted average shares were excluded for
the
three and nine months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. A total of 6,794 and
2,265 anti-dilutive weighted average shares were excluded for the three and
nine
months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
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Note
10. Stock-Based Compensation
The
Company has two stock option plans that authorize the granting of non-qualified
stock options to certain key employees and non-employee directors for the
purchase of a maximum of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The
original option plan was adopted in August 2004 pursuant to the plan of
reorganization and provides for the grant of options to purchase up to 1,000,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. In January 2007, the Company’s Board of
Directors adopted a second option plan that provides for options to purchase
up
to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Each plan provides for the
adjustment of the maximum number of shares for which options may be granted
in
the event of a stock split, extraordinary dividend or distribution or similar
recapitalization event. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise,
options granted under the option plans are exercisable for a period of ten
years
from the date of grant and vest 33 1/3% per year over three years from the
grant
date.
Effective
October
1, 2005 under the modified prospective method, the Company adopted the
provisions of SFAS No. 123 (R), Share-Based
Payment, a replacement of SFAS No. 123, Accounting For Stock-Based Compensation,
and rescission of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees.
The
fair value of the option grants was estimated as of the date of the grant using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
assumptions:
Grant
Date
|
Fair
Value
|
Dividend
Yield
|
Risk-free
Interest Rate
|
Expected
Volatility
|
Expected
Life
|
|||||||||||
March
30, 2007
|
$
|
19.06
|
0
|
%
|
4.54
|
%
|
30.00
|
%
|
3
years
|
On
March
30, 2007, the Company granted 126,000 options at an exercise price of $72.93,
the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the day of the grant. As
a part of the equity offering, 450,000 options were exercised which generated
$6,084 cash to the Company and increased the shares of common stock outstanding
by 450,000 shares.
The
stock-based employee compensation expense for the nine months ended June 30,
2007 was $2,359 ($1,404 net of tax or $.13 per fully diluted share) leaving
remaining unrecognized compensation expense at June 30, 2007 of $3,390 to be
recognized over a weighted average period vesting of 0.91 years.
The
following table summarizes the activity under the stock option plans for the
nine months ended June 30, 2007:
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2006
|
980,000
|
$
|
14.54
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
126,000
|
72.93
|
|||||||||||
Exercised
|
(450,000
|
)
|
13.52
|
$
|
23,166,466
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2007
|
656,000
|
26.45
|
7.87
years
|
$
|
38,034,684
|
||||||||
Vested
or expected to vest
|
656,000
|
26.45
|
7.87
years
|
$
|
38,034,684
|
||||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2007
|
164,995
|
14.59
|
7.33
years
|
$
|
11,523,223
|
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Outstanding
|
Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||
Grant
Date
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Exercise
Price
Per
Share
|
Remaining
Contractual
Life in Years
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Exercise Price
Per
Share
|
|||||||||||
August
31, 2004
|
421,451
|
$
|
12.80
|
7.17
|
141,447
|
$
|
12.80
|
|||||||||
May
5, 2005
|
16,667
|
19.00
|
7.83
|
8,334
|
19.00
|
|||||||||||
August
15, 2005
|
23,334
|
20.25
|
8.17
|
-
|
20.25
|
|||||||||||
October
1, 2005
|
14,086
|
25.50
|
8.25
|
4,086
|
25.50
|
|||||||||||
February
21, 2006
|
39,462
|
29.25
|
8.67
|
6,128
|
29.25
|
|||||||||||
March
31, 2006
|
15,000
|
31.00
|
8.75
|
5,000
|
31.00
|
|||||||||||
March
30, 2007
|
126,000
|
72.93
|
9.75
|
-
|
72.93
|
|||||||||||
656,000
|
164,995
|
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
References
to years or portions of years in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations refer to the Company's fiscal
years ended September 30, unless otherwise indicated.
This
discussion contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Those
statements appear in a number of places in this discussion and may include,
but
are not limited to, statements regarding the intent, belief or current
expectations of the Company or its management with respect to, but are not
limited to (i) the Company’s strategic plans; (ii) any significant change in
customer demand for its products or in demand for its customers’ products; (iii)
the Company’s dependence on production levels at its Kokomo facility and its
ability to make capital improvements at that facility; (iv) rapid increases
in
the cost of nickel, energy and other raw materials; (v) the Company’s ability to
continue to develop new commercially viable applications and products; (vi)
the
Company’s ability to recruit and retain key employees; (vii) the Company’s
ability to comply, and the costs of compliance, with applicable environmental
laws and regulations; (viii) economic and market risks associated with foreign
operations and U.S. and world economic and political conditions. Readers are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various
factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company.
The
Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations
and projections about future events. Although the Company believes that the
assumptions on which the forward-looking statements contained herein are based
are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and
as a
result, the forward-looking statements based upon those assumptions also could
be incorrect. Risks and uncertainties, some of which are discussed in Item
1A.
of Part 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006, and in Part II, Item 1A. of the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, may affect the accuracy
of
forward-looking statements.
The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Overview
and Recent Developments
Haynes
International, Inc. is one of the world’s largest producers of high-performance
nickel- and cobalt-based alloys. The Company is focused on developing,
manufacturing, marketing and distributing technologically advanced,
high-performance alloys, which are used primarily in the aerospace, chemical
processing and land-based gas turbine industries. The global specialty alloy
market consists of three primary sectors: stainless steel, general purpose
nickel alloys and high-performance nickel- and cobalt-based alloys. Except
for
its stainless steel wire products, the Company competes exclusively in the
high-performance nickel- and cobalt-based alloy sector, which includes high
temperature resistant alloys, or HTA products, and corrosion resistant alloys,
or CRA products. The Company’s principal products are high-performance alloys in
sheet, coil and plate
forms and, to a lesser extent, seamless and welded tubulars, bar, billet and
wire forms.
On
June
27, 2007 the Company announced that the membership of the United Steelworkers
Local 2958 (USW) ratified a three-year agreement covering approximately 514
employees at the Company’s Kokomo, Indiana plant and the Lebanon, Indiana
service center. The new agreement succeeded an existing agreement that ran
through June 11, 2007, which was subsequently extended through June 30. The
agreement includes a one-time cash bonus of four thousand dollars for each
covered employee, wage increases in 2007, 2008 and 2009, increased scheduling
flexibility, closing the defined benefit pension plan to new hires, and
increasing the pension multiplier for plan participants. Management believes
that the economic effect of the new agreement will be neutral to the Company
over the long-term. The one-time cash bonus total of $2.2 million (including
employer taxes) was expensed as a current period expense due to the fact that
it
did not lower the wage rate over the term of the agreement.
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Haynes
International Limited (“Haynes UK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
based in the United Kingdom, and Burdale Financial Limited (“Burdale”) entered
into a Supplemental Agreement (the “Supplement Agreement”) with an effective
date of April 30, 2007, which amended certain terms of the revolving credit
facility between Haynes UK and Burdale dated April 2, 2004. Specifically, the
Supplemental Agreement extended the maturity date of the UK revolving credit
facility to April 2, 2008, reduced the margin included in the interest rate
from
3% per year to 2.25% per year, and reduced the commitment fee on the daily
undrawn and/or unutilized balance of the facility limit from 0.375% to
0.25%.
Capital
Spending
As
previously disclosed, the Company’s capital spending for fiscal 2007 and fiscal
2008 is expected to approximate $15.0 million per year. Acceleration of
future capital spending beyond what is currently planned may occur to accelerate
the realization of the benefits such as improved working capital management,
reduced manufacturing costs and increased capacity. Subsequent to fiscal 2008,
capital spending for maintenance projects is expected to approximate
between $5.0 million to $6.0 million per year. Capital projects for expansion
will be in addition to these amounts and will be determined on an ongoing basis.
