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Certain statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements, which
are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of ACCO Brands Corporation (“the Company”), are generally identifiable by use of the words “will,”“believe,”“expect,”“intend,”“anticipate,”“estimate,”“forecast,”“project,”“plan,” or similar expressions. In particular, our business outlook is based on certain assumptions which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These include, without limitation, assumptions regarding changes in the macro environment, fluctuations in foreign currency rates, changes in the competitive landscape and consumer behavior and the effect of consolidation in the office products industry, as well as other factors described below.
Our ability
to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Because actual results may differ from those predicted by such forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on them when deciding whether to buy, sell or hold the Company’s securities. Our forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the future.
The factors that could affect our results or cause plans, actions and results to differ materially from current expectations are detailed in “Part I, Item 1. Business” and “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2013, and the financial statement line item discussions set forth in “Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and from time to time in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein in “Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements”, should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2013.
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The Company’s Internet website can be found at www.accobrands.com. The Company makes available free of charge on or through its website
its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as practicable after the Company files them with, or furnishes them to, the SEC.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
As used
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the terms "ACCO Brands,""ACCO," the "Company,""we,""us," and "our" refer to ACCO Brands Corporation and its consolidated domestic and international subsidiaries.
The management of ACCO Brands is responsible for the accuracy and internal consistency of the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Although the
Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,
2014, the related Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are unaudited. The December 31, 2013 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from
audited financial statements, but does not include all annual disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The above referenced financial statements included herein were prepared by management on the same basis as the Company's audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and reflect all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring items unless otherwise noted) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and the financial position of the
Company as of March 31, 2014. Interim results may not be indicative of results for a full year.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There were no new accounting
pronouncements issued in the first quarter of 2014 that are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
3. Long-term Debt and Short-term Borrowings
Notes payable and long-term debt, listed in order of their security interests, consisted of the following as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
U.S. Dollar Senior Secured Term Loan A, due May 2018 (floating interest rate of 2.23% at March 31, 2014 and 2.49% at December 31, 2013)
$
420.0
$
420.0
Senior
Unsecured Notes, due April 2020 (fixed interest rate of 6.75%)
500.0
500.0
Other borrowings
1.5
0.9
Total debt
921.5
920.9
Less:
current portion
(7.6
)
(0.1
)
Total long-term debt
$
913.9
$
920.8
As
of March 31, 2014, there were no borrowings under our $250.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, due May 2018 ("Revolving Facility"). The amount available for borrowings was $236.6 million (allowing for $13.4 million of letters of credit outstanding on that date).
As more fully described in the
Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we must meet certain restrictive debt covenants under the senior secured credit facilities. The indenture governing the senior unsecured notes also contains certain covenants. As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants.
4. Pension and Other Retiree Benefits
The
components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and post-retirement plans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
Three
Months Ended March 31,
Pension Benefits
Post-retirement
U.S.
International
(in
millions of dollars)
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
Service cost
$
0.5
$
0.5
$
0.2
$
0.4
$
0.1
$
0.1
Interest
cost
2.2
2.0
3.9
3.7
0.1
0.1
Expected
return on plan assets
(3.0
)
(2.7
)
(5.7
)
(5.1
)
—
—
Amortization
of prior service cost
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
Amortization
of net loss (gain)
1.3
2.4
0.5
0.6
(0.3
)
(0.2
)
Net
periodic benefit cost (income)
$
1.1
$
2.2
$
(1.1
)
$
(0.4
)
$
(0.1
)
$
—
We
expect to contribute approximately $16.1 million to our defined benefit plans in 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we have contributed $5.2 million to these plans.
5. Stock-Based Compensation
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense (including stock options, restricted
stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”)) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions of dollars)
2014
2013
Stock
option compensation expense
$
0.8
$
0.6
RSU compensation expense
1.3
1.0
PSU
compensation expense
1.0
0.7
Total stock-based compensation
$
3.1
$
2.3
During
the first quarter of 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock compensation grant, which consisted of 1,576,504 stock options, 727,499 RSUs and 1,273,155 PSUs.
The Company generally recognizes compensation expense for its stock-based awards ratably over the vesting period. The following table summarizes the Company's unrecognized compensation expense and the weighted-average period over
which the expense will be recognized as of March 31, 2014:
As more fully described in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we test goodwill for impairment at least annually and on an interim basis if an event or circumstance indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment loss has been incurred. The Company performed this annual assessment in the second quarter of 2013 and concluded that no impairment existed.
Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:
The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization by class of identifiable intangible assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:
Accumulated
amortization prior to the adoption of authoritative guidance on goodwill and other intangible assets, at which time further amortization ceased.
