MGP INGREDIENTS INC
10-Ks and 10-Qs
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[ X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2018
or
[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________________________ to _________________________________
Commission File Number: 0-17196
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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KANSAS
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45-4082531
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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100 Commercial Street, Atchison, Kansas
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66002
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(913) 367-1480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). [X ] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an "emerging growth company." See definition of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
[ ] Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer
[ ] Non-accelerated filer
(Do not check if smaller reporting company
[ ] Smaller Reporting Company
[ ] 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. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ]Yes [X] No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
16,844,596
shares of Common Stock, no par value as of
April 26, 2018
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METHOD OF PRESENTATION
Throughout this Report, when we refer to "the Company," "MGP," "we," "us," "our," and words of similar import, we are referring to the combined business of MGP Ingredients, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except to the extent that the context otherwise indicates. In this document, for any references to Note 1 through Note 10, refer to the Notes to
Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
All amounts in this report, except for share, par values, bushels, gallons, pounds, mmbtu, proof gallons, per share, per bushel, per gallon, per proof gallon and percentage amounts, are shown in thousands unless otherwise noted.
2
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Quarter Ended
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March 31,
2018 |
March 31,
2017 |
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Net sales
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$
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87,956
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$
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87,169
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Cost of sales
(a)
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69,005
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68,128
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Gross profit
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18,951
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19,041
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Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A")
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8,562
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7,649
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Operating income
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10,389
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11,392
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Equity method investment earnings (Note 3)
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—
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471
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Interest expense, net
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(207
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(331
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Income before income taxes
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10,182
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11,532
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Income tax expense (Note 5)
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1,255
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2,854
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Net income
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$
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8,927
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$
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8,678
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Income attributable to participating securities
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175
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250
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Net income attributable to common shareholders and used in earnings per share ("EPS") calculation (Note 6)
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$
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8,752
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$
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8,428
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Share information:
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Basic and Diluted weighted average common shares
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16,843,255
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16,712,578
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Basic and diluted earnings per common share
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$
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0.52
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$
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0.50
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Dividends and dividend equivalents per common share
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$
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0.08
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$
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0.04
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(a)
Includes related party purchases of
$0
and
$9,245
for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
, respectively.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
3
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Quarter Ended
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March 31,
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March 31,
2017 |
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Net income
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$
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8,927
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$
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8,678
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
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Change in post-employment benefits
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(13
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(39
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Other, net of tax
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—
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(2
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Other comprehensive loss
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(13
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(41
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Comprehensive income
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$
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8,914
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$
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8,637
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
4
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
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March 31,
2018 |
December 31,
2017 |
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Current Assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,123
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$
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3,084
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Receivables (less allowance for doubtful accounts: March 31, 2018 - $24; December 31, 2017 - $24)
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34,532
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34,347
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Inventory
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98,876
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93,149
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Prepaid expenses
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3,187
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2,182
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Refundable income taxes
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932
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1,980
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Total current assets
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138,650
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134,742
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Property and equipment
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271,097
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267,288
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
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(167,095
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(164,237
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Property and equipment, net
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104,002
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103,051
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Other assets
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2,559
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2,535
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Total assets
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$
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245,211
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$
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240,328
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Current Liabilities
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Current maturities of long-term debt
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$
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375
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372
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Accounts payable
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24,630
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30,037
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Accrued expenses
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7,161
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11,171
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Total current liabilities
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32,166
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41,580
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Long-term debt, less current maturities
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21,316
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21,407
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Revolving credit facility
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10,544
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2,775
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Deferred credits
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1,934
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2,151
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Accrued retirement, health and life insurance benefits
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3,030
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3,133
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Other noncurrent liabilities
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542
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540
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Deferred income taxes
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291
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12
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Total liabilities
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69,823
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71,598
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Contingencies (Note 7)
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Stockholders’ Equity
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Capital stock
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Preferred, 5% non-cumulative; $10 par value; authorized 1,000 shares; issued and outstanding 437 shares
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Common stock
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No par value; authorized 40,000,000 shares; issued 18,115,965 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and 16,844,596 and 16,797,420 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively
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6,715
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6,715
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Additional paid-in capital
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13,983
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13,912
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Retained earnings
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174,682
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167,129
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(324
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(311
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Treasury stock, at cost
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Shares of 1,271,369 at March 31, 2018 and 1,318,545 at December 31, 2017
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(19,672
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(18,719
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Total stockholders’ equity
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175,388
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168,730
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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245,211
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$
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240,328
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
5
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
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Quarter Ended
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March 31,
2018 |
March 31,
2017 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
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Net income
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$
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8,927
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$
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8,678
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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2,929
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2,738
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Deferred income taxes
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279
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(490
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Share-based compensation
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1,191
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1,028
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Equity method investment earnings
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—
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(471
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Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
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Receivables, net
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(185
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(10,302
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Inventory
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(5,727
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(1,130
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Prepaid expenses
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(1,005
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(742
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Accounts payable
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(2,238
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(943
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Accounts payable to affiliate, net
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—
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(542
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Accrued expenses
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(4,009
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(1,627
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Income taxes payable
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1,048
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3,239
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Deferred credit
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(217
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(201
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Accrued retirement health and life insurance benefits
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(114
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(177
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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879
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(942
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
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Additions to plant, property and equipment
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(6,978
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(6,454
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Other, net
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(62
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—
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(7,040
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(6,454
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
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Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on share-based compensation
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(2,073
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(1,131
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Payment of dividends and dividend equivalents
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(1,375
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(688
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Principal payments on long-term debt
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(93
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(89
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Proceeds from credit agreement
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7,741
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10,500
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Payments on credit agreement
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—
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(2,765
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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4,200
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5,827
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(1,961
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(1,569
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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3,084
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1,569
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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1,123
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$
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—
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
6
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
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Capital
Stock
Preferred
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Common Stock
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Additional
Paid-In
Capital
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Retained
Earnings
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Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
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Treasury
Stock
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Total
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Balance, December 31, 2017
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$
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4
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$
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6,715
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$
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13,912
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$
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167,129
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$
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(311
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$
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(18,719
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$
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168,730
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Comprehensive income:
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Net income
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—
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—
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—
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8,927
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—
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—
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8,927
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Other comprehensive loss
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(13
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—
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(13
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Dividends and dividend equivalents, net of estimated forfeitures
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—
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—
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—
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(1,374
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—
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—
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(1,374
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Share-based compensation
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—
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—
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1,052
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—
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—
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—
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1,052
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Stock shares awarded, forfeited, or vested
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—
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—
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(981
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—
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—
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1,120
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139
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Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on share-based compensation
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(2,073
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(2,073
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Balance, March 31, 2018
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$
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4
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$
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6,715
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$
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13,983
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$
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174,682
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$
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(324
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$
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(19,672
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$
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175,388
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
7
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
The Company.
MGP Ingredients, Inc. ("Company") is a Kansas corporation headquartered in Atchison, Kansas and is a leading producer and supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat protein and starch food ingredients. Distilled spirits include premium bourbon and rye whiskeys and grain neutral spirits, including vodka and gin. MGP is also a top producer of high quality industrial alcohol for use in both food and non-food applications. The Company’s protein and starch food ingredients provide a host of functional, nutritional, and sensory benefits for a wide range of food products to serve the packaged goods industry. The Company's distillery products are derived from corn and other grains (including rye, barley, wheat, barley malt, and milo), and its ingredient products are derived from wheat flour. The majority of the Company's sales are made directly or through distributors to manufacturers and processors of finished packaged goods or to bakeries.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation.
The
condensed
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the results for interim periods in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted.
Use of Estimates.
The financial reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The application of certain of these policies places significant demands on management’s judgment, with financial reporting results relying on estimation about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. For all of these policies, management cautions that future events rarely develop as forecast, and estimates routinely require adjustment and may require material adjustment.
Inventory.
Inventory includes finished goods, raw materials in the form of agricultural commodities used in the production process and certain maintenance and repair items. Bourbon and whiskeys are normally aged in barrels for several years, following industry practice; all barreled bourbon and whiskey is classified as a current asset. The Company includes warehousing, insurance, and other carrying charges applicable to barreled whiskey in inventory costs.
Inventories are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value on the first-in, first-out, or FIFO, method. Inventory valuations are impacted by constantly changing prices paid for key materials, primarily corn. Inventory consists of the following:
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March 31,
2018 |
December 31,
2017 |
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Finished goods
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$
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14,905
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$
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13,284
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Barreled distillate (bourbon and whiskey)
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67,932
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65,726
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Raw materials
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5,282
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3,954
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Work in process
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1,366
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1,935
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Maintenance materials
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7,448
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7,256
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Other
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1,943
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994
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Total
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$
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98,876
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$
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93,149
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8
Revenue Recognition.
As a result of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
and related amendments
(collectively "
Topic 606
"
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on January 1, 2018, the Company has changes to its accounting policy for revenue recognition (also see Note 2). Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services, through performance obligations by the Company, is transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to be entitled to in exchange for the performance obligations. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant and the period between when the entity transfers the promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for that good or service is one year or less.
Excise taxes that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction, that are collected by the Company from a customer are excluded from revenue. Revenue is recognized for the sale of products at the point in time finished products are delivered to the customer in accordance with shipping terms. This is a faithful depiction of the satisfaction of the performance obligation because, at that point control passes to the customer, the customer has legal title and the risk and rewards of ownership have transferred, and the customer has present obligation to pay.
The Company’s distillery products segment routinely enters into bill and hold arrangements, whereby the Company produces and sells unaged distillate to customers, and the product is subsequently barreled at the customer’s request and warehoused at a Company location for an extended period of time in accordance with directions received from the Company’s customers. Even though the unaged distillate remains in the Company's possession, a sale is recognized at the point in time when the customer obtains control of the product. Control is transferred to the customer in bill and hold transactions when: customer acceptance specifications have been met, legal title has transferred, the customer has a present obligation to pay for the product, the risk and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer, and all the following additional bill and hold criteria have been met: the customer has requested the product be warehoused, the product has been identified as separately belonging to the customer, the product is currently ready for physical transfer to the customer, and the Company does not have the ability to use the product or direct it to another customer.
Warehouse service revenue is recognized over the time that warehouse services are rendered and as they are rendered. This is a faithful depiction of the satisfaction of the performance obligation because control of the aging products has already passed to the customer and there are no additional performance activities required by the Company, except as requested by the customer. The performance of the service activities, as requested, are invoiced as they are satisfied and revenue is concurrently recognized. The Company applies the 'as-invoiced' practical expedient for its warehouse services, permitting it to recognize revenue in the amount to which it has a right to invoice the customer since that amount corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company's performance completed to date.
Income Taxes.
The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability method which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis.
EPS.
Basic and diluted EPS are computed using the two-class method, which is an earnings allocation formula that determines net income per share for each class of Common Stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Per share amounts are computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.
The Company determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based upon the observability of inputs. Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
The Company’s short term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The carrying value of the short term financial instruments approximates the fair value due to their short term nature.
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These financial instruments have no stated maturities or the financial instruments have short term maturities that approximate market.
The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated based on current market interest rates for debt with similar maturities and credit quality. The fair value of the Company’s debt was
$32,683
and
$24,838
at
March 31, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, respectively. The financial statement carrying value of total debt was
$32,235
(including unamortized loan fees) and
$24,554
(including unamortized loan fees) at
March 31, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, respectively. These fair values are considered Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
In February 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2018-02,
Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
, which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This ASU is effective for all entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, (1) for public business entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued and (2) for all other entities for reporting periods for which financial statements have not yet been made available for issuance. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2018-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-01,
Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842
, which clarifies that land easements are in the scope of ASU 2016-02,
Leases
, and provides transition relief. The effective date and transition requirements of ASU 2018-01 are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU 2016-02. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU 2018-01 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conjunction with ASU 2016-02.
ASU Transition Updates.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07,
Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
, which requires companies to present the service cost component of net benefit cost in the same line items in which they report compensation cost. Companies will present all other components of net benefit cost outside operating income, if this subtotal is presented. This ASU was effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2017-07 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
with immaterial impact on its financial results and presentation.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18,
Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash,
which requires companies to include cash and cash equivalents that have restrictions on withdrawal or use in total cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2016-18 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
and has determined that there is no impact to the presentation of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows because the Company had no restricted cash for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
.
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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15,
Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
, which addresses eight classification issues related to the statement of cash flows: Debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; Settlement of zero coupon bonds; Contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; Proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; Proceeds from the settlement of corporate owned life insurance policies, including bank owned life insurance policies; Distributions received from equity method investees; Beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and Separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. This ASU was effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2016-15 for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
and has determined that there is no impact to the presentation of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,
Leases
, which aims to make leasing activities more transparent and comparable and requires substantially all leases be recognized by lessees on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability, including leases currently accounted for as operating leases. This ASU is effective for public business entities for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. At
March 31, 2018
, the Company had various machinery and equipment operating leases, as well as operating leases for
251
rail cars and
one
office space.
