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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 2, 2017

Commission File Number 0-9286

 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

56-0950585

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

4100 Coca‑Cola Plaza,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(704) 557-4400

(Registrant's 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      No  

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      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer  

Non-accelerated filer

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes      No  

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

Outstanding at April 30, 2017

Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value

7,141,447

Class B Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value

2,192,722

 

 

 


 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2, 2017

INDEX

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

31

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

48

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

50

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

50

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

50

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

53

 

 

 

 


 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net sales

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

Cost of sales

 

 

533,681

 

 

 

381,558

 

Gross profit

 

 

332,021

 

 

 

243,898

 

Selling, delivery and administrative expenses

 

 

318,413

 

 

 

231,497

 

Income from operations

 

 

13,608

 

 

 

12,401

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

9,470

 

 

 

9,361

 

Other expense, net

 

 

12,246

 

 

 

17,151

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(8,108

)

 

 

(14,111

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

(3,691

)

 

 

(5,078

)

Net loss

 

 

(4,417

)

 

 

(9,033

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

634

 

 

 

1,008

 

Net loss attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

$

(5,051

)

 

$

(10,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net loss per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Weighted average number of Common Stock shares outstanding

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Weighted average number of Class B Common Stock shares outstanding

 

 

2,178

 

 

 

2,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net loss per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Weighted average number of Common Stock shares outstanding – assuming dilution

 

 

9,319

 

 

 

9,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Weighted average number of Class B Common Stock shares outstanding – assuming dilution

 

 

2,178

 

 

 

2,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.25

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

2


 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,417

)

 

$

(9,033

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit plans reclassification including pension costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial gains

 

 

496

 

 

 

455

 

Prior service benefits

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Postretirement benefits reclassification included in benefits costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial gains

 

 

398

 

 

 

360

 

Prior service costs

 

 

(458

)

 

 

(516

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

2

 

 

 

10

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

442

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

(3,975

)

 

 

(8,720

)

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

634

 

 

 

1,008

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

$

(4,609

)

 

$

(9,728

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

3


 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

31,940

 

 

$

21,850

 

Accounts receivable, trade

 

 

293,291

 

 

 

271,661

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(5,245

)

 

 

(4,448

)

Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

76,179

 

 

 

67,591

 

Accounts receivable, other

 

 

21,342

 

 

 

29,770

 

Inventories

 

 

180,052

 

 

 

143,553

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

61,604

 

 

 

63,834

 

Total current assets

 

 

659,163

 

 

 

593,811

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

924,177

 

 

 

812,989

 

Leased property under capital leases, net

 

 

32,121

 

 

 

33,552

 

Other assets

 

 

92,421

 

 

 

86,091

 

Franchise rights

 

 

-

 

 

 

533,040

 

Goodwill

 

 

149,383

 

 

 

144,586

 

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

 

 

807,555

 

 

 

245,415

 

Total assets

 

$

2,664,820

 

 

$

2,449,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

 

$

7,699

 

 

$

7,527

 

Accounts payable, trade

 

 

135,027

 

 

 

116,821

 

Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

134,441

 

 

 

135,155

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

150,749

 

 

 

133,885

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

29,251

 

 

 

60,880

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

9,144

 

 

 

3,639

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

466,311

 

 

 

457,907

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

156,460

 

 

 

174,854

 

Pension and postretirement benefit obligations

 

 

126,473

 

 

 

126,679

 

Other liabilities

 

 

513,683

 

 

 

378,572

 

Obligations under capital leases

 

 

39,194

 

 

 

41,194

 

Long-term debt

 

 

1,002,309

 

 

 

907,254

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,304,430

 

 

 

2,086,460

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $1.00 par value:  authorized – 30,000,000 shares; issued – 10,203,821 shares

 

 

10,204

 

 

 

10,204

 

Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value:  authorized – 10,000,000 shares; issued – 2,820,836 and 2,799,816 shares, respectively

 

 

2,819

 

 

 

2,798

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

120,417

 

 

 

116,769

 

Retained earnings

 

 

294,132

 

 

 

301,511

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(92,455

)

 

 

(92,897

)

Treasury stock, at cost:  Common Stock – 3,062,374 shares

 

 

(60,845

)

 

 

(60,845

)

Treasury stock, at cost:  Class B Common Stock – 628,114 shares

 

 

(409

)

 

 

(409

)

Total equity of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

 

273,863

 

 

 

277,131

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

86,527

 

 

 

85,893

 

Total equity

 

 

360,390

 

 

 

363,024

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

2,664,820

 

 

$

2,449,484

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

4


 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Class B

Common

Stock

 

 

Capital

in

Excess of

Par Value

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss

 

 

Treasury

Stock - Common Stock

 

 

Treasury

Stock - Class B

Common

Stock

 

 

Total

Equity

of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

 

Non-

controlling

Interest

 

 

Total

Equity

 

Balance on January 1, 2017

 

$

10,204

 

 

$

2,798

 

 

$

116,769

 

 

$

301,511

 

 

$

(92,897

)

 

$

(60,845

)

 

$

(409

)

 

$

277,131

 

 

$

85,893

 

 

$

363,024

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,051

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,051

)

 

 

634

 

 

 

(4,417

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

442

 

Cash dividends paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common ($0.25 per share)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,785

)

Class B Common ($0.25 per share)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(543

)

Issuance of 21,020 shares of Class B Common Stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

3,648

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,669

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,669

 

Balance on April 2, 2017

 

$

10,204

 

 

$

2,819

 

 

$

120,417

 

 

$

294,132

 

 

$

(92,455

)

 

$

(60,845

)

 

$

(409

)

 

$

273,863

 

 

$

86,527

 

 

$

360,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance on January 3, 2016

 

$

10,204

 

 

$

2,777

 

 

$

113,064

 

 

$

260,672

 

 

$

(82,407

)

 

$

(60,845

)

 

$

(409

)

 

$

243,056

 

 

$

79,376

 

 

$

322,432

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,041

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,041

)

 

 

1,008

 

 

 

(9,033

)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

313

 

Cash dividends paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common ($0.25 per share)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,785

)

Class B Common ($0.25 per share)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(538

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(538

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(538

)

Issuance of 20,920 shares of Class B Common Stock

 

 

-

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

3,705

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,726

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,726

 

Balance on April 3, 2016

 

$

10,204

 

 

$

2,798

 

 

$

116,769

 

 

$

248,308

 

 

$

(82,094

)

 

$

(60,845

)

 

$

(409

)

 

$

234,731

 

 

$

80,384

 

 

$

315,115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

5


 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,417

)

 

$

(9,033

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

32,987

 

 

 

23,363

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

1,994

 

 

 

1,027

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(15,495

)

 

 

(5,078

)

Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

810

 

 

 

417

 

Proceeds from conversion of Legacy Territory bottling agreements

 

 

87,066

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of debt costs

 

 

268

 

 

 

575

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

2,060

 

 

 

1,627

 

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

12,246

 

 

 

17,151

 

Change in current assets less current liabilities (exclusive of acquisition)

 

 

4,463

 

 

 

(38,926

)

Change in other noncurrent assets (exclusive of acquisition)

 

 

(4,038

)

 

 

(2,391

)

Change in other noncurrent liabilities (exclusive of acquisition)

 

 

(1,439

)

 

 

(3,975

)

Other

 

 

13

 

 

 

26

 

Total adjustments

 

 

120,935

 

 

 

(6,184

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

116,518

 

 

 

(15,217

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of Expansion Territories, net of cash acquired

 

 

(139,958

)

 

 

(100,907

)

Additions to property, plant and equipment (exclusive of acquisition)

 

 

(41,580

)

 

 

(36,785

)

Glacéau distribution agreement consideration

 

 

(15,598

)

 

 

-

 

Investment in CONA Services LLC

 

 

(134

)

 

 

(1,204

)

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

211

 

 

 

131

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(197,059

)

 

 

(138,765

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

120,000

 

 

 

140,000

 

Payment of Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

(150,000

)

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

-

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(2,328

)

 

 

(2,323

)

Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,959

)

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

 

 

(1,828

)

 

 

(1,726

)

Other

 

 

(213

)

 

 

92

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

90,631

 

 

 

131,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

10,090

 

 

 

(22,898

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

21,850

 

 

 

55,498

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

31,940

 

 

$

32,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Significant noncash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Class B Common Stock in connection with stock award

 

$

3,669

 

 

$

3,726

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment accrued and recorded in accounts payable, trade

 

 

9,436

 

 

 

8,873

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.Significant Accounting Policies and New Accounting Pronouncements

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Coca‑Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and its majority-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal, recurring accruals, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented:

 

 

The financial position as of April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017.

 

The results of operations for the 13 weeks ended April 2, 2017 (“first quarter” of fiscal 2017 or “Q1 2017”) and the 13 weeks ended April 3, 2016 (“first quarter” of fiscal 2016).

 

Comprehensive income for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

Changes in equity for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

The cash flows for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The accounting policies followed in the presentation of interim financial results are consistent with those followed on an annual basis. These policies are presented in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of results of operations and financial position in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates under different assumptions and conditions. The Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended January 1, 2017 under the caption “Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and New Accounting Pronouncements” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” set forth in Part II, Item 7, a discussion of the Company’s most critical accounting policies, which are those most important to the portrayal of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

The Company did not make changes in any significant accounting policies during the first quarter of 2017. Any changes in critical accounting policies and estimates are discussed with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company during the quarter in which a change is contemplated and prior to making such change.

 

Recently Adopted Pronouncements

 

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09 “Improvements to Employees Share Based Payment Accounting,” which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee-share based transactions including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2017 and there was no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11 “Simplifying The Measurement of Inventory.” The new guidance requires an entity to measure most inventory “at lower of cost and net realizable value” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after

 

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December 15, 2016. The Company adopted this guidance in the first quarter of 2017 and there was no material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Recently Issued Pronouncements

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04 “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. The new guidance is effective for the annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not anticipate the adoption of this guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01 “Clarifying the Definition of a Business,” which clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods. The impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements will depend on the facts and circumstances of any specific future transactions.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 “Leases.” The new guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases (other than leases meeting the definition of a short-term lease). The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods beginning the following year. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company is evaluating the impacts of the standard beyond accounting, including system, data and process changes required to comply with the standard.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01 “Recognition And Measurement Of Financial Assets And Financial Liabilities.” The new guidance revises the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities and the presentation of certain fair value changes in financial liabilities measured at fair value. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Over the past several years, the FASB has issued several accounting standards for revenue recognition:

 

 

ASU 2014‑09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” was issued in May 2014, which was originally going to be effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016.

 

ASU 2015-14 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Deferral of the Effective Date” was issued in July 2015, which deferred the effective date to annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

 

ASU 2016-08 “Principal Versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross Versus Net)” was issued in March 2016, which amends certain aspects of the May 2014 new guidance.

 

ASU 2016-11 “Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16, Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting” was issued in April 2016, which amends certain aspects of the May 2014 new guidance.

 

ASU 2016-12 “Revenue From Contracts With Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients” was issued in May 2016, which amends certain aspects of the May 2014 new guidance.

 

ASU 2016-20 “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606: Revenue From Contracts With Customers” was issued in December 2016 and clarifies the new revenue standard and corrects unintended application of the guidance.

 

The Company does not plan to early adopt this guidance. The Company has started its evaluation process to assess the impact of the new guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and to determine whether to adopt a full retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach. The evaluation process includes tasks such as performing an initial scoping analysis to identify key revenue streams, reviewing current revenue-based contracts and evaluating revenue recognition requirements in order to prepare a high-level road map and implementation work plan. Based on the Company’s preliminary review, it does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on net sales. As the Company completes its overall assessment, the Company is also identifying and preparing to implement changes to its accounting policies and practices, business processes, systems and controls to support the new revenue recognition and disclosure requirements.

 

2.Acquisitions and Divestitures

 

As part of The Coca‑Cola Company’s plans to refranchise its North American bottling territories, the Company has engaged in a series of transactions since April 2013 with The Coca‑Cola Company and Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. (“CCR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Coca‑Cola Company, to significantly expand the Company’s distribution and manufacturing operations. This

 

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expansion includes acquisition of the rights to serve additional distribution territories previously served by CCR (the “Expansion Territories”) and related distribution assets, as well as the acquisition of regional manufacturing facilities previously owned by CCR (the “Expansion Facilities”) and related manufacturing assets (collectively, the “Expansion Transactions”).

 

2016 Expansion Transactions

 

During 2016, the Company acquired distribution rights and related assets for the following territories: Easton, Salisbury, Capitol Heights, La Plata, Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland; Richmond, Yorktown and Alexandria, Virginia; Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio; and Louisa, Kentucky. The Company also acquired the Expansion Facilities and related manufacturing assets in Sandston, Virginia; Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland; and Cincinnati, Ohio during 2016. Collectively, these are the “2016 Expansion Transactions.” The details of the 2016 Expansion Transactions are included below.

 

Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Sandston, Virginia Expansion Facility Acquisition (“January 2016 Expansion Transactions”)

 

An asset purchase agreement entered into by the Company and CCR in September 2015 (the “September 2015 APA”) contemplated, in part, the Company’s acquisition of distribution rights and related assets in the territory served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia. In addition, an asset purchase agreement entered into by the Company and CCR in October 2015 (the “October 2015 APA”) contemplated, in part, the Company’s acquisition of the Expansion Facility and related manufacturing assets in Sandston, Virginia. The closing of the January 2016 Expansion Transactions occurred on January 29, 2016, for a cash purchase price of $65.7 million, which will remain subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2015 APA and the October 2015 APA.

 

Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions (“April 1, 2016 Expansion Transaction”)

 

The September 2015 APA also contemplated the Company’s acquisition of distribution rights and related assets in the territory served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland. The closing of the April 1, 2016 Expansion Transaction occurred on April 1, 2016, for a cash purchase price of $35.6 million, which will remain subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2015 APA.

 

Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland Expansion Facilities Acquisitions (“April 29, 2016 Expansion Transactions”)

 

On April 29, 2016, the Company completed the remaining transactions contemplated by (i) the September 2015 APA, by acquiring distribution rights and related assets in Expansion Territories served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland, and (ii) the October 2015 APA, by acquiring the Expansion Facilities and related manufacturing assets in Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland. The closing of the April 29, 2016 Expansion Transactions occurred for a cash purchase price of $69.0 million, which will remain subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2015 APA and the October 2015 APA.

 

Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Cincinnati, Ohio Expansion Facility Acquisition (“October 2016 Expansion Transactions”)

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company completed the initial transactions contemplated by (i) a distribution asset purchase agreement entered into by the Company and CCR in September 2016 (the “September 2016 Distribution APA”), by acquiring distribution rights and related assets in the Expansion Territories served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky, and (ii) a manufacturing asset purchase agreement entered into by the Company and CCR in September 2016 (the “September 2016 Manufacturing APA”), by acquiring the Expansion Facility and related manufacturing assets located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The closing of the October 2016 Expansion Transactions occurred for a cash purchase price of $98.2 million, which will remain subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2016 Distribution APA and the September 2016 Manufacturing APA.

 

 

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The fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities of the 2016 Expansion Transactions as of the acquisition dates is summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

January

2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

April 1,

2016

Expansion

Transaction

 

 

April 29,

2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

October

2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

Total

2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

Cash

 

$

179

 

 

$

219

 

 

$

161

 

 

$

150

 

 

$

709

 

Inventories

 

 

10,159

 

 

 

3,748

 

 

 

13,850

 

 

 

18,513

 

 

 

46,270

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,775

 

 

 

1,945

 

 

 

3,774

 

 

 

4,181

 

 

 

12,675

 

Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

1,121

 

 

 

1,162

 

 

 

1,126

 

 

 

1,327

 

 

 

4,736

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

46,149

 

 

 

54,135

 

 

 

58,679

 

 

 

68,182

 

 

 

227,145

 

Other assets (including deferred taxes)

 

 

2,351

 

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

5,151

 

 

 

611

 

 

 

9,654

 

Goodwill

 

 

9,396

 

 

 

1,962

 

 

 

7,791

 

 

 

7,063

 

 

 

26,212

 

Other identifiable intangible assets

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,450

 

 

 

66,500

 

 

 

91,250

 

Total acquired assets

 

$

73,430

 

 

$

64,712

 

 

$

113,982

 

 

$

166,527

 

 

$

418,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)

 

$

361

 

 

$

742

 

 

$

1,307

 

 

$

3,318

 

 

$

5,728

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

591

 

 

 

4,231

 

 

 

5,482

 

 

 

7,165

 

 

 

17,469

 

Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

650

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

650

 

Other liabilities

 

 

-

 

 

 

266

 

 

 

2,635

 

 

 

761

 

 

 

3,662

 

Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)

 

 

6,144

 

 

 

23,924

 

 

 

35,561

 

 

 

57,066

 

 

 

122,695

 

Total assumed liabilities

 

$

7,746

 

 

$

29,163

 

 

$

44,985

 

 

$

68,310

 

 

$

150,204

 

 

The goodwill for the 2016 Expansion Transactions is all included in the Nonalcoholic Beverages segment and is primarily attributed to operational synergies and the workforce acquired. Goodwill of $6.0 million and $13.1 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes for the January 2016 Expansion Transactions and the October 2016 Expansion Transactions, respectively. No goodwill is expected to be deductible for the April 1, 2016 Expansion Transaction or the April 29, 2016 Expansion Transactions.

