Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2009

 

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32327   20-0891589

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3033 Campus Drive

Suite E490

Plymouth, Minnesota

  55441
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 918-8270

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information is being “furnished” in accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing:

MOSAIC SEGMENT REALIGNMENT

This report should be read in conjunction with The Mosaic Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended August 31, 2009, including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.

Introduction

On November 30, 2009, The Mosaic Company (“Mosaic”, and individually or in any combination with its consolidated subsidiaries, “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company”) announced that it was realigning its business segments (the “Realignment”) to more clearly reflect the Company’s evolving business model. Our business segments are determined by management based upon factors such as products and services, production processes, technologies, market dynamics, and for which segment financial information is readily available for our chief operating decision maker. The Realignment consists of moving from three to two business segments by combining our Offshore business segment with our Phosphates business segment as this is how our chief operating decision maker began viewing and evaluating our operations during the second quarter. Our reported Potash business segment results are not affected by the Realignment; however, our previously reported average selling price for muriate of potash (“MOP”) and K-Mag® has been adjusted to eliminate intersegment transactions.

Below is information regarding the Company, our business segments, and certain factors that can affect our results of operations and financial condition following the Realignment, as well as key statistics for our Phosphates segment adjusted to reflect the Realignment.

The Company and Our Business Segments

We are one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. We conduct our business through wholly and majority owned subsidiaries as well as businesses in which we own less than a majority or a non-controlling interest, including consolidated variable interest entities and investments accounted for by the equity method. After the Realignment, we are organized in two business segments.

Our Phosphates business segment owns and operates mines and production facilities in Florida which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients, and processing plants in Louisiana which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients. Our Phosphates segment’s results have historically included North American distribution activities and the results of Phosphate Chemicals Export Association, Inc. (“PhosChem”), a U.S. Webb-Pomerene Act association of phosphate producers which exports concentrated phosphate crop nutrient products around the world for us and PhosChem’s other member.

In the Realignment, we eliminated reporting our Offshore business as a separate segment and now include the former Offshore business as part of our Phosphates segment. Our former Offshore business was principally an international distributor of crop nutrients. Our Phosphates business segment now includes North American distribution activities, the results of PhosChem, and our

 

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international distribution activities which include sales offices, port terminals and warehouses in several key international countries, including Brazil. In addition, the international distribution activities include blending, bagging and three single superphosphate production facilities, as well as strategic equity interests in crop nutrient producers in Brazil and China. The blending and bagging production facilities primarily produce blended crop nutrients (“Blends”) from phosphate, potash and nitrogen. The average product mix in our Blends (by volumes) contains approximately 50% phosphate, 25% potash and 25% nitrogen, although this mix can differ based on seasonal and other factors.

Our international distribution operations have historically served as an outlet for our North American Phosphates production, both for resale and as an input for Blends, and we expect to expand this role in the future. Our Potash segment also has historically furnished a portion of the raw material needs for the production of Blends, and is expected to continue to do so in the future. The Realignment is intended to further align our strong global distribution resources with our North American production assets.

Our Potash business segment owns and operates potash mines and production facilities in Canada and the U.S. which produce potash-based crop nutrients, animal feed ingredients and industrial products. Potash sales include domestic and international sales. We are a member of Canpotex, Limited (“Canpotex”), an export association of Canadian potash producers through which we sell our Canadian potash internationally.

Certain Key Factors that can Affect Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Our primary products, phosphate and potash crop nutrients and Blends, are, to a large extent, global commodities that are also available from a number of domestic and international competitors, and are sold by negotiated contracts or by reference to published market prices. The most important competitive factor for our products is delivered price. As a result, the markets for our products are highly competitive. Business and economic conditions and governmental policies affecting the agricultural industry are the most significant factors affecting worldwide demand for crop nutrients. The profitability of our businesses is heavily influenced by worldwide supply and demand for our products, which affects our sales prices and volumes. Our costs per tonne to produce our products are also heavily influenced by worldwide supply and demand because of the significant fixed costs associated with owning and operating our major facilities. World prices for the key inputs for concentrated phosphate products, including ammonia, sulfur and phosphate rock, have an effect on industry-wide phosphate prices and costs. The primary feedstock for producing ammonia is natural gas, and costs for ammonia are generally highly dependent on natural gas prices. Sulfur is a world commodity that is primarily produced as a byproduct of oil refining, where the cost is based on supply and demand for sulfur. We produce substantially all of our requirements for phosphate rock.

Prior to the Realignment, our reported Phosphates segment net sales, sales volumes and average selling price included intercompany sales to our Offshore segment, and our reported Offshore net sales included sales of products purchased from our Phosphates segment. The intercompany transactions were then eliminated at the consolidated level. As a result of the Realignment, we are no longer separately reporting intercompany sales from our North American phosphate production operations to our international distribution operations. Although this does not affect consolidated net sales, it does reduce our reported concentrated phosphate crop nutrient sales volumes because a portion of our North American concentrated phosphate crop nutrient production is incorporated in our reported sales volumes of Blends. Our Phosphates segment’s reported selling price per tonne for diammonium phosphate (“DAP”) is also affected by the segment realignment as it has been adjusted to eliminate intersegment transactions.

 

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Key Metrics Following the Realignment

The tables below show net sales, gross margin, operating earnings (loss) and depreciation, depletion and amortization for our reportable segments for each of the eight fiscal quarters through the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2009, adjusted to reflect the Realignment and as previously reported:

Condensed Consolidated Financial Highlights—As Revised

(dollars in millions)

The Mosaic Company                     (unaudited)
     Three months ended
     August 31
2009
    May 31
2009
    February 28
2009
    November 30
2008
    August 31
2008
   May 31
2008
    February 29
2008
    November 30
2007

Net sales:

                 

Phosphates (a)

   $ 1,194.5      $ 1,187.6      $ 871.3      $ 2,022.6      $ 3,328.4    $ 2,567.1      $ 1,574.5      $ 1,747.8

Potash

     333.3        386.8        480.8        973.2        976.4      860.5        547.3        431.6

Corporate/Other (b)

     (70.6     19.1        23.4        10.7        17.7      39.1        25.4        16.0
                                                             
   $ 1,457.2      $ 1,593.5      $ 1,375.5      $ 3,006.5      $ 4,322.5    $ 3,466.7      $ 2,147.2      $ 2,195.4
                                                             

Gross margin:

                 

Phosphates (c)

   $ 114.5      $ (31.9   $ (70.1   $ 199.4      $ 1,132.5    $ 942.9      $ 521.9      $ 436.5

Potash

     124.6        221.2        206.6        574.9        503.2      342.4        209.1        175.2

Corporate/Other (b)(c)

     (16.9     14.8        3.8        (0.6     12.9      2.4        (3.1     11.4
                                                             
   $ 222.2      $ 204.1      $ 140.3      $ 773.7      $ 1,648.6    $ 1,287.7      $ 727.9      $ 623.1
                                                             

Operating earnings (loss):

                 

Phosphates (c)

   $ 46.5      $ (79.2   $ (152.2   $ 135.9      $ 1,057.2    $ 858.2      $ 461.5      $ 364.2

Potash

     99.3        198.6        186.0        547.5        477.8      331.3        195.9        161.2

Corporate/Other (b)(c)

     (11.6     6.9        9.9        (1.4     13.9      (9.4     (10.0     4.2
                                                             
   $ 134.2      $ 126.3      $ 43.7      $ 682.0      $ 1,548.9    $ 1,180.1      $ 647.4      $ 529.6
                                                             

Depreciation, depletion and amortization:

Phosphates

   $ 59.9      $ 60.3      $ 60.8      $ 56.6      $ 53.3    $ 66.3      $ 50.6      $ 52.0

Potash

     29.7        30.2        27.1        30.2        31.9      36.0        33.7        30.1

Corporate/Other

     2.5        2.5        2.5        2.6        2.5      2.4        2.4        2.4
                                                             
   $ 92.1      $ 93.0      $ 90.4      $ 89.4      $ 87.7    $ 104.7      $ 86.7      $ 84.5
                                                             

 

(a)

Includes PhosChem sales and cost of goods sold for its other member of $112 million, $86 million, $1 million, $324 million, $289 million, $141 million, $69 million and $145 million for the three months ended August 31, 2009, May 31, 2009, February 28, 2009, November 30, 2008, August 31, 2008, May 31, 2008, February 29, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively. PhosChem is a consolidated subsidiary of Mosaic.

(b)

Includes elimination of intersegment sales.

(c)

The Phosphates segment impact of lower of cost or market inventory write-downs was $46.9 million for the three months ended May 31, 2009, $28.3 million for the three months ended February 28, 2009, and $287.7 million for the three months ended November 30, 2008. In addition, Corporate/Other includes $5.8 million lower of cost or market inventory write-down related to nitrogen products for the three months ended November 30, 2008.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Financial Highlights—As Previously Reported

(dollars in millions)

The Mosaic Company                    (unaudited
     Three months ended  
     August 31
2009
    May 31
2009
    February 28
2009
    November 30
2008
    August 31
2008
    May 31
2008
    February 29
2008
    November 30
2007
 

Net sales:

                

Phosphates (a) 

   $ 814.4      $ 884.5      $ 552.4      $ 1,750.9      $ 2,592.8      $ 2,035.1      $ 1,257.8      $ 1,230.8   

Potash

     333.3        386.8        480.8        973.2        976.4        860.5        547.3        431.6   

Offshore

     468.1        394.1        344.7        562.4        1,048.0        695.0        387.0        644.3   

Corporate/Other (b)

     (158.6     (71.9     (2.4     (280.0     (294.7     (123.9     (44.9     (111.3
                                                                
   $ 1,457.2      $ 1,593.5      $ 1,375.5      $ 3,006.5      $ 4,322.5      $ 3,466.7      $ 2,147.2      $ 2,195.4   
                                                                

Gross margin:

                

Phosphates (c)

   $ 111.4      $ 32.9      $ (63.2   $ 298.2      $ 1,005.7      $ 851.6      $ 478.4      $ 397.6   

Potash

     124.6        221.2        206.6        574.9        503.2        342.4        209.1        175.2   

Offshore (d)

     11.2        (109.2     (81.5     (95.2     180.6        133.5        43.2        50.1   

Corporate/Other (b)(d)

     (25.0     59.2        78.4        (4.2     (40.9     (39.8     (2.8     0.2   
                                                                
   $ 222.2      $ 204.1      $ 140.3      $ 773.7      $ 1,648.6      $ 1,287.7      $ 727.9      $ 623.1   
                                                                

Operating earnings (loss):

                

Phosphates (c)

   $ 61.2      $ 2.3      $ (123.9   $ 258.8      $ 950.8      $ 797.4      $ 442.7      $ 346.8   

Potash

     99.3        198.6        186.0        547.5        477.8        331.3        195.9        161.2   

Offshore (d)

     (8.0     (126.7     (103.6     (120.1     159.0        101.5        18.1        25.7   

Corporate/Other (b)(d)

     (18.3     52.1        85.2        (4.2     (38.7     (50.1     (9.3     (4.1
                                                                
   $ 134.2      $ 126.3      $ 43.7      $ 682.0      $ 1,548.9      $ 1,180.1      $ 647.4      $ 529.6   
                                                                

Depreciation, depletion and amortization:

  

Phosphates

   $ 55.6      $ 56.2      $ 57.1      $ 52.7      $ 48.4      $ 61.6      $ 46.0      $ 47.5   

Potash

     29.7        30.2        27.1        30.2        31.9        36.0        33.7        30.1   

Offshore

     4.3        4.1        3.7        3.9        4.9        4.7        4.6        4.5   

Corporate/Other

     2.5        2.5        2.5        2.6        2.5        2.4        2.4        2.4   
                                                                
   $ 92.1      $ 93.0      $ 90.4      $ 89.4      $ 87.7      $ 104.7      $ 86.7      $ 84.5   
                                                                

 

(a)

Includes PhosChem sales and cost of good sold for its other member of $112 million, $86 million, $1 million, $324 million, $289 million, $141 million, $69 million and $145 million for the three months ended August 31, 2009, May 31, 2009, February 28, 2009, November 30, 2008, August 31, 2008, May 31, 2008, February 29, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively. PhosChem is a consolidated subsidiary of Mosaic.

(b)

Includes elimination of intercompany sales.

(c)

The Phosphates segment impact of lower of cost or market inventory write-down was $14.5 million and $213.2 million for the three months ended May 31, 2009 and November 30, 2008, respectively.

(d)

The Offshore segment impact of lower of cost or market inventory write-downs was $64.9 million, $32.5 million, and $149.3 million for the three months ended May 31, 2009, February 28, 2009, and November 30, 2008, respectively; however, the consolidated impact was $46.9 million, $28.3 million, and $74.5 million for the three months ended May 31, 2009, February 28, 2009 and November 30, 2008, respectively, as some of the product was purchased from the Phosphates segment. The $18.0 million, $4.2 million and $74.8 million intercompany amounts for the three months ended May 31, 2009, February 28, 2009, and November 30, 2008, respectively, were eliminated and included in Corporate/Other. In addition, Corporate/Other includes $5.8 million lower of cost or market inventory write-down related to nitrogen products for the three months ended November 30, 2008.

 

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The tables below show certain additional key statistics for our business for each of the eight fiscal quarters through the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2009, adjusted to reflect the Realignment and as previously reported:

Key Statistics—As Revised

The Mosaic Company

                  (unaudited)
    Three months ended
    August 31
2009
  May 31
2009
  February 28
2009
    November 30
2008
  August 31
2008
  May 31
2008
  February 29
2008
  November 30
2007

Sales volumes (000 tonnes):

               

Phosphates Segment

               

Phosphates

               

Crop Nutrients (a):

               

North America

    683     627     482        366     779     1,005     979     845

International

    1,161     1,076     617        602     1,093     1,055     934     1,160

Crop Nutrient Blends (b)

    702     535     299        406     731     760     580     891

Feed Phosphates

    150     130     131        125     186     236     259     234

Other (c)

    194     140     89        254     281     207     138     355
                                                 

Total Phosphates Segment Tonnes (a)

    2,890     2,508     1,618        1,753     3,070     3,263     2,890     3,485
                                                 

Potash Segment

               

Potash

               

Crop Nutrients (d):

               

North America

    109     234     201        524     546     950     825     789

International

    508     236     317        921     1,090     1,105     1,028     948

Non agricultural

    178     177     266        277     261     305     249     279
                                                 

Total Potash Segment Tonnes (e)

    795     647     784        1,722     1,897     2,360     2,102     2,016
                                                 

Production volumes (North America) (000 tonnes):

               

Phosphates

    1,817     1,882     918        1,332     2,084     2,090     1,910     1,995

Potash

    816     766     1,377        2,014     1,974     2,274     2,200     1,864

Average selling price per tonne:

               

DAP (f)

  $ 278   $ 365   $ 499  (j)    $ 1,086   $ 1,028   $ 759   $ 490   $ 414

Blends (b)(g)

    401     409     429        711     840     630     482     410

MOP (f)

    354     540     565        529     488     335     221     174

K-Mag®(f)

    301     366     354        325     292     186     143     132

Average price for key raw materials:

               

Ammonia (tonne) (Central Florida) (h)

  $ 233   $ 292   $ 496      $ 810   $ 572   $ 573   $ 399   $ 316

Sulfur (long ton) (North America)

    43     72     228        488     573     389     175     100

Canadian resource taxes and royalties (i)

  $ 17   $ 26   $ 78      $ 142   $ 169   $ 207   $ 82   $ 34

 

(a)

Phosphates volumes represent dry product tonnes. Excludes tonnes sold by PhosChem for its other member.

(b)

The average product mix in our Blends (by volumes) contains approximately 50% phosphate, 25% potash and 25% nitrogen, although this mix can differ based on seasonal and other factors.

(c)

Other volumes are primarily single superphosphate, potash and urea sold in countries outside North America.

(d)

Potash volumes include intersegment sales, and exclude tonnes mined under a third party tolling arrangement.

(e)

Includes sales volumes (in thousands of tonnes) of 103 tonnes, 135 tonnes, 75 tonnes, 125 tonnes, 209 tonnes, 544 tonnes, 246 tonnes and 167 tonnes of K-Mag® for the three months ended August 31, 2009, May 31, 2009, February 28, 2009, November 30, 2008, August 31, 2008, May 31, 2008, February 29, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively.

(f)

FOB Plant, sales to unrelated parties.

(g)

FOB destination

(h)

Delivered Tampa, Florida

(i)

Amounts in millions of U.S. dollars

(j)

The increase in the average selling price of DAP to $499 per tonne compared to the previously reported selling price is related to a significant level of sales that quarter to customers in India at higher pricing.

 

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Key Statistics—As Previously Reported

The Mosaic Company

                          (unaudited)
     Three months ended
     August 31
2009
     May 31
2009
   February 28
2009
   November 30
2008
   August 31
2008
     May 31
2008
     February 29
2008
     November 30
2007

Sales volumes (000 tonnes):

                       

Phosphates Segment

                       

Phosphates

                       

Crop Nutrients (a):

                       

North America

     683         627      482      366      779         1,005         979         845

International

     1,244         1,118      500      740      1,138         1,135         980         1,201

Feed Phosphates

     135         122      115      126      174         213         249         234
                                                               

Total Phosphates Segment Tonnes (a)

     2,062         1,867      1,097      1,232      2,091         2,353         2,208         2,280
                                                               

Potash Segment

                       

Potash

                       

Crop Nutrients (b):

                       

North America

     109         234      201      524      546         950         825         789

International

     508         236      317      921      1,090         1,105         1,028         948

Non agricultural

     178         177      266      277      261         305         249         279
                                                               

Total Potash Segment Tonnes (c)

     795         647      784      1,722      1,897         2,360         2,102         2,016
                                                               

Production volumes (North America)

(000 tonnes):

                       

Phosphates

     1,817         1,882      918      1,332      2,084         2,090         1,910         1,995

Potash

     816         766      1,377      2,014      1,974         2,274         2,200         1,864

Average selling price per metric tonne:

                       

DAP (d)

   $ 276       $ 345    $ 413    $ 1,083    $ 1,013       $ 754       $ 487       $ 417

MOP (d)

     382         540      565      529      488         335         221         174

K-Mag®(d)

     301         369      354      318      288         186         145         132

Average price for key raw materials:

                       

Ammonia (tonne) (Central Florida) (e)

   $ 233       $ 292    $ 496    $ 810    $ 572       $ 573       $ 399       $ 316

Sulfur (long ton)

     43         72      228      488      573         389         175         100

Canadian resource taxes and royalties (f)

   $ 17       $ 26    $ 78    $ 142    $ 169       $ 207       $ 82       $ 34

 

(a)

Phosphates volumes represent dry product tonnes, primarily DAP and MAP. Excludes tonnes sold by PhosChem for its other member.

(b)

Potash volumes exclude tonnes mined under a third party tolling arrangement.

(c)

Includes sales volumes (in thousands of tonnes) of 103 tonnes, 135 tonnes, 75 tonnes, 125 tonnes, 209 tonnes, 544 tonnes, 246 tonnes, and 167 tonnes of K-Mag® for the three months ended August 31, 2009, May 31, 2009, February 29, 2009, November 30, 2008, August 31, 2008, May 31, 2008, February 29, 2008, and November 30, 2007, respectively.

(d)

FOB plant

(e)

Delivered Tampa, Florida

(f)

Amounts in millions of U.S. dollars

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

  THE MOSAIC COMPANY

Date: December 21, 2009

  By:  

/s/ Richard L. Mack

  Name:   Richard L. Mack
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General
    Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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