In
the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 the Company has several planned equipment outages
scheduled to complete key capital equipment upgrades. These planned equipment
upgrades include the electro slag remelt furnaces, the completion of the
majority of the upgrades on the primary cold rolling mill, the MKW100, and
completion of the upgrades on one of the Company’s two primary annealing
furnaces (which are discussed in greater detail under “Future
Uses of
Liquidity”
below). It is not anticipated that these planned outages will materially impact
shipments for the quarter. Significant
effort and planning has gone into achieving these upgrades with the least
possible machine down time and management anticipates that year-to-year volume
growth will continue. The rate of growth in volume over the next twelve to
fourteen months could be impacted by any number of factors, including but not
limited to the duration of the planned outages or by an unanticipated start-up
problem.
With
the
completion of these major equipment projects in fiscal 2007 and with the
completion of the upgrade on the second primary annealing furnace in the first
half of fiscal
2008, the Company continues on track with increasing sheet production capacity
from 9.0 million pounds to 14.0 million pounds and achieving the objective
of
shipping 23.5 million pounds of high-performance alloys per year beginning
sometime in the period between 2009 and 2011. In addition to the increased
capacity available for sheet production, it is anticipated that this increased
level of capacity will provide improved cost absorption in the sheet finishing
operation and in both the melting and hot rolling operations. Further,
management believes the improvements in cost absorption will lead to improved
gross margin performance. Shipments of high-performance alloys are up 9.1%
for
the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 compared to the same period of fiscal
2006, due to a combination of improved demand and improved capacity.
Geographic
Growth Markets
China
continues to be an expanding market opportunity for the Company particularly
with the continued strong gross domestic product growth rate of 11% for 2006
(according to the Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2007) and continuing development
in the Chinese aerospace, chemical processing and turbine markets. Shipments
from the Company’s U.S. operations into China in fiscal 2000 were $0.3 million,
growing to approximately $6.6 million in fiscal 2004 and $23.3 million in the
first nine months of fiscal 2007. Part of this growth is attributable to the
China Service Center which opened in fiscal 2006. In addition, the Company
has
started a process of evaluating the possibility of opening a second service
center in China due, in part, to the continued growth in the Chinese
markets.
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34
India
continues to also provide opportunities for shipments from the Company’s U.S.
operations, due in part to, the development in the country of our primary
markets and to the opening of the sales office in fiscal 2006. Sales from the
Company’s U.S. operations to India for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were
$3.2 million compared to sales of less than $0.3 million in fiscal 2003. The
Company continues to evaluate whether to open a service center in India at
some
point in the future.
Alloy
Development
The
Company continued to see progress in the areas of new alloy development during
the quarter. HAYNES® 282® alloy, which is believed to have significant
commercial potential, is the subject of a patent application filed in fiscal
2004. HAYNES 282 alloy has excellent formability, fabricability and
forgeability. The commercial launch of HAYNES 282 alloy occurred in October
2005
and, since that time, there have been approximately 50 customer tests and
evaluations of this product for the hot sections of gas turbines in the
aerospace and land-based gas turbine markets, as well as for auto and other
high-temperature applications. The Company will continue to actively promote
HAYNES 282 alloy through customer engineering visits and technical presentations
and papers. In addition to HAYNES 282 alloy, U.S. patent applications were
filed
in 2006 for the HASTELLOY® HYBRID-BC1™ alloy and HAYNES® NS-163™ alloy.
Both of
these new materials have significant, medium to long-term commercial potential.
Commercial scale-up of HYBRID-BC1 alloy, which has applications in the chemical
processing industry, continues. Manufacturing trials are ongoing and market
introduction is expected in mid-2008. HAYNES NS-163 alloy is a new alloy with
extraordinary high-temperature strength in sheet form, which has applications
in
the aerospace, land-based gas turbine and auto markets. Data generation and
fabrication trials will continue through 2008, with test marketing expected
to
commence in late 2008 and early 2009. Finally, commercialization of HASTELLOY®
C-22HS® alloy also continues. The Company has been providing customers with
samples of this
alloy and making technical presentations since 2004. Testing and evaluation
of
the alloy is ongoing with special emphasis on applications for the oil and
gas
market. Although, the above alloys are in the early stages of commercialization
and pounds sold to date are very low compared to the Company’s other proprietary
alloys, these alloys, (particularly HAYNES 282 alloy) are significantly further
along the commercialization curve when compared to historical trends for other
proprietary alloys introduced by the Company. In addition to the commercial
scale-up of these alloys, the Company continues to research new alloys not
yet
ready to begin the commercialization process.
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34
Quarterly
Market Information
Set
forth
below is selected data relating to the Company’s backlog, the average nickel
price per pound, as well as breakdown of net revenues, shipments and average
selling prices to the markets served by Haynes for the periods shown. This
data
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto and the remainder of the “Management’s discussion and
analysis of financial condition and results of operations” included in this
quarterly report.
Quarter
Ended
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2005
|
March
31,
2006
|
June
30, 2006
|
September
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
March
31,
2007
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Backlog1
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollars
(in thousands)
|
$
|
203,497
|
$
|
207,392
|
$
|
200,820
|
$
|
206,922
|
$
|
206,859
|
$
|
237,589
|
$
|
258,867
|
||||||||
Pounds
(in thousands)
|
8,229
|
8,306
|
7,972
|
8,097
|
7,575
|
8,454
|
8,551
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
selling price per pound
|
$
|
24.73
|
$
|
24.97
|
$
|
25.19
|
$
|
25.56
|
$
|
27.31
|
$
|
28.10
|
$
|
30.27
|
||||||||
Average
nickel price per pound
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
London
Metals Exchange 2
|
$
|
6.09
|
$
|
6.76
|
$
|
9.41
|
$
|
13.67
|
$
|
15.68
|
$
|
21.01
|
$
|
18.92
|
1
|
The
Company defines backlog to include firm commitments from customers
for
delivery of product at established prices. Approximately 30% of the
orders
in the backlog at any given time include prices that are subject
to
adjustment based on changes in raw material costs. Historically,
approximately 75% of the backlog orders have shipped within six months
and
approximately 90% have shipped within 12 months. The backlog figures
do
not reflect that portion of the business conducted at service and
sales
centers on a spot or “just-in-time”
basis.
|
2
|
Average
price for a 30 day cash buyer as reported by the London Metals
Exchange.
