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UNITED STATES

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 February 23, 2003

 

or

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 333-36234

 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

94-0905160

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, California 94111

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(415) 501-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

None

(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 ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

 

Yes  ¨     No x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common Stock $.01 par value ——— 37,278,238 shares outstanding on April 1, 2003

 



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LEVI STRAUSS & CO.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FEBRUARY 23, 2003

 

           

PAGE NUMBER


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

      
        

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements (unaudited):

      
             
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 23, 2003 and November 24, 2002

    

3

             
    

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended February 23, 2003 and February 24, 2002

    

4

             
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended February 23, 2003 and February 24, 2002

    

5

             
    

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

    

6

             

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    

21

             

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

    

33

             

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

    

35

             

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

      
        

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

    

36

             

SIGNATURE

    

39

        

CERTIFICATIONS

    

40

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LEVI STRAUSS & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    

February 23,

2003


    

November 24,

2002


 

ASSETS

                 

Current Assets:

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

381,434

 

  

$

96,478

 

Restricted cash

  

 

244,272

 

  

 

—  

 

Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $22,630 in 2003 and $24,857 in 2002

  

 

547,286

 

  

 

660,516

 

Inventories:

                 

Raw materials

  

 

95,968

 

  

 

98,987

 

Work-in-process

  

 

76,699

 

  

 

74,048

 

Finished goods

  

 

494,913

 

  

 

418,679

 

    


  


Total inventories

  

 

667,580

 

  

 

591,714

 

Deferred tax assets

  

 

248,770

 

  

 

221,574

 

Other current assets

  

 

101,376

 

  

 

88,611

 

    


  


Total current assets

  

 

2,190,718

 

  

 

1,658,893

 

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $470,027 in 2003 and $478,447 in 2002

  

 

492,138

 

  

 

482,446

 

Goodwill

  

 

199,905

 

  

 

199,905

 

Other intangible assets

  

 

44,934

 

  

 

43,505

 

Non-current deferred tax assets

  

 

563,951

 

  

 

573,844

 

Other assets

  

 

89,236

 

  

 

58,691

 

    


  


Total Assets

  

$

3,580,882

 

  

$

3,017,284

 

    


  


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

                 

Current Liabilities:

                 

Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings

  

$

93,759

 

  

$

95,225

 

Accounts payable

  

 

243,300

 

  

 

292,383

 

Restructuring reserves

  

 

39,919

 

  

 

65,576

 

Accrued liabilities

  

 

234,153

 

  

 

211,834

 

Accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits

  

 

300,884

 

  

 

314,385

 

Accrued taxes

  

 

87,895

 

  

 

105,387

 

    


  


Total current liabilities

  

 

999,910

 

  

 

1,084,790

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

  

 

2,468,727

 

  

 

1,751,752

 

Postretirement medical benefits

  

 

554,753

 

  

 

548,930

 

Long-term employee related benefits

  

 

450,957

 

  

 

527,418

 

Long-term tax liability

  

 

66,879

 

  

 

66,879

 

Other long-term liabilities

  

 

33,772

 

  

 

11,558

 

Minority interest

  

 

23,794

 

  

 

21,541

 

    


  


Total liabilities

  

 

4,598,792

 

  

 

4,012,868

 

    


  


Stockholders’ Deficit:

                 

Common stock—$.01 par value; 270,000,000 shares authorized; 37,278,238 shares issued and outstanding

  

 

373

 

  

 

373

 

Additional paid-in capital

  

 

88,808

 

  

 

88,808

 

Accumulated deficit

  

 

(1,020,371

)

  

 

(995,881

)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

  

 

(86,720

)

  

 

(88,884

)

    


  


Total stockholders’ deficit

  

 

(1,017,910

)

  

 

(995,584

)

    


  


Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

  

$

3,580,882

 

  

$

3,017,284

 

    


  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended


 
    

February 23, 2003


    

February 24, 2002


 

Net sales

  

$

875,088

 

  

$

935,285

 

Cost of goods sold

  

 

515,641

 

  

 

536,701

 

    


  


Gross profit

  

 

359,447

 

  

 

398,584

 

Marketing, general and administrative expenses

  

 

323,533

 

  

 

298,935

 

Other operating (income)

  

 

(7,316

)

  

 

(6,113

)

Restructuring charges, net of reversals

  

 

(4,210

)

  

 

—  

 

    


  


Operating income

  

 

47,440

 

  

 

105,762

 

Interest expense

  

 

59,679

 

  

 

48,023

 

Other (income) expense, net

  

 

27,909

 

  

 

(9,677

)

    


  


Income (loss) before taxes

  

 

(40,148

)

  

 

67,416

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

  

 

(15,658

)

  

 

24,944

 

    


  


Net income (loss)

  

$

(24,490

)

  

$

42,472

 

    


  


Earnings (loss) per share—basic and diluted

  

$

(0.66

)

  

$

1.14

 

    


  


Weighted-average common shares outstanding

  

 

37,278,238

 

  

 

37,278,238

 

    


  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LEVI STRAUSS & CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

      

Three Months Ended


 
      

February 23, 2003


      

February 24, 2002


 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

                     

Net income (loss)

    

$

(24,490

)

    

$

42,472

 

Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

                     

Depreciation and amortization

    

 

14,908

 

    

 

18,228

 

(Gain) loss on dispositions of property, plant and equipment

    

 

(4,159

)

    

 

204

 

Unrealized foreign exchange losses (gains)

    

 

11,290

 

    

 

(15,412

)

Decrease in trade receivables

    

 

125,842

 

    

 

42,530

 

(Increase) decrease in inventories

    

 

(20,084

)

    

 

2,075

 

(Increase) decrease in other current assets

    

 

(12,007

)

    

 

8,006

 

(Increase) decrease in other long-term assets

    

 

(27,856

)

    

 

520

 

(Increase) decrease in net deferred tax assets

    

 

(14,454

)

    

 

21,770

 

(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    

 

(63,141

)

    

 

(70,247

)

(Decrease) in restructuring reserves

    

 

(25,657

)

    

 

(8,431

)

(Decrease) in accrued salaries, wages and employee benefits

    

 

(47,520

)

    

 

(8,754

)

(Decrease) increase in accrued taxes

    

 

(13,157

)

    

 

61,473

 

(Decrease) increase in long-term employee benefits

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