SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
MAY 30, 2001
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(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN 38-0751137
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1284 North Telegraph Road, Monroe, Michigan 48162-3390
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
REGISTRANTS TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (734) 241-4414
None
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
Item 5. Other Events
INDEX
Description Page #
News Release...............................................................3-4
Fourth Quarter Analysis......................................................5
Fourth Quarter Statement of Cash Flows.......................................6
Fourth Quarter Financial Commentary..........................................7
Report of Management Responsibilities*.......................................8
Report of Independent Accountants*...........................................8
Consolidated Balance Sheet*...............................................9-10
Consolidated Statement of Income*...........................................11
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows*.......................................12
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity....................13
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements*..............................14-20
Managements Discussion and Analysis*.....................................20-24
Consolidated Six Year Summary*..............................................25
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information*..................................26
Dividend and Market Information*............................................27
Investor Information*.......................................................27
Board of Directors and Executives*..........................................28
Signature Page..............................................................29
Consent of Independent Accountants..........................................30
* This information is the same as what is planned to be included in the
Companys 2001 Annual Report to shareholders
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER, FULL YEAR RESULTS
MONROE, MI May 30, 2001 - La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE, PCX: LZB) today reported
sales for its April 28, 2001 fiscal fourth quarter of $595 million, compared to
$654 million in the year-earlier quarter, or $619 million after adjustment for
an extra week in the fiscal 2000 period. Net income for fiscal 2001's fourth
quarter was $10.3 million or $0.17 per diluted share, after a
previously-announced $0.11 per share restructuring charge. Prior to the
restructuring charge, net income for the quarter was $0.28 per diluted share,
compared to $0.49 per diluted share or $29.7 million in the same period of
fiscal 2000, a decline of 43 percent. These results were in line with the
company's previous guidance.
For the company's 52-week fiscal year ended April 28, 2001, sales totaled $2.256
billion, compared to $1.783 billion in 53-week fiscal 2000. After adjusting for
the extra week in fiscal 2000 and acquisitions, the proforma year-over-year
sales decrease for fiscal 2001 was 1 percent. Net income for fiscal 2001 totaled
$68.3 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, after the restructuring charge. Prior
to the restructuring charge, net income was $1.24 per diluted share for fiscal
2001, versus $1.60 in the prior year, a 22 percent decrease.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated president and chief operating officer Jerry Kiser said,
"We are obviously not pleased with our company's performance last year." Kiser
noted that the past year was one of the most difficult periods for the
residential furniture industry in recent memory, and included a number of
furniture retailer bankruptcies. "This retail disruption cost us a significant
amount," he said, "in terms of higher bad debt costs, increased margin
pressures, and a decrease in the number of major dealers - particularly in the
promotional end of our business."
Kiser continued, "La-Z-Boy Incorporated's management team responded to last
year's industry softness by putting a number of programs in place throughout the
company to reduce expenses, improve manufacturing productivity and keep
production in line with current sales rates. Including our restructuring
program, we have reduced total employment throughout the company by about 1,000
jobs, or roughly 5 percent of our workforce since the end of our January fiscal
third quarter. We have also taken a significant amount of selective plant
downtime at various divisions. While we look forward to an improved tone of
business later this year, we are continuing to manage our businesses within the
context of an extremely challenging environment. Our best estimate for the July
2001 quarter is for a year-over-year sales decline in the mid single digit area,
and earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.05 - $0.10, compared to last
year's $0.21, and, for the full fiscal year 2002, our estimate is $1.20 -
$1.40."
La-Z-Boy Incorporated chairman Pat Norton added, "The suddenness and severity of
the decline in consumer furniture demand in the latter part of calendar 2000
surprised even the most experienced industry executives. Our La-Z-Boy
proprietary distribution system - and in particular our nearly 300 Furniture
Galleries(R) Stores - performed relatively well in this environment, with sales
remaining flat to slightly higher in recent months. Consumer demand for
furniture remains quite weak at present, with no indications as yet of an
imminent recovery. Our first quarter ending in July is typically a slow period
and we are expecting it to be quite challenging this year. However, we believe
the aggressive Federal Reserve Board interest rate cuts since the start of
calendar 2001 bode well for consumer sentiment as we move into the Fall, which
typically is our strongest seasonal period of the year."
La-Z-Boy will hold an investor conference call tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m.
EDT. The dial-in number for the call is 800-394-1298. A telephone replay of the
call will begin at about 2 p.m. and remain available through June 7th. The
number for the telephone replay is 800-642-1687 and the passcode is 159760. The
conference call will also be webcast live and will remain available on the
Internet for approximately 30 days. Both the live webcast and the archive will
be available at www.la-z-boy.com.
La-Z-Boy Background information:
With annual sales in excess of $2 billion, La-Z-Boy Incorporated is the largest
U.S. residential furniture producer, employing more than 20,000 people company
wide and operating 55 manufacturing facilities in ten states and four foreign
countries. The La-Z-Boy Incorporated family of companies - Alexvale, American
Drew, Bauhaus, Centurion, Clayton Marcus, England, Hammary, HickoryMark,
Kincaid, La-Z-Boy, La-Z-Boy Contract Furniture Group, Lea, Pennsylvania House,
Pilliod and Sam Moore - produces furniture for every room of the home and
office. And, under the American of Martinsville brand name, La-Z-Boy is also a
leading manufacturer of contract furniture for the hospitality and
assisted-living markets.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated's vast distribution network of proprietary retailers,
which includes 289 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries(R) and 319 La-Z-Boy In-Store
Gallerys, in-store gallery programs at Kincaid, Pennsylvania House and Clayton
Marcus, England's Custom Comfort Centers and Lea's Kid's Generation displays,
contains over 9 million square feet of retail floor space dedicated exclusively
to selling La-Z-Boy products. According to industry trade publication
Furniture/Today, the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries retail network by itself
represents the industry's sixth largest U.S. furniture retailer. La-Z-Boy's
stock is traded on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the trading
symbol: LZB. Additional information on the company is available at
www.la-z-boy.com.
Forward-looking Information:
Any forward-looking statements contained in this report represent management's
current expectations, based on present information and current assumptions.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or projected due
to a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to changes in
consumer sentiment, the impact of interest rate changes on the economy, the
impact of imports, the effect of certain manufacturing restructuring actions and
other factors identified from time to time in the company's reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, either to reflect new
developments, or for any other reason.
Additional Information:
This news release is just one part of La-Z-Boy's financial disclosures and
should be read in conjunction with other information filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including the company's most recent Form 10-Q report.
The company's recently-filed Form 8-K contains the latest quarter's income
statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, segment information and
additional management discussion and analysis of the financial results, and is
available at www.la-z-boy.com
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(UNAUDITED)
FOURTH QUARTER ENDED
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Apr. 28, Apr. 29, Percent of Sales
2001 2000 % Over -----------------
(13 Weeks) (14 Weeks) (Under) 2001 2000
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Sales $594,771 $654,497 -9% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales 473,120 498,087 -5% 79.5% 76.1%
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Gross profit 121,651 156,410 -22% 20.5% 23.9%
S, G & A 97,492 105,345 -7% 16.4% 16.1%
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Operating profit 24,159 51,065 -53% 4.1% 7.8%
Interest expense 4,290 4,222 2% 0.7% 0.6%
Interest income 495 450 10% 0.1% 0.1%
Other income (expense) (1,668) 661 -352% -0.4% 0.1%
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Pretax income 18,696 47,954 -61% 3.1% 7.4%
Income tax expense 8,396 18,240 -54% 44.9% * 38.0% *
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Net income $10,300 $29,714 -65% 1.7% 4.5%
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Basic EPS $0.17 $0.49 -65%
Diluted average shares 60,571 61,058 -1%
Diluted EPS $0.17 $0.49 -65%
Dividends paid per share $0.09 $0.08 13%
* As a percent of pretax income, not sales.
Unaudited Segment Analysis
Fourth Quarter Ended April 28, 2001
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Sales Operating Profit
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FY01 Over/
(Under) FY00 FY01
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Pro (Under) -----------------
Actual forma FY00 FY01 FY00
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Residential upholstery -5% 2% -5% 9.0% 9.5%
Residential casegoods -23% -16% -149% -4.1% 6.0%
Contract -19% -12% -189% -6.0% 4.8%
Unallocated corporate
costs & elminations N/A N/A 186% N/A N/A
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Consolidated -9% -4% -53% 4.1% 7.8%
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LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
Unaudited
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Fourth Quarter Ended
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Apr. 28, Apr. 29,
2001 2000
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $10,300 $29,714
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 14,678 11,381
Change in receivables (14,135) (50,836)
Change in inventories 24,527 14,367
Change in payables 2,046 (8,118)
Change in other assets and liabilities 24,997 14,341
Proceeds from insurance recovery - -
Change in deferred taxes (12,142) (2,680)
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Total adjustments 39,971 (21,545)
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Cash provided by operating activities 50,271 8,169
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposals of assets 1,642 412
Capital expenditures (14,357) (9,167)
Acquisition of operating division, net of cash
acquired - 2,828
Change in other investments (2,661) (3,642)
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Cash used by investing activities (15,376) (9,569)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from debt 10,380 118,622
Proceeds from payments of debt (40,065) (106,721)
Capital leases - -
Capital lease principal payments (159) (214)
Stock for stock option plans 2,358 2,235
Stock for 401(k) employee plans 1,235 787
Purchase of La-Z-Boy stock (506) (10,184)
Payment of cash dividends (4,496) (4,903)
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Cash provided/(used) by financing activities (31,253) (378)
Currency translation adjustments (486) (400)
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Net change in cash and equivalents 3,156 (2,178)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 20,409 16,531
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Cash and equivalents at end of period $23,565 $14,353
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Cash paid during period -Income taxes $11,227 $12,946
-Interest $4,741 $2,984
Fourth Quarter Financial Commentary
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Sales declined 9% from the prior year; however, the current year contained
13 weeks for all operating divisions compared to 14 weeks for most divisions in
the prior year's fourth quarter. After adjusting for this difference in weeks,
proforma consolidated sales declined 4%. The 4% proforma sales decrease was
primarily due to weak furniture industry demand and impacts of retailer
financial difficulties. Proforma Residential Upholstery sales increased 2%,
Residential Casegoods decreased 16% and Contract sales decreased 12%. The 2%
Residential Upholstery segment's proforma sales growth continued a small
positive trend for the last three quarters. Growth was higher than the other
segments in part because of a larger percentage of sales from proprietary
dealers, not as much of an impact from financially troubled retailers and less
competition from imports. The 16% proforma decline in Residential Casegoods
sales continued a quarterly trend of increased unfavorable impacts from the loss
of sales due to financially troubled retailers. Residential Casegoods sales
backlogs have continued to decline and are now at a very low level at most
divisions in this segment. Contract proforma sales declined 12% from the prior
year's quarter which is an improvement relative to the prior 19% third quarter
decline. Contract sales were affected by weak demand across all of its major
product lines.
The gross profit margin declined to 20.5% of sales compared to 23.9% in the
prior year's third quarter. Over $11 million of the $35 million decline was due
to a one time restructuring charge announced in April. Most of the related
decline in margin was due to the 4% decline in proforma sales.
As a percent of sales, Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) costs
increased to 16.4% of sales compared to 16.1% in the prior year's fourth quarter
primarily due to a $3.8 million increase to bad debts expense. Management
reduced other areas of SG&A expense as a result of programs to trim overhead
costs to better match the level of sales.
Other income declined to a loss of $1.7 million compared to income of $0.7
million in last year's fourth quarter. The other income line historically has
major swings in it from quarter to quarter given the nature of many of its
components. $0.9 million of the quarter's loss was a one-time adjustment to
third quarter Other income.
Income tax expense increased to 44.9% of pretax income from 38.0% in last
year's quarter. The primary reason for the increase was an increase to state
income taxes due to an unfavorable mix of legal entity pretax income. A
secondary reason was the decline in pretax income relative to flat nondeductible
goodwill expense.
Report of Management Responsibilities
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
The management of La-Z-Boy Incorporated is responsible for the preparation
of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, related financial data
and all other information included in the following pages. These financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America and include amounts based on
management's estimates and judgements where appropriate.
Management is further responsible for maintaining the adequacy and
effectiveness of established internal controls. These controls provide
reasonable assurance that the assets of La-Z-Boy Incorporated are safeguarded
and that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization
and are recorded properly for the preparation of financial statements. The
internal control system is supported by written policies and procedures, the
careful selection and training of qualified personnel and a program of internal
auditing.
The accompanying report of the Company's independent accountants states
their opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements, based on
audits conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. The Board of Directors, through its Audit Committee
composed exclusively of outside directors, is responsible for reviewing and
monitoring the financial statements and accounting practices. The Audit
Committee meets periodically with the internal auditors, management and the
independent accountants to ensure that each is meeting its responsibilities. The
Audit Committee and the independent accountants have free access to each other
with or without management being present.
Gerald L. Kiser
President and Chief Operating Officer
David M. Risley
Chief Financial Officer
Report of Independent Accountants
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of La-Z-Boy Incorporated:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related
consolidated statements of income, of cash flows and of changes in shareholders'
equity present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
La-Z-Boy Incorporated and its subsidiaries at April 28, 2001 and April 29, 2000,
and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
fiscal years in the period ended April 28, 2001 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with
auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Toledo, Ohio
May 30, 2001
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Amounts in thousands) As of 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Assets
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Current assets
Cash and equivalents........................... $23,565 $14,353
Receivables, less allowance of $30,546 in
2001 and $25,474 in 2000.................... 380,867 394,453
Inventories
Raw materials............................... 90,381 91,018
Work-in-progress............................ 62,465 63,635
Finished goods.............................. 115,425 98,623
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FIFO inventories.......................... 268,271 253,276
Excess of FIFO over LIFO.................. (10,384) (7,473)
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Total inventories...................... 257,887 245,803
Deferred income taxes.......................... 26,168 22,374
Other current assets........................... 20,289 15,386
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Total current assets.................. 708,776 692,369
Property, plant and equipment
Buildings and building fixtures................ 199,473 189,588
Machinery and equipment........................ 177,851 162,485
Information systems............................ 31,308 27,836
Land and land improvements..................... 25,490 25,173
Transportation equipment....................... 17,909 17,454
Network and production tracking systems........ 6,053 6,080
Other.......................................... 24,284 22,755
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482,368 451,371
Less: accumulated depreciation............. 252,027 223,488
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Property, plant and equipment, net...... 230,341 227,883
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization
of $21,810 in 2001 and $17,360 in 2000......... 112,755 116,668
Trade names, less accumulated amortization of
$5,792 in 2001 and $1,052 in 2000.............. 134,667 135,340
Other long-term assets, less allowance of
$6,404 in 2001 and $6,747 in 2000.............. 35,964 46,037
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Total assets............................ $1,222,503 $1,218,297
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these statements.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Amounts in thousands, except par value) As of 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
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Current liabilities
Lines of credit..................................... $10,380 $8,000
Current portion of long-term debt................... 5,304 5,119
Current portion of capital leases................... 541 457
Accounts payable.................................... 92,830 90,392
Payroll and other compensation...................... 78,550 74,724
Income taxes........................................ 11,490 5,002
Other current liabilities........................... 50,820 53,312
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Total current liabilities........................ 249,915 237,006
Long-term debt......................................... 196,923 233,938
Capital leases......................................... 2,496 2,156
Deferred income taxes.................................. 45,709 50,280
Other long-term liabilities............................ 32,314 31,825
Contingencies and commitments (Note 12)................
Shareholders' equity
Preferred shares-5,000 authorized; none issued...... -- --
Common shares, $1 par value-150,000 authorized;
60,501 outstanding in 2001 and 61,328
outstanding in 2000.............................. 60,501 61,328
Capital in excess of par value...................... 210,924 211,450
Retained earnings................................... 427,616 392,458
Accumulated other comprehensive loss................ (3,895) (2,144)
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Total shareholders' equity.................... 695,146 663,092
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity.. $1,222,503 $1,218,297
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these statements.
Consolidated Statement of Income
(Amounts in thousands, 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
except per share data) Fiscal year ended (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Sales..................................... $2,256,197 $1,782,916 $1,339,962
Cost of sales............................. 1,753,000 1,350,561 997,975
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Gross profit........................... 503,197 432,355 341,987
Selling, general and administrative....... 382,403 289,507 235,228
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Operating profit....................... 120,794 142,848 106,759
Interest expense.......................... 17,960 9,655 4,440
Interest income........................... 1,779 1,976 2,181
Other income, net......................... 7,431 5,144 2,738
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Pretax income.......................... 112,044 140,313 107,238
Income tax expense (benefit)
Federal -current..................... 44,866 49,491 41,286
-deferred.................... (6,930) (3,288) (4,727)
State -current..................... 6,576 7,048 5,114
-deferred.................... (804) (552) (577)
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Total income tax expense.................. 43,708 52,699 41,096
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Net income............................. $68,336 $87,614 $66,142
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Basic average common shares............ 60,550 54,488 52,890
Basic net income per common share...... $1.13 $1.61 $1.25
Diluted weighted average common shares. 60,692 54,860 53,148
Diluted net income per common share.... $1.13 $1.60 $1.24
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part
of these statements.
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
(Amounts in thousands) Fiscal year ended (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net income.................................................. $68,336 $87,614 $66,142
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization......................... 45,697 30,342 22,081
Change in receivables................................. 13,488 (42,595) (26,875)
Change in inventories................................. (3,159) (4,703) (4,607)
Change in payables.................................... 2,438 (4,356) 8,716
Change in other assets and liabilities................ (7,542) (2,075) 19,571
Change in deferred taxes.............................. (8,365) (5,797) (3,130)
Proceeds from insurance recovery...................... 5,116 -- --
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Total adjustments................................. 47,673 29,184 15,756
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Net cash provided by operating activities............. 116,009 58,430 81,898
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposals of assets........................... 2,302 1,202 401
Capital expenditures........................................ (37,416) (37,968) (25,316)
Acquisition of operating divisions, net of cash acquired.... -- (57,952) --
Change in other long-term assets............................ (2,476) (9,681) (4,895)
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Net cash used for investing activities................ (37,590) (104,399) (29,810)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from debt.......................................... 87,380 175,622 --
Payment of debt............................................. (121,830) (110,319) (6,786)
Capital leases.............................................. 424 801 (1,199)
Stock issued for stock option & 401(k) plans................ 10,395 9,235 8,333
Repurchase of common stock.................................. (23,906) (31,046) (30,460)
Dividends paid.............................................. (21,189) (17,447) (16,417)
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Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities.. (68,726) 26,846 (46,529)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents........ (650) (74) (709)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents................ 9,212 (19,197) 4,850
Cash and equivalents at beginning of the year.................. 14,353 33,550 28,700
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Cash and equivalents at end of the year........................ $23,565 $14,353 $33,550
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Cash paid during the year
-Income taxes............................................... $57,383 $52,210 $44,842
-Interest................................................... $17,480 $7,128 $4,340
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Accumu-
Capital in lated other
Common excess of Retained Comprehen-
(Amounts in thousands) shares par value earnings sive loss Total
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At April 25, 1998............... $17,850 $29,262 $342,146 ($1,049) $388,209
Three-for-one stock split................. 35,700 (35,700) --
Repurchase of common stock................ (1,700) (28,760) (30,460)
Stock options/401(k)...................... 490 2,320 5,523 8,333
Dividends paid............................ (16,417) (16,417)
Comprehensive income
Net income............................. 66,142
Translation adjustment................. (892)
Total comprehensive income............. 65,250
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At April 24, 1999............... 52,340 31,582 332,934 (1,941) 414,915
Repurchase of common stock................ (1,749) (29,297) (31,046)
Stock options/401(k)...................... 609 1,139 7,487 9,235
Stock issued for acquisition ............. 10,128 178,729 11,167 200,024
Dividends paid............................ (17,447) (17,447)
Comprehensive income
Net income............................. 87,614
Translation adjustment................. (203)
Total comprehensive income............. 87,411
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At April 29, 2000............... 61,328 211,450 392,458 (2,144) 663,092
Repurchases of common stock............... (1,618) (22,288) (23,906)
Stock options/401(k)...................... 791 (526) 10,299 10,564
Dividends paid............................ (21,189) (21,189)
Comprehensive income
Net income............................. 68,336
Unrealized loss on marketable
securities, net of taxes............... (768)
Translation adjustment................. (983)
Total comprehensive income............. 66,585
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At April 28, 2001............... $60,501 $210,924 $427,616 ($3,895) $695,146
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The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1: Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in
the preparation of these financial statements. Fiscal years 2001 and 1999
included 52 weeks, whereas fiscal year 2000 included 53 weeks.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of La-Z-Boy
Incorporated and its wholly owned subsidiaries, termed "the Company." All
significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Certain non-U.S.
subsidiaries are consolidated on a one-month lag.
Risks and Uncertainties
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., which require management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, sales and expenses for the reporting periods. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
Cash and Equivalents
For purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, the Company
considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined
on the last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis. Excess of first in, first out basis
(FIFO) over the LIFO basis at April 28, 2001 and April 29, 2000 includes $15
million and $17 million, respectively, for inventory written-up to fair value
for 2000 acquisitions. This purchase accounting adjustment reduces earnings in
periods that the related inventory is sold.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Items capitalized, including significant betterments to existing
facilities, are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using accelerated and
straight-line methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Buildings, land improvements and building fixtures are depreciated over
periods of 15-30 years. Machinery and equipment are depreciated over a period of
10 years. Information systems are depreciated over periods of 2-5 years.
Transportation equipment is depreciated over 5 years. Network and production
tracking systems are depreciated over periods of 5-10 years.
Goodwill
The excess of the cost of operating companies acquired over the fair value
of their net assets is amortized on a straight-line basis over 30 years from the
date of acquisition. Goodwill is evaluated periodically for impairment.
Trade Names
Trade names are amortized on a straight-line basis over 30 years. Trade
names are evaluated periodically for impairment.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized upon shipment of product. Provision is made at the
time revenue is recognized for estimated product returns and warranties as well
as other incentives that may be offered to customers. In accordance with
Emerging Issues Task Force consensus 00-10, related to accounting for freight
revenues, which became applicable in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, shipping
and handling revenues are included in sales and associated expenses are included
in cost of goods sold. Prior period information has been reclassified to reflect
this change.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided on all applicable revenue and expense items
included in the consolidated statement of income, regardless of the period such
items are recognized for income tax purposes.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of each foreign subsidiary is the respective local
currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at the year end exchange rates
and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the
period. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of
shareholders' equity in other comprehensive income.
Financial Instruments and Hedging
The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate
volatility. As interest rates change the differential to be paid or received
under the swap agreements is recognized in interest expense for the period. The
Company will adopt SFAS No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities" in fiscal year 2002. This statement requires that all
derivatives be recognized on the balance sheet at fair value.
Reclassification
Certain prior year information has been reclassified to be comparable to
the current year presentation.
Note 2: Restructuring
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001, the Company recorded a
restructuring charge of $11.2 million ($6.9 million after tax) as a result of
strategic decisions to rationalize production capacity to achieve more efficient
production utilization and exit certain unprofitable product lines. The $11.2
million charge, which is included in cost of sales, included fixed asset
writedowns of $4.0 million, severance and benefit related costs of $1.2 million,
inventory writedowns of $3.3 million and other restructuring related costs of
$2.7 million. Approximately 310 jobs in manufacturing and management will be
eliminated as these actions are phased in over the next fiscal year. At fiscal
year end, a liability of approximately $3.9 million remained on the consolidated
balance sheet to account for restructuring activities. This amount consists of
severance and benefit related costs of $1.2 million and other restructuring
related costs of $2.7 million.
Note 3: Acquisitions
On January 29, 2000, the Company acquired LADD Furniture, Inc., then a
publicly traded furniture manufacturer, in a stock-for-stock merger, at which
time LADD became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The holders of LADD
stock received approximately 9.2 million shares of La-Z-Boy common stock in
consideration for their LADD shares. In addition, LADD employee stock options
then outstanding were replaced by about 1 million La-Z-Boy common stock options.
Total consideration, including acquisition costs, was $190 million. On December
28, 1999, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Alexvale
Furniture, Inc., a manufacturer of medium-priced upholstered furniture, for a
combination of cash and La-Z-Boy common stock totaling $17 million. On June 1,
1999, the Company acquired Bauhaus USA, Inc., a manufacturer of upholstered
furniture primarily marketed to department stores, for $59 million, in a cash
transaction.
The above acquisitions have been accounted for as purchases. The acquired
companies are included in the Company's financial results immediately following
the acquisition dates. The excess of the aggregate purchase prices over the fair
value of the net identifiable assets acquired of $74 million has been recorded
as goodwill.
The following unaudited proforma financial information presents combined
results of operations of the above companies with the Company as if the
acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of fiscal 1999. The proforma
financial information gives effect to certain adjustments resulting from the
acquisitions and related financing. The proforma financial information does not
necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the
separate operations of each company constituted a single entity during such
periods.
Unaudited, year ended
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(Amounts in thousands, 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
except per share data) (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Sales.................... $2,256,197 $2,301,910 $2,107,938
Net income............... $68,336 $97,850 $80,221
Earnings per share....... $1.13 $1.60 $1.28
Note 4: Debt
Interest
(Amounts in thousands) Rates Maturity 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Revolving credit
facility.................. 5.6% 2005 $130,000 $60,419
Industrial
revenue bonds............. 4.5% 2002-26 37,227 37,495
Private placement notes...... 6.5% 2008 35,000 35,000
Bridge loan facility......... 6.9% 2001 -- 105,703
Other debt................... -- 440
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Total debt........................... 202,227 239,057
Less: current portion ............ 5,304 5,119
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Long-term debt ........... $196,923 $233,938
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Weighted avg. interest rate ............ 5.5% 6.4%
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Fair value of debt.............. $202,850 $245,795
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On May 12, 2000, the Company entered into a $300 million unsecured
revolving credit facility with a group of banks and used the proceeds to retire
an unsecured $150 million bridge loan facility, which had been put into place to
finance the acquisition of LADD, and to retire a $75 million unsecured revolving
line of credit. The $300 million credit facility uses a performance based
interest rate grid with pricing ranging from LIBOR plus .475% to LIBOR plus
.800% based on the Company's consolidated debt to capital ratio and also
requires that certain covenants be met. The revolving credit facility expires on
May 12, 2005.
Industrial revenue bonds were used to finance the construction of
manufacturing facilities. The facilities constructed from the bond proceeds are
pledged as collateral for the bonds.
The Company has entered into several interest rate swap agreements with
counter-parties that are participants in the revolving credit facility to reduce
the impact of changes in interest rates on the floating rate debt. The Company
believes that potential credit loss from counter-party non-performance is
minimal. The purpose of these swaps is to fix interest rates on a notional
amount of $70 million for a three year period at 6.095% plus the applicable
borrowing spread under the revolving credit facility. The fair market value of
the swaps would require payment of $2 million at April 28, 2001 if the company
were to terminate the agreement.
Maturities of long term debt, other than the revolving credit facility,
subsequent to April 28, 2001 are; $5 million in 2002, $0 million in 2003, $0
million in 2004, $4 million in 2005, $0 million in 2006 and $63 million
thereafter. As of April 28, 2001, unused lines of credit and commitments
remained of $275 million under several credit arrangements.
Note 5: Leases
The Company has operating leases for manufacturing facilities, executive
and sales offices, warehousing and showrooms, as well as for equipment for
manufacturing, transportation and data processing. The operating leases expire
at various dates through 2026. Certain transportation leases contain a provision
for the payment of contingent rentals based on mileage in excess of stipulated
amounts. The Company leases additional transportation and other equipment under
capital leases expiring at various dates through 2009. The majority of these
capital leases include bargain purchase options.
Minimum lease payments under capital and operating leases for the five
years subsequent to April 28, 2001 are $12 million, $11 million, $10 million, $7
million and $4 million, respectively.
Note 6: Financial Guarantees
The Company has provided unsecured financial guarantees relating to loans
and leases in connection with certain La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallaries(R). The
amounts of the guarantees are shown in the following table. Because almost all
guarantees are expected to retire without being funded, the contract amounts are
not estimates of future cash flows.
(Contract amounts in thousands) 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Loan Guarantees................... $20,034 $17,446
Lease Guarantees.................. $10,651 $11,213
The guarantees require the dealers to make periodic payments to the Company
in exchange for the guarantees. Terms of current guarantees generally range from
one to five years.
The guarantees have off-balance-sheet credit risk because only the periodic
payments and any accrual for probable loss are recognized until a guarantee
expires. Credit risk represents the accounting loss that would be recognized at
the reporting date if counter-parties failed to perform completely as
contracted. The credit risk amounts are equal to the contractual amounts,
assuming that the amounts are fully advanced and that no amounts could be
recovered from other parties.
Note 7: Stock Option Plans
Shareholders approved an employee Incentive Stock Option Plan that provides
grants to certain employees to purchase common shares of the Company at not less
than their fair market value at the date of grant. Outstanding options are for
five years and ten years and become exercisable at 25% per year beginning one
year from the date of grant. The plan originally authorized grants of options up
to 7,500,000 common shares for this plan.
Number Weighted avg.
of shares exercise price
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Outstanding at April 25, 1998..... 1,340,559 $10.87
Granted........................... 422,220 17.58
Exercised......................... (314,814) 9.86
Expired or cancelled.............. (43,779) 13.82
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Outstanding at April 24, 1999..... 1,404,186 $13.02
Granted........................... 1,423,822 17.33
Exercised......................... (351,919) 10.64
Expired or cancelled.............. (75,185) 17.87
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Outstanding at April 29, 2000..... 2,400,904 $15.65
Granted........................... 716,930 15.50
Exercised......................... (449,852) 10.84
Expired or cancelled.............. (139,697) 18.11
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Outstanding at April 28, 2001..... 2,528,285
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Exercisable at April 28, 2001..... 1,291,386 $15.10
Shares available for grants at
April 28, 2001................. 4,885,817
Weighted
Weighted remaining
Range of ex- Number of avg. exercise contractual
ercise prices shares price life
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$9.12-$13.23 667,730 $10.14-$13.23 2.07
13.25-17.58 1,307,575 14.19-17.58 3.94
17.85-18.44 85,462 17.93 5.35
$23.75-$34.33 467,518 23.75-26.22 3.18
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2,528,285 $16.33 3.35
Range of Stock options Weighted avg. ex-
exercise prices exercisable ercise price
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$9.12-$13.23 594,025 $11.28
13.25-17.58 444,567 15.96
17.85-18.14 75,727 17.94
$23.75-$34.33 177,067 24.57
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1,291,386 $15.10
The shareholders have also approved Restricted Share Plans. Under one plan,
a committee of the board of directors is authorized to offer for sale up to an
aggregate of 750,000 common shares to certain employees. Under a second plan, up
to an aggregate of 150,000 common shares are authorized for sale to non-employee
directors. Under the restricted share plans, shares are offered at 25% of the
fair market value at the date of grant. The plans require that all shares be
held in an escrow account for a period of three years in the case of an
employee, or until the participant's service as a director ceases in the case of
a director. In the event of an employee's or director's termination during the
escrow period, the shares must be sold back to the Company at the employee's
cost.
Common shares aggregating 8,700 were granted and issued during fiscal year
2001 and 3,600 were granted and issued during fiscal year 2000, under the
directors' plan. Common shares remaining for future grants under the directors'
plan amounted to 83,700 at April 28, 2001.
Common shares aggregating 68,750 and 47,625 were granted and issued during
fiscal years 2001 and 2000, respectively, under the employee Restricted Share
Plan. Common shares remaining for future grants under this plan amounted to
497,095 at April 28, 2001.
Shareholders have also approved a Performance-Based Restricted Stock Plan.
This plan authorized awards up to an aggregate of 1,200,000 common shares to key
employees. Grants of shares or short-term options to purchase shares are based
on achievement of goals over a three-year performance period. At April 28, 2001,
target awards were outstanding for which up to approximately 520,000 common
shares may be issued in fiscal years 2002 through 2004 based on three
outstanding target awards, depending on the extent to which certain performance
objectives are met. The cost of awards is expensed over the performance period.
In 2001, 98,460 common shares were issued for the three year period that ended
in 2000.
As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," the Company has chosen to continue to
account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed
in Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees," and related interpretations.
Had the Company elected to recognize compensation cost for stock options
based on the fair value method of accounting prescribed by SFAS No. 123, the
additional after tax expense relating to the stock options would have been $2.6
million in 2001, $1.8 million in 2000 and $0.7 million in 1999. Actual expense
relating to the stock options was $0.8 million in 2001, $1.5 million in 2000 and
$2.7 million in 1999.
Proforma net income and earnings per share would have been as follows (for
the fiscal years ended):
(Amounts in thousands, 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
except per share data) (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Net income................ $65,718 $85,832 $65,424
Basic net income per
common share........... $1.09 $1.58 $1.24
Diluted net income per
common share........... $1.08 $1.56 $1.23
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:
4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
(52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Risk free interest rate... 4.95% 6.6% 5.15%
Dividend rate............. 1.9% 2.0% 1.6%
Expected life in years.... 5.0 5.0 4.4
Stock price volatility.... 45% 41% 39%
Note 8: Retirement/Welfare
The Company has contributory and non-contributory retirement plans for
substantially all factory employees.
Eligible salaried employees are covered under a trusteed profit sharing
retirement plan. Discretionary cash contributions to a trust are made annually
based on profits.
The Company maintains certain Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation (NQDC)
plans for eligible highly compensated employees including those discussed below.
The Company has provided executive life insurance to certain highly
compensated employees. Such employees are not eligible for current contributions
to the profit sharing plan or the non-qualified deferred compensation plan.
A division of the Company maintains a non-qualified defined benefit
retirement plan for certain existing and former salaried employees. Included in
other long-term liabilities were plan obligations of $11.7 million in 2001 and
$10.6 million in 2000. Included in other long-term assets were $7.6 million in
2001 and $3.9 million in 2000 of available for sale marketable securities to
fund future obligations of this plan. This information is not included in the
obligation charts.
Also, voluntary 401(k) retirement plans are offered to eligible employees
within certain U.S. operating divisions. Currently over 70% of eligible
employees are participating in the plans. For most divisions, the Company makes
matching contributions based on specific formulas and this match is made in
La-Z-Boy common shares. The Company maintains defined benefit pension plans for
eligible factory hourly employees at some divisions. The net periodic pension
cost and retirement costs are as follows (for the fiscal years ended):
(Amounts in thou- 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
sands) (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Service cost............. $2,676 $2,791 $2,785
Interest cost............ 4,013 3,644 3,739
Actual return on plan
assets................ (1,903) 999 (5,458)
Net amortization and
deferral.............. (2,648) (5,793) (278)
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Net periodic pension
cost.................. 2,138 1,641 788
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Profit sharing
/NQDC................. 10,579 7,522 6,851
401(k)................... 3,744 2,954 2,174
Other.................... 906 637 652
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Total retirement costs... $17,367 $12,754 $10,465
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The funded status of the pension plans was as follows:
(Amounts in thousands) 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year.. $56,168 $50,310
Service cost............................ 2,676 2,791
Interest cost........................... 4,013 3,644
Amendments and new plans................ (5,142) 1,879
Actuarial gain (loss)................... 472 (82)
Benefits paid........................... (2,644) (2,374)
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Benefit obligation at end of year...... 55,543 56,168
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at
beginning of year....................... 56,565 58,166
Actual return on plan assets............. 1,573 (999)
Employer contribution.................... 923 1,772
Benefits paid............................ (2,644) (2,374)
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Fair value of plan assets at year end... 56,417 56,565
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Funded status 874 397
Unrecognized actuarial gain.............. 2,430 4,642
Unamortized prior service cost........... 934 597
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Prepaid benefit cost.................... $4,238 $5,636
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The expected long-term rate of return on defined benefit plan assets was
8.0% for fiscal years 2001, 2000 and 1999. The weighted-average discount rate
used in determining the actuarial present value of projected benefit obligations
was 7.7% in fiscal year 2001 and 6.8% for fiscal years 2000 and 1999. Vested
benefits included in the projected benefit obligation were $56 million and $50
million at April 28, 2001 and April 29, 2000, respectively. Plan assets are
invested in a diversified portfolio that consists primarily of debt and equity
securities.
While the plans presented in the tables are over funded in total there are
two plans included with aggregate pension benefit obligations of $8.5 million
and $7.1 million as well as aggregate pension plan assets of $6.7 million and
$6.3 million as of April 28, 2001 and April 29, 2000 respectively.
Note 9: Health Care
Eligible employees have an opportunity to participate in group health
plans. Most participating employees pay their portion of health care through
pretax payroll deductions. Health-care expenses were as follows (for the fiscal
years ended):
4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
(Amounts in thousands) (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Gross health care.......... $76,989 $50,895 $37,698
Participant payments....... (19,132) (13,277) (9,406)
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Net health care......... $57,857 $37,618 $28,292
======== ======== ========
The Company makes annual provisions for any current and future retirement
health-care costs which may not be covered by retirees' collected premiums.
Note 10: Income Taxes
The primary components of the Company's deferred tax assets and
(liabilities) were as follows:
(Amounts in thousands) 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Current
Bad debt.............................. $16,302 $13,897
Warranty.............................. 8,660 8,701
Workers' compensation................. 2,933 2,639
NQDC/other............................ 2,313 1,711
Inventory............................. (9,332) (8,516)
State income tax...................... 995 1,024
Stock options......................... 1,155 1,683
Receivables - mark to market.......... (2,634) (5,269)
Restructuring......................... 1,501 --
Other................................. 4,275 6,504
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Total current deferred tax asset..... 26,168 22,374
Noncurrent
Trade names........................... (44,703) (46,252)
Pension............................... (2,254) (3,672)
Net operating losses.................. -- 1,414
Other................................. 1,248 (356)
Valuation allowance................... -- (1,414)
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Total noncurrent deferred tax
liabilities......................... (45,709) (50,280)
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Net deferred tax (liability)......... ($19,541) ($27,906)
======== ========
During fiscal year 2000 a valuation allowance of $1.4 million was
established for the deferred tax asset related to a Net Operating Loss (NOL)
carry forward for an acquired subsidiary of LADD. Due to a favorable change in
IRS regulations this NOL was utilized to reduce taxable income on LADD's 1999
federal tax return that was filed in 2001. The benefit of this NOL utilization
has been recorded as a reduction to goodwill.
(% of pretax income) 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
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Statutory tax rate.............. 35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
Increase (reduction) in income
taxes resulting from:
State income taxes net of
federal benefit............ 3.4 3.0 2.7
Tax credits.................. (0.3) (0.1) (0.1)
Goodwill..................... 1.4 0.9 0.7
Tax loss carry forwards...... -- (1.1) 0.1
Miscellaneous items.......... (0.5) (0.1) (0.1)
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Effective tax rate........... 39.0% 37.6% 38.3%
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Note 11: Earnings Per Share
Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of
shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share uses the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period plus the
additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive
potential common shares had been issued. The Company's dilutive potential common
shares are for employee stock related plans described in Note 7.
Fiscal year ended
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(Amounts in thousands) 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding (basic)........... 60,550 54,488 52,890
Effect of options................ 142 372 258
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding (diluted)......... 60,692 54,860 53,148
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Note 12: Contingencies
The Company has been named as a defendant in various lawsuits arising in
the ordinary course of business. It is not possible at the present time to
estimate the ultimate outcome of these actions; however, management believes
that the resultant liability, if any, will not be material based on the
Company's previous experience with lawsuits of these types.
The Company has been named as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at six
environmental clean-up sites. Based on a review of all currently known facts and
the Company's experience with previous environmental clean-up sites, management
does not anticipate that future expenditures for environmental clean-up sites
will have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Note 13: Related Parties
The Company invests in cash and equivalents with a bank whose board of
directors includes two members of the board of directors. At the end of fiscal
year 2001 and 2000, $22 million and $5 million, respectively, was invested in
cash and equivalents with this bank. Trade and notes receivables include $8.5
million due from a dealer who is a relative of a member of the board of
directors in 2001.
Note 14: Segments
The Company has three reportable segments: Residential Upholstery,
Residential Casegoods and Contract.
The Residential Upholstery segment is comprised of operating divisions that
primarily manufacture and sell upholstered furniture to dealers. Upholstered
furniture includes recliners, sofas, occasional chairs and reclining sofas that
are mostly or fully covered with fabric, leather, or vinyl. The operating
divisions included in the Residential Upholstery segment are Bauhaus, Centurion,
Clayton Marcus, Distincion Muebles, England, HickoryMark, La-Z-Boy, Pennsylvania
House Upholstery, and Sam Moore.
The Residential Casegoods segment is comprised of operating divisions that
primarily manufacture or sell hardwood or hardwood veneer furniture to dealers.
Casegoods furniture includes dining room tables and chairs, bed frames and bed
boards, dressers, coffee tables and end tables. The operating divisions included
in the Residential Casegoods segment are American Drew, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea,
Pennsylvania House Casegoods and Pilliod.
The Contract segment is comprised of operating divisions that primarily
manufacture and sell to hospitality, business, government, healthcare and
assisted living facilities. The operating divisions included in the Contract
segment are American of Martinsville and La-Z-Boy Contract Furniture Group.
The Company's unallocated assets include trade names, goodwill and various
other assets. The Company's largest customer is less than 5% of consolidated
sales.
The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those
described in Note 1. Segment operating profit is based on profit or loss from
operations before interest income and expense, other income and income taxes.
Certain corporate costs are allocated to the segments based on revenues and
identifiable assets. Identifiable assets are cash and cash equivalents, notes
and accounts receivable, FIFO inventories and net property, plant, and
equipment. Information used to evaluate segments is as follows (for the fiscal
years ended):
(Amounts in 4/28/01 4/29/00 4/24/99
thousands) (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Sales
Residential upholstery. $1,516,075 $1,345,553 $1,061,926
Residential casegoods.. 537,241 320,989 200,322
Contract............... 202,881 116,374 77,714
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Consolidated.......... 2,256,197 1,782,916 1,339,962
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Operating profit
Residential upholstery. 126,033 122,671 99,462
Residential casegoods.. 11,810 23,165 11,787
Contract............... 3,431 4,592 (609)
Unallocated corporate
costs and other....... (20,480) (7,580) (3,881)
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Consolidated.......... 120,794 142,848 106,759
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Depreciation and amortization
Residential upholstery. 20,994 17,367 13,995
Residential casegoods.. 9,643 5,039 3,806
Contract............... 4,314 2,025 1,376
Corporate eliminations
and other............. 10,746 5,911 2,904
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Consolidated.......... 45,697 30,342 22,081
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Capital expenditures
Residential upholstery. 20,710 28,376 19,388
Residential casegoods.. 11,232 4,989 4,248
Contract............... 3,255 2,393 1,412
Corporate eliminations
and other............. 2,219 2,210 268
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Consolidated.......... 37,416 37,968 25,316
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Assets
Residential upholstery. 555,538 530,321 399,803
Residential casegoods.. 244,916 262,449 97,804
Contract............... 101,668 102,564 30,800
Corporate eliminations
and other............. 923 (5,370) 15,848
Unallocated assets..... 319,458 328,333 85,537
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Consolidated.......... $1,222,503 $1,218,297 $629,792
=========== ========== ==========
Sales by country
United States 96% 94% 93%
Canada and other 4% 6% 7%
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100% 100% 100%
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Management's Discussion and Analysis
This Management's Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction
with the accompanying Report of Management Responsibilities, Report of
Independent Accountants, Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes.
La-Z-Boy Incorporated is the largest furniture manufacturer in the U.S.,
the largest reclining-chair manufacturer in the world and North America's
largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture.
Fiscal year 2001 (FY01) contained 52 weeks compared to 53 weeks in fiscal
year 2000 (FY00).
Selected prior year information has been reclassified to reflect freight
revenue in Sales and the associated expense in Cost of sales in order to be
comparable to current year information.
Analysis of Operations
Year Ended April 28, 2001
(2001 compared with 2000)
FY01
over Fiscal year ended
(under) ------------------
FY00 4/28/01 4/29/00
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Sales............................ 27% 100.0% 100.0%
Cost of sales.................... 30% 77.7% 75.8%
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Gross profit................... 16% 22.3% 24.2%
Selling, general and
administrative................. 32% 16.9% 16.2%
--- ----- ------
Operating profit............... (15%) 5.4% 8.0%
Interest expense.................. 86% 0.8% 0.5%
Interest income................... (10%) 0.1% 0.1%
Other income...................... 44% 0.3% 0.3%
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Pretax income.................. (20%) 5.0% 7.9%
Income tax expense*............... (17%) 39.0% 37.6%
--- ----- ------
Net income..................... (22%) 3.0% 4.9%
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Diluted earnings per share..... (29%)
Dividends per share............ 9%
*As a percent of pretax income.
Segment Analysis
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Sales Operating Profit
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FY01 Over Percent of
(Under)FY00 Sales
-------------- FY01 Over -------------
Pro- (Under)
Actual Forma FY00 FY01 FY00
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Residential upholstery... 13% 2% 3% 8.3% 9.1%
Residential casegoods.... 67% (4%) (49%) 2.2% 7.2%
Contract................. 74% (11%) (25%) 1.7% 3.9%
Unallocated corp.
costs & eliminations.... N/A N/A 170% N/A N/A
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Consolidated......... 27% (1%) (15%) 5.4% 8.0%
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Year 2001 sales of $2.3 billion were 27% greater than 2000 because of
acquisitions. On a proforma basis adjusting for acquisitions and the extra week
in 2000, sales declined by 1%.
Residential Upholstery proforma sales increased 2%. This small growth in
sales was due primarily to weakened furniture demand. Selling price increases
were nominal given the competitive environment and frail economy, while the
sales growth rate was stronger than in the two other segments. This relative
sales strength was due to a higher percentage of sales coming from proprietary
dealers, growth in proprietary dealer locations, growth in proprietary sales per
square foot, and strong brand names. Historically, the growth in sales in the
Residential Upholstery segment, which contains the Company's largest division,
La-Z-Boy, has been stronger than other segments and the rest of the furniture
industry in slow times. 2001 was no exception.
Residential Casegoods proforma sales declined 4%. The loss of sales due to
the financial difficulties of large national or regional retailers was the
primary reason for the decline. Competition from imports, primarily from the Far
East, is another reason for the decline in sales. Also, the casegoods segment
has a greater percentage of its sales in middle and lower price points than
Residential Upholstery. Middle and lower price points historically have been
harder hit by unfavorable demand declines than upper price points when the
economy slows, in part because consumers typically defer casegoods purchases
longer than upholstered product purchases.
Contract proforma sales declined 11%. The assisted-living sector is the
primary area of decline. Seven of the top ten skilled nursing providers filed
for some level of bankruptcy protection in the last few years. The
assisted-living sector of the economy continued to suffer from high labor costs,
patient liability claims and reduced federal funding for extended care
facilities. Another cause of the 11% proforma sales decline was an early fiscal
year 2000 major business interruption at a supplier, which prevented bidding on
future sales contracts in the hospitality (hotel/motel) market. This is related
to the insurance recovery discussed in other income. In 2001, $5 million was
received as an insurance recovery for this business interruption but its
indirect unfavorable effects to sales were large in 2001. The hospitality sector
was also impacted by declining travel related to higher fuel costs, a reduced
commitment to refurbishing and increased competition from smaller regional
competitors; especially those based in Canada that were able to leverage
currency advantages. Declines in sales were also experienced in the office
market in line with what the rest of this sector is experiencing due to the weak
economy.
Gross profit as a percent of sales for 2001 decreased to 22.3% from 24.2%
in 2000. The primary causes of this decrease included the sales slowdown,
production declines, restructuring expenses to better adjust capacity to demand
(Note 2) and acquisitions with below average gross margin compared to those
businesses that made up the company during the majority of last year.
Selling, general and administrative expense (S,G&A expense) increased to
16.9% of sales in 2001 from 16.2% in 2000. Bad debt expense increased to $17.3
million from $5.6 million and was the primary reason for the increase in S,G&A
as a percent of sales. Several major retailers either declared bankruptcy or are
experiencing significant financial difficulties. This financially weak retailer
environment was present throughout the furniture industry for most of 2001.
Higher research and development expenditures were another reason for the
increase in SG&A expense as a percent of sales. These R&D expenses were planned
and represent targeted efforts to improve both existing products and develop new
products. Various other expenses such as sales and administrative expenses also
increased as a percent of sales due to the unfavorable effects of acquisitions
that had higher than average SG&A expenses as a percent of sales. Bonus and
warranty expenses declined as a percent of sales.
Consolidated operating profit margin decreased to 5.4% in 2001 from 8.0% in
2000 due primarily to the items discussed above. Unfavorable company mix also
affected operating profit margin. That is, acquired divisions had lower than
average margins compared with existing divisions.
Residential Upholstery operating margin declined to 8.3% of sales from 9.1%
primarily due to declines in profitability in some lower price point product
lines. To maintain sales volume to adequately cover fixed costs, aggressive
pricing, advertising and other promotional efforts contributed to lower margins.
Residential Casegoods operating margin declined to 2.2% of sales from
7.2%. This is the segment that was most affected by declining sales and the
higher bad debt expense caused by major retailers in bankruptcy or financial
difficulty. Additionally, the majority of the restructuring costs (Note 2) were
in this segment. This segment also had the most unfavorable company mix effects
on operating margin of any segment. Similar to the Residential Upholstery
segment, part of the decline in margin was also due to aggressive merchandising
and other efforts relating to some lower price point product lines to maintain
production volume to adequately cover fixed costs.
Contract operating profit margin declined to 1.7% from 3.9%. The primary
reasons for this decline were the factors mentioned in the Contract sales
paragraph relating to declines in volume, competitive pressure on pricing, and
some restructuring expense (Note 2). This expense was related to inventory and
fixed asset writedowns, as well as severance and benefit-related costs.
Interest expense increased 86% over last year primarily from increased debt
associated with 2000 acquisitions.
Income tax expense as a percent of pretax income of 39.0% in 2001 is up
from 37.6% in 2000 primarily due to the utilization of tax loss carryforwards
which benefited the prior year as well as the larger impact in 2001 of non-
deductible goodwill amortization on lower pretax income.
Other income increased $2.3 million or 44% over the prior year. An increase
of about $4.9 million occurred as a result of a one-time business interruption
insurance recovery offset in part by $2.4 million of miscellaneous non-operating
expenses.
Analysis of Operations
Year Ended April 29, 2000
(2000 compared with 1999)
Year 2000 sales of $1.8 billion were 33% greater than 1999. Most of the
sales dollar growth was due to acquisitions. Internal growth of existing
operations was 9% and a small part of the sales increase was due to an extra
week in 2000 compared to 1999. Selling price increases per unit were small, and
there were no significant sales mix shifts to higher or lower priced products.
No major new product lines were introduced in 2000 although new styles and new
collections of styles did occur across all divisions throughout the year. New
fabrics were added to replace slower moving fabrics throughout the year, but the
total number of fabrics was not significantly increased or decreased. No major
new dealers were added in 2000, and no significant dealers were dropped.
Although current year acquisitions impacted the sales growth of all three
industry segments, the Residential Casegoods and Contract segments realized the
biggest increase over the prior year due to the mix of acquired companies. Both
Bauhaus and Alexvale are included in the Residential Upholstery segment, while
LADD (the largest of the three acquisitions) is primarily included in the
Residential Casegoods and Contract segments.
Gross profit margin (gross profit dollars as a percent of sales dollars)
decreased to 24.2% in 2000 from 25.5% in 1999. The primary cause of the gross
margin decline was a below average gross margin realized by businesses acquired
during the year. Also contributing to the gross margin decline were higher labor
and overhead costs. These costs were associated with improving plant floor
layouts, employee training costs incurred in acquiring additional employees to
support the 9% internal growth rate and retaining labor in a low unemployment
environment. Labor wage rates rose moderately and material costs were somewhat
higher than expected as increased costs for plywood, cardboard packaging and
steel were only partially offset by decreased costs for leather.
S,G&A expense decreased to 16.2% of sales in 2000 from 17.6% in 1999. Bonus
related expense was significantly lower in fiscal 2000 as compared to fiscal
1999 as were bad debts and information technology expenses.
There was no change to Consolidated operating profit margin with 8.0% in
both 2000 and 1999. Operating profit margin remained relatively unchanged in the
Residential Upholstery segment at 9.1% in 2000 compared to 9.4% in 1999.
Operating profit as a percent of sales in the Residential Casegoods segment
improved to 7.2% in 2000 from 5.9% in 1999. Operating profit as a percent of
sales in the Contract segment improved to 3.9% in 2000 from (0.8%) in 1999.
Interest expense as a percent of sales increased 117% over 1999 due to
financing obtained in the first quarter for the acquisition of Bauhaus and in
the fourth quarter to the refinancing of LADD's long term debt obligations.
Income tax expense as a percent of pretax income of 37.6% in 2000 is down
from 38.3% in 1999 primarily due to improved performance of a non-U.S. operation
which allowed for the utilization of tax loss carryforwards. This was partially
offset by an increase in goodwill amortization.
Liquidity and Financial Condition
Cash flows from operations amounted to $116 million in 2001, $58 million in
2000 and $82 million in 1999 and have been adequate for day-to-day expenditures,
dividends to shareholders and capital expenditures. A major reason for the
increase in cash flow from operations in 2001 was a $56 million difference
between the change in receivables in 2001 compared to 2000. This difference was
primarily due to the change to a proforma 2% declining sales environment in 2001
from a 9% sales growth environment in 2000. This additional $56 million in cash
flows from operations due to receivables was the primary reason for the $37
million reduction in total debt. Capital expenditures, dividends and stock
repurchases totaled approximately $82.5 million in 2001, $86.5 million in 2000
and $72.2 million in 1999.
As of April 28, 2001 there were unused lines of credit and commitments of
$275 million under several credit arrangements. To finance the acquisition of
Bauhaus on June 1, 1999, the Company borrowed $57 million, which was replaced on
December 29, 1999 by a borrowing under the Company's $75 million unsecured
revolving credit line. The Alexvale acquisition required approximately $2.2
million for the cash portion of the transaction, which was paid with cash flow
from operations. On January 31, 2000, an unsecured $150 million bridge loan was
obtained to pay off LADD's debt.
On May 12, 2000, the $75 million unsecured revolving credit facility and
the bridge loan were replaced with an unsecured five-year $300 million credit
agreement, maturing in 2005. The borrowing rate under the new credit agreement
can range from LIBOR plus 0.475% to LIBOR plus 0.800% based on the consolidated
debt to capital ratio.
The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of Company
stock. Shares acquired in 2001, 2000 and 1999 totaled 1,555,000, 1,706,000 and
1,643,000, respectively. As of April 28, 2001, 1,265,000 shares could be
purchased pursuant to this authorization.
Financial strength is reflected in three commonly used ratios, the current
ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities), the
debt-to-capitalization percentage (total debt divided by shareholders' equity
plus total debt plus net deferred taxes) and the interest coverage ratio
(rolling twelve months net income plus income tax expense plus interest expense
divided by interest expense). The current ratio at the end of 2001 and 2000 was
2.8:1 and 2.9:1, respectively. The debt to capital ratio was 22.3% at the end of
2001 and 26.5% at the end of 2000. The interest coverage ratio at the end of
2001 was 6.2 times and 11.9 times at the end of 2000.
Continuing environmental compliance with existing federal, state and local
statutes dealing with protection of the environment is not expected to have a
material effect upon the Company's capital expenditures, earnings, competitive
position or liquidity. The Company will continue a program of conducting
voluntary compliance audits at its facilities. The Company has also taken steps
to assure compliance with provisions of Titles III and V of the 1990 Clean Air
Act Amendments.
Outlook
Statements in this Outlook section are forward looking within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As conditions change in
the future, actual results may not match these expectations. In particular,
sales and profits can be materially impacted in any quarter by changes in
interest rates, changes in consumer demand, increased competition outside the
U.S. or changes to the furniture retailer environment.
Short-term outlook
Last year at this time industry growth was expected to slow from the prior
year. An actual slowdown did occur but its intensity was much greater than
expected and its suddenness was much quicker than expected. A recent industry
publication has confirmed that industry sales declined in recent quarters from
prior year's similar quarters. The Company's order backlogs are at a very low
level even after adjusting for the normal seasonal decline in the Spring. The
Company took a significant number of plant downtime days or partial days due to
slackening sales volume in the last couple months. Further plant downtime days
and extended plant vacations around the July 4th holiday period are planned.
Consumer demand for furniture remains weak currently, with no sign as yet of
imminent recovery. The Company expects its first quarter ending July 28, 2001 to
be quite challenging. Operations are being very actively managed within this
extremely demanding business environment. Aggressive Federal Reserve Board
interest rate cuts since the start of calendar 2001 should bode well for
consumer sentiment moving into the Fall, which typically is the strongest
seasonal period of the year.
Longer-term outlook
The Company's long-term outlook is linked in large part to its financial
goals and incentive plans that formally incorporate these financial goals. In
particular, the first incentive plan that incorporates these goals is the
Company's three-year performance based stock plan that covers executives. The
second plan is the one-year cash management bonus plan that covers all
management employees and a large part of all remaining employees. For more than
15 years, in one form or another, the sales and operating profit goals described
below have been part of La-Z-Boy Incorporated's formal incentive plans.
The first of La-Z-Boy Incorporated's financial goals is to increase sales
of existing operations at a rate faster than that of the overall North American
furniture industry (the "industry"). This sales goal has been achieved 90% or
more of the time over the last fifteen years.
Continued growth in the number of proprietary stores is a reason why sales
growth rates can continue to exceed industry rates. "Proprietary" stores are
retail stores or galleries that have a formal agreement to sell products from
one or more of La-Z-Boy Incorporated's operating divisions. Proprietary retail
distribution exists in each of the Company's business segments.
Continued growth in the sales per square foot of proprietary stores is
another reason why sales are expected to exceed industry growth rates. Dedicated
marketing focus associated with proprietary distribution in specific
metropolitan areas typically results in actions that improve sales per square
foot of retail space over time.
At both the retail and manufacturing levels the furniture industry has been
consolidating and is expected to continue to consolidate. Smaller retailers and
financially weaker retailers are finding it more and more difficult to stay in
business. Progress in manufacturing, information and other technologies,
business processes and financial and general management methods, combined with
economies of scale, continually puts additional competitive pressures on smaller
manufacturers. The furniture industry is expected to have fewer furniture
suppliers and manufacturers.
The Company's continued ability to leverage positive dealer relationships
across its large number of distinct operating divisions is another reason sales
growth is expected to exceed the industry. The La-Z-Boy Incorporated family of
companies includes some of the strongest brand names in the industry and many of
the divisions that do not have recognizable consumer brand names have excellent
reputations among furniture retailers.
The Company's imports of finished or mostly finished products continue to
increase. These imports are either resold or additional manufacturing value is
added before resale. Sales of these finished goods imports are under 5% of sales
but are growing at a faster rate than most other categories and they are
expected to continue to grow faster in the future. Most of these imports are
from the Far East. Some larger retailers import many of these finished products
themselves resulting in added competition. In many cases retailers buy these
products from La-Z-Boy companies because of the desire to minimize inventory on
hand, obtain quicker delivery, have a larger assortment of products to choose
from, reduce freight costs by adding these units to other products being ordered
and other reasons.
A second La-Z-Boy Incorporated financial goal is to continually improve
operating margin, with a goal in the future of 10.0%. Operating margin
(operating profit divided by sales) improved over the prior year in both 1999
and 2000. It reached 8.0% in 2000 then declined to 5.4% in 2001. The Company's
2002 forecasts and budgets have been set in a very tight manner to minimize
costs (especially overhead costs) across all divisions in anticipation of
relatively flat sales volume. Restructuring and other actions taken in 2001
should lay the groundwork for improved margins in 2002 although 2002 is expected
to be below 8.0%.
Continued investment in capital expenditures is expected to improve
material yields, labor productivity, quality and profitability. In fact, over
two-thirds are related to these as opposed to capacity expansion. Capital
expenditures for 2002 are planned at $45 million compared to $37 million in
2001.
The restructurings in the Residential Casegoods and Contract segments are
planned to help improve profitability next year at lower sales volumes by
adjusting capacity and other types of overhead costs. By exiting unprofitable
product lines, the Company's Contract segment in particular is expected to see a
larger percentage improvement in profitability.
Corporate overhead costs such as accounting, audit, investor relations,
tax, treasury and other areas improved as a percent of sales with a full year of
integration of newly acquired divisions' similar functions. More improvement is
expected in 2002 in these areas and other corporate cost areas.
Increased outsourcing of components to lower cost suppliers outside of
North America is also expected to help improve profitability. Increased
importing of components is an industry trend over the last three to five years.
Changes in foreign exchange rates are not expected to affect this outsourcing
trend in the next year.
A third financial goal is to continually improve return on capital, with a
goal in the future of 25%. Return is defined as operating profit + interest
income + other income. Capital is defined as beginning-of-year shareholders'
equity + debt + capital leases + net deferred taxes. Return on capital reached
32.2% in 2000 then declined to 20.0% in 2001. Other income in 2002 is expected
to be less than in 2001 due to the absence of a $5 million one-time insurance
recovery. It is expected that it will take more than one year before return on
capital exceeds the 25% goal. La-Z-Boy Incorporated enhances shareholder value
and reduces capital employed through stock repurchases, dividends and debt
reductions. Cash needs for capital expenditures, stock repurchases and dividends
are expected to be met in 2002 from cash generated by operations and borrowings
under available lines of credit. Additional purchases of shares of the Company's
stock may occur as price changes and other financial opportunities arise.
New accounting pronouncements. The Financial Accounting Standards Board's
ongoing deliberations relating to "Business Combinations and Intangible Assets -
Accounting for Goodwill" are expected to favorably impact future periods by
eliminating goodwill amortization. The FASB's implementation plan and resulting
impact on the Company have not yet been determined. See Note 1 for
implementation comments on FAS 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities", which is effective beginning in the first quarter ending
July 28, 2001.
Consolidated Six Year Summary of Selected Financial Data
(Dollar amounts in thousands except 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
per share data) Fiscal year ended (52 weeks) (53 weeks) (52 weeks) (52 weeks) (52 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Sales................................................ $2,256,197 $1,782,916 $1,339,962 $1,152,992 $1,051,097 $977,227
Cost of sales........................................ 1,753,000 1,350,561 997,975 869,093 788,746 735,066
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Gross profit...................................... 503,197 432,355 341,987 283,899 262,351 242,161
Selling, general and administrative.................. 382,403 289,507 235,228 206,696 188,418 174,653
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Operating profit.................................. 120,794 142,848 106,759 77,203 73,933 67,508
Interest expense..................................... 17,960 9,655 4,440 4,157 4,376 5,306
Interest income...................................... 1,779 1,976 2,181 2,021 1,770 1,975
Other income......................................... 7,431 5,144 2,738 4,207 2,508 2,023
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Pretax income..................................... 112,044 140,313 107,238 79,274 73,835 66,200
Income tax expense................................... 43,708 52,699 41,096 29,354 28,538 26,947
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Net income...................................... $68,336 $87,614 $66,142 $49,920 $45,297 $39,253
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Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding (`000s) *........................... 60,692 54,860 53,148 53,821 54,575 55,596
Diluted net income per share*........................ $1.13 $1.60 $1.24 $0.93 $0.83 $0.71
Dividends declared per share......................... $0.35 $0.32 $0.31 $0.28 $0.26 $0.25
Book value on year end shares outstanding*........... $11.49 $10.81 $7.93 $7.25 $6.69 $6.23
Return on average shareholders' equity............... 10.1% 16.3% 16.5% 13.4% 12.9% 11.8%
Gross profit as a percent of sales................... 22.3% 24.2% 25.5% 24.6% 25.0% 24.8%
Operating profit as a percent of sales............... 5.4% 8.0% 8.0% 6.7% 7.0% 6.9%
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization as a percent of sales.......... 7.7% 10.0% 9.8% 8.9% 9.2% 9.2%
Operating profit, interest income and other income
as a percent of beginning-of-year capital....... 13.8% 32.2% 24.8% 20.5% 19.6% 18.1%
Income tax expense as a percent of
pretax income................................... 39.0% 37.6% 38.3% 37.0% 38.7% 40.7%
Net income as a percent of sales..................... 3.0% 4.9% 4.9% 4.3% 4.3% 4.0%
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Depreciation and amortization........................ $45,697 $30,342 $22,081 $21,021 $20,382 $20,147
Capital expenditures................................. $37,416 $37,968 $25,316 $22,016 $17,778 $18,168
Property, plant and equipment (net).................. $230,341 $227,883 $125,989 $121,762 $114,658 $116,199
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Working capital...................................... $458,861 $455,363 $293,160 $274,739 $245,106 $240,583
Current ratio........................................ 2.8 to 1 2.9 to 1 3.2 to 1 3.5 to 1 3.5 to 1 3.5 to 1
Total assets......................................... $1,222,503 $1,218,297 $629,792 $580,351 $528,407 $517,546
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Debt & capital leases................................ $215,644 $249,670 $65,473 $73,458 $61,279 $69,033
Shareholders' equity................................. $695,146 $663,092 $414,915 $388,209 $359,338 $343,376
Ending capital....................................... $880,869 $940,668 $466,057 $450,466 $405,996 $399,801
Ratio of total debt to equity........................ 28.7% 37.7% 15.8% 18.9% 17.1% 20.1%
Ratio of total debt to capital....................... 22.3% 26.5% 14.0% 16.3% 15.1% 17.3%
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Shareholders......................................... 23,600 22,300 16,300 13,600 12,700 12,300
Employees............................................ 20,400 21,600 12,800 12,200 11,200 10,700
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*Years 1996 through 1998 have been restated to reflect the September, 1998
three-for-one stock split, in the form of a 200% stock dividend.
Some prior year information has been reclassified to reflect freight revenue in
Sales and the associated expense in Cost of sales in order to be comparable to
current year information.
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information
(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data)
Fiscal year
7/29/00 10/28/00 1/27/01 4/28/01 2001
Quarter ended (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (52 weeks)
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Sales............................................. $516,707 $592,700 $552,019 $594,771 $2,256,197
Cost of sales..................................... 400,366 450,569 428,945 473,120 1,753,000
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Gross profit................................... 116,341 142,131 123,074 121,651 503,197
Selling, general and administrative............... 91,761 97,295 95,855 97,492 382,403
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Operating profit............................... 24,580 44,836 27,219 24,159 120,794
Interest expense.................................. 4,352 4,497 4,821 4,290 17,960
Interest income................................... 453 329 502 495 1,779
Other income...................................... 616 5,860 2,623 (1,668) 7,431
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Pretax income.................................. 21,297 46,528 25,523 18,696 112,044
Income tax expense................................ 8,294 17,612 9,406 8,396 43,708
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Net income..................................... $13,003 $28,916 $16,117 $10,300 $68,336
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Diluted average shares outstanding................ 61,280 60,684 60,399 60,571 60,692
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Diluted EPS....................................... $0.21 $0.48 $0.27 $0.17 $1.13
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(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data) Fiscal year
7/24/99 10/23/99 1/22/00 4/29/00 2000
Quarter ended (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (13 weeks) (14 weeks) (53 weeks)
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Sales............................................. $334,892 $402,436 $391,091 $654,497 $1,782,916
Cost of sales..................................... 254,472 301,620 296,382 498,087 1,350,561
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Gross profit................................... 80,420 100,816 94,709 156,410 432,355
Selling, general and administrative............... 58,971 63,118 62,073 105,345 289,507
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Operating profit............................... 21,449 37,698 32,636 51,065 142,848
Interest expense.................................. 1,439 1,866 2,128 4,222 9,655
Interest income................................... 596 610 320 450 1,976
Other income...................................... 989 1,525 1,969 661 5,144
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Pretax income.................................. 21,595 37,967 32,797 47,954 140,313
Income tax expense................................ 8,302 14,697 11,460 18,240 52,699
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Net income..................................... $13,293 $23,270 $21,337 $29,714 $87,614
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Diluted average shares outstanding................ 52,627 52,625 52,274 61,058 54,860
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Diluted EPS....................................... $0.25 $0.44 $0.41 $0.49 $1.60
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Some quarterly information has been reclassified to reflect freight revenue in
Sales and the associated expense in Cost of sales in order to be comparable to
fourth quarter information.
Dividend and Market Information
Fiscal Fiscal
2001 Market Price 2000 Market Price
quarter Dividends ---------------------------------- quarter Dividends -------------------------------
ended paid High Low Close ended paid High Low Close
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July 29 $0.08 $16.31 $14.00 $15.25 July 24 $0.08 $24.44 $19.38 $23.81
Oct. 28 0.09 17.50 13.44 14.75 Oct. 23 0.08 24.44 17.94 17.94
Jan. 27 0.09 16.94 14.06 16.94 Jan. 22 0.08 20.38 15.00 15.00
April 28 0.09 $18.50 $15.77 $18.02 April 29 0.08 $17.81 $13.69 $15.69
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$0.35 $0.32
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Dividend Market Price P/E ratio
Fiscal Dividends Dividend payout ---------------------------------- Market Value -----------------------
year paid yield ratio High Low Close (in millions) High Low
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2001 $0.35 1.9% 31.0% $18.50 $13.44 $18.02 $1,090 16 12
2000 0.32 2.0% 19.9% 24.44 13.69 15.69 962 15 10
1999 0.31 1.6% 24.8% 22.50 15.25 19.00 994 18 12
1998 0.28 1.6% 30.1% 17.83 10.58 17.83 955 19 11
1997 0.26 2.4% 31.2% 12.29 9.29 10.75 578 15 11
1996 $0.25 2.5% 34.9% $11.25 $8.54 $10.04 $554 16 12
La-Z-Boy Incorporated common shares are traded on the NYSE and PCX (symbol LZB).
Various data has been restated to reflect the September 1998 three-for-one stock
split.
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1284 North Telegraph Road are traded on the New York Stock
Monroe, MI 48162-3390 Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange
(734) 242-1444 under the symbol LZB.
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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.
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
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(Registrant)
Date: May 30, 2001 /s/ James J. Korsnack
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James J. Korsnack
Chief Accounting Officer
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-34155, 333-34157, 333-03097, 033-54743,
and 333-95651) of La-Z-Boy Incorporated of our report dated May 30, 2001
relating to the consolidated financial statements of La-Z-Boy Incorporated,
which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Toledo, Ohio
May 30, 2001
