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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company 1963 Annual Report

Date: 1963 (est.)
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Contents Highlights of Operations page 2 Letter to Stockholders 3 Sales, Earnings and Dividend Record 5 Financial Condition 6 Taxes, Capital Expenditures and Manufacturing 7 Export Sales and Leaf Tobacco 8 Research 9 Advertising and Marketing 10 Disposition of Total Earnings and Opinion of Certified PuL"^ Accountants 11 Consolidated Balance Sheet 12 Consolidated Earnings 14 Consolidated Retained Earnings ai. . Notes to Financial Statements 15 Ten Years in Review 16 co Company 1963 Annual Report Stockholders' Annual Meeting The annual meeting of stockholders will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 1964, at the Hotel Plaza, Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey, at 2:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Formal notice of this meeting, together with the proxy and proxy statement, will be mailed to stockholders on February 28, 1964. Stockholders who are unable to attend the meeting are urged to sign their proxies and return them promptly to the Company so that the stock of the Company will be represented as fully as possible at the meeting. Today the Company is owned by ap- proximately 50,000 stockholders. About 83 per cent of the total common and pre- ferred stock was voted by person or proxy at the last annual stockholders' meeting on March 26, 1963.
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T609VV &WIZ Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company Highlights o f Operations 1963 1962 Net sales . . . ... . . . . . . $502,683,153 $499,955,681 Earnings before taxes . . . . . . . 51,631,469 53,700,830 Income and franchise taxes ..... 26,928,000 28,290,000 Earnings before preferred dividends . 24,703,469 25,410,830 Net earnings after preferred dividends . 23,560,642 24,247,598 Percentage of net sales ....... 4.69% 4.85% Net earnings per share of common stock $5.96 $6.14 Dividends per share of common stock . $5.00 $5.00 Current assets . . . . . . . . . . Current liabilities . . . . . . . . Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . Funded debt . . . . . . . . . . Capital stock . . . . . . . . . . Additional paid-in capital ... . . . Retained earnings . . . . . . . . $359,124,301 $365,870,330 28,417,415 30,315,244 12.6 to 1 12.1 to 1 61,250,000 67,000,000 115,068,925 115,232,175 21,165,700 21,070,828 170,145, 567 166, 460, 589 Approximate number of stockholders . 50,000 50,000 2
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Directors of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company J. BOWLING ANDERSON WILLIAM A. BLOUNT LAWREN W. BRUFF
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Officers ZACH TOMS President cmd Chief Executi~•e Oficer MILTON E. HARRINCTON Executive Vice-President, Chairman Executive Committee J. BOWLING ANDERSON Vice-President, Finance - LAWRENCE W. BRUFF Vice-President, Adi•ertising FREDERICK R. DARKIS Vice-President, Research FRANCIS H. HORAN Vice-President and General Counsel GRAYDON B. LEAKE Vice-President, Sales EDWARD J. PARRISH Vice-President, Export Sales LOY D. THOMPSON Vice-President, Manufacturing and Lea f SAMUEL WHITE Vice-President, Marketing RALPH P. MOORE Treasurer RUSSELL M. CHENOWETH Secretary RUSSELL G. CUTTER Auditor R. HAYV"OOD HOSEA Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary JAMES ',1vRAN Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary CHARLES B. MORGENTHALER Assistant Secretary DONALD G. NYREEN Assistant Secretary Directors J. BOWLING ANDERSON WILLIAM A. BLOUNT LAWRENCE W. BRUFF FREDERICK R. DARKIS MILTON E. HARRINGTON FRANCIS H. HORAN GRAYDON B. LEAKE HOWARD W. McCALL, JR. C. GRICE McMULLAN JONATHAN W. OLD, JR. EDWARD J. PARRISH FREDERICK SHEFFIELD FRANK TALBOTT, JR. LOY D. THOMPSON ZACH TOMS SAMUEL WHITE Transfer Agent: Chemical Bank New York Trust Co. 30 Pine Street, New York, N.Y. 10015 Registrar: First National City Bank 55 Walt Street, New York, N.Y. 10015 TIMN 446087
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Operations 1963 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 Sales Net sales for 1963 were $502,683,153, compared with $499,955,681 for the previous year, represent- ing a slight increase. Sales of L & M filters continued to increase during the year. There was a further de- cline in the sales of the Company's non-filter brands. National distribution of the new LARK cigarette, with the 3-piece Keith filter, was begun in August, and the sales results have been most satisfactory. Earnings Consolidated net earnings were slightly lower than in the previous year, amounting to $24,703,469 ($5.96 per share of common stock), compared with $25,410,830 ($6.14 per share) for 1962. The principal reason for the decrease was the extra promotional and advertising costs incurred in introducing LARK cigarettes in the national market. Dividend Record Dividends on common shares have been paid every year since the Company started in November, 1911. Total payments in 1963 amounted to $5.00 per share. consisting of four quarterly dividends of Si.'~5 vach. Four quarterly dividends of $1.75 per share N%c-rc• also paid on the preferred stock. At the 5 TIMN 446094
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February 3, 1964 To the Stockholders: Net sales for the year amounted to $502,683,153, representing an increase of $2,727,472 over 1962 sales. Domestic unit sales of cigarettes showed an increase over sales for the previous year, while export sales were slightly off. Export sales for the whole industry were less in 1963. Net earnings amounted to $5.96 per share of common stock, compared with $6.14 in 1962. During the last six months of the year, earnings were affected by heavy expenses, amounting to several million dollars, incurred in advertising and promoting the new LARK cigarette; otherwise, we estimate that earnings would have been well in excess of 1962 earnings. The financial condition of the Company continues strong with a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of 12.6 to 1. There were no short-term borrowings at the end of the year. Consumer demand for the Company's new filter brand, LARK, with the 3-piece Keith filter, con- taining charcoal granules in a separate filter chamber, is steadily increasing. Good taste and unique filtration make LARK a distinctive cigarette. With the development of increased LARK sales, your Company will have two popular filter-tip brands; namely, L & M and LARK. The trend to filter ciga- rettes continues, presently accounting for close to 60 per cent of the total. The report of the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health was released on January 11, 1964, and we did not have an adequate opportunity to review it before this report had to be printed to meet our required mailing schedule. It is now being studied by our permanent staff of scientists and technical experts. Its findings will be fully considered in the planning of our research and development programs as well as in the planning of our marketing activity. If, after having studied this report, we feel that an additional statement will be meaningful, it will be forthcoming. In 1963, industry cigarette production increased by approximately 3 per cent. Any forecast for 1964 must take into account the possible effect on sales of the above-mentioned report. However, there are some other favorable factors, including continued high purchasing power of the public and an increase in population. We are pleased that the distinguished American Medical Association has announced a program of research for the study of smoking and health. Your Company will continue its research in associa- tion with Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the aim of offering smokers the best possible quality products. We continue to study possible expansion of our foreign business, and presently we are negotiat- ing with a well-established firm to engage in manufacture outside the United States. Our manufac- turing arrangement with S. A. Ed. Laurens-"Le Khedive", Switzerland, announced last year, has been a successful and satisfactory one. During the year, the Company established a new division to study acquisitions or mergers for the possible diversification of your Company's business along profitable and advantageous lines. This subject has been actively pursued, and a number of situations carefully reviewed, but there is none with respect to which any announcement can be made at this time. On behalf of the Directors, I wish to express grateful appreciation to the employees of the Com- pany for their good work during the year and to thank the stockholders for their continued interest and loyal support. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Directors, 3 TIMN 446092
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ZACH TOMS ` Executive Personnel On March 31, 1963, William A. Blount, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, retired. He remained as a Director of the Company. Zach Toms, President, became Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 1963. Milton E. Harrington, former Vice-President and Leaf De- partment Manager, was elected Executive Vice-President on March 20, 1963, and Chairman uF the Executive Committee on April 1, 1963. Ralph P. Moore, former :lstiist,int Treasurer, was elected Treasurer on April 1, 1963. On December 18, 1963, Hm«.ird 'A' M,.Call, Jr., Vice-Chair- man of the Chemical Bank Ne%~ l'ni k Trust Company, New York, N.Y. and Frank Talbott. Jr., Lhciirman of the Board of Dan River Mills, Inc., Danville, Virginia, were elected to the Board of Directors. TIMN 446088
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t end of the year, there were approximately 50,000 stockholders sharing the dividends. Total dividends paid in 1963 on both common and preferred stock amounted to $20,905,280. The bal- ance of the year's earnings amounting to $3,798,189 was retained for use in the business. This compared with $4,492,552 retained in 1962. On January 14, 1964, a regular dividend of $1.25 per common share was declared, to be paid March 2, 1964, to stockholders of record February 21, 1964. Financial Condition The Company's over-all financial condition con- tinued to improve in 1963. For more than four years, it has not been necessary to obtain short-term loans; cash not needed immediately for current operations has been invested in short-term interest-bearing obligations of the United States Government, banks, Part of the newly installed IBM Computer System. When in full service, this new Tele-processing system will link our factories and offices with warehouses throughout the country, assuring Liggett & Myers' customers more efficient service. ( 6 TIMN 446095
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machinery to produce it. All of the design and as- sembly work of this machinery were done by Lig- gett & Myers' personnel. The Company's cigarette factories in Durham, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, and its pipe and plug tobacco factory in St. Louis, Missouri, continue to be among the most modern in the indus- try. Its leaf tobacco processing plants in Durham and Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Danville, Virginia; and Lexington and Paris, Kentucky, pro- vide facilities well located in the tobacco-growing areas and are excellently equipped to serve the Com- pany's needs. Export Sales The export sales of the Company continue on a most satisfactory basis. Our accomplishments in this respect are due in no small measure to the fine business relationships that exist between the Com- pany and its many loyal customers. In 1963, the LARK cigarette, our newest brand with the unique 3-piece Keith filter, was introduced in world markets. Its initial acceptance has been most encouraging, and indications are that the de- mand for LARK will continue to increase. L & M filters manufactured for us by the firm Ed. Laurens, one of the leading Swiss cigarette manu- facturers, continue to have favorable acceptance in the Swiss market. We consider our first manufac- 8 turing venture overseas to be a successful one and are studying the desirability of expanding in other markets. Leaf Tobacco Purchases of choice-quality flue-cured, burley, Maryland, and Turkish tobaccos were made during 1963 to provide for the Company's requirements of leaf. At the end of 1963, the total value of leaf inven- tory was $281,943,344. Domestic leaf purchases are made through the Company's own experienced buyers who participate in virtually all of the auction sales where cigarette tobaccos are sold. Turkish tobacco is purchased through a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Gary Tobacco Company. The 1963 flue-cured tobacco crop totaled approxi- mately 1,459 million pounds and sold at an average market price of 57.7 cents per pound, as compared with a total of 1,508 million pounds at 59.8 cents per pound for the 1962 crop. As is customary, sales of the burley crop were not completed by the end of the year. However, it is esti- mated that total volume is approximately 750 mil- lion pounds, as compared with 703 million pounds for the 1962 crop. Market prices of this crop aver- aged 59.7 cents per pound through the end of the year, as compared with a price of 60.8 cents per pound a year earlier. TIMN 446097
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Net Worth Compared With Long-Term Debt N Net Worth flions 0 Long-Term Debt 300 ?00 100 millions 70 - 60 50 40 30 20 10 Taxes ~ Federal and State Income and Franchise Taxes Net Income After Taxes or finance companies. Cash and short-term invest- ments, including U.S. Government tax notes, at the end of the year amounted to $26,835,454, compared with $17,857,319 at the end of 1962. The principal amount of the 25/s per cent deben- tures outstanding was reduced by $5,750,000 in 1963 through operation of the Sinking Funds. This reduc- tion, together with the addition of $3,616,600 to stockholders' equity, further improved the ratio of funded debt to stockholders' equity. Funded debt at December 31, 1963, amounted to $61,250,000, com- pared to $67,000,000 for the previous year. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities at the end of 1963 was 12.6 to 1, as compared to a ratio of 12.1 to 1 in 1962. The Company reacquired 2,190 shares of noncall- able 7 per cent preferred stock during 1963, bringing the total number of preferred shares held in the treasury at December 31, 1963, to 62,850. Taxes Federal and state income taxes and franchise taxes amounted to $26,928,000, or $6.81 per share. For comparison, net earnings per share on the com- mon stock amounted to $5.96. Federal and other excise taxes amounted to $213,- 046,000. The federal excise tax alone amounts to eight cents for each package of cigarettes. Although the Company does not collect state and local tobacco taxes, they represent a substantial levy on the sales of its products, resulting in higher prices to the consumer. Forty-seven states have a tax on cigarettes; during 1963 several of them in- creased the rates to as high as the federal excise rate of eight cents per pack. Capital Expenditures Principal capital expenditures during 1963 were for purchases of machinery and equipment to mod- ernize and improve the efficiency of the Company's manufacturing and leaf tobacco operations. In 1963, these expenditures aggregated $3,500,000, compared with $2,200,000 in 1962. Depreciation charges to costs and expenses amounted to $4,253,247 during 1963 as against $4,081,438 in 1962. No major ex- penditures for capital improvements are anticipated for the near future. Manufacturing The Manufacturing Department had an active year. In addition to the installation of a number of new cigarette-making machines and new production systems, the manufacture of LARK cigarettes, with the 3-piece Keith filter, began. Since the 3-piece Keith filter contains activated and fortified charcoal granules in a chamber between two modern outer filters. it was necessary to design and build intricate 7 TIMN 446096
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company Statement of Consolidated Earnings (for years ended December 31) Net Sales . 1963 $502,683,153 1962 $499,955,681 Other Earnings Interest and dividends received . Equity in net earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Earnings . Costs and Expenses Cost of goods sold, selling, administrative, and general expenses . . . . . . . . Provision for depreciation . . . . . . . Interest and amortization on funded debt . Loss on conversion of foreign currency de- posits . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for federal income tax . Provision for state income and franchise taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Costs and Expenses . Net Earnings for the Year . . . . . . . . . Dividends on Preferred Stock . Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stock . 945,502 247,596 25,018 503,901,269 446,090,456 4,253,247 1,881,660 44,437 24,678,000 2,250,000 479,197,800 24,703,469 ;' 1 1,142,827 $ 23,560,642 801,644 220,828 251,449 501,229,602 440, 964, 796 4,081,438 2,034,941 427,049 20,548 25,948,000 2,342,000 475,818,772 25,410,830 1,163,232 $ 24,247,598 14 _ TIMN 446103
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Consolidated ASSETS 1963 1962 Current Assets Cash (including negotiable time certificates of de- posit: 1963, $6,500,000; 1962, $7,000,000) . . Short-term commercial paper, at cost plus ac- crued interest . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts receivable, customers . . . . . . Accounts receivable, others . . . . . . . . Leaf tobacco, at average cost . . . . . . . Manufactured stock and operating supplies, at average cost . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,883,235 5,991,875 23,309,412 1,119,015 281,943,344 30,877,420 $ 17,857,319 20,470,367 1,035,105 300,430,512 26,077,027 Total Current Assets . Property, Plant, and Equipment-at cost Land and buildings . . . . . . . . . . . Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . . Total . . . Less accumulated depreciation . . . . Net Property, Plant, and Equipment.. 359,124,301 20,958,788 64,671,438 85,630,226 52,242,051 33,388,175 365,870,330 20, 764,041 60,559,383 81,323,424 49,575,228 31,748,196 Other Assets Brands, trademarks, and good will ..... Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries, at equity in net assets . . . . . . . . . . Investment in foreign tobacco companies, at cost Prepaid expenses and deferred charges .... 1 1,689,319 1,005,801 1,065,571 1 1,650,973 4,000 1,052,142 Total Other Assets . Total . 3,760,692 $396,273,168 2,707,116 $400,325,642 12 TIMN 446101
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As a result of the forward-looking research at- titude of the past, the Company is especially well equipped to supply products that will meet the changing desires of the consuming public. The most recent of these products, the LARK cigarette, is en- joying excellent acceptance. The "great cigarette controversy" which is pres- ently occupying so much public attention begs for an answer. When this answer will be supplied is not known. The answer will not be generated from emo- tional argument nor enthusiastic dedication to a cause, but only from patient, competent research. Advertising and Marketing With filter cigarettes accounting for approxi- mately 60 per cent of the total cigarettes sold in the United States, the Company programmed its 1963 advertising and marketing plans accordingly, plac- ing even greater emphasis on the promotion of its principal filter brand, L & M, and the introduction of new LARK cigarettes. Throughout the year, L & M was advertised in all major media, and sales continued to react favorably to the promise that "When a cigarette means a lot ... you get Lots More from L & M." The TV and print situations used to illustrate this copy theme con- tinued to receive favorable comment from the trade and from consumers. LARK cigarettes first appeared in test markets in '10 March. Because of good initial reaction to the brand, LARK distribution was rapidly expanded to other areas with national distribution accomplished by mid-September. LARK, because of its demonstrably different 3-piece Keith filter and unusual "back of the pack" story, has relied heavily on the use of visual advertising. This included national and local television, daily newspapers, national magazines, and point-of-sale material for the effective display of the product from corner store to supermarket. In the non-filter field, the Company concentrated its advertising on the promotion of CHESTERFIELD KING. This advertising has stressed the fact that "CHESTERFIELD KING tastes great - Smokes mild-Because the tobaccos are grown mild, aged mild, blended mild, and made to taste even milder through longer length." Both CHESTERFIELD KING and regular-size CHESTERFIELD were strongly supported with display advertising at point of sale. The Sales Department has had good success in obtaining display of our brands in all types of ciga- rette outlets, including vending machines. To achieve greater effectiveness in food stores, which now account for a large percentage of sales especi- ally by the carton, the Company's Marketing Depart- ment has devised a program of mutual benefit to the participating stores and to our Company called the Holiday Ad Promotion. The Company's products re- ceive prominent display in these promotions. TIMN 446099 __ _
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company alance Sheet as o f December 31 ,IASILITIES Current Liabilities Accounts payable . . . . . , , , , . , Dividend payable on preferred stock .... Accrued interest on debentures . . . . . . Funded debt payable within one year .... Taxes payable and accrued (less, for 1963, U. S. Government tax notes, $4,960,344) . . . . Total Current Liabilities. Funded Debt 25/a% sinking fund debentures, $23,750,000 pay- able in 1965, and $37,500,000 payable in 1966 1963 1 1962 4,058,353 284,009 535,938 5,750,000 17,789,115 28,417,415 61,250,000 $ 2,022,378 288,192 582,422 5,750,000 21,672,252 30,315,244 67,000,000 Reserve For deferred contingent compensation (net of estimated future income tax reductions) .. 225,561 246,806 Stockholders' Equity Preferred stock 7% cumulative, par value $100 - authorized, 341,398 shares; issued, 225,141 shares; in treasury, 1963, 62,850 shares, and 1962, 60,660 shares . . . . . . . . . . Common stock, par value $25 - authorized, 5,000,000 shares; issued 1963, 3,953,593 shares, and 1962, 3,951,363 shares (Note 1) .... Paid-in capital in excess of par values of capital stocks (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . Retained earnings (Note 3) . . . . . . . . Total Stockholders' Equity. . Total . 16,229,100 98,839,825 21,165,700 170,145,567 306,380,192 $396,273,168 16,448,100 98,784,075 21,070,828 166,460,589 302,763,592 $400,325,642 13 TIMN 446102
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company Statement of Consolidated Retained Earnings ( f or years ended December 31) 1963 Balance at Beginning of Year . Add-Net earnings for the year Total . $166,460,589 24,703,469 191,164,058 1962 $162,215,224 25,410,830 187,626,054 Deduct Cash dividends of $7 per share on preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . Cash dividends of $5 per share on common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,142,827 19,762,453 1,163,232 19, 755, 046 Total dividends . Excess of cost over par value of preferred stock reacquired . . . . . . . . . Total . . . . . . . . . . Balance at End of Year (Note 31. . 20,905,280 113,211 21,018,491 $170,145,567 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31,1963 1. At January 1, 1963, there were outstanding options granted under the Incentive Stock Option Plan to officers and key employees to purchase, subject to certain limitations, 33,658 shares of the Company's common stock. During 1963, options for 2,230 shares were exercised for an aggregate option price of $150,622, and options for 1,500 shares were canceled. At December 31, 1963, op- tions were outstanding with respect to 29,928 shares having an aggregate option price of $2,264,- 938. In accordance with the Plan, option prices represent closing quoted market values of the shares on the dates the options were granted. 20,918,278 247,187 21,165,465 $166,460,589 2. Paid-in capital in excess of par values of capi- tal stocks increased in 1963 by $94,872, represent- ing the excess of sales price over par value of common stock sold to officers and employees under the Incentive Stock Option Plan. 3. Under the terms of the Indenture covering the 2;/a o sinking fund debentures, $65,746,318 of retained earnings is restricted as to payment of cash dividends on common stock. This limitation does not apply to stock dividends on common stock, nor does it restrict payment of dividends on preferred stock. 15 TIMN 446104
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Disposition of Total Earnings for 1963 The Company received for goods sold to customers and from dividends and interest a total of $503,901,000. This is how it was used or set aside. 42.3% Federal and other excise taxes $213,046,000 Opinion o f Certi fied Public Accountants 34.1% Leaf tobacco, wages, other manufacturing costs, and freight $171,586,000 13.4% Selling, advertising, administrative, interest, and other expenses $67,638,000 5.3% Federal and state income and franchise taxes $26,928,000 4.1 % Dividends $20,905,000 0.8 % Earnings retained $3,798,000 HASKINS & SELLS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS TWO BROADWAY NEW YORK 10004 To the Directors and Stockholders of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company: We have examined the consolidated balance sheet of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company and its wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary as of Decem- ber 31, 1963 and the related statements of consoli- dated earnings and retained earnings for the year then ended. Our examination was made in accord- ance with generally accepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such tests of the account- ing records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and statements of consolidated earn- ings and retained earnings present fairly the finan- cial position of the companies at December 31, 1963 and the results of their operations for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted ac- counting principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. ~/r,¢~.s,srJ d ~cfiy January 24, 1964 11 TIMN 446100
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Research The Research Department of Liggett & Myers has for the past year continued to pursue a balanced program of research in those phases of scientific en- deavor designed to ensure the successful operation of your Company, not only in the immediate future but also for years to come. This necessarily broad program encompasses re- search on essentially all of the tobacco business - ranging from the tobacco varieties planted on the farms to the kind of cigarettes that may be sold sev- eral years in the future. For many years, the Research Department has cooperated with both state and federal agricultural Equipment used to determine constituents existing, in small quantities, in smoke. research agencies in programs directed toward de- veloping the best tobacco varieties for the farmers to use in growing their crops. The department has emphasized studies of all available tobaccos and, in addition, has studied many of the manufacturing operations in order to produce the very best prod- ucts for the consumer in an efficient and economi- cal manner. The Company has also been concerned with the chemical composition of tobacco and tobacco smoke as well as the process of combustion of tobacco and the relationship of these to the biological activity of tobacco smoke in various test systems. 9 TIMN 446098
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company Ten Years in Review (Dollars expressed in thousands except per share figures) OPERATING RESULTS Year Ended December 31 ear Earnings Net Before Sales Taxes Taxes on Income E Per Net Co arnings St Share of mmon Comm ock (a) Divide on Per nds Share Preferred Sinking Dividends Fund ($7 Per Earnings Require- Share) Retained ments 1963 $502,683 $51,631 $26,928 $ 24,703 , $ 5.96 $19,7 62 $5.00 $1,143 $ 3,798 $5,750 1962 499,956 53,701 28,290 25,411 6.14 19,7 55 5.00 1,163 4,493 5,750 1961 516,708 58,624 31,864 26,760 6.47 19,7 12 5.00 1,205 5,843 5,750 1960 543,173 62,713 34,004 28,709 6.96 19,6 86 5.00 1,301 7,722 5,750 1959 554,936 65,075 35,036 30,039 7.28 22,5 85 5.75 ( b) 1,430 6,024 5,750 1958 556,046 67,912 36,689 31,223 7.60 19,5 71 5.00 1,461 10,191 5,750 1957 570,385 61,895 33,621 28,274 6.85 19,5 64 5.00 1,461 7,249 5,750 1956 564,966 58,367 31,916 26,451 6.39 19,5 61 5.00 1,461 5,429 5,750 1955 546,965 56,678 29,957 26,721 6.46 15,6 46 4.00 1,461 9,614 2,000 1954 548,862 47,835 25,634 22,201 5.30 19,5 58 5.00 1,461 1,182 FINANCIAL POSITION (Year End) Book ear Value Plant and Per Current Working Equipment Total Funded Short-Term Stockholders' Common Inventories Assets Capital (Net) Assets Debt Debt (c) Equity Share (a) 1963 $312,821 $359,124 $330,707 $33,388 $396,273 $ 61,250 $ 5,750 $306,380 $73.39 1962 326,508 365,870 335,555 31,748 400,326 67,000 5,750 302,764 72.46 1961 331,145 367,929 334,920 33,138 404,903 72,750 5,750 298,887 71.39 1960 314,413 354,846 333,383 35,122 393,080 78,500 5,750 292,868 69.83 1959 330,394 365,064 332,157 36,201 404,391 84,250 5,750 287,234 68.08 1958 341,318 369,974 333,054 35,582 409,103 90,000 7,456 282,182 66.70 1957 381,029 416,458 327,417 36,215 456,440 95,750 59,060 271,649 64.09 1956 409,071 444,693 328,922 33,667 481,671 101,500 83,750 264,400 62.24 1955 389,014 425,252 332,798 30,634 458,592 107,250 57,750 258,888 60.85 1954 423,439 459,146 330,112 28,692 491,309 113,000 97,220 249,275 58.39 (a) Based on number o f shares outstanding at end o f each year. (b) Commencing June 1, 1959, regular quarterly dividends of S1.25 per share have been paid. (c) Includes notes payable to banks and funded debt payable within one year. 16 TIMN 446105
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