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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010 | ||
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the transition period from to |
Commission file number
1-4682
Thomas & Betts
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
22-1326940 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8155 T&B Boulevard | ||
Memphis, Tennessee
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38125 | |
(Address of principal
executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(901) 252-8000
(Registrants 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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,
every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T
(§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit and post such
files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated
filer and smaller reporting company in Rule
12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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filer þ
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filer o
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange
Act). Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest
practicable date.
Outstanding Shares |
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Title of Each Class
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at April 26, 2010 | |
Common Stock, $.10 par value
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52,794,905 |
Thomas &
Betts Corporation and Subsidiaries
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CAUTION
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report includes forward-looking comments and
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are
not historical facts regarding Thomas & Betts
Corporation and are subject to risks and uncertainties in our
operations, business, economic and political environment. For
further explanation of these risks and uncertainties, see
Item 1A. Risk Factors in our
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009. Forward looking
statements contain words such as:
achieve
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anticipates | intends | ||
should
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expects | predict | ||
could
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might | will | ||
may
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believes |
other similar expressions
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These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Many factors could affect our future financial
condition or results of operations. Accordingly, actual results,
performance or achievements may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained
in this Report. We undertake no obligation to revise any
forward-looking statement included in this Report to reflect any
future events or circumstances.
A reference in this Report to we, our,
us, Thomas & Betts or the
Corporation refers to Thomas & Betts
Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
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PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. | Financial Statements |
Thomas &
Betts Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Quarter Ended |
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March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net sales
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$ | 469,539 | $ | 459,835 | ||||
Cost of sales
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331,146 | 322,427 | ||||||
Gross profit
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138,393 | 137,408 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative
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89,745 | 92,610 | ||||||
Earnings from operations
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48,648 | 44,798 | ||||||
Interest expense, net
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(8,371 | ) | (9,461 | ) | ||||
Other (expense) income, net
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130 | 1,905 | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes
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40,407 | 37,242 | ||||||
Income tax provision
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12,455 | 11,173 | ||||||
Net earnings
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$ | 27,952 | $ | 26,069 | ||||
Earnings per share:
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Basic
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$ | 0.54 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
Diluted
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$ | 0.53 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
Average shares outstanding:
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Basic
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52,067 | 52,569 | ||||||
Diluted
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53,005 | 52,952 |
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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March 31, |
December 31, |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
ASSETS
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Current Assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 466,524 | $ | 478,613 | ||||
Restricted cash
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2,918 | 2,918 | ||||||
Receivables, net
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243,184 | 197,640 | ||||||
Inventories
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222,905 | 209,268 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes
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32,067 | 31,062 | ||||||
Prepaid income taxes
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2,984 | 7,340 | ||||||
Other current assets
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17,942 | 17,142 | ||||||
Total Current Assets
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988,524 | 943,983 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
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291,069 | 296,820 | ||||||
Goodwill
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904,588 | 902,053 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net
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247,985 | 243,930 | ||||||
Other assets
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63,868 | 66,621 | ||||||
Total Assets
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$ | 2,496,034 | $ | 2,453,407 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current Liabilities
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Current maturities of long-term debt
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$ | 449 | $ | 522 | ||||
Accounts payable
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157,390 | 149,556 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities
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121,272 | 113,654 | ||||||
Income taxes payable
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7,375 | 8,849 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities
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286,486 | 272,581 | ||||||
Long-Term Liabilities
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Long-term debt, net of current maturities
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638,088 | 638,014 | ||||||
Long-term benefit plan liabilities
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123,463 | 122,573 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes
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8,820 | 8,723 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities
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68,436 | 70,307 | ||||||
Contingencies (Note 15)
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Shareholders Equity
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Common stock
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5,196 | 5,179 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital
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70,319 | 63,835 | ||||||
Retained earnings
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1,403,157 | 1,375,205 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
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(107,931 | ) | (103,010 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders Equity
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1,370,741 | 1,341,209 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity
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$ | 2,496,034 | $ | 2,453,407 | ||||
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Thomas &
Betts Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Quarter Ended |
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March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
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Net earnings
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$ | 27,952 | $ | 26,069 | ||||
Adjustments:
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Depreciation and amortization
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18,889 | 18,788 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense
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3,633 | 2,808 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes
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1,882 | 218 | ||||||
Incremental tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
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(598 | ) | | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:
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Receivables
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(39,084 | ) | 10,076 | |||||
Inventories
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(12,557 | ) | 8,227 | |||||
Accounts payable
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(134 | ) | (38,575 | ) | ||||
Accrued liabilities
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5,916 | (22,963 | ) | |||||
Income taxes payable
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3,002 | (2,738 | ) | |||||
Other
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4,753 | 4,214 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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13,654 | 6,124 | ||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
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Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired
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(21,395 | ) | | |||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
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(5,315 | ) | (11,421 | ) | ||||
Restricted cash used for change in control payments
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| 2,356 | ||||||
Other
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5 | 867 | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
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(26,705 | ) | (8,198 | ) | ||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
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Stock options exercised
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3,326 | 54 | ||||||
Repayment of debt and other borrowings
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(72 | ) | (148,149 | ) | ||||
Revolving credit facility proceeds (repayments), net
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| 125,000 | ||||||
Repurchase of common shares
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Incremental tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements
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598 | | ||||||
Other
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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3,849 | (34,234 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
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(2,887 | ) | (2,672 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(12,089 | ) | (38,980 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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478,613 | 292,494 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 466,524 | $ | 253,514 | ||||
Cash payments for interest
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$ | 5,603 | $ | 9,973 | ||||
Cash payments for income taxes
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$ | 8,155 | $ | 14,010 |
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Thomas &
Betts Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
1. | Basis of Presentation |
The financial information presented as of any date other than
December 31 has been prepared from the books and records without
audit. Financial information as of December 31 has been derived
from the Corporations audited consolidated financial
statements, but does not include all disclosures required by
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation
of the financial information for the periods indicated, have
been included. These consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
and notes included in the Corporations Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The results of
operations for the periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the
full year.
2. | Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share |
The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted
earnings per share computations:
Quarter Ended |
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March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands, except per share data)
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Net earnings
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$ | 27,952 | $ | 26,069 | ||||
Basic shares:
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Average shares outstanding
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52,067 | 52,569 | ||||||
Basic earnings per share
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$ | 0.54 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
Diluted shares:
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Average shares outstanding
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52,067 | 52,569 | ||||||
Additional shares on the potential dilution from stock options
and nonvested restricted stock
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938 | 383 | ||||||
53,005 | 52,952 | |||||||
Diluted earnings per share
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$ | 0.53 | $ | 0.49 | ||||
The Corporation had stock options that were
out-of-the-money
which were excluded because of their anti-dilutive effect. Such
out-of-the
money options were associated with 2.2 million shares of
common stock for the first quarter of 2010 and 2.6 million
shares of common stock for the first quarter of 2009.
3. | Acquisitions |
In late January 2010, the Corporation acquired JT
Packard & Associates, Inc. (JT Packard),
the nations largest independent service provider for
critical power equipment used by industrial and commercial
enterprises in a broad array of markets, for approximately
$21 million. The purchase price allocation resulted in
goodwill of approximately $5.9 million and other intangible
assets of approximately $11.4 million, all of which was
assigned to the Corporations Electrical segment. The
results of these operations have been included in the
consolidated financial statements of the Corporation since the
acquisition date.
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Related to a 2007 acquisition, the Corporation recorded a
restructuring accrual which included approximately
$14 million of severance costs and approximately
$8 million of lease cancellation costs. The accrual was
recorded as part of the Corporations purchase price
allocation of the acquired business. At December 31, 2009,
there was approximately $3.5 million of remaining accrual.
During the first quarter of 2010, the Corporation made payments
against the accrual of $0.6 million. At March 31,
2010, the remaining restructuring accrual of $2.9 million
consisted of $0.6 million associated with severance costs
and $2.3 million related to lease cancellation costs.
4. | Inventories |
The Corporations inventories at March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009 were:
March 31, |
December 31, |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
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Finished goods
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$ | 107,000 | $ | 94,184 | ||||
Work-in-process
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25,013 | 22,933 | ||||||
Raw materials
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90,892 | 92,151 | ||||||
Total inventories
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$ | 222,905 | $ | 209,268 | ||||
5. | Property, Plant and Equipment |
The Corporations property, plant and equipment at
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were:
March 31, |
December 31, |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
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Land
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$ | 22,969 | $ | 23,111 | ||||
Building
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206,072 | 205,941 | ||||||
Machinery and equipment
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718,950 | 714,303 | ||||||
Construction-in-progress
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10,227 | 11,311 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, gross
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958,218 | 954,666 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation
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667,149 | 657,846 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
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$ | 291,069 | $ | 296,820 | ||||
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6. | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
The following table reflects activity for goodwill by segment
during the first quarter of 2010:
Quarter Ended March 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Other |
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Balance at |
Primarily |
Balance at |
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Beginning of |
Currency |
End of |
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Period | Additions | Translation | Period | |||||||||||||
(In thousands)
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Electrical
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$ | 836,582 | $ | 5,910 | $ | (3,323 | ) | $ | 839,169 | |||||||
Steel Structures
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64,759 | | | 64,759 | ||||||||||||
HVAC
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712 | | (52 | ) | 660 | |||||||||||
$ | 902,053 | $ | 5,910 | $ | (3,375 | ) | $ | 904,588 | ||||||||
The following table reflects activity for other intangible
assets during the first quarter of 2010:
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Other |
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Balance at |
Primarily |
Balance at |
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Beginning of |
Amortization |
Currency |
End of |
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Intangible assets subject to amortization
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$ | 227,920 | $ | 6,800 | $ | | $ | (304 | ) | $ | 234,416 | |||||||||
Accumulated amortization
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(61,112 | ) | | (6,683 | ) | 92 | (67,703 | ) | ||||||||||||
166,808 | 6,800 | (6,683 | ) | (212 | ) | 166,713 | ||||||||||||||
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization
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77,122 | 4,600 | | (450 | ) | 81,272 | ||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 243,930 | $ | 11,400 | $ | (6,683 | ) | $ | (662 | ) | $ | 247,985 | ||||||||
7. | Income Taxes |
The Corporations income tax provision for the first
quarter of 2010 was $12.5 million, or an effective rate of
30.8% of pre-tax income, compared to a tax provision in the
first quarter of 2009 of $11.2 million, or an effective
rate of 30.0% of pre-tax income. The current quarter effective
tax rate reflects the impact of the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act which was signed into law during the first
quarter of 2010, which resulted in the Corporation recording a
non-cash income tax charge of $0.3 million. The charge
relates to a reversal of deferred tax assets due to the
elimination, beginning in 2013, of the non-taxable treatment for
retiree drug subsidies the Corporation expects to receive from
the U.S. government. The effective rate for each period
reflects benefits from the Puerto Rican manufacturing
operations, which have a significantly lower effective tax rate
than the Corporations blended statutory tax rate in other
jurisdictions.
The Corporation had net deferred tax assets totaling
$49.1 million as of March 31, 2010 and
$51.1 million as of December 31, 2009. Realization of
the deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Corporations
ability to generate sufficient future taxable income. Management
believes that it is more-likely-than-not that future taxable
income, based on tax laws in effect as of March 31, 2010,
will be sufficient to realize the recorded deferred tax assets,
net of any valuation allowance.
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8. | Comprehensive Income |
Total comprehensive income and its components are as follows:
Quarter Ended |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
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Net earnings
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$ | 27,952 | $ | 26,069 | ||||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge, net of tax
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64 | 711 | ||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments
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(7,544 | ) | (9,537 | ) | ||||
Amortization of net prior service costs and net actuarial
losses, net of tax
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2,559 | 3,024 | ||||||
Comprehensive income
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$ | 23,031 | $ | 20,267 | ||||
9. | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The Corporations financial instruments include cash and
cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term receivables and
payables and debt. Financial instruments also include an
interest rate swap agreement, which is discussed further in
Note 10 below. The carrying amounts of the
Corporations financial instruments generally approximated
their fair values at March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009, except that, based on the borrowing rates available to the
Corporation under current market conditions, the fair value of
long-term debt (including current maturities) was approximately
$648 million at March 31, 2010 and approximately
$630 million at December 31, 2009.
10. | Derivative Instruments |
The Corporation is exposed to market risk from changes in
interest rates, foreign exchange rates and raw material prices,
among others. At times, the Corporation may enter into various
derivative instruments to manage certain of those risks. The
Corporation does not enter into derivative instruments for
speculative or trading purposes.
Interest
Rate Swap Agreement
During the fourth quarter of 2007, the Corporation entered into
a forward-starting interest rate swap for a notional amount of
$390 million. The notional amount reduces to
$325 million on December 15, 2010, $200 million
on December 15, 2011 and $0 on October 1, 2012. The
interest rate swap hedges $390 million of the
Corporations exposure to changes in interest rates on
borrowings under its $750 million credit facility. The
Corporation has designated the receive variable/pay fixed
interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes.
Under the interest rate swap, the Corporation receives one-month
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and pays an
underlying fixed rate of 4.86%. For derivative instruments that
are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective
portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a
component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and
reclassified into earnings in the applicable periods during
which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains or losses
on the derivative representing hedge ineffectiveness are
recognized in current period earnings.
The Corporation values the interest rate swap at fair value.
Fair value is the price received to transfer an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. Measuring fair value
involves a hierarchy of valuation inputs used to
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measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into
three broad levels as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted
prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities; Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are
observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly; and, Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs in
which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring a
company to develop its own valuation assumptions.
The Corporations interest rate swap was reflected in the
Corporations consolidated balance sheet in other long-term
liabilities at its fair value of $28.6 million as of
March 31, 2010 and $28.7 million as of
December 31, 2009. This swap is measured at fair value at
the end of each reporting period. The Corporations fair
value estimate was determined using significant unobservable
inputs and assumptions (Level 3) and, in addition, the
liability valuation reflects the Corporations credit
standing. The valuation technique utilized by the Corporation to
calculate the swap fair value is the income approach. Using
inputs for current market expectations of LIBOR rates,
Eurodollar futures prices, treasury yields and interest rate
swap spreads, this approach compares the present value of a
constructed zero coupon yield curve and the present value of an
extrapolated forecast of future interest rates. This determined
value is then reduced by a credit valuation adjustment that
takes into effect the current credit risk of the interest rate
swap counterparty or the Corporation, as applicable. The credit
valuation adjustment (which was a reduction in the liability)
was approximately $0.2 million as of March 31, 2010.
The Corporations balance of accumulated other
comprehensive income has been reduced by $17.5 million, net
of tax of $10.8 million, as of March 31, 2010 and
$17.6 million, net of tax of $10.8 million, as of
December 31, 2009 to reflect the above interest rate swap
liability.
The following is a reconciliation associated with the interest
rate swap of the fair value activity using Level 3 inputs
during the first quarter of 2010 and 2009:
Quarter Ended | ||||||||
March 31, |
March 31, |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In millions)
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Asset (liability) at beginning of period
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$ | (28.7 | ) | $ | (39.7 | ) | ||
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
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Included in earnings
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(4.5 | ) | (4.2 | ) | ||||
Included in other comprehensive income
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0.1 | 1.2 | ||||||
Settlements
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4.5 | 4.1 | ||||||
Asset (liability) at end of period
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$ | (28.6 | ) | $ | (38.6 | ) | ||
The ineffective portion of the swap reflected in interest
expense, net during the first quarter of 2010 and the first
quarter of 2009 was immaterial.
Forward
Foreign Exchange Contracts
The Corporation had no outstanding forward sale or purchase
contracts as of March 31, 2010 or December 31, 2009.
The Corporation is exposed to the effects of changes in exchange
rates primarily from the Canadian dollar and European
currencies. From time to time, the Corporation utilizes forward
foreign exchange contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign
currencies to mitigate this risk.
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Commodities
Futures Contracts
During the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2009,
the Corporation had no outstanding commodities futures
contracts. The Corporation is exposed to risk from fluctuating
prices for certain materials used to manufacture its products,
such as: steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, resins and rubber
compounds. At times, some of the risk associated with usage of
aluminum, copper and zinc has been mitigated through the use of
futures contracts that mitigate the price exposure to these
commodities.
11. | Debt |
The Corporations long-term debt at March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009 was:
March 31, |
December 31, |
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2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
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Senior credit
facility(a)
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$ | 390,000 | $ | 390,000 | ||||
Unsecured notes
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5.625% Senior Notes due 2021, net of
discount(b)
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248,088 | 248,014 | ||||||
Other, including capital leases
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449 | 522 | ||||||
Long-term debt (including current maturities)
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638,537 | 638,536 | ||||||
Less current maturities
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449 | 522 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
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$ | 638,088 | $ | 638,014 | ||||
(a) | Interest is paid monthly. | |
(b) | Interest is paid semi-annually. |
As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the
Corporation had outstanding $250 million of
5.625% Senior Notes due 2021. The indentures underlying the
unsecured notes contain standard covenants such as restrictions
on mergers, liens on certain property, sale-leaseback of certain
property and funded debt for certain subsidiaries. The
indentures also include standard events of default such as
covenant default and cross-acceleration.
The Corporation has a revolving credit facility with total
availability of $750 million and a five-year term expiring
in October 2012. All borrowings and other extensions of credit
under the Corporations revolving credit facility are
subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including
absence of defaults and accuracy in material respects of
representations and warranties. The proceeds of any loans under
the revolving credit facility may be used for general operating
needs and for other general corporate purposes in compliance
with the terms of the facility. The Corporation pays an annual
commitment fee to maintain this facility of 10 basis
points. At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
$390 million was outstanding under this facility.
Fees to access the facility and letters of credit under the
facility are based on a pricing grid related to the
Corporations debt ratings with Moodys, S&P, and
Fitch during the term of the facility.
The Corporations revolving credit facility requires that
it maintain:
| a maximum leverage ratio of 3.75 to 1.00; and | |
| a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. |
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It also contains customary covenants that could restrict the
Corporations ability to: incur additional indebtedness;
grant liens; make investments, loans, or guarantees; declare
dividends; or repurchase company stock.
Outstanding letters of credit, which reduced availability under
the credit facility, amounted to $25.0 million at
March 31, 2010. The letters of credit relate primarily to
third-party insurance claims processing.
The Corporation has a EUR 10.0 million (approximately
US$13.4 million) committed revolving credit facility with a
European bank. The Corporation pays an annual commitment fee of
20 basis points on the undrawn balance to maintain this
facility. This credit facility contains standard covenants
similar to those contained in the $750 million credit
agreement and standard events of default such as covenant
default and cross-default. This facility has an indefinite
maturity, and no borrowings were outstanding as of
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
The Corporation has a CAN 30.0 million (approximately
US$29.2 million) committed revolving credit facility with a
Canadian bank. The Corporation pays an annual commitment fee of
12.5 basis points on the undrawn balance to maintain this
facility. This credit facility contains standard covenants
similar to those contained in the $750 million credit
agreement and standard events of default such as covenant
default and cross-default. This facility matures in 2011, and no
borrowings were outstanding as of March 31, 2010 and
December 31, 2009.
As of March 31, 2010, the Corporations aggregate
availability of funds under its credit facilities is
approximately $377.6 million, after deducting outstanding
letters of credit. The Corporation has the option, at the time
of drawing funds under any of the credit facilities, of
selecting an interest rate based on a number of benchmarks
including LIBOR, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate of
the agent bank.
As of March 31, 2010, the Corporation also had letters of
credit in addition to those discussed above that do not reduce
availability under the Corporations credit facilities. The
Corporation had $10.3 million of such additional letters of
credit that relate primarily to environmental assurances,
third-party insurance claims processing, performance guarantees
and acquisition obligations.
12. | Share-Based Payment Arrangements |
Share-based compensation expense, net of tax, of
$2.3 million was charged against income during the first
quarter of 2010 and $1.7 million was charged against income
during the first quarter of 2009.
During the first quarter of 2010, the Corporation had 166,848
stock options exercised at a weighted average exercise price of
$19.93 per share and had 20,318 stock options forfeited or
expired.
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13. | Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |
Net periodic cost for the Corporations pension and other
postretirement benefits included the following components:
Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||||
Other |
||||||||||||||||
Postretirement |
||||||||||||||||
Pension Benefits | Benefits | |||||||||||||||
March 31, |
March 31, |
March 31, |
March 31, |
|||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Service cost
|
$ | 2,888 | $ | 2,819 | $ | 2 | $ | | ||||||||
Interest cost
|
7,217 | 7,393 | 255 | 308 | ||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(8,208 | ) | (6,598 | ) | | | ||||||||||
Plan net loss (gain)
|
2,845 | 4,604 | 74 | (20 | ) | |||||||||||
Prior service cost (gain)
|
282 | 277 | (63 | ) | (63 | ) | ||||||||||
Transition obligation (asset)
|
(4 | ) | (3 | ) | 192 | 193 | ||||||||||
Settlement loss (gain)
|
199 | | | | ||||||||||||
Net periodic benefit cost
|
$ | 5,219 | $ | 8,492 | $ | 460 | $ | 418 | ||||||||
Contributions to our qualified pension plans during the quarters
ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were not significant. We
expect required contributions to our qualified pension plans
during the remainder of 2010 to be minimal.
14. | Segment Disclosures |
The Corporation has three reportable segments: Electrical, Steel
Structures and HVAC. The Corporations reportable segments
are based primarily on product lines and represent the primary
mode used to assess allocation of resources and performance. The
Corporation evaluates its business segments primarily on the
basis of segment earnings, with segment earnings defined as
earnings before corporate expense, depreciation and amortization
expense, share-based compensation expense, interest, income
taxes and certain other items. Corporate expense includes legal,
finance and administrative costs. The Corporation has no
material inter-segment sales.
The Electrical segment designs, manufactures and markets
thousands of different electrical connectors, components and
other products for industrial, construction, utility and
communications applications. The Steel Structures segment
designs, manufactures and markets highly engineered tubular
steel transmission structures. The HVAC segment designs,
manufactures and markets heating and ventilation products for
commercial and industrial buildings. The Corporations
U.S. Electrical and International Electrical operating
segments have been aggregated in the Electrical reporting
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segment since they have similar economic characteristics as well
as similar products and services, production processes, types of
customers and methods used for distributing their products.
Quarter Ended |
||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
Net Sales
|
||||||||
Electrical
|
$ | 383,156 | $ | 368,832 | ||||
Steel Structures
|
59,897 | 61,945 | ||||||
HVAC
|
26,486 | 29,058 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 469,539 | $ | 459,835 | ||||
Segment Earnings
|
||||||||
Electrical
|
$ | 66,876 | $ | 57,440 | ||||
Steel Structures
|
9,890 | 14,430 | ||||||
HVAC
|
4,291 | 5,722 | ||||||
Segment earnings
|
81,057 | 77,592 | ||||||
Corporate expense
|
(9,887 | ) | (11,198 | ) | ||||
Depreciation, amortization and share-
based compensation expense |
(22,522 | ) | (21,596 | ) | ||||
Interest expense, net
|
(8,371 | ) | (9,461 | ) | ||||
Other (expense) income, net
|
130 | 1,905 | ||||||
Earnings before income taxes
|
$ | 40,407 | $ | 37,242 | ||||
15. | Contingencies |
Legal
Proceedings
The Corporation is involved in legal proceedings and litigation
arising in the ordinary course of business. In those cases where
the Corporation is the defendant, plaintiffs may seek to recover
large or sometimes unspecified amounts or other types of relief
and some matters may remain unresolved for several years. Such
matters may be subject to many uncertainties and outcomes which
are not predictable with assurance. The Corporation has provided
for losses to the extent probable and estimable. The legal
matters that have been recorded in the Corporations
consolidated financial statements are based on gross assessments
of expected settlement or expected outcome and do not reflect
possible recovery from insurance companies or other parties.
Additional losses, even though not anticipated, could have a
material adverse effect on the Corporations financial
position, results of operations or liquidity in any given period.
Guarantee
and Indemnification Arrangements
The Corporation generally warrants its products against certain
manufacturing and other defects. These product warranties are
provided for specific periods of time and usage of the product
depending on the nature of the product, the geographic location
of its sale and other factors. The accrued product warranty
costs are based primarily on historical experience of actual
warranty claims as well as current information on repair costs.
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The following table provides the changes in the
Corporations accruals for estimated product warranties:
Quarter Ended |
||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
Balance at beginning of period
|
$ | 3,064 | $ | 3,112 | ||||
Liabilities accrued for warranties issued during the period
|
394 | 428 | ||||||
Deductions for warranty claims paid during
the period |
(714 | ) | (474 | ) | ||||
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties
during the period, including expirations |
3 | (56 | ) | |||||
Balance at end of period
|
$ | 2,747 | $ | 3,010 | ||||
The Corporation also continues to monitor events that are
subject to guarantees and indemnifications to identify whether
it is probable that a loss has occurred, and would recognize any
such losses under the guarantees and indemnifications at fair
value when those losses are estimable.
