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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarter Ended September 28, 2019

Commission File Number 0-01989

 

Seneca Foods Corporation

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

New York

16-0733425

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I. R. S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

3736 South Main Street, Marion, New York

14505 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Company's telephone number, including area code      315/926-8100

 

Not Applicable

Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Company (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 Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

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).

Yes ☑ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and an emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ☐     Accelerated filer ☑    Non-accelerated filer ☐    Smaller reporting company ☑

Emerging growth company ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No  ☑

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the Company has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

 

Title of Each Class       

Common Stock Class A, $.25 Par 

Common Stock Class B, $.25 Par  

 

Trading Symbol

SENEA

SENEB

 

Name of Exchange on

Which Registered

NASDAQ Global Market

NASDAQ Global Market

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock at the latest practical date are:

 

Class

Shares Outstanding at October 30, 2019

Common Stock Class A, $.25 Par

7,518,805

Common Stock Class B, $.25 Par

1,753,136

 

 

 

Seneca Foods Corporation

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

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Page

     

PART 1

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1

Financial Statements:

 
     
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets-September 28, 2019, September 29, 2018 and March 31, 2019

   1

     
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings Three and Six Months Ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018

2
 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Three and Six Months Ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018

2
     
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-Six Months Ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018

3
     
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity-Three and Six Months Ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018

4
 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   5

     

Item 2 

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

18
     

Item 3 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   24

     

Item 4 

Controls and Procedures

   25

     

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 
     

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

   26

     

Item 1A

Risk Factors

   26

     

Item 2 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   26

     

Item 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   26

     

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

   26

     

Item 5

Other Information

   26

     

Item 6 

Exhibits

   26

     

SIGNATURES

 

 27

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

   

Unaudited

   

Unaudited

         
   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

   

March 31,

2019

 

ASSETS

                       
                         

Current Assets:

                       

Cash and Cash Equivalents

  $ 17,640     $ 12,795     $ 11,480  

Accounts Receivable, Net

    116,035       99,799       84,122  

Contracts Receivable

    7,334       -       -  

Current Assets Held For Sale

    -       23,148       1,568  

Current Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

    98       23,690       98  

Inventories

    575,183       683,897       501,684  

Refundable Income Taxes

    -       1,466       1,221  

Other Current Assets

    7,614       5,443       3,075  

Total Current Assets

    723,904       850,238       603,248  

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

    204,746       242,408       239,273  

Right-of-Use Assets Operating Net

    76,178       -       -  

Right-of-Use Assets Financing, Net

    33,640       -       -  

Deferred Income Taxes, Net

    3,190       5,675       2,417  

Noncurrent Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

    1,143       20,641       1,143  

Other Assets

    2,882       2,938       2,801  

Total Assets

  $ 1,045,683     $ 1,121,900     $ 848,882  
                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                       
                         

Current Liabilities:

                       

Accounts Payable

  $ 195,676     $ 212,111     $ 61,024  

Deferred Revenue

    9,547       9,357       4,098  

Accrued Vacation

    11,786       11,605       11,678  

Accrued Payroll

    11,622       10,745       5,105  

Other Accrued Expenses

    21,343       28,587       19,363  

Income Taxes Payable

    1,095       -       -  

Current Liabilities Held For Sale

    -       141       61  

Current Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

    3,649       16,300       4,285  

Current Portion of Operating Lease Obligations

    25,776       -       -  

Current Portion of Financing Lease Obligations

    6,137       -       -  

Current Portion of Capital Lease Obligations

    -       5,784       6,418  

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

    -       849       345  

Total Current Liabilities

    286,631       295,479       112,377  

Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion

    243,978       353,549       265,900  

Operating Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

    52,992       -       -  

Financing Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

    26,773       -       -  

Capital Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

    -       30,757       31,286  

Pension Liabilities

    18,661       26,233       17,349  

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale

    -       616       305  

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

    -       552       -  

Other Long-Term Liabilities

    3,986       4,933       4,180  

Total Liabilities

    633,021       712,119       431,397  

Commitments and Contingencies

                       

Stockholders' Equity:

                       

Preferred Stock

    703       707       707  

Common Stock, $.25 Par Value Per Share

    3,040       3,038       3,039  

Additional Paid-in Capital

    98,313       98,211       98,260  

Treasury Stock, at Cost

    (84,320 )     (71,135 )     (75,740 )

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

    (18,285 )     (25,169 )     (18,285 )

Retained Earnings

    413,211       404,129       409,504  

Total Stockholders' Equity

    412,662       409,781       417,485  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

  $ 1,045,683     $ 1,121,900     $ 848,882  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

 
                                 

Net Sales

  $ 370,002     $ 320,660     $ 634,927     $ 564,753  
                                 

Costs and Expenses:

                               

Cost of Product Sold

    345,947       309,652       591,698       536,957  

Selling, General and Administrative

    17,692       18,355       33,950       36,043  

Plant Restructuring Charge

    1,146       845       5,952       883  

Other Operating Income

    (2,174 )     (3,359 )     (7,001 )     (4,274 )

Total Costs and Expenses

    362,611       325,493       624,599       569,609  

Operating Income (Loss)

    7,391       (4,833 )     10,328       (4,856 )

Other Income

    (1,804 )     (1,022 )     (3,607 )     (2,042 )

Interest Expense, Net

    3,141       3,898       6,493       7,723  

Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

    6,054       (7,709 )     7,442       (10,537 )

Income Taxes (Benefit) From Continuing Operations

    1,419       (2,075 )     1,704       (2,743 )

Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations

    4,635       (5,634 )     5,738       (7,794 )

Earnings From Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)

    -       14,750       -       8,155  

Net Earnings

  $ 4,635     $ 9,116     $ 5,738     $ 361  
                                 

Basic Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:

                               

Continuing Operations

  $ 0.50     $ (0.58 )   $ 0.61     $ (0.80 )

Discontinued Operations

  $ -     $ 1.51     $ -     $ 0.83  

Net Basic Earnings per Common Share

  $ 0.50     $ 0.93     $ 0.61     $ 0.03  
                                 

Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share:

                               

Continuing Operations

  $ 0.49     $ (0.58 )   $ 0.61     $ (0.80 )

Discontinued Operations

  $ -     $ 1.50     $ -     $ 0.83  

Net Diluted Earnings per Common Share

  $ 0.49     $ 0.92     $ 0.61     $ 0.03  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

 
                                 

Comprehensive income:

                               

Net earnings

  $ 4,635     $ 9,116     $ 5,738     $ 361  

Change in pension, post retirement benefits and other (net of tax)

    -       51       -       102  

Total

  $ 4,635     $ 9,167     $ 5,738     $ 463  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

               

Net Earnings (Loss) From Continuing Operations

  $ 5,738     $ (7,794 )

Net Earnings From Discontinued Operations (Net of Tax)

    -       8,155  
                 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings (Loss) to

               

Net Cash Provided By Operations:

               

Depreciation & Amortization

    14,698       16,086  

Gain on the Sale of Assets

    (7,036 )     (10,115 )

Provision for Restructuring and Impairment

    5,682       4,287  

Deferred Income Tax Benefit

    (773 )     (99 )

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

               

Accounts Receivable

    (39,247 )     (25,797 )

Inventories

    (73,499 )     (72,266 )

Other Current Assets

    (4,539 )     (3,226 )

Income Taxes

    2,989       (324 )

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

    160,585       157,812  

Net Cash Provided By Operations

    64,598       66,719  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

               

Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment

    (16,472 )     (20,318 )

Proceeds from the Sale of Assets

    10,429       20,055  

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

    (6,043 )     (263 )

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

               

Long-Term Borrowing

    226,902       237,304  

Payments on Long-Term Debt and Lease Obligations

    (267,020 )     (304,777 )

Other Assets

    (433 )     301  

Payments on Financing Leases

    (3,252 )     -  

Purchase of Treasury Stock

    (8,580 )     (1,579 )

Dividends

    (12 )     (12 )

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

    (52,395 )     (68,763 )
                 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

    6,160       (2,307 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Period

    11,480       15,102  

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of the Period

  $ 17,640     $ 12,795  
                 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

               

Noncash Transactions:

               

Property, Plant and Equipment Purchased Under Lease Obligations

  $ 7,045     $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

                                   

Accumulated

         
                   

Additional

           

Other

         
   

Preferred

   

Common

   

Paid-In

   

Treasury

   

Comprehensive

   

Retained

 
   

Stock

   

Stock

   

Capital

   

Stock

   

Loss

   

Earnings

 

First Quarter FY 2020:

                                               

Balance March 31, 2019

  $ 707     $ 3,039     $ 98,260     $ (75,740 )   $ (18,285 )   $ 409,504  

Net earnings

    -       -       -       -       -       1,103  

Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

    -       -       -       -       -       (12 )

Equity incentive program

    -       -       25       -       -       -  

Purchase treasury stock

    -       -       -       (2,744 )     -       -  

Operating lease impairment adjustment upon the adoption of ASU 2016-02 "Leases" (net of tax)

    -       -       -       -       -       (2,019 )

Balance June 29, 2019

  $ 707     $ 3,039     $ 98,285     $ (78,484 )   $ (18,285 )   $ 408,576  

Second Quarter FY 2020:

                                               

Net earnings

    -       -       -       -       -       4,635  

Equity incentive program

    -       -       25       -       -       -  

Preferred stock conversion

    (4 )     1       3       -       -       -  

Purchase treasury stock

    -       -       -       (5,836 )     -       -  

Balance September 28, 2019

  $ 703     $ 3,040     $ 98,313     $ (84,320 )   $ (18,285 )   $ 413,211  

First Quarter FY 2019:

                                               

Balance March 31, 2018

  $ 707     $ 3,038     $ 98,161     $ (69,556 )   $ (25,067 )   $ 403,780  

Net loss

    -       -       -       -       -       (8,755 )

Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

    -       -       -       -       -       (12 )

Equity incentive program

    -       -       25       -       -       -  

Change in pension, post retirement benefits, other (net of tax)

    -       -       -       -       (51 )     -  

Balance June 30, 2018

  $ 707     $ 3,038     $ 98,186     $ (69,556 )   $ (25,118 )   $ 395,013  

Second Quarter FY 2019:

                                               

Net earnings

    -       -       -       -       -       9,116  

Equity incentive program

    -       -       25       -       -       -  

Purchase treasury stock

    -       -       -       (1,579 )     -       -  

Change in pension, post retirement benefits, other (net of tax)

    -       -       -       -       (51 )     -  

Balance September 29, 2018

  $ 707     $ 3,038     $ 98,211     $ (71,135 )   $ (25,169 )   $ 404,129  

 

 

   

Preferred Stock

   

Common Stock

 
      6%       10%                                  
   

Cumulative Par

   

Cumulative Par

           

2003 Series

                 
   

Value $.25

   

Value $.025

   

Participating

   

Participating

   

Class A

   

Class B

 
   

Callable at Par

   

Convertible

   

Convertible Par

   

Convertible Par

   

Common Stock

   

Common Stock

 
   

Voting

   

Voting

   

Value $.025

   

Value $.025

   

Par Value $.25

   

Par Value $.25

 

Shares authorized and designated:

                                               

September 28, 2019

    200,000       1,400,000       37,155       500       20,000,000       10,000,000  

Shares outstanding:

                                               

September 28, 2019

    200,000       807,240       37,155       500       7,481,479       1,753,136  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of Seneca Foods Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 28, 2019 and results of its operations and its cash flows for the interim periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The March 31, 2019 balance sheet was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.

 

The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended September 28, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.


During the six months ended September 28, 2019, the Company sold $68,139,000 of Green Giant finished goods inventory to B&G Foods, Inc. for cash, on a bill and hold basis, as compared to $38,302,000 for the six months ended September 29, 2018. Under the terms of the bill and hold agreement, title to the specified inventory is transferred to B&G. Under the new revenue recognition standard, this contract qualifies for bill and hold accounting treatment as the Company has concluded that control of the unlabeled products transfers to the customer at the time title transfers as the customer has the right to control the inventory (prior to physical delivery) and the Company has a right to payment, which results in earlier revenue recognition. Labeling and storage services that are provided after control of the goods has transferred to the customer are accounted for as separate performance obligations for which revenue is deferred until the services are performed.

 

The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Other footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

All references to years are fiscal years ended or ending March 31 unless otherwise indicated. Certain percentage tables may not foot due to rounding.

 

Reclassifications—Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period classification.

 

 

2.

Discontinued Operations

 

On July 13, 2018, the Company executed a nonbinding letter of intent with a perspective buyer of the Modesto facility. On October 9, 2018, the Company closed on the sale of the facility to this outside buyer with net proceeds of $63,326,000. During the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company ceased use of the Modesto facility. Based on its magnitude of revenue to the Company (approximately 15%) and because the Company was exiting the production of peaches, this sale represented a significant strategic shift that has a material effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Accordingly, the Company has applied discontinued operations treatment for this sale as required by Accounting Standards Codification 210-05—Discontinued Operations. The business we exited is part of the Fruit and Vegetable segment.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities of Modesto that are classified as Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

 

   

September 28

   

September 29

   

March 31

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

 

Accounts Receivable

  $ -     $ 5,058     $ -  

Inventories

    -       18,632       -  

Other Current Assets

    98       -       98  
                         

Current Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  $ 98     $ 23,690     $ 98  
                         

Other Assets

  $ 1,143     $ 1,674     $ 1,143  

Property, Plant and Equipment (net)

    -       18,967       -  
                         

Noncurrent Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  $ 1,143     $ 20,641     $ 1,143  
                         

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

  $ 3,649     $ 16,178     $ 4,285  

Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases Current Portion

    -       122       -  

Current Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  $ 3,649     $ 16,300     $ 4,285  
                         

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

  $ -     $ 552     $ -  

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale Discontinued Operations

  $ -     $ 552     $ -  

 

The operating results of the discontinued operations that are reflected in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations are as follows:

  

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

September 28

   

September 29

   

September 28

   

September 29

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 
                                 

Net Sales

  $ -     $ 10,750     $ -     $ 110,049  
                                 

Costs and Expenses:

                               
                                 

Cost of Product Sold

    -       13,887       -       124,076  

Selling, General and Administrative

    -       218       -       998  

Plant Restructuring Charge (a)

    -       1,714       -       3,496  

Interest (Income) Expense (b)

    -       453       -       1,077  

Total cost and expenses

    -       16,272       -       129,647  

Loss From Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes

    -       (5,522 )     -       (19,598 )

Gain on the Sale of Assets Before Income Taxes (c) (d)

    -       (24,628 )     -       (30,266 )

Income Tax Benefit

    -       4,356       -       2,513  

Net Loss From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

  $ -     $ 14,750     $ -     $ 8,155  
                                 

Supplemental Information on Discontinued Operations:

                               

Capital Expenditures

    -       -       -       3,937  

Depreciation

    -       618       -       1,295  

 

  (a)

Includes $1,653,000 and $1,648,000 of Modesto severance in the three and six month periods of prior year, respectively.

  (b)

Includes interest on debt directly related to Modesto including the building mortgage and equipment capital leases and an allocation of the Company's line of credit facilty.

  (c)

Includes a $24,211,000 gain from LIFO layer liquidations from the disposal of the inventory for both prior three and six months.

  (d)

Includes a $4,975,000 gain on the sale of bins for the prior six months period. 

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

3.

Revenue Recognition

 

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by product category groups (in millions):

 

   

Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended     
   

September 28, 2019

   

September 29, 2018

   

September 28, 2019

   

September 29, 2018

 

Canned Vegetables

  $ 227.0     $ 209.7     $ 405.9     $ 371.6  

B&G*

    61.8       31.7       68.9       39.0  

Frozen

    25.0       29.7       44.5       57.8  

Fruit Products

    26.9       22.3       49.5       43.5  

Chip Products

    3.1       3.2       6.0       5.2  

Prepared Foods

    23.6       19.9       53.4       37.3  

Other

    2.6       4.2       6.7       10.4  
    $ 370.0     $ 320.7     $ 634.9     $ 564.8  

 

*B&G includes canned and frozen vegetable sales exclusively for B&G.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

4.

Inventories

 

First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $165,221,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2020 as compared to $134,953,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2019.  The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended September 28, 2019 was an increase of $704,000 as compared to a decrease of $9,550,000 for the three months ended September 29, 2018.   

 

The change in the LIFO Reserve from continuing operations for the six months ended September 28, 2019 was an increase of $3,880,000 as compared to a decrease of $10,054,000 for the six months ended September 29, 2018.  This current year-to-date reflects the projected impact of an overall cost increase expected in fiscal 2020 versus fiscal 2019.  The following table shows inventory by category and the related LIFO balance (in thousands):

 

   

September 28, 2019

   

September 29, 2018

   

March 31, 2019

 
                         
                         

Finished products

  $ 547,116     $ 640,258     $ 454,920  

In process

    27,190       46,274       42,045  

Raw materials and supplies

    166,098       132,318       166,060  
      740,404       818,850       663,025  

Less excess of FIFO cost over LIFO cost

    165,221       134,953       161,341  

Total inventories

  $ 575,183     $ 683,897     $ 501,684  

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Leases

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the agreement. Operating leases are included in right-of-use operating assets, and current and noncurrent operating lease obligations in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. If the lease does not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The right-of-use operating lease assets also include in its calculation any prepaid lease payments made and excludes any lease incentives received from the arrangement. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease, and the impact of these options are included in the lease liability and lease asset calculations when the exercise of the option is at the Company’s sole discretion and it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company will not separate lease and nonlease components for its leases when it is impractical to separate the two, such as leases with variable payment arrangements. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

The Company has operating leases for land, machinery and equipment. The Company also has finance leases for machinery and equipment. The commencement date used for the calculation of the lease obligation is the latter of the commencement date of the new standard (April 1, 2019) or the lease start date. Certain of the leases have options to extend the life of the lease, which are included in the liability calculation when the option is at the sole discretion of the Company and it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. In addition, the Company has certain leases that have variable payments based solely on output or usage of the leased asset. These variable operating lease assets are excluded from the Company’s balance sheet presentation and expensed as incurred. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not material. The Company currently has finance leases which were accounted for as capital leases under the previous standard and were unchanged as a result of this standard implementation.

 

Upon adoption of ASU 2016-02, the Company determined its right-of-use assets related to the operating leases for its plant equipment in Sunnyside, Washington were partially impaired and therefore were reduced with a corresponding charge to retained earnings of $2,019,000 (which is net of tax). The estimated lives of these assets will be shortened due to the planned closure of the facility after the year’s pack.

