OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC - Quarter Report: 2014 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014 | |
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to | |
Commission File Number: 1-10945
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OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 95-2628227 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
11911 FM 529 Houston, Texas | 77041 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(713) 329-4500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed from last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). þ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | þ | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes þ No
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 17, 2014: 105,011,028
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
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Part II | |||
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements. |
OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Sep 30, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||||||
(in thousands, except share data) | ||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 74,592 | $ | 91,430 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $3,928 and $4,168 | 922,382 | 768,842 | ||||||
Inventory | 434,379 | 441,789 | ||||||
Other current assets | 127,036 | 131,214 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 1,558,389 | 1,433,275 | ||||||
Property and Equipment, at cost | 2,647,251 | 2,380,888 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | 1,332,487 | 1,191,789 | ||||||
Net Property and Equipment | 1,314,764 | 1,189,099 | ||||||
Other Assets: | ||||||||
Goodwill | 360,212 | 344,018 | ||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 33,905 | 37,462 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 124,185 | 124,646 | ||||||
Total Other Assets | 518,302 | 506,126 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 3,391,455 | $ | 3,128,500 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 143,148 | $ | 129,632 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 510,622 | 516,628 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 71,772 | 80,828 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 725,542 | 727,088 | ||||||
Long-term Debt | 250,000 | — | ||||||
Other Long-term Liabilities | 397,040 | 357,972 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share; 360,000,000 and 180,000,000 shares authorized; 110,834,088 shares issued | 27,709 | 27,709 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 224,625 | 222,402 | ||||||
Treasury stock; 5,823,060 and 2,636,644 shares, at cost | (303,341 | ) | (75,736 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings | 2,165,741 | 1,921,642 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (95,861 | ) | (52,577 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders' Equity | 2,018,873 | 2,043,440 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 3,391,455 | $ | 3,128,500 | ||||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended Sep 30, | Nine Months Ended Sep 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 973,089 | $ | 853,297 | $ | 2,740,697 | $ | 2,392,221 | |||||||||
Cost of services and products | 731,234 | 647,805 | 2,091,136 | 1,824,490 | |||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 241,855 | 205,492 | 649,561 | 567,731 | |||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | 59,937 | 51,756 | 173,470 | 159,368 | |||||||||||||
Income from Operations | 181,918 | 153,736 | 476,091 | 408,363 | |||||||||||||
Interest income | 130 | 39 | 250 | 472 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense | (677 | ) | (851 | ) | (1,486 | ) | (2,167 | ) | |||||||||
Equity earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | 9 | 134 | (19 | ) | 109 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (392 | ) | (639 | ) | (515 | ) | (840 | ) | |||||||||
Income before Income Taxes | 180,988 | 152,419 | 474,321 | 405,937 | |||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 56,650 | 48,012 | 148,463 | 127,870 | |||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 124,338 | $ | 104,407 | $ | 325,858 | $ | 278,067 | |||||||||
Cash Dividends declared per Share | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.62 | |||||||||
Basic Earnings per Share | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.97 | $ | 3.03 | $ | 2.57 | |||||||||
Diluted Earnings per Share | $ | 1.16 | $ | 0.96 | $ | 3.01 | $ | 2.56 | |||||||||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | |||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended Sep 30, | Nine Months Ended Sep 30, | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 124,338 | $ | 104,407 | $ | 325,858 | $ | 278,067 | |||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (52,742 | ) | 17,506 | (43,284 | ) | (60,687 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (52,742 | ) | 17,506 | (43,284 | ) | (60,687 | ) | ||||||||||
Total Comprehensive Income | $ | 71,596 | $ | 121,913 | $ | 282,574 | $ | 217,380 | |||||||||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended Sep 30, | ||||||||
(in thousands) | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 325,858 | $ | 278,067 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 169,029 | 150,973 | ||||||
Deferred income tax provision | 45,992 | 41,524 | ||||||
Net loss (gain) on sales of property and equipment | (1,241 | ) | 106 | |||||
Noncash compensation | 15,897 | 14,546 | ||||||
Distributions of prior earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | — | 348 | ||||||
Excluding the effects of acquisitions, increase (decrease) in cash from: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (152,492 | ) | (80,736 | ) | ||||
Inventory | 7,536 | (114,736 | ) | |||||
Other operating assets | 2,308 | (18,380 | ) | |||||
Currency translation effect on working capital | (14,148 | ) | (11,028 | ) | ||||
Current liabilities | (12,893 | ) | 102,497 | |||||
Other operating liabilities | (1,700 | ) | 1,743 | |||||
Total adjustments to net income | 58,288 | 86,857 | ||||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities | 384,146 | 364,924 | ||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (301,488 | ) | (268,579 | ) | ||||
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (39,788 | ) | (11,855 | ) | ||||
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates | 3,534 | 3,602 | ||||||
Dispositions of property and equipment | 2,118 | 11,470 | ||||||
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | (335,624 | ) | (265,362 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
Net proceeds (payments) of revolving credit facility | 250,000 | (53,804 | ) | |||||
Excess tax benefits from employee benefit plans | 3,083 | 3,124 | ||||||
Payments of dividends | (81,759 | ) | (67,082 | ) | ||||
Repurchases of treasury stock | (236,684 | ) | — | |||||
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities | (65,360 | ) | (117,762 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents | (16,838 | ) | (18,200 | ) | ||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents—Beginning of Period | 91,430 | 120,549 | ||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents—End of Period | $ | 74,592 | $ | 102,349 | ||||
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation. We have prepared these unaudited consolidated financial statements pursuant to instructions for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which we are required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements do not include all information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). These financial statements reflect all adjustments that we believe are necessary to present fairly our financial position at September 30, 2014 and our results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Except as otherwise disclosed herein, all such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results.
Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Oceaneering International, Inc. and our 50% or more owned and controlled subsidiaries. We also consolidate entities that are determined to be variable interest entities if we determine that we are the primary beneficiary; otherwise, we account for those entities using the equity method of accounting. We use the equity method to account for our investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies of which we own an equity interest of between 20% and 50% and as to which we have significant influence, but not control, over operations. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that our management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents include demand deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of investment.