16. | Share Repurchase Plan |
In 2008, the Corporations Board of Directors approved a
share repurchase plan that authorized the Corporation to buy up
to 5,000,000 of its common shares. Through December 31,
2009, the Corporation repurchased, with available cash
resources, 3,425,000 common shares through open-market
transactions. No shares were repurchased by the Corporation
during the first quarter of 2010. During the first quarter of
2009, the Corporation repurchased, with available cash
resources, 500,000 common shares through open-market
transactions. The timing of future repurchases, if any, will
depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions.
This authorization expires in October 2010.
17. | Subsequent Events |
On April 1, 2010, the Corporation acquired PMA AG
(PMA), a leading European manufacturer of
technologically advanced cable protection systems, for
approximately $115 million. PMA manufactures high-quality
polyamide resin-based flexible conduit and fittings used in a
broad variety of industrial applications to protect energy and
data cables from external forces such as vibration, heat, fire,
cold and tensile stress.
Management performed an evaluation of the Corporations
activities through the time of filing this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
and has concluded that, other than the PMA acquisition discussed
above, there are no other significant subsequent events
requiring recognition or disclosure in these consolidated
financial statements.
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Executive
Overview
Thomas & Betts Corporation is a leading designer and
manufacturer of electrical components used in industrial,
construction, utility and communications markets. We are also a
leading producer of commercial heating and ventilation units
used in commercial and industrial buildings and highly
engineered steel structures used for utility transmission. We
have operations in approximately 20 countries. Manufacturing,
marketing and sales activities are concentrated primarily in
North America and Europe.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements contained in this report
requires the use of estimates and assumptions to determine
certain amounts reported as net sales, costs, expenses, assets
or liabilities and certain amounts disclosed as contingent
assets or liabilities. Actual results may differ from those
estimates or assumptions. Our significant accounting policies
are described in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. We believe our
critical accounting policies include the following:
| Revenue Recognition: We recognize revenue when products are shipped and the customer takes ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection of the relevant receivable is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the sales price is fixed or determinable. We recognize revenue for service agreements over the applicable service periods. Sales discounts, quantity and price rebates, and allowances are estimated based on contractual commitments and experience and recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period in which the sale is recognized. Quantity rebates are in the form of volume incentive discount plans, which include specific sales volume targets or year-over-year sales volume growth targets for specific customers. Certain distributors can take advantage of price rebates by subsequently reselling our products into targeted construction projects or markets. Following a distributors sale of an eligible product, the distributor submits a claim for a price rebate. A number of distributors, primarily in our Electrical segment, have the right to return goods under certain circumstances and those returns, which are reasonably estimable, are accrued as a reduction of revenue at the time of shipment. We analyze historical returns and allowances, current economic trends and specific customer circumstances when evaluating the adequacy of accounts receivable related reserves and accruals. We provide allowances for doubtful accounts when credit losses are both probable and estimable. | |
| Inventory Valuation: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. | |
| Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: We apply the acquisition (purchase) method of accounting for all business combinations. Under this method, all assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, including goodwill, indefinite-lived intangibles and other intangibles, are recorded at fair value. The initial recording of goodwill and other intangibles requires subjective judgments concerning estimates of the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities. Goodwill consists principally of the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations and is not amortized. For each amortizable intangible asset, we use a method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed. If that pattern cannot be reliably determined, the straight-line amortization method is used. We perform an annual impairment |
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test of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. We perform our annual impairment assessment as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of each year, unless circumstances dictate more frequent interim assessments. In evaluating when an interim assessment of goodwill is necessary, we consider, among other things, the trading level of our common stock, changes in expected future cash flows and mergers and acquisitions involving companies in our industry. In evaluating when an interim assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets is necessary, we review for significant events or significant changes in circumstances. Our evaluation process did not result in an interim assessment of goodwill or long-lived intangible assets for recoverability for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. |
In conjunction with each test of goodwill we determine the fair
value of each reporting unit and compare the fair value to the
reporting units carrying amount. A reporting unit is
defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating
segment. We determine the fair value of our reporting units
using a combination of three valuation methods: market multiple
approach; discounted cash flow approach; and comparable
transactions approach. The market multiple approach provides
indications of value based on market multiples for public
companies involved in similar lines of business. The discounted
cash flow approach calculates the present value of projected
future cash flows using appropriate discount rates. The
comparable transactions approach provides indications of value
based on an examination of recent transactions in which
companies in similar lines of business were acquired. The fair
values derived from these three valuation methods are then
weighted to arrive at a single value for each reporting unit.
Relative weights assigned to the three methods are based upon
the availability, relevance and reliability of the underlying
data. We then reconcile the total values for all reporting units
to our market capitalization and evaluate the reasonableness of
the implied control premium.
To the extent a reporting units carrying amount exceeds
its fair value, an indication exists that the reporting
units goodwill may be impaired, and we must perform a
second more detailed impairment assessment. The second
impairment assessment involves allocating the reporting
units fair value to all of its recognized and unrecognized
assets and liabilities in order to determine the implied fair
value of the reporting units goodwill as of the assessment
date. The implied fair value of the reporting units
goodwill is then compared to the carrying amount of goodwill to
quantify an impairment charge as of the assessment date.
Methods used to determine fair values for indefinite-lived
intangible assets involve customary valuation techniques that
are applicable to the particular class of intangible asset and
apply inputs and assumptions that we believe a market
participant would use.
