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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS INC - Quarter Report: 2003 June (Form 10-Q)

FORM 10-Q
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003 Commission file number 1-14982

 


 

HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   43-0334550
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

555 Maryville University Drive    
Suite 240    
St. Louis, Missouri   63141
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

(314) 216-2600

(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 ¨

 

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ¨     No x

 

    The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on June 30, 2003 was 19,450,701 shares.



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

          Page No.

Item 1.   

Financial Statements

    
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2003 (unaudited) and December 31, 2002

   3-4
    

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

   5
     Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)    6
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)

   7
    

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

   8
Item 2.   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   15
Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   23
Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

   24
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION     
Item 4.   

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   25
Item 6.   

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   26
Signatures    27
Exhibit Index    28

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2003 AND DECEMBER 31, 2002

(In Millions)

 

    

June 30,

2003


   December 31,
2002


     (unaudited)     
ASSETS              

Current Assets:

             

Cash and equivalents

   $ 6.1    $ 3.4

Trade accounts receivable, net

     84.9      66.8

Inventories, net

     93.7      84.4

Other current assets

     4.1      8.1
    

  

Total current assets

     188.8      162.7
    

  

Property, Plant and Equipment:

             

Land

     6.6      6.6

Building and improvments

     35.2      34.7

Machinery and equipment

     40.0      37.6
    

  

Gross property, plant and equipment

     81.8      78.9

Less accumulated depreciation

     39.3      37.3
    

  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     42.5      41.6
    

  

Other Assets:

             

Goodwill

     13.6      13.6

Other

     3.6      4.0

Deferred income taxes

     12.8      11.6
    

  

Total other assets

     30.0      29.2
    

  

Total Assets

   $ 261.3    $ 233.5
    

  

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2003 AND DECEMBER 31, 2002

(In Millions, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

    

June 30,

2003


    December 31,
2002


 
     (unaudited)        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

Current Liabilities:

                

Current portion of debt

   $ 1.5     $ 0.9  

Trade accounts payable

     80.2       76.7  

Deferred income taxes

     3.5       4.0  

Accrued compensation

     6.5       5.8  

Other accrued liabilities

     9.5       7.2  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     101.2       94.6  
    


 


Non-current Liabilities:

                

Debt

     93.2       67.0  

Fair value of derivative instruments

     —         1.6  

Other non-current liabilities

     1.7       2.1  
    


 


Total non-current liabilities

     94.9       70.7  
    


 


Commitments and Contingencies

                

Shareholders’ Equity:

                

Preferred shares; $.01 par (5,000,000 shares authorized)

     —         —    

Common shares; $.01 par (50,000,000 shares authorized; 20,896,145 shares issued)

     0.2       0.2  

Additional paid-in capital

     33.4       33.5  

Retained earnings

     39.6       43.0  

Unearned compensation—restricted stock

     (0.1 )     (0.4 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     —         (0.6 )

Less: Treasury shares, at cost (1,445,444 shares at June 30, 2003; 1,405,013 shares at December 31, 2002)

     (7.9 )     (7.5 )
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     65.2       68.2  
    


 


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 261.3     $ 233.5  
    


 


 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003 AND 2002

(UNAUDITED)

 

(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,


    Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Net Sales

   $ 224.9     $ 220.8     $ 420.9     $ 436.3  

Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses:

                                

Cost of sales

     181.0       179.9       341.9       353.2  

Operating expenses

     38.1       39.5       77.9       79.7  

Depreciation and amortization

     1.6       1.5       3.2       2.9  

Gain on disposal of capital assets

     —         (0.2 )     —         (0.4 )
    


 


 


 


Total cost of sales and operating expenses

     220.7       220.7       423.0       435.4  
    


 


 


 


Operating Profit (Loss)

     4.2       0.1       (2.1 )     0.9  
    


 


 


 


Other Income (Expense):

                                

Interest expense, net

     (1.9 )     (2.4 )     (4.1 )     (4.7 )

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives

     0.2       (0.1 )     0.7       0.3  
    


 


 


 


Total other expense, net

     (1.7 )     (2.5 )     (3.4 )     (4.4 )

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes and Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle

     2.5       (2.4 )     (5.5 )     (3.5 )

Provision for Income Taxes

     0.9       (0.9 )     (2.1 )     (1.3 )
    


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss) Before Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle

     1.6       (1.5 )     (3.4 )     (2.2 )

Cumulative Effect of a Change in Accounting Principle (Net of $7.9 Million of Taxes)

     —         —         —         (12.8 )
    


 


 


 


Net Income (Loss)

   $ 1.6     $ (1.5 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (15.0 )
    


 


 


 


Basic Income (Loss) Per Share:

                                

Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 0.08     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.11 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of taxes)

     —         —         —         (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per basic share

   $ 0.08     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding

     19.5       19.7       19.5       19.7  

Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share:

                                

Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 0.08     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.11 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of taxes)

     —         —         —         (0.64 )
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per diluted share

   $ 0.08     $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding

     19.5       19.7       19.5       19.7  

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003 AND 2002

(UNAUDITED)

 

(In Millions)

 

    

Common Shares
Outstanding,

at Par Value


   Additional
Paid-In
Capital


    Retained
Earnings


    Unearned
Compensation-
Restricted Stock


    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss


    Treasury
Shares,
at Cost


    Total
Shareholders’
Equity


 

Balance at January 1, 2002

   $ 0.2    $ 33.4     $ 54.8     $ (0.4 )   $ (1.7 )   $ (7.2 )   $ 79.1  

Net loss

                    (15.0 )                             (15.0 )

Fair market value adjustment of derivatives, net of tax

                                        0.7               0.7  
                   


         


         


Comprehensive income (loss)

                    (15.0 )             0.7               (14.3 )

Restricted stock issued, net of amortization expense

            0.1               (0.1 )             0.2       0.2  

Stock options exercised

            (0.1 )                             0.6       0.5  

Treasury stock purchases

                                            (0.3 )     (0.3 )
    

  


 


 


 


 


 


Balance at June 30, 2002

   $ 0.2    $ 33.4     $ 39.8     $ (0.5 )   $ (1.0 )   $ (6.7 )   $ 65.2  
    

  


