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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

 

 

OR

 

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the transition period from    to    


Commission file number 001-13023

Thermadyne Holdings Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

 

74-2482571

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

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

 

 

 

16052 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300, Chesterfield, MO

 

 

63017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (636) 728-3000

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x    No 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).                                                                                                                                                                       Yes x    No      

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer                 Smaller reporting company o  

 

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

Yes o    No 

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, on November 9, 2011 was 1,000.

 

 

 


 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

 

THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

   

Three Months

Ended

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

September 30, 2010

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30, 2010

     

 

       

 

   

Net sales

$                   124,854

 

 

$                  106,483

 

$                  370,620

 

 

$                  311,696

Cost of goods sold

82,596

 

 

69,823

 

247,342

 

 

206,125

Gross margin

42,258

 

 

36,660

 

123,278

 

 

105,571

     

 

       

 

   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

25,030

 

 

23,552

 

77,585

 

 

69,696

Amortization of intangibles

1,703

 

 

681

 

5,111

 

 

2,038

Restructuring

2,431

 

 

-

 

3,046

 

 

-

     

 

       

 

   
 

Operating income

13,094

 

 

12,427

 

37,536

 

 

33,837

     

 

       

 

   

Other income (expenses):

 

 

       

 

   
 

Interest, net

(6,106)

 

 

(4,995)

 

(18,459)

 

 

(17,270)

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

(426)

 

 

(238)

 

(1,214)

 

 

(753)

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

(1,867)

Income before income tax provision

6,562

 

 

7,194

 

17,863

 

 

13,947

     

 

       

 

   

Income tax provision

1,102

 

 

2,373

 

6,488

 

 

4,259

Net income

$                       5,460

 

 

$                      4,821

 

$                    11,375

 

 

$                      9,688

     

 

       

 

   

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited)

         

Successor

   

September 30,

2011

   

December 31,

2010

ASSETS

           

Current Assets:

         
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$                   17,619

   

$                   22,399

 

Trusteed assets

 

-

   

183,685

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of

$600 and $400, respectively

 

74,465

   

62,912

 

Inventories

 

106,055

   

85,440

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

14,629

   

11,310

 

Deferred tax assets

 

2,644

   

2,644

   

Total current assets

 

215,412

   

368,390

                 

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

of $12,308 and $1,274, respectively

74,730

75,796

Goodwill

   

165,243

   

164,678

Intangibles, net

 

150,375

   

155,036

Deferred financing fees

 

13,900

   

14,553

Other assets

 

1,459

   

1,632

   

Total assets

 

$                 621,119

   

$                 780,085

                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

         

Current Liabilities:

         
 

Senior subordinated notes due 2014

 

$                            -

   

$                 176,095

 

Current maturities of other long-term obligations

 

1,614

   

2,207

 

Accounts payable

 

33,714

   

26,976

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

44,040

   

37,995

 

Accrued interest

 

6,935

   

9,184

 

Income taxes payable

 

4,259

   

4,155

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

6,014

   

6,014

   

Total current liabilities

 

96,576

   

262,626

                 

Long-term obligations, less current maturities

 

263,427

   

264,564

Deferred tax liabilities

 

74,251

   

74,832

Other long-term liabilities

 

12,861

   

14,659

   

Total liabilities

 

447,115

   

616,681

                 

Stockholder's equity:

         
 

Common stock, $0.01 par value:

Authorized -- 1,000 shares

Issued and outstanding -- 1,000 shares at September 30, 2011

and at December 31, 2010

 

-

   

-

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

176,448

   

176,035

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(3,305)

   

(14,680)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

861

   

2,049

   

Total stockholder's equity

 

174,004

   

163,404

                 
   

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

 

$                 621,119

   

$                 780,085

                 

  

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

       

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

       

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,
2011

 

 

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,
2010

Cash flows from operating activities:

   

 

 
 

Net income

$                      11,375

 

 

$                         9,688

   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash

provided by operating activities:

   

 

 

 
     

Depreciation and amortization

17,607

 

 

10,067

     

Deferred income taxes

232

 

 

(1,266)

     

Stock compensation expense

413

 

 

1,004

     

Restructuring costs, net of payments

2,160

 

 

-

     

Loss on debt extinguishment

-

 

 

1,867

   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

 

 
     

Accounts receivable, net

(12,277)

 

 

(13,231)

     

Inventories

(21,244)

 

 

(10,062)

     

Prepaids

(3,673)

 

 

(28)

     

Accounts payable

7,835

 

 

18,066

     

Accrued interest

(2,249)

 

 

(4,475)

     

Accrued taxes

137

 

 

2,814

     

Accrued and other

2,842

 

 

11,034

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

3,158

 

 

25,478

           

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

   

 

 
 

Capital expenditures

(12,636)

 

 

(5,921)

 

Other

 

(449)

 

 

(328)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(13,085)

 

 

(6,249)

           

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

   

 

 
 

Use of Trusteed Assets for redemption of Senior Subordinated Notes

183,685

 

 

-

 

Repayment of Senior Subordinated Notes

(176,095)

 

 

-

 

Net issuance of Working Capital Facility

-

 

 

2,913

 

Repayments of other long-term obligations

(1,736)

 

 

-

 

Repayments under Second-Lien Facility and other

-

 

 

(26,305)

 

Other, net

(561)

 

 

101

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

5,293

 

 

(23,291)

           

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(146)

 

 

521

           

 

 

Total decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(4,780)

 

 

(3,541)

Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

22,399

 

 

14,886

Total cash and cash equivalents end of period

$                       17,619

 

 

$                       11,345

           

 

 

Income taxes paid

$                         6,183

 

 

$                         3,697

Interest paid, including $8,688 for defeased Sr Subordinated Notes in 2011

$                       22,009

 

 

$                       21,761

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

1.   Organization 

 

Thermadyne Holdings Corporation (“Thermadyne” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a leading global designer and manufacturer of gas and arc cutting and welding products, including equipment, accessories and consumables.  The Company’s products are used by manufacturing, construction, fabrication and foundry operations to cut, join and reinforce steel, aluminum and other metals. The Company designs, manufactures and sells products in five principal categories: (1) gas equipment; (2) plasma power supplies, torches and related consumable parts; (3) arc accessories, including torches, related consumable parts and accessories; (4) welding equipment; and (5) filler metals. The Company markets its products under a portfolio of brands including Victor®, Tweco®, Thermal Dynamics®, Arcair®, Cigweld®, Thermal Arc®, Turbo Torch® and Stoody®.

 

On December 3, 2010 (“Acquisition Date”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), Razor Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a newly formed Delaware corporation, merged with and into Thermadyne, with Thermadyne surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Razor Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition”). (Razor Holdco Inc. was renamed Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“Technologies”).) Technologies’ sole asset is its 100% ownership of the stock of Thermadyne.  Affiliates of Irving Place Capital (“IPC”), a private equity firm based in New York, along with its co-investors, hold approximately 99% of the outstanding equity of Technologies, and certain members of Thermadyne management hold the remaining equity capital.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     

 Basis of Presentation

 

The Acquisition resulted in a 100% change in ownership of Thermadyne and is accounted for in accordance with United States accounting guidance for business combinations. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, excluding deferred income taxes, were recorded at fair value as of December 3, 2010. The purchase price paid and related costs and transaction fees incurred by IPC have been accounted for in Successor Company’s period ending December 31, 2010 consolidated financial statements. The provisional amounts recognized for assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 3, 2010 have been determined by management with the assistance of an externally prepared valuation study of inventories, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, goodwill, and capital and operating leases.  These provisional amounts are subject to change based on the completion of such study and the determination of other facts impacting fair value estimates.  The evaluation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is ongoing with the assistance of the third party asset appraisal firm and will be finalized prior to the end of calendar year 2011.  The evaluation of the adjustments, if any, arising out of the finalization of the value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed will not impact cash flow.  However, such adjustments could result in material increases or decreases to depreciation and amortization, earnings before interest expense, income taxes and net income. 

 

Although Thermadyne continued as the same legal entity after the Acquisition, the application of push down accounting represents the termination of the old reporting entity and the creation of a new one.  In addition, the basis of presentation is not consistent between the successor and predecessor entities and the financial statements are not presented on a comparable basis.  As a result, the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows are presented for two different reporting entities:  Predecessor and Successor, which related to the periods and balance sheets preceding the Acquisition (prior to December 3, 2010), and the periods and balance sheets succeeding the Acquisition, respectively.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or the year ending December 31, 2011.  The quarterly financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report for the period ended December 31, 2010.

 

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The financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its subsidiaries, after the elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. All dollar amounts are presented in thousands, unless otherwise noted, except share amounts.

 

Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Any significant unanticipated changes in business or market conditions that vary from current expectations could have an impact on the fair value of assets and result in a potential impairment loss.

  

Reclassifications

 

The costs of certain purchasing functions previously included in Selling, General, and Administrative expenses have been reclassified to Cost of Goods Sold in the amounts of $384 and $1,089 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, to conform with the current year presentation.

 

Miscellaneous receivables as of December 31, 2010 have been reclassified from Accounts Receivable to Prepaid Expenses and Other in the amount of $2,729 to conform with the current year presentation.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

Loan origination fees and other costs incurred in arranging long-term financing are capitalized as deferred financing costs and amortized on an effective interest method over the term of the credit agreement.  Deferred financing costs totaled $15,285 and $14,723, less related accumulated amortization of $1,385 and $170, at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Product Warranty Programs

 

Various products are sold with product warranty programs. Provisions for warranty programs are made as the products are sold, and such provisions are adjusted periodically based on current estimates of anticipated warranty costs and charged to cost of sales. The following table provides the activity in the warranty accrual:

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

September 30,
2011

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

September 30,
2011

 

 

September 30,
2010

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

$                        4,042

 

 

$                        2,620

 

$                      3,200

 

 

$                      2,300

Charged to expense

1,325

 

 

1,100

 

3,955

 

 

3,190

Warranty payments

(1,167)

 

 

(920)

 

(2,955)

 

 

(2,690)

Balance at end of period

$                        4,200

 

 

$                        2,800

 

$                      4,200

 

 

$                      2,800

 

Fair Value

 

The Company estimated the fair value of the Senior Secured Notes due 2017 at $266,066 and $265,200 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, based on available market information. The Company’s Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 were redeemed February 1, 2011.

 

 

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Presentation of Comprehensive Income (ASU 2011-05), to require an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity.  The standard does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income.  This standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and will be applied by the Company beginning in 2012.  ASU 2011-05 affects financial statement presentation only and will have no impact on our results of operations.

 

Goodwill

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment (ASU 2011-08), to permit an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test.  ASU 2011-08 is intended to simplify how an entity tests goodwill for impairment.  This standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted and will be applied by the Company beginning in the fourth quarter of 2011 as part of the Company's annual test for goodwill impairment.

 

3. Inventories

 

The composition of inventories was as follows:

 

 

Successor

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2011

 

2010

Raw materials and component parts

$                       35,221

 

$                     25,075

Work-in-process

5,755

 

3,853

Finished goods

67,179

 

56,512

 

108,155

 

85,440

LIFO reserve

(2,100)

 

-

 

$                    106,055

 

$                    85,440

 

The carrying value of inventories accounted for by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method exclusive of the LIFO reserve was $79,630 at September 30, 2011 and $61,577 at December 31, 2010.  The remaining inventory amounts are held in foreign locations and accounted for using the first-in first-out method.

 

4. Intangible Assets

 

The composition of intangibles was as follows:

 

 

Successor

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2011

 

2010

Customer relationships

54,920

 

54,920

Intellectual property bundles

82,018

 

81,568

Trademarks

19,079

 

19,079

 

156,017

 

155,567

Accumulated amortization of customer relationships

     

and intellectual property bundles

(5,642)

 

(531)

 

$                  150,375

 

$                    155,036

 

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Amortization of customer relationships and intellectual property bundles (including patents) amounted to $1,703 and $5,111 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively, and to $681 and $2,038 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

Goodwill and trademarks are tested for impairment annually, as of December 1st (Successor), or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying value. The impairment analysis is performed on a consolidated enterprise level based on one reporting unit. No impairment adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill was deemed necessary in 2010. As of September 30, 2011, the Company considered possible impairment triggering events since December 3, 2010 (Acquisition Date) based on relevant factors, and concluded that no triggering events or goodwill impairment were indicated at that date. Unforeseen events and changes in circumstances and market conditions, including the general economic and competitive conditions, could cause actual results to vary significantly from the estimates.

 

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the nine-month period ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

of Goodwill

Successor:

 

Balance as of January 1, 2011

$                       164,678

Foreign currency translation

565

Balance as of September 30, 2011

$                       165,243

5. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

 

The composition of debt and capital lease obligations was as follows:

 

   

Successor

   

September 30,

 

December 31,

   

2011

 

2010

Senior Secured Notes due December 15, 2017, 9% interest

     
 

payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15

$                   260,000

 

$                260,000

Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2014, 9 1/4% interest

     
 

payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1

-

 

176,095

Capital leases

5,041

 

6,771

   

265,041

 

442,866

Current maturities

(1,614)

 

(178,302)

   

$                   263,427

 

$                264,564

 

Senior Secured Notes due 2017

 

On December 3, 2010, Merger Sub issued $260,000 in aggregate principal of 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Senior Secured Notes”). The net proceeds from this issuance, together with funds received from the equity investments made by affiliates of IPC, its co-investors and certain members of Thermadyne management, were used to finance the acquisition of Thermadyne, to redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, and to pay the transaction related expenses. 

 

The Senior Secured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of Thermadyne’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries and by its Australian subsidiaries, Thermadyne Australia Pty Ltd. and Cigweld Pty Ltd.  The Senior Secured Notes and guarantees are secured, subject to permitted liens and except for certain excluded assets, on a first priority basis by substantially all of Thermadyne’s and the guarantors’ current and future property and assets (other than accounts receivable, inventory and certain other related assets that secure, on a first priority basis, Thermadyne’s and the guarantors’ obligations under Thermadyne’s Working Capital Facility (as defined below)), including the capital stock of each subsidiary of Thermadyne (other than immaterial subsidiaries), which, in the case of non-guarantor foreign subsidiaries, is limited to 65% of the voting stock and 100% of the non-voting stock of each first-tier foreign subsidiary, and on a second priority basis by substantially all the collateral that secures the Working Capital Facility on a first priority basis.

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The Senior Secured Notes contain customary covenants and events of default, including covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness; pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of its capital stock or make other restricted payments; make certain investments, loans or advances; sell, transfer or otherwise convey certain assets; and create liens.

 

Upon a change of control, as defined in the Indenture, each holder of the Senior Secured Notes has the right to require the Company to purchase the Senior Secured Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest. 

 

On August 2, 2011, the Company completed its offer to exchange $260,000 of its 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2017, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Exchange Notes"), for $260,000 of its outstanding Senior Secured Notes.  The Company accepted for exchange all Senior Secured Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange offer.  The terms of the Exchange Notes are substantially identical to the terms of the Senior Secured Notes, including subsidiary guarantees, except that provisions relating to transfer restrictions, registration rights and related additional interest do not apply to the Exchange Notes.

 

Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014

 

On December 3, 2010, Thermadyne called for redemption of the $172,327 aggregate outstanding 9¼% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 on February 1, 2011 at a price of 101.542% plus accrued and unpaid interest. Thermadyne irrevocably deposited, with the Trustee, funds sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of the Senior Subordinated Notes.  

