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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 March 31, 2004

 

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 1-1657

 

CRANE CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   13-1952290
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT   06902
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 363-7300

 

(Not Applicable)

 

(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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes x No ¨

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of April 28, 2004:

 

Common stock, $1.00 Par Value – 59,538,784 shares

 



Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Crane Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
     2004

    2003

 

Net sales

   $ 448,306     $ 376,470  

Operating costs and expenses:

                

Cost of sales

     305,926       257,275  

Selling, general and administrative

     103,702       91,016  
    


 


       409,628       348,291  

Operating profit

     38,678       28,179  

Other income (expense):

                

Interest income

     222       189  

Interest expense

     (6,541 )     (3,944 )

Miscellaneous – net

     (218 )     (165 )
    


 


       (6,537 )     (3,920 )

Income before income taxes

     32,141       24,259  

Provision for income taxes

     9,964       7,763  
    


 


Net income

   $ 22,177     $ 16,496  
    


 


Basic and diluted net income per share:

                

Net income

   $ .37     $ .28  
    


 


Average basic shares outstanding

     59,544       59,400  

Average diluted shares outstanding

     60,418       59,455  

Dividends per share

   $ .10     $ .10  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Crane Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2004


  

December 31,

2003


Assets

             

Current Assets

             

Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 39,081    $ 142,518

Accounts Receivable

     280,353      248,492

Inventories:

             

Finished goods

     85,697      80,017

Finished parts and subassemblies

     51,399      48,725

Work in process

     40,893      33,057

Raw materials

     75,694      73,632
    

  

       253,683      235,431

Other Current Assets

     35,744      35,335
    

  

Total Current Assets

     608,861      661,776

Property, Plant and Equipment:

             

Cost

     770,139      765,269

Less accumulated depreciation

     470,085      462,631
    

  

       300,054      302,638

Other Assets

     250,013      254,398

Intangible Assets

     60,536      56,725

Goodwill

     579,113      536,239
    

  

Total Assets

   $ 1,798,577    $ 1,811,776
    

  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Continued)

 

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Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Crane Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    

March 31,

2004


   

December 31,

2003


 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

                

Current Liabilities

                

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 8     $ 100,275  

Loans payable

     77,561       —    

Accounts payable

     133,817       116,885  

Accrued liabilities

     170,477       171,438  

U.S. and foreign taxes on income

     34,174       29,976  
    


 


Total Current Liabilities

     416,037       418,574  

Long-Term Debt

     296,065       295,861  

Accrued Pension and Postretirement Benefits

     39,923       39,742  

Deferred Tax Liability

     58,630       57,738  

Other Liabilities

     204,287       213,610  

Preferred Shares, par value $.01; 5,000,000 shares authorized

     —         —    

Common Shareholders’ Equity:

                

Common stock, par value $1.00; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 72,426,139 shares issued

     72,426       72,426  

Capital surplus

     108,076       108,095  

Retained earnings

     855,812       838,678  

Accumulated other comprehensive gain

     48,728       51,034  

Common stock held in treasury

     (301,407 )     (283,982 )
    


 


Total Common Shareholders’ Equity

     783,635       786,251  
    


 


Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 1,798,577     $ 1,811,776  
    


 


Common Stock Issued

     72,426       72,426  

Less Common Stock held in Treasury

     (13,158 )     (12,750 )
    


 


Common Stock Outstanding

     59,268       59,676  
    


 


 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Crane Co. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31


 
     2004

    2003

 

Operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 22,177     $ 16,496  

Income from joint venture

     (534 )     (371 )

Depreciation and amortization

     13,798       12,364  

Deferred income taxes

     (297 )     (255 )

Asbestos-related payments

     (3,814 )     (421 )

Cash used for operating working capital

     (29,474 )     (4,159 )

Other

     (3,958 )     (1,033 )
    


 


Total (used for) provided from operating activities

     (2,102 )     22,621  
    


 


Investing activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (5,144 )     (6,484 )

Payments for acquisitions

     (50,630 )     —    

Proceeds from divestitures

     —         1,200  

Proceeds from disposition of capital assets

     174       344  
    


 


Total used for investing activities

     (55,600 )     (4,940 )

Financing activities:

                

Equity:

                

Dividends paid

     (5,953 )     (5,945 )

Settlement of shares-open market

     (23,466 )     (6,116 )

Settlement of shares-stock incentive programs

     (1,045 )     (592 )

Stock options exercised

     7,587       952  
    


 


Net equity

     (22,877 )     (11,701 )

Debt:

                

Repayments of long-term debt

     (100,304 )     (365 )

Net increase in short-term debt

     77,561       1,397  
    


 


Net debt

     (22,743 )     1,032  
    


 


Total used for financing activities

     (45,620 )     (10,669 )

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     (115 )     656  
    


 


(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (103,437 )     7,668  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     142,518       36,589  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 39,081     $ 44,257  
    


 


Detail of Cash Provided from Operating Activities

                

Working Capital:

                

Accounts receivable

   $ (25,230 )   $ (9,796 )

Inventories

     (6,308 )     (4,819 )

Other current assets

     (810 )     (833 )

Accounts payable

     10,004       10,029  

Accrued liabilities

     (11,340 )     (3,316 )

U.S. and foreign taxes on income

     4,210       4,576  
    


 


Total

   $ (29,474 )   $ (4,159 )
    


 


Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

                

Interest paid

   $ 10,211     $ 4,352  

Income taxes paid

     5,765       3,261  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Part I – Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial reporting and the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period presented. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

1. Segment Results

 

Net sales and operating profit by segment are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


 
(In Thousands)    2004

    2003

 

Net Sales

                

Aerospace & Electronics

   $ 119,277     $ 87,374  

Engineered Materials

     69,010       62,886  

Merchandising Systems

     39,450       37,606  

Fluid Handling

     203,888       173,468  

Controls

     16,753       15,210  

Intersegment Elimination

     (72 )     (74 )
    


 


Total

   $ 448,306     $ 376,470  
    


 


Operating Profit (Loss)

                

Aerospace & Electronics

   $ 20,222     $ 16,871  

Engineered Materials

     15,531       12,964  

Merchandising Systems

     474       (2,118 )

Fluid Handling

     8,727       7,426  

Controls

     889       398  

Corporate

     (7,165 )