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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2017
 
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________ to _________.

Commission File Number: 001-34530
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
76-0586680
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

331 N. Main Street, Euless, Texas 76039
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(817) 835-4105
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ 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 þ No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company ¨
Emerging growth company ¨
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ
 
There were 16,005,083 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the registrant outstanding as of August 3, 2017.




U.S. CONCRETE, INC.

INDEX

 
 
Page
No.
Part I – Financial Information
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
 
Part II – Other Information
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 4.
Item 6.
 
 
 







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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements

U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)

June 30, 2017

December 31, 2016

(Unaudited)


ASSETS
 

 
Current assets:
 

 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
271,739


$
75,774

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,221 and $5,960 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
218,252


207,292

Inventories
44,127


41,979

Prepaid expenses
7,244


5,534

Other receivables
6,954


8,691

Other current assets
1,324


2,019

Total current assets
549,640


341,289

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization of $157,015 and $137,629 as of June 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively
407,120


337,412

Goodwill
135,338


133,271

Intangible assets, net
120,658


130,973

Other assets
2,069


2,457

Total assets
$
1,214,825


$
945,402

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 


 

Current liabilities:
 


 

Accounts payable
$
116,895


$
110,694

Accrued liabilities
83,078


85,243

Current maturities of long-term debt
21,048


16,654

Derivative liabilities
61,261

 
57,415

Total current liabilities
282,282


270,006

Long-term debt, net of current maturities
652,821


432,644

Other long-term obligations and deferred credits
62,391


46,267

Deferred income taxes
11,985


7,656

Total liabilities
1,009,479


756,573

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)





Equity:
 


 

Preferred stock



Common stock
17


17

Additional paid-in capital
264,643


249,832

Accumulated deficit
(34,765
)

(39,296
)
Treasury stock, at cost
(24,549
)

(21,724
)
Total stockholders' equity
205,346


188,829

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,214,825


$
945,402


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017

2016

2017

2016
Revenue
$
340,926


$
275,750


$
640,059


$
520,795

Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization
263,574


222,216


499,333


420,974

Selling, general and administrative expenses
30,200


23,180


56,017


46,343

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
16,350


13,015


32,209


24,656

Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
720

 
364

 
1,328

 
1,611

Gain on sale of assets
(198
)

(114
)

(390
)

(13
)
Operating income
30,280


17,089

 
51,562

 
27,224

Interest expense, net
(10,368
)

(6,598
)

(20,510
)

(12,298
)
Derivative loss
(15,766
)
 
(2,562
)

(13,910
)

(15,342
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt


(12,003
)



(12,003
)
Other income, net
596


510


1,304


1,007

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
4,742


(3,564
)
 
18,446

 
(11,412
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
6,911


(251
)

13,613


1,740

(Loss) income from continuing operations
(2,169
)

(3,313
)
 
4,833

 
(13,152
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(180
)

(164
)

(302
)

(352
)
Net (loss) income
$
(2,349
)

$
(3,477
)
 
$
4,531

 
$
(13,504
)












Basic (loss) income per share:
 


 


 


 

(Loss) income from continuing operations
$
(0.14
)

$
(0.22
)

$
0.31


$
(0.89
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(0.01
)

(0.01
)

(0.02
)

(0.02
)
Net (loss) income per share – basic
$
(0.15
)

$
(0.23
)
 
$
0.29

 
$
(0.91
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted income (loss) per share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

(Loss) income from continuing operations
$
(0.14
)
 
$
(0.22
)
 
$
0.29

 
$
(0.89
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(0.01
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.02
)
 
(0.02
)
Net (loss) income per share – diluted
$
(0.15
)

$
(0.23
)
 
$
0.27

 
$
(0.91
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 


 


 


 

Basic
15,703


14,920


15,601


14,854

Diluted
15,703

 
14,920

 
16,531

 
14,854


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# of Shares
 
Par Value
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Total
Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2015
14,871

 
$
16

 
$
201,015

 
$
(48,157
)
 
$
(18,867
)
 
$
134,007

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 
4,121

 

 

 
4,121

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

 

 
3,908

 

 

 
3,908

Restricted stock vesting
8

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations
171

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options exercised
1

 

 
28

 

 

 
28

Warrants exercised
219

 

 
11,131

 

 

 
11,131

Other treasury shares purchases
(42
)
 

 

 

 
(2,654
)
 
(2,654
)
Net loss

 

 

 
(13,504
)
 

 
(13,504
)
BALANCE, June 30, 2016
15,228

 
$
16

 
$
220,203

 
$
(61,661
)
 
$
(21,521
)
 
$
137,037

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2016
15,696

 
$
17

 
$
249,832

 
$
(39,296
)
 
$
(21,724
)
 
$
188,829

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 
4,253

 

 

 
4,253

Restricted stock vesting
9

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted stock grants, net of cancellations
152

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options exercised
6

 

 
132

 

 

 
132

Warrants exercised
171

 

 
10,426

 

 

 
10,426

Other treasury share purchases
(41
)
 

 

 

 
(2,825
)
 
(2,825
)
Net income

 

 

 
4,531

 

 
4,531

BALANCE, June 30, 2017
15,993

 
$
17

 
$
264,643

 
$
(34,765
)
 
$
(24,549
)
 
$
205,346


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.



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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017

2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
Net income (loss)
$
4,531


$
(13,504
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 


 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
32,209


24,656

Debt issuance cost amortization
1,041


1,017

Amortization of discount on long-term incentive plan and other accrued interest
374


250

Amortization of premium on long-term debt
(775
)
 

Net loss on derivative
13,910


15,342

Net loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
1,328


1,611

Net gain on sale of assets
(390
)

(13
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
12,003

Deferred income taxes
4,816


2,863

Provision for doubtful accounts and customer disputes
1,896


522

Stock-based compensation
4,253


4,121

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
 


 

Accounts receivable
(12,856
)

(3,834
)
Inventories
(1,942
)

(2,583
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
98


(798
)
Other assets and liabilities
(22
)

780

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
4,684


(6,915
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
53,155


35,518

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 


 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(18,692
)

(22,933
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(32,836
)

(44,272
)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
841


373

Proceeds from disposal of businesses
873


250

Net cash used in investing activities
(49,814
)

(66,582
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 


 

Proceeds from revolver borrowings


128,789

Repayments of revolver borrowings


(173,789
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
211,500

 
400,000

Repayments of debt


(200,000
)
Premium paid on early retirement of debt

 
(8,500
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants
494


110

Payments of other long-term obligations
(4,536
)

(2,979
)
Payments for other financing
(8,778
)

(5,033
)
Debt issuance costs
(3,231
)

(7,689
)
Other treasury share purchases
(2,825
)

(2,654
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
192,624


128,255

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
195,965


97,191

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
75,774


3,925

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
$
271,739


$
101,116


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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)

 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
 

 
 

Cash paid for interest
$
20,155

 
$
10,781

Cash paid for income taxes
$
12,302

 
$
2,744

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures funded by capital leases and promissory notes
$
24,393

 
$
18,495

Settlement of accounts receivable for acquisition of a business
$

 
$
1,000


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of U.S. Concrete, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "we," "us," "our," "U.S. Concrete," or the "Company") and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for reporting interim financial information. Some information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the SEC’s rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the "2016 Form 10-K").  In the opinion of our management, all adjustments necessary to state fairly the information in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and to make such financial statements not misleading have been included. All adjustments are of a normal or recurring nature.  Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of our results expected for the year ending December 31, 2017, or for any future period.

The preparation of financial statements and accompanying notes in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions that we consider critical and that involve complex judgments in the preparation of our financial statements include those related to our business combinations, goodwill and goodwill impairment, impairment of long-lived assets, accruals for self-insurance programs, income taxes, derivative instruments, and contingent consideration.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year balances to conform with the current year presentation.

2.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Standards/Updates Adopted This Year

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an amendment related to share-based payments to employees, which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions for public entities. In the first quarter of 2017, we adopted all applicable aspects of this standard on a prospective basis with the exception of the presentation of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows, which we adopted on a retrospective basis, and the election to account for forfeitures as they occur, which we adopted on a modified-retrospective basis. The new standard requires companies to recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled, rather than recognized as additional paid-in capital in the equity section of the balance sheet. Upon adoption, we recognized $0.2 million in discrete tax benefits related to share-based payment accounting, resulting in a lower effective tax rate. This standard also affects the average shares outstanding used in the diluted earnings per share calculation, as we no longer increase or decrease the assumed proceeds from an employee vesting in, or exercising, a share-based payment award by the amount of excess tax benefits or deficiencies taken to additional paid-in capital.

The guidance also requires excess tax benefits to be classified as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows rather than a financing activity. Retrospective application of the cash flow presentation requirement resulted in an increase to net cash provided by operating activities of $3.9 million and a decrease to net cash provided by financing activities of $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Further, this guidance permits an entity to make an accounting policy election to either estimate forfeitures on stock compensation awards, as previously required, or to recognize forfeitures as they occur. We elected to change our accounting policy from estimating forfeitures expected to occur to recognizing forfeitures as they occur. This change in policy did not have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In July 2015, the FASB issued guidance requiring inventory to be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, which is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. This guidance is effective prospectively for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2017, when it became effective for us. There was no impact on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations as a result of adopting this standard.


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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Standards/Updates Not Yet Adopted

In January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance removes the second step of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. The same one-step impairment test will be applied to goodwill at all reporting units, even those with zero or negative carrying amounts. Entities will be required to disclose the amount of goodwill at reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. This guidance is effective in 2020, but early adoption is permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. We are currently evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on our financial condition and results of operations.

In January 2017, the FASB issued an update under business combinations in an effort to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or as business combinations. The amendments in this update provide a screen to determine when a set of assets is not of a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need to be further evaluated. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for transactions for which the acquisition (or disposal) date occurs before the effective date of the amendments, if the transaction has not been reported in financial statements that have been issued or made available for issuance. We are currently evaluating the impact that this standard will have on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

In August 2016, the FASB issued guidance to reduce diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The new amendment is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those periods, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that this standard will have on our statement of cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued an amendment related to leases. The new guidance requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for all leases greater than one year in duration and classified as operating leases under previous guidance. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company's undiscounted minimum contractual commitments under long-term operating leases, which were not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, were $69.4 million as of June 30, 2017 and $79.1 million as of December 31, 2016. These amounts estimate the effect to total assets and total liabilities that the new accounting standard would have as of those dates. We are currently evaluating the impact that this standard will have on our financial condition and results of operations, and cash flows. The standard will be adopted in the first quarter of 2019 using a modified retrospective transition beginning with the earliest comparative period presented.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that outlines a single comprehensive model for accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers, which supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance. This guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services and also requires certain additional disclosures. The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods that begin after December 15, 2017. Early adoption of the standard is permitted, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (modified retrospective method). While we continue to evaluate the effect that the updated standard will have on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, we do not expect its adoption to have a material impact on our financial results. We primarily earn our revenue by producing and delivering ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and related building materials, as requested by our customers primarily through purchase orders. We generally do not have significant customer contracts and do not provide post-delivery services, such as paving or finishing. As such, adoption of the new guidance should not result in significant changes in the amount of revenue recognized or the timing of when such revenue is recognized. We expect to adopt the new guidance in the first quarter of 2018, when it becomes effective for us, using the modified retrospective transition method.

For a description of our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements in our 2016 Form 10-K.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




3.
ACQUISITIONS

2017 Acquisitions

On April 7, 2017, we completed the acquisition of certain assets from Corbett Aggregate Companies, LLC ("Corbett"), in Quinton, New Jersey and Salem, New Jersey. The acquisition included approximately 401 acres of land with over 35 million tons of proven aggregates reserves. Also included in the acquisition was a long-term lease with the South Jersey Port Corporation for an export dock as well as a licensing agreement with the exclusive right to move coarse and fine aggregates through the North Shore Terminal located on Staten Island, New York. We are accounting for this transaction as a business acquisition in accordance with our accounting policy, as we acquired inputs and processes that have the ability to create outputs.

The consideration for this acquisition was satisfied by $29.6 million in cash and potential contingent consideration of $23.0 million based on the amount of reserves permitted over a two-year minimum period. See Note 11 for additional information regarding contingent consideration. The cash portion was funded through cash on hand.

The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Corbett acquisition were as follows: $49.1 million of property, plant, and equipment, $0.2 million of inventory, and less than $0.1 million of other current assets. We recognized goodwill of $0.9 million equal to the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The recording of this business combination is preliminary and remains subject to adjustments, including, but not limited to, the fair value of contingent consideration and property, plant, and equipment.

2016 Acquisitions

During 2016, we completed four acquisitions that expanded our ready-mixed concrete operations in the New York Metropolitan market for total consideration of $142.8 million and two individually immaterial ready-mixed concrete operations in our West Texas market for total consideration of $3.5 million. The combined assets acquired through the New York acquisitions included land, 10 ready-mixed concrete plants, and a fleet of 189 mixer trucks. On February 26, 2016, we completed the acquisition of all of the assets of Greco Brothers Concrete of L.I., Inc. ("Greco"), located in Brooklyn. On June 24, 2016, we completed the acquisition of the assets of Nycon Supply Corp. ("Nycon"), located in Queens. On August 10, 2016, we completed the acquisition of the assets of Jenna Concrete Corp. ("Jenna"), located in Bronx. On August 22, 2016, we completed the acquisition of the assets of Kings Ready Mix Inc. ("Kings"), located in Brooklyn. In addition, on March 31, 2016 and September 13, 2016, we acquired two individually immaterial ready-mixed concrete operations in our West Texas market.

