Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

OR

 

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

For the transition period                      to                     

Commission file number 001-10962

 

 

Callaway Golf Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   95-3797580

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2180 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008

(760) 931-1771

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Large accelerated filer    ¨   Accelerated filer                     x
Non-accelerated filer      ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   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

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $.01 par value, as of June 30, 2012 was 65,102,277.

 

 

 


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Important Notice to Investors: Statements made in this report that relate to future plans, events, liquidity, financial results or performance including statements relating to future cash flows and liquidity, estimated unrecognized stock compensation expense, projected capital expenditures, projected amortization expense related to intangible assets, future contractual obligations, the realization of deferred tax assets, including loss and credit carry forwards, the reversal of the deferred tax valuation allowance in future periods, future income tax expense, the estimated savings and charges from the Cost Reduction Initiatives, the estimated savings and reinvestments related to the Company’s Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives announced in 2011, the profitability of future products as well as implementing measures that will drive growth and profitability are forward-looking statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon current information and expectations. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated if the information on which those estimates was based ultimately proves to be incorrect or as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including changes in economic conditions, credit markets, or foreign currency exchange rates, the level of promotional activity in the marketplace, consumer acceptance and demand for the Company’s products, future consumer discretionary purchasing activity (which can be significantly adversely affected by unfavorable economic or market conditions), delays, difficulties, changed strategies, or unanticipated factors including the general risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company and its business. For details concerning these and other risks and uncertainties, see Part I, Item IA, “Risk Factors” of our most recent Form 10-K as well as the Company’s other reports subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Investors should also be aware that while the Company from time to time does communicate with securities analysts, it is against the Company’s policy to disclose to them any material non-public information or other confidential commercial information. Furthermore, the Company has a policy against distributing or confirming financial forecasts or projections issued by analysts and any reports issued by such analysts are not the responsibility of the Company. Investors should not assume that the Company agrees with any report issued by any analyst or with any statements, projections, forecasts or opinions contained in any such report.

Callaway Golf Company Trademarks: The following marks and phrases, among others, are trademarks of Callaway Golf Company: Anypoint—Backstryke—Big Bertha—Black Series Tour Designs—Callaway—Callaway Golf—Callaway uPro GO—C Grind—Chev—Chev Air—Chev 18—Chevron Device—C-Tech—D.A.R.T.—Demonstrably Superior and Pleasingly Different—Diablo Edge—Diablo Forged—Diablo Octane—DivineEagle—ERC—Flip Face—FTiZ—FT Performance—FT Tour—Fusion—Gems—Great Big Bertha—Heavenwood—HX—HX Diablo—HX Diablo Tour—Hex Aerodynamics—Hex Black Tour— Hex Chrome—Hyper-Lite—IMIX—Ion X— Legacy—Legacy Aero—Legend—Marksman—Metal-X—Number One Putter in Golf—Odyssey—OptiFit—ORG.14—ProType—RAZR Fit—RAZR Hawk—RAZR X—RAZR XF—RAZR X Forged—RAZR X Muscleback—RAZR X Tour—Rossie—S2H2—Sabertooth—Solaire—Steelhead—Strata—Stronomic—Teron—Tech Series—Ti-Hot—Tour Authentic—Tour iX—Tour i(Z)—Trade In! Trade Up!—Tru Bore—uDesign—uPro—uPro MX—VFT—War Bird—White Hot—White Hot Tour—White Hot XG—White Ice—World’s Friendliest—X-Act—XJ Series—X-SPANN—Xtra Traction Technology—XTT—Xtra Width Technology—XWT—2-Ball.

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

INDEX

 

   PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

   Financial Statements (Unaudited)      4   
   Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011      4   
   Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011      5   
   Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011      6   
   Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011      7   
   Consolidated Condensed Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June, 2012      8   
   Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements      9   

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      29   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      44   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      45   
   PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      46   

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors      46   

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      46   

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities      46   

Item 4.

   Mine Safety Disclosures      46   

Item 5.

   Other Information      46   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      47   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share data)

 

     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 27,986      $ 43,023   

Accounts receivable, net

     254,903        115,673   

Inventories

     215,794        233,070   

Deferred taxes, net

     3,955        4,029   

Income taxes receivable

     1,753        3,654   

Other current assets

     18,663        19,880   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     523,054        419,329   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     114,323        117,147   

Intangible assets, net

     99,998        121,935   

Goodwill

     29,128        29,203   

Deferred taxes, net

     1,392        1,386   

Other assets

     37,230        38,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 805,125      $ 727,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 113,762      $ 129,193   

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

     23,522        23,785   

Accrued warranty expense

     7,863        8,140   

Deferred taxes

     4,108        4,108   

Income tax liability

     1,129        2,558   

Credit facility

     70,150        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     220,534        167,784   

Long-term liabilities:

    

Income taxes payable

     7,401        8,115   

Deferred taxes, net

     29,627        31,429   

Long-term other

     6,519        6,970   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 1,400,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     14        14   

Common stock, $.01 par value, 240,000,000 shares authorized, 66,397,199 and 66,340,695 shares issued at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     664        663   

Additional paid-in capital

     263,764        265,067   

Retained earnings

     275,942        247,941   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     13,003        14,071   

Less: Common Stock held in treasury, at cost, 1,294,922 shares and 1,453,819 shares at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     (15,252     (17,800
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Callaway Golf Company shareholders’ equity

     538,135        509,956   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest in consolidated entity (Note 10)

     2,909        2,858   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     541,044        512,814   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 805,125      $ 727,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net sales

   $ 281,123      $ 273,814      $ 566,221      $ 559,413   

Cost of sales

     170,470        171,152        331,197        333,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     110,653        102,662        235,024        226,343   

Operating expenses:

        

Selling expense

     75,711        74,196        152,549        149,415   

General and administrative expense

     18,446        30,124        30,680        46,411   

Research and development expense

     6,930        8,498        14,403        17,695   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     101,087        112,818        197,632        213,521   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     9,566        (10,156     37,392        12,822   

Other expense, net

     (4,571     (3,427     (887     (4,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     4,995        (13,583     36,505        8,015   

Provision for income taxes

     2,196        45,483        1,904        54,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     2,799        (59,066     34,601        (46,248

Dividends on convertible preferred stock

     2,625        2,625        5,250        5,250   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders

   $ 174      $ (61,691   $ 29,351      $ (51,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.00      $ (0.96   $ 0.45      $ (0.80

Diluted

   $ 0.00      $ (0.96   $ 0.41      $ (0.80

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     65,060        64,425        65,021        64,365   

Diluted

     65,112        64,425        84,950        64,365   

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

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,799      $ (59,066   $ 34,601      $ (46,248

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (1,361     2,980        (1,068     5,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

     (1,361     2,980        (1,068     5,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 1,438      $ (56,086   $ 33,533      $ (40,919
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 34,601      $ (46,248

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     18,234        19,191   

Impairment charge

     —          5,413   

Deferred taxes

     (1,746     51,397   

Non-cash share-based compensation

     1,896        7,581   

Gain and deferred gain amortization on disposal of long-lived assets

     (975     (6,752

Gain on sale of intangible assets

     (6,602     —     

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (141,100     (107,442

Inventories

     16,769        56,606   

Other assets

     690        5,095   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (11,941     (28,345

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

     (964     9,095   

Accrued warranty expense

     (277     3,555   

Income taxes receivable/payable

     522        3,051   

Other liabilities

     (387     2,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (91,280     (25,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (14,115     (14,089

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

     70        18,172   

Proceeds from sale of intangible assets

     26,861        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     12,816        4,083   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Issuance of common stock

     —          1,160   

Dividends paid

     (6,554     (6,542

Proceeds from credit facilities, net

     70,150        37,142   

Other financing activities

     69        129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     63,665        31,889   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (238     950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (15,037     11,489   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     43,023        55,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 27,986      $ 66,532   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures:

    

Cash (paid) received for income taxes, net

   $ (2,983   $ 37   

Cash paid for interest and fees

   $ (2,355   $ (216

Dividends payable

   $ 438      $ 438   

Issuance of treasury stock from the settlement of compensatory stock awards

   $ 3,244      $ 2,920   

Acquisition of treasury stock for minimum statutory withholding taxes

   $ (696   $ (1,512

Purchases of capital expenditures unpaid at period end

   $ 727      $ 1,609   

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

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

    Callaway Golf Shareholders     Non-controlling
Interest
    Total  
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Treasury Stock      
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount           Shares     Amount      

Balance, December 31, 2011

    1,400      $ 14        66,341      $ 663      $ 265,067      $ 247,941      $ 14,071        (1,454   $ (17,800   $ 2,858      $ 512,814   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition of treasury stock for minimum statutory withholding taxes

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (108     (696     —          (696

Compensatory stock and stock options

    —          —          55       1        (1,349     —          —          267        3,244        —          1,896   

Stock dividends

    —          —          1        —          46        (46     —          —          —          —          —     

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (6,554     —          —          —          —          (6,554

Equity adjustment from foreign currency translation

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (1,068     —          —          —          (1,068

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          34,601        —          —          —          51        34,652   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2012

    1,400      $ 14        66,397      $ 664      $ 263,764      $ 275,942      $ 13,003        (1,295   $ (15,252   $ 2,909      $ 541,044   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared by Callaway Golf Company (the “Company” or “Callaway Golf”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC. These consolidated condensed financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods and dates presented. Interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates and assumptions.

Recent Accounting Standards

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” This ASU requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU No. 2011-11 will be applied retrospectively and is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s disclosures to the consolidated financial statements.

2. Restructuring Initiatives

Global Operations Strategy

In 2010, the Company began the implementation of its Global Operations Strategy Initiatives (“GOS Initiatives”), which targeted the restructuring and relocation of the Company’s manufacturing and distribution operations. This restructuring, which is designed to add speed and flexibility to customer service demands, optimize efficiencies, and facilitate long-term gross margin improvements, includes the reorganization of the Company’s manufacturing and distribution centers located in Carlsbad, California, Toronto, Canada, and Chicopee, Massachusetts, the creation of third-party logistics sites in Dallas, Texas and Toronto, Canada, as well as the establishment of a new production facility in Monterrey, Mexico. This restructuring was completed in 2011 and only nominal charges were incurred in 2012. The Company intends to maintain limited manufacturing and distribution facilities in Carlsbad, California and Chicopee, Massachusetts.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $5,813,000 and $12,342,000, respectively in connection with this restructuring. The majority of these charges were recognized within cost of sales, and $8,356,000 and $3,793,000 were absorbed by the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls segments, respectively. Costs incurred during the first half of 2012 were de minimis. Charges related to corporate general and administrative expenses were excluded from the Company’s operating segments. In the aggregate through December 31, 2011, the Company recognized total charges of $39,496,000 in connection with the GOS Initiatives.

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The charges recognized under this restructuring include non-cash charges for the acceleration of depreciation on certain golf club and golf ball manufacturing equipment and cash charges related to severance benefits and transition costs, which consist primarily of consulting expenses, costs associated with redundancies during the start-up and training phase of the new production facility in Monterrey, Mexico, start-up costs associated with the establishment of third-party logistics sites, travel expenses, and costs associated with the transfer of inventory and equipment.

Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives

In June 2011, the Company announced that it was implementing certain restructuring initiatives (the “Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives”) that involve (i) streamlining the Company’s organization to reduce costs, simplify internal processes, and increase focus on the Company’s consumers and retail partners, (ii) reorganizing the Company’s organizational structure to place greater emphasis on global brand management and improve the effectiveness of the Company’s key initiatives, and (iii) reinvesting in brand and demand creation initiatives to drive sales growth. The Company’s restructuring plan is expected to result in annualized pre-tax savings of approximately $50,000,000 with up to half of the savings to be reinvested into the Callaway and Odyssey brands and more effective demand creation initiatives. The majority of these savings and reinvestments are expected to be realized in 2012.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $283,000 of charges in connection with these initiatives of which $148,000 and $135,000 were recognized in cost of goods sold and operating expenses, respectively. Total charges absorbed by the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls operating segments were $191,000 and $29,000, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $720,000 of charges in connection with these initiatives of which $296,000 and $424,000 were recognized in cost of goods sold and operating expenses, respectively. Total charges absorbed by the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls operating segments were $554,000 and $108,000, respectively. Charges related to corporate general and administrative expenses were excluded from the Company’s operating segments. The Company expects future estimated charges of $183,000, to be settled in cash, during the balance of 2012.

