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FORM 10-Q
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
(MARK ONE)
[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 1999
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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: 333-15789
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ChemFirst Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Mississippi 64-0679456
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
700 North Street, Jackson, MS 39202-3095
(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 601/948-7550
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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
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Class Outstanding at April 30, 1999
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Common Stock, $1 Par Value 18,327,099
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Part I. Financial lnformation
Item 1. Financial Statements
ChemFirst Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In Thousands of Dollars)
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<CAPTION>
March 31 December 31
1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
Assets:
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,556 11,226
Accounts receivable 42,312 43,798
Inventories:
Finished products 39,233 32,872
Work in process 5,071 7,045
Raw materials and supplies 11,209 11,378
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Total inventories 55,513 51,295
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets 7,438 8,274
Net current assets of discontinued operations 43,990 46,309
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Total current assets 156,809 160,902
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Investments and other assets 47,765 49,131
Property, plant and equipment 369,499 366,814
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization 145,454 139,413
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Property, plant and equipment, net 224,045 227,401
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations 6,000 6,000
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$ 434,619 443,434
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
Current liabilities
Notes payable $ 6,708 5,354
Current instalments of long-term debt 243 251
Deferred revenue 563 104
Accounts payable 13,488 22,020
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 16,713 16,237
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Total current liabilities 37,715 43,966
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Long-term debt 62,025 64,956
Deferred revenue and other liabilities 23,905 24,783
Deferred income taxes 14,735 13,501
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations 10,097 10,097
Minority interest 649 649
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 18,310 18,445
Additional paid-in capital 22,454 22,212
Accumulated other comprehensive income (295) (293)
Retained earnings 245,024 245,118
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Total stockholders' equity 285,493 285,482
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$ 434,619 443,434
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ChemFirst Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(In Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Share Amounts)
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<CAPTION>
3 Months Ended
March 31
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1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Sales $ 69,844 71,924
Interest and other income 2,132 9,572
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71,976 81,496
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Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 50,350 53,671
General, selling and
administrative expenses 10,401 9,843
Other operating expenses 2,791 2,554
Interest expense 948 70
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64,490 66,138
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Earnings before income taxes 7,486 15,358
Income tax expense 2,845 5,912
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Earnings from continuing operations 4,641 9,446
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes -- 307
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Net earnings $ 4,641 9,753
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Earnings per common share:
Continuing operations $ 0.25 0.47
Discontinued operations -- 0.02
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Net earnings $ 0.25 0.49
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Average shares outstanding 18,392 19,886
Earnings per common share, assuming dilution:
Continuing operations $ 0.25 0.46
Discontinued operations -- 0.02
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Net earnings $ 0.25 0.48
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Average shares outstanding 18,535 20,206
Cash dividend declared
per share $ 0.10 0.10
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ChemFirst Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In Thousands of Dollars)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
March 31
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1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operations:
Net earnings $ 4,641 9,753
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization 6,506 5,188
Provision for losses on receivables 91 12
Gain on sale of equity investee (750) (8,269)
Deferred taxes and other items 1,507 1,634
Change in current assets and liabilities, net
of effects of dispositions (8,114) 7,959
Net earnings from discontinued operations -- (307)
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Net cash provided by continuing operations 3,881 15,970
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations 1,991 (7,359)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 5,872 8,611
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures (3,027) (11,678)
Proceeds from sale of equity investee -- 18,986
Other investing activities -- (63)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities,
continuing operations (3,027) 7,245
Net cash used in investing activities, discontinued
operations -- (727)
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (3,027) 6,518
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings - notes payable to banks (1,646) 2,000
Principal repayments of long-term debt -- (5)
Dividends (1,834) (1,985)
Purchase of common stock (3,055) (6,199)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 18 536
Other financing activities -- 15
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Net cash used in financing activities, continuing
operations (6,517) (5,638)
Net cash used in financing activities, discontinued
operations -- (147)
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Net cash used in financing activities (6,517) (5,785)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 2 --
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (3,670) 9,344
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 11,226 7,766
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 7,556 17,110
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information Cash paid during
the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized $ 646 75
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Income taxes, net $ 570 (747)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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ChemFirst Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited. In Thousands of Dollars)
Note 1 - General
The financial statements included herein are unaudited and have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial reporting and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. Certain
prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 1998 presentation.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the
opinion of management, the financial statements reflect all adjustments (of a
normal and recurring nature) which are necessary to present fairly the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. These
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report of the
Company and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
Note 2 - Discontinued Operations
The net assets and liabilities of discontinued operations included in
the consolidated financial statements are classified as current assets,
noncurrent assets and noncurrent liabilities at March 31, 1999 and December
31,1998, respectively, as follows:
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<CAPTION>
Engineered Products
and Services
Steel and Other Totals
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
At March 31, 1999:
Net current assets of disc. operations $ 24,778 19,212 43,990
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Noncurrent assets of disc. operations $ -- 6,000 6,000
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Noncurrent liabilities of disc. operations $ -- 10,097 10,097
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At December 31, 1998:
Net current assets of disc. operations $ 26,565 19,744 46,309
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Noncurrent assets of disc. operations $ -- 6,000 6,000
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Noncurrent liabilities of disc. operations $ -- 10,097 10,097
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The statements of operations have been reclassified to separate discontinued
and continuing operations. Earnings from discontinued operations include
interest expense allocations, based on the ratio of net assets of discontinued
operations to consolidated net assets plus debt, of $10 for the three-month
period ending March 31, 1998. Capitalized interest allocated was $21 for the
same period. Revenues and net earnings of discontinued operations for the three
month period ended March 31, 1998 were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
Engineered Products
and Services
Steel and Other Totals
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Sales and revenues $ 22,084 15,130 37,214
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Earnings from operations
before taxes $ 519 111 630
Income tax expense 266 57 323
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Earnings from discontinued
operations, net $ 253 54 307
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Note 3 - Change from Reporting Gross Sales to Net Sales Basis
Beginning with calendar year 1999 the Company elected to present sales on a
net of freight basis by reclassing freight-out expense from cost of sales to
sales. Prior periods have been reclassified to consistently reflect this
presentation. Freight-out expense reclassed for the three months ended March
31,1998 from cost of sales to net sales was $2,249.
Note 4 - Effect Of Adopting Accounting Changes
In March 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee ("AcSEC")
released Statement of Position ("SOP") 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use." The SOP identifies
the characteristics of internal-use software and provides guidance for
accounting treatment of costs for computer software developed or obtained for
internal use as related to capitalization or expense decisions. The statement
was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. In April 1998,
AcSEC released SOP 98-5, "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities." The
SOP broadly defines start-up activities and provides guidance on the financial
reporting of start-up costs and organization costs. It requires costs of
start-up activities and organization costs to be expensed as incurred. The
statement was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998.
Information has been presented on the basis required by these two statements and
is immaterial to operations.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133 - "Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," was issued in June 1998,
effective for fiscal
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years beginning after June 15, 1999. The statement establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. All
derivatives are required to be recognized as either assets or liabilities in the
statement of financial position and measured at fair value. Changes in fair
value will be reported either in earnings or outside earnings depending on the
intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. Entities applying
hedge accounting are required to establish at the inception of the hedge the
method used to assess the effectiveness of the hedging derivative and the
measurement approach for determining the ineffective aspect of the hedge. The
Company currently hedges certain foreign currency transactions by entering into
forward exchange contracts. Gains and losses associated with currency rate
changes on forward contracts hedging foreign currency transactions are recorded
in income and generally offset the transaction losses or gains on the foreign
currency cash flows that they are intended to hedge. The Company has not
completed its analysis of SFAS No. 133 and, accordingly, has not determined what
additional effect, if any, it may have on future operations and financial
statement disclosure.
Note 5 - Earnings Per Share
Basic EPS is based on the average number of common shares outstanding during
each period. Diluted EPS includes the effect of outstanding common stock
equivalents ("CSEs"). The following is a reconciliation of the numerators
(income) and denominators (weighted-average shares) of the basic and diluted per
share computations for income from continuing operations:
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31
1999 1998
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Income Shares EPS Income Shares EPS
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(Millions, except per share amounts)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Earnings per Common Share:
Basic $ 4,641 18.39 $ 0.25 $ 9,753 19.89 $ 0.47
Dilutive effect of CSEs -- 0.15 -- -- 0.32 (0.01)
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Diluted $ 4,641 18.54 $ 0.25 $ 9,753 20.21 $ 0.46
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Note 6 - Comprehensive Income
Total comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 1999 and
1998, was $4.6 million and $9.8 million, respectively. Total comprehensive
income for the Company includes net income and foreign currency translation
adjustments.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
Results of Operations - Three months ended March 31, 1999
compared to the three months ended March 31, 1998
Consolidated Results
Earnings from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31,
1999, were $4.6 million versus $9.4 million for the same period of the prior
year. Prior year results include a $5.0 million gain on the January 1998 sale of
Power Sources, Inc. Excluding the Power Sources gain, earnings from continuing
operations for the same period of the prior year were $4.4 million. Earnings
improved as increased profits from the Polyurethane Chemicals segment, which
added the Baytown aniline facility in the second quarter of 1998, more than
offset a decline in sales and earnings from Electronic and Other Specialty
Chemicals, hurt by lower prices and volumes, and higher fixed costs.
