OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2013--
Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) reports the following results of its
fourth-quarter 2012 operations:
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Net earnings for the quarter were $30.1 million, or $0.90 per diluted
share, compared to $43.9 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, in the
fourth quarter of 2011.
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Full-year net earnings were $88.9 million, or $2.65 per diluted share,
compared to $149.0 million, or $4.45 per diluted share, in the prior
year.
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These results include estimated losses in both 2012 and 2011 related
to the effects of a tornado that struck the company’s salt operations
in Goderich, Ontario, in August 2011, as well as CEO transition
expenses in the fourth quarter of 2012. Excluding these special items,
net earnings were $34.3 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, in the
2012 fourth quarter versus $55.3 million, or $1.65 per diluted share,
in the 2011 quarter. For the full year, net earnings excluding special
items were $104.4 million, or $3.11 per diluted share, in 2012 and
$160.4 million, or $4.79 per diluted share, in 2011.
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Fourth-quarter sales decreased $39.0 million from the fourth quarter
of 2011 to $267.1 million due to the effects of mild winter weather in
North America that continued to limit deicing salt sales, partially
offset by higher sales of specialty fertilizer products.
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Operating income was $42.2 million, down from $60.0 million in the
prior-year period, primarily resulting from lower salt sales volumes
and higher specialty fertilizer per-unit product costs.
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Cash flow from operations for 2012 was $151.7 million compared to
$252.3 million in 2011.
“Strong and steady demand for Compass Minerals’ specialty fertilizer
products has helped offset some of the short-term softness in the
company’s salt business caused by the mild winter weather,” said Fran
Malecha, Compass Minerals’ new president and CEO, who joined the company
in mid-January. “I attribute this company’s strength and resilience to
its great people and valuable assets. Those are the fundamentals for
success in any business. I’m impressed by Compass Minerals’ potential
and excited to be a part of its bright future.”
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Financial Results
(in millions except per-share data)
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Three months ended
December 31,
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Twelve months ended
December 31,
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2012
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2011
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2012
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2011
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Sales
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$
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267.1
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$
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306.1
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$
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941.9
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$
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1,105.7
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Sales less shipping and handling (product sales)
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206.3
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227.2
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703.8
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811.9
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Operating earnings
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42.2
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60.0
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133.2
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215.3
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Operating margin
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16
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%
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20
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%
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14
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%
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19
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%
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Net earnings
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30.1
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43.9
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88.9
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149.0
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Net earnings, excluding special items*
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34.3
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55.3
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104.4
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160.4
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Diluted earnings per share
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0.90
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1.31
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2.65
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4.45
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Diluted earnings per share, excluding special items*
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1.02
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1.65
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3.11
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4.79
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EBITDA*
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60.2
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77.4
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194.0
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283.0
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Adjusted EBITDA*
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59.5
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75.9
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197.7
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280.0
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*These are non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations to GAAP
measures of performance are provided in tables following this release.
SALT SEGMENT
Salt segment sales declined to $206.7 million from $250.1 million in the
2011 quarter as demand for highway, consumer and commercial deicing
products was curtailed by a combination of mild winter weather
throughout much of North America and higher-than-typical customer
inventories carried over from last winter. Demand for all other types of
salt was substantially the same as in the 2011 quarter. Highway deicing
sales volume declined 17 percent from the 2011 quarter while the
business unit’s average selling price remained consistent year over
year. Lower demand for consumer and commercial deicing products drove a
13 percent decline in consumer and industrial sales volume and generated
an unfavorable product mix shift that decreased the business unit’s
average selling price by 4 percent year over year.
Operating earnings in the salt segment were $47.9 million compared to
$53.4 million in the prior-year quarter primarily due to reduced deicing
sales and the effect of lower sales volumes on per-unit product costs,
partially offset by lower estimated losses from the effects of the 2011
tornado in Goderich, Ontario. Excluding tornado-related losses from both
years, the company estimates that salt segment operating earnings in the
2012 quarter would have been approximately $51.0 million compared to
$69.8 million in the 2011 period.
The company estimates that tornado-related losses totaled approximately
$21.4 million for the full 2012 year and $16.4 million in 2011. The
company does not expect to report any material estimated losses related
to the effects of the tornado in 2013.