The consideration for these six acquisitions was satisfied by $131.7 million in cash, $6.1 million in payments deferred over a three-year period, the issuance of $1.0 million of credits applied against existing trade accounts receivable, plus 136,215 shares of our common stock, calculated in accordance with the terms of the purchase agreement, and valued at approximately $7.5 million on the date of issuance. We funded the cash portion of these acquisitions through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our asset-based revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility").

We made changes to the preliminary purchase price allocations for the 2016 acquisitions during the first six months of 2017, primarily related to working capital adjustments and the fair value of identifiable intangible assets. The recording of three of the six business combinations is preliminary, and we expect to record adjustments as we accumulate information needed to estimate the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We expect further adjustments including, but not limited to, adjustments related to determination of the conclusion of tax attributes as of the acquisition date and the fair value of identifiable intangible assets.


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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


The following table presents the total consideration for the 2016 acquisitions and the provisional amounts related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values as of the respective acquisition date (in thousands):

 
2016 Acquisitions
Cash
$
9

Accounts receivable (1)
12,314

Inventory
1,249

Other current assets
68

Property, plant and equipment
34,918

Definite-lived intangible assets
47,144

Total assets acquired
95,702

Current liabilities
7,055

Other long-term liabilities
3,165

Total liabilities assumed
10,220

Goodwill
60,035

Total consideration (fair value) (2)
$
145,517


(1)
The aggregate fair value of the acquired accounts receivable approximates the aggregate gross contractual amount as of the respective acquisition dates.
(2)
Deferred payments included at fair value.


The accounting for business combinations requires the significant use of estimates and is based on information that was available to management at the time these condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared. We utilized recognized valuation techniques, including the income approach, sales approach, and cost approach to value the net assets acquired. Any changes to the provisional business combination accounting will be made as soon as practical, but no later than one year from the respective acquisition dates.

Acquired Intangibles

Intangible assets acquired in 2016 totaling $47.1 million consisted of trade names, customer relationships, non-compete agreements, and leasehold interests. The amortization period of these intangible assets range from seven months to seven years. The major classes of intangible assets acquired in the 2016 acquisitions were as follows (in thousands of dollars):
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (In Years)
 
Fair Value At Acquisition Date
Customer relationships
6.00
 
$
34,064

Trade names
2.62
 
2,818

Non-compete agreements
5.00
 
5,307

Leasehold interests
5.00
 
4,955

Total
 
 
$
47,144



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As of June 30, 2017, the estimated future aggregate amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets from the acquisitions was as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending December 31,
2017 (remainder of the year)
$
4,262

2018
8,523

2019
8,258

2020
7,729

2021
6,805

Thereafter
3,275

Total
$
38,852


Also included in other non-current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet is an unfavorable lease intangible with a gross carrying amount of $0.4 million and a net carrying amount of $0.3 million as of June 30, 2017. This unfavorable lease intangible will be amortized over its remaining lease term.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded $2.1 million and $4.3 million of amortization expense related to these intangible assets and unfavorable lease intangibles.

The goodwill ascribed to each of the 2016 and 2017 acquisitions is related to the synergies we expect to achieve with expansion in the markets in which we already operate as well as entry into new metropolitan areas of our existing geographic markets. The goodwill associated with our 2016 acquisitions relates to our ready-mixed concrete reportable segment. See Note 6 for the allocation of goodwill from our 2017 acquisition to our segments. We expect the goodwill to generally be deductible for tax purposes. See Note 12 for additional information regarding income taxes.

Actual and Pro Forma Impact of Acquisitions

During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded approximately $42.2 million of revenue and $6.4 million of operating income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the 2016 and 2017 acquisitions. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we recorded approximately $2.8 million of revenue and $0.3 million of operating income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the 2016 acquisitions.

During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded approximately $82.1 million of revenue and $12.7 million of operating income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the 2016 and 2017 acquisitions. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recorded approximately $2.9 million of revenue and less than $0.1 million of operating income in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the 2016 acquisitions.


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The unaudited pro forma information presented below reflects the combined financial results for all of the acquisitions completed during 2016 and 2017, excluding the two 2016 individually immaterial acquisitions in West Texas described above, because historical financial results for these operations were not material and were impractical to obtain from the former owners. All other acquisitions have been included and represent our estimate of the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, as if the 2017 acquisition had been completed on January 1, 2016, and the 2016 acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2015 (in thousands, except per share information):

 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenue
$
344,349

 
$
316,312

 
$
647,407

 
$
609,462

Net (loss) income
$
(1,914
)
 
$
(974
)
 
$
5,867

 
$
(7,573
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income per share, basic
$
(0.12
)
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.38

 
$
(0.51
)
(Loss) income per share, diluted
$
(0.12
)
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.35

 
$
(0.51
)

The above pro forma results are unaudited and were prepared based on the historical U.S. GAAP results of the Company and the historical results of the five acquired companies for which financial information was available, based on data provided by the former owners. These results are not necessarily indicative of what the Company's actual results would have been had the 2017 acquisition occurred on January 1, 2016, and the 2016 acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2015.

The unaudited pro forma net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share amounts above reflect the following adjustments (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Decrease (increase) in intangible amortization expense
$
18

 
$
(2,080
)
 
$
137

 
$
(4,161
)
Exclusion of buyer transaction costs
$
163

 
$
263

 
$
392

 
$
812

Decrease (increase) in interest expense
$
86

 
$
(93
)
 
$
170

 
$
(184
)
Increase in income tax expense
$
(299
)
 
$
(1,720
)
 
$
(824
)
 
$
(3,676
)

The unaudited pro forma results do not reflect any operational efficiencies or potential cost savings that may occur as a result of consolidation of the operations.


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4.
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Discontinued operations primarily relate to real estate leases and subleases of our former precast concrete operations disposed of in prior years. The lease obligations will expire by June 30, 2018.

The results of these discontinued operations were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Operating expenses
$
295

 
$
271

 
$
495

 
$
571

Loss from discontinued operations, before income taxes
(295
)
 
(271
)
 
(495
)
 
(571
)
Income tax benefit
(115
)
 
(107
)
 
(193
)
 
(219
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
$
(180
)
 
$
(164
)
 
$
(302
)
 
$
(352
)

Cash flows from operating activities included operating cash flows used in discontinued operations of $0.6 million and $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Cash flows from investing activities included investing cash flows provided by discontinued operations of $0.6 million and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

5.
INVENTORIES
 
Inventories as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Raw materials
$
40,442

 
$
38,752

Building materials for resale
2,336

 
1,923

Other
1,349

 
1,304

Total inventories
$
44,127

 
$
41,979


6.     GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill

The changes in goodwill by reportable segment from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Ready-Mixed Concrete Segment
 
Aggregate Products Segment
 
Other Non-Reportable Segments
 
Total
Balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
127,515

 
$
2,494

 
$
3,262

 
$
133,271

2017 acquisition
 

 

 
891

 
891

Adjustment for prior period business combination(1)
 

 
1,176

 

 
1,176

Balance at June 30, 2017
 
$
127,515

 
$
3,670

 
$
4,153

 
$
135,338


(1)
Reflects the correction of a $1.2 million prior period error in the acquisition accounting for a 2015 acquisition. This correction was recorded in the current period as it was not material to the prior periods and had no impact on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations of any period.


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Other Intangibles

Our purchased intangible assets were as follows as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
 
Weighted Average Remaining Life (In Years)
Definite-lived intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
 
$
82,293

 
$
(22,184
)
 
$
60,109

 
5.49
Trade names
 
44,456

 
(6,585
)
 
37,871

 
20.05
Non-competes
 
16,875

 
(6,836
)
 
10,039

 
3.36
Leasehold interests
 
12,480

 
(2,535
)
 
9,945

 
7.05
Favorable contract
 
3,650

 
(2,434
)
 
1,216

 
1.17
Total definite-lived intangible assets
 
159,754

 
(40,574
)
 
119,180

 
10.03
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land rights(1)
 
1,478

 

 
1,478

 
 
Total purchased intangible assets
 
$
161,232

 
$
(40,574
)
 
$
120,658

 
 

(1)
Land rights acquired in a prior year acquisition will be reclassified to property, plant, and equipment upon the division of certain shared properties and settlement of the associated deferred payment.

 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Gross
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
 
Weighted Average Remaining Life (In Years)
Definite-lived intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
 
$
82,174

 
$
(16,414
)
 
$
65,760

 
5.97
Trade names
 
44,456

 
(4,948
)
 
39,508

 
20.20
Non-competes
 
16,862

 
(5,160
)
 
11,702

 
3.81
Leasehold interests
 
12,480

 
(1,693
)
 
10,787

 
7.46
Favorable contract
 
3,650

 
(1,912
)
 
1,738

 
1.67
Total definite-lived intangible assets
 
159,622

 
(30,127
)
 
129,495

 
10.19
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land rights(1)
 
1,478

 

 
1,478

 
 
Total purchased intangible assets
 
$
161,100

 
$
(30,127
)
 
$
130,973

 
 

(1)
Land rights acquired in a prior year acquisition will be reclassified to property, plant, and equipment upon the division of certain shared properties and settlement of the associated deferred payment.


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As of June 30, 2017, the estimated remaining amortization of our definite-lived intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending December 31,
2017 (remainder of the year)
$
10,287

2018
20,143

2019
18,301

2020
16,110

2021
14,687

Thereafter
39,652

Total
$
119,180


Also included in other non-current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet are unfavorable lease intangibles with a gross carrying amount of $1.5 million and a net carrying amount of $1.2 million as of June 30, 2017. These unfavorable lease intangibles have a weighted average remaining life of 5.33 years.

We recorded $5.1 million and $3.5 million of amortization expense on our definite-lived intangible assets and unfavorable lease intangibles for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We recorded $10.3 million and $6.9 million of amortization expense on our definite-lived intangible assets and unfavorable lease liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. This amortization expense is included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.


7.
ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Our accrued liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Accrued materials
$
23,134

 
$
20,349

Accrued insurance reserves
16,043

 
15,206

Accrued compensation and benefits
13,751

 
2,217

Accrued property, sales and other taxes
7,776

 
9,227

Deferred consideration
7,414

 
16,553

Accrued interest
3,278

 
11,829

Contingent consideration, current portion
2,518

 
2,418

Deferred rent
2,236

 
2,232

Other
6,928

 
5,212

Total accrued liabilities
$
83,078

 
$
85,243



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8.
DEBT
 
Our debt and capital leases were as follows (in thousands):

 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Senior unsecured notes due 2024 and unamortized premium(1)
$
610,724

 
$
400,000

Senior secured credit facility

 

Capital leases
48,149

 
37,860

Other financing
25,575

 
20,248

Debt issuance costs
(10,579
)
 
(8,810
)
Total debt
673,869

 
449,298

Less: current maturities
(21,048
)
 
(16,654
)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
$
652,821

 
$
432,644


(1)
The effective interest rates for these notes as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were 6.47% and 6.62%, respectively.

Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024

In 2016, we issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes"). On January 9, 2017, we completed an offering of $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of additional 2024 Notes (the "Additional Notes") at an issue price of 105.75%. The terms of the Additional Notes are identical to the terms of the 2024 Notes, other than the issue date, the issue price, the first interest payment date, and the provisions relating to transfer restrictions and registration rights. We used the net proceeds from the offering of the Additional Notes, which were approximately $208.4 million, to increase our liquidity.

The 2024 Notes are governed by an indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of June 7, 2016, by and among U.S. Concrete, Inc., as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 2024 Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6.375% per annum. We pay interest on the 2024 Notes on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The 2024 Notes mature on June 1, 2024, and are redeemable at our option prior to maturity at prices specified in the Indenture. The Indenture contains negative covenants that restrict our ability and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to engage in certain transactions, as described below, and also contains customary events of default.

The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to:

incur additional debt or issue disqualified stock or preferred stock;
pay dividends or make other distributions, repurchase or redeem our stock or subordinated indebtedness or make certain investments;
sell assets and issue capital stock of our restricted subsidiaries;
incur liens;
allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us;
enter into transactions with affiliates;
consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets; and
designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

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The 2024 Notes are issued by U.S. Concrete, Inc. (the "Parent"). Our obligations under the 2024 Notes are jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of our restricted subsidiaries that guarantees any obligations under the Revolving Facility or that guarantees certain of our other indebtedness or certain indebtedness of our restricted subsidiaries (other than foreign restricted subsidiaries that guarantee only indebtedness incurred by another foreign subsidiary).

U.S. Concrete, Inc. does not have any independent assets or operations, and none of its foreign subsidiaries guarantee the 2024 Notes. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Company or any guarantor to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. For additional information regarding our guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries, see the information set forth in Note 17.

The 2024 Notes and the guarantees thereof are effectively subordinated to all of our and our guarantors' existing and future secured obligations, including obligations under the Revolving Facility, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations; senior in right of payment to any of our and our guarantors' future subordinated indebtedness; pari passu in right of payment with any of our and our guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness, including our and our guarantors' obligations under the Revolving Facility; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including preferred stock, of any non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On November 18, 2015, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Second A/R Loan Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions named therein, as lenders (the "Lenders"), which amended and restated the First Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated October 29, 2013 (the "2013 Loan Agreement") and provides us with the Revolving Facility of up to $250.0 million. The maturity date of the Revolving Facility is November 18, 2020. As of June 30, 2017, we had no outstanding borrowings on the Second A/R Loan Agreement, and we had $14.3 million of undrawn standby letters of credit under the Revolving Facility.

Our actual maximum credit availability under the Revolving Facility varies from time to time and is determined by calculating the value of our eligible accounts receivable, inventory, mixer trucks and machinery, minus reserves imposed by the Lenders and other adjustments, all as specified in the Second A/R Loan Agreement and discussed further below. Our availability under the Revolving Facility at June 30, 2017 increased to $232.5 million from $221.3 million at December 31, 2016. The Second A/R Loan Agreement also contains a provision for over-advances and protective advances by Lenders, in each case, of up to $25.0 million in excess of borrowing base levels. The Second A/R Loan Agreement provides for swingline loans, up to a $15.0 million sublimit, and letters of credit, up to a $30.0 million sublimit.