 

Thermadyne remained the primary obligor of the Senior Subordinated Notes through February 1, 2011.  Accordingly, the Senior Subordinated Notes and related assets placed with the Trustee remained on Thermadyne’s balance sheet through the redemption date, and were classified as current at December 31, 2010. Successor’s opening balance sheet at December 3, 2010 includes the fair value of the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 at that date of $177,066.

 

The Trustee acknowledged the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture as of December 3, 2010 and informed the Company the Senior Subordinated Notes were paid on February 1, 2011.

 

The Senior Subordinated Notes accrued interest at the rate of 9 1/4% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year. The indenture provided for the payment of an additional Special Interest Adjustment based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Interest on the Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 including the Special Interest Adjustment totaled $4,524 and $14,496 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.  

 

Working Capital Facility

 

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, $2,122 and $2,347 of letters of credit and no borrowings were outstanding under the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “GE Agreement”).  Unused availability, net of these letters of credit, was $57,435 under the Working Capital Facility at September 30, 2011.

 

All obligations under the Working Capital Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Technologies and substantially all of the Company’s existing and future, direct and indirect, wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and its Australian subsidiaries Thermadyne Australia Pty Ltd. and Cigweld Pty Ltd.  The Working Capital Facility is secured, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all of the assets of the guarantors and Technologies, including a first priority security interest in substantially all accounts receivable and other rights to payment, inventory, deposit accounts, cash and cash equivalents and a second priority security interest in all assets other than the Working Capital Facility collateral.

 

The Working Capital Facility has a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio test of 1.1 if the unused availability under the Facility is less than $9,000 (which minimum amount will be increased or decreased proportionally with any increase or decrease in the commitments thereunder). In addition, the Working Capital Facility includes negative covenants that limit the Company’s ability and the ability of Technologies and certain subsidiaries to, among other things: incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness or guarantees; grant liens; consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; transfer or sell assets and enter into sale and leaseback transactions; make certain loans and investments; pay dividends, make other distributions or repurchase or redeem the Company’s or Technologies’ capital stock; and prepay or redeem certain indebtedness.

 

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Second Lien Facility

     

In June 2010, Predecessor voluntarily repaid all of the second lien indebtedness due November 30, 2012 and terminated the related credit agreement. The prepayment was funded primarily with borrowings under the Company’s Working Capital Facility.

 

6. Restructuring

 

In 2011, the Company committed to restructuring plans that include exit activities at manufacturing sites in West Lebanon, New Hampshire and Pulau Indah, Selangor, Malaysia.  The Company expects to substantially complete these activities by December 31, 2011.  These exit activities impact approximately 150 employees and are intended to reduce the Company’s fixed cost structure and better align its global manufacturing and distribution footprint. 

 

The following provides a summary of restructuring costs incurred during 2011 to date and total expected restructuring costs associated with these activities by major type of cost:

 

     

As of September 30, 2011

 

Three Months

 

Cumulative

Total Expected

 

Ended

 

Restructuring

Restructuring

 

September 30, 2011

 

Costs

Costs

Employee termination benefits

$                            1,302

 

$                    1,698

 

$                        3,550

Other restructuring costs

1,129

 

1,348

 

4,450

Total restructuring costs

$                            2,431

 

$                    3,046

 

$                        8,000

 

Employee termination benefits primarily include severance and retention payments to employees impacted by exit activities.  Other restructuring costs include changes to the lease terms of the impacted facility, expense to relocate certain individuals and equipment to other manufacturing locations and employee training costs.

 

The following is a rollforward of the liabilities associated with the restructuring activities since the inception of the plan.  The liabilities are reported as a component of accrued and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2011.

 

 

Employee
Termination
Benefits

 

Other
Restructuring
Costs

 

Total

Charges

$                          1,698

 

$                     1,348

 

$                    3,046

Payments and other adjustments

(82)

 

(804)

 

(886)

Balance as of September 30, 2011

$                          1,616

 

$                         544

 

$                    2,160

 

The remaining payments for these exit activities are expected to be made primarily in the fourth quarter of 2011 with some continuing payments throughout 2012.

 

 

 

 

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7. Comprehensive Income

 

Comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:

 

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Income

$                       5,460

 

 

$                       4,821

 

$                     11,375

 

 

$                       9,688

Cumulative foreign currency translation gains (losses), net of taxes

 

(5,411)

 

 

 

4,528

 

 

(1,180)

 

 

 

2,151

Pension and post-retirement benefit plans income (loss)

 

(17)

 

 

 

77

 

 

(8)

 

 

 

247

Comprehensive income

$                            32

 

 

$                       9,426

 

$                     10,187

 

 

$                     12,086

  

8. Income Taxes

      

At the beginning of 2011, the Company had approximately $145,127 in U.S. net operating loss carry forwards from the years 1998 through 2010.  The net operating loss carry forwards in the U.S. will expire between the years 2019 and 2030.  Given the uncertainties regarding utilization of a portion of these net operating loss carry forwards, the Company has recorded, as of December 31, 2010, a $14,100 valuation allowance related to the deferred tax asset of approximately $57,400 associated with the carry forwards.  For 2011, the Company’s management estimates that income tax payments will, as in prior years, primarily relate to state and foreign taxes due to the use of net operating loss carryovers to offset U.S. taxable income.

 

The Company’s projected 2011 income tax effective rate of approximately 36% exceeds the federal statutory rate primarily because foreign earnings are currently taxable as “deemed dividends” in the U.S.  These deemed dividends are not offset by the foreign tax credits due to uncertainty of their utilization.

 

9. Contingencies

 

The Company and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions, primarily related to welding fumes and other product liability claims. While there is uncertainty relating to any litigation, management is of the opinion that the outcome of this litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

In October 2010, two identical purported class action lawsuits were filed in connection with the Acquisition against the Company, the Company’s directors, and Irving Place Capital.  On November 25, 2010, the Company, the Company’s directors and Irving Place Capital entered into a memorandum of understanding with the plaintiffs regarding the settlement of these actions.  On June 30, 2011, the Circuit Court issued an order approving the settlement and resolving and releasing all claims in all actions that were or could have been brought. The Circuit Court further awarded attorneys’ fees and expenses to plaintiffs’ counsel in the amount of $399, which the Company paid in July 2011 and 85% of which was reimbursed to the Company by its insurance carrier in October 2011.

 

The Company is party to certain environmental matters, although no claims are currently pending. Any related obligations are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, cash flows or operating results.  All other legal proceedings and actions involving the Company are of an ordinary and routine nature and are incidental to the operations of the Company. Management believes that such proceedings should not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or financial condition or on the results of operations.

 

On December 30, 2006, the Company committed to dispose of its Brazilian manufacturing operations.  Remaining Brazilian accrued liabilities are still held by the Company and are primarily associated with tax matters for which the timing of resolution is uncertain, and are classified within Accrued and Other Liabilities in the amounts of $800 and $1,600 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

 

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10. Employee Benefit Plans

 

Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs include the following components:

 

   

U.S. and Canadian Plans

 

Australian Plan

   

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

   

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

   

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

   

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

Components of net periodic

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

benefit cost:

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Service Cost

$                           43

 

 

$                              44

 

$                         349

 

 

$                            255

 

Interest Cost

284

 

 

303

 

629

 

 

432

 

Expected return on plan assets

(324)

 

 

(279)

 

(573)

 

 

(398)

 

Recognized loss

-

 

 

149

 

-

 

 

65

 

Net periodic benefit cost

$                             3

 

 

$                            217

 

$                         405

 

 

$                            354

 
   

U.S. and Canadian Plans

 

Australian Plan

   

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Successor

 

 

Predecessor

   

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

   

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

   

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

Components of net periodic

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

benefit cost:

 

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

Service Cost

$                          133

 

 

$                            134

 

$                         982

 

 

$                            648

 

Interest Cost

850

 

 

907

 

1,771

 

 

1,098

 

Expected return on plan assets

(972)

 

 

(837)

 

(1,613)

 

 

(1,012)

 

Recognized loss

-

 

 

447

 

-

 

 

165

 

Net periodic benefit cost

$                            11

 

 

$                            651

 

$                      1,140

 

 

$                            900

 

11. Segment Information

 

The Company’s continuing operations are comprised of several product lines manufactured and sold in various geographic locations. The market channels and end users for products are similar. The production processes are shared across the majority of the products. Management evaluates performance and allocates resources on a combined basis and not as separate business units or profit centers. Accordingly, management has concluded the Company operates in one reportable segment.

