hlf-10q_20160331.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

OR

o

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

For the transition period from                     to                     .

Commission file number: 1-32381

 

HERBALIFE LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Cayman Islands

98-0377871

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

P.O. Box 309GT

Ugland House, South Church Street

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(213) 745-0500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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  o

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  o

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

 

Large accelerated filer

x

Accelerated filer

¨

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

o  (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  o    No   x

Number of shares of registrant’s common shares outstanding as of April 28, 2016 was 92,800,128.

 

 

 

 

 


 

HERBALIFE LTD.

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

3

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

4

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

5

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

6

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

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

25

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

43

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

46

 

 

Forward Looking Statements

46

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

47

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

48

 

 

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

63

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

63

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

63

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

64

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

64

 

 

Signatures and Certifications

68

 

 

 

 


 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

HERBALIFE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions, except share and

par value amounts)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

774.2

 

 

$

889.8

 

Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

89.9

 

 

 

69.9

 

Inventories

 

 

336.5

 

 

 

332.0

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

157.8

 

 

 

161.1

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

 

115.7

 

 

 

113.5

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,474.1

 

 

 

1,566.3

 

Property, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

338.6

 

 

 

339.2

 

Deferred compensation plan assets

 

 

29.3

 

 

 

29.3

 

Other assets

 

 

140.2

 

 

 

141.1

 

Marketing related intangibles and other intangible assets, net

 

 

310.1

 

 

 

310.2

 

Goodwill

 

 

94.0

 

 

 

91.8

 

Total assets

 

$

2,386.3

 

 

$

2,477.9

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

72.3

 

 

$

71.1

 

Royalty overrides

 

 

242.1

 

 

 

249.9

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

98.9

 

 

 

128.8

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

237.6

 

 

 

228.7

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

 

410.0

 

 

 

229.5

 

Advance sales deposits

 

 

88.7

 

 

 

63.8

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

58.3

 

 

 

52.6

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,207.9

 

 

 

1,024.4

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

992.8

 

 

 

1,392.5

 

Deferred compensation plan liability

 

 

46.2

 

 

 

43.6

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

0.4

 

 

 

0.4

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

74.1

 

 

 

70.5

 

Total liabilities

 

 

2,321.4

 

 

 

2,531.4

 

CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares, $0.001 par value; 1.0 billion shares authorized; 92.8 million (2016)

   and 92.7 million (2015) shares outstanding

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

0.1

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

 

 

446.5

 

 

 

438.2

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(151.2

)

 

 

(165.5

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(230.5

)

 

 

(326.3

)

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

 

 

64.9

 

 

 

(53.5

)

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)

 

$

2,386.3

 

 

$

2,477.9

 

 

See the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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HERBALIFE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions, except per share amounts)

 

Product sales

 

$

1,052.0

 

 

$

1,028.3

 

Shipping & handling revenues

 

 

67.6

 

 

 

77.1

 

Net sales

 

 

1,119.6

 

 

 

1,105.4

 

Cost of sales

 

 

213.1

 

 

 

215.4

 

Gross profit

 

 

906.5

 

 

 

890.0

 

Royalty overrides

 

 

311.9

 

 

 

323.0

 

Selling, general & administrative expenses

 

 

426.3

 

 

 

431.4

 

Operating income

 

 

168.3

 

 

 

135.6

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

21.5

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

143.4

 

 

 

111.8

 

Income taxes

 

 

47.6

 

 

 

33.6

 

NET INCOME

 

$

95.8

 

 

$

78.2

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

0.95

 

Diluted

 

$

1.12

 

 

$

0.92

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

82.8

 

 

 

82.3

 

Diluted

 

 

85.6

 

 

 

84.6

 

 

See the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

4


 

HERBALIFE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Net income

 

$

95.8

 

 

$

78.2

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income taxes of $(0.8) and $(1.9) for

   the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

(54.9

)

Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives, net of income taxes of $(0.2) and $0.6 for the

   three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

 

 

(5.6

)

 

 

5.2

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale investments, net of income taxes of $0.1 and

   $(0.2) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(0.3

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

(50.0

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

110.1

 

 

$

28.2

 

 

See the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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HERBALIFE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

95.8

 

 

$

78.2

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

23.9

 

 

 

22.9

 

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(2.5

)

Share-based compensation expenses

 

 

9.8

 

 

 

11.1

 

Non-cash interest expense

 

 

15.6

 

 

 

12.2

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(3.2

)

 

 

1.3

 

Inventory write-downs

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

4.9

 

Foreign exchange transaction gain

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

(18.3

)

Foreign exchange loss and other charges relating to Venezuela

 

 

1.9

 

 

 

36.3

 

Other

 

 

(0.8

)

 

 

4.6

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

(17.3

)

 

 

(14.4

)

Inventories

 

 

(2.6

)

 

 

15.0

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

10.8

 

Other assets

 

 

(2.1

)

 

 

(6.2

)

Accounts payable

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

(1.1

)

Royalty overrides

 

 

(10.4

)

 

 

(23.0

)

Accrued expenses and accrued compensation

 

 

(20.4

)

 

 

22.5

 

Advance sales deposits

 

 

23.6

 

 

 

16.3

 

Income taxes

 

 

6.5

 

 

 

(10.6

)

Deferred compensation plan liability

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

1.1

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

141.1

 

 

 

161.1

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(29.7

)

 

 

(22.8

)

Other

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

6.1

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(25.6

)

 

 

(16.7

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal payments on senior secured credit facility and other debt

 

 

(229.7

)

 

 

(25.0

)

Share repurchases

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

(9.0

)

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

2.5

 

Other

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

0.4

 

NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(233.7

)

 

 

(31.1

)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

(43.2

)

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

(115.6

)

 

 

70.1

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

889.8

 

 

 

645.4

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

774.2

 

 

$

715.5

 

 

See the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

6


 

