FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
June 16, 2005
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number: 333-14278
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Russian Federation
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
16, Yauzsky Boulevard
Moscow 109028
Russian Federation
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No ý
WIMM-BILL-DANN FOODS OJSC ANNOUNCES
FIRST QUARTER 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Moscow, Russia June 16, 2005 Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC [NYSE: WBD] today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
During the first three months of 2005, Wimm-Bill-Danns sales rose by 17.0% to US$325.7 million, compared to US$278.3 million in the first quarter of 2004. Gross profit increased by 15.7% compared to the same period last year, while gross margins declined to 25.7% in the first three months of 2005 from 26.0% in the same period of 2004. Operating income increased by 26.3% year-on-year from US$7.6 million to US$9.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA* increased by 17.2% year-on-year from US$18.6 million to US$21.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA* margin remained flat at 6.7%. Net income decreased to US$2.9 million in the first quarter of 2005 from US$5.3 million in the first quarter of 2004.
Commenting on todays announcement Sergei Plastinin, Chief Executive Officer of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, said: Traditionally, the first quarter is the most challenging one throughout the year. Despite this, our sales continued to demonstrate stable growth: our dairy sales were up 18.4% largely due to regional expansion, the launch of new innovative products and the strengthening of the already existing product range. Following the success of Imunele, our immune system booster, we launched Imunele Forte, a new product enriched with probiotics and vitamins. We also initiated an awareness campaign to focus peoples minds on healthier lifestyles. During the first quarter we almost doubled the output of Lamber cheese, following increasing consumer demand for this product. Our operating income grew 26.3%, while our net income decreased mainly as a result of substantial decline in foreign currency translation gain as compared to the first quarter of 2004 due to the change in the exchange rate dynamics.
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|
Q1 2005 |
|
Q1 2004 |
|
Change |
|
|
|
US$mln |
|
US$mln |
|
|
|
Sales |
|
325.7 |
|
278.3 |
|
17.0 |
% |
Dairy |
|
232.0 |
|
195.9 |
|
18.4 |
% |
Baby Food |
|
20.8 |
|
14.7 |
|
41.5 |
% |
Beverages |
|
72.9 |
|
67.7 |
|
7.7 |
% |
Gross Profit |
|
83.8 |
|
72.4 |
|
15.7 |
% |
Selling and distribution expenses |
|
(44.7 |
) |
(40.9 |
) |
9.3 |
% |
General and administrative expenses |
|
(27.0 |
) |
(21.6 |
) |
25.0 |
% |
Operating income |
|
9.6 |
|
7.6 |
|
26.3 |
% |
Financial income and expenses, net |
|
(3.9 |
) |
1.8 |
|
|
|
Net income |
|
2.9 |
|
5.3 |
|
(45.3 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA* |
|
21.8 |
|
18.6 |
|
17.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPEX including acquisitions |
|
20.3 |
|
10.8 |
|
88.0 |
% |
* Note: See Attachment A for definitions of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin and reconciliations to net income.
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Wimm-Bill-Danns sales reached US$325.7 million in the first three months 2005 compared to US$278.3 million in the same period 2004.
Baby Food as a separate business unit came into effect as of January 1, 2005. Prior to 2005, Baby Food was part of the Dairy Segment. Juice and Water segments were merged into a singe Beverages Segment as of March 1, 2005.
Sales in the Dairy Segment increased by 18.4% from US$195.9 million in the first three months of 2004 to US$232.0 million in the first three months of 2005, while the average selling price rose by 15.5% from US$0.71 per 1 kg in the first three months of 2004 to US$0.82 per 1 kg in the same period of 2005. This increase was primarily driven by ruble price increases. Gross margins in the Dairy Segment declined from 22.8% in the first three months of 2004 to 22% in the same period of 2005. This change was primarily driven by the increase in raw materials costs mostly due to the 14.1% year-on-year increase in the weighted average US dollar price of raw milk and higher packaging and personnel costs.
