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Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) today reported earnings for the first quarter and updated the progress of the spin-off of the company's international coffee & tea business.

 

First Quarter Highlights (continuing operations):

 
 
    -- Adjusted net sales1 increased 6% and adjusted operating 

income increased 4%; reported net sales increased 13% while reported

operating income declined 29%

Meat2 adjusted net sales declined 0.6% and adjusted

operating segment income declined 4%; reported net sales increased

2% and reported operating segment income declined 17%

Coffee & Tea adjusted net sales increased 14% and adjusted

operating segment income increased 20%; reported net sales and

operating segment income increased 27% and 26%, respectively

 
 
    -- Total MAP spend up 27%, with both Meat and Coffee & Tea showing 

significant increases

 
    -- Adjusted EPS increased $0.06 to $0.18; reported EPS decreased $0.15 to 

$(0.06)

 
    -- Reaffirm full year adjusted EPS guidance of $0.89 - $0.95, despite 

headwinds from unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates and the

reclassification of N.A. Foodservice Beverage as a discontinued

operation

 
Key Financial Data, Continuing Operations 
                                    First Quarter 
($ millions, except per share)      2012    2011   % Change 
Sales             Adjusted          1,900   1,798  5.7 
                  Reported          1,943   1,727  12.5 
OperatingIncome   Adjusted          182     175    4.1 
                  Reported          111     157    (29.4) 
EPS               Adjusted          0.18    0.12   50.0 
                  Reported Diluted  (0.06)  0.09   NM 
 
 

1 The term "adjusted net sales" and other "adjusted" financial measures are explained and reconciled to comparable GAAP measures at the end of this release.

 

2 Meat is the summation of the N.A. Retail and N.A. Foodservice & Specialty Meats segments

 

Perspectives from Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

 

"We are moving forward aggressively, preparing our Meat and Coffee & Tea businesses for strong futures as independent pure-play companies," said Sara Lee Executive Chairman, Jan Bennink. "Within the past month we have closed the sale of North American refrigerated dough to Ralcorp and announced the sales of Spanish bakery to Grupo Bimbo and the majority of the North American foodservice beverage operations to J.M. Smucker. We have also gained DOJ approval on the North American Fresh Bakery sale to Grupo Bimbo. These actions demonstrate our progress toward the creation of two focused entities that are poised for long-term growth. Meanwhile, we are increasing our investment in the future, with strong support behind core brands and new product development. The solid performance of our base business and our exciting pipeline of innovation give me great confidence that both companies are positioned for successful futures."

 

Chief Executive Officer Marcel Smits added, "We're pleased with the solid top and bottom line performances of our businesses while facing the challenge of managing volume and margins in an environment of commodity inflation and weak macroeconomic conditions. The Coffee & Tea business showed strong progress, with double-digit top and bottom line growth and margin expansion despite a healthy increase in marketing investment. In North America, we've invested heavily behind new product launches, implemented organizational changes and achieved further cost reductions. For Sara Lee as a whole, we are on track to achieve our goal of $180 to $200 million in cost savings. All of these initiatives taken together give us confidence for the remainder of the year and allow us to maintain our EPS guidance despite a currency headwind and the exclusion of our N.A. Foodservice Beverage business from continuing operations."

 

Fiscal 2012 Guidance

 

The company reaffirms the following guidance:

 
 
    -- Adjusted EPS of $0.89 - $0.95, despite headwinds from unfavorable 

foreign currency exchange rates and the reclassification of N.A.

Foodservice Beverage as a discontinued operation

 
    -- Adjusted operating income (including acquisitions) of $875 - $930 

million

 
    -- Tax rate of 33.4% 
 

The company updates the following guidance:

 
 
    -- Net sales of $7.9 - $8.15 billion, now reflecting unfavorable foreign 

currency exchange rates and the reclassification of N.A. Foodservice

Beverage as a discontinued operation

 
    -- Year-end cash of $300 million (unchanged) and year-end debt of $2.1 

billion

 
    -- Net interest expense of $80 million 
 
    -- Dollar/Euro exchange rate at $1.39 

Meat

 

The Meat business implemented cost reductions and reorganizations largely driven by the company's numerous portfolio changes. The newly acquired Aidells business was integrated with Sara Lee's Gallo business and is now reported under Foodservice and Specialty Meats.

 
($ millions)              Q1 FY12                                Q1 FY11  % Change 
                          Retail  Foodserv. /Spec. Meats  Total  Total 
Sales           Adjusted  684     280                     964    969      (0.6) 
                Reported  684     307                     991    969      2.3 
MAP                       42      5                       47     39       22.5 
Operating       Adjusted  56      27                      83     86       (4.0) 
segmentincome 
                Reported  42      27                      69     83       (17.4) 
 
 

North American Retail

 

The Retail segment reported a 2% decline in adjusted and reported net sales to $684 million, as the positive effect of higher prices was more than offset by volume declines. In the prior year, the first quarter showed strong volume growth partially driven by heavy promotional expenditure. During the first quarter of this year, the company launched several new products under the Hillshire Farm brand, including Grilled Essentials, Gourmet Creations and Deli Carvers. These innovations resulted in start-up and marketing expenses in the first quarter of this year, but will have a positive impact on performance from the second quarter through the remainder of the year.

 

Adjusted operating segment income declined 9% to $56 million as volume declines and higher marketing investment offset SG&A savings and efficiencies from the implementation of SAP across all meat plants. MAP spending was 13% higher behind the launch of new products and support of the core brands. Pricing actions along with cost savings more than offset continued increases in commodity costs. Reported operating segment income declined $18 million.

 

Looking forward, the segment will increasingly benefit from a number of factors, including the positive impact of innovation and selective pricing actions to improve volume softness. Meanwhile, the lapping of price increases and the increasing benefits of cost initiatives taken in recent quarters will contribute to the bottom line.

 

North American Foodservice & Specialty Meats

 

The newly-named North American Foodservice & Specialty Meats segment is comprised of the North American foodservice meats and bakery businesses (the beverage business is now reported as a discontinued operation) and the company's specialty meats business, currently consisting of Aidells and Gallo. The results for Aidells and Gallo previously had been included in North American Retail.

 

The North American Foodservice & Specialty Meats segment reported another quarter of solid top-line growth. Adjusted net sales increased 2% to $280 million, driven largely by pricing actions taken across the portfolio, while volumes increased 2%, including the contribution from the Aidells acquisition. Excluding Aidells, volumes declined 2% versus a strong prior year quarter driven by soft restaurant traffic and declines in foodservice bakery. Reported net sales grew by 12%, largely driven by strong performance from Aidells, which outperformed expectations with double-digit volume and sales growth.

 

Adjusted operating segment income increased 7% to $27 million driven by manufacturing and SG&A savings. The adjusted operating margin expanded 40 basis points over the prior year to 9.6%. Reported operating segment income grew 16% while the reported operating margin also increased 40 basis points to 8.9%.

 
Coffee & Tea 
($ millions)                        Q1 FY12  Q1 FY11  %Change 
 
Sales                     Adjusted  906      793      14.3 
                          Reported  922      728      26.6 
MAP                                 41       31       31.8 
Operatingsegment income   Adjusted  121      101      19.5 
                          Reported  114      90       26.3 
 
 

The Coffee & Tea segment made a broad-based rebound versus the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, evidencing a strong start to the year. Adjusted net sales increased 14%, to $906 million versus the prior year, supported by an increase in MAP spending of 32%. The increase in adjusted net sales was driven by pricing and mix growth of 14% and 4%, respectively. The company's strategic choice to phase out private label production in France contributed to a volume decline of 3%.

 

The success of the L'OR EspressO capsules, continued good performance of Senseo in Spain and France, and the termination of private label production in France each contributed to positive mix growth. Price increases were enacted in multiple markets to offset commodity price increases in fiscal 2011. Barring any unforeseen spikes in green coffee prices from current levels, price increases and cost savings are expected to offset higher commodity prices from the second quarter of fiscal 2012 onwards. Reported net sales increased 27% to $922 million.

 

Although the Western Europe businesses continue to operate in a challenging environment, these operations showed a marked improvement compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark improved volume trends compared to the preceding quarter. In the Netherlands, the company increased its value share in each of the last 4 months. L'OR EspressO continues to perform well in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and most notably in Spain where it commands 10.6% value share of the total retail coffee market only 20 weeks post-launch.

 

Businesses in the rest of the world delivered strong volume and sales performance, led by Brazil, Australia and Poland. Australia continued to gain market share in the retail instant coffee market, aided by increased MAP spending and the introduction of Moccona Café Classics Frappé, a unique offer in the cold instant coffee mix segment.

 

Despite the increase in MAP spend to $41 million, adjusted operating segment income increased 19% to $121 million. The adjusted operating margin of 13.3% was supported by positive mix and pricing to offset peak levels of green coffee commodity costs experienced during the quarter. Reported operating segment income increased 26% to $114 million and the reported operating margin was 12.3%.

 

Additional Information

 

Australian Bakery

 

The former International Bakery segment is now made up of only Australian Bakery as the operations in Spain and France have been moved to discontinued operations.

 

Corporate Expenses

 
($ millions, excluding significant items)    Q1 FY12   Q1 FY11 
General corporate expenses                   (10 )     (23 ) 
Commodity MTM gains/(losses)                 (11 )     12 
Amortization of trademarks and intangibles   (3  )     (3  ) 
Total corporate expenses                     (24 )     (14 ) 
 
 

The company continues to make good progress in reducing corporate expenses while ensuring all the necessary actions are executed prior to the spin-off. Excluding significant items, general corporate expenses were $10 million for the quarter, a decline of $13 million from the prior year. The reduction was primarily due to lower corporate headcount costs and pension expenses.

 

Commodity Costs (including Currency Mark to Market)

 

For the first quarter, the company's total commodity costs increased by $153 million (net of an $11 million currency mark-to-market gain in the first quarter versus a $27 million loss in the prior year - the $38 million year-over-year benefit is included in the Coffee and Tea results), offset by $160 million in higher prices.

 

Cash from Operations

 

Net cash from operating activities was an outflow of $220 million in the first quarter, compared to an inflow of $28 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease was primarily due to a one-time EUR60 million payment to the Netherlands pension plan, increased working capital due to higher commodity costs, and a significant decline in the cash generated by discontinued operations.

 

Restructuring Activities

 

The company confirms the following projections from its fourth quarter fiscal 2011 release dated August 11:

 
 
    -- Cost reduction opportunities of $180 - $200 million, compared to the 

fiscal 2011 base and achievable within fiscal 2012 and 2013. These

savings are a result of downsizing corporate resources, reducing

overhead in the Meat and Coffee & Tea businesses and completing

Project Accelerate initiatives.

 
    -- $50-$60 million in stranded overhead costs from business divestitures 
 

The company expects fiscal 2012 significant items, excluding impairment charges and gains or losses on the sale of businesses, to be $450-$475 million. Included in this amount are estimated charges as a result of further anticipated actions following the sale and restructuring within North American Beverage.

 

Timing of Payment of the $3.00 Special Dividend

 

The company expects to declare and pay the $3.00 special dividend in the first half of calendar 2012 before completion of the spin-off.

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

 
                          First Quarter 
                          Continuing Operations      Total Company 
                          2012      2011             2012      2011 
Diluted EPS as reported   $(0.06 )  $0.09            $(0.37 )  $0.29 
Less: 
Gain on sale of           -         -                0.16      0.14 
discontinued 
operations 
Tax related items         (0.15  )  0.01             (0.07  )  - 
Other significant items   (0.09  )  (0.04 )          (0.67  )  (0.05 ) 
Adjusted EPS*             $0.18     $0.12            $0.21     $0.21 
* Amounts are rounded 
and may 
not add to the total. 
 
 

Impairment Charge

 

A $371 million impairment charge has been recognized in discontinued operations in the quarter relating to the Spanish and French bakery businesses.

 

Webcast and Form 10-K

 

Sara Lee Corporation's review of its results for the first quarter will be broadcast live via the Internet today at 10:00 a.m. CDT. The live webcast can be accessed in the Investor Relations section on www.saralee.com and is anticipated to conclude by 11:00 a.m. CDT. For people who are unable to listen to the webcast live, a recording will be available on the website at 7:00 p.m. on the day of the webcast until May 3, 2012. Sara Lee has also provided slides containing additional information that will be reviewed during its first quarter webcast. The slides can be accessed in the Investor Relations section on www.saralee.com under Investor News and Events.

 

Amounts included in the release are preliminary, pending Sara Lee Corporation's filing of its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before November 10, 2011. The Form 10-Q will be available in the Investor Relations section (Financial/SEC Information page) on www.saralee.com.

 

About Sara Lee Corporation

 

Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) and it's leading portfolio of food and beverage brands, including Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Pickwick Teas, Sara Lee and Senseo, generate nearly $9 billion in annual net sales from continuing operations and employ approximately 20,000 people worldwide. In January 2011, Sara Lee Corp. announced that it will divide the company into two pure-play publicly-traded companies, one focused on the international coffee and tea market and the other on North American meats. For more information on the company, please visit www.saralee.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding Sara Lee's business prospects and future financial results and metrics, including statements contained under the heading "Fiscal 2012 Guidance." In addition, from time to time, in oral statements and written reports, the corporation discusses its expectations regarding the corporation's future performance by making forward-looking statements preceded by terms such as "anticipates," "we are confident," "expects," "likely" or "believes." These forward-looking statements are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and management's views and assumptions regarding future events and are inherently uncertain.

 

Investors must recognize that actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, and the corporation wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause Sara Lee's actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements are those described under Item 1A, Risk Factors, in Sara Lee's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other SEC Filings, as well as factors relating to:

 
 
    -- Sara Lee's proposed spin-off plans and the special dividend announced 

on Jan. 28, 2011, such as (i) unanticipated developments that delay or

negatively impact the proposed spin-off and capital plans; (ii) Sara

Lee's ability to obtain an IRS tax ruling and any other customary

approvals; (iii) Sara Lee's ability to generate the anticipated

efficiencies and savings from the spin-off including a lower effective

tax rate for the spin-off company; (iv) the impact of the spin-off on

Sara Lee's relationships with its employees, major customers and

vendors and on Sara Lee's credit ratings and cost of funds; (v)

changes in market conditions; (vi) future opportunities that the Board

may determine present greater potential value to shareholders than the

spin-off and special dividend; (vii) the inability to complete the

sale of Sara Lee's North American Fresh Bakery business, a condition

to the payment of the special dividend; (viii) disruption to Sara

Lee's business operations as a result of the spin-off; (ix) future

operating or capital needs that require a more significant outlay of

cash than currently anticipated; and (x) the ability of the businesses

to operate independently following the completion of the spin-off;

 
    -- Sara Lee's relationship with its customers, such as (i) a significant 

change in Sara Lee's business with any of its major customers, such as

Walmart, its largest customer; and (ii) credit and other business

risks associated with customers operating in a highly competitive

retail environment;

 
    -- The consumer marketplace, such as (i) intense competition, including 

advertising, promotional and price competition; (ii) changes in

consumer behavior due to economic conditions, such as a shift in

consumer demand toward private label; (iii) fluctuations in raw

material costs, Sara Lee's ability to increase or maintain product

prices in response to cost fluctuations and the impact on Sara Lee's

profitability; (iv) the impact of various food safety issues and

regulations on sales and profitability of Sara Lee products; and (v)

inherent risks in the marketplace associated with product innovations,

including uncertainties about trade and consumer acceptance;

 
    -- Sara Lee's international operations, such as (i) impacts on reported 

earnings from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates,

particularly the euro; (ii) Sara Lee's generation of a high percentage

of its revenues from businesses outside the United States and costs to

remit these foreign earnings into the U.S. to fund Sara Lee's domestic

operations, dividends, debt service and corporate costs; (iii)

difficulties and costs associated with complying with U.S. laws and

regulations, such as Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, applicable to

global corporations, and different regulatory structures and

unexpected changes in regulatory environments overseas; and (iv) Sara

Lee's ability to continue to source production and conduct operations

in various countries due to changing business conditions, political

environments, import quotas and the financial condition of suppliers;

 
    -- Previous business decisions, such as (i) Sara Lee's ability to 

generate margin improvement through cost reduction and efficiency

initiatives; (ii) Sara Lee's credit ratings, the impact of Sara Lee's

capital plans on such credit ratings and the impact these ratings and

changes in these ratings may have on Sara Lee's cost to borrow funds

and access to capital/debt markets; (iii) the settlement of a number

of ongoing reviews of Sara Lee's income tax filing positions in

various jurisdictions and inherent uncertainties related to the

interpretation of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which Sara

Lee transacts business; and (iv) changes in the expense for and

contingent liabilities relating to multi-employer pension plans in

which Sara Lee participates.

 

In addition, Sara Lee's results may also be affected by general factors, such as economic conditions, political developments, interest and inflation rates, accounting standards, taxes and laws and regulations in markets where the corporation competes. Sara Lee undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 
Financial 
Summary 
For 
the 
Quarters 
ended 
Oct. 
1, 2011 
and 
Oct. 
2, 2010 
(in 
millions, 
except 
per 
share 
data 
- 
unaudited) 
                 Quarter ended                     Quarter ended 
                 As Reported                       As Adjusted 
                 Oct. 1,    Oct. 2,                Oct. 1,    Oct. 2, 
                 2011       2010         Change    2011       2010       Change 
Continuing 
Operations: 
Net 
sales: 
N.A.             $ 684      $   695      (1.6  )%  $ 684      $ 695      (1.6   )% 
Retail 
N.A.               307          274      12.0        280        274      2.0 
FS 
& 
Specialty 
Meats 
Coffee             922          728      26.6        906        793      14.3 
& Tea 
Australian         38           36       5.4         38         42       (9.1   ) 
Bakery 
Intersegment       (8    )      (6    )              (8    )    (6    ) 
Total net        $ 1,943    $   1,727    12.5  %   $ 1,900    $ 1,798    5.7    % 
sales 
Operating 
income/(loss) 
N.A.             $ 42       $   60       (30.4 )%  $ 56       $ 61       (8.5   )% 
Retail 
N.A.               27           23       16.2        27         25       6.8 
FS 
& 
Specialty 
Meats 
Coffee             114          90       26.3        121        101      19.5 
& Tea 
Australian         2            2        8.0         2          2        ( 10.1 ) 
Bakery 
Operating          185          175      5.3   %     206        189      8.4    % 
segment 
income 
General            (60   )      (27   )              (10   )    (23   ) 
corporate 
expenses 
Mark-to            (11   )      12                   (11   )    12 
market 
derivatives 
gains/(losses) 
Amortization       (3    )      (3    )              (3    )    (3    ) 
of 
trademarks 
& 
intangibles 
Total            $ 111      $   157      (29.4 )%  $ 182      $ 175      4.1    % 
operating 
income 
Income/(loss)    $ (34   )  $   61       NM        $ 108      $ 81       34.5   % 
from 
continuing 
operations 
Net              $ (215  )  $   194      NM        $ 129      $ 137      (5.9   )% 
Income/(loss) 
Net 
Income/(loss) 
attributable 
to Sara 
Lee: 
Continuing       $ (34   )  $   61       NM        $ 108      $ 81       34.5   % 
operations 
Discontinued     $ (183  )  $   131      NM        $ 19       $ 54       (66.7  )% 
operations 
Diluted 
earnings 
per 
share: 
Income/(loss)    $ (0.06 )  $   0.09     NM        $ 0.18     $ 0.12     50.0   % 
from 
continuing 
operations 
Net              $ (0.37 )  $   0.29     NM        $ 0.21     $ 0.21     0.0    % 
Income/(loss) 
Operating 
Margin: 
N.A.               6.1   %      8.7   %  (2.6  )%    8.1   %    8.7   %  (0.6   )% 
Retail 
N.A.               8.9          8.5      0.4         9.6        9.2      0.4 
FS 
& 
Specialty 
Meats 
Coffee             12.3         12.3     0.0         13.3       12.7     0.6 
& Tea 
Australian         6.4          6.2      0.2         6.2        6.2      0.0 
Bakery 
Total            5.7        %   9.1   %  (3.4  )%    9.6   %    9.7   %  (0.1   )% 
Sara 
Lee 
NM 
= 
Not 
meaningful 
 
 
Consolidated Statements 
of Income 
For the Quarters ended Oct. 1, 2011 and Oct. 2, 2010 
(in millions,  except per share data - unaudited) 
                                                                                                                        Quarter ended 
                                                                                                                        October 1,    October 2, 
                                                                                                                        2011          2010 
                                                      Continuing operations 
                                                      Net sales                                                         $ 1,943       $ 1,727 
                                                      Cost of sales                                                       1,327         1,157 
                                                      Selling, general and administrative expenses                        455           409 
                                                      Net charges for exit activities, asset and business dispositions    32            4 
                                                      Impairment charges                                                  18            - 
                                                      Operating income                                                    111           157 
                                                      Interest expense                                                    30            34 
                                                      Interest income                                                     (9    )       (5    ) 
                                                      Debt extinguishment costs                                           -             30 
                                                      Income from continuing operations before income taxes               90            98 
                                                      Income tax expense                                                  124           37 
                                                      Income/(loss) from continuing operations                            (34   )       61 
                                                      Discontinued operations: 
                                                      Income (loss) from discontinued operations, 
                                                      net of tax expense (benefit) of $(62) and $25                       (273  )       44 
                                                      Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of 
                                                      tax expense of $170 and $166                                        92            89 
                                                      Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations                      (181  )       133 
                                                      Net income/(loss)                                                   (215  )       194 
                                                      Less: Income from noncontrolling interests, net of tax 
                                                      Discontinued operations                                             2             2 
                                                      Net income/(loss) attributable to Sara Lee                        $ (217  )     $ 192 
                                                      Amounts attributable to Sara Lee: 
                                                      Net income/(loss) from continuing operations                      $ (34   )     $ 61 
                                                      Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations                      (183  )       131 
                                                      Earnings per share of common stock: 
                                                      Basic 
                                                      Income/(loss) from continuing operations                          $ (0.06 )     $ 0.09 
                                                      Net income/(loss)                                                 $ (0.37 )     $ 0.29 
                                                      Average shares outstanding                                          591           653 
                                                      Diluted 
                                                      Income/(loss) from continuing operations                          $ (0.06 )     $ 0.09 
                                                      Net income/(loss)                                                 $ (0.37 )     $ 0.29 
                                                      Average shares outstanding                                          591           655 
                                                      Cash dividends declared per share of common stock                 $ -           $ - 
 
 
Net Sales Bridge 
For the Quarter ended Oct. 1, 2011 (unaudited) 
  The following table illustrates the components of the change in net  sales versus the prior year for each of the four reported business  segments 
  First Quarter ended October 1, 2011 
                                                                      Adjusted                           Total 
                               Unit                                   Net Sales*    Acq./    Foreign     Net Sales 
                               Volume     Mix    + Price  + Other   = Change      + Disp.  + Exchange  = Change 
  N.A. Retail                  (7.3  )%   0.0  %   6.3  %   (0.6 )%   (1.6 )%       0.0 %    0.0  %      (1.6 )% 
  N.A. FS and Specialty Meats  (2.5  )    (0.5 )   5.4      (0.4 )    2.0           9.9      0.1         12.0 
  Coffee & Tea                 (3.1  )    3.8      13.7     (0.1 )    14.3          1.9      10.4        26.6 
  Australian Bakery            (12.6 )    (1.6 )   5.0      0.1       (9.1 )        0.0      14.5        5.4 
  Total Continuing Business    (4.7  )%   1.4  %   9.3  %   (0.3 )%   5.7  %        2.4 %    4.4  %      12.5 % 
  *Adjusted net sales is a non-GAAP measure that excludes the impact  of foreign currency exchange rates and acquisitions/dispositions.  See detailed explanation of this and other non-GAAP measures in this  release. 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data 
At Oct. 1, 2011 and July 2, 2011 (in millions - unaudited) 
                                                    October 1,    July 2, 
                                                    2011          2011 
Assets 
Cash and equivalents                              $ 1,685       $ 2,066 
Trade accounts receivable, less allowances          766           778 
Inventories                                         1,025         884 
Current deferred income taxes                       43            42 
Other current assets                                297           259 
Receivable for proceeds on disposition              552           - 
Assets held for sale                                511           555 
Total current assets                                4,879         4,584 
Property, net of accumulated depreciation           1,321         1,380 
of $2,028 and $2,057,  respectively 
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles       258           282 
Goodwill                                            597           624 
Deferred income taxes                               185           260 
Other noncurrent assets                             583           497 
Noncurrent assets held for sale                     1,229         1,906 
                                                  $ 9,052       $ 9,533 
Liabilities and Equity 
Notes payable                                     $ 439         $ 238 
Accounts payable                                    740           826 
Income taxes payable and current deferred taxes     439           468 
Other accrued liabilities                           1,299         1,566 
Current maturities of long-term debt                443           473 
Liabilities held for sale                           533           551 
Total current liabilities                           3,893         4,122 
Long-term debt                                      1,935         1,935 
Pension obligation                                  206           216 
Deferred income taxes                               362           179 
Other liabilities                                   726           807 
Noncurrent liabilities held for sale                294           300 
Equity 
Sara Lee common stockholders' equity                1,607         1,945 
Noncontrolling interest                             29            29 
Total Equity                                        1,636         1,974 
                                                  $ 9,052       $ 9,533 
 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
For the Three Months Ended Oct. 1, 2011 and 
Oct. 2, 2010 (in  millions - unaudited) 
                                               Three Months ended 
                                                 Oct. 1,     Oct. 2, 
                                                 2011        2010 
Operating activities - 
Net income/(loss)                              $ (215  )   $ 194 
Adjustments to reconcile net 
income/(loss) to net cash 
from operating activities: 
Depreciation                                     61          82 
Amortization                                     12          21 
Impairment charges                               389         - 
Net (gain) loss on business dispositions         (262  )     (255  ) 
Pension contributions, net of expense            (117  )     (17   ) 
Increase in deferred income taxes                8           77 
for unremitted earnings 
Increase in deferred income taxes                (118  ) 
for tax basis differences 
Debt extinguishment costs                        -           30 
Other                                            (6    )     21 
Changes in current assets 
and liabilities, net of 
businesses acquired and sold: 
Trade accounts receivable                        (32   )     35 
Inventories                                      (221  )     (140  ) 
Other current assets                             (59   )     (64   ) 
Accounts payable                                 27          9 
Accrued liabilities                              26          (47   ) 
Accrued taxes                                    287         82 
Net cash from (used in) operating activities     (220  )     28 
Investing activities - 
Purchases of property and equipment              (55   )     (66   ) 
Purchases of software and other intangibles      (1    )     (7    ) 
Dispositions of businesses and investments       (16   )     355 
Cash received from derivative transactions       18          26 
Sales of assets                                  1           7 
Net cash received from (used                     (53   )     315 
in) investing activities 
Financing activities - 
Issuances of common stock                        29          1 
Purchases of common stock                        -           (373  ) 
Borrowings of other debt                         30          890 
Repayments of other debt and derivatives         (162  )     (708  ) 
Net change in financing with                     187         (22   ) 
less than 90-day maturities 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest              (10   )     - 
Payments of dividends                            (68   )     (73   ) 
Net cash from ( used in)                         6           (285  ) 
financing activities 
Effect of changes in foreign                     (114  )     112 
exchange rates on cash 
Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents      (381  )     170 
Add: Cash balances of discontinued               -           - 
operations at beginning of year 
Less: Cash balances of discontinued              -           - 
operations at end of period 
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year        2,066       955 
Cash and equivalents at end of quarter         $ 1,685     $ 1,125 
Supplemental cash flow data: 
Cash paid for restructuring actions            $ 66        $ 25 
Cash contributions to pension plans              115         30 
Cash paid for income taxes                       56          68 
 
 
Operating Results by 
Business Segment 
For the Quarters ended Oct. 1, 2011 and Oct. 
2, 2010 (in millions -  unaudited) 
                                                              Changes in 
                                                              Foreign 
                                                              Currency 
                                                 As           Exchange       Acquisitions/    As 
                                                 Reported     Rates          Dispositions     Adjusted 
First Quarter 2012 
Net sales: 
N.A. Retail                                    $ 684        $ -            $ -                684 
N.A. FS & Specialty Meats                        307          -              27               280 
Coffee & Tea                                     922          -              16               906 
Australian Bakery                                38           -              -                38 
Intersegment                                     (8    )      -              -                (8    ) 
Total net sales                                $ 1,943      $ -            $ 43               1,900 
First Quarter 2011 
Net sales: 
N.A. Retail                                    $ 695        $ -            $ -                695 
N.A. FS & Specialty Meats                        274          -              -                274 
Coffee & Tea                                     728          (66 )          1                793 
Australian Bakery                                36           (6  )          -                42 
Intersegment                                     (6    )      -              -                (6    ) 
Total net sales                                $ 1,727      $ (72 )        $ 1                1,798 
                                                              Changes in 
                                                              Foreign                                                          HBI 
                                                              Currency                                                         Settlement/ 
First Quarter 2012                               As           Exchange       Acquisitions/    Restructuring     Impairment     Tax                As 
                                                 Reported     Rates          Dispositions     Actions           Charges        Indemnification  Adjusted 
Operating income: 
N.A. Retail                                    $ 42         $ -            $ -              $ (14   )         $ -            $ -                $ 56 
N.A. FS & Specialty Meats                        27           -              1                (1    )           -              -                  27 
Coffee & Tea                                     114          -              2                (9    )           -              -                  121 
Australian Bakery                                2            -              -                -                 -              -                  2 
Total operating segment income                   185          -              3                (24   )           -              -                  206 
General corporate expenses                       (60   )      -              -                (50   )           (18 )          18                 (10 ) 
Mark-to-market derivative                        (11   )      -              -                -                 -              -                  (11 ) 
gains/(losses) 
Amortization                                     (3    )      -              -                -                 -              -                  (3  ) 
of trademarks/intangibles 
Operating income                               $ 111        $ -            $ 3              $ (74   )         $ (18 )        $ 18               $ 182 
First Quarter 2011 
Operating income: 
N.A. Retail                                    $ 60         $ -            $ -              $ (1    )         $ -            $ -                $ 61 
N.A. FS & Specialty Meats                        23           -              -                (2    )           -              -                  25 
Coffee & Tea                                     90           (9  )          -                (2    )           -              -                  101 
Australian Bakery                                2            -              -                -                 -              -                  2 
Total operating segment income                   175          (9  )          -                (5    )           -              -                  189 
General corporate expenses                       (27   )      (1  )          -                (3    )           -              -                  (23 ) 
Mark-to-market derivative                        12           -              -                -                 -              -                  12 
gains/(losses) 
Amortization                                     (3    )      -              -                -                 -              -                  (3  ) 
of trademarks/intangibles 
Operating income                               $ 157        $ (10 )        $ -              $ (8    )         $ -            $ -                $ 175 
 
 
Significant 
Items 
Quarters ended Oct. 1, 2011 and Oct. 2, 2010 (in 
millions, except  per share data - unaudited) 
                                                                                                                                                Quarter ended Oct. 1, 2011                   Quarter ended Oct. 2, 2010 
                                                                                                                                                                           Diluted                                      Diluted 
                                                                                                                                                Pretax    Net              EPS               Pretax    Net              EPS 
                                                  (In millions except per share data)                                                           Impact    Income/(loss)    Impact (1)        Impact    Income/(loss)    Impact (1) 
                                                  Continuing Operations: 
                                                  Restructuring actions: 
                                                  Severance/ retention costs                                                                    $ (28  )  $ (19  )         $ (0.03 )         $ (4  )   $ (2  )            - 
                                                  Lease and contractual obligation exit costs                                                     (6   )    (4   )           (0.01 )           -         -                - 
                                                  Consulting/advisory costs                                                                       (34  )    (27  )           (0.05 )           (2  )     (2  )            - 
                                                  Accelerated depreciation                                                                        (6   )    (4   )           (0.01 )           (2  )     (1  )            - 
                                                  Total restructuring actions                                                                     (74  )    (54  )           (0.09 )           (8  )     (5  )            (0.01 ) 
                                                  Gain on HBI tax settlement                                                                      15        10               0.02              -         -                - 
                                                  Impairment charges                                                                              (18  )    (11  )           (0.02 )           -         -                - 
                                                  Tax indemnification accrual adjustment                                                          3         2                -                 -         -                - 
                                                  Debt extinguishment costs                                                                       -         -                -                 (30 )     (19 )            (0.03 ) 
                                                  Impact of significant items on income/(loss) from continuing  operations before income taxes    (74  )    (53  )           (0.09 )           (38 )     (24 )            (0.04 ) 
                                                  Tax on unremitted earnings                                                                      -         (84  )           (0.14 )           -         -                - 
                                                  Tax audit settlement/reserve adjustments                                                        -         70               0.12              -         4                0.01 
                                                  Tax valuation allowance adjustment                                                              -         (75  )           (0.13 )           -         -                - 
                                                  Impact of significant items on income/(loss) from continuing  operations                        (74  )    (142 )           (0.24 )           (38 )     (20 )            (0.03 ) 
                                                  Discontinued operations: 
                                                  Restructuring actions: 
                                                  Severance/ retention costs                                                                      (1   )    (1   )           -                 (10 )     (7  )            (0.01 ) 
                                                  Consulting/advisory costs                                                                       (7   )    (5   )           (0.01 )           (3  )     (2  )            - 
                                                  Impairment charges                                                                              (371 )    (336 )           (0.57 )           -         -                - 
                                                  Gain on the sale of discontinued operations                                                     262       92               0.16              255       89               0.14 
                                                  Tax basis differences                                                                           -         118              0.20              -         2                - 
                                                  Tax on unremitted earnings                                                                      -         (70  )           (0.12 )           -         (5  )            (0.01 ) 
                                                  Impact of significant items on income/(loss) from discontinued  operations                      (117 )    (202 )           (0.34 )           242       77               0.12 
                                                  Impact of significant items on net income/(loss)                                              $ (191 )  $ (344 )         $ (0.58 )         $ 204     $ 57             $ 0.08 
                                                                                                                                               Impact of significant items on income from continuing operations  before income taxes 
                                                  Cost of sales                                                                                 $ (6   )                                     $ (2  ) 
                                                  Selling, general and administrative expenses                                                    (18  )                                       (2  ) 
                                                  Exit and business dispositions                                                                  (32  )                                       (4  ) 
                                                  Impairment charges                                                                              (18  )                                       - 
                                                  Debt extinguishment costs                                                                       -                                            (30 ) 
                                                  Total                                                                                         $ (74  )                                     $ (38 ) 
                                                  Notes: 
                                                  (1) EPS amounts are rounded to the nearest $0.01 and may not add to  the total. 
 
 
EPS Reconciliation - Reported to Adjusted 
Quarters ended Oct. 1, 2011 and Oct. 2, 2010 (in 
millions, except  per share data - unaudited) 
                                                                           Quarter ended October 1, 2011                 Quarter ended October 2, 2010 
                                                                                      Impact of                                      Impact of 
                                                                           As         Significant                        As          Significant 
                                                                           Reported   Items          Adjusted (1)        Reported    Items           Adjusted (1) 
Continuing operations: 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations 
before income taxes                                                      $ 90         $ (74   )      $ 164               $ 98        $ (38   )       $ 136 
Income tax expense (benefit)                                               124          68             56                  37          (18   )         55 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations                                   (34   )      (142  )        108                 61          (20   )         81 
Discontinued operations: 
Income/(loss) from discontinued                                            (273  )      (294  )        21                  44          (12   )         56 
operations, net of tax 
Gain on sale of discontinued                                               92           92             -                   89          89              - 
operations, net of tax 
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations                             (181  )      (202  )        21                  133         77              56 
Net income/(loss)                                                          (215  )      (344  )        129                 194         57              137 
Less: Income from noncontrolling 
interests, net of tax 
Discontinued operations                                                    2            -              2                   2           -               2 
Net income/(loss) attributable to Sara Lee                               $ (217  )    $ (344  )      $ 127               $ 192       $ 57            $ 135 
Amounts attributable to Sara Lee: 
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations                             $ (34   )    $ (142  )      $ 108               $ 61        $ (20   )       $ 81 
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations                             (183  )      (202  )        19                  131         77              54 
Earnings per share of common stock: 
Diluted 
Income/(loss) from continuing operations                                 $ (0.06 )    $ (0.24 )      $ 0.18              $ 0.09      $ (0.03 )       $ 0.12 
Net income/(loss)                                                        $ (0.37 )    $ (0.58 )      $ 0.21              $ 0.29      $ 0.08          $ 0.21 
Effective tax rate - continuing operations                                 137.1 %                     33.8 %              38.0 %                      40.6 % 
(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. See detailed  explanation 
of these and other non-GAAP measures at end of this  release. 
 
 

Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Management measures and reports Sara Lee's financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In this release, Sara Lee highlights certain items that have significantly impacted the corporation's financial results and uses several non-GAAP financial measures to help investors understand the financial impact of these significant items.

 

"Significant items" are income or charges (and related tax impact) that management believes have had or are likely to have a significant impact on the earnings of the applicable business segment or on the total corporation for the period in which the item is recognized, are not indicative of the company's core operating results and affect the comparability of underlying results from period to period. Significant items may include, but are not limited to: charges for exit activities; consulting and advisory costs, transformation program and Project Accelerate costs; impairment charges; pension partial withdrawal liability charges; debt extinguishment costs; spin-off related costs; tax charge on deemed repatriated earnings; tax costs and benefits resulting from the disposition of a business; impact of tax law changes; gains on the sale of discontinued operations; changes in tax valuation allowances and favorable or unfavorable resolution of open tax matters based on the finalization of tax authority examinations or the expiration of statutes of limitations. Management highlights significant items to provide greater transparency into the underlying sales or profit trends of Sara Lee or the applicable business segment or discontinued operations and to enable more meaningful comparability between financial results from period to period. Additionally, Sara Lee believes that investors desire to understand the impact of these factors to better project and assess the longer term trends and future financial performance of the corporation.

 

This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude from a financial measure computed in accordance with GAAP the impact of the significant items and the impact of acquisitions and dispositions, and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of Sara Lee's business that, when viewed together with Sara Lee's financial results computed in accordance with GAAP, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting Sara Lee's historical financial performance and projected future operating results, greater transparency of underlying profit trends and greater comparability of results across periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

In addition, investors frequently have requested information from management regarding the impact of significant items. Management believes, based on feedback it has received during earnings calls and discussions with investors, that these non-GAAP measures enhance investors' ability to assess Sara Lee's historical and project future financial performance. Management also uses certain of these non-GAAP financial measures, in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures, to understand, manage and evaluate our businesses, in planning for and forecasting financial results for future periods, and as one factor in determining achievement of incentive compensation. Two of the three performance measures under Sara Lee's annual incentive plan are net sales and operating income, which are the reported amounts as adjusted for significant items and possibly other items. Operating income, as adjusted for significant items, also may be used as a component of Sara Lee's long-term incentive plans. Many of the significant items will recur in future periods; however, the amount and frequency of each significant item varies from period to period.

 

Management also has received inquiries from investors seeking to better understand and project the corporation's tax rate, which can be complex given the multiple foreign jurisdictions in which Sara Lee operates and the numerous tax rules with which it must comply. The information contained in the tables "Reconciliation of as Reported to Adjusted" for each fiscal period includes certain non-GAAP financial measures, and is intended to help investors better understand Sara Lee's effective tax rate.

 

The following is an explanation of the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release.

 

In the "EPS Reconciliation of as Reported to Adjusted" tables each item in the "Adjusted" column of that table equals the indicated financial measure computed in accordance with GAAP less the impact of significant items recognized in the fiscal period presented.

 

"Adjusted EPS" excludes from diluted EPS, as reported, for total Sara Lee, for continuing operations or for discontinued operations, as indicated, the per share impact of significant items recognized in the fiscal period presented.

 

"Adjusted net sales" for continuing operations or discontinued operations, as indicated, excludes from applicable net sales the impact of businesses acquired or divested after the start of the fiscal period and also presents fiscal 2011 results at fiscal 2012 currency exchange rates.

 

"Adjusted operating income" for continuing operations or discontinued operations, as indicated, excludes from applicable operating income the impact of significant items and businesses acquired or divested after the start of the fiscal period, and also presents fiscal 2011 results at fiscal 2012 currency exchange rates.

 

"Adjusted operating margin" for continuing operations, a specified business segment or discontinued operations, as indicated, is a non-GAAP financial measure that equals adjusted operating income for the applicable portion of the business divided by adjusted net sales of the corporation (in the case of computing adjusted operating margin for continuing operations) or adjusted operating segment income for a business segment or discontinued operations divided by adjusted net sales for that business segment or discontinued operation (in the case of computing adjusted operating margin for a specific business segment or discontinued operations).

 

"Adjusted operating segment income" for continuing operations, a specified business segment or discontinued operations, as indicated, excludes from the applicable operating segment income measure the impact of significant items recognized by that portion of the business during the fiscal period presented and the results of businesses acquired or divested after the start of the fiscal period presented, and also presents fiscal 2011 results at fiscal 2012 currency exchange rates.

 

"Adjusted operating income (including acquisitions)" for continuing operations excludes from operating income from continuing operations the impact of significant items recognized during the fiscal period presented and also presents fiscal 2011 results at fiscal 2012 currency exchange rates; this measure does not exclude the results of businesses acquired or divested after the start of the fiscal period presented.

 
Sara Lee Corporation 
Media: Jon Harris, +1.630.598.8661 
Analysts: Melissa Napier, +1.630.598.8739 
 
 
 
 
 
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