 

Geographic Information

 

The reportable geographic regions are the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe/Middle East. Sales have been attributed to geographic regions based on the country of our end customer.  The following tables provide summarized financial information concerning the Company’s geographic segments:

 

 

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Successor

 

 

Predecessor

 

Successor

   

Predecessor

 

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

Net Sales:

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Americas

$                    77,608

 

 

$                    66,656

 

$                  238,215

 

 

$                   198,893

Asia-Pacific

37,826

 

 

31,011

 

102,723

 

 

87,397

Europe/ Middle East

9,420

 

 

8,816

 

29,682

 

 

25,406

Total

$                  124,854

 

 

$                  106,483

 

$                  370,620

 

 

$                   311,696

 

Prior year sales have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation which attributes sales to the geographic location of the customer.

 

U.S. sales as a portion of Americas’ sales comprised approximately 86% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.  Australia sales as a portion of Asia-Pacific sales comprised approximately 75% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

Identifiable assets (excluding working capital and intangibles):

 

 

Successor

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2011

 

2010

       

Americas

$                     69,797

 

$                       69,696

Asia-Pacific

18,081

 

19,930

Europe/Middle East

1,798

 

1,940

 

$                     89,677

 

$                       91,566

 

Product Line Information

 

The Company sells a variety of products, substantially all of which are used by manufacturing, construction and foundry operations to cut, join and reinforce steel, aluminum and other metals in various applications including construction, oil, gas rig and pipeline construction, repair and maintenance of manufacturing equipment, and shipbuilding. The following table shows sales for each of the product lines:

 

     

Successor

   

Predecessor

 

Successor

   

Predecessor

     

Three Months

 

 

Three Months

 

Nine Months

 

 

Nine Months

     

Ended

 

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

 

Ended

     

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

September 30, 2010

       

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gas equipment

$                   42,994

 

 

$                   38,519

 

$                 133,890

 

 

$                 113,534

Filler metals including hardfacing

25,257

 

 

21,877

 

73,474

 

 

65,018

Arc accessories including torches, related consumable parts and accessories

22,811

 

 

19,428

 

66,469

 

 

53,788

Plasma power supplies, torches and related consumable parts

20,297

 

 

16,459

 

61,360

 

 

48,599

Welding equipment

13,495

 

 

10,200

 

35,427

 

 

30,757

     

$                 124,854

 

 

$                 106,483

 

$                 370,620

 

 

$                 311,696

 

 

 

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12. Relationships and Transactions

 

Relationship with Irving Place Capital

 

Thermadyne Holdings Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc.  Affiliates of Irving Place Capital, along with its co-investors, hold approximately 99% of the outstanding equity of Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc. at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Board of Directors of the Company and Technologies includes two IPC members.

 

IPC has the power to designate all of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and the right to remove any directors that it appoints.

 

Management Services Agreement

 

The Company has entered into a management services agreement with IPC.  For advisory and management services, IPC will receive annual advisory fees equal to the greater of (i) $1,500 or (ii) 2.5% of EBITDA (as defined under the management services agreement), payable monthly.  In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to a third party, a change of control, whether by merger, consolidation, sale or otherwise, or, under certain circumstances, a public offering of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ equity securities, the Company will be obligated to pay IPC an amount equal to the sum of the advisory fee that would be payable for the following four fiscal quarters.  Such fees were $584 and $1,781 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

In connection with any subsequent material corporate transactions, such as an equity or debt offering, acquisition, asset sale, recapitalization, merger, joint venture formation or other business combination, IPC will receive a fee of 1% of the transaction value.  IPC will also receive fees in connection with certain strategic services, as determined by IPC, provided such fees will reduce the annual advisory fee on a dollar-for-dollar basis.

 

Thermadyne Technologies Holdings Inc. (Technologies)

 

The capital stock of Technologies in the aggregate of $176,185 was outstanding as of September 30, 2011, with 140,948 shares of 8% cumulative preferred stock in the amount of $140,948 and 3,523,700 shares of common stock in the amount of $35,237.  No dividends have been declared on either the preferred stock or common stock at September 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

 

Technologies’ stock based compensation costs relate to Thermadyne employees and were incurred for Thermadyne’s benefit, and accordingly recognized in Thermadyne’s consolidated selling, general & administrative expenses.

 

13. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements and Thermadyne Holdings Corporation (Parent) Financial Information

 

The 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 are obligations of, and were issued by, Thermadyne Holdings Corporation. Each guarantor is wholly owned by Thermadyne Holdings Corporation. Successor’s management has determined the most appropriate presentation is to “push down” the Senior Secured Notes due 2017 to the guarantors in the accompanying condensed financial information, as such entities fully and unconditionally guarantee the Senior Secured Notes due 2017, and these subsidiaries are jointly and severally liable for all payments under these notes.  The Senior Secured Notes due 2017 were issued to finance the acquisition of the Company along with new stockholder’s equity. The guarantor subsidiaries’ cash flow will service the debt.

 

The following financial information presents the guarantors and non-guarantors of the 9% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 and, prior to February 1, 2011, the 9¼% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014, in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. The condensed consolidating financial information includes the accounts of Thermadyne Holding Corporation (parent only), and the combined accounts of guarantor subsidiaries and combined accounts of the non-guarantor subsidiaries for the periods indicated. Separate financial statements of the parent and each of the guarantor subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined such information is not material in assessing the financial condition, cash flows or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s Australian subsidiaries are included as guarantors for all years presented. Approximately 70% of the assets and the sales have been pledged by the guarantor subsidiaries to the holders of the Senior Secured Notes.

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     

Parent

               
     

Thermadyne

               
     

Holdings

     

Non-

       
     

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

                       

Net sales

$                        -

 

$         125,477

 

$           25,162

 

$            (25,785)

 

$            124,854

Cost of goods sold

-

 

84,857

 

19,257

 

(21,518)

 

82,596

 

Gross margin

-

 

40,620

 

5,905

 

(4,267)

 

42,258

                       

Selling, general and administrative expenses

-

 

21,363

 

3,667

 

-

 

25,030

Amortization of intangibles

-

 

1,703

 

-

 

-

 

1,703

Restructuring

-

 

2,431

 

-

 

-

 

2,431

 

Operating income (loss)

-

 

15,123

 

2,238

 

(4,267)

 

13,094

                       

Other income (expense):

                 
 

Interest, net

-

 

(6,073)

 

(33)

 

-

 

(6,106)

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

-

 

(426)

 

-

 

-

 

(426)

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

5,460

 

-

 

-

 

(5,460)

 

-

Income (loss) before tax provision

5,460

 

8,624

 

2,205

 

(9,727)

 

6,562

                 

   

Income tax provision

-

 

948

 

154

 

-

 

1,102

                       

Net income (loss)

$                5,460

 

$             7,676

 

$             2,051

 

$              (9,727)

 

$                5,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     

Parent

               
     

Thermadyne

               
     

Holdings

     

Non-

       
     

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

                       

Net sales

$                   -

 