Up to $30.0 million of the Revolving Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and any such issuance of letters of credit will reduce the amount available for loans under the Revolving Facility. Loans under the Revolving Facility are limited by a borrowing base which is equal to the lessor of (a) the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments minus each of the LC Reserve and the Tax Amount, all as defined in the Second A/R Loan Agreement, and (b) (i) 90% of the face amount of eligible accounts receivable (reduced to 85% under certain circumstances), plus (ii) the lesser of (x) 70% of the value of eligible inventory or (y) 90% of the product of (A) the net orderly liquidation value of inventory divided by the value of the inventory and (B) multiplied by the value of eligible inventory, plus (iii) (w) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value (as determined by the most recent appraisal) of eligible trucks, plus (x) 80% of the cost of eligible trucks that have been acquired since the date of the latest appraisal of eligible trucks minus (y) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible trucks that have been sold since the date of the latest appraisal, minus (z) 85% of the depreciation amount applicable to eligible trucks, plus (iv) (x) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value (as determined by the most recent appraisal) of eligible machinery minus (y) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible machinery that have been sold since the date of the latest appraisal, minus (z) 85% of the depreciation amount applicable to eligible machinery, minus (v) the Availability Reserve and minus (vi) the Tax Amount, each as defined in the Second A/R Loan Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in determining the borrowing base, the borrowing base pursuant to this clause (b), the borrowing base attributable to the eligible trucks and eligible machinery set forth in clauses (b) (iii) and (iv) above shall not exceed 30% of the borrowing base as of such date of determination. The administrative agent may, in its permitted discretion, reduce the advance rates set forth above, adjust reserves or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the borrowing base.


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The Second A/R Loan Agreement also requires that we, upon the occurrence of certain events, maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 for each period of 12 calendar months, as determined in accordance with the Second A/R Loan Agreement. For the trailing 12-month period ended June 30, 2017, our fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.53 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2017, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Second A/R Loan Agreement.

The Second A/R Loan Agreement is secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the personal property of the Company and our guarantors, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.

Capital Leases and Other Financing

We have a series of promissory notes with various lenders for the purchase of mixer trucks and other machinery and equipment in an aggregate original principal amount of $42.7 million, with fixed annual interest rates ranging from less than 2.50% to 4.86%, payable monthly for terms ranging from less than one to five years.

We have leasing agreements with various other lenders for the purchase of mixer trucks and other machinery and equipment for a total original principal amount of $64.5 million, with fixed annual interest rates ranging from less than 0.01% to 5.24%, payable monthly for terms ranging from two to five years. The lease terms include one dollar buyout options at the end of the lease terms. Accordingly, these financings have been classified as capital leases. The current portion of capital leases included in current maturities of long-term debt was $12.9 million as of June 30, 2017 and $9.8 million as of December 31, 2016.

The weighted average interest rate of our capital leases and other financings was 3.21% as of June 30, 2017 and 3.11% as of December 31, 2016.

9.
WARRANTS

On August 31, 2010, we issued warrants to acquire common stock in two tranches: Class A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock and Class B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock (collectively, the "Warrants").  The Warrants were issued to holders of our predecessor common stock pro rata based on a holder’s stock ownership as of August 31, 2010 and will expire on August 31, 2017. The Warrants are included in derivative liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 10) and are recorded at their fair value (see Note 11). The Warrants are also included in the potentially dilutive securities included in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as shares of our common stock would be issued if the Warrants were exercised (see Note 14). The Warrants are classified as a current liability on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, as they can be exercised by the holders at any time. As of June 30, 2017, there were approximately 0.7 million Class A Warrants and 0.4 million Class B Warrants outstanding.


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10.
DERIVATIVES

We are exposed to certain risks relating to our ongoing business operations.  However, derivative instruments are not used to hedge these risks.  In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 815 - Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"), we are required to account for our warrants, issued on August 31, 2010, as derivative instruments.  None of our derivative instruments manage business risk or are executed for speculative purposes.

The following table presents the fair value of our derivative instruments as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Fair Value 
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As
Hedging Instruments Under ASC 815
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Warrants
 
Derivative liabilities
 
$
61,261

 
$
57,415


The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, excluding income tax effects (in thousands):



 
Three Months Ended
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As
Hedging Instruments Under ASC 815

Location of Loss Recognized
 
June 30, 2017

June 30, 2016
Warrants

Derivative loss
 
$
(15,766
)
 
$
(2,562
)

 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As
Hedging Instruments Under ASC 815
 
Location of Loss Recognized
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
Warrants
 
Derivative loss
 
$
(13,910
)
 
$
(15,342
)


Warrant volume positions represent the number of shares of common stock underlying the instruments.  The table below presents our volume positions as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
 
Number of Shares
Derivative Instruments Not Designated As
Hedging Instruments Under ASC 815
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Warrants
 
1,127

 
1,395


We do not have any derivative instruments with credit features requiring the posting of collateral in the event of a credit downgrade or similar credit event.


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11.
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Accounting guidance also establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from independent sources. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. The guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements. We review the fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy.

The following tables present our fair value hierarchy for liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2017
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Derivative – Warrants
$
61,261

 
$

 
$
61,261

 
$

Contingent consideration, including current portion (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
52,032

 

 

 
52,032

 
$
113,293

 
$

 
$
61,261

 
$
52,032


 
December 31, 2016
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Derivative – Warrants
$
57,415

 
$

 
$
57,415

 
$

Contingent consideration, including current portion (1) (2) (4) (5) (6)
32,212

 

 

 
32,212

 
$
89,627

 
$

 
$
57,415

 
$
32,212

 
(1)
The current portion of contingent consideration is included in accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The long-term portion of contingent consideration is included in other long-term obligations and deferred credits in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2)
Includes the fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the 2015 acquisition of Ferrara Bros. Building Materials Corp. ("Ferrara Bros. Contingent Consideration"). The fair value was determined based on the expected vesting of incentive awards granted to the former owners at acquisition based on probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of certain annual EBITDA thresholds, using a discount rate of 8.75% as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The fair value of the Ferrara Bros. Contingent Consideration was $27.2 million and $26.3 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Ferrara Bros. Contingent Consideration payments were capped at $35.0 million over a four-year period beginning in 2017 as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
(3)
Includes the fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the 2017 acquisition of certain assets of Corbett Aggregates Company, LLC. ("Corbett Contingent Consideration"). The fair value was determined based on the expected consideration that will be due to the former owner based on the probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of obtaining permits for mining all available reserves, using a discount rate of 5.0% as of June 30, 2017. The fair value of the Corbett Contingent Consideration was $20.7 million as of June 30, 2017. The Corbett Contingent Consideration payments were capped at $23.0 million over a two-year minimum period as of June 30, 2017.

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(4)
Includes the fair value of the earn-out payments associated with the 2015 acquisition of Right Away Redy Mix, Inc. (the "Right Away Earn-out"). The fair value was determined based on expected payouts that will be due to the former owners based on probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of annual sales volume milestones, using a discount rate of 8.50% as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The fair value of the Right Away Earn-out was $3.5 million and $3.9 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The remaining Right Away Earn-out payments were capped at $4.3 million over a four-year period and $5.0 million over a five-year period as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(5)
Includes the fair value of the earn-out payments associated with the 2015 acquisition of DuBrook Concrete, Inc. ("DuBrook Earn-out"). The fair value was determined based on the expected payouts that will be due to the former owners based on probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of sales volume milestones, using a discount rate of 15.75% as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The fair value of the DuBrook Earn-out was $0.6 million as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The Dubrook Earn-out payments are not capped; however, we do not expect total payments to be in excess of $0.7 million over a three-year period as of both June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(6)
Includes the fair value of the earn-out payments associated with the 2012 acquisition of Bode Gravel Co. and Bode Concrete LLC ("Bode Earn-out"). The fair value was determined based on expected payouts that will be due to the former owners based on the achievement of certain incremental sales volume milestones, using a contractual discount rate of 7.0%. These payments were capped at a fair value of $1.4 million as of December 31, 2016. The final Bode Earn-out payment was made in January 2017.

The liability for the Warrants was valued utilizing a Black-Scholes-Merton model. Inputs into the model were based upon observable market data.  The key inputs in determining our derivative liabilities include our stock price, stock price volatility, and risk free interest rates. As of June 30, 2017, observable market data existed for all of the key inputs in determining the fair value of our Warrants.

The liabilities for the Right Away Earn-out and the Ferrara Bros. Contingent Consideration were valued using Monte Carlo simulations which incorporated probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of specific milestones mentioned above. The liabilities for the Corbett Contingent Consideration were valued using the income approach which incorporated probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of specific milestones mentioned above. The liabilities for the Bode Earn-out, the DuBrook Earn-out, and the contingent consideration associated with one of the individually immaterial 2015 acquisitions were valued using a discounted cash flow technique. Inputs into the model were based upon observable market data where possible. Where observable market data did not exist, we modeled inputs based upon similar observable inputs. The key inputs in determining the fair value of the contingent consideration as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 included discount rates ranging from 5.00% to 15.75% and management's estimates of future sales volumes, EBITDA and permitted reserves. Changes in these inputs will impact the valuation of our contingent consideration obligations and will result in gain or loss each quarterly period.

A reconciliation of the changes in Level 3 fair value measurements from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017 is provided below (in thousands):
 
Contingent Consideration
Balance at December 31, 2016
$
32,212

Acquisitions (1)
20,621

Total losses included in earnings (2)
1,328

Payment on contingent consideration
(2,129
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
$
52,032


(1)
Represents the fair value of the contingent consideration associated with the Corbett acquisition as of the acquisition date.
(2)
Represents the net loss on revaluation of contingent consideration, which is included in loss on revaluation of contingent consideration in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Our other financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and long-term debt.  We consider the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable to be representative of their respective fair values because of their short-term maturities or expected settlement dates.  The fair value of our 2024 Notes, estimated based on broker/dealer quoted market prices (i.e., Level 2 inputs), was $634.5 million as of June 30, 2017. The carrying value of any outstanding amounts under our Second A/R Loan Agreement approximates fair value due to the floating interest rate. There were no such amounts outstanding as of June 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.


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12.
INCOME TAXES

We recorded income tax expense allocated to continuing operations of $6.9 million and $13.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively. We recorded a tax benefit allocated to continuing operations of $0.3 million and income tax expense allocated to continuing operations of $1.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. We recorded a tax benefit of $0.1 million and $0.2 million allocated to discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. We recorded a tax benefit of $0.1 million and $0.2 million allocated to discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to adjustments related to certain state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards that will not be utilized prior to expiration and other cumulative adjustments to deferred income taxes, which both resulted in additional income tax expense. In addition, the adoption of ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017 (see Note 2) required the current period income tax benefit related to stock compensation to be reflected in the income statement instead of additional paid-in-capital, as previously required. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the application of a valuation allowance that reduced the recognized benefit of our deferred tax assets. In addition, certain state income taxes are calculated on a basis other than pre-tax income (loss). In addition, for both the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate due to the tax impact of derivative gains and losses related to our Warrants.  These derivative gains and losses were excluded from the calculation of our income tax provision and were treated as an unrecognized tax position. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, our tax provision excluded $5.4 million of tax benefit related to our $13.9 million derivative loss. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, our tax provision excluded $4.1 million of tax benefit related to our $15.3 million derivative loss.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we reduce the value of deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized in future periods. The ultimate realization of the benefit of deferred tax assets from deductible temporary differences or tax carryovers depends on generating sufficient taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We considered the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on these considerations, we relied upon the reversal of certain deferred tax liabilities to realize a portion of our deferred tax assets and established valuation allowances as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 for other deferred tax assets because of uncertainty regarding their ultimate realization. Our total net deferred tax liability was approximately $12.0 million as of June 30, 2017 and approximately $7.7 million as of December 31, 2016. We made income tax payments of approximately $6.6 million and $12.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. We made income tax payments of approximately $0.6 million and $2.7 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.

We record changes in our unrecognized tax benefits based on anticipated federal and state tax filing positions on a quarterly basis. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded unrecognized tax benefits of $5.7 million and $4.5 million, respectively.



13.
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Common Stock and Preferred Stock
 
The following table presents information regarding our common stock (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Shares authorized
100,000

 
100,000

Shares outstanding at end of period
15,993

 
15,696

Shares held in treasury
929

 
888


There was no preferred stock issued or outstanding as of June 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.


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Share Repurchase Program

In May 2014, our Board authorized a program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock (the "Share Repurchase Program") until the earlier of March 31, 2017, or a determination by the Board to discontinue the Share Repurchase Program. We made no repurchases of our common stock as of March 31, 2017 under the Share Repurchase Program.

In March 2017, given the impending expiration of our Share Repurchase Program, our Board authorized a new share repurchase program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock (the "Second Share Repurchase Program") effective April 1, 2017 until the earlier of March 31, 2020, or a determination by the Board to discontinue the Second Share Repurchase Program. We made no repurchases of our common stock as of June 30, 2017 under the Second Share Repurchase Program.

Treasury Stock

Employees may elect to satisfy their minimum tax obligations on the vesting of their equity awards by having the required tax payments withheld based on a number of vested shares having an aggregate value on the date of vesting equal to the tax obligation.  As a result of such employee elections, we withheld approximately 41,000 shares with a total value of approximately $2.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017. We withheld approximately 42,000 shares with a total value of approximately $2.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016. We accounted for the minimum withholding of these shares as treasury stock.

