coke-8k_20181107.htm

 

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 7, 2018

 

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

  

0-9286

  

56-0950585

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(704) 557-4400

(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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 



Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 7, 2018, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2018. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

Incorporated By Reference To

99.1

 

News release issued on November 7, 2018, reporting the Company’s financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2018.

 

Filed herewith.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8‑K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

 

 


SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(REGISTRANT)

 

 

 

 

Date: November 7, 2018

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ David M. Katz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David M. Katz

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

coke-ex991_6.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kimberly Kuo

Senior Vice President

Public Affairs, Communications

& Communities

Kimberly.Kuo@ccbcc.com

(704) 557-4584

 

INVESTOR CONTACT:

Dave Katz

Executive Vice President &

Chief Financial Officer

 

Dave.Katz@ccbcc.com

(704) 557-4929

 

 

Third Quarter 2018 Highlights

 

Q3 net sales growth of 4.2%, including organic(a) net sales growth of 4.3%.

 

 

“Although commodities and transportation remain challenges in our industry, we are pleased with the progress we have made in pricing, operating expense management and capital spending. The sequential improvements we see in gross margin trends so far this year are very encouraging. We remain focused on making strategic fiscal decisions and investing for the long-term benefit of our teammates, brands, communities, stockholders and other stakeholders.”

 

- Frank Harrison

Chairman & CEO

Coca‑Cola Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

Q3 sales volume decrease of 0.1%, including organic(a) volume decrease of 0.4%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported basic EPS of $2.69 in Q3 2018, as compared to $1.86 in Q3 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin decline of 60 basis points from Q3 2017 driven by higher commodity and transportation costs, a higher contribution of sales from lower-margin acquired territories, and shifting product mix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pricing and productivity actions implemented in Q3 2018 to drive margin improvement and additional cost savings.

 

 

 

 

Key Results

 

(in millions, except

 

Third Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Three Quarters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per share data)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

% Change

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

% Change

 

Physical case volume

 

 

86.7

 

 

 

86.8

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

(0.1)%

 

 

 

254.8

 

 

 

240.5

 

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

5.9

%

Net sales

 

$

1,211.7

 

 

$

1,162.5

 

 

$

49.2

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

$

3,511.0

 

 

$

3,197.5

 

 

$

313.5

 

 

 

9.8

%

Gross profit

 

$

420.4

 

 

$

410.3

 

 

$

10.1

 

 

 

2.5

%

 

$

1,197.3

 

 

$

1,157.5

 

 

$

39.8

 

 

 

3.4

%

Gross margin

 

 

34.7

%

 

 

35.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.1

%

 

 

36.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

$

44.4

 

 

$

37.5

 

 

$

6.9

 

 

N/M

 

 

$

45.1

 

 

$

101.1

 

 

$

(56.0

)

 

N/M

 

Basic net income per share

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

0.83

 

 

N/M

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

2.00

 

 

$

(1.25

)

 

N/M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottle/Can Sales

 

Third Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Three Quarters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

% Change

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

Change

 

 

% Change

 

Sparkling beverages

 

$

605.6

 

 

$

582.7

 

 

$

22.9

 

 

 

3.9

%

 

$

1,787.4

 

 

$

1,670.1

 

 

$

117.3

 

 

 

7.0

%

Still beverages

 

$

413.3

 

 

$

384.5

 

 

$

28.8

 

 

 

7.5

%

 

$

1,142.8

 

 

$

1,009.5

 

 

$

133.3

 

 

 

13.2

%

 

(a) The discussion of the results for the third quarter and first three quarters includes selected non-GAAP financial information, such as “organic” results. Organic net sales and organic sales volume include results from our distribution territories not impacted by acquisition or divestiture activity during 2017. The schedules in this press release reconcile such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.


 

Third Quarter 2018 Review

 

CHARLOTTE, November 7, 2018 – Coca‑Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) today reported operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2018.

 

During the third quarter, our Company made meaningful progress towards the strategic priorities we set during the second quarter, even in the midst of continued challenges in the commodities and transportation markets. Our pricing actions delivered over 4% revenue growth versus Q3 2017 on relatively flat volume of almost 87 million physical cases. Our Q3 2018 performance brings our year-to-date volume growth to 5.9% and our year-to-date revenue growth to 9.8%. Our organic case volume decline in Q3 2018 was 0.4% versus Q3 2017, and our year-to-date organic case volume growth was 0.3% versus the prior year period. Beginning in Q4 2018, we will have cycled all of the transactions completed during our system transformation initiative, and results should be comparable on a year-over-year basis. As discussed last quarter, the mid-week July 4th holiday resulted in volume being split between the second and third quarters in 2018. Additionally, Hurricane Florence impacted our operations in much of our coastal territory in September, although identified incremental costs due to the storm were immaterial.

 

Integral to the strategic priorities we set during Q2 2018, we implemented numerous pricing actions throughout our territory in Q3 2018 to address our increased input costs. Gross margin in Q3 2018 was 60 basis points lower than Q3 2017 (34.7% in Q3 2018 versus 35.3% in Q3 2017), which reflects significant and sequential improvement over the gross margin declines we experienced in the first half of 2018. The primary drivers of the year-over-year margin decline remain (in order of significance): (i) rising commodity costs, (ii) the volume shift to lower-margin still products, and (iii) newly acquired territories generally experiencing margins lower than our legacy territories. We continue to refine our pricing strategies and focus on driving operating efficiencies in our supply chain to improve margin performance and address the rising input costs across the consumer products landscape.

 

Selling, delivery and administrative (“S,D&A”) expenses in Q3 2018 increased approximately $3.0 million, or 0.8%, as compared to Q3 2017. Notably, our S,D&A expenses as a percent of revenue declined to 31.0% in Q3 2018 from 32.1% in Q3 2017. We believe this leveraging of operating expenses was the result of our actions taken during Q2 2018 and our strong revenue performance in Q3 2018. These improvements were partially offset by the expenses associated with our continuing territory integration efforts. While we are pleased with our operating expense performance in the third quarter, we will continue to refine and optimize our operating model across our Company to drive improvements in efficiency and profitability.

 

Income from operations was $44.4 million in Q3 2018, increasing from $37.5 million in Q3 2017. We have completed our system transformation transactions and are nearing steady state from an IT system perspective. As such, we incurred $2.7 million less in system transformation expenses in Q3 2018, as compared to Q3 2017. We are encouraged with our progress in operating income performance and recognize we have additional improvement opportunities.

 

During Q3 2018, we spent $10.4 million on system transformation expenses, which primarily related to the implementation of our integrated CONA information systems platform. We anticipate spending between $6 million and $8 million on system transformation expenses in Q4 2018 and expect to see these expenses continue to decrease over the next few quarters.

 

Capital spending for the third quarter was approximately $27.8 million, bringing our year-to-date total capital investments to $113.1 million. We anticipate capital spending in the range of $25 million to $35 million in Q4 2018. Diligent capital management processes have been put in place to continue our focus on debt reduction, while investing in the highest impact projects. In addition to our capital spending, the Company contributed $20 million to fund our pension plans during Q3 2018.

 

We expect to begin distribution of the fast-growing premium sports drink, BodyArmor, in a portion of our territories in Q4 2018. We are excited about the addition of BodyArmor to our powerful portfolio of brands, and, while we do not expect the impact on our 2018 results to be material, we do anticipate our BodyArmor distribution rights will provide ongoing benefits and round out our sports drink portfolio.


 

About Coca‑Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

Coca‑Cola Consolidated is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Our Purpose is to honor God, serve others, pursue excellence and grow profitably. For more than 116 years, we have been deeply committed to the consumers, customers, and communities we serve and passionate about the broad portfolio of beverages and services we offer. We make, sell, and deliver beverages of The Coca‑Cola Company and other partner companies in more than 300 brands and flavors to 65 million consumers in territories spanning 14 states and the District of Columbia.

 

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Coca‑Cola Consolidated is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol COKE. More information about the company is available at www.cokeconsolidated.com. Follow Coca‑Cola Consolidated on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

 

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained in this news release are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. The words “believe,” “expect,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions are intended to identify those forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause Coca‑Cola Consolidated’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our inability to integrate the operations and employees acquired in system transformation transactions; lower than expected selling pricing resulting from increased marketplace competition; changes in how significant customers market or promote our products; changes in our top customer relationships; changes in public and consumer preferences related to nonalcoholic beverages, including concerns related to obesity and health concerns; unfavorable changes in the general economy; miscalculation of our need for infrastructure investment; our inability to meet requirements under beverage agreements; material changes in the performance requirements for marketing funding support or our inability to meet such requirements; decreases from historic levels of marketing funding support; changes in The Coca‑Cola Company’s and other beverage companies’ levels of advertising, marketing and spending on brand innovation; the inability of our aluminum can or plastic bottle suppliers to meet our purchase requirements; our inability to offset higher raw material costs with higher selling prices, increased bottle/can sales volume or reduced expenses; consolidation of raw material suppliers; incremental risks resulting from increased purchases of finished goods; sustained increases in fuel costs or our inability to secure adequate supplies of fuel; sustained increases in the cost of labor and employment matters, product liability claims or product recalls; technology failures or cyberattacks; changes in interest rates; the impact of debt levels on operating flexibility and access to capital and credit markets; adverse changes in our credit rating (whether as a result of our operations or prospects or as a result of those of The Coca‑Cola Company or other bottlers in the Coca‑Cola system); changes in legal contingencies; legislative changes affecting our distribution and packaging; adoption of significant product labeling or warning requirements; additional taxes resulting from tax audits; natural disasters and unfavorable weather; global climate change or legal or regulatory responses to such change; issues surrounding labor relations with unionized employees; bottler system disputes; our use of estimates and assumptions; changes in accounting standards; the impact of volatility in the financial markets on access to the credit markets; the impact of acquisitions or dispositions of bottlers by their franchisors; changes in the inputs used to calculate our acquisition related contingent consideration liability; and the concentration of our capital stock ownership. These and other factors are discussed in the Company’s regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those in the Company’s fiscal 2017 Annual Report on Form 10‑K, Item 1A. Risk Factors. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of this date, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update them except as required by law.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

First Three Quarters

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net sales

 

$

1,211,661

 

 

$

1,162,526

 

 

$

3,510,997

 

 

$

3,197,519

 

Cost of sales

 

 

791,317

 

 

 

752,202

 

 

 

2,313,728

 

 

 

2,039,996

 

Gross profit

 

 

420,344

 

 

 

410,324

 

 

 

1,197,269

 

 

 

1,157,523

 

Selling, delivery and administrative expenses

 

 

375,940

 

 

 

372,852

 

 

 

1,152,183

 

 

 

1,056,446

 

Income from operations

 

 

44,404

 

 

 

37,472

 

 

 

45,086

 

 

 

101,077

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

12,827

 

 

 

10,697

 

 

 

37,617

 

 

 

30,607

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

1,696

 

 

 

3,884

 

 

 

(3,612

)

 

 

(36,595

)

Gain on exchange transactions

 

 

10,170

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

10,170

 

 

 

-

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

43,443

 

 

 

30,659

 

 

 

14,027

 

 

 

33,875

 

Income tax expense

 

 

16,493

 

 

 

11,748

 

 

 

3,387

 

 

 

11,800

 

Net income

 

 

26,950

 

 

 

18,911

 

 

 

10,640

 

 

 

22,075

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

1,786

 

 

 

1,595

 

 

 

3,594

 

 

 

3,462

 

Net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

 

$

25,164

 

 

$

17,316

 

 

$

7,046

 

 

$

18,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

2.00

 

Weighted average number of Common Stock shares outstanding

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

7,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

1.86

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

2.00

 

Weighted average number of Class B Common Stock shares outstanding

 

 

2,213

 

 

 

2,193

 

 

 

2,208

 

 

 

2,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net income per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

2.69

 

 

$

1.85

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

1.99

 

Weighted average number of Common Stock shares outstanding – assuming dilution

 

 

9,405

 

 

 

9,374

 

 

 

9,400

 

 

 

9,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

2.68

 

 

$

1.84

 

 

$

0.74

 

 

$

1.97

 

Weighted average number of Class B Common Stock shares outstanding – assuming dilution

 

 

2,264

 

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

2,259

 

 

 

2,228

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

9,337

 

 

$

16,902

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

423,315

 

 

 

388,416

 

Accounts receivable, other

 

 

91,173

 

 

 

104,956

 

Inventories

 

 

229,892

 

 

 

183,618

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

91,514

 

 

 

100,646

 

Total current assets

 

 

845,231

 

 

 

794,538

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

998,117

 

 

 

1,031,388

 

Leased property under capital leases, net

 

 

25,208

 

 

 

29,837

 

Other assets

 

 

119,193

 

 

 

116,209

 

Goodwill

 

 

165,903

 

 

 

169,316

 

Other identifiable intangible assets, net

 

 

918,772

 

 

 

931,672

 

Total assets

 

$

3,072,424

 

 

$

3,072,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

 

$

8,438

 

 

$

8,221

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

550,178

 

 

 

631,231

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

558,616

 

 

 

639,452

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

123,248

 

 

 

112,364

 

Pension and postretirement benefit obligations and other liabilities

 

 

699,048

 

 

 

738,971

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

 

 

1,222,949

 

 

 

1,123,266

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,603,861

 

 

 

2,614,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

372,764

 

 

 

366,702

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

95,799

 

 

 

92,205

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

3,072,424

 

 

$

3,072,960

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

First Three Quarters

 

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

10,640

 

 

$

22,075

 

Depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets and deferred proceeds, net

 

 

140,496

 

 

 

120,293

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

9,903

 

 

 

(24,741

)

Gain on exchange transactions

 

 

(10,170

)

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bottling agreements conversion

 

 

-

 

 

 

87,066

 

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

1,584

 

 

 

23,140

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

4,494

 

 

 

6,473

 

Change in assets and liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions)

 

 

(138,459

)

 

 

(36,173

)

Other

 

 

7,542

 

 

 

4,292

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

26,030

 

 

$

202,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of distribution territories and regional manufacturing facilities related investing activities

 

$

5,600

 

 

$

(291,465

)

Additions to property, plant and equipment (exclusive of acquisitions)

 

 

(113,104

)

 

 

(114,953

)

Other

 

 

1,457

 

 

 

(1,483

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(106,047

)

 

$

(407,901

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility and proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes

 

$

435,000

 

 

$

458,000

 

Payments on Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility

 

 

(329,500

)

 

 

(238,000

)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(7,014

)

 

 

(6,995

)

Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

(18,312

)

 

 

(11,650

)

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

 

 

(6,191

)

 

 

(5,594

)

Debt issuance fees

 

 

(1,531

)

 

 

(213

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

72,452

 

 

$

195,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash during period

 

$

(7,565

)

 

$

(9,928

)

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

16,902

 

 

 

21,850

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

9,337

 

 

$

11,922

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(1)

The following tables reconcile reported GAAP results to organic/adjusted results (non-GAAP):

 

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

First Three Quarters

 

(in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Total bottle/can sales

 

$

1,018,896

 

 

$

967,205

 

 

$

2,930,215

 

 

$

2,679,601

 

Total other sales

 

 

192,765

 

 

 

195,321

 

 

 

580,782

 

 

 

517,918

 

Total net sales

 

$

1,211,661

 

 

$

1,162,526

 

 

$

3,510,997

 

 

$

3,197,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total bottle/can sales

 

$

1,018,896

 

 

$

967,205

 

 

$

2,930,215

 

 

$

2,679,601

 

Less: Acquisition/divestiture related sales

 

 

117,684

 

 

 

103,171

 

 

 

546,284

 

 

 

370,992

 

Organic net bottle/can sales (non-GAAP)

 

$

901,212

 

 

$

864,034

 

 

$

2,383,931

 

 

$

2,308,609

 

Increase in organic net bottle/can sales

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

First Three Quarters

 

(in millions)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Physical case volume

 

 

86.7

 

 

 

86.8

 

 

 

254.8

 

 

 

240.5

 

Less: Acquisition/divestiture related physical case volume

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

48.7

 

 

 

35.1

 

Organic physical case volume

 

 

76.1

 

 

 

76.4

 

 

 

206.1

 

 

 

205.4

 

Increase (decrease) in organic physical case volume

 

(0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third Quarter 2018

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net sales

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

Net income

 

 

Basic net income per share

 

Reported results (GAAP)

 

$

1,211,661

 

 

$

420,344

 

 

$

44,404

 

 

$

43,443

 

 

$

25,164

 

 

$

2.69

 

System transformation transactions expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

10,417

 

 

 

10,417

 

 

 

7,834

 

 

 

0.83

 

Gain on exchange transactions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,170

)

 

 

(7,648

)

 

 

(0.82

)

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,373

)

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

(0.19

)

Fair value adjustments for commodity hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

260

 

 

 

469

 

 

 

469

 

 

 

353

 

 

 

0.04

 

Other tax adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,534

 

 

 

0.38

 

Total reconciling items

 

 

-

 

 

 

372

 

 

 

10,886

 

 

 

(1,657

)

 

 

2,288

 

 

 

0.24

 

Adjusted results (non-GAAP)

 

$

1,211,661

 

 

$

420,716

 

 

$

55,290

 

 

$

41,786

 

 

$

27,452

 

 

$

2.93

 

 

 

 

Third Quarter 2017

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net sales

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

Net income

 

 

Basic net income per share

 

Reported results (GAAP)

 

$

1,162,526

 

 

$

410,324

 

 

$

37,472

 

 

$

30,659

 

 

$

17,316

 

 

$

1.86

 

System transformation transactions expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

13,148

 

 

 

13,148

 

 

 

9,265

 

 

 

0.99

 

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,225

)

 

 

(2,386

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Fair value adjustments for commodity hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,042

)

 

 

(3,401

)

 

 

(3,401

)

 

 

(2,187

)

 

 

(0.24

)

Other tax adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,690

)

 

 

(0.18

)

Total reconciling items

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,929

)

 

 

9,747

 

 

 

4,522

 

 

 

3,002

 

 

 

0.32

 

Adjusted results (non-GAAP)

 

$

1,162,526

 

 

$

408,395

 

 

$

47,219

 

 

$

35,181

 

 

$

20,318

 

 

$

2.18

 

 


 

 

First Three Quarters 2018

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net sales

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

Net income

 

 

Basic net income per share

 

Reported results (GAAP)

 

$

3,510,997

 

 

$

1,197,269

 

 

$

45,086

 

 

$

14,027

 

 

$

7,046

 

 

$

0.75

 

System transformation transactions expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

339

 

 

 

32,738

 

 

 

32,738

 

 

 

24,619

 

 

 

2.63

 

Gain on exchange transactions

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(10,170

)

 

 

(7,648

)

 

 

(0.82

)

Workforce optimization expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,810

 

 

 

4,810

 

 

 

3,617

 

 

 

0.39

 

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,584

 

 

 

1,191

 

 

 

0.13

 

Amortization of converted distribution rights, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,231

 

 

 

2,231

 

 

 

2,231

 

 

 

1,678

 

 

 

0.18

 

Fair value adjustments for commodity hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,776

 

 

 

3,139

 

 

 

3,139

 

 

 

2,361

 

 

 

0.25

 

Other tax adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,648

)

 

 

(0.28

)

Total reconciling items

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,346

 

 

 

42,918

 

 

 

34,332

 

 

 

23,170

 

 

 

2.48

 

Adjusted results (non-GAAP)

 

$

3,510,997

 

 

$

1,202,615

 

 

$

88,004

 

 

$

48,359

 

 

$

30,216

 

 

$

3.23

 

 

 

 

First Three Quarters 2017

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net sales

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

Net income

 

 

Basic net income per share

 

Reported results (GAAP)

 

$

3,197,519

 

 

$

1,157,523

 

 

$

101,077

 

 

$

33,875

 

 

$

18,613

 

 

$

2.00

 

System transformation transactions expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

32,374

 

 

 

32,374

 

 

 

21,108

 

 

 

2.26

 

January 2016 system transformation transaction settlement

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,442

 

 

 

5,816

 

 

 

0.62

 

Fair value adjustment of acquisition related contingent consideration

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

23,140

 

 

 

15,087

 

 

 

1.62

 

Fair value adjustments for commodity hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,066

)

 

 

(2,541

)

 

 

(2,541

)

 

 

(1,657

)

 

 

(0.18

)

Other tax adjustment

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,156

)

 

 

(0.23

)

Total reconciling items

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,687

)

 

 

29,833

 

 

 

62,415

 

 

 

38,198

 

 

 

4.09

 

Adjusted results (non-GAAP)

 

$

3,197,519

 

 

$

1,155,836

 

 

$

130,910

 

 

$

96,290

 

 

$

56,811

 

 

$

6.09

 

 

(1)

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing the Company’s ongoing performance. Further, given the transformation of the Company’s business through system transformation transactions with The Coca‑Cola Company and the conversion of its information technology systems, the Company believes these non‑GAAP financial measures allow users to better appreciate the impact of these transactions on the Company’s performance. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s non-GAAP financial information does not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting.