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): November 3, 2015

 

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey   001-33841   20-8579133

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

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 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

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

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

  Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1   Press Release dated November 3, 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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
  (Registrant)
   
Date:     November 3, 2015 By: /s/ Michael R. Mills
    Michael R. Mills
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

 



 

Exhibit 99.1

 

November 3, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor Contact: Mark Warren (205) 298-3220

Media Contact: David Donaldson (205) 298-3220

 

VULCAN ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2015 RESULTS

 

Gross Profit Increases 39 Percent to $291 Million

 

Aggregates Pricing Up 8 Percent

 

 

Birmingham, Alabama – November 3, 2015 – Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC), the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2015.

 

The Company’s third quarter results reflect continued strong revenue growth and margin expansion amidst the gradual recovery in construction activity across most of the Company’s markets. Third quarter revenues increased 19 percent and gross profit increased 39 percent from the prior year to $291 million, with gross profit and gross profit margins improving in each of the Aggregates, Asphalt and Concrete segments. In its core Aggregates segment, the Company delivered its ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvements in both shipments and per-ton margins. Same-store aggregates shipments rose 7 percent and same-store freight-adjusted aggregates pricing increased 8 percent from the prior year. Same-store incremental aggregates gross profits equaled 72 percent of incremental freight-adjusted revenues for the quarter – and 73 percent for the trailing twelve months. Although full-year shipments may fall below plan primarily due to weather impacts in the first half of the year, continued 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 third quarter results and outlook for the remainder of the year.

 

Third Quarter Summary (compared with prior year’s third quarter)

Total revenues increased $165 million, or 19 percent, to $1.038 billion
Gross profit increased $82 million in total, or 39 percent, to $291 million
Aggregates freight-adjusted revenues increased $97 million, or 18 percent, to $629 million
oTotal shipments increased 10 percent, or 4.8 million tons, to 52.6 million tons; same-store shipments increased 7 percent, or 3.5 million tons
oSegment gross profit increased $63 million, or 33 percent, to $251 million
oIncremental gross profit as a percent of freight-adjusted revenues was 65 percent; on a same-store basis, this metric was 72 percent
oAverage freight-adjusted sales price increased 8 percent
Asphalt, Concrete and Calcium segment gross profit improved $19 million, collectively
SAG remained in line with expectations, declining as a percentage of total revenues
Adjusted EBIT was $214 million, an increase of $68 million, or 47 percent
Adjusted EBITDA was $282 million, an increase of $66 million, or 31 percent
Earnings from continuing operations were $0.93 per diluted share versus $0.51 per share in the third quarter of 2014. Included in these results are:
o$0.02 per diluted share in the current year’s quarter for charges associated with acquisitions, divestitures and restructuring
o$0.03 per diluted share in the prior year’s quarter for charges associated with acquisitions, divestitures and restructuring
Adjusted for these items, earnings from continuing operations were $0.95 per diluted share in the third quarter versus $0.54 per diluted share in the prior year

 

 

 

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Tom Hill, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “The ongoing, gradual recovery in construction activity and demand for our products continued in the third quarter. In fact, many of our customers now face bottlenecks in completing jobs as scheduled, particularly where significant work was delayed by weather in the first half of the year. The pricing environment also remains strong, as customers see improved backlogs and as construction materials suppliers increasingly focus on earning adequate returns on capital deployed. Against this backdrop, our teams continue to execute well and to meet rising customer demands efficiently and effectively. Despite cost pressures in certain areas, unit margins continued to rise across most geographic regions.”

 

Segment Results

 

Aggregates

 

Aggregates shipments increased by 10 percent in total and 7 percent on a same-store basis versus the prior year. The third quarter marked the ninth consecutive quarter of growth in trailing twelve month shipments; however, consumption levels remain well below long-term, mid-cycle levels. The Company continues to see a gradual strengthening in both private and public construction in most of the markets it serves, although supply bottlenecks (e.g., availability of skilled trade labor) appear to impact the rate of growth in several areas. Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas each saw shipment growth in the quarter of 10 percent or higher. In contrast, Illinois saw shipments decline nearly 10 percent as large project work declined relative to the prior year’s quarter.