 

The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets as of the acquisition dates is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

January 2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

April 29, 2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

October 2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

Total 2016

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

Estimated

Useful Lives

Distribution agreements

 

$

750

 

 

$

22,000

 

 

$

63,900

 

 

$

86,650

 

 

40 years

Customer lists

 

 

550

 

 

 

1,450

 

 

 

2,600

 

 

 

4,600

 

 

12 years

Total acquired identifiable intangible assets

 

$

1,300

 

 

$

23,450

 

 

$

66,500

 

 

$

91,250

 

 

 

 

Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions

 

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company acquired distribution rights and related assets for the following Expansion Territories: Anderson, Bloomington, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2017, the Company acquired the Expansion Facilities and related manufacturing assets located in Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana. Collectively, these are the “Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.” The details of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions are included below.

 

Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions (“January 2017 Expansion Transaction”)

 

The September 2016 Distribution APA contemplated, in part, the Company’s acquisition of distribution rights and related assets in the territory served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana. The closing of the January 2017 Expansion Transaction occurred on January 27, 2017, for a cash purchase price of $31.6 million, which will remain subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2016 Distribution APA.

 

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Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities Acquisitions (“March 2017 Expansion Transactions”)

 

On March 31, 2017, the Company completed the final transactions contemplated by (i) the September 2016 Distribution APA, by acquiring distribution rights and related assets in the Expansion Territories served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio, and (ii) the September 2016 Manufacturing APA, by acquiring the Expansion Facilities and related manufacturing assets located in Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana. The closing of the March 2017 Expansion Transactions occurred for a cash purchase price of $108.7 million, which will remain subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms and conditions of the September 2016 Distribution APA and the September 2016 Manufacturing APA.

 

The fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions as of the acquisition date is summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

January 2017

Expansion

Transaction

 

 

March 2017

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

Total Q1 2017

Expansion

Transactions

 

Cash

 

$

107

 

 

$

211

 

 

$

318

 

Inventories

 

 

5,953

 

 

 

21,050

 

 

 

27,003

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

5,235

 

 

 

6,324

 

Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

1,042

 

 

 

1,807

 

 

 

2,849

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

25,708

 

 

 

82,692

 

 

 

108,400

 

Other assets (including deferred taxes)

 

 

846

 

 

 

3,593

 

 

 

4,439

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,112

 

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

4,849

 

Other identifiable intangible assets

 

 

10,650

 

 

 

20,400

 

 

 

31,050

 

Total acquired assets

 

$

46,507

 

 

$

138,725

 

 

$

185,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)

 

$

727

 

 

$

1,921

 

 

$

2,648

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

665

 

 

 

1,827

 

 

 

2,492

 

Other liabilities

 

 

115

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

128

 

Other liabilities (acquisition related contingent consideration)

 

 

13,408

 

 

 

26,260

 

 

 

39,668

 

Total assumed liabilities

 

$

14,915

 

 

$

30,021

 

 

$

44,936

 

 

The goodwill for the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions is included in the Nonalcoholic Beverages segment and is primarily attributed to operational synergies and the workforce acquired. No goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes for the January 2017 Expansion Transaction or the March 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets as of the acquisition date is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

January 2017

Expansion

Transaction

 

 

March 2017

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

Total Q1 2017

Expansion

Transactions

 

 

Estimated

Useful Lives

Distribution agreements

 

$

9,300

 

 

$

18,900

 

 

$

28,200

 

 

40 years

Customer lists

 

 

1,350

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

12 years

Total acquired identifiable intangible assets

 

$

10,650

 

 

$

20,400

 

 

$

31,050

 

 

 

 

The Company has preliminarily allocated the purchase price of the 2016 Expansion Transactions and the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions to the individual acquired assets and assumed liabilities. The valuations are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained.

 

The anticipated amount the Company could pay annually under the acquisition related contingent consideration arrangements for the Expansion Transactions is in the range of $20 million to $36 million.

 

 

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Q1 2017 and 2016 Expansion Transactions Financial Results

 

The financial results of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and the 2016 Expansion Transactions have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition or exchange dates. These Expansion Transactions contributed the following amounts to the Company’s consolidated statement of operations:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net sales from 2016 Expansion Transactions

 

$

238,660

 

 

$

35,311

 

Net sales from Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions

 

 

26,246

 

 

 

-

 

Total impact to net sales

 

$

264,906

 

 

$

35,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income from 2016 Expansion Transactions

 

$

4,354

 

 

$

1,206

 

Operating income from Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions

 

 

96

 

 

 

-

 

Total impact to income from operations

 

$

4,450

 

 

$

1,206

 

 

The Company incurred transaction related expenses for the Expansion Transactions of $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $0.9 million in the first quarter of 2016. These expenses are included within Selling, delivery and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and 2016 Expansion Transactions Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The purpose of the pro forma is to present the net sales and the income from operations of the combined entity as though the current year acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of each period presented. The pro forma combined net sales and income from operations do not necessarily reflect what the combined Company’s net sales and income from operations would have been had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of each period presented. The pro forma financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial results of the combined company. The actual results may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors.

 

The following tables represent the Company’s unaudited pro forma net sales and unaudited pro forma income from operations for the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and the 2016 Expansion Transactions.

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net sales as reported

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

Pro forma adjustments (unaudited)

 

 

85,447

 

 

 

308,023

 

Net sales pro forma (unaudited)

 

$

951,149

 

 

$

933,479

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Income from operations as reported

 

$

13,608

 

 

$

12,401

 

Pro forma adjustments (unaudited)

 

 

5,810

 

 

 

10,427

 

Income from operations pro forma (unaudited)

 

$

19,418

 

 

$

22,828

 

 

3.Inventories

 

Inventories consisted of the following:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Finished products

 

$

119,252

 

 

$

90,259

 

Manufacturing materials

 

 

25,088

 

 

 

23,196

 

Plastic shells, plastic pallets and other inventories

 

 

35,712

 

 

 

30,098

 

Total inventories

 

$

180,052

 

 

$

143,553

 

 

The growth in the inventory balance at April 2, 2017, as compared to January 1, 2017, is primarily a result of inventory acquired through the completion of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

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4.Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

 

The principal categories and estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment were as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

 

Estimated Useful Lives

Land

 

$

76,022

 

 

$

68,541

 

 

 

Buildings

 

 

217,218

 

 

 

201,247

 

 

8-50 years

Machinery and equipment

 

 

268,718

 

 

 

229,119

 

 

5-20 years

Transportation equipment

 

 

332,496

 

 

 

316,929

 

 

4-20 years

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

82,022

 

 

 

78,219

 

 

3-10 years

Cold drink dispensing equipment

 

 

521,128

 

 

 

484,771

 

 

5-17 years

Leasehold and land improvements

 

 

112,855

 

 

 

112,393

 

 

5-20 years

Software for internal use

 

 

107,221

 

 

 

105,405

 

 

3-10 years

Construction in progress

 

 

28,873

 

 

 

14,818

 

 

 

Total property, plant and equipment, at cost

 

 

1,746,553

 

 

 

1,611,442

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

822,376

 

 

 

798,453

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

924,177

 

 

$

812,989

 

 

 

 

The growth in the property, plant and equipment balance at April 2, 2017, as compared to January 1, 2017, is primarily a result of property, plant and equipment acquired through the completion of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense, which includes amortization expense for leased property under capital leases, was $33.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $23.4 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

5.Franchise Rights

 

There was no material activity for franchise rights for the first quarter of 2016. A reconciliation of the activity for franchise rights for the first quarter of 2017 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Franchise rights

 

Balance on January 1, 2017

 

$

533,040

 

Conversion from franchise rights to distribution rights

 

 

(533,040

)

Balance on April 2, 2017

 

$

-

 

 

In connection with the closing of the March 2017 Expansion Transactions, the Company, The Coca-Cola Company and CCR entered into a comprehensive beverage agreement (the “Final CBA”) on March 31, 2017, and concurrently converted the Company’s franchise rights within the territories in which the Company distributed Coca‑Cola products prior to beginning the Expansion Transactions (the “Legacy Territory”) to distribution rights within Other identifiable assets, net on the consolidated financial statements. Prior to this conversion, the Company’s franchise rights resided entirely within the Nonalcoholic Beverage segment.

 

6.Goodwill

 

A reconciliation of the activity for goodwill for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Goodwill

 

Balance on January 1, 2017

 

$

144,586

 

Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions

 

 

4,849

 

Measurement period adjustment

 

 

(52

)

Balance on April 2, 2017

 

$

149,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance on January 3, 2016

 

$

117,954

 

Q1 2016 Expansion Transactions

 

 

16,935

 

Measurement period adjustment

 

 

422

 

Balance on April 3, 2016

 

$

135,311

 

 

 

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The Company’s goodwill reside entirely within the Nonalcoholic Beverage segment. The Company performs its annual impairment test of goodwill as of the first day of the fourth quarter. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company did not experience any triggering events or changes in circumstances indicating the carrying amounts of the Company’s goodwill exceeded fair values.

 

7.Other Identifiable Intangible Assets, Net

 

Other identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

 

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Total, net

 

 

Estimated

Useful Lives

Distribution agreements

 

$

803,770

 

 

$

9,208

 

 

$

794,562

 

 

20-40 years

Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets

 

 

18,788

 

 

 

5,795

 

 

 

12,993

 

 

12-20 years

Total other identifiable intangible assets

 

$

822,558

 

 

$

15,003

 

 

$

807,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Total, net

 

 

Estimated

Useful Lives

Distribution agreements

 

$

242,486

 

 

$

7,498

 

 

$

234,988

 

 

20-40 years

Customer lists and other identifiable intangible assets

 

 

15,938

 

 

 

5,511

 

 

 

10,427

 

 

12-20 years

Total other identifiable intangible assets

 

$

258,424

 

 

$

13,009

 

 

$

245,415

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation of the activity for other identifiable intangible assets for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

Distribution

Agreements

 

 

Customer Lists and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

 

 

Total Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

 

Balance on January 1, 2017

 

$

234,988

 

 

$

10,427

 

 

$

245,415

 

Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions

 

 

28,200

 

 

 

2,850

 

 

 

31,050

 

Conversion to distribution rights from franchise rights

 

 

533,040

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

533,040

 

Other distribution agreements

 

 

44

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

44

 

Additional accumulated amortization

 

 

(1,710

)

 

 

(284

)

 

 

(1,994

)

Balance on April 2, 2017

 

$

794,562

 

 

$

12,993

 

 

$

807,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance on January 3, 2016

 

$

129,786

 

 

$

6,662

 

 

$

136,448

 

Q1 2016 Expansion Transactions

 

 

750

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

1,300

 

Additional accumulated amortization

 

 

(850

)

 

 

(177

)

 

 

(1,027

)

Balance on April 3, 2016

 

$

129,686

 

 

$

7,035

 

 

$

136,721

 

 

Concurrent with its entrance into the Final CBA, the Company converted its franchise rights for the Legacy Territory to distribution rights, with an estimated useful life of 40 years, during the first quarter of 2017.

 

 

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8.Other Accrued Liabilities

 

Other accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Accrued insurance costs

 

$

31,233

 

 

$

28,248

 

Accrued marketing costs

 

 

26,861

 

 

 

24,714

 

Checks and transfers yet to be presented for payment from zero balance cash accounts

 

 

21,894

 

 

 

19,326

 

Employee and retiree benefit plan accruals

 

 

21,139

 

 

 

23,858

 

Current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

20,201

 

 

 

15,782

 

Accrued taxes (other than income taxes)

 

 

5,739

 

 

 

2,836

 

Current deferred proceeds from conversion of Legacy Territory bottling agreements

 

 

2,176

 

 

 

-

 

All other accrued liabilities

 

 

21,506

 

 

 

19,121

 

Total other accrued liabilities

 

$

150,749

 

 

$

133,885

 

 

9.Debt

 

Following is a summary of the Company’s debt:

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Maturity

 

Interest

Rate

 

 

Interest

Paid

 

Public /

Non-public

 

April 2,

2017

 

 

January 1,

2017

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

2019

 

Variable

 

 

Varies

 

Non-public

 

$

122,000

 

 

$

152,000

 

Term Loan

 

2021

 

Variable

 

 

Varies

 

Non-public

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

300,000

 

Senior Notes

 

2023

 

 

3.28%

 

 

Semi-annually

 

Non-public

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

-

 

Senior Notes

 

2019

 

 

7.00%

 

 

Semi-annually

 

Public

 

 

110,000

 

 

 

110,000

 

Senior Notes

 

2025

 

 

3.80%

 

 

Semi-annually

 

Public

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

Unamortized discount on Senior Notes(1)

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(512

)

 

 

(570

)

Unamortized discount on Senior Notes(1)

 

2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(76

)

 

 

(78

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,103

)

 

 

(4,098

)

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,002,309

 

 

 

907,254

 

Less: Current portion of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,002,309

 

 

$

907,254

 

 

(1)

The Senior Notes due 2019 were issued at 98.238% of par and the Senior Notes due 2025 were issued at 99.975% of par.

 

The Company had capital lease obligations of $46.9 million on April 2, 2017 and $48.7 million on January 1, 2017. The Company mitigates its financing risk by using multiple financial institutions and only entering into credit arrangements with institutions with investment grade credit ratings. The Company monitors counterparty credit ratings on an ongoing basis.

 

On February 27, 2017, the Company sold $125 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2023 to PGIM, Inc. (“Prudential”) and certain of its affiliates pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated June 10, 2016 between the Company, Prudential and the other parties thereto (the “Private Shelf Facility”). These notes bear interest at 3.28%, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 27 and August 27 of each year, and will mature on February 27, 2023 unless earlier redeemed by the Company. The Company used the proceeds toward repayment of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility and for other general corporate purposes. The Company may request Prudential to consider the purchase of additional senior unsecured notes of the Company under the facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $175 million.

 

In October 2014, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and in April 2015, the Company exercised an accordion feature which established a $450 million aggregate maximum borrowing capacity on the Revolving Credit Facility. The $450 million borrowing capacity includes up to $50 million available for the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a floating base rate or a floating Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, dependent on the Company’s credit rating at the time of borrowing. At the Company’s current credit ratings, the Company must pay an annual facility fee of 0.15% of the lenders’ aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of October 16, 2019.

 

In June 2016, the Company entered into a five-year term loan agreement for a senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in the aggregate principal amount of $300 million, maturing June 7, 2021. The Company may request additional term loans

 

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under the agreement, provided the Company’s aggregate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility do not exceed $500 million. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a floating base rate or a floating Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, dependent on the Company’s credit rating, at the Company’s option. The Company used the proceeds from the Term Loan Facility toward repayment of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility and toward repayment of the $164.8 million of Senior Notes that matured on June 15, 2016.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Private Shelf Facility include two financial covenants: a consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio and a consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio, each as defined in the respective agreements. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of April 2, 2017. These covenants do not currently, and the Company does not anticipate they will, restrict its liquidity or capital resources.

 

The indentures under which the Company’s public debt was issued do not include financial covenants but do limit the incurrence of certain liens and encumbrances as well as the indebtedness by the Company’s subsidiaries in excess of certain amounts.

 

All outstanding long-term debt has been issued by the Company and none has been issued by any of its subsidiaries. There are no guarantees of the Company’s debt.

 

10.Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company is subject to the risk of increased costs arising from adverse changes in certain commodity prices. In the normal course of business, the Company manages these risks through a variety of strategies, including the use of derivative instruments. The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. All derivative instruments are recorded at fair value as either assets or liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments under GAAP and are used as “economic hedges” to manage certain commodity price risk. Derivative instruments held are marked to market on a monthly basis and recognized in earnings consistent with the expense classification of the underlying hedged item. Settlements of derivative agreements are included in cash flows from operating activities on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

The Company uses several different financial institutions for commodity derivative instruments to minimize the concentration of credit risk. While the Company would be exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties, the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by these parties.