 

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CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The table below depicts the activity and liability balances recorded as part of the GOS Initiatives and the Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives as well as the current estimated future charges relating to these initiatives (in thousands). Amounts payable as of June 30, 2012 are included in accrued employee compensation and benefits, and amounts payable at December 31, 2011 are included in accrued employee compensation and benefits and accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets. The majority of the amounts payable as of June 30, 2012 will be paid during the balance of 2012.

 

    GOS Initiatives     Reorganization
and
Reinvestment
Initiatives
    Total  
    Workforce
Reductions
    Transition
Costs
    Workforce
Reductions
   

Restructuring payable balance, December 31, 2011

  $ 1,219      $ 55      $ 5,357      $ 6,631   

Charges to cost and expense

    —          21        442        463   

Cash payments

    (559     (76     (3,357     (3,992
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restructuring payable balance, March 31, 2012

  $ 660      $ —        $ 2,442      $ 3,102   

Charges to cost and expense

    —          —          283        283   

Cash payments

    (159     —          (1,675     (1,834
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restructuring payable balance, June 30, 2012

  $ 501      $ —        $ 1,050      $ 1,551   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total future estimated charges as of June 30, 2012

  $ —        $ —        $ 183      $ 183   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost Reduction Initiatives

The Company has begun implementing additional cost-reduction initiatives (the “Cost Reduction Initiatives”). These initiatives are designed to streamline and simplify the Company’s organizational structure and change the manner in which the Company approaches and operates its business. The actions include a 12% reduction in workforce that impacts all regions and levels of the organization and include greater focus on the Company’s core product lines by licensing to third parties the rights to develop, manufacture and distribute certain non-core product lines (e.g. apparel and footwear). These initiatives are estimated to yield approximately $52,000,000 in annualized savings. In connection with these initiatives, the Company expects to incur total pre-tax charges of up to $36,000,000 to $42,000,000, of which less than 50% is expected to result in cash expenditures. The Company expects to incur these estimated charges over the following twelve months. These estimates are based upon current information and expectations, however, the amount or timing of these changes could vary as the Company further develops and implements these initiatives.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized charges of $4,643,000 and $4,671,000, respectively, in connection with these initiatives. Amounts recognized in cost of goods sold and operating expenses totaled $937,000 and $3,706,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $961,000 and $3,710,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively. Total charges absorbed by the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls operating segments were $1,667,000 and $324,000, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2012, and $1,686,000 and $333,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Charges related to corporate general and administrative expenses were excluded from the Company’s operating segments.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The table below depicts the total charges recognized in 2012, the liability balances, and the current estimated future charges relating to the Cost Reduction Initiatives (in thousands). Amounts payable as of June 30, 2012 are included in accrued employee compensation and benefits on the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet.

 

     Cost Reduction Initiatives  
     Workforce
Reductions
    Transition
Costs
    Asset
Write-offs
    Total  

Charges to cost and expense

   $ 3,240      $ 707      $ 724      $ 4,671   

Non-cash items

     (240     —          (724     (964

Cash payments

     (542     (707     —          (1,249
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restructuring payable balance, June 30, 2012

   $ 2,458      $ —        $ —        $ 2,458   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total future estimated charges as of June 30, 2012(1)

   $ 10,700      $ 5,300      $ 18,300      $ 34,300   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) For purposes of this table, the Company used the middle of the range of future estimated charges.

In connection with the Company’s Cost Reduction Initiatives, the Company is reorganizing its golf ball manufacturing supply chain. The Company is currently using only a small portion of its golf ball manufacturing facilities in Chicopee, Massachusetts and is exploring the possibility of selling those facilities. Because the Company intends to maintain manufacturing capabilities in Chicopee even if it sells the current facilities, the Company is also exploring alternative sites in the Chicopee area as well as the possibility of leasing back from potential buyers the portion of the facilities the Company is currently using. If the Company were to sell the facilities at less than their current carrying value, the Company would be required to recognize a charge equal to the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the sale price. The Company has included in the future estimated charges related to the Cost Reduction Initiatives summarized in the table above an estimate of potential charges relating to the reorganization of the golf ball manufacturing supply chain, including potential charges for the sale of the golf ball manufacturing facilities in Chicopee.

3. Income Taxes

The Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 270, “Interim Reporting,” and ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (together, “ASC 740”). In general, at the end of each interim period, the Company estimates the annual effective tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary quarterly earnings. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items is recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws, rates, or tax status is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.

The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and significant judgment, including the expected operating income/loss for the year, projections of the proportion of income earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences as a result of differences between amounts measured and recognized in accordance with tax laws and financial accounting standards, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, additional information is obtained, or as the tax environment changes. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the discrete method was used to calculate the Company’s U.S. interim tax expense as the annual effective rate was not considered a reliable estimate of year-to-date income tax expense. Under the discrete method, the Company determines its U.S. tax expense based upon actual results as if the interim period were an annual

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

period. The Company’s full U.S. valuation allowance position, the tax effects related to the changes in indefinite life intangibles and the seasonality of the Company’s business create results with significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and pre-tax income for the interim periods. As a result, the use of the discrete method is more appropriate than the annual year effective tax rate method.

The Company is required to file federal and state tax returns in the United States and various other tax returns in foreign jurisdictions. The preparation of these tax returns requires the Company to interpret the applicable tax laws and regulations in effect in such jurisdictions, which could impact the amount of tax paid by the Company. The Company, in consultation with its tax advisors, bases its tax returns on interpretations that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The tax returns, however, are subject to routine reviews by the various federal, state, and international taxing authorities in the jurisdictions in which the Company files its returns. As part of these reviews, a taxing authority may disagree with respect to the tax positions taken by the Company (“uncertain tax positions”) and, therefore, require the Company to pay additional taxes. In accordance with ASC 740, the Company accrues for the estimated additional amount of taxes for uncertain tax positions if it is more likely than not (50% likelihood) that the Company would be required to pay additional taxes. The accrual for uncertain tax positions can result in a difference between the estimated benefit recorded in the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements and the benefit taken or expected to be taken in the Company’s income tax returns. This difference is generally referred to as an “unrecognized tax benefit.” As of June 30, 2012, the liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions was $9,286,000 and could be reduced by $3,808,000 of offsetting tax benefits associated with the correlative effects of potential transfer pricing adjustments as well as $1,089,000 of tax benefits associated with state income taxes. The net amount of $4,389,000, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements and effective income tax rate. The Company does not expect that unrecognized tax benefit liabilities will significantly increase or decrease during the next 12 months.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are anticipated to be in effect at the time the differences are expected to reverse. The realization of the deferred tax assets, including loss and credit carry forwards, is subject to the Company generating sufficient taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become realizable. The Company establishes a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets when required by applicable accounting rules, increasing income tax expense in the period that such allowance is established. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company evaluated whether the realization of its U.S. deferred tax assets would be deemed likely under applicable accounting rules, and considered, among other things, the Company’s taxable losses in the United States from 2009 to 2011. When evaluated in light of the applicable standards, this evidence suggested that the Company should establish a valuation allowance. As a result, during 2011, the Company recorded a valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. At each quarter end that a valuation allowance is maintained, as the U.S. deferred tax assets are adjusted upwards or downwards, the associated valuation allowance and income tax expense will be adjusted. If sufficient positive evidence arises in the future, such as a sustained return to profitability in the U.S. business, any existing valuation allowance could be reversed as appropriate, decreasing income tax expense in the period that such conclusion is reached. The Company has concluded that with respect to non-U.S. entities, there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that realization of its deferred tax assets is deemed to be likely under applicable accounting rules, and no allowances have been established.

The non-cash charge to establish a valuation allowance does not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated income from operations or cash flows, nor does such an allowance preclude the Company from using loss carry forwards or other deferred tax assets in the future, except as described below. Until the Company re-establishes a pattern of continuing profitability, U.S. income tax expense or benefit related to the recognition

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

of deferred tax assets in the consolidated condensed statement of operations for future periods will be offset by decreases or increases in the valuation allowance with no net effect on the consolidated condensed statement of operations.

Subsequent to the issuance of the consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2011, the Company identified that it had understated its long-term deferred tax liabilities. This understatement included amounts related to the tax treatment of certain depreciable assets, deductible stock options and deferred revenue related to gift cards all of which relate to periods prior to 2008. As a result of these corrections to the long-term deferred tax liabilities, the Company determined that it had overstated the amount of the valuation allowance recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 by $4,498,000. The Company corrected the consolidated condensed financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
     As  Previously
Reported
    As Corrected     As  Previously
Reported
    As Corrected  

Provision for income taxes

   $ 49,981      $ 45,483      $ 58,761      $ 54,263   

Net loss

   $ (63,564   $ (59,066   $ (50,746   $ (46,248

Net loss allocable to common shareholders

   $ (66,189   $ (61,691   $ (55,996   $ (51,498

Loss per common share basic and diluted

   $ (1.03   $ (0.96   $ (0.87   $ (0.80

The Company does not believe the corrections above are material to the financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, and they did not affect the net cash used in operating activities in the consolidated condensed statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized approximately $28,000 and $41,000, respectively, of interest expense and penalties in the provision for income taxes. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had accrued $980,000 and $890,000, respectively, before income tax benefit, for the payment of interest and penalties.

The Company or one of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is generally no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities in the following major jurisdictions:

 

Tax Jurisdiction

   Years No Longer Subject to Audit  

U.S. federal

     2007 and prior   

California (United States)

     2006 and prior   

Canada

     2007 and prior   

Japan

     2007 and prior   

South Korea

     2008 and prior   

United Kingdom

     2007 and prior   

Although the Company has set up a valuation allowance against the majority of its U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets, which include tax credits, net operating loss carry forwards (“NOLs”) and other losses, such allowance does not preclude the Company from using the deferred tax assets in the future. However, the Company’s ability to utilize the tax credits and losses to offset future taxable income may be limited significantly if the Company were to experience a cumulative change in ownership of the Company’s stock by “5-percent

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

shareholders” (as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. The determination of whether a Section 382 ownership change has occurred is complex and requires significant judgment. The extent to which the Company’s ability to utilize the losses is limited as a result of such an ownership change depends on many variables, including the value of the Company’s stock at the time of the ownership change. The Company does not believe there has been a cumulative increase in ownership by “5-percent shareholders” in excess of 50 percentage points during the three year period ended June 30, 2012, however, the Company continues to monitor changes in ownership. If such a cumulative increase did occur in any three year period and the Company were limited in the amount of losses it could use to offset taxable income, the Company’s results of operations and cash flows would be adversely impacted.

4. Sale of Buildings

In March 2011, the Company completed the sale of three of its buildings located in Carlsbad, California, and entered into lease-back agreements for each building over a period of one to five years. The sale of these buildings was in connection with the Company’s consolidation of its campus into a more efficient layout, and the relocation of the Company’s golf club manufacturing facilities from Carlsbad, California to Monterrey, Mexico (see Note 2). The sale resulted in net proceeds of $18,079,000 and a net gain of $12,668,000, of which $6,170,000 was recognized in general and administrative expenses during the first quarter of 2011. Due to the lease-back arrangement, the Company deferred a portion of this gain in the amount of $6,498,000, which represents the sum of the net present value of the minimum future lease payments through the end of each respective lease term. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $399,000 and $909,000, respectively, of this deferred gain in general and administrative expenses. The amortization of the deferred gain will offset future rent expense over the term of the leases which range from 1 to 5 years.

5. Preferred Stock Offering

In June 2009, the Company sold 1,400,000 shares of its 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (the “preferred stock”). The Company received gross proceeds of $140,000,000 and incurred costs of $6,085,000, which were recorded as an offset to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated condensed statement of shareholders’ equity. The terms of the preferred stock provide for a liquidation preference of $100 per share and cumulative dividends from the date of original issue at a rate of 7.50% per annum (equal to an annual rate of $7.50 per share), subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. As of June 30, 2012, the liquidation preference would have been $140,438,000. Dividends on the preferred stock are payable quarterly in arrears subject to declaration by the Board of Directors and compliance with the Company’s line of credit and applicable law.

The preferred stock is generally convertible at any time at the holder’s option into common stock of the Company at an initial conversion rate of 14.1844 shares of Callaway’s common stock per share of preferred stock, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $7.05 per share. Based on the initial conversion rate, approximately 19,900,000 shares of common stock would be issuable upon conversion of all of the outstanding shares of preferred stock.

The Company, at its option, may redeem the preferred stock, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. The preferred stock has no maturity date and has no voting rights prior to conversion into the Company’s common stock, except in limited circumstances.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

6. Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per common share, basic, is computed by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends (i.e., net income allocable to common shareholders) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Earnings per common share, diluted, is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common and potentially dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding for the period. Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted is the same as weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic in periods when a net loss is reported, or in periods when diluted earnings (loss) per share is more favorable than basic earnings (loss) per share.

Dilutive securities include the common stock equivalents of convertible preferred stock, options granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans and outstanding restricted stock units granted to employees and non-employees (see Note 14). Dilutive securities are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share using the treasury stock method in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”).

The following table summarizes the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock, and reconciles the weighted-average common shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Earnings (loss) per common share—basic

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,799      $ (59,066   $ 34,601      $ (46,248

Less: Preferred stock dividends

     (2,625     (2,625     (5,250     (5,250
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders

   $ 174      $ (61,691   $ 29,351      $ (51,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic

     65,060        64,425        65,021        64,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

   $ 0.00      $ (0.96   $ 0.45      $ (0.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share—diluted

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 174      $ (61,691   $ 34,601      $ (51,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic

     65,060        64,425        65,021        64,365   

Preferred stock weighted-average shares outstanding

     —          —          19,858        —     

Options, restricted stock and other dilutive securities

     52        —          71        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted

     65,112        64,425        84,950        64,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

   $ 0.00      $ (0.96   $ 0.41      $ (0.80
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options with an exercise price in excess of the average market value of the Company’s common stock during the period have been excluded from the calculation as their effect would be antidilutive. Additionally, potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation in periods in which a net loss is reported as their effect would be antidilutive. For the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, dilutive securities outstanding totaling approximately 29,100,000 and 30,902,000 shares, respectively, (including preferred stock of 19,858,000) were excluded from the calculations as their effect would have been antidilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 dilutive securities outstanding totaling approximately 9,353,000 and 30,893,000 (including preferred stock of 19,858,000), respectively, were excluded from the calculations as their effect would have been antidilutive.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

7. Inventories

Inventories are summarized below (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Inventories:

     

Raw materials

   $ 52,289       $ 46,976   

Work-in-process

     727         1,286   

Finished goods

     162,778         184,808   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 215,794       $ 233,070   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

In accordance with ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles—Goodwill and Other,” the Company’s goodwill and certain intangible assets are not amortized, but are subject to an annual impairment test. The Company performs an impairment analysis on its goodwill and intangible assets at least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be fully recoverable. The following sets forth the intangible assets by major asset class (dollars in thousands):

 

     Useful
Life
(Years)
     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
      Gross      Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Book
Value
     Gross      Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Book
Value
 

Non-Amortizing:

                    

Trade name, trademark and trade dress and other

     NA       $ 88,590       $ —         $ 88,590       $ 108,834       $ —         $ 108,834   

Amortizing:

                    

Patents

     2-16         36,459         29,982         6,477         36,459         28,908         7,551   

Developed technology and other

     1-9         12,487         7,556         4,931         12,387         6,837         5,550   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total intangible assets

      $ 137,536       $ 37,538       $ 99,998       $ 157,680       $ 35,745       $ 121,935   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Aggregate amortization expense on intangible assets was approximately $1,793,000 and $2,010,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. Amortization expense related to intangible assets at June 30, 2012 in each of the next five fiscal years and beyond is expected to be incurred as follows (in thousands):

 

Remainder of 2012

   $ 1,757   

2013

     2,560   

2014

     1,882   

2015

     1,844   

2016

     1,834   

2017

     846   

Thereafter

     685   
  

 

 

 
   $ 11,408   
  

 

 

 

Goodwill at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $29,128,000 and $29,203,000, respectively. The decrease in goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2012 of $75,000 was due to foreign currency fluctuations. Gross goodwill before impairments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $30,248,000 and $30,323,000, respectively.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

In March 2012, in an effort to simplify the Company’s operations and increase focus on the Company’s core Callaway and Odyssey business, the Company sold certain assets related to the Top-Flite brand, including world-wide trademarks and service marks for net cash proceeds of $19,900,000. In addition, in February 2012, the Company completed the sale of the Ben Hogan brand including all trademarks, service marks and certain other intellectual property for net cash proceeds of $6,961,000. At the time of sale, the net book value of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan assets totaled $20,244,000 and were included with the net identifiable assets of the Company’s golf ball operating segment. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized a pre-tax net gain of $6,602,000 in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated condensed statement of operations related to the sale of these two brands.

9. Investments

Investment in TopGolf International, Inc.

The Company has an investment in TopGolf International, Inc. (“TopGolf”), the owner and operator of TopGolf entertainment centers. In connection with this investment, the Company owns $20,699,000 of preferred shares of TopGolf and has a Preferred Partner Agreement with TopGolf in which the Company has preferred signage rights, rights as the preferred supplier of golf products used or offered for use at TopGolf facilities at prices no less than those paid by the Company’s customers, preferred retail positioning in the TopGolf retail stores, access to consumer information obtained by TopGolf, and other rights incidental to those listed.

The Company’s ownership interest in TopGolf is less than 20%. In addition, the Company does not have the ability to significantly influence the operating and financing activities and policies of TopGolf. Accordingly, the Company’s investment in TopGolf is accounted for at cost in accordance with ASC Topic 325, “Investments—Other,” and is included in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

10. Non-Controlling Interest

Investment in Qingdao Suntech Sporting Goods Limited Company

The Company has a Golf Ball Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with Qingdao Suntech Sporting Goods Limited Company (“Suntech”), where Suntech manufactures and supplies certain golf balls solely for and to the Company. In connection with the agreement, the Company provides Suntech with golf ball raw materials, packing materials, molds, tooling, as well as manufacturing equipment in order to carry out the manufacturing and supply obligations set forth in the agreement. Suntech provides the personnel as well as the facilities to effectively perform these manufacturing and supply obligations. Due to the nature of the arrangement, as well as the controlling influence the Company has in the Suntech operations, the Company is required to consolidate the financial results of Suntech in its consolidated condensed financial statements as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, in accordance with ASC Topic 810, “Consolidations.”

Suntech is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suntech Mauritius Limited Company (“Mauritius”). The Company has entered into a loan agreement with Mauritius in order to provide working capital for Suntech. In connection with this loan agreement, the Company loaned Mauritius a total of $3,200,000 of which $1,988,000 was outstanding as of both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company recorded the loan in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

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11. Product Warranty

The Company has a stated two-year warranty policy for its golf clubs, although the Company sometimes honors warranty claims after the two-year stated warranty period at the Company’s discretion. The Company’s policy is to accrue the estimated cost of satisfying future warranty claims at the time the sale is recorded. In estimating its future warranty obligations, the Company considers various relevant factors, including the Company’s stated warranty policies and practices, the historical frequency of claims, and the cost to replace or repair its products under warranty. The decrease in the provision for future warranty claims during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 is primarily due to increased reserves in 2011 as a result of the product withdrawal of the uPro MX GPS device in 2011. The following table provides a reconciliation of the activity related to the Company’s reserve for warranty expense (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2012             2011             2012             2011      

Beginning balance

   $ 8,262      $ 8,646      $ 8,140      $ 8,427   

Provision

     1,919        6,234        3,773        8,185   

Claims paid/costs incurred

     (2,318     (2,898     (4,050     (4,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 7,863      $ 11,982      $ 7,863      $ 11,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

12. Financing Arrangements

The Company has a Loan and Security Agreement with Bank of America N.A. (as amended, the “ABL Facility”) which provides a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $230,000,000, comprised of a $158,333,000 U.S. facility (of which $20,000,000 is available for letters of credit), a $31,667,000 Canadian facility (of which $5,000,000 is available for letters of credit) and a $40,000,000 United Kingdom facility (of which $2,000,000 is available for letters of credit), in each case subject to borrowing base availability under the applicable facility. The aggregate amount outstanding under the Company’s letters of credit was $3,355,000 at June 30, 2012. The amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility are secured by certain assets, including inventory and accounts receivable, of the Company’s U.S., Canadian and U.K. legal entities.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had $70,150,000 outstanding under the ABL Facility and had $27,986,000 of cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s seasonality, as well as the timing of product launches will affect the level of borrowings against the Company’s credit facilities. Generally, during the first quarter, the Company will rely more heavily on its credit facilities to fund operations as cash inflows from operations typically increase during the second and third quarters as a result of cash collections from customers. During 2012, the Company shifted its product launches to the first quarter. In the prior year, products were launched earlier in the fourth quarter of 2010. As such, the cash conversion cycle also shifted to later in the current year as compared to the prior year, which resulted in higher borrowings outstanding at June 30, 2012 compared to June 30, 2011. The maximum amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (as defined by the ABL Facility), including borrowings under the ABL Facility, that could have been outstanding on June 30, 2012, was approximately $170,423,000. Average outstanding borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2012 were $76,674,000. Amounts borrowed under the ABL Facility may be repaid and borrowed as needed. The entire outstanding principal amount (if any) is due and payable at maturity on June 30, 2016.

The interest rate applicable to outstanding loans under the ABL Facility fluctuates depending on the Company’s trailing-twelve month EBITDA (as defined by the ABL Facility) combined with the Company’s “availability ratio” (as defined below). The Company’s “availability ratio” is the ratio, expressed as a percentage

 

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of (a) the average daily availability under the ABL Facility to (b) the sum of the Canadian, the U.K. and the U.S. borrowing bases, as adjusted. All applicable margins will be permanently reduced by 0.25% if EBITDA, as defined in the ABL Facility, meets or exceeds $25,000,000 over any trailing twelve-month period, and will be permanently reduced by an additional 0.25% if EBITDA meets or exceeds $50,000,000 over any trailing twelve-month period. At June 30, 2012, the Company’s interest rate applicable to its outstanding loans under the ABL Facility was 4.75%.

In addition, the ABL Facility provides for monthly fees ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% of the unused portion of the ABL Facility, depending on the prior month’s average daily balance of revolver loans and stated amount of letters of credit relative to lenders’ commitments.

The ABL Facility includes certain restrictions including, among other things, restrictions on incurrence of additional debt, liens, dividends and other restricted payments, asset sales, investments, mergers, acquisitions and affiliate transactions. As of June 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the ABL Facility. Additionally, the Company will be subject to compliance with a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant during, and continuing 30 days after, any period in which the Company’s borrowing base availability falls below $25,000,000. The Company’s borrowing base was above $25,000,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2012, and as such was not subject to compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio.

The origination fees incurred in connection with the ABL Facility totaled $4,133,000, which will be amortized into interest expense over the term of the ABL Facility agreement. Unamortized origination fees as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $3,490,000 and $3,194,000, respectively, of which $873,000 and $650,000, respectively, was included in other current assets and $2,618,000 and $2,275,000, respectively, in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Matters

The Company is subject to routine legal claims, proceedings, and investigations incident to its business activities, including claims, proceedings, and investigations relating to commercial disputes and employment matters. The Company also receives from time to time information claiming that products sold by the Company infringe or may infringe patent, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of third parties. One or more such claims of potential infringement could lead to litigation, the need to obtain licenses, the need to alter a product to avoid infringement, a settlement or judgment, or some other action or material loss by the Company, which also could adversely affect the Company’s overall ability to protect its product designs and ultimately limit its future success in the marketplace. In addition, the Company is occasionally subject to non-routine claims, proceedings, or investigations.

The Company regularly assesses such matters to determine the degree of probability that the Company will incur a loss as a result of such matters as well as the range of possible loss. An estimated loss contingency is accrued in the Company’s financial statements if it is probable the Company will incur a loss and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews all claims, proceedings, and investigations at least quarterly and establishes or adjusts any accruals for such matters to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. All legal costs associated with such matters are expensed as incurred.

 

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Historically, the claims, proceedings and investigations brought against the Company, individually, and in the aggregate, have not had a material adverse effect upon the consolidated results of operations, cash flows, or financial position of the Company. The Company believes that it has valid legal defenses to the matters currently pending against the Company. These matters are inherently unpredictable and the resolutions of those matters are subject to many uncertainties and the outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Consequently, management is unable to estimate the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary loss, amounts covered by insurance, or the financial impact that will result from such matters. Management believes that the final resolution of the current matters pending against the Company, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s consolidated financial position. It is possible, however, that the Company’s results of operations or cash flows could be materially affected in any particular period by the unfavorable resolution of one or more of these contingencies.

Unconditional Purchase Obligations

During the normal course of its business, the Company enters into agreements to purchase goods and services, including purchase commitments for production materials, endorsement agreements with professional golfers and other endorsers, employment and consulting agreements, and intellectual property licensing agreements pursuant to which the Company is required to pay royalty fees. It is not possible to determine the amounts the Company will ultimately be required to pay under these agreements as they are subject to many variables including performance-based bonuses, reductions in payment obligations if designated minimum performance criteria are not achieved, the Company’s sales levels, and severance arrangements. As of June 30, 2012, the Company has entered into many of these contractual agreements with terms ranging from one to six years. The minimum obligation that the Company is required to pay under these agreements is $84,220,000 over the next six years. In addition, the Company also enters into unconditional purchase obligations with various vendors and suppliers of goods and services in the normal course of operations through purchase orders or other documentation or that are undocumented except for an invoice. Such unconditional purchase obligations are generally outstanding for periods less than a year and are settled by cash payments upon delivery of goods and services and are not reflected in this total. Future purchase commitments as of June 30, 2012, are as follows (in thousands):

 

Remainder of 2012

   $ 49,505   

2013

     24,530   

2014

     8,845   

2015

     674   

2016

     463   

2017

     203   

Thereafter

     —     
  

 

 

 
   $ 84,220   
  

 

 

 

Other Contingent Contractual Obligations

During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include (i) intellectual property indemnities to the Company’s customers and licensees in connection with the use, sale and/or license of Company product or trademarks, (ii) indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facilities or leases, (iii) indemnities to vendors and service providers pertaining to the goods and services provided to the Company or based on the negligence or willful misconduct

 

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of the Company and (iv) indemnities involving the accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts. In addition, the Company has consulting agreements that provide for payment of nominal fees upon the issuance of patents and/or the commercialization of research results. The Company has also issued guarantees in the form of a standby letter of credit as security for contingent liabilities under certain workers’ compensation insurance policies.

The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases, may be indefinite. The majority of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation on the maximum amount of future payments the Company could be obligated to make. Historically, costs incurred to settle claims related to indemnities have not been material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, the Company believes the likelihood is remote that material payments under the commitments and guarantees described above will have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition. The fair value of indemnities, commitments and guarantees that the Company issued during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was not material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Employment Contracts

In addition, the Company has made contractual commitments to each of its officers and certain other employees providing for severance payments, including salary continuation, upon the termination of employment by the Company for convenience or by the officer for substantial cause. In addition, in order to assure that the officers would continue to provide independent leadership consistent with the Company’s best interest, the contracts also generally provide for certain protections in the event of an actual or threatened change in control of the Company. These protections include the payment of certain severance benefits, such as salary continuation, upon the termination of employment following a change in control.

14. Share-Based Employee Compensation

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had one shareholder approved stock plan under which shares were available for equity-based awards: the Callaway Golf Company Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Plan. From time to time, the Company grants stock options, restricted stock units, phantom stock units, stock appreciation rights and other awards under this plan.

 

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The table below summarizes the amounts recognized in the financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 for share-based compensation, including expense for phantom stock units and cash settled stock appreciation rights granted to employees (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2012             2011             2012             2011      

Cost of sales

   $ 67      $ 180      $ 147      $ 343   

Operating expenses

     944        5,640        3,729        8,191   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of employee share-based compensation included in income (loss), before income tax

     1,011        5,820        3,876        8,534   

Amount of income tax recognized in earnings

     (389     (2,383     (1,492     (3,284
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amount charged against net income (loss)

   $ 622      $ 3,437      $ 2,384      $ 5,250   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Impact on net income per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.01   $ (0.05   $ (0.04   $ (0.08

Diluted

   $ (0.01   $ (0.05   $ (0.03   $ (0.08

Stock Options

During the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company granted 5,000 and 1,731,000 shares underlying stock options, respectively, at a weighted average grant-date fair value of $2.63 and $2.94 per share, respectively. There were no stock options granted during the second quarter of 2012 and 2011. Total compensation expense recognized for stock options during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $621,000 and $1,056,000, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized $962,000 and $1,817,000, respectively.

The Company records compensation expense for employee stock options based on the estimated fair value of the options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The table below summarizes the weighted average Black-Scholes fair value assumptions used in the valuation of stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2012              2011      

Dividend yield

     1.2%         1.4%   

Expected volatility

     50.6%         48.5%   

Risk free interest rate

     0.8%         2.0%   

Expected life

     4.9 years         5.0 years   

Restricted Stock Units

During the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company granted 83,000 and 58,000 shares underlying restricted stock units, respectively, at a weighted average grant-date fair value of $6.01 and $6.94 per share, respectively. The Company granted 383,000 and 61,000 shares underlying restricted stock units during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, at a weighted average grant-date fair value of $6.38 and $7.01 per share, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized for restricted stock units during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $488,000 and $688,000, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized

 

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for restricted stock units during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 was $839,000 and $1,328,000, respectively. At June 30, 2012, the Company had $3,063,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested shares granted to employees and non-employees related to restricted stock units. The amount of unrecognized compensation expense noted above does not necessarily represent the amount that will ultimately be realized by the Company in its consolidated condensed statement of operations due to the application of forfeiture rates.

Phantom Stock Units

Phantom stock units (“PSUs”) are a form of share-based awards that are indexed to the Company’s common stock and are settled in cash. PSUs are accounted for as liabilities and are remeasured based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock at the end of each interim period through the settlement date of the awards. PSUs vest over two and three year periods and compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over these vesting periods.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted 117,000 and 401,000 shares underlying PSUs, respectively, at a weighted average grant date fair value of $5.60 and $6.37 per share, respectively. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company granted 679,000 shares underlying PSUs with a grant date fair value of $7.51 per share. There were no PSUs granted during the second quarter of 2011. At June 30, 2012 and 2011, the fair value of total PSUs outstanding was $2,084,000 and $8,313,000, respectively.

Compensation expense recognized for PSUs outstanding was $138,000 and $995,000, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and $1,216,000 and $1,633,000 during the three and six month ended June 30, 2011, respectively. In connection with the PSUs, at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company accrued $1,162,000 and $1,325,000, respectively, in accrued employee compensation and benefits, and $923,000 and $594,000, respectively, in long-term other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets.

Stock Appreciation Rights

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted 289,000 and 3,400,000 of cash settled stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), respectively, at a weighted average grant date fair value of $1.78 and $2.07 per share, respectively. The Company records compensation expense for SARs based on the estimated fair value using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. SARs are remeasured based on a revised Black Scholes value at each interim reporting period until they reach the expected term date. The Company reversed $236,000 and recognized $985,000 in compensation expense related to these awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The Company accrued $922,000 and $321,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, in accrued employee compensation and benefits in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheets. At June 30, 2012, the Company accrued $385,000 in long-term other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet. There was no accrual in long-term other liabilities at December 31, 2011.

In connection with an employment agreement with a former executive officer of the Company, the Company was contractually obligated to grant $11,730,000 in the form of various share-based awards over the service period stipulated in the agreement. As a result, the total contractual obligation related to these equity awards was recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract term. In connection with the resignation of the executive officer in June 2011, the Company recognized a total of $2,852,000 and $3,551,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

 

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15. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability (the exit price) in the principal and most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified using a three-tier hierarchy based upon observable and unobservable inputs as follows:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2: Observable market based inputs that are corroborated by market data

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents (Level 1), trade accounts receivable (Level 3) and trade accounts payable and accrued expenses (Level 3) are reasonable estimates of fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts by the above pricing levels as of the valuation dates listed (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Carrying
Value
     Observable
market based
inputs

(Level 2)
     Carrying
Value
     Observable
market  based
inputs
(Level 2)
 

Foreign currency derivative instruments—asset position

   $ 1,957       $ 1,957       $ 2,514       $ 2,514   

Foreign currency derivative instruments—liability position

     1,289         1,289         3,746         3,746   

The fair value of the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts is determined based on observable inputs that are corroborated by market data. Foreign currency derivatives on the balance sheet are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the statement of operations. See Note 16 below for further information on foreign currency exchange contracts.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at least annually or when certain indicators are present. These assets include property, plant and equipment, goodwill and non-amortizing intangible assets that are written down to fair value when they are held for sale or determined to be impaired. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company did not have any significant assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods subsequent to initial recognition.

16. Derivatives and Hedging

The Company accounts for its foreign currency exchange contracts in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires the recognition of all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet, the measurement of those instruments at fair value and the recognition of changes in the fair value of derivatives in earnings in the period of change, unless the derivative qualifies as an effective hedge that offsets certain exposures. In addition, it requires enhanced disclosures regarding derivative instruments and hedging activities to better convey the purpose of derivative use in terms of the risks the Company is intending to manage, specifically about (a) how and why the Company uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under ASC 815, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect the Company’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.

 

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In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions of its international subsidiaries, including certain balance sheet exposures (payables and receivables denominated in foreign currencies). In addition, the Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from the translation of the operating results of the Company’s international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. As part of its strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company uses derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward contracts and put and call option contracts (“foreign currency exchange contracts”) to hedge transactions that are denominated primarily in British Pounds, Euros, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars and Korean Won. Foreign currency exchange contracts are used only to meet the Company’s objectives of minimizing variability in the Company’s operating results arising from foreign currency exchange rate movements. The Company does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts for speculative purposes. Foreign currency exchange contracts usually mature within twelve months from their inception.

The Company did not designate any foreign currency exchange contracts as derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting under ASC 815. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the notional amounts of the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts used to hedge the exposures discussed above were approximately $186,097,000 and $165,533,000, respectively, of which $85,637,000 and $131,311,000, respectively, represent contracts used to hedge exposures in operating results from the translation of revenues and expenses of the Company’s international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars and $100,460,000 and $34,222,000, respectively, represents contracts used to hedge balance sheet exposures denominated in foreign currencies. The Company estimates the fair values of foreign currency exchange contracts based on pricing models using current market rates, and records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in the statement of operations.

The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments by contract type as well as the location of the asset and/or liability on the consolidated condensed balance sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

    

Asset Derivatives

 
    

June 30, 2012

    

December 31, 2011

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments

  

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair Value     

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair Value  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

   Other current assets    $ 1,957       Other current assets    $ 2,514   
    

Liability Derivatives

 
    

June 30, 2012

    

December 31, 2011

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments

  

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair Value     

Balance Sheet Location

   Fair Value  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses    $ 1,289       Accounts payable and accrued expenses    $ 3,746   

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the location of gains and losses in the consolidated condensed statements of operations that were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, in addition to the derivative contract type (in thousands):

 

     Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
Income on Derivative Instruments
 

Derivatives not designated as hedging

instruments

 

Location of gain (loss) recognized in
income on derivative instruments

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012      2011  

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  Other income (expense)    $ (2,200   $ (5,716   $ 3,485       $ (7,054

The net realized and unrealized contractual net gains recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 were used to offset actual foreign currency transactional losses of $1,506,000 and $2,692,000, respectively. The net realized and unrealized contractual net losses recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 were used to offset actual foreign currency transactional gains of $2,479,000 and $2,544,000, respectively.

17. Segment Information

The Company has two operating segments that are organized on the basis of products, which are segregated between golf clubs and golf balls. The golf clubs segment consists primarily of Callaway Golf woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters as well as Odyssey putters, other golf-related accessories, including uPro GPS on-course measurement devices, royalties from licensing of the Company’s trademarks and service marks as well as sales of pre-owned golf clubs. The golf balls segment consists primarily of Callaway Golf balls and Top-Flite golf balls until the sale of the Top-Flite brand in March 2012 (see Note 8). There are no significant intersegment transactions.

The table below contains information utilized by management to evaluate its operating segments for the interim periods presented (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net sales

        

Golf clubs

   $ 231,285      $ 219,081      $ 473,837      $ 460,067   

Golf balls

     49,838        54,733        92,384        99,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 281,123      $ 273,814      $ 566,221      $ 559,413   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

        

Golf clubs(1)(2)

   $ 17,953      $ 12,308      $ 50,595      $ 41,613   

Golf balls(1)(2)

     4,162        1,085        5,739        3,385   

Reconciling items(3)

     (17,120     (26,976     (19,829     (36,983
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 4,995      $ (13,583   $ 36,505      $ 8,015   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to long-lived assets

        

Golf clubs

   $ 5,208      $ 6,126      $ 12,715      $ 11,224   

Golf balls

     56        1,321        239        3,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,264      $ 7,447      $ 12,954      $ 14,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(1) Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.
(2) The Company’s golf clubs and golf balls operating segments absorbed the following pre-tax charges:
   

$1,667,000 and $324,000, respectively, in connection with the Company’s Cost Reduction Initiatives during the three months ended June 30, 2012;

   

$1,686,000 and $333,000, respectively, in connection with the Company’s Cost Reduction Initiatives during the six months ended June 30, 2012;

   

$3,816,000 and $2,031,000, respectively, in connection with the final phase of the Company’s GOS Initiatives during the three months ended June 30, 2011; and

   

$8,356,000 and $3,793,000, respectively, in connection with the final phase of the Company’s GOS Initiatives during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

(3) Reconciling items represent corporate general and administrative expenses and other income (expense) not included by management in determining segment profitability. The reconciling items include the following pre-tax items;
   

Pre-tax charges of $2,652,000 in connection with the Cost Reduction Initiatives in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012;

   

A pre-tax gain of $6,602,000 in connection with the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands during the six months ended June 30, 2012;

   

Pre-tax charges of $5,162,000 in connection with the Company’s Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011;

   

A pre-tax impairment charge of $5,413,000 in connection with certain trademarks and trade names in both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011; and

   

A pre-tax gain of $6,170,000 in connection with the sale of certain buildings during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

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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 the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report. See also “Important Notice to Investors” on page 2 of this report.

Results of Operations

Overview of Business and Seasonality

The Company designs, manufactures and sells high quality golf clubs and golf balls and also sells golf-related accessories, including golf bags, golf gloves and uPro GPS on-course measurement devices. The Company designs its products to be technologically advanced and in this regard invests a considerable amount in research and development each year. The Company’s golf products are designed for golfers of all skill levels, both amateur and professional.

The Company has two operating segments that are organized on the basis of products, namely the golf clubs segment and golf balls segment. The golf clubs segment consists primarily of Callaway Golf woods, hybrids, irons, and wedges as well as Odyssey putters. This segment also includes other golf-related accessories described above and royalties from licensing of the Company’s trademarks and service marks as well as sales of pre-owned golf clubs. The golf balls segment consists primarily of Callaway Golf and Top-Flite golf balls, until the sale of the Top-Flite brand in March 2012 (see Note 8). As discussed in Note 17 “Segment Information” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, the Company’s operating segments exclude a significant amount of corporate general administrative expenses and other income (expense) not utilized by management in determining segment profitability.

In most of the regions where the Company does business, the game of golf is played primarily on a seasonal basis. Weather conditions generally restrict golf from being played year-round, except in a few markets, with many of the Company’s on-course customers closing for the cold weather months. The Company’s business is therefore also subject to seasonal fluctuations. In general, during the first quarter, the Company begins selling its products into the golf retail channel for the new golf season. This initial sell-in generally continues into the second quarter. The Company’s second quarter sales are significantly affected by the amount of reorder business of the products sold during the first quarter. The Company’s third quarter sales are generally dependent on reorder business but are generally less than the second quarter as many retailers begin decreasing their inventory levels in anticipation of the end of the golf season. The Company’s fourth quarter sales are generally less than the other quarters due to the end of the golf season in many of the Company’s key markets. However, fourth quarter sales can be affected from time to time by the early launch of product introductions related to the new golf season of the subsequent year. This seasonality, and therefore quarter to quarter fluctuations, can be affected by many factors, including the timing of new product introductions. In general, however, because of this seasonality, a majority of the Company’s sales and most, if not all, of its profitability generally occurs during the first half of the year.

Approximately half of the Company’s business is conducted outside of the United States and is conducted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, changes in foreign currency rates can have a significant effect on the Company’s financial results. The Company enters into foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate the effects of changes in foreign currency rates. While these foreign currency exchange contracts can mitigate the effects of changes in foreign currency rates, they do not eliminate those effects, which can be significant. These effects include (i) the translation of results denominated in foreign currency into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes, (ii) the mark-to-market adjustments of certain intercompany balance sheet accounts denominated in foreign currencies, and (iii) the mark-to-market adjustments on the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts. In general, the Company’s overall financial results are affected positively by a weaker U.S. dollar and are affected negatively by a stronger U.S. dollar as compared to the foreign currencies in which the Company conducts its business. The impact of the translation of sales denominated in foreign currencies into U.S. dollars had a net negative impact on the Company’s financial results during the first six months of 2012.

 

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Executive Summary

The Company’s overall financial results improved during the first half of 2012 compared to the first half of 2011. Although the Company’s net sales remained relatively constant, the Company’s gross margins, operating expenses, and earnings improved. The Company also made progress on many of its strategic initiatives that are being implemented to enable the Company to focus on its core business. These initiatives included (i) the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands, (ii) the licensing of the Company’s North American apparel business and footwear business, and (iii) significant changes in senior management, including new hires to oversee the Company’s global marketing and global operations organizations. Additionally, the Company recently announced its Cost Reduction Initiatives, which are designed to streamline and simplify the Company’s organizational structure and change the manner in which the Company approaches and operates its business. These actions include a 12% reduction in workforce that impacted all regions and levels of the organization, support the Company’s plans to streamline operations, and sharpen the focus placed on the Company’s core product lines of the Callaway and Odyssey brands.

The Company’s sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased to $566.2 million, with increases in sales of accessories and other products, putters and woods, offset by decreased sales in irons, and value golf balls. Regionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year, the Company’s sales in the United States and Japan increased, while sales in Canada and Korea decreased. One of the Company’s primary objectives going forward will be to address the loss of market share in the irons product category, which contributed to the decrease in irons sales during the first half of 2012.

For the first half of 2012, the Company’s gross margin increased to 42% compared to 40% for the same period in 2011. The increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to the Company’s completion of its global operations strategy initiatives in December 2011. During the first half of 2011, gross margin was negatively affected by $12.1 million of costs (or 220 basis points) in connection with these initiatives. Gross margin was adversely impacted this year by increased closeout activity within the putters, woods and irons product categories as well as higher club component costs due to more expensive technology incorporated into the Company’s new RAZR Fit product line.

The Company’s operating expenses improved to $197.6 million during the first half of 2012 compared to $213.5 million during the same period in the prior year despite incremental investment in brand and demand creation initiatives. The improvement in operating expenses is primarily due to a decrease in employee costs resulting primarily from a decline in personnel related to the Company’s 2011 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives partially offset by increased spending on marketing and advertising. The Company’s operating expenses for the first half of 2012 include a $6.6 million gain on the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands, as well as $3.7 million of charges associated with the Cost Reduction Initiatives. The Company’s operating expenses for the first half of 2011 include a gain of $6.2 million related to the sale of three buildings as well as $5.2 million of restructuring costs related to the 2011 Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives and a $5.4 million non-cash impairment charge related to the Company’s Top-Flite assets.

Net income for the first half of 2012 increased to $34.6 million compared to a loss of $46.2 million in the comparable period in 2011. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.41 in the first half of 2012 compared to a loss of $0.80 in the comparable period of 2011. The Company’s net income and earnings per share for the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011 benefited not only from the increase in sales and gross margins and improvement in operating expenses discussed above but also from a $52.4 million improvement in income taxes due to the establishment in the second quarter of 2011 of a $52.8 million non-cash deferred tax valuation allowance related to the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets and a $3.9 million increase in other income resulting from an increase in net foreign currency gains.

Although the Company’s financial results for the first six months of 2012 improved over the same period in 2011, management is not satisfied with the pace at which the Company’s financial performance and market position are recovering. As a result, management is taking action to accelerate the pace of recovery, with its recently announced Cost Reduction Initiatives which will better align the Company’s cost structure with its

 

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current business levels. Estimated costs associated with these actions are expected to be up to $36.0 to $42.0 million over the next 12 months and are expected to generate approximately $52.0 million in annual savings. Management believes that these actions, together with its renewed focus on its core Callaway Golf and Odyssey brands, and changes the Company is making to its sales and marketing strategy will position the Company for sales growth and improved profitability in 2013 and beyond.

Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

Net sales for the second quarter of 2012 increased to $281.1 million compared to $273.8 million in the second quarter of 2011. This increase was primarily due to the successful second quarter launch of the Company’s Metal X putter platform as well as increased sales of packaged sets, GPS devices and golf bags. These increases were offset by a decline in sales of woods, golf balls and irons and wedges primarily due to lower average selling prices in the woods category, the sale of the Top-Flite brand, which negatively impacted golf ball sales, and declines in market share in the irons category. The Company’s net sales by operating segment are presented below (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Growth/(Decline)  
         2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

Golf clubs

   $ 231.3       $ 219.1       $ 12.2        6

Golf balls

     49.8         54.7         (4.9     (9 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 281.1       $ 273.8       $ 7.3        3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

For further discussion of each operating segment’s results, see “Golf Club and Golf Ball Segments Results” below.

Net sales information by region is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Growth/(Decline)  
         2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

United States

   $ 142.3       $ 138.6       $ 3.7        3

Europe

     43.4         42.9         0.5        1

Japan

     37.0         28.7         8.3        29

Rest of Asia

     26.6         27.6         (1.0     (4 )% 

Other countries

     31.8         36.0         (4.2     (12 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 281.1       $ 273.8       $ 7.3        3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Net sales in the United States increased $3.7 million (3%) to $142.3 million during the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year. The Company’s sales in regions outside of the United States increased $3.6 million to $138.8 million for the second quarter of 2012 compared to $135.2 million in the same quarter of 2011. This increase was largely due to an increase in sales in Japan due to the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 which negatively impacted sales in that region in the prior year. This increase was partially offset by a decline in sales in Canada and Korea during the second quarter of 2012. The Company’s reported net sales in regions outside the United States in 2012 were unfavorably affected by the translation of foreign currency sales into U.S. dollars based upon 2011 exchange rates. If 2011 exchange rates were applied to 2012 reported sales in regions outside the U.S. and all other factors were held constant, net sales in such regions would have been $3.0 million higher than reported in the second quarter of 2012.

 

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For the second quarter of 2012, gross profit increased $8.0 million to $110.7 million from $102.7 million in the second quarter of 2011. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales (“gross margin”) increased to 39% in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 37% in the second quarter of 2011. The increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to the Company’s completion of its global operations strategy initiatives (“GOS”) in December 2011. During the second quarter of 2011, gross margin was negatively affected by $5.8 million of costs (or 2.1 margin points) in connection with these initiatives. This increase was partially offset by an increase in club component costs due to a combination of more expensive premium materials and technology incorporated into the 2012 new product line, combined with increased closeout activity in 2012 within the irons and woods categories on products in the second year of their product life cycles. See “Segment Profitability” below for further discussion of gross margins.

Selling expenses increased by $1.5 million to $75.7 million (27% of net sales) in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $74.2 million (27% of net sales) in the comparable period of 2011. The dollar increase was primarily due to a $4.6 million increase in advertising and promotional expenses, which is consistent with the Company’s Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives announced in June 2011, partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in employee costs primarily as a result of a decline in headcount period over period offset by the reversal of accrued incentive compensation expense during the second quarter of 2011.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $11.7 million to $18.4 million (7% of net sales) in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $30.1 million (11% of net sales) in the comparable period of 2011. The dollar decrease was primarily due to a $5.6 million decrease in employee costs primarily due to reductions in severance charges and headcount period over period resulting from the 2011 Restructuring and Reorganization Initiatives. In addition, the Company recognized a $5.4 million impairment charge during the second quarter of 2011 related to a reduction in fair value of certain intangible assets acquired in 2003 as part of the Top-Flite acquisition. These decreases were partially offset by the reversal of accrued incentive compensation expense during the second quarter of 2011.

Research and development expenses decreased by $1.6 million to $6.9 million (2% of net sales) in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $8.5 million (3% of net sales) in the comparable period of 2011 primarily due to reductions in employee headcount period over period partially offset by the reversal of accrued incentive compensation expense during the second quarter of 2011.

Other expense increased to $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $3.4 million in the comparable period of 2011 due to an increase in interest expense combined with an increase in net foreign currency losses in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

The Company’s provision for income taxes decreased to $2.2 million for the second quarter of 2012 compared to $45.5 million for the comparable period of 2011. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company recorded tax expense of $52.8 million in order to establish a valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. Due to the effects of this deferred tax asset valuation allowance, the Company’s effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2012 is not comparable to the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2011 as the Company’s income tax amount is not directly correlated to the amount of its pretax income.

 

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Net income for the second quarter of 2012 increased to $2.8 million compared to a net loss of $59.1 million in the comparable quarter of 2011. Diluted earnings per share increased to break-even in the second quarter of 2012 compared to a loss per share of $0.96 in the comparable period of 2011. The Company’s net income for the second quarter of 2012 and 2011 includes the following charges (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2012             2011      

Pre-tax charges related to the Cost Reduction Initiatives

   $ (4.7   $ —     

Pre-tax charges related to the Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives

     —          (5.2

Pre-tax impairment charges

     —          (5.4

Pre-tax GOS charges

     —          (5.8

Income tax provision(1)

     (2.2     (45.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charges

   $ (6.9   $ (61.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company’s income tax provision for 2012 and 2011 is affected by a valuation allowance against the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets and is therefore not directly correlated to the amount of its pretax income. See Note 3 “Income Taxes” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q.

Golf Clubs and Golf Balls Segments Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

Golf Clubs Segment

Net sales information by product category is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Growth/(Decline)  
         2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

Woods

   $ 58.6       $ 65.3       $ (6.7     (10 )% 

Irons

     57.8         61.1         (3.3     (5 )% 

Putters

     38.9         23.8         15.1        63

Accessories and other

     76.0         68.9         7.1        10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 231.3       $ 219.1       $ 12.2        6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

The $6.7 million (10%) decrease in net sales of woods to $58.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was primarily due to a decrease in both sales volume and average selling prices. The decrease in sales volume was primarily due to a decline in hybrid club sales combined with no new Legacy woods launch during the second quarter of 2012. The decrease in average selling prices was primarily due to an increase in driver closeout activity which was almost entirely offset by an increase in fairway woods average selling prices combined with an overall favorable shift in sales mix with fewer sales of lower priced hybrids.

The $3.3 million (5%) decrease in net sales of irons to $57.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to a decline in average selling prices partially offset by an increase in sales volume. The decline in average selling prices was primarily due to increased discounting of certain irons products during the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in the prior year combined with an unfavorable shift in product mix from sales of higher priced RAZR X irons during the second quarter of 2011 to sales of the more moderately priced Diablo Edge R and RAZR X HL irons during the second quarter of 2012. The increase in sales volumes was primarily due to the later planned launch timing of the current year RAZR X HL irons which were launched later during the first quarter in 2012 compared to the prior year RAZR X irons which were launched in the fourth quarter of 2010, resulting in higher re-order activity during the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011.

 

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The $15.1 million (63%) increase in net sales of putters to $38.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to an increase in sales volume partially offset by a slight decline in average selling prices. The increase in sales volume was due to the current quarter launch of the Metal X platform of putters as well as an increase in sale of mid and long putters. The decline in average selling prices was largely attributable to increased closeout activity in preparation for the Metal X launch.

The $7.1 million (10%) increase in net sales of accessories and other products to $76.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was primarily driven by an increase in sales of (i) packaged sets due to the current year launch of new Callaway Jr. sets and Top-Flite packaged sets; (ii) GPS devices due to the current quarter launch of the Company’s new MX+ GPS device; and (iii) an increase in sales of golf bags. These increases were partially offset by a slight decline in sales of headwear and footwear during the second quarter of 2012 compared to the comparable period in the prior year.

Golf Balls Segment

Net sales information for the golf balls segment is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Decline  
         2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

Golf balls

   $ 49.8       $ 54.7       $ (4.9     (9 )% 

The $4.9 million (9%) decrease in net sales of golf balls to $49.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 was primarily due to a decrease in sales volume partially offset by an increase in average selling prices. The decrease in sales volume was primarily due to a decline in sales of Top-Flite balls primarily resulting from the sale of the Top-Flite brand in March 2012, combined with no new Top-Flite ball launch in 2012. The increase in average selling prices was due to a favorable shift in sales mix from lower priced Top-Flite balls to higher priced Callaway golf balls combined with the successful current year launch of the HX Chrome and HX Black Tour balls during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Segment Profitability

Profitability by operating segment is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Growth  
         2012              2011(1)             Dollars              Percent      

Income (loss) before income taxes:

         

Golf clubs(2)

   $ 18.0      $ 12.3      $ 5.7         46

Golf balls(2)

     4.2        1.0        3.2         320

Reconciling items(3)

     (17.2     (26.9     9.7         36
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    
   $ 5.0      $ (13.6   $ 18.6         137
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

(1) Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.
(2) In connection with the Company’s Cost Reduction Initiatives, during the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls segments absorbed pre-tax charges of $1.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively. In connection with the final phase of the Company’s GOS Initiatives, during the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls segments absorbed $3.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in pre-tax charges related to these initiatives. The Company completed the final phase of the GOS initiatives in December 2011. See Note 2 “Restructuring Initiatives” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for details regarding the initiatives referenced herein.
(3)

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  reconciling items include pre-tax charges of $2.7 million in connection with the Cost Reduction Initiatives (see Note 2 “Restructuring Initiatives” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements). For the second quarter of 2011, the reconciling items include (i) a pre-tax impairment charge of $5.4 million in connection with certain trademarks and trade names, and (ii) a pre-tax charge of $5.2 million in connection with the Company’s Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives (see Note 8 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” and Note 2 “Restructuring Initiatives”, respectively, in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements).

Pre-tax income in the Company’s golf clubs operating segment increased to $18.0 million for the second quarter of 2012 from $12.3 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in net sales as discussed above combined with a slight increase in gross margin and a decrease in operating expenses. The slight increase in gross margin was primarily driven by the Company’s completion of its GOS initiatives in December 2011. During the second quarter of 2011, the golf clubs segment absorbed $3.8 million of costs in connection with these initiatives. This increase was partially offset by (i) an increase in club component costs due to a combination of more expensive premium materials and technology incorporated into the 2012 product introductions; and (ii) an increase in close-out activity on older Legacy irons, RAZR Hawk line of drivers and fairway woods, and RAZR X family of irons.

Pre-tax income in the Company’s golf balls operating segment increased to $4.2 million for the second quarter of 2012 from $1.0 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in gross margin, partially offset by the decrease in net sales as discussed above. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to the Company’s completion of its GOS initiatives in December 2011. During the first quarter of 2011, the golf balls segment absorbed $2.0 million of costs in connection with these initiatives. In addition, gross margins were favorably impacted by an increase in average selling prices due to the current year launch of the premium Hex Black Tour golf ball, with no comparable launch in the prior year. As mentioned above, golf ball net sales were negatively impacted by the sale of Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands. The Company completed the sale of its Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands during the first quarter of 2012. In recent years, sales of Top-Flite and Ben Hogan branded golf balls have represented approximately 25% of the Company’s total golf ball annual sales. However the Company is in the process of implementing strategies to replace a portion of these sales with more profitable future products.

Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased $6.8 million to $566.2 million compared to $559.4 million for the same period in 2011. This increase was primarily due to an increase in sales of the Company’s accessories and other products due to increased sales of packaged sets, GPS devices and apparel, an increase in putter sales due to the second quarter launch of the Company’s new Metal X putter platform and a slight increase in woods sales resulting from the introduction of the Company’s RAZR X Black and RAZR Fit woods during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the prior year launch of the Diablo Octane woods during the fourth quarter of 2010. These increases were partially offset by declines in sales of irons, which primarily resulted from declines in market share in the irons category. The Company’s net sales by operating segment are presented below (dollars in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Growth/(Decline)  
       2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

Golf clubs

   $ 473.8       $ 460.1       $ 13.7        3

Golf balls

     92.4         99.3         (6.9     (7 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 566.2       $ 559.4       $ (6.8     1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

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For further discussion of each operating segment’s results, see “Golf Club and Golf Ball Segments Results” below.

Net sales information by region is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Growth/(Decline)  
       2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

United States

   $ 292.0       $ 283.9       $ 8.1        3

Europe

     86.1         89.1         (3.0     (3 )% 

Japan

     79.2         66.3         12.9        19

Rest of Asia

     44.6         51.1         (6.5     (13 )% 

Other foreign countries

     64.3         69.0         (4.7     (7 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 566.2       $ 559.4       $ 6.8        1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Net sales in the United States increased $8.1 million (3%) to $292.0 million during the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year. As mentioned above, this increase was primarily due to the timing of planned product launches primarily in the putter’s category. The Company’s sales in regions outside of the United States decreased $1.3 million to $274.2 million for the first half of 2012 compared to $275.5 million in the same period in 2011. This decrease was largely caused by a decline in sales in Canada of $6.2 million and Korea of $5.4 million during the first half of 2012. This was offset by an increase in sales in Japan due to the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 which negatively impacted sales in that region in the prior year. The Company’s reported net sales in regions outside the United States in 2012 were unfavorably affected by the translation of foreign currency sales into U.S. dollars based upon 2011 exchange rates. If 2011 exchange rates were applied to 2012 reported sales in regions outside the U.S. and all other factors were held constant, net sales in such regions would have been $2.7 million higher than reported during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

For the first six months of 2012, gross profit increased $8.7 million to $235.0 million from $226.3 million in the comparable period of 2011. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales (“gross margin”) increased to 42% in the first six months of 2012 compared to 40% in the comparable period of 2011. The increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to the Company’s completion of its global operations strategy initiatives (“GOS”) in December 2011. During the first six months of 2011, gross margin was negatively affected by $12.1 million of costs (or 2.2 margin points) in connection with these initiatives. These increases were partially offset by (i) an increase in closeout activity within the putters, woods and irons product categories, and (ii) an increase in club component costs due to a combination of more expensive premium materials and technology incorporated into the 2012 new product line. See “Segment Profitability” below for further discussion of gross margins.

Selling expenses increased by $3.1 million to $152.5 million (27% of net sales) in the first six months of 2012 compared to $149.4 million (27% of net sales) in the comparable period of 2011. The dollar increase was primarily due to increases of $9.0 million in advertising and promotional activities, which is consistent with the Company’s Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives announced in June 2011, partially offset by a $5.9 million decrease in employee costs primarily as a result of a decline in headcount period over period.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $15.7 million to $30.7 million (5% of net sales) in the first six months of 2012 compared to $46.4 million (8% of net sales) in the comparable period of 2011. The dollar decrease was primarily due to (i) an $8.4 million decrease in employee costs primarily as a result of reductions in severance charges and headcount period over period resulting from the 2011 Restructuring and Reorganization Initiatives, (ii) the recognition of a $6.6 million net gain from the sale of the Company’s Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands during the first quarter of 2012, (iii) a $5.4 million impairment charge

 

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recognized in June 2011 on certain intangible assets related to the Top-Flite acquisition in 2003, and (iv) a $1.1 million decrease in legal expenses. These decreases were partially offset by a $6.2 million net gain recognized in March 2011 in connection with the sale of three of the Company’s buildings.

Research and development expenses decreased by $3.3 million to $14.4 million in the first six months of 2012 compared to $17.7 million in the comparable period of 2011. As a percentage of sales, research and development expenses remained constant at 3% during the first six months of 2012 and 2011. The dollar decrease was primarily due to a $1.9 million decrease in employee costs primarily as a result of a decline in headcount period over period.

Other expense decreased by $3.9 million to $0.9 million in the first six months of 2012 compared to $4.8 million in the comparable period of 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in net foreign currency gains partially offset by an increase in interest expense.

The Company’s provision for income taxes totaled $1.9 million for the first six months of 2012, compared to $54.3 million for the comparable period of 2011. During the second quarter of 2011, the Company recorded tax expense of $52.8 million in order to establish a valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. Due to the effects of its deferred tax asset valuation allowance, the Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is not comparable to the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2011 as the Company’s income tax amount is not directly correlated to the amount of its pretax income.

Net income for the first six months of 2012 increased to $34.6 million from a net loss of $46.2 million in the comparable period of 2011. Diluted earnings per share increased to $0.41 in the first six months of 2012 compared to losses per share of $0.80 in the first six months of 2011. The Company’s net income for the first six months of 2012 and 2011 includes the following charges and gains (in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
         2012             2011      

Pre-tax gain on the sale of Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands

   $ 6.6      $ —     

Pre-tax charges related to the Cost Reduction Initiatives

     (4.7     —     

Pre-tax gain on the sale of buildings

     —          6.2   

Pre-tax charges related to the Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives

     —          (5.2

Pre-tax impairment charges

     —          (5.4

Pre-tax GOS charges

     —          (12.3

Income tax provision(1)

     (1.9     (54.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charges

   $ —        $ (71.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company’s income tax provision for 2012 and 2011 is affected by a valuation allowance against the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets and is therefore not directly correlated to the amount of its pretax income. See Note 3 “Income Taxes” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q.