|
Quarter
Ended
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2005
|
March
31,
2006
|
June
30, 2006
|
September
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
March 31,
2007
|
June
30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
$
|
38,901
|
$
|
42,428
|
$
|
41,886
|
$
|
42,532
|
$
|
43,827
|
$
|
48,232
|
$
|
55,317
|
||||||||
Chemical
processing
|
27,530
|
34,422
|
38,274
|
29,196
|
38,778
|
37,701
|
31,495
|
|||||||||||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
14,699
|
17,122
|
19,670
|
26,456
|
20,076
|
27,993
|
26,812
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
markets
|
12,461
|
16,118
|
13,521
|
14,248
|
15,671
|
20,352
|
24,598
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
revenue
|
818
|
891
|
1,581
|
1,652
|
2,110
|
3,059
|
2,865
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
94,409
|
$
|
110,981
|
$
|
114,932
|
$
|
114,084
|
$
|
120,462
|
$
|
137,337
|
$
|
141,087
|
||||||||
Shipments
by markets(in
thousands of pounds)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
1,859
|
1,802
|
1,752
|
1,708
|
1,780
|
1,701
|
1,973
|
|||||||||||||||
Chemical
processing
|
1,080
|
1,378
|
1,452
|
1,074
|
1,479
|
1,322
|
1,082
|
|||||||||||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
963
|
1,105
|
1,234
|
1,488
|
1,144
|
1,382
|
1,256
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
markets
|
1,158
|
1,319
|
1,220
|
1,052
|
1,053
|
1,320
|
1,538
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
shipments
|
5,060
|
5,604
|
5,658
|
5,322
|
5,456
|
5,725
|
5,849
|
|||||||||||||||
Average
selling price per pound
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
$
|
20.93
|
$
|
23.54
|
$
|
23.91
|
$
|
24.90
|
$
|
24.62
|
$
|
28.36
|
$
|
28.04
|
||||||||
Chemical
Processing
|
25.49
|
24.98
|
26.36
|
27.18
|
26.22
|
28.52
|
29.11
|
|||||||||||||||
Land
based gas turbines
|
15.26
|
15.50
|
15.94
|
17.78
|
17.55
|
20.26
|
21.35
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
markets
|
10.76
|
12.22
|
11.08
|
13.54
|
14.88
|
15.42
|
15.99
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
average selling price
|
18.66
|
19.80
|
20.31
|
21.44
|
22.08
|
23.99
|
24.12
|
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Results
of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to the Three
Months Ended June 30, 2006.
The
following table includes a breakdown of net revenues, shipments, and average
selling prices to the markets served by Haynes for the periods
shown.
($
in thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
Amount
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
114,932
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
141,087
|
100.0
|
%
|
$
|
26,155
|
22.8
|
%
|
|||||||
Cost
of sales
|
81,698
|
71.1
|
104,148
|
73.8
|
22,450
|
27.5
|
|||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
|
10,825
|
9.4 |
10,871
|
7.7 | 46 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||
Research
and technical expense
|
622
|
0.5
|
747
|
0.5
|
125
|
20.1
|
|||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
21,787
|
19.0
|
25,321
|
18.0
|
3,534
|
16.2
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
1,852
|
1.6
|
263
|
0.2
|
(1,589
|
)
|
(85.8
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
19,935
|
17.3
|
25,058
|
17.8
|
5,123
|
27.5
|
|||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
7,960
|
6.9
|
7,317
|
5.2
|
(643
|
)
|
(8.1
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
11,975
|
10.4
|
%
|
$
|
17,741
|
12.6
|
%
|
$
|
5,766
|
48.2
|
%
|
By
market
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
Amount
|
%
|
||||||||||
Net
revenues
(dollars in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
$
|
41,886
|
$
|
55,317
|
$
|
13,431
|
32.1
|
%
|
|||||
Chemical
processing
|
38,274
|
31,495
|
(6,779
|
)
|
(17.7
|
)
|
|||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
19,670
|
26,812
|
7,142
|
36.3
|
|||||||||
Other
markets
|
13,521
|
24,598
|
11,077
|
81.9
|
|||||||||
Other
revenue
|
1,581
|
2,865
|
1,284
|
81.2
|
|||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
114,932
|
$
|
141,087
|
$
|
26,155
|
22.8
|
%
|
|||||
Pounds
by markets(in
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
1,752
|
1,973
|
221
|
12.6
|
%
|
||||||||
Chemical
processing
|
1,452
|
1,082
|
(370
|
)
|
(25.5
|
)
|
|||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
1,234
|
1,256
|
22
|
1.8
|
|||||||||
Other
markets
|
1,220
|
1,538
|
318
|
26.1
|
|||||||||
Total
shipments
|
5,658
|
5,849
|
191
|
3.4
|
%
|
||||||||
Average
selling price per pound
|
|||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
$
|
23.91
|
$
|
28.04
|
$
|
4.13
|
17.3
|
%
|
|||||
Chemical
processing
|
26.36
|
29.11
|
2.75
|
10.4
|
|||||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
15.94
|
21.35
|
5.41
|
33.9
|
|||||||||
Other
markets
|
11.08
|
15.99
|
4.91
|
44.3
|
|||||||||
Total
average selling price
|
20.31
|
24.12
|
3.81
|
18.7
|
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18 of
34
Net
Revenues.
Net
revenues increased by $26.2 million, or 22.8%, to $141.1 million in the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 from $114.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2006.
Volume for all products increased by 3.4% to 5.8 million pounds in the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 from 5.7 million pounds in the same period of fiscal
2006. Volume of high-performance alloys increased by 5.3% to 5.0 million pounds
in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 4.8 million pounds in the same period
of fiscal 2006. Volume of stainless steel wire decreased by 7.0% to 0.82 million
pounds in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 0.88 million pounds in the
same
period of fiscal 2006 as a result of the Company’s strategy to reduce production
of stainless steel wire and increase production of high-performance alloy wire
due to the higher average selling price available on high-performance alloy
wire. The average selling price per pound for all products increased by 18.7%
to
$24.12 per pound in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $20.31 per pound
in
the same period of fiscal 2006, due primarily to continuing good market demand
and passing through of higher raw material prices. The Company’s consolidated
backlog increased in the third quarter by $21.3 million, or 9.0%, to $258.9
million at June 30, 2007 from $237.6 million at March 31, 2007. Order entry
increased by $59.5 million, or 58.5%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2007
from
the same period of fiscal 2006. As discussed in the Company's Annual Report
on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, management expects
the
current level of demand for high-performance alloys to follow the trends
currently being experienced in the aerospace and chemical processing markets
(which is expected to include both original equipment manufacture and
construction, as well as maintenance), and the land-based gas turbine market.
Sales
to
the aerospace market increased by 32.1% to $55.3 million in the third quarter
of
fiscal 2007 from $41.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2006, due to a
17.3%
increase in the average selling price per pound, combined with a 12.6% increase
in volume. The increase in the average selling price per pound is due to
improved product mix and the effect of passing through higher raw material
costs. Product mix has improved as a result of sales of a higher percentage
of
products and forms with a higher average selling price when compared to the
same
period of fiscal 2006. Volume has improved as a result of the strength in the
build rate for new aircraft.
Sales
to
the chemical processing market decreased by 17.7% to $31.5 million in the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 from $38.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2006,
due
to a 25.5% decrease in volume slightly offset by a 10.4% increase in the average
selling price per pound. The increase in the average selling price is primarily
due to the effect of passing through higher raw material costs. The decline
in
volume between quarters is due to the project oriented nature of the market
where the comparisons of volume shipped between quarters can be affected by
timing, quantity and order size of project business. Sales to the chemical
processing market were impacted in the quarter by the fact that a high number
of
international shipments had not reached their port of destination prior to
the
end of the quarter. The Company's revenue recognition policy requires that
the
Company not recognize revenue on certain foreign shipments until title to that
shipment has passed at the foreign port. Of the $5.2 million in revenue that
was
deferred in the quarter as a result of this revenue recognition policy, $4.0
million of the deferral was attributed to the chemical processing market
(primarily on shipments to China for project business) as compared to $1.4
million deferred in the chemical processing market in the third quarter of
fiscal 2006.
Sales
to
the land-based gas turbine market increased by 36.3% to $26.8 million for the
third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $19.7 million in the same period of fiscal
2006, due to an increase of 33.9% in the average selling price per pound and
a
1.8% increase in volume. The
increase in the average selling price is due to a change in product form mix
from lower average selling priced billet product to a higher average selling
priced sheet product and the effect of passing through higher raw material
cost.
Volume continued to be good as a result of the generally improved economy and
higher demand for power generation, oil and gas production and alternative
power
systems applications.
Sales
to
other markets increased by 81.9% to $24.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal
2007 from $13.5 million in the same period of fiscal 2006, due to a 44.3%
increase in average selling price per pound, combined with a 26.1% increase
in
volume. The increase in average selling price is due to continuing good market
demand, a higher proportion of high-performance alloys (rather than stainless
steel) as a percent of the total and the passing through of higher raw material
costs. The primary reason for the increase in total sales volume of the “other
markets” category is due to the Company’s continuing effort to expand the amount
sold into this category and the number of other markets within this category
the
Company services beyond the traditional three major markets typically discussed.
In the current quarter, sales dollars and pounds to the flue gas
desulphurization (FGD) market increased by $6.9 million and 270,000 pounds
respectively, compared to the same period in the prior year. As previously
discussed, the volume of stainless steel wire decreased in the third quarter
of
fiscal 2007 compared to volume in the same period of the prior year as a result
of the Company’s strategy to reduce production of stainless steel wire to allow
greater production of high-performance alloy wire. Volume of stainless steel
wire decreased by 7.0%, while volume of high-performance alloys sold to other
markets increased 110.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to
the
same period of fiscal 2006.
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34
Other
Revenue. Other
revenue increased by 81.2% to $2.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007
from $1.6 million for the same period of fiscal 2006. The increase is due to
higher activity in toll conversion, revenue recognized from the TIMET agreement,
scrap sales and miscellaneous sales.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales as a percentage of net revenues increased to 73.8% in the third quarter
of
fiscal 2007 from 71.1% in the same period of fiscal 2006. The increase in the
percentage of cost of sales can be attributed to a bonus accrual to union
employees upon ratification of the collective bargaining agreement of $2.2
million (or 1.6% of net revenue) and higher raw materials cost resulting from
a
significant increase in the cost of nickel, which makes up approximately 51%
of
the Company’s raw material costs. The average price for a cash buyer of nickel
as reported by the London Metals Exchange for the 30 days ending June 30, 2007
was $18.92 compared to $9.41 for the 30 days ending June 30, 2006. This increase
in cost was partially offset by reductions in manufacturing cost resulting
from
the capital improvements program.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses remained nearly flat, at $10.9
million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to $10.8 million for the
same period of fiscal 2006. The increase is due to increased expenses as a
result of increased net revenue, such as commissions. Selling, general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 7.7% in
the
third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to 9.4% for the same period of fiscal
2006, primarily due to increased revenue.
Research
and Technical Expense.
Research and technical expense remained nearly flat at $0.7 million in the
third
quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to $0.6 million for the same
period of fiscal 2006. Research and technical expense as a percentage of net
revenues remained flat at 0.5%.
Operating
Income.
As a
result of the above factors, operating income in the third quarter of fiscal
2007 was $25.3 million compared to $21.8 million in the same period of fiscal
2006.
Interest
Expense.
Interest expense decreased to $0.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007
from $1.9 million for the same period of fiscal 2006 due to a lower average
balance outstanding.
Income
Taxes.
Income
tax expense decreased to $7.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from
$8.0 million in the same period of fiscal 2006. The effective tax rate for
the
third quarter of fiscal 2007 was 29.2% compared to 39.9% in the same period
of
fiscal 2006. The decrease in effective tax rate primarily relates to (i) amended
tax returns during the third quarter to claim favorable items from
extraterritorial income exclusion and foreign tax credits and (ii) higher
foreign taxable income at a lower tax rate as compared to taxable income in
the
U.S. at a higher tax rate.
Net
Income.
As a
result of the above factors, net income increased by $5.8 million, or 48.2%,
to
$17.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $12.0 million in the
same
period of fiscal 2006. Net income includes stock compensation expense (net
of
tax benefit) of $0.5 million or $.05 per fully diluted share in the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 and $0.4 million of $.04 per fully diluted share in
the
same period of 2006.
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20 of
34
Results
of Operations for the Nine Months
Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30,
2006.
The
following table includes a breakdown of net revenues, shipments and average
selling prices to the markets served by Haynes for the periods
shown.
($
in thousands)
|
Nine
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
2006
|
2007
|
Amount
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
320,320 | 100.0 | % | $ |
398,886
|
100.0 | % | $ |
78,566
|
24.5 | % | |||||||||
Cost
of sales
|
241,181
|
75.3
|
287,993
|
72.2
|
46,812
|
19.4
|
|||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expense
|
29,637
|
9.3
|
29,152
|
7.3
|
(485
|
)
|
(1.6
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Research
and technical expense
|
1,957
|
0.6
|
2,225
|
0.6
|
268
|
13.7
|
|||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
47,545
|
14.8
|
79,516
|
19.9
|
31,971
|
67.2
|
|||||||||||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
5,817
|
1.8
|
3,338
|
0.8
|
(2,479
|
)
|
(42.6
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
41,728
|
13.0
|
76,178
|
19.1
|
34,450
|
82.6
|
|||||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
16,461
|
5.1
|
27,849
|
7.0
|
11,388
|
69.2
|
|||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
25,267
|
7.9
|
%
|
$
|
48,329
|
12.1
|
%
|
$
|
23,062
|
91.3
|
%
|
By market |
Nine Months Ended
June
30,
|
Change
|
|||||||||||
Net
revenues
(dollars in thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
Amount
|
%
|
|||||||||
Aerospace
|
$
|
123,215
|
$
|
147,376
|
$
|
24,161
|
19.6
|
%
|
|||||
Chemical
processing
|
100,226
|
107,974
|
7,748
|
7.7
|
|||||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
51,491
|
74,881
|
23,390
|
45.4
|
|||||||||
Other
markets
|
42,102
|
60,621
|
18,519
|
44.0
|
|||||||||
Other
revenue
|
3,286
|
8,034
|
4,748
|
144.5
|
|||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$
|
320,320
|
$
|
398,886
|
$
|
78,566
|
24.5
|
%
|
|||||
Pounds
by markets (in
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
5,413
|
5,454
|
41
|
0.8
|
%
|
||||||||
Chemical
processing
|
3,910
|
3,883
|
(27
|
)
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
3,302
|
3,782
|
480
|
14.5
|
|||||||||
Other
markets
|
3,697
|
3,911
|
214
|
5.8
|
|||||||||
Total
shipments
|
16,322
|
17,030
|
708
|
4.3
|
%
|
||||||||
Average
selling price per pound
|
|||||||||||||
Aerospace
|
$
|
22.76
|
$
|
27.02
|
$
|
4.26
|
18.7
|
%
|
|||||
Chemical
processing
|
25.63
|
27.81
|
2.17
|
8.5
|
|||||||||
Land-based
gas turbines
|
15.59
|
19.80
|
4.21
|
27.0
|
|||||||||
Other
markets
|
11.39
|
15.50
|
4.11
|
36.1
|
|||||||||
Total
average selling price
|
19.63
|
23.42
|
3.80
|
19.3
|
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Net
Revenues.
