Form 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number is 000-4197
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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TEXAS
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75-0789226 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.) |
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5429 LBJ Freeway, Suite 230, Dallas, TX
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75240 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(972) 991-8400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer þ
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Non-accelerated filer o
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Smaller reporting company o |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of
the latest practicable date: As of October 27, 2010, 6,402,324 shares of common stock, $0.10 par
value, were outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
32,779 |
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$ |
16,466 |
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Trade receivables, net |
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13,964 |
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13,365 |
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Inventories |
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10,751 |
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9,460 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current
assets |
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261 |
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1,469 |
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Total current assets |
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57,755 |
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40,760 |
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Property, plant and equipment, at cost |
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226,452 |
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224,855 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and
depletion |
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(99,417 |
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(93,955 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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127,035 |
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130,900 |
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Other assets, net |
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395 |
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410 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
185,185 |
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$ |
172,070 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current installments of debt |
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$ |
5,000 |
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$ |
5,000 |
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Accounts payable |
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4,741 |
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6,122 |
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Accrued expenses |
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5,437 |
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5,028 |
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Total current liabilities |
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15,178 |
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16,150 |
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Debt, excluding current installments |
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32,916 |
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36,666 |
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Deferred tax liabilities, net |
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7,984 |
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6,026 |
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Other liabilities |
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4,807 |
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3,247 |
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Total liabilities |
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60,885 |
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62,089 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock |
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641 |
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640 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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16,116 |
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15,619 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(3,642 |
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(2,718 |
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Retained earnings |
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111,555 |
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96,684 |
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Less treasury stock, at cost |
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(370 |
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(244 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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124,300 |
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109,981 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders
equity |
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$ |
185,185 |
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$ |
172,070 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Page 2 of 18
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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NINE MONTHS ENDED |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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Revenues |
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Lime and limestone operations |
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$ |
30,458 |
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95.6 |
% |
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29,871 |
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94.5 |
% |
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$ |
98,090 |
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94.9 |
% |
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$ |
84,023 |
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94.3 |
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Natural gas interests |
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1,411 |
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4.4 |
% |
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1,742 |
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5.5 |
% |
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5,320 |
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5.1 |
% |
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5,039 |
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5.7 |
% |
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31,869 |
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100.0 |
% |
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31,613 |
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100.0 |
% |
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103,410 |
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100.0 |
% |
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89,062 |
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100.0 |
% |
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Cost of revenues: |
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Labor and other operating
expenses |
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19,831 |
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62.2 |
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19,772 |
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62.5 |
% |
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64,860 |
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62.7 |
% |
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57,532 |
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64.6 |
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Depreciation, depletion
and amortization |
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3,173 |
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10.0 |
% |
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3,207 |
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10.2 |
% |
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9,606 |
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9.3 |
% |
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9,857 |
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11.1 |
% |
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23,004 |
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72.2 |
% |
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22,979 |
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72.7 |
% |
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74,466 |
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72.0 |
% |
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67,389 |
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75.7 |
% |
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Gross profit |
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8,865 |
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27.8 |
% |
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8,634 |
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27.3 |
% |
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28,944 |
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28.0 |
% |
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21,673 |
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24.3 |
% |
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Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
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1,878 |
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5.9 |
% |
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2,023 |
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6.4 |
% |
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6,188 |
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6.0 |
% |
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5,863 |
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6.6 |
% |
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Operating profit |
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6,987 |
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21.9 |
% |
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6,611 |
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20.9 |
% |
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22,756 |
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22.0 |
% |
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15,810 |
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17.7 |
% |
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Other expense (income): |
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Interest expense |
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707 |
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2.2 |
% |
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707 |
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2.3 |
% |
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2,027 |
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2.0 |
% |
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2,188 |
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2.5 |
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Other, net |
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(14 |
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(0.1 |
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(49 |
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(0.2 |
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(60 |
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(0.1 |
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(157 |
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(0.2 |
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693 |
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2.1 |
% |
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658 |
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2.1 |
% |
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1,967 |
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1.9 |
% |
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2,031 |
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2.3 |
% |
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Income before income taxes |
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6,294 |
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19.8 |
% |
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5,953 |
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18.8 |
% |
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20,789 |
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20.1 |
% |
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13,779 |
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15.4 |
% |
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Income tax expense |
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1,748 |
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5.5 |
% |
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1,458 |
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4.6 |
% |
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5,918 |
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5.7 |
% |
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3,142 |
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3.5 |
% |
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Net income |
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$ |
4,546 |
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14.3 |
% |
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$ |
4,495 |
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14.2 |
% |
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$ |
14,871 |
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14.4 |
% |
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$ |
10,637 |
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11.9 |
% |
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Income per share of common stock: |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
2.32 |
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$ |
1.68 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
0.71 |
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$ |
0.70 |
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$ |
2.32 |
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$ |
1.67 |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Page 3 of 18
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
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NINE MONTHS ENDED |
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September 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Operating Activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
14,871 |
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$ |
10,637 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operations: |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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9,861 |
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10,253 |
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Amortization of financing costs |
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23 |
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16 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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2,518 |
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1,569 |
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Gain on disposition of assets |
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(6 |
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(60 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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498 |
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292 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Trade receivables |
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(599 |
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389 |
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Inventories |
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(1,291 |
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2,190 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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1,208 |
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521 |
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Other assets |
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(117 |
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(37 |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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433 |
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(683 |
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Other liabilities |
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(113 |
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(952 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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27,286 |
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24,135 |
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Investing Activities: |
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Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
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(7,129 |
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(5,150 |
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Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
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32 |
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134 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(7,097 |
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(5,016 |
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Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of revolving credit facilities, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,687 |
) |
Repayments of term loans |
|
|
(3,750 |
) |
|
|
(3,750 |
) |
Purchase of treasury shares |
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
|
(66 |
) |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(3,876 |
) |
|
|
(8,250 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
16,313 |
|
|
|
10,869 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
16,466 |
|
|
|
836 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
32,779 |
|
|
$ |
11,705 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
Page 4 of 18
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the
Company without independent audit. In the opinion of the Companys management, all adjustments of
a normal and recurring nature necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows for the periods presented have been made. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) have been
condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009. The results of operations for
the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of
operating results for the full year.
2. Organization
The Company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and operates through two business segments.
Through its Lime and Limestone Operations, the Company is a manufacturer of lime and limestone
products, supplying primarily the construction, steel, municipal sanitation and water treatment,
aluminum, paper, utilities, glass, roof shingle and agriculture industries. The Company operates
lime and limestone plants and distribution facilities in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma
and Texas through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Arkansas Lime Company, Colorado Lime Company,
Texas Lime Company, U.S. Lime Company, U.S. Lime Company Shreveport, U.S. Lime Company St.
Clair and U.S. Lime Company Transportation.
In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Lime Company O & G, LLC (U.S. Lime O
& G), under a lease agreement (the O & G Lease), the Company has royalty interests ranging from
15.4% to 20% and a 20% non-operating working interest, resulting in an overall average revenue
interest of 34.6%, with respect to oil and gas rights in wells drilled on the Companys
approximately 3,800 acres of land located in Johnson County, Texas, in the Barnett Shale Formation.
Through U. S. Lime O & G, the Company also has a drillsite and production facility lease agreement
and subsurface easement (the Drillsite Agreement) relating to approximately 538 acres of land
contiguous to the Companys Johnson County, Texas property. Pursuant to the Drillsite Agreement,
the Company receives a 3% royalty interest and a 12.5% non-operating working interest in any wells
drilled from two pad sites located on the Companys property.
3. Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue for its Lime and Limestone Operations
in accordance with the terms of its purchase orders, contracts or purchase agreements, which are
upon shipment, and when payment is considered probable. The Companys returns and allowances are
minimal. Revenues include external freight billed to customers with related costs in cost of
revenues. External freight included in 2010 and 2009 revenues was $6.0 million and $6.3 million
for the three-month periods, respectively, and $20.6 million and $18.0 for the nine-month periods,
respectively, which approximates the amount of external freight included in cost of revenues.
Sales taxes billed to customers are not included in revenues. For its Natural Gas Interests, the
Company recognizes revenue in the month of production and delivery.
Successful-Efforts Method Used for Natural Gas Interests. The Company uses the
successful-efforts method to account for oil and gas exploration and development expenditures.
Under this method, drilling and completion costs for successful exploratory wells and all
development well costs are
capitalized and depleted using the units-of-production method. Costs to drill exploratory wells
that do not find proved reserves are expensed.
Page 5 of 18
Fair Values of Financial Instruments. Under US GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP requires the Company to apply valuation techniques that (1) place greater reliance on observable
inputs and less reliance on unobservable inputs and (2) are consistent with the market approach, the income approach, and/or the cost approach. The Companys financial
liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are summarized below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
Valuation |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Technique |
|
Interest rate
swap liabilities |
|
$ |
(4,679 |
) |
|
|
(3,229 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,679 |
) |
|
|
(3,229 |
) |
|
Cash flows approach |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The primary observable inputs for valuing the Companys interest rate swaps are LIBOR interest
rates.
4. Business Segments
The Company has two operating segments engaged in distinct business activities: Lime and
Limestone Operations and Natural Gas Interests. All operations are in the United States. In
evaluating the operating results of the Companys segments, management primarily reviews revenues
and gross profit. The Company does not allocate interest or public company costs to its business
segments.
The following table sets forth operating results and certain other financial data for the
Companys two business segments (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime and limestone operations |
|
$ |
30,458 |
|
|
|
29,871 |
|
|
$ |
98,090 |
|
|
|
84,023 |
|
Natural gas interests |
|
|
1,411 |
|
|
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
5,320 |
|
|
|
5,039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
31,869 |
|
|
|
31,613 |
|
|
$ |
103,410 |
|
|
|
89,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime and limestone operations |
|
$ |
3,018 |
|
|
|
2,977 |
|
|
$ |
9,141 |
|
|
|
9,067 |
|
Natural gas interests |
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total depreciation, depletion, amortization |
|
$ |
3,173 |
|
|
|
3,207 |
|
|
$ |
9,606 |
|
|
|
9,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime and limestone operations |
|
$ |
7,929 |
|
|
|
7,482 |
|
|
$ |
25,136 |
|
|
|
18,601 |
|
Natural gas interests |
|
|
936 |
|
|
|
1,152 |
|
|
|
3,808 |
|
|
|
3,072 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross profit |
|
$ |
8,865 |
|
|
|
8,634 |
|
|
$ |
28,944 |
|
|
|
21,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime and limestone operations |
|
$ |
1,791 |
|
|
|
1,346 |
|
|
$ |
5,119 |
|
|
|
5,079 |
|
Natural gas interests (net of refunds) |
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
2,010 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital expenditures |
|
$ |
2,037 |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
|
$ |
7,129 |
|
|
|
5,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 6 of 18
5. Income Per Share of Common Stock
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income per common share
(in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income for basic and diluted income per common share |
|
$ |
4,546 |
|
|
|
4,495 |
|
|
$ |
14,871 |
|
|
|
10,637 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares for basic income per
share |
|
|
6,402 |
|
|
|
6,386 |
|
|
|
6,400 |
|
|
|
6,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee and director stock options (1) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed
exercises for diluted income per share |
|
|
6,418 |
|
|
|
6,403 |
|
|
|
6,417 |
|
|
|
6,389 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income per share of common stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
|
0.71 |
|
|
$ |
2.32 |
|
|
|
1.68 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.71 |
|
|
|
0.70 |
|
|
$ |
2.32 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Options to acquire 2 shares of common stock were excluded from the
calculation of dilutive securities for the 2010 and 2009 periods (except for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, with respect to which 20 shares were excluded) as anti-dilutive because the
exercise price exceeded the average per share market price for the periods presented. |
6. Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table presents the components of comprehensive income (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
4,546 |
|
|
|
4,495 |
|
|
$ |
14,871 |
|
|
|
10,637 |
|
Reclassification to interest expense |
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
1,367 |
|
|
|
1,288 |
|
Deferred tax credit (expense) |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
(549 |
) |
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge |
|
|
(930 |
) |
|
|
(873 |
) |
|
|
(2,818 |
) |
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
4,227 |
|
|
|
4,242 |
|
|
$ |
13,947 |
|
|
|
11,594 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts reclassified to interest expense were for payments made by the Company pursuant to the
Companys interest rate hedges.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Mark-to-market for interest rate hedges, net of tax benefit |
|
$ |
(2,979 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,055 |
) |
Minimum pension liability adjustments, net of tax benefit |
|
|
(663 |
) |
|
|
(663 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
$ |
(3,642 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,718 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Page 7 of 18
7. Inventories
Inventories are valued principally at the lower of cost, determined using the
average cost method, or market. Costs for raw materials and finished goods
include materials, labor, and production overhead. Inventories consisted of the
following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Lime and limestone inventories: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raw materials |
|
$ |
4,231 |
|
|
$ |
3,373 |
|
Finished goods |
|
|
1,678 |
|
|
|
1,351 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,909 |
|
|
|
4,724 |
|
Service parts inventories |
|
|
4,842 |
|
|
|
4,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventories |
|
$ |
10,751 |
|
|
$ |
9,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. Banking Facilities
The Companys credit agreement includes a ten-year $40 million term loan (the Term Loan), a
ten-year $20 million multiple draw term loan (the Draw Term Loan) and a $30 million revolving
credit facility (the Revolving Facility) (collectively, the Credit Facilities). At September
30, 2010, the Company had $322 thousand of letters of credit issued, which count as draws under the
Revolving Facility.
The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments of $833 thousand, which began on March 31,
2006, equating to a 12-year amortization, with a final principal payment of $7.5 million due on
December 31, 2015. The Draw Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments of $417 thousand,
based on a 12-year amortization, which began on March 31, 2007, with a final principal payment on
December 31, 2015 equal to any remaining principal then outstanding. The maturity of the Term
Loan, the Draw Term Loan and the Revolving Facility can be accelerated if any event of default, as
defined under the Credit Facilities, occurs.
As of June 1, 2010, the Company entered into an amendment to its Credit Facilities (the
Amendment) primarily to remove or reduce certain restrictions and to extend, by more than three
years, the maturity date of the Revolving Facility. In return for these improvements, the Company
agreed to increase the commitment fee for the Revolving Facility, increase the interest rate
margins on existing and new borrowings, reduce the Companys maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio
(defined below) and pay a $100 thousand amendment fee.
The Amendment removed from the Credit Facilities: (1) the annual $10 million maximum non-oil
and gas-related capital expenditures limitation; (2) the $40 million maximum acquisition limitation
over the life of the Credit Facilities; and (3) the annual $1.5 million maximum dividend
restriction. In addition, pursuant to the Amendment, the Company may now purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire shares of its common stock so long as its pro forma Cash Flow Leverage Ratio is
less than 3.00 to 1.00 and no default or event of default exists or would exist after giving effect
to such stock repurchase. The Amendment extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility to
June 1, 2015; previously, the maturity date for the Revolving Facility was April 2, 2012.
As a result of the Amendment, the Revolving Facility commitment fee was increased to a range
of 0.250% (previously 0.200%) to 0.400% (previously 0.350%). In addition, the Credit Facilities
will now bear interest, at the Companys option, at either LIBOR plus a margin of 1.750%
(previously 1.125%) to 2.750% (previously 2.125%), or the Lenders Prime Rate plus a margin of
0.000% (previously minus 0.500%) to plus 1.000% (previously plus 0.375%). The Revolving Facility
commitment fee and the interest rate margins are determined quarterly in accordance with a pricing
grid based upon the Companys Cash Flow Leverage Ratio, defined as the ratio of the Companys total
funded senior indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and
amortization (EBITDA) for the twelve months ended on the last day of the most recent calendar
quarter, plus, added by the Amendment, pro forma EBITDA from any businesses acquired during the
period. Lastly, the Amendment reduced the Companys maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio to 3.25 to 1
(previously 3.50 to 1).
Page 8 of 18
The Amendment did not amend the security agreement, dated August 25, 2004, pursuant to which
the Credit Facilities continue to be secured by the Companys existing and hereafter acquired
tangible assets, intangible assets and real property. The Amendment also did not amend the
Companys interest rate hedges, discussed below, with respect to the outstanding balances on the
Term Loan and the Draw Term Loan that the Company has entered into with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A as
counterparty to the hedges.
The Company has hedges that fix LIBOR through maturity at 4.695%, 4.875% and 5.500% on the
outstanding balance of the Term Loan, 75% of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan and 25%
of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan, respectively. As a result of the Amendment, and
based on the current LIBOR margin of 1.750% (1.125% prior to the Amendment), as of June 1, 2010 the
Companys interest rates are: 6.445% (5.820% prior to the Amendment) on the outstanding balance of
the Term Loan; 6.625% (6.000% prior to the Amendment) on 75% of the outstanding balance of the Draw
Term Loan; and 7.250% (6.625% prior to the Amendment) on 25% of the outstanding balance of the Draw
Term Loan.
The hedges have been effective as defined under applicable accounting rules. Therefore,
changes in fair value of the interest rate hedges are reflected in comprehensive income (loss).
The Company will be exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to
the hedges. Due to interest rate declines, the Companys mark-to-market of its interest rate
hedges, at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, resulted in liabilities of $4.7 million and
$3.2 million, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses ($1.6 and $1.7 million,
respectively) and other liabilities ($3.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively) on the Companys
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company paid $429 thousand and $1,367 thousand in
quarterly settlement payments pursuant to its hedges during the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to payments of $476 thousand and $1,288 thousand in the
comparable prior year three- and nine-month periods, respectively. These payments were included in
interest expense.
A summary of outstanding debt at the dates indicated is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term Loan |
|
$ |
24,166 |
|
|
$ |
26,666 |
|
Draw Term Loan |
|
|
13,750 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
Revolving Facility (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal |
|
|
37,916 |
|
|
|
41,666 |
|
Less current installments |
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt, excluding current installments |
|
$ |
32,916 |
|
|
$ |
36,666 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The Company had letters of credit totaling $322 issued on the Revolving
Facility at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. |
As the Companys debt bears interest at floating rates, the Company estimates the carrying
values of its debt at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 approximate fair value.
9. Contingencies
In the second quarter 2010, there was an accident at the Companys St. Clair plant in
Oklahoma, resulting in a fatality. The Company incurred and accrued costs associated with the
accident during the second quarter, including an accrual for estimated costs of potential Mine
Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA) penalties, fines, assessments, legal expenses and other costs,
as well as transportation and other logistics and operating costs incurred. The Company is
cooperating fully with the MSHA investigation into the accident. Actual costs could be more or
less than the current estimate, and the Company will refine its estimate as additional information
becomes available.
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10. Income Taxes
The Company has estimated its effective income tax rate for 2010 will be approximately 28.5%,
compared to 24.7% for 2009. As in prior periods, the primary reason for the effective rate being
below the federal statutory rate is due to statutory depletion, which is allowed for income tax
purposes and is a permanent difference between net income for financial reporting purposes and
taxable income, but generally has a smaller impact as income before income taxes increases. The
Companys effective income tax rate for 2010 increased compared to its 2009 rate primarily because
of the $7.0 million increase in income before income taxes in the current year nine-month period
compared to the comparable prior year period.
ITEM 2: MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements. Any statements contained in this Report that are not statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this Report, including without limitation
statements relating to the Companys plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, intentions, and
adequacy of resources, are identified by such words as will, could, should, would,
believe, expect, intend, plan, schedule, estimate, anticipate, and project. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. The
Company cautions that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations, including without limitation the following:
(i) the Companys plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, and intentions are subject to change
at any time at the Companys discretion; (ii) the Companys plans and results of operations will be
affected by its ability to maintain and manage its growth; (iii) the Companys ability to meet
short-term and long-term liquidity demands, including servicing the Companys debt, conditions in
the credit and equity markets, and changes in interest rates on the Companys debt, including the
ability of the Companys customers and the counterparty to the Companys interest rate hedges to
meet their obligations; (iv) interruptions to operations and increased expenses at its facilities
resulting from inclement weather conditions, accidents or regulatory requirements; (v) increased
fuel, electricity, transportation and freight costs; (vi) unanticipated delays, difficulties in
financing, or cost overruns in completing construction projects; (vii) the Companys ability to
expand its Lime and Limestone Operations through acquisitions of businesses with related or similar
operations, including obtaining financing for such acquisitions, and to successfully integrate
acquired operations; (viii) inadequate demand and/or prices for the Companys lime and limestone
products due to the state of the U.S. economy, recessionary pressures in particular industries,
including highway and housing related construction and steel, and inability to continue to
increase or maintain prices for the Companys products; (ix) the uncertainties of development,
production and prices with respect to the Companys Natural Gas Interests, including reduced
drilling activities pursuant to the Companys O & G Lease and Drillsite Agreement, unitization of
existing wells, inability to explore for new reserves and declines in production rates; (x)
on-going and possible new environmental and other regulations, investigations, enforcement actions
and costs, legal expenses, penalties, fines, assessments, taxes and limitations on operations,
including those related to climate change and health and safety; and (xi) other risks and
uncertainties set forth in this Report or indicated from time to time in the Companys filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), including the Companys Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
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Overview.
The Company has two business segments: Lime and Limestone Operations and Natural Gas
Interests.
Through its Lime and Limestone Operations, the Company is a manufacturer of lime and limestone
products, supplying primarily the construction, steel, municipal sanitation and water treatment,
aluminum, paper, utilities, glass, roof shingle and agriculture industries. The Company operates
lime and limestone plants and distribution facilities in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma
and Texas through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Arkansas Lime Company, Colorado Lime Company,
Texas Lime Company, U.S. Lime Company, U.S. Lime Company Shreveport, U.S. Lime Company St.
Clair, and U.S. Lime Company Transportation. The Lime and Limestone Operations represent the
Companys principal business.
The Companys Natural Gas Interests are held through its wholly owned subsidiary, U.S. Lime
Company O & G, LLC, and consist of royalty and non-operating working interests under the O & G
Lease with EOG Resources, Inc. and the Drillsite Agreement with XTO Energy Inc. related to the
Companys Johnson County, Texas property, located in the Barnett Shale Formation, on which Texas
Lime Company conducts its lime and limestone operations. The Company reported its first revenues
and gross profit for natural gas production from its Natural Gas Interests in the first quarter
2006.
During the first nine months 2010, the increase in lime and limestone revenues primarily
resulted from increased lime sales and average product price increases during the period of
approximately 6.7% for the Companys lime and limestone products compared to the first nine months
2009. Sales volumes of the Companys lime products increased compared to the significantly
depressed 2009 demand for the Companys lime products, principally in the first six months 2010.
The increased demand in the first six months 2010 was principally from steel customers, which
weakened in the third quarter. PLS sales volumes decreased in the third quarter 2010 compared to
the third quarter 2009, due to reduced roof shingle demand for re-roofing in the Companys markets,
and construction demand related to housing developments remained anemic, while improved highway
construction demand continued, although governmental funding of public sector projects remains a
concern
The Companys improved gross profit and gross profit margin as a percentage of revenues for
the Companys Lime and Limestone Operations in the first nine months 2010, compared to last years
comparable period, resulted primarily from increased revenues, partially offset by additional
operating costs incurred in the second quarter 2010, including accruals for estimated costs of MSHA
penalties, fines, assessments, legal expenses and other costs, as well as transportation and other
logistics and operating costs, due to an accident at the Companys St. Clair plant in Oklahoma,
that resulted in a fatality. The Company is cooperating fully with the MSHA investigation into the
accident. Actual costs could be more or less than the current estimate, and the Company will
refine its estimate as additional information becomes available.
Despite decreasing in the third quarter 2010, compared to the third quarter 2009, revenues and
gross profit from the Companys Natural Gas Interests increased in the first nine months 2010, as
increased prices for liquids contained in the Companys natural gas more than offset the declines
in production volumes. Prices for natural gas liquids generally follow crude oil prices, which
increased significantly in the first nine months 2010 compared to the prior year comparable period.
The number of producing wells increased to 32 in the first nine months 2010 from 30 in the prior
year period. Two new wells drilled in the first quarter 2010 pursuant to the Companys Drillsite
Agreement were completed as producing wells during the third quarter 2010. Eight new wells drilled
in the fourth quarter 2009 and the first quarter 2010 pursuant to the O & G Lease are expected to
be completed as producing wells in the fourth quarter 2010. The Company cannot predict the number
of additional wells that ultimately will be drilled, if any, or their results.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $27.3 million in the nine months ended September
30, 2010, compared to $24.1 million in the comparable 2009 period, an increase of $3.2 million, or
13.1%. Net cash provided by operating activities is composed of net income, depreciation,
depletion and amortization (DD&A), deferred income taxes and other non-cash items included in net
income, and changes in working capital. In the first nine months 2010, cash provided by operating
activities was principally composed of $14.9 million net income, $9.9 million DD&A and $2.5 million
deferred income taxes, compared to $10.6 million net income, $10.3 million DD&A and $1.6 million
deferred income taxes in the first nine months 2009. The most significant changes in working
capital in the first nine months 2010 was a net increase in inventories of $1.3 million and a $1.2
million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets. The increase in inventories was
primarily for purchases of coal and petroleum coke, while the decrease in prepaid expenses and
other current assets was primarily due to amortization of prepaid insurance. The most significant
change in working capital items during the 2009 period was a net decrease in inventories of $2.2
million.
The Company invested $7.1 million in capital expenditures in the first nine months 2010,
compared to $5.2 million in the comparable period last year. The first nine months 2009 included
$1.3 million for the quarry development at the Companys Arkansas facilities. Included in capital
expenditures during the first nine months 2010 and 2009 were $2.0 million and $71 thousand,
respectively, for drilling and workover costs for the Companys non-operating working interests in
natural gas wells.
Net cash used in financing activities was $3.9 million in the first nine months 2010,
including $3.8 million for repayments of term loan debt. Net cash used in financing activities was
$8.3 million in the first nine months 2009, including $3.8 million for repayments of term loan debt
and $4.7 million for repayments of the Companys revolving credit facility.
The Companys cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2010 increased $16.3 million to $32.8
million from $16.5 million at December 31, 2009.
The Companys credit agreement includes a ten-year $40 million term loan (the Term Loan), a
ten-year $20 million multiple draw term loan (the Draw Term Loan) and a $30 million revolving
credit facility (the Revolving Facility) (collectively, the Credit Facilities). At September
30, 2010, the Company had $322 thousand of letters of credit issued, which count as draws under the
Revolving Facility.
The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments of $833 thousand, which began on March 31,
2006, equating to a 12-year amortization, with a final principal payment of $7.5 million due on
December 31, 2015. The Draw Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments of $417 thousand,
based on a 12-year amortization, which began on March 31, 2007, with a final principal payment on
December 31, 2015 equal to any remaining principal then outstanding. The maturity of the Term
Loan, the Draw Term Loan and the Revolving Facility can be accelerated if any event of default, as
defined under the Credit Facilities, occurs.
As of June 1, 2010, the Company entered into an amendment to its Credit Facilities (the
Amendment) primarily to remove or reduce certain restrictions and to extend, by more than three
years, the maturity date of the Revolving Facility. In return for these improvements, the Company
agreed to increase the commitment fee for the Revolving Facility, increase the interest rate
margins on existing and new borrowings, reduce the Companys maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio
(defined below) and pay a $100 thousand amendment fee.
The Amendment removed from the Credit Facilities: (1) the annual $10 million maximum non-oil
and gas-related capital expenditures limitation; (2) the $40 million maximum acquisition limitation
over the life of the Credit Facilities; and (3) the annual $1.5 million maximum dividend
restriction. In
addition, pursuant to the Amendment, the Company may now purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
shares of its common stock so long as its pro forma Cash Flow Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to
1.00 and no default or event of default exists or would exist after giving effect to such stock
repurchase. The Amendment extended the maturity date of the Revolving Facility to June 1, 2015;
previously, the maturity date for the Revolving Facility was April 2, 2012.
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As a result of the Amendment, the Revolving Facility commitment fee was increased to a range
of 0.250% (previously 0.200%) to 0.400% (previously 0.350%). In addition, the Credit Facilities
will now bear interest, at the Companys option, at either LIBOR plus a margin of 1.750%
(previously 1.125%) to 2.750% (previously 2.125%), or the Lenders Prime Rate plus a margin of
0.000% (previously minus 0.500%) to plus 1.000% (previously plus 0.375%). The Revolving Facility
commitment fee and the interest rate margins are determined quarterly in accordance with a pricing
grid based upon the Companys Cash Flow Leverage Ratio, defined as the ratio of the Companys total
funded senior indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and
amortization (EBITDA) for the twelve months ended on the last day of the most recent calendar
quarter, plus, added by the Amendment, pro forma EBITDA from any businesses acquired during the
period. Lastly, the Amendment reduced the Companys maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio to 3.25 to 1
(previously 3.50 to 1).
The Amendment did not amend the security agreement, dated August 25, 2004, pursuant to which
the Credit Facilities continue to be secured by the Companys existing and hereafter acquired
tangible assets, intangible assets and real property. The Amendment also did not amend the
Companys interest rate hedges, discussed below, with respect to the outstanding balances on the
Term Loan and the Draw Term Loan that the Company has entered into with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A as
counterparty to the hedges.
The Company has hedges that fix LIBOR through maturity at 4.695%, 4.875% and 5.500% on the
outstanding balance of the Term Loan, 75% of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan and 25%
of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan, respectively. As a result of the Amendment, and
based on the current LIBOR margin of 1.750% (1.125% prior to the Amendment), as of June 1, 2010 the
Companys interest rates are: 6.445% (5.820% prior to the Amendment) on the outstanding balance of
the Term Loan; 6.625% (6.000% prior to the Amendment) on 75% of the outstanding balance of the Draw
Term Loan; and 7.250% (6.625% prior to the Amendment) on 25% of the outstanding balance of the Draw
Term Loan.
The hedges have been effective as defined under applicable accounting rules. Therefore,
changes in fair value of the interest rate hedges are reflected in comprehensive income (loss).
The Company will be exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to
the hedges. Due to interest rate declines, the Companys mark-to-market of its interest rate
hedges, at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, resulted in liabilities of $4.7 million and
$3.2 million, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses ($1.6 and $1.7 million,
respectively) and other liabilities ($3.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively) on the Companys
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company paid $429 thousand and $1,367 thousand in
quarterly settlement payments pursuant to its hedges during the three- and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to payments of $476 thousand and $1,288 thousand in the
comparable prior year three- and nine-month periods, respectively. These payments were included in
interest expense.
The Company is not contractually committed to any planned capital expenditures for its Lime
and Limestone Operations until actual orders are placed for equipment. Under the O & G Lease, and
pursuant to the Companys subsequent elections to participate as a 20% non-operating working
interest owner, unless, within five days after receiving an AFE (authorization for expenditures)
for a proposed well, the Company provides notice otherwise, the Company is deemed to have elected
to participate as a 20% working interest owner. As a 20% non-operating working interest owner, the
Company is responsible for 20% of the costs to drill, complete and workover the well. Pursuant to
the Drillsite
Agreement, the Company, as a 12.5% non-operating working interest owner, is responsible for
12.5% of the costs to drill, complete and workover each well. The Company estimates it will spend
approximately $200 thousand per well for completion costs on the eight new wells scheduled to be
completed in the fourth quarter 2010. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had no material open
orders or commitments that are not included in current liabilities on the September 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
As of September 30, 2010, the Company had $37.9 million in total debt outstanding.
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Results of Operations.
Revenues increased to $31.9 million in the third quarter 2010 from $31.6 million in the
comparable prior year quarter, an increase of $256 thousand, or 0.8%. Revenues from the Companys
Lime and Limestone Operations increased $587 thousand, or 2.0%, to $30.5 million in the third
quarter 2010, compared to $29.9 million in the comparable 2009 quarter, while revenues from its
Natural Gas Interests decreased $331 thousand, or 19.0%, to $1.4 million in the third quarter 2010
from $1.7 million in the comparable 2009 quarter. For the first nine months 2010, revenues
increased to $103.4 million from $89.1 million in the comparable 2009 period, an increase of $14.3
million, or 16.1%. Revenues from the Companys Lime and Limestone Operations increased $14.1
million, or 16.7%, to $98.1 million in the first nine months 2010, compared to $84.0 million in the
comparable 2009 period, while revenues from its Natural Gas Interests increased $281 thousand, or
5.6%, to $5.3 million in the first nine months 2010 from $5.0 million in the comparable 2009
period. The increase in lime and limestone revenues in the 2010 periods, compared to last years
comparable periods, primarily resulted from increased sales volumes of the Companys lime products
due to improved demand, principally from its steel customers in the first half 2010, and increased
prices realized during the periods for the Companys lime and limestone products. These increases
were partially offset by decreased PLS sales volumes in the third quarter 2010, compared to the
third quarter 2009, due to reduced roof shingle demand in the Companys markets.
The Companys gross profit was $8.9 million for the third quarter 2010, compared to $8.6
million for the comparable 2009 quarter, an increase of $231 thousand, or 2.7%. Gross profit for
the first nine months 2010 was $28.9 million, an increase of $7.3 million, or 33.5%, from $21.7
million for the first nine months 2009. Included in gross profit for the third quarter and first
nine months 2010 were $7.9 million and $25.1 million, respectively, from the Companys Lime and
Limestone Operations, compared to $7.5 million and $18.6 million, respectively, in the comparable
2009 periods. The improved gross profits and gross profit margins as a percentage of revenues for
the Companys Lime and Limestone Operations in the third quarter and first nine months 2010,
compared to the 2009 comparable periods, primarily resulted from the increased revenues, partially
offset in the first nine months 2010 by costs incurred and accrued associated with the accident at
St. Clair.
Gross profit from the Companys Natural Gas Interests declined to $936 thousand in the third
quarter 2010 from $1.2 million in the prior year comparable quarter, primarily due to the decline
in natural gas production volumes. For the first nine months 2010, gross profit from Natural Gas
Interests increased to $3.8 million from $3.1 million in the comparable 2009 period, primarily due
to the increase in prices compared to the comparable prior year period, partially offset by the
decline in production volumes. Production volumes from the Companys Natural Gas Interests for the
third quarter 2010 totaled 220 thousand MCF, sold at an average price of $6.41 per MCF, compared to
302 thousand MCF, sold at an average price of $5.84 per MCF, in the comparable 2009 quarter.
Production volumes for the first nine months 2010 from Natural Gas Interests totaled 635 thousand
MCF, sold at an average price of $7.76 per MCF, compared to the first nine months 2009 when 1.0 BCF
was produced and sold at an average price of $4.99 per MCF.
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) declined $145 thousand, or 7.2%, to $1.9
million in the third quarter 2010 from $2.0 million in the third quarter 2009. As a percentage of
revenues, SG&A decreased to 5.9% in the 2010 quarter, compared to 6.4% in the comparable 2009
quarter. SG&A increased to $6.2 million in the first nine months 2010 from $5.9 million in the
comparable 2009 period, an increase of $325 thousand, or 5.5%. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A
in the first nine months 2010 decreased to 6.0 %, compared to 6.6% in the comparable 2009 period.
The increase in SG&A in the first nine months 2010 was primarily due to increased insurance costs
and an increase in allowance for doubtful accounts, which was due to continued weakness in the
economy.
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Interest expense in the third quarter 2010 and 2009 was $707 thousand. Interest expense in
the first nine months 2010 decreased to $2.0 million from $2.2 million in the first nine months
2009, a decrease of $161 thousand, or 7.4%. The decrease in interest expense in the first nine
months 2010 primarily resulted from decreased average outstanding debt due to the repayment of $5.0
million of debt since September 30, 2009, partially offset by an increase in interest rates
beginning in June 2010 resulting from the Amendment. Interest expense included payments of $429
thousand and $1.4 million that were made pursuant to the Companys interest rate hedges during the
three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to payments of $476
thousand and $1.3 million in the comparable prior year three- and nine-month periods, respectively.
Income tax expense increased to $1.7 million in the third quarter 2010 from $1.5 million in
the third quarter 2009, an increase of $290 thousand, or 19.9%. For the first nine months 2010,
income tax expense increased to $5.9 million from $3.1 million in the comparable 2009 period, an
increase of $2.8 million, or 88.4%. The increases in income taxes in the 2010 periods compared to
the comparable 2009 periods were primarily due to the increases in the Companys effective income
tax rates and income before income taxes. The Companys effective income tax rate for the 2010
periods increased compared to the rates for the comparable 2009 periods primarily because statutory
depletion had a smaller impact due to the $7.0 million increase in income before income taxes in
the first nine months 2010 compared to the first nine months 2009.
The Companys net income was $4.5 million ($0.71 per share diluted in 2010 and $0.70 per share
diluted in 2009) in both the third quarter 2010 and 2009. Net income in the first nine months 2010
was $14.9 million ($2.32 per share diluted), an increase of $4.2 million, or 39.8%, compared to the
comparable 2009 period net income of $10.6 million ($1.67 per share diluted).
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Interest Rate Risk.
The Company is exposed to changes in interest rates, primarily as a result of floating
interest rates on the Revolving Facility. At September 30, 2010, the Company had $37.9 million of
indebtedness outstanding under floating rate debt. The Company has entered into interest rate hedge
agreements to swap floating rates for fixed LIBOR rates at 4.695%, plus the applicable margin,
through maturity on the Term Loan balance of $24.2 million, 4.875%, plus the applicable margin, on
$10.3 million of the Draw Term Loan balance and 5.50%, plus the applicable margin, on the remaining
$3.4 million of the Draw Term Loan balance. There was no outstanding balance on the Revolving
Facility subject to interest rate risk at September 30, 2010. Any future borrowings under the
Revolving Facility would be subject to interest rate risk. See Note 8 of Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Companys management, with the participation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), evaluated the effectiveness the Companys disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that
evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as of
the end of the period covered by this Report were effective.
No change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting occurred during the
Companys most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information with respect to an accident at the Companys St. Clair plant in Oklahoma resulting
in a fatality is set forth in Note 9 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and
is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item.
ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The Companys Amended and Restated 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan allows employees and
directors to pay the exercise price for stock options and the tax withholding liability for the
lapse of restrictions on restricted stock by payment in cash and/or delivery of shares of the
Companys common stock. In the third quarter 2010, pursuant to these provisions the Company
received 1,156 shares of its common stock in payment to exercise stock options. The 1,156 shares
were valued at $42.26 per share, the fair market value of one share of the Companys common stock
on the date they were tendered to the Company.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Mine Safety Disclosures.
The Companys goal is to provide a workplace that is incident free. We believe it is the
Companys responsibility to employees to provide a safe and healthy environment. The Company seeks
to implement this goal by: training employees in safe work practices; openly communicating with
employees; following safety standards and establishing and improving safe work practices; involving
employees in safety processes; and recording, reporting and investigating accidents, incidents and
losses to avoid reoccurrence.
Following passage of The Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, the
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) significantly increased the enforcement of safety
and health standards and imposed safety and health standards on all aspects of mining operations.
There has also been an increase in the dollar penalties assessed for citations and orders issued
over the past two years.
The following disclosures are provided pursuant to the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act), which requires certain
disclosures by companies required to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, that operate mines regulated under the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977 (the Mine Act). Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC is authorized to issue rules and
regulations to carry out the purposes of these provisions but has not done so as of the date of
this Report. While we believe the following disclosures meet the requirements of the Dodd-Frank
Act, it is possible that any rulemaking by the SEC will require disclosures to be presented in a
form that differs from the following.
The Mine Act has been construed as authorizing MSHA to issue citations and orders pursuant to
the legal doctrine of strict liability, or liability without fault. If, in the opinion of an MSHA
inspector, a condition that violates the Mine Act or regulations promulgated pursuant to it exists,
then a citation or order will be issued regardless of whether the operator had any knowledge of, or
fault in, the existence of that condition. Many of the Mine Act standards include one or more
subjective elements, so that issuance of a citation or order often depends on the opinions or
experience of the MSHA
inspector involved and the frequency and severity of citations and orders will vary from
inspector to inspector.
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Whenever MSHA believes a violation of the Mine Act, any health or safety standard, or any
regulation has occurred, it may issue a citation or order that describes the violation and fixes a
time within which the operator must abate the violation. In some situations, such as when MSHA
believes that conditions pose a hazard to miners, MSHA may issue an order removing miners from the
area of the mine affected by the condition until the hazards are corrected. Whenever MSHA issues a
citation or order, it has authority to propose a civil penalty or fine, as a result of the
violation, that the operator is ordered to pay. Citations and orders can be contested and appealed
before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (the Commission), and as part of that
process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed. The Company had 96
contests pending before the Commission as of September 30, 2010 that involve a variety of
citations, including citations below the level required to be included in the table that follows.
This includes contests that were initiated prior to the three-month period ended September 30, 2010
and which do not necessarily relate to the citations, orders, violations or proposed assessments
issued by MSHA during such three-month period.
The table that follows reflects citations, orders, violations and proposed assessments
issued to the Company by MSHA during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Due to timing and
other factors, the data may not agree with the mine data retrieval system maintained by MSHA. The
proposed assessments for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were taken from the MSHA system
as of October 28, 2010.
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and Orders |
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Violations |
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Assessments(2) |
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Fatalities |
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Texas Lime Company |
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$ |
0.6 |
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Arkansas Lime Company |
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Plant |
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1 |
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$ |
0.7 |
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Limedale Quarry |
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1 |
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$ |
1.1 |
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Colorado Lime Company |
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Monarch Quarry |
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Salida Plant |
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1.6 |
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Delta Plant |
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U.S. Lime Company St. Clair |
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4 |
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$ |
16.9 |
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(1) |
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The definition of a mine under section 3 of the Mine Act includes the mine, as
well as other items used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of extracting and
processing limestone, such as land, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, kilns, and
other preparation facilities. These other items associated with a single mine have been aggregated
in the totals for that mine. |
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(2) |
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The proposed MSHA assessments issued during the quarterly reporting period do
not necessarily relate to the citations or orders issued by MSHA during the quarterly reporting
period or to the pending contests reported above. |
Page 17 of 18
Pattern or Potential Pattern of Violations. During the three months ended September 30, 2010,
none of the mines operated by the Company received written notice from MSHA of either (a) a pattern
of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have
significantly and substantially contributed to mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e)
of the Mine Act or (b) the potential to have such a pattern.
ITEM 6: EXHIBITS
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31.1 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer. |
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31.2 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Financial Officer. |
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32.1 |
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Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer. |
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32.2 |
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Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC. |
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October 29, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Timothy W. Byrne
Timothy W. Byrne
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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October 29, 2010
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By:
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/s/ M. Michael Owens
M. Michael Owens
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Page 18 of 18
UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Quarter Ended
September 30, 2010
Index to Exhibits
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DESCRIPTION |
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31.1 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer. |
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31.2 |
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Financial Officer. |
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32.1 |
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Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer. |
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32.2 |
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Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer. |