| Long-Lived Assets: We review long-lived assets to be held-and-used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. Indications of impairment require significant judgment by management. For purposes of recognizing and measuring impairment of long-lived assets, we evaluate assets at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows for associated product groups. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows over the remaining useful life of the primary asset in the associated product groups is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the assets are considered to be impaired. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. When fair values are not available, we estimate fair values using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risks associated with the recovery of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to dispose. |
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| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Actuarial Assumptions: We recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of benefit plans in our consolidated balance sheets. For purposes of calculating pension and postretirement medical benefit obligations and related costs, we use certain actuarial assumptions. Two critical assumptions, the discount rate and the expected return on plan assets, are important elements of expense and/or liability measurement. We evaluate these assumptions annually. Other assumptions include employee demographic factors (retirement patterns, mortality and turnover), rate of compensation increase and the healthcare cost trend rate. See additional information contained in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Qualified Pension Plans. | |
| Income Taxes: We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. This method recognizes the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between book and tax bases of assets and liabilities and requires an evaluation of asset realizability based on a more-likely-than-not criteria. We have valuation allowances for deferred tax assets primarily associated with foreign net operating loss carryforwards and foreign income tax credit carryforwards. Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient future taxable income. We believe that it is more-likely-than-not that future taxable income, based on enacted tax laws in effect as of March 31, 2010, will be sufficient to realize the recorded deferred tax assets net of existing valuation allowances. | |
| Environmental Costs: Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized, as appropriate. Remediation costs that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations are accrued when it is probable that those costs will be incurred and can be reasonably estimated based on evaluations of currently available facts related to each site. The operation of manufacturing plants involves a high level of susceptibility in these areas, and there is no assurance that we will not incur material environmental or occupational health and safety liabilities in the future. Moreover, expectations of remediation expenses could be affected by, and potentially significant expenditures could be required to comply with, environmental regulations and health and safety laws that may be adopted or imposed in the future. Future remediation technology advances could adversely impact expectations of remediation expenses. |
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Summary
of Consolidated Results
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
% of Net |
% of Net |
|||||||||||||||
In Thousands | Sales | In Thousands | Sales | |||||||||||||
Net sales
|
$ | 469,539 | 100.0 | $ | 459,835 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
Cost of sales
|
331,146 | 70.5 | 322,427 | 70.1 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
138,393 | 29.5 | 137,408 | 29.9 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
89,745 | 19.1 | 92,610 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||
Earnings from operations
|
48,648 | 10.4 | 44,798 | 9.7 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net
|
(8,371 | ) | (1.8 | ) | (9,461 | ) | (2.0 | ) | ||||||||
Other (expense) income, net
|
130 | | 1,905 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes
|
40,407 | 8.6 | 37,242 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||
Income tax provision
|
12,455 | 2.6 | 11,173 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||
Net earnings
|
$ | 27,952 | 6.0 | $ | 26,069 | 5.7 | ||||||||||
Earnings per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.54 | $ | 0.50 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
$ | 0.53 | $ | 0.49 | ||||||||||||
2010
Compared with 2009
Overview
Net sales increased 2.1% over the first quarter 2009, including
the impact of the January 2010 JT Packard and Associates
(JT Packard) acquisition. Excluding the impact
of JT Packard, net sales were relatively flat
year-over-year.
The positive impact on net sales in the quarter from a weaker
U.S. dollar was offset by negative price in our Steel Structures
segment.
Earnings from operations, both in dollars and as a percent of
sales, increased from the prior-year period. These improvements
reflect previous actions to manage costs, headcount and capacity
as well as the impact of a weaker U.S. dollar. The first quarter
also included facility consolidation charges related to our
Electrical segment.
Net earnings in the first quarter of 2010 were
$28.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, and included
pretax charges of $3.2 million ($0.04 per diluted share)
related to facility consolidations. This compares to net
earnings of $26.1 million, or $0.49 per diluted share in
the prior-year period.
Net
Sales and Gross Profit
Net sales in the first quarter of 2010 were $469.5 million,
up $9.7 million, or 2.1%, from the prior-year period and
included approximately $9 million from the JT Packard
acquisition. The year-over-year sales increase also reflects the
favorable impact of a weaker U.S. dollar which positively
impacted sales by approximately $20 million. Negative price
during the current year period in our Steel Structures segment
largely offset the positive foreign currency impact.
Gross profit in the first quarter of 2010 was
$138.4 million, or 29.5% of net sales, compared to
$137.4 million, or 29.9% of net sales, in the first quarter
of 2009. The
year-over-year
decrease in gross margin reflects the impact of
$3.2 million in charges to consolidate two facilities in
our Electrical segment.
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Selling,
General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
expense in the first quarter of 2010 was $89.7 million, or
19.1% of net sales, compared to $92.6 million, or 20.2% of
net sales, in the prior-year period. Despite current year cost
pressure from a weaker U.S. dollar, SG&A decreased as a
percent of sales and reflects our continued overall efforts to
tightly manage expenses as well as lower year-over-year pension
and compensation costs.
Interest
Expense, Net
Interest expense, net was $8.4 million for the first
quarter of 2010, down $1.1 million from the prior-year
period. Lower average debt outstanding is a contributing factor
to the decrease. Interest income included in interest expense,
net was $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2010 and was
negligible for the first quarter of 2009.
Income
Taxes
The effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2010 was 30.8%
compared to 30.0% in the first quarter of 2009. The increased
effective rate reflects a non-cash income tax charge of
$0.3 million related to the impact of the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act which was signed into law during
the first quarter of 2010. The charge relates to a reversal of
deferred tax assets due to the elimination, beginning in 2013,
of the non-taxable treatment for retiree drug subsidies the
Corporation expects to receive from the U.S. government.
The effective rate for both periods also reflects benefits from
our Puerto Rican manufacturing operations.
Net
Earnings
Net earnings in the first quarter of 2010 were
$28.0 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, and included
pretax charges of $3.2 million ($0.04 per diluted share)
related to facility consolidations. This compared to
$26.1 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the
prior-year period.
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Summary
of Segment Results
Net
Sales
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
In |
% of Net |
In |
% of Net |
|||||||||||||
Thousands | Sales | Thousands | Sales | |||||||||||||
Electrical
|
$ | 383,156 | 81.6 | $ | 368,832 | 80.2 | ||||||||||
Steel Structures
|
59,897 | 12.8 | 61,945 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||
HVAC
|
26,486 | 5.6 | 29,058 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||
$ | 469,539 | 100.0 | $ | 459,835 | 100.0 | |||||||||||
Segment
Earnings
Quarter Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||
In |
% of Net |
In |
% of Net |
|||||||||||||
Thousands | Sales | Thousands | Sales | |||||||||||||
Electrical
|
$ | 66,876 | 17.5 | $ | 57,440 | 15.6 | ||||||||||
Steel Structures
|
9,890 | 16.5 | 14,430 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||
HVAC
|
4,291 | 16.2 | 5,722 | 19.7 | ||||||||||||
Segment earnings
|
81,057 | 17.3 | 77,592 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
Corporate expense
|
(9,887 | ) | (11,198 | ) | ||||||||||||
Depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation expense
|
(22,522 | ) | (21,596 | ) | ||||||||||||
Interest expense, net
|
(8,371 | ) | (9,461 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net
|
130 | 1,905 | ||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes
|
$ | 40,407 | $ | 37,242 | ||||||||||||
We have three reportable segments: Electrical, Steel Structures
and HVAC. We evaluate our business segments primarily on the
basis of segment earnings, with segment earnings defined as
earnings before corporate expense, depreciation and amortization
expense, share-based compensation expense, interest, income
taxes and certain other items.
