Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 23, 2009

 

 

Eagle Materials Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-12984   75-2520779

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas   75219
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (214) 432-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed from last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 23, 2009, Eagle Materials Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Eagle”), announced its results of operations for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. A copy of Eagle’s earnings press release announcing these results is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1   Earnings Press Release dated April 23, 2009 issued by Eagle Materials Inc. (announcing quarterly and fiscal-year-end operating results)


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

EAGLE MATERIALS INC.
By:  

/s/ Mark V. Dendle

  Mark V. Dendle
  Executive Vice President – Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 23, 2009


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1   Earnings Press Release dated April 23, 2009 issued by Eagle Materials Inc. (announcing quarterly and fiscal-year-end operating results)
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

                  Contact at 214/432-2000   
      Steven R. Rowley   
      President & CEO   
     

 

Mark V. Dendle

  
      Executive Vice President & CFO   

 

 

News For Immediate Release

EAGLE MATERIALS INC. REPORTS

FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR RESULTS

(Dallas, TX April 23, 2009): Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009 and for fiscal year 2009.

Fourth quarter net earnings were up 117% to $7.0 million ($0.16 per share) from $3.2 million ($0.07 per share) for the same period a year ago. Current quarter earnings include an after-tax charge of $2.6 million ($0.06 per share) related to fiscal 2009 stock awards, all of which were substantially expensed in fiscal 2009, offset by an after-tax gain of $2.9 million ($0.07 per share) related to the retirement of a portion of our Senior Notes. Both items are reported in Corporate General Expenses.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, Eagle’s net earnings decreased 57% to $41.8 million ($0.95 per share) from $97.8 million ($2.12 per share) for the previous fiscal year. Revenues for fiscal 2009 of $602.2 million were 20% less than the $749.6 million for the previous fiscal year.

GYPSUM WALLBOARD AND PAPERBOARD

Eagle’s Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard operations reported fourth quarter revenues of $73.0 million, a 22% decrease from the $93.7 million for the same quarter a year ago. The quarterly comparative revenue decline reflects primarily lower gypsum wallboard and paperboard sales volumes. Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard’s fourth quarter operating earnings were $9.6 million compared with $0.4 million of operating earnings in the prior year’s fourth quarter. Prior year’s results include approximately $4.5 million of start-up costs incurred at our new Georgetown, South Carolina wallboard plant. The average gypsum wallboard net sales price for this fiscal year’s fourth quarter was $109.89 per MSF, 19% higher than the $92.42 per MSF for the same quarter last year. Gypsum Wallboard sales volume of 447 million square feet (MMSF) for the quarter declined 25% from the prior year’s fourth quarter. According to the Gypsum Association, industry shipments of gypsum wallboard were down approximately 29% over this same time period to 4.8 billion square feet.

Fiscal 2009 operating earnings from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $17.8 million, a decrease of 72% compared to $63.0 million for fiscal 2008. Revenues from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $346.1 million for fiscal 2009, 18% less than last year’s revenues of $422.4 million

CEMENT, CONCRETE AND AGGREGATES

Eagle’s Cement operations reported revenues, including joint venture and intersegment revenues, of $46.0 million, 25% less than the $61.2 million for the same quarter a year ago. Operating earnings from Eagle’s Cement operations declined 36% to $10.3 million for the fourth quarter this year from $16.1 million for the same quarter last year. The average net sales price for this fiscal


year’s fourth quarter was $92.92 per ton, 3% less than the $95.87 per ton for the same quarter last year. Approximately $1.50 per ton of the decline in the mill net is due to increased transfer freight to our distribution terminals. Cement sales volumes for the fourth quarter were 459,000 tons, 24% below the 604,000 tons for the same quarter last year. Eagle’s purchased cement sales volumes for the quarter declined 51% from the prior year quarter to approximately 61,000 tons. According to the U.S.G.S., industry shipments of Portland cement were down 31% in January 2009 versus the prior year and imports declined 61% over the same time period. Additionally, our cement operating results were negatively impacted at our Illinois Cement facility during the quarter for inventory control due to particularly tough winter weather and reduced construction activity in the Midwest.

Fiscal 2009 operating earnings from Cement were $82.0 million, a decline of 23% compared to the $106.6 million for fiscal 2008. Revenues from Cement, including joint venture and intersegment sales, were $289.4 million for fiscal 2009, 16% lower than last year’s revenues of $345.2 million.

Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $10.8 million for this year’s fourth quarter, 34% less than the $16.3 million for the fourth quarter a year ago. Concrete and Aggregates reported a $0.7 million operating profit for this year’s fourth quarter, down from the $1.8 million operating profit for the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower sales volumes in California combined with lower net sales prices for both Concrete and Aggregates.

Concrete sales volume decreased 30% for the fourth quarter this year to 110,000 cubic yards from 157,000 cubic yards for the same quarter last year. Our Concrete quarterly average net sales price of $71.65 per cubic yard for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 was 9% less than the $79.04 per cubic yard for the fourth quarter a year ago. Our Aggregates operation reported sales volume of 446,000 tons for the current quarter, 19% less than the fourth quarter last year. Our Aggregates quarterly average net sales price was 7% below last year’s fourth quarter average net sales price.

Fiscal 2009 operating earnings from Concrete and Aggregates were $4.6 million, a decrease of 65% compared to the $13.1 million for fiscal 2008. Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $66.2 million for fiscal 2009, 24% lower than last year’s revenues of $87.6 million.

DETAILS OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

We conduct one of our cement plant operations through a 50/50 joint venture, Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP (the “Joint Venture”). We utilize the equity method of accounting for our 50% interest in the Joint Venture. For segment reporting purposes only, we proportionately consolidate our 50% share of the Joint Venture’s revenues and operating earnings, which is consistent with the way management organizes the segments within the Company for making operating decisions and assessing performance.

In addition, for segment reporting purposes, we report intersegment revenues as a part of a segment’s total revenues. Intersegment sales are eliminated on the income statement. Refer to Attachment 4 for a reconciliation of the amounts referred to above.

Eagle Materials Inc. is a Dallas-based company that manufactures and distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, and Concrete and Aggregates.


EXP’s senior management will conduct a conference call to discuss the financial results, forward looking information and other matters at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Central Time) on Thursday, April 23, 2009. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the EXP Web site http://www.eaglematerials.com. A replay of the webcast and the presentation will be archived on that site for one year. For more information, contact EXP at 214-432-2000.

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Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the Company is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the Company’s belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are outside the Company’s control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s actual performance include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company’s business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without limitation, natural gas and oil; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy (including, without limitation, climate change regulation); changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the Company’s markets; competition; announced increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in the demand for residential housing construction or commercial construction; general economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of energy (including, without limitation, natural gas and oil) could affect the revenues and operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending could also adversely affect the Company’s result of operations. These and other factors are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008. These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in the Company’s expectations.

For additional information, contact at 214/432-2000.

Steven R. Rowley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mark V. Dendle

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

(1) Summary of Consolidated Earnings
(2) Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business (Quarter)
(3) Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business (Fiscal Year)
(4) Sales Volume, Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Cement Revenues
(5) Consolidated Balance Sheets


Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 1

Eagle Materials Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Earnings

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

               Quarter Ended March 31,  
               2009    2008    Change  

Revenues

         $ 108,859    $ 144,848    -25 %

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 12,457    $ 6,582    +89 %

Net Earnings

         $ 7,030    $ 3,246    +117 %

Earnings Per Share:

              
   -   

Basic

   $ 0.16    $ 0.07    +129 %
   -    Diluted    $ 0.16    $ 0.07    +129 %

Average Shares Outstanding:

        
   -    Basic      43,527,565      43,530,987    NM  
   -    Diluted      43,852,247      44,062,169    -1 %
               Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
               2009    2008    Change  

Revenues

         $ 602,182    $ 749,553    -20 %

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 62,183    $ 144,384    -57 %

Net Earnings

         $ 41,764    $ 97,768    -57 %

Earnings Per Share:

              
   -    Basic    $ 0.96    $ 2.15    -55 %
   -    Diluted    $ 0.95    $ 2.12    -55 %

Average Shares Outstanding:

        
   -    Basic      43,486,728      45,556,762    -5 %
   -    Diluted      43,879,416      46,144,887    -5 %

 


Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 2

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended March 31,  
     2009     2008     Change  

Revenues*

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 61,932     $ 75,789     -18 %

Gypsum Paperboard

     11,072       17,903     -38 %
                  
     73,004       93,692     -22 %
     67 %     65 %  

Cement (Wholly Owned)

     25,199       34,960     -28 %
     23 %     24 %  

Concrete & Aggregates

     10,656       16,160     -34 %
     10 %     11 %  

Other, net

     —         36     -100 %
     0 %     0 %  
                  

Total

   $ 108,859     $ 144,848     -25 %
     100 %     100 %  
                  

Operating Earnings

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 5,118     $ (3,344 )   N/A  

Gypsum Paperboard

     4,486       3,766     +19 %
                  
     9,604       422     +2,176 %
     47 %     2 %  

Cement:

      

Wholly Owned

     3,297       7,428     -56 %

Joint Venture

     7,005       8,678     -19 %
                  
     10,302       16,106     -36 %
     50 %     88 %  

Concrete & Aggregates

     714       1,789     -60 %
     4 %     10 %  

Other, net

     (243 )     36     N/A  
     -1 %     0 %  
                  

Total Operating Earnings

     20,377       18,353     +11 %
     100 %     100 %  

Corporate General Expenses

     (2,791 )     (4,363 )  

Interest Expense, net

     (5,129 )     (7,408 )  
                  

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 12,457     $ 6,582     +89 %
                  

 

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment 4.


Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 3

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
     2009     2008     Change  

Revenues*

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 279,306     $ 342,550     -19 %

Gypsum Paperboard

     66,782       79,850     -16 %
                  
     346,088       422,400     -18 %
     57 %     56 %  

Cement (Wholly Owned)

     187,154       239,029     -22 %
     31 %     32 %  

Concrete & Aggregates

     65,338       86,594     -25 %
     11 %     12 %  

Other, net

     3,602       1,530     +135 %
     1 %     0 %  
                  

Total

   $ 602,182     $ 749,553     -20 %
     100 %     100 %  
                  

Operating Earnings

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 1,190     $ 45,954     -97 %

Gypsum Paperboard

     16,581       17,022     -3 %
                  
     17,771       62,976     -72 %
     17 %     34 %  

Cement:

      

Wholly Owned

     49,610       72,651     -32 %

Joint Venture

     32,426       33,982     -5 %
                  
     82,036       106,633     -23 %
     76 %     58 %  

Concrete & Aggregates

     4,595       13,075     -65 %
     4 %     7 %  

Other, net **

     3,602       1,530     +135 %
     3 %     1 %  
                  

Total Operating Earnings

     108,004       184,214     -41 %
     100 %     100 %  

Corporate General Expenses

     (16,901 )     (18,756 )  

Interest Expense, net

     (28,920 )     (21,074 )  
                  

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 62,183     $ 144,384     -57 %
                  

 

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment 4.
** Fiscal Year 2009 results include a $2.6 million gain on sale of railcars.


Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 4

Eagle Materials Inc.

Sales Volume, Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues

(unaudited)

 

     Sales Volume  
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2009    2008    Change     2009    2008    Change  

Gypsum Wallboard (MMSF’s)

   447    596    -25 %   2,102    2,395    -12 %

Cement (M Tons):

                

Wholly Owned

   258    348    -26 %   1,859    2,377    -22 %

Joint Venture

   201    256    -21 %   966    1,048    -8 %
                                
   459    604    -24 %   2,825    3,425    -18 %

Paperboard (M Tons):

                

Internal

   19    24    -21 %   87    97    -10 %

External

   27    39    -31 %   145    174    -17 %
                                
   46    63    -27 %   232    271    -14 %

Concrete (M Cubic Yards)

   110    157    -30 %   611    802    -24 %

Aggregates (M Tons)

   446    551    -19 %   3,281    3,754    -13 %

 

     Average Net Sales Price*  
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2009    2008    Change     2009    2008    Change  

Gypsum Wallboard (MSF)

   $ 109.89    $ 92.42    +19 %   $ 99.17    $ 108.36    -8 %

Cement (Ton)

   $ 92.92    $ 95.87    -3 %   $ 96.03    $ 96.04    0 %

Paperboard (Ton)

   $ 461.65    $ 494.69    -7 %   $ 492.27    $ 484.22    +2 %

Concrete (Cubic Yard)

   $ 71.65    $ 79.04    -9 %   $ 73.14    $ 76.74    -5 %

Aggregates (Ton)

   $ 6.64    $ 7.15    -7 %   $ 6.57    $ 6.96    -6 %

 

* Net of freight and delivery costs billed to customers.

 

     Intersegment and Cement Revenues
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
   Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
     2009    2008    2009    2008

Intersegment Revenues:

           

Cement

   $ 1,201    $ 1,792    $ 6,634    $ 9,054

Paperboard

     10,801      13,492      49,555      53,545

Concrete and Aggregates

     175      144      909      1,046
                           
   $ 12,177    $ 15,428    $ 57,098    $ 63,645
                           

Cement Revenues:

           

Wholly Owned

   $ 25,199    $ 34,960    $ 187,154    $ 239,029

Joint Venture

     19,575      24,422      95,648      97,140
                           
   $ 44,774    $ 59,382    $ 282,802    $ 336,169
                           


Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 5

Eagle Materials Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     March 31,  
     2009     2008  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets -

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 17,798     $ 18,960  

Accounts and Notes Receivable, net

     44,261       62,949  

Inventories

     107,063       98,717  

Prepaid and Other Current Assets

     6,161       8,480  
                

Total Current Assets

     175,283       189,106  
                

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

     669,941       705,556  

Investments in Joint Ventures

     39,521       40,095  

Note Receivable

     6,301       7,286  

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

     152,812       153,449  

Other Assets

     22,810       22,229  
                
   $ 1,066,668     $ 1,117,721  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities -

    

Accounts Payable

   $ 19,645     $ 50,961  

Accrued Liabilities

     44,604       54,210  
                

Total Current Liabilities

     64,249       105,171  
                

Long-term Liabilities

     97,104       86,447  

Bank Credit Facility

     55,000       —    

Senior Notes

     300,000       400,000  

Deferred Income Taxes

     122,488       120,416  

Stockholders’ Equity -

    

Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01; Authorized 5,000,000 Shares; None Issued

     —         —    

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01; Authorized 100,000,000 Shares; Issued and Outstanding 43,589,775 and 43,430,297 Shares respectively.

     436       434  

Capital in Excess of Par Value

     11,166       —    

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses

     (6,040 )     (1,368 )

Retained Earnings

     422,265       406,621  
                

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     427,827       405,687  
                
   $ 1,066,668     $ 1,117,721