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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 26, 2014

 

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 0-23354

 

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Singapore

 

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2 Changi South Lane,

 

 

Singapore

 

486123

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(65) 6876-9899

 

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 x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o  No x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding at October 24, 2014

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares, No Par Value

 

578,974,187

 

 

 



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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

INDEX

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

3

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) — September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) — Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) — Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) — Six-Month Periods Ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013

7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

8

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

24

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

31

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

31

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

31

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

31

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

31

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

32

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

33

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

33

Item 5.

Other Information

33

Item 6.

Exhibits

33

Signatures

 

34

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Flextronics International Ltd.
Singapore

 

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 26, 2014, and the related condensed consolidated statements of operations and of comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014, and September 27, 2013, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated May 20, 2014, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

 

 

 

 

San Jose, California

 

October 30, 2014

 

 

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

(In thousands,

 

 

 

except share amounts)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,514,352

 

$

1,593,728

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,735 and $5,529 as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively

 

2,526,880

 

2,697,985

 

Inventories

 

3,626,640

 

3,599,008

 

Other current assets

 

1,211,188

 

1,509,605

 

Total current assets

 

8,879,060

 

9,400,326

 

Property and equipment, net

 

2,193,966

 

2,288,656

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

413,237

 

377,218

 

Other assets

 

433,610

 

433,950

 

Total assets

 

$

11,919,873

 

$

12,500,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

$

45,579

 

$

32,575

 

Accounts payable

 

4,693,526

 

4,747,779

 

Accrued payroll

 

381,266

 

354,889

 

Other current liabilities

 

1,935,904

 

2,521,444

 

Total current liabilities

 

7,056,275

 

7,656,687

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

2,062,926

 

2,070,020

 

Other liabilities

 

457,818

 

571,764

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Flextronics International Ltd. shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares, no par value; 630,671,476 and 641,666,347 issued, and 580,432,121 and 591,426,992 outstanding as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively

 

7,444,765

 

7,614,515

 

Treasury shares, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014

 

(388,215

)

(388,215

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(4,624,304

)

(4,937,094

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(127,692

)

(126,156

)

Total Flextronics International Ltd. shareholders’ equity

 

2,304,554

 

2,163,050

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

38,300

 

38,629

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,342,854

 

2,201,679

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

11,919,873

 

$

12,500,150

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

6,528,517

 

$

6,410,106

 

$

13,171,262

 

$

12,201,231

 

Cost of sales

 

6,151,436

 

6,041,683

 

12,413,396

 

11,521,773

 

Gross profit

 

377,081

 

368,423

 

757,866

 

679,458

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

204,590

 

218,500

 

413,867

 

442,119

 

Intangible amortization

 

8,232

 

7,718

 

15,183

 

15,920

 

Interest and other, net

 

12,506

 

14,601

 

31,143

 

27,174

 

Other charges (income), net

 

(2,584

)

(1,000

)

(46,593

)

6,111

 

Income before income taxes

 

154,337

 

128,604

 

344,266

 

188,134

 

Provision for income taxes

 

15,434

 

10,399

 

31,476

 

10,672

 

Net income

 

$

138,903

 

$

118,205

 

$

312,790

 

$

177,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.29

 

Diluted

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.52

 

$

0.28

 

Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

585,760

 

610,775

 

586,497

 

618,447

 

Diluted

 

595,871

 

623,620

 

598,586

 

631,760

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Net income

 

$

138,903

 

$

118,205

 

$

312,790

 

$

177,462

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of zero tax

 

(5,683

)

(11,988

)

(9,828

)

(29,497

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other, net of zero tax

 

(2,433

)

9,553

 

8,292

 

(581

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

130,787

 

$

115,770

 

$

311,254

 

$

147,384

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

312,790

 

$

177,462

 

Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges

 

260,328

 

227,407

 

Changes in working capital and other

 

(266,873

)

(51,111

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

306,245

 

353,758

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(167,204

)

(321,449

)

Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment

 

28,809

 

10,468

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

(32,589

)

(187,543

)

Proceeds from divesture of business, net of cash held in divested business

 

(5,493

)

1,000

 

Other investing activities, net

 

(28,855

)

7,436

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(205,332

)

(490,088

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt

 

11,387

 

933,447

 

Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(9,185

)

(404,801

)

Payments for early retirement of long-term debt

 

 

(544,840

)

Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares

 

(206,771

)

(324,594

)

Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares

 

11,412

 

19,637

 

Other financing activities, net

 

3,382

 

14,743

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(189,775

)

(306,408

)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

9,486

 

(17,283

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(79,376

)

(460,021

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

1,593,728

 

1,587,087

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

1,514,352

 

$

1,127,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-cash investing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable for fixed assets purchases

 

$

51,814

 

$

155,109

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.  ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Organization of the Company

 

Flextronics International Ltd. (“Flextronics” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the Republic of Singapore in May 1990. The Company’s operations have expanded over the years through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. The Company is a globally-recognized leading provider of supply chain solutions that span from concept through consumption. The Company designs, builds, ships and services a complete packaged electronic product for original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the following business groups: High Reliability Solutions (“HRS”), which is comprised of our medical, automotive, and defense and aerospace businesses; Consumer Technology Group (“CTG”), which includes our mobile devices business, including smart phones; our consumer electronics business, including game consoles and wearable electronics; and our high-volume computing business, including various supply chain solutions for notebook personal computing (“PC”), tablets, and printers; Industrial and Emerging Industries (“IEI”), which is comprised of our household appliances, semi-cap equipment, kiosks, energy and emerging industries businesses; and Integrated Network Solutions (“INS”), which includes our telecommunications infrastructure, data networking, connected home, and server and storage businesses. The Company’s strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically integrated global supply chain solutions through which the Company can design, build, ship and service complete packaged products for its OEM customers. This enables our OEM customers to leverage the Company’s supply chain solutions to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle.

 

The Company’s service offerings include a comprehensive range of value-added design and engineering services that are tailored to the various markets and needs of its customers. Other focused service offerings relate to manufacturing (including enclosures, metals, plastic injection molding, precision plastics, machining, and mechanicals), system integration and assembly and test services, materials procurement, inventory management, logistics and after-sales services (including product repair, warranty services, re-manufacturing and maintenance), supply chain management software solutions and component product offerings (including rigid and flexible printed circuit boards and power adapters and chargers).

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.

 

The first quarters for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2014 ended on June 27, 2014, which is comprised of 88 days in the period, and June 28, 2013, which is comprised of 89 days in period, respectively. The second quarter for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2014 ended on September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, which are comprised of 91 days in both periods, respectively.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of operations of a majority owned subsidiary of the Company.  Non-controlling interests are presented as a separate component of total shareholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The operating results of the subsidiary attributable to the non-controlling interests are immaterial for all of the periods presented, and are included in interest and other, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which requires an entity to report a disposal of a component of an entity in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results when the component of an entity meets certain criteria to be classified as held for sale, or when the component of an entity is disposed of by a sale or disposed of other than by a sale. Further, additional disclosures about discontinued operations should include the following for the periods in which the results of operations of the discontinued operations are presented in the statement of operations: the major classes of line items constituting pretax profit or loss of discontinued operations; total

 

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operating and investing cash flows of discontinued operations; depreciation, amortization, capital expenditures, and significant operating and investing noncash items of discontinued operations; pretax profit or loss attributable to the parent if a discontinued operation includes a non-controlling interest; a reconciliation of major classes of assets, liabilities of the discontinued operation classified as held for sale; and a reconciliation of major classes of line items constituting the pretax profit or loss of the discontinued operation. The Company early adopted this accounting standard update in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company disposed of a manufacturing facility in Western Europe which did not meet the criteria of discontinued operations under this accounting standard, as further discussed in note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued new guidance related to revenue recognition which requires an entity to recognize revenue relating to contracts with customers that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount reflecting the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for such goods or services.  In order to meet this requirement, the entity must apply the following steps: (i) identify the contracts with the customers; (ii) identify performance obligations in the contracts; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations per the contracts; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Additionally, disclosures required for revenue recognition will include qualitative and quantitative information about contracts with customers, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 and the Company is in the process of assessing the impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

2.  BALANCE SHEET ITEMS

 

Inventories

 

The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or market write-downs, were as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Raw materials

 

$

2,422,415

 

$

2,349,278

 

Work-in-progress

 

578,211

 

608,284

 

Finished goods

 

626,014

 

641,446

 

 

 

$

3,626,640

 

$

3,599,008

 

 

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

 

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill account during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Balance, beginning of the year

 

$

292,758

 

Additions (1)

 

21,707

 

Purchase accounting adjustments (2) 

 

8,651

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(2,059

)

Balance, end of the period

 

$

321,057

 

 


(1)                   The goodwill generated from the Company’s business combinations completed during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 is primarily related to value placed on the acquired employee workforces, service offerings and capabilities of the acquired businesses and expected synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. See note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

(2)                   Fair value adjustment made to certain assets acquired in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Riwisa AG.

 

The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:

 

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As of September 26, 2014

 

As of March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

Net

 

Gross

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer-related intangibles

 

$

211,852

 

$

(152,259

)

$

59,593

 

$

204,369

 

$

(140,713

)

$

63,656

 

Licenses and other intangibles

 

47,789

 

(15,202

)

32,587

 

32,564

 

(11,760

)

20,804

 

Total

 

$

259,641

 

$

(167,461

)

$

92,180

 

$

236,933

 

$

(152,473

)

$

84,460

 

 

The gross carrying amounts of intangible assets are removed when the recorded amounts have been fully amortized.  During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, the value of customer-related intangible assets increased by $8.5 million in connection with the Company’s acquisitions, and licenses and other intangibles increased by $15.7 million primarily as a result of the purchase of certain technology rights.  The estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:

 

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,

 

Amount

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

2015 (1)

 

$

15,741

 

2016

 

27,133

 

2017

 

18,786

 

2018

 

12,825

 

2019

 

8,498

 

Thereafter

 

9,197

 

Total amortization expense

 

$

92,180

 

 


(1)                     Represents estimated amortization for the remaining six-month period ending March 31, 2015.

 

Other Current Assets / Liabilities

 

Other current assets include certain assets purchased on behalf of a customer and financed by a third party banking institution of $267.5 million as of both September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively, with a corresponding liability recorded to other current liabilities of $289.6 million and $286.5 million as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Other current liabilities also includes customer working capital advances of $213.2 million and $754.7 million as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively. The customer working capital advances are not interest bearing, do not have fixed repayment dates and are generally reduced as the underlying working capital is consumed in production.

 

3.  SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense:

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cost of sales

 

$

1,868

 

$

1,866

 

$

3,478

 

$

3,218

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

9,051

 

6,851

 

19,122

 

14,088

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

10,919

 

$

8,717

 

$

22,600

 

$

17,306

 

 

Total unrecognized compensation expense related to share options is $0.3 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of one year. As of September 26, 2014, the number of options outstanding and exercisable was 18.3 million and 18.2 million, respectively, both at a weighted-average exercise price of $8.06 per share.

 

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During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, the Company granted 6.0 million unvested share bonus awards at an average grant date price of $11.75 per share, under its 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.  Of this amount, approximately 0.9 million represents the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on certain market conditions.  The number of shares that ultimately will vest range from zero up to a maximum of 1.8 million based on a measurement of the percentile rank of the Company’s total shareholder return over a certain specified period against the Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Composite Index and will cliff vest after a period of three years, if such market conditions have been met.  The average grant-date fair value of these awards was estimated to be $15.81 per share and was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation.

 

As of September 26, 2014, approximately 19.3 million unvested share bonus awards were outstanding, of which vesting for a targeted amount of 5.0 million is contingent primarily on meeting certain market conditions.  The number of shares that will ultimately be issued can range from zero to 9.7 million based on the achievement levels of the respective conditions.  During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, 0.3 million shares vested in connection with the remaining number of share bonus awards with market conditions granted in fiscal 2011, and 0.4 million shares vested in connection with half of the share bonus awards with market conditions granted in fiscal 2012.

 

As of September 26, 2014, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share bonus awards is $107.7 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.8 years. Approximately $20.8 million of the total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, is related to awards whereby vesting is contingent on meeting certain market conditions.

 

4.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The following table reflects the basic weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding and diluted weighted-average ordinary share equivalents used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

138,903

 

$

118,205

 

$

312,790

 

$

177,462

 

Shares used in computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding

 

585,760

 

610,775

 

586,497

 

618,447

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

138,903

 

$

118,205

 

$

312,790

 

$

177,462

 

Shares used in computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding

 

585,760

 

610,775

 

586,497

 

618,447

 

Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from stock options and awards (1) (2)

 

10,111

 

12,845

 

12,089

 

13,313

 

Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding

 

595,871

 

623,620

 

598,586

 

631,760

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.52

 

$

0.28

 

 


(1)         Options to purchase ordinary shares of 7.0 million and 18.1 million during the three-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, respectively, and share bonus awards of 0.8 million and 1.0 million during the three-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their anti-dilutive impact on the weighted average ordinary share equivalents.

(2)         Options to purchase ordinary shares of 12.1 million and 18.7 million during the six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, respectively, and share bonus awards of 0.4 million and 2.4 million during the six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their anti-dilutive impact on the weighted average ordinary share equivalents.

 

5.  INTEREST AND OTHER, NET

 

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014, the Company recognized interest expense of $19.0 million and $37.5 million, respectively, on its debt obligations outstanding during the period.  During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013, the Company recognized interest expense of $20.3 million and $40.5 million, respectively.

 

The weighted average interest rates for the Company’s long-term debt were 3.2% and 3.3% for the six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, respectively.

 

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During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014, the Company recognized interest income of $4.8 million and $10.1 million, respectively.  During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013, the Company recognized interest income of $4.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively.

 

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014, the Company recognized gains on foreign exchange transactions of $6.8 million and $5.4 million, respectively.  During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013, the Company recognized gains on foreign exchange transactions of $3.4 million and $8.0 million, respectively.

 

6.  OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

 

During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, an amendment to a customer contract to reimburse a customer for certain performance provisions was executed which included the removal of a $55.0 million contractual obligation recognized during fiscal year 2014. Accordingly, the Company reversed this charge with a corresponding credit to other charges (income), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Further, during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, the Company recognized a loss of $11.0 million in connection with the disposition of a manufacturing facility in Western Europe.  The Company received $11.5 million in cash for the sale of $27.2 million in net assets of the facility.  The loss also includes $4.6 million of estimated transaction costs, partially offset by a gain of $9.3 million for the release of cumulative foreign currency translation gains triggered by the disposition.

 

During the six-month period ended September 27, 2013, the Company recognized a loss of $7.1 million relating to the exercise of a warrant to purchase shares of a certain supplier and sale of the underlying shares for total proceeds of $67.3 million.

 

7.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Company enters into forward contracts and foreign currency swap contracts to manage the foreign currency risk associated with monetary accounts and anticipated foreign currency denominated transactions.  The Company hedges committed exposures and does not engage in speculative transactions.  As of September 26, 2014, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts was $5.2 billion as summarized below:

 

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Foreign Currency Amount

 

Notional Contract Value in USD

 

Currency

 

Buy

 

Sell

 

Buy

 

Sell

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNY

 

2,725,000

 

 

$

444,057

 

$

 

EUR

 

15,273

 

13,728

 

19,518

 

18,148

 

HUF

 

16,348,000

 

 

67,389

 

 

MXN

 

1,889,800

 

 

142,206

 

 

MYR

 

320,000

 

 

98,720

 

 

Other

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

131,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

903,519

 

18,148

 

Other Forward/Swap Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRL

 

 

326,000

 

 

136,356

 

CAD

 

137,524

 

134,540

 

125,173

 

122,175

 

CNY

 

4,955,264

 

3,077,814

 

803,676

 

500,000

 

EUR

 

530,989

 

698,030

 

680,254

 

897,235

 

GBP

 

31,850

 

57,585

 

52,081

 

94,205

 

HUF

 

17,297,300

 

20,225,600

 

71,303

 

83,374

 

JPY

 

6,914,690

 

1,354,020

 

63,471

 

12,599

 

MXN

 

1,157,840

 

589,470

 

87,126

 

44,357

 

MYR

 

239,320

 

37,342

 

73,830

 

11,520

 

SEK

 

488,358

 

717,285

 

68,157

 

100,930

 

Other

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

166,590

 

120,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,191,661

 

2,123,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Notional Contract Value in USD

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,095,180

 

$

2,141,255

 

 

As of September 26, 2014, the fair value of the Company’s short-term foreign currency contracts was not material and is included in other current assets or other current liabilities, as applicable, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company’s exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency and are not accounted for as hedges under the accounting standards.  Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of interest and other, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the Company also has included net deferred losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, relating to the effective portion of changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. These deferred losses were not material as of September 26, 2014, and are expected to be recognized primarily as a component of cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statements of operations primarily over the next twelve-month period. The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness were not material for all fiscal periods presented and are included as a component of interest and other, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments utilized for foreign currency risk management purposes:

 

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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

September 26,
2014

 

March 31,
2014

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

September 26,
2014

 

March 31,
2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

Other current assets

 

$

6,135

 

$

3,464

 

Other current liabilities

 

$

8,016

 

$

10,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency contracts

 

Other current assets

 

$

19,816

 

$

4,722

 

Other current liabilities

 

$

10,896

 

$

6,949

 

 

The Company has financial instruments subject to master netting arrangements, which provides for the net settlement of all contracts with a single counterparty.  The Company does not offset fair value amounts for assets and liabilities recognized for derivative instruments under these arrangements, and as such, the asset and liability balances presented in the table above reflect the gross amounts of derivatives in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The impact of netting derivative assets and liabilities is not material to the Company’s financial position for any period presented.

