bpg10q013114.htm


 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 [X]     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended December 28, 2013
or
 [   ]     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
Commission File Number 001-35672
BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
20-5234618
(State or other jurisdiction  
of incorporation or organization)
(IRS employer  
identification number)
 
101 Oakley Street  
Evansville, Indiana
  
47710
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
  
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (812) 424-2904  
  
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
   
Title of Each Class
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None   
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes [   ]  No [X]  
  
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Yes [  ]  No [ X]  
  
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 such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X ]  No [  ]  
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes [ X]  No [  ]  
  
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K:  [  ]  
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, or non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):          
      Large accelerated filer [     ]           Accelerated filer [    ]              Non-accelerated filer [  X  ] Small reporting company [    ] 
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).             Yes[    ]   No[ X ]  
 
As of January 31, 2014, there were approximately 116,300,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding. 
 
 
 

 
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events.  The forward-looking statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the heading "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".  You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,”  “outlook,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that relate to our strategy, plans or intentions.  All statements we make relating to our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or to our expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-looking statements.  In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments.  These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected.  We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions.  While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.  All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this Form 10-Q. 
 
All forward-looking information and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements.  Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include: 
 
·  
risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and debt service; 
·  
changes in prices and availability of resin and other raw materials and our ability to pass on changes in raw material prices on a timely basis; 
·  
performance of our business and future operating results; 
·  
risks related to our acquisition strategy and integration of acquired businesses; 
·  
reliance on unpatented know-how and trade secrets; 
·  
increases in the cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental, safety, and production and product laws and regulations; 
·  
risks related to disruptions in the overall economy and the financial markets that may adversely impact our business; 
·  
catastrophic loss of one of our key manufacturing facilities, natural disasters, and other unplanned business interruptions; 
·  
risks of competition, including foreign competition, in our existing and future markets; 
·  
general business and economic conditions, particularly an economic downturn; 
·  
risks that our restructuring program may entail greater implementation costs or result in lower cost savings than anticipated;
·  
the ability of our insurance to cover fully our potential exposures; and
·  
the other factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2013 in the section titled “Risk Factors.” 
 
We caution readers that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you.  In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q may not in fact occur.  Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on those statements.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. 
 
Readers should carefully review the factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2013 in the section titled “Risk Factors” and other risk factors identified from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.
 
 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Form 10-Q Index
For Quarterly Period Ended December 28, 2013  
 
Part I.
Financial Information
Page No.
 
Item 1.
 
   
   
   
   
   
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
 
   
 
Item 3.
 
Item 4.
Part II.
Other Information
 
 
Item 1.
 
Item 1A.
 
Item 2.
 
Item 3.
 
Item 4.
 
Item 5.
 
Item 6.
 

 
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Item 1.     Financial Statements
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 (in millions of dollars, except per share data)
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
September 28, 2013
 
Assets
 
(Unaudited)
       
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 162     $ 142  
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $3 at December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013)
    405       449  
Inventories:
               
Finished goods
    333       335  
Raw materials and supplies
    239       240  
      572       575  
Deferred income taxes
    260       139  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    45       32  
Total current assets
    1,444       1,337  
Property, plant, and equipment, net
    1,280       1,266  
Goodwill, intangible assets and deferred costs, net
    2,528       2,520  
Other assets
    12       12  
Total assets
  $ 5,264     $ 5,135  
 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
               
 
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 362     $ 337  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    327       276  
Current portion of long-term debt
    74       71  
Total current liabilities
    763       684  
Long-term debt, less current portion
    3,875       3,875  
Deferred income taxes
    509       385  
Other long-term liabilities
    300       387  
Total liabilities
    5,447       5,331  
Commitments and contingencies
               
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
               
Common stock; ($0.01 par value;  400,000,000 shares authorized; 116,279,187 shares issued and 116,208,703 shares outstanding as of December 28, 2013; 115,895,927 issued and 115,825,443 outstanding as of September 28, 2013)
    1       1  
Additional paid-in capital
    330       322  
Non-controlling interest
    3       3  
Accumulated deficit
    (498 )     (504 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (19 )     (18 )
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    (183 )     (196 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ 5,264     $ 5,135  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars, except per share data)
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
December 29, 2012
 
Net sales
  $ 1,140     $ 1,072  
Costs and expenses:
               
Cost of goods sold
    964       895  
Selling, general and administrative
    77       77  
Amortization of intangibles
    26       27  
Restructuring and impairment charges
    10       5  
Operating income
    63       68  
Debt extinguishment
          16  
Other income, net
    (1 )     (3 )
Interest expense, net
    55       70  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    9       (15 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    3       (5 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 6     $ (10 )
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 5     $ (7 )
                 
 
Net income (loss) per share:
               
Basic
  $ 0.05     $ (0.09 )
Diluted
    0.05       (0.09 )
Outstanding weighted-average shares:
(in thousands)
               
Basic
    115,933       111,352  
Diluted
    120,479       111,352  
                 
                 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Quarterly Period Ended December 29, 2012 and December 28, 2013
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars)
 
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-in Capital
   
Notes Receivable-Common Stock
   
Non-controlling Interest
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
Balance at September 29, 2012
  $ 1     $ 131     $ (2 )   $ 3     $ (47 )   $ (561 )   $ (475 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
          4                               4  
Stock compensation expense
          4                               4  
Termination of redeemable shares                            redemption requirement
          23        —                         23  
Proceeds from initial public offering
          438                               438  
Initial obligation under tax receivable agreement
          (300 )      —                         (300 )
Derivative amortization
                            1             1  
Net loss
                                  (10 )     (10 )
Currency translation
                            2             2  
Balance at December 29, 2012
  $ 1     $ 300     $ (2 )   $ 3     $ (44 )   $ (571 )   $ (313 )
 
Balance at September 28, 2013
  $ 1     $ 322     $     $ 3     $ (18 )   $ (504 )   $ (196 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
          3                               3  
Stock compensation expense
          5                               5  
Net income
                                  6       6  
Currency translation
                            (1 )           (1 )
Balance at December 28, 2013
  $ 1     $ 330     $     $ 3     $ (19 )   $ (498 )   $ (183 )
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in millions of dollars)
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
December 29, 2012
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
           
Net income (loss)
  $ 6     $ (10 )
Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    59       60  
Amortization of intangibles
    26       27  
Non-cash interest expense
    2       5  
Deferred income tax
    4       (5 )
Debt extinguishment
          16  
Stock compensation expense
    5       4  
Impairment of long-lived assets
    2        
Other non-cash items
    1       1  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable, net
    51       61  
Inventories
    14       (14 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (4 )     12  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    6       (70 )
Net cash from operating activities
    172       87  
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
               
Additions to property, plant and equipment
    (47 )     (45 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
    1       2  
Deposit on acquisition of business
    (5 )      
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
    (62 )     (20 )
Net cash from investing activities
    (113 )     (63 )
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
               
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
    3       1  
Repayments on long-term borrowings
    (13 )     (522 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    3       4  
Payment of tax receivable agreement
    (32 )      
Proceeds from initial public offering
          438  
Net cash from financing activities
    (39 )     (79 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
           
Net change in cash
    20       (55 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    142       87  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 162     $ 32  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(tables in millions of dollars, except per share data)
 
 
1.  Background
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (“Berry” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials with a track record of delivering high-quality customized solutions to our customers.  Representative examples of our products include drink cups, thin-wall containers, bottles, specialty closures, prescription vials, specialty films, adhesives and corrosion protection materials.  We sell our solutions predominantly into consumer-oriented end-markets, such as food and beverage, healthcare and personal care.   
 
2.  Basis of Presentation
 
Berry, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries operates in four primary segments:  Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top, Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging.  The Company’s customers are located principally throughout the United States, without significant concentration in any one region or with any one customer.  The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year end September 28, 2013.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.  The Company issued financial statements by filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has evaluated subsequent events up to the time of the filing.
 
In October 2012, the Company filed an initial public offering.  The proceeds, net of transaction fees, of $438 million and cash from operations were used to repurchase $455 million of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes.  In connection with the initial public offering, the Company entered into an income tax receivable agreement that provides for the payment to pre-initial public offering stockholders, option holders and holders of our stock appreciation rights, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, foreign, state and local income tax that are actually realized (or are deemed to be realized in the case of a change of control) as a result of the utilization of our and our subsidiaries’ net operating losses attributable to periods prior to the initial public offering.  For further information regarding fiscal 2013 transactions, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year end September 28, 2013.
 
3.  Acquisition
 
Graphic Packaging
 
On September 30, 2013, the Company acquired Graphic Packaging’s flexible plastics and films business (“Graphic”) for a purchase price of $62 million.  Graphic is a producer of wraps, films, pouches, and bags for the food, medical, industrial, personal care, and pet food markets.  The newly acquired business is operated in the Company’s Flexible Packaging Division.  To finance the purchase, the Company used existing liquidity.  The Graphic acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date.  The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair values of fixed assets, intangibles and is reviewing the working capital acquired.
 
4.  Restructuring and Impairment Charges
 
In November 2013, the Company initiated a cost reduction plan designed to deliver meaningful cost savings and optimal equipment utilization. This plan will result in several plant rationalizations.  The Company expects to incur approximately $50 million of total costs throughout fiscal 2014 related to this plan.  These costs will primarily consist of one-time costs associated with facility consolidation, including severance and termination benefits, other costs associated with exiting facilities and non-cash asset impairment charges.
 
 
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Quarterly Period Ended
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
December 29, 2012
 
Rigid Open Top
           
Severance and termination benefits
  $ 1     $ 1  
Total
  $ 1     $ 1  
Rigid Closed Top
               
Severance and termination benefits
  $     $ 1  
Facility exit costs and other
          1  
Asset impairment
           
Total
  $     $ 2  
Engineered Materials
               
Severance and termination benefits
  $ 1     $ 1  
Facility exit costs and other
           
Asset impairment
    2        
Total
  $ 3     $ 1  
Flexible Packaging
               
Severance and termination benefits
  $ 3     $  
Facility exit costs and other
    3       1  
Asset impairment
           
Total
  $ 6     $ 1  
Consolidated
               
Severance and termination benefits
  $ 5     $ 3  
Facility exit costs and other
    3       2  
Asset impairment
    2        
Total
  $ 10     $ 5  
 
The table below sets forth the activity with respect to the restructuring accrual at September 28, 2013 and December 28, 2013:
 
   
Severance and termination benefits
   
Facilities exit costs and other
   
Non-cash
   
Total
 
Balance at September 29, 2012
  $ 4     $ 3     $     $ 7  
Charges
    5       3       6       14  
Non-cash asset impairment
                (6 )     (6 )
Cash payments
    (7 )     (4 )           (11 )
Balance at September 28, 2013
    2       2             4  
Charges
    5       3       2       10  
Non-cash asset impairment
                (2 )     (2 )
Cash payments
    (1 )     (3 )           (4 )
Balance at December 28, 2013
  $ 6     $ 2     $     $ 8  
 
5.  Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities
 
The following table sets forth the totals included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
September 28, 2013
 
Employee compensation, payroll and other taxes
  $ 68     $ 86  
Interest
    51       45  
Rebates
    62       55  
Tax receivable agreement obligation
    85       32  
Other
    61       58  
    $ 327     $ 276  
 
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The following table sets forth the totals included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
September 28, 2013
 
Lease retirement obligation
  $ 23     $ 22  
Sale-lease back deferred gain
    31       32  
Pension liability
    41       43  
Tax receivable agreement obligation
    191       277  
Other
    14       13  
    $ 300     $ 387  
 