The Company’s intangible amortization expense was $5.9 million and $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Estimated amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2014 for the current year and the next five years are as follows:
(in
millions of dollars)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Estimated amortization expense
$
22.2
$
19.8
$
17.4
$
14.2
$
12.0
$
9.9
Actual
amounts of amortization expense may differ from estimated amounts due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, additional intangible asset acquisitions, impairment of intangible assets, accelerated amortization of intangible assets and other events.
We test indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment at least annually and on an interim basis if an event or circumstance indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment loss has been incurred. The Company performed this annual assessment in the second quarter of 2013 and concluded that no impairment existed. However, due to the recent acquisition of the Mead Consumer and Office Products Business (“Mead C&OP”) in May of 2012, the fair values of certain indefinite-lived trade names are not substantially above their carrying
values.
8. Restructuring
During the fourth quarter of 2013, in light of current economic and industry conditions and in anticipation of an uncertain demand environment as well as the impact of industry consolidation in 2014, we committed to restructuring actions that were primarily focused on streamlining our North American school, office and computer products operations. These actions will reduce approximately 12% of our North American salaried workforce, impacting all operational, supply chain and administrative functions, with efforts beginning in early in 2014. Such efforts are expected to be complete by the end of 2014.
Also
during 2013, we committed to incremental cost savings plans intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our businesses. These plans relate to cost-reduction initiatives within our North American and International segments, and are primarily associated with post-merger integration activities of the North American operations following the Merger and changes in the European business model and manufacturing footprint. The most significant of these plans was finalized during the second quarter of 2013, and relates to the closure of our Brampton, Canada distribution and manufacturing facility and relocation of its activities to other facilities within the Company.
The Company recorded $1.1
million and $9.7 million of restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The charges recorded during 2014 relate to those actions announced during the fourth quarter of 2013 and do not represent new restructuring initiatives.
A summary of the activity in the restructuring accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was as follows:
Asset
impairments/net loss on disposal of assets resulting from restructuring activities
—
0.2
0.1
(0.3
)
—
Other
—
0.1
(0.1
)
—
—
Total
restructuring liability
$
20.5
$
1.1
$
(6.4
)
$
(0.4
)
$
14.8
Management
expects the $13.6 million of employee termination costs to be substantially paid within the next 12 months. Cash payments associated with lease termination costs of $1.2 million are expected to be paid within the next 6 months.
9. Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded an income
tax benefit from continuing operations of $2.9 million on a loss before taxes of $10.7 million. For the prior-year period, we reported an income tax benefit from continuing operations of $14.6 million on a loss before taxes of $23.5 million. The 2013 tax benefit included the release of a foreign valuation
allowance in the amount of $7.0 million. We continually review the need for establishing or releasing valuation allowances on our deferred tax
attributes. Our deferred tax assets are comprised principally of net operating loss carryforwards that are expected to be fully realized within the expiration period and other temporary differences.
The reconciliation of income taxes for the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate, compared to our effective income tax rate for continuing operations, was as follows:
Three
Months Ended March 31,
(in millions of dollars)
2014
2013
Income tax benefit computed at U.S. statutory income tax rate (35%)
$
(3.7
)
$
(8.2
)
Decrease
of valuation allowances, net
—
(7.0
)
Miscellaneous
0.8
0.6
Income tax benefit as reported
$
(2.9
)
$
(14.6
)
Effective
tax rate
27.1
%
62.1
%
The U.S. federal statute of limitations remains open for the year 2010 and forward. Foreign and U.S. state jurisdictions have statutes of limitations generally ranging from 3 to 5 years. Years still open to examination by foreign tax authorities in major jurisdictions include Australia (2009 forward), Brazil (2008 forward), Canada (2006 forward) and the U.K. (2011 forward). We are currently under
examination in various foreign jurisdictions.
Income Tax Assessment
In connection with our May 1, 2012 acquisition of Mead C&OP we assumed all of the tax liabilities for the acquired foreign operations. In December of 2012, the Federal Revenue Department of the Ministry of Finance of Brazil ("FRD") issued a tax assessment against our recently acquired indirect subsidiary, Tilibra Produtos de Papelaria Ltda. ("Tilibra"), which challenged the tax deduction of goodwill from Tilibra's taxable income for the year 2007. A second assessment challenging the deduction of goodwill from Tilibra's taxable income for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 was issued by FRD in October 2013. The assessments seek payment of approximately R95.2
million ($42.1 million based on current exchange rates) of tax, penalties and interest.
Tilibra is disputing both of the tax assessments through established administrative procedures. We believe we have meritorious defenses and intend to vigorously contest these matters; however, there can be no assurances that we will ultimately prevail. We are in the early stages of the process to challenge the FRD's tax assessments, and the ultimate outcome will not be determined until the Brazilian tax appeal process is complete, which is expected to take a number of years. In addition, Tilibra's 2011-2012 tax years remain open and subject to audit, and there can be no assurances that we will not receive additional tax assessments regarding the goodwill deducted for the Tilibra acquisition for one or more of those years.
If the FRD's initial position is ultimately sustained, the amount assessed would adversely affect our cash flow in the year of settlement.
Because there is no settled legal precedent on which to base a definitive opinion as to whether we will ultimately prevail, the Company considers the outcome of this dispute to be uncertain. Since it is not more likely than not that we will prevail, in the fourth quarter of 2012, we recorded a reserve in the amount of $44.5 million in consideration of this contingency, of which $43.3 million was recorded as an adjustment to the purchase price and included the 2008-2012 tax years plus interest and penalties through December 2012. In addition, the
Company will continue to accrue interest related to this contingency until such time as the outcome is known or until evidence is presented that we are more likely than not to prevail. During the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company accrued additional interest as a charge to current tax expense of $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Total outstanding shares as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 were 114.1 million and 113.5 million, respectively. The calculation of basic earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding in the year, or period, over which they were outstanding. Our calculation of diluted earnings per common share assumes that any common shares outstanding were increased by shares that would be issued upon exercise of those stock units
for which the average market price for the period exceeds the exercise price less the shares that could have been purchased by the Company with the related proceeds, including compensation expense measured but not yet recognized, net of tax.
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)
2014
2013
Weighted-average
number of common shares outstanding — basic
113.8
113.3
Stock options
0.1
0.1
Stock-settled stock appreciation rights
0.7
0.8
Restricted
stock units
1.8
1.3
Adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions — diluted (1)
116.4
115.5
(1)
Due to the loss from continuing operations during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the denominator in the diluted earnings per share calculation does not include the effects of the stock awards for which the average market price for the period exceeds the exercise price, as it would result in a less dilutive computation. As a result, reported diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are
the same as basic earnings per share.
Awards of potentially dilutive shares of common stock options which have exercise prices that were higher than the average market price during the period are not included in the computation of dilutive earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. These shares totaled approximately 6.0 million and 6.4 million as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
11.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We are exposed to various market risks, including changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rate changes. We enter into financial instruments to manage and reduce the impact of these risks, not for trading or speculative purposes. The counterparties to these financial instruments are major financial institutions. We continually monitor our foreign currency exposures in order to maximize the overall effectiveness of our foreign currency hedge positions. Principal currencies hedged include the U.S. dollar, Euro, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and British pound. We are subject to credit risk, which relates to the ability of counterparties to meet their contractual payment obligations or the potential non-performance by counterparties to financial instrument contracts.
Management continues to monitor the status of our counterparties and will take action, as appropriate, to further manage our counterparty credit risk. There are no credit contingency features in our derivative financial instruments.
On the date in which we enter into a derivative, the derivative is designated as a hedge of the identified exposure. We measure the effectiveness of our hedging relationships both at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis.
We enter into forward foreign currency contracts
to reduce the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies, primarily on foreign denominated inventory purchases and intercompany loans. The majority of the Company’s exposure to local currency movements is in Europe, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Japan.
Forward currency contracts are used to hedge foreign denominated inventory purchases for Europe, Australia, Canada and Japan and are designated as cash flow hedges. Unrealized gains and losses on these contracts for inventory purchases are deferred in other comprehensive income (loss) until the contracts
are settled and the underlying hedged transactions are recognized, at which time the deferred gains or losses will be reported in the “Cost of products sold” line in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had cash-flow-designated foreign exchange contracts outstanding with a U.S. dollar equivalent notional value of $84.9 million and $88.7 million, respectively.
Forward currency contracts
used to hedge foreign denominated intercompany loans are not designated as hedging instruments. Gains and losses on these derivative instruments are recognized within "Other income, net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and are largely offset by the changes in the fair value of the hedged item. The periods of the forward foreign exchange contracts correspond to the periods of the hedged transactions, and do not extend beyond March 2015. As of
March 31,
2014 and December 31, 2013, we had undesignated foreign exchange contracts outstanding with a U.S. dollar equivalent notional value of $44.9 million and $55.5 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
The
following tables summarize the pre-tax effect of our derivative financial instruments on the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
The
Effect of Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)
Location of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from OCI to Income
Amount of (Gain) Loss Reclassified from AOCI to Income (Effective Portion)
In establishing a fair value, there is a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The basis of the fair value measurement is categorized in three levels, in order of priority, as described below:
Level 1
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2
Unadjusted
quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or
Unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability
Level 3
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability
We utilize the best available information in measuring fair value. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based
on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
We have determined that our financial assets and liabilities are Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The following table sets forth our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
Our forward currency contracts are included in "Other current assets" or "Other current liabilities"
and mature within 12 months. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are primarily valued based on the foreign currency spot and forward rates quoted by the banks or foreign currency dealers. As such, these derivative instruments are classified within Level 2.
The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, notes payable to banks, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate carrying amounts due principally to their short maturities. The carrying amount of total debt was $921.5 million and $920.9 million and the estimated fair value of total debt was $934.0 million and $912.2 million at March 31,
2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The fair values are determined from quoted market prices, where available, and from investment bankers using current interest rates considering credit ratings and the remaining terms of maturity.
13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income is defined as net income (loss) and other changes in stockholders’ equity from transactions and other events from sources other than stockholders. The components of, and changes in, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax were as follows:
(in
millions of dollars)
Derivative Financial Instruments
Foreign Currency Adjustments
Unrecognized Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefit Costs
This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost for pension and post-retirement plans (See "Note 4. Pension and Other Retiree Benefits" for additional details).
14. Information on Business Segments
The
Company’s three business segments are described below.
ACCO Brands North America and ACCO Brands International
ACCO Brands North America and ACCO Brands International manufacture, source and sell traditional office products, school supplies and calendar products. ACCO Brands North America comprises the U.S. and Canada, and ACCO Brands International comprises the rest of the world, principally Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Asia-Pacific.
Our office, school and calendar product lines use name brands such as: AT-A-GLANCE®, Day-Timer®, Five Star®,
GBC®, Hilroy®, Marbig, Mead®, NOBO, Quartet®, Rexel, Swingline®, Tilibra®, Wilson Jones® and many others. Products and brands are not confined to one channel or product category and are sold based on end-user preference in each geographic location.
The majority of our office products, such as stapling, binding and laminating equipment and related consumable supplies, shredders and whiteboards, are used by businesses.
Most of these end-users purchase their products from our customers, which include commercial contract stationers, mass merchandisers, retail superstores, wholesalers, resellers, e-tailers, club stores and dealers. We also supply some of our products directly to large commercial and industrial end-users and provide business machine maintenance and certain repair services.
Our school products include notebooks, folders, decorative calendars, and stationery products. We distribute our school products primarily through traditional and online retail, mass merchandisers, grocery, drug and office superstore channels. We also supply private label products within the school products sector.
Our calendar
products are sold throughout all channels where we sell office or school products, as well as direct to consumers.
The customer base to which we sell our products is primarily made up of large global and regional resellers of our products. Mass and retail channels primarily sell to individual consumers but also to small businesses. Office superstores primarily sell to commercial customers but also to individual consumers and small businesses at their retail stores. As a result, there is no clear
correlation between product, consumer or distribution channel. We also sell to commercial
contract stationers, wholesalers, distributors, e-tailers and independent dealers. Over half of our product sales by our customers are to business end-users, who generally seek premium products that have added value or ease-of-use features and a reputation for reliability, performance and professional appearance. Some of our binding and laminating equipment products are sold directly to high-volume end-users and commercial reprographic centers.
Computer Products Group
Our Computer Products Group designs, sources, distributes, markets and sells accessories for laptop and desktop computers and tablets and smartphones. These accessories primarily include security products, tablet covers and keypads,
smartphone accessories, power adapters, input devices such as mice, laptop computer carrying cases, hubs, docking stations and ergonomic devices. We sell these products mostly under the Kensington®, Microsaver® and ClickSafe® brand names, with the majority of our revenue coming from the U.S. and Western Europe. Our computer products are manufactured by third-party suppliers, principally in Asia, and distributed from our regional facilities. Our computer products are sold primarily to consumer electronics retailers, information technology value-added resellers, original equipment manufacturers and office products retailers.
Net sales by business segment for the three
months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions of dollars)
2014
2013
ACCO
Brands North America
$
171.4
$
189.0
ACCO Brands International
124.3
126.2
Computer
Products Group
33.7
36.8
Net sales
$
329.4
$
352.0
Operating
income (loss) by business segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows (a):
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions of dollars)
2014
2013
ACCO
Brands North America
$
(1.5
)
$
(8.2
)
ACCO Brands International
7.6
4.0
Computer
Products Group
1.9
2.8
Segment operating income (loss)
8.0
(1.4
)
Corporate
(8.6
)
(7.8
)
Operating
loss
(0.6
)
(9.2
)
Interest expense, net
11.3
15.7
Equity in earnings of joint ventures
(1.2
)
(1.3
)
Other
income, net
—
(0.1
)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax
$
(10.7
)
$
(23.5
)
(a)
Operating
income (loss) as presented in the segment table above is defined as i) net sales; ii) less cost of products sold; iii) less advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses; iv) less amortization of intangibles; and v) less restructuring charges.
Summarized below is aggregated financial information for the
Company’s joint venture, which is accounted for under the equity method. Accordingly, we record our proportionate share of earnings or losses on the line entitled “Equity in earnings of joint ventures” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Our share of the net assets of the joint venture is included within “Other non-current assets” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The
Company had previously announced its intention to pursue an exit strategy related to its Neschen GBC Graphics Films, LLC joint venture ("Neschen"). In October 2013 we purchased the 50% of Neschen that we did not already own, and with effect from February 12, 2014, we sold all of our interest related to Neschen. As a result we have restated the historical presentation in this note to include only our one remaining joint venture.
16. Commitments and Contingencies
Pending Litigation - Brazil Tax Assessment
In
connection with our May 1, 2012 acquisition of Mead C&OP we assumed all of the tax liabilities for the acquired foreign operations. See "Note 9. Income Taxes - Income Tax Assessment" for details on tax assessments issued by the FRD against our recently acquired indirect subsidiary, Tilibra, which challenged the tax deduction of goodwill from Tilibra's taxable income for the years 2007 through 2010.
Other Pending Litigation
There are various other claims, lawsuits and pending actions against us incidental to our operations. It is the opinion of management that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows. However, we can make no assurances that we will ultimately be successful in our defense of any of these matters.
Environmental
We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning the discharge of materials into the environment and the handling, disposal and clean-up of waste materials and otherwise relating to the protection of the environment. It is not possible to quantify with certainty the potential impact of actions regarding environmental matters, particularly remediation and other compliance efforts that we may undertake in the future. In the opinion of our management, compliance with the present environmental protection laws, before taking into account estimated recoveries from third parties, will not have a material
adverse effect upon our capital expenditures, financial condition or results of operations.
Certain of the Company’s 100% owned domestic subsidiaries are required to jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally
guarantee the 6.75% Senior Unsecured Notes that are due in the year 2020. Rather than filing separate financial statements for each guarantor subsidiary with the SEC, the Company has elected to present the following condensed consolidating financial statements, which includes the condensed consolidating statements of comprehensive income and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014,
and 2013, and financial position as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 of the Company and its guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries (in each case carrying investments under the equity method), and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the reported amounts included in the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview of Company
ACCO Brands is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of office and school products and select computer and electronic accessories. We sell our products to consumers and commercial end-users primarily through resellers, including traditional office resellers, wholesalers, mass retailers and e-tailers. Through a focus on research, marketing and innovation, we seek to develop new products that meet the needs of our consumers and commercial end-users and drive growth for our business. We compete through a balance of product
innovation, category management, a low-cost operating model and an efficient supply chain. We sell our products primarily to markets located in the United States, Northern Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. Today, the majority of our revenue is concentrated in geographies where demand for our product categories is in mature stages, but we see opportunities to grow sales through share gains, channel penetration and new products. Going forward we aim to derive growth in faster growing geographies where demand in the product categories in which we compete is strong, such as in Latin America and parts of Asia and Eastern Europe. Key drivers of demand for office and school products have included trends in white collar employment levels, education enrollment levels, gross domestic product (“GDP”), growth in the number of small businesses and home offices, as well as consumer usage trends for our product categories. Key factors that affect our profitability
are volume, sales prices compared to commodity costs and foreign exchange rates (see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for additional information regarding these and other risk factors).
Overview of Performance
During the first quarter, the Company's reported sales declined in all three segments. The sales decline was principally in the North America and Computer Products Group segments, primarily due to soft demand. Foreign exchange rates also adversely affected reported results,
particularly in our International segment, where sales at constant currency actually improved by 6%. Cost savings and productivity improvements mitigated the impact of lower sales volume on operating income for the North America segment. Our International segment continued its profit improvement at constant currency. The Computer Products Group segment sales and profit continued to decline due to reduced pricing and volume due to increased competition in the tablet accessory space.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013,
should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ACCO Brands Corporation and the accompanying notes contained herein. Unless otherwise noted, the following discussion pertains only to our continuing operations.
Advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses
81.9
89.6
(7.7
)
(9
)%
Amortization
of intangibles
5.9
6.6
(0.7
)
(11
)%
Restructuring charges
1.1
9.7
(8.6
)
(89
)%
Operating
loss
(0.6
)
(9.2
)
8.6
93
%
Operating loss margin
(0.2
)%
(2.6
)%
2.4
pts
Interest
expense, net
11.3
15.7
(4.4
)
(28
)%
Equity in earnings of joint ventures
(1.2
)
(1.3
)
0.1
(8
)%
Other
income, net
—
(0.1
)
0.1
(100
)%
Income tax benefit
(2.9
)
(14.6
)
11.7
(80
)%
Effective
tax rate
27.1
%
62.1
%
(35.0)
pts
Loss from continuing operations
(7.8
)
(8.9
)
1.1
12
%
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
—
(0.1
)
0.1
100
%
Net loss
(7.8
)
(9.0
)
1.2
13
%
Net
Sales
Net sales decreased by $22.6 million, or 6%, to $329.4 million compared to $352.0 million in the prior-year period, including unfavorable currency translation of $11.5 million, or 3%. The underlying sales decline of 3%, was principally in the North America segment primarily due to soft demand and customer inventory reductions. The Computer Products Group segment decline was driven by reduced pricing and volume due to increased competition in the tablet accessory space. The sales decline in these two segments was partially offset by higher sales in
the International segment.
Cost of Products Sold
Cost of products sold includes all manufacturing, product sourcing and distribution costs, including depreciation related to assets used in the manufacturing, procurement and distribution process, allocation of certain information technology costs supporting those processes, inbound and outbound freight, shipping and handling costs, and purchasing costs associated with materials and packaging used in the production processes. Cost of products sold decreased $14.2 million, or 6%, to $241.1 million compared to $255.3 million
in the prior-year period. The decrease primarily was the result of an $8.9 million benefit from currency translation, lower sales and cost savings primarily in the North America segment, partially offset by freight and distribution inefficiencies in our North America segment.
Gross Profit
Management believes that gross profit and gross profit margin provide enhanced shareholder understanding of underlying operating profit drivers. Gross profit decreased $8.4 million, or 9%, to $88.3 million compared to $96.7 million in the prior-year period, including unfavorable
currency translation of $2.6 million, or 3%. The underlying change was primarily due to the lower sales volume and freight and distribution inefficiencies in our North America segment, due to a warehouse relocation and the low demand environment and was partially offset by other cost savings and productivity improvements primarily in the North America segment.
Gross profit margin decreased to 26.8% from 27.5% due to freight and distribution inefficiencies in our North America segment.
Advertising, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include advertising, marketing, selling (including commissions), research and development, customer service, depreciation related to assets outside the manufacturing and distribution processes and all other general and administrative expenses outside the manufacturing and distribution functions (e.g., finance, human resources, information technology, etc.). SG&A decreased $7.7 million, or 9%, to $81.9 million, compared to $89.6 million in the prior-year period. The decrease included favorable
currency translation of $2.0 million. Also contributing to the decrease were lower pension costs and the absence of $1.2 million of Mead C&OP IT integration charges and $1.2 million of costs associated with our U.S and corporate headquarters relocation which were included in the prior-year period.
As a percentage of sales, SG&A decreased to 24.9% compared to 25.5% in the prior-year period, primarily due to the cost reductions mentioned above and was partially offset by lower sales volume.
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges decreased by $8.6
million to $1.1 million compared to $9.7 million in the prior-year period. Restructuring charges in the current year reflect adjustments to the initiatives announced in 2013.
Operating Loss
Operating loss decreased by $8.6 million, or 93%, to $0.6 million compared to $9.2 million in the prior-year period, including unfavorable currency translation of $0.5 million, or 5%.
The improvement was primarily due to lower restructuring charges.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased by $4.4 million, or 28%, to $11.3 million compared to $15.7 million in the prior-year period. The decrease was primarily due lower interest rates resulting from the Company's refinancing in the second quarter of 2013 and reduced debt outstanding.
Income Taxes
Income
tax benefit from continuing operations was $2.9 million on a loss before taxes of $10.7 million. For the prior-year period, income tax benefit from continuing operations was $14.6 million on a loss before taxes of $23.5 million. The prior-year period includes the benefit of the release of a $7.0 million valuation allowance on deferred tax rate tax assets of our Netherlands operations.
(A) Segment operating income (loss) excludes corporate costs; Interest expense, net; Equity in earnings of joint ventures and Other income, net. See “Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements Note 14, Information on Business Segments”, for a reconciliation of total Segment operating income (loss) to Loss from continuing operations before income tax.
ACCO Brands North America
ACCO
Brands North America net sales decreased $17.6 million, or 9%, to $171.4 million compared to $189.0 million in the prior-year period and includes unfavorable currency translation of $2.4 million, or 1%. The underlying sales decline was primarily due to soft demand and customer inventory reductions.
ACCO Brands North America operating loss decreased $6.7 million, or 82%, to $1.5 million compared to a loss of $8.2 million
in the prior-year period, and operating loss margin decreased to 0.9% from 4.3% in the prior-year period. The improvement was due to cost savings and productivity improvements and lower restructuring charges of $4.2 million. Also contributing to the improvement were lower pension costs, the absence of $1.2 million of Mead C&OP IT integration charges and $1.2 million of costs associated with our U.S and corporate headquarters relocation which were included in the prior year. These improvements were partially offset by the sales decline and freight and distribution inefficiencies, primarily due to a warehouse relocation and the low demand environment.
ACCO Brands International
ACCO Brands
International net sales decreased $1.9 million, or 2%, to $124.3 million compared to $126.2 million in the prior-year period. The decline was due to unfavorable currency translation of $9.2 million, or 7%. The underlying sales improvement was $7.3 million, or 6%, primarily driven by volume growth and price increases, principally in Latin America.
ACCO Brands International operating income increased $3.6 million, or 90%, to $7.6 million
compared to $4.0 million in the prior-year period, and operating income margin increased to 6.1% from 3.2% in the prior-year period. Foreign exchange negatively impacted operating income by $0.7 million, or 18%. The underlying improvement reflects lower restructuring charges of $4.1 million and higher sales volume, partially offset by investments in go-to-market expenses to drive sales growth.
Computer Products Group
Computer Products Group net sales decreased $3.1 million, or 8%,
to $33.7 million compared to $36.8 million in the prior-year period. The decline was due to lower pricing on older model tablet and PC accessories and reduced volume resulting from increased competition in the tablet accessory space, partially offset by higher sales of security products.
Computer Products Group operating income decreased $0.9 million, or 32%, to $1.9 million compared to $2.8 million in the prior-year period, and operating income margin decreased to 5.6% from 7.6% in the prior-year period. The
declines in operating income and margin were primarily due to lower pricing and sales volume, partially offset by reduced obsolescence expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary liquidity needs are to service indebtedness, reduce our borrowings, fund capital expenditures and support working capital requirements. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities, cash and cash equivalents held and seasonal borrowings under our Revolving Facility. As of March 31, 2014, there were no borrowings under our Revolving Facility and the amount available for borrowings was $236.6
million (allowing for $13.4 million of letters of credit outstanding on that date). We maintain adequate financing arrangements at market rates. Because of the seasonality of our business we typically generate much of our cash flow in the first, third and fourth quarters as receivables are collected. Our Brazilian business is highly seasonal due to the combined impact of the back-to-school season coinciding with the calendar year-end in the fourth quarter. Due to various tax laws, it is costly to transfer short-term working capital in and out of Brazil. Our normal practice is therefore to hold seasonal cash requirements within Brazil, invested in short-term Brazilian government securities. Consolidated cash and cash equivalents was $95.3 million as of March 31, 2014 of which approximately is $70 million
was held in Brazil. Our priority for all other cash flow use over the near term, after funding internal growth, is debt reduction and acquisitions.
The current senior secured credit facilities have a weighted average interest rate of 2.23% as of March 31, 2014 and our senior unsecured notes have a fixed interest rate of 6.75%.
For the three months ended March 31, 2014 cash provided by operating activities was $48.0 million compared to $85.7 million in the prior-year period. The net loss in 2014 was $7.8
million, compared to $9.0 million in 2013. The 2013 net loss includes non-cash income from the release of income tax valuation allowances of $7.0 million.
Cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $48.0 million. The net cash inflow during the first quarter is primarily generated by net working capital (accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable), which in 2014 was $136.4 million. Of
this, $187.8 million is related to collections of customer accounts receivable, which is seasonally very strong due to the high volume of sales in the third and fourth quarters. The use of cash for inventory of $42.9 million is the result of inventory purchases in preparation for the back-to-school selling season; however, such outflow was higher than the prior year due to earlier purchases of raw materials in anticipation of paper price increases and to achieve manufacturing efficiencies. Cash used by accounts payable of $8.5 million resulted from increased purchasing activity in late 2013 in respect of the raw materials purchases discussed above. The first quarter also includes seasonally significant cash outflows related to the settlement of customer rebate program liabilities. Other significant cash payments in 2014
include income tax payments of $13.2 million, which was lower than the $16.1 million paid in 2013, and cash contributions to the Company's pension plans which were $5.2 million in 2014, compared to the $5.6 million in 2013. In addition, cash interest payments in 2014 were $3.0 million, compared to $5.3 million in the prior-year period (prior to our second quarter of 2013 refinancing and change in payment schedule).
