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 September 28, 2013March 29, 2014

 

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 1-3390

 

Seaboard Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

 

04-2260388

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas

 

66202

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(913) 676-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

 

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.  Yes X   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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes X   No __

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions 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 a smaller reporting company)

Smaller Reporting Company [   ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ___ No X .

 

There were 1,190,8301,187,288 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, outstanding on October 25, 2013.April 18, 2014.

 

1



 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

 

SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Thousands of dollars except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

 

March 29,

 

 

 

March 30,

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products (includes sales to affiliates of $183,968, $180,968, $531,051 and $544,152)

 

 

 

$

1,352,158

 

 

 

$

1,149,648

 

 

 

$

3,986,573

 

 

 

$

3,535,461

 

Products (includes sales to affiliates of $195,986 and $182,535)

 

 

 

$

1,213,755

 

 

 

$

1,263,273

 

Service revenues

 

 

 

221,619

 

 

 

253,085

 

 

 

705,579

 

 

 

746,194

 

 

 

 

212,033

 

 

 

246,012

 

Other

 

 

 

74,328

 

 

 

76,683

 

 

 

 

222,288

 

 

 

179,467

 

 

 

 

53,848

 

 

 

73,011

 

Total net sales

 

 

 

1,648,105

 

 

 

1,479,416

 

 

 

 

4,914,440

 

 

 

4,461,122

 

 

 

 

1,479,636

 

 

 

1,582,296

 

Cost of sales and operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

 

 

1,276,966

 

 

 

1,061,215

 

 

 

3,742,792

 

 

 

3,238,178

 

 

 

 

1,105,583

 

 

 

1,171,702

 

Services

 

 

 

211,914

 

 

 

216,232

 

 

 

653,006

 

 

 

663,156

 

 

 

 

194,507

 

 

 

224,995

 

Other

 

 

 

58,272

 

 

 

57,506

 

 

 

 

175,373

 

 

 

140,165

 

 

 

 

53,958

 

 

 

58,693

 

Total cost of sales and operating expenses

 

 

 

1,547,152

 

 

 

1,334,953

 

 

 

 

4,571,171

 

 

 

4,041,499

 

 

 

 

1,354,048

 

 

 

1,455,390

 

Gross income

 

 

 

100,953

 

 

 

144,463

 

 

 

 

343,269

 

 

 

419,623

 

 

 

 

125,588

 

 

 

126,906

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

67,183

 

 

 

59,406

 

 

 

 

192,492

 

 

 

180,487

 

 

 

 

60,385

 

 

 

63,448

 

Operating income

 

 

 

33,770

 

 

 

85,057

 

 

 

 

150,777

 

 

 

239,136

 

 

 

 

65,203

 

 

 

63,458

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

(2,568

)

 

 

(3,888

)

 

 

 

(7,330

)

 

 

(8,826

)

 

 

 

(4,820

)

 

 

(2,392

)

Interest income

 

 

 

2,171

 

 

 

3,180

 

 

 

10,529

 

 

 

8,343

 

 

 

 

7,080

 

 

 

4,089

 

Interest income from affiliates

 

 

 

5,476

 

 

 

4,759

 

 

 

17,001

 

 

 

15,009

 

 

 

 

6,356

 

 

 

6,155

 

Income (loss) from affiliates

 

 

 

(4,989

)

 

 

2,318

 

 

 

(12,386

)

 

 

21,703

 

 

 

 

6,644

 

 

 

(2,850

)

Other investment income, net

 

 

 

3,020

 

 

 

3,830

 

 

 

3,274

 

 

 

6,320

 

 

 

 

573

 

 

 

2,186

 

Foreign currency gains (losses), net

 

 

 

(180

)

 

 

165

 

 

 

(1,460

)

 

 

(420

)

Foreign currency losses, net

 

 

 

(5,693

)

 

 

(1,145

)

Miscellaneous, net

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

(919

)

 

 

 

4,751

 

 

 

(3,575

)

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

822

 

Total other income, net

 

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

9,445

 

 

 

 

14,379

 

 

 

38,554

 

 

 

 

10,280

 

 

 

6,865

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

 

36,759

 

 

 

94,502

 

 

 

 

165,156

 

 

 

277,690

 

 

 

 

75,483

 

 

 

70,323

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

(5,394

)

 

 

(19,869

)

 

 

 

(36,008

)

 

 

(71,365

)

 

 

 

(27,034

)

 

 

(12,566

)

Net earnings

 

 

 

$

31,365

 

 

 

$

74,633

 

 

 

 

$

129,148

 

 

 

$

206,325

 

 

 

 

$

48,449

 

 

 

$

57,757

 

Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(396

)

 

 

(211

)

 

 

 

(1,178

)

 

 

403

 

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(283

)

 

 

(303

)

Net earnings attributable to Seaboard

 

 

 

$

30,969

 

 

 

$

74,422

 

 

 

 

$

127,970

 

 

 

$

206,728

 

 

 

 

$

48,166

 

 

 

$

57,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

 

 $

25.99

 

 

 

 $

61.92

 

 

 

 $

107.09

 

 

 

 $

171.52

 

 

 

 

 $

40.55

 

 

 

 $

47.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax benefit of $4,012, $1, $9,552 and $2,566:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax benefit of $9,663 and $2,601:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

(14,067

)

 

 

(6,023

)

 

 

 

(26,888

)

 

 

(9,164

)

 

 

 

(26,775

)

 

 

(6,122

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

1,604

 

 

 

(1,481

)

 

 

2,775

 

Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(91

)

Unrealized gain on investments

 

 

 

526

 

 

 

429

 

Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

-

 

Unrecognized pension cost

 

 

 

1,192

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

 

4,929

 

 

 

4,455

 

 

 

 

320

 

 

 

1,192

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 

$

(12,648

)

 

 

$

(3,284

)

 

 

 

$

(23,440

)

 

 

$

(2,025

)

 

 

 

$

(25,568

)

 

 

$

(4,501

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

18,717

 

 

 

71,349

 

 

 

 

105,708

 

 

 

204,300

 

 

 

 

22,881

 

 

 

53,256

 

Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(398

)

 

 

(220

)

 

 

 

(1,217

)

 

 

355

 

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

(279

)

 

 

(297

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Seaboard

 

 

 

$

18,319

 

 

 

$

71,129

 

 

 

 

$

104,491

 

 

 

$

204,655

 

 

 

 

$

22,602

 

 

 

$

52,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of shares outstanding

 

 

 

1,191,744

 

 

 

1,201,974

 

 

 

 

1,195,006

 

 

 

1,205,239

 

 

 

 

1,187,681

 

 

 

1,197,516

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

2



SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

September 28,

 

December 31,

 

 

March 29,

 

December 31,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Assets

Assets

Assets

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

31,753

 

$

47,651

 

 

$

38,877

 

$

55,055

 

Short-term investments

 

244,995

 

313,379

 

 

392,222

 

290,649

 

Receivables, net of allowance

 

574,301

 

521,892

 

 

548,306

 

651,404

 

Inventories

 

781,848

 

756,864

 

 

650,440

 

698,998

 

Deferred income taxes

 

22,753

 

24,586

 

 

23,750

 

23,449

 

Other current assets

 

132,742

 

118,391

 

 

124,823

 

134,394

 

Total current assets

 

1,788,392

 

1,782,763

 

 

1,778,418

 

1,853,949

 

Net property, plant and equipment

 

857,848

 

843,879

 

 

858,010

 

863,573

 

Investments in and advances to affiliates

 

396,559

 

410,542

 

 

408,643

 

406,900

 

Notes receivable from affiliates

 

175,001

 

202,931

 

 

184,735

 

180,386

 

Goodwill

 

43,218

 

43,218

 

 

43,218

 

43,218

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

19,074

 

19,843

 

 

18,935

 

18,997

 

Other assets

 

49,793

 

44,605

 

 

47,855

 

51,025

 

Total assets

 

$

3,329,885

 

$

3,347,781

 

 

$

3,339,814

 

$

3,418,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable to banks

 

$

54,870

 

$

28,786

 

 

$

46,006

 

$

67,699

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

11,856

 

25,138

 

 

11,426

 

11,697

 

Accounts payable

 

166,649

 

217,041

 

 

143,305

 

200,242

 

Deferred revenue

 

58,052

 

53,811

 

 

72,691

 

46,192

 

Deferred revenue from affiliates

 

11,308

 

24,131

 

Other current liabilities

 

283,548

 

327,668

 

 

248,985

 

289,497

 

Total current liabilities

 

586,283

 

676,575

 

 

522,413

 

615,327

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

104,172

 

120,825

 

 

80,484

 

80,480

 

Deferred income taxes

 

38,244

 

33,929

 

 

67,629

 

73,336

 

Other liabilities and deferred credits

 

204,636

 

208,263

 

 

170,845

 

168,935

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

347,052

 

363,017

 

 

318,958

 

322,751

 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock of $1 par value,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized 1,250,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

issued and outstanding 1,191,230 and 1,197,660 shares

 

1,191

 

1,198

 

issued and outstanding 1,187,288 and 1,188,955 shares

 

1,187

 

1,189

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(194,984

)

(171,544

)

 

(207,365

)

(181,797

)

Retained earnings

 

2,585,523

 

2,474,896

 

 

2,699,621

 

2,655,857

 

Total Seaboard stockholders’ equity

 

2,391,730

 

2,304,550

 

 

2,493,443

 

2,475,249

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

4,820

 

3,639

 

 

5,000

 

4,721

 

Total equity

 

2,396,550

 

2,308,189

 

 

2,498,443

 

2,479,970

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

3,329,885

 

$

3,347,781

 

 

$

3,339,814

 

$

3,418,048

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

3



 

SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

129,148

 

$

206,325

 

 

$

48,449

 

$

57,757

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

70,182

 

67,518

 

 

22,963

 

23,071

 

Gain from sale of fixed assets

 

(2,856

)

(6,343

)

 

(1,392

)

(4,255

)

Deferred income taxes

 

15,702

 

(14,105

)

 

2,872

 

(1,336

)

Pay-in-kind interest and accretion on notes receivable from affiliates

 

(9,828

)

(8,747

)

 

(3,628

)

(3,111

)

Loss (income) from affiliates

 

12,386

 

(21,703

)

 

(6,644

)

2,850

 

Dividends received from affiliates

 

11,129

 

596

 

 

1,088

 

10,692

 

Other investment income, net

 

(3,274

)

(6,320

)

 

(573

)

(2,186

)

Other

 

806

 

2,340

 

 

(14

)

(58

)

Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables, net of allowance

 

(70,669

)

(66,783

)

 

105,170

 

17,021

 

Inventories

 

(40,739

)

(119,871

)

 

27,522

 

(89,551

)

Other current assets

 

(12,579

)

(33,759

)

 

6,060

 

2,416

 

Current liabilities, exclusive of debt

 

