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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

 

OR

 

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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 001-16625

 

BUNGE LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Bermuda

 

98-0231912

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

50 Main Street, White Plains, New York

 

10606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(914) 684-2800

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

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 ý      No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).      Yes ý      No o

 

As of May 2, 2005, the number of common shares issued and outstanding of the registrant was:

 

Common shares, par value $.01: 110,907,292

 

 



 

BUNGE LIMITED

 

Table of Contents

 

 

Page

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1 – Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

4

 

 

 

 

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

16

 

 

Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

16

 

 

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

24

 

 

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

27

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

28

 

 

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

28

 

 

Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities

28

 

 

Item 4 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

28

 

 

Item 5 – Other Information

28

 

 

Item 6 – Exhibits

28

 

 

Signatures

29

 

 

Exhibit Index

E-1

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

(United States Dollars in Millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

5,451

 

$

5,739

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(5,066

)

(5,374

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

385

 

365

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(196

)

(178

)

Interest income

 

23

 

16

 

Interest expense

 

(57

)

(52

)

Foreign exchange losses

 

(16

)

(16

)

Other income (expense)-net

 

18

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations before income tax and minority interest

 

157

 

146

 

Income tax expense

 

(44

)

(58

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations before minority interest

 

113

 

88

 

Minority interest

 

(15

)

(18

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

98

 

$

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – basic (Note 15):

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share

 

$

0.88

 

$

0.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – diluted (Note 15):

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share

 

$

0.82

 

$

0.65

 

 

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

 

2



 

BUNGE LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(United States Dollars in Millions, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,
2005

 

December 31,
2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

339

 

$

432

 

Trade accounts receivable (less allowance of $137 and $133)

 

1,799

 

1,928

 

Inventories (Note 3)

 

2,866

 

2,636

 

Deferred income taxes

 

106

 

95

 

Other current assets (Note 5)

 

1,660

 

1,577

 

Total current assets

 

6,770

 

6,668

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

2,550

 

2,536

 

Goodwill (Note 6)

 

166

 

167

 

Other intangible assets (Note 7)

 

170

 

156

 

Investments in affiliates

 

577

 

564

 

Deferred income taxes

 

260

 

273

 

Other non-current assets

 

557

 

543

 

Total assets

 

$

11,050

 

$

10,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

661

 

$

541

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

144

 

140

 

Trade accounts payable

 

1,839

 

1,898

 

Deferred income taxes

 

38

 

38

 

Other current liabilities (Note 8)

 

1,170

 

1,285

 

Total current liabilities

 

3,852

 

3,902

 

Long-term debt

 

2,728

 

2,600

 

Deferred income taxes

 

221

 

232

 

Other non-current liabilities (Note 12)

 

541

 

518