During
the three months ended March 31, 2013 the cash provided by operating activities was $85.7 million. The net cash inflow was primarily generated by net working capital (accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable) of $163.0 million, of which $188.8 million was related to collections of customer accounts receivable. The use of cash for inventory of $24.6 million was the result of inventory purchases in preparation for the back-to-school manufacturing and selling season.
The table below shows our cash flow from accounts receivable, inventories
and accounts payable for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
Cash used by investing activities was $6.0 million and $8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Gross capital expenditures were $6.8 million and $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013,
respectively.
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 was $0.8 million and $21.6 million, respectively. The use of cash in 2013 resulted primarily from $20.0 million of scheduled repayments of the Company's debt facilities. This did not recur in 2014,
as all required debt service payments associated with 2014 were accelerated into 2013.
As of and for the period ended March 31, 2014, the
Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants under the senior secured credit facilities and indenture governing the senior unsecured notes.
Generally, obligations under our credit agreement and debt instruments are guaranteed by certain of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries,
and are secured by substantially all of the Company's and certain guarantor subsidiaries' assets, subject to certain exclusions and limitations.
Adequacy of Liquidity Sources
The Company believes that cash flow from operations, its current cash balance and other sources of liquidity, including borrowings available under our Revolving Facility, will be adequate to support requirements for working capital, capital expenditures and to service indebtedness for the foreseeable future.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
See “Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. There have been no material changes to Foreign Exchange Risk Management or Interest Rate Risk Management in the quarter ended March 31, 2014 or through the date of this report.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
We seek to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
As previously disclosed under “Item 9A. Controls and Procedures” in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting that existed as of December 31, 2013. The material weakness was related to deficiencies in information technology ("IT") general controls for the Mead C&OP business in the U.S. and Canada, which was acquired by the Company in May 2012.
As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our Disclosure Committee, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness
of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Even though we have made significant progress to remediate the deficiencies which gave rise to the material weakness, management can only conclude the internal controls are effective when they are proven through repeatable execution over time. Consequently, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2014, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
In light of this material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, prior to filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013
we completed additional testing and verification procedures. These additional procedures and progress of our remediation efforts have allowed us to conclude that, notwithstanding the material weakness and the ineffectiveness of our controls and procedures, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates, and for the periods presented, in conformity with U.S. GAAP.
Management’s Remediation Plan
As more fully described below, we have been engaged in implementing management’s plan to remediate the material weakness and achieve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, and management believes it has made substantial progress with the necessary
remediation efforts as detailed below.
Management believes implementation of its remediation plan will effectively remediate the material weakness. However, because the reliability of the internal control process requires repeatable execution, the successful remediation of the material weakness will require review and evidence of effectiveness prior to management concluding that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. The Company will test and re-evaluate the effectiveness of the Mead C&OP IT general controls until it is satisfied that the material weakness has been remediated and that its disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Management has been actively engaged in implementing its plan to remediate the material weakness noted above, which includes the following actions:
•
The appropriate change management control settings, including tracking of access and history of changes, have been properly configured and the log files are being reviewed.
•
Internal IT resources have been reassigned to remediate
the deficiencies identified and to improve control within the IT environment.
•
An additional dedicated resource, reporting through our Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to monitor and verify the IT control environment on an ongoing basis.
•
Appropriate change management processes including appropriate reviews and approvals are being implemented.
•
A
robust training program was designed and implemented. All personnel with responsibility for IT general controls have been required to attend and have completed appropriate retraining regarding IT general control objectives and their roles and responsibilities for them.
•
Controls associated with IT system access have been reviewed and, where necessary, revised.
•
Access rules for our outsourced service providers are in the process of being codified and implemented to remediate the deficiencies identified.
•
We
have created robust monitoring processes within the IT function to ensure effective operation of our key IT controls. These processes include retention of proper evidence to demonstrate the complete and timely execution of each key control. Ongoing monitoring also provides a control feedback loop that provides for the control design to be revised as needed to suit changing circumstances and ensures that we amend the associated control documentation.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Other than the changes disclosed above, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2014, that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
There are various other claims, lawsuits and pending actions against us incidental to our operations. It is the opinion of
management that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, we can make no assurances that we will ultimately be successful in our defense of any of these matters.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in “Part I, Item 1A. - Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Second Amendment of 2011 Amended and Restated ACCO Brands Corporation Incentive Plan *
31.1
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **
32.2
Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **
101
The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows and (v) related notes to those financial statements*
Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Second
Amendment of 2011 Amended and Restated ACCO Brands Corporation Incentive Plan *
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32.1
Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **
101
The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2014 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) related notes to those financial statements*
