UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 8, 2015
 
APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
 
 
 
 
Minnesota
 
0-6365
 
41-0919654
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
4400 West 78th Street, Suite 520, Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
55435
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 835-1874
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 2.02
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On April 8, 2015, Apogee Enterprises, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2015. A copy of this press release is furnished (not filed) as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release issued by Apogee Enterprises, Inc. dated April 8, 2015.





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.
 
 
 
 
APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ James S. Porter
 
 
James S. Porter
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 9, 2015






EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Number
  
Description
 
 
 
99.1

  
Press Release issued by Apogee Enterprises, Inc. dated April 8, 2015.






APOGEE REPORTS SIGNIFICANT FY2015 Q4, FULL-YEAR SALES, EARNINGS GROWTH
Q4 revenues up 15 percent, EPS up 74%
FY15 revenues up 21 percent, EPS up 81%, adjusted EPS up 58%
Backlog of $491 million up 49% vs. prior year
FY16 outlook: 10-15% revenue growth, EPS of $2.05-$2.20

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 8, 2015) – Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) today announced fiscal 2015 fourth-quarter and full-year results. Apogee provides distinctive solutions for enclosing commercial buildings and framing art.

FY15 FOURTH QUARTER VS. PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD
Revenues of $246.7 million were up 15 percent.
Operating income of $19.6 million was up 62 percent.
Earnings per share of $0.47 were up 74 percent.
Backlog of $490.8 million was up 49 percent.
Cash and short-term investments were $52.5 million.

FY15 FULL YEAR VS. PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD
Revenues of $933.9 million were up 21 percent.
Operating income of $63.6 million was up 58 percent.
Adjusted earnings per share of $1.50 were up 58 percent.
Reported EPS was $1.72, including the $0.22 per share tax credit in the second quarter.

COMMENTARY
“Apogee’s growth engine continued in the fourth quarter as we again grew revenues in the double digits and income more than 50 percent,” said Joseph F. Puishys, Apogee chief executive officer. “Performance across the company was strong, with double-digit earnings and revenue growth in three of four segments.

“I am pleased with our fourth-quarter operating margin of 8 percent, up 240 basis points from the prior-year period, as we leverage the strong growth in our architectural markets and continue to improve productivity,” he said. “Backlog was up significantly from the prior year and essentially held at the high third-quarter level even as we grew fourth-quarter revenues 15 percent.


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“The full fiscal year was a similar story of strong revenue and earnings growth, driven by all segments. The architectural segments again outperformed commercial construction markets, and the large-scale optical segment showed impressive top-line growth and continued to deliver strong earnings,” said Puishys. “I’m pleased with our margin improvement, and that we grew cash and short-term investments by $24 million to $53 million.

“During the year, we made significant investments across the company for capability, capacity and productivity, including in our architectural glass business where we completed installation and startup of a new coater; with the coater startup, we earned a $0.22 per share tax credit in the second quarter,” he said. Other fiscal 2015 highlights, Puishys noted, were the continued progress on Apogee’s Lean initiative and the 10 percent cash dividend increase.

“We built our backlog significantly during the year, giving us momentum moving into fiscal 2016,” said Puishys. “We expect fiscal 2016 will continue our trend of double-digit top-line growth and very strong bottom-line growth.”

FY15 FOURTH-QUARTER SEGMENT AND OPERATING RESULTS VS. PRIOR-YEAR PERIOD

Architectural Glass
Revenues of $92.3 million were up 22 percent.
Operating income grew to $4.5 million, compared to $0.1 million.
Operating margin expanded 480 basis points to 4.9 percent, compared to 0.1 percent.
As the U.S. non-residential construction sector strengthened, the architectural glass segment benefitted from operating leverage on volume growth, and improved pricing and productivity, somewhat offset by costs to restart the Utah factory.

Architectural Services
Revenues of $63.5 million were flat.
Operating income was $5.2 million, compared to $5.9 million.
Operating margin was 8.1 percent, compared to 9.3 percent.
Given project timing and mix, the segment performed well.

Architectural Framing Systems
Revenues of $77.0 million were up 22 percent.
All segment businesses had double-digit growth, excluding the currency impact on the Canadian storefront business.
Operating income of $4.8 million more than doubled from $1.9 million.
Operating margin expanded 330 basis points to 6.3 percent, compared to 3.0 percent.
Improvement resulted from leveraging volume growth across all segment businesses, and increased pricing in the U.S. storefront business.

Large-Scale Optical Technologies
Revenues of $22.7 million were up 18 percent, with strong sales of picture framing products.
Operating income of $6.0 million was up 15 percent from $5.2 million.
Operating margin was 26.2 percent, compared to 27.0 percent.
Top- and bottom-line results benefitted from volume growth and strong product mix.

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Consolidated Backlog
Backlog of $490.8 million was essentially flat to the backlog of $493.9 million in the third quarter, and up 49 percent from $329.6 million in the prior-year period.
Approximately $393 million, or 80 percent, of the backlog is expected to be delivered in fiscal 2016, and approximately $97 million, or 20 percent, in fiscal 2017.

Financial Condition
Debt was $20.6 million, compared to $20.7 million in the prior-year period. Almost all the debt is long-term, low-interest industrial revenue bonds.
Cash and short-term investments totaled $52.5 million, compared to $28.7 million in the prior-year period.
Non-cash working capital was $97.5 million, compared to $82.0 million in the prior-year period.
Capital expenditures in fiscal 2015 were $27.2 million.
Depreciation and amortization in fiscal 2015 was $29.4 million.

OUTLOOK
“We are confident that Apogee will again achieve strong growth in fiscal 2016,” said Puishys. “We expect revenues to grow 10 to 15 percent, and earnings to increase to $2.05 to $2.20 per share.

“We are entering the year with a high level of backlog, which we expect will grow over the year,” he said. Puishys noted that backlog growth rates will likely moderate somewhat as growth in the architectural services segment, the largest contributor to backlog, is held to mid-single digits to focus on margin improvement.

“Our architectural markets are expected to again grow in the mid-double digits in fiscal 2016, and we continue to have robust bidding and award activity,” he said. “Together, these factors give us continued confidence in sustained growth for Apogee.”

He added that capital expenditures are anticipated to range from $45 to $50 million as Apogee invests to increase capabilities, capacity and productivity. The gross margin is expected to be approximately 24 percent.

“Our strategies to grow through new geographies, new products and new markets along with our focus on productivity and operational improvements are delivering results,” Puishys said. “We expect to surpass $1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2016 and to achieve a trailing 12-month operating margin of 10 percent midway through fiscal 2017. Longer term, our outlook is for revenues of $1.3 billion at 12 percent operating margin in fiscal 2018.”

TELECONFERENCE AND SIMULTANEOUS WEBCAST
Apogee will host a teleconference and webcast at 9 a.m. Central Time tomorrow, April 9. To participate in the teleconference, call 866-825-1709 toll free or 617-213-8060 international, access code 88669277. The replay will be available from noon Central Time on April 9 through midnight Central Time on April 16 by dialing 888-286-8010, access code 85611920. To listen to the live conference call over the internet, go to the Apogee web site at http://www.apog.com and click on “investor relations” and then the webcast link at the top of that page. The webcast also will be archived on the company’s web site.

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ABOUT APOGEE ENTERPRISES
Apogee Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leader in technologies involving the design and development of value-added glass products and services. The company is organized in four segments, with three of the segments serving the commercial construction market:
Architectural Glass segment consists of Viracon, the leading fabricator of coated, high-performance architectural glass for global markets.
Architectural Services segment consists of Harmon, Inc., one of the largest U.S. full-service building glass installation and renovation companies.
Architectural Framing Systems segment businesses design, engineer, fabricate and finish the aluminum frames for window, curtainwall and storefront systems that comprise the outside skin of buildings. Businesses in this segment are: Wausau Window and Wall Systems, a manufacturer of custom aluminum window systems and curtainwall; Tubelite, a fabricator of aluminum storefront, entrance and curtainwall products; Alumicor, a fabricator of aluminum storefront, entrance, curtainwall and window products for Canadian markets; and Linetec, a paint and anodizing finisher of window frames and PVC shutters.
Large-Scale Optical segment consists of Tru Vue, a value-added glass and acrylic manufacturer primarily for the custom picture framing market.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this news release and other company communications may also contain non-GAAP financial measures:
Adjusted earnings per share excludes benefit from the 48C tax credit of $0.22 per share recognized in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.
Backlog is defined as the dollar amount of revenues Apogee expects to recognize in the future from firm contracts or orders received, as well as those that are in progress.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash flow provided by operating activities, minus capital expenditures.
Non-cash working capital is defined as current assets, excluding cash and short-term available for sale securities, short-term restricted investments and current portion of long-term debt, less current liabilities.
The organic growth rate is defined as growth excluding that from Alumicor, Apogee’s Canadian storefront business.
Apogee believes that use of these non-GAAP financial measures enhances communications as they provide more transparency into management’s performance with respect to cash, current assets and liabilities, earnings per share and revenue growth without the extraordinary effect of recent acquisitions. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to, the reported operating results or cash flows from operations or any other measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The discussion above contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect Apogee management’s expectations or beliefs as of the date of this release. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are qualified by factors that may affect the operating results of the company, including the following: (A) operational risks: i) the cyclical nature and market conditions of the North American and/or Latin American commercial construction industries, which impact our three architectural segments; ii) consumer confidence and the conditions of the U.S. economy, which impact our large-scale optical segment; iii) actions of competitors or new market entrants; iv) ability to fully and efficiently utilize production capacity; v) product performance, reliability, execution or quality problems; vi) installation project management issues that could result in losses on individual contracts; vii) changes in consumer and customer preference, or architectural trends and building codes; and viii) dependence on a relatively small number of customers in certain business segments; (B)

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financial risks: i) revenue and operating results that are volatile; and ii) financial market disruption, which could impact company, customer and supplier credit availability; (C) self-insurance risk related to a material product liability or other event for which the company is liable; (D) cost of compliance with environmental regulations; and (E) potential impact on financial results if one or more senior executives were no longer active with the company. The company cautions investors that actual future results could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, and that other factors may in the future prove to be important in affecting the company’s results of operations. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. For a more detailed explanation of the foregoing and other risks and uncertainties, see Item 1A of the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 1, 2014.


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Apogee Enterprises, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income
(Unaudited)
 
Thirteen
 
Thirteen
 
 
 
Fifty-two
 
Fifty-two
 
 
 
Weeks Ended
 
Weeks Ended
 
%
 
Weeks Ended
 
Weeks Ended
 
%
Dollar amounts in thousands, except for per share amounts
February 28, 2015
 
March 1, 2014
 
Change
 
February 28, 2015
 
March 1, 2014
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
246,698

 
$
214,417

 
15
 %
 
$
933,936

 
$
771,445

 
21
 %
Cost of goods sold
185,566

 
167,475

 
11
 %
 
725,392

 
606,193

 
20
 %
     Gross profit
61,132

 
46,942

 
30
 %
 
208,544

 
165,252

 
26
 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses
41,485

 
34,837

 
19
 %
 
144,959

 
124,967

 
16
 %
     Operating income
19,647

 
12,105

 
62
 %
 
63,585

 
40,285

 
58
 %
Interest income
247

 
234

 
6
 %
 
954

 
827

 
15
 %
Interest expense
150

 
286

 
(48
)%
 
924

 
1,259

 
(27
)%
Other (expense) income, net
(78
)
 
(159
)
 
51
 %
 
1,384

 
(87
)
 
   N/M

     Earnings before income taxes
19,666

 
11,894

 
65
 %
 
64,999

 
39,766

 
63
 %
Income tax expense
5,779

 
3,856

 
50
 %
 
14,483

 
11,780

 
23
 %
     Net earnings
$
13,887

 
$
8,038

 
73
 %
 
$
50,516

 
$
27,986

 
81
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share - basic
$
0.49

 
$
0.28

 
75
 %
 
$
1.76

 
$
0.98

 
80
 %
Average common shares outstanding
28,773,973

 
28,614,742

 
1
 %
 
28,762,733

 
28,483,251

 
1
 %
Earnings per share - diluted
$
0.47

 
$
0.27

 
74
 %
 
$
1.72

 
$
0.95

 
81
 %
Average common and common equivalent shares outstanding
29,448,402

 
29,571,261

 
 %
 
29,374,250

 
29,373,886

 
 %
Cash dividends per common share
$
0.1100

 
$
0.1000

 
10
 %
 
$
0.4100

 
$
0.3700

 
11
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Business Segments Information
(Unaudited)
 
Thirteen
 
Thirteen
 
 
 
Fifty-two
 
Fifty-two
 
 
 
Weeks Ended
 
Weeks Ended
 
%
 
Weeks Ended
 
Weeks Ended
 
%
 
February 28, 2015
 
March 1, 2014
 
Change
 
February 28, 2015
 
March 1, 2014
 
Change
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Architectural Glass
$
92,333

 
$
75,668

 
22
 %
 
$
346,471

 
$
293,810

 
18
 %
Architectural Services
63,504

 
63,531

 
 %
 
230,650

 
203,351

 
13
 %
Architectural Framing Systems
77,026

 
63,182

 
22
 %
 
298,395

 
216,059

 
38
 %
Large-scale Optical
22,723

 
19,210

 
18
 %
 
87,693

 
81,127

 
8
 %
Eliminations
(8,888
)
 
(7,174
)
 
(24
)%
 
(29,273
)
 
(22,902
)
 
(28
)%
Total
$
246,698

 
$
214,417

 
15
 %
 
$
933,936

 
$
771,445

 
21
 %
Operating income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Architectural Glass
$
4,496

 
$
79

 
N/M

 
$
16,431

 
$
3,861

 
326
 %
Architectural Services
5,163

 
5,880

 
(12
)%
 
7,442

 
4,479

 
66
 %
Architectural Framing Systems
4,834

 
1,904

 
154
 %
 
21,808

 
14,930

 
46
 %
Large-scale Optical
5,964

 
5,180

 
15
 %
 
21,954

 
21,252

 
3
 %
Corporate and other
(810
)
 
(938
)
 
14
 %
 
(4,050
)
 
(4,237
)
 
4
 %
Total
$
19,647

 
$
12,105

 
62
 %
 
$
63,585

 
$
40,285

 
58
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 28, 2015
 
March 1, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
$
298,975

 
$
247,430

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net property, plant and equipment
193,540

 
193,946

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
119,542

 
128,619

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
612,057

 
$
569,995

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
$
149,028

 
$
136,834

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
20,587

 
20,659

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
59,966

 
56,398

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders' equity
382,476

 
356,104

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$
612,057

 
$
569,995

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
N/M = Not meaningful
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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  Apogee Enterprises, Inc. & Subsidiaries
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Fifty-two
 
Fifty-two
 
 
 
Weeks Ended
 
Weeks Ended
Dollar amounts in thousands
 
February 28, 2015
 
March 1, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings
 
 
$
50,516

 
$
27,986

Depreciation and amortization
 
 
29,423

 
26,550

Stock-based compensation
 
 
4,793

 
4,661

Proceeds from new markets tax credit transaction, net of deferred costs
 
 

 
7,471

Other, net
 
 
334

 
(9,583
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
 
 
(16,503
)
 
(4,164
)
  Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
68,563

 
52,921

Capital expenditures
 
 
(27,220
)
 
(41,852
)
Proceeds on sale of property
 
 
273

 
806

Acquisition of businesses and intangibles, net of cash acquired
 
 

 
(53,301
)
Net sales of restricted investments
 
 
2,532

 
23,915

Net sales of marketable securities
 
 
804

 
26,458

Investments in life insurance
 
 
(864
)
 

  Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
(24,475
)
 
(43,974
)
Net proceeds from revolving credit agreement
 
 
126

 

Payments on debt
 
 
(50
)
 
(10,082
)
Shares withheld for taxes, net of stock issued to employees
 
 
(3,905
)
 
710

Repurchase and retirement of common stock
 
 
(6,894
)
 

Dividends paid
 
 
(12,071
)
 
(10,764
)
Other, net
 
 
3,021

 
2,560

  Net cash used in financing activities
 
 
(19,773
)
 
(17,576
)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
24,315

 
(8,629
)
Effect of exchange rates on cash
 
 
(595
)
 
(673
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
 
28,465

 
37,767

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
 
$
52,185

 
$
28,465



Contact:
Mary Ann Jackson
 
Investor Relations
 
952-487-7538
 
mjackson@apog.com 




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