Accounts Receivable – Allowances for Doubtful Accounts. We determine the need for allowances for doubtful accounts using the specific identification method. We do not generally require collateral from our customers.
Inventory. Inventory is valued at lower of cost or market. We determine cost using the weighted-average method.
Property and Equipment. We provide for depreciation of property and equipment on the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. We charge the costs of repair and maintenance of property and equipment to operations as incurred, while we capitalize the costs of improvements that extend asset lives or functionality. Upon the disposition of property and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation accounts are relieved and any resulting gain or loss is included as an adjustment to cost of services and products.
We capitalize interest on assets where the construction period is anticipated to be more than three months. We capitalized $0.1 million and no interest in the three-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $0.3 million and no interest in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We do not allocate general administrative costs to capital projects.
Business Acquisitions. We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, and we allocate the acquisition price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair market values at the date of acquisition.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets. In our annual evaluation of goodwill for impairment, we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its
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carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, we determine it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is not less than its carrying amount, performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if we conclude otherwise, then we are required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test. We tested the goodwill attributable to each of our reporting units for impairment as of December 31, 2013 and concluded that there was no impairment.
Intangible assets, primarily acquired in connection with business combinations, include trade names, intellectual property and customer relationships and are being amortized over their estimated useful lives.
Foreign Currency Translation. The functional currency for several of our foreign subsidiaries is the applicable local currency. Results of operations for foreign subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates during the period. Assets and liabilities of these foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, and the resulting translation adjustments are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of shareholders' equity. All foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recognized currently in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
New Accounting Standards. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." ASU 2014-09 completes the joint effort by the FASB and International Accounting Standards Board to improve financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2014-09 applies to all companies that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for us for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is not permitted and we have the choice to apply ASU 2014-09 either retrospectively to each reporting period presented or by recognizing the cumulative effect of applying ASU 2014-09 at the date of initial application (January 1, 2017) and not adjusting comparative information. We are currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2014-09 and have not yet determined its impact on our consolidated financial statements.
2. INVENTORY
The following is information regarding our inventory:
(in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | |||||||
Inventory: | |||||||||
Remotely operated vehicle parts and components | $ | 210,725 | $ | 190,403 | |||||
Other, primarily raw materials | 223,654 | 251,386 | |||||||
Total | $ | 434,379 | $ | 441,789 | |||||
3. DEBT
Long-term Debt consisted of the following:
(in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | ||||||
Revolving credit facility | $ | 250,000 | $ | — | ||||
Long-term Debt | $ | 250,000 | $ | — | ||||
At September 30, 2014, we had $250 million of long-term debt outstanding and $150 million available under our revolving credit facility provided under a credit agreement with a group of banks. In October 2014, we entered into a new credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") that replaced the revolving credit facility that was in effect at September 30, 2014. The Credit Agreement provides for
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a three-year $300 million delayed-draw term loan scheduled to mature in October 2017 and a five-year, $500 million revolving credit facility scheduled to mature in October 2019. Subject to certain conditions, the aggregate commitments under the revolving credit facility may be increased by up to $300 million by obtaining additional commitments from existing and/or new lenders.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at an adjusted base rate or the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the agreement), at our option, plus an applicable margin. Depending on our debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined) ratio, the applicable margin varies: (1) in the case of adjusted base rate advances, from 0.125% to 0.750% for the revolving credit facility, 0% to 0.500% for the term loan; and (2) in the case of Eurodollar Rate advances, from 1.125% to 1.750% for the revolving credit facility, 1.000% to 1.500% for the term loan. The adjusted base rate is the highest of (1) the per annum rate established by the administrative agent as its prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (3) the daily one-month LIBOR plus 1%. Should we obtain ratings of our senior unsecured debt by two specified credit rating agencies, we have a one-time option to change from the debt to Consolidated EBITDA pricing grid to a grid based on our debt rating.
The Credit Agreement contains various covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this nature, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability and the ability of each of our subsidiaries to incur debt, grant liens, make certain investments, make distributions, merge or consolidate, sell substantially all of our assets, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into certain restrictive agreements. We are also subject to a maximum debt to EBITDA ratio. The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default and associated remedies.
4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation. On June 17, 2014, a purported shareholder filed a derivative complaint against all of the current members of our board of directors and one of our former directors, as defendants, and our company, as nominal defendant, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. Through the complaint, the plaintiff is asserting, on behalf of our company, actions for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment in connection with prior determinations of our board of directors relating to non-executive director compensation. The plaintiff is seeking relief including disgorgement of payments made to the defendants, an award of unspecified damages and an award for attorneys’ fees and other costs. We intend to file a motion to dismiss the complaint. In any event, our company is only a nominal defendant in this litigation, and we do not expect the resolution of this matter to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
Various other actions and claims are pending against us, most of which are covered by insurance. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these matters, we believe the ultimate liability, if any, that may result from these other actions and claims will not materially affect our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
Financial Instruments and Risk Concentration. In the normal course of business, we manage risks associated with foreign exchange rates and interest rates through a variety of strategies, including the use of hedging transactions. As a matter of policy, we do not use derivative instruments unless we have an underlying exposure. Other financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are principally cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of those instruments. Accounts receivable are generated from a broad group of customers, primarily from within the energy industry, which is our major source of revenue. Due to their short-term nature, carrying values of our accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair market values. We had borrowings of $250 million at September 30, 2014 under our revolving credit facility. Due to the short-term nature of the associated interest rate periods, the carrying value of our debt under the revolving credit facility approximates its fair value. Our debt is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy under U.S. GAAP (inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term for the assets or liabilities).
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In the fourth quarter of 2013, we began to experience delays in payment from OGX Petróleo e Gás S.A. ("OGX"), a customer in Brazil. The parent company of OGX missed making an interest payment on its bonds and, on October 30, 2013, OGX and its parent filed for a restructuring process under Brazilian law, which grants the filer judicial protection from creditors while a restructuring plan is developed for approval. As of September 30, 2014, we had accounts receivable due from OGX of approximately $3.2 million related to operations prior to the restructuring filing. This amount had not been paid by November 4, 2014, and we have established an allowance for doubtful accounts for the entire amount, primarily in the fourth quarter of 2013. At this time, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this situation and whether or to what extent we will collect our accounts receivable from OGX.
