PERRIGO Co plc (PRGO) FY 2022 MD&A
This page reproduces the company's own Item 7 MD&A text from the linked SEC filing. It is filer text, not grepcent analysis, scoring, or investment advice.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Perrigo Company plc was incorporated under the laws of Ireland on June 28, 2013 and became the successor registrant of Perrigo Company, a Michigan corporation, on December 18, 2013 in connection with the acquisition of Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan"). Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms "Perrigo," the "Company," "we," "our," "us," and similar pronouns used herein refer to Perrigo Company plc, its subsidiaries, and all predecessors of Perrigo Company plc and its subsidiaries.
The following Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") is intended to provide readers with an understanding of our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows by focusing on changes in certain key measures from year to year. This MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes found in Item 8 of this report. See also "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements." This discussion and analysis compares 2022 results to 2021. For discussion and analysis that compares 2021 results to 2020, see Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II, Item 7. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
We are a leading provider of over-the-counter ("OTC") health and wellness solutions that are designed to enhance individual well-being and empower consumers to proactively prevent or treat conditions that can be self-managed. Our vision is to make lives better by bringing Quality, Affordable Self-Care Products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. We are headquartered in Ireland and sell our products primarily in North America and Europe as well as in other markets around the world.
Our core competencies are geared to fully take advantage of the massive global trend towards self-care. We define self-care as not just treating disease or helping individuals feel better after taking a product, but also maintaining and enhancing their overall health and wellness. Consistent with our vision, we recently completed our three-year strategy to transform the Company into a consumer self-care leader by reconfiguring our portfolio through the divestiture of our Rx business in 2021 and acquiring Héra SAS (“HRA Pharma”) in 2022. Additionally, we removed significant uncertainty in 2021 through final settlement of the Irish Revenue Notice of Amended Assessment. Upon completion of our transformation, we have transitioned our strategy to ‘Optimizing’ its business and ‘Accelerating’ profitable growth. Several initiatives are anticipated to propel this strategy, including plans to achieve significant synergies from our acquisitions and implementation of our Supply Chain Reinvention Program. In addition, we continue to invest in other initiatives, including innovation, information systems and tools, and our people to drive consistent and sustainable results in line with consumer-packaged goods peers.
Our fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. We end our quarterly accounting periods on the Saturday closest to the end of the calendar quarter, with the fourth quarter ending on December 31 of each year.
Our Segments
Our reporting and operating segments reflect the way our chief operating decision maker, who is our CEO, makes operating decisions, allocates resources and manages the growth and profitability of the Company. Our reporting and operating segments are:
•Consumer Self-Care Americas ("CSCA") comprises our consumer self-care business in the U.S. and Canada. CSCA previously included our Latin American businesses until they were disposed on March 9, 2022.
•Consumer Self-Care International ("CSCI") comprises our consumer self-care business outside of the U.S. and Canada, primarily in Europe and Australia.
For information on each segment, our business environment, and competitive landscape, refer to Item 1. Business. For results by segment and geographic locations see below Segment Results and Item 8. Note 2 and Note 20.
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Executive Overview
Recent Highlights
Market Factors
Economic Uncertainty
While many consumer self-care market factors from the COVID-19 pandemic are trending towards a "new normal" , current macroeconomic conditions remain very dynamic, including impacts from rising inflation and interest rates, volatile changes in foreign currency exchange rates, political unrest, and legislative and regulatory changes. Any causes of market size contraction could reduce our sales or erode our operating margin and consequently reduce our net earnings and cash flows.
Inflationary Costs and Supply Chain
Supply chain disruptions, including constraints in availability of freight containers and truck drivers, record delays at global shipping ports, and volatility in both cost and availability of agricultural, oil and paper based commodities driven by the war in Ukraine has led to higher unfulfilled customer orders and higher input costs. Additionally, we experienced employment vacancies and attrition as the labor market negatively impacted productivity and drove the need for wage rate increases and other retention benefits. We implemented a series of actions to substantially mitigate these and other inflationary cost pressures such as strategic pricing and our Supply Chain Reinvention Program. Benefits from our actions are anticipated to substantially offset inflationary pressures, however, the duration and extent of inflation pressure, including impacts from the war in Ukraine, changes in labor market availability and wage rates, as well as the acceptance of any further pricing actions we may take in the markets we operate, is uncertain.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 global pandemic, and actions to slow such outbreaks and the emergence of any new variants, have impacted, and continue to impact, our business and the global self-care markets in which we sell our products. This evolution may contribute to economic recessions or a slowdown of economic growth in certain countries or globally, which may impact demand for our products, some of which may be more than temporary. COVID-19 has and could lead to future volatility in consumer preferences and access to our products (due to government actions or key material, transportation and labor shortages impacting our ability to produce and ship products), or impact consumers’ movements and access to our products.
