SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009

 

OR

 

( ) 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 0-16211

 

DENTSPLY International Inc.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware                                                                                                                                            39-1434669

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(State or other jurisdiction of                                                                                                         (I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)                                                                                                       Identification No.)

 

221 West Philadelphia Street, York, PA                                                                                       17405-0872

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(Address of principal executive offices)                                                                                       (Zip Code)

 

(717) 845-7511

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. 

 

 

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.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: At April 30, 2009, DENTSPLY International Inc. (the “Company”) had 148,528,582 shares of Common Stock outstanding, with a par value of $.01 per share.

DENTSPLY International Inc.

FORM 10-Q

 

For Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

 

INDEX

 

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1 - Financial Statements (unaudited)

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed

 

Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

 

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures

 

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DENTSPLY International Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

March 31, 2009

 

The accompanying Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial statements and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods have been included. Results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for a full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K/A filed May 1, 2009.

 

NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The accounting policies of DENTSPLY International Inc., as applied in the consolidated interim financial statements presented herein, are substantially the same as presented on pages 52 through 58 of the Annual Report Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, except as indicated below:

 

Accounts and Notes Receivable-Trade

 

Accounts and notes receivables – trade, net are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts and trade discounts, which were $19.2 million and $19.4 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

 

Business Acquisitions

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141(R) (“SFAS 141(R)”), “Business Combinations.” It requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction, establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and requires the acquirer to disclose the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has adopted SFAS 141(R) in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.

 

On April 1, 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. SFAS 141(R)-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination that Arise from Contingencies,” which amends and clarifies SFAS 141(R) to address application issues raised by preparers, auditors and members of the legal profession on initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting, and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination. The FSP is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company has adopted the FSP in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009.

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160 (“SFAS 160”), “Noncontrolling Interests (“NCI”) in Consolidated Financial Statements.” This statement amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The Company adopted SFAS 160 on January 1, 2009 and retrospectively reclassed NCI to equity in the Condensed Balance Sheet, retrospectively included NCI in consolidated net income and consolidated comprehensive income, and provided other applicable disclosures. The implementation of SFAS 160 did not impact the Company’s net income attributable to DENTSPLY International in the current or prior periods.

 

Fair Value Measurement      

 

    On February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. SFAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” which amends SFAS 157 by delaying its effective date by one year for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. Therefore, beginning on January 1, 2008, this standard applies prospectively to new fair value measurements of financial instruments and recurring fair value measurements of non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities. The Company has adopted SFAS 157-2 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The implementation of SFAS 157-2 did not impact the Company’s financial statements in the current or prior periods.

 

Revisions in Classification

 

     Certain revisions of classification have been made to prior years' data in order to conform to current year presentation.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements     

 

    On December 31, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. SFAS 132(R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets,” which amends SFAS 132(R) by providing guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. The FSP is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009 with early application permitted. Upon initial application, the provisions of this staff position are not required for earlier periods that are presented for comparative periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this staff position on its disclosures.

 

NOTE 2 – STOCK COMPENSATION  

 

The Company maintains the 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) under which it may grant non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSU”) and stock appreciation rights, collectively referred to as “Awards.” Awards are granted at exercise prices that are equal to the closing stock price on the date of grant. The Company authorizes grants of 14,000,000 shares of common stock, plus any unexercised portion of cancelled or terminated stock options granted under the DENTSPLY International Inc. 1993, 1998, and 2002 Plans, subject to adjustment as follows: each January, if 7% of the total outstanding common shares of the Company exceed 14,000,000, the excess becomes available for grant under the Plan. No more than 2,000,000 shares may be awarded as restricted stock and restricted stock units, and no key employee may be granted restricted stock units in excess of 150,000 shares of common stock in any calendar year.

 

Stock options generally expire ten years after the date of grant under these plans and grants become exercisable over a period of three years after the date of grant at the rate of one-third per year, except when they become immediately exercisable upon death, disability or qualified retirement. Restricted stock units vest 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant and are subject to a service condition, which requires grantees to remain employed by the Company during the three year period following the date of grant. In addition to the service condition, certain key executives are subject to performance requirements. It is the Company’s practice to issue shares from treasury stock when options are exercised.

 

Under SFAS 123(R), the Company continues to use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of the non-qualified stock options. The assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the awards granted are evaluated and revised, as necessary, to reflect market conditions and the Company’s experience.

 

The following table represents total stock based compensation expense and the tax related benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

 

 

The remaining unamortized compensation cost related to non-qualified stock options is $19.8 million, which will be expensed over the weighted average remaining vesting period of the options, or 1.7 years. The unamortized compensation cost related to RSUs is $12.2 million, which will be expensed over the remaining restricted period of the RSUs, or 1.9 years.

 

 

The following table reflects the non-qualified stock options transactions from December 31, 2008 through March 31, 2009:

 

 

 

The weighted average remaining contractual term of all outstanding options is 6.1 years and the weighted average remaining contractual term of exercisable options is 5.0 years.

 

The following table summarizes the unvested restricted stock unit and restricted stock unit dividend transactions from December 31, 2008 through March 31, 2009:

 

 

 

NOTE 3 – COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

The balances included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

 

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, foreign currency translation adjustments included currency translation losses of $89.9 million and gains of $9.7 million on the Company’s loans designated as hedges of net investments. During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, foreign currency translation adjustments included currency translation gains of $116.9 million partially offset by losses of $16.2 million on the Company’s loans designated as hedges of net investments. These foreign currency translation adjustments were offset by net gains on derivatives financial instruments, which are discussed in Note 9, Financial Instruments and Derivatives.

 

The balances included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

 

 

 

The cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments included translation gains of $192.6 million and $278.1 million as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, offset by losses of $98.8 million and $108.5 million, respectively, on loans designated as hedges of net investments. These foreign currency translation adjustments were offset by net gains on derivatives financial instruments, which are discussed in Note 9, Financial Instruments and Derivatives.

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE 4 - EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

 

The dilutive effect of outstanding options and restricted stock is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

Options to purchase 8.1 million shares of common stock that were outstanding during the quarter ended March 31, 2009, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share since the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would be antidilutive. There were 1.4 million antidilutive shares outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

NOTE 5 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 ("SFAS 131"), “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” SFAS 131 establishes standards for disclosing information about reportable segments in financial statements. The Company has numerous operating businesses covering a wide range of products and geographic regions, primarily serving the professional dental market. Professional dental products represented approximately 97% of sales for the periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

 

The operating businesses are combined into operating groups, which have overlapping product offerings, geographical presence, customer bases, distribution channels, and regulatory oversight. These operating groups are considered the Company’s reportable segments under SFAS 131 as the Company’s chief operating decision-maker regularly reviews financial results at the operating group level and uses this information to manage the Company’s operations. The accounting policies of the groups are consistent with those described in the most recently filed 10-K/A Consolidated Financial Statements in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company measures segment income for reporting purposes as net operating profit before restructuring, interest and taxes.

 

In January 2009, the Company moved several locations between segments, which resulted in a change to the management structure, to leverage operating efficiencies. The segment information below reflects this revised structure for all periods shown.

 

United States, Germany, and Certain Other European Regions Consumable Businesses

 

This business group includes responsibility for the design, manufacturing, sales and distribution for certain small equipment and chairside consumable products in the United States, Germany, and certain other European regions. It also has responsibility for the sales and distribution of certain small equipment and chairside products in other regions, and for certain Endodontic products in Germany.

 

France, United Kingdom, Italy and Certain Other European Countries, CIS, Middle East, Africa, Pacific Rim Businesses

 

This business group includes responsibility for the sales and distribution for certain small equipment, chairside consumable products, certain laboratory products and certain Endodontic products in France, United Kingdom, Italy, the Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS”), Middle East, Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Japan and Australia, as well as the sale and distribution of implant products and bone substitute/grafting materials in Italy, Asia and Australia. This business group also

includes the responsibility for sales and distribution for certain laboratory products, implant products and bone substitution/grafting materials for Austria. It also is responsible for sales and distribution for certain small equipment and chairside consumable products, certain laboratory products, implant products and bone substation/grafting materials in certain other European countries. In addition this business group includes the manufacturing and sale of Orthodontic products and certain laboratory products, and the sales and distribution of implant products in Japan, and the manufacturing of certain laboratory and certain Endodontic products in Asia.

 

Canada/Latin America/Endodontics/Orthodontics

 

This business group includes responsibility for the design, manufacture, and/or sales and distribution of certain small equipment, chairside consumable products, certain laboratory products and Endodontic products in Brazil. It also has responsibility for the sales and distribution of most of the Company’s dental products sold in Latin America and Canada. This business group also includes the responsibility for the design and manufacturing for Endodontic products in the United States, Switzerland and Germany and is responsible for sales and distribution of Company Endodontic products in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia, Austria, Latin America and Eastern Europe, and for certain Endodontic products in Germany. This business group is also responsible for the world-wide sales and distribution as well as some manufacturing of the Company’s Orthodontic products, except for Japan. In addition, this business group is also responsible for sales and distribution in the United States for implant and bone substitute/grafting materials and the sales and distribution of implants in Brazil. This business group is also responsible for manufacture, sales and distribution of certain products in the Company’s non-dental business.

 

Dental Laboratory Business/Implants/Non-Dental

 

This business group includes the responsibility for the design, manufacture, sales and distribution for most laboratory products, excluding certain countries mentioned previously, and the design, manufacture, and/or sales and distribution of the Company’s dental implant products and bone substitute/grafting materials, excluding sales and distribution of implants and bone substitute/grafting materials in the United States; Italy, Austria, and certain other Eastern European countries; Asia; and Australia as well as implant products in Brazil and Japan. This business group is also responsible for most of the Company’s non-dental business.

 

Significant interdependencies exist among the Company’s operations in certain geographic areas. Inter-group sales are at prices intended to provide a reasonable profit to the manufacturing unit after recovery of all manufacturing costs and to provide a reasonable profit for purchasing locations after coverage of marketing and general and administrative costs.

 

Generally, the Company evaluates performance of the operating groups based on the groups’ operating income, excluding restructuring, impairment and other costs, and net third party sales, excluding precious metal content.

 

The following tables set forth information about the Company’s operating groups for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

Third Party Net sales, excluding precious metal content

 

The presentation of net sales, excluding precious metal content, is considered a measure not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and is therefore considered a non-GAAP measure. This non-GAAP measure is discussed further in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and a reconciliation of net sales, excluding precious metal content, to net sales is provided below.

 

 

(a) Includes: amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters.

(b) Includes: amounts recorded at Corporate headquarters and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.

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(a) Includes: the results of Corporate headquarters, inter-segment eliminations and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.

(b) Includes: assets of Corporate headquarters, inter-segment eliminations and one distribution warehouse not managed by named segments.

 

NOTE 6 - INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the cost of $11.2 million, or 3.6%, and $9.6 million, or 3.1%, respectively, of inventories was determined by the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method. The cost of other inventories was determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) or average cost methods. The Company establishes

reserves for inventory estimated to be obsolete or unmarketable equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and estimated market value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. The inventory valuation reserves were $29.4 million and $28.4 million as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

 

If the FIFO method had been used to determine the cost of LIFO inventories, the amounts at which net inventories are stated would be higher than reported at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 by $3.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

 

Inventories, net of inventory valuation reserves, consist of the following:

 

 

NOTE 7 - BENEFIT PLANS

 

The following sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s benefit plans and for the Company’s other postretirement employee benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008, respectively:

 

The following sets forth the information related to the funding of the Company’s benefit plans for 2009:

 

NOTE 8 – RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER COSTS

 

Restructuring Costs

 

Restructuring costs of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 are recorded in Restructuring, Impairment and Other Costs in the income statement and the associated liabilities are recorded in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities in the consolidated condensed balance sheet. These costs consist of employee severance benefits, payments due under operating contracts and other restructuring costs.

 

During 2009, the Company initiated several restructuring plans primarily related to the integration, reorganization and closure or consolidation of certain production and selling facilities in order to better leverage the Company’s resources by minimizing costs and obtaining operational efficiencies.

As of March 31, 2009, the Company’s restructuring accruals were as follows:

 

 

 

 

The following table provides the cumulative amounts for all the plans by segment:

 

 

 

Impairments and Other Costs

 

Other costs of $0.4 million for 2009 included costs primarily related to impairments of long-term assets and legal matters. These other costs are reflected in Restructuring, Impairment and Other Costs in the income statement. Legal settlements are further discussed in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies.

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NOTE 9 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES

 

The Company has adopted the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 (“SFAS 161”),”Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging.” The Company’s expanded disclosures are included below.

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

 

The Company's activities expose it to a variety of market risks, which primarily include the risks related to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. These financial exposures are monitored and managed by the Company as part of its overall risk management program. The objective of this risk management program is to reduce the volatility that these market risks may have on the Company's operating results and equity.

 

Certain of the Company's inventory purchases are denominated in foreign currencies, which expose the Company to market risk associated with exchange rate movements. The Company's policy generally is to hedge major foreign currency transaction exposures through foreign exchange forward contracts. These contracts are entered into with major financial institutions thereby minimizing the risk of credit loss. In addition, the Company's investments in foreign subsidiaries are denominated in foreign currencies, which create exposures to changes in exchange rates. The Company uses debt and derivatives denominated in the applicable foreign currency as a means of hedging a portion of this risk.

 

With the Company’s significant level of variable rate long-term debt and net investment hedges, changes in the interest rate environment can have a major impact on the Company’s earnings, depending upon its interest rate exposure. As a result, the Company manages its interest rate exposure with the use of interest rate swaps, when appropriate, based upon market conditions.

 

The manufacturing of some of the Company’s products requires the use of commodities, which are subject to market fluctuations. In order to limit the unanticipated impact on earnings from such market fluctuations, the Company selectively enters into commodity swaps for certain materials used in the production of its products. Additionally, the Company uses non-derivative methods, such as the precious metal consignment agreements to effectively hedge commodity risks.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

 

The Company uses interest rate swaps to convert a portion of its variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. As of March 31, 2009, the Company has three groups of significant variable rate to fixed rate interest rate swaps. One of the groups of swaps has notional amounts totaling 12.6 billion Japanese yen, and effectively converts the underlying variable interest rates to an average fixed rate of 1.6% for a term of ten years, ending in March 2012. Another swap has a notional amount of 65.0 million Swiss francs, and effectively converts the underlying variable interest rates to a fixed rate of 4.2% for a term of seven years, ending in March 2012. A third group of swaps has a notional amount of $150.0 million, and effectively converts the underlying variable interest rates to a fixed rate of 3.9% for a term of two years, ending March 2010. The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts infrequently as they are only used to manage interest rate risk on long-term debt instruments and not for speculative purposes.

 

The Company selectively enters into commodity swaps to effectively fix certain variable raw material costs. At March 31, 2009, the Company had swaps in place to purchase 1,905 troy ounces of platinum bullion for use in the production of its impression material products. The average fixed rate of this agreement is $1,392 per troy ounce. In addition, the Company had swaps in place to purchase 164,475 troy ounces of silver bullion for use in the production of its amalgam products at an average fixed rate of $14 per troy ounce.

 

The Company enters into forward exchange contracts to hedge the foreign currency exposure of its anticipated purchases of certain inventory. In addition, exchange contracts are used by certain of the Company's subsidiaries to hedge intercompany inventory purchases, which are denominated in non-local currencies. The forward contracts that are used in these programs typically mature in twelve months or less. For these derivatives which qualify as hedges of future anticipated cash flows, the effective portion of changes in fair value is temporarily deferred in accumulated OCI and then recognized in earnings when the hedged item affects earnings.

 

Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations

 

The Company has numerous investments in foreign subsidiaries. The net assets of these subsidiaries are exposed to volatility in currency exchange rates. Currently, the Company uses non-derivative financial instruments, including foreign currency

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denominated debt held at the parent company level and derivative financial instruments to hedge some of this exposure. Translation gains and losses related to the net assets of the foreign subsidiaries are offset by gains and losses in the non-derivative and derivative financial instruments designated as hedges of net investments.

 

In the first quarter of 2005, the Company entered into cross currency interest rate swaps with a notional principal value of Swiss francs 457.5 million paying three month Swiss franc Libor and receiving three month U.S. dollar Libor on $384.4 million. In the first quarter of 2006, the Company entered into additional cross currency interest rate swaps with a notional principal value of Swiss francs 55.5 million paying three month Swiss franc Libor and receiving three month U.S. dollar Libor on $42.0 million. In the fourth quarter of 2006, the Company entered into additional cross currency interest rate swaps with a notional principal value of Swiss francs 80.4 million paying three month Swiss franc Libor and receiving three month U.S. dollar Libor on $64.4 million. In the first quarter of 2007, the Company entered into additional cross currency interest rate swaps with a notional principal value of Swiss francs 56.6 million paying three month Swiss franc Libor and receiving three month U.S. dollar Libor on $46.3 million. Additionally, in the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company entered into cross currency interest rate swaps with a notional principal value of Euro 358.0 million paying three month Euro Libor and receiving three month U.S. dollar Libor on $419.7 million. In the first quarter of 2009, the Company terminated Swiss francs 57.5 million cross currency swap at a fair value of zero. The Swiss franc and Euro cross currency interest rate swaps are designated as net investment hedges of the Swiss and Euro denominated net assets. The interest rate differential is recognized in the earnings as interest income or interest expense as it is accrued, the foreign currency revaluation is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects.

 

The fair value of these cross currency interest rate swap agreements is the estimated amount the Company would (pay)/ receive at the reporting date, taking into account the effective interest rates and foreign exchange rates. As of March 31, 2009, the estimated net fair values of the swap agreements were negative $82.4 million, which are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects, other noncurrent liabilities and other noncurrent assets.

 

At March 31, 2009, the Company had Euro-denominated, Swiss franc-denominated, and Japanese yen-denominated debt and cross currency interest rate swaps (at the parent company level) to hedge the currency exposure related to a designated portion of the net assets of its European, Swiss and Japanese subsidiaries. At March 31, 2009 and 2008, the accumulated translation gains on investments in foreign subsidiaries, primarily denominated in Euros, Swiss francs and Japanese yen, net of these net investment hedges, were $42.7 million and $179.9 million, respectively, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects.

 

The tables below summarize the Company’s derivatives at March 31, 2009. The fair value of all derivatives is based on quarter-end currency rates.

 

		Notional Amount										Fair Value Asset (Liability)
Interest Rate Swaps		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013 and Beyond		2009
		(in thousands)
Euro	$	906	$	1,739	$	1,249	$	1,249	$	5,310	$	(824)
Japanese yen		-		-		-		126,365		-		(2,634)
Swiss francs		-		-		-		56,848		-		(5,073)
U.S. dollars		-		150,000		-		-		-		(2,635)
Total Interest Rate Swaps	$	906	$	151,739	$	1,249	$	184,462	$	5,310	$	(11,166)

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2009, $3.9 million of deferred net losses on derivative instruments recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income are expected to be reclassified to current earnings during the next twelve months. This reclassification is primarily due to the sale of inventory that includes previously hedged purchases and interest rate swaps. The maximum term over which the Company is hedging exposures to variability of cash flows (for all forecasted transactions, excluding interest payments on variable-rate debt) is eighteen months. Overall, the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are highly effective. Any cash flows associated with these instruments are included in cash from operations in accordance with the Company’s policy of classifying the cash flows from these instruments in the same category as the cash flows from the items being hedged.

The following tables below summarize the fair value and balance sheet location of the Company’s derivatives:

 

 

The following tables summarize the income statement impact of the Company’s cash flow hedges:

 

 

(1) Reported on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as “Prepaid expenses and other current assets.”

(2) Amount of gain reported in OCI, effective portion

(3) Amount of (gain) or loss reclassed from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) into income, effective portion only.

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the income statement impact of the Company’s net investment hedges:

 

 

The following table summarizes the income statement impact of the Company’s derivatives not designated as hedging relationships:

 

 

Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income related to cash flow hedging instruments follow:

 

 

(1) Amount of loss recognized in income, ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing

(2) Amount of gain reported in OCI, effective portion

 

 

Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income related to hedges of net investments in foreign operations follow:

 

 

NOTE 10 – UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES  

 

FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The Interpretation requires that the Company recognize in the financial statements, the impact of a tax position, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure.

 

It is reasonably possible that certain amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Expiration of statutes of limitation in various jurisdictions could include unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $0.8 million. A favorable unrecognized tax benefit of approximately $6.6 million could occur as a result of final settlement and resolution of outstanding tax matters in foreign jurisdictions during the next twelve months.

 

NOTE 11 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT  

 

The Company records financial instruments at fair value with unrealized gains and losses related to certain financial instruments reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated condensed Balance Sheets. In addition, the Company recognizes certain liabilities at fair value. The Company primarily applies the market approach for recurring fair value measurements and endeavors to utilize the best available information. Accordingly, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of financial instruments generally correlates to the level of pricing observability. Pricing observability is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument. Financial instruments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of pricing observability and a lesser degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value. Conversely, financial instruments rarely traded or not quoted will generally have less, or no, pricing observability and a higher degree of judgment utilized in measuring fair value.

 

The Company has adopted the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS 157”), and for a more detailed discussion of the definition of fair value and the three levels defined by the SFAS 157 hierarchy, refer to the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

 

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, which are classified as “Cash and cash equivalents,” “Other noncurrent assets, net,” “Other noncurrent liabilities,” and “Accrued liabilities.” As required by SFAS 157, financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value as of the balance sheet date are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

 

Derivative valuations are based on observable inputs to the valuation model including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, future commodities prices and credit risks.

 

The commodity forward purchase contracts, interest rate swaps, and foreign exchange forward contracts are considered cash flow hedges and cross currency interest rate swaps are considered hedge of net investments in foreign operations as discussed in Note 9, Financial Instruments and Derivatives.

NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On January 5, 1999, the Department of Justice filed a Complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware alleging that the Company’s tooth distribution practices violated the antitrust laws and seeking an order for the Company to discontinue its practices. This case has been concluded and the District Court, upon the direction of the Court of Appeals, issued an injunction in May 2006, preventing DENTSPLY from taking action to restrict its tooth dealers in the U.S. from adding new competitive teeth lines.

 

Subsequent to the filing of the Department of Justice Complaint in 1999, a private party putative class action was filed based on allegations similar to those in the Department of Justice case, on behalf of dental laboratories who purchased Trubyte teeth or products containing Trubyte teeth. The District Court granted the Company’s Motion on the lack of standing of the laboratory class action to pursue damage claims. The Plaintiffs appealed this decision to the Third Circuit and the Court largely upheld the decision of the District Court in dismissing the Plaintiffs’ damages claims against DENTSPLY, with the exception of allowing the Plaintiffs to pursue a damage claim based on a theory of resale price maintenance between the Company and its tooth dealers. The Plaintiffs then filed an amended complaint in the District Court asserting that DENTSPLY and its tooth dealers, and the dealers among themselves, engaged in a conspiracy to violate the antitrust laws. The District Court has granted the Motions filed by DENTSPLY and the dealers, to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims, except for the resale price maintenance claims. The Plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal of these claims to the Third Circuit. Also pending is a case filed by a manufacturer of a competitive tooth line seeking unspecified damages alleged to have been incurred as a result of the Company’s tooth distribution practices, including the practice found to be a violation of the antitrust law.

 

On June 18, 2004, Marvin Weinstat, DDS and Richard Nathan, DDS filed a class action suit in San Francisco County, California alleging that the Company misrepresented that its Cavitron® ultrasonic scalers are suitable for use in oral surgical procedures. The Complaint seeks a recall of the product and refund of its purchase price to dentists who have purchased it for use in oral surgery. The Court certified the case as a class action in June 2006 with respect to the breach of warranty and unfair business practices claims. The class is defined as California dental professionals who purchased and used one or more Cavitron® ultrasonic scalers for the performance of oral surgical procedures. The Company filed a motion for decertification of the class and this motion was granted. Plaintiffs have appealed the decertification of the class to the California Court of Appeals.

 

On December 12, 2006, a Complaint was filed by Carole Hildebrand, DDS and Robert Jaffin, DDS in the Eastern District of PA. The case was filed by the same law firm that filed the Weinstat case in California. The Complaint asserts putative class action claims on behalf of dentists located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Complaint seeks damages and asserts that the Company’s Cavitron® ultrasonic scaler was negligently designed and sold in breach of contract and warranty arising from misrepresentations about the potential uses of the product because it cannot assure the delivery of potable or sterile water. Plaintiffs have filed their Motion for class certification to which the Company has filed its response.

 

For litigation matters for which the Company has not established an accrual, such litigation is of a nature that the Company cannot establish a reasonable estimate of a range or loss, if any.  As these cases proceed and should it become apparent that the Company has a reasonable estimate for a range of loss, it will be disclosed, if not accrued.

 

DENTSPLY International Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The nature and geographic scope of the Company’s business subjects it to changing economic, competitive, regulatory and technological risks and uncertainties. In accordance with the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company provides the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors, which, among others, could cause future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, expectations and assumptions expressed or implied herein. All forward-looking statements made by the Company are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are identified by the use of such terms as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “anticipate” or words of similar import.

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may materially affect the Company's business and prospects, and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and uncertainties discussed within Item 1A, Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as filed on May 1, 2009. Investors are further cautioned that the risk factors in Item 1A, Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A may not be exhaustive and that many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. The Company undertakes no duty and has no obligation to update forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

 

DENTSPLY International Inc. believes it is the world's largest designer, developer and manufacturer of professional dental products. The Company is headquartered in the United States (“U.S.”) and operates in more than 120 other countries, principally through its foreign subsidiaries. The Company also has strategically located distribution centers to enable it to better serve its customers and increase its operating efficiency. While the U.S. and Europe are the Company's largest markets, the Company serves all of the major professional dental markets worldwide.

The Company has three main product categories: 1) Dental Consumable Products; 2) Dental Laboratory Products; and 3) Dental Specialty Products.

 

Dental consumable products consist of dental sundries and small equipment used in dental offices by general practitioners in the treatment of patients. DENTSPLY’s dental sundry products in the dental consumable category include dental anesthetics, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, impression materials, restorative materials, tooth whiteners and topical fluoride. The Company manufactures a wide variety of different dental sundry consumable products marketed under more than one hundred brand names. Small equipment products in the dental consumable category consist of various durable goods used in dental offices for treatment of patients. DENTSPLY’s small equipment products include high and low speed handpieces, intraoral curing light systems, dental diagnostic systems, and ultrasonic scalers and polishers.

 

Dental laboratory products are used in the preparation of dental appliances by dental laboratories. DENTSPLY’s products in the dental laboratory category include dental prosthetics, including artificial teeth, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics, and crown and bridge materials. This category also includes fabricated dental appliances, computer aided design software and centralized manufacturing of frameworks. Equipment in this category includes computer aided machining (CAM) ceramic systems and porcelain furnaces.

 

Dental specialty products are specialized treatment products used within the dental office and laboratory settings. DENTSPLY’s products in this category include endodontic instruments and materials, implants and related products, bone grafting materials, and orthodontic appliances and accessories.

The principal measurements used by the Company in evaluating its business are: (1) constant currency growth in the U.S., Europe and all other regions; (2) internal growth in the U.S., Europe and all other regions; (3) operating margins of each reportable segment; (4) the development, introduction and contribution of innovative new products; (5) growth through acquisition; and (6) continued focus on controlling costs and enhancing efficiency. The Company defines “internal growth” as the increase or decrease in net sales from period to period, excluding (1) precious metal content; (2) the impact of changes in currency exchange rates; and (3) the net sales, for a period of twelve months following the transaction date, of businesses that have been acquired or divested. The Company defines “constant currency growth” as internal growth plus acquisition growth.

Management believes that an average overall internal growth rate of 4-6% is a long-term sustainable rate for the Company. The internal growth rate may vary outside of this range based on weaker or stronger economic conditions. Management expects the Company to operate below this range in the near future due to the current adverse economic conditions; however, history shows that growth in the dental industry typically performs better than the overall economy. Management expects this trend to continue in light of the current economic environment, although to a lesser degree. There can be no assurance that the Company’s assumptions concerning the growth rates in its markets or the dental market generally will continue in the future. If such rates are less than expected, the Company’s projected growth rates and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Price changes, other marketing and promotional programs offered to customers from time to time, the management of inventory levels by distributors and the implementation of strategic initiatives, may impact sales levels in a given period. The Company believes sales have been negatively impacted by inventory reductions through its distribution channels in many geographies.

