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 26, 2010

 

 

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 26, 2010, Eagle Materials Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Eagle”), announced its results of operations for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. 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.

In the earnings press release attached as Exhibit 99.1, Eagle’s financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 reflect the pre-tax write-off of approximately $2.5 million of deferred engineering and permitting costs related to the planned modernization and expansion of its cement facility in Laramie, Wyoming. As a result of improved operational efficiencies and reduced costs realized at this facility, Eagle has been able to achieve a significant portion of the cost savings associated with the planned project. As a result, Eagle withdrew its permit application with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality in September 2009. In its Annual Report on Form 10-K Eagle will report in the quarterly results footnote the write-off of the deferred costs in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The effect of this write-off will be to reduce fiscal second quarter Earnings Before Income Taxes by approximately $2.5 million, Net Earnings by approximately $1.7 million and earnings per share by $0.04 per share. The write-off did not have any effect on Eagle’s results for the fourth quarter as reported in the attached earnings release.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Earnings Press Release dated April 26, 2010 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/    D. CRAIG KESLER        

 

D. Craig Kesler

Executive Vice President – Finance and

Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 26, 2010


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Earnings Press Release dated April 26, 2010 issued by Eagle Materials Inc. (announcing quarterly and fiscal-year-end operating results)
Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Contact at 214/432-2000

Steven R. Rowley

President & CEO

D. Craig Kesler

Executive Vice President & CFO

Robert S. Stewart

Executive Vice President

 

 

News For Immediate Release

EAGLE MATERIALS INC. REPORTS

FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR RESULTS

DALLAS, TX (April 26, 2010) – Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2010 and for fiscal year 2010. Notable items for the quarter and fiscal year include:

 

   

Fourth quarter net earnings of $1.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share

 

   

Fiscal year 2010 net earnings of $29.0 million, or $0.66 per diluted share

 

   

Fiscal year 2010 revenues of $533.3 million, including Joint Venture revenues

 

   

Annual cash flow from operations of approximately $93.8 million

 

   

Net debt-to-total capitalization ratio of 40% compared to 44% a year ago

 

   

Price increases were implemented in the wallboard business on March 15, 2010

Fourth quarter operating earnings were $9.8 million, down from $20.4 million for the same period a year ago. Extended plant shutdowns for maintenance and inventory control at our four cement plants during the current quarter increased our cement operating costs by approximately $3.0 million (after-tax $0.05 per share). These increased costs were partially offset by a gain on sale of land at one of Eagle’s wallboard facilities of $2.5 million (after-tax $0.04 per share). The gain on sale of land was reported in Other, net.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard’s fourth quarter operating earnings of $1.1 million were down 88% compared to the same quarter last year. Lower net sales prices were the primary drivers of the quarterly earnings decline.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard revenues for the fourth quarter totaled $67.2 million, an 8% decrease from the same quarter a year ago. The quarterly comparative revenue decline reflects lower Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard net sales prices. The average Gypsum Wallboard net sales price for this quarter was $86.30 per MSF, 21% less than the same quarter a year ago. Gypsum Wallboard sales volumes of 448 million square feet (MMSF) were about the same as the prior year’s fourth quarter. The average Paperboard net sales price this quarter was $436.88 per ton, 5% less than the same quarter a year ago. Paperboard sales volumes for the quarter were 57,000 tons, 24% greater than the same quarter a year ago.

Fiscal 2010 operating earnings from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $16.2 million, a decrease of 9% compared to fiscal 2009. Revenues from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $264.5 million for fiscal 2010, 24% less than last year’s revenues.


Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Operating earnings from Cement for the fourth quarter were $5.5 million, a 47% decline from the same quarter a year ago. Cement revenues for the quarter, including joint venture and intersegment revenues, totaled $40.1 million, 13% less than the same quarter last year. Cement sales volumes for the quarter were 441,000 tons, 4% below the same quarter a year ago. An unusually wet and cold winter across most of the U.S. contributed to the sales volume decline.

Eagle’s purchased cement sales volumes for the quarter declined to approximately 8,000 tons, or 2% of total cement sales volume, compared to approximately 61,000 tons, or 13% of total sales volume, for the same quarter last year. The average net sales price for this quarter was $82.15 per ton, 12% less than the same quarter last year.