Net
revenues increased by $78.6 million, or 24.5%, to $398.9 million in the first
nine months of fiscal 2007 from $320.3 million in the same period of fiscal
2006. Volume for all products increased by 4.3% to 17.0 million pounds in the
first nine months of fiscal 2007 from 16.3 million pounds in the same period
of
fiscal 2006. Volume of high-performance alloys increased by 9.1% to 15.0 million
pounds in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 from 13.7 million pounds in
the
same period of fiscal 2006. Volume of stainless steel wire decreased by 21.2%
to
2.0 million pounds in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 from 2.6 million
pounds in the same period of fiscal 2006 as a result of the Company’s strategy
to reduce production of stainless steel wire and increase production of
high-performance alloy wire due to the higher average selling price available
on
high-performance alloy wire. The average selling price per pound for all
products increased by 19.3% to $23.42 per pound in the first nine months of
fiscal 2007 from $19.63 per pound in the same period of fiscal 2006, due
primarily to continued good market demand and passing through of higher raw
material prices. The Company’s consolidated backlog increased by $52.0 million,
or 25.1%, to $258.9 million at June 30, 2007 from $206.9 million at September
30, 2006. Order entry increased by $121.1 million, or 38.2%, for the first
nine
months of fiscal 2007 from the same period of fiscal 2006. As discussed in
the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2006, management expects the current level of demand for high-performance alloys
to follow the trends currently being experienced in the aerospace and chemical
processing markets (which is expected to include both original equipment
manufacture and construction, as well as maintenance), and the land-based gas
turbine market.
Sales
to
the aerospace market increased by 19.6% to $147.4 million in the first nine
months of fiscal 2007 from $123.2 million in the same period of fiscal 2006,
due
to a 18.7% increase in the average selling price per pound, combined with a
slight increase in volume of 0.8%. The increase in the average selling price
per
pound is due to improved product mix and the effect of passing through higher
raw material costs. Volume has slightly increased due to continued good market
demand.
Sales
to
the chemical processing market increased by 7.7% to $108.0 million in the first
nine months of fiscal 2007 from $100.2 million in the same period of fiscal
2006, due to a 8.5% increase in the average selling price per pound, offset
by a
0.7% decrease in volume. The increase in the average selling price is due to
continuing good market demand and the effect of passing through higher raw
material costs. Volume has slightly decreased due to project oriented nature
of
the market and higher amount of deferred revenue at the end of the period.
Sales
to the chemical processing market were impacted in the quarter by the fact
that
a high number of international shipments had not reached their port of
destination prior to the end of the quarter. The Company's revenue recognition
policy requires that the Company not recognize revenue on certain foreign
shipments until title to that shipment has passed at the foreign port. Of the
$5.2 million in revenue that was deferred in the quarter as a result of this
revenue recognition policy, $4.0 million of the deferral was attributed to
the
chemical processing market (primarily on shipments to China for project
business), as compared to $1.4 million deferred in the chemical processing
market in the third quarter of fiscal 2006.
Sales
to
the land-based gas turbine market increased by 45.4% to $74.9 million for the
first nine months of fiscal 2007 from $51.5 million in the same period of fiscal
2006, due to an increase of 27.0% in the average selling price per pound and
a
14.5% increase in volume. The increase in the average selling price is due
to
improved market demand and the effect of passing through higher raw material
cost. Volume improved as a result of the generally improved economy and higher
demand for power generation, oil and gas production and alternative power
systems applications.
Sales
to
other markets increased by 44.0% to $60.6 million in the first nine months
of
fiscal 2007 from $42.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2006, due to a
36.1%
increase in average selling price per pound, combined with 5.8% increase in
volume. The increase in average selling price is due to continuing good market
demand, a higher proportion of high-performance alloys (rather than stainless)
as a percent of the total and the passing through of higher raw material costs.
The primary reason for the increase in total sales volume of the “other markets”
category is due to the Company’s continuing effort to expand the amount sold
into this category and the number of other markets within this category the
Company services beyond the traditional three major markets typically discussed.
In the nine months ended June 30, 2007, sales and pounds to the FGD market
increased by $8.7 million and 295,000 pounds, respectively, compared to the
same
period in the prior year. As previously discussed, the volume of stainless
steel
wire decreased in the period when compared to the same period in the prior
year
as a result of the Company’s strategy to reduce production of stainless steel
wire to allow greater production of high-performance alloy wire. Volume of
stainless steel wire decreased by 21.2%, while volume of high-performance alloys
sold to other markets increased 68.0% in the first nine months of fiscal 2007
as
compared to the same period of fiscal 2006.
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Other
Revenue. Other
revenue increased by 144.5% to $8.0 million in the first nine months of fiscal
2007 from $3.3 million for the same period of fiscal 2006. The increase is
due
to higher activity in toll conversion, revenue recognized from the TIMET
agreement, scrap sales and miscellaneous sales.
Cost
of Sales.
Cost of
sales as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 72.2% in the first nine
months of fiscal 2007 from 75.3% in the same period of fiscal 2006. The decrease
in the percentage of cost of sales can be attributed to a combination of the
following factors: (i) improved product pricing combined with an overall
improvement in volume, which resulted in the increased absorption of fixed
manufacturing costs, (ii) reductions in manufacturing cost resulting from the
capital improvements program, and (iii) decreases in energy costs (primarily
natural gas). These positive factors were partially offset by a bonus accrual
to
union employees upon ratification of the collective bargaining agreement of
$2.2
million (0.6% of net revenue) and higher raw material costs. Higher raw material
costs result from a significant increase in the cost of nickel, which makes
up
approximately 51% of the Company’s raw material costs. The average price for a
cash buyer of nickel as reported by the London Metals Exchange for the 30 days
ending June 30, 2007 was $18.92 compared to $9.41 for the 30 days ending June
30, 2006.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $29.2 million in
the
first nine months of fiscal 2007 from $29.6 million for the same period of
fiscal 2006 primarily due to a reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts
of $0.5 million to reflect a favorable write-off history of minimal write-offs
of receivable. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage
of
net revenues decreased to 7.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared
to 9.3% for the same period of fiscal 2006 primarily due to increased
revenue.
Research
and Technical Expense.
Research and technical expense increased to $2.2 million in the first nine
months of fiscal 2007 from $2.0 million the same period of fiscal
2006.
Operating
Income.
As a
result of the above factors, operating income in the first nine months of fiscal
2007 was $79.5 million compared to $47.5 million in the same period of fiscal
2006.
Interest
Expense.
Interest expense decreased to $3.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal
2007 from $5.8 million for the same period of fiscal 2006 due to a lower average
balance outstanding.
Income
Taxes.
Income
tax expense increased to $27.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2007
from $16.5 million in the same period of fiscal 2006. The effective tax rate
for
the first nine months of fiscal 2007 was 36.6% compared to 39.4% in the same
period of fiscal 2006. The decrease in effective tax rate primarily relates
to
(i) amended tax returns to claim favorable items from extraterritorial income
exclusion and foreign tax credits and (ii) higher foreign taxable income at
a
lower tax rate as compared to taxable income in the U.S. at a higher tax
rate.
Net
Income.
As a
result of the above factors, net income increased by $23.1 million, or 91.3%
to
$48.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 from $25.3 million in
the
same period of fiscal 2006. Net income includes stock compensation expense
(net
of tax benefit) of $1.4 million or $.13 per fully diluted share in the first
nine months of fiscal 2007 and $1.3 million or $.12 per fully diluted share
in
the same period of fiscal 2006.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
On
March
23, 2007, the Company completed an equity offering, which resulted in the
issuance of 1,200,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $65.00 per share.
The net proceeds to the Company after underwriting discounts, commissions and
offering expenses were $72.8 million. As a part of the offering, certain
employees and directors exercised 450,000 stock options, and the payment of
the
exercise price for those stock options resulted in an additional $6.1 million
in
proceeds to the Company.
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Comparative
Cash Flow Analysis
During
the first nine months of fiscal 2007, the Company’s primary sources of cash were
(i) the proceeds from its sale of 1.2 million shares of common stock and the
exercise of 450,000 stock options in an underwritten public offering, (ii)
cash
from operations which included the proceeds, net of expenses, of the $50.0
million up-front payment received from TIMET, and (iii) borrowings under its
U.S. revolving credit facility with a group of lenders led by Wachovia Capital
Finance Corporation (Central) (described below). At June 30, 2007, the Company
had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $5.4 million compared to cash
and
cash equivalents of approximately $6.2 million at September 30,
2006.
Net
cash
provided by operating activities was $22.5 million (which includes the proceeds,
net of expenses, of the $50.0 million up-front payment received from TIMET)
in
the first nine
months
of
fiscal 2007, as compared to cash used in operating activities of $6.8 million
in
the same period of fiscal 2006. At June 30, 2007, inventory balances (net of
foreign currency adjustments) were approximately $102.5 million higher than
at
September 30, 2006, as a result of the continued increase in costs of raw
materials (nickel, molybdenum and cobalt), a higher level of inventory required
to be maintained to support the increased level of sales and a level of safety
stock in order to continue production and shipments through the planned outages
related to the scheduled capital upgrades. Slightly offsetting the inventory
increase is an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which provided
cash of $33.7 million. Net cash used in investing activities was $11.0 million
in the first nine
months
of
fiscal 2007, primarily as a result of the continuing capital expenditure
program. Borrowings on the revolving credit facility decreased by $99.0 million
as a result of application of the proceeds from the Company’s sale of common
stock and cash generated from operations, which included the proceeds, net
of
expenses, of the $50.0 million up-front payment received from TIMET, to reduce
borrowings. Taxes will be paid related to the TIMET transaction primarily in
fiscal year 2008. Also included in cash from financing activities is $7.9
million for the excess tax benefit from the exercise of 450,000 stock options
in
the underwritten public offering.
Future
Sources of Liquidity
The
Company’s sources of cash for the remainder of fiscal 2007 and the first nine
months of fiscal 2008 are expected to consist primarily of cash generated from
operations, cash on hand, and borrowings under both the U.S. revolving credit
facility and the U.K. revolving credit facility (described below). The U.S.
revolving credit facility and the U.K. revolving credit facility combine to
provide borrowing availability in a maximum amount of $135.0 million, subject
to
a borrowing base formula and certain reserves. The maximum has decreased by
$10.0 million due to the elimination of an add-on participant that provided
incremental availability that is no longer necessary. At June 30, 2007, the
Company had cash of approximately $5.5 million, an outstanding balance of $17.8
million on the U.S. revolving credit facility, an outstanding balance of zero
on
the U.K. revolving credit facility and had access to a total of approximately
$114.1 million under both facilities ($102.2 million in the United States and
$11.9 million in the U.K.) in each case subject to borrowing base and certain
reserves. Management believes that the resources described above will be
sufficient to fund planned capital expenditures and working capital requirements
over the next twelve months.
U.S.
revolving credit facility.
The
U.S. revolving credit facility provides for revolving loans in a maximum amount
of $120.0 million. Borrowings under the U.S. revolving credit facility bear
interest at either Wachovia Bank, National Association’s “prime rate,” plus up
to 1.5% per annum, or the adjusted Eurodollar rate used by the lender, plus
up
to 3.0% per annum, at the Company’s option. As of June 30, 2007, the U.S.
revolving credit facility had an outstanding balance of $17.8 million. During
the first nine months of fiscal 2007 it bore interest at a weighted average
interest rate of 7.51%. In addition, the Company must pay monthly in arrears
a
commitment fee of 0.375% per annum on the unused amount of the U.S. revolving
credit facility total commitment. For letters of credit, the Company must pay
2.5% per annum on the daily outstanding balance of all issued letters of credit,
plus customary fees for issuance, amendments, and processing. The Company is
subject to certain covenants as to adjusted EBITDA and fixed charge coverage
ratios and other customary covenants, including covenants restricting the
incurrence of indebtedness, the granting of liens, the sale of assets and the
declaration of dividends and other distributions on the Company’s capital stock.
As of June 30, 2007, the most recent required measurement date under the
agreement documentation, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
The
U.S. revolving credit facility matures on April 12, 2009. Borrowings under
the
U.S. revolving credit facility are collateralized by a pledge of substantially
all of the U.S. assets of the Company, including equity interests in its U.S.
subsidiaries, but excluding its four-high Steckel rolling mill and related
assets, which are pledged to TIMET. The U.S. revolving credit facility is also
secured by a pledge of 65% of the equity interests in each of the Company’s
foreign subsidiaries.
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U.K.
revolving credit facility.
The
Company’s U.K. subsidiary, Haynes International, Ltd., or Haynes U.K., has
entered into an agreement with a U.K.-based lender providing for a $15.0 million
revolving credit facility. During the third quarter, the Company amended the
U.K. revolving credit facility, which was set to mature April 2, 2007, to extend
the maturity date to April 2, 2008, reduce the margin included in the interest
rate from 3% per year to 2.25% per year, and to reduce the commitment fee on
the
daily undrawn and/or unutilized balance of the facility from 0.375% to 0.25%.
Haynes U.K. is required to pay interest on loans made under the U.K. revolving
credit facility in an amount equal to LIBOR (as calculated in accordance with
the terms of the U.K. revolving credit facility), plus 3% per annum. As of
June
30, 2007, the U.K. revolving credit facility had an outstanding balance of
zero.
Availability under the U.K. revolving credit facility is limited by the
receivables available for sale to the lender, the net of stock and inventory
and
certain reserves established by the lender in accordance with the terms of
the
U.K. revolving credit facility. Haynes U.K. must meet certain financial
covenants relating to tangible net worth and cash flow. As of June 30, 2007,
the
most recent measurement date required under the U.K. revolving credit facility,
Haynes U.K. was in compliance with these covenants. The U.K. revolving credit
facility is secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of Haynes
U.K.
Future
Uses of Liquidity
The
Company’s primary uses of cash over the next twelve months are expected to
consist of expenditures related to:
·
|
increasing
levels of working capital due to increased levels of operations and
rising
raw material cost;
|
·
|
income
tax payments, including obligations associated with the TIMET conversion
agreement;
|
·
|
capital
spending to increase capacity and improve reliability and performance
of
the equipment;
|
·
|
pension
plan funding;
|
·
|
reduction
of debt; and
|
·
|
interest
payments on outstanding
indebtedness.
|
Planned
fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 capital spending is targeted at $15.0 million in
each year, of which, $11.1 million was spent through June 30, 2007. The main
projects for the remainder of fiscal 2007 include completing the upgrade on
the
electro slag remelt furnaces, completion of the upgrade on the primary cold
rolling mill, continuing the upgrade of the two annealing furnaces at the
Kokomo, Indiana facility and the purchase of a new pilger mill at the Arcadia,
Louisiana facility. Spending on the bright anneal lines and pilger mill will
continue into fiscal 2008. The final phase of the upgrade, which started in
the
later part of June 2007 on annealing line #2 (Drever) is scheduled for
completion in mid-August 2007. The final phase of the upgrade on annealing
line
#1 (Electric) is scheduled to start in November 2007 and take approximately
four
months to complete. During this four-month period, the #1 annealing line will
be
out of service. The production of sheet product during this time period will
be
down slightly from historical levels, however, it is not anticipated that
shipments will be unfavorably impacted through this period. Management believes
that the completion of these capital projects and the related improvements
in
reliability and performance of the equipment will have a positive effect on
profitability and working capital management. As noted, planned downtime is
scheduled for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 and the first half of fiscal
2008 to implement and complete these capital improvements.
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Acceleration
of future capital spending beyond what is currently planned may occur in order
to accelerate the realization of the benefits such as improved working capital
management, reduced manufacturing cost and increased capacity. Consideration
will also be given to potential strategic acquisitions similar to the November
2004 acquisition of assets of The Branford Wire and Manufacturing Company which
complemented the Company’s product line, reduced production costs and increased
capacity.
See
“Capital Spending” elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information on the impact
of these capital projects.
Contractual
Obligations
The
following table sets forth the Company’s contractual obligations for the periods
indicated, as of June 30, 2007:
(in
thousands)
Payments Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations
|
Total
|
Less than
1 year
|
1-3 Years
|
3-5 Years
|
More than
5 years
|
|||||||||||
Debt
obligations (including interest)(1)
|
$
|
21,771
|
$
|
1,521
|
$
|
20,250
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Operating
lease obligations
|
7,291
|
3,281
|
3,786
|
224
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Raw
material contracts
|
101,428
|
101,428
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Mill
supplies contracts
|
177
|
177
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Capital
projects
|
12,108
|
12,108
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Pension
plan(2)
|
4,558
|
3,209
|
1,349
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Other
post-retirement benefits(3)
|
50,000
|
5,000
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
25,000
|
|||||||||||
Non-compete
obligations(4)
|
440
|
110
|
220
|
110
|
—
|
|||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
197,773
|
$
|
126,834
|
$
|
35,605
|
$
|
10,334
|
$
|
25,000
|
(1)
|
Interest
is calculated annually using the principal balance and interest rates
as
of June 30, 2007.
|
(2)
|
The
Company has a current funding obligation to contribute $4.3 million
to the
domestic pension plan and all benefit payments under the domestic
pension
plan will come from the plan and not the Company. The Company expects
its
U.K. subsidiary to contribute an additional $0.3 million in fiscal
2007 to
the U.K. Pension Plan arising from an obligation in the U.K. revolving
credit facility.
|
(3)
|
Represents
expected post-retirement benefits
only.
|
(4)
|
Pursuant
to an escrow agreement, as of April 11, 2005, the Company established
an escrow account to satisfy its obligation to make payments under
a
non-compete agreement entered into as part of the Branford Wire
acquisition. This amount is reported as restricted
cash.
|
At
June
30, 2007, the Company also had a $30,000 outstanding letter of credit. The
letter of credit is in connection with a building lease obligation.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109
(“FIN
48”). FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with
certain aspects of measuring and recognition in accounting for income taxes.
In
addition, FIN 48 requires expanded disclosure with respect to the uncertainty
in
income taxes and is effective as of the beginning of the 2008 fiscal year.
The
Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that FIN 48 will have on
its
financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair
Value Measurement
(“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 addresses standardizing the measurement of fair
value for companies who are required to use a fair value measure for recognition
or disclosure purposes. The FASB defines fair value 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 measure date.” The
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007
and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is required
to
adopt SFAS 157 beginning on October 1, 2008. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact, if any, of SFAS 157 on its financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
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In
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 158, Employers’
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
Plans
(“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 requires companies to recognize the funded
status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as a net asset
or liability in its financial statements. In addition, disclosure requirements
related to such plans are affected by SFAS 158. The Company will begin
recognition of the funded status of its defined benefit pension and
postretirement plans and include the required disclosures under the provisions
of SFAS 158 at the end of fiscal year 2007. Based on September 30,
2006 information, the impact on the Company’s financial position would be a
reduction in pension and postretirement benefits liability of $5.2 million,
an
increase in stockholders’ equity accumulated other comprehensive income of $3.2
million, and a reduction of deferred tax assets of $2.0 million. The impact
on the financial statements as of the adoption date of September 30, 2007 will
be based on information as of September 30, 2007. The adoption of SFAS 158
is not expected to impact the Company’s debt covenants or cash position.
Additionally, the Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 158 to
significantly affect the results of operations.
In
September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108,
Quantifying
Misstatements
(“SAB
108”), which provides interpretive guidance on how the effects of the carryover
or reversal of prior year misstatements should be considered in quantifying
a
current year misstatement. SAB 108 is effective for the first fiscal year
ending after November 15, 2006, which will be the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2007. The adoption of this statement is not expected to have
a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
In
February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 155, Accounting
for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments—an amendment of FASB Statements
No. 133 and 140
(“SFAS
155”), that allows a preparer to elect fair value measurement at acquisition, at
issuance, or when a previously recognized financial instrument is subject to
a
re-measurement (new basis) event, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, in
cases
in which a derivative would otherwise have to be bifurcated. It also eliminates
the exemption from applying Statement 133 to interests in securitized financial
assets so that similar instruments are accounted for similarly regardless of
the
form of the instruments. This Statement is effective for all financial
instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal
year that begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this statement
did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or
financial position.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, Establishing
the Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities (“SFAS
159”),
to
permit all entities to choose to elect to measure eligible financial instruments
at fair value. SFAS 159 applies to fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007, with early adoption permitted for an entity that has also elected to
apply
the previsions of SFAS 157, Fair
Value Measurements.
An
entity is prohibited from retrospectively applying SFAS 159, unless it chooses
early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 159 on
the
consolidated financial statements.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Overview
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
discusses the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of
assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and
expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates
its estimates and judgments, including those related to bad debts, inventories,
intangible valuations, income taxes, retirement benefits and environmental
matters. The process of determining significant estimates is fact specific
and
takes into account factors such as historical experience, current and expected
economic conditions, product mix and in some cases, actuarial techniques, and
various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from
other sources. The Company constantly reevaluates these significant factors
and
makes adjustments where facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results may
differ from these estimates under different assumptions or
conditions.
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The
Company’s accounting policies are more fully described in the audited
consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, filed by the Company
with the SEC.
Fresh
Start Reporting
On
March
29, 2004, the Company and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries and U.S. affiliates,
filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
As
part of the Company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, it filed its plan of
reorganization and related disclosure statement on May 25, 2004. The plan of
reorganization was amended on June 29, 2004 and became effective on August
31,
2004. As a result of the reorganization, the Company implemented fresh start
reporting in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 90-7, or SOP 90-7,
Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code.
Accordingly, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for periods
subsequent to August 31, 2004 reflect a new basis of accounting and are not
comparable to the historical consolidated financial statements of the Company
for periods prior to August 31, 2004.
Under
fresh start reporting, the reorganization value is allocated to the Company’s
net assets based on their relative fair values in a manner similar to the
accounting provisions applied to business combinations under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business
Combinations
(“SFAS
No. 141”). Information concerning the determination of the Company’s
reorganization value is included in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial
statements included in Form 10-K. The reorganization value of $200 million
was
greater than the fair value of the net assets acquired pursuant to the plan
of
reorganization. In accordance with SFAS No. 141, the reorganization value was
allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities based on their fair values
with
the excess amount allocated to goodwill. Liabilities existing at the effective
date of the plan of reorganization are stated at the present value of amounts
to
be paid. Deferred taxes are recorded for asset and liability basis differences
between book and tax value in conformity with existing generally accepted
accounting principles.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenue
is recognized when title passes to the customer which is generally at the time
of shipment (F.O.B. shipping point) or at a foreign port for certain export
customers. Allowances for sales returns are recorded as a component of net
revenues in the periods in which the related sales are recognized. Management
determines this allowance based on historical experience and have not had any
history of returns that have exceeded recorded allowances.
Pension
and Post-Retirement Benefits
The
Company has defined benefit pension and post-retirement plans covering most
of
its current and former employees. Significant elements in determining the assets
or liabilities and related income or expense for these plans are the expected
return on plans assets (if any), the discount rate used to value future payment
streams, expected trends in health care costs, and other actuarial assumptions.
