Ducommun Incorporated 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) October 28, 2002
 
 
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware

 
0-1222

 
95-0693330

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS identification No.)
 
111 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 900
Long Beach, California

 
90802

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562) 624-0800
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


 
Item 5.    Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
Ducommun Incorporated issued a press release on October 28, 2002 in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(c)
 
Exhibits
 
 
99.1
 
Ducommun Incorporated press release issued October 28, 2002 regarding third quarter 2002 results.
 
 
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: October 28, 2002
     
By:
 
/s/    James S. Heiser

               
James S. Heiser
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and General Counsel
Press Release issued October 28, 2002
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Ducommun Incorporated press release issued October 28, 2002 regarding third quarter 2002 results.


 
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2002 RESULTS
 
LOS ANGELES, California (October 28, 2002) — Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) today reported results for its third quarter and nine-month period ended September 28, 2002.
 
Sales for the third quarter of 2002 were $51.4 million, compared to $63.9 million for the third quarter of 2001. Net income for the third quarter of 2002 was $2.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to net income of $3.8 million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Sales and net income for both the third quarter of 2002 and 2001 reflect the reclassification as a discontinued operation of the Company’s Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc. subsidiary (“Brice”), which was sold in October 2002.
 
Net income for the third quarter of 2002 was adversely affected by a decrease in gross profit margins caused primarily by pricing pressures from customers, higher costs related to certain new production contracts, and higher overhead expenses as a percentage of sales due to lower sales. Net income for the third quarter of 2002 benefited from a reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses caused primarily by the Company recording no provision for bonuses in the third quarter, and the closure of the Company’s Chatsworth, California facility early in the third quarter. Net income for the third quarter of 2002 included an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $0.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, related to the sale of Brice. Net income for the third quarter of 2001 included an after-tax expense of $0.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for goodwill amortization, and an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $0.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for Brice.
 
Sales for the third quarter of 2002 decreased 19.5 percent from the third quarter of 2001, primarily as a result of a decline in commercial aircraft build rates. The Company’s mix of business in the third quarter of 2002 was approximately 63 percent military, 33 percent commercial, and 4 percent space, compared to 43 percent military, 53 percent commercial and 4 percent space in the third quarter of 2001.
 
Sales for the first nine months of 2002 were $162.2 million, compared to $155.3 million for the first nine months of 2001. Net income for the first nine months of 2002 was $6.0 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, compared to net income of $10.1 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, for the same period last year. Sales and net income for both the first nine months of 2002 and 2001 reflect the reclassification as a discontinued operation of Brice.


 
Net income for the first nine months of 2002 was adversely affected by a decrease in gross profit margins caused primarily by pricing pressures from customers, higher costs related to certain new production contracts, and higher overhead expenses as a percentage of sales due to lower sales excluding acquisitions. Net income for the first nine months of 2002 included an after-tax noncash charge of $2.3 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, related to the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle to reflect the impairment of goodwill attributable to Brice, and an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $1.0 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for Brice. Net income for the first nine months of 2001 included an after-tax expense of $0.5 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the settlement of a lawsuit, an after-tax expense of $1.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for goodwill amortization, and an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $0.8 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for Brice.
 
Sales for the first nine months of 2002, which included the acquisitions of Composite Structures, LLC in June 2001 and Fort Defiance in August 2001, increased 4 percent over the first nine months of 2001. Excluding acquisitions, sales for the first nine months of 2002 decreased 11 percent from the same period last year. The Company’s mix of business in the first nine months of 2002 was approximately 57 percent military, 39 percent commercial and 4 percent space, compared to 41 percent military, 53 percent commercial and 6 percent space in the first nine months of 2001.
 
Joseph C. Berenato, chairman, president and chief executive officer, stated: “We have completed the sale of our airline seating business (Brice) and the closure of our Chatsworth, California facility. Both of these businesses were money losing operations that were noncore to Ducommun’s future strategy. In addition, we are beginning to see improvements in performance on certain new production contracts.”
 
Mr. Berenato continued, “We are continuing to focus our efforts, in the short-term, on cost reductions in both labor and overhead. For the long term, we are improving our existing operations by an internal reorganization of our businesses in order to maximize the effectiveness of our sales, engineering and operations capabilities in serving our customers. With a strong balance sheet and solid cash flow from operations, we also continue to pursue acquisitions in areas which focus on highly engineered products both in aerospace and in selected nonaerospace markets.”
 
Founded in 1849, Ducommun Incorporated manufactures components and assemblies for the aerospace industry.


 
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, availability of raw materials and components from suppliers, and other factors beyond the Company’s control. A more detailed discussion of risk factors and contingencies will be included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 28, 2002.
 
[Financial Table Follows]


 
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPARATIVE DATA
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
(Unaudited)
 
    
Three Months Ended

    
Nine Months Ended

 
    
September 28, 2002

    
September 29, 2001

    
September 28, 2002

    
September 29, 2001

 
Net Sales
  
$
51,403,000
 
  
$
63,857,000
 
  
$
162,183,000
 
  
$
155,283,000
 
    


  


  


  


Operating costs and expenses:
                                   
Cost of goods sold
  
 
42,250,000
 
  
 
48,091,000
 
  
 
127,220,000
 
  
 
115,169,000
 
Selling, general & admin. Exp.
  
 
4,589,000
 
  
 
6,553,000
 
  
 
19,053,000
 
  
 
18,298,000
 
Goodwill amortization expense
  
 
—  
 
  
 
1,168,000
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
2,442,000
 
    


  


  


  


Total
  
 
46,839,000
 
  
 
55,812,000
 
  
 
146,273,000
 
  
 
135,909,000
 
    


  


  


  


Operating Income
  
 
4,564,000
 
  
 
8,045,000
 
  
 
15,910,000
 
  
 
19,374,000
 
Interest Expense
  
 
(360,000
)
  
 
(977,000
)
  
 
(1,342,000
)
  
 
(1,883,000
)
Income Tax Expense
  
 
(1,514,000
)
  
 
(2,654,000
)
  
 
(5,245,000
)
  
 
(6,646,000
)
    


  


  


  


Income from continuing operations
  
 
2,690,000
 
  
 
4,414,000
 
  
 
9,323,000
 
  
 
10,845,000
 
Loss from discontinued operation
  
 
(603,000
)
  
 
(625,000
)
  
 
(1,034,000
)
  
 
(766,000
)
Effect of accounting change, net
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(2,325,000
)
  
 
—  
 
    


  


  


  


Net Income
  
$
2,087,000
 
  
$
3,789,000
 
  
$
5,964,000
 
  
$
10,079,000
 
    


  


  


  


Basic Earnings Per Share:
                                   
Income from continuing operations
  
$
0.27
 
  
$
0.46
 
  
$
0.95
 
  
$
1.12
 
Loss from discontinued operation
  
 
(0.06
)
  
 
(0.06
)
  
 
(0.11
)
  
 
(0.08
)
Effect of accounting change, net
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(0.24
)
  
 
—  
 
    


  


  


  


Basic Earnings Per Share
  
$
0.21
 
  
$
0.39
 
  
$
0.61
 
  
$
1.04
 
    


  


  


  


Diluted Earnings Per Share:
                                   
Income from continuing operations
  
$
0.27
 
  
$
0.45
 
  
$
0.94
 
  
$
1.11
 
Loss from discontinued operation
  
 
(0.06
)
  
 
(0.06
)
  
 
(0.10
)
  
 
(0.08
)
Effect of accounting change, net
  
 
—  
 
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(0.24
)
  
 
—  
 
    


  


  


  


Diluted Earnings Per Share
  
$
0.21
 
  
$
0.39
 
  
$
0.60
 
  
$
1.03
 
    


  


  


  


Weighted averaged number of common shares outstanding:
                                   
Basic
  
 
9,852,000
 
  
 
9,680,000
 
  
 
9,786,000
 
  
 
9,654,000
 
Diluted
  
 
10,055,000
 
  
 
9,769,000
 
  
 
9,955,000
 
  
 
9,742,000
 
 
Data above have been reclassified to reflect Brice Manufacturing as a discontinued operation.
 
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