OWENS CORNING 
By TOLEDO, Ohio, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today reported consolidated net sales of $1.28 billion in the first quarter of 2014, down slightly from $1.35 billion in 2013.
First-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings were $35 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, flat with adjusted earnings of $35 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, in 2013. Net earnings in the first quarter of 2014 were $120 million, or $1.01 per share, compared to net earnings of $22 million, or $0.18 per diluted share last year. (See Table 3 for a discussion and reconciliation of these items.)
"Our first-quarter 2014 performance was led by continued improvement in Insulation and Composites, which offset the impact of weaker-than-expected roofing volumes," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike Thaman. "We anticipate the performance of our Roofing business to improve throughout the balance of the year. The current outlook for our markets and the momentum in our Insulation and Composites businesses support another strong year of earnings growth."
Consolidated First Quarter 2014 Results
-- Owens Corning continued its progress in safety improvement with a
Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) of 0.49 for the three months ending March
31, 2014. This compares to a rate of 0.64 in the same period a year ago.
On April 10, the National Safety Council awarded Owens Corning its Green
Cross for Safety Medal.
-- Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (adjusted EBIT) in the first
quarter of 2014 were $77 million, equal to the prior-year period.
Reported EBIT for the first quarter was $108 million, compared with $57
million during the same period in 2013. (See Table 2.) In the first
quarter of 2014, the company recorded a $45 million one-time net gain
related to the sale of the Hangzhou, China, plant, a previously
announced action. This gain was partially offset by $12 million of
severance charges related to workforce optimization initiatives in the
Composites business.
-- In the first quarter, the Company recognized a $74 million tax benefit
related to the resolution of a previous uncertain tax position, and the
reversal of a valuation allowance recorded in prior years against
certain European net deferred tax assets. These items have been excluded
from the company's calculation of adjusted earnings.
-- During the first quarter, Owens Corning repurchased 600,000 shares of
the company's common stock for $26.3 million. As of March 31, 2014,
eight million shares remained available for repurchase under the
company's current authorization.
-- The company paid a cash dividend on April 3, 2014. This dividend
represented the company's first such payment since 2000.
Outlook
For the full year 2014, the company continues to expect to deliver $500 million in adjusted EBIT based on the current outlook for an improving U.S. housing market and moderate global growth.
The Roofing business is expected to deliver another strong year in 2014 on market growth in new construction and flat to potentially improving re-roofing demand. The first-quarter volume weakness adds some additional risk to the company's financial outlook.
Insulation should continue to benefit from growth in U.S. residential new construction, improved pricing and operating leverage.
In Composites, the company expects recovering market conditions to drive price improvement of $20 million to $30 million. Pricing is expected to be the primary driver of EBIT growth in 2014.
The company estimates a long-term effective tax rate of 28 percent to 30 percent, and a long-term effective cash tax rate of 10 percent to 12 percent on adjusted pre-tax earnings, due to the company's $2.1 billion U.S. tax net operating loss carryforward. The effective book tax rate for 2014 on adjusted earnings is expected to be within the long-term range.
The company expects general corporate expenses to be $120 million to $130 million in 2014. Capital expenditures in 2014 are expected to total approximately $400 million, including an estimated $65 million for the start of construction of a non-wovens facility.
Next Earnings Announcement
Second-quarter 2014 results will be announced on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
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About Owens Corning
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) is a leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass-fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune® 500 company for 59 consecutive years, and in business for more than 75 years, Owens Corning is a market-leading innovator of glass-fiber technology with sales of $5.3 billion in 2013 and about 15,000 employees in 27 countries. Additional information is available at www.owenscorning.com.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these statements. Such factors include, without limitation: economic and political conditions, including; levels of residential and commercial construction activity; competitive factors; levels of global industrial production; relationships with key customers; difficulties in managing production capacity; industry and economic conditions that affect the market and operating conditions of our customers, suppliers or lenders; availability and cost of credit; our level of indebtedness; weather conditions; pricing factors; availability and cost of energy and raw materials; issues involving implementation of new business systems; new legislation or other governmental actions; our ability to use our net operating loss carry-forwards; research and development activities; foreign exchange fluctuations; interest rate movements; labor disputes; issues related to acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures; uninsured losses; achievement of expected synergies, cost reductions and/or productivity improvements; defined benefit plan funding obligations; and, factors detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The information in this news release speaks as of April 23, 2014, and is subject to change. The company does not undertake any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements. Any distribution of this news release after that date is not intended and should not be construed as updating or confirming such information.
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Table 1
Owens Corning and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months
Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
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NET SALES $1,278 $1,350
COST OF SALES 1,044 1,137
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Gross margin 234 213
OPERATING EXPENSES
Marketing and administrative
expenses 132 133
Science and technology expenses 19 18
Charges related to cost reduction
actions 12 1
Other (income) expenses, net (37) 4
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Total operating expenses 126 156
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EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES 108 57
Interest expense, net 27 29
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EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES 81 28
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) (39) 6
Equity in net earnings of affiliates - -
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NET EARNINGS 120 22
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests - -
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NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWENS CORNING $120 $22
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EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO
OWENS CORNING COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
Basic $1.02 $0.19
Diluted $1.01 $0.18
Dividend $0.16 $ -
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES
Basic 117.8 118.5
Diluted 118.7 119.6
Owens Corning follows the authoritative guidance referring to "Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Financial Statements," effective
January 1, 2009, which, among other things, changed the presentation format and certain captions of the Consolidated Statements of Earnings
and Consolidated Balance Sheets. Owens Corning uses the captions recommended by this standard in its Consolidated Financial Statements such
as net earnings attributable to Owens Corning and diluted earnings per common share attributable to Owens Corning common stockholders.
However, in the preceding release Owens Corning has shortened this language to net earnings and earnings per share (or a slight variation
thereof), respectively.
Table 2
Owens Corning and Subsidiaries
EBIT Reconciliation Schedules
(unaudited)
For purposes of internal review of Owens Corning's year-over-year operational performance, management excludes from net earnings
attributable to Owens Corning certain items it believes are not the result of current operations. The adjusted financial measure
resulting from these adjustments is used internally by Owens Corning for various purposes, including reporting results of operations to
the Board of Directors, analysis of performance, and related employee compensation measures. Although management believes that these
adjustments result in a measure that provides it a useful representation of its operational performance, the adjusted measure should not
be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings attributable to Owens Corning as prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.
Adjusting items are shown in the table below (in millions):
Three
Months
Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
---- ----
Gain on sale of Hangzhou, China facility $45 $ -
Charges related to cost reduction actions and related items (12) (9)
Net loss related to Hurricane Sandy (2) (11)
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Total adjusting items gain (loss) $31 $(20)
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The reconciliation from net earnings attributable to Owens Corning to Adjusted EBIT is shown in the table below (in millions):
Three
Months
Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
---- ----
NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO
OWENS CORNING $120 $22
Less: Net earnings attributable to
noncontrolling interests - -
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NET EARNINGS 120 22
Income tax expense (benefit) (39) 6
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EARNINGS BEFORE TAXES 81 28
Interest expense, net 27 29
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EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES 108 57
Adjusting items from above gain (loss) 31 (20)
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ADJUSTED EBIT $77 $77
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Table 3
Owens Corning and
Subsidiaries
EPS Reconciliation Schedules
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per
share data)
For purposes of internal
review of Owens Corning's
year-over-year operational
performance, management
excludes from net earnings
attributable to Owens
Corning certain items it
believes are not the result
of current operations. The
adjusted financial measures
resulting from these
adjustments are used
internally by Owens Corning
for various purposes,
including reporting results
of operations to the Board
of Directors, analysis of
performance and related
employee compensation
measures. Although
management believes that
these adjustments result in
measures that provide it a
useful representation of its
operational performance, the
adjusted measures should not
be considered in isolation
or as a substitute for net
earnings attributable to
Owens Corning as prepared in
accordance with accounting
principles generally
accepted in the United
States.
A reconciliation from net
earnings attributable to
Owens Corning to Adjusted
Earnings and a
reconciliation from diluted
earnings per share to
adjusted diluted earnings
per share are shown in the
tables below:
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
---------
2014 2013
---- ----
RECONCILIATION TO
ADJUSTED EARNINGS
Net earnings
attributable to
Owens Corning $120 $22
Adjustment
to remove
adjusting
items net
of tax (22) 15
Adjustment
to remove
significant
tax
reserve
reversals (74) -
Adjustment
to tax
expense to
reflect
pro forma
tax rate* 11 (2)
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ADJUSTED
EARNINGS $35 $35
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RECONCILIATION TO
ADJUSTED DILUTED
EARNINGS PER SHARE
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
OWENS CORNING
COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS
DILUTED EARNINGS PER
COMMON SHARE
ATTRIBUTABLE
TO OWENS
CORNING COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS $1.01 $0.18
Adjustment
to remove
adjusting
items net
of tax (0.19) 0.13
Adjustment
to remove
significant
tax
reserve
reversals (0.62) -
Adjustment
to tax
expense to
reflect a
pro forma
tax rate* 0.09 (0.02)
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ADJUSTED DILUTED
EARNINGS PER SHARE
ATTRIBUTABLE TO
OWENS CORNING
COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS $0.29 $0.29
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RECONCILIATION TO
DILUTED SHARES
OUTSTANDING
Weighted-average
shares outstanding
used for basic
earnings per
share 117.8 118.5
Non-vested
restricted
shares 0.4 0.6
Options to
purchase
common
stock 0.5 0.5
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Diluted shares
outstanding 118.7 119.6
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* For comparability, in 2014, we have used a pro-
forma effective tax rate of 29% (midpoint of
guidance) that excludes the resolution of a
significant uncertain tax position and the
reversal of a valuation allowance recorded in
prior years against certain European net deferred
tax assets. In 2013 we have used an effective tax
rate of 27% as this was the effective tax rate of
the Company's 2013 adjusted earnings.
Table 4
Owens Corning and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(in millions)
Mar. Dec.
31, 31,
ASSETS
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2014 2013
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CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $65 $57
Receivables, less allowances of $14 at Mar. 31, 2014, and
$14 at Dec. 31, 2013 942 683
Inventories 910 810
Assets held for sale - current 8 29
Other current assets 298 269
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Total current assets 2,223 1,848
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,898 2,932
Goodwill 1,166 1,166
Intangible assets 1,039 1,040
Deferred income taxes 420 436
Other non-current assets 220 225
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TOTAL ASSETS $7,966 $7,647
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
----------------------
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $957 $988
Short-term debt 25 1
Long-term debt - current portion 4 3
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Total current liabilities 986 992
Long-term debt, net of current portion 2,358 2,024
Pension plan liability 324 336
Other employee benefits liability 238 242
Deferred income taxes 27 23
Other liabilities 134 200
OWENS CORNING STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (a) - -
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (b) 1 1
Additional paid in capital 3,936 3,938
Accumulated earnings 756 655
Accumulated other comprehensive deficit (310) (297)
Cost of common stock in treasury (c) (521) (504)
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Total Owens Corning stockholders' equity 3,862 3,793
Noncontrolling interests 37 37
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Total equity 3,899 3,830
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $7,966 $7,647
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(a) 10 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at Mar. 31, 2014, and
Dec. 31, 2013
(b) 400 shares authorized; 135.5 issued and 117.7 outstanding at Mar. 31,
2014; 135.5 issued and 117.8 outstanding at Dec. 31, 2013
(c) 17.8 shares at Mar. 31, 2014, and 17.7 shares at Dec. 31, 2013
Table 5
Owens Corning and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in millions)
Three Months Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
---- ----
NET CASH FLOW USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings $120 $22
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 76 78
Gain on sale of fixed assets (45) -
Deferred income taxes (45) -
Provision for pension and other employee benefits liabilities 5 6
Stock-based compensation expense 8 7
Other non-cash (1) (2)
Change in working capital (377) (271)
Pension fund contribution (14) (12)
Payments for other employee benefits
liabilities (6) (5)
Other 7 (2)
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Net cash flow used for operating activities (272) (179)
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NET CASH FLOW USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to plant and equipment (including
alloy) (51) (45)
Closing costs related to sale of Hangzhou,
China facility (3) -
Net cash flow used for investing activities (54) (45)
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NET CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from senior revolving credit and
receivables securitization facilities 484 558
Payments on senior revolving credit and
receivables securitization facilities (149) (331)
Net increase in short-term debt 24 5
Purchases of treasury stock (29) (8)
Other 5 8
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Net cash flow provided by financing activities 335 232
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1) (1)
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 8 7
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 57 55
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $65 $62
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Table 6
Owens Corning and Subsidiaries
Segment and Business Information
(unaudited)
Composites
The table below provides a summary of net sales, EBIT and depreciation and amortization expense for
the Composites segment (in millions):
Three
Months
Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
---- ----
Net sales $477 $459
% change from prior year 4% -4%
EBIT $27 $9
EBIT as a % of net sales 6% 2%
Depreciation and amortization expense $34 $32
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Building Materials
The table below provides a summary of net sales, EBIT and depreciation and amortization expense
for the Building Materials segment and our businesses within this segment (in millions):
Three
Months
Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
---- ----
Net sales
Insulation $355 $330
Roofing 497 607
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Total Building Materials $852 $937
% change from prior year -9% 2%
EBIT
Insulation $1 $(21)
Roofing 80 119
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Total Building Materials $81 $98
EBIT as a % of net sales 10% 10%
Depreciation and amortization expense
Insulation $25 $26
Roofing 9 10
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Total Building Materials $34 $36
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Table 7
Owens Corning and Subsidiaries
Corporate, Other and Eliminations
(unaudited)
Corporate, Other and Eliminations
The table below provides a summary of EBIT and depreciation and amortization expense for the Corporate, Other and Eliminations
category (in millions):
Three
Months
Ended
Mar. 31,
--------
2014 2013
---- ----
Gain on sale of Hangzhou manufacturing facility $45 $ -
Charges related to cost reduction actions and related items (12) (9)
Net loss related to Hurricane Sandy (2) (11)
General corporate expense and other (31) (30)
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EBIT $ - $(50)
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Depreciation and amortization $8 $10
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SOURCE Owens Corning
