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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

FORM 8-K
 

 
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2014
 
BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
Delaware
1-35672
20-5234618
(State of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
101 Oakley Street
Evansville, Indiana 47710
 (Address of principal executive offices / Zip Code)
 
 
(812) 424-2904
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
 
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
 
 
 
 

 

Item 2.02                           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On November 21, 2014, Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (“Berry”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the quarter ended September 27, 2014.  Berry’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
 
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
 
 
Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d)           Exhibits.
 
                         
 
Exhibit
Number
   Description
99.1
 
 
 
Press Release dated November 21, 2014
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
 
       
 
By:
/s/Jason K. Greene   
 Dated: November 21, 2014   Jason K. Greene  
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel  
       
 
 


 
 
 


 


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NEWS RELEASE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investor Contact:
Dustin Stilwell
812.306.2964
dustinstilwell@berryplastics.com
 
Media Contact:
Eva Schmitz
812.306.2424
evaschmitz@berryplastics.com
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind.November 21, 2014 – Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY) today reported results for its fourth quarter fiscal 2014, referred to in the following as the September 2014 quarter, and fiscal year 2014:
 
"In the September 2014 quarter we reported record sales for any quarterly period in the Company’s history.  We generated Operating EBITDA of $210 million, which was an 8 percent increase versus the same prior year period, in the face of continued weak packaged food demand and higher raw material costs," said Jon Rich, Chairman and CEO of Berry Plastics.  “Our adjusted free cash flow for fiscal year 2014 totaled $302 million, an increase of 27 percent versus the fiscal year 2013 total of $238 million.”
 
September 2014 Quarter Results
For the September 2014 quarter, the Company’s net sales increased by 9 percent to $1,310 million from $1,204 million in the September 2013 quarter.  The year-over-year increase was primarily attributed to increased selling prices due to higher material costs along with sales from businesses we acquired in the last 12 months partially offset by weak packaged food demand.
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended (Unaudited)
 
Net sales  (in millions)
 
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Rigid Open Top
  $ 290     $ 299     $ (9 )     (3 )%
Rigid Closed Top
    396       351       45       13 %
     Rigid Packaging
    686       650       36       6 %
Engineered Materials
    374       367       7       2 %
Flexible Packaging
    250       187       63       34 %
    Total net sales
  $ 1,310     $ 1,204     $ 106       9 %
 
Fiscal Year 2014 Results
For fiscal year 2014, the Company’s net sales increased by 7 percent to $4,958 million as compared to $4,647 million in fiscal year 2013.  The increase was primarily attributed to revenues from acquired businesses along with increases in net selling prices due to the pass through of higher raw material costs partially offset by weak packaged food demand.
 
 
 
 
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Fiscal Year Ended (Unaudited)
 
Net sales (in millions)
 
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Rigid Open Top
  $ 1,110     $ 1,127     $ (17 )     (2 )%
Rigid Closed Top
    1,469       1,387       82       6 %
     Rigid Packaging
    2,579       2,514       65       3 %
Engineered Materials
    1,455       1,397       58       4 %
Flexible Packaging
    924       736       188       26 %
    Total net sales
  $ 4,958     $ 4,647     $ 311       7 %
 
Capital Structure and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
The ratio of net debt of $3,789 million to Adjusted EBITDA of $830 million for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014 was 4.6x.  The Company’s adjusted free cash flow for fiscal year 2014 was $302 million and $131 million for the September 2014 quarter.  Reflecting the Company’s commitment to reduce debt and our strong free cash flow in fiscal 2014 we made a voluntary $100 million principal payment on our term loan in November 2014.
 
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
 
(in millions)
 
(Unaudited)
       
             
Term Loans
  $ 2,505     $ 2,522  
Revolving line of credit
           
5½% Second Priority Notes
    500        
9¾% Second Priority Notes
    800       800  
Retired debt
          518  
Capital leases and other
    113       106  
     Total debt
  $ 3,918     $ 3,946  
Less: Cash and cash equivalents
    (129 )     (142 )
     Net debt
  $ 3,789     $ 3,804  
 
Outlook
“Our continued focus on driving organic and international growth coupled with cost reduction actions taken, pave the way for success for Berry in the future.  As we move forward, Berry will remain focused on our key strategic initiatives to continue to drive shareholder value,” said Rich.
 
Looking forward, we anticipate our fiscal year 2015 adjusted free cash flow to be $320 million, after deducting the $39 million payment paid in October 2014 under the Company’s tax receivable agreement.  This estimate assumes no change in plastic resin costs and $50 million of other cash costs relating to items such as; remaining costs from our fiscal 2014 cost reduction initiatives and acquisition integration costs from businesses acquired in fiscal 2014.  Our investments in property, plant, and equipment are forecasted to be $230 million for fiscal year 2015.  Assuming no change in short-term interest rates or refinancing activity, we estimate fiscal year 2015 cash interest will be $205 million.
 