 

The following table summarizes pre-tax changes in the fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative financial instruments and the classification of such changes in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

Classification of Gain (Loss)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Commodity hedges

 

Cost of sales

 

$

698

 

 

$

842

 

Commodity hedges

 

Selling, delivery and administrative expenses

 

 

(371

)

 

 

198

 

Total gain (loss)

 

 

 

$

327

 

 

$

1,040

 

 

The following table summarizes the fair values and classification in the consolidated balance sheets of derivative instruments held by the Company:

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance Sheet Classification

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity hedges at fair market value

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

1,616

 

 

$

1,289

 

Total assets

 

 

 

$

1,616

 

 

$

1,289

 

 

The Company has master agreements with the counterparties to its derivative financial agreements that provide for net settlement of derivative transactions. Accordingly, the net amounts of derivative assets are recognized in either prepaid expenses and other current assets or other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the net amounts of derivative liabilities are recognized in other accrued liabilities or other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The following table summarizes the Company’s gross derivative assets and gross derivative liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Gross derivative assets

 

$

1,621

 

 

$

1,297

 

Gross derivative liabilities

 

 

5

 

 

 

8

 

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding commodity derivative agreements:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Notional amount of outstanding commodity derivative agreements

 

$

11,731

 

 

$

13,146

 

Latest maturity date of outstanding commodity derivative agreements

 

December 2017

 

 

December 2017

 

 

Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of 2017, the Company entered into additional agreements to hedge certain commodity costs for 2017. The notional amount of these agreements was $38.1 million.

 

11.Fair Values of Financial Instruments

 

GAAP requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

 

Level 1:  Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2:  Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

 

Level 3:  Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair values of its financial instruments. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Levels in any period presented.

 

Financial Instrument

 

Fair Value

Level

 

Method and Assumptions

Deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities

 

Level 1

 

The fair values of the Company's non-qualified deferred compensation plan for certain executives and other highly compensated employees has associated assets and liabilities, which are held in mutual funds and are based on the quoted market value of the securities held within the mutual funds.

Commodity hedging agreements

 

Level 2

 

The fair values for the Company’s commodity hedging agreements are based on current settlement values at each balance sheet date. The fair values of the commodity hedging agreements at each balance sheet date represent the estimated amounts the Company would have received or paid upon termination of these agreements. Credit risk related to the derivative financial instruments is managed by requiring high standards for its counterparties and periodic settlements. The Company considers nonperformance risk in determining the fair value of derivative financial instruments.

Non-public variable rate debt

 

Level 2

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s variable rate borrowings approximate their fair values due to variable interest rates with short reset periods.

Non-public fixed rate debt

 

Level 2

 

The fair values of the Company’s fixed rate non-public debt are based on estimated current market prices.

Public debt securities

 

Level 2

 

The fair values of the Company’s public debt securities are based on estimated current market prices.

Acquisition related contingent consideration

 

Level 3

 

The fair values of acquisition related contingent consideration are based on internal forecasts and the weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) derived from market data.

 

 

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The following tables summarize, by assets and liabilities, the carrying amounts and fair values by level of the Company’s deferred compensation plan, commodity hedging agreements, debt and acquisition related contingent consideration:

 

 

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Total

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

$

27,485

 

 

$

27,485

 

 

$

27,485

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Commodity hedging agreements

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,616

 

 

 

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan liabilities

 

 

27,485

 

 

 

27,485

 

 

 

27,485

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Non-public variable rate debt

 

 

421,266

 

 

 

422,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

422,000

 

 

 

-

 

Non-public fixed rate debt

 

 

124,785

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

 

 

Public debt securities

 

 

456,258

 

 

 

481,200

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

481,200

 

 

 

-

 

Acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

303,952

 

 

 

303,952

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

303,952

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Total

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Fair Value

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

$

24,903

 

 

$

24,903

 

 

$

24,903

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Commodity hedging agreements

 

 

1,289

 

 

 

1,289

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,289

 

 

 

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred compensation plan liabilities

 

 

24,903

 

 

 

24,903

 

 

 

24,903

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Non-public variable rate debt

 

 

451,222

 

 

 

452,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

452,000

 

 

 

-

 

Public debt securities

 

 

456,032

 

 

 

475,800

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

475,800

 

 

 

-

 

Acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

253,437

 

 

 

253,437

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

253,437

 

 

Under the Final CBA, the Company will make a quarterly sub-bottling payment to CCR on a continuing basis for the grant of exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell specified covered beverages and beverage products in the Expansion Territories. This acquisition related contingent consideration is valued using a probability weighted discounted cash flow model based on internal forecasts and the WACC derived from market data, which are considered Level 3 inputs. Each reporting period, the Company adjusts its acquisition-related contingent consideration liability related to the territory expansion to fair value by discounting future expected sub-bottling payments required under the Final CBA using the Company’s estimated WACC. These future expected sub-bottling payments extend through the life of the related distribution assets acquired in each Expansion Territory, which is generally 40 years. As a result, the fair value of the acquisition related contingent consideration liability is impacted by the Company’s WACC, management’s estimate of the amounts that will be paid in the future under the Final CBA, and current sub-bottling payments (all Level 3 inputs). Changes in any of these Level 3 inputs, particularly the underlying risk-free interest rate used to estimate the Company’s WACC, could result in material changes to the fair value of the acquisition related contingent consideration and could materially impact the amount of noncash expense (or income) recorded each reporting period.

 

The acquisition related contingent consideration is the Company’s only Level 3 asset or liability. A reconciliation of the Level 3 activity is as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Opening balance - Level 3 liability

 

$

253,437

 

 

$

136,570

 

Increase due to acquisitions

 

 

42,316

 

 

 

31,171

 

Payments/current payables

 

 

(4,047

)

 

 

(6,959

)

Fair value adjustment

 

 

12,246

 

 

 

17,151

 

Ending balance - Level 3 liability

 

$

303,952

 

 

$

177,933

 

 

The Company recorded an unfavorable fair value adjustment to the contingent consideration liability of $12.2 million during the first quarter of 2017, which was primarily a result of the final settlement of territory values for the Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky Expansion Territory acquisitions and the Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina Expansion Territory acquisitions, which closed in May 2015 and October 2015, respectively. The Company recorded an unfavorable fair value adjustment to the contingent consideration liability of $17.2 million during the first quarter of 2016, which was driven

 

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primarily by a change in projected future operating results of the acquired Expansion Territories subject to sub-bottling fees. These adjustments were recorded in other expense, net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

12.Other Liabilities

 

Other liabilities consisted of the following:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Non-current portion of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

$

283,751

 

 

$

237,655

 

Accruals for executive benefit plans

 

 

126,756

 

 

 

123,078

 

Non-current deferred proceeds from conversion of Legacy Territory bottling agreements

 

 

84,890

 

 

 

-

 

Other

 

 

18,286

 

 

 

17,839

 

Total other liabilities

 

$

513,683

 

 

$

378,572

 

 

Pursuant to a territory conversion agreement entered into by the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR in September 2015 (as amended), upon the conversion of the Company’s bottling agreements to the Final CBA on March 31, 2017, the Company received a one-time $87.1 million fee from CCR. This was recorded as a deferred liability and will be amortized as a reduction to cost of sales over a period of 40 years. As of April 2, 2017, $2.2 million was recorded in accrued liabilities and $84.9 million was recorded to other liabilities on the consolidated financial statements.

 

13.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Manufacturing Cooperatives

 

The Company is a shareholder of South Atlantic Canners, Inc. (“SAC”), a manufacturing cooperative in Bishopville, South Carolina from which it is obligated to purchase 17.5 million cases of finished product on an annual basis through June 2024. All eight shareholders of the cooperative are Coca‑Cola bottlers and each has equal voting rights. The Company receives a fee for managing the day-to-day operations of SAC pursuant to a management agreement. The Company purchased 6.7 million cases and 6.5 million cases of finished product from SAC in the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016, respectively.

 

The Company is also a shareholder of Southeastern Container (“Southeastern”), a plastic bottle manufacturing cooperative from which it is obligated to purchase at least 80% of its requirements of plastic bottles for certain designated territories.

 

The Company has an equity ownership in both SAC and Southeastern. The following table summarizes the Company’s purchases from these manufacturing cooperatives:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Purchases from SAC

 

$

33,634

 

 

$

33,222

 

Purchases from Southeastern

 

 

23,336

 

 

 

16,968

 

Total purchases from manufacturing cooperatives

 

$

56,970

 

 

$

50,190

 

 

The Company guarantees a portion of SAC’s and Southeastern’s debt, which resulted primarily from the purchase of production equipment and facilities and expires at various dates through 2023. The amounts guaranteed were as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Guaranteed portion of debt - SAC

 

$

17,947

 

 

$

23,297

 

Guaranteed portion of debt - Southeastern

 

 

10,184

 

 

 

9,277

 

Total guaranteed portion of debt - manufacturing cooperatives

 

$

28,131

 

 

$

32,574

 

 

 

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In the event either of these cooperatives fails to fulfill its commitments under the related debt, the Company would be responsible for payments to the lenders up to the level of the guarantees. The following table summarizes the Company’s maximum exposure under these guarantees if these cooperatives had borrowed up to their aggregate borrowing capacity:

 

 

 

April 2, 2017

 

(in thousands)

 

South Atlantic

Canners, Inc.

 

 

Southeastern

Container

 

 

Total Manufacturing

Cooperatives

 

Maximum guaranteed debt

 

$

23,938

 

 

$

25,251

 

 

$

49,189

 

Equity investments(1)

 

 

4,102

 

 

 

17,768

 

 

 

21,870

 

Maximum total exposure, including equity investments

 

$

28,040

 

 

$

43,019

 

 

$

71,059

 

 

(1)

Recorded in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

The members of both cooperatives consist solely of Coca‑Cola bottlers. The Company does not anticipate either of these cooperatives will fail to fulfill its commitments. The Company further believes each of these cooperatives has sufficient assets, including production equipment, facilities and working capital, and the ability to adjust selling prices of its products to adequately mitigate the risk of material loss from the Company’s guarantees.

 

The Company holds no assets as collateral against the SAC or Southeastern guarantees, the fair value of which is immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company monitors its investments in SAC and Southeastern and would be required to write down its investment if an impairment was identified and the Company determined it to be other than temporary. No impairment of the Company’s investments in SAC or Southeastern has been identified as of April 2, 2017, and there was no impairment in 2016.

 

Other Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has standby letters of credit, primarily related to its property and casualty insurance programs. These letters of credit totaled $29.7 million on both April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017.

 

The Company participates in long-term marketing contractual arrangements with certain prestige properties, athletic venues and other locations. The future payments related to these contractual arrangements as of April 2, 2017 amounted to $84.1 million and expire at various dates through 2026.

 

The Company is involved in various claims and legal proceedings which have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Although it is difficult to predict the ultimate outcome of these claims and legal proceedings, management believes the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company. No material amount of loss in excess of recorded amounts is believed to be reasonably possible as a result of these claims and legal proceedings.

 

The Company is subject to audits by tax authorities in jurisdictions where it conducts business. These audits may result in assessments that are subsequently resolved with the authorities or potentially through the courts. Management believes the Company has adequately provided for any assessments likely to result from these audits; however, final assessments, if any, could be different than the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

 

14.Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate, as calculated by dividing income tax benefit by loss before income taxes, for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016 was 45.5% and 36.0%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate benefit was primarily driven by a reduction in the valuation allowance resulting from the Company’s assessment of its ability to use certain loss carryforwards, partially offset by the repricing of net deferred tax liabilities as a result of the Expansion Territories being located in higher tax rate jurisdictions.

 

The Company’s effective tax rate, as calculated by dividing income tax benefit by loss before income taxes minus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016 was 42.2% and 33.6%, respectively.

 

The Company had uncertain tax positions, including accrued interest, of $3.0 million on April 2, 2017 and $2.9 million on January 1, 2017, all of which would affect the Company’s effective tax rate if recognized. While it is expected the amount of uncertain tax

 

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positions may change in the next 12 months, the Company does not expect such change would have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Prior tax years beginning in year 2002 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, and various tax years beginning in year 1998 remain open to examination by certain state tax jurisdictions due to loss carryforwards.

 

15.Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI(L)”) is comprised of adjustments relative to the Company’s pension and postretirement medical benefit plans and foreign currency translation adjustments required for a subsidiary of the Company that performs data analysis and provides consulting services outside the United States.

 

A summary of AOCI(L) for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

January 1, 2017

 

 

Pre-tax Activity

 

 

Tax Effect

 

 

April 2, 2017

 

Net pension activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial loss

 

$

(72,393

)

 

$

807

 

 

$

(311

)

 

$

(71,897

)

Prior service costs

 

 

(61

)

 

 

7

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(57

)

Net postretirement benefits activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial loss

 

 

(24,111

)

 

 

648

 

 

 

(250

)

 

 

(23,713

)

Prior service costs

 

 

3,679

 

 

 

(746

)

 

 

288

 

 

 

3,221

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(11

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(9

)

Total AOCI(L)

 

$

(92,897

)

 

$

720

 

 

$

(278

)

 

$

(92,455

)

 

(in thousands)

 

January 3, 2016

 

 

Pre-tax Activity

 

 

Tax Effect

 

 

April 3, 2016

 

Net pension activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial loss

 

$

(68,243

)

 

$

741

 

 

$

(286

)

 

$

(67,788

)

Prior service costs

 

 

(78

)

 

 

7

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(74

)

Net postretirement benefits activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial loss

 

 

(19,825

)

 

 

587

 

 

 

(227

)

 

 

(19,465

)

Prior service costs

 

 

5,744

 

 

 

(840

)

 

 

324

 

 

 

5,228

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(5

)

 

 

15

 

 

 

(5

)

 

 

5

 

Total AOCI(L)

 

$

(82,407

)

 

$

510

 

 

$

(197

)

 

$

(82,094

)

 

A summary of the impact of AOCI(L) on the income statement line items is as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter 2017

 

(in thousands)

 

Net Pension

Activity

 

 

Net Postretirement

Benefits Activity

 

 

Foreign Currency

Translation Adjustment

 

 

Total

 

Cost of sales

 

$

155

 

 

$

(20

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

135

 

Selling, delivery & administrative expenses

 

 

659

 

 

 

(78

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

585

 

Subtotal pre-tax

 

 

814

 

 

 

(98

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

720

 

Income tax expense

 

 

314

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

278

 

Total after tax effect

 

$

500

 

 

$

(60

)

 

$

2

 

 

$

442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter 2016

 

(in thousands)

 

Net Pension

Activity

 

 

Net Postretirement

Benefits Activity

 

 

Foreign Currency

Translation Adjustment

 

 

Total

 

Cost of sales

 

$

75

 

 

$

(38

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

37

 

Selling, delivery & administrative expenses

 

 

673

 

 

 

(215

)

 

 

15

 

 

 

473

 

Subtotal pre-tax

 

 

748

 

 

 

(253

)

 

 

15

 

 

 

510

 

Income tax expense

 

 

289

 

 

 

(97

)

 

 

5

 

 

 

197

 

Total after tax effect

 

$

459

 

 

$

(156

)

 

$

10

 

 

$

313

 

 

 

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16.Capital Transactions 

 

During the first quarter of each year, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors determines whether any shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock should be issued to J. Frank Harrison, III, in connection with his services for the prior year as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to a performance unit award agreement approved in 2008 (the “Performance Unit Award Agreement”). As permitted under the terms of the Performance Unit Award Agreement, a number of shares were settled in cash each year to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the performance units. The remaining number of shares increased the total shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. A summary of the awards each year is as follows:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Date of approval for award

 

March 7, 2017

 

 

March 8, 2016

 

Fiscal year of service covered by award

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Shares settled in cash to satisfy tax withholding obligations

 

 

18,980

 

 

 

19,080

 

Increase in Class B Common Stock shares outstanding

 

 

21,020

 

 

 

20,920

 

Total Class B Common Stock awarded

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

Compensation expense for the Performance Unit Award Agreement, recognized on the share price of the last trading day prior to the end of the fiscal period, was as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands, except share price)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Total compensation expense

 

$

2,060

 

 

$

1,627

 

Share price for compensation expense

 

$

206.02

 

 

$

162.69

 

Share price date for compensation expense

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

April 1, 2016

 

 

17.Benefit Plans

 

Pension Plans

 

There are two Company-sponsored pension plans. The primary Company-sponsored pension plan (the “Primary Plan”) was frozen as of June 30, 2006 and no benefits accrued to participants after this date. The second Company-sponsored pension plan (the “Bargaining Plan”) is for certain employees under collective bargaining agreements. Benefits under the pension plan for collectively bargained employees are determined in accordance with negotiated formulas for the respective participants. Contributions to the plans are based on actuarial determined amounts and are limited to the amounts currently deductible for income tax purposes.

 

The components of net periodic pension cost were as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Service cost

 

$

150

 

 

$

28

 

Interest cost

 

 

2,979

 

 

 

3,031

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(3,399

)

 

 

(3,458

)

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

 

807

 

 

 

741

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

544

 

 

$

349

 

 

The Company did not make any contributions to the Company-sponsored pension plans during the first quarter of 2017. Anticipated contributions to the two Company-sponsored pension plans will be in the range of $10 to $12 million during 2017.

