UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): August 3, 2015

 

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey   001-33841   20-8579133
         
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)        

 

1200 Urban Center Drive

Birmingham, Alabama 35242

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

(205) 298-3000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 
 

 

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 3, 2015, the Company announced its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2015. The press release announcing the results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release dated August 3, 2015.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
  (Registrant)
     
Date:   August 4, 2015 By: /s/ Michael R. Mills
    Michael R. Mills
    Senior Vice President and
    General Counsel

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

August 3, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor Contact: Mark Warren (205) 298-3220

Media Contact: David Donaldson (205) 298-3220

 

VULCAN ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2015 RESULTS

 

Margins Expand Despite Extreme Wet Weather

 

Aggregates Pricing Momentum Continues – Pricing Up 6 Percent

 

Birmingham, Alabama – August 3, 2015 – Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC), the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2015.

 

The Company's second quarter results reflect the continuation of strong margin expansion and improvement in its industry-leading unit profitability in aggregates. Despite extremely wet weather in many of our markets, second quarter revenues increased 13 percent and gross profit increased 34 percent from the prior year, with gross profit and gross profit margins improving in all segments. Same-store aggregates shipments rose 5 percent and same-store freight-adjusted aggregates pricing increased 6 percent from the prior year. Underlying demand recovery and pricing momentum remain strong. Same-store incremental aggregates gross profits equaled 74 percent of incremental freight-adjusted revenues for the quarter – and 72 percent for the trailing twelve months. Although weather impacts in the second quarter and first half may result in full-year volumes below plan, pricing and margin improvements lead the Company to reconfirm its full-year EBITDA guidance. The remainder of this release provides additional detail regarding the Company's second quarter results and full year outlook.

 

Second Quarter Summary (compared with prior year's second quarter)

Total revenues increased $104 million, or 13 percent, to $895 million
Gross profit increased $60 million in total, or 34 percent, to $234 million
Aggregates freight-adjusted revenues increased $75 million, or 15 percent, to $558 million
oShipments increased 9 percent, or 3.8 million tons, to 47.5 million tons
Same-store shipments increased 5 percent, or 2.4 million tons
oSegment gross profit increased $46 million, or 28 percent, to $207 million
oIncremental gross profit as a percent of freight-adjusted revenues was 61 percent
On a same-store basis, this metric was 74 percent
oAverage freight-adjusted sales price increased 6 percent
Asphalt Mix, Concrete and Calcium segment gross profit improved $14 million, collectively
SAG remained in line with expectations and declined as a percentage of total revenues
Adjusted EBITDA was $229 million, an increase of $56 million, or 33 percent

 

 
 

 

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Earnings from continuing operations were $0.37 per diluted share versus $0.35 per share in the second quarter of 2014. Included in these results are:
o$0.24 per diluted share in the current year's quarter for net charges related to debt refinancing in 2015
o$0.05 and $0.01 for net charges related to restructuring and business development costs in 2015 and 2014 respectively
Adjusted for these items, earnings from continuing operations were $0.66 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2015 versus $0.36 per diluted share in the prior year

 

Tom Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The continuing recovery in construction activity across most of our markets was masked by extremely wet weather, particularly in April and May. Despite deferred shipments and operating cost challenges due to these weather conditions, our local teams delivered another quarter of significant margin improvements – a pattern of performance sustained since the gradual recovery in shipments began eight quarters ago. Customer confidence and the overall demand outlook continue to improve, and, as expected, pricing momentum continues to strengthen. Looking forward, we remain well positioned to serve our customers and to achieve strong earnings growth in 2015 and beyond."

 

Commentary on Quarterly Segment Results

 

Aggregates Segment

 

Severe wet weather disrupted shipments across many of the Company's key markets. Same-store shipment growth of 5.4 percent in the quarter fell below both plan and recent trends. A monthly break-down of shipping trends illustrates the weather impacts in the quarter. On a same-store basis, aggregates shipments in April and May (when record rainfall was reported in several of our markets) increased 5 percent and 2 percent, respectively, versus the prior year. In contrast, June same-store aggregates shipments increased 9 percent versus the prior year. Despite weather limiting available construction days in several markets, the second quarter marked the eighth consecutive quarter of growth in trailing twelve month shipments. For the quarter just ended, trailing twelve month shipments grew 9 percent over the prior year period on a same-store basis. Both public and private demand for aggregates continue to recover across most of our markets; however, current consumption levels remain well below historic trends.