5. | EARNINGS PER SHARE, SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN |
Earnings Per Share. The table that follows presents our computation of weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding, which we use in our earnings per share calculations. For each period presented, our net income allocable to both common shareholders and diluted common shareholders is the same as our net income in our consolidated statements of income.
Three Months Ended Sep 30, | Nine Months Ended Sep 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||
Basic shares outstanding | 106,923 | 108,197 | 107,694 | 108,117 | ||||||||
Effect of restricted stock units | 484 | 586 | 486 | 586 | ||||||||
Diluted shares outstanding | 107,407 | 108,783 | 108,180 | 108,703 | ||||||||
We had been paying a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share to our common shareholders since the second quarter of 2013. In April 2014, our Board of Directors increased our dividend to $0.27 per share, commencing with the dividend we paid in June 2014. Our latest $0.27 per share quarterly dividend was declared in October 2014 and is payable in December 2014.
Share-Based Compensation. We have no outstanding stock options and no future share-based compensation to be recognized pursuant to stock option grants.
We grant restricted units of our common stock to certain of our key executives, key employees and Chairman of the Board. We also grant shares of restricted stock to our other non-employee directors. The restricted units granted to our key executives and key employees generally vest in full on the third anniversary of the award date, conditional on continued employment. The restricted unit grants, including those granted to our Chairman, can vest pro rata over three years, provided the individual meets certain age and years-of-service requirements. The shares of restricted common stock we grant to our other non-employee directors vest in full on the first anniversary of the award date, conditional upon continued service as a director. Each grantee of shares of restricted stock is deemed to be the record owner of those shares during the restriction period, with the right to vote and receive any dividends on those shares. The restricted stock units outstanding have no voting or dividend rights.
For each of the restricted stock units granted in 2012 through 2014, at the earlier of three years after grant or at termination of employment or service, the grantee will be issued a share of our common stock for each common stock unit vested. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respective totals of 827,366 and 960,290 shares of restricted stock or restricted stock units were outstanding.
We estimate that stock-based compensation cost not yet recognized related to shares of restricted stock or restricted stock units, based on their grant-date fair values, was $20 million at September 30, 2014. This expense is being recognized on a staged-vesting basis over three years for awards attributable to individuals meeting certain age and years-of-service requirements, and on a straight-line basis over the applicable vesting period of one or three years for the other awards.
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Share Repurchase Plan. In February 2010, our Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase up to 12 million shares of our common stock. Under this plan, we had repurchased 6.6 million shares of our common stock for $323 million through September 30, 2014. We repurchased 3.5 million shares for $237 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We account for the shares we hold in treasury under the cost method, at average cost.
6. INCOME TAXES
During interim periods, we provide for income taxes based on our current estimated annual effective tax rate using assumptions as to (1) earnings and other factors that would affect the tax provision for the remainder of the year and (2) the operations of foreign branches and subsidiaries that are subject to local income and withholding taxes. We conduct business through several foreign subsidiaries and, although we expect our consolidated operations to be profitable, there is no assurance that profits will be earned in entities or jurisdictions that have net operating loss carryforwards available. The primary difference between (1) our effective tax rates of 31.3% in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014 and 31.5% in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2013 and (2) the federal statutory rate of 35% reflects our intention to indefinitely reinvest in certain of our international operations. As a result, we do not provide for U.S. taxes on that portion of our foreign earnings.
We conduct our international operations in a number of locations that have varying laws and regulations with regard to income and other taxes, some of which are subject to interpretation. We recognize the benefit for a tax position if the benefit is more likely than not to be sustainable upon audit by the applicable taxing authority. If this threshold is met, the tax benefit is then measured and recognized at the largest amount that we believe is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. We do not believe that the total of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease in the next 12 months.
We account for any applicable interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of our provision for income taxes on our financial statements. Including associated foreign tax credits and penalties and interest, we have accrued a net total of $5.7 million in the caption "other long-term liabilities" on our balance sheet for unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2014. All additions or reductions to those liabilities would affect our effective income tax rate in the periods of change.
Our tax returns are subject to audit by taxing authorities in multiple jurisdictions. These audits often take years to complete and settle. The following lists the earliest tax years open to examination by tax authorities where we have significant operations:
Jurisdiction | Periods | |
United States | 2011 | |
United Kingdom | 2010 | |
Norway | 2004 | |
Angola | 2009 | |
Brazil | 2008 | |
Australia | 2010 | |
7. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
We are a global oilfield provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry, with a focus on deepwater applications. Through the use of our applied technology expertise, we also serve the defense, entertainment and aerospace industries. Our Oilfield business consists of Remotely Operated Vehicles ("ROVs"), Subsea Products, Subsea Projects and Asset Integrity. Our ROV segment provides submersible vehicles operated from the surface to support
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offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production activities. Our Subsea Products segment supplies a variety of hardware and related services. Our Subsea Projects segment provides multiservice subsea support vessels and oilfield diving and support vessel operations, primarily for inspection, maintenance and repair and installation activities. We also provide subsea engineering services and operate an offshore logistics supply base in Australia. Our Asset Integrity segment provides asset integrity management and assessment services and nondestructive testing and inspection. Our Advanced Technologies business provides project management, engineering services and equipment for applications in non-oilfield markets. Unallocated Expenses are those not associated with a specific business segment. These consist of expenses related to our incentive and deferred compensation plans, including restricted stock and bonuses, as well as other general expenses, including corporate administrative expenses.
