POTLATCHDELTIC CORP - Quarter Report: 2015 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_____________________________________________________________
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
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 1-32729
POTLATCH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 82-0156045 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
601 West First Avenue, Suite 1600 | ||
Spokane, Washington | 99201 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(509) 835-1500
(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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | o | ||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The number of shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of July 27, 2015 was 40,677,586.
POTLATCH CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
Table of Contents
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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |||
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ITEM 3. | |||
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PART II. - OTHER INFORMATION | |||
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ITEM 1A. | |||
ITEM 6. | |||
Part I
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Potlatch Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 128,747 | $ | 143,919 | $ | 262,872 | $ | 283,498 | |||||||
Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 109,441 | 101,849 | 217,213 | 200,442 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 11,995 | 12,345 | 24,321 | 22,022 | |||||||||||
121,436 | 114,194 | 241,534 | 222,464 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | 7,311 | 29,725 | 21,338 | 61,034 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (8,016 | ) | (5,509 | ) | (16,085 | ) | (10,969 | ) | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (705 | ) | 24,216 | 5,253 | 50,065 | ||||||||||
Income taxes | 1,416 | (7,946 | ) | 1,114 | (13,445 | ) | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 711 | $ | 16,270 | $ | 6,367 | $ | 36,620 | |||||||
Net income per share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.90 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.90 | |||||||
Distributions per share | $ | 0.375 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.70 | |||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in thousands): | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 40,843 | 40,741 | 40,822 | 40,726 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 40,963 | 40,850 | 40,933 | 40,833 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Potlatch Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands)
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 711 | $ | 16,270 | $ | 6,367 | $ | 36,620 | |||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: | |||||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement employee benefits: | |||||||||||||||
Amortization of prior service credit included in net periodic cost, net of tax of $(848), $(867), $(1,697) and $(1,734) | (1,328 | ) | (1,356 | ) | (2,656 | ) | (2,712 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of actuarial loss included in net periodic cost, net of tax of $1,900, $1,568, $3,837 and $3,245 | 2,974 | 2,452 | 6,003 | 5,074 | |||||||||||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | 1,646 | 1,096 | 3,347 | 2,362 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 2,357 | $ | 17,366 | $ | 9,714 | $ | 38,982 |
Amortization of prior service credit and amortization of actuarial loss are included in the computation of net periodic cost (benefit). See Note 7: Pension and Other Postretirement Employee Benefits for additional information.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Potlatch Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
June 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash | $ | 8,783 | $ | 4,644 | |||
Short-term investments | 1,831 | 26,368 | |||||
Receivables, net | 18,055 | 9,928 | |||||
Inventories | 41,124 | 31,490 | |||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 6,168 | 6,168 | |||||
Other assets | 14,335 | 15,065 | |||||
Total current assets | 90,296 | 93,663 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 73,766 | 65,749 | |||||
Timber and timberlands, net | 824,587 | 828,420 | |||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 36,794 | 37,228 | |||||
Other assets | 14,809 | 10,361 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,040,252 | $ | 1,035,421 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 61,531 | $ | 49,324 | |||
Current portion of long-term debt | 27,500 | 22,870 | |||||
Revolving line of credit borrowings | 15,000 | — | |||||
Total current liabilities | 104,031 | 72,194 | |||||
Long-term debt | 601,759 | 606,473 | |||||
Liability for pension and other postretirement employee benefits | 115,127 | 115,936 | |||||
Other long-term obligations | 14,043 | 15,752 | |||||
Total liabilities | 834,960 | 810,355 | |||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||
Common stock, $1 par value | 40,678 | 40,605 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 347,433 | 346,441 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (67,774 | ) | (43,588 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (115,045 | ) | (118,392 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 205,292 | 225,066 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 1,040,252 | $ | 1,035,421 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Potlatch Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
2015 | 2014 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Net income | $ | 6,367 | $ | 36,620 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 15,597 | 11,002 | |||||
Basis of real estate sold | 1,008 | 6,834 | |||||
Change in deferred taxes | (1,707 | ) | 536 | ||||
Employee benefit plans | 3,166 | (267 | ) | ||||
Equity-based compensation expense | 2,259 | 2,032 | |||||
Other, net | (5,496 | ) | (1,161 | ) | |||
Working capital and operating-related activities, net | (4,538 | ) | 12,836 | ||||
Net cash from operating activities | 16,656 | 68,432 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Change in short-term investments | 24,537 | (21,665 | ) | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | (12,248 | ) | (6,508 | ) | |||
Timberlands reforestation and roads | (6,004 | ) | (5,887 | ) | |||
Other, net | 433 | 334 | |||||
Net cash from investing activities | 6,718 | (33,726 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||
Distributions to common stockholders | (30,507 | ) | (28,413 | ) | |||
Revolving line of credit borrowings | 15,000 | — | |||||
Employee tax withholdings on equity-based compensation | (1,445 | ) | (1,079 | ) | |||
Change in book overdrafts | (2,246 | ) | (1,424 | ) | |||
Other, net | (37 | ) | (124 | ) | |||
Net cash from financing activities | (19,235 | ) | (31,040 | ) | |||
Change in cash | 4,139 | 3,666 | |||||
Cash at beginning of period | 4,644 | 5,586 | |||||
Cash at end of period | $ | 8,783 | $ | 9,252 | |||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | |||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||
Interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 13,702 | $ | 10,431 | |||
Income taxes, net | $ | 1,512 | $ | 6,546 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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INDEX FOR NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
For purposes of this report, any reference to “Potlatch,” “the company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” means Potlatch Corporation and all of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to interim financial statements; certain disclosures normally provided in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States have been omitted. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2015. We believe that all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of such interim periods have been included and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