Sales in the Baby Food Segment increased by 41.5% from US$14.7 million in the first three months of 2004 to US$20.8 million in the first three months of 2005, while the average selling price rose by 19.7% from US$1.22 per 1 kg in the first three months of 2004 to US$1.46 per 1 kg in the same period of 2005. This increase was primarily driven by ruble average price growth. Gross margins in the Baby Food Segment rose from 32.7% in the first three months of 2004 to 35.1% in the same period of 2005.
Sales in the Beverages Segment (combined Juice and Water Segments) increased by 7.7% from US$67.7 million in the first three months of 2004 to US$72.9 million in the same period of 2005, while the average selling price increased by 7.8% from US$0.64 per liter in the first three months of 2004 to US$0.69 per liter in the same period of 2005 primarily due to ruble price increases. Gross margin in the Beverages Segment increased to 35.2% in the first quarter 2005 from 34.0% in the same period last year.
Selling and distribution expenses decreased as a percentage of sales from 14.7% during the first three months of 2004 to 13.7% in the same period of 2005. Advertising and marketing expenses decreased as a percentage of sales from 4.5% in the first quarter of 2004 to 3.9% in the first quarter of 2005.
General and administrative expenses increased as a percentage of sales from 7.8% during the first three months of 2004 to 8.3% in the same period of 2005. This increase was primarily caused by rising personnel expenses mostly due to additional personnel in the Baby Food Segment and in the Dairy Segment in key regions, as well as the recruitment of additional managers at the holding company level in 2004.
Financial expenses in the first three months of 2005 totaled US$3.9 million compared to US$1.8 million financial income in the same period of 2004. Foreign currency translation gain decreased from US$7.5 million to US$1.7 million in the first three months of 2005. Interest expenses stayed almost flat at US$5.5 million.
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Attachment A
*Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin to US GAAP Net Income
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. The following table presents reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (and Adjusted EBITDA margin to net income as a percentage of sales), the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.
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3 months ended |
|
3 months ended |
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||||
|
|
US$mln |
|
% of sales |
|
US$mln |
|
% of sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
2.9 |
|
0.9 |
% |
5.3 |
|
1.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
|
12.2 |
|
3.7 |
% |
11.0 |
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Income tax expense |
|
2.0 |
|
0.6 |
% |
3.0 |
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Interest expense |
|
5.5 |
|
1.7 |
% |
5.5 |
|
2.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Interest income |
|
(0.3 |
) |
0.1 |
% |
(0.2 |
) |
0.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Currency remeasurement gains, net |
|
(1.7 |
) |
0.5 |
% |
(7.5 |
) |
2.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Bank charges |
|
0.5 |
|
0.2 |
% |
0.4 |
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: Minority interest |
|
0.7 |
|
0.2 |
% |
1.1 |
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
21.8 |
|
6.7 |
% |
18.6 |
|
6.7 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest, income taxes and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for interest income, currency remeasurement gains, bank charges and other financial expenses and minority interest. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of sales.
We present Adjusted EBITDA because we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance. In particular, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to securities analysts, investors and other interested parties because it is used in the debt to EBITDA debt incurrence financial measurement in certain of our financing arrangements.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Since we adjust EBITDA for recurring items in order to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, we particularly caution users that Adjusted EBITDA is not an alternative to net income, operating income or any other GAAP measure, nor to EBITDA. Moreover, other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently or may use it for different purposes than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Adjusted EBITDA also should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of our liquidity. In particular, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business.
4
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
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||||
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Sales |
|
$ |
325,724 |
|
$ |
278,271 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cost of sales |
|
(241,886 |
) |
(205,827 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Gross profit |
|
83,838 |
|
72,444 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Selling and distribution expenses |
|
(44,682 |
) |
(40,927 |
) |
||
General and administrative expenses |
|
(26,991 |
) |
(21,622 |
) |
||
Other operating expenses |
|
(2,554 |
) |
(2,259 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Operating income |
|
9,611 |
|
7,636 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Financial income and expenses, net |
|
(3,937 |
) |
1,797 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Income before provision for income taxes and minority interest |
|
5,674 |
|
9,433 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Provision for income taxes |
|
(2,043 |
) |
(2,999 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Minority interest |
|
(702 |
) |
(1,143 |
) |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income |
|
$ |
2,929 |
|
$ |
5,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Currency translation adjustment |
|
(1,078 |
) |
11,139 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
1,851 |
|
$ |
16,430 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income per share - basic and diluted: |
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding |
|
44,000,000 |
|
44,000,000 |
|
5
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
(audited) |
|
||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
38,442 |
|
$ |
23,791 |
|
Trade receivables, net |
|
58,568 |
|
62,210 |
|
||
Inventory, net |
|
95,606 |
|
102,039 |
|
||
Taxes receivable |
|
82,867 |
|
85,578 |
|
||
Advances paid |
|
21,039 |
|
19,494 |
|
||
Net investment in direct financing leases |
|
2,368 |
|
2,109 |
|
||
Deferred tax asset |
|
9,366 |
|
6,265 |
|
||
Other current assets |
|
10,234 |
|
7,145 |
|
||
Total current assets |
|
318,490 |
|
308,631 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Non-current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
444,401 |
|
440,096 |
|
||
Intangible assets |
|
2,201 |
|
2,251 |
|
||
Goodwill |
|
26,575 |
|
26,291 |
|
||
Net investment in direct financing leases long-term portion |
|
3,905 |
|
3,895 |
|
||
Long-term investments |
|
2,307 |
|
2,417 |
|
||
Deferred tax asset long-term portion |
|
8,081 |
|
7,001 |
|
||
Other non-current assets |
|
6,368 |
|
5,506 |
|
||
Total non-current assets |
|
493,838 |
|
487,457 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total assets |
|
$ |
812,328 |
|
$ |
796,088 |
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Trade accounts payable |
|
$ |
67,607 |
|
$ |
62,400 |
|
Advances received |
|
3,239 |
|
3,492 |
|
||
Short-term loans |
|
17,313 |
|
17,554 |
|
||
Long-term loans current portion |
|
6,760 |
|
936 |
|
||
Taxes payable |
|
13,824 |
|
13,281 |
|
||
Accrued liabilities |
|
20,303 |
|
14,691 |
|
||
Government grants current portion |
|
2,322 |
|
2,329 |
|
||
Other payables |
|
36,632 |
|
29,615 |
|
||
Total current liabilities |
|
168,000 |
|
144,298 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term loans |
|
771 |
|
7,120 |
|
||
Long-term notes payable |
|
201,653 |
|
201,709 |
|
||
Other long-term payables |
|
35,509 |
|
39,294 |
|
||
Government grants long-term portion |
|
4,561 |
|
5,156 |
|
||
Deferred taxes long-term portion |
|
11,783 |
|
10,268 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total long-term liabilities |
|
254,277 |
|
263,547 |
|
||
Total liabilities |
|
422,277 |
|
407,845 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Minority interest |
|
17,284 |
|
17,327 |
|
||
Shareholders equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Common stock: 44,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding with a par value of 20 Rubles at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 |
|
29,908 |
|
29,908 |
|
||
Share premium account |
|
164,132 |
|
164,132 |
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Currency translation adjustment |
|
42,827 |
|
43,905 |
|
||
Retained earnings |
|
135,900 |
|
132,971 |
|
||
Total shareholders equity |
|
$ |
372,767 |
|
$ |
370,916 |
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
|
$ |
812,328 |
|
$ |
796,088 |
|
6
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
||||
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income |
|
$ |
2,929 |
|
$ |
5,291 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Minority interest |
|
702 |
|
1,143 |
|
||
Depreciation and amortisation |
|
12,210 |
|
10,957 |
|
||
Currency remeasurement gain relating to bonds payable and long-term payables |
|
(444 |
) |
(8,062 |
) |
||
Obsolescence and net realizable value expense |
|
588 |
|
|
|
||
Provision for doubtful accounts |
|
475 |
|
2,721 |
|
||
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
156 |
|
775 |
|
||
Earned income on net investment in direct financing leases |
|
(95 |
) |
(107 |
) |
||
Deferred tax benefit |
|
(2,617 |
) |
(1,776 |
) |
||
Non-cash rental received |
|
613 |
|
521 |
|
||
Write off of long-term investments |
|
882 |
|
|
|
||
Write off of trade receivables |
|
414 |
|
830 |
|
||
Amortisation of bonds issue expenses |
|
265 |
|
258 |
|
||
Other |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Decrease in inventories |
|
5,560 |
|
8,381 |
|
||
Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable |
|
2,579 |
|
(1,318 |
) |
||
Increase in advances paid |
|
(1,598 |
) |
(3,480 |
) |
||
Decrease in taxes receivable |
|
1,548 |
|
10,409 |
|
||
Increase in other current assets |
|
(3,107 |
) |
(616 |
) |
||
Increase in trade accounts payable |
|
5,378 |
|
1,367 |
|
||
Decrease in advances received |
|
(243 |
) |
(459 |
) |
||
Increase (decrease) in taxes payable |
|
1,505 |
|
(6,016 |
) |
||
Increase in accrued liabilities |
|
5,641 |
|
5,223 |
|
||
Increase in other current payables |
|
3,874 |
|
2,870 |
|
||
Increase (decrease) in other long-term payables |
|
310 |
|
(7 |
) |
||
Total cash provided by operating activities |
|
37,525 |
|
28,889 |
|
||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash paid for acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired |
|
(2,679 |
) |
|
|
||
Cash paid for property, plant and equipment |
|
(15,719 |
) |
(15,095 |
) |
||
Cash paid for acquisition of investments |
|
(461 |
) |
(341 |
) |
||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
990 |
|
337 |
|
||
Cash paid for net investments in direct financing leases |
|
(796 |
) |
|
|
||
Cash (paid) received for other long-term assets |
|
(116 |
) |
94 |
|
||
Total cash used in investing activities |
|
(18,781 |
) |
(15,005 |
) |
||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
||
Short-term loans and notes, net |
|
(193 |
) |
3,196 |
|
||
Repayment of long-term loans |
|
(222 |
) |
(516 |
) |
||
Repayment of long-term payables |
|
(3,425 |
) |
(4,502 |
) |
||
Total cash used in financing activities |
|
(3,840 |
) |
(1,822 |
) |
||
Total cash provided by operating, investing and financing activities |
|
14,904 |
|
12,062 |
|
||
Impact of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents |
|
(253 |
) |
1,428 |
|
||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
14,651 |
|
13,490 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period |
|
23,791 |
|
40,264 |
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents, at the end of period |
|
$ |
38,442 |
|
$ |
53,754 |
|
- Ends -
7
For further enquiries contact:
Marina Kagan |
Some of the information contained in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements to conform them to actual results. We refer you to the documents Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically, the Companys most recent Form 20-F. These documents contain and identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned Risk Factors in our Form 20-F, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, and risks associated with our competitive environment, acquisition strategy, ability to develop new products or maintain market share, brand and company image, operating in Russia, volatility of stock price, financial risk management, and future growth.
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC is a leading manufacturer of dairy and juice products in Russia. The company was founded in 1992.
The Company currently owns 25 manufacturing facilities in 21 locations in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as trade affiliates in 26 cities in Russia and the CIS.
Wimm-Bill-Dann has a diversified branded portfolio with over 1,100 types of dairy products and over 150 types of juice, nectars and still drinks. The company currently employs over 17,000 people.
Wimm-Bill-Dann was awarded Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations in 2004 Small & Mid cap companies and Best Investor Relations Officer in 2004 Small & Mid cap companies at the Second Annual IR Magazine Russia Awards held in December 2004 and organized by IR Magazine and the Association of Investor Relations Professionals. Wimm-Bill-Dann previously received the Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations in 2003 Small & Mid cap - at the first annual IR Russia Awards Ceremony held in Moscow last year.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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WIMM-BILL-DANN FOODS OJSC |
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/s/ Dmitry A. Anisimov |
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Dmitry A. Anisimov |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC |
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June 16, 2005 |
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