Segment Operations
Segment Information
(In Thousands of Dollars)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
3 Months Ended
March 31
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1999 1998
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Sales
Electronic and Other Specialty Chemicals $ 39,917 48,337
Polyurethane Chemicals 29,927 23,587
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Total $ 69,844 71,924
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Operating profit before income taxes
Electronic and Other Specialty Chemicals $ 3,538 5,630
Polyurethane Chemicals 7,205 3,155
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10,743 8,785
Unallocated corporate expenses (2,824) (2,174)
Interest income (expense), net (465) 509
Other income, net 32 8,238
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Total $ 7,486 15,358
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Electronic and Other Specialty Chemicals pretax operating profits for the
current year were down 37% versus the same quarter of the prior year to $3.5
million, while sales declined 17%. The decline in operating profits and sales
was primarily due to lower volume and prices for electronic chemicals as a
result of weaker semiconductor demand and the continuing negative impact of
biotechnology on our conventional agricultural chemical customers. Higher costs
from recent investments in new facilities in the U.S. and Japan also negatively
impacted current year operating results.
Polyurethane Chemicals pretax operating profits for the current year were up
128% versus the same quarter of the prior year to $7.2 million due to additional
aniline volume from the new Baytown, TX plant which came on stream second
quarter last year. In addition, earnings for the first quarter of the prior year
were adversely affected by unscheduled maintenance at the Pascagoula, MS aniline
plant. Sales for the quarter were up 27%, primarily due to the addition of
Baytown production.
Unallocated corporate expenses for the current year were $2.8 million versus
$2.2 million in the prior year, up on increased compensation expense indexed to
the Company's stock price. Net interest expense for the current year was $0.5
million versus net interest income of $0.5 million in the prior year due to
higher interest expense caused by increased borrowings. Other income and expense
for the prior year included $8.2 million in pretax gain from the sale of Power
Sources, Inc.
Discontinued Operations
Earnings from discontinued operations include the results of Steel and
Engineered Products and Services. The Company adopted plans for disposal of
these operations in the third and fourth quarters of 1998. Negotiations for the
sale of Engineered Products and Services to the managers of that business have
stalled, and the Company is seeking other buyers. FirstMiss Steel will cease
melt operations effective June 30, 1999, and mothball the plant while continuing
to seek a buyer.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Cash flow from continuing operations for the current year was $3.9 million
versus $16.0 million in the prior year. Operating cash flow for the prior year
included a $10.8 million reduction in accounts receivable. Capital expenditures
during the current year were down from the prior year which included final
expenditures on the Baytown, TX facility. Net cash provided by investing
activities in the prior year includes $19.0 million in pretax proceeds from the
Company's sale of its interest in Power Sources, Inc. Cash flow used in
financing activities for the current year includes $3.1 million for the purchase
of shares of ChemFirst common stock versus $6.2 million in the prior year.
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On October 20,1995, Getchell Gold Corporation ("Getchell") was spun off to
Company shareholders. The Company received a promissory note, which is included
in other investments, in settlement of all prior cash advances. The aggregate
unpaid principal and accrued interest was originally due in September of 2000.
In November 1998, Getchell and Placer Dome Inc. announced plans to merge, with
completion of the transaction currently anticipated to occur by the end of May
1999. If the merger is completed, Getchell must immediately prepay all principal
and interest due, approximately $29.6 million, to the Company.
Year 2000
In 1996, the Company began a study which led to the purchase in 1997 of a
company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") system to integrate the
Company's information systems, replacing small, stand-alone purchased systems.
The ERP system will be Year 2000 compliant, with the material portion of the
system planned for completion by the middle of 1999. Installation is being
completed in stages, with the first sites converted at December 31, 1998. As of
March 31, 1999, the Company has spent $8.7 million on this project and is
projecting to spend approximately $3.3 million for the remainder of 1999.
A corporate-wide survey of other information technology ("IT") and non-IT
equipment and systems utilizing date or time functions has been completed and is
now undergoing a final review. The current estimated cost to remediate is less
than $0.4 million of which approximately $0.1 million has been spent to date.