Annually, the Company evaluates the significant assumptions to be used to value
its pension and post-retirement plan assets and liabilities based on current
market conditions and expectations of future costs. If actual results are less
favorable than those projected by management, additional expense may be required
in future periods.
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The
following table demonstrates the estimated effect of a 1% change in the
following assumptions:
Pension
plan expense
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Estimated change in expense
|
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1%
change in discount rate
|
$
|
1.7
Million
|
||
1%
change in the return on assets assumption
|
$
|
1.1
Million
|
||
1%
change in the salary scale assumption
|
$
|
1.7
Million
|
||
Post-retirement
medical and life insurance expense
|
||||
1%
change in the discount rate
|
$
|
0.7
Million
|
The
Company believes the expected rate of return on plan assets of 8.5% is a
reasonable assumption based on its target asset allocation of 60% equity and
40%
fixed income. The Company’s assumption for expected weighted average rate of
return for plan assets for equity and fixed income are 10.125% and 5.75%,
respectively. This position is supported through a review of investment
criteria, and consideration of historical returns over a several year
period.
Salaried
employees hired after December 31, 2005 and hourly employees hired after June
30, 2007 are not covered by the defined benefit pension plan; however, they
are
eligible for an enhanced matching program of the defined contribution plan
(401(k)).
Impairment
of Long-lived Assets, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The
Company reviews long-lived assets (both with finite and infinite lives) for
impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of
an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets to be
held
and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to
the
undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the
carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an
impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount
exceeds the fair value of the asset. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment
annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired. Recoverability of goodwill is
measured by a comparison of the carrying value to the fair value or a reporting
unit in which the goodwill resides. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit
exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized to the extent that
the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its carrying
value. The implied fair value of goodwill is the residual fair value, if any,
after allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets
(recognized and unrecognized) and all of the liabilities of the reporting unit.
The fair value of reporting units is generally determined using a discounted
cash flow approach. Assumptions and estimates with respect to estimated future
cash flows used in the evaluation of long-lived assets and goodwill impairment
are subject to a high degree of judgment and complexity. The Company reviewed
goodwill and trademarks for impairment as of August 31, 2006, and concluded
no
impairment adjustment was necessary. No events or circumstances have occurred
that would indicate the carrying value of goodwill or trademarks may be impaired
since its testing date.
Share-Based
Compensation
The
Company has two stock option plans that authorize the granting of non-qualified
stock options to certain key employees and non-employee directors for the
purchase of a maximum of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The
original option plan was adopted in August 2004 pursuant to the plan of
reorganization and provides the grant of options to purchase up to 1,000,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. In January 2007, the Company’s Board of
Directors adopted a second option plan that provides for options to purchase
up
to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Each plan provides for the
adjustment of the maximum number of shares for which options may be granted
in
the event of a stock split, extraordinary dividend or distribution or similar
recapitalization event. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise,
options granted under the option plans are exercisable for a period of ten
years
for the date of grant and vest 33 1/3% per year over three years from the grant
date.
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On
October 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (R), Share-Based
Payment,
a
replacement of SFAS No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation,
and a
rescission of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting
for Stock Issued to Employees.
The
statement requires compensation costs related to share-based payment
transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. This
statement applies to all awards granted after the effective date and to
modifications, repurchases or cancellations of existing awards. Additionally,
under the modified prospective method of adoption, the Company recognizes
compensation expense for the portion of outstanding awards on the adoption
date
for which the requisite service period has not yet been rendered based on the
grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under SFAS No. 123 and 148
for
pro forma disclosures. The
amount of compensation cost will be measured based upon the grant date fair
value. The fair value of the option grants is estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with assumptions on dividend yield,
risk-free interest rate, expected volatilities, and expected lives of the
options.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes
(“SFAS
No. 109”), which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized
using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between book
and
tax basis of recorded assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 109 also requires
deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely
than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. The determination of whether or not a valuation allowance is needed
is
based upon an evaluation of both positive and negative evidence. In addition
to
the reorganization of the Company, the results of operations have improved
due
to improved market conditions as evidenced by its increasing backlog. In its
evaluation of the need for a valuation allowance, the Company assesses prudent
and feasible tax planning strategies. The ultimate amount of deferred tax assets
realized could be different from those recorded, as influenced by potential
changes in enacted tax laws and the availability of future taxable
income.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market
risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and
prices. The Company is exposed to various market risks, including changes in
interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and the price of nickel, which
is a commodity.
Changes
in interest rates affect the Company’s interest expense on variable rate debt.
All of the Company’s outstanding debt is variable rate debt at June 30, 2007. A
hypothetical 10% increase in interest rate on variable rate debt would have
resulted in additional interest expense of $135,000 for the nine months ended
June 30, 2007. The Company has not entered into any derivative instruments
to
hedge the effects of changes in interest rates.
The
foreign currency exchange risk exists primarily because the three foreign
subsidiaries maintain receivables and payables denominated in currencies other
than their functional currency or the U.S. dollar. The foreign subsidiaries
manage their own foreign currency exchange risk. The U.S. operations transact
their foreign sales in U.S. dollars, thereby avoiding fluctuations in foreign
exchange rates. Any U.S. dollar exposure aggregating more than $500,000 requires
approval from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of
Finance. Most of the currency contracts to buy U.S. dollars are with maturity
dates of less than six months. At June 30, 2007, the Company had no foreign
currency exchange contracts outstanding.
Fluctuations
in the price of nickel, the Company’s most significant raw material, subject the
Company to commodity price risk. The Company manages its exposure to this market
risk through internally established policies and procedures, including
negotiating raw material escalators within product sales agreements, and
continually monitoring and revising customer quote amounts to reflect the
fluctuations in market prices for nickel. The Company does not use derivative
instruments to manage this market risk. The Company monitors its underlying
market risk exposure from a rapid increase in nickel prices on an ongoing basis
and believes that it can modify or adapt its strategies as
necessary.
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Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
The
Company has performed, under the supervision and with the participation of
the
Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness and the design and
operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by
Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the
Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon
that
evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective
as of June 30, 2007 in providing reasonable assurance that information required
to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under
the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
During
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007 and since the date of the Company’s most
recent evaluation described above and made as of June 30, 2007, there were
no
significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that
could significantly affect these controls and no corrective actions with regard
to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses were taken.
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PART
II OTHER INFORMATION
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibits.
See
Index to 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.
HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
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/s/ Francis J. Petro | ||
Francis J. Petro |
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President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: August 6, 2007 |
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/s/ Marcel Martin | ||
Marcel Martin |
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Vice
President, Finance
Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
August 6, 2007
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Number
Assigned
In
Regulation
S-K
Item
601
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Description
of Exhibit
|
|
(3)
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3.01
|
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of Haynes International, Inc. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Haynes International, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration
No. 333-140194).
|
3.02
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of Haynes International, Inc. (incorporated
by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Haynes International, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration
No. 333-140194).
|
|
(4)
|
4.01
|
Specimen
Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
to the
Haynes International, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-140194).
|
(10)
|
10.01
|
Supplemental
Agreement by and between Haynes International Limited and Burdale
Financial Limited, effective as of April 30, 2007 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Haynes International, Inc. Form
8-K filed
on May 3, 2007).
|
10.02
|
Executive
Employment Agreement by and between Haynes International, Inc. and
Francis
J. Petro, dated June 8, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to
the Haynes International, Inc. Form 8-K filed June 12,
2007.)
|
|
(31)
|
31.01*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.
|
31.02*
|
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.
|
|
(32)
|
32.01*
|
Section
1350 Certifications.
|
* |
Filed
herewith
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