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

The Company provides postretirement benefits for a portion of its current employees. The Company recognizes the cost of postretirement benefits, which consist principally of medical benefits, during employees’ periods of active service. The Company does not pre-fund these benefits and has the right to modify or terminate certain of these benefits in the future.

 

 

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The components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost were as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Service cost

 

$

572

 

 

$

350

 

Interest cost

 

 

911

 

 

 

778

 

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

 

648

 

 

 

587

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

(746

)

 

 

(840

)

Net periodic postretirement benefit cost

 

$

1,385

 

 

$

875

 

 

Multi-Employer Benefits

 

Certain employees of the Company, whose employment is covered under collective bargaining agreements, participate in a multi-employer pension plan, the Employers-Teamsters Local Union Nos. 175 and 505 Pension Fund (the “Teamsters Plan”). The Company makes monthly contributions on behalf of such employees. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of 2017, certain collective bargaining agreements covering the Teamsters Plan expired on April 29, 2017. These agreements were renewed and will now expire in April 2020. The remainder of these agreements will expire July 26, 2018.

 

The risks of participating in the Teamsters Plan are different from single-employer plans as contributed assets are pooled and may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. If a participating employer stops contributing to the Teamsters Plan, the unfunded obligations of the Teamsters Plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers. If the Company chooses to stop participating in the Teamsters Plan, the Company could be required to pay the Teamsters Plan a withdrawal liability based on the underfunded status of the Teamsters Plan. The Company does not anticipate withdrawing from the Teamsters Plan.

 

In 2015, the Company increased the contribution rates to the Teamsters Plan, with additional increases occurring annually, as part of a rehabilitation plan. This is a result of the Teamsters Plan being certified by its actuary as being in “critical” status for the plan year beginning January 1, 2013, which was incorporated into the renewal of collective bargaining agreements with the unions, effective April 28, 2014 and adopted by the Company as a rehabilitation plan, effective January 1, 2015.

 

18.Related Party Transactions

 

The Coca‑Cola Company

 

The Company’s business consists primarily of the production, marketing and distribution of nonalcoholic beverages of The Coca‑Cola Company, which is the sole owner of the secret formulas under which the primary components of its soft drink products, either concentrate or syrup, are manufactured.

 

As of April 2, 2017, The Coca‑Cola Company owned approximately 35% of the Company’s total outstanding Common Stock, representing approximately 5% of the total voting power of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together. As long as The Coca‑Cola Company holds the number of shares of Common Stock it currently owns, it has the right to have a designee proposed by the Company for nomination to the Company’s Board of Directors, and J. Frank Harrison, III, the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and trustees of certain trusts established for the benefit of certain relatives of J. Frank Harrison, Jr. have agreed to vote the shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock which they control, representing approximately 86% of the total voting power of the Company’s combined Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, in favor of such designee. The Coca‑Cola Company does not own any shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock.

 

 

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The following table and the subsequent descriptions summarize the significant transactions between the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Payments made by the Company to The Coca-Cola Company for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concentrate, syrup, sweetener and other purchases

 

$

226,726

 

 

$

123,186

 

Customer marketing programs

 

 

57,794

 

 

 

29,142

 

Cold drink equipment parts

 

 

5,621

 

 

 

4,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments made by The Coca-Cola Company to the Company for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing funding support payments

 

$

16,836

 

 

$

15,626

 

Fountain delivery and equipment repair fees

 

 

7,850

 

 

 

5,643

 

Facilitating the distribution of certain brands and packages to other Coca-Cola bottlers

 

 

2,093

 

 

 

1,488

 

Presence marketing funding support on the Company’s behalf

 

 

656

 

 

 

481

 

 

Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. (“CCR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Coca‑Cola Company

 

The Company has a production arrangement with CCR to buy and sell finished products at cost. In addition, the Company transports product for CCR to the Company’s and other Coca-Cola bottlers’ locations. The following table summarizes purchases and sales under these arrangements between the Company and CCR:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Purchases from CCR

 

$

40,357

 

 

$

60,443

 

Sales to CCR

 

 

27,163

 

 

 

13,087

 

Sales to CCR for transporting CCR's product

 

 

839

 

 

 

5,046

 

 

As discussed above in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company and CCR have entered into and closed various Expansion Transactions to acquire Expansion Territories previously served by CCR and Expansion Facilities previously owned by CCR. The following table summarizes the definitive agreements and closing dates for each of the Expansion Transactions completed by the Company as of April 2, 2017:

 

Expansion Territories

 

Definitive

Agreement Date

 

Acquisition /

Exchange Date

Johnson City and Morristown, Tennessee

 

May 7, 2014

 

May 23, 2014

Knoxville, Tennessee

 

August 28, 2014

 

October 24, 2014

Cleveland and Cookeville, Tennessee

 

December 5, 2014

 

January 30, 2015

Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana

 

December 17, 2014

 

February 27, 2015

Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky

 

February 13, 2015

 

May 1, 2015

Lexington, Kentucky for Jackson, Tennessee Exchange

 

October 17, 2014

 

May 1, 2015

Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina

 

September 23, 2015

 

October 30, 2015

Easton and Salisbury, Maryland and Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia

 

September 23, 2015

 

January 29, 2016

Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland

 

September 23, 2015

 

April 1, 2016

Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland

 

September 23, 2015

 

April 29, 2016

Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky

 

September 1, 2016

1

October 28, 2016

Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana

 

September 1, 2016

 

January 27, 2017

Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio

 

September 1, 2016

 

March 31, 2017

 

(1)

As amended by Amendment No. 1, dated January 27, 2017.

 

 

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Expansion Facilities

 

Definitive

Agreement Date

 

Acquisition Date

Annapolis, Maryland Make-Ready Center

 

October 30, 2015

 

October 30, 2015

Sandston, Virginia

 

October 30, 2015

 

January 29, 2016

Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland

 

October 30, 2015

 

April 29, 2016

Cincinnati, Ohio

 

September 1, 2016

 

October 28, 2016

Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana

 

September 1, 2016

 

March 31, 2017

 

As part of the Distribution Territory Expansion Transactions, the Company has entered into a Final CBA, as described above in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Under the Final CBA, the Company makes a quarterly sub-bottling payment to CCR on a continuing basis for the grant of exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell the authorized brands of The Coca‑Cola Company and related products in the Expansion Territories. The quarterly sub-bottling payment is based on gross profit derived from sales of certain beverages and beverage products that are sold under the same trademarks that identify a covered beverage, beverage product or certain cross-licensed brands. The liability recorded by the Company to reflect the estimated fair value of contingent consideration related to future sub-bottling payments was $304.0 million on April 2, 2017 and $253.4 million on January 1, 2017. Payments to CCR under the Final CBA, including payments under the Company’s initial comprehensive beverage agreements, which were each converted into the Final CBA as of March 31, 2017, were zero during the first quarter of 2017 and $5.0 million during the first quarter of 2016.

 

Glacéau Distribution Termination Agreement

 

On January 1, 2017, the Company obtained the rights to market, promote, distribute and sell glacéau vitaminwater, glacéau smartwater and glacéau vitaminwater zero drops in certain geographic territories including the District of Columbia and portions of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR in June 2016. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company made a payment of $15.6 million during the first quarter of 2017 to The Coca‑Cola Company, which represented a portion of the total payment made by The Coca‑Cola Company to terminate a distribution arrangement with a prior distributor in this territory.

 

Coca‑Cola Bottlers’ Sales and Services Company, LLC (“CCBSS”)

 

Along with all other Coca‑Cola bottlers in the United States, including CCR, the Company is a member of CCBSS, a company formed in 2003 for the purpose of facilitating various procurement functions and distributing certain specified beverage products of The Coca‑Cola Company with the intention of enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of the Coca‑Cola bottling system in the United States.

 

CCBSS negotiates the procurement for the majority of the Company’s raw materials, excluding concentrate, and the Company receives a rebate from CCBSS for the purchase of these raw materials. The Company had rebates due from CCBSS of $5.2 million on April 2, 2017 and $7.4 million on January 1, 2017.

 

In addition, the Company pays an administrative fee to CCBSS for its services. The Company incurred administrative fees to CCBSS of $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

National Product Supply Group Governance Agreement (“NPSG Governance Agreement”)

 

The NPSG Governance Agreement was executed in October 2015 by The Coca‑Cola Company and three other Coca‑Cola bottlers, including CCR, who are Regional Producing Bottlers (“RPBs”) in The Coca‑Cola Company’s national product supply system. Pursuant to the NPSG Governance Agreement, The Coca‑Cola Company and the RPBs have formed a national product supply group (the “NPSG”) and agreed to certain binding governance mechanisms, including a governing board (the “NPSG Board”) comprised of a representative of (i) the Company, (ii) The Coca‑Cola Company and (iii) each other RPB. As The Coca‑Cola Company continues its multi-year refranchising effort of its North American bottling territories, additional RPBs may be added to the NPSG Board. As of April 2, 2017, the NPSG Board consisted of The Coca‑Cola‑Company, the Company and six other RPBs, including CCR.

 

The stated objectives of the NPSG include, among others, (i) Coca‑Cola system strategic infrastructure investment and divestment planning; (ii) network optimization of all plant to distribution center sourcing; and (iii) new product/packaging infrastructure planning. The NPSG Board makes and/or oversees and directs certain key decisions regarding the NPSG, including decisions regarding the management and staffing of the NPSG and the funding for its ongoing operations.

 

The Company is obligated to pay a certain portion of the costs of operating the NPSG. Pursuant to the decisions of the NPSG Board made from time to time and subject to the terms and conditions of the NPSG Governance Agreement, the Company and each other

 

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Regional Producing Bottler will make investments in their respective manufacturing assets and will implement Coca‑Cola system strategic investment opportunities consistent with the NPSG Governance Agreement.

 

CONA Services LLC (“CONA”)

 

The Company is a member of CONA, an entity formed with The Coca‑Cola Company and certain Coca‑Cola bottlers to provide business process and information technology services to its members. Under the CONA limited liability agreement executed January 27, 2016 (as amended or restated from time to time, the “CONA LLC Agreement”), the Company and other members of CONA are required to make capital contributions to CONA if and when approved by CONA’s board of directors, which is comprised of representatives of the members. The Company currently has the right to designate one of the members of CONA’s board of directors and has a percentage interest in CONA of approximately 19%. The Company made capital contributions to CONA of $0.1 million during the first quarter of 2017 and $1.2 million during the first quarter of 2016.

 

The Company is subject to a Master Services Agreement (the “Master Services Agreement”) with CONA, pursuant to which CONA agreed to make available, and the Company became authorized to use, the Coke One North America system (the “CONA System”), a uniform information technology system developed to promote operational efficiency and uniformity among North American Coca‑Cola bottlers. As part of making the CONA System available to the Company, CONA provides certain business process and information technology services to the Company, including the planning, development, management and operation of the CONA System in connection with the Company’s direct store delivery of products (collectively, the “CONA Services”).

 

Pursuant to the Master Services Agreement, CONA agreed to make available, and authorized the Company to use, the CONA System in connection with the distribution, sale, marketing and promotion of nonalcoholic beverages the Company is authorized to distribute under its comprehensive beverage agreements or any other agreement with The Coca‑Cola Company (the “Beverages”) in the territories the Company serves (the “Territories”), subject to the provisions of the CONA LLC Agreement and any licenses or other agreements relating to products or services provided by third-parties and used in connection with the CONA System.

 

In exchange for the Company’s right to use the CONA System and right to receive the CONA Services under the Master Services Agreement, the Company is charged quarterly service fees by CONA based on the number of physical cases of Beverages distributed by the Company during the applicable period in the Territories where the CONA Services have been implemented (the “Service Fees”). Upon the earlier of (i) all members of CONA beginning to use the CONA System in all territories in which they distribute products of The Coca‑Cola Company (excluding certain territories of CCR that are expected to be sold to bottlers that are neither members of CONA nor users of the CONA System), or (ii) December 31, 2018, the Service Fees will be changed to be an amount per physical case of Beverages distributed in any portion of the Territories equal to the aggregate costs incurred by CONA to maintain and operate the CONA System and provide the CONA Services divided by the total number of cases distributed by all of the members of CONA, subject to certain exceptions. The Company is obligated to pay the Service Fees under the Master Services Agreement even if it is not using the CONA System for all or any portion of its operations in the Territories. The Company incurred CONA Services Fees of $2.5 million during the first quarter of 2017 and $1.4 million during the first quarter of 2016.

 

Snyder Production Center (“SPC”)

 

The Company leases the SPC and an adjacent sales facility, which are located in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Harrison Limited Partnership One (“HLP”). HLP is directly and indirectly owned by trusts of which J. Frank Harrison, III, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Sue Anne H. Wells, a director of the Company, and Deborah H. Everhart, a former director of the Company, are trustees and beneficiaries. Morgan H. Everett, Vice President and a director of the Company, is a permissible, discretionary beneficiary of the trusts that directly or indirectly own HLP. The SPC lease expires on December 31, 2020. The principal balance outstanding under this capital lease was $14.0 million on April 2, 2017 and $14.7 million on January 1, 2017. The annual base rent the Company is obligated to pay under the lease is subject to an adjustment for an inflation factor. Rental payments related to this lease were $1.0 million in both the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016.

 

Company Headquarters

 

The Company leases its headquarters office facility and an adjacent office facility from Beacon Investment Corporation (“Beacon”). The lease expires on December 31, 2021. J. Frank Harrison, III is Beacon’s majority shareholder and Morgan H. Everett is a minority shareholder. The principal balance outstanding under this capital lease was $14.9 million on April 2, 2017 and $15.5 million on January 1, 2017. The annual base rent the Company is obligated to pay under the lease is subject to adjustment for increases in the Consumer Price Index. Rental payments related to this lease were $1.1 million in both the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016.

 

 

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19.Net Loss Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic net loss per share and diluted net loss per share under the two-class method:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Numerator for basic and diluted net loss per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

$

(5,051

)

 

$

(10,041

)

Less dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

1,785

 

 

 

1,785

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

543

 

 

 

538

 

Total undistributed earnings

 

$

(7,379

)

 

$

(12,364

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic

 

$

(5,654

)

 

$

(9,496

)

Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic

 

 

(1,725

)

 

 

(2,868

)

Total undistributed earnings – basic

 

$

(7,379

)

 

$

(12,364

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted

 

$

(5,654

)

 

$

(9,496

)

Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted

 

 

(1,725

)

 

 

(2,868

)

Total undistributed earnings – diluted

 

$

(7,379

)

 

$

(12,364

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for basic net loss per Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on Common Stock

 

$

1,785

 

 

$

1,785

 

Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic

 

 

(5,654

)

 

 

(9,496

)

Numerator for basic net loss per Common Stock share

 

$

(3,869

)

 

$

(7,711

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for basic net loss per Class B Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on Class B Common Stock

 

$

543

 

 

$

538

 

Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – basic

 

 

(1,725

)

 

 

(2,868

)

Numerator for basic net loss per Class B Common Stock share

 

$

(1,182

)

 

$

(2,330

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted net loss per Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on Common Stock

 

$

1,785

 

 

$

1,785

 

Dividends on Class B Common Stock assumed converted to Common Stock

 

 

543

 

 

 

538

 

Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted

 

 

(7,379

)

 

 

(12,364

)

Numerator for diluted net loss per Common Stock share

 

$

(5,051

)

 

$

(10,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator for diluted net loss per Class B Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on Class B Common Stock

 

$

543

 

 

$

538

 

Class B Common Stock undistributed earnings – diluted

 

 

(1,725

)

 

 

(2,868

)

Numerator for diluted net loss per Class B Common Stock share

 

$

(1,182

)

 

$

(2,330

)

 

 

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First Quarter

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Denominator for basic net loss per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

7,141

 

Class B Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – basic

 

 

2,178

 

 

 

2,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted net loss per Common Stock and Class B Common Stock share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (assumes conversion of Class B Common Stock to Common Stock)

 

 

9,319

 

 

 

9,298

 

Class B Common Stock weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

 

 

2,178

 

 

 

2,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Class B Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Class B Common Stock

 

$

(0.54

)

 

$

(1.08

)

 

The 40,000 unvested performance units granted to Mr. Harrison during the first quarter of 2017 pursuant to the Performance Unit Award Agreement were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the first quarter of 2017, as the effect of these awards would have been anti-dilutive.

 

NOTES TO TABLE

 

(1)

For purposes of the diluted net loss per share computation for Common Stock, all shares of Class B Common Stock are assumed to be converted; therefore, 100% of undistributed earnings is allocated to Common Stock.

(2)

For purposes of the diluted net loss per share computation for Class B Common Stock, weighted average shares of Class B Common Stock are assumed to be outstanding for the entire period and not converted.

(3)

Denominator for diluted net loss per share for Common Stock and Class B Common Stock includes the dilutive effect of shares relative to the Performance Unit Award.