 

8.  ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, are as follows:

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Unrealized gain
(loss) on derivative
instruments and
other

 

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

 

Total

 

Unrealized gain
(loss) on derivative
instruments and
other

 

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

(22,124

)

$

(97,452

)

$

(119,576

)

$

(28,991

)

$

(76,133

)

$

(105,124

)

Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications

 

(2,965

)

(3,099

)

(6,064

)

5,937

 

(11,988

)

(6,051

)

Net (gains) losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

532

 

(2,584

)

(2,052

)

3,616

 

 

3,616

 

Net current-period other comprehensive gain (loss)

 

(2,433

)

(5,683

)

(8,116

)

9,553

 

(11,988

)

(2,435

)

Ending balance

 

$

(24,557

)

$

(103,135

)

$

(127,692

)

$

(19,438

)

$

(88,121

)

$

(107,559

)

 

 

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Unrealized gain
(loss) on derivative
instruments and
other

 

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

 

Total

 

Unrealized gain
(loss) on derivative
instruments and
other

 

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

(32,849

)

$

(93,307

)

$

(126,156

)

$

(18,857

)

$

(58,624

)

$

(77,481

)

Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications

 

(1,965

)

2,008

 

43

 

(308

)

(29,497

)

(29,805

)

Net (gains) losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

10,257

 

(11,836

)

(1,579

)

(273

)

 

(273

)

Net current-period other comprehensive gain (loss)

 

8,292

 

(9,828

)

(1,536

)

(581

)

(29,497

)

(30,078

)

Ending balance

 

$

(24,557

)

$

(103,135

)

$

(127,692

)

$

(19,438

)

$

(88,121

)

$

(107,559

)

 

Net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 relating to derivative instruments and other includes $5.8 million attributable to the Company’s cash flow hedge instruments which were recognized as a component of cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, the Company recognized a loss of $11.0 million in connection with the disposition of a manufacturing facility in Western Europe.  This loss includes the settlement of unrealized losses of $4.2 million on an insignificant defined benefit plan associated with the disposed facility offset by the release of cumulative foreign currency translation gains of $9.3 million, both of which have been reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss during the period.  The loss on sale is included in other charges (income), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Additionally, net gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 includes $2.6 million in connection with cumulative translation gains related to the liquidation of a foreign entity, which is included in other charges (income), net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

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Substantially all unrealized losses relating to derivative instruments and other, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013, was recognized as a component of cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, which primarily relate to the Company’s foreign currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges.

 

9.  TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

 

The Company sells trade receivables under two asset-backed securitization programs and under an accounts receivable factoring program.

 

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs

 

The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade receivables under its Global Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the “Global Program”) and its North American Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the “North American Program,” collectively, the “ABS Programs”) to affiliated special purpose entities, each of which in turn sells 100% of the receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions. These programs allow the operating subsidiaries to receive a cash payment and a deferred purchase price receivable for sold receivables.  Following the transfer of the receivables to the special purpose entities, the transferred receivables are isolated from the Company and its affiliates, and upon the sale of the receivables from the special purpose entities to the unaffiliated financial institutions effective control of the transferred receivables is passed to the unaffiliated financial institutions, which has the right to pledge or sell the receivables. Although the special purpose entities are consolidated by the Company, they are separate corporate entities and their assets are available first to satisfy the claims of their creditors. The investment limits set by the financial institutions are $500.0 million for the Global Program and $225.0 million for the North American Program. Both programs require a minimum level of deferred purchase price receivable to be retained by the Company in connection with the sales.

 

The Company services, administers and collects the receivables on behalf of the special purpose entities and receives a servicing fee of 0.1% to 0.5% of serviced receivables per annum.  Servicing fees recognized during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013 were not material and are included in interest and other, net within the condensed consolidated statements of operations.  As the Company estimates the fee it receives in return for its obligation to service these receivables is at fair value, no servicing assets and liabilities are recognized.

 

As of September 26, 2014, approximately $1.1 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities under the ABS Programs for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $673.6 million and deferred purchase price receivables of approximately $426.1 million.  As of March 31, 2014, approximately $1.2 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $729.3 million and deferred purchase price receivables of approximately $470.9 million.  The portion of the purchase price for the receivables which is not paid by the unaffiliated financial institutions in cash is a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid to the special purpose entity as payments on the receivables are collected from account debtors. The deferred purchase price receivable represents a beneficial interest in the transferred financial assets and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction.  The deferred purchase price receivables are included in other current assets as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, and were carried at the expected recovery amount of the related receivables.  The difference between the carrying amount of the receivables sold under these programs and the sum of the cash and fair value of the deferred purchase price receivables received at time of transfer is recognized as a loss on sale of the related receivables and recorded in interest and other, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and were immaterial for all periods presented.

 

As of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the accounts receivable balances that were sold under the ABS Programs were removed from the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the net cash proceeds received by the Company were included as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

For the six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, cash flows from sales of receivables under the ABS Programs consisted of approximately $2.1 billion and $1.9 billion for transfers of receivables, respectively (of which approximately $76.5 million and $182.7 million, respectively, represented new transfers and the remainder proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers).

 

The following table summarizes the activity in the deferred purchase price receivables account:

 

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Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

463,124

 

$

420,887

 

$

470,908

 

$

412,357

 

Transfers of receivables

 

720,921

 

983,623

 

1,499,781

 

1,866,540

 

Collections

 

(757,988

)

(846,199

)

(1,544,632

)

(1,720,586

)

Ending balance

 

$

426,057

 

$

558,311

 

$

426,057

 

$

558,311

 

 

Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

 

The Company also sold accounts receivables to certain third-party banking institutions. The outstanding balance of receivables sold and not yet collected was approximately $571.5 million and $341.8 million as of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, respectively. For the six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, total accounts receivable sold to certain third party banking institutions was approximately $2.3 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively.  The receivables that were sold were removed from the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the cash received is reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

10.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

 

Level 1 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

The Company has deferred compensation plans for its officers and certain other employees.  Amounts deferred under the plans are invested in hypothetical investments selected by the participant or the participant’s investment manager.  The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets are for the most part included in other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and primarily include investments in equity securities that are valued using active market prices.

 

Level 2 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets) such as cash and cash equivalents and money market funds; or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

 

The Company values foreign exchange forward contracts using level 2 observable inputs which primarily consist of an income approach based on the present value of the forward rate less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount.

 

The Company’s cash equivalents are comprised of bank deposits and money market funds, which are valued using level 2 inputs, such as interest rates and maturity periods. Due to their short-term nature, their carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets also include money market funds, mutual funds, corporate and government bonds and certain convertible securities that are valued using prices obtained from various pricing sources.  These sources price these investments using certain market indices and the performance of these investments in relation to these indices.  As a result, the Company has classified these investments as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Level 3 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

The Company has accrued for certain contingent consideration in connection with its business acquisitions, which is measured at fair value based on internal cash flow models and other inputs. The following table summarizes the activities related to contingent consideration:

 

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Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

11,300

 

$

19,000

 

$

11,300

 

$

25,000

 

Additions to accrual

 

4,500

 

 

4,500

 

 

Fair value adjustments

 

 

(3,000

)

 

(9,000

)

Ending balance

 

$

15,800

 

$

16,000

 

$

15,800

 

$

16,000

 

 

The Company values deferred purchase price receivables relating to its asset-backed securitization program based on a discounted cash flow analysis using unobservable inputs (i.e., level 3 inputs), which are primarily risk free interest rates adjusted for the credit quality of the underlying creditor.  Due to its high credit quality and short term maturity the fair value approximates carrying value.  Significant increases in either of the major unobservable inputs (credit spread, risk free interest rate) in isolation would result in lower fair value estimates, however the impact is not meaningful.  The interrelationship between these inputs is also insignificant.  Refer to note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of the change in the deferred purchase price receivable during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013.

 

There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013.

 

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds and time deposits (included in cash and cash equivalents of the condensed consolidated balance sheet)

 

$

 

$

528,169

 

$

 

$

528,169

 

Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)

 

 

 

426,057

 

426,057

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)

 

 

25,951

 

 

25,951

 

Deferred compensation plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities

 

9,216

 

37,245

 

 

46,461

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)

 

$

 

$

(18,912

)

$

 

$

(18,912

)

Contingent consideration in connection with business acquisitions

 

 

 

(15,800

)

(15,800

)

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds and time deposits (included in cash and cash equivalents of the condensed consolidated balance sheet)

 

$

 

$

552,928

 

$

 

$

552,928

 

Deferred purchase price receivable (Note 9)

 

 

 

470,908

 

470,908

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)

 

 

8,186

 

 

8,186

 

Deferred compensation plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities

 

9,456

 

36,751

 

 

46,207

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts (Note 7)

 

$

 

$

(17,406

)

$

 

$

(17,406

)

Contingent consideration in connection with business acquisitions

 

 

 

(11,300

)

(11,300

)

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

 

Assets held for sale are recorded at the lesser of the carrying value or fair value, which is based on comparable sales from prevailing market data (level 2 inputs).  As of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the fair value of assets that were no longer in use and held for sale totaled approximately $3.6 million and $43.5 million, respectively. These assets primarily represent manufacturing facilities that have been closed as part of the Company’s historical facility consolidations and that met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, the Company sold $39.9 million of assets held for sale.

 

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There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy for assets held-for-sale during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013.

 

Other financial instruments

 

The following table presents the Company’s debt not carried at fair value:

 

 

 

As of September 26, 2014

 

As of March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Hierarchy

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Term Loan, including current portion, due in installments through August 2018

 

$

600,000

 

$

585,750

 

$

600,000

 

$

591,750

 

Level 1

 

Term Loan, including current portion, due in installments through March 2019

 

493,750

 

484,803

 

500,000

 

497,190

 

Level 1

 

4.625% Notes due February 2020

 

500,000

 

502,510

 

500,000

 

504,688

 

Level 1

 

5.000% Notes due February 2023

 

500,000

 

505,000

 

500,000

 

517,650

 

Level 1

 

Total

 

$

2,093,750

 

$

2,078,063

 

$

2,100,000

 

$

2,111,278

 

 

 

 

The term loans and Notes due February 2020 and February 2023 are valued based on broker trading prices in active markets.

 

11.  RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

The Company completed certain restructuring activities during fiscal year 2014 that were intended to improve its operational efficiencies by reducing excess workforce and capacity and realign the corporate cost structure. Restructuring charges are recorded based upon employee termination dates, site closure and consolidation plans.

 

During the six-month period ended September 27, 2013, the Company recognized restructuring charges of approximately $40.8 million, of which $35.1 million were recorded as a component of cost of sales and $5.6 million were recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.  Of the total restructuring charges, $32.2 million was associated with the terminations of 5,106 identified employees. The identified employee terminations by reportable geographic region amounted to approximately 3,947 in Asia, 1,105 in the Americas and 54 in Europe. The costs associated with these restructuring activities include employee severance, other personnel costs, non-cash impairment charges on equipment no longer in use and to be disposed of, and other exit related costs due to facility closures or rationalizations.  Of the total restructuring charges, $1.9 million were non-cash charges related to the impairment of long-lived assets, and were classified as a component of cost of sales.

 

The components of the restructuring charges by geographic region incurred during the six-month period ended September 27, 2013 were as follows:

 

 

 

Americas

 

Asia

 

Europe

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Severance

 

$

11,331

 

$

16,205

 

$

4,631

 

$

32,167

 

Long-lived asset impairment

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,900

 

Other exit costs

 

2,248

 

3,157

 

1,288

 

6,693

 

Total restructuring charges

 

$

13,579

 

$

21,262

 

$

5,919

 

$

40,760

 

 

The majority of severance costs were classified as a component of cost of sales.

 

During the six-month period ended September 27, 2013, the Company recognized approximately $6.7 million of other exit costs, which was primarily comprised of $3.8 million related to personnel costs and $2.9 million of contractual obligations that resulted from facility closures. The majority of these costs were classified as a component of cost of sales.

 

During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, the Company paid approximately $25.0 million for restructuring charges.  Total restructuring charges accrued as of September 26, 2014 were approximately $17.4 million, of which the majority was classified as a short-term obligation.

 

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12. BUSINESS AND ASSETS ACQUISITIONS

 

During the three-month period ended September 26, 2014, the Company completed two acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.  Both of the acquired businesses expanded the Company’s capabilities in the medical devices market, particularly precision plastics.  The total consideration was paid in cash and amounted to $31.4 million net of $5.6 million of cash held by the acquirees.  The Company recorded goodwill of $21.7 million in connection with these acquisitions.  The results of operations were included in the Company’s consolidated financial results beginning on the date of these acquisitions. Pro-forma results of operations for these acquisitions have not been presented because the effects of the acquisitions were immaterial to the Company’s consolidated financial results for all periods presented.

 

The Company is in the process of evaluating the fair value of the assets and liabilities related to business combinations completed during the recent periods. Additional information, which existed as of the acquisition date, may become known to the Company during the remainder of the measurement period, a period not to exceed 12 months from the date of acquisition.  Changes to amounts recorded as assets and liabilities may result in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill during the respective measurement periods.

 

13.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation and other legal matters

 

On December 11, 2013, Xilinx, Inc. (plaintiff) filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County, California, Superior Court against Flextronics International, Ltd.; Flextronics International USA, Inc.; and Flextronics Corporation (Case No. 113CV257431).  The complaint asserts various claims, including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and unfair competition, based on specific alleged incidents concerning our purchases and sales of Xilinx products.  The plaintiff seeks an unspecified amount of compensatory, statutory, punitive, and other forms of damages, injunctive relief, and attorneys’ fees and costs.  The plaintiff also seeks a jury trial.  On June 25, 2014, we filed motions for Demurrer and to Strike asking the court to dismiss the claims against us.  The court has scheduled a hearing on the motions for December 19, 2014.  Although the outcome of this matter is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of this matter, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, would not be material to the financial statements.

 

During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, one of our non-operating Brazilian subsidiaries received an assessment of approximately $100 million related to income and social contribution taxes, interest and penalties.  The Company believes there is no legal basis for the assessment and expects that any losses are remote.  The Company plans to vigorously defend itself through the administrative and judicial processes.

 

In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of these matters, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.

 

14.  SHARE REPURCHASES

 

During the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 the Company repurchased 9.3 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $101.3 million and 19.8 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $203.4 million, respectively, and retired all of these shares.

 

Under the Company’s current share repurchase program, the Board of Directors authorized repurchases of its outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million in accordance with the share repurchase mandate approved by the Company’s shareholders at the date of the most recent Extraordinary General Meeting held on August 28, 2014. As of September 26, 2014, shares in the aggregate amount of $456.7 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan.

 

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15.  SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Flextronics International Ltd. (“Parent”) has two tranches of Notes of $500 million each outstanding, which mature on February 15, 2020 and February 15, 2023, respectively. These Notes are senior unsecured obligations, and are guaranteed, fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis, by certain of the Company’s 100% owned subsidiaries (the “guarantor subsidiaries”). These subsidiary guarantees will terminate upon 1) a sale or other disposition of the guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the guarantor (other than to the Parent or a subsidiary); 2) such guarantor ceasing to be a guarantor or a borrower under the Company’s Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Line of Credit; 3) defeasance or discharge of the Notes, as provided in the Notes indenture; or 4) if at any time the Notes are rated investment grade.

 

In lieu of providing separate financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries, the Company has included the accompanying condensed consolidating financial statements, which are presented using the equity method of accounting. The principal elimination entries relate to investment in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions, including transactions with the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

470,139

 

$

321,665

 

$

722,548

 

$

 

$

1,514,352

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,189,969

 

1,336,911

 

 

2,526,880

 

Inventories

 

 

1,653,596

 

1,973,044

 

 

3,626,640

 

Inter company receivable

 

10,094,013

 

8,128,810

 

10,142,505

 

(28,365,328

)

 

Other current assets

 

6,577

 

202,559

 

1,002,052

 

 

1,211,188

 

Total current assets

 

10,570,729

 

11,496,599

 

15,177,060

 

(28,365,328

)

8,879,060

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

504,883

 

1,689,083

 

 

2,193,966

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

625

 

47,428

 

365,184

 

 

413,237

 

Other assets

 

2,495,053

 

108,349

 

2,196,815

 

(4,366,607

)

433,610

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

930,357

 

1,372,617

 

16,077,482

 

(18,380,456

)

 

Total assets

 

$

13,996,764

 

$

13,529,876

 

$

35,505,624

 

$

(51,112,391

)

$

11,919,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

$

40,000

 

$

35

 

$

5,544

 

$

 

$

45,579

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,657,866

 

3,035,660

 

 

4,693,526

 

Accrued payroll

 

 

117,170

 

264,096

 

 

381,266

 

Inter company payable

 

9,532,897

 

11,370,249

 

7,462,182

 

(28,365,328

)

 

Other current liabilities

 

26,609

 

825,056

 

1,084,239

 

 

1,935,904

 

Total current liabilities

 

9,599,506

 

13,970,376

 

11,851,721

 

(28,365,328

)

7,056,275

 

Long term liabilities

 

2,092,704

 

2,091,422

 

2,703,225

 

(4,366,607

)

2,520,744

 

Flextronics International Ltd. shareholders’ equity

 

2,304,554

 

(2,531,922

)

20,912,378

 

(18,380,456

)

2,304,554

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

38,300

 

 

38,300

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,304,554

 

(2,531,922

)

20,950,678

 

(18,380,456

)

2,342,854

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

13,996,764

 

$

13,529,876

 

$

35,505,624

 

$

(51,112,391

)

$

11,919,873

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

638,714

 

$

210,462

 

$

744,552

 

$

 

$

1,593,728

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

1,203,600

 

1,494,385

 

 

2,697,985

 

Inventories

 

 

1,701,872

 

1,897,136

 

 

3,599,008

 

Inter company receivable

 

8,867,520

 

6,963,002

 

9,528,158

 

(25,358,680

)

 

Other current assets

 

246

 

383,590

 

1,125,769

 

 

1,509,605

 

Total current assets

 

9,506,480

 

10,462,526

 

14,790,000

 

(25,358,680

)

9,400,326

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

490,166

 

1,798,490

 

 

2,288,656

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 

775

 

46,916

 

329,527

 

 

377,218

 

Other assets

 

2,585,169

 

120,739

 

4,692,156

 

(6,964,114

)

433,950

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

3,350,690

 

822,528

 

15,965,981

 

(20,139,199

)

 

Total assets

 

$

15,443,114

 

$

11,942,875

 

$

37,576,154

 

$

(52,461,993

)

$

12,500,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt

 

$

32,500

 

$

60

 

$

15

 

$

 

$

32,575

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,614,384

 

3,133,395

 

 

4,747,779

 

Accrued payroll

 

 

106,046

 

248,843

 

 

354,889

 

Inter company payable

 

8,607,486

 

10,126,691

 

6,624,503

 

(25,358,680

)

 

Other current liabilities

 

24,868

 

756,767

 

1,739,809

 

 

2,521,444

 

Total current liabilities

 

8,664,854

 

12,603,948

 

11,746,565

 

(25,358,680

)

7,656,687

 

Long term liabilities

 

4,615,210

 

2,140,985

 

2,849,703

 

(6,964,114

)

2,641,784

 

Flextronics International Ltd. shareholders’ equity

 

2,163,050

 

(2,802,058

)

22,941,257

 

(20,139,199

)

2,163,050

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

38,629

 

 

38,629

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,163,050

 

(2,802,058

)

22,979,886

 

(20,139,199

)

2,201,679

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

15,443,114

 

$

11,942,875

 

$

37,576,154

 

$

(52,461,993

)

$

12,500,150

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three-Month Period Ended September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net sales

 

$

 

$

4,456,995

 

$

5,219,767

 

$

(3,148,245

)

$

6,528,517

 

Cost of sales

 

 

4,139,945

 

5,159,736

 

(3,148,245

)

6,151,436

 

Gross profit

 

 

317,050

 

60,031

 

 

377,081

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

57,525

 

147,065

 

 

204,590

 

Intangible amortization

 

75

 

605

 

7,552

 

 

8,232

 

Interest and other, net

 

(68,309

)

277,193

 

(198,962

)

 

9,922

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

68,234

 

(18,273

)

104,376

 

 

154,337

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

8,142

 

7,292

 

 

15,434

 

Equity in earnings in subsidiaries

 

70,669

 

(49,086

)

50,147

 

(71,730

)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

138,903

 

$

(75,501

)

$

147,231

 

$

(71,730

)

$

138,903

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Three-Month Period Ended September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net sales

 

$

 

$

4,325,352

 

$

5,239,450

 

$

(3,154,696

)

$

6,410,106

 

Cost of sales

 

 

3,965,291

 

5,231,088

 

(3,154,696

)

6,041,683

 

Gross profit

 

 

360,061

 

8,362

 

 

368,423

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

57,999

 

160,501

 

 

218,500

 

Intangible amortization

 

75

 

955

 

6,688

 

 

7,718

 

Interest and other, net

 

(163,869

)

284,155

 

(106,685

)

 

13,601

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

163,794

 

16,952

 

(52,142

)

 

128,604

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

2,188

 

8,211

 

 

10,399

 

Equity in earnings in subsidiaries

 

(45,589

)

(85,198

)

41,901

 

88,886

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

118,205

 

$

(70,434

)

$

(18,452

)

$

88,886

 

$

118,205

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Six-Month Period Ended September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net sales

 

$

 

$

8,968,224

 

$

10,025,449

 

$

(5,822,411

)

$

13,171,262

 

Cost of sales

 

 

8,298,137

 

9,937,670

 

(5,822,411

)

12,413,396

 

Gross profit

 

 

670,087

 

87,779

 

 

757,866

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

112,019

 

301,848

 

 

413,867

 

Intangible amortization

 

150

 

1,229

 

13,804

 

 

15,183

 

Interest and other, net

 

(51,777

)

536,944

 

(500,617

)

 

(15,450

)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

51,627

 

19,895

 

272,744

 

 

344,266

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

14,790

 

16,686

 

 

31,476

 

Equity in earnings in subsidiaries

 

261,163

 

12,774

 

86,579

 

(360,516

)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

312,790

 

$

17,879

 

$

342,637

 

$

(360,516

)

$

312,790

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the Six-Month Period Ended September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net sales

 

$

 

$

8,066,344

 

$

9,582,043

 

$

(5,447,156

)

$

12,201,231

 

Cost of sales

 

 

7,360,905

 

9,608,024

 

(5,447,156

)

11,521,773

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

 

705,439

 

(25,981

)

 

679,458

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

800

 

118,448

 

322,871

 

 

442,119

 

Intangible amortization

 

150

 

2,036

 

13,734

 

 

15,920

 

Interest and other, net

 

(213,203

)

550,750

 

(304,262

)

 

33,285

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

212,253

 

34,205

 

(58,324

)

 

188,134

 

Provision for income taxes

 

10

 

6,582

 

4,080

 

 

10,672

 

Equity in earnings in subsidiaries

 

(34,781

)

(95,847

)

34,748

 

95,880

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

177,462

 

$

(68,224

)

$

(27,656

)

$

95,880

 

$

177,462

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three-Month Period Ended September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

138,903

 

$

(75,501

)

$

147,231

 

$

(71,730

)

$

138,903

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of zero tax

 

(5,683

)

75,966

 

65,611

 

(141,577

)

(5,683

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other, net of zero tax

 

(2,433

)

(2,058

)

(2,433

)

4,491

 

(2,433

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

130,787

 

$

(1,593

)

$

210,409

 

$

(208,816

)

$

130,787

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three-Month Period Ended September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

118,205

 

$

(70,434

)

$

(18,452

)

$

88,886

 

$

118,205

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of zero tax

 

(11,988

)

(38,084

)

(39,132

)

77,216

 

(11,988

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other, net of zero tax

 

9,553

 

4,668

 

9,553

 

(14,221

)

9,553

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

115,770

 

$

(103,850

)

$

(48,031

)

$

151,881

 

$

115,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Six-Month Period Ended September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

312,790

 

$

17,879

 

$

342,637

 

$

(360,516

)

$

312,790

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of zero tax

 

(9,828

)

91,618

 

71,337

 

(162,955

)

(9,828

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other, net of zero tax

 

8,292

 

(228

)

8,292

 

(8,064

)

8,292

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

311,254

 

$

109,269

 

$

422,266

 

$

(531,535

)

$

311,254

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Six-Month Period Ended September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

177,462

 

$

(68,224

)

$

(27,656

)

$

95,880

 

$

177,462

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of zero tax

 

(29,497

)

(64,165

)

(66,413

)

130,578

 

(29,497

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments and other, net of zero tax

 

(581

)

3,424

 

(582

)

(2,842

)

(581

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

147,384

 

$

(128,965

)

$

(94,651

)

$

223,616

 

$

147,384

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the Six-Month Period Ended September 26, 2014

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

24,949

 

$

217,745

 

$

63,551

 

$

 

306,245

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal

 

 

(73,455

)

(64,929

)

(11

)

(138,395

)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

(32,589

)

 

(32,589

)

Proceeds from divesture of business, net of cash held in divested business

 

 

 

(5,493

)

 

(5,493

)

Investing cash flows from (to) affiliates

 

(833,951

)

(1,064,718

)

351,146

 

1,547,523

 

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

(6,134

)

(22,721

)

 

(28,855

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(833,951

)

(1,144,307

)

225,414

 

1,547,512

 

(205,332

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt

 

 

 

11,387

 

 

11,387

 

Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(6,250

)

(888

)

(2,047

)

 

(9,185

)

Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares

 

(206,771

)

 

 

 

(206,771

)

Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares

 

11,412

 

 

 

 

11,412

 

Financing cash flows from (to) affiliates

 

925,410

 

1,039,792

 

(417,690

)

(1,547,512

)

 

Other financing activities, net

 

 

 

3,382

 

 

3,382

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

723,801

 

1,038,904

 

(404,968

)

(1,547,512

)

(189,775

)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

(83,374

)

(1,139

)

93,999

 

 

9,486

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(168,575

)

111,203

 

(22,004

)

 

(79,376

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

638,714

 

210,462

 

744,552

 

 

1,593,728

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

470,139

 

$

321,665

 

$

722,548

 

$

 

$

1,514,352

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the Six-Month Period Ended September 27, 2013

 

 

 

Parent

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

199,101

 

$

(729,765

)

$

884,283

 

$

139

 

$

353,758

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment, net of proceeds from disposal

 

 

(175,791

)

(135,190

)

 

(310,981

)

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

(61,587

)