HERBALIFE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization

Herbalife Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt limited liability company, or Herbalife, was incorporated on April 4, 2002. Herbalife Ltd. (and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a global nutrition company that sells weight management, targeted nutrition, energy, sports & fitness, and outer nutrition products. As of March 31, 2016, the Company sold its products to and through a network of 4.0 million independent members, or Members, which included 0.3 million in China. In China, the Company sells its products through retail stores, sales representatives, sales officers and independent service providers. The Company reports revenue in six geographic regions: North America; Mexico; South and Central America; EMEA, which consists of Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific (excluding China); and China.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information of the Company has been prepared in accordance with Article 10 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s, or the SEC, Regulation S-X. Accordingly, as permitted by Article 10 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X, it does not include all of the information required by generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S., or U.S. GAAP, for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 was derived from the audited financial statements at that date and does not include all the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP, as permitted by Article 10 of the SEC’s Regulation S-X. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, include Herbalife and all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial information contains all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, or the 2015 10-K. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step analysis of contracts to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which deferred the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 for all entities by one year to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue versus Net), which clarifies the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations in the new revenue recognition standard. ASU 2016-08 clarifies how an entity should identify the unit of accounting (i.e. the specified good or service) for the principal versus agent evaluation and how it should apply the control principle to certain types of arrangements. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarifies the implementation guidance on how an entity should identify performance obligations in contracts with customers, and how it should account for licensing arrangements with customers. The amendments shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted as of the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40). The purpose of this ASU is to incorporate into U.S. GAAP management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued when applicable), and to provide related footnote disclosures. This update is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. This ASU does not apply to inventory that is measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. The amendments apply to all other inventory, which includes inventory that is measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost. This ASU eliminates from U.S. GAAP the requirement to measure inventory at the lower of cost or market. Market under the previous requirement could be replacement cost, net realizable value, or net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin. Entities within scope of this update will now be required to measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory using LIFO or the retail inventory method. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied prospectively. The Company early adopted ASU 2015-11 as of January 1, 2016. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. This ASU simplifies the presentation of deferred taxes by requiring that deferred tax assets and liabilities be presented as noncurrent on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The updated guidance enhances the reporting model for financial instruments by modifying how entities measure and recognize equity investments and present changes in the fair value of financial liabilities, and by simplifying the disclosure guidance for financial instruments. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The updated guidance requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset, measured at the present value of the future minimum lease payments, at the lease commencement date. Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and qualitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. A modified retrospective approach must be applied for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In March, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-04, Liabilities — Extinguishments of Liabilities (Subtopic 405-20): Recognition of Breakage for Certain Prepaid Stored-Value Products. This ASU requires entities that sell prepaid stored-value products redeemable for goods, services or cash at third-party merchants to recognize breakage (i.e. the value that is ultimately not redeemed by the consumer) in a way that is consistent with how it will be recognized under the new revenue recognition standard. Under current U.S. GAAP, there is diversity in practice in how entities account for breakage that results when a consumer does not redeem the entire product balance. This ASU clarifies that an entity’s liability for prepaid stored-value products within its scope meets the definition of a financial liability. The amendments in this update are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The amendment may be applied using either a modified retrospective approach or a full retrospective approach. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In March, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships. This ASU provides guidance clarifying that the novation of a derivative contract (i.e. a change in counterparty) in a hedge accounting relationship does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedge accounting relationship. If all of the other hedge accounting criteria are met, including the expectation that the hedge will be highly effective when the creditworthiness of the new counterpart to the derivative contract is considered, the hedging relationship will continue uninterrupted. The amendments in this update are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Entities may adopt the guidance prospectively or use a modified retrospective approach. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

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In March, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-06, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments. This ASU clarifies the requirements for assessing whether contingent put or call options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related (i.e. an entity is required to assess whether the economic characteristics and risks of embedded put or call options are clearly and closely related to those of their debt hosts only in accordance with the four-step decision sequence of FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging). An entity should no longer assess whether the event that triggers the ability to exercise a put or call option is related to interest rates or credit risk of the entity. The amendments in this update are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. Entities are required to apply the guidance to existing debt instruments using a modified retrospective transition method as of the period of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In March, 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. This ASU is intended to simplify various aspects related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements, including the income tax effects of share-based payments and accounting for forfeitures. The amendments in this update are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

Venezuela

The adverse operating environment in Venezuela continues to be challenging for the Company’s Venezuela business, with high inflation, pricing limitations, importation restrictions, and foreign exchange restrictions. Foreign exchange controls in Venezuela continue to limit Herbalife Venezuela’s ability to repatriate earnings and settle its intercompany shipment obligations at any official rate. As a result, this has continued to significantly limit Herbalife Venezuela’s ability to acquire its U.S. dollar denominated raw materials and finished good inventory.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized foreign exchange losses and other related charges of $4.7 million and $36.3 million, respectively, within its condensed consolidated statement of income related to its Venezuelan operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, Herbalife Venezuela’s net sales represented less than 1% and approximately 1%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated net sales. As of March 31, 2016, Herbalife Venezuela’s assets primarily consisted of Bolivar-denominated cash of approximately $5.1 million. See the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes in the 2015 10-K for further information on Herbalife Venezuela and Venezuela’s highly inflationary economy.

 

 

3. Inventories

Inventories consist primarily of finished goods available for resale. Inventories are currently stated at lower of cost (primarily on the first-in, first-out basis) and net realizable value.

The following are the major classes of inventory:

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Raw materials

 

$

42.9

 

 

$

41.5

 

Work in process

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

3.8

 

Finished goods

 

 

288.3

 

 

 

286.7

 

Total

 

$

336.5

 

 

$

332.0

 

 

 

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4. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Senior secured credit facility, carrying value

 

$

410.0

 

 

$

639.5

 

Convertible senior notes, carrying value of liability

   component

 

 

992.8

 

 

 

982.5

 

Total

 

 

1,402.8

 

 

 

1,622.0

 

Less: current portion

 

 

410.0

 

 

 

229.5

 

Long-term portion

 

$

992.8

 

 

$

1,392.5

 

 

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On March 9, 2011, the Company entered into a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, or the Credit Facility, with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders and terminated its prior senior secured credit facility, or the Prior Credit Facility.

In March 2011, the Company used $196.0 million in U .S. dollar borrowings under the Credit Facility to repay all amounts outstanding under the Prior Credit Facility. The Company incurred approximately $5.7 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the Credit Facility. These debt issuance costs were recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized over the term of the Credit Facility.

On July 26, 2012, the Company amended the Credit Facility to include a $500.0 million term loan with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders, or the Term Loan. The Term Loan was a part of the Credit Facility and was in addition to the Company’s current revolving credit facility.

In July 2012, the Company used all $500.0 million of the borrowings under the Term Loan to pay down amounts outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The Company incurred approximately $4.5 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the Term Loan. These debt issuance costs were recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and amortized over the life of the Term Loan. The Term Loan matured on March 9, 2016 and was repaid in full.

In February 2014, in connection with issuing the $1.15 billion Convertible Notes described below, the Company amended the Credit Facility. Pursuant to this amendment, the Company amended the terms of the Credit Facility to provide for technical amendments to the indebtedness, asset sale and dividend covenants and the cross-default event of default to accommodate the issuance of the convertible senior notes described below and the capped call and prepaid forward share repurchase transactions described in greater detail in Note 10, Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit). The amendment also increased by 0.50% the highest applicable margin payable by Herbalife in the event that Herbalife’s consolidated total leverage ratio is equal to or exceeds 2.50 to 1.00 and increased the permitted consolidated total leverage ratio of Herbalife under the Credit Facility. The Company incurred approximately $2.3 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the amendment. The debt issuance costs are recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized over the life of the Credit Facility.

On May 4, 2015, the Company amended its Credit Facility to extend the maturity date of its revolving credit facility by one year to March 9, 2017. Pursuant to this amendment and upon execution, the Company made prepayments of approximately $20.3 million and $50.9 million on the Term Loan and revolving credit facility, respectively. Additionally, the Company’s $700 million borrowing capacity on its revolving credit facility was reduced by approximately $235.9 million upon execution of this amendment, and was further reduced by approximately $39.1 million on September 30, 2015, bringing the total available borrowing capacity on its revolving credit facility to $425.0 million as of March 31, 2016. Prior to March 9, 2016, the interest rates on the Company’s borrowings under the Credit Facility remained effectively unchanged except that the minimum applicable margin was increased by 0.50% and LIBOR was subject to a minimum floor of 0.25%. After March 9, 2016, the applicable interest rates on the Company’s borrowings under the Credit Facility increased by 2.00% such that borrowings under the Credit Facility now bear interest at either LIBOR plus the applicable margin between 4.00% and 5.00% or the base rate plus the applicable margin between 3.00% and 4.00%, based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The Company incurred approximately $6.2 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the amendment. The debt issuance costs are recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized over the life of the revolving credit facility.

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The base rate under the Credit Facility represents the highest of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%, and the prime rate offered by Bank of America. The Company, based on its consolidated leverage ratio, pays a commitment fee between 0.40% and 0.50% per annum on the unused portion of the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility also permits the Company to borrow limited amounts in Mexican Peso and Euro currencies based on variable rates. All obligations under the Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the U.S. subsidiaries of the parent company, Herbalife Ltd. and by certain assets of certain foreign subsidiaries of Herbalife Ltd.

The Credit Facility requires the Company to comply with a leverage ratio and a coverage ratio. In addition, the Credit Facility contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur liens, incur indebtedness, make investments, dispose of assets, make certain restricted payments, pay dividends, repurchase its common shares, merge or consolidate and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Credit Facility restricts the Company’s ability to pay dividends or repurchase its common shares to a maximum of $233.0 million until maturity and for every one dollar of share repurchase or dividend paid, the revolving credit facility’s borrowing capacity is permanently decreased by two dollars. The Credit Facility also provides for the grant of security interest on certain additional assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company is also required to maintain a minimum balance of $200.0 million of consolidated cash and cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company was compliant with its debt covenants under the Credit Facility.

On March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the weighted average interest rate for borrowings under the Credit Facility, including borrowings under the Term Loan as of December 31, 2015, was 3.32% and 2.78%, respectively.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company repaid a total amount of $229.7 million to repay in full the Company’s Term Loan. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company repaid a total amount of $25.0 million under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2016, the U.S. dollar amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility was $410.0 million. As of December 31, 2015, the U.S. dollar amount outstanding under the Credit Facility was $639.7 million, which consisted of $229.7 million outstanding on the Term Loan and $410.0 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility. There were no outstanding foreign currency borrowings as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 under the Credit Facility.

The fair value of the outstanding borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility approximated its carrying value as of March 31, 2016 due to its variable interest rate which reprices frequently and which represents floating market rates. The fair value of the outstanding borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility is determined by utilizing Level 2 inputs as defined in Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, such as observable market interest rates and yield curves.

Convertible Senior Notes

During February 2014, the Company initially issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes, or Convertible Notes, in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company granted an option to the initial purchasers to purchase up to an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes which was subsequently exercised in full during February 2014, resulting in a total issuance of $1.15 billion aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations which rank effectively subordinate to any of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, including amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The Convertible Notes pay interest at a rate of 2.00% per annum payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2014. The Convertible Notes mature on August 15, 2019, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The Company may not redeem the Convertible Notes prior to their stated maturity date. Holders of the Convertible Notes may convert their notes at their option under the following circumstances: (i) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending March 31, 2014, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common shares for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) in a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter exceeds 130% of the conversion price for the Convertible Notes on each applicable trading day; (ii) during the five business-day period immediately after any five consecutive trading day period, or the measurement period, in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes for each trading day of that measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common shares and the conversion rate for the Convertible Notes for each such day; or (iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On and after May 15, 2019, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Convertible Notes will be settled in cash and, if applicable, the Company’s common shares, based on the applicable conversion rate at such time. The Convertible Notes had an initial conversion rate of 11.5908 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes (which is equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $86.28 per common share).

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The Company incurred approximately $26.6 million of issuance costs during the first quarter of 2014 relating to the issuance of the Convertible Notes. Of the $26.6 million issuance costs incurred, $21.5 million and $5.1 million were recorded as debt issuance costs and additional paid-in capital, respectively, in proportion to the allocation of the proceeds of the Convertible Notes. The $21.5 million of debt issuance cost recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet is being amortized over the contractual term of the Convertible Notes using the effective interest method.

During February 2014, the $1.15 billion proceeds received from the issuance of the Convertible Notes were initially allocated between long-term debt, or liability component, and additional paid-in-capital, or equity component, within the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at $930.9 million and $219.1 million, respectively. The liability component was measured using the nonconvertible debt interest rate. The carrying amount of the equity component representing the conversion option was determined by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the face value of the Convertible Notes as a whole. Since the Company must still settle these Convertible Notes at face value at or prior to maturity, this liability component will be accreted up to its face value resulting in additional non-cash interest expense being recognized within the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income while the Convertible Notes remain outstanding. The effective interest rate on the Convertible Notes is approximately 6.2% per annum. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification.

As of March 31, 2016, the outstanding principal on the Convertible Notes was $1.15 billion, the unamortized debt discount and debt issuance cost was $157.2 million, and the carrying amount of the liability component was $992.8 million, which was recorded to long-term debt within the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as reflected in the table above within this Note. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the liability component relating to the Convertible Notes was approximately $851.0 million. As of December 31, 2015, the outstanding principal on the Convertible Notes was $1.15 billion, the unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs was $167.6 million, and the carrying amount of the liability component was $982.5 million, which was recorded to long-term debt within the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as reflected in the table above within this Note. As of December 31, 2015, the fair value of the liability component relating to the Convertible Notes was approximately $795.9 million. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company determined the fair value of the liability component of the Convertible Notes using two valuation methods. The Company reviewed market data that was available for publicly traded, senior, unsecured nonconvertible corporate bonds issued by companies with similar credit ratings. Assumptions used in the estimate represent what market participants would use in pricing the liability component, including market yields and credit standing to develop the straight debt yield estimate. The Company also used a lattice model, which included inputs such as stock price, the Convertible Note trading price, volatility and dividend yield to estimate the straight debt yield. The Company combined the results of the two valuation methods to determine the fair value of the liability component of the Convertible Notes. Most of these inputs are primarily considered Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. This valuation approach was similar to the approach the Company used to determine the initial fair value of the liability component of the Convertible Notes on the February 7, 2014 issuance date.

In conjunction with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, during February 2014, the Company paid approximately $685.8 million to enter into prepaid forward share repurchase transactions, or the Forward Transactions, with certain financial institutions, and paid approximately $123.8 million to enter into capped call transactions with respect to its common shares, or the Capped Call Transactions, with certain financial institutions. See Note 10, Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit), for additional discussion on the Forward Transactions and Capped Call Transactions entered into in conjunction with the issuance of these Convertible Notes.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized $16.1 million of interest expense relating to the Convertible Notes, which included $9.4 million relating to non-cash interest expense relating to the debt discount and $0.9 million relating to amortization of debt issuance costs. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized $15.2 million of interest expense relating to the Convertible Notes, which included $8.8 million relating to non-cash interest expense relating to the debt discount and $0.9 million relating to amortization of debt issuance costs. The Company’s total interest expense, including the Credit Facility, was $26.0 million and $23.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which was recognized within its condensed consolidated statement of income.

As of March 31, 2016, the aggregate annual maturity of the Credit Facility was expected to be $410.0 million for 2017. The $1.15 billion Convertible Notes are due in 2019.

Certain vendors and government agencies may require letters of credit or similar guaranteeing arrangements to be issued or executed. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $40.4 million of issued but undrawn letters of credit or similar arrangements, which included the Mexico Value Added Tax, or VAT, related surety bonds described in Note 5, Contingencies.

 

 

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5. Contingencies

The Company is from time to time engaged in routine litigation. The Company regularly reviews all pending litigation matters in which it is involved and establishes reserves deemed appropriate by management for these litigation matters when a probable loss estimate can be made.

As a marketer of foods, dietary and nutritional supplements, and other products that are ingested by consumers or applied to their bodies, the Company has been and is currently subjected to various product liability claims. The effects of these claims to date have not been material to the Company, and the reasonably possible range of exposure on currently existing claims is not material to the Company. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the allegations contained in the lawsuits. The Company currently maintains product liability insurance with an annual deductible of $15 million.

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have been subject to tax audits by governmental authorities in their respective countries. In certain of these tax audits, governmental authorities are proposing that significant amounts of additional taxes and related interest and penalties are due. The Company and its tax advisors believe that there are substantial defenses to governmental allegations that significant additional taxes are owed, and the Company is vigorously contesting the additional proposed taxes and related charges. On May 7, 2010, the Company received an assessment from the Mexican Tax Administration Service in an amount equivalent to approximately $67 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, for various items, the majority of which was VAT allegedly owed on certain of the Company’s products imported into Mexico during the years 2005 and 2006. This assessment is subject to interest and inflationary adjustments. On July 8, 2010, the Company initiated a formal administrative appeal process. On May 13, 2011, the Mexican Tax Administration Service issued a resolution on the Company’s administrative appeal. The resolution nullified the assessment. Since the Mexican Tax Administration Service can further review the tax audit findings and re-issue some or all of the original assessment, the Company commenced litigation in the Tax Court of Mexico in August 2011 to dispute the assertions made by the Mexican Tax Administration Service in the case. The Company received notification on February 6, 2015 that the Tax Court of Mexico nullified substantially all of the assessment. On March 18, 2015, the Mexican Tax Administration Service filed an appeal against the verdict with the Circuit Court. On August 27, 2015, the Circuit Court remanded the case back to the Tax Court of Mexico to reconsider a portion of the procedural decision that was adverse to the Mexican Tax Administration. The Company received notification on March 18, 2016 that the Tax Court of Mexico nullified a portion of the assessment and upheld a portion of the original assessment. The Company is preparing an appeal of this decision to the Circuit Court. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses if the assessment is reissued. The Company has not recognized a loss as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

The Mexican Tax Administration Service commenced audits of the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries for the period from January to September 2007 and on May 10, 2013, the Company received an assessment of approximately $17.0 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, related to that period. On July 11, 2013, the Company filed an administrative appeal disputing the assessment. In addition, the Mexican Tax Administration Service has requested additional information in response to Company filings for VAT refunds. On September 22, 2014, the Mexican Tax Administration Service denied the Company’s administrative appeal. The Company commenced litigation in the Tax Court of Mexico in November 2014 to dispute the assertions made by the Mexican Tax Administration Service in the case. The Company issued a surety bond in the amount of $18.5 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, through an insurance company to guarantee payment of the tax assessment as required while the Company pursues an appeal of the assessment. Litigation in this case is currently ongoing. The Company has not recognized a loss as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

The Mexican Tax Administration Service audited the Company’s Mexican subsidiaries for the 2011 year. The audit focused on importation and VAT issues. On June 25, 2013, the Mexican Tax Administration Service closed the audit of the 2011 year without any assessment.

The Mexican Customs Service has challenged the customs classification codes used by the Company for certain importations. A change in the customs classification codes would require the payment of additional VAT and other taxes for those importations. The Company believes that the customs classification codes used for the importation of these products were correct. The Company has received draft assessments of approximately $12 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, and is discussing the draft assessments with the Mexican Tax Administration Service. The Company expects to challenge assessments as they are received. Most of the products that were the subject of the dispute have since been reformulated to avoid potential additional assessments related to future importations of product. The Company has not recognized a loss as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

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The Mexican Tax Administration Service has delayed processing VAT refunds for companies operating in Mexico and the Company believes that the process for its Mexico subsidiary to receive VAT refunds may be delayed. In March 2015, the Company commenced litigation in the Tax Court of Mexico to reclaim the VAT refund pertaining specifically to the July 2013 period. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $56.2 million of Mexico VAT related assets, of which $49.4 million was within non-current other assets and $6.8 million was within prepaid expenses and other current assets on its consolidated balance sheet. This amount relates to VAT payments made over various periods and the Company believes these amounts are recoverable by refund or they may be applied against certain future tax liabilities. The Company has not recognized any losses related to these VAT related assets as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

On March 26, 2015, the Office of the President of Mexico issued a decree relating to the application of VAT to Nutritional Supplements. The Company continues to believe its application of the VAT law in Mexico is correct. At March 31, 2016, the Company has not recognized any losses as the Company, based on its current analysis and guidance from its advisors, does not believe a loss is probable. The Company continues to evaluate and monitor its situation as it develops, including whether it will make any changes to its operations in Mexico.

The Company has not recognized a loss with respect to any of these Mexican matters as the Company, based on its analysis and guidance from its advisors, does not believe a loss is probable. Further, the Company is currently unable to reasonably estimate a possible loss or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome if an assessment was re-issued or any additional assessments were to be issued for these or other periods. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses if the assessment is re-issued or would have meritorious defenses if any additional assessment is issued.

The Mexican Tax Administration Service has requested information related to the Company’s 2010 year. This information has been provided. In addition, the Mexican Tax Administration Service requested information related to the Company’s 2012 year. This information has been provided. The Mexican Tax Administration Service may request additional information or audit additional periods.

The Company received a tax assessment in September 2009 from the Federal Revenue Office of Brazil in an amount equivalent to approximately $2.2 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, related to withholding/contributions based on payments to the Company’s Members during 2004. On December 28, 2010, the Company appealed this tax assessment to the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (2nd level administrative appeal). The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and it has not recognized a loss as the Company does not believe a loss is probable. On March 6, 2014, the Company was notified of a similar audit of the 2011 year. In January 2016, the Company received a tax assessment for an amount equivalent to approximately $4.9 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, related to contributions based on payments to the Company’s Members during 2011. The Company has not accrued a loss for the majority of the assessment because the Company does not believe a loss is probable. The Company filed a first level administrative appeal against most of the assessment on February 23, 2016. The Company is currently unable to reasonably estimate the amount of the loss that may result from an unfavorable outcome if additional assessments for other periods were to be issued.

The Company’s Brazilian subsidiary pays ICMS-ST taxes on its product purchases, similar to VAT. The Company believes it will be able to utilize or recover these ICMS-ST credits in the future. The Company had $16.9 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, of Brazil ICMS-ST related assets within other assets on its consolidated balance sheet. At March 31, 2016, the Company has not recognized any losses related to these ICMS-ST related assets as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

The Company is under examination in several Brazilian states related to ICMS and ICMS-ST taxation, including an audit in the State of Sao Paulo related to the 2013 and 2014 tax years. Some of these examinations have resulted in assessments for underpaid tax that the Company has appealed. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company filed appeals with state judicial courts against three of the assessments. The Company has issued surety bonds in the aggregate amount of $9.7 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, through an insurance company to guarantee payment of the tax assessments as required while the Company pursues the appeals. In addition, the Company has received several ICMS tax assessments in the aggregate amount of $7.8 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, from several Brazilian states where surety bonds have not been issued. Litigation in all these cases is currently ongoing. The Company has not recognized a loss as the Company does not believe a loss is probable.

The Company has received various tax assessments in multiple states in India for multiple years from the Indian VAT authorities in an amount equivalent to approximately $3.5 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate. These assessments are for underpaid VAT. The Company is litigating these cases at the tax administrative level and the tax tribunal levels as it believes it has meritorious defenses. The Company has not recognized a loss as it does not believe a loss is probable.

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The Korea Customs Service is currently auditing the importation activities of Herbalife Korea for the period January 2011 through May 2013. On January 12, 2016, the Company received a tax assessment of $3.6 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, covering the period January 12, 2011 through April 11, 2011. The Company paid the assessment on January 26, 2016. On April 7, 2016, the Company received a second tax assessment of $2.6 million, translated at the March 31, 2016 spot rate, covering the period April 12, 2011 through July 11, 2011. The Company paid the second assessment on April 20, 2016. The Company disagrees with the assertions made in the assessments, as well as the calculation methodology used in the assessments, and plans to file appeals against the assessments themselves as well as appeals against the calculation methodology used. The Korea Customs Service could issue an assessment or additional quarterly assessments for the remainder of the audit period on a similar basis as the assessments received to date, or use an alternative basis (after considering the appeals that the Company intends to file). The Company has not recognized a loss as the Company does not believe a loss is probable and is unable to reasonably estimate an amount of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome.

 

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Civil Investigative Demand. As previously disclosed, the Company received from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC, a Civil Investigative Demand, or a CID, relating to the FTC’s confidential investigation of whether the Company has complied with federal law in the advertising, marketing, or sale of business opportunities. Pursuant to the CID, as supplemented, the FTC has requested from the Company documents and other information for the time period commencing January 1, 2009 to the present. The Company is currently in discussions with the FTC regarding a potential resolution of these matters.  The possible range of outcomes include the filing by the FTC of a contested civil complaint and further discussions leading to a settlement which would likely include a monetary payment and injunctive and other relief. The Company is cooperating with the investigation and at this time it is difficult to predict the timing, and the likely outcome, of these matters.  The discussions with the FTC are in the advanced stages, but there are still a number of material open issues that could preclude reaching final agreement.  If discussions with the FTC do not continue to progress, it is likely that litigation would ensue.  Although we are confident in our legal position, litigation outcomes by their very nature are difficult to predict and there can be no assurance of a particular outcome.

 

The outcome of these matters with the FTC, whether by mutual resolution or through litigation, could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business operations, its results of operations or its financial condition.  The Company believes it is reasonably possible that it may have incurred a loss. At the present time, the Company’s best estimate of the payment amount that would be made by the Company under a mutual resolution with the FTC is $200 million. The Company has not accrued any amounts with respect to any potential monetary payments relating to this matter. If a resolution is not attained and litigation ensues, the Company is unable to estimate a range of potential loss, if any, relating to these matters.