 


 


 


 


 


Balance at January 1, 2003

   $ 0.2    $ 33.5     $ 43.0     $ (0.4 )   $ (0.6 )   $ (7.5 )   $ 68.2  

Net loss

                    (3.4 )                             (3.4 )

Fair market value adjustment of derivatives, net of tax

                                    0.6               0.6  
                   


         


         


Comprehensive income (loss)

                    (3.4 )             0.6               (2.8 )

Restricted stock issued, net of forfeitures and amortization expense

            (0.1 )             0.3               (0.4 )     (0.2 )
    

  


 


 


 


 


 


Balance at June 30, 2003

   $ 0.2    $ 33.4     $ 39.6     $ (0.1 )   $ —         $ (7.9 )   $ 65.2  
    

  


 


 


 


 


 


 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2003 AND 2002

(UNAUDITED)

 

(In Millions)

 

     Six Months
Ended June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

                

Net loss

   $ (3.4 )   $ (15.0 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)

     —         12.8  
    


 


Net loss before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

     (3.4 )     (2.2 )

Gain on disposal of capital assets

     —         (0.4 )

Depreciation and amortization

     3.7       3.6  

Deferred income taxes

     (2.0 )     1.2  

Unrealized gain on derivatives, net

     (0.7 )     (0.2 )

Accrued postretirement benefits

     (0.1 )     (0.1 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Trade accounts receivable

     (18.1 )     (8.8 )

Inventories

     (9.3 )     (11.2 )

Other current assets

     3.9       3.1  

Trade accounts payable

     3.5       37.0  

Accrued liabilities

     2.6       (4.7 )

Other

     (0.4 )     (1.2 )
    


 


Total cash from operating activities

     (20.3 )     16.1  
    


 


Cash Flows From Investing Activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (2.1 )     (2.4 )

Proceeds from disposition of capital assets

     —         1.1  
    


 


Total cash from investing activities

     (2.1 )     (1.3 )
    


 


Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

                

Repayment of long-term debt

     (0.5 )     (0.5 )

Borrowings (repayment) of debt on revolving debt agreements, net

     24.6       (14.9 )

Proceeds from sale-leaseback of equipment

     1.0       —    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —         0.5  

Purchase of treasury stock

     —         (0.3 )
    


 


Total cash from financing activities

     25.1       (15.2 )
    


 


Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents

     2.7       (0.4 )

Cash and Equivalents, Beginning of Period

     3.4       5.6  
    


 


Cash and Equivalents, End of Period

   $ 6.1     $ 5.2  
    


 


Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

                

Interest paid

   $ 4.1     $ 4.0  

Income tax refunds received

   $ (2.1 )   $ (0.4 )

Non-cash financing activities:

                

Equipment acquired with capital lease obligations

   $ 2.7     $ —    

 

see notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Huttig Building Products, Inc. (the “Company” or “Huttig”) on a consolidated basis, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the consolidated 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 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is recommended that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. The financial information contained herein reflects, in the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly, consisting of normal recurring items and the results for the interim periods presented. Certain amounts in the prior period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to be consistent with the current period’s presentation.

 

The consolidated results of operations and resulting cash flows for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the full year. Due to the seasonal nature of Huttig’s business, operating profitability is usually lower in the Company’s first and fourth quarters than in the second and third quarters.

 

2. STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

 

The Company accounts for its stock-based employee compensation plans under the recognition and measurement principles of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation.

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2002


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2002


 

Net income (loss), as reported

   $ 1.6    $ (1.5 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (15.0 )

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

     —        (0.1 )     (0.1 )     (0.2 )
    

  


 


 


Net income (loss), pro forma

   $ 1.6    $ (1.6 )   $ (3.5 )   $ (15.2 )
    

  


 


 


Basic income (loss) per share:

                               

As reported

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )

Pro Forma

   $ 0.08    $ (0.08 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.77 )

Diluted income (loss) per share:

                               

As reported

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )

Pro Forma

   $ 0.08    $ (0.08 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.77 )

 

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3. DEBT

 

Debt consisted of the following at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (in millions):

 

     June 30,
2003


   December 31,
2002


Revolving Credit Agreement

   $ 89.6    $ 65.0

Capital lease obligations

     5.1      2.9
    

  

Total debt

     94.7      67.9

Less: current portion

     1.5      0.9
    

  

Long-term debt

   $ 93.2    $ 67.0
    

  

 

The Company has a $150.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, as amended, (the “Credit Facility”) which expires in August 2005. The Credit Facility consists of a revolving line of credit (“Revolving Credit”) that provides financing of up to $150.0 million, including up to $10.0 million of Letters of Credit, at a floating rate of either (a) LIBOR plus from 200 to 300 basis points or (b) the prime commercial lending rate of the agent (or, if greater, the federal funds rate plus 0.5%) plus from 25 to 125 basis points, in each case depending on the Company’s trailing average collateral availability. The Revolving Credit borrowing base shall not exceed the sum of (a) up to 85% of eligible domestic trade receivables and (b) up to the lesser of 65% of the cost of eligible inventory or 85% of the appraised net liquidation value of eligible inventory. The Company has agreed to pay a commitment fee in the range of 0.25% to 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit commitment. All of the Company’s assets, except real property, collateralize borrowings under the Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2003, the Company had revolving credit borrowings of $89.6 million with $32.7 million of excess credit available under the Credit Facility.

 

Provisions of the Credit Facility contain various covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make certain types of acquisitions, declare or pay dividends or make restricted payments, consolidate, merge or sell assets. They also contain financial covenants tied to the Company’s borrowing base. On May 30, 2003, the Credit Facility was amended to eliminate the $25.0 million month end collateral availability trigger for a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio requirement and replace it with a monthly minimum average collateral availability trigger. As amended, the Credit Facility provides that if, at the end of amy month, the Company’s daily average borrowing base during that month exceeds the Company’s daily average outstanding borrowing and pre-established reserve levels during that month by less than an average monthly amount as specified below, the Company must maintain or meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as (a) EBITDA – as defined in the Credit Facility agreement – less capital expenditures less cash taxes plus cash rent expense divided by (b) cash interest expense plus scheduled debt repayments plus cash rent expense) as specified below. The minimum average collateral availability and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio will adjust over a period of time, as set forth in the table below.

