Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 2, 2010

 

 

DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-08174   95-0693330

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

23301 Wilmington Avenue, Carson, California   90745-6209
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 513-7200

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Ducommun Incorporated issued a press release on August 2, 2010 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Ducommun Incorporated press release issued on August 2, 2010.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED

(Registrant)

Date: August 2, 2010     By:   /s/ James S. Heiser
       

James S. Heiser

Vice President and General Counsel

 

Press Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ducommun Incorporated Reports Results for the

Second Quarter Ended July 3, 2010

LOS ANGELES, California (August 2, 2010) — Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) today reported results for its second quarter and six months ended July 3, 2010.

Sales for the second quarter of 2010 decreased 1% to $102.9 million, as compared to sales of $103.8 million for the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the second quarter of 2010 increased 23% to $5.7 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, compared to net income of $4.6 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the comparable period last year.

“As expected, this quarter saw general stability in our military markets and slow, steady improvement in the outlook for our commercial platforms,” said Anthony J. Reardon, president and chief executive officer. “We continued to invest in new business development initiatives and were very pleased by the number of recent program announcements with leading OEMs including Boeing, Embraer, and Airbus further strengthening our position for the quarters to come. Our operating margins increased, even with slightly lower revenue, as we took additional measures to drive operating efficiencies.”

The slight decrease in sales for the second quarter of 2010 was due to lower year-over-year revenues of engineering services. Product sales in the second quarter of 2010 increased due to growth in sales for large fixed wing commercial and military aircraft programs, partially offset by lower sales for helicopter programs. The Company’s mix of business in the second quarter of 2010 was approximately 58% military, 40% commercial and 2% space, compared to 58% military, 39% commercial and 3% space in the second quarter of 2009.

Gross profit, as a percent of sales, increased to 21.7% in the second quarter of 2010, compared to 19.0% in the second quarter of 2009. Gross profit margins for the second quarter of 2010 were favorably impacted by a richer revenue mix and improved operating efficiencies.

Gross profit was negatively impacted in the second quarter of 2010 by $1.1 million, or 1.7 percentage points, due to the continuation of 2010 start-up and development costs for several new programs which generated approximately $2.8 million in sales. In addition, gross profit for the second quarter of 2010 was favorably impacted by an adjustment to operating expenses, also of approximately $1.1 million, or 1.1 percentage points, relating to the reversal of certain accounts payable accruals recorded in prior periods. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2009 was adversely impacted by an inventory valuation adjustment of $0.8 million, or 0.8 percentage points.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased to $13.3 million, or 12.9% of sales, in the second quarter of 2010, compared to $12.1 million, or 11.7% of sales, in the second quarter of 2009. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily due to higher expenses from the amortization of intangible assets and higher stock-based compensation expenses.

Net income for the second quarter of 2010 increased 23% from the second quarter of 2009 primarily due to higher operating income and slightly lower interest expense. The Company’s effective tax rate was 32.9% and 33.0% in the second quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Sales for the first six months of 2010 decreased 4% to $207.2 million from $215.2 million for the comparable period in 2009. Net income for the first six months of 2010 increased 37% to $9.9 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared to net income of $7.2 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, for the comparable period last year.

The decrease in sales for the first six months of 2010 from the same period last year was due to lower sales of engineering services, partially offset by growth in product sales of commercial and military aircraft programs. The Company’s mix of business in the first six months of 2010 was approximately 58% military, 40% commercial and 2% space, compared to 60% military, 38% commercial and 2% space in the first six months of 2009.


Gross profit, as a percent of sales, increased to 20.1% in the six months of 2010, compared to 17.2% in the six months of 2009.

Gross profit margins were negatively impacted in the six months of 2010 by $2.9 million, or 2.0 percentage points, due to start-up and development costs on several new programs which generated approximately $5.9 million in sales. Gross profit in the six months of 2010 was favorably impacted by an adjustment to operating expenses of approximately $1.1 million, or 0.5 percentage points, relating to the reversal of certain accounts payable accruals recorded in prior periods. Gross profit for the six months of 2009 was negatively impacted by $5.1 million, or 2.4 percentage points, due to an inventory reserve of $4.3 million related to the Eclipse Aviation Corporation bankruptcy filing in March 2009 and an inventory valuation adjustment of $0.8 million.

SG&A expenses increased to $25.8 million, or 12.4% of sales, in the six months of 2010, compared to $24.9 million, or 11.6% of sales, in the six months of 2009. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily due to higher expenses from the amortization of intangible assets of approximately $1.2 million.

Net income for the first six months of 2010 increased 37% from the first six months of 2009 primarily due to the reasons stated above along with slightly lower interest expense on reduced debt levels. The Company’s effective tax rate for the first six months of both 2010 and 2009 was 33.0%.

Mr. Reardon concluded, “As we continue to look towards the future for Ducommun, 2010 is a year in which we are laying the groundwork for long term financial and operational improvement. With the overall aerospace market recovery becoming more apparent, we are optimistic that we will benefit from new program wins and expect our backlog to climb going

forward. In addition, we will continue to focus on operating efficiencies and effective working capital management to improve Ducommun’s financial results.”

Conference Call

A teleconference hosted by Anthony J. Reardon, the Company’s president and chief executive officer, and Joseph P. Bellino, the Company’s vice president and chief financial officer, will be held tomorrow, August 3, 2010 at 8:00 AM PT (11:00 AM ET). To participate in the teleconference, please call 866-825-1709 (International 617-213-8060) approximately ten minutes prior to the conference time stated above. The participant passcode is 66949316. Mr. Reardon and Mr. Bellino will be speaking on behalf of the Company and anticipate the meeting and Q&A period to last approximately 40 minutes.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed directly at the Ducommun Incorporated website at www.ducommun.com. Conference call replay will be available after that time at the same link. The webcast is also being distributed over Thomson/CCBN’s Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through Thomson/CCBN’s individual investor center at www.earnings.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in Thomson/CCBN’s Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson/CCBN’s password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Ducommun Incorporated

Founded in 1849, Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry. The Company is a supplier of critical components and assemblies for commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and missile and space programs through its three business units: Ducommun AeroStructures (DAS), Ducommun Technologies (DTI), and Miltec. Additional information can be found at www.ducommun.com.

 

CONTACT:

   Joseph P. Bellino    or      Chris Witty
   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer         Investor Relations
   (310) 513-7211         (646) 438-9385 / cwitty@darrowir.com

The statements made in this press release include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s future financial results could differ materially from those anticipated due to the Company’s dependence on conditions in the airline industry, the level of new commercial aircraft orders, production rates for Boeing commercial aircraft, the C-17 and Apache helicopter rotor blade programs, the level of defense spending, competitive pricing pressures, manufacturing inefficiencies, start-up costs and possible overruns on new contracts, technology and product development risks and uncertainties, product performance, risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions of businesses by the Company, increasing consolidation of customers and suppliers in the aerospace industry, possible goodwill impairment, and other factors beyond the Company’s control. See the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for a more detailed discussion of these and other risk factors and contingencies.


DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPARATIVE DATA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year-To-Date  
     Jul. 3,
2010
    Jul. 4,
2009
    Jul. 3,
2010
    Jul. 4,
2009
 

Sales and Service Revenues

        

Product sales

   $ 92,294      $ 88,789      $ 184,682      $ 182,766   

Service revenues

     10,643        15,036        22,511        32,414   
                                

Total

     102,937        103,825        207,193        215,180   
                                

Operating Costs and Expenses:

        

Cost of product sales

     72,066        72,230        147,667        152,202   

Cost of service revenues

     8,528        11,867        17,865        25,944   

Selling, general & administrative expenses

     13,316        12,135        25,779        24,944   
                                

Total

     93,910        96,232        191,311        203,090   
                                

Operating Income

     9,027        7,593        15,882        12,090   

Interest Expense

     (596     (714     (1,148     (1,353

Income Tax Expense

     (2,778     (2,270     (4,858     (3,543
                                

Net Income

   $ 5,653      $ 4,609      $ 9,876      $ 7,194   
                                

Earnings Per Share

        

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.54      $ 0.44      $ 0.94      $ 0.69   

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.53      $ 0.44      $ 0.94      $ 0.69   

Weighted Averaged Number of Common Shares Outstanding:

        

Basic

     10,485        10,449        10,475        10,472   

Diluted

     10,576        10,481        10,546        10,500   


DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

     (Unaudited)
Jul. 3,

2010
    Dec. 31,
2009
 

Assets

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,099      $ 18,629   

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts

     53,869        48,378   

Unbilled receivables

     4,550        4,207   

Inventories

     74,077        67,749   

Production cost of contracts

     14,572        12,882   

Deferred income taxes

     4,813        4,794   

Other current assets

     6,610        7,452   
                

Total Current Assets

     159,590        164,091   

Property and Equipment, Net

     60,464        60,923   

Goodwill, Net

     100,442        100,442   

Other Assets

     26,281        28,453   
                
   $ 346,777      $ 353,909   
                

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 939      $ 4,963   

Accounts payable

     33,893        39,434   

Accrued liabilities

     25,271        33,869   
                

Total Current Liabilities

     60,103        78,266   

Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion

     24,222        23,289   

Deferred Income Taxes

     8,480        7,732   

Other Long-Term Liabilities

     10,032        10,736   
                

Total Liabilities

     102,837        120,023   
                

Commitments and Contingencies

    

Shareholders' Equity:

    

Common Stock

     106        106   

Treasury Stock

     (1,924     (1,924

Additional paid-in-capital

     59,977        58,498   

Retained earnings

     189,064        180,760   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,283     (3,554
                

Total Shareholders' Equity

     243,940        233,886   
                
   $ 346,777      $ 353,909