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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): May 1, 2015
 
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
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o
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o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.
 

 
 

 

Item 2.02                           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
    On May 1, 2015, Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (“Berry”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the quarter ended March 28, 2015.  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 May 1, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
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)  
       
May 1, 2015
By:
/s/ Jason K. Greene   
    Jason K. Greene  
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel  
       
 
 


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NEWS RELEASE
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investor Contact:
Dustin Stilwell
812.306.2964
 
Media Contact:
Eva Schmitz
812.306.2424
 
dustinstilwell@berryplastics.com   evaschmitz@berryplastics.com  
       
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind.May 1, 2015 – Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (NYSE:BERY) today reported results for its second fiscal 2015 quarter, referred to in the following as the March 2015 quarter:
 
Recorded net income per diluted share of $0.31 and adjusted net income per diluted share of $0.42 for the March 2015 quarter
Increased Operating EBITDA by 10 percent to $210 million for the March 2015 quarter compared to $191 million in the March 2014 quarter
Generated $112 million of cash flow from operations and adjusted free cash flow of $71 million for the March 2015 quarter
Adjusted free cash flow of $304 million and adjusted EBITDA of $831 million for the four quarters ended March 2015
Increased fiscal year 2015 adjusted free cash flow guidance nearly 10 percent to $350 million
 
"In the March 2015 quarter, we reported both record net sales and operating EBITDA for any March ending quarter in the Company’s history.  Operating EBITDA improved by $19 million or 10 percent over the same prior year quarter, primarily as a result of lower raw material costs, cost savings from our restructuring initiatives and improved operational productivity, along with contributions and synergies from our recent acquisitions," said Jon Rich, Chairman and CEO of Berry Plastics.
 
March 2015 Quarter Results
For the March 2015 quarter, the Company’s net sales increased by 1 percent to $1,224 million from $1,210 million in the March 2014 quarter.  The year-over-year increase was primarily attributed to net sales from businesses we acquired in the last twelve months partially offset by soft customer demand.
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended (Unaudited)
 
Net sales  (in millions of dollars)
 
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Rigid Open Top
  $ 251     $ 256     $ (5 )     (2 )%
Rigid Closed Top
    380       360       20       6 %
Engineered Materials
    344       368       (24 )     (7 ) %
Flexible Packaging
    249       226       23       10 %
    Total net sales
  $ 1,224     $ 1,210     $ 14       1 %
 
March 2015 Fiscal Year-to-Date (FYTD) Results
For the March 2015 FYTD, the Company’s net sales increased by 4 percent to $2,444 million as compared to $2,350 million for the same period of fiscal 2014.  This increase was primarily attributed to net sales from businesses we acquired in the last twelve months along with increased selling prices occurring primarily in the first fiscal quarter of 2015 partially offset by soft customer demand.
 
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Two Quarterly Periods Ended (Unaudited)
 
Net sales  (in millions of dollars)
 
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
   
$ Change
   
% Change
 
Rigid Open Top
  $ 508     $ 517     $ (9 )     (2 )%
Rigid Closed Top
    753       692       61       9 %
Engineered Materials
    693       710       (17 )     (2 ) %
Flexible Packaging
    490       431       59       14 %
    Total net sales
  $ 2,444     $ 2,350     $ 94       4 %
 
Capital Structure and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
The ratio of net debt of $3,691 million at the end of the March 2015 quarter to adjusted EBITDA of $831 million for the four quarters ended March 28, 2015, was 4.4x, representing a 0.2x improvement (reduction) through the first two quarters of fiscal 2015.  The Company’s adjusted free cash flow for the March 2015 quarter was $71 million and $304 million for the four quarters ended March 28, 2015.
 