 

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Fiscal Month


 

Monthly Minimum Average

Collateral Availability


 

Minimum Fixed Charge

Coverage Ratio


March 2003 through August 2003

  $15.0 million   1.01

September 2003

  $15.0 million   1.10

October 2003 through November 2003

  $20.0 million   1.10

December 2003 through May 2004

  $20.0 million   1.15

June 2004 through November 2004

  $20.0 million   1.20

December 2004 through the Maturity Date

  $20.0 million   1.25

 

Also, the Company must not permit its daily revolving availability under the Credit Facility to fall below $10.0 million.

 

The Company’s borrowing base was in excess of the minimum daily average borrowing base and reserve levels by more than $10.0 million during the second quarter of 2003.

 

On May 5, 2003, the Company’s three interest rate swap agreements expired. These swap agreements, in conjunction with the Credit Facility, effectively provided for a fixed weighted average annual rate of 7.15% plus the applicable spread over LIBOR on up to $80.0 million of the Company’s outstanding revolving credit borrowings. Prior to the expiration of the swaps, when actual borrowings under the facility were less than the notional amount of the interest rate swaps, the Company incurred an expense equal to the difference between $80.0 million and the actual amount borrowed, multiplied by the difference between the fixed rate on the interest rate swap agreement and the 90-day LIBOR rate. The Company does not have any current plans to enter into any further interest rate swap agreements. As of May 6, 2003, all of the Company’s bank debt began accruing interest at a floating rate basis of between 200 and 300 basis points above LIBOR.

 

At June 30, 2003, the Company had letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility totaling $6.6 million, primarily for health and workers compensation insurance.

 

4. REPURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK

 

In October 2002, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a $5.0 million stock repurchase program that expires in October 2003. At June 30, 2003, the Company had $4.2 million remaining under the current stock repurchase program.

 

5. DERIVATIVES AND INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

 

Until they expired on May 5, 2003, the Company held three interest rate swap agreements with a total notional amount of $80.0 million, that were used to hedge interest rate risks related to its variable rate borrowings. Two of the interest rate swap agreements, with notional amounts totaling $42.5 million, which management believes were economic hedges and mitigated exposure to fluctuations in variable interest rates, did not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. The remaining interest rate swap, with a notional amount of $37.5 million, was accounted for as a cash flow hedge.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2003, a total unrealized gain on derivatives of $0.7 million was recorded. This includes $0.8 million of an unrealized gain related to the change in fair value on the two interest rate swaps that did not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes which was partially offset by $0.1 million of expense that was amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss. The interest rate swap that was designated as a cash flow hedge was determined to be highly effective and substantially all of the change in the fair value was charged to accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

There was no impact on cash flow as a result of the accounting treatment required by SFAS No. 133 for the three interest rate swap agreements.

 

6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In January 2003, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback arrangement. The Company sold technology and communications equipment purchased in 2002 with a net current value of $0.9 million and received proceeds of $1.0 million. A deferred gain on the sale was recorded in the amount of $0.1 million and will be recognized over the three-year lease term. The lease is being accounted for as an operating lease in accordance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases.

 

In June 2003, the Company entered into a $2.7 million four-year capital lease obligation to re-finance equipment under an operating lease. The equipment consisted of existing rolling stock, forklifts and product equipment. The Company’s fixed assets increased by $2.7 million. The transaction had no impact on cash or our borrowing availability.

 

In April 2002, the Company filed a lawsuit against The Rugby Group Ltd., the Company’s principal stockholder, and Rugby IPD Corp., a subsidiary of The Rugby Group Ltd., alleging that they breached their contractual obligations to indemnify and defend Huttig against asbestos-related liabilities and claims arising out of the business that was acquired by Rugby Building Products, Inc. in 1994. There can be no assurance at this time that Huttig will recover any of its costs related to past or future asbestos-related claims from insurance carriers or from The Rugby Group or that such costs will not have a material adverse effect on Huttig’s business or financial condition. The Company is subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. The Company’s management believes the Company is in compliance, or is taking action aimed at assuring compliance, with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that future environmental liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

The Company has been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the clean up of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows. The Company is voluntarily remediating this property under the oversight of and in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and is complying with a 1995 unilateral administrative order of the DEQ to complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study. The state agency has issued its final risk assessment of this property and the Company has submitted a work plan for conducting a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for cleanup. When the DEQ approves the work plan, the Company will conduct the feasibility study, which will evaluate several potential remedies, including continuation or enhancement of remedial measures already in place and operating. The DEQ then will select a final remedy, publish a record of decision and negotiate with the Company for an administrative order of consent on the implementation of the final remedy. The Company’s management currently believes that this process may take several more years to complete and intends to continue monitoring and remediating the site, evaluating cleanup alternatives and reporting regularly to the DEQ during this interim period. Based on experience to date in remediating this site, management of the Company does not believe that the scope of remediation that the DEQ ultimately determines will have a materially adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition in excess of those amounts already accrued. Until the DEQ selects a final remedy, however, the Company can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to us of the final remediation order.

 

In addition, some of the Company’s current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which the Company, among others, could be held responsible. There have been no contacts with any environmental agency regarding any

 

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potential site cleanup or remediation related to any current or former properties. The Company’s management currently believes that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of its distribution center locations.

 

7. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, effective January 1, 2002. Under SFAS No. 142, goodwill is no longer amortized but is reviewed for impairment annually, or more frequently if certain indicators arise. In addition, the statement requires reassessment of the useful lives of previously recognized intangible assets.

