Form 10-Q
Table of Contents

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

 

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

For the transition period from            to            

Commission File Number 1-12744

 

 

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

North Carolina   56-1848578

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2710 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, NC   27607-3033
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 919-781-4550

Former name: None

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changes since last report.

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant 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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No   ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

  

Outstanding as of October 23, 2012

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

   45,909,373

 

 

 


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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

 

             Page  

Part I.

 

Financial Information:

  
 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements.

  
   

Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011

     3   
   

Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Earnings - Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

     4   
   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

     5   
   

Consolidated Statement of Total Equity

     6   
   

Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   
 

Item 2.

 

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

     22   
 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

     46   
 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures.

     47   

Part II.

 

Other Information:

  
 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings.

     48   
 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors.

     48   
 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

     48   
 

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures.

     48   
 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits.

     49   

Signatures

       50   

Exhibit Index

     51   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)     (Audited)     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)  

ASSETS

      

Current Assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 35,421      $ 26,022      $ 56,840   

Accounts receivable, net

     296,947        203,748        259,773   

Inventories, net

     335,092        322,607        337,730   

Current deferred income tax benefits

     79,758        80,674        92,959   

Costs in excess of billings

     7,608        1,437        967   

Other current assets

     30,281        23,362        19,147   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     785,107        657,850        767,416   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

     3,775,320        3,688,692        3,662,446   

Allowances for depreciation, depletion and amortization

     (2,024,379     (1,914,401     (1,975,805
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property, plant and equipment

     1,750,941        1,774,291        1,686,641   

Goodwill

     615,986        616,671        639,039   

Other intangibles, net

     51,330        54,133        18,211   

Other noncurrent assets

     39,840        44,877        47,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 3,243,204      $ 3,147,822      $ 3,158,558   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

      

Current Liabilities:

      

Bank overdraft

   $ 102      $ —        $ —     

Accounts payable

     99,628        92,210        86,322   

Accrued salaries, benefits and payroll taxes

     17,436        16,732        16,867   

Pension and postretirement benefits

     6,442        5,250        4,420   

Accrued insurance and other taxes

     34,175        26,408        31,902   

Income taxes

     13,291        1,871        16,256   

Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term facilities

     6,671        7,182        7,150   

Accrued interest

     18,209        7,669        18,709   

Other current liabilities

     21,155        16,390        16,120   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     217,109        173,712        197,746   

Long-term debt

     1,092,117        1,052,902        1,038,335   

Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefits

     135,761        158,101        102,787   

Noncurrent deferred income taxes

     243,759        222,064        249,572   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     84,437        92,179        84,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,773,183        1,698,958        1,673,007   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity:

      

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

     458        456        456   

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share

     —          —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     408,898        401,864        400,855   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (77,480     (83,890     (49,560

Retained earnings

     1,098,529        1,090,891        1,094,469   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     1,430,405        1,409,321        1,446,220   

Noncontrolling interests

     39,616        39,543        39,331   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

     1,470,021        1,448,864        1,485,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 3,243,204      $ 3,147,822      $ 3,158,558   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
    

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

 

Net Sales

   $ 539,140      $ 445,003      $ 1,380,897      $ 1,145,204   

Freight and delivery revenues

     54,761        57,383        152,699        147,516   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     593,901        502,386        1,533,596        1,292,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of sales

     415,556        333,110        1,131,395        913,112   

Freight and delivery costs

     54,761        57,383        152,699        147,516   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

     470,317        390,493        1,284,094        1,060,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit

     123,584        111,893        249,502        232,092   

Selling, general & administrative expenses

     32,095        32,774        100,398        92,415   

Business development costs

     —          733        35,140        3,441   

Other operating expenses and (income), net

     394        (1,625     (1,070     (4,028
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings from Operations

     91,095        80,011        115,034        140,264   

Interest expense

     13,224        13,398        39,967        45,288   

Other nonoperating expenses and (income), net

     620        2,147        (1,277     2,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before taxes on income

     77,251        64,466        76,344        92,755   

Income tax expense

     13,464        14,130        12,146        21,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings from Continuing Operations

     63,787        50,336        64,198        70,902   

Loss on discontinued operations, net of related tax benefit of $134, $618, $209 and $1,652, respectively

     (118     (4     (395     (2,412
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated net earnings

     63,669        50,332        63,803        68,490   

Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     747        1,176        863        949   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Earnings Attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 62,922      $ 49,156      $ 62,940      $ 67,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

        

Earnings from continuing operations

   $ 63,040      $ 49,160      $ 63,335      $ 69,953   

Loss from discontinued operations

     (118     (4     (395     (2,412
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 62,922      $ 49,156      $ 62,940      $ 67,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings (See Note 1)

        

Earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 66,082      $ 48,916      $ 69,350      $ 71,641   

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     750        1,177        873        952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 66,832      $ 50,093      $ 70,223      $ 72,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Earnings (Loss) Attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

        

Per Common Share

        

Basic from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

   $ 1.36      $ 1.07      $ 1.38      $ 1.52   

Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

     —          —          (0.01     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1.36      $ 1.07      $ 1.37      $ 1.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

   $ 1.36      $ 1.07      $ 1.37      $ 1.51   

Discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders

     —          —          (0.01     (0.05
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1.36      $ 1.07      $ 1.36      $ 1.46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding

        

Basic

     45,860        45,690        45,792        45,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     45,992        45,799        45,929        45,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Dividends Per Common Share

   $ 0.40      $ 0.40      $ 1.20      $ 1.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Consolidated net earnings

   $ 63,803      $ 68,490   

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     132,985        129,673   

Stock-based compensation expense

     5,947        9,317   

Gains on divestitures and sales of assets

     (858     (3,890

Deferred income taxes

     11,577        6,358   

Other items, net

     2,314        1,370   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (93,198     (77,971

Inventories, net

     (12,486     (4,431

Accounts payable

     7,077        25,975   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     4,883        24,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     122,044        179,870   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (105,941     (93,518

Acquisitions, net

     (132     (49,930

Proceeds from divestitures and sales of assets

     7,871        6,178   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used for Investing Activities

     (98,202     (137,270
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Borrowings of long-term debt

     181,000        460,000   

Repayments of long-term debt

     (142,651     (445,471

Debt issuance costs

     (300     (3,328

Change in bank overdraft

     102        (2,123

Dividends paid

     (55,302     (55,232

Distributions to owners of noncontrolling interests

     (800     (1,000

Purchase of remaining interest in existing subsidiaries

     —          (10,394

Issuances of common stock

     3,508        1,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used for Financing Activities

     (14,443     (56,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     9,399        (13,483

Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period

     26,022        70,323   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period

   $ 35,421      $ 56,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 29,255      $ 36,649   

Cash refunds for income taxes

   $ 3,170      $ 7,831   

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL EQUITY

(Unaudited)

 

(in thousands)

  Shares of
Common

Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in Capital
    Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
    Retained
Earnings
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2011

    45,726      $ 456      $ 401,864      $ (83,890   $ 1,090,891      $ 1,409,321      $ 39,543      $ 1,448,864   

Consolidated net earnings

    —          —          —          —          62,940        62,940        863        63,803   

Other comprehensive earnings

    —          —          —          6,410        —          6,410        10        6,420   

Dividends declared

    —          —          —          —          (55,302     (55,302     —          (55,302

Issuances of common stock for stock award plans

    182        2        1,087        —          —          1,089        —          1,089   

Stock-based compensation expense

    —          —          5,947        —          —          5,947        —          5,947   

Distributions to owners of noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (800     (800
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2012

    45,908      $ 458      $ 408,898      $ (77,480   $ 1,098,529      $ 1,430,405      $ 39,616      $ 1,470,021   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (the “Corporation”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and to Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The Corporation has continued to follow the accounting policies set forth in the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2012. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information provided herein reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the interim periods. The results of operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not indicative of the results expected for other interim periods or the full year. The balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Warranties

The Corporation’s construction contracts contain warranty provisions covering defects in equipment, materials, design or workmanship that generally run from nine months to one year after project completion. Because of the nature of its projects, including contract owner inspections of the work both during construction and prior to acceptance, the Corporation has not experienced material warranty costs for these short-term warranties and therefore does not believe an accrual for these costs is necessary. Certain construction contracts carry longer warranty periods, ranging from two to ten years for which the Corporation has accrued an estimate of warranty cost. The warranty cost is estimated based on experience with the type of work and any known risks relative to the project and was not material for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings/Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Consolidated comprehensive earnings/loss for the Corporation consist of consolidated net earnings or loss; adjustments for the funded status of pension and postretirement benefit plans; foreign currency translation adjustments; and the amortization of the value of terminated forward starting interest rate swap agreements into interest expense.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings/Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (continued)

 

Effective January 1, 2012, as required by recent accounting guidance, the Corporation changed its presentation of consolidated comprehensive earnings/loss. The Corporation no longer reports total consolidated comprehensive earnings/loss and related components of other comprehensive earnings/loss in its consolidated statement of total equity. Rather, the Corporation presents total consolidated comprehensive earnings/loss in its consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings for interim periods and in separate but consecutive consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings for annual periods. Prior-year information has been recast to conform to this presentation approach.