Fiscal 2010 operating earnings from Cement were $55.5 million, a decline of 32% compared to fiscal 2009. Revenues from Cement, including joint venture and intersegment sales, were $228.5 million for fiscal 2010, 21% lower than last year.

Concrete and Aggregates reported operating earnings of $0.1 million for this quarter down from the $0.7 million operating profit for the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower sales volumes in central Texas and northern California combined with lower net sales prices for both Concrete and Aggregates.

Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $7.6 million for the quarter, 30% less than the same quarter a year ago. Concrete sales volume decreased 26% for the quarter to 81,000 cubic yards. The Concrete average net sales price for this quarter was $64.83 per cubic yard, 10% less than the same quarter a year ago. Aggregates sales volume of 390,000 tons for the quarter, was 13% less than the quarter a year ago. Aggregates average net sales price for the quarter was $5.94 per ton, down 11% compared to last year’s fourth quarter.

Fiscal 2010 operating earnings from Concrete and Aggregates were $1.8 million, a decrease of 60% compared to fiscal 2009. Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $45.6 million for fiscal 2010, 31% lower than last year.

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.

About Eagle Materials Inc.

Eagle Materials Inc. manufactures and distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, Concrete and Aggregates from 25 facilities across the US. The Company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

 

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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 Monday, April 26, 2010. 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, 2009 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009. 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

D. Craig Kesler

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert S. Stewart

Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications

 

(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

 

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Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 1

Eagle Materials Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Earnings

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended March 31,  
     2010    2009    Change  

Revenues *

   $ 97,386    $ 108,859    -11

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 1,696    $ 12,457    -86

Net Earnings

   $ 1,924    $ 7,030    -73

Earnings Per Share:

        

- Basic

   $ 0.04    $ 0.16    -75

- Diluted

   $ 0.04    $ 0.16    -75

Average Shares Outstanding:

        

- Basic

     43,775,988      43,527,565    1

- Diluted

     44,052,749      43,852,247    0
     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
     2010    2009    Change  

Revenues *

   $ 467,905    $ 598,580    -22

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 39,297    $ 62,183    -37

Net Earnings

   $ 28,950    $ 41,764    -31

Earnings Per Share:

        

- Basic

   $ 0.66    $ 0.96    -31

- Diluted

   $ 0.66    $ 0.95    -31

Average Shares Outstanding:

        

- Basic

     43,684,942      43,486,728    0

- Diluted

     44,038,401      43,879,416    0

 

* Revenues, including Joint Venture Revenues were $114.1 million and $533.3 million for the quarter and fiscal year, respectively.

 

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Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 2

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended March 31,  
     2010     2009     Change  

Revenues*

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 51,655      $ 61,932      -17

Gypsum Paperboard

     15,497        11,072      40
                  
     67,152        73,004      -8
     69     67  

Cement (Wholly Owned)

     22,702        25,199      -10
     23     23  

Concrete & Aggregates

     7,532        10,656      -29
     8     10  
                  

Total

   $ 97,386      $ 108,859      -11
     100     100  
                  

Operating Earnings

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ (1,070   $ 5,118      -121

Gypsum Paperboard

     2,187        4,486      -51
                  
     1,117        9,604      -88
     12     47  

Cement:

      

Wholly Owned

     (390     3,297      -112

Joint Venture

     5,881        7,005      -16
                  
     5,491        10,302      -47
     56     50  

Concrete & Aggregates

     143        714      -80
     1     4  

Other, net **

     3,048        (243     nm 
     31     -1  
                  

Total Operating Earnings

     9,799        20,377      -52
     100     100  

Corporate General Expenses

     (3,572     (2,791  

Interest Expense, net

     (4,531     (5,129  
                  

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 1,696      $ 12,457      -86
                  

 

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment 4.
** Fiscal fourth quarter 2010 includes approximately $2.5 million gain on sale of land

 

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Eagle Materials Inc

Attachment 3

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended March 31,  
     2010     2009     Change  

Revenues*

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 210,671      $ 279,306      -25

Gypsum Paperboard

     53,795        66,782      -19
                  
     264,466        346,088      -24
     57     58  

Cement (Wholly Owned)

     158,588        187,154      -15
     34     31  

Concrete & Aggregates

     44,851        65,338      -31
     9     11  
                  

Total

   $ 467,905      $ 598,580      -22
     100     100  
                  

Operating Earnings

      

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

      

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 1,383      $ 1,190      16

Gypsum Paperboard

     14,805        16,581      -11
                  
     16,188        17,771      -9
     21     17  

Cement:

      

Wholly Owned

     31,302        49,610      -37

Joint Venture

     24,157        32,426      -26
                  
     55,459        82,036      -32
     73     76  

Concrete & Aggregates

     1,835        4,595      -60
     2     4  

Other, net **

     3,161        3,602      -12
     4     3  
                  

Total Operating Earnings

     76,643        108,004      -29
     100     100  

Corporate General Expenses

     (15,886     (16,901  

Interest Expense, net

     (21,460     (28,920  
                  

Earnings Before Income Taxes

   $ 39,297      $ 62,183      -37
                  

 

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment 4.
** Fiscal Year 2010 includes a $2.5 million gain on sale of land; Fiscal Year 2009 includes a $2.6 million gain on sale of railcars

 

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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,
 
     2010    2009    Change     2010    2009    Change  

Gypsum Wallboard (MMSF’s)

   448    447    0   1,750    2,102    -17

Cement (M Tons):

                

Wholly Owned

   257    258    0   1,754    1,859    -6

Joint Venture

   184    201    -8   713    966    -26
                                
   441    459    -4   2,467    2,825    -13

Paperboard (M Tons):

                

Internal

   20    19    5   73    87    -16

External

   37    27    37   142    145    -2
                                
   57    46    24   215    232    -7

Concrete (M Cubic Yards)

   81    110    -26   461    611    -25

Aggregates (M Tons)

   390    446    -13   2,318    3,281    -29

 

     Average Net Sales Price*  
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2010    2009    Change     2010    2009    Change  

Gypsum Wallboard (MSF)

   $ 86.30    $ 109.89    -21   $ 92.10    $ 99.17    -7

Cement (Ton)

   $ 82.15    $ 92.92    -12   $ 85.59    $ 96.03    -11

Paperboard (Ton)

   $ 436.88    $ 461.65    -5   $ 417.28    $ 492.27    -15

Concrete (Cubic Yard)

   $ 64.83    $ 71.65    -10   $ 67.23    $ 73.14    -8

Aggregates (Ton)

   $ 5.94    $ 6.64    -11   $ 6.29    $ 6.57    -4

 

* Net of freight and delivery costs billed to customers.

 

     Intersegment and Cement Revenues
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
   Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Intersegment Revenues:

           

Cement

   $ 701    $ 1,201    $ 4,449    $ 6,634

Paperboard

     9,616      10,801      36,369      49,555

Concrete and Aggregates

     99      175      771      909
                           
   $ 10,416    $ 12,177    $ 41,589    $ 57,098
                           

Cement Revenues:

           

Wholly Owned

   $ 22,702    $ 25,199    $ 158,588    $ 187,154

Joint Venture

     16,702      19,575      65,438      95,648
                           
   $ 39,404    $ 44,774    $ 224,026    $ 282,802
                           

 

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Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 5

Eagle Materials Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     March 31,  
     2010     2009  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets –

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 1,416      $ 17,798   

Accounts and Notes Receivable, net

     49,721        44,261   

Inventories

     105,871        107,063   

Prepaid and Other Assets

     4,266        6,161   
                

Total Current Assets

     161,274        175,283   
                

Property, Plant and Equipment –

     1,101,648        1,089,610   

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

     (468,121     (419,669
                

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

     633,527        669,941   

Investments in Joint Venture

     33,928        39,521   

Notes Receivable

     10,586        6,301   

Goodwill and Intangibles

     152,175        152,812   

Other Assets

     22,286        22,810   
                
   $ 1,013,776      $ 1,066,668   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities –

    

Accounts Payable

   $ 27,840      $ 19,645   

Accrued Liabilities

     44,044        44,604   
                

Total Current Liabilities

     71,884        64,249   
                

Long-term Liabilities

     67,946        97,104   

Bank Credit Facility

     3,000        55,000   

Senior Notes

     300,000        300,000   

Deferred Income Taxes

     125,584        122,488   

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 43,830,794 and 43,589,775 Shares respectively.

     438        436   

Capital in Excess of Par Value

     14,723        11,166   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses

     (3,518     (6,040

Retained Earnings

     433,719        422,265   
                

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     445,362        427,827   
                
   $ 1,013,776      $ 1,066,668   
                

 

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