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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2007
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number 001-12631
 
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Texas   76-0190827
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    
     
5858 Westheimer Road, Suite 200
Houston, Texas
  77057
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 787-0977
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ                     Accelerated filer o                     Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Yes o No þ
The number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant outstanding at January 15, 2008 was 11,069,636.
 
 

 

 


 

CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
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 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32.1
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
    2007     2007  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,752     $ 12,043  
Accounts receivable, net
    199,675       185,722  
Inventories
    55,871       46,951  
Prepaid expenses
    7,824       7,532  
Deferred income taxes
    9,057       8,479  
 
           
Total current assets
    286,179       260,727  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
    394,803       354,156  
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
    97,536       101,768  
OTHER ASSETS
    7,634       7,318  
 
           
 
  $ 786,152     $ 723,969  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 18,352     $ 12,421  
Accounts payable
    61,742       58,519  
Accrued liabilities
    84,184       89,496  
Income taxes payable
    2,121       138  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    166,399       160,574  
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion
    276,768       142,144  
OTHER LIABILITIES
    15,100        
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
    49,912       55,715  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
11,338,137 and 13,693,698 issued and outstanding
    113       137  
Additional paid-in capital
    156,339       185,098  
Retained earnings
    122,545       180,113  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (1,024 )     188  
 
           
Total shareholders’ equity
    277,973       365,536  
 
           
 
  $ 786,152     $ 723,969  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    December 31     December 31  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
SALES
  $ 289,538     $ 269,611     $ 807,850     $ 742,272  
COST OF SALES
    214,140       197,253       598,011       543,453  
 
                       
Gross profit
    75,398       72,358       209,839       198,819  
SELLING EXPENSES
    27,849       26,487       79,514       74,387  
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
    20,489       18,702       58,885       50,930  
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, net
    (329 )           (3,909 )      
 
                       
Operating income
    27,389       27,169       75,349       73,502  
INTEREST EXPENSE, net
    3,630       1,576       7,973       4,744  
 
                       
Income before taxes
    23,759       25,593       67,376       68,758  
INCOME TAXES
    4,397       9,218       21,171       24,963  
 
                       
Net income
  $ 19,362     $ 16,375     $ 46,205     $ 43,795  
 
                       
 
                               
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
  $ 1.63     $ 1.21     $ 3.58     $ 3.22  
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
  $ 1.58     $ 1.17     $ 3.48     $ 3.14  
 
                               
SHARES USED TO COMPUTE EARNINGS PER SHARE
                               
Basic
    11,905       13,529       12,910       13,582  
Diluted
    12,225       13,968       13,295       13,958  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)
(Unaudited, except March 31, 2007 balances)
                                                 
                                    Accumulated        
                    Additional             Other        
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Retained     Comprehensive        
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Earnings     Income     Total  
BALANCE, March 31, 2007
    13,694     $ 137     $ 185,098     $ 180,113     $ 188     $ 365,536  
Exercise of stock options, including tax benefit
    60       1       2,618                   2,619  
Compensation expense
                1,760                   1,760  
Currency translation adjustment
                            (1,212 )     (1,212 )
Repurchase and retire common stock
    (2,416 )     (25 )     (33,137 )     (104,962 )           (138,124 )
Adoption of FIN 48 cumulative effect adjustment
                      1,189             1,189  
Net income
                      46,205             46,205  
 
                                   
BALANCE, December 31, 2007
    11,338     $ 113     $ 156,339     $ 122,545     $ (1,024 )   $ 277,973  
 
                                   
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    December 31  
    2007     2006  
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income
  $ 46,205     $ 43,795  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities—
               
Depreciation and amortization
    39,631       32,480  
Deferred income tax provision
    3,413       (2,029 )
Share-based compensation expense
    1,760       2,245  
Non-cash currency gain
    (4,887 )      
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions—
               
Accounts receivable, net
    (7,615 )     (25,602 )
Inventories
    (6,426 )     (5,665 )
Prepaid expenses
    (178 )     928  
Other assets
    (293 )     (196 )
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other
    822       14,226  
Income taxes payable
    1,983       (393 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    74,415       59,789  
 
           
 
               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (25,983 )     (4,757 )
Purchases of property and equipment
    (28,566 )     (24,245 )
Proceeds from asset dispositions
    1,774       2,544  
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (52,775 )     (26,458 )
 
           
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds from bank credit facilities
    186,066       98,548  
Payments on bank credit facilities
    (78,121 )     (112,138 )
Proceeds from issuance of term equipment notes
    18,718       8,154  
Payments on term equipment notes and other debt
    (11,646 )     (6,681 )
Payments to repurchase and retire common stock
    (138,124 )     (24,656 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    2,619       11,091  
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (20,488 )     (25,682 )
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    557        
 
           
 
               
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    1,709       7,649  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    12,043       4,993  
 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 13,752     $ 12,642  
 
           
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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Such statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and regulations for reporting interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of future operating results. Balance sheet information as of March 31, 2007 has been derived from the Company’s most recent annual audited consolidated financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, filed with the SEC in May 2007 (“2007 Form 10-K”).
Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the use of certain estimates and assumptions by management in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including depreciation of property and equipment and amortization or impairment of intangible assets. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and relies on historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances to determine such estimates. Because uncertainties with respect to estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition—The Company recognizes revenue upon delivery of each job, except for “bill and hold transactions,” in which case such revenue is recognized when all of the service delivery criteria are fully met as per Staff Accounting Bulletin 104 issued by the SEC. Losses, if any, on jobs are recognized at the earliest date such amount is determinable.
Earnings Per Share—Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflect net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive stock options and restricted stock unit awards outstanding.
Inventories—Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market utilizing the first-in, first-out method for raw materials and the specific identification method for work in progress and finished goods. The carrying values of inventories are set forth below:
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
    2007     2007  
 
Raw materials
  $ 22,267     $ 15,608  
Work in progress
    27,817       26,659  
Finished goods
    5,787       4,684  
 
           
 
  $ 55,871     $ 46,951  
 
           
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net—Goodwill totaled $80,877 at December 31, 2007 and represents the excess of the Company’s purchase cost over the fair value of the net assets of acquired businesses, net of previously recorded amortization and impairment expense. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded a goodwill adjustment totaling $2,611 related to the tax effect of prior year adjustments previously recorded as deferred income tax liabilities. The net book value of other intangible assets at December 31, 2007 was $16,659. Other intangible assets consist primarily of the value assigned to such items as customer lists and trade names in connection with the allocation of purchase price for acquisitions under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over periods of up to ten years. Amortization expense totaled $1,750 and $1,209 for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information—The consolidated statements of cash flows provide information about the Company’s sources and uses of cash and exclude the effects of non-cash transactions. Certain of the Company’s capital expenditures are considered to be non-cash transactions, including for the nine months ended December 31, 2007, $25,410, which was financed using term notes (See Note 3. Long-Term Debt). For the nine months ended December 31, 2006, non-cash capital expenditures totaled $5,110. In addition, other non-cash transactions include $252 related to termination of a capital lease. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid cash for interest and income taxes, net of refunds, totaling $7,521 and $18,704. For the nine months ended December 31, 2006, the Company paid cash for interest and income taxes, net of refunds, totaling $4,660 and $23,466.
Foreign Currency—Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries operating outside the United States with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are translated at the quarter-end exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at the average monthly exchange rate. The effects of translation are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded a net foreign currency transaction gain of $3,909 related to the revaluation of certain transactions denominated in currencies other than the reporting unit’s functional currency. The net foreign currency transaction gain is recorded in Other Income on the Consolidated Income Statement.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income—Other comprehensive income is comprised exclusively of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax effect.
2. ACQUISITIONS
During the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company paid cash totaling $19,950 to acquire the operations and assets of two printing businesses. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the businesses acquired includes current assets of $7,464 and property and equipment of $17,744 less accrued liabilities of $5,258. Additionally, the Company paid cash totaling $6,033 to satisfy certain liabilities incurred in connection with certain prior periods acquisitions. Based on certain additional information received by the Company regarding its fiscal 2007 acquisitions, $2,600 of purchase price previously attributed to goodwill was allocated to other intangible assets in the nine month period ended December 31, 2007. The Company is awaiting additional information concerning certain asset and liability valuations in order to finalize the allocation of purchase price for certain fiscal 2007 acquisitions, and expects to complete these valuation allocations during its fourth fiscal quarter.
3. LONG-TERM DEBT
The following is a summary of the Company’s long-term debt as of:
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
    2007     2007  
Bank credit facilities
  $ 202,459     $ 94,143  
Term equipment notes
    82,343       48,144  
Other
    10,318       12,278  
 
           
 
    295,120       154,565  
Less: current portion
    (18,352 )     (12,421 )
 
           
 
  $ 276,768     $ 142,144  
 
           
The Company’s primary bank credit facility (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) provides for a $240,000 revolving credit facility and has a maturity date of October 6, 2011. On November 9, 2007, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which exercised an accordion feature and increased the amount of the revolving credit facility from $155,000 to $240,000. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement were $167,500 and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 6.27%.
Under the terms of the Credit Agreement the proceeds from borrowings may be used to repay certain indebtedness, finance certain acquisitions, provide for working capital and general corporate purposes and, subject to certain restrictions, repurchase the Company’s common stock. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets other than real estate and certain equipment subject to term equipment notes and other financings. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest, at the Company’s option, at either (1) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of .625% to 1.25%, or (2) an alternate base rate (based upon the greater of the agent bank’s prime lending rate or the Federal Funds effective rate plus .50%). The Company is also required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from .15% to .25% on available but unused amounts under the Credit Agreement. The interest rate margin and the commitment fee are based upon certain financial performance measures as set forth in the Credit Agreement and are redetermined quarterly. At December 31, 2007, the applicable LIBOR interest rate margin was 1.00% and the applicable commitment fee was .20%.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
The Company is subject to certain covenants and restrictions and must meet certain financial tests under the Credit Agreement. The Company was in compliance with such covenants, restrictions and financial tests at December 31, 2007.
The Company also maintains an unsecured credit facility with a commercial bank (the “A&B Credit Facility”) consisting of a U.S. $35,000 maximum borrowing limit component and a separate Canadian $5,000 maximum borrowing limit component. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings were U.S. $24,000, which accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 6.21%, and Canadian $4,000 ($4,073 U.S. equivalent), which accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.95%.
Under the terms of the A&B Credit Facility, U.S. dollar denominated borrowings accrue interest and bear an annual commitment fee at rates equal to those under the Credit Agreement. Canadian dollar denominated borrowings accrue interest at the Company’s option, at either (1) the Canadian Dollar Offer Rate (“CDOR”) plus a margin of .625% to 1.25%, or (2) an alternate base rate based upon the Canadian Prime Rate. The Company is also required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from .15% to .25% on available but unused Canadian dollar amounts. For both the U.S. and Canadian components, the interest rate margin and the commitment fee are based upon the financial performance measures set forth in the Credit Agreement and are redetermined quarterly. An annual reduction of U.S. $4,000 on the U.S. dollar denominated commitment occurs on each anniversary date of the A&B Credit Facility until the final maturity date of January 2, 2011. There are no significant covenants or restrictions set forth in the A&B Credit Facility; however, a default by the Company under the Credit Agreement will constitute a default under the A&B Credit Facility. At December 31, 2007, the applicable CDOR interest rate margin was 1.00% and the applicable commitment fee was .20%. Proceeds from borrowings under the A&B Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes.
In addition the Company maintains two auxiliary revolving credit facilities (each an “Auxiliary Bank Facility” and collectively the “Auxiliary Bank Facilities”) with commercial banks. Each Auxiliary Bank Facility is unsecured and has a maximum borrowing capacity of $5,000. One facility expires in October 2008 while the other facility expires in December 2008. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Auxiliary Bank Facilities totaled $6,886 and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.60%. Because the Company currently has the ability and intent to refinance borrowings outstanding under the Auxiliary Bank Facilities expiring in October and December 2008, such borrowings are classified as long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007. The Auxiliary Bank Facilities cross-default to the covenants and restrictions set forth in the Credit Agreement.
The Company’s term equipment notes consist primarily of notes payable pursuant to financing agreements between the Company and various lenders (the “Lender Notes”) and between the Company and the finance affiliate of a printing equipment manufacturer (the “Equipment Notes”). At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Lender Notes totaled $72,852 and accrued interest at a weighted average fixed interest rate of 6.03%. The Lender Notes provide for principal payments plus interest for defined periods of up to eight years from the date of issuance, and are secured by certain equipment of the Company. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Equipment Notes totaled $8,626 and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.91%. The Equipment Notes provide for fixed payments of principal and interest (at fixed rates) for defined periods of up to ten years from the date of issuance and are secured by the equipment which was concurrently purchased from the manufacturer. At December 31, 2007, the remaining balance of term equipment notes totaled $865 and consisted of a secured debt obligation assumed by the Company in connection with a prior year acquisition. The Company is not subject to any significant financial covenants in connection with any of the term equipment notes; however, the Credit Agreement places certain limitations on the amount of additional term note obligations the Company may incur in the future.
The Company’s remaining debt obligations consist of a mortgage note totaling $4,459, a promissory note totaling $909, industrial revenue bonds totaling $4,600 and various other debt obligations totaling $350. The Company does not have any significant financial covenants or restrictions associated with these other debt obligations.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
4. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company has a share-based compensation plan which is administered by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. For additional information regarding this plan, refer to “Note 8. Share-Based Compensation” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the fiscal year 2007 Form 10-K.
The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, and measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments, including grants of stock options and restricted stock unit awards, based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes model. Restricted stock unit awards are valued at the closing stock price on date of grant.
For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded $1,760 of share-based compensation expense with an after-tax impact to net income of $1,074, and the impact to both basic and diluted earnings per share was $.08. For the nine months ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded $2,245 of share-based compensation expense with an after-tax impact to net income of $1,404, and the impact to both basic and diluted earnings per share was $.10.
As of December 31, 2007, $1,063 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.
The Company granted 10,612 stock options during the nine months ended December 31, 2007. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 was $2,428. The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2007:
                 
            Weighted-  
            Average Exercise  
Stock Options   Shares     Price  
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
    1,534,234     $ 36.66  
Granted
    10,612       65.91  
Exercised
    (60,105 )     29.11  
Forfeited or expired
    (65,197 )     44.44  
 
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 (a)
    1,419,544       36.84  
 
             
Exercisable at December 31, 2007 (a)
    1,206,173       35.55  
 
             
 
(a)  
Stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2007 have a weighted average remaining contractual term of 4.3 years. Based on the market value of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2007, outstanding stock options have an aggregate intrinsic value of $15,587 and exercisable stock options have an aggregate intrinsic value of $14,800.
The Company granted an award of 12,500 restricted stock unit awards during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 having a fair value of $920. The following table summarizes restricted stock unit award activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2007:
         
Restricted Stock Unit Awards   Shares  
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
    12,500  
Granted
    12,500  
Exercised
     
Forfeited or expired
     
 
     
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 (a)
    25,000  
 
     
Exercisable at December 31, 2007 (a)
    2,500  
 
     
 
(a)  
Restricted stock units outstanding as of December 31, 2007 have a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.4 years and a total intrinsic value of $1,196.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)
5. INCOME TAXES
On April 1, 2007, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. The cumulative effect of adopting FIN 48 was recorded as a net increase to retained earnings of $1,189.
On April 1, 2007, the date of adoption of FIN 48, the Company had $19,334 of unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2007 the balance of unrecognized tax benefits was $15,100. Of the unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2007, $12,755 if recognized, would decrease the Company’s effective income tax rate and increase net income.
In the quarter ended December 31, 2007, the Company reduced the amount of unrecognized tax benefits by $7,696. Of this amount, $3,900 resulted in a reduction of tax expense. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, unrecognized tax benefits were reduced by $8,124, of which $3,776 resulted in a reduction of tax expense.
As of December 31, 2007, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that the unrecognized tax benefits may decrease within 12 months by as much as $41, due primarily to statute of limitation expirations related to federal and state tax positions. The unrecognized tax benefits relate to certain tax deductions claimed on federal and state tax returns for which the ultimate outcome is uncertain.
The Company’s federal income tax returns for the tax years after 2004 remain subject to examination. The various states in which the Company is subject to income tax are generally open for the tax years after 2001.
The Company classifies net interest income and any related penalties related to income tax uncertainties as a component of income tax expense. The total net interest income related to tax uncertainties recognized for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2007 was $1,314 and $646. Accrued interest and penalties of $2,633 and $2,039 related to income tax uncertainties were recognized as a component of other noncurrent liabilities at April 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion contains forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that such information involves known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including those created by general market conditions, competition and the possibility that events may occur beyond our control, which may limit our ability to maintain or improve our operating results or financial condition or acquire additional printing businesses. When you consider our forward-looking information, you should keep in mind the Risk Factors described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate and there can be no assurance that any or all of the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. The inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to these forward-looking statements, assumptions or other factors after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances or expectations.
The following discussion of the financial condition and performance of our Company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included herein and the consolidated financial statements and related notes and other detailed information regarding our Company included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and other reports filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Operating results for the nine months ended December 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 or any periods thereafter.
Overview
Our Organization
Consolidated Graphics is a leading North American provider of commercial printing services with 69 printing businesses spanning 27 states plus one Canadian province. Complementing the printing services we provide, we also offer (i) state-of-the-art fulfillment services from 12 fulfillment centers located at or near one of our printing businesses and (ii) proprietary Internet-based digital technology solutions from two technology hubs located at our corporate headquarters and at one of our printing businesses in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. Generally, each facility substantially relies on locally-based customers; accordingly, we have a broad diversification of customers by industry-type and geographic orientation, totaling more than 22,000. No individual facility or any individual customer account for more than 10% of our revenues.
Our printing businesses maintain their own sales, customer service, estimating and planning, prepress, production and accounting departments. Our corporate headquarters staff provides support to our printing businesses in such areas as human resources, purchasing and management information systems. We also maintain centralized treasury, risk management, tax and consolidated financial reporting activities.
Nature of Our Services
We are a service business that utilizes sophisticated technology and equipment to produce high-quality, custom-designed printed materials for a large base of customers in a broad cross-section of industries, the majority of which are located in the markets our printing businesses are based. In addition to providing a full range of prepress, digital and offset printing and finishing services, our printing businesses offer fulfillment and mailing services, as well as Internet-based technology solutions and other print-related, value-added services. The technology solutions, like the printed materials we produce, are customized to the specific needs of our customers. For marketing purposes, we refer to our technology solutions using the “CGXSolutions” trademark. Collectively, all of these discrete capabilities comprise a “comprehensive range of printing services” for which we typically charge an “all-inclusive” fee. Accordingly, for financial reporting purposes, we report our revenues and results of operations as a single segment.
Our sales are derived from providing commercial printing and print-related services. These services consist of (i) traditional print services, including electronic prepress, digital and offset printing, finishing, storage and delivery of high-quality materials which are custom manufactured to our customers’ design specifications; (ii) fulfillment and mailing services for such printed materials; and (iii) digital technology solutions that enable our customers to more efficiently procure and manage printed material and/or design, procure, distribute, track and analyze results of printing-based marketing programs and activities. Examples of the types of documents we print for our customers include high-quality, multi-color marketing materials, product and capability brochures, point-of-purchase displays, direct mail pieces, shareholder communications, catalogs and training manuals.

 

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Most of our sales are generated by individual orders through commissioned sales personnel. We generally recognize revenue from these orders when we deliver the ordered goods and services. To a large extent, continued engagement of our Company by our customers for successive business opportunities depends upon the customers’ satisfaction with the quality of services we provide. As such, it is difficult for us to predict with any high degree of certainty the number, size, and profitability of printing services that we expect to provide for more than a few weeks in advance.
Our cost of sales mainly consists of raw materials consumed in the printing process, as well as labor and outside services, such as delivery costs. Paper cost is the most significant component of our materials cost; however, fluctuation in paper pricing generally does not materially impact our operating margins because we typically quote, and subsequently purchase, paper for each specific printing project we are awarded. As a result, any changes in paper pricing are effectively passed through to customers by our printing businesses. Additionally, our cost of sales includes salary and benefits paid to operating personnel, maintenance, repair, rental and insurance costs associated with operating our facilities and equipment and depreciation charges.
Our selling expenses generally include the compensation paid to our sales professionals, along with promotional, travel and entertainment costs. Our general and administrative expenses generally include the salary and benefits paid to support personnel at our printing businesses and our corporate staff, including stock-based compensation, as well as office rent, utilities and communications expenses, various professional services and amortization of identifiable intangible assets.
Our Strategy
We are focused on adding value to our printing businesses by providing the financial and operational strengths, management support and technological advantages associated with a large, national organization. Our strategy currently includes the following initiatives to generate sales and profit growth:
   
Internal Sales Growth—We seek to use our competitive advantages to expand market share. We continually seek to hire additional experienced sales professionals, invest in new equipment and technology, expand our national accounts program, develop new and expanded digital technology-based print-related services and provide sales training and education about our breadth of capabilities and services to our sales professionals.
 
   
Disciplined Acquisition Program—We selectively pursue opportunities to acquire additional printing businesses at reasonable prices. Some of these acquisitions may include smaller and/or distressed printing businesses for merger into one of our existing businesses.
 
   
Cost Savings—Because of our size and extensive geographic footprint, we leverage our economies of scale to purchase supplies and equipment at preferential prices, and centralize various administrative services to generate cost savings.
 
   
Best Practices/Benchmarking—We provide a forum for our printing businesses to share their knowledge of technical processes and their best practices with one another, as well as benchmark financial and operational data to help our printing businesses identify and respond to changes in operating trends.
 
   
Leadership Development—Through our unique Leadership Development Program, we develop talent for future sales and management positions at our printing businesses.

 

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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated income statements and certain percentage relationships for the periods indicated:
                                                                 
    Three Months                     Nine Months              
    Ended December 31                     Ended December 31              
    2007     2006     Change     %   2007     2006     Change     %
          (In millions)                       (In millions)              
Sales
  $ 289.5     $ 269.6     $ 19.9       7 %   $ 807.9     $ 742.3     $ 65.6       9 %
Cost of sales
    214.1       197.2       16.9       9       598.0       543.5       54.5       10  
 
                                                   
Gross profit
    75.4       72.4       3.0       4       209.9       198.8       11.1       6  
Selling expenses
    27.8       26.5       1.3       5       79.5       74.4       5.1       7  
General and administrative expenses
    20.5       18.7       1.8       10       58.9       50.9       8.0       16  
Other (income) expense, net
    (.3 )           (.3 )   nm *     (3.9 )           (3.9 )   nm *
 
                                                   
Operating income
    27.4       27.2       .2       1       75.4       73.5       1.9       3  
Interest expense, net
    3.6       1.6       2.0       130       8.0       4.7       3.3       68  
 
                                                   
Income before taxes
    23.8       25.6       (1.8 )     (7 )     67.4       68.8       (1.4 )     (2 )
Income taxes
    4.4       9.2       4.8       52       21.2       25.0       3.8       15  
 
                                                   
Net Income
  $ 19.4     $ 16.4     $ 3.0       18 %   $ 46.2     $ 43.8     $ 2.4       6 %
 
                                                   
 
* nm – not meaningful  
 
The following table sets forth the components of income expressed as a percentage of sales for the periods indicated:
                                                 
    As a Percentage             As a Percentage        
    of Sales             of Sales        
    Three Months             Nine Months        
    Ended December 31             Ended December 31        
    2007     2006     Change   2007     2006     Change
Sales
    100.0 %     100.0 %             100.0 %     100.0 %        
Cost of sales
    74.0       73.2       .8       74.0       73.2       .8  
 
                                       
Gross profit
    26.0       26.8       (.8 )     26.0       26.8       (.8 )
Selling expenses
    9.6       9.8       (.2 )     9.8       10.0       (.2 )
General and administrative expenses
    7.0       6.9       .1       7.3       6.9       .4  
Other (income) expense, net
    (.1 )           (.1 )     (.4 )           (.4 )
 
                                       
Operating income
    9.5       10.1       (.6 )     9.3       9.9       (.6 )
Interest expense, net
    1.3       .6       .7       1.0       .6       .4  
 
                                       
Income before taxes
    8.2       9.5       (1.3 )     8.3       9.3       (1.0 )
Income taxes
    1.5       3.4       (1.9 )     2.6       3.4       (.8 )
 
                                       
Net Income
    6.7 %     6.1 %     .6       5.7 %     5.9 %     (.2 )
 
                                       
Our sales and expenses during the periods shown were impacted by the acquisition of two printing businesses in fiscal 2007 and the acquisition of two other printing businesses in fiscal 2008. In accordance with the purchase method of accounting, our consolidated income statements reflect sales and expenses of acquired businesses only for post-acquisition periods. Accordingly, acquisitions affect our financial results in any period compared to the prior year period by the full-period impact of prior year acquisitions (as compared to the partial period impact in the prior year) and the partial-period impact of current year acquisitions, and is referred to below as “incremental impact of acquisitions.”
The following table sets forth the components of revenue change for the periods indicated:
                                 
    Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended December 31, 2007     Ended December 31, 2007  
    $     %     $     %  
    (In millions)     (In millions)  
Acquisitions
  $ 30.5       11.3 %   $ 88.6       11.9 %
Election-related
    (9.5 )     (3.5 )     (16.5 )     (2.2 )
Other internal
    (1.1 )     (.4 )     (6.5 )     (.9 )
 
                       
Total
  $ 19.9       7.4 %   $ 65.6       8.8 %
 
                       
Comparative Analysis of Consolidated Income Statements for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Sales in the three month period ended December 31, 2007 increased $19.9 million, or 7%, to $289.5 million from $269.6 million for the same period in the prior year. The revenue increase was attributable to $30.5 million from the incremental impact of acquisitions, partially offset by a decline in internal sales growth related mostly to a $9.5 million decline in election-related printing compared to the same period in the prior year. Excluding the decline in election-related printing, internal sales were down .4% from the same period in the prior year.

 

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Gross profit during the three months ended December 31, 2007 increased $3.0 million, or 4%, to $75.4 million from $72.4 million for the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily attributable to the increased sales levels discussed above, which were significantly affected by the incremental impact of acquisitions. Gross profit as a percentage of sales declined to 26.0% from 26.8% due to relatively lower gross margins for recently acquired businesses and the previously mentioned decline in election-related business compared to the same period last year.
Selling expense during the three months ended December 31, 2007 increased $1.3 million, or 5%, to $27.8 million from $26.5 million compared to last year. The increase was attributable to the increased sales levels noted above. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses declined to 9.6% in the current quarter as compared to 9.8% for the same period last year. The slight decline was primarily attributable to relatively lower selling expenses as a percentage of sales for recently acquired businesses.
General and administrative expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2007 increased $1.8 million, or 10%, to $20.5 million from $18.7 million compared to last year. This increase was primarily due to the incremental impact of acquisitions (including direct expenses and incremental intangible asset amortization). As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses increased slightly to 7.0% in the current quarter as compared to 6.9% for the same period last year.
Other income of $.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2007 relates to a foreign currency transaction gain primarily resulting from certain transactions at our Canadian subsidiary denominated in U.S. dollars.
Interest expense during the three months ended December 31, 2007 increased $2.0 million to $3.6 million from $1.6 million for the same period in the prior year, mostly due to higher levels of average debt outstanding due to borrowings used to fund the fiscal year 2007 acquisitions and share repurchases under our common stock repurchase program during the second and third quarters.
We provided for income taxes during the three months ended December 31, 2007 of $4.4 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 19% as compared to an effective tax rate of 36% for the same period in the prior year. The three months ended December 31, 2007 were impacted by a reduction in reserves related to certain tax positions. These reserve adjustments accounted for 16% of the decline in the effective tax rate from the prior year.
Comparative Analysis of Consolidated Income Statements for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
Sales during the nine month period ended December 31, 2007 increased $65.6 million, or 9%, to $807.9 million from $742.3 million for the same period in the prior year. The $65.6 million revenue increase was due to the incremental impact of acquisitions ($88.6 million), partially offset by a decline in internal sales growth related to a $16.5 million decline in election-related printing compared to the same period last year. Excluding the decline in election-related printing, internal sales were down 1% from the same period in the prior year.
Gross profit during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 increased $11.1 million, or 6%, to $209.9 million from $198.8 million for the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to the increased sales levels discussed above, which were significantly impacted by the incremental impact of acquisitions. Gross profit as a percentage of sales declined to 26.0% from 26.8% due to relatively lower gross margins for recently acquired businesses and the decline in election-related business compared to last year.
Selling expense during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 increased $5.1 million, or 7%, to $79.5 million from $74.4 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase was attributable to the increased sales levels noted above. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses declined to 9.8% in the nine months ended December 31, 2007 compared to 10.0% in the same period last year. This slight decline was primarily due to relatively lower selling expenses as a percentage of sales for recently acquired businesses.
General and administrative expenses during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 increased $8.0 million, or 16%, to $58.9 million from $50.9 million for the same period in the prior year. This increase was partially due to the incremental impact of acquisitions which accounted for approximately $4.6 million of the increase (including direct expenses and intangible asset amortization). Our legal fees and professional costs increased by approximately $2.7 million over the previous year, partially related to our on-going labor negotiations at five of our printing businesses. As a percentage of sales, general and administrative expenses increased to 7.3% in the nine months ended December 31, 2007 as compared to 6.9% for the same period last year.
Other income of $3.9 million in the nine months ended December 31, 2007 relates to a foreign currency transaction net gain primarily resulting from certain transactions at our Canadian subsidiary denominated in U.S. dollars.

 

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Interest expense during the nine months ended December 31, 2007 increased $3.3 million, or 68%, to $8.0 million from $4.7 million in the same period in the prior year, due principally to higher levels of average debt outstanding due to borrowings used to fund our 2007 acquisitions and share repurchases under our common stock repurchase program during the nine months ended December 31, 2007.
We provided for income taxes in the nine months ended December 31, 2007 of $21.2 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of 31% as compared to an effective tax rate of 36% for the same period in the prior year. The nine months ended December 31, 2007 were impacted by a reduction in reserves related to certain tax positions. These reserve adjustments accounted for 6% of the decrease in our effective tax rate from the prior year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our historical sources of cash have primarily been cash provided by operations or borrowings under our various bank credit facilities. Our historical uses of cash have been for acquisitions of printing businesses, capital expenditures, payment of principal and interest on outstanding debt obligations and repurchases of our common stock. Supplemental information pertaining to our historical sources and uses of cash is presented as follows and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated statements of cash flows and notes thereto included in Item 1. Financial Statements:
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    December 31  
    2007     2006  
    (In millions)  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 74.4     $ 59.8  
Acquisitions of businesses
    (26.0 )     (4.8 )
Capital expenditures, net of proceeds from asset dispositions (1)
    (26.8 )     (21.7 )
Net proceeds (payments) under bank credit facilities
    107.9       (13.6 )
Net proceeds on term equipment notes and other debt
    7.1       1.5  
Payments to repurchase and retire common stock
    (138.1 )     (24.7 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    2.6       11.1  
 
(1)  
Capital expenditures exclude those capital expenditures which were directly financed by the Company. For the nine months ended December 31, 2007, directly financed capital expenditures totaled $25.4 million compared to $5.1 million in the prior year.
Additionally, our cash position, working capital and debt obligations are shown below and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated balance sheets and notes thereto included in Item 1. Financial Statements:
                 
    December 31,     March 31,  
    2007     2007  
    (In millions)  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13.8     $ 12.0  
Working capital, inclusive of cash and cash equivalents
    119.8       100.2  
Total debt obligations
    295.1       154.6  
The working capital increase from March 31, 2007 relates primarily to a $7.6 million increase in accounts receivable and a $6.4 million increase in inventory. In addition, the incremental impact of acquisitions contributed approximately $4.9 million to the increase in working capital from March 31, 2007. The overall increase in working capital relates mostly to higher sales of $289.5 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2007 compared to sales of $263.9 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
We believe that our cash flow provided by operations will be adequate to cover our remaining fiscal 2008 working capital needs, debt service requirements and planned capital expenditures to the extent such items are known or are reasonably determinable based on current business and market conditions. However, we may elect to finance certain of our capital expenditure requirements through borrowings under our primary bank credit facility or the issuance of additional term equipment notes. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, we expect our full-year capital expenditures, including those expenditures which have been or will be directly financed, to be approximately $70 million.

 

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We intend to continue pursuing acquisition opportunities at prices we believe are reasonable based upon market conditions. However, we cannot accurately predict the timing, size or success of our acquisition efforts or our associated potential capital commitments. There can be no assurance that we will be able to acquire additional printing businesses on terms acceptable to us. During the nine months ended December 31, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of two printing businesses.
We expect to fund future acquisitions through cash flow provided by operations and/or additional borrowings. We have in the past issued our common stock as purchase price consideration in some of our acquisitions. Although we may issue common stock for such purposes in the future, we do not expect to do so in the foreseeable future because of our current financial liquidity and ability to utilize available cash or make additional borrowings instead of issuing common stock. The extent to which we will be willing or able to use our common stock in the future to make acquisitions will depend on its market value from time to time and the willingness of potential sellers to accept it as full or partial payment for the acquisition price, as well as our financial liquidity and available financing options.
In May 2007, our Board of Directors approved a common stock share repurchase program providing for repurchases of our common stock not to exceed an aggregate of $100 million in open-market or block purchase transactions. During the six month period ended September 30, 2007, we repurchased 1,660,466 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $100 million. In October 2007, our Board of Directors approved an additional common stock share repurchase program providing for repurchases of our common stock not to exceed an aggregate of $50 million in open-market or block purchase transactions. During the three month period ended December 31, 2007, we repurchased 755,200 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $38 million. Subsequent to December 31, 2007, we completed the $50 million common stock share repurchase program with the purchase of an additional 268,501 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $12 million.
Debt Obligations
Our primary bank credit facility (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) provides for a $240 million revolving credit facility and has a maturity date of October 6, 2011. On November 9, 2007, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which exercised an accordion feature and increased the revolving credit facility from $155 million to $240 million. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement were $167.5 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 6.27%.
Under the terms of the Credit Agreement the proceeds from borrowings may be used to repay certain indebtedness, finance certain acquisitions, provide for working capital and general corporate purposes and, subject to certain restrictions, repurchase our common stock. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets other than real estate and certain equipment subject to term equipment notes and other financings. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest, at our option, at either (1) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of .625% to 1.25%, or (2) an alternate base rate (based upon the greater of the agent bank’s prime lending rate or the Federal Funds effective rate plus .50%). We are also required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from .15% to .25% on available but unused amounts under the Credit Agreement. The interest rate margin and the commitment fee are based upon certain financial performance measures as set forth in the Credit Agreement and are redetermined quarterly. At December 31, 2007, the applicable LIBOR interest rate margin was 1.00% and the applicable commitment fee was .20%.
We are subject to certain covenants and restrictions and we must meet certain financial tests as defined in the Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with these covenants and financial tests at December 31, 2007. In the event that we are unable to remain in compliance with these covenants and financial tests in the future, our lenders would have the right to declare us in default with respect to such obligations, and consequently, certain of our other debt obligations, including substantially all of our term equipment notes, would be deemed to also be in default. All debt obligations in default would be required to be re-classified as a current liability. In the event that we were to be unable to obtain a waiver, re-negotiate or re-finance these obligations, a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our operations in the ordinary course likely would be the result. Based on our view of current market and business conditions and our expectations regarding our future operating results and cash flows, we believe that we will be able to remain in compliance with these covenants and financial tests in the foreseeable future.

 

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We also maintain an unsecured credit facility with a commercial bank (the “A&B Credit Facility”) consisting of a U.S. $35 million maximum borrowing limit component and a separate Canadian $5 million maximum borrowing limit component. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the A&B Credit Facility were U.S. $24 million, which accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 6.21%, and Canadian $4 million ($4.1 million U.S. equivalent), which accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.95%.
Under the terms of the A&B Credit Facility, U.S. dollar denominated borrowings accrue interest and bear an annual commitment fee at rates equal to those under the Credit Agreement. Canadian dollar denominated borrowings accrue interest at our option, at either (1) the Canadian Dollar Offer Rate (“CDOR”) plus a margin of .625% to 1.25%, or (2) an alternate base rate based upon the Canadian Prime Rate. We are also required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from .15% to .25% on available but unused Canadian dollar amounts. For both the U.S. and Canadian components, the interest rate margin and the commitment fee are based upon the financial performance measures set forth in the Credit Agreement and are redetermined quarterly. An annual reduction of U.S. $4 million on the U.S. dollar denominated commitment occurs on each anniversary date of the A&B Credit Facility until the final maturity date of January 2, 2011. There are no significant covenants or restrictions set forth in the A&B Credit Facility; however, a default by us under the Credit Agreement constitutes a default under the A&B Credit Facility. At December 31, 2007, the applicable CDOR interest rate margin was 1.00% and the applicable commitment fee was .20%. Proceeds from borrowings under the A&B Credit Facility may be used for general corporate purposes.
In addition, we maintain two auxiliary revolving credit facilities (each an “Auxiliary Bank Facility” and collectively the “Auxiliary Bank Facilities”) with commercial banks. Each Auxiliary Bank Facility is unsecured and has a maximum borrowing capacity of $5 million. One facility expires in October 2008 while the other facility expires in December 2008. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Auxiliary Bank Facilities totaled $6.9 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.60%. Because we currently have the ability and intent to refinance the borrowings outstanding under the Auxiliary Bank Facilities expiring in October and December 2008, such borrowings are classified as long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007. The Auxiliary Bank Facilities cross-default to the covenants and restrictions set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Our term equipment notes consist primarily of notes payable pursuant to financing agreements between us and various lenders (the “Lender Notes”) and between us and the finance affiliate of a printing equipment manufacturer (the “Equipment Notes”). At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Lender Notes totaled $72.9 million and accrued interest at a weighted average fixed interest rate of 6.03%. The Lender Notes provide for principal payments plus interest for defined periods of up to eight years from the date of issuance, and are secured by certain equipment of the Company. At December 31, 2007, outstanding borrowings under the Equipment Notes totaled $8.6 million and accrued interest at a weighted average rate of 5.91%. The Equipment Notes provide for fixed payments of principal and interest (at fixed rates) for defined periods of up to ten years from the date of issuance and are secured by equipment which was concurrently purchased from the manufacturer. At December 31, 2007, the remaining balance of term equipment notes totaled $.9 million and consisted of a secured debt obligation assumed by us in connection with a prior year acquisition. We are not subject to any significant financial covenants in connection with any of the term equipment notes. The Credit Agreement places certain limitations on the amount of additional term note obligations we may incur in the future; however, we do not anticipate that these limitations will restrict our ability to make any of our planned 2008 capital expenditures.
Our other debt obligations consist of a mortgage note of $4.5 million, a promissory note totaling $.9 million, industrial revenue bonds totaling $4.6 million and various other debt obligations totaling $.4 million. We do not have any significant financial covenants or restrictions associated with these other debt obligations.
As of December 31, 2007, our available credit under our credit facilities was approximately $84.9 million.
Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments
Operating leases — We have entered into various noncancelable operating leases primarily related to facilities and equipment used in the ordinary course of our business. Our future contractual obligations under such operating leases total approximately $65.7 million as of December 31, 2007.
Letters of credit — In connection with our assumption of obligations under outstanding industrial revenue bonds, which are reflected as debt in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and our assumption of certain contingent liabilities related to certain of our acquisitions, we had letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2007 totaling $6.8 million. In addition, we had one other letter of credit totaling $.1 million outstanding as of December 31, 2007. All of these letters of credit were issued pursuant to the terms of our Credit Agreement, which expires in October 2011, and we will be required to obtain replacement letters of credit at that time, as needed.

 

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Insurance programs — We maintain third-party insurance coverage in amounts and against risks we believe are reasonable under our circumstances. We are self-insured for most workers’ compensation claims and for a significant component of our group health insurance programs. For these exposures, we accrue expected loss amounts which are determined using a combination of our historical loss experience and subjective assessment of our future loss exposure, together with advice provided by administrators and consulting actuaries. The estimates of expected loss amounts are subject to uncertainties arising from various sources, including changes in claims reporting patterns, claims settlement patterns, judicial decisions, legislation and economic conditions, which could result in an increase or decrease in accrued costs in future periods for claim matters which occurred in a prior period. Although we believe that the accrued estimated loss amounts are reasonable under the circumstances, significant differences related to the items noted above could materially affect our risk exposure, insurance obligations, and future expense.
Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified our critical accounting policies based on the following factors — significance to our overall financial statement presentation, complexity of the policy and its use of estimates and assumptions. We are required to make certain estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis and rely on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances to determine such estimates. Because uncertainties with respect to estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of financial statements, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition — We recognize revenue upon delivery of each job, except for “bill and hold transactions,” in which case such revenue is recognized when all the service delivery criteria are fully met as per Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 issued by the SEC. Losses, if any, on jobs are recognized at the earliest date such amount is determinable. The Company derives the majority of its revenues from sales and services to a broad and diverse group of customers with no individual customer accounting for more than 10% of the Company’s revenues as of December 31, 2007.
Receivables, net of valuation allowance — Accounts receivable at December 31, 2007 were $199.7 million, net of a $3.4 million allowance for doubtful accounts. The valuation allowance was determined based upon our evaluation of known requirements, aging of receivables, historical experience and the current economic environment. While we believe we have appropriately considered known or expected outcomes, our customers’ ability to pay their obligations could be adversely affected by contraction in the economy or other factors beyond our control. Changes in our estimates of collectibility could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Goodwill — We evaluate the carrying value of our goodwill as of March 31st of each year, or at any time that management becomes aware of an indication of impairment. Our evaluation is based on certain data estimated by management to be indicators of future cash flows at each of our facilities. Estimating future cash flows requires judgments regarding future economic conditions, demand for services and pricing. Our evaluation also makes use of estimates of market multiples of cash flow at which transactions could be completed in the current market. If our estimates of future cash flows or market multiples prove to be materially inaccurate, an impairment charge could be necessary in future periods.
Impairment of long-lived assets — We evaluate long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and intangible assets other than goodwill whenever events or changes in conditions indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The evaluation requires us to estimate future undiscounted cash flows associated with an asset or group of assets. If the cost of the asset or group of assets cannot be recovered by these undiscounted cash flows, then the need for an impairment may exist. Estimating future cash flows requires judgments regarding future economic conditions, demand for services and pricing. Although we believe our estimates are reasonable, significant differences in the actual performance of the asset or group of assets may materially affect our asset values and require an impairment charge in future periods.
Insurance liabilities — We are self-insured for the majority of our workers’ compensation and group health insurance costs. Insurance claims liabilities have been accrued using a combination of our historical loss experience and subjective assessment of our future loss exposure, together with advice provided by administrators and consulting actuaries. The estimates of expected loss amounts are subject to uncertainties arising from various sources, including changes in claims reporting patterns, claims settlement patterns, judicial decisions, legislation and economic conditions, which could result in an increase or decrease in accrued costs in future periods for claims matters which occurred in a prior period.
Accounting for income taxes — As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes. This process involves estimating our actual current tax exposure, together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and financial reporting purposes. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recorded as deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. Additionally, we account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with FIN 48. For additional information regarding FIN 48, refer to Note 5. Income Taxes in the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Accounting for acquisitions — The allocations of purchase price to acquired assets and liabilities are initially based on estimates of fair value and are prospectively revised if and when additional information concerning certain asset and liability valuations we are waiting for at the time of the initial allocations is obtained, provided that such information is received no later than one year after the date of acquisition. In addition, we retain an independent third-party valuation firm to assist in the identification, valuation and determination of useful lives of identifiable intangible assets in connection with our acquisitions.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Market risk generally means the risk that losses may occur in the value of certain financial instruments as a result of movements in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. We do not currently hold or utilize derivative financial instruments to manage market risk or that could expose us to other market risk. However, we are exposed to market risk for changes in interest rates related primarily to our debt obligations, which as of December 31, 2007 include borrowings under our bank credit facilities, various term equipment notes and other debt obligations. As of December 31, 2007, there were no material changes in our market risk or the estimated fair value of our debt obligations relative to their recorded value, as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
We have operations in Canada, and thus are also exposed to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the Canadian dollar. The effects of foreign currency exchange rates on our future results could also be impacted by changes in sales levels or local currency prices.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer (“CFO”), has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, our Company is involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. We maintain insurance coverage against certain types of potential claims in an amount which we believe to be adequate. Currently, we are not aware of any legal proceedings or claims pending against the Company that our management believes will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 in response to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
In October 2007, the Board of Directors approved a common stock share repurchase program providing for repurchases of our common stock not to exceed $50 million in the aggregate in open-market or block purchase transactions. The Company completed this repurchase program in January 2008. The following are details of repurchases under this program for the period covered by this report:
                                 
                    Total Number     Maximum  
                    of Shares     Dollar Value of  
                    Repurchased     Shares that May  
                    as Part of     Yet Be  
    Total Number of     Average     Publicly     Repurchased  
    Shares     Price Paid     Announced     Under the  
Period   Repurchased (a)     per Share     Plans     Announced Plans  
 
Repurchases from October 1, 2007 through October 31, 2007
        $           $ 50,000,000  
 
                               
Repurchases from November 1, 2007 through November 30, 2007
    180,400       51.19       180,400     $ 40,764,552  
 
                               
Repurchases from December 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007
    574,800     $ 50.15       574,800     $ 11,939,932  
 
                           
 
                               
Total
    755,200     $ 50.40       755,200          
 
                           
 
(a)  
All shares were purchased in open-market transactions.
ITEM 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
None.
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
ITEM 5. Other Information
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
On or about November 26, 2007, the Company made the first of a series of draw downs under its Credit Agreement during the months of November through January 2008 to fund purchases of its common stock pursuant to the Company’s recently completed common stock share repurchase program. The Company borrowed an aggregate of approximately $50 million under its Credit Agreement during such three month period in connection with such program. For further information relating to the terms of our Credit Agreement, including accrual of interest on borrowings thereunder, see Note 3. Long-Term Debt of our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 “Financial Statements.”

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits
         
  *3.1    
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas on July 27, 1994 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-Q (June 30, 1994), Exhibit 4(a)).
  *3.2    
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated as of July 29, 1998 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-Q (June 30, 1998), Exhibit 3.1).
  *3.3    
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company adopted as of June 30, 2004 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-Q (June 30, 2004), Exhibit 3.3).
  *3.4    
Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company adopted as of December 21, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (December 26, 2007), Exhibit 1).
  *4.1    
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-K (March 31, 1998), Exhibit 4.1).
  *4.2    
Rights Agreement dated as of December 15, 1999 between Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C the form of summary of Rights to Purchase Shares (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (December 15, 1999), Exhibit 4.1).
  *4.3    
Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of July 10, 2006 between Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the related Summary of Rights to Purchase Stock, as amended (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-A/A (July 13, 2006), Exhibits 2 and 3).
  *4.4    
Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 25, 2007 between Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the related Summary of Rights to Purchase Stock, as amended (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-A/A (September 28, 2007), Exhibits 3 and 4).
  *10.1    
Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement among the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, dated as of November 9, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (November 14, 2007), Exhibit 10.1).
  *10.2    
Employment Agreement between the Company and Jon C. Biro dated as of December 17, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (July 18, 2008), Exhibit 10.1)
  *10.3    
Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Jon C. Biro dated as of December 17, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (January 18, 2008), Exhibit 10.2).
  31.1    
Certification of Joe R. Davis, principal executive officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2    
Certification of Jon C. Biro, principal financial and accounting officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1    
Certification of Joe R. Davis, principal executive officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2    
Certification of Jon C. Biro, principal financial and accounting officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, Consolidated Graphics, Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
    CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
 
 
Dated: January 30, 2008  By:   /s/  Jon C. Biro    
          Jon C. Biro   
          Executive Vice President and
      Chief Financial and Accounting Officer 
 
 

 

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Exhibit Index
         
  *3.1    
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas on July 27, 1994 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-Q (June 30, 1994), Exhibit 4(a)).
  *3.2    
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated as of July 29, 1998 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-Q (June 30, 1998), Exhibit 3.1).
  *3.3    
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company adopted as of June 30, 2004 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-Q (June 30, 2004), Exhibit 3.3).
  *3.4    
Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company adopted as of December 21, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (December 26, 2007), Exhibit 1).
  *4.1    
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 10-K (March 31, 1998), Exhibit 4.1).
  *4.2    
Rights Agreement dated as of December 15, 1999 between Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of Rights Certificate and as Exhibit C the form of summary of Rights to Purchase Shares (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (December 15, 1999), Exhibit 4.1).
  *4.3    
Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of July 10, 2006 between Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the related Summary of Rights to Purchase Stock, as amended (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-A/A (July 13, 2006), Exhibits 2 and 3).
  *4.4    
Second Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 25, 2007 between Consolidated Graphics, Inc. and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company and the related Summary of Rights to Purchase Stock, as amended (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-A/A (September 28, 2007), Exhibits 3 and 4).
  *10.1    
Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement among the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, dated as of November 9, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (November 14, 2007), Exhibit 10.1).
  *10.2    
Employment Agreement between the Company and Jon C. Biro dated as of December 17, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (July 18, 2008), Exhibit 10.1)
  *10.3    
Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Jon C. Biro dated as of December 17, 2007 (Consolidated Graphics, Inc. Form 8-K (January 18, 2008), Exhibit 10.2).
  31.1    
Certification of Joe R. Davis, principal executive officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2    
Certification of Jon C. Biro, principal financial and accounting officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1    
Certification of Joe R. Davis, principal executive officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2    
Certification of Jon C. Biro, principal financial and accounting officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
*  
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