There are no differences in the basis of segmentation or in the basis of measurement of segment profit or loss from those used in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The table that follows presents Revenue and Income from Operations by business segment for each of the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oilfield | ||||||||||||||||||||
Remotely Operated Vehicles | $ | 285,385 | $ | 254,979 | $ | 268,274 | 809,478 | 726,770 | ||||||||||||
Subsea Products | 336,745 | 263,671 | 327,252 | 924,007 | 735,692 | |||||||||||||||
Subsea Projects | 151,560 | 143,132 | 136,199 | 425,949 | 349,782 | |||||||||||||||
Asset Integrity | 134,734 | 118,657 | 130,229 | 389,122 | 358,246 | |||||||||||||||
Total Oilfield | 908,424 | 780,439 | 861,954 | 2,548,556 | 2,170,490 | |||||||||||||||
Advanced Technologies | 64,665 | 72,858 | 65,453 | 192,141 | 221,731 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 973,089 | $ | 853,297 | $ | 927,407 | $ | 2,740,697 | $ | 2,392,221 | ||||||||||
Income from Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oilfield | ||||||||||||||||||||
Remotely Operated Vehicles | $ | 88,350 | $ | 74,710 | $ | 75,825 | $ | 240,915 | $ | 209,764 | ||||||||||
Subsea Products | 83,430 | 61,737 | 79,497 | 217,443 | 166,576 | |||||||||||||||
Subsea Projects | 27,339 | 30,700 | 25,863 | 73,739 | 66,310 | |||||||||||||||
Asset Integrity | 19,583 | 16,373 | 15,915 | 49,583 | 45,351 | |||||||||||||||
Total Oilfield | 218,702 | 183,520 | 197,100 | 581,680 | 488,001 | |||||||||||||||
Advanced Technologies | 2,863 | 6,400 | 198 | 6,016 | 25,241 | |||||||||||||||
Unallocated Expenses | (39,647 | ) | (36,184 | ) | (35,987 | ) | (111,605 | ) | (104,879 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 181,918 | $ | 153,736 | $ | 161,311 | $ | 476,091 | $ | 408,363 | ||||||||||
We determine income from operations for each business segment before interest income or expense, other income (expense) and provision for income taxes. We do not consider an allocation of these items to be practical. Our equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates is part of our Subsea Projects segment.
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Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
Certain statements we make in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations about:
• | fourth quarter of 2014 and the full years of 2014 and 2015 operating results, operating margins and earnings per share, and the contributions from our segments to those results (including anticipated margin and utilization information); |
• | demand growth and business activity levels; |
• | our plans for future operations (including planned additions to our remotely operated vehicle ("ROV") fleet, our intent regarding the new multiservice subsea support vessel scheduled for delivery in 2016, and other capital expenditures); |
• | our future cash flows; |
• | the adequacy of our liquidity and capital resources; |
• | our expectations regarding shares to be repurchased under our share repurchase plan; |
• | our anticipated tax rates and underlying assumptions; |
• | seasonality; and |
• | industry conditions. |
These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those we have referred to under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" in Part I of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and "Risk Factors" in Part II of this report. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, because of the inherent limitations in the forecasting process, as well as the relatively volatile nature of the industries in which we operate, we can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, evaluation of our future prospects must be made with caution when relying on forward-looking information.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Executive Overview
We expect our 2014 diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $3.95 to $4.00, as compared to our 2013 diluted earnings per share of $3.42, with continued global demand growth for our services and products to support deepwater drilling, field development, and inspection, maintenance and repair activities. We believe our operating income will be higher in 2014 than 2013 for each of our Oilfield business operating segments, notably:
• | ROVs on greater service demand to support drilling and vessel-based projects; |
• | Subsea Products on higher demand for all of our major product lines; and |
• | Subsea Projects on growth in deepwater intervention service activity offshore Angola. |
We added 41 new ROVs to our fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and retired 13, resulting in a total of 332 ROVs in our ROV segment fleet. We plan to add at least 7 more new ROVs during the fourth quarter of 2014. We currently expect to retire, on average, 4% to 5% of our fleet on an annual basis.
We forecast our fourth quarter 2014 diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.94 to $0.99. For the fourth quarter, we anticipate operating income decreases from the third quarter from all of our oilfield operating business segments due to normal seasonality and project timing. We expect our 2015 diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $4.10 to $4.50, with an operating margin in the range of 16% to 17%.
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We generate approximately 90% of our revenue and substantially all of our operating income before Unallocated Expenses from our services and products provided to the oil and gas industry, particularly in the deepwater sector of the offshore market. Consequently, the level of our customers' capital spending on deepwater exploration and development has a significant impact on the demand for many of our services and products.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
For information about our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates, please refer to the discussion in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 under the heading "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" in Item 7 – "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2014, we had working capital of $833 million, including $75 million of cash and cash equivalents. Additionally, we had $150 million of remaining borrowing capacity available under our revolving credit facility, which we increased from $300 million to $400 million during the quarter. In October 2014, we replaced our revolving credit agreement and entered into a new credit agreement with a group of banks. The October 2014 credit agreement includes a $300 million, three-year, delayed-draw term loan and a $500 million, five-year, revolving credit facility. We consider our liquidity and capital resources to be adequate to support our existing operations, capital commitments, and anticipated dividends.
Our capital expenditures, including $40 million for two small business acquisitions, were $341 million during the first nine months of 2014, as compared to $280 million during the first nine months of last year. Of the $341 million of capital expenditures in 2014, $147 million was invested in our ROV segment, $86 million was invested in our Subsea Projects segment, $81 million was invested in our Subsea Products segment. We added 41 new ROVs to our fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and retired 13, resulting in a total of 332 ROVs in our ROV segment fleet. We plan to add seven more new ROVs during the fourth quarter of 2014. We currently expect to retire, on average, 4% to 5% of our fleet on an annual basis. The $86 million we invested in our Subsea Projects segment includes $39 million related to the new multiservice subsea support vessel discussed below. Our capital expenditures in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 included $178 million invested in our ROV segment and $68 million in our Subsea Products segment. We estimate our capital expenditures for 2014, including business acquisitions made through September 30, 2014, will be approximately $450 million, with approximately $185 million for upgrading and adding vehicles to our ROV fleet, $120 million for enhancing our Subsea Products capabilities and $100 million for Subsea Projects, including construction progress payments for the new multiservice subsea support vessel discussed below, which is scheduled for delivery by the end of the first quarter of 2016. Our preliminary estimate is that our capital expenditures, excluding business acquisitions, in 2015 will be in the range of $300 million to $400 million.
We have chartered a multiservice subsea support vessel, the Ocean Intervention III, for a term that extends through January 2015, with annual extension options for up to two additional years. The Ocean Intervention III is working under our contract for field support vessel services offshore Angola. We have chartered the multiservice subsea support vessel Bourbon Oceanteam 101 through January 2017 to work on the same contract. Each of those vessels has been outfitted with two of our high specification work-class ROVs.
We also chartered an additional multiservice subsea support vessel, the Olympic Intervention IV, for an initial five-year term that ended in July 2013, with one two-year and three one-year extension options. We have extended the charter to July 2016 by exercising a one-year option and the two-year option. We have outfitted this vessel with two of our high specification work-class ROVs, and we are using this vessel to perform subsea hardware installation and inspection, maintenance and repair projects in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
In October 2012, we entered into a five-year charter with five one-year extension options for the use of the Cade Candies, a Jones Act-compliant multiservice subsea support vessel. The charter
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commenced during March 2013. We have renamed the vessel Ocean Alliance and have outfitted the vessel with two of our high specification work-class ROVs. We are using this vessel in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to perform subsea hardware installation and inspection, maintenance and repair projects.
In December 2013, we commenced a three-year charter for the Normand Flower, a multiservice subsea support vessel. We have made modifications to the vessel, including reconfiguration to accommodate two of our high specification work-class ROVs. We are using the vessel in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to perform subsea hardware installation and inspection, maintenance and repair projects. We have options to extend the charter for up to three additional years.
During the third quarter of 2013, we signed an agreement with a shipyard for the construction of a new multiservice subsea support vessel. We expect delivery of that vessel by the end of the first quarter of 2016. Our cash payments for the vessel will be spread over the construction period. We intend for the vessel to be Jones Act-compliant. We expect the vessel to have an overall length of 353 feet, a Class 2 dynamic positioning system, accommodations for 110 personnel, a helideck, a 250 ton active heave-compensated crane, and a working moonpool. We expect to outfit the vessel with two of our high specification work-class ROVs. The vessel will also be equipped with a satellite communications system capable of transmitting streaming video for real-time work observation by shore personnel. We anticipate the vessel will be used to augment our ability to provide subsea hardware installation and inspection, maintenance and repair services in the ultra-deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
At September 30, 2014, we had $250 million of long-term debt outstanding and $150 million available under our revolving credit facility provided under a credit agreement with a group of banks. In October 2014, we entered into a new credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") that replaced the revolving credit facility that was in effect at September 30, 2014. The Credit Agreement provides for a three-year $300 million delayed-draw term loan scheduled to mature in October 2017 and a five-year, $500 million revolving credit facility scheduled to mature in October 2019. Subject to certain conditions, the aggregate commitments under the revolving credit facility may be increased by up to $300 million by obtaining additional commitments from existing and/or new lenders.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at an adjusted base rate or the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the agreement), at our option, plus an applicable margin. Depending on our debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined) ratio, the applicable margin varies: (1) in the case of adjusted base rate advances, from 0.125% to 0.750% for the revolving credit facility, 0% to 0.500% for the term loan; and (2) in the case of Eurodollar Rate advances, from 1.125% to 1.750% for the revolving credit facility, 1.000% to 1.500% for the term loan. The adjusted base rate is the highest of (1) the per annum rate established by the administrative agent as its prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (3) the daily one-month LIBOR plus 1%. Should we obtain ratings of our senior unsecured debt by two specified credit rating agencies, we have a one-time option to change from the debt to Consolidated EBITDA pricing grid to a grid based on our debt rating.
The Credit Agreement contains various covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this nature, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability and the ability of each of our subsidiaries to incur debt, grant liens, make certain investments, make distributions, merge or consolidate, sell substantially all of our assets, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into certain restrictive agreements. We are also subject to a maximum debt to EBITDA ratio. The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default and associated remedies.
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Our principal source of cash from operating activities is our net income, adjusted for the non-cash effects of depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes and noncash compensation under our share-based compensation plans. Our $384 million and $365 million of cash provided from operating activities in the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were principally affected by cash increases (decreases) of:
• | $(152) million and $(81) million, respectively, from changes in accounts receivable; |
• | $8 million and $(115) million, respectively, from changes in inventory; and |
• | $(13) million and $102 million, respectively, from changes in current liabilities. |
The increases in accounts receivable generally reflect the business levels of the third quarter of the year as opposed to the fourth quarter of the preceding year. In particular, the accounts receivable increase in 2014 primarily related to foreign oilfield operations. The increase in inventory levels in 2013 reflected our preparations to meet the requirements of our higher Subsea Products backlog and our increasing ROV fleet. The 2013 increase in cash related to changes in current liabilities reflected generally increasing business levels.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we used $336 million of cash in investing activities. The cash used in investing activities related to the capital expenditures described above. We also used $65 million in financing activities, which included net borrowings under our revolving credit facility of $250 million and uses of cash for repurchases of 3,500,000 shares of treasury stock for $237 million and the payment of cash dividends of $82 million. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we used $265 million of cash in investing activities. The cash used in investing activities was used for the capital expenditures described above. In the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we used $118 million of cash in financing activities, which included net payments of $54 million related to our revolving credit facility and the payment of cash dividends of $67 million.
We have not guaranteed any debt not reflected on our consolidated balance sheet, and we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by SEC rules.
In February 2010, our Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase up to 12 million shares of our common stock. Under this plan, we had repurchased 6.6 million shares of our common stock for $323 million through September 30, 2014. We repurchased 3.5 million shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 for $237 million. We account for the shares we hold in treasury under the cost method, at average cost. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will be determined by our management. We expect that any additional shares repurchased under the plan will be held as treasury stock for future use. The plan does not obligate us to repurchase any particular number of shares, although we intend to repurchase all of these shares in due course. To fund additional share repurchases, we may borrow long-term debt outside of our bank credit facilities.
We had been paying a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share to our common shareholders since the second quarter of 2013. In April 2014, our Board of Directors increased our dividend to $0.27 per share, commencing with the dividend we paid in June 2014. Our latest $0.27 per share quarterly dividend was declared in October 2014 and is payable in December 2014.
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Results of Operations
We operate in five business segments. The segments are contained within two businesses — services and products provided to the oil and gas industry ("Oilfield") and all other services and products ("Advanced Technologies"). Our Unallocated Expenses are those not associated with a specific business segment.
