NEW YORK, Apr 26, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) today reported net income of $18.8 million, or $0.53 per share for the first quarter 2013, compared with $18.0 million, or $0.51 per share in the first quarter of 2012, a 4-percent increase.
Highlights:
-- Operating Income of $27.1 million, 10.8% of Sales
-- Record First Quarter Profit in Specialty Minerals Segment
-- Growth in Asia PCC Volume & Profitability
-- Company Signs Three New Agreements for FulFill(R) E-325 Technology
-- Repurchased $9.5 million in Treasury Stock in Quarter
"We began 2013 with solid operating performance, which generated a record in profit for both Minerals Technologies and our Specialty Minerals segment," said Joseph C. Muscari, executive chairman. "During the quarter we saw organic growth from new satellites ramping up in Asia, and we also announced three new commercial agreements for our FulFill(R) technology--two in North America and one in South America."
The company's worldwide sales declined 2 percent to $251.3 million from $257.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. Foreign exchange had an unfavorable impact of 1 percentage point of this decline, and two fewer days in the quarter affected sales by an additional 2 percentage points. Operating income was $27.1 million, a 1-percent increase over the $27.0 million recorded in the prior year's first quarter.
First quarter worldwide sales for the Specialty Minerals segment, which consists of the precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) and Processed Minerals product lines, were flat at $167.7 million. Underlying sales, excluding foreign exchange and two fewer days in the quarter, increased 3 percent.
The Specialty Minerals segment's income from operations of $22.2 million--13.2 percent of sales--increased 12 percent over the $19.9 million in the same period in 2012, and was a record first quarter performance. The increase was due primarily to contributions from the ramp-up of new satellite facilities in Asia, productivity improvements, higher pricing and good expense control.
Worldwide sales of PCC, which is used mainly in the manufacturing processes of the paper industry, at $138.1 million, were flat with the previous year's first quarter. Paper PCC sales were $121.3 million compared with $121.7 million in the same period last year. Sales growth in Asia, as a result of three new PCC satellites, was offset by lower volumes in North America. Sales of Specialty PCC increased 2 percent to $16.8 million from $16.4 million in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to slightly higher volumes and increased pricing.
"During the quarter, we continued to see additional acceptance of our FulFill(R) E-325 technology by the worldwide paper industry as we signed three new commercial agreements--two in North America that wished to be unnamed for competitive reasons, and one with CMPC Celulose Riograndense at a paper mill in Guaiba, Brazil," said Mr. Muscari. "This technology allows papermakers to increase loading levels of PCC by three to five points, replacing higher cost pulp, and increasing PCC usage between 20 to 30 percent. To date we have 13 paper mills around the world under contract to use this cost-saving technology."
Processed Minerals products first quarter sales were $29.6 million--even with the first quarter of 2012. This product line, which includes ground calcium carbonate and talc, are used in the building materials, polymers, ceramics, paints and coatings, glass and other manufacturing industries.
First quarter sales in the Refractories segment, which provides products and services primarily to the worldwide steel industry, were down 6 percent from $89.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 to $83.6 million. The Refractories segment recorded an operating income decrease of 24 percent to $6.9 million from $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. The decline was primarily attributable to two steel mill closures in North America last June, lower equipment sales and lower profits in our Japanese business. These declines were partially offset by contributions from new accounts in Europe, and from the company's refractory maintenance contract at a new steel mill in Bahrain.
"Despite a challenging quarter for our Refractories business, as well as weak markets in both steel and paper in North America and Europe, we had a strong start to the year," said Mr. Muscari. "We believe we will continue on a high-performance growth track for the rest of 2013 by deployment of our key strategies of geographic expansion, new product innovation, and operational excellence."
Contact:
Rick B. Honey
+1-212-878-1831
Minerals Technologies will sponsor a conference call tomorrow, April 26, 2013 at 11 a.m. The conference call will be broadcast live on the company web site: www.mineralstech.com .
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which describe or are based on current expectations. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations. In addition, any statements that are not historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect our businesses, particularly those mentioned in the risk factors and other cautionary statements in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For further information about Minerals Technologies Inc. look on the internet at http://www.mineralstech.com .
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Quarter Ended % Growth
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Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Apr. 1, Prior Prior
2013 2012 2012 Qtr. Year
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Net sales $ 251,289 $ 244,165 $ 257,138 3% (2)%
Cost of goods sold 196,401 191,069 202,201 3% (3)%
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Production margin 54,888 53,096 54,937 3% (0)%
Marketing and 22,934 22,377 22,898 2% 0%
administrative expenses
Research and development 4,818 4,995 5,047 (4)% (5)%
expenses
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Income from operations 27,136 25,724 26,992 5% 1%
Non-operating income 168 (979) (598) * *
(deductions) - net
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Income from continuing 27,304 24,745 26,394 10% 3%
operations, before tax
Provision for taxes on 7,700 6,506 7,786 18% (1)%
income
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Consolidated net income 19,604 18,239 18,608 7% 5%
Less: Net income 848 469 576 81% 47%
attributable to non-
controlling interests
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Net Income attributable to $ 18,756 $ 17,770 $ 18,032 6% 4%
Minerals Technologies
Inc. (MTI)
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding:
Basic 34,996 35,196 35,436
Diluted 35,253 35,467 35,600
Earnings per share
attributable to MTI:
Basic: $ 0.54 $ 0.50 $ 0.51 8% 6%
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Diluted: $ 0.53 $ 0.50 $ 0.51 6% 4%
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Cash dividends declared per $ 0.050 $ 0.050 $ 0.025
common share
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* Percentage not meaningful
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
1) For comparative purposes, the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and April 1, 2012 consisted of 90 days, 92 days, and 92 days, respectively.
2) Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations less capital expenditures. The following is a presentation of the Company's non-GAAP free cash flow for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and April 1, 2012 and a reconciliation to cash flow from operations for such periods. The Company's management believes this non-GAAP measure provides meaningful supplemental information as management uses this measure to evaluate the Company's ability to maintain capital assets, satisfy current and future obligations, repurchase stock, pay dividends and fund future business opportunities. Free cash flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since the Company has certain non-discretionary obligations such as debt service that are not deducted from the measure. The Company's definition of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Quarter Ended
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(millions of dollars) Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Apr. 1,
2013 2012 2012
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Cash flow from operations $ 24.7 $ 35.1 $ 24.7
Capital expenditures 8.7 14.3 9.4
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Free cash flow $ 16.0 $ 20.8 $ 15.3
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3) The following table reflects the components of non-operating
income and deductions:
(millions of dollars) Quarter Ended
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Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Apr. 1,
2013 2012 2012
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Interest income $ 0.7 $ 0.7 $ 1.0
Interest expense (0.8) (0.8) (0.8)
Foreign exchange 0.6 (0.6) (0.4)
gains (losses)
Other income (0.3) (0.3) (0.4)
(deductions)
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Non-operating $ 0.2 $ (1.0) $ (0.6)
income (deductions), net
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4) The analyst conference call to discuss operating results for the fourth quarter is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2013 at 11:00 am and will be broadcast over the Company's website (www.mineralstech.com). The broadcast will remain on the Company's website for no less than one year.
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
(millions of dollars)
(unaudited)
Quarter Ended % Growth
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SALES DATA Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Apr. 1, Prior Prior
2013 2012 2012 Qtr Year
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United States $ 139.8 $ 135.0 $ 145.8 4% (4)%
International 111.5 109.2 111.3 2% 0%
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Net Sales $ 251.3 $ 244.2 $ 257.1 3% (2)%
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Paper PCC $ 121.3 $ 118.8 $ 121.7 2% (0)%
Specialty PCC 16.8 16.1 16.4 4% 2%
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PCC Products $ 138.1 $ 134.9 $ 138.1 2% 0%
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Talc $ 12.4 $ 11.0 $ 12.1 13% 2%
Ground Calcium Carbonate 17.2 14.9 17.5 15% (2)%
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Processed Minerals Products $ 29.6 $ 25.9 $ 29.6 14% 0%
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Specialty Minerals Segment $ 167.7 $ 160.8 $ 167.7 4% 0%
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Refractory products $ 62.4 $ 63.5 $ 69.1 (2)% (10)%
Metallurgical Products 21.2 19.9 20.3 7% 4%
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Refractories Segment $ 83.6 $ 83.4 $ 89.4 0% (6)%
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Net Sales $ 251.3 $ 244.2 $ 257.1 3% (2)%
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SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) DATA
Specialty Minerals Segment $ 22.2 $ 19.6 $ 19.9 13% 12%
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Refractories Segment $ 6.9 $ 7.5 $ 9.1 (8)% (24)%
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Unallocated Corporate $ (2.0) $ (1.4) $ (2.0) 43% 0%
Expenses
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Consolidated $ 27.1 $ 25.7 $ 27.0 5% 0%
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MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
(In Thousands of Dollars)
March 31, December 31,
2013* 2012**
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Current
assets:
Cash & cash equivalents $ 454,331 $ 454,092
Short-term investments 15,586 14,178
Accounts receivable, net 197,834 193,328
Inventories 88,755 84,569
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 18,364 18,318
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Total current assets 774,870 764,485
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Property, plant and equipment 1,256,112 1,261,952
Less accumulated depreciation 943,676 944,283
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Net property, plant & equipment 312,436 317,669
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Goodwill 65,081 65,829
Other assets and deferred charges 58,732 63,206
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Total assets $ 1,211,119 $ 1,211,189
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt $ 7,226 $ 7,111
Current maturities of long-term debt 77,260 76,977
Accounts payable 109,857 98,371
Other current liabilities 55,785 67,639
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Total current liabilities 250,128 250,098
Long-term debt 8,200 8,478
Other non-current liabilities 140,032 138,894
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Total liabilities 398,360 397,470
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Total MTI shareholders' equity 789,558 790,411
Non-controlling Interest 23,201 23,308
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Total shareholders' equity 812,759 813,719
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Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity $ 1,211,119 $ 1,211,189
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* Unaudited
** Condensed from audited financial statements.
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