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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 June 30, 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: 333-112714

 


 

MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   13-4151741
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

301 Carlson Parkway
Suite 400
Minnetonka, MN
  55305
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

(952) 258-4000

(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 (“Exchange Act”) 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 registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, as of August 3, 2004, was 3,000 shares.

 



PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except shares)

 

    

June 30,

2004


    December 31,
2003


 
     (unaudited)        
ASSETS                 

CURRENT ASSETS

                

Cash and equivalents

   $ 75,492     $ 45,594  

Accounts receivable, less allowances

     117,520       109,030  

Inventories

     99,423       96,816  

Prepaid expenses and other

     7,011       25,327  
    


 


Total current assets

     299,446       276,767  

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                

Land

     4,067       4,067  

Buildings and improvements

     107,476       107,516  

Machinery and equipment

     226,343       205,150  
    


 


       337,886       316,733  

Less accumulated depreciation

     30,194       4,003  
    


 


       307,692       312,730  

OTHER ASSETS

                

Goodwill

     525,035       525,035  

Intangible assets, net

     254,575       262,340  

Other assets

     38,494       39,810  
    


 


       818,104       827,185  
    


 


     $ 1,425,242     $ 1,416,682  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY                 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 5,557     $ 5,537  

Accounts payable

     66,409       71,332  

Accrued liabilities

                

Compensation

     13,487       20,335  

Customer programs

     42,195       40,582  

Interest

     4,828       4,527  

Other

     29,344       25,578  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     161,820       167,891  

LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities

     781,740       784,539  

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

     157,714       151,301  

DEFERRED COMPENSATION

     26,396       25,413  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

     —         —    

SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

                

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     —         —    

Additional paid-in capital

     289,308       289,308  

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     11,041       (4,529 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (2,777 )     2,759  
    


 


       297,572       287,538  
    


 


     $ 1,425,242     $ 1,416,682  
    


 


 

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

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

For the three months ended June 30,

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Company
2004


   Predecessor
2003


 

Net sales

   $ 324,684    $ 323,931  

Cost of sales

     267,128      266,555  
    

  


Gross profit

     57,556      57,376  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     33,577      30,931  
    

  


Operating profit

     23,979      26,445  

Other expense (income)

     1,178      (47 )

Interest expense, net

     10,781      12,095  
    

  


Earnings before income taxes

     12,020      14,397  

Income tax expense

     4,631      5,549  
    

  


Net earnings

   $ 7,389    $ 8,848  
    

  


 

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

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

For the six months ended June 30,

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Company
2004


   Predecessor
2003


 

Net sales

   $ 665,296    $ 622,144  

Cost of sales

     552,474      513,853  
    

  


Gross profit

     112,822      108,291  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     64,869      60,331  
    

  


Operating profit

     47,953      47,960  

Other expense (income)

     1,072      (13 )

Interest expense, net

     21,561      23,967  
    

  


Earnings before income taxes

     25,320      24,006  

Income tax expense

     9,750      9,259  
    

  


Net earnings

   $ 15,570    $ 14,747  
    

  


 

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

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the six months ended June 30,

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

     Company
2004


    Predecessor
2003


 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 53,335     $ 58,115  

Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Capital expenditures

     (21,715 )     (16,359 )

Other assets

     283       —    
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (21,432 )     (16,359 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Payments on long-term debt

     (2,849 )     (38,179 )

Proceeds from long-term debt

     835       —    
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (2,014 )     (38,179 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     9       96  
    


 


Net increase in cash and equivalents

     29,898       3,673  

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     45,594       20,572  
    


 


Cash and equivalents at end of period

   $ 75,492     $ 24,245  
    


 


 

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

 

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MICHAEL FOODS, INC.

(A wholly owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc.)

(Unaudited)

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE A—MERGER

 

On November 20, 2003, Michael Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Michael Foods,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our”) was acquired by an investor group comprised of a management group led by our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and affiliates of the private equity investment firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (collectively “Michael Foods Investors, LLC”), through the merger (the “Merger”) of THL Food Products Holding Co. with and into M-Foods Holdings, Inc., the parent of our predecessor entity, Michael Foods, Inc. (Minn.) (the “Predecessor”), with M-Foods Holdings, Inc. (successor holding company) being the continuing entity. Michael Foods, Inc. (Minn.) then merged with and into M-Foods Holdings, Inc. M-Foods Holdings, Inc. continued as the surviving corporation and was immediately renamed Michael Foods, Inc. (Del.).

 

Michael Foods, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of M-Foods Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings” or “Parent”; f/k/a THL Food Products Holding Co. ). M-Foods Holdings, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Michael Foods Investors, LLC.

 

Under the terms of the Merger, all outstanding shares and stock options were purchased for $1.018 billion ($1,055,000,000, less purchase price adjustments of $47,366,000, in accordance with the Merger agreement, plus direct acquisition costs of $10,788,000) and was financed through new equity cash contributions of approximately $290,907,000, a senior secured credit facility of up to $595,000,000 (of which $495,000,000 was drawn at the close of the transactions), a senior unsecured term loan of $135,000,000 and $150,000,000 of 8% senior subordinated notes.

 

The Merger was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, Business Combinations and EITF 88-16, Basis In Leveraged Buyout Transactions. Accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities have been recorded at fair value for the interests acquired by new investors and at the carryover basis for continuing investors. As a result, the assets and liabilities were assigned new values, which were part Predecessor cost and part fair value, in the same proportions as the carryover basis of the residual interests retained by the continuing management investors and the new interests acquired by the affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners. The amount of the carryover basis was reflected as a deemed dividend of $3,551,000.

 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects our consolidated results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003, as if the Merger had taken place on January 1, 2003. The net sales and net earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2004 represent actual results for the period.

 

     Company
2004


   Predecessor
2003


     (in thousands)

Net sales

   $ 665,296    $ 529,266

Net earnings

     15,570      7,465

 

The most significant of the pro forma adjustments reflected in the above amounts were to record the incremental interest on the additional debt incurred in connection with the Merger, to record additional depreciation and amortization expense resulting from the fair value adjustments made to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and to remove the Dairy Products Division, which was sold effective September 30, 2003. The pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with the related historical information and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been obtained had the transaction actually taken place at the beginning of the period presented.

 

NOTE B—SALE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS DIVISION

 

Effective September 30, 2003, the Predecessor completed the sale of our Dairy Products Division operating segment to Dean Foods Company for approximately $155 million. The Dairy Products Division processed and sold ice milk and ice cream mixes, creamers, milk and specialty dairy products. In accordance with a transition services agreement, we were compensated for certain transition services provided to the buyer through February 2004. These transition services included services such as information technology, sales, customer service and procurement. By providing these transition services, the Predecessor was deemed to have significant continuing involvement in the Dairy Products Division operating segment. Therefore, the Predecessor determined at the time of the sale that the transaction did not meet the accounting criteria for discontinued operations. Accordingly, the operations of the Dairy Products Division operating segment are included in the Predecessor’s statement of earnings for the three and six month periods

 

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ended June 30, 2003. External net sales and earnings before income taxes from the Dairy Products Division operating segment for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $52,276,000 and $3,990,000, respectively, and were $92,878,000 and $5,582,000, for the six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.

 

NOTE C—BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2003 have been taken from the historical books and records of the Predecessor. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

 

We utilize a fifty-two, fifty-three week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest to December 31 each year. The quarters ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 each included 13 weeks of operations. For clarity of presentation, we describe both periods as if the quarters ended on June 30th.

 

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the periods indicated. Our results of operations and cash flows for the period ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

 

FASB Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 46 as amended by FIN 46 R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, as amended, clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, to entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN 46 R applied immediately to entities created after December 31, 2003. For variable interest entities created before December 31, 2003, FIN 46 R is effective for the first period beginning after December 15, 2004. The adoption of FIN 46 R did not have any impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE D—OTHER FINANCIAL STATEMENT DATA

 

Inventories

 

Inventories, other than flocks, are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Flock inventory represents the cost of purchasing and raising flocks to laying maturity, at which time their cost is amortized to operations over their expected useful lives of generally one to two years, assuming no salvage value.

 

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2004


  

December 31,

2003


Raw materials and supplies

   $ 14,860    $ 14,702

Work in process and finished goods

     61,831      60,455

Flocks

     22,732      21,659
    

  

     $ 99,423    $ 96,816
    

  

 

NOTE E—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Patent Litigation

 

We have an exclusive license agreement for a patented process for the production and sale of extended shelf-life liquid egg products. Under the license agreement, we have the right to defend and prosecute infringement of the underlying patents.

 

The U.S. Federal Court of Appeals has upheld the validity of the patents on two separate occasions. In 2000, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office allowed product claims beyond the process claims previously allowed for the extended shelf-life liquid egg product. These patents are scheduled to expire beginning in 2006.

 

Litigation related to the infringement of these patents has been settled with three parties, one in 2000 and two in early 2004. The 2004 settlements aggregated approximately $2.0 million (see ITEM 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations). A sublicense has been issued to each of the infringing parties, granting them the right to manufacture and distribute extended shelf-life liquid whole egg products subject to a royalty payable to us on all future product sales. In connection with each of these settlements, lump sum payments to the Company were made to cover the past production and sale of

 

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such products and other matters related to the infringements. We are appealing a non-infringement decision in our patent litigation against Sunny Fresh Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of Cargill, Inc.

 

Other Litigation

 

We are engaged in routine litigation incidental to our business. Management believes the ultimate outcome of this litigation will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

Other Matter

 

In March 2003, Belovo S.A., our egg products joint venture in Belgium, in which we hold a 35.63% interest, notified the Belgian governmental health authorities of a potential processed egg powder contamination issue. In June 2004, Belovo recorded charges related to the write-down of the contaminated inventory. Therefore, we recorded other expenses of $1.2 million related to this write-down during the quarter ended June 30, 2004. Our investment in Belovo is approximately $2.6 million as of June 30, 2004.

 

NOTE F—COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes, during the six months ended June 30, 2004 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Cash Flow
Hedges


    Foreign
Currency
Translation


    Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2003

   $ 2,430     $ 329     $ 2,759  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     —         (228 )     (228 )

Net unrealized change on cash flow hedges

     (5,308 )     —         (5,308 )
    


 


 


Balance at June 30, 2004

   $ (2,878 )   $ 101     $ (2,777 )
    


 


 


Comprehensive income, net of taxes, for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 was as follows (in thousands):

 

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2004

                   $ 15,570  

Net losses arising during the period:

                        

Net unrealized derivative losses from cash flow hedges

             (5,308 )        

Foreign currency translation adjustment

             (228 )        
            


       

Other comprehensive loss

                     (5,536 )
                    


Comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2004

                   $ 10,034  
                    


Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003

                   $ 14,747  

Net gains arising during the period: