UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
______________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

August 5, 2014


INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


New York

1-4858

13-1432060

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


521 West 57th Street, New York, New York

10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 765-5500


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached and being furnished hereby as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of a press release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ("IFF" or the "Company") dated August 5, 2014 reporting IFF's financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

An audio webcast to discuss the Company's second quarter 2014 financial results and full year 2014 outlook will be held today, August 5, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EST.  Interested parties can access the webcast and accompanying slide presentation on the Company's website at www.iff.com under the Investor Relations section.  For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the Company's website approximately one hour after the event and will remain available on the IFF website for one year.

Non-GAAP financial measures: In the attached press release and the referenced audio webcast, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial operating measures: (i) adjusted earnings per share, (ii) adjusted operating profit, (iii) adjusted operating profit margin, (iv) local currency sales, (v) adjusted effective tax rate and (vi) adjusted other income, net. Such information is supplemental to information presented in accordance with GAAP and is not intended to represent a presentation in accordance with GAAP. In discussing the Company’s historical and expected future results and financial condition, the Company believes it is meaningful for investors to be made aware of and to be assisted in a better understanding of, on a period-to-period comparable basis, financial amounts both including and excluding these identified items, as well as the impact of exchange rate fluctuations. The Company believes such additional non-GAAP information provides investors with an overall perspective of the period-to-period performance of our business. In addition, management internally reviews each of these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance on a comparative period-to-period basis in terms of absolute performance, trends and expected future performance with respect to our business. A material limitation of these non-GAAP measures is that such measures do not reflect actual GAAP amounts.  The Company compensates for such limitations by presenting the reconciliations contained in the attached press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., dated August 5, 2014.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.

 

Dated:

August 5, 2014

/s/ Kevin C. Berryman

Name:  Kevin C. Berryman

 

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Number

Description

99.1

Press Release of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. dated August 5, 2014

Exhibit 99.1

IFF Reports 21% Adjusted EPS Growth for the Second Quarter and Increases Quarterly Dividend

Local Currency Sales Increased 4%

Adjusted Operating Profit Margin Expanded 60 basis points to 19.8%

Adjusted Earnings per Share up 21% to $1.37

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 2014--International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF), a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

Second Quarter 2014 Results

Please see the information and schedules at the end of this release for reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP financial metrics.

Management Commentary

Doug Tough, Chairman and CEO of IFF, said “As expected, we delivered more moderate sales growth this quarter, reflecting a continued challenging environment in North America for our Flavors business. Due to the leverage inherent in our operating model, we were still able to expand both our gross and operating margins, enabling us to deliver high single-digit growth in adjusted operating profit and double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share. On a year-to-date basis, we have achieved growth of 5% in local currency sales, 11% in adjusted operating profit and 16% in adjusted EPS. These metrics are in line with or above our long-term growth targets.”

Mr. Tough continued, “Our emphasis on R&D has resulted in a stronger pipeline of innovation, and we continue to see growth from new wins at normalized levels. However, we have now seen a higher level of volume erosion in our Flavors base business, especially in North America, and expect this trend to continue into the third quarter. As a result, we are revising our 2014 sales growth targets to 4% to 6%, including a percentage point of growth from Aromor. For the full year, our profitability metrics remain intact and we are confident we will achieve double-digit growth in adjusted operating profit and adjusted earnings per share.”


Second Quarter 2014 Operating Highlights


Subsequent Events

Mr. Tough commented, “The current authorization reflects the Board’s confidence in the Company’s ability to execute on its three pillar strategy, based on the notable progress we’ve made in expanding our geographic footprint, developing our R&D pipeline, and improving the margin profile of our portfolio. The double-digit percent increase in the dividend reflects our strong cash flow position, which enables us to maintain a competitive dividend yield, and continue to execute against our share buyback program, while maintaining the financial flexibility to execute against internal organic investment and external business development opportunities.”

Fragrances Business Unit


Flavors Business Unit


Audio Webcast

A live webcast to discuss the Company's second quarter financial results and full year outlook will be held today, August 5, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Investors may access the webcast and accompanying slide presentation on the Company's website at www.iff.com under the Investor Relations section. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a recorded version of the webcast will be made available on the Company's website approximately one hour after the event.

About IFF

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF) is a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances used in a wide variety of consumer products. Consumers experience these unique scents and tastes in fine fragrances and beauty care, detergents and household goods, as well as beverages, sweet goods and food products. The Company leverages its competitive advantages of consumer insight, research and development, creative expertise, and customer intimacy to provide customers with innovative and differentiated product offerings. A member of the S&P 500 Index, IFF has more than 6,000 employees working in 31 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at www.iff.com.

Cautionary Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” under the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our outlook for the remainder of 2014, expected sales growth and our ability to achieve our long-term growth targets, and expected use of cash for share buybacks and acquisitions. These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 25, 2014. The Company wishes to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. With respect to the Company’s expectations regarding these statements, such factors include, but are not limited to: (1) volatility and increases in the price of raw materials, energy and transportation; (2) the economic climate for the Company’s industry and demand for the Company’s products; (3) fluctuations in the quality and availability of raw materials; (4) changes in consumer preferences or a decline in consumer confidence and spending; (5) the Company’s ability to benefit from its investments in emerging markets; (6) the Company’s ability to implement its business strategy, including the achievement of anticipated cost savings, profitability, realization of price increases and growth targets; (7) the Company’s ability to successfully develop new and competitive products that appeal to its customers and consumers; (8) the impact of currency fluctuations or devaluations in the Company’s principal foreign markets; (9) the effects of any unanticipated costs and construction or start-up delays in the expansion of the Company’s facilities; (10) the effect of legal and regulatory proceedings, as well as restrictions imposed on the Company, its operations or its representatives by U.S. and foreign governments; (11) adverse changes in federal, state, local and foreign tax legislation or adverse results of tax audits, assessments, or disputes; (12) the direct and indirect costs and other financial impact that may result from any business disruptions due to political instability, armed hostilities, incidents of terrorism, natural disasters, or the responses to or repercussion from any of these or similar events or conditions; (13) the Company’s ability to attract and retain talented employees; (14) adverse changes due to accounting rules or regulations; and (15) the ability of the Company to successfully integrate Aromor and realize the anticipated benefits of the Aromor acquisition on a timely basis, or at all. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risks on the Company’s business. Accordingly, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Consolidated Income Statement

(Amounts in thousands except per share data)

(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
       
2014 2013 % Change 2014 2013 % Change
 
Net sales $ 788,414 $ 757,635 4 % $ 1,558,638 $ 1,485,471 5 %
Cost of goods sold   435,767     423,649   3 %   864,579     840,125   3 %
Gross margin 352,647 333,986 6 % 694,059 645,346 8 %
Research and development 66,431 64,672 3 % 127,934 123,774 3 %
Selling and administrative 132,919 124,813 6 % 256,653 239,468 7 %
Restructuring and other charges 182 2,105 304 2,105 (86 )%
Interest expense 11,403 12,860 23,080 24,013 (4 )%
Other income, net   (4,641 )   (11,209 )   (3,198 )   (12,282 ) (74 )%
Pretax income 146,353 140,745 4 % 289,286 268,268 8 %
Income taxes   36,068     38,423   (6 )%   72,294     75,248   (4 )%
Net income $ 110,285   $ 102,322   8 % $ 216,992   $ 193,020   12 %
 
 
 
Earnings per share - basic $ 1.35 $ 1.25 $ 2.66 $ 2.36
Earnings per share - diluted $ 1.35 $ 1.24 $ 2.64 $ 2.34
 
Average shares outstanding
Basic 80,949 81,309 81,003 81,300
Diluted 81,430 82,041 81,583 82,018
 

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

   
June 30, December 31,
2014 2013
Cash & cash equivalents $ 326,853 $ 405,505
Receivables 583,220 524,493
Inventories 554,871 533,806
Other current assets   179,104   189,099
Total current assets 1,644,048 1,652,903
 
Property, plant and equipment, net 698,842 687,215
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 755,660 696,197
Other assets   301,983   295,416
Total assets $ 3,400,533 $ 3,331,731
 
Bank borrowings and overdrafts, and
current portion of long-term debt $ 3,052 $ 149
Other current liabilities   465,598   560,217
Total current liabilities 468,650 560,366
 
Long-term debt 932,621 932,665
Non-current liabilities 397,318 371,649
 
Shareholders' equity   1,601,944   1,467,051
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 3,400,533 $ 3,331,731
 

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

     
Six Months Ended June 30,
2014   2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
Net income $ 216,992 $ 193,020
Adjustments to reconcile to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization 49,131 39,807
Deferred income taxes 10,228 4,971
Gain on disposal of assets (1,569 ) (18,021 )
Stock-based compensation 14,034 14,050
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of Aromor acquisition:
Current receivables (50,236 ) (60,753 )
Inventories 1,850 14,694
Accounts payable (30,831 ) (10,198 )
Accruals for incentive compensation (54,970 ) (23,076 )
Other current payables and accrued expenses (12,382 ) 13,919
Changes in other assets/liabilities   11,783     (50,370 )
Net cash provided by operating activities   154,030     118,043  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash received (including $15 million of contingent consideration) (102,500 )
Additions to property, plant and equipment (60,244 ) (60,689 )
Proceeds from life insurance contracts 17,750 793
Maturity of net investment hedges (472 ) 626
Proceeds from disposal of assets   2,074     16,467  
Net cash used in investing activities   (143,392 )   (42,803 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash dividends paid to shareholders (63,417 ) (27,733 )
Net change in revolving credit facility borrowings and overdrafts 2,106 (284,061 )
Deferred financing costs (1,023 ) (2,786 )
Proceeds from long-term debt 297,786
Proceeds from issuance of stock under stock plans 1,024 3,566
Excess tax benefits on stock-based payments 5,788 5,172
Purchase of treasury stock   (34,103 )   (19,174 )
Net cash used in financing activities   (89,625 )   (27,230 )
Effect of exchange rates changes on cash and cash equivalents 335 (6,535 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (78,652 ) 41,475
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   405,505     324,422  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 326,853   $ 365,897  
 
 

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Business Unit Performance

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2014   2013 2014   2013
Net Sales
Flavors $ 375,513 $ 374,041 $ 742,018 $ 730,401
Fragrances   412,901     383,594     816,620     755,070  
Consolidated 788,414 757,635 1,558,638 1,485,471
 
Segment Profit
Flavors 90,805 89,919 178,869 172,955
Fragrances 85,474 71,913 172,638 140,270
Global Expenses (19,869 ) (17,169 ) (36,303 ) (29,761 )
Restructuring and other charges, net (182 ) (2,105 ) (304 ) (2,105 )
Operational improvement initiative costs   (3,113 )   (162 )   (5,732 )   (1,360 )
Operating profit 153,115 142,396 309,168 279,999
 
Interest Expense (11,403 ) (12,860 ) (23,080 ) (24,013 )
Other income, net   4,641     11,209     3,198     12,282  
Income before taxes $ 146,353   $ 140,745   $ 289,286   $ 268,268  
 
Operating Margin
Flavors 24.2 % 24.0 % 24.1 % 23.7 %
Fragrances 20.7 % 18.7 % 21.1 % 18.6 %
Consolidated 19.4 % 18.8 % 19.8 % 18.8 %
 

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Sales Performance by Region and Category

(Unaudited)

   
Second Quarter 2014 vs. 2013
Percentage Change in Sales by Region of Destination
Fine  

Consumer
Fragrances(*)

  Ingredients   Total Frag.   Flavors   Total
         
North America Reported 0 % 15 % 4 % 8 % -4 % 1 %
 
EAME Reported -1 % 4 % 34 % 8 % 6 % 7 %
Local Currency -7 % -1 % 28 % 2 % 2 % 2 %
 
Latin America Reported 10 % -1 % -4 % 1 % 11 % 4 %
Local Currency 14 % 1 % -4 % 4 % 15 % 7 %
 
Greater Asia Reported 14 % 8 % 61 % 14 % -4 % 3 %
Local Currency 14 % 10 % 63 % 16 % 0 % 6 %
 
Total Reported 2 % 6 % 23 % 8 % 0 % 4 %
Local Currency 0 %   5 %   21 %   6 %   1 %   4 %
 
 
 
First Six Months 2014 vs. First Six Months 2013
Percentage Change in Sales by Region of Destination    
Fine  

Consumer
Fragrances(*)

  Ingredients   Total Frag.   Flavors   Total
 
North America Reported 11 % 10 % 1 % 8 % -4 % 1 %
 
EAME Reported 10 % 2 % 40 % 11 % 5 % 9 %
Local Currency 5 % -2 % 35 % 7 % 3 % 5 %
 
Latin America Reported -6 % -1 % -5 % -3 % 15 % 3 %
Local Currency -2 % 0 % -5 % -1 % 19 % 5 %
 
Greater Asia Reported 4 % 10 % 50 % 14 % -1 % 5 %
Local Currency 4 % 12 % 53 % 16 % 4 % 8 %
 
Total Reported 6 % 5 % 23 % 8 % 2 % 5 %
Local Currency 5 %   5 %   21 %   7 %   3 %   5 %
 
 
 
(*) Former Beauty Care and Functional Fragrances
 

Note: Local currency sales growth is calculated by translating prior year sales at the exchange rates used for the corresponding 2014 period.

 

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Reconciliation of Income

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
The following information and schedules provide reconciliation information between reported GAAP amounts and certain adjusted amounts. This information and schedules are not intended as, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for reported GAAP amounts or financial statements of the Company prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
  Second Quarter 2014
Items Impacting Comparability
 

Reported
(GAAP)

 

Restructuring and
Other Charges

 

Operational Improvement
Initiative Costs

 

Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)

 
 
Net Sales 788,414
Cost of Goods Sold 435,767 (2,850 ) (a) (263 ) (b)
Gross Profit 352,647 2,850 263 355,760
Research and Development 66,431
Selling and Administrative 132,919
RSA Expense 199,350
Restructuring and other charges, net 182 (182 )
Operating Profit 153,115 3,032 263 156,410
Interest Expense 11,403
Other Income, net (4,641 )
Income before taxes 146,353 3,032 263
Taxes on Income 36,068 1,060 67 37,195
Net Income   110,285       1,972     196     112,453
 
Earnings per share - diluted $ 1.35 $ 0.02 $ 0.00 $ 1.37
 
(a) Costs related to the Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization
(b) Related to plant closing in Europe and partial closing in Asia
    Second Quarter 2013
Items Impacting Comparability
 

Reported
(GAAP)

 

Restructuring and
Other Charges

 

Operational Improvement
Initiative Costs

 

Gain on
Asset Sale

   

Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)

 
       
 
Net Sales 757,635
Cost of Goods Sold 423,649 (833 ) (a) (162 ) (b)
Gross Profit 333,986 833 162
Research and Development 64,672
Selling and Administrative 124,813
RSA Expense 189,485
Restructuring and other charges, net 2,105 (2,105 )
Operating Profit 142,396 2,938 162 145,496
Interest Expense 12,860
Other Income, net (11,209 ) 16,093 (c) 4,884
Income before taxes 140,745 2,938 162 (16,093 ) 127,752
Taxes on Income 38,423 1,028 36 (5,633 ) 33,854
Net Income   102,322       1,910       126       (10,460 )       93,898  
 
Earnings per share - diluted $ 1.24 $ 0.02 $

-

$ (0.13 ) $ 1.14 (d)
 
(a) Costs related to the Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization
(b) Related to plant closing in Europe and partial closing in Asia
(c) Represents a gain on sale of a non-operating asset
(d) The sum of these items do not foot due to rounding
 

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

Reconciliation of Income

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 
The following information and schedules provide reconciliation information between reported GAAP amounts and certain adjusted amounts. This information and schedules are not intended as, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for reported GAAP amounts or financial statements of the Company prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
    Year-to-Date Second Quarter 2014
Items Impacting Comparability
 

Reported
(GAAP)

 

Restructuring
and Other Charges

 

Operational Improvement
Initiative Costs

 

Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)

 
 
Net Sales 1,558,638
Cost of Goods Sold 864,579 (5,100

) (a)

(632

) (b)

Gross Profit 694,059 5,100 632
Research and Development 127,934
Selling and Administrative 256,653
RSA Expense 384,587
Restructuring and other charges, net 304 (304

) (a)

Operating Profit 309,168 5,404 632 315,204
Interest Expense 23,080
Other Income, net (3,198 ) (3,198 )
Income before taxes 289,286 5,404 632 295,322
Taxes on Income 72,294 1,891 156 74,341
Net Income   216,992       3,513       476       220,981  
 
Earnings per share - diluted $ 2.64 $ 0.04 $ 0.01 $ 2.69
 
(a) Costs related to the Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization
(b) Related to plant closings in Europe and partial closing in Asia
   

Year-to-Date Second Quarter 2013

Items Impacting Comparability
                     

Reported
(GAAP)

 

Restructuring
and Other Charges

 

Operational
Improvement Initiative Costs

 

Spanish Tax
Charge

 

Gain on
Asset Sale

  Adjusted (Non-GAAP)
 
 
Net Sales 1,485,471
Cost of Goods Sold 840,125 (833 ) (a) (1,360 ) (b)
Gross Profit 645,346 833 1,360

647,539

Research and Development 123,774
Selling and Administrative 239,468
RSA Expense 363,242
Restructuring and other charges, net 2,105 (2,105 )
Operating Profit 279,999 2,938 1,360 284,297
Interest Expense 24,013
Other Income, net (12,282 ) 16,093

 (d)

3,811
Income before taxes 268,268 2,938 1,360 (16,093 ) 256,473
Taxes on Income 75,248 1,029 315 (6,230

(c)

(5,633 ) 64,729
Net Income   193,020       1,909       1,045       6,230       (10,460 )     191,744
 
Earnings per share - diluted $ 2.34 $ 0.02 $ 0.01 $ 0.08 $ (0.13 ) $ 2.32
 
(a) Costs related to the Fragrance Ingredients Rationalization
(b) Related to plant closings in Europe and partial closing in Asia
(c) Spanish tax charge related to the 2002-2003 ruling
(d) Represents a gain on sale of a non-operating asset

CONTACT:
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Investor Relations:
Shelley Young, 212-708-7271
Director, Investor Relations