Consolidated revenue and profitability information is as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 973,089 | $ | 853,297 | $ | 927,407 | $ | 2,740,697 | $ | 2,392,221 | |||||||||||
Gross Margin | 241,855 | 205,492 | 218,215 | 649,561 | 567,731 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross Margin % | 25 | % | 24 | % | 24 | % | 24 | % | 24 | % | |||||||||||
Operating Income | 181,918 | 153,736 | 161,311 | 476,091 | 408,363 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 19 | % | 18 | % | 17 | % | 17 | % | 17 | % | |||||||||||
We generate a material amount of our consolidated revenue from contracts for services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in our Subsea Projects segment, which is usually more active from April through October, as compared to the rest of the year. The European operations of our Asset Integrity segment are also seasonally more active in the second and third quarters. Revenue in our ROV segment is subject to seasonal variations in demand, with our first quarter generally being the low quarter of the year. The level of our ROV seasonality primarily depends on the number of ROVs we have engaged in vessel-based subsea infrastructure inspection, maintenance, repair and installation, which is more seasonal than drilling support. Revenue in our Subsea Products and Advanced Technologies segments has generally not been seasonal.
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Oilfield
The following table sets forth the revenues and margins for our Oilfield business segments for the periods indicated. In the ROV section of the table that follows, "Days available" includes all days from the first day that an ROV is placed into service until the ROV is retired. All days during this period are considered available days, including periods when an ROV is undergoing maintenance or repairs. Our ROVs do not have scheduled maintenance or repair that requires significant time when the ROVs are not available for utilization.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Remotely Operated Vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 285,385 | $ | 254,979 | $ | 268,274 | $ | 809,478 | $ | 726,770 | |||||||||||
Gross Margin | 98,511 | 85,193 | 86,685 | 272,386 | 241,527 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 88,350 | 74,710 | 75,825 | 240,915 | 209,764 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 31 | % | 29 | % | 28 | % | 30 | % | 29 | % | |||||||||||
Days available | 30,103 | 27,567 | 29,059 | 87,013 | 80,666 | ||||||||||||||||
Days utilized | 25,247 | 23,684 | 24,510 | 73,626 | 67,750 | ||||||||||||||||
Utilization | 84 | % | 86 | % | 84 | % | 85 | % | 84 | % | |||||||||||
Subsea Products | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 336,745 | 263,671 | 327,252 | 924,007 | 735,692 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 105,406 | 80,896 | 99,558 | 280,093 | 225,630 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 83,430 | 61,737 | 79,497 | 217,443 | 166,576 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 25 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 24 | % | 23 | % | |||||||||||
Backlog at end of period | 768,000 | 857,000 | 850,000 | 768,000 | 857,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Subsea Projects | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 151,560 | 143,132 | 136,199 | 425,949 | 349,782 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 31,749 | 33,992 | 30,122 | 86,280 | 76,904 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 27,339 | 30,700 | 25,863 | 73,739 | 66,310 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 18 | % | 21 | % | 19 | % | 17 | % | 19 | % | |||||||||||
Asset Integrity | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 134,734 | 118,657 | 130,229 | 389,122 | 358,246 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 27,687 | 22,094 | 23,207 | 72,760 | 64,662 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 19,583 | 16,373 | 15,915 | 49,583 | 45,351 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 15 | % | 14 | % | 12 | % | 13 | % | 13 | % | |||||||||||
Total Oilfield | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 908,424 | $ | 780,439 | $ | 861,954 | $ | 2,548,556 | $ | 2,170,490 | |||||||||||
Gross Margin | 263,353 | 222,175 | 239,572 | 711,519 | 608,723 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 218,702 | 183,520 | 197,100 | 581,680 | 488,001 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 24 | % | 24 | % | 23 | % | 23 | % | 22 | % | |||||||||||
In general, our Oilfield business focuses on supplying services and products to the deepwater sector of the offshore market. We are the world's largest provider of ROV services, and this business segment typically is the largest contributor to our Oilfield business operating income.
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Our ROV segment revenue reflects the utilization percentages, fleet sizes and average pricing of the respective periods. Our ROV operating income increased in the quarter ended September 30, 2014 compared to both the corresponding quarter of the prior year and the immediately preceding quarter from higher demand for both drilling support and vessel-based services and an improvement in margins. The margin increases were from a change in geographic mix which resulted in higher average revenue per day-on-hire. Our ROV operating income increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year was mostly due to higher demand, particularly in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and offshore Africa. We added 41 new ROVs to our fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and retired 13, resulting in a total of 332 ROVs in our ROV segment fleet. We plan to add seven more new ROVs during the fourth quarter of 2014. We currently expect to retire, on average, 4% to 5% of our fleet on an annual basis. We expect our full-year 2014 ROV operating income to exceed that of 2013, due to increases in fleet size and days on hire. In 2015, we project ROV income will grow modestly on the strength of greater service demand to support drilling and vessel-based projects. We anticipate adding 20 to 25 new ROVs to our fleet in 2015 and having an operating margin in the range of 29% to 30%.
We achieved record Subsea Products operating income in the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2013, our Subsea Products operating income in the third quarter of 2014 improved on increased demand for all of our major product lines, led by tooling and subsea work systems. Our Subsea Products revenue and operating income were also higher than the immediately preceding quarter, primarily due to increased demand for tooling and subsea work systems. Our Subsea Products operating income increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year was due to higher demand for all of our major product lines. Our Subsea Products backlog was $768 million at September 30, 2014 compared to $906 million at December 31, 2013. We believe Subsea Products operating income will be higher in 2014 compared to 2013 from improved results in all of our major product lines. In 2015, we forecast an increase in our Subsea Products operating income from higher demand for tooling and subsea work systems and installation and workover control system services. We anticipate an operating margin of 20% to 22%.
