UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2005
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 1-12001

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   25-1792394
 
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
1000 Six PPG Place    
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   15222-5479
 
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(412) 394-2800


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Yes þ No o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Yes þ No o

At April 29, 2005, the registrant had outstanding 96,520,325 shares of its Common Stock.

 
 

 


ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
SEC FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

INDEX

         
    Page No.
PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
 
       
Item 1. Financial Statements
       
 
       
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    3  
 
       
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    4  
 
       
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    5  
 
       
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    6  
 
       
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    21  
 
       
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    32  
 
       
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    34  
 
       
PART II. — OTHER INFORMATION
       
 
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    34  
 
       
Item 2. Change in Securities, Use of Proceeds And Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
    35  
 
       
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    35  
 
       
Item 6. Exhibits
    36  
 
       
SIGNATURES
    37  
 
       
EXHIBIT INDEX
    38  
  Exhibit 10.1
  Exhibit 10.2
  Exhibit 10.3
  Exhibit 10.4
  Exhibit 10.5
  Exhibit 10.6
  Exhibit 31.1
  Exhibit 31.2
  Exhibit 32.1

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 231.2     $ 250.8  
Accounts receivable, net
    425.6       357.9  
Inventories, net
    568.1       513.0  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    48.0       38.5  
 
           
Total Current Assets
    1,272.9       1,160.2  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    709.5       718.3  
Cost in excess of net assets acquired
    206.6       205.3  
Deferred pension asset
    122.3       122.3  
Deferred income taxes
    53.4       53.0  
Other assets
    61.4       56.6  
 
           
Total Assets
  $ 2,426.1     $ 2,315.7  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Accounts payable
  $ 281.4     $ 271.2  
Accrued liabilities
    207.0       192.2  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    26.7       29.4  
 
           
Total Current Liabilities
    515.1       492.8  
Long-term debt
    549.6       553.3  
Accrued postretirement benefits
    470.5       472.7  
Pension liabilities
    255.6       240.9  
Other long-term liabilities
    109.5       130.1  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    1,900.3       1,889.8  
 
           
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.10: authorized- 50,000,000 shares; issued-none
           
Common stock, par value $0.10, authorized-500,000,000 shares; issued-98,951,490 shares at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004; outstanding-96,395,876 shares at March 31, 2005 and 95,782,011 shares at December 31, 2004
    9.9       9.9  
Additional paid-in capital
    503.8       481.2  
Retained earnings
    388.3       345.5  
Treasury stock: 2,555,614 shares at March 31, 2005 and 3,169,479 shares at December 31, 2004
    (63.8 )     (79.4 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    (312.4 )     (331.3 )
 
           
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    525.8       425.9  
 
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 2,426.1     $ 2,315.7  
 
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2005     2004  
Sales
  $ 879.6     $ 577.8  
 
               
Costs and expenses:
               
Cost of sales
    738.3       567.4  
Selling and administrative expenses
    66.8       53.7  
 
           
Income (loss) before interest, other income (expense) and income taxes
    74.5       (43.3 )
 
               
Interest expense, net
    (10.4 )     (8.2 )
Other income (expense), net
    (0.8 )     1.1  
 
           
 
               
Income (loss) before income tax provision
    63.3       (50.4 )
 
               
Income tax provision
    2.3        
 
           
 
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 61.0     $ (50.4 )
 
           
 
               
Basic net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.64     $ (0.63 )
 
           
 
               
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.61     $ (0.63 )
 
           
 
               
Dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.06     $ 0.06  
 
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2005     2004  
Operating Activities:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 61.0     $ (50.4 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    17.8       18.8  
Gains on sales of investments and businesses
          (1.6 )
Deferred income taxes
    (0.4 )      
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (67.7 )     (62.2 )
Inventories
    (55.1 )     (7.2 )
Pension assets and liabilities
    14.7       17.5  
Accounts payable
    10.2       47.0  
Postretirement benefits
    (2.2 )     10.8  
Accrued liabilities and other
    17.0       27.1  
 
           
Cash used in operating activities
    (4.7 )     (0.2 )
 
               
Investing Activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (7.2 )     (12.1 )
Asset disposals and other
    (0.6 )     1.2  
 
           
Cash used in investing activities
    (7.8 )     (10.9 )
 
               
Financing Activities:
               
Payments on long-term debt and capital leases
    (12.5 )     (12.8 )
Borrowings on long-term debt and capital leases
    5.2       8.5  
Net borrowings under credit facilities
    1.5       1.2  
 
           
Net decrease in debt
    (5.8 )     (3.1 )
Exercises of stock options
    4.5       1.9  
Dividends paid
    (5.8 )      
 
           
Cash used in financing activities
    (7.1 )     (1.2 )
 
           
 
               
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (19.6 )     (12.3 )
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
    250.8       79.6  
 
               
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 231.2     $ 67.3  
 
           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

     The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and its subsidiaries. Unless the context requires otherwise, “Allegheny Technologies”, “ATI” and “the Company” refer to Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and its subsidiaries.

     These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In management’s opinion, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for any future period. Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation.

Stock-based Compensation

     Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). Under the revised standard, companies may no longer account for share-based compensation transactions, such as stock options, restricted stock, and potential payments under programs such as the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) plans, using the intrinsic value method as defined in APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”). Instead, companies are required to account for such equity transactions using an approach in which the fair value of an award is estimated at the date of grant and recognized as an expense over the requisite service period. Compensation expense is adjusted for equity awards that do not vest because service or performance conditions are not satisfied. However, compensation expense already recognized is not adjusted if market conditions are not met, such as the Company’s total shareholder return performance relative to a peer group under the Company’s TSR plans, or for stock options which expire “out-of-the-money”. The new standard was adopted using the modified prospective method and beginning with the first quarter 2005, the Company will reflect compensation expense in accordance with the SFAS 123R transition provisions. Under the modified prospective method, the effect of the standard is recognized in the period of adoption and in future periods. Prior periods are not restated to reflect the impact of adopting the new standard.

     First quarter 2005 compensation expense related to share-based incentive plans was $2.7 million compared to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2004. First quarter 2005 share-based compensation expense includes $0.8 million related to expensing of stock options. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2004 would have been $9.6 million higher, at $29.4 million, had share-based compensation expense been accounted for under SFAS 123R, and net income per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2004 would have been $0.33 under FAS 123R, rather than $0.22. The following table illustrates for each quarter of 2004 the effect on operating results and per share information had the

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Company accounted for share-based compensation in accordance SFAS 123R during those periods.

In millions, except per share amounts (unaudited):

                                         
    Quarter Ended     Year Ended  
    3/31/04     6/30/04     9/30/04     12/31/04     12/31/04  
Net income (loss) as reported
  $ (50.4 )   $ 26.6     $ 8.6     $ 35.0     $ 19.8  
Add: Share-based compensation expense included in net income (loss) under APB 25, net of tax
    1.2       8.9       1.8       8.7       20.6  
Deduct: Net impact of SFAS 123R, net of tax
    (2.4 )     (2.1 )     (2.1 )     (4.4 )     (11.0 )
 
                             
Pro forma net income (loss)
  $ (51.6 )   $ 33.4     $ 8.3     $ 39.3     $ 29.4  
 
                             
Net income (loss) per common share:
                                       
Basic – as reported
  $ (0.63 )   $ 0.33     $ 0.10     $ 0.37     $ 0.23  
Basic – pro forma
  $ (0.64 )   $ 0.41     $ 0.09     $ 0.41     $ 0.34  
Diluted – as reported
  $ (0.63 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.09     $ 0.35     $ 0.22  
Diluted – pro forma
  $ (0.64 )   $ 0.39     $ 0.09     $ 0.39     $ 0.33  

There was no effect to the statement of cash flows from the adoption of SFAS 123R due to the valuation allowance established for the Company’s net deferred tax asset.

     The Company sponsors three principal share-based incentive compensation programs. The general terms of each arrangement, the method of estimating fair value for each arrangement and 2005 activity is reported below.

Stock option awards: Options to employees were granted with graded vesting in one-third increments over three years, based on term of service. Fair value as calculated under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, is used to recognize expense upon adoption of SFAS 123R. Fair values for each grant were estimated using a Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model which utilized assumptions for stock price volatility, estimated life based on historical option exercise patterns, and projected dividends. The Company has not granted any stock options, other than grants to non-employee directors, since 2003. Compensation expense related to stock option awards was $0.8 million for the first quarter 2005. Approximately $1.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock option awards will be recognized, in declining amounts, through the first quarter 2006, when all existing grants will have vested.

Nonvested stock awards: Awards of nonvested stock are granted with either performance and/or service conditions. In certain grants, nonvested shares participate in cash dividends during the restriction period. In other grants, dividends are paid in the form of additional shares of nonvested stock, subject to the same vesting conditions and dividend treatment as the underlying shares. Fair value is measured based on the stock price at the grant date, adjusted for non-participating dividends, as applicable, based on the current dividend rate. In the first quarter 2005, the Company granted 151,902 shares of nonvested stock with a grant date fair value per share of $22.175, for a total grant date fair value of $3.4 million. Compensation expense related to all nonvested stock awards was $0.7 million for the 2005 first quarter. Approximately $5.5 million of unrecognized fair value

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compensation expense relating to nonvested stock awards is expected to be recognized through 2007 based on estimates of attaining performance vesting criteria.

TSR plan awards: Awards under the TSR plans are granted at a target number of shares, and vest based on the measured return of the Company’s stock price and dividend performance at the end of three-year periods compared to the stock price and dividend performance of a group of industry peers. The 2003-2005 and 2004-2006 TSR plans performance periods were in effect at the adoption of SFAS 123R. In the first quarter 2005, the Company initiated a 2005-2007 TSR plan, with 166,749 shares as the target level award. The actual number of shares awarded may range from a minimum of zero to a maximum of two times target, in the case of the 2003-2005 TSR plan award, or three times target, in the case of the 2004-2006 and 2005-2007 TSR plans awards. Fair values for the TSR plans awards were estimated using Monte Carlo simulations of historical stock price correlation, projected dividends yields and other variables over three-year time horizons matching the TSR plans performance periods. Compensation expense of $1.2 million was recognized in the first quarter 2005 for the fair value of TSR plan awards.