(95,233

)

116,341

 

 

(60,822

)

(37,193

)

Other, net

 

857

 

17,471

 

 

2,919

 

2,824

 

Net cash from operating activities

 

5,032

 

132,960

 

 

143,970

 

(21,059

)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of short-term investments

 

(480,085

)

(602,811

)

 

(429,011

)

(212,621

)

Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments

 

540,456

 

529,144

 

 

326,826

 

174,596

 

Proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments

 

4,270

 

27,077

 

 

1,038

 

756

 

Principal payments received on notes receivable

 

14,425

 

838

 

Capital expenditures

 

(110,943

)

(112,218

)

 

(38,030

)

(34,888

)

Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets

 

10,552

 

10,599

 

 

1,676

 

6,264

 

Investments in and advances to affiliates, net

 

(37,751

)

(9,321

)

 

(41

)

(7,865

)

Long-term notes receivable issued to affiliates

 

(17,224

)

-

 

Principal payments received on long-term notes receivable from affiliates

 

81,272

 

1,139

 

 

-

 

81,231

 

Purchase of long-term investments

 

(4,032

)

(6,629

)

 

(2,290

)

(2,578

)

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

-

 

(2,825

)

Other, net

 

(316

)

(96

)

 

324

 

2,878

 

Net cash from investing activities

 

624

 

(165,103

)

 

(139,508

)

7,773

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable to banks, net

 

27,020

 

7,688

 

 

(15,923

)

22,911

 

Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt

 

-

 

32,682

 

Principal payments of long-term debt

 

(29,909

)

(6,050

)

 

(127

)

(13,131

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

(17,349

)

(18,193

)

 

(4,404

)

(367

)

Other, net

 

(1,096

)

382

 

 

-

 

(748

)

Net cash from financing activities

 

(21,334

)

16,509

 

 

(20,454

)

8,665

 

Effect of exchange rate change on cash

 

(220

)

(1,371

)

 

(186

)

255

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(15,898

)

(17,005

)

 

(16,178

)

(4,366

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

47,651

 

71,510

 

 

55,055

 

47,651

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

31,753

 

$

54,505

 

 

$

38,877

 

$

43,285

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

4



SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1 Accounting Policies and Basis of Presentation

 

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Seaboard Corporation and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries (“Seaboard”).  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Seaboard’s investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for by the equity method.  The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Seaboard for the year ended December 31, 20122013 as filed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Seaboard’s first three quarterly periods include approximately 13 weekly periods ending on the Saturday closest to the end of March, June and September.  Seaboard’s year-end is December 31.

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.  As Seaboard conducts its commodity trading business with third parties, consolidated subsidiaries and non-consolidated affiliates on an interrelated basis, gross margin on non-consolidated affiliates cannot be clearly distinguished without making numerous assumptions primarily with respect to mark-to-market accounting for commodity derivatives.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (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 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include those related to allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventories, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes and accrued pension liability.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Supplemental Non-Cash Transactions

As discussed in Note 9, effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accounting for their investment in PS International, LLC with Seaboard’s ownership interest increasing from 50% to 70% as a result of cash paid, net of cash acquired of $2,825,000 in January 2012. An additional payment was made in 2012 subsequent to the third quarter of 2012 for this transaction upon final verification of certain balance sheet items as of December 31, 2011. On December 31, 2012, Seaboard further increased its ownership from 70% to 85%. Total cash paid during the first quarter 2012, net of cash acquired was $2,825,000, and increased working capital by $14,419,000, fixed assets by $163,000, goodwill by $2,590,000, intangible assets by $621,000, other long-term assets by $96,000, non-controlling interest by $5,649,000 and decreased investment in and advances to affiliates by $9,415,000. A final payment of $515,000 was made in the second quarter of 2013, which increased intangible assets.  See Note 9 for additional information.

During the third quarter of 2013, Seaboard finalized the details of its investment in and long-term loan to a bakery business in the Democratic Republic of Congo in which Seaboard has a 50% non-controlling interest, resulting in decreasing investments in and advances to affiliates and increasing long-term notes receivable from affiliates by $26,290,000 for amounts previously advanced prior to 2013. Thiswhich accrue pay-in-kind interest bearing note receivable has a decreasing balance with a final maturity date of December 2020.

Asincome, primarily from one affiliate as discussed in Note 9, Seaboard has a note receivable from an affiliate which accrues pay-in-kind interest income.9. Seaboard recognized $3,397,000$3,628,000 and $9,828,000,$3,111,000, respectively, of non-cash, pay-in-kind interest income and accretion of discount for the threefirst quarter ended March 29, 2014 and nine months ended September 28,March 30, 2013, and $2,989,000 and $8,747,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012, respectively, primarily related to this notethese notes receivable.

 

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Note 2–2 – Investments

 

Seaboard’s short-term investments are treated as either available-for-sale securities or trading securities.  All of Seaboard’s available-for-sale and trading securities are classified as current assets as they are readily available to support Seaboard’s current operating needs.  Available-for-sale securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported, net of tax, as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Trading securities are recorded at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains and losses reflected in other investment income, (loss), net.  At September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012,2013, amortized cost and estimated fair value were not materially different for these investments.

At September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, money market funds included $15,898,000$6,329,000 denominated in Euros $7,680,000 denominated in British Pounds and $4,130,000$3,359,000 denominated in Canadian dollars.  As of September 28, 2013, the trading securities primarily consisted of high yield debt securities.

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The following is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available-for-sale and trading securities at September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012.2013.

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

78,435

 

$

78,435

 

$

126,537

 

$

126,537

 

 

 $

216,623

 

 $

216,623

 

 $

88,430

 

 $

88,430

 

Corporate bonds

 

68,411

 

69,038

 

67,275

 

69,214

 

 

49,044

 

49,482

 

69,591

 

70,258

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

20,627

 

20,412

 

23,647

 

23,775

 

 

47,620

 

47,554

 

27,299

 

27,147

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

11,949

 

11,938

 

8,446

 

8,477

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

6,441

 

6,451

 

7,597

 

7,600

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

2,808

 

2,770

 

5,258

 

5,223

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

17,693

 

17,253

 

17,693

 

18,734

 

 

-

 

-

 

17,693

 

16,941

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

15,058

 

15,007

 

15,059

 

15,162

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

8,926

 

8,967

 

12,180

 

12,238

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

5,258

 

5,237

 

17,165

 

17,169

 

Total available-for-sale short-term investments

 

214,408

 

214,349

 

279,556

 

282,829

 

 

334,485

 

334,818

 

224,314

 

224,076

 

High yield trading debt securities

 

24,445

 

25,195

 

21,839

 

23,406

 

 

50,696

 

51,923

 

49,352

 

50,428

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

3,161

 

2,900

 

3,046

 

3,237

 

 

3,238

 

2,856

 

3,202

 

2,858

 

Money market funds held in trading accounts

 

1,287

 

1,287

 

11,033

 

11,033

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

1,493

 

1,535

 

2,361

 

2,600

 

 

712

 

729

 

1,300

 

1,336

 

Other trading investments

 

974

 

1,016

 

1,262

 

1,307

 

 

555

 

609

 

841

 

918

 

Total available-for-sale and trading short-term investments

 

$

244,481

 

$

244,995

 

$

308,064

 

$

313,379

 

 

 $

390,973

 

 $

392,222

 

 $

290,042

 

 $

290,649

 

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of September 28, 2013.March 29, 2014.

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

Due within one year

 

$

658

 

 

$

5,378

 

Due after one year through three years

 

41,940

 

 

44,186

 

Due after three years

 

57,131

 

 

48,331

 

Total fixed rate securities

 

$

99,729

 

 

$

97,895

 

 

In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans.

 

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Note 3 – Inventories

 

The following is a summary of inventories at September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012:2013:

 

 

September 28,

 

December 31,

 

March 29,

 

December 31,

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

2013

 

At lower of LIFO cost or market:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live hogs and materials

 

$

240,528

 

 

 

$

258,638

 

 

 

$

210,875

 

 

 

$

207,310

 

Fresh pork and materials

 

34,892

 

 

 

31,495

 

 

 

34,439

 

 

 

33,485

 

 

275,420

 

 

 

290,133

 

 

 

245,314

 

 

 

240,795

 

LIFO adjustment

 

(78,897

)

 

 

(90,730

)

 

 

(56,371

)

 

 

(62,236

)

Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market

 

196,523

 

 

 

199,403

 

 

 

188,943

 

 

 

178,559

 

At lower of FIFO cost or market:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grains, oilseeds and other commodities

 

349,034

 

 

 

317,573

 

 

 

284,115

 

 

 

299,229

 

Sugar produced and in process

 

57,887

 

 

 

65,986

 

 

 

37,685

 

 

 

53,325

 

Other

 

76,016

 

 

 

73,606

 

 

 

65,122

 

 

 

74,289

 

Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market

 

482,937

 

 

 

457,165

 

 

 

386,922

 

 

 

426,843

 

Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market

 

102,388

 

 

 

100,296

 

 

 

74,575

 

 

 

93,596

 

Total inventories

 

$

781,848

 

 

 

$

756,864

 

 

 

$

650,440

 

 

 

$

698,998

 

 

Note 4 – Income Taxes

 

Seaboard’s tax returns are regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which may result in material adjustments.  Seaboard’s U.S. federal income tax years’ are closed through 2009. Seaboard’s 2010 U.S. income tax return is currently under IRS examination. There have not been any material changes in unrecognized income tax benefits since December 31, 2012.2013.  Interest related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties was not material for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013.March 29, 2014.

 

On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Tax Act) was signed into law.  The Tax Act extended many expired corporate income tax provisions that impact current and deferred taxes for financial reporting purposes.  In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the determination of current and deferred taxes is based on the provisions of the enacted law as of the balance sheet date; the effects of future changes in tax law are not anticipated.  The effects of changes in tax laws, including retroactive changes, are recognized in the financial statements in the period that the changes are enacted.  Accordingly, as the Tax Act was signed into law in 2013, the effects of the retroactive provisions in the new law on current and deferred tax assets and liabilities for Seaboard were recorded in the first quarter of 2013.  The total impact was a one-time tax benefit of $7,945,000 recorded in the first quarter of 2013 related to certain 2012 income tax credits.  In addition to this amount is a one-time credit of approximately $11,260,000 for 2012 Federal blender’s credits that was recognized as revenues in the first quarter of 2013.  See Note 9 for further discussion of this Federal blender’s credit.

 

Note 5 –Derivatives– Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

U.S. GAAP discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (prices and other relevant information generated by market conditions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities), the income approach (techniques to convert future amounts to single present amounts based on market expectations including present value techniques and option-pricing), and the cost approach (amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset which is often referred to as replacement cost).  U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels.  The following is a brief description of those three levels:

 

Level 1: Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2:   Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

 

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Level 3:    Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

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The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets.  Seaboard uses the end of the reporting period to determine if there were any transfers between levels.  There were no transfers between levels that occurred in the first nine monthsquarter of 2013.2014.  The trading securities classified as other current assets below are assets held for Seaboard’s deferred compensation plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2014

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

   $

216,623

 

  $

216,623

 

  $

-

 

   $

-  

 

Corporate bonds

 

49,482

 

-

 

49,482

 

-  

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

47,554

 

-

 

47,554

 

-  

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

11,938

 

-

 

11,938

 

-  

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

6,451

 

-

 

6,451

 

-  

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

2,770

 

-

 

2,770

 

-  

 

Trading securities - short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

High yield debt securities

 

51,923

 

-

 

51,923

 

-  

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

2,856

 

2,856

 

-

 

-  

 

Money market funds held in trading accounts

 

1,287

 

1,287

 

-

 

-  

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

729

 

-

 

729

 

-  

 

Other trading investments

 

609

 

-

 

609

 

-  

 

Trading securities - other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Domestic equity securities

 

28,210

 

28,210

 

-

 

-  

 

Foreign equity securities

 

7,943

 

5,676

 

2,267

 

-  

 

Fixed income mutual funds

 

4,909

 

4,909

 

-

 

-  

 

Money market funds

 

2,102

 

2,102

 

-

 

-  

 

Other

 

3,641

 

1,702

 

1,939

 

-  

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Commodities(1)

 

19,402

 

19,402

 

-

 

-  

 

Interest rate swaps

 

388

 

-

 

388

 

-  

 

Foreign currencies

 

59

 

-

 

59

 

-  

 

Total Assets

 

   $

458,876

 

  $

282,767

 

  $

176,109

 

   $

-  

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities(1)

 

   $

43,271

 

  $

42,386

 

  $

885

 

   $

-  

 

Interest rate swaps

 

4,551

 

-

 

4,551

 

-  

 

Foreign currencies

 

2,043

 

-

 

2,043

 

-  

 

Total Liabilities

 

   $

49,865

 

  $

42,386

 

  $

7,479

 

   $

-  

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 28,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

2013

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

 

$

78,435

 

 

$

78,435

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

69,038

 

 

-

 

69,038

 

-

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

 

20,412

 

 

-

 

20,412

 

-

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

 

17,253

 

 

17,253

 

-

 

-

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

15,007

 

 

-

 

15,007

 

-

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

 

8,967

 

 

-

 

8,967

 

-

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

5,237

 

 

-

 

5,237

 

-

 

Trading securities - short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High yield debt securities

 

 

25,195

 

 

-

 

25,195

 

-

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

 

2,900

 

 

2,900

 

-

 

-

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

 

1,535

 

 

-

 

1,535

 

-

 

Other trading investments

 

 

1,016

 

 

507

 

509

 

-

 

Trading securities - other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic equity securities

 

 

22,881

 

 

22,881

 

-

 

-

 

Foreign equity securities

 

 

9,380

 

 

5,614

 

3,766

 

-

 

Fixed income mutual funds

 

 

5,954

 

 

5,954

 

-

 

-

 

Money market funds

 

 

2,046

 

 

2,046

 

-

 

-

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

1,506

 

 

-

 

1,506

 

-

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

 

958

 

 

-

 

958

 

-

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

81

 

 

-

 

81

 

-

 

Other

 

 

313

 

 

271

 

42

 

-

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities(1)

 

 

2,062

 

 

2,062

 

-

 

-

 

Foreign currencies

 

 

4,088

 

 

-

 

4,088

 

-

 

Total Assets

 

 

$

294,264

 

 

$

137,923

 

$

156,341

 

$

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities(1)

 

 

$

17,882

 

 

$

17,882

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

Interest rate swaps

 

 

5,318

 

 

-

 

5,318

 

-

 

Foreign currencies

 

 

92

 

 

-

 

92

 

-

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

$

23,292

 

 

$

17,882

 

$

5,410

 

$

-

 

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $30,382,000$42,622,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $14,562,000.$19,638,000 and an other current liability of $885,000.

 

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The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 20122013 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets.

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

2012

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

126,537

 

 

$

126,537

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

Corporate bonds

 

69,214

 

 

-

 

69,214

 

-

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

23,775

 

 

-

 

23,775

 

-

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

18,734

 

 

18,734

 

-

 

-

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

17,169

 

 

-

 

17,169

 

-

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

15,162

 

 

-

 

15,162

 

-

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

12,238

 

 

-

 

12,238

 

-

 

Trading securities - short term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High yield debt securities

 

23,406

 

 

-

 

23,406

 

-

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

3,237

 

 

3,237

 

-

 

-

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

2,600

 

 

-

 

2,600

 

-

 

Other trading investments

 

1,307

 

 

822

 

485

 

-

 

Trading securities - other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic equity securities

 

15,864

 

 

15,864

 

-

 

-

 

Fixed income mutual funds

 

7,153

 

 

7,153

 

-

 

-

 

Foreign equity securities

 

6,831

 

 

4,218

 

2,613

 

-

 

Money market funds

 

3,157

 

 

3,157

 

-

 

-

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

2,117

 

 

-

 

2,117

 

-

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

1,567

 

 

-

 

1,567

 

-

 

Corporate bonds

 

60

 

 

-

 

60

 

-

 

Other

 

239

 

 

187

 

52

 

-

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities(1)

 

6,916

 

 

6,699

 

217

 

-

 

Total Assets

 

$

357,283

 

 

$

186,608

 

$

170,675

 

$

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities(1)

 

$

7,112

 

 

$

7,112

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

Interest rate swaps

 

9,810

 

 

-

 

9,810

 

-

 

Foreign currencies

 

4,157

 

 

-

 

4,157

 

-

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

21,079

 

 

$

7,112

 

$

13,967

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities - short-term   investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

   $

88,430

 

  $

88,430

 

  $

-

 

   $

-   

 

Corporate bonds

 

70,258

 

-

 

70,258

 

-   

 

U.S. Government agency securities

 

27,147

 

-

 

27,147

 

-   

 

Emerging markets debt mutual fund

 

16,941

 

16,941

 

-

 

-   

 

Asset backed debt securities

 

8,477

 

-

 

8,477

 

-   

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

7,600

 

-

 

7,600

 

-   

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

5,223

 

-

 

5,223

 

-   

 

Trading securities - short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High yield debt securities

 

50,428

 

-

 

50,428

 

-   

 

Money market funds held in trading accounts

 

11,033

 

11,033

 

-

 

-   

 

Emerging markets trading debt mutual fund

 

2,858

 

2,858

 

-

 

-   

 

Emerging markets trading debt securities

 

1,336

 

-

 

1,336

 

-   

 

Other trading investments

 

918

 

-

 

918

 

-   

 

Trading securities - other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic equity securities

 

26,672

 

26,672

 

-

 

-   

 

Foreign equity securities

 

9,570

 

7,317

 

2,253

 

-   

 

Fixed income mutual funds

 

3,974

 

3,974

 

-

 

-   

 

Money market funds

 

1,931

 

1,931

 

-

 

-   

 

Other

 

3,203

 

1,628

 

1,575

 

-   

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Commodities(1)

 

2,331

 

2,331

 

-

 

-   

 

Foreign currencies

 

2,763

 

-

 

2,763

 

-   

 

Total Assets

 

   $

341,093

 

  $

163,115

 

  $

177,978

 

   $

-   

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities(1)

 

   $

16,014

 

  $

15,422

 

  $

592

 

   $

-   

 

Interest rate swaps

 

4,103

 

-

 

4,103

 

-   

 

Foreign currencies

 

101

 

-

 

101

 

-   

 

Total Liabilities

 

   $

20,218

 

  $

15,422

 

  $

4,796

 

   $

-   

 

(1) Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of December 31, 2012,2013, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $14,063,000$29,822,000 resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $13,867,000.$16,731,000 and an other current liability of $592,000.

 

Financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, notes payable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value, as a result of the short-term nature of the instruments.

 

The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by comparing interest rates for debt with similar terms and maturities. If Seaboard’s debt was measured at fair value on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, it would have been classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long-term debt at September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 20122013 are presented below.

 

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2014

 

2013

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments, available-for-sale

 

$     214,408

 

$  214,349

 

$    279,556

 

$  282,829

 

 

$      334,485

 

$    334,818

 

$      224,314

 

$    224,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments, trading debt securities

 

30,073

 

30,646

 

28,508

 

30,550

 

 

56,488

 

57,404

 

65,728

 

66,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

116,028

 

118,875

 

145,963

 

149,333

 

 

91,910

 

94,341

 

92,177

 

94,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While management believes its derivatives are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes.  Since these derivatives and interest rate exchange agreements discussed below are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related commodity prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates could have a material impact on earnings in any given period.  Seaboard also enters into speculative derivative transactions not directly related to its raw material requirements.  The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2012.2013.

 

Commodity Instruments

 

Seaboard uses various derivative futures and options to manage its risk to price fluctuations for raw materials and other inventories, finished product sales and firm sales commitments.  At September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 15,456,00049,560,000 pounds of sugar, 11,400,000hogs, 264,000 pounds of soybean oildry whey powder, 220,000 pounds of milk powder and 200,000 pounds of cheese and open net derivative contracts to sell 15,120,0008,960,000 pounds of hogs, 6,090,000 gallons of heating oil, 4,269,000sugar, 4,692,000 bushels of grain and 213,000108,000 tons of soybean meal.  At December 31, 2012,2013, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 28,896,00051,184,000 pounds of sugar, 15,403,00032,440,000 pounds of hogs, 6,540,000 bushels of grain, and 120,000440,000 pounds of cheese and 308,000 pounds of dry whey powder and open net derivative contracts to sell 21,080,00012,125,000 pounds of hogs, 546,000 gallons of heatingpalm oil 220,000 pounds of dry whey powder and 53,00076,000 tons of soybean meal.  Commodity derivatives are recorded at fair value with any changes in fair value being marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Agreements

 

Seaboard enters into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies.  Foreign currency exchange agreements that were primarily related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.  Foreign currency exchange agreements that were not related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of foreign currency gain (loss)losses, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

 

At September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012,2013, Seaboard had trading foreign currency exchange agreements to cover its firm sales and purchase commitments and related trade receivables and payables with net notional amounts of $97,874,000$23,939,000 and $243,563,000,$127,389,000, respectively, primarily related to the South African Rand.

 

Interest Rate Exchange Agreements

 

In MayMarch 2014, Seaboard entered into three approximately eight-year interest rate exchange agreements with mandatory early termination dates in the second half of 2014. These exchange agreements involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate interest payments without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on potential future dry bulk vessel leases. Seaboard pays a fixed rate and receives a variable rate of interest on three notional amounts of $22,000,000 each.  In 2010, Seaboard entered into three ten-year interest rate exchange agreements which involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate interest payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on variable rate debt.  Seaboard pays a fixed rate and receives a variable rate of interest on three notional amounts of $25,000,000 each. In August 2010, Seaboard entered into another ten-year interest rate exchange agreement with a notional amount of $25,000,000 that has terms similar to those for the other three interest rate exchange agreements referred to above.  In September 2012, Seaboard terminated one interest rate exchange agreement with a notional value of $25,000,000. Seaboard made a payment in the amount of $3,861,000 to unwind this agreement. While Seaboard has certain variable rate debt, theseThese interest rate exchange agreements do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the changes in fair value of these agreements are recorded in Miscellaneous, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. At September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012,2013, Seaboard had six and three interest rate exchange agreements outstanding with a total notional value of $75,000,000.$141,000,000 and $75,000,000, respectively.  In April 2014, Seaboard entered into an interest rate exchange agreement with a notional amount of $22,000,000 with similar terms and dates as the interest rate exchange agreements entered into in March 2014 noted above.

 

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Counterparty Credit Risk

 

From time to time Seaboard is subject to counterparty credit risk related to its foreign currency exchange agreements and interest rate swaps, should the counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts.  As of September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard’s foreign currency exchange agreements have a maximum amount of loss due to credit risk in the amount of $4,088,000$59,000 with seven counterparties.three counterparties and the interest rate swaps have a maximum amount of loss due to credit risk in the amount of $388,000 with one counterparty.  Seaboard does not hold any collateral related to these agreements.

 

The following table provides the amount of gain or (loss) recognized in income for each type of derivative and where it was recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and September 29, 2012.March 30, 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities

 

Cost of sales

 

 

$

(8,790

)

 

 

$

1,660

 

 

 

$

(7,731

)

 

 

$

(6,454

)

 

Cost of sales

 

$ (6,584

)

$  (4,808

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currencies

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,528

 

 

 

4,302

 

 

 

15,027

 

 

 

4,003

 

 

Cost of sales

 

485

 

11,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currencies

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(926

)

 

 

(327

)

 

 

4,961

 

 

 

(3,939

)

 

Foreign currency

 

765

 

4,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate

 

Miscellaneous, net

 

 

(570

)

 

 

(1,372

)

 

 

2,864

 

 

 

(5,124

)

 

Miscellaneous, net

 

(602

)

472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table provides the fair value of each type of derivative held as of September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 20122013 and where each derivative is included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

Asset Derivatives

 

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

September 28,

December 31,

 

September 28,

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

March 29,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

March 29,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodities

 

Other current assets

 

$   2,062

(1)

 

$   6,916

 

Other current assets

 

$   17,882

(1)

 

$   7,112

 

Other current assets

$ 19,402

(1)

$   2,331

 

Other current liabilities

 

$ 43,271

(1)

$  16,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currencies

 

Other current assets

 

4,088

 

-

 

Other current liabilities

 

92

 

4,157

 

Other current assets

59

 

2,763

 

Other current liabilities

 

2,043

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate

 

Other current assets

 

-

 

-

 

Other current liabilities

 

5,318

 

9,810

 

Other current assets

388

 

-

 

Other current liabilities

 

4,551

 

4,103

 

 

(1)   Seaboard’s commodities derivative assets and liabilities are presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis, including netting the derivatives with the related margin accounts.  As of September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012,2013, the commodity derivatives had a margin account balance of $30,382,000$42,622,000 and $14,063,000,$29,822,000, respectively, resulting in a net other current asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of $14,562,000$19,638,000 and $13,867,000,$16,731,000, respectively and other current liabilities of $885,000 and $592,000, respectively.

Note 6 – Employee Benefits

 

Seaboard maintains two defined benefit pension plans for its domestic salaried and clerical employees.  During the third quarter of 2013, Seaboard completed future funding analyses for these plans and in September 2013 made a deductible contribution of $10,000,000 for the 2012 plan year, principally to avoid future Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation variable rate premiums established pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  At this time, no further contributions are expected to be made to these plans for the remainder of 2013.2014.  Seaboard also sponsors non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plans, and has certain individual, non-qualified, unfunded supplemental retirement agreements for certain retired employees.  Management has no plans to provide funding for these supplemental plans in advance of when the benefits are paid.

 

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The net periodic benefit cost for all of these plans was as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

2,342

 

$

2,221

 

$

7,026

 

$  6,657

 

Interest cost

 

2,028

 

2,220

 

6,131

 

6,655

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(1,615)

 

(1,608)

 

(4,841)

 

(4,817)

 

Amortization and other

 

1,565

 

1,550

 

4,744

 

4,647

 

Agreement termination gain

 

-

 

-

 

(3,204)

 

-

 

Settlement

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,796

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

4,320

 

$

4,383

 

$

9,856

 

$14,938

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

 (Thousands of dollars)

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Components of net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$ 1,856

 

$ 2,421

 

Interest cost

 

2,403

 

2,068

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(2,185

)

(1,612

)

Amortization and other

 

470

 

1,636

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$ 2,544

 

$ 4,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In late April 2013, Mr. Joseph E. Rodrigues, Seaboard’s board member and retired former Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Seaboard Corporation, passed away.  During retirement, Mr. Rodrigues received retirement payments under an individual, non-qualified, unfunded supplemental retirement agreement.  Upon his death, this agreement terminated which eliminated the remaining accrued pension liability. This resulted in a one-time agreement termination gain of $3,204,000, or $1,954,000 net of tax, which was recognized in net earnings in addition to a gain of $2,148,000, or $1,310,000 net of tax, from the elimination of unrecognized pension cost in other comprehensive income during the second quarter of 2013.11



During June 2012 when the actual pension costs for 2012 were finalized, it was determined that a settlement payment made in March 2012 was greater than the actual service cost and interest cost components of the 2012 net periodic pension cost for a non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plan.  As a result, during the second quarter of 2012 a settlement loss of $1,796,000 was recorded in the Pork division’s results of operations.

Note 7 Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt, Commitments and Contingencies

 

In April 2013, Seaboard provided notice of call for early redemption to holders of certain Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (IDRBs) effective May 13, 2013.  As a result, $10,800,000 of IDRBs were reclassified from long-term debt to current maturities of long-term debt as of March 30, 2013.  A payment of $10,800,000 was made in the second quarter of 2013.

In February 2013, Seaboard refinanced its committed bank line for $200,000,000 and also extended the maturity date to February 20, 2018. The refinancing of the committed bank line revised the terms by increasing the tangible net worth to $1,870,445,000, plus 25% of cumulative consolidated net income beginning after December 31, 2012, increasing the dividend payment limit to $25,000,000 per year, increasing the subsidiary and priority indebtedness to 20% and eliminated the required consolidated funded debt to consolidated total capitalization ratio.

In December 2012, Seaboard provided notice of call for early redemption to holders of certain IDRBs effective January 14, 2013.  As a result, $13,000,000 of IDRBs were reclassified from long-term debt to current maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2012.  A payment of $13,000,000 was made in the first quarter of 2013.

Contingencies

On September 19, 2012, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) executed three search warrants authorizing the seizure of certain records from Seaboard’s offices in Merriam, Kansas and at the Seaboard Foods employment office and the human resources department in Guymon, Oklahoma.  The warrants generally called for the seizure of employment-related files, certain e-mails and other electronic records relating to Medicaid and Medicaid recipients, certain health care providers in the Guymon area, and Seaboard’s health plan and certain personnel issues.  This investigation is being handled by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma (“USAO”).  Seaboard is cooperating with the USAO in connection with this investigation.  No civil or criminal proceedings or charges have been filed or brought.  It is not possible at this time to determine whether Seaboard will incur any material fines, penalties or material liabilities in connection with this matter.

 

Seaboard is subject to various administrative and judicial proceedings and other legal matters related to the normal conduct of its business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolutions of these items are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Seaboard.

 

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Contingent Obligations

 

Certain of the non-consolidated affiliates and third party contractors who perform services for Seaboard have bank debt supporting their underlying operations.  From time to time, Seaboard will provide guarantees of that debt allowing a lower borrowing rate or facilitating third party financing in order to further Seaboard’s business objectives. objectives.  Seaboard does not issue guarantees of third parties for compensation.  As of September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, guarantees outstanding to third parties were not material. Seaboard has not accrued a liability for any of the third party or affiliate guarantees as management considers the likelihood of loss to be remote.

 

As of September 28, 2013, Seaboard had outstanding letters of credit (“LCs”) with various banks which reduced itsMarch 29, 2014, Seaboard’s borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted lines was reduced by letters of credit facilities by $44,960,000(“LCs”) totaling $543,000 and $3,597,000,$3,706,000, respectively.  These LCs included $18,397,000The notes payable to banks under the credit lines are unsecured.  The lines of LCs, which support the IDRBs included as long-term debt and $26,889,000 of LCs related to insurance coverages.credit do not require compensating balances.

Commitments

In July 2013, Seaboard Marine, Ltd. (“Seaboard Marine”) amended its Terminal Agreement with Miami-Dade County primarily to provide increased acreage, minimum usage of port cranes and add one additional five-year renewal option.  Under this amended terminal agreement accounted for as an operating lease, Seaboard Marine’s total minimum payments over the initial term of the agreement through September 30, 2028, increased by approximately $75,600,000 and now includes three five-year renewal options.  This minimum amount could increase if certain conditions are met.

 

Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended September 28, 2013 are as follows:

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Loss on

 

Unrecognized

 

 

 

 

 

Translation

 

on

 

Cash Flow

 

Pension

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Adjustment

 

Investments

 

Hedges

 

Cost

 

Total

 

Balance June 29, 2013

 

$

(122,278

)

$

524

 

 

$

(113

)

$

(60,469

)

 

$(182,336

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(14,067

)

376

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

(13,691

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

(149

)(1)

 

-

 

1,192

(2)

 

1,043

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(14,067

)

227

 

 

-

 

1,192

 

 

(12,648

)

Balance September 28, 2013

 

$

(136,345

)

$

751

 

 

$

(113

)

$

(59,277

)

 

$(194,984

)

(1) This represents realized gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities and was recorded in other investment income, net.

(2) This primarily represents the amortization of actuarial losses that are included in net periodic pension cost and are recorded in operating income.  See Note 6 for further discussion.

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The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the nine months ended September 28, 2013 are as follows:

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Loss on

 

Unrecognized

 

 

 

 

 

Translation

 

on

 

Cash Flow

 

Pension

 

 

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

Adjustment

 

Investments

 

Hedges

 

Cost

 

Total

 

Balance December 31, 2012

 

$

(109,457

)

$

2,232

 

 

$

(113

)

$

(64,206

)

 

$

(171,544

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(26,888

)

(933

)

 

-

 

1,310

 

 

(26,511

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

(548

)(1)

 

-

 

3,619

(2)

 

3,071

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(26,888

)

(1,481

)

 

-

 

4,929

 

 

(23,440

)

Balance September 28, 2013

 

$

(136,345

)

$

751

 

 

$

(113

)

$

(59,277

)

 

$

(194,984

)

(1) This represents realized gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities and was recorded in other investment income, net.

(2) This primarily represents the amortization of actuarial losses that are included in net periodic pension cost and are recorded in operating income.  See Note 6 for further discussion.

As discussed in Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Seaboard recognized a one-time retirement agreement termination gain of $1,310,000 net of tax, in unrecognized pension cost in other comprehensive loss during the second quarter of 2013.

The foreign currency translation adjustment primarily represents the effect of the Argentine peso currency exchange fluctuation on the net assets of the Sugar segment.  At September 28, 2013, the Sugar segment had $175,807,000 in net assets denominated in Argentine pesos and $1,468,000 in net assets denominated in U.S. dollars.  Management anticipates that the Argentine peso may continue to weaken against the U.S. dollar and thus it is anticipated that Seaboard will incur additional foreign currency translation adjustment losses in other comprehensive loss during the remainder of 2013.

With the exception of the foreign currency translation adjustment to which a 35 percent federal tax rate is applied, income taxes for components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were recorded using a 39 percent effective tax rate.  In addition, the unrecognized pension cost includes $19,954,000 related to employees at certain subsidiaries for which no tax benefit has been recorded.

 

On November 1, 2013, Seaboard’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $75,000,000 for use in purchasing Seaboard’s Common Stock pursuant to Seaboard’s share repurchase program initially approved in November 2009, and which previously had $100,000,000 of authority. As of September 28, 2013, $15,856,000March 29, 2014, $80,223,000 remained available for repurchases under this program, before the newly authorized additional $75,000,000.program.  For the ninethree months ended September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard repurchased 6,4301,667 shares of common stock at a total cost of $17,349,000.$4,404,000.  The share repurchase program is in effect through October 31, 2015.  Under this share repurchase program, Seaboard is authorized to repurchase its Common Stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated purchases, which may be above or below the traded market price. During the period that the share repurchase program remains in effect, from time to time, Seaboard may enter into a 10b5-1 plan authorizing a third party to make such purchases on behalf of Seaboard.  The stock repurchase will be funded by cash on hand.  Shares repurchased will be retired and resume the status of authorized and unissued shares.  All stock repurchased will be made in compliance with applicable legal requirements and the timing of the repurchases and the number of shares repurchased at any given time will depend upon market conditions, compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and other factors.  The Board’s stock repurchase authorization does not obligate Seaboard to acquire a specific amount of common stock and the stock repurchase program may be suspended at any time at Seaboard’s discretion.

 

In December 2012, Seaboard declared and paid a dividend of $12.00 per share on the common stock.  The increased amount of the dividend (which has historically been $0.75 per share on a quarterly basis or $3.00 per share on an annual basis) represented a prepayment of the annual 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 dividends ($3.00

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per share per year).  Seaboard did not declare or pay a dividend in 2013. Seaboard does not currently intend to declare any further dividends for the years 2013-2016.2014-2016.

The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended March 29, 2014 are as follows:

12



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Gain

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Unrecognized

 

 

 

 

Translation

 

on

 

on Cash Flow

 

Pension

 

 

 (Thousands of dollars)

 

Adjustment

 

Investments

 

Hedges

 

Cost

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance December 31, 2013

 

$  (155,413

)

$

481

 

$

(113

)

$  (26,752

)

$(181,797

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(26,775

)

15

 

361

 

-

 

(26,399

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

511

(1)

-

 

320

(2)

831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(26,775

)

526

 

361

 

320

 

(25,568

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance March 29, 2014

 

$   (182,188

)

$

1,007

 

$

248

 

$  (26,432

)

$(207,365

)

(1) This represents realized gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities and was recorded in other investment income, net.

(2) This primarily represents the amortization of actuarial losses that are included in net periodic pension cost and are recorded in operating income.  See Note 6 for further discussion.

The components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended March 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

 

Cumulative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency

 

Gain (Loss)

 

Loss on

 

Unrecognized

 

 

 

 

Translation

 

on

 

 Cash Flow

 

Pension

 

 

 (Thousands of dollars)

 

Adjustment

 

Investments

 

Hedges

 

Cost

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance December 31, 2012

 

$  (109,457

)

$

2,232

 

$

(113

)

$  (64,206

)

$(171,544

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(6,122

)

639

 

-

 

-

 

(5,483

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

(210

)(1)

-

 

1,192

(2)

982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(6,122

)

429

 

-

 

1,192

 

(4,501

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Balance March 30, 2013

 

$   (115,579

)

$

2,661

 

$

(113

)

$  (63,014

)

$(176,045

)

(1) This represents realized gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities and are recorded in other investment income, net.

(2) This primarily represents the amortization of actuarial losses that are included in net periodic pension cost and are recorded in operating income.  See Note 6 for further discussion.

The foreign currency translation adjustment primarily represents the effect of the Argentine peso currency exchange fluctuation on the net assets of the Sugar segment.  At March 29, 2014, the Sugar segment had $123,479,000 in net assets denominated in Argentine pesos and $1,587,000 in net liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars.  Management anticipates that the Argentine peso may continue to weaken against the U.S. dollar and thus it is anticipated that Seaboard could incur additional foreign currency translation adjustment losses in other comprehensive loss during the remainder of 2014.

At March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, income taxes for cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments were recorded using a 35% effective tax rate except for $49,411,000 and $4,018,000, respectively, related to certain subsidiaries for which no tax benefit was recorded. At March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013, income taxes for all other components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were recorded using a 39% effective rate except for unrecognized pension cost of $8,580,000 and $20,737,000, respectively, related to employees at certain subsidiaries for which no tax benefit has been recorded.

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Note 9 - Segment Information

 

The Tax Act signed into law in January 2013 as discussed in Note 4, renewed and extended the Federal blender’s credits that Seaboard iswas entitled to receive for biodiesel it blends which had previously expired on December 31, 2011 and renewed retroactively to January 1, 2012 with an expiration of December 31, 2013.  As a result, in the first quarter of 2013 the Pork segment recognized a one-time credit of approximately $11,260,000 as revenues related to this Federal blender’s tax incentive for gallons produced and sold in fiscal 2012. The impactFederal blender’s credits have not been renewed for 2014.

The Power segment has been operating a floating power generating facility (72 megawatts) in the remainder of 2013 is not expectedDominican Republic under a short-term lease agreement.  On April 1, 2014, Seaboard provided notice to cancel the lease.  Although the final date for operating the leased facility has yet to be significant as market prices for biodiesel have adjusted downward as a resultfinalized, it is anticipated to be during the second or third quarter of 2014.  Seaboard had previously sold this facility to the current owner in 2011.  As part of the renewed credit.

original sale in 2011, Seaboard and the purchaser agreed to defer the sale of inventory to the purchaser related to the leased facility until the end of the lease term.  In January 2012, Seaboard made a paymentaddition, $1,500,000 of $2,825,000, net of cash acquired, to increase its ownership interest from 50% to 70% in PS International, LLC (PSI), a specialty grain trading business headquartered in North Carolina. As a result, effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard began consolidation accounting and discontinued the equity method of accountingoriginal sale price for this investment. An additional payment was madefacility remained in 2012 subsequentescrow for potential dry dock costs pending final inspection and testing.  Finalization of the transfer of the leased facility to the secondowner and related settlement of all items noted above is anticipated to occur during the third or fourth quarter of 2012 for this transaction upon2014.  At that time, Seaboard anticipates recognizing a gain related to these items of an amount estimated to be approximately $4,500,000, depending on final verification of certain balance sheet items as of December 31, 2011. On December 31, 2012, Seaboard further increased its ownership from 70% to 85%.  Total cash paid for these two transactions in 2012, net of cash acquired was $3,186,000 and $3,045,000, respectively.  An additional payment indry dock costs, if any, which would reduce the amount of $515,000 was made in the second quarter of 2013 for the December 2012 transaction upon final verification of certain balance sheet items as of December 31, 2012. Pro forma results of operations are not presented, as the effects of consolidation are not material to Seaboard’s results of operations.gain.

 

The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball, LLC (Butterball).  Butterball had total net sales for the three and nine months ended September 28,March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 of $444,787,000$355,763,000 and $1,169,301,000, respectively, compared to total net sales for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 of $369,949,000 and $973,988,000,$370,570,000, respectively. Butterball had operating income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 28,March 29, 2014 and March 30, 2013 of $1,282,000$20,748,000 and $(3,238,000)$(2,103,000), respectively, compared to operating income for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012 of $7,554,000 and $48,686,000, respectively.  In the first and third quartersquarter of 2013, Butterball incurred additional charges for impairment of fixed assets related to the planned sale of its Longmont, Colorado facility of which Seaboard’s proportionate share of these charges represented $(1,155,000) and $(3,859,000)$(2,704,000) recognized in loss from affiliate for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013, respectively.affiliates. As of September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 and December 31, 2012,2013, the Turkey segment had total assets of $1,058,004,000$985,913,000 and $871,945,000,$907,004,000, respectively.

 

On December 31, 2012, Seaboard provided a loan of $81,231,000 to Butterball, which was included in Notes Receivable from Affiliates.  This loan was made to fund Butterball’s purchase of assets from Gusto Packing Company, Inc., a pork and turkey further processor located in Montgomery, Illinois. In late March 2013, Butterball renegotiated its third party financing and on March 28, 2013 repaid in full this loan from Seaboard.

 

In conjunction with Seaboard’s initial investment in Butterball onin December 6, 2010, Seaboard has a long-term note receivable from Butterball which had a balance of $122,438,000$129,551,000 as of September 28, 2013.March 29, 2014.  Part of the interest earned on this note is pay-in-kind interest, which accumulates and is paid at maturity.  During the third quarter of 2011, Seaboard provided a term loan of $13,037,000 to Butterball to pay off capital leases for certain fixed assets which originally were financed with third parties.  The effective interest rate on the term loan is approximately 12%.  Although the term loan expires on January 31, 2018, Seaboard anticipates that Butterball will pay off the term loan prior to such expiration date as Butterball is expected to sell all of the related assets and is required to remit the proceeds from such sale to Seaboard to repay the loan.  As of September 28, 2013, the balance of the term loan recordedmaturity in long-term notes receivable from affiliates was $9,030,000.December 2017.

 

The following tables set forth specific financial information about each segment as reviewed by Seaboard’s management. Operating income for segment reporting is prepared on the same basis as that used for consolidated operating income.  Operating income, along with income or losses from affiliates for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, is used as the measure of evaluating segment performance because management does not consider interest, other investment income and income tax expense on a segment basis.

 

Sales to External Customers:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

 (Thousands of dollars)

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pork

 

$

382,090

 

$

409,252

 

 Commodity Trading and Milling

 

789,390

 

800,754

 

 Marine

 

200,464

 

230,156

 

 Sugar

 

50,356

 

66,164

 

 Power

 

53,848

 

72,967

 

 All Other

 

3,488

 

3,003

 

Segment/Consolidated Totals

 

$

1,479,636

 

$

1,582,296

 

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Sales to External Customers:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pork

 

$

435,981

 

$

413,077

 

$

1,262,083

 

$

1,214,405

 

Commodity Trading and Milling

 

857,994

 

675,649

 

2,553,510

 

2,125,263

 

Marine

 

219,466

 

242,330

 

676,347

 

712,141

 

Sugar

 

58,500

 

69,025

 

192,554

 

220,277

 

Power

 

73,607

 

75,778

 

221,386

 

178,562

 

All Other

 

2,557

 

3,557

 

8,560

 

10,474

 

Segment/Consolidated Totals

 

$

1,648,105

 

$

1,479,416

 

$

4,914,440

 

$

4,461,122

 

 

Operating Income (Loss):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pork

 

$

34,099

 

$

29,863

 

$

89,997

 

$

103,582

 

 

$

60,477

 

$

32,264

 

Commodity Trading and Milling

 

8,808

 

16,662

 

29,746

 

53,822

 

 

11,930

 

12,328

 

Marine

 

(15,033)

 

13,006

 

(22,413)

 

14,578

 

 

(7,392)

 

(3,266)

 

Sugar

 

193

 

13,615

 

28,312

 

51,326

 

 

6,761

 

16,541

 

Power

 

13,429

 

18,649

 

41,405

 

35,123

 

 

(1,684)

 

12,939

 

All Other

 

216

 

93

 

354

 

262

 

 

337

 

120

 

Segment Totals

 

41,712

 

91,888

 

167,401

 

258,693

 

 

70,429

 

70,926

 

Corporate Items

 

(7,942)

 

(6,831)

 

(16,624)

 

(19,557)

 

 

(5,226)

 

(7,468)

 

Consolidated Totals

 

$

33,770

 

$

85,057

 

$

150,777

 

$

239,136

 

 

$

65,203

 

$

63,458

 

 

Income (Loss) from Affiliates:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Trading and Milling

 

$

(999)

 

$

2,143

 

$

(1,187)

 

$

7,155

 

 

$

(35)

 

$

2,090

 

Sugar

 

54

 

(122)

 

171

��

(184)

 

 

305

 

93

 

Turkey

 

(4,044)

 

297

 

(11,370)

 

14,732

 

 

6,374

 

(5,033)

 

Segment/Consolidated Totals

 

$

(4,989)

 

$

2,318

 

$

(12,386)

 

$

21,703

 

 

$

6,644

 

$

(2,850)

 

 

Total Assets:

 

 

 

September 28,

 

December 31,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pork

 

$

776,480

 

$

740,245

 

Commodity Trading and Milling

 

1,024,475

 

992,507

 

Marine

 

273,529

 

281,215

 

Sugar

 

237,344

 

254,445

 

Power

 

282,076

 

235,377

 

Turkey

 

330,855

 

423,825

 

All Other

 

4,713

 

5,288

 

Segment Totals

 

2,929,472

 

2,932,902

 

Corporate Items

 

400,413

 

414,879

 

Consolidated Totals

 

$

3,329,885

 

$

3,347,781

 

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March 29,

 

December 31,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pork

 

$

785,617

 

$

773,641

 

Commodity Trading and Milling

 

1,013,417

 

1,056,930

 

Marine

 

270,362

 

271,012

 

Sugar

 

169,306

 

226,245

 

Power

 

216,728

 

267,431

 

Turkey

 

351,926

 

342,083

 

All Other

 

7,045

 

6,428

 

Segment Totals

 

2,814,401

 

2,943,770

 

Corporate Items

 

525,413

 

474,278

 

Consolidated Totals

 

$

3,339,814

 

$

3,418,048

 

 

Investments in and Advances to Affiliates:

 

 

September 28,

 

December 31,

 

 

March 29,

 

December 31,

 

(Thousands of dollars)

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity Trading and Milling

 

$

194,645

 

$

186,873

 

 

$

192,697

 

$

197,036

 

Sugar

 

2,526

 

2,775

 

 

2,476

 

2,768

 

Turkey

 

199,388

 

220,894

 

 

213,470

 

207,096

 

Segment/Consolidated Totals

 

$

396,559

 

$

410,542

 

 

$

408,643

 

$

406,900

 

 

Administrative services provided by the corporate office allocated to the individual segments represent corporate services rendered to and costs incurred for each specific segment with no allocation to individual segments of general corporate management oversight costs.  Corporate assets include short-term investments, other current assets related to deferred compensation plans, fixed assets, deferred tax amounts and other miscellaneous items.  Corporate operating losses represent certain operating costs not specifically allocated to individual segments and include costs related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation programs (which are offset by the effect of the mark-to-market investments recorded in Other Investment Income, Net).

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Summary of Sources and Uses of Cash

Cash and short-term investments as of September 28, 2013 decreased $84.3March 29, 2014 increased $85.4 million to $276.7$431.1 million from December 31, 2012.  Cash decreased as a2013.  The increase was primarily the result of net cash from operating activities of $144.0 million.  Partially offsetting the increase was cash used for capital expenditures of $110.9$38.0 million, investmentsdecreases in affiliatesnotes payables of $37.8 million, principal payments of long-term debt of $29.9$15.9 million and repurchaserepurchases of common stock of $17.3 million.  Partially offsetting the decrease were principal payments received on notes receivable from affiliate of $81.3 million and an increase in notes payable of $27.0$4.4 million. Cash from operating activities decreased $127.9increased $165.0 million for the ninethree months ended September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 compared to the same period in 2012,2013, primarily reflecting the timing of payments as a result of a decrease in current liabilities during the 2013 period while current liabilities increasedinventories, principally for the 2012 period, principally in the Commodity Trading and Milling segment which had increased in 2013, and accounts receivables, especially related to past due amounts in the Power segment.

 

Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures and Other Investing Activities

During the ninethree months ended September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard invested $110.9$38.0 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $58.1$19.7 million was expended in the Pork segment, $13.0 million in the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, $20.7$14.6 million in the Marine segment and $19.1$3.7 million in all other segments. The Pork segment expenditures were primarily for additional finishing barns,semi-tractors, improvements to existing facilities and related equipment, completion of construction of a new feed mill and the purchase of semi-tractors. The Commodity Trading and Milling segment expenditures were primarily for the purchase of a dry bulk vessel.additional finishing barns. The Marine segment expenditures were primarily for purchases of cargo carrying and handling equipment.  All other segments’ capital expenditures were of a normal recurring nature and primarily include replacements of machinery and equipment, and general facility modernizations and upgrades.

 

For the remainder of 2013,2014, management has budgeted capital expenditures totaling $60.7$184.1 million.  The Pork segment plans to spend $25.2$43.1 million primarily for improvements to existing facilities and related equipment, and for compressed natural gas semi-tractors additional finishing barnsand related refueling stations.  The Commodity Trading and Milling segment plans to spend $78.5 million primarily for payments of $60.2 million for four dry bulk vessels being built for a total estimated cost of $90.0 million and improvements to existing facilities and related equipment. However, Seaboard currently anticipates selling and leasing back these four vessels as they are completed which would result in Seaboard receiving back the amounts spent to build at each individual lease inception with no gain or loss on sale.  Final lease terms including amount of payments are pending finalization of the lease agreements.  The Commodity Tradingfirst three vessels are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2014 and Milling segment has budgeted $15.9 million primarily for the purchase of a dry bulklast vessel for $9.2 million, improvements to existing facilities and related equipment and another payment on four dry bulk vessels being built. The final payment of $72.6 million for these vessels being built is anticipated to be made in 2014 for a total cost of $83.0 million.early 2015. The Marine segment has budgeted $12.6$38.4 million primarily for additional cargo carrying and handling equipment. In addition, management will be evaluating whether to purchase additional containerized cargo vessels for the Marine segment during 2013.2014. The balance of $7.0$24.1 million is planned to be spent in all other businesses primarily for normal upgrades to existing operations.  Management anticipates paying for these capital expenditures from a combination of available cash, the use of available short-term investments orand Seaboard’s available borrowing capacity.

In September 2013, Seaboard invested $7.4 million in a flour milling business located in Southern Africa for a 49% non-controlling interest.  Also in September 2013, Seaboard invested $17.0 million in a flour production business in Brazil for a 50% non-controlling equity interest and provided a $13.0 million long-term loan to this business.  Half of the interest on this long-term note receivable from affiliate is paid currently in cash and the other half accrues as pay-in-kind interest. This note receivable matures in September 2020 but can be repaid after one year with Seaboard having the option to convert to equity after one year and the other equity holders having the option to match such conversion with a purchase of new shares to avoid dilution.  These investments will be accounted for using the equity method.

In July 2013, Seaboard acquired a 50% non-controlling interest in a flour milling business located in Gambia.  As of September 28, 2013, Seaboard had invested $7.3 million with an additional estimated $1.0 million anticipated to be invested during the remainder of 2013, for a total investment in and advances to this affiliate of $8.3 million.  This investment will be accounted for using the equity method.

 

On March 28, 2013, Butterball, LLC (Butterball) repaid in full the $81.2 million loan Seaboard made on December 31, 2012 to its non-consolidated affiliate to fund its purchase of assets from Gusto Packing Company, Inc.  In addition, during the first quarter of 2013, Butterball paid a $10.3 million cash dividend to Seaboard.

 

Effective January 1, 2012, Seaboard increased its ownership interest in PS International, LLC (PSI), a specialty grain trading business located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 50% to 70% by making an initial cash payment of $3.7 million in January 2012. See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

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Financing Activities and Debt

As of September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard had a committed line of credit totaling $200.0 million and uncommitted lines totaling $270.4$191.7 million.  In February 2013, Seaboard refinanced the committed credit facility extending the maturity date to February 20, 2018.  As of September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding under the committed line of credit and borrowings under the uncommitted lines of credit totaled $54.9$46.0 million, with all such borrowings related to foreign subsidiaries.  Outstanding standby letters of credit reduced Seaboard’s borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted lines was reduced by letters of credit lines by $45.0(LCs) totaling $0.5 million and $3.6$3.7 million, respectively, primarily representing $18.4 million for Seaboard’s outstanding Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and $26.9 million related to insurance coverage.respectively.

 

In April 2013, Seaboard provided notice of call for early redemption to holders of certain IDRBs effective May 13, 2013.  As a result, $10.8 million of IDRBs were reclassified from long-term debt to current maturities of long-term debt as of March 30, 2013. Seaboard paid $10.8 million in the second quarter of 2013.  In December 2012, Seaboard provided notice of call for early redemption to holders of certain IDRBsIndustrial Development Revenue Bonds effective January 14, 2013.  As a result, $13.0 million of IDRBs were reclassified from long-term debt to current maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2012.  Seaboard paid $13.0 million in the first quarter of 2013.

 

Seaboard’s remaining 20132014 scheduled long-term debt maturities total $6.0$11.4 million.  As of September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard had cash and short-term investments of $276.7$431.1 million, additional total net working capital of $925.4$824.9 million and a $200.0 million committed line of credit maturing on February 20, 2018.  Accordingly, management believes Seaboard’s combination of internally generated cash, liquidity, capital resources and borrowing capabilities will be adequate for its existing operations and any currently known potential plans for expansion of existing operations or business segments for 2013.2014. Management intends to continue seeking opportunities for expansion in the industries in which Seaboard operates, utilizing existing liquidity, available borrowing capacity and other financing alternatives.

 

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As of September 28, 2013, $78.1March 29, 2014, $213.5 million of the $276.7$431.1 million of cash and short-term investments were held by Seaboard’s foreign subsidiaries and Seaboard could be required to accrue and pay taxes to repatriate these funds if needed for Seaboard’s operations in the U.S. However, Seaboard’s intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside the U.S. and current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund Seaboard’s U.S. operations.

 

As of September 28, 2013, Seaboard believes its exposure to the current potential European sovereign debt problems is not material. Seaboard monitors these exposures and currently does not believe there is a significant risk.

On November 1, 2013, Seaboard’s Board of Directors authorized an additional $75.0 million for use in purchasing Seaboard’s Common Stock pursuant to Seaboard’s share repurchase program initially approved in November 2009.  For the ninethree months ended September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, Seaboard used cash to repurchase 6,4301,667 shares of common stock at a total price of $17.3$4.4 million.  See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of this item.

 

See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of Seaboard’s contingent obligations, including guarantees issued to support certain activities of non-consolidated affiliates or third parties who provide services for Seaboard.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net sales decreased to $1,479.6 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013 increased by $168.72014 compared to $1,582.3 million and $453.3 million, respectively, over the same periods in 2012.  The increases primarily reflect higher sales for commodity trading from increased volumes to third parties, especially for the three month period,first quarter of 2013.  The decrease primarily reflected lower cargo volumes in certain markets for the Marine segment, lower sales volume of pork products and increaseddecreased payments received from the U.S. Government for biodiesel production for the Pork segment, lower spot market rates for the Power segment and lower sale prices for wheat and soybean meal, especiallysugar for the nine month period.Sugar segment.  The decrease was partially offset by higher prices for pork products sold.

 

Operating income increased to $65.2 million in the first quarter of 2014 compared to $63.5 million in the first quarter of 2013.  The increase primarily reflects higher prices for pork products sold. Principally offsetting the increase were decreased by $51.3 million and $88.4 millionpayments received from the U.S. Government for biodiesel production for the three and nine month periods of 2013, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2012.  The decreases primarily reflect operating lossesPork segment, lower spot market rates for the Marine segment andPower division, lower operating incomesale prices for sugar for the Sugar segment as discussed below.  The decreaseand increased operating costs for the nine month period also reflects lower operating income for commodity trading sales as discussed below.Marine segment.

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Pork Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net sales

 

$   436.0

 

$   413.1

 

$ 1,262.1

 

$ 1,214.4

 

 

$  382.1

 

$     409.3

 

Operating income

 

$     34.1

 

$     29.9

 

$      90.0

 

$    103.6

 

 

$    60.5

 

$      32.3

 

 

Net sales for the Pork segment increased $22.9decreased $27.2 million and $47.7 million forin the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The increasesdecrease primarily reflectreflects lower sales volumes of pork products from processing fewer internally grown hogs and decreased payments received from the U.S. government for biodiesel production.  Partially offsetting the decrease were higher prices for pork products sold, principally in the domestic market.  The increase for the nine months also reflectssold.  U.S. Government payments included a one-time credit of $11.3 million related to 2012 production recorded as revenues in the first quarter of 2013 related to the Tax Act, which renewed and extendedrelated to the Federal blender’s creditscredit that Seaboard iswas entitled to receive for biodiesel it blends and increased payments received from the U.S. Governmentbut has not been renewed for biodiesel production partially offset by decreased prices for biodiesel sold in 2013 compared to 2012.2014. See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Federal blender’s credit.

 

Operating income for the Pork segment increased $4.2$28.2 million and decreased $13.6 million forin the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The increase foris the three month period primarily reflectsresult of higher prices for pork products sold partially offset by various increased costs, principally for hogs internally grown and, to a lesser extent, for third party hogs.  The decrease for the nine month period is the result of various increasedlower feed costs primarily for hogs internally grown principally as a result of higher feed costs.grown.  Partially offsetting the decrease for the nine month period were thethis increase was a one-time credit of $11.3 million increased government payments and higher prices for pork products soldrecorded as revenues in the first quarter of 2013, discussed above.

 

Management is unable to predict future market prices for pork products and biodiesel, the cost of feed or the impact to Seaboard from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus currently being experienced by the pork industry.  In addition, the Federal blender’s credit expired December 31, 2013 and recently proposed Federal regulations, if approved, decrease U.S. government mandates to use biofuels for 2014.  However, management anticipates positive operating income for this segment for the remainder of 2013.2014.

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Commodity Trading and Milling Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

   2014

 

   2013

 

 

Net sales

 

$

858.0

 

$

675.6

 

$

2,553.5

 

$

2,125.3

 

 

$

789.4

 

$

800.8

 

 

Operating income as reported

 

$

8.8

 

$

16.7

 

$

29.7

 

$

53.8

 

 

$

11.9

 

$

12.3

 

 

Less mark-to-market adjustments

 

5.7

 

1.1

 

(3.3

)

3.5

 

 

2.3

 

(8.3

)

 

Operating income excluding mark-to-market adjustments

 

$

14.5

 

$

17.8

 

$

26.4

 

$

57.3

 

 

$

14.2

 

$

4.0

 

 

Income (loss) from affiliates

 

$

(1.0

)

$

2.1

 

$

(1.2

)

$

7.2

 

Income from affiliates

 

$

-

 

$

2.1

 

 

 

Net sales for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment increased $182.4 million and $428.2decreased $11.4 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The increasesdecrease primarily reflect higherreflects lower sales prices for commodity trading from increasedwheat and corn to affiliates and lower sales volumes to third parties especially for the three month period, and increased sale prices for wheat and soybean meal, especially for the nine month period.of various agricultural products partially offset by higher sales volumes of corn to affiliates.

 

Operating income for this segment decreased $7.9 million and $24.1$0.4 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decreasesdecrease primarily reflect certain unfavorable market conditions resulting in lower margins on wheat sales to a non-consolidated affiliate in Africa and, to a lesser extent for the nine month period, to third parties.  Partially impacting the decreases werereflects fluctuations of $4.6$10.6 million and ($6.8) million, respectively, of marking to market derivative contracts as discussed below.  Also partially offsettingbelow and recoveries of $4.3 million in 2013 of the decrease for the nine month period was a recovery of previous inventory write-downs for customer contract performance issues recognized in prior years. Principally offsetting the decrease was higher margins on commodity trading sales primarily as a result of $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2013.favorable market conditions.  Excluding the effects of the derivativemark-to-market adjustments for derivatives contracts as discussed below, operating income decreased $3.3 million and $30.9increased $10.2 million for the three and nine month periods, respectively.2014 compared to 2013.

 

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AsDue to worldwide commodity price fluctuations, cannot be predicted, management is unable to predict the level of future sales.  Due to the uncertain political and economic conditions in the countries in which Seaboard operates and the current volatility in the commodity markets, management is unable to predict future sales and operating results for this segment.  However, management anticipates positive operating income for this segment for the remainder of 2013, although lower than 20122014, excluding the potential effects of marking to market derivative contracts.

 

Had Seaboard not applied mark-to-market accounting to its derivative instruments, operating income for this segment would have been higher by $5.7$2.3 million and lower by $3.3$8.3 million, respectively, for the threefirst quarter of 2014 and nine month periods of 2013, and operating income would have been higher by $1.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively, for the three and nine month periods of 2012.respectively.  While management believes its commodity futures and options and foreign exchange contracts are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes.  Accordingly, while the changes in value of the derivative instruments were marked to market, the changes in value of the firm purchase or sales contracts were not.  As products are delivered to customers, these existing mark-to-market adjustments should be primarily offset by realized margins or losses as revenue is recognized over time and thus, these mark-to-market adjustments could reverse in fiscal 2013.2014.  Management believes eliminating these adjustments, as noted in the table above, provides a more reasonable presentation to compare and evaluate period-to-period financial results for this segment.

 

Income from affiliates for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 20132014 decreased by $3.1$2.1 million and $8.4 million, respectively, fromcompared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decreases weredecrease primarily a resultreflects fluctuations of certain unfavorablemarking to market conditionsderivative contracts for an affiliate in Africa.commodity trading businesses accounted for using the equity method.  Based on the uncertainty of local political and economic environments in the countries in which the flour and feed millsSeaboard’s affiliates operate, management cannot predict future results.

 

Marine Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

   2014

 

   2013

 

Net sales

 

$

219.5

 

$

242.3

 

$

676.3

 

$

712.1

 

 

$      200.5

 

$ 230.2

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

(15.0

)

$

13.0

 

$

(22.4

)

$

14.6

 

Operating loss

 

$         (7.4)

 

$    (3.3)

 

 

Net sales for the Marine segment decreased $22.8 million and $35.8$29.7 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decreases weredecrease was primarily the result of lower cargo volumes in certain markets, most notably Venezuela, served during 20132014 compared to 2012 and, to a lesser extent, decreased cargo rates especially for the nine month period.2013.

 

Operating income decreased $28.0 million and $37.0loss increased $4.1 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periodsfirst quarter of 2012.2013.  The decreasesincrease in operating loss was primarily reflectthe result of increased trucking costs and certain terminal operating costs increases on a per unit shipped basis impacted by the decreased volume noted above.  The decrease for the nine month period of 2013 was also the result of decreased cargo ratesvolumes noted above.  Management cannot

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predict changes in future cargo volumes and cargo rates or to what extent changes in economic conditions in markets served will affect net sales or operating income during the remainder of 2013.2014.  However, based on recent market conditions, management anticipates this segment will not be profitable for the remainder of 2013.2014.

 

Sugar Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 2014

 

 2013

 

Net sales

 

$

58.5

 

$

69.0

 

$

192.6

 

$

220.3

 

 

$

  50.4

 

$

  66.2

 

Operating income

 

$

0.2

 

$

13.6

 

$

28.3

 

$

51.3

 

 

$

  6.8

 

$

  16.5

 

Income (loss) from affiliates

 

$

0.1

 

$

(0.1

)

$

0.2

 

$

(0.2

)

Income from affiliates

 

$

  0.3

 

$

  0.1

 

 

Net sales for the Sugar segment decreased $10.5 million and $27.7$15.8 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decreasesdecrease primarily reflectreflects lower sales prices for sugar and, for the nine month period, to a lesser degree, decreasedextent, lower volumes of sugar sold.  Sugar sales are

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primarily denominated in Argentine pesos and the lower sales prices for sugar in terms of U.S. dollars was primarily the result of the exchange rate differencechanges as the Argentine peso continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar in 2013.  Partially offsetting the decrease in net sales was increased sales volume of alcohol.2014.  Management cannot predict sugar and alcohol prices for the remainder of 2013,2014, but management anticipates that the Argentine peso may continue to weaken against the U.S. dollar.

 

Operating income decreased $13.4 million and $23.0$9.7 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decreasesdecrease primarily representrepresents lower income from sugar sales primarily as a result of lower sales prices as noted above.  Partially offsetting the decreaseabove and, to a lesser extent, increased costs of production.  Management anticipates positive operating income for the nine month period was higher income from alcohol sales from increased sales volume as noted above.  Based on current market conditions, management cannot predict if this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2013.2014.

 

Power Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 2014

 

 2013

 

Net sales

 

$

73.6

 

$

75.8

 

$

221.4

 

$

178.6

 

 

$

  53.8

 

$

  73.0

 

Operating income

 

$

13.4

 

$

18.6

 

$

41.4

 

$

35.1

 

Operating income (loss)

 

$

  (1.7

)

$

  12.9

 

 

Net sales for the Power segment decreased $2.2 million and increased $42.8$19.2 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decrease for the three month period primarily reflects lower volumes. The increase for the nine month period primarily reflects increased volumes from operating the new power generating facility the entire first quarter in 2013 and, to a lesser extent, higher spot market rates.  The new power generating facility started operating in March 2012. Although management cannot predict future spot market rates, sales volumes for the remainder of 20132014 are anticipated to be fairly comparablelower than 2013 as a result of Seaboard providing notice to 2012 as long ascancel the short-term leasing of one power generating facility, continues.as further discussed in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Operating income decreased $5.2 million and increased $6.3$14.6 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The decrease for the three month period primarily reflects higherlower spot market rates partially offset by lower fuel costs per unit of production.  The increase for the nine month period primarily reflects higher spot market rates as noted above, partially offset by higher fuel costs per unit of production. The increased volumes for the nine month period of 2013 from operating the new power generating facility for the entire first quarter in 2013 as noted above was primarily offset by higher fuel costs and operating costs.kilowatt hour generated. Management cannot predict future fuel costs or the extent to whichthat spot market rates will fluctuate compared to fuel costs.  However, based on recent market conditions, management anticipates positive operating income forcurrently cannot predict if this segment will be profitable for the remainder of 2013, although lower than 2012.2014, excluding any potential gains as discussed in Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Turkey Segment

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

September 28,

 

September 29,

 

 

March 29,

 

March 30,

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

  2014

 

  2013

 

 

Income (loss) from affiliate

 

$

(4.0

)

$

0.3

 

$

(11.4

)

$

14.7

 

 

$

6.4

 

$

(5.0)

 

 

 

The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method, represents Seaboard’s investment in Butterball.  The decreaseincrease in income from affiliate for the three month and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 20132014 compared to the same periods in 2012first quarter of 2013 was primarily the result of higherlower feed cost. Also during the first and third quarters of 2013,costs.  In addition, Butterball incurred additional charges in 2013 for impairment of fixed assets related to the planned sale of its Longmont, Colorado facility of whichfacility. Seaboard’s proportionate share represented $1.2 million and $3.9$2.7 million recognized in loss from affiliate for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2013, respectively.first quarter of 2013.  Management anticipates positive income for this segment for the remainder of 2013 resulting in positive income for2014, excluding the year.potential effects of marking to market commodity derivative contracts and interest rate exchange agreements.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by $7.8 million and $12.0decreased $3.1 million for the three and nine month periodsfirst quarter of 2013, respectively,2014 compared to the same periods in 2012.first quarter of 2013.  The increases aredecrease was primarily the result of increased personnellower costs related to Seaboard’s deferred compensation programs (which are offset by mark-to-market investments recorded in Other Investment Income, Net) and other miscellaneous expenses in most segments.lower pension costs.  As a percent of revenues, SG&A was 4.1% and 3.9% for the three and nine month periods in 2013, respectively,first quarter of 2014 compared to 4.0% for eachthe first quarter of the same periods in 2012.2013.

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Miscellaneous,Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $2.4 million for the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013.  The increase primarily reflected higher interest rates on notes payable related to foreign subsidiaries.

Interest Income

Interest income increased $3.0 million for the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013.  The increase primarily reflected an increase in interest received on outstanding customer receivable balances in the Power segment.

Foreign Currency Losses, Net

The fluctuations in miscellaneous,Foreign currency losses, net increased $4.5 million for the three and nine monthsfirst quarter of 20132014 compared to the same periodsfirst quarter of 2013.  The increase reflected increased losses related to multiple currencies with the more significant increases related to the Venezuelan Bolivar and South African Rand.  Seaboard operates in 2012 primarily reflect mark-to-marketmany developing countries.  The political and economic conditions of these markets, along with fluctuations from interest ratein the value of the U.S. dollar cause volatility in currency exchange agreements.rates which exposes Seaboard to fluctuating foreign currency gains and losses which cannot be predicted by Seaboard.

 

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rate for the thirdfirst quarter of 2014 was higher than that for the first quarter of 2013 was lower thanprimarily as the mix of projected annual ratedomestic and foreign earnings for 2013 as a result of clarifications of certain tax issues with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service during the third quarter of 20132014 fluctuated from prior year resulting in reducingmore income taxed at a higher tax rate.  In addition, certain U.S. income tax accruals previously recorded duringprovisions expired on December 31, 2013 and currently have not been renewed for such issues.2014. The effective tax rate for the first ninethree months of 2013 was also impacted by a one-time tax benefit of $7.9 million recorded in the first quarter of 2013 related to certain 2012 income tax credits as further discussed in Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  Excluding this one-time tax benefit, the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2013, which approximates the anticipated effective annual rate, is higher than the final annual effective tax rate for 2012. This is primarily the result of the Power segment being taxable for the first nine months of 2013 compared to being non-taxable for the first quarter of 2012.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Seaboard is exposed to various types of market risks in its day-to-day operations.  Seaboard utilizes derivative instruments to mitigate some of these risks including both purchases and sales of futures and options to hedge inventories, forward purchases and sale contracts.  Primary market risk exposures result from changing commodity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.  Seaboard also enters into speculative derivative transactions not directly related to its raw material requirements.  The nature of Seaboard’s market risk exposure related to these items has not changed materially since December 31, 2012.2013.  See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures - Seaboard’s management evaluated, under the direction of our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers, the effectiveness of Seaboard’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(e) as of September 28, 2013.March 29, 2014.  Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, Seaboard’s Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers concluded that Seaboard’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.  It should be noted that any system of disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met.  In addition, the design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events.  Due to these and other inherent limitations of any such system, there can be no assurance that any design will always succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Change in Internal Controls –There has been no change in Seaboard’s internal control over financial reporting required by Exchange Act Rule 13a–15 that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2013March 29, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Seaboard’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes in the risk factors as previously disclosed in Seaboard’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.2013.

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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The following table contains information regarding Seaboard’s purchase of its common stock during the quarter.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

Average Price

Paid per Share

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as

Part

of Publicly

Announced Plans

or Programs

Approximate

Dollar Value

of Shares

that May

Yet Be

Purchased

Under the

Plans or

Programs

June 30 to July 31, 2013

731

 

2,738.86

731

 

17,509,553

August 1 to August 31, 2013

77

 

2,740.72

77

 

17,298,517

September 1 to September 28, 2013

530

 

2,722.48

530

 

15,855,601

Total

1,338

 

2,732.48

1,338

 

15,855,601

Period

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

Average Price

Paid per Share

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased as

Part

of Publicly

Announced Plans

or Programs

Approximate

Dollar Value

of Shares

that May

Yet Be

Purchased

Under the

Plans or

Programs

January 1 to January 31, 2014

1,521

 

2,646.04

1,521

 

80,602,231

February 1 to February 28, 2014

146

 

2,595.30

146

 

80,223,317

March 1 to March 29, 2014

-

 

-

-

 

80,223,317

Total

1,667

 

2,641.60

1,667

 

80,223,317

All purchases during the quarter were made pursuant to Seaboard’s share repurchase program initially approved by Seaboard’s Board of Directors in November 2009.  On November 1, 2013, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $75.0 million for use in purchasing Seaboard’s Common Stock, which previously authorized $100.0 million of purchases.  The share repurchase program is in effect through October 31, 2015. All purchases were made through open market or privately negotiated purchases and all the repurchased shares have been retired.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

��

 

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

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The following financial information from Seaboard Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2013,March 29, 2014, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (1) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (2) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (3) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (4) the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements *.

 

 

 

*

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or        part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the      Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities    Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

 

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This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Seaboard Corporation and its subsidiaries (Seaboard).  Forward-looking statements generally may be identified as statements that are not historical in nature; and statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” or similar expressions.  In more specific terms, forward--lookingforward–looking statements, include, without limitation: statements concerning projection of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures, capital structure or other financial items, including the impact of mark-to-market accounting on operating income; statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations; statements of future economic performance; statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Seaboard and its management with respect to: (i) Seaboard’s ability to obtain adequate financing and liquidity,

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(ii) the price of feed stocks and other materials used by Seaboard; (iii) the sales price or market conditions for pork, grains, sugar, turkey and other products and services; (iv) the recorded tax effects under certain circumstances and changes in tax laws; (v) the volume of business and working capital requirements associated with the competitive trading environment for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment; (vi) the charter hire rates and fuel prices for vessels; (vii) the fuel costs and related spot market prices in the Dominican Republic; (viii)  the effect of the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates; (ix) the profitability or sales volume of any of Seaboard’s segments; (x) the anticipated costs and completion timetable for Seaboard’s scheduled capital improvements, acquisitions and dispositions; or (xi) other trends affecting Seaboard’s financial condition or results of operations, and statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements.

 

This list of forward-looking statements is not exclusive.  Seaboard undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results.  They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors.  The information contained in this report, including without limitation the information under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” identifies important factors which could cause such differences.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

SEABOARD CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

by:

/s/ Robert L. Steer

 

 

Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(principal financial officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 1, 2013May 2, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by:

/s/ John A. Virgo

 

 

John A. Virgo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller

 

 

and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

(principal accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 1, 2013May 2, 2014

 

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