 

Freight-adjusted average sales price for aggregates increased 8 percent on a same-store basis, or $0.86 per ton, versus the prior year’s third quarter, with most markets realizing solid price improvement. On a trailing twelve months basis, average selling prices increased 5 percent. The increase in the rate of pricing growth over recent trend was expected given market conditions and pricing actions taken earlier in the year. The Company expects positive pricing momentum to continue into the fourth quarter and 2016.

 

Overall aggregates unit costs remained roughly in line with the prior year quarter as lower diesel expenditures largely offset higher costs in other areas. Relative to the prior year, unit costs were impacted by unfavorable geographic mix due to relatively higher volumes in both remote-served markets and other markets with higher inherent operating costs. Unit costs also were affected by increased expenditures for repair and maintenance activities, employee benefits and overtime labor. Compared to last year’s third quarter, cost of revenues for aggregates benefitted by approximately $12 million from lower diesel fuel expenditures. The Company remains focused, with a multi-quarter view, on balancing the 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 remained essentially flat.

 

 

 

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During the third quarter, aggregates same-store unit margins continued to expand. Gross profit per ton increased $0.90, or 23 percent, from the prior year. On a trailing-twelve-month basis, same-store unit gross profit has increased 25 percent, while unit cash gross profit has increased 14 percent to $5.27 per ton.

 

For the quarter, aggregates same-store freight-adjusted revenues increased $83 million, while same-store gross profit for the segment increased $60 million, a flow-through rate of 72 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

 

In the third quarter, Asphalt segment gross profit was $30 million versus $15 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 20 percent.

 

Concrete segment gross profit was $10 million versus $5 million in the prior year’s third quarter. Last year’s third 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 were flat versus the prior year, while pricing and unit profitability improved and gross profit increased sharply versus the prior year.

 

The Company’s Calcium segment reported gross profit of $0.8 million, a decrease versus the $1.0 million reported in the prior year.

 

In total, the year-to-date gross profit contribution of these three segments has exceeded plan due to margin improvements resulting from both core operating disciplines and strategic repositioning of our asset portfolio.

 

Selling, Administrative and General (SAG), Other Operating Expense, and Effective Tax Rate

 

Overall SAG expenses remain in line with plan, declining by 70 basis points as a percentage of total revenues from the prior year. In the third quarter, the Company experienced elevated SAG costs of $5 million primarily due to higher pension and other employee benefit costs as well as continued investment in sales force effectiveness and other strategic initiatives. The Company expects that full-year pension and post-retirement related costs, a portion of which flow through SAG, will be approximately $11 million higher than the prior year. Other employee benefits costs, such as those associated with enhancements to the employee profit sharing plan, also have risen. In contrast, direct SAG expenses for salaries and wages remained flat with the prior year. The Company intends to further leverage SAG expenses to revenues as volumes recover.

 

 

 

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Other operating expense, generally consisting of various cost items not included in cost of revenues, was $8 million versus $3 million in the third quarter of 2014. The year-over-year increase resulted mostly from environmental charges associated with former sites. Over the past three years, other operating expenses, exclusive of significant items disclosed individually, have averaged approximately $3 million each quarter.

 

As a result of steps taken in the second quarter to streamline the Company’s corporate legal entity structure, it now expects to use in the future a portion of a $60 million deferred tax asset related to a state-level NOL which has until now been considered unusable. The resulting tax benefit in the third quarter was $4.7 million. The Company currently estimates its effective tax rate for the full year to be 28 percent.

 

Credit Position and Capital Allocation

 

At the end of the third quarter, total debt outstanding was approximately $2 billion. This amount includes $85 million of long-term, floating-rate bank borrowings under the Company’s $750 million revolving credit facility. As previously communicated, the Company intends to use additional long-term, floating-rate bank borrowings to refinance the $150 million note maturing in December. In the absence of other actions, end of year total long-term debt will remain at approximately $2 billion, with $235 million of that amount in the form of floating-rate borrowings. The Company’s ratio of total debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA was 2.6 at the end of the third quarter. The quarter end cash balance was approximately $170 million.