The estimated fair value of each TSR plan award, including the projected shares to be awarded, and compensation expense to be recognized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS 123R for TSR plan awards was as follows:

In millions, except for shares (unaudited):

                                         
            March 31, 2005                    
    TSR Award     Unrecognized     Minimum     Target     Maximum  
TSR Award Grant   Fair Value     Compensation     Shares     Shares     Shares  
2003-2005
  $ 3.4     $ 0.9       0       538,777       1,077,554  
2004-2006
  $ 4.6     $ 2.7       0       347,042       1,041,126  
2005-2007
  $ 4.9     $ 4.5       0       166,749       500,247  
 
                               
 
                                       
Total
          $ 8.1       0       1,052,568       2,618,927  
 
                               

Awards earned under share-based incentive compensation programs will be first paid with shares held in treasury with any additional required share payments made by the issuance of shares.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

     In March 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Contingent Asset Retirement Obligations” (“FIN 47”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143, “Asset Retirement Obligations” (“SFAS 143”). FIN 47 clarifies that the term “conditional asset retirement obligation” as used in SFAS 143 refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and (or) method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. An entity is required to recognize a liability for the fair value of a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the liability can be reasonably estimated, even if conditional on a future event. FIN 47 is effective no later than the end of fiscal years ending after December 15, 2005, or ATI’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2005. For existing contingent asset retirement obligations which are determined to be recognizable under FIN 47, the effect of applying FIN 47 would be recognized as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. The Company is evaluating the status of its conditional asset retirement obligations, and has not determined whether sufficient

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information exists with regard to the timing and method of settlement to reasonably estimate the obligations.

Note 2. Acquisitions

     On June 1, 2004, a subsidiary of the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of J&L Specialty Steel, LLC (“J&L”), a producer of flat-rolled stainless steel products with operations in Midland, Pennsylvania and Louisville, Ohio, for $67.0 million in total consideration, including the assumption of certain current liabilities, and which is subject to final adjustment. The acquired operations were integrated into the Allegheny Ludlum operation, which is part of the Company’s Flat-Rolled Products business segment. The purchase price included payment of $7.5 million at closing, the issuance to the seller of a non-interest bearing $7.5 million promissory note that matures on June 1, 2005, and the issuance to the seller of a promissory note in the principal amount of $52.0 million, which is secured by the J&L property, plant and equipment acquired, and which is subject to adjustment on the terms set forth in the asset purchase agreement and has a final maturity of July 1, 2011. The purchase price is expected to be finalized in the 2005 second quarter, pending agreement between buyer and seller over certain working capital adjustments.

Note 3. Inventories

     Inventories at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as follows (in millions):

                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (unaudited)     (audited)  
Raw materials and supplies
  $ 95.5     $ 70.8  
Work-in-process
    596.5       573.6  
Finished goods
    111.5       99.1  
 
           
Total inventories at current cost
    803.5       743.5  
Less allowances to reduce current cost values to LIFO basis
    (229.6 )     (223.9 )
Progress payments
    (5.8 )     (6.6 )
 
           
Total inventories, net
  $ 568.1     $ 513.0  
 
           

     Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (last-in, first-out (“LIFO”), first-in, first-out (“FIFO”), and average cost methods) or market, less progress payments. Most of the Company’s inventory is valued utilizing the LIFO costing methodology. Inventory of the Company’s non-U.S. operations is valued using average cost or FIFO methods. The effect of using the LIFO methodology to value inventory, rather than FIFO, increased cost of sales by $5.7 million for the first three months of 2005 compared to $48.1 million for the first three months of 2004.

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Note 4. Supplemental Financial Statement Information

     Property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as follows (in millions):

                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (unaudited)     (audited)  
Land
  $ 24.0     $ 24.1  
Buildings
    230.3       231.4  
Equipment and leasehold improvements
    1,555.1       1,562.4  
 
           
 
    1,809.4       1,817.9  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,099.9 )     (1,099.6 )
 
           
Total property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 709.5     $ 718.3  
 
           

     Reserves for restructuring charges recorded in prior years involving future payments were approximately $5 million at March 31, 2005 and $6 million at December 31, 2004. The reduction in reserves resulted from cash payments to meet severance and lease payment obligations .

Note 5. Debt

     Debt at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 was as follows (in millions):

                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (unaudited)     (audited)  
Allegheny Technologies $300 million 8.375% Notes due 2011, net (a)
  $ 308.2     $ 308.4  
Allegheny Ludlum 6.95% debentures, due 2025
    150.0       150.0  
Promissory notes for J&L asset acquisition
    59.5       59.5  
Domestic Bank Group $325 million secured credit agreement
           
Foreign credit agreements
    34.7       38.6  
Industrial revenue bonds, due through 2016
    12.7       12.8  
Capitalized leases and other
    11.2       13.4  
 
           
 
    576.3       582.7  
Short-term debt and current portion of long- term debt
    (26.7 )     (29.4 )