Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
or
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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 1-584
FERRO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio
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34-0217820 |
(State of Corporation)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1000 Lakeside Avenue
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44114 |
Cleveland, OH
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(Zip Code) |
(Address of Principal executive offices) |
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216-641-8580
(Telephone Number)
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 þ NO o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer þ
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Accelerated filer o
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Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). YES o NO þ
At
October 31, 2008, there were 43,743,117 shares of Ferro Common Stock, par value $1.00,
outstanding.
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Ferro Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
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Three months ended |
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Nine months ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
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Net sales |
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$ |
608,588 |
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$ |
550,701 |
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$ |
1,866,240 |
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$ |
1,634,064 |
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Cost of sales |
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494,577 |
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450,553 |
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1,515,526 |
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1,319,609 |
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Gross profit |
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114,011 |
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100,148 |
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350,714 |
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314,455 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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78,274 |
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71,069 |
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238,122 |
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234,212 |
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Restructuring charges |
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9,042 |
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5,826 |
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22,280 |
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7,689 |
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Other expense (income): |
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Interest expense |
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12,497 |
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14,488 |
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39,740 |
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46,220 |
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Interest earned |
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(213 |
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(271 |
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(484 |
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(1,425 |
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Loss on extinguishment of debt |
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5,531 |
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5,531 |
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Foreign currency losses (gains), net |
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1,660 |
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(10 |
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769 |
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924 |
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Miscellaneous expense (income), net |
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727 |
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(13 |
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4,659 |
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(399 |
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Income before taxes |
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6,493 |
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9,059 |
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40,097 |
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27,234 |
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Income tax expense |
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1,605 |
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3,472 |
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16,688 |
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10,814 |
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Income from continuing operations |
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4,888 |
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5,587 |
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23,409 |
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16,420 |
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |
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57 |
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2 |
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73 |
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216 |
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Net income |
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4,831 |
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5,585 |
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23,336 |
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16,204 |
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Dividends on preferred stock |
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225 |
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252 |
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675 |
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797 |
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Net income available to common shareholders |
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$ |
4,606 |
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$ |
5,333 |
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$ |
22,661 |
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$ |
15,407 |
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Per common share data |
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Basic earnings: |
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From continuing operations |
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$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.53 |
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$ |
0.36 |
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From discontinued operations |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.53 |
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$ |
0.36 |
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Diluted earnings: |
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From continuing operations |
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$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.52 |
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$ |
0.36 |
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From discontinued operations |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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0.00 |
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$ |
0.11 |
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$ |
0.12 |
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$ |
0.52 |
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$ |
0.36 |
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Cash dividends declared |
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$ |
0.145 |
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$ |
0.145 |
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$ |
0.435 |
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$ |
0.435 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
Ferro Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
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Current assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
14,524 |
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$ |
12,025 |
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Accounts and trade notes receivable, net |
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253,183 |
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245,369 |
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Note receivable from Ferro Finance Corporation |
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29,708 |
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29,577 |
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Inventories |
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306,254 |
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262,799 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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23,549 |
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15,764 |
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Other receivables |
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52,500 |
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33,419 |
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Other current assets |
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7,412 |
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8,239 |
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Total current assets |
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687,130 |
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607,192 |
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Other assets |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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506,382 |
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519,959 |
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Goodwill |
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290,088 |
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291,070 |
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Amortizable intangible assets, net |
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11,899 |
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9,071 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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99,210 |
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100,935 |
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Other non-current assets |
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112,581 |
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110,033 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
1,707,290 |
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$ |
1,638,260 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Loans payable and current portion of long-term debt |
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$ |
7,372 |
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$ |
5,444 |
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Accounts payable |
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263,189 |
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269,591 |
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Income taxes |
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23,926 |
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Accrued payrolls |
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33,286 |
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26,415 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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90,235 |
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108,882 |
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Total current liabilities |
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418,008 |
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410,332 |
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Other liabilities |
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Long-term debt, less current portion |
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601,997 |
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520,645 |
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Postretirement and pension liabilities |
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130,151 |
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140,988 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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9,416 |
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9,848 |
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Other non-current liabilities |
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53,068 |
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56,644 |
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Total liabilities |
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1,212,640 |
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1,138,457 |
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Minority interests |
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10,318 |
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9,896 |
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Series A convertible preferred stock (approximates redemption value) |
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12,517 |
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13,623 |
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Shareholders equity |
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Common stock |
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52,323 |
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52,323 |
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Paid-in capital |
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167,105 |
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166,391 |
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Retained earnings |
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471,463 |
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468,190 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(18,827 |
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(7,765 |
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Common shares in treasury, at cost |
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(200,249 |
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(202,855 |
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Total shareholders equity |
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471,815 |
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476,284 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
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$ |
1,707,290 |
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$ |
1,638,260 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
Ferro Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders Equity and Comprehensive Income
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Accumulated |
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Total |
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Common Shares |
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Other |
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Share- |
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in Treasury |
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Common |
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Paid-in |
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Retained |
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Comprehensive |
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holders |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Stock |
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Capital |
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Earnings |
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Loss |
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Equity |
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(In thousands) |
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Balances at
December 31, 2007 |
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8,753 |
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$ |
(202,855 |
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$ |
52,323 |
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$ |
166,391 |
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$ |
468,190 |
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$ |
(7,765 |
) |
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$ |
476,284 |
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Net income |
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23,336 |
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23,336 |
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Other comprehensive
income
(loss), net of tax: |
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Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments |
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(15,014 |
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(15,014 |
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Postretirement
benefit liability
adjustments |
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2,676 |
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2,676 |
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Raw material
commodity
swap
adjustments |
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454 |
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454 |
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Interest rate
swap
adjustments |
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456 |
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456 |
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Total comprehensive
income |
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11,908 |
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Cash dividends: |
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Common |
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(18,883 |
) |
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(18,883 |
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Preferred |
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(675 |
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(675 |
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Income tax benefits |
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32 |
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32 |
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Stock-based
compensation
transactions |
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(173 |
) |
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2,606 |
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682 |
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3,288 |
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Adjustment to
initially apply FAS
No. 158 as of
January 1, 2008 |
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(505 |
) |
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366 |
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(139 |
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Balances at
September 30, 2008 |
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8,580 |
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$ |
(200,249 |
) |
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$ |
52,323 |
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$ |
167,105 |
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$ |
471,463 |
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$ |
(18,827 |
) |
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$ |
471,815 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
Ferro Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Nine months ended |
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September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income |
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$ |
23,336 |
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$ |
16,204 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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57,770 |
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63,825 |
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Precious metals deposits |
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70,073 |
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Accounts and trade notes receivable, inventories, and accounts payable |
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(66,426 |
) |
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13,696 |
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Note
receivable from Ferro Finance Corporation |
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(131 |
) |
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(6,804 |
) |
Other changes in current assets and liabilities, net |
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(3,106 |
) |
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(27,964 |
) |
Other adjustments, net |
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(9,532 |
) |
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(7,701 |
) |
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Net cash provided by continuing operations |
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1,911 |
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121,329 |
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Net cash used for discontinued operations |
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(73 |
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(48 |
) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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1,838 |
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121,281 |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment |
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(51,805 |
) |
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(43,247 |
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Expenditures for other assets |
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(3,400 |
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Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses |
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586 |
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2,704 |
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Dividends received from affiliates |
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336 |
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551 |
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Net cash used for investing activities |
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(54,283 |
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(39,992 |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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|
|
Net borrowings (repayments) under short-term facilities |
|
|
2,102 |
|
|
|
(740 |
) |
Proceeds from convertible notes |
|
|
172,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from revolving credit facility |
|
|
756,440 |
|
|
|
592,167 |
|
Proceeds from term loan facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,000 |
|
Extinguishment of 9 1/8% notes |
|
|
(205,269 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on revolving credit facility |
|
|
(638,227 |
) |
|
|
(700,864 |
) |
Principal payments on term loan facility |
|
|
(8,689 |
) |
|
|
(2,287 |
) |
Debt issue costs paid |
|
|
(5,462 |
) |
|
|
(1,783 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
9,217 |
|
Cash dividends paid |
|
|
(19,558 |
) |
|
|
(19,570 |
) |
Other financing activities |
|
|
1,464 |
|
|
|
(4,442 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
|
|
55,359 |
|
|
|
(73,302 |
) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(415 |
) |
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
2,499 |
|
|
|
8,836 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
12,025 |
|
|
|
16,985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
14,524 |
|
|
$ |
25,821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid during the period for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
46,247 |
|
|
$ |
46,925 |
|
Income taxes |
|
$ |
8,379 |
|
|
$ |
11,387 |
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
Ferro Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Basis of Presentation
Ferro Corporation (Ferro, we, us or the Company) prepared these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements of Ferro Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.
GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements and, therefore, should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2007. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S.
GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the timing and amount of assets,
liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses reported and disclosed. Actual amounts could differ
from our estimates, resulting in changes in revenues or costs that could have a material impact on
the Companys results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. In our opinion, we made
all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation, and those adjustments are of a normal
recurring nature unless otherwise noted. Due to differing business conditions, our various
initiatives, and some seasonality, the results for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected in subsequent quarters or for the full
year.
2. Accounting Standards Adopted in the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
On January 1, 2008, we adopted FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (FAS No.
157), FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement
No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of
Lease Classification or Measurement Under Statement 13, (FSP No. FAS 157-1), and FASB Staff
Position No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, (FSP No. FAS 157-2). Effective
July 1, 2008, we also adopted FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is not Active, (FSP No. FAS 157-3). FAS No. 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for
measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements, but does not require
any new fair value measurements. FSP No. FAS 157-1 excludes FASB Statement No. 13, Accounting for
Leases, (FAS No. 13) as well as other accounting pronouncements that address fair value
measurement on lease classification or measurement under FAS No. 13 from the scope of FAS No. 157.
FSP No. FAS 157-2 delays the effective date of FAS No. 157 for all nonrecurring fair value
measurements of nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities until fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008. FSP No. FAS 157-3 amends FAS No. 157 to give an example of how to determine the
fair value of a financial asset in an inactive market, but does not change the fair value
measurement principles of FAS No. 157. The portions of these pronouncements that were not delayed
were adopted prospectively, and their adoption reduced the disclosed fair value of our borrowings
under the revolving credit and term loan facilities and reduced the carrying value of our interest
rate swaps. We are currently evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements of
adopting the deferred portions of these pronouncements on January 1, 2009.
On January 1, 2008, we adopted the measurement provisions of FASB Statement No. 158,
Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of
FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), (FAS No. 158). The measurement provisions require
companies to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the annual balance sheet
date. Previously, we used September 30 as the measurement date for U.S. pension and other
postretirement benefits. We have elected to use the September 30, 2007, measurement of assets and
benefit obligations to calculate the fiscal year 2008 expense. Expense for the gap period from
September 30 to December 31 is recognized as of January 1, 2008, as a charge of $0.5 million, net
of tax, to retained earnings and a credit of $0.4 million, net of tax, to accumulated other
comprehensive income.
On January 1, 2008, we adopted FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (FAS No.
159). This statement permits us to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items
at fair value (the fair value option). For items for which the fair value option has been
elected, we would report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date
and recognize up-front costs and fees in earnings as incurred. We have not elected to measure any
eligible items at fair value, and we do not have any current plans to do so. Therefore, adoption
of FAS No. 159 did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.
7
On January 1, 2008, we adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-11, Accounting for
Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards, (EITF No. 06-11). EITF No. 06-11
requires that the income tax benefit from dividends that are charged to retained earnings and paid
to employees for nonvested equity shares be recognized as an increase to paid-in capital.
Previously, we recognized this income tax benefit as an increase to retained earnings. Beginning
in 2008, we report this income tax benefit as an increase to paid-in capital.
3. Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141(R), Business Combinations, (FAS No.
141(R)) and Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements an
amendment of ARB No. 51, (FAS No. 160). These statements change the way that companies account
for business combinations and noncontrolling interests (e.g., minority interests). Both standards
are to be applied prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. However, FAS
No. 160 requires entities to apply the presentation and disclosure requirements retrospectively to
comparative financial statements. In 2009, we will retrospectively reclassify the amount of
minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries to equity and separately report the amount of net
income or loss attributable to minority interests.
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, (FAS No. 161). This Statement
requires enhanced disclosures about an entitys derivative and hedging activities. This Statement
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. This Statement encourages, but does not
require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. We do not expect the
adoption of FAS No. 161 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life
of Intangible Assets, (FSP No. FAS 142-3). This pronouncement amends the factors that should be
considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a
recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
FSP No. FAS 142-3 is to be applied prospectively and is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. We are
currently evaluating its effect on our financial statements.
In May 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement), (FSP
No. APB 14-1). This pronouncement specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately
account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entitys
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. FSP No.
APB 14-1 is to be applied retrospectively and is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008. If this pronouncement had been
applied at September 30, 2008, the carrying value of the liability component of the 6.50%
Convertible Senior Notes would have been approximately $152.7 million, including $0.4 million of
imputed interest, and the carrying value of the equity component would have been approximately
$19.6 million, net of $0.6 million of allocated third-party transaction costs.
4. Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
94,975 |
|
|
$ |
74,659 |
|
Work in process |
|
|
50,639 |
|
|
|
41,640 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
160,640 |
|
|
|
146,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
306,254 |
|
|
$ |
262,799 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
In the production of some of our products, we use precious metals, some of which we obtain
from financial institutions under consignment agreements with terms of one year or less. The
financial institutions retain ownership of the precious metals and charge us fees based on the
amounts we consign. These fees were $1.1 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $3.4 million and $2.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and were charged to cost of sales. We had on hand
$125.8 million at September 30, 2008, and $148.3 million at December 31, 2007, of precious metals
owned by financial institutions, measured at fair value based on market prices for identical
assets.
5. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment is reported net of accumulated depreciation of $668.0 million at
September 30, 2008, and $713.5 million at December 31, 2007.
6. Financing and Long-term Debt
Loans payable and current portion of long-term debt consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Loans payable to banks |
|
$ |
3,128 |
|
|
$ |
954 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
|
4,244 |
|
|
|
4,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
7,372 |
|
|
$ |
5,444 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
$172.5 million 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes |
|
$ |
172,500 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$200 million 9 1/8% Senior Notes, net of unamortized discounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
199,636 |
|
Revolving credit facility |
|
|
132,070 |
|
|
|
13,857 |
|
Term loan facility |
|
|
293,261 |
|
|
|
301,950 |
|
Capitalized lease obligations |
|
|
7,863 |
|
|
|
8,924 |
|
Other notes |
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
606,241 |
|
|
|
525,135 |
|
Less current portion |
|
|
(4,244 |
) |
|
|
(4,490 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
601,997 |
|
|
$ |
520,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Rating
At September 30, 2008, the Companys corporate credit rating was B1, with a positive outlook,
by Moodys Investor Services, Inc. and B+, with a stable outlook, by Standard & Poors Rating
Group.
6.50% Convertible Senior Notes
In August 2008, Ferro issued $172.5 million of 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the
Convertible Notes). The proceeds from the offering, along with available cash, including
borrowings under Ferros revolving credit facility, were used to purchase all of Ferros
outstanding 9 1/8% Senior Notes. The Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.5% per year,
payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February
15, 2009. The Convertible Notes mature on August 15, 2013.
9
The Convertible Notes are convertible, under certain circumstances, using a net share
settlement process, into a combination of cash and shares of Ferros common stock. The initial base
conversion price of the Convertible Notes is approximately $32.34, based on the initial base
conversion rate of 30.9253 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes.
Upon conversion of a Convertible Note, the holder will receive cash equal to the principal amount
of the Convertible Note and shares of common stock to the extent the Convertible Notes conversion
value exceeds the principal amount. In addition, upon certain circumstances, Ferro will increase
the applicable conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Convertible Notes. The
number of additional shares of common stock is determined pursuant to a specified formula, which is
dependent on the Companys stock price at the time of conversion. Ferro may be required to
repurchase the Convertible Notes if Ferro is involved in certain types of corporate transactions or
other events constituting a fundamental change.
9 1/8% Senior Notes
In June 2008, Ferro commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding
$200 million aggregate principal amount of 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2009 (the 9 1/8% Notes). In
August and September, we purchased all of the 9 1/8% Notes for $205.3 million, including call
premiums and tender costs, and recorded a loss of $5.5 million, including unamortized discounts and
fees. We financed the purchase of the 9 1/8% Notes and related costs from the issuance of the
Convertible Notes, along with available cash, including borrowings under Ferros revolving credit
facility.
Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facilities
In 2006, we entered into an agreement with a group of lenders for a $700 million credit
facility, consisting of a multi-currency senior revolving credit facility and a senior term loan
facility. In 2007, we cancelled the unused portion of the term loan facility and amended the
credit facility (the Amended Credit Facility). At September 30, 2008, the Amended Credit
Facility consisted of a $300 million revolving credit facility, which matures in 2011, and a $305
million term loan facility, which matures in 2012. As part of the agreement, we can request an
increase of $50 million in the revolving credit facility. We had $159.3 million at September 30,
2008, and $277.5 million at December 31, 2007, available under the revolving credit facility, after
reductions for standby letters of credit secured by this facility. In 2007, we began making
periodic principal payments on the term loans. We are required to make minimum quarterly principal
payments of $0.8 million from July 2008 to July 2011. During the last year of the loans life, we
are required to repay the remaining balance of the term loans in four quarterly installments.
Currently, those last four payments will be $71.0 million each. In addition to the minimum
quarterly payments, each April we may be required to make an additional principal payment. The
amount of this additional payment is dependent on the Companys leverage and certain cash flow
metrics. Any additional payment that is required reduces, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount
due in the last four quarterly payments. In April 2008, we made an additional principal payment of
$6.4 million.
The interest rates under the Amended Credit Facility are equal to the sum of (A) either (1)
LIBOR or (2) the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% or the Prime Rate and (B) for the
revolving credit facility, a variable margin based on the Companys leverage, or for the term loan
facility, a fixed margin. As part of the 2007 amendments, $175 million of borrowings under the
term loan facility were restricted to using three-month LIBOR in determining their interest rates.
This change was made in connection with interest rate swap agreements executed in 2007. These swap
agreements effectively fixed the interest rate through June 2011 on $150 million of borrowings
under the term loan facility. The average interest rate for revolving credit borrowings was 4.4%
at September 30, 2008, and 6.5% at December 31, 2007, and the effective interest rate for term loan
borrowings after adjusting for the interest rate swaps was 6.2% at September 30, 2008, and 7.2% at
December 31, 2007.
Receivable Sales Programs
We have several programs to sell, on an ongoing basis, pools of our trade accounts receivable.
These programs accelerate cash collections at favorable financing costs and help us manage the
Companys liquidity requirements. The costs associated with these programs are reported as
interest expense and were $5.1 million and $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007, respectively.
10
In our largest program, we sell substantially all of Ferros U.S. trade accounts receivable to
Ferro Finance Corporation (FFC), a wholly-owned unconsolidated qualified special purpose entity
(QSPE). FFC finances its acquisition of trade
receivable assets by issuing beneficial interests in (securitizing) the receivables to
multi-seller receivables securitization companies (the Conduits). In June 2008, we amended the
program to reduce the maximum proceeds and the conduits commitment levels from $100 million to $75
million. Ferro had received net proceeds of $75.0 million at September 30, 2008, and $54.6 million
at December 31, 2007, for outstanding receivables. FFC and the Conduits have no recourse to
Ferros other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due, as the assets transferred are legally
isolated in accordance with the U.S. bankruptcy laws. Ferro, on behalf of FFC and the Conduits,
provides normal collection and administration services for the trade accounts receivable sold.
Activity from this program for the nine months ended September 30 is detailed below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Trade accounts receivable sold to FFC |
|
$ |
840,151 |
|
|
$ |
739,005 |
|
Cash proceeds from FFC |
|
|
840,405 |
|
|
|
731,454 |
|
Trade accounts receivable collected and remitted to FFC and the conduits |
|
|
820,027 |
|
|
|
726,553 |
|
In addition, we maintain several international programs to sell trade accounts receivable,
primarily without recourse. The commitments supporting these programs can be withdrawn at any time
and totaled $78.0 million at September 30, 2008, and $80.8 million at December 31, 2007. Ferro had
received net proceeds under the international programs of $28.8 million at September 30, 2008, and
$42.1 million at December 31, 2007, for outstanding receivables. Ferro provides normal collection
and administration services for the trade accounts receivable sold to certain financial
institutions.
Activity from these programs for the nine months ended September 30 is detailed below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Trade accounts receivable sold to financial institutions |
|
$ |
186,054 |
|
|
$ |
128,788 |
|
Cash proceeds from financial institutions |
|
|
184,628 |
|
|
|
125,024 |
|
Trade accounts receivable collected and remitted to
financial institutions for programs where we provide
collection and administrative services |
|
|
60,863 |
|
|
|
65,060 |
|
7. Financial Instruments
The following financial instruments are measured at fair value for disclosure purposes. The
carrying values of these instruments may or may not be their fair values.
6.50% Convertible Senior Notes. The carrying amount of the Convertible Notes was $172.5
million and their fair value was $159.7 million at September 30, 2008. The fair value of these
notes is based on a third partys estimated bid price.
9 1/8% Senior Notes. The carrying amount of the 9 1/8% Notes was $199.6 million and their
fair value was $205.0 million at December 31, 2007. The fair value of these notes is based on a
third partys estimated bid price.
Revolving credit facility. The carrying amount of the revolving credit facility was $132.1
million at September 30, 2008, and $13.9 million at December 31, 2007. The fair value of the
revolving credit facility was $122.9 million at September 30, 2008, and $13.9 million at December
31, 2007. The fair value of the revolving credit facility is based on the present value of
expected future cash flows and assumptions about current interest rates. Beginning in 2008 in
connection with the adoption of FAS No. 157, the fair value also reflects assumptions about the
creditworthiness of the Company that market participants would use in pricing the debt.
Term loan facility. The carrying amount of the term loan facility was $293.3 million at
September 30, 2008, and $302.0 million at December 31, 2007. The fair value of the term loan
facility was $272.9 million at September 30, 2008, and $302.0 million at December 31, 2007. The
fair value of the term loan facility is based on the present value of expected future cash
flows and assumptions about current interest rates. Beginning in 2008 in connection with the
adoption of FAS No. 157, the fair value also reflects assumptions about the creditworthiness of the
Company that market participants would use in pricing the debt.
11
The following financial instruments are measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring
basis. The inputs to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value are classified into the
following categories:
|
|
|
|
|
Level 1: |
|
Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. |
Level 2: |
|
Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by
market data. |
Level 3: |
|
Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. |
The carrying amount, fair value, and classification within the fair value hierarchy of these
financial instruments were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
at September 30, 2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
forward contracts |
|
$ |
1,374 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,374 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
Precious metals
forward contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value |
|
$ |
1,374 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,374 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
$ |
(7,401 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(7,401 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(8,109 |
) |
Foreign currency
forward contracts |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(284 |
) |
Raw material
commodity swaps |
|
|
(938 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(938 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,499 |
) |
Precious metals
forward contracts |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value |
|
$ |
(8,418 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(8,418 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(9,892 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps. To reduce our exposure to interest rate changes on variable-rate debt,
we entered into interest rate swap agreements in 2007. These swaps effectively converted $150
million of our variable-rate term loan facility to a fixed rate. We mark these agreements to fair
value and recognize the resulting gains or losses as other comprehensive income or loss. In 2007,
the fair value of the interest rate swaps was based on settlement prices provided by the
counterparties. Beginning in 2008 in connection with the adoption of FAS No. 157, the fair value
of the swaps is based on the present value of expected future cash flows, which reflects
assumptions about current interest rates and the creditworthiness of the Company that market
participants would use in pricing the swaps.
Foreign currency forward contracts. We manage foreign currency risks principally by entering
into forward contracts to mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on transactions. We mark
these contracts to fair value based on market prices for comparable contracts and recognize the
resulting gains or losses in net foreign currency gains or losses.
Raw material commodity swaps. We hedge a portion of our exposure to changes in the pricing of
certain raw material commodities principally using swap arrangements that allow us to fix the price
of the commodities for future purchases. We mark these contracts to fair value based on market
prices for comparable contracts and recognize the resulting gains or losses as other comprehensive
income or loss. After the contracts mature and the materials are sold, the gains and losses are
recognized as part of cost of sales.
12
Precious metals forward contracts. We enter into forward purchase arrangements with precious
metals suppliers to completely cover the value of fixed price sales contracts for products with
precious metal content. Some of these agreements, with purchase commitments totaling $13.0 million
at September 30, 2008, are designated as normal purchase contracts and are not marked to fair
value. We mark the remaining precious metal contracts to fair value based on market prices for
comparable contracts and recognize the resulting gains or losses as miscellaneous income or
expense.
8. Income Taxes
Income tax expense for the first nine months of 2008 was $16.7 million, or 41.6% of pre-tax
income. Income tax expense for the first nine months of 2007 was $10.8 million, or 39.7% of pre-tax
income. The reasons for the increase in the effective tax rate were a change in the mix of income
by country and a decrease in the U.S. tax cost on foreign dividends. The effective tax rate was
also impacted by an unfavorable tax court decision in Brazil, an increase in the valuation
allowance, and favorable adjustments to prior-year accruals which, in aggregate, totaled $2.4
million.
During the first nine months of 2008, we allocated income tax expense directly to
shareholders equity for the following items: $0.7 million for postretirement benefit liability
adjustments, $0.2 million for raw material commodity swap adjustments, $0.2 million for interest
rate swap adjustments, and $0.2 million for the adjustments to initially apply FAS No. 158. During
the first nine months of 2007, we allocated income tax expense (benefit) directly to shareholders
equity for the following items: $0.5 million for postretirement benefit liability adjustments,
$(1.2) million for raw material commodity swap adjustments, and $(1.8) million for interest rate
swap adjustments.
The Company conducts business globally, and, as a result, the U.S. parent company and its
subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign
jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the U.S. parent company and its subsidiaries are
subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world, including Spain, France,
Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Japan, China, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. With few exceptions,
we are not subject to federal, state, local or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before
2000.
