UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014
or
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 000-20278
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 75-2274963 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1329 Millwood Road McKinney, Texas |
75069 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (972) 562-9473
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ¨ | Accelerated filer | x | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
Number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01, outstanding as of May 2, 2014: 20,713,952
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014
Item 1. Financial Statements .
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
In Thousands of Dollars |
March 31,
2014 (Unaudited) |
December 31,
2013 (See Note) |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 36,822 | $ | 36,778 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,065 and $2,065 |
219,147 | 215,739 | ||||||
Inventories |
75,623 | 70,780 | ||||||
Income tax receivable |
2,773 | | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
353 | 4,756 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other |
1,350 | 2,013 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
336,068 | 330,066 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipmentat cost: |
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Land and land improvements |
48,269 | 47,324 | ||||||
Construction-in-progress |
14,372 | 12,222 | ||||||
Buildings and improvements |
93,406 | 90,930 | ||||||
Machinery and equipment |
225,247 | 224,502 | ||||||
Furniture and fixtures |
8,564 | 8,564 | ||||||
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Total property, plant and equipment |
389,858 | 383,542 | ||||||
Accumulated depreciation |
(193,068 | ) | (189,288 | ) | ||||
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Property, plant and equipment net |
196,790 | 194,254 | ||||||
Other assets |
1,587 | 1,506 | ||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 534,445 | $ | 525,826 | ||||
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Note: | The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013, as presented, is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. |
See accompanying notes.
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ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (continued)
In Thousands of Dollars, Except Share Data |
March 31,
2014 (Unaudited) |
December 31,
2013 (See Note) |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: |
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Trade accounts payable |
$ | 28,469 | $ | 23,465 | ||||
Accrued liabilities |
17,654 | 23,006 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
| 1,447 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
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Total current liabilities |
46,123 | 47,918 | ||||||
Non-current deferred income taxes |
20,790 | 21,327 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $.01 par value: |
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Authorized shares 2,000,000; none issued |
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Common stock, $.01 par value: |
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Authorized shares 40,000,000; Issued shares 26,648,153 and 26,631,653 |
266 | 266 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
49,971 | 49,459 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost 5,934,651 and 5,934,651 shares |
(88,134 | ) | (88,134 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings |
505,429 | 494,990 | ||||||
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Total stockholders equity |
467,532 | 456,581 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 534,445 | $ | 525,826 | ||||
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Note: | The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013, as presented, is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. |
See accompanying notes.
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ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
Quarters Ended
March 31, |
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In Thousands, Except Per Share Data |
2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Net sales |
$ | 277,198 | $ | 265,351 | ||||
Cost of goods sold |
245,022 | 241,050 | ||||||
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Gross profit |
32,176 | 24,301 | ||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
15,451 | 15,147 | ||||||
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Operating income |
16,725 | 9,154 | ||||||
Net interest and other (income) expenses |
(16 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||
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Income before income taxes |
16,741 | 9,171 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
5,887 | 2,776 | ||||||
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Net income |
$ | 10,854 | $ | 6,395 | ||||
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Net income per common and common equivalent share basic |
$ | 0.52 | $ | 0.31 | ||||
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Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding basic |
20,703 | 20,664 | ||||||
Net income per common and common equivalent share diluted |
$ | 0.52 | $ | 0.31 | ||||
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Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding diluted |
20,839 | 20,733 | ||||||
Cash dividends declared per share |
$ | 0.02 | $ | 0.02 | ||||
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See accompanying notes.
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ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, |
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In Thousands of Dollars |
2014 | 2013 | ||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income |
$ | 10,854 | $ | 6,395 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
3,895 | 3,352 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
3,866 | (506 | ) | |||||
Other |
(16 | ) | 89 | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
(3,408 | ) | (14,810 | ) | ||||
Inventories |
(4,843 | ) | 9,288 | |||||
Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(349 | ) | (3,743 | ) | ||||
Other assets and liabilities |
602 | 3,862 | ||||||
Current income taxes receivable / payable |
(4,118 | ) | (2,146 | ) | ||||
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
6,483 | 1,781 | ||||||
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(6,425 | ) | (2,588 | ) | ||||
Other |
(32 | ) | | |||||
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
(6,457 | ) | (2,588 | ) | ||||
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Proceeds from issuances of common stock |
330 | 70 | ||||||
Dividends paid |
(414 | ) | (413 | ) | ||||
Excess tax benefits of options exercised |
102 | 11 | ||||||
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
18 | (332 | ) | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
44 | (1,139 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
36,778 | 33,883 | ||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 36,822 | $ | 32,744 | ||||
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See accompanying notes.
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ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2014
NOTE 1 BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Encore Wire Corporation (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Results of operations for interim periods presented do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the entire year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
NOTE 2 INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method, or market.
Inventories consist of the following:
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
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2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Raw materials |
$ | 20,457 | $ | 28,293 | ||||
Work-in-process |
21,043 | 21,881 | ||||||
Finished goods |
91,667 | 82,997 | ||||||
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Total |
133,167 | 133,171 | ||||||
Adjust to LIFO cost |
(57,544 | ) | (62,391 | ) | ||||
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Inventory, net |
$ | 75,623 | $ | 70,780 | ||||
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LIFO pools are established at the end of each fiscal year. During the first three quarters of every year, LIFO calculations are based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO balances will fluctuate up and down in tandem with inventory levels and costs.
During the first quarter of 2014, the Company did not liquidate any LIFO inventory layers established in prior years. During the first quarter of 2013, the Company liquidated a portion of the layer established in 2011. As a result, under the LIFO method, this inventory layer was liquidated at historical costs that were higher than current costs, which negatively impacted net income for the first quarter of 2013 by $1,384,000. During the first quarter of 2014, a LIFO adjustment was recorded decreasing cost of sales by $4.8 million during the quarter.
NOTE 3 ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
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In Thousands of Dollars |
2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Sales volume discounts payable |
$ | 11,188 | $ | 15,898 | ||||
Property taxes payable |
829 | 3,226 | ||||||
Commissions payable |
2,300 | 2,027 | ||||||
Accrued salaries |
2,836 | 1,314 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities |
501 | 541 | ||||||
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Total accrued liabilities |
$ | 17,654 | $ | 23,006 | ||||
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NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES
Income taxes were accrued at an effective rate of 35.2% in the first quarter of 2014 versus 30.3% in the first quarter of 2013, consistent with the Companys estimated liabilities. The increase in the effective rate was due to a change in the proportional effects of permanent items on the effective rate.
NOTE 5 EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net earnings (loss) per common and common equivalent share are computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during each period. If dilutive, the effect of stock options, treated as common stock equivalents, is calculated using the treasury stock method.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share:
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March 31,
2014 |
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2013 |
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Numerator: |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 10,854 | $ | 6,395 | ||||
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Denominator: |
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Denominator for basic net income per common and common equivalent share weighted average shares |
20,703 | 20,664 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: |
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Employee stock options |
136 | 69 | ||||||
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Denominator for diluted net income per common and common equivalent share weighted average shares |
20,839 | 20,733 | ||||||
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Weighted average employee stock options excluded from the determination of diluted net income per common and common equivalent share for the first quarter was 19,000 in 2014 and 191,000 in 2013. Such options were anti-dilutive for the respective periods.
NOTE 6 DEBT
The Company is party to a Credit Agreement with two banks, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as syndication agent (the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement extends through October 1, 2017 and provides for maximum borrowings of the lesser of $150.0 million or the amount of eligible accounts receivable plus the amount of eligible finished goods and raw materials, less any reserves established by the banks. Additionally, at our request and subject to certain conditions, the commitments under the Credit Agreement may be increased by a maximum of up to $100.0 million as long as existing or new lenders agree to provide such additional commitments. The calculated maximum borrowing amount available at March 31, 2014, as computed under the Credit Agreement, was $149.5 million. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest, at the Companys option, at either (1) LIBOR plus a margin that varies from 0.875% to 1.75% depending upon the Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), or (2) the base rate (which is the highest of the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, the prime rate, or LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus 0% to 0.25% (depending upon the Leverage Ratio). A commitment fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.30% (depending upon the Leverage Ratio) is payable on the unused line of credit. At March 31, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Obligations under the Credit Agreement are the only contractual borrowing obligations or commercial borrowing commitments of the Company.
Obligations under the Credit Agreement are unsecured and contain customary covenants and events of default. The Company was in compliance with the covenants as of March 31, 2014.
NOTE 7 STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
On November 10, 2006, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock through December 31, 2007 on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at prices determined by the President of the Company. The Companys Board of Directors has subsequently authorized increases and annual extensions of this stock repurchase program. As of March 31, 2014, the repurchase authorization had 1,225,750 shares remaining authorized through March 31, 2015. The Company did not repurchase any shares of its stock in the first quarter of 2014 or 2013. Other than net income, there was no material change in stockholders equity during the first quarter of 2014 or 2013.
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NOTE 8 CONTINGENCIES
On July 7, 2009, Southwire Company, a Delaware corporation (Southwire), filed a complaint for patent infringement against the Company and Cerro Wire, Inc. (Cerro) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In the complaint, Southwire alleged that the Company infringed one or more claims of United States Patent No. 7,557,301 (the 301 patent), entitled Method of Manufacturing Electrical Cable Having Reduced Required Force for Installation, by making and selling electrical cables, including the Companys Super Slick cables. The case has been transferred to the Northern District of Georgia and the parties have agreed to stay it pending reexamination of the 301 patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the USPTO). On June 23, 2011, the USPTO issued an office action in the reexamination finally rejecting all the claims of the 301 patent. Southwire responded to these final rejections on August 8, 2011 by submitting substantially amended claims. The examiner determined that the amended claims captured patentable subject matter and on September 21, 2011 issued a notice that a reexamination certificate would be issued evidencing the patentability of the amended claims. The reexamination certificate was issued on the 301 patent on December 27, 2011. Subsequent to the issuance of the 301 reexamination certificate, a new inter partes reexamination proceeding was instituted by Cerro Wire against the reexamined 301 patent. At this time, all of the claims of the reexamined 301 patent have been rejected by the USPTO. This decision is not final.
On July 2, 2010, the Company filed a complaint against Southwire in the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint alleged that Southwire was using a deceptively misdescriptive trademark on its SimPull products, and that Southwire had made false statements about the Companys Slick Wire products. Southwires United States Patent No. 7,749,024 (the 024 patent) issued on July 6, 2010. The morning the patent issued, the Company amended its complaint to seek a declaratory judgment that the Companys Slick Wire products do not infringe the 024 patent. Later that same day, Southwire filed a separate complaint against the Company and Cerro Wire in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of the 024 patent. The Companys complaint against Southwire was stayed by agreement on April 11, 2011. The case will remain stayed until the USPTO issues a certificate of reexamination of the 024 patent. The complaint filed by Southwire in the Eastern District of Texas has been voluntarily dismissed and Southwire will have the option to pursue its claims against the Company in the Northern District of Georgia, once the reexamination is completed. On October 8, 2010, the Company filed a request with the USPTO for an inter partes reexamination of the 024 patent. On November 9, 2010, the USPTO ordered the reexamination of the 024 patent. In ordering reexamination of Southwires 024 patent, the USPTO determined that the Companys submission of prior art raised a substantial new question of patentability of the claims of the 024 patent. On December 3, 2010, the USPTO issued a non-final office action rejecting all of the claims of the 024 Patent. Southwire filed a response to the non-final office action on February 3, 2011, which included legal arguments and supporting technical declarations. The Company filed its comments to the Southwire response on March 3, 2011, including points and authorities, legal arguments, and supporting technical declarations. On July 9, 2012, the Examiner issued an Action Closing Prosecution (ACP) finally rejecting patent claims 4-7 and 9-12 in the reexamination of the 024 patent. On August 15, 2012, Southwire filed a response to the ACP, which included extensive proposed claim amendments and arguments supporting the patentability of the proposed amended claims. The Company filed its comments to the Southwire response to the ACP on September 13, 2012, including points and authorities, legal arguments, and a supporting technical declaration. The Examiner refused entry of Southwires proposed amendments and maintained the rejection of all the claims under reexamination in a Right of Appeal Notice mailed September 28, 2012. On October 17, 2012, Southwire filed two petitions requesting that the reexamination be reopened or, in the alternative, that the proposed amendments presented in its September 13, 2012 response to ACP be entered into the record. Southwire filed a Notice of Appeal on October 29, 2012 and its Appellants Brief on December 31, 2012, followed by the Company filing its Respondents Brief on January 25, 2013. The petitions filed by Southwire on October 17, 2012 were denied by the USPTO in a decision mailed April 5, 2013. The Examiners Brief was mailed on July 16, 2013. Southwire filed its Rebuttal Brief on August 16, 2013. On March 28, 2014, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued its Decision on Appeal. In its opinion, the PTAB fully addressed one of nine grounds of rejection of the claims under reexamination as obvious in view of the prior art, sustaining the rejections of the broadest claims, but reversing the rejections of a number of the narrower claims. In light of the PTABs failure to address the remaining eight grounds of rejection with regards to these narrower claims, the Company filed a Request for Rehearing on April 22, 2014.
The 024 patent was also subject to parallel Inter Partes Reexamination Control No. 95/000,594, instituted by Cerro on November 11, 2010 (the 594 reexamination). The 024 patent exam proceeded with the 594 reexamination and ultimately all the claims were finally rejected by the Examiner in an ACP mailed August 10, 2012. In response to a right of appeal notice mailed by the Examiner on October 25, 2012, Southwire filed a notice of appeal on November 26, 2012 and filed an appeal brief on January 28, 2013. Southwires appeal brief exceeded the page limitations allowed for patent owners appeal briefs during reexaminations, and therefore the USPTO mailed a notice of defective appeal brief on February 20, 2013.
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Although Southwire was given at least one month to file a corrected appeal brief, Southwire filed a petition with the PTAB on March 5, 2013, requesting a waiver of the page limit on appeal brief length. On June 24, 2013, the PTAB denied the petition to waive the appeal brief page limit and, since the time limit to file a corrected appeal brief had expired, also dismissed Southwires appeal. On July 12, 2013, the Examiner mailed a Notice of Intent to Issue Inter Partes Reexamination Certificate, cancelling all claims of the 024 patent. On August 6, 2013, Southwire petitioned for revival of the 024 Patent and re-opening of the 594 Reexamination on the grounds that its failure to timely file an Appellants Brief was unintentional. This petition was accompanied by a corrected Appellants Brief. Southwires petition to revive the 024 Patent was granted on October 24, 2013 and the 594 Reexamination was re-opened at the appeals stage. With the re-opening of the 594 Reexamination, Cerro filed their Respondents Brief on November 25, 2013, which was followed by the Examiners Answer to Southwires Appellants Brief on December 4, 2013. On January 6, 2014, both Southwire and Cerro submitted Rebuttal Briefs in response to the Examiners Answer. Once any remaining briefs are filed by the parties, the appeal will be submitted to the PTAB for a decision. Southwires complaints sought unspecified damages and injunctive relief. At this time, all pending litigation between Encore and Southwire has been dismissed or stayed by agreement of the parties.
The parties convened on March 21, 2012 and August 27, 2012 for settlement conferences regarding the 301 patent lawsuit. Such settlement conferences did not result in any negotiation, agreement, decision or other development that the Company believed is material to such lawsuit. Settlement discussions continue between the parties. The potentially applicable factual and legal issues related to the above claims asserted against the Company have not been resolved. The Company disputes all of Southwires claims and alleged damages and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits and vigorously pursue its own claims against Southwire if and when the litigation resumes. The Company is from time to time involved in litigation, certain other claims and arbitration matters arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company accrues for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of the probability of a loss and the determination as to whether a loss is reasonably estimable. Any such accruals are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the effects of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and technical experts and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. To the extent there is a reasonable possibility (within the meaning of ASC 450) that probable losses could exceed amounts already accrued, if any, and the additional loss or range of loss is able to be estimated, management discloses the additional loss or range of loss.
For matters where the Company has evaluated that a loss is not probable, but is reasonably possible, the Company will disclose an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss or make a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. In some instances, for reasonably possible losses, the Company cannot estimate the possible loss or range of loss. The nature and progression of litigation can make it difficult to predict the impact a particular lawsuit will have on the Company. There are many reasons that the Company cannot make these assessments, including, among others, one or more of the following: the early stages of a proceeding; damages sought that are unspecified, unsupportable, unexplained or uncertain; discovery is incomplete; the complexity of the facts that are in dispute; the difficulty of assessing novel claims; the parties not having engaged in any meaningful settlement discussions; the possibility that other parties may share in any ultimate liability; and/or the often slow pace of litigation.
At this time, given the status of the proceedings, the complexities of the facts in dispute and the multiple claims involved, the Company has not concluded that a probable loss exists with respect to the Southwire litigation. Accordingly, no accrual has been made. Additionally, given the aforementioned uncertainties, the Company is unable to estimate any possible loss or range of losses for disclosure purposes.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Encore is a low-cost manufacturer of electrical building wire and cable. The Company is a significant supplier of building wire for interior electrical wiring in commercial and industrial buildings, homes, apartments, and manufactured housing.