 

Due to the international nature of DENTSPLY’s business, movements in global foreign exchange rates may impact the statement of income. With approximately 60% of the Company’s sales located in regions outside the U.S., the Company’s sales are significantly impacted by the strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar. As discussed further under regional sales and the segment descriptions, the Company was negatively impacted by the general strengthening of the U.S. dollar.

Product innovation is a key component of the Company's overall growth strategy. New advances in technology are anticipated to have a significant influence on future products in dentistry. As a result, the Company continues to pursue several research and development initiatives to support this technological development, including partnerships and collaborations with various research institutions and dental schools. In addition, the Company licenses and purchases technologies developed by third parties. Although the Company believes these activities will lead to new innovative dental products, they involve new technologies and there can be no assurance that commercialized products will be developed.

   Although the professional dental market in which the Company operates has experienced consolidation, it is still a fragmented industry. The Company continues to focus on opportunities to expand the Company’s product offerings through acquisition. Management believes that there will continue to be adequate opportunities to participate as a consolidator in the industry for the foreseeable future.

 

    The Company has always maintained its focus on minimizing costs and achieving operational efficiencies. In response to the recent credit crisis and the recessionary economic conditions, management is concentrating on cost containment that focuses the business on creating and maintaining operational and financial flexibility through control of both fixed and variable costs. Management will continue to evaluate the consolidation of operations or functions and reduce the cost of those operations and functions while improving service levels. In addition, the Company remains focused on enhancing efficiency through expanded use of technology and process improvement initiatives. The Company believes that the benefits from these opportunities will improve the cost structure and offset areas of rising costs such as energy, employee benefits, and regulatory oversight and compliance.

 

The Company initiated several restructurings plans that included global headcount reductions and business consolidations and reorganizations in late 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. The Company will begin to realize the cost savings associated with these restructuring plans in 2009 and expects to realize the full cost savings associated with these restructuring plans in 2010. (See also Note 8, Restructuring, Impairment and Other Costs, to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.)

 

RESULTS OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS, THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2009 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

 

Net Sales

 

Management believes that the presentation of net sales, excluding precious metal content, provides useful information to investors because a portion of DENTSPLY’s net sales is comprised of sales of precious metals generated through sales of the Company’s precious metal alloy products, which are used by third parties to construct crown and bridge materials. Due to the fluctuations of precious metal prices and because the precious metal content of the Company’s sales is largely a pass-through to customers and has minimal effect on earnings, DENTSPLY reports sales both with and without precious metal content to show the Company’s performance independent of precious metal price volatility and to enhance comparability of performance between periods. The Company uses its cost of precious metal purchased as a proxy for the precious metal content of sales, as the precious metal content of sales is not separately tracked and invoiced to customers. The Company believes that it is reasonable to use the cost of precious metal content purchased in this manner since precious metal alloy sale prices are typically adjusted when the prices of underlying precious metals change.

 

 

The presentation of net sales, excluding precious metal content, is considered a measure not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and is therefore considered a non-GAAP measure. The Company provides the following reconciliation of net sales to net sales, excluding precious metal content. The Company’s definitions and calculations of net sales, excluding precious metal content, and other operating measures derived using net sales, excluding precious metal content, may not necessarily be the same as those used by other companies.

 

 

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $465.6 million, (6.2%) lower than the prior year first quarter. The change in net sales was driven by currency translation, which reduced sales by (6.9%), offset by 0.7% growth on a constant currency basis. The constant currency sales growth was comprised of acquisition growth of 4.4%, offset by slower sales on an internal basis of (3.7%). Excluding the non-dental business, sales grew on a constant currency basis by 1.3% and were lower on an internal basis by (2.9%).

 

Constant Currency and Internal Sales Growth

 

United States

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, were (2.8%) lower in the United States in the first quarter on a constant currency basis, including 1.1% acquisition growth and internal growth of (3.9%). The lower sales were driven by softness and dealer inventory reductions in both dental consumable and laboratory businesses as well as much slower sales in the non-dental business. The Company experienced positive internal growth in the dental specialty businesses in aggregate.

 

Europe

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, in Europe improved by 4.4% on a constant currency basis driven by acquisitions completed in 2008. On an internal basis, sales excluding precious metal content, decreased (3.3%), impacted by softness and dealer inventory reductions in the dental consumable and dental laboratory businesses and due to slower sales in the non-dental business. The Company continued to experience positive internal growth in dental specialty businesses.

 

All Other Regions

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, in the other regions of the world decreased by (0.5%) on a constant currency basis. Excluding acquisitions, net sales, excluding precious metal content, on an internal basis were lower by (4.2%). Sales were strongest in the Pacific Rim, Japan and Australia, where as sales contracted in many other regions of the world.

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008 decreased by 0.2%. The gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, was negatively impacted in the quarter compared to the same period last year, by recent acquisition related activities, including over a half a percentage point due to the roll-off of the inventory step-up. The negative impact from acquisitions was partially offset by mix and operational efficiencies.

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

SG&A Expenses

 

SG&A expenses, measured against sales, excluding precious metal content, increased to 38.5% in 2009 from 37.1% in 2008. The increase is primarily the result of costs related to participation in the biennial International Dental Show and recent acquisitions, which generally have a higher SG&A as a percentage of net sales, excluding precious metal content, than our base business.

 

Restructuring, Impairment and Other Costs, Net

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded restructuring, impairment and other costs of $1.6 million. These costs are related to new and ongoing restructuring plans to reduce operational costs through consolidation of facilities, global headcount reduction and business re-organizations. (See also Note 8, Restructuring, Impairment and Other Costs, to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements).

 

Other Expense and Income, Net

 

 

Net Interest Expense

 

The change in net interest expense in 2009 compared to 2008, for the three months ended March 31, was mainly the result of significantly lower Euro interest rates and lower average balances combined with stronger U.S. dollar average exchange rates. Interest income decreased $3.3 million as the interest rates on Euro investment balances were 300 basis points lower in the current year than the prior year and the U.S. dollar was stronger against the Euro. Interest expense decreased $2.1 million on lower average debt and interest rates.

 

Other Expense, Net

 

Other expense in the 2009 period included approximately $0.6 million of currency transaction losses and $0.3 million of other non-operating costs. The 2008 period included $2.7 million of currency transaction losses and $0.4 million of other non-operating costs.

 

Income Taxes and Net Income

 

 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased to 26.1% from 28.2% for the same period in 2008. This decrease primarily relates to the benefits from a European legal entity restructuring that occurred in 2008.

 

For the period ending March 31, 2009, net income attributable to DENTSPLY International decreased ($6.5) million, or (9.5%), to $61.7 million. Fully diluted earnings per share were $0.41 in the first quarter 2009, a decrease of (8.9%) from $0.45 in the first quarter 2008. Net income attributable to DENTSPLY International for the first quarter of 2009 included acquisition related activity, net of tax and non-controlling interest, of $1.1 million or $0.01 per diluted share, restructuring, impairment and other costs, net of tax and non-controlling interest, of $1.0 million or $0.01 per diluted share, and a net tax reduction of $0.3 million due to tax related adjustments. Net income for the first quarter of 2008, included restructuring, impairment and other costs, net of tax, of $0.1 million, and a net tax reduction of $0.6 million due to tax related adjustments.

 

Operating Segment Results

 

 

 

United States, Germany, and Certain Other European Regions Consumable Businesses

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, increased 3.6% during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008. The increase was largely the result of an acquisition completed in 2008, partially offset by negative currency translation and slower growth in consumables businesses due to lower underlying demand for small equipment and some reductions in dealer inventories.

 

Operating income decreased $9.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008. The decrease was attributable to lower sales in certain products or regions, particularly small equipment sold through distributors, and acquisition-related activity completed in late 2008, which was due to the roll-off of inventory step-up. In addition, segment operating income was negatively affected by currency translation.

 

France, United Kingdom, Italy, CIS, Austria, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Pacific Rim Businesses

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased 10.4% during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008, of which 10.2% was the result of negative currency translation. On a constant currency basis, sales were 0.2% lower aided by acquisitions and growth in the Pacific Rim, offset by reduced sales in many European businesses.

 

Operating income increased $0.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008, driven primarily by increased sales and profits in the Pacific Rim operations, partially offset by lower sales volumes in Europe and the negative impact of currency translation.

 

Canada/Latin America/Endodontics/Orthodontics

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased 5.8% during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008, of which 6.4% was caused by the negative influence of currency translation. On a constant currency basis, sales grew by 0.6% during the quarter driven by growth in Latin America and Orthodontics and from acquisitions.

 

Operating income decreased $1.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008. The decrease was driven primarily by the negative impacts of currency translation and slower sales in certain regions, offset by improved margins.

 

Dental Laboratory Business/Implants/Non-Dental

 

Net sales, excluding precious metal content, decreased 13.1% during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008. Negative currency translation was the primary driver of the reduced sales as well as weakness in the dental laboratory businesses, reductions of dealer inventories and slower sales in the non-dental business.

 

Operating income decreased $9.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to 2008, greatly influenced by negative currency translation and the reduced sales volumes noted above.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

As discussed in Note 1, Significant Accounting Policies, to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, the Company adopted SFAS 141(R) and SFAS 160 on January 1, 2009.

 

There have been no other material changes to the Company’s disclosure in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed May 1, 2009.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Three months ended March 31, 2009

 

Cash flow from operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was $10.6 million compared to $30.2 million during the same period of 2008. Net income decreased by $8.1 million to $59.9 million, taxes paid increased by $6.3 million more in the current quarter versus the prior year. The working capital impact on cash flow was negative by $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2009 principally due to the days in inventory increasing to 110 from 100 at December 31, 2008.

 

Investing activities during the first three months of 2009 include capital expenditures of $14.2 million.

 

At March 31, 2009, the Company had authorization to maintain up to 17,000,000 shares of treasury stock under the stock repurchase program as approved by the Board of Directors. Under this program, the Company purchased 200,000 shares for $4.7 million during the first three months of 2009 at an average price of $23.32. As of March 31, 2009, the Company held 14.3 million shares of treasury stock. The Company also received proceeds of $1.4 million as a result of the exercise of 121,825 stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2009.

 

The Company’s long-term borrowings increased by a net of $37.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009. This change included a net new borrowing of $55.5 million during the first three months and a decrease of $18.5 million due to exchange rate fluctuations on debt denominated in foreign currencies. At March 31, 2009, the Company’s ratio of long-term debt to total capitalization increased to 22.2% compared to 21.2% at December 31, 2008. Also in that same period, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments have increased from $204.2 million to $226.5 million.

 

Under its multi-currency revolving credit agreement, the Company is able to borrow up to $500 million through May 2010. This facility is unsecured and contains certain affirmative and negative covenants relating to its operations and financial condition. The most restrictive of these covenants pertain to asset dispositions and prescribed ratios of indebtedness to total capital and operating income plus depreciation and amortization to interest expense. At March 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with these covenants. The Company also has available an aggregate $250 million under a US dollar commercial paper facility. The multi-currency revolving credit facility serves as a back-up to the commercial paper facility. The total available credit under the commercial paper facility and the multi-currency facility in the aggregate is $500 million with $56.8 million outstanding under the multi-currency facility and $111.7 million outstanding under the commercial paper facilities at March 31, 2009.

 

The Company’s debt instruments are currently classified as long-term as the Company has the ability through its committed revolving credit agreement to refinance its other debt instruments for terms of greater than twelve months. Over the next few quarters, the Company may have debt instruments move to current liabilities as the Company’s existing revolving credit agreement matures in May 2010. The Company expects to enter into new borrowing facilities in 2009 to ensure it has appropriate liquidity to address the Company’s current and future business needs.

 

The Company also has access to $43.4 million in uncommitted short-term financing under lines of credit from various financial institutions. The lines of credit have no major restrictions and are provided under demand notes between the Company and the lending institutions. At March 31, 2009, $21.8 million is outstanding under these short-term lines of credit. At March 31, 2009, the Company had total unused lines of credit related to the revolving credit agreement and the uncommitted short-term lines of credit of $374.8 million.

 

At March 31, 2009, the Company held $86.0 million of precious metals on consignment from several financial institutions. These consignment agreements allow the Company to acquire the precious metal at market rates at a point in time, which is approximately the same time and for the same price as alloys are sold to the Company’s customers. In the event that the financial institutions would discontinue offering these consignment arrangements, and if the Company could not obtain other comparable arrangements, the Company may be required to obtain third party financing to fund an ownership position in the required precious metal inventory levels.

There have been no other material changes to the Company’s scheduled contractual cash obligations disclosed in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed May 1, 2009. The Company expects on an ongoing basis, to be able to finance cash requirements, including capital expenditures, stock repurchases, debt service, operating leases and potential future acquisitions, from the funds generated from operations and amounts available under its existing credit facilities.

 

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

    On December 31, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. SFAS 132(R)-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets,” which amends SFAS 132(R) by providing guidance on an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan. The FSP is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009 with early application permitted. Upon initial application, the provisions of this staff position are not required for earlier periods that are presented for comparative periods. The Company’s in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting this staff position on its disclosures.

 

Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

There have been no significant material changes to the market risks as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed for the year ending December 31, 2008.

 

Item 4 - Controls and Procedures

 

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that it is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

 

On January 5, 1999, the Department of Justice filed a Complaint against the Company in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware alleging that the Company’s tooth distribution practices violated the antitrust laws and seeking an order for the Company to discontinue its practices. This case has been concluded and the District Court, upon the direction of the Court of Appeals, issued an injunction in May 2006, preventing DENTSPLY from taking action to restrict its tooth dealers in the U.S. from adding new competitive teeth lines.

 

Subsequent to the filing of the Department of Justice Complaint in 1999, a private party putative class action was filed based on allegations similar to those in the Department of Justice case, on behalf of dental laboratories who purchased Trubyte teeth or products containing Trubyte teeth. The District Court granted the Company’s Motion on the lack of standing of the laboratory class action to pursue damage claims. The Plaintiffs appealed this decision to the Third Circuit and the Court largely upheld the decision of the District Court in dismissing the Plaintiffs’ damages claims against DENTSPLY, with the exception of allowing the Plaintiffs to pursue a damage claim based on a theory of resale price maintenance between the Company and its tooth dealers. The Plaintiffs then filed an amended complaint in the District Court asserting that DENTSPLY and its tooth dealers, and the dealers among themselves, engaged in a conspiracy to violate the antitrust laws. The District Court has granted the Motions filed by DENTSPLY and the dealers, to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims, except for the resale price maintenance claims. The Plaintiffs have appealed the dismissal of these claims to the Third Circuit. Also pending is a case filed by a manufacturer of a competitive tooth line seeking unspecified damages alleged to have been incurred as a result of the Company’s tooth distribution practices, including the practice found to be a violation of the antitrust law.

 

On June 18, 2004, Marvin Weinstat, DDS and Richard Nathan, DDS filed a class action suit in San Francisco County, California alleging that the Company misrepresented that its Cavitron® ultrasonic scalers are suitable for use in oral surgical procedures. The Complaint seeks a recall of the product and refund of its purchase price to dentists who have purchased it for use in oral surgery. The Court certified the case as a class action in June 2006 with respect to the breach of warranty and unfair business practices claims. The class is defined as California dental professionals who purchased and used one or more Cavitron® ultrasonic scalers for the performance of oral surgical procedures. The Company filed a motion for decertification of the class and this motion was granted. Plaintiffs have appealed the decertification of the class to the California Court of Appeals.

 

On December 12, 2006, a Complaint was filed by Carole Hildebrand, DDS and Robert Jaffin, DDS in the Eastern District of PA. The case was filed by the same law firm that filed the Weinstat case in California. The Complaint asserts putative class action claims on behalf of dentists located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Complaint seeks damages and asserts that the Company’s Cavitron® ultrasonic scaler was negligently designed and sold in breach of contract and warranty arising from misrepresentations about the potential uses of the product because it cannot assure the delivery of potable or sterile water. Plaintiffs have filed their Motion for class certification to which the Company has filed its response.

 

For litigation matters for which the Company has not established an accrual, such litigation is of a nature that the Company cannot establish a reasonable estimate of a range or loss, if any.  As these cases proceed and should it become apparent that the Company has a reasonable estimate for a range of loss, it will be disclosed, if not accrued.

 

 

Item 1A – Risk Factors

 

There have been no significant material changes to the risks factors as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed for the year ending December 31, 2008.

 

Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

At March 31, 2009, the Company had authorization to maintain up to 17,000,000 shares of treasury stock under the stock repurchase program as approved by the Board of Directors. During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company had the following activity with respect to this repurchase program:

 

 

 

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders

 

There were no matters submitted to security holders for vote during the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

 

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.