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UNITED STATES
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 DECEMBER 31, 1999
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OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FROM TO
Commission File Number 333-3689
WAXMAN USA INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 34-1761514
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(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
24460 AURORA ROAD
BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44146
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(440) 439-1830
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(Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed 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 ninety (90) days.
Yes [ X ] No [ ]
100 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, were outstanding as of February 4,
2000.
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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - For the Six and Three
Months Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998........................................... 3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999....... 4 - 5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Six Months Ended December 31, 1999 and 1998....................................... 6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.............................. 7 - 11
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations............................................... 12 - 19
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 5. Other Information.................................................................... 20
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................................................... 20
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE SIX AND THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
(IN THOUSANDS)
Six Months Three Months
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Net sales $ 42,539 $ 57,427 $ 19,702 $ 29,198
Cost of sales 29,463 39,678 13,811 20,537
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Gross profit 13,076 17,749 5,891 8,661
Selling, general and administrative expenses 11,813 14,839 5,925 7,518
Non-recurring and procurement charges 1,450 1,350 1,300 --
Corporate charge 987 1,657 462 787
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Operating (loss)income (1,174) (97) (1,796) 356
Equity earnings of Barnett 3,604 3,331 2,000 1,804
Amortization of deferred U.S. Lock gain 98 -- 49 --
Interest expense, net 2,475 3,047 1,308 1,547
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Income (loss) before income taxes 53 187 (1,055) 613
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 60 71 (323) 233
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Net (loss)income $ (7) $ 116 $ (732) $ 380
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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
Foreign currency translation adjustment 205 418 83 392
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Comprehensive income(loss) $ 198 $ 534 $ (649) $ 772
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The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND JUNE 30, 1999
(IN THOUSANDS)
ASSETS
December 31, June 30,
1999 1999
(Unaudited) (Audited)
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CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 338 $ 1,376
Trade receivables, net 13,705 10,686
Other receivables 3,336 4,212
Inventories 20,356 19,052
Prepaid expenses 2,378 2,276
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Total current assets 40,113 37,602
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INVESTMENT IN BARNETT 39,989 36,385
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land 436 430
Buildings 3,193 3,004
Equipment 13,360 12,675
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16,989 16,109
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (6,661) (5,998)
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Property and equipment, net 10,328 10,111
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COST OF BUSINESSES IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED, NET 7,786 7,920
UNAMORTIZED DEBT ISSUANCE COSTS, NET 562 565
DEFERRED TAX ASSET 533 540
OTHER ASSETS 823 451
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$ 100,134 $ 93,574
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The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND JUNE 30, 1999
(IN THOUSANDS)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
December 31, June 30,
1999 1999
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 15,886 $ 812
Accounts payable 7,851 6,837
Accrued liabilities 3,019 2,982
Accrued income taxes payable 561 1,314
Accrued interest 1,330 1,330
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Total current liabilities 28,647 13,275
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OTHER LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 818 933
SENIOR NOTES 35,855 35,855
DEFERRED GAIN ON SALE OF U.S. LOCK 7,655 7,753
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.10 par value per share: -- --
Authorized and unissued 1,000 shares
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share: -- --
Authorized 9,000 shares; 100 shares issued and
outstanding
Advances to Waxman Industries, Inc. (17,166) (8,369)
Paid-in capital 21,462 21,462
Retained earnings 23,687 23,694
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27,983 36,787
Cumulative currency translation adjustment (824) (1,029)
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Total stockholder's equity 27,159 35,758
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$ 100,134 $ 93,574
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The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
(IN THOUSANDS)
1999 1998
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss) income $ (7) $ 116
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to
net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization of deferred U.S. Lock gain (98) --
Equity earnings of Barnett (3,604) (3,331)
Depreciation and amortization 963 1,063
Deferred income taxes 7 --
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables, net (3,019) (1,323)
Inventories (1,304) 887
Other assets 402 (2,368)
Accounts payable 1,014 2,222
Accrued liabilities 37 (1,578)
Accrued interest -- (2)
Accrued taxes (753) 10
Other, net 205 418
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities (6,157) (3,886)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures, net (906) (1,228)
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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (906) (1,228)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under credit agreements 43,659 47,985
Payments under credit agreements (28,585) (41,589)
Debt issuance costs (137) --
Advances to parent (8,797) (1,246)
(Repayments) borrowings of long-term debt, net (115) 9
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Net Cash Provided by
Financing Activities 6,025 5,159
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NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (1,038) 45
BALANCE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,376 73
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BALANCE, END OF PERIOD $ 338 $ 118
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The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these statements.
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WAXMAN USA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(UNAUDITED)
DECEMBER 31, 1999
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of Waxman USA Inc. ("Waxman USA") and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Company"). All significant intercompany transactions and
balances are eliminated in consolidation. As of December 31, 1999, the Company
owned 44.3% of the common stock of Barnett Inc. (the "Barnett Common Stock"), a
direct marketer and distributor of plumbing, electrical, hardware, and security
hardware products, and accounts for Barnett Inc. ("Barnett") under the equity
method of accounting.
The condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six and
three months ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, the condensed balance sheet as of
December 31, 1999 and the condensed statements of cash flows for the six months
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 have been prepared by the Company without
audit, while the condensed balance sheet as of June 30, 1999 was derived from
audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial
statements include all adjustments, all of which are normal and recurring in
nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company as of December 31, 1999 and for all
periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that
the disclosures included herein are adequate and provide a fair presentation of
interim period results. Interim financial statements are not necessarily
indicative of financial position or operating results for an entire year or
other interim periods. It is suggested that these condensed interim financial
statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the
notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Over the past several years, the Company and Waxman Industries, Inc.
("Waxman Industries"), the Company's parent, have endeavored to reduce their
significant amount of debt through the monetization of assets and by improving
the efficiencies of their continuing businesses. As a result, the Company and
Waxman Industries have undertaken various initiatives to raise cash, improve
cash flow and reduce their debt obligations and / or improve their financial
flexibility during that period. In the spring of 1999, Waxman Industries began
having discussions with some of its bondholders regarding its high level of debt
and cash flow issues.
On December 13, 1999, Waxman Industries and an ad hoc committee (the
"Committee") representing the holders of approximately 87% of the $92.8 million
outstanding principal amount of the 12 3/4% Senior Secured Deferred Coupon Notes
due 2004 of Waxman Industries (the "Deferred Coupon Notes") and approximately
65% of the 11 1/8% Senior Notes due 2001 (the "Senior Notes") of the Company
entered into an agreement (the "Debt Reduction Agreement") that provides,
subject to certain conditions (including Bankruptcy Court approval), for the
full satisfaction of the Deferred Coupon Notes and the Senior Notes as part of a
comprehensive financial restructuring of Waxman Industries.
The key provisions of the financial restructuring plan are:
- The Debt Reduction Agreement contemplates that Barnett will
engage an investment banker to conduct an orderly process to sell
itself, or otherwise maximize shareholder value, in connection
with such transaction. To that end, on December 13, 1999, Barnett
issued a press release announcing the engagement of Deutsche Bank
Alex. Brown to pursue initiatives to maximize shareholder value.
- If Barnett's efforts to maximize shareholder value result in a
sale, the Company would sell all of its 7,186,530 shares of
Barnett common stock.
- Waxman Industries would apply the proceeds of any sale of the
Barnett Common Stock, net of applicable taxes, in the following
order:
- approximately $35.9 million, plus accrued interest, to repay
in full the Senior Notes
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- approximately $10 million to reduce borrowings under its
working capital credit facility, which were used to fund
approximately $6 million in interest paid to the Deferred
Coupon Note holders on December 1, 1999, $2 million in
interest to be paid to the Senior Note holders on March 1,
2000, and up to $2 million in other costs associated with
the financial restructuring transaction, and
- the remaining net proceeds to a trust account to be used for
the full satisfaction of the Deferred Coupon Notes of Waxman
Industries.
The Debt Reduction Agreement contemplates the completion of the sale of
the Barnett Common Stock as the first step in the financial restructuring plan.
Following the anticipated sale of the Company's interest in Barnett, Waxman
Industries and the Committee would file a jointly sponsored, prepackaged plan of
reorganization with the United States Bankruptcy Court (the "Joint Plan") to
effectuate the terms of the Debt Reduction Agreement. Under the Joint Plan, the
holders of the Deferred Coupon Notes will be the only impaired class of
creditors; neither the Company nor any of Waxman Industries' operating
subsidiaries or operating divisions will be included in the filing and they will
continue to pay their trade creditors, employees and other liabilities under
normal conditions.
The Company and Waxman Industries believe that operating cash flow,
together with borrowings under their working capital credit facilities, will be
sufficient to fund their working capital requirements until the expected
completion of the above mentioned financial reorganization. Based on discussions
with the Company's current working capital lender, Congress Financial
Corporation, the Company believes that debtor in possession financing will not
be necessary, and Congress will continue to provide financing during and after
the financial reorganization. In the event the financial reorganization is not
consummated, the Company and Waxman Industries believe that operating cash flow,
together with borrowings under their working capital credit facilities and the
monetization, from time to time, of a portion of the Barnett Common Stock or
other selected assets, will be sufficient to fund their working capital
requirements for at least the next 12 to 15 months; however, ultimately, the
Company and Waxman Industries will not be able to continue to make all of the
interest and principal payments under their debt obligations without a
significant appreciation in, and monetization of, the value of the shares of
common stock of Barnett owned by the Company and/or a restructuring of such debt
instruments.
The Company believes that the completion of the transactions set forth
in the Debt Reduction Agreement will result in it and Waxman Industries being
much stronger companies, with a small amount of debt that can be supported by
the operating cash flow of the Company's subsidiaries. In addition to the
reduced debt levels of the Company, the Company's balance sheet will be
strengthened significantly as a result of the anticipated net after tax gain on
the sale of Barnett Common Stock and the realization for accounting purposes of
the deferred gain on the sale of U.S. Lock. Furthermore, the elimination of the
indebtedness from the Senior Notes will reduce the Company's annual interest
expense by approximately $4 million.
Although Waxman Industries has entered into the Debt Reduction
Agreement, there is no agreement, at this time, that would monetize the
Company's investment in Barnett. Accordingly, the accompanying condensed
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will
continue as a going concern and, as such, adjustments, if any, that may be
required for presentation on another basis have not been considered.
NOTE 2 - BUSINESS
The Company is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Waxman Industries.
The common stock of Waxman Industries is quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin
Board under the symbol "WAXX." The Company is a supplier of specialty plumbing,
hardware and other products to the repair and remodeling market in the United
States. The Company distributes its products to approximately 1,400 customers,
including a wide variety of large national and regional retailers, independent
retail customers and wholesalers.
The Company conducts its business primarily through its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc. ("Consumer Products"), WOC
Inc. ("WOC") and TWI, International, Inc. ("TWI"). WOC is comprised of Medal
Distributing, a supplier of hardware products and, included the operations of
U.S. Lock, a
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distributor of a full line of security hardware products, prior to its January
1, 1999 sale to Barnett. TWI includes the Company's foreign operations,
including manufacturing, packaging and sourcing operations in China and Taiwan,
and an operation in Mexico that threads galvanized, black, brass, and chrome
pipe and imports malleable fittings. Consumer Products, WOC and Barnett utilize
the Company's and non-affiliated foreign suppliers.
At December 31, 1999, the Company owned 44.3% of Barnett, a direct
marketer and distributor of an extensive line of plumbing, electrical, hardware,
and security hardware products to approximately 73,000 active customers
throughout the United States. Barnett offers approximately 21,000 name brand and
private label products through its industry-recognized Barnett(R) and U.S.
Lock(R) catalogs and telesales operations. Barnett markets its products through
six distinct, comprehensive catalogs that target professional contractors,
independent hardware stores, maintenance managers, security hardware installers,
liquid propane gas dealers, and locksmiths. In January 1999, the Company
completed the sale of U.S. Lock to Barnett. Barnett's net sales for fiscal 1999
were $241.4 million. The Company recorded equity earnings from this investment
of $3.6 million and $3.3 million and $2.0 million and $1.8 million for the six
months and quarters ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The Barnett
Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "BNTT". See
Note 1 and Management's Discussion and Analysis - Recent Developments section in
this Form 10-Q for a discussion of the Company's intention to sell its interest
in Barnett as part of a comprehensive financial restructuring of Waxman
Industries.
NOTE 3 - INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions
of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." SFAS No. 109 utilizes the asset
and liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to net operating loss carryforwards
and to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled.
The Company participates in the consolidated tax group of which Waxman
Industries is the common parent. Commencing July 1, 1994, the Company began
participating in a tax sharing agreement with Waxman Industries. Under this
agreement, the Company's federal tax liability is equal to the lesser of (i) the
federal tax liability calculated on a stand-alone basis or (ii) Waxman
Industries' federal tax liability. Waxman Industries had approximately $48.0
million of available domestic net operating loss carryforwards for income tax
purposes at June 30, 1999, which expire 2009 through 2013. The Company files
separate income tax returns in certain states based on the results of operations
within the applicable states.
Deferred taxes and amounts payable to Waxman Industries are included in
Advances to Waxman Industries, Inc. in the accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheets.
The Company's tax provisions for the six and three months ended
December 31, 1999 and 1998 represent the Company's stand-alone tax provision.
NOTE 4 - BARNETT
The Company owns 7,186,530 shares, or 44.3%, of the Barnett
Common Stock as of December 31, 1999. This investment is accounted for under the
equity method of accounting. See Note 1 and Management's Discussion and Analysis
- - Recent Developments section in this Form 10-Q for a discussion of the
Company's intention to sell its interest in Barnett as part of a comprehensive
financial restructuring of Waxman Industries.
The following table presents unaudited summary financial data for
Barnett at December 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999 and for the six and three months
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 (in thousands of dollars):
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Six Months:
Net sales $138,472 $110,511
Gross profit 45,086 36,454
Net income 8,130 7,506
Three Months:
Net sales $ 71,072 $ 58,120
Gross profit 23,352 19,278
Net income 4,512 4,065
12/31/99 6/30/99
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Balance sheet data:
Current assets $105,867 $ 94,941
Non-current assets 55,617 54,245
Current liabilities 28,570 24,615
Non-current liabilities 33,000 33,000
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NOTE 5 - NON-RECURRING AND PROCUREMENT CHARGES
In the second quarter of fiscal 2000, Consumer Products recorded a
non-recurring charge of $1.3 million related to the consolidation of its
packaged plumbing products under the Plumbcraft brand name. The Company believes
the Plumbcraft packaging, which was recently re-designed, and the consolidation
of brands will result in cost savings by reducing the amount of inventory needed
to support the business and creating workforce efficiencies.
In the first quarter of fiscal 1999, Consumer Products recorded a
non-recurring charge of $1.35 million related to the relocation of its Bedford
Heights, Ohio warehouse to Groveport, Ohio. Included in the charge were
severance benefits for personnel and the loss on the write-off of tangible
assets at the Bedford Heights warehouse. The Company believes that the
relocation to a more modern and efficient facility has enabled Consumer Products
to provide more sophisticated distribution services to its customers and has
helped it remain competitive through annual cost savings.
Procurement costs represent the amount paid by the Company in
connection with a customer's agreement to purchase products from the Company for
a specific period. The amount includes the consideration paid to the new or
existing customer (i) for the right to supply such customer for a specified
period, (ii) to assist such customer in reorganizing its store aisles and
displays in order to accommodate the Company's products and (iii) to purchase
competitor's merchandise that the customer has on hand when it changes
suppliers, less the salvage value received by the Company. The Company expenses
these costs in the fiscal year incurred. Procurement costs for (i) above totaled
$150,000 in the first quarter and none in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. The
Company did not incur this type of cost in the fiscal 1999 first or second
quarter. The Company did not incur procurement costs related to (ii) above in
the fiscal 2000 and 1999 first or second quarters. These types of procurement
costs are included as procurement charges in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. Procurement costs for (iii) above totaled $0.3 million
and $0.5 million the first quarters and $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the
first six months of fiscal 2000 and 1999, respectively, which are included as a
contra-sales amount in net sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations.
NOTE 6 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash payments during the six months and three months ended December 31,
1999 and 1998 included interest of $2.4 million and $2.9 million (six months)
and $0.3 million and $0.5 million (three months), respectively. The Company made
no federal income tax payments to Waxman Industries in the six months or second
quarter of fiscal 2000 or fiscal 1999. However, the Company paid $0.4 million in
state taxes in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 and $0.5 million in the second
quarter of fiscal 2000. Waxman USA's cash flow, within certain restrictions, is
upstreamed to Waxman Industries to service interest payments and administrative
costs.
NOTE 7 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
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Earnings per share data is not presented and is not meaningful, as the
Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Waxman Industries.
NOTE 8 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company's businesses distribute specialty plumbing products,
galvanized, black, brass and chrome pipe nipples, imported malleable fittings,
and other products. Since the foreign sourcing and manufacturing operations sell
a significant portion of their products through the Company's other wholly-owned
operations, which primarily sell to retailers, and to Barnett, a distributor,
the Company has classified its business segments into retail and non-retail
categories. Products are sold to (i) retail operations, including large national
and regional retailers, D-I-Y home centers and smaller independent retailers in
the United States, and (ii) non-retail operations, including wholesale and
industrial supply distributors in the United States. Sales outside of the United
States are not significant. Until the January 1, 1999 sale of U.S. Lock, the
Company also distributed security hardware to non-retail operations, including
security hardware installers and locksmiths. Set forth below is certain
financial data relating to the Company's business segments (in thousands of
dollars).