NOTE 2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The amendments in ASU No. 2015-3 require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. ASU No. 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements or financial covenants.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330) - Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in ASU No. 2015-11 apply to inventory measures using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost and will require entities to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the normal coarse of business, minus the cost of completion, disposal and transportation. Replacement cost and net realizable value less a normal profit margin will no longer be considered. ASU No. 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 3. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table details the number of shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share:
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 711 | $ | 16,270 | $ | 6,367 | $ | 36,620 | |||||||
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding | 40,842,672 | 40,740,979 | 40,822,326 | 40,726,397 | |||||||||||
Incremental shares due to: | |||||||||||||||
Performance shares | 100,915 | 82,013 | 92,130 | 77,139 | |||||||||||
Restricted stock units | 19,901 | 24,642 | 18,396 | 26,727 | |||||||||||
Stock options | — | 2,619 | — | 2,778 | |||||||||||
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | 40,963,488 | 40,850,253 | 40,932,852 | 40,833,041 | |||||||||||
Basic net income per share | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.90 | |||||||
Diluted net income per share | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.16 | $ | 0.90 | |||||||
Antidilutive shares excluded from the calculation: | |||||||||||||||
Performance shares | — | 13,322 | 60,547 | 38,776 | |||||||||||
Restricted stock units | 1,000 | 369 | 20,179 | — | |||||||||||
Total antidilutive shares excluded from the calculation | 1,000 | 13,691 | 80,726 | 38,776 |
NOTE 4. INVENTORIES
The following table details the composition of our inventories:
(Dollars in thousands) | June 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||
Inventories: | |||||||
Wood Products finished goods inventory | $ | 16,980 | $ | 17,286 | |||
Logs | 16,670 | 7,930 | |||||
Materials and supplies | 7,474 | 6,274 | |||||
$ | 41,124 | $ | 31,490 |
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NOTE 5. DEBT
Our credit agreement, dated August 12, 2014, provides for a revolving line of credit up to $250 million, which includes $40 million for the issuance of stand by letters of credit and $25 million for swingline loans. At June 30, 2015, $15.0 million was outstanding under the revolving line of credit and approximately $1.4 million was utilized by outstanding letters of credit, resulting in $233.6 million available for additional borrowings.
NOTE 6. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
As of June 30, 2015, we had two stock incentive plans under which performance shares, restricted stock units (RSUs) and deferred compensation stock equivalent units were outstanding. These plans have received shareholder approval. We were originally authorized to issue up to 1.6 million shares and 1.0 million shares under our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, respectively. At June 30, 2015, approximately 1.0 million shares were authorized for future use under the two plans. We issue new shares of common stock to settle performance shares, restricted stock units and deferred compensation stock equivalent units.
The following table details compensation expense and the related income tax benefit:
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Employee equity-based compensation expense: | |||||||||||||||
Performance shares | $ | 950 | $ | 961 | $ | 1,822 | $ | 1,695 | |||||||
Restricted stock units | 232 | 163 | 437 | 337 | |||||||||||
Total employee equity-based compensation expense | $ | 1,182 | $ | 1,124 | $ | 2,259 | $ | 2,032 | |||||||
Deferred compensation stock equivalent units expense (income) | $ | 47 | $ | 427 | $ | 166 | $ | (14 | ) | ||||||
Total tax benefit recognized for share-based expense | $ | 78 | $ | 81 | $ | 152 | $ | 155 |
PERFORMANCE SHARES
The following table presents the key inputs used in the Monte Carlo simulation method to calculate the fair value of the performance share awards in 2015 and 2014, and the resulting fair values:
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
2015 | 2014 | ||||||
Shares granted | 78,974 | 87,441 | |||||
Stock price as of valuation date | $ | 40.00 | $ | 39.76 | |||
Risk-free rate | 1.07 | % | 0.72 | % | |||
Fair value of a performance share | $ | 36.71 | $ | 45.57 |
The following table summarizes outstanding performance share awards as of June 30, 2015, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2015:
(Dollars in thousands, except grant date fair value) | Shares | Weighted-Avg. Grant Date Fair Value | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||
Unvested shares outstanding at January 1 | 160,233 | $ | 53.86 | |||||||
Granted | 78,974 | $ | 36.71 | |||||||
Unvested shares outstanding at June 30 | 239,207 | $ | 48.20 | $ | 8,112 |
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As of June 30, 2015, there was $5.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested performance share awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.9 years.
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
The following table summarizes outstanding RSU awards as of June 30, 2015, and changes during the six months ended June 30, 2015:
(Dollars in thousands, except grant date fair value) | Shares | Weighted-Avg. Grant Date Fair Value | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||
Unvested shares outstanding at January 1 | 32,455 | $ | 42.24 | |||||||
Granted | 27,820 | $ | 39.99 | |||||||
Vested | (2,400 | ) | $ | 45.79 | ||||||
Unvested shares outstanding at June 30 | 57,875 | $ | 41.01 | $ | 2,044 |
The fair value of each RSU equaled our common share price on the date of grant. The total fair value of RSU awards vested during the six months ended June 30, 2015 was $0.1 million. As of June 30, 2015, there was $1.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSU awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
NOTE 7. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The following tables detail the components of net periodic cost (benefit) of our pension plans and other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB):
Quarters Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
Pension | OPEB | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 1,531 | $ | 1,339 | $ | 4 | $ | (11 | ) | ||||||
Interest cost | 4,259 | 4,783 | 345 | 372 | |||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (5,192 | ) | (6,126 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | 152 | 187 | (2,328 | ) | (2,410 | ) | |||||||||
Amortization of actuarial loss | 4,408 | 3,606 | 466 | 414 | |||||||||||
Net periodic cost (benefit) | $ | 5,158 | $ | 3,789 | $ | (1,513 | ) | $ | (1,635 | ) | |||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
Pension | OPEB | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 3,061 | $ | 2,540 | $ | 11 | $ | 12 | |||||||
Interest cost | 8,518 | 9,592 | 728 | 871 | |||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets | (10,383 | ) | (12,256 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | 303 | 374 | (4,656 | ) | (4,820 | ) | |||||||||
Amortization of actuarial loss | 8,816 | 7,226 | 1,024 | 1,093 | |||||||||||
Net periodic cost (benefit) | $ | 10,315 | $ | 7,476 | $ | (2,893 | ) | $ | (2,844 | ) |
During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we paid non-qualified supplemental pension benefits of $0.9 million.
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The following tables detail the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL):
Quarter Ended June 30, 2015 | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Pension | OPEB | Total | ||||||||
AOCL at April 1 | $ | 116,691 | |||||||||
Amortization of defined benefit items, net of tax:1 | |||||||||||
Prior service credit (cost) | $ | (92 | ) | $ | 1,420 | 1,328 | |||||
Actuarial loss | (2,689 | ) | (285 | ) | (2,974 | ) | |||||
Total reclassification for the period | $ | (2,781 | ) | $ | 1,135 | (1,646 | ) | ||||
AOCL at June 30 | $ | 115,045 | |||||||||
Quarter Ended June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Pension | OPEB | Total | ||||||||
AOCL at April 1 | $ | 97,454 | |||||||||
Amortization of defined benefit items, net of tax:1 | |||||||||||
Prior service credit (cost) | $ | (114 | ) | $ | 1,470 | 1,356 | |||||
Actuarial loss | (2,200 | ) | (252 | ) | (2,452 | ) | |||||
Total reclassification for the period | $ | (2,314 | ) | $ | 1,218 | (1,096 | ) | ||||
AOCL at June 30 | $ | 96,358 | |||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Pension | OPEB | Total | ||||||||
AOCL at January 1 | $ | 118,392 | |||||||||
Amortization of defined benefit items, net of tax:1 | |||||||||||
Prior service credit (cost) | $ | (184 | ) | $ | 2,840 | 2,656 | |||||
Actuarial loss | (5,378 | ) | (625 | ) | (6,003 | ) | |||||
Total reclassification for the period | $ | (5,562 | ) | $ | 2,215 | (3,347 | ) | ||||
AOCL at June 30 | $ | 115,045 | |||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 | |||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Pension | OPEB | Total | ||||||||
AOCL at January 1 | $ | 98,720 | |||||||||
Amortization of defined benefit items, net of tax:1 | |||||||||||
Prior service credit (cost) | $ | (228 | ) | $ | 2,940 | 2,712 | |||||
Actuarial loss | (4,408 | ) | (666 | ) | (5,074 | ) | |||||
Total reclassification for the period | $ | (4,636 | ) | $ | 2,274 | (2,362 | ) | ||||
AOCL at June 30 | $ | 96,358 | |||||||||
1 Amortization of prior service credit (cost) and amortization of actuarial loss are included in the computation of net periodic cost (benefit).
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NOTE 8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents the estimated fair values of our financial instruments:
June 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | Carrying Amount | Fair Value | |||||||||||
Cash and short-term investments (Level 1) | $ | 10,614 | $ | 10,614 | $ | 31,012 | $ | 31,012 | |||||||
Revolving line of credit borrowings (Level 1) | $ | 15,000 | $ | 15,000 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Derivative asset related to interest rate swaps (Level 2) | $ | 799 | $ | 799 | $ | 793 | $ | 793 | |||||||
Long-term debt, including fair value adjustments related to fair value hedges (Level 2) | $ | 629,259 | $ | 655,529 | $ | 629,343 | $ | 657,943 | |||||||
Company owned life insurance asset (COLI) (Level 3) | $ | 1,454 | $ | 1,454 | $ | 877 | $ | 877 |
For cash and short-term investments, the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. The fair value of the interest rate swaps was determined by discounting the expected cash flows of each derivative. The analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate forward curves. For our revolving line of credit borrowings, the carrying amount approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of the borrowings. The fair value of our long-term debt is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar debt issues, or estimated based on average market prices for comparable debt when there is no quoted market price. Contract value of our COLI, the amount at which it could be redeemed, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value because market prices are not readily available.
BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME EFFECTS OF DERIVATIVES
We have seven interest rate swaps to convert interest payments on fixed rate debt to variable rate 3-month LIBOR plus a spread, with the objective of managing exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates on our debt balances.
The following table presents the gross fair values of derivative instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(Dollars in thousands) | Location | June 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||||
Interest rate contracts | Current assets | $ | 233 | $ | 372 | ||||
Interest rate contracts | Non-current assets | 566 | 421 | ||||||
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments | $ | 799 | $ | 793 |
The following table details the effect of derivatives on our Consolidated Statements of Income:
Gain Recognized in Income | |||||||||||||||||
Location | Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Derivatives designated in fair value hedging relationships: | |||||||||||||||||
Realized gain on interest rate contract 1 | Interest expense | $ | 409 | $ | 247 | $ | 788 | $ | 501 | ||||||||
Net gain recognized in income from fair value hedges | $ | 409 | $ | 247 | $ | 788 | $ | 501 |
1 Realized gain on hedging instrument consists of net cash settlements and interest accruals on the interest rate swaps during the periods. Net cash settlements are included in the supplemental cash flow information within interest, net of amounts capitalized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
No net unrealized gain or loss associated with the interest rate swaps was recognized in income for any of the periods presented because we recognized no hedge ineffectiveness.
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NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES
As a real estate investment trust (REIT), we generally are not subject to federal and state corporate income taxes on income of the REIT that we distribute to our shareholders. We are, however, subject to corporate income taxes on built-in gains (the excess of fair market value over tax basis on January 1, 2006) on sales of real property by the REIT during the first ten years following our REIT conversion, which ends on December 31, 2015. The sale of standing timber is not subject to built-in gains tax. The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 modified the built-in gains provisions to exempt sales of real properties in 2011, if five years of the recognition period had elapsed before January 1, 2011. The reduced five-year holding period was extended each year through 2014. Accordingly, the built-in gains tax did not apply to our sales of real property through 2014; however, the built-in gains tax applies to REIT sales of real property in 2015.
We conduct certain activities through our taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS), which are subject to corporate level federal and state income taxes. These taxable activities are principally comprised of our wood products manufacturing operations and certain real estate investments. Therefore, income taxes are primarily due to income of the TRS.
NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
There have been no material changes to our commitments and contingencies as reported in "Note 14: Commitments and Contingencies" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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NOTE 11. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The following table summarizes information by business segment:
Quarter Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Resource | $ | 44,111 | $ | 39,512 | $ | 98,066 | $ | 91,417 | |||||||
Wood Products | 84,191 | 100,572 | 173,424 | 188,376 | |||||||||||
Real Estate | 10,745 | 15,737 | 13,856 | 30,176 | |||||||||||
139,047 | 155,821 | 285,346 | 309,969 | ||||||||||||
Elimination of intersegment revenues - Resource | (10,300 | ) | (11,902 | ) | (22,474 | ) | (26,471 | ) | |||||||
Total consolidated revenues | $ | 128,747 | $ | 143,919 | $ | 262,872 | $ | 283,498 | |||||||
Operating income (loss): | |||||||||||||||
Resource | $ | 8,797 | $ | 10,818 | $ | 23,775 | $ | 27,042 | |||||||
Wood Products | (1,953 | ) | 14,870 | 1,547 | 27,577 | ||||||||||
Real Estate | 8,521 | 12,378 | 10,120 | 20,649 | |||||||||||
Eliminations and adjustments | 539 | 788 | 3,514 | 1,630 | |||||||||||
15,904 | 38,854 | 38,956 | 76,898 | ||||||||||||
Corporate | (8,593 | ) | (9,129 | ) | (17,618 | ) | (15,864 | ) | |||||||
Operating income | 7,311 | 29,725 | 21,338 | 61,034 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | (8,016 | ) | (5,509 | ) | (16,085 | ) | (10,969 | ) | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | (705 | ) | $ | 24,216 | $ | 5,253 | $ | 50,065 | ||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization:1 | |||||||||||||||
Resource | $ | 4,797 | $ | 2,728 | $ | 11,051 | $ | 6,644 | |||||||
Wood Products | 1,661 | 1,515 | 3,237 | 3,044 | |||||||||||
Real Estate | 15 | 14 | 30 | 29 | |||||||||||
6,473 | 4,257 | 14,318 | 9,717 | ||||||||||||
Corporate | 620 | 641 | 1,279 | 1,285 | |||||||||||
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization | $ | 7,093 | $ | 4,898 | $ | 15,597 | $ | 11,002 | |||||||
Basis of real estate sold: | |||||||||||||||
Real Estate | $ | 710 | $ | 2,242 | $ | 1,181 | $ | 7,409 | |||||||
Eliminations and adjustments | (110 | ) | (30 | ) | (173 | ) | (575 | ) | |||||||
Total basis of real estate sold | $ | 600 | $ | 2,212 | $ | 1,008 | $ | 6,834 |
1 | The presentation of depreciation, depletion and amortization in Segment Information and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows includes amortization of bond discounts and deferred loan fees. Bond discounts and deferred loan fees are recorded in Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. |
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Information
This report contains, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, recognition of compensation costs relating to our performance shares and RSUs, U.S. housing market conditions, housing starts and recovery, real estate demand and pricing, log prices, lumber demand and prices, prevalence of stumpage sales in the south, business conditions for our business segments, fluctuation of sawlog, pulpwood and stumpage prices due to local market conditions, Resource segment results, Wood Products segment results, Real Estate segment results, expectations regarding repayment of outstanding loans under our Credit Agreement in the third quarter of 2015, and similar matters. Words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “will,” “intend,” “plan,” “target,” “project,” “believe,” “seek,” “schedule,” “estimate,” “could,” “can,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views regarding future events based on estimates and assumptions and are therefore subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Our actual results of operations could differ materially from our historical results or those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements contained in this report. For a nonexclusive listing of forward-looking statements and potential factors affecting our business, refer to “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information” on page 1 and “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Forward-looking statements contained in this report present our views only as of the date of this report. Except as required under applicable law, we do not intend to issue updates concerning any future revisions of our views to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.
Results of Operations
Our business is organized into three reporting segments: Resource, Wood Products and Real Estate. Sales between segments are recorded as intersegment revenues based on prevailing market prices. Our Resource segment supplies our Wood Products segment with a portion of its wood fiber needs. Therefore, intersegment revenues typically represent a significant portion of the Resource segment’s total revenues. Our other segments generally do not generate intersegment revenues.
In the period-to-period discussions of our consolidated results of operations, our revenues are reported after elimination of intersegment revenues. In the discussions by business segments, each segment's revenues are presented before the elimination of intersegment revenues.
Overview
The operating results of our Resource, Wood Products and Real Estate business segments have been and will continue to be influenced by a variety of factors, including cyclical fluctuations in the forest products industry, changes in timber prices and in harvest levels from our timberlands, competition, timberland valuations, demand for our non-strategic timberland for higher and better use purposes, changes in lumber prices, the efficiency and level of capacity utilization of our wood products manufacturing operations, changes in our principal expenses such as log costs, asset dispositions or acquisitions and other factors.