14.
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period after giving effect to all potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period.

The following is a reconciliation of the components of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017 (1)
 
2016 (1)
 
2017
 
2016 (1)
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income from continuing operations
$
(2,169
)
 
$
(3,313
)
 
$
4,833

 
$
(13,152
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(180
)
 
(164
)
 
(302
)
 
(352
)
Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
(2,349
)
 
$
(3,477
)
 
$
4,531

 
$
(13,504
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
15,703

 
14,920

 
15,601

 
14,854

Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units

 

 
123

 

Warrants

 

 
791

 

Stock options

 

 
16

 

Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share
15,703

 
14,920

 
16,531

 
14,854


(1) We reported a loss from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and thus the share count used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculation is the same.    


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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, our potentially dilutive shares include the shares underlying our restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock options and Warrants. The following table shows the type and number (in thousands) of potentially dilutive shares excluded from the diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations for the periods presented as their effect would have been anti-dilutive or they have not met their performance target:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Potentially dilutive shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units
275

 
265

 
131

 
265

Stock options
19

 
30

 

 
30

Warrants
1,127

 
1,955

 

 
1,955

Total potentially dilutive shares
1,421

 
2,250

 
131

 
2,250


15.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Legal Proceedings
 
From time to time, and currently, we are subject to various claims and litigation brought by employees, customers and other third-parties for, among other matters, personal injuries, property damages, product defects and delay damages that have, or allegedly have, resulted from the conduct of our operations.  As a result of these types of claims and litigation, we must periodically evaluate the probability of damages being assessed against us and the range of possible outcomes.  In each reporting period, if we determine that the likelihood of damages being assessed against us is probable, and if we believe we can estimate a range of possible outcomes, then we will record a liability. The amount of the liability will be based upon a specific estimate, if we believe a specific estimate to be likely, or it will reflect the low end of our range. Currently, there are no material legal proceedings pending against us.
 
In the future, we may receive funding deficiency demands from multi-employer pension plans to which we contribute.  We are unable to estimate the amount of any potential future funding deficiency demands because the actions of each of the contributing employers in the plans has an effect on each of the other contributing employers and the development of a rehabilitation plan by the trustees and subsequent submittal to and approval by the Internal Revenue Service is not predictable. Further, the allocation of fund assets and return assumptions by trustees are variable, as are actual investment returns relative to the plan assumptions.

As of June 30, 2017, there are no material product defect claims pending against us.  Accordingly, our existing accruals for claims against us do not reflect any material amounts relating to product defect claims.  While our management is not aware of any facts that would reasonably be expected to lead to material product defect claims against us that would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, it is possible that claims could be asserted against us in the future.  We do not maintain insurance that would cover all damages resulting from product defect claims.  In particular, we generally do not maintain insurance coverage for the cost of removing and rebuilding structures.  In addition, our indemnification arrangements with contractors or others, when obtained, generally provide only limited protection against product defect claims.  Due to inherent uncertainties associated with estimating claims in our business, we cannot estimate the amount of any future loss that may be attributable to product defect claims related to ready-mixed concrete we have delivered prior to June 30, 2017.

On March 28, 2017, Hans Ruedelstein, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a purported class action lawsuit in the United States District Court of Northern Texas, Fort Worth Division, against the Company, William J. Sandbrook, William M. Brown and Joseph C. Tusa, Jr. alleging violations of certain federal securities laws.  The case was filed purportedly on behalf of purchasers of the Company's stock between March 6, 2015 and March 23, 2017. The complaint does not specify an amount of damages sought. On June 22, 2017, Robert Abric and Donald Bellafiore were appointed as co-lead plaintiffs. The Company denies the allegations in the complaint and intends to vigorously pursue its defense.


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We believe that the resolution of all litigation currently pending or threatened against us or any of our subsidiaries will not materially exceed our existing accruals for those matters.  However, because of the inherent uncertainty of litigation, there is a risk that we may have to increase our accruals for one or more claims or proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party as more information becomes available or proceedings progress, and any such increase in accruals could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.  We expect in the future that we and our operating subsidiaries will, from time to time, be a party to litigation or administrative proceedings that arise in the normal course of our business.

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other matters, air emissions and wastewater discharge. Our management believes we are in substantial compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. From time to time, we receive claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and entities asserting that we may be in violation of environmental laws and regulations. Based on experience and the information currently available, our management does not believe that these claims will materially exceed our related accruals.  Despite compliance and experience, it is possible that we could be held liable for future charges, which might be material, but are not currently known to us or cannot be estimated by us.  In addition, changes in federal or state laws, regulations or requirements, or discovery of currently unknown conditions, could require additional expenditures.

As permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements that provide indemnification of officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is or was serving at our request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is not limited; however, we have a director and officer insurance policy that potentially limits our exposure and enables us to recover a portion of future amounts that may be paid.  As a result of the insurance policy coverage, we believe the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. Accordingly, we have not recorded any liabilities for these agreements as of June 30, 2017.

We and our subsidiaries are parties to agreements that require us to provide indemnification in certain instances when we acquire businesses and real estate and in the ordinary course of business with our customers, suppliers, lessors and service providers.

Insurance Programs

We maintain third-party insurance coverage against certain risks in amounts we believe are reasonable.  Under certain components of our insurance program, we share the risk of loss with our insurance underwriters by maintaining high deductibles subject to aggregate annual loss limitations.  Generally, our deductible retentions per occurrence for auto, workers’ compensation and general liability insurance programs are $1.0 million, although certain of our operations are self-insured for workers’ compensation.  We fund these deductibles and record an expense for expected losses under the programs.  We determine the expected losses using a combination of our historical loss experience and subjective assessments of our future loss exposure. The estimated losses are subject to uncertainty from various sources, including changes in claims reporting patterns, claims settlement patterns, judicial decisions, legislation and economic conditions.  Although we believe the estimated losses we have recorded are reasonable, significant differences related to the items we have noted above could materially affect our insurance obligations and future expense. The amount recorded in accrued liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet for estimated losses was $14.7 million as of June 30, 2017, compared to $13.5 million as of December 31, 2016.

Performance Bonds
 
In the normal course of business, we are contingently liable for performance under $29.3 million in performance bonds that various contractors, states and municipalities have required as of June 30, 2017. The bonds principally relate to construction contracts, reclamation obligations, licensing and permitting. We and our subsidiaries have indemnified the underwriting insurance company against any exposure under the performance bonds. No material claims have been made against these bonds as of June 30, 2017.

Employment Agreements

We have employment agreements with executive officers and certain key members of management under which severance payments would become payable in the event of specified terminations without cause or after a change of control. 



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


16.
SEGMENT INFORMATION

Our two reportable segments consist of ready-mixed concrete and aggregate products as described below.

Our ready-mixed concrete segment produces and sells ready-mixed concrete. This segment serves the following markets: Texas, Northern California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Oklahoma, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Our aggregate products segment includes crushed stone, sand and gravel products and serves the North Texas, West Texas, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and U.S. Virgin Islands markets in which our ready-mixed concrete segment operates. Other products not associated with a reportable segment include our building materials stores, hauling operations, lime slurry, ARIDUS® Rapid Drying Concrete technology, brokered product sales, a recycled aggregates operation, an aggregate distribution operation, and an industrial waterfront marine terminal and sales yard. The financial results of the acquisitions have been included in their respective reportable segment or in other products as of their respective acquisition dates.

Our customers are generally involved in the construction industry, which is a cyclical business and is subject to general and more localized economic conditions.  In addition, our business is impacted by seasonal variations in weather conditions, which vary by regional market.  Accordingly, demand for our products and services during the winter months is typically lower than in other months of the year because of inclement weather.  Also, sustained periods of inclement weather and other adverse weather conditions could cause the delay of construction projects during other times of the year.

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates segment performance and allocates resources based on Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) from continuing operations plus the provision (benefit) for income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, derivative gain (loss), gain (loss) on revaluation of contingent consideration, and gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt. Additionally, we adjust Adjusted EBITDA for items similar to certain of those used in calculating our compliance with debt covenants. The additional items that are adjusted to determine our Adjusted EBITDA are:

non-cash stock compensation expense,
acquisition-related professional fees, and
corporate officer severance expense.

We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an indicator of the operational strength and performance of our business. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key financial measure used by our management to (1) internally measure our operating performance and (2) assess our ability to service our debt, incur additional debt, and meet our capital expenditure requirements.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to, or a better indicator of, operating income or loss, is not based on U.S. GAAP, and is not a measure of our cash flows or ability to fund our cash needs. Our measurements of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used in our various agreements, including the Second A/R Loan Agreement and the Indenture.

We account for inter-segment sales at market prices. Corporate includes executive, administrative, financial, legal, human resources, business development and risk management activities which are not allocated to reportable segments and are excluded from segment Adjusted EBITDA. Eliminations include transactions to account for intercompany activity.


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The following tables set forth certain financial information relating to our continuing operations by reportable segment (in thousands):



Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

2017

2016

2017

2016
Revenue:

 

 




Ready-mixed concrete








Sales to external customers

$
310,122


$
248,532


$
585,578


$
472,621

Aggregate products








Sales to external customers

12,036


10,607


21,333


18,466

Intersegment sales

10,730


8,517


19,257


15,803

Total aggregate products
 
22,766

 
19,124

 
40,590

 
34,269

Total reportable segment revenue

332,888


267,656


626,168


506,890

Other products and eliminations

8,038


8,094


13,891


13,905

Total revenue

$
340,926


$
275,750

 
$
640,059

 
$
520,795










Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 
Ready-mixed concrete

$
49,646


$
32,660


$
91,150


$
60,415

Aggregate products

8,674


5,151


12,671


8,075

Total reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA

$
58,320

 
$
37,811

 
$
103,821

 
$
68,490










Reconciliation of Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations:










Total reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
58,320

 
$
37,811

 
$
103,821

 
$
68,490

Other products and eliminations from operations
 
3,166

 
2,674

 
6,023

 
4,232

Corporate overhead
 
(14,714
)
 
(10,710
)
 
(25,706
)
 
(20,522
)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization for reportable segments
 
(15,292
)
 
(11,899
)
 
(30,145
)
 
(22,594
)
Interest expense, net
 
(10,368
)
 
(6,598
)
 
(20,510
)
 
(12,298
)
Corporate loss on early extinguishment of debt
 

 
(12,003
)
 

 
(12,003
)
Corporate derivative gain (loss)
 
(15,766
)
 
(2,562
)
 
(13,910
)
 
(15,342
)
Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration for reportable segments
 
(720
)
 
(364
)
 
(1,328
)
 
(1,611
)
Corporate, other products and eliminations other income, net
 
116

 
87

 
201

 
236

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
 
4,742

 
(3,564
)
 
18,446

 
(11,412
)
Income tax expense
 
6,911

 
(251
)
 
13,613

 
1,740

Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(2,169
)
 
$
(3,313
)
 
$
4,833

 
$
(13,152
)





 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ready-mixed concrete
 
$
6,216

 
$
7,014

 
$
12,323

 
$
12,171

Aggregate products
 
1,409

 
3,014

 
5,677

 
8,013

Other products and corporate
 
349

 
1,685

 
692

 
2,749

Total capital expenditures
 
$
7,974

 
$
11,713

 
$
18,692

 
$
22,933



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Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenue by Product:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ready-mixed concrete
 
$
310,122

 
$
248,532

 
$
585,578

 
$
472,621

Aggregate products
 
12,036

 
10,607

 
21,333

 
18,466

Aggregates distribution
 
7,500

 
6,515

 
12,953

 
11,281

Building materials
 
6,674

 
5,498

 
10,744

 
9,246

Lime
 
2,445

 
1,986

 
5,140

 
4,349

Hauling
 
1,260

 
1,450

 
2,601

 
2,981

Other
 
889

 
1,162

 
1,710

 
1,851

Total revenue
 
$
340,926

 
$
275,750

 
$
640,059

 
$
520,795


 
 
 
As of
June 30, 2017
 
As of
December 31, 2016
Identifiable Property, Plant And Equipment Assets:
 
 
 
 
Ready-mixed concrete
 
$
248,272

 
$
229,077

Aggregate products
 
134,895

 
87,064

Other products and corporate
 
23,953

 
21,271

Total identifiable assets
 
$
407,120

 
$
337,412


17.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The 2024 Notes are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each direct and indirect domestic subsidiary of the Company, each a guarantor subsidiary. Each guarantor subsidiary is directly or indirectly 100% owned by the Company. The 2024 Notes are not guaranteed by any direct or indirect foreign subsidiaries of the Company, each a non-guarantor subsidiary. Consequently, we are required to provide condensed consolidating financial information in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X.

The following condensed consolidating financial statements present, in separate columns, financial information for (1) the Parent on a parent only basis, (2) the guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, (3) the non-guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis, (4) the eliminations and reclassifications necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis, and (5) the Company on a consolidated basis.

The following condensed consolidating financial statements of U.S. Concrete, Inc. and its subsidiaries present investments in consolidated subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.


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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2017
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations and Reclassifications
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$

 
270,354

 
$
1,385

 
$

 
$
271,739

Trade accounts receivable, net
 

 
217,871

 
381

 

 
218,252

Inventories
 

 
41,038

 
3,089

 

 
44,127

Prepaid expenses
 

 
7,206

 
38

 

 
7,244

Other receivables
 
731

 
6,218

 
5

 

 
6,954

Other current assets
 
7,467

 
1,308

 
16

 
(7,467
)
 
1,324

Total current assets
 
8,198

 
543,995

 
4,914

 
(7,467
)
 
549,640

Property, plant and equipment, net
 

 
383,270

 
23,850

 

 
407,120

Goodwill
 

 
129,585

 
5,753

 

 
135,338

Intangible assets, net
 

 
117,794

 
2,864

 

 
120,658

Deferred income taxes
 

 

 
559

 
(559
)
 

Investment in subsidiaries
 
401,047

 

 

 
(401,047
)
 

Intercompany receivables
 
466,833

 

 

 
(466,833
)
 

Other assets
 

 
2,022

 
47

 

 
2,069

Total assets
 
$
876,078

 
$
1,176,666

 
$
37,987

 
$
(875,906
)
 
$
1,214,825

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
45

 
$
115,308

 
$
1,542

 
$

 
$
116,895

Accrued liabilities
 
7,841

 
80,535

 
2,169

 
(7,467
)
 
83,078

Current maturities of long-term debt
 

 
21,048

 

 

 
21,048

Derivative liabilities
 
61,261

 

 

 

 
61,261

Total current liabilities
 
69,147

 
216,891

 
3,711

 
(7,467
)
 
282,282

Long-term debt, net of current maturities
 
600,146

 
52,675

 

 

 
652,821

Other long-term obligations and deferred credits
 
1,439

 
60,078

 
874

 

 
62,391

Deferred income taxes
 

 
12,544

 

 
(559
)
 
11,985

Intercompany payables
 

 
460,333

 
6,500

 
(466,833
)
 

Total liabilities
 
670,732

 
802,521

 
11,085

 
(474,859
)
 
1,009,479

Total stockholders' equity
 
205,346

 
374,145

 
26,902

 
(401,047
)
 
205,346

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
876,078

 
$
1,176,666

 
$
37,987

 
$
(875,906
)
 
$
1,214,825



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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2016
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations and Reclassifications
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$

 
$
75,576

 
$
198

 
$

 
$
75,774

Trade accounts receivable, net
 

 
206,426

 
866

 

 
207,292

Inventories
 

 
38,856

 
3,123

 

 
41,979

Prepaid expenses
 

 
5,516

 
18

 

 
5,534

Other receivables
 
1,200

 
7,491

 

 

 
8,691

Other current assets
 
39,239

 
2,004

 
15

 
(39,239
)
 
2,019

Total current assets
 
40,439

 
335,869

 
4,220

 
(39,239
)
 
341,289

Property, plant and equipment, net
 

 
314,332

 
23,080

 

 
337,412

Goodwill
 

 
127,518

 
5,753

 

 
133,271

Intangible assets, net
 

 
127,798

 
3,175

 

 
130,973

Deferred income taxes
 

 

 
561

 
(561
)
 

Investment in subsidiaries
 
368,726

 

 

 
(368,726
)
 

Intercompany receivables
 
239,776

 

 

 
(239,776
)
 

Other assets
 

 
2,410

 
47

 

 
2,457

Total assets
 
$
648,941

 
$
907,927

 
$
36,836

 
$
(648,302
)
 
$
945,402

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
458

 
$
108,803

 
$
1,433

 
$

 
$
110,694

Accrued liabilities
 
5,365

 
117,104

 
2,013

 
(39,239
)
 
85,243

Current maturities of long-term debt
 

 
16,654

 

 

 
16,654

Derivative liabilities
 
57,415

 

 

 

 
57,415

Total current liabilities
 
63,238

 
242,561

 
3,446

 
(39,239
)
 
270,006

Long-term debt, net of current maturities
 
391,190

 
41,454

 

 

 
432,644

Other long-term obligations and deferred credits
 
5,684

 
39,613

 
970

 

 
46,267

Deferred income taxes
 

 
8,217

 

 
(561
)
 
7,656

Intercompany payables
 

 
233,319

 
6,457

 
(239,776
)
 

Total liabilities
 
460,112

 
565,164

 
10,873

 
(279,576
)
 
756,573

Total stockholders' equity
 
188,829

 
342,763

 
25,963

 
(368,726
)
 
188,829

Total liabilities and equity
 
$
648,941

 
$
907,927

 
$
36,836

 
$
(648,302
)
 
$
945,402

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations and Reclassifications
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
Revenue
 
$

 
$
335,468

 
$
5,458

 
$

 
$
340,926

Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
259,733

 
3,841

 

 
263,574

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 

 
29,457

 
743

 

 
30,200

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
15,561

 
789

 

 
16,350

Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
 
139

 
581

 

 

 
720

Gain on sale of assets
 

 
(198
)
 

 

 
(198
)
Operating (loss) income
 
(139
)
 
30,334

 
85

 

 
30,280

Interest expense, net
 
(9,989
)
 
(379
)
 

 

 
(10,368
)
Derivative loss
 
(15,766
)
 

 

 

 
(15,766
)
Other income (expense), net
 

 
622

 
(26
)
 

 
596

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(25,894
)
 
30,577

 
59

 

 
4,742

Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(3,702
)
 
10,610

 
3

 

 
6,911

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(22,192
)
 
19,967

 
56

 

 
(2,169
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 

 
(180
)
 

 

 
(180
)
(Loss) income, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(22,192
)
 
19,787

 
56

 

 
(2,349
)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
19,843

 

 

 
(19,843
)
 

Net (loss) income
 
$
(2,349
)
 
$
19,787

 
$
56

 
$
(19,843
)
 
$
(2,349
)









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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations and Reclassifications
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
Revenue
 
$

 
$
269,812

 
$
5,938

 
$

 
$
275,750

Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
217,153

 
5,063

 

 
222,216

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 

 
22,626

 
554

 

 
23,180

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
11,688

 
1,327

 

 
13,015

(Gain) Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
 
(261
)
 
625

 

 

 
364

Gain on sale of assets
 

 
(114
)
 

 

 
(114
)
Operating income (loss)
 
261

 
17,834

 
(1,006
)
 

 
17,089

Interest expense, net
 
(6,249
)
 
(346
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(6,598
)
Derivative loss
 
(2,562
)
 

 

 

 
(2,562
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
(12,003
)
 

 

 

 
(12,003
)
Other income (expense), net
 

 
530

 
(20
)
 

 
510

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(20,553
)
 
18,018

 
(1,029
)
 

 
(3,564
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(7,217
)
 
7,440

 
(474
)
 

 
(251
)
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(13,336
)
 
10,578

 
(555
)
 

 
(3,313
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 

 
(164
)
 

 

 
(164
)
(Loss) income, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(13,336
)
 
10,414

 
(555
)
 

 
(3,477
)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
9,859

 

 

 
(9,859
)
 

Net (loss) income
 
$
(3,477
)
 
$
10,414

 
$
(555
)
 
$
(9,859
)
 
$
(3,477
)











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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





U.S. CONCRETE INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations and Reclassifications
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
Revenue
 
$

 
$
629,491

 
$
10,568

 
$

 
$
640,059

Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
491,024

 
8,309

 

 
499,333

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 

 
54,655

 
1,362

 

 
56,017

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
30,929

 
1,280

 

 
32,209

Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
 
280

 
1,048

 

 

 
1,328

(Gain) loss on sale of assets
 

 
(392
)
 
2

 

 
(390
)
Operating (loss) income
 
(280
)
 
52,227

 
(385
)
 

 
51,562

Interest expense, net
 
(19,688
)
 
(822
)
 

 

 
(20,510
)
Derivative loss
 
(13,910
)
 

 

 

 
(13,910
)
Other income (expense), net
 

 
1,373

 
(69
)
 

 
1,304

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(33,878
)
 
52,778

 
(454
)
 

 
18,446

Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(7,467
)
 
21,097

 
(17
)
 

 
13,613

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(26,411
)
 
31,681

 
(437
)
 

 
4,833

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 

 
(302
)
 

 

 
(302
)
(Loss) income, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(26,411
)
 
31,379

 
(437
)
 

 
4,531

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
30,942

 

 

 
(30,942
)
 

Net income (loss)
 
$
4,531

 
$
31,379

 
$
(437
)
 
$
(30,942
)
 
$
4,531












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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS




U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED, JUNE 30, 2016
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations and Reclassifications
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
Revenue
 
$

 
$
510,183

 
$
10,612

 
$

 
$
520,795

Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
411,704

 
9,270

 

 
420,974

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 

 
45,322

 
1,021

 

 
46,343

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 

 
23,180

 
1,476

 

 
24,656

Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
 
184

 
1,427

 

 

 
1,611

Gain on sale of assets
 

 
(13
)
 

 

 
(13
)
Operating (loss) income
 
(184
)
 
28,563

 
(1,155
)
 

 
27,224

Interest expense, net
 
(11,624
)
 
(666
)
 
(8
)
 

 
(12,298
)
Derivative loss
 
(15,342
)
 

 

 

 
(15,342
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
(12,003
)
 

 

 
 
 
(12,003
)
Other income (expense), net
 

 
1,024

 
(17
)
 

 
1,007

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(39,153
)
 
28,921

 
(1,180
)
 

 
(11,412
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(9,228
)
 
11,580

 
(612
)
 

 
1,740

(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(29,925
)
 
17,341

 
(568
)
 

 
(13,152
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 

 
(352
)
 

 

 
(352
)
(Loss) income, net of taxes and before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
(29,925
)
 
16,989

 
(568
)
 

 
(13,504
)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
16,421

 

 

 
(16,421
)
 

Net (loss) income
 
$
(13,504
)
 
$
16,989

 
$
(568
)
 
$
(16,421
)
 
$
(13,504
)


35



U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
20,700

 
$
61,704

 
$
2,072

 
$
(31,321
)
 
$
53,155

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 

 
(16,612
)
 
(2,080
)
 

 
(18,692
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
469

 
(33,305
)
 

 

 
(32,836
)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
 

 
841

 

 

 
841

Proceeds from disposals of businesses
 

 
873

 

 

 
873

Investment in subsidiaries
 
(646
)
 

 

 
646

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(177
)
 
(48,203
)
 
(2,080
)
 
646

 
(49,814
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of debt
 
211,500

 

 

 

 
211,500

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants
 
494

 

 

 

 
494

Payments of other long-term obligations
 
(2,925
)
 
(1,611
)
 

 

 
(4,536
)
Payments for other financing
 

 
(8,778
)
 

 

 
(8,778
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(3,231
)
 

 

 

 
(3,231
)
Other treasury share purchases
 
(2,825
)
 

 

 

 
(2,825
)
Intercompany funding
 
(223,536
)
 
191,666

 
1,195

 
30,675

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
 
(20,523
)
 
181,277

 
1,195

 
30,675

 
192,624

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 

 
194,778

 
1,187

 

 
195,965

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
 

 
75,576

 
198

 

 
75,774

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
 
$

 
$
270,354

 
$
1,385

 
$

 
$
271,739



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U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016
(in thousands)
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
U.S. Concrete Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
 
$
(6,684
)
 
$
40,490

 
$
1,712

 
$

 
$
35,518

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 

 
(20,909
)
 
(2,024
)
 

 
(22,933
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 

 
(44,272
)
 

 

 
(44,272
)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
 

 
373

 

 

 
373

Proceeds from disposals of businesses
 

 
250

 

 

 
250

Investment in subsidiaries
 
(300
)
 

 

 
300

 

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(300
)
 
(64,558
)
 
(2,024
)
 
300

 
(66,582
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
 
128,789

 

 

 

 
128,789

Repayments of revolver borrowings
 
(173,789
)
 

 

 

 
(173,789
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
 
400,000

 

 

 

 
400,000

Repayments of debt
 
(200,000
)
 

 

 

 
(200,000
)
Premium paid on early retirement of debt
 
(8,500
)
 

 

 

 
(8,500
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants
 
110

 

 

 

 
110

Payments of other long-term obligations
 
(657
)
 
(2,322
)
 

 

 
(2,979
)
Payments for other financing
 

 
(5,033
)
 

 

 
(5,033
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(7,689
)
 

 

 

 
(7,689
)
Other treasury share purchases
 
(2,654
)
 

 

 

 
(2,654
)
Intercompany funding
 
(128,626
)
 
127,881

 
1,045

 
(300
)
 

Net cash provided by financing activities
 
6,984

 
120,526

 
1,045

 
(300
)
 
128,255

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 

 
96,458

 
733

 

 
97,191

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
 

 
3,854

 
71

 

 
3,925

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
 
$

 
$
100,312

 
$
804

 
$

 
$
101,116



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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements and information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “intends,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those summarized below:

general economic and business conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for new residential and commercial construction;
our ability to successfully identify, manage, and integrate acquisitions;
the cyclical nature of, and changes in, the real estate and construction markets, including pricing changes by our competitors;
governmental requirements and initiatives, including those related to mortgage lending, financing or deductions, funding for public or infrastructure construction, land usage, and environmental, health, and safety matters;
disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our, our suppliers' and our customers' access to capital;
our ability to successfully implement our operating strategy;
weather conditions;
our substantial indebtedness and the restrictions imposed on us by the terms of our indebtedness;
our ability to maintain favorable relationships with third parties who supply us with equipment and essential supplies;
our ability to retain key personnel and maintain satisfactory labor relations; and
product liability, property damage, results of litigation, and other claims and insurance coverage issues.

For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
  
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities laws.


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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
For a discussion of our commitments not discussed below and our critical accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the “2016 Form 10-K”).
 
Our Business

U.S. Concrete, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, which was founded and incorporated in 1997. We began operations in 1999, which is the year we completed our initial public offering. In this report, we refer to U.S. Concrete, Inc. and its subsidiaries as “we,” “us,” “our,” “U.S. Concrete” or the “Company”, unless we specifically state otherwise, or the content indicates otherwise. We are a leading producer of ready-mixed concrete in select geographic markets in the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We operate our business through two primary segments: (1) ready-mixed concrete and (2) aggregate products. Discontinued operations primarily represent the remaining lease activity for our precast operations, which were sold in prior years.

Ready-Mixed Concrete.  Our ready-mixed concrete segment (which represented 91.5% of our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017) engages principally in the formulation and production of ready-mixed concrete en route to our customers’ job sites. We provide our ready-mixed concrete from our operations in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Northern California, Oklahoma, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Ready-mixed concrete is a highly versatile construction material that results from combining coarse and fine aggregates, such as gravel, crushed stone and sand, with water, various chemical admixtures, and cement. We also provide services intended to reduce our customers’ overall construction costs by lowering the installed, or “in-place,” cost of concrete. These services include the formulation of mixtures for specific design uses, on-site and lab-based product quality control, and customized delivery programs to meet our customers’ needs.

Aggregate Products. Our aggregate products segment (which represented 3.3% of our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017, excluding $19.3 million of intersegment sales) produced crushed stone, sand and gravel from 17 aggregates facilities located in New Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We sold these aggregates for use in commercial, industrial, and public works projects in the markets they serve, as well as consumed them internally in the production of ready-mixed concrete. We produced approximately 2.9 million tons of aggregates during the six months ended June 30, 2017, with Texas and Oklahoma representing 50%, New Jersey representing 45%, and the U.S. Virgin Islands representing 5% of the total production. We consumed 55% of our aggregate production internally and sold 45% to third-party customers during the six months ended June 30, 2017. Our aggregate reserves provide us with additional raw materials sourcing flexibility and supply availability.

Overview

We typically serve customers in the general proximity of our plants, and our operating results are subject to fluctuations in the level and mix of construction activity that occur in our local markets. The level of activity affects the demand for our products, while the product mix of activity among the various segments of the construction industry affects both our relative competitive strengths and our operating margins. Commercial and industrial projects generally provide more opportunities to sell value-added products that are designed to meet the high-performance requirements of these types of projects.

Our customers are generally involved in the construction industry, which is a cyclical business and is subject to general and more localized economic conditions. Our business is impacted by seasonal changes in weather conditions, precipitation and other weather-related conditions, such as freezing temperatures, snowstorms, droughts, flooding or hurricanes, which vary by regional market. Accordingly, because of inclement weather, demand for our products and services during the winter months is typically lower than in other months of the year. Also, sustained periods of inclement weather and other adverse weather conditions could cause the delay of construction projects during other times of the year.

Consolidated ready-mixed concrete average selling prices increased 4.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016, resulting in the 25th consecutive fiscal quarter of increased average selling prices year-over-year. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, our ready-mixed concrete sales volume increased 18.0% to 4.4 million cubic yards as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016. Ready-mixed concrete sales prices and volume in the first half of 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016 were up overall primarily due to increased construction activity and ready-mixed concrete segment acquisitions completed last year.


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Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth selected historical statement of operations information for each of the periods indicated.
 
(amounts in thousands, except selling prices and percentages)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Increase/ (Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Increase/ (Decrease)
 
2017
 
2016
 
%(1)
 
2017
 
2016
 
%(1)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Revenue
$
340,926

 
$
275,750

 
23.6%
 
$
640,059

 
$
520,795

 
22.9%
Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization
263,574

 
222,216

 
18.6
 
499,333

 
420,974

 
18.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses
30,200

 
23,180

 
30.3
 
56,017

 
46,343

 
20.9
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
16,350

 
13,015

 
25.6
 
32,209

 
24,656

 
30.6
Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration
720

 
364

 
97.8
 
1,328

 
1,611

 
(17.6)
Gain on sale of assets
(198
)
 
(114
)
 
(73.7)
 
(390
)
 
(13
)
 
NM
Operating income
30,280

 
17,089

 
77.2
 
51,562

 
27,224

 
89.4
Interest expense, net
(10,368
)
 
(6,598
)
 
57.1
 
(20,510
)
 
(12,298
)
 
66.8
Derivative loss
(15,766
)
 
(2,562
)
 
NM
 
(13,910
)
 
(15,342
)
 
(9.3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
(12,003
)
 
NM
 

 
(12,003
)
 
NM
Other income, net
596

 
510

 
16.9
 
1,304

 
1,007

 
29.5
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
4,742

 
(3,564
)
 
NM
 
18,446

 
(11,412
)
 
NM
Income tax expense (benefit)
6,911

 
(251
)
 
NM
 
13,613

 
1,740

 
NM
(Loss) income from continuing operations
(2,169
)
 
(3,313
)
 
(34.5)
 
4,833

 
(13,152
)
 
NM
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
(180
)
 
(164
)
 
9.8
 
(302
)
 
(352
)
 
(14.2)
Net (loss) income
$
(2,349
)
 
$
(3,477
)
 
(32.4%)
 
$
4,531

 
$
(13,504
)
 
NM
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Ready-mixed Concrete Data:
 

 


 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Average selling price per cubic yard
$
134.43

 
$
129.01

 
4.2
%
 
$
134.36

 
$
127.78

 
5.1
%
Sales volume in cubic yards
2,304

 
1,925

 
19.7
%
 
4,353

 
3,689

 
18.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregates Data:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average selling price per ton
$
12.86

 
$
11.96

 
7.5
%
 
$
12.73

 
$
11.69

 
8.9
%
Sales volume in tons
1,529

 
1,412

 
8.3
%
 
2,775

 
2,610

 
6.3
%
(1)    "NM" is defined as "Not Meaningful".


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Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2017 grew 23.6%, or $65.1 million, to $340.9 million from $275.8 million in the comparable 2016 quarter, primarily due to recent acquisitions and organic growth. We estimate that acquisitions completed since January 1, 2016 accounted for $42.2 million of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2017. All of the major metropolitan markets in which we operate reported higher total revenue as a result of timing and mix of projects despite more adverse weather impacted days in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the second quarter of 2016. Ready-mixed concrete sales, including revenue from recent acquisitions, contributed 94.5%, or $61.6 million, of our revenue growth, driven by a 19.7% increase in volume and a 4.2% increase in our average selling price. Aggregate products sales in the second quarter of 2017 grew $3.7 million, or 19.0%, to $22.8 million from $19.1 million in the 2016 second quarter, resulting from an 8.3% increase in volume and a 7.5% increase in average selling price. Other products revenue and eliminations, which includes building materials stores, hauling operations, lime slurry, brokered product sales, a recycled aggregates operation, an aggregate distribution operation, an industrial waterfront marine terminal and sales yard, and eliminations of our intersegment sales, decreased slightly in the 2017 second quarter to $8.0 million from $8.1 million in the 2016 second quarter.

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017 grew 22.9%, or $119.3 million, to $640.1 million from $520.8 million in the comparable six months ended June 30, 2016, primarily due to recent acquisitions and organic growth. We estimate that acquisitions completed since January 1, 2016 accounted for $82.1 million of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017. All of our major markets experienced higher total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the prior year period. Ready-mixed concrete sales, including revenue from recent acquisitions, contributed 94.7%, or $113.0 million of our revenue growth, driven by an 18.0% increase in volume and a 5.1% increase in our average selling price. Aggregate products sales grew $6.3 million, or 18.4%, to $40.6 million from $34.3 million, resulting primarily from an 8.9% increase in average selling price and a 6.3% increase in volume. Other products revenue and eliminations, as described above, remained flat at $13.9 million for the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.

Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A"). Cost of goods sold before DD&A increased by $41.4 million, or 18.6%, to $263.6 million in the second quarter of 2017 from $222.2 million in the comparable 2016 quarter. Our costs increased primarily due to volume growth resulting from acquisitions in our ready-mixed concrete segment, resulting in higher material costs, delivery costs, and plant variable costs, which includes primarily labor and benefits, utilities, and repairs and maintenance. During the second quarter of 2017, our fixed costs, which primarily consist of leased equipment costs, property taxes, dispatch costs, quality control, and plant management, increased over the comparable prior year period primarily due to higher personnel and equipment costs needed to operate our facilities, as well as higher overall fixed costs to operate more locations and trucks than in the previous year. As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods sold before DD&A decreased by 3.3% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, as we were able to leverage our costs against the higher volumes.

For the first six months of 2017, cost of goods sold before DD&A increased by $78.3 million, or 18.6%, to $499.3 million from $421.0 million in the first six months of 2016. Like the second quarter, our costs increased primarily due to volume growth resulting from acquisitions in our ready-mixed concrete segment. During the first six months of 2017, our fixed costs increased over the comparable prior year period primarily due to higher costs to operate our facilities, as well as additional locations and trucks than in the previous year. As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods sold before DD&A decreased by 2.8% in the first six months of 2017 compared to the first six months of 2016.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses increased $7.0 million, or 30.3%, to $30.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 from $23.2 million in the corresponding 2016 quarter. The increase was primarily attributable to personnel and other general administrative costs incurred by our corporate and regional offices to support growth and acquisition infrastructure. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses increased to 8.9% in the 2017 second quarter from 8.4% in the 2016 second quarter.

For the first six months of 2017, SG&A expenses increased $9.7 million, or 20.9%, to $56.0 million from $46.3 million in the first six months of 2016. The increase was primarily attributable to corporate-related personnel expenses and other general and administrative expenses to support our growth initiatives and acquisition infrastructure. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses decreased slightly to 8.8% in the first six months of 2017 from 8.9% in the first six months of 2016.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization. DD&A expense increased $3.4 million, or 25.6%, to $16.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 from $13.0 million in the corresponding quarter of 2016, primarily related to depreciation on additional plants, equipment and mixer trucks purchased to service increased demand or acquired through recent acquisitions as well as incremental intangible amortization expense of $1.6 million related to our acquisitions.


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For the first six months of 2017, DD&A expense increased $7.5 million, or 30.6%, to $32.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 from $24.7 million in the first six months of 2016, primarily related to depreciation on additional plants, equipment and mixer trucks purchased to service increased demand or acquired through recent acquisitions as well as incremental intangible amortization expense of $3.4 million related to our acquisitions.

Loss on revaluation of contingent consideration.  For the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a non-cash loss on revaluation of contingent consideration of $0.7 million compared to a non-cash loss of $0.4 million for the comparable 2016 quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a non-cash loss on revaluation of contingent consideration of $1.3 million compared to a non-cash loss of $1.6 million for the same period in 2016. These non-cash losses are related to fair value changes in contingent consideration associated with certain of our acquisitions. The key inputs in determining the fair value of our contingent consideration of $52.0 million at June 30, 2017 included discount rates ranging from 5.00% to 15.75% and management's estimates of future sales volumes and EBITDA. Changes in these inputs impact the valuation of our contingent consideration and result in gain or loss each quarterly period. The non-cash loss from fair value changes in contingent consideration for the first six months of 2017 was primarily due to the passage of time. The non-cash loss for the first six months of 2016 was due to the passage of time as well as changes in the probability-weighted assumptions related to the achievement of sales volumes.

Operating income. Operating income increased to $30.3 million in the second quarter of 2017 from $17.1 million in the corresponding quarter of 2016, an increase of $13.2 million. As a percentage of revenue, operating margins increased to 8.9% for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, from 6.2% during the second quarter of 2016, primarily reflecting a shift in the geographic and project mix of our sales.

For the first six months of 2017, operating income increased to $51.6 million from $27.2 million in the first six months of 2016, an increase of $24.4 million. As a percentage of revenue, operating margins increased to 8.1% for the first six months of 2017, from 5.2% during the first six months of 2016, primarily reflecting a shift in the geographic and project mix of our sales.

Interest expense, net.  Net interest expense increased by $3.8 million to $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 from $6.6 million for the comparable 2016 quarter. For the first six months of 2017, net interest expense increased by $8.2 million to $20.5 million from $12.3 million for the first six months of 2016. The increase in each quarter and year to date periods of 2017 was primarily related to higher debt levels, which were financed at a rate that was approximately 200 basis points lower than our notes that were outstanding through June 7, 2016.

Derivative loss.  For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a non-cash loss on derivatives of $15.8 million compared to a $2.6 million loss for the corresponding 2016 quarter related to fair value changes in our warrants that were issued on August 31, 2010 (the "Warrants") and expire August 31, 2017. Each quarter, we determine the fair value of our derivative liabilities, and changes result in income or loss. The key inputs in determining the fair value of our derivative liabilities of $61.3 million at June 30, 2017 include our stock price, stock price volatility, and risk free interest rates. Changes in these inputs impact the valuation of our derivatives and result in income or loss each quarterly period. Non-cash gains and losses from fair value changes in the Warrants are primarily due to decreases and increases, respectively, in the price of our common stock.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded a non-cash loss on derivatives of $13.9 million and $15.3 million, respectively, related to fair value changes in our Warrants. These non-cash losses for all periods shown were primarily due to an increase in the price of our common stock.

Income taxes.  For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded income tax expense allocated to continuing operations of $6.9 million and a tax benefit of $0.3 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded income tax expense allocated to continuing operations of $13.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017, our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to adjustments related to certain state net operating loss carryforwards that will not be utilized prior to expiration and other cumulative adjustments to deferred income taxes, which resulted in additional income tax expense. In addition, the January 1, 2017 adoption of new accounting rules related to employee stock-based compensation required the current period income tax benefit related to stock compensation to be reflected in the income statement instead of additional paid-in-capital on the balance sheet, as previously required. For additional information regarding our adoption of these accounting rules, see the information set forth in Note 2, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this report.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the application of a valuation allowance that reduced the recognized benefit of our deferred tax assets. In addition, certain state income taxes are calculated on a basis different from pre-tax income (loss).


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In addition, for both the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate due to the tax impact of our Warrants, for which we recorded a non-cash derivative loss of $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and a non-cash derivative loss of $15.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The derivative losses were excluded from the calculation of our income tax provision and was treated as an unrecognized tax position.
 
We recorded a tax benefit of $0.1 million for discontinued operations in both the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. We recorded a tax benefit of $0.2 million for discontinued operations in both the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. All taxes were allocated between continuing operations and discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
 
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the recognized value of deferred tax assets must be reduced to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized in future periods.  The ultimate realization of the benefit of deferred tax assets from deductible temporary differences or tax carryovers depends on the generation of sufficient taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  We considered the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Based on these considerations, we relied upon the reversal of certain deferred tax liabilities to realize a portion of our deferred tax assets and established a valuation allowance as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 for other deferred tax assets because of uncertainty regarding their ultimate realization.  Our total net deferred tax liability was approximately $12.0 million and $7.7 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Segment information

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates segment performance and allocates resources based on Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) from continuing operations plus the provision (benefit) for income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, derivative loss, gain (loss) on revaluation of contingent consideration, and gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt. Additionally, we adjust Adjusted EBITDA for items similar to certain of those used in calculating our compliance with debt covenants including: non-cash stock compensation expense, acquisition-related professional fees and corporate officer severance expense.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to, or a better indicator of, operating income or loss, is not based on U.S. GAAP, and is not a measure of our cash flows or ability to fund our cash needs. Our measurements of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used in our various agreements, including the Second A/R Loan Agreement and the Indenture.

See Note 16, "Segment Information," to our condensed consolidated financial statements in this report for additional information regarding our segments and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes.


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Ready-mixed Concrete

The following table sets forth key financial information for our ready-mixed concrete segment for the periods indicated:
 
 
(amounts in thousands, except selling prices and percentages)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Increase/ (Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Increase/ (Decrease)
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ready-mixed Concrete Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
310,122

 
$
248,532

 
24.8%
 
$
585,578

 
$
472,621

 
23.9%
Segment revenue as a percentage of total revenue
 
91.0
%
 
90.1
%
 
 
 
91.5
%
 
90.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
49,646

 
$
32,660

 
52.0%
 
$
91,150

 
$
60,415

 
50.9%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment revenue
 
16.0
%
 
13.1
%
 
 
 
15.6
%
 
12.8
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ready-mixed Concrete Data:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Average selling price per cubic yard
 
$
134.43

 
$
129.01

 
4.2%
 
$
134.36

 
$
127.78

 
5.1%
Sales volume in thousands of cubic yards
 
2,304

 
1,925

 
19.7%
 
4,353

 
3,689

 
18.0%

Revenue.  Our ready-mixed concrete sales provided 91.0% and 90.1% of our total revenue in the second quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively. Segment revenue for the second quarter of 2017 increased $61.6 million, or 24.8%, from the comparable 2016 period. We estimate that acquisitions completed since January 1, 2016 contributed $42.2 million of revenue to our second quarter of 2017 ready-mixed concrete segment revenue.

The second quarter of 2017 revenue increase was driven by a 19.7% increase in sales volume, or 0.4 million cubic yards, providing $48.9 million, or approximately 79.4%, of our ready-mixed revenue growth and a 4.2% increase in average selling price providing $12.5 million, or approximately 20.6%, of our ready-mixed revenue growth. Average selling price increased in the major metropolitan markets in which we operate except Northern California, which was essentially flat in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the second quarter of 2016. Our sales volume and total revenue were higher in all the major metropolitan markets in which we operate in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the second quarter 2016 despite more adverse weather impacted days in the 2017 period. Our New York market further benefited from recent acquisitions.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, our ready-mixed concrete sales provided 91.5% and 90.7% of our total revenue, respectively. Segment revenue for the first six months of 2017 increased $113.0 million, or 23.9%, over the first six months of 2016. We estimate that acquisitions completed since January 1, 2016 contributed $82.1 million of revenue to our first six months of 2017 ready-mixed concrete segment revenue.

Our ready-mixed revenue increase for the first six months of 2017, was driven by a 18.0% increase in sales volume, or 0.7 million cubic yards, providing $84.8 million, or approximately 75.1%, of our ready-mixed revenue growth and a 5.1% increase in average selling price providing $28.6 million, or approximately 24.9%, of our ready-mixed revenue growth. Average selling price increased in the major metropolitan markets in which we operate. Our sales volume and ready-mixed revenue were higher in all of the major metropolitan markets in which we operate except our Northern California market, where they remained relatively flat due to increased adverse weather impacted days compared to the prior year. Our New York market further benefited from recent acquisitions.


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Adjusted EBITDA.  Adjusted EBITDA for our ready-mixed concrete segment grew to $49.6 million in the second quarter of 2017 from $32.7 million in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of $16.9 million, or 52.0%. Driving this growth was a 19.7% rise in sales volume and a 4.2% increase in our average selling price, which resulted in $61.6 million in higher revenue. Partially offsetting the growth in revenue was increased cost of goods sold associated with the higher volume of sales. Our variable costs, which include primarily material costs, labor and benefits costs, utilities, and delivery costs, were all higher due primarily to the increased volume and recent acquisitions. During the second quarter of 2017, we also experienced raw materials price increases from our vendors, which increased our cost of goods sold. However, we were generally able to pass these price increases along to our customers. Our fixed costs, which consist primarily of equipment rental, plant management, property taxes, quality control, and dispatch costs, increased in the 2017 second quarter compared to the prior year second quarter, due to higher personnel and equipment costs needed to operate our facilities, as well as overall fixed costs to operate more locations and trucks than in the previous year. Segment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment revenue was 16.0% in the second quarter of 2017 versus 13.1% in 2016, reflecting the geographic and project mix of our revenue and cost.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, Adjusted EBITDA for our ready-mixed concrete segment grew to $91.2 million in the first six months of 2017 from $60.4 million in the first six months of 2016, an increase of $30.8 million, or 50.9%. Driving this growth was an 18.0% rise in sales volume and a 5.1% increase in our average selling price, which resulted in $113.0 million in higher revenue. Partially offsetting the higher revenue was increased cost of goods sold associated with the higher volume of sales. Our variable costs were all higher due primarily to the increased volume and recent acquisitions. During the first six months of 2017, higher prices to purchase raw materials from our vendors increased our cost of goods sold. However, we were generally able to pass these price increases along to our customers. Our fixed costs increased in 2017 compared to the prior year, due to higher personnel and equipment costs needed to operate our facilities, as well as overall fixed costs to operate more locations and trucks than in the previous year. Segment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment revenue was 15.6% in the first six months of 2017 versus 12.8% in 2016, reflecting the geographic and project mix of our revenue and cost.

Aggregate Products

The following table sets forth key financial information for our aggregate products segment for the periods indicated:

 
 
(amounts in thousands, except selling prices and percentages)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Increase/ (Decrease)
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Increase/ (Decrease)
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
%
 
2017
 
2016
 
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregate Products Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
$
22,766

 
$
19,124

 
19.0%
 
$
40,590

 
$
34,269

 
18.4%
Segment revenue, excluding intersegment sales, as a percentage of total revenue
 
3.5
%
 
3.8
%
 
 
 
3.3
%
 
3.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
8,674

 
$
5,151

 
68.4%
 
$
12,671

 
$
8,075

 
56.9%
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment revenue
 
38.1
%
 
26.9
%
 
 
 
31.2
%
 
23.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregates Data:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
       Average selling price per ton
 
$
12.86

 
$
11.96

 
7.5%
 
$
12.73

 
$
11.69

 
8.9%
       Sales volume in tons
 
1,529

 
1,412

 
8.3%
 
2,775

 
2,610

 
6.3%

Revenue.  Sales for our aggregate products segment provided 3.5% and 3.8% of our total revenue for the second quarter of 2017 and 2016, respectively, excluding intersegment sales of $10.7 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Segment revenue grew $3.6 million, or 19.0%, over prior year levels.


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We sell our aggregates to external customers and also sell them internally to our ready-mixed concrete segment at market price. Approximately 47.1% of our second quarter 2017 aggregate products sales were to our ready-mixed concrete segment, versus 44.5% in the second quarter of 2016. Contributing to our overall aggregate products revenue growth was an increase in our average selling price of 7.5%, which provided $1.4 million of our aggregate products revenue increase. Our aggregate products sales volume, which increased 8.3% in the second quarter of 2017 versus the second quarter of 2016, contributed approximately $1.4 million of our aggregate products revenue increase. The remaining increase in revenue in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016 is primarily due to higher hauling revenue.

For the first six months, sales for our aggregate products segment provided 3.3% and 3.5% of our total revenue for 2017 and 2016, respectively, excluding intersegment sales of $19.3 million and $15.8 million, respectively. Segment revenue grew $6.3 million, or 18.4%, over prior year levels.

Of our first six months of 2017 aggregate product segment sales, 47.4% were to our ready-mixed concrete segment, versus 46.1% in the first six months of 2016. Contributing to our overall aggregate products revenue growth was an increase in our average selling price of 8.9%, which provided $2.9 million of our aggregate products revenue increase. Our aggregate products sales volume, which increased 6.3% in the first half of 2017 versus the first half of 2016, contributed approximately $1.9 million of our aggregate products revenue increase. The remaining increase in revenue in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016 is primarily due to higher hauling revenue.

Adjusted EBITDA.  Adjusted EBITDA for our aggregate products segment increased by $3.5 million to $8.7 million in the second quarter of 2017 from $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2016, primarily as a result of higher revenue, partially offset by the related higher cost of goods sold. Our variable costs, including quarry labor and benefits, utilities, repairs and maintenance, delivery, fuel, and pit costs to prepare the stone and gravel for use, increased primarily due to higher production. Our quarry fixed costs, which primarily include equipment rental, property taxes, and plant management costs, were lower compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to increased efficiencies in operations. Overall, our segment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment revenue increased to 38.1% in the second quarter of 2017 from 26.9% in the second quarter of 2016, primarily due to the increase in revenue and operational efficiencies.

For the first six months of 2017, our aggregate products segment Adjusted EBITDA increased by $4.6 million to $12.7 million from $8.1 million in second half of 2016, primarily as a result of higher revenue, partially offset by the related higher cost of goods sold. Our variable costs increased primarily due to higher production. Our quarry fixed costs were lower compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to increased efficiencies in operations. Overall, our segment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of segment revenue increased to 31.2% in the first six months of 2017 from 23.6% in the first six months of 2016, primarily due to the increase in revenue and operational efficiencies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations, available cash and cash equivalents and access to our asset-based revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility"). During the first quarter of 2017, we increased our liquidity by issuing $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% unsecured senior notes due in 2024.

We ended the quarter with $271.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, an increase of $196.0 million from December 31, 2016. At June 30, 2017, based on our borrowing base, we had $232.5 million available for future borrowings under the Revolving Facility, providing a total available liquidity of $504.2 million. The increase in our unused availability under the Revolving Facility to $232.5 million at June 30, 2017 from $221.3 million at December 31, 2016 was primarily due to increases in eligible accounts receivable and eligible trucks and machinery balances. We had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility as of June 30, 2017.


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The following key financial metrics reflect our financial position and capital resources as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents
$
271,739

 
$
75,774

Working capital
$
267,358

 
$
71,283

 
 
 
 
Total debt (1)
$
673,869

 
$
449,298

Total stockholders' equity
205,346

 
188,829

  Total capital
$
879,215

 
$
638,127

 
 
 
 
Maximum availability under our Revolving Facility
$
232,500

 
$
221,300


(1) Total debt includes long-term debt and unamortized premiums on long-term debt net of unamortized debt issuance costs, current maturities of long-term debt, capital leases, notes payable, and any outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility.

Our primary liquidity needs over the next 12 months consist of (1) financing seasonal working capital requirements; (2) servicing our indebtedness; (3) purchasing property and equipment; and (4) payments related to strategic acquisitions. Our primary portfolio strategy includes strategic acquisitions in targeted regions and markets. We may seek financing for acquisitions, including additional debt or equity capital.

Our working capital needs are typically at their lowest level in the first quarter, increase in the second and third quarters to fund increases in accounts receivable and inventories during those periods, and then decrease in the fourth quarter. Availability under the Second A/R Loan Agreement is governed by a borrowing base primarily determined by our eligible accounts receivable, inventory, mixer trucks and machinery. Our borrowing base also typically declines during the first quarter due to lower accounts receivable balances as a result of normal seasonality of our business caused by weather.

The projection of our cash needs is based upon many factors, including without limitation, our expected volume, pricing, cost of materials and capital expenditures. We anticipate that our federal and state income tax payments will increase in 2017 as we substantially exhausted our remaining operating loss carryforwards during 2016. Based on our projected cash needs, we believe that cash on hand, availability under the Revolving Facility, and cash generated from operations will provide us with sufficient liquidity in the ordinary course of business, not including potential acquisitions. If, however, availability under the Revolving Facility, cash on hand, and our operating cash flows are not adequate to fund our operations, we would need to obtain other equity or debt financing or sell assets to provide additional liquidity.

The principal factors that could adversely affect the amount of our internally generated funds include:

deterioration of revenue, due to lower volume and/or pricing, because of weakness in the markets in which we operate;
declines in gross margins due to shifts in our product mix or increases in the cost of our raw materials and fuel;
any deterioration in our ability to collect our accounts receivable from customers as a result of weakening in construction demand or payment difficulties experienced by our customers; and
inclement weather beyond normal patterns that could reduce our sales volumes.
The discussion that follows provides a description of our arrangements relating to our outstanding indebtedness.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On November 18, 2015, we entered into the Second A/R Loan Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions named therein, as lenders, which amended and restated the First Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated October 29, 2013 and provides us with the Revolving Facility, subject to a borrowing base. The maturity date of the Revolving Facility is November 18, 2020. The Second A/R Loan Agreement also includes an accordion feature that allows for increases in the total revolving commitments by as much as $100.0 million. The Second A/R Loan Agreement is secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the personal property of the Company and our guarantors, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.

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Our actual maximum credit availability under the Revolving Facility varies from time to time and is determined by calculating the value of our eligible accounts receivable, inventory, mixer trucks and machinery, minus reserves imposed by the Lenders and other adjustments, all as specified in the Second A/R Loan Agreement.  The Second A/R Loan Agreement provides for swingline loans up to a $15.0 million sublimit, and letters of credit up to a $30.0 million sublimit. Loans under the Revolving Facility are in the form of either base rate loans or “LIBOR loans” denominated in U.S. dollars.

The Second A/R Loan Agreement contains usual and customary negative covenants including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability to consolidate or merge; substantially change the nature of our business; sell, lease or otherwise transfer any of our assets; create or incur indebtedness; create liens; pay dividends or make other distributions; make loans; prepay certain indebtedness; and make investments or acquisitions.  The negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions as specified in the Second A/R Loan Agreement.  The Second A/R Loan Agreement also requires that we, upon the occurrence of certain events, maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 for each period of 12 calendar months, as determined in accordance with the Second A/R Loan Agreement.  For the trailing 12-month period ended June 30, 2017, our fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.53 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2017, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Second A/R Loan Agreement.

Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024

On June 7, 2016, we completed an offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% unsecured senior notes due 2024 ("2024 Notes"). We used a portion of the proceeds from the 2024 Notes to repay all of our outstanding borrowings on the Revolving Facility and to redeem all $200.0 million of our 8.5% senior secured notes due 2018. On January 9, 2017, we completed an offering of $200.0 million aggregate principal amount of additional 2024 Notes (the "Additional Notes") at an issue price of 105.75%. The terms of the Additional Notes are identical to the terms of the existing 2024 Notes, other than the issue date, the issue price, the first interest payment date, and the provisions relating to transfer restrictions and registration rights. We used the net proceeds from the offering of the Additional Notes to increase our liquidity.    

The 2024 Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6.375% per annum and interest is due on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The 2024 Notes mature on June 1, 2024 and are redeemable at our option prior to maturity at prices specified in an indenture (the "Indenture") dated as of June 7, 2016, by and among U.S. Concrete, Inc., as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Indenture contains negative covenants that restrict our ability and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to engage in certain transactions and also contains customary events of default. The 2024 Notes are issued by U.S. Concrete, Inc., the parent company, and are guaranteed on a full and unconditional basis by each of our restricted subsidiaries that guarantees any obligations under the Revolving Facility or that guarantees certain of our other indebtedness or certain indebtedness of our restricted subsidiaries (other than foreign restricted subsidiaries that guarantee only indebtedness incurred by another foreign subsidiary). The guarantees are joint and several. U.S. Concrete, Inc. does not have any independent assets or operations, and none of its foreign subsidiaries guarantee the 2024 Notes.

The 2024 Notes and the guarantees thereof are effectively subordinated to all of our and our guarantors' existing and future secured obligations, including obligations under the Revolving Facility, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations; senior in right of payment to any of our and our guarantors' future subordinated indebtedness; pari passu in right of payment with any of our and our guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness, including our and our guarantors' obligations under the Revolving Facility; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including preferred stock, of any non-guarantor subsidiaries.

For additional information regarding our guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries, see the information set forth in Note 17, “Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Financial Information,” to our condensed financial statements included in Part I of this report.
  
Other Debt

We have financing agreements with various lenders for the purchase of mixer trucks and other machinery and equipment in an aggregate principal amount of $107.2 million.

For additional information regarding our arrangements relating to outstanding indebtedness, see the information set forth in Note 8, “Debt,” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this report.


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Cash Flows
 
Our net cash provided by operating activities generally reflects the cash effects of transactions and other events used in the determination of net income or loss.  Net cash provided by operating activities was $53.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to $35.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Overall the generation of cash from operations in the first six months of 2017 and 2016 was driven by the revenue and operating performance of the Company.

We used $49.8 million to fund investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to $66.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. We paid $32.8 million and $44.3 million to fund acquisitions during the first six months of 2017 and the first six months of 2016, respectively. In addition, we incurred capital expenditures of $18.7 million and $22.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, respectively, to fund purchases of mixer trucks, plant, and other equipment to service our business.
 
Our net cash provided by financing activities was $192.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to $128.3 million for the comparable period of 2016. Financing activities during the first six months of 2017 included the proceeds from our $200.0 million 2024 Notes offering, including the premium on the issue price and net of related debt issuance costs. In addition, we made payments of $8.8 million related to our capital leases and other financings and paid $4.5 million for contingent and deferred consideration obligations. Financing activities during the first six months of 2016 included the proceeds from our $400.0 million 2024 Notes offering, net of related debt issuance costs; redemption of our $200.0 million 2018 Notes including an $8.5 million redemption premium; and repayment of our existing borrowings under our Revolving Facility. In addition, we made payments of $5.0 million related to our capital leases and other financings and paid $3.0 million for contingent consideration obligations.

Cement and Other Raw Materials

We obtain most of the materials necessary to manufacture ready-mixed concrete on a daily basis. These materials include cement, other cementitious materials (fly ash and blast furnace slag), and aggregates (stone, gravel and sand), in addition to certain chemical admixtures.  With the exception of chemical admixtures, each plant typically maintains an inventory level of these materials sufficient to satisfy its operating needs for a few days. Our inventory levels do not decline significantly or comparatively with declines in revenue during seasonally low periods. We generally maintain inventory at specified levels to maximize purchasing efficiencies and to be able to respond quickly to customer demand.

Typically, cement, other cementitious materials, and aggregates represent the highest-cost materials used in manufacturing a cubic yard of ready-mixed concrete.  We purchase cement from a few suppliers in each of our major geographic markets.  Chemical admixtures are generally purchased from suppliers under national purchasing agreements.
 
Overall, prices for cement and aggregates increased in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, in most of our major geographic markets. Generally, we negotiate with suppliers on a company-wide basis and at the local market level to obtain the most competitive pricing available for cement and aggregates.  We believe the demand for cement is increasing and will warrant scrutiny as construction activity increases.  Today, in most of our markets, we believe there is an adequate supply of cement and aggregates.

Acquisitions

Our portfolio strategy includes strategic acquisitions in various regions and markets, and we may seek arrangements to finance any such acquisitions, which financing arrangements may include additional debt or equity capital.

For a description of our recent acquisitions, see the information set forth in Note 3, “Acquisitions” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources. From time to time, we enter into non-cancelable operating leases that are not reflected on our balance sheet.  At June 30, 2017, we had $14.3 million of undrawn letters of credit outstanding.  We are also contingently liable for performance under $29.3 million in performance bonds relating to our operations.


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Inflation

We experienced minimal increases in operating costs during the first six months of 2017 related to inflation. However, in non-recessionary conditions, cement prices and certain other raw material prices, including aggregates, have generally risen faster than regional inflationary rates.  When these price increases have occurred, we have generally been able to mitigate our cost increases with price increases we obtained for our products.

Critical Accounting Policies
 
We have outlined our critical accounting policies in Item 7 of Part II of the 2016 Form 10-K.  Our critical accounting policies involve the use of estimates in the recording of business combinations, goodwill and intangible assets and any related impairment, accruals for self-insurance, accruals for income taxes, assessing impairment of long-lived assets, accounting for derivative instruments, and accounting for contingent consideration. See Note 1, "Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of Part II of the 2016 Form 10-K and Note 2, "Recent Accounting Pronouncements,” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this report for a discussion of our critical and significant accounting policies.


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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We do not use derivative instruments to hedge risks relating to our ongoing business operations or for speculative purposes. However, we are required to account for our Warrants as derivative instruments.

All derivatives are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair values.  Each quarter, we determine the fair value of our derivative liabilities. The key inputs in determining fair value of our derivative liabilities of $61.3 million and $57.4 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, include our stock price, stock price volatility, and risk free interest rates. Changes in these inputs impact the valuation of our derivatives and result in gain or loss each quarterly period. A 5% increase in the stock price, volatility and risk free interest rates would increase the value of our Warrant derivative liability by approximately $4.4 million, resulting in a loss in the same amount. A 5% decrease would result in a decrease in the Warrant derivative liability of approximately $4.4 million, and a gain of the same amount. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded a non-cash loss from fair value changes in our Warrants of approximately $13.9 million, due primarily to an increase in the price of our common stock. The Warrants were issued to holders of our predecessor common stock pro rata based on a holder’s stock ownership as of August 31, 2010 and will expire on August 31, 2017.

Borrowings under our Revolving Facility expose us to certain market risks.  Interest on amounts drawn varies based on the floating rates under the Second A/R Loan Agreement. We had no outstanding borrowings under this facility as of June 30, 2017.

Our operations are subject to factors affecting the overall strength of the U.S. economy and economic conditions impacting financial institutions, including the level of interest rates, availability of funds for construction and level of general construction activity.  A significant decrease in the level of general construction activity in any of our market areas may have a material adverse effect on our consolidated revenue and earnings.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Acquisition of Jenna and Kings

On August 10, 2016 and August 22, 2016, we acquired the assets of Jenna Concrete Corp. and Kings Ready Mix Inc., respectively, (the “2016 New York Acquisitions”). We are in the process of integrating each of the 2016 New York Acquisitions. Management’s assessment and conclusion on the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2017 excludes an assessment of the internal control over financial reporting related to each of the 2016 New York Acquisitions. The 2016 New York Acquisitions collectively represented 9.4% of our consolidated total assets and 8.3% of our consolidated revenue included in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of, and for the six months ended June 30, 2017.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2017, our management, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As disclosed in our 2016 Form 10-K, management determined that the material weakness identified in our Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A for 2015 in our internal control over financial reporting relating to the accuracy and presentation of accounting for income taxes, including the income tax provision and related tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015 was not fully remediated. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

As a result of this material weakness, our principal executive and financial officer has concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level as of June 30, 2017.


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Remediation Efforts

The following steps to strengthen our internal controls related to accounting for income taxes were implemented and performed during the three months ended June 30, 2017:

the hiring of a tax manager experienced in accounting for income taxes under U.S. GAAP and taxation of multinational corporations;
engagement of a third-party tax advisory firm to assist in the preparation and review of the quarterly income tax accounting;
review and selection of an income tax accounting and document management software and software implementation consultants;
beginning the implementation process of the selected income tax accounting software, with the completion scheduled to allow for its utilization in the fourth quarter of 2017;
establishment of documentation standards for management review controls; and
reassessment of the balance between preventative and detective type internal controls, which resulted in an increase in preventative controls.

As we continue to evaluate and take actions to improve our internal control over financial reporting in the area of tax accounting, we may enhance certain of the remediation measures described in our 2016 Form 10-K. We intend to complete the implementation of our remediation plan during 2017. The successful remediation of this material weakness will require review and evidence of the effectiveness of the related internal controls as part of our next annual assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017.

In light of the material weakness as of December 31, 2016, prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2017, management determined that key quarterly controls were performed timely and that additional procedures were performed, including validating the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used to support the amounts reported in the quarterly financial statements. These control activities and additional procedures have allowed us to conclude that, notwithstanding the material weakness disclosed in the 2016 Form 10-K, the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We completed a number of acquisitions in 2016 and one acquisition in the six months ended June 30, 2017. As part of our ongoing integration activities, we continue to implement our controls and procedures at the businesses we acquire and to augment our company-wide controls to reflect the risks inherent in our acquisitions. Throughout the integration process, we monitor these efforts and take corrective action as needed to reinforce the application of our controls and procedures. Other than the foregoing and except as described above, during the quarter ended June 30, 2017, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
The information set forth under the heading “Legal Proceedings” in Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I of this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors as previously disclosed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of the Form 10-K. Readers should carefully consider the factors discussed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of the Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Those risks are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
The following table provides information with respect to purchases by the Company of shares of our common stock during the three month period ended June 30, 2017:

Calendar Month
Total Number of
Shares
Acquired (1)
 
Average Price
Paid Per Share
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs (2)
 
Approximate Dollar Value
of Shares That May Yet Be
Purchased Under Plans or
Programs (2)
April 1 - April 30, 2017
19,657

 
$
64.38

 

 
$
50,000,000

May 1 - May 31, 2017

 

 

 
50,000,000

June 1 - June 30, 2017
10,685

 
77.13

 

 
50,000,000

Total
30,342

 
$
68.87

 

 
$
50,000,000


(1)
The total number of shares purchased includes shares of our common stock acquired from employees who elected for us to make their required tax payments upon vesting of certain restricted shares by withholding a number of those vested shares having a value on the date of vesting equal to their tax obligations.
(2)
The Second Share Repurchase Program was approved by our Board on March 1, 2017 and allows us to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common stock effective April 1, 2017 until the earlier of March 31, 2020, or a determination by the Board to discontinue the Second Share Repurchase Program. The Second Share Repurchase Program does not obligate us to acquire any specific number of shares.

Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


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Item 6.
Exhibits
 
3.1*
—Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 31, 2010 (File No. 000-26025)).
3.2*
—Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 31, 2010 (File No. 000-26025)).
3.3*
—Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2015 (File No. 001-34530)).
10.1*†
—U.S. Concrete, Inc. 2017 Cash Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2017 (File No. 001-34530)).
12.1
—Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1
—Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1
—Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
95.1
—Mine Safety Disclosures.
101.INS
—XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
*     Incorporated by reference to the filing indicated.
†   Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
August 8, 2017
By:
/s/ Kevin R. Kohutek
 
 
 
Kevin R. Kohutek
 
 
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

3.1*
—Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 31, 2010 (File No. 000-26025)).
3.2*
—Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 31, 2010 (File No. 000-26025)).
3.3*
—Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2015 (File No. 001-34530)).
10.1*†
—U.S. Concrete, Inc. 2017 Cash Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2017 (File No. 001-34530)).
12.1
—Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1
—Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a).
32.1
—Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
95.1
—Mine Safety Disclosures.
101.INS
—XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
—XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
*     Incorporated by reference to the filing indicated.    
†   Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.








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