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Boise Cascade Company Reports 2014 Third Quarter Net Income of $32.3 Million on Sales of $983.3 Million

10/23/14

For Immediate Release:  October 23, 2014

  
BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Company (Boise Cascade or Company) (NYSE: BCC) today reported net income of $32.3 million, or $0.82 per share, on sales of $983.3 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Third Quarter 2014 Highlights

    3Q 2014   3Q 2013   % change
                   
    (thousands, except per-share data and percentages)
                   
Consolidated Results                  
Sales   $ 983,319     $ 877,979     12 %
Net income   32,285     15,860     104 %
Net income per common share - diluted   0.82     0.39     110 %
EBITDA1   69,078     39,510     75 %
Segment Results                  
Wood Products sales   $ 355,697     $ 283,204     26 %
Wood Products EBITDA1   51,342     24,614     109 %
Building Materials Distribution sales   773,391     721,523     7 %
Building Materials Distribution EBITDA1   23,506     20,108     17 %
Corporate EBITDA1   (5,770 )   (5,212 )   11 %

1 For reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, see summary notes at the end of this press release.

            In third quarter 2014, total and single-family U.S. housing starts increased approximately 15% and 7%, respectively, from the same period last year. The October 2014 Blue Chip consensus forecast for 2014 reflects 1.01 million total U.S. housing starts, a 9% expected increase from 2013 levels, but still well below the historical average for the last 20 years of approximately 1.4 million starts per year.

            "Third quarter sales were consistent with our seasonal expectations for our manufacturing and distribution businesses. Our earnings benefited from strong plywood pricing in the quarter. In our engineered wood products business, we continue to capture solid volume growth and improved pricing. Forecasts for 2015 reflect further growth in U.S. housing starts and we remain confident in our ability to take advantage of market opportunities," stated Tom Carlile, CEO.

Wood Products

            Sales, including sales to our Building Materials Distribution (BMD) segment, increased $72.5 million, or 26%, to $355.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $283.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The sales growth was driven primarily by plywood and engineered wood products (EWP) sales volume and price increases. Plywood sales volumes increased 15% primarily due to the acquisition of two plywood manufacturing facilities on September 30, 2013, while plywood sales prices increased 11%. EWP sales improved with LVL and I-joists sales volumes up 20% and 12%, respectively, and I-joists and LVL sales prices up 8% and 5%, respectively. Improved lumber, particleboard, and byproduct sales also contributed to the increase in sales.

            Wood Products EBITDA increased $26.7 million to $51.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $24.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The improvement in EBITDA included $5.1 million related to the acquired plywood operations. Overall, the increase in EBITDA was due primarily to higher plywood, EWP, and lumber sales prices and higher plywood and EWP sales volumes.

Building Materials Distribution

            Sales increased $51.9 million, or 7%, to $773.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $721.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Compared with the same quarter in the prior year, the overall increase in sales was driven by sales volume and sales price increases of 4% and 3%, respectively. By product line, sales of EWP increased 13%, general line product sales increased 10%, and commodity sales increased 3%.

            BMD EBITDA increased $3.4 million to $23.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, from $20.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase in EBITDA was driven primarily by a higher gross margin of $9.3 million, including an improvement in gross margin percentage of 40 basis points.  The margin improvement in segment income was offset partially by increased selling and distribution expenses of $5.5 million.

Balance Sheet

                Boise Cascade ended the third quarter with $170.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $328.2 million of undrawn committed bank line availability, for total available liquidity of $498.2 million. The company reported $301.5 million of outstanding debt at September 30, 2014.

Outlook

            We expect to experience seasonally slower demand in the fourth quarter of 2014. On an annual basis, housing starts in the U.S. improved in 2013 and 2012. This improvement in U.S. housing starts has continued into 2014 and we remain optimistic that the improvement in demand for our products will continue through 2015, but at forecasted levels below the 20-year historical average. Future commodity product pricing could be volatile in response to industry capacity restarts and operating rates, inventory levels in various distribution channels, and seasonal demand patterns. We expect to manage our production levels to our sales demand, which will likely result in operating some of our facilities below their capacity until demand improves further.

About Boise Cascade

            Boise Cascade Company is one of the largest producers of plywood and engineered wood products in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale distributor of building products. For more information, please visit our website at www.bc.com.

Webcast and Conference Call

            Boise Cascade will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, October 23, at 11 a.m. Eastern, at which time we will review the Company's third quarter.

            You can join the webcast through our website by going to www.bc.com and clicking on the Event Calendar link under the Investor Relations heading. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes before the start of the webcast to register. To join the conference call, dial 855-209-5834 (international callers should dial 315-625-6883), participant passcode 15586176, at least 10 minutes before the start of the call.

            The archived webcast will be available in the Investor Relations section of our website. A replay of the conference call will be available from Thursday, October 23, at 2 p.m. Eastern through Thursday, October 30, at 11 p.m. Eastern. Replay numbers are 855-859-2056 for U.S. calls and 404-537-3406 for international calls, and the passcode will be 15586176.

Basis of Presentation

            We refer to the term EBITDA in this earnings release as a supplemental measure of our performance and liquidity that is not required by or presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). We define EBITDA as income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization.

            EBITDA is the primary measure used by our management to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to segments. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides a means to evaluate the operating performance of our segments and our Company on an ongoing basis using criteria that are used by our management and because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties when comparing companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates. We believe EBITDA is a meaningful measure because it presents a transparent view of our recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons, and identify strategies to improve operating performance. EBITDA, however, is not a measure of our liquidity or financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. The use of EBITDA instead of net income or segment income has limitations as an analytical tool, including the inability to determine profitability; the exclusion of interest expense, interest income, and associated significant cash requirements; and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent unavoidable operating costs. Management compensates for these limitations by relying on our GAAP results. Our measure of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the methods of calculation.

Forward-Looking Statements

            This news release contains statements that are "forward looking" within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. While they are based on the current expectations and beliefs of management, they are subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ from the expectations expressed in this release.

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except per-share data)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2014
  September 30
  2014   2013     2014   2013
                             
Sales $ 983,319     $ 877,979     $ 961,187     $ 2,711,686     $ 2,475,152  
                             
Costs and expenses                            
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 827,890     759,777     823,532     2,324,030     2,155,620  
Depreciation and amortization 13,203     8,962     12,482     38,005     26,205  
Selling and distribution expenses 72,714     66,244     67,181     198,825     183,350  
General and administrative expenses 13,173     12,867     11,925     35,763     33,164  
Other (income) expense, net 148     (350 )   163     (1,589 )   (523 )
  927,128     847,500     915,283     2,595,034     2,397,816  
                             
Income from operations 56,191     30,479     45,904     116,652     77,336  
                             
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) (316 )   69     266     (139 )   (302 )
Interest expense (5,514 )   (5,174 )   (5,519 )   (16,545 )   (14,846 )
Interest income 57     88     53     180     212  
  (5,773 )   (5,017 )   (5,200 )   (16,504 )   (14,936 )
                             
Income before income taxes 50,418     25,462     40,704     100,148     62,400  
Income tax (provision) benefit (a) (18,133 )   (9,602 )   (14,286 )   (35,880 )   44,708  
Net income $ 32,285     $ 15,860     $ 26,418     $ 64,268     $ 107,108  
                             
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                            
  Basic 39,423     40,625     39,420     39,407     40,486  
  Diluted 39,481     40,640     39,463     39,459     40,492  
                             
Net income per common share:                            
  Basic $ 0.82     $ 0.39     $ 0.67     $ 1.63     $ 2.65  
  Diluted $ 0.82     $ 0.39     $ 0.67     $ 1.63     $ 2.65  

See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.

Wood Products Segment
Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2014
  September 30
  2014   2013     2014   2013
                             
Segment sales $ 355,697     $283,204     $ 351,011     $ 999,982     $832,837  
                             
Costs and expenses                            
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 293,569     249,037     299,993     854,425     724,166  
Depreciation and amortization 10,711     6,686     10,044     30,735     19,456  
Selling and distribution expenses 7,622     6,637     7,146     21,506     20,039  
General and administrative expenses 2,960     3,039     2,418     8,027     7,578  
Other (income) expense, net 204     (123 )   197     398     (183 )
  315,066     265,276     319,798     915,091     771,056  
                             
Segment income $ 40,631     $ 17,928     $ 31,213     $ 84,891     $ 61,781  
                             
  (percentage of sales)
                             
Segment sales 100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                             
Costs and expenses                            
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 82.5 %   87.9 %   85.5 %   85.4 %   87.0 %
Depreciation and amortization 3.0 %   2.4 %   2.9 %   3.1 %   2.3 %
Selling and distribution expenses 2.1 %   2.3 %   2.0 %   2.2 %   2.4 %
General and administrative expenses 0.8 %   1.1 %   0.7 %   0.8 %   0.9 %
Other (income) expense, net 0.1 %   - %   0.1 %   - %   - %
  88.6 %   93.7 %   91.1 %   91.5 %   92.6 %
                             
Segment income 11.4 %   6.3 %   8.9 %   8.5 %   7.4 %

Building Materials Distribution Segment
Statements of Operations
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2014
  September 30
  2014   2013     2014   2013
                             
Segment sales $ 773,391     $ 721,523     $ 758,375     $ 2,117,296     $ 1,984,138  
                             
Costs and expenses                            
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 680,303     637,719     672,355     1,876,002     1,773,895  
Depreciation and amortization 2,448     2,245     2,394     7,149     6,640  
Selling and distribution expenses 65,092     59,607     60,035     177,319     163,311  
General and administrative expenses 4,557     4,175     4,232     12,555     11,397  
Other (income) expense, net (67 )   (86 )   (42 )   (2,049 )   (241 )
  752,333     703,660     738,974     2,070,976     1,955,002  
                             
Segment income $ 21,058     $ 17,863     $ 19,401     $ 46,320     $ 29,136  
                             
  (percentage of sales)
                             
Segment sales 100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                             
Costs and expenses                            
Materials, labor, and other operating expenses (excluding depreciation) 88.0 %   88.4 %   88.7 %   88.6 %   89.4 %
Depreciation and amortization 0.3 %   0.3 %   0.3 %   0.3 %   0.3 %
Selling and distribution expenses 8.4 %   8.3 %   7.9 %   8.4 %   8.2 %
General and administrative expenses 0.6 %   0.6 %   0.6 %   0.6 %   0.6 %
Other (income) expense, net - %   - %   - %   (0.1 )%   - %
  97.3 %   97.5 %   97.4 %   97.8 %   98.5 %
                             
Segment income 2.7 %   2.5 %   2.6 %   2.2 %   1.5 %

Segment Information
(unaudited, in thousands)

  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2014
  September 30
  2014   2013     2014   2013
Segment sales                            
Wood Products $ 355,697     $ 283,204     $ 351,011     $ 999,982     $ 832,837  
Building Materials Distribution 773,391     721,523     758,375     2,117,296     1,984,138  
Intersegment eliminations (145,769 )   (126,748 )   (148,199 )   (405,592 )   (341,823 )
  $ 983,319     $ 877,979     $ 961,187     $ 2,711,686     $ 2,475,152  
                             
Segment income (loss)                            
Wood Products $ 40,631     $ 17,928     $ 31,213     $ 84,891     $ 61,781  
Building Materials Distribution 21,058     17,863     19,401     46,320     29,136  
Corporate and Other (5,814 )   (5,243 )   (4,444 )   (14,698 )   (13,883 )
  55,875     30,548     46,170     116,513     77,034  
                             
Interest expense (5,514 )   (5,174 )   (5,519 )   (16,545 )   (14,846 )
Interest income 57     88     53     180     212  
Income before income taxes $ 50,418     $ 25,462     $ 40,704     $ 100,148     $ 62,400  
                             
EBITDA (b)                            
Wood Products $ 51,342     $ 24,614     $ 41,257     $ 115,626     $ 81,237  
Building Materials Distribution 23,506     20,108     21,795     53,469     35,776  
Corporate and Other (5,770 )   (5,212 )   (4,400 )   (14,577 )   (13,774 )
  $ 69,078     $ 39,510     $ 58,652     $ 154,518     $ 103,239  

See accompanying summary notes to consolidated financial statements and segment information.

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)

    September 30,
 2014
  December 31,
 2013
     
ASSETS            
             
Current            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 169,974     $ 118,249  
Receivables            
Trade, less allowances of $2,422 and $2,509   212,801     152,240  
Related parties   1,111     583  
Other   7,164     7,268  
Inventories   398,871     383,359  
Deferred income taxes   20,302     18,151  
Prepaid expenses and other   8,855     7,855  
Total current assets   819,078     687,705  
             
Property and equipment, net   362,500     360,985  
Timber deposits   11,304     6,266  
Deferred financing costs   7,453     8,334  
Goodwill   21,823     21,823  
Intangible assets, net   10,207     10,277  
Deferred income taxes   -     760  
Other assets   8,734     8,036  
Total assets   $ 1,241,099     $ 1,104,186  

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(unaudited, in thousands, except per-share data)

    September 30,
 2014
  December 31,
 2013
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
             
Current            
Accounts payable            
Trade   $ 185,420     $ 139,636  
Related parties   2,975     2,484  
Accrued liabilities            
Compensation and benefits   69,695     60,527  
Income taxes payable   13,055     166  
Interest payable   8,076     3,294  
Other   40,011     32,910  
Total current liabilities   319,232     239,017  
             
Debt            
Long-term debt   301,466     301,613  
             
Other            
Compensation and benefits   81,198     96,536  
Other long-term liabilities   18,178     14,539  
    99,376     111,075  
             
Commitments and contingent liabilities            
             
Stockholders' equity            
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding   -     -  
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 43,274 and 43,229 shares issued, respectively   433     432  
Treasury Stock, 3,864 shares at cost   (100,000 )   (100,000 )
Additional paid-in capital   500,879     496,593  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (55,260 )   (55,249 )
Retained earnings   174,973     110,705  
Total stockholders' equity   521,025     452,481  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 1,241,099     $ 1,104,186  

Boise Cascade Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)

    Nine Months Ended
    September 30
    2014   2013
Cash provided by (used for) operations            
Net income   $ 64,268     $ 107,108  
Items in net income not using (providing) cash            
Depreciation and amortization, including deferred financing costs and other   39,223     27,573  
Stock-based compensation   4,186     1,862  
Pension expense   597     8,104  
Deferred income taxes   1,913     (65,095 )
Other   (1,609 )   (628 )
Decrease (increase) in working capital, net of acquisitions            
Receivables   (61,002 )   (63,987 )
Inventories   (15,512 )   (36,440 )
Prepaid expenses and other   (1,695 )   (1,624 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   62,003     50,011  
Pension contributions   (11,675 )   (10,352 )
Income taxes payable   14,883     2,218  
Other   (7,482 )   (862 )
Net cash provided by operations   88,098     17,888  
             
Cash provided by (used for) investment            
Expenditures for property and equipment   (40,860 )   (29,935 )
Acquisitions of businesses and facilities   -     (102,002 )
Proceeds from sales of assets   4,726     1,536  
Other   41     9  
Net cash used for investment   (36,093 )   (130,392 )
             
Cash provided by (used for) financing            
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock   -     262,488  
Treasury stock purchased   -     (100,000 )
Issuances of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility   57,600     130,000  
Payments of long-term debt, including revolving credit facility   (57,600 )   (80,000 )
Financing costs   (11 )   (1,854 )
Other   (269 )   193  
Net cash provided by (used for) financing   (280 )   210,827  
             
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   51,725     98,323  
             
Balance at beginning of the period   118,249     45,893  
             
Balance at end of the period   $ 169,974     $ 144,216  

Summary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Segment Information

            The Consolidated Statements of Operations, Segment Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Segment Information do not include all Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's 2013 Form 10-K and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Net income for all periods presented involved estimates and accruals.

  1. The nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes a $68.7 million income tax benefit associated with the recording of net deferred tax assets upon the Company's conversion from a limited liability company to a corporation.
  2. EBITDA represents income before interest (interest expense and interest income), income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The following table reconciles net income to EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and June 30, 2014, and the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:
  Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
  September 30   June 30,
 2014
  September 30
  2014   2013     2014   2013
                             
  (unaudited, in thousands)
                             
Net income $ 32,285     $ 15,860     $ 26,418     $ 64,268     $ 107,108  
Interest expense 5,514     5,174     5,519     16,545     14,846  
Interest income (57 )   (88 )   (53 )   (180 )   (212 )
Income tax provision (benefit) 18,133     9,602     14,286     35,880     (44,708 )
Depreciation and amortization 13,203     8,962     12,482     38,005     26,205  
EBITDA $ 69,078     $ 39,510     $ 58,652     $ 154,518     $ 103,239  

The following table reconciles segment income (loss) to EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, and June 30, 2014, and the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30   June 30,
 2014
  September 30
    2014   2013     2014   2013
                               
    (unaudited, in thousands)
Wood Products                              
Segment income   $ 40,631     $ 17,928     $ 31,213     $ 84,891     $ 61,781  
Depreciation and amortization   10,711     6,686     10,044     30,735     19,456  
EBITDA   51,342     24,614     41,257     115,626     81,237  
                               
Building Materials Distribution                              
Segment income   21,058     17,863     19,401     46,320     29,136  
Depreciation and amortization   2,448     2,245     2,394     7,149     6,640  
EBITDA   23,506     20,108     21,795     53,469     35,776  
                               
Corporate and Other                              
Segment loss   (5,814 )   (5,243 )   (4,444 )   (14,698 )   (13,883 )
Depreciation and amortization   44     31     44     121     109  
EBITDA   (5,770 )   (5,212 )   (4,400 )   (14,577 )   (13,774 )
                               
Total Company EBITDA   $ 69,078     $ 39,510     $ 58,652     $ 154,518     $ 103,239  

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