$        114,425

 

$          10,564

 

$       (18,506)

 

$          106,483

Cost of goods sold

-

 

80,776

 

7,423

 

(18,376)

 

69,823

 

Gross margin

-

 

33,649

 

3,141

 

(130)

 

36,660

                       

Selling, general and administrative expenses

275

 

23,458

 

728

 

(909)

 

23,552

Amortization of intangibles

-

 

681

 

-

 

-

 

681

 

Operating income (loss)

(275)

 

9,510

 

2,413

 

779

 

12,427

   

                 

Other income (expenses):

                 
 

Interest, net

(4,408)

 

(616)

 

29

 

-

 

(4,995)

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

(124)

 

(114)

 

-

 

-

 

(238)

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

9,628

 

-

 

-

 

(9,628)

 

-

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Income (loss) before tax provision

4,821

 

8,780

 

2,442

 

(8,849)

 

7,194

                       

Income tax provision

-

 

1,608

 

765

 

-

 

2,373

                       

Net income (loss)

$            4,821

 

$            7,172

 

$            1,677

 

$         (8,849)

 

$              4,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     

Parent

               
     

Thermadyne

               
     

Holdings

     

Non-

       
     

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

                       

Net sales

$                    -

 

$         378,533

 

$          74,172

 

$           (82,085)

 

$           370,620

Cost of goods sold

-

 

265,753

 

58,921

 

(77,332)

 

247,342

 

Gross margin

-

 

112,780

 

15,251

 

(4,753)

 

123,278

                       

Selling, general and administrative expenses

-

 

66,690

 

10,895

 

-

 

77,585

Amortization of intangibles

-

 

5,111

 

-

 

-

 

5,111

Restructuring

-

 

3,046

 

-

 

-

 

3,046

 

Operating income (loss)

-

 

37,933

 

4,356

 

(4,753)

 

37,536

                       

Other income (expense):

                 
 

Interest, net

-

 

(18,357)

 

(102)

 

-

 

(18,459)

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

-

 

(1,214)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,214)

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

11,375

 

-

 

-

 

(11,375)

 

-

Income (loss) before tax provision

11,375

 

18,362

 

4,254

 

(16,128)

 

17,863

                       

Income tax provision

-

 

5,131

 

1,357

 

-

 

6,488

                       

Net income (loss)

$           11,375

 

$           13,231

 

$            2,897

 

$           (16,128)

 

$             11,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     

Parent

               
     

Thermadyne

               
     

Holdings

     

Non-

       
     

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

                       

Net sales

$                       -

 

$         338,381

 

$          30,428

 

$        (57,113)

 

$           311,696

Cost of goods sold

-

 

241,545

 

21,201

 

(56,621)

 

206,125

 

Gross margin

-

 

96,836

 

9,227

 

(492)

 

105,571

                       

Selling, general and administrative expenses

523

 

65,542

 

4,540

 

(909)

 

69,696

Amortization of intangibles

-

 

2,038

 

-

 

-

 

2,038

 

Operating income (loss)

(523)

 

29,256

 

4,687

 

417

 

33,837

   

                 

Other income (expense):

                 
 

Interest, net

(14,149)

 

(3,105)

 

(16)

 

-

 

(17,270)

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

(371)

 

(382)

 

-

 

-

 

(753)

 

Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries

24,731

 

-

 

-

 

(24,731)

 

-

 

Loss on debt extinguishment

-

 

(1,867)

 

-

 

-

 

(1,867)

Income (loss) before tax provision

9,688

 

23,902

 

4,671

 

(24,314)

 

13,947

                       

Income tax provision

-

 

2,832

 

1,427

 

-

 

4,259

                       

Net income (loss)

$               9,688

 

$          21,070

 

$            3,244

 

$        (24,314)

 

$               9,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

       

Parent

               
       

Thermadyne

               
       

Holdings

     

Non-

       
       

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

ASSETS

                     

Current Assets:

                   
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$                     -

 

$           12,121

 

$           5,498

 

$                     -

 

$           17,619

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

-

 

61,984

 

12,481

 

-

 

74,465

 

Inventories

 

-

 

91,455

 

14,600

 

-

 

106,055

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

-

 

9,935

 

4,694

 

-

 

14,629

 

Deferred tax assets

 

-

 

2,644

 

-

 

-

 

2,644

 

Total current assets

 

-

 

178,139

 

37,273

 

-

 

215,412

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

-

 

60,847

 

13,883

 

-

 

74,730

Deferred financing fees

 

-

 

13,900

 

-

 

-

 

13,900

Other assets

 

-

 

1,459

 

-

 

-

 

1,459

Goodwill

   

-

 

165,243

 

-

 

-

 

165,243

Intangibles, net

 

-

 

150,375

 

-

 

-

 

150,375

Investment in and advances to subsidiaries

 

174,004

 

79,232

 

-

 

(253,236)

 

-

 

Total assets

 

$          174,004

 

$         649,195

 

$         51,156

 

$       (253,236)

 

$         621,119

                         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                 

Current Liabilities:

                   
 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

 

$                     -

 

$             1,159

 

$              455

 

$                     -

 

$             1,614

 

Accounts payable

 

-

 

25,611

 

8,103

 

-

 

33,714

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

-

 

38,762

 

5,278

 

-

 

44,040

 

Accrued interest

 

-

 

6,935

 

-

 

-

 

6,935

 

Income taxes payable

 

-

 

2,819

 

1,440

 

-

 

4,259

 

Deferred tax liability

 

-

 

6,014

 

-

 

-

 

6,014

 

Total current liabilities

 

-

 

81,300

 

15,276

 

-

 

96,576

Long-term obligations, less current maturities

 

-

 

262,949

 

478

 

-

 

263,427

Deferred tax liabilities

 

-

 

74,251

 

-

 

-

 

74,251

Other long-term liabilities

 

-

 

11,409

 

1,452

 

-

 

12,861

Net equity (deficit) and advances to / from subsidiaries

 

-

 

124,274

 

(46,919)

 

(77,355)

 

Stockholder's equity (deficit):

                   
 

Common stock

 

-

 

2,555

 

55,145

 

(57,700)

 

-

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

176,448

 

111,645

 

11,356

 

(123,001)

 

176,448

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(3,305)

 

(11,118)

 

13,131 

 

(2,013)

 

(3,305)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

861

 

(8,070)

 

1,237

 

6,833

 

861

 

Total stockholder's equity (deficit)

 

174,004

 

95,012

 

80,869 

 

(175,881)

 

174,004 

                         

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)

 

$          174,004

 

$         649,195

 

$         51,156

 

$       (253,236)

 

$         621,119

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

DECEMBER 31, 2010

(Dollars in thousands)

 

       

Parent

               
       

Thermadyne

               
       

Holdings

     

Non-

       
       

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

ASSETS

                     

Current Assets:

                   
 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$                      -

 

$            18,692

 

$           3,707

 

$                   -

 

$            22,399

 

Trusteed assets

 

183,685

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

183,685

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

-

 

50,670

 

12,242

 

-

 

62,912

 

Inventories

 

-

 

75,391

 

10,049

 

-

 

85,440

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

725

 

7,641

 

2,944

 

-

 

11,310

 

Deferred tax assets

 

-

 

2,644

 

-

 

-

 

2,644

 

Total current assets

 

184,410

 

155,038

 

28,942

 

-

 

368,390

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

-

 

70,584

 

5,212

 

-

 

75,796

Deferred financing fees

 

-

 

14,553

 

-

 

-

 

14,553

Other assets

 

-

 

1,632

 

-

 

-

 

1,632

Goodwill

   

-

 

164,678

 

-

 

-

 

164,678

Intangibles, net

 

-

 

155,036

 

-

 

-

 

155,036

Investment in and advances to subsidiaries

 

163,876

 

79,232

 

-

 

(243,108)

 

-

 

Total assets

 

$          348,286

 

$          640,753

 

$         34,154

 

$     (243,108)

 

$          780,085

                         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT)

                 

Current Liabilities:

                   
 

Senior subordinated notes due 2014

 

$          176,095

 

$                      -

 

$                   -

 

$                   -

 

$          176,095

 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

 

-

 

2,006

 

201

 

-

 

2,207

 

Accounts payable

 

-

 

22,137

 

4,839

 

-

 

26,976

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

-

 

33,162

 

4,833

 

-

 

37,995

 

Accrued interest

 

8,062

 

1,122

 

-

 

-

 

9,184

 

Income taxes payable

 

-

 

3,722

 

433

 

-

 

4,155

 

Deferred tax liability

 

-

 

6,014

 

-

 

-

 

6,014

 

Total current liabilities

 

184,157

 

68,163

 

10,306

 

-

 

262,626

Long-term obligations, less current maturities

 

-

 

264,238

 

326

 

-

 

264,564

Deferred tax liabilities

 

-

 

74,832

 

-

 

-

 

74,832

Other long-term liabilities

 

-

 

13,551

 

1,108

 

-

 

14,659

Net equity (deficit) and advances to / from subsidiaries

 

725

 

210,319

 

3,291

 

(214,335)

 

-

Stockholder's equity (deficit):

                   
 

Common stock

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

176,035

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

176,035

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(14,680)

 

(12,968)

 

(661)

 

13,629

 

(14,680)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

2,049

 

22,618

 

19,784

 

(42,402)

 

2,049

 

Total stockholder's equity (deficit)

 

163,404

 

9,650

 

19,123

 

(28,773)

 

163,404

                         

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity (deficit)

 

$          348,286

 

$          640,753

 

$         34,154

 

$     (243,108)

 

$          780,085

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

(unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   

Parent

               
   

Thermadyne

               
   

Holdings

     

Non-

       
   

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

                     

Cash flows from operating activities:

                 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$               4,451

 

$          13,141

 

$            1,694

 

$        (16,128)

 

$            3,158

 

                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                 
 

Capital expenditures

-

 

(269)

 

(12,367)

 

-

 

(12,636)

 

Other

-

 

(449)

 

-

 

-

 

(449)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-

 

(718)

 

(12,367)

 

-

 

(13,085)

   

               

Cash flows from financing activities:

                 
 

Repurchase of Senior Subordinated Notes

(176,095)

   -    -   -  

(176,095)

 

Repayments of other long-term obligations

-

 

(2,154)

 

418

 

-

 

(1,736)

 

Trusteed assets

183,685

   -   -   -  

183,685

 

Changes in net equity

(12,041)

 

(16,665)

 

12,578

 

16,128

 

-

 

Other, net

-

 

(561)

 

-

 

-

 

(561)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(4,451)

 

(19,380)

 

12,996

 

16,128

 

5,293

   

               

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-

 

386

 

(532)

   -  

(146)

   

               

Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-

 

(6,571)

 

1,791

 

-

 

(4,780)

Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

-

 

18,692

 

3,707

 

-

 

22,399

Total cash and cash equivalents end of period

$                       -

 

$          12,121

 

$            5,498

 

$                    -

 

$          17,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 (unaudited) 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

       

Parent

               
       

Thermadyne

               
       

Holdings

     

Non-

       
       

Corporation

 

Guarantors

 

Guarantors

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

                         

Cash flows from operating activities:

                 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$             5,723

 

$        40,507

 

$           (777)

 

$         (19,975)

 

$        25,478

     

                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

                 
 

Capital expenditures

-

 

(5,429)

 

(492)

 

-

 

(5,921)

 

Other

 

-

 

(583)

 

255

 

-

 

(328)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

-

 

(6,012)

 

(237)

 

-

 

(6,249)

     

                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

                 
 

Net issuance of Working Capital Facility

-

 

2,913

 

-

 

-

 

2,913

 

Repayments of Second-Lien Facility and other

-

 

(26,172)

 

(133)

 

-

 

(26,305)

 

Exercise of employee stock purchases

102

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

102

 

Changes in net equity

(5,825)

 

(16,211)

 

2,061

 

19,975

 

-

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(5,723)

 

(39,470)

 

1,928

 

19,975

 

(23,290)

     

               

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

-

 

487

 

33

 

-

 

520

     

               

 

Total increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-

 

(4,488)

 

947

 

-

 

(3,541)

Total cash and cash equivalents beginning of period

-

 

11,740

 

3,146

 

-

 

14,886

Total cash and cash equivalents end of period

$                     -

 

$          7,252

 

$          4,093

 

$                     -

 

$        11,345

 

 

Stock compensation expense was reclassified from financing activities to operating activities for period shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Overview

 

We are a leading global designer and manufacturer of gas and arc cutting and welding products, including equipment, accessories and consumables. Our products are used by manufacturing, construction, fabrication and foundry operations to cut, join and reinforce steel, aluminum and other metals. We design, manufacture and sell products in five principal categories: (1) gas equipment; (2) plasma power supplies, torches and related consumable parts; (3) arc accessories, including torches, related consumable parts and accessories; (4) welding equipment; and (5) filler metals. We operate our business in one reportable segment. Our products are sold domestically primarily through industrial welding distributors, retailers and wholesalers. Internationally, we sell our products through our sales force, independent distributors and wholesalers. Our operating profit is affected by the mix of our products sold during a period as margins vary between torches, power supplies, consumables and replacement parts as well as the geographic mix of where our products are sold.

 

Industries that utilize our products include metal fabrication, industrial manufacturing, construction, oil and gas and shipbuilding, among others. The demand for our products and, therefore, our results of operations are directly related to the level of production in these end-user industries.

 

The availability and the cost of the components consumed in our manufacturing processes, and particularly raw materials, are key determinants in achieving future success in the marketplace and profitability. The principal raw materials we use in manufacturing our products are copper, brass, steel and plastic, which are widely available. Certain other raw materials used in our hardfacing products, such as cobalt and chromium, are available primarily from sources outside the United States. Historically, we have been able to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials at acceptable prices but with increasing pricing volatility. In an effort to maintain our profit margins, we have redesigned the material content of selected products and continued to reduce our overhead and labor costs by improving our operational efficiency, relocating jobs, consolidating our manufacturing operations and outsourcing production of certain components and products. We have increased and continue to selectively increase our selling prices.

 

On December 3, 2010 (“Acquisition Date”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), Razor Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a newly formed Delaware corporation, merged with and into Thermadyne, with Thermadyne surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Razor Holdco Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition”).  Razor Holdco Inc. was renamed Thermadyne Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“Technologies”).  Technologies’ sole asset is its 100% ownership of the stock of Thermadyne.  Affiliates of Irving Place Capital (“IPC”), a private equity firm based in New York focused on making equity investments in middle-market companies, along with its co-investors, hold approximately 99% of the outstanding equity of Technologies, and certain members of Thermadyne management hold the remaining equity capital.

 

Although Thermadyne continued as the same legal entity after the Acquisition, the application of push down accounting represents the termination of the old accounting entity and the creation of a new one.  In addition, the basis of presentation is not consistent between the successor and predecessor entities and the financial statements are not presented on a comparable basis.  As a result, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity are presented for two periods: Predecessor and Successor, which related to the period preceding the Acquisition (prior to December 3, 2010), and the period succeeding the Acquisition, respectively.

 

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-looking Statements

 

The statements in this Quarterly Report that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our future prospects. These statements may be identified by terms and phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “will” and similar expressions that relate to future events and occurrences. Actual results could differ materially due to a variety of factors and the other risks described in this Quarterly Report and the other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements include, but are not limited to, the following:  (a) the impact of uncertain global economic conditions on our business and those of our customers, (b) the cost and availability of raw materials, (c) operational and financial developments and restrictions affecting our international sales and operations, (d) the impact of currency fluctuations, exchange controls, and devaluations, (e) consolidation within our customer base and the resulting increased concentration of our sales, (f) actions taken by our competitors that affect our ability to retain our customers, (g) the effectiveness of our cost reduction initiatives in our continuous improvement program, (h) our ability to meet customer needs by introducing new and enhanced products, (i) our ability to adequately enforce or protect our intellectual property rights, (j) the detrimental cash flow impact of increasing interest rates and our ability to comply with financial covenants in our debt instruments, (k) disruptions in the credit markets, (l) our relationships with our employees and our ability to retain and attract qualified personnel, (m) liabilities arising from litigation, including product liability risks, (n) the costs of compliance with and liabilities arising under environmental laws and regulations, and (o) the reorganization of our North American manufacturing could result in disruptions in production and an inability to satisfy customer demands.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof and are not guarantees of performance or results. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or that reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  For a discussion of factors that may affect future results see “Risk Factors” included in our Registration Statement on Form S-4 declared effective by the SEC on July 1, 2011.

 

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Key Indicators

 

Key economic measures relevant to our business include steel consumption, industrial production trends and purchasing manager indices. Industries that we believe provide a reasonable indication of demand for our products include industrial manufacturing, construction and transportation, oil and gas exploration, metal fabrication and farm machinery, shipbuilding and railcar manufacturing. The trends in these industries provide insights to us in gauging our business. Indicators with a more direct relationship to our business that might provide a forward-looking view of market conditions and demand for our products are not available.

 

Key performance measurements we use to manage the business include orders, sales, commodity cost trends, warranty claims, operating expenses and efficiencies, inventory levels and fill-rates. The timing of these measurements vary but may be daily, weekly and monthly depending on the need for management information and the availability of data.

 

Key financial measurements we use to evaluate the results of our business as well as the operations of our individual units include customer order levels and mix, sales order profitability, production volumes and variances, selling, general and administrative expense leverage, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, operating cash flows, capital expenditures and working capital. We review these measurements monthly, quarterly and annually and compare them over historical periods, as well as with objectives that are established by management and approved by our Board of Directors.

 

Results of Operations

 

All references to the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 relate to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 of the Successor.  All references to the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 relate to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 of the Predecessor.  We believe that the discussion of our operational results of our Successor and Predecessor periods, while on different bases of accounting related to the application of purchase accounting, is appropriate as we highlight changes to operational results as well as purchase accounting related items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following is a discussion of the results of continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

 

Net sales

   

Successor

 

Predecessor

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

   
   

Three Months Ended September 30,

     

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

(Dollars in thousands)

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

                         

Net sales summary:

                     
 

U.S.

$               66,102

 

$              57,689

 

14.6%

 

$         203,717

 

$            168,256

 

21.1%

 

International

58,752

 

48,794

 

20.4%

 

166,903

 

143,440

 

16.4%

 

Consolidated

$             124,854

 

$            106,483

 

17.3%

 

$         370,620

 

$            311,696

 

18.9%

 

Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2011 increased $18.4 million as compared to the same period in 2010, with approximately $10.5 million related to increased volumes, $3.2 million associated with price increases and $4.7 million attributable to foreign currency translation.

 

Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased $58.9 million as compared to the same period in 2010, with approximately $38.4 million related to increased volumes, $7.4 million associated with price increases and $13.1 million attributable to foreign currency translation.

 

Gross margin

 

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

   
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

     

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

(Dollars in thousands)

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

                       

Gross margin

$             42,258

 

$                36,660

 

15.3%

 

$              123,278

 

$              105,571

 

16.8%

% of sales

33.8%

 

34.4%

     

33.3%

 

33.9%

   

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, gross margin as a percent of net sales decreased as compared to the same period in 2010.  In the third quarter of 2011, the Company charged cost of sales with $1.1 million of incremental depreciation related to fair value purchase accounting adjustments for fixed assets.  Under its use of the last-in first-out (“LIFO”) inventory method, the Company also recorded a $0.6 million charge to cost of sales in the third quarter of 2011, and recorded no LIFO related charges in the third quarter of 2010.  Excluding these items, adjusted gross margin as a percent of net sales was 35.2% in 2011 as compared to 34.4% in 2010.  This increase in adjusted gross margin is due to the beneficial impact of manufacturing efficiencies arising from increased volumes of activity in 2011 and price increases enacted in the first half of 2011.   

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, gross margin as a percent of net sales decreased as compared to the same period in 2010.  In the first nine months of 2011, the Company expensed $6.8 million to cost of sales related to fair value purchase accounting adjustments for inventory and incremental depreciation of fixed assets. The Company also recorded a $2.1 million LIFO related charge to cost of sales in the first nine months of 2011 resulting from expected inflation in 2011.  In 2010, the Company recorded a $0.1 million LIFO related charge to cost of sales.  Excluding these items, adjusted gross margin as a percent of net sales was 35.7% in 2011 as compared to 33.9% in 2010.  The increase in adjusted gross margin is primarily due to the beneficial impact of manufacturing efficiencies arising from increased volumes of activity in 2011 and price increases enacted in the first half of 2011.  

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

   
     

Three Months Ended September 30,

     

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

(Dollars in thousands)

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

                           

Selling, general and administrative expenses

$          25,030

 

$          23,552

 

6.3%

 

$          77,585

 

$             69,696

 

11.3%

% of sales

   

20.0%

 

22.1%

     

20.9%

 

22.4%

   

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2011, selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) costs increased $1.5 million over the comparable period of 2010.  SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2011 include an increase of $0.7 million due to changes in foreign exchange rates and $0.6 million of IPC management service fees as compared to the same period of 2010.  

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, SG&A costs increased $7.9 million over the comparable period of 2010.  SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 include $2.4 million of increased salary and benefits costs, $1.8 million of IPC management service fees and $1.1 million of increased incentive compensation as compared to the same period of 2010.  SG&A expenses in the first nine months of 2011 also reflect an increase of $2.1 million due to changes in foreign exchange rates when compared to the first nine months of 2010.

 

Restructuring

 

In 2011, the Company committed to restructuring plans that include exit activities at manufacturing sites in West Lebanon, New Hampshire and Pulau Indah, Selangor, Malaysia.  The Company expects to substantially complete these activities by December 31, 2011.  These exit activities impact approximately 150 employees and are intended to reduce the Company’s fixed cost structure and better align its global manufacturing and distribution footprint. 

 

The following provides a summary of restructuring costs incurred during 2011 to date and total expected restructuring costs associated with these activities by major type of cost:

 

     

As of September 30, 2011

 

Three Months

 

Cumulative

Total Expected

 

Ended

 

Restructuring

Restructuring

 

September 30, 2011

 

Costs

Costs

Employee termination benefits

$                          1,302

 

$                          1,698

 

$                        3,550

Other restructuring costs

1,129

 

1,348

 

4,450

Total restructuring costs

$                          2,431

 

$                          3,046

 

$                        8,000

 

Employee termination benefits primarily include severance and retention payments to employees impacted by exit activities.  Other restructuring costs include changes to the lease terms of the impacted facility, expense to relocate certain individuals and equipment to other manufacturing locations and employee training costs.

 

The remaining payments for these exit activities are expected to be made primarily in the fourth quarter of 2011 with some continuing payments throughout 2012.

 

Interest, net

 

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

   
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

     

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

(Dollars in thousands)

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

                       

Interest, net

$                  6,106

 

$                  4,995

 

22.2%

 

$             18,459

 

$             17,270

 

6.9%

 

Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $6.1 million and $5.0 million.  The increase in interest expense reflects the effect of $73 million of incremental average debt in 2011 as compared to 2010 and a reduced effective interest rate of 9.0% in 2011 as compared to 10.1% in 2010.

  

Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $18.5 million and $17.3 million.  The increase in interest expense reflects the effect of $89 million of incremental average debt in 2011 as compared to 2010 and a reduced effective interest rate of 8.5% in 2011 as compared to 11.3% in 2010.

 

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Income tax provision

 

Successor

 

Predecessor

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

   
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

     

Nine Months Ended September 30,

   

(Dollars in thousands)

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

 

2011

 

2010

 

% Change

                       

Income tax provision

$                   1,102

 

$                   2,373

 

(53.6%)

 

$                6,488

 

$                4,259

 

52.3%

% of income before tax

16.8%

 

33.0%

     

36.3%

 

30.5%

   

 

The effective tax rate for 2011 is estimated to approximate 37.3% for the year.  The effective tax rate exceeds the federal statutory rate primarily because foreign earnings are currently taxable as “deemed dividends” in the U.S.  These deemed dividends are not offset by foreign tax credits due to the uncertainty of their utilization.  In the third quarter of 2011, these deemed dividends were largely offset by the release of valuation allowances. For the first nine months of 2010, the effective income tax rate was 30.5%.  The lower effective rate in 2010 of the Predecessor resulted from the use of net operating loss carryovers to offset U.S. pre-tax income.  The income taxes currently payable for 2011 are estimated to be 31% and are primarily related to foreign jurisdictions.

  

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Comprehensive Income

In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Presentation of Comprehensive Income (ASU 2011-05), to require an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity.  The standard does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income.  This standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011 and will be applied by the Company beginning in 2012.  ASU 2011-05 affects financial statement presentation only and will have no impact on our results of operations.

 

Goodwill

In September 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment (ASU 2011-08), to permit an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test.  ASU 2011-08 is intended to simplify how an entity tests goodwill for impairment.  This standard is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted and will be applied by the Company beginning in the fourth quarter of 2011 as part of the Company's annual test for goodwill impairments.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal uses of cash are working capital needs, capital expenditures and debt service obligations. We expect that these ongoing requirements will be funded from operating cash flow and periodic borrowings under the Working Capital Facility.

 

The Company’s cash flows from continuing operations from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, are summarized in the following table:

 

     

Successor

 

Predecessor

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Nine Months Ended

     

September 30,

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

2011

 

2010

           
 

Operating activities

 

$             3,158

 

$           25,478

 

Investing activities

 

(13,085)

 

(6,249)

 

Financing activities

 

5,293

 

(23,291)

 

Effect of exchange rates

 

(146)

 

521

 

        Cash provided by (used in):

 

$           (4,780)

 

$          (3,541)

 

 

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Operating Activities

 

Operating activities for the first nine months of 2011 provided $3.2 million of cash compared to the $25.5 million during the same period in 2010. The change in operating assets and liabilities required $28.6 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the $4.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding foreign currency translation effects, included:

 

•     Inventory increases required $21.2 million and $10.1 million of cash for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively, as inventories were increased to satisfy increased customer demand and to provide safety stock of $2.0 million in connection with the exit from our New Hampshire manufacturing facility.

 

•     Prepaid expenses increased $3.7 million in the first nine months of 2011 as compared to flat activity in the same period in 2010.  The first nine months of 2011 reflect changes in U.S. dollar currency hedges by our Australian subsidiary.

 

•     Accounts payable increases provided $7.8 million and $18.1 million of cash in the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The first nine months of 2011 reflect increases in amounts payable to suppliers related to increased inventory purchases in support of the increase in customer demand.  The nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the beneficial impact of approximately $14.0 million of early payment of supplier invoices during the fourth quarter of 2009, which reduced the cash usage requirements for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

•     Accrued liabilities increased $2.8 million in the first nine months of 2011 due to increases in U.S. dollar currency hedges and warranty reserves, partially offset by payments of prior year incentive compensation liabilities and acquisition-related accruals.  During the first nine months of 2010, accrued liabilities increased $11.0 million due primarily to increases in incentive compensation and customer rebates with minimal payments during the period for prior year liabilities.

 

Investing Activities

 

Investing activities used $13.1 million and $6.2 million of cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, primarily for manufacturing equipment purchases.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company retired the $176.1 million of Senior Subordinated Notes outstanding and paid the related interest obligation of $8.7 million with the Trusteed Assets established in the December 2010 defeasance of the Notes. For the same period in 2010, the Company had net repayments of $23.4 million between the Working Capital Facility and Second Lien Facility.

 

With respect to the Working Capital Facility, $2.1 million of letters of credit were outstanding and the unused availability, net of these letters of credit, was $57.4 million at September 30, 2011.

 

In 2011, we anticipate capital expenditures will be $16 million to $18 million, including $10 million to $12 million to expand our manufacturing facilities in Hermosillo, Mexico and machining equipment in Denton, Texas. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we incurred $12.6 million in capital expenditures. 

 

At September 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants. We believe the Company has sufficient funding and Working Capital Facility availability to satisfy its operating needs, to fulfill its current debt repayment obligations, and to fund capital expenditure commitments. Failure to comply with our financial covenants in future periods would result in defaults under our debt agreements unless covenants are amended or waived. We believe the most restrictive financial covenant under our debt agreements is the “fixed charge coverage” covenant under our Working Capital Facility, which was amended on December 3, 2010. A default of the financial covenants under the Working Capital Facility would constitute a default under the Senior Secured Notes due 2017.  An event of default under our debt agreements, if not waived, could result in the acceleration of these debt obligations.

 

 

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Our primary financial market risks relate to fluctuations in commodity prices, currency exchange rates and interest rates.

 

Copper, brass and steel constitute a significant portion of our raw material costs. These commodities are subject to price fluctuations which we may not be able to recover and maintain historical margins depending upon competitive pricing conditions at the time.  When feasible, we attempt to establish fixed price purchase commitments with suppliers to provide stability in our materials component costs for periods of three to six months. We have not experienced and do not anticipate constraints on the availability of these commodities. 

 

Approximately one-half of our international sales are export sales from the United States which are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars. The balance of the international sales arises from sales conducted in foreign currencies primarily in Australia, Canada and Europe.  Our exposure to foreign currency transactions is partially mitigated through our manufacturing locations in Australia, Italy and Malaysia.  Our Australian operations execute 90 and 120 day forward purchase commitments for U.S. dollars to help provide stability in the cost of purchased materials and components which are payable in U.S. dollars. However, our financial results could be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates in the foreign markets.  We are most susceptible to a strengthening U.S. dollar, which would have a negative effect on our export sales and a negative effect on the translation of local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars, our reporting currency. We may also incur transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates primarily between our U.K. distribution operations and continental Europe.

 

We are exposed to changes in interest rates through our Working Capital Facility, which has LIBOR based variable interest rates.  At September 30, 2011, $2.1 million of letters of credit were outstanding under the Working Capital Facility.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2011. Based upon their evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) are effective as of that date to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. They have also determined in their evaluation that there was no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

The information contained in Note 9 – “Contingencies” to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

 

~ 10.1

Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Jeffrey S. Kulka, dated as of October 24, 2011, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on the Form 8-K dated October 24, 2011 and filed October 28, 2011.

*^ 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. *

*^ 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

*^ 32.1

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

*^ 32.2

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

*^ 101.INS XBRL

Instance Document

*^ 101.SCH XBRL

Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

*^ 101.CAL XBRL

Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

*^ 101.DEF XBRL

Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

*^ 101.LAB XBRL

Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

*^ 101.PRE XBRL

Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

*

 

Denotes exhibit is filed with this Form 10-Q.

~

 

Denotes management contract or compensatory plan arrangements.

^

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

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

THERMADYNE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey S. Kulka

 

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey S. Kulka
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 9, 2011

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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