 

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Golf Clubs and Golf Balls Segments Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

Golf Clubs Segment

Net sales information by product category is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Growth/(Decline)  
       2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

Woods

   $ 149.3       $ 146.3       $ 3.0        2

Irons

     116.1         131.2         (15.1     (12 )% 

Putters

     62.9         52.6         10.3        20

Accessories and other

     145.5         130.0         15.5        12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   
   $ 473.8       $ 460.1       $ 13.7        3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

The $3.0 million (2%) increase in net sales of woods to $149.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was primarily due to an increase in average selling prices partially offset by a decline in sales volume. The increase in average selling prices primarily resulted from an increase in fairway woods average selling prices due to the current year launch of the RAZR Fit fairway woods at a higher selling price than the RAZR Hawk fairway woods launched in the prior year, combined with less closeout activity for drivers and fairway woods during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year. Average selling prices were also positively impacted by a favorable shift in sales mix resulting from less sales of lower priced hybrids in 2012. The decrease in sales volume was primarily due to a decline in hybrid club sales combined with no new Legacy woods launch during the first half of 2012.

The $15.1 million (12%) decrease in net sales of irons to $116.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to a decline in average selling prices combined with a decline in sales volume. The decline in average selling prices was primarily due to an unfavorable shift in product mix from sales of higher priced RAZR X models in the prior year to sales of more moderately priced Diablo Edge R and RAZR X HL irons models during the first half of 2012. The Company’s average selling prices were also negatively impacted by increased discounting during the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year. The decline in sales volume was primarily due to declines in market share resulting from less favorable consumer acceptance of the irons models launched in the current year compared to the strong performance of RAZR X launched in 2011.

The $10.3 million (20%) increase in net sales of putters to $62.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was primarily due to an increase in sales volume partially offset by a decline in average selling prices. The increase in sales volume was due to the second quarter launch of the Metal X platform of putters as well as an increase in sales of mid and long putters. The decline in average selling prices was largely attributable to increased closeout activity in preparation for the Metal X platform launch.

The $15.5 million (12%) increase in net sales of accessories and other products to $145.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was primarily driven by an increase in sales of; (i) packaged sets due to the current year launch of the new Callaway Jr. sets and Top-Flite packaged sets; (ii) apparel primarily due to the sale of apparel in Europe and South Pacific beginning during the second quarter of 2011; (iii) GPS devices due to the current quarter launch of the Company’s new MX+ GPS device; and (iii) an increase in sales of golf bags. These increases were partially offset by a decline in sales of footwear and headwear during the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

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Golf Balls Segment

Net sales information for the golf balls segment is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Decline  
          2012              2011              Dollars             Percent      

Net sales:

          

Golf balls

   $ 92.4       $ 99.3       $ (6.9     (7 )% 

The $6.9 million (7%) decrease in net sales of golf balls to $92.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was primarily due to a decrease in sales volume partially offset by an increase in average selling prices. The decrease in sales volume was primarily due to a decline in sales of Top-Flite balls primarily resulting from the sale of the Top-Flite brand in March 2012, combined with no new Top-Flite ball launch in 2012. The increase in average selling prices was due to a favorable shift in sales mix from lower priced Top-Flite balls to higher priced Callaway golf balls.

Segment Profitability

Profitability by operating segment is summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Growth  
       2012             2011             Dollars              Percent      

Income before income taxes

         

Golf clubs(1)(2)

   $ 50.6      $ 41.6      $ 9.0         22

Golf balls(1)(2)

     5.7        3.4        2.3         68

Reconciling items(3)

     (19.8     (37.0     17.2         46
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    
   $ 36.5      $ 8.0      $ 28.5         356
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

(1) Certain prior period amounts were reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.
(2) In connection with the Company’s Cost Reduction Initiatives, during the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls segments absorbed pre-tax charges of $1.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively. In connection with the final phase of the Company’s GOS Initiatives, during the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company’s golf clubs and golf balls segments absorbed $8.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively, in pre-tax charges related to these initiatives. The Company completed the final phase of the GOS initiatives in December 2011, and as such, the charges incurred in 2012 were nominal. See Note 2 “Restructuring Initiatives” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for details regarding the initiatives referenced herein.
(3) Reconciling items represent corporate general and administrative expenses and other income (expense) not included by management in determining segment profitability. For the first six months of 2012, the reconciling items include (i) pre-tax charges of $2.7 million in connection with the Cost Reduction Initiatives (see Note 2 “Restructuring Initiatives” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements), and (ii) a pre-tax gain of $6.6 million in connection with the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands (see Note 8 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements). For the first six months of 2011, the reconciling items include (i) a pre-tax impairment charge of $5.4 million in connection with certain trademarks and trade names (see Note 8 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements), (ii) pre-tax charges of $5.2 million in connection with the Company’s Reorganization and Reinvestment Initiatives (see Note 2 “Restructuring Initiatives” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements) and, a pre-tax gain of $6.2 million in connection with the sale of certain buildings (see Note 4 “Sale of Buildings” in the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements).

 

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Pre-tax income in the Company’s golf clubs operating segment increased to $50.6 million for the first six months of 2012 from $41.6 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in net sales as discussed above. Although gross margin was flat period over period, gross margin was favorably affected by the Company’s completion of its GOS initiatives in December 2011. During the first six months of 2011, the golf clubs segment absorbed $8.4 million of costs in connection with these initiatives. This increase was offset by (i) an increase in close-out activity on older White Ice family of putters in anticipation of the current year launch of the Metal X platform, as well as price reductions on RAZR Hawk woods, older Legacy irons, and the RAZR X family of irons, and (ii) an increase in club component costs due to a combination of more expensive premium materials and technology incorporated into the 2012 new product introductions.

Pre-tax income in the Company’s golf balls operating segment increased to $5.7 million for the first six months of 2012 from $3.4 million for the comparable period in the prior year. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in gross margin partially offset by a decrease in net sales as discussed above. Gross margin was favorably affected by the Company’s completion of its GOS initiatives in December 2011. During the first six months of 2011, the golf balls segment absorbed $3.8 million of costs in connection with these initiatives. In addition, gross margins were favorably impacted by an increase in average selling prices due to the current year launch of the premium Hex Black Tour golf ball, with no comparable launch in the prior year. As mentioned above, golf ball net sales were negatively impacted by the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands. The Company completed the sale of its Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands during the first quarter of 2012. In recent years, sales of Top-Flite and Ben Hogan branded golf balls have represented approximately 25% of the Company’s total golf ball annual sales. However the Company is in the process of implementing strategies to replace these sales by reinvesting the proceeds from the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands into more profitable future products.

Financial Condition

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents decreased $15.0 million to $28.0 million at June 30, 2012, from $43.0 million at December 31, 2011. The levels of cash and cash equivalents fluctuate with the seasonality of the Company’s business and are affected by the timing of product launches. Generally, during the first quarter, the Company will rely more heavily on its credit facility to fund operations as cash inflows from operations begin to increase during the second quarter as a result of cash collections from customers. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company used its cash and cash equivalents, net proceeds of $26.9 million from the sale of the Top-Flite and Ben Hogan brands, and borrowings from its credit facility to fund $91.3 million of cash used in operating activities in addition to $14.1 million in capital expenditures. Management expects to fund the Company’s future operations from cash provided by its operating activities combined with borrowings from its credit facility, as deemed necessary (see further information on the Company’s credit line below).

The Company’s accounts receivable balance fluctuates throughout the year as a result of the general seasonality of the Company’s business. The Company’s accounts receivable balance will generally be at its highest during the first and second quarters and decline significantly during the third and fourth quarters as a result of an increase in cash collections and lower sales. As of June 30, 2012, the Company’s net accounts receivable increased $139.2 million to $254.9 million from $115.7 million as of December 31, 2011. The increase in accounts receivable reflects the general seasonality of the business and was primarily attributable to net sales of $281.1 million during the second quarter of 2012 compared to net sales of $153.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company’s net accounts receivable increased by $1.4 million as of June 30, 2012 compared to the Company’s net accounts receivable as of June 30, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in net sales during the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in the prior year.

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meet demand during the height of the golf season. Inventory levels start to decline toward the end of the second quarter and are at their lowest during the third quarter. Inventory levels are also impacted by the timing of new product launches. The Company’s net inventory decreased $17.3 million to $215.8 million as of June 30, 2012 compared to $233.1 million as of December 31, 2011. The Company’s net inventory increased slightly by $0.5 million as of June 30, 2012 compared to the Company’s net inventory as of June 30, 2011. Net inventories as a percentage of the trailing twelve months net sales increased to 24.2% as of June 30, 2012 compared to 23.3% as of June 30, 2011. This increase was driven primarily by an increase in golf accessories inventory.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

The Company has a Loan and Security Agreement with Bank of America N.A. (as amended, the “ABL Facility”) which provides a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $230.0 million, comprised of a $158.3 million U.S. facility (of which $20.0 million is available for letters of credit), a $31.7 million Canadian facility (of which $5.0 million is available for letters of credit) and a $40.0 million United Kingdom facility (of which $2.0 million is available for letters of credit), in each case subject to borrowing base availability under the applicable facility. The aggregate amount outstanding under the Company’s letters of credit was $3.4 million at June 30, 2012. The amounts outstanding under the ABL Facility are secured by certain assets, including inventory and accounts receivable, of the Company’s U.S., Canadian and U.K. legal entities.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had $70.2 million outstanding under the ABL Facility and had $28.0 million of cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s seasonality, as well as the timing of product launches will affect the level of borrowings against the Company’s credit facilities. Generally, during the first quarter, the Company will rely more heavily on its credit facilities to fund operations as cash inflows from operations typically increase during the second and third quarters as a result of cash collections from customers. During 2012, the Company shifted its product launches to the first quarter. In the prior year, products were launched earlier in the fourth quarter of 2010. As such, the cash conversion cycle also shifted to later in the current year as compared to the prior year, which resulted in higher borrowings outstanding at June 30, 2012 compared to June 30, 2011. The maximum amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (as defined by the ABL Facility), including borrowings under the ABL Facility, that could have been outstanding on June 30, 2012, was approximately $170.4 million. Average outstanding borrowings during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $76.7 million. Amounts borrowed under the ABL Facility may be repaid and borrowed as needed. The entire outstanding principal amount (if any) is due and payable at maturity on June 30, 2016.

The interest rate applicable to outstanding loans under the ABL Facility fluctuates depending on the Company’s trailing-twelve month EBITDA (as defined by the ABL Facility) combined with the Company’s “availability ratio” (as defined below). The Company’s “availability ratio” is the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the average daily availability under the ABL Facility to (b) the sum of the Canadian, the U.K. and the U.S. borrowing bases, as adjusted. All applicable margins will be permanently reduced by 0.25% if EBITDA, as defined in the ABL Facility, meets or exceeds $25.0 million over any trailing twelve-month period, and will be permanently reduced by an additional 0.25% if EBITDA meets or exceeds $50.0 million over any trailing twelve-month period. At June 30, 2012, the Company’s interest rate applicable to its outstanding loans under the ABL Facility was 4.75%.

In addition, the ABL Facility provides for monthly fees ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% of the unused portion of the ABL Facility, depending on the prior month’s average daily balance of revolver loans and stated amount of letters of credit relative to lenders’ commitments.

The ABL Facility includes certain restrictions including, among other things, restrictions on incurrence of additional debt, liens, dividends and other restricted payments, asset sales, investments, mergers, acquisitions and affiliate transactions. As of June 30, 2012 the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the ABL Facility. Additionally, the Company will be subject to compliance with a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant

 

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during, and continuing 30 days after, any period in which the Company’s borrowing base availability falls below $25.0 million. The Company’s borrowing base was above $25.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2012, and as such was not subject to compliance with the fixed charge coverage ratio.

The origination fees incurred in connection with the ABL Facility totaled $4.1 million, which will be amortized into interest expense over the term of the ABL Facility agreement. Unamortized origination fees as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $3.5 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of which $0.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively, was included in other current assets and $2.63 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements

Other Significant Cash and Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes certain significant cash obligations as of June 30, 2012 that will affect the Company’s future liquidity (in millions):

 

     Payments Due By Period  
     Total      Less than
1 Year
     1-3 Years      4-5 Years      More than
5 Years
 

Unconditional purchase obligations(1)

   $ 84.2       $ 49.5       $ 33.4       $ 1.1       $ 0.2   

Operating leases(2)

     30.4         11.8         12.3         5.2         1.1   

Uncertain tax contingencies(3)

     9.3         0.4         1.7         4.2         3.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 123.9       $ 61.7       $ 47.4       $ 10.5       $ 4.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) During the normal course of its business, the Company enters into agreements to purchase goods and services, including purchase commitments for production materials, endorsement agreements with professional golfers and other endorsers, employment and consulting agreements, and intellectual property licensing agreements pursuant to which the Company is required to pay royalty fees. It is not possible to determine the amounts the Company will ultimately be required to pay under these agreements as they are subject to many variables including performance-based bonuses, reductions in payment obligations if designated minimum performance criteria are not achieved, and severance arrangements. The amounts listed approximate minimum purchase obligations, base compensation, and guaranteed minimum royalty payments the Company is obligated to pay under these agreements. The actual amounts paid under some of these agreements may be higher or lower than the amounts included. In the aggregate, the actual amount paid under these obligations is likely to be higher than the amounts listed as a result of the variable nature of these obligations. In addition, the Company also enters into unconditional purchase obligations with various vendors and suppliers of goods and services in the normal course of operations through purchase orders or other documentation or that are undocumented except for an invoice. Such unconditional purchase obligations are generally outstanding for periods less than a year and are settled by cash payments upon delivery of goods and services and are not reflected in this line item.
(2) The Company leases certain warehouse, distribution and office facilities, vehicles and office equipment under operating leases. The amounts presented in this line item represent commitments for minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases.
(3) Amount represents total uncertain income tax positions. For further discussion see Note 3 “Income Taxes” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

During its normal course of business, the Company has made certain indemnities, commitments and guarantees under which it may be required to make payments in relation to certain transactions. These include (i) intellectual property indemnities to the Company’s customers and licensees in connection with the use, sale and/or license of Company products or trademarks, (ii) indemnities to various lessors in connection with facility leases for certain claims arising from such facilities or leases, (iii) indemnities to vendors and service providers pertaining to the goods or services provided to the Company or based on the negligence or willful misconduct of the Company and (iv) indemnities involving the accuracy of representations and warranties in certain contracts.

 

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In addition, the Company has made contractual commitments to each of its officers and certain other employees providing for severance payments, including salary continuation, upon the termination of employment by the Company for convenience or by the officer for substantial cause. In addition, in order to assure that the officers would continue to provide independent leadership consistent with the Company’s best interest, the contracts also generally provide for certain protections in the event of an actual or threatened change in control of the Company. These protections include the payment of certain severance benefits, such as salary continuation, upon the termination of employment following a change in control.

The Company also has consulting agreements that provide for payment of nominal fees upon the issuance of patents and/or the commercialization of research results. The Company has also issued guarantees in the form of a standby letter of credit as security for contingent liabilities under certain workers’ compensation insurance policies. The duration of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees varies, and in certain cases may be indefinite. The majority of these indemnities, commitments and guarantees do not provide for any limitation on the maximum amount of future payments the Company could be obligated to make. Historically, costs incurred to settle claims related to indemnities have not been material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, the Company believes the likelihood is remote that payments under the commitments and guarantees described above will have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition. The fair value of indemnities, commitments and guarantees that the Company issued during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was not material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In addition to the contractual obligations listed above, the Company’s liquidity could also be adversely affected by an unfavorable outcome with respect to claims and litigation that the Company is subject to from time to time. See Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and “Legal Proceedings” in Item 1 of Part II in this Form 10-Q.

Sufficiency of Liquidity

Based upon its current operating plan, analysis of its consolidated financial position and projected future results of operations, the Company believes that its operating cash flows, together with its current or future financing facilities, will be sufficient to finance current operating requirements, required capital expenditures, contractual obligations and commercial commitments, for at least the next 12 months. There can be no assurance, however, that future industry-specific or other developments (including noncompliance with the financial covenants under its ABL Facility), general economic trends, foreign currency exchange rates, or other matters will not adversely affect the Company’s operations or its ability to meet its future cash requirements (see above, “Sources of Liquidity”.)

As of June 30, 2012, a significant portion of the Company’s total cash and short-term investments is held outside of the U.S. In addition to settling intercompany balances during the normal course of operations, the Company may repatriate funds from its foreign subsidiaries. The Company has not, nor does it anticipate the need to, repatriate funds to the United States to satisfy domestic liquidity needs arising in the ordinary course of business, including liquidity needs associated with its domestic debt service requirements. As such, the Company considers the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely reinvested and, accordingly, no U.S. income taxes have been provided thereon. If in the future the Company decides to repatriate such foreign earnings, it would need to accrue and pay incremental U.S. federal and state income tax, reduced by the current amount of available U.S. federal and state net operating loss and tax credit carry forwards.

Capital Resources

The Company does not currently have any material commitments for capital expenditures. The Company expects to have capital expenditures of approximately $25.0 million to $30.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2012.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

At June 30, 2012, the Company had total outstanding commitments on non-cancelable operating leases of approximately $30.4 million related to certain warehouse, distribution and office facilities, vehicles as well as office equipment. Lease terms range from 1 to 6 years expiring at various dates through February 2018, with options to renew at varying terms.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company uses derivative financial instruments for hedging purposes to limit its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Transactions involving these financial instruments are with creditworthy firms. The use of these instruments exposes the Company to market and credit risk which may at times be concentrated with certain counterparties, although counterparty nonperformance is not anticipated. The Company is also exposed to interest rate risk from its credit facility.

Foreign Currency Fluctuations

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relating to transactions of its international subsidiaries, including certain balance sheet exposures (payables and receivables denominated in foreign currencies) (see Note 16 “Derivatives and Hedging” to the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements). In addition, the Company is exposed to gains and losses resulting from the translation of the operating results of the Company’s international subsidiaries into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. As part of its strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the Company uses derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward contracts and put and call option contracts (“foreign currency exchange contracts”) to hedge transactions that are denominated primarily in British Pounds, Euros, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars and Korean Won. For most currencies, the Company is a net receiver of foreign currencies and, therefore, benefits from a weaker U.S. dollar and is adversely affected by a stronger U.S. dollar relative to those foreign currencies in which the Company transacts significant amounts of business.

Foreign currency exchange contracts are used only to meet the Company’s objectives of offsetting gains and losses from foreign currency exchange exposures with gains and losses from the contracts used to hedge them in order to reduce volatility of earnings. The extent to which the Company’s hedging activities mitigate the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates varies based upon many factors, including the amount of transactions being hedged. The Company generally only hedges a limited portion of its international transactions. The Company does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts for speculative purposes. Foreign currency exchange contracts generally mature within twelve months from their inception.

The Company does not designate foreign currency exchange contracts as derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” As such, changes in the fair value of the contracts are recognized in earnings in the period of change. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the notional amounts of the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts used to hedge the exposures discussed above were approximately $186.1 million and $165.5 million, respectively. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were no outstanding foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges for anticipated sales denominated in foreign currencies.

 

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As part of the Company’s risk management procedure, a sensitivity analysis model is used to measure the potential loss in future earnings of market-sensitive instruments resulting from one or more selected hypothetical changes in interest rates or foreign currency values. The sensitivity analysis model quantifies the estimated potential effect of unfavorable movements of 10% in foreign currencies to which the Company was exposed at June 30, 2012 through its foreign currency exchange contracts.

The estimated maximum one-day loss from the Company’s foreign currency exchange contracts, calculated using the sensitivity analysis model described above, is $20.2 million at June 30, 2012. The Company believes that such a hypothetical loss from its foreign currency exchange contracts would be partially offset by increases in the value of the underlying transactions being hedged.

The sensitivity analysis model is a risk analysis tool and does not purport to represent actual losses in earnings that will be incurred by the Company, nor does it consider the potential effect of favorable changes in market rates. It also does not represent the maximum possible loss that may occur. Actual future gains and losses will differ from those estimated because of changes or differences in market rates and interrelationships, hedging instruments and hedge percentages, timing and other factors.

Interest Rate Fluctuations

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk from its ABL Facility. Outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility accrue interest as described in Note 12 to the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q and in “Sources of Liquidity” above. As part of the Company’s risk management procedures, a sensitivity analysis was performed to determine the impact of unfavorable changes in interest rates on the Company’s cash flows. The sensitivity analysis quantified that the incremental expense incurred by an increase of 10% in interest rates would be nominal over a six month period.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness, as of June 30, 2012, of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information set forth in Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1, of this Quarterly Report, is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Certain Factors Affecting Callaway Golf Company

The Company has included in Part I, Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, a description of certain risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company’s business, future performance or financial condition (the “Risk Factors”). There are no material changes from the disclosure provided in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 with respect to the Risk Factors. Investors should consider the Risk Factors prior to making an investment decision with respect to the Company’s stock.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Stock Purchases:

In November 2007, the Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program (the “November 2007 repurchase program”) for the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock up to a maximum cost to the Company of $100.0 million, which will remain in effect until completed or otherwise terminated by the Board of Directors.

During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company repurchased 17,100 shares of its common stock at an average cost per share of $5.52 under the November 2007 repurchase program. The Company received these shares to settle taxes paid on behalf of holders of restricted stock units. As of June 30, 2012, the Company remained authorized to repurchase up to an additional $72.9 million of its common stock under this program.

The following table summarizes the purchases by the Company under its repurchase programs during the second quarter of 2012 (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
     Weighted
Average Price
Paid per Share
     Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Programs
     Maximum
Dollar
Value that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Programs
 

April 1, 2012—April 30, 2012

     —         $ —           —         $ 72,975   

May 1, 2012—May 31, 2012

     6       $ 5.45         35       $ 72,941   

June 1, 2012—June 30, 2012

     11       $ 5.56         59       $ 72,881   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     17       $ 5.52         94       $ 72,881   

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1    Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on July 1, 1999 (file no. 1-10962).
3.2    Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended and restated as of November 18, 2008, incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on November 21, 2008 (file no. 1-10962).
3.3    Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation for 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 5, 2010 (file no. 1-10962).
4.1    Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for Common Stock, incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on September 15, 2009 (file no. 1-10962).
4.2    Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for 7.50% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on September 15, 2009 (file no. 1-10962).
10.1    Third Amendment to Director’s Service Agreement, entered into as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Neil Howie. †
10.2    Fourth Amendment to Executive Entrustment Agreement, entered into as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Alex Boezeman.†
10.3    Fifth Amendment to Contract of Employment, entered into as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Leighton Richards.†
10.4    Officer Employment Agreement, effective as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Bradley J. Holiday, incorporated herein by this reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on May 7, 2012 (file no. 1-10962).
10.5    Officer Employment Agreement, effective as of April 25, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Mark Leposky.†
10.6    Officer Employment Agreement, effective as of June 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Brian Lynch.†
10.7    Form of Non-Employee Director Phantom Stock Unit Grant Agreement.†
10.8    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2012, among Callaway Golf Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and as security trustee for certain other lenders party thereto.†
31.1    Certification of Oliver G. Brewer, III pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.†
31.2    Certification of Bradley J. Holiday pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.†
32.1    Certification of Oliver G. Brewer, III and Bradley J. Holiday pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.†

 

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101.1    XBRL Instance Document*
101.2    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.3    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.4    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.5    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.6    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

 

(†) Included with this Report.
* The XBRL information is being furnished and not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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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.

 

CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY
By:   /S/    MARLO M. CORMIER PLATZ        
  Marlo M. Cormier Platz
 

Vice President and

Chief Accounting Officer

Date: August 2, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

10.1    Third Amendment to Director’s Service Agreement, entered into as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Neil Howie.
10.2    Fourth Amendment to Executive Entrustment Agreement, entered into as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Alex Boezeman.
10.3    Fifth Amendment to Contract of Employment, entered into as of May 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Leighton Richards.
10.5    Officer Employment Agreement, effective as of April 25, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Mark Leposky.
10.6    Officer Employment Agreement, effective as of June 1, 2012, by and between Callaway Golf Company and Brian Lynch.
10.7    Form of Non-Employee Director Phantom Stock Unit Grant Agreement.
10.8    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2012, among Callaway Golf Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and as security trustee for certain other lenders party thereto.
31.1    Certification of Oliver G. Brewer, III pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of Bradley J. Holiday pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of Oliver G. Brewer, III and Bradley J. Holiday pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1    XBRL Instance Document*
101.2    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.3    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.4    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.5    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.6    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

 

* The XBRL information is being furnished and not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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