 

20.Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

 

Changes in current assets and current liabilities affecting cash flows were as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Accounts receivable, trade, net

 

$

(20,833

)

 

$

(22,283

)

Accounts receivable from The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

(5,714

)

 

 

(25,093

)

Accounts receivable, other

 

 

8,428

 

 

 

(2,777

)

Inventories

 

 

(9,496

)

 

 

(7,778

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

8,554

 

 

 

7,710

 

Accounts payable, trade

 

 

23,607

 

 

 

17,219

 

Accounts payable to The Coca-Cola Company

 

 

14,884

 

 

 

15,374

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

9,548

 

 

 

(4,691

)

Accrued compensation

 

 

(30,020

)

 

 

(23,966

)

Accrued interest payable

 

 

5,505

 

 

 

7,359

 

Change in current assets less current liabilities (exclusive of acquisition)

 

$

4,463

 

 

$

(38,926

)

 

21.Segments

 

The Company evaluates segment reporting in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, Segment Reporting each reporting period, including evaluating the reporting package reviewed by the Chief Operation Decision Maker (“CODM”). The Company has concluded the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as a group, represent the CODM.

 

 

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The Company believes four operating segments exist. Nonalcoholic Beverages represents the vast majority of the Company’s consolidated revenues, operating income, and assets. The remaining three operating segments do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate reporting, either individually or in the aggregate, and therefore have been combined into an “All Other” reportable segment.

 

The Company’s results for its two reportable segments are as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

832,395

 

 

$

606,928

 

All Other

 

 

76,792

 

 

 

45,709

 

Eliminations(1)

 

 

(43,485

)

 

 

(27,181

)

Consolidated net sales

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

11,534

 

 

$

10,968

 

All Other

 

 

2,074

 

 

 

1,433

 

Consolidated income from operations

 

$

13,608

 

 

$

12,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

33,002

 

 

$

22,908

 

All Other

 

 

1,979

 

 

 

1,482

 

Consolidated depreciation and amortization

 

$

34,981

 

 

$

24,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures (exclusive of acquisition):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

31,197

 

 

$

24,994

 

All Other

 

 

4,114

 

 

 

6,658

 

Consolidated capital expenditures

 

$

35,311

 

 

$

31,652

 

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

2,562,969

 

 

$

2,349,284

 

All Other

 

 

107,608

 

 

 

105,785

 

Eliminations(1)

 

 

(5,757

)

 

 

(5,585

)

Consolidated total assets

 

$

2,664,820

 

 

$

2,449,484

 

 

(1)

The entire net sales elimination for each year presented represents net sales from the All Other segment to the Nonalcoholic Beverages segment. Sales between these segments are either recognized at fair market value or cost depending on the nature of the transaction. Asset eliminations relate to eliminations of intercompany receivables and payables between the Nonalcoholic Beverages and All Other segments.

 

 

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Net sales by product category were as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Bottle/can sales(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sparkling beverages (carbonated)

 

$

479,760

 

 

$

352,670

 

Still beverages (noncarbonated, including energy products)

 

 

256,058

 

 

 

166,190

 

Total bottle/can sales

 

 

735,818

 

 

 

518,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales to other Coca-Cola bottlers

 

 

64,730

 

 

 

50,210

 

Post-mix and other

 

 

65,154

 

 

 

56,386

 

Total other sales

 

 

129,884

 

 

 

106,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net sales

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

 

(1)

During the second quarter of 2016, energy products were moved from the category of sparkling beverages to still beverages, which has been reflected in all periods presented. Total bottle/can sales remain unchanged in prior periods.

 

22.Subsequent Events

 

On April 13, 2017, the Company and CCR entered into (i) a distribution asset purchase agreement (the “April 2017 Distribution APA”) regarding the Company’s acquisition of distribution rights and related assets in Expansion Territories previously served by CCR through CCR’s facilities and equipment located in Akron, Elyria, Toledo, Willoughby and Youngstown, Ohio, and (ii) a manufacturing asset purchase agreement (the “April 2017 Manufacturing APA”) regarding the Company’s acquisition of an Expansion Facility and related manufacturing assets previously owned by CCR in Twinsburg, Ohio. On April 28, 2017, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the April 2017 Distribution APA and the April 2017 Manufacturing APA. At closing, the Company paid a cash purchase price of $87.7 million, which remains subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the April 2017 Distribution APA and the April 2017 Manufacturing APA. The Company has not completed the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the individual acquired assets and assumed liabilities for these transactions. The transactions will be accounted for as a business combination under FASB ASC 805.

 

On April 11, 2017, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent which contemplates the Company exchanging certain of its exclusive distribution rights and related assets and working capital relating to the distribution, promotion, marketing and sale of beverage products owned and licensed by The Coca‑Cola Company and certain cross-licensed brands in territory located in south-central Kentucky currently served by the Company’s distribution center located in Somerset, Kentucky for certain like kind assets of CCR, as part of the exchange transactions contemplated by the non-binding letter of intent entered into by the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company on June 14, 2016, as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2016.

 

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Coca‑Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (together with its majority-owned subsidiaries, the “Company,” “we” or “our”) should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company’s fiscal year generally ends on the Sunday closest to December 31 of each year. The consolidated financial statements presented are:

 

 

The financial position as of April 2, 2017 and January 1, 2017.

 

The results of operations for the 13 weeks ended April 2, 2017 (“first quarter” of fiscal 2017 or “Q1 2017”) and the 13 weeks ended April 3, 2016 (“first quarter” of fiscal 2016).

 

Comprehensive income for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 (“2017”) and the first quarter of fiscal 2016 (“2016”).

 

Changes in equity for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

The cash flows for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

 

The consolidated financial statements include the consolidated operations of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries including Piedmont Coca‑Cola Bottling Partnership (“Piedmont”). Piedmont is the Company’s only subsidiary with a significant noncontrolling interest. The noncontrolling interest consists of The Coca‑Cola Company’s interest in Piedmont, which was 22.7% for all periods presented.

 

Expansion Transactions

 

As part of The Coca‑Cola Company’s plans to refranchise its North American bottling territories, the Company has engaged in a series of transactions since April 2013 with The Coca‑Cola Company and Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. (“CCR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Coca‑Cola Company, to significantly expand the Company’s distribution and manufacturing operations. This expansion includes acquisition of the rights to serve additional distribution territories previously served by CCR (the “Expansion Territories”) and related distribution assets (the “Distribution Territory Expansion Transactions”), as well as the acquisition of regional manufacturing facilities previously owned by CCR (the “Expansion Facilities”) and related manufacturing assets (the “Manufacturing Facility Expansion Transactions” and, together with the Distribution Territory Expansion Transactions, the “Expansion Transactions”).

 

As of April 2, 2017, the Expansion Transactions completed and the respective net cash paid amounts are as follows:

 

Expansion Territories / Expansion Facilities Acquired

 

Acquisition /

Exchange Date

 

Net Cash Paid

(In Millions)

Johnson City and Morristown, Tennessee

 

May 23, 2014

 

$

12.2

 

 

Knoxville, Tennessee

 

October 24, 2014

 

 

30.9

 

 

Cleveland and Cookeville, Tennessee

 

January 30, 2015

 

 

13.2

 

 

Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana

 

February 27, 2015

 

 

18.0

 

 

Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky

 

May 1, 2015

 

 

7.0

 

 

Lexington, Kentucky for Jackson, Tennessee Exchange

 

May 1, 2015

 

 

15.3

 

 

Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina

 

October 30, 2015

 

 

26.7

 

 

Annapolis, Maryland Make-Ready Center

 

October 30, 2015

 

 

5.4

 

 

Easton and Salisbury, Maryland, Richmond and Yorktown, Virginia, and Sandston, Virginia Expansion Facility

 

January 29, 2016

 

 

65.7

 

*

Alexandria, Virginia and Capitol Heights and La Plata, Maryland

 

April 1, 2016

 

 

35.6

 

*

Baltimore, Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland, and Silver Spring and Baltimore, Maryland Expansion Facilities

 

April 29, 2016

 

 

69.0

 

*

Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima and Portsmouth, Ohio and Louisa, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio Expansion Facility

 

October 28, 2016

 

 

98.2

 

*

Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana

 

January 27, 2017

 

 

31.6

 

*

Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facilities

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

108.7

 

*

 

*

These net cash paid amounts are subject to a final post-closing adjustment and, as a result, may either increase or decrease.

 

 

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The financial results of the Expansion Territories and the Expansion Facilities have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition or exchange dates. These Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities contributed the following amounts to the Company’s consolidated statement of operations during the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017(1)

 

 

2016(2)

 

Net sales

 

$

264,906

 

 

$

35,311

 

Income from operations

 

 

4,450

 

 

 

1,206

 

 

(1)

Includes the results of the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions, as defined below, and the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities acquired in fiscal 2016 (the “2016 Expansion Transactions”).

(2)

Includes the results of the portion of the 2016 Expansion Transactions completed through April 3, 2016.

 

Expansion Transactions

 

A summary of the Expansion Transactions completed by the Company prior to the first quarter of 2017 is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2017. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company closed the following Expansion Transactions with CCR:

 

Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana Expansion Territories Acquisitions (the “January 2017 Expansion Transaction”)

 

On January 27, 2017, the Company acquired distribution rights for certain cross-licensed brands previously distributed in the territories by CCR and related assets for Expansion Territories served by distribution facilities in Anderson, Fort Wayne, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute, Indiana, for a cash purchase price of approximately $31.6 million, which remains subject to post-closing adjustment.

 

This transaction is pursuant to the distribution asset purchase agreement entered into by the Company and CCR on September 1, 2016, as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 6, 2016 (the “September 2016 Form 8‑K”) and filed as Exhibit 2.1 thereto (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 27, 2017, the “September 2016 Distribution APA”).

 

Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio Expansion Territories Acquisitions and Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana Expansion Facility Acquisitions (“March 2017 Expansion Transactions”)

 

On March 31, 2017, the Company acquired distribution rights for certain cross-licensed brands previously distributed in the territories by CCR and related assets for Expansion Territories served by distribution facilities in Indianapolis and Bloomington, Indiana and Columbus and Mansfield, Ohio (the “March 2017 Expansion Territories”). In addition, on March 31, 2017, the Company acquired two Expansion Facilities located in Indianapolis and Portland, Indiana and related manufacturing assets (the “March 2017 Expansion Facilities”). The Company completed these two acquisitions for a cash purchase price of approximately $108.7 million, which remains subject to post-closing adjustment.

 

The March 2017 Expansion Territories acquisition is pursuant to the September 2016 Distribution APA. The March 2017 Expansion Facilities acquisition is pursuant to the manufacturing asset purchase agreement entered into by the Company and CCR on September 1, 2016 (the “September 2016 Manufacturing APA”), as described in the September 2016 Form 8‑K and filed as Exhibit 2.2 thereto.

 

Together, the January 2017 Expansion Transaction and the March 2017 Expansion Transactions, are the “Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.”

 

Amendment to September 2016 Distribution APA

 

On January 27, 2017, the Company and CCR amended the September 2016 Distribution APA to, among other things, accelerate (i) the anticipated date for the closing of the March 2017 Expansion Transactions from October 2017 to March 2017, and (ii) the Company’s acquisition of territory served by a distribution facility in Terre Haute, Indiana from the March 2017 Expansion Transactions to the January 2017 Expansion Transaction.

 

 

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Final Comprehensive Beverage Agreement

 

In connection with the closings for the March 2017 Expansion Territories described above, the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR entered into a comprehensive beverage agreement (the “Final CBA”) on March 31, 2017, pursuant to which CCR granted the Company certain exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell the Covered Beverages and Related Products distinguished by the Trademarks (as such terms are defined in the Final CBA) in the March 2017 Expansion Territories, in exchange for the Company agreeing to make a quarterly sub-bottling payment to CCR on a continuing basis, based on gross profit derived from sales of certain beverages and beverage products that are sold under the same trademarks that identify a Covered Beverage, Related Product or certain “cross-licensed” beverage brands not owned or licensed by The Coca‑Cola Company.

 

Other than the Covered Beverages, Related Products and expressly permitted existing cross-licensed brands, the Final CBA provides that, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Company will not be permitted to produce, manufacture, prepare, package, distribute, sell, deal in or otherwise use or handle any Beverages, Beverage Components (as such terms are defined in the Final CBA) or other beverage products unless otherwise consented to by The Coca‑Cola Company. The Final CBA has a term of ten years and is renewable by the Company indefinitely for successive additional terms of ten years each unless earlier terminated as provided therein.

 

The Final CBA includes:

 

(i)

the need to obtain The Coca‑Cola Company’s prior approval of a potential purchaser of the Company or its aggregate businesses directly and primarily related to the marketing, promotion, distribution and sale of certain beverages of The Coca‑Cola Company,

(ii)

the right of The Coca‑Cola Company to terminate the Final CBA in the event of an uncured default by the Company,

(iii)

the requirement that the Company maintain an annual equivalent case volume per capita change rate that is not less than one standard deviation below the median of such rates for all U.S. Coca‑Cola bottlers for such period, and

(iv)

the requirement that the Company make minimum, ongoing capital expenditures at a specified level.

 

As described below under “Bottling Agreement and RMA Conversions,” each of the Company’s initial comprehensive beverage agreements with The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR for the Expansion Territories the Company previously acquired from CCR (the “Initial CBAs”) and other Bottling Agreements (as defined below) has been amended, restated and converted into the Final CBA as of March 31, 2017. A summary of the Final CBA is provided in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 4, 2017 (the “April 2017 Form 8-K”), and the Final CBA is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”).

 

Final Regional Manufacturing Agreement

 

In connection with the closings for the March 2017 Expansion Facilities described above, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company entered into a regional manufacturing agreement (the “Final RMA”) on March 31, 2017, pursuant to which The Coca‑Cola Company granted the Company the rights to manufacture, produce and package Authorized Covered Beverages (as defined in the Final RMA) at the March 2017 Expansion Facilities for distribution by the Company for its own account in accordance with the Final CBA and for sale by the Company to certain other U.S. Coca‑Cola bottlers and to the Coca‑Cola North America division of The Coca‑Cola Company in accordance with the Final RMA.

 

Under the Final RMA, The Coca‑Cola Company will, from time to time, unilaterally establish the prices (or certain elements of the formula used to determine the prices) that the Company charges for sales of Authorized Covered Beverages to The Coca‑Cola Company or to certain U.S. Coca‑Cola bottlers. Subject to the right of The Coca‑Cola Company to terminate the Final RMA in the event of an uncured default by the Company, the Final RMA has a term that continues for the duration of the term of the Final CBA. Other than Authorized Covered Beverages, certain cross-licensed brands that the Company is permitted to distribute under the Final CBA, and certain other expressly permitted cross-licensed brands, the Final RMA provides that the Company will not manufacture any Beverages, Beverage Components or other beverage products unless otherwise consented to by The Coca‑Cola Company.

 

The Final RMA includes:

 

(i)

the requirement that the Company’s aggregate business directly and primarily related to the manufacture of Authorized Covered Beverages, permitted cross-licensed brands and other beverages and beverage products for The Coca‑Cola Company be subject to the same agreed upon sale process provisions included in the Final CBA, which include the need to obtain The Coca‑Cola Company’s prior approval of a potential purchaser of such manufacturing business,

(ii)

the right of The Coca‑Cola Company to terminate the Final RMA under certain circumstances, including in the event of an uncured default by the Company under the Final CBA or an uncured breach by the Company of any of its material obligations under the Final RMA or the NPSG Governance Agreement entered into by the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and certain

 

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other Coca‑Cola bottlers on October 30, 2015 regarding the governance of the national product supply system, as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 2, 2015 and filed as Exhibit 10.1 thereto, and

(iii)

the requirement that the Company make minimum, ongoing capital expenditures at a specified level. A summary of the Final RMA is provided in the April 2017 Form 8-K, and the Final RMA is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this Report.

 

The Final RMA is similar in many respects to the initial regional manufacturing agreements entered into by the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company for the Expansion Facilities the Company previously acquired from CCR (the “Initial RMAs”), a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2016 (the “May 2016 Form 8-K”). As described below under “Bottling Agreement and RMA Conversions,” each of the Company’s Initial RMAs has been amended, restated and converted into the Final RMA as of March 31, 2017.