In the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, our Resource and Wood Products segment results were affected by lower lumber prices resulting primarily from lower demand and excess supply in the lumber markets due to several factors, including adverse weather in the eastern part of the United States, a mild winter in the western part of the United States, lower log and lumber volume exports from North America to China and a strong U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar. In addition, seasonally low harvest volumes and outages related to the completion of two large Wood Products capital projects lowered production volumes. Higher log prices in the Lake States and additional logging, hauling, depletion and employee costs increased operating expenses.
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Consolidated Results Comparing the Quarters Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
The following table sets forth period-to-period changes in items included in our Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarters ended June 30:
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Amount of Change | Percent Change | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 128,747 | $ | 143,919 | $ | (15,172 | ) | (11 | )% | |||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 109,441 | 101,849 | 7,592 | 7 | % | |||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 11,995 | 12,345 | (350 | ) | (3 | )% | ||||||
121,436 | 114,194 | 7,242 | 6 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | 7,311 | 29,725 | (22,414 | ) | (75 | )% | ||||||
Interest expense, net | (8,016 | ) | (5,509 | ) | (2,507 | ) | 46 | % | ||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | (705 | ) | 24,216 | (24,921 | ) | (103 | )% | |||||
Income tax benefit (provision) | 1,416 | (7,946 | ) | 9,362 | (118 | )% | ||||||
Net income | $ | 711 | $ | 16,270 | $ | (15,559 | ) | (96 | )% |
Revenues - Revenues decreased in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to lower revenues in Wood Products and Real Estate, partially offset by an increase in Resource revenues. Our Business Segment Results provide a more detailed discussion of our segments.
Cost of goods sold - Cost of goods sold increased in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to additional logging, hauling and depletion expense in our Resource segment as a result of our Alabama and Mississippi timberlands acquired in December 2014. Our Business Segment Results provide a more detailed discussion of our segments.
Selling, general and administrative expenses - Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to lower incentive compensation expense, partially offset by higher employee salary and benefit costs, including pension expense related to the adoption of updated mortality tables and a reduction in the discount rate.
Interest expense, net - Net interest expense increased $2.5 million, or 46%, in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to the addition of $310 million in term loans in December 2014 to fund the 2014 acquisition of timberlands in Alabama and Mississippi.
Income tax provision - Income taxes are primarily due to income or loss from the TRS. For the second quarter of 2015, the tax benefit of $1.4 million is the result of the TRS’s loss before income tax of $3.9 million. For the second quarter of 2014, the tax expense of $7.9 million was the result of the TRS’s income before tax of $21.7 million.
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Business Segment Results Comparing the Quarters Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
Resource Segment
Quarter Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | |||||||||
Revenues1 | $ | 44,111 | $ | 39,512 | $ | 4,599 | 12 | % | |||||
Cost of goods sold: | |||||||||||||
Logging and hauling | 21,141 | 18,040 | 3,101 | 17 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 4,742 | 2,651 | 2,091 | 79 | % | ||||||||
Other | 7,893 | 6,425 | 1,468 | 23 | % | ||||||||
33,776 | 27,116 | 6,660 | 25 | % | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,538 | 1,578 | (40 | ) | (3 | )% | |||||||
Operating income | $ | 8,797 | $ | 10,818 | $ | (2,021 | ) | (19 | )% | ||||
Harvest Volumes (in tons) | |||||||||||||
Northern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog | 287,979 | 279,831 | 8,148 | 3 | % | ||||||||
Pulpwood | 31,284 | 30,124 | 1,160 | 4 | % | ||||||||
Stumpage | 3,277 | 2,475 | 802 | 32 | % | ||||||||
Total | 322,540 | 312,430 | 10,110 | 3 | % | ||||||||
Southern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog | 142,107 | 115,855 | 26,252 | 23 | % | ||||||||
Pulpwood | 270,518 | 171,136 | 99,382 | 58 | % | ||||||||
Stumpage | 53,176 | 952 | 52,224 | n/m | |||||||||
Total | 465,801 | 287,943 | 177,858 | 62 | % | ||||||||
Total harvest volume | 788,341 | 600,373 | 187,968 | 31 | % | ||||||||
Sales Price/Unit ($ per ton) | |||||||||||||
Northern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog 2 | $ | 89 | $ | 91 | $ | (2 | ) | (2 | )% | ||||
Pulpwood 2 | $ | 41 | $ | 43 | $ | (2 | ) | (5 | )% | ||||
Stumpage | $ | 6 | $ | 11 | $ | (5 | ) | (45 | )% | ||||
Southern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog 2 | $ | 41 | $ | 43 | $ | (2 | ) | (5 | )% | ||||
Pulpwood 2 | $ | 34 | $ | 33 | $ | 1 | 3 | % | |||||
Stumpage | $ | 15 | $ | 34 | $ | (19 | ) | (56 | )% |
1 Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber revenues of $10.3 million in 2015 and $11.9 million in 2014.
2 Sawlog and pulpwood sales prices are on a delivered basis, which includes logging and hauling.
Resource segment revenues increased $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to increased harvest volumes in our Southern region as a result of our Alabama and Mississippi timberlands acquired in December 2014. Total harvest volumes increased 31%.
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Volumes in our Northern region increased 3% in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to favorable logging conditions after spring break-up. Lower prices for sawlogs were the result of lower lumber prices as a significant portion of our sawlog sales are indexed to lumber on a one to three month lag. The decline in pulpwood prices reflects an annual reset in the contract price in Idaho.
As a result of our Alabama and Mississippi timberlands acquisition, stumpage sales (cutting contracts) will be more common in our Southern region. Stumpage prices can fluctuate based on a mix of pulpwood and sawlogs. Stumpage prices decreased in the second quarter of 2015 due to a higher mix of pulpwood, compared with sawlogs.
Logging, hauling and depletion expense increased due to higher harvest volumes. This was partially offset by lower fuel costs.
Wood Products Segment
Quarter Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 84,191 | $ | 100,572 | $ | (16,381 | ) | (16 | )% | |||
Cost of goods sold:1 | ||||||||||||
Fiber costs | 44,229 | 45,336 | (1,107 | ) | (2 | )% | ||||||
Manufacturing costs | 31,443 | 29,583 | 1,860 | 6 | % | |||||||
Finished goods inventory change | 2,629 | 3,000 | (371 | ) | (12 | )% | ||||||
Other2 | 6,649 | 6,695 | (46 | ) | (1 | )% | ||||||
84,950 | 84,614 | 336 | — | % | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,194 | 1,088 | 106 | 10 | % | |||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ | (1,953 | ) | $ | 14,870 | $ | (16,823 | ) | (113 | )% | ||
Lumber shipments (MBF) | 152,071 | 176,046 | (23,975 | ) | (14 | )% | ||||||
Lumber sales prices ($ per MBF) | $ | 351 | $ | 407 | $ | (56 | ) | (14 | )% |
1 Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber costs of $10.3 million in 2015 and $11.9 million in 2014.
2 Other cost of goods sold is primarily customer freight.
Revenues were $16.4 million lower in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to lower lumber sale prices and lower shipments. Decreased shipments were largely the result of outages related to two large capital projects in our Michigan and Minnesota mills.
Cost of goods sold fluctuated based on the following factors:
• | Fiber costs decreased $1.1 million due to lower production volumes, partially offset by higher log costs in Michigan as a result of strong demand by pulp manufacturers in that region. |
• | Manufacturing costs increased primarily due to labor costs as a result of annual salary increases and higher pension and benefit costs. |
• | The change in finished goods inventory for the second quarter of 2015 was the result of higher inventory balances at March 31, 2015 due to weak markets and anticipated outages for capital projects. The change in finished goods inventory for the second quarter of 2014 was the result of higher inventory balances at March 31, 2014, which was the result of transportation restrictions resulting from adverse weather. |
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Real Estate Segment
Quarter Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | |||||||||
Revenues | $ | 10,745 | $ | 15,737 | $ | (4,992 | ) | (32 | )% | ||||
Cost of goods sold: | |||||||||||||
Basis of real estate sold | 710 | 2,242 | (1,532 | ) | (68 | )% | |||||||
Other | 841 | 564 | 277 | 49 | % | ||||||||
1,551 | 2,806 | (1,255 | ) | (45 | )% | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 673 | 553 | 120 | 22 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 8,521 | $ | 12,378 | $ | (3,857 | ) | (31 | )% | ||||
2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Acres Sold | Average Price/Acre | Acres Sold | Average Price/Acre | ||||||||||
Higher and better use (HBU) | 514 | $ | 11,467 | 1,424 | $ | 2,025 | |||||||
Rural real estate | 3,280 | $ | 1,394 | 10,821 | $ | 1,125 | |||||||
Non-strategic timberland | 346 | $ | 813 | 838 | $ | 807 | |||||||
Total | 4,140 | 13,083 |
Real Estate revenues decreased $5.0 million and operating income decreased $3.9 million in the second quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year. In the second quarter of 2015, we sold a total of 4,140 acres, including two commercial real estate sites included in HBU, which increased our average price per acre. In the second quarter of 2014, we sold a total of 13,083 acres, including 9,400 acres of rural recreation property in Minnesota in one transaction.
Consolidated Results Comparing the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
The following table sets forth period-to-period changes in items included in our Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30:
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Amount of Change | Percent Change | ||||||||
Revenues | 262,872 | 283,498 | $ | (20,626 | ) | (7 | )% | |||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 217,213 | 200,442 | 16,771 | 8 | % | |||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 24,321 | 22,022 | 2,299 | 10 | % | |||||||
241,534 | 222,464 | 19,070 | 9 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | 21,338 | 61,034 | (39,696 | ) | (65 | )% | ||||||
Interest expense, net | (16,085 | ) | (10,969 | ) | (5,116 | ) | 47 | % | ||||
Income before income taxes | 5,253 | 50,065 | (44,812 | ) | (90 | )% | ||||||
Income tax benefit (provision) | 1,114 | (13,445 | ) | 14,559 | (108 | )% | ||||||
Net income | $ | 6,367 | $ | 36,620 | $ | (30,253 | ) | (83 | )% |
Revenues - Revenues decreased in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to lower revenues in Wood Products and Real Estate, partially offset by an increase in Resource revenues. Our Business Segment Results provide a more detailed discussion of our segments.
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Cost of goods sold - Cost of goods sold increased in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to higher fiber and manufacturing costs in Wood Products and additional logging, hauling and depletion expense in our Resource segment as a result of our Alabama and Mississippi timberlands acquired in December 2014. This increase was partially offset by fewer acres sold in our Real Estate segment. Our Business Segment Results provide a more detailed discussion of our segments.
Selling, general and administrative expenses - Selling, general and administrative expenses increased in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to higher employee salary and benefit costs, including pension expense related to the adoption of updated mortality tables and a reduction in the discount rate.
Interest expense, net - Net interest expense increased $5.1 million, or 47%, in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to the addition of $310 million in term loans in December 2014 to fund the 2014 acquisition of timberlands in Alabama and Mississippi.
Income tax provision - Income taxes are primarily due to income or loss from the TRS. For the first half of 2015, the tax benefit of $1.1 million is the result of the TRS’s loss before income tax of $2.6 million. For the first half of 2014, the tax expense of $13.4 million was the result of the TRS’s income before tax of $38.3 million.