9. Contingent Liabilities
As previously disclosed, in February 2003, we produced documents in connection with an
investigation by the United States Department of Justice into possible antitrust violations in the
heat stabilizer industry. In April 2006, we were notified by the Department of Justice that the
Government had closed its investigation. Before closing its investigation, the Department of
Justice took no action against the Company or any of its current or former employees. In 2003, the
Company was named as a defendant in several lawsuits alleging civil damages and requesting
injunctive relief relating to the conduct the Government was investigating, and, in June 2008, the
Company was named in four more indirect purchaser lawsuits related to an existing lawsuit in the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In July 2007, we entered into a definitive written settlement
agreement in the class action lawsuit involving direct purchasers. The settlement agreement was
approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in December
2007. Although the Company decided to bring this matter to a close through settlement, the Company
did not admit to any of the alleged violations and continues to deny any wrongdoing. The Company is
vigorously defending the remaining six civil actions alleging antitrust violations in the heat
stabilizer industry. These actions are in their early stages; therefore, we cannot determine the
outcomes of these lawsuits at this time. In December 2006, we filed a lawsuit against the former
owner of our heat stabilizer business seeking indemnification for the defense of these lawsuits and
any resulting payments by the Company. In April 2008, the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio dismissed our lawsuit, and we have appealed the courts decision to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
There are various other lawsuits and claims pending against the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries. In our opinion, the ultimate liabilities, if any, and expenses resulting from such
lawsuits and claims will not materially affect the consolidated financial position, results of
operations, or cash flows of the Company.
The Company had bank guarantees and standby letters of credit issued by financial
institutions, which totaled $14.4 million at September 30, 2008, and $17.7 million at December 31,
2007. These agreements primarily relate to Ferros insurance programs, potential environmental
remediation liabilities, and foreign tax payments. If the Company fails to
perform its obligations, the guarantees and letters of credit may be drawn down by their
holders, and we would be liable to the financial institutions for the amounts drawn.
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10. Retirement Benefits
Information concerning net periodic benefit costs of our U.S. pension plans (including our
unfunded nonqualified plans), non-U.S. pension plans, and postretirement health care and life
insurance benefit plans for the three months ended September 30 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Pension Plans |
|
|
Non-U.S. Pension Plans |
|
|
Other Benefit Plans |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Components of net periodic cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
317 |
|
|
$ |
1,308 |
|
|
$ |
1,663 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
$ |
124 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
5,177 |
|
|
|
5,026 |
|
|
|
2,955 |
|
|
|
2,359 |
|
|
|
731 |
|
|
|
836 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(5,663 |
) |
|
|
(5,140 |
) |
|
|
(2,148 |
) |
|
|
(1,871 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service
cost |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
(411 |
) |
|
|
(349 |
) |
Net amortization and deferral |
|
|
624 |
|
|
|
1,456 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Curtailment and settlement
effects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(814 |
) |
Special termination benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
213 |
|
|
$ |
1,698 |
|
|
$ |
2,064 |
|
|
$ |
4,515 |
|
|
$ |
336 |
|
|
$ |
(203 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information concerning net periodic benefit costs of our U.S. pension plans (including our
unfunded nonqualified plans), non-U.S. pension plans, and postretirement health care and life
insurance benefit plans for the nine months ended September 30 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Pension Plans |
|
|
Non-U.S. Pension Plans |
|
|
Other Benefit Plans |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Components of net periodic cost: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
948 |
|
|
$ |
4,366 |
|
|
$ |
4,888 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
428 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
15,531 |
|
|
|
15,083 |
|
|
|
8,934 |
|
|
|
6,937 |
|
|
|
2,193 |
|
|
|
2,554 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(16,989 |
) |
|
|
(15,392 |
) |
|
|
(6,484 |
) |
|
|
(5,499 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service
cost |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
(1,233 |
) |
|
|
(935 |
) |
Net amortization and deferral |
|
|
1,872 |
|
|
|
4,405 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Curtailment and settlement
effects |
|
|
|
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(814 |
) |
Special termination benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
639 |
|
|
$ |
5,412 |
|
|
$ |
6,926 |
|
|
$ |
9,031 |
|
|
$ |
1,008 |
|
|
$ |
1,233 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The change in net periodic cost is due primarily to restructuring activities related to
closing the Companys Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Niagara Falls, New York, manufacturing
facilities, the freezing of pension benefits at several U.S. plants, and the limiting of
eligibility for retiree medical and life insurance coverage for nonunion employees. We recorded
curtailment gains of $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2008 and special termination benefits of
$2.2 million in the third quarter of 2007 for pension benefits related to the Rotterdam,
Netherlands, closing. We recorded curtailment gains of $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2007
for other benefits and curtailment losses of $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2007 for pension
benefits related to the Niagara Falls, New York, closing.
14
11. Stock-Based Compensation
The following table contains the total stock-based compensation expense recorded in selling,
general and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Stock options |
|
$ |
1,753 |
|
|
$ |
2,333 |
|
Performance shares |
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
Deferred stock units |
|
|
411 |
|
|
|
505 |
|
Restricted shares |
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
2,658 |
|
|
$ |
3,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table contains information regarding the stock-based compensation as of and for
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
Grant Date |
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Average Fair |
|
|
Fair Value of |
|
|
Service or |
|
|
|
Shares or |
|
|
Value per |
|
|
Shares or |
|
|
Performance |
|
|
|
Units Granted |
|
|
Share or Unit |
|
|
Units Granted |
|
|
Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollars in |
|
|
(In years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
thousands) |
|
|
|
|
Stock options |
|
|
513,100 |
|
|
$ |
4.27 |
|
|
$ |
2,191 |
|
|
|
3.4 |
|
Performance shares |
|
|
77,825 |
|
|
|
17.26 |
|
|
|
1,343 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
Deferred stock units |
|
|
34,200 |
|
|
|
16.69 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Restricted shares |
|
|
99,600 |
|
|
|
17.51 |
|
|
|
1,744 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
The stock-based compensation transaction in shareholders equity consisted of the following
for the nine months ended September 30, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
in Treasury |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Stock options |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
$ |
367 |
|
|
$ |
2,236 |
|
Performance shares, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
(654 |
) |
Deferred stock units |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
|
|
Directors deferred compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(558 |
) |
|
|
558 |
|
Preferred stock conversions |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
689 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted shares |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
1,940 |
|
|
|
(1,458 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(173 |
) |
|
$ |
2,606 |
|
|
$ |
682 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Share Awards
Under the 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Company may award restricted shares of Ferro
common stock. The restricted shares vest in three years from the date of the award and are
forfeited if the recipients employment terminates, except in the case of death or disability.
During the vesting period, the recipient is not entitled to exercise rights pertaining to the
restricted shares, including the right to vote such shares, and dividends on the restricted shares
are deferred without
interest. Following the vesting period, the recipient may not dispose of the shares for two
years, without Ferros prior written consent. The first restricted shares were awarded in 2008.
15
12. Restructuring and Cost Reduction Programs
During 2008, we continued several restructuring programs across a number of our business
segments with the objectives of leveraging our global scale, realigning and lowering our cost
structure and optimizing capacity utilization. The programs are primarily associated with North
America and Europe. Management continues to evaluate our business, and therefore, there may be
supplemental provisions for new plan initiatives as well as changes in estimates to amounts
previously recorded, as payments are made or actions are completed.
In July 2006, we announced that we were restructuring our European operations, including a
portion of our Performance Coatings and Color and Glass Performance Materials segments. This
program affected operations in Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Netherlands, and Germany. We expect
these actions to significantly reduce the cost structure of our manufacturing operations.
The initial phase of this European restructuring resulted in a workforce reduction of 127
employees in these two segments and we are evaluating further workforce reductions. A decision to
proceed with actions related to any additional charges will be made after the Company has completed
required consultations with employee representatives at the affected sites. Revised total
anticipated charges through 2009 amount to $11.5 million. Charges incurred through 2007 amounted
to $9.0 million. Restructuring charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, include $1.1
million for employee severance costs, other costs of $0.7 million, and $0.3 million of accrual
reversals.
In May 2007, we began the next phase of our European restructuring by initiating discussions
with representatives of workers at our Rotterdam, Netherlands, porcelain enamel manufacturing site.
In September 2007, we reached an agreement with the Rotterdam Works Council. As a result, the
Company discontinued porcelain enamel manufacturing at its Rotterdam facility in the third quarter
of 2008 and consolidated production at other European facilities. This consolidation resulted in
the reduction of 84 employees. Restructuring charges are expected to total $26.5 million. During
2007, we recorded $11.8 million in restructuring charges and an additional $0.5 million for
inventory write downs included in cost of sales. During the first nine months of 2008, we recorded
$8.9 million for employee severance costs, $3.8 million for future minimum lease obligations, and
$0.9 million in other costs, partly offset by a pension curtailment credit of $0.1 million.
In addition to the European restructuring efforts, we initiated worldwide restructuring plans
for our Performance Coatings, Color and Glass Performance Materials, Polymer Additives, and
Specialty Plastics segments in November 2007, March 2008, and April 2008. These restructuring
plans resulted in the reduction of 109 employees. Total estimated employee termination charges
through 2008 are $5.4 million. During 2007, we recorded total charges of $1.4 million. In the
first nine months of 2008, we recorded $4.0 million of additional restructuring charges.
In February 2008, we announced the closing of a Plastics facility in Aldridge, United Kingdom.
This closure resulted in the reduction of 10 employees and total costs of $0.6 million. During
the first nine months of 2008, we recorded $0.4 million in severance costs and $0.2 million in
lease termination costs.
In June 2008, we announced the partial closing of a Performance Coatings facility in
Americana, Brazil. This closure resulted in the reduction of 66 employees and total costs of $1.5
million. During the first nine months of 2008, we recorded $1.1 million in severance costs and
$0.4 million of asset impairment costs.
In September 2008, we closed the Polymer Additives facility in Castanheira, Portugal, which
resulted in the elimination of 10 employees with a total cost of $1.2 million. During September
2008, we recorded $0.2 million in severance costs, $0.5 million in contract termination costs, and
$0.5 million in asset impairment costs.
16
We have summarized the activities and accrual balances related to our restructuring and cost
reduction programs below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Termination |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Asset |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefits |
|
|
Costs |
|
|
Impairment |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Balance, December 31, 2007 |
|
$ |
8,381 |
|
|
$ |
1,560 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,941 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
15,346 |
|
|
|
6,025 |
|
|
|
909 |
|
|
|
22,280 |
|
Cash payments |
|
|
(21,570 |
) |
|
|
(1,723 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,293 |
) |
Currency translation adjustment |
|
|
(193 |
) |
|
|
(363 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(556 |
) |
Non-cash items |
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
(909 |
) |
|
|
(1,163 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2008 |
|
$ |
1,888 |
|
|
$ |
5,321 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We expect to make cash payments to settle the remaining liability for employee termination
benefits and other costs primarily within the next 12 months, except where legal or contractual
restrictions prevent us from doing so.
13. Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations relate to the Powder Coatings, Petroleum Additives and Specialty
Ceramics businesses that we sold in 2002 and 2003. There were no sales or cash flows from
investing or financing activities from discontinued operations in the nine months ended September
30, 2008 or 2007. The loss from discontinued operations includes ongoing legal costs and reserve
adjustments directly related to discontinued operations. Discontinued operations resulted in the
following pre-tax losses and related income tax benefits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Pre-tax losses |
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
120 |
|
|
$ |
355 |
|
Tax benefits |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of tax losses |
|
$ |
57 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
$ |
216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have continuing environmental remediation obligations that are related to these
divestitures, and we had accrued $3.3 million at September 30, 2008, and $3.3 million at December
31, 2007, for these matters.
17
14. Earnings per Share
Details of the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are shown below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share amounts) |
|
Basic earnings per share computation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
4,606 |
|
|
$ |
5,333 |
|
|
$ |
22,661 |
|
|
$ |
15,407 |
|
Add: Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,663 |
|
|
$ |
5,335 |
|
|
$ |
22,734 |
|
|
$ |
15,623 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding |
|
|
43,266 |
|
|
|
43,030 |
|
|
|
43,226 |
|
|
|
42,881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share computation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
4,606 |
|
|
$ |
5,333 |
|
|
$ |
22,661 |
|
|
$ |
15,407 |
|
Add: Loss from discontinued operations |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
Plus: Convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,663 |
|
|
$ |
5,335 |
|
|
$ |
22,734 |
|
|
$ |
15,623 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding |
|
|
43,266 |
|
|
|
43,030 |
|
|
|
43,226 |
|
|
|
42,881 |
|
Assumed
conversion of convertible senior notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumed conversion of convertible preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumed satisfaction of performance share
conditions |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
Assumed satisfaction of deferred stock unit
conditions |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Assumed exercise of stock options |
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding |
|
|
43,523 |
|
|
|
43,113 |
|
|
|
43,309 |
|
|
|
42,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15. Comprehensive Income
The components of comprehensive income were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
4,831 |
|
|
$ |
5,585 |
|
|
$ |
23,336 |
|
|
$ |
16,204 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
|
(36,261 |
) |
|
|
15,441 |
|
|
|
(15,014 |
) |
|
|
28,183 |
|
Postretirement benefit liability adjustments |
|
|
3,090 |
|
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
|
2,676 |
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
Raw material commodity swap adjustments |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(391 |
) |
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
(1,903 |
) |
Interest rate swap adjustments |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(2,089 |
) |
|
|
456 |
|
|
|
(2,840 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
(28,491 |
) |
|
$ |
18,409 |
|
|
$ |
11,908 |
|
|
$ |
39,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
16. Reporting for Segments
The Company has six reportable segments: Performance Coatings, Electronic Materials, Color and
Glass Performance Materials, Polymer Additives, Specialty Plastics and Other Businesses. We have
combined our Tile Coating Systems and Porcelain Enamel business units into one reportable segment,
Performance Coatings, based on their similar economic and operating characteristics. We have also
combined two of our segments, Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals, into one reportable segment,
Other Businesses, because they do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate disclosure.
The accounting policies of our segments are consistent with those described for our
consolidated financial statements in the summary of significant accounting policies contained in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. We measure segment income for
internal reporting purposes as income from continuing operations before unallocated corporate
expenses, restructuring charges, other expense (income) items, such as interest expense, and income
tax expense. Unallocated corporate expenses primarily consist of corporate employment costs and
professional services.
Net sales to external customers by segment are presented in the table below. Sales between
segments were not material.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Performance Coatings |
|
$ |
162,523 |
|
|
$ |
153,742 |
|
|
$ |
501,819 |
|
|
$ |
451,058 |
|
Electronic Materials |
|
|
155,122 |
|
|
|
116,645 |
|
|
|
452,317 |
|
|
|
338,412 |
|
Color and Glass Performance Materials |
|
|
115,013 |
|
|
|
113,575 |
|
|
|
374,083 |
|
|
|
329,195 |
|
Polymer Additives |
|
|
93,081 |
|
|
|
85,230 |
|
|
|
284,107 |
|
|
|
252,903 |
|
Specialty Plastics |
|
|
58,097 |
|
|
|
62,236 |
|
|
|
183,499 |
|
|
|
198,994 |
|
Other Businesses |
|
|
24,752 |
|
|
|
19,273 |
|
|
|
70,415 |
|
|
|
63,502 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
$ |
608,588 |
|
|
$ |
550,701 |
|
|
$ |
1,866,240 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below are each segments income and reconciliations to income before taxes from continuing
operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
Performance Coatings |
|
$ |
12,135 |
|
|
$ |
8,449 |
|
|
$ |
34,400 |
|
|
$ |
29,947 |
|
Electronic Materials |
|
|
17,095 |
|
|
|
8,522 |
|
|
|
43,527 |
|
|
|
19,534 |
|
Color and Glass Performance Materials |
|
|
9,712 |
|
|
|
11,727 |
|
|
|
40,695 |
|
|
|
39,462 |
|
Polymer Additives |
|
|
4,385 |
|
|
|
3,417 |
|
|
|
11,703 |
|
|
|
10,576 |
|
Specialty Plastics |
|
|
2,796 |
|
|
|
3,586 |
|
|
|
7,520 |
|
|
|
10,961 |
|
Other Businesses |
|
|
2,645 |
|
|
|
593 |
|
|
|
7,405 |
|
|
|
7,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment income |
|
|
48,768 |
|
|
|
36,294 |
|
|
|
145,250 |
|
|
|
118,462 |
|
Unallocated corporate expenses |
|
|
13,031 |
|
|
|
7,215 |
|
|
|
32,658 |
|
|
|
38,219 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
9,042 |
|
|
|
5,826 |
|
|
|
22,280 |
|
|
|
7,689 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
|
20,202 |
|
|
|
14,194 |
|
|
|
50,215 |
|
|
|
45,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before taxes from continuing
operations |
|
$ |
6,493 |
|
|
$ |
9,059 |
|
|
$ |
40,097 |
|
|
$ |
27,234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
We sell our products throughout the world, and we attribute sales to countries based on the
country where we generate the customer invoice. We have detailed net sales by geographic region in
the table below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
United States |
|
$ |
281,502 |
|
|
$ |
232,405 |
|
|
$ |
811,678 |
|
|
$ |
710,423 |
|
International |
|
|
327,086 |
|
|
|
318,296 |
|
|
|
1,054,562 |
|
|
|
923,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net sales |
|
$ |
608,588 |
|
|
$ |
550,701 |
|
|
$ |
1,866,240 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17. Subsequent Event
On September 29, 2008, we entered into an agreement for the sale of our fine
chemicals business to Novolyte Technologies LP, an affiliate of Arsenal Capital Management LP. On
October 31, 2008, we amended the agreement, primarily to reduce the selling price
from $66.0 million to $60.0 million, and closed the sale of the U.S. portion of the business for
$52.0 million. The remaining $8.0 million of purchase price will be held in escrow until the
completion of an equity transfer of Ferro (Suzhou) Energy Storage Materials Co. Ltd. (Ferro
Suzhou), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferro, which owns the fine chemicals business
manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China. The equity transfer of Ferro Suzhou is subject to
certain conditions, including government approval of the equity transfer in China and the receipt
of certain permits or licenses. The equity transfer is expected to be completed by the end of
2008.
At September 30, 2008, the fine chemicals business had approximately $25 million of property,
plant and equipment, $12 million of accounts receivable, $9 million of inventory, and $7 million of
accounts payable and other liabilities.
20
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2008, declined to $4.8 million from $5.6
million in the third quarter of 2007. Income declined primarily as a result of higher selling,
general and administrative expenses, a loss on the extinguishment of debt resulting from bond
refinancing activities and higher restructuring charges. Partially offsetting these higher costs
were increased gross profit, resulting from higher sales, and lower interest expense.
Net sales increased by 10.5% primarily as a result of higher sales in our Electronic
Materials, Performance Coatings, and Polymer Additives segments. Sales declined in the Specialty
Plastics segment, compared with the third quarter of 2007. The primary drivers for the increased
sales were improved product pricing and product mix, as well as changes in foreign currency
exchange rates. Higher product pricing included increased pass-through of higher precious metal
costs.
Raw material costs continued to be volatile in the quarter. While prices of a number of
commodities fell during the quarter, these prices did not immediately translate to lower costs
within the supply chain. Petrochemical-based input costs declined during the quarter, for
instance, but temporary shutdowns of refining capacity in the U.S. Gulf Coast resulting from
late-summer hurricanes delayed the downstream effects of lower crude oil prices. In aggregate, raw
material prices were higher than in the prior-year period.
Gross profit increased during the third quarter, both in dollar terms and as a percent of
sales, compared with the third quarter of 2007. Gross profit percentage continues to be negatively
impacted by higher precious metal costs, which we generally pass through to customers with minimal
gross profit contribution.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense increased in the 2008 third quarter
compared to the prior year. The principal drivers for the increase were changes in foreign
currency exchange rates, and higher incentive compensation and benefit expenses. As a percentage of net
sales, our 2008 third quarter SG&A expense was 12.9%, unchanged from the third quarter of 2007.
Interest
expense declined in the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared with the
prior-year period. The decline was due to lower interest rates on our debt, partially offset by
higher average borrowing levels. During the third quarter, we issued new convertible bonds. The
proceeds from the new bonds, along with additional borrowings under our revolving credit facility,
were used to repay our 9 1/8% coupon senior notes, due January 2009. The repayment of the senior
notes resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.5 million during the quarter.
Outlook
Economic conditions weakened during the quarter, resulting in reduced demand from customers in
a number of regions around the world. Contributing to the weakness was a reduction in the
availability of credit in many worldwide markets, which is expected to have a continuing negative
effect on future consumer and business spending. Markets in the United States that are related to
residential housing, automobiles and automotive parts, and appliances are expected to remain weak
until there is a general increase in economic activity and consumer demand. Markets outside the
United States have been stronger in recent quarters, but international markets, particularly in
continental Europe, weakened during the third quarter and are expected to exhibit weak customer
demand in the coming quarter, although some of this reduced demand is expected to be offset by
higher sales in North Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Demand for our electronic
materials used in solar cells is strong and is expected to continue to show year-over-year growth,
although rapid expansion of capacity among solar cell manufacturers could lead to some increased
demand volatility due to short-term supply chain imbalances in the future.
We expect to continue to record charges associated with our current and future restructuring
programs, particularly related to our rationalization of our manufacturing operations in Europe.
Factors that could adversely affect our future financial performance are described under the
heading Risk Factors in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2008.
21
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
608,588 |
|
|
$ |
550,701 |
|
|
$ |
57,887 |
|
|
|
10.5 |
% |
Cost of sales |
|
|
494,577 |
|
|
|
450,553 |
|
|
|
44,024 |
|
|
|
9.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
114,011 |
|
|
|
100,148 |
|
|
|
13,863 |
|
|
|
13.8 |
% |
Gross profit percentage |
|
|
18.7 |
% |
|
|
18.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
78,274 |
|
|
|
71,069 |
|
|
|
7,205 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
% |
Restructuring charges |
|
|
9,042 |
|
|
|
5,826 |
|
|
|
3,216 |
|
|
|
55.2 |
% |
Other expense (income): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
12,497 |
|
|
|
14,488 |
|
|
|
(1,991 |
) |
|
|
(13.7 |
%) |
Interest earned |
|
|
(213 |
) |
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(21.4 |
%) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
5,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency losses (gains), net |
|
|
1,660 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
1,670 |
|
|
|
(16,700.0 |
%) |
Miscellaneous expense (income), net |
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
740 |
|
|
|
(5,692.3 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before taxes |
|
|
6,493 |
|
|
|
9,059 |
|
|
|
(2,566 |
) |
|
|
(28.3 |
%) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
1,605 |
|
|
|
3,472 |
|
|
|
(1,867 |
) |
|
|
(53.8 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
|
4,888 |
|
|
|
5,587 |
|
|
|
(699 |
) |
|
|
(12.5 |
%) |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
2,750.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
4,831 |
|
|
$ |
5,585 |
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
|
(13.5 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
(8.3 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, increased by 10.5%, driven by increased
product prices, including pass-throughs for higher precious metal costs, improved product mix, and
favorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Aggregated sales volume had a slightly
negative effect on sales for the quarter, as a result of lower volume in Specialty Plastics,
Polymer Additives and Color and Glass Performance Materials, partially offset by increased sales
volume in Electronic Materials.
Gross profit increased in the 2008 third quarter primarily as a result of increased product
pricing and lower manufacturing costs, partially offset by higher raw material costs. Gross profit
was reduced by $1.5 million in the quarter as a result of costs related to manufacturing
rationalization activities and asset write-offs. Charges for manufacturing rationalization
activities were $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2007. Gross profit as a percent of sales was
negatively impacted by higher raw materials costs, including precious metal costs. Precious metal
costs are generally passed through to customers with minimal gross profit contributions.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were 12.9% of net sales in the 2008
third quarter, unchanged from the third quarter of 2007. SG&A spending in the third quarter
increased, in dollar terms, primarily due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, increased
benefit expenses and higher incentive compensation accruals. The 2008 third-quarter SG&A expense
also included charges of $1.9 million primarily related to corporate development activities,
partially offset by a favorable insurance settlement.
Restructuring charges were $9.0 million in the 2008 third quarter, an increase from $5.8
million in the third quarter of 2007. The 2008 third quarter charges were primarily related to our
manufacturing rationalization activities in Europe related to our Performance Coatings and Color
and Glass Performance Materials segments.
22
Interest expense declined in the 2008 third quarter as a result of lower average interest
rates, partially offset by higher borrowing levels.
During the 2008 third quarter, we refinanced our 9 1/8% coupon senior notes using the proceeds
of a new convertible bond issue and additional borrowing from our revolving credit facility. In
connection with the repayment of the previous senior notes, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of
debt of $5.5 million during the quarter. This loss consists of costs that would have been reported
as interest expense during the remaining life of the previous senior notes had we not extinguished
the debt early.
Income
tax expense for the three months ending September 30, 2008, was $1.6 million, or 24.7%
of pre-tax income, compared to $3.5 million, or 38.5% of pre-tax income, in the third quarter of
2007. The reasons for the decrease in the effective tax rate were a change in the mix of income by
country and a decrease in the U.S. tax cost on foreign dividends.
There were no new businesses included in discontinued operations in the third quarter of 2008.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Coatings |
|
$ |
162,523 |
|
|
$ |
153,742 |
|
|
$ |
8,781 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
% |
Electronic Materials |
|
|
155,122 |
|
|
|
116,645 |
|
|
|
38,477 |
|
|
|
33.0 |
% |
Color & Glass Performance Materials |
|
|
115,013 |
|
|
|
113,575 |
|
|
|
1,438 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
Polymer Additives |
|
|
93,081 |
|
|
|
85,230 |
|
|
|
7,851 |
|
|
|
9.2 |
% |
Specialty Plastics |
|
|
58,097 |
|
|
|
62,236 |
|
|
|
(4,139 |
) |
|
|
(6.7 |
%) |
Other Businesses |
|
|
24,752 |
|
|
|
19,273 |
|
|
|
5,479 |
|
|
|
28.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment sales |
|
$ |
608,588 |
|
|
$ |
550,701 |
|
|
$ |
57,887 |
|
|
|
10.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Operating Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Coatings |
|
$ |
12,135 |
|
|
$ |
8,449 |
|
|
$ |
3,686 |
|
|
|
43.6 |
% |
Electronic Materials |
|
|
17,095 |
|
|
|
8,522 |
|
|
|
8,573 |
|
|
|
100.6 |
% |
Color & Glass Performance Materials |
|
|
9,712 |
|
|
|
11,727 |
|
|
|
(2,015 |
) |
|
|
(17.2 |
%) |
Polymer Additives |
|
|
4,385 |
|
|
|
3,417 |
|
|
|
968 |
|
|
|
28.3 |
% |
Specialty Plastics |
|
|
2,796 |
|
|
|
3,586 |
|
|
|
(790 |
) |
|
|
(22.0 |
%) |
Other Businesses |
|
|
2,645 |
|
|
|
593 |
|
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
|
346.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment operating income |
|
$ |
48,768 |
|
|
$ |
36,294 |
|
|
$ |
12,474 |
|
|
|
34.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Coatings Segment Results. Sales increased in Performance Coatings primarily due
to higher sales of tile coatings. The sales increase was driven by favorable changes in foreign
exchange rates and higher sales volume of tile coatings, partially offset by lower sales volume of
porcelain enamel products. Sales increased in Europe, Asia and Latin America, and declined in the
United States. Operating income increased as a result of a combination of improved product
pricing, manufacturing cost improvements, lower SG&A expense and increased sales volume, partially
offset by higher raw material costs.
Electronic Materials Segment Results. Sales increased in Electronic Materials, driven by
continued strong demand for metal pastes and powders, particularly those products used to
manufacture solar cells. The higher sales were driven by higher product pricing, including
increased precious metal costs which generally are passed through to our customers with minimal
gross profit contribution. Sales grew as a result of sharply higher shipments from our
manufacturing facilities in the United States, although much of this product volume is used by
customers in other regions. Operating income increased as a result of the positive effects of
increased sales of higher-margin products, and benefits from manufacturing productivity
improvements, partially offset by higher SG&A expense.
23
Color and Glass Performance Materials Segment Results. Sales increased in Color and Glass
Performance Materials as the effects of favorable foreign currency exchange rates and improved
product pricing more than offset lower sales volume. Demand from customers in Europe declined
during the quarter, although sales for the full quarter were slightly higher
compared to the third quarter of 2007. Operating income declined as a result of lower sales
volume, higher manufacturing costs, an increased bad debt reserve, and higher raw material costs,
partially offset by lower SG&A expense.
Polymer Additives Segment Results. Sales increased in Polymer Additives as a result of
improved product pricing and product mix, as well as favorable changes in foreign currency exchange
rates. Sales increased in Europe and the United States, the segments two primary sales regions.
Operating income increased primarily as a result of higher product pricing and improved product
mix, partially offset increased raw material costs.
Specialty Plastics Segment Results. Sales declined in Specialty Plastics as a result of
continued weak customer demand in the United States and Europe. The weak demand resulted in lower
sales volume, which was partially offset by higher product pricing. Operating income declined from
the prior-year period as a result of lower manufacturing volume and higher raw material costs,
partially offset by increased product pricing. Lower manufacturing costs and SG&A expenses,
achieved through reduction in employee positions, also contributed positively to operating income.
Other Businesses Segment Results. Sales increased in Other Businesses as a result of higher
sales volume of fine chemical and pharmaceutical products. Operating income increased as a result
of the higher sales volume and improved product mix.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
Geographic Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
$ |
281,502 |
|
|
$ |
232,405 |
|
|
$ |
49,097 |
|
|
|
21.1 |
% |
International |
|
|
327,086 |
|
|
|
318,296 |
|
|
|
8,790 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
608,588 |
|
|
$ |
550,701 |
|
|
$ |
57,887 |
|
|
|
10.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales increased in the United States, Europe and Latin America during the three months ended
September 30, 2008, compared with the prior-year period. Sales in Asia were little changed from the
third quarter of 2007. In the United States, the sales increase was driven by Electronic Materials
products, with additional contributions from increased sales in Polymer Additives. U.S. sales
declined in Specialty Plastics. International sales increased primarily as a result of higher
European sales of Polymer Additives and increased Performance Coatings products sales in all
international regions.
24
Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
except per share amounts) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
1,866,240 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,064 |
|
|
$ |
232,176 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
% |
Cost of sales |
|
|
1,515,526 |
|
|
|
1,319,609 |
|
|
|
195,917 |
|
|
|
14.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
350,714 |
|
|
|
314,455 |
|
|
|
36,259 |
|
|
|
11.5 |
% |
Gross profit percentage |
|
|
18.8 |
% |
|
|
19.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
238,122 |
|
|
|
234,212 |
|
|
|
3,910 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
% |
Restructuring charges |
|
|
22,280 |
|
|
|
7,689 |
|
|
|
14,591 |
|
|
|
189.8 |
% |
Other expense (income): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
39,740 |
|
|
|
46,220 |
|
|
|
(6,480 |
) |
|
|
(14.0 |
%) |
Interest earned |
|
|
(484 |
) |
|
|
(1,425 |
) |
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
(66.0 |
%) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
5,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,531 |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency losses, net |
|
|
769 |
|
|
|
924 |
|
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
(16.8 |
%) |
Miscellaneous expense (income), net |
|
|
4,659 |
|
|
|
(399 |
) |
|
|
5,058 |
|
|
|
(1,267.7 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before taxes |
|
|
40,097 |
|
|
|
27,234 |
|
|
|
12,863 |
|
|
|
47.2 |
% |
Income tax expense |
|
|
16,688 |
|
|
|
10,814 |
|
|
|
5,874 |
|
|
|
54.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations |
|
|
23,409 |
|
|
|
16,420 |
|
|
|
6,989 |
|
|
|
42.6 |
% |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax |
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
(143 |
) |
|
|
(66.2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
23,336 |
|
|
$ |
16,204 |
|
|
$ |
7,132 |
|
|
|
44.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
|
$ |
0.36 |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
|
44.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales increased by 14.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared with the
same period in 2007. The sales increase was driven by higher sales in the Electronic Materials,
Performance Coatings, Color and Glass Performance Materials, Polymer Additives and Other Businesses
segments. Sales in our Specialty Plastics segment declined. The sales growth primarily was the
result of higher product prices, including pass-through of higher precious metal costs, improved
product mix, and favorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Sales increased in all
regions, compared with the first nine months of 2007.
Gross profit increased in the first three quarters of 2008 compared with the first three
quarters of 2007, primarily as a result of increased product prices and higher sales, partially
offset by higher raw material costs. Gross profit during the first nine months of 2008 was
negatively impacted by $3.0 million in charges related to asset write-offs and manufacturing
rationalization activities. Gross profit was also reduced by costs of approximately $3.3 million
to clean up an accidental discharge of product into the wastewater treatment facility at our
Bridgeport, New Jersey, manufacturing location. Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, was
negatively impacted by higher raw material costs, including costs of precious metals. Precious
metal costs generally are passed through to customers with minimal gross profit contribution.
Gross profit was reduced by $4.7 million in the first nine months of 2007, primarily as a result of
accelerated depreciation charges related to our manufacturing rationalization activities. Also,
gross profit in the first three quarters of 2007 was reduced by the costs of a temporary
interruption of production at our manufacturing site in South
Plainfield, New Jersey, and costs that were required to address
quality issues at our Evansville, Indiana, manufacturing facility.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses declined to 12.8% of net sales in the
first nine months of 2008 compared with 14.3% of sales in the prior-year period. SG&A expenses for
the first nine months of 2008 included charges of $3.8 million primarily related to corporate
development activities, asset write-offs and employee severance expenses, partially offset by
benefits from litigation settlements and insurance proceeds. SG&A expense in the first nine months
of 2007 included charges of $8.4 million, primarily related to reserves for litigation settlements
and corporate development activities.
25
Restructuring charges increased to $22.3 million in the first nine months of 2008 compared
with $7.7 million in the first nine months of 2007. The 2008 restructuring charges are primarily
related to manufacturing rationalization activities in our Performance Coatings and Color and Glass
Performance Materials manufacturing operations in Europe and Brazil, and additional restructuring
activities in our Performance Coatings, Color and Glass Performance Materials, Polymer Additives,
and Specialty Plastics segments that were initiated in 2007 and the first nine months of 2008.
Interest expense declined during the first nine months of 2008 compared with the prior-year
period. In the first nine months of 2007, we recorded a non-recurring $2.0 million write-off of
unamortized fees associated with an unused portion of our term loan arrangements. In the first
nine months of 2008, our interest expense also declined because our average interest rates on
borrowings were lower than in the same period during 2007. The benefit was partially offset by
higher borrowing levels.
During the 2008 third quarter, we refinanced our 9 1/8% coupon senior notes using the proceeds
of a new convertible bond issue and additional borrowing from our revolving credit facility. In
connection with the repayment of the previous senior notes, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of
debt of $5.5 million during the quarter. This loss consists of costs that would have been reported
as interest expense during the remaining life of the previous senior notes had we not extinguished
the debt early.
Miscellaneous expense was $4.7 million in the first nine months of 2008 compared with
miscellaneous income of $0.4 million in the first nine months of 2007. The primary drivers of the
change were an increased provision for an environmental contingency in Latin America related to a
previously closed manufacturing site, a loss on forward contracts in the current period compared to
a gain in the prior-year period, and lower gains on the disposal of assets.
Income tax expense for the first nine months of 2008 was $16.7 million, or 41.6% of pre-tax
income. Income tax expense for the first nine months of 2007 was $10.8 million, or 39.7% of pre-tax
income. The reasons for the increase in the effective tax rate were a change in the mix of income
by country and a decrease in the U.S. tax cost on foreign dividends. The effective tax rate was
also impacted by an unfavorable tax court decision in Brazil, an increase in the valuation
allowance, and favorable adjustments to prior-year accruals which, in aggregate, totaled $2.4
million.
There were no new businesses included in discontinued operations in the first nine months of
2008.
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Coatings |
|
$ |
501,819 |
|
|
$ |
451,058 |
|
|
$ |
50,761 |
|
|
|
11.3 |
% |
Electronic Materials |
|
|
452,317 |
|
|
|
338,412 |
|
|
|
113,905 |
|
|
|
33.7 |
% |
Color & Glass Performance Materials |
|
|
374,083 |
|
|
|
329,195 |
|
|
|
44,888 |
|
|
|
13.6 |
% |
Polymer Additives |
|
|
284,107 |
|
|
|
252,903 |
|
|
|
31,204 |
|
|
|
12.3 |
% |
Specialty Plastics |
|
|
183,499 |
|
|
|
198,994 |
|
|
|
(15,495 |
) |
|
|
(7.8 |
%) |
Other Businesses |
|
|
70,415 |
|
|
|
63,502 |
|
|
|
6,913 |
|
|
|
10.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment sales |
|
$ |
1,866,240 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,064 |
|
|
$ |
232,176 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Operating Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Coatings |
|
$ |
34,400 |
|
|
$ |
29,947 |
|
|
$ |
4,453 |
|
|
|
14.9 |
% |
Electronic Materials |
|
|
43,527 |
|
|
|
19,534 |
|
|
|
23,993 |
|
|
|
122.8 |
% |
Color & Glass Performance Materials |
|
|
40,695 |
|
|
|
39,462 |
|
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
% |
Polymer Additives |
|
|
11,703 |
|
|
|
10,576 |
|
|
|
1,127 |
|
|
|
10.7 |
% |
Specialty Plastics |
|
|
7,520 |
|
|
|
10,961 |
|
|
|
(3,441 |
) |
|
|
(31.4 |
%) |
Other Businesses |
|
|
7,405 |
|
|
|
7,982 |
|
|
|
(577 |
) |
|
|
(7.2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total segment operating income |
|
$ |
145,250 |
|
|
$ |
118,462 |
|
|
$ |
26,788 |
|
|
|
22.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Performance Coatings Segment Results. Sales increased in Performance Coatings primarily as a
result of increased sales of tile coating products. Sales increased in Europe, Asia and Latin
America while sales in the United States declined. The primary drivers of the sales growth were
favorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates and increased sales volume of tile coatings
products. Operating income increased in the first nine months of 2008 due to higher product
prices, volume increases and SG&A reductions, partially offset by raw material cost increases.
Electronic Materials Segment Results. Sales increased in Electronic Materials as a result of
increased sales of metal pastes and powders, particularly sales to manufacturers of solar cells.
Sales grew as a result of increased product pricing, including higher product prices resulting from
the pass-through to customers of higher precious metal costs. Sales also increased as a result of
increased sales volume and favorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Sales increased
from U.S.-based manufacturing operations. Products from our U.S. facilities often are used by our
customers in other regions, particularly in Asia. Operating income increased as a result of the
positive effects of increased sales of higher-margin products, lower manufacturing costs and
benefits from prior-period restructuring activities. Also, during the first nine months of 2007,
operating income was reduced by costs associated with a temporary interruption of manufacturing
activities at our manufacturing site in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Color and Glass Performance Materials Segment Results. Sales increased in Color and Glass
Performance Materials as a result of growth in sales of glass coatings and performance pigment
materials. The higher sales were primarily the result of favorable changes in foreign currency
exchange rates and higher product prices. Sales increased in all regions, led by growth in Europe.
Operating income improved primarily as a result of improved product pricing and favorable changes
in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by higher raw material costs.
Polymer Additives Segment Results. Sales increased in Polymer Additives as a result of higher
product pricing and favorable changes in foreign exchange rates, partially offset by the effects of
lower sales volume. Sales increased in Europe and the United States. During the first nine months
of 2008 operating income increased slightly, driven by improved product pricing that was largely
offset by higher raw material costs and the negative effects of lower sales volume. Also during
the first nine months of 2008 operating income was negatively impacted by $3.3 million in
additional manufacturing costs resulting from the clean-up of an accidental discharge of product
into the wastewater treatment facility at our Bridgeport, New Jersey, manufacturing location.
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Specialty Plastics Segment Results. Sales declined in Specialty Plastics primarily due to
continuing weak demand from U.S.-based customers, particularly in the automotive parts and
appliance industries. As a result of the weak demand, sales volume declined, more than offsetting
the positive effects of increased product pricing and favorable changes in foreign currency
exchange rates. Operating income declined as a result of higher raw material costs and lower
manufacturing volumes, partially offset by increased product pricing. Cost reduction activities in
manufacturing and SG&A expense helped to moderate the decline in operating income.
Other Businesses Segment Results. Sales increased in Other Businesses as a result of
increased sales of fine chemical products. Sales of pharmaceutical products in the first nine
months of 2008 were lower than the prior-year period. Sales volume of certain of our
pharmaceutical products can vary significantly from period to period as a result of our customers
intermittent production of some low-volume products which use our materials. Operating income
declined as a result of a less favorable product mix.
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|
Nine months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
Geographic Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
$ |
811,678 |
|
|
$ |
710,423 |
|
|
$ |
101,255 |
|
|
|
14.3 |
% |
International |
|
|
1,054,562 |
|
|
|
923,641 |
|
|
|
130,921 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,866,240 |
|
|
$ |
1,634,064 |
|
|
$ |
232,176 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales increased in all regions during the first nine months of 2008 compared with the
prior-year period. In the United States, sales growth was led by increased sales in Electronic
Materials, with additional contributions from Polymer Additives and Color and Glass Performance
Materials. U.S. sales declined in Specialty Plastics and Performance Coatings. Sales increased in
Europe, Asia and Latin America. The international sales growth was led by increased sales of
Performance Coatings, Color and Glass Performance Materials, Electronic Materials and Polymer
Additives.
Summary of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
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Nine months ended |
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|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
$ Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities |
|
$ |
1,838 |
|
|
$ |
121,281 |
|
|
$ |
(119,443 |
) |
|
|
(98.5 |
%) |
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
|
(54,283 |
) |
|
|
(39,992 |
) |
|
|
(14,291 |
) |
|
|
35.7 |
% |
Net cash provided by (used for)
financing activities |
|
|
55,359 |
|
|
|
(73,302 |
) |
|
|
128,661 |
|
|
|
(175.5 |
%) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on
cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(415 |
) |
|
|
849 |
|
|
|
(1,264 |
) |
|
|
(148.9 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
2,499 |
|
|
$ |
8,836 |
|
|
$ |
(6,337 |
) |
|
|
(71.7 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $119.4 million in the first nine months of
2008 compared with the same period of 2007. In the first nine months of 2007, we received $70.1
million of deposits held by financial institutions under our precious metals consignment program.
Deposit requirements were eliminated during 2007. Cash used for inventories and accounts and trade
notes receivable, net of accounts payable, increased $80.1 million, primarily due to increases in
raw material prices which are largely passed through to our customers.
Cash used for investing activities increased by $14.3 million, primarily due to higher capital
expenditures of $8.6 million, expenditures for other, primarily intangible, assets of $3.4 million
to expand a product line, and lower proceeds from sales of assets and businesses of $2.1 million.
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Cash flows from financing activities increased by $128.7 million. Changes in borrowing
activity resulted in an increase of $140.8 million. In the first nine months of 2008, we borrowed
$84.1 million, while in the same period of 2007, we used cash to reduce our debt by $56.7 million.
The first nine months of 2007 also included $9.2 million in proceeds to the Company from the
exercise of stock options.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Credit Rating
At September 30, 2008, the Companys corporate credit rating was B1, with a positive outlook,
by Moodys Investor Services, Inc. and B+, with a stable outlook, by Standard & Poors Rating
Group.
6.50% Convertible Senior Notes
In August 2008, Ferro issued $172.5 million of 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the
Convertible Notes). The proceeds from the offering, along with available cash, including
borrowings under Ferros revolving credit facility, were used to purchase all of Ferros
outstanding 9 1/8% Senior Notes. The Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.5% per year,
payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February
15, 2009. The Convertible Notes mature on August 15, 2013. At September 30, 2008, we were in
compliance with the covenants under the Convertible Notes indentures.
9 1/8% Senior Notes
In June 2008, Ferro commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding
$200 million aggregate principal amount of 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2009 (the 9 1/8% Notes). In
August and September, we purchased all of the 9 1/8% Notes for $205.3 million, including call
premiums and tender costs, and recorded a loss of $5.5 million, including unamortized discounts and
fees. We financed the purchase of the 9 1/8% Notes and related costs from the issuance of the
Convertible Notes, along with available cash, including borrowings under Ferros revolving credit
facility.
Revolving Credit and Term Loan Facility
In 2006, we entered into an agreement with a group of lenders for a $700 million credit
facility, consisting of a multi-currency senior revolving credit facility and a senior term loan
facility. In 2007, we cancelled the unused portion of the term loan facility and amended the
credit facility (the Amended Credit Facility). At September 30, 2008, the Amended Credit
Facility consisted of a $300 million revolving credit facility, which matures in 2011, and a $305
million term loan facility, which matures in 2012. As part of the agreement, we can request an
increase of $50 million in the revolving credit facility. At September 30, 2008, we were in
compliance with the covenants of the Amended Credit Facility.
At September 30, 2008, we had borrowed $132.1 million of the revolver and had $159.3 million
available, after reductions for standby letters of credit secured by this facility. At September
30, 2008, we had borrowed $293.3 million in term loans. In 2007, we began making periodic
principal payments on the term loans. We are required to make minimum quarterly principal payments
of $0.8 million from July 2008 to July 2011. During the last year of the loans life, we are
required to repay the remaining balance of the term loans in four quarterly installments.
Currently, those last four payments will be $71.0 million each. In addition to the minimum
quarterly payments, each April we may be required to make an additional principal payment. The
amount of this additional payment is dependent on the Companys leverage and certain cash flow
metrics. Any additional payment that is required reduces, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount
due in the last four quarterly payments. In April 2008, we made an additional principal payment of
$6.4 million.
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Receivable Sales Programs. We have several programs to sell, on an ongoing basis, pools of
our trade accounts receivable. These programs accelerate cash collections at favorable financing
costs and help us manage the Companys liquidity requirements.
In our largest program, which expires in 2009, we sell, on an ongoing basis, substantially all
of Ferros U.S. trade accounts receivable to Ferro Finance Corporation (FFC), a wholly-owned
unconsolidated qualified special purpose entity (QSPE). FFC finances its acquisition of trade
receivable assets by issuing beneficial interests in (securitizing) the receivables to multi-seller
receivables securitization companies (Conduits). In June 2008, we amended the program to reduce
the maximum proceeds and the conduits commitment levels from $100 million to $75 million. FFC and
the Conduits have no recourse to Ferros other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due as the
assets transferred are legally isolated in accordance with the U.S. bankruptcy laws. Ferros
consolidated balance sheet does not include the trade receivables sold, but does include a note
receivable from FFC to the extent that cash proceeds from the sales of accounts receivable to FFC
have not yet been received by Ferro. At September 30, 2008, Ferro had received net proceeds of
$75.0 million for outstanding receivables, and the balance of Ferros note receivable from FFC was
$29.7 million.
In addition, we maintain several international programs to sell trade accounts receivable,
primarily without recourse. The commitments supporting these programs can be withdrawn at any time
and totaled $78.0 million at September 30, 2008. Ferro had received net proceeds under the
international programs of $28.8 million at September 30, 2008, for outstanding receivables.
Consignment and Customer Arrangements for Precious Metals. In the production of some of our
products, we use precious metals, primarily silver for Electronic Materials products and gold for
Color and Glass Performance Materials products. We obtain most precious metals from financial
institutions under consignment agreements with terms of one year or less. The financial
institutions retain ownership of the precious metals and charge us fees based on the amounts we
consign. We also process precious metals owned by our customers. At September 30, 2008, we had on
hand $125.8 million of precious metals owned by financial institutions, measured at fair value.
Bank Guarantees and Standby Letters of Credit. At September 30, 2008, the Company and its
subsidiaries had bank guarantees and standby letters of credit issued by financial institutions,
which totaled $14.4 million. These agreements primarily relate to Ferros insurance programs,
potential environmental remediation liabilities, and foreign tax payments.
Other Financing Arrangements
In addition, the Company maintains other lines of credit and receivable sales programs to
provide global flexibility for the Companys liquidity requirements. Most of these facilities are
uncommitted lines for the Companys international operations.
Liquidity Requirement
Our liquidity requirements primarily include debt service, purchase commitments, working
capital requirements, capital investments, postretirement obligations and dividend payments.
Ferros level of debt and debt service requirements could have important consequences to its
business operations and uses of cash flows. However, the liquidity available under our revolving
credit agreement, along with liquidity from other financing arrangements, available cash flows from
operations, and asset sales, should allow the Company to meet its funding requirements and other
commitments.
Recent difficulties experienced by global capital markets could affect the ability of
counterparties to perform under our various lines of credit, receivable sales programs, forward
contracts and precious metal lease programs. These counterparties are major, reputable,
multinational institutions, all having investment-grade credit ratings except for one, which is not
rated. Accordingly, we do not anticipate counterparty default. The recent declines in global
capital markets have caused a reduction in the value of our pension plan assets. This reduction
could have an adverse effect on pension expense and funding requirements for 2009.
We assess on an ongoing basis our portfolio of businesses, as well as our financial and
capital structure, to ensure that we have sufficient capital and liquidity to meet our strategic
objectives. As part of this process, from time to time we evaluate the possible divestiture of
businesses that are not critical to our core strategic objectives and, where appropriate, pursue
the sale of such businesses. We also evaluate and pursue acquisition opportunities that we believe
will enhance our strategic position. We generally announce publicly divestiture and acquisition
transactions only when we have entered into definitive agreements relating to those transactions.
On September 29, 2008, we entered into an agreement for the sale of our fine
chemicals business to Novolyte Technologies LP, an affiliate of Arsenal Capital Management LP. On
October 31, 2008, we amended the agreement, primarily to reduce the selling price
from $66.0 million to $60.0 million, and closed the sale of the U.S. portion of the business for
$52.0 million. The remaining $8.0 million of purchase price will be held in escrow until the
completion of an equity transfer of Ferro (Suzhou) Energy Storage Materials Co. Ltd. (Ferro
Suzhou), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ferro, which owns the fine chemicals business
manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, China. The equity transfer of Ferro Suzhou is subject to
certain conditions, including government approval of the equity transfer in China and the receipt
of certain permits or licenses. The equity transfer is expected to be completed by the end of
2008.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Their Application
There are no material changes to our critical accounting policies described in Critical
Accounting Policies within Item 7 of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007.
Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
On January 1, 2008, we adopted FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (FAS No.
157), FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement
No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of
Lease Classification or Measurement Under Statement 13, (FSP No. FAS 157-1), and FASB Staff
Position No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, (FSP No. FAS 157-2). Effective
July 1, 2008, we also adopted FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset is not Active, (FSP No. FAS 157-3). FAS No. 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for
measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements, but does not require
any new fair value measurements. FSP No. FAS 157-1 excludes FASB Statement No. 13, Accounting for
Leases, (FAS No. 13) as well as other accounting pronouncements that address fair value
measurement on lease classification or measurement under FAS No. 13 from the scope of FAS No. 157.
FSP No. FAS 157-2 delays the effective date of FAS No. 157 for all nonrecurring fair value
measurements of nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities until fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008. FSP No. FAS 157-3 amends FAS No. 157 to give an example of how to determine the
fair value of a financial asset in an inactive market, but does not change the fair value
measurement principles of FAS No. 157. The portions of these pronouncements that were not delayed
were adopted prospectively, and their adoption reduced the disclosed fair value of our borrowings
under the revolving credit and
term loan facilities and reduced the carrying value of our interest rate swaps. We are
currently evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements of adopting the deferred
portions of these pronouncements on January 1, 2009.
On January 1, 2008, we adopted the measurement provisions of FASB Statement No. 158,
Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of
FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), (FAS No. 158). The measurement provisions require
companies to measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the annual balance sheet
date. Previously, we used September 30 as the measurement date for U.S. pension and other
postretirement benefits. We have elected to use the September 30, 2007, measurement of assets and
benefit obligations to calculate the fiscal year 2008 expense. Expense for the gap period from
September 30 to December 31 is recognized as of January 1, 2008, as a charge of $0.5 million, net
of tax, to retained earnings and a credit of $0.4 million, net of tax, to accumulated other
comprehensive income.
On January 1, 2008, we adopted FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (FAS No.
159). This statement permits us to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items
at fair value (the fair value option). For items for which the fair value option has been
elected, we would report unrealized gains and losses in earnings at each subsequent reporting date
and recognize up-front costs and fees in earnings as incurred. We have not elected to measure any
eligible items at fair value, and we do not have any current plans to do so. Therefore, adoption
of FAS No. 159 did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.
On January 1, 2008, we adopted Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 06-11, Accounting for
Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards, (EITF No. 06-11). EITF No. 06-11
requires that the income tax benefit from dividends that are charged to retained earnings and paid
to employees for nonvested equity shares be recognized as an increase to paid-in capital.
Previously, we recognized this income tax benefit as an increase to retained earnings. Beginning
in 2008, we report this income tax benefit as an increase to paid-in capital.
Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 141(R), Business Combinations, (FAS No.
141(R)) and Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements an
amendment of ARB No. 51, (FAS No. 160). These statements change the way that companies account
for business combinations and noncontrolling interests (e.g., minority interests). Both standards
are to be applied prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. However, FAS
No. 160 requires entities to apply the presentation and disclosure requirements retrospectively to
comparative financial statements. In 2009, we will retrospectively reclassify the amount of
minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries to equity and separately report the amount of net
income or loss attributable to minority interests.
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In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, (FAS No. 161). This Statement
requires enhanced disclosures about an entitys derivative and hedging activities. This Statement
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. This Statement encourages, but does not
require, comparative disclosures for earlier periods at initial adoption. We do not expect the
adoption of FAS No. 161 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In April 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life
of Intangible Assets, (FSP No. FAS 142-3). This pronouncement amends the factors that should be
considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a
recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
FSP No. FAS 142-3 is to be applied prospectively and is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, with early adoption prohibited. We are
currently evaluating its effect on our financial statements.
In May 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt
Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement), (FSP
No. APB 14-1). This pronouncement specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately
account for the liability and equity components in a manner that will reflect the entitys
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. FSP No.
APB 14-1 is to be applied retrospectively and is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after December 15, 2008. If this pronouncement had been applied at September 30,
2008, the carrying value of the liability component of the 6.50% Convertible Senior Notes would
have been approximately $152.7 million, including $0.4 million of imputed interest, and the
carrying value of the equity component would have been approximately $19.6 million, net of $0.6
million of allocated third-party transaction costs.
Risk Factors
Certain statements contained here and in future filings with the SEC reflect the Companys
expectations with respect to future performance and constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to a variety of
uncertainties, unknown risks and other factors concerning the Companys operations and business
environment, which are difficult to predict and are beyond the control of the Company. A detailed
description of such uncertainties, risks and other factors is contained under the heading Risk
Factors of Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our exposure to market risks is generally limited to fluctuations in interest rates, foreign
currency exchange rates, and costs of raw materials and energy.
Our exposure to interest rate risk arises from our debt portfolio. We manage this risk by
controlling the mix of fixed versus variable-rate debt after considering the interest rate
environment and expected future cash flows. To reduce our exposure to interest rate changes on
variable-rate debt, we entered into interest rate swap agreements. These swaps effectively convert
a portion of our variable-rate debt to a fixed rate. Our objective is to limit variability in
earnings, cash flows and overall borrowing costs caused by changes in interest rates, while
preserving operating flexibility.
We operate internationally and enter into transactions denominated in foreign currencies.
These transactions expose us to gains and losses arising from exchange rate movements between the
dates foreign currencies are recorded and the dates they are settled. We manage this risk by
entering into forward currency contracts that offset these gains and losses.
We are also subject to cost changes with respect to our raw materials and energy purchases. We
attempt to mitigate raw materials cost increases through product development, price increases, and
other productivity improvements. We hedge a portion of our exposure to changes in the pricing of
certain raw material commodities through swap arrangements that allow us to fix the pricing of the
commodities for future purchases. We also enter into forward purchase arrangements with precious
metals suppliers to completely cover the value of fixed price sales contracts for products with
precious metal content. Some of these precious metals agreements, with purchase commitments
totaling $13.0 million at September 30, 2008, are designated as normal purchase contracts and are
not marked to market. In addition, we purchase portions of our natural gas and electricity
requirements under fixed price contracts to reduce the volatility of these costs. These energy
contracts are designated as normal purchase contracts, are not marked to market, and had purchase
commitments totaling $16.9 million at September 30, 2008.
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The notional amounts, net carrying amounts of assets (liabilities), and fair values associated
with our exposure to these market risks and sensitivity analyses about potential gains (losses)
resulting from hypothetical changes in market rates are presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Dollars in thousands, |
|
|
|
except as noted) |
|
Variable-rate debt and utilization of accounts receivable sales programs: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in annual interest expense from 1% change in interest rates |
|
$ |
3,823 |
|
|
$ |
2,636 |
|
Fixed-rate debt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying amount |
|
$ |
173,047 |
|
|
$ |
200,404 |
|
Fair value |
|
$ |
160,155 |
|
|
$ |
205,705 |
|
Change in fair value from 1% increase in interest rate |
|
$ |
(1,656 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,929 |
) |
Change in fair value from 1% decrease in interest rate |
|
$ |
1,984 |
|
|
$ |
1,957 |
|
Interest rate swaps: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
Carrying amount and fair value |
|
$ |
(7,401 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,109 |
) |
Change in fair value from 1% increase in interest rate |
|
$ |
3,785 |
|
|
$ |
5,000 |
|
Change in fair value from 1% decrease in interest rate |
|
$ |
(3,889 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,181 |
) |
Foreign currency forward contracts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount |
|
$ |
154,025 |
|
|
$ |
142,638 |
|
Carrying amount and fair value |
|
$ |
1,301 |
|
|
$ |
(268 |
) |
Change in fair value from 10% appreciation of U.S. dollar |
|
$ |
2,323 |
|
|
$ |
(1,402 |
) |
Change in fair value from 10% depreciation of U.S. dollar |
|
$ |
(2,839 |
) |
|
$ |
1,714 |
|
Raw material commodity swaps: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional amount (in metric tons of base metals) |
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
1,171 |
|
Carrying amount and fair value |
|
$ |
(938 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,499 |
) |
Change in fair value from 10% change in forward prices |
|
$ |
232 |
|
|
$ |
507 |
|
Precious metals forward contracts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Notional amount (in troy ounces) |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Ferro is committed to maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in its Exchange Act reports is recorded,
processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commissions rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to
its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, Ferro has carried out an evaluation, under
the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its Chief Executive Officer
and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure
controls and procedures. The evaluation examined those disclosure controls and procedures as of
September 30, 2008, the end of the period covered by this report. As described below, we have
taken measures to improve our internal controls and procedures; however, there has not been
adequate time for us to conclude that the material weakness in the Companys internal control over
financial reporting described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007, has been fully remediated. Therefore, Ferros management, including its Chief Executive
Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that, as of September 30, 2008, Ferros
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Additional procedures were performed in order for management to conclude with reasonable
assurance that the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, the Companys financial
position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
As of December 31, 2007, we identified the following material weakness in internal control
over financial reporting:
The Company did not maintain effective controls over user access rights to its financial
application systems. Specifically, the control deficiencies detected were: an inadequate
design of access security policies and procedures; inadequate design of system
segregation of duties requirements; and insufficient monitoring of user access to the
related financial transactions and data. This resulted in an environment where certain
personnel could have unmonitored access to financial systems and data beyond that
required to perform their individual job responsibilities. The Company has concluded
that these control deficiencies, when aggregated, result in a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of the Companys annual or interim consolidated financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We have taken measures to improve the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting and to address the material weakness described above. The following process and control
improvements are changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months
ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We will continue to assess our disclosure
controls and procedures and will take any further actions that we deem necessary.
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Companys financial systems were redesigned to provide for a more
standardized approach and additional safeguards in the process of
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visibility to and management of access granted to sensitive financial
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Companys financial systems was evaluated and, where possible, was
limited to better align user access with employee job
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financial system master files, including customer, vendor, and
materials master files, was completed, which strengthen the Companys
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information on legal proceedings contained in Note 9 to the condensed consolidated
financial statements is incorporated here by reference.
As previously disclosed, for the year ended December 31, 2007, we submitted deviation reports
required by the Title V air emission permit issued under the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act
(the Title V Air Permit), which contained numerous deviations from the standards required by the
Title V Air Permit at our South Plainfield, New Jersey, facility. While no penalty has been
assessed at this time, we are in the process of negotiating an administrative consent order and a
compliance schedule to settle these issues with the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP). We cannot determine the outcome of these settlement negotiations at this
time.
As previously disclosed, in each of February 2007 and February 2008, the NJDEP issued an
administrative order and notice of civil administrative penalty assessment to the Company for
alleged violations at our Bridgeport, New Jersey, facility of the NJDEP laws and regulations
regarding water discharge requirements pursuant to the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act
(WPCA). In September 2008, we entered into an administrative consent order, which includes a
compliance schedule, with the NJDEP. We paid $0.2 million as a result of this administrative
consent order.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those suggested by
statements contained in this filing and could adversely affect our future financial performance.
Such factors include the following:
We depend on reliable sources of energy and raw materials, including petroleum-based materials and
other supplies, at a reasonable cost, but the availability of these materials and supplies could be
interrupted and/or their prices could escalate and adversely affect our sales and profitability.
We purchase energy and many raw materials, including petroleum-based materials and other
supplies, that we use to manufacture our products. Changes in their availability or price could
affect our ability to manufacture enough products to meet customers demands or to manufacture
products profitably. We try to maintain multiple sources of raw materials and supplies where
practical, but this may not prevent unanticipated changes in their availability or cost. We may not
be able to pass cost increases through to our customers. Significant disruptions in availability or
cost increases could adversely affect our manufacturing volume or costs, which could negatively
affect product sales or profitability of our operations.
The markets for our products are highly competitive and subject to intense price competition, and
that could adversely affect our sales and earnings performance.
Our customers typically have multiple suppliers from which to choose. If we are unwilling or
unable to provide products at competitive prices, and if other factors, such as product performance
and value-added services do not provide an offsetting competitive advantage, customers may reduce,
discontinue, or decide not to purchase our products. If we could not secure alternate customers for
lost business, our sales and earnings performance could be adversely affected.
We strive to improve operating margins through sales growth, price increases, productivity gains,
improved purchasing techniques and restructuring activities, but we may not achieve the desired
improvements.
We work to improve operating profit margins through activities such as growing sales to
achieve increased economies of scale, increasing prices, improving manufacturing processes,
adopting purchasing techniques that lower costs or provide increased cost predictability, and
restructuring businesses to realize cost savings. However, these activities depend on a combination
of improved product design and engineering, effective manufacturing process control initiatives,
cost-effective redistribution of production, and other efforts that may not be as successful as
anticipated. The success of sales growth and price increases depends not only on our actions but
also the strength of customer demand and competitors pricing responses, which are not fully
predictable. Failure to successfully implement actions to improve operating margins could adversely
affect our financial performance.
We sell our products into industries where demand has been unpredictable, cyclical or heavily
influenced by consumer spending, and such demand and our results of operations may be further
impacted by the recent macro-economic circumstances and uncertainty in credit markets.
We sell our products to a wide variety of customers who supply many different market segments.
Many of these market segments, such as building and renovation, major appliances, transportation
and electronics, are cyclical or closely tied to consumer demand, which is difficult to predict.
Incorrect forecasts of demand or unforeseen reductions in demand can adversely affect costs and
profitability due to factors such as underused manufacturing capacity, excess inventory, or working
capital needs. These factors can result in lower profitability.
Our results of operations are materially affected by conditions in the global capital markets
and the economy generally, both in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. The stress experienced
by global capital markets that began in the second half of 2007 has substantially increased.
Recently, concerns over inflation, energy costs, geopolitical issues, the availability and cost of
credit, the U.S. mortgage market and a declining real estate market have contributed to increased
volatility and diminished expectations for the global economy and the markets going forward. These
factors, combined with volatile raw materials costs, declining business and consumer confidence and
increased unemployment, have precipitated an economic slowdown and fears of a possible recession in
a number of markets around the world. As a result of these conditions, our customers may experience
cash flow problems and may modify, delay or cancel plans to purchase our products.
Additionally, if customers are not successful in generating sufficient revenue or are
precluded from securing financing, they may not be able to pay, or may delay payment of, accounts
receivable that are owed to us. Any reduction in demand or inability of our current and/or
potential customers to pay us for our products may adversely affect our earnings and cash flow.
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The global scope of our operations exposes us to risks related to currency conversion rates and
changing economic, social and political conditions around the world.
More than 50% of our net sales during 2007 were outside of the U.S. In order to support global
customers, access regional markets and compete effectively, our operations are located around the
world. As a result, our operations have additional complexity from changing economic, social and
political conditions in multiple locations and we are subject to risks relating to currency
conversion rates. Other risks inherent in international operations include the following:
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While we attempt to anticipate these changes and manage our business appropriately in each
location where we do business, these changes are often beyond our control and difficult to
forecast. The consequences of these risks may have significant adverse effects on our results of
operations or financial position.
We have a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region where it can be difficult for a U.S.-based
company, such as Ferro, to compete lawfully with local competitors.
Many of our most promising growth opportunities are in the Asia-Pacific region, especially the
Peoples Republic of China. Although we have been able to compete successfully in those markets to
date, local laws and customs can make it difficult for a U.S.-based company to compete on a level
playing field with local competitors without engaging in conduct that would be illegal under U.S.
law. Our strict policy of observing the highest standards of legal and ethical conduct may cause us
to lose some otherwise attractive business opportunities to local competition in the region.
Regulatory authorities in the U.S., European Union and elsewhere are taking a much more aggressive
approach to regulating hazardous materials, and those regulations could affect sales of our
products.
Hazardous material legislation and regulations can restrict the sale of products and/or
increase the cost of producing them. Some of our products are subject to restrictions under laws or
regulations such as California Proposition 65 or the European Unions (EU) hazardous substances
directive. The EU REACH registration system became effective June 1, 2007, and requires us to
perform toxicity studies of the components of some of our products and to register the information
in a central database, increasing the cost of these products. As a result of these hazardous
material regulations, customers may avoid purchasing some products in favor of perceived greener,
less hazardous or less costly alternatives. This factor could adversely affect our sales and
operating profits.
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Our operations are subject to operating hazards and, as a result, to stringent environmental,
health and safety regulations, and compliance with those regulations could require us to make
significant investments.
Our production facilities are subject to hazards associated with the manufacture, handling,
storage and transportation of chemical materials and products. These hazards can cause personal
injury and loss of life, severe damage to, or destruction of, property and equipment and
environmental contamination and other environmental damage and could have an adverse effect on our
business, financial condition or results of operations.
We strive to conduct our manufacturing operations in a manner that is safe and in compliance
with all applicable environmental, health and safety regulations. Compliance with changing
regulations may require us to make significant capital investments, incur training costs, make
changes in manufacturing processes or product formulations, or incur costs that could adversely
affect our profitability, and violations of these laws could lead to substantial fines and
penalties. These costs may not affect competitors in the same way due to differences in product
formulations, manufacturing locations or other factors, and we could be at a competitive
disadvantage, which might adversely affect financial performance.
We depend on external financial resources, and the current economic environment and credit market
uncertainty could interrupt our access to capital markets, borrowings, or financial transactions to
hedge certain risks, which could adversely affect our financial condition.
As of December 31, 2007, we had approximately $526.1 million of short-term and long-term debt
with varying maturities. These borrowings have allowed us to make investments in growth
opportunities and fund working capital requirements. In addition, we enter into financial
transactions to hedge certain risks, including foreign exchange, commodity pricing, and sourcing of
certain raw materials. Our continued access to capital markets, the stability of our lenders and
the stability of the parties to our financial transactions that hedge risks are essential for us to
meet our current obligations as well as fund our strategic initiatives. An interruption in our
access to external financing or financial transactions to hedge risk could adversely affect our
business prospects and financial condition. See further information regarding our liquidity in the
section Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Capital Resources and Liquidity in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual
Report on Form 10-K and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in these
reports.
Interest rates on some of our borrowings are variable, and our borrowing costs could be affected
adversely by interest rate increases.
Portions of our debt obligations have variable interest rates. Generally, when interest rates
rise, our cost of borrowings increases. We estimate, based on the debt obligations outstanding at
December 31, 2007, that a one percent increase in interest rates would cause interest expense to
increase by approximately $2.6 million annually. Continued interest rate increases could raise the
cost of borrowings and adversely affect our financial performance. See further information
regarding our interest rates on our debt obligations in Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market Risk in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on
Form 10-K and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in these reports.
Many of our assets are encumbered by liens that have been granted to lenders, and those liens
affect our flexibility to dispose of property and businesses.
Our debt obligations are secured by substantially all of our assets. These liens could reduce
our ability and/or extend the time to dispose of property and businesses, as these liens must be
cleared or waived by the lenders prior to any disposition. These security interests are described
in more detail in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements under Item 8 of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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We are subject to a number of restrictive covenants under our credit facilities, which could affect
our flexibility to fund strategic initiatives, and, if we are unable to maintain compliance with
such covenants, could lead to significant challenges in meeting our liquidity requirements.
Our credit facilities contain a number of restrictive covenants as described in more detail in
Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements under Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2007. These covenants include customary operating restrictions that
limit our ability to engage in certain activities, including additional loans and investments;
prepayments, redemptions and repurchases of debt; and mergers, acquisitions and asset sales. We are
also subject to customary financial covenants, including a leverage ratio and a fixed charge
coverage ratio. These covenants restrict the amount of our borrowings, reducing our flexibility to
fund strategic initiatives.
Breaches of these covenants could become defaults under our credit facilities and cause the
acceleration of debt payments beyond our ability to pay. Compliance with some of these covenants is
based on financial measures derived from our operating results. If economic conditions in key
markets deteriorate, we may experience material adverse impacts to our business and operating
results, such as through reduced customer demand and inflation. A decline in our business could
make us unable to maintain compliance with these financial covenants, in which case, our lenders
could demand immediate payment of outstanding amounts and we would need to seek alternate financing
sources to pay off such debts and fund our ongoing operations. Such financing may not be available
on favorable terms, if at all.
We have significant deferred tax assets, and our ability to utilize these assets will depend on our
future performance.
To fully realize the carrying value of our net deferred tax assets, we will have to generate
adequate taxable profits in various tax jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2007, we had $102.8
million of net deferred tax assets, after valuation allowances. If we do not generate adequate
profits within the time periods required by applicable tax statutes, the carrying value of the tax
assets will not be realized. If it becomes unlikely that the carrying value of our net deferred tax
assets will be realized, the valuation allowances may need to be increased in our consolidated
financial statements, adversely affecting results of operations. Further information on our
deferred tax assets is presented in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements under Item 8 of
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
We are a defendant in several lawsuits that could have an adverse effect on our financial condition
and/or financial performance, unless they are successfully resolved.
We are routinely involved in litigation brought by suppliers, customers, employees,
governmental agencies and others. Litigation is an inherently unpredictable process and
unanticipated negative outcomes are possible. The most significant pending litigation is described
under Legal Proceedings in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report
on Form 10-K.
Our businesses depend on a continuous stream of new products, and failure to introduce new products
could affect our sales and profitability.
One way that we remain competitive in our markets is by developing and introducing new and
improved products on an ongoing basis. Customers continually evaluate our products in comparison to
those offered by our competitors. A failure to introduce new products at the right time that are
price competitive and that provide the features and performance required by customers could
adversely affect our sales, or could require us to compensate by lowering prices. The result could
be lower sales and/or lower profitability.
We are subject to stringent labor and employment laws in certain jurisdictions in which we operate,
we are party to various collective bargaining arrangements, and our relationship with our employees
could deteriorate, which could adversely impact our operations.
A majority of our full-time employees are employed outside the United States. In certain
jurisdictions where we operate, labor and employment laws are relatively stringent and, in many
cases, grant significant job protection to certain employees, including rights on termination of
employment. In addition, in certain countries where we operate, our employees are members of unions
or are represented by a works council as required by law. We are often required to consult and seek
the consent or advice of these unions and/or respective works councils. These regulations and laws,
coupled with the requirement to consult with the relevant unions or works councils, could have a
significant impact on our flexibility in managing costs and responding to market changes.
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Furthermore, with respect to our employees who are subject to collective bargaining
arrangements or similar arrangements (approximately 18.2% of our U.S. workforce as of December 31,
2007), there can be no assurance that we will be able to negotiate labor agreements on satisfactory
terms or that actions by our employees will not disrupt our business. If these workers were to
engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown or if other employees were to become unionized,
we could experience a significant disruption of our operations and/or higher ongoing labor costs,
which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Employee benefit costs, especially postretirement costs, constitute a significant element of our
annual expenses, and funding these costs could adversely affect our financial condition.
Employee benefit costs are a significant element of our cost structure. Certain expenses,
particularly postretirement costs under defined benefit pension plans and healthcare costs for
employees and retirees, may increase significantly at a rate that is difficult to forecast and may
adversely affect our financial results, financial condition or cash flows. The recent declines in
global capital markets have caused a reduction in the value of our pension plan assets. This
reduction could have an adverse effect on pension expense and funding requirements for 2009.
Our restructuring initiatives may not provide sufficient cost savings to justify their expense.
We have undertaken and may continue to undertake productivity initiatives, including
organizational restructurings, to improve performance and generate cost savings. We developed,
initiated, and continue to implement several restructuring programs across a number of our business
segments with the objectives of leveraging our global scale, realigning and lowering our cost
structure, and optimizing capacity utilization. The programs are primarily focused on North America
and Europe. We can make no assurances that these restructuring initiatives will be completed or
beneficial to us. Also, we cannot assure you that any estimated cost savings from such activities
will be realized.
We are exposed to intangible asset risk.
We have recorded intangible assets, including goodwill, in connection with business
acquisitions. We are required to perform goodwill impairment tests at least on an annual basis and
whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable from
estimated future cash flows. As a result of our annual and other periodic evaluations, we may
determine that the intangible asset values need to be written down to their fair values, which
could result in material charges that could be adverse to our operating results and financial
position.
We have in the past identified material weaknesses in our internal controls, and the identification
of any material weaknesses in the future could affect our ability to ensure timely and reliable
financial reports.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, which is a process designed by our management to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its
inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject
to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
We conducted an assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting as of December
31, 2007 and concluded that we had a material weakness in those controls. Previously, we had
concluded that we had material weaknesses in our internal controls as of December 31, 2004, 2005
and 2006. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control
over financial reporting, such that, there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
of the companys annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a
timely basis. As a result of its assessment, management found that we did not maintain effective
controls over, and monitoring of, user access rights to our financial application systems. This
resulted in an environment where certain personnel could have unmonitored access to financial
systems and data beyond that required to perform their individual job responsibilities.
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We concluded that these control weaknesses, while they did not result in adjustments to the
2007 annual or interim consolidated financial statements, when aggregated, result in a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements
will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Accordingly, our management has determined
that this condition constituted a material weakness and concluded that our internal control over
financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2007. We also reported the existence of
material weaknesses and the conclusion that our internal controls were not effective as of December
31, 2006, December 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, as discussed in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K
filed with respect to those fiscal years.
During 2007 and 2008 we have continued remediation activities intended to improve our internal
controls and procedures; however, there has not been adequate time for us to conclude that the
material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described in our Annual Report
for the year ended December 31, 2007, has been fully remediated. Therefore, our management has
concluded that, as of September 30, 2008, our disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective.
Accordingly, while we have taken actions to address these weaknesses, additional measures may
be necessary, and these measures, along with other measures we expect to take to improve our
internal controls, may not be sufficient to address the issues identified by us or ensure that our
internal controls are effective. If we are unable to correct weaknesses in internal controls in a
timely manner, our ability to record, process, summarize and report reliable financial information
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC will be adversely affected.
This failure could materially and adversely impact our business, our financial condition and the
market value of our securities.
We are exposed to risks associated with acts of God, terrorists and others, as well as fires,
explosions, wars, riots, accidents, embargoes, natural disasters, strikes and other work stoppages,
quarantines and other governmental actions, and other events or circumstances that are beyond our
control.
Ferro Corporation is exposed to risks from various events that are beyond our control, which
may have significant effects on our results of operations. While we attempt to mitigate these risks
through appropriate insurance, contingency planning and other means, we may not be able to
anticipate all risks or to reasonably or cost-effectively manage those risks that we do anticipate.
As a result, our results of operations could be adversely affected by circumstances or events in
ways that are significant and/or long lasting.
The risks and uncertainties identified above are not the only risks that we face. Additional
risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial
also may adversely affect us. If any known or unknown risks and uncertainties develop into actual
events, these developments could have material adverse effects on our financial position, results
of operations, and cash flows.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index are filed pursuant to Item 6 of Form 10-Q.
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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.
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Date: November 5, 2008 |
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/s/ James F. Kirsch |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are filed with this report or are incorporated here by reference to a
prior filing in accordance with Rule 12b-32 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
Exhibit:
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Eleventh Amended Articles of Incorporation. (Reference is made to Exhibit 4.1 to Ferro
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed March 5, 2008, which Exhibit is
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Certificate of Amendment to the Eleventh Amended Articles of Incorporation of Ferro
Corporation filed December 28, 1994. (Reference is made to Exhibit 4.2 to Ferro Corporations
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed March 5, 2008, which Exhibit is incorporated here by
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Certificate of Amendment to the Eleventh Amended Articles of Incorporation of Ferro filed
June 19, 1998. (Reference is made to Exhibit 4.3 to Ferro Corporations Registration Statement
on Form S-3, filed March 5, 2008, which Exhibit is incorporated here by reference.) |
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Ferro Corporation Code of Regulations. (Reference is made to Exhibit 4.4 to Ferro
Corporations Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed March 5, 2008, which Exhibit is
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Senior Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2008, by and between Ferro Corporation and U.S. Bank
National Association. (Reference is made to Exhibit 4.5 to Ferro Corporations Registration
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated August 19, 2008, by and between Ferro Corporation and
U.S. Bank National Association (with Form of 6.50% Convertible Senior Note due 2013).
(Reference is made to Exhibit 4.2 to Ferro Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
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The Company agrees, upon request, to furnish to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a
copy of any instrument authorizing long-term debt that does not authorize debt in excess of
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Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2008, by and among Ferro Corporation and the
underwriters named therein, pertaining to $150 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2013. (Reference is made to Exhibit 10.1 to Ferro Corporations
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 14, 2008, which Exhibit is incorporated here by
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First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 31, 2008, between
Ferro Corporation and Novolyte Technologies LP. (Reference is made to Exhibit 10.1 to
Ferro Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 4, 2008, which Exhibit
is incorporated here by reference.)
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10.3 |
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Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2008, between Ferro Corporation and
Novolyte Technologies LP. (Reference is made to Exhibit 10.1 to Ferro Corporations Current
Report on Form 8-K, filed October 3, 2008, which Exhibit is incorporated here by reference.) |
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10.4 |
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Suzhou Equity Transfer Agreement, dated October 31, 2008, among Novolyte
Technologies Limited, Novolyte Technologies LP and Ferro Corporation. (Reference is
made to Exhibit 10.3 to Ferro Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November
4, 2008, which Exhibit is incorporated here by reference.)
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Form of Change in Control Agreement. (Reference is made to Exhibit 10(h) to Ferro
Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, which Exhibit
is incorporated here by reference.) (Mark H. Duesenberg, Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary signed a change in control agreement effective September 17, 2008.) |
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31.1 |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a). |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350. |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350. |
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