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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2018
Farmer Bros. Co.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
Delaware
 
001-34249
 
95-0725980
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1912 Farmer Brothers Drive, Northlake, Texas 76262
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
888-998-2468
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
 
None
 
(Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 

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

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).    Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨





Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 8, 2018, Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of the earnings release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company will host an investor conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (4:00 pm Central time) on May 8, 2018 to review the Company’s results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2018.  The call will be open to all interested investors through a live audio web broadcast via the Internet at—https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/w7wep6cz—and at the Company’s website www.farmerbros.com under “Investor Relations.” The call also will be available to investors and analysts by dialing Toll Free:  1-(844) 423-9890 or international: 1-(716) 247-5805. The passcode/ID is 8399604.
The webcast replay will be available approximately two hours after the end of the live webcast and will be available for at least 30 days on the Investor Relations section of the Farmer Bros. Co. website.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in Item 2.02 above is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
As provided in General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information and exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and 7.01 of this report are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing. In addition, the exhibit furnished herewith contains statements intended as "forward-looking statements" that are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth in such exhibit.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 









SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated:    May 8, 2018
 
FARMER BROS. CO.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David G. Robson
 
 
David G. Robson
 
 
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer






Exhibit



Exhibit 99.1


Contact:            
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher            
Leigh Parrish / Amy Feng
212-355-4449
            
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Farmer Bros. Co. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2018 Financial Results


Northlake, Texas-(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)- May 8, 2018-Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM) (the "Company") today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2018 Highlights:

Volume of green coffee processed and sold increased by 3.3 million pounds, reaching 27.7 million pounds, a 13.7% increase over the prior year period;
Gross profit increased $5.0 million to $58.8 million and gross margin decreased 170 basis points to 37.2% over the prior year period;
Net loss was $(3.9) million compared to net income of $1.6 million in the prior year period;
Adjusted EBITDA was $10.5 million compared to $12.2 million in the prior year period.*
SQF certification of new Northlake, Texas facility was completed during the quarter, with annual run-rate production levels of six million pounds expected by end of the fiscal year;
Continued executing integration plan related to the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Boyd Coffee Company ("Boyd"); and
Completed deployment of Smart Touch selling platform to all of our DSD routes in April 2018.

(*Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, is reconciled to its corresponding GAAP measure at the end of this press release.)

“We continue to make meaningful progress in executing our strategy and working to leverage our solid platform for growth,” said Mike Keown, President and CEO. “While we did not achieve year-to-date results at the level we had initially projected to reach our Adjusted EBITDA objective for the fiscal year, we expect that our recently achieved SQF certification and the continued ramp-up of our state of the art Northlake, Texas facility will position us well to secure more national accounts. Further, we are pleased with the continued integration of the Boyd’s business, which remains on-track. Looking ahead, we continue to be focused on leveraging the investments we have made in our roasting facilities, expanding our distribution network, adding new customers, and increasing business with existing customers. Our pipeline remains robust and we believe that Farmer Brothers has the right foundation and strategy in place for long-term growth.”










Third Quarter Fiscal 2018 Results:

Selected Financial Data

The selected financial data presented below under the captions “Income statement data,” “Operating data” and “Balance sheet and other data” summarizes certain performance measures for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited).


 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income statement data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
157,927

 
$
138,187

 
$
457,006

 
$
407,700

Gross margin
 
37.2
%
 
38.9
%

37.9
%
 
39.3
%
(Loss) income from operations
 
$
(2,864
)
 
$
2,058

 
$
(1,680
)
 
$
40,473

Net (loss) income
 
$
(3,908
)
 
$
1,594

 
$
(23,655
)
 
$
23,288

Net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders-diluted
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(1.43
)
 
$
1.39

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coffee pounds
 
27,732

 
24,393

 
80,031

 
72,211

Non-GAAP net (loss) income
 
$
(3,362
)
 
$
3,049

 
$
(21,035
)
 
$
8,447

Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.17

 
$
(1.26
)
 
$
0.50

EBITDA
 
$
4,688

 
$
10,049

 
$
21,855

 
$
57,241

EBITDA Margin
 
3.0
%
 
7.3
%
 
4.8
%
 
14.0
%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
10,547

 
$
12,180

 
$
32,779

 
$
34,345

Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
6.7
%
 
8.8
%
 
7.2
%
 
8.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance sheet and other data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures related to maintenance
 
$
8,316

 
$
6,421

 
$
17,373

 
$
19,780

Total capital expenditures
 
$
11,217

 
$
13,503

 
$
27,466

 
$
62,150

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
$
7,397

 
$
6,527

 
$
22,727

 
$
16,613



Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures; a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their corresponding GAAP measures is included at the end of this press release.

Volume of green coffee processed and sold increased 13.7% for the quarter to 27.7 million pounds, with volume associated with the Boyd business acquired in October 2017 contributing approximately 15.4% of this total volume.

In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, green coffee pounds processed and sold through our DSD network were 9.6 million, or 34.8% of total green coffee pounds processed and sold, while Direct Ship customers represented 17.8 million, or 64.2%, of total green coffee pounds processed and sold. Distributor customers represented 0.3 million pounds, or 1.0%, of total green coffee pounds processed and sold.

Net sales were $157.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, an increase of 14.3%, or $19.7 million, over the prior year period. This increase compared to the prior year period was driven primarily by a $11.5 million increase in net sales of roast and ground coffee products, a





$4.4 million increase in net sales of other beverages, a $3.0 million increase in net sales of culinary products, and a $0.4 million increase in net sales of frozen liquid coffee. The addition of the Boyd business contributed $22.8 million to net sales, offset by a $3.2 million decline in our base business primarily due to price decreases to our cost plus customers, a shortfall in sales from our DSD organization and softness in a few large direct ship accounts.

Gross profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 increased $5.0 million, or 9.3%, to $58.8 million from $53.8 million, and gross margin decreased 170 basis points to 37.2% from 38.9% in the prior year period. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to the addition of the Boyd business. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to higher manufacturing costs associated with the production operations in the our new Northlake, Texas facility, the addition of the Boyd business which carries a lower gross margin rate compared to our base business and the absence of the beneficial effect of the liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities in the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the $0.8 million benefit recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Operating expenses in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 increased $9.9 million, or 19.1%, to $61.7 million, or 39.1% of net sales, from $51.8 million, or 37.5% of net sales, in the prior year period. The increase in operating expenses during the period was primarily due to a $4.6 million increase in general and administrative expenses, a $4.4 million increase in selling expenses and $3.8 million in impairment losses on intangible assets. The increase in operating expenses was partially offset by a $2.5 million decrease in restructuring and other transition expenses associated with the corporate relocation plan and the DSD restructuring plan compared to the prior year period as well as an increase in net gains from sales of other assets of $0.5 million primarily from the sale of real estate. The increases in selling expenses and general and administrative expenses during the third quarter of fiscal 2018 were primarily driven by the addition of the Boyd business which added $6.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, to operating expenses exclusive of their related depreciation and amortization expense, acquisition and integration costs of $1.6 million, and an increase of $1.1 million in depreciation and amortization expense, partially offset by a $1.3 million reduction in payroll and benefits excluding the Boyd business and the absence of $0.2 million in non-recurring 2016 proxy contest expenses incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2017.

During the quarter we completed our annual test of impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and determined that the book value of certain intangible assets acquired in connection with the China Mist acquisition was higher than the estimated fair value resulting in an impairment charge of $3.8 million to earnings in the three months ended March 31, 2018.
As a result of the foregoing factors, loss from operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $(2.9) million, as compared to income from operations of $2.1 million in the prior year period.

Total other expense in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $(0.7) million, as compared to total other income of $0.9 million in the prior year period, an increase of $1.6 million, primarily due to the liquidation of substantially all of our preferred stock portfolio in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 to fund expenditures associated with our new facility, higher mark-to-market losses on coffee-related derivative instruments and higher interest expense due to an increase in borrowings under our revolving credit facility, partially offset by the change in estimated fair value of the China Mist contingent earnout consideration. In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, net losses on coffee-related derivative instruments were $(0.4) million compared to net gains of $0.2 million in the prior year period.

Income tax expense was $0.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to income tax expense of $1.4 million in the prior year period. The decrease in income tax expense was primarily a result of the change in net (loss) income.

As a result of the foregoing factors, net loss was $(3.9) million, or $(0.24) per common share available to common stockholders, in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to net income of $1.6 million, or $0.10 per common share available to common stockholders-diluted, in the prior year period.






Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures; a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their corresponding GAAP measures is included at the end of this press release.

Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we modified the calculation of Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to exclude acquisition and integration costs. Acquisition and integration costs include legal expenses, consulting expenses and internal costs associated with acquisitions and integration of those acquisitions. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 acquisition and integration costs were significant and, we believe, excluding them will help investors to better understand our operating results and more accurately compare them across periods. We have not adjusted the historical presentation of Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because acquisition and integration costs in prior periods were not material to the Company’s results of operations.

Non-GAAP net loss in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $(3.4) million, as compared to Non-GAAP net income of $3.0 million in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP net loss per diluted common share was $(0.20) in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to Non-GAAP net income per diluted common share of $0.17 in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted EBITDA was $10.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to $12.2 million in the prior year period, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 6.7% in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, as compared to 8.8% in the prior year period.

About Farmer Bros. Co.

Founded in 1912, Farmer Bros. Co. is a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products. The Company’s product lines include organic, Direct Trade and sustainably-produced coffee. With a robust line of coffee, hot and iced teas, cappuccino mixes, spices, and baking/biscuit mixes, the Company delivers extensive beverage planning services and culinary products to its U.S. based customers. The Company serves a wide variety of customers, from small independent restaurants and foodservice operators to large institutional buyers like restaurant and convenience store chains, hotels, casinos, healthcare facilities, and gourmet coffee houses, as well as grocery chains with private brand coffee and consumer branded coffee and tea products.

Headquartered in Northlake, Texas, Farmer Bros. Co. generated net sales of over $540 million in fiscal 2017 and has approximately 1,600 employees nationwide. The Company’s primary brands include Farmer Brothers®, Artisan Collection by Farmer Brothers, Superior®, Metropolitan, Cain’s, McGarvey®, China Mist® and Boyds®.

Investor Conference Call

Mike Keown, President and CEO, and David G. Robson, Treasurer and CFO, will host an audio-only investor conference call today, May 8, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (4:00 p.m. Central time) to review the Company’s financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2018. The Company’s earnings press release will be available on the Company’s website at www.farmerbros.com under “Investor Relations.”

The call will be open to all interested investors through a live audio web broadcast via the Internet at https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/w7wep6cz and at the Company’s website www.farmerbros.com under “Investor Relations.”  The call also will be available to investors and analysts by dialing Toll Free:  1-(844) 423-9890 or international: 1-(716) 247-5805. The passcode/ID is 8399604.

The audio-only webcast will be archived for at least 30 days on the Investor Relations section of the Farmer Bros. Co. website, and will be available approximately two hours after the end of the live webcast.






Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release are not based on historical fact and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and observations of future events and include any statements that do not directly relate to any historical or current fact. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words like “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “intends,” “will,” “could,” “assumes” and other words of similar meaning. Owing to the uncertainties inherent in forward- looking statements, actual results could differ materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements. The Company intends these forward-looking statements to speak only at the time of this press release and does not undertake to update or revise these statements as more information becomes available except as required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the success of our corporate relocation plan, the timing and success of implementation of our direct-store-delivery restructuring plan, our success in consummating acquisitions and integrating acquired businesses, the impact of capital improvement projects, the adequacy and availability of capital resources to fund our existing and planned business operations and our capital expenditure requirements, the relative effectiveness of compensation-based employee incentives in causing improvements in Company performance, the capacity to meet the demands of the Company’s large national account customers, the extent of execution of plans for the growth of Company business and achievement of financial metrics related to those plans, the success of the Company to retain and/or attract qualified employees, the effect of the capital markets as well as other external factors on stockholder value, fluctuations in availability and cost of green coffee, competition, organizational changes, the effectiveness of our hedging strategies in reducing price risk, changes in consumer preferences, our ability to provide sustainability in ways that do not materially impair profitability, changes in the strength of the economy, business conditions in the coffee industry and food industry in general, the Company's continued success in attracting new customers, variances from budgeted sales mix and growth rates, weather and special or unusual events, as well as other risks described in this press release and other factors described from time to time in the Company's filings with the SEC. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.



























FARMER BROS. CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net sales
 
$
157,927

 
$
138,187

 
$
457,006

 
$
407,700

Cost of goods sold
 
99,117

 
84,367

 
283,670

 
247,586

Gross profit
 
58,810

 
53,820

 
173,336

 
160,114

Selling expenses
 
44,736

 
40,377

 
132,979

 
117,912

General and administrative expenses
 
13,766

 
9,196

 
39,007

 
31,925

Restructuring and other transition expenses
 
52

 
2,547

 
311

 
9,542

Net gain from sale of Torrance facility
 

 

 

 
(37,449
)
Net gains from sale of spice assets
 
(110
)
 
(272
)
 
(655
)
 
(764
)
Net gains from sales of other assets
 
(590
)
 
(86
)
 
(446
)
 
(1,525
)
Impairment losses on intangible assets
 
3,820

 

 
3,820

 

Operating expenses
 
61,674

 
51,762

 
175,016

 
119,641

(Loss) income from operations
 
(2,864
)
 
2,058

 
(1,680
)
 
40,473

Other (expense) income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend income
 
1

 
273

 
12

 
808

Interest income
 

 
147

 
2

 
435

Interest expense
 
(902
)
 
(517
)
 
(2,286
)
 
(1,430
)
Other, net
 
154

 
1,044

 
794

 
(1,088
)
Total other (expense) income
 
(747
)
 
947

 
(1,478
)
 
(1,275
)
(Loss) income before taxes
 
(3,611
)
 
3,005

 
(3,158
)
 
39,198

Income tax expense
 
297

 
1,411

 
20,497

 
15,910

Net (loss) income
 
$
(3,908
)
 
$
1,594

 
$
(23,655
)
 
$
23,288

Less: Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid
 
128

 

 
257

 

Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
 
$
(4,036
)
 
$
1,594

 
$
(23,912
)
 
$
23,288

Net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders—basic
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(1.43
)
 
$
1.40

Net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders—diluted
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(1.43
)
 
$
1.39

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
 
16,760,145

 
16,605,754

 
16,727,624

 
16,584,125

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
 
16,760,145

 
16,721,774

 
16,727,624

 
16,704,200










FARMER BROS. CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
March 31, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
6,974

 
$
6,241

Short-term investments

 
368

Accounts receivable, net
61,988

 
46,446

Inventories
75,080

 
56,251

Income tax receivable
156

 
318

Prepaid expenses
8,841

 
7,540

Total current assets
153,039

 
117,164

Property, plant and equipment, net
183,501

 
176,066

Goodwill
36,561

 
10,996

Intangible assets, net
32,207

 
18,618

Other assets
7,127

 
6,837

Deferred income taxes
45,779

 
63,055

Total assets
$
458,214

 
$
392,736

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
59,059

 
39,784

Accrued payroll expenses
16,369

 
17,345

Short-term borrowings under revolving credit facility
85,885

 
27,621

Short-term obligations under capital leases
239

 
958

Short-term derivative liabilities
2,604

 
1,857

Other current liabilities
10,878

 
9,702

Total current liabilities
175,034

 
97,267

Accrued pension liabilities
49,988

 
51,281

Accrued postretirement benefits
18,435

 
19,788

Accrued workers’ compensation liabilities
6,365

 
7,548

Other long-term liabilities-capital leases
77

 
237

Other long-term liabilities
2,008

 
1,480

Total liabilities
$
251,907

 
$
177,601

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 500,000 shares authorized; Series A Convertible Participating Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, 21,000 shares authorized; 14,700 and zero shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively; liquidation preference of $821 and $0 as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively
15

 

Common stock, $1.00 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 16,927,988 and 16,846,002 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and June 30, 2017, respectively
16,928

 
16,846

Additional paid-in capital
54,780

 
41,495

Retained earnings
199,252

 
221,182

Unearned ESOP shares
(2,145
)
 
(4,289
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(62,523
)
 
(60,099
)
Total stockholders’ equity
$
206,307

 
$
215,135

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
458,214

 
$
392,736








FARMER BROS. CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(23,655
)
 
$
23,288

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
22,727

 
16,613

Provision for (recovery of) doubtful accounts
369

 
(44
)
Impairment losses on intangible assets
3,820

 

Change in estimated fair value of contingent earnout consideration
(500
)
 

Interest on sale-leaseback financing obligation

 
681

Restructuring and other transition expenses, net of payments
(1,084
)
 
2,191

Deferred income taxes
20,138

 
15,766

Net gain from sale of Torrance facility

 
(37,449
)
Net gains from sales of spice assets and other assets
(1,101
)
 
(2,289
)
ESOP and share-based compensation expense
2,892

 
2,996

Net losses on derivative instruments and investments
3,292

 
793

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Purchases of trading securities

 
(4,216
)
Proceeds from sales of trading securities
375

 
2,911

Accounts receivable
(8,417
)
 
(3,994
)
Inventories
(9,533
)
 
(13,242
)
Income tax receivable
162

 
(46
)
Derivative (liabilities) assets, net
(6,091
)
 
3,845

Prepaid expenses and other assets
920

 
(203
)
Accounts payable
7,516

 
11,293

Accrued payroll expenses and other current liabilities
353

 
(5,712
)
Accrued postretirement benefits
(1,353
)
 
(624
)
Other long-term liabilities
(2,476
)
 
(2,028
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
8,354

 
$
10,530

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
$
(39,608
)
 
$
(25,853
)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(25,889
)
 
(35,497
)
Purchases of assets for construction of new facility
(1,577
)
 
(26,653
)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
1,565

 
3,984

Net cash used in investing activities
$
(65,509
)
 
$
(84,019
)
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FARMER BROS. CO.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
$
76,513

 
$
67,583

Repayments on revolving credit facility
(18,249
)
 
(23,517
)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback financing obligation

 
42,455

Proceeds from new facility lease financing obligation

 
7,662

Repayments of new facility lease financing obligation

 
(35,772
)
Payments of capital lease obligations
(878
)
 
(1,107
)
Payment of financing costs
(560
)
 

Proceeds from stock option exercises
1,062

 
823

Tax withholding payment - net share settlement of equity awards

 
(6
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
$
57,888

 
$
58,121

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
733

 
$
(15,368
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
6,241

 
21,095

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
6,974

 
$
5,727


Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
    Equipment acquired under capital leases
$

 
$
353

        Net change in derivative assets and liabilities
included in other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
$
(2,424
)
 
$
(1,615
)
    Non-cash additions to property, plant and equipment
$
2,146

 
$
8,515

    Non-cash portion of earnout receivable recognized—spice assets sale
$
183

 
$
229

    Non-cash portion of earnout payable recognized—China Mist acquisition
$

 
$
500

    Non-cash portion of earnout payable recognized—West Coast Coffee acquisition
$

 
$
600

    Non-cash receivable from West Coast Coffee—post-closing final working capital adjustment
$
218

 
$

    Non-cash consideration given—Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock
$
11,756

 
$

    Non-cash multiemployer plan holdback payable recognized—Boyd coffee acquisition
$
1,056

 
$

    Option costs paid with exercised shares
$

 
$
174

    Cumulative preferred dividends, undeclared and unpaid
$
257

 
$


















Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to net (loss) income determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we use the following non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our operating performance:

“Non-GAAP net (loss) income” is defined as net (loss) income available to common stockholders excluding the impact of:
restructuring and other transition expenses;
net gains and losses from sales of assets;
non-cash income tax expense (benefit), including the release of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets;
non-recurring 2016 proxy contest-related expenses;
non-cash interest expense accrued on the Torrance facility sale-leaseback financing obligation;
acquisition and integration costs;
and including the impact of:
income taxes on non-GAAP adjustments.

“Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share” is defined as Non-GAAP net (loss) income divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the dilutive effect of common equivalent shares outstanding during the period.

“EBITDA” is defined as net (loss) income excluding the impact of:
income taxes;
interest expense; and
depreciation and amortization expense.
 
“EBITDA Margin” is defined as EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales.

“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as net (loss) income excluding the impact of:
income taxes;
interest expense;
(loss) income from short-term investments;
depreciation and amortization expense;
ESOP and share-based compensation expense;
non-cash impairment losses;
non-cash pension withdrawal expense;
other similar non-cash expenses;
restructuring and other transition expenses;
net gains and losses from sales of assets;
non-recurring 2016 proxy contest-related expenses; and
acquisition and integration costs.

“Adjusted EBITDA Margin” is defined as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales.

Restructuring and other transition expenses are expenses that are directly attributable to (i) the corporate relocation plan, consisting primarily of employee retention and separation benefits, facility-related costs and other related costs such as travel, legal, consulting and other professional services; and (ii) beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the DSD restructuring plan, consisting primarily of severance, prorated bonuses for bonus eligible employees, contractual termination payments and outplacement services, and other related costs, including legal, recruiting, consulting, other professional services, and travel.






In the first quarter of fiscal 2017, we modified the calculation of Non-GAAP net (loss) income and Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share (i) to exclude non-recurring expenses for legal and other professional services incurred in connection with the 2016 proxy contest that were in excess of the level of expenses normally incurred for an annual meeting of stockholders ("2016 proxy contest-related expenses") and non-cash interest expense accrued on the Torrance facility sale-leaseback financing obligation which has been included in the computation of the gain on sale upon conclusion of the leaseback arrangement, and (ii) to include income tax expense (benefit) on the non-GAAP adjustments based on the Company’s applicable marginal tax rate. We also modified Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to exclude 2016 proxy contest-related expenses. These modifications to our non-GAAP financial measures were made because such expenses are not reflective of our ongoing operating results and adjusting for them will help investors with comparability of our results.

Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 and for all periods presented, we include EBITDA in our non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by isolating the effects of certain items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. These potential differences may be caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or net operating losses) and the age and book depreciation of facilities and equipment (affecting relative depreciation expense). We also present EBITDA and EBITDA Margin because (i) we believe that these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry, (ii) we believe that investors will find these measures useful in assessing our ability to service or incur indebtedness, and (iii) we use these measures internally as benchmarks to compare our performance to that of our competitors.

Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, we modified the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to exclude (loss) income from our short-term investments because we believe excluding (loss) income generated from our investment portfolio is a measure more reflective of our operating results. The historical presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin was recast to be comparable to the current period presentation.

Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we modified the calculation of Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to exclude acquisition and integration costs. Acquisition and integration costs include legal expenses, consulting expenses and internal costs associated with acquisitions and integration of those acquisitions. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 acquisition and integration costs were significant and, we believe, excluding them will help investors to better understand our operating results and more accurately compare them across periods. We have not adjusted the historical presentation of Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because acquisition and integration costs in prior periods were not material to the Company’s results of operations.

Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we modified the calculation of Non-GAAP net (loss) income and Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share to begin with net (loss) income available to common stockholders to reflect undeclared and unpaid cumulative preferred dividends on the preferred stock issued in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 in connection with the Boyd acquisition.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide a useful measure of the Company’s operating results, a meaningful comparison with historical results and with the results of other companies, and insight into the Company's ongoing operating performance. Further, management utilizes these measures, in addition to GAAP measures, when evaluating and comparing the Company's operating performance against internal financial forecasts and budgets.

Non-GAAP net (loss) income, Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share, EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly





titled measures reported by other companies. We do not intend for non-GAAP financial measures to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for other measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Set forth below is a reconciliation of reported net (loss) income available to common stockholders to Non-GAAP net (loss) income and reported net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders—diluted to Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share (unaudited):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
(in $ thousands, except per share data)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders, as reported
 
$
(4,036
)
 
$
1,594

 
$
(23,912
)
 
$
23,288

Restructuring and other transition expenses
 
52

 
2,547

 
311

 
9,542

Net gain from sale of Torrance facility
 

 

 

 
(37,449
)
Net gains from sale of spice assets
 
(110
)
 
(272
)
 
(655
)
 
(764
)
Net gains from sales of other assets
 
(590
)
 
(86
)
 
(446
)
 
(1,525
)
Non-recurring 2016 proxy contest-related expenses
 

 
196

 

 
5,186

Interest expense on sale-leaseback financing obligation
 

 

 

 
681

Acquisition and integration costs
 
1,639

 

 
5,021

 

Income tax (benefit) expense on non-GAAP adjustments
 
(317
)
 
(930
)
 
(1,354
)
 
9,488

Non-GAAP net (loss) income
 
$
(3,362
)
 
$
3,049

 
$
(21,035
)
 
$
8,447

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income per common share available to common stockholders—diluted, as reported
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
(1.43
)
 
$
1.39

Impact of restructuring and other transition expenses
 
$

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.02

 
$
0.57

Impact of net gain from sale of Torrance facility
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(2.24
)
Impact of net gains from sale of spice assets
 
$

 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.05
)
Impact of net gains from sales of other assets
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Impact of non-recurring 2016 proxy contest-related expenses
 
$

 
$
0.01

 
$

 
$
0.31

Impact of interest expense on sale-leaseback financing obligation
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
0.04

Impact of acquisition and integration costs
 
$
0.10

 
$

 
$
0.30

 
$

Impact of income tax (benefit) expense on non-GAAP adjustments
 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
0.57

Non-GAAP net (loss) income per diluted common share
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
0.17

 
$
(1.26
)
 
$
0.50


Set forth below is a reconciliation of reported net (loss) income to EBITDA (unaudited):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net (loss) income, as reported
 
$
(3,908
)
 
$
1,594

 
$
(23,655
)
 
$
23,288

Income tax (benefit) expense
 
297

 
1,411

 
20,497

 
15,910

Interest expense
 
902

 
517

 
2,286

 
1,430

Depreciation and amortization expense
 
7,397

 
6,527

 
22,727

 
16,613

EBITDA
 
$
4,688

 
$
10,049

 
$
21,855

 
$
57,241

EBITDA Margin
 
3.0
%
 
7.3
%
 
4.8
%
 
14.0
%





Set forth below is a reconciliation of reported net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net (loss) income, as reported
 
$
(3,908
)
 
$
1,594

 
$
(23,655
)
 
$
23,288

Income tax expense
 
297

 
1,411

 
20,497

 
15,910

Interest expense
 
902

 
517

 
2,286

 
1,430

Income from short-term investments
 

 
(1,156
)
 
(19
)
 
(882
)
Depreciation and amortization expense
 
7,397

 
6,527

 
22,727

 
16,613

ESOP and share-based compensation expense
 
1,048

 
902

 
2,892

 
2,996

Restructuring and other transition expenses
 
52

 
2,547

 
311

 
9,542

Net gain from sale of Torrance facility
 

 

 

 
(37,449
)
Net gains from sale of spice assets
 
(110
)
 
(272
)
 
(655
)
 
(764
)
Net gains from sales of other assets
 
(590
)
 
(86
)
 
(446
)
 
(1,525
)
Impairment losses on intangible assets
 
3,820

 

 
3,820

 

Non-recurring 2016 proxy contest-related expenses
 

 
196

 

 
5,186

Acquisition and integration costs
 
1,639

 

 
5,021

 

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
10,547

 
$
12,180

 
$
32,779

 
$
34,345

Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
6.7
%
 
8.8
%
 
7.2
%
 
8.4
%