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Reported net sales:
Fiscal 2000 three months $ 14,756 $ 8,766 -- $ (3,820) $ 19,702
Fiscal 1999 three months 16,635 16,411 -- (3,848) 29,198
Fiscal 2000 six months 32,105 17,346 -- (6,912) 42,539
Fiscal 1999 six months 35,121 29,596 -- (7,290) 57,427
Operating income (loss):
Fiscal 2000 three months $ (1,626) $ 292 $ (462) -- $ (1,796)
Fiscal 1999 three months (166) 1,309 (787) -- 356
Fiscal 2000 six months (699) 512 (987) -- (1,174)
Fiscal 1999 six months (1,167) 2,727 (1,657) -- (97)
Identifiable assets:
December 31, 1999 $ 43,509 $ 19,106 $ 37,519 -- $ 100,134
June 30, 1999 45,017 15,866 32,691 -- 93,574
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The Company's foreign operations manufacture, assemble, source and
package products that are distributed by the Company's wholly-owned operations,
Barnett, retailers and other non-retail customers. Net sales for those foreign
operations amounted to $22.4 million and $21.4 million and $10.8 million and
$12.4 million for the six months and second quarter ended December 31, 1999 and
1998, respectively. Of these amounts, approximately $6.9 million and $7.3
million and $3.8 million and $3.8 million were intercompany sales for the six
months and second quarter ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Identifiable assets for the foreign operations were $21.3 million and $18.7
million at December 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999, respectively.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report contains certain "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
are based on the beliefs of the Company and its management. When used in this
document, the words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "should," and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the
Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the risk that the
Company and/or Waxman Industries may not be able to complete their deleveraging
strategy in the intended manner, risks associated with currently unforeseen
competitive pressures and risks affecting the Company's industry, such as
decreased consumer spending, customer concentration issues and the effects of
general economic conditions. In addition, the Company's business, operations and
financial condition are subject to the risks, uncertainties and assumptions
which are described in the Company's reports and statements filed from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Report. Should
one or more of those risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described herein.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The Company and Waxman Industries have endeavored over the past several
years to reduce their significant amount of debt through the monetization of
assets and by improving the efficiencies of their continuing businesses. As a
result, the Company and Waxman Industries have undertaken various initiatives to
raise cash, improve cash flow and reduce debt obligations and / or improve their
financial flexibility during that period. In the spring of 1999, Waxman
Industries began having discussions with some of its bondholders regarding its
high level of debt and cash flow issues. The Company and Waxman Industries
believe that operating cash flow, together with borrowings under their working
capital credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund their working capital
requirements until the expected completion of the debt reduction effort
contemplated by the Debt Reduction Agreement, as defined below. In the event the
financial reorganization is not completed by Waxman Industries, the Company and
Waxman Industries believe that operating cash flow, together with borrowings
under their working capital credit facilities and the monetization, from time to
time, of a portion of the Barnett Common Stock or other selected assets, will be
sufficient to fund their working capital requirements for at least the next 12
to 15 months, however, ultimately, the Company and Waxman Industries will not be
able to continue to make all of the interest and principal payments under their
debt obligations without a significant appreciation in, and monetization of, the
value of the shares of common stock of Barnett owned by the Company and/or a
restructuring of such debt instruments.
On December 13, 1999, Waxman Industries and an ad hoc committee (the
"Committee") representing the holders of approximately 87% of the $92.8 million
outstanding principal amount of the 12 3/4% Senior Secured Deferred Coupon Notes
due 2004 of Waxman Industries (the "Deferred Coupon Notes") and approximately
65% of the 11 1/8% Senior Notes due 2001 (the "Senior Notes") of the Company
entered into an agreement (the "Debt Reduction Agreement") that provides,
subject to certain conditions (including Bankruptcy Court approval), for the
full satisfaction of the Deferred Coupon Notes and the Senior Notes as part of a
comprehensive financial restructuring of Waxman Industries.
The key provisions of the financial restructuring plan are:
- The Debt Reduction Agreement contemplates that Barnett will
engage an investment banker to conduct an orderly process to sell
itself, or otherwise maximize shareholder value, in connection
with such transaction. To that end, on December 13, 1999, Barnett
issued a press release announcing the engagement of Deutsche Bank
Alex. Brown to pursue initiatives to maximize shareholder value.
- If Barnett's efforts to maximize shareholder value result in a
sale, the Company would sell all of its 7,186,530 shares of
Barnett common stock.
- The Company would apply the proceeds of any sale of the Barnett
Common Stock, net of applicable taxes, in the following order:
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- approximately $35.9 million, plus accrued interest, to repay
in full the Senior Notes
- approximately $10 million to reduce borrowings under its
working capital credit facility, which were used to fund
approximately $6 million in interest paid to the Deferred
Coupon Note holders on December 1, 1999, $2 million in
interest to be paid to the Senior Note holders on March 1,
2000, and up to $2 million in other costs associated with
the financial restructuring transaction, and
- the remaining net proceeds to a trust account to be used for
the full satisfaction of the Deferred Coupon Notes of Waxman
Industries.
The Debt Reduction Agreement contemplates the completion of the sale of
the Barnett Common Stock as the first step in the financial restructuring plan.
Following the anticipated sale of the Company's interest in Barnett, Waxman
Industries and the Committee would file a jointly sponsored, prepackaged plan of
reorganization with the United States Bankruptcy Court (the "Joint Plan") to
effectuate the terms of the Debt Reduction Agreement. Under the Joint Plan, the
holders of the Deferred Coupon Notes will be the only impaired class of
creditors; neither the Company nor any of the Waxman Industries' operating
subsidiaries or operating divisions will be included in the filing and they will
continue to pay their trade creditors, employees and other liabilities under
normal conditions.
Waxman Industries and the Company believe that operating cash flow,
together with borrowings under their working capital credit facilities, will be
sufficient to fund their working capital requirements until the expected
completion of the above mentioned financial reorganization. Based on discussions
with the Company's current working capital lender, Congress Financial
Corporation, the Company believes that debtor in possession financing will not
be necessary, and Congress will continue to provide financing during and after
the financial reorganization. In the event the financial reorganization is not
consummated, Waxman Industries and the Company believe that operating cash flow,
together with borrowings under their working capital credit facilities and the
monetization, from time to time, of a portion of the Barnett Common Stock or
other selected assets, will be sufficient to fund their working capital
requirements for at least the next 12 to 15 months; however, ultimately, Waxman
Industries and the Company will not be able to continue to make all of the
interest and principal payments under their debt obligations without a
significant appreciation in, and monetization of, the value of the shares of
common stock of Barnett owned by the Company and/or a restructuring of such debt
instruments.
The Company and Waxman Industries believe that the completion of the
transactions set forth in the Debt Reduction Agreement will result in much
stronger companies, with a small amount of debt that can be supported by the
operating cash flow of the Company's subsidiaries. In addition to the reduced
debt levels of the Company, the Company's balance sheet will be strengthened
significantly as a result of the anticipated net after tax gain on the sale of
Barnett Common Stock and the realization for accounting purposes of the deferred
gain on the sale of U.S. Lock. Furthermore, the elimination of the indebtedness
from the Senior Notes will reduce the Company's annual interest expense by
approximately $4 million.
Waxman Industries believes that the Joint Plan should proceed through
the judicial process in a timely manner due to the overwhelming support of the
Deferred Coupon Note holders, the only impaired class of creditors. Waxman
Industries expects to complete the Joint Plan by mid- 2000.
As noted above, in December 1999, Barnett announced that it had engaged
an investment banker to assist it with strategic alternatives to maximize
shareholder value. Although the Waxman Industries has entered into the Debt
Reduction Agreement, at this time Waxman Industries does not have an agreement
that would monetize the Company's investment in Barnett. Accordingly, the
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and, as such, adjustments
to the financial statements, if any, that may be required for presentation on
another basis have not been considered.
The Company is evaluating various options to streamline its operations,
reduce expenses and improve margins. As part of that process, the logistics of
our distribution facilities and the utilization of operations to source products
as opposed to manufacturing products are being evaluated. The Company expects to
complete this review and initiate various expense reduction plans within the
next six months.
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A. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
Net Sales
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Net sales for the fiscal 2000 second quarter ended December 31, 1999
totaled $19.7 million, as compared to $29.2 million for the fiscal 1999 second
quarter. Excluding the results of U.S. Lock, which was sold effective January 1,
1999, comparable net sales for the remaining businesses decreased by $2.7
million, or 12.0% percent, from the recasted net sales of $22.4 million for the
fiscal 1999 second quarter. The net sales decrease was attributable to the loss
of $1.1 million in net sales from the now defunct Hechinger / Builders Square
operations and weaker than anticipated net sales to retailers, including sales
made through the direct import program from our Asian operations, with certain
domestic support services provided by Consumer Products.
Net sales to retailers amounted to $14.8 million for the second quarter
ended December 31, 1999, a decrease from the $16.6 million for the same period
last year. Sales to nearly all of our largest retail customers were lower than
the prior year and our expectations. In addition, net sales for the second
quarter of fiscal 1999 included $1.1 million in sales to the now defunct
Hechinger / Builders Square operations. The Company's new sales programs with
several retailers were not sufficient to offset sluggish sales some national
retailers and the loss of the Hechinger / Builders Square business. The Company
believes that many of these retailers reduced inventories for year-end inventory
and cash management purposes and that sales should improve late in the quarter
ended March 31, 2000.
Non-retail net sales amounted to $8.8 million for the fiscal 2000
second quarter, a decrease from $16.4 million for the same period in fiscal
1999. Excluding the net sales of U.S. Lock, which amount to $6.8 million in the
fiscal 1999 second quarter, non-retail net sales decreased by $0.8 million. This
decrease is primarily due to a decrease in net sales to Barnett.
Gross Profit
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Gross profit for the fiscal 2000 second quarter was $5.9 million, with
a gross profit margin of 29.9 percent, as compared to gross profit of $8.7
million and a gross profit margin of 29.7 percent for the three months ended
December 31, 1998. Excluding U.S. Lock from the prior year results, gross profit
decreased by $0.5 million from the recasted fiscal 1999 second quarter gross
profit of $6.4 million, while the gross profit margin would have increased from
28.7 percent. The decrease in the gross margin is primarily attributable to a
higher proportion of sales from the direct import sales program, which has a
lower gross margin as well as lower selling, general and administrative
expenses. The termination of the packaged plumbing program sales to Hechinger /
Builders Square reduced the Company's gross profit and offset the increased
gross profit from sales to other retailers. In addition, competitive pricing
pressure from overseas suppliers of pipe nipples and valves has reduced the
Company's sales and gross margins for those products.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
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Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A expenses")
decreased from $7.5 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1998 to $5.9
million for the quarter ended December 31, 1999. Included in the prior year's
results are $1.4 million in SG&A expenses related to U.S. Lock. Excluding the
SG&A expenses related to U.S. Lock, as a percentage of net sales, SG&A expenses
increased from 27.4% for the fiscal 1999 second quarter to 30.1% for the fiscal
2000 second quarter. The increased percentage of expenses to net sales is due to
the reduction in sales levels and certain relatively fixed costs.
Non-Recurring and Procurement Charges
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In the second quarter of fiscal 2000, Consumer Products recorded a
non-recurring charge of $1.3 million related to the consolidation of its
packaged plumbing products under the Plumbcraft brand name. The Company believes
the Plumbcraft packaging, which was recently re-designed, and the consolidation
of brands will result in cost savings by reducing the amount of inventory needed
to support the business and creating workforce efficiencies.
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Equity Earnings of Barnett
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The Company recorded equity earnings from its ownership interest in
Barnett of $2.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1999, as compared to
$1.8 million for the same quarter in fiscal 1999.
Amortization of Deferred Gain on Sale of U.S. Lock
- --------------------------------------------------
Effective January 1, 1999, the Company sold U.S. Lock to Barnett for
$33.0 million in cash, before certain adjustments and expenses. The sale of U.S.
Lock resulted in a net pretax gain of $18.3 million, with approximately $10.2
million being recognized in the fiscal 1999 third quarter. The remaining $8.1
million was reported as a deferred gain in the Company's consolidated balance
sheet due to the Company's continued ownership of 44.3% of Barnett, the acquirer
of U.S. Lock. The Company is recognizing the deferred gain as the goodwill
generated by the purchase of U.S. Lock is amortized by Barnett, or as the
Company reduces its ownership interest in Barnett. In the fiscal 2000 second
quarter, the Company recognized $50,000 of this deferred gain.
Interest Expense
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For the quarter ended December 31, 1999, net interest expense totaled
$1.3 million, as compared to $1.5 million in the fiscal 1999 second quarter.
Average borrowings for the current year's quarter amounted to $45.8 million,
with a weighted average interest rate of 10.8%, as compared to $55.1 million in
the same quarter last year, with a weighted average interest rate of 10.5%. The
average borrowings are lower due to the proceeds received from the sale of U.S.
Lock effective January 1, 1999, while the weighted average interest rate
increased due to the reduction of debt with a lower rate.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
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The benefit for income taxes amounted to $0.3 million for the second
quarter of fiscal 2000, as compared to the provison of $0.2 million for the same
quarter last year. The provisions represent Waxman USA's tax provision on a
stand-alone basis, including various state and foreign taxes of the Company's
wholly-owned operations. For the fiscal 2000 and 1999 second quarters, the
difference between the effective and statutory tax rates is primarily due to
goodwill amortization and state and foreign taxes.
Net (Loss) Income
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The Company's net loss for the quarter ended December 31, 1999 amounted
to $0.7 million, as compared to the net income of $0.4 million, in the fiscal
1999 second quarter. The second quarter of fiscal 2000 was affected by the $1.3
million non-recurring charge associated with the consolidation of Consumer
Product's packaged plumbing brand.
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
Net Sales
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Excluding U.S. Lock, which was sold effective January 1, 1999, net
sales for the six months ended December 31, 1999 totaled $42.5 million, a
decrease of $1.5 million from the $44.1 million for the comparable period in
fiscal 1999. Including U.S. Lock's net sales for the six months ended December
31, 1998 of $13.4 million, the Company's net revenue was $57.4 million. The
decrease in net sales is attributable to the lower than anticipated sales to
retailers for the fiscal 2000 second quarter and the loss of the Hechinger /
Builders Square account relationship and their filing for Chapter 7 liquidation,
which accounted for a $3.0 million reduction in net sales for the Company. The
net sales to Hechinger / Builders Square for the six months ended December 31,
1999 and 1998 amounted to $74,000 and $3.1 million, respectively.
Gross Profit
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The gross profit margin for the six months ended December 31, 1999
improved to 30.7% from 30.3% for the six months ended December 31, 1998,
excluding U.S. Lock. Nearly all of the operations reported a slight improvement
in their gross margins. For the six months ended December 31, 1999 and 1998,
excluding U.S. Lock, gross profit amounted to $13.1 million and $13.4 million,
respectively. The decrease in gross profit was due to the decrease in net sales
and a higher proportion of sales from the lower gross margin direct import sales
program. Including U.S. Lock, the gross profit for the six months ended December
31, 1998 amounted to $17.7 million.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
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SG&A expenses, excluding U.S. Lock, decreased from $12.1 million for
the six months ended December 31, 1998 to $11.8 million for the six month period
ended December 31, 1999. SG&A expenses for the six months ended December 31,
1998 were $14.8 million including U.S. Lock. As a percentage of net sales, SG&A
expenses, excluding U.S. Lock, increased slightly from 27.5% for the six month
period in fiscal 1999 to 27.8% for the six months ended December 31, 1999.
Non-Recurring and Procurement Charges
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Consumer Products recorded non-recurring charges for the six months
ended December 31, 1999 including procurement costs of $150,000, related to
customer agreements to purchase product for a period of time, and $1.3 million
for the consolidation of its packaged plumbing products under the Plumbcraft
brand name.
In the fiscal 1999 first quarter ended September 30, 1998, Consumer
Products recorded a non-recurring charge of $1.35 million related to the
relocation of its Bedford Heights, Ohio warehouse to Groveport, Ohio. Included
in the charge were severance benefits for personnel and the loss on the
write-off of tangible assets at the Bedford Heights warehouse. The relocation to
a more modern and efficient facility, which was completed in November 1998, has
enabled Consumer Products to provide more sophisticated distribution services to
its customers and has helped it remain competitive through significant annual
savings.
Equity Earnings of Barnett
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The Company recorded equity earnings from its 44.3% ownership interest
in Barnett of $3.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 1999. For the
comparable period in fiscal 1999, the Company recorded equity earnings of $3.3
million.
Interest Expense
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For the six months ended December 31, 1999, interest expense totaled
$2.5 million, a decrease from the $3.0 million in the comparable period last
year. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in borrowings under its bank
credit agreement. Average borrowings for the six months ended December 31, 1999
amounted to $42.5 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 10.9%, as
compared to $54.3 million in the same period last year, with a weighted average
interest rate of 10.4%. The average borrowings are lower due to the proceeds
received from the sale of U.S. Lock effective January 1, 1999, while the
weighted average interest rate increased due to the reduction of debt with a
lower rate.