 

Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The components of lease expense were as follows (In thousands) :

 

   

Three Months

   

Six Months

 
   

September 28, 2019

   

September 28, 2019

 
                 

Lease cost:

               
                 

Amortization of right of use asset

  $ 1,040     $ 2,107  

Interest on lease liabilities

    344       712  

Finance lease cost

    1,384       2,819  

Operating lease cost

    7,789       15,689  

Total lease cost

  $ 9,173     $ 18,508  
                 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

               

Operating cash flows from finance leases

          $ 712  

Operating cash flows from operating leases

            18,390  

Financing cash flows from finance leases

            3,252  
Total           $ 22,354  
                 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities

          $ 1,471  

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

          $ 5,574  

Weighted-average lease term (years):

               

Financing leases

            5.6  

Operating leases

            3.9  

Weighted-average discount rate (percentage):

               

Financing leases

            4.2  

Operating leases

            4.6  

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENCED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

Undiscounted future lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases and financial leases, along with a reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating and financing lease liabilities, respectively, as of September 28, 2019 (in thousands) were as follows:

 

Years ending March 31:

 

Operating

   

Financing

 

Balance of 2020

  $ 11,984     $ 3,651  

2021

    27,300       7,300  

2022

    19,666       7,300  

2023

    13,516       7,300  

2024

    6,518       5,583  
2025-2031     7,169       5,748  

Total minimum payment required

  $ 86,153     $ 36,882  

Less interest

    7,385       3,972  

Present value of minimum lease payments

    78,768       32,910  

Amount due within one year

    25,776       6,137  

Long-term lease obligations

  $ 52,992     $ 26,773  

 

 

As the Company has not restated prior year information for its adoption of ASC Topic 842, the following presents its future minimum lease payments for operating and capital leases under ASC Topic 840 on March 31, 2019:

 

Years ending March 31:

 

Operating

   

Capital

 

2020

  $ 28,689     $ 7,827  

2021

    24,938       7,827  

2022

    17,526       7,827  

2023

    12,062       7,827  

2024

    5,950       6,102  

2025-2031

    6,927       5,267  

Total minimum payment required

  $ 96,092     $ 42,677  

Less interest

            4,973  

Present value of minimum lease payments

            37,704  

Amount due within one year

            6,418  

Long-term capital lease obligation

          $ 31,286  

 

 

 

6.

Revolving Credit Facility

 

The Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) on July 5, 2016. Maximum borrowings under the Revolver total $400,000,000 from April through July and $500,000,000 from August through March.   The Revolver balance as of September 28, 2019 was $133,338,000 and is included in Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets since the Revolver matures on July 5, 2021. The Company utilizes its Revolver for general corporate purposes, including seasonal working capital needs, to pay debt principal and interest obligations, and to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions. Seasonal working capital needs are affected by the growing cycles of the vegetables and fruits the Company processes. The majority of vegetable and fruit inventories are produced during the months of June through November and are then sold over the following year. Payment terms for vegetable and fruit produce are generally three months but can vary from a few days to seven months. Accordingly, the Company’s need to draw on the Revolver may fluctuate significantly throughout the year.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

The decrease in average amount of Revolver borrowings during the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019 was attributable to the sale of certain Company facilities during the last year (mostly Modesto, California).

 

General terms of the Revolver include payment of interest at LIBOR plus a defined spread.

 

The following table documents the quantitative data for Revolver borrowings during the second quarter and year-to-date for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019:

 

   

Second Quarter

   

Year-to-Date

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(In thousands)

   

(In thousands)

 

Reported end of period:

                               

Outstanding borrowings

  $ 133,338     $ 242,947     $ 133,338     $ 242,947  

Weighted average interest rate

    3.64

%

    3.73

%

    3.64

%

    3.73 %

Reported during the period:

                               

Maximum amount of borrowings

  $ 151,477     $ 242,947     $ 151,477     $ 294,062  

Average outstanding borrowings

  $ 131,551     $ 220,917     $ 132,836     $ 241,855  

Weighted average interest rate

    3.81

%

    3.64

%

    3.90

%

    3.56 %

 

 

 

7.

Stockholders’ Equity

 

During the six-month period ended September 28, 2019, the Company repurchased $5,054,000 of its Class A Common Stock and $3,526,000 of its Class B Common Stock as Treasury Stock. As of September 28, 2019, there are 2,926,518 shares or $84,320,000 of repurchased stock. These shares are not considered outstanding.

 

 

8.

Retirement Plans

 

The net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension plan consisted of:

 

   

Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended   
   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

 
   

(In thousands)

 

Service Cost

  $ 2,288     $ 2,442     $ 4,572     $ 4,885  

Interest Cost

    2,296       2,243       4,593       4,486  

Expected Return on Plan Assets

    (3,958 )     (3,596 )     (7,913 )     (7,192 )

Amortization of Prior Service Cost

    30       30       60       60  

Amortization of Net Loss

    -       303       -       605  

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

  $ 656     $ 1,422     $ 1,312     $ 2,844  

 

There was no contribution to the pension plan in the six month periods ended September 28, 2019 or September 29, 2018.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

9.

Plant Restructuring

 

The following table summarizes the rollforward of restructuring charges and related asset impairment charges recorded and the accruals established:

 

   

Restructuring Payable

 
   

Severance

   

Other Costs

   

Total

 
   

(In thousands)

 
                         

Balance March 31, 2019

  $ 225     $ 1     $ 226  

First quarter charge

    586       4,220       4,806  

Second quarter charge

    386       760       1,146  

Cash payments/write offs

    (836 )     (4,981 )     (5,817 )

Balance September 28, 2019

  $ 361     $ -     $ 361  

 

 

   

Severance

   

Other Costs

   

Total

 
   

(In thousands)

 
                         

Balance March 31, 2018

  $ -     $ -     $ -  

First quarter charge

    110       (72 )     38  

Second quarter charge

    845       -       845  

Cash payments/write offs

    (177 )     72       (105 )

Balance September 29, 2018

  $ 778     $ -     $ 778  

 

 

During the quarter ended September 28, 2019 the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $1,146,000 related to the closing of plants in the Midwest and Northwest of which $2,230,000 was for accelerated amortization of right-of-use operating lease assets, $405,000 was mostly related to equipment moves and $386,000 was related to severance. The Company also recorded a credit of $1,875,000 for the reduced lease liability of previously impaired leases. During the quarter ended June 29, 2019, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $4,806,000 related to the closing of plants in the Midwest and Northwest of which $2,245,000 was for accelerated amortization of right-of-use operating lease assets, $1,975,000 was mostly related to equipment moves and $586,000 was related to severance. 

