10-Q 1 d10q.htm FORM 10-Q FOR QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 Form 10-Q for quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

OR

 

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

Commission File Number: 333-165928

 

 

EDGEN MURRAY II, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-8864225

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

18444 Highland Road

Baton Rouge, LA

  70809
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (225) 756-9868

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x    Smaller reporting company   ¨

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

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     1   

Item 1.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     1   

Item 2.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     36   

Item 3.

 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     51   

Item 4.

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

     55   

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

     55   

Item 1.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     55   

Item 1A.

 

RISK FACTORS

     55   

Item 2.

 

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

     55   

Item 3.

 

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

     55   

Item 4.

 

(REMOVED AND RESERVED)

     55   

Item 5.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

     55   

Item 6.

 

EXHIBITS

     55   

SIGNATURES

     56   


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Edgen Murray II, L.P. and subsidiaries

Unaudited consolidated balance sheets

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

(In thousands)

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

ASSETS

     

CURRENT ASSETS:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 38,650       $ 65,733   

Accounts receivable—net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,078 and $2,628, respectively

     99,113         108,006   

Inventory

     167,274         155,555   

Income tax receivable

     17,715         21,840   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     8,360         10,189   

Deferred tax asset—net

     37         2,833   
                 

Total current assets

     331,149         364,156   
                 

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT—Net

     52,019         43,342   

GOODWILL

     23,354         83,280   

OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     45,046         57,286   

OTHER ASSETS

     784         190   

DEFERRED TAX ASSET—Net

     20         20   

DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS

     13,532         15,186   

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITY

     10,460         —     
                 

TOTAL

   $ 476,364       $ 563,460   
                 

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Edgen Murray II, L.P. and subsidiaries

Unaudited consolidated balance sheets

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

(In thousands)

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ DEFICIT

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Managed cash overdrafts and short-term loans

   $ 44      $ 2   

Accounts payable

     82,706        64,332   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     9,962        20,875   

Income tax payable

     889        2,275   

Deferred revenue

     4,611        6,091   

Accrued interest payable

     12,102        2,617   

Deferred tax liability—net

     —          —     

Current portion of capital lease

     318        303   

Current portion of long-term debt

     —          4,916   
                

Total current liabilities

     110,632        101,411   
                

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY—Net

     5,996        13,045   

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

     370        499   

CAPITAL LEASE

     17,049        17,646   

LONG-TERM DEBT

     461,121        460,638   
                

Total liabilities

     595,168        593,239   
                

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    

PARTNERS’ DEFICIT:

    

General partner

     1        1   

Limited partners

     (118,851     (29,780

Non-controlling interest

     46        —     
                

Total partners’ deficit

     (118,804     (29,779
                

TOTAL

   $ 476,364      $ 563,460   
                

(Concluded) See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Edgen Murray II, L.P. and subsidiaries

Unaudited consolidated statements of operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

SALES

   $ 174,217      $ 148,683      $ 454,418      $ 602,737   

OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)

     149,199        134,953        386,906        520,047   

Selling, general, and administrative expense, net of service fee income

     15,350        19,082        50,519        53,865   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     5,082        5,152        15,057        15,012   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          62,805        —     
                                

Total operating expenses

     169,631        159,187        515,287        588,924   
                                

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

     4,586        (10,504     (60,869     13,813   

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

        

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity

     460        —          460        —     

Other income (expense)—net

     520        101        213        1,772   

Interest expense—net

     (16,076     (9,572     (48,153     (30,166
                                

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX BENEFIT

     (10,510     (19,975     (108,349     (14,581

INCOME TAX BENEFIT

     (5,632     (13,370     (21,086     (12,333
                                

NET LOSS

   $ (4,878   $ (6,605   $ (87,263   $ (2,248
                                

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Edgen Murray II, L.P. and subsidiaries

Unaudited consolidated statements of partners’ (deficit) capital and comprehensive income (loss)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands, except unit data)

 

     Number of units                                 
     Common
general
partnership
interests
     Common
limited
partnership
interests
    Common
partnership
interests
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Total     Non-controlling
interest
     Total  

BALANCE—January 1, 2009

     1         209,798      $ 10,514      $ (47,053   $ (36,539   $ —         $ (36,539

Net loss

     —           —          (2,248     —          (2,248     —           (2,248

Other comprehensive income—

                

Unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts—net of tax

     —           —          —          1,474        1,474        —           1,474   

Unrealized gains on interest rate derivatives—net of tax

     —           —          —          4,360        4,360        —           4,360   

Foreign translation adjustments

     —           —          —          10,999        10,999        —           10,999   
                      

Comprehensive income

     —           —          —          —          14,585        

Forfeiture of non-vested restricted units

     —           (200     —          —          —          —           —     

Amortization of restricted common units

     —           —          840        —          840        —           840   

Amortization of unit options

     —           —          743        —          743        —           743   
                                                          

BALANCE—September 30, 2009

     1         209,598      $ 9,849      $ (30,220   $ (20,371     —         $ (20,371
                                                          

BALANCE—January 1, 2010

     1         209,598      $ (8,310   $ (21,469   $ (29,779     —         $ (29,779

Net (loss) income

     —           —          (87,263     —          (87,263     46         (87,217

Other comprehensive income (loss)—

                

Foreign translation adjustments

     —           —          —          (2,400     (2,400     —           (2,400
                      

Comprehensive (loss) income

     —           —          —          —          (89,663     

Forfeiture of non-vested restricted units

     —           (355     —          —          —          —           —     

Issuance of restricted common units

     —           250        —          —          —          —           —     

Amortization of restricted common units

     —           —          461        —          461           461   

Amortization of unit options

     —           —          131        —          131        —           131   
                                                          

BALANCE—September 30, 2010

     1         209,493      $ (94,981   $ (23,869   $ (118,850   $ 46       $ (118,804
                                                          

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Edgen Murray II, L.P. and subsidiaries

Unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

(In thousands)

 

     2010     2009  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net loss

   $ (87,263   $ (2,248

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     15,057        15,012   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     2,726        1,834   

Impairment of goodwill

     62,805        —     

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity

     (460     —     

Accretion of discount on long-term debt

     483        —     

Noncash accrual of interest on note payable

     —          223   

Unit-based compensation expense

     593        1,583   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     141        294   

Provision for inventory allowances and writedowns

     1,370        25,924   

Deferred income tax benefit

     (4,031     (6,106

Loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions

     1,732        (182

Loss on derivative instruments

     —          24   

Gain on sale of property, plant, and equipment

     (287     (15

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease in accounts receivable

     8,761        105,011   

(Increase) decrease in inventory

     (13,799     60,001   

Decrease (increase) in income tax receivable

     4,043        (13,738

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,853        2,487   

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

     14,252        (95,233

Decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and deferred revenue

     (5,609     (10,309

Decrease in income tax payable

     (1,388     (26,248

Decrease (increase) in other

     716        (1,264
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,695        57,050   
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Investment in unconsolidated entity

     (10,000     —     

Purchase of PetroSteel business

     (4,000     (4,000 )

Purchases of property, plant, and equipment

     (9,575     (2,071

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment

     325        120   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (23,250     (5,951
                

(Continued) See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (continued)

(In thousands)

 

 

     2010     2009  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Deferred financing costs and financing advisory fees paid

     (1,097     —     

Principal payments on notes payable and long-term debt

     (4,221     (3,400

Proceeds from Asset Based Loan (“ABL”) Facility

     12,538        187,477   

Payments to ABL Facility

     (12,538     (191,772

Decrease in managed cash overdraft and short-term loans

     (27     (8,997
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (5,345     (16,692

EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH

     (183     719   
                

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (27,083     35,126   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period

     65,733        41,708   
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period

   $ 38,650      $ 76,834   
                

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION—Cash paid and received for:

    

Interest

   $ 35,661      $ 27,733   
                

Income taxes

   $ 1,541      $ 36,224   
                

Income tax refunds

   $ 21,272      $ 128   
                

NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable

   $ 3,944      $ 159   
                

(Concluded) See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

1. Organization and summary of significant accounting policies

Description of Operations—Edgen Murray II, L.P. (“EM II LP“) through its subsidiaries, has operations in North and South America, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), Singapore and the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), and sales representative offices in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and France. The Company is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. References to the “Company” include EM II LP and its subsidiaries.

The Company is a global industrial distributor of specialty steel products primarily to the oil and gas, power, petrochemical and civil construction markets. The Company’s product catalog consists of pipes, plate and sections, including highly-engineered prime carbon or alloy steel pipe, pipe components, valves and high-grade structural sections and plate. These items are often designed to operate in severe conditions, including high pressure, load bearing, compression and extreme temperature environments, and to withstand the effects of corrosive or abrasive materials. The Company’s customers include engineering, procurement and construction firms, equipment fabricators, multi-national and national major integrated oil and natural gas companies, independent oil and natural gas companies, natural gas transmission and distribution companies, petrochemical companies, mining companies, oil sands developers, hydrocarbon, nuclear and renewable power generation companies, utilities, civil construction contractors and municipality and transportation authorities.

Organization—EM II LP is a Delaware limited partnership formed on April 3, 2007, by Jefferies Capital Partners IV L.P., Jefferies Employee Partners IV LLC, and JCP Partners IV LLC (collectively, “Fund IV”), to acquire the common shares of the operating subsidiaries of Edgen/Murray, L.P., the Company’s predecessor, which was formed by ING Furman Selz Investors III, LP, ING Barings U.S. Leveraged Equity Plan LLC, ING Barings Global Leveraged Equity Plan Ltd. (collectively “Fund III”) and certain members of Edgen Murray Corporation (“EMC”) management. On May 11, 2007, EM II LP, including institutional investors and existing management, acquired the common shares of EMC and Pipe Acquisition Limited (“PAL”), the principal assets of Edgen/Murray, L.P. The formation of EM II LP, the acquisition of the assets of Edgen/Murray, L.P. and the related financing transactions are referred to as the “Recapitalization Transaction”.

The organizational chart of Edgen Murray II, L.P. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2010, is as follows:

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

Significant accounting policies:

Basis of presentation—The consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“generally accepted accounting principles” or “GAAP”) in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Topic, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of EM II LP and its wholly owned subsidiaries (see organizational chart above). The Company’s subsidiary, EM FZE, has a 70% ownership in a joint venture in Saudi Arabia which is consolidated and the remaining 30% ownership is presented as non-controlling interest in the consolidated financial statements. The joint venture’s operations have been minimal through September 30, 2010. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, all of which are of a normal, recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods.

At the Recapitalization Transaction date, Edgen/Murray, L.P. and EM II LP were controlled by general partners that were controlled by the same principals of Jefferies Capital Partners (“JCP”). In addition, funds managed by JCP owned approximately 75% of Edgen/Murray, L.P. prior to the Recapitalization Transaction and approximately 38% of EM II LP after the Recapitalization Transaction. Because EM II LP and Edgen/Murray, L.P. were controlled by the same principals of Fund IV and Fund III, the acquisition of Edgen/Murray, L.P. by EM II LP has been accounted for as a transaction among entities under common control. Accordingly, fair value purchase accounting has not been applied and the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, including goodwill and other intangibles, has not been recorded at the date of the Recapitalization Transaction. Instead, the historical carryover basis of the acquired assets and liabilities has been maintained and the purchase of the partners’ interests by EM II LP has been recorded as a distribution in the statements of partners’ (deficit) capital and comprehensive income (loss). All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates—The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are primarily made in relation to the valuation of accounts receivable, inventory, and derivative financial instruments, the recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets, and in establishing a valuation allowance, if any, on deferred tax assets.

Cash equivalents—The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Accounts receivable—Customer accounts receivable is shown net of allowance for doubtful accounts and reflects the Company’s estimate of the uncollectible accounts receivable based on the aging of specific customer receivable accounts.

Inventory —Inventory consists primarily of prime carbon steel pipe and plate, alloy grade pipe, fittings and flanges, structural sections, and specialized valves. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market (net realizable value). Cost is determined by the average-cost method. Cost includes all costs incurred in bringing the product to its present location and condition. Net realizable value is based on estimated normal selling price less further costs expected to be incurred to completion and disposal. Inventory is reduced for obsolete, slow-moving or defective items.

Property, plant, and equipment—Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment is determined for financial reporting purposes by using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets. Useful lives range from one to 10 years for leasehold improvements, two to 10 years for equipment and computers, and 10 to 50 years for buildings and land improvements. Work in process (“WIP”) represents costs associated with property, plant, and equipment that have not been placed into service; therefore, no depreciation is recorded on WIP until the assets are placed into service. For income tax purposes, accelerated methods of depreciation are used. Ordinary maintenance and repairs which do not extend the physical or economic lives of the plant or equipment are charged to expense as incurred.

Capitalized software costs—Capitalized costs associated with computer software developed or obtained for internal use includes external consultant costs and internal payroll and payroll-related costs for employees directly involved in the application development stage of computer software development.

 

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(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

Leases—The Company enters into both finance and operating lease agreements. Fixed assets held under lease agreements, which confer rights and obligations similar to those attached to owned assets, are capitalized as fixed assets, and are depreciated over their economic lives. Future finance lease obligations are recorded as liabilities, while the interest element is charged to the statements of operations over the period of the related finance lease obligation. Rentals under operating leases are charged to the statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if the payments are not made on such a basis.

Goodwill and other intangible assets—Goodwill represents the purchase price the Company paid to acquire a company in excess of the estimated fair value of tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired, minus the fair market value of liabilities assumed. Other identifiable intangible assets include customer relationships, tradenames, noncompetition agreements, and trademarks. Other identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized to expense over the estimated useful life of the asset. Customer relationships and noncompetition agreements are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives: 7 years for customer relationships, and 1 to 6 years for noncompetition agreements. Identifiable intangible assets with an indefinite useful life, including goodwill, tradenames, and trademarks, are evaluated annually for impairment and more frequently if circumstances dictate, by comparing the carrying amounts to the fair value of the individual assets.

In connection with the preparation of financial information for the second quarter of 2010, the Company noted that results of operations for the first half of 2010 continued to remain below the original budget assumptions and operating forecasts for some of its reporting units. The Company began a process to reforecast budget assumptions and operating forecasts for the remainder of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. Although sales inquiries and new order bookings have increased since March 2010, the current energy market and overall economic conditions have adversely affected customers’ commitments and time frames for making capital and maintenance expenditures compared to the original assumptions and forecasts. The continued slow global economic recovery, in addition to uncertainty surrounding energy demand and commodity pricing, resulted in revised budget assumptions and operating forecasts with a slower future earnings recovery than was previously forecasted. The Company’s revised operating forecasts constitute an interim impairment indicator. Accordingly, the Company performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at June 30, 2010 using a methodology consistent with its annual impairment test. The methodology uses a combined discounted cash flow valuation and comparable company market value approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units.

This second quarter 2010 interim goodwill impairment analysis indicated that the Company’s Americas and UAE reporting units failed Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test because the book value of the reporting units exceeded the estimated fair value. The Company performed Step 2 of the goodwill impairment analysis for the Americas and UAE reporting units. The process included among other things a determination of the implied fair value of the Americas and UAE reporting units goodwill by assigning the fair value of the reporting units determined in Step 1 to all of the assets and liabilities of the Americas and UAE reporting units (including any recognized and unrecognized intangible assets) as if the Americas and UAE reporting units had been acquired in a business combination; to complete the process, the Company then compared the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying amount of goodwill to determine if goodwill was impaired. Based on a preliminary Step 2 goodwill impairment analysis, the impairment charge was estimated to be $62,805 and was reflected in the statement of operations for the second quarter of 2010. The goodwill impairment charge recognized during the second quarter of 2010 was finalized during the third quarter of 2010, and the amount of the impairment did not differ from the initial estimate. At September 30, 2010, there was no goodwill balance remaining at the Americas and UAE reporting units as a result of this impairment charge (see Note 13).

In connection with performing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment analysis, tradenames were also tested, and no impairment was recorded, as the fair value of the tradenames exceeded their carrying value.

Impairment of long-lived assets—The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets, including property, plant, and equipment and customer relationships, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets or the asset group may not be recoverable. The asset impairment review assesses the fair value of the assets based on the future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. An impairment loss is recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset, plus net proceeds expected from the disposition of the asset (if any) are less than the related asset’s carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed their fair values.

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

In connection with the preparation of financial information in the second quarter 2010 and management’s conclusion that the revised operating forecasts constituted an interim impairment indicator, the Company tested for impairment its long-lived assets, including customer relationships and noncompetition agreements, and no impairment was recorded as the fair value of the assets exceeded their carrying amounts at June 30, 2010. No impairment of these long-lived assets was identified in 2009.

Deferred financing costs—Deferred financing costs are charged to operations as additional interest expense over the life of the underlying indebtedness using the effective interest method. Deferred financing costs charged to the statements of operations as interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $2,726 and $1,834, respectively, and $926 and $617 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Income taxes—Under Income Taxes Topic, ASC 740, deferred income taxes are recognized for the future tax consequences of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company considers future taxable income and ongoing tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. The Company has no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in these consolidated financial statements.

Revenue recognition—Revenue is recognized on product sales when the earnings process is complete, meaning the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer (typically upon title transfer), and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue is recorded, net of discounts, rebates, value-added tax and similar taxes as applicable in foreign jurisdictions. Rebates and discounts to customers are determined based on the achievement of certain agreed-upon terms and conditions by the customer during each period. Shipping and handling costs related to product sales are also included in sales.

Equity-based compensation—The Company has equity-based compensation plans for certain employees and directors and accounts for these plans under Stock Compensation Topic, ASC 718. ASC 718 requires all forms of share-based payments to employees, including options, to be recognized as compensation expense. The compensation expense is the fair value of the awards at the measurement date. Further, ASC 718 requires compensation cost to be recognized over the requisite service period for all awards granted subsequent to adoption.

Foreign currency—The Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries maintain their accounting records in their respective functional currencies. All assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into the relevant measurement currency for each entity/division at the rate of exchange at the consolidated balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into the relevant measurement currency at the average rate of exchange during the period. The cumulative effect of exchange rate movements is included in a separate component of the consolidated statements of partners’ (deficit) capital and comprehensive income (loss) in accordance with Foreign Currency Matters Topic, ASC 830 and Comprehensive Income Topic, ASC 220.

Foreign currency exchange transaction gains or losses are charged to earnings in the period the transactions are settled. Foreign currency transaction gains of $758 and $680 are included in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Foreign currency transaction losses of $1,732 and gains of $182 are included in the consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Derivative financial instruments—The Company has entered into transactions involving various derivative instruments to hedge interest rates and foreign currency denominated sales, purchases, assets, and liabilities. These derivative contracts are entered into with various financial institutions. The Company does not use derivative instruments for trading purposes and has procedures in place to monitor and control their use.

The Company accounts for certain derivative financial instruments in accordance with Derivatives and Hedging Topic, ASC 815. ASC 815 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e. gains or losses) of a derivative instrument is dependent upon whether the derivative has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, further, on the type of hedging relationship. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss, if any, on the derivative instrument, as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk, is recognized in the results of operations. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument for a cash flow hedge is recorded in the results of operations immediately. For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the gain or loss is recognized in the results of operations immediately. See Notes 14 and 15 for a discussion of the use of derivative instruments, management of credit risk inherent in derivative instruments and fair value information.

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)—ASC 220 establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its components in the consolidated financial statements. Comprehensive income (loss) includes net earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented resulted from foreign currency translation adjustments and changes in the fair value of interest rate derivatives and foreign currency exchange contracts.

Fair values of financial instruments—The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. The fair value of long-term debt is based on estimated market quotes or recent trades. The fair value of derivatives is based on the estimated amount the Company would receive or pay if the transaction was terminated, taking into consideration prevailing exchange rates and interest rates, in a transaction between market participants.

Investment in Unconsolidated Entity—The Company’s investment in Bourland and Leverich Holding Company LLC (“B&L”), a distributor of oil country tubular goods, is accounted for under the equity method in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, which requires the use of the equity method of accounting unless the investor’s interest is “so minor” that the investor may have virtually no influence over operating and financial policies. Given that the Company’s investment in B&L represents 14.5% of the common equity of a limited liability company, the Company’s investment is considered to be more than minor and is therefore subject to the equity method of accounting.

The Company’s investment in B&L is included in “Investment in unconsolidated entity” on the consolidated balance sheets. Earnings on this investment are recorded in “Equity in earnings of the unconsolidated entity” in the consolidated statements of operations. Any intra-entity profit or loss has been eliminated for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

As of September 30, 2010, the investment in unconsolidated entity was $10,460. Income from the investment in unconsolidated entity from the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010 was $460.

New accounting standards—From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB which are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.

In February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-09, Subsequent Event (Topic 855), which amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 855, Subsequent Events, so that SEC filers, as defined in the ASU, no longer are required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. ASU 2010-09 is effective immediately. ASU 2010-09 only affects disclosure requirements and will not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

2. Property, plant, and equipment

Property, plant, and equipment at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Land and land improvements

   $ 13,960      $ 13,351   

Building

     37,555        27,419   

Equipment and computers

     28,160        28,197   

Leasehold improvements

     2,974        4,809   

Work in progress

     55        220   
                
     82,704        73,996   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (30,685     (30,654
                

Property, plant, and equipment—net

   $ 52,019      $ 43,342   
                

 

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Substantially all of the Company’s U.S. property, plant, and equipment serves as collateral for the Company’s long-term debt (see Note 6). Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $1,236 and $1,200, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $3,569 and $3,510, respectively.

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

3. Intangible assets

Intangible assets at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of the following:

 

     Gross carrying value      Accumulated
amortization
     Net carrying value  
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Customer relationships

   $ 82,896       $ 83,938       $ 58,925       $ 50,645       $ 23,971       $ 33,293   

Non-competition agreements

     22,011         22,011         12,498         9,734         9,513         12,277   

Sales backlog

     9,660         9,748         9,660         9,748         —           —     

Tradenames

     11,548         11,702         —           —           11,548         11,702   

Trademarks

     14         14         —           —           14         14   
                                                     
   $ 126,129       $ 127,413       $ 81,083       $ 70,127       $ 45,046       $ 57,286   
                                                     

The gross carrying values and accumulated amortization of intangible assets recorded in the local currency of non-U.S. subsidiaries fluctuates from period to period due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The fair value of customer relationships and noncompetition agreements has been derived using an income/excess earnings valuation method, which is based on the assumption that earnings are generated by all of the assets held by the company, both tangible and intangible. The income/excess earnings method estimates the fair value of an intangible asset by discounting its future cash flows and applying charges for contributory assets. Certain estimates and assumptions were used to derive the customer relationship intangible, including future earnings projections, discount rates, and customer attrition rates. In determining the fair value for noncompetition agreements, the Company considers future earnings projections, discount rates, and estimates of potential losses resulting from competition, the enforceability of the terms and the likelihood of competition in the absence of the agreement. The useful lives for customer relationships have been estimated based on historical experience.

The fair value of tradenames has been derived using a relief from royalty valuation method which assumes that the owner of intellectual property is “relieved” from paying a royalty for the use of that asset. The royalty rate attributable to the intellectual property represents the cost savings that are available through ownership of the asset by the avoidance of paying royalties to license the use of the intellectual property from another owner. Accordingly, earnings forecasts of income reflect an estimate of a fair royalty that a licensee would pay, on a percentage of revenue basis, to obtain a license to utilize the intellectual property. Estimates and assumptions used in deriving the fair value of tradenames include future earnings projections, discount rates, and market royalty rates identified on similar recent transactions.

Customer relationships and noncompetition agreements are subject to amortization while tradenames have indefinite lives and are not subject to amortization. The gross carrying value of intangible assets increased $3,143 and decreased $2,152 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and decreased $1,284 and increased $5,967 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, due to the effect of foreign currency translation. Amortization expense was $3,846 and $3,952 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and was $11,488, and $11,502 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The following table presents scheduled amortization expense for the twelve months ended September 30:

 

2011

   $ 15,124   

2012

     12,821   

2013

     5,081   

2014

     457   

2015

     —     

The weighted-average remaining amortization period for customer relationships and noncompetition agreements was approximately two years at September 30, 2010.

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

4. Goodwill

Under IntangiblesGoodwill and Other, ASC Topic 350, an impairment test is required to be performed upon adoption and at least annually thereafter. Material amounts of recorded goodwill attributable to each of the Company’s reporting units are tested for impairment during the first quarter of each year, or whenever events indicate impairment may have occurred, by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. Fair value is determined using discounted cash flows, and guideline company multiples. Significant estimates used in the methodologies include estimates of future cash flows, future short-term and long-term growth rates, weighted-average cost of capital and guideline company multiples for each of the reportable units.

In connection with the preparation of financial information for the second quarter of 2010, the Company noted that results of operations for the first half of 2010 continued to remain below the original budget assumptions and operating forecasts for some of its reporting units. The Company began a process to reforecast budget assumptions and operating forecasts for the remainder of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. Although sales inquiries and new order bookings have increased since March 2010, the current energy market and overall economic conditions have adversely affected customers’ commitments and time frames for making capital and maintenance expenditures compared to the original assumptions and forecasts. The continued slow global economic recovery, in addition to uncertainty surrounding energy demand and commodity pricing, resulted in revised budget assumptions and operating forecasts with a slower future earnings recovery than was previously forecasted. The Company’s revised operating forecasts constitute an interim impairment indicator. Accordingly, the Company performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at June 30, 2010 using a methodology consistent with its annual impairment test. The methodology uses a combined discounted cash flow valuation and comparable company market value approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units.

This second quarter 2010 interim goodwill impairment analysis indicated that the Company’s Americas and UAE reporting units failed Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test because the book value of the reporting units exceeded the estimated fair value. The Company performed Step 2 of the goodwill impairment analysis for the Americas and UAE reporting units. The process included among other things a determination of the implied fair value of the Americas and UAE reporting units goodwill by assigning the fair value of the reporting units determined in Step 1 to all of the assets and liabilities of the Americas and UAE reporting units (including any recognized and unrecognized intangible assets) as if the Americas and UAE reporting units had been acquired in a business combination; to complete the process, the Company then compared the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying amount of goodwill to determine if goodwill was impaired. Based on a preliminary Step 2 goodwill impairment analysis, the impairment charge was estimated to be $62,805 and was reflected in the statement of operations in the second quarter of 2010. The goodwill impairment charge recognized during the second quarter of 2010 was finalized during the third quarter of 2010, and the amount of the impairment did not differ from the initial estimate. At September 30, 2010, there was no goodwill balance remaining at the Americas and UAE reporting units after this impairment charge (see Note 13).

The following table reflects changes to goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2010:

 

Balance—January 1, 2010

   $ 83,280   

PetroSteel earn-out adjustment

     4,000   

Goodwill impairment

     (62,805

Foreign currency translation

     (1,121
        

Balance—September 30, 2010

   $ 23,354   
        

As a result of earn-out provisions in the Company’s purchase agreement to acquire the business of Petro Steel International, L.P. and Petro Steel International, LLC (collectively, “PetroSteel”), in May 2010 the Company paid a final purchase price adjustment of $4,000. See Note 13 for a description of goodwill and other intangible assets by reportable segment.

5. Investment in unconsolidated entity

On August 19, 2010, EM II LP’s subsidiary, EMC, invested $10,000 in exchange for 14.5% of the common equity in B&L, a distributor of oil country tubular goods. The B&L investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures.

Equity method investments are included in “investment in unconsolidated entity” on the consolidated balance sheets. Earnings on this investment are recorded in Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity within the consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2010, the investment in B&L was $10,460. Income from the investment in B&L for the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010 was $460. This equity investment has been recorded based upon a preliminary valuation of the underlying net assets of B&L. The valuation of the equity investment will be completed upon receipt of a final determination of the fair value of certain intangible assets recorded by B&L.

 

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In addition to EMC’s investment in B&L, EMC entered into a Service Fee Agreement with B&L to provide certain general and administrative services including, but not limited to, information technology support services, legal, treasury, tax, financial reporting and other administrative services for an annual fee $2,000 and reimbursement of costs incurred by EMC. Selling, general, and administrative expense, net of service fee income on the statement of operations includes $236 of service fee income related to the Service Fee Agreement for the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010.

 

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(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

6. Credit arrangements and long-term debt

Credit arrangements and long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

$465,000 12.25% EMC Senior Secured Notes, net of discount of $3,879 and $4,362 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, secured by a lien on the principal U.S. assets of EMC and EM II LP, including up to 65% of the voting stock of EM II LP’s non-U.S. subsidiaries; due January 15, 2015

   $ 461,121       $ 460,638   

$175,000 ABL Facility, due May 11, 2012

     —           —     

Note payable to sellers of PetroSteel; interest accrues at 8% compounding annually, with payment due May 11, 2010

     —           4,906   

Various other debt; monthly payments range up to $1, at an interest rate of 7.25% per annum, commencing July 2005 through maturity in June 2010; secured by equipment

     —           10   
                 

Total

     461,121         465,554   

Less current portion

     —           (4,916
                 

Long-term debt

   $ 461,121       $ 460,638   
                 

EMC Senior Secured Notes—On December 23, 2009, Edgen Murray Corporation (“EMC”) issued $465,000 aggregate principal amount of 12.25% Senior Secured Notes (the “EMC Senior Secured Notes”) with an original issue discount of $4,376. The proceeds from the issuance of the EMC Senior Secured Notes, plus $44,435 of cash on hand, were used to fully repay the first and second lien term loans incurred in connection with the Recapitalization Transaction (the “First and Second Lien Term Loans” or the “Term Loans”) of $490,438, accrued interest of $1,310, and transaction expenses of $13,311. Interest accrues on the EMC Senior Secured Notes at a rate of 12.25% semi-annually and is payable in arrears on each January 15 and July 15, commencing on July 15, 2010.

EMC may redeem some or all of the EMC Senior Secured Notes at any time prior to January 15, 2013 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal plus an applicable premium set forth in the terms of the EMC Senior Secured Notes, and accrued and unpaid interest as of the redemption date. The applicable premium is calculated as the greater of:

 

  (1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the EMC Senior Secured Notes; or

 

  (2) the excess of:

 

  (a) the present value at the redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the EMC Senior Secured Notes at January 15, 2013 plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the EMC Senior Secured Notes through January 15, 2013 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; or

 

  (b) the principal amount of the EMC Senior Secured Notes, if greater.

On or after January 15, 2013, EMC may at its option, redeem some or all of the EMC Senior Secured Notes at the following redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption:

 

On or after:

   Percentage  

January 15, 2013

     106.125

January 15, 2014 and thereafter

     100.000

In addition, at any time prior to January 15, 2013, EMC may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate original principal amounts of the EMC Senior Secured Notes issued under the indenture at a price equal to 112.25% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of redemption with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings. The terms of the EMC Senior Secured Notes also contain certain change in control and sale of asset provisions under which the holders of the EMC Senior Secured Notes have the right to require EMC to repurchase all or any part of the EMC Senior Secured Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% and 100%, respectively, of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of the repurchase.

 

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The indenture governing the EMC Senior Secured Notes contains various covenants that limit the Company’s discretion in the operation of its business. The indenture, among other things, restricts: (i) the Company’s ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue shares of preferred stock, incur liens, make certain investments and loans, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, make material changes in the nature or conduct of our business, and enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (ii) the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments; and (iii) the Company’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their respective assets.

The EMC Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by EM II LP and each of its existing and future U.S. subsidiaries that (1) is directly or indirectly 80% owned by EM II LP, (2) guarantees the indebtedness of EMC or any of the guarantors and (3) is not directly or indirectly owned by any non-U.S. subsidiary. At September 30, 2010, EMC is EM II LP’s only U.S. subsidiary, and, therefore, EM II LP is currently the only guarantor of the EMC Senior Secured Notes.

The EMC Senior Secured Notes and related guarantees are secured by:

 

   

first-priority liens and security interests, subject to permitted liens, in EMC’s and the guarantors’ principal U.S. assets (other than the working capital assets which collateralize the ABL Facility), including material real property, fixtures and equipment, intellectual property (including certain intellectual property located outside of the United States; provided that the perfection of the security interest in intellectual property assets is limited to those that may be perfected by the making of a filing in the United States and Canada) and capital stock of EM II LP’s direct restricted subsidiaries (which, in the case of non-U.S. subsidiaries is limited to 65% of the voting stock of each first-tier non-U.S. subsidiary of EM II LP (or such other percentage to the extent necessary not to require the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of any such first-tier non-U.S. subsidiary)) now owned or hereafter acquired; and

 

   

second-priority liens and security interests, subject to permitted liens (including first-priority liens securing our ABL Facility), in substantially all of EMC’s and the guarantors’ cash and cash equivalents, deposit and securities accounts, accounts receivable, inventory, other personal property relating to such inventory and accounts receivable and all proceeds there from, in each case now owned or acquired in the future.

Under an intercreditor agreement, the security interest in certain assets consisting of cash and cash equivalents, inventory, accounts receivable, and deposit and securities accounts, are subordinated to a lien thereon that secures the Company’s ABL Facility. As a result of such lien subordination, the EMC Senior Secured Notes are effectively subordinated to the Company’s ABL Facility to the extent of the value of such assets.

On September 14, 2010, EMC completed an exchange offer for any and all of its outstanding EMC Senior Secured Notes. Holders of EMC Senior Secured Notes, who participated in the exchange offer, received notes substantially identical to those held prior to the exchange offer, but that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ABL Facility—On May 11, 2007, the Company entered into the ABL Facility among JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., EMC, Edgen Murray Canada Inc. (“EM Canada”) and EM Europe. In August 2008, the Company exercised the $25,000 accordion feature of the ABL Facility, which increased the lenders’ commitment from $150,000 to $175,000 for additional letter of credit capacity. The ABL Facility is a $175,000 global credit facility, of which:

 

   

EMC may utilize up to $165,000 ($25,000 of which can only be used for letters of credit) less any amounts utilized under the sublimits of EM Canada and EM Europe;

 

   

EM Europe may utilize up to $50,000;

 

   

EM Canada may utilize up to $7,500; and

 

   

Edgen Murray Pte. Ltd. (“EM Pte”) may utilize up to $10,000.

Actual credit availability for each entity is calculated based on a percentage of eligible trade accounts receivable and inventories, subject to adjustments and sublimits as defined by the ABL Facility (“Borrowing Base”). The entities may utilize the ABL Facility for borrowings as well as for the issuance of bank guarantees, letters of credit, and other permitted indebtedness. The ABL Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in all of the working capital assets, including trade accounts receivable and inventories, of EMC, EM Canada and EM Europe. Additionally, the common shares of EM Pte and Edgen Murray FZE (“EM FZE”) secure the portion of the ABL Facility utilized by EM Europe.

 

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(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

The ABL Facility is guaranteed by EM II LP. Additionally, each of the EM Canada sub-facility, the EM Europe sub-facility and the EM Pte sub-facility is guaranteed by EM Cayman, EMGH, PAL, EM Europe, EM Canada and EM Pte. The ABL Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in all of the working capital assets, including trade accounts receivable and inventories, of the borrowers and of the guarantors.

The ABL Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants, including a fixed charge ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.00 if the Company’s aggregate availability is reduced below $25,000, or the sum of EMC and EM Canada availability is less than $15,000, until the date that both aggregate availability is greater than $30,000, and the sum of EMC and EM Canada availability is greater than $20,000 for a consecutive 90 days, and no default, or event of default exists or has existed during the period. The ABL Facility also provides for limitations on additional indebtedness, the making of distributions, loans and advances, transactions with affiliates, dispositions or mergers and the sale of assets. At September 30, 2010, the Company was in compliance with the financial, affirmative and negative covenants applicable under the ABL Facility, and the Company’s availability requirements exceeded the thresholds described above.

At September 30, 2010, there were no cash borrowings under the ABL Facility and outstanding letters of credit totaled $22,313 including a letter of credit issued to HSBC in the amount of $12,000, which supports the local credit facility of EM FZE. At September 30, 2010, borrowing availability under the ABL Facility, net of reserves, was as follows (based on the value of the Company’s Borrowing Base on that date):

 

     EMC     EM Canada      EM Europe      EM Pte      Total  

Total availability

   $ 84,057      $ 1,858       $ 26,761       $ 10,000       $ 122,676   

Less utilization

     19,353 (a)      37         3,347         3,682         26,419   
                                           

Net availability

   $ 64,704      $ 1,821       $ 23,414       $ 6,318       $ 96,257   
                                           

 

(a) Includes a letter of credit in the amount of $12,000 issued to HSBC which supports the local credit facility of EM FZE (see below).

EM FZE local facility—EM FZE has a local credit facility under which it has the ability to borrow up to the lesser of $15,000 or the amount secured by a letter of credit. At September 30, 2010, EM FZE had the ability to borrow up to $12,000 because the facility was fully secured by a letter of credit issued by EMC. EM FZE may utilize the local facility for borrowings, foreign exchange, letters of credit, bank guarantees and other permitted indebtedness.

This facility is primarily used to support the trade activity of EM FZE. Borrowings on the local facility are charged interest at the prevailing Dubai Interbank Offered Rate, plus a margin of 1.5%. At September 30, 2010, there was approximately $1,802 in letters of credit issued under the local facility.

Note payable to sellers of PetroSteel—In connection with the acquisition of the assets of PetroSteel, the Company entered into a three-year, $4,000 subordinated note with the sellers of PetroSteel which accrued interest at a rate of 8% per annum compounded annually; in May 2010, the note, including accrued interest of $1,040, was paid in full. At December 31, 2009, accrued interest on the note was $906.

Third party guarantees—In the normal course of business, the Company may provide performance guarantees directly to third parties on behalf of its subsidiaries.

For guarantees with commitments outstanding at September 30, 2010, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) within one year for non-performance totaled $6,457; no commitments for non-performance guarantees extended beyond one year.

A September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had bank guarantees of $978 and $816, which have been cash collateralized and included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Scheduled annual maturities, excluding mandatory prepayments, if any, for all Company outstanding credit arrangements and long-term debt for the twelve months ended September 30 are as follows:

 

2011

   $ —    

2012

     —     

2013

     —     

2014

     —     

2015

     461,121   
        

Total

   $ 461,121   
        

 

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(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

7. Capital lease

On December 16, 2005, EM Europe (formerly Murray International Metals Ltd.) sold land, an office building, and two warehouses at its Newbridge location for $23,040 (£12,988), less fees of approximately $308. Concurrent with the sale, EM Europe entered into an agreement to lease back all of the sold property for an initial lease term of 25 years. Under the lease agreement, the initial term will be extended for two further terms of 10 years each, unless canceled by EM Europe. The lease is being accounted for as a capital lease because the net present value of the future minimum lease payments exceeds 90% of the fair value of the leased asset. The lease requires EM Europe to pay customary operating and repair expenses.

The carrying value of the leased fixed assets at September 30, 2010, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,553, is $14,986, and is included within property, plant, and equipment on the balance sheet. The carrying value of the leased fixed assets at December 31, 2009, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,059, is $15,863, and is included within property, plant, and equipment on the balance sheet. A schedule of the future minimum lease payments under the finance lease and the present value of the net minimum lease payments at September 30, 2010 are as follows:

 

Twelve months ended September 30

      

2011

   $ 1,894   

2012

     1,894   

2013

     1,894   

2014

     1,894   

2015

     1,894   

Later years

     28,015   
        

Total minimum lease payments

     37,485   

Less amount representing interest

     (20,118
        

Present value of minimum lease payments

   $ 17,367   
        

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company has recorded current obligations under the finance lease of $318 and $303, respectively, and non-current obligations under the finance lease of $17,049 and $17,646, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $391 and $420, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $1,166 and $1,191, respectively.

8. Partners’ (deficit) capital

On May 11, 2007, in the Recapitalization Transaction, Fund IV, certain financial institutional investors, and existing management, through subsidiaries of EM II LP, acquired the shares of Edgen/Murray, L.P.’s two direct subsidiaries, EMC and PAL, from its existing partners. In this transaction, Edgen/Murray, L.P. distributed all of the shares of EMC and PAL, to its partners. Following the distribution, the partners then sold a portion of the distributed shares to subsidiaries of EM II LP for cash at the fair market value at the date of the transaction. The remaining distributed shares were contributed by certain partners, generally members of management, to EM II LP in exchange for common limited partnership units of EM II LP. Concurrently, EM II LP also issued common limited partnership units to new investors for $1,000 per unit in cash. The same principals of JCP controlled both Edgen/Murray, L.P. and EM II LP.

The Recapitalization Transaction has been accounted for as a transaction among entities under common control. Accordingly, fair value purchase accounting has not been applied and the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities, including goodwill and other intangibles, has not been recorded at the date of the Recapitalization Transaction. Instead, the historical carryover basis of the acquired assets and liabilities has been maintained and the purchase of the partners’ interests by EM II LP has been recorded as a distribution in the statements of partners’ (deficit) capital and comprehensive income (loss). Capital contributions from third-party financial institutional investors and new management participants have been recorded at fair value as of the transaction date.

Common partnership units—A common partnership unit (“a common unit”) represents a fractional part of ownership of the partnership and is entitled to share in the profit and losses of the partnership which are allocated annually in proportion to the number of common units held by each common unit holder. Under the partnership agreement of EM II LP (the “EM II LP Partnership Agreement”), the general partner of EM II LP (the “General Partner”) participates in the net assets and results of operations of EM II LP based on the ratio of common units held by such partner to the total common units outstanding. This is the same basis on which the limited partners of EM II LP participate as well. For the General Partner, this ratio was less than 1% at September 30, 2010. Under the EM II LP Partnership Agreement, the General Partner must approve all distributions. Any distributions are made in proportion to the number of common units held by each holder of common units.

 

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Restricted common units—The Edgen Murray II, L.P. Equity Incentive Plan (the “EM II LP Incentive Plan”) authorizes the granting of awards to employees of up to 47,154 restricted common limited partnership units; the units are subject to restrictions on transfer until such time as they vest and are governed by the EM II LP Partnership Agreement. In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, the Company granted 1,733 restricted common limited partnership units with a fair value of $1,733 to certain employees. The fair value of restricted units was based on consideration paid by unrelated third parties in connection with the Recapitalization Transaction. The amount paid in an arm’s length transaction by the new co-investors ($1,000 per unit) was the most recent evidence of the fair value of a common unit on a stand-alone basis.

In July 2010, the Company granted 250 restricted common limited partnership units with a total fair value of $78 to certain employees. The $312.26 fair value of a restricted common limited partnership unit was based on a valuation methodology which uses a combined discounted cash flow valuation and comparable company market value approach which is divided by the total outstanding common limited partnership units to determine the fair value of a common limited partnership unit at the grant date.

Upon a change in capital structure, including a reorganization, recapitalization, unit split, unit dividend, combination of interest, merger or any other change in the structure of the Company affecting the common units, or any distribution to the unitholders other than a cash distribution, the General Partner may make appropriate adjustment in the number and kind of equity interests authorized by the EM II LP Incentive Plan as it determines appropriate.

Unit options—In October 2007, the General Partner approved the Edgen Murray II, L.P. 2007 Option Plan (the “EM II LP Option Plan”) to provide limited partnership unit options as incentives and rewards for employees. The EM II LP Option Plan terminates five years from its effective date. Under the EM II LP Option Plan, a maximum of 11,050 options can be granted, of which no more than 1,000 unit options may be issued to any one person in one year. In July 2010, the Company granted 1,675 unit options with a fair value of $69.26 per unit using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The 1,675 unit options had been previously granted under the EM II LP Option Plan but forfeited by employees at the time of their termination of employment with the Company.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the consolidated statements of operations reflect unit-based compensation income of $366 and expense of $237, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the consolidated statements of operations reflect unit-based compensation of $131 and $743, respectively, related to EM II LP unit options. The unit-based compensation income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and the reduced unit-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the reversal of compensation expense related to non-vested restricted units forfeited by employees during the period, and the reversal of compensation expense related to the forfeiture rate of unit options which was increased from 5% to 25% to align with the Company’s actual experience since grant date.

Upon a change in capital structure including a reorganization, recapitalization, unit split, unit dividend, combination of interest, merger or any other change in the structure of the Company, which in the judgment of the General Partner necessitates action by adjusting the terms of the outstanding awards or units, the General Partner in its full discretion, may make appropriate adjustment in the number and kind of units authorized and adjust the outstanding awards, including the number of units, the prices and any limitations applicable to the outstanding awards as it determines appropriate. No fractional units will result, and any fair market value of fractional units will be paid in cash to the holder.

Upon a sale of the Company, the General Partner may (i) accelerate vesting, (ii) terminate unexercised awards with a twenty-day notice, (iii) cancel any options that remain unexercised for a payment in cash of an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the units over the exercise price for such option, (iv) require the award to be assumed by the successor entity or that the awards be exchanged for similar shares in the new successor entity and (v) take any other actions determined to be reasonable to permit the holder to realize the fair market value of the award.

 

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Upon a qualified initial public offering as defined by the EM II LP Partnership Agreement, the General Partner, in its discretion, may, but is not required to, accelerate the vesting of all or any portion of the then unvested options.

9. Equity-based compensation

The Company has plans under which non-vested common limited partnership units and options to purchase the Company’s common limited partnership units (collectively, “units”) have been granted to executive officers, directors and certain employees. The terms and vesting schedules for unit awards vary by type of grant. Generally, the awards vest upon time-based conditions. Upon exercise, unit compensation awards are settled with authorized, but unissued common units. The unit-based compensation expense that has been recorded for these plans within the consolidated statements of operations was as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

     Three months
ended  September 30,
2010
    Three months
ended  September 30,
2009
     Nine months
ended September 30,
2010
     Nine months
ended  September 30,
2009
 

Unit-based compensation expense by type:

          

Unit options

   $ (366   $ 237       $ 131       $ 743   

Restricted common units

     (100     293         461         840   
                                  

Total unit-based compensation expense

     (465     530         593         1,583   

Tax benefit recognized

     —          —           —           —     
                                  

Unit-based compensation expense—net of tax

   $ (465   $ 530       $ 593       $ 1,583   
                                  

Unit-based compensation expense is measured at each individual award grant date and recognized over the award vesting period of generally three or five years. Modifications of unit-based awards are measured at the date of modification resulting in compensation cost for any incremental difference in fair value between the original award and the new award, except in certain instances provided for in ASC 718.

The unit-based compensation income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and the reduced unit-based compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the reversal of compensation expense related to non-vested restricted units forfeited by employees during the period, and the cumulative effect of a change in the forfeiture rate of unit options which was increased from 5% to 25% to align with the Company’s actual experience since grant date. This change resulted in the cumulative effect of a $647 reduction in unit-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Unit options—Certain employees receive unit options as a portion of their total compensation. Such options generally become exercisable over a five-year period, expire 10 years from the date of grant, and are subject to forfeiture upon termination of employment. Upon grant, unit options are assigned a fair value based on the Black-Scholes pricing model. Unit-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the total requisite service period for the entire award.

The weighted-average fair value of each option granted during 2010 was $312.26. The fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the weighted-average assumptions indicated below:

 

Weighted average black-scholes assumptions

  

Risk-free interest rate

     4.05

Expected volatility

     42.64

Expected dividend yield

     None   

Expected term

     6.5 years   

The Company calculated the expected term for employee unit options using the simplified method in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 as no historical data was available. The Company based the risk-free interest rate on a traded zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond with a term substantially equal to the option’s expected term at the grant date. The volatility used to value unit options is based on an average of historical volatility of companies in industries in which the Company operates and for which management believes is comparable.

 

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Unit option activity—A summary of unit option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is as follows:

 

     Number
of options
    Weighted-average
exercise  price
 

Outstanding—January 1, 2010

     10,140      $ 1,000   

Granted

     1,675       1,000  

Exercised

     —          —     

Canceled or expired

     (1,000     1,000   
                

Outstanding—September 30, 2010

     10,815      $ 1,000   
                

Exercisable—September 30, 2010

     5,484      $ 1,000   
                

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there was $1,725 and $2,851, respectively, of compensation expense related to non-vested unit option awards yet to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.99 and 2.12 years, respectively.

The information relating to the Company’s unit options outstanding at September 30, 2010, is as follows:

 

     Options outstanding      Options exercisable  

Exercise price

   Number
outstanding
     Weighted-average
exercise price
     Weighted-average
remaining years
     Number
exercisable
     Weighted-average
exercise price
 

$1,000

     10,815       $ 1,000         2.99         5,484       $ 1,000   

Restricted common units—Certain employees and directors receive restricted common units as a portion of their total compensation. Restricted common unit awards vest over various time periods depending upon the program, but generally vest from three to five years and convert to unrestricted common limited partnership units at the conclusion of the vesting period. All or a portion of an award may be canceled if employment is terminated before the end of the relevant vesting period.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, all outstanding restricted common units were time-based vesting awards which are expected to vest. The EM II LP Equity Incentive Plan authorizes the granting of awards to Company employees of up to 47,154 restricted common units; the units are subject to restrictions on transfer and are governed by the EM II LP Partnership Agreement.

The following table summarizes restricted common unit activity for the periods shown:

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2009

     13,351   

Vested

     (5,660

Granted

     —     

Canceled

     (200
        

Outstanding at September 30, 2009

     7,491   
        

Outstanding at January 1, 2010

     7,491   

Vested

     (5,526

Granted

     250  

Canceled

     (355
        

Outstanding at September 30, 2010

     1,860   
        

The weighted-average fair value of all restricted common units vested for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $1,000. The weighted-average fair value of all restricted common units unvested at September 30, 2010 was $907.57.

The Company’s valuation methodology for determining the $312.26 fair value of restricted equity granted in 2010 was based on a valuation methodology which used a combined discounted cash flow valuation and comparable company market value approach which is divided by the total outstanding common limited partnership units to determine the fair value of a common limited partnership unit at the grant date.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there was $88 and $610, respectively, of compensation expense related to non-vested restricted common units yet to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.51 years and 2.54 years, respectively.

 

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10. Income taxes

EM II LP is a U.S. limited partnership and is not directly subject to U.S. income taxes; however, its subsidiaries operate as corporations or similar entity structures in various tax jurisdictions throughout the world. Accordingly, current and deferred corporate income taxes have been provided for in the consolidated financial statements of EM II LP.

Income tax benefit was $5,632 and $21,086 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to an income tax benefit of $13,370 and $12,333 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. The income tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the pre-tax loss from operations at the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate which is the result of operating losses and higher statutory income tax rates in the Western Hemisphere market offset by taxable income and lower statutory income tax rates in the Eastern Hemisphere market . In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the estimated annual effective tax rate and income tax benefit reflect the impact of a goodwill impairment charge of $62,805 for which $29,874 was related to non-deductible goodwill, and the impact of recording a valuation allowance of $8,997 against future tax benefits.

At September 30, 2010, a valuation allowance of $8,997 was recorded against deferred tax assets and state net operating loss carryforwards as management believes it is more likely than not that the future benefits will not be realized in subsequent periods. The estimated future U.S. taxable income will limit the ability of the Company to recover the net deferred tax assets and also limit the ability to utilize the state net operating losses (“NOLs”) during the respective state carryforward periods. Additionally, statutory restrictions in the states in which the Company has incurred a NOL limit the ability to recover the loss via a carryback claim. The state NOLs are scheduled to expire beginning in 2021 through 2030.

11. Commitments and contingencies

Operating leases—Through its subsidiaries, the Company leases various properties, warehouses, equipment, vehicles and office space under operating leases with remaining terms ranging from one to nine years with various renewal options of up to 20 years. Substantially all leases require payment of taxes, insurance and maintenance costs in addition to rental payments. Total rental expense for all operating leases was $1,047 and $1,064 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Total rental expense for all operating leases was $2,935 and $2,948 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Employment agreements—In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into employment contracts with certain executives and former owners; among other things, these contracts provide for minimum salary levels and incentive bonuses.

Legal proceedings—The Company is involved in various claims, lawsuits, and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While there are uncertainties inherent in the ultimate outcome of such matters and it is impossible to presently determine the ultimate costs that may be incurred, management believes the resolution of such uncertainties and the incurrence of such costs will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

12. Concentration of risks

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company’s 10 largest customers represented approximately 35%, and 25%, respectively, of the Company’s sales, and no one customer accounted for more than 5% and 4%, respectively. In addition, approximately 84%, and 71% of the Company’s consolidated revenues were derived from customers in the oil and gas industry for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company’s 10 largest customers represented approximately 37%, and 27%, respectively, of the Company’s sales, and no one customer accounted for more than 8% and 5%, respectively.

 

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In addition, approximately 70% and 76% of the Company’s consolidated revenues were derived from customers in the oil and gas industry for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.

Financial instruments that would potentially subject the Company to a significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. However, concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited due to the large number of entities comprising the customer base.

The Company relies on a limited number of third parties to supply its inventory. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company’s 10 largest vendors accounted for approximately 53%, and 43%, respectively, of the Company’s purchases, and the Company’s single largest vendor accounted for approximately 12%, and 9%, respectively, of the Company’s purchases for these periods. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company’s 10 largest vendors accounted for approximately 30%, and 37%, respectively, of the Company’s purchases, and the Company’s single largest vendor accounted for approximately 6%, and 7%, respectively, of the Company’s purchases for these periods.

13. Segment and geographic area information

The Company has four reportable segments (Americas, U.K., Singapore and UAE) based upon the operating results reviewed by the chief operating decision maker, which are primarily determined based upon the geographic locations of the Company’s operations. Within each geographical location, the Company’s operations have similar characteristics, products, types of customers, purchasing and distribution methods and regulatory environments.

The Americas segment distributes specialty steel pipe, pipe components, high-grade structural sections and plates for use in environments that are highly corrosive, abrasive, extremely high or low temperature and/or involve high pressures. These products are sold primarily to the process/petrochemical, power generation, and oil and gas industries. The Americas reporting unit also distributes valves and actuation packages. The Americas segment is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and markets products to customers primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Similar to the Americas segment, the U.K., Singapore and UAE segments are distributors of high-grade steel tubes, plates and sections to primarily the offshore oil and gas industry. The U.K. segment is headquartered in Newbridge, Scotland, and has branch offices in Darlington, England, and London, England and a representative office in Paris, France. The segment markets products to customers primarily in Europe, the Caspian Sea region and West Africa. The U.K. segment also includes the operating results of the Company’s Brazil office which began operations in 2010; however, current sales, operating income and assets are below the quantitative threshold requirement for separate segment disclosure. The Singapore segment is headquartered in Singapore, is supported by sales representative offices in Perth, Australia, Shanghai, China and Jakarta, Indonesia and markets products to customers primarily in the Asia Pacific region. The UAE segment is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and has a representative office in India and a joint venture in Saudi Arabia and markets products to customers primarily in the UAE region and South Asia.

A local management team manages each reportable segment independently, with oversight from executive management in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Houston, Texas, Newbridge, Scotland and Singapore. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company’s executive management began managing its operations based on a Western Hemisphere (Americas segment) and Eastern Hemisphere (U.K., Singapore and UAE segments) designation.

In addition, certain expenses of EM II LP, other non-trading expenses, and certain assets and liabilities, such as intangible assets, are not allocated to the segments, but are included in General Company expenses.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance based on profit or losses from operations before income taxes not including nonrecurring gains or losses and discontinued operations. The Company accounts for sales between segments at a margin agreed to between segment management.

 

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(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

The following table presents the financial information for each reportable segment:

 

     Three months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Three months
ended
September 30,
2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2009
 

Sales:

        

Americas

   $ 113,035      $ 99,670      $ 284,142      $ 405,444   

U.K.

     33,498        33,828        91,407        103,613   

Singapore

     17,346        16,336        59,326        96,637   

UAE

     12,380        2,594        24,850        16,338   

Eliminations

     (2,042     (3,745     (5,307     (19,295
                                
   $ 174,217      $ 148,683      $ 454,418      $ 602,737   
                                

Intersegment sales:

        

Americas

   $ 268      $ 1,524      $ 1,250      $ 11,136   

U.K.

     1,384        1,871        3,331        5,750   

Singapore

     390        67        565        903   

UAE

     —          283        161        1,506   
                                
   $ 2,042      $ 3,745      $ 5,307      $ 19,295   
                                

Operating income (loss):

        

Americas

   $ 2,069      $ (9,645   $ (58,693   $ 6,902   

U.K.

     4,521        5,958        12,850        16,456   

Singapore

     1,191        1,997        3,764        10,475   

UAE

     1,154        (1,799     —          (4,540

General Company

     (4,349     (7,015     (18,790     (15,480
                                
   $ 4,586      $ (10,504   $ (60,869   $ 13,813   
                                

Capital expenditures:

        

Americas

   $ 196      $ 83      $ 326      $ 854   

U.K.

     731        327        837        727   

Singapore

     4,671        75        12,014        339   

UAE

     8        156        342        310   

General Company

     —          —          —          —     
                                
   $ 5,606      $ 641      $ 13,519      $ 2,230   
                                

Depreciation and amortization:

        

Americas

   $ 2,872      $ 2,890      $ 8,602      $ 8,609   

U.K.

     284        435        738        703   

Singapore

     78        72        235        218   

UAE

     80        78        236        242   

General company

     1,767        1,677        5,246        5,240   
                                
   $ 5,082      $ 5,152      $ 15,057      $ 15,012   
                                

 

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The Company’s sales to external customers are attributed to the following countries based upon the Company’s selling location:

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2009
     Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
     Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2009
 

United States

   $ 110,212       $ 96,300       $ 275,924       $ 386,720   

Canada

     2,555         1,846         6,968         7,588   

U.K.

     32,114         31,957         88,076         97,863   

Singapore

     16,956         16,269         58,761         95,734   

UAE

     12,380         2,311         24,689         14,832   
                                   
   $ 174,217       $ 148,683       $ 454,418       $ 602,737   
                                   

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Total assets:

     

United States

   $ 252,507       $ 325,323   

Canada

     3,266         7,452   

U.K.

     95,456         88,655   

Singapore

     49,577         53,046   

UAE

     29,698         25,707   

General Company

     45,860         63,277   
                 
   $ 476,364       $ 563,460   
                 

Property, plant, and equipment:

     

United States

   $ 12,851       $ 15,450   

Canada

     322         408   

U.K.

     17,647         17,913   

Singapore

     19,998         8,477   

UAE

     1,201         1,094   

General Company

     —           —     
                 
   $ 52,019       $ 43,342   
                 

Goodwill and other intangible assets:

     

United States

   $ 21,688       $ 78,470   

Canada

     —           1,295   

General Company

     46,712         60,801   
                 
   $ 68,400       $ 140,566   
                 

The Company has not allocated goodwill and other intangibles to the U.K., Singapore and UAE segments but has included goodwill and other intangibles for these segments in General Company. For annual and interim, if applicable, goodwill impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to these reporting units based on their relative fair values at December 16, 2005, the acquisition date. At June 30, 2010, the Company performed the Step 1 analysis of the goodwill impairment test. The Americas and UAE reporting units failed this test because the book value of the reporting units exceeded the estimated fair value (See Note 4). As a result, goodwill decreased in the United States, Canada, and General Company by $54,581, $1,288, and $6,955, respectively, and operating income (loss) reflects the impact of the goodwill impairment charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

14. Derivatives and other financial instruments

Treasury policy and risk management—Management is responsible for raising financing for operations, managing liquidity, foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk. The treasury operations of the Company are conducted under the oversight of management, who receive regular updates of treasury activity. Financial derivatives are entered into for risk management purposes only. The policy on foreign exchange rate hedging requires that only known firm commitments are hedged and that no trading in financial instruments is undertaken.

 

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The Company’s principal risks are its exposures to changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. These risks are closely monitored and evaluated by management, including the chief financial officer, the treasurer and respective local accounting management for all Company locations.

Following evaluation of those positions, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage certain exposures.

Currency exchange rate risk—The Company hedges against foreign currency exchange rate-risk, on a case-by-case basis, using a series of forward contracts to protect against the exchange risk inherent in our forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies. The majority of the forward contracts are economic hedges, but a few forward contracts meet the designation of a cash flow hedge as defined by ASC 815. In these transactions, the Company executes a forward currency contract that will settle at the end of a forecasted period. Because the size and terms of the forward contract are designed so that it’s fair market value will move in the opposite direction and approximate magnitude of the underlying foreign currency’s forecasted exchange gain or loss during the forecasted period, a hedging relationship is created. To the extent the Company forecasts the expected foreign currency cash flows from the period the forward contract is entered into until the date it settles with reasonable accuracy, the Company significantly lowers a particular currency’s exchange risk exposure over the life of the related forward contract.

For transactions designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges as defined in ASC 815, the effective portion of the change in the fair value (arising from the change in the spot rates from period to period) is deferred in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in the consolidated statements of partners’ (deficit) capital and comprehensive income (loss). These amounts are subsequently recognized in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations in the same period when the underlying transaction impacts the consolidated statements of operations. This recognition generally will occur over periods of less than one year. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value (arising from the change in the value of the forward points or a mismatch in terms) is recognized in the period incurred. These amounts are recognized in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company does not enter into any forward exchange contracts or similar instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.

Transactions hedged in accordance with ASC 815 include forecasted purchase commitments. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no designated forward contracts outstanding or earnings deferred in other comprehensive income. The fair value of foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, was an asset of $363 and a liability of $174, respectively, included in other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the total notional amount of outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts was $36,810 and $10,084, respectively.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the cumulative effect of currency translation adjustments was a loss of $23,869 and $21,469, respectively, and is included within partners’ deficit on the consolidated balance sheets. Currency translation adjustments included within partners’ deficit on the consolidated balance sheets are the result of the translation of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries financial statements that have a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar.

Interest rate risk—Following the December 23, 2009 offering of the EMC Senior Secured Notes and repayment of the Term Loans, the Company’s variable interest rate risk was limited to the Company’s ABL Facility cash borrowings. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no cash borrowings under the ABL Facility.

In connection with the issuance of the Term Loans on May 11, 2007 and in accordance with the Term Loan Agreements, the Company entered into interest rate derivatives to reduce its exposure to interest rate risk related to the floating rate debt. The Term Loan Agreements required a minimum of 50% of the outstanding Term Loans to be hedged for a period of not less than three years from the inception of the Term Loans. The Company entered into two interest rate swaps, which terminated on August 13, 2009, that converted an aggregate notional principal of $275,000 under the First Lien Term Loan from floating to fixed interest rate payments. Under these interest rate swaps, the Company paid fixed rates of interest on an aggregate notional amount of $275,000 ranging from 5.15% to 4.88% while simultaneously receiving floating rate interest payments ranging from 0.92% to 0.45% on the same notional amount during the period ended August 13, 2009.

Additionally, at the inception of the Term Loans, the Company entered into an interest rate swap and interest rate collar that converted a notional principal of $75,000 and $100,000, respectively, under the First Lien Term Loan from floating interest rate to fixed interest rate payments. Both the $75,000 interest rate swap and $100,000 interest rate collar began on August 13, 2009 and terminated on August 17, 2010. The $75,000 interest rate swap paid a fixed rate of interest at a rate of 4.88% while Simultaneously receiving floating rate interest, which was set at 0.44% on the same notional amount prior to its termination on August 17, 2010. The $100,000 interest rate collar incurred a floating rate of interest on the outstanding notional amount within a specified range. The collar swaps floating three-month LIBOR for fixed rates whenever the floating rate exceeds the cap rate of 5.50% or falls below the floor rate of 4.88%. The Company was paying the floor rate of 4.88% while simultaneously receiving a floating rate interest payment set at 0.44% on the same notional amount prior to its termination on August 17, 2010.

 

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In accordance with the Second Lien Term Loan, the Company also entered into an interest rate swap that converted an aggregate notional principal of $75,000 from floating to fixed interest rate payments. Under this transaction, the Company paid a fixed rate of interest on an aggregate notional principal amount of $75,000 of 5.19% while simultaneously receiving a floating rate interest payment set at 0.44% on the same notional amount prior to its termination on August 17, 2010. The fixed rate side on each of the interest rate swaps did not change over the lives of the interest swaps. The floating rate payments were reset quarterly based on three-month LIBOR.

Prior to the extinguishment of the Term Loans, the Company concluded that the interest rate swaps and collar qualified as cash flow hedges under the provisions of ASC 815. The interest rate swaps and collar were considered substantially effective for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and gains and losses related to the interest rate swaps and collar, net of tax, were reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Upon the extinguishment of the Term Loans, the interest rate derivatives were no longer considered effective and were recognized in earnings.

A net settlement occurred quarterly concurrent with interest payments made on the underlying debt. The settlement under the interest rate swap contracts is the net difference between the fixed rates payable and the floating rates receivable over the quarter. For interest rate derivatives that have been deemed effective, the settlement is recognized as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

At September 30, 2010, there were no interest rate derivatives outstanding. At December 31, 2009, the interest rate derivatives were liabilities of $7,159 and are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Credit risk—The Company’s credit risk on liquid resources and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit rating agencies. The Company has no significant concentration of credit risk with a specific counterparty because exposure is spread over a number of counterparties.

 

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The following table provides required information with respect to the classification and loss amounts recognized in income before taxes as well as the derivative-related contract losses deferred in other comprehensive income (net of taxes) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

Designated derivative

instruments

  Gain
recognized in  OCI
(effective portion)
    Location of
gain
or (loss)
reclassified
from
OCI
to income
    Gain or (loss)  reclassified
from OCI to income
    Location of
gain
or (loss) in
income
before
tax
(ineffectiveness)
  Gain in
income before  tax
(ineffective portion)
 
  Three
months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Three
months
ended
September 30,
2009
      Three
months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Three
months
ended
September 30,
2009
      Three
months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Three
months
ended
September 30,
2009
 

Forward contracts

  $ —        $ —          Cost of sales      $ —        $ —        SG&A   $ —        $ —     
        SG&A        —          —           

Interest rate swaps and collar

    —          (1,109     Interest expense        —          (2,145   SG&A     —          —     
                                                   

Total

  $ —        $ (1,109     $ —        $ (2,145     $ —        $ —     
                                                   

Designated derivative

instruments

  Gain or (loss)
recognized in OCI
(effective portion)
    Location of
gain
or (loss)
reclassified
from
OCI
to income
    Gain or (loss)  reclassified
from OCI to income
    Location of
gain
or (loss) in
income
before
tax
(ineffectivenes)
  (Loss) in
income before  tax
(ineffective portion)
 
  Nine
months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Nine
months
ended
September 30,
2009
      Nine
months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Nine
months
ended
September 30,
2009
      Nine
months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Nine
months
ended
September 30,
2009
 

Forward contracts

  $ —        $ (1,319     Cost of sales      $ —        $ (2,519   SG&A   $ —        $ (439
        SG&A        —          (274      

Interest rate swaps and collar

    —          (2,024     Interest expense        —          (6,384   SG&A     —          —     
                                                   

Total

  $ —        $ (3,343     $ —        $ (9,177     $ —        $ (439
                                                   

 

Non-designated derivative

instruments

   Location of gain or (loss)
recognized in income
  Gain or (loss) in income  
     Three months
ended
September 30,
2010
     Three months
ended
September 30,
2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2010
     Nine months
ended
September 30,
2009
 

Forward contracts

   SG&A   $ 1,384       $ (337   $ 566       $ 489   

Interest rate swaps and collar

   Other income (expense)     190         24       —           24   

15. Fair value

The Company follows the provisions of Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, ASC Topic 820 (“ASC 820”) for financial assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value.

ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). ASC 820 classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2—

 

   

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or

 

   

Unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or

 

   

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability

Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability

 

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The Company endeavors to utilize the best available information in measuring fair value. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. The Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

     September 30, 2010  
     Quoted prices in  active
markets for identical items
(level 1)
     Quoted prices in  active
markets for similar items
(level 2)
 

Assets:

     

Short-term cash investments

   $ —         $ —     

Foreign currency exchange contracts(1)

     363         —     

Liabilities:

     

Interest rate swaps and collar(2)

     —           —     
     December 31, 2009  
     Quoted prices in  active
markets for identical items
(level 1)
     Quoted prices in  active
markets for similar items
(level 2)
 

Assets:

     

Short-term cash investments

   $ 2,273       $ —     

Liabilities:

     

Foreign currency exchange contracts(1)

     —           174   

Interest rate swaps and collar(2)

     —           7,159   

 

(1) As a result of its global operating and financing activities, the Company is exposed to market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect its operating results and financial position. When deemed appropriate, the Company minimizes its risks from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used to manage risks and are not used for trading or other speculative purposes, and the Company does not use leveraged derivative financial instruments. The forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued using broker quotations or market transactions in either the listed or over-the counter markets. Management performs procedures to validate the information obtained from the broker quotations in calculating the ultimate fair values. As such, these derivative instruments are classified within Level 2.
(2) In accordance with the Term Loans, the Company partially hedges its variable rate debt to minimize the risks from interest rate fluctuations through the use of derivative financial instruments including interest rate swaps and collars. Derivative financial instruments are used to manage risks and are not used for trading or other speculative purposes, and the Company does not use leveraged derivative financial instruments. The interest rate swaps and collars are valued using broker quotations or market transactions in either the listed or over-the-counter markets. Management performs procedures to validate the information obtained from the broker quotations in calculating the ultimate fair values. As such, these derivative instruments are classified within Level 2.

The comparison of carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is presented below:

 

     September 30, 2010  
     Carrying
value
     Fair
value
 

EMC Senior Secured Notes

   $ 461,121       $ 335,963   

Cash at bank and in hand

     38,650         38,650   

Accounts receivable

     99,113         99,113   

Accounts payable

     82,706         82,706   
     December 31, 2009  
     Carrying
value
     Fair
value
 

EMC Senior Secured Notes

   $ 460,638       $ 455,700   

Cash at bank and in hand

     65,733         65,733   

Accounts receivable

     108,006         108,006   

Accounts payable

     64,332         64,332   

 

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The fair value amounts shown are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company would realize upon disposition, nor do they indicate the Company’s intent or ability to dispose of the financial instruments.

The fair value of the EMC Senior Secured Notes and the Term Loans, excluding unamortized discount, has been estimated based upon market quotes approximating the fair value at the consolidated balance sheet date. The Company believes that the carrying amount of cash at bank and in hand, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates their fair values.

The Company believes that the carrying amount of other financial assets and liabilities approximates their fair values.

16. Related-party transactions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company made payments to JCP of $60 for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred while monitoring its investment in EM II LP. There we no payments to JCP during the three months ended September 30, 2010. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company made payments to JCP of $5 and $32, respectively, for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred while monitoring its investment in EM II LP.

In connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, an employee pension fund of the ultimate parent company of a Company customer purchased approximately 14% of the EM II LP common limited partnership units, on a fully diluted ownership basis. There was no direct or indirect investment in the Company prior to May 11, 2007. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company had sales to that Company customer of $2,915 and $12,002, respectively, in the normal course of business. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company had sales to that Company customer of $2,681 and $19,047, respectively. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had $1,922 and $1,491, respectively, of accounts receivable from this customer included in accounts receivable on its consolidated balance sheets.

On August 19, 2010, a newly formed entity controlled by JCP acquired the assets of B&L. In connection with the acquisition, EMC invested $10,000 in exchange for 14.5% of the common equity in B&L. The president and chief executive officer of EMC, who is also the chairman and director of EM II LP, serves as non-executive chairman of the board of directors of B&L. In addition, certain JCP employees, who serve as directors of the general partner of EM II LP, serve on the board of directors on B&L.

EMC also entered into a Service Fee Agreement with B&L to provide certain general and administrative services including, but not limited to, information technology support services, legal, treasury, tax, financial reporting and other administrative services, for a $2,000 annual fee and reimbursement of expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expense, net of service fee income on the statement of operations includes $236 of service fee income related to the Service Fee Agreement for the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010.

In August 2010, B&L granted equity awards to the Company’s chief executive officer who serves as a board member of B&L, and certain Company employees. The equity awards include 800 Class A restricted units, 1,206 Class A unit options, and 1,041.55 Class B units all of which vest over a five year period.

17. Subsequent event

The Company evaluated for subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued and concluded that there were no significant subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure.

18. Consolidating Financial Information

In connection with the issuance of the EMC Senior Secured Notes by EMC, a 100%-owned U.S. subsidiary of EM II LP (“Issuer” in the tables below which excludes EMC’s non-U.S. subsidiary, EM Canada), EM II LP (“Parent” in the tables below) issued a full and unconditional guarantee of the EMC Senior Secured Notes. EMC is EM II LP’s only U.S. subsidiary. EM II LP’s non-U.S. subsidiaries, including EMGH Limited and its subsidiaries, and EMC’s non-U.S. subsidiary, EM Canada, have not issued guarantees for the EMC Senior Secured Notes and are referred to as the Non-guarantor subsidiaries in the consolidating financial information presented below.

 

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The following tables present the consolidating financial information for Parent, Issuer and the Non-guarantor subsidiaries as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The principal eliminating entries eliminate investment in subsidiaries, intercompany balances and intercompany revenues and expenses.

Consolidating balance sheets

 

    September 30, 2010  

(dollars in thousands)

  Parent     Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ —        $ 16,432      $ 22,218      $ —        $ 38,650   

Accounts receivable—net

    —          47,593        51,520        —          99,113   

Intercompany accounts receivable

    —          6,085        127        (6,212     —     

Inventory

    —          109,606        57,668        —          167,274   

Income tax receivable

    —          17,523        192        —          17,715   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    —          3,354        5,006        —          8,360   

Affiliated interest receivable

    —          2,496        —          (2,496     —     

Deferred tax asset—net

    —          —          37        —          37   
                                       

Total current assets

    —          203,089        136,768        (8,708     331,149   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —          12,851        39,168        —          52,019   

Distributions in excess of earnings and investment in subsidiaries

    (116,084     1,300        —          114,784        —     

Goodwill

    —          —          23,354        —          23,354   

Other intangibles assets

    —          21,688        23,358        —          45,046   

Intercompany long-term notes receivable

    —          95,855        —          (95,855     —     

Other assets

    —          13,003        1,333        —          14,336   

Investment in unconsolidated entity

    —          10,460        —          —          10,460   
                                       

Total assets

  $ (116,084   $ 358,246      $ 223,981      $ 10,221      $ 476,364   
                                       

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL (DEFICIT)

         

Accounts payable

  $ —        $ 41,685      $ 41,021      $ —        $ 82,706   

Intercompany accounts payable

    —          1,588        1,914        (3,502     —     

Other current liabilities

    —          24,450        5,875        (2,398     27,926   
                                       

Total current liabilities

    —          67,723        48,810        (5,900     110,632   

Deferred tax liability

    —          —          5,996        —          5,996   

Other long-term liabilities

    2,720        191        180        (2,720     370   

Long-term debt and capital leases

    —          461,121        112,991        (95,943     478,170   
                                       

Total liabilities

    2,720        529,035        167,976        (104,563     595,168   
                                       

Total partners’ capital (deficit)

    (118,804     (170,788     56,005        114,784        (118,804
                                       

Total liabilities and partners’ capital (deficit)

  $ (116,084   $ 358,246      $ 223,981      $ 10,221      $ 476,364   
                                       
    December 31, 2009  

(dollars in thousands)

  Parent     Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ —        $ 29,860      $ 35,873      $ —        $ 65,733   

Accounts receivable—net

    —          61,309        46,697        —          108,006   

Intercompany accounts receivable

    —          3,231        946        (4,177     —     

Inventory

    —          96,065        59,490        —          155,555   

Income tax receivable

    —          20,878        962        —          21,840   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    —          7,342        2,927        (80     10,189   

Deferred tax asset—net

    —          2,797        36        —          2,833   
                                       

Total current assets

    —          221,482        146,931        (4,257     364,156   

Property, plant and equipment, net

    —          15,450        27,892        —          43,342   

Distributions in excess of earnings and investment in subsidiaries

    (27,085     2,971        —          24,114        —     

Goodwill

    —          50,540        32,740        —          83,280   

Other intangibles assets

    —          27,931        29,355        —          57,286   

Other assets

    —          17,004        1,087        (2,695     15,396   

Intercompany long-term notes receivable

    —          100,855        —          (100,855     —     
                                       

Total assets

  $ (27,085   $ 436,233      $ 238,005      $ (83,693   $ 563,460   
                                       

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL (DEFICIT)

         

Accounts payable

  $ —        $ 32,164      $ 32,168      $ —        $ 64,332   

Intercompany accounts payable

    —          428        3,756        (4,184     —     

Other current liabilities

    —          27,532        9,535        12        37,079   
                                       

Total current liabilities

    —          60,124        45,459        (4,172     101,411   

Deferred tax liability

    —          5,758        7,287        —          13,045   

Other long-term liabilities

    2,694        274        226        (2,695     499   

Long-term debt and capital leases

    —          460,638        118,566        (100,920     478,284   
                                       

Total liabilities

    2,694        526,794        171,538        (107,787     593,239   
                                       

Total partners’ capital (deficit)

    (29,779     (90,561     66,467        24,094        (29,779
                                       

Total liabilities and partners’ capital (deficit)

  $ (27,085   $ 436,233      $ 238,005      $ (83,693   $ 563,460   
                                       

 

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Consolidating statement of operations

 

     For the three months ended September 30, 2010  

(dollars in thousands)

   Parent     Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

Sales

   $ —        $ 110,480      $ 64,656      $ (919   $ 174,217   

Operating Expenses:

          

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     —          97,081        53,037        (919     149,199   

Selling, general, and administrative expense

     8        10,450        4,892        —          15,350   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     —          2,843        2,239        —          5,082   
                                        

Total operating expenses

     8        110,374        60,168        (919     169,631   
                                        

(Loss) income from operations

     (8     106        4,488        —          4,586   

Other income (expense)—net

     —          652        328        —          980   

Interest expense—net

     —          (12,349     (3,727     —          (16,076

Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries

     (4,870     (112     —          4,982        —     
                                        

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

     (4,878     (11,703     1,089        4,982        (10,510

Income tax benefit

     —          (4,911     (721     —          (5,632
                                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (4,878   $ (6,792   $ 1,810      $ 4,982      $ (4,878
                                        
     For the three months ended September 30, 2009  

(dollars in thousands)

   Parent     Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

Sales

   $ —        $ 97,823      $ 52,863      $ (2,003   $ 148,683   

Operating Expenses:

          

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     —          95,704        41,252        (2,003     134,953   

Selling, general, and administrative expense

     —          13,669        5,413        —          19,082   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     —          2,862        2,290        —          5,152   
                                        

Total operating expenses

     —          112,235        48,955        (2,003     159,187   
                                        

(Loss) income from operations

     —          (14,412     3,908        —          (10,504

Other income (expense)—net

     —          139        (38     —          101   

Interest expense—net

     —          (6,592     (2,980     —          (9,572

Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries

     (6,605     (26     —          6,631        —     
                                        

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

     (6,605     (20,891     890        6,631        (19,975

Income tax benefit

     —          (8,703     (4,667     —          (13,370
                                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (6,605   $ (12,188   $ 5,557      $ 6,631      $ (6,605
                                        

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

     For the nine months ended September 30, 2010  

(dollars in thousands)

   Parent     Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

Sales

   $ —        $ 277,174      $ 179,683      $ (2,439   $ 454,418   

Operating Expenses:

          

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     —          244,231        145,113        (2,439     386,906   

Selling, general, and administrative expense

     25        32,743        17,752        —          50,519   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     —          8,510        6,547        —          15,057   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          54,539        8,266        —          62,805   
                                        

Total operating expenses

     25        340,023        177,678        (2,439     515,287   
                                        

(Loss) income from operations

     (25     (62,849     2,005        —          (60,869

Other income (expense)—net

     —          882        (209     —          673   

Interest expense—net

     —          (36,982     (11,171     —          (48,153

Equity in (losses) earnings of subsidiaries

     (87,238     (1,687     —          88,924        —     
                                        

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

     (87,263     (100,636     (9,374     88,924        (108,349

Income tax benefit

     —          (19,988     (1,098     —          (21,086
                                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (87,263   $ (80,648   $ (8,276   $ 88,924      $ (87,263
                                        
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2009  

(dollars in thousands)

   Parent     Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

Sales

   $ —        $ 397,856      $ 219,916      $ (15,035   $ 602,737   

Operating Expenses:

          

Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below

     —          353,966        181,427        (15,346     520,047   

Selling, general, and administrative expense

     16        36,722        17,127        —          53,865   

Depreciation and amortization expense

     —          8,529        6,483        —          15,012   
                                        

Total operating expenses

     16        399,217        205,037        (15,346     588,924   
                                        

(Loss) income from operations

     (16     (1,361     14,879        311        13,813   

Other income (expense)—net

     —          (19     1,791        —          1,772   

Interest expense—net

     —          (20,932     (9,234     —          (30,166

Equity in earnings (losses) of subsidiaries

     (2,232     (430     —          2,660        —     
                                        

(Loss) income before income tax benefit

     (2,248     (22,740     7,436        2,971        (14,851

Income tax benefit

     —          (8,945     (3,388     —          (12,333
                                        

Net (loss) income

   $ (2,248   $ (13,795   $ 10,824      $ 2,971      $ (2,248
                                        

 

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Notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements—(Continued)

(In thousands, except per unit data and number of units)

 

 

Consolidating statement of cash flows

 

     For the nine months ended September 30, 2010  

(dollars in thousands)

   Parent      Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ —         $ 1,012      $ 1,683      $ (1,000   $ 1,695   

Cash flows from investing activities:

           

Investment in unconsolidated entity

     —           (10,000     —          —          (10,000

Purchase of PetroSteel business

     —           (4,000     —          —          (4,000

Purchases of plant, property, and equipment

     —           (316     (9,259     —          (9,575

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment

     —           215        110        —          325   
                                         

Net cash used in investing activities

     —           (14,101     (9,149     —          (23,250
                                         

Cash flows from financing activities:

           

Deferred financing costs and financing advisory fees paid

     —           (1,097     —          —          (1,097

Principal payments on notes payable and long term debt, including prepayment fees

     —           (4,000     (1,221     1,000        (4,221

Proceeds from intercompany loans

     —           5,000       —          (5,000 )     —     

Payments on intercompany loans

     —           —          (5,000 )     5,000       —     

Proceeds from ABL facility

     —           12,538        —          —          12,538   

Payments to ABL facility

     —           (12,538     —          —          (12,538

(Decrease) increase in managed bank overdraft and short-term loans

     —           (190     163        —          (27
                                         

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     —           (286     (6,058     1,000        (5,345

Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

     —           (53     (130     —          (183
                                         

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     —           (13,428     (13,655     —          (27,083

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     —           29,860        35,873        —          65,733   
                                         

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ —         $ 16,432      $ 22,218      $ —        $ 38,650   
                                         
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2009  

(dollars in thousands)

   Parent      Issuer     Non-guarantor
subsidiaries
    Eliminations  and
consolidation
entries
    Consolidated  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ —         $ 30,521      $ 26,529      $ —        $ 57,050   

Cash flows from investing activities:

           

Purchase of PetroSteel business

     —           (4,000     —          —          (4,000

Purchases of plant, property, and equipment

     —           (844     (1,227     —          (2,071

Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment

     —           18        102        —          120   
                                         

Net cash used in investing activities

     —           (4,826     (1,125     —          (5,951

Cash flows from financing activities:

           

Principal payments on notes payable and long term debt, including prepayment fees

     —           (2,100     (1,300     —          (3,400

Proceeds from ABL facility

     —           164,939        22,538        —          187,477   

Payments to ABL facility

     —           (166,724     (25,048     —          (191,772

Decrease in managed bank overdraft and short-term loans

     —           (2,822     (6,175     —          (8,997
                                         

Net cash used in financing activities

     —           (6,707     (9,985     —          (16,692

Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

     —           (376     1,095        —          719   
                                         

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     —           18,611        16,515        —          35,126   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     50         (302     41,960        —          41,708   
                                         

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 50       $ 18,309      $ 58,475      $ —        $ 76,834   
                                         

 

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes to the financial statements included elsewhere in this document. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

Overview

General

We are a global industrial distributor of specialty steel products primarily to the oil and gas, power, petrochemical and civil construction markets. Our product catalog consists of pipes, plate and sections, including highly-engineered prime carbon or alloy steel pipe, pipe components, valves and high-grade structural sections and plate. These items are often designed to operate in severe conditions, including high pressure, load bearing, compression and extreme temperature environments and to withstand the effects of corrosive or abrasive materials. We stock and distribute inventory and support our customers through a global network of facilities located on five continents.

Principal Factors Affecting Our Business

Our business is substantially dependent upon conditions in the energy industry and, in particular, capital expenditures by customers in the oil and natural gas exploration and production, gathering and transmission, crude oil refining and the energy processing and power generation industries. The level of customers’ expenditures generally depends on prevailing views of future oil, natural gas, refined products, electric power, petrochemicals, mined products and civil construction supply and demand, which are influenced by numerous factors, including, among others, changes in global economic conditions, changes in oil and natural gas prices, availability of adequate financing, increasing rates of oil and natural gas production in non-traditional geographies and investment in refining capacity.

In addition to demand driven factors, our business is also affected by changes in the cost of steel. Fluctuations in the costs of the products we supply are largely driven by changes in the condition of the general economy, changes in product inventories held by our customers, our vendors and other distributors and prevailing steel prices around the world. Demand for our products, the actions of our competitors and other factors largely out of our control will influence whether, and to what extent, we will be successful in improving our profit margins in the future.

Reportable segments

We manage our operations in two geographic markets—the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. We have four reportable segments, which are determined primarily based upon the geographic locations of our operations. Our Western Hemisphere market comprises one of our reportable segments, which was formerly referred to as the Americas reportable segment. Our Eastern Hemisphere market is segregated further to derive our reportable segments for that geographic market, which include the U.K. (Europe/West Africa), Singapore (Asia/Pacific), and UAE (Middle East). Beginning in the first quarter of 2010, U.K. (Europe/West Africa) includes the operations of Brazil which does not meet the quantitative threshold for separate segment disclosure as of or for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. We include operating expenses of our non-trading entities, including EM II LP, EMGH Limited, Edgen Murray Cayman Corporation and Pipe Acquisition Limited, in General Company expenses.

Our Western Hemisphere operations are headquartered in Houston, Texas and operate through a regional and branch network of locations in the United States and Canada. Fourteen of our Western Hemisphere locations stock inventory for distribution.

Our Eastern Hemisphere operations are headquartered in Newbridge, Scotland and operate through a regional and branch network of locations in Europe, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and South America. Six locations in the Eastern Hemisphere stock inventory.

Effects of currency fluctuations

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2009 and as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 16% and 20%, respectively, of our total assets and approximately 16% and 19%, respectively, of our sales were denominated in U.K. pounds, our functional currency in the United Kingdom. As a result, a material change in the value of the U.K. pound relative to the U.S. dollar could significantly impact our sales, cash flows and net income. The balance sheet amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate at the end of the month and the income statement amounts are translated at the average exchange rate for the period, in each case using the noon buying rate as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

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From time to time, we also enter into purchase and sales commitments that are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar (primarily the Euro). Currency fluctuations can create volatility in earnings and cash flows from period to period. Our practices include entering into foreign currency forward exchange contracts in an effort to minimize foreign currency exposure related to forecasted purchases and sales of certain products. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Revenue sources

We do not manufacture any products. We are a distributor/reseller of our suppliers’ manufactured products. We often purchase these products in large quantities that are efficient for our suppliers to produce, and we subsequently resell these products in smaller quantities to meet our customers’ requirements.

We generate substantially all of our revenues, net of returns and allowances, from the sale of our products to third parties. We also generate a negligible component of our revenues from a range of cutting and finishing services that we coordinate for our customers upon request. Our fees for these services are incorporated into our sales price. Freight costs are generally included in our sales price as well. Our sales are reduced by sales discounts and incentives provided to our customers.

Pricing

Pricing for our products significantly impacts our results of operations. Generally, as pricing increases, so do our sales. Our pricing usually increases when the cost of our materials increases. If prices increase and we maintain the same gross profit percentage, we generate higher levels of gross profit dollars for the same operational efforts. Conversely, if pricing declines, we will typically generate lower levels of gross profit. Because changes in pricing do not necessarily lower our expense structure, the impact on our results of operations from changes in pricing may be greater than the effect of volume changes.

Principal costs and expenses

Our principal costs and expenses consist of the following: cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization), selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, impairment of goodwill and interest expense. Our most significant cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of our products at weighted average cost, plus inbound and outbound freight expense, outside processing expenses, physical inventory adjustments and inventory obsolescence charges, less earned incentives from vendors.

Our cost of sales is influenced significantly by the prices we pay our vendors to procure the products we distribute to our customers. Changes in these costs may result, for example, from increases or decreases in raw material costs, changes in our relationships with vendors or earned incentives from our vendors. Generally, we are able to pass cost increases on to our customers. However, during certain periods when there are excess inventories, discounting occurs and we are unable to realize full value for our products. Market conditions in the future may not permit us to fully pass through future cost increases or may force us to grant other concessions to customers. An inability to promptly pass through such increases and to compete with excess inventories may increase our cost of sales and reduce our profitability. Our product costs are reduced by vendor discounts and purchase incentives. Payment for our products is typically due to our vendors within 30 to 60 days of delivery.

Selling, general and administrative expenses include sales and administrative employee compensation and benefit costs, as well as travel expenses for sales representatives, information technology infrastructure and communication costs, office rent and supplies, professional services and other general company expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include costs for warehouse personnel and benefits, supplies, equipment maintenance and rental and contract storage and distribution expenses.

Depreciation and amortization consists of amortization of acquired intangible assets, including customer relationships and backlog, and the depreciation of property, plant and equipment including leasehold improvements, capitalized leases, and picking and lifting equipment.

 

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Interest expense includes interest incurred on our indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs associated with such indebtedness and original issue discount, if applicable.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different circumstances or conditions. If actual amounts are ultimately different from these estimates, the revisions are included in our results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known.

We believe the following critical accounting policies and estimates affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparing our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognized on products sales when the earnings process is complete, meaning the risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer (typically upon title transfer), and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue is recorded, net of discounts, customer incentives, value added tax and similar taxes as applicable in foreign jurisdictions. Rebates and discounts to customers are determined based on the achievement of certain agreed upon terms and conditions by the customer during each period. Shipping and handling costs related to product sales are also included in sales.

Intercompany eliminations and General Company expenses

We present our segment sales and income (loss) from operations on an arm’s-length basis, consistent with how we manage our operations and how our chief operating decision maker reviews our results. Sales and expenses attributable to intercompany transactions are included in the results of our reportable segments. Such amounts are eliminated (under the Eliminations caption) to reconcile our reportable segment amounts to consolidated amounts, as reported in our consolidated statement of operations. In addition to intercompany sales and expenses, we also separately report General Company expenses, which include unallocated expenses that are not directly attributable to business unit performance.

Accounts receivable

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect our estimate of uncollectible accounts receivable. Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is within several sectors of the oil and natural gas industry and is dispersed over a large number of customers worldwide. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of customers and set credit limits based upon reviews of customers’ current credit information and payment histories. We monitor customer payments and maintain a provision for estimated uncollectible accounts based on historical experience and specific customer collection issues that we have identified. Estimation of such losses requires adjusting historical loss experience for current economic conditions and judgments about the probable effects of economic conditions on certain customers. The rate of future credit losses may not be similar to past experience.

We record the effect of any necessary adjustments prior to the publication of our consolidated financial statements. We consider all available information when assessing the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Adjustments made with respect to the allowance for doubtful accounts often relate to improved information not previously known to us. Uncertainties with respect to the allowance for doubtful accounts are inherent in the preparation of financial statements.

Inventories

We state our inventories at the lower of cost or market (net realizable value). We account for our inventories using the weighted average cost method of accounting. Cost includes all costs incurred in bringing the product to its present location and condition, based on purchase cost on a weighted average cost basis. Inventory is written off for obsolete, slow moving or defective items where appropriate. We regularly review our inventory on hand and update our allowances based on historical and current sales trends. Changes in product demand and our customer base may affect the value of inventory on hand and may require higher inventory allowances. Uncertainties with respect to the inventory valuation are inherent in the preparation of financial statements. For example, during the year ended December 31, 2009, we incurred an inventory write-down of $22.5 million related to selling prices falling below inventory cost.

 

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Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the amount we paid to acquire a company over the estimated fair value of tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired, less liabilities assumed. At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, the goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets with indefinite lives balances were $95.0 million and $34.9 million, respectively, representing 16.9% and 7.3% of total assets, respectively.

We account for goodwill under the provisions of Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, ASC Topic 350. Under these rules we test goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives for impairment annually or at any other time when impairment indicators exist. In assessing the recoverability of our goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets, we must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. We estimate future cash flows at the reporting unit level. If these estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges not previously recorded for these assets.

In connection with the preparation of our financial information for the second quarter of 2010, we noted that results of operations for the first half of 2010 continued to remain below the original budget assumptions and operating forecasts for some of our reporting units. We began a process to reforecast our budget assumptions and operating forecasts for the remainder of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011. While we have experienced an increase in sales inquiries and new order bookings since March 2010, the current energy market and overall economic conditions have adversely affected our customer’s commitments and time frames for making capital and maintenance expenditures compared to our original assumptions and forecasts. The continued slow global economic recovery in addition to uncertainty surrounding energy demand and commodity pricing resulted in revised budget assumptions and operating forecasts with a slower future earnings recovery than was previously forecasted. We believe that the revised operating forecasts constitute an interim impairment indicator. Accordingly, we performed an interim goodwill impairment analysis at June 30, 2010 using a methodology consistent with our annual impairment test. The methodology uses a combined discounted cash flow valuation and comparable company market value approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units.

This second quarter 2010 interim analysis indicated that our Americas and UAE reporting units failed Step 1 of the impairment test because the book value of each reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value. We performed Step 2 of the goodwill impairment analysis for these reporting units. The process included among other things a determination of the implied fair value of each reporting unit’s goodwill by assigning the fair value of the reporting unit determined in Step 1 to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit (including any recognized and unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination; to complete the process, we then compared the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying amount of goodwill to determine if goodwill was impaired. The goodwill impairment charge was estimated at $62.8 million consisting of $55.8 million in the Americas reporting unit and $7.0 million in the UAE reporting unit, and was reflected in our statement of operations for the second quarter 2010. The goodwill impairment charge recognized during the second quarter of 2010 was finalized during the third quarter of 2010, and the amount of the impairment did not differ from the initial estimate. The goodwill impairment charge did not impact our liquidity position, debt covenants or cash flows.

Although our U.K. and Singapore reporting units passed the Step 1 interim goodwill impairment analysis, we will continue to monitor all events and circumstances that would potentially affect the fair value of our other reporting units. Events or circumstances which could indicate a potential impairment include, but are not limited to: further declines and volatility in oil and natural gas demand and prices, possible regulatory limitations on drilling and production activity, and further deterioration of the ability of our customers to obtain appropriate financing for energy infrastructure projects.

In connection with performing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment analysis, tradenames were also tested and no impairment was recorded, as the fair value of the tradenames exceeded their carrying value.

 

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Long-lived assets

We assess the impairment of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and finite-lived other identifiable intangible assets such as customer relationships, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets or the asset group may not be recoverable. The asset impairment review assesses the fair value of the assets based on the future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. An impairment loss is recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds expected from the disposition of the asset (if any) are less than the related asset’s carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed their fair values. Estimates of future cash flows are judgments based on our experience and knowledge of our operations and the industries in which we operate. We also estimate the useful lives of other finite-lived intangible assets based on estimates of the economic benefit expected to be received from the acquired assets which could differ from actual results. These estimates can be significantly affected by future changes in market conditions, the capital spending decisions of our customers and inflation. For example, a one year reduction in the useful lives of customer relationship intangible assets, our largest long-lived asset which is amortized over approximately seven years, would have reduced operating income and net income by $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In connection with the preparation of financial information in the second quarter 2010 and our conclusion that the revised operating forecasts constitute an interim impairment indicator, we tested our long-lived assets, including customer relationships and noncompetition agreements, for impairment. These tests showed that the fair value of the assets exceeded their carrying amounts, and, therefore, no impairment of these long-lived assets was identified.

At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, our long-lived assets were $88.9 million and $85.5 million, respectively, representing 15.8% and 17.9%, respectively, of total assets.

Equity-based compensation

We have equity-based compensation plans for certain of our executive officers, directors and employees. We account for these plans in accordance with Compensation—Stock Compensation, ASC Topic 718 (“ASC 718”). ASC 718 requires all forms of share-based payments to employees, including options, to be recognized as compensation expense. The compensation expense is measured as the fair value of the award at grant date. No amounts were paid by the holders to obtain the restricted common units we have issued to date. ASC 718 also requires compensation cost to be recognized over the requisite service period for all awards granted subsequent to adoption.

For restricted units granted in July 2010, the $312.26 fair value of a restricted common limited partnership unit was based on a valuation methodology which uses a combined discounted cash flow valuation and comparable company market value approach which is divided by the total outstanding common limited partnership units to determine the fair value of a common limited partnership unit at the grant date.

For unit options granted in July 2010, the fair value of unit options was calculated as $69.26 per unit option using the Black-Scholes pricing model with an exercise price of $1,000 per unit, a risk-free interest rate of 1.87%, an expected volatility of 50.0% and an expected term of 6.5 years.

Because no historical data was available, we calculated the expected term for employee unit options using the simplified method in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110. The risk-free interest rate was based on a traded zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond with a term substantially equal to the option’s expected term at the grant date. The expected volatility used to value unit options was based on an average of historical volatility of companies in industries in which we operate and for which management believes is comparable.

Income tax expense estimates and policies

As part of the income tax provision process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes. This process involves estimating our current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. We then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and to the extent we believe the recovery is not likely, we establish a valuation allowance. Further, to the extent that we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in a financial accounting period, we include a tax provision, or reduce our tax benefit in our consolidated statement of operations. We use our judgment to determine the provision or benefit for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets.

 

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At September 30, 2010, a valuation allowance of $9.0 million was recorded against deferred tax assets and state net operating loss carryforwards because we believe it is more likely than not that the future benefits will not be realized in subsequent periods. The estimated future U.S. taxable income will limit the ability of the Company to recover the net deferred tax assets and also limit the ability to utilize the state NOL’s during the respective state carryforward periods. Additionally, statutory restrictions in the states in which the Company has incurred a NOL limit the ability to recover the loss via a carryback claim. The state NOL’s are set to expire beginning in 2021 through 2030.

There are various factors that may cause our tax assumptions to change in the near term, and we may have to record a valuation allowance against our remaining or future deferred tax assets. We cannot predict whether future tax laws or regulations, including at the foreign, U.S. federal, state or local level, might be passed that could have a material effect on our results of operations. We assess the impact of significant changes to tax laws and regulations on a regular basis and update the assumptions and estimates used to prepare our financial statements when new legislation and regulations are enacted.

In accordance with the provisions of Income Taxes, ASC Topic 740, (“ASC 740”), we had no unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We enter into transactions involving various derivative instruments to hedge interest rates and foreign currency denominated sales, purchases, assets and liabilities. These derivative contracts are entered into with financial institutions. We do not use derivative instruments for trading purposes, and we have procedures in place to monitor and control their use.

The Company accounts for certain derivative financial instruments in accordance with Derivatives and Hedging, ASC Topic 815, (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value.

Interest rate risk. Prior to the extinguishment of our first and second lien term loans on December 23, 2009, we concluded that the interest rate swaps and collar we entered into qualified as cash flow hedges under the provisions of ASC 815. The swaps and collar were considered substantially effective, with ineffectiveness, if any, charged to the consolidated statements of operations in the period assessed as ineffective. Gains and losses related to the interest rate swaps, net of related tax effects were reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and upon the repayment of the term loans, the underlying hedge exposure ceased to exist and deferred losses of $7.5 million were recognized as interest expense in the statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. Net settlements occurred quarterly concurrent with interest payments made on the underlying debt. Under the interest rate swap contracts the settlements were the net difference between the fixed rates payable and the floating rates receivable during the quarter. Prior to the extinguishment of the term loans, the settlements were recognized as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. Subsequent to the extinguishment of the term loans, the settlements were recognized as a component of other income (expense) in the statement of operations. At September 30, 2010, there were no interest rate derivatives outstanding.

Currency exchange rate risk. We also hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk, on a case by case basis, using a series of forward contracts to protect against the exchange risk inherent in our transactions denominated in foreign currencies. The majority of the forward contracts are economic hedges, but a few forward contracts meet the designation of a cash flow hedge as defined by ASC 815. For transactions designated as foreign currency cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the change in the fair value (arising from the change in the spot rates from period to period) is deferred in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in the consolidated statement of partners’ capital (deficit) and comprehensive income (loss). These amounts are subsequently recognized in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations in the same period when the underlying transaction impacts the consolidated statements of operations. This recognition generally will occur over periods of less than one year. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value (arising from the change in the value of the forward points or a mismatch in terms) is recognized in the period incurred and are recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity. On August 19, 2010, EM II LP’s subsidiary, EMC, invested $10,000 in exchange for 14.5% of the common equity of Bourland & Leverich Holding Company, LLC (“B&L”), a distributor of oil country tubular goods. The B&L investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, which requires the use of the equity method of accounting unless the investor’s interest is “so minor” that the investor may have virtually no influence over operating and financial policies. Equity method investments are included in “Investment in unconsolidated entity” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Earnings from this investment are recorded in “Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity” in the consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2010, the investment in B&L was $10,460. Income from the investment in B&L for the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010 was $460. This equity investment has been recorded based upon a preliminary valuation of the underlying net assets of B&L. The valuation of the equity investment will be completed upon receipt of a final determination of the fair value of certain intangible assets recorded by B&L.

 

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Results of Operations

Overview

Our financial results during 2010 have been characterized by improving sales inquiries and new order bookings, but with significant volume fluctuations from month to month. Global economic and financial uncertainties have resulted in lower demand for our products, low steel prices, and a highly competitive commercial environment which has put pressure on our margins.

We have also experienced a product demand and sales mix shift from our higher margin products, including alloy pipe and pipe components and large diameter high yield carbon pipe generally associated with midstream energy infrastructure projects, to lower margin products, including smaller diameter carbon pipes, particularly in North America. We believe this shift has, to a large extent, been driven by an increase in drilling and production activity related to shale natural gas.

Three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to three months ended September 30, 2010

The following table compares sales and income (loss) from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010. The period-to-period comparisons of financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results. We define “NM” as not meaningful for increases or decreases greater than 150%.

 

     Three months ended September 30,  

(millions, except percentages)

   2009     2010     % Change  

Sales

      

Western Hemisphere

   $ 99.7      $ 113.0        13.3

Eastern Hemisphere

      

•U.K. (Europe/West Africa)

     33.8        33.5        (0.9 )% 

•Singapore (Asia/Pacific)

     16.3        17.3        6.1

•UAE (Middle East)

     2.6        12.4        NM   
                  

Total Eastern Hemisphere

     52.7        63.2        19.9

Eliminations

     (3.7     (2.0  
                  

Total

   $ 148.7      $ 174.2        17.1
                  

Income (loss) from operations

      

Western Hemisphere

   $ (9.6   $ 2.0        NM   

Eastern Hemisphere

      

•U.K. (Europe/West Africa)

     5.9        4.5        (23.7 )% 

•Singapore (Asia/Pacific)

     2.0        1.2        (40.0 )% 

•UAE (Middle East)

     (1.8     1.2        NM   
                  

Total Eastern Hemisphere

     6.1        6.9        13.1

General Company

     (7.0     (4.3     (38.6 )% 
                  

Total

   $ (10.5   $ 4.6        NM   
                  

Income from operations as a % of sales

      

Western Hemisphere

     (9.6 )%      1.8  

Eastern Hemisphere

      

•U.K. (Europe/West Africa)

     17.5     13.4  

•Singapore (Asia/Pacific)

     12.3     6.9  

•UAE (Middle East)

     (69.2 )%      9.7  

Total Eastern Hemisphere

     11.6     10.9  

Total

     (7.1 )%      2.6  

 

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Sales

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, our consolidated sales increased $25.5 million, or 17.1%, to $174.2 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in sales reflects an increase in volume offset by a slight decline in average selling prices as natural gas gathering and transmission business in North America and offshore oil and natural gas construction and maintenance activity in the Middle East have improved from the comparable period in 2009. Sales backlog was approximately $168 million at September 30, 2010 compared to sales backlog of approximately $144 million at December 31, 2009 and approximately $204 million at September 30, 2009.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, sales in our Western Hemisphere market increased $13.3 million, or 13.3%, to $113.0 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in Western Hemisphere sales was primarily the result of higher demand from our midstream customers.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, sales in our Eastern Hemisphere market increased $10.5 million, or 19.9%, to $63.2 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. This increase is primarily the result of improved offshore oil and natural gas structure construction activity in the Middle East compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009.

For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, 70% and 84%, respectively, of our consolidated sales were from oil and natural gas industry customers and our top ten customers represented 37% and 35%, respectively, of our consolidated sales in each of the periods. No single customer represented more than 10% of consolidated sales for the three months September 30, 2009 and 2010.

Income (loss) from operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, income from operations increased $15.1 million to $4.6 million compared to an operating loss of $10.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in income from operations was primarily the result of a reduction in operating expenses related to 2009 inventory valuation write-downs of $6.4 million and the expensing of previously deferred initial public offering costs of $3.2 million. No similar charges occurred for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in income from operations was also the result of higher sales volume related to natural gas transmission projects in North America and offshore construction in the Middle East as described above.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, our Western Hemisphere market income from operations increased $11.6 million to $2.0 million compared to an operating loss of $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in operating income was primarily the result of higher sales volume as described above. In addition, the operating loss for the three months ended September 30, 2009 included inventory valuation write-downs of $6.4 million. No similar charge occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, our Eastern Hemisphere market income from operations increased $0.8 million, or 13.1%, to $6.9 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. The marginal increase in income from operations was the result of offshore construction activity in the Middle East, partially offset by lower selling prices.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, operating loss for General Company decreased $2.7 million, or 38.6%, to $4.3 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. For the three months ended September 30, 2009, General Company expenses also include the expensing of accumulated initial public offering costs of $3.2 million. General Company expenses normally consist of amortization expenses related to acquired and identified intangible assets and corporate overhead expenses were consistent for both periods.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity

On August 19, 2010, EM II LP’s subsidiary, EMC, invested $10,000 in exchange for 14.5% of the common equity of B&L. The B&L investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures. Income from the B&L investment for the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010 was $460.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $6.5 million, or 67.9%, to $16.1 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. The overall increase in interest expense, net, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily the result of higher period interest rates on our $465 million 12.25% senior secured notes issued by Edgen Murray Corporation on December 23, 2009, compared to interest rates on the $500 million term loans we had outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Income tax expense (benefit)

Income tax benefit was $5.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to income tax benefit of $13.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The income tax benefit for the three months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the pre-tax loss from operations at our estimated annual effective tax rate which is the result of operating losses and higher statutory income tax rates in our Western Hemisphere market offset by taxable income and lower statutory income tax rates in our Eastern Hemisphere market.

 

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Nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2010

The following table compares sales and income (loss) from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010. The period-to-period comparisons of financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results. We define “NM” as not meaningful for increases or decreases greater than 200%.

 

     Nine months ended September 30,  

(millions, except percentages)

   2009     2010     % Change  

Sales

      

Western Hemisphere

   $ 405.4      $ 284.1        (29.9 )% 

Eastern Hemisphere

      

•U.K. (Europe/West Africa)

     103.6        91.4        (11.8 )% 

•Singapore (Asia/Pacific)

     96.6        59.3        (38.6 )% 

•UAE (Middle East)

     16.4        24.9        51.8
                  

Total Eastern Hemisphere

     216.6        175.6        (18.9 )% 

Eliminations

     (19.3     (5.3  
                  

Total

   $ 602.7      $ 454.4        (24.6 )% 
                  

Income (loss) from operations

      

Western Hemisphere

   $ 6.9      $ (58.7     NM   

Eastern Hemisphere

      

•U.K. (Europe/West Africa)

     16.4        12.9        (21.3 )% 

•Singapore (Asia/Pacific)

     10.6        3.8        (64.2 )% 

•UAE (Middle East)

     (4.6     0.0        NM   
                  

Total Eastern Hemisphere

     22.4        16.7        (25.4 )% 

General Company

     (15.5     (18.8     21.3
                  

Total

   $ 13.8      $ (60.8     NM   
                  

Income from operations as a % of sales

      

Western Hemisphere

     1.7     (20.7 )%   

Eastern Hemisphere

      

•U.K. (Europe/West Africa)

     15.8     14.1  

•Singapore (Asia/Pacific)

     11.0     6.4  

•UAE (Middle East)

     (28.0 )%      0.0  

Total Eastern Hemisphere

     10.3     9.5  

Total

     2.3     (13.4 )%   

Sales

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our consolidated sales decreased $148.3 million, or 24.6%, to $454.4 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in sales reflects the effects of the global economic downturn and the associated spending cuts by our customers in all segments of the energy industry—upstream, midstream and downstream— which impacted our results during the last two quarters of 2009 and the first half of 2010. As our customers remain focused on preserving cash, both new project expenditures and routine maintenance and repair expenditures have been negatively affected. Sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 also reflect a strong order backlog at December 31, 2008 which drove sales volumes, higher gross profits and margins into the first half of 2009. Sales backlog was approximately $168 million at September 30, 2010 compared to sales backlog of approximately $144 million at December 31, 2009 and approximately $204 million at September 30, 2009.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, sales in our Western Hemisphere market decreased $121.3 million, or 29.9%, to $284.1 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in Western Hemisphere sales was primarily the result of lower demand from our customers in the downstream petrochemical market and in large natural gas transportation projects which resulted in reduced sales volume and lower selling prices. Additionally, our sales mix shifted from higher margin products, including alloy pipe and pipe components and large diameter carbon pipe products associated with infrastructure projects, to smaller diameter pipe, valve and fitting products which generally have lower selling prices and margins.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, sales in our Eastern Hemisphere market decreased $41.0 million, or 18.9%, to $175.6 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease is primarily the result of a decline in offshore oil and natural gas structure construction in our Singapore segment. We also experienced a significant drop in sales prices, particularly across all of our Eastern Hemisphere segments, as market inventories and short mill lead times created a competitive pricing environment. This decrease was partially offset by a volume increase related to offshore oil and natural gas structure construction in our Middle East segment.

 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, 76% and 71%, respectively, of our consolidated sales were from oil and natural gas industry customers and our top ten customers represented 27% and 25%, respectively, of our consolidated sales in each of the periods. No single customer represented more than 10% of consolidated sales for the nine months September 30, 2009 and 2010.

Income (loss) from operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, our consolidated income from operations decreased $74.6 million to an operating loss of $60.8 million compared to operating income of $13.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in operating income was primarily the result of a goodwill impairment charge of $62.8 million, before taxes, and to a lesser extent, reduced sales volumes and lower sales prices as described above. Gross margins for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were adversely impacted by a sharp decline in product prices which resulted in significant inventory valuation write-downs during the period. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 included $3.2 million of initial public offering expenses in the period. No similar charge occurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, income from operations for our Western Hemisphere market decreased $65.6 million to an operating loss of $58.7 million compared to operating income of $6.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease in income from operations was primarily the result of a goodwill impairment charge of $55.8 million, before taxes, and to a lesser extent, lower sales volume and prices.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, income from operations for our Eastern Hemisphere market decreased $5.7 million, or 25.4%, to $16.7 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease in income from operations was primarily the result of lower selling prices across all Eastern Hemisphere markets, partially offset by improving market conditions in our Middle East segment as described above.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, operating loss for General Company increased $3.3 million, or 21.3%, to $18.8 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, General Company expenses includes a $7.0 million goodwill impairment charge related to the UAE reporting unit; goodwill and other intangibles are allocated to the Eastern Hemisphere reporting units for goodwill impairment testing purposes based on their relative fair values at December 16, 2005, the acquisition date. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, General Company expenses include the expensing of accumulated initial public offering costs of $3.2 million. General Company expenses normally consist of amortization expenses related to acquired and identified intangible assets and corporate overhead expenses were consistent for both periods.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entity

On August 19, 2010, EM II LP’s subsidiary, EMC, invested $10,000 in exchange for 14.5% of the common equity in B&L. The B&L investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures. Income from the B&L investment for the period August 19, 2010 through September 30, 2010 was $460.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $18.0 million, or 59.6%, to $48.2 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The overall increase in interest expense, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily the result of higher period interest rates on our $465 million 12.25% EMC senior secured notes issued on December 23, 2009 compared to interest rates on Company $500 million term loans outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Income tax expense (benefit)

Income tax benefit was $21.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to income tax benefit of $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 reflects the pre-tax loss from operations at the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate which is the result of operating losses and higher statutory income tax rates in our Western Hemisphere market offset by taxable income and lower statutory income tax rates in our Eastern Hemisphere market. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the estimated annual effective tax rate and income tax benefit reflect the impact of a goodwill impairment charge of $62.8 million for which $29.9 million was related to non-deductible goodwill and $9.0 million related to recording a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets.

At September 30, 2010, a valuation allowance of $9.0 million was recorded against deferred tax assets and state net operating loss carryforwards as we believe it is more likely than not that the future income tax benefits will not be realized in subsequent periods. The estimated future U.S. taxable income will limit the ability of the Company to recover the net deferred tax assets and also limit the ability to utilize the state NOLs during the respective state carryforward periods. Additionally, statutory restrictions in the states in which the Company has incurred a NOL limit the ability to recover the loss via a carryback claim. The state NOLs are set to expire beginning in 2021 through 2030.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We finance our operations principally through cash flows generated from operations and from borrowings under our ABL Facility. Our principal liquidity requirements are to meet debt service requirements, finance our capital expenditures and provide working capital. In addition, we may need capital to fund strategic business acquisitions or investments. Our primary source of acquisition funds has historically been the issuance of debt securities, preferred and common equity and cash flows from operations.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future, which, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. Additionally, provisions of our ABL Facility and the indenture governing the notes, as well as the laws of the jurisdictions in which our companies are organized, restrict or will restrict our ability to pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments.

In 2010, we expect to make, among other capital expenditures, capital expenditures in the amount of approximately $13.0 million to build a new distribution facility in Singapore, which we intend to fund in part through the sale of our existing facility in Singapore and from proceeds of short term financing. Additionally, on August 19, 2010, EM II LP’s subsidiary, EMC, invested $10 million in B&L. The investment in B&L is accounted for using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures.

At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, our total indebtedness, including capital leases, was $483.5 million and $478.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, there were no borrowings outstanding under our ABL facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 our maximum utilization under the ABL facility was $33.6 million. At September 30, 2010, we had approximately $96.3 million available for borrowings under our ABL Facility, net of reserves, and net of $22.3 million of outstanding letters of credit and guarantees. Because borrowing availability under the ABL Facility depends, in part, on inventory and accounts receivable values that fluctuate and is subject to discretionary reserves and revaluation adjustments imposed by the administrative agent and other limitations, availability may not reflect our actual borrowing capacity at any one point in time. At of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, cash and cash equivalents was $65.7 million and $38.7 million, respectively.

In addition to the $96.3 million available under the ABL facility, we also had $10.2 million available under our EM FZE local facility at September 30, 2010.

As of September 30, 2010, we believe our cash flows from operations, available cash and available borrowings under our ABL Facility will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months. Historically, a contraction in our level of operations typically decreases our working capital requirements and generates cash flows in the short-term. We cannot assure you, however, that if our business declines we would be able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under our ABL Facility in an amount sufficient to enable us to service our indebtedness or to fund our other liquidity needs. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations in the future to service our indebtedness and to meet our other commitments and liquidity needs, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as refinancing or restructuring our indebtedness, selling material assets or operations or raising additional debt or equity capital. We cannot assure you that any of these actions could be effected on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all, or that these actions would enable us to continue to satisfy our capital requirements. In addition, our existing or future debt agreements, including the ABL Facility and the indenture governing the initial notes and the exchange notes, may contain provisions prohibiting us from adopting any of these alternatives. Our failure to comply with these provisions could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all of our debt.

Statement of cash flow data

 

     Nine Months  ended
September 30
 

(dollars in millions)

   2009     2010  

Cash flows provided by (used in) activities:

    

Operating

   $ 57.1      $ 1.7   

Investing

     (6.0     (23.3

Financing

     (16.7     (5.3

Nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2010

Operating activities. Net cash inflows from operating activities were $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to net cash inflows of $57.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease in cash flows from operations was primarily the result of reduced working capital contraction during 2010. The $62.8 million goodwill impairment charge recorded in the second quarter of 2010 did not impact our liquidity position, debt covenants or cash flows.

 

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Investing activities. Net cash outflows from investing activities were $23.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to net cash outflows of $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Cash outflows from investing activities of $23.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 includes the $10.0 million investment in B&L, capital expenditures of $9.6 million related primarily to the expansion of our Singapore and Middle East warehouse facilities, and a $4.0 million earn-out payment made to the former owners of PetroSteel as required by the purchase agreement. Cash outflows of $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 include a $4.0 million earn-out payment to the former owners of PetroSteel and $2.0 million of capital expenditures for routine improvement of warehouse facilities and machinery and equipment.

Financing activities. Net cash outflows from financing activities were $5.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to net cash outflows of $16.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Cash outflows from financing activities of $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 include payments associated with capital leases and a $4.0 million note payable to the former owners of PetroSteel. Cash outflows from financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 include net principal payments associated with the ABL Facility, the term loans, and to a lesser extent, managed cash overdrafts and short-term loans.

Debt

ABL Facility. On May 11, 2007, we entered into the ABL Facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other financial institutions party thereto. The ABL Facility is a $175.0 million global credit facility, of which:

 

   

EMC may utilize up to $165.0 million ($25.0 million of which can only be used for letters of credit) less any amounts utilized under the sub-limits of EM Canada and EM Europe;

 

   

EM Europe may utilize up to $50.0 million;

 

   

EM Canada may utilize up to $7.5 million; and

 

   

EM Singapore may utilize up to $10.0 million.

Actual borrowing availability for each subsidiary fluctuates from time to time because it is subject to a borrowing base limitation that is calculated based on a percentage of eligible trade accounts receivable and inventories and is subject to discretionary reserves and revaluation adjustments imposed by the administrative agent and other limitations. Subject to sublimits, the subsidiaries may utilize the ABL Facility for borrowings as well as for the issuance of bank guarantees and letters of credit as defined by the ABL Facility.

Revolving borrowings under our ABL Facility bear interest at variable rates of Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBOR, Banker’s Acceptance Rate, U.K. Base Rate, Canadian Prime Rate, Singapore Base Rate or UAE Base Rate, in each case plus a percentage spread that varies from 0.50% to 2.50% based on the type of borrowing and our average borrowing availability.

The ABL Facility is guaranteed by EM II LP. Additionally, each of the EM Canada sub-facility, the EM Europe sub-facility and the EM Singapore sub-facility is guaranteed by EM Cayman, Pipe Acquisition Ltd, EM Europe, EM Canada and EM Singapore. The ABL Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in all of the working capital assets, including trade accounts receivable and inventories, of the borrowers and of the guarantors under the ABL Facility.

Pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement, the security interest in the working capital collateral that secures the term loans and related guarantees described below is contractually subordinated to the liens securing the ABL Facility and related guarantees.

As of December 31, 2009, there was no outstanding balance for cash borrowings under the ABL Facility. Outstanding letters of credit totaled $19.7 million, which consisted of letters of credit outstanding for EMC, EM Europe and EM Singapore of $12.9 million, $1.6 million and $5.2 million, respectively. EMC’s outstanding letter of credit balance includes a letter of credit issued in the amount of $5.0 million that supports the local credit facility of EM FZE. Total remaining borrowing availability, net of reserves, under the ABL Facility at December 31, 2009 was $93.9 million, based on the value of our borrowing base on such date.

As of September 30, 2010, there was no outstanding balance for cash borrowings under the ABL Facility. Outstanding letters of credit totaled $22.3 million, which consisted of letters of credit outstanding for EMC, EM Europe and EM Singapore of $17.1 million, $1.7 million, and $3.5 million, respectively. EMC’s outstanding letter of credit balance includes a $12.0 million letter of credit issued to support the local credit facility of EM FZE. Total remaining borrowing availability, net of reserves, under the ABL Facility at September 30, 2010 was $96.3 million, based on the value of our borrowing base at that date.

 

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The ABL Facility contains a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenant of not less than 1.25 to 1.00 that applies if our aggregate borrowing availability is reduced below $25.0 million, or the sum of EMC and EM Canada availability is less than $15.0 million until the date that both aggregate availability is greater than $30.0 million and the sum of EMC and EM Canada availability is greater than $20.0 million for a consecutive ninety day period, and no default or event of default exists or has existed during the period. The ABL fixed charge coverage ratio is a ratio of our earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization, and income taxes, subject to certain adjustments and minus capital expenditures and cash taxes, to the sum of our cash interest expense, scheduled principal payments, cash management fees, dividends and distributions and cash earnout or similar payments, all as more specifically defined in our ABL Facility. It is calculated as of the end of each of our fiscal quarters for the period of the previous four fiscal quarters. As of the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, our ABL Facility fixed charge coverage ratio was below 1.25 to 1.00. Although the ABL Facility fixed charge coverage ratio covenant was not applicable because our aggregate borrowing availability was above the applicable thresholds, there can be no assurance that our borrowing availability will not fall below one of the applicable thresholds in the future. Our borrowing availability could decline if the value of our borrowing base (which is calculated based on a percentage of our eligible inventory and accounts receivable) declines, the administrative agent imposes reserves in its discretion, our borrowings under the ABL Facility increase or for other reasons. In addition, the agents under the ABL Facility are entitled to conduct borrowing base field audits and inventory appraisals periodically, which may result in a lower borrowing base valuation. Our failure to comply with the ABL minimum fixed charge coverage ratio at a time when it is applicable would be an event of default under the ABL Facility, which could result in a default under and acceleration of our other indebtedness.

We believe that the inclusion of the ABL fixed charge coverage ratio calculation provides useful information to investors about our compliance with the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenant in our ABL Facility. The ABL fixed charge coverage ratio is not intended to represent a ratio of our fixed charges to cash provided by operating activities as defined by generally accepted accounting principles and should not be used as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this fixed charge coverage ratio presentation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

The ABL Facility also contains other affirmative and negative covenants, including, among others, limitations on:

 

   

the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens;

 

   

the payment of dividends and distributions;

 

   

the making of investments, loans and advances;

 

   

transactions with affiliates; and

 

   

mergers and the sale of assets.

Under the ABL Facility, our first-tier operating companies, EMC and EM Europe, may pay dividends and make distributions to EM II LP, directly or indirectly, to the extent EM II LP uses such dividends or distributions to (1) repurchase its equity interests from present and former directors, officers and employees (subject to a $2.0 million cap), (2) pay management fees to JCP and (3) pay its corporate overhead and operating expenses. EMC and EM Europe may also pay dividends and make distributions to EM II LP, directly or indirectly, so long as no default has occurred which is continuing and the availability of EMC and the availability of EM Europe, respectively, is not less than $15.0 million. EM II LP may pay dividends from the amounts received from its subsidiaries so long as no default has occurred which is continuing and aggregate availability is at least $40.0 million.

The ABL Facility permits us to allocate cash flow and resources freely among (1) the parent entities of EMC and EM Europe, (2) EMC and its U.S. subsidiaries, (3) the Canadian loan parties, (4) the U.K. loan parties, (5) the Singapore loan parties, (6) the UAE loan parties and (7) subject to various availability thresholds and caps, among all loan parties and otherwise by any loan party in or to any other person.

Events of default under the ABL Facility include, but are not limited to, a default in the payment of any principal, interest or fees due under the ABL Facility; a breach of representations, warranties or covenants; a default or acceleration in the payment of any material indebtedness; events of bankruptcy, insolvency or the like; becoming subject to certain judgments or pension liabilities; a change in control; and the invalidity of the related guarantees, security interests or agreements. If an event of default shall occur and be continuing under the ABL Facility, either the administrative agent or the requisite lenders may accelerate the maturity of the ABL Facility and/or terminate the lending commitments thereunder. The covenants, events of default and acceleration rights described above are subject to important exceptions and qualifications, which are described in the ABL Facility.

 

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In connection with EMC’s offering of senior secured notes on December 23, 2009, we entered into an amendment to our ABL Facility to, among other things, permit the issuance of the notes. The amendment also increased the unused line fee from 0.35% to 0.50%, or 0.50% to 0.65%, depending on the borrowing entity, the currency of the particular borrowing and the applicable average borrowing availability for a certain period.

EM FZE Local Facility. EM FZE has a credit facility with local lenders in Dubai under which it has the ability to borrow up to the lesser of $15.0 million or the amount it has secured by a letter of credit. Currently, EM FZE may borrow up to $12.0 million because the facility is secured by a letter of credit in the amount of $12.0 million issued under our ABL Facility. Borrowings on the local facility bear interest at the prevailing Dubai interbank rate plus a margin of 1.5%. EM FZE may utilize the local facility for borrowings, foreign exchange, letters of credit, bank guarantees and other permitted indebtedness. This facility is primarily used for the issuance of letters of credit to support the trade activity of EM FZE. As of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, there were no cash borrowings under the local facility.

First Lien Term Loan and Second Lien Term Loan Agreements. On May 11, 2007, EM II LP, EMC and EM Cayman entered into a first lien term loan credit agreement with Lehman Brothers Inc., Jefferies Finance LLC, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and certain other financial institutions. Also on May 11, 2007, EM II LP and EMC entered into a second lien term loan credit agreement with Lehman Brothers Inc., Jefferies Finance LLC, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and certain other financial institutions. Under the first lien term loan credit agreement, EMC incurred $280.0 million of first lien term loans and EM Cayman incurred $145.0 million of first lien term loans. Under the second lien term loan credit agreement, EMC incurred a $75.0 million second lien term loan. We used the net proceeds of the offering of the initial notes to payoff all indebtedness under the term loans.

Note Payable to Sellers of PetroSteel. In connection with the PetroSteel acquisition, EMC issued a three-year, $4.0 million subordinated note to the sellers of PetroSteel, with principal and interest due May 2010. The note accrues interest at a rate of 8% per annum compounded annually. In May 2010, the note payable to the sellers of PetroSteel, including accrued interest of $1,040, was paid.

Senior Secured Notes. We have outstanding $465.0 million aggregate principal amount of 12.25% Secured Senior Notes due 2015 that were issued by EMC on December 23, 2009 (the “notes”). We used a portion of the net proceeds from this notes offering to repay our then-outstanding first and second lien term loans. Total cash interest payments required under the notes is approximately $57.0 million on an annual basis. The indenture governing the notes contains various covenants that limit our discretion in the operation of our business. It, among other things, limits our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue shares of preferred stock, incur liens and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. It also places restrictions on our ability to pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments.

EM II LP and each of its future U.S. subsidiaries that (1) is directly or indirectly 80% owned by EM II LP, (2) guarantees the indebtedness of EMC or any of the guarantors and (3) is not directly or indirectly owned by any non-U.S. subsidiary fully and unconditionally guarantee the notes on a joint and several basis. The notes and the note guarantees are secured by first-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, in the issuer’s and the guarantors’ principal U.S. assets (other than cash and cash equivalents, inventory, accounts receivable, deposit and securities accounts, other personal property relating to such inventory, accounts receivable, deposit and securities accounts and all proceeds therefrom pledged by the issuer and the guarantors, in each case now owned or hereafter acquired, all of which constitute collateral for our ABL Facility on a first-priority basis, and other than excluded assets), including material real property, fixtures and equipment, intellectual property and capital stock of EM II LP’s restricted subsidiaries (which, in the case of non-U.S. subsidiaries, is limited to 65% of the voting stock of each first-tier non-U.S. subsidiary) The notes and guarantees are also secured by second-priority liens, subject to permitted liens, in the issuer’s and the guarantors’ assets securing the ABL Facility on a first-priority basis (other than excluded assets).

All of the subsidiaries that constitute the reportable segments of our Eastern Hemisphere market, and one of the subsidiaries that constitutes our Western Hemisphere reportable segment (EM Canada), are non-U.S. subsidiaries and, therefore, will not guarantee the notes. The notes and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness, including under our ABL Facility and the guarantees thereof and trade payables, of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. EM II LP and each of its future U.S. subsidiaries that (1) is directly or indirectly 80% owned by EM II LP, (2) guarantees the indebtedness of the issuer or any of the guarantors and (3) is not directly or indirectly owned by any non-U.S. subsidiary, will fully and unconditionally guarantee the notes on a joint and several basis. Currently, there are no subsidiary guarantors.

On September 14, 2010, EMC completed an exchange offer for any and all of the outstanding notes. Holders of notes, who participated in the exchange offer, received notes substantially identical to those held prior to the exchange offer, but that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Newbridge, Scotland facility lease. In connection with the Company’s acquisition of Murray International Metals Ltd. on December 16, 2005, EM Europe sold land, an office building and two warehouses at its Newbridge location for $23.0 million, less fees of approximately $0.3 million. Concurrent with the sale, EM Europe entered into an agreement to lease back all of the sold property for an initial lease term of 25 years. Under the lease agreement, the initial term will be extended for two further terms of ten years each unless cancelled by EM Europe. The lease is being accounted for as a capital lease because the net present value of the future minimum lease payments exceed 90% of the fair value of the leased asset. The lease requires an annual rental payment of £1.2 million, or $1.9 million (at September 30, 2010 exchange rates), which is subject to adjustment based on the U.K. consumer price index on the fifth anniversary of the inception of the lease and every two years thereafter, and payment of customary operating and repair expenses. Pipe Acquisition Limited entered into a guarantee in respect of the obligations of EM Europe under the lease.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

In the normal course of business, we are a party to certain off-balance sheet arrangements. These arrangements include guarantees and financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, such as bank letters of credit. No liabilities related to these arrangements are reflected in our consolidated balance sheet, and we do not expect any material adverse effects on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows to result from these off-balance sheet arrangements.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had $22.3 million and $19.7 million of letters of credit outstanding, respectively. For guarantees with commitments outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) within one year for non-performance totaled $6.5 million and $27.6 million respectively. For guarantees with commitments outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no potential future payments

Commitments and contractual obligations

Our contractual obligations and commitments principally include obligations associated with our outstanding indebtedness and future minimum operating lease obligations as set forth in the following tables as of December 31, 2009. The information presented in the table below reflects management’s estimates of the contractual maturities of our obligations. These maturities may differ significantly from the actual maturities of these obligations.

 

     Payments due by period ending December 31,  

(dollars in millions)

   2010      2011
and 2012
     2013
and 2014
     2015
and
thereafter
     Total  

Contractual obligations—

              

Long-term debt(1)

   $ 4.9       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 4.9   

Senior secured notes(2)

     32.1         113.9         113.9         493.5         753.4   

Capital lease(3)

     1.9         3.9         3.9         30.5         40.2   

Operating lease obligations

     2.7         5.2         2.5         0.9         11.3   

Derivative instruments—

              

Foreign currency exchange contracts(4)

     0.2         —           —           —           0.2   

Interest rate swaps/collar(5)

     7.2            —           —           7.2   

Purchase commitments(6)

     114.2         —           —           —           114.2   
                                            

Total

   $ 163.2       $ 123.0       $ 120.3       $ 524.9       $ 931.4   
                                            

 

(1) Includes a note payable to the sellers of PetroSteel plus accrued interest which was paid in full in May 2010.
(2) Includes $465.0 million of aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes. This also includes current interest payment obligations on the notes of $57.0 million per annum. The notes were issued at a price of 99.059% of their face value, resulting in approximately $460.6 million of gross proceeds. The discount of approximately $4.4 million will be amortized and included in interest expense until the notes mature.
(3) Includes interest obligations under our Newbridge, Scotland facility capital lease at 9.16%, the implicit interest rate.
(4) Represents the notional value of foreign currency contracts to purchase and sell foreign currencies at specified forward rates in connection with our foreign currency hedging policy.
(5) The interest rate swaps and collar terminated on August 17, 2010.
(6) Includes purchase commitments for inventory. We enter into purchase commitments on an as-needed basis, typically daily, but these commitments generally do not extend beyond one year. As of September 30, 2010, total inventory purchase commitments outstanding were $148.4 million.

 

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Forward Looking Statements

This report includes “forward looking statements.” Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words, “may,” “could,” “would,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “project,” and “intend” and similar expressions. These statement include, among others, statements regarding our expected business outlook, anticipated financial and operating results, our business strategy and means to implement the strategy, our objectives, the amount and timing of capital expenditures, the likelihood of our success in expanding out business, financing plans, budgets, working capital need and sources of liquidity.

These forward looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause actual results to differ materially from trends, plans or expectations set forth in the forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include volatility in the global energy infrastructure market, our ability to maintain good relationships with our vendors and customers, the impact of adverse credit markets on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity, the development of products and services that compete with those we currently offer, our ability to effectively manage our technology systems and to effectively cope with outages and other disruptions in those systems, the impact of asset impairment charges on our net income, our ability to acquire additional capital on commercially reasonable terms, our ability to effectively integrate acquisitions and other investments, the impact of natural disasters, war, armed conflicts and terror attacks, the impact of increasing environmental, health care and workplace safety regulations and our ability to retain management. Given these risks and uncertainties, we urge you to read this report completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we plan or expect. Also, these forward looking statements present our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except for our ongoing obligation to disclose material information as required by federal securities laws, we do not intend to update you concerning any future revisions to any forward looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

In the normal course of operations, we are exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates. Market risk is defined for these purposes as the potential change in the fair value of financial assets or liabilities resulting from an adverse movement in interest rates or foreign exchange rates.

Management is responsible for raising financing for operations, together with associated liquidity management, and the management of foreign exchange and interest rate risk. Our treasury operations are conducted under the oversight of management, who receive regular updates of treasury activity. Financial instruments are entered into for risk management purposes only. Our policy on foreign exchange rate hedging requires that only known, firm commitments are hedged and that no trading in financial instruments is undertaken.

Our principal risks are exposures to changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates. These risks are closely monitored and evaluated by management. Following evaluation of those positions, we selectively enter into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures related to currency exchange rate changes and changes in interest rates.

Interest rate risk

We are exposed to interest rate risk related to changes in interest rates on our variable rate debt. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no cash borrowings outstanding under the ABL Facility.

Prior to the issuance of EMC’s senior secured notes on December 23, 2009, to mitigate the interest rate risk related to a portion of our variable rate debt on our first and second lien term loans, we entered into three interest rate swap agreements which terminated, on August 13, 2009. Under these agreements, we paid fixed interest rates for varying periods and received floating interest rate payments. These interest rate swaps were based on the 3-month LIBOR. The interest rate swaps had notional values of $175.0 million, $100.0 million and $75.0 million with fixed interest rates of 5.15%, 4.88% and 5.19%, respectively.

 

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Additionally, we also entered into an interest rate swap and an interest rate collar that converted a notional principal of $75.0 million and $100.0 million, respectively, under the first lien term loan from floating interest rate to fixed interest rate payments. Both the $75.0 million interest rate swap and the $100.0 million interest rate collar began on August 13, 2009 and terminated on August 17, 2010. The $75.0 million interest rate swap, related to our first lien term loan that was repaid on December 23, 2009, paid a fixed rate of interest of 4.88% while simultaneously receiving floating rate interest payments, which was set at 0.44% on the same notional amount prior to its termination on August 17, 2010. The $100.0 million interest rate collar, related to the first lien term loans incurred a floating rate of interest on the outstanding notional amount within a specified range. The collar swaps floating three-month LIBOR for fixed rates whenever the floating rate exceeds the cap rate of 5.50% or falls below the floor rate of 4.88%. Prior to its termination on August 17, 2010, we were paying the floor rate of 4.88% while simultaneously receiving a floating rate interest payment set at 0.44% on the same notional amount. In connection with the second lien term loans, we entered into an interest rate swap that converted an aggregate notional principal of $75.0 million under the second lien term loan, which was also repaid on December 23, 2009, from floating to fixed interest rate payments. Under this swap agreement, we paid a fixed rate of interest on an aggregate notional principal amount of $75.0 million of 5.19%, while simultaneously receiving a floating rate interest payment set at 0.44% on the same notional amount prior to its termination on August 17, 2010. At September 30, 2010, there were no interest rate derivatives outstanding.

Borrowings under EM FZE’s credit facility with local lenders in Dubai bear interest at the prevailing Dubai interbank rate plus a margin of 1.5%. This facility is supported by a letter of credit in the amount of $12.0 million issued under our ABL Facility. This local facility is primarily used for the issuance of letters of credit for trade purposes. As of September 30, 2010, there were no outstanding cash borrowings on this local facility.

Interest rate sensitivity

The table below provides information about our derivative financial instruments and other financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates, including interest rate swaps and debt obligations outstanding as of December 31, 2009. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the table presents notional amounts and weighted average interest rates by expected (contractual) maturity dates. Notional amounts are used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged under the contract. Weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the yield curve at the reporting date. The information is presented in U.S. dollar equivalents, which is our reporting currency. The instrument’s actual cash flows are denominated in U.S. dollars.

 

(dollars in thousands, except percentages)

   Expected maturity date  
   2010     2011      2012      2013      2014      Thereafter     Total      Fair value  

Long term debt

                     

Fixed rate

   $ —        $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 465,000      $ 465,000       $ 389,507   

Average interest rate

     —          —           —           —           —           12.25     —           —     

Variable Rate

   $ —        $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —        $ —         $ —     

Average interest rate

     —          —           —           —           —           —          —           —     

Interest rate derivatives

                     

Interest rate swaps and collar

   $ 1,479      $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —        $ 1,479       $ 1,479   

Variable to fixed (1)

                     

Average pay rate

     0.44     —           —           —           —           —          —           —     

Average receive rate

     4.97     —           —           —           —           —          —           —     

 

(1) The 2010 pay/receive rates include the interest rate swaps and collar which terminated on August 17, 2010.

 

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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency risk

We assess currency exchange exposure on certain monetary assets and liabilities and enter into financial instruments as we believe is necessary to manage this risk. During the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency risk. This risk can create volatility in earnings and cash flows from year to year. We use derivative financial instruments to reduce exposure to foreign currency movements on foreign currency purchases and sales.

In our business, we may enter into purchase and sales commitments that are denominated in a foreign currency. Our practices include entering into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to minimize foreign currency exposure related to forecasted purchases and sales of certain inventories. We use derivative financial instruments to reduce exposure to foreign currency movements on foreign currency purchases and sales. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.

The fair value of these foreign currency forward derivative contracts was a liability of $0.2 million and an asset of $0.4 million at December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, respectively. At December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, the total notional amount of outstanding currency exchange contracts was $10.1 million and $36.8 million, respectively.

 

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Exchange rate sensitivity

The table below provides information about our derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments, and firmly committed sales and purchase transactions by functional currency and presents such information in U.S. dollar equivalents as of December 31, 2009. The table summarizes information on instruments and transactions that are sensitive to foreign currency exchange rates, including foreign currency forward exchange agreements, and firmly committed U.S. dollars, U.K. pounds, UAE dirhams, Euro, Singapore dollars and Australian dollars sales and purchase transactions. For firmly committed sales and purchase transactions, sales and purchase amounts are presented by the expected transaction date, which are not expected to exceed one year. For foreign currency forward exchange agreements, the table presents the notional amounts and weighted average exchange rates by expected contractual maturity dates. These notional amounts generally are used to calculate the contractual payments to be exchanged under the contract.

 

     Expected maturity date      Total     Fair value  

December 31, 2009 (in dollars, except exchange rates)

   2010     2011      2012      2013      2014      Thereafter       

On balance sheet financial instruments

                     

U.S. dollars functional currency—PTE

                     

Asset

     2,357        —           —           —           —           —           2,357        2,357   

Liability

     (79,888     —           —           —           —           —           (79,888     (79,888

U.K. Pounds functional currency

                     

Asset

     26,807        —           —           —           —           —           26,807        26,807   

Liability

     (12,924     —           —           —           —           —           (12,924     (12,924

U.S. dollars functional currency—UAE

                     

Asset

     —          —           —           —           —           —           —          —     

Liability

     (118,011     —           —           —           —           —           (118,011     (118,011

Anticipated transactions and related derivatives

                     

U.S. dollars functional currency

                     

Firmly committed transactions:

                     

Sales

     121,987        —           —           —           —           —           121,987        —     

Purchase orders

     (4,368,431     —           —           —           —           —           (4,368,431     —     

Forward exchange agreements:

                     

(Receive $/Pay Euro)—by currency

     (59,919     —           —           —           —           —           (59,919     —     

Contract amount ($)

     88,081        —           —           —           —           —           88,081        1,995   

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.47        —           —           —           —           —           1.47        —     

Pay $/Receive Euro—by currency

     2,620,260        —           —           —           —           —           2,620,260        —     

Contract Amount ($)

     (3,957,524     —           —           —           —           —           (3,957,524     (185,468

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.51        —           —           —           —           —           1.51        —     

Pay $/Receive £—by currency

     230,642        —           —           —           —           —           230,642        —     

Contract amount ($)

     (382,865     —           —           —           —           —           (382,865     (12,141

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.66        —           —           —           —           —           1.66        —     

(Receive $/pay S$)—by currency

     (47,130     —           —           —           —           —           (47,130     —     

Contract amount ($)

     33,906        —           —           —           —           —           33,906        361   

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.39        —           —           —           —           —           1.39        —     

(Pay $/receive S$)—by currency

     38,978        —           —           —           —           —           38,978        —     

Contract amount ($)

     (28,042     —           —           —           —           —           (28,042     (290

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.39        —           —           —           —           —           1.39        —     

U.K. pounds functional currency

                     

Firmly committed transactions:

                     

Sales

     394,505        —           —           —           —           —           394,505        —     

Purchase orders

     (3,074,403     —           —           —           —           —           (3,074,403     —     

Forward exchange agreements:

                     

(Receive £/pay Euro)—by currency

     (2,274,230     —           —           —           —           —           (2,274,230     —     

Contract amount (£)

     2,047,299        —           —           —           —           —           2,047,299        26,807   

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.11        —           —           —           —           —           1.11        —     

(Pay £/receive Euro)—by currency

     431,360        —           —           —           —           —           431,360        —     

Contract amount (£)

     (394,506     —           —           —           —           —           (394,506     (11,334

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.09        —           —           —           —           —           1.09        —     

(Receive £/Pay $)—by currency

     (1,669,044     —           —           —           —           —           (1,669,044     —     

Contract amount (£)

     1,027,104        —           —           —           —           —           1,027,104        (1,590

Average contractual exchange rate

     1.63        —           —           —           —           —           1.63        —     

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2009 and as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 16% and 19% of our sales, respectively, and 16% and 20% of our total assets, respectively, were denominated in U.K. pounds, our functional currency in the United Kingdom. As a result, a material decrease in the value of the U.K. pound relative to the U.S. dollar may negatively impact our sales, cash flows and net income.

Credit risk

We believe our credit risk on liquid resources and derivative financial instruments is limited because the counterparties are generally banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies. We have no significant concentration of credit risk with a specific counterparty because exposure is spread over a number of counterparties.

 

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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer along with our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010 are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company is involved in various claims, lawsuits, and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While there are uncertainties inherent in the ultimate outcome of such matters and it is impossible to presently determine the ultimate costs that may be incurred, management believes the resolution of such uncertainties and the incurrence of such costs will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the cautionary information included in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in “Risk Factors” in our Registration Statement on Form S-4 initially filed with the SEC on April 6, 2010 and declared effective by the SEC on August 12, 2010, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations.

 

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

None.

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

Item 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED)

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

31.1*

   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32**

   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished, not filed, pursuant to 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  EDGEN MURRAY II, L.P.
Dated: November 15, 2010   /s/  

Daniel J. O’Leary

    Daniel J. O’Leary
    Chief Executive Officer and President
Dated: November 15, 2010   /s/  

David L. Laxton, III

    David L. Laxton, III
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT

INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Title

31.1*

   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32**

   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K.

 

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