Since late 2012, a short seller has made and continues to make allegations regarding the Company and its network marketing program. The Company believes these allegations are without merit and is vigorously defending itself against such claims, including proactively reaching out to governmental authorities about what the Company believes is manipulative activity with respect to its securities. Because of these allegations, the Company and others have received and may receive additional regulatory and governmental inquiries. For example, the Company has previously disclosed inquiries from the FTC, Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental authorities. In the future, these and other governmental authorities may determine to seek information from the Company and other persons relating to these same or other allegations. If the Company believes any governmental or regulatory inquiry or investigation is or becomes material it will be disclosed individually. Consistent with its policies, the Company has cooperated and will continue to fully cooperate with any governmental or regulatory inquiries or investigations.

These matters may take several years to resolve. While the Company believes it has meritorious defenses, it cannot be sure of their ultimate resolution. Although the Company may reserve amounts for certain matters that the Company believes represent the most likely outcome of the resolution of these related disputes, if the Company is incorrect in its assessment, the Company may have to record additional expenses, when it becomes probable that an increased potential liability is warranted.

 

 

6. Segment Information

The Company is a nutrition company that sells a wide range of weight management, targeted nutrition, energy, sports & fitness, and outer nutrition products. The Company’s products are manufactured by third party providers and by the Company in its Changsha, Hunan, China extraction facility, Suzhou, China facility, Lake Forest, California facility, and in its Winston-Salem, North Carolina facility, and then are sold to Members who consume and sell Herbalife products to retail consumers or other Members. Revenues reflect sales of products by the Company to its Members and are categorized based on geographic location.

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As of March 31, 2016, the Company sold products in 94 countries throughout the world and was organized and managed by six geographic regions: North America, Mexico, South & Central America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Asia Pacific and China. The Company defines its operating segments as those geographical operations. The Company aggregates its operating segments, excluding China, into a reporting segment, or the Primary Reporting Segment, as management believes that the Company’s operating segments have similar operating characteristics and similar long term operating performance. In making this determination, management believes that the operating segments are similar in the nature of the products sold, the product acquisition process, the types of customers to whom products are sold, the methods used to distribute the products, the nature of the regulatory environment, and their economic characteristics. China has been identified as a separate reporting segment as it does not meet the criteria for aggregation. The Company reviews its net sales and contribution margin by operating segment, and reviews its assets on a consolidated basis and not by operating segment. Therefore, net sales and contribution margin are presented by reportable segment and assets by segment are not presented. The operating information for the two reportable segments are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Reporting Segment

 

$

902.2

 

 

$

941.2

 

China

 

 

217.4

 

 

 

164.2

 

Total Net Sales

 

$

1,119.6

 

 

$

1,105.4

 

 

Contribution Margin(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Reporting Segment

 

$

397.0

 

 

$

419.0

 

China(2)

 

 

197.6

 

 

 

148.0

 

Total Contribution Margin

 

$

594.6

 

 

$

567.0

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses(2)

 

 

426.3

 

 

 

431.4

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

24.9

 

 

 

21.5

 

Other expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

143.4

 

 

 

111.8

 

Income taxes

 

 

47.6

 

 

 

33.6

 

Net Income

 

$

95.8

 

 

$

78.2

 

 

(1)

Contribution margin consists of net sales less cost of sales and Royalty overrides. For the China segment, contribution margin does not include service fees to China independent service providers.

(2)

Service fees to China independent service providers totaling $102.5 million and $78.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following table sets forth net sales by geographic area:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Net Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

240.9

 

 

$

221.9

 

Mexico

 

 

109.7

 

 

 

123.6

 

China

 

 

217.4

 

 

 

164.2

 

Others

 

 

551.6

 

 

 

595.7

 

Total Net Sales

 

$

1,119.6

 

 

$

1,105.4

 

 

 

7. Share-Based Compensation

The Company has share-based compensation plans, which are more fully described in Note 9, Share-Based Compensation, to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2015 10-K. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company granted stock awards subject to service conditions and service and performance conditions, consisting of stock appreciation rights, or SARs.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, share-based compensation expense amounted to $9.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to all non-vested stock awards was $41.3 million and the related weighted-average period over which it is expected to be recognized is approximately 1.4 years.

The following tables summarize the activity under all share-based compensation plans for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

Stock Options & SARs

 

Awards

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value(1)

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015(2)(3)

 

 

12,076

 

 

$

38.70

 

 

6.6 years

 

$

216.4

 

Granted

 

 

51

 

 

$

54.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(200

)

 

$

27.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(87

)

 

$

47.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2016(2) (3)

 

 

11,840

 

 

$

38.89

 

 

6.4 years

 

$

286.9

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2016(4)

 

 

7,210

 

 

$

34.60

 

 

4.9 years

 

$

202.5

 

 

(1)

The intrinsic value is the amount by which the current market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the stock awards.

(2)

Includes 2.4 million and 2.5 million performance condition SARs as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

(3)

Includes 0.1 million market condition SARs.

(4)

Includes 0.5 million performance condition SARs.

The weighted-average grant date fair value of SARs granted during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $21.69 and $12.18, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $5.9 million and $17.6 million, respectively.

 

Incentive Plan and Independent Directors Stock Units

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding and nonvested December 31, 2015

 

 

34

 

 

$

51.08

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(1

)

 

$

59.98

 

Forfeited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding and nonvested March 31, 2016

 

 

33

 

 

$

50.94

 

 

The total vesting date fair value of stock units which vested during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was less than $0.1 million for both periods.

The Company recognizes excess tax benefits associated with share-based compensation to shareholders’ equity (deficit) only when realized. When assessing whether excess tax benefits relating to share-based compensation have been realized, the Company follows the with-and-without approach. Under this approach, excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation are not deemed to be realized until after the utilization of all other tax benefits available to the Company, which are also subject to applicable limitations. As of both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had $25.4 million of unrealized excess tax benefits.

 

 

8. Income Taxes

Income taxes were $47.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $33.6 million for the same period in 2015. The effective income tax rate was 33.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to 30.1% for the same period in 2015. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 was primarily due to the impact of changes in the geographic mix of the Company’s income.

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As of March 31, 2016, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including related interest and penalties was $60.9 million. If the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was recognized, $46.0 million of unrecognized tax benefits, $7.7 million of interest and $1.6 million of penalties would impact the effective tax rate.

The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by up to approximately $11.2 million within the next twelve months. Of this possible decrease, $5.3 million would be due to the settlement of audits or resolution of administrative or judicial proceedings. The remaining possible decrease of $5.9 million would be due to the expiration of statute of limitations in various jurisdictions.

 

 

9. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Foreign Currency Instruments

The Company also designates certain foreign currency derivatives, primarily comprised of foreign currency forward contracts, as freestanding derivatives for which hedge accounting does not apply. The changes in the fair market value of these freestanding derivatives are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company uses freestanding foreign currency derivatives to hedge foreign-currency-denominated intercompany transactions and to partially mitigate the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. The fair value of the freestanding foreign currency derivatives is based on third-party quotes. The Company’s foreign currency derivative contracts are generally executed on a monthly basis.

The Company designates as cash-flow hedges those foreign currency forward contracts it enters into to hedge forecasted inventory purchases and intercompany management fees that are subject to foreign currency exposures. Forward contracts are used to hedge forecasted inventory purchases over specific months. Changes in the fair value of these forward contracts, excluding forward points, designated as cash-flow hedges are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders’ equity (deficit), and are recognized in cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of income during the period which approximates the time the hedged inventory is sold. The Company also hedges forecasted intercompany management fees over specific months. These contracts allow the Company to sell Euros in exchange for U.S. dollars at specified contract rates. Changes in the fair value of these forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholders’ equity (deficit), and are recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of income during the period when the hedged item and underlying transaction affect earnings.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate notional amounts of all foreign currency contracts outstanding designated as cash flow hedges were approximately $85.4 million and $112.8 million, respectively. At March 31, 2016, these outstanding contracts were expected to mature over the next twelve months. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value based on third-party quotes. As of March 31, 2016, the Company recorded assets at fair value of $2.2 million and liabilities at fair value of $1.8 million relating to all outstanding foreign currency contracts designated as cash-flow hedges. As of December 31, 2015, the Company recorded assets at fair value of $4.2 million and liabilities at fair value of $0.5 million relating to all outstanding foreign currency contracts designated as cash-flow hedges. The Company assesses hedge effectiveness and measures hedge ineffectiveness at least quarterly. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the ineffective portion relating to these hedges was immaterial and the hedges remained effective as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the majority of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward contracts had maturity dates of less than twelve months with the majority of freestanding derivatives expiring within one and two months as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, the Company had aggregate notional amounts of approximately $438.1 million of foreign currency contracts, inclusive of freestanding contracts and contracts designated as cash flow hedges.

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Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments

The following table summarizes gains (losses) relating to derivative instruments recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized

in Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts relating to inventory

   and intercompany management fee hedges

 

$

(0.9

)

 

$

7.2

 

 

The following table summarizes gains (losses) relating to derivative instruments recorded to income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Location of Gain

(Loss)

Recognized in Income

 

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Recognized in Income

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts relating to

   inventory hedges and intercompany

   management fee hedges(1)

 

Selling, general and

administrative

expenses

 

$

(0.4

)

 

$

(0.1

)

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts

 

Selling, general and

administrative

expenses

 

$

(2.3

)

 

$

(6.0

)

 

(1)

For foreign exchange contracts designated as hedging instruments, the amounts recognized in income (loss) primarily represent the amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. There were no material ineffective amounts reported for derivatives designated as hedging instruments.

The following table summarizes gains (losses) relating to derivative instruments reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Location of Gain

(Loss)

Reclassified

from Accumulated

Other Comprehensive

Loss into Income

(Effective Portion)

 

Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified

from Accumulated

Other Comprehensive

Loss into Income

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

March 31,

2016

 

 

March 31,

2015

 

 

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts relating to

   inventory hedges

 

Cost of sales

 

$

5.0

 

 

$

1.4

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts relating to

   intercompany management fee hedges

 

Selling, general and

administrative expenses

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

 

 

The Company reports its derivatives at fair value as either assets or liabilities within its condensed consolidated balance sheet. See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements, for information on derivative fair values and their condensed consolidated balance sheet location as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

 

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10. Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Dividends

The declaration of future dividends is subject to the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend upon various factors, including its earnings, financial condition, Herbalife Ltd.’s available distributable reserves under Cayman Islands law, restrictions imposed by the Credit Facility and the terms of any other indebtedness that may be outstanding, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed relevant by its board of directors. The Credit Facility permits payments of dividends up to a specified cap as long as no default or event of default exists and the consolidated leverage ratio specified in the Credit Facility is not exceeded. See Note 4, Long-Term Debt, for further information on restrictions concerning the Company’s ability to declare dividends.

Share Repurchases

On July 30, 2012, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program that will expire on June 30, 2017. On February 3, 2014, the Company announced that its board of directors authorized an increase in the existing share repurchase authorization to an available balance of $1.5 billion. This share repurchase program allows the Company to repurchase its common shares, at such times and prices as determined by the Company’s management as market conditions warrant, and to the extent Herbalife Ltd.’s distributable reserves are available under Cayman Islands law. The Credit Facility permits the Company to repurchase its common shares up to a specified cap as long as no default or event of default exists and the consolidated leverage ratio specified in the Credit Facility is not exceeded. See Note 4, Long-Term Debt, for further information on restrictions concerning the Company’s ability to repurchase its common shares.

In conjunction with the issuance of the Convertible Notes during February 2014, the Company paid approximately $685.8 million to enter into prepaid forward share repurchase transactions, or the Forward Transactions, with certain financial institutions, or the Forward Counterparties, pursuant to which the Company purchased approximately 9.9 million common shares, at an average cost of $69.02 per share, for settlement on or around the August 15, 2019 maturity date for the Convertible Notes, subject to the ability of each Forward Counterparty to elect to settle all or a portion of its Forward Transactions early. See Note 4, Long-Term Debt, to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the conditions for which Holders of the Convertible Notes may convert their notes prior to the maturity date. The Forward Transactions were generally expected to facilitate privately negotiated derivative transactions between the Forward Counterparties and holders of the Convertible Notes, including swaps, relating to the common shares by which holders of the Convertible Notes establish short positions relating to the common shares and otherwise hedge their investments in the Convertible Notes concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the Convertible Notes. The shares are treated as retired shares for basic and diluted EPS purposes although they remain legally outstanding.

As a result of the Forward Transactions, the Company’s total shareholders’ equity (deficit) within its condensed consolidated balance sheet was reduced by approximately $685.8 million during the first quarter of 2014, with amounts of $653.9 million and $31.9 million being allocated between accumulated deficit and additional paid-in-capital, respectively, within total shareholders’ equity (deficit). Also, upon executing the Forward Transactions, the Company recorded, at fair value, $35.8 million in non-cash issuance costs to other assets and a corresponding amount to additional paid-in-capital within its condensed consolidated balance sheet. These non-cash issuance costs will be amortized to interest expense over the contractual term of the Forward Transactions. For both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $1.6 million of non-cash interest expense within its condensed consolidated statement of income relating to amortization of these non-cash issuance costs.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not repurchase any of its common shares through open market purchases. As of March 31, 2016, the remaining authorized capacity under the Company’s $1.5 billion share repurchase program was $232.9 million inclusive of reductions for the Forward Transactions.

The Company reflects the aggregate purchase price of its common shares repurchased as a reduction to shareholders’ equity (deficit). The Company allocates the purchase price of the repurchased shares to accumulated deficit, common shares and additional paid-in-capital.

The number of shares issued upon vesting or exercise for certain restricted stock units and SARs granted pursuant to the Company’s share-based compensation plans is net of the minimum statutory withholding requirements that the Company pays on behalf of its employees. Although shares withheld are not issued, they are treated as common share repurchases in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, as they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting. These shares do not count against the authorized capacity under the Company’s share repurchase program described above.

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Capped Call Transactions

In February 2014, in connection with the issuance of Convertible Notes, the Company paid approximately $123.8 million to enter into capped call transactions with respect to its common shares, or the Capped Call Transactions, with certain financial institutions. The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in the event that the market price of the common shares is greater than the strike price of the Capped Call Transactions, initially set at $86.28 per common share, with such reduction of potential dilution subject to a cap based on the cap price initially set at $120.79 per common share. The strike price and cap price are subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions. Therefore, as a result of executing the Capped Call Transactions, the Company in effect will only be exposed to potential net dilution once the market price of its common shares exceeds the adjusted cap price. As a result of the Capped Call Transactions, the Company’s additional paid-in capital within shareholders’ equity (deficit) on its condensed consolidated balance sheet was reduced by $123.8 million during the first quarter of 2014.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive

 

 

 

Income (Loss) by Component

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 

 

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

on

Derivatives

 

 

Unrealized Gain

(Loss) on

Available-For-

Sale

Investments

 

 

Total

 

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 

 

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

on

Derivatives

 

 

Unrealized Gain

(Loss) on

Available-For-

Sale

Investments

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Beginning Balance

 

$

(183.0

)

 

$

17.4

 

 

$

0.1

 

 

$

(165.5

)

 

$

(96.4

)

 

$

18.0

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

(78.2

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

   before reclassifications, net of tax

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

(0.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

19.3

 

 

 

(54.9

)

 

 

6.5

 

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

(50.2

)

Amounts reclassified from

   accumulated other comprehensive

   income (loss) to income, net of

   tax(1)

 

 

 

 

 

(4.9

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

0.2

 

Total other comprehensive income

   (loss), net of reclassifications

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

(5.6

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

14.3

 

 

 

(54.9

)

 

 

5.2

 

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

(50.0

)

Ending balance

 

$

(163.0

)

 

$

11.8

 

 

$

 

 

$

(151.2

)

 

$

(151.3

)

 

$

23.2

 

 

$

(0.1

)

 

$

(128.2

)

 

(1)

See Note 9, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, for information regarding the location in the condensed consolidated statements of income of gains (losses) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into income during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications was net of tax benefits of $0.8 million and $0.2 million for foreign currency translation adjustment and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to income were net of tax expense of $0.1 million for unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale- investments for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications was net of tax benefits of $1.9 million, tax expense of $0.7 million, and tax benefits of $1.0 million for foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives, and unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to income were net of tax benefits of $0.1 million and tax expense of $0.8 million for unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

 

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11. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share represents net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share represents net income divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, inclusive of the effect of dilutive securities such as outstanding stock options, SARs, stock units and warrants.

The following are the common share amounts used to compute the basic and diluted earnings per share for each period:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Weighted average shares used in basic computations

 

 

82.8

 

 

 

82.3

 

Dilutive effect of exercise of equity grants outstanding

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

2.3

 

Weighted average shares used in diluted computations

 

 

85.6

 

 

 

84.6

 

 

There were an aggregate of 4.7 million and 8.7 million of equity grants, consisting of stock options, SARs, and stock units that were outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive or the performance condition for the award had not been satisfied.

Since the Company will settle the principal amount of its Convertible Notes in cash and settle the conversion feature for the amount above the conversion price in common shares, or the conversion spread, the Company uses the treasury stock method for calculating any potential dilutive effect of the conversion spread on diluted earnings per share, if applicable. The conversion spread will have a dilutive impact on diluted earnings per share when the average market price of the Company’s common shares for a given period exceeds the initial conversion price of $86.28 per share. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Convertible Notes have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive since the conversion price of the Convertible Notes exceeded the average market price of the Company’s common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. The initial conversion rate and conversion price is described further in Note 4, Long-Term Debt.

The Capped Call Transactions are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their impact is always anti-dilutive.

 

 

12. Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies the provisions of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or ASC 820, for its financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

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The Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value as discussed throughout the notes to its condensed consolidated financial statements. Foreign exchange currency contracts are valued using standard calculations and models primarily based on inputs such as observable forward rates, spot rates and foreign currency exchange rates at the reporting period ended date. The Company’s derivative assets and liabilities are measured at fair value and consisted of Level 2 inputs and their amounts are shown below at their gross values at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date

 

 

 

Derivative Balance

Sheet

Location

 

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

Fair Value at

March 31,

2016

 

 

Significant Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

Fair Value at

December 31,

2015

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as hedging

   instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts relating to

   inventory and intercompany management fee

   hedges

 

Prepaid expenses and

other current assets

 

$

2.2

 

 

$

4.2

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging

   instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts

 

Prepaid expenses and

other current assets

 

$

1.6

 

 

$

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

$

3.8

 

 

$

6.8

 

LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives designated as hedging

   instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts relating to

   inventory and intercompany management fee

   hedges

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

1.8

 

 

$

0.5

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging

   instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange currency contracts

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

5.6

 

 

$

6.2

 

 

 

 

 

$

7.4

 

 

$

6.7

 

 

The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets consist of Company owned life insurance policies. As these policies are recorded at their cash surrender value, they are not required to be included in the fair value table above. See Note 6, Employee Compensation Plans, to the Company’s 2015 10-K for a further description of its deferred compensation plan assets.

The following tables summarize the offsetting of the fair values of the Company’s derivative assets and derivative liabilities for presentation in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets

 

 

 

Gross

Amounts of

Recognized

Assets

 

 

Gross

Amounts

Offset in the

Balance Sheet

 

 

Net Amounts

of Assets

Presented in

the Balance

Sheet