The Companys operating results in any given time period are driven by several key factors, including the volume of product produced and shipped, the cost of copper and other raw materials, the competitive pricing environment in the wire industry and the resulting influence on gross margins and the efficiency with which the Companys plants operate during the period, among others. Price competition for electrical wire and cable is intense, and the Company sells its products in accordance with prevailing market prices. Copper, a commodity product, is the principal raw material used by the Company in manufacturing its products. Copper accounted for approximately 77.6%, 79.0% and 86.1% of the Companys cost of goods sold during fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The price of copper fluctuates, depending on general economic conditions and in relation to supply and demand and other factors, which causes monthly variations in the cost of the Companys purchased copper. Additionally, the SEC has issued an order amending a rule to allow shares of certain physically backed copper exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be listed and publicly traded. Such funds and other copper ETFs like it hold copper cathode as collateral against their shares. The acquisition of copper cathode by copper ETFs may
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materially decrease or interrupt the availability of copper for immediate delivery in the United States, which could materially increase the Companys cost of copper. In addition to rising copper prices and potential supply shortages, we believe that ETFs and similar copper-backed derivative products could lead to increased price volatility for copper. The Company cannot predict copper prices or the effect of fluctuations in the cost of copper on the Companys future operating results. Wire prices can, and frequently do, change on a daily basis. This competitive pricing market for wire does not always mirror changes in copper prices, making margins highly volatile. With the Companys expansion into aluminum conductors in some of its building wire products, aluminum will slowly grow its percentage share of the raw materials cost. In fiscal 2013, aluminum wire sales constituted less than 6.9% of net sales. Historically, the cost of aluminum has been much less than copper and also less volatile. With the volatility of both raw material prices and wire prices in the Companys end market, hedging raw materials can be risky. Historically, the Company has not engaged in hedging strategies for raw material purchases. The tables below highlight the range of closing prices of copper on the Comex exchange for the periods shown.
COMEX COPPER CLOSING PRICE 2014
January
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Quarter Ended
March 31, 2014 |
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$ | 3.43 | $ | 3.36 | $ | 3.28 | $ | 3.43 | ||||||||
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3.22 | 3.20 | 2.98 | 2.98 | ||||||||||||
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3.36 | 3.29 | 3.07 | 3.24 |
COMEX COPPER CLOSING PRICE 2013
January
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Quarter Ended
March 31, 2013 |
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$ | 3.74 | $ | 3.78 | $ | 3.54 | $ | 3.78 | ||||||||
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3.59 | 3.53 | 3.40 | 3.40 | ||||||||||||
Average |
3.67 | 3.67 | 3.47 | 3.60 |
The following discussion and analysis relates to factors that have affected the operating results of the Company for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. Reference should also be made to the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Results of Operations
Quarter Ended March 31, 2014 Compared to Quarter Ended March 31, 2013
Net sales were $277.2 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $265.4 million in the first quarter of 2013. This 4.5% increase in net sales is primarily the result of a 2.0% increase in copper wire sales driven by a 9.1% increase in copper wire unit volume shipped along with a 45.4% increase in aluminum wire sales driven by a 57.1% increase in aluminum wire unit volume shipped, offset somewhat by decreases in average selling prices of 6.5% and 7.5% of copper and aluminum wire, respectively. Unit volume is measured in pounds of copper or aluminum contained in the wire shipped during the period. Fluctuations in sales prices are primarily a result of changing copper and other raw material prices and product price competition. The average cost per pound of raw copper purchased decreased 9.2% in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013, and was the principal driver of the decreased average sales price of copper wire. In the first quarter of 2014, aluminum building wire constituted 7.9% of the Companys net sales dollars compared to 5.7% in the first quarter of 2013.
Cost of goods sold was $245.0 million, or 88.4% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2014, compared to $241.1 million, or 90.8% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2013. Gross profit increased to $32.2 million, or 11.6% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2014 versus $24.3 million, or 9.2% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2013.
The increase in gross profit margin percentage was primarily the result of a decrease in total raw materials cost, including the LIFO adjustment, from 82.0% to 78.8% in the first quarter of 2013 versus the first quarter of 2014. This decrease was offset somewhat by the percentage increase in the overhead expense category from 7.0% of net sales in 2013 to 7.5% in 2014. The increased gross margins were also aided by a 9.1% increase in copper pounds shipped and a 57.1% increase in aluminum pounds shipped. The spread between average prices paid for raw copper and the average price obtained for a pound of copper sold increased 1.6% in the first quarter of 2014 versus the first quarter of 2013 resulting from a 9.2% decline in the per pound cost of raw copper purchased while the average sales price per copper pound sold decreased only 6.5%. These drivers were slightly offset by a 3.4% decrease in the spread for aluminum products.
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Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, using the last-in, first out (LIFO) method, or market. The Company maintains two inventory pools for LIFO purposes. As permitted by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company maintains its inventory costs and cost of goods sold on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis and makes a monthly adjustment to adjust total inventory and cost of goods sold from FIFO to LIFO. The Company applies the lower of cost or market (LCM) test by comparing the LIFO cost of its raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods inventories to estimated market values, which are based primarily upon the most recent quoted market price of copper, aluminum and finished wire prices as of the end of each reporting period. The Company performs a lower of cost or market calculation quarterly. As of March 31, 2014, no LCM adjustment was required. However, decreases in copper and other material prices could necessitate establishing an LCM reserve in future periods. Additionally, future reductions in the quantity of inventory on hand could cause copper or other raw materials that are carried in inventory at costs different from the cost of copper and other raw materials in the period in which the reduction occurs to be included in costs of goods sold for that period at the different price. Due primarily to decreases in copper costs and a slight decrease in copper inventory quantities on hand, aided somewhat by price and volume movements of other materials during the first quarter of 2014, a LIFO adjustment was recorded decreasing cost of sales by $4.8 million during the quarter. As discussed in Note 2 to the Companys consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 to this report, during the first quarter of 2013, the Company liquidated a portion of the layer established in 2011, which negatively impacted net income for the first quarter of 2013 by $1.4 million.
Selling expenses, consisting of commissions and freight, for the first quarter of 2014 were $11.7 million, or 4.2% of net sales, compared to $11.0 million, or 4.2% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2013. Commissions paid to independent manufacturers representatives are paid as a relatively stable percentage of sales dollars, and therefore, exhibited little change in percentage terms. Freight costs were also relatively flat as a percentage of net sales. General and administrative expenses decreased to $3.7 million, or 1.3% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2014, compared to $4.1 million, or 1.5% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2013, primarily due to decreased legal and other administrative expenses. The provision for bad debts was $0 for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013.
Net interest and other (income) expense was virtually zero in the first quarters of 2014 and 2013. Income taxes were accrued at an effective rate of 35.2% in the first quarter of 2014, versus an effective rate of 30.3% in the first quarter of 2013. The increase in the effective rate was due to a change in the proportional effects of permanent items on the effective rate.
As a result of the foregoing factors, the Companys net income increased to $10.9 million in the first quarter of 2014 from $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2013.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company maintains a substantial inventory of finished products to satisfy customers prompt delivery requirements. As is customary in the building wire industry, the Company provides payment terms to most of its customers that exceed terms that it receives from its suppliers. Copper suppliers generally give very short payment terms, (less than 15 days) while the Company and the building wire industry give customers much longer terms. In general, the Companys standard payment terms result in the collection of a significant majority of net sales within approximately 75 days of the date of invoice. As a result of this timing difference, building wire companies must have sufficient cash and access to capital resources to finance their working capital needs, thereby creating a barrier to entry for companies who do not have sufficient liquidity and capital resources. The two largest components of working capital, receivables and inventory, and to some extent, capital expenditures are the primary drivers of the Companys liquidity needs. Generally, this will cause the Companys cash balance to rise and fall inversely to the receivables and inventory balances. The Companys receivables and inventories will rise and fall in concert with several factors, most notably the price of copper and other raw materials and the level of unit sales. Receivables will go up at the end of quarters with strong dollar sales and down as those sales decline. Inventory balances will rise and fall with the raw material price fluctuations and the level of units on hand at the end of any given quarter. Capital expenditures have historically been necessary to expand and update the production capacity of the Companys manufacturing operations. The Company has historically satisfied its liquidity and capital expenditure needs with cash generated from operations, borrowings under its various debt arrangements and sales of its common stock. The Company historically uses its revolving credit facility to manage day to day operating cash needs as required by daily fluctuations in working capital, and has the facility in place should such a need arise in the future.
For more information on the Companys revolving credit facility, see Note 6 to the Companys consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Cash provided by operating activities was $6.5 million in the first three months of 2014 compared to cash provided of $1.8 million in the first three months of 2013. The following changes in components of cash flow from operations were notable. The Company had net income of $10.9 million in the first three months of 2014 versus net income of $6.4 million in the first three months of 2013. Accounts receivable increased in the first three months of 2014 and 2013, although at different
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amounts, resulting in a use of cash of $3.4 million and $14.8 million, respectively, driving a $11.4 million smaller use of cash in 2014 versus 2013. Accounts receivable generally increase in proportion to dollar sales and to a lesser extent are affected by the timing of when sales occur during a given quarter. Accounts receivable increased in the first three months of both years, primarily due to the timing of sales in the quarters. With an average of 60 to 75 days of sales outstanding, quarters in which sales are more back-end loaded will have higher accounts receivable balances outstanding at quarter-end. Inventory value increased in the first quarter of 2014 while decreasing in the first quarter of 2013, resulting in a use of cash of $4.8 million in 2014 versus cash provided of $9.3 million first three months of 2013. The differential in cash used when comparing the first quarter of 2014 to the first quarter of 2013 is the result of several factors in the Companys large inventory. Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities resulted in a $3.4 million increase in cash provided in the first three months of 2014 versus the first three months of 2013 attributable primarily to the timing of inventory receipts at quarter end. In the first three months of 2014, changes in current and deferred taxes used cash of $0.3 million versus cash used of $2.7 million in the first three months of 2013. These changes in cash flow were the primary drivers of the $4.7 million increase in cash provided by operations in the first three months of 2014 versus the first three months of 2013.
Cash used in investing activities increased to $6.5 million in the first three months of 2014 from $2.6 million in the first three months of 2013 due to equipment purchases. Proceeds and tax benefits from exercised stock options offset $0.4 million of dividends paid resulting in cash used in financing activities of virtually zero in the first three months of 2014, versus $0.3 million in the first three months of 2013. As of March 31, 2014, the balance on the Companys revolving line of credit remained at $0. The Companys cash balance was $36.8 million at March 31, 2014, versus $32.7 million at March 31, 2013.
During the remainder of 2014, the Company expects its capital expenditures will consist primarily of expenditures related to the purchases of manufacturing equipment throughout its facilities. The total capital expenditures for all of 2014 associated with these projects are currently estimated to be between $18 million and $24 million. The Company also expects its future working capital requirements may fluctuate as a result of changes in unit sales volumes and the price of copper and other raw materials. The Company believes that the current cash balance, cash flow from operations, and the financing available from its revolving credit facility will satisfy working capital and capital expenditure requirements during 2014.
Information Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains various 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) and information that is based on managements belief as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. The words believes, estimates, anticipates, plans, seeks, expects, intends and similar expressions identify some of the forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on the Companys operating results are fluctuations in the economy and in the level of activity in the building and construction industry, demand for the Companys products, the impact of price competition and fluctuations in the price of copper and other raw materials. For more information regarding forward looking statements see Information Regarding Forward Looking Statements in Part II, Item 7 of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
There have been no material changes from the information provided in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
The Company maintains controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by it in the reports it files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on an evaluation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report conducted by the Companys management, with the participation of the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files with or submits to the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms and to ensure that information
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required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report.
For information on the Companys legal proceedings, see Note 8 to the Companys consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
There have been no material changes to the Companys risk factors as disclosed in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Note 7 to the Companys consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 to this report is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this Item 6 is set forth in the Index to Exhibits accompanying this Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Dated: May 5, 2014 |
/s/ DANIEL L. JONES |
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Daniel L. Jones, President and | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: May 5, 2014 |
/s/ FRANK J. BILBAN |
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Frank J. Bilban, Vice President Finance, | ||
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation of Encore Wire Corporation and all amendments thereto (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
3.2 | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Encore Wire Corporation, as amended through February 27, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
4.1 | Form of certificate for Common Stock (filed as Exhibit 1 to the Companys registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on June 4, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
4.2 | Registration Rights Agreement dated February 29, 2012 among the Company, Capital Southwest Corporation and Capital Southwest Venture Corporation (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
10.1 | First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2013, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as lender and administrative agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender. | |
31.1 | Certification by Daniel L. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated May 5, 2014 and submitted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification by Frank J. Bilban, Vice President Finance, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated May 5, 2014 and submitted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification by Daniel L. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated May 5, 2014 as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification by Frank J. Bilban, Vice President Finance, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, dated May 5, 2014 as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this First Amendment ), dated as of December 31, 2013, is entered into among ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Borrower ), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ( Bank of America ) and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ( Wells Fargo ), in their individual capacities as Lenders (as such term is defined herein), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
BACKGROUND
A. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2012 (the Credit Agreement ). The terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall be used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
B. The Borrower has requested an amendment to the Credit Agreement.
C. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree to amend the Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and agreements hereafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent covenant and agree as follows:
1. AMENDMENTS .
(a) Section 7.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
7.12 Capital Expenditures. Make or become legally obligated to make any (a) Capital Expenditures other than Capital Expenditures related to the aluminum plant in an aggregate amount in excess of (i) $43,000,000 for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2013 and (ii) $40,000,000 for any Fiscal Year thereafter and (b) Capital Expenditures in respect of the aluminum plant during the period from January 1, 2012 through the Maturity Date in an aggregate amount in excess of $40,000,000.
(b) Exhibit C , the Compliance Certificate, is hereby amended to be in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TRUE; NO EVENT OF DEFAULT . By its execution and delivery hereof, the Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this First Amendment:
(a) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except that such representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect
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are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof as made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except to the extent such representations and warranties have been supplemented to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement;
(b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;
(c)(i) the Borrower has full power and authority to execute and deliver this First Amendment, (ii) this First Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, and (iii) this First Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and except as rights to indemnity may be limited by federal or state securities laws;
(d) neither the execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated herein or therein, will conflict with (i) the certificate or articles of incorporation or the applicable constituent documents or bylaws of the Borrower or the Guarantor, (ii) any Law applicable to the Borrower or the Guarantor or (iii) any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower, the Guarantor or any of their respective properties are subject; and
(e) no authorization, approval, consent, or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person not previously obtained is required for (i) the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this First Amendment or (ii) the acknowledgement by the Guarantor of this First Amendment.
3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS . This First Amendment shall be effective immediately upon satisfaction or completion of the following:
(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this First Amendment executed by each Lender; and
(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this First Amendment executed by the Borrower and acknowledged by the Guarantor.
4. REFERENCE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT .
(a) Upon the effectiveness of this First Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to this Agreement, hereunder, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as affected and amended hereby.
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(b) The Credit Agreement, as amended by the amendments referred to above, shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
5. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES . The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect thereto).
6. GUARANTORS ACKNOWLEDGMENT . By signing below, the Guarantor (a) acknowledges, consents and agrees to the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this First Amendment, (b) acknowledges and agrees that its obligations in respect of its Guaranty (i) are not released, diminished, waived, modified, impaired or affected in any manner by this First Amendment or any of the provisions contemplated herein, and (ii) includes all Obligations as assumed by the Borrower, (c) ratifies and confirms its obligations under its Guaranty, and (d) acknowledges and agrees that it has no claims or offsets against, or defenses or counterclaims to, its Guaranty.
7. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS . This First Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. For purposes of this First Amendment, a counterpart hereof (or signature page thereto) signed and transmitted by any Person party hereto to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) by facsimile machine, telecopier or electronic mail is to be treated as an original. The signature of such Person thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an original signature, and the counterpart (or signature page thereto) so transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document.
8. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT . This First Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, provided that the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall retain all rights arising under federal law, and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
9. HEADINGS . Section headings in this First Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this First Amendment for any other purpose.
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT . THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment is executed as of the date first set forth above.
BORROWER : | ||
ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Frank J. Bilban |
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Name: |
Frank J. Bilban |
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Title: |
VP & CFO |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT : | ||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ Darlene R. Parmelee |
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Name: |
Darlene R. Parmelee |
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Title: |
Vice President |
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender | ||
By: |
/s/ Allison W. Connelly |
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Name: |
Allison W. Connelly |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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By: |
/s/ Thomas Bolding |
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Name: |
Thomas Bolding |
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Title: |
AVP |
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
EWC AVIATION CORP.
By: |
/s/ Frank J. Bilban |
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Name: |
Frank J. Bilban |
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Title: |
VP & CFO |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Daniel L. Jones, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Encore Wire Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 5, 2014
/s/ DANIEL L. JONES |
Daniel L. Jones |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Frank J. Bilban, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Encore Wire Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
(a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
(b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
(c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
(d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
(a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
(b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 5, 2014
/s/ FRANK J. BILBAN |
Frank J. Bilban |
Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Encore Wire Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Daniel L. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 5, 2014
/s/ DANIEL L. JONES |
Daniel L. Jones |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION FURNISHED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Encore Wire Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Frank J. Bilban, Vice-PresidentFinance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: May 5, 2014
/s/ FRANK J. BILBAN |
Frank J. Bilban |
Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |