Item 1: Business
Cagle’s, Inc. (the “Company”), which began business in 1945 and was first incorporated in Georgia in 1953, and its wholly owned subsidiary Cagle’s Farms, Inc., produce, market, and distribute a variety of fresh and frozen poultry products. The operations of the Company consist of breeding, hatching, and growing of chickens; feed milling; and processing, further processing and marketing of poultry products. Virtually all poultry producers operate in this same vertically integrated manner.
Narrative Description of Business
Food Processing
All of the Company’s business activities are conducted within one industry segment, poultry products. The Company’s various poultry products are closely related, have similar purposes and uses, and are similar in terms of profitability and types and degrees of risks. In addition, the production processes are similar to the extent that (a) production facilities are shared or are interchangeable and (b) the same types of raw materials, labor, and capital are used. Markets and marketing methods are comparable for all products to the extent that they are generally sold to the same types of customers by a common sales force and are sensitive to changes in economic conditions to the same degree.
The Company currently processes approximately 1.93 million birds per week in its two processing plants. Of the Company’s total production, approximately 880,000 birds per week are deboned.
The complete cycle for growing broilers begins with the placement on a farm of a day-old breeder chick. This bird is reared for 25 weeks, at which time it begins to produce hatching eggs. The breeder produces eggs for approximately 40 weeks. These eggs are set in the Company’s hatchery, and in three weeks, a baby chick is hatched.
The day-old broiler chick is placed on a farm where it will grow for five to eight weeks depending upon the size of bird desired, at which time it is transported to the processing plant for slaughter. A significant investment in field inventories is required to support the Company’s operating cycle.
All feed for all flocks is produced in a feed mill owned by the Company. The Company’s goal is to add value to all of its birds. This value-added product can take the form of seasoned deli products, deboned breast and thigh meat, cut-up marinated raw breaded chicken, fast-food cuts, and IQF (individually quick frozen) products.
Raw Materials
The primary raw materials used by the Company are corn, soybean meal, and other ingredients; packaging materials; cryogenic materials; and breeder chicks. The Company believes the sources of supply for these materials are adequate and does not expect significant difficulty in acquiring required supplies. The major source of supply is the midwestern grain belt of the United States, although local supplies are utilized when available. Prices for the feed ingredients are sensitive to supply fluctuations worldwide, and weather conditions, especially drought, can cause significant price volatility. Since feed is the most significant factor in the cost of producing a broiler chicken, those fluctuations can have significant effects on margins. The Company also purchases product outside for further processing requirements.
Research and Development
The Company has made no material expenditures for research and development during the last three years.
Sales and Marketing
The Company’s products are sold to national and regional independent and chain supermarkets, food distributors, food processing companies, national fast-food chains, and institutional users, such as restaurants, schools, and distributors, by the Company’s sales staff and through brokers selected by the Company. Export sales of the Company’s products are entirely through third party export companies.
Employees and Labor Relations
The Company employs approximately 1,911 persons, 1,714 hourly and 197 salaried, with approximately 34% of the hourly covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company believes its relationship with the bargaining groups and other employees is good.
Seasonal Variations in Business
The seasonal demand for the Company’s products is highest during the late spring and summer months and is normally lowest during the winter months.
Major Customers
In two of the past three fiscal years, net sales to one customer exceeded 10% of the Company’s total net sales. Net sales to this customer represent 1%, 12% and 17% of net sales during fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Major Suppliers
Purchases by the Company from its largest supplier represent 19%, 20% and 14% of cost of sales during fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Backlog
The Company had no material backlog of orders existing as of April 2, 2011.
Competition
The Company is a leading regional integrated poultry processor. The Company’s products compete in the marketplace with comparable products of approximately ten national and regional producers in the areas of quality, service, and price. The Company believes its small bird processing at Collinsville, Alabama and big bird debone processing at Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia give us flexibility and accessibility and are positive factors that enhance our competitive position.
Regulation
The Company’s facilities and operations are subject to regulation by various federal and state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), and the corresponding state agencies. The Company’s processing plants are subject to continuous on-site inspection by the USDA, and the FDA inspects the production of the Company’s feed mill. Management believes the Company is in substantial compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the operation of its facilities.
Availability of Securities and Exchange Commission filings on Corporate Website
We maintain an internet website for investors at www.cagles.net. On this website, we make available, free of charge, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, definitive proxy statements on Schedule 14A and all amendments to any of those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Item 1A:
Item 1A: Risk Factors
Risk Factors: Industry cyclicality can affect our earnings, especially due to fluctuations in commodity prices of feed ingredients and chicken. Profitability in the chicken industry is materially affected by the commodity prices of chicken and feed ingredients, which are determined by supply and demand factors, which result in cyclical earnings fluctuations. The production of feed ingredients is positively or negatively affected primarily by weather patterns throughout the world, the global level of supply inventories and demand for feed ingredients, and the agricultural policies of the United States and foreign governments. In particular, weather patterns often change agricultural conditions in an unpredictable manner. A sudden and significant change in weather patterns could affect supplies of feed ingredients, as well as both the industry’s and our ability to obtain feed ingredients, grow chickens and deliver products. High feed ingredient prices have had a material adverse effect on our operating results in the past. We periodically seek, to the extent available, to enter into advance purchase commitments for the purchase of feed ingredients and enter into futures contracts, in an effort to manage our feed ingredient costs. The use of such instruments may not be successful.
Feed Ingredients: Feed ingredient costs increased 18.5% in fiscal 2011 reflected as a $17.7 million increase of the overall $7.5 million increase in cost of sales as compared to fiscal 2010. The Company’s cost to acquire feed ingredients may continue to be volatile. In the long term, the protein sector of the food industry will be forced to pass the cost of our raw materials to the final consumer increasing our sales price per pound and related revenue, as well as our operating margins. The cost of ingredients, principally corn, has risen dramatically during the Company’s last two quarters so we will utilize substitute ingredients as available and as determined through feed optimization programs to mitigate the impact of the increased corn cost.
The Company may choose to utilize derivatives as offered on the Chicago Board of Trade for the purpose of protecting the feed cost for fixed price sales commitments negotiated with our customers. The Company’s two primary feed ingredients are corn and soybean meal. A $0.10 per bushel price change in corn impacts our cost of sales by $784 thousand per year. A $10 per ton price change in soybean meal impacts our cost of sales by $870 thousand per year. The Company currently has no commodity contracts.
Leverage: Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition. We presently have, and expect to continue to have, an amount of indebtedness. Our indebtedness could have important consequences to stockholders. For example, it could: increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic conditions; require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes; limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, our ability to borrow additional funds, and failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default or require redemption of indebtedness. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on us. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which is
dependent on various factors. These factors include the commodity prices of feed ingredients and chicken and general economic, financial, competition, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond our control.
Additional Borrowings Available: Despite our indebtedness, we are not prohibited from incurring additional indebtedness in the future.
Interest Rates: We currently have a term note payable with no exposure to interest rate fluctuations, as this existing indebtedness carries a fixed interest rate of 7.86%. We have a revolving credit facility which carries a variable interest rate, equal to the 90-day LIBOR rate published by the Wall Street Journal, plus a tiered applicable margin interest rate. The current rate on the revolving credit facility is 3.75%. Reference the Company’s SEC current reports (Form 8-K) filed on October 1, 2010 and April 11, 2011 and the quarterly report (Form 10-Q) filed on February 10, 2011 for information regarding the revolving credit facility.
The Company had variable interest rate exposure on the revolving credit facility at April 2, 2011. The Company’s theoretical interest rate exposure on variable rate borrowings at April 2, 2011 with a one percentage point increase in average interest rates on the Company’s borrowings, would increase future interest expense by $13.6 thousand per month and a two percentage point increase would increase future interest expense by $27.1 thousand per month. The Company determined these amounts based on $16.3 million of variable rate borrowings at April 2, 2011, multiplied by 1.0% and 2.0%, respectively, and divided by twelve. The Company is currently not using any interest rate collars, hedges, or other derivative financial instruments to manage or reduce interest rate risk. As a result, any increase in interest rates on the Company’s variable rate borrowings would increase interest expense and reduce net income.
