Form 8-K

 

 

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): October 29, 2008

 

 

CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-14962   04-3477276

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission file number)  

(IRS employer

identification no.)

 

 

25 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 130

BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 01803-4238

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 270-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

By press release dated October 29, 2008, the Company announced its financial results for the three months ended September 28, 2008. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this form 8-K and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by special reference in such filing.

In the press release and accompanying supplemental information, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and adjusted operating income. Management of the Company believes that free cash flow (defined as net cash flow from operating activities, less capital expenditures and dividends paid) is an important measure of its liquidity as well as its ability to service long-term debt, fund future growth and to provide a return to shareholders. EBIT (defined as net income plus interest expense, net plus provision for income taxes), EBITDA (defined as net income plus interest expense, net plus provision for income taxes, plus depreciation and amortization) and adjusted operating income (defined as operating income, excluding the impact of special charges, and asbestos related costs) are provided because management believes these measurements are useful for investors and financial institutions to analyze and compare companies on the basis of operating performance. Free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and adjusted operating income are not measurements for financial performance under GAAP and should not be construed as a substitute for cash flows, operating income, net income or earnings per share. Free cash flow, EBIT, EBITDA, and adjusted operating income, as we have calculated here, may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of free cash flow, EBIT, and EBITDA, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the supplemental information table titled “Reconciliation of Key Performance Measures to Commonly Used Generally Accepted Accounting Principle Terms” which is included as an attachment to the press release.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

   

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  99.1    Press Release regarding Earnings, Dated October 29, 2008.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: November 3, 2008     CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    By:   /s/ Frederic M. Burditt
      Frederic M. Burditt
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

 

Contact:    Frederic M. Burditt
  

Chief Financial Officer

CIRCOR International, Inc.

(781) 270-1200

CIRCOR Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $1.16 Per Share

 

   

Company posts record quarterly operating margins at 13.9%

   

Diluted earnings per share increased 87% over the third quarter of 2007 on revenue growth of 27%

Burlington, MA, October 29, 2008

 

 

CIRCOR International, Inc. (NYSE: CIR), a leading provider of valves and other fluid control devices for the instrumentation, aerospace, thermal fluid and energy markets, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2008.

Revenues for the 2008 third quarter were $208.7 million, an increase of 27% from $164.0 million for the third quarter 2007. Net income for the third quarter of 2008 increased 91% to $19.8 million, or $1.16 per diluted share. Net income for the third quarter of 2007 was $10.4 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, which included special charges of $0.13 per diluted share primarily related to executive retirement expenses.

For the nine months ended September 28, 2008, revenues were $591.9 million, an increase of 21% from $491.2 million for the comparable period in 2007. Net income for the first nine months of 2008 was $51.1 million, or $3.01 per diluted share, an increase of 84% from $27.8 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, from the first nine months of 2007.

The Company reported orders totaling $164.3 million during the third quarter of 2008, a decrease of 12% from the third quarter of 2007, of which 10% declined due to the backlog revaluation from currency changes. Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls segment orders remained strong, increasing 13% during the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, and increasing 1% compared to the second quarter of 2008. Energy segment orders declined 35% in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007 and declined 35% compared to the second quarter of 2008. Currency revaluation of the Euro-denominated backlog contributed to 15%, or $14.6 million of the Energy segment’s order decline. The remaining order drop in the Energy segment of $18.7 million is primarily the result of lower bookings for large projects for the Middle East. These lower bookings are the direct result of a short-term selective quoting approach targeted at large projects in the Middle East and implemented to enable the supply chain to alleviate past due deliveries caused by capacity constraints. The level of Middle East inquiries remains high and Energy segment orders in North America remained strong during the third quarter of 2008.

 

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For the first nine months of 2008, orders totaled $599.2 million with a third quarter 2008 ending backlog of $401.6 million. This compares to 2007 orders for the first nine months of $601.2 million and a third quarter 2007 ending backlog of $395.7 million.

During the third quarter of 2008, the Company consumed $2.1 million of free cash flow (defined as net cash from operating activities, less capital expenditures and dividends paid) and, for the first nine months of 2008, the Company had free cash flow of $24.1 million. This compares favorably to the first nine months of 2007 during which the Company generated $11.5 million of free cash flow. The improvement from 2007 largely resulted from the sharp increase in profitability partially off-set by an increase in working capital needs.

Revenue for Circor’s Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls Products segment increased 13%, to $96.3 million from $85.1 million in the third quarter of 2007, with approximately 1% of the increase due to favorable currency adjustments. Incoming orders for this segment were $101.6 million for the third quarter 2008, an increase of 13% from $90.0 million in the third quarter 2007. This segment’s operating margin for the third quarter 2008 was 7.9% compared to 7.1% in the third quarter of 2007, and 10.9% in the second quarter of 2008. Removing the impact of asbestos-related charges from all periods, this segment’s operating margin for the third quarter 2008 was 12.3% compared to 9.3% in the third quarter of 2007 and 12.6% in the second quarter of 2008. Compared to the third quarter of 2007, improvement primarily came from higher unit volume, favorable product mix, customer price increases and improved productivity as well as the Motor Technologies, Inc. acquisition. However these increases were partially offset by continuing increases in raw material costs.

Circor’s Energy Products segment revenues increased by $33.5 million, or 42%, to $112.4 million for the quarter ended September 28, 2008 compared to $78.9 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Higher foreign exchange rates, primarily the higher Euro compared to the US dollar, accounted for approximately 7% of the incremental revenue increase. This segment’s operating margin was 23.2% during the third quarter of 2008 compared to 17.4% for the third quarter of 2007 and 20.4% for the second quarter of 2008. Consistent with the second quarter of 2008, margins benefited from favorable mix on large international oil and gas projects and increased unit volume, partially offset by material cost inflation and unfavorable currency impacts from China sourcing as the RMB continued to appreciate versus the US dollar.

Bill Higgins, Circor’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Our third quarter results once again exceeded our expectations, producing another record quarter with operating margins of 13.9% compared to 7.8% for the similar period in 2007 and 13.3% in the second quarter of 2008. Also, free cash flow has greatly exceeded the first nine months of last year. Both segments continued to contribute with Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls’ operating margins, excluding asbestos related expenses, 300 basis points over the third quarter of 2007 and Energy Products 580 basis points higher. We believe we are gaining market share in the Instrumentation and Thermal Fluid Controls segment as evidenced by strong bookings, and, although our large project business supplying the Middle East has been working through supply chain constraints, we are delivering great results. In addition, we continue to have a very strong balance sheet with 5% total debt to capital and $65 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.”

 

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Circor provided guidance for its fourth quarter 2008 results, indicating it expects earnings, excluding special charges, to be in the range of $0.82 to $0.94 per diluted share. This fourth quarter guidance reflects a $0.09 reduction as a result of recent foreign currency devaluations against the US dollar since the end of the third quarter.

CIRCOR International will hold a conference call to review its results on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at 1:00 pm ET. Interested parties may access the call by dialing 888-221-3915 from the US and Canada and (913) 312-1498 from international locations. A replay of the call will be available from 4:00 pm ET on Thursday, October 30, 2008, through 4:00 pm ET on Thursday, November 6, 2008. To access the replay, interested parties should dial (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 and enter confirmation code 5254517 when prompted. The presentation slides that will be discussed in the conference call are expected to be available today, Wednesday, October 29, 2008, by 6:00 pm ET and may be downloaded from the quarterly earnings page of the investor section on the CIRCOR website at http://www.circor.com/quarterlyearnings.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond the control of CIRCOR. Actual events, performance or results could differ materially from the anticipated events, performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISIONS REGARDING OUR COMPANY, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO READ THE SECTION ENTITLED “RISK FACTORS” IN OUR MOST RECENT ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED UNDER THE “INVESTORS” LINK OF OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CIRCOR.COM. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

UNAUDITED

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 28,
2008
    September 30,
2007
    September 28,
2008
    September 30,
2007
 

Net revenues

   $ 208,680     $ 164,017     $ 591,860     $ 491,217  

Cost of revenues

     141,369       116,465       402,752       349,052  
                                

GROSS PROFIT

     67,311       47,552       189,108       142,165  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     38,297       32,672       112,934       98,136  

Special charges

     —         2,131       160       3,436  
                                

OPERATING INCOME

     29,014       12,749       76,014       40,593  
                                

Other (income) expense:

        

Interest income

     (447 )     (129 )     (954 )     (259 )

Interest expense

     265       873       894       3,105  

Other (income) expense, net

     11       (1,508 )     660       (1,390 )
                                

Total other expense

     (171 )     (764 )     600       1,456  
                                

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     29,185       13,513       75,414       39,137  

Provision for income taxes

     9,412       3,148       24,321       11,347  
                                

NET INCOME

   $ 19,773     $ 10,365     $ 51,093     $ 27,790  
                                

Earnings per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 1.17     $ 0.63     $ 3.04     $ 1.70  

Diluted

   $ 1.16     $ 0.62     $ 3.01     $ 1.67  

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     16,853       16,509       16,789       16,369  

Diluted

     17,068       16,768       17,000       16,660  


CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

UNAUDITED

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 28,
2008
    September 30,
2007
 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 51,093     $ 27,790  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     8,852       8,282  

Amortization

     2,012       1,917  

Compensation expense of stock-based plans

     3,428       4,769  

Tax effect of share based compensation

     (2,510 )     (3,570 )

Loss on sale of assets held for sale

     1       210  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     (93 )     (50 )

Gain on sale of affiliate

     —         (1,605 )

Equity in undistributed income of affiliates

     —         452  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from business acquisitions:

    

Trade accounts receivable

     (36,689 )     (680 )

Inventories

     (3,233 )     (14,037 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,794 )     (8,031 )

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     15,091       4,759  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     36,158       20,206  
                

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (10,162 )     (6,886 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     202       435  

Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale

     311       2,259  

Proceeds from sale of affiliate

     —         1,605  

Purchase of ST investments

     (155,786 )     —    

Proceeds from sale of ST investments

     134,044       —    

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (7,263 )     (2,704 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (38,654 )     (5,291 )
                

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from debt borrowings

     86,495       70,359  

Payments of debt

     (86,358 )     (93,415 )

Dividends paid

     (1,888 )     (1,840 )

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

     2,342       6,296  

Tax effect of share based compensation

     2,510       3,570  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     3,101       (15,030 )
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (90 )     1,637  
                

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     515       1,522  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     34,662       28,652  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

   $ 35,177     $ 30,174  
                


CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

UNAUDITED

 

     September 28, 2008    December 31, 2007

ASSETS

     

Current Assets:

     

Cash & cash equivalents

   $ 35,177    $ 34,662

Investments

     29,376      8,861

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 1,813 and $2,151, respectively

     162,267      125,663

Inventories

     176,125      171,661

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     6,388      3,990

Deferred income taxes

     9,175      8,220

Insurance receivable

     6,353      6,885

Assets held for sale

     —        312
             

Total Current Assets

     424,861      360,254
             

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

     84,228      82,465

Other Assets:

     

Goodwill

     178,932      169,110

Intangibles, net

     47,789      47,373

Non-current insurance receivable

     5,014      5,014

Other assets

     1,907      12,253
             

Total Assets

   $ 742,731    $ 676,469
             

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 87,910    $ 82,038

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     78,844      72,481

Accrued compensation and benefits

     21,900      21,498

Asbestos liability

     12,723      9,697

Income taxes payable

     10,972      7,900

Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt

     338      201
             

Total Current Liabilities

     212,687      193,815
             

Long-Term Debt, net of current portion

     22,186      21,901

Deferred Income Taxes

     18,571      19,106

Long-Term Asbestos Liability

     7,062      7,062

Other Non-Current Liabilities

     11,337      14,201

Shareholders’ Equity:

     

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —        —  

Common stock, $.01 par value; 29,000,000 shares authorized; and 16,895,250 and 16,650,407 issued and outstanding, respectively

     169      167

Additional paid-in capital

     246,711      240,000

Retained earnings

     193,977      144,644

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     30,031      35,573
             

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     470,888      420,384
             

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 742,731    $ 676,469
             


CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUMMARY OF ORDERS AND BACKLOG

(in thousands)

UNAUDITED

 

     Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
     September 28,
2008
   September 30,
2007
  September 28,
2008
   September 30,
2007

ORDERS

          

Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls

   $ 101,593    $ 90,014   $ 313,760    $ 273,842

Energy Products

     62,689      95,998     285,426      327,404
                          

Total orders

   $ 164,282    $ 186,012   $ 599,186    $ 601,246
                          
     September 28,
2008
   September 30,
2007
   

BACKLOG

       

Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls

   $ 169,554    $ 135,146  

Energy Products

     232,022      260,555  
               

Total backlog

   $ 401,576    $ 395,701  
               

Note: Backlog includes all unshipped customer orders.


CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SUMMARY REPORT BY SEGMENT

(in thousands, except earnings per share)

UNAUDITED

 

    2007     2008  
    1ST QTR     2ND QTR     3RD QTR     4TH QTR     YTD     1ST QTR     2ND QTR     3RD QTR     YTD  

NET REVENUES

                 

Instrumentation & Thermal Fluid Controls (TFC)

  $ 81,296     $ 85,740     $ 85,094     $ 91,466     $ 343,596     $ 88,450     $ 98,867     $ 96,298     $ 283,615  

Energy Products

    79,967       80,197       78,923       83,057       322,144       88,125       107,738       112,382       308,245  
                                                                       

Total

    161,263       165,937       164,017       174,523       665,740       176,575       206,605       208,680       591,860  
                                                                       

ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN

                 

Instrumentation & TFC (excl. special & asbestos charges)

    8.9 %     9.6 %     9.3 %     12.8 %     10.2 %     12.5 %     12.6 %     12.3 %     12.5 %

Energy Products (excl. special charges)

    12.7 %     16.3 %     17.4 %     15.3 %     15.4 %     16.2 %     20.4 %     23.2 %     20.2 %

Segment operating income (excl. special & asbestos charges)

    10.8 %     12.8 %     13.2 %     14.0 %     12.7 %     14.4 %     16.6 %     18.1 %     16.5 %

Corporate expenses (excl. special & asbestos charges)

    -2.3 %     -2.3 %     -3.0 %     -3.1 %     -2.7 %     -2.6 %     -2.4 %     -2.4 %     -2.5 %

Asbestos charges (attributable to Instrumentation & TFC)

    -0.6 %     -0.6 %     -1.1 %     -2.1 %     -1.1 %     -0.6 %     -1.0 %     -1.8 %     -1.2 %

Special charges

    -0.4 %     -0.4 %     -1.3 %     0.5 %     -0.4 %     -0.1 %     0.0 %     0.0 %     0.0 %

Total operating margin

    7.4 %     9.5 %     7.8 %     9.3 %     8.5 %     11.0 %     13.3 %     13.9 %     12.8 %

ADJUSTED OPERATING INCOME

                 

Instrumentation & TFC (excl. special & asbestos charges)

    7,271       8,204       7,913       11,681       35,069       11,069       12,451       11,803       35,323  

Energy Products (excl. special charges)

    10,125       13,063       13,745       12,675       49,608       14,303       21,938       26,023       62,264  
                                                                       

Segment operating income (excl. special & asbestos charges)

    17,396       21,267       21,658       24,356       84,677       25,372       34,389       37,826       97,587  

Corporate expenses (excl. special & asbestos charges)

    (3,653 )     (3,804 )     (4,942 )     (5,463 )     (17,862 )     (4,628 )     (4,890 )     (5,001 )     (14,519 )

Asbestos charges (attributable to Instrumentation & TFC)

    (1,038 )     (1,018 )     (1,837 )     (3,641 )     (7,534 )     (1,075 )     (2,009 )     (3,810 )     (6,894 )

Special charges

    (691 )     (615 )     (2,130 )     922       (2,514 )     (160 )     —         —         (160 )
                                                                       

Total operating income

    12,014       15,830       12,749       16,174       56,767       19,509       27,490       29,015       76,014  

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

    (1,218 )     (884 )     (744 )     (155 )     (3,001 )     (145 )     23       182       60  

OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET

    97       (215 )     1,508       (133 )     1,257       (401 )     (248 )     (11 )     (660 )
                                                                       

PRETAX INCOME

    10,893       14,731       13,513       15,886       55,023       18,963       27,265       29,186       75,414  

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

    (3,486 )     (4,713 )     (3,148 )     (5,765 )     (17,112 )     (6,068 )     (8,840 )     (9,413 )     (24,321 )
                                                                       

EFFECTIVE TAX RATE

    32.0 %     32.0 %     23.3 %     36.3 %     31.1 %     32.0 %     32.4 %     32.3 %     32.2 %

NET INCOME

  $ 7,407     $ 10,018     $ 10,365     $ 10,121     $ 37,911     $ 12,895     $ 18,425     $ 19,773     $ 51,093  
                                                                       

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Diluted)

    16,533       16,679       16,768       16,925       16,730       16,872       17,053       17,068       17,000  

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (Diluted)

  $ 0.45     $ 0.60     $ 0.62     $ 0.60     $ 2.27     $ 0.76     $ 1.08     $ 1.16     $ 3.01  
                                                                       

EBIT

  $ 12,111     $ 15,615     $ 14,257     $ 16,041     $ 58,024     $ 19,108     $ 27,242     $ 29,004     $ 75,354  

Depreciation

    2,808       2,812       2,662       2,588       10,870       2,874       2,977       3,001       8,852  

Amortization of intangibles

    626       632       659       662       2,579       656       676       680       2,012  
                                                                       

EBITDA

  $ 15,545     $ 19,059     $ 17,578     $ 19,291     $ 71,473     $ 22,638     $ 30,895     $ 32,685     $ 86,218  
                                                                       

EBITDA AS A PERCENT OF SALES

    9.6 %     11.5 %     10.7 %     11.1 %     10.7 %     12.8 %     15.0 %     15.7 %     14.6 %
                                                                       

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

  $ 1,776     $ 2,266     $ 2,844     $ 5,097     $ 11,983     $ 2,851     $ 3,433     $ 3,878     $ 10,162  
                                                                       


CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO COMMONLY USED

GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE TERMS

(in thousands)

UNAUDITED

 

     2007     2008  
     1ST QTR     2ND QTR     3RD QTR     4TH QTR     YTD     1ST QTR     2ND QTR     3RD QTR     YTD  

FREE CASH FLOW [NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES LESS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES LESS DIVIDENDS PAID]

   $ (5,429 )   $ 5,439     $ 11,470     $ 30,989     $ 42,469     $ (5,366 )   $ 31,536     $ (2,062 )   $ 24,108  
                                                                        

ADD: Capital expenditures

     1,776       2,266       2,844       5,097       11,983       2,851       3,433       3,878       10,162  

 Dividends paid

     609       614       617       624       2,464       626       631       631       1,888  
                                                                        

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   $ (3,044 )   $ 8,319     $ 14,931     $ 36,710     $ 56,916     $ (1,889 )   $ 35,600     $ 2,447     $ 36,158  
                                                                        

NET (CASH) DEBT [TOTAL DEBT LESS CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS LESS INVESTMENTS]

   $ 39,366     $ 29,848     $ 11,815     $ (21,421 )   $ (21,421 )   $ (21,709 )   $ (46,796 )   $ (42,029 )   $ (42,029 )
                                                                        

ADD: Cash & cash equivalents

     27,050       25,281       30,174       34,662       34,662       42,690       38,835       35,177       35,177  

 Investments

     87       94       100       8,861       8,861       4,036       31,590       29,376       29,376  
                                                                        

TOTAL DEBT

   $ 66,503     $ 55,223     $ 42,089     $ 22,102     $ 22,102     $ 25,017     $ 23,629     $ 22,524     $ 22,524  
                                                                        

NET DEBT AS % OF NET CAPITALIZATION

     10 %     7 %     3 %     -5 %     -5 %     -5 %     -11 %     -10 %     -10 %
                                                                        

NET CAPITALIZATION [TOTAL DEBT PLUS SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY LESS CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS, LESS INVESTMENTS]

   $ 408,944     $ 415,386     $ 420,951     $ 398,963     $ 398,963     $ 424,670     $ 419,162     $ 428,859     $ 428,859  

LESS: Total debt

     (66,503 )     (55,223 )     (42,089 )     (22,102 )     (22,102 )     (25,017 )     (23,629 )     (22,524 )     (22,524 )

ADD: Cash & cash equivalents

     27,050       25,281       30,174       34,662       34,662       42,690       38,835       35,177       35,177  

  Investments

     87       94       100       8,861       8,861       4,036       31,590       29,376       29,376  
                                                                        

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     369,578       385,538       409,136       420,384       420,384       446,379       465,958       470,888       470,888  

ADD: Total debt

     66,503       55,223       42,089       22,102       22,102       25,017       23,629       22,524       22,524  
                                                                        

TOTAL CAPITAL

   $ 436,081     $ 440,761     $ 451,225     $ 442,486     $ 442,486     $ 471,396     $ 489,587     $ 493,412     $ 493,412  
                                                                        

TOTAL DEBT / TOTAL CAPITAL

     15 %     13 %     9 %     5 %     5 %     5 %     5 %     5 %     5 %
                                                                        

EBIT [NET INCOME LESS INTEREST EXPENSE, NET]

   $ 12,111     $ 15,615     $ 14,257     $ 16,041     $ 58,024     $ 19,108     $ 27,242     $ 29,004     $ 75,354  
                                                                        

LESS: Interest expense, net

     (1,218 )     (884 )     (744 )     (155 )     (3,001 )     (145 )     23       182       60  

  Provision for income taxes

     (3,486 )     (4,713 )     (3,148 )     (5,765 )     (17,112 )     (6,068 )     (8,840 )     (9,413 )     (24,321 )
                                                                        

NET INCOME

   $ 7,407     $ 10,018     $ 10,365     $ 10,121     $ 37,911     $ 12,895     $ 18,425     $ 19,773     $ 51,093  
                                                                        

EBITDA [NET INCOME LESS INTEREST EXPENSE, NET LESS DEPRECIATION LESS AMORTIZATION LESS TAXES]

   $ 15,545     $ 19,059     $ 17,578     $ 19,291     $ 71,473     $ 22,638     $ 30,895     $ 32,685     $ 86,218  
                                                                        

LESS:

                  

  Interest expense, net

     (1,218 )     (884 )     (744 )     (155 )     (3,001 )     (145 )     23       182       60  

  Depreciation

     (2,808 )     (2,812 )     (2,662 )     (2,588 )     (10,870 )     (2,874 )     (2,977 )     (3,001 )     (8,852 )

  Amortization of intangibles

     (626 )     (632 )     (659 )     (662 )     (2,579 )     (656 )     (676 )     (680 )     (2,012 )

  Provision for income taxes

     (3,486 )     (4,713 )     (3,148 )     (5,765 )     (17,112 )     (6,068 )     (8,840 )     (9,413 )     (24,321 )
                                                                        

NET INCOME

   $ 7,407     $ 10,018     $ 10,365     $ 10,121     $ 37,911     $ 12,895     $ 18,425     $ 19,773     $ 51,093