Investor Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, November 21, 2014, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal 2014 results.  The telephone number to access the conference call is (866) 244-4530 (domestic), or (703) 639-1173 (international), conference ID 1646350.  The call will last approximately one hour.  Interested parties are invited to listen to a live webcast by visiting the Company’s Investor Relations page at www.berryplastics.com.  A replay of the conference call can also be accessed on the Investor Relations page of the website beginning November 21, 2014, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, to November 29, 2014, by calling (888) 266-2081 (domestic), or (703) 925-2533 (international), access code 1646350.
 
 
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About Berry Plastics
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. is a leading provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials delivering high-quality customized solutions to our customers with annual net sales of $5 billion in fiscal 2014.  With world headquarters in Evansville, Indiana, the Company’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BERY.  For additional information, visit the Company’s website at www.berryplastics.com.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as Operating EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income per share and Adjusted free cash flow. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to comparable measures determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) is set forth at the end of this press release.
 
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this release that are not historical, including statements relating to the expected future performance of the Company, are considered “forward looking” and are presented pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” “outlook,” or “looking forward,” or similar expressions that relate to our strategy, plans or intentions.  All statements we make relating to our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or to our expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-looking statements.  In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments.  These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected.
 
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, which we refer to as cautionary statements, are disclosed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements included in this release.  All forward-looking information and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements.  Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include:  (1) risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and debt service; (2) changes in prices and availability of resin and other raw materials and our ability to pass on changes in raw material prices on a timely basis; (3) the impact of potential changes in interest rates: (4) performance of our business and future operating results; (5) risks related to our acquisition strategy and integration of acquired businesses; (6) reliance on unpatented know-how and trade secrets; (7) increases in the cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental, safety, and production and product laws and regulations; (8) risks related to disruptions in the overall economy and the financial markets may adversely impact our business; (9) catastrophic loss of one of our key manufacturing facilities, natural disasters, and other unplanned business interruptions; (10) risks of competition, including foreign competition, in our existing and future markets;(11) general business and economic conditions, particularly an economic downturn; (12) the ability of our insurance to cover fully our potential exposures; (13) risks that our restructuring programs may entail greater implementation costs  or result in lower costs savings than anticipated, and (14) the other factors discussed in the under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you.  Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on those statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this release.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
 
 
 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
 
                         
Net sales                                                                
  $ 1,310     $ 1,204     $ 4,958     $ 4,647  
Costs and expenses:
                               
     Cost of goods sold                                                                
    1,114       1,006       4,190       3,835  
     Selling, general and administrative
    76       77       320       307  
     Amortization of intangibles
    25       24       102       105  
     Restructuring and impairment charges
    2       7       30       14  
Operating income                                                                
    93       90       316       386  
                                 
Debt extinguishment                                                                
                35       64  
Other income, net                                                                
    (4 )     (1 )     (7 )     (7 )
Interest expense, net                                                                
    53       56       221       244  
Income before income taxes
    44       35       67       85  
Income tax expense                                                                
    14       9       4       28  
Consolidated net income                                                                
    30       26       63       57  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
    1             1        
Net income attributable to the Company
  $ 29     $ 26     $ 62     $ 57  
 
 
Comprehensive income
  $ 9     $ 52     $ 37     $ 86  
 
 
Net income per share:
                       
     Basic
  $ 0.25     $ 0.23     $ 0.53     $ 0.50  
     Diluted
    0.24       0.22       0.51       0.48  
                                 
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: (in thousands)
                               
     Basic                                                                
    117,674       115,427       116,875       113,486  
     Diluted                                                                
    122,014       120,747       121,521       119,454  
                                 

 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
 
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
 
             
Assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 129     $ 142  
Accounts receivable, net
    491       449  
Inventories
    604       575  
Other current assets
    208       171  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    1,364       1,266  
Goodwill, intangibles assets and other long-term assets
    2,472       2,532  
        Total assets
  $ 5,268     $ 5,135  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders' deficit
               
Current liabilities, excluding debt
    709       613  
Current and long-term debt
    3,918       3,946  
Other long-term liabilities
    742       772  
Non-controlling interest
    13        
 Stockholders’ deficit
    (114 )     (196 )
         Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
  $ 5,268     $ 5,135  
 

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 (in millions)
 
   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
 
             
     Net cash from operating activities
  $ 530     $ 464  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Additions to property, plant, and equipment
    (215 )     (239 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    19       18  
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (226 )     (24 )
     Net cash from investing activities
    (422 )     (245 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
    1,627       1,391  
Repayment of long-term borrowings
    (1,687 )     (1,978 )
Repayment of notes receivable
          2  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    17       27  
Debt financing costs
    (44 )     (39 )
Payment of tax receivable agreement
    (32 )     (5 )
Proceeds from initial public offering
          438  
     Net cash from financing activities
    (119 )     (164 )
Effect of currency translation on cash
    (2 )      
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (13 )     55  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    142       87  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 129     $ 142  
 
 
 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Segment Information
(Unaudited)
(in millions)
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
 
Net sales:
                       
Rigid Open Top
  $ 290     $ 299     $ 1,110     $ 1,127  
Rigid Closed Top
    396       351       1,469       1,387  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 686     $ 650     $ 2,579     $ 2,514  
Engineered Materials
    374       367       1,455       1,397  
Flexible Packaging
    250       187       924       736  
            Total
  $ 1,310     $ 1,204     $ 4,958     $ 4,647  
Operating income:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 14     $ 28     $ 34     $ 123  
Rigid Closed Top
    31       33       132       130  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 45     $ 61     $ 166     $ 253  
Engineered Materials
    35       28       125       116  
Flexible Packaging
    13       1       25       17  
            Total
  $ 93     $ 90     $ 316     $ 386  
Depreciation and amortization:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 22     $ 22     $ 92     $ 90  
Rigid Closed Top
    40       31       133       129  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 62     $ 53     $ 225     $ 219  
Engineered Materials
    19       18       75       71  
Flexible Packaging
    16       12       58       51  
            Total
  $ 97     $ 83     $ 358     $ 341  
Restructuring and impairment charges:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $     $     $ 13     $ 1  
Rigid Closed Top
    1             2       3  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 1     $     $ 15     $ 4  
Engineered Materials
    1       7       7       9  
Flexible Packaging
                8       1  
            Total
  $ 2     $ 7     $ 30     $ 14  
Other operating expenses: (1)
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 12     $ 4     $ 45     $ 9  
Rigid Closed Top
    2       4       15       11  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 14     $ 8     $ 60     $ 20  
Engineered Materials
    1       2       5       7  
Flexible Packaging
    3       4       16       7  
            Total
  $ 18     $ 14     $ 81     $ 34  
Operating EBITDA:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 48     $ 54     $ 184     $ 223  
Rigid Closed Top
    74       68       282       273  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 122     $ 122     $ 466     $ 496  
Engineered Materials
    56       55       212       203  
Flexible Packaging
    32       17       107       76  
             Total
  $ 210     $ 194     $ 785     $ 775  
 
 
 
(1) Includes business optimization and integration expenses and non-cash charges.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Reconciliation Schedules
(Unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
   
Fiscal Year Ended
 
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
   
September 27, 2014
   
September 28, 2013
 
                         
                         
Operating income
  $ 93     $ 90     $ 316     $ 386  
                                 
   Add: depreciation and amortization
    97       83       358       341  
   Add: restructuring and impairment
    2       7       30       14  
   Add: other operating expenses
    18       14       81       34  
Operating EBITDA (1)
  $ 210     $ 194     $ 785     $ 775  
                                 
Add: pro forma acquisitions
                  18          
Add: unrealized cost savings
    3               27          
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
  $ 213             $ 830          
                                 
 
    Cash flow from operating activities
  $ 160     $ 167     $ 530     $ 464  
    Additions to property, plant, and equipment, net
    (29 )     (47 )     (196 )     (221 )
    Tax receivable agreement payment
                (32 )     (5 )
Adjusted free cash flow (1)
  $ 131     $ 120     $ 302     $ 238  
                                 
 
    Net income per diluted share
  $ 0.24     $ 0.22  
    Restructuring and impairment charges (net of tax)
    0.01       0.04  
    Other operating expense (net of tax)
    0.10       0.07  
Adjusted net income per diluted share (1)
  $ 0.35     $ 0.33  
                 
   
Estimated Fiscal 2015
         
    Cash flow from operating activities
  $ 589          
    Additions to property, plant, and equipment, net
    (230 )        
    Tax receivable agreement payment
    (39 )        
Adjusted free cash flow (1)
  $ 320          
                 
 
(1) Supplemental financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).  These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to operating or net income or cash flows from operating activities, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures are among the indicators used by management to measure the performance of the Company’s operations, and also among the criteria upon which performance-based compensation may be based.  Adjusted EBITDA also is used by our lenders for debt covenant compliance purposes. We use Adjusted Free Cash Flow as a measure of liquidity because it assists us in assessing our company’s ability to fund its growth through its generation of cash.  Our projected Adjusted Free Cash flow for fiscal 2015 assumes $589 million of cash flow from operations less $230 million of net additions to property, plant, and equipment and $39 million of payment under our tax receivable agreement.
 
Similar non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently by other companies, including other companies in our industry, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.  Because of these limitations, you should consider the non-GAAP financial measures alongside other performance measures and liquidity measures, including operating income, various cash flow metrics, net income and our other GAAP results.
 
 

 
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