6.  Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
 
Maturity Date
 
December 28, 2013
   
September 28, 2013
 
Term loan
April 2015
  $ 1,122     $ 1,125  
Term loan
February 2020
    1,393       1,397  
Revolving line of credit
June 2016
           
9½% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes
May 2018
    500       500  
9¾% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes
January 2021
    800       800  
Senior Unsecured Term Loan
June 2014
    18       18  
Debt discount, net
      (7 )     (8 )
Capital leases and other
Various
    123       114  
        3,949       3,946  
Less current portion of long-term debt
      (74 )     (71 )
      $ 3,875     $ 3,875  
 
The Company’s senior secured credit facilities consist of $2.5 billion term loan and $650 million asset based revolving line of credit.  The availability under the revolving line of credit is the lesser of $650 million or based on a defined borrowing base which is calculated based on available accounts receivable and inventory.  The revolving line of credit allows up to $130 million of letters of credit to be issued instead of borrowings under the revolving line of credit.  At December 28, 2013, the Company had no outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility, $37 million outstanding letters of credit and a $114 million borrowing base reserve providing unused borrowing capacity of $499 million under the revolving line of credit. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of December 28, 2013.
 
7.  Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
 
As part of the overall risk management, the Company uses derivative instruments to reduce exposure to changes in interest rates attributed to the Company’s floating-rate borrowings.  For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.  To the extent hedging relationships are found to be effective, as determined by FASB guidance, changes in fair value of the derivatives are offset by changes in the fair value of the related hedged item are recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Management believes hedge effectiveness is evaluated properly in preparation of the financial statements.
 
Cash Flow Hedging Strategy
 
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.
 
 
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In November 2010, the Company entered into two separate interest rate swap transactions to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of the outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the “2010 Swaps”).  The first agreement had a notional amount of $500 million and became effective in November 2010.  The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 0.8925% and expired in November 2013.  The second agreement had a notional amount of $500 million and became effective in December 2010.  The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 1.0235% and expired in November 2013.  In August 2011, the Company began utilizing 1-month LIBOR contracts for the underlying senior secured credit facility.  The Company’s change in interest rate selection caused the Company to lose hedge accounting on both of the interest rate swaps.  The Company recorded subsequent changes in fair value in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and amortized the unrealized losses to Interest expense through November 2013.
 
In February 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the "2013 Swaps"). The agreement swapped the greater of a three-month variable LIBOR contract or 1.00% for a fixed three-year rate of 2.355%, with an effective date in May 2016 and expiration in May 2019.  In June 2013, the Company elected to settle this derivative instrument and received $16 million as a result of this settlement.  The offset is included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and will be amortized to Interest expense from May 2016 through May 2019, the original term of the swap agreement.
 
 
 
Liability Derivatives
 
Derivatives instruments
Balance Sheet Location
 
December 28, 2013
   
September 28, 2013
 
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps
Other long-term liabilities
  $     $ 1  
 
The effect of the derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:
 
     
Quarterly Period Ended
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging
instruments under FASB guidance
Statement of Operations Location
 
December 28, 2013
   
December 29, 2012
 
    Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps
Other income
  $ (1 )   $ (1 )
 
Interest expense
  $ 1     $ 1  
 
Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements
 
The Company has certain assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis when impairment indicators are present.  The assets are adjusted to fair value only when the carrying values exceed the fair values.  The categorization of the framework used to price the assets is considered a Level 3, due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used to determine the fair value.  These assets include primarily our definite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets, including Goodwill and our property plant and equipment.  The Company annually conducts a qualitative screen analysis for each of our reporting units to determine if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists and also performs a qualitative screen analysis to determine if any of our indefinite lived intangible assets may be impaired.  If the conclusion is that it is more likely than not that an impairment may exist, the Company will perform a step one impairment evaluation of goodwill or other indefinite lived intangibles.  Our annual analysis is performed as of the first date of the fourth quarter.  We completed this assessment in the fourth quarter of 2013 and have not recorded any impairment charges.  There were no impairment indicators for the goodwill or indefinite lived intangible assets in the current quarter.  We utilize a methodology, which leverages a six year discounted cash flow analysis with a terminal year in combination with a comparable company market approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units.
 
Included in the following table are the major categories of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, along with the impairment loss recognized on the fair value measurement during the period:
 
 
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As of December 28, 2013
   
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
             
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
   
Total
   
Quarterly Period Ended
December 28, 2013 Impairment Loss
 
Indefinite-lived trademarks
  $     $     $ 207     $ 207     $  
Goodwill
                1,644       1,644        
Definite lived intangible assets
                649       649        
Property, plant, and equipment
                1,280       1,280       2  
Total
  $     $     $ 3,780     $ 3,780     $ 2  
 
 
   
As of September 28, 2013
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
             
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
   
Total
   
Fiscal 2013
 Impairment Loss
 
Indefinite-lived trademarks
  $     $     $ 207     $ 207     $  
Goodwill
                1,634       1,634        
Definite lived intangible assets
                649       649       5  
Property, plant, and equipment
                1,266       1,266        
Total
  $     $     $ 3,756     $ 3,756     $ 5  
 
Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment and Definite Lived Intangible Assets
 
The Company periodically realigns its manufacturing operations which results in facilities being closed and shut down and equipment transferred to other facilities or equipment being scrapped.  The Company utilizes appraised values to corroborate the fair value of the facilities and has utilized a scrap value based on prior facility shut downs to estimate the fair value of the equipment, which has approximated the actual value that was received.  When impairment indicators exist, the Company will also perform an undiscounted cash flow analysis to determine the recoverability of the Company’s property, plant and equipment and definite lived intangibles.
 
The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, long-term debt and capital lease obligations.  The fair value of our long-term indebtedness exceeded book value by $166 million as of December 28, 2013.  The Company’s long-term debt fair values were determined using Level 2 inputs as other significant observable inputs were not available.    
 
8.  Income Taxes
 
The effective tax rate was 29% and 32% for the quarterly period ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively.  A reconciliation of income tax benefit, computed at the federal statutory rate, to income tax benefit, as provided for in the financial statements, is as follows:
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
December 29,
2012
 
Income tax benefit computed at statutory rate
  $ 3     $ (5 )
State income tax benefit, net of federal taxes
           
Uncertain tax position
    (1 )      
Other
    1        
Income tax expense (benefit)
  $ 3     $ (5 )
 
 
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9.  Operating Segments
 
Berry’s operations are organized into four reportable segments: Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top, Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging.  The Company has manufacturing and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Malaysia, India, and the Netherlands.  The North American operation represents 96% of the Company’s net sales, 98% of total long-lived assets, and 97% of the total assets.  Selected information by reportable segment is presented in the following table: 
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended
 
   
December 28, 2013
   
December 29, 2012
 
Net sales:
           
Rigid Open Top
  $ 261     $ 259  
Rigid Closed Top
    332       313  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 593     $ 572  
Engineered Materials
    342       325  
Flexible Packaging
    205       175  
Total net sales
  $ 1,140     $ 1,072  
Operating income (loss):
               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 13     $ 27  
Rigid Closed Top
    30       18  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 43     $ 45  
Engineered Materials
    25       24  
Flexible Packaging
    (5 )     (1 )
Total operating income
  $ 63     $ 68  
Depreciation and amortization:
               
Rigid Open Top
  $ 23     $ 23  
Rigid Closed Top
    30       32  
              Rigid Packaging
  $ 53     $ 55  
Engineered Materials
    19       18  
Flexible Packaging
    13       14  
Total depreciation and amortization
  $ 85     $ 87  
 
     
December 28, 2013
   
September 28, 2013
 
Total assets:
             
Rigid Open Top
    $ 1,802     $ 1,805  
Rigid Closed Top
      1,995       1,964  
     Rigid Packaging      $ 3,797      $ 3,769  
Engineered Materials
      823       817  
Flexible Packaging
      644       549  
Total assets
    $ 5,264     $ 5,135  
Goodwill:
                 
Rigid Open Top
    $ 681     $ 681  
Rigid Closed Top
      830       831  
Rigid Packaging
    $ 1,511     $ 1,512  
Engineered Materials
      73       73  
Flexible Packaging
      60       49  
Total goodwill
    $ 1,644     $ 1,634  
 
10.  Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information  
 
Berry Plastics Corporation (“Issuer”) has notes outstanding which are fully, jointly, severally, and unconditionally guaranteed by substantially all of Berry’s domestic subsidiaries.  Separate narrative information or financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries have not been included because they are 100% owned by the parent company and the guarantor subsidiaries unconditionally guarantee such debt on a joint and several basis.  A guarantee of a guarantor of the securities will terminate upon the following customary circumstances:  the sale of the capital stock of such guarantor if such sale complies with the indenture, the designation of such guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, the defeasance or discharge of the indenture, as a result of the holders of certain other indebtedness foreclosing on a pledge of the shares of a guarantor subsidiary or if such guarantor no longer guarantees certain other indebtedness of the issuer.  The guarantees are also limited as necessary to prevent them from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and guarantees
 
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guaranteeing subordinated debt are subordinated to certain other of the Company’s debts. Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for the parent, issuer, guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries. Our issuer and guarantor financial information includes all of our domestic operating subsidiaries, our non-guarantor subsidiaries include our foreign subsidiaries and BP Parallel, LLC. BP Parallel, LLC is the entity that we established to buyback debt securities of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. and Berry Plastics Corporation. Berry Plastics Group, Inc. uses the equity method to account for its ownership in Berry Plastics Corporation in the Condensed Consolidating Supplemental Financial Statements. Berry Plastics Corporation uses the equity method to account for its ownership in the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. All consolidating entries are included in the eliminations column along with the elimination of intercompany balances.
 
 
Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
   
December 28, 2013
 
   
Parent
   
Issuer
   
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Non—
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Current assets
    260       212       824       158       (10 )     1,444  
Intercompany receivable
    327       3,423             49       (3,799 )      
Property, plant and equipment, net
          91       1,120       69             1,280  
 Other assets
    765       1,100       2,290       759       (2,374 )     2,540  
 Total assets
  $ 1,352     $ 4,826     $ 4,234     $ 1,035     $ (6,183 )   $ 5,264  
                                                 
Current liabilities
    94       193       411       75       (10 )     763  
Intercompany payable
                3,799             (3,799 )      
Other long-term liabilities
    1,441       3,915       41       5       (718 )     4,684  
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    (183 )     718       (17 )     955       (1,656 )     (183 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ 1,352     $ 4,826     $ 4,234     $ 1,035     $ (6,183 )   $ 5,264  
 
  
   
September 28, 2013
 
   
Parent
   
Issuer
   
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Current assets
    139       186       864       158       (10 )     1,337  
Intercompany receivable
    348       3,448             40       (3,836 )      
Property, plant and equipment, net
          115       1,079       72             1,266  
 Other assets
    768       1,054       2,277       737       (2,304 )     2,532  
 Total assets
  $ 1,255     $ 4,803     $ 4,220     $ 1,007     $ (6,150 )   $ 5,135  
                                                 
Current liabilities
    41       197       374       83       (11 )     684  
Intercompany payable
                3,837             (3,837 )      
Other long-term liabilities
    1,410       3,919       44       6       (732 )     4,647  
Stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    (196 )     687       (35 )     918       (1,570 )     (196 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ 1,255     $ 4,803     $ 4,220     $ 1,007     $ (6,150 )   $ 5,135  
 
 
 
 
 
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Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
   