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Salt Segment Performance
(in millions except for sales volumes and prices per short ton)
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Three months ended
December 31,
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Twelve months ended
December 31,
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2012
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2011
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2012
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2011
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Sales
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$
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206.7
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$
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250.1
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$
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703.4
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$
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885.3
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Sales less shipping and handling (product sales)
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$
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152.5
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$
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177.1
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$
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491.5
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$
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616.8
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Operating earnings
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$
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47.9
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$
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53.4
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$
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126.0
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$
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184.7
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Operating margin
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23
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%
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21
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%
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18
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%
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21
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%
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Sales volumes (in thousands of tons):
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Highway deicing
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2,255
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2,724
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7,530
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10,235
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Consumer and industrial
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585
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675
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2,095
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2,285
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Total salt
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2,840
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3,399
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9,625
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12,520
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Average sales price (per ton):
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Highway deicing
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$
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52.56
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$
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52.86
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$
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53.11
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$
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52.30
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Consumer and industrial
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$
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150.95
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$
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156.97
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$
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144.87
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$
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153.12
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Total salt
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$
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72.81
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$
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73.56
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$
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73.08
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$
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70.71
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Winter Weather Effect
Weather in the fourth quarter of 2012 was very mild in Compass Minerals’
North American service area until the final two weeks of the quarter,
and the company estimates this milder-than-average weather reduced the
company’s fourth-quarter salt sales by $60 million to $70 million and
its salt operating earnings by $15 million to $20 million. Variations
from average winter weather reduced full-year salt sales by an estimated
$145 million to $155 million and salt operating earnings by $45 million
to $50 million.
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Estimated Effect of Weather on Salt Segment Performance
(in
millions)
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Three months ended
December 31,
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Calendar year,*
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Favorable (unfavorable) to average weather:
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2012
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2011
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2012
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2011
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Sales
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($60) to ($70)
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($55) to ($65)
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($145) to ($155)
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($55) to ($65)
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Operating earnings
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($15) to ($20)
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($15) to ($20)
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($45) to ($50)
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($15) to ($20)
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* The three months ended March 31, plus the three months ended
December 31.
The full-year winter weather effect reflects the impact of exceptionally
mild winter weather throughout the company’s primary North American
service area. Based on data from eleven representative cities, the
company’s core North American service regions posted the third fewest
snowfall events in recent history. Only the calendar years of 1998 and
2006 recorded fewer snow events.
SPECIALTY FERTILIZER SEGMENT
Specialty fertilizer sales were $56.6 million, a 6 percent increase from
the $53.6 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2011. This
year-over-year growth was driven by a 6 percent improvement in sales
volume partially offset by a 1 percent decline in average selling price.
Because of the poor 2011 solar-evaporation season at the Great Salt
Lake, the company supplemented its solar-pond-based feedstock with
purchased potassium-based mineral feedstock throughout 2012. These
sourced minerals continued to elevate per-unit production costs in the
fourth quarter and pressured operating earnings.
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Specialty Fertilizer Segment Performance
(in millions except for sales volumes and prices per short ton)
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Three months ended
December 31,
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Twelve months ended
December 31,
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2012
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2011
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2012
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2011
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Sales
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$
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56.6
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$
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53.6
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$
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226.2
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$
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209.6
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Sales less shipping and handling (product sales)
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$
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50.0
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$
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47.7
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$
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200.0
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$
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184.3
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Operating earnings
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$
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10.7
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$
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19.6
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$
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58.4
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$
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77.0
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Operating margin
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19
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%
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37
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%
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26
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%
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37
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%
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Sales volume (in thousands of tons)
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90
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85
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367
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344
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Average sales price (per ton)
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$
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626
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$
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631
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$
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616
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$
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610
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OTHER FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selling, general and administrative expense includes transition costs of
$3.3 million associated with the retirement of the company’s CEO.
Interest expense in the quarter declined 12 percent to $4.5 million as a
result of refinancing of the company’s long-term debt at a lower
interest rate in the second quarter of 2012. Other income declined to
$0.7 million from $1.5 million in the prior-year quarter primarily
because of year-over-year differences in foreign exchange gains.
Cash flow from operations was $151.7 million for 2012 compared to
$252.3 million in 2011 due to lower earnings and higher deicing salt
inventories. The company recorded capital expenditures of $32.0 million
in the quarter and $130.9 million for the full year.
OUTLOOK
For the first few weeks of 2013, snow events in the company’s core North
American service areas have been below average. If winter weather
generates average highway deicing demand for the remainder of the first
quarter of 2013, the company expects highway deicing sales volume to be
approximately 3.3 million tons. Consumer and industrial sales volumes
and average selling prices are expected to be similar to the first
quarter of 2012. Per-unit salt costs are expected to remain at elevated
levels due to operating inefficiencies resulting in large part from the
mild winter season.
The company expects its specialty fertilizer sales volume to be
approximately 175,000 tons in the first half of 2013, with 80,000 to
90,000 of those tons sold in the first quarter at an average selling
price of approximately $600 per ton. Specialty fertilizer per-unit costs
are projected to decline sequentially by approximately $75 per ton in
the first quarter of 2013, then to approach $325 per ton for the
remainder of the year.
“While we face near-term challenges, primarily weather-related, I
believe the way forward is to sharpen our strategies, not change them,”
Mr. Malecha said. “I look forward to working with our employees and the
board of directors to make Compass Minerals an even stronger company.”
Conference Call
Compass Minerals will discuss its results on a conference call this
morning, Wednesday, February 6, at 9:00 a.m. ET. To access the
conference call, interested parties should visit the company’s website
at www.CompassMinerals.com
or dial (877) 614-0009. Callers must provide the conference ID number
2032647. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, callers may dial
(913) 643-4075. Replays of the call will be available on the company’s
website for two weeks. The replay can also be accessed by phone for
seven days at (888) 203-1112, conference ID 2032647. Outside of the U.S.
and Canada, callers may dial (719) 457-0820.
An updated summary of the company’s performance is included in a
presentation available on the company’s website at www.compassminerals.com/presentation.
About Compass Minerals
Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is a
leading producer of minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash
specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. The company provides
highway deicing salt to customers in North America and the United
Kingdom and specialty fertilizer to growers worldwide. Compass Minerals
also produces consumer deicing and water conditioning products,
ingredients used in consumer and commercial foods, and other
mineral-based products for consumer, agricultural and industrial
applications. Compass Minerals also provides records management services
to businesses throughout the U.K.
Non-GAAP Measures
Management uses a variety of measures to evaluate the company’s
performance. While the consolidated financial statements provide an
understanding of the company’s overall results of operations, financial
condition and cash flows, management analyzes components of the
consolidated financial statements to identify certain trends and
evaluate specific performance areas. In addition to using U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures, management
uses EBITDA and EBITDA adjusted for items which management believes are
not indicative of the company’s ongoing operating performance (“adjusted
EBITDA”), both non-GAAP financial measures, to evaluate the operating
performance of the company’s core business operations because its
resource allocation, financing methods and cost of capital, and income
tax positions, which are managed at a corporate level, apart from the
activities of the operating segments, and the operating facilities are
located in different taxing jurisdictions, which can cause considerable
variation in net earnings. The company also uses EBITDA and adjusted
EBITDA to assess its operating performance and return on capital, and to
evaluate potential acquisitions or other capital projects. EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA are not calculated under GAAP and should not be
considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings, cash flows
or other financial data prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure
of overall profitability or liquidity. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
exclude interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and
amortization, each of which is an essential element of the company’s
cost structure and cannot be eliminated. Consequently, any measure that
excludes these elements has material limitations. While EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA are frequently used as measures of operating
performance, these terms are not necessarily comparable to similarly
titled measures of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies
in the method of calculation. The calculations of EBITDA and adjusted
EBITDA as used by management are set forth in the following table.
Excluding special items from net earnings is meaningful to investors
because it provides insight with respect to the ongoing operating
results of the company. Special items reflect CEO transition costs,
charges associated with the refinancing of the company’s term loans, the
release of tax reserves and the estimated effects of the tornado that
struck the company’s salt mine and evaporation plant in Goderich,
Ontario, in August 2011. Those effects include lost sales volumes,
higher net per-unit production costs and higher net costs to serve
customers, including purchased products and logistical inefficiencies,
in 2011 and 2012. Management’s calculations of these measures are set
forth in the following tables.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are based on the company's current expectations and involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause the company's actual results to
differ materially. The differences could be caused by a number of
factors including those factors identified in the "Risk Factors"
sections of our Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. The
company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements made in this press release to reflect future events or
developments.
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Reconciliation for EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited)
(in
millions)
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Three months ended
December 31,
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Twelve months ended
December 31,
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2012
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2011
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2012
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2011
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Net earnings
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$
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30.1
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$
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43.9
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$
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88.9
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$
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149.0
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Income tax expense
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8.3
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12.5
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22.4
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48.3
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Interest expense
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4.5
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5.1
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18.2
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21.0
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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17.3
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15.9
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64.5
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64.7
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EBITDA
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$
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60.2
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$
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77.4
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$
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194.0
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$
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283.0
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Adjustments to EBITDA:
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Other (income)/expense(1)
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(0.7
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)
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(1.5
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)
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3.7
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(3.0
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)
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Adjusted EBITDA
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$
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59.5
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$
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75.9
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$
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197.7
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$
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280.0
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(1) Primarily includes interest income and foreign
exchange gains and losses. The twelve months ended December 31,
2012 include a charge of $2.8 million related to the refinancing
of term loans.
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Reconciliation for Net Earnings, Excluding Special Items
(unaudited)
(in millions)
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Three months ended
December 31,
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Twelve months ended
December 31,
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2012
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2011
|
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2012
|
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2011
|
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Net earnings
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$
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30.1
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|
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$
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43.9
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$
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88.9
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$
|
149.0
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Estimated losses incurred from tornado, net of taxes
and
recoveries(1)
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2.2
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11.4
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14.8
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11.4
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Costs to refinance debt, net of taxes(2)
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−
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−
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1.7
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−
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Tax benefit from income tax audit(3)
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−
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−
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(3.0
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)
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−
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CEO transition costs(4)
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2.0
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−
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2.0
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−
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Net earnings, excluding special items
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$
|
34.3
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$
|
55.3
|
|
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$
|
104.4
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|
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$
|
160.4
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(1)
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In August 2011, the company’s rock salt mine and evaporated-salt
plant in Goderich, ON, sustained damage from a tornado. The amount
reported is management’s estimate of the impact on the period’s net
earnings from losses caused by the tornado that have not yet been
recovered through insurance. Estimated pre-tax losses of $3.1
million and $21.4 million ($2.2 million and $14.8 million after
applicable income taxes) for the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 2012, respectively, and $16.4 million ($11.4 million
after applicable taxes) in the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 2011, primarily includes lost sales volumes, higher
per-unit production costs and higher costs to serve customers –
including purchased products and logistical inefficiencies –
realized in the period. These losses may be recovered in future
periods through the company’s business interruption insurance, but
actual recoveries could be different than the estimate noted above.
Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP),
expected business interruption insurance recoveries that relate to
lost sales and other types of losses not covered by property and
casualty insurance are not recognized until the insurance claim has
been settled, at which time they would be recognized as reductions
in costs. This estimate does not include property and casualty
losses – consisting of direct cleanup costs and impairments of
property, plant and equipment – that were offset by insurance
recoveries recognized in the period pursuant to US GAAP.
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(2)
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In May 2012, we amended and restated our senior secured credit
facility and refinanced our term loans into a single term loan for
pre-tax costs of $2.8 million ($1.7 million after applicable income
taxes).
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(3)
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|
In the second quarter of 2012, the company settled a tax audit which
resulted in a $3.0 million income tax benefit.
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(4)
|
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In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company recorded costs associated
with the retirement of its CEO of $3.3 million ($2.0 million after
applicable income taxes).
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|
|
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Reconciliation for Pro Forma Salt Segment Operating Earnings
(unaudited)
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
Three months ended
December 31,
|
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Twelve months ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
Salt segment operating earnings
|
|
$ 47.9
|
|
$ 53.4
|
|
$ 126.0
|
|
$ 184.7
|
|
Estimated losses incurred from tornado (1)
|
|
3.1
|
|
16.4
|
|
21.4
|
|
16.4
|
|
Pro forma salt segment earnings
|
|
$ 51.0
|
|
$ 69.8
|
|
$ 147.4
|
|
$ 201.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(1)
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|
In August 2011, the company’s rock salt mine and evaporated-salt
plant in Goderich, ON, sustained damage from a tornado. The amount
reported is management’s estimate of the impact on the period’s net
earnings from losses caused by the tornado that have not yet been
recovered through insurance. Estimated pre-tax losses of $3.1
million and $21.4 million for the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 2012, respectively, and $16.4 million for the three and
twelve months ended December 31, 2011, primarily includes lost sales
volumes, higher per-unit production costs and higher costs to serve
customers – including purchased products and logistical
inefficiencies – realized in the period. These losses may be
recovered in future periods through the company’s business
interruption insurance, but actual recoveries could be different
than the estimate noted above. Under U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (US GAAP), expected business interruption
insurance recoveries that relate to lost sales and other types of
losses not covered by property and casualty insurance are not
recognized until the insurance claim has been settled, at which time
they would be recognized as reductions in costs. This estimate does
not include property and casualty losses – consisting of direct
cleanup costs and impairments of property, plant and equipment –
that were offset by insurance recoveries recognized in the period
pursuant to US GAAP.
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|
|
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|
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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|
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
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|
(in millions, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
$
|
267.1
|
|
|
$
|
306.1
|
|
|
$
|
941.9
|
|
$
|
1,105.7
|
|
|
Shipping and handling cost
|
|
|
60.8
|
|
|
|
78.9
|
|
|
|
238.1
|
|
|
293.8
|
|
|
Product cost
|
|
|
136.7
|
|
|
|
140.3
|
|
|
|
476.7
|
|
|
502.1
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
69.6
|
|
|
|
86.9
|
|
|
|
227.1
|
|
|
309.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
27.4
|
|
|
|
26.9
|
|
|
|
93.9
|
|
|
94.5
|
|
|
Operating earnings
|
|
|
42.2
|
|
|
|
60.0
|
|
|
|
133.2
|
|
|
215.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (income) expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
4.5
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
|
|
18.2
|
|
|
21.0
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|
|
(1.5
|
)
|
|
|
3.7
|
|
|
(3.0
|
)
|
|
Earnings before income taxes
|
|
|
38.4
|
|
|
|
56.4
|
|
|
|
111.3
|
|
|
197.3
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
8.3
|
|
|
|
12.5
|
|
|
|
22.4
|
|
|
48.3
|
|
|
Net earnings
|
|
$
|
30.1
|
|
|
$
|
43.9
|
|
|
$
|
88.9
|
|
$
|
149.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net earnings per common share
|
|
$
|
0.90
|
|
|
$
|
1.31
|
|
|
$
|
2.65
|
|
$
|
4.46
|
|
|
Diluted net earnings per common share
|
|
$
|
0.90
|
|
|
$
|
1.31
|
|
|
$
|
2.65
|
|
$
|
4.45
|
|
|
Cash dividends per share
|
|
$
|
0.495
|
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
1.98
|
|
$
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in thousands): (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
33,195
|
|
|
|
32,991
|
|
|
|
33,109
|
|
|
32,906
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
33,225
|
|
|
|
33,013
|
|
|
|
33,135
|
|
|
32,934
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
The company calculates earnings per share using the two-class method
to account for its stock awards that receive non-forfeitable
dividends. As a result, the above basic and diluted weighted shares
outstanding do not include 352,000 and 402,000 participating
securities in the three-month and twelve-month periods ending
December 31, 2012, respectively, and 454,000 and 522,000
participating securities in the three-month and twelve-month periods
ending December 31, 2011, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
100.1
|
|
$
|
130.3
|
|
Receivables, net
|
|
|
143.7
|
|
|
152.5
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
229.7
|
|
|
207.2
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
33.4
|
|
|
25.8
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
645.2
|
|
|
573.4
|
|
Intangible and other noncurrent assets
|
|
|
148.5
|
|
|
116.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
1,300.6
|
|
$
|
1,205.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
$
|
3.9
|
|
$
|
156.0
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
195.4
|
|
|
170.8
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current portion
|
|
|
478.4
|
|
|
326.7
|
|
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities
|
|
|
119.4
|
|
|
105.4
|
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
503.5
|
|
|
446.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$
|
1,300.6
|
|
$
|
1,205.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
|
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
151.7
|
|
|
$
|
252.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
|
|
(130.9
|
)
|
|
|
(107.4
|
)
|
|
Insurance advances for investment purposes, Goderich tornado
|
|
|
8.7
|
|
|
|
12.6
|
|
|
Acquisition of a business
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(58.1
|
)
|
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(123.6
|
)
|
|
|
(152.4
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
|
|
|
387.0
|
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
|
|
|
(387.7
|
)
|
|
|
(4.2
|
)
|
|
Fees and premiums paid to redeem and refinance debt
|
|
|
(1.8
|
)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Deferred financing costs
|
|
|
(2.2
|
)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
|
(66.3
|
)
|
|
|
(60.1
|
)
|
|
Proceeds received from stock option exercises
|
|
|
7.4
|
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
|
Excess tax benefits from equity compensation awards
|
|
|
1.7
|
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(61.9
|
)
|
|
|
(55.7
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
|
|
(5.0
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(30.2
|
)
|
|
|
39.2
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
|
|
|
130.3
|
|
|
|
91.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
100.1
|
|
|
$
|
130.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
|
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION (unaudited)
|
|
(in millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
|
|
Salt
|
|
Fertilizer
|
|
and Other(a, b)
|
|
Total
|
|
Sales to external customers
|
|
$ 206.7
|
|
$ 56.6
|
|
$ 3.8
|
|
$ 267.1
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
0.2
|
|
2.6
|
|
(2.8)
|
|
-
|
|
Shipping and handling cost
|
|
54.2
|
|
6.6
|
|
-
|
|
60.8
|
|
Operating earnings (loss)
|
|
47.9
|
|
10.7
|
|
(16.4)
|
|
42.2
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
10.2
|
|
5.8
|
|
1.3
|
|
17.3
|
|
Total assets
|
|
809.3
|
|
412.3
|
|
79.0
|
|
1,300.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
|
|
Salt
|
|
Fertilizer
|
|
and Other(a)
|
|
Total
|
|
Sales to external customers
|
|
$ 250.1
|
|
$ 53.6
|
|
$ 2.4
|
|
$ 306.1
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
0.1
|
|
2.6
|
|
(2.7)
|
|
–
|
|
Shipping and handling cost
|
|
73.0
|
|
5.9
|
|
–
|
|
78.9
|
|
Operating earnings (loss)
|
|
53.4
|
|
19.6
|
|
(13.0)
|
|
60.0
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
9.8
|
|
5.2
|
|
0.9
|
|
15.9
|
|
Total assets
|
|
758.8
|
|
378.2
|
|
68.5
|
|
1,205.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
|
|
Salt
|
|
Fertilizer
|
|
and Other(a, b)
|
|
Total
|
|
Sales to external customers
|
|
$ 703.4
|
|
$ 226.2
|
|
$ 12.3
|
|
$ 941.9
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
0.8
|
|
6.8
|
|
(7.6)
|
|
-
|
|
Shipping and handling cost
|
|
211.9
|
|
26.2
|
|
-
|
|
238.1
|
|
Operating earnings (loss)
|
|
126.0
|
|
58.4
|
|
(51.2)
|
|
133.2
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
38.9
|
|
21.4
|
|
4.2
|
|
64.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Specialty
|
|
Corporate
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011
|
|
Salt
|
|
Fertilizer
|
|
and Other(a)
|
|
Total
|
|
Sales to external customers
|
|
$ 885.3
|
|
$ 209.6
|
|
$ 10.8
|
|
$ 1,105.7
|
|
Intersegment sales
|
|
0.8
|
|
6.4
|
|
(7.2)
|
|
–
|
|
Shipping and handling cost
|
|
268.5
|
|
25.3
|
|
–
|
|
293.8
|
|
Operating earnings (loss)
|
|
184.7
|
|
77.0
|
|
(46.4)
|
|
215.3
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
40.2
|
|
20.2
|
|
4.3
|
|
64.7
|
|
(a)
|
|
“Corporate and Other” includes corporate entities, the records
management business, other incidental business operations and
eliminations. Corporate assets include deferred tax assets, deferred
financing fees, investments related to the non-qualified retirement
plan and other assets not allocated to the operating segments.
|
|
(b)
|
|
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the company recorded costs associated
with the retirement of its CEO of $3.3 million.
|
|
|
|
|
Source: Compass Minerals
Compass Minerals
Rodney L. Underdown, 913-344-9395
Chief
Financial Officer
or
Peggy Landon, 913-344-9315
Director
of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications