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BUSINESS SEGMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
BUSINESS SEGMENTS | (F) Business Segments Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise that engage in business activities that earn revenue, incur expenses, and prepare separate financial information that is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker in order to allocate resources and assess performance. During the quarter ended December 31, 2018, we changed our segment presentation to reflect the reorganization of our Oil and Gas Proppants and frac sand distribution businesses. Under this reorganization, the distribution business, which was acquired in fiscal 2018, became a division of the Oil and Gas Proppants business. The operations of the frac sand distribution business had previously been reported in the Other segment. For comparative purposes, we have adjusted the prior period segment presentation to reflect this change. We are a leading supplier of heavy construction materials, light building materials, and materials used for oil and natural gas extraction in the United States. Our products are commodities that are essential in commercial and residential construction; public construction projects; projects to build, expand, and repair roads and highways; and in oil and natural gas extraction. Our business is organized into three sectors within which there are five reportable business segments. The Heavy Materials sector includes the Cement and Concrete and Aggregates segments. The Light Materials sector includes the Gypsum Wallboard and Recycled Paperboard segments. The Oil and Gas Proppants segment produces frac sand used in oil and gas extraction. Our business activities are conducted in the U.S. and include the mining of limestone for the manufacture, production, distribution, and sale of portland cement (a basic construction material which is the essential binding ingredient in concrete) and specialty oil well cement; the grinding and sale of slag cement; the mining of gypsum, for the manufacture and sale of gypsum wallboard; the manufacture and sale of recycled paperboard to the gypsum wallboard industry and other paperboard converters; the sale of readymix concrete; and the mining and sale of aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel) and sand used in hydraulic fracturing (frac sand). We operate seven cement plants, one slag grinding facility, 19 cement distribution terminals, five gypsum wallboard plants, a recycled paperboard mill, 17 readymix concrete batch plants, four aggregates processing plants, two frac sand processing facilities, four frac sand drying facilities, and five frac sand trans-load locations. The principal markets for our cement products are Texas, Illinois, the central plains, Michigan, Iowa, the Rocky Mountains, northern Nevada, southern Ohio, and northern California. Gypsum wallboard and recycled paperboard are distributed throughout the continental U.S., with the exception of the Northeast. Concrete and aggregates are sold to local readymix producers and paving contractors in the Austin, Texas area; north of Sacramento, California; and the greater Kansas City, Missouri area, while frac sand is currently sold into shale deposits across the United States. We conduct one of our seven cement plant operations, Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP in Buda, Texas, through a Joint Venture. For segment reporting purposes only, we proportionately consolidate our 50% share of the Joint Venture’s Revenue and Operating Earnings, consistent with the way management reports the segments within the Company for making operating decisions and assessing performance. We account for intersegment sales at market prices. The table below sets forth certain financial information relating to our operations by segment. We do not allocate interest or taxes at the segment level, only at the consolidated company level.
|  | For the Years Ended March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | (dollars in thousands) |
Revenue - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement |  | $ | 656,759 |  |  | $ | 651,750 |  |  | $ | 566,321 |
Concrete and Aggregates |  |  | 140,173 |  |  |  | 157,013 |  |  |  | 154,592 |
Gypsum Wallboard |  |  | 532,712 |  |  |  | 491,779 |  |  |  | 473,651 |
Paperboard |  |  | 167,656 |  |  |  | 181,742 |  |  |  | 167,065 |
Oil and Gas Proppants |  |  | 82,987 |  |  |  | 98,244 |  |  |  | 34,623 |
|  |  | 1,580,287 |  |  |  | 1,580,528 |  |  |  | 1,396,252 |
Less: Intersegment Revenue |  |  | (82,553 | ) |  |  | (88,124 | ) |  |  | (79,116 | )
Less: Joint Venture Revenue |  |  | (104,493 | ) |  |  | (105,884 | ) |  |  | (105,916 | )
|  | $ | 1,393,241 |  |  | $ | 1,386,520 |  |  | $ | 1,211,220 |
|  | For the Years Ended March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | (dollars in thousands) |
Intersegment Revenue - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement |  | $ | 14,408 |  |  | $ | 16,442 |  |  | $ | 15,781 |
Concrete and Aggregates |  |  | 1,422 |  |  |  | 1,335 |  |  |  | 1,262 |
Paperboard |  |  | 66,723 |  |  |  | 70,347 |  |  |  | 62,073 |
|  | $ | 82,553 |  |  | $ | 88,124 |  |  | $ | 79,116 |
Cement Sales Volume (M tons) - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholly Owned |  |  | 4,441 |  |  |  | 4,453 |  |  |  | 3,934 |
Joint Venture |  |  | 899 |  |  |  | 912 |  |  |  | 937 |
|  |  | 5,340 |  |  |  | 5,365 |  |  |  | 4,871 |
|  | For the Years Ended March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  |  |  |  | (dollars in thousands) |  |  |
Operating Earnings - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement |  | $ | 164,782 |  |  | $ | 179,151 |  |  | $ | 153,525 |
Concrete and Aggregates |  |  | 12,866 |  |  |  | 17,854 |  |  |  | 18,072 |
Gypsum Wallboard |  |  | 180,831 |  |  |  | 158,551 |  |  |  | 159,866 |
Paperboard |  |  | 35,349 |  |  |  | 32,758 |  |  |  | 37,601 |
Oil and Gas Proppants |  |  | (28,695 | ) |  |  | (6,139 | ) |  |  | (14,633 | )
Sub-Total |  |  | 365,133 |  |  |  | 382,175 |  |  |  | 354,431 |
Corporate General and Administrative Expense |  |  | (37,371 | ) |  |  | (41,205 | ) |  |  | (33,940 | )
Impairment Losses |  |  | (220,265 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Litigation Settlements and Losses |  |  | (1,800 | ) |  |  | (45,098 | ) |  |  | — |
Other Non-Operating Income |  |  | 2,412 |  |  |  | 3,728 |  |  |  | 2,139 |
Acquisition and Litigation Expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,480 | )
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes |  |  | 108,109 |  |  |  | 299,600 |  |  |  | 317,150 |
Interest Expense, net |  |  | (28,374 | ) |  |  | (27,638 | ) |  |  | (22,631 | )
Earnings Before Income Taxes |  | $ | 79,735 |  |  | $ | 271,962 |  |  | $ | 294,519 |
Cement Operating Earnings - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholly Owned |  | $ | 126,217 |  |  | $ | 135,732 |  |  | $ | 111,139 |
Joint Ventures |  |  | 38,565 |  |  |  | 43,419 |  |  |  | 42,386 |
|  | $ | 164,782 |  |  | $ | 179,151 |  |  | $ | 153,525 |
Capital Expenditures - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement |  | $ | 76,504 |  |  | $ | 45,088 |  |  | $ | 32,790 |
Concrete and Aggregates |  |  | 6,649 |  |  |  | 4,977 |  |  |  | 6,528 |
Gypsum Wallboard |  |  | 10,724 |  |  |  | 19,382 |  |  |  | 11,393 |
Paperboard |  |  | 16,603 |  |  |  | 5,177 |  |  |  | 3,996 |
Oil and Gas Proppants |  |  | 52,286 |  |  |  | 56,872 |  |  |  | 1,534 |
Other, net |  |  | 6,107 |  |  |  | 461 |  |  |  | 697 |
|  | $ | 168,873 |  |  | $ | 131,957 |  |  | $ | 56,938 |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement |  | $ | 52,802 |  |  | $ | 50,891 |  |  | $ | 36,727 |
Concrete and Aggregates |  |  | 8,176 |  |  |  | 7,931 |  |  |  | 7,931 |
Gypsum Wallboard |  |  | 20,020 |  |  |  | 18,179 |  |  |  | 18,728 |
Paperboard |  |  | 8,541 |  |  |  | 8,694 |  |  |  | 8,425 |
Oil and Gas Proppants |  |  | 31,328 |  |  |  | 26,872 |  |  |  | 18,255 |
Corporate and Other |  |  | 1,668 |  |  |  | 1,448 |  |  |  | 1,725 |
|  | $ | 122,535 |  |  | $ | 114,015 |  |  | $ | 91,791 |
|  | As of March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | (dollars in thousands) |
Identifiable Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cement |  | $ | 1,289,468 |  |  | $ | 1,247,504 |  |  | $ | 1,234,617 |
Concrete and Aggregates |  |  | 95,084 |  |  |  | 104,851 |  |  |  | 110,413 |
Gypsum Wallboard |  |  | 372,206 |  |  |  | 386,041 |  |  |  | 379,414 |
Paperboard |  |  | 138,614 |  |  |  | 123,819 |  |  |  | 124,356 |
Oil and Gas Proppants |  |  | 236,357 |  |  |  | 444,826 |  |  |  | 376,306 |
Other, net |  |  | 37,434 |  |  |  | 60,962 |  |  |  | 22,018 |
|  | $ | 2,169,163 |  |  | $ | 2,368,003 |  |  | $ | 2,247,124 |
Segment Operating Earnings, including the proportionately consolidated 50% interest in the revenue and expenses of the Joint Venture, represent Revenue less direct operating expenses, segment Depreciation, and segment Selling, General, and Administrative expenses. Segment Operating Earnings don’t include certain non-recurring losses, such as impairment and legal settlements. We account for intersegment sales at market prices. Corporate assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, general office assets, and miscellaneous other assets. The basis used to disclose Identifiable Assets; Capital Expenditures; and Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization conforms with the equity method, and is similar to how we disclose these accounts in our Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Earnings. The segment breakdown of Goodwill at March 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
|  | For the Years Ended March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | (dollars in thousands) |
Cement |  | $ | 74,214 |  |  | $ | 74,214 |
Gypsum Wallboard |  |  | 116,618 |  |  |  | 116,618 |
Paperboard |  |  | 7,538 |  |  |  | 7,538 |
Oil and Gas Proppants |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,841 |
|  | $ | 198,370 |  |  | $ | 205,211 |
Summarized financial information for the Joint Venture that is not consolidated is set out below (this summarized financial information includes the total amount for the Joint Venture and not our 50% interest in those accounts.)
|  | For the Years Ended March 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | (dollars in thousands) |
Revenue |  | $ | 212,818 |  |  | $ | 216,533 |
Gross Margin |  | $ | 83,270 |  |  | $ | 91,647 |
Earnings Before Income Taxes |  | $ | 77,131 |  |  | $ | 86,838 |
|  | March 31, 2019 |  |  | March 31, 2018 |
|  | (dollars in thousands) |
Current Assets |  | $ | 71,688 |  |  | $ | 71,089 |
Non-Current Assets |  | $ | 88,834 |  |  | $ | 66,856 |
Current Liabilities |  | $ | 19,309 |  |  | $ | 20,671 |

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