 

Freight-adjusted average sales price for aggregates increased 6.4 percent on a same-store basis, or $0.71 per ton, versus the prior year's second quarter, with most markets realizing accelerating price improvement. Product mix muted the impact of reported price increases in some key markets, including Virginia, where large shipments of lower-priced fines product contributed to an approximately 1 percent decline in quarterly average selling price over the prior year. In most markets, announced price increases have been well accepted. Customer service levels remain high, and as noted below, the Company continues to invest to meeting rising customer requirements for product quantities and quality. Given these and other indicators, we expect overall aggregates pricing to continue to rise throughout the year, with a higher rate of increase in the second half.

 

 
 

 

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Overall, aggregates operating costs approximated the prior year's second quarter. During the second quarter, several markets experienced higher than expected costs pertaining to repair and maintenance activities and overtime labor, with weather conditions also negatively impacting production efficiencies. Despite lower than planned shipments in the current quarter, the company moved ahead with stripping and other expenditures geared toward meeting rising customer demand. Diesel related cost-savings mostly offset these higher costs in the quarter. Compared to last year's second quarter, cost of revenues for the Aggregates segment benefitted by approximately $9 million from lower fuel expenditures. The Company remains focused, with a multi-quarter view, on balancing the several factors impacting production quality, service quality and cost. Over the trailing twelve months, and excluding the impact of diesel price movements and newly acquired operations, aggregates unit cost of sales have declined by approximately 1 percent.

 

During the second quarter, the Company's same-store unit margins continued to expand faster than unit pricing. Gross profit per ton increased $0.76, or 21 percent, from the prior year. On a trailing twelve month basis, same-store unit gross profit has increased 23 percent, while unit cash gross profit has increased 12 percent to $5.04 per ton – a new twelve-month high despite cyclically low volumes. These results reflect the Company's continued commitment to high customer service levels as well as plant-level cost controls and operating disciplines.

 

For the quarter, aggregates same-store freight-adjusted revenues increased $59 million, while same-store gross profit for the segment increased $44 million, a flow-through rate of 74 percent. Because quarterly results can be volatile due to seasonality and other factors, the Company encourages investors to also consider longer-term trends. On a trailing-twelve-month basis, this flow-through rate has consistently exceeded the Company's stated goal of 60 percent since volumes began to recover in the second half of 2013.

 

Asphalt, Concrete and Calcium Segments

 

In the second quarter, Asphalt segment gross profit was $21 million versus $9 million in the prior year. This year-over-year improvement resulted from higher volumes, effective management of materials margins, and earnings from acquisitions completed since the first half of last year. Same-store asphalt volumes increased 8 percent.

 

Concrete segment gross profit was $5 million versus $3 million in the prior year's second quarter. Last year's second quarter results included the Company's California concrete business that was divested via an asset swap in January 2015. On a same-store basis, sales volumes decreased 5 percent versus the prior year due to unusually wet weather in Virginia and Texas. Pricing and unit profitability improved while same-store gross profit was flat with the prior year due to the negative volume impact of wet weather.

 

The Company's Calcium segment reported gross profit of $1.1 million, an improvement over the prior year.

 

 
 

 

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In total, the year-to-date gross profit contribution of these three segments has exceeded plan. Margin improvements resulting from both core operating disciplines and changes to our asset portfolio have offset lower than anticipated volumes in certain markets.

 

Selling, Administrative and General (SAG) and Other Cost Items

 

Overall SAG expenses remain in line with expectations and largely flat with the prior year. In the second quarter, legal and outside services expenses, primarily associated with business development activities, were higher than the prior year. Although the company continues to invest in sales-related staff and support, overall headcount-related costs were lower year-over-year. As a percentage of total revenues, SAG was approximately 80 basis points lower than the prior year. The Company intends to further leverage SAG expenses to revenues as volumes recover.

 

The Company expects that full-year pension and post retirement-related costs, a portion of which flow through SAG, will be approximately $10 million higher than the prior year due primarily to changes in the assumptions used to value future obligations.

 

Other operating expense, generally consisting of various cost items not included in cost of revenues, was $10 million versus $5 million in the second quarter of 2014. The year-over-year increase resulted from a land parcel in California where the lease was not renewed. As a result, the associated reclamation obligation was expensed in the second quarter. Over the past three years, other operating expenses, exclusive of significant items disclosed individually, have averaged approximately $3 million each quarter.

 

Capital Allocation

 

During March and April, the Company completed major components of the refinancing plan announced during its February 25, 2015 Investor Day. Refinancing expenses, including the acceleration of previously deferred financing costs, were $67 million in total, of which $45 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, was incurred in the second quarter and was reported as part of interest expense. The remainder ($22 million, or $0.12 per diluted share) was reported as part of interest expense in the first quarter.

 

In June, the Company closed on a new $750 million unsecured credit facility. As previously noted, the Company intends to use this credit facility to refinance the $150 million note due December 2015.

 

In total, the operations acquired by the Company since the first half of 2014 contributed $11 million of EBITDA in the second quarter. These results were slightly below management expectations, reflecting the impact of weather and marginally higher costs associated with increasing production capacity and efficiency at certain operations.

 

The Company continues to pursue attractive bolt-on acquisitions. In the second quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of three aggregates facilities and seven ready-mixed concrete operations in Arizona and New Mexico for approximately $21 million.

 

 
 

 

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Outlook

 

Regarding the Company's outlook for 2015, Mr. Hill stated, "Severe weather in the first half of the year, particularly in the second quarter, masked improving fundamentals in construction activity. Underlying demand remains strong and we are encouraged by the accelerating momentum in aggregates pricing throughout our markets. As a result, we are reaffirming our expectation for Adjusted EBITDA of $775 to $825 million, driven by strong growth in aggregates gross profit per ton, earnings improvement in our non-aggregates businesses and continuing leverage of our SAG expenses. Through the first half of 2015, same-store aggregates volumes are up 7 percent and total aggregates pricing is up 5 percent. We expect a higher rate of pricing growth in the second half. With respect to second half shipments, a key factor will be the ability of our customers to recover weather-delayed volume from the first half, which can be a challenge in a growing market where scheduled work is compressed into a shorter time period.

 

"Our performance in the first half of this year directly reflects the great efforts of our people at all levels of the organization and the geographic diversification of our operational footprint. Revenue growth is translating into expanding margins and higher unit profitability – and we intend to keep pushing for additional improvement. We believe executing our sales and operating plans will achieve significant future earnings growth while delivering quality products and services to our customers safely and efficiently. We remain focused on the execution of those plans."

 

Conference Call

 

Vulcan will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CDT on August 4, 2015. A webcast will be available via the Company's website at www.vulcanmaterials.com. Investors and other interested parties in the U.S. may also access the teleconference live by calling 877-840-5321 approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled start. International participants can dial 678-509-8772. The conference ID is 87603419. The conference call will be recorded and available for replay at the Company's website approximately two hours after the call.

 

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 Index, is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates, and a major producer of other construction materials.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER

This document contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical fact, including statements about Vulcan's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Generally, these statements relate to future financial performance, results of operations, business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings (including EBITDA and other measures), dividend policy, shipment volumes, pricing, levels of capital expenditures, intended cost reductions and cost savings, anticipated profit improvements and/or planned divestitures and asset sales. These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "believe," "should," "would," "expect," "project," "estimate," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "will," "can," "may" or similar expressions elsewhere in this document. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including but not limited to general business conditions, competitive factors, pricing, energy costs, and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Vulcan periodically files with the SEC.

 

 
 

 

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Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results, developments, and business decisions may vary significantly from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The following risks related to Vulcan's business, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: those associated with general economic and business conditions; the timing and amount of federal, state and local funding for infrastructure; changes in Vulcan's effective tax rate that can adversely impact results; the increasing reliance on information technology infrastructure for Vulcan's ticketing, procurement, financial statements and other processes could adversely affect operations in the event such infrastructure does not work as intended or experiences technical difficulties or is subjected to cyber attacks; the impact of the state of the global economy on Vulcan's businesses and financial condition and access to capital markets; changes in the level of spending for private residential and private nonresidential construction; the highly competitive nature of the construction materials industry; the impact of future regulatory or legislative actions; the outcome of pending legal proceedings; pricing of Vulcan's products; weather and other natural phenomena; energy costs; costs of hydrocarbon-based raw materials; healthcare costs; the amount of long-term debt and interest expense incurred by Vulcan; changes in interest rates; the impact of Vulcan's below investment grade debt rating on Vulcan's cost of capital; volatility in pension plan asset values and liabilities which may require cash contributions to the pension plans; the impact of environmental clean-up costs and other liabilities relating to previously divested businesses; Vulcan's ability to secure and permit aggregates reserves in strategically located areas; Vulcan's ability to successfully implement our new divisional structure and changes in our management team; Vulcan's ability to manage and successfully integrate acquisitions; the potential of goodwill or long-lived asset impairment; the potential impact of future legislation or regulations relating to climate change or greenhouse gas emissions or the definition of minerals; and other assumptions, risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the reports filed by Vulcan with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this communication are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Vulcan disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this document except as required by law.

 

 
 

 

Table A

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

 

(in thousands, except per share data)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings  June 30   June 30 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Total revenues  $895,143   $791,143   $1,526,436   $1,365,563 
Cost of revenues   660,694    616,355    1,214,122    1,156,682 
Gross profit   234,449    174,788    312,314    208,881 
Selling, administrative and general expenses   69,197    67,615    135,960    133,733 
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses, net   249    1,162    6,624    237,526 
Restructuring charges   (1,280)   0    (4,098)   0 
Other operating expense, net   (10,445)   (5,089)   (14,346)   (14,758)
Operating earnings   153,776    103,246    164,534    297,916 
Other nonoperating income (expense), net   (439)   1,798    542    4,622 
Interest expense, net   83,651    40,551    146,132    160,639 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes   69,686    64,493    18,944    141,899 
Provision for income taxes   19,867    17,982    5,791    40,882 
Earnings from continuing operations   49,819    46,511    13,153    101,017 
Loss on discontinued operations, net of taxes   (1,657)   (544)   (4,669)   (1,054)
Net earnings  $48,162   $45,967   $8,484   $99,963 
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share                    
Continuing operations  $0.37   $0.35   $0.10   $0.77 
Discontinued operations  $(0.01)  $0.00   $(0.04)  $(0.01)
Net earnings  $0.36   $0.35   $0.06   $0.76 
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share                    
Continuing operations  $0.37   $0.35   $0.10   $0.76 
Discontinued operations  $(0.01)  $0.00   $(0.04)  $(0.01)
Net earnings  $0.36   $0.35   $0.06   $0.75 
                     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                    
Basic   133,103    131,149    132,882    130,980 
Assuming dilution   135,234    132,876    134,689    132,468 
Cash dividends per share of common stock  $0.10   $0.05   $0.20   $0.10 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization  $68,384   $68,323   $135,108   $137,702 
Effective tax rate from continuing operations   28.5%   27.9%   30.6%   28.8%

 

 
 

 

Table B

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

 

(in thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Balance Sheets  June 30   December 31   June 30 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2015   2014   2014 
             
Cash and cash equivalents  $74,736   $141,273   $227,684 
Restricted cash   0    0    62,087 
Accounts and notes receivable               
Accounts and notes receivable, gross   495,781    378,947    439,938 
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts   (5,370)   (5,105)   (5,606)
Accounts and notes receivable, net   490,411    373,842    434,332 
Inventories               
Finished products   292,932    275,172    260,111 
Raw materials   21,610    19,741    20,458 
Products in process   1,461    1,250    1,104 
Operating supplies and other   25,825    25,641    28,041 
Inventories   341,828    321,804    309,714 
Current deferred income taxes   39,562    39,726    40,858 
Prepaid expenses   75,663    28,640    27,309 
Assets held for sale   0    15,184    0 
Total current assets   1,022,200    920,469    1,101,984 
Investments and long-term receivables   41,603    41,650    42,128 
Property, plant & equipment               
Property, plant & equipment, cost   6,752,916    6,608,842    6,396,658 
Reserve for depreciation, depletion & amortization   (3,637,392)   (3,537,212)   (3,494,896)
Property, plant & equipment, net   3,115,524    3,071,630    2,901,762 
Goodwill   3,094,824    3,094,824    3,081,521 
Other intangible assets, net   767,995    758,243    633,442 
Other noncurrent assets   153,737    154,281    150,001 
Total assets  $8,195,883   $8,041,097   $7,910,838 
Liabilities               
Current maturities of long-term debt   14,124    150,137    158 
Short-term debt   138,500    0    0 
Trade payables and accruals   190,904    145,148    178,239 
Other current liabilities   163,112    156,073    171,008 
Liabilities of assets held for sale   0    520    0 
Total current liabilities   506,640    451,878    349,405 
Long-term debt   1,893,737    1,834,642    1,983,319 
Noncurrent deferred income taxes   686,171    691,137    704,544 
Deferred revenue   211,429    213,968    217,589 
Other noncurrent liabilities   670,949    672,773    569,794 
Total liabilities  $3,968,926   $3,864,398   $3,824,651 
Equity               
Common stock, $1 par value   132,984    131,907    130,910 
Capital in excess of par value   2,791,232    2,734,661    2,665,793 
Retained earnings   1,453,752    1,471,845    1,382,711 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (151,011)   (161,714)   (93,227)
Total equity  $4,226,957   $4,176,699   $4,086,187 
Total liabilities and equity  $8,195,883   $8,041,097   $7,910,838 

 

 
 

 

Table C

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

 

(in thousands)
   Six Months Ended 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  June 30 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2015   2014 
         
Operating Activities          
Net earnings  $8,484   $99,963 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities          
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   135,108    137,702 
Net gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses   (6,624)   (237,526)
Contributions to pension plans   (2,822)   (2,791)
Share-based compensation   9,679    11,928 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   (11,457)   (3,242)
Deferred tax provision (benefit)   (11,656)   24 
Cost of debt purchase   67,075    72,949 
Changes in assets and liabilities before initial effects of business acquisitions and dispositions   (109,790)   (59,893)
Other, net   (13,360)   3,786 
Net cash provided by operating activities  $64,637   $22,900 
           
Investing Activities          
Purchases of property, plant & equipment   (148,721)   (116,312)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment   3,419    20,454 
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of transaction costs   0    719,089 
Payment for businesses acquired, net of acquired cash   (21,387)   (207)
Increase in restricted cash   0    (62,087)
Other, net   (334)   0 
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities  $(167,023)  $560,937 
           
Financing Activities          
Proceeds from line of credit   284,000    0 
Payment of current maturities, long-term debt and line of credit   (676,445)   (579,694)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt   400,000    0 
Debt and line of credit issuance costs   (7,382)   0 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   0    27,539 
Dividends paid   (26,549)   (13,074)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   50,769    12,095 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   11,457    3,242 
Other, net   (1)   1 
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities  $35,849   $(549,891)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (66,537)   33,946 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   141,273    193,738 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $74,736   $227,684 

 

 
 

  

Table D

Segment Financial Data and Unit Shipments

 

(in thousands, except per unit data)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Total Revenues                    
Aggregates 1  $733,379   $628,870   $1,236,888   $1,057,591 
Asphalt Mix 2   128,998    109,349    232,069    193,563 
Concrete 2,3   78,598    93,834    138,387    189,843 
Calcium 4   2,396    2,174    4,251    20,307 
Segment sales  $943,371   $834,227   $1,611,595   $1,461,304 
Aggregates intersegment sales   (48,228)   (43,084)   (85,159)   (86,516)
Cement intersegment sales   0    0    0    (9,225)
Total revenues  $895,143   $791,143   $1,526,436   $1,365,563 
                     
Gross Profit                    
Aggregates  $207,285   $161,706   $274,950   $200,184 
Asphalt Mix 2   21,135    9,027    29,953    13,738 
Concrete 2,3   4,892    3,223    5,702    (6,003)
Calcium 4   1,137    832    1,709    962 
Total  $234,449   $174,788   $312,314   $208,881 
                     
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion and Amortization                    
Aggregates  $57,003   $56,347   $112,519   $110,970 
Asphalt Mix 2   4,098    2,421    8,007    4,820 
Concrete 2,3   2,774    4,759    5,502    10,796 
Calcium 4   164    155    326    1,213 
Other   4,345    4,641    8,754    9,903 
Total  $68,384   $68,323   $135,108   $137,702 
                     
Average Unit Sales Price and Unit Shipments                    
Aggregates                    
Freight-adjusted revenues 5  $558,382   $483,620   $938,262   $807,502 
Aggregates - tons 6   47,452    43,648    80,955    73,276 
Freight-adjusted sales price 7  $11.77   $11.08   $11.59   $11.02 
                     
Other Products                    
Asphalt Mix - tons   2,480    1,857    4,248    3,299 
Asphalt Mix - sales price  $54.20   $53.52   $53.76   $53.32 
                     
Ready-mixed concrete - cubic yards   743    949    1,316    1,907 
Ready-mixed concrete - sales price  $105.79   $98.82   $105.12   $97.10 
                     
Calcium - tons   90    84    158    154 
Calcium - sales price  $27.07   $25.55   $26.87   $26.23 

 

1Includes crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, other aggregates, as well as freight, delivery and transportation revenues, and other revenues related to services.
2In January 2015, we exchanged our California ready-mixed concrete operations for 13 asphalt mix plants, primarily in Arizona.
3Includes ready-mixed concrete. In March 2014, we sold our concrete business in the Florida area which in addition to ready-mixed concrete, included concrete block, precast concrete, as well as building materials purchased for resale. See Appendix 5 for adjusted segment data.
4Includes cement and calcium products. In March 2014, we sold our cement business. See Appendix 5 for adjusted segment data.
5Freight-adjusted revenues are Aggregates segment sales excluding freight, delivery and transportation revenues, and other revenues related to services, such as landfill tipping fees that are derived from our aggregates business.
6Includes tons marketed and sold on behalf of a third-party pursuant to volumetric production payment (VPP) agreements and tons shipped to our down-stream operations (i.e., asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete).
7Freight-adjusted sales price is calculated as freight-adjusted revenues divided by aggregates unit shipments.

 

 
 

 

Appendix 1

1. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

Supplemental information referable to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is summarized below:

 

(in thousands)
   Six Months Ended 
   June 30 
   2015   2014 
         
Cash Payments          
Interest (exclusive of amount capitalized)  $134,215   $162,110 
Income taxes   31,755    13,867 
           
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities          
Accrued liabilities for purchases of property, plant & equipment   13,651    12,482 
Amounts referable to business acquisitions          
Liabilities assumed   2,426    755 
Fair value of noncash assets and liabilities exchanged   20,000    0 
Fair value of equity consideration   0    1,094 

 

2. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

 

Gross profit margin excluding freight and delivery revenues is not a Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) measure. We present this metric as it is consistent with the basis by which we review our operating results. Likewise, we believe that this presentation is consistent with the basis by which investors analyze our operating results considering that freight and delivery services represent pass-through activities. Reconciliation of this metric to its nearest GAAP measure is presented below:

 

Gross Profit Margin in Accordance with GAAP

 

(dollars in thousands)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Gross profit  $234,449   $174,788   $312,314   $208,881 
Total revenues  $895,143   $791,143   $1,526,436   $1,365,563 
Gross profit margin   26.2%   22.1%   20.5%   15.3%

 

Gross Profit Margin Excluding Freight and Delivery Revenues

 

(dollars in thousands)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Gross profit  $234,449   $174,788   $312,314   $208,881 
Total revenues  $895,143   $791,143   $1,526,436   $1,365,563 
Freight and delivery revenues 1   136,527    126,807    242,899    215,747 
Total revenues excluding freight and delivery revenues  $758,616   $664,336   $1,283,537   $1,149,816 
Gross profit margin excluding freight and delivery revenues   30.9%   26.3%   24.3%   18.2%

 

1 Includes freight to remote distributions sites.

 

 
 

 

Appendix 2

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)

 

Aggregates segment gross profit margin as a percentage of freight-adjusted revenues is not a GAAP measure. We present this metric as it is consistent with the basis by which we review our operating results. We believe that this presentation is more meaningful to our investors as it excludes freight, delivery and transportation revenues which are pass-through activities. It also excludes immaterial other revenues related to services, such as landfill tipping fees, that are derived from our aggregates business. Incremental gross profit as a percentage of freight-adjusted revenues represents the year-over-year change in gross profit divided by the year-over-year change in freight-adjusted revenues. Reconciliation of these metrics to their nearest GAAP measures are presented below:

 

Aggregates Segment Gross Profit Margin in Accordance with GAAP

 

(dollars in thousands)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $207,285   $161,706   $274,950   $200,184 
Segment sales  $733,379   $628,870   $1,236,888   $1,057,591 
Gross profit margin   28.3%   25.7%   22.2%   18.9%
Incremental gross profit margin   43.6%        41.7%     

 

Aggregates Segment Gross Profit as a Percentage of Freight-Adjusted Revenues

 

(dollars in thousands)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $207,285   $161,706   $274,950   $200,184 
Segment sales  $733,379   $628,870   $1,236,888   $1,057,591 
Excluding:                    
Freight, delivery and transportation revenues 1  $170,516   $139,206   $287,914   $239,749 
Other revenues   4,481    6,044    10,712    10,340 
Freight-adjusted revenues  $558,382   $483,620   $938,262   $807,502 
                     
Gross profit as a percentage of freight-adjusted revenues   37.1%   33.4%   29.3%   24.8%
Incremental gross profit as a percentage of freight-adjusted revenues   61.0%        57.2%     

  

1At the segment level, freight, delivery and transportation revenues include intersegment freight & delivery revenues, which are eliminated at the consolidated level.

 

 
 

 

Appendix 3

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)

 

GAAP does not define "free cash flow," "Aggregates segment cash gross profit" and "Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization" (EBITDA). Thus, free cash flow should not be considered as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities or any other liquidity measure defined by GAAP. Likewise, Aggregates segment cash gross profit and EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to earnings measures defined by GAAP. We present these metrics for the convenience of investment professionals who use such metrics in their analyses and for shareholders who need to understand the metrics we use to assess performance and to monitor our cash and liquidity positions. The investment community often uses these metrics as indicators of a company's ability to incur and service debt and to assess the operating performance of a company's businesses. We use free cash flow, Aggregates segment cash gross profit, EBITDA and other such measures to assess liquidity and the operating performance of our various business units and the consolidated company. Additionally, we adjust EBITDA for certain items to provide a more consistent comparison of performance from period to period. We do not use these metrics as a measure to allocate resources. Reconciliations of these metrics to their nearest GAAP measures are presented below:

 

Free Cash Flow

 

Free cash flow deducts purchases of property, plant & equipment from net cash provided by operating activities.

 

(in thousands)
   Six Months Ended 
   June 30 
   2015   2014 
         
Net cash provided by operating activities  $64,637   $22,900 
Purchases of property, plant & equipment   (148,721)   (116,312)
Free cash flow  $(84,084)  $(93,412)

 

Aggregates Segment Cash Gross Profit

 

Aggregates segment cash gross profit adds back noncash charges for depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization (DDA&A) to Aggregates segment gross profit.

 

(in thousands)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $207,285   $161,706   $274,950   $200,184 
DDA&A   57,003    56,347    112,519    110,970 
Aggregates segment cash gross profit  $264,288   $218,053   $387,469   $311,154 

 

 
 

 

Appendix 4

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures (Continued)

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

EBITDA is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization and excludes discontinued operations. We adjust EBITDA for certain items to provide a more consistent comparison from period to period.

 

(in thousands)
   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30   June 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to EBITDA                    
                     
Net earnings  $48,162   $45,967   $8,484   $99,963 
Provision for income taxes   19,867    17,982    5,791    40,882 
Interest expense, net   83,651    40,551    146,132    160,639 
Loss on discontinued operations, net of taxes   1,657    544    4,669    1,054 
EBIT  $153,337   $105,044   $165,076   $302,538 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   68,384    68,323    135,108    137,702 
EBITDA  $221,721   $173,367   $300,184   $440,240 
                     
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT                    
                     
EBITDA  $221,721   $173,367   $300,184   $440,240 
Gain on sale of real estate and businesses   0    (1,087)   (5,886)   (237,107)
Charges associated with acquisitions and divestitures   2,608    1,832    5,037    10,939 
Asset impairment   5,190    0    5,190    0 
Amortization of deferred revenue   (1,558)   (1,357)   (2,539)   (2,341)
Restructuring charges   1,280    0    4,098    0 
Adjusted EBITDA  $229,241   $172,755   $306,084   $211,731 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   (68,384)   (68,323)   (135,108)   (137,702)
Amortization of deferred revenue   1,558    1,357    2,539    2,341 
Adjusted EBIT  $162,415   $105,789   $173,515   $76,370 

 

 
 

 

Appendix 5

Adjusted Concrete and Calcium Segment Financial Data

 

Comparative financial data after adjusting for both the January 2015 exchange of our California concrete business and the March 2014 sale of our concrete and cement businesses in the Florida area is presented below:

 

(in thousands)
                         
   2015   2014 
   YTD 1   Q1   Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4 
Concrete Segment                              
Segment sales                              
As reported  $138,387   $59,789   $96,009   $93,834   $98,949   $87,014 
Adjusted   133,273    54,675    48,186    74,360    79,697    70,316 
                               
Total revenues                              
As reported  $138,387   $59,789   $96,009   $93,834   $98,949   $87,014 
Adjusted   133,273    54,675    48,186    74,360    79,697    70,316 
                               
Gross profit                              
As reported  $5,702   $810   $(9,226)  $3,221   $5,486   $2,753 
Adjusted   6,494    1,602    (4,370)   4,921    7,161    4,245 
                               
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization                              
As reported  $5,502   $2,728   $6,037   $4,686   $4,955   $4,214 
Adjusted   5,402    2,628    3,930    3,905    4,239    3,577 
                               
Shipments - cubic yards                              
As reported   1,316    573    958    949    978    847 
Adjusted   1,260    517    483    733    765    668 
                               
Calcium Segment                              
Segment sales                              
As reported  $4,251   $1,855   $18,133   $2,174   $2,273   $2,451 
Adjusted   4,251    1,855    2,137    2,174    2,273    2,451 
                               
Total revenues                              
As reported  $4,251   $1,855   $8,908   $2,174   $2,273   $2,451 
Adjusted   4,251    1,855    2,165    2,174    2,273    2,451 
                               
Gross profit                              
As reported  $1,709   $572   $130   $949   $989   $1,131 
Adjusted   1,709    572    424    949    989    1,131 
                               
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization                              
As reported  $326   $162   $1,058   $191   $157   $148 
Adjusted   326    162    97    191    157    148 

 

1 Year-to-date 2015 amounts include adjustments for Q1 2015 transactions. There were no adjustments for Q2 2015.

 

 

 

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