   
March
28, 
2015
   
September
 27, 2014
 
(in millions of dollars)
 
(Unaudited)
       
             
Term loans
  $ 2,395     $ 2,505  
Revolving line of credit
           
5½% second priority notes
    500       500  
9¾% second priority notes
    800       800  
Capital leases and other
    115       113  
     Total debt
  $ 3,810     $ 3,918  
Less: cash and cash equivalents
    (119 )     (129 )
     Net debt
  $ 3,691     $ 3,789  
                 
 
Outlook
“As we look ahead to the second half of our fiscal year, we are increasing our fiscal 2015 adjusted free cash flow guidance from $320 million as previously forecasted, to $350 million.  The revised guidance assumes resin prices will not change significantly from the end of the March 2015 quarter and flat sales volumes for the last two quarters of fiscal 2015.  This estimate also includes a reduction in our forecast of additions to property, plant, and equipment from $230 million to $220 million and a source of cash from working capital of $25 million.  Additionally, we are maintaining our forecasts on cash interest expense of $205 million and other cash costs of $50 million,” stated Rich.
 
Investor Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, May 1, 2015, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter fiscal 2015 results.  The telephone number to access the conference call is (866) 244-4530 (domestic), or (703) 639-1173 (international), conference ID 1655124.  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 May 1, 2015, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, to May 8, 2015, by calling (888) 266-2081 (domestic), or (703) 925-2533 (international), access code 1655124.
 
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.  The Company’s world headquarters is located in Evansville, Indiana, with annual net sales of $5 billion in fiscal 2014 and 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.
 
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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 Income
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars, except per share data)
 
   
Quarterly
Period Ended
   
Two Quarterly
Periods Ended
 
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
 
                         
Net sales                                                                
  $ 1,224     $ 1,210     $ 2,444     $ 2,350  
Costs and expenses:
                               
     Cost of goods sold                                                                
    1,000       1,023       2,037       1,987  
     Selling, general, and administrative
    86       82       171       159  
     Amortization of intangibles
    23       25       48       51  
     Restructuring and impairment charges
    3       3       8       13  
Operating income                                                                
    112       77       180       140  
                                 
Debt extinguishment                                                                
          2             2  
Other expense (income), net                                                                
    1                   (1 )
Interest expense, net                                                                
    52       57       105       112  
Income before income taxes
    59       18       75       27  
Income tax expense                                                                
    21       6       24       9  
Consolidated net income                                                                
  $ 38     $ 12     $ 51     $ 18  
 
Net income per share:
                       
     Basic
  $ 0.32     $ 0.10     $ 0.43     $ 0.15  
     Diluted
    0.31       0.10       0.41       0.15  
                                 
Outstanding weighted-average shares: (in millions)
                               
     Basic                                                                
    119.0       116.6       118.7       116.3  
     Diluted                                                                
    124.1       121.7       123.4       120.5  
                                 
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars) 
 
   
Quarterly
Period Ended
   
Two Quarterly
Periods Ended
 
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
 
Consolidated net income
  $ 38     $ 12     $ 51     $ 18  
      Currency translation
    (20 )     (3 )     (34 )     (4 )
      Interest rate hedges
    (13 )     3       (20 )     3  
Provision for income taxes related to other comprehensive income items
    4       (1 )     6       (1 )
Comprehensive income
  $ 9     $ 11     $ 3     $ 16  
 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 (in millions of dollars)
 
 
   
March 28, 2015
   
September 27, 2014
 
Assets:
 
(Unaudited)
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 119     $ 129  
Accounts receivable, net
    481       491  
Inventories
    609       604  
Other current assets
    279       208  
Property, plant, and equipment, net
    1,315       1,364  
Goodwill, intangibles assets, and other long-term assets
    2,411       2,472  
        Total assets
  $ 5,214     $ 5,268  
                 
Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
               
Current liabilities, excluding debt
    687       709  
Current and long-term debt
    3,810       3,918  
Other long-term liabilities
    790       742  
Redeemable non-controlling interest
    13       13  
 Stockholders’ deficit
    (86 )     (114 )
         Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
  $ 5,214     $ 5,268  
 

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
 (in millions of dollars)
 
   
Two Quarterly
Periods Ended
 
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Consolidated net income
  $ 51     $ 18  
Depreciation and amortization
    176       170  
Other non-cash items
    38       28  
Working capital
    (53 )     34  
     Net cash from operating activities
    212 ]     250  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Additions to property, plant, and equipment
    (79 )     (114 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    13       1  
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
          (96 )
     Net cash from investing activities
    (66 )     (209 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
          1,126  
Repayment of long-term borrowings
    (125 )     (1,150 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    13       10  
Debt financing costs
          (11 )
Payment of tax receivable agreement
    (39 )     (32 )
     Net cash from financing activities
    (151 )     (57 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (5 )      
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (10 )     (16 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    129       142  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 119     $ 126  
 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Segment Information
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars)
 
   
Quarterly
Period Ended
   
Two Quarterly
Periods Ended
 
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
 
Net sales:
                       
Rigid Open Top
  $ 251     $ 256     $ 508     $ 517  
Rigid Closed Top
    380       360       753       692  
Engineered Materials
    344       368       693       710  
Flexible Packaging
    249       226       490       431  
            Total
  $ 1,224     $ 1,210     $ 2,444     $ 2,350  
Operating income:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 18     $ 6     $ 25     $ 19  
Rigid Closed Top
    41       33       62       63  
Engineered Materials
    35       32       67       57  
Flexible Packaging
    18       6       26       1  
            Total
  $ 112     $ 77     $ 180     $ 140  
Depreciation and amortization:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 22     $ 23     $ 45     $ 46  
Rigid Closed Top
    31       31       67       61  
Engineered Materials
    18       18       35       37  
Flexible Packaging
    14       13       29       26  
            Total
  $ 85     $ 85     $ 176     $ 170  
Restructuring and impairment charges:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 1     $ 1     $ 2     $ 2  
Rigid Closed Top
    2       1       3       1  
Engineered Materials
          1             4  
Flexible Packaging
                3       6  
            Total
  $ 3     $ 3     $ 8     $ 13  
Business optimization costs (1) :
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 5     $ 15     $ 11     $ 20  
Rigid Closed Top
    1       4       8       7  
Engineered Materials
    1       1       3       3  
Flexible Packaging
    3       6       6       10  
            Total
  $ 10     $ 26     $ 28     $ 40  
Operating EBITDA:
                               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 46     $ 45     $ 83     $ 87  
Rigid Closed Top
    75       69       140       132  
Engineered Materials
    54       52       105       101  
Flexible Packaging
    35       25       64       43  
             Total
  $ 210     $ 191     $ 392     $ 363  
 
(1) Includes integration expenses, non-cash charges, and other business optimization costs.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Reconciliation Schedules
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars, except per share data)
 
         
 
 
   
Quarterly
Period Ended
   
Four Quarters
Ended
 
   
March 28, 2015
   
March 29, 2014
   
March 28, 2015
 
                   
Operating income
  $ 112     $ 77     $ 356  
   Add: non-cash amortization from 2006 private sale
    8       9       33  
   Add: restructuring and impairment
    3       3       25  
   Add: business optimization costs (1)
    10       26       68  
Adjusted operating income (3)
  $ 133     $ 115     $ 482  
                         
   Add: depreciation and amortization (2)
    77       76       331  
Operating EBITDA (3)
  $ 210     $ 191     $ 813  
                         
Add: pro forma acquisitions
                  6  
Add: unrealized cost savings
                  12  
Adjusted EBITDA (3)
  $ 210             $ 831  
                         
 
    Cash flow from operating activities
  $ 112             $ 492  
    Net additions to property, plant, and equipment
    (41 )             (149 )
    Payment of tax receivable agreement
                  (39 )
Adjusted free cash flow (3)
  $ 71             $ 304  
                         
 
    Net income per diluted share
  $ 0.31          
    Non-cash amortization from 2006 private sale (net of tax)
    0.04          
    Restructuring and impairment (net of tax)
    0.02          
    Business optimization costs (1) (net of tax)
    0.05          
Adjusted net income per diluted share (3)
  $ 0.42          
                 
 
 
(1) Includes integration expenses, non-cash charges, and other business optimization costs.
 
 
(2) Amortization excludes non-cash amortization from the 2006 private sale of $8 million for the March 28, 2015 quarter, $9 million for the March 29, 2014 quarter, and $33 million for the four quarters ended March 28, 2015.
 
 
(3) 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 $609 million of cash flow from operations less $220 million of net additions to property, plant, and equipment and $39 million of payments 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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