 

The Company’s capital deployment priorities remain unchanged from prior communications. Capital expenditures for the 2015 calendar year remain on track with plan, although the Company may opt to pull-forward some 2016 spending in order to take advantage of certain procurement savings opportunities. No material acquisitions or divestitures were closed in the third quarter. However, the Company will continue to evaluate such opportunities as they arise. Over time, and subject to the continued recovery of construction activity to more normalized levels, the Company expects to take a balanced approach to capital deployment, one incorporating strategic reinvestment, sustained financial strength and flexibility, and the return of capital to shareholders.

 

The performance of the operations the Company has acquired since the beginning of 2014’s third quarter continues to improve. In total, these operations contributed approximately $13 million of EBITDA in the third quarter and $28 million year-to-date. The full-year EBITDA contribution from these operations may fall short of the Company’s original forecast due in part to the timing of capacity expansion investments at certain of the acquired aggregates operations. The Company remains pleased with the financial return profile and strategic fit of these investments.

 

 

 

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Outlook

 

Regarding the Company’s outlook for the remainder of 2015, Mr. Hill stated, “Demand for our products continues to strengthen, and we are encouraged by the strong growth in aggregates pricing throughout our markets. We are reaffirming our expectation for full year Adjusted EBITDA of $775 to $825 million, assuming normal weather patterns in the fourth quarter. Consistent with our expectations throughout the year, these results are driven by strong growth in aggregates gross profit per ton, earnings improvement in our non-aggregates businesses and continuing leverage of our SAG expenses.

 

“We expect the trends evident thus far in 2015 to extend into 2016. The gradual recovery in demand continues across most of our markets. The pricing environment remains positive. Our teams continue to convert incremental revenue into incremental gross profit at an impressive rate. Our focus will remain on continuous, compounding improvement – both operational and financial.”

 

Conference Call

 

Vulcan will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. CST on November 3, 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 65809933. 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.

 

 

 

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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.

 

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   Nine Months Ended 
Consolidated Statements of Earnings  September 30   September 30 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Total revenues  $1,038,460   $873,579   $2,564,896   $2,239,142 
Cost of revenues   747,170    664,537    1,961,292    1,821,220 
Gross profit   291,290    209,042    603,604    417,922 
Selling, administrative and general expenses   71,390    66,074    207,350    199,808 
Gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses   799    1,002    7,423    238,527 
Restructuring charges   (448)   (750)   (4,546)   (750)
Other operating expense, net   (8,045)   (2,889)   (22,391)   (17,645)
Operating earnings   212,206    140,331    376,740    438,246 
Other nonoperating income (expense), net   (2,818)   (593)   (2,277)   4,030 
Interest expense, net   37,800    40,891    183,931    201,531 
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes   171,588    98,847    190,532    240,745 
Provision for income taxes   45,386    31,066    51,177    71,947 
Earnings from continuing operations   126,202    67,781    139,355    168,798 
Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax   (2,397)   (842)   (7,066)   (1,896)
Net earnings  $123,805   $66,939   $132,289   $166,902 
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share                    
Continuing operations  $0.95   $0.51   $1.05   $1.29 
Discontinued operations  $(0.02)  $0.00   $(0.06)  $(0.02)
Net earnings  $0.93   $0.51   $0.99   $1.27 
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share                    
Continuing operations  $0.93   $0.51   $1.03   $1.27 
Discontinued operations  $(0.02)  $(0.01)  $(0.05)  $(0.01)
Net earnings  $0.91   $0.50   $0.98   $1.26 
                     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding                    
Basic   133,474    131,797    133,082    131,256 
Assuming dilution   135,558    133,369    134,942    132,759 
Cash dividends per share of common stock  $0.10   $0.06   $0.30   $0.16 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization  $69,662   $71,157   $204,770   $208,858 
Effective tax rate from continuing operations   26.5%   31.4%   26.9%   29.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Table B

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

 

 