Comprehensive earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. consist of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011     2012      2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 62,922       $ 49,156      $ 62,940       $ 67,541   

Other comprehensive earnings (loss), net of tax

     3,160         (240     6,410         4,100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated comprehensive earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 66,082       $ 48,916      $ 69,350       $ 71,641   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  
     Pension and
Postretirement
Benefit Plans
    Foreign
Currency
     Unamortized
Value of
Terminated
Forward
Starting
Interest
Rate Swap
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ (81,407   $ 5,222       $ (4,455   $ (80,640

Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax

     1,568        1,435         157        3,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ (79,839   $ 6,657       $ (4,298   $ (77,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings/Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (continued)

 

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  
     Pension and
Postretirement
Benefit Plans
    Foreign
Currency
     Unamortized
Value of
Terminated
Forward
Starting
Interest
Rate Swap
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ (84,204   $ 5,076       $ (4,762   $ (83,890

Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax

     4,365        1,581         464        6,410   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ (79,839   $ 6,657       $ (4,298   $ (77,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in net noncurrent deferred tax assets recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  
     Pension and
Postretirement
Benefit Plans
    Unamortized
Value of
Terminated
Forward
Starting
Interest
Rate Swap
    Net Noncurrent
Deferred Tax
Assets
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 53,328      $ 2,915      $ 56,243   

Tax effect of other comprehensive earnings

     (1,026     (103     (1,129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 52,302      $ 2,812      $ 55,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Consolidated Comprehensive Earnings/Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (continued)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  
     Pension and
Postretirement
Benefit Plans
    Unamortized
Value of
Terminated
Forward
Starting
Interest
Rate Swap
    Net Noncurrent
Deferred Tax
Assets
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 55,161      $ 3,116      $ 58,277   

Tax effect of other comprehensive earnings

     (2,859     (304     (3,163
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 52,302      $ 2,812      $ 55,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests consist of net earnings and adjustments for the funding status of pension and postretirement benefit plans as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

   $ 747       $ 1,176       $ 863       $ 949   

Other comprehensive earnings, net of tax

     3         1         10         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated comprehensive earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

   $ 750       $ 1,177       $ 873       $ 952   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Earnings per Common Share

The numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share is net earnings attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., reduced by dividends and undistributed earnings attributable to the Corporation’s unvested restricted stock awards and incentive stock awards. The denominator for basic earnings per common share is the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share are computed assuming that the weighted-average number of common shares is increased by the conversion, using the treasury stock method, of awards to be issued to employees and nonemployee members of the Corporation’s Board of Directors under certain stock-based compensation arrangements if the conversion is dilutive. The diluted per-share computations reflect a change in the number of common shares outstanding to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

The following table reconciles the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (In Thousands)  

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 63,040      $ 49,160      $ 63,335      $ 69,953   

Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested awards

     336        378        386        557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net earnings available to common shareholders from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     62,704        48,782        62,949        69,396   

Basic and diluted net loss available to common shareholders from discontinued operations

     (118     (4     (395     (2,412
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net earnings available to common shareholders attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 62,586      $ 48,778      $ 62,554      $ 66,984   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding

     45,860        45,690        45,792        45,634   

Effect of dilutive employee and director awards

     132        109        137        149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding

     45,992        45,799        45,929        45,783   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

2. Discontinued Operations

Divestitures and Permanent Closures

Operations that are disposed of or permanently shut down represent discontinued operations, and, therefore, the results of their operations through the dates of disposal and any gain or loss on disposals are included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive earnings. The results of operations for divestitures do not include Corporate overhead that was allocated during the periods the Corporation owned these operations.

All discontinued operations relate to the Aggregates business. Discontinued operations consist of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 19,009      $ —        $ 51,821   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pretax loss on operations

   $ (252   $ (623   $ (250   $ (4,065

Pretax gain (loss) on disposals

     —          1        (354     1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pretax loss

     (252     (622     (604     (4,064

Income tax benefit

     (134     (618     (209     (1,652
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (118   $ (4   $ (395   $ (2,412
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

3. Inventories, Net

 

     September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Finished products

   $ 356,849      $ 350,685      $ 362,924   

Products in process and raw materials

     18,918        11,116        9,483   

Supplies and expendable parts

     56,420        53,287        53,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     432,187        415,088        426,031   

Less allowances

     (97,095     (92,481     (88,301
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 335,092      $ 322,607      $ 337,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Changes in goodwill, all of which relate to the Aggregates business, by reportable segment and in total are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     Mideast
Group
     Southeast
Group
     West
Group
    Total  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 112,823       $ 81,302       $ 424,749      $ 618,874   

Adjustments to purchase price allocations

     —           —           (2,888     (2,888
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 112,823       $ 81,302       $ 421,861      $ 615,986   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012  
     Mideast
Group
    Southeast
Group
     West
Group
    Total  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 122,052      $ 72,073       $ 422,546      $ 616,671   

Adjustments to purchase price allocations

     —          —           (685     (685

District reorganization

     (9,229     9,229         —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 112,823      $ 81,302       $ 421,861      $ 615,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

5. Long-Term Debt

 

     September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    September 30,
2011
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

6.6% Senior Notes, due 2018

   $ 298,626      $ 298,476      $ 298,428   

7% Debentures, due 2025

     124,437        124,417        124,411   

6.25% Senior Notes, due 2037

     228,105        247,915        247,906   

Term Loan Facility, due 2015, interest rate of 2.22% at September 30, 2012; 2.20% at December 31, 2011; and 1.99% at September 30, 2011

     245,000        250,000        250,000   

Revolving Facility, interest rate of 1.92% at September 30, 2012; 2.64% at December 31, 2011; and 1.61% at September 30, 2011

     100,000        35,000        20,000   

AR Credit Facility, interest rate of 1.00% at September 30, 2012; 1.66% at December 31, 2011; and 1.60% at September 30, 2011

     100,000        100,000        100,000   

Other notes

     2,620        4,276        4,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     1,098,788        1,060,084        1,045,485   

Less current maturities

     (6,671     (7,182     (7,150
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 1,092,117      $ 1,052,902      $ 1,038,335   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

5. Long-Term Debt (continued)

 

On January 23, 2012, the Corporation repurchased $20,000,000 par value of its outstanding 6.25% Senior Notes due 2037 at 90.75. This repurchase was financed with borrowings of $18,200,000 under the Corporation’s Revolving Facility.

On April 13, 2012, the Corporation renewed its AR Credit Facility for a one-year term ending April 20, 2013.

The Credit Agreement (which consists of the Term Loan Facility and a $350,000,000 Revolving Facility) and the AR Credit Facility require the Corporation’s ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (EBITDA), as defined, for the trailing twelve month period (the “Ratio”) to not exceed 3.50x as of the end of any fiscal quarter, provided that the Corporation may exclude from the Ratio debt incurred in connection with certain acquisitions for a period of 180 days so long as the Corporation maintains specified ratings on its long-term unsecured debt and the Ratio calculated without such exclusion does not exceed 3.75x. Additionally, if no amounts are outstanding under both the Revolving Facility and the AR Credit Facility, consolidated debt, including debt guaranteed by the Corporation, may be reduced by the Corporation’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50,000,000, such reduction not to exceed $200,000,000, for purposes of the covenant calculation.

During the first quarter of 2012, the Corporation amended the Ratio to ensure that the impact of business development costs and the seasonal working capital requirements of the Corporation’s acquired Colorado operations did not impair liquidity available under the Corporation’s Credit Agreement and AR Credit Facility. The amendment temporarily increased the maximum Ratio to 3.75x at September 30, 2012. The Corporation was in compliance with this Ratio at September 30, 2012.

In order to provide incremental liquidity cushion, on October 17, 2012, the Corporation amended the Ratio to maintain the maximum Ratio of 3.75x for the December 31, 2012, March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013 calculation dates. The Ratio returns to the pre-amendment maximum of 3.50x for the September 30, 2013 calculation date.

Available borrowings under the Revolving Facility are reduced by any outstanding letters of credit issued by the Corporation under the Revolving Facility. At September 30, 2012, the Corporation had $2,507,000 of outstanding letters of credit issued under the Revolving Facility.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

5. Long-Term Debt (continued)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes the unamortized value of terminated forward starting interest rate swap agreements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Corporation recognized $260,000 and $768,000, respectively, as additional interest expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Corporation recognized $242,000 and $715,000, respectively, as additional interest expense. The ongoing amortization of the terminated value of the forward starting interest rate swap agreements will increase annual interest expense by approximately $1,000,000 until the maturity of the 6.6% Senior Notes in 2018.

 

6. Financial Instruments

The Corporation’s financial instruments include temporary cash investments, accounts receivable, notes receivable, bank overdraft, publicly-registered long-term notes, debentures and other long-term debt.

Temporary cash investments are placed primarily in money market funds, money market demand deposit accounts and Eurodollar time deposits with the following financial institutions: Bank of America, N.A., Branch Banking and Trust Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Regions Bank, Fifth Third Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Corporation’s cash equivalents have maturities of less than three months. Due to the short maturity of these investments, they are carried on the consolidated balance sheets at cost, which approximates fair value.

Customer receivables are due from a large number of customers, primarily in the construction industry, and are dispersed across wide geographic and economic regions. However, customer receivables are more heavily concentrated in certain states (namely, Texas, North Carolina, Iowa, Colorado and Georgia). The estimated fair values of customer receivables approximate their carrying amounts.

Notes receivable are primarily related to divestitures and are not publicly traded. However, using current market interest rates, but excluding adjustments for credit worthiness, if any, management estimates that the fair value of notes receivable approximates the carrying amount.

The bank overdraft represents the float of outstanding checks. The estimated fair value of the bank overdraft approximates its carrying value.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

6. Financial Instruments (continued)

 

The carrying values and fair values of the Corporation’s long-term debt were $1,098,788,000 and $1,156,820,000, respectively, at September 30, 2012; $1,060,084,000 and $1,087,726,000, respectively, at December 31, 2011; and $1,045,485,000 and $1,072,235,000, respectively, at September 30, 2011. The estimated fair value of the Corporation’s publicly-registered long-term notes was estimated based on level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, quoted market prices. The estimated fair value of other borrowings, which primarily represent variable-rate debt, approximates its carrying amount.

