Q2 2004 Results
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of: May, 2004 Commission File Number: 1-14830GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC.(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
725 Montée de Liesse
Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Canada H4T 1P5(Address of principal executive offices)
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For immediate publicationContact:Laurence G. Sellyn, Executive Vice–President, Financeand Chief Financial OfficerTel: (514) 343-8805Email: lsellyn@gildan.comGildan Activewear Announces Record Second Quarter Results
– Unit Sales up 24.6% Due to Continuing Strong Market Share Penetration and Overall Industry
Demand Growth –
– Short-term Capacity Constraints and Industry Price Competition Likely to Reduce Full Year EPS
Growth Relative to Prior Guidance –
Montreal, Tuesday, May 4, 2004 – Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE: GIL; TSX: GIL.A) today announced its results for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 4, 2004, and also updated its sales and earnings outlook for the balance of the fiscal year.Second quarter sales and earnings
The Company reported record second quarter net earnings of U.S. $14.3 million, or U.S. $0.48 per diluted share, up 6.7% from U.S. $13.4 million or U.S. $0.45 per diluted share in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Analyst expectations for the quarter were in the range of U.S. $0.45 - U.S. $0.49 per diluted share.The Company’s results for the quarter include increases in cost of sales and depreciation expense due to the upward revaluation of opening inventories and fixed assets required under U.S. and Canadian GAAP to give effect to the change to U.S. functional currency. The gain on revaluation of opening assets was reflected directly in opening shareholders’ equity. Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 were U.S. $15.9 million, or U.S. $0.53 per diluted share, before reflecting the accounting treatment of these adjustments resulting from the change to U.S. functional currency, up 18.7% and 17.8% respectively from the second quarter of fiscal 2003.
Compared to last year, the higher second quarter earnings reflected higher unit sales, further manufacturing efficiencies and more favourable product-mix. These factors were partially offset by increased cotton costs, lower selling prices, higher SG&A costs due to the Company’s sales growth and higher depreciation expense as a result of the Company’s capital investment program.
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Sales in the quarter were U.S. $141.4 million, up 24.5% from U.S. $113.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. The higher sales were due to a 24.6% increase in unit shipments combined with a higher valued product-mix, partially offset by lower selling prices. The higher unit sales reflected continuing market share penetration in all target market segments, together with strong overall industry demand growth in the U.S. wholesale distributor channel.
With effect from the beginning of calendar 2004, the Company’s largest customer decided to discontinue its participation in the S.T.A.R.S. report by ACNielsen Market Decisions. This report is the basis for market and market share data provided by the Company for the U.S. wholesale distributor channel. As a result, the S.T.A.R.S. market share data for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 excludes the effect of sales through our largest customer. On this basis, Gildan’s share in the T-shirt segment of the U.S. wholesale distributor market increased to 31.2% from 29.1% in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, even though the Company focussed on higher-valued product-lines within the T-shirt category, and continued to not fully participate in highly discounted white T-shirt promotions. During the second quarter, Gildan’s share of the sport shirt segment increased to 24.4% from 18.4% in the corresponding quarter of last year. Gildan became the leading brand within the sport shirt category during the quarter. Gildan’s share of the fleece category was 14.3% in the second quarter, up from 10.7% in the second quarter a year ago.The table below summarizes the unit sales growth for the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2004 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2003 for Gildan and for the industry overall through the U.S. wholesale distributor channel, as reported by S.T.A.R.S. after adjusting the prior period comparatives to exclude sales through our largest customer:
Unit growthIndustry
Unit growth
T-shirts 30 .3% 11 .6% Sport shirts 34 .7% 1 .1% Fleece 39 .2% 13 .8%Gildan noted that, in addition to the strong overall industry growth for T-shirts and fleece, the sport shirt category also showed positive growth, indicating that the steady decline in demand in this segment since 2001 may have ceased, reflecting a recovery in corporate promotional spending.
In parallel with the growth realized by Gildan with the S.T.A.R.S. distributors as per the table above, the Company also achieved a comparable rate of growth in its unit sales to its largest distributor during the second fiscal quarter, versus the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2003.
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Gildan’s unit shipments in Europe increased by 38.9% over the second quarter last year, and shipments in Canada were up by 10.2%. Selling prices in the Canadian market were negatively impacted as a result of the lower landed selling prices for U.S. competitors in the Canadian market, due to the decline in the relative value of the U.S. dollar.
Gross margins in the second quarter were 26.6%, compared with 29.6% in the second quarter of fiscal 2003. Before the adjustments due to the change to U.S. functional currency, gross margins in the second quarter of fiscal 2004 were 27.3%. The favourable impact on percentage gross margins of the higher-valued product-mix, continuing manufacturing efficiencies and the non-recurrence of a prior year special charge (the closure of the Montreal sewing plant) was more than offset by the negative effect of higher cotton costs and lower industry selling prices. Promotional pricing activity during the quarter included additional discounts resulting from the higher than projected unit sales growth.Six Months Earnings
Net earnings for the first six months of fiscal 2004 were $17.2 million or U.S. $0.58 per diluted share, essentially the same as the first six months of fiscal 2003 when the Company generated net earnings of U.S. $17.1 million or U.S. $0.58 per diluted share. Before the adjustments due to the change to U.S. functional currency, net earnings for the first six months of fiscal 2004 were U.S. $21.4 million, or U.S. $0.72 per share, up 25.1% and 24.1% respectively from the first six months of fiscal 2003.
Earnings OutlookThe Company has previously indicated that it expects its EPS for the full fiscal year to be in the range of U.S. $2.25 – U.S. $2.30, up 25.7% — 28.5% from fiscal 2003 before the adjustments due to the change to U.S. functional currency. After reflecting the adjustments resulting from the transition to U.S functional currency, the Company’s EPS guidance range for fiscal 2004 was U.S. $2.10-$2.15, up 17.3% — 20.1% from fiscal 2003. This guidance was based on 15% projected growth in unit sales volumes and modest selling price increases to partially pass through the higher cost of cotton.In the first and second fiscal quarters, the Company has achieved its EPS growth projections by offsetting higher than anticipated promotional pricing activity with higher than projected unit sales volumes. Due to the higher unit sales in the first two quarters, and its resulting lower than planned inventory levels at the second quarter-end, the Company expects to have insufficient capacity in the third quarter to fully satisfy the projected growth in sales reflected in its prior forecast. Therefore, achievement of its original EPS guidance for the full year will depend upon improved selling prices being realized. Many industry fundamentals – including strong industry demand, overall inventories within the distributor channel being in reasonable balance, and higher raw material costs for both cotton and polyester – appear to support higher pricing in the second half of the fiscal year. However, it is difficult to predict the outlook for industry pricing with any degree of certainty. Therefore, while the Company is projecting some gross margin improvement in the third and fourth quarter due to reduced promotional activity and a higher proportion of fleece sales in the balance of the year, the Company believes that, based on its short-term capacity constraints in the third quarter and the assumed continuation of aggressive industry pricing competition, it is more realistic to lower its projected EPS growth in the second half of the fiscal year. On this basis, the Company is now projecting EPS for the full fiscal year to be in the range of U.S. $2.05 – U.S. $2.15 per diluted share before the U.S. functional currency adjustments, up approximately 15% — 20% from fiscal 2003. After reflecting the adjustments resulting from the transition to U.S. functional currency, the Company’s revised EPS forecast for fiscal 2004 is U.S. $1.90 — $2.00, up approximately 6% — 12% from fiscal 2003.