Our segment earnings are significantly influenced by the
operating performance of our Electrical segment that accounted
for more than 80% of our consolidated net sales and more than
70% of consolidated segment earnings during the periods
presented.
Electrical
Segment
Electrical segment net sales in the first quarter of 2010 were
$383.2 million, up $14.3 million, or 3.9%, from the
first quarter of 2009, including approximately $9 million
from the JT Packard acquisition. Net sales also reflect a weaker
U.S. dollar, which positively impacted sales by
approximately $20 million partially offset by lower
year-over-year sales volumes.
Electrical segment earnings in the first quarter of 2010 were
$66.9 million, up $9.4 million, or 16.4%, from the
first quarter of 2009. The increase in year-over-year segment
earnings reflects our continued focus on managing costs along
with the positive impact of the weaker U.S. dollar. The
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current year period also reflects $3.2 million in charges
to consolidate two facilities. We completed one consolidation
during the quarter and expect to complete the second
consolidation during the third quarter.
Steel
Structures Segment
Net sales in the first quarter of 2010 in our Steel Structures
segment were $59.9 million, down $2.0 million, or 3.3%, from the
first quarter of 2009. The net sales decrease reflects the
negative price impact from lower year-over-year plate steel
costs which was largely offset by higher sales volumes. Segment
earnings in the first quarter of 2010 were $9.9 million,
down $4.5 million from the unusually strong earnings
performance in the first quarter of 2009. Earnings in the
quarter reflect both a more typical project mix and a more
competitive environment.
HVAC
Segment
Net sales in the first quarter of 2010 in our HVAC segment were
$26.5 million, down $2.6 million, or 8.9%, from the
first quarter of 2009. HVAC segment earnings in the first
quarter of 2010 were $4.3 million, down $1.4 million
from the first quarter of 2009. The sales and earnings declines
for the current year period reflect negative sales volumes
resulting from weak commercial construction markets.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We had cash and cash equivalents of $466.5 million and
$478.6 million at March 31, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively.
The following table reflects the primary category totals in our
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Quarter Ended |
||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
$ | 13,654 | $ | 6,124 | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(26,705 | ) | (8,198 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
3,849 | (34,234 | ) | |||||
Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash
|
(2,887 | ) | (2,672 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | (12,089 | ) | $ | (38,980 | ) | ||
Operating
Activities
Cash provided by operating activities in the first quarter of
2010 was primarily attributable to net earnings of
$28.0 million. The first quarter of 2010 included
depreciation and amortization of $18.9 million and
share-based compensation expense of $3.6 million. Net
changes in working capital (accounts receivable, inventories and
accounts payable) as well as accrued liabilities negatively
impacted cash by $45.9 million in the first quarter of
2010. The first quarter tends to be the least favorable in terms
of cash flow from operating activities and working capital due
to the timing of payments for annual volume incentives.
Cash provided by operating activities in the first quarter of
2009 was primarily attributable to net earnings of
$26.1 million. The first quarter of 2009 included
depreciation and amortization of $18.8 million and
share-based compensation expense of $2.8 million. Net
changes in working
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capital (accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable)
as well as accrued liabilities negatively impacted cash by
$43.2 million in the first quarter of 2009.
Investing
Activities
Investing activities in the first quarter of 2010 included the
acquisition of JT Packard for approximately $21 million.
During the first quarter of 2010, we had capital expenditures to
support our ongoing business plans totaling $5.3 million.
We expect capital expenditures to be in the mid-$50 million
range for the full year 2010.
Investing activities in the first quarter of 2009 included
capital expenditures to support our ongoing business plans
totaling $11.4 million.
Financing
Activities
Financing activities in the first quarter of 2010 included
166,848 stock options exercised at a weighted average exercise
price of $19.93 per share totaling $3.3 million.
Cash used in first quarter 2009 financing activities included
the repurchase of 0.5 million common shares for
$11 million and repayments of $148 million of debt
using a combination of cash and $125 million in borrowings
under our $750 million revolving credit facility.
$750 million
Credit Facility
Our revolving credit facility has total availability of
$750 million and a five-year term expiring in October 2012.
All borrowings and other extensions of credit under our
revolving credit facility are subject to the satisfaction of
customary conditions, including absence of defaults and accuracy
in material respects of representations and warranties. The
proceeds of any loans under the revolving credit facility may be
used for general operating needs and for other general corporate
purposes in compliance with the terms of the facility. At
March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
$390 million was outstanding under this facility.
In 2007, we entered into an interest rate swap to hedge our
exposure to changes in the London Interbank Offered Rate
(LIBOR) rate on $390 million of borrowings
under this facility. See Item 3. Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Fees to access the facility and letters of credit under the
facility are based on a pricing grid related to our debt ratings
with Moodys, S&P, and Fitch during the term of the
facility.
Our revolving credit facility requires that we maintain:
| a maximum leverage ratio of 3.75 to 1.00; and | |
| a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. |
It also contains customary covenants that could restrict our
ability to: incur additional indebtedness; grant liens; make
investments, loans, or guarantees; declare dividends; or
repurchase company stock. We do not expect these covenants to
restrict our liquidity, financial condition, or access to
capital resources in the foreseeable future.
Outstanding letters of credit, which reduced availability under
the credit facility, amounted to $25.0 million at
March 31, 2010. The letters of credit relate primarily to
third-party insurance claims processing.
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Other
Credit Facilities
We have a EUR 10.0 million (approximately
US$13.4 million) committed revolving credit facility with a
European bank that has an indefinite maturity. There were no
balances outstanding or letters of credit that reduced
availability under the European facility at March 31, 2010.
This credit facility contains standard covenants similar to
those contained in the $750 million credit agreement and
standard events of default such as covenant default and
cross-default.
We have a CAN 30.0 million (approximately
US$29.2 million) committed revolving credit facility with a
Canadian bank that matures in 2011. There were no balances
outstanding or letters of credit that reduced availability under
the Canadian facility at March 31, 2010. This credit
facility contains standard covenants similar to those contained
in the $750 million credit agreement and standard events of
default such as covenant default and cross-default.
Other
Letters of Credit
As of March 31, 2010, we also had letters of credit in
addition to those discussed above that do not reduce
availability under our credit facilities. We had
$10.3 million of such additional letters of credit that
relate primarily to environmental assurances, third-party
insurance claims processing, performance guarantees and
acquisition obligations.