 

7. Income Taxes

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2012     2011  

Estimated effective income tax rate:

    

Continuing operations

     15.9     23.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

     34.6     40.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated overall

     15.8     22.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Corporation’s effective income tax rate reflects the effect of federal and state income taxes and the impact of differences in book and tax accounting arising from the net permanent benefits associated with the statutory depletion deduction for mineral reserves, the impact of foreign losses for which no tax benefit was realized and the domestic production deduction. The effective income tax rates for discontinued operations reflect the tax effects of individual operations’ transactions and are not indicative of the Corporation’s overall effective income tax rate.

The consolidated overall estimated effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included the following discrete events: a refund of federal tax and interest of $1,626,000 related to the 2006 tax year and the estimated effects of an agreement between the taxing authorities of the United States and Canada regarding the transfer price of products for intercompany shipments during the years 2007 to 2011. The effects of the agreement allow the Corporation to utilize certain net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for which a valuation allowance was previously established. Accordingly, the Corporation reversed a $3,644,000 valuation allowance during the quarter ended September 30, 2012. These discrete events drove a decrease in the consolidated overall estimated effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The consolidated overall estimated effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 would have been 22.7% without these discrete events; a rate more reflective of the expected annual tax rate of 23%.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

7. Income Taxes (continued)

 

The consolidated overall estimated effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included the following discrete events: the favorable effective settlement of the Internal Revenue Service audit for the 2008 tax year; resolution of a federal tax and interest overpayment of $1,730,000 related to the 2006 tax year and an agreed-upon refund of $1,060,000 for the double taxation of the Corporation’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary for the 2001 and 2002 tax years.

On December 23, 2011, the U.S. Treasury Department issued comprehensive temporary and proposed regulations addressing the treatment of expenditures related to tangible property for tax purposes. On March 7, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued two revenue procedures containing administrative guidance related to the adoption of the new rules. Although the regulations are generally effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2012, the IRS has granted taxpayers administrative relief and audit protection for a two-year period as long as the taxpayer adopts the regulations retroactively within two years of the effective date. Management has begun to evaluate the changes necessary to comply with the regulations and the related administrative procedures and is not currently aware of any adjustments that would be material to the Corporation’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. As part of its compliance with these regulations, the Corporation reversed its unrecognized tax benefits related to repairs and maintenance as of March 31, 2012.

The Corporation’s unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, correlative effects and indirect benefits, are as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period

   $ 9,288   

Gross increases – tax positions in prior years

     19,527   

Gross decreases – tax positions in prior years

     (13,876

Gross increases – tax positions in current year

     1,409   

Settlements with taxing authorities

     (555
  

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period

   $ 15,793   
  

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, gross increases in tax positions in prior years included the estimated effect of the agreement with the taxing authority of Canada that increased the sales price charged for intercompany shipments during the years 2007 through 2011. Upon final settlement, the Corporation will be allowed a corresponding refund of tax in the United States for the years 2007 through 2011 which is not included in the unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2012. Accordingly, the Corporation anticipates that it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits may significantly change up to $9,007,000, excluding indirect benefits, during the twelve months ending September 30, 2013.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

7. Income Taxes (continued)

 

At September 30, 2012, unrecognized tax benefits of $6,546,000, net of federal tax benefits and related to interest accruals and permanent income tax differences, would have favorably affected the Corporation’s effective income tax rate if recognized.

 

8. Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The estimated components of the recorded net periodic benefit cost for pension and postretirement benefits are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     Pension     Postretirement Benefits  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 3,074      $ 2,815      $ 57      $ 88   

Interest cost

     5,561        5,808        309        556   

Expected return on assets

     (5,617     (6,121     —          —     

Amortization of:

        

Prior service cost (credit)

     110        133        (814     (435

Actuarial loss (gain)

     2,920        1,581        (71     (21

Settlement charge

     255        332        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

   $ 6,303      $ 4,548      $ (519   $ 188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     Pension     Postretirement Benefits  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Service cost

   $ 9,813      $ 8,446      $ 171      $ 263   

Interest cost

     17,754        17,425        926        1,669   

Expected return on assets

     (17,935     (18,364     —          —     

Amortization of:

        

Prior service cost (credit)

     350        400        (2,442     (1,306

Actuarial loss (gain)

     9,323        4,743        (212     (64

Settlement charge

     779        346        —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

   $ 20,084      $ 12,996      $ (1,557   $ 562   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal and Administrative Proceedings

The Corporation is engaged in certain legal and administrative proceedings incidental to its normal business activities. In the opinion of management and counsel, based upon currently-available facts, it is remote that the ultimate outcome of any litigation and other proceedings, including those pertaining to environmental matters, relating to the Corporation and its subsidiaries, will have a material adverse effect on the overall results of the Corporation’s operations, its cash flows or its financial position.

Environmental and Governmental Regulations

In 2010, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) included the lime industry as a national enforcement priority under the federal Clean Air Act (“CAA”). As part of the industry wide effort, the USEPA issued Notices of Violation/Findings of Violation (“NOVs”) to the Corporation in 2010 and 2011 regarding the Corporation’s compliance with the CAA New Source Review (“NSR”) program at its Specialty Products dolomitic lime manufacturing plant in Woodville, Ohio. The Corporation has been providing information to the USEPA in response to these NOVs and has had several meetings with the USEPA. The Corporation believes it is in substantial compliance with the NSR program. Because the enforcement proceeding is in its initial stage, at this time the Corporation cannot reasonably estimate what likely penalties or required upgrades to equipment might ultimately be required. The Corporation believes that any costs related to any required upgrades will be spread over time and will not have a material adverse effect on the Corporation’s operations or its financial condition, but can give no assurance that the ultimate resolution of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Specialty Products segment of the business.

Guarantee of Affiliate

The Corporation has an unconditional guaranty of payment agreement with Fifth Third Bank (“Fifth Third”) to guarantee the repayment of amounts borrowed by an affiliate under a $24,000,000 revolving line of credit provided by Fifth Third that expires in July 2013 and a guaranty agreement with Bank of America, N.A., to guarantee a $6,200,000 amortizing loan due April 2016. The affiliate has agreed to reimburse and indemnify the Corporation for any payments and expenses the Corporation may incur from these agreements. The Corporation holds a subordinate lien of the affiliate’s assets as collateral for potential payments under the agreements.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

10. Business Segments

The Corporation conducts its aggregates operations through three reportable business segments: Mideast Group, Southeast Group and West Group. The Corporation also has a Specialty Products segment that includes magnesia-based chemicals products and dolomitic lime. These segments are consistent with the Corporation’s current management reporting structure.

The following tables display selected financial data for continuing operations for the Corporation’s reportable business segments. Corporate loss from operations primarily includes depreciation on capitalized interest, expenses for corporate administrative functions, unallocated corporate expenses and other nonrecurring and/or non-operational adjustments.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Total revenues:

        

Mideast Group

   $ 130,111      $ 128,342      $ 334,322      $ 320,464   

Southeast Group

     77,424        83,797        230,324        236,052   

West Group

     332,293        235,046        803,325        573,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Aggregates Business

     539,828        447,185        1,367,971        1,129,730   

Specialty Products

     54,073        55,201        165,625        162,990   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 593,901      $ 502,386      $ 1,533,596      $ 1,292,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales:

        

Mideast Group

   $ 118,140      $ 116,637      $ 304,986      $ 295,306   

Southeast Group

     71,828        76,685        213,101        217,360   

West Group

     299,725        201,339        711,184        483,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Aggregates Business

     489,693        394,661        1,229,271        996,120   

Specialty Products

     49,447        50,342        151,626        149,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 539,140      $ 445,003      $ 1,380,897      $ 1,145,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) from operations:

        

Mideast Group

   $ 31,365      $ 28,070      $ 54,284      $ 53,222   

Southeast Group

     482        2,796        (5,508     (2,039

West Group

     44,286        39,484        59,476        53,168   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Aggregates Business

     76,133        70,350        108,252        104,351   

Specialty Products

     17,034        15,573        52,706        49,984   

Corporate

     (2,072     (5,912     (45,924     (14,071
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 91,095      $ 80,011      $ 115,034      $ 140,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Continued)

 

10. Business Segments (continued)

 

The asphalt, ready mixed concrete and road paving product lines are considered internal customers of the core aggregates business. Product lines for the Specialty Products segment consist of magnesia-based chemicals, dolomitic lime and other. Net sales by product line are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Aggregates

   $ 371,102       $ 362,618       $ 985,361       $ 916,875   

Asphalt

     29,198         12,297         61,921         37,554   

Ready Mixed Concrete

     33,143         9,729         82,634         22,266   

Road Paving

     56,250         10,017         99,355         19,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Aggregates Business

     489,693         394,661         1,229,271         996,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Magnesia-Based Chemicals

     32,487         32,794         96,694         94,799   

Dolomitic Lime

     16,460         17,131         53,591         53,314   

Other

     500         417         1,341         971   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Specialty Products

     49,447         50,342         151,626         149,084   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 539,140       $ 445,003       $ 1,380,897       $ 1,145,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The components of the change in other assets and liabilities, net, are as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Other current and noncurrent assets

   $ (9,694   $ 2,325   

Accrued salaries, benefits and payroll taxes

     (1,270     (2,324

Accrued insurance and other taxes

     7,767        8,366   

Accrued income taxes

     7,817        22,208   

Accrued pension, postretirement and postemployment benefits

     (14,693     (16,046

Other current and noncurrent liabilities

     14,956        10,450   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 4,883      $ 24,979   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The change in accrued income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 relates to a decrease in current estimated taxable income and the difference in net tax payments for the period. The change in other current and noncurrent assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 relates to an increase in costs in excess of billings for the Corporation’s road paving business. The road paving business typically has a longer cash collection cycle compared with the Aggregates business’ other product lines.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

OVERVIEW    Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (the “Corporation”), conducts its operations through four reportable business segments: Mideast Group, Southeast Group, West Group (collectively, the “Aggregates business”) and Specialty Products. The Corporation’s annual net sales and earnings are predominately derived from its Aggregates business, which processes and sells granite, limestone, and other aggregates products, including asphalt, ready mixed concrete and road paving materials, from a network of 307 quarries, distribution facilities and plants to customers in 31 states, Canada, the Bahamas and the Caribbean Islands. The Aggregates business’ products are used primarily by commercial customers principally in domestic construction of highways and other infrastructure projects and for nonresidential and residential building development. Aggregates products are also used in the railroad, environmental, utility and agricultural industries. The Specialty Products segment produces magnesia-based chemicals products used in industrial, agricultural and environmental applications and dolomitic lime sold primarily to customers in the steel industry.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES    The Corporation outlined its critical accounting policies in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 29, 2012. There were no changes to the Corporation’s critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Except as indicated, the following comparative analysis in the Results of Operations section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations reflects results from continuing operations and is based on net sales and cost of sales. The Corporation’s heritage aggregates product line excludes volume and pricing data for acquisitions that have not been included in prior-year operations for the comparable period and divestitures.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Gross margin as a percentage of net sales and operating margin as a percentage of net sales represent non-GAAP measures. The Corporation presents these ratios calculated based on net sales, as it is consistent with the basis by which management reviews the Corporation’s operating results. Further, management believes it is consistent with the basis by which investors analyze the Corporation’s operating results given that freight and delivery revenues and costs represent pass-throughs and have no profit mark-up. Gross margin and operating margin calculated as percentages of total revenues represent the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The following tables present the calculations of gross margin and operating margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations of the ratios as percentages of total revenues to percentages of net sales (dollars in thousands):

Gross Margin in Accordance with GAAP

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Gross profit

   $ 123,584      $ 111,893      $ 249,502      $ 232,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 593,901      $ 502,386      $ 1,533,596      $ 1,292,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     20.8     22.3     16.3     18.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Margin Excluding Freight and Delivery Revenues

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Gross profit

   $ 123,584      $ 111,893      $249,502      $ 232,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 593,901      $ 502,386      $1,533,596      $ 1,292,720   

Less: Freight and delivery revenues

     (54,761     (57,383        (152,699     (147,516
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 539,140      $ 445,003         $ 1,380,897      $ 1,145,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin excluding freight and delivery revenues

     22.9     25.1        18.1     20.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Margin in Accordance with GAAP

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,     September 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Earnings from operations

   $ 91,095      $ 80,011      $ 115,034      $ 140,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 593,901      $ 502,386      $ 1,533,596      $ 1,292,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating margin

     15.3     15.9     7.5     10.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Operating Margin Excluding Freight and Delivery Revenues

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Earnings from operations

   $ 91,095      $ 80,011      $ 115,034      $ 140,264   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 593,901      $ 502,386      $ 1,533,596      $ 1,292,720   

Less: Freight and delivery

revenues

     (54,761     (57,383     (152,699     (147,516
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

   $ 539,140      $ 445,003      $ 1,380,897      $ 1,145,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating margin excluding freight and delivery revenues

     16.9     18.0     8.3     12.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Margin Excluding Freight and Delivery Revenues and Excluding the Effect of the Acquired Colorado Operations

Gross margin excluding freight and delivery revenues and excluding the effect of the acquired Colorado operations represents a non-GAAP measure. Management presents this measure to provide more consistent information for investors and analysts to use when comparing gross margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues) for the three months ended September 30, 2012 with the respective prior-year quarter. The following reconciles gross margin excluding freight and delivery revenues and excluding the effect of the acquired Colorado operations to gross margin excluding freight and delivery revenues (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 

Gross profit

   $ 123,584   

Less: Gross profit from the acquired Colorado operations

     (9,085
  

 

 

 

Gross profit excluding the effect of the acquired Colorado operations

   $ 114,499   
  

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 593,901   

Less: Freight and delivery revenues

     (54,761

Less: Net sales from the acquired Colorado operations

     (91,696
  

 

 

 

Net sales excluding the effect of the acquired Colorado operations

   $ 447,444   
  

 

 

 

Gross margin excluding freight and delivery revenues and excluding the effect of the acquired Colorado operations

     25.6
  

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Impact of Business Development Expenses

The impact of business development expenses on earnings per diluted share, adjusted earnings per diluted share and net cash provided by operating activities excluding the impact of business development expenses each represent non-GAAP financial measures. Management presents these measures to provide more consistent information for investors and analysts to use when comparing operating results and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 with the respective prior-year periods (in thousands, except per share data).

The following shows the calculation of the earnings per diluted share impact of business development expenses:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,  2012
 

Business development expenses

   $ 35,140   

Income tax benefit

     (13,898
  

 

 

 

After-tax impact of business development expenses

   $ 21,242   
  

 

 

 

Diluted average number of common shares outstanding

     45,757   
  

 

 

 

Earnings per diluted share impact of business development expenses

   $ (0.46
  

 

 

 

The following reconciles earnings per diluted share in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to adjusted earnings per diluted share, excluding business development expenses:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,  2012
 

Earnings per diluted share in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

   $ 1.36   

Add back: Impact of business development expenses

     0.46   
  

 

 

 

Adjusted earnings per diluted share, excluding business development expenses

   $ 1.82   
  

 

 

 

The following reconciles net cash provided by operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to net cash provided by operating activities, excluding business development expenses:

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30, 2012  

Net cash provided by operating activities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

   $ 122,044   

Add back: Impact of business development expenses on operating cash flow

     37,956   
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities, excluding business development expenses

   $ 160,000   
  

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Quarter Ended September 30

Significant items for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (unless noted, all comparisons are versus the prior-year third quarter):

 

   

Earnings per diluted share of $1.36 compared with $1.07

 

   

Consolidated net sales of $539.1 million, up 21.2%, compared with $445.0 million

 

   

Heritage aggregates product line pricing increased 4.1%

 

   

Heritage aggregates product line volume decreased 3.8%

 

   

Specialty Products net sales of $49.4 million and record third-quarter earnings from operations of $17.0 million

 

   

Consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) decreased 140 basis points as a percentage of net sales

 

   

Consolidated earnings from operations of $91.1 million compared with $80.0 million

The following table presents net sales, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses and earnings from operations data for the Corporation and its reportable segments for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. In each case, the data is stated as a percentage of net sales of the Corporation or the relevant segment, as the case may be.

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2012      2011  
     Amount      % of
Net Sales
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Net sales:

          

Mideast Group

   $ 118,140          $ 116,637     

Southeast Group

     71,828            76,685     

West Group

     299,725            201,339     
  

 

 

       

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     489,693         100.0         394,661        100.0   

Specialty Products

     49,447         100.0         50,342        100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 539,140         100.0       $ 445,003        100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss):

          

Mideast Group

   $ 39,811         33.7       $ 37,226        31.9   

Southeast Group

     6,135         8.5         8,034        10.5   

West Group

     57,264         19.1         49,332        24.5   
  

 

 

       

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     103,210         21.1         94,592        24.0   

Specialty Products

     19,744         39.9         17,804        35.4   

Corporate

     630         —           (503     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 123,584         22.9       $ 111,893        25.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2012      2011  
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Selling, general & administrative expenses:

         

Mideast Group

   $ 8,921         $ 9,314     

Southeast Group

     5,411           6,779     

West Group

     14,110           10,730     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     28,442        5.8         26,823        6.8   

Specialty Products

     2,175        4.4         2,235        4.4   

Corporate

     1,478        —           3,716        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 32,095        6.0       $ 32,774        7.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) from operations:

         

Mideast Group

   $ 31,365         $ 28,070     

Southeast Group

     482           2,796     

West Group

     44,286           39,484     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     76,133        15.5         70,350        17.8   

Specialty Products

     17,034        34.4         15,573        30.9   

Corporate

     (2,072     —           (5,912     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 91,095        16.9       $ 80,011        18.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Corporation’s strong third-quarter results reflect both revenue and profit growth that demonstrate the underlying strength of its legacy operations as well as the contribution from its recent acquisitions in the Denver, Colorado market. In terms of the Corporation’s overall performance, the heritage Aggregates business benefitted from both continued strong pricing trends and increased productivity, and the Specialty Products business generated record earnings from operations. The Corporation’s bottom line continued to reflect the diligent manner in which it controls costs. As a result, earnings per diluted share of $1.36, a 27% increase over the prior-year quarter, is especially noteworthy given that the Corporation’s team achieved this in an uncertain economic climate that has been marked by a reluctance on governmental bodies and private industry to commit to long-range capital projects.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The Corporation sees several positive trends in construction activity. First, the Aggregates business continues to benefit from recovery and growth in the residential sector end-use market, which reported a 14% increase in heritage aggregates product line shipments over the prior-year quarter. Second, with the passage of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or MAP-21, a twenty-seven-month Federal surface transportation bill intended to expedite project approvals and limit spending for programs unrelated to core transportation needs, the level of federal highway funds obligated is increasing. Consequently, many of the Aggregates business’ key states are taking steps to utilize various funding alternatives to support important infrastructure projects. Finally, it seems a backlog of construction work is awaiting, what management believes to be, a general restoration of confidence in the current economic and political environment. The Corporation anticipates these positive trends will continue and provide the prospect for increasing volume momentum as it moves forward into 2013.

Consolidated net sales increased over 20%, with the recently acquired Denver, Colorado area businesses contributing $92 million in the quarter. These operations once again exceeded expectations, reflecting positive construction trends in that market where the rate of growth in highway contract awards ranks among the highest in the country, and, importantly, construction-related employment is well above the national average. Nonresidential construction activity also continues to improve in the market with commercial real estate realizing increased lease rates and decreasing vacancies. Year-to-date housing permits in Colorado increased more than 60%, outpacing the national average, while single-family home sales have increased significantly over the prior-year period.

Heritage aggregates product line pricing increased 4.1% in the quarter over the prior-year period. Pricing growth was led by the Southeast Group, with an overall increase of 5.1% over the prior-year quarter, driven by improvement in all of its markets along with favorable product mix. The West Group reported a heritage aggregates product line price increase of 4.8%, with shipments to the energy sector being a significant driver of this improvement. The Mideast Group had a 3.5% increase in its heritage aggregates product line average selling price, led by growth in the North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia markets.

Volume trends noted in June continued throughout the third quarter, resulting in a 3.8% decline in heritage aggregates product line shipments versus the comparable prior-year period. Shipments to the infrastructure end-use market, which comprised more than half of heritage aggregates product line volumes, declined 6% compared with the prior-year quarter. Much of the volume decline is attributable to the fact that for nearly three years federal highway spending operated under a series of short-term, continuing resolutions. This extended circumstance made it difficult, and at times impossible, for state departments of transportation to obligate traditional long-term expenditures. This created a chilling effect on various states’ ability to advertise and award significant new highway construction activity.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

On July 6, 2012, the President signed into law MAP-21, which maintains highway expenditures at current levels, $40 billion per year, with modest increases to reflect projected inflation and reform provisions. The bill’s passage nine months into the Federal fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 meant that a disproportionately large percentage of federal highway funds were obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year. This delayed timing affected highway construction activity during the quarter and will likely result in many of these projects starting in 2013. However, certain states, namely Texas, Iowa and Florida, have initiated state-level programs that demonstrate the importance of infrastructure investment. In fact, the Texas department of transportation anticipates its spending during fiscal year 2013, which began September 1, to be more than double the amount spent in fiscal year 2012. Additionally, Texas and North Carolina were two of the first states to apply for funding assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA). Texas submitted requests for TIFIA projects with a cumulative investment of more than $6 billion while North Carolina’s proposed projects total more than $1 billion. TIFIA provides $1.75 billion of federal credit assistance over the next two years for nationally or regionally significant surface transportation projects. Each dollar of federal funds can provide up to $10 in TIFIA credit assistance and leverage up to $30 in transportation infrastructure investment. TIFIA and other state-sponsored programs coupled with MAP-21 should provide an impetus for increased infrastructure spending into 2013 and beyond.

The nonresidential market is the second largest aggregates end use. During the third quarter, this market continued to benefit, as it has for the past couple of years, from a significant level of aggregates product line shipments to the energy sector and other heavy industrial uses. Nonetheless, the nonresidential market also saw more traditional non-energy-related projects delayed during the third quarter. In general, many developers were hesitant to begin new projects due to an inability to accurately estimate their investment returns, including the cost of capital and changes in tax policy, in light of uncertainty surrounding the United States’ fiscal position. As a result, overall heritage shipments to this end-use market were relatively flat compared with the prior year. The residential end-use market growth reflects an approximate 25% increase in year-to-date housing starts over the prior-year period and, as previously mentioned, heritage aggregates shipments increased 14% in the quarter. Finally, the ChemRock/Rail end-use market experienced a 14% decline in heritage shipments compared with the prior-year quarter. The reduction was principally due to the comparison with an unusually strong third quarter for ballast shipments in 2011, as well as a decline in coal traffic on the railroads.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

As previously indicated, economic growth was inconsistent across the Corporation’s markets. Aggregates shipment levels varied by geographic area, with notable strength in Texas, West Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina. This relative robustness was offset by weakness in Ohio, where construction activity on major projects declined, and the West Group, which experienced reduced rail ballast shipments. This weakness led to declines of 2.6% and 2.3% in heritage aggregates product line shipments in the Mideast and West Groups, respectively. The Southeast Group reported a 10.7% decline in heritage aggregates shipments, as economic growth in this region continues to lag national trends, principally due to weak job growth and continued high foreclosure rates.

The following tables present volume and pricing data and shipments data for the aggregates product line. Heritage aggregates operations exclude volume and pricing data for acquisitions that were not included in prior-year operations for the comparable period and divestitures.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
     Volume     Pricing  

Volume/Pricing Variance (1)

    

Heritage Aggregates Product Line (2):

    

Mideast Group

     (2.6 %)      3.5

Southeast Group

     (10.7 %)      5.1

West Group

     (2.3 %)      4.8

Heritage Aggregates Operations

     (3.8 %)      4.1

Aggregates Product Line (3)

     (2.9 %)      1.8
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011  
     (tons in thousands)  

Shipments

    

Heritage Aggregates Product Line (2):

    

Mideast Group

     10,694        10,977   

Southeast Group

     5,495        6,154   

West Group

     18,416        18,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Heritage Aggregates Operations

     34,605        35,971   

Acquisitions

     2,068        —     

Divestitures (4)

     1        1,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregates Product Line (3)

     36,674        37,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Volume/pricing variances reflect the percentage increase/(decrease) from the comparable period in the prior year.
(2) Heritage Aggregates Product Line excludes volume and pricing data for acquisitions that have not been included in prior-year operations for the comparable period and divestitures.
(3) Aggregates Product Line includes all acquisitions from the date of acquisition and divestitures through the date of disposal.
(4) Divestitures include the tons related to divested aggregates product line operations up to the date of divestiture.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The Aggregates business is significantly affected by erratic weather patterns, seasonal changes and other weather-related conditions. Aggregates production and shipment levels coincide with general construction activity levels, most of which occurs in the spring, summer and fall. Thus, production and shipment levels vary by quarter. Operations concentrated in the northern and midwestern United States generally experience more severe winter weather conditions than operations in the Southeast and Southwest. Operations in the Denver, Colorado area increase the Corporation’s exposure to winter weather and the risk of losses in the first and fourth quarters. Excessive rainfall, and conversely excessive drought, can also jeopardize shipments, production and profitability. Because of the potentially significant impact of weather on the Corporation’s operations, third-quarter results are not indicative of expected performance for other interim periods or the full year.

Specialty Products continued its strong performance in both the chemicals and dolomitic lime product lines. For the quarter, net sales were $49.4 million and record third-quarter earnings from operations were $17.0 million, or 34.4% of net sales, an improvement of 350 basis points. The new dolomitic lime kiln recently completed at the Woodville, Ohio, facility will begin generating sales in the fourth quarter. The new kiln is expected to provide incremental annual net sales ranging from $22 million to $25 million with margins comparable to existing operations.

Consolidated gross margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues) for the quarter was 22.9%, a 220-basis-point decline compared with the prior-year quarter. The decline was primarily attributable to the increased impact of newly acquired Colorado businesses, which is more vertically integrated (i.e., with more ready mixed concrete, hot mixed asphalt and related paving operations) than the Corporation’s traditional heritage business. In fact, excluding the effect of these recently acquired businesses, consolidated gross margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues) would have been 25.6%, an improvement of 50 basis points over the prior-year quarter. Notably, the Mideast Group benefitted during the quarter from pricing growth to increase net sales, and coupled this sales growth with reduced personnel costs to increase its gross margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues) by 180 basis points to 33.7%.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The following presents a rollforward of the Corporation’s gross profit (dollars in thousands):

 

Consolidated gross profit, quarter ended September 30, 2011

   $  111,893   
  

 

 

 

Heritage Aggregates Product Line:

  

Pricing strength

     14,002   

Volume weakness

     (13,871

Decrease in production costs

     6,269   

Increase in nonproduction costs

     (5,976

Inventory change

     331   
  

 

 

 

Increase in Heritage Aggregates Product Line gross profit

     755   

Aggregates Business – acquired locations

     9,085   

Specialty Products

     1,940   

Corporate

     1,133   

Other

     (1,222
  

 

 

 

Increase in consolidated gross profit

     11,691   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated gross profit, quarter ended September 30, 2012

   $ 123,584   
  

 

 

 

Direct production costs for the heritage aggregates product line fell $6.3 million, or 2.7%, as production levels were reduced to better match shipment activity. Operations personnel prudently managed costs and limited the increase in cost per ton to 1.0%, despite this decline.

Nonproduction costs for the heritage aggregates product line include freight expenses to transport materials from a producing quarry to a distribution yard and resale material. During the quarter, internal rail freight costs increased due to additional volumes being shipped to materials yards, particularly in the West Group.

Consolidated SG&A expenses were 6.0% of net sales, an improvement of 140 basis points compared with the prior-year quarter. On an absolute basis, SG&A decreased $0.7 million despite absorbing overhead incurred at the Corporation’s Denver operations as well as costs related to an information systems upgrade expected to be completed by the fall of 2013. Included in third-quarter 2011 SG&A expenses were $2.8 million of nonrecurring early retirement benefits.

Among other items, other operating income and expenses, net, includes gains and losses on the sale of assets; gains and losses related to customer accounts receivable; rental, royalty and services income; and the accretion and depreciation expenses related to asset retirement obligations. For the third quarter, consolidated other operating income and expenses, net, was an expense of $0.4 million in 2012 compared with income of $1.6 million in 2011, primarily as a result of higher gains on the sale of assets in during the third quarter of 2011.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Nine months ended September 30

Significant items for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (all comparisons are versus the prior-year nine-month period):

 

   

Adjusted earnings per diluted share of $1.82, excluding business development expenses; including these charges, earnings per diluted share of $1.36 compared with $1.46

 

   

Consolidated net sales of $1.381 billion, up 20.6%, compared with $1.145 billion

 

   

Heritage aggregates product line volume increased 2.2%

 

   

Heritage aggregates product line pricing increased 3.0%

 

   

Specialty Products net sales of $151.6 million and earnings from operations of $52.7 million, representing a 130-basis-point improvement in operating margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues)

 

   

Consolidated SG&A decreased 80 basis points as a percentage of net sales

 

   

Consolidated earnings from operations of $115.0 million, inclusive of $35.1 million of business development costs, compared with $140.3 million

The following table presents net sales, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses and earnings from operations data for the Corporation and its reportable segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. In each case, the data is stated as a percentage of net sales of the Corporation or the relevant segment, as the case may be.

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2012      2011  
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Net sales:

         

Mideast Group

   $ 304,986         $ 295,306     

Southeast Group

     213,101           217,360     

West Group

     711,184           483,454     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     1,229,271        100.0         996,120        100.0   

Specialty Products

     151,626        100.0         149,084        100.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,380,897        100.0       $ 1,145,204        100.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit (loss):

         

Mideast Group

   $ 80,089         $ 77,492     

Southeast Group

     13,221           17,126     

West Group

     98,357           82,637     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     191,667        15.6         177,255        17.8   

Specialty Products

     59,057        38.9         56,763        38.1   

Corporate

     (1,222     —           (1,926     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 249,502        18.1       $ 232,092        20.3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2012      2011  
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
     Amount     % of
Net Sales
 
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Selling, general & administrative expenses:

         

Mideast Group

   $ 28,041         $ 27,834     

Southeast Group

     17,074           20,391     

West Group

     41,966           32,008     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     87,081        7.1         80,233        8.1   

Specialty Products

     6,900        4.6         6,926        4.6   

Corporate

     6,417        —           5,256        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 100,398        7.3       $ 92,415        8.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (Loss) from operations:

         

Mideast Group

   $ 54,284         $ 53,222     

Southeast Group

     (5,508        (2,039  

West Group

     59,476           53,168     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total Aggregates Business

     108,252        8.8         104,351        10.5   

Specialty Products

     52,706        34.8         49,984        33.5   

Corporate

     (45,924     —           (14,071     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 115,034        8.3       $ 140,264        12.2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the nine months, net sales for the Aggregates business were $1.229 billion in 2012 versus $996.1 million in 2011, primarily due to the acquisition of operations in Denver, Colorado, and growth in the Corporation’s nonresidential and residential end-use markets. Shipments to the heritage nonresidential end-use market increased 9% as energy-sector activity continues to grow. The residential end-use market continues to recover from the depressed levels of the past few years, reflecting the increase in national year-to-date housing permits. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, heritage aggregates volume increased 2.2%, while pricing increased 3.0%.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The following tables present volume and pricing data and shipments data for the aggregates product line. Heritage aggregates operations exclude volume and pricing data for acquisitions that were not included in prior-year operations for the comparable period and divestitures.

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
     Volume     Pricing  

Volume/Pricing Variance (1)

    

Heritage Aggregates Product Line (2):

    

Mideast Group

     2.1     0.7

Southeast Group

     (6.0 %)      4.0

West Group

     5.4     5.2

Heritage Aggregates Operations

     2.2     3.0

Aggregates Product Line (3)

     1.7     1.2
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011  
     (tons in thousands)  

Shipments

    

Heritage Aggregates Product Line (2):

    

Mideast Group

     26,961        26,416   

Southeast Group

     16,413        17,454   

West Group

     48,874        46,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Heritage Aggregates Operations

     92,248        90,236   

Acquisitions

     4,497        —     

Divestitures (4)

     24        4,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregates Product Line (3)

     96,769        95,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Volume/pricing variances reflect the percentage increase/(decrease) from the comparable period in the prior year.
(2) Heritage Aggregates Product Line excludes volume and pricing data for acquisitions that have not been included in prior-year operations for the comparable period and divestitures.
(3) Aggregates Product Line includes all acquisitions from the date of acquisition and divestitures through the date of disposal.
(4) Divestitures include the tons related to divested aggregates product line operations up to the date of divestiture.

Specialty Products’ net sales increased 1.7% to $151.6 million, reflecting growth in both chemicals and dolomitic lime product lines. Earnings from operations were $52.7 million, a 130-basis-point improvement in operating margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues) over the prior-year period.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Increased direct production costs and nonproduction costs for the heritage aggregates product line, coupled with the Corporation’s increased exposure to vertically-integrated businesses, reduced the Corporation’s gross margin (excluding freight and delivery revenues) for the nine months ended September 30 by 220 basis points to 18.1% in 2012. The following presents a rollforward of the Corporation’s gross profit (dollars in thousands):

 

Consolidated gross profit, nine months ended September 30, 2011

   $ 232,092   
  

 

 

 

Heritage Aggregates Product Line:

  

Volume strength

     20,583   

Pricing strength

     28,026   

Increase in noncontrollable energy costs

     (4,494

Increase in other production costs

     (8,938

Increase in nonproduction costs

     (23,122

Inventory change

     (1,304
  

 

 

 

Increase in Heritage Aggregates Product Line gross profit

     10,751   

Aggregates Business – acquired locations

     3,926   

Specialty Products

     2,294   

Corporate

     704   

Other

     (265
  

 

 

 

Increase in consolidated gross profit

     17,410   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated gross profit, nine months ended September 30, 2012

   $ 249,502   
  

 

 

 

The heritage aggregates product line continues to absorb the significant financial impact of higher energy expenses, particularly diesel fuel, which represents the single largest component of its energy costs. For the first nine months, the Aggregates business paid an average of $3.12 per gallon in 2012 compared with $2.96 in the prior-year period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, other production costs for the heritage aggregates product line increased $8.9 million over the prior-year period due to higher costs for labor, repairs, supplies and royalty expenses. Direct production costs per ton increased 1.2% over the comparable prior-year period.

Nonproduction costs for the heritage aggregates product line increased $23.1 million compared with the prior-year period. Internal freight costs for the heritage aggregates operations increased $12.9 million compared with the prior-year period. While higher diesel fuel costs experienced during the first nine months contributed to the increase in internal freight costs, the rail component increased due to increased shipments to materials yards, particularly in the West Group. Additionally, resale material costs increased significantly during the first half of 2012 as the Corporation was unable to produce enough material to support well drilling for the oil and gas industry, particularly in the Mideast Group, and purchased the products for its customers.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Consolidated SG&A expenses were 7.3% of net sales, an 80-basis-point improvement compared with the prior-year period. On an absolute basis, SG&A expenses increased $8.0 million, as expected, primarily related to the acquired operations in the Denver, Colorado market and costs related to an information systems upgrade expected to be completed by the fall of 2013.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Corporation incurred $35.1 million of business development costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, consolidated other operating income and expenses, net, was income of $1.1 million in 2012 compared with income of $4.0 million in 2011, primarily as a result of higher gains on the sale of assets in 2011.

Interest expense was $40.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared with $45.3 million for the prior-year period. The decrease in 2012 was due to a higher mix of variable-rate debt which currently bears a lower interest rate than the Corporation’s fixed-rate debt.

In addition to other offsetting amounts, other nonoperating income and expenses, net, are comprised generally of interest income and net equity earnings from nonconsolidated investments. Consolidated other nonoperating income and expenses, net, for the nine months ended September 30, was income of $1.3 million in 2012 compared with an expense of $2.2 million in 2011, primarily due to the gain resulting from a bond repurchased at a discount in 2012.

Since 2007, the Corporation has been pursuing a bilateral advanced pricing agreement between the Internal Revenue Service and the Canada Revenue Agency for the transfer price of products for intercompany shipments. In September 2012, the Corporation was informally notified that the two parties reached an agreement on an adjustment to the amount charged for the covered tax years of 2007 through 2011, but have not yet agreed on a method to be used to calculate the transfer price going forward. The financial statements reflect an estimate of the impact of agreement, including the reversal of a valuation allowance on net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards that are expected to be utilized to offset the increase in the Corporation’s wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary’s taxable income for the tax years 2007 through 2011. Discrete events drove a decrease in the consolidated overall estimated effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The consolidated overall estimated effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 would have been 22.7% without these discrete events; a rate more reflective of the expected annual tax rate of 23%.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $122.0 million. Excluding the impact of business development expenses, cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $160.0 million compared with $179.9 million for the same period in 2011. Operating cash flow is primarily derived from consolidated net earnings or loss, before deducting depreciation, depletion and amortization, and offset by working capital requirements. Depreciation, depletion and amortization were as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011  
     (Dollars in Thousands)  

Depreciation

   $ 125,534       $ 124,676   

Depletion

     3,446         2,592   

Amortization

     4,005         2,405   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 132,985       $ 129,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additionally, the Corporation’s December 2011 asset exchange changed the timing of cash flows throughout the year, with increased cash flows generated by the Denver operations expected to be realized in the second half of the year. Cash used for operating activities by the Denver operations was approximately $52 million during the first nine months of 2012. Days sales outstanding was 44.7 days, down from 45.2 days in 2011.

The seasonal nature of the construction aggregates business impacts quarterly operating cash flow when compared with the full year. Full year 2011 net cash provided by operating activities was $259.1 million compared with $179.9 million for the first nine months of 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Corporation invested $105.9 million of capital into its business, including $32 million related to the new kiln at its Specialty Products location in Woodville, Ohio. The new kiln, which became functional on November 1, 2012, will begin to generate sales in the fourth quarter. On an annual basis, the new kiln is expected to provide net sales ranging from $22 million to $25 million. Full-year capital spending, exclusive of acquisitions, if any, is expected to be approximately $155 million in 2012. Comparable full-year capital expenditures were $155.4 million in 2011.

On January 23, 2012, the Corporation repurchased $20.0 million par value of its outstanding 6.25% Senior Notes due 2037 at 90.75. This repurchase was financed with borrowings of $18.2 million under the Corporation’s Revolving Facility.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The Corporation can repurchase its common stock through open-market purchases pursuant to authority granted by its Board of Directors. The Corporation did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Management currently has no intent to repurchase any shares of the Corporation’s common stock. At September 30, 2012, 5,042,000 shares of common stock were remaining under the Corporation’s repurchase authorization.

The Credit Agreement (which consists of the Term Loan Facility and a $350 million Revolving Facility) and the AR Credit Facility require the Corporation’s ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization (EBITDA), as defined, for the trailing twelve month period (the “Ratio”) to not exceed 3.50x as of the end of any fiscal quarter, provided that the Corporation may exclude from the Ratio debt incurred in connection with certain acquisitions for a period of 180 days so long as the Corporation, as a consequence of such specified acquisition, does not have its ratings on long-term unsecured debt fall below BBB by Standard & Poor’s or Baa2 by Moody’s and the Ratio calculated without such exclusion does not exceed 3.75x. Additionally, if there are no amounts outstanding under both the Revolving Facility and the AR Credit Facility, consolidated debt, including debt guaranteed by the Corporation, will be reduced for purposes of the covenant calculation by the Corporation’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50 million, such reduction not to exceed $200 million (hereinafter, “net debt”).

In order to increase the cushion between the Ratio and the covenant limit, on October 17, 2012, the Corporation amended the Ratio to maintain the maximum Ratio of 3.75x for the December 31, 2012, March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013 calculation dates. The calculation returns to the pre-amended maximum of 3.50x for the September 30, 2013 calculation date. Management anticipates the Ratio will stay below the unadjusted 3.50x level for the periods when the amendment increases the maximum Ratio to 3.75x.

The Ratio is calculated as debt, including debt guaranteed by the Corporation, divided by consolidated EBITDA, as defined, for the trailing twelve months. Consolidated EBITDA is generally defined as earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for continuing operations. Additionally, stock-based compensation expense is added back and interest income is deducted in the calculation of consolidated EBITDA. Certain other nonrecurring noncash items, if they occur, can affect the calculation of consolidated EBITDA.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

At September 30, 2012, the Corporation’s ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA, as defined, for the trailing twelve months EBITDA was 3.58 times and was calculated as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Twelve Month Period
October 1, 2011 to
September 30, 2012
 

Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   $ 72,339   

Add back:

  

Interest expense

     53,265   

Income tax expense

     11,137   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense

     170,481   

Stock-based compensation expense

     8,152   

Deduct:

  

Interest income

     (453
  

 

 

 

Consolidated EBITDA, as defined

   $ 314,921   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated debt, including debt guaranteed by the Corporation, at September 30, 2012

   $ 1,126,524   

Deduct:

  

Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50,000 at September 30, 2012

     —     
  

 

 

 

Consolidated net debt, as defined, at September 30, 2012

   $ 1,126,524   
  

 

 

 

Consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA, as defined, at September 30, 2012 for the trailing twelve months EBITDA

     3.58 X   
  

 

 

 

In the event of a default on the Ratio, the lenders can terminate the Credit Agreement and AR Credit Facility and declare any outstanding balances as immediately due.

Cash on hand, along with the Corporation’s projected internal cash flows and availability of financing resources, including its access to debt and equity capital markets, are expected to continue to be sufficient to provide the capital resources necessary to support anticipated operating needs, cover debt service requirements, meet capital expenditures and discretionary investment needs, fund certain acquisition opportunities that may arise and allow for payment of dividends for the foreseeable future. At September 30, 2012, the Corporation had $250 million of unused borrowing capacity under its Revolving Facility, subject to complying with the related leverage covenant, and no available borrowings under its AR Credit Facility. The Credit Agreement expires on March 31, 2015 and the AR Credit Facility, as amended, terminates on April 20, 2013.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The Corporation may be required to obtain financing to fund certain strategic acquisitions, if any such opportunities arise, or to refinance outstanding debt. A strategic acquisition of size for cash would likely require an appropriate balance of newly-issued equity with debt in order to maintain a composite investment-grade credit rating. Furthermore, the Corporation is exposed to the credit markets, through the interest cost related to its variable-rate debt, which includes borrowings under its Revolving Facility, Term Loan Facility and AR Credit Facility, and the interest cost related to its commercial paper program, to the extent that it is available to the Corporation. The Corporation is currently rated by three credit rating agencies, and while two of those agencies’ credit ratings are investment-grade level, on July 12, 2012, the third agency reduced its rating to one level below investment grade. The Corporation’s composite credit rating remains at investment-grade level, which facilitates obtaining financing at lower rates than noninvestment-grade ratings. While management believes its composite credit ratings will remain at an investment-grade level, no assurance can be given that these ratings will remain at current levels.

TRENDS AND RISKS The Corporation outlined the risks associated with its business in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2012. Management continues to evaluate its exposure to all operating risks on an ongoing basis.

OUTLOOK

As discussed, management is encouraged by various positive trends in the Corporation’s markets. For full year 2012, management anticipates high-single-digit volume growth in the nonresidential end-use market, driven primarily by increased energy shipments; some energy-sector activity will continue to be affected by natural gas prices, the timing of lease commitments for oil and natural gas companies, geographic transitions and weather conditions. Management expects the rate of improvement in the Corporation’s residential end-use market to accelerate over the rate of improvement in 2011. The infrastructure end-use market volume is expected to be down slightly and ChemRock/Rail shipments are expected to be down in the high-single digits.

As such, management anticipates that heritage aggregates product line shipments for the full year will increase from 1% to 2%, and pricing will increase 2% to 4%. A variety of factors beyond the Corporation’s direct control may continue to exert pressure on volumes and forecasted pricing increase is not expected to be uniform across the company. Heritage aggregates product line direct production costs per ton are expected to be up slightly compared with 2011.

 

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

Earnings for the Specialty Products segment should be approximately $68 million to $70 million. Steel utilization and natural gas prices are two key factors for this segment.

SG&A expenses, excluding the incremental expense related to the Denver operations and costs related to the information systems upgrade, are expected to decline slightly. Management expects improvement in SG&A expenses related to the Denver operations as the Corporation fully completes their integration. Interest expense should decrease approximately $5 million compared with 2011. The Corporation’s effective tax rate is expected to approximate 23%, excluding discrete events. Capital expenditures are forecast at $155 million.

Management has started framing a preliminary 2013 outlook for the Corporation’s end-use markets. Management currently expects shipments to the infrastructure end-use market to increase in the mid-single digits, driven by the impact of MAP-21, TIFIA and state-sponsored programs. Management anticipates the nonresidential end-use market to increase in the high-single digits. Management believes the recent positive trend in housing starts will continue and the residential end-use market will experience double-digit volume growth. Finally, management expects the ChemRock/Rail end-use market to be flat compared with 2012. Management will provide further guidance on the Corporation’s 2013 outlook in its year-end earnings release.

The full-year 2012 outlook and preliminary 2013 outlook for the Corporation’s end-use markets include management’s assessment of the likelihood of certain risk factors that will affect performance. The most significant risk to 2012 performance will be the United States economy and its impact on construction activity. The resolution of the fiscal cliff and whether tax increases and spending cuts take effect may have a significant impact on the economy and, consequently, construction activity. Other risks related to the Corporation’s future performance include, but are not limited to, both price and volume and include a recurrence of widespread decline in aggregates volume negatively affecting aggregates price; the termination, capping and/or reduction of the federal and/or state gasoline tax(es) or other revenue related to infrastructure construction; a significant change in the funding patterns for traditional federal, state and/or local infrastructure projects; a reduction in defense spending, and the subsequent impact on construction activity on or near military bases, particularly if sequestration of budget programs occurs; a decline in nonresidential construction, a decline in energy-related drilling activity resulting from certain regulatory or economic factors, a slowdown in the residential construction recovery, or some combination thereof; and a continued reduction in ChemRock/Rail shipments resulting from declining coal traffic on the railroads. Further, increased highway construction funding pressures resulting from either federal or state issues can affect profitability. Currently, nearly all states have general fund budget issues driven by lower tax revenues. If these negatively affect transportation budgets more than in the past, construction spending could be reduced. North Carolina and Texas, states disproportionately affecting the Corporation’s revenue and profitability, are among the states experiencing these fiscal pressures, although recent statistics indicate that transportation budgets and tax revenues are increasing.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

The Corporation’s principal business serves customers in aggregates-related construction markets. This concentration could increase the risk of potential losses on customer receivables; however, payment bonds normally posted on public projects, together with lien rights on private projects, help to mitigate the risk of uncollectible receivables. The level of aggregates demand in the Corporation’s end-use markets, production levels and the management of production costs will affect the operating leverage of the Aggregates business and, therefore, profitability. Production costs in the Aggregates business are also sensitive to energy prices, both directly and indirectly. Diesel fuel and other consumables change production costs directly through consumption or indirectly by increased energy-related input costs, such as, steel, explosives, tires and conveyor belts. Fluctuating diesel fuel pricing also affects transportation costs, primarily through fuel surcharges in the Corporation’s long-haul distribution network. The Specialty Products business is sensitive to changes in domestic steel capacity utilization and the absolute price and fluctuations in the cost of natural gas. However, due to recent technology developments allowing the harvesting of abundant natural gas supplies in the U.S., natural gas prices have stabilized.

Transportation in the Corporation’s long-haul network, particularly rail cars and locomotive power to move trains, affects its ability to efficiently transport material into certain markets, most notably Texas, Florida and the Gulf Coast. The availability of trucks to transport the Corporation’s product, particularly in markets experiencing increased demand due to energy sector activity, is also a risk. The Aggregates business is also subject to weather-related risks that can significantly affect production schedules and profitability. The first and fourth quarters are most adversely affected by winter weather, and the acquisitions of operations in the Denver, Colorado, market increased the Corporation’s exposure to winter weather. Hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf Coast generally is most active during the third and fourth quarters.

Risks to the full-year outlook include shipment declines as a result of economic events beyond the Corporation’s control. In addition to the impact on nonresidential and residential construction, the Corporation is exposed to risk in its estimated outlook from credit markets and the availability of and interest cost related to its debt.

The Corporation’s future performance is also exposed to risk from tax reform at the federal and state levels.

 

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MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

OTHER MATTERS    If you are interested in Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. stock, management recommends that, at a minimum, you read the Corporation’s current Annual Report and Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports to the SEC over the past year. The Corporation’s recent proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders also contains important information. These and other materials that have been filed with the SEC are accessible through the Corporation’s website at www.martinmarietta.com and are also available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also write or call the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary, who will provide copies of such reports.

Investors are cautioned that all statements in this Quarterly Report that relate to the future involve risks and uncertainties, and are based on assumptions that the Corporation believes in good faith are reasonable but which may be materially different from actual results. Forward-looking statements give the investor the Corporation’s expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. They may use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and other words of similar meaning in connection with future events or future operating or financial performance. Any or all of the Corporation’s forward-looking statements here and in other publications may turn out to be wrong.

Factors that the Corporation currently believes could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, the performance of the United States economy and the resolution of the fiscal cliff; widespread decline in aggregates pricing; the discontinuance of the federal gasoline tax or other revenue related to infrastructure construction; the level and timing of federal and state transportation funding, including federal stimulus projects and most particularly in North Carolina, one of the Corporation’s largest and most profitable states, and Texas, Iowa, Colorado and Georgia; the ability of states and/or other entities to finance approved projects either with tax revenues or alternative financing structures; levels of construction spending in the markets the Corporation serves; a decline in defense spending, and the subsequent impact on construction activity on or near military bases, particularly if sequestration of budget programs occurs; a decline in the commercial component of the nonresidential construction market, notably office and retail space; a slowdown in residential construction recovery; unfavorable weather conditions, particularly Atlantic Ocean hurricane activity, the late start to spring or the early onset of winter and the impact of a drought or excessive rainfall in the markets served by the Corporation; the volatility of fuel costs, particularly diesel fuel, and the impact on the cost of other consumables, namely steel, explosives, tires, conveyor belts, and with respect to the Specialty Products segment, natural gas; continued increases in the cost of other repair and supply parts; transportation availability, notably the availability of railcars and locomotive power to move trains to supply the Corporation’s Texas, Florida and Gulf Coast markets; increased transportation costs, including increases from higher passed-through energy and other costs to comply with tightening regulations as well as higher volumes of rail and water shipments; availability and cost of construction equipment in the United States; weakening in the steel

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

(Continued)

 

industry markets served by the Corporation’s dolomitic lime products; inflation and its effect on both production and interest costs; ability to successfully integrate acquisitions quickly and in a cost-effective manner and achieve anticipated profitability to maintain compliance with the Corporation’s leverage ratio debt covenant; changes in tax laws, the interpretation of such laws and/or administrative practices that would increase the Corporation’s tax rate; violation of the Corporation’s debt covenant if price and/or volumes returns to previous levels of instability; downward pressure on the Corporation’s common stock price and its impact on goodwill impairment evaluations; and other risk factors listed from time to time found in the Corporation’s filings with the SEC.

Other factors besides those listed here may also adversely affect the Corporation, and may be material to the Corporation. The Corporation assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

INVESTOR ACCESS TO COMPANY FILINGS Shareholders may obtain, without charge, a copy of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, by writing to:

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

Attn: Corporate Secretary

2710 Wycliff Road

Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-3033

Additionally, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.’s Annual Report, press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and 11-K, can generally be accessed via the Corporation’s website. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission accessed via the website are available through a link with the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system. Accordingly, access to such filings is available upon EDGAR placing the related document in its database. Investor relations contact information is as follows:

Telephone: (919) 788-4367

Website address: www.martinmarietta.com

Information included on the Corporation’s website is not incorporated into, or otherwise create a part of, this report.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The Corporation’s operations are highly dependent upon the interest rate-sensitive construction and steelmaking industries. Consequently, these marketplaces could experience lower levels of economic activity in an environment of rising interest rates or escalating costs.

Management has considered the current economic environment and its potential impact to the Corporation’s business. Demand for aggregates products, particularly in the nonresidential and residential construction markets, could decline if companies and consumers are unable to obtain financing for construction projects or if an economic recession causes delays or cancellations to capital projects. Additionally, declining tax revenues and state budget deficits have negatively affected states’ abilities to finance infrastructure construction projects.

Demand in the residential construction market is affected by interest rates. The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate at zero percent during the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The residential construction market accounted for approximately 8% of the Corporation’s heritage aggregates product line shipments in 2011.

Aside from these inherent risks from within its operations, the Corporation’s earnings are affected also by changes in short-term interest rates as a result of any temporary cash investments, including money market funds and Eurodollar time deposit accounts; any outstanding variable-rate borrowing facilities; and defined benefit pension plans. Additionally, the Corporation’s earnings are affected by energy costs. The Corporation has no material counterparty risk.

Variable-Rate Borrowing Facilities.     The Corporation has a $600 million Credit Agreement, comprised of a $350 million Revolving Facility and $250 million Term Loan Facility, and a $100 million AR Credit Facility. Borrowings under these facilities bear interest at a variable interest rate. A hypothetical 100-basis-point increase in interest rates on borrowings of $445 million, which is the collective outstanding balance at September 30, 2012, would increase interest expense by $4.5 million on an annual basis.

Pension Expense.     The Corporation’s results of operations are affected by its pension expense. Assumptions that affect pension expense include the discount rate and, for the defined benefit pension plans only, the expected long-term rate of return on assets. Therefore, the Corporation has interest rate risk associated with these factors. The impact of hypothetical changes in these assumptions on the Corporation’s annual pension expense is discussed in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2012.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

 

Energy Costs.     Energy costs, including diesel fuel, natural gas and liquid asphalt, represent significant production costs for the Corporation. A hypothetical 10% change in the Corporation’s energy prices in 2012 as compared with 2011, assuming constant volumes, would impact annual 2012 pretax earnings by approximately $16.8 million.

Aggregate Risk for Interest Rates and Energy Costs.     Pension expense for 2012 is calculated based on assumptions selected at December 31, 2011. Therefore, interest rate risk in 2012 is limited to the potential effect related to the Corporation’s borrowings under variable-rate facilities. The effect of a hypothetical increase in interest rates of 1% on $445 million of variable-rate borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2012 would increase interest expense on an annual basis by $4.5 million. Additionally, a 10% change in energy prices compared with 2011 would impact annual pretax earnings by $16.8 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2012, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and the operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Corporation’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012. As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Corporation’s management excluded its newly-acquired Denver operations from its internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2012. These Denver operations accounted for approximately 7% of the Company’s consolidated total assets at December 31, 2011. There were no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

 

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Reference is made to Part I. Item 3. Legal Proceedings of the Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Reference is made to Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors and Forward-Looking Statements of the Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
     Average Price
Paid per Share
     Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
     Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
 

July 1, 2012 – July 31, 2012

     —         $ —           —           5,041,871   

August 1, 2012 – August 31, 2012

     —         $ —           —           5,041,871   

September 1, 2012 – September 30, 2012

     —         $ —           —           5,041,871   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     —         $ —           —           5,041,871   

The Corporation’s initial stock repurchase program, which authorized the repurchase of 2.5 million shares of common stock, was announced in a press release dated May 6, 1994, and has been updated as appropriate. The program does not have an expiration date.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

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For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

 

PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

(Continued)

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Document

  10.01    Amendment No. 2 to Credit dated as of October 17, 2012 to Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 among Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., the Lenders listed on the signatures pages thereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Branch Banking and Trust Company, SunTrust Bank, and Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents
  31.01    Certification dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.02    Certification dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.01    Written Statement dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Executive Officer required by 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.02    Written Statement dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Financial Officer required by 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  95    Mine Safety Disclosures
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

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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.

 

   

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: November 6, 2012     By:  

/s/ Anne H. Lloyd

      Anne H. Lloyd
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Document

  10.01    Amendment No. 2 to Credit dated as of October 17, 2012 to Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 among Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., the Lenders listed on the signatures pages thereof and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Branch Banking and Trust Company, SunTrust Bank, and Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents
  31.01    Certification dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.02    Certification dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 rule 13a-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.01    Written Statement dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Executive Officer required by 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32.02    Written Statement dated November 6, 2012 of Chief Financial Officer required by 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  95    Mine Safety Disclosures
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

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