 

SFAS No. 142 prescribes a two-step process for impairment testing of goodwill. In the second quarter of 2002, the Company completed the first step of the transitional impairment test and the results indicated a potential impairment in the Company’s reporting unit that sells directly to homebuilders. The Company has identified three reporting units, two of which had goodwill. The second step of the impairment test was performed during the third quarter of 2002 and, based on discounted cash flow models, the carrying value of the reporting unit that sells directly to homebuilders exceeded its business enterprise value. An after-tax impairment charge of $12.8 million was recorded effective January 1, 2002, as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle based on the change in criteria for measuring impairment from an undiscounted to discounted cash flow method. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company performed the annual test for impairment of the Company’s reporting units and there was no additional impairment of goodwill.

 

Changes to goodwill during 2002, including the pre-tax effect of adopting SFAS No. 142 are as follows (in millions):

 

Balance at January 1, 2002, net of accumulated amortization

   $ 34.3

Pre-tax write-off of goodwill recognized in cumulative effect adjustment

     20.7
    

Balance at December 31, 2002, net of accumulated amortization

   $ 13.6
    

 

With the adoption of SFAS No. 142, the Company ceased amortization of goodwill as of January 1, 2002. The following table presents the pro forma quarterly net income of the Company excluding the effects of goodwill amortization (in millions, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

    Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

   2002

    2003

    2002

 

Net income (loss):

                               

Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 1.6    $ (1.5 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (2.2 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)

     —        —         —         (12.8 )
    

  


 


 


Reported net income (loss)

   $ 1.6    $ (1.5 )   $ (3.4 )   $ (15.0 )
    

  


 


 


Basic income (loss) per share:

                               

Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.11 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)

     —        —         —         (0.64 )
    

  


 


 


Reported net income (loss)

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )
    

  


 


 


Diluted income (loss) per share:

                               

Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.11 )

Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle (net of tax)

     —        —         —         (0.64 )
    

  


 


 


Reported net income (loss)

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )
    

  


 


 


 

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The following table reflects the components of intangible assets that are being amortized, excluding goodwill (in millions):

 

     June 30, 2003

   December 31, 2002

     Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


   Gross
Carrying
Amount


   Accumulated
Amortization


Amortizable intangible assets:

                           

Non-compete agreements

   $ 3.6    $ 3.3    $ 3.6    $ 3.2

Trademarks

     1.4      0.5      1.4      0.4
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 5.0    $ 3.8    $ 5.0    $ 3.6
    

  

  

  

 

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $0.2 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. The following table sets forth the estimated amortization expense on intangible assets for the years ending December 31, (in millions):

 

2003

   $ 0.3

2004

     0.2

2005

     0.1

2006

     0.1

2007

     0.1

Thereafter

     0.6

 

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This statement requires recording costs associated with exit or disposal activities at their fair values when a liability has been incurred. Under previous guidance, certain exit costs were accrued upon management’s commitment to an exit plan, which is generally before an actual liability has been incurred. Adoption of this statement is required for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Previously issued financials statements will not be restated. The Company adopted this statement effective January 1, 2003, and the adoption will impact the timing of exit or disposal activities reported by the Company on an on-going basis. The adoption did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

 

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, which is required to be adopted in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2002. The Company has adopted SFAS No. 148, which provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation as required by SFAS No. 123. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require more prominent and more frequent disclosures in financial statements about the effects of stock-based compensation. The Company’s disclosure regarding the effects of stock-based compensation included in Note 2 is in compliance with SFAS No. 148.

 

Effective November 22, 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus regarding EITF Issue No. 02-16, Accounting by a Customer, Including a Reseller, for Cash Consideration Received from a Vendor. This consensus requires that payments from a vendor be classified as a reduction to the price of the vendor’s goods and taken as a reduction to cost of sales unless the payments are (1) reimbursements for costs incurred to sell the product or (2) payments for assets or services provided. The consensus also requires that payments from a vendor be

 

 

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recognized as a reduction to cost of sales on a rational and systematic basis. This consensus became effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. The Company already recognizes vendor payments as a reduction to cost of sales, based on related purchase volume, and no change was required by the Company in adopting this consensus, thereby having no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

9. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

The following table sets forth the computation of net income (loss) per basic and diluted share (net income (loss) amounts in millions, share amounts in thousands, per share amounts in dollars):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

       Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

   2002

       2003

    2002

 

Net income (loss) (numerator)

   $ 1.6    $ (1.5 )      $ (3.4 )   $ (15.0 )

Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding (denominator)

     19,451      19,740          19,501       19,708  
    

  


    


 


Net income (loss) per basic share

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )      $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )
    

  


    


 


Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding

     19,451      19,740          19,501       19,708  

Common stock equivalents for diluted common shares outstanding

     18      —            —         —    
    

  


    


 


Weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding (denominator)

     19,469      19,740          19,501       19,708  
    

  


    


 


Net income (loss) per diluted share

   $ 0.08    $ (0.07 )      $ (0.17 )   $ (0.75 )
    

  


    


 


 

Stock options to purchase 904,900 shares and 1,332,300 shares for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, were not dilutive and therefore, were excluded from the computations of diluted income (loss) per share amounts. Stock options to purchase 1,304,900 shares and 1,332,300 shares for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, were not dilutive and therefore, were excluded from the computations of diluted income (loss) per share amounts.

 

10. MANAGEMENT CHANGES AND TERMS OF SEPARATION

 

Severance expense of $1.8 million was recorded in the first quarter of 2003 for payments, including future payments, to the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer and eleven other employees whose employment terminated during the quarter ended March 31, 2003. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, total severance payments of $0.5 million were paid. The present value of the remaining severance payments totaled $1.3 million at June 30, 2003, and are expected to be fully paid by March 31, 2005.

 

Michael A. Lupo entered into an employment agreement on May 1, 2003, with the Company pursuant to which he will continue to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and no longer serve on an interim basis. The agreement is for a term of two years and provides for an annual base salary of $500,000, bonus awards under the Company’s EVA Incentive Compensation Plan, living expenses of $50,000 per year, severance benefits in the event of a change of control of the Company and other customary employee benefits. Mr. Lupo also received a grant of options to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.30 per share, which was the average of the high and low sales prices of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 28, 2003, the date of grant. These options become exercisable for up to 200,000 shares on April 28, 2004, with the remaining shares on the earlier of (i) April 28, 2005; (ii) the date the contract is terminated by the Company; or (iii) upon the occurrence of a change in control as defined in the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan.

