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):

May 14, 2015

 

 

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 May 14, 2015, Eagle Materials Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Eagle”), announced its results of operations for the quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. 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 May 14, 2015 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: May 14, 2015


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Earnings Press Release dated May 14, 2015 issued by Eagle Materials Inc. (announcing quarterly and fiscal-year-end operating results)
EX-99.1

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

RECORD FISCAL YEAR

DALLAS, TX (May 14, 2015) – Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for fiscal year 2015 and the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015. Notable items for the fiscal year and quarter include:

 

    Record fiscal year 2015 revenues of $1.1 billion, up 19%

 

    Fiscal year 2015 net earnings per diluted share of $3.71, up 49%

 

    Record fourth quarter revenues of $223.8 million, up 18%

 

    Fourth quarter earnings per diluted share of $0.93, up 107%

 

    Includes a benefit of $0.39 per diluted share related to the settlement of our lawsuit against the IRS and costs of $0.06 per diluted share related to acquisition and litigation costs

 

    Eagle entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Holcim (US) Inc.’s slag grinding plant in South Chicago

Fiscal 2015 earnings before interest and income taxes increased 32% from the prior year to $264.7 million, reflecting improved sales volumes across nearly all business lines, with cement sales volumes setting an annual record of 4.8 million tons. Net sales prices also strengthened across all businesses. The results of operations for the recently acquired CRS Proppants LLC for the period from November 14, 2014 through March 31, 2015, are included in the results disclosed in this press release.

Fourth quarter earnings before interest and income taxes increased 31% to $44.4 million, as fourth quarter sales volumes improved across nearly all businesses, reflecting improving construction fundamentals in the US. In addition, improved pricing was achieved across all businesses.

On March 3, 2015, Eagle entered into a definitive agreement with Holcim (US) Inc. to purchase their 600,000 ton per year Granulated Ground Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS) plant in South Chicago (“Skyway”). Among other applications, GGBFS is used in conjunction with Portland cement to make durable concrete structures. The purchase price of $30.0 million is subject to customary post-closing adjustments and will be funded from operating cashflow. The transaction is expected to close in our second fiscal quarter, and is conditioned upon the closing of the Lafarge-Holcim global merger.


Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Fiscal 2015 operating earnings from Cement were a record $117.5 million, an increase of 31% compared to fiscal 2014. Revenues from Cement, including joint venture and intersegment sales, were $488.6 million for fiscal 2015, 12% higher than last year.

Operating earnings from Cement were a fourth quarter record of $21.0 million, a 74% increase from the same quarter a year ago. Cement revenues for the quarter, including joint venture and intersegment revenues, totaled $90.8 million, 11% greater than the same quarter last year. Cement sales volumes for the quarter were 827,000 tons, 3% higher than the same quarter a year ago. The average net sales price for this quarter was a record $100.03 per ton, 8% higher than the same quarter last year.

Concrete and Aggregates reported fiscal 2015 operating earnings of $6.7 million compared to $0.2 million in the prior year. Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $107.0 million for fiscal 2015, 12% higher than last year.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard

Fiscal 2015 operating earnings from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $177.4 million, an increase of 28% compared to fiscal 2014. Revenues from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $525.1 million for fiscal 2015, 13% higher than last year’s revenues.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard reported fourth quarter operating earnings of $38.3 million, up 32% from the same quarter last year. The increase in operating earnings was primarily due to higher net wallboard and paperboard sales prices and higher wallboard sales volumes.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard revenues for the fourth quarter totaled $111.9 million, a 5% increase from the same quarter a year ago. The average Gypsum Wallboard net sales price for this quarter was $168.97 per MSF, 4% greater than the same quarter a year ago. Gypsum Wallboard sales volumes of 464 million square feet (MMSF) were up approximately 5% from the prior year’s fourth quarter. The average Paperboard net sales price this quarter was $516.75 per ton, 3% greater than the same quarter a year ago. Paperboard sales volumes for the quarter were 57,000 tons, 3% lower than the same quarter a year ago.

Oil and Gas Proppants

Eagle’s Oil and Gas Proppants business reported fiscal 2015 revenues of $81.4 million and an operating loss of $2.5 million. Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense was $8.8 million and purchase price adjustments totaled $1.5 million during fiscal 2015. The increased revenue reflects the ramp up of our greenfield frac sand business over the past year as well as the acquisition of CRS Proppants. We are pleased with the continuing growth and development of our frac sand business during fiscal 2015, including opening our frac sand mine in Northern Illinois, opening additional distribution sites in south Texas and acquiring CRS Proppants. The recent decline in rig count and completion activity has negatively impacted oil and gas activity leading to reduced demand and pricing for proppants. We expect these conditions to persist for the remainder of calendar 2015; however, we remain focused on strengthening our low-cost position and taking this opportunity to continue to build our low-delivered cost position to targeted shale plays.

 

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Details of Financial Results

Beginning in our fiscal 2015, we have begun reporting our frac-sand business as a separately reportable segment – Oil and Gas Proppants. The results of this business were previously included in our Concrete and Aggregates segment during the start-up phase and have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

During the fourth quarter, Eagle’s settlement with the IRS regarding the Republic acquisition was finalized. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, we dismissed our lawsuit seeking to recover taxes, penalties and interest paid, in exchange for the IRS conceding 40% of the penalties, plus related interest, to date. The tax impact from the settlement with the IRS, including state benefits, was approximately $16.6 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, and was recorded as a reduction of income tax expense during the fourth quarter. The related interest award of approximately $4.4 million (pre-tax), or $0.06 per diluted share (after-tax), was recorded as a reduction of interest expense.

The fourth quarter’s financial results were negatively impacted by business development expenses primarily related to due diligence efforts aimed at growing Eagle’s construction products business and administrative costs related to our settlement of our lawsuit against the IRS. The total impact from these non-routine items was $4.1 million (pre-tax), or $0.06 per diluted share (after-tax).

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 Eagle 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 3 for a reconciliation of these amounts.

About Eagle Materials Inc.

Eagle Materials Inc. manufactures and distributes Cement, Aggregates, Concrete, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard and Frac Sand from 40 facilities across the U.S. Eagle 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 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time) on Friday, May 15, 2015. 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.

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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; the fact that our products are commodities and that prices for our products are subject to material fluctuation due to market conditions and other factors beyond our control; availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without limitation, natural gas, coal and oil; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties, including unexpected maintenance costs, equipment downtime and interruption of production; fluctuations in activity in the oil and gas industry, including the level of fracturing activities; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; difficulties and delays in the development of new business lines; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy (including, without limitation, climate change regulation); possible outcomes of pending or future litigation or arbitration proceedings; 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, coal 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, 2014 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014. These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With respect to our acquisition of CRS Proppants, factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events and developments to vary materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, failure to realize the expected synergies or other benefits of the transaction, significant transaction costs or unknown liabilities, changes in market conditions in the frac sand and related industries and general economic and business conditions that may affect us after the acquisition. 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) Statement of Consolidated Earnings

 

(2) Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business (Quarter and Fiscal Year)

 

(3) Sales Volume, Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Cement Revenues

 

(4) Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

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Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 1

Eagle Materials Inc.

Statement of Consolidated Earnings

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended
March 31,
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Revenues

   $ 223,780      $ 189,894      $ 1,066,368      $ 898,396   

Cost of Goods Sold

     180,258        160,366        812,235        712,937   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

  43,522      29,528      254,133      185,459   

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated JV

  10,693      10,330      44,967      37,811   

Corporate General and Administrative Expense

  (6,924   (6,102   (30,751   (24,552

Other Operating Income (Expense)

  1,151      68      3,201      1,368   

Acquisition and Litigation Expense

  (4,055   —        (6,880   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before Interest and Income Taxes

  44,387      33,824      264,670      200,086   

Interest Income (Expense), Net

  311      (4,057   (11,743   (18,282
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before Income Taxes

  44,698      29,767      252,927      181,804   

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

  2,096      (7,149   (66,074   (57,561
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Earnings

$ 46,794    $ 22,618    $ 186,853    $ 124,243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic

$ 0.94    $ 0.46    $ 3.77    $ 2.53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

$ 0.93    $ 0.45    $ 3.71    $ 2.49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

Basic

  49,668,533      49,365,344      49,604,249      49,090,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  50,363,458      50,187,433      50,372,243      49,939,165   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Attachment 2

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Segment Operating Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended
March 31,
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Revenues*

        

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

        

Gypsum Wallboard

   $ 94,609      $ 87,917      $ 437,514      $ 387,016   

Gypsum Paperboard

     17,281        18,413        87,630        78,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  111,890      106,330      525,144      465,075   

Cement (Wholly Owned)

  61,365      50,872      352,826      317,879   

Oil and Gas Proppants

  28,056      13,404      81,381      19,557   

Concrete and Aggregates

  22,469      19,288      107,017      95,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

$ 223,780    $ 189,894    $ 1,066,368    $ 898,396   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Operating Earnings

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

Gypsum Wallboard

$ 31,428    $ 24,618    $ 145,871    $ 114,852   

Gypsum Paperboard

  6,879      4,333      31,512      23,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  38,307      28,951      177,383      138,462   

Cement:

Wholly Owned

  10,299      1,705      72,560      51,675   

Joint Venture

  10,693      10,330      44,967      37,811   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  20,992      12,035      117,527      89,486   

Oil and Gas Proppants

  (5,861   (923   (2,546   (4,890

Concrete and Aggregates

  777      (205   6,736      212   

Other, net

  1,151      68      3,201      1,368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

  55,366      39,926      302,301      224,638   

Corporate General and Administrative Expense

  (6,924   (6,102   (30,751   (24,552

Acquisition and Litigation Expense

  (4,055   —        (6,880   —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before Interest and Income Taxes

$ 44,387    $ 33,824    $ 264,670    $ 200,086   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment 3.

 

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Attachment 3

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,
 
     2015      2014      Change     2015      2014      Change  

Gypsum Wallboard (MMSF’s)

     464         442         +5     2,210         2,112         +5

Cement (M Tons):

                

Wholly Owned

     609         543         +12     3,744         3,580         +5

Joint Venture

     218         260         -16     1,055         1,013         +4
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  827      803      +3   4,799      4,593      +5

Paperboard (M Tons):

Internal

  23      22      +5   106      101      +5

External

  34      37      -8   170      155      +10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  57      59      -3   276      256      +8

Concrete (M Cubic Yards)

  191      176      +9   958      899      +7

Aggregates (M Tons)

  654      623      +5   3,026      3,228      -6

 

     Average Net Sales Price*  
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
    Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2015      2014      Change     2015      2014      Change  

Gypsum Wallboard (MSF)

   $ 168.97       $ 162.67         +4   $ 162.06       $ 148.33         +9

Cement (Ton)

   $ 100.03       $ 93.01         +8   $ 92.91       $ 87.31         +6

Paperboard (Ton)

   $ 516.75       $ 503.62         +3   $ 507.47       $ 504.41         +1

Concrete (Cubic Yard)

   $ 92.56       $ 84.72         +9   $ 87.93       $ 82.55         +7

Aggregates (Ton)

   $ 7.34       $ 7.03         +4   $ 7.50       $ 6.76         +11

 

* Net of freight and delivery costs billed to customers.

 

     Intersegment and Cement Revenues  
     Quarter Ended
March 31,
     Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Intersegment Revenues:

           

Cement

   $ 1,838       $ 1,449       $ 9,598       $ 8,952   

Paperboard

     12,415         11,264         55,060         52,119   

Concrete and Aggregates

     184         134         875         1,023   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 14,437    $ 12,847    $ 65,533    $ 62,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cement Revenues:

Wholly Owned

$ 61,365    $ 50,872    $ 352,826    $ 317,879   

Joint Venture

  27,596      29,421      126,220      111,393   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 88,961    $ 80,293    $ 479,046    $ 429,272   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Attachment 4

Eagle Materials Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     March 31,  
     2015     2014  

ASSETS

  

 

Current Assets –

    

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 7,514      $ 6,482   

Accounts and Notes Receivable, net

     113,577        102,917   

Inventories

     235,464        187,096   

Federal Income Tax Receivable

     —          —     

Prepaid and Other Assets

     10,080        10,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

  366,635      306,960   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment –

  1,962,215      1,660,975   

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

  (740,396   (676,924
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

  1,221,819      984,051   

Investments in Joint Venture

  47,614      43,008   

Notes Receivable

  2,847      3,063   

Goodwill and Intangibles

  211,167      160,690   

Other Assets

  32,509      13,757   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 1,882,591    $ 1,511,529   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current Liabilities –

Accounts Payable

$ 77,749    $ 57,098   

Accrued Liabilities

  49,782      42,222   

Current Portion of Senior Notes

  57,045      9,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

  184,576      108,820   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term Liabilities

  69,055      53,678   

Bank Credit Facility

  330,000      189,000   

Senior Notes

  125,714      182,759   

Deferred Income Taxes

  162,653      145,773   

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 50,245,364 and 50,053,738 Shares, respectively.

  502      501   

Capital in Excess of Par Value

  272,441      253,524   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses

  (12,067   (5,483

Retained Earnings

  749,717      582,957   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

  1,010,593      831,499   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 1,882,591    $ 1,511,529   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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