 

Bottling Agreement and RMA Conversions

 

Upon the consummation of the March 31, 2017 Expansion Transactions, each of the Company’s existing bottling agreements for The Coca‑Cola Company beverage brands, including each of the Company’s Initial CBAs, master bottle contracts, allied bottle contracts and other bottling agreements with The Coca‑Cola Company or CCR that authorize the Company to produce and/or distribute the Covered Beverages or Related Products (collectively, the “Bottling Agreements”), were automatically amended, restated and converted into the Final CBA (the “Bottling Agreement Conversion”) pursuant to the territory conversion agreement entered into by the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and CCR on September 23, 2015, as described in the September 2015 Form 8-K and filed as Exhibit 10.1 thereto (as amended by the First Amendment to Territory Conversion Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.47 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2016, the “Territory Conversion Agreement”). The Bottling Agreement Conversion included all of the Company’s Bottling Agreements for the Expansion Territories and for all other territories in the United States where the Company (or one of its affiliates) has rights to market, promote, distribute and sell beverage products owned or licensed by The Coca‑Cola Company (the “Legacy Territories”), provided that the sub-bottling payment required under the Final CBA will not apply with regards to the Legacy Territories.

 

Concurrent with the Bottling Agreement Conversion on March 31, 2017, each of the Company’s Initial RMAs were also automatically amended, restated and converted, pursuant to their terms, into the Final RMA (the “RMA Conversion”). The Final RMA also provides the Company the rights to manufacture, produce and package Authorized Covered Beverages at the Company’s four legacy manufacturing facilities (the “Legacy Facilities”), which rights were previously granted to the Company pursuant to certain Bottling Agreements that have now been amended, restated and converted into the Final CBA as part of the Bottling Agreement Conversion.

 

Pursuant to the Territory Conversion Agreement, on March 31, 2017 CCR paid the Company and its subsidiaries a one-time fee (which is subject to final adjustment) of $87.1 million upon the Bottling Agreement Conversion, an amount equivalent to 0.5 times the EBITDA the Company and its subsidiaries generated during the twelve-month period ended January 1, 2017 from sales in the Legacy Territories of Beverages either (i) owned by The Coca‑Cola Company or licensed to The Coca‑Cola Company and sublicensed to the Company and its subsidiaries, or (ii) owned by or licensed to Monster Energy Company on which the Company and its subsidiaries pay, and The Coca‑Cola Company receives, a facilitation fee.

 

Piedmont Final Comprehensive Beverage Agreement

 

In connection with the Bottling Agreement Conversion, the existing Bottling Agreements between The Coca‑Cola Company and Piedmont, a partnership formed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Coca‑Cola Company to distribute and market finished bottle, can and fountain beverage products under trademarks of The Coca‑Cola Company and other third-party licensors in portions of the Legacy Territories located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia (the “Piedmont Territories”), also were amended, restated and converted into a final comprehensive beverage agreement (the “Piedmont CBA”).

 

Pursuant to the Piedmont CBA, The Coca‑Cola Company granted Piedmont certain exclusive rights to distribute, promote, market and sell the Covered Beverages and Related Products distinguished by the Trademarks in the Piedmont Territories. The Piedmont CBA is substantially similar to the Final CBA and, as with the treatment of the Legacy Territories under the Final CBA, there is no requirement for Piedmont to make quarterly sub-bottling payments to CCR for the Piedmont Territories. Piedmont did not enter into a Final RMA with The Coca‑Cola Company, as Piedmont does not own any regional manufacturing facilities. A summary of the Piedmont CBA is provided in the April 2017 Form 8-K and the Piedmont CBA is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Report.

 

Omnibus Letter Agreement

 

On March 31, 2017, the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and The Coca‑Cola Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Omnibus Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties agreed that, for purposes of determining compliance with (i) the

 

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equivalent case volume per capita change rate obligation under the Final CBA, the Piedmont CBA and any other comprehensive beverage agreements between The Coca‑Cola Company and a subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the “CCBCC Group CBAs”) (the “Equivalent Case Volume Obligation”) and (ii) the capital expenditures obligation under the CCBCC Group CBAs and the Final RMA (the “Capital Expenditures Obligation”), the equivalent case volume per capita and the capital expenditures of the Company and its subsidiaries, in both instances, will be calculated in the aggregate. For instance, the Capital Expenditures Obligation will apply to the entire territory covered by the CCBCC Group CBAs and the Final RMA in the aggregate, and not with respect to any individual territory under a particular agreement, and will include all expenditures in such respect made by the Company and its subsidiaries.

 

In addition, the Omnibus Letter Agreement provides that a breach of the Equivalent Case Volume Obligation or the Capital Expenditures Obligation would result in a default of the CCBCC Group CBAs and/or of the Final RMA, as applicable. Further, pursuant to the Omnibus Letter Agreement, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company also agreed that the Final RMA supersedes the letter agreement entered into by the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company on April 29, 2016, as described in the May 2016 Form 8-K, and consequently, terminated such letter agreement as of March 31, 2017. A summary of the Omnibus Letter Agreement is provided in the April 2017 Form 8-K, and the Omnibus Letter Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 thereto.

 

Expansion Facilities Discount and Legacy Facilities Credit Letter Agreement

 

In connection with the Company’s acquisitions of the Expansion Facilities and the impact on transaction value from certain adjustments made by The Coca‑Cola Company to the authorized pricing under the Final RMA on sales of Authorized Covered Beverages produced by the Company at the Expansion Facilities and sold to The Coca‑Cola Company and certain U.S. Coca‑Cola bottlers, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company also entered into a letter agreement on March 31, 2017 (the “Manufacturing Facilities Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which The Coca‑Cola Company agreed to provide the Company with an aggregate valuation adjustment discount of $33.1 million (the “Expansion Facilities Discount”) on the purchase prices for the Expansion Facilities. On March 31, 2017, upon the Company’s acquisition of the March 2017 Expansion Facilities, the parties agreed to apply $22.9 million of the total Expansion Facilities Discount, which represents the portion of the Expansion Facilities Discount applicable to (i) the March 2017 Expansion Facilities and (ii) the Expansion Facilities previously acquired by the Company from CCR. The portion of the Expansion Facilities Discount attributable to each of the remaining Expansion Facilities to be acquired by the Company will be applied at the closing of each such future transaction.

 

The Manufacturing Facilities Letter Agreement also establishes a mechanism to compensate the Company with a payment or credit for the net economic impact to the Legacy Facilities of the changes made by The Coca‑Cola Company to the authorized pricing under the Final RMA on sales of Authorized Covered Beverages produced by the Company at the Legacy Facilities and sold to The Coca‑Cola Company and certain U.S. Coca‑Cola bottlers versus the Company’s historical returns for products produced at the Legacy Facilities prior to the RMA Conversion (the “Legacy Facilities Credit”). The Coca‑Cola Company and the Company have agreed to work together to calculate the Legacy Facilities Credit as promptly as reasonably practicable. A summary of the Manufacturing Facilities Letter Agreement is provided in the April 2017 Form 8-K and the Manufacturing Facilities Letter Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.8 to this Report.

 

Amended and Restated Ancillary Business Letter

 

On March 31, 2017, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company amended and restated the letter agreement dated October 30, 2015, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the November 2015 Form 8-K (as amended and restated, the “A&R Ancillary Business Letter”), to grant the Company advance waivers to acquire or develop certain lines of business involving the preparation, distribution, sale, dealing in or otherwise using or handling of certain beverage products that would otherwise be prohibited under the Final CBA or any similar agreement. Subject to certain limited exceptions described therein, the Company is prohibited from acquiring or developing any line of business inside or outside of its territories governed by the Final CBA or any similar agreement during the term of a focus period expiring January 1, 2020 (the “Focus Period”) without the consent of The Coca‑Cola Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld.

 

After the expiration of the Focus Period, only the acquisition or development by the Company of (i) any grocery, quick service restaurant, or convenience and petroleum store business engaged in the sale of Beverages, Beverage Components and other beverage products not otherwise authorized or permitted by the Final CBA, or (ii) any other line of business for which beverage activities otherwise prohibited under the Final CBA represent more than a certain threshold of net sales will require the consent of The Coca‑Cola Company (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld) under the A&R Ancillary Business Letter, subject to certain limited exceptions described therein. A summary of the A&R Ancillary Business Letter is provided in the April 2017 Form 8‑K, and the A&R Ancillary Business Letter was filed as Exhibit 10.2 thereto.

 

 

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Cleveland Letter of Intent

 

On February 6, 2017, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “February 2017 LOI”) pursuant to which CCR would grant the Company certain exclusive rights for the distribution, promotion, marketing and sale of beverage products owned and licensed by The Coca‑Cola Company in territory in and around Cleveland, Ohio (the “Cleveland Territory”) currently served by another unaffiliated Coca‑Cola bottler. The February 2017 LOI contemplates that CCR would acquire this distribution business in the Cleveland Territory from the existing Coca‑Cola bottler immediately prior to selling it to the Company. A summary of the February 2017 LOI was provided in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 7, 2017, and the February 2017 LOI was filed as Exhibit 99.2 thereto.

 

Pursuant to the February 2017 LOI, the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company also amended their non-binding letter of intent dated February 8, 2016, as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 10, 2016 and filed as Exhibit 99.2 thereto, to remove the portion of the distribution territory located in northern West Virginia served by CCR’s distribution facilities in Wheeling and Fairmont, West Virginia from the Distribution Territory Expansion Transaction contemplated by such letter of intent and agreed that CCR will sell the distribution rights and assets associated with such territory to another unaffiliated Coca‑Cola bottler.

 

Our Business and the Nonalcoholic Beverage Industry

 

Coca‑Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, a Delaware corporation, produces, markets and distributes nonalcoholic beverages in 16 states. The Company was incorporated in 1980 and, together with its predecessors, has been in the nonalcoholic beverage manufacturing and distribution business since 1902. We are the largest independent Coca‑Cola bottler in the United States. Approximately 92% of our total bottle/can volume to retail customers consist of products of The Coca‑Cola Company, which include some of the most recognized and popular beverage brands in the world. We also distribute products for several other beverage brands including Dr Pepper, Sundrop and Monster Energy. Our purpose is to honor God, serve others, pursue excellence and grow profitably. Our stock is traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol “COKE.”

 

We offer a range of flavors designed to meet the demands of our consumers. Our product offerings include both sparkling and still beverages. Sparkling beverages are carbonated beverages and the Company’s principal sparkling beverage is Coca‑Cola. Still beverages include energy products and noncarbonated beverages such as bottled water, tea, ready to drink coffee, enhanced water, juices and sports drinks.

 

There are two main categories of sales, which include bottle/can sales and other sales. Bottle/can sales include products packaged in plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Other sales include sales to other Coca‑Cola bottlers and “post-mix” products. Post-mix products are dispensed through equipment that mixes the fountain syrup with carbonated or still water, enabling fountain retailers to sell finished products to consumers in cups or glasses.

 

Net sales by product category were as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Bottle/can sales(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sparkling beverages (carbonated)

 

$

479,760

 

 

$

352,670

 

Still beverages (noncarbonated, including energy products)

 

 

256,058

 

 

 

166,190

 

Total bottle/can sales

 

 

735,818

 

 

 

518,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales to other Coca-Cola bottlers

 

 

64,730

 

 

 

50,210

 

Post-mix and other

 

 

65,154

 

 

 

56,386

 

Total other sales

 

 

129,884

 

 

 

106,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net sales

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

 

(1)

In the second quarter of 2016, energy products were moved from the category of sparkling beverages to still beverages, which has been reflected in all periods presented. Total bottle/can sales remain unchanged in prior periods.

 

The nonalcoholic beverage market is highly competitive. Competitive products include nonalcoholic sparkling beverages and still beverages, which are noncarbonated beverages such as bottled water, energy drinks, tea, ready to drink coffee, enhanced water, juices

 

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and sports drinks. Our competitors include bottlers and distributors of nationally and regionally advertised and marketed products, as well as bottlers and distributors of private label beverages. Our principal competitors include local bottlers of Pepsi-Cola and, in some regions, local bottlers of Dr Pepper, Royal Crown and/or 7‑Up products.

 

The principal methods of competition in the nonalcoholic beverage industry are point-of-sale merchandising, new product introductions, new vending and dispensing equipment, packaging changes, pricing, price promotions, product quality, retail space management, customer service, frequency of distribution and advertising. We believe we are competitive in our territories with respect to these methods of competition.

 

Business seasonality results primarily from higher unit sales of the Company’s products in the second and third quarters of the fiscal year. Sales volume can also be impacted by weather conditions. Fixed costs, such as depreciation expense, are not significantly impacted by business seasonality. We have, and believe CCR and other bottlers from whom we purchase finished goods have, adequate production capacity to meet sales demand for sparkling and still beverages during these peak periods.

 

Areas of Emphasis

 

Key priorities for the Company include territory and manufacturing expansion, revenue management, product innovation and beverage portfolio expansion, distribution cost management, and productivity.

 

Revenue Management:  Revenue management requires a strategy that reflects consideration for pricing of brands and packages within product categories and channels, highly effective working relationships with customers and disciplined fact-based decision-making. Revenue management has been and continues to be a key driver which has a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations.

 

Product Innovation and Beverage Portfolio Expansion:  Innovation of both new brands and packages has been and is expected to continue to be important to the Company’s overall revenue. Recent product introductions from the Company and The CocaCola Company include new flavor varieties within certain brands such as Fanta Sparkling Fruit, Minute Maid Refreshment, Monster, Dasani Drops, NOS, and Dasani Sparkling. New packaging introductions over the last several years include the 253 ml bottle, the 1.25-liter bottle, the 7.5-ounce sleek can, the 2-liter contour bottle for Coca‑Cola products, and the 16-ounce bottle/24-ounce bottle package.

 

Distribution Cost Management:  Distribution costs represent the costs of transporting finished goods from Company locations to customer outlets. Total distribution costs were $91.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $64.4 million in the first quarter of 2016. Management of these costs will continue to be a key area of emphasis for the Company.

 

The Company has three primary delivery systems:

 

 

bulk delivery for large supermarkets, mass merchandisers and club stores;

 

advanced sale delivery for convenience stores, drug stores, small supermarkets and on-premises accounts; and

 

full service delivery for its full service vending customers.

 

Productivity:  A key driver in the Company’s selling, delivery and administrative (“S,D&A”) expense management relates to ongoing improvements in labor productivity and asset productivity.

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

First Quarter Results

 

Our results of operations for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016 are highlighted in the table below and discussed in the following paragraphs:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Change

 

 

% Change

 

Net sales

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

 

$

240,246

 

 

38.4%

 

Cost of sales

 

 

533,681

 

 

 

381,558

 

 

 

152,123

 

 

 

39.9

 

Gross profit

 

 

332,021

 

 

 

243,898

 

 

 

88,123

 

 

 

36.1

 

Selling, delivery and administrative expenses

 

 

318,413

 

 

 

231,497

 

 

 

86,916

 

 

 

37.5

 

Income from operations

 

 

13,608

 

 

 

12,401

 

 

 

1,207

 

 

 

9.7

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

9,470

 

 

 

9,361

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

1.2

 

Other expense, net

 

 

12,246

 

 

 

17,151

 

 

 

(4,905

)

 

 

(28.6

)

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(8,108

)

 

 

(14,111

)

 

 

6,003

 

 

 

(42.5

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

(3,691

)

 

 

(5,078

)

 

 

1,387

 

 

 

(27.3

)

Net loss

 

 

(4,417

)

 

 

(9,033

)

 

 

4,616

 

 

 

(51.1

)

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

634

 

 

 

1,008

 

 

 

(374

)

 

 

(37.1

)

Net loss attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

$

(5,051

)

 

$

(10,041

)

 

$

4,990

 

 

 

(49.7

)

 

Items Impacting Operations and Financial Condition

 

The following items affect the comparability of the financial results:

 

First Quarter 2016

 

 

$264.9 million in net sales and $4.5 million of operating income related to the Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities;

 

$7.7 million of expenses related to acquiring and transitioning Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities; and

 

$12.2 million recorded in other expense as a result of an unfavorable fair value adjustment to the Company’s contingent consideration liability related to the Expansion Territories.

 

First Quarter 2016

 

 

$35.3 million in net sales and $1.2 million of operating income related to the Expansion Territories;

 

$17.2 million recorded in other expense as a result of an unfavorable fair value adjustment to the Company’s contingent consideration liability related to the Expansion Territories;

 

$6.4 million of expenses related to acquiring and transitioning Expansion Territories; and

 

$4.0 million of additional expense related to increased charitable contributions.

 

Net Sales

 

Net sales increased $240.2 million, or 38.4%, to $865.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to $625.5 million in the first quarter of 2016. The increase in net sales was primarily attributable to the following (in millions):

 

First Quarter 2017

 

 

Attributable to:

$

229.6

 

 

Net sales increase related to the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and the 2016 Expansion Transactions

 

12.6

 

 

2.6% increase in bottle/can sales volume to retail customers in the Legacy Territory, the 2014 Expansion Territories and the 2015 Expansion Territories, primarily driven by an increase in still beverages

 

(2.4

)

 

Decrease in sales price per unit to other Coca-Cola bottlers

 

0.4

 

 

Other

$

240.2

 

 

Total increase in net sales

 

The Company’s bottle/can sales to retail customers accounted for approximately 85% of the Company’s total net sales in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to approximately 83% in the first quarter of 2016. Bottle/can net pricing is based on the invoice price

 

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charged to customers reduced by promotional allowances. Bottle/can net pricing per unit is impacted by the price charged per package, the volume generated in each package and the channels in which those packages are sold.