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The Company now expects to achieve diluted EPS of U.S. $0.80 – U.S. $0.85 in the third quarter before functional currency adjustments, up approximately 10% — 16% from the third quarter of fiscal 2003, which included an extra week due to the Company’s floating fiscal year-end. In the fourth quarter, Gildan now expects diluted EPS of U.S. $0.55 – U.S. $0.60 before functional currency adjustments, up approximately 15% — 25% from fiscal 2003. The functional currency adjustments in the third and fourth quarter of the fiscal year will be limited to the impact on depreciation expense, and will therefore not be material.Going forward, Gildan expects to achieve its objective of minimum 15% EPS growth beyond fiscal 2004, in addition to achieving 15% — 20% EPS growth in the current fiscal year, even if industry pricing continues to decline. Gildan is slightly ahead of schedule with its timetable for construction of its Dominican Republic textile facility. As the Company brings this facility on stream, it expects to continue to lower its manufacturing costs and to have capacity available to further accelerate its market share penetration in the wholesale distributor channel in fiscal 2005, as well as to implement its plans to enter the retail channel.
Cash FlowIn the second fiscal quarter, the Company used U.S. $16.7 million of cash, defined as cash flow from operating activities less cash used in investing activities, due to the seasonal financing of trade receivables (which reflected days sales outstanding of 45 days compared with 48 days a year ago) and the ongoing capital expenditure requirements to implement the Company’s continuing offshore capacity expansion plans. The Company ended the quarter with surplus cash of U.S. $21.4 million.
The Company intends to utilize U.S. $17.5 million of its surplus cash to meet the first scheduled instalment of its senior note repayment on June 10, 2004. Also, the Company now expects to invest approximately U.S. $65 million in capital expenditures for the full fiscal year, up from the previous estimate of approximately U.S. $60 million, due mainly to the accelerated timing for the Dominican Republic facility.As of April 30, 2004, there were 29,627,619 Class A subordinate shares issued and outstanding along with 679,635 options outstanding.
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Profile
Gildan Activewear is a public, vertically-integrated manufacturer and marketer of premium quality branded basic activewear for sale principally in the wholesale imprinted activewear segment of the Canadian, U.S., European and other international markets. The company manufactures and sells premium quality 100% cotton and 50% cotton/50% polyester T-shirts, placket collar sport shirts and sweatshirts in a variety of weights, sizes, colours and styles. The company sells its products as blanks, which are ultimately decorated with designs and logos for sale to consumers. Gildan employs more than 9,300 full-time employees.Certain statements included in this press release may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We refer you to the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulatory authorities for a discussion of the various factors that may affect the Company’s future results.
Information for shareholders
Gildan Activewear Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss these results today at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Interested parties can join the call by dialling 800-263-8506 (Canada & U.S.) or 719-457-2681 (international) and entering passcode 255442. The conference call can also be accessed via live webcast at www.gildan.com ("Investor Relations" section).If you are unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available starting that same day at 8:00 PM EDT by dialing 888-203-1112 (Canada & U.S.) or 719-457-0820 (international) and entering passcode 255442, until May 11, 2004 at midnight, or by sound web cast on Gildan’s Internet site for 30 days.
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Gildan Activewear Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)Sales $141,369 $113,615 $219,328 $178,615 Cost of sales 103,832 80,031 160,691 125,946
Gross profit 37,537 33,584 58,637 52,669 Selling, general and administrative expenses 15,151 13,528 26,548 23,612
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 22,386 20,056 32,089 29,057 Depreciation and amortization 5,249 3,704 10,181 7,200 Interest 1,755 1,713 3,344 3,158
Earnings before income taxes 15,382 14,639 18,564 18,699 Income taxes 1,049 1,228 1,359 1,597
Net earnings $ 14,333 $ 13,411 $ 17,205 $ 17,102
Basic EPS $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 0.58 $ 0.59 $ 0.48 $ 0.45 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 Diluted EPS Weighted average number of shares outstanding (in thousands) Basic 29,576 29,160 29,550 29,053 Diluted 29,866 29,715 29,829 29,658
See accompanying note to interim consolidated financial statements.
Gildan Activewear Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)(unaudited)Cash flows from operating activities: Net earnings $ 14,333 $ 13,411 $ 17,205 $ 17,102 Adjustments for: Depreciation and amortization 5,249 3,704 10,181 7,200 Future income taxes 1,339 1,727 1,461 1,871 Stock-based compensation expense 184 — 184 — Other (68 ) 16 (61 ) (159 )
21,037 18,858 28,970 26,014 Net changes in non-cash working capital balances: Accounts receivable (39,820 ) (33,657 ) (20,619 ) (13,665 ) Inventories 9,140 4,505 (26,605 ) (18,817 ) Prepaid expenses and deposits (1,710 ) (1,551 ) (2,828 ) (1,933 ) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 6,963 5,554 (3,015 ) 8,116 Income taxes payable (1,786 ) (1,213 ) (1,765 ) (1,409 )
(6,176 ) (7,504 ) (25,862 ) (1,694 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Repayment of capital leases and other long-term debt (453 ) (1,103 ) (1,624 ) (2,109 ) Increase in secured debt — — 4,125 96 Proceeds from the issuance of shares 1,259 1,511 1,522 2,308
806 408 4,023 295 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of fixed assets, net of disposals (10,450 ) (9,533 ) (26,573 ) (20,973 ) (Increase) decrease in other assets (91 ) 131 (72 ) 157
(10,541 ) (9,402 ) (26,645 ) (20,816 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (166 ) (372 ) 557 200
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents during the period (16,077 ) (16,870 ) (47,927 ) (22,015 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period $ 37,490 $ 39,865 $ 69,340 $ 45,010
Cash, end of period $ 21,413 $ 22,995 $ 21,413 $ 22,995
See accompanying note to interim consolidated financial statements.
Gildan Activewear Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
April 4, 2004 October 5, 2003 March 30, 2003
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 21,413 $ 69,340 $ 22,995 Accounts receivable 85,386 64,260 70,180 Inventories 130,108 103,503 97,618 Prepaid expenses and deposits 6,677 3,849 4,481 Future income taxes 6,294 4,682 3,448
249,878 245,634 198,722 Fixed assets 195,577 180,349 155,034 Other assets 3,426 3,681 3,122
Total assets $ 448,881 $ 429,664 $ 356,878
Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 63,270 $ 67,278 $ 60,333 Income taxes payable 2,175 3,909 675 Current portion of long-term debt 19,098 19,481 3,567
84,543 90,668 64,575 Long-term debt 57,029 54,077 71,696 Future income taxes 24,195 20,716 15,788 Shareholders' equity: Share capital 77,012 75,490 73,311 Contributed surplus 404 220 220 Retained earnings 179,450 162,245 126,191 Cumulative translation adjustment 26,248 26,248 5,097
283,114 264,203 204,819
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 448,881 $ 429,664 $ 356,878
See accompanying note to interim consolidated financial statements.
Gildan Activewear Inc. – Note to interim consolidated financial statements
For complete notes to the interim consolidated financial statements please refer to filings with the various securities regulatory authorities.
1) Change in Functional Currency:As a result of a significant portion of its revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities being denominated in U.S. dollars and the increasing international expansion of its sales and manufacturing operations, the Company adopted the U.S dollar as its functional and reporting currency effective October 6, 2003, the beginning of its 2004 fiscal year. All opening assets and liabilities were translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate in effect on October 6, 2003. For comparative purposes, historical financial statements and notes thereto up to and including October 5, 2003 have been restated into U.S dollars in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The change in the functional currency resulted in a positive currency translation adjustment of $26.2 million as at October 5, 2003, which is reflected as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securitiecs Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC. (Signed) Stéphane Lemay
Stéphane Lemay Vice-President, Public and Legal Affairs
Date May 4, 2004