(125,956

)

 

(187,543

)

Proceeds from divestiture of business, net of cash held in divested business

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000

 

Investing cash flows from (to) affiliates

 

(345,190

)

110,985

 

(2,108,241

)

2,342,446

 

 

Other investing activities, net

 

 

1,165

 

6,271

 

 

7,436

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(345,190

)

(125,228

)

(2,362,116

)

2,342,446

 

(490,088

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt

 

933,000

 

278

 

169

 

 

933,447

 

Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(403,821

)

(979

)

(1

)

 

(404,801

)

Payments for early retirement of long-term debt

 

(503,422

)

(41,418

)

 

 

(544,840

)

Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares

 

(324,594

)

 

 

 

(324,594

)

Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares

 

19,637

 

 

 

 

19,637

 

Financing cash flows from (to) affiliates

 

(90,262

)

823,930

 

1,608,917

 

(2,342,585

)

 

Other financing activities, net

 

 

 

14,743

 

 

14,743

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(369,462

)

781,811

 

1,623,828

 

(2,342,585

)

(306,408

)

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

38,541

 

1,502

 

(57,326

)

 

(17,283

)

Net decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(477,010

)

(71,680

)

88,669

 

 

(460,021

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

740,515

 

226,372

 

620,200

 

 

1,587,087

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

263,505

 

$

154,692

 

$

708,869

 

$

 

$

1,127,066

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Unless otherwise specifically stated, references in this report to “Flextronics,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms mean Flextronics International Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

 

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “plans” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties discussed in this section, as well as any risks and uncertainties discussed in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this report on Form 10-Q, and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014. In addition, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business. Accordingly, our future results may differ materially from historical results or from those discussed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We are a globally-recognized leading provider of supply chain solutions that span from concept through consumption. We design, build, ship and service complete packaged electronic products for original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the following business groups: High Reliability Solutions (“HRS”), which is comprised of our medical, automotive, and defense and aerospace businesses; Consumer Technology Group (“CTG”), which includes our mobile devices business, including smart phones; our consumer electronics business, including game consoles and wearable electronics; and our high-volume computing business, including various supply chain solutions for notebook personal computing (“PC”), tablets, and printers; Industrial and Emerging Industries (“IEI”), which is comprised of our household appliances, semi-cap equipment, kiosks, energy and emerging industries businesses; and Integrated Network Solutions (“INS”), which includes our telecommunications infrastructure, data networking, connected home, and server and storage businesses.

 

Our strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically integrated global supply chain solutions through which we can design, build, ship and service a complete packaged product for our OEM customers. This enables our OEM customers to leverage our supply chain solutions to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle.

 

Over the past few years, we have seen an increased level of diversification by many companies, primarily in the technology sector. Some companies that have historically identified themselves as software providers, internet service providers or e-commerce retailers have started to enter the highly competitive and rapidly evolving technology hardware markets, such as mobile devices, home entertainment and wearable devices. This trend has resulted in a significant change in the manufacturing and supply chain solutions requirements of such companies. While the products have become more complex, the supply chain solutions required by such companies have become more customized and demanding, and it has changed the manufacturing and supply chain landscape significantly.

 

We use a portfolio management approach to manage our extensive service offerings. As our OEM customers change the way they go to market, we are able to reorganize and rebalance our business portfolio in order to align with our customers’ needs and requirements in an effort to optimize operating results. The objective of our business model is to allow us to be flexible and redeploy and reposition our assets and resources as necessary to meet specific customer’s supply chain solutions across all of the markets we serve and earn a return on our invested capital above the weighted average cost of that capital.

 

During fiscal year 2014, we launched multiple programs broadly across our portfolio of services and, in some instances, we deployed certain new technologies.  We expect that these new programs will continue to increase in complexity in order to provide competitive advantages to our customers.  We anticipate these programs will continue ramping with an increase in volume production during fiscal year 2015 and beyond.  Until we achieve such higher levels of revenue, we expect that our gross margin and operating margin may be negatively impacted as profitability normally lags revenue growth due to incremental start-up costs, operational inefficiencies, under-absorbed overhead costs and lower manufacturing program volumes while in the ramp phase.  We expect that our margins for these programs will improve over time as the revenue increases due to increased volumes and certain cost control measures.

 

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We are one of the world’s largest providers of global supply chain solutions, with revenues of $13.2 billion for the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 and $26.1 billion in fiscal year 2014.  We have established an extensive network of manufacturing facilities in the world’s major electronics markets (Asia, the Americas and Europe) in order to serve the growing outsourcing needs of both multinational and regional OEMs. We design, build, ship and service electronics products for our customers through a network of facilities in approximately 30 countries across four continents.  As of September 26, 2014, our total manufacturing capacity was approximately 25.0 million square feet.  The following tables set forth the relative percentages and dollar amounts of net sales and net property and equipment, by country, based on the location of our manufacturing sites:

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

Net sales:

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

China

 

$

2,476,736

 

38

%

$

2,513,539

 

39

%

$

5,026,967

 

38

%

$

4,648,581

 

38

%

Mexico

 

876,339

 

13

%

899,752

 

14

%

1,725,937

 

13

%

1,777,225

 

15

%

U.S

 

689,737

 

11

%

706,346

 

11

%

1,444,457

 

11

%

1,347,132

 

11

%

Malaysia

 

560,849

 

9

%

562,071

 

9

%

1,101,961

 

8

%

1,097,690

 

9

%

Brazil

 

545,384

 

8

%

388,956

 

6

%

1,142,031

 

9

%

719,550

 

6

%

Other

 

1,379,472

 

21

%

1,339,442

 

21

%

2,729,909

 

21

%

2,611,053

 

21

%

 

 

$

6,528,517

 

 

 

$

6,410,106

 

 

 

$

13,171,262

 

 

 

$

12,201,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

Property and equipment, net:

 

September 26, 2014

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

China

 

$

835,028

 

38

%

$

941,850

 

41

%

U.S

 

360,479

 

16

%

362,199

 

16

%

Mexico

 

290,525

 

13

%

326,287

 

14

%

Malaysia

 

156,803

 

7

%

153,194

 

7

%

Brazil

 

98,502

 

4

%

88,867

 

4

%

Other

 

452,629

 

22

%

416,259

 

18

%

 

 

$

2,193,966

 

 

 

$

2,288,656

 

 

 

 

We believe that the combination of our extensive open innovation platform solutions, design and engineering services, advanced supply chain management solutions and services, significant scale and global presence, and industrial campuses in low-cost geographic areas provide us with a competitive advantage and strong differentiation in the market for designing, manufacturing and servicing electronics products for leading multinational and regional OEMs. Specifically, we have launched multiple product innovation centers (“PIC”) focused exclusively on offering our OEM customers the ability to simplify their global product development, manufacturing process, and after sales services, and enable them to meaningfully accelerate their time to market and cost savings.

 

Our operating results are affected by a number of factors, including the following:

 

·             changes in the macro-economic environment and related changes in consumer demand;

 

·             the mix of the manufacturing services we are providing, the number and size of new manufacturing programs, the degree to which we utilize our manufacturing capacity, seasonal demand, shortages of components and other factors;

 

·             the effects on our business when our customers are not successful in marketing their products, or when their products do not gain widespread commercial acceptance;

 

·             our ability to achieve commercially viable production yields and to manufacture components in commercial quantities to the performance specifications demanded by our OEM customers;

 

·             the effects on our business due to our customers’ products having short product life cycles;

 

·             our customers’ ability to cancel or delay orders or change production quantities;

 

·             our customers’ decision to choose internal manufacturing instead of outsourcing for their product requirements;

 

·             our exposure to financially troubled customers;

 

·             integration of acquired businesses and facilities;

 

·                  increased labor costs due to adverse labor conditions in the markets we operate; and

 

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·                  changes in tax legislation.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions.

 

Refer to the accounting policies under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, where we discuss our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales. The financial information and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this document. In addition, reference should be made to our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

Net sales

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

94.2

 

94.3

 

94.2

 

94.4

 

Gross profit

 

5.8

 

5.7

 

5.8

 

5.6

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

3.1

 

3.4

 

3.1

 

3.6

 

Intangible amortization

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Interest and other, net

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

Other charges (income), net

 

 

 

(0.3

)

0.1

 

Income before income taxes

 

2.4

 

2.0

 

2.7

 

1.6

 

Provision for income taxes

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

0.1

 

Net income

 

2.2

%

1.8

%

2.5

%

1.5

%

 

Net sales

 

The following table sets forth our net sales by business group and their relative percentages. Historical information has been recast to reflect realignment of customers and/or products between business groups to ensure comparability:

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

Six-Month Periods Ended

 

Business groups:

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

September 26, 2014

 

September 27, 2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

(In thousands)

 

Integrated Network Solutions

 

$

2,408,899

 

37

%

$

2,587,528

 

40

%

$

4,911,394

 

37

%

$

5,119,673

 

42

%

Consumer Technology Group

 

2,141,444

 

33

%

2,097,495

 

33

%

4,301,577

 

33

%

3,643,978

 

30

%

Industrial & Emerging Industries

 

1,103,040

 

17

%

939,979

 

15

%

2,237,219

 

17

%

1,846,206

 

15

%

High Reliability Solutions

 

875,134

 

13

%

785,104

 

12

%

1,721,072

 

13

%

1,591,374

 

13

%

 

 

$

6,528,517

 

 

 

$

6,410,106

 

 

 

$

13,171,262

 

 

 

$

12,201,231

 

 

 

 

Net sales during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 totaled $6.5 billion and $13.2 billion, respectively.  Sales increased by approximately $0.1 billion, or 2%, and $1.0 billion, or 8% from $6.4 billion and $12.2 billion during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013, respectively.  Revenue increased across all of our business groups, except for INS, which experienced a marginal decrease.

 

The increase in revenue from our IEI business group is primarily attributable to a broad increase across product categories, most notably in our energy business and in our household appliances businesses. The increased revenue from our HRS business group is primarily due to higher sales to our automotive customers as a result of an increased use of electronics throughout vehicles in areas such as in-car connectivity, LED lighting, and power management.  The increased revenue from our CTG business group is primarily as a result of our acquisition of certain manufacturing operations from Google’s Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola) during the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and the business ramping up during the mid to latter part of fiscal 2014. These increases were offset by a

 

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decrease in revenue in our INS business group amounting to $0.2 billion for both the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 primarily attributable to broad softness in our connected home and telecom businesses.

 

For the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014, net sales increased $100.1 million to $2.1 billion and $450.4 million to $4.3 billion in the Americas, respectively, and increased $46.6 million to $1.1 billion and $115.1 million to $2.1 billion in Europe, respectively. Net sales in Asia decreased $28.3 million to $3.3 billion for the three-month period ended September 26, 2014, while increasing $404.6 million to $6.7 billion for the six-month period then ended.

 

Our ten largest customers during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 accounted for approximately 51% and 52% of net sales, respectively. Google (including Motorola) accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014. Our ten largest customers during the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013 accounted for approximately 52% and 50% of net sales, respectively. Google (including Motorola) accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the three-month period ended September 27, 2013. No single customer accounted for greater than 10% of our net sales during the six-month period ended September 27, 2013.

 

Gross profit

 

Gross profit is affected by a number of factors, including the number and size of new manufacturing programs, product mix, component costs and availability, product life cycles, unit volumes, pricing, competition, new product introductions, capacity utilization and the expansion and consolidation of manufacturing facilities. The flexible design of our manufacturing processes allows us to build a broad range of products in our facilities and better utilize our manufacturing capacity. In the cases of new programs, profitability normally lags revenue growth due to product start-up costs, lower manufacturing program volumes in the start-up phase, operational inefficiencies, and under-absorbed overhead. Gross margin for these programs often improves over time as manufacturing volumes increase, as our utilization rates and overhead absorption improve, and as we increase the level of manufacturing services content. As a result of these various factors, our gross margin varies from period to period.

 

Gross profit during the three-month period ended September 26, 2014 increased $8.7 million to $377.1 million, or 5.8% of net sales from $368.4 million, or 5.7% of net sales, during the three-month period ended September 27, 2013. Gross profit during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 increased $78.4 million to $757.9 million, or 5.8% of net sales from $679.5 million, or 5.6% of net sales, during the six-month period ended September 27, 2013.  Gross margins improved 10 basis points and 20 basis points in the three-month and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014 compared to that of the three-month and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013 primarily as a result of increased revenues and favorable product mix from our higher margin business groups such as IEI and HRS coupled with benefits of an improved cost structure following our restructuring activities completed in fiscal year 2014.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) amounted to $204.6 million, or 3.1% of net sales, during the three-month period ended September 26, 2014, decreasing $13.9 million from $218.5 million, or 3.4% of net sales, during the three-month period ended September 27, 2013. SG&A was $413.9 million, or 3.1% of net sales, during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, decreasing $28.3 million from $442.1 million, or 3.6% of net sales, during the six-month period ended September 27, 2013.  Our SG&A expenses decreased in the current year periods, both in dollars and as a percentage of revenue, primarily as a result of certain cost reduction and rationalization measures that we undertook in the prior fiscal year.

 

Intangible amortization

 

Amortization of intangible assets increased by $0.5 million during the three-month period ended September 26, 2014 to $8.2 million from $7.7 million for the three-month period ended September 27, 2013 primarily due to incremental amortization expenses on intangible assets relating to our acquisitions completed during the latter part of fiscal 2014 and during fiscal 2015, as well as the purchase of certain technology rights during fiscal 2015 as further discussed in note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Amortization of intangible assets decreased by $0.7 million during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 to $15.2 million from $15.9 million for the six-month period ended September 27, 2013 primarily due to certain high value intangible assets that were fully amortized during fiscal year 2014, resulting in lower amortization expense during the current fiscal year. The decrease was offset by incremental intangible amortization expense in connection with our recent acquisitions, as well as the purchase of certain technology rights as discussed above.

 

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Interest and other, net

 

Interest and other, net was $12.5 million during the three-month period ended September 26, 2014 compared to $14.6 million during the three-month period ended September 27, 2013. The decrease in interest and other, net of $2.1 million was primarily due to an increase in foreign currency gains in the current period mainly associated with the strength of the Chinese renminbi (“RMB”) combined with lower interest on our debt facilities that were refinanced during the period ended September 27, 2013 and in the later part of fiscal 2014.

 

Interest and other, net was $31.1 million during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 compared to $27.2 million during the six-month period ended September 27, 2013. The increase in interest and other, net of $3.9 million was primarily due to a decrease in foreign currency gains as a result of losses incurred during the first quarter of fiscal 2015 associated with the weakened Chinese RMB during that period, partially offset by an increase in income of $6.0 million during the six-month period ended September 27, 2013 relating to the fair value adjustment of contingent consideration in connection with certain insignificant business acquisitions, and a decrease in interest expense as a result of refinancing of certain debt facilities as described above.

 

Refer to note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our interest and other, net activities.

 

Other charges (income), net

 

Other income, net remained relatively consistent for the three-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013, respectively.

 

Other income, net was $46.6 million during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 principally as a result of the reversal of a contractual obligation with a certain customer recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 in the amount of $55.0 million.  We executed an amendment to the customer contract during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 which relieved us of this contractual commitment.  This was partially offset by an $11.0 million loss in connection with the disposition of a manufacturing facility in Western Europe.

 

During the six-month period ended September 27, 2013, we recognized a loss of $7.1 million relating to the exercise of a warrant to purchase shares of a certain supplier and sale of the underlying shares for total proceeds of $67.3 million.

 

Income taxes

 

Certain of our subsidiaries have, at various times, been granted tax relief in their respective countries, resulting in lower income taxes than would otherwise be the case under ordinary tax rates. Refer to note 13, “Income Taxes,” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 for further discussion.

 

Our policy is to provide a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets that in our estimation are not more likely than not to be realized.

 

The consolidated effective tax rate was 10.0% and 9.1% for the three and six-month periods ended September 26, 2014, respectively, and 8.1% and 5.7% for the three and six-month periods ended September 27, 2013, respectively.  The consolidated effective tax rate varies from the Singapore statutory rate of 17.0% as a result of recognition of earnings in different jurisdictions, operating loss carryforwards, income tax credits, previously established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, as well as the effect of certain tax holidays and incentives granted to our subsidiaries primarily in China, Malaysia and Israel. We generate most of our revenues and profits from operations outside of Singapore. The effective tax rate for the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 is higher than the effective tax rate for the six-month period ended September 27, 2013 primarily as a result of changes in various valuation allowance positions and a shift in jurisdictional mix of income to higher tax jurisdictions, partially offset by a net decrease in the liabilities for uncertain tax positions.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As of September 26, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.5 billion and bank and other borrowings of approximately $2.1 billion. We also have a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility that expires in March 2019, under which there were no borrowings outstanding as of the end of the quarter.  As of September 26, 2014, we were in compliance with the covenants under each of our existing credit facilities and indentures.

 

Cash provided by operating activities was $306.2 million during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014. This resulted primarily from $312.8 million of net income for the period plus $260.3 million of non-cash charges such as depreciation, amortization, and other impairment charges, offset by $266.9 million from changes in our operating assets and liabilities, which was mainly related

 

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to reductions in customer deposits that were received in prior periods to support increased working capital requirements in those periods.