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Business Segment Results Comparing the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
Resource Segment
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | |||||||||
Revenues1 | $ | 98,066 | $ | 91,417 | $ | 6,649 | 7 | % | |||||
Cost of goods sold: | |||||||||||||
Logging and hauling | 47,725 | 43,776 | 3,949 | 9 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 10,918 | 6,399 | 4,519 | 71 | % | ||||||||
Other | 12,725 | 11,362 | 1,363 | 12 | % | ||||||||
71,368 | 61,537 | 9,831 | 16 | % | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,923 | 2,838 | 85 | 3 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 23,775 | $ | 27,042 | $ | (3,267 | ) | (12 | )% | ||||
Harvest Volumes (in tons) | |||||||||||||
Northern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog | 739,527 | 722,915 | 16,612 | 2 | % | ||||||||
Pulpwood | 79,124 | 90,703 | (11,579 | ) | (13 | )% | |||||||
Stumpage | 20,180 | 13,443 | 6,737 | 50 | % | ||||||||
Total | 838,831 | 827,061 | 11,770 | 1 | % | ||||||||
Southern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog | 296,837 | 237,765 | 59,072 | 25 | % | ||||||||
Pulpwood | 447,863 | 368,965 | 78,898 | 21 | % | ||||||||
Stumpage | 93,137 | 5,927 | 87,210 | n/m | |||||||||
Total | 837,837 | 612,657 | 225,180 | 37 | % | ||||||||
Total harvest volume | 1,676,668 | 1,439,718 | 236,950 | 16 | % | ||||||||
Sales Price/Unit ($ per ton) | |||||||||||||
Northern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog 2 | $ | 85 | $ | 86 | $ | (1 | ) | (1 | )% | ||||
Pulpwood 2 | $ | 42 | $ | 42 | $ | — | — | % | |||||
Stumpage | $ | 9 | $ | 11 | $ | (2 | ) | (18 | )% | ||||
Southern region | |||||||||||||
Sawlog 2 | $ | 41 | $ | 42 | $ | (1 | ) | (2 | )% | ||||
Pulpwood 2 | $ | 34 | $ | 32 | $ | 2 | 6 | % | |||||
Stumpage | $ | 16 | $ | 14 | $ | 2 | 14 | % |
1 Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber revenues of $22.5 million in 2015 and $26.5 million in 2014.
2 Sawlog and pulpwood sales prices are on a delivered basis, which includes logging and hauling.
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Resource segment revenues increased $6.6 million in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily as a result of increased harvest volumes in our Southern region as a result of our Alabama and Mississippi timberlands acquired in December 2014. Total harvest volumes increased 16%.
Volumes in our Northern region increased slightly in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to favorable logging conditions after spring break-up. Lower prices for sawlogs reflected lower lumber prices because a significant portion of our sawlog sales are indexed to lumber on a one to three month lag.
As a result of our Alabama and Mississippi timberlands acquisition, stumpage sales (cutting contracts) will be more common in our Southern region. Stumpage prices can fluctuate based on a mix of pulpwood and sawlogs. Stumpage prices increased in the first half of 2015 due to a higher mix of sawlogs, compared with pulpwood. Pulpwood pricing increased in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to higher demand from pulp manufacturers as a result of unseasonably wet weather that reduced inventories.
Logging, hauling and depletion expense increased due to higher harvest volumes. This was partially offset by lower fuel costs.
Wood Products Segment
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 173,424 | $ | 188,376 | $ | (14,952 | ) | (8 | )% | |||
Cost of goods sold:1 | ||||||||||||
Fiber costs | 92,030 | 88,644 | 3,386 | 4 | % | |||||||
Manufacturing costs | 62,733 | 58,503 | 4,230 | 7 | % | |||||||
Finished goods inventory change | 1,781 | (1,124 | ) | 2,905 | (258 | )% | ||||||
Other 2 | 12,812 | 12,566 | 246 | 2 | % | |||||||
169,356 | 158,589 | 10,767 | 7 | % | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,521 | 2,210 | 311 | 14 | % | |||||||
Operating income | $ | 1,547 | $ | 27,577 | $ | (26,030 | ) | (94 | )% | |||
Lumber shipments (MBF) | 306,277 | 331,642 | (25,365 | ) | (8 | )% | ||||||
Lumber sales prices ($ per MBF) | $ | 368 | $ | 403 | $ | (35 | ) | (9 | )% |
1 Prior to elimination of intersegment fiber costs of $22.5 million in 2015 and $26.5 million in 2014.
2 Other cost of goods sold is primarily customer freight.
Revenues were $15.0 million lower in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to lower lumber prices and lower shipments. Decreased shipments were largely the result of weak markets. In addition, we had outages related to two large capital projects in our Michigan and Minnesota mills.