Our Subsea Projects operating income was lower in the quarter ended September 30, 2014 than the corresponding quarter of the prior year due to lower demand for both deepwater intervention and diving services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The decline in deepwater service demand was partially due to the Loop Current that was present during the quarter and resulted in work delays. Our revenue and operating income for Subsea Projects increased compared to the immediately preceding quarter from a seasonal increase in diving services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. We had higher Subsea Projects operating income in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 than during the corresponding period of the prior year due to increased deepwater activity offshore Africa, including work associated with the Bourbon Evolution 803. We expect higher Subsea Projects operating income in 2014 compared to 2013 on growth in work offshore Angola. We also obtained a contract to provide diving services offshore Angola to perform underwater vessel inspections in lieu of drydocking commencing in the fourth quarter of 2014. We anticipate chartering an additional deepwater multi-service subsea support vessel to work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in 2015. For 2015, we anticipate higher operating income resulting from higher demand for our deepwater intervention services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and for our diving services offshore Angola and in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2014, our Asset Integrity operating income was higher than both the corresponding quarter of the prior year and that of the immediately preceding quarter, largely from a $2.5 million gain on the sale of a non-core operation that was part of our acquisition of AGR Field Operations Holdings AS in 2011. Our Asset Integrity operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was slightly higher than that of the corresponding period of the prior year from that gain and slightly higher international service demand. In 2014, we expect Asset Integrity to generate higher operating income than 2013 on increased service revenue in most of the geographic areas in which we operate. We expect our 2015 Asset Integrity operating income to be higher than in 2014 on increased refinery and offshore production platform service sales in the U.S. and Australia, and on subsea infrastructure projects worldwide. We do not anticipate our 2015 operating margin to differ much from that of 2014.
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Advanced Technologies
Revenue and margin information was as follows:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 64,665 | $ | 72,858 | $ | 65,453 | $ | 192,141 | $ | 221,731 | |||||||||||
Gross Margin | 7,439 | 11,170 | 5,597 | 20,763 | 39,423 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 2,863 | 6,400 | 198 | 6,016 | 25,241 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating Income % | 4 | % | 9 | % | — | % | 3 | % | 11 | % | |||||||||||
Advanced Technologies operating income for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 was lower than that of the corresponding periods of 2013 on decreased activity on theme park projects and vessel maintenance work for the U.S. Navy, and lower margins on the theme park work we did perform. Advanced Technologies operating income for the third quarter of 2014 was higher than that of the immediately preceding quarter due to higher profitability on vessel maintenance and engineering services for the U.S. Navy, which was attributable to an increase in award and incentive fees and improved indirect cost recovery. For 2014, we expect Advanced Technologies operating income and operating margin to be much less than that of 2013. We expect a significant improvement in our Advanced Technologies operating income in 2015 due to the resolution of execution issues on certain U.S. Navy and commercial projects that have hampered our results in 2014, and additional service work for the U.S. Navy. We expect our operating margin to increase to our historical 8% to 9%.
Unallocated Expenses
Our Unallocated Expenses, i.e., those not associated with a specific business segment, within gross profit consist of expenses related to our incentive and deferred compensation plans, including restricted stock units, performance units and bonuses, as well as other general expenses. Our Unallocated Expenses within operating income consist of those expenses within gross profit plus general and administrative expenses related to corporate functions.
The following table sets forth our Unallocated Expenses for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Gross margin expenses | $ | 28,937 | $ | 27,853 | $ | 26,954 | $ | 82,721 | $ | 80,415 | |||||||||||
Operating income expenses | 39,647 | 36,184 | 35,987 | 111,605 | 104,879 | ||||||||||||||||
% of revenue | 4 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % | |||||||||||
In 2015, we expect our Unallocated Expenses to increase at a rate higher than our revenue growth from expenditures to improve our information technology infrastructure.
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Other
The following table sets forth our significant financial statement items below the income from operations line.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | Jun 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2014 | Sep 30, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | $ | 130 | $ | 39 | $ | 41 | $ | 250 | $ | 472 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (677 | ) | (851 | ) | (398 | ) | (1,486 | ) | (2,167 | ) | |||||||||||
Equity earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates | 9 | 134 | 8 | (19 | ) | 109 | |||||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (392 | ) | (639 | ) | (417 | ) | (515 | ) | (840 | ) | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 56,650 | 48,012 | 50,250 | 148,463 | 127,870 | ||||||||||||||||
In addition to interest on borrowings, interest expense includes fees for lender commitments under our revolving credit agreement and fees for standby letters of credit and bank guarantees that banks issue on our behalf for performance bonds, bid bonds and self-insurance requirements.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses is the principal component of Other income (expense), net.
The provisions for income taxes were related to U.S. income taxes that we provided at estimated annual effective rates using assumptions as to earnings and other factors that would affect the tax provision for the remainder of the year, and to the operations of foreign branches and subsidiaries that were subject to local income and withholding taxes. We anticipate our effective tax rate for 2014 will be 31.3%. The primary difference between our current 2014 estimated effective tax rate of 31.3% and the federal statutory tax rate of 35% reflects our intention to indefinitely reinvest in certain of our international operations. As a result, we do not provide for U.S. taxes on that portion of our foreign earnings.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
We are currently exposed to certain market risks arising from transactions we have entered into in the normal course of business. These risks relate to interest rate changes and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. We do not believe these risks are material. We have not entered into any market risk sensitive instruments for speculative or trading purposes. We currently have no outstanding hedges or similar instruments. When we have a significant amount of borrowings, we typically manage our exposure to interest rate changes through the use of a combination of fixed- and floating-rate debt. See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for a description of our revolving credit facility and interest rates on our borrowings. We believe significant interest rate changes would not have a material near-term impact on our future earnings or cash flows.
In the fourth quarter of 2013, we began to experience delays in payment from OGX Petróleo e Gás S.A. ("OGX"), a customer in Brazil. The parent company of OGX missed making an interest payment on its bonds and, on October 30, 2013, OGX and its parent filed for a restructuring process under Brazilian law, which grants the filer judicial protection from creditors while a restructuring plan is developed for approval. As of September 30, 2014, we had accounts receivable due from OGX of approximately $3.2 million related to operations prior to the restructuring filing. This amount had not been paid by November 4, 2014, and we have set up an allowance for doubtful accounts for the entire amount, primarily in the fourth quarter of 2013. At this time, we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of this situation and whether or to what extent we will collect our accounts receivable from OGX.
Because we operate in various oil and gas exploration and production regions in the world, we conduct a portion of our business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The functional currency
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for several of our international operations is the applicable local currency. A stronger U.S. dollar against the U.K. pound sterling, the Norwegian kroner and the Brazilian real may result in lower operating income. We manage our exposure to changes in foreign exchange rates principally through arranging compensation in U.S. dollars or freely convertible currency and, to the extent possible, by limiting compensation received in other currencies to amounts necessary to meet obligations denominated in those currencies. We use the exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date to translate assets and liabilities as to which the functional currency is the local currency, resulting in translation adjustments that we reflect as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in the shareholders' equity section of our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We recorded adjustments of $(43.3) million and $(60.7) million to our equity accounts for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Negative adjustments reflect the net impact of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against various foreign currencies for locations where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. Conversely, positive adjustments reflect the effect of a weakening dollar.
We recorded foreign currency transaction losses of $0.8 million and $1.0 million in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2014 and $0.4 million and $0.6 million in the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, respectively, that are included in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. |
In accordance with Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2014 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
On June 17, 2014, a purported shareholder filed a derivative complaint against all of the current members of our board of directors and one of our former directors, as defendants, and our company, as nominal defendant, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. Through the complaint, the plaintiff is asserting, on behalf of our company, actions for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment in connection with prior determinations of our board of directors relating to non-executive director compensation. The plaintiff is seeking relief including disgorgement of payments made to the defendants, an award of unspecified damages and an award for attorneys’ fees and other costs. We intend to file a motion to dismiss the complaint. In any event, our company is only a nominal defendant in this litigation, and we do not expect the resolution of this matter to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
Various other actions and claims are pending against us, most of which are covered by insurance. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of these matters, we believe the ultimate liability, if any, that may result from these other actions and claims will not materially affect our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The following discussion updates the risk factor disclosure in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Our information technology systems are subject to interruption and cybersecurity risks that could adversely impact our operations.
We continue to evaluate potential replacements or upgrades of existing key information technology systems. The implementation of new information technology systems or upgrades to existing systems subjects us to inherent costs and risks associated with replacing or changing these systems, including potential disruption of our internal control structure, substantial capital expenditures, demands on management time and other risks. Our possible new information technology systems implementations or upgrades may not result in productivity improvements at the levels anticipated, or at all. In addition, the implementation of new or upgraded information technology systems may cause disruptions in our business operations. Any such disruption, and any other information technology system disruptions, if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated, could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
Our operations (both onshore and offshore) are highly dependent on information technology systems. Threats to our information technology systems associated with cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents or attacks continue to grow. In addition, breaches to our systems could go unnoticed for some period of time. Risks associated with these threats include disruptions of certain systems on our vessels or utilized to operate our ROVs; other impairments of our ability to conduct our operations; loss of or damage to intellectual property, proprietary information or customer data; disruption of our customers’ operations; loss or damage to our customer data delivery systems; and increased costs to prevent, respond to or mitigate cybersecurity incidents. If such a cyber-incident were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(c) Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers.
Period | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs | Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs | |||||||||
July 1 through July 31, 2014 | — | N/A | — | 8,400,000 | |||||||||
August 1 through August 31, 2014 | 1,500,000 | $ | 68.2062 | 1,500,000 | 6,900,000 | ||||||||
September 1 through September 30, 2014 | 1,500,000 | 66.0726 | 1,500,000 | 5,400,000 | |||||||||
Total | 3,000,000 | $ | 67.1394 | 3,000,000 | 5,400,000 | ||||||||
Item 6. Exhibits.
Registration or File Number | Form of Report | Report Date | Exhibit Number | |||||||||
3.01 | * | Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 1-10945 | 10-K | Dec. 2000 | 3.01 | ||||||
3.02 | * | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 1-10945 | 8-K | May 2008 | 3.1 | ||||||
3.03 | * | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 1-10945 | 8-K | May 2014 | 3.1 | ||||||
3.04 | * | Amended and Restated Bylaws | 1-10945 | 8-K | Dec. 2007 | 3.1 | ||||||
10.01 | Oceaneering Retirement Investment Plan, Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2013 | 1-10945 | 8-K | June 2014 | 10.01 | |||||||
31.01 | Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) certification of principal executive officer | |||||||||||
31.02 | Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) certification of principal financial officer | |||||||||||
32.01 | Section 1350 certification of principal executive officer | |||||||||||
32.02 | Section 1350 certification of principal financial officer | |||||||||||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |||||||||||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||||||
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
* | Exhibit previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as indicated, and incorporated herein by reference. | |||||||||||
+ | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. | |||||||||||
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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.
November 4, 2014 | /S/ M. KEVIN MCEVOY | |
Date | M. Kevin McEvoy | |
Chief Executive Officer and Director | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
November 4, 2014 | /S/ MARVIN J. MIGURA | |
Date | Marvin J. Migura | |
Executive Vice President | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||
November 4, 2014 | /S/ W. CARDON GERNER | |
Date | W. Cardon Gerner | |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
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Index to Exhibits
Registration or File Number | Form of Report | Report Date | Exhibit Number | |||||||||
3.01 | * | Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 1-10945 | 10-K | Dec. 2000 | 3.01 | ||||||
3.02 | * | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 1-10945 | 8-K | May 2008 | 3.1 | ||||||
3.03 | * | Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation | 1-10945 | 8-K | May 2014 | 3.1 | ||||||
3.04 | * | Amended and Restated Bylaws | 1-10945 | 8-K | Dec. 2007 | 3.1 | ||||||
10.01 | Oceaneering Retirement Investment Plan, Amended and Restated effective January 1, 2013 | 1-10945 | 8-K | June 2014 | 10.01 | |||||||
31.01 | Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) certification of principal executive officer | |||||||||||
31.02 | Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d – 14(a) certification of principal financial officer | |||||||||||
32.01 | Section 1350 certification of principal executive officer | |||||||||||
32.02 | Section 1350 certification of principal financial officer | |||||||||||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |||||||||||
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||||||
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||||||
* | Exhibit previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as indicated, and incorporated herein by reference. | |||||||||||
+ | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. | |||||||||||