 

For the quarterly periods indicated, certain key liquidity metrics were as follows:

 

 

 

Three-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26,
2014

 

June 27, 2014

 

March 31,
2014

 

December 31,
2013

 

September 27,
2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days in trade accounts receivable

 

44 days

 

45 days

 

42 days

 

38 days

 

42 days

 

Days in inventory

 

53 days

 

52 days

 

54 days

 

53 days

 

53 days

 

Days in accounts payable

 

70 days

 

69 days

 

70 days

 

68 days

 

71 days

 

Cash conversion cycle

 

27 days

 

28 days

 

26 days

 

23 days

 

24 days

 

 

Days in trade accounts receivable was calculated as average accounts receivable for the current and prior quarters, adding back the reduction in accounts receivable resulting from non-cash accounts receivable sales, divided by annualized sales for the current quarter by day. During the three-month period ended September 26, 2014, days in trade accounts receivable increased by 2 days compared to the three-month period ended September 27, 2013 largely due to timing of invoicing customers during the current period.  Non-cash accounts receivable sales or deferred purchase price receivables included for the purposes of the calculation were $426.1 million, $463.1 million, $470.9 million, $528.8 million and $558.3 million for the quarters ended September 26, 2014, June 27, 2014, March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and September 27, 2013, respectively. Deferred purchase price receivables are recorded in other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For further information regarding deferred purchase price receivables see note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Days in inventory was calculated as the average inventory for the current and prior quarters divided by annualized cost of sales for the respective quarter by day.  Days in inventory remained consistent at 53 days for both the three-month periods ended September 26, 2014 and September 27, 2013.

 

Days in accounts payable was calculated as the average accounts payable for the current and prior quarters divided by annualized cost of sales for the respective quarter by day. Days in accounts payable decreased by 1 day during the three-month period ended September 26, 2014, compared to the three-month period ended September 27, 2013 primarily due to timing of payments.

 

Our cash conversion cycle was calculated as the sum of days of inventory and days of accounts receivables outstanding less days payable outstanding.  During the three-month period ended September 26, 2014, our cash conversion cycle increased by 3 days compared to the three-month period ended September 27, 2013, due to the factors for each of the components in the calculation discussed above.

 

Cash used by investing activities amounted to $205.3 million during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014.  This resulted primarily from $138.4 million in net capital expenditures for property and equipment to support certain programs and the payment of $32.6 million primarily for the acquisition of two businesses completed during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014.  Other investing activities also includes $15.7 million paid for the purchase of certain technology rights as further discussed in note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity metric because it measures, during a given period, the amount of cash generated that is available to repay debt obligations, make investments, fund acquisitions, repurchase company shares and for certain other activities. Our free cash flow is calculated as cash from operations less net purchases of property and equipment. Our free cash flows for the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 was $167.9 million compared to $42.8 million for the six-month period ended September 27, 2013. Free cash flow is not a measure of liquidity under U.S. GAAP, and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner. Free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities.  Free cash flows reconcile to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of cash flows from operations as follows:

 

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Six-Month Periods Ended

 

 

 

September 26,
2014

 

September 27,
2013

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

306,245

 

$

353,758

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(167,204

)

(321,449

)

Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment

 

28,809

 

10,468

 

Free cash flow

 

$

167,850

 

$

42,777

 

 

Cash used in financing activities was $189.8 million during the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, which was primarily the result of cash paid for the repurchase of our ordinary shares in the amount of $206.8 million partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of our shares for option exercises amounting to $11.4 million and net proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt of $2.2 million.

 

Our cash balances are held in numerous locations throughout the world. Liquidity is affected by many factors, some of which are based on normal ongoing operations of the business and some of which arise from fluctuations related to global economics and markets. Local government regulations may restrict our ability to move cash balances to meet cash needs under certain circumstances; however, any current restrictions are not material. We do not currently expect such regulations and restrictions to impact our ability to pay vendors and conduct operations throughout the global organization. We believe that our existing cash balances, together with anticipated cash flows from operations and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next twelve months. As of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, over half of our cash and cash equivalents was held by foreign subsidiaries outside of Singapore.  Although substantially all of the amounts held outside of Singapore could be repatriated, under current laws, a significant amount could be subject to income tax withholdings. We provide for tax liabilities on these amounts for financial statement purposes, except for certain of our foreign earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested outside of Singapore (approximately $779.0 million as of March 31, 2014). Repatriation could result in an additional income tax payment, however, our intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside of Singapore and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our operations in jurisdictions outside of where they are held. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is that cash balances would remain outside of Singapore and we would meet our liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both.

 

Future liquidity needs will depend on fluctuations in levels of inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the timing of capital expenditures for new equipment, the extent to which we utilize operating leases for new facilities and equipment, the levels of shipments and changes in the volumes of customer orders, and our targeted business and asset acquisitions.

 

Historically, we have funded operations from cash and cash equivalents generated from operations, proceeds from public offerings of equity and debt securities, bank debt and lease financings.  We also sell a designated pool of trade receivables under asset-backed securitization programs and sell certain trade receivables, which are in addition to the trade receivables sold in connection with these securitization agreements.

 

We anticipate that we will enter into debt and equity financings, sales of accounts receivable and lease transactions to fund acquisitions and growth. The sale or issuance of equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to current shareholders. Further, we may issue debt securities that have rights and privileges senior to those of holders of ordinary shares, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on operations and could increase debt service obligations. This increased indebtedness could limit our flexibility as a result of debt service requirements and restrictive covenants, potentially affect our credit ratings, and may limit our ability to access additional capital or execute our business strategy. Any downgrades in credit ratings could adversely affect our ability to borrow as a result of more restrictive borrowing terms. We continue to assess our capital structure and evaluate the merits of redeploying available cash to reduce existing debt or repurchase ordinary shares.

 

Under our current share repurchase program, our Board of Directors authorized repurchases of our outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million in accordance with the share purchase mandate approved by our shareholders at the date of the most recent Extraordinary General Meeting which was held on August 28, 2014.  During the six-month period ended September 26, 2014, we paid $206.8 million to repurchase shares (under the current and prior repurchase plans) at an average price of $10.20 per share.  As of September 26, 2014, shares in the aggregate amount of $456.7 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

 

Information regarding our long-term debt payments, operating lease payments, capital lease payments and other commitments is provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report

 

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on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.  There have been no material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments since March 31, 2014, except for the reversal of a contractual obligation during the first quarter of fiscal 2015 with a certain customer that was recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 in the amount of $55.0 million discussed in note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

We sell designated pools of trade receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions under our ABS programs, and in addition to cash, we receive a deferred purchase price receivable for each pool of the receivables sold. Each of these deferred purchase price receivables serves as additional credit support to the financial institutions and is recorded at its estimated fair value. As of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the fair values of our deferred purchase price receivable were approximately $426.1 million and $470.9 million, respectively. As of September 26, 2014 and March 31, 2014, the outstanding balances on receivables sold for cash were $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, under all our accounts receivable sales programs, which are not included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. For further information see note 9 of our notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

There were no material changes in our exposure to market risks for changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates for the six-month period ended September 26, 2014 as compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 26, 2014, the end of the quarterly fiscal period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 26, 2014, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our second quarter of fiscal year 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

For a description of our material legal proceedings, see note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2014, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.  The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be not material also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The following table provides information regarding purchases of our ordinary shares made by us for the period from June 28, 2014 through September 26, 2014:

 

Period

 

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased

 

Average
Price Paid
per Share

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

 

Approximate Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or
Programs

 

June 28 - August 1, 2014 (1) (2)

 

1,843,436

 

$

10.84

 

1,843,436

 

$

266,981,068

 

August 2 - August 29, 2014 (1) (2)

 

3,553,064

 

$

10.71

 

3,553,064

 

$

225,601,517

 

August 30 - September 26, 2014 (1) (3)

 

3,942,562

 

$

10.97

 

3,942,562

 

$

456,732,288

 

Total

 

9,339,062

 

 

 

9,339,062

 

 

 

 


(1)         During the period from June 28, 2014 through September 26, 2014, all purchases were made pursuant to the programs discussed below in open market transactions.  All purchases were made in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(2)         On July 24, 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 10% of our outstanding ordinary shares which was subsequently approved by our shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on July 29, 2013. As of June 27, 2014, we had 26.5 million shares available to be repurchased under this plan, of which 5.4 million shares we repurchased prior to August 28, 2014 (after which authorization under this plan terminated).

 

(3)         On August 28, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of our outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million. This is in accordance with the share purchase mandate whereby our shareholders approved a repurchase limit of 20% of our issued ordinary shares outstanding at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on the same date as the Board authorization.  As of September 26, 2014, shares in the aggregate amount of $456.7 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan.

 

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibits See Index to Exhibits below.

 

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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.

 

 

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael M. McNamara

 

Michael M. McNamara

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

Date: October 30, 2014

 

 

/s/ Christopher Collier

 

Christopher Collier

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

Date: October 30, 2014

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit

4.01

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 25, 2014, among the Company, the Guarantor party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, to the Indenture, dated as of February 20, 2013, by and between the Company, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, related to the Company’s 4.625% Notes due 2020 and 5.000% Notes due 2023.

10.01

 

Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan for certain executive fiscal year 2015 performance-based awards.

10.02

 

Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan for CEO FY15 performance-based award.

15.01

 

Letter in lieu of consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

31.01

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.02

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.01

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

32.02

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 


* This exhibit is furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Flextronics International Ltd. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

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