UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

xQuarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2017.

2018.

or

oTransition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period from                to

Commission File Number 001-32504

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

20-2311383

Delaware20-2311383
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

2021 Spring Road, Suite 600

Oak Brook, IL

60523

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)(708) 483-1300

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  o

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  o

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

o

Non-accelerated filer

o

Smaller reporting Company

o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Emerging growth company

o

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o    No  x


Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 31, 2017: 57,215,184


26, 2018: 55,997,265.



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Part I — FinancialFinancial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except per share data)

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

131.9

 

 

$

62.1

 

Investments

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

10.4

 

Receivables, net

 

 

432.1

 

 

 

429.0

 

Inventories

 

 

1,137.5

 

 

 

978.0

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

3.6

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

110.4

 

 

 

77.6

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,825.1

 

 

 

1,560.7

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

1,289.8

 

 

 

1,359.3

 

Goodwill

 

 

2,459.2

 

 

 

2,447.2

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

1,068.3

 

 

 

1,137.6

 

Other assets, net

 

 

43.2

 

 

 

41.0

 

Total assets

 

$

6,685.6

 

 

$

6,545.8

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

773.8

 

 

$

626.8

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

72.1

 

 

 

66.4

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

845.9

 

 

 

693.2

 

Long-term debt

 

 

2,620.4

 

 

 

2,724.8

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

421.4

 

 

 

422.2

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

200.6

 

 

 

202.3

 

Total liabilities

 

 

4,088.3

 

 

 

4,042.5

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10.0 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 90.0 shares authorized, 57.2 and 56.8

   shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.6

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,101.4

 

 

 

2,071.9

 

Retained earnings

 

 

554.9

 

 

 

532.1

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(59.6

)

 

 

(101.3

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,597.3

 

 

 

2,503.3

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

6,685.6

 

 

$

6,545.8

 

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  (Unaudited)
Assets  
  
Current assets:  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $52.8
 $132.8
Investments 15.4
 14.1
Receivables, net 285.6
 329.8
Inventories 999.3
 918.3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 92.5
 89.7
Total current assets 1,445.6

1,484.7
Property, plant and equipment, net 1,272.1
 1,294.4
Goodwill 2,168.0
 2,182.0
Intangible assets, net 722.3
 773.0
Other assets, net 36.2
 45.2
Total assets $5,644.2

$5,779.3
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  
  
Current liabilities:  
  
Accounts payable $562.6
 $451.3
Accrued expenses 188.3
 138.4
Current portion of long-term debt 10.4
 10.1
Total current liabilities 761.3

599.8
Long-term debt 2,333.1
 2,535.7
Deferred income taxes 173.3
 178.4
Other long-term liabilities 186.8
 202.1
Total liabilities 3,454.5

3,516.0
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15) 

 

Stockholders’ equity:  
  
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10.0 shares authorized, none issued 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 90.0 shares authorized, 56.1 and 56.6 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 0.6
 0.6
Treasury stock (70.9) (28.7)
Additional paid-in capital 2,136.7
 2,107.0
Retained earnings 198.5
 245.9
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (75.2) (61.5)
Total stockholders’ equity 2,189.7

2,263.3
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $5,644.2

$5,779.3




See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Net sales

 

$

1,548.8

 

 

$

1,586.9

 

 

$

4,607.2

 

 

$

4,398.5

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,288.7

 

 

 

1,301.3

 

 

 

3,783.8

 

 

 

3,622.5

 

Gross profit

 

 

260.1

 

 

 

285.6

 

 

 

823.4

 

 

 

776.0

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and distribution

 

 

95.6

 

 

 

102.2

 

 

 

295.0

 

 

 

292.0

 

General and administrative

 

 

67.1

 

 

 

71.9

 

 

 

229.3

 

 

 

244.6

 

Amortization expense

 

 

28.5

 

 

 

28.6

 

 

 

85.8

 

 

 

80.9

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

111.9

 

 

 

10.3

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

202.3

 

 

 

208.0

 

 

 

722.0

 

 

 

627.8

 

Operating income

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

77.6

 

 

 

101.4

 

 

 

148.2

 

Other expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

31.4

 

 

 

30.8

 

 

 

92.9

 

 

 

88.0

 

Interest income

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

(3.5

)

Gain on foreign currency exchange

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(6.0

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(0.3

)

Total other expense

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

87.6

 

 

 

78.2

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

52.6

 

 

 

13.8

 

 

 

70.0

 

Income taxes

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

(9.0

)

 

 

16.8

 

Net income

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

37.4

 

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

53.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.96

 

Diluted

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.95

 

Weighted average common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

57.3

 

 

 

56.8

 

 

 

57.1

 

 

 

55.4

 

Diluted

 

 

57.7

 

 

 

57.6

 

 

 

57.7

 

 

 

56.2

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Net sales $1,394.0
 $1,548.8
 $4,331.0
 $4,607.2
Cost of sales 1,166.5
 1,289.1
 3,635.8
 3,784.5
Gross profit 227.5

259.7

695.2

822.7
Operating expenses:        
Selling and distribution 85.4
 95.6
 285.5
 295.0
General and administrative 66.5
 66.9
 220.5
 228.9
Amortization expense 21.4
 28.5
 64.9
 85.8
Other operating expense, net 23.3
 11.1
 98.9
 111.9
Total operating expenses 196.6

202.1

669.8

721.6
Operating income 30.9

57.6

25.4

101.1
Other expense:        
Interest expense 27.8
 31.4
 87.6
 92.9
Interest income (1.3) (0.4) (3.8) (3.5)
Loss (income) on foreign currency exchange 0.6
 (2.5) 5.0
 (2.8)
Other expense (income), net 3.6
 (1.0) 6.5
 0.7
Total other expense 30.7

27.5

95.3

87.3
Income (loss) before income taxes 0.2
 30.1
 (69.9) 13.8
Income tax (benefit) expense (5.2) 1.3
 (21.1) (9.0)
Net income (loss) $5.4

$28.8

$(48.8)
$22.8
         
Net earnings (loss) per common share:        
Basic $0.10
 $0.50
 $(0.87) $0.40
Diluted $0.10
 $0.50
 $(0.87) $0.40
Weighted average common shares:        
Basic 56.3
 57.3
 56.4
 57.1
Diluted 56.7
 57.7
 56.4
 57.7








See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(LOSS)  

(In millions)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Net income

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

37.4

 

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

53.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

21.6

 

Pension and postretirement reclassification adjustment (1)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

0.8

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

18.1

 

 

 

(7.0

)

 

 

41.7

 

 

 

22.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

46.9

 

 

$

30.4

 

 

$

64.5

 

 

$

75.6

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Net income (loss) $5.4
 $28.8
 $(48.8) $22.8
         
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1) 6.5
 18.0
 (13.0) 34.5
Pension and postretirement reclassification adjustment (2) 0.1
 0.1
 0.4
 7.2
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 reclassification to retained earnings 
 
 (1.1) 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 6.6
 18.1
 (13.7) 41.7
         
Comprehensive income (loss) $12.0

$46.9

$(62.5)
$64.5

(1)

Net of tax of $(0.1) million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  There was no tax impact for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017.   

(2)Net of tax of $0.1 million and $0.2$0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively, and $4.4$0.2 million and $0.5$4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and 2016, respectively.
































See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

53.2

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

213.2

 

 

 

208.1

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

22.8

 

Loss on divestiture

 

 

85.6

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

(10.8

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(16.8

)

Inventories

 

 

(205.0

)

 

 

(8.1

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(39.2

)

 

 

(32.2

)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities

 

 

159.9

 

 

 

82.2

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

263.4

 

 

 

298.4

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(102.5

)

 

 

(131.9

)

Additions to intangible assets

 

 

(18.6

)

 

 

(10.9

)

Acquisitions, less cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(2,644.4

)

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

1.5

 

Proceeds from divestiture

 

 

19.3

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(1.4

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(95.6

)

 

 

(2,787.1

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

584.5

 

 

 

239.3

 

Payments under Revolving Credit Facility

 

 

(634.5

)

 

 

(313.3

)

Proceeds from issuance of Term Loan A-2

 

 

 

 

 

1,025.0

 

Proceeds from issuance of 2024 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

775.0

 

Payments on capitalized lease obligations and other debt

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

(2.6

)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(34.3

)

Payments on Term Loans

 

 

(50.8

)

 

 

(25.9

)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

835.1

 

Receipts related to stock-based award activities

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

7.6

 

Payments related to stock-based award activities

 

 

(6.7

)

 

 

(8.7

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(98.7

)

 

 

2,497.2

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

3.8

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

69.8

 

 

 

12.3

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

62.1

 

 

 

34.9

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

131.9

 

 

$

47.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

102.8

 

 

$

80.8

 

Income taxes paid

 

 

25.8

 

 

 

49.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued purchase of property and equipment

 

$

20.9

 

 

$

15.5

 

Accrued other intangible assets

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

4.4

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017
  (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net (loss) income $(48.8) $22.8
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 193.7
 213.2
Stock-based compensation 28.2
 25.2
(Gain) loss on divestitures (14.3) 85.6
Other 5.2
 0.7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of divestitures and acquisitions:    
Receivables 40.1
 0.2
Inventories (85.2) (205.0)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 13.5
 (39.2)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities 138.1
 159.9
Net cash provided by operating activities 270.5
 263.4
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (116.7) (102.5)
Additions to intangible assets (16.4) (18.6)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 4.7
 7.2
Proceeds from divestitures 30.8
 19.3
Other (1.1) (1.0)
Net cash used in investing activities (98.7) (95.6)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Borrowings under Revolving Credit Facility 80.4
 584.5
Payments under Revolving Credit Facility (80.4) (634.5)
Payments on capitalized lease obligations and other debt (0.9) (2.3)
Payment of deferred financing costs (2.4) 
Payments on Term Loans (10.5) (50.8)
Repurchases of 2022 Notes (24.1) 
Repurchases of 2024 Notes (172.1) 
Repurchases of common stock (42.2) 
Receipts related to stock-based award activities 4.7
 11.1
Payments related to stock-based award activities (3.3) (6.7)
Net cash used in financing activities (250.8) (98.7)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (1.0) 0.7
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (80.0) 69.8
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 132.8
 62.1
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $52.8
 $131.9
     


  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017
  (Unaudited)
Supplemental cash flow disclosures    
Interest paid $102.7
 $102.8
Net income taxes (refunded) paid (4.3) 25.8
     
Non-cash investing activities:    
Accrued purchase of property and equipment $22.8
 $20.9
Accrued other intangible assets 8.0
 3.8














































See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

6


TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017

2018

(Unaudited)




1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION


The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein have been prepared by TreeHouse Foods, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company,” “TreeHouse,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to quarterly reporting on Form 10-Q. In our opinion, these statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of all interim periods reported herein. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. Certain prior year amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.2017. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company completed changes in its organizational structure that resulted in a change in how the Company manages its business and allocates resources. As a result, the Company revised its reportable segments to reflect how management currently reviews financial information and makes operating decisions. See Note 18 for additional details. All prior period amounts have been recast to reflect the change in reportable segments.  

On February 1, 2016, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., the Missouri corporation through which the private brands business (“Private Brands Business”) of ConAgra Foods, Inc. was operated. Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. was renamed TreeHouse Private Brands, Inc. during the first quarter of 2016. The results of operations of the Private Brands Business are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition and are included in the Baked Goods, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks segments, as applicable.

The Private Brands Business was on a 4-4-5 fiscal calendar during the third quarter of 2016, and September 25, 2016 was the fiscal period end closest to the Company’s fiscal quarter end. This difference did not have a significant impact on the results of operations of the Private Brands Business. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company changed the fiscal year end of the Private Brands Business to December 31. The Company did not retrospectively apply the effects of this change to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 due to impracticability, and believes the effects would be immaterial.


The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to use our judgment to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.


A detailed description of the Company’s significant accounting policies can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

2017.


2. RESTRUCTURING AND MARGIN IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES

PROGRAMS


The Company’s restructuring and margin improvement activities are part of an enterprise-wide transformation to improve long-term profitability of the Company. Upon completion of our multi-year multi-phase programs, the projectsThese activities are expected to deliver higher margin salesaggregated into three categories: (1) TreeHouse 2020 – a long-term growth and reducedmargin improvement strategy; (2) Structure to Win – an operating expenses resulting in margin expansion.

improvement program; and (3) other restructuring and plant closing costs (collectively the “Restructuring Programs”).

The costs by activity for the Restructuring Programs are outlined below:
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions)
TreeHouse 2020 $39.2
 $14.7
 $99.0
 $14.7
Structure to Win 5.3
 
 31.5
 
Other restructuring and plant closing costs 1.0
 6.0
 4.2
 24.8
Total Restructuring Programs $45.5
 $20.7
 $134.7
 $39.5
Expenses associated with these programs are primarily aggregatedrecorded in theCost of sales, General and administrative, and Other operating expense, net line ofin the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with the exception of asset-related costs, which are recorded in Cost of sales. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded total charges $20.7 million across all restructuring programs and margin improvement activities.  The charges included $10.2 million recorded in Cost of sales and $10.5 million recorded in Other operating expenses, net.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded total charges of $5.9 million across all restructuring programs and margin improvement activities.  The charges included $1.0 million recorded in Cost of sales and $4.9 million recorded in Other operating expenses, net.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded charges of $39.5 million across all restructuring programs and margin improvement activities.  These charges included $13.5 million recorded in Cost of sales and $26.0 million recorded in Other operating expenses, net.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded charges of $12.9 million across all restructuring programs and margin improvement activities.  These charges included $3.9 million recorded in Cost of sales and $9.0 million recorded in Other operating expenses, net.Operations.  The Company does not allocate restructuring and margin improvement activities costs associated with Restructuring Programs to reportable segments when evaluating the performance of its


segments.  As a result, costs associated with Restructuring Programs are not presented by reportable segment. See Note 18 for more information. 

Below is a summary of costs by line item for the Restructuring Programs:
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions)
Cost of sales $7.2
 $10.2
 $18.8
 $13.5
General and administrative 1.0
 
 3.3
 
Other operating expense, net 37.3
 10.5
 112.6
 26.0
Total $45.5
 $20.7
 $134.7
 $39.5
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segments.  As


The table below presents the activity of the liabilities associated with the Restructuring Programs as of September 30, 2018:  
  Severance 
Multiemployer 
Pension
Plan Withdrawal
 Other Costs Total Liabilities
  (In millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2017 $6.1
 $0.8
 $2.7
 $9.6
Expenses recognized 17.8
 
 2.4
 20.2
Cash payments (11.2) (0.6) (2.7) (14.5)
Adjustments 
 
 (0.8) (0.8)
Balance as of September 30, 2018 $12.7
 $0.2
 $1.6
 $14.5
Liabilities recorded as of September 30, 2018 associated with total exit cost reserves relate to severance, the partial withdrawal from a result, restructuringmultiemployer pension plan, and margin improvement activities costs by reportable segment has not been presented. See Note 18 for more information.

lease termination costs. The severance and lease termination liabilities were included in Accrued expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, while the multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability was included in Other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(1) TreeHouse 2020

In the third quarter of 2017, the Company announced TreeHouse 2020, a program intended to accelerate long-term growth through optimization of our manufacturing network, transformation of our mixing centers and warehouse footprint, and leveraging of systems and processes to drive performance.  TreeHouse 2020 is expectedThe Company’s workstreams related to produce significant savingsthese activities and selling, general, and administrative cost reductions will increase our capacity utilization, expand operating margins, and streamline our plant structure to achieveoptimize our operating margin expansion targets creating reinvestment opportunities to drive future growth.

supply chain.

This program began in 2017 and will be executed in multiple phases overthrough 2020.  In 2017, the next several years.  The key elements of Phase 1 includeCompany announced the closure of the Company’s Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Plymouth, Indiana facilities, as well as the downsizing of the Dothan, Alabama facility.  Production atIn the Brooklyn Park, Minnesotafirst quarter of 2018, the Company announced the closure of the Company’s Visalia, California and Plymouth, IndianaBattle Creek, Michigan facilities. All facilities is expected to ceasehave either closed or are successfully tracking toward their closure dates noted in the fourthtable below.  The table below shows key information regarding the Company's announced plant closures, a component of the broader TreeHouse 2020 program:

Facility Location 
Date of Closure
Announcement
 
Full Facility
Closure
 
Primary Products
Produced
 
Primary Segment(s)
Affected
 
Total
Costs to
Close
 
Total Cash
Costs to
Close
Dothan, Alabama August 3, 2017 Partial closure completed in Q3 2018 Trail mix and snack nuts Snacks $11.2
 $5.2
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota August 3, 2017��Completed in Q4 2017 Dry dinners Meals 19.5
 12.2
Plymouth, Indiana August 3, 2017 Completed in Q4 2017 Pickles Condiments 13.3
 8.5
Battle Creek, Michigan January 31, 2018 Mid-2019 Ready-to-eat cereal Meals 18.2
 11.8
Visalia, California February 15, 2018 Q1 2019 Pretzels Baked Goods 23.6
 11.0
          $85.8
 $48.7

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During the third quarter of 2017.  The facility downsizing at Dothan, Alabama2018, the Company announced the closure of its Omaha, Nebraska office by January 31, 2019. Estimated costs to close are approximately $5.8 million, of which $4.3 million is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2018.In addition, we have taken steps toward increasing our capacity utilization, operational margin expansion, and streamlining our plant structure to optimize our supply chain.   

cash.


Below is a summary of the overall TreeHouse 2020 program costs by type associated with TreeHouse 2020:

type: 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

Cumulative Costs

 

 

Total Expected

 

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

To Date

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-related

 

$

8.0

 

 

$

8.0

 

 

$

8.0

 

 

$

14.8

 

Employee-related

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

7.0

 

Other costs

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

22.7

 

Total

 

$

14.7

 

 

$

14.7

 

 

$

14.7

 

 

$

44.5

 

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Cumulative Costs Total Expected
  2018 2017 2018 2017 To Date Costs
  (In millions)
Asset-related $5.5
 $8.0
 $11.4
 $8.0
 $49.7
 $80.0
Employee-related 10.4
 4.3
 27.5
 4.3
 36.6
 75.0
Other costs 23.3
 2.4
 60.1
 2.4
 70.3
 210.0
Total $39.2
 $14.7
 $99.0
 $14.7
 $156.6
 $365.0
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, asset-related costs primarily consisted of accelerated depreciation; employee-related costs primarily consisted of dedicated project employee cost and severance; and other costs primarily consisted of consulting costs.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, asset-related costs primarily consisted of accelerated depreciation; employee-related costs primarily consisted of severance; and other costs primarily consisted of third-partyconsulting costs.

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Asset-related costs are included in Cost of sales while employee-related and other costs are primarily included in Other operating expense, net of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


(2) Structure to Win

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company announced an operating expenses improvement program (“Structure to Win”) designed to align our organization structure with strategic priorities.  The program is intended to drive operational effectiveness, cost reduction, and position the Company for growth with a focus on a lean customer focused go-to-market team, centralized supply chain, and streamlined back office.  

Below is a summary of costs by type associated with the Structure to Win program:
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Cumulative Costs
To Date
 
Total Full Year 2018 Expected
Costs
  (In millions)
Asset-related $
 $2.2
 $2.2
 $2.2
Employee-related 3.4
 13.0
 13.0
 14.0
Other costs 1.9
 16.3
 16.3
 20.8
Total $5.3
 $31.5
 $31.5
 $37.0
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, employee-related costs primarily consisted of severance and other costs primarily consisted of consulting services. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, asset-related costs primarily consisted of accelerated depreciation, employee-related costs primarily consisted of severance, and other costs primarily consisted of consulting services. Asset-related costs are included in General and administrative expense and the employee-related and other costs are included in Other operating expense, net of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  There were no costs related to this program during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
(3) Other Restructuring and Plant Closing Costs

The Company continually analyzes its plant network to align operations with the current and future needs of its customers. Facility closure decisions are made when the Company identifies opportunities to lower production costs or eliminate excess manufacturing capacity while maintaining a competitive cost structure, service levels, and product quality. Expenses associated with facility closures are primarily aggregated in the Other operating expense, net line of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with the exception of asset-related costs, which are recorded in Cost of sales. The key information regarding the Company’s announced facility closures is outlined in the table below. 

Facility Location

 

Date of Closure

Announcement

 

End of

Production

 

Full Facility

Closure

 

Primary Products

Produced

 

Primary Segment(s)

Affected

 

Total

Costs to

Close

 

 

Total

Cash

Costs to

Close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

City of Industry, California

 

November 18, 2015

 

First quarter of 2016

 

Third quarter of 2016

 

Liquid non-dairy creamer and refrigerated salad dressings

 

Beverages, Condiments

 

$

6.9

 

 

$

3.8

 

Ayer, Massachusetts

 

April 5, 2016

 

First quarter of 2017

 

Third quarter of 2017

 

Spoonable dressings

 

Condiments

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

4.1

 

Azusa, California

 

May 24, 2016

 

First quarter of 2017

 

Third quarter of 2017

 

Bars and snack products

 

Snacks

 

 

19.5

 

 

 

16.1

 

Ripon, Wisconsin

 

May 24, 2016

 

Fourth quarter of 2016

 

Fourth quarter of 2016

 

Sugar wafer cookies

 

Baked Goods

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

1.2

 

Delta, British Columbia

 

November 3, 2016

 

Fourth quarter of 2017

 

First quarter of 2018

 

Frozen griddle products

 

Baked Goods

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

2.7

 

Battle Creek, Michigan

 

November 3, 2016

 

(1)

 

(1)

 

Ready-to-eat cereal

 

Meals

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

2.8

 

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Facility Location 
Date of Closure
Announcement
 
Full Facility
Closure
 
Primary Products
Produced
 
Primary Segment(s)
Affected
 
Total
Costs to
Close
 
Total
Cash
Costs to
Close
          (In millions)
City of Industry, California November 18, 2015 Completed in Q3 2016 Liquid non-dairy creamer and refrigerated salad dressings Beverages, Condiments $6.8
 $3.7
Ayer, Massachusetts April 5, 2016 Completed in Q3 2017 Mayonnaise Condiments 5.6
 4.0
Azusa, California May 24, 2016 Completed in Q3 2017 Bars and fruit snacks Snacks 21.8
 17.1
Ripon, Wisconsin May 24, 2016 Completed in Q4 2016 Sugar wafer cookies Baked Goods 0.8
 1.0
Delta, British Columbia November 3, 2016 Completed in Q1 2018 Frozen griddle products Baked Goods 3.7
 2.7
Battle Creek, Michigan November 3, 2016 (1) Ready-to-eat cereal Meals 10.4
 2.2
          $49.1
 $30.7

(1)

The downsizing of this facility began in January 2017 and is expected to last approximately 15 months.

2017. On January 31, 2018, the Company announced the full closure of this facility, with a targeted completion date of mid-2019. The costs associated with the full closure are included in the TreeHouse 2020 section of this footnote.

Total expected costs to close the City of Industry, California, Ayer, Massachusetts, Ripon, Wisconsin, and Delta, British Columbia facilities have been reduced by approximately $4.9 million, $0.6 million, $1.2  million, and $1.5 million, respectively, since the initial announcements, while total expected costs to close the Azusa, California and Battle Creek, Michigan facilities have been increased by approximately $4.6 million and $0.9 million, respectively, since their initial announcement.

Below is a summary of the plant closing costs by type of cost:

associated with the other restructuring and plant closing costs:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Cumulative Costs

 

 

Total Expected

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

To Date

 

 

Costs

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Asset-related

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

1.0

 

 

$

4.3

 

 

$

2.5

 

 

$

14.5

 

 

$

16.6

 

Employee-related

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

 

11.9

 

Other closure costs

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

12.2

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

16.7

 

 

 

18.8

 

Total

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

5.9

 

 

$

19.4

 

 

$

10.4

 

 

$

41.4

 

 

$

47.3

 

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Cumulative Costs Total Expected
  2018 2017 2018 2017 To Date Costs
  (In millions)
Asset-related $0.1
 $0.8
 $1.4
 $4.3
 $18.4
 $18.5
Employee-related 
 0.2
 
 2.9
 10.5
 11.3
Other costs 0.3
 1.9
 0.3
 12.2
 18.9
 19.3
Total $0.4
 $2.9
 $1.7
 $19.4
 $47.8
 $49.1
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, asset-related costs primarily consisted of inventory dispositions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, asset-related costs primarily consisted of accelerated depreciation; employee-related costs primarily consisted of severance; and other costs primarily consisted of third-party costs.

Asset-related costs are included in Cost of sales and employee-related and other closure costs are recorded in Other individually insignificantoperating expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other cost reduction activities not related to our plant closings above totaled $3.1$0.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 and were primarily the result of a Private Brands plant closure initiated prior to TreeHouse’s acquisition.acquisition and severance-related costs.  Other cost reduction activities were insignificant$3.1 million and $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  2017, respectively.   

3. REVENUE RECOGNITION

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On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606”) using the modified retrospective method. See Note 19 for additional information.  As a result of the adoption of Topic 606, we have updated our accounting policy for revenue recognition as follows:
Nature of Products
We manufacture and sell the following:
private label products to retailers, such as supermarkets, mass merchandisers, and specialty retailers, for resale under the retailers’ own or controlled labels;
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Liabilities recorded


private label and branded products to the foodservice industry, including foodservice distributors and national restaurant operators;
branded products under our own proprietary brands, primarily on a regional basis to retailers;
branded products under co-pack agreements to other major branded companies for their distributions; and
products to our industrial customer base for repackaging in portion control packages and for use as ingredients by other food manufacturers.

Disaggregation of September 30, 2017 associated with total exit cost reserves relateRevenue
Segment revenue disaggregated by product category groups are as follows:
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Retail bakery $161.6
 $169.4
 $488.5
 $514.0
Baked products 171.2
 181.8
 509.4
 502.6
Total Baked Goods 332.8
 351.2
 997.9
 1,016.6
Beverages 166.8
 168.1
 503.5
 518.9
Beverage enhancers 69.5
 76.8
 218.3
 240.2
Total Beverages 236.3
 244.9
 721.8
 759.1
Dressings and sauces 240.0
 250.4
 735.0
 738.6
Pickles 77.1
 83.4
 233.4
 250.2
Total Condiments 317.1
 333.8
 968.4
 988.8
Pasta and dry dinners 129.6
 147.8
 400.6
 420.6
Cereals and other meals (1) 124.1
 136.8
 376.6
 476.4
Total Meals 253.7
 284.6
 777.2
 897.0
Snack nuts 171.0
 224.9
 568.2
 608.1
Trail mix and bars 83.1
 107.7
 297.5
 332.1
Total Snacks 254.1
 332.6
 865.7
 940.2
Unallocated net sales (2) 
 1.7
 
 5.5
Total net sales $1,394.0

$1,548.8

$4,331.0

$4,607.2

(1)On May 22, 2017, the Company sold the soup and infant feeding business (“SIF”). Included within this category was $59.5 million of SIF related sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. No amounts were included for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
(2)Represents product recall reimbursements that were received during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

When Performance Obligations Are Satisfied
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to severance,transfer a distinct good or service to the partial withdrawal fromcustomer and is the unit of account for revenue recognition.  A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.  The Company’s performance obligations are food and beverage products.
Revenue recognition is completed on a multiemployer pension plan,point in time basis when product control is transferred to the customer.  In general, control transfers to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer based upon applicable shipping terms, as the customer can direct the use and lease termination costs. The severance and lease termination liabilities were included in the Accounts payable and accrued expenses lineobtain substantially all of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, while the multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability was included in the Other long-term liabilities line of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The table below presents a reconciliation of the liabilities as of September 30, 2017:

 

 

Severance

 

 

Multiemployer Pension

Plan Withdrawal

 

 

Other Costs

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

 

$

3.5

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

4.3

 

Expense

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

9.0

 

Payments

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(4.7

)

Adjustments

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.3

)

Balance as of September 30, 2017

 

$

5.6

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

1.9

 

 

$

8.3

 

3. ACQUISITIONS

Private Brands Business

On February 1, 2016, the Company acquired the Private Brands Business, which is primarily engaged in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing private label products to retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers. The business’s primary product categories include snacks, retail bakery, pasta, cereal, bars, and condiments. The purchase price, after considering working capital adjustments, was $2,644.4 million, net of acquired cash.   

