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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

     [x] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2002 or

     [   ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     For the transition period from ___________________________ to ___________________________

     Commission file number: 0-7459

 
A. Schulman, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
Delaware   34-0514850

 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)   Identification No.)
     
3550 West Market Street, Akron, Ohio   44333

 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
(330) 666-3751

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

     Yes    X    No          

     Number of common shares outstanding
as of June 30, 2002 — 29,400,747

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME (Notes 1, 2 and 3)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Notes 1, 2 and 3)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Notes 1, 2 and 3)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SIGNATURES


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A. SCHULMAN, INC.

STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME (Notes 1, 2 and 3)

(In thousands except per share data)

                                       
          For the three months ended May 31,   For the nine months ended May 31,
         
 
          2002   2001   2002   2001
         
 
 
 
          Unaudited   Unaudited
Net sales
  $ 259,617     $ 252,588     $ 711,319     $ 748,077  
Interest and other income
    580       579       1,595       1,428  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
    260,197       253,167       712,914       749,505  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Cost and expenses:
                               
   
Cost of goods sold
    211,745       217,887       595,999       648,209  
   
Cost of plant closure (Note 9)
                      4,635  
   
Selling, general and administrative expense
    27,310       24,664       77,631       76,724  
   
Interest expense
    1,399       1,915       4,153       5,504  
   
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss
    1,737       (424 )     749       (1,333 )
   
Minority interest
    469       273       901       792  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
    242,660       244,315       679,433       734,531  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Income before taxes
    17,537       8,852       33,481       14,974  
Provision for income taxes (Note 10)
    5,833       2,366       12,110       7,793  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income
    11,704       6,486       21,371       7,181  
Less: Preferred stock dividends
    (13 )     (13 )     (40 )     (40 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income applicable to common stock
  $ 11,691     $ 6,473     $ 21,331     $ 7,141  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Note 6):
                               
     
Basic
    29,340       29,170       29,259       29,181  
     
Fully diluted
    29,924       29,170       29,563       29,181  
 
Earnings per share (Note 6):
                               
     
Basic
  $ 0.40     $ 0.22     $ 0.73     $ 0.24  
 
   
     
     
     
 
     
Fully diluted
  $ 0.39     $ 0.22     $ 0.72     $ 0.24  
 
   
     
     
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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A. SCHULMAN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Notes 1, 2 and 3)

(In thousands except per share data)

                     
        May 31,   August 31,
        2002   2001
       
 
Assets   Unaudited

 
Current assets:
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4)
  $ 77,996     $ 52,586  
 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,880 at May 31, 2002 and $6,458 at August 31, 2001
    176,298       162,131  
 
Inventories, average cost or market, whichever is lower
    156,282       159,808  
 
Prepaids, including tax effect of temporary differences
    16,622       15,023  
 
   
     
 
   
Total current assets
    427,198       389,548  
Other assets:
               
 
Deferred charges, etc., including tax effect of timing differences
    10,835       11,886  
 
Goodwill (Note 11)
    6,448       6,520  
 
Intangible assets (Note 11)
    915       1,110  
 
   
     
 
 
    18,198       19,516  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
               
 
Land and improvements
    11,048       10,978  
 
Buildings and leasehold improvements
    101,375       83,039  
 
Machinery and equipment
    247,549       222,554  
 
Furniture and fixtures
    24,780       23,828  
 
Construction in progress
    5,687       26,415  
 
   
     
 
 
    390,439       366,814  
 
Accumulated depreciation and investment grants of $905 at May 31, 2002 and $884 at August 31, 2001
    215,352       197,207  
 
   
     
 
 
    175,087       169,607  
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 620,483     $ 578,671  
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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A. SCHULMAN, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Notes 1, 2 and 3)

(In thousands except per share data)

                       
          May 31,   August 31,
          2002   2001
         
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   Unaudited

 
Current liabilities:
               
 
Notes payable
  $     $ 313  
 
Current portion of long-term debt
    391       267  
 
Accounts payable
    70,109       55,426  
 
U.S. and foreign income taxes payable
    7,389       7,097  
 
Accrued payrolls, taxes and related benefits
    23,060       19,036  
 
Other accrued liabilities
    20,960       18,121  
 
   
     
 
     
Total current liabilities
    121,909       100,260  
Long-term debt
    104,056       105,415  
Other long-term liabilities
    42,971       39,242  
Deferred income taxes
    6,445       6,115  
Minority interest
    5,787       5,560  
Stockholders’ equity (Note 5):
               
 
Preferred stock, 5% cumulative, $100 par value, authorized, issued and outstanding - 10,567 shares at May 31, 2002 and August 31, 2001
    1,057       1,057  
 
Special stock 1,000,000 shares authorized none outstanding
           
 
Common stock, $1 par value
               
   
Authorized - 75,000,000 shares
               
   
Issued - 38,610,592 shares at May 31, 2002 and 38,423,967 at August 31, 2001
    38,611       38,424  
 
Other capital
    51,664       48,504  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (40,964 )     (44,945 )
 
Retained earnings
    455,507       446,142  
 
Treasury stock, at cost, 9,211,095 shares at May 31, 2002 and August 31, 2001
    (164,231 )     (164,231 )
 
Unearned stock grant compensation
    (2,329 )     (2,872 )
 
   
     
 
     
Common stockholders’ equity
    338,258       321,022  
 
   
     
 
     
Total stockholders’ equity
    339,315       322,079  
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 620,483     $ 578,671  
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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A. SCHULMAN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Notes 1, 2 and 3)

(In thousands)

                       
          For the nine months ended May 31,
         
          2002   2001
         
 
          Unaudited
         
Provided from (used in) operations:
               
 
Net income
  $ 21,371     $ 7,181  
 
Items not requiring the current use of cash:
               
   
Depreciation
    16,911       16,128  
   
Non-current deferred taxes
    (667 )     34  
   
Pension and other deferred compensation
    2,423       3,760  
   
Postretirement benefit obligation
    1,357       (893 )
   
Write-off of assets — plant closure
          3,230  
 
Changes in working capital:
               
   
Accounts receivable
    (9,536 )     (19,534 )
   
Inventories
    4,772       1,676  
   
Prepaids
    (1,520 )     (5,025 )
   
Accounts payable
    11,355       15,465  
   
Income taxes
    351       (4,218 )
   
Accrued payrolls and other accrued liabilities
    6,231       9,870  
 
Changes in other assets and other long-term liabilities
    2,373       (1,842 )
 
   
     
 
     
Net cash provided from operating activities
    55,421       25,832  
 
   
     
 
Provided from (used in) investing activities:
               
 
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
    (21,810 )     (26,241 )
 
Disposals of property, plant and equipment
    280       715  
 
   
     
 
     
Net cash used in investing activities
    (21,530 )     (25,526 )
 
   
     
 
Provided from (used in) financing activities:
               
 
Cash dividends paid
    (12,007 )     (11,957 )
 
Notes payable
    (313 )     (7,988 )
 
Increase in long-term debt
          25,739  
 
Reduction in long-term debt
    (1,261 )      
 
Minority interest
    226       267  
 
Exercise of stock options
    3,247        
 
Purchase of treasury stock
          (1,840 )
 
Investment grants from foreign countries
    46        
 
   
     
 
     
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities
    (10,062 )     4,221  
 
   
     
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1,581       194  
 
   
     
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    25,410       4,721  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    52,586       26,866  
 
   
     
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 77,996     $ 31,587  
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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A. SCHULMAN, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the nine months ended May 31, 2002 and 2001

(1)   The Company’s accounting policy regarding revenue recognition is to recognize revenue when products are shipped to unaffiliated customers.
 
    The Company provides tolling services as a fee for processing of material provided and owned by customers. On some occasions, the Company is required to provide certain amounts of its materials, such as additives or packaging. These materials are charged to the customer as an addition to the tolling fees. The only amounts recorded as revenue related to tolling are the processing fees and the charges related to materials provided by the Company.
 
    The accounting policies for the periods presented are the same as described in Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001.
 
(2)   The results of operations for the nine months ended May 31, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ended August 31, 2002.
 
(3)   The interim financial statements furnished reflect all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair presentation of the results of the interim period presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
 
(4)   All highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. Such investments amounted to $45,115,000 at May 31, 2002 and $20,991,000 at August 31, 2001.

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A. SCHULMAN, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the nine months ended May 31, 2002 and 2001

(5)   A summary of the stockholders’ equity section for the nine months ended May 31, 2002 and 2001 is as follows:

(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

                                                     
                                Accumulated           Total
                                Other   Unearned Comprehen-
        Commn   Other   Retained   Comprehensive   Stock Grant   sive
        Stock   Capital   Earnings   Income   Compensation   Income
       
 
 
 
 
 
Balance-September 1, 2001
  $ 38,424     $ 48,504     $ 446,142     $ (44,945 )   $ (2,872 )        
Comprehensive income
                                               
 
Net income
                21,371                      
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                      3,981                
   
Total Comprehensive income