Adoption of
Topic 606
,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
and related amendments
(collectively "
Topic 606
"
)
using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Financial results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under
Topic 606
, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the Company's historic accounting under Accounting Standards Codification 605,
Revenue Recognition ("ASC 605")
. The Company has completed its evaluation of the impact of
Topic 606
and concluded that there is no impact to the financial statements as a result of adopting
Topic 606
. The Company recorded no adjustment to opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2018 related to the transition from
ASC 605
to
Topic 606
and there are no differences to disclose to reconcile financial statement activity as reported under
Topic 606
to
ASC 605
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
.
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Disaggregation of Revenue.
The following table presents the Company's revenues disaggregated by segment and major products and services.
|
NET SALES
|
||||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
(a)
|
||||||
|
Distillery Products
|
||||||||
|
Premium beverage alcohol
|
$
|
44,071
|
|
$
|
45,640
|
|
||
|
Industrial alcohol
|
19,344
|
|
19,123
|
|
||||
|
Food grade alcohol
|
$
|
63,415
|
|
$
|
64,763
|
|
||
|
Fuel grade alcohol
|
1,863
|
|
1,642
|
|
||||
|
Distillers feed and related co-products
|
6,224
|
|
4,922
|
|
||||
|
Warehouse services
|
2,875
|
|
2,623
|
|
||||
|
Total distillery products
|
$
|
74,377
|
|
$
|
73,950
|
|
||
|
Ingredient Solutions
|
||||||||
|
Specialty wheat starches
|
$
|
6,801
|
|
$
|
6,407
|
|
||
|
Specialty wheat proteins
|
4,736
|
|
4,378
|
|
||||
|
Commodity wheat starch
|
2,042
|
|
2,088
|
|
||||
|
Commodity wheat protein
|
—
|
|
346
|
|
||||
|
Total ingredient solutions
|
$
|
13,579
|
|
$
|
13,219
|
|
||
|
Total net sales
|
$
|
87,956
|
|
$
|
87,169
|
|
||
(a)
As noted above, prior period amounts were not adjusted upon adoption of
Topic 606.
The following table presents the Company's revenues disaggregated by segment and timing of revenue recognition.
|
NET SALES
|
||||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
(a)
|
||||||
|
Distillery Products
|
||||||||
|
Products transferred at a point in time
|
$
|
71,502
|
|
$
|
71,327
|
|
||
|
Services transferred over time
|
2,875
|
|
2,623
|
|
||||
|
Total distillery products
|
$
|
74,377
|
|
$
|
73,950
|
|
||
|
Ingredient Solutions
|
||||||||
|
Products transferred at a point in time
|
$
|
13,579
|
|
$
|
13,219
|
|
||
|
Total net sales
|
$
|
87,956
|
|
$
|
87,169
|
|
||
(a)
As noted above, prior period amounts were not adjusted upon adoption of
Topic 606.
The Company generates revenues from the distillery products segment by the sale of products and by providing warehouse services related to the storage and aging of customer products. The Company generates revenues from the ingredient solutions segment by the sale of products.
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Contracts with customers in both segments include a single performance obligation (either the sale of products or the provision of warehouse services). Certain customers may receive volume rebates or discounts, which are accounted for as variable consideration. The Company estimates these amounts based on the expected amount to be provided to customers and reduces revenues recognized. The Company believes there will be no significant changes to the estimates of variable consideration.
As of
March 31, 2018
, the Company had
no
investments accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Until July 3, 2017, the Company had a
30 percent
interest in Illinois Corn Processing ("ICP"), which manufactured alcohol for fuel, industrial and beverage applications. The Company completed the sale of its equity ownership interest in ICP to Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC, on July 3, 2017, consistent with an Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on June 26, 2017.
Summary Financial Information (unaudited).
Condensed financial information related to the Company’s non-consolidated equity method investment in ICP for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
is shown below.
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
||||
|
2017
|
||||
|
ICP’s Operating results:
|
||||
|
Net sales
(a)
|
$
|
38,385
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales and expenses
(b)
|
36,814
|
|
||
|
Net income
|
$
|
1,571
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Includes related party sales to MGPI of
$8,657
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
.
|
|
(b)
|
Includes depreciation and amortization of
$858
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
.
|
The Company’s equity method investment earnings for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
, based on unaudited financial statements, was
$471
.
Indebtedness Outstanding:
|
Description
(a)
|
March 31,
2018 |
December 31,
2017 |
|||||
|
Credit Agreement - Revolver, 3.281% (variable rate) due 2022
|
$
|
11,039
|
|
$
|
3,298
|
|
|
|
Secured Promissory Note, 3.71% (variable rate) due 2022
|
1,874
|
|
1,966
|
|
|||
|
Prudential Note Purchase Agreement, 3.53% (fixed rate) due 2027
|
20,000
|
|
20,000
|
|
|||
|
Unamortized loan fees
(b)
|
(678
|
)
|
(710
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
|
$
|
32,235
|
|
$
|
24,554
|
|
|
|
Less current maturities of long term debt
|
(375
|
)
|
(372
|
)
|
|||
|
Long-term debt
|
$
|
31,860
|
|
$
|
24,182
|
|
|
(a)
Interest rates are as of
March 31, 2018
.
(b)
Loan fees are being amortized over the life of the Credit Agreements.
Credit Agreements.
On August 23, 2017, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Credit Agreement provides for a
$150,000
revolving credit facility. The Company may increase the facility from time to time by an aggregate principal amount of up to
$25,000
provided certain conditions are satisfied and at the discretion of the lender. The Credit Agreement matures on August 23, 2022. The Credit Agreement includes certain requirements and covenants, which the Company was in compliance with at
March 31, 2018
. As of
March 31, 2018
, the Company's total outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement were
$11,039
leaving
$138,961
available.
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On August 23, 2017, the Company also entered into a Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with PGIM, Inc., an affiliate of Prudential Financial, Inc., and certain affiliates of PGIM, Inc. The Note Purchase Agreement provides for the issuance of up to
$75,000
of Senior Secured Notes, and the Company issued
$20,000
of Senior Secured Notes with a maturity date of August 23, 2027. The Note Purchase Agreement includes certain requirements and covenants, which the Company was in compliance with at
March 31, 2018
.
On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted tax reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”), resulting in significant modifications to U.S. tax law. In December 2017, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. As of
March 31, 2018
, we have not made a measurement period adjustment and the accounting for the Tax Act remains incomplete.
Income tax expense for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
was
$1,255
, for an effective tax rate for the quarter of
12.3 percent
. The effective tax rate differs from the
21 percent
federal statutory rate (as lowered by the Tax Act) on pretax income primarily due to ASU 2016-09,
Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
and state taxes, including state income tax credits in Indiana and Kansas
.
Income tax expense for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
was
$2,854
, for an effective tax rate of
24.7 percent
for the quarter. The effective tax rate differed from the
35 percent
federal statutory rate on pretax income, primarily due to the impact of income tax benefits related to share-based compensation as accounted for in ASU 2016-09,
Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,
which was
adopted by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2016
,
the domestic production activities deduction, and state taxes, including state income tax credits in Indiana and Kansas.
The computations of basic and diluted EPS for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
are as follows:
|
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||
|
March 31,
2018 |
March 31,
2017 |
|||||||
|
Operations:
|
||||||||
|
Net income
(a)
|
$
|
8,927
|
|
$
|
8,678
|
|
||
|
Income attributable to participating securities
(b)
|
175
|
|
250
|
|
||||
|
Net income attributable to common shareholders
|
$
|
8,752
|
|
$
|
8,428
|
|
||
|
Share information:
|
||||||||
|
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares
(c)
|
16,843,255
|
|
16,712,578
|
|
||||
|
Basic and diluted EPS
|
$
|
0.52
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
||
|
(a)
|
Net income attributable to all shareholders.
|
|
(b)
|
At
March 31, 2018
and
2017
, participating securities included
338,375
and
497,491
unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs"), respectively.
|
|
(c)
|
Under the two-class method, weighted average common shares at
March 31, 2018
and
2017
, exclude unvested, participating securities of
338,375
and
497,491
, respectively.
|
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There are various legal and regulatory proceedings involving the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company accrues estimated costs for a contingency when management believes that a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated.
A chemical release occurred at the Company's Atchison facility on October 21, 2016, which resulted in emissions venting into the air. The Company reported the event to the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), the Occupational, Safety, and Health Administration ("OSHA"), and to Kansas and local authorities on that date, and is cooperating fully to investigate and ensure that all appropriate response actions are taken. The Company has also engaged outside experts to assist the investigation and response. The Company believes it is probable that a fine or penalty may be imposed by regulatory authorities, but it is currently unable to reasonably estimate the amount thereof since some investigations are not complete and could take several months up to a few years to complete. Private plaintiffs have initiated, and additional private plaintiffs may initiate, legal proceedings for damages resulting from the emission, but the Company is currently unable to reasonably estimate the amount of any such damages that might result. The Company's insurance is expected to provide coverage of any damages to private plaintiffs, subject to a deductible of
$250
, but certain regulatory fines or penalties may not be covered and there can be no assurance to the amount or timing of possible insurance recoveries if ultimately claimed by the Company. There was no significant damage to the Company's Atchison plant as a result of this incident. No other MGP facilities, including the distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, were affected by this incident.
OSHA completed its investigation and, on April 19, 2017, issued its penalty to the Company in the amount of
$138
. Management settled this assessment with OSHA in full for
$75
, which was paid on May 16, 2017. A portion, or all, of the penalty amount may be covered by insurance.
The EPA informed the Company on August 1, 2017, that it intends to seek civil penalties of approximately
$250
in connection with its investigation, while offering the Company the opportunity to settle the matter prior to the EPA proceeding with a formal enforcement action. The Company is seeking a negotiated settlement with the EPA, but negotiations have paused pending resolution of the EPA's criminal investigation. Since the Company expects a negotiated resolution of the EPA civil case and EPA-proposed civil penalties are not material to the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
, the Company has not included an accrual in its results. A portion, or all, of the settled penalty amount may be covered by insurance.
Equity-Based Compensation Plans
. The Company’s equity-based compensation plans provide for the awarding of stock options, stock appreciation rights, shares of restricted stock ("Restricted Stock"), and RSUs for senior executives and salaried employees, as well as non-employee directors. The Company has
two
active equity-based compensation plans: the Employee Equity Incentive Plan of 2014 (the "2014 Plan") and the Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan (the "Directors' Plan"). The 2014 Plan replaced the inactive Stock Incentive Plan of 2004.
As of
March 31, 2018
,
319,301
RSUs had been granted of the
1,500,000
shares approved under the 2014 Plan.
65,793
shares had been granted of the
300,000
shares approved under the Directors' Plan. As of
March 31, 2018
,
338,375
unvested RSUs were outstanding under the Company’s long-term incentive plans.
At
March 31, 2018
and
2017
, the Company had
two
segments: distillery products and ingredient solutions. The distillery products segment consists of food grade alcohol and distillery co-products, such as distillers feed (commonly called dried distillers grain in the industry) and fuel grade alcohol. The distillery products segment also includes warehouse services, including barrel put away, storage, retrieval, and blending services. Ingredient solutions consists of specialty starches and proteins and commodity starches and proteins.
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Operating profit for each segment is based on net sales less identifiable operating expenses. Non-direct SG&A, interest expense, earnings from the Company's equity method investments until sold on July 3, 2017, other special charges, and other general miscellaneous expenses are excluded from segment operations and are classified as Corporate. Receivables, inventories, and equipment have been identified with the segments to which they relate. All other assets are considered as Corporate.
|
Quarter Ended
|
||||||||
|
March 31,
2018 |
March 31,
2017 |
|||||||
|
Net Sales to Customers
|
||||||||
|
Distillery products
|
$
|
74,377
|
|
$
|
73,950
|
|
||
|
Ingredient solutions
|
13,579
|
|
13,219
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
87,956
|
|
87,169
|
|
||||
|
Gross Profit
|
||||||||
|
Distillery products
|
15,870
|
|
16,615
|
|
||||
|
Ingredient solutions
|
3,081
|
|
2,426
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
18,951
|
|
19,041
|
|
||||
|
Depreciation and Amortization
|
||||||||
|
Distillery products
|
2,241
|
|
2,046
|
|
||||
|
Ingredient solutions
|
434
|
|
408
|
|
||||
|
Corporate
|
254
|
|
284
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
2,929
|
|
2,738
|
|
||||
|
Income (loss) before Income Taxes
|
||||||||
|
Distillery products
|
14,177
|
|
15,518
|
|
||||
|
Ingredient solutions
|
2,424
|
|
1,804
|
|
||||
|
Corporate
|
(6,419
|
)
|
(5,790
|
)
|
||||
|
Total
|
$
|
10,182
|
|
$
|
11,532
|
|
||
The following table allocates assets to each segment:
|
As of March 31, 2018
|
As of December 31, 2017
|
|||||||
|
Identifiable Assets
|
||||||||
|
Distillery products
|
$
|
196,632
|
|
$
|
191,321
|
|
||
|
Ingredient solutions
|
30,904
|
|
28,950
|
|
||||
|
Corporate
|
17,675
|
|
20,057
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
$
|
245,211
|
|
$
|
240,328
|
|
||
On April 30, 2018, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend payable to stockholders of record as of May 16, 2018, of the Company's Common Stock, and a dividend equivalent payable to holders of RSUs as of May 16, 2018, of
$.08
per share and per unit, payable on June 1, 2018.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted)
CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
This Report on Form 10-Q contains forward looking statements as well as historical information. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding the prospects of our industry and our prospects, plans, financial position, and strategic plan may constitute forward looking statements. In addition, forward looking statements are usually identified by or are associated with such words as "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "hopeful," "should," "may," "will," "could," "encouraged," "opportunities," "potential," and/or the negatives or variations of these terms or similar terminology. Forward looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward looking statements is included in the section titled "Risk Factors" (Item 1A) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017
. Forward looking statements are made as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
OVERVIEW
MGP is a leading producer and supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat protein and starch food ingredients. Distilled spirits include premium bourbon and rye whiskeys and grain neutral spirits ("GNS"), including vodka and gin. We are also a top producer of high quality industrial alcohol for use in both food and non-food applications. Our protein and starch food ingredients provide a host of functional, nutritional and sensory benefits for a wide range of food products to serve the packaged goods industry. We have two reportable segments: our distillery products segment and our ingredient solutions segment.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Form 10-Q, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - General, set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017
.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Consolidated results
The table below details the consolidated results for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
:
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
2018 v. 2017
|
|||||||||
|
Net sales
|
$
|
87,956
|
|
$
|
87,169
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Cost of sales
|
69,005
|
|
68,128
|
|
1.3
|
|
|||||
|
Gross profit
|
18,951
|
|
19,041
|
|
(0.5
|
)
|
|||||
|
Gross margin %
|
21.5
|
%
|
21.8
|
%
|
(0.3
|
)
|
pp
(a)
|
||||
|
Selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") expenses
|
8,562
|
|
7,649
|
|
11.9
|
|
|||||
|
Operating income
|
10,389
|
|
11,392
|
|
(8.8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Operating margin %
|
11.8
|
%
|
13.1
|
%
|
(1.3
|
)
|
pp
|
||||
|
Equity method investment earnings
|
—
|
|
471
|
|
(100.0
|
)
|
|||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
(207
|
)
|
(331
|
)
|
(37.5
|
)
|
|||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
10,182
|
|
11,532
|
|
(11.7
|
)
|
|||||
|
Income tax expense
|
1,255
|
|
2,854
|
|
(56.0
|
)
|
|||||
|
Effective tax expense rate %
|
12.3
|
%
|
24.7
|
%
|
(12.4
|
)
|
pp
|
||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
8,927
|
|
$
|
8,678
|
|
2.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Net income margin %
|
10.1
|
%
|
10.0
|
%
|
0.1
|
|
pp
|
||||
(a)
Percentage points ("pp").
Net sales
- Net sales for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
were
$87,956
, an increase of
0.9 percent
compared to the year ago quarter, which was the result of increased net sales in both segments. Within the distillery segment, net sales were up
0.6 percent
. Increases in the net sales of distillers feed and related co-products, warehouse services, and fuel grade alcohol more than offset a decline in the net sales of food grade alcohol, resulting in the increase for the overall segment, quarter-versus-quarter. Net sales of premium beverage alcohol products within food grade alcohol decreased
3.4 percent
due to timing of customer orders and related shipments, while industrial alcohol product net sales increased
1.2 percent
, resulting in a food grade alcohol net sales decrease. Within the ingredient solutions segment, net sales were up
2.7 percent
. Net sales of specialty wheat starches and proteins increased, while net sales of commodity wheat starches and proteins declined (see Segment Results below).
Gross profit -
Gross profit for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
was
$18,951
, a decrease of
0.5 percent
compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
. The decrease was driven by a decrease in gross profit in the distillery products segment, partially offset by an increase in gross profit in the ingredient solutions segment. In the distillery products segment, gross profit declined by
$745
, or
4.5 percent
. In the ingredient solutions segment, gross profit increased by
$655
, or
27.0 percent
(see Segment Results below).
SG&A expenses -
SG&A expenses for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
were
$8,562
, an increase of
11.9 percent
compared to the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
. The increase in SG&A was primarily due to investments in the Company's brands platform (personnel costs and advertising and promotion) and an increase in personnel and other expenses.
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Operating income -
Operating income for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
decreased to
$10,389
from
$11,392
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
, due to the increase in SG&A expenses described above and a gross profit decline in our distillery products segment, partially offset by an increase in gross profit in our ingredient solutions segment.
|
Operating income quarter-versus-quarter
|
Operating Income
|
Change
|
||||||
|
Operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2017
|
$
|
11,392
|
|
|||||
|
Decrease in gross profit - distillery products segment
(a)
|
(745
|
)
|
(6.5
|
)
|
pp
(b)
|
|||
|
Increase in gross profit - ingredient solutions segment
(a)
|
655
|
|
5.7
|
|
pp
|
|||
|
Increase in SG&A expenses
|
(913
|
)
|
(8.0
|
)
|
pp
|
|||
|
Operating income for the quarter ended March 31, 2018
|
$
|
10,389
|
|
(8.8
|
)%
|
|||
(a)
See segment discussion.
(b)
Percentage points ("pp").
Equity method investment
- We had
no
equity method investment earnings for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
, compared to
$471
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
. The decrease in earnings was due to the sale of our ICP equity method investment on July 3, 2017, to Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC (see Note 3).
Income tax expense -
Income tax expense for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
was
$1,255
, for an effective tax rate for the quarter of
12.3 percent
. Income tax expense for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
was
$2,854
, for an effective tax rate for the quarter of
24.7 percent
. The primary reasons for the
12.4
percentage point decline in our effective tax rate, quarter-versus-quarter, are the decrease resulting from implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) and the increase in our share-based compensation tax deduction as accounted for under ASU 2016-09,
Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
(see Note 5).
Earnings per share ("EPS") -
EPS was
$0.52
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
compared to
$0.50
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
. EPS increased, quarter-versus-quarter, primarily due to the decline in our effective tax rate described above and a decrease in interest expense. Increases to EPS were partially offset by a net decrease in operations from our segments, a decrease in equity method investment earnings due to the sale of our ICP equity method investment, and an increase in our weighted average shares outstanding.
|
Change in basic and diluted EPS quarter-versus-quarter
|
Basic and Diluted EPS
|
Change
|
||||||
|
Basic and diluted EPS for the quarter ended March 31, 2017
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|||||
|
Change in operations
(a)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(8.0
|
)
|
pp
(b)
|
|||
|
Change in equity method investment earnings
(a)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(4.0
|
)
|
pp
|
|||
|
Change in interest expense, net
(a)
|
0.01
|
|
2.0
|
|
pp
|
|||
|
Tax: Net effect of the tax benefit on vested share-based compensation
|
0.01
|
|
2.0
|
|
pp
|
|||
|
Tax: Change in effective tax rate (excluding tax item above)
|
0.07
|
|
14.0
|
|
pp
|
|||
|
Change in weighted average shares outstanding
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(2.0
|
)
|
pp
|
|||
|
Basic and diluted EPS for the quarter ended March 31, 2018
|
$
|
0.52
|
|
4.0
|
%
|
|||
|
(a)
|
Items are net of tax based on the effective tax rate for the base year (2017), excluding the effect of the tax benefit on vested share-based compensation on the 2017 rate.
|
|
(b)
|
Percentage points ("pp").
|
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SEGMENT RESULTS
Distillery Products
The following table shows selected financial information for our distillery products segment for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
.
|
PRODUCT GROUP NET SALES
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
Quarter-versus-Quarter Net Sales Change Increase / (Decrease)
|
Quarter-versus-Quarter Volume Increase / (Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
% Change
|
||||||||||||||
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Premium beverage alcohol
|
$
|
44,071
|
|
$
|
45,640
|
|
$
|
(1,569
|
)
|
(3.4
|
)%
|
|||||||
|
Industrial alcohol
|
19,344
|
|
19,123
|
|
221
|
|
1.2
|
|
||||||||||
|
Food grade alcohol
(a)
|
63,415
|
|
64,763
|
|
(1,348
|
)
|
(2.1
|
)
|
||||||||||
|
Fuel grade alcohol
(a)
|
1,863
|
|
1,642
|
|
221
|
|
13.5
|
|
||||||||||
|
Distillers feed and related co-products
|
6,224
|
|
4,922
|
|
1,302
|
|
26.5
|
|
||||||||||
|
Warehouse services
|
2,875
|
|
2,623
|
|
252
|
|
9.6
|
|
||||||||||
|
Total distillery products
|
$
|
74,377
|
|
$
|
73,950
|
|
$
|
427
|
|
0.6
|
%
|
2.8
|
%
|
(a)
|
||||
|
Other Financial Information
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
Quarter-versus-Quarter Increase / (Decrease)
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
$
|
15,870
|
|
$
|
16,615
|
|
$
|
(745
|
)
|
(4.5
|
)%
|
|||||||
|
Gross margin %
|
21.3
|
%
|
22.5
|
%
|
|
|
(1.2
|
)
|
pp
(b)
|
|||||||||
(a)
Volume change for alcohol products.
(b)
Percentage points ("pp").
Total net sales of distillery products increased
$427
, or
0.6 percent
. Increases in the net sales of distillers feed and related co-products, warehouse services, and fuel grade alcohol of
26.5 percent
,
9.6 percent
, and
13.5 percent
, respectively, over the year-ago quarter more than offset a decline in the net sales of food grade alcohol. Net sales of beverage alcohol products within food grade alcohol decreased
3.4 percent
, while industrial alcohol product net sales increased
1.2 percent
, resulting in a food grade alcohol net sales decrease. The increase in net sales of distillers feed and related co-products was due to a higher average selling price reflecting improved market conditions during the quarter. The decline in net sales of premium beverage alcohol was primarily due to reduced volume related to the timing of customer orders and related shipments during the quarter.
Gross profit decreased quarter-versus-quarter by
$745
, or
4.5 percent
. Gross margin for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
decreased to
21.3 percent
from
22.5 percent
for the prior year quarter. The decline in gross profit was primarily due to decreases in the industrial alcohol gross margin percentage and premium beverage alcohol net sales, partially offset by higher gross profit on distillers feed and related co-products.
20
Ingredient Solutions
The following table shows selected financial information for our ingredient solutions segment for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
.
|
PRODUCT GROUP NET SALES
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
Quarter-versus-Quarter Net Sales Change Increase / (Decrease)
|
Quarter-versus-Quarter Volume Increase / (Decrease)
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Specialty wheat starches
|
$
|
6,801
|
|
$
|
6,407
|
|
$
|
394
|
|
6.1
|
%
|
|
|
||||
|
Specialty wheat proteins
|
4,736
|
|
4,378
|
|
358
|
|
8.2
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
Commodity wheat starches
|
2,042
|
|
2,088
|
|
(46
|
)
|
(2.2
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Commodity wheat proteins
|
—
|
|
346
|
|
(346
|
)
|
(100.0
|
)
|
|||||||||
|
Total ingredient solutions
|
$
|
13,579
|
|
$
|
13,219
|
|
$
|
360
|
|
2.7
|
%
|
(6.4
|
)%
|
||||
|
Other Financial Information
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Quarter Ended March 31,
|
Quarter-versus-Quarter Increase / (Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2018
|
2017
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
||||||||||||||
|
Gross profit
|
$
|
3,081
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
$
|
655
|
|
27.0
|
%
|
||||||
|
Gross margin %
|
22.7
|
%
|
18.4
|
%
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
pp
(a)
|
||||||||
(a)
Percentage points ("pp").
Total ingredient solutions net sales for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
increased by
$360
, or
2.7 percent
, compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was primarily driven by increased net sales of specialty wheat starches and proteins, partially offset by decreased net sales of commodity wheat proteins and starches, quarter-versus-quarter. Net sales of commodity wheat protein reflect strong demand for higher margin specialty wheat proteins.
Gross profit increased quarter-versus-quarter by
$655
, or
27.0 percent
. Gross margin for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
increased to
22.7 percent
from
18.4 percent
for the prior year quarter. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to a higher average selling price, partially offset by an increase in input costs.
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CASH FLOW, FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
We believe our financial condition continues to be of high quality, as evidenced by our ability to generate adequate cash from operations while having ready access to capital at competitive rates.
Operating cash flow and debt through our Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement (Note 4) provide the primary sources of cash to fund operating needs and capital expenditures. These same sources of cash are used to fund shareholder dividends and other discretionary uses. Going forward, we expect to use cash to implement our invest to grow strategy, particularly in the distillery products segment. The overall liquidity of the Company reflects our strong business results and an effective cash management strategy that takes into account liquidity management, economic factors, and tax considerations. We expect our sources of cash, including our Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement, to be adequate to provide for budgeted capital expenditures and anticipated operating requirements for the foreseeable future.
Cash Flow Summary.
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|||||||||||
|
March 31,
2018 |
March 31,
2017 |
Changes quarter v. quarter
|
||||||||||
|
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income, after giving effect to adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
13,326
|
|
$
|
11,483
|
|
$
|
1,843
|
|
|||
|
Receivables, net
|
(185
|
)
|
(10,302
|
)
|
10,117
|
|
||||||
|
Inventory
|
(5,727
|
)
|
(1,130
|
)
|
(4,597
|
)
|
||||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
(4,009
|
)
|
(1,627
|
)
|
(2,382
|
)
|
||||||
|
Income taxes payable
|
1,048
|
|
3,239
|
|
(2,191
|
)
|
||||||
|
Accounts payable and accounts payable to affiliate, net
|
(2,238
|
)
|
(1,485
|
)
|
(753
|
)
|
||||||
|
Other, net
|
(1,336
|
)
|
(1,120
|
)
|
(216
|
)
|
||||||
|
$
|
879
|
|
$
|
(942
|
)
|
$
|
1,821
|
|
||||
|
Cash used in investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Additions to property, plant, and equipment
|
(6,978
|
)
|
(6,454
|
)
|
(524
|
)
|
||||||
|
Other
|
(62
|
)
|
—
|
|
(62
|
)
|
||||||
|
$
|
(7,040
|
)
|
$
|
(6,454
|
)
|
$
|
(586
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash provided by financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
|
Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on share-based compensation
|
(2,073
|
)
|
(1,131
|
)
|
(942
|
)
|
||||||
|
Payment of dividends
|
(1,375
|
)
|
(688
|
)
|
(687
|
)
|
||||||
|
Proceeds (payments) on debt:
|
||||||||||||
|
Principal payments on long-term debt
|
(93
|
)
|
(89
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from credit agreement
|
7,741
|
|
10,500
|
|
(2,759
|
)
|
||||||
|
Payments on credit agreement
|
—
|
|
(2,765
|
)
|
2,765
|
|
||||||
|
Proceeds (payments) on debt, net
|
7,648
|
|
7,646
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
|
$
|
4,200
|
|
$
|
5,827
|
|
$
|
(1,627
|
)
|
||||
|
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
(1,961
|
)
|
$
|
(1,569
|
)
|
$
|
(392
|
)
|
|||
Changes quarter-versus-quarter
Cash decreased
$1,961
in the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
compared to a decrease of
$1,569
in the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
for a net decrease in cash of
$392
, quarter-versus-quarter.
22
Cash provided by operating activities for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
was
$879
, compared to cash used in operating activities of
$942
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
, resulting in a net cash inflow, quarter-versus-quarter, of
$1,821
. Changes in cash inflows were primarily a decrease in receivables, net, of
$10,117
, reflecting the collection of higher net sales in December 2017 compared to December 2016,
and
an increase in net income, after giving effect to adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities of
$1,843
. Cash inflow changes were partially offset by changes in cash outflows related to higher inventory of
$4,597
, primarily due to increases in inventory categories including barreled distillate inventory for aging, finished goods, and raw materials, as well as
a decrease in accrued expenses of
$2,382
, reflecting payment of incentive compensation, a decrease in income taxes payable of
$2,191
, largely due to a lower federal tax rate under the Tax Act, and a decline in accounts payable and accounts payable to affiliate, net, of
$753
.
C
ash used in investing activities for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
was
$7,040
, compared to
$6,454
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
, resulting in a cash outflow, quarter-versus-quarter, of
$586
. The change in cash outflows reflected an increase in additions to property, plant, and equipment of
$524
(see Capital Spending below).
Cash provided by financing activities for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
was
$4,200
, compared to
$5,827
for the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
, reflecting a decrease in cash inflows from financing activities, quarter-versus-quarter, of
$1,627
. Cash outflows from financing activities, quarter-versus-quarter, reflected an increase in the purchase of restricted stock units ("RSUs") held in treasury related to the payment of employee taxes of
$942
and an increase in the payment of dividends and dividend equivalents of
$687
(see Dividends and Dividend Equivalents below).
Capital Spending.
We manage capital spending to support our business growth plans. Investments in plant, property and equipment were
$6,978
and
$6,454
, respectively, for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
. Adjusted for the change in capital expenditures in accounts payable for the quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
of
$(3,169)
and
$(2,892)
, respectively, total capital expenditures were
$3,809
and
$3,562
, respectively. We expect approximately
$22,000
in capital expenditures in 2018 for facility improvement and expansion (including warehouse expansion), facility sustenance projects, and environmental health and safety projects.
Our Board of Directors approved a major expansion in warehousing capacity as part of the implementation of our strategic plan to grow the whiskey category. The approved investments for the project total approximately
$33,800
. As of
March 31, 2018
, we had incurred approximately
$28,000
of the approved investment amount.
Treasury Purchases.
69,363
RSUs vested during the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
, of which we withheld
23,925
RSUs valued at
$2,073
to cover payment of associated withholding taxes.
74,000
RSUs vested during the quarter ended
March 31, 2017
, of which we withheld
25,573
RSUs valued at
$1,131
to cover payment of associated withholding taxes.
Dividends and Dividend Equivalents.
Dividend and dividend equivalent information for quarters ended
March 31, 2018
and
2017
is detailed below:
|
Dividend and Dividend Equivalent Information (per Share and Unit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Declaration date
|
Record date
|
Payment date
|
Declared
|
Paid
|
Total dividend payment
|
Total dividend equivalent payment
(a)(b)
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2018
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
February 21, 2018
|
March 9, 2018
|
March 23, 2018
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
1,348
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|||||||
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
$
|
1,348
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
||||||||||
|
2017
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
February 15, 2017
|
March 1, 2017
|
March 24, 2017
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
$
|
668
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|||||||
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
$
|
668
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
||||||||||
(a)
Dividend equivalent payments on unvested participating securities (see Note 8).
(b)
Excludes estimated forfeitures.
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Financial Condition and Liquidity
Our principal uses of cash in the ordinary course of business are for input costs used in our production processes, salaries, capital expenditures, and investments supporting our strategic plan, such as the aging of barreled distillate. As part of our strategy, as demand grows for American whiskeys, in both the United States and global markets, we are building our inventories of aged premium whiskeys to fully participate in this growth (see "Barreled distillate (bourbon and whiskey)" in Note 1). Generally, during periods when commodities prices are rising, our operations require increased use of cash to support inventory levels.
Our principal sources of cash are product sales and borrowing on our Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement. Under our Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement, we must meet certain financial covenants and restrictions, and at
March 31, 2018
, we met those covenants and restrictions.
At
March 31, 2018
, our current assets exceeded our current liabilities by
$106,484
, largely due to our inventories of
$98,876
. At
March 31, 2018
our cash balance was
$1,123
and we have used our Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement for liquidity purposes, with
$138,961
remaining for additional borrowings. We anticipate being able to support our short-term liquidity and operating needs largely through cash generated from operations. We regularly assesses our cash needs and the available sources to fund these needs. We utilize short-term and long-term debt to fund discretionary items, such as capital investments and dividend payments. In addition, we have strong operating results such that financial institutions should provide sufficient credit funding to meet short-term financing requirements, if needed.
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We are exposed to commodity price and interest rate market risks. We monitor and manage these exposures as part of our overall risk management program. Our risk management program focuses on the unpredictability of financial markets and seeks to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the volatility of these markets may have on our operating results.
Commodity Costs
Certain commodities we use in our production process, or input costs, expose us to market price risk due to volatility in the prices for those commodities. Through our grain supply contracts for our Atchison and Lawrenceburg facilities, our wheat flour supply contract for our Atchison facility, and our natural gas contracts for both facilities, we purchase grain, wheat flour, and natural gas, respectively, for delivery from one to 24 months into the future at negotiated prices. We have determined that the firm commitments to purchase grain, wheat flour, and natural gas under the terms of our supply contracts meet the normal purchases and sales exception as defined under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 815,
Derivatives and Hedging
, because the quantities involved are for amounts to be consumed within the normal expected production process.
Interest Rate Exposures.
Our Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement (Note 4) expose us to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates. Established procedures and internal processes govern the management of this market risk.
Increases in market interest rates would cause interest expense to increase and earnings before income taxes to decrease. The change in interest expense and earnings before income taxes would be dependent upon the weighted average outstanding borrowings during the reporting period following an increase in market interest rates. Based on weighted average outstanding variable-rate borrowings at
March 31, 2018
, a 100 basis point increase over the non-default rates actually in effect at such date would increase our interest expense on an annualized basis by
$148
. Based on weighted average outstanding fixed-rate borrowings at
March 31, 2018
, a 100 basis point increase in market rates would result in a decrease in the fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate debt of
$1,110
, and a 100 basis point decrease in market rates would result in an increase in the fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate debt of
$1,188
.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
As of the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have each concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls.
On January 1, 2018, we adopted
Topic 606
(see Note 2)
.
We implemented internal controls to ensure we adequately evaluated our customer contracts and properly assessed the impact of the new accounting standard on our financial statements.
Although the adoption of the new revenue standard had no impact on January 1, 2018 retained earnings or financial statement activity for the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
and is not expected to have a material impact on our ongoing financial statements, we implemented changes to our business processes related to revenue recognition and the control activities within them. The changes included training within business operations management, ongoing contract review and monitoring, and gathering of information for disclosures.
There were no other changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2018
, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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Reference is made to Part I, Item 3, Legal Proceedings of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017
and Note 7 to this Report on Form 10-Q for information on certain proceedings to which we are subject.
We are a party to various other legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us.
Risk factors are described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017
. There have been no material changes thereto during the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
.
There was no unregistered sale of equity securities during the quarter ended
March 31, 2018
.
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
|
(1) Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units)
Purchased
|
(2) Average
Price Paid
per Share (or
Unit)
|
(3) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
|
(4) Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs
|
||||||||||
|
January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2018
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|||||||
|
February 1, 2018 through February 28, 2018
|
23,925
|
|
(a)
|
$
|
86.65
|
|
—
|
|
1,414,906
|
|
|||
|
March 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|||||||
|
Total
|
23,925
|
|
—
|
|
|||||||||
|
(a)
|
Vested RSUs awarded under the 2014 Plan purchased to cover employee withholding taxes.
|
None
.
Not applicable.
None.
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|
Exhibit Number
|
Description of Exhibit
|
|
*31.1
|
|
|
*31.2
|
|
|
*32.1
|
|
|
*32.2
|
|
|
*101
|
The following financial information from MGP Ingredients, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity, and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
*Filed herewith
|
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements on 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.
MGP INGREDIENTS, INC.
|
Date:
|
May 2, 2018
|
By
|
/s/ Augustus C. Griffin
|
|
Augustus C. Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
|
Date:
|
May 2, 2018
|
By
|
/s/ Thomas K. Pigott
|
|
Thomas K. Pigott, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
|
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I. Financial InformationItem 1. Financial StatementsNote 1. Accounting Policies and Basis Of PresentationNote 2. RevenueNote 3. Equity Method InvestmentsNote 4. Corporate BorrowingsNote 5. Income TaxesNote 6. EpsNote 7. ContingenciesNote 8. Employee and Non-employee Benefit PlansNote 9. Operating SegmentsNote 10. Subsequent EventsItem 2. Management S Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of OperationsItem 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 4. Controls and ProceduresPart II Other InformationItem 1. Legal ProceedingsItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of ProceedsItem 3. Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesItem 4. Mine Safety DisclosuresItem 5. Other InformationItem 6. Exhibits