 

During the quarter ended September 29, 2018, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $845,000 related to the closing and sale of plants in the East and Northwest of which $841,000 was related to severance cost, and $4,000 which was related to other costs (mostly equipment moves). During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $38,000, related to the closing of plants in the Northwest of which $110,000 was related to severance cost, a $(92,000) credit related to asset impairments (contra fixed assets), and $20,000 was related to other costs (mostly equipment moves).
 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

10.

Other Operating Income and Expense

 

During the six months ended September 28, 2019 the Company recorded a gain on the partial sale of a plant in the Midwest of $3,742,000. The Company also recorded a gain of on the sale of unused fixed assets of $3,259,000. During the six months ended September 29, 2018, the Company sold unused fixed assets which resulted in a gain of $4,060,000. These items are included in other operating income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings.

 

 

 

11.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” ASU 2016-02 establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Targeted Improvements – Leases (Topic 842)." This update provides an optional transition method that allows entities to elect to apply the standard retrospectively at the beginning of the period of adoption, versus recasting the prior periods presented. If elected, an entity would recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We adopted ASU 2016-02 as of April 1, 2019, using the optional transition method provided by ASU 2018-11.  The standard resulted in the initial recognition of $88,333,000 of total operating lease assets and $91,025,000 of net operating lease liabilities and a net adjustment to retained earnings totaling $2,019,000 ($2,692,000 less tax effect of $673,000) on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet on April 1, 2019. The standard did not materially impact the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income or Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. At adoption, the Company recorded an adjustment to retained earnings of $2,019,000, which includes an impairment loss that was related to a Northwest plant impairment which was incurred in March 2019 just prior to adoption of this standard. The disclosures required by the recently adopted accounting standard are included in Note 5 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General (Topic 715-20): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which modifies the disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans. ASU 2018-14 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the effect that ASU 2018-14 will have on our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

There were no other recently issued accounting pronouncements that impacted the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company did not adopt any other new accounting pronouncements during the quarter ended September 28, 2019.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

12.

Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

 

Earnings per share from continuing and discontinued operations for the quarters and year-to-date periods ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018 are as follows:

 

   

Q U A R T E R

   

Y E A R T O D A T E

 

(Thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Fiscal 2020

   

Fiscal 2019

   

Fiscal 2020

   

Fiscal 2019

 

Continuing Operations

                               

Basic

                               
                                 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

  $ 4,635     $ (5,634 )   $ 5,738     $ (7,794 )

Deduct preferred stock dividends paid

    6       6       12       12  
                                 

Undistributed earnings (loss) from continuing operations

    4,629       (5,640 )     5,726       (7,806 )

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to participating preferred

    19       (22 )     23       (30 )
                                 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

  $ 4,610     $ (5,618 )   $ 5,703     $ (7,776 )
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    9,267       9,713       9,372       9,729  
                                 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations

  $ 0.50     $ (0.58 )   $ 0.61     $ (0.80 )
                                 

Diluted

                               
                                 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

  $ 4,610     $ (5,618 )   $ 5,703     $ (7,776 )

Add dividends on convertible preferred stock

    5       -       10       -  
                                 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stock on a diluted basis

  $ 4,615     $ (5,618 )   $ 5,713     $ (7,776 )
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic

    9,267       9,713       9,372       9,729  

Additional shares issued related to the equity compensation plan

    2       -       2       -  

Additional shares to be issued under full conversion of preferred stock

    67       -       67       -  
                                 

Total shares for diluted

    9,336       9,713       9,441       9,729  
                                 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations

  $ 0.49     $ (0.58 )   $ 0.61     $ (0.80 )

 

Note: For fiscal 2019, add backs for equity compenstion and additional shares that were anti-dilutive were excluded.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

   

Q U A R T E R

   

Y E A R T O D A T E

 

(Thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Fiscal 2020

   

Fiscal 2019

   

Fiscal 2020

   

Fiscal 2019

 

Discontinued Operations

                               

Basic

                               
                                 

Earnings from discontinued operations

  $ -     $ 14,750     $ -     $ 8,155  

Deduct preferred stock dividends paid

    -       6       -       12  
                                 

Undistributed earnings from discontinued operations

    -       14,744       -       8,143  

Earnings from discontinued operations attributable to participating preferred

    -       57       -       32  
                                 

Earnings from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

  $ -     $ 14,687     $ -     $ 8,111  
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    9,267       9,713       9,372       9,729  
                                 

Basic earnings per common share from discontinued operations

  $ -     $ 1.51     $ -     $ 0.83  
                                 

Diluted

                               
                                 

Earnings from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

  $ -     $ 14,687     $ -     $ 8,111  

Add dividends on convertible preferred stock

    -       5       -       10  
                                 

Earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stock on a diluted basis

  $ -     $ 14,692     $ -     $ 8,121  
                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic

    9,267       9,713       9,372       9,729  

Additional shares issued related to the equity compensation plan

    2       2       2       2  

Additional shares to be issued under full conversion of preferred stock

    67       67       67       67  
                                 

Total shares for diluted

    9,336       9,782       9,441       9,798  
                                 

Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations

  $ -     $ 1.50     $ -     $ 0.83  

 

Note: For fiscal 2019, add backs for equity compensation and additional shares that were anti-dilutive were excluded.

 

 

 

13.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

As required by Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 825, “Financial Instruments,” the Company estimates the fair values of financial instruments on a quarterly basis. The estimated fair value for long-term debt (classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) is determined by the quoted market prices for similar debt (comparable to the Company’s financial strength) or current rates offered to the Company for debt with the same maturities. Long-term debt, including current portion had a carrying amount of $243,978,000 and an estimated fair value of $243,903,000 as of September 28, 2019.  Long-term debt, including current portion had a carrying amount of $354,398,000 and an estimated fair value of $354,304,000 as of September 29, 2018.  As of March 31, 2019, the carrying amount was $266,245,000 and the estimated fair value was $266,140,000. The fair values of all the other financial instruments approximate their carrying value due to their short-term nature.

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 28, 2019

 

 

14.

Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rate for continuing operations was 22.9% and 26.0% for the six month periods ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively. The 3.1 percentage point decrease in tax rate is primarily due to federal credits and incentives. The dollar amount of the federal credits and incentives did not change significantly from 2019 to 2020.  The decrease is the result of an increase in projected pre-tax income from 2019 to 2020. This increase resulted in the federal credits and incentives having a smaller impact on the tax rate in 2020. 

 

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

Seneca Foods Corporation (the “Company”) is a leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities located throughout the United States. The Company’s product offerings include canned, frozen and bottled produce and snack chips. Its products are sold under private label as well as national and regional brands that the Company owns or licenses, including Seneca®, Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, Cherryman®, Green Valley® and READ®. The Company’s canned fruits and vegetables are sold nationwide by major grocery outlets, including supermarkets, mass merchandisers, limited assortment stores, club stores and dollar stores. The Company also sells its products to foodservice distributors, industrial markets, other food processors, export customers in over 90 countries and federal, state and local governments for school and other food programs. The Company packs Green Giant®, Le Sueur® and other brands of canned vegetables as well as select Green Giant® frozen vegetables for B&G Foods North America (“B&G”) under a contract packing agreement. In addition, Seneca provides contract packing services mostly through its wholly owned subsidiary Truitt Bros., Inc.

 

During April 2019, the Company announced production at its fruit processing plant in Sunnyside, Washington will cease after the end of the 2019 production season. The Company will continue to store, case and label products at this facility until sometime later this year. Therefore, this facility will not be available for immediate sale until sometime later this year. The plant restructuring charge for Sunnyside right-of-use assets is being amortized over seven months.

 

The Company’s raw product is harvested mainly between June through November.

 

Results of Operations:

 

Sales:

 

The second fiscal quarter 2020 results include net continuing sales of $370,002,000, which represents a 15.4% increase, or $49,342,000, from the second quarter of fiscal 2019.  The net increase in sales is due to a sales volume increase of $25,730,000 and by higher selling prices/sales mix of $23,612,000. The increase in sales is primarily from a $30,122,000 increase in B&G Foods, Inc. sales, a $17,283,000 increase in other Canned Vegetable sales, a $4,561,000 increase in Fruit sales and a $3,758,000 increase in Prepared Food sales partially offset by a $4,682,000 decrease in Frozen sales and a $1,586,000 decrease in Other sales.

 

The six months ended 2020 results include net continuing sales of $634,927,000, which represents a 12.4% increase, or $70,174,000, from the second quarter of fiscal 2019. The net increase in sales is due to a sales volume increase of $36,144,000 and by higher selling prices/sales mix of $34,030,000.  The increase in sales is primarily from a $34,255,000 increase in Canned Vegetable sales, a $29,895,000 increase in B&G Foods, Inc. sales, a $16,207,000 increase in Prepared Food sales, a $6,088,000 increase in Fruit sales, partially offset by a $13,340,000 decrease in Frozen sales and a $3,726,000 decrease in Other sales.

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

The following table presents sales by product category (in millions):

 

   

Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended  
   

September 28, 2019

   

September 29, 2018

   

September 28, 2019

   

September 29, 2018

 

Canned Vegetables

  $ 227.0     $ 209.7     $ 405.9     $ 371.6  

B&G*

    61.8       31.7       68.9       39.0  

Frozen

    25.0       29.7       44.5       57.8  

Fruit Products

    26.9       22.3       49.5       43.5  

Chip Products

    3.1       3.2       6.0       5.2  

Prepared Foods

    23.6       19.9       53.4       37.3  

Other

    2.6       4.2       6.7       10.4  
    $ 370.0     $ 320.7     $ 634.9     $ 564.8  

 

*B&G includes canned and frozen vegetable sales exclusively for B&G.

 


 

Operating Income:

The following table presents components of operating income as a percentage of net sales:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

   

September 28,

2019

   

September 29,

2018

 

Gross Margin

    6.5 %     3.4 %     6.8 %     4.9 %
                                 

Selling

    2.3 %     2.5 %     2.5 %     2.9 %

Administrative

    2.4 %     3.0 %     2.8 %     3.4 %

Plant Restructuring

    0.3 %     0.3 %     0.9 %     0.2 %

Other Operating Income

    -0.6 %     -1.0 %     -1.1 %     -0.8 %
                                 

Operating Income

    2.0 %     -1.5 %     1.6 %     -0.9 %
                                 

Interest Expense, Net

    0.8 %     1.2 %     1.0 %     1.4 %

 

For the three month period ended September 28, 2019, the gross margin increased from the prior year quarter from 3.4% to 6.5% due primarily to higher prices in the second quarter of 2020 and a lower LIFO charge.  The LIFO charge from continuing operations for the second quarter ended September 28, 2019 was $704,000 as compared to a charge of $14,661,000 for the second quarter ended September 29, 2018 and reflects the impact on the quarter of lower cost increases incurred in fiscal 2020, compared with higher cost increases to fiscal 2019.  On an after-tax basis, the LIFO impact on net earnings decreased by $528,000 for the quarter ended September 28, 2019 and decreased the LIFO impact on net earnings by $10,996,000 for the quarter ended September 29, 2018, based on the historical statutory federal income tax rate.

 

For the six month period ended September 28, 2019, the gross margin increased from the prior year period from 4.9% to 6.8% due primarily to higher selling prices and lower LIFO charge in the current year.  The LIFO charge for the first half ended September 28, 2019 which was $3,880,000 as compared to a charge of $14,157,000 for the first half ended September 29, 2018 and reflects the impact on the quarter of lower cost increases incurred in fiscal 2020, compared with higher cost increases to fiscal 2019.  On an after-tax basis, the LIFO impact on net earnings decreased by $2,910,000 for the first half ended September 28, 2019 and decreased the LIFO impact on net earnings by $10,618,000 for the first half ended September 29, 2018, based on the historical statutory federal income tax rate.

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

For the three month period ended September 28, 2019, selling costs as a percentage of sales decreased from 2.5% to 2.3% compared to the prior year. For the six month period ended September 28, 2019, selling costs as a percentage of sales decreased from 2.9% to 2.5% compared to the prior year. This is primarily due to the fact that B&G sales were higher than the prior year quarter and year-to-date and they don’t incur selling costs.

 

For the three month period ended September 28, 2019, administrative expense as a percentage of sales decreased from 3.0% to 2.4%. For the six month period ended September 28, 2019, administrative expense as a percentage of sales decreased from 3.4% to 2.8%. This primarily due to higher sales during the quarter and six months compared to same periods in the prior year and the fixed nature of these administrative costs.

 

During the six months ended September 28, 2019 the Company recorded a gain on the partial sale of a plant in the Midwest of $3,742,000. The Company also recorded a gain on the sale of unused fixed assets of $3,259,000. During the six months ended September 29, 2018, the Company sold unused fixed assets which resulted in a gain of $4,060,000. These items are included in other operating income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings.

 

Interest expense for the second quarter ended September 28, 2019, as a percentage of sales, decreased to 0.8% from 1.2% in second quarter ended September 29, 2018. Interest expense for the six months ended September 28, 2019, as a percentage of sales, decreased to 1.0% from 1.4% in second quarter ended September 29, 2018. During fiscal 2020, overall borrowings and interest rates were lower than the previous year.

 

Income Taxes:
 

The effective tax rate for continuing operations was 22.9% and 26.0% for the six month periods ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively. The 3.1 percentage point decrease change in tax rate is primarily due to federal credits and incentives. The dollar amount of the federal credits and incentives did not change significantly from 2019 to 2020.  The decrease is the result of an increase in projected pre-tax income from 2019 to 2020. This increase resulted in the federal credits and incentives having a smaller impact on the tax rate in 2020. 

 

Earnings (Loss) per Share:

 

Continuing basic earnings (loss) per share were $0.50 and $(0.58) for the three months ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively.  Continuing diluted earnings (loss) per share were $0.49 and $(0.58) for the three months ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively. Continuing basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share were $0.61 and $(0.80) for the six months ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018, respectively.  For details of the calculation of these amounts, refer to footnote 12 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources:

 

The financial condition of the Company is summarized in the following table and explanatory review:

 

   

September 28,

   

September 29,

   

March 31,

   

March 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2019

   

2018

 

Working Capital:

                               

Balance

  $ 437,273     $ 554,759     $ 490,871     $ 602,504  

Change in Quarter

    (4,542 )     55,783                  

Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion

    243,978       353,549       265,900       407,733  

Operating Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

    52,992       -       -       -  

Financing Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

    26,773       -       -       -  

Capital Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

    -       30,757       31,286       34,331  

Total Stockholders' Equity Per Equivalent

                               

Common Share (see Note below)

    44.18       41.82       43.27       41.73  

Stockholders' Equity Per Common Share

    44.61       42.20       43.67       42.11  

Current Ratio

    2.53       2.88       5.37       5.35  

 

 

Note: Equivalent common shares are either common shares or, for convertible preferred shares, the number of common shares that the preferred shares are convertible into. See Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K for conversion details.

 

As shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, net cash provided by operating activities was $64,598,000 in the six months of fiscal 2020, compared to $66,719,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2019.  The $2,121,000 decrease in cash provided is a $1,233,000 increase in cash used for inventory in the first six months of fiscal 2020 as compared to the first six months of fiscal 2019, a $13,450,000 increase in cash used by accounts receivable, a $1,313,000 increase in cash used by other current assets partially offset by a $3,313,000 increase in cash provided by income taxes, a $2,773,000 increase in cash provided by accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities and an increased net earnings of $5,377,000. 

 

As compared to September 29, 2018, inventory decreased $108,714,000 to $575,183,000 at September 28, 2019.  The components of the inventory decrease (excluding LIFO) reflect a $93,142,000 decrease in finished goods, a $19,084,000 decrease in work in process and a $33,780,000 increase in raw materials and supplies.  The finished goods decrease primarily reflects lower inventory quantities attributable to the lower calendar year 2019 pack versus the calendar year 2018 pack.  The raw materials and supplies increase is primarily due to an increase in cans and raw steel quantities compared to the prior year.  FIFO based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $165,221,000 as of the end of the second quarter of 2020 as compared to $134,953,000 as of the end of the second quarter of 2019.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $6,043,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2020 compared to cash used in investing activities of $263,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2019. Additions to property, plant and equipment were $16,472,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2020 as compared to $20,318,000 in first six months of fiscal 2019. Proceeds from the sale of assets were $10,429,000 for the first six months of fiscal 2020 as compared to $20,055,000 in first six months of fiscal 2019.

 

Cash used in financing activities was $52,395,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2020, which included borrowings of $226,902,000 and the repayment of $267,020,000 of long-term debt, principally consisting of borrowings and repayments on the revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). Other than borrowings under the Revolver, there was no new long-term debt during the first six months of fiscal 2020. The Company repurchased treasury stock of $8,580,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2020 and repurchased $1,579,000 of its stock during the first six months of fiscal year 2019.

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

The Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility on July 5, 2016. Available borrowings on the Revolver total $400,000,000 from April through July and $500,000,000 from August through March with a maturity date of July 5, 2021.  The interest rate on the Revolver is based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin based on excess availability and the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio. As of September 28, 2019, the interest rate was approximately 3.6% on a balance of $133,338,000. We believe that cash flows from operations, availability under our Revolver and other financing sources will provide adequate funds for our working capital needs, planned capital expenditures, and debt obligations for at least the next 12 months.

 

The Company’s credit facilities contain standard representations and warranties, events of default, and certain affirmative and negative covenants, including various financial covenants. At September 28, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all such financial covenants.

 

New Accounting Standards

 

Refer to footnote 11 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Seasonality

 

The Company's revenues are typically higher in the second and third fiscal quarters. This is due in part because the Company sells, on a bill and hold basis, Green Giant canned and frozen vegetables to B&G either weekly during production for specialty items, or at the end of each pack cycle, which typically occurs during the months of June to October. B&G buys the product from the Company at cost plus a specified fee for each equivalent case. See the Critical Accounting Policies section below for further details. The Company’s non-Green Giant sales also exhibit seasonality with the third fiscal quarter generating the highest retail sales due to holidays that occur during that quarter.