Concentrations of Credit Risk: Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables or other financial instruments with a variety of customers and cash deposited with financial institutions.
Concentrations of credit risk, with respect to accounts receivable and other financial instruments, are limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the Company’s customer base, thus spreading the trade credit risk. The Company controls credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers, but generally does not require collateral to support accounts receivable.
The Company, at various times during the year, maintained a cash balance with a financial institution in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) insured limit of $250 thousand. As of the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011, the Company had $1.1 million of cash in excess of the federally insured amount. This financial institution previously participated in the federal government’s Transaction Account Guarantee program, thereby making all of the Company’s cash fully insured by the FDIC as of the fiscal year ended April 3, 2010.
Capital Resources: The Company incurred a net (loss) of $(566) thousand for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011. The Company has amended its long-term revolving line of credit agreement twice in the past four months, including changes to the minimum tangible net worth covenant in order to maintain compliance. Additionally, the Company failed one covenant in the term note payable agreement. On May 23, 2011, the term note lender granted and the Company executed a waiver for the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The lender now requires quarterly compliance certification instead of the previous annual certification.
At April 2, 2011, the Company had cash of $1.4 million, stockholders’ equity of $34.8 million, and available borrowings of $3.7 million on the primary revolving note. The Company also has full availability of the $5.0 million supplemental revolving note at April 2, 2011. The Company believes cash flows from operations and its financing commitments will be sufficient to meet capital and liquidity needs during the current fiscal year. Management has also developed plans to improve operating results and efficiencies in order to increase operating income.
Contamination of Products: If our products become contaminated, we may be subject to product liability claims and product recalls.
Livestock and Poultry Disease: Outbreaks of livestock diseases in general and poultry disease in particular, which are beyond our control, can significantly restrict our ability to conduct our operations. We take all reasonable precautions to ensure that our flocks are healthy and that our processing plants and other facilities operate in a sanitary and environmentally sound manner. However, an outbreak of disease could result in governmental restrictions on the import and export of our fresh chicken, to or from our suppliers, facilities or customers, or require us to destroy one or more of our flocks. This could result in the cancellation of orders by our customers and create negative publicity that may have a material adverse effect on our ability to market our products successfully and on our business, reputation, and prospects.
Insurance: We are exposed to risks relating to product liability, product recall, property damage and injuries to persons for which insurance coverage is expensive, limited and potentially inadequate.
Significant Competition: Competition in the chicken industry with other vertically integrated poultry companies could adversely affect our business. The Company produces a smaller bird at one of its processing plants which differentiates it from the majority of its competitors.
Government Regulation: Regulation, present and future, is a constant factor affecting our business. The chicken industry is subject to federal, state, and local governmental regulation, including health and environmental areas. We anticipate increased regulation by various agencies concerning food safety, the use of medication in feed formulations and the disposal of poultry by-products and wastewater discharges. Unknown matters, new laws and regulations, or stricter interpretations of existing laws or regulations may materially affect our business or operations in the future.
Deterioration of Economic Conditions: Our business may be adversely affected by changes in national or global economic conditions, including inflation, interest rates, availability of capital markets, consumer spending rates, energy availability and costs (including fuel surcharges) and the effects of governmental initiatives to manage economic conditions. Any such changes could adversely affect the demand for our poultry products, or the cost and availability of our needed raw materials and packaging materials, thereby negatively affecting our financial results.
Disruptions in credit and other financial markets and deterioration of national and global economic conditions, could, among other things:
· make it more difficult or costly for us to obtain financing for our operations or investments or to refinance our debt in the future;
· cause our lenders to depart from prior credit industry practice and make more difficult or expensive the granting of any technical or other waivers under our credit agreements to the extent we may seek them in the future;
· impair the financial condition of some of our customers and suppliers thereby increasing customer bad debts or non-performance by suppliers;
· negatively impact demand for protein products, which could result in a reduction of sales, operating income and cash flows.
Changes in Consumer Preference: The food industry in general is subject to changing consumer trends, demands, and preferences. Trends within the food industry change often, and failure to identify and react to changes in these trends could lead to, among other things, reduced demand and price reductions for our products, and could have an adverse effect on our financial results.
The Loss of One or More of Our Largest Customers: Our business could suffer significant setbacks in sales and operating income if our customers’ plans and/or markets should change significantly, or if we lost one or more of our largest customers. Many of our agreements with our customers are generally short-term, primarily due to the nature of our products, industry practice, and the fluctuation in demand and price for our products. At the end of calendar 2009, our largest customer did not renew their sales contract for calendar 2010. However, the Company was able to attract new contract-based customers of similar volume that approximated this former customer’s sales volume. These new customers provided a market for our products without a significant deterioration in operating income. At the end of calendar 2010, the 2009 former largest customer did renew their sales contract for calendar 2011. We continually monitor our production output and will adjust accordingly.
Members of the Cagle Family can Exercise Significant Control: Members of the Cagle family beneficially own, in the aggregate, 64.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, giving them control of 64.5% of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting stock. In addition, three members of the Cagle family serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result, members of the Cagle family have the ability to exert substantial influence or actual control over the Company’s management and affairs, and over substantially all matters requiring action by the stockholders, including amendments to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the election and removal of directors, any proposed merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all assets, and other corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may also delay or prevent a change in control otherwise favored by other stockholders and could depress the Company’s stock price.
The Company and its representatives may from time to time make written or oral forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements made in this report, with respect to their current views and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause the Company’s actual results and experiences to differ materially from the anticipated results and expectations, expressed in such forward-looking statements. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Among the factors that may affect the operating results of the Company are the following: (1) fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials, such as feed grain costs; (2) changes in the availability and relative costs of labor and contract growers; (3) operating efficiencies of facilities; (4) market conditions for finished products, including the supply and pricing of alternative proteins; (5) effectiveness of marketing programs and advertising; (6) risks associated with leverage, including
cost increases due to rising interest rates; (7) risks associated with effectively evaluating derivatives and hedging activities; (8) changes in regulations and laws, including changes in accounting standards, environmental laws and occupational, health and safety laws; (9) issues related to food safety, including costs resulting from product recalls, regulatory compliance, and any related claims or litigation; (10) adverse results from on-going litigation; (11) access to foreign markets together with foreign economic conditions, including currency fluctuations and import/export restrictions; (12) the effect of, or changes in, general economic conditions; and (13) financial risk management. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Item 1B:
Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 2:
Item 2: Properties
Production and Facilities
Breeding and Hatching
The Company supplies its broiler chicks by producing hatching eggs from breeder flocks owned by the Company. These breeder flocks are maintained on approximately 40 contract grower farms. In addition, the replacement breeder pullets are maintained on approximately 20 contract grower farms where the breeders are reared from one day old to approximately 21 weeks old and then moved to the breeder farm where they begin to produce eggs at about 25 weeks of age. These farms are located in north Georgia and Tennessee.
The Company owns a hatchery located in Dalton, Georgia, at which eggs are incubated and hatched. This is a continuous process and requires 21 days to complete. After the chicks are removed from the incubator, they are vaccinated against disease and moved by an environmentally controlled vehicle, to the Company’s grow-out farms. The hatchery has an aggregate capacity of 2.9 million eggs per week.
Grow-Out
The Company places its broiler chicks on approximately 150 contract grower farms.
The independent contract growers provide the housing, equipment, utilities, and labor to grow the baby chicks to market age, which varies from five to eight weeks, depending on the market for which they are intended. The Company supplies the baby chicks, the feed, and all veterinary and technical services. Title to the birds remains with the Company at all times. The contract growers are paid on live weight and are guaranteed a minimum rate with various incentives based upon a grower’s performance as compared to other growers whose birds are marketed during the same week. These contract farms are located in Georgia and Alabama.
