Pinnacle Foods Inc. Announces New Segment Reporting

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Pinnacle Foods Inc. Announces New Segment Reporting Structure

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE: PF ) announced today that, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 during which the integration of the Boulder Brands acquisition was substantially complete, the Company reorganized its reporting structure, resulting in a change to its reportable segments.  The new segments, which mirror the manner in which the businesses will be managed, are Frozen, Grocery, Boulder and Specialty.

The Boulder Brands acquisition added the Udi's , Glutino , Smart Balance , Earth Balance and EVOL brands to the Company's portfolio, as well as complementary foodservice, private label and Canadian businesses. The new segment structure aligns each of these businesses with related Pinnacle businesses into four new reportable segments, the composition of which is provided below.

The Frozen segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s legacy frozen brands, including vegetables ( Birds Eye ), complete bagged meals ( Birds Eye Voila! and Birds Eye Signature Skillets ), full-calorie single-serve frozen dinners and entrées ( Hungry-Man ), prepared seafood ( Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's ), pancakes / waffles / french toast ( Aunt Jemima ), frozen and refrigerated bagels ( Lender's ) and pizza for one ( Celeste ).  The Frozen segment also includes all of the Company’s business in Canada, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

The Grocery segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s grocery brands, including cake/brownie mixes and frostings ( Duncan Hines ), shelf-stable pickles ( Vlasic ), salad dressings ( Wish-Bone , Western and Bernstein’s ), table syrups ( Log Cabin and Mrs. Butterworth's ), refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads ( Smart Balance), canned meat ( Armour, Nalley and Brooks ), pie and pastry fillings ( Duncan Hines Comstock and Wilderness ) and barbecue sauces ( Open Pit ).

The Boulder segment is comprised of the retail businesses of the Company’s health and wellness lifestyle brands, including gluten-free products ( Udi's and Glutino) , natural frozen meal offerings ( EVOL) , plant-based refrigerated and shelf-stable spreads ( Earth Balance ) and plant-based protein frozen products ( gardein ).

The Specialty segment includes the Company’s snack products ( Tim's Cascade and Snyder of Berlin ) and all of its U.S. foodservice and private label businesses, including those of the Garden Protein International and Boulder Brands acquisitions.

Segment performance is evaluated by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker and is based on earnings before interest and taxes. Transfers between segments and geographic areas are recorded at cost plus markup or at market. Unallocated corporate expenses consist of corporate overhead such as executive management, finance and legal functions.

The supplemental information included herein presents the net sales and earnings before interest and taxes of the Company's new reportable business segments for the first three quarters and nine months of fiscal 2016, for each quarter and full year of fiscal 2015 and for the full year of fiscal 2014. There is no impact on the Company's previously reported consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity. As required by the Segment Reporting Topic of the Accounting Standards Codification, the consolidated financial statements to be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016 will reflect this change in the Company's reportable segments.

This filing does not reflect any subsequent information or events other than changes to the reportable segments described above. Without limitation, this filing does not purport to update any information included in the relevant Annual and Quarterly Reports.

The Company believes that the presentation of Adjusted Earnings before Interest and Taxes (Adjusted EBIT), a non-GAAP financial measure, when considered together with its U.S. GAAP financial measures, helps provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting its business that could be obtained absent these disclosures. Adjusted EBIT is used to assess operating results from period to period after removing the impact of unusual, non-operational or restructuring-related activities that affect comparability. This non-GAAP financial measure should be considered a supplement to the GAAP reported measures, should not be considered a replacement for, or superior to, GAAP measures and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies.

 
Pinnacle Foods Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures (Unaudited) Adjusted Segment amounts (thousands)
 
    Fiscal Year   Three months ended   Fiscal Year
    December 28, 2014   March 29, 2015   June 28, 2015   September 27, 2015   December 27, 2015   December 27, 2015 
Net sales - Reported                        
Frozen   $ 1,190,354     $ 320,189     $ 271,800     $ 299,767     $ 344,195     $ 1,235,951  
Grocery   1,050,085     244,863     260,804     240,068     278,534     1,024,269  
Boulder   4,307     9,803     9,945     9,971     11,775     41,494  
Specialty   346,437     90,426     89,197     86,481     87,974     354,078  
Total   $ 2,591,183     $ 665,281     $ 631,746     $ 636,287     $ 722,478     $ 2,655,792  
                         
                         
Earnings before interest & taxes - Reported                  
Frozen   $ 193,185     $ 45,818     $ 39,326     $ 53,965     $ 79,427     $ 218,536  
Grocery   177,381     42,440     49,788     43,602     67,316     203,146  
Boulder   (4,242 )   (2,057 )   (134 )   (2,076 )   (1,231 )   (5,498 )
Specialty   31,029     7,983     7,638     8,473     10,275     34,369  
Unallocated corporate expenses   114,918     (5,715 )   (6,803 )   (6,171 )   (7,162 )   (25,851 )
Total   $ 512,271     $ 88,469     $ 89,815     $ 97,793     $ 148,625     $ 424,702  
                         
                         
Adjustments (Non GAAP)                        
Frozen   $ 16,240     $ 974     $ (1,679 )   $ 2,264     $ (665 )   $ 894  
Grocery   27,076     3,354     (928 )   4,504     537     7,467  
Boulder   4,436     2,511     112     3,081     2,477     8,181  
Specialty   2,637     167     (317 )   352     (85 )   117  
Unallocated corporate expenses   (139,248 )   —     —     —     1,713     1,713  
Total   $ (88,859 )   $ 7,006     $ (2,812 )   $ 10,201     $ 3,977     $ 18,372  
                         
                         
Earnings before interest & taxes - Adjusted (Non GAAP - See separate discussion)                            
Frozen   $ 209,425     $ 46,792     $ 37,647     $ 56,229     $ 78,762     $ 219,430  
Grocery   204,457     45,794     48,860     48,106     67,853     210,613  
Boulder   194     454     (22 )   1,005     1,246     2,683  
Specialty   33,666     8,150     7,321     8,825     10,190     34,486  
Unallocated corporate expenses   (24,330 )   (5,715 )   (6,803 )   (6,171 )   (5,449 )   (24,138 )
Total   $ 423,412     $ 95,475     $ 87,003     $ 107,994     $ 152,602     $ 443,074  
                         
Pinnacle Foods Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures (Unaudited) Adjusted Segment amounts (thousands)  
 
    Three months ended   Nine months ended
    March 27, 2016   June 26, 2016   September 25, 2016   September 25, 2016 
Net sales - Reported                
Frozen   $ 330,488     $ 288,797     $ 314,403     $ 933,688  
Grocery   250,913     281,005     258,945     790,863  
Boulder   80,161     94,694     92,433     267,288  
Specialty   92,693     91,885     93,040     277,618  
Total   $ 754,255     $ 756,381     $ 758,821     $ 2,269,457  
                 
                 
Earnings before interest & taxes - Reported              
Frozen   $ 51,339     $ 45,753     $ 54,201     $ 151,293  
Grocery   39,724     53,803     55,189     148,716  
Boulder   (4,524 )   5,809     6,965     8,250  
Specialty   7,001     7,045     8,364     22,410  
Unallocated corporate expenses (13,259 )   (4,624 )   (6,451 )   (24,334 )
Total   $ 80,281     $ 107,786     $ 118,268     $ 306,335  
                 
                 
Adjustments (Non GAAP)                
Frozen   $ (1,418 )   $ (1,252 )   $ 9,601     $ 6,931  
Grocery   6,394     1,631     204     8,229  
Boulder   13,707     6,338     5,557     25,602  
Specialty   1,020     291     938     2,249  
Unallocated corporate expenses 6,782     —     —     6,782  
Total   $ 26,485     $ 7,008     $ 16,300     $ 49,793  
                 
                 
Earnings before interest & taxes - Adjusted (Non GAAP - See separate discussion)                
Frozen   $ 49,921     $ 44,501     $ 63,802     $ 158,224  
Grocery   46,118     55,434     55,393     156,945  
Boulder   9,183     12,147     12,522     33,852  
Specialty   8,021     7,336     9,302     24,659  
Unallocated corporate expenses   (6,477 )   (4,624 )   (6,451 )   (17,552 )
Total   $ 106,766     $ 114,794     $ 134,568     $ 356,128  
                 
Pinnacle Foods Inc. Reconciliation from Reported to Adjusted Segment Amounts Supplemental Schedule of Adjustments Detail (millions)
 
    Fiscal Year   Three months ended   Fiscal Year
    December 28, 2014   March 29, 2015   June 28, 2015   September 27, 2015   December 27, 2015   December 27, 2015 
Frozen                        
Employee severance   1.6     $ —     $ —     $ 0.2     $ 0.2     $ 0.4  
Liquidity event stock compensation expense   4.9     —     —     —     —     —  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   5.9     —     (1.8 )   2.1     (0.9 )   (0.6 )
Hillshire merger termination-related employee compensation expense   3.5     0.8     —     —     —     0.8  
Other   0.3     0.2     0.1     —     —     0.3  
Total Frozen   $ 16.2     $ 1.0     $ (1.7 )   $ 2.3     $ (0.7 )   $ 0.9  
                         
Grocery                  
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges   $ 11.1     $ 2.4     $ 1.2     $ 2.6     $ 1.1     $ 7.3  
Employee severance   1.7     —     —     0.1     0.2     0.3  
Liquidity event stock compensation expense   4.7     —     —     —     —     —  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   5.6     —     (2.3 )   1.8     (0.8 )   (1.3 )
Hillshire merger termination-related employee compensation expense   3.4     0.8     —     —     —     0.8  
Other   0.6     0.2     0.2     —     —     0.4  
Total Grocery   $ 27.1     $ 3.4     $ (0.9 )   $ 4.5     $ 0.5     $ 7.5  
                         
Boulder                        
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges   $ 4.4     $ 2.5     $ 0.1     $ 3.1     $ 2.5     $ 8.2  
Total Boulder   $ 4.4     $ 2.5     $ 0.1     $ 3.1     $ 2.5     $ 8.2  
                         
Specialty                    
Employee severance   $ 0.2     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —  
Liquidity event stock compensation expense   0.6     —     —     —     —     —  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   0.8     —     (0.3 )   0.3     (0.1 )   (0.1 )
Hillshire merger termination-related employee compensation expense   0.5     0.1     —     —     —     0.1  
Other   0.5     0.1     —     —     —     0.1  
Total Specialty   $ 2.6     $ 0.2     $ (0.3 )   $ 0.3     $ (0.1 )   $ 0.1  
                         
Unallocated Corporate Expenses                        
Hillshire Merger Termination Fee Received, net   $ (153.0 )   $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —  
Liquidity event stock compensation expense   13.6     —     —     —     —     —  
Boulder Acquisition Charges   —     —     —     —     1.7     1.7  
Other   0.2     —     —     —     —     —  
Total Unallocated Corporate Expenses   $ (139.2 )   $ —     $ —     $ —     $ 1.7     $ 1.7  
Pinnacle Foods Inc. Reconciliation from Reported to Adjusted Segment Amounts Supplemental Schedule of Adjustments Detail (millions)
 
    Three months ended   Nine months ended
    March 27, 2016   June 26, 2016   September 25, 2016   September 25, 2016 
Frozen                
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges   $ 0.2     $ 0.2     $ —     $ 0.4  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   (1.9 )   (1.6 )   (0.7 )   (4.2 )
Expenses related to the write-up to fair value of inventories acquired   0.3     —     —     0.3  
Tradename Impairment charges   —     —     10.3     10.3  
Other   —     0.1     —     0.1  
Total Frozen   $ (1.4 )   $ (1.3 )   $ 9.6     $ 6.9  
                 
Grocery              
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges   $ 4.5     $ 3.2     $ 0.9     $ 8.6  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   (1.6 )   (1.8 )   (0.7 )   (4.1 )
Expenses related to the write-up to fair value of inventories acquired   3.5     —     —     3.5  
Other   —     0.2     —     0.2  
Total Grocery   $ 6.4     $ 1.6     $ 0.2     $ 8.2  
                 
Boulder                
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges   $ 7.8     $ 6.3     $ 5.7     $ 19.8  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   (0.1 )   —     (0.1 )   (0.2 )
Expenses related to the write-up to fair value of inventories acquired 6.0     —     —     6.0  
Total Boulder   $ 13.7     $ 6.3     $ 5.6     $ 25.6  
                 
Specialty                
Restructuring and acquisition integration charges   $ 0.7     $ 0.6     $ 0.1     $ 1.4  
Unrealized mark-to-market (gain)/loss   (0.3 )   (0.3 )   (0.1 )   (0.7 )
Expenses related to the write-up to fair value of inventories acquired   0.6     —     —     0.6  
Tradename Impairment charges   —     —     0.9     0.9  
Total Specialty   $ 1.0     $ 0.3     $ 0.9     $ 2.2  
                 
Unallocated Corporate Expenses                
Boulder Acquisition Charges   $ 6.8     $ —     $ —     $ 6.8  
Total Unallocated Corporate Expenses   $ 6.8     $ —     $ —     $ 6.8  
                                 

ABOUT PINNACLE FOODS Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE: PF ) is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high-quality branded food products with a mission of unleashing brand potential.  With annual sales in excess of $3 billion, our portfolio includes well-known brands competing in frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable formats, such as Birds Eye, Birds Eye Voila!, Duncan Hines, Earth Balance, EVOL, gardein, Glutino, Hungry-Man, Log Cabin, Udi’s,  Vlasic, and Wish-Bone , along with many others.  The company is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ and has nearly 5,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada.  For more information, please visit www.pinnaclefoods.com . 

CONTACT Maria Sceppaguercio Senior Vice President, Investor Relations 973-541-8629

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