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8-K - CURRENT REPORT - CLOROX CO /DE/clorox_8k.htm
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED MAY 3, 2011 OF THE CLOROX COMPANY - CLOROX CO /DE/exhibit99-1.htm

The Clorox Company
   
 
Supplemental InformationVolume Growth
 
 Reportable
Segment
% Change vs. Prior Year  
FY10 (2) FY11 (2) Major Drivers of Change
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD  
Cleaning 6% 9% 3% -2% 4% 1% -6% 4% 0%
Q3 increase primarily driven by higher shipments of disinfecting products to institutional customers and higher shipments of several Home Care products.
Household -7% 0% 4% 1% -1% -9% -1% -3% -4%
Q3 decrease primarily driven by lower shipments of Glad® trash bags and food-storage products.
Lifestyle (1) 4% 12% 8% 10% 8% 1% 3% 3% 2%
Q3 increase primarily due to higher shipments of Burt’s Bees® natural personal care products and Hidden Valley® salad dressings.
International (1) 3% 1% 1% 0% 1% -2% 3% 0% 0%
Q3 volume change includes higher shipments of Clorox® disinfecting wipes in Canada, offset by lower shipments in Latin America.
Total Company 1% 5% 3% 1% 3% -2% -2% 1% -1%  

Supplemental InformationSales Growth
 
Reportable
Segment
% Change vs. Prior Year  
FY10 (2) FY11 (2) Major Drivers of Change
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q2 Q3 YTD  
Cleaning 5% 3% -2% -4% 0% -1% -6% 3% -2%
Q3 variance between changes in volume and sales due to incremental customer pickup allowances.
Household -11% -6% 0% 0% -4% -7% -4% -3% -5%
Q3 change in sales includes unfavorable product mix and incremental customer pickup allowances, offset by lower trade promotion spending and the benefit of price increases.
Lifestyle (1) 3% 10% 5% 7% 6% 1% 3% 0% 1%
Q3 variance between changes in volume and sales driven by unfavorable product mix and increased trade promotion spending to support innovation.
International (1) 4% 22% 7% 2% 9% -2% -1% 8% 1%
Q3 variance between changes in volume and sales was due to the benefit of price increases and favorable foreign currency exchange rates.
Total Company -1% 5% 1% 0% 1% -3% -3% 1% -1%  
 
(1)  
Lifestyle includes results of the worldwide Burt’s Bees business. International includes Canadian results.
 
(2)        Volume growth and sale growth percentage changes for the Cleaning and International reportable segments and Total Company reflect the reclassification of the Auto Care businesses to discontinued operations in Q1 fiscal 2011 for sales through November 4th of fiscal year 2011.
 

 

The Clorox Company
    

Earnings (Losses) from Continuing Operations Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), Earnings (Losses) from Continuing Operations Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) (1)
 
Reconciliation schedule of earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes to EBIT and EBITDA
 
Dollars in millions and percentages based on rounded numbers
 
    FY 2010     FY 2011  
      Q1
9/30/09
    Q2
12/31/09
    Q3
3/31/10
    Q4
6/30/10
    FY
6/30/10
        Q1
9/30/10
    Q2
12/31/10
    Q3
3/31/11
   
Earnings (losses) from continuing                                                                    
operations before income taxes   $ 217     $ 137     $ 209     $ 242     $ 805       $ 202     $ (112 )   $ 219    
Goodwill impairment (2)     -       -       -       -       -         -       258       -    
Interest income     (1 )     (1 )      -       (1 )     (3 )       (1 )     (1 )     -    
Interest expense     36       37       34       32       139         32       33       29    
EBIT (3)     252       173       243       273       941         233       178       248    
EBIT margin (3)     19.3%       14.2%       18.9%       19.1%       18.0%         18.4%       15.1%       19.0%    
Depreciation and amortization     48       46       44       45       183         45       43       42    
EBITDA (4)   $ 300     $ 219     $ 287     $ 318     $ 1,124       $ 278     $ 221     $ 290    
EBITDA margin (4)     23.0%       18.0%       22.3%       22.3%       21.5%         22.0%       18.7%       22.2%    
Net sales   $ 1,303     $ 1,215     $ 1,287     $ 1,429     $ 5,234       $ 1,266     $ 1,179     $ 1,304    
                                                                     
(1)       In accordance with SEC's Regulation G, this schedule provides the definition of certain non-GAAP measures and the reconciliation to the most closely related GAAP measure. Management believes the presentation of EBIT, EBIT margin, EBITDA and EBITDA margin provides additional useful information to investors about current trends in the business.
     
    Note: The Company calculates EBITDA for compliance with its debt covenants using net earnings.
     
(2)   The goodwill impairment represents a $258 million noncash charge recognized in Q2 fiscal 2011 to adjust the carrying value of the goodwill related to the acquisition of Burt’s Bees to estimated fair value.
     
(3)   EBIT (a non-GAAP measure) represents earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes (a GAAP measure), excluding goodwill impairment, interest income and interest expense, as reported above. EBIT margin is a measure of EBIT as a percentage of net sales.
     
(4)   EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) represents earnings (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes (a GAAP measure), excluding goodwill impairment, interest income, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, as reported above. EBITDA margin is a measure of EBITDA as a percentage of net sales.


 

The Clorox Company
   

Supplemental Information – Balance Sheet
(Unaudited)
As of March 31, 2011
 
Working Capital Update
 
Note: As a result of the Auto Businesses’ related assets (primarily inventory) being classified to assets held for sale in Q1 FY11, fiscal 2010 assets have been reclassified to assets held for sale.
 
  Q3        
  FY 2011
($ millions)
FY 2010
($ millions)
Change
($ millions)
Days (5)
FY 2011
Days (5)
FY 2010
Change
  Receivables, net $499   $550   -$51 32 34 -2 days
  Inventories, net $435   $390   +$45 52 48 +4 days
  Accounts payable (1) $360   $341   +$19 41 40 +1 days
  Accrued liabilities $452   $475   -$23      
  Total WC (2) $162   $175    -$13      
  Total WC % net sales (3) 3.1 % 3.4 %        
  Average WC (2) $127   $159   -$32      
  Average WC % net sales (4) 2.4 % 3.1 %        

  • Receivables decreased primarily due to the sale of the Auto Businesses in Q2 FY11.
  • Inventories increased primarily due to inventory builds for new product launches and the impact of increases in certain commodity costs.
  • Accounts payable increased mainly due to the impact of increases in certain commodity costs and an increase in capital spending versus the year-ago period.
Supplemental Information – Cash Flow
(Unaudited)
For the quarter ended March 31, 2011
 
Capital expenditures for the third quarter were $70 million versus $33 million in the year-ago quarter
 
Depreciation and amortization for the third quarter was $42 million versus $44 million in the year-ago quarter
 
Cash provided by continuing operations
 
Cash provided by continuing operations increased to $217 million from $210 million in the year-ago quarter. The year-over-year increase was primarily due to favorable changes in working capital.
 
(1)        Days of accounts payable is calculated as follows: average accounts payable / [(cost of products sold + change in inventory) / 90].
(2)   Working capital (WC) is defined in this context as current assets minus current liabilities excluding cash, assets held for sale, and short-term debt, based on end of period balances. Average working capital represents a two-point average of working capital.
(3)   Represents working capital at the end of the period divided by annualized net sales (current quarter net sales x 4).
(4)   Represents a two-point average of working capital divided by annualized net sales (current quarter net sales x 4).
(5)   Days calculations based on a two-point average.
 

 

The Clorox Company
    
 
Supplemental Information – Gross Margin Drivers
 
The table below provides details on the drivers of gross margin change versus the prior year.
 
  Gross Margin Change vs. Prior Year (basis points)
Driver FY10 FY11
  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY Q1 Q2 Q3
Cost Savings +170 +160 +170 +220 +180 +200 +180 +180
Price Changes +170 +80 +60 +60 +90 +80 +100 +60
Market Movement (commodities) +240 +300 -120 -260 +30 -180 -150 -150
Manufacturing & Logistics (1) -40 -80 0 -30 -30 0 -80 -100
Customer pick-up allowance 0 0 0 0 0 +20 +20 +30
All other (2) -90 -70 -120 -90 -90 -160 -250 -70
Impact of Auto Businesses sale adjustment (3) -40 -40 -60 -50 -50 -- -- --
                       
Change vs prior year +410 +350 -70 -150 +130 -40 -180 -50
Memo: Gross Margin (%) 44.7% 43.5% 44.6% 44.3% 44.3% 44.3% 41.7% 44.1%

(1)  
“Manufacturing & logistics” includes the change in the cost of diesel fuel.
 
(2)     
“All other” includes all other drivers of gross margin change. Examples of drivers included: volume change, product mix, trade and consumer spending, restructuring and acquisition-related costs, foreign currency, etc. If a driver included in all other is deemed to be material in a given period, it will be disclosed as part of the company’s earnings release.
 
(3)     
Fiscal 2010 gross margin changes reflect the reclassification of the Auto Businesses to discontinued operations in Q1 Fiscal 2011. Fiscal 2009 gross margins have not been adjusted for the sale of the Auto Businesses. Fiscal 2010 gross margin drivers have not changed and any differences to gross margin based on this reclassification are reflected here.
 

 

The Clorox Company
Updated: 5-3-11
 
 
 
U.S. Pricing Actions from CY2008 - CY2011
 
Brand / Product Average Price Change               Effective Date
Home Care          
Pine-Sol® cleaners   +13%     May 2008
Clorox Clean-Up® cleaners   +8%     August 2008
Formula 409® , Tilex® , and Clorox® Disinfecting Bathroom cleaners   +12%     August 2008
Liquid-Plumr® products   +9%     August 2008
Clorox® Toilet Bowl Cleaner and Clorox® ToiletWandTM products   +8 to +13%     August 2008
Green Works® cleaners   -7 to -21%     May 2010
Laundry          
Clorox® liquid bleach   +10%     August 2008
Green Works® liquid detergent   approx. -30%     May 2010
Glad          
Glad® trash bags (rescinded May 2009)   +7%     February 2008
GladWare® disposable containers (rescinded April 2009)   +7%     February 2008
Glad® trash bags (rescinded December 2008)   +10%     October 2008
Glad® trash bags   -10%     December 2008
GladWare® disposable containers   -7%     April 2009
Glad® trash bags   -7%     May 2009
Glad® trash bags   +5%     August 2010
Glad® trash bags   +10%     May 2011
Litter          
Cat litter   +7 to +8%     August 2008
Cat litter   -8 to -9%     March 2010
Food          
Hidden Valley Ranch® salad dressing   +7%     August 2008
Charcoal          
Charcoal   +6%     January 2008
Charcoal and lighter fluid   +7 to +16%     January 2009

 
Notes:
•    Individual SKUs vary within the range.
•    This communication reflects pricing actions on primary items.