Process control systems at the Dayton and Tyrone facilities have been
remediated; testing of these systems will be completed this summer. The
implementation and testing of process control remediations at the Pascagoula
facility will occur in the fourth quarter of 1999 to coincide with the next
scheduled plant maintenance turnaround, the exact date for which has not been
determined. Remediation, including verification testing, of other non-compliant
systems, equipment and software is materially complete. Contingency plans are
currently being developed in the event the remediations are not successful or
the remaining remediations do not occur or are delayed. Severe delay or
widespread failure affecting both the remediation effort and the contingency
plans, although not expected, could have a material effect on the Company's
financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is surveying its key customers, as well as service and raw
material suppliers, about their Year 2000 readiness, and plans to complete the
surveying and assess the responses by July 31, 1999. Contingency plans will then
be developed, as appropriate, in a process scheduled for completion by September
30, 1999. Although the Company cannot quantify the precise effect, significant
or prolonged disruptions of key customers or suppliers could have a material
effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. For
example, the majority of aniline produced by the Company is sold through
long-term contracts to
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a few customers. Their inability to utilize the Company's aniline could have a
material adverse effect. The Company has not, however, completed its assessments
of these customers. The Company has not determined its worse case scenario in
the event of Year 2000 related problems, but will do so during the development
of contingency plans.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Form 10-Q which relate to the Year 2000,
proceeds from the discontinuance of the steel and engineered products and
services operations, the prepayment of a note by Getchell as well as other
statements in this Form 10-Q that are not historical in nature, may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, as well as other
forward-looking statements made from time to time by the Company, or in the
Company's press releases and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, are based on certain underlying assumptions and expectations of
management. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, availability and
pricing of raw materials, supply/demand balance for key products, new product
development, manufacturing efficiencies, conditions of and product demand by key
customers, the timely completion and start up of construction projects, pricing
pressure as a result of the downturn in Asian or other foreign markets,
successful installation of the Company's new ERP system, the inability of the
Company to either resolve the Company's Year 2000 issues or to accurately
estimate the costs associated with Year 2000 compliance and other factors as may
be discussed in the company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company is exposed to changes in financial market conditions in the
normal course of its business, including changes in interest rates and foreign
currency exchange rates. At March 31, 1999, the Company's derivative and other
financial instruments included long-term debt denominated in U.S. dollars and
short-term debt denominated in Japanese yen and a series of short-term forward
sales of Japanese yen. Due to the short-term nature and size of these yen
obligations, the Company does not consider its exposure to foreign currency or
interest rate fluctuations on these instruments to be material.
The Company utilizes fixed and variable-rate debt to maintain liquidity and
fund its business operations, with the terms and amounts based on business
requirements, market conditions and other factors. At March 31,1999, the market
value of the Company's fixed rate borrowings was approximately $24.0 million. A
100 basis point change in interest rates (all other
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variables held constant) as of March 31,1999, would result in an approximate
$1.0 million change in fair market value, but would not affect interest expense
or cash flow. At March 31,1999, the Company had $38.0 million in variable-rate
debt. A 100 basis point change in interest rates (all other variables held
constant) on this portion of the Company's debt would result in a change in
interest expense of approximately $0.4 million.
Part II. Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule
Exhibit 27.1 - Restated Financial Data Schedule
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No report on Form 8-K was filed by the Registrant during the three
months ended March 31, 1999.
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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.
CHEMFIRST INC.
May 13, 1999 /s/ J. Kelley Williams
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J. Kelley Williams
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
May 13, 1999 /s/ Troy B. Browning
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Date Troy B. Browning
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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<CAPTION>
EXHIBITS DESCRIPTION
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27 - Financial Data Schedules
27.1 - Restated Financial Data Schedules
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<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999
<CASH> 7,556
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 42,375
<ALLOWANCES> 63
<INVENTORY> 55,513
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 156,809
<PP&E> 369,499
<DEPRECIATION> 145,454
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 434,619
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 37,715
<BONDS> 62,025
0
0
<COMMON> 18,310
<OTHER-SE> 267,183
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 434,619
<SALES> 69,844
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 71,976
<CGS> 50,350
<TOTAL-COSTS> 50,350
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,791
<LOSS-PROVISION> 91
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 948
<INCOME-PRETAX> 7,486
<INCOME-TAX> 2,845
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 4,641
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 4,641
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.25
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.25
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<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998
<CASH> 17,110
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 42,440
<ALLOWANCES> 317
<INVENTORY> 46,114
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 155,999
<PP&E> 335,219
<DEPRECIATION> 123,547
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 441,863
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 69,032
<BONDS> 4,001
0
0
<COMMON> 19,853
<OTHER-SE> 304,753
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 441,863
<SALES> 71,924
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 81,496
<CGS> 53,671
<TOTAL-COSTS> 53,671
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,554
<LOSS-PROVISION> 12
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 70
<INCOME-PRETAX> 15,358
<INCOME-TAX> 5,912
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 9,446
<DISCONTINUED> 307
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 9,753
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.49
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.48
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