 

Forward-Looking Information

 

The information contained in this report contains, or may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this report and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company or its officers (including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates” or similar expressions) with respect to various matters, including (i) the Company’s anticipated needs for, and the availability of, cash, (ii) the Company’s liquidity and financing plans, (iii) the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquisitions into its operations, (iv) trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, including anticipated sales price levels and anticipated expense levels, in particular higher production, fuel and transportation costs, (v) the Company’s plans for expansion of its business (including through acquisitions) and cost savings, and (vi) the impact of competition.

 

Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only to events as of the date the statements were made. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:

 

 

general economic and business conditions;

 

cost and availability of commodities and other raw materials such as vegetables, steel and packaging materials;

 

transportation costs;

 

climate and weather affecting growing conditions and crop yields;

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

 

the availability of financing;

 

leverage and the Company’s ability to service and reduce its debt;

 

foreign currency exchange and interest rate fluctuations;

 

effectiveness of the Company’s marketing and trade promotion programs;

 

changing consumer preferences;

 

competition;

 

product liability claims;

 

the loss of significant customers or a substantial reduction in orders from these customers;

 

changes in, or the failure or inability to comply with, U.S., foreign and local governmental regulations, including environmental and health and safety regulations; and

 

other risks detailed from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the SEC.

 

Except for ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the filing of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

 

ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OPERATIONS
September 28, 2019

 

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

During the six months ended September 28, 2019, the Company sold $68,139,000 of Green Giant finished goods inventory to B&G Foods, Inc. for cash, on a bill and hold basis, as compared to $38,302,000 for the six months ended September 29, 2018. Under the terms of the bill and hold agreement, title to the specified inventory transferred to B&G. Under the new revenue recognition standard, this contract qualifies for bill and hold accounting treatment as the Company has concluded that control of the unlabeled products transfers to the customer at the time title transfers as the customer has the right to control the inventory (prior to physical delivery) and the Company has a right to payment, which results in earlier revenue recognition. Labeling and storage services that are provided after control of the goods has transferred to the customer are accounted for as separate performance obligations for which revenue is deferred until the services are performed.

 

Trade promotions are an important component of the sales and marketing of the Company’s branded products, and are critical to the support of the business. Trade promotion costs, which are recorded as a reduction of net sales, include amounts paid to encourage retailers to offer temporary price reductions for the sale of our products to consumers, amounts paid to obtain favorable display positions in retailers’ stores, and amounts paid to retailers for shelf space in retail stores. Accruals for trade promotions are recorded primarily at the time of sale of product to the retailer based on expected levels of performance. Settlement of these liabilities typically occurs in subsequent periods primarily through an authorized process for deductions taken by a retailer from amounts otherwise due to us. As a result, the ultimate cost of a trade promotion program is dependent on the relative success of the events and the actions and level of deductions taken by retailers for amounts they consider due to them. Final determination of the permissible deductions may take extended periods of time.

 

The Company uses the lower of cost, determined under the LIFO (last-in, first out) method, or market, to value substantially all of its inventories. In a high inflation environment that the Company is experiencing, the Company believes that the LIFO method was preferable over the FIFO method because it better compares the cost of current production to current revenue.

 

The Company assesses its long-lived assets for impairment whenever there is an indicator of impairment. Property, plant, and equipment are depreciated over their assigned lives. The assigned lives and the projected cash flows used to test impairment are subjective. If actual lives are shorter than anticipated or if future cash flows are less than anticipated, a future impairment charge or a loss on disposal of the assets could be incurred. Impairment losses are evaluated if the estimated undiscounted value of the cash flows is less than the carrying value. If such is the case, a loss is recognized when the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value.

 

 

ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to various market risk factors, including changes in general economic conditions, competition and raw material pricing and availability. In addition, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in interest rates, primarily related to its revolving credit facility and the $100,000,000 term loan. To manage interest rate risk, the Company uses both fixed and variable interest rate debt plus fixed interest rate capital lease obligations. There have been no material changes to the Company’s exposure to market risk since March 31, 2019.

 

 

ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains a system of internal and disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. The Company’s Board of

Directors, operating through its Audit Committee, which is composed entirely of independent outside directors, provides oversight to the financial reporting process.

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 28, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. The Company continues to examine, refine and formalize its disclosure controls and procedures and to monitor ongoing developments in this area.

 

There have been no changes during the period covered by this report to the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

Refer to footnote 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2019 except to the extent factual information disclosed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q relates to such risk factors.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

   

Total Number of

   

Average Price Paid

   

Total Number

   

Maximum Number

 
   

Shares Purchased

   

per Share

   

of Shares

   

(or Approximate

 
                                   

Purchased as

   

Dollar Value) of

 
                                   

Part of Publicly

   

Shares that May

 
                                   

Announced

   

Yet Be Purchased

 
   

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class A

   

Class B

   

Plans or

   

Under the Plans or

 

Period

 

Common

   

Common

   

Common

   

Common

   

Programs

   

Programs

 

7/01/2019 – 7/30/2019

    17,441       121,500     $ 28.74     $ 28.98       17,441          

8/01/2019 – 8/31/2019

    32,567       225     $ 27.07     $ 24.96       32,567          

9/01/2019 – 9/30/2019 (1)

    31,264       -     $ 30.05     $ -       31,264          

Total

    81,272       121,725     $ 28.57     $ 28.98       81,272       585,007  

 

Note 1: 17,700 of these shares were purchased in open market transactions by the trustees under the Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Savings Plan 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to provide employee matching contributions under the plan.

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

None.

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

31.1

Certification of Kraig H. Kayser pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

 

31.2

Certification of Timothy J. Benjamin pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

 

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Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

 

101

The following materials from Seneca Foods Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended September 28, 2019, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of net earnings (loss), (iii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), (iv) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, (v) condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity and (vi) the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

Seneca Foods Corporation

      (Company)

   
   
   

 

November 6, 2019

/s/Kraig H. Kayser     


Kraig H. Kayser

President and

Chief Executive Officer

   
   

 

November 6, 2019

/s/Timothy J. Benjamin     

 

Timothy J. Benjamin
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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