The Private Brands Business acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting and the results of operations were included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsremaining benefits from the date of acquisitionasset at this point in time.  

Customer contracts generally do not include more than one performance obligation.  When a contract does contain more than one performance obligation, we allocate the Baked Goods, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks segments. Included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are the Private Brands Business’s net sales of approximately $2,074.6 million and income before income taxes of $55.6 million from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2016. Integration costs of $7.5 million, which were included in the Cost of sales and General and administrative expense lines of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, were included in determining income before income taxes.

We have completed the purchasecontract’s transaction price allocation to net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:

 

(In millions)

 

Cash

$

43.3

 

Receivables

 

162.7

 

Inventory

 

443.7

 

Property, plant, and equipment

 

809.6

 

Customer relationships

 

510.9

 

Trade names

 

33.0

 

Software

 

19.6

 

Formulas

 

23.2

 

Other assets

 

50.2

 

Goodwill

 

1,141.2

 

Assets acquired

 

3,237.4

 

Deferred taxes

 

(152.8

)

Assumed current liabilities

 

(246.6

)

Assumed long-term liabilities

 

(150.3

)

Total purchase price

$

2,687.7

 

each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price.  The Company allocated $496.1 million to customer relationships with retail grocery customers, which have an estimated life of 13 years, and $14.8 million to customer relationships with food away from home customers, which have an estimated life of 10 years. The Company allocated $33.0 million to trade names, which have an estimated life of 10 years. The Company allocated $23.2 million to formulas, which have an estimated life of 5 years. The Company allocated $19.6 million to capitalized software with estimated lives

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standalone selling price for each distinct good is generally determined by directly observable data.  

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The performance obligations in our contracts are satisfied within one year. As such, we have not disclosed the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations as of 1September 30, 2018.
Significant Payment Terms
Our customer contracts identify the product, quantity, price, payment, and final delivery terms.  Payment terms usually include early pay discounts.  We grant payment terms consistent with industry standards. Although some payment terms may be more extended, no terms beyond one year are granted at contract inception.  As a result, we do not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component because the period between our transfer of a promised good or service to 5 years, depending on expected use. The aforementioned intangiblesa customer and the customer’s payment for that good or service will be amortizedone year or less.  
Shipping
Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are included within Selling and distribution expenses and are accounted for as a fulfillment cost as incurred, including shipping and handling costs after control over theira product has transferred to a customer.
Variable Consideration
In addition to fixed contract consideration, most contracts include some form of variable consideration.  The most common forms of variable consideration include discounts, rebates, and sales returns and allowances.  Variable consideration is treated as a reduction in revenue when product revenue is recognized.  Depending on the specific type of variable consideration, we use either the expected useful lives. Indemnification assetsvalue or most likely amount method to determine the variable consideration.  We believe there will not be significant changes to our estimates of variable consideration when any related to taxes of approximately $13.8 million were also recorded.uncertainties are resolved with our customers.  The Company increasedreviews and updates its estimates and related accruals of variable consideration each period based on the costterms of acquired inventories by approximately $8.4 millionthe agreements, historical experience, and expensedany recent changes in the amountmarket.  Any uncertainties in the ultimate resolution of variable consideration due to factors outside of the Company’s influence are typically resolved within a short timeframe therefore not requiring any additional constraint on the variable consideration.  
Warranties & Returns
TreeHouse provides all customers with a standard or assurance type warranty.  Either stated or implied, the Company provides assurance the related products will comply with all agreed-upon specifications and other warranties provided under the law.   No services beyond an assurance warranty are provided to customers.
The Company does not grant a general right of return.  However, customers may return defective or non-conforming products.  Customer remedies may include either a cash refund or an exchange of the product.  As a result, the right of return and related refund liability is estimated and recorded as a componentreduction in revenue.  This return estimate is reviewed and updated each period and is based on historical sales and return experience.
Contract Balances
Contract asset and liability balances as of Cost of sales.September 30, 2018 are immaterial.  The Company has allocated $555.0 million, $73.3 million, $413.8 million, and $97.9 milliondoes not have significant deferred revenue or unbilled receivable balances arising from transactions with customers.
Contract Costs
We have identified certain incremental costs to obtain a contract, primarily sales commissions, requiring capitalization under Topic 606.  The Company continues to expense these costs as incurred because the amortization period for the costs would be one year or less.  The Company does not incur significant fulfillment costs requiring capitalization.
Impact of goodwill to the Baked Goods, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks segments, respectively. Goodwill arises principally asAdoption
The Company adopted Topic 606 on a modified retrospective basis on January 1, 2018.  As a result of expansion opportunitiesadoption, the Company reclassified $51.0 million of certain customer liabilities related to customer trade promotional activity from Receivables, net to
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Accrued expenses during the first quarter of 2018.  There were no material impacts to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations or the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows upon adoption. 

4. RECEIVABLES SALES AGREEMENT
In December 2017, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Receivables Sales Agreement”), to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade accounts receivable balances to an unrelated third-party financial institution. Transfers under this agreement are accounted for as sales of receivables resulting in the receivables being de-recognized from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Receivables Sales Agreement provides for the sale of certain receivables on a revolving basis until terminated by either party. On September 28, 2018, the Company entered into an Amendment to the Receivables Sales Agreement, increasing the maximum receivables that may be sold at any time from $200.0 million to $300.0 million.

The outstanding amount of accounts receivable sold under the Receivables Sales Agreement were $200.0 million and synergies across both new$74.6 million as of September 30, 2018 and legacy product categories. NoneDecember 31, 2017, respectively. The proceeds from these sales of the goodwill resulting from this acquisition is tax deductible. The Company incurred approximately $35.2 million in acquisition costs in 2016 and none in 2017. These costsreceivables are included within the change in receivables in the General and administrative expense lineoperating activities section of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Cash Flows. The fair valuesrecorded loss on sale of receivables is $1.0 million and $2.3 million for customer relationships at the acquisition date were determined using the excess earnings method under the income approach. Trade name fair values were determined using the relief from royalty method, while the fair value of formulas was determined using the cost approach. Real property fair values were determined using the costthree and market approaches, while the fair value of personal property was determined using the indirect cost approach. The fair value measurements of intangible assets are based on significant unobservable inputs,nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and thus represent Level 3 inputs. Significant assumptions used in assessing the fair values of intangible assets include discounted future cash flows, customer attrition rates, and royalty rates.

Since the preliminary purchase price allocationis included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded purchase price adjustments related to taxes, resultingOther expense (income), net in an increase to goodwill of approximately $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2017. These adjustments did not impact the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


The following unaudited pro forma information showsCompany has no retained interest in the results of operationsreceivables sold under the program above; however, the Company does have collection and administrative responsibilities for the sold receivables. The Company has not recorded any servicing assets or liabilities as if its acquisitionof September 30, 2018, as the fair value of the Private Brands Business had been completedservicing arrangement as of January 1, 2016. Adjustments have been made forwell as the pro forma effects of depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets recognized as part of the business combination, the issuance of common stock, interest expense relatedfees earned were not material to the financing of the business combination, and related income taxes. Excluded from the 2016 pro forma results were $35.2 million of costs incurred by the Company in connection with the acquisition. The pro forma results may not necessarily reflect actual results of operations that would have been achieved, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations.

financial statements.

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2016

 

 

 

(In millions, except

per share data)

 

Pro forma net sales

 

$

4,722.4

 

Pro forma net income

 

$

74.9

 

Pro forma basic earnings per common share

 

$

1.32

 

Pro forma diluted earnings per common share

 

$

1.30

 


4.

5. INVENTORIES

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

544.2

 

 

$

429.4

 

Finished goods

 

 

618.5

 

 

 

571.9

 

LIFO reserve

 

 

(25.2

)

 

 

(23.3

)

Total inventories

 

$

1,137.5

 

 

$

978.0

 

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  (In millions)
Raw materials and supplies $495.3
 $416.5
Finished goods 529.9
 530.0
LIFO reserve (25.9) (28.2)
Total inventories $999.3
 $918.3
Inventory wasis generally accounted for under the FIFOfirst-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method and a portion was accounted for under the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method and the weighted average costing approach.method. Approximately $95.1$75.1 million and $105.9$92.9 million of our inventory was accounted for under the LIFO method of accounting at September 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016,2017, respectively. Approximately $197.8 million and $116.2 millionIn the first quarter of our2018, the Company changed the inventory was accountedcosting methodology for usinga portion of the Snacks segment from weighted average cost to FIFO.  The FIFO costing approachmethod was preferable to the prior method used as it aligns all of the Snacks inventory costing with the majority of the Company, allows for more accurate matching of revenues and expenses, and is a more common industry practice.  The change in costing methodology was not material to the presented periods.  As such, prior period information was not retrospectively revised, and the impact of the change was recorded in the period ended March 31, 2018.  

Due in part to the closure of the Plymouth, Indiana pickle facility and lower overall inventory levels, the Company has reduced the quantity of LIFO inventory on hand during 2018, resulting in a liquidation of inventory carried at lower costs from prior years. The LIFO liquidation resulted in a reduction to Cost of sales of $4.2 million during the third quarter of 2018. There were no LIFO liquidations during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

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5. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Land

 

$

70.3

 

 

$

71.2

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

454.3

 

 

 

465.3

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

1,278.4

 

 

 

1,324.5

 

Construction in progress

 

 

74.0

 

 

 

85.0

 

Total

 

 

1,877.0

 

 

 

1,946.0

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(587.2

)

 

 

(586.7

)

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

$

1,289.8

 

 

$

1,359.3

 

Depreciation expense was $45.7 million and $46.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $127.4 million and $127.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

As a result of the changes in organizational structure completed in the first quarter of 2017, the Company has the following five operating segments, which are also its reporting units: Baked Goods, Beverages, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks. See Note 18 for more information.

The Company allocated the goodwill balance as of January 1, 2017 between the new reporting units using a relative fair value allocation approach. The change was considered a triggering event indicating a test for goodwill impairment was required as of January 1, 2017. The Company performed the first step of the impairment test, which did not result in the identification of any impairment losses. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are as follows:

 

 

Baked

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods

 

 

Beverages

 

 

Condiments

 

 

Meals

 

 

Snacks

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Balance at January 1, 2017

 

$

554.2

 

 

$

713.2

 

 

$

433.1

 

 

$

470.6

 

 

$

276.1

 

 

$

2,447.2

 

Purchase price adjustments

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

3.0

 

Foreign currency exchange adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.0

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

 

$

555.6

 

 

$

717.0

 

 

$

438.5

 

 

$

471.7

 

 

$

276.4

 

 

$

2,459.2

 

  
Baked
Goods
 Beverages Condiments Meals Snacks Total
  (In millions)
Goodwill $555.6
 $716.7
 $449.5
 $471.7
 $609.8
 $2,803.3
Accumulated impairment losses 
 
 (11.5) 
 (609.8) (621.3)
Balance at January 1, 2018 555.6
 716.7
 438.0
 471.7
 
 2,182.0
Foreign currency exchange adjustments 
 (1.4) (2.0) 
 
 (3.4)
Divestiture 
 
 
 (10.6) 
 (10.6)
Balance at September 30, 2018 $555.6
 $715.3
 $436.0
 $461.1
 $

$2,168.0
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
The carrying amounts of our intangible assets with indefinite lives, other than goodwill, as of September 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 are as follows:

 

 

September 30,

2017

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Trademarks

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

21.6

 

Total indefinite lived intangibles

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

21.6

 

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  (In millions)
Trademarks $22.2
 $22.8
Total indefinite lived intangibles $22.2
 $22.8
The increasedecrease in the indefinite lived intangibles balance is due to foreign currency translation.

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Finite Lived Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization of intangible assets with finite lives as of September 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 are as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Intangible assets with finite lives:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer-related

 

$

1,266.6

 

 

$

(341.2

)

 

$

925.4

 

 

$

1,284.3

 

 

$

(293.3

)

 

$

991.0

 

Contractual agreements

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

(2.9

)

 

 

0.1

 

Trademarks

 

 

69.6

 

 

 

(27.4

)

 

 

42.2

 

 

 

69.6

 

 

 

(23.6

)

 

 

46.0

 

Formulas/recipes

 

 

33.8

 

 

 

(16.9

)

 

 

16.9

 

 

 

33.7

 

 

 

(12.8

)

 

 

20.9

 

Computer software

 

 

130.8

 

 

 

(69.8

)

 

 

61.0

 

 

 

115.7

 

 

 

(57.7

)

 

 

58.0

 

Total finite lived intangibles

 

$

1,503.6

 

 

$

(458.1

)

 

$

1,045.5

 

 

$

1,506.3

 

 

$

(390.3

)

 

$

1,116.0

 

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Impairment
Losses
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
  (In millions)
Intangible assets with finite lives:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Customer-related $961.7
 $(376.9) $584.8
 $1,265.4
 $(361.4) $(273.3) $630.7
Contractual agreements 3.0
 (3.0) 
 3.0
 (3.0) 
 
Trademarks 59.4
 (26.8) 32.6
 69.6
 (28.7) 
 40.9
Formulas/recipes 33.8
 (22.2) 11.6
 33.8
 (18.3) 
 15.5
Computer software 151.2
 (80.1) 71.1
 137.8
 (74.7) 
 63.1
Total finite lived intangibles $1,209.1
 $(509.0) $700.1
 $1,509.6

$(486.1) $(273.3) $750.2
Total intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of September 30, 20172018 and December 31, 20162017 were $1,068.3$722.3 million and $1,137.6$773.0 million, respectively.  Amortization expense on intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $28.5 million and $28.6 million, respectively, and $85.8 million and $80.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Estimated amortization expense on intangible assets for 2017 and the next four years is as follows:

 

 

(In millions)

 

2017

 

$

114.7

 

2018

 

 

108.4

 

2019

 

 

105.9

 

2020

 

 

103.6

 

2021

 

 

94.1

 


7. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Accounts payable

 

$

652.5

 

 

$

458.1

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

58.2

 

 

 

78.5

 

Interest

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

24.1

 

Taxes

 

 

10.8

 

 

 

31.0

 

Health insurance, workers’ compensation, and other insurance costs

 

 

27.4

 

 

 

17.2

 

Marketing expenses

 

 

9.5

 

 

 

12.4

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

5.5

 

Total

 

$

773.8

 

 

$

626.8

 

8. INCOME TAXES

Income taxes were recorded at an effective rate of (2,600.0)% and 30.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, compared to 4.3% and (65.2)% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to 28.9% and 24.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The changesincome tax benefit in the third quarter of 2018 was primarily driven by the release of certain tax reserves related to statute expirations of $6.7 million. In tandem with recognizing the $6.7 million tax benefit, during the third quarter of 2018 the Company wrote off $6.7 million of related tax indemnification asset, which was reflected in Other expense (income), net in the
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The change in the effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172018 compared to September 30, 2016 was2017 are primarily a result of the incomereduction in the U.S. Federal statutory tax benefits related to share-based payments,rate, an increase in the amount of income tax benefit from the release of tax reserves, for unrecognizeda decrease in the tax benefits, anddeduction related to share–based payments, a reduction in the income tax benefit derived from foreign tax credits.  credits on a year–over–year basis, and the overall impact of discrete items on low third quarter income before income taxes. Our effective tax rate may change from period to period based on recurring and non-recurring factors including the jurisdictional mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, state income taxes, settlement of tax audits, and the expiration of the statute of limitations in relation to unrecognized tax benefits.


The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state tax expense, the benefits associated with the federal domestic production activities deduction,impact of stock compensation expense that is not deductible for tax purposes, and an intercompany financing structure entered into in

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conjunction with the E.D. Smith Foods, Ltd. (“E.D. Smith”) acquisition in 2007. In addition, the Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 reflects a discrete benefitexpense with a rate impact of approximately 17.7%(2.4)% attributable to the vesting and exercise of share-based awards.


The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is currently examiningcompleted their examination of the TreeHouse Foods, Inc. & Subsidiaries’ 2015 tax year.year, resulting in an insignificant impact to income tax expense during the first quarter of 2018. Our Canadian operations are under exam by the Canadian Revenue Agency (“CRA”) for tax years 2008 through 2015.  These examinations are expected to be completed in 2017the fourth quarter of 2018 or 2018.2019. The Italian Agency of Revenue (“IAR”) is examining the 2007 through 2009 and 2013 tax years of our Italian operations.  The IAR examinations are not expected to be completed prior to 2020 due to a backlog of appeals before the agency. The Company has examinations in process with various state taxing authorities, which are expected to be completed in 2017 and 2018.

Management estimates that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by as much as $9.2$3.4 million within the next 12 months, primarily as a result of the resolution of audits currently in progress and the lapsing of statutes of limitations. Approximately $1.5As much as $0.8 million of the $9.2$3.4 million wouldcould affect net income when settled.

9.

Tax Reform
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted. The Tax Act made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including, but not limited to, a corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21%, limitation of the tax deduction for interest expense to 30% of adjusted earnings, the transition of U.S. international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, allowing for the full expensing of certain qualified property and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings.
The SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 ("SAB 118") to address the application of US GAAP in situations where a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act.  To the extent that a company’s accounting for the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to provide a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional amount in the financial statements.  SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740.
For the period ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a provisional net tax benefit of $104.2 million primarily consisting of (1) a $108.4 million benefit related to adjustments to our net deferred tax liability and (2) a $9.6 million expense related to the one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded a $1.4 million adjustment to its provisional tax benefit consisting of (1) a $1.0 million additional benefit related to adjustments to our net deferred tax liability and (2) a $0.4 million reduction to the expense related to the one-time transition tax.
The Tax Act also creates a new requirement that certain income (i.e., Global Intangible Low Taxed Income or “GILTI”) earned by controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”) must be included currently in the gross income of the CFC’s U.S. shareholder.  The FASB allows an entity to make an accounting policy election of either (1) treating taxes due of future U.S. inclusions in taxable income related to GILTI as a current-period expense when incurred or (2) factoring such amounts into the company’s measurement of deferred taxes.  We continue to assess the impact of GILTI and have not yet made an accounting policy election.

As the Company has not completed its analysis of the impact of the Tax Act, the net tax benefit of $105.6 million remains provisional and is subject to change due to, among other things, additional analysis, changes in interpretations and assumptions
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.
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the Company has made, and additional regulatory guidance that may be issued. We expect to complete our analysis within the one-year measurement period allowed by SAB 118.

8. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

120.0

 

 

$

170.0

 

Term Loan A

 

 

276.7

 

 

 

288.0

 

Term Loan A-1

 

 

172.5

 

 

 

180.0

 

Term Loan A-2

 

 

973.8

 

 

 

1,005.8

 

2022 Notes

 

 

400.0

 

 

 

400.0

 

2024 Notes

 

 

775.0

 

 

 

775.0

 

Other debt

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

5.7

 

Total outstanding debt

 

 

2,721.0

 

 

 

2,824.5

 

Deferred financing costs

 

 

(28.5

)

 

 

(33.3

)

Less current portion

 

 

(72.1

)

 

 

(66.4

)

Total long-term debt

 

$

2,620.4

 

 

$

2,724.8

 

On February 1, 2016, coincident with

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  (In millions)
Term Loan A $495.0
 $498.8
Term Loan A-1 891.0
 897.8
2022 Notes 375.9
 400.0
2024 Notes 602.9
 775.0
Other debt 2.6
 3.1
Total outstanding debt 2,367.4
 2,574.6
Deferred financing costs (23.9) (28.8)
Less current portion (10.4) (10.1)
Total long-term debt $2,333.1
 $2,535.7
During the closingthree months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased $2.7 million and $53.3 million of its 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes, respectively. The Company wrote off $0.7 million of debt issuance costs and recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $1.1 million related to the repurchases, recorded within Interest expense and Other expense (income), net of the acquisitionCondensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased $24.1 million and $172.1 million of its 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes, respectively.  The Company wrote off $2.4 million of debt issuance costs and recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $4.2 million related to the repurchases, recorded within Interest expense and Other expense (income), net of the Private Brands Business,Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations, respectively. There were no amounts repurchased during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2017.
On December 1, 2017, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. TheSecond Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which amends, restates, and replaces the Company’s prior credit agreement, dated as of February 1, 2016 (as amended from time to time prior to February 1, 2016, the “Prior Credit Agreement”). As amended, the senior unsecured credit facility includes a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” or the “Revolver”) and two term loans.The Credit Agreement (1) amendedextended the maturity dates of the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A, and Term Loan A-1, so that they are conterminous(2) resized the Revolver from $900 million to $750 million, (3) consolidated three term loans into two, (4) improved pricing, and mature(5) modified the fee structure on February 1, 2021, (2) provided for the issuance of Term Loan A-2, and (3) increased credit spreads. The proceeds from Term Loan A-2 were usedRevolving Credit Facility to fund anow calculate based on the unused portion of the purchase price ofcommitments under the Private Brands Business.   After satisfyingRevolving Credit Facility rather than the total commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility.  
On June 11, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement.  Under the Amendment, among other things, (i) the leverage covenant threshold has increased through fiscal year 2019, (ii) the Company and the other loan parties secured the obligations with liens on substantially all of their personal property, and (iii) such liens will be released upon the required collateral releaseCompany’s leverage ratio being less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 no earlier than the fiscal quarter ended on December 31, 2019.  The material terms and conditions set forthunder the Credit Agreement are otherwise substantially consistent with those contained in the Credit Agreement prior to the Credit Facility became unsecuredAmendment.  In connection with this Amendment, $0.6 million in August 2017.  Amongst other conditions, the Company had to reach a leverage ratiolender fees will be amortized ratably through January 31, 2025 and $1.8 million of 3.5 as defined in the Credit Agreement and have no other pari-passu secured debt outstanding to become unsecured.

The Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1, and Term Loan A-2 are known collectively as the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.” fees will be amortized ratably through February 1, 2023.  


The Company’s average interest rate on debt outstanding under its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for the three months ended September 30, 20172018 was 3.106%3.71%. Including the impact of interest rate swap agreements described below with a weighted average fixed interest rate basein effect as of approximately 0.86% on $500 million,September 30, 2018, the average rate decreasesdecreased to 2.99%3.28%.


Revolving Credit Facility — As of September 30, 2017, $729.52018, there were $30.4 million in letters of credit that were issued but undrawn, and $719.6 million of available credit under the aggregate commitment of $900$750.0 million of the Revolving Credit Facility was available. Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, theFacility. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on February 1, 2021. In addition, as of September 30, 2017, there were $50.5 million in letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility that were issued but undrawn, which have been included as a reduction to the calculation of available credit.2023.

10. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the number of weighted average common shares outstanding during the reporting period. The weighted average number of common shares used in the diluted earnings per share calculation is determined using the treasury stock method and includes the incremental effect related to the Company’s outstanding stock-based compensation awards.

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9. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Share Repurchase Authorization

On November 2, 2017, the Company announced that the Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $400 million of the Company’s common stock at any time, or from time to time. Any repurchases under the program may be made by means of open market transactions, negotiated block transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a repurchase plan administered in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The size and timing of any repurchases will depend on price, market and business conditions, and other factors. The Company is authorized to enter into an administrative repurchase plan for $50 million of the $400 million in fiscal 2018 and is also authorized to repurchase an additional $100 million per year outside the administrative repurchase plan (total annual cap of $150 million). Any shares repurchased will be held as treasury stock.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased approximately 0.9 million shares of common stock for a total of $42.2 million.

10. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table summarizes the effect of the share-based compensation awards on the weighted average number of shares outstanding used in calculating diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions, except per share data)

 

Net income

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

37.4

 

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

53.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

57.3

 

 

 

56.8

 

 

 

57.1

 

 

 

55.4

 

Assumed exercise/vesting of equity awards (1)

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.8

 

Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding

 

 

57.7

 

 

 

57.6

 

 

 

57.7

 

 

 

56.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings per basic share

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.66

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.96

 

Net earnings per diluted share

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.95

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions, except per share data)
Net income (loss) $5.4
 $28.8
 $(48.8) $22.8
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding 56.3
 57.3
 56.4
 57.1
Assumed exercise/vesting of equity awards (1) 0.4
 0.4
 
 0.6
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 56.7
 57.7
 56.4
 57.7
         
Net earnings (loss) per basic share $0.10
 $0.50
 $(0.87) $0.40
Net earnings (loss) per diluted share $0.10
 $0.50
 $(0.87) $0.40

(1)

(1)Incremental shares from equity awards are computed using the treasury stock method. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the weighted average common shares outstanding is the same for both the computations of basic and diluted shares because the Company had a net loss for the period.  Equity awards excluded from ourthe Company's computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive, were 1.8 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 1.7 million and 1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and 0.4 million and 0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.


11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


The Board of Directors adopted, and the Company’s stockholders approved, the “TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Equity and Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”).  On April 27, 2017, the Plan was amended and restated to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 3.8 million shares, effective February 14, 2017. The Plan is administered by our Compensation Committee, which consists entirely of independent directors. The Compensation Committee determines specific awards for our executive officers. For all other employees, if the committee designates, our Chief Executive Officer or such other officers will, from time to time, determine specific persons to whom awards under the Plan will be granted, and the terms and conditions of each award. The Compensation Committee or its designee, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, will also make all other necessary decisions and interpretations under the Plan.

Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant awards of various types of compensation, including stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, other types of stock-based awards, and other cash-based compensation. The maximum number of shares available to be awarded under the Plan is approximately 16.1 million, of which approximately 4.93.8 million remain available at September 30, 2017.

2018.


Income (loss) before income taxes for the three and nine month periodsmonths ended September 30, 20172018 includes stock-based compensation expense of $6.6$5.0 million and $25.2$28.2 million, respectively.  Stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20162017 was $8.5$6.6 million and $22.8$25.2 million, respectively.  The tax benefit recognized related to the compensation cost of these share-based awards was approximately $1.3 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months
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ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and $2.4 million and $9.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,respectively.  