Quarterly Period Ended December 28, 2013
 
   
Parent
   
Issuer
   
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Net sales
  $     $ 146     $ 907     $ 87     $     $ 1,140  
Cost of goods sold
          131       762       71             964  
Selling, general and administrative
          19       51       7             77  
Amortization of intangibles
          3       21       2             26  
Restructuring and impairment charges
                10                   10  
Operating income (loss)
          (7 )     63       7             63  
Debt extinguishment
                                   
Other income, net
          (1 )                       (1 )
Interest expense, net
    13       6       44       (33 )     25       55  
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
    (22 )     (58 )                 80        
Income (loss) before income taxes
    9       46       19       40       (105 )     9  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    3       16             1       (17 )     3  
Net income (loss)
  $ 6     $ 30     $ 19     $ 39     $ (88 )   $ 6  
Comprehensive  income (loss)
  $ 6     $ 30     $ 19     $ 38     $ (88 )   $ 5  

 
 
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
                                   
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
  $     $     $ 162     $ 10     $     $ 172  
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
                                               
Additions to  property, plant, and equipment
          (2 )     (44 )     (1 )           (47 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
                1                   1  
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries
    (3 )     3                          
Intercompany advances (repayments)
          30                   (30 )      
Deposit on acquisition of business
                      (5 )           (5 )
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                (62 )                 (62 )
Net cash from investing activities
    (3 )     31       (105 )     (6 )     (30 )     (113 )
                                                 
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
                                               
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
                      3             3  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    3                               3  
Payment of tax receivable agreement
    (32 )                             (32 )
Repayments on long-term borrowings
          (13 )                       (13 )
Changes in intercompany balances
    32             (57 )     (5 )     30        
Net cash provided from financing activities
    3       (13 )     (57 )     (2 )     30       (39 )
Effect of exchange rate on cash
                                   
Net change in cash
          18             2             20  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
          116             26             142  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $     $ 134     $     $ 28     $     $ 162  
 
 
 
 
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Quarterly Period Ended December 29, 2012
 
   
Parent
   
Issuer
   
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Non—
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Net sales
  $     $ 133     $ 849     $ 90     $     $ 1,072  
Cost of goods sold
          137       694       64             895  
Selling, general and administrative
          10       58       9             77  
Amortization of intangibles
          3       23       1             27  
Restructuring and impairment charges
                5                   5  
Operating income (loss)
          (17 )     69       16             68  
Debt extinguishment
          16                         16  
Other income, net
          (3 )                       (3 )
Interest expense, net
    11       9       55       (31 )     26       70  
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
    (4 )     (62 )                 58        
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (15 )     23       14       47       (84 )     (15 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (5 )     10       (1 )           (9 )     (5 )
Net income (loss)
  $ (10 )   $ 13     $ 15     $ 47     $ (75 )   $ (10 )
Comprehensive  income (loss)
  $ (10 )   $ 14     $ 15     $ 49     $ (75 )   $ (7 )
 
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
                                   
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
  $     $ (21 )   $ 95     $ 13     $     $ 87  
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
                                               
Additions to  property, plant, and equipment
          (2 )     (42 )     (1 )           (45 )
Proceeds from sale of assets
                2                   2  
Investment in Parent
                      (21 )     21        
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries
    (442 )     421                   21        
Intercompany advances (repayments)
          46                   (46 )      
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                (20 )                 (20 )
Net cash from investing activities
    (442 )     465       (60 )     (22 )     (4 )     (63 )
                                                 
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
                                               
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
                      1             1  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    4                               4  
Proceeds from initial public offering
    438                               438  
Repayments of long-term borrowings
          (501 )                 (21 )     (522 )
Changes in intercompany balances
                (34 )     (12 )     46        
Contribution from Issuer
                      21       (21 )      
Net cash from financing activities
    442       (501 )     (34 )     10       4       (79 )
Effect of exchange rate on cash
                                   
Net change in cash
          (57 )     1       1             (55 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
          66             21