Provision for Income Taxes
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The provision for income taxes amounted to $0.1 million and $0.1
million for the six months ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. The
provisions represent Waxman USA's tax provision on a stand-alone basis,
including various state and foreign taxes of the Company's wholly-owned
operations. The difference between the effective and statutory tax rates is
primarily due to domestic operating losses not benefited and goodwill
amortization and state and foreign taxes.
Net (Loss) Income
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The Company's net loss for the six months ended December 31, 1999
amounted to $7,000, as compared to net income of $0.1 million in the same period
last year. Included in the fiscal 2000 results is a non-recurring
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charge of $0.15 million in procurement costs and $1.3 million for the
consolidation of the Company's packaged plumbing program under the Plumbcraft
brand name. The fiscal 1999 six month results included a non-recurring charge of
$1.35 million for the relocation of the Consumer Products' warehouse from
Bedford Hts., Ohio to Groveport, Ohio.
B. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Over the past several years, the Company and Waxman Industries have
endeavored to reduce their high level of debt through the monetization of assets
and to improve the efficiencies of their continuing businesses. As a result, the
Company and Waxman Industries have undertaken various initiatives to raise cash,
improve cash flow and reduce their debt obligations and / or improve their
financial flexibility during that period. These efforts recently resulted in
Waxman Industries reaching an agreement with an ad hoc committee representing
the holders of approximately 87% of its Deferred Coupon Notes and approximately
65% of the Company's Senior Notes. See Note 1 and Management's Discussion and
Analysis - Recent Developments section in this Form 10-Q for a discussion of the
Waxman Industries agreement to sell the Company's interest in Barnett as part of
a comprehensive financial reorganization. The Company and Waxman Industries
believe that operating cash flow, together with borrowings under their working
capital credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund their working capital
requirements until the expected completion of the financial reorganization
effort contemplated by the Debt Reduction Agreement. In the event the financial
reorganization is not completed, the Company and Waxman Industries believe that
operating cash flow, together with borrowings under their working capital credit
facilities and the monetization, from time to time, of a portion of the Barnett
Common Stock or other selected assets, will be sufficient to fund their working
capital requirements for at least the next 12 to 15 months, however, ultimately,
the Company and Waxman Industries will not be able to continue to make all of
the interest and principal payments under their debt obligations without a
significant appreciation in, and monetization of, the value of the shares of
common stock of Barnett owned by the Company and/or a restructuring of such debt
instruments.
The Waxman Industries' financial reorganization plan does not involve
the Company or any of its operating subsidiaries, which have their own bank
credit facility. These operating companies will continue to pay all of their
trade creditors, employees and other liabilities under normal trade conditions.
Waxman Industries believes that the Joint Plan should proceed through the
judicial process quickly because it has the overwhelming support of the Deferred
Coupon Note holders, the only impaired class of creditors. Waxman Industries
expects to complete the Plan by mid- 2000.
In June 1999, the Company entered into the Loan and Security Agreement
with Congress Financial Corporation to replace the Credit Agreement with
BankAmerica Business Credit, Inc. that was to expire on July 15, 1999. The Loan
and Security Agreement is between Consumer Products, WOC, WAMI and WAMI Sales,
as borrowers (the "Borrowers"), with the Company, Waxman USA Inc. ("Waxman USA")
and TWI as guarantors. The Loan and Security Agreement provides for, among other
things, revolving credit advances of up to $20.0 million. As of December 31,
1999, the Company had $13.8 million in borrowings under the revolving credit
line of the facility and had approximately $5.3 million available under such
facility. The Loan and Security Agreement expires on September 1, 2001, but may
be extended under certain conditions.
The Loan and Security Agreement provides for revolving credit advances
of (a) up to 85.0% of the amount of eligible accounts receivable, (b) up to the
lesser of (i) $10.0 million or (ii) 60% of the amount of eligible raw and
finished goods inventory and (c) up to the lesser of (i) $5.0 million or (ii)
70% of the fair market value of 500,000 shares of Barnett Inc. common stock. In
December 1999, the Loan and Security Agreement was amended to provide Congress
Financial an additional 500,000 shares of Barnett Inc. common stock (which,
together with the initial 500,000 shares, constitute approximately 6.2% of all
outstanding Barnett Common Stock), as collateral and allowing the Company to
borrow up to the lesser of i) $10,000,000 or ii) 70% of the fair value of the
1,000,000 shares of Barnett Inc. common stock. Revolving credit advances bear
interest at a rate equal to (a) First Union National Bank's prime rate plus 0.5%
or (b) LIBOR plus 2.50%. The Loan and Security Agreement includes a letter of
credit subfacility of $10.0 million, with none outstanding at December 31, 1999.
Borrowings under the Loan and Security Agreement are secured by the accounts
receivable, inventories, certain general intangibles, and unencumbered fixed
assets of Waxman Industries, Inc., Consumer Products, TWI, International Inc.
and WOC, and a pledge of 65% of the stock of various foreign subsidiaries. The
Loan and Security Agreement requires the
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Borrowers to maintain cash collateral accounts into which all available funds
are deposited and applied to service the facility on a daily basis. The Loan and
Security Agreement prevents dividends and distributions by the Borrowers except
in certain limited instances including, so long as there is no default or event
of default and the Borrowers are in compliance with certain financial covenants,
the payment of interest on the Senior Notes and Waxman Industries' Deferred
Coupon Notes, and contains customary negative, affirmative and financial
covenants and conditions. The Company was in compliance with all loan covenants
at December 31, 1999. The Loan and Security Agreement also contains a material
adverse condition clause which allows Congress Financial Corporation to
terminate the Agreement under certain circumstances.