Cost of goods sold fluctuated based on the following factors:
• | Fiber costs increased $3.4 million primarily due to higher log costs in Michigan as a result of strong demand by pulp manufacturers in that region, partially offset by lower fiber costs in Idaho and the Southern Region. |
• | Manufacturing costs increased primarily due to labor costs as a result of annual salary increases and higher pension and benefit costs. |
• | The change in finished goods inventory for the first half of 2015 and 2014 was the result of lower fiber costs as compared with the respective year-end market prices. |
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Real Estate Segment
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2014 | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | |||||||||
Revenues | $ | 13,856 | $ | 30,176 | $ | (16,320 | ) | (54 | )% | ||||
Cost of goods sold: | |||||||||||||
Basis of real estate sold | 1,181 | 7,409 | (6,228 | ) | (84 | )% | |||||||
Other | 1,292 | 1,004 | 288 | 29 | % | ||||||||
2,473 | 8,413 | (5,940 | ) | (71 | )% | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,263 | 1,114 | 149 | 13 | % | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 10,120 | $ | 20,649 | $ | (10,529 | ) | (51 | )% | ||||
2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
Acres Sold | Average Price/Acre | Acres Sold | Average Price/Acre | ||||||||||
Higher and better use (HBU) | 757 | $ | 8,937 | 1,492 | $ | 2,059 | |||||||
Rural real estate | 4,402 | $ | 1,134 | 24,024 | $ | 1,093 | |||||||
Non-strategic timberland | 1,134 | $ | 876 | 1,066 | $ | 804 | |||||||
Total | 6,293 | 26,582 |
Real Estate revenues decreased $16.3 million and operating income decreased $10.5 million in the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year. In the first half of 2015, we sold a total of 6,293 acres, including two commercial real estate sites included in HBU, which increased our average price per acre. In the first half of 2014, we sold 26,582 acres, including a first quarter 11,000 acre sale of rural real estate in Idaho and a second quarter 9,400 acre sale of rural real estate in Minnesota.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
At June 30, 2015, our financial highlights included:
• | cash and short-term investments of $10.6 million; |
• | credit agreement borrowing capacity of $233.6 million; and |
• | long-term debt of $629.3 million. |
Net Cash from Operations
Net cash provided from operating activities was:
• | $16.7 million in 2015 and |
• | $68.4 million in 2014. |
Net cash from operations decreased $51.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to the following:
• | Lower customer receipts of $25 million due to lower revenues in Wood Products and Real Estate; |
• | Higher Resource costs for logging, hauling and other costs of $5 million; |
• | Higher Wood Products log and manufacturing costs of $11 million; and |
• | An increase in inventories of $10 million, primarily related to logs. |
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Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $6.7 million for the first half of 2015, compared with $33.7 million used in the first half of 2014. Short-term investments decreased $24.5 million in the first half of 2015, compared with an increase of $21.7 million in the first half of 2014, due to less cash provided by operations. Plant and equipment spending increased $5.7 million during the first half of 2015, compared with the same period last year, due to the completion of two large Wood Products capital projects.
Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was $19.2 million and $31.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In 2015, net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to paying our quarterly distribution to shareholders of $30.5 million, partially offset by a $15.0 million draw on our revolving line of credit. In the first half of 2014, net cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to the payment of quarterly distribution to shareholders of $28.4 million.
Credit Agreement
As of June 30, 2015, $15.0 million was outstanding under our revolving line of credit and approximately $1.4 million was utilized by outstanding letters of credit, resulting in $233.6 million available for additional borrowings at June 30, 2015. We plan to repay the revolving line of credit in the third quarter of 2015.
In January 2015, a financial covenant in the credit agreement was amended to increase the maximum allowable acres that may be sold during the term of the agreement due to the acquisition of additional timberlands in Alabama and Mississippi in December 2014. The following table sets forth the financial covenants in the bank credit facility and our status with respect to these covenants as of June 30, 2015:
Covenant Requirements | Actuals at June 30, 2015 | ||
Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.00 to 1.00 | 4.63 to 1.00 | |
Maximum Leverage Ratio | 40% | 25% | |
Maximum Allowable Acres that may be Sold | 480,000 | 13,115 |
Senior Notes
The terms of our senior notes limit our ability and the ability of any subsidiary guarantors to enter into restricted transactions, which include the ability to borrow money, pay dividends, redeem or repurchase capital stock, enter into sale and leaseback transactions and create liens. However, such restricted transactions are permitted if the balance of our cumulative Funds Available for Distribution (FAD), and a FAD basket amount, provide sufficient funds to cover such restricted payments. At June 30, 2015, our cumulative FAD was $69.9 million and the FAD basket was $90.1 million.
Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations in the six months ended June 30, 2015 outside the ordinary course of business.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We currently are not a party to off-balance sheet arrangements that would require disclosure under this section.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our exposures to market risk have not changed materially since December 31, 2014. For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A – “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk” in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Quantitative Information about Market Risks
The following table summarizes our outstanding long-term debt, weighted-average interest rates and interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2015:
EXPECTED MATURITY DATE | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | THEREAFTER | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
Variable rate debt: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Principal due | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 40,000 | $ | 80,000 | $ | 120,000 | |||||||
Weighted-average interest rate | 1.92 | % | 2.17 | % | 2.09 | % | |||||||||||||||
Fair value at 6/30/15 | $ | 120,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fixed rate debt: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Principal due | $ | 22,500 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 11,000 | $ | 14,250 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 307,335 | $ | 510,085 | |||||||
Weighted-average interest rate | 6.95 | % | 8.80 | % | 5.64 | % | 8.88 | % | 7.50 | % | 5.06 | % | 6.02 | % | |||||||
Fair value at 6/30/15 | $ | 535,529 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest rate swaps1: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed to variable | $ | 183 | $ | 50 | $ | 153 | $ | 535 | $ | (122 | ) | $ | — | $ | 799 | ||||||
Fair value at 6/30/15 | $ | 799 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 Interest rate swaps are included in long-term debt and the offsetting derivative assets are included in other assets and other noncurrent assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 8: Financial Instruments for additional information. |
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We conducted an evaluation (pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of June 30, 2015. These disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports that are 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. Our disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2015.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In the six months ended June 30, 2015, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Part II
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We do not believe there is any pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operations or liquidity.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes in the risk factors previously disclosed in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index.
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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.
POTLATCH CORPORATION | |||
(Registrant) | |||
By | /s/ Stephanie A. Brady | ||
Stephanie A. Brady | |||
Controller | |||
(Duly Authorized; Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
Date: | July 28, 2015 |
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POTLATCH CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
(3)(a)* | Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, effective February 3, 2006, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 6, 2006. | |
(3)(b)* | Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended through February 18, 2009, filed as Exhibit (3)(b) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant on February 20, 2009. | |
(4) | Registrant undertakes to furnish to the Commission, upon request, any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt. | |
(31) | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications. | |
(32) | Furnished statements of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. | |
101 | The following financial information from Potlatch Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, filed on July 28, 2015, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
* Incorporated by reference
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