Church & Dwight Form 8-K

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): August 10, 2004

 


 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 


 

Delaware   1-10585   13-4996950

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

469 North Harrison Street, Princeton, New Jersey   08543
(Address of principal executive offices)   Zip Code

 

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (609) 683-5900

 

N/A

(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

 



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

 

Set forth below is unaudited capsule information for the quarter and six months ended July 2, 2004 and June 27, 2003:

 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 

(In thousands, except per share data)


   July 2, 2004

    June 27, 2003

    July 2, 2004

    June 27, 2003

 

Net Sales

   $ 340,785     $ 256,263     $ 636,776     $ 504,561  

Cost of sales

     221,109       176,690       420,538       351,154  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     119,676       79,573       216,238       153,407  

Marketing expenses

     36,118       26,288       60,306       43,231  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     42,130       28,236       76,044       56,346  
    


 


 


 


Income from Operations

     41,428       25,049       79,888       53,830  

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     2,792       12,528       12,616       20,680  

Other income (expense), net

     (14,755 )     (3,753 )     (18,397 )     (8,624 )
    


 


 


 


Income before minority interest and taxes

     29,465       33,824       74,107       65,886  

Income taxes

     9,885       9,192       24,615       20,299  

Minority Interest

     7       6       13       15  
    


 


 


 


Net Income

   $ 19,573     $ 24,626     $ 49,479     $ 45,572  
    


 


 


 


Net Income per share - Basic

   $ 0.48     $ 0.61     $ 1.21     $ 1.14  

Net Income per share - Diluted

   $ 0.45     $ 0.59     $ 1.15     $ 1.09  
    


 


 


 


Dividend per share

   $ 0.08     $ 0.075     $ 0.16     $ 0.15  

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic

     41,064       40,132       40,973       40,039  

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

     43,232       42,072       43,115       41,967  
    


 


 


 


 

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

(Dollars in thousands)


   July 2, 2004

   June 27, 2003

Assets

             

Current Assets

             

Cash, equivalents and securities

   $ 119,561    $ 54,011

Accounts receivable

     206,093      102,383

Inventories

     157,981      86,535

Other current assets

     34,879      23,624
    

  

Total Current Assets

     518,514      266,553
    

  

Property, Plant and Equipment (Net)

     327,293      244,839

Equity Investment in Affiliates

     13,663      148,479

Intangibles and other assets

     995,307      332,796
    

  

Total Assets

   $ 1,854,777    $ 992,667
    

  

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

             

Short-Term Debt

   $ 74,613    $ 66,481

Other Current Liabilities

     260,567      170,425
    

  

Total Current Liabilities

     335,180      236,906
    

  

Long-Term Debt

     858,234      253,243

Other Long-Term Liabilities

     166,181      105,169

Stockholders’ Equity

     495,182      397,349
    

  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 1,854,777    $ 992,667
    

  

 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

 

Results for the quarter ended July 2, 2004 include pretax accounting charges of $12.1 million or $0.17 per share resulting from Church & Dwight’s acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in Armkel, LLC that it did not previously own, on May 28, 2004, which are described below. Results for the quarter ended June 27, 2003 included a net $0.13 per share gain primarily related to the settlement of litigation and the release of prior year tax reserves resulting from the settlement of a state tax dispute.

 

Second quarter 2004 sales include sales of $43.5 million for the former Armkel business since its acquisition, and sales of $28.1 million for the former Unilever oral care business in North America acquired late last year. For the first six months of 2004, sales increased, primarily due to combined sales of $101.7 million for the acquired Armkel and oral care businesses.

 

Second quarter 2004 gross profit margin of 35.1% was 4.0% higher than last year, mostly due to the addition of the higher margin Armkel and oral care businesses. This year’s results also include a $4.1 million pretax or $0.06 per share inventory step-up accounting charge related to the acquisition of the Armkel business. For the six months period ended July 2, 2004, gross margin was 34.0% compared to last year’s 30.4%.

 

Second quarter 2004 marketing spending, and selling, general and administrative expenses, were both significantly higher than last year primarily due to the Armkel and oral care acquisitions.

 

Second quarter 2004 income from operations of $41.4 million was $16.4 million higher than last year’s $25.0 million, mostly due to the Armkel and oral care acquisitions.

 

The $9.7 million reduction in earnings from affiliates for the second quarter of 2004 reflects Church & Dwight’s consolidation of the Armkel results since the date of acquisition, as well as the effect of a pre-acquisition $4.9 million impairment charge incurred by Armkel for a trademark used in its European business.

 

The $11.0 million increase in other expense for the three months ended July 2, 2004 includes an $8.0 million pretax or $0.11 per share accounting charge for the write-off of deferred financing costs incurred by Church & Dwight and Armkel on preexisting debt which was refinanced as part of the Armkel buyout. The remaining $3.0 million primarily consists of interest costs on the debt assumed by Church & Dwight after the buyout.

 

At quarter-end, the Company had total outstanding debt of $932.8 million, and cash of $119.6 million, for a net debt position of $813.2 million. During the past year, the Company has invested approximately $360 million in making the acquisitions of the Unilever oral care business in North America and the remaining 50% interest in Armkel.

 


SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

    CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.

Date: August 10, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ JAMES R. CRAIGIE


   

Name:

 

JAMES R. CRAIGIE

   

Title:

 

President and Chief Executive Officer