 

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ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview

 

Huttig is one of the largest domestic distributors of building materials used principally in new residential construction and in home improvement, remodeling, and repair work. We distribute our products through 56 distribution centers serving 46 states. Our wholesale distribution centers sell principally to building materials dealers, national buying groups, and home centers, who, in turn, supply the end-user. Our Builder Resource locations sell directly to professional builders and contractors. Our industrial branches primarily sell hardwood, industrial grade plywood and laminate products to industrial and manufactured housing builders. Our American Pine Products manufacturing facility, located in Prineville, Oregon, produces softwood mouldings. Approximately 36% and 35% of American Pine’s sales were to Huttig’s distribution centers in the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

The following table sets forth our sales, by product classification as a percentage of total sales, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

       Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

       2003

    2002

 

Doors

   35 %   36 %      36 %   36 %

Wood Products (1)

   20 %   19 %      20 %   19 %

Millwork (2)

   19 %   20 %      18 %   19 %

Weatherization and Metal Products (3)

   15 %   15 %      16 %   16 %

General Building Products (4)

   11 %   10 %      10 %   10 %
    

 

    

 

Total Net Product Sales

   100 %   100 %      100 %   100 %

 


(1)   Wood products include panels, lumber, and engineered wood products.
(2)   Millwork includes windows, mouldings, frames, stair products, and columns.
(3)   Weatherization and metal products include roofing, connectors and fasteners, siding, housewrap, and insulation.
(4)   General building products include decking, drywall, kitchen, and other miscellaneous building products.

 

Various factors historically have caused our results of operations to fluctuate from period to period. These factors include levels of construction, home improvement and remodeling activity, weather, prices of commodity wood products, interest rates, competitive pressures, availability of credit and other local, regional and economic conditions. All of these factors are cyclical or seasonal in nature. We anticipate that fluctuations from period to period will continue in the future. Our first quarter and, occasionally, our fourth quarter are adversely affected by winter weather patterns in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, which result in seasonal decreases in levels of construction activity in these areas. Because much of our overhead and expense remains relatively fixed throughout the year, our operating profits also tend to be lower during the first and fourth quarters.

 

We believe we have the product offerings, facilities and personnel for continued business success. Our future revenues, costs and profitability, however, are all influenced by a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under “Cautionary Statement” below.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

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estimates and assumptions on historical results and known trends as well as our forecasts as to how these might change in the future. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K in Part II, Item 7—“Critical Accounting Policies.”

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2003 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2002

 

Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $224.9 million, a 1.9% increase over the second quarter of 2002 when sales were $220.8 million. We increased sales of all product categories except millwork, which was down due to lower windows sales. Sales through wholesale distribution branches were $186.4 million for the second quarter of 2003, an increase of 2.2% over the same period last year. The increase reflects a strong recovery from severe winter weather during the first quarter in the Northeast. Offsetting the increase was a decrease in sales in the Midwest region. Sales in Builder Resource and industrial branches were $29.6 million for this year’s second quarter, or 5.5% above last year. The sales increase reflects an improvement in the Kansas City area, where sales have been adversely affected by a new competitor in that market beginning in the second quarter of 2002.

 

Gross profit increased $3.0 million to $43.9 million in the second quarter of 2003 from $40.9 million in the same period of 2002. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 19.5% and 18.5% for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Gross margins during the second quarter of 2003 were positively impacted by improved inventory controls and lower purchasing costs.

 

Operating expenses decreased $1.4 million to $38.1 million in the second quarter of 2003 compared to $39.5 million in the second quarter of 2002. The decrease primarily reflects a reduction in bad debt expense of $1.0 million, resulting from an improvement in our trade accounts receivable aging compared to a year ago. Our employee benefit expenses decreased by $0.4 million during 2003 primarily through reductions in our medical insurance costs.

 

Depreciation and amortization was $1.6 million in the second quarter of 2003, which is $0.1 million higher than the same period in the prior year. The increase is due primarily to our spending $4.2 million for capital expenditures in the second half of 2002.

 

There were no gains on disposal of assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. In the second quarter of 2002, gains on disposal of assets were $0.2 million for the sale of a previously closed facility.

 

Net interest expense was $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2003, which is $0.5 million less than the same period in 2002. The decrease is a result of a reduction in our effective borrowing rate after the expiration of our interest rate swaps in May 2003. The interest rate swaps had provided for a weighted average fixed rate of interest of 7.15% on up to $80 million of our outstanding bank debt. Average debt during the second quarter of 2003 was $90.3 million versus $78.4 million in the second quarter of 2002.

 

An unrealized gain on derivatives of $0.2 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2003 as compared to an unrealized loss of $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2002. The gain in 2003 related to a $0.2 million gain in the fair value on two interest rate swaps that did not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. See Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, pretax income increased by $4.9 million to $2.5 million compared to a pretax loss of $2.4 million in the second quarter of 2002.

 

Income taxes were calculated at an effective rate of 38% for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2002

 

Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2003 were $420.9 million, a 3.5% decrease from the first six months of 2002 when sales were $436.3 million. Sales through wholesale distribution branches were $350.1 million for the first six months of 2003, a decrease of 2.5% from the same period last year. The decrease was primarily a result of severe winter weather in the first quarter of the year in our Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. This was

 

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offset somewhat by a strong recovery in the second quarter in the Northeast region. Sales in Builder Resource and industrial branches were $53.8 million for the first six months of this year, or 11.0% below last year, primarily due to the impact of a new competitor in the Kansas City area that commenced operations in the second quarter of 2002. We started to see a sales recovery in this location in the second quarter of 2003 as sales increased by 16.3% versus the second quarter of 2002.

 

Gross profit decreased $4.1 million to $79.0 million in the first six months of 2003 from $83.1 million in the same period of 2002. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 18.8% and 19.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Gross margins during the first six months of 2003 were negatively affected by losses on builder contracts, loss of purchase discounts and lower prices primarily during the first quarter. These declines were partially offset by an increase in vendor rebates and lower inventory losses and production costs.

 

Operating expenses decreased $1.8 million to $77.9 million in the first six months of 2003 compared to $79.7 million in the first six months of 2002. In the first quarter of 2003, we recorded $1.8 million of severance costs, $0.3 million for increases in accruals and $0.7 million for increases in the allowances for uncollectible customer and vendor accounts. These increases were offset by a reduction of $2.9 million in personnel expenses in the first six months of 2003 compared to prior year, primarily due to lower average headcount, contract labor costs and medical insurance costs. In 2003, we also reduced bad debt expense by $1.1 million, most of which was achieved during the second quarter. In the first quarter of 2002, we incurred $0.9 million of costs relating to the settlement and legal expenses of an asbestos-related product liability lawsuit.

 

Depreciation and amortization was $3.2 million in the first six months of 2003, which is $0.3 million higher than the same period in the prior year. The increase is due primarily to our spending $4.2 million for capital expenditures in the second half of 2002.

 

There were no gains on disposal of assets for the six months ended June 30, 2003. During the first six months of 2002, gains on disposal of assets were $0.4 million for the sale of previously closed facilities.

 

Net interest expense was $4.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, which is $0.6 million less than the first six months of 2002. The decrease is a result of a reduction in our effective borrowing rate after the expiration of our interest rate swaps in May 2003. The interest rate swaps had provided for a weighted average fixed rate of interest of 7.15% on up to $80 million of our outstanding bank debt. Average debt during the first six months of 2003 was $84.9 million versus $79.4 million in the first six months of 2002.

 

An unrealized gain on derivatives of $0.7 million was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2003, as compared to an unrealized gain of $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The net gain in 2003 related to a $0.8 million gain in the fair value on two interest rate swaps that did not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes, which was partially offset by $0.1 million of expense amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss established upon the adoption of SFAS No. 133 in 2001. See Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, pretax loss increased $2.0 million to $5.5 million in 2003 as compared to a pretax loss of $3.5 million in 2002.

 

Income taxes were calculated at an effective rate of 38% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

Effective January 1, 2002, we incurred an after-tax non-cash charge of $12.8 million due to the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to the write-off of goodwill under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. See Note 7. “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” of the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We depend on cash flow from operations and funds available under our secured credit facility to finance seasonal working capital needs, capital expenditures and acquisitions. Our working capital requirements are generally greatest in the second and third quarters, which reflects the seasonal nature of our business. The second and third

 

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quarters are also typically our strongest operating quarters, largely due to more favorable weather throughout many of our markets compared to the first and fourth quarters. We typically generate cash from working capital reductions in the fourth quarter of the year and build working capital during the first quarter in preparation for our second and third quarters. We also maintain significant inventories to meet rapid delivery requirements of our customers and to enable us to obtain favorable pricing, delivery and service terms with our suppliers. At June 30, 2003 and 2002, inventories constituted approximately 36% of our total assets. We also closely monitor operating expenses and inventory levels during seasonally affected periods and, to the extent possible, manage variable operating costs to minimize seasonal effects on our profitability.

 

We measure our working capital as the sum of net trade accounts receivable, net FIFO inventories and trade accounts payable. At June 30, 2003 and 2002, and December 31, 2002, our working capital, days sales outstanding and inventory turns were as follows:

 

     June 30,

   

December 31,

2002


 
     2003

    2002

   

Trade accounts receivable, net

   $ 84.9     $ 82.8     $ 66.8  

FIFO inventories, net

     101.5       88.9       92.2  

Trade accounts payable

     (80.2 )     (101.5 )     (76.7 )
    


 


 


Working capital, net

     106.2       70.2       82.3  

Working capital as % of annualized quarterly net sales

     11.8 %     7.9 %     10.2 %

Days sales outstanding

     32.5       34.0       34.8  

Inventory turns

     6.1       6.8       5.3  

 

       Working capital as % of annualized quarterly net sales is defined as follows: Divide quarter end working capital, net by annualized current quarter net sales.

 

       Days sales outstanding is defined as follows: Divide month end trade accounts receivable, net by current month net sales, then multiply by 30.

 

       Inventory turns is defined as follows: Average the two most recent warehouse and production cost of sales, divide by month end net FIFO inventory, multiply by 12.

 

In the first six months of 2003, changes in working capital and bank debt provided cash of $0.7 million. The increase in trade accounts receivable and inventories of $27.4 million was offset by an increase in trade accounts payable and net bank debt of $28.1 million. In the first six months of 2002, changes in working capital and bank debt provided cash of $2.1 million. The increase in trade accounts receivable and inventories of $20.0 million was offset by a net increase in trade accounts payable and net bank debt of $22.1 million.

 

Our total bank debt and trade accounts payable ended the second quarter at $169.9 million, compared to $156.4 million a year ago. The increase was primarily attributable to increased inventory to support anticipated higher sales compared to the same period in 2002 and new sales programs that commence in the third quarter of 2003. The increase in trade accounts receivable over the prior year reflects higher sales in the second quarter of 2003 versus a year ago.

 

Cash used in investing activities for the first six months of 2003 reflects $2.1 million of capital expenditures for normal operating activities. During the first six months of 2002, we spent $2.4 million on capital expenditures for normal operating activities, which were offset by $1.1 million of proceeds on disposals of assets from previously closed facilities.

 

Cash provided from financing activities for 2003 primarily reflects proceeds of $1.0 million from the sale-leaseback of technology and communications equipment.

 

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equipment. Our fixed assets increased by $2.7 million. The transaction had no impact on cash or our borrowing availability.

 

We have a $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which expires in August 2005. Our credit facility consists of a revolving line of credit that provides financing of up to $150.0 million, including up to $10.0 million of letters of credit, at a floating rate of either

 

  (a)   LIBOR plus from 200 to 300 basis points or
  (b)   the prime commercial lending rate of the agent (or, if greater, the federal funds rate plus 0.5%) plus from 25 to 125 basis points,

 

in each case depending on our trailing average collateral availability. The revolving credit borrowing base cannot exceed the sum of (a) up to 85% of eligible domestic trade receivables and (b) up to the lesser of 65% of the cost of eligible inventory or 85% of the appraised net liquidation value of eligible inventory. We pay a commitment fee in the range of 0.25% to 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the revolving credit commitment. Huttig and its domestic subsidiary are co-borrowers under this facility, and all of the borrowers’ assets, except real property, collateralize borrowings under the credit facility.

 

The Credit Facility contains various covenants which, among other things, limit our ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make certain types of acquisitions, declare or pay dividends or make restricted payments, consolidate, merge or sell assets. It also contains financial covenants tied to our borrowing base, which we amended on May 30, 2003. We amended the Credit Facility agreement to eliminate the $25.0 million month end collateral availability trigger for a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio requirement and replace it with a monthly minimum average collateral availability trigger. If, at the end of any month, our daily average borrowing base during that month exceeds our daily average outstanding borrowing and pre-established reserve levels during that month by less than an average monthly amount that will adjust over the term of the facility as set forth below, we must maintain or meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. As defined in the agreement, the ratio is determined for a rolling 12-month period by dividing EBITDA plus cash rent expense, less non-facility-financed capital expenditures and cash taxes, by cash interest expense plus scheduled debt repayments plus cash rent expense for such period. As defined in the credit agreement, EBITDA means the sum of:

 

  (a)   net income,
  (b)   interest expense,
  (c)   income tax expense,
  (d)   depreciation,
  (e)   amortization,
  (f)   write-down of goodwill, and
  (g)   all cash and non-cash extraordinary expenses and losses,

 

less all cash and non-cash extraordinary income and gains during the period of measurement. The minimum average collateral availability and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio will adjust over the term of the facility, as set forth below.

 

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Fiscal Month


 

Monthly Minimum Average
Collateral Availability


 

Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio


March 2003 through August 2003

  $15.0 million   1.01

September 2003

  $15.0 million   1.10

October 2003 through November 2003

  $20.0 million   1.10

December 2003 through May 2004

  $20.0 million   1.15

June 2004 through November 2004

  $20.0 million   1.20

December 2004 through the Maturity Date

  $20.0 million   1.25

 

Also, the Company must not permit its daily revolving availability under the Credit Facility to fall below $10.0 million.

 

Our borrowing base was in excess of the minimum daily average borrowing base and reserve levels by more than $10.0 million during the second quarter of 2003.

 

As of June 30, 2003, we had revolving credit borrowings of $89.6 million with $32.7 million of excess credit available under the credit facility. These included letters of credit totaling $6.6 million, primarily for health and workers compensation insurance.

 

On May 5, 2003, our three interest rate swap agreements expired. These swap agreements, in combination with our revolving credit facility, effectively provided for a fixed weighted average annual rate of 7.15% plus the applicable spread over LIBOR on up to $80.0 million of our outstanding revolving credit borrowings. Prior to the expiration of the swaps, when actual borrowings under the facility were less than the notional amount of the interest rate swaps, we incurred an expense equal to the difference between $80.0 million and the actual amount borrowed, times the difference between the fixed rate on the interest rate swap agreement and the 90-day LIBOR rate. Effective May 6, 2003, all of our bank debt began accruing interest at a floating rate of between 200 and 300 basis points above LIBOR.

 

We believe that cash generated from our operations and funds available under our credit facility will provide sufficient funds to meet our currently anticipated short-term and long-term liquidity and capital expenditure requirements.

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

In October 2002, our Board of Directors authorized a $5.0 million stock repurchase program that expires in October 2003. At June 30, 2003, we had $4.2 million remaining under the current stock repurchase program.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This Statement requires recording costs associated with exit or disposal activities at their fair values when a liability has been incurred. Under previous guidance, certain exit costs were accrued upon management’s commitment to an exit plan, which is generally before an actual liability has been incurred. Adoption of this Statement is required for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Previously issued financial statements will not be restated. We adopted this statement effective January 1, 2003, and the adoption will impact the timing of exit or disposal activities reported by us on an on-going basis. The adoption did not have any

 

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material effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003.

 

In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, which is required to be adopted in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2002. We adopted SFAS No. 148, which provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation as required by SFAS No. 123. In addition, SFAS No. 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require more prominent and more frequent disclosures in financial statements about the effects of stock-based compensation. Our disclosure regarding the effects of stock-based compensation included in Note 2 is in compliance with SFAS No. 148.

 

Effective November 22, 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus regarding EITF Issue No. 02-16, Accounting by a Customer, Including a Reseller, for Cash Consideration Received from a Vendor. This consensus requires that payments from a vendor be classified as a reduction to the price of the vendor’s goods and taken as a reduction to cost of sales unless the payments are (1) reimbursements for costs incurred to sell the product or (2) payments for assets or services provided. The consensus also requires that payments from a vendor be recognized as a reduction to cost of sales on a rational and systematic basis. This consensus became effective for us on January 1, 2003. We already recognized vendor payments as a reduction to cost of sales, based on related purchase volume, and no change was required by us in adopting this consensus, thereby having no material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Environmental Regulation

 

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental protection laws and regulations. We believe that we are in compliance, or are taking action aimed at assuring compliance, with applicable environmental protection laws and regulations. However, there can be no assurance that future environmental liabilities will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results or operations.

 

We have been identified as a potentially responsible party in connection with the clean up of contamination at a formerly owned property in Montana that was used for the manufacture of wood windows. We are voluntarily remediating this property under the oversight of and in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”), and are complying with a 1995 unilateral administrative order of the DEQ to complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study. The state agency has issued its final risk assessment of this property and we have submitted a work plan for conducting a feasibility study to evaluate alternatives for cleanup. When the DEQ approves the work plan, we will conduct a feasibility study, which will evaluate several potential remedies, including continuation or enhancement of remedial measures already in place and operating. The DEQ then will select a final remedy, publish a record of decision and negotiate with us for an administrative order of consent on the implementation of the final remedy. We currently believe that this process may take several more years to complete and intend to continue monitoring and remediating the site, evaluating cleanup alternatives and reporting regularly to the DEQ during this interim period. Based on our experience to date in remediating this site, we do not believe that the scope of remediation that the DEQ ultimately determines will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition in excess of those amounts already accrued. Until the DEQ selects a final remedy, however, we can give no assurance as to the scope or cost to us of the final remediation order.

 

In addition, some of our current and former distribution centers are located in areas of current or former industrial activity where environmental contamination may have occurred, and for which we, among others, could be held responsible. We currently believe that there are no material environmental liabilities at any of our distribution center locations.

 

Cautionary Statement

 

Certain statements in this Form 10-Q contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding:

 

    the effect of known contingencies, including risks relating to environmental and legal proceedings, on our financial condition, cash flow and results of operations;

 

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    the future impact of competition, including competition in our Kansas City market, our ability to maintain favorable terms with our suppliers and transition to alternative suppliers of building products, such as housewrap, and the effects of slower economic activity on our results of operations;
    availability of alternative suppliers;
    our future business success, sales volume and growth, product mix and results of operations;
    our liquidity and exposure to market risk; and
    cyclical and seasonal trends.

 

These statements present management’s expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding our future business and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are based on current projections, estimates, assumptions and judgments, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

    the strength of the national and local new residential construction and home improvement and remodeling markets, which in turn depend on factors such as

Ø interest rates,

Ø employment levels,

Ø availability of credit,

Ø prices of commodity wood products,

Ø consumer confidence and

Ø weather conditions,

    the level of competition in our industry,
    our relationships with suppliers of the products we distribute,
    costs of complying with environmental laws and regulations,
    our exposure to product liability claims,
    our ability to attract and retain key personnel and
    our ability to comply with availability requirements and financial covenants under our revolving credit facility.

 

Additional information concerning these and other factors that could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition are included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements.

 

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ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We have exposure to market risk as it relates to effects of changes in interest rates. We had debt outstanding at June 30, 2003 under our secured revolving credit facility of $89.6 million.

 

During the second quarter of 2003, we had three interest rate swap agreements, which expired on May 5, 2003, and had a total notional principal amount of $80.0 million. These swap agreements in combination with the credit facility, effectively provided for a fixed weighted average annual rate of 7.15% plus the applicable spread over LIBOR (See Item 2 – “Liquidity and Capital Resources”) on $80.0 million of our outstanding revolving credit borrowings. During the term of the swap agreements, when actual borrowings under the credit facility were less than the notional amount of the interest rate swaps, we would incur an expense equal to the difference between $80.0 million and the actual amount borrowed, times the difference between the fixed rate on the interest rate swap agreement and the 90-day LIBOR rate.

 

Included in income for the six months ended June 30, 2003, after profit from operations, is $0.7 million of an unrealized gain related to the portion of our swap agreements, which did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment according to the SFAS No. 133 criteria. This unrealized gain resulted in an increase to earnings per share of $0.02 in the six-month period ending June 30, 2003. There was no impact on cash flow as a result of the accounting treatment required by SFAS No. 133.

 

As of May 6, 2003, all of our bank debt began accruing interest at a floating rate basis of between 200 and 300 basis points above LIBOR. If market interest rates for LIBOR had averaged 1% more between May 6, 2003 and June 30, 2003, our interest expense would have increased, and income before taxes would have decreased by $0.1 million. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our borrowing cost. These analyses do not consider the effects of the reduced level of overall economic activity that could exist in such an environment. Further, in the event of a change of such magnitude, management would likely take actions to further mitigate its exposure to the change. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity analysis assumes no changes in our financial structure.

 

We are subject to periodic fluctuations in the price of wood commodities. Profitability is influenced by these changes as prices change between the time we buy and sell the wood. In addition, to the extent changes in interest rates affect the housing and remodeling market, we would be affected by such changes.

 

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ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Disclosure Committee and our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects in (a) causing information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to be recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (b) causing such information to be accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with our evaluation of such internal control, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 4 – SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

We held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2003. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders elected the following directors for terms of office expiring in 2006.

 

Director


   Votes For

   Votes Withheld

Dorsey R. Gardner

   15,017,215    366,329

Michael A. Lupo

   14,394,315    989,229

Delbert H. Tanner

   14,990,997    392,547

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, proxies received were voted, unless authority was withheld, in favor of the election of the three directors named above.

 

After the Annual Meeting, the term of office as a director of the Company of each of the following directors continued: R. S. Evans, E. Thayer Bigelow, Jr., Grant W. Bruce, Alan S. J. Durant and Richard S. Forte’.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the following matters were also voted upon:

 

    Approval of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for 2003

 

 

Votes For

   14,925,333

Votes Against

   295,719

Abstentions

   162,492

Broker Non-Votes

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ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description


  3.1  

   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10 filed with the Commission on September 21, 1999.)

  3.2  

   Bylaws of the company as amended as of July 22, 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 14, 2002.)

  4.1  

   Amendment No. 1, dated May 30, 2003, to Credit Agreement dated August 12, 2002 by and among the company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank as agent, and the lending institutions named therein.

10.1*

   Executive Employment Contract dated May 1, 2003, between the Company and Michael A. Lupo. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003.)

31.1  

   Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2  

   Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1  

   Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2  

   Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

 

On April 21, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 17, 2003 reporting our press release setting forth our financial results for the first quarter of 2003.

 

On July 17, 2003, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 16, 2003 reporting our press release setting forth our financial results for the second quarter of 2003.

 

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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.

 

    HUTTIG BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

Date: August 8, 2003

 

/S/    MICHAEL A. LUPO        


Michael A. Lupo

President, Chief Executive Officer

and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: August 8, 2003

 

/S/    THOMAS S. MCHUGH        


Thomas S. McHugh

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description


  3.1  

   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10 filed with the Commission on September 21, 1999.)

  3.2  

   Bylaws of the company as amended as of July 22, 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 14, 2002.)

  4.1  

   Amendment No. 1, dated May 30, 2003, to Credit Agreement dated August 12, 2002 by and among the company, certain of its domestic subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank as agent, and the lending institutions named therein.

10.1*

   Executive Employment Contract dated May 1, 2003, between the Company and Michael A. Lupo. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003.)

31.1  

   Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2  

   Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1  

   Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2  

   Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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