 

Product category sales volume as a percentage of total bottle/can sales volume and the percentage change by product category were as follows:

 

 

 

Bottle/Can Sales Volume

 

 

Bottle/Can

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

 

Sales Volume

 

Product Category

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Increase

 

Sparkling beverages

 

 

71.4

%

 

 

72.9

%

 

 

35.5

%

Still beverages (including energy products)

 

 

28.6

%

 

 

27.1

%

 

 

45.9

%

Total bottle/can sales volume

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

38.3

%

 

Bottle/can volume to retail customers, excluding the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and the 2016 Expansion Transactions, increased 2.6%, which represented a 1.3% increase in sparkling beverages and a 6.0% increase in still beverages in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to the first quarter of 2016.

 

The Company’s products are sold and distributed through various channels, which include selling directly to retail stores and other outlets such as food markets, institutional accounts and vending machine outlets. During the first quarter of 2017, approximately 66% of the Company’s bottle/can volume to retail customers was sold for future consumption, while the remaining bottle/can volume to retail customers was sold for immediate consumption.

 

The following table summarizes the percentage of the Company’s total bottle/can volume and the percentage of the Company’s total net sales, which are all included in the Nonalcoholic Beverages operating segment, attributed to its largest customers:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

Customer

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate percent of the Company's total Bottle/can volume

 

 

20

%

 

 

20

%

Approximate percent of the Company's total Net sales

 

 

14

%

 

 

14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Kroger Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate percent of the Company's total Bottle/can volume

 

 

8

%

 

 

7

%

Approximate percent of the Company's total Net sales

 

 

6

%

 

 

5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Lion, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate percent of the Company's total Bottle/can volume

 

 

7

%

 

 

9

%

Approximate percent of the Company's total Net sales

 

 

5

%

 

 

6

%

 

Cost of Sales

 

Cost of sales includes the following: raw material costs, manufacturing labor, manufacturing overhead including depreciation expense, manufacturing warehousing costs, shipping and handling costs related to the movement of finished goods from manufacturing locations to sales distribution centers and purchase of finished goods.

 

Cost of sales increased $152.1 million, or 39.9%, to $533.7 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to $381.6 million in the first quarter of 2016. The increase in cost of sales was primarily attributable to the following (in millions):

 

First Quarter 2017

 

 

Attributable to:

$

146.9

 

 

Cost of sales increase related to the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and the 2016 Expansion Transactions

 

7.3

 

 

2.6% increase in bottle/can sales volume to retail customers in the Legacy Territory, the 2014 Expansion Territories and the 2015 Expansion Territories, primarily driven by an increase in still beverages

 

(4.0

)

 

Decrease in external transportation cost of sales

 

1.9

 

 

Other

$

152.1

 

 

Total increase in cost of sales

 

 

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The following inputs represent a substantial portion of the Company’s total cost of sales: (i) sweeteners, (ii) packaging materials, including plastic bottles and aluminum cans, and (iii) finished products purchased from other vendors.

 

The Company relies extensively on advertising and sales promotion in the marketing of its products. The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies that supply concentrates, syrups and finished products to the Company make substantial marketing and advertising expenditures to promote sales in the local territories served by the Company. The Company also benefits from national advertising programs conducted by The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies. Certain of the marketing expenditures by The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies are made pursuant to annual arrangements. Total marketing funding support from The Coca‑Cola Company and other beverage companies, which includes direct payments to the Company and payments to customers for marketing programs, was $24.4 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to $20.4 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

The Company’s cost of sales may not be comparable to other peer companies, as some peer companies include all costs related to their distribution network in cost of sales. The Company includes a portion of these costs in S,D&A expenses.

 

S,D&A Expenses

 

S,D&A expenses include the following: sales management labor costs, distribution costs from sales distribution centers to customer locations, sales distribution center warehouse costs, depreciation expense related to sales centers, delivery vehicles and cold drink equipment, point-of-sale expenses, advertising expenses, cold drink equipment repair costs, amortization of intangibles and administrative support labor and operating costs.

 

S,D&A expenses increased by $86.9 million, or 37.5%, to $318.4 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to $231.5 million in the first quarter of 2016. S,D&A expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased to 36.8% in the first quarter of 2017 from 37.0% in the first quarter of 2016. The increase in S,D&A expenses was primarily attributable to the following (in millions):

 

First Quarter 2017

 

 

Attributable to:

$

44.0

 

 

Increase in employee salaries including bonus and incentives due to additional personnel added from the Expansion Transactions

 

8.3

 

 

Increase in employee benefit costs primarily due to additional group insurance expense and 401(k) employer matching contributions for employees from the Expansion Transactions

 

6.1

 

 

Increase in depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment primarily due to depreciation for fleet and vending equipment from the Expansion Transactions

 

4.1

 

 

Increase in marketing expense primarily due to increased spending for media and cold drink sponsorships

 

3.9

 

 

Increase in employer payroll taxes primarily due to additional personnel added from the Expansion Transactions

 

7.9

 

 

Other individually immaterial expense increases primarily related to the Expansion Transactions

 

12.6

 

 

Other individually immaterial increases

$

86.9

 

 

Total increase in S,D&A expenses

 

Shipping and handling costs related to the movement of finished goods from manufacturing locations to sales distribution centers are included in cost of sales. Shipping and handling costs related to the movement of finished goods from sales distribution centers to customer locations are included in S,D&A expenses and totaled $91.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $64.4 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense, net, increased $0.1 million, or 1.2%, to $9.5 million in the first quarter of 2017, as compared to $9.4 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Other Expense, Net

 

Other expense, net, included a noncash charge of $12.2 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2016 as a result of fair value adjustments of the Company’s contingent consideration liability related to the Expansion Territories. The adjustment in the first quarter of 2017 was primarily a result of the final settlement of territory values for the Paducah and Pikeville, Kentucky Expansion Territory acquisitions and the Norfolk, Fredericksburg and Staunton, Virginia, and Elizabeth City, North Carolina Expansion Territory acquisitions, which closed in May 2015 and October 2015, respectively. The adjustment in the first quarter of 2016 was driven primarily by a change in projected future operating results of the acquired Expansion Territories subject to sub-bottling fees.

 

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Each reporting period, the Company adjusts its contingent consideration liability related to the newly-acquired Expansion Territories to fair value. The fair value is determined by discounting future expected sub-bottling payments required under the Final CBA using the Company’s estimated weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”), which is impacted by many factors, which include long-term interest rates; projected future operating results; and final settlements of territory values. These future expected sub-bottling payments extend through the life of the related distribution asset acquired in each distribution territory expansion transaction, which is generally 40 years. In addition, the Company is required to pay quarterly the current portion of the sub-bottling fee.

 

Income Tax Benefit

 

The Company’s effective tax rate, calculated by dividing income tax benefit by loss before income taxes, was 45.5% for the first quarter of 2017 and 36.0% for the first quarter of 2016. The increase in the effective tax rate benefit was primarily driven by a reduction in the valuation allowance resulting from the Company’s assessment of its ability to use certain loss carryforwards, partially offset by the repricing of net deferred tax liabilities as a result of the Expansion Territories being located in higher tax rate jurisdictions. The Company’s effective tax rate, calculated by dividing income tax benefit by loss before income taxes minus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, was 42.2% for the first quarter of 2017 and 33.6% for the first quarter of 2016.

 

Noncontrolling Interest

 

The Company recorded net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, which is related to the portion of Piedmont owned by The Coca‑Cola Company, of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax was $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2017 and $0.3 million in the first quarter of 2016. The increase was primarily a result of actuarial losses on the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans.

 

Segment Operating Results

 

The Company evaluates segment reporting in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting each reporting period, including evaluating the reporting package reviewed by the Chief Operation Decision Maker (“CODM”). The Company has concluded the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as a group, represent the CODM.

 

The Company believes four operating segments exist. Nonalcoholic Beverages represents the vast majority of the Company’s consolidated revenues, operating income, and assets. The remaining three operating segments do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate reporting, either individually or in the aggregate, and therefore have been combined into an “All Other” reportable segment.

 

The Company’s results for its two reportable segments are as follows:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

832,395

 

 

$

606,928

 

All Other

 

 

76,792

 

 

 

45,709

 

Eliminations(1)

 

 

(43,485

)

 

 

(27,181

)

Consolidated net sales

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

625,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonalcoholic Beverages

 

$

11,534

 

 

$

10,968

 

All Other

 

 

2,074

 

 

 

1,433

 

Consolidated income from operations

 

$

13,608

 

 

$

12,401

 

 

(1)

The entire net sales elimination for each year presented represents net sales from the All Other segment to the Nonalcoholic Beverages segment. Sales between these segments are either recognized at fair market value or cost depending on the nature of the transaction.

 

 

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Comparable /Adjusted Results

 

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, management believes certain non-GAAP financial measures provide users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing the Company’s ongoing performance. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s non-GAAP financial information does not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting.

 

The following tables reconcile reported GAAP results to comparable results (non-GAAP) for the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016:

 

 

 

First Quarter 2017

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net

sales

 

 

Income

from operations

 

 

Income (loss) before

income taxes

 

 

Net income

(loss)

 

 

Basic net income

(loss) per share

 

Reported results (GAAP)

 

$

865,702

 

 

$

13,608

 

 

$

(8,108

)

 

$

(5,051

)

 

$

(0.54

)

Fair value adjustments for commodity hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

(327

)

 

 

(327

)

 

 

(201

)

 

 

(0.02

)

2017 & 2016 acquisitions impact

 

 

(264,906

)

 

 

(4,450

)

 

 

(4,450

)

 

 

(2,732

)

 

 

(0.29

)

Expansion Transaction expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,652

 

 

 

7,652

 

 

 

4,698

 

 

 

0.49

 

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,246

 

 

 

7,519

 

 

 

0.81

 

Total reconciling items

 

 

(264,906

)

 

 

2,875

 

 

 

15,121

 

 

 

9,284

 

 

 

0.99

 

Comparable results (non-GAAP)

 

$

600,796

 

 

$

16,483

 

 

$

7,013

 

 

$

4,233

 

 

$

0.45

 

 

 

 

First Quarter 2016

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net

sales

 

 

Income

from operations

 

 

Income (loss) before

income taxes

 

 

Net income

(loss)

 

 

Basic net income

(loss) per share

 

Reported results (GAAP)

 

$

625,456

 

 

$

12,401

 

 

$

(14,111

)

 

$

(10,041

)

 

$

(1.08

)

Fair value adjustments for commodity hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,040

)

 

 

(1,040

)

 

 

(640

)

 

 

(0.07

)

2016 acquisitions impact

 

 

(35,311

)

 

 

(1,206

)

 

 

(1,206

)

 

 

(742

)

 

 

(0.08

)

Expansion Transaction expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,423

 

 

 

6,423

 

 

 

3,950

 

 

 

0.43

 

Special charitable contribution

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

2,460

 

 

 

0.26

 

Impact of changes in product supply governance

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,213

)

 

 

(2,213

)

 

 

(1,361

)

 

 

(0.15

)

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

17,151

 

 

 

10,548

 

 

 

1.14

 

Total reconciling items

 

 

(35,311

)

 

 

5,964

 

 

 

23,115

 

 

 

14,215

 

 

 

1.53

 

Comparable results (non-GAAP)

 

$

590,145

 

 

$

18,365

 

 

$

9,004

 

 

$

4,174

 

 

$

0.45

 

 

Financial Condition

 

Total assets increased to $2.66 billion on April 2, 2017, from $2.45 billion on January 1, 2017. The increase in total assets is primarily attributable to the Expansion Transactions, contributing to an increase in total assets of $185.2 million from January 1, 2017. In addition, the Company had additions to property, plant and equipment of $41.6 million during the first quarter of 2017, which excludes $108.4 million in property, plant and equipment acquired in the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

Net working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, was $192.9 million on April 2, 2017, which was an increase of $56.9 million from January 1, 2017.

 

Significant changes in net working capital on April 2, 2017 from January 1, 2017 were as follows:

 

 

An increase in accounts receivable, trade of $21.6 million primarily as a result of accounts receivable from the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

An increase of $8.6 million in accounts receivable from The Coca‑Cola Company, primarily as a result of activity from the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions and the timing of payments.

 

An increase in inventories of $36.5 million primarily as a result of inventories from the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

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An increase in accounts payable, trade of $18.2 million primarily as a result of purchases from the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions.

 

An increase in other accrued liabilities of $16.9 million primarily due to timing of payments.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Capital Resources

 

The Company’s sources of capital include cash flows from operations, available credit facilities and the issuance of debt and equity securities. The Company has obtained the majority of its long-term debt, other than capital leases, from public markets and bank facilities. Management believes the Company has sufficient sources of capital available to refinance its maturing debt, finance its business plan, including the proposed acquisition of previously announced additional Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities, meet its working capital requirements and maintain an appropriate level of capital spending for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of these financial statements. The amount and frequency of future dividends will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in light of the earnings and financial condition of the Company at such time, and no assurance can be given that dividends will be declared or paid in the future.

 

On February 27, 2017, the Company sold $125 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2023 to PGIM, Inc. (“Prudential”) and certain of its affiliates pursuant to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated June 10, 2016 between the Company, Prudential and the other parties thereto (the “Private Shelf Facility”). These notes bear interest at 3.28%, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 27 and August 27 of each year, and will mature on February 27, 2023 unless earlier redeemed by the Company. The Company used the proceeds toward repayment of outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility and for other general corporate purposes. The Company may request that Prudential consider the purchase of additional senior unsecured notes of the Company under the facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $175 million.

 

In October 2014, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), and in April 2015, the Company exercised an accordion feature which established a $450 million aggregate maximum borrowing capacity on the Revolving Credit Facility. The $450 million borrowing capacity includes up to $50 million available for the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a floating base rate or a floating Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, dependent on the Company’s credit rating at the time of borrowing. At the Company’s current credit ratings, the Company must pay an annual facility fee of 0.15% of the lenders’ aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility has a scheduled maturity date of October 16, 2019.

 

The Company currently believes all banks participating in the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility have the ability to and will meet any funding requests from the Company. The Company had outstanding borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility of $122.0 million on April 2, 2017 and $152.0 million on January 1, 2017.

 

In June 2016, the Company entered into a five-year term loan agreement for a senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in the aggregate principal amount of $300 million, maturing June 7, 2021. The Company may request additional term loans under the agreement, provided the Company’s aggregate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility do not exceed $500 million. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a floating base rate or a floating Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, dependent on the Company’s credit rating, at the Company’s option. The Company used $210 million of the proceeds from the Term Loan Facility to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company then used the remaining proceeds, as well as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, to repay the $164.8 million of Senior Notes that matured on June 15, 2016.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility and the Private Shelf Facility include two financial covenants: a consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio and a consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio, each as defined in the respective agreements. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of April 2, 2017. These covenants do not currently, and the Company does not anticipate they will, restrict its liquidity or capital resources.

 

The indentures under which the Company’s public debt was issued do not include financial covenants but do limit the incurrence of certain liens and encumbrances as well as indebtedness by the Company’s subsidiaries in excess of certain amounts.

 

All outstanding long-term debt has been issued by the Company and none has been issued by any of its subsidiaries. There are no guarantees of the Company’s debt.

 

The Company’s credit ratings are reviewed periodically by the respective rating agencies. Changes in the Company’s operating results or financial position could result in changes in the Company’s credit ratings. Lower credit ratings could result in higher borrowing costs for the Company or reduced access to capital markets, which could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position

 

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or results of operations. There were no changes in these credit ratings during the first quarter of 2017 from the prior year and the credit ratings are currently stable. As of April 2, 2017, the Company’s credit ratings were as follows:

 

 

 

Long-Term Debt

Standard & Poor’s

 

BBB

Moody’s

 

Baa2

 

Net debt and capital lease obligations were summarized as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

April 2, 2017

 

 

January 1, 2017

 

Debt

 

$

1,002,309

 

 

$

907,254

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

46,893

 

 

 

48,721

 

Total debt and capital lease obligations

 

 

1,049,202

 

 

 

955,975

 

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

31,940

 

 

 

21,850

 

Total net debt and capital lease obligations (1)

 

$

1,017,262

 

 

$

934,125

 

 

(1)

The non-GAAP measure “Total net debt and capital lease obligations” is used to provide investors with additional information which management believes is helpful in the evaluation of the Company’s capital structure and financial leverage. This non-GAAP financial information is not presented elsewhere in this report and may not be comparable to the similarly titled measures used by other companies. Additionally, this information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its floating rate debt, including the Company’s $450 million Revolving Credit Facility and its $300 million Term Loan Facility. Assuming no changes in the Company’s financial structure, if market interest rates average 1% more over the next twelve months than the interest rates as of April 2, 2017, interest expense for the next twelve months would increase by approximately $4.2 million.

 

The Company’s only Level 3 asset or liability is the contingent consideration liability incurred as a result of the Expansion Transactions. There were no transfers from Level 1 or Level 2. Fair value adjustments were noncash, and therefore did not impact the Company’s liquidity or capital resources. Following is a summary of the Level 3 activity:

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Opening balance - Level 3 liability

 

$

253,437

 

 

$

136,570

 

Increase due to acquisitions

 

 

42,316

 

 

 

31,171

 

Payments/current payables

 

 

(4,047

)

 

 

(6,959

)

Fair value adjustment

 

 

12,246

 

 

 

17,151

 

Ending balance - Level 3 liability

 

$

303,952

 

 

$

177,933

 

 

 

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Cash Sources and Uses

 

The primary sources of cash for the Company in the first quarter of 2017 were debt financings and a one-time fee paid to the Company by CCR as part of the Final CBA. The primary uses of cash in the first quarter of 2017 were acquisitions of Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities and additions to property, plant and equipment. The primary source of cash for the Company in the first quarter of 2016 was debt financings. The primary uses of cash in the first quarter of 2016 were debt repayments, acquisitions of Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities and additions to property, plant and equipment. A summary of cash-based activity is as follows: 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Cash Sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

120,000

 

 

$

140,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes

 

 

125,000

 

 

 

-

 

Bottling conversion agreement fee

 

 

87,066

 

 

 

-

 

Cash provided by operating activities(1)

 

 

29,465

 

 

 

-

 

Refund of income tax payments

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,180

 

Other

 

 

224

 

 

 

249

 

Total cash sources

 

$

361,755

 

 

$

150,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Uses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment of Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

150,000

 

 

$

-

 

Acquisition of Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities, net of cash acquired

 

 

139,958

 

 

 

100,907

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment (exclusive of acquisition)

 

 

41,580

 

 

 

36,785

 

Glacéau distribution agreement consideration

 

 

15,598

 

 

 

-

 

Investment in CONA Services LLC

 

 

134

 

 

 

1,204

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

2,328

 

 

 

2,323

 

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

 

 

1,828

 

 

 

1,726

 

Cash used in operating activities(1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

25,423

 

Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,959

 

Other

 

 

239

 

 

 

-

 

Total cash uses

 

$

351,665

 

 

$

173,327

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

$

10,090

 

 

$

(22,898

)

 

(1)

Excludes income tax refunds and payments, the glacéau distribution agreement consideration and the bottling conversion agreement fee. This line item is a non-GAAP measure and is used to provide investors with additional information which management believes is helpful in the evaluation of the Company’s cash sources and uses. This non-GAAP financial information is not presented elsewhere in this report and may not be comparable to the similarly titled measures used by other companies. Additionally, this information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

During the first quarter of 2017, cash provided by operating activities was $116.5 million, which was an increase of $131.7 million, as compared to the first quarter of 2016. In addition to the cash generated from the newly acquired Expansion Territories, the increase was driven by an $87.1 million, one-time fee paid to the Company by CCR pursuant to the Territory Conversion Agreement.

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

During the first quarter of 2017, cash used in investing activities was $197.1 million, which was an increase of $58.3 million, as compared to the first quarter of 2016. The increase was driven primarily by $140.0 million in cash used to finance the Expansion Transactions.

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment during the first quarter of 2017 were $41.6 million, of which $9.4 million were accrued in accounts payable, trade. These additions exclude $108.4 million in property, plant and equipment acquired in the Q1 2017 Expansion Transactions. Additions to property, plant and equipment during the first quarter of 2017 were funded with cash flows from operations and available credit facilities. The Company anticipates additions to property, plant and equipment for the remaining three quarters of 2017 will be in the range of $150 million to $200 million, excluding any additional Expansion Transactions expected to close in 2017.

 

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In addition to the Expansion Transactions, the Company made a $15.6 million payment to The Coca‑Cola Company during the first quarter of 2017 in order to acquire rights to market, promote, distribute and sell glacéau products in certain geographic territories and for The Coca‑Cola Company to terminate a distribution arrangement with the prior distributor in these territories.

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment during the first quarter of 2016 were $36.8 million, of which $8.9 million were accrued in accounts payable, trade. These additions exclude $103.8 million in property, plant and equipment acquired in the 2016 Expansion Transactions completed during the first quarter of 2016.

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

During the first quarter of 2017, cash provided by financing activities was $90.6 million, which was a decrease of $40.5 million, as compared to the first quarter of 2016. The decrease was driven primarily by a reduction in net borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility. The one-time fee paid to the Company by CCR in connection with the conversion of the Company’s bottling agreements to the Final CBA contributed to this reduction.

 

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company had no cash payments for acquisition related contingent consideration. The anticipated amount the Company could pay annually under the acquisition related contingent consideration arrangements for the Expansion Transactions is in the range of $20 million to $36 million.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for information on the Company’s significant accounting policies.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is a member of two manufacturing cooperatives and has guaranteed $28.1 million of debt for these entities as of April 2, 2017. In addition, the Company has an equity ownership in each of the entities. The members of both cooperatives consist solely of Coca‑Cola bottlers. The Company does not anticipate either of these cooperatives will fail to fulfill their commitments. The Company further believes each of these cooperatives has sufficient assets, including production equipment, facilities and working capital, and the ability to adjust selling prices of their products to adequately mitigate the risk of material loss from the Company’s guarantees.

 

As of April 2, 2017, the Company’s maximum exposure, if both of these cooperatives borrowed up to their aggregate borrowing capacity, would have been $71.1 million, including the Company’s equity interests. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

 

Hedging Activities

 

The Company enters into derivative instruments to hedge certain commodity purchases. Fees paid by the Company for derivative instruments are amortized over the corresponding period of the instrument. The Company accounts for its commodity hedges on a mark-to-market basis with any expense or income reflected as an adjustment of cost of sales or S,D&A expenses.

 

The Company uses several different financial institutions for commodity derivative instruments to minimize the concentration of credit risk. The Company has master agreements with the counterparties to its derivative financial agreements that provide for net settlement of derivative transactions. The net impact of the commodity hedges on cost of sales was a decrease of $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2017 and a decrease of $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2016. The net impact of the commodity hedges on SD&A expenses was an increase of $0.3 million in both the first quarter of 2017 and the first quarter of 2016.

 

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained in this Report, or in other public filings, press releases, or other written or oral communications made by Coca‑Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated or its representatives, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements address, among other things, Company plans, activities or events which the Company expects will or may occur in the future and may include express or implied projections of revenue or expenditures; statements of plans and objectives for future operations, growth or initiatives; statements of future economic performance, including, but not limited to, the state of the economy, capital investment and financing plans, net sales, cost of sales, S,D&A expenses, gross profit, income tax rates, earnings per diluted share, dividends, pension plan

 

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contributions, estimated sub-bottling liability payments; or statements regarding the outcome or impact of certain new accounting pronouncements and pending or threatened litigation.

 

 

the Company’s beliefs and estimates regarding the impact of the adoption of certain new accounting pronouncements;

 

the Company’s expectation that certain amounts of goodwill will, or will not, be deductible for tax purposes;

 

the Company’s belief that the manufacturing cooperatives whose debt the Company guarantees have sufficient assets and the ability to adjust selling prices of their products to adequately mitigate the risk of material loss from the Company’s guarantees and that the cooperatives will perform their obligations under their debt commitments;

 

the Company’s belief that the ultimate disposition of various claims and legal proceedings which have arisen in the ordinary course of its business will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, cash flows or results of operations and that no material amount of loss in excess of recorded amounts is reasonably possible as a result of these claims and legal proceedings;

 

the Company’s belief that it is competitive in its territories with respect to the principal methods of competition in the nonalcoholic beverage industry;

 

the Company’s belief that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing the Company’s ongoing performance including information which the Company believes is helpful in the evaluation of its capital structure and financial leverage;

 

the Company’s belief that it has sufficient sources of capital available to refinance its maturing debt, finance its business plan, including the proposed acquisition of previously announced additional Expansion Territories and Expansion Facilities, meet its working capital requirements and maintain an appropriate level of capital spending for at least the next 12 months;

 

the Company’s belief that all of the banks participating in the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility have the ability to and will meet any funding requests from the Company;

 

the Company’s estimate of the useful lives of certain acquired intangible assets and property, plant and equipment;

 

the Company’s estimate that a 10% increase in the market price of certain commodities over the current market prices would cumulatively increase costs during the next 12 months by approximately $43.2 million, assuming no change in volume;

 

the Company’s expectation that the amount of uncertain tax positions may change over the next 12 months but will not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements;

 

the Company’s expectation that certain territories of CCR will be sold to bottlers that are neither members of CONA nor users of the CONA System;

 

the Company’s belief that innovation of both new brands and packages will continue to be important to the Company’s overall revenue;

 

the Company’s expectations as to the timing of certain Expansion Transaction closings;

 

the Company’s belief that the amount it could pay annually under the acquisition related contingent consideration arrangements for the Expansion Transactions will be in the range of $20 million to $36 million;

 

the Company’s belief that the covenants in the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan Facility and Private Shelf Facility will not restrict its liquidity or capital resources;

 

the Company’s belief that other parties to certain of its contractual arrangements will perform their obligations;

 

the Company’s belief that contributions to the two Company-sponsored pension plans will be in the range of $10 million to $12 million in 2017;

 

the Company’s expectation that it will not withdraw from its participation in the Employers-Teamsters Local Union Nos. 175 and 505 Pension Fund;

 

the Company’s expectation that additions to property, plant and equipment for the remaining three quarters of 2017 will be in the range of $150 million to $200 million, excluding any additional Expansion Transactions expected to close in 2017;

 

the Company’s belief that key priorities include territory and manufacturing expansion, revenue management, product innovation and beverage portfolio expansion, distribution cost management and productivity; and

 

the Company’s hypothetical calculation that, if market interest rates average 1% more over the next twelve months than the interest rates as of April 2, 2017, interest expense for the next twelve months would increase by approximately $4.2 million, assuming no changes in the Company’s financial structure.

 

These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of the words “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “probably,” “should,” “project,” “intend,” “continue,” and other similar terms and expressions. Various risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Factors, uncertainties and risks that may result in actual results differing from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, those listed in Part I – Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2017, as well as other factors discussed throughout this Report, including, without limitation, the factors described under “Significant Accounting Policies” in Part I – Item 2 above, or in other filings or statements made by the Company. All of the forward-looking statements in this Report and other documents or statements are qualified by these and other factors, risks and uncertainties.

 

 

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Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this Report. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that projected results expressed or implied in such statements will not be realized, except as may be required by law. In evaluating forward-looking statements, these risks and uncertainties should be considered, together with the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s other reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

The Company is exposed to certain market risks that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company may enter into derivative financial instrument transactions to manage or reduce market risk. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instrument transactions for trading purposes. A discussion of the Company’s primary market risk exposure and interest rate risk is presented below.

 

Debt and Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its floating rate debt, including the Company’s $450 million Revolving Credit Facility and its $300 million Term Loan Facility. Assuming no changes in the Company’s financial structure, if market interest rates average 1% more over the next twelve months than the interest rates as of April 2, 2017, interest expense for the next twelve months would increase by approximately $4.2 million. This amount was determined by calculating the effect of the hypothetical interest rate on the Company’s variable rate debt. This calculated, hypothetical increase in interest expense for the following twelve months may be different from the actual increase in interest expense from a 1% increase in interest rates due to varying interest rate reset dates on the Company’s floating debt.

 

The Company’s acquisition related contingent consideration, which is adjusted to fair value at each reporting period, is also impacted by changes in interest rates. The risk free interest rate used to estimate the Company’s WACC is a component of the discount rate used to calculate the present value of future cash flows due under the Final CBA related to the Expansion Territories. As a result, any changes in the underlying risk-free interest rates will impact the fair value of the acquisition related contingent consideration and could materially impact the amount of noncash expense (or income) recorded each reporting period.

 

Raw Material and Commodity Price Risk

 

The Company is also subject to commodity price risk arising from price movements for certain commodities included as part of its raw materials. The Company manages this commodity price risk in some cases by entering into contracts with adjustable prices to hedge commodity purchases. The Company periodically uses derivative commodity instruments in the management of this risk. The Company estimates a 10% increase in the market prices of these commodities over the current market prices would cumulatively increase costs during the next 12 months by approximately $43.2 million assuming no change in volume.

 

Fees paid by the Company for agreements to hedge commodity purchases are amortized over the corresponding period of the instruments. The Company accounts for commodity hedges on a mark-to-market basis with any expense or income being reflected as an adjustment to cost of sales or S,D&A expenses.

 

Effects of Changing Prices

 

The annual rate of inflation in the United States, as measured by year-over-year changes in the consumer price index, was 2.1% in 2016, as compared to 0.7% in 2015. Inflation in the prices of those commodities important to the Company’s business is reflected in changes in the consumer price index, but commodity prices are volatile and in recent years have moved at a faster rate of change than the consumer price index.

 

The principal effect of inflation in both commodity and consumer prices on the Company’s operating results is to increase costs, both of goods sold and S,D&A. Although the Company can offset these cost increases by increasing selling prices for its products, consumers may not have the buying power to cover these increased costs and may reduce their volume of purchases of those products. In that event, selling price increases may not be sufficient to offset completely the Company’s cost increases.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based upon

 

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that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 2, 2017.

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 2, 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

 

The Company is from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, the Company records reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not believe any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The Company maintains liability insurance for certain risks that is subject to certain self-insurance limits.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended January 1, 2017.

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Purchase of Equity Securities

 

The following table provides information about repurchase of the Company’s Common Stock during the quarter ended April 2, 2017:

 

Period

 

Number of Shares Purchased(1)

 

 

Average Price

Paid per

Share ($)

 

 

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly

Announced Program

 

 

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares that

May Be Purchased

Under the Program

 

January 2, 2017 through January 29, 2017

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

January 30, 2017 through February 26, 2017

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

February 27, 2017 through April 2, 2017

 

 

18,980

 

 

 

174.55

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

(1)

Represents shares of Common Stock withheld for income tax purposes in connection with the vesting of 40,000 shares of restricted Class B Common Stock issued to J. Frank Harrison, III, in connection with his services as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company during fiscal 2016 pursuant to the Performance Unit Award Agreement.

 

 

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Item 6.

Exhibits.

 

Number

 

Description

 

Incorporated by Reference

or Filed Herewith

2.1+

 

Amendment No. 1 to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated January 27, 2017, by and between the Company and Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.

 

Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 27, 2017 (File No. 0-9286).

3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

 

Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2003 (File No. 0-9286).

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.

 

Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2016 (File No. 0-9286).

4.1

 

The registrant, by signing this report, agrees to furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon its request, a copy of any instrument which defines the rights of holders of long-term debt of the registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries which authorizes a total amount of securities not in excess of 10 percent of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

 

10.1

 

Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated June 10, 2016, by and among the Company, PGIM, Inc. and the other parties thereto.

 

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2017 (File No. 0-9286).

10.2

 

Omnibus Letter Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between the Company and Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.

 

Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2017 (File No. 0-9286).

10.3

 

Amended and Restated Ancillary Business Letter, dated March 31, 2017, by and between the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company.

 

Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2017 (File No. 0-9286).

10.4*

 

Amendment No. 2 to the CONA Services LLC Limited Liability Company Agreement, effective February 22, 2017, by and among the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company, Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc. and the other bottlers named therein.

 

Filed herewith.

10.5*

 

Comprehensive Beverage Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between the Company, The Coca‑Cola Company and Coca‑Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.

 

Filed herewith.

10.6*

 

Comprehensive Beverage Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between Piedmont Coca‑Cola Bottling Partnership and The Coca‑Cola Company.

 

Filed herewith.

10.7*

 

Regional Manufacturing Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company.

 

Filed herewith.

10.8*

 

Expansion Facilities Discount and Legacy Facilities Credit Letter Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, by and between the Company and The Coca‑Cola Company.

 

Filed herewith.

12

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

 

Filed herewith.

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Filed herewith.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Filed herewith.

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Furnished (and not filed) herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

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101

 

Financial statements (unaudited) from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated for the quarter ended April 2, 2017, filed on May 11, 2017, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Operations; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

+ Certain schedules and similar supporting attachments to this agreement have been omitted, and the Company agrees to furnish supplemental copies of any such schedules and similar supporting attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

* Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

COCA‑COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

 

(REGISTRANT)

 

 

 

Date:  May 11, 2017

By:

/s/  Clifford M. Deal, III

 

 

Clifford M. Deal, III

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 11, 2017

By:            

/s/  William J. Billiard

 

 

William J. Billiard

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer of the Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

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