   (in thousands, except per share data) 
Consolidated Balance Sheets  September 30   December 31   September 30 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2015   2014   2014 
Assets               
Cash and cash equivalents  $168,681   $141,273   $91,868 
Accounts and notes receivable               
Accounts and notes receivable, gross   558,755    378,947    485,176 
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts   (5,770)   (5,105)   (5,428)
Accounts and notes receivable, net   552,985    373,842    479,748 
Inventories               
Finished products   275,717    275,172    254,931 
Raw materials   21,680    19,741    22,987 
Products in process   1,161    1,250    1,331 
Operating supplies and other   28,148    25,641    27,335 
Inventories   326,706    321,804    306,584 
Current deferred income taxes   39,301    39,726    41,745 
Prepaid expenses   56,017    28,640    34,673 
Assets held for sale   0    15,184    0 
Total current assets   1,143,690    920,469    954,618 
Investments and long-term receivables   40,516    41,650    42,117 
Property, plant & equipment               
Property, plant & equipment, cost   6,803,588    6,608,842    6,608,342 
Reserve for depreciation, depletion & amortization   (3,683,961)   (3,537,212)   (3,539,772)
Property, plant & equipment, net   3,119,627    3,071,630    3,068,570 
Goodwill   3,094,824    3,094,824    3,095,317 
Other intangible assets, net   766,695    758,243    758,863 
Other noncurrent assets   151,514    154,281    150,160 
Total assets  $8,316,866   $8,041,097   $8,069,645 
Liabilities               
Current maturities of long-term debt   130    150,137    145 
Trade payables and accruals   195,536    145,148    167,837 
Other current liabilities   216,411    156,073    196,830 
Liabilities of assets held for sale   0    520    0 
Total current liabilities   412,077    451,878    364,812 
Long-term debt   1,979,493    1,834,642    1,984,075 
Noncurrent deferred income taxes   692,643    691,137    733,613 
Deferred revenue   209,651    213,968    216,205 
Other noncurrent liabilities   659,725    672,773    569,841 
Total liabilities  $3,953,589   $3,864,398   $3,868,546 
Equity               
Common stock, $1 par value   133,315    131,907    131,703 
Capital in excess of par value   2,812,593    2,734,661    2,719,169 
Retained earnings   1,564,215    1,471,845    1,441,742 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (146,846)   (161,714)   (91,515)
Total equity  $4,363,277   $4,176,699   $4,201,099 
Total liabilities and equity  $8,316,866   $8,041,097   $8,069,645 

 

 

 

 

 

Table C

Vulcan Materials Company

and Subsidiary Companies

  

   (in thousands) 
   Nine Months Ended 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  September 30 
(Condensed and unaudited)  2015   2014 
Operating Activities          
Net earnings  $132,289   $166,902 
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities          
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   204,770    208,858 
Net gain on sale of property, plant & equipment and businesses   (7,423)   (238,527)
Contributions to pension plans   (11,337)   (4,115)
Share-based compensation   14,020    18,425 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   (16,950)   (3,375)
Deferred tax provision (benefit)   (7,640)   13,158 
Cost of debt purchase   67,075    72,949 
Changes in assets and liabilities before initial effects of business acquisitions and dispositions   (79,000)   (89,888)
Other, net   (14,467)   5,339 
Net cash provided by operating activities   $281,337   $149,726 
           
Investing Activities          
Purchases of property, plant & equipment   (214,815)   (169,220)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment   4,464    21,320 
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of transaction costs   0    719,089 
Payment for businesses acquired, net of acquired cash   (20,801)   (268,604)
Other, net   (301)   0 
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities   $(231,453)  $302,585 
           
Financing Activities          
Proceeds from line of credit   291,000    70,000 
Payment of current maturities, long-term debt and line of credit   (751,056)   (649,711)
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    30,620 
Dividends paid   (39,878)   (20,973)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options   67,888    12,513 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation   16,950    3,375 
Other, net   2    (5)
Net cash used for financing activities   $(22,476)  $(554,181)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   27,408    (101,870)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   141,273    193,738 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $168,681   $91,868 

 

 

 

 

Table D

Segment Financial Data and Unit Shipments

  

   (in thousands, except per unit data) 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Total Revenues                    
Aggregates 1  $830,783   $688,922   $2,067,671   $1,752,583 
Asphalt Mix 2   178,865    136,441    410,934    330,004 
Concrete 2,3   88,013    98,949    226,400    288,792 
Calcium 4         2,202    2,273    6,453    22,580 
Segment sales  $1,099,863   $926,585   $2,711,458   $2,393,959 
Aggregates intersegment sales    (61,403)   (53,006)   (146,562)   (145,592)
Calcium intersegment sales    0    0    0    (9,225)
Total revenues  $1,038,460   $873,579   $2,564,896   $2,239,142 
                     
Gross Profit                    
Aggregates  $250,866   $188,000   $525,816   $388,081 
Asphalt Mix 2   30,020    14,567    59,973    28,292 
Concrete 2,3   9,578    5,486    15,280    (519)
Calcium 4   826    989    2,535    2,068 
Total  $291,290   $209,042   $603,604   $417,922 
                     
Depreciation, Depletion, Accretion and Amortization                    
Aggregates  $57,732   $58,488   $170,251   $169,180 
Asphalt Mix 2   4,124    2,638    12,131    7,458 
Concrete 2,3   2,955    4,955    8,457    15,678 
Calcium 4   170    157    496    1,406 
Other   4,681    4,919    13,435    15,136 
Total  $69,662   $71,157   $204,770   $208,858 
                     
Average Unit Sales Price and Unit Shipments Aggregates                    
Freight-adjusted revenues 5  $629,083   $531,613   $1,567,345   $1,339,181 
Aggregates - tons 6   52,609    47,825    133,564    121,101 
Freight-adjusted sales price 7  $11.96   $11.12   $11.73   $11.06 
Other Products                    
Asphalt Mix - tons   3,251    2,240    7,499    5,508 
Asphalt Mix - sales price  $54.73   $55.08   $54.18   $54.01 
                     
Ready-mixed concrete - cubic yards   813    978    2,129    2,885 
Ready-mixed concrete - sales price  $108.13   $101.20   $106.27   $98.49 
                     
Calcium - tons   81    87    239    243 
Calcium - sales price       $27.16   $25.58   $26.97   $26.00 

 

1 Includes crushed stone, sand and gravel, sand, other aggregates, as well as freight, delivery and transportation revenues, and other revenues related to services.

2 In January 2015, we exchanged our California ready-mixed concrete operations for 13 asphalt mix plants, primarily in Arizona.

3 Includes 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.

4 Includes cement and calcium products. In March 2014, we sold our cement business. See Appendix 5 for adjusted segment data.

5 Freight-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.

6 Includes 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).

7 Freight-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) 
   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30 
   2015   2014 
         
Cash Payments          
Interest (exclusive of amount capitalized)  $136,123   $163,593 
Income taxes   46,271    64,539 
           
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities          
Accrued liabilities for purchases of property, plant & equipment   11,941    5,777 
Amounts referable to business acquisitions          
Liabilities assumed   2,645    24,881 
Fair value of noncash assets and liabilities exchanged   20,000    4,914 
Fair value of equity consideration   0    45,185 

  

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   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Gross profit  $291,290   $209,042   $603,604   $417,922 
Total revenues  $1,038,460   $873,579   $2,564,896   $2,239,142 
Gross profit margin   28.1%   23.9%   23.5%   18.7%

 

Gross Profit Margin Excluding Freight and Delivery Revenues

 

   (dollars in thousands) 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Gross profit  $291,290   $209,042   $603,604   $417,922 
Total revenues  $1,038,460   $873,579   $2,564,896   $2,239,142 
Freight and delivery revenues 1   160,594    135,336    403,494    351,083 
Total revenues excluding freight and delivery revenues  $877,866   $738,243   $2,161,402   $1,888,059 
Gross profit margin excluding freight and delivery revenues   33.2%   28.3%   27.9%   22.1%

  

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 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   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $250,866   $188,000   $525,816   $388,081 
Segment sales  $830,783   $688,922   $2,067,671   $1,752,583 
Gross profit margin   30.2%   27.3%   25.4%   22.1%
Incremental gross profit margin   44.3%        43.7%     

  

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

 

   (dollars in thousands) 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $250,866   $188,000   $525,816   $388,081 
Segment sales  $830,783   $688,922   $2,067,671   $1,752,583 
Less                    
Freight, delivery and transportation revenues 1  $196,442   $152,442   $484,356   $398,195 
Other revenues   5,258    4,867    15,970    15,207 
Freight-adjusted revenues  $629,083   $531,613   $1,567,345   $1,339,181 
                     
Gross profit as a percentage of freight-adjusted revenues   39.9%   35.4%   33.5%   29.0%
Incremental gross profit as a percentage of freight-adjusted revenues   64.5%        60.4%     

  

1 At 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 is calculated by deducting purchases of property, plant & equipment from net cash provided by operating activities.

 

   (in thousands) 
   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30 
   2015   2014 
         
Net cash provided by operating activities  $281,337   $149,726 
Purchases of property, plant & equipment   (214,815)   (169,220)
Free cash flow  $66,522   $(19,494)

 

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   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Aggregates segment                    
Gross profit  $250,866   $188,000   $525,816   $388,081 
DDA&A   57,732    58,488    170,251    169,180 
Aggregates segment cash gross profit  $308,598   $246,488   $696,067   $557,261 

 

 

 

 

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 of performance from period to period.

 

   (in thousands) 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30   September 30 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to EBITDA                    
                     
Net earnings  $123,805   $66,939   $132,289   $166,902 
Provision for income taxes   45,386    31,066    51,177    71,947 
Interest expense, net   37,800    40,891    183,931    201,531 
Loss on discontinued operations, net of tax   2,397    842    7,066    1,896 
EBIT  $209,388   $139,738   $374,463   $442,276 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   69,662    71,157    204,770    208,858 
EBITDA  $279,050   $210,895   $579,233   $651,134 
                     
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBIT                    
                     
EBITDA  $279,050   $210,895   $579,233   $651,134 
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate and businesses   0    1,185    (5,886)   (235,922)
Charges associated with acquisitions and divestitures   4,158    3,959    9,195    15,573 
Asset impairment   0    0    5,190    0 
Amortization of deferred revenue   (1,779)   (1,384)   (4,317)   (3,725)
Restructuring charges   448    750    4,546    750 
Adjusted EBITDA  $281,877   $215,405   $587,961   $427,810 
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization   (69,662)   (71,157)   (204,770)   (208,858)
Amortization of deferred revenue   1,779    1,384    4,317    3,725 
Adjusted EBIT  $213,994   $145,632   $387,508   $222,677 

 

 

 

 

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  $226,400   $59,789   $96,009   $93,834   $98,949   $87,014 
Adjusted   221,286    54,675    48,186    74,360    79,697    70,316 
                               
Total revenues                              
As reported  $226,400   $59,789   $96,009   $93,834   $98,949   $87,014 
Adjusted   221,286    54,675    48,186    74,360    79,697    70,316 
                               
Gross profit                              
As reported  $15,280   $810   $(9,226)  $3,221   $5,486   $2,753 
Adjusted   16,072    1,602    (4,370)   4,921    7,161    4,245 
                               
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization                              
As reported  $8,457   $2,728   $6,037   $4,686   $4,955   $4,214 
Adjusted   8,357    2,628    3,930    3,905    4,239    3,577 
                               
Shipments - cubic yards                              
As reported   2,129    573    958    949    978    847 
Adjusted   2,073    517    483    733    765    668 
                               
Calcium Segment                              
Segment sales                              
As reported  $6,453   $1,855   $18,133   $2,174   $2,273   $2,451 
Adjusted   6,453    1,855    2,137    2,174    2,273    2,451 
                               
Total revenues                              
As reported  $6,453   $1,855   $8,908   $2,174   $2,273   $2,451 
Adjusted   6,453    1,855    2,165    2,174    2,273    2,451 
                               
Gross profit                              
As reported  $2,535   $572   $130   $949   $989   $1,131 
Adjusted   2,535    572    424    949    989    1,131 
                               
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization                              
As reported  $496   $162   $1,058   $191   $157   $148 
Adjusted   496    162    97    191    157    148 

 

1 Year-to-date 2015 amounts include adjustments for Q1 2015 transactions. There were no adjustments for Q2 or Q3 2015.

 

 

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