Since the consummation of the Barnett Initial Public Offering, the cash
flow generated by Barnett is no longer available to the Company. The Company
relies primarily on Consumer Products and, prior to January 1, 1999, U.S. Lock
for cash flow. The sale of U.S. Lock further increases the Company's dependence
on Consumer Products' business. Consumer Products' customers include D-I-Y
warehouse home centers, home improvement centers, mass merchandisers and
hardware stores. Consumer Products may be adversely affected by prolonged
economic downturns or significant declines in consumer spending. There can be no
assurance that any such prolonged economic downturn or significant decline in
consumer spending will not have a material adverse impact on the Consumer
Products' business and its ability to generate cash flow. Furthermore, Consumer
Products has a high proportion of its sales with a concentrated number of
customers. One of Consumer Products' largest customers, Kmart, accounted for
approximately 20.8% of net sales for Consumer Products in fiscal 1999. In July
1997, Kmart agreed to sell its Builders Square chain to Leonard Green &
Partners, a merchant-banking firm. Leonard Green also acquired another home
improvement retailer, Hechinger Co., and combined the two companies to form the
nation's third largest home improvement chain. In August 1998, Consumer Products
was informed that the Hechinger / Builders Square operations were consolidating
their supplier relationships and Consumer Products would retain only the bulk
plumbing business, beginning in January 1999. The combined operations of
Hechinger / Builders Square accounted for approximately $3.7 million, or 7.8% of
Consumer Products net sales in fiscal 1999. Hechinger / Builders Square filed
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 1999, and for Chapter 7 liquidation
in September 1999. Consumer Products' accounts receivable from Hechinger /
Builders Square was $0.3 million at the time of the bankruptcy filing. In the
event Consumer Products were to lose any additional large retail accounts as a
customer or one of its largest accounts were to significantly curtail its
purchases from Consumer Products, there would be material short-term adverse
effects until the Company could further modify Consumer Products' cost structure
to be more in line with its anticipated revenue base. Consumer Products would
likely incur significant charges if additional material adverse changes in its
customer relationships were to occur.
The Company paid $0.9 million in income taxes in the first six months
of fiscal 2000. In the event the Company completes a financial reorganization,
which includes the sale of its investment in Barnett and recognizes a gain from
that sale, the Company will be able to use the net operating loss carryforwards
to offset income taxes that will be payable.
The Company has total future lease commitments for various facilities
and other leases totaling $2.7 million, of which approximately $1.2 million is
due in fiscal 2000 and $0.3 million was paid in the first six months of fiscal
2000. The Company does not have any other commitments to make substantial
capital expenditures. The fiscal 2000 capital expenditure plan includes
expenditures to improve the efficiencies of the Company's operations, to provide
new data technology and certain expansion plans for the Company's foreign
operations.
At December 31, 1999, the Company had working capital of $11.5 million
and a current ratio of 1.4 to 1.
DISCUSSION OF CASH FLOWS
Net cash used for operations was $6.2 million for the first six months
of fiscal 2000 principally due to an increase in trade receivables, inventories
and other assets, offset by an increase in accounts payable. Also affecting net
cash used for operations was $3.6 million in equity earnings of Barnett.
Excluding this item, the net cash used by operations was $2.6 million. Cash flow
used in investments totaled $0.9 million, attributable to capital expenditures.
Cash flow provided by financing activities, and net borrowings under the
Company's credit facilities, totaled approximately $6.0 million.
YEAR 2000
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The Company utilizes management information systems, software
technology and non-information technology systems that were Year 2000 compliant,
prior to December 31, 1999. The Company continues to monitor its operations, as
well as its customers and suppliers to ensure its systems continue to meet its
internal and external requirements. The Company does not believe that it has
been or will be negatively impacted by Year 2000. A summary of the progress made
by each of the Company's operations is provided below.
During fiscal 1998, the Company's largest division, Consumer Products,
completed a version upgrade of its J.D. Edwards software, which was Year 2000
compliant. In addition, Consumer Products made certain modifications to its
systems and completed the testing of its information systems in fiscal 1998 to
insure that it was Year 2000 compliant. Consumer Products utilizes IBM AS400
hardware, NT servers and personal computers that were also Year 2000 compliant.
The specific cost of upgrading the hardware and software in fiscal 1998 was
approximately $0.8 million; however, the majority of this cost was capitalized
as it was part of a process of developing Consumer Products' capabilities to
serve its customers and to operate its business, with Year 2000 compliance being
an additional benefit.
The Company's corporate office completed the development of its
accounting package in March 1999, using Consumer Products' hardware and
software. The accounting package was developed by internal personnel with MIS
support at no additional cost, using the standard reporting format developed for
Consumer Products.
In August 1998, WAMI's PC-based Year 2000 software upgrade was provided
by the software manufacturer at no cost and was installed and tested. As part of
a periodic replacement of hardware, WAMI replaced certain PC's for approximately
$10,000 to upgrade its remaining hardware to be Year 2000 compliant. WAMI's
software and hardware were reviewed by an external information technology
professional for Year 2000 compliance.
Medal Distributing has an IBM System 36, which was upgraded, with
software modifications completed to be Year 2000 compliant. The modifications
were completed in July 1999, at a cost of approximately $10,000.
TWI and CWI's PC-based information systems required minor modifications
to be Year 2000 compliant, which were completed before December 31, 1999 and
financed through working capital with minimal cost. The expenditures at TWI
included approximately $13,000 for hardware, $10,000 for software and $10,000 in
labor to make the Year 2000 modifications. CWI's costs to modify its systems for
Year 2000 were approximately $11,000 for hardware, $14,000 for software and
$2,000 in labor.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
a) See Exhibit 27.
b) Form 8-K
None
All other items in Part II are either inapplicable to the Company during the
quarter ended December 31, 1999 or the answer is negative or a response has been
previously reported and an additional report of the information need not be
made, pursuant to the instructions to Part II.
SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WAXMAN USA INC.
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REGISTRANT
DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2000 BY: /s/ MARK W. WESTER
MARK W. WESTER
VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AND
ACCOUNTING OFFICER)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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(submitted to the Securities
and Exchange Commission in
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