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company entered into an amended employment agreement with our former Chief Executive Officer. The amended plan resulted in the modification of his outstanding equity awards by accelerating the vesting dates, changing outstanding performance units to vest at target, and $3.1extending the exercisability of options outstanding. Modification of the existing awards resulted in a charge of $10.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018. The impact of this modification on expense recognized for stock options, restricted stock units, and performance units was $1.2 million, $3.8 million, and $8.3$5.0 million, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

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 Stock Options —The following table summarizes stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2018. Stock options generally vest in approximately three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date and expire ten years from the grant date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Remaining

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Employee

 

 

Director

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Options

 

 

Price

 

 

Term (yrs)

 

 

Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Outstanding, at December 31, 2016

 

 

2,069

 

 

 

20

 

 

$

64.77

 

 

 

5.8

 

 

$

28.9

 

Granted

 

 

481

 

 

 

 

 

 

84.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

87.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(257

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

40.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

87.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, at September 30, 2017

 

 

2,204

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

71.03

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

16.3

 

Vested/expected to vest, at September 30, 2017

 

 

2,140

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

70.57

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

16.3

 

Exercisable, at September 30, 2017

 

 

1,404

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

61.99

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

16.3

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Compensation expense

 

$

2.3

 

 

$

2.0

 

 

$

6.8

 

 

$

5.5

 

Intrinsic value of stock options exercised

 

 

0.9

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

11.0

 

 

 

6.1

 

Tax benefit recognized from stock option exercises

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

2.2

 

Compensation

  
Employee
Options
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (yrs)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
  (In thousands)     (In millions)
Outstanding, at December 31, 2017 2,099
 $71.46
 6.1 $5.9
Forfeited (106) 88.19
    
Exercised (196) 24.06
    
Expired (39) 84.72
    
Outstanding, at September 30, 2018 1,758
 75.43
 5.7 0.7
Vested/expected to vest, at September 30, 2018 1,727
 75.27
 5.6 0.7
Exercisable, at September 30, 2018 1,436
 72.77
 5.1 0.7
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Compensation expense $0.8
 $2.3
 $4.9
 $6.8
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised 
 0.9
 3.8
 11.0
Tax benefit recognized from stock option exercises 0.1
 0.4
 0.7
 4.2
Future compensation costs related to unvested options totaled $16.3$3.9 million at September 30, 20172018 and will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the grants, which averages 2.11.3 years. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value its stock option awards. The assumptions used to calculate the fair value of stock options issued in 2017 include the following: weighted average expected volatility of 26.71%, expected term of six years, weighted average risk free rate of 2.07%, and no dividends. The weighted average grant date fair value of awards granted in 2017 was $24.41.

Restricted Stock Units— Employee restricted stock unit awards generally vest based on the passage of time. These awards generally vest in approximately three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. Director restricted stock units generally vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. Certain directors have deferred receipt of their awards until either their departure from the Board of Directors or a specified date. As of September 30, 2017, 100 thousand2018, director restricted stock units that have been earned and deferred.deferred totaled 91,400.

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The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

2018:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Employee

 

 

Average

 

 

Director

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Restricted

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

Restricted

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Stock Units

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Stock Units

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, at December 31, 2016

 

 

516

 

 

$

87.03

 

 

 

104

 

 

$

57.78

 

Granted

 

 

316

 

 

 

82.60

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

84.66

 

Vested

 

 

(169

)

 

 

85.02

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

100.30

 

Forfeited

 

 

(61

)

 

 

87.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, at September 30, 2017

 

 

602

 

 

 

85.19

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

60.21

 

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Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Compensation expense

 

$

5.5

 

 

$

4.9

 

 

$

17.3

 

 

$

12.9

 

Fair value of vested restricted stock units

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

13.7

 

 

 

15.9

 

Tax benefit recognized from vested restricted stock units

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

5.7

 

  
Employee
Restricted
Stock Units
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Director
Restricted
Stock Units
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
  (In thousands)   (In thousands)  
Outstanding, at December 31, 2017 547
 $85.41
 117
 $60.21
Granted 657
 38.70
 38
 39.01
Vested (209) 86.68
 (25) 61.20
Forfeited (139) 65.92
 (1) 84.66
Outstanding, at September 30, 2018 856
 52.39
 129
 53.75

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Compensation expense $3.8
 $5.5
 $17.1
 $17.3
Fair value of vested restricted stock units 0.8
 0.7
 10.7
 13.7
Tax benefit recognized from vested restricted stock units 0.2
 0.3
 2.3
 5.0
Future compensation costs related to restricted stock units are approximately $33.9$24.7 million as of September 30, 20172018 and will be recognized on a weighted average basis over the next 2.0 years. The grant date fair value of the awards is equal to the Company’s closing stock price on the grant date.


Performance Units— Performance unit awards are granted to certain members of management. These awards contain service and performance conditions. For each of the three performance periods, one-third of the units will accrue, multiplied by a predefined percentage between 0% and 200%, depending on the achievement of certain operating performance measures. Additionally, for the cumulative performance period, a number of units will accrue, equal to the number of units granted multiplied by a predefined percentage between 0% and 200%, depending on the achievement of certain operating performance measures, less any units previously accrued. Accrued units will be converted to stock or cash, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, generally, on the third anniversary of the grant date. The Company intends to settle these awards in stock and has the shares available to do so. On June 27, 2017,26, 2018, based on anthe achievement of operating performance measures, 72,33579,910 performance units were converted into 81,55618,139 shares of common stock, or an average conversion of 1.130.23 shares for each performance unit.  

The following table summarizes the performance unit activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2017:

2018:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Performance

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Units

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested, at December 31, 2016

 

 

246

 

 

$

85.16

 

Granted

 

 

114

 

 

 

86.66

 

Vested

 

 

(72

)

 

 

79.89

 

Forfeited

 

 

(18

)

 

 

87.02

 

Unvested, at September 30, 2017

 

 

270

 

 

 

86.23

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Compensation expense

 

$

(1.2

)

 

$

1.6

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

$

4.4

 

Fair value of vested performance units

 

 

 

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

6.5

 

 

 

9.6

 

Tax benefit recognized from performance units vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

4.1

 

  
Performance
Units
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
  (In thousands)  
Unvested, at December 31, 2017 264
 $86.13
Granted 141
 38.27
Vested (18) 76.30
Forfeited (74) 78.89
Unvested, at September 30, 2018 313
 66.92

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  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Compensation expense $0.4
 $(1.2) $6.2
 $1.1
Fair value of vested performance units 
 
 1.0
 6.5
Tax benefit recognized from performance units vested 
 
 0.1
 2.5

Future compensation costs related to the performance units are estimated to be approximately $6.2$2.6 million as of September 30, 2017,2018 and are expected to be recognized over the next 2.2 years. The grant date fair value of the awards is equal to the Company’s closing stock price on the date of grant.

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12. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following components, all of which are net of tax, except for the foreign currency translation adjustment:

tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

Pension and

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Currency

 

 

Postretirement

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

Translation (1)

 

 

Benefits (2)

 

 

Loss

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

$

(89.4

)

 

$

(11.9

)

 

$

(101.3

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.5

 

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

7.2

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

41.7

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

 

$

(54.9

)

 

$

(4.7

)

 

$

(59.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

Pension and

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Currency

 

 

Postretirement

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

Translation (1)

 

 

Benefits (2)

 

 

Loss

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

(100.5

)

 

$

(13.0

)

 

$

(113.5

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

21.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.6

 

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.8

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

21.6

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

22.4

 

Balance at September 30, 2016

 

$

(78.9

)

 

$

(12.2

)

 

$

(91.1

)

  
Foreign
Currency
Translation (1)
 
Unrecognized
Pension and
Postretirement
Benefits (2)
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  (In millions)
Balance at December 31, 2017 $(57.2) $(4.3) $(61.5)
Other comprehensive loss (13.0) 
 (13.0)
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss 
 0.4
 0.4
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss - Adoption of ASU 2018-02 
 (1.1) (1.1)
Other comprehensive loss (13.0) (0.7) (13.7)
Balance at September 30, 2018 $(70.2) $(5.0) $(75.2)
  
Foreign
Currency
Translation (1)
 
Unrecognized
Pension and
Postretirement
Benefits (2)
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
  (In millions)
Balance at December 31, 2016 $(89.4) $(11.9) $(101.3)
Other comprehensive income 34.5
 
 34.5
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss 
 7.2
 7.2
Other comprehensive income 34.5
 7.2
 41.7
Balance at September 30, 2017 $(54.9) $(4.7) $(59.6)

(1)

The foreign currency translation adjustment is notpresented net of tax asof $0.1 million for the Company’s investments in its foreign subsidiaries are considered to be permanent.

nine months ended September 30, 2018.  There was no tax impact for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

(2)

The unrecognized pension and postretirement benefits reclassification is presented net of tax of $4.4$0.2 million and $0.5$4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and 2016, respectively.

Also included is a $1.1 million adjustment related to the adoption of ASU 2018-02 (see Note 19 for more information).

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations lines impacted by reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss are outlined below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affected line in

 

 

Reclassifications from Accumulated

 

 

the Condensed Consolidated

 

 

Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service costs

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

(a)

Unrecognized net loss

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.1

 

 

(a)

Actuarial adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Divestiture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expense, net

Total before tax

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

Income taxes

Net of tax

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

7.2

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

 

      Affected line in
  
Reclassifications from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
 
the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  
  2018 2017 2018 2017  
  (In millions) (In millions)  
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement items:  
  
  
  
  
Prior service costs $0.1
 $
 $0.2
 $0.1
 Other expense (income), net
Unrecognized net loss 0.1
 0.1
 0.4
 0.7
 Other expense (income), net
Actuarial adjustment 
 
 
 2.1
 (a)
Divestiture 
 
 
 8.7
 Other operating expense, net
Total before tax 0.2
 0.1
 0.6
 11.6
 
Income taxes 0.1
 
 0.2
 4.4
 Income tax (benefit) expense
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 
 
 1.1
 
 Income tax (benefit) expense
Net of tax $0.1
 $0.1
 $(0.7) $7.2
 

(a)

These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and postretirement cost, and are recorded in the Cost of sales and General and administrative lines of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(b)

Represents the actuarial adjustment that was recorded in conjunction with the divestiture of a pension plan and a postretirement benefit plan in the second quarter of 2017.

2017 due to the SIF business divestiture. 

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13. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT AND POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS


Pension, Profit Sharing, and Postretirement Benefits— Certain employees and retirees participate in pension and other postretirement benefit plans. Employee benefit plan obligations and expenses included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are determined based on plan assumptions, employee demographic data, including years of service and compensation, benefits and claims paid, and employer contributions. In connection with the divestiture of the canned soup and infant feeding (“SIF”)SIF business in the second quarter of 2017, the Company divested a pension plan and a postretirement benefit plan.  The net unfunded liability associated with these plans as of the closing date, which iswas included in the Other operating expense, net line of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, was $10.5 million.million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.


Components of net periodic pension expense are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Service cost

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

1.3

 

 

$

2.9

 

 

$

3.6

 

Interest cost

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

11.4

 

 

 

11.2

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

(4.5

)

 

 

(13.3

)

 

 

(12.2

)

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.2

 

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.1

 

Net periodic pension cost

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

1.3

 

 

$

1.8

 

 

$

3.9

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Service cost $0.6
 $0.8
 $1.8
 $2.9
Interest cost 3.0
 3.6
 8.9
 11.4
Expected return on plan assets (4.1) (4.2) (12.2) (13.3)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost 0.1
 
 0.2
 0.1
Amortization of unrecognized net loss 0.1
 0.1
 0.4
 0.7
Net periodic pension (benefit) cost $(0.3) $0.3
 $(0.9) $1.8
The Company contributed $1.7 million to the pension plans during the first nine months of 2018. The Company does not expect to make anyadditional contributions to the pension plans in 2017.

2018.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Components of net periodic postretirement expense are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Interest cost

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

0.9

 

Net periodic postretirement cost

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

0.9

 

 

$

0.9

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Interest cost $0.3
 $0.3
 $0.9
 $0.9
Net periodic postretirement cost $0.3
 $0.3
 $0.9
 $0.9
The Company expects to contribute approximately $1.6$1.8 million to the postretirement health plans during 2017.

Net2018.


The service cost components of net periodic pension and postretirement costs arewere recorded in the Cost of sales and General and administrative linesthe other components were recorded in Other expense (income), net of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


14. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE, NET


The Company incurred other operating expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, which consisted of the following:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Restructuring

 

$

10.5

 

 

$

4.9

 

 

$

26.0

 

 

$

9.0

 

Loss on divestiture

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.6

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

1.3

 

Total other operating expense, net

 

$

11.1

 

 

$

5.3

 

 

$

111.9

 

 

$

10.3

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Restructuring programs (1) $37.3
 $10.5
 $112.6
 $26.0
(Gain) loss on divestitures (2) (14.3) 0.4
 (14.3) 85.6
Other 0.3
 0.2
 0.6
 0.3
Total other operating expense, net $23.3
 $11.1
 $98.9
 $111.9

(1)See Note 2 for more information.
(2)On July 16, 2018, the Company completed the divestiture of its McCann's business. The McCann's business produced steel cut Irish oatmeal and was previously reported within the Meals segment. On May 22, 2017, the Company completed the divestiture of its SIF business. The SIF business produced private label condensed and ready-to-serve soup, baby food, and gravies for the Meals segment. Neither of these divestitures met the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations.

On May 22, 2017, the Company completed the divestiture of its SIF business. The SIF business was based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and produced private label condensed and ready-to-serve soup, baby food, and gravies for the Meals segment. The divestiture of this business did not meet the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations as it did not represent a strategic shift that would have a

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

major effect on the Company’s results of operations. The transaction remains subject to working capital adjustments that are expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2017.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


Litigation, Investigations, and Audits— On November 16, 2016, a purported TreeHouse shareholder filed a putative class action captionedTarara v. TreeHouse Foods, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-10632, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against TreeHouse and certain of its officers. The complaint, amended on March 24, 2017, is purportedly brought on behalf of all purchasers of TreeHouse common stock from January 20, 2016 through and including November 2, 2016, asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and seeks, among other things, damages and costs and expenses. On December 22, 2016, another purported TreeHouse shareholder filed an action captionedWells v. Reed, et al., Case No. 2016-CH-16359, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against TreeHouse and certain of its officers. This complaint, purportedly brought derivatively on behalf of TreeHouse, asserts state law claims against certain officers for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and corporate waste. On February 7, 2017, another purported TreeHouse shareholder filed an action captionedLavin v. Reed, Case No. 17-cv-01014, in the Northern District of Illinois, against TreeHouse and certain of its officers. This complaint, likeWells, is purportedly brought derivatively on behalf of TreeHouse, and it asserts state law claims against certain officers for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and corporate waste.


All three complaints make substantially similar allegations (though the amended complaint in Tarara now contains additional detail). Essentially, the complaints allege that TreeHouse, under the authority and control of the individual defendants: (i) made certain false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operations, and future prospects; and (ii) failed to disclose that (a) the Company’s private label business was underperforming; (b) the Company’s Flagstone business was
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

underperforming; (c) the Company’s acquisition strategy was underperforming; (d) the Company had overstated its full-year 2016 guidance; and (e) TreeHouse’s statements lacked reasonable basis. The complaints allege that these actions artificially inflated the market price of TreeHouse common stock during the class period, thus purportedly harming investors. We believe that these claims are without merit and intend to defend against them vigorously.


Since its initial docketing, the Tarara matter has been re-captioned as Public Employees’ Retirement Systems of Mississippi v. TreeHouse Foods, Inc., et al., in accordance with the Court’s order appointing Public Employees’ Retirement Systems of Mississippi as the lead plaintiff. The On May 26, 2017, the Public Employees’ defendants have filed a motion to dismiss, which has been fully briefed.

the court denied on February 12, 2018. On April 12, 2018, the Public Employees’ defendants filed their answer to the amended complaint.  On April 23, 2018, the parties filed a joint status report with the Court, describing the nature of the case and issues involved, as well as setting forth a proposed discovery and briefing schedule for the Court’s consideration.  On July 13, 2018, lead plaintiff filed a motion to certify the class, and defendants filed their response in opposition to the motion to certify the class on October 8, 2018. The motion to certify remains pending before the Court. The next status hearing is scheduled for December 20, 2018.


Additionally, due to the similarity of the complaints, the parties in Wellsand and Lavin have entered stipulations deferring the litigation until the earlier of (i) the court in Public Employees’ entering an order resolving defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss therein or (ii) plaintiffs’ counsel receiving notification of a settlement of Public Employees’ or until otherwise agreed to by the Parties. The next status date in Wells is Aprilparties.  On September 27, 2018.  There is no set status date in Lavin at this time, but2018, the parties are directedin Wells and Lavin filed joint motions for entry of agreed orders further deferring the matters in light of the Public Employees’ Court’s denial of the motion to filedismiss in February 2018.  The Wells and Lavin Courts entered the agreed orders further deferring the matters on September 27, 2018 and October 10, 2018, respectively.

In Lavin, the parties filed a joint status report on the progress of the related litigation byon October 26, 2017, after which point2017. The Lavin parties also filed additional status reports with the Court on March 12, 2018 and June 19, 2018.  

There is no set status date in Lavin court could at this time. The next status date in Wells is set a new status date.

for January 7, 2019.


In addition, we arethe Company is party in the ordinary course of business to certain claims, litigation, audits, and investigations. The Company will record an accrual for a variety of legal proceedings arising outloss contingency when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the conductloss can be reasonably estimated. The Company believes it has established adequate accruals for liabilities that are probable and reasonably estimable that may be incurred in connection with any such currently pending or threatened matter, none of our business. Whilewhich are significant. In the resultsCompany’s opinion, the settlement of proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these proceedings willany such currently pending or threatened matter is not expected to have a material adverse effectimpact on our consolidatedthe Company’s financial statements,position, results of operations, or cash flows.


16. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS


The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by derivative instruments include interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, and commodity price risk. Derivative contracts are entered into for periods consistent with the related underlying exposure and do not constitute positions independent of those exposures. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.


Interest Rate Risk - The Company manages its exposure to changes in interest rates by optimizing the use of variable-rate and fixed-rate debt and by utilizing interest rate swaps to hedge our exposure to changes in interest rates, to reduce the volatility of our financing costs, and to achieve a desired proportion of fixed versus floating-rate debt, based on current and projected market conditions, with a bias toward fixed-rate debt.

In June 2016,conditions.


As of September 30, 2018, the Company had entered into $500 million$2.1 billion of long-term interest rate swap agreements to lock into a fixed LIBOR interest rate base. Under the terms of the agreements, $500 million$2.1 billion in variable-rate debt was swapped for a weighted average fixed interest rate

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

base of approximately 0.86% for a period of 37 months, beginning on January 31, 2017 and ending on2.22% through February 28, 2020.2025. These agreements doinstruments are not qualifyaccounted for under hedge accounting and the changes in their fair value are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with their fair value recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Operations.


Foreign Currency Risk - Due to the Company’s foreign operations, we are exposed to foreign currency risk. The Company enters into foreign currency contracts to manage the risk associated with foreign currency cash flows. The Company’s objective in using foreign currency contracts is to establish a fixed foreign currency exchange rate for the net cash flow requirements for purchases that are denominated in U.S. dollars. These contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting and changes in their fair
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

value are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with their fair value recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.Operations. As of September 30, 2017,2018, the Company had $46.5$24.5 million of U.S. dollar foreign currency contracts outstanding, expiring throughout 2018.

2018 and 2019.


Commodity Risk - Certain commodities we use in the production and distribution of our products are exposed to market price risk. The Company utilizes derivative contracts to manage this risk. The majority of commodity forward contracts are not derivatives, and those that are generally qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception under the guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities and, therefore, are not subject to its provisions. For derivative commodity contracts that do not qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception, the Company records their fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes in value being recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.


The Company’s derivative commodity contracts may include contracts for diesel, oil, plastics, natural gas, electricity, and other commodity contracts that do not meet the requirements for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception.


Diesel contracts are used to manage the Company’s risk associated with the underlying cost of diesel fuel used to deliver products. Contracts for oil and plastics are used to manage the Company’s risk associated with the underlying commodity cost of a significant component used in packaging materials. Contracts for natural gas and electricity are used to manage the Company’s risk associated with the utility costs of its manufacturing facilities, and commodity contracts that are derivatives that do not meet the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception are used to manage the price risk associated with raw material costs. As of September 30, 2017,2018, the Company had outstanding contracts for the purchase of 66,4730.2 million megawatts of electricity, expiring throughout 20172018, 2019, and 2018; 8.82020; 4.5 million gallons of diesel, expiring throughout 20172018; and early 2018; 1.93.9 million dekatherms of natural gas, expiring throughout 20172018 and 2018; 0.1 million bushels of wheat, expiring throughout 2017 and early 2018; and 0.9 million bushels of corn, expiring throughout 2017 and early 2018.

2019.        


The following table identifies the derivative, its fair value, and location on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Asset Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

$

2.5

 

 

$

1.0

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

0.7

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

 

 

$

12.7

 

 

$

12.1

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

0.5

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.6

 

 

$

0.5

 

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    September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Asset Derivatives Balance Sheet Location (In millions)
Commodity contracts Prepaid expenses and other current assets $1.3
 $2.7
Foreign currency contracts Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1.0
 0.5
Interest rate swap agreements Prepaid expenses and other current assets 17.6
 11.9
    $19.9
 $15.1
Liability Derivatives      
Commodity contracts Accrued expenses $0.2
 $1.2
    $0.2
 $1.2
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


We recordedrecognized the following gains and losses on our derivative contracts in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

Location of Gain (Loss)

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

Recognized in Net Income

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Mark-to-market unrealized gain (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

$

2.6

 

 

$

2.3

 

 

$

1.5

 

 

$

3.3

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(0.2

)

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

0.8

 

Total unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

3.9

 

Realized gain (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

Manufacturing related to Cost of sales and transportation related to Selling and distribution

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(0.9

)

Foreign currency contracts

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(3.3

)

Interest rate swap agreements

 

Interest expense

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

Total realized (loss) gain

 

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(4.2

)

Total gain (loss)

 

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

$

5.6

 

 

$

(0.5

)

 

$

(0.3

)

  Location of Gain (Loss) Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Recognized in Net Income (Loss) 2018 2017 2018 2017
    (In millions) (In millions)
Mark-to-market unrealized gain (loss)  
  
  
  
Commodity contracts Other expense (income), net $(0.5) $2.6
 $(0.3) $1.5
Foreign currency contracts Other expense (income), net (1.4) (0.5) 0.5
 (1.3)
Interest rate swap agreements Other expense (income), net 5.7
 (0.3) 5.6
 (0.8)
Total unrealized gain (loss)   3.8
 1.8
 5.8
 (0.6)
Realized gain (loss)          
Commodity contracts Manufacturing related to Cost of sales and transportation related to Selling and distribution 1.2
 (0.2) 4.1
 (0.4)
Foreign currency contracts Cost of sales 0.4
 (1.3) 1.4
 (0.1)
Interest rate swap agreements Interest expense 1.5
 0.5
 3.4
 0.6
Total realized gain (loss)   3.1
 (1.0) 8.9
 0.1
Total gain (loss)   $6.9
 $0.8
 $14.7
 $(0.5)
17. FAIR VALUE

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value of our financial instruments as of September 30, 20172018 and December 31, 2016:

2017:

 

 

September 30, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Carrying

Value

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Level

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Not recorded at fair value (liability):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

(120.0

)

 

$

(118.8

)

 

$

(170.0

)

 

$

(167.1

)

 

 

2

 

Term Loan A

 

 

(276.7

)

 

 

(277.2

)

 

 

(288.0

)

 

 

(288.1

)

 

 

2

 

Term Loan A-1

 

 

(172.5

)

 

 

(172.8

)

 

 

(180.0

)

 

 

(180.3

)

 

 

2

 

Term Loan A-2

 

 

(973.8

)

 

 

(975.4

)

 

 

(1,005.8

)

 

 

(1,007.4

)

 

 

2

 

2022 Notes

 

 

(400.0

)

 

 

(411.0

)

 

 

(400.0

)

 

 

(410.0

)

 

 

2

 

2024 Notes

 

 

(775.0

)

 

 

(829.3

)

 

 

(775.0

)

 

 

(809.9

)

 

 

2

 

Recorded on a recurring basis at fair value

   asset (liability):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

 

$

2.1

 

 

$

2.1

 

 

$

0.5

 

 

$

0.5

 

 

 

2

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

2

 

Interest rate swap agreements

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

2

 

Investments

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

1

 

  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017  
  
Carrying
Value
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair
Value
 Level
  (In millions) (In millions)  
Liabilities not recorded at fair value:  
  
  
  
  
Term Loan A $(495.0) $(496.2) $(498.8) $(500.7) 2
Term Loan A-1 (891.0) (892.3) (897.8) (900.0) 2
2022 Notes (375.9) (374.9) (400.0) (405.0) 2
2024 Notes (602.9) (617.2) (775.0) (806.0) 2
Assets recorded on a recurring basis at fair value:          
Commodity contracts $1.1
 $1.1
 $1.5
 $1.5
 2
Foreign currency contracts 1.0
 1.0
 0.5
 0.5
 2
Interest rate swap agreements 17.6
 17.6
 11.9
 11.9
 2
Investments 15.4
 15.4
 14.1
 14.1
 1
Cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable are financial assets with carrying values that approximate fair value. Accounts payable are financial liabilities with carrying values that approximate fair value.


The fair valuevalues of the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1, Term Loan A-2, 2022 Notes, 2024 Notes, commodity contracts, foreign currency contracts, and interest rate swap agreements are determined using Level 2 inputs. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. The fair values of the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A Term Loan A-1, and Term Loan A-2A-1 were estimated using present value techniques and

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market based market-based interest rates and credit spreads. The fair values of the Company’s 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes were estimated based on quoted market prices for similar instruments, where the inputs are considered Level 2, due to their infrequent trading volume. The fair values of the commodity contracts, foreign currency

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contracts, and interest rate swap agreements are based on an analysis comparing the contract rates to the market rates at the balance sheet date. The commodity contracts, foreign currency contracts, and interest rate swap agreements are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


The fair value of the investments was determined using Level 1 inputs. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement dates. The investments are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.


18. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company completed changes in its organizational structure that resulted in a change in how the Company manages its business and allocates resources. Our reportable segments are now organized and managed by products: Baked Goods, Beverages, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks. Previously, our reportable segments were organized and managed by customer channels: North American Retail Grocery, Food Away From Home, and Industrial and Export. All prior period information has been recast to reflect this change.


The Company manages operations on a company-wide basis, thereby making determinations as to the allocation of resources in total rather than on a segment-level basis. The Company has designated reportable segments based on how management views its business. The Company does not segregate assets between segments for internal reporting. Therefore, asset-related information has not been presented. The reportable segments, as presented below, are consistent with the manner in which the Company reports its results to the Chief Operating Decision Maker. Our segments are as follows:

Baked Goods– Our Baked Goods segment sells candy; cookies; crackers; in-store bakery products; pita chips; pretzels; refrigerated dough; and retail griddle waffles, pancakes, and French toast.

Beverages– Our Beverages segment sells broths; liquid non-dairy creamer; non-dairy powdered creamers; powdered drinks; single serve hot beverages; specialty teas, and sweeteners.

Condiments– Our Condiments segment sells aseptic cheese and pudding products; jams, preserves, and jellies; mayonnaise; Mexican, barbeque, and other sauces; pickles and related products; refrigerated and shelf stable dressings and sauces; and table and flavored syrups.

Meals– Our Meals segment sells baking and mix powders; powdered soups and gravies; macaroni and cheese; pasta; ready-to-eat and hot cereals; and skillet dinners. Condensed and ready to serve soup and infant feeding products were sold within the Meals segment through the divestiture of the SIF business on May 22, 2017.

Snacks– Our Snacks segment sells bars; dried fruit; snack nuts; trail mixes; and other wholesome snacks.

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on net sales dollars and direct operating income. In conjunction with the change in segments, the Company revised its calculation of direct operating income to include direct general and administrative expenses. Direct operating income is now defined as gross profit less freight out, sales commissions, and direct selling, general, and administrative expenses. All prior period information has been recast to reflect this change. The amounts in the following tables are obtained from reports used by senior management and do not include income taxes. Other expenses not allocated include unallocated selling, general, and administrative expenses, unallocated costs of sales, and unallocated corporate expenses (amortization expense and other operating expense). The accounting policies of the Company’s segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies set forth in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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Financial information relating to the Company’s reportable segments is as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Net sales to external customers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

$

351.2

 

 

$

329.4

 

 

$

1,016.6

 

 

$

871.8

 

Beverages

 

 

244.9

 

 

 

234.9

 

 

 

759.1

 

 

 

672.7

 

Condiments

 

 

333.8

 

 

 

322.9

 

 

 

988.8

 

 

 

959.0

 

Meals

 

 

284.6

 

 

 

347.9

 

 

 

897.0

 

 

 

937.3

 

Snacks

 

 

332.6

 

 

 

351.7

 

 

 

940.2

 

 

 

967.5

 

Unallocated

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

 

(9.8

)

Total

 

$

1,548.8

 

 

$

1,586.9

 

 

$

4,607.2

 

 

$

4,398.5

 

Direct operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

$

46.9

 

 

$

33.8

 

 

$

121.3

 

 

$

97.4

 

Beverages

 

 

51.7

 

 

 

63.8

 

 

 

170.7

 

 

 

175.6

 

Condiments

 

 

34.4

 

 

 

38.0

 

 

 

102.2

 

 

 

115.0

 

Meals

 

 

32.1

 

 

 

33.1

 

 

 

99.9

 

 

 

88.9

 

Snacks

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

18.5

 

 

 

24.4

 

 

 

47.3

 

Total

 

 

166.9

 

 

 

187.2

 

 

 

518.5

 

 

 

524.2

 

Unallocated selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

(66.0

)

 

 

(74.3

)

 

 

(228.1

)

 

 

(254.2

)

Unallocated cost of sales (1)

 

 

(5.2

)

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

(20.8

)

Unallocated corporate expense and other

 

 

(37.9

)

 

 

(33.8

)

 

 

(192.2

)

 

 

(101.0

)

Operating income

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

77.6

 

 

 

101.4

 

 

 

148.2

 

Other expense

 

 

(27.7

)

 

 

(25.0

)

 

 

(87.6

)

 

 

(78.2

)

Income before income taxes

 

$

30.1

 

 

$

52.6

 

 

$

13.8

 

 

$

70.0

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (In millions) (In millions)
Net sales to external customers:  
  
  
  
Baked Goods $332.8
 $351.2
 $997.9
 $1,016.6
Beverages 236.3
 244.9
 721.8
 759.1
Condiments 317.1
 333.8
 968.4
 988.8
Meals 253.7
 284.6
 777.2
 897.0
Snacks 254.1
 332.6
 865.7
 940.2
Unallocated 
 1.7
 
 5.5
Total $1,394.0
 $1,548.8
 $4,331.0
 $4,607.2
Direct operating income:        
Baked Goods $35.2
 $46.9
 $94.0
 $121.3
Beverages 44.1
 51.7
 129.3
 170.7
Condiments 49.4
 34.4
 112.7
 102.2
Meals 29.8
 32.1
 88.1
 99.9
Snacks (3.8) 1.8
 7.2
 24.4
Total 154.7
 166.9
 431.3
 518.5
Unallocated selling, general, and administrative expenses (64.2) (66.0) (219.4) (228.1)
Unallocated cost of sales (1) (14.9) (5.2) (22.7) 3.2
Unallocated corporate expense and other (1) (44.7) (38.1) (163.8) (192.5)
Operating income $30.9
 $57.6
 $25.4
 $101.1

(1)

Includes charges related to restructuring and margin improvement activities,programs and other costs managed at corporate.

Geographic Information — The Company had revenues from customers outside of the United States of approximately 8.7% and 8.9% of total consolidated net sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, with 6.9% and 7.1% of total consolidated net sales in Canada, respectively. The Company held 12.2% and 10.8% of its property, plant, and equipment outside of the United States as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Major Customers — Walmart Stores, Inc. and affiliates accounted for approximately 21.0% and 18.2% of consolidated net sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.   Costco accounted for approximately 10.1% of consolidated net sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, with less than 10% for the same period in the prior year.  No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated net sales during these periods.

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Product Information — The following table presents the Company’s net sales by major products for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company changed the product categories to align with the changes in organizational structure described above. All prior period information has been recast to reflect this change.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

 

(In millions)

 

Products:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dressings and sauces

 

$

250.4

 

 

$

241.9

 

 

$

738.6

 

 

$

711.3

 

Snack nuts

 

 

224.9

 

 

 

207.0

 

 

 

609.1

 

 

 

555.0

 

Baked products

 

 

181.8

 

 

 

162.3

 

 

 

502.6

 

 

 

432.4

 

Retail bakery

 

 

169.4

 

 

 

167.1

 

 

 

514.0

 

 

 

439.4

 

Beverages

 

 

168.1

 

 

 

161.9

 

 

 

518.9

 

 

 

448.0

 

Pasta and dry dinners

 

 

147.8

 

 

 

146.6

 

 

 

420.6

 

 

 

384.0

 

Cereals and other meals

 

 

136.8

 

 

 

201.3

 

 

 

476.4

 

 

 

553.3

 

Trail mix and bars

 

 

109.4

 

 

 

144.8

 

 

 

336.6

 

 

 

402.7

 

Pickles

 

 

83.4

 

 

 

81.0

 

 

 

250.2

 

 

 

247.7

 

Beverage enhancers

 

 

76.8

 

 

 

73.0

 

 

 

240.2

 

 

 

224.7

 

Total net sales

 

$

1,548.8

 

 

$

1,586.9

 

 

$

4,607.2

 

 

$

4,398.5

 

19. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recently


Adopted


In May 2014, the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Topic 606, which introduced a new framework to be used when recognizing revenue to reduce complexity and increase comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets.  Topic 606 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements under Topic 605 “Revenue Recognition”.  On January 1, 2018, we adopted Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method and elected to apply guidance retrospectively to all contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018.  Under the modified retrospective method, periods beginning January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606 while prior periods continue to be presented under Topic 605.  We have determined that the cumulative effect on net income and the opening balance sheet caused by adopting Topic 606 effective January 1, 2018 is immaterial.  See Note 3 for additional information on revenue recognition.
In November 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. Under this ASU, excess tax benefits and deficiencies are no longer recognized as additional paid-in capital in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The ASU requires recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As the Company adopted the ASU in the fourth quarter, any related adjustments were required to be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The results for the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2016 have been recast to reflect the adoption of the ASU as of January 1, 2016, resulting in income tax benefits of $0.2 million and $3.8 million, respectively, related to the recognition of excess tax benefits and deficiencies, which are included in the Income taxes line of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The effect on basic net earnings per common share was $0.01 for the three months ended September 30, 2016, with no impact on diluted net earnings per common share.  The effect on basic and diluted net earnings per common share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $0.07 and $0.06, respectively.   Additionally, the ASU requires excess tax benefits to be reported as a component of operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Excess tax benefits of $3.7 million were retrospectively reclassified from financing to operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The effects of the adoption of the other provisions of this ASU were immaterial.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, 2016-18, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,Restricted Cash which requires entities to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value (“NRV”). This ASU will not apply to inventory valued under the last-in-first-out method. Under current guidance, an entity is required to measure inventory at the lower of cost or market, with market defined as replacement cost, NRV, or NRV less a normal profit margin. The three market measurements added complexity and reduced comparability in the valuation of inventory. FASB issued this ASU as part of its simplification initiative to address these issues. The ASU is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company prospectively adopted the ASU during the first quarter of 2017, the impact of which was not significant.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, to eliminaterequire that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the second step of the goodwill impairment test. This ASU requires an entity to measure a goodwill impairment loss as the amount by which the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Additionally, an entity should include the income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwillbeginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts on the carrying valuestatement of the reporting unit when measuring a goodwill impairment loss, if applicable.cash flows. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption2017 and is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates afterrequired to be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2017.2018.  The adoption did not result in any changes to the financial statements presented within this Form 10-Q, as the Company early adopteddoes not have any restricted cash balances.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU duringNo. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows, to provide cash flow statement classification guidance for certain cash receipts and payments including (a) debt prepayment or extinguishment costs; (b) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (c) insurance settlement proceeds; (d) distributions from equity method investees; (e) beneficial interests in securitization transactions and (f) application of the third quarterpredominance principle for cash receipts and payments with aspects of 2017,more than one class of cash flows. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and will apply to any goodwill impairment losses prospectively.

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interim

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periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The amendments in this ASU should be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted this ASU on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not result in any changes to our financial statements as we were already compliant with the changes.
Recently Issued

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which revises how employers that sponsor defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans present net periodic benefit cost. The ASU requires an employer to present the service cost component in the same income statement line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside of any subtotal of operating income. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The standard requires adoption on a retrospective basis for the presentation of net benefit cost components. The Company is currently assessing the impact thatadopted this standard will have upon adoption.

as of January 1, 2018. Upon adoption, the Company recorded the service cost component of net benefit cost in Cost of sales and the other components of net benefit cost in Other expense (income), net of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The Company also reclassified a total of $0.2 million of net benefit from operating income ($0.4 million of income from Cost of sales and $0.2 million of expense from General and administrative expense) to Other expense (income), net of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

In NovemberOctober 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, 2016-16, Restricted CashIntra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory,, to require that restricted cashimprove the accounting for the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory.  This ASU requires an entity to recognize the consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs.  This ASU was issued as part of a simplification initiative.  The ASU is effective on a modified retrospective basis for fiscal years, and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts on the statement of cash flows.interim periods within those years, beginning after September 15, 2017.  The Company currently classifies changesadopted the ASU on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings during the first quarter of 2018, the impact of which was not significant.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated AOCI, which allows an entity to elect to reclassify the deferred tax effects, including any related valuation allowance, resulting from the application of the Tax Act from AOCI to retained earnings.  The amendment in restricted cash as an investing activitythis ASU essentially eliminates the stranded deferred tax effects in AOCI resulting from the enactment of the Tax Act.  ASU 2018-02 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted. The amendments in ASU 2018-02 should be applied either in the Consolidated Statementsperiod of Cash Flows.adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change in the federal income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized.  The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2018 and elected to reclassify the deferred tax effects due to the decrease in the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate, primarily associated with its pension and postretirement activity, from AOCI to retained earnings.  The impact of adopting this ASU is outlined in Note 12.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017.2019 with early adoption permitted. The standard requires adoptionCompany early adopted the ASU on a retrospective basis. The Company is currently assessingprospective basis during the third quarter of 2018 with no impact that this standard will have upon adoption, which is not expected to be significant.

the financial statements or related disclosures.

Not yet adopted
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, to increase transparency and comparability by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The main difference between existing GAAP and this ASU is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under existing GAAP. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The standard requires that entities apply the effects of these changes using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (842), Targeted Improvements, which provides an additional transition election to not restate comparative periods for the effects of applying the new standard. This transition election permits entities to apply ASU No. 2016-02 on the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The Company expects to elect this transition approach and recognize the cumulative impact of adoption in the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2019. These ASU's are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of this ASUthese ASU's will result in a significant increase to the Company’s Balance Sheets for lease
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liabilities and lease assets, and the Company is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have upon adoption.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which introduced a new framework to be used when recognizing revenue in an attempt to reduce complexity and increase comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The standard requires that entities apply the effects of these changes to all prior years presented, upon adoption using either the full retrospective method, which presents the impact of the change separately in each prior year presented, or the modified retrospective method, which includes the cumulative changes to all prior years presented in beginning retained earnings in the year of initial adoption. The Company expects to use the modified retrospective method. The FASB also issued ASU No. 2016-10, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, and ASU No. 2016-12, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, in April 2016 and May 2016, respectively, which amend the guidance in ASU 2014-09 and have the same effective date as the original standard. The Company is currently finalizing the impact that these standards will have on its accounting policies, processes, system requirements, internal controls, and disclosures using internal resources anddisclosures. The Company does not anticipate that the assistanceadoption of these ASU’s will have a third-party.significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations or Cash Flows. The Company has established a project plan, completed anthe initial review of its customerlease contracts and has selected a lease accounting system.  The Company is updating policiescurrently implementing the lease accounting system and procedures. Based upon implementation procedureshas been collecting the required information from lease contracts for adoption.


In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which simplifies hedge accounting by better aligning an entity’s financial reporting for hedging relationships with its risk management activities. The ASU also simplifies the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The new guidance is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. For cash flow hedges existing at the adoption date, the standard requires adoption on a modified retrospective basis with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the beginning of the year of adoption. The amendments to presentation guidance and disclosure requirements are required to be adopted prospectively. The Company anticipates adopting this ASU as of the first quarter of 2019 and does not expect significant changes in its revenue recognition policies oncea material impact upon adoption.

In August 2018, the standardFASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement benefit plans. The guidance removes disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant. The ASU is adopted.

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effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company plans to early adopt during the fourth quarter of 2018 and anticipates minimal disclosure impact upon adoption.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


20. GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company’s 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes are guaranteed fully and unconditionally, as well as jointly and severally, guaranteed by itsour directly and indirectly owned domestic subsidiaries, which are collectively known as the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”. Bay Valley Foods, LLC, which is a 100% owned direct subsidiary, maintains 100% direct and indirect ownership of the following Guarantor Subsidiaries. Subsidiaries: Sturm Foods, Inc.; S.T. Specialty Foods, Inc.; Associated Brands, Inc.; Cains Foods, Inc.; Cains Foods L.P.; Cains GP, LLC; Flagstone Foods, Inc., Protenergy Holdings, Inc.; Protenergy Natural Foods, Inc.; TreeHouse Private Brands, Inc. (formerly Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.); American Italian Pasta Company.; Nutcracker Brands, Inc.; Linette Quality Chocolates, Inc.; Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc.; Cottage Bakery, Inc.; The Carriage House Companies, Inc. and certain other domestic subsidiaries that may become guarantors in the future. 

The guarantees of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are subject to release in limited circumstances, only upon the occurrence of certain customary conditions. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the parent company or any guarantor to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. The following condensed supplemental consolidating financial information presents the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of the parent company, its Guarantor Subsidiaries, its non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis as of September 30, 20172018 and 2016,December 31, 2017, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016.2017. The equity method has been used with respect to investments in subsidiaries. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2017

2018

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

76.7

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

55.0

 

 

$

 

 

$

131.9

 

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.2

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

377.6

 

 

 

54.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

432.1

 

Inventories, net

 

 

 

 

 

1,008.3

 

 

 

129.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,137.5

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

71.7

 

 

 

17.6

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

110.4

 

Total current assets

 

 

148.4

 

 

 

1,403.7

 

 

 

273.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,825.1

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

27.9

 

 

 

1,104.8

 

 

 

157.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,289.8

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

2,333.7

 

 

 

125.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,459.2

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

 

5,212.5

 

 

 

572.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,784.5

)

 

 

 

Intercompany accounts (payable) receivable, net

 

 

(152.7

)

 

 

137.4

 

 

 

15.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

23.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23.4

)

 

 

 

Intangible and other assets, net

 

 

59.4

 

 

 

945.3

 

 

 

106.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,111.5

 

Total assets

 

$

5,318.9

 

 

$

6,496.9

 

 

$

677.7

 

 

$

(5,807.9

)

 

$

6,685.6

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

25.3

 

 

$

675.3

 

 

$

73.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

773.8

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

70.8

 

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

72.1

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

96.1

 

 

 

676.5

 

 

 

73.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

845.9

 

Long-term debt

 

 

2,618.7

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,620.4

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

418.7

 

 

 

26.1

 

 

 

(23.4

)

 

 

421.4

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

187.7

 

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

200.6

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,597.3

 

 

 

5,212.5

 

 

 

572.0

 

 

 

(5,784.5

)

 

 

2,597.3

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,318.9

 

 

$

6,496.9

 

 

$

677.7

 

 

$

(5,807.9

)

 

$

6,685.6

 

27


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Assets    
  
  
  
Current assets:  
  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $0.2
 $
 $52.6
 $
 $52.8
Investments 
 
 15.4
 
 15.4
Accounts receivable, net 3.4
 221.6
 60.6
 
 285.6
Inventories 
 890.7
 108.6
 
 999.3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 25.7
 53.0
 13.8
 
 92.5
Total current assets 29.3
 1,165.3
 251.0
 
 1,445.6
Property, plant, and equipment, net 34.0
 1,084.9
 153.2
 
 1,272.1
Goodwill 
 2,046.7
 121.3
 
 2,168.0
Investment in subsidiaries 5,112.2
 584.7
 
 (5,696.9) 
Deferred income taxes 12.4
 
 
 (12.4) 
Intangible and other assets, net 68.5
 600.4
 89.6
 
 758.5
Total assets $5,256.4
 $5,482.0
 $615.1
 $(5,709.3) $5,644.2
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $61.8
 $624.6
 $64.5
 $
 $750.9
Current portion of long-term debt 9.8
 0.5
 0.1
 
 10.4
Total current liabilities 71.6
 625.1
 64.6
 
 761.3
Long-term debt 2,332.1
 0.5
 0.5
 
 2,333.1
Deferred income taxes 
 163.4
 22.3
 (12.4) 173.3
Other long-term liabilities 10.8
 162.4
 13.6
 
 186.8
Intercompany accounts receivable (payable), net 652.2
 (581.6) (70.6) 
 
Stockholders’ equity 2,189.7
 5,112.2
 584.7
 (5,696.9) 2,189.7
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $5,256.4
 $5,482.0
 $615.1
 $(5,709.3) $5,644.2
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2016

2017

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

61.9

 

 

$

 

 

$

62.1

 

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

 

 

 

372.9

 

 

 

56.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

429.0

 

Inventories, net

 

 

 

 

 

869.6

 

 

 

108.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

978.0

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.6

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

23.6

 

 

 

36.7

 

 

 

17.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

77.6

 

Total current assets

 

 

23.6

 

 

 

1,283.0

 

 

 

254.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,560.7

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

31.3

 

 

 

1,181.0

 

 

 

147.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,359.3

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

2,330.8

 

 

 

116.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,447.2

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

 

5,031.5

 

 

 

519.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,550.9

)

 

 

 

Intercompany accounts receivable (payable), net

 

 

199.6

 

 

 

(196.9

)

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20.7

)

 

 

 

Intangible and other assets, net

 

 

53.9

 

 

 

1,018.0

 

 

 

106.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,178.6

 

Total assets

 

$

5,360.6

 

 

$

6,135.3

 

 

$

621.5

 

 

$

(5,571.6

)

 

$

6,545.8

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

61.3

 

 

$

493.1

 

 

$

72.4

 

 

$

 

 

$

626.8

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

63.1

 

 

 

3.2

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

66.4

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

124.4

 

 

 

496.3

 

 

 

72.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

693.2

 

Long-term debt

 

 

2,722.3

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,724.8

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

418.3

 

 

 

24.6

 

 

 

(20.7

)

 

 

422.2

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

10.6

 

 

 

187.0

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

202.3

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

2,503.3

 

 

 

5,031.5

 

 

 

519.4

 

 

 

(5,550.9

)

 

 

2,503.3

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,360.6

 

 

$

6,135.3

 

 

$

621.5

 

 

$

(5,571.6

)

 

$

6,545.8

 

28


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Assets  
  
  
  
  
Current assets:  
  
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents $83.2
 $0.2
 $49.4
 $
 $132.8
Investments 
 
 14.1
 
 14.1
Accounts receivable, net 0.2
 297.1
 32.5
 
 329.8
Inventories 
 803.1
 115.2
 
 918.3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 69.8
 32.0
 20.0
 (32.1) 89.7
Total current assets 153.2
 1,132.4
 231.2
 (32.1) 1,484.7
Property, plant, and equipment, net 29.3
 1,108.7
 156.4
 
 1,294.4
Goodwill 
 2,057.3
 124.7
 
 2,182.0
Investment in subsidiaries 4,945.5
 582.6
 
 (5,528.1) 
Intercompany accounts (payable) receivable, net (328.6) 274.5
 54.1
 
 
Deferred income taxes 15.1
 
 
 (15.1) 
Intangible and other assets, net 62.5
 652.1
 103.6
 
 818.2
Total assets $4,877.0
 $5,807.6
 $670.0
 $(5,575.3) $5,779.3
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $53.3
 $513.8
 $54.7
 $(32.1) $589.7
Current portion of long-term debt 9.0
 1.1
 
 
 10.1
Total current liabilities 62.3
 514.9
 54.7
 (32.1) 599.8
Long-term debt 2,533.8
 1.4
 0.5
 
 2,535.7
Deferred income taxes 
 167.3
 26.2
 (15.1) 178.4
Other long-term liabilities 17.6
 178.5
 6.0
 
 202.1
Stockholders’ equity 2,263.3
 4,945.5
 582.6
 (5,528.1) 2,263.3
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $4,877.0
 $5,807.6
 $670.0
 $(5,575.3) $5,779.3
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

(In millions)
  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales $
 $1,400.2
 $170.9
 $(177.1) $1,394.0
Cost of sales 
 1,193.9
 149.7
 (177.1) 1,166.5
Gross profit 
 206.3
 21.2
 
 227.5
Selling, general, and administrative expense 35.3
 107.7
 8.9
 
 151.9
Amortization expense 3.0
 16.1
 2.3
 
 21.4
Other operating expense, net 26.2
 (3.4) 0.5
 
 23.3
Operating income (loss) (64.5) 85.9
 9.5
 
 30.9
Interest expense 28.3
 
 1.3
 (1.8) 27.8
Interest income (0.3) (1.5) (1.3) 1.8
 (1.3)
Other expense (income), net (4.2) 5.7
 2.7
 
 4.2
Income (loss) before income taxes (88.3) 81.7
 6.8
 
 0.2
Income tax (benefit) expense (18.0) 12.3
 0.5
 
 (5.2)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries 75.7
 6.3
 
 (82.0) 
Net income (loss) $5.4
 $75.7
 $6.3
 $(82.0) $5.4
Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

 

 

$

1,458.0

 

 

$

175.9

 

 

$

(85.1

)

 

$

1,548.8

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

1,221.5

 

 

 

152.3

 

 

 

(85.1

)

 

 

1,288.7

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

236.5

 

 

 

23.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

260.1

 

Selling, general, and administrative expense

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

128.5

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

162.7

 

Amortization expense

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

22.7

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.5

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

8.0

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(29.6

)

 

 

77.3

 

 

 

10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

57.8

 

Interest expense

 

 

31.3

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

31.4

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

(0.4

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

(1.7

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.3

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(58.5

)

 

 

82.7

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.1

 

Income taxes

 

 

(22.4

)

 

 

22.7

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

 

64.9

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

(69.8

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

64.9

 

 

$

4.9

 

 

$

(69.8

)

 

$

28.8

 

Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

 

 

$

1,501.8

 

 

$

167.0

 

 

$

(81.9

)

 

$

1,586.9

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

1,240.2

 

 

 

143.0

 

 

 

(81.9

)

 

 

1,301.3

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

261.6

 

 

 

24.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

285.6

 

Selling, general, and administrative expense

 

 

23.5

 

 

 

134.5

 

 

 

16.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

174.1

 

Amortization expense

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.6

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.3

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(25.8

)

 

 

98.5

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

77.6

 

Interest expense

 

 

31.0

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

1.1

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

 

30.8

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

1.2

 

 

 

(0.1

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

(0.5

)

 

 

(5.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(5.7

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(56.8

)

 

 

100.1

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.6

 

Income taxes

 

 

(22.1

)

 

 

35.4

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.2

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

 

72.1

 

 

 

7.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(79.5

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

37.4

 

 

$

72.1

 

 

$

7.4

 

 

$

(79.5

)

 

$

37.4

 

29


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales $
 $1,458.0
 $175.9
 $(85.1) $1,548.8
Cost of sales 
 1,221.9
 152.3
 (85.1) 1,289.1
Gross profit 
 236.1
 23.6
 
 259.7
Selling, general, and administrative expense 23.9
 128.3
 10.3
 
 162.5
Amortization expense 3.3
 22.7
 2.5
 
 28.5
Other operating expense, net 2.4
 8.0
 0.7
 
 11.1
Operating income (loss) (29.6) 77.1
 10.1
 
 57.6
Interest expense 31.3
 0.1
 3.8
 (3.8) 31.4
Interest income 
 (3.8) (0.4) 3.8
 (0.4)
Other expense (income), net (2.4) (1.9) 0.8
 
 (3.5)
Income (loss) before income taxes (58.5) 82.7
 5.9
 
 30.1
Income tax (benefit) expense (22.4) 22.7
 1.0
 
 1.3
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries 64.9
 4.9
 
 (69.8) 
Net income (loss) $28.8
 $64.9
 $4.9
 $(69.8) $28.8

TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

(In millions)
  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales $
 $4,336.9
 $518.3
 $(524.2) $4,331.0
Cost of sales 
 3,699.5
 460.5
 (524.2) 3,635.8
Gross profit 
 637.4
 57.8
 
 695.2
Selling, general, and administrative expense 114.9
 361.7
 29.4
 
 506.0
Amortization expense 8.7
 49.3
 6.9
 
 64.9
Other operating expense, net 81.6
 14.0
 3.3
 
 98.9
Operating income (loss) (205.2) 212.4
 18.2
 
 25.4
Interest expense 88.9
 
 2.7
 (4.0) 87.6
Interest income (2.6) (3.6) (1.6) 4.0
 (3.8)
Other expense (income), net (1.4) 12.2
 0.7
 
 11.5
Income (loss) before income taxes (290.1) 203.8
 16.4
 
 (69.9)
Income tax (benefit) expense (61.4) 39.0
 1.3
 
 (21.1)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries 179.9
 15.1
 
 (195.0) 
Net income (loss) $(48.8) $179.9
 $15.1
 $(195.0) $(48.8)
Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

 

 

$

4,353.3

 

 

$

498.8

 

 

$

(244.9

)

 

$

4,607.2

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

3,596.9

 

 

 

431.8

 

 

 

(244.9

)

 

 

3,783.8

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

756.4

 

 

 

67.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

823.4

 

Selling, general, and administrative expense

 

 

86.0

 

 

 

408.0

 

 

 

30.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

524.3

 

Amortization expense

 

 

9.4

 

 

 

69.2

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.8

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

107.4

 

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

111.9

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(97.8

)

 

 

171.8

 

 

 

27.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.4

 

Interest expense

 

 

94.2

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

(6.4

)

 

 

92.9

 

Interest income

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(6.4

)

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

(3.5

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.8

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(189.0

)

 

 

179.7

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.8

 

Income taxes

 

 

(72.6

)

 

 

59.2

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9.0

)

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

 

139.2

 

 

 

18.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

(157.9

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

139.2

 

 

$

18.7

 

 

$

(157.9

)

 

$

22.8

 

Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

 

 

$

4,161.1

 

 

$

459.8

 

 

$

(222.4

)

 

$

4,398.5

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

3,448.0

 

 

 

396.9

 

 

 

(222.4

)

 

 

3,622.5

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

713.1

 

 

 

62.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

776.0

 

Selling, general, and administrative expense

 

 

100.1

 

 

 

394.1

 

 

 

42.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

536.6

 

Amortization expense

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

67.1

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

80.9

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

8.8

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

Operating (loss) income

 

 

(106.9

)

 

 

243.1

 

 

 

12.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

148.2

 

Interest expense

 

 

87.4

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

88.0

 

Interest income

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(3.9

)

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

3.6

 

 

 

(3.5

)

Other (income), net

 

 

 

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(3.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6.3

)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(192.1

)

 

 

249.3

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

70.0

 

Income taxes

 

 

(73.4

)

 

 

90.1

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.8

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

 

171.9

 

 

 

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

(184.6

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

53.2

 

 

$

171.9

 

 

$

12.7

 

 

$

(184.6

)

 

$

53.2

 

30


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net sales $
 $4,353.3
 $498.8
 $(244.9) $4,607.2
Cost of sales 
 3,597.6
 431.8
 (244.9) 3,784.5
Gross profit 
 755.7
 67.0
 
 822.7
Selling, general, and administrative expense 86.0
 407.6
 30.3
 
 523.9
Amortization expense 9.4
 69.2
 7.2
 
 85.8
Other operating expense, net 2.4
 107.4
 2.1
 
 111.9
Operating income (loss) (97.8) 171.5
 27.4
 
 101.1
Interest expense 94.2
 0.3
 4.8
 (6.4) 92.9
Interest income (2.2) (6.4) (1.3) 6.4
 (3.5)
Other expense (income), net (0.8) (2.1) 0.8
 
 (2.1)
Income (loss) before income taxes (189.0) 179.7
 23.1
 
 13.8
Income tax (benefit) expense (72.6) 59.2
 4.4
 
 (9.0)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries 139.2
 18.7
 
 (157.9) 
Net income (loss) $22.8
 $139.2
 $18.7
 $(157.9) $22.8
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

2018

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

64.9

 

 

$

4.9

 

 

$

(69.8

)

 

$

28.8

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.0

 

Pension and postretirement reclassification

   adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.1

 

Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of

   subsidiaries

 

 

18.1

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(36.1

)

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

46.9

 

 

$

83.0

 

 

$

22.9

 

 

$

(105.9

)

 

$

46.9

 

  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) $5.4
 $75.7
 $6.3
 $(82.0) $5.4
Other comprehensive income (loss):          
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 6.5
 
 6.5
Pension and postretirement reclassification
   adjustment, net of tax
 
 0.1
 
 
 0.1
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 0.1
 6.5
 
 6.6
Equity in other comprehensive (loss) income of
   subsidiaries
 6.6
 6.5
 
 (13.1) 
Comprehensive income (loss) $12.0
 $82.3
 $12.8
 $(95.1) $12.0

Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

2017

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

37.4

 

 

$

72.1

 

 

$

7.4

 

 

$

(79.5

)

 

$

37.4

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7.3

)

Pension and postretirement reclassification

   adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7.0

)

Equity in other comprehensive (loss) income of

   subsidiaries

 

 

(7.0

)

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

30.4

 

 

$

65.1

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

(65.2

)

 

$

30.4

 

31


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) $28.8
 $64.9
 $4.9
 $(69.8) $28.8
Other comprehensive income (loss):          
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 18.0
 
 18.0
Pension and postretirement reclassification
   adjustment, net of tax
 
 0.1
 
 
 0.1
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 0.1
 18.0
 
 18.1
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of
   subsidiaries
 18.1
 18.0
 
 (36.1) 
Comprehensive income (loss) $46.9
 $83.0
 $22.9
 $(105.9) $46.9


TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

2018

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

139.2

 

 

$

18.7

 

 

$

(157.9

)

 

$

22.8

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.5

 

Pension and postretirement reclassification

   adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

41.7

 

Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of

   subsidiaries

 

 

41.7

 

 

 

34.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

(76.2

)

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

64.5

 

 

$

180.9

 

 

$

53.2

 

 

$

(234.1

)

 

$

64.5

 

  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) $(48.8) $179.9
 $15.1
 $(195.0) $(48.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss):          
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 (13.0) 
 (13.0)
Pension and postretirement reclassification
   adjustment, net of tax
 
 0.4
 
 
 0.4
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 reclassification to retained earnings 
 (1.1) 
 
 (1.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 (0.7) (13.0) 
 (13.7)
Equity in other comprehensive (loss) income of
   subsidiaries
 (13.7) (13.0) 
 26.7
 
Comprehensive income (loss) $(62.5) $166.2
 $2.1
 $(168.3) $(62.5)
Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

2017

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

53.2

 

 

$

171.9

 

 

$

12.7

 

 

$

(184.6

)

 

$

53.2

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.6

 

Pension and postretirement reclassification

   adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

21.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.4

 

Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of

   subsidiaries

 

 

22.4

 

 

 

21.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

(44.0

)

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

75.6

 

 

$

194.3

 

 

$

34.3

 

 

$

(228.6

)

 

$

75.6

 

32


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Net income (loss) $22.8
 $139.2
 $18.7
 $(157.9) $22.8
Other comprehensive income (loss):          
Foreign currency translation adjustments 
 
 34.5
 
 34.5
Pension and postretirement reclassification
   adjustment, net of tax
 
 7.2
 
 
 7.2
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 7.2
 34.5
 
 41.7
Equity in other comprehensive income (loss) of
   subsidiaries
 41.7
 34.5
 
 (76.2) 
Comprehensive income (loss) $64.5
 $180.9
 $53.2
 $(234.1) $64.5


TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

2018

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating

   activities

 

$

13.4

 

 

$

406.0

 

 

$

1.4

 

 

$

(157.4

)

 

$

263.4

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(1.6

)

 

 

(87.4

)

 

 

(13.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

(102.5

)

Additions to intangible assets

 

 

(17.7

)

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(18.6

)

Intercompany transfer

 

 

69.8

 

 

 

(128.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

58.4

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2

 

Proceeds from divestiture

 

 

 

 

 

19.0

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.3

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing

   activities

 

 

50.5

 

 

 

(190.2

)

 

 

(14.3

)

 

 

58.4

 

 

 

(95.6

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (repayment) borrowing of debt

 

 

(100.8

)

 

 

(2.2

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(103.1

)

Intercompany transfer

 

 

109.2

 

 

 

(213.6

)

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

99.0

 

 

 

 

Receipts related to stock-based award activities

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

 

Payments related to stock-based award activities

 

 

(6.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6.7

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing

   activities

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

(215.8

)

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

99.0

 

 

 

(98.7

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash

   equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.7

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

76.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

69.8

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

61.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

62.1

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

76.7

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

55.0

 

 

$

 

 

$

131.9

 

33


  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:  
  
  
  
  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
   activities
 $89.3
 $323.9
 $51.5
 $(194.2) $270.5
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (2.2) (99.2) (15.3) 
 (116.7)
Additions to intangible assets (15.8) (0.6) 
 
 (16.4)
Intercompany transfer (25.8) (162.2) (16.2) 204.2
 
Other 
 35.5
 (1.1) 
 34.4
Net cash (used in) provided by investing
   activities
 (43.8) (226.5) (32.6) 204.2
 (98.7)
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net (repayment) borrowing of debt (208.5) (1.5) 
 
 (210.0)
Intercompany transfer 120.8
 (95.1) (15.7) (10.0) 
Repurchases of common stock (42.2) 
 
 
 (42.2)
Receipts related to stock-based award activities 4.7
 
 
 
 4.7
Payments related to stock-based award activities (3.3) 
 
 
 (3.3)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing
   activities
 (128.5) (96.6) (15.7) (10.0) (250.8)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
cash equivalents
 
 (1.0) 
 
 (1.0)
Decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents (83.0) (0.2) 3.2
 
 (80.0)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 83.2
 0.2
 49.4
 
 132.8
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $0.2
 $
 $52.6
 $
 $52.8
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


Condensed Supplemental Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

2017

(In millions)

 

 

Parent

 

 

Guarantor

 

 

Non-Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in)  operating

   activities

 

$

94.2

 

 

$

398.7

 

 

$

(10.7

)

 

$

(183.8

)

 

$

298.4

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(119.9

)

 

 

(9.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

(131.9

)

Additions to intangible assets

 

 

(8.2

)

 

 

(2.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10.9

)

Intercompany transfer

 

 

32.4

 

 

 

(78.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

46.0

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, less cash acquired

 

 

(2,687.7

)

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

43.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,644.4

)

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.4

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing

   activities

 

 

(2,666.3

)

 

 

(199.8

)

 

 

33.0

 

 

 

46.0

 

 

 

(2,787.1

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowing (repayment) of debt

 

 

1,700.1

 

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,697.5

 

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

(34.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34.3

)

Intercompany transfer

 

 

61.9

 

 

 

(196.4

)

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

137.8

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

835.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

835.1

 

Receipts related to stock-based award activities

 

 

7.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.6

 

Payments related to stock-based award activities

 

 

(8.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8.7

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing

   activities

 

 

2,561.7

 

 

 

(199.0

)

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

137.8

 

 

 

2,497.2

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash

   equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.8

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(10.4

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

22.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.3

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

10.4

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

24.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

34.9

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

47.2

 

 

$

 

 

$

47.2

 

21. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On November 2, 2017, the Company announced that the Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $400 million of the Company’s common stock at any time, or from time to time. Any repurchases under the program may be made by means of open market transactions, negotiated block transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a repurchase plan administered in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The size and timing of any repurchases will depend on price, market and business conditions, and other factors. Provided, however, that the Company is authorized to enter into an administrative repurchase plan for $50 million of the $400 million in the twelve months following November, 6 2017. The Company will repurchase shares opportunistically with a total annual cap of $150 million. Any shares repurchased will be held as treasury stock.

On October 29, 2017 Mr. Robert Aiken resigned as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. The Company is in discussions with Mr. Aiken regarding the satisfaction of his monetary obligations to the Company under his employment agreement.

  
Parent
Company
 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:  
  
  
  
  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
   activities
 $13.4
 $406.0
 $1.4
 $(157.4) $263.4
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Additions to property, plant, and equipment (1.6) (87.4) (13.5) 
 (102.5)
Additions to intangible assets (17.7) (0.8) (0.1) 
 (18.6)
Intercompany transfer 69.8
 (128.2) 
 58.4
 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 
 7.2
 
 
 7.2
Proceeds from divestiture 
 19.0
 0.3
 
 19.3
Other 
 
 (1.0) 
 (1.0)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing
   activities
 50.5
 (190.2) (14.3) 58.4
 (95.6)
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net borrowing (repayment) of debt (100.8) (2.2) (0.1) 
 (103.1)
Intercompany transfer 109.2
 (213.6) 5.4
 99.0
 
Receipts related to stock-based award activities 11.1
 
 
 
 11.1
Payments related to stock-based award activities (6.7) 
 
 
 (6.7)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing
   activities
 12.8
 (215.8) 5.3
 99.0
 (98.7)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
cash equivalents
 
 
 0.7
 
 0.7
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 76.7
 
 (6.9) 
 69.8
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 
 0.2
 61.9
 
 62.1
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $76.7
 $0.2
 $55.0
 $
 $131.9


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

Business Overview

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer of packaged foods and beverages with more than 50 manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy that focuses primarily on private label products for both retail grocery and food away from home customers. We manufacture shelf stable, refrigerated, frozen, and fresh products within our five segments (Baked goods,Goods, Beverages, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks). We have a comprehensive offering of packaging formats and flavor profiles, and we also offer natural, organic, and preservative free ingredients in many categories.
Our reportable segments, and the product categories that make up each segment, are as follows:
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Net sales are relatively evenly distributed across segments:
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We believe we are the largest manufacturer of private label snack nuts, trail mixes, refrigerated dough, retail griddle items, in-store bakery cookies, pretzels,crackers, pickles, salsa, macaroni and cheese dinners, non-dairy powdered creamer, ready-to-eat cereals, bouillon, and dry pasta in the United States, the largest manufacturer of private label pretzels, retail griddle items, powdered drink mixes, retail salad dressings, macaroni and cheese dinners, and instant hot cereals in both the United States and Canada, and the largest manufacturer of private label jams and pasta sauces in Canada, based on volume. We also believe we are one of the largest manufacturers of private label crackers,in-store bakery products, cookies, pitas, snack bars, table syrup, flavored syrup, barbeque sauce, preserves, and jellies in the United States, based on volume.


The following discussion and analysis presents the factors that had a material effect on our results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016.2017. Also discussed is our financial position as of the end of the current period. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to those Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this report. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. See Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statementson page 5361 for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions associated with these statements.

Segments

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company completed changes in its organizational structure that resulted in a change in how the Company manages its business and allocates resources. Our reportable segments are now organized and managed by products: Baked Goods, Beverages, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks. Our reportable segments are discussed in greater detail in Note 18 within the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  


Current Market Environment

Despite


Retail food sales and volumes have been under pressure in recent years. However, trends might be starting to shift as positive sales growth has returned across most measured channels during the overall improvement inpast year. Based on the U.S. economy, consumer spending continues to remain challenged. Specifically, retail food volumes continue to be weak compared to overall consumer spending. SeptemberCiti DD’s Nielsen AOC+C Data Analysis – 9/8/18 report, total retail food sales and volumes showed sequential declines month-to-month as consumers executed stock-up trips to stores in advance of early September hurricanes. On a quarterly basis, third quarter total retail food sales across the industry increased sequentially0.6% over the second quarter of 2017 with sales up nearly 0.6%. The sequential improvement in sales was mirrored, though to a lesser extent, in the third quarter year-over-year comparison. Total retail food sales across the industry increased 0.3% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period lastpast year as minimal volume declines (-1.8%)decreases of 1.0% were more than offset by price increases (+2.1%)of 1.6%. Although volume softness continued in the industry, pricing actions have mostly offset this impact.  Branded products continue to be the hardest hit as volumes were 2.7% lower in the third quarter of 2017 compared to 2016 with pricing offsetting 2.5% of the decline. Comparatively, privatePrivate label food volumes were down 0.1% for the third quarter year-over-year with a corresponding 2.7% increase in pricing. As such, comparatively stable industry volumes combined with similar pricing actions demonstrates private label products are well positioned against their branded counterparts.

While overallsales and volume growth continues to outpace branded products as total private label sales in measured channels over the past year increased 3.5% compared to a decrease of 0.1% for branded products. These increases were led by private label pricing and volume increases of 2.2% and 1.3%, respectively, compared to branded pricing increases of 2.1% and volume decreases of 2.2%. As such, on an industry basis, strong private label sales and volumes continue to be a challenge, certain retailattractive compared to branded counterparts.




Retail sectors are experiencingcontinuing to experience growth in premium, better for you, natural, and organic foods (collectively referred to as “PBFY”) as consumers continue to snack, withshift their consumptions trends towards a focus on “healthy” and “better for you” foods. “Healthy” and “better for you”healthier eating with cleaner labels. PBFY foods include items such as fresh or freshly prepared foods, foods with premium ingredients, natural, organic, clean label, or specialty foods, most of which are located in the perimeter of the store. Recent data shows that these product offerings are expected to be the primary growth area for both branded and private label products, and that growth in private label is expected to drive the overall growth in these product categories.  These trends are prompting companies, TreeHouse included, to increase or adjust their offerings, while retaining their commitment to provide products at reasonable prices.  The margin on these PBFY products tend to be higher and more stable than other labels.  In an effort to respond to shifting consumer demand, the Company offers an increasing variety of snacks, natural, and organic products.

PBFY products, currently offering PBFY products in 28 of our categories.


Recent Developments
TreeHouse 2020 – Operating Margin Improvement Plan


On August 3, 2017, the Company announced the TreeHouse 2020 program, which is a comprehensive strategic blueprint intended to accelerate long-term growth through optimization of our manufacturing network, transformation of our mixing centers and warehouse footprint, and leveraging of systems and processes to drive performance.  TreeHouse 2020 is a multi-year plan to fully integrate the business and reduce its cost structure in order to invest in market-differentiated capabilities, including higher growth potential product categories to serve the rapidly evolving needs of customers which are strategically focused and highly committed to their corporate brands. TreeHouse 2020 is expected to produce significant savings to achieve our operating margin expansion targets creating reinvestment opportunities to drive future growth.  Specifically, we are targeting to improve our operating margin structure by


approximately 300 basis points by the end of 2020. In the short-term, while we continue to execute on these margin improvement initiatives we might experience modest sales declines due to the rationalization of low margin business.


The TreeHouse 2020 program will be executed in multiple phases overthrough 2020.  In 2017, the next several years.  The key elements of Phase 1 includeCompany announced the closure of the Company’sits Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Plymouth, Indiana facilities, as well as the downsizing of the Dothan, Alabama facility.  Production at the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Plymouth, Indiana facilities is expected to ceaseceased in the fourth quarter of 2017.  The partial facility downsizing at Dothan, Alabama is expected to be completewas completed in the third quarter of 2018. In addition, we have taken steps toward increasing our capacity utilization, operational margin expansion, and streamlining our plant structure to optimize our supply chain. Plant closings, line shutdowns, warehouse consolidations, and the rollout of a standardized management operating structure continue to track to plan. See Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding restructuring and margin improvement activities.

Recent Developments

Share Repurchase Authorization

programs.


On November 2, 2017,January 31, 2018, the Company announced its intention to close its remaining operations in Battle Creek, Michigan. The Company had previously announced its decision to downsize the Battle Creek facility; however, following completion of the first phase of downsizing, it was determined that the Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program.remaining operations would not be economically viable. Current production at Battle Creek will be moved to other cereal manufacturing facilities.  The stock repurchase program authorizescosts to close the Company to repurchase up to $400 millionremainder of the Company’s common stock at any time, or from time to time. Any repurchases under the program may be made by means of open market transactions, negotiated block transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a repurchase plan administered in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The size and timing of any repurchases will depend on price, market and business conditions, and other factors. Provided, however, that the Company is authorized to enter into an administrative repurchase plan for $50 million of the $400 million in the twelve months following November, 6 2017. The Company will repurchase shares opportunistically with a total annual cap of $150 million. Any shares repurchased will be held as treasury stock.

Sale of the Soup and Infant Feeding Business

On April 25, 2017, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its canned soup and infant feeding (“SIF”) business. The SIF business is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and produces private label condensed and ready-to-serve soup, baby food, and gravies for the Meals segment. The transaction closed on May 22, 2017 and remains subject to working capital adjustments thatBattle Creek facility are expected to be finalizedapproximately $18.2 million, of which approximately $11.8 million is expected to be in cash. Components of the charges include non-cash asset write-offs of approximately $6.4 million, employee-related costs of approximately $3.2 million, and other closure costs of approximately $8.6 million. Total expected costs to close decreased $11.8 million from the initial announcement through September 30, 2018 due to revised estimates. The full closure of the facility was initially scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2017.

2018, but this date has been delayed to mid-2019 due to recent customer bid activity.


On February 15, 2018, the Company announced the planned closure of its Visalia, California facility by the end of the first quarter of 2019. The plant primarily produces pretzels and cereal snack mixes for the Baked Goods segment.  Current pretzel production will be moved to other TreeHouse manufacturing facilities prior to the plant closure.  The costs to close the Visalia facility are expected to be approximately $23.6 million, of which approximately $11.0 million is expected to be in cash. Components of the charges include non-cash accelerated depreciation of approximately $12.6 million, employee-related costs of approximately $3.7 million, and other closure costs of approximately $7.3 million. Total expected costs to close increased $2.6 million since the initial announcement through September 30, 2018 due to revised estimates.

On July 18, 2018, the Company announced the planned closure of an administrative office located in Omaha, Nebraska by January 31, 2019. Costs associated with this office closure are expected to be approximately $5.8 million, of which $4.3 million is expected to be in cash.


Structure to Win
In the first quarter of 2018, the Company announced an operating expenses improvement program designed to align our organization structure with strategic priorities.  The program is intended to support operational effectiveness, cost reduction, and position the Company for growth with a focus on a lean customer focused go-to-market team, centralized supply chain, and streamlined back office.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we incurred costs of $31.5 million on this program. We expect to spend $37.0 million in 2018 primarily on employee-related costs and consulting services, which is intended to yield $55.0 million in annualized run-rate savings starting in 2019.
Results of Operations


The following table presents certain information concerning our financial results, including information presented as a percentage of consolidated net sales:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

1,548.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

1,586.9

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

4,607.2

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

4,398.5

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

1,288.7

 

 

 

83.2

 

 

 

1,301.3

 

 

 

82.0

 

 

 

3,783.8

 

 

 

82.1

 

 

 

3,622.5

 

 

 

82.4

 

Gross profit

 

 

260.1

 

 

 

16.8

 

 

 

285.6

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

823.4

 

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

776.0

 

 

 

17.6

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and distribution

 

 

95.6

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

102.2

 

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

295.0

 

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

292.0

 

 

 

6.6

 

General and administrative

 

 

67.1

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

71.9

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

229.3

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

244.6

 

 

 

5.6

 

Amortization expense

 

 

28.5

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

28.6

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

85.8

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

80.9

 

 

 

1.8

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

11.1

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

111.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

202.3

 

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

208.0

 

 

 

13.0

 

 

 

722.0

 

 

 

15.7

 

 

 

627.8

 

 

 

14.2

 

Operating income

 

 

57.8

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

77.6

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

101.4

 

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

148.2

 

 

 

3.4

 

Other expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

31.4

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

30.8

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

92.9

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

88.0

 

 

 

2.0

 

Interest income

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Gain on foreign currency exchange

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(1.1

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(2.8

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(6.0

)

 

 

(0.1

)

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4.6

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

Total other expense

 

 

27.7

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

87.6

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

78.2

 

 

 

1.8

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

30.1

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

52.6

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

13.8

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

70.0

 

 

 

1.6

 

Income taxes

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

(9.0

)

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

16.8

 

 

 

0.4

 

Net income

 

$

28.8

 

 

 

1.9

%

 

$

37.4

 

 

 

2.4

%

 

$

22.8

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

$

53.2

 

 

 

1.2

%

  Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $1,394.0
 100.0 % $1,548.8
 100.0 % $4,331.0
 100.0 % $4,607.2
 100.0 %
Cost of sales 1,166.5
 83.7
 1,289.1
 83.2
 3,635.8
 83.9
 3,784.5
 82.1
Gross profit 227.5
 16.3
 259.7
 16.8
 695.2
 16.1
 822.7
 17.9
Operating expenses:  
  
    
    
    
Selling and distribution 85.4
 6.1
 95.6
 6.2
 285.5
 6.6
 295.0
 6.4
General and administrative 66.5
 4.8
 66.9
 4.3
 220.5
 5.1
 228.9
 5.0
Amortization expense 21.4
 1.5
 28.5
 1.8
 64.9
 1.5
 85.8
 1.9
Other operating expense, net 23.3
 1.7
 11.1
 0.7
 98.9
 2.3
 111.9
 2.4
Total operating expenses 196.6
 14.1
 202.1
 13.0
 669.8
 15.5
 721.6
 15.7
Operating income 30.9
 2.2
 57.6
 3.8
 25.4
 0.6
 101.1
 2.2
Other expense:  
  
    
    
    
Interest expense 27.8
 2.0
 31.4
 2.0
 87.6
 2.0
 92.9
 2.0
Interest income (1.3) (0.1) (0.4) 
 (3.8) (0.1) (3.5) (0.1)
Loss (income) on foreign currency exchange 0.6
 
 (2.5) (0.2) 5.0
 0.1
 (2.8) (0.1)
Other expense (income), net 3.6
 0.3
 (1.0) 
 6.5
 0.2
 0.7
 0.1
Total other expense 30.7
 2.2
 27.5
 1.8
 95.3
 2.2
 87.3
 1.9
Income (loss) before income taxes 0.2
 
 30.1
 2.0
 (69.9) (1.6) 13.8
 0.3
Income tax (benefit) expense (5.2) (0.4) 1.3
 0.1
 (21.1) (0.5) (9.0) (0.2)
Net income (loss) $5.4
 0.4 % $28.8
 1.9 % $(48.8) (1.1)% $22.8
 0.5 %


Three Months Ended September 30, 20172018 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 20162017

Net Sales
Third quarter net sales decreased by $38.1$154.8 million, or 2.4%10.0%, in 20172018 compared to 2016.2017. The change in net sales from the third quarter of 20162017 to the third quarter of 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

1,586.9

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

0.1

%

Pricing

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

Product recalls

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

0.1

 

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

(45.6

)

 

 

(2.9

)

Foreign currency

 

 

3.0

 

 

 

0.2

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

1,548.8

 

 

 

(2.4

)%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $1,548.8
  
SKU rationalization (36.7) (2.3)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (137.8) (8.9)
Pricing 26.8
 1.7
Product recalls (1.7) (0.1)
Divestitures (2.7) (0.2)
Foreign currency (2.7) (0.2)
2018 Net sales $1,394.0
 (10.0)%
The change in net sales was more than explaineddriven by the ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, which contributed 2.3% to the year-over-year decline, and the divestiture of the SIFMcCann's business in July 2018, which contributed 2.9%0.2% to the year-over-year decline. Volume/mix, pricing,Excluding the impact of the divestiture and foreign exchange were slightly favorableSKU rationalization, net sales decreased 7.5% in the third quarter 2018 compared to 2017, driven by the prior year, partially offsettingfollowing:
Volume/mix was unfavorable 8.9% year-over-year mostly driven by declines in the decline fromSnacks and Meals segments.
Foreign currency exchange was unfavorable 0.2% in the divestiture. third quarter of 2018 compared to 2017.
Included in third quarter 2017 net sales was a $1.7 million product recall reimbursement, which did not recur in 2018, contributing a 0.1% decrease to the year-over-year change in net sales.  
Pricing was favorable 1.7% in the third quarter of 2018 compared to a $0.1 million impact in 2016, that contributed an increase of 0.1%2017 reflecting pricing actions to net sales year-over-year.

Cost of Salescover commodity, packaging, and freight inflation across most product categories.  


Gross Profit Cost of salesGross profit as a percentage of net sales was 83.2%16.3% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 16.8% in the third quarter of 2017, compareda decrease of 0.5% . Of this decrease, 0.4 percentage points was related to 82.0%$4.7 of expenses for plant restoration costs related to a temporary shutdown at our Snacks plant in Robersonville, NC in the third quarter of 2016. Included in cost of sales2018, and $3.2 million related to product recall reimbursement in the third quarter of 2017 that did not recur in 2018. This was $1.5 million relatedpartially offset by a reduction in expenses associated with restructuring programs to product recall reimbursement compared to expense of $0.2$7.2 million in the third quarter of 2016. Also included in cost of sales was2018 compared to $10.2 million of restructuring and other margin improvement activities in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $1.0 million in the prior year. These transactions, coupled with the product recall reimbursement outlined above in net sales, increased cost of sales as a percentage of net sales by 0.5% in the third quarter of 2017 and 0.1% in the third quarter of 2016.2017.  The remaining 0.8% increase in cost of sales as a0.1 percentage of net salespoint decrease was primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix, higheroperating costs, including unanticipated hurricane expenses, higher commodityfreight costs, and unfavorable mix, partially offset by a reduction inhigher variable incentive compensation, and depreciation.higher commodity costs, partially offset by pricing actions and lower costs resulting from a LIFO liquidation.

Operating Expenses— Total operating expenses were $202.3$196.6 million in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to $208.0$202.1 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017. The decrease in 20172018 resulted from the following:

Selling and distribution expenses decreased $6.6$10.2 million, or 6.5%10.7%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017 driven by savings from the Structure to Win initiative and other cost saving measures, lower broker commissions, and lower freight expense due to volume, partially offset by higher freight rates and higher variable incentive compensation. Selling and distribution expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased 0.1 percentage points to 6.1% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 6.2% in the third quarter of 2017, compared to 6.4% in the third quarter of 2016.  The2017.  This decrease was primarily related to lower volumes, a reduction in variable incentive compensation,savings from the Structure to Win initiative and other cost savings in 2017, partially offset by unfavorable freight rates.

saving measures.  

General and administrative expenses decreased $4.8$0.4 million, or 6.7%0.6%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased slightlyincreased 0.5 percentage points to 4.8% in the third quarter of 2018, compared to 4.3% in the third quarter of 2017,2017. Of this increase, 0.2 percentage points was related to $5.1 million of costs associated with restructuring programs and acquisition, integration, divestiture and related costs in 2018, compared to 4.5%$3.4 million associated with acquisition, integration, divestiture and related costs in 2017. The remaining 0.3 percentage point increase year-over-year was mostly due increased variable incentive compensation partially offset by savings from the Structure to Win initiative and other cost saving measures.


Amortization expense decreased $7.1 million in the third quarter of 2016 mostly related to lower revenues and a reduction in variable incentive compensation.

Amortization expense was relatively flat in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

2017 reflecting the impairment of the customer related intangible assets in the Snacks segment in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Other operating expense was $23.3 million in the third quarter of 2018 compared to $11.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $5.3 million in the third quarteran increase of 2016.$12.2 million. The increase was entirelymostly due to $26.8 million of higher costs in 2018 associated with restructuring and other margin improvement activitiesprograms that were announced in recent quarters with respect to the TreeHouse 2020 margin improvement plan and the Company’s closureplant closures partially offset by a gain on the divestiture of the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Plymouth, Indiana; CityMcCann's business of Industry, California; Ayer, Massachusetts; Azusa, California; Delta, British Columbia (frozen griddle); and Ripon, Wisconsin facilities as well as the downsizing of the Dothan, Alabama and Battle Creek, Michigan facilities.$14.3 million.  See Note 2 and Note 14 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding restructuring programs and margin improvement activities.

other operating expense, net.

Interest Expense— Interest expense increaseddecreased to $31.4$27.8 million in the third quarter of 2017,2018, compared to $30.8$31.4 million in 2016,2017, primarily due to lower net debt and lower credit facility pricing from the December 1, 2017 credit agreement amendment, partially offset by higher interest rates and the write-off of $0.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs associated with Federalthe repurchase of the 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes in the third quarter of 2018.  The higher interest rate increases partially offset by lower net debt.rates reflect the year-over-year increase in LIBOR.  

Interest Income– Interest income of $0.4$1.3 million primarily relates to cash held by our Canadian subsidiaries and gains on investments. Interest income increased slightly from the third quarter of 2016.2017.


Foreign Currency— The Company’s foreign currency impact was a $2.5$0.6 million gainloss for the third quarter of 2017,2018, compared to a gainincome of $1.1$2.5 million in the third quarter of 2016,2017, primarily due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the U.S. and Canadian dollar during the respective periods.

Other (Income) Expense (Income), net— Other incomeexpense was $0.8$3.6 million for the third quarter of 2017,2018, compared to income of $4.6$1.0 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017. The change was primarily due to lowerexpenses associated with tax indemnification and a loss on debt extinguishment related to the repurchase of 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes partially offset by an increase in non-cash mark-to-market gains from hedging activities, primarily foreign currency contracts, commodity contracts, anddriven by interest rate swaps.

Income Taxes— Income tax (benefit) expense was a benefit of $1.3$5.2 million was recorded in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to an expense of $15.2$1.3 million for the same period of 2016.2017. The effective rateincome tax benefit in the third quarter of 2018 was 4.3%primarily driven by the release of certain tax reserves related to statute expirations of $6.7 million.  In tandem with recognizing the $6.7 million tax benefit, during the third quarter of 2018 the Company wrote off $6.7 million of related tax indemnification asset, which was reflected in Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The remaining fluctuation in the tax provision for the third quarter of 20172018 compared to 28.9% for the third quarter of 2016. The change in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to September 30, 2016 iswas primarily a result of the reduction in the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate, an increase in the amount of income tax benefit from the release of certain tax reserves, for unrecognized tax benefits due toa reduction in the lapse of statutes and a benefit from foreign tax credits on a year-over-year basis.basis, and the overall impact of discrete items on low third quarter income before taxes.  Our effective tax rate may change from period to period based on recurring and non-recurring factors including the jurisdictional mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, state income taxes, settlement of tax audits, and the expiration of the statute of limitations in relation to unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state tax expense, the benefits associated with the federal domestic production activities deduction, the excessexecutive compensation expense that is not deductible for tax benefits related to share-based payments, the benefit ofpurposes, and an intercompany financing structure entered into in conjunction with the E.D. Smith Foods, Ltd. (“E.D. Smith”) acquisition in 2007, and the benefit derived from foreign tax credits.

2007.



Three Months Ended September 30, 20172018 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 20162017 — Results by Segment

Baked Goods

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

351.2

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

329.4

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

275.1

 

 

 

78.3

 

 

 

267.0

 

 

 

81.1

 

Gross profit

 

 

76.1

 

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

62.4

 

 

 

18.9

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

22.2

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

6.3

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

2.3

 

Direct operating income

 

$

46.9

 

 

 

13.4

%

 

$

33.8

 

 

 

10.3

%

  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $332.8
 100.0% $351.2
 100.0%
Cost of sales 269.2
 80.9
 275.1
 78.3
Gross profit 63.6
 19.1
 76.1
 21.7
Freight out and commissions 22.5
 6.8
 22.2
 6.3
Direct selling, general, and administrative 5.9
 1.7
 7.0
 2.0
Direct operating income $35.2
 10.6% $46.9
 13.4%
Net sales in the Baked Goods segment increased $21.8decreased $18.4 million, or 6.6%5.2%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

329.4

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

6.6

%

Pricing

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(0.2

)

Foreign currency

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

0.2

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

351.2

 

 

 

6.6

%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $351.2
  
SKU rationalization (7.6) (2.1)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (18.6) (5.3)
Pricing 8.5
 2.4
Foreign currency (0.7) (0.2)
2018 Net sales $332.8
 (5.2)%
Net sales increaseddecreased during the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to favorable volume/mix from increased distribution predominantly in the cracker and cookie categories, partially offset by unfavorable pricing from competitive pressure.

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased 2.8%, from 81.1% in the third quarter of 2016 to 78.3% in the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to lowerunfavorable volume/mix due to lost distribution from competitive pressure in the dough, crackers, and cookies categories combined with unfavorable mix, the ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, and unfavorable foreign currency, partially offset by favorable pricing driven by commodity and freight inflation.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 2.6 percentage points, from 21.7% in the third quarter of 2017 to 19.1% in the third quarter of 2018, primarily due to higher operating costs, higher commodity costs (flour, sugar,(wheat, eggs, and eggs)resin), and lower operating costs.

unfavorable volume/mix, partially offset by favorable pricing.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $22.5 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $22.2 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $20.8 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017.  Freight and commissions as a percentage of net sales was flat year-over-year.

increased 0.5 percentage points year-over-year due to freight cost inflation, particularly in the temperature controlled freight market.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $5.9 million in the third quarter of 2018 compared to $7.0 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $7.8 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017. The decrease in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.




Beverages

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

244.9

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

234.9

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

178.3

 

 

 

72.8

 

 

 

158.5

 

 

 

67.5

 

Gross profit

 

 

66.6

 

 

 

27.2

 

 

 

76.4

 

 

 

32.5

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

10.3

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

6.9

 

 

 

2.9

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

2.4

 

Direct operating income

 

$

51.7

 

 

 

21.1

%

 

$

63.8

 

 

 

27.2

%

  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $236.3
 100.0% $244.9
 100.0%
Cost of sales 180.4
 76.3
 178.3
 72.8
Gross profit 55.9
 23.7
 66.6
 27.2
Freight out and commissions 7.9
 3.3
 10.3
 4.2
Direct selling, general, and administrative 3.9
 1.7
 4.6
 1.9
Direct operating income $44.1
 18.7% $51.7
 21.1%
Net sales in the Beverages segment increased $10.0decreased $8.6 million, or 4.3%3.5%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

234.9

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

14.0

 

 

 

6.0

%

Pricing

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

(1.7

)

2017 Net sales

 

$

244.9

 

 

 

4.3

%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $244.9
  
SKU rationalization (3.9) (1.6)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (3.5) (1.4)
Pricing (1.2) (0.5)
2018 Net sales $236.3
 (3.5)%
Net sales increaseddecreased during the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to favorable volume/mix from increased distribution, principally in the single serve beverages, creamer, broth, and liquid beverages categories, partially offset by unfavorable pricing from competitive pressure.

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased 5.3%, from 67.5% in the third quarter of 2016 to 72.8% in the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to the ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, unfavorable volume/mix in creamers, partially offset by category gains in broth. Pricing was unfavorable primarily due to competitive pressure in the single serve beverages category, partially offset by favorable pricing driven by commodity inflation.  

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 3.5 percentage points, from 27.2% in the third quarter of 2017 to 23.7% in the third quarter of 2018, primarily due to a labor dispute and ensuing recovery at a creamer plant that has driven unfavorable volume/mix and higher operating costs and unfavorable commodity costs (primarily related to oils).

costs.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $7.9 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $10.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared2017. Freight and commissions as a percentage of net sales decreased 0.9 percentage points year-over-year due to $6.9 millionimprovements in the third quarter of 2016. The increase is primarily related to increased volume year-over-year and a shift in mix from customer pick-up to delivery.

logistics efficiency.


Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $4.6 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $5.7 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017. The decrease in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.




Condiments

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

333.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

322.9

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

278.8

 

 

 

83.5

 

 

 

263.6

 

 

 

81.6

 

Gross profit

 

 

55.0

 

 

 

16.5

 

 

 

59.3

 

 

 

18.4

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

14.8

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

4.4

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

5.8

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

2.2

 

Direct operating income

 

$

34.4

 

 

 

10.3

%

 

$

38.0

 

 

 

11.8

%

  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $317.1
 100.0% $333.8
 100.0%
Cost of sales 248.8
 78.5
 278.8
 83.5
Gross profit 68.3
 21.5
 55.0
 16.5
Freight out and commissions 14.0
 4.4
 14.8
 4.4
Direct selling, general, and administrative 4.9
 1.5
 5.8
 1.8
Direct operating income $49.4
 15.6% $34.4
 10.3%
Net sales in the Condiments segment increased $10.9decreased $16.7 million, or 3.4%5.0%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:


 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

322.9

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

5.4

 

 

 

1.7

%

 Dollars Percent
 (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $333.8
  
SKU rationalization (16.1) (4.8)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (9.0) (2.7)

Pricing

 

 

3.3

 

 

 

1.0

 

 10.4
 3.1

Foreign currency

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

0.7

 

 (2.0) (0.6)

2017 Net sales

 

$

333.8

 

 

 

3.4

%

2018 Net sales $317.1
 (5.0)%

Net sales increaseddecreased during the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to favorable volume/mix from increased distribution, predominantly in the pickles, dressings, cheese, and salsa categories, favorable pricing, and favorable foreign currency exchange rates.

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased 1.9%, from 81.6% in the third quarter of 2016 to 83.5% in the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to higherthe ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, unfavorable volume/mix due to competitive pressure in pickles and preserves, and unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by favorable pricing driven by commodity inflation.  

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 5.0 percentage points, from 16.5% in the third quarter of 2017 to 21.5% in the third quarter of 2018, primarily due to favorable pricing and lower costs (soy bean oil and dairy) and higher operating costs.

resulting from a LIFO liquidation.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $14.0 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $14.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $14.3 million in the third quarter of 2016. Costs remained consistent with sales activity as freight out2017. Freight and commissions as a percentage of net sales was 4.4% for both the third quarter of 2017 and 2016.

were flat year-over-year.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $5.8 million in the third quarter of 2017 and $7.0 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017. The decrease in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.

Meals

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

284.6

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

347.9

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

233.7

 

 

 

82.1

 

 

 

291.6

 

 

 

83.8

 

Gross profit

 

 

50.9

 

 

 

17.9

 

 

 

56.3

 

 

 

16.2

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

11.6

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

14.5

 

 

 

4.2

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

7.2

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

2.5

 

Direct operating income

 

$

32.1

 

 

 

11.3

%

 

$

33.1

 

 

 

9.5

%

  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $253.7
 100.0% $284.6
 100.0%
Cost of sales 206.1
 81.2
 233.7
 82.1
Gross profit 47.6
 18.8
 50.9
 17.9
Freight out and commissions 10.3
 4.1
 11.6
 4.1
Direct selling, general, and administrative 7.5
 3.0
 7.2
 2.5
Direct operating income $29.8
 11.7% $32.1
 11.3%


Net sales in the Meals segment decreased $63.3$30.9 million, or (18.2)%10.9%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

347.9

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

(14.6

)

 

 

(4.2

)%

Pricing

 

 

(3.1

)

 

 

(0.9

)

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

(45.6

)

 

 

(13.1

)

2017 Net sales

 

$

284.6

 

 

 

(18.2

)%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $284.6
  
SKU rationalization (5.7) (2.0)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (31.0) (11.0)
Pricing 8.5
 3.0
Divestiture (2.7) (0.9)
2018 Net sales $253.7
 (10.9)%
Net sales decreased during the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016 which is more than explained by the divestiture of the SIF business,2017 due to unfavorable volume/mix from competitive pressure (principally in the ready-to-eat cereal, pasta, and dry dinner categories) and category softness (principally in the ready-to-eat cereal category), the ongoing efforts to simplify and unfavorablerationalize low margin SKUs, and the divestiture of the McCann's business in July 2018.  These decreases were partially offset by favorable pricing from competitive pressure.

Cost of salesdriven by commodity and freight inflation.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 1.7%,increased 0.9 percentage points, from 83.8% in the third quarter of 2016 to 82.1%17.9% in the third quarter of 2017 to 18.8% in the third quarter of 2018, primarily due to favorable pricing and lower operating costs related to the SIF divestiturefrom plant closures and favorable depreciation, partially offset by higher operating costs.

supply chain optimization activities.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $10.3 million in the third quarter of 2018, compared to $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $14.5 million in the third quarter of 2016.2017. Freight out and commissions as a percentage of net sales was relatively flat in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

consistent year-over-year.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $7.2$7.5 million in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to $8.7$7.2 million in 2016.2017. Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was flatincreased compared to prior year asprimarily due to advertising investments in the costs associated with the divested business decreased proportionately with the decline in net sales.

pasta category.

Snacks

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

332.6

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

351.7

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

317.6

 

 

 

95.5

 

 

 

319.1

 

 

 

90.7

 

Gross profit

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

32.6

 

 

 

9.3

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

8.4

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

8.6

 

 

 

2.4

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

 

1.6

 

Direct operating income

 

$

1.8

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

$

18.5

 

 

 

5.3

%

  Three Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $254.1
 100.0 % $332.6
 100.0%
Cost of sales 247.2
 97.3
 317.6
 95.5
Gross profit 6.9
 2.7
 15.0
 4.5
Freight out and commissions 7.0
 2.8
 8.4
 2.5
Direct selling, general, and administrative 3.7
 1.4
 4.8
 1.5
Direct operating income $(3.8) (1.5)% $1.8
 0.5%


Net sales in the Snacks segment decreased $19.1$78.5 million, or (5.4)%23.6%, in the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

351.7

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

(25.1

)

 

 

(7.1

)%

Pricing

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

1.7

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

332.6

 

 

 

(5.4

)%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $332.6
  
SKU rationalization (3.4) (1.0)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (75.7) (22.8)
Pricing 0.6
 0.2
2018 Net sales $254.1
 (23.6)%
Net sales decreased during the third quarter of 20172018 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix from soft consumer trends and the exit of low margin co-pack business, partially offset by favorable pricing from commodity-based price increases.

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased 4.8%, from 90.7% in the third quarter of 2016 to 95.5% in the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to higher commodity costs (predominantlyunfavorable volume from the expected loss of low margin business, competitive pressure in cashews), unfavorableall categories (snack nuts, trail mix, and higher operating costs. Contributingbars) combined with business interruption resulting from hurricane activity. Sales also decreased due to higher operating coststhe ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, partially offset by favorable pricing.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 1.8 percentage points, from 4.5% in the third quarter wasof 2017 to 2.7% in the launchthird quarter of a large scale private label customer in snack nuts.

2018, primarily due to lower volume and higher operating costs partially attributed to hurricane activity.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $8.4$7.0 million in the third quarter of 2017,2018, compared to $8.6$8.4 million in 2016.2017. Freight out and commissions as a percentage of net sales was relatively flat in the third quarter of 2017 comparedincreased 0.3 percentage points year-over-year due to the third quarter of 2016.

freight cost inflation.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2018 compared to $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $5.5 million2017. The decrease in the third quarter of 2016. Directdirect selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased slightly year-over-yearwas primarily due to the impact of fixed overhead costs that did not adjust proportionately with the decrease in net sales in the quarter, partially offset by Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172018 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

2017

Net Sales— Net sales increaseddecreased by $208.7$276.2 million, or 4.7%6.0%, in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to the first nine months of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

4,398.5

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

2.9

 

 

 

0.1

%

Pricing

 

 

(12.9

)

 

 

(0.3

)

Product recalls

 

 

15.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

201.2

 

 

 

4.6

 

Foreign currency

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

4,607.2

 

 

 

4.7

%


  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $4,607.2
  
SKU rationalization (141.7) (3.1)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (133.0) (2.9)
Pricing 62.7
 1.4
Product recalls (5.5) (0.1)
Divestitures (62.2) (1.4)
Foreign currency 3.5
 0.1
2018 Net sales $4,331.0
 (6.0)%
The change in net sales is primarily duewas driven by the ongoing efforts to an additional month of sales fromsimplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, which contributed 3.1% to the 2016 acquisition of the Private Brands Business, partially offset by year-over-year decline, and the divestiture of the McCann's business in July 2018 and the SIF business in May 2017, which contributed 1.4% to the second quarteryear-over-year decline. Excluding the impact of 2017SKU rationalization and unfavorable pricing. Volume/mix and foreign currency was relatively flat year-over-year. Included inthe divestitures, net sales decreased 1.5% in the first nine months of 2018 compared to 2017, driven by the following:
Volume/mix was $5.4 million of product recall reimbursementunfavorable year-over-year driven by the Meals and Snacks segments.
Included in the first nine months of 2017 compared tonet sales was a $9.8$5.5 million costproduct recall reimbursement, which did not repeat in 2016,2018, that contributed an increasea decrease of 0.3%0.1% to the change in net sales year-over-year.

Cost



Pricing was favorable 1.4% in the first nine months of Sales2018 compared to 2017 reflecting pricing actions to cover commodity and freight inflation.
Foreign currency exchange was favorable 0.1% in the first nine months of 2018 compared to 2017.
Gross Profit Cost of salesGross profit as a percentage of net sales was 82.1%16.1% in the first nine months of 2018, compared to 17.9% in the first nine months of 2017, compareda decrease of 1.8 percentage points. Of this decrease, 0.4 percentage points was related to 82.4%$18.8 million of expenses for restructuring programs and $4.7 million of expenses for plant restoration in the first nine months of 2016. Included in cost of sales2018, compared to $13.5 million for restructuring programs and a $8.4 million reimbursement related to product recalls in the first nine months of 2017 was $3.0 million related to product recall reimbursement compared to expense of $5.5 million in the first nine months of 2016. Also included in cost of sales was $13.5 million of restructuring and other margin improvement activities in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $3.9 million in the prior year. Finally, included in cost of sales for the nine months ended 2016 was $8.5 million of acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs compared to none in 2017. These transactions, coupled with the product recall reimbursement and costs outlined above in net sales, increased cost of sales as a percentage of net sales by 0.1% in the first nine months of 2017 and 0.6% in the first nine months of 2016.  The remaining 0.2% increase1.4 percentage point decrease in cost of salesgross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily due to lower volumes, higher operating costs including costs associated with a labor dispute in the Beverages segment and higher freight costs, higher commodity costs, and unfavorable mix,higher variable incentive compensation, partially offset by favorable pricing and lower costs resulting from a reduction in variable incentive compensation and depreciation.LIFO liquidation.

Operating Expenses— Total operating expenses were $722.0$669.8 million in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to $627.8$721.6 million in the first nine months of 2016.2017. The increasedecrease in 20172018 resulted from the following:

Selling and distribution expenses increased $3.0decreased $9.5 million, or 1.0%3.2%, in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to the first nine months of 2016.2017. Selling and distribution expenses as a percentage of net sales decreasedincreased 0.2 percentage points to 6.6% in the first nine months of 2018 compared to 6.4% in the first nine months of 2017 compared to 6.6% in the first nine months of 2016.  The2017.  This increase in selling and distribution expense dollars iswas primarily related to the additional month of Private Brands Business in 2017, while the decrease in selling and distribution expense as a percentage of net sales was primarilyhigher freight due to freight cost inflation and increases in the use of the spot market, and higher variable incentive compensation, partially offset by lower freight volumes and savings from the Structure to Win initiative and other cost saving activities and reduced variable incentive compensation.

measures.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $15.3$8.4 million or 6.3%3.7%, in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to the first nine months of 2016. This decrease is primarily2017. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased 0.1 percentage point from 5.0% in the first nine months of 2017 to 5.1% in the first nine months of 2018.  An increase of 0.2 percentage points was related to lower$13.0 million of CEO transition expense mostly related to incremental stock based compensation expense for modified awards and $8.3 million of expenses related to restructuring programs; acquisition, integration, divestiture and related costs; and debt amendment and repurchase costs in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $12.7 million of acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs in the first nine months of 20172017.  The remaining 0.1 percentage point decline year-over-year was due to savings from the Structure to Win initiative and other cost saving measures, partially offset by increased variable incentive compensation.
Amortization expense decreased $20.9 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the first nine months of 2016, partially offset by an additional month2017 reflecting the impairment of Private Brands businessthe customer related intangible assets in 2016. General and administrative expenses as a percentagethe Snacks segment in the fourth quarter of net sales decreased from 5.6%2017.
Other operating expense was $98.9 million in the first nine months of 2016 to 5.0% in the first nine months of 2017 due to the change in acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs year-over-year. In the first nine months of 2016, the Company incurred approximately $42.0 million of acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs primarily related to the Private Brands Business acquisition,2018 compared to $12.7$111.9 million in the first nine months of 2017. Excluding the impact of acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net salesThe decrease was relatively flat year-over-year as an additional month of Private Brands business, increased stock compensation costs related to the shift of the annual grant period to the first quarter in 2017, and the build-out of the new segment structure was mostly offset by a reduction in variable incentive compensation.

Amortization expense increased $4.9 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016, primarily due to the amortization of intangible assets from the acquisition of Private Brands.

Other operating expense was $111.9 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $10.3 million in the first nine months of 2016. The increase was entirely due to a loss on the divestiture of the SIF business of $85.6 million in the second quarter of 2017 partially offset by the gain on the divestiture of the McCann's business of $14.3 million in the third quarter of 2018 and higher costs associated with restructuring and other margin improvement activitiesprograms that were announced in recent quarters with respect to the Company’s TreeHouse 2020 margin improvement planactivities and the Company’s closure of the Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Plymouth, Indiana; City of Industry, California; Ayer, Massachusetts; Azusa, California; Delta, British Columbia (frozen griddle); and Ripon, Wisconsin facilities as well as the downsizing of the Dothan, Alabama and Battle Creek, Michigan facilities.other plant closures. See Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding restructuring and margin improvement activities.

activity.

Interest Expense— Interest expense increaseddecreased to $92.9$87.6 million in the first nine months of 2017,2018, compared to $88.0$92.9 million in 2016,2017, due to lower net debt and lower credit facility pricing from the December 1, 2017 credit agreement amendment, partially offset by higher average interest rates from financingand the acquisitionwrite-off of $2.4 million deferred debt issuance costs associated with the repurchase of the 2022 Notes and Federal2024 Notes in the second and third quarters of 2018.  The higher interest rate increases.rates reflect the year-over-year increase in the LIBOR interest rate.  

Interest Income–  Interest income of $3.5 million includes $1.6 million of interest income related to annual patronage refunds pertaining to Term Loan A. The patronage refund represents our participation in a capital plan related to our Term Loan A and is an annual payment based on a percentage of our average daily loan balance. The remaining $1.9$3.8 million in interest incomethe first nine months of 2018 primarily relates to cash held by our Canadian subsidiaries and gains on investments. Interest income increased slightly from 2017.

Foreign Currency— The Company’s foreign currency impact was a $2.8$5.0 million gainexpense for the first nine months of 2017,2018, compared to a gain of $6.0$2.8 million in the first nine months of 2016,2017, primarily due to fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the U.S. and Canadian dollar during the respective periods.


Other (Income) Expense (Income), net— Other expense was $1.0$6.5 million for the first nine months of 2017,2018, compared to income of $0.3$0.7 million in the first nine months of 2016.2017. The change was mostly due to hedging activities,expenses associated with tax indemnification, a loss on debt



extinguishment related to the repurchase of 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes, partially offset by the non-cash mark-to-market adjustments on derivative instruments, primarily interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts, commodity contracts, and interest rate swaps.

contracts.

Income Taxes— Income tax (benefit) expense was a benefit of $9.0$21.1 million was recorded in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to expensea benefit of $16.8$9.0 million for the same period of 2016.2017. The effectiveincome tax ratebenefit in the first nine months of 2018 was (65.2)%primarily driven by the release of certain tax reserves related to statute expirations of $7.9 million.  In tandem with recognizing the $7.9 million tax benefit, during the first nine months of 2018 the Company wrote off $7.9 million of related tax indemnification asset, which was reflected in Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The remaining fluctuation in the tax provision for the first nine months of 2017 and 24.0% for2018 compared to the first nine months of 2016. The change in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to September 30, 2016 is primarily a result of the incomereduction in the U.S. Federal statutory tax benefits related to share-based payments,rate, an increase in the amount of income tax benefit from the release of tax reserves, for unrecognizeda decrease in the tax benefits duededuction related to the lapse of statutes,share-based payments, and a reduction in the benefit from foreign tax credits on a year-over-year basis. OurThe Company’s effective tax rate may change from period to period based on recurring and non-recurring factors including the jurisdictional mix of earnings, enacted tax legislation, state income taxes, settlement of tax audits, and the expiration of the statute of limitations in relation to unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate primarily due to state tax expense, the benefits associated with the federal domestic production activities deduction, the excessexecutive compensation that is not deductible for tax benefits related to share-based payments, the benefit ofpurposes, and an intercompany financing structure entered into in conjunction with the E.D. Smith Foods, Ltd. (“E.D. Smith”) acquisition in 2007, and the benefit derived from foreign tax credits.

2007.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 20172018 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 20162017 — Results by Segment

Baked Goods

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

1,016.6

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

871.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

807.6

 

 

 

79.4

 

 

 

698.2

 

 

 

80.1

 

Gross profit

 

 

209.0

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

 

173.6

 

 

 

19.9

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

63.8

 

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

54.4

 

 

 

6.2

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

2.5

 

Direct operating income

 

$

121.3

 

 

 

11.9

%

 

$

97.4

 

 

 

11.2

%

  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $997.9
 100.0% $1,016.6
 100.0%
Cost of sales 807.2
 80.9
 807.6
 79.4
Gross profit 190.7
 19.1
 209.0
 20.6
Freight out and commissions 77.2
 7.7
 63.8
 6.3
Direct selling, general, and administrative 19.5
 2.0
 23.9
 2.4
Direct operating income $94.0
 9.4% $121.3
 11.9%
Net sales in the Baked Goods segment increased $144.8decreased $18.7 million, or 16.6%1.8%, in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to the first nine months of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

871.8

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

1.1

%

Pricing

 

 

(5.7

)

 

 

(0.7

)

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

140.0

 

 

 

16.1

 

Foreign currency

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

1,016.6

 

 

 

16.6

%

Net

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $1,016.6
  
SKU rationalization (18.7) (1.8)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (18.5) (1.8)
Pricing 17.6
 1.7
Foreign currency 0.9
 0.1
2018 Net sales $997.9
 (1.8)%
The change in net sales increased from 20162017 to 2017 mostly2018 was due to an additional month of Private Brands Business in 2017the ongoing efforts to simplify and favorablerationalize low margin SKUs, unfavorable volume/mix (predominantlypredominately in the cracker, griddle,dough, and dough categories),cookies categories, partially offset by unfavorablefavorable pricing mostly from competitive pressure.

Cost of salesdriven by commodity and freight inflation and favorable foreign currency.  

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 0.7%,1.5 percentage points, from 80.1% in the first nine months of 2016 to 79.4%20.6% in the first nine months of 2017 to 19.1% in the first nine months of 2018, primarily due to lowerhigher plant operations, higher warehouse costs, higher commodity costs (flour, sugar,(wheat and eggs), and unfavorable mix partially offset by higher operating costs and the non-repeat of a rebate received in the second quarter of 2016.

favorable pricing.



Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $77.2 million in the first nine months of 2018, compared to $63.8 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $54.4 million in the first nine months of 2016. The increase is primarily associated with the additional month of Private Brands Business in 2017. Freight and commissions as a percentage of net sales was relatively flat year-over-year.

increased 1.4 percentage points from the first nine months of 2017 due to freight cost inflation, particularly in the temperature controlled freight market.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $19.5 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $23.9 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $21.8 million in the first nine months of 2016. The increase in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses was primarily due an additional


month of Private Brands Business in 2017. Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was relatively flat year-over-year.

Beverages

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

759.1

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

672.7

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

544.6

 

 

 

71.7

 

 

 

459.4

 

 

 

68.3

 

Gross profit

 

 

214.5

 

 

 

28.3

 

 

 

213.3

 

 

 

31.7

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

28.3

 

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

15.5

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

17.7

 

 

 

2.6

 

Direct operating income

 

$

170.7

 

 

 

22.5

%

 

$

175.6

 

 

 

26.1

%

Net sales in the Beverages segment increased $86.4 million, or 12.8%, in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016. The change in net sales from 2016 to 2017 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

672.7

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

100.2

 

 

 

14.9

%

Pricing

 

 

(11.3

)

 

 

(1.7

)

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

(2.5

)

 

 

(0.4

)

2017 Net sales

 

$

759.1

 

 

 

12.8

%

Net sales increased from 2016 to 2017 primarily due to favorable volume/mix associated with additional distribution, primarily in the single serve beverage, broth, non-dairy creamer, and tea categories, partially offset by unfavorable pricing due to competitive pressure and lower sales due to the sale of a part of the Tetra re-cart broth business associated with the divestiture of the SIF business in the second quarter of 2017.

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased 3.4%, from 68.3% in the first nine months of 2016 to 71.7% in the first nine months of 2017, primarily due to higher commodity costs (primarily oils) and unfavorable mix.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $28.3 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $20.0 million in the first nine months of 2016.  Freight out and commissions paid as a percentage of net sales increased year-over-year by 0.8%.  The increase is primarily related to increased volume year-over-year and a shift in mix from customer pick-up to delivery.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $15.5 million in the first nine months of 2017 and $17.7 million in the first nine months of 2016. The decrease in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales (0.6%) was primarily attributable to lower spend due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.

Condiments

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

988.8

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

959.0

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

824.5

 

 

 

83.4

 

 

 

780.3

 

 

 

81.4

 

Gross profit

 

 

164.3

 

 

 

16.6

 

 

 

178.7

 

 

 

18.6

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

42.2

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

 

41.1

 

 

 

4.3

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

19.9

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

22.6

 

 

 

2.3

 

Direct operating income

 

$

102.2

 

 

 

10.3

%

 

$

115.0

 

 

 

12.0

%

Beverages
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $721.8
 100.0% $759.1
 100.0%
Cost of sales 552.8
 76.6
 544.6
 71.7
Gross profit 169.0
 23.4
 214.5
 28.3
Freight out and commissions 26.7
 3.7
 28.3
 3.8
Direct selling, general, and administrative 13.0
 1.8
 15.5
 2.0
Direct operating income $129.3
 17.9% $170.7
 22.5%
Net sales in the CondimentsBeverages segment increased $29.8decreased $37.3 million, or 3.1%4.9%, in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to the first nine months of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:


 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

959.0

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

6.8

 

 

 

0.7

%

Pricing

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

2.1

 

Foreign currency

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

0.2

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

988.8

 

 

 

3.1

%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $759.1
  
SKU rationalization (16.0) (2.1)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (15.3) (2.0)
Pricing (6.0) (0.8)
2018 Net sales $721.8
 (4.9)%
Net sales increaseddecreased from 20162017 to 2017 mostly2018 primarily due to an additional monththe ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, unfavorable volume/mix related to a labor dispute at one of Private Brands Business in 2017, favorable volume/mix from increased distribution (predominantlyour Beverage plants and competitive pressure in the pickles and dressings categories), and favorable foreign currency and pricing.

Cost of salessingle serve beverage category. Pricing was also unfavorable due to competitive pressure. 

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 2.0%,decreased 4.9 percentage points, from 81.4% in the first nine months of 2016 to 83.4%28.3% in the first nine months of 2017 to 23.4% in the first nine months of 2018, primarily due to higher operating costs and(creamers), higher commodity costs primarily for soy bean oil, cucumbers, peppers,(primarily oils), and packaging.

unfavorable pricing due to competitive pressure.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $42.2$26.7 million in the first nine months of 2017,2018, compared to $41.1$28.3 million in the first nine months of 2016. Costs remained consistent with sales activity as freight2017. Freight out and commissions as a percentage of net sales was 4.3% for bothdecreased 0.1 percentage points from the first nine months of 2017 and 2016.

due to improvements in logistics efficiency partially offset by freight cost inflation.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $19.9$13.0 million in the first nine months of 20172018 and $22.6$15.5 million in the first nine months of 2016.2017. The decrease in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentagepercent of net sales (0.3%) was primarily attributable to lower spend due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.

Meals

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

897.0

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

937.3

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

735.6

 

 

 

82.0

 

 

 

784.9

 

 

 

83.7

 

Gross profit

 

 

161.4

 

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

152.4

 

 

 

16.3

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

39.2

 

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

39.4

 

 

 

4.2

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

22.3

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

24.1

 

 

 

2.6

 

Direct operating income

 

$

99.9

 

 

 

11.1

%

 

$

88.9

 

 

 

9.5

%



Condiments
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $968.4
 100.0% $988.8
 100.0%
Cost of sales 795.6
 82.2
 824.5
 83.4
Gross profit 172.8
 17.8
 164.3
 16.6
Freight out and commissions 44.8
 4.6
 42.2
 4.3
Direct selling, general, and administrative 15.3
 1.6
 19.9
 2.0
Direct operating income $112.7
 11.6% $102.2
 10.3%
Net sales in the MealsCondiments segment decreased $40.3$20.4 million, or (4.3)%2.1%, in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to the first nine months of 2016.2017. The change in net sales from 20162017 to 20172018 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

937.3

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

(24.9

)

 

 

(2.6

)%

Pricing

 

 

(11.8

)

 

 

(1.3

)

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

(3.6

)

 

 

(0.4

)

2017 Net sales

 

$

897.0

 

 

 

(4.3

)%

  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $988.8
  
SKU rationalization (45.7) (4.7)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization 2.4
 0.2
Pricing 20.3
 2.1
Foreign currency 2.6
 0.3
2018 Net sales $968.4
 (2.1)%
Net sales decreased from 20162017 to 2017 primarily2018 due to the divestiture of the SIF business, unfavorable volume/mix (predominantly in the cerealongoing efforts to simplify and pasta categories), and unfavorable pricing related to commodity-based price reductions and competitive pressure,rationalize low margin SKUs. The decline was partially offset by an additional month of Private Brands Business in 2017.

Cost of salesfavorable pricing driven by commodity and freight inflation, favorable volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization and favorable foreign currency.

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 1.7%,increased 1.2 percentage points, from 83.7% in the first nine months of 2016 to 82.0%16.6% in the first nine months of 2017 to 17.8% in the first nine months of 2018, primarily due to an additional month of higher margin Private Brands Businessfavorable pricing and lower depreciation, commodity, and operating costs.

costs resulting from a LIFO liquidation.

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers was $39.2$44.8 million in the first nine months of 2017,2018, compared to $39.4$42.2 million in the first nine months of 2016.2017. Freight out and commissions as a percentage of net sales was 4.4% in the first nine months of 2017 compared to 4.2% in 2016. The increase is associated with temporarily higher freight costs associated with one customer primarily in the first quarter.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $22.3 million in the first nine months of 2017 compared to $24.1 million in the first nine months of 2016. Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as aincreased 0.3 percentage of net sales was relatively flat in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016.

Snacks

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

Net sales

 

$

940.2

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

967.5

 

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

 

874.8

 

 

 

93.0

 

 

 

878.9

 

 

 

90.8

 

Gross profit

 

 

65.4

 

 

 

7.0

 

 

 

88.6

 

 

 

9.2

 

Freight out and commissions

 

 

22.2

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

23.5

 

 

 

2.5

 

Direct selling, general, and administrative

 

 

18.8

 

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

1.8

 

Direct operating income

 

$

24.4

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

$

47.3

 

 

 

4.9

%

Net sales in the Snacks segment decreased $27.3 million, or (2.8)%, in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016. The change in net salespoints from 2016 to 2017 was due to the following:

 

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

(Dollars in millions)

 

2016 Net sales

 

$

967.5

 

 

 

 

 

Volume/mix

 

 

(89.2

)

 

 

(9.2

)%

Pricing

 

 

14.4

 

 

 

1.5

 

Acquisition/divestiture

 

 

47.5

 

 

 

4.9

 

2017 Net sales

 

$

940.2

 

 

 

(2.8

)%

Net sales decreased from 2016 to 2017 primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix from weak consumer trends in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the prior year and the exit from low margin co-pack business, partially offset by an additional month of Private Brands Business in 2017 and favorable pricing.

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased 2.2%, from 90.8% in the first nine months of 2016 to 93.0% in the first nine months of 2017 primarily due to freight cost inflation.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $15.3 million in the impactfirst nine months of higher commodity costs (mostly2018 and $19.9 million in cashews)the first nine months of 2017. The decrease in direct selling, general, and higher operating costs,administrative expenses as a percent of net sales was primarily attributable to lower spend due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.  


Meals
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $777.2
 100.0% $897.0
 100.0%
Cost of sales 633.5
 81.5
 735.6
 82.0
Gross profit 143.7
 18.5
 161.4
 18.0
Freight out and commissions 34.9
 4.5
 39.2
 4.4
Direct selling, general, and administrative 20.7
 2.7
 22.3
 2.5
Direct operating income $88.1
 11.3% $99.9
 11.1%
Net sales in the Meals segment decreased $119.8 million, or 13.4%, in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the first nine months of 2017. The change in net sales from 2017 to 2018 was due to the following:
  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $897.0
  
SKU rationalization (17.9) (2.0)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (59.6) (6.6)
Pricing 19.9
 2.2
Divestitures (62.2) (7.0)
2018 Net sales $777.2
 (13.4)%
Net sales decreased from 2017 to 2018 primarily due to unfavorable volume/mix from competitive pressure (principally in the pasta, ready-to-eat cereal, and dry dinner categories), the divestiture of the McCann's and SIF businesses, and the ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, partially offset by lappingfavorable pricing driven by commodity and freight inflation.  
Gross profit as a 2016 quality issue.

percentage of net sales increased 0.5 percentage points, from 18.0% in the first nine months of 2017 to 18.5% in the first nine months of 2018, primarily due to lower operating costs from plant closure and supply chain optimization activities and favorable pricing net of commodity cost inflation (durum, flour, and packaging).

Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers decreased to $22.2was $34.9 million in the first nine months of 2017,2018, compared to $23.5$39.2 million in the first nine months of 2016 primarily due to lower volumes.2017. Freight out and commissions as a percentage of net sales was relatively flat inincreased 0.1 percentage points from the first nine months of 2017 compareddue to the first nine months of 2016.

freight cost inflation.

Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $18.8$20.7 million in the first nine months of 20172018 compared to $17.8$22.3 million in the first nine months of 2016. The increase in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses was primarily due to an additional month of Private Brands Business in 2017. Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales increased slightly year-over-yearcompared to prior year primarily due to advertising investments in the pasta category. 


Snacks
  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
  Dollars Percent Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
Net sales $865.7
 100.0% $940.2
 100.0%
Cost of sales 823.9
 95.2
 874.8
 93.0
Gross profit 41.8
 4.8
 65.4
 7.0
Freight out and commissions 23.1
 2.7
 22.2
 2.4
Direct selling, general, and administrative 11.5
 1.3
 18.8
 2.0
Direct operating income $7.2
 0.8% $24.4
 2.6%
Net sales in the Snacks segment decreased $74.5 million, or 7.9%, in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the first nine months of 2017. The change in net sales from 2017 to 2018 was due to the realignmentfollowing:
  Dollars Percent
  (Dollars in millions)
2017 Net sales $940.2
  
SKU rationalization (43.4) (4.6)%
Volume/mix excluding SKU rationalization (42.0) (4.5)
Pricing 10.9
 1.2
2018 Net sales $865.7
 (7.9)%
Net sales decreased from 2017 to 2018 primarily due to the ongoing efforts to simplify and rationalize low margin SKUs, lost distribution due to competitive pressure in the snack nuts and trail mix category, and business interruption in the third quarter resulting from hurricane activity, partially offset by favorable pricing driven by commodity and freight inflation.
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 2.2 percentage points, from 7.0% in the Company’s organizational structurefirst nine months of 2017 to 4.8% in the first nine months of 2018, primarily due to unfavorable mix and higher operating costs (plant performance and hurricane related), partially offset by favorable pricing.
Freight out and commissions paid to independent sales brokers increased to $23.1 million in the associated build-outfirst nine months of 2018, compared to $22.2 million in the Snacks segment.

first nine months of 2017.  Freight and commissions as a percentage of net sales increased 0.3 percentage points from the first nine months of 2017 due to freight cost inflation.


Direct selling, general, and administrative expenses were $11.5 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $18.8 million in the first nine months of 2017. The decrease in direct selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales was primarily attributable to lower spend due to Structure to Win savings combined with lower spend due to other cost saving activities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow


Management assesses the Company’s liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash to fund its operating, investing, and financing activities. The Company continues to generategenerates substantial cash flow from operating activities and remains in a strong financial position, with resources available for reinvesting in existing businesses, conducting acquisitions, and managing its capital structure on a short and long-term basis.basis including the repurchase of common stock and senior debt. If additional borrowings are needed, approximately $729.5$720 million was available under the Revolving


Credit Facility as of September 30, 2017.2018. See Note 98 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our Revolving Credit Facility. We believe that given our cash flow from operating activities and our available credit capacity, we comply with the current terms of the Revolving Credit Facility and can meet foreseeable financial requirements.



The following table is derived from our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

263.4

 

 

$

298.4

 

Investing activities

 

 

(95.6

)

 

 

(2,787.1

)

Financing activities

 

 

(98.7

)

 

 

2,497.2

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017
  (In millions)
Net Cash Flows Provided By (Used In):  
  
Operating activities $270.5
 $263.4
Investing activities (98.7) (95.6)
Financing activities (250.8) (98.7)
Operating Activities

Our cash fromprovided by operations was $270.5 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $263.4 million in the first nine months of 2017, compared to $298.4 million in 2016, a decreasean increase of $35.0$7.1 million. The decreaseincrease is mostly attributable to improved working capital, partially offset by lower earnings year-over-year. Working capital management is focused around extending vendor payment terms, managing inventory, and driving faster collection of receivables. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Receivables Sales Agreement”) to sell, on a revolving basis, certain trade receivable balances to an unrelated institution. The agreement allows us to sell our accounts receivable to increase operating cash flow, while reducing the cost of borrowing on the Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below under “Sources of Capital”), net working capital, and interest expense. The agreement provides for the periodic sale of certain receivables on a revolving basis with a minimum funding of at least $0.5 million on each sale. As of September 30, 2018, we had $200.0 million of outstanding accounts receivable sold under this program.  As of September 28, 2018, we have the ability to sell up to $300.0 million at any point in time under this program. See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the Receivables Sales Agreement. The Company uses cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to lower net income of $30.4 million mostly due to higher operatingpay down debt, repurchase senior public debt, and commodity costs. Cash provided by working capital declined $109.2 million primarily due to a build of inventory associated with recent distribution gains, partially offset by improved payablefund investments in property, plant, and cash management resulting in a reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

equipment.

Investing Activities

In

Cash used in investing activities was $98.7 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $95.6 million in the first nine months of 2017, an increase in cash used in investing activities decreased by $2.7 billionof $3.1 million.  During the first nine months of 2018, capital expenditures were higher compared to 2016, due to the acquisition of the Private Brands Business in the first quarternine months of 2016.

2017, partially offset by increased proceeds from divestitures.   

We expect capital spending programs to be approximately $175$190 million in 2017.2018. Capital spending in 20172018 is focused on food safety, quality, productivity improvements,TreeHouse 2020 initiatives, the continued implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning system, TreeHouse 2020,food safety, quality, productivity improvements, and routine equipment upgrades or replacements at our plants.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $2.6 billionwas $250.8 million in the first nine months of 2018 compared to $98.7 million in the first nine months of 2017, comparedan increase in cash used of $152.1 million. The increase is primarily attributable to 2016.repurchases of the 2022 Notes and 2024 Notes (refer to Note 8) and common stock repurchases, partially offset by reduced net loan activity under the Revolver during the first nine months of 2018.  The Company reduced net debt by approximately $300$122 million since September 30, 2016December 31, 2017, consistent with our objective of using available cash to pay down outstanding debt. The cash used in 2016 was related to the Company funding the acquisition of the Private Brands Business primarily through the issuance of common stock, the 2024 Notes, and Term Loan A-2 in the first quarter.

As of September 30, 2017, $55.0 million of cash held by our foreign subsidiaries as cash and cash equivalents is expected to be used for general corporate purposes in foreign jurisdictions, including capital projects and acquisitions. The cash relates to foreign earnings that, if repatriated, would result in a tax liability. As of September 30, 2017, $2.6 million of cash is restricted from use to meet certain insurance requirements.

Cash provided by operating activities is used to pay down debt and fund investments in property, plant, and equipment.

Our short-term financing needs are primarily for financing working capital. As discussed in “Seasonality”, our financing needs are generally highest in the second and third quarters due to inventory builds, while cash flow is highest in the fourth and first quarters following the corresponding sale of this built-up inventory. We expect our Revolving Credit Facility, plus cash flow from operations, to be adequate to provide liquidity for current operations. Our long-term financing needs depend largely on potential acquisition activity.

Free Cash Flow
In addition to measuring our cash flow generation and usage based upon the operating, investing, and financing classifications included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, we also measure free cash flow (a Non-GAAP measure) which represents net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.  We believe free cash flow is an important measure of operating performance because it provides management and investors a measure of cash generated from operations that is available for mandatory payment obligations and investment opportunities such as funding acquisitions, repaying debt, repurchasing public debt, and repurchasing our common stock.



The following table reconciles our free cash flow to cash flow provided by operating activities the most comparable(a GAAP measure:

measure) to our free cash flow (a Non-GAAP measure).

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

Free Cash Flow

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities

 

$

263.4

 

 

$

298.4

 

Less:  Capital expenditures

 

 

(121.1

)

 

 

(142.8

)

Free cash flow

 

$

142.3

 

 

$

155.6

 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017
  (In millions)
Cash flow provided by operating activities $270.5
 $263.4
Less:  Capital expenditures (133.1) (121.1)
Free cash flow $137.4
 $142.3
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2018, we generated free cash flow of $142.3$137.4 million.  Free cash flow in 20172018 decreased $13.3$4.9 million over the prior year primarily due to lower cash flow provided by operations.

Debt Obligations

At September 30, 2017, we had $120.0 million in borrowings outstanding underhigher capital expenditures during the first nine months of 2018.

Other
The earnings of our Revolving Credit Facility, $276.7 million outstanding under Term Loan A, $172.5 million outstanding under Term Loan A-1, $973.8 million outstanding under Term Loan A-2, $400.0 millionCanadian and Italian operations generate a portion of the 2022 Notes outstanding, $775.0 million of the 2024 Notes outstanding, and $3.0 million of other obligations. In addition, at September 30, 2017, there were $50.5 million in letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility that were issued but undrawn.

Also, at September 30, 2017, our Revolving Credit Facility provided for an aggregate commitment of $900 million, of which $729.5 million was available. Interest rates on debt outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1, and Term Loan A-2 (collectively known as the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) for the three months ended September 30, 2017 averaged 3.11%. Including the interest rate swap agreements with a weighted average fixed interest rate base of approximately 0.86% on $500 million, the average rate decreases to 2.99%.

We are in compliance with all applicable debt covenants asCompany’s cash. As of September 30, 2017. From an interest coverage ratio perspective, the Company’s actual ratio as2018, there was $52.6 million of September 30, 2017 is 105.0% higher than the minimum required level.cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries. The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) imposes a one-time transition tax on cumulative foreign earnings and eliminates U.S. taxes on foreign subsidiary distributions.  As it relatesearnings in foreign jurisdictions are now available for distribution to the leverage ratio,U.S. without incremental U.S. taxes, the Company was 2.86% belowno longer considers these earnings as permanently reinvested outside the maximum level.

See Note 9 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial StatementsU.S.

Our short-term financing needs are primarily for additional information regarding our indebtedness and related agreements.

Seasonality

In the aggregate, our sales are slightly weighted toward the second half of the year, particularly the fourth quarter, with a more pronounced impact on profitability. As our product portfolio has grown, we have shifted to a higher percentage of cold weather products. Products that show a higher level of seasonality include non-dairy powdered creamer, coffee, specialty teas, cappuccinos, hot cereal, saltine and entertainment crackers, in-store bakery items, refrigerated dough products, and certain pasta products, all of which generally have higher sales in the first and fourth quarters. Additionally, sales of broths and snack nuts are generally higher in the fourth quarter. Warmer weather products such as dressings, pickles, and condiments typically have higher sales in the second quarter, while drink mixes generally show higher sales in the second and third quarters. As a result of our product portfolio and the related seasonality, ourfinancing working capital.  Our financing needs are generally highest in the second and third quarters due to inventory builds, while cash flow is highest in the fourth and first quarters following the seasonalitycorresponding sale of this built-up inventory. We expect our sales.

Revolving Credit Facility, plus cash flow from operations, to be adequate to provide liquidity for current operations. Our long-term financing needs depend largely on potential acquisition activity.

Debt Obligations
At September 30, 2018, we had $495.0 million outstanding under Term Loan A, $891.0 million outstanding under Term Loan A-1, $375.9 million of the 2022 Notes outstanding, $602.9 million of the 2024 Notes outstanding, and $2.6 million of other obligations. In addition, at September 30, 2018, there were $30.4 million in letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility that were issued but undrawn.

Also, at September 30, 2018, our Revolving Credit Facility provided for an aggregate commitment of $750 million, of which $719.6 million was available. Interest rates on debt outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A, and Term Loan A-1 (collectively known as the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) for the three months ended September 30, 2018 averaged 3.71%. Including the interest rate swap agreements in effect as of September 30, 2018, the average rate decreases to 3.28%.

We are in compliance with all applicable financial debt covenants as of September 30, 2018. See Note 8 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our indebtedness and related agreements.

Non-GAAP Measures


We have included in this report measures of financial performance that are not defined by GAAP (“Non-GAAP”). A Non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of financial performance that excludes or includes amounts so as to be different than the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We believe these measures provide useful information to the users of the financial statements as we also have included these measures in other communications and publications.


For each of these Non-GAAP financial measures, we provide a reconciliation between the Non-GAAP measure and the most directly comparable GAAP measure, an explanation of why management believes the Non-GAAP measure provides useful information to financial statement users, and any additional purposes for which management uses the Non-GAAP measure. This Non-GAAP


financial information is provided as additional information for the financial statement users and is not in



accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP. These Non-GAAP measures may be different from similar measures used by other companies.

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share, Adjusting for Certain Items Affecting Comparability

Adjusted earnings per fully diluted share (“Adjusted Diluted EPS”) reflects adjustments to GAAP earnings per fully diluted share to identify items that, in management’s judgment, significantly affect the assessment of earnings results between periods. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s earnings performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as Company management. This measure is also used as a component of the Board of Director’sDirectors' measurement of the Company’s performance for incentive compensation purposes. As the Company cannot predict the timing and amount of charges that include, but are not limited to, items such as acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs, mark-to-market adjustments on derivative contracts, foreign currency exchange impact on the re-measurement of intercompany notes, or restructuring and margin improvement activities,programs, management does not consider these costs when evaluating the Company’s performance, when making decisions regarding the allocation of resources, in determining incentive compensation for management, or in determining earnings estimates.

The reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted EPS, excluding certain items affecting comparability, to the relevant GAAP measure of diluted EPS as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, is as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Diluted earnings per share per GAAP

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

0.65

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

0.95

 

Restructuring and margin improvement activities

 

 

0.35

 

 

 

0.10

 

 

 

0.68

 

 

 

0.23

 

Acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

0.08

 

 

 

1.71

 

 

 

0.90

 

Mark-to-market adjustments

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(0.07

)

Product recall (reimbursement) costs

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

0.27

 

Foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of intercompany notes

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

(0.09

)

Taxes on adjusting items

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

(0.73

)

 

 

(0.39

)

Adjusted diluted EPS

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.70

 

 

$

1.79

 

 

$

1.80

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
  (unaudited) (unaudited)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share per GAAP $0.10
 $0.50
 $(0.87) $0.40
Restructuring programs 0.80
 0.35
 2.37
 0.68
CEO transition costs 
 
 0.23
 
Mark-to-market adjustments (0.07) (0.03) (0.10) 0.01
Foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of intercompany notes (0.02) (0.07) 0.03
 (0.13)
Product recall reimbursement 
 (0.06) 
 (0.15)
Acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs (0.17) 0.07
 (0.15) 1.71
Debt amendment and repurchase activity 0.03
 
 0.12
 
Tax indemnification 0.12
 
 0.14
 
Plant restoration 0.08
 
 0.08
 
Taxes on adjusting items (0.25) (0.09) (0.69) (0.73)
Dilutive impact of shares 1
 
 
 0.01
 
Adjusted diluted EPS $0.62
 $0.67
 $1.17
 $1.79
1

As reported results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 reflect a loss; therefore, all equity awards were considered non-dilutive and excluded from the EPS calculation.  Adjusted amounts, however, reflect net income and equity awards are considered dilutive.  Accordingly, an adjustment is required to reflect total dilutive shares of 56.8 million compared to basic shares of 56.4 million. 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, the Company entered into transactions that affected the year-over-year comparison of its financial results that included restructuring programs, CEO transition costs, mark-to-market adjustments, foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of intercompany notes, product recall reimbursement, acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs, mark-to-market adjustments, restructuringdebt amendment and margin improvement activities, product recall (reimbursement) costs, foreign currency (gains) loss on intercompany notes,repurchase activity, tax indemnification, plant restoration, and the related tax impact of these items.

As the Company continues to grow, consolidation, restructuring, and margin improvement activities are necessary. During the third quarter of 2017,2018, the Company incurred approximately $20.7$45.5 million in costs versus $5.9$20.7 million last year.  For the nine months ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, the Company incurred restructuring and margin improvement activityprogram costs of approximately $134.7 million and $39.5 million, respectively. Refer to Note 2 for additional details.


The CEO transition cost line primarily relates to accelerated stock-based compensation and $12.9 million, respectively.

The acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs line represents costs associated with completed and potential acquisitions, the related integration of the acquisitions, and divestitures. Costs incurred in the first nine months of 2017 primarilymodification accounting related to the divestituretransition of the SIF business, which closed on May 22, 2017, while costs incurred in the first nine months of 2016 primarily relatedChief Executive Officers. Refer to the acquisition and integration of the Private Brands Business, which was acquired on February 1, 2016. Costs associated with integrating businesses into the Company’s operations are also included in this line.

Note 11 for additional details.

The Company’s derivative contracts are marked-to-market each period with the changes being recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. These are non-cash charges. As the contracts are settled, realized gains and losses are recognized.

Refer to Note 16 for additional details.

The Company has Canadian dollar denominated intercompany loans and incurred foreign currency gains of $4.2$1.4 million in the third quarter of 20172018 versus foreign currency lossesgains of $1.4$4.2 million in the prior year to re-measure the loans at quarter end. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred foreign currency gains of $7.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively. These charges are non-cash and the loans are eliminated in consolidation.


The product recall (reimbursement) costsreimbursement line primarily represents insurance proceeds related to an announced voluntary recall of products that may have been impacted by sunflower seeds contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L.mono) that were provided by a supplier. Product was distributed nationwide through retail stores. TreeHouse initiated the voluntary recall as a cautionary measure to protect public health. Related costs include, but are not limited to, customer fees, customer reimbursements, inventory write-offs, and other costs to manage the recall. The Company expects to be reimbursed for these costs and will exclude any gains from adjusted earnings in the period in which the proceeds are received, consistent with the Company’s exclusion from adjusted earnings of the costs incurred in 2016. In each of February 2017 and August 2017, the Company received a $4.0 million reimbursement ($8.0 million combined) and has included it in this line. Other product recalls during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017 were insignificant.

The acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs line represents costs associated with completed and potential acquisitions, the related integration of the acquisitions, and divestitures. Gains incurred in the first nine months of 2018 primarily related to divestiture activity and transition services agreement (“TSA”) revenue related to the SIF divestiture, while costs incurred in the first nine months of 2017 primarily related to the divestiture of the SIF business in the second quarter. Costs associated with integrating businesses into the Company’s operations are also included in this line.
During the second quarter of 2018, the Company amended its Credit Agreement, resulting in third party costs to complete the transaction.  Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company completed the repurchase of certain of its outstanding debt.  This activity resulted in the write-off of a portion of deferred financing costs as well as a loss on debt extinguishment.
The tax indemnification line represents the non-cash write off of indemnification assets that were recorded in connection with acquisitions from prior years.  These write-offs arose as a result of the related uncertain tax position being released due to the statute of limitation lapse or settlement with taxing authorities.  
During the three months ended September 30, 2018 the Company incurred $4.7 million in restoration costs related to a temporary shutdown at our Snacks plant in Robersonville, NC. The shutdown and related expenses were necessary to maintain and improve the quality, safety and performance of our equipment and processes. The facility is again fully operational and no additional expenses are anticipated.
The tax impact on adjusting items is calculated based upon the tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable in the tax jurisdiction of the underlying non-GAAP adjustments.

This item also includes the release of tax reserves due to the statute of limitation lapses, which is a direct offset to the impact of the write–off of indemnification assets as discussed above.

Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBIT, and Adjusted EBITDAS, Adjusting for Certain Items Affecting Comparability

Adjusted net income represents GAAP net income (loss) as reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations adjusted for items that, in management’s judgment, significantly affect the assessment of earnings results between periods as outlined in the Adjusted Dilutedadjusted diluted EPS section above. This information is provided in order to allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of the Company’s earnings performance between periods and to view the Company’s business from the same perspective as Company management. This measure is also used as a component of the Board of Director’sDirectors' measurement of the Company’s performance for incentive compensation purposes and is the basis of calculating the Adjusted Dilutedadjusted diluted EPS metric outlined above.

Adjusted EBITDASEBIT represents adjusted net income before interest expense, interest income, and income tax expense,expense. Adjusted EBITDAS represents adjusted EBIT before depreciation andexpense, amortization expense, and non-cash stock-based


compensation expense. Adjusted EBIT and adjusted EBITDAS is aare performance measuremeasures commonly used by management to assess operating performance, and the Company believes it isthey are commonly reported and widely used by investors and other interested parties as a measure of a company’s operating performance between periods.

The following table reconciles the Company’s net income (loss) as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, the relevant GAAP measure, to Adjusted net income, Adjusted EBIT, and Adjusted EBITDAS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016:

2017:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

(unaudited in millions)

 

Net income per GAAP

 

 

$

28.8

 

 

$

37.4

 

 

$

22.8

 

 

$

53.2

 

Product recall (reimbursement) costs

(1)

 

 

(3.2

)

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

(8.4

)

 

 

15.3

 

Foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of

   intercompany notes

(2)

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

(7.6

)

 

 

(5.2

)

Mark-to-market adjustments

(3)

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(6.8

)

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

(3.9

)

Acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs

(4)

 

 

3.8

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

98.5

 

 

 

50.6

 

Restructuring and margin improvement activities

(5)

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

5.9

 

 

 

39.5

 

 

 

12.9

 

Less: Taxes on adjusting items

 

 

 

(5.1

)

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(42.0

)

 

 

(22.2

)

Adjusted net income

 

 

 

38.9

 

 

 

40.6

 

 

 

103.4

 

 

 

100.7

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

31.4

 

 

 

30.8

 

 

 

92.9

 

 

 

88.0

 

Interest income

 

 

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

(3.5

)

Income taxes

 

 

 

1.3

 

 

 

15.2

 

 

 

(9.0

)

 

 

16.8

 

Depreciation and amortization

(6)

 

 

65.1

 

 

 

73.0

 

 

 

199.6

 

 

 

203.3

 

Stock-based compensation expense

(7)

 

 

6.6

 

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

25.2

 

 

 

22.2

 

Add: Taxes on adjusting items

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

42.0

 

 

 

22.2

 

Adjusted EBITDAS

 

 

$

148.0

 

 

$

169.6

 

 

$

450.6

 

 

$

449.7

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    2018 2017 2018 2017
    (unaudited in millions)
Net income (loss) per GAAP   $5.4
 $28.8
 $(48.8) $22.8
Restructuring programs (1) 45.5
 20.7
 134.7
 39.5
CEO transition costs (2) 
 
 13.0
 
Mark-to-market adjustments (3) (3.8) (1.9) (5.8) 0.6
Foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of intercompany notes (4) (1.4) (4.2) 1.9
 (7.6)
Product recall reimbursement (5) 
 (3.2) 
 (8.4)
Acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs (6) (9.9) 3.8
 (8.9) 98.5
Debt amendment and repurchase activity (7) 1.8
 
 6.8
 
Tax indemnification (8) 6.7
 
 7.9
 
Plant restoration (9) 4.7
 
 4.7
 
Less: Taxes on adjusting items   (13.9) (5.1) (39.3) (42.0)
Adjusted net income   35.1
 38.9
 66.2
 103.4
Interest expense   27.1
 31.4
 85.2
 92.9
Interest income   (1.3) (0.4) (3.8) (3.5)
Income tax (benefit) expense   (5.2) 1.3
 (21.1) (9.0)
Add: Taxes on adjusting items   13.9
 5.1
 39.3
 42.0
Adjusted EBIT   69.6
 76.3
 165.8
 225.8
Depreciation and amortization (10) 58.0
 65.1
 174.5
 199.6
Stock-based compensation expense (11) 4.9
 6.6
 18.0
 25.2
Adjusted EBITDAS   $132.5
 $148.0
 $358.3
 $450.6
    Location in Condensed Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Consolidated Statements of Operations 2018 2017 2018 2017
      (unaudited in millions)
(1) Restructuring programs Other operating expense, net $37.3
 $10.5
 $112.6
 $26.0
    Cost of sales 7.2
 10.2
 18.8
 13.5
    General and administrative 1.0
 
 3.3
 
(2) CEO transition costs General and administrative 
 
 13.0
 
(3) Mark-to-market adjustments Other expense (income), net (3.8) (1.9) (5.8) 0.6
(4) Foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of intercompany notes Loss (income) on foreign currency exchange (1.4) (4.2) 1.9
 (7.6)
(5) Product recall reimbursement Net sales 
 (1.7) 
 (5.5)
    Cost of sales 
 (1.5) 
 (2.9)
(6) Acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs General and administrative 4.1
 3.4
 4.8
 12.7
    Other operating expense, net (14.0) 0.6
 (13.7) 85.8


    Other expense (income), net 
 (0.2) 
 
(7) Debt amendment and repurchase activity General and administrative 
 
 0.2
 
    Other expense (income), net 1.1
 
 4.2
 
    Interest expense 0.7
 
 2.4
 
(8) Tax indemnification Other expense (income), net 6.7
 
 7.9
 
(9) Plant restoration Cost of sales 4.7
 
 4.7
 
(10) Accelerated depreciation Cost of sales 5.8
 9.1
 15.9
 13.3
    General and administrative 1.0
 
 3.3
 0.3
(11) Stock-based compensation expense included as an adjusting item General and administrative 0.1
 
 10.2
 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

Location in Condensed

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited in millions)

 

(1)

Product recall (reimbursement) costs

Net sales

 

$

(1.7

)

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

(5.4

)

 

$

9.8

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

(3.0

)

 

 

5.5

 

(2)

Foreign currency (gain) loss on re-measurement of

   intercompany notes

Gain on foreign currency exchange

 

 

(4.2

)

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

(7.6

)

 

 

(5.2

)

(3)

Mark-to-market adjustments

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

(6.8

)

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

(3.9

)

(4)

Acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs

General and administrative

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

12.7

 

 

 

42.0

 

 

 

Other operating expense, net

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

85.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.5

 

(5)

Restructuring and margin improvement activities

Other operating expense, net

 

 

10.5

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

 

26.0

 

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

10.2

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

13.5

 

 

 

3.9

 

(6)

Depreciation and amortization included as an adjusting item

Cost of sales

 

 

9.1

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

(7)

Stock-based compensation expense included in acquisition, integration, divestiture, and related costs

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

Other Commitments and Contingencies


We also have the following commitments and contingent liabilities, in addition to contingent liabilities related to the ordinary course of litigation, investigations, and tax audits:

certain lease obligations, and

selected levels of property and casualty risks, primarily related to employee health care, workers’ compensation claims, and other casualty losses.


See Note 15 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included herein and Note 19 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162017 for more information about our commitments and contingent obligations.


Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Information regarding recent accounting pronouncements is provided in Note 19 to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Critical Accounting Policies


A description of the Company’s critical accounting policies is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There were no material changes to2017.  We adopted ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, effective January 1, 2018 and have updated our criticalrevenue recognition accounting policies in the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

As discussed in greater detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company evaluates goodwill for impairment using an income approach, which is corroborated by a market approach. The Company believes the income approach is the most reliable indicator of the fair value of its reporting units. Key assumptions used in the income approach include growth and discount rates, margins, and the weighted average cost of capital. Historical performance and management estimates of future performance are used to determine margins and growth rates. Discount rates vary by reporting unit, with the weighted average


of all discount rates approximating the Company’s total discount rate. Weighted average cost of capital is determined based on a review and assessment of market and capital structure assumptions.

As discussed in greater detail inpolicy accordingly.  See Note 63 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I – Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, the Company has the following five operating segments as of the first quarter of 2017, which are also its reporting units: Baked Goods, Beverages, Condiments, Meals, and Snacks. Reporting units are based on the components one level below operating segments. These components have been aggregated in determining the Company’s reporting units. The change in reporting units was considered a triggering event indicating a test for goodwill impairment was required as of January 1, 2017. The Company performed the first step of the impairment test, which did not result in the identification of any impairment losses.

The estimated fair value of the Snacks reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 18% as of January 1, 2017, and the reporting unit has allocated goodwill of $276.4 million. The reporting unit has not achieved the forecasted results for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.  The Company’s long-term commitment to the Snacks reporting unit remains consistent. If the reporting unit does not achieve forecasted results in future periods or if other key assumptions change, the estimated fair value of the reporting unit could decline, which may result in a material impairment in a subsequent period.

additional information regarding these updates.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


We do not have any obligations that meet the definition of an off-balance sheet arrangement, other than operating leases and letters of credit, which have or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements


From time to time, we and our representatives may provide information, whether orally or in writing, including certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are deemed to be “forward-looking” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Litigation Reform Act”). These forward-looking statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us using information currently available.


The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “should,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, or intended. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements following the date of this report.

In accordance with the provisions of the Litigation Reform Act, we are making investors



aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other public statements we make. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the success of our restructuring programs; our level of indebtedness and related obligations; disruptions in the financial markets; interest rates; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; customer concentration and consolidation; raw material and commodity costs; competition; integration of the Private Brands Business acquisition and our ability to continue to make acquisitions in accordance with our business strategy or effectively manage the growth from acquisitions;strategy; changes and developments affecting our industry, including consumercustomer preferences; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; product recalls; changes in laws and regulations;regulations applicable to us; disruptions in or failures of our information technology systems; and labor strikes or work stoppages; and other risks that are set forth in the Risk Factors section, the Legal Proceedings section, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section, and other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, and from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Item 3. Quantitative and QualitativeQualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Fluctuations

As


The Company is exposed to certain market risks, which exist as part of its ongoing business operations. The Company uses derivative instruments, where appropriate, to manage these risks. Refer to Note 16 for additional information regarding these derivative instruments.

Refer to Item 7A within the Company's 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than the changes noted below, there have been no material changes in the Company's market risk as of September 30, 2017, the Company was party to the Revolving Credit Facility with an aggregate commitment2018.

In February of $900 million, with an interest rate based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, and determined by either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 3.00%, or a base rate (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 2.00%. The Company was also party to Term Loan A, Term Loan A-1, and Term Loan A-2. Interest rates for the Term Loans are based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio and determined as follows: by either LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 3.00%, or a base rate (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 2.00%.

In June 2016,2018, the Company entered into $500an additional $1,625 million of staggered long-term interest rate swap agreements to lock into a fixed LIBOR interest rate base. Under the terms of the agreements, $500 million in variable-rate debt was swapped for a weighted average fixed interest rate base of approximately 0.86% for a period of 37 months, beginning on January 31, 2017 and ending on February 28, 2020. The borrowing cost on the swapped principal will range from 2.11% to 3.86% during the life of the swap agreement based on the credit spreads under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.


We do not hold any derivative financial instruments, other than the interest rate swap agreements discussed above, which could expose us to significant interest rate market risk as of September 30, 2017.2018. Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the increase in the amount of interest expense we expect to pay with respect to our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which is tied to variable market rates. Based on our outstanding debt balance of $1,543.0$1,386.0 million under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at September 30, 2017,2018 and adjusting for the impact of the $500$875 million in interest rate swap agreements (in effect as of September 30, 2018) that have a fixed interest rate base, each 1% rise in our interestthe LIBOR rate would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $10.4$5.1 million.

Input Costs

The costs of raw materials, packaging materials, fuel, and energy have varied widely in recent years and future changes in such costs may cause our results of operations and our operating margins to fluctuate significantly. When comparing the third quarter of 2017 to the third quarter of 2016, price decreases in almonds, flour, rice, grains, sugars, and eggs were more than offset by price increases in cashews, coffee, soybean and other oils, dairy, corn sweeteners, and packaging materials. We expect the volatile nature of these costs to continue with an overall long-term upward trend.

We manage the cost of certain raw materials by entering into forward purchase contracts. Forward purchase contracts help us manage our business and reduce cost volatility. Some of these forward purchase contracts qualify as derivatives; however, the majority of commodity forward contracts are not derivatives. Those that are derivatives generally qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception under the guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities and, therefore, are not subject to its provisions. For derivative commodity contracts that do not qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception, the Company records their fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with changes in value being recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

We use a significant volume of fruits, vegetables, and nuts in our operations as raw materials. Certain of these inputs are purchased under seasonal grower contracts with a variety of growers strategically located to supply our production facilities. Bad weather or disease in a particular growing area can damage or destroy the crop in that area. If we are unable to buy the inputs from local suppliers, we would purchase them from more distant locations, including other locations within the United States, Mexico, or India, thereby increasing our raw material costs. When entering into contracts for input costs, the Company generally seeks contract lengths between nine and twelve months.

Changes in the prices of our products may lag behind changes in the costs of our products. Competitive pressures also may limit our ability to quickly raise prices in response to increased raw materials, packaging, fuel, and energy costs. Accordingly, if we are unable to increase our prices to offset increasing costs, our operating profits and margins could be materially affected. In addition, in instances of declining input costs, customers may seek price reductions in situations where we are locked into input prices at higher costs.

Fluctuations in Foreign Currencies

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency as a result of our Canadian and Italian subsidiaries, where the functional currency is the Canadian dollar and Euro, respectively. Items that give rise to foreign exchange transaction gains and losses primarily include foreign denominated intercompany loans and input costs. The foreign exchange gain or loss on intercompany loans and foreign denominated working capital balances are recorded in the Gain on foreign currency exchange line of the Condensed


Consolidated Statements of Operations where the Company recognized gains of $2.8 million and $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

A significant portion of the Company’s Canadian operations purchase their inputs and packaging materials in U.S. dollars, resulting in higher costs when the U.S. dollar strengthens as compared to the Canadian dollar. The Company estimates the impact on input costs (and Cost of sales) to be approximately $2 million for each one cent change in the exchange rate between the U.S. and Canadian dollar.

Also impacted by foreign exchange is the translation of the Company’s Canadian and Italian financial statements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized translation gains of $34.5 million and $21.6 million, respectively, as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The Company enters into foreign currency contracts due to the exposure to Canadian/U.S. dollar currency fluctuations on cross border transactions. The Company does not apply hedge accounting to these contracts and records them at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contracts are entered into for the purchase of U.S. dollar denominated raw materials by our Canadian subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $46.5 million of U.S. dollar foreign currency contracts outstanding.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures


The Company maintains a system of disclosure controls and procedures to give reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These controls and procedures also give reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.


As of September 30, 2017,2018, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), together with management, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There


In the ordinary course of business, the Company reviews its internal control over financial reporting and makes changes to systems and processes to improve such controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that an effective internal control environment is maintained. In connection with the Company’s restructuring programs, during the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the Company began centralizing certain accounting functions within a shared service center. This initiative is not in response to any identified deficiency or weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. In response to this initiative, the Company has and will continue to align and streamline the design and operation of its financial control environment.

Other than as described in the preceeding paragraph, there have been no changechanges in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 20172018 that hashave materially affected or isare reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTEREDREGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

Oak Brook, Illinois

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of TreeHouseTreehouse Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of September 30, 2017, and2018, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172018 and 2016,2017, and of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and 2016. Thisthe related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial information"). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information isfor it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the responsibilityUnited States of the Company’s management.

America.

We conducted our reviewshave previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 20, 2018, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States),PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial information taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 16, 2017, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 2, 2017

IL

November 1, 2018



Part II — OtherOther Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Litigation, Investigations, and Audits— On November 16, 2016, a purported TreeHouse shareholder filed a putative class action captionedTarara v. TreeHouse Foods, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:16-cv-10632, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against TreeHouse and certain of its officers. The complaint, amended on March 24, 2017, is purportedly brought on behalf of all purchasers of TreeHouse common stock from January 20, 2016 through and including November 2, 2016, asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder and seeks, among other things, damages and costs and expenses. On December 22, 2016, another purported TreeHouse shareholder filed an action captionedWells v. Reed, et al., Case No. 2016-CH-16359, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against TreeHouse and certain of its officers. This complaint, purportedly brought derivatively on behalf of TreeHouse, asserts state law claims against certain officers for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and corporate waste. On February 7, 2017, another purported TreeHouse shareholder filed an action captionedLavin v. Reed, Case No. 17-cv-01014, in the Northern District of Illinois, against TreeHouse and certain of its officers. This complaint, likeWells, is purportedly brought derivatively on behalf of TreeHouse, and it asserts state law claims against certain officers for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and corporate waste.

All three complaints make substantially similar allegations (though the amended complaint in Tarara now contains additional detail). Essentially, the complaints allege that TreeHouse, under the authority and control of the individual defendants: (i) made certain false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s business, operations, and future prospects; and (ii) failed to disclose that (a) the Company’s private label business was underperforming; (b) the Company’s Flagstone business was underperforming; (c) the Company’s acquisition strategy was underperforming; (d) the Company had overstated its full-year 2016 guidance; and (e) TreeHouse’s statements lacked reasonable basis. The complaints allege that these actions artificially inflated the market price of TreeHouse common stock during the class period, thus purportedly harming investors. We believe that these claims are without merit and intend to defend against them vigorously.

Since its initial docketing, the Tarara matter has been re-captioned as Public Employees’ Retirement Systems of Mississippi v. TreeHouse Foods, Inc., et al., in accordance with the Court’s order appointing Public Employees’ Retirement Systems of Mississippi as the lead plaintiff. The On May 26, 2017, the Public Employees’ defendants have filed a motion to dismiss, which has been fully briefed.

the court denied on February 12, 2018. On April 12, 2018, the Public Employees’ defendants filed their answer to the amended complaint.  On April 23, 2018, the parties filed a joint status report with the Court, describing the nature of the case and issues involved, as well as setting forth a proposed discovery and briefing schedule for the Court’s consideration.  On July 13, 2018, lead plaintiff filed a motion to certify the class, and defendants filed their response in opposition to the motion to certify the class on October 8, 2018. The motion to certify remains pending before the Court. The next status hearing is scheduled for December 20, 2018.

Additionally, due to the similarity of the complaints, the parties in Wells and Lavin have entered stipulations deferring the litigation until the earlier of (i) the court in Public Employees’ entering an order resolving defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss therein or (ii) plaintiffs’ counsel receiving notification of a settlement of Public Employees’ or until otherwise agreed to by the Parties. The next status date in Wells is Aprilparties.  On September 27, 2018.  There is no set status date in Lavin at this time, but2018, the parties are directedin Wells and Lavin filed joint motions for entry of agreed orders further deferring the matters in light of the Public Employees’ Court’s denial of the motion to filedismiss in February 2018.  The Wells and Lavin Courts entered the agreed orders further deferring the matters on September 27, 2018 and October 10, 2018, respectively.
In Lavin, the parties filed a joint status report on the progress of the related litigation byon October 26, 2017, after which point2017. The Lavin parties also filed additional status reports with the Court on March 12, 2018 and June 19, 2018.  
There is no set status date in Lavin court could at this time. The next status date in Wells is set a new status date.

for January 7, 2019.

In addition, we are party to a variety of legal proceedings arising out of the conduct of our business. While the results of proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements, results of operations, or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Information regarding risk factors appears in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Information Related to Forward-Looking Statements, in Part I — Item 2 of this Form 10-Q, and in Part I — Item


1A of the TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.2017. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, with the exception2017.
Item 2. Unregistered Sale of the following:

Our TreeHouse 2020 restructuring plan could result, from time to time, in the impairmentEquity Securities and Use of assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets, and we may not realize some or all of the anticipated benefits of this plan in the anticipated time frame or at all.

Proceeds


On August 3,November 2, 2017, the Company announced that the TreeHouse 2020 restructuring plan, which will be executed in multiple phases overBoard of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program. The stock repurchase program authorizes the next several years. The plan targets a 300 basis point operating margin improvement by the end of 2020 through a comprehensive program of category and customer portfolio management, as well as manufacturing and supply chain optimization. Phase 1 of TreeHouse 2020 consists of the closureCompany to repurchase up to $400 million of the Company’s Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and Plymouth, Indiana facilities as well as the downsizing of the Dothan, Alabama facility. TreeHouse 2020 could result,common stock at any time, or from time to time,time. Any repurchases under the program may be made by means of open market transactions, negotiated block transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to a repurchase plan administered in significant financial charges foraccordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the impairmentSecurities Exchange Act of assets, including goodwill1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The size and timing of any repurchases will depend on price, market and business conditions, and other intangible assets.factors. The calculation of anticipated charges, as well as cost savings and other benefits, resulting from our corporate restructuring are based on estimates and assumptions which are subjectCompany is authorized to


uncertainties. If any of our estimates or assumptions prove to be inaccurate, we may incur greater than expected charges, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Events and circumstances, such as financial or strategic difficulties, delays and unexpected costs may occur that could result in our not realizing all or any enter into an administrative repurchase plan for $50 million of the anticipated benefits on our expected timetable or at all,$400 million in fiscal 2018 and there can be no assurance that any benefits we realize from these restructuring effortsis also authorized to repurchase an additional $100 million per year outside the administrative repurchase plan (total annual cap of $150 million). Any shares repurchased will be sufficient to offsetheld as treasury stock.

The following table presents the restructuring chargestotal number of shares of common stock purchased during the third quarter of 2018, the average price paid per share, the number of shares that were purchased as part of a publicly announced repurchase program, and other coststhe approximate dollar value of the maximum number of shares that we expect to incur. If our restructuring measures are not successful, we may need to undertake additional cost reduction efforts, which could result in future charges. If we fail to realizeyet be purchased under the anticipated benefits from these measures, our financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

In addition, we expect that our restructuring plan will requireshare repurchase program:

Period Weighted Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Program
    (in millions) (in millions) (in millions)
July 1 through July 31, 2018 $52.72
 0.1
 0.1
 $337.6
August 1 through August 31, 2018 47.68
 0.1
 0.1
 333.4
September 1 through September 30, 2018 52.79
 0.1
 0.1
 329.1
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018 $50.96
 0.3
 0.3
 $329.1
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased approximately 0.3 million shares of common stock for a substantial amounttotal of management and operational resources. These and related demands on our resources may divert the Company’s attention from existing core businesses, potentially disrupting our operations and adversely affecting our relationships with suppliers and customers. As a result, our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows may be adversely affected.

$12.6 million.




Item 6. Exhibits

*Filed herewith.

**Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURES



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement 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.

TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

/s/ Matthew J. Foulston

Matthew J. Foulston

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

November 2, 2017

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