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Exhibit 99.1
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| Potlatch Corporation 601 W. First Ave., Suite 1600 Spokane, WA 99201 509.835.1500 www.potlatchcorp.com | ||||
News Release
For immediate release:
| Contact: | (Investors) | (Media) | ||
| Eric Cremers | Mark Benson | |||
| 509-835-1521 | 509-835-1513 |
Potlatch Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
SPOKANE, Wash — July 25, 2011 — Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ:PCH) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011.
“Industry conditions for our Resource and Wood Products segments remained challenging during the second quarter, but our Real Estate segment exceeded our expectations,” said Michael Covey, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Potlatch Corporation. “Harvest levels were lower in both the Northern and Southern regions due to unrelated factors. In our Southern region, sawlog prices drifted lower during the second quarter, causing us to defer some of our planned harvest in Arkansas. Log pricing was more favorable in our Northern region during the second quarter, however, a very late spring break-up delayed our harvesting operations by three to four weeks compared to normal, negatively impacting our planned harvest. Our regional diversity will allow us to shift harvest volumes in the second half of the year from the Southern to the Northern region to capture market opportunities. In our Wood Products business, the stronger prices for wood products we experienced during the first quarter did not continue into the second quarter, modestly impacting results. Our Real Estate segment had another solid quarter, completing 47 land sales transactions during the quarter,” concluded Mr. Covey.
Q2 2011 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
| • | Net earnings for the quarter were $8.4 million, or $0.21 per diluted common share, compared to $11.7 million, or $0.29 per diluted common share for Q2 2010. |
| • | Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $18.0 million for Q2 2011 compared to $20.4 million for Q2 2010. |
Q2 2011 BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Resource
Operating income for the segment was $7.5 million, compared to $14.1 million in Q1 2011 and $15.0 million in Q2 2010. Seasonal weather-related factors in Idaho and an abundance of log supply in Arkansas were the primary drivers of the weaker Q2 performance. In addition, the Q2 2010 results include sales volumes and prices from our Wisconsin and Arkansas properties that were sold in the second half of 2010. The second quarter is typically the seasonally weakest quarter.
Northern Region
| • | Total fee harvest volume for Q2 2011 decreased 50 percent from Q1 2011 and 35 percent from Q2 2010. |
| • | Sawlog volume decreased 45 percent in Q2 2011 from Q1 2011, primarily due to the late spring break-up period in Idaho that resulted in a later than normal start to logging operations. Sawlog prices increased 10 percent sequentially, primarily due to a general improvement in demand for all sawlog species in Q2 2011. |
| • | Sawlog volume decreased 34 percent in Q2 2011 from Q2 2010, again primarily due to the late logging start in Idaho this year. Sawlog prices increased 3 percent due to improved demand for sawlogs in the region. |
| • | Pulpwood volume and prices decreased 66 percent and 2 percent, respectively, in Q2 2011 from Q1 2011. The volume variance is due to seasonal factors. First, as is typical, the first quarter is Minnesota’s highest volume production quarter due to seasonal factors. Second, the late spring break-up in Idaho mentioned above resulted in decreased logging activities during Q2. The price decline was primarily due to the higher valued pulp species harvested in Q1 2011 in Minnesota. |
| • | Pulpwood volume decreased 50 percent comparing Q2 2011 to Q2 2010, primarily due to the late logging start in Idaho and the inclusion of Wisconsin harvests in the Q2 2010 results. Excluding the impact of the Wisconsin harvest in Q2 2010, pulpwood harvest volume decreased 37 percent. Pulpwood prices increased 8 percent in Q2 2011 versus Q2 2010, primarily due to increased customer demand in Idaho and better market conditions in Minnesota. |
Southern Region
| • | Total fee harvest volume decreased 7 percent in Q2 2011 from Q1 2011 and 12 percent from Q2 2010. |
| • | Sawlog volume and prices decreased 28 percent and 2 percent, respectively, in Q2 2011 from Q1 2011, primarily due to weak demand and an oversupply of logs in the region, which resulted in the company’s deferral of about 100,000 tons of pine sawlogs and chip-n-saw logs. Log inventories have been relatively high during the first half of 2011 due to the extremely dry weather in the South during late 2010 that resulted in favorable logging conditions. |
| • | Sawlog volume and prices decreased 30 percent and 14 percent, respectively, in Q2 2011 from Q2 2010. Volumes decreased due to the harvest deferral mentioned above, while the decline in prices was primarily due to the weather and inventory-related price spike that occurred in Q2 2010. |
| • | Pulpwood volume increased 23 percent and prices decreased 3 percent in Q2 2011 compared to Q1 2011. The volume increase was due to planned thinning operations in our pine plantations. The price decline was due to the availability of fiber already in the market. |
| • | Pulpwood volume increased 13 percent in Q2 2011 over Q2 2010, primarily due to the thinning operations mentioned above, while sales prices decreased 21 percent due to ample fiber availability. |
Real Estate
Real Estate segment revenues increased to $19.0 million in Q2 2011 from $13.0 million in Q1 2011 and $10.5 million in Q2 2010. Operating income for the segment was $11.0 million in Q2 2011 compared to $8.4 million in Q1 2011 and $5.1 million in Q2 2010. The second phase of a three phase non-strategic/rural real estate sale in Idaho occurred during Q2 2011. This phase of the sale was 5,372 acres, resulting in revenues of $8.2 million. Another non-strategic timberland sale of 5,469 acres in Idaho resulted in revenues of $6.1 million in Q2 2011. There continues to be steady demand for our real estate, as we closed a total of 47 rural recreational, HBU and non-strategic timberland transactions in Q2 2011.
Wood Products
The Wood Products segment reported operating income of $2.8 million in Q2 2011 compared to $2.9 million in Q1 2011 and $6.0 million in Q2 2010. A positive mark to market adjustment in Q2 2011 related to lumber hedges partially offset the effects of lower sales prices and reduced shipments compared to both Q1 2011 and Q2 2010.
| • | Lumber sales prices in Q2 2011 decreased 3 percent and 11 percent from Q1 2011 and Q2 2010, respectively. Prices declined from Q1 2011 to Q2 2011 as the US housing industry continued to languish. Prices declined comparing Q2 2011 to Q2 2010 due to the previously mentioned price spike that occurred in Q2 2010. |
| • | Lumber shipments in Q2 2011 decreased 1 percent and 4 percent from Q1 2011 and Q2 2010, respectively, due to reduced demand between the periods. |
| • | In Q2 2011, the segment recorded a $2.4 million benefit from a lumber hedge entered into in October 2010, compared to a $0.6 million benefit in Q1 2011 and a $2.9 million charge in Q4 2010. |
Corporate
Corporate expenses, including interest expense, were $12.1 million in Q2 2011 compared to $16.6 million in Q1 2011 and $13.0 million in Q2 2010. Included in the Q2 2011 corporate expense is a non-cash benefit of $1.2 million for a mark to market adjustment for company stock in our deferred compensation plans, compared to a $2.3 million charge in Q1 2011 and a $0.5 million charge in Q2 2010. Also included in the Q1 2011 corporate expenses is a $1.2 million non-cash charge for deferred costs related to the reduction in our revolving credit facility.
Rating Agency Update
On July 22, 2011 Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the company’s outlook from stable to positive, and continues to assign a Ba1 debt rating to the company’s Corporate Family Rating.
Dividend Distribution
During the second quarter, Potlatch paid a regular quarterly cash distribution on the company’s common stock of $0.51 per share.
OUTLOOK
“The domestic housing market continues to be weak, limiting demand for both our logs and manufactured wood products,” said Mr. Covey. “Fortunately, strong demand from China for North American logs and lumber is helping support industry fundamentals, and in particular is benefitting the northern region of our Resource segment. Given the relative strength in Idaho and weakness in Arkansas, we expect to shift some of our harvest from the south to the north in Q3 and Q4 to capture better pricing opportunities. In total, we still expect our 2011 harvest to be approximately 4.2 million tons. In our Wood Products business, we expect lumber prices to remain relatively level in the third quarter and modestly decline by the end of the year due to typical seasonal factors. Nonetheless, we expect the segment to remain cash flow positive
each quarter. Our Real Estate business is expected to remain strong with continued demand for our non-strategic timberlands and rural recreational real estate properties. We have one more phase of the Idaho land sale to complete in the third quarter, which will positively affect results for the segment. Our balance sheet remains strong with $75.1 million in cash and short-term investments,” concluded Mr. Covey.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION
A live conference call and webcast will be held today, July 25, 2011, at 9 a.m. Pacific Time (noon Eastern Time). Those interested may access the webcast at www.potlatchcorp.com by clicking on the Investor Resources link or by conference call at 1-866-393-8403 for U.S./Canada and 1-706-679-7929 for international callers. Participants will be asked to provide conference I.D. number 80396087. Supplemental materials that will be discussed during the call are available on the website.
A telephone replay of the conference call will be available until August 2, 2011, by calling 1-800-642-1687 for U.S./Canada or 1-706-645-9291 for international callers. Callers must enter conference I.D. number 80396087 to access the replay.
ABOUT POTLATCH
Potlatch is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with approximately 1.5 million acres of timberland in Arkansas, Idaho and Minnesota. Potlatch, a verified forest practices leader, is committed to providing superior returns to stockholders through long-term stewardship of its forest resources. The company also conducts a land sales and development business and operates wood products manufacturing facilities through its taxable REIT subsidiary.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended, including without limitation, statements about our expectations regarding future company performance, direction of markets, domestic housing starts, business conditions in our Resource and Wood Products segments, log and lumber exports to China, Southern harvest deferrals, Idaho harvest levels, total 2011 harvest levels, lumber pricing, performance of Wood Products segment, the demand and interest in non-strategic timberlands and rural recreational real estate and HBU lands and closing of the third phase of an Idaho land sale and similar matters. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections that are subject to change, and
actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in timberland values; changes in timber harvest levels on the company’s lands; changes in timber prices; changes in policy regarding governmental timber sales; changes in the United States and international economies; changes in the level of construction activity; changes in China demand; changes in tariffs, quotas and trade agreements involving wood products and logs; changes in demand for our products; changes in production and production capacity in the forest products industry; competitive pricing pressures for our products; unanticipated manufacturing disruptions; changes in general and industry-specific environmental laws and regulations; unforeseen environmental liabilities or expenditures; weather conditions; changes in raw material and other costs; the ability to satisfy complex rules in order to remain qualified as a REIT; changes in tax laws that could reduce the benefits associated with REIT status; performance of agreements to purchase Idaho land; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and the company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
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Potlatch Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues |
$ | 112,370 | $ | 128,978 | $ | 234,603 | $ | 234,396 | ||||||||
| Costs and expenses: |
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| Cost of goods sold |
85,906 | 97,295 | 179,054 | 182,789 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
8,704 | 9,401 | 20,631 | 17,846 | ||||||||||||
| 94,610 | 106,696 | 199,685 | 200,635 | |||||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations before interest and taxes |
17,760 | 22,282 | 34,918 | 33,761 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
(6,612 | ) | (7,089 | ) | (14,491 | ) | (14,177 | ) | ||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations before taxes |
11,148 | 15,193 | 20,427 | 19,584 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax provision |
(2,699 | ) | (3,365 | ) | (4,282 | ) | (6,372 | ) | ||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations |
8,449 | 11,828 | 16,145 | 13,212 | ||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations, net of tax |
— | (85 | ) | — | (274 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 8,449 | $ | 11,743 | $ | 16,145 | $ | 12,938 | ||||||||
| Earnings per common share from continuing operations |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.21 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.33 | ||||||||
| Diluted |
0.21 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||
| Loss per common share from discontinued operations |
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| Basic |
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
| Diluted |
— | — | — | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net earnings per common share: |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.21 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.32 | ||||||||
| Diluted |
0.21 | 0.29 | 0.40 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||
| Average shares outstanding (in thousands): |
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| Basic |
40,174 | 39,972 | 40,127 | 39,930 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted |
40,378 | 40,211 | 40,339 | 40,164 | ||||||||||||
Potlatch Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)
| June 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2010 |
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| Assets |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash |
$ | 7,368 | $ | 5,593 | ||||
| Short-term investments |
67,758 | 85,249 | ||||||
| Receivables, net |
19,874 | 21,278 | ||||||
| Inventories |
21,469 | 24,375 | ||||||
| Other assets |
22,213 | 25,299 | ||||||
| Total current assets |
138,682 | 161,794 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
65,385 | 67,174 | ||||||
| Timber and timberlands, net |
466,598 | 475,578 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets |
43,595 | 49,054 | ||||||
| Other assets |
27,144 | 28,111 | ||||||
| $ | 741,404 | $ | 781,711 | |||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Current installments on long-term debt |
$ | 21,660 | $ | 5,011 | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
59,075 | 61,021 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities |
80,735 | 66,032 | ||||||
| Long-term debt |
342,704 | 363,485 | ||||||
| Liability for pensions and other postretirement employee benefits |
115,786 | 129,124 | ||||||
| Other long-term obligations |
19,048 | 18,631 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity |
183,131 | 204,439 | ||||||
| $ | 741,404 | $ | 781,711 | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity per common share |
$ | 4.56 | $ | 5.11 | ||||
| Working capital |
$ | 57,947 | $ | 95,762 | ||||
| Current ratio |
1.7:1 | 2.5:1 | ||||||
Potlatch Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands)
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Cash Flows From Continuing Operations |
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| Net earnings |
$ | 16,145 | $ | 12,938 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net operating cash flows from continuing operations: |
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
13,824 | 14,358 | ||||||
| Basis of real estate sold |
10,573 | 4,713 | ||||||
| Change in deferred taxes |
4,283 | 7,268 | ||||||
| Loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment |
(54 | ) | 1,105 | |||||
| Employee benefit plans |
(83 | ) | (2,859 | ) | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations |
— | 274 | ||||||
| Equity-based compensation expense |
2,047 | 1,864 | ||||||
| Funding of qualified pension plans |
(9,400 | ) | — | |||||
| Working capital changes |
836 | (7,268 | ) | |||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations |
38,171 | 32,393 | ||||||
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| Cash Flows From Investing |
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| Decrease in short-term investments |
17,491 | 18,901 | ||||||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment |
(2,993 | ) | (2,248 | ) | ||||
| Additions to timber and timberlands |
(4,110 | ) | (3,633 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment |
133 | 3,100 | ||||||
| Other, net |
(852 | ) | (1,088 | ) | ||||
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| Net cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations |
9,669 | 15,032 | ||||||
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| Cash Flows From Financing |
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| Distributions to common stockholders |
(40,963 | ) | (40,759 | ) | ||||
| Change in long-term debt |
(5,008 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
| Issuance of common stock |
1,230 | 1,432 | ||||||
| Change in book overdrafts |
647 | (1,287 | ) | |||||
| Deferred financing costs |
(343 | ) | (176 | ) | ||||
| Employee tax withholdings on equity-based compensation |
(1,605 | ) | (1,967 | ) | ||||
| Other, net |
(23 | ) | 62 | |||||
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| Net cash used for financing activities from continuing operations |
(46,065 | ) | (42,705 | ) | ||||
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| Cash flows provided by continuing operations |
1,775 | 4,720 | ||||||
| Cash flows used for discontinued operations |
— | (594 | ) | |||||
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| Increase in cash |
1,775 | 4,126 | ||||||
| Cash at beginning of period |
5,593 | 1,532 | ||||||
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| Cash at end of period |
$ | 7,368 | $ | 5,658 | ||||
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Certain 2010 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2011 presentation.
Potlatch Corporation
Highlights
Unaudited (Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Cash distributions per common share |
$ | 0.51 | $ | 0.51 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.02 | ||||||||
| Segment Information Unaudited (Dollars in thousands) |
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| Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, |
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| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues |
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| Resource |
$ | 34,265 | $ | 50,455 | $ | 85,817 | $ | 95,268 | ||||||||
| Real Estate |
19,018 | 10,456 | 31,999 | 13,903 | ||||||||||||
| Wood Products |
66,632 | 77,166 | 135,104 | 144,935 | ||||||||||||
| 119,915 | 138,077 | 252,920 | 254,106 | |||||||||||||
| Intersegment revenues |
(7,545 | ) | (9,099 | ) | (18,317 | ) | (19,710 | ) | ||||||||
| Total consolidated revenues |
$ | 112,370 | $ | 128,978 | $ | 234,603 | $ | 234,396 | ||||||||
| Intersegment revenues or transfers |
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| Resource |
7,545 | 9,099 | 18,317 | 19,710 | ||||||||||||
| Total intersegment revenues or transfers |
7,545 | 9,099 | 18,317 | 19,710 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income |
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| Resource |
$ | 7,549 | $ | 15,026 | $ | 21,610 | $ | 24,947 | ||||||||
| Real Estate |
11,000 | 5,117 | 19,366 | 7,015 | ||||||||||||
| Wood Products |
2,758 | 5,956 | 5,652 | 11,184 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminations and adjustments |
1,981 | 2,136 | 2,526 | 2,573 | ||||||||||||
| 23,288 | 28,235 | 49,154 | 45,719 | |||||||||||||
| Corporate |
(12,140 | ) | (13,042 | ) | (28,727 | ) | (26,135 | ) | ||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations before taxes |
$ | 11,148 | $ | 15,193 | $ | 20,427 | $ | 19,584 | ||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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| Resource |
$ | 2,514 | $ | 4,508 | $ | 7,332 | $ | 9,003 | ||||||||
| Wood Products |
1,997 | 2,046 | 3,981 | 4,170 | ||||||||||||
| 4,511 | 6,554 | 11,313 | 13,173 | |||||||||||||
| Corporate |
647 | 593 | 2,511 | 1,185 | ||||||||||||
| Total depreciation, depletion and amortization |
5,158 | 7,147 | 13,824 | 14,358 | ||||||||||||
| Basis of real estate sold |
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| Real Estate |
$ | 6,958 | $ | 4,145 | $ | 10,573 | $ | 4,713 | ||||||||
| Total basis of real estate sold |
6,958 | 4,145 | 10,573 | 4,713 | ||||||||||||