Compliance
and Availability
We are in compliance with all covenants or other requirements
set forth in our credit facilities. However, if we fail to be in
compliance with the financial or other covenants of our credit
agreements, then the credit agreements could be terminated, any
outstanding borrowings under the agreements could be accelerated
and immediately due, and we could have difficulty obtaining
immediate credit availability to repay the accelerated
obligations and in obtaining credit facilities in the future. As
of March 31, 2010, the aggregate availability of funds
under our credit facilities is approximately
$377.6 million, after deducting outstanding letters of
credit. Availability is subject to the satisfaction of various
covenants and conditions to borrowing.
Credit
Ratings
As of March 31, 2010, we had investment grade credit
ratings from Standard & Poors (BBB rating),
Moodys Investor Service (Baa2 rating) and Fitch Ratings
(BBB rating) on our senior unsecured debt. Should these credit
ratings drop, repayment under our credit facilities and
securities will not be accelerated; however, our credit costs
may increase. Similarly, if our credit ratings improve, we could
potentially have a decrease in our credit costs. The maturity of
any of our debt securities does not accelerate in the event of a
credit downgrade.
Debt
Securities
Thomas & Betts had the following unsecured debt
securities outstanding as of March 31, 2010:
Issue Date
|
Amount | Interest Rate | Interest Payable | Maturity Date | ||||||||||||
November 2009
|
$ | 250.0 million | 5.625 | % | May 15 and November 15 | November 2021 |
The indentures underlying the unsecured debt securities contain
standard covenants such as restrictions on mergers, liens on
certain property, sale-leaseback of certain property and funded
debt for certain subsidiaries. The indentures also include
standard events of default such as covenant default and
cross-acceleration. We are in compliance with all covenants and
other requirements set forth in the indentures.
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Qualified
Pension Plans
Contributions to our qualified pension plans during the first
quarter of 2010 were not significant. We expect required
contributions to our qualified pension plans in 2010 to be
minimal.
Acquisition
On April 1, 2010, the Corporation used its existing cash
resources to acquire PMA AG, a leading European manufacturer of
technologically advanced cable protection systems, for
approximately $115 million.
Other
In 2008, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan
that authorized us to buy up to 5,000,000 of our common shares.
In 2008, we repurchased, with available cash resources,
2,425,000 common shares through open-market transactions. We
repurchased, with available cash resources, 1,000,000 common
shares through open-market transactions during 2009. The timing
of future repurchases, if any, will depend upon a variety of
factors, including market conditions. This authorization expires
in October 2010.
We do not currently pay cash dividends. Future decisions
concerning the payment of cash dividends on the common stock
will depend upon our results of operations, financial condition,
strategic investment opportunities, continued compliance with
credit facilities and other factors that the Board of Directors
may consider relevant.
As of March 31, 2010, we have $466.5 million in cash
and cash equivalents and $377.6 million of aggregate
availability under our credit facilities. We filed a universal
shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 3, 2008, utilizing the well-known
seasoned issuer (WKSI) process. The registration permits us to
issue common stock, preferred stock and debt securities. The
registration statement is effective for a period of three years
from the date of filing. We continue to have cash requirements
to, among other things, support working capital and capital
expenditure needs, service debt and fund our retirement plans as
required. We generally intend to use available cash and
internally generated funds to meet these cash requirements in
addition to pursuing longer-term strategic initiatives such as
acquisitions and may borrow under existing credit facilities or
access the capital markets as needed for liquidity. Though
improved from levels seen early in 2009, credit markets remain
tight with limited availability of credit in select market
sectors. Our ability to satisfy our liquidity requirements has
not been adversely affected by the volatility in the credit
markets. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy
both short-term and long-term requirements.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2010, we did not have any off-balance sheet
arrangements.
Refer to Note 15 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for information regarding our guarantee and
indemnification arrangements.
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Market
Risk and Financial Instruments
Thomas & Betts is exposed to market risk from changes
in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and raw material
prices, among others. At times, we may enter into various
derivative instruments to manage certain of these risks. We do
not enter into derivative instruments for speculative or trading
purposes.
For the period ended March 31, 2010, the Corporation has
not experienced any material changes since December 31,
2009 in market risk that affect the quantitative and qualitative
disclosures presented in our 2009 Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) | Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures |
We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the Corporation is made
known to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
who certify the Corporations financial reports.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have
evaluated the Corporations disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report,
and they have concluded that these controls and procedures are
effective.
(b) | Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting |
There have been no significant changes in internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of
2010 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to
materially affect the Corporations internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
See Note 15, Contingencies, in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein
by reference. See also Item 3. Legal
Proceedings, in the Corporations 2009 Annual Report
on
Form 10-K,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
There have been no material changes from the risk factors as
previously set forth in our 2009 Annual Report on
Form 10-K
under Item 1A. Risk Factors, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers |
The following table reflects activity related to equity
securities purchased by the Corporation during the three months
ended March 31, 2010:
Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
Total Number |
Maximum |
|||||||||||||||
of Common |
Number |
|||||||||||||||
Shares |
of Common |
|||||||||||||||
Total |
Average |
Purchased |
Shares that |
|||||||||||||
Number of |
Price Paid |
as Part of |
May Yet Be |
|||||||||||||
Common |
per |
Publicly |
Purchased |
|||||||||||||
Shares |
Common |
Announced |
Under |
|||||||||||||
Period
|
Purchased | Share | Plans | the Plans | ||||||||||||
October 2008 Plan (5,000,000 common shares authorized)
|
||||||||||||||||
Total for the quarter ended March 31, 2010
|
| $ | | | 1,575,000 |
Item 5. | Other Information |
Shareholders who wish to present director nominations or other
business at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in
2011 must give notice to the Secretary at our principal
executive offices on or prior to February 4, 2011.
Item 6. | Exhibits |
The Exhibit Index that follows the signature page of this
Report is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Corporation has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Thomas & Betts
Corporation
(Registrant)
(Registrant)
By: |
/s/ William
E. Weaver, Jr.
|
William E. Weaver, Jr.
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
Date: April 30, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
|
Description of
Exhibit
|
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12 | Statement re Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |||
31 | .1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Under Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) | ||
31 | .2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Under Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) | ||
32 | .1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and not filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document | ||
32 | .2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 and not filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document |
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