Feed Mill
The Company owns a feed mill in Rockmart, Georgia, which has production capacity of over 15,000 tons per week which can be increased to 20,000 tons per week with additional equipment.
Processing
As the broilers reach the desired processing weight, they are removed from the houses and transported by Company trucks to a processing plant. The processing plants are located in Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia and Collinsville, Alabama. The Collinsville plant can process up
to 18,000 birds per hour. The Pine Mountain plant has the capacity to process 8,400 birds per hour.
Further Processing and Deboning
The Company has a stated goal of marketing the majority of its product as value-added product consisting of marinated rotisserie deli, fast-food cuts, boneless portioned breast, marinated and breaded parts, individual quick frozen parts, and other convenience-type products. Further processing is conducted at the Collinsville, Alabama plant and big bird deboning is conducted at our Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia plant.
Freezer Storage
The Company’s facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia; Collinsville, Alabama; and Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia; have freezer storage facilities with aggregate capacity of approximately 14.0 million pounds of frozen product. The Company utilizes outside storage services as needed to supplement its own freezer capacity.
Local Distribution
As an extension of the Company’s sales division, local distribution is operated from warehouse facilities in Atlanta, Georgia, and Collinsville, Alabama, and are designed to provide storage and delivery service for those customers.
Executive Offices
The Company’s executive offices are located in a company owned facility at 1385 Collier Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia.
All of the properties described above are in good condition and are adequate for their stated uses.
Item 3:
Item 3: Legal Proceedings
The Company is routinely involved in various lawsuits and legal matters on an ongoing basis as a result of day-to-day operations; however, the Company does not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business.
Item 4:
Item 4: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matters were submitted to a vote of the registrant’s security holders, through the solicitation of Proxies or otherwise, during the fourth quarter of this fiscal year.
Item 4A: Executive Officers of the Registrant
The information required by this item is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held July 8, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
Item 5:
Item 5: Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company’s common stock is listed and principally traded on the NYSE Amex stock exchange, ticker symbol CGL.A. As of April 2, 2011, there were 117 stockholders of record of the Company’s Class A common stock. Under current loan agreements, issuance of dividends must be consented to by debt holders.
Quarterly dividend data and market highs and lows for the past two years were:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The table below provides information regarding the Company’s purchases of its own common stock during the periods indicated. The Company has accounted for these shares using the retirement method.
(1) The Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of up to $15,000 of the Company’s own common stock.
Item 6:
Item 6: Selected Consolidated Financial Data
Five Year Selected Financial Data
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the selected consolidated financial data.
Notes to Selected Consolidated Financial Data:
Fiscal Year 2011
Net sales increased by 1.0% as compared to 2010. This increase can be attributed to a 2.6% increase in sales tonnage and a decrease in average selling price of 2.2 cents per pound as compared to 2010.
Costs and expenses increased 2.5% as compared to 2010, and can be attributed to higher feed costs.
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations decreased by $2.3 million from 2010 to 2011 due to principal payments on the term note payable. Interest expense decreased by $338 thousand due to decreased average borrowings during 2011 as compared to 2010.
Fiscal Year 2010
Net sales increased by 5.0% as compared to 2009. This increase can be attributed to a 4.2% increase in sales tonnage and an increase in average selling price of 0.7 cents per pound as compared to 2009.
Costs and expenses decreased 2.1% as compared to 2009, and can be attributed to lower feed costs.
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations decreased by $3.8 million in 2010, as compared to 2009. This was primarily due to positive cash flow provided by operating activities. Interest expense decreased by $558 thousand as compared to 2009, the result of decreased borrowings and a lower variable interest rate on the revolving credit facility.
Fiscal Year 2009
Net sales increased by 3.2% as compared to 2008. This increase can be attributed to a 1.9% increase in sales tonnage and an increase in our average selling price of 2.4 cents per pound as compared to 2008.
Costs and expenses increased 8.7% as compared to 2008, and can be attributed to increased grain and energy costs.
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations increased by $8.3 million in 2009, as compared to 2008. This was primarily due to borrowings in the second and third quarters, caused by historically high feed and energy costs. Interest expense was increased by 45.9% as compared to 2008, the result of additional borrowings for the first three quarters of 2009.
Fiscal Year 2008
Net sales increased by 21.3% as compared to 2007. This increase can be attributed to two factors. A 3.2% increase in production tonnage as compared to 2007 and an increase in our average selling price of 7.5 cents per pound as compared to 2007.
Costs and expenses increased 15.0% as compared to 2007, and can be attributed to increased grain and energy costs.
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations increased by $4.6 million in 2008, as compared to 2007. This was due to borrowings in the fourth quarter, caused by increases in grain and energy costs. Interest expense was reduced by 27.8% as compared to 2007, the result of reduced borrowings for the first three quarters of 2008.
Fiscal Year 2007
Net sales declined by 1.4% as compared to 2006. This decrease can be attributed to two factors. A 3.9% decrease in production tonnage as compared to 2006 and an increase in our average selling price of 2.6 cents per pound as compared to 2006.
Costs and expenses increased 2.7% as compared to 2006, due to a $2.13 million asset valuation adjustment to an inactive facility (noted in the Company’s second quarter 10-Q). When adjusted for the inactive facility charge, cost of sales increased 1.3% versus the same period last year and can be attributed to increased grain costs.
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations was reduced by $10.9 million in 2007. Interest expense was reduced by 14.7% as compared to 2006, the result of reduced borrowings.
The Company’s share of earnings in the unconsolidated affiliate decreased by 66.7%. This is the result of the sale of the affiliate on August 1, 2006. Other income reflects a gain of $18.3 million on the sale.
Item 7:
Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to help the reader understand Cagle’s Inc., our operations and our present business environment. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes (“Notes”).
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report, including this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our business, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Readers are referred to risks and uncertainties identified above, under “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere herein. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
General
We are in a highly stratified industry with the top five producers accounting for 57 percent of poultry production in this country and the next fifteen accounting for 36 percent. Our company currently produces ready to cook product of 6.80 million pounds per week, and placed twenty-first on an industry integrated broiler company report ranked by ready to cook pounds. At our Collinsville operation, Cagle’s produces a product which differentiates itself from the average broiler company; as industry live weights average 5.6 pounds per head, this facility processes birds weighing approximately 3.6 pounds per head. While this difference impacts the fixed cost per unit of our operations, we believe it serves our company by allowing us to compete for a value added customer profile namely the fast-food, institutional, and deli markets. We believe this is a market segment that we excel in and can provide our customers with distinctive, quality
product to fit their needs at margins necessary to offset the higher cost per unit brought about by the smaller live weight.
The Company completed its transition of the Pine Mountain Valley processing facility to a deboning operation where 100% of the breast will be boned with the remaining portion of the bird being packed for retail and/or export. This transition was completed by June 2010 and resulted in an increase to the Company’s pounds processed and provided diversification within our product offering. Live bird size at Pine Mountain Valley after the transition has increased to 8.00 pounds with capacity currently at 8,400 birds per hour.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For the fiscal year ending 2011, the Company reported a net (loss) of $(566) thousand or $(0.12) per share compared to net income of $2.5 million or $0.55 per share for fiscal 2010.
Net sales for fiscal 2011 increased 1.0% to $310.1 million as compared to $307.1 million for fiscal 2010. Poultry sales pounds for the year increased 2.6%, reflecting an increase in deboned product and leg quarters, coupled with a 2.8% decrease in sales price per pound when compared to fiscal 2010. Head processed by the company were 5.8% less in 2011 than 2010, as the Pine Mountain Valley processing facility went to the bigger bird size. Fiscal 2011 quoted market prices, compared to fiscal 2010, had boneless breast up 6.8%, tenders up 5.3%, wings down 21.7% and leg quarters down 4.0%. As a company we continue to focus on niche markets where we can react to our customer needs in a quick and efficient manner. Given our bird size and production facilities we continue to exploit our expertise in the deli/fast food arena and are now able to supply the demand for large bird boneless products.
Cost of sales for fiscal 2011 was $293.4 million compared to $285.9 million in fiscal 2010 for an increase of 2.6%. Feed cost, which accounts for approximately 39% of our total cost, increased 18.5% for the year reflected as a $17.7 million increase in cost of sales. In general, a $0.10 per bushel price change in corn impacts our cost of sales by $784 thousand per year. A $0.10 per ton price change in soybean meal impacts our cost of sales by $870 thousand per year.
Selling, general and administrative costs were $15.9 million in both 2011 and 2010.
Interest expense decreased by 21.1%, or $338 thousand, due to decreased average borrowings during 2011 as compared to 2010.
At the end of the fiscal year, stockholder’s equity was $34.8 million with net working capital of $10.3 million. Total debt of $25.4 million decreased $2.3 million, or 8.3%, from 2010 total debt. As we begin fiscal 2012 we believe that our industry must lower supply in order to offset reduced demand and to support higher market prices. Cagle’s continues to process at 80% of capacity at its Pine Mountain Valley deboning facility and does not contemplate any volume increase in the foreseeable future. Industry egg sets are beginning to reflect restraint with the latest USDA Broiler Hatchery statement reporting egg sets at 98%, or 3.2 million less eggs for the week ending May 14, 2011. The reported reduction in egg sets would equate to approximately 14.4 million pounds less supply of poultry per week. Continued reductions of this magnitude or larger would be very supportive of industry prices and margins.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Year 2011 compared to 2010
Poultry pounds produced for 2011 were 5.8% more than 2010, pounds marketed increased by 2.6% and net sales increased 1.0%.
Cost of sales increased 2.6% as compared to 2010, and can be attributed to higher feed costs.
Selling, general and administrative costs remained at $15.9 million when compared to 2010. There was an increase in selling and delivery of $1.3 million due to an increased use of outside storage facilities. However, there was an offsetting decrease in general and administrative of $1.3 million due to reduced group medical and general insurance and no 2011 officer incentive compensation.
Year 2010 compared to 2009
Poultry pounds produced for 2010 were 5.4% more than 2009, pounds marketed increased by 4.2% and net sales increased 5.0%.
Cost of sales decreased 2.5% as compared to 2009, and can be attributed to lower feed costs.
Selling, general and administrative costs increased $841 thousand when compared to 2009. The increase is primarily due to a $416 thousand 2009 recovery of a prior year specific accounts receivable reserve and $428 thousand of 2010 officer incentive compensation.
Year 2009 compared to 2008
Poultry pounds produced for 2009 were 2.9% less than 2008, pounds marketed increased by 1.9% and net sales increased 3.2%.
Cost of sales increased 9.2% as compared to 2008, primarily due to increased grain and energy costs.
Selling, general and administrative costs remained at $15.0 million when compared to 2008.
Capital Resources and Liquidity
Analysis of Cash Flows
We expect that cash flow from operations and cash on hand should be sufficient to fund operations, to make all payments of principal and interest when due, and to fund capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months.
For the year ended April 2, 2011, the Company had cash provided by operating activities of $4.5 million, primarily due to depreciation expense of $5.2 million less a net increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $400 thousand. Within changes in operating assets and liabilities, inventories increased $5.9 million and accounts payable increased $5.3 million. Cash used in investing activities was $3.5 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment. $1.5 million of cash was used in financing activities, as the Company made net debt repayments of $2.3 million.
For the year ended April 3, 2010, the Company had cash provided by operating activities of $7.8 million, primarily due to net income of $2.5 million and depreciation expense of $4.5 million. Cash used in investing activities was $2.3 million, with purchases of property, plant and equipment of $2.5 million offset by $200 thousand of proceeds from reduction of life insurance policy values. $4.9 million of cash was used in financing activities, as the Company made debt repayments of $3.8 million.
For the year ended March 28, 2009, the Company used cash in its operating activities of $7.4 million, due primarily to the operating loss during the year. Cash used in investing activities was $274 thousand, with purchases of property, plant and equipment of $1.5 million offset by $1.2 million of proceeds from reduction of life insurance policy values. $7.6 million cash was provided by net financing activities, including $8.3 million from the net long-term debt increase.
We had available $3.7 million (unused) in our primary revolving credit facility as of April 2, 2011. This credit agreement currently elapses on March 31, 2013, but has been regularly renewed and extended well before the maturity dates. We also had available $5.0 million (unused) in our supplemental revolving credit facility as of April 2, 2011. This portion of the credit agreement currently elapses on March 31, 2012, but in the past it also has been renewed and extended before the maturity dates. The Company is in compliance with the revolving credit agreement’s covenants as of April 2, 2011. The Company is in compliance with, or has a waiver for, the term note payable debt covenants as of April 2, 2011.
Working Capital
The Company had available $8.7 million (unused) in established lines of credit as of April 2, 2011 and $5.5 million (unused) in availability as of April 3, 2010. The increase is primarily due to the revolving credit facility’s available collateralized borrowings are at 60% of inventory values at year end 2011 as compared to 40% at year end 2010. $850 thousand of the $3.2 million increased availability is due to a higher line of credit. Interest expense decreased in 2011 by $338 thousand, or 21.6%, as compared to the same period a year ago.
The Company had available $5.5 million (unused) in established lines of credit as of April 3, 2010 and $7.3 million (unused) in availability as of March 28, 2009. The decrease is due to the revolving credit facility’s available collateralized borrowings are at 40% of inventory values at year end 2010 as compared to 60% at year end 2009. Interest expense decreased in 2010 by $558 thousand, a 25.6% decrease, as compared to the same period a year ago.
The Company had available $7.3 million (unused) in established lines of credit as of March 28, 2009 and $3.3 million (unused) in availability as of March 29, 2008. Interest expense increased in 2009 by $680 thousand, a 46% increase, as compared to the same period a year ago.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
Contractual obligations at April 2, 2011 were as follows:
Payments Due by Period
(Amounts in Thousands)
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. The following accounting policies involve “critical accounting estimates” because they are particularly dependent on estimates and assumptions made by management about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the accounting estimates are made. In addition, while we have used our best estimates based on facts and circumstances available to us at the time, different estimates reasonably could have been used in the current period, or changes in the accounting estimates we used are reasonably likely to occur from period to period which may have a material impact on the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations. We review these estimates and assumptions periodically and reflect the effects of revisions in the period that they are determined to be necessary. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue upon product shipment and transfer of title and risk of loss to the customer. Revenue is recorded net of any discounts, allowances or promotions. Estimates for any special pricing arrangements, promotions or other volume-based incentives are recorded upon shipment of the product in accordance with the terms of the promotion, allowance or pricing arrangements. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts reflecting estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management’s review of the overall condition of accounts receivable balances and review of significant past due accounts. If the financial condition of our customers was to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances
may be required. Due to the nature of the industry and the short-term nature of these accounts, there have not been material revisions in these estimates of management.
Inventories
Live bird and hatching egg inventories are stated at cost and breeder hens are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization, consistent with industry standards. The costs associated with breeder hens are accumulated up to the production stage and amortized over a forty (40) week period. Finished poultry products, feed, and other inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. We record valuations and adjustments for our inventories and for estimated obsolescence at or equal to the difference between the cost of the inventories and the estimated market value based upon known conditions affecting the inventories’ obsolescence, including significantly aged products, discontinued product lines, or damaged or obsolete products. We allocate meat costs between our various finished poultry products based on a by-product costing technique that reduces the cost of the whole bird by estimated yields and amounts to be recovered for certain by-product parts, which are carried in inventories at the estimated recovery amounts, with the remaining amount being reflected at cost or market, whichever is lower. For inventory valuation purposes costs include live production costs (principally feed, chick cost, medications and other raw materials), labor and production overhead. Not all broilers and breeders survive to maturity or disposition; normal losses are not expensed directly because total costs of the project are assigned to the survivors. The Company would record adjustments to reduce the values of processed poultry and feed inventories to fair market values if market prices for poultry or feed grains moved substantially lower, this would increase our cost of sales. The Company has not experienced material revisions to its inventory costs.
Property, Plant and Equipment
The Company records impairment charges on long-lived assets used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amount of those assets. The impairment charge is determined based upon the amount the net book value of the assets exceeds their fair market value. In making these determinations, the Company utilizes certain assumptions, including, but not limited to: (i) future cash flows estimates expected to be generated by these assets, which are based on additional assumptions such as asset utilization, length of service the asset will be used in the Company’s operations, and estimated salvage values, and (ii) estimated fair market value of the assets.
Contingent Liabilities
The Company is subject to lawsuits, investigations and other claims related to wage and hour/labor, securities, environmental, product and other matters, and are required to assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes to these matters, as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of reserves required, if any, for these contingencies is made after considerable analysis of each individual issue. These reserves may change in the future due to changes in the Company’s assumptions, the effectiveness of strategies, or other factors beyond the Company’s control.
Accrued Self-Insurance
Insurance expense and liabilities for employee-related health care benefits and casualty claims is estimated using historical experience, insurance and actuarial projections. Stop-loss coverage is maintained with third party insurers to limit the Company’s total exposure. The assumptions used to arrive at periodic expenses are reviewed regularly by management. However, actual liabilities and expenses could differ from these estimates and could result in adjustments to be recognized.
Related party transactions
Members of the Cagle family beneficially own, in the aggregate, 64.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, giving them control of 64.5% of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting stock. In addition, three members of the Cagle family serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result, members of the Cagle family have the ability to exert substantial influence or actual control over the Company’s management and affairs, and over substantially all matters requiring action by the stockholders, including amendments to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the election and removal of directors, any proposed merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all assets, and other corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may also delay or prevent a change in control otherwise favored by other stockholders and could depress the Company’s stock price.
The firm of Byrne, Davis & Hicks, P.C. in which G. Bland Byrne, III, a director of the Company, is a principal, received $253 thousand, $247 thousand and $216 thousand during the fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. A payable of $19 thousand to the firm exists as of April 2, 2011. The payments received are for fees incurred for legal services rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries.
Included in other assets at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 is a receivable of $1.2 million due to the Company from two related party irrevocable life insurance trusts. The Company will ultimately be repaid from the death benefits of the underlying policies.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes” which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. ASC 740 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company reviews the recoverability of any tax assets recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, primarily tax credits and operating loss carryforwards, based on both historical and anticipated earnings levels of operations and provides a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that amounts will not be recovered.
The Company’s policy with respect to evaluating uncertain tax positions is a two step process. The first step is recognition: The Company determines whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more likely than not recognition threshold, the Company presumes the position will examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The second step is measurement: A tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit recognized in the financial statements. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
ASC 740-10 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the consolidated financial statements. ASC 740-10 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits or expenses at the date of adoption or at April 2, 2011. Accordingly, the Company does not have any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. Tax periods for all years after 2007 remain open to examination by federal and state taxing jurisdictions to which it is subject.
The Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards of $13.0 million and $12.7 million at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. The Company also has federal and state tax credit carryforwards of $8.0 million and $9.4 million at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. The net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are available to reduce income taxes through 2029. Realization of these future tax benefits is dependent on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward period. Due to the significant amount of income that would be needed to fully utilize the credits available, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance for a significant portion of the deferred tax asset associated with the state tax credit carryforwards. The Company expects to fully utilize the federal and state net operating loss carryforwards and, accordingly, there is no valuation allowance associated with the net operating loss carryforwards.
New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1,2011 the Company adopted a portion of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which amended Accounts Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 820-10 by including new required disclosures regarding activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. The adoption of the subject guidance under ASC 820-10 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On January 2, 2010, we adopted ASU No. 2010-09. ASU No. 2010-09 amended Subtopic 855-10, “Subsequent Events - Overall,” by removing the requirement for a United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registrant to disclose a date, in both issued and revised financial statements, through which that filer had evaluated subsequent events. Our adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Item 7A:
Item 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Risk Factors
Industry cyclicality can affect our earnings, especially due to fluctuations in the commodity prices of feed ingredients and chicken.
Profitability in the chicken industry is materially affected by the commodity prices of chicken and feed ingredients, which are determined by supply and demand factors, which result in cyclical earnings fluctuations. The production of feed ingredients is positively or negatively affected primarily by weather patterns throughout the world, the global level of supply inventories and demand for feed ingredients, and the agricultural policies of the United States and foreign governments. In particular, weather patterns often change agricultural conditions in an unpredictable manner. A sudden and significant change in weather patterns could affect supplies of feed ingredients, as well as both the industry’s and our ability to obtain feed ingredients, grow chickens, and deliver products. High feed ingredient prices have had a material adverse effect on our operating results in the past. We periodically seek, to the extent available, to enter into advance purchase commitments for the purchase of feed ingredients in an effort to manage our feed ingredient costs. The use of such instruments may not be successful.
Leverage
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition. We presently have, and expect to continue to have, an amount of indebtedness. Our indebtedness could have important consequences to stockholders. For example, it could: increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic conditions; require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes; limit our
flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, our ability to borrow additional funds, and failing to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default or require redemption of indebtedness. Either of these events could have a material adverse effect on us. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which is dependent on various factors. These factors include the commodity prices of feed ingredients and chicken and general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors that are beyond our control.
The Company had variable interest rate exposure on the revolving credit facility at April 2, 2011. The Company’s theoretical interest rate exposure on variable rate borrowings at April 2, 2011 with a one percentage point increase in average interest rates on the Company’s borrowings, would increase future interest expense by $13.6 thousand per month and a two percentage point increase would increase future interest expense by $27.1 thousand per month. The Company determined these amounts based on $16.3 million of variable rate borrowings at April 2, 2011, multiplied by 1.0% and 2.0%, respectively, and divided by twelve. The Company is currently not using any interest rate collars, hedges, or other derivative financial instruments to manage or reduce interest rate risk. As a result, any increase in interest rates on the Company’s variable rate borrowings would increase interest expense and reduce net income.
Additional Borrowings Available
Despite our indebtedness, we are not prohibited from incurring additional indebtedness in the future.
Contamination of Products
If our products become contaminated, we may be subject to product liability claims and product recalls.
Livestock and Poultry Disease
Outbreaks of livestock diseases, in general, and poultry disease, in particular, can significantly restrict our ability to conduct our operations. We take all reasonable precautions to ensure that our flocks are healthy and that our processing plants and other facilities operate in a sanitary and environmentally sound manner. However, events beyond our control, such as the outbreak of disease, could significantly restrict our ability to conduct our operations. Furthermore, an outbreak of disease could result in governmental restrictions on the import and export of our fresh chicken, to or from our suppliers, facilities, or customers, or require us to destroy one or more of our flocks. This could result in the cancellation of orders by our customers and create adverse publicity that may have a material adverse effect on our ability to market our products successfully and on our business, reputation, and prospects.
Insurance
We are exposed to risks relating to product liability, product recall, property damage, and injuries to persons for which insurance coverage is expensive, limited, and potentially inadequate.
Significant Competition
Competition in the chicken industry with other vertically integrated poultry companies could adversely affect our business.
Government Regulation
Regulation, present and future, is a constant factor affecting our business. The chicken industry is subject to federal, state, and local governmental regulation, including health and
environmental areas. We anticipate increased regulation by various agencies concerning food safety, the use of medication in feed formulations, and the disposal of poultry by-products and wastewater discharges. Unknown matters, new laws and regulations, or stricter interpretations of existing laws or regulations may materially affect our business or operations in the future.
Item 8:
Item 8: Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Cagle’s, Inc. and Subsidiary
Atlanta, Georgia
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cagle’s, Inc. (a Georgia corporation) and Subsidiary as of April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three-year period ended April 2, 2011. Cagle’s, Inc. and Subsidiary’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) 2. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company has determined that it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Cagle’s, Inc. and Subsidiary as of April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the three years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
/s/ FROST, PLLC
Little Rock, Arkansas
May 31, 2011
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Balance Sheets
April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010
(In Thousands, Except Par Values)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the Years Ended April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a. Principles of consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cagle’s, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cagle Farms, Inc. (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
b. Nature of operations - The Company operates as a vertically integrated poultry processor with operations located in the southeastern United States, consisting of breeding, hatching and growing chickens; feed mill; processing; further processing and marketing operations. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the United States to supermarkets, food distributors, food processing companies, national fast-food chains and institutional users.
Integrated poultry processors operate in an environment wherein the commodity nature of both their products for sale and their primary raw materials causes sales prices and purchase costs to fluctuate, often on a short-term basis, due to the worldwide supply and demand situation for those commodities. The supply and demand factors for their products for sale and the supply and demand factors for their primary raw materials correlate to a degree, but are not the same, thereby causing margins between sales price and production costs to increase, to decrease, or to invert, often on a short-term basis.
The Company operates in one segment, as defined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280.
c. Fiscal year - The Company’s fiscal year closing date is the Saturday nearest March 31. The years ended April 2, 2011 and March 28, 2009 include operations for a 52-week period and the year ended April 3, 2010 includes operations for a 53-week period.
d. Revenue recognition - The Company recognizes revenue upon product shipment and transfer of title and risk of loss to the customer. Revenue is recorded net of any discounts, allowances or promotions. Estimates for any special pricing arrangements, promotions or other volume-based incentives are recorded upon shipment of the product in accordance with the terms of the promotion, allowance or pricing arrangements.
e. Cash and cash equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash management system allows the Company to fund outstanding checks when presented to the financial institution for payment resulting in book overdrafts. Book overdrafts are recorded in accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets and changes are reflected as a financing activity in the consolidated statements of cash flows. As of April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, the Company had book overdrafts of $5,007 and $4,108, respectively.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
f. Accounts and note receivable - In the normal course of business, the Company extends credit to its customers on a short-term basis. Although credit risks associated with its customers are considered minimal, the Company routinely reviews its accounts receivable balances and makes provisions for probable doubtful accounts. Past due status is determined based upon contractual terms. In circumstances where management is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve is recorded to reduce the receivable to the amount expected to be collected. Amounts that are determined to be uncollectible are written off against this allowance when collection attempts on the accounts have been exhausted. Management uses significant judgment in estimating uncollectible accounts. In estimating uncollectible amounts, management considers factors such as current overall economic conditions, industry-specific economic conditions and historical customer performance. While management believes the Company’s processes effectively address its exposure to doubtful accounts, changes in economic, industry or specific customer conditions may require adjustment to the allowance recorded by the Company.
g. Inventories - Live bird and hatching egg inventories are stated at cost and breeder hens are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization, consistent with industry standards. The costs associated with breeder hens are accumulated up to the production stage and amortized over a 40-week period. Finished poultry products, feed, and other inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. The Company records valuations and adjustments for its inventories and for estimated obsolescence at or equal to the difference between the cost of the inventories and the estimated market value based upon known conditions affecting the inventories’ obsolescence, including significantly aged products, discontinued product lines, or damaged or obsolete products. The Company allocates meat costs between its various finished poultry products based on a by-product costing technique that reduces the cost of the whole bird by estimated yields and amounts to be recovered for certain by-product parts, which are carried in inventories at the estimated recovery amounts, with the remaining amount being reflected at cost or market, whichever is lower. For inventory valuation purposes, costs include live production costs (principally feed, chick cost, medications and other raw materials), labor and production overhead. Not all broilers and breeders survive to maturity or disposition; normal losses are not expensed directly because total costs of the project are assigned to the survivors. The Company would record adjustments to reduce the values of processed poultry and feed inventories to fair market values if market prices for poultry or feed grains moved substantially lower, this would increase the Company’s cost of sales. The Company has not experienced material revisions to its inventory costs during 2011, 2010 or 2009.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
Inventories at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 consist of the following:
h. Property, plant and equipment - Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the following lives:
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Major additions and improvements of existing facilities are capitalized. For retirements or sales of property, the Company removes the original cost and the related accumulated depreciation from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in other income (expense), net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
i. Deferred financing costs - Deferred financing costs are amortized over the life of the related credit agreement. Deferred financing costs are shown net of accumulated amortization on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
j. Employee insurance claims - The Company is self-funded under a minimum premium arrangement for the majority of employee claims under its group health plan. The Company is self-insured for the majority of its workers’ compensation risks. The Company’s insurance programs are administered by risk management specialists. Insurance coverage is obtained for catastrophic workers’ compensation and group health exposures, as well as those risks required to be insured by certain state laws. The Company’s accrual for group health and workers’ compensation liabilities of $1,645 and $1,685 as of April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively, is included in accrued expenses and compensation in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. These accruals are estimated using historical experience and actuarial estimates.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
k. Operating leases - The Company accounts for operating lease agreements in accordance with ASC 840, “Leases”. Currently, the Company has not entered into any operating lease agreements which contain escalating rent provisions. Accordingly, rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term, including renewal option periods that are reasonably assured.
l. Income taxes - The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes” which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. ASC 740 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company reviews the recoverability of any tax assets recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, primarily tax credits and operating loss carryforwards, based on both historical and anticipated earnings levels of operations and provides a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that amounts will not be recovered.
The Company’s policy with respect to evaluating uncertain tax positions is a two step process. The first step is recognition: The Company determines whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more likely than not recognition threshold, the Company presumes the position will examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The second step is measurement: A tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit recognized in the financial statements. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
m. Net income (loss) per common share - Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share assumes the conversion of all potentially dilutive securities (stock options and restricted stock awards) and is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus potentially dilutive securities. For the years ended April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009, there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.
n. Estimates - The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)
o. Fair value measurements - “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” ASC 820, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure requirements. The statement indicates, among other things, that a fair value measurement assumes the transaction to sell an asset or transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability based upon an exit price model.
p. Accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets - ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment” requires that long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles be reviewed for impairment whenever triggering events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of any asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. No impairment losses have occurred in the fiscal years ended 2011, 2010 or 2009.
q. Financial instruments - The Company is a purchaser of certain commodities, such as corn and soybean meal in the course of normal operations. The Company may use derivative financial instruments to reduce its exposure to various market risks. Generally, contract terms of a hedge instrument closely mirror those of the hedged item, providing a high degree of risk reduction and correlation. Contracts that are designated and highly effective at meeting the risk reduction and correlation criteria are recorded using hedge accounting, as defined by ASC 815-10, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” If a derivative instrument is a hedge, as defined by ASC 815-10, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the instrument will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of an instrument’s change in fair value will be immediately recognized in earnings as a component of cost of sales. Instruments the Company holds as part of its risk management activities that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting, as defined by ASC 815-10, are marked to fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported currently in earnings. At April 2, 2011, the Company held no derivatives.
r. Advertising and marketing expenses - Advertising and marketing expenses are expensed as incurred and are included in selling and delivery, and general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and totaled $1,107, $645 and $571 in the fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
s. Accrued compensation expenses - Accrued compensation expenses of $2,496 and $3,124 are included in accrued expenses and compensation in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
2. Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred financing costs consist of the following at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010:
Future deferred financing amortization expense will be as follows:
3. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010:
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
3. Long-Term Debt (cont.)
On April 6, 2011, the Company entered into Amendment Number 7 to the long-term revolving line of credit agreement, effective as of March 31, 2011. There were six primary changes to the existing agreement between the parties: (1) The creation of a $5,000 supplemental note, in addition to the established $21,000 primary note. (2) The $5,000 supplemental note matures on March 31, 2012. The maturity date of the $21,000 primary note remains March 31, 2013. (3) The supplemental note’s variable interest rate is three-month LIBOR plus 4.5% (450 basis points). (4) The Company’s required minimum tangible net worth covenant is reduced to $33,000 through July 2, 2011; commencing as of July 3, 2011 and ending on December 31, 2011, the minimum tangible net worth must not be less than $35,000 at any time; and commencing as of January 1, 2012, and at all times thereafter, the minimum tangible net worth must not be less than $40,000 at any time. (5) The advance rate with respect to the Company’s eligible inventories is increased to 60% from 40% and the advance rate with respect to eligible receivables is maintained at 80%. Upon maturity of the supplemental note, the advance rate for the Company’s eligible inventories reverts to 40%. (6) The lender is given collateral interests in the Company’s land, building and equipment comprising the Pine Mountain Valley Plant in Harris County, Georgia.
On February 9, 2011, the Company entered into Amendment Number 6 to the long-term revolving line of credit agreement, effective as of January 3, 2011. There were two primary changes to the existing agreement between the parties: (1) The step-up to the $40,000 minimum tangible net worth that was scheduled to commence as of January 4, 2011 was re-scheduled to commence as of January 1, 2012. (2) To change the definition of the primary note’s applicable margin in the interest rate calculation from a fixed margin of 3.50% to a variable margin based upon the Company’s total leverage ratio. The variable margin has four tiers; 3.25%, 3.50%, 3.75% and 4.50%. The Company is currently at the 3.50% tier.
On September 29, 2010, the Company entered into Amendment Number 5 to the long-term revolving line of credit agreement, effective as of that date. Two of the changes to the existing agreement between the parties remain in place: (1) The maturity date of the $21,000 primary note in the revolving credit facility was extended to March 31, 2013. (2) The capital expenditures covenant was increased to $5,500 from $4,000 for the fiscal year ending April 2, 2011 and reverts to $4,000 thereafter.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
3. Long-Term Debt (cont.)
As of April 2, 2011, the Company was in compliance with the long-term revolving line of credit agreement’s covenants: tangible net worth, capital expenditures, leverage ratio and current ratio.
As of April 2, 2011, and in accordance with the amended long-term revolving line of credit agreement, the lender has issued a $1,000 letter of credit in favor of a third party related to the Company’s self-insurance workers’ compensation liabilities. The Company’s net availability on its revolving line of credit is reduced by the amount of the letter of credit.
The Company’s inventory and accounts receivable levels support collateralized borrowing of the entire $21,000 primary revolving note and the entire $5,000 supplemental revolving note in the long-term revolving line of credit agreement. The Company’s $16,275 principal balance and $1,000 letter of credit results in $3,725 of available borrowings on the primary revolving note as of April 2, 2011. The entire $5,000 supplemental revolving note is available for borrowing as of April 2, 2011.
In addition to the covenants described above, the Company must also comply with certain restrictive covenants associated with the term note payable. The term note payable has monthly principal and interest payments of $290 through March 1, 2012 with a maturity payment of $6,513 due on April 1, 2012. The covenants require the Company to maintain (1) a maximum leverage ratio, (2) operating lease expense below certain levels, (3) a minimum current ratio, (4) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, (5) a minimum tangible net worth and (6) capital expenditures not to exceed certain limits. As of April 2, 2011, the Company was in compliance with the term note payable debt covenants, except for the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. On May 23, 2011, the lender granted and the Company executed a waiver for the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The lender now requires quarterly compliance certification instead of the previous annual certification. As of April 2, 2011, the Company was in compliance with, or has received a waiver for, the term note payable debt covenants.
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt during the fiscal years after April 2, 2011 are as follows:
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
4. Fair Value of Long-Term Debt
Fair values of debt are based on current market interest rate evaluations of the Company’s long-term revolving line of credit and term note payable. The fair value of the long-term revolving line of credit approximates its carrying value. The fair value and carrying value of the term note payable are as follows at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010:
5. Income Taxes
The Company records deferred income taxes using enacted tax laws and rates for the years in which the taxes are expected to be paid. Deferred income taxes reflect the tax consequences on future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts.
Effective in fiscal 1989, the Revenue Act of 1987 rescinded the cash-basis method of accounting for tax purposes previously used for the Company’s farming operations. Previously recorded income tax liabilities of $3,389 were indefinitely deferred. Under tax laws enacted in 1997, such liabilities are required to be amortized into taxable income over a 20-year period.
Income tax expense (benefit) is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as follows:
A reconciliation between income tax expense (benefit) computed at the federal statutory rate and the Company’s income tax rate is as follows:
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
5. Income Taxes (cont.)
Components of the net deferred income tax asset (liability) at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 relate to the following:
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
5. Income Taxes (cont.)
The Company has federal net operating loss carryforwards of $12,971 and $12,679 at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. The Company also has federal and state tax credit carryforwards of $7,926 and $9,430 at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010, respectively. The net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards are available to reduce income taxes through 2029. Realization of these future tax benefits is dependent on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward period. Due to the significant amount of income that would be needed to fully utilize the credits available, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance for a significant portion of the deferred tax asset associated with the state tax credit carryforwards. The Company expects to fully utilize the federal and state net operating loss carryforwards and, accordingly, there is no valuation allowance associated with the net operating loss carryforwards.
ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the consolidated financial statements. ASC 740-10 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits or expenses at the date of adoption or at April 2, 2011. Accordingly, the Company does not have any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. Tax periods for all years after 2007 remain open to examination by federal and state taxing jurisdictions to which it is subject.
During the third quarter of the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011, the Company recorded $354 of income tax expense and a corresponding $354 reduction in deferred tax assets for an ongoing Internal Revenue Service audit of a joint venture that the Company sold its entire 30% interest in August 2006.
6. Stockholders’ Equity
The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has authorized the purchase of up to $15,000 of the Company’s stock on the open market. No shares were purchased during the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011. Through April 2, 2011, the Company has purchased 818 shares at a total cost of $10,207. The Company has accounted for these shares using the retirement method.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
7. Related Parties
Members of the Cagle family beneficially own, in the aggregate, 64.5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, giving them control of 64.5% of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding voting stock. In addition, three members of the Cagle family serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. As a result, members of the Cagle family have the ability to exert substantial influence or actual control over the Company’s management and affairs, and over substantially all matters requiring action by the stockholders, including amendments to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, the election and removal of directors, any proposed merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all assets, and other corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may also delay or prevent a change in control otherwise favored by other stockholders and could depress the Company’s stock price.
The firm of Byrne, Davis & Hicks, P.C. in which G. Bland Byrne, III, a director of the Company, is a principal, received $253, $247 and $216 during the fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. A payable of $19 to the firm exists as of April 2, 2011. The payments received are for fees incurred for legal services rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries.
Included in other assets at April 2, 2011 and April 3, 2010 is a receivable of $1,242 due to the Company from two related party irrevocable life insurance trusts. The Company will ultimately be repaid from the death benefits of the underlying policies.
8. Major Customers and Vendors
The Company had sales to one customer which exceeded 10% of total sales for the fiscal years 2010 and 2009. Sales and accounts receivable to this customer for and as of the years ended April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009 was as follows:
The Company had purchases from one vendor which exceeded 10% of total purchases for the fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009. Purchases and accounts payable from this vendor for and as of the years ended April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009 was as follows:
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
9. Benefit Plans
Under a collective bargaining agreement, the Company contributes to a multi-employer pension plan for the benefit of certain employees who are union members. A separate actuarial valuation for this plan is not made for the Company. Accordingly, information with respect to accumulated plan benefits and net assets available for benefits is not available. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, an employer, upon withdrawal from a multi-employer plan, is required, in certain cases, to continue funding its proportionate share of the plan’s unfunded vested benefits. The Company’s contribution rate is a fixed-dollar amount per eligible employee. The Company made total contributions to the union plan of $109, $109 and $103 in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Company has an elective 401(k) retirement plan for employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Under the plan, the Company matches 50% of each participating employee’s contributions. The Company’s contribution is limited to 2% of the participating employee’s salary. Additional contributions may be made at the discretion of the Company’s Board. The Company made matching contributions of $162, $184 and $195 in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. No discretionary Company contributions have been made to this plan.
The Company does not provide postretirement medical or other benefits to employees.
10. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company leases certain of its buildings, equipment and vehicles under noncancelable operating leases. The consolidated statements of operations include rental expense relating to these operating leases of $1,475, $1,478 and $1,429 in fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
At April 2, 2011, future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases were as follows:
The Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
10. Commitments and Contingencies (cont.)
At April 2, 2011, the Company had a total of 1,911 employees. Of this total, 1,714 are hourly workers and 197 are salaried. Approximately 34% of the Company’s hourly employees are represented by a union labor agreement. None of the Company’s salaried employees are represented by a union. The labor agreement with the hourly employees has been in existence for over 20 years. The current three-year agreement was ratified by the union on February 7, 2009 and it will expire on October 31, 2011.
11. Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of trade receivables or other financial instruments with a variety of customers and cash deposited with financial institutions.
Concentrations of credit risk, with respect to accounts receivable and other financial instruments, are limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the Company’s customer base, thus spreading the trade credit risk. The Company controls credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers, but generally does not require collateral to support accounts receivable.
The Company, at various times during the year, maintained a cash balance with a financial institution in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) insured limit of $250. As of the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011, the Company had $1,117 of cash in excess of the federally insured amount. This financial institution previously participated in the federal government’s Transaction Account Guarantee program, thereby making all of the Company’s cash fully insured by the FDIC as of the fiscal year ended April 3, 2010.
12. Capital Resources
The Company incurred a net loss of $566 for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2011. The Company has amended its long-term revolving line of credit agreement twice in the past four months, including changes to the minimum tangible net worth covenant in order to maintain compliance. Additionally, the Company failed one covenant in the term note payable agreement. On May 23, 2011, the term note lender granted and the Company executed a waiver for the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The lender now requires quarterly compliance certification instead of the previous annual certification.
At April 2, 2011, the Company had cash of $1,370, stockholders’ equity of $34,769 and available borrowings of $3,725 on the primary revolving note. The Company also has full availability of the $5,000 supplemental revolving note at April 2, 2011. The Company believes cash flows from operations and its financing commitments will be sufficient to meet capital and liquidity needs during the current fiscal year. Management has also developed plans to improve operating results and efficiencies in order to increase operating income.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
13. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net earnings and all other changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by or distributions to stockholders. Other comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented consists of fair value adjustments associated with cash flow hedges pursuant to ASC 815-10, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
Prior to the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 28, 2009, the Company held commodity futures contracts which were designated as cash flow hedges, whereby the contracts were recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets as either an asset or liability with any changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In a cash flow hedge, a futures contract would exactly match the pricing date of the relevant anticipated inventory purchases. Through the end of the second quarter of the fiscal year ended March 28, 2009, the Company continued to be able to match the futures contract with the anticipated inventory purchases, therefore, entering into an effective hedge transaction. However, due to the volatility of the grain markets, the Company concluded it was no longer practical to keep the futures.
For the 40 weeks ended January 2, 2010, the Company recognized $1,347 of expense in cost of sales related to the cash flow hedge which was determined to be fully effective.
As a result, the Company voluntarily discontinued hedge accounting in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 by de-designating the previously defined hedge relationship. The de-designation of the cash flow hedge was done in accordance with Derivatives Implementation Group (“DIG”) Issue Nos. G3, G17, G18 and G20, which generally require that the net derivative gain or loss related to the discontinued cash flow hedge should continue to be reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), unless it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the originally specified time period or within an additional two-month period of time thereafter. As such the Company continued to hold inventory purchase agreements in excess of futures contracts and have no indication that the futures commitment on the hedged inventory purchases is in jeopardy of discontinuing. Therefore, the deferred losses related to the derivative that were de-designated were not recognized immediately and were instead reclassified into earnings during the contractual terms of the inventory purchases.
The Company currently has no commodity contracts.
CAGLE’S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 2, 2011, April 3, 2010 and March 28, 2009
(In Thousands)
14. Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Quarterly financial data is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
15. Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1,2011 the Company adopted a portion of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements, which amended Accounts Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 820-10 by including new required disclosures regarding activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. The adoption of the subject guidance under ASC 820-10 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
On January 2, 2010, we adopted ASU No. 2010-09. ASU No. 2010-09 amended Subtopic 855-10, “Subsequent Events - Overall,” by removing the requirement for a United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registrant to disclose a date, in both issued and revised financial statements, through which that filer had evaluated subsequent events. Our adoption did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
SCHEDULE II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Item 9:
Item 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
As more fully described in a Form 8-K that we filed with the SEC on January 6, 2011; Cagle’s, Inc. and Subsidiary (the “Company”) was notified on January 3, 2011 that Frazer Frost, LLP (“Frazer Frost”), the Company’s independent accountant, and the principal accountant that was engaged to audit the Company’s financial statements, was winding down operations as Frazer Frost and that the firms that had combined to form Frazer Frost, Frost, PLLC (“Frost”) and Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer and Torbert, LLP (“MSWFT”), would resume their separate operations. Accordingly, Frazer Frost resigned as the Company’s certifying accountant. Frost was registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) effective December 21, 2010. On January 5, 2011, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Frost as its independent registered public accounting firm.
The financial statements for the year ended April 3, 2010 were reported on by Frazer Frost and the financial statements for the year ended March 28, 2009 were previously reported on by Frost, with an unqualified opinion. Frost has assumed responsibility for the Frazer Frost audit of the Company for the year ended April 3, 2010 and all subsequent interim periods.
Item 9A:
Item 9A: Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls
An evaluation was performed, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act)). Based on that evaluation, management, including the CEO and CFO, has concluded that, as of April 2, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate Internal Control over Financial Reporting, as such term is defined in Securities and Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: 1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, 2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company, and 3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 2, 2011. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of April 2, 2011.
There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B:
Item 9B: Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10:
Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held July 8, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics, which applies to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The full text of the Code of Ethics was included as an exhibit with the 2004 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Item 11:
Item 11: Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held July 8, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12:
Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held July 8, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13:
Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The information required by this item is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held July 8, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information required by this item is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on July 8, 2011 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)1. The Financial Statements are included at Item 8.
(a)2. Financial Statement Schedules
The following financial statement schedules are filed as part of this report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(a)3. Exhibits
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. (5)
3.2
Bylaws of the Registrant. (3)
13.2
Cagle’s, Inc. Proxy statements for Registrant’s 2011 annual meeting of shareholders. (2)
14.1
Code of Ethics. (4)
23.1
Consent of independent registered public accounting firm, FROST, PLLC. (1)
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a). (1)
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a). (1)
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (1)
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. (1)
(1) Filed herewith.
(2) Filed simultaneously with this Form 10K on June 8, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein from the Registrant’s Schedule 14A for the year ended April 2, 2011.
(3) Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2004.
(4) Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2004.
(5) Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended April 2, 2005.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Cagle’s, Inc.
BY:
/s/ J. Douglas Cagle
J. Douglas Cagle
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
June 8, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report is signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated and on June 8, 2011:
/s/ J. Douglas Cagle
Director and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
/s/ G. Bland Byrne
Director
/s/ Candace Chapman
Director
/s/ Panos J. Kanes
Director
/s/ Edward J Rutkowski
Director
/s/ Mark M. Ham IV
Director and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ James David Cagle
Director and Vice President
/s/ George Douglas Cagle
Director and Vice President