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MOODY'S
INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
AMERICAN and FOREIGN
FRANK J. ST. CLAIR, Editor-m-Chief
Editorial Board
Lloyd C. Sweet '
George H. Parsons
Arthur W. Herrmann
Robert C. Riehle
David M. Day
Albert C. Esokait
Richard Olney
A. E. Combader
William Strauss
June
1965
Robert H. Messner, Publisher
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4.8 MOODY'S INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
On $1 par shares after 2-for-l split. I960TM 0.12 1961___ 0.78 1962___ 0.90 1963___ 1.02 1964___ 1.14 01965___ 0.30
E)Includes $1.50 paid -before 3-for-l split. CBAlso are share of $50 par 414% preferred A for each 20 common shares held. 0To Apr. 1. . Note: Dividends payable on last day of each month to stock of record about the 20th of same month.
LISTED -- On New York Stock Exchange; unlisted trading on Philadelphia-BaltimoreWashlngton Stock Exchange.
TRANSFER AGENT--Manufacturers Han over Trust Co., New York, and Registrar & Transfer Co., Jersey City, N. J.
DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT-- Compa ny's office.
REGISTRAR--Corporation Trust Co., New York.
OFFERED--(210,000 shares) at $15 per share on Sept. 26, 1950 by Merrill Lynch, Fierce, Fenner & Beane, New York, and associates. Proceeds added to company's general funds.
(406,000 shares) incl. 350,000 shares at $27j>
a share on Dec. 15, 1960 by Merrill Lyn<jv
Pierce, Fenner & Beane, New York and jTJ
sociates and 56,000 to key employees at S25.<4
a share. Offerings did'not represent company
financing.
-
Stock Options held by certain officers aas employees at June 27, 1964, on 24,000 comnw shares at prices from $22.55 to $27.37 a sha~ and 3,000 common shares at $25,575 a shaq expire to June 30, 1970 and 1972, respectively,
ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
LONG TERM DEBT , Issue
1. Debenture 2%s, series A, 1966 ____ 2. Debenture 3s, series B, 1968 --............. 3. Debenture 4.35s, 1984 .. 4. Debenture 4l/2S, a$86 -- 6. Term loan 3%s, 1960-65 _______________
Rating 0.. 0Aa. Aa_ 0..
Amount Outstanding $11,500,000
8,740,000 68,282,000SO.OOOjMO 1,500,000
Charges -Earned) 1964 1963
19.441 17.66
InterestDates
A&O 1
j&J aA&O 1 J&D 1
Call
Price 0-----0......... 0103.30 0103.20
Price 1964 0------0........ 100%- 98% 102 -100 HI-------
3963 ' 0___ fD-IZ102%- 5 104 -lo[
13------
CAPITAL STOCK Issue
1. Common,_______________
Par Value
$10
Amount Outstanding 14,804,641 s-hs.
Earned-per Sh. a964 1963 $5.43 0$4'.45
Divs. per Sh. Call
1964 $3JOO
1963 $3.00
Price
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Price flange
1964
1963
64 671)4-51^-
0After spec, credits; before,- $4.12, 0See text. Privately placed. Subject to change and- sinking fund- call; see text.
HI8TORY
Incorporated in Ohio June 29. 1917 a* The American Rolling Mill Co.; present name adopted in April, 1948, merging the properties and business of American Rolling Mill Co. (of New Jersey) and Columbus Iron & Steel Co., Columbus, Ohio. Subsequent acquisitions in clude Ashland Iron & Mining Co. in 1921; Nor ton Iron Works, Inc.; Forged Steel Wheel Co. and Columbia Steel Co. in 1927; Sheffield Steel
BUSINES8 <ft PRODUCTS
Company, on consolidated basis, is approxi mately the sixth largest steel company in the country and had, at Jan. 1, 1960, rated annual steel making capacity (ingots and castings) of 6,800,000 net tons, or 4.58% of total U. S. rated capacity.
Parent company consists of Steel Division, National Supply Division, Armco Interna tional Division, and Metal Products Division.
1959 _______ 5,128,907 1962_________ 5,004, 1960 _______ 4,964,200 1-963_________ 5,734,
1961 _______ 5,359,205 1964------------- 6,828 Products Shipped (net tons of finished
semi-finished products), years ended Dec. 1955 _______ 4,003,532 1960_________ 3,993,
1956 _______ 3,936,105 1961_________ 3,830 1957 _______ 3,807,723 1962 3.991
1958 _______ 3,640,620 1963------------- 4,163 1959 _______ 4,103,143 11964------------- 4,773
Corp. in 1930; Belfont Iron. & Steel Co. in 1934: Calco Iron Pipe. Ltd. in 1935: Hamilton
Coke & Iron Co. (had had 50% interest since 1927) in 1936. (Complete details of acquisi tions appear in Moody's 1939 Industrial Manual).
In 1937, acquired 47% interest in Rustless Iron A Steel Corp.; interest was later in creased to 59.9% and as of Dec. 31, 1945. the corporation was merged through an exchange of remaining publicly-held stock on share for snare
On Dec. 2, 1941, Armco Drainage Sc Metal Products. Inc., was organized to fabricate and sell drainage structures and other metal prod ucts and to take over business interest and
facilities of 22 wholly-owned subsidiary com panies doing business throughout the U. S. upon dissolution during period 1942 to 1946,
Steel division- is one of the largest producersof iron- and steel- sheets and. strip, and special purpose steels. Products include following:
Ingot iron and steel plates; hot rolled sheets, coils, and strip; cold rolled sheets, coils,
and strip; long terse sheets and coils; "Zincgrip" (sheets and coils); "Alumi nized'' (steel sheets and coils); enamelizing Iron sheets. Electrical steel grades--sheets and colls. Stainless steel--plates, sheets, strip, ingots, bars, sheet bars, billets, rods, tube rounds, and wire. Wrought steel wheels. Mechanical welded steel tubing. Seamless tubing
Welded pipe Rigid conduit
PRINCIPAL PLANT8 A PROPERTIES
The productive capacity as of Jan. 1, 1960 the company's properties is shown above der ''Business & Products.'' Location of properties are as follows:
Steel Division Ashland Works--The plant is equipped 3 blast furnaces, 8 open hearth furnaces 2 basuc oxygen furnaces and) oontinwaus for the production of sheet steel. Plantcated at Ashland, Ky., along the Ohio Ed Middletown Works--This plant has blast furnaces, 186 coke ovens, ISO pen furnaces and 2 electric furnaces. Fii _ capacity includes continuous mills for production of carbon steel sheets in vari finishes and stainless steel. Also facilities manufacture of spiral pipe and- mecim
incl. (now Metal Products Division). On Jan. 1, 1943, company purchased Colcord
Coal Co. at Becklev, W. Va. including whollyowned subsidiary Colcord Coal Sales Co. Both companies were dissolved and assets and lia bilities thereafter merged.
On Sept. 1, 1948 acquired assets of Jackson Tube Oo., Piqiua, O., now operated) as depart
ment of Middletown Works at Middletown, O. On Mar. 31, 1954 acquired Southwest Steel
Products Co., Houston, Tex. (merged July 1, 1960).
On July 1, 1954, Sheffield Steel Corp., a sub sidiary, became a division of company, (now
Above products are mainly sold to others for fabrication into a wide variety of products including automobile bodies and parts, re frigerators, stoves, washing machines, elec trical equipment, etc.
Steel Division also serves Midwest and. Southwest, manufacturing steel products which include plates, -bolts and nuts, wire products, light strucxurals, merchant and reinforcing bars, track spikes, tie plates, grinding media, wire strand and wire rope. Major industries it serves are oil, agriculture, mining and manufacturing.
tubing. Plants located- at Middletown New Miami, Ohio.
Butler Works--This plant is equipped 6 open hearth and one electric furnace, of the pig iron used is obtained from Ashland Division and some is purchased others. Finishing capacity includes cc ous mills for production of strip, sheet, less steel sheets and forged steel car w' Plant located at Butler, Pa.
Zanesville Works--This plant produces ished sheet steel processed from finished material furnished by other diof the company. A specialty of this c
merged- into Steel Division)
National Supply Division is one of world's is silicon alloy sheets used by the eli
In Aug., 1954 acquired Princess Dorothy largest manufacturers and distributors of oil industry. Plant located at Zanesville,
Coal Co., operator of Robinhood Mine in field machinery and equipment. Products in Ambridge Works--This plant is < .
Boone County, W. Va,, which was dissolved clude rotary and other oil field drilling ma with tube round roughing and- finishing
In 1956.
..
chinery, pumping machinery, pumps, heavy and mills to produce seamless tubing,
On Jan. 14, 1958, issued 264,000 Common duty torque converters, and tubular products tinuous weld pipe and electric weldshares in exchange for business and assets of the buttweld lapweld and seamless types. Plant located at Ambrid-ge, Pa.
of Union for each
Wire Rope 2% Union
Corp. Wire
(one Armco share* shares); company-'
It has over ICO field stores in major oil fields, serving as the main sales outlets and) service
dissolved and assets transferred to new whol points for its manufactured and purchased
Baltimore Works--Plant, located on acres of land, at Baltimore, Md., inclu melting department equipped with thri
ly-owned subsidiary of same name (now a department of Kansas City Plant' of Steel Division).
goods. 'About two-thirds of its sales come from products made in its own and other Armco plants, while the remaining one-third
ton, two 15-ton and one 25-ton Heroult trie arc furnaces having an aggregate m capacity of 108,000 tons of ingots per a
Company merged National Supply Co. (Pa.), represent goods of other manufacturers.
This plant is equipped with blooming,
Apr. 30, 1958, by exchange of approximately Metal Products Division is world's largest billet and bar mills, and wire drawing,
2,501,271 common shares for 2,941.792 National manufacturer and distributor of fabricated cessing and finishing equipment. Its pr"
common shares Feb. 17, 1958 (now a division). steel drainage structures and provides an are stainless steel ingots, bars, sheet
8UBSIDIARIE8
important outlet for company's sheet prod billets, rods, tube rounds, and wire. ucts in form of fabricated products. In addi Kansas City Works--Plant is e
^ Thteis principally an operating company. tion to drainage structures, product line in with 4 open hearth furnaces and- 3
Subsidiaries 100% of whose voting power was cludes highway guard rails, retaining walls, furnaces. Scrap iron and- steel are the
owned at Dec. 3d, 1964, are as follows;
foundation piling, oil and gas pipe lines, and cipal raw materials used. This plant'
Name, place of incorporation and business; prefabricated steel buildings for industrial, ufactures bolts and nuts, wire and wire
T-ech-built Products, Inc., Ohio Evans Coal Co., Del.
commercial and farm uses.
ucts including wire strand and wire
Armco International Division has represen -merchant and reinforcing bars, track (
Armco Drainage Sc Metal Products of Canada, tation in countries and territories around the tie plates, and grinding media. The
Ltd., (formerly Canada Ingot Iron Co., Ltd.), world- and operates plants in -K7 countries and also owns at Sand1 Springs, Okla., (
Canada, culvert and drainage structures, Armco Tekko Co.. Ohio Bellefonte Insurance Co., Ky.--Insurance. National Supply .Co. Ltd. (Can.)
warehouses -in- 17- countries. Sells and distrib with an electric furnace, for the utes products of other divisions; distributes of merchant bars and concrete refsteel and other products for certain- American bars and fence posts. and foreign firms; fabricates products in, its Houston Works--Plant now oonsits
Also 22 other foreign subsidiaries (three own plants abroad:; and furnishes technical blast furnace, 62 coke ovens, 8 open
7)0-85% owned).
services on a fee basis for development, con and two electric furnaces and rolling
Associate Companies: Company owns an interest in following iron ore mining com panies located in the Lake Superior district: Reserve Mining Co. (S0%-$23.587,399) and
struction, and- operation of foreign- steel plants.
Productive Capacity: Company's properties had estimated annual capacity at Jan. l, 1960
ties -to produce ,plate, merchant -bar, tural -bar, rod and- wire and wire Pr Owns and leases eo-aft and or.e pror"'' Oklahoma and Texas.
Iron Ore Co. of Canada -(S.13%-$5,776,666), of 1,444,000 net tons of coke, 3,056,000 net tons
National Supply Division V
Carol Pellet Co. (9.98%-$1^58,278). The com of pig iron and 6,800,000 net tons of open Plant at Torrance (near Los Angele*j
pany also owns 50% of the common stock of hearth and electric furnace ingots, together located on about 38 acres of land
A. O. Smith- Corp. of Texas, manufacturer of with rolling, forging and other finishing facil slstlng of 31 principal buildings wim
large diameter welded steel pipe for gas and ities capable of converting such steel into 611,000 sq. ft. of floor space. Is e
oil transmission lines; Tenn-Tex Alloy & certain semi-finished and finished products. for manufacture of rotary drilling ma
Chemical Oor-p. (20%); Iron Ore Transport Production (net tons of ingots and castings), and equipment for use In the oil
Oo. Ltd. (18%); Ore Transport, Inc. (18%); years ended Dec. 31:
industries; also manufactures elec
Ogietoay Norton Co. (8.94%); eight foreign 1955________ 5,099,905 1957________ 5,406,646 nace steel, forgings and castings and
associated companies (20%-S0%).
1956------------ 5,220,147 1958_________ 4.506J2J machinery.
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t at Los Nietos, Cal. equipped to manu- At Dec. 31, 1964, Reserve had outstanding at Kansas City, Mo. works; and additional
XtoSurface pumps for oil industry, $108,000,000 Series A and $86,000,000 Series B steel melting facilities, vacuum degassing
t-at Houston, Tex. is employed in the first mortgage bonds.
equipment, a new wide-flange structural
icture and repair of drilling: and1 pro- Plant consists of a primary ore crushing beam mill, and) a new plate mill at Houston,
l equipment used in the oil and gas plant at Babbitt, Minn., an interplant railroad, Texas, works.
Gainesville, Tex. manufactures
- units for oil wells. - Ordnance Plant, Cincinnati, is
-r^uvit-owned gun tube plant, mainstand-by condition.
^ Plants: Metal Products Division op plants in the U. S., and Armco JZ & Metal Products of Canada, Ltd
a secondary crushing plant, grinding, con centration and agglomeration plant, a harbor, docks, equipment for loading ore boats and a power plant at Silver Bay, on Lake Su perior, 47 miles distant from Babbitt. Com bined: rated capacity of above two plants is about 9,000,000 tons of pellets annually.
The process takes taconite with an iron content of about 24% to 25% and by beneficia-
In 11965 items to toe completed include a continuous casting machine at Sand 'Springs, Okla. works; a continuous casting machine and a vacuum degassing unit at Butler, Pa. works; soaking pit enlargement to increase plate capacity at Houston, Texas works; and installation of automatic gage control equip ment on hot strip mill- at Ashland, Ky. works.
i g plants in Canada.
tion produces an iron ore pellet with over MANAGEMENT
iMInes--Company owns or leases coal 60% iron content. Plant was completed in Officers:
` west Virginia with reserves of over 1956.
L. T. Johnston, President
POO tons of coal, and in Oklahoma with Taconite iron ore properties being develop
R. E. Redohielderfer, Exec. Vice-Ftres.
2iof 48,000,000 tons. Also additional re- ed by Reserve Mining were leased to it in
E. A. Correa, Vice-Pres. & Sec.
jjj Oklahoma of 86,000,000 tons not 1939 by Mesabi Iron Co.
B. D. Bilhnan, Vice-Pres. (Pers. & Public
*d for mining.
Under lease (as amended) Mesabi is to re
Rel.)
foia_Company does not own or con" ' iron ore mining companies or ore
other than those acquired in Texas
ceive a fixed royalty of approximately $1 per gross ton of pellets. In addition, Mesabi Iron will also share in royalties that will be paid
W. C. Higdon, Vice-Pres. (Mfg.) L. H. Juengling, Vice-Pres. (Purch. &
Transp.)
i purchasing most of its requirements for its ownership of 20% in the fee title of
T. F. Oil, Vice-Pres. (Research & Tech.)
tpnfi-inls from others. As indicated the ore-bearing property. Remaining 80% of
R. F. Kuhnlein, Vice-Pres. (Oper. Steel
` ader "Associate Companies," howcompany owns stock interest in a
ownership in the fee title is held by others or their heirs.
Div.) G. H. McClure, Vice-Pres. (Distribution)
' engaged in the mining of iron ore Reserve Mining estimates that its holdings
W. S. Newell, Vice-Pres. (Sales--West
interests in iron ore .properties of 10,000 acres of taconite-bearing land in the
Steel Div.)
__ Superior region which furnishes Minnesota area, contain 1,500,000,000 tons of
M. B. Wilson, Vice-Pres.
. of the company's ore requirements, taconite, which should yield 500,000,000 tons
W. O. Robertson, Vice-Pres. (Gen'l. Mgr.
r'f iron ore requirements have been of over 60% iron.
(Metal Div.)
by an ample supply of iron ore far Expansion Program: Company and subsidi
C. W. Verity, Jr., Vice-President (Gen'l
i'future by participation in two major aries spent approximately $59,000,000 for
Mgr., Steel, Div.)
nent projects. In 1955, company re- buildings, machinery and eauipment during t shipments of iron ore from Labra- 1964, as compared with $68,000,000 in 1963 on
R. H. Etnyre, Vice-Pres. (Gen'l Mgr. Natl Suppl. Div.)
: Project of Iron Ore Co. of Canada comparable basis.
J. W. Holton, Vice-Pres. (Mgr. Managing
_il index) in which company has a Facilities completed1 in 1964 included' a
Dir. Armco Int'L Div.)
flpTship,
vacuum-are melting furnace and' a 2,000-ton
F. D. Damord. Treasurer
company received first shipments forging press at Baltimore, Md. works: a
C. W. Howies, Controller
` " irmed' Carol Pellet Oo. in which pulverized coal injection! system on Belle- Directors:
a 9.98% interest. Carol Pellet fonte 'blast furnace at Ashland, Ky. works;
G. R. Brown, Houston, Texas
i its raw ore from Iron Ore Co.. substantial blast furnace improvements, addi
E. A. Correa, Middletown, O.
tional annealing furnaces and expanded fin
J. C. Denton, Kansas City, Mo.
____ Plant: Reserve Mining Co. is ishing and shipping facilities at Middletown, L50% by company and 50% by Republic O. works; and' a vacuum stream degassing
(see general index). Total of $285,- unit for ingot casting at Torrance, Calif.
J. C. Donnell, II, Findlay, O. J. B. Hall, Cincinnati, O. L. T. Johnston, Middletown
been invested in a beneficiating In 1964: a new $600 million capital expendi
G. P. MacNichol, Jr., Perrysburg, O.
production of high-grade iron ore tures program was announced:. This is most
J. A. Mayer, Pittsburgh
tic taconite at Babbitt and Silver comprehensive expansion and improvement
C. S. Payson, New York
The two shareholders are obli- program in company history. This program
D. E. Reiehelderfer, Middletown, O.
principal amount of first mort- includes a new cold reducing mill and zinc
T. S. Shore, Cincinnati
of Reserve is paid in full) to take coating line at the Ashland, Ky. works; addi- E. J. Thomas, Akron, O.
iction of Reserve, and' as to each to pay 50% of Reserve's operat-
ional steel melting facilities, vacuum degass ing equipment, processing facilities for elec
General Counsel: Breed, Abbott & Morgan, New York.
aad interest charges. If and to the trical steels, and a new temper mill at Butler, Auditors: Haskins & Sells.
t Reserve shall not have made Pa. works; additional steel melting facilities, Annual Meeting: Third Thursday in April
f payments, each shareholder is vacuum degassing equipment, a new hot strip at Middletown, O.
itcd to pay one-half oif amounts mill, a new cold reduction mill, a new con No. of Stockholders: Dec. 31, 1964, 67,626.
Reserve fOT (a) fixed' sinking fund tinuous coating line and other processing and * i and' final maturity amount on finishing facilities at Middletown, O. works;
No. of Employees: Dec. 31', 1964, 37,242.
and (to) certain future capital additional steel melting facilities and1 an ex General Office: 703 Curtis St.. Middletown,
pansion of wire and wire product capacity O.
>UNT8
COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT, YEARS ENDED DEC. 31
(Taken from reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission)
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
Lleas returns, etc.
$1,063,520,485
$933,439,216
$918,561,213
$887,969,799 $937,998,519
sold--
874,681,299
765,272,800
771,495,008
721,958.844
740.391,578
J Sc admin, expense__
80,920,443
77,513,976
76,417.927
75,243,680
76,727,455
doubtful accounts___,,
1,005,567
534,167
746,356
643,232
1,783,563
r profit_________________ n associated cos______ Jeocurlties & reeeivables. vnt ventures, etc., net--
other income_______
107,513,176 8,172,456 5,284,424 9,107,574
582,977'
90,118,273 6,730,802 5,256,761 8,469,799 3,623,465
69,901,922 6,601,474 4,373,681 8,986.620 274,654
90,124,043 7,4)84,103 5,697,237 8,650.755 1,232,115
119,095,923 7,791,691 7,984,697 7,447,444 2,393,538
1959 $1,022,428,742
806,269,429 75,963,981 271,567
139,923,765 8,359,426 6,180,831 6,498,526 461,009
1958 $867,390,908
694,387,620 69,741,666
103,261,622 6,951,771 3,761,221 5,908,862 410.327
I of fixed assets t. Income deductions____ neg-term debt i of bond discount Sc exp.
130,660,607
208,257 5,855,414
157,847 698,517
114,199,100
209,003 6,177,344
144,512 133,792
90,138,351
1,645.384 6,464.564
147,303 40,283
1-13,188,253
547,731 6,42-71,450
120,106 775,353
144,713,293
809,702 6,357,930
120,843 289,678
161,423,557
286,559 5,820,678
75,773 58,824
120,293,803 1,308,577 185,853 3,633,943 115,474 113,873
feral income tax""
atp Income taxes____ i income taxes__
123,740,572 38,323,056
2,315,413 1,715,217
107,534,449
42,682,538 1,871,747 2,045,315
81,840,817 33,724.804
1,270,869 952,359
105,317,613 44,837,490
1,574,972 1,388,395
137,135,140 63,346,166
1,803,648 1,526,045
155,181,623 74,070,128
2,255,259 1,791,987
114,936,083 54,333,195
1,563,752 1,526,985
rAe-a. r .
80,386,886
60,934,849 4,928,709
45,892,785
57,,516,756
70,459,281
77,064,249
57,512,151
a ti.JUTPlus E peginning of year__
80,386,886 478,886,961
44,410,990
65,863,558 457,434,368-
44,410,965
45,892,785 455,952,346
44.410,763
57,516,756 442,881,240 44,395.650
70,459,281 416,759,109
44,387,150
77,064,249 384,072,277
44,377,417
5*-Oec. 31-
$914,862,857
$478,886,961
$457,434,368
$455,952,340 $442,831,240
$416,759,109
, -J?'& L. DATA
repairs_______________ "PL Sc amorfiz_______
Income________
$102,402,041 62,531,068 21,617,975
$85,430,619 61,387,182 20,209,369
$81,802,697 57,382,960 19,893,515 .
$78,586,464 43,916,239 18,680,015
$83,318,099 40,162,979 18,072,447
$79,892,616 36,937,862 15,863,241
i- ii i1, lincons. subs'-- ` ancon*, tubs
6,852,524 5.658.000 4.758.000
6,170,341 6.064.000 4.264.000
5,678,642 4.026.000 3.119.000
5,997,835 5.288.000 4.814.000
5,528,973 $7,466,000
4,150,000
5,083,991 $6,393,944
4.900,944
"7Iam j
< * |pO iO WUU|VW Note: (a) Wages, salaries and benefits (in $): Other, net______________
aer debenture and credit 1964______ 340,114,719 1959--------- 293.941,370
t fexes (1964, $10,304,587).
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subsidiary less
B&f^hning of 1958 re-stated
1963______ 1962______ 1961______ 1960______
308,796,082 300.414,355 293,970.805 292.871,724
1958______ 1957______ 1956______ 1955______
268,642,435 227,155,377 212,756.218 189.933,354
Source & Disposition of Funds: (in $1,000);
Total _______________
Disposition of Funds; Capital expend. _______ Dividends paid _______ L. t. debt retired____
earned surplus of the (Source of Funds:____________
1964 Incr. in recedv. ______
Net earnings ___________________
80,387- Incr. in invent.
01 ltems shown Depr., amort., etc.____________
62,531 Incr. in invest.
tWProximately $322,000,000 Def. income taxes____________
<18,357
""T & L data" beiow Incr. in pay. to vendors, empl
Total ________
etc. 1,246 Incr. in cash Sr m)r+
57,512,151 0370,763,456
44,203,330
$384,072,277
$70,307,736 34,456,960 13,095,715 4,235,000 $6,308,037 3.051,344
2,073
157,880
59,100 44,411
7,838 28,304
9,304 2,586
151,543
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Record of Earnings, years ended Dec. SI (In $):
Cost and
Operating
year
Net Sales Expenses
Profit
VMS_______
220.144.6i8 197,620.737
22.S23.911
1946 ..
.
231.930.810 201,980,807
29,950.008
1947 ___311,685,322
269,875,924
41,809,398
1948..^____
382 563 8111 329 731,365
52,832.446
1949 _______
341,350,147 295,643,349
45,706,798
1950............. ..
439,296,931 345,645,244
93,651,687
1951________
534,834,687 433,365,028
101,469,659
1952________
518,575,218 445,498,507
73,076,711
1953 .
588,919,900 505.559,395
83,360,500
1954" _ ..
532 045.314 453,272,737
78,772,577
1955 .
692,683,234 564,828.982
127,854,252
1956 .............
761,800,102 645,212.907 116,587,175
1957
776,736,401 677,025,213
99,711,188
19681_"
867,390,908 764.129.286 003,261.622
Oth. Inc. & Ded. (Net)
1,293.025
334,278 57,867
d 164,358 5,074,484 2,586,006 4,070,130 2,318,245 2,254,498 5,861,529 4,558,507 9,733,560 10,527,178 11,674.461
Inc. Bet. Taxes 23,816,936
30,284,281 41,867,265 52,668,088 50,781,282 96,237,693 105,539,789 75,394,596 85,615,603 84,634,106 132,412,759 126.320,735 110,238,366 104,936.083
Income Taxes 10.424,740
11,731,790 16,865,054 20,637,376 19,863,080 49,237,188 70,535,302 44,057,095 51,712,541 43,533,840 68,062,150 63,706,924 55,698,151 57,423932
Net Income 13,392,196
18,552,491 25,002,211 32,030,712 30,918.202 47,000,505 35,004,487 31,337,861 33,902,462 41,100,266 64,350,609 62,613,811 54,540,215 57,512,1Kt
_ Common Dividends 2,295,003
4,050,666 6,481,046 7,783,051 9,767,996 15,701,546 14,758,593 15,640,669 15,640,891 15,645,892 20,625,713 27,709,798 35,957,901 44,203,330
Com. Shs. Earn. P
Outstand. Com. Sh
3,241,315 3,241,315
"
3,241,276 3,909.361
3,909,352
3,954,333
5,214,997
5,214,997 5,214,989
5,229,573
10,634,112
10,879,827
11,993,471
14,783,537
0358.00 based on 3.891.526 average number of shares outstanding during year.
BALANCE 8HEET8
COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SmEKT, AS OF DEC. 31 (Taken from reports filed with Securities and Exchange Commission)
ASSETS
Marketable securities (at cost)-------Trade notes & accounts receivable.. Other notes' & accounts receivable-- H]Inventories
1964
$125,704,483 53,288,141
114,955,080 7,231,251
241,220,348
1963 $106,574,525
66,081,814 88,390,024
5,492,535 231,916,049
1962 $80,813,330
80,867,599 89,883,765
5,805,163 210,624.372
1961 $86,533,368
71,111,007 100,251,014
6,231,336 255,776.915
1960 $103,505,995
114,341,907 86,822,830
7,911,538 237,810,923
Total current assets____
$542,399,303 $498,454,947 $467,994,229 $519,903,640 $550,393,193
Cash & secur. for expansion .
Investments: Investment in & adv. to subs---------Invest. & adv. assoc, cos----------------Miscellaneous investments Other receivables, etc., not eurr-----
8,455,621 33,881,675
1,800,174 9,411,853
9,308,866 34,631,249
7,022,731
12,017,743 35,159,657
4,741,833 3,568,058
9,504,048 35,061,157
3,605,146 3,574,774
6,757,879 29,553,309
4,720,032 6,483,335
1959 $125,589,048
58,718,045 114,382,616
5,569,215 229,692,673
$533,951,597 53,500,000
9,212,241 29,718,492
5,030,737 6,983,089
1958 $115,061,858
20,157,388 95,280,395
6.861,839 230.519,927 $467,881,4(8
9,740,171 29,572,267
2.706,06} 4,717,505'
Total Less reserve for impairment..
53,549,323
50,962,846
55,487,291
51,745,125
47,514,555
50.944.559 100,000
46,736,0091
Investments--net__________ Property, plant & equipment . Less: Depreciation reserves ..
53,549,323 1.063,585,710
599,775,118
50,962,846 1,011,265,562
543,027,719
55,487,291 955,947,117 491,593,415
51,745,125 876,179,716 442,788,135
47,514,555 804,832,653 406,401,342
50.844.559 749,355,449 372,596,952
46,736,01. 723,066,239 345,624,889'
Net property account. Prepaid expenses_________
463,810,592 4,257,323
468,237,843 5,276,646
464,353.702 7,126,909
433,391,580 5,027,578
398,431,311 7,329,382
376,758,497 6,626,424
377.441,359 4,8773"
Total
LIABILITIES Notes payable_________________________ Accounts payable ____________________ Reserve for income taxes____________ Other taxes accrued__________________ Accrued liabilities-------------------------------Long term debt, current_______________
$1,064,016,5411
$480,111 46,341,752 35,082,367 6,837,478 42,089,268
4,870,000
$1,022,932,282
$779,635 31,374,267 32,723,285 6,727,418 37,980,821 4,870,000
$994,962,131
$299,070 30,188,439 24,585,650 6,429,887 35,503.966 6,745,000
$1,010,067,923
$49r724 40,574,934 31,368,138
5,788,463 30,731,829
7,370,000
$1,003,668,441
$124,719 38,205,316 36,381,296
4,662,864 29,408,286
7,370,000
$1,021,681,077
$706,767 49,772.551 51,637,509 4,467,962 33,662,010
6,370,000
$896,936,
$43,826, 42,655 4,173,1 29,884, 6,370,
Total current liabilities Long-term debt____________ Deferred credits___________________ ___ Reserve for repairs, etc_____________ __ Insurance reserves Miscellaneous reserves_______________ Common stock ($10)__________________ Paid-in surplus--___________________ Earned surplus
Total stockholders' equity_________
$135,700,976 130,152,000 20,547,731 6,317,70(1 594,745 1,720,946 148,046,407 106,074,079 514,862,857
788,983,343
$114,455,426 137,990,000 28,820,337 5,980,511 564,475 2,114,071 148,046,412 106,074,089 478,886,961
733,007,462
$103,752,012 144,735,000 27,472,784 6,092,5S0 605,810 749,029 148,046.494 106,074,084 457,434,368
711,554.946
$115,883,088 151,480,000 25,279,200 6,168,742 522,969 716,433 1)48.035,833 106,029,312 455,952,346
710,017,491
$116,152,481 158,850,000 24,544,399 6,109,220 220,111 1,164,993 147,970,126 105,825,871 442,831,240
696,627,237
$146,616,799 174,599,000 22,908,995 5,900,279 239,093 928,754 147.955.157 105,773,891 416,759,109
670.488.157
$126,909,7 107,056," 18,782," 5,568" 285, 918, 147,835 105,508, 384,072
637,162,1
Total_______________________________ $1,064,016,541 $1,022,932,282
Net current assets_________________ ____
$406,698,327
$383,999,521
$994,962,131 $1,010,067,923 $1,003,668,441 $1,021,681,077 $364,242,217 $404,020,552 $434,240,712 $387,334,798
,936. ,971
PROPERTY ACCT.--ANALYSIS Additions at cost Retirements or sales________________ Other additions_____________________
$59,100,000 6,780,000
$67,996,000 12,677,000
$90,504,000 10,737,000
$76,034,297 8,055,187 3,367,952
$61,328,512 8,210,097 2,358,789
$37,116,458 13,889,051 3,061,812
$61,086 9,131 10,879.
DEPREC. RESERVE--ANALYSIS Additions charged to income_______ Retirement & renew, chgd. to TeaOther additions____________________ _
$62,531,000 5,784,000
$61,387,000 9,952,000
$57,383,000 8,578,000
$43,916,239 7,,529,446
$40,162,979 6,358,589 ------------
$36,937,862 9,965,790 ------------
$34,45 7,64 2,62
1964: Equity per reports of associates, $83,812,399.
Book Values
Related and a domestic insurance company are' Reserves included.
After reserves (1964, $2,126,336).
Other
80.147.000
40,845.000 (b) Under restrictive provisions of
At Dec. 31. 1964, the major portion is Const. in progress
28.149.000
ture covering sinking fund debentures
carried at cost as determined on the lifo
bank credit agreements $329,006,000 was
method:
1964
1963
Total $1,063,586,000
$599,775,000 restricted as to payment of dividends at
Raw mat. & suppL $85,282,420 $82,035,449 Depreciation Policy: Depreciation is com 31, 1964.
Sin. & semi-finish. 155,937,928 149,880,600 puted on the straight line basis for all assets (c) Results of operations of National Su.
acquired prior to Jan. 1, 1955 and on the de Co. have been Included from Jan. 1, 1958.
Total _________ $241,220,348 $231,916,049 clining balance method for assets acquired accounting purposes, merger has been tr"
1964: Approximate market,
subsequent to that date.
as a "pooling of interests". The excess
Principal ``paid-in' surplus" changes follow: Rates of depreciation (straight line basis) 299,352) of par value of Armco's shares
1959: After crediting excess over par of used were as follows: Building and structures, over par of National Supply's shares so
stock issued for cash under option plans, 2% to 10%; machinery and equipment, 3% verted has been charged in part ($9,590
$221,550; crediting treasury stock transactions, to 20%; furniture and fixtures, 6.7% to 15%; to capital surplus and remainder (S708,
$43,696.
automotive equipment, 16.7% to 33.3%; lease to capital contributed in excess of par
1958: After crediting excess over par of stock issued for net assets and business of Union Wire Rope Corp.. $9,471,000; excess over par of stock issued for cash under option
lans, $356,816; debiting expenses in connec,on with merger, $194,438; debiting treasury stock transactions, $18,510.
holds, life of leasehold: emergency facilities, 4% to 4.25%; facilities certified for amortiza tion over 5-year period, 20%.
Beginning with year 1962 depreciation charge is based on shorter guideline lives pro vided by revised U. S. Treasury Department regulations issued during 1962.
of -common stock. Income retained in
ness of constituent companies has been .
bined.
."
(d) Company has guaranteed certain
tingent liabilities of consolidated subsidJ
an associated company, and certain o
tions of foreign subsidiaries not consoli.
Book
Related
General Notes
amounting to approximately $10,300,
1964:
Values
Reserves (a) Consolidation basis: Statements include Dec. 31, 1964. At that date, commitment*
Buildings _________ $135,181,000 $66,971,000 accounts of all domestic and Canadian oper purchase of property, plant and equi,
Machy & equip, .. 620,109,000 491,959,000 ating subsidiaries; other foreign subsidiaries amounted to approximately $78,000.000.
FINANCIAL A OPERATING DATA
Statistical Record: Earned per share--common Cash flow per share--common_______ Dividends per share--common______
Price range--common Net tangible assets per share--com.. Times fixed charges earned:
Before income taxes________________ After income taxer _
Price range--4.35s, 1984
--4)4s, 1986 Net tang, assets $1,000 lg. tm. debt____ Net curr. assets per $1,000 lg. tm. debt Number of shares--common_________
1964 $5.43 $9.65 $3.00 76%-64 $51.94
19.44 12.98 100)4-98)4 102-100 $6,908 $3,125 14,804,641
1963 S4.12
$8.26 $3.00 67)4-51)4 $49.51
17.66 10.44 102%-99 104-101)4 $6,312 $2,783 14.804,641
1962 S310 $6.96 $3.00 71)4-40 $48.06
13.30 7.90
102%--98)4 103)4-100 $5,916 $2,517 14304,649
1961 $3.89 $6.86 $3.00 79)4-67% $47.96
15.39 8.85 102)4-96 101-98% $5,687 $2,667 14,803383
1960 $4.76 . $7.46 $3.00 77)4-57 $47.08
21.26 11.41 100)4-94%
$5,385 $2,734 14,797,013
1959 $5)21 $7.71 $3.00
80)9-64% $45.32
27.06 13.94 98)9-94)4
$4,840 $2318 14,795316
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... . Odratine Ratios: -r- current liabilities
^securities to current assets ' r to current assets-----------[it assets to net worth-------depreciated----------------------
.Oepr.,, depl., etc. to gross prop. Itsaa upaoJil%
term debt. _____stlc. Sc surplus-
:*S58SSLr=
: to net property-------ta total assets------ae to total assets ae to net worthel Operations:
: go_o_d_ss'old tc other exp.--------------------profit -------------------------------
' income
__ disc., Sc exp. , ^deductions ..
before inc. taxes, etc-------i taxes Sc min. int.-------------------
____________________________
1964 4.00 33.00 44.47 52.89 56.139 5.88
14.48 58.52
4.41 9.25 229.30 99.95 7.58 10.45
100.00 82.19 7.70 10.11 2.18 12.29 0.57 0.09 11.63 4.07 7.56
1963 4.36 34.64 46.53 52.39 53.70 6.07
15.84 84.16
4.02 10.56 199.35 91.25
5.96 8.31
100.00 81.98
8.37 9.65 2.58 12.23 0.68 0.03 11-52 4.99 6.53
1962 4.51 34.55 45.01 51.19 51.42 6.00
16.90 83.10
456 1052 197.81 92.40
4.61 6.45 % 100.00 83.99 8.40 7.61 250 9.81 0.72 0.18 8.91 3.91 5.00
1961 4.49 30.32 4950 56.90 50.54 5.01'
17.58 82.42
3.47 8.34 204.89 87.91 5.69 8.10 % 100.00 81,30 8.55 10.15 2.60 12.75 0.82 0.07 11.86 5.-38 6.48
1960 4.74 39.58 4351 62.33 50.50 4.99
18.57 81.43
3.94 10.80 235.42 93.45
7.02 10.11 % 160.00 78.93 8.37 12.70 2.73 15.43 0.69 0.12 14.62 7.11 7.51
1959 3.64 34.52 43.02 57.77 49.72 4.93
20.66 79.34 4.45 8.94 271.37 100.07
7.54 11.49 % 100.00 78.86
7.46 13.68 2.10 15.78 0.58 0.02 15.18 7.64 7.54
1958 3.69 28.90 49.27 53.49 47.80 4.77
14.38 85.62
3.76 8.49 229.81 96.71 6.41 9.02 % 100.00 80.05 8.04 11.91 1.96 13.87 0.43 0.19 13.25 6.62 6.63
stock split; before, 84%-65%. Blneludes $0.90 paid prior to 2-for-l split. E)After special credits, $4.45.
,tkrm debt
n Rolling Mill Co. sinking fund i series A: due 1966: -All senes, $100,000,000 senes
, .1,000; outstanding, series A, Dec. 31, 0 000 r. 1, 1946. . _ -Apr. 1, 1966. r--A&O 1. t -- Chase Manhattan Bank, New
No optional redemption may be effected each Aug, 1, 1967-85 plus similar optional pay
prior to Apr. 1, 1964, from moneys borrowed ments. Payments will retire 95% of issue be
at lower interest cost.
. , ,. .
, , fore maturity.
Callable for sinking fund (which see) at SECURITY, ETC.--Same as under debenture
100. 4.35s due 1984.
SINKING FUND--Annually beginning Mar. LEGAL--For savings banks in Me., N. H. and
31, 1963. cash (or debentures) equal to $1,875,- N. J.
000 in 1963 to 1966, and $3,750,000 in 1967 to LISTED--On New York Stock Exchange.
1983, plus similar optional payments, to re PURPOSE -- Proceeds to prepay $50,000,000
deem debentures at par on next Apr. 1. Pay notes due Dec. 31, 1962-64.
ments will retire 95% of issue by maturity.
OFFERED--($50,000,000) at 99% (proceeds to
.___ -As a whole, or in part at 104 to 1950 and at % of 1% less each year
SECURITY --Not secured. In event company or any subsidiary mortgages any blast fur nace facilities or steel ingot producing facility
company, 98%) on May- 23, 1961 by Smith, Barney & Co., Inc., New York, and associates.
Other Debt: Also outstanding, $1,500,000
FOND--Annually Mar. 31, 1947-65, ___ dent to redeem on next ensuing ()- $1,500,000 of series A debentures;
at company's option, an additional it, or any lesser multiple of $50,000. '--Not secured by any lien. RESTRICTIONS--Company will
any dividends (except in stock, , exceed $1,000,000 aggregate in any year on preferred) or make any dis-
onor acquire for value (except in for or from proceeds of other stock) of stock, unless thereafter (1) all irsements shall be less than $10,000,-
or rolling mil) or facility for manufacture of tubular steel products located in United States and deemed to be a principal property, it will secure debentures equally and ratably there with; excepted are (I) purchase money mort gage on property acquired; (2) any mortgage on such property in favor of the U. S.; (a) to secure partial payments to the company under provisions of any contract or statute or (b) to secure borrowings by the company for purchase or construction of property mortgaged; (3) any renewals of the above and (4 provided debt secured is not increased
nor mortgage lien extended.
3%% notes payable $1,500,000 annually to Dec. 31, 1965; issued by National Supply Co., assumed by company in merger.
Reserve Mining Debt; In December, 1953, Reserve Mining Co., capital stock of which is owned equally by company and Republic Steel Corp. negotiated private sale of $148,000,000 first 4%s, series A, due June 1, 1980, of which $108,001,000 outstanding Dec. 31,1964, also $86,000,000 series B bonds.
For obligations of owning companies, Armco and Republic Steel, see under Taconite Plant on a preceding page.
or minus deficit) consolidated net SALES AND LEASEBACKS--Indenture pro CAPITAL STOCK
Jan. 1, 1950 and (2) consolidated _ capital shall at least equal $100.Dec. 31, 1964, $329,000,000 of earned i not so restricted. Proceeds used to retire bank loans
preferred. :$40,000,000) sold privately in 1946
Life Assurance Society of the
Rolling Mill Co. sinking fund ^series B; due 1968:
-All series. $100,000,000 series outstanding, series B, Dec. 31,
,, .1.1948. IWan^l, 198$.
Manhattan Bank, New
. a whole, or in part at 103 to -and at % of 1% less each year
. .. - - -Annually Dec. 31 (a) 1949, $740,000, and (b) 1950-66,
aic.OOO, of series B debentures on -.au-1; plus (c) at company's -itional like Amount, or any
.lie ot $50,000. OVISIOseNcSu--reSdabmye aansyNlioe?nl. above. 'iToceedi used to finance modem-
"xpansion including purchase of at Houston, Tex.
SPjSSft.OOO) sold privately in Feb.,ft Dec. 30. 1948 to Equitable Society of the U. S.
*UM?rp- *'n't`ng fun<i dehen-
hibits sale and leaseback by company and subsidiaries .of principal properties unless net proceeds therefrom are at least equal to fair value of such property and such net proceeds are applied within 120 days to retirement of funded debt.
DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS--None specified in the indenture. RIGHTS ON DEFAULT--In event of -default (30-day grace period for payment of interest or sinking fund installment), trustee or 25% of debentures may declare principal due and
payable. INDENTURE MODIFICATION -- Indenture may be modified, except as provided, with consent of 66%% of debentures.
LEGAL--For savings banks in Me., N. H. and N. J. LISTED--On N. Y. Stock Exchange. PURPOSE--Proceeds for expansion of Ash land, Ky. open-hearth capacity; additional cold rolling and processing facilities at Butler, Pa.; additional coating unit at Middletown, O.; additional steel making capacity and new plant for manufacture of bar joists at Kansas City, Mo., and development of coal property in Oklahoma.
OFFERED--($75,000,000) at 100 (proceeds to company, 99) on Apr. 1, 1959 by Smith, Barney Sc Co., New York, and associates.
4. Armco Steel Corp. sinking fund deben
ture 4Vis, due X986:
____
Rating--Aa
AUTHORIZED--$50,000,000; outstanding, $50,-
000,000.
DATED--June 1, 1961.
MATURITY--June 1, 1986.
L Armco Steel Corp. common; par $10: AUTHORIZED--24,000,000 shares; outstanding, Dec. 31, 1964, 14,804,641 shares; reserved for
options, 187,600 shares; in treasury, 2,910 shares; par $10.
$10 par shares split 2-for-l, June 13, 1955 by issuance of one additional share for each share held.
Note; Company has 150,0000 shares of $100 par preferred stock authorized; none issued.
Dividend Record (in $) ($100 par shares--predecessor N. J. company) (31900-05 Nil 1906_____ 5.00 0)1907- 10.00 1908____ Nil HI1909. 10.50
($100 par--after 100% stock dividend) 1910-13 12.00 1914_____ 11.00 1915______ 8.00 HI1916. 9.00 1917_____ 11.00
($25 par shares--present company) 1917___ 155 OH1918. 4.00 (H1919-20 3.00 DH1921. 255 2)1922-30 2.00 1931___ 0.50 1932-34 Nil 1935___ 0.30 1936___ 1.95 1937___ 2.00 1938-39 Nil 1940___ 055 1941___ 1.40 1942-43 1.00 1944-45 0.80
($10 par shares) H946___ 155 1947--48 2.00 1949___ 2.50 1950___ 4.00 1951-54 . 3.00 1955___ 0.90
($10 par shares after 2-for-l split)
1955__ 1.40 1956___ 2.S5 1957-64 3.00 fsill969 0<75
(DPaid 18% stock in 1905. EPlus 331/3%
stock. HIPlus 100% stock. HIPlus 23.38% stock. BQPlus 5% stock. EFlus stock dividends of 5% ir 1919 and 30% in 1920. HIPlus stock dividends of 5% each in years 1924-30 inclusive. HJPlus stock dividend of 20% in 1948 paid Feb. 6 prior to cash dividends. To Mar. 12.
Dividends payable quarterly. Mar. 11. etc.,
INTEREST--J&D1 at office of trustee.
to stock of record Feb. 11, etc.
Rating--Aa '5,000,000; outstanding. Dec.
- 1.1959. S'--Apr. 1, 1984.
S*P1 at office of trustee. National City Bank, New
TRUSTEE--Chemical Bank" New York Trust Co., New York.
DENOMINATION--Coupon, $1,000; registerable as to principal; fully registered, $1,000 and multiples thereof. C&R and denomina tions, interchangeable without any service charge.
DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS--See long term debt, above.
VOTING RIGHTS--One vote per share. If stockholders signify their desire to do so at least 24 hours before a meeting for the elec tion of directors, they may vote cumulatively at such election. PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS--Has rights with re
CALLABLE--As a whole or in part at any spect to common but has no rights with respect
time on 30 days' notice to each May 31 ind. to shares of any other class of stock or bonds,
as follows:
debentures or other securities convertible into
1965_ 103.40 1966_ 103.20 .1967-- 103.00 or exchangeable for shares of any other class; wlthout amy 1968_ 102.80 1969-- 102.60 1970-- 102.40 or any preferred stock convertible into or ex
1971__ 102.20 1972_ 102.00 1973-- 101.80 changeable for common stock.
sleast 30 days
111 Part at any notice to Mar. 31
1974__ 1977..
101.65 101.20
1975-- 101.50 1978-- 101.05
1976-- 101.35 LISTED--New York Stock Exchange. Also 1979-- 100.90 unlisted trading on Boston, Pacific Coast and
1980__ 100.75 1981-- 100.60 1982-- 100.45 Cincinnati Stock Exchanges.
--103.10 S - ------ 102.50
$. HS----- iOl.90 Iso "76-----101.30 i*i 5*79-----100.70
"82----- 100J.0
1968____ 102.90 1983__ 100.30 1984-- 100.15 1986-- 100.00 DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT--Company. 1971____ 102.30 Not callable prior to June 1, 1966 from funds TRANSFER AGENTS -- Morgan Guaranty 1974____ 101.70 borrowed at interest cost of less than 4.55%. Trust Co., New York, Northern Trust Co., Chi 1977____ 101.10 Callable at 100 for sinking fund, (which see). cago, and company's office, Middletown, Ohio. 1980____ 100.50 SINKING FUND--Annually, cash (or deben REGISTRAR--First National City Bank, Nerw 1984-___100.00 tures) to redeem at-par $2,500,000 debentures York, and First National Bank, Chicago.
52 MOODY'S INDUSTRIAL MANUAL
ISSUED--(371,755 510 par shares) Dec. 31. 1945. in exchange share lor share lor publicly-held common stock of Rustiest Iron Sc Steel Corp.
(20.000 $10 par shares) issued in Sept., 1940 together with cash to acquire Jackson Tube Co. (see "History" above).
(254,000 shares) in Jan., 1958 to acquire Union Wire Rope Co.
(2,501,271 shares) in Apr.. 1958 on merger ol National Supply Co, (see "History" above).
Subscription Rights: Common stockholders ol record Feb. 26, 1951, had right to subscribe lor 819,737 additional common shares at $41 per share on basis ol one share lor each 5 shares held. Rights expired Mar. 14, 1951. Stockholders subscribed for 766,517 shares. Balance of 53,220 shares was acquired and sold by underwriting group headed by Smith, Barney Sc Co. and W. E. Hutton Sc Co.
Stockholders of record, Jan. 9,1957 had
to subscribe for 1,088.179 shares at $56 23
share on basis of one share for each 10 sh?3
held. Rights expired Jan. ten by Smith, Barney Sc
C24o..,19N5e7.wUnYdoerrktm.SS3t
associates.
**>
Stock Options held by key employee, J
Dec. 31, 1964 on 187,600 common- share. *
$74,375 a share.
^A
OAPITAL STRUCTURE
DONG TERM DEBT Issue
1. Notes payable__________________
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Rating
Times
Amount Charges Earned
Outstanding
1964 1963
$181,680,810
11.60' 12.03
Interest Dates
Call Price
Price Range
1964
1993
CAPITAL STOCK Issue
L Common________________________ SJFiscal yeara.
Par Value
$1
Amount Earned per Sh.
Divs. per Sh. Call
Outstanding 10-3-64 9-23-63 10-3-64 09-28-63 Price
12,252,983 shs. $4.15 $328
$1.42 $1.20 _____
Price Range
1964 60 - 41%
1963 44%
HISTORY
In Nov., 1960, acquired- assets of Princeton Ely & Walker
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Incorporated in Delaware, Feb. 15, 1937, as Burlington Mills Corp. Shortly thereafter ac quired all assets, property and good will of Burlington Mills Co., Inc. and subsidiaries. Rayon Fabrics Corp. and subsidiaries, and Duchess Fabrics Corp. (all dissolved) in ex change for 350,270.8 shares of common stock.
Present name adopted Peb. 3, 1955. Original Burlington Mills, Inc., was incorpo rated in 1923. In 1934 Burlington Mills Co., Inc., succeeded to business ol Burlington Mills, Inc., and of five other corporations and ol Burlington Mills Co., which had been engaged in the same general business since various
Knitting Mills, Inc., producer of high-pile knitted coatings, liners, and rugs, and knitted fabrics for underwear, sleepwear, negligee, dress, sportswear, shoe, and industrial trade.
On Mar. 25, I960, acquired assets and as sumed liabilities of James Lees Sc Sons Co. (see appended statement) in exchange for sufficient common shares (not exceeding 2,166,936) to entitle Lees' stockholders to receice 2% shares for each common share held. Business is now operated by a new James Lees Sc Sons Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burlington.
In Jan., 1962 acquired' 90% interest of Erwin
The Adler Co.
Home Furnishings Products Burlington House Fabrics Co. Catlin Farish Co. Charm Tred Mills Cheraw Weaving Mill James Lees and Sons Co. Monticello Carpet Mills
Other Operations Burlington Automotive Fabrics Co. Burlington Yam Co. Goodafl Vinyl Fabrics
Foreign Operations
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dates subsequent to 1923. Rayon Fabrics Corn, Mills, Inc., Durham, N. C. for about $23,000,- Burlington Export Co.
and Duchess Fabrics Corp. commenced busi 000 (subsequently increased to 100%).
Burlington- International
ness in 1931.
In Jan. 1963, Klopman Mills Inc. subsidiary
For properties acquired during period 1938 acquired Fabrex Corp., New York textile PRINCIPAL PLANTS AND PROPERTin]
to 1945, see Moody's 1948 Industrial Manual. In Aug.. 1946, company purchased and estab
lished as a new operating division, Cramerton Mills, Inc. (N. C.), manufacturers ol fine combed cotton fabrics and rayon mixtures. Earlier in 1946, plants and equipment ol Flint Manufacturing Co. ol Gastonia, N. C. and Steele Mills ol Rockingham, N. C. were ac quired.
In 1947, company, through its sales subsid iary Burlington balls Corp. ol New York, ac quired certain assets ol Duplex Fabrics Corp., and assets of Concordia Gallia Corp., New York, in order to extend activities in convert ing or styling ol dress fabrics. In addition, Burlington Mills also organized a new sub
manufacturer, for $5,400,000. In Oct. 1963, acquired substantial interest in
Stoffel AG, St. Gallen, Switzerland, textile manufacturer operating 5 plants in Switzer land.
SUBSIDIARIES As of Oct. 3, 1964, company owned 100%
voting power (unless otherwise stated) in fol lowing subsidiaries; Erwin Mills, Inc. (N. C.) Southern Bleachery Sc Print Works, Inc.
(Del.) (9921%) Textile Operations, Inc. (Del.) (100%)
James Lees & Sons Co. (Del.) (100%) Klopman Mills, Inc. (Del.) (87.09%).
Company has 126 plants in U. S,, rf which 64 are located in N. C., 15 in Va,, lo fi S. C., and- 37 in Ala., Ark., Cal, Fla, Mass., Miss., Mo., N. J,, Okla., Pa., Tenn., T and W. Va. Of these,. 37 are prindpengaged in spinning and weaving of -- made fibers, ao in spinning and weaving wool, 6 In- manufacture of decorative fab 29 in spinning and- weaving of cotton, 3 j* Tricot, 2 in Dyeing and Finishing, 3 j*
manufacture of Ribbons, 65 in knitting a ` finishing of hosiery, 1 in production plastic fabrics, 6 in manufacture of and carpets, and 5 synthetic yarn thro and miscellaneous.
sidiary, Duplex Fabrics, Inc., which acquired certain assets ol Duplex Fabrics of California.
In July, 1948 acquired assets and facilities of May McEwen Kaiser Co. by issuance of 608.000 common shares.
In Dec. 1948, through Burlington Mills
Note: In addition company has 26 domestic subsidiaries of which 3 are inactive, and 10 foreign subsidiaries not considered signifi cant.
BU8INE88 AND PRODUCTS
m addition, Ely & Walker of St. Mo., a distributor to retail trade of products of its own manufacture and verting, has 9 garment manufacturing p and leases a warehouse at Memphis, Te
Corp. (N. Y.), a subsidiary, purchased capital Company directly and through subsidiaries Aggregate floor area of domestic plant*
stock of Wheatley Fabrics, Inc., a New York is engaged in the manufacture of woven and about 29,000,000 sq. ft. Production machin
textile converting company that sells cloth to knitted fabrics from rayon, acetate, nylon at .these plahts includes 41,000 looms, 2,000
women's apparel industry. In Aug., 1950 acquired 97)4% interest In
Brighton Mills, Inc. In Jan. 1851, purchased Arthur Bone, Inc.,
Los Angeles, manufacturer, dyer and bleacher
and other synthetic yarns and blends; also cotton and wool and combinations of nat ural and synthetic fibres. In addition, it oper ates throwing and spinning units for the pro duction of yarns for its own use and to some
spindles, 7,000 knitting machines and, addition, complete dyeing and finishing f ities in the various dyeing and plants.
of worsted yams.
extent cotton sales yarn; and merchandises Company also has office building and '
In Mar., 1952, company acquired stock in ail of its products through its own sales divi oratory at Greensboro, N, C.t and -
terest in National Mallinson Fabrics Corp. sions and wholly-owned subsidiaries.
portation terminals and- warehouses at
and in May 1952 acquired assets of com Principal woven and knitted products are Hngton, Fayetteville, Gastonia, N. C,, Du
pany, remaining minority stockholder* being fabrics for dresses, lingerie, and suitings tor and Lynchburg, Va., Rossville Ga,, Green
offered Burlington Mills common on a share the women's wear trade, and suiting, shirting S. C,, Sherman, Tex., Los Angeles, CaL,
for share basis.
and sports wear for men's wear trade. Other No. Bergen, N. J.
In May 1952, company acquired- Sarfert Hosiery Mills, Inc., Philadelphia; in Nov., 1952, acquired Peerless Woolen Mills for $15,000,041
and 421,950 common shares. Company also exchanged 40,000 common shares for all out
oroducts include automotive and industrial fabrics, upholstery and drapery materials bedspreads, curtains and other fabrics for the home, also synthetics and blends with natural fibers.
Company is also engaged in textile tions in Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Africa, France, Germany, Spain, and zerland.
standing shares of Peerless Textiles, Inc. In Dec., 1953, company purchased assets of
Manufactures ladles full-fashioned and no seam hosiery and men's half hose. Also man
MANAGEMENT
Interstate Hosiery Mills, Inc.
ufactures ribbons and other narrow fabrics.
Officer*
In July 1954 acquired controlling interest With acquisition of James Lees Sc Sons on
H. E. Rauch, Chairman
in Pacific Mills, Boston, merged Nov. 19, 1959. Mar. 25, 1960, company entered the rug and
C. F. Myers, Jr., Pres. & Chief Exec..
In July 1954 acquired controlling interest carpet business.
E. R. Zane, Chrnn., Exec. Comm.
in -Goodail-Sanford Inc., Sanford. Me.
The business is integrated from purchase,
H. M. Kaiser, Vice-Chairman
In 1955 acquired Mooresvllle Mills, Moores- spinning and throwing of yams to finishing
J. C. Cowan, Jr., Vice-Chairman
ville, N. C. cotton textile producer, now oper of manufactured products an'd their sale and
S. L. Upson, Vice-Chmn., Gen Cou
ated as a division.
delivery either in greige or finished state.
Chmn. Fin. Committee
In Sept. 1955, acquired control of Ely Sc Walker Dry Goods Co., St. Louis, Mo,, manu
MARKETING AND OPERATING
W. E. Greer, Jr., Exec. Vice-Pres. & Chmn. Exec. Committee
facturers, converters and distributors of cot
DIVISIONS
E. R. Callaway, Jr., Exec. Vice-Presi v
ton fabrics. In 1956 acquired
entire
capital
stock
of
Woolens, Worsted* and Men's Wear Burlington Men's Wear
Hess, Goldsmith & Co., Inc., New York, weaver of fibre glass, with plants at WilkesBarre, Taylor and Plymouth, Pa., Cedar
Cleveland Woolens Pacific Mills Worsted Co. Raeford Worsted Co.
Grove. N. J. and Pomona, CaL
Man-made Fiber Products
In Nov., 1956, acquired stock control of Atwater Throwing Co.
F. H. Leslie, Exec. Vice-President W. G. Lord, Exec. Vice-President J. D. Barbee, Exec. Vice-President A. L. Burnet, Jr., Vice-President J. L. Eskridge, Vice-President R. A. Gilliam, Vice-President J. T. Higgins, Vice-President
Klopman Mills, Inc., producer greige (un finished) textile goods with plants at Asheboro and Bamseur, N. C.
In Aug., 1957, acquired assets of Henrietta Mills and Martel Mills Corp., producers of staple cotton fabrics with plants in No. and So. Carolina.
In Nov. 1958, acquired 82% Interest In Sidney Blumenthal Sc Co., Inc. (subsequently in creased to 100%). Merged in Nov., 19a.
In 1959 acquired Adler Co., producer of
Burlington Greige Sales Co. Burlington Industrial Co. Burlington Throwing Co. Burlington Tricot Fabrics Co. Hess, Goldsmith & Co. Klopman Mills
Cotton Products Erwin Mills Galey & Lord Leslie, Catlln Sc Co. Mooresvllle Mills
R. E. Kassar, Vice-President James King. Vice-President R. P. Lynn, Vice-President W. S. Markham, Jr., Vice-President B. M. McConnell, Vice-President C. A. McLendon-, Vice-President G. E. Norman, Jr., Vice-President W. H. Ruffin, Vice-President
J. B. Russell, Jr., Vice-President E. A. Schutz, Vice-President W. B. Sellars, Vice-President
men's and women's sport socks; Charm Tred Southern Bleachery and Print Work*
F. C. O. Wedler, Vice-President
Mills, Inc., manufacturer at tufted man-made
Consumer Products
A. E. Weiner, Vice-President
fiber and blended rugs; Cheraw Weaving Burlington Balfour Mills
J. B. Cave, Treasurer
Mill, weaver of fancy drapery fabrics from Burlington Hosiery Co.
E. J. Mack, Controller
man-made fibers; and Ivey Weavers, pro Burlington Retail Fabrics Co.
D. M. Orr, Secretary
ducer of combed-cotton fabrics.
Burlington Ribbon Mills
R. E. Osmer, Sr. Asst. Coot