War in Ukraine
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and resulting economic and political sanctions imposed by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and other countries on Russia, Belarus, and occupied regions in Ukraine have negatively impacted our results from operations in the region. We currently have 90 employees working in our Ukraine subsidiary. We do not have a subsidiary or employees in Russia. We have no manufacturing facilities in either Russia or Ukraine and we previously sold products into Russia entirely through distributors. In March 2022, we halted all sales to distributors in Russia and sales in Ukraine were severely depressed. For the year ended December 31, 2022, Ukraine operations accounted for approximately $9 million of net sales, $6 million of gross profit, and $2 million of operating income, and there were no sales in Russia. During 2021, these countries accounted for approximately $27 million of net sales, $15 million of gross profit, and $8 million of operating income combined. Future impacts are difficult to predict due to the high level of uncertainty related to the war’s duration, evolution and resolution. If the conflict spreads or materially escalates, or economic conditions deteriorate, the impact on our business and results of operations could be material.
Foreign Exchange
We have both translation and transaction exposure to the fluctuation of exchange rates. Translation exposures relate to exchange rate impacts of measuring income statements of foreign subsidiaries that do not use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Transaction exposures relate to 1) the impact from input costs that are denominated in a currency other than the local reporting currency and 2) the revaluation of transaction-related working capital balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. In 2022, significant exchange rate fluctuations, especially weakening of the Euro and the British Pound Sterling compared to the U.S. dollar had a significant foreign exchange impacts leading to lower net sales, net earnings and cash flows. Significant
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Executive Overview
exchange rate fluctuations, especially in the Euro or the British Pound Sterling, have had, and could continue to have, a significant impact on our net sales, net earnings and cash flows, and have significantly impacted our historical net sales, costs and net earnings and could do so in the future.
Acquisitions, Disposals and Restructuring
In March 2022 we completed the sale of our Latin American businesses to Advent International. This transaction was part of Perrigo's margin improvement and Project Momentum cost savings initiatives.
In April 2022 we completed the previously announced acquisition of HRA Pharma for €1.8 billion, or approximately $1.9 billion based on exchange rates at the time of closing. Upon completion of the acquisition, we updated our global reporting product categories. Refer to Item 8. Note 2 for further details.
In 2022, we initiated a Supply Chain Reinvention Program to reduce structural costs, improve profitability and our service levels to our retail partners, and strengthen our resiliency by streamlining and simplifying our global supply chain. Through this initiative, we plan to reduce portfolio complexity, invest in advanced planning capabilities, diversify sourcing, and optimize our manufacturing assets and distribution models. We have identified a total annual run-rate potential savings opportunity by the end of fiscal year 2028 of between an estimated $200 million to $300 million (not including related depreciation expense on capital investments) if all facets of the Program are successfully implemented and executed. To obtain these potential benefits, we anticipate incurring costs of between $350 million to $570 million by the end of fiscal year 2028 to complete the program implementation, including capital investments, restructuring expenses, and implementation costs. A significant portion of the annual run-rate potential savings of the Program, between $150 million to $200 million (not including related depreciation expense on capital investments), are anticipated by the end of fiscal year 2025, along with associated potential spend of between $300 million and $450 million. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded total Supply Chain Reinvention Program restructuring and implementation charges of approximately $25 million, comprised primarily of consulting and severance expenses.
We initiated the first phase of our Supply Chain Reinvention Program by announcing on November 1, 2022, a $170 million strategic investment to expand and strengthen our U.S. infant formula manufacturing. This strategic investment included the $110 million purchase of Nestlé’s Gateway infant formula plant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, along with the U.S. and Canadian rights to the GoodStart® infant formula brand and other related formula brands ("Gateway"), and an additional $60 million investment into the plant to expand its capacity. Refer to Item 8. Note 3 for further details of these transactions.
Indebtedness and Capital
In April 2022, we entered into new senior secured credit facilities as further explained in Item 8. Note 12. We used a portion of the proceeds to finance the acquisition of HRA Pharma and to repay our outstanding term loan facility. We also entered into several financing hedge activities to economically hedge the purchase price for HRA Pharma, fix the interest rate on a substantial portion of the 2022 financing agreements, and to reduce the Euro exposure of our net investment in European operations.
Tax Updates
On December 28, 2022, we reached an agreement with IRS Appeals providing for settlement of a Notice of Proposed Adjustment ("NOPA") issued on December 11, 2019. The NOPA proposed to disallow reductions to gross sales income on the sale of prescription products to wholesalers for accrued wholesale customer pipeline chargebacks where the prescription products were not re-sold by such wholesalers to covered retailers by the end of the tax year. The settlement agreement resolved this issue for all tax years through 2021, the last tax year with chargebacks due to the sale of the Rx business in July 2021. The required settlement payment of $8.3 million was fully covered by reserves for this issue. Refer to Item 8. Note 18 for additional information and Item 1A. Risk Factors - Tax Related Risks for risks associated with tax disputes.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Currency Translation
Currency translation effects described below represent estimates of the net differences between translation of foreign currency transactions into U.S. dollars for the year ended December 31, 2022 at the average exchange rates for the reporting period and average exchange rates for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Consolidated
CONSOLIDATED
Consolidated Financial Results
| Year Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except percentages) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Net sales | $ | 4,451.6 | $ | 4,138.7 | ||
| Gross profit | $ | 1,455.4 | $ | 1,416.2 | ||
| Gross profit % | 32.7 | % | 34.2 | % | ||
| Operating income | $ | 78.9 | $ | 410.4 | ||
| Operating income % | 1.8 | % | 9.9 | % |
Net sales increased $312.9 million, or 7.6%, due to:
•$354.8 million increase, or 8.8%, due primarily to $155.9 million in strategic pricing actions and $140.5 million stemming from global category growth and U.S. store brand market share gains resulting in higher net sales across several Perrigo global product categories. These include increases in Upper Respiratory due to a strong global cough, cold and flu season and the U.S. launch of Nasonex®24HR, Nutrition due primarily to benefits from the recall of a national brand infant formula manufacturer and Skin Care due primarily to new products and anti-parasite offerings. An incremental six months of contract manufacturing sales to the divested Rx business, which closed on July 6, 2021, also contributed $62.0 million of net sales; and
•$236.3 million increase from our acquisitions of HRA Pharma and Gateway, inclusive of a $23.9 million unfavorable effect of currency translation; partially offset by
•$193.2 million decrease from unfavorable foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions; and
•$85.6 million decrease from the divestitures of the Latin American businesses and ScarAway® brand asset.
Operating income decreased $331.5 million, or 80.8%, due to:
•$39.2 million increase in gross profit driven by higher gross profit flow-through resulting from higher net sales, $104.2 million from the addition of HRA Pharma and Gateway, partially offset by $122.0 million of cost of goods sold inflation and freight, and lower productivity, and $94.0 million of unfavorable foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions, as well as divestitures of the Latin American businesses and ScarAway® brand asset. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 150 basis points compared to the prior year due to acquisition related inventory values stepped up to fair value, partially offset by the same factors that drove gross profit.
•$370.7 million increase in operating expenses due primarily to:
•The absence of the $417.6 million Omega arbitration award received in the prior year;
•$151.9 million increase from the addition of HRA Pharma and Gateway; and
•$56.0 million increase due primarily to increased distribution, higher employee expenses; and
•$25.6 million of higher restructuring expenses in the current year; partially offset by
•$63.0 million decrease from foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions; and
•$173.1 million of prior year impairment charges primarily related to the divested Latin American businesses, and $14.2 million decrease from the divestitures of the Latin American businesses and ScarAway® brand asset, and approximately $44.3 million of lower litigation expense.
Impairments
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded a loss from disposal of a fixed asset of $4.6 million in our Unallocated segment. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded an impairment associated with our CSCA Latin American divestiture announcement totaling $162.2 million, of which $6.1 million related to goodwill and the remainder related to assets held-for-sale. Also during the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded an impairment within our annual impairment testing on our CSCI Oral Care International reporting unit totaling $10.0 million of goodwill and $0.9 million of IPR&D.
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Consolidated
CONSUMER SELF-CARE AMERICAS
Segment Financial Results
| Year Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except percentages) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,925.9 | $ | 2,693.1 | ||
| Gross profit | $ | 787.2 | $ | 765.1 | ||
| Gross profit % | 26.9 | % | 28.4 | % | ||
| Operating income | $ | 366.1 | $ | 206.5 | ||
| Operating income % | 12.5 | % | 7.7 | % |
Net sales increased $232.8 million, or 8.6% due to:
•$247.4 million increase, or 9.5%, due primarily to strategic pricing actions, total category growth, and store brand market share gains versus national brands and store brand competitors. Growth was achieved across several product categories, including Upper Respiratory due to a strong cough, cold and flu season and the launch of Nasonex®24HR, and Nutrition due primarily to benefits from the recall of a national brand infant formula manufacturer. An incremental six months of contract manufacturing sales to the divested Rx business, which closed on July 6, 2021, also contributed $62.0 million of net sales. These drivers also benefited from e-commerce growth and other new products; and
•$71.5 million increase from the additions of HRA Pharma and Gateway; partially offset by
•$85.5 million decrease from the divestitures of the Latin American businesses and the ScarAway® brand asset; and
•$0.7 million decrease from foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions.
CSCA net sales by product category were as follows:
| Sales | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except percentages) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021(1) | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||
| Upper Respiratory | $ | 564.6 | $ | 483.1 | $ | 81.5 | 16.9 | % | ||||||
| Nutrition | 520.4 | 401.9 | 118.5 | 29.5 | % | |||||||||
| Digestive Health | 495.5 | 475.1 | 20.4 | 4.3 | % | |||||||||
| Pain and Sleep-Aids | 412.2 | 405.4 | 6.8 | 1.7 | % | |||||||||
| Oral Care | 312.9 | 311.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||
| Healthy Lifestyle | 288.9 | 295.0 | (6.1) | (2.1) | % | |||||||||
| Skin Care | 187.8 | 183.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | % | |||||||||
| Women's Health | 45.2 | 38.2 | 7.0 | 18.3 | % | |||||||||
| Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements ("VMS") | 27.9 | 31.7 | (3.8) | (12.0) | % | |||||||||
| Other CSCA | 70.5 | 67.1 | 3.4 | 5.1 | % | |||||||||
| Total CSCA | $ | 2,925.9 | $ | 2,693.1 | $ | 232.8 | 8.6% |
(1) The Company updated its global reporting product categories during 2022. These product category updates have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the changes. Refer to Item 8. Note 2
Sales in each category were driven primarily by:
•Upper Respiratory: Net sales of $564.6 million increased 16.9% due primarily to higher demand for cough/cold products stemming from elevated and sustained incidences of RSV, flu and COVID throughout most of the year, demand for allergy products and the successful launch of Nasonex®24HR; partially offset by the divestiture of the Latin American businesses;
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•Nutrition: Net sales of $520.4 million increased 29.5% driven by strong growth in contract and store brand infant formula, both of which benefited in part from a national brand recall and the acquisition of the GoodStart® infant formula brand;
•Digestive Health: Net sales of $495.5 million increased 4.3% due primarily to increased manufacturing capacity and demand for Polyethylene Glycol 3350 as well as new products, including Omeprazole Cool Mint and orange flavored Polyethylene Glycol 3350; partially offset by the divestiture of the Latin American businesses;
•Pain and Sleep-Aids: Net sales of $412.2 million increased 1.7% due primarily to higher demand for children's analgesics products stemming from elevated and sustained incidences of RSV, flu and COVID; partially offset by the divestiture of the Latin American businesses;
•Oral Care: Net sales of $312.9 million increased 0.3% due primarily to higher net sales in the store brand business that were offset by supply chain disruptions, including delayed receipt of products manufactured outside the U.S. that led to unfulfilled customer orders in the first half of 2022, and the purposeful loss of distribution of relatively lower margin products at a specific customer;
•Healthy Lifestyle: Net sales of $288.9 million decreased 2.1% due primarily to the discontinuation of diabetes products;
•Skin Care: Net sales of $187.8 million increased 2.2% due primarily to the addition of HRA Pharma brands; partially offset by the divested ScarAway® brand asset and discontinued products;
•Women's Health: Net sales of $45.2 million increased 18.3% due primarily to the addition of HRA Pharma brands, including ellaOne®;
•VMS and Other: Net sales of $98.4 million decreased 0.4% due primarily to the divestiture of Latin American businesses.
Operating income increased $159.6 million, or 77.3%, due primarily to:
•$22.1 million increase in gross profit, driven by higher gross profit flow-through resulting from net sales growth, $34.0 million from the addition of HRA Pharma and Gateway inclusive of unfavorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by $75.1 million of inflation, including higher freight & distribution expenses, and lower productivity, and $23.7 million from the divestitures of the Latin American businesses and ScarAway® brand asset. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 210 basis points compared to the prior year due to inflation, lower productivity, and the addition of third party sales to the divested Rx business, which have a lower margin profile.
•$137.5 million decrease in operating expenses due primarily to the absence of $162.2 million of prior year impairment charges and operating expenses related to the divested Latin American businesses; partially offset by $25.0 million from the additions of HRA Pharma and Gateway and increased distribution and selling expenses.
CONSUMER SELF-CARE INTERNATIONAL
Segment Financial Results
| Year Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except percentages) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Net sales | $ | 1,525.7 | $ | 1,445.6 | ||
| Gross profit | $ | 668.2 | $ | 651.1 | ||
| Gross profit % | 43.8 | % | 45.0 | % | ||
| Operating (loss) income | $ | (30.0) | $ | 36.1 | ||
| Operating (loss) income % | (2.0) | % | 2.5 | % |
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CSCI
Net sales increased $80.1 million, or 5.5% due to:
•$107.9 million, or 7.5%, net increase driven primarily by strategic pricing actions, holding market share in growing categories resulting in higher net sales across several CSCI product categories, including Upper Respiratory due to a strong global cough, cold and flu season and Skin Care due primarily to new products and anti-parasite offerings. These drivers also benefited from e-commerce growth and new product sales, and;
•the addition of $164.8 million from HRA Pharma, inclusive of a $23.8 million unfavorable effect of currency translation; partially offset by
•$192.6 million decrease from unfavorable foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions.
CSCI net sales by product category were as follows:
| Sales | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions, except percentages) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021(1) | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||
| Skin Care | $ | 432.2 | $ | 378.3 | $ | 53.9 | 14.2 | % | ||||||
| Upper Respiratory | 258.8 | 219.4 | 39.4 | 18.0 | % | |||||||||
| VMS | 191.8 | 225.8 | (34.0) | (15.1) | % | |||||||||
| Pain and Sleep-Aids | 183.0 | 184.8 | (1.8) | (1.0) | % | |||||||||
| Healthy Lifestyle | 136.4 | 173.3 | (36.9) | (21.3) | % | |||||||||
| Women's Health | 99.0 | 54.5 | 44.5 | 81.7 | % | |||||||||
| Oral Care | 88.6 | 94.0 | (5.4) | (5.7) | % | |||||||||
| Digestive Health | 21.5 | 25.6 | (4.1) | (16.0) | % | |||||||||
| Other CSCI | 114.4 | 89.9 | 24.5 | 27.3 | % | |||||||||
| Total CSCI | $ | 1,525.7 | $ | 1,445.6 | $ | 80.1 | 5.5 | % |
(1) The Company updated its global reporting product categories during 2022. These product category updates have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the changes. Refer to Item 8. Note 2
Sales in each category were driven primarily by:
•Skin Care: Net sales of $432.2 million increased 14.2%, inclusive of a 18.0% unfavorable effect of currency translation, driven primarily by increased market share in the ACO skin care franchise and new product launches in the Sebamed skin care portfolio and increased net sales of anti-parasite products;
•Upper Respiratory: Net sales of $258.8 million increased 18.0%, inclusive of a 15.2% unfavorable effect of currency translation, due primarily to increased demand for both traditional and natural cough/cold products stemming from a strong cough/cold and flu season;
•VMS: Net sales of $191.8 million decreased 15.1%, inclusive of a 10.8% unfavorable effect of currency translation, due primarily to stronger performance of VMS products in the prior year and lower overall category consumption and net sales of Davitamon in the Netherlands; partially offset by solid performance of Abtei in Germany;
•Pain & Sleep-Aids: Net sales of $183.0 million decreased 1.0%, inclusive of a 11.4% unfavorable effect of currency translation, partially offset by higher demand for Solpadeine, an analgesics product, U.K. store brand products and Tiger Balm stemming from a strong cough/cold and flu season;
•Healthy Lifestyle: Net sales of $136.4 million decreased 21.3%, inclusive of a 9.2% unfavorable effect of currency translation, driven primarily by lower category consumption in weight management and smoking cessation;
•Women's Health: Net sales of $99.0 million increased 81.7%, inclusive of a 23.4% unfavorable effect of currency translation, due primarily to the acquisition of HRA Pharma;
•Oral Care: Net sales of $88.6 million decreased 5.7% inclusive of a 11.3% unfavorable effect of currency translation, due primarily to strong growth of store brand oral care products and Plackers®;
•Digestive Health and Other: Net sales of $135.9 million increased 17.7%, inclusive of a 20.3% unfavorable effect of currency translation, due primarily to the addition of the HRA Pharma Rare Diseases portfolio in the Other category.
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CSCI
Operating income decreased $66.1 million, or 183.1%, due to:
•$17.1 million increase in gross profit due primarily to strategic price increases, higher gross profit flow-through resulting from net sales growth, and $70.0 million from the addition of HRA Pharma, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions and the impact of inflation. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased 120 basis points due to lost market share on higher margin products offset by the addition of HRA Pharma; which was more than offset by
•$83.2 million increase in operating expenses due primarily to $113.6 from the addition of HRA Pharma and higher employee expenses, partially offset by $62.1 million from foreign currency translation excluding acquisitions.
Unallocated Expenses
Unallocated expenses are comprised of certain corporate services not allocated to our reporting segments and are recorded above Operating income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Unallocated expenses were as follows (in millions):
| Year Ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| $ | 257.2 | $ | (167.8) |
The increase of $425.0 million in unallocated expenses during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year period was due primarily to the absence of the $417.6 million Omega Pharma Invest N.V. ("Omega") arbitration awarded in the prior year, partially offset by the absence of transaction fees associated with the sale of the Rx business and litigation expense incurred in the prior year. Additionally, the current year included higher acquisition expenses of $49.3 million associated with the HRA Pharma and Gateway acquisitions and initial expenses of $24.3 million associated with our Supply Chain Reinvention Program.
Interest expense, net, Other (income) expense, net and Loss on extinguishment of debt (Consolidated)
| Year Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Interest expense, net | $ | 156.0 | $ | 125.0 | ||
| Other (income) expense, net | $ | 53.1 | $ | 26.7 | ||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ | 8.9 | $ | — |
Interest Expense, net
The $31.0 million increase during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year was due primarily to an increase in interest expense associated with an increase in outstanding borrowings under our New Senior Secured Credit Facilities and less interest income associated with lower cash balances.
Other (Income) Expense, Net
The $26.4 million increase in expense during the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to the prior year was due primarily to unfavorable changes in revaluation of foreign currency expense associated with the acquisition of HRA Pharma and termination expense of the forward currency options related to the acquisition of HRA Pharma.
Loss on extinguishment of debt
The $8.9 million loss on extinguishment of debt during the year ended December 31, 2022 is related to the write-off of certain new and previously deferred financing fees and make whole payments due in connection with repaying outstanding borrowings prior to maturity (refer to Item 8. Note 12).
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Unallocated, Interest, Other, and Taxes
Income Taxes (Consolidated)
The effective tax rates were as follows:
| Year Ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||
| 5.9 | % | 150.6 | % |
The effective tax rate on the pre-tax loss for the year ended December 31, 2022, decreased when compared to the effective tax rate on the pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the income tax expense on the settlement of the Irish Notice of Assessment recorded in 2021 as well as settlement in 2022 of a NOPA with the IRS resulting in a reduction of our liability for uncertain tax positions, offset in part by the Omega arbitration pre-tax income received in 2021, which was largely non-taxable.
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY, AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
We finance our operations with internally generated funds, supplemented by credit arrangements with third parties and capital market financing. We routinely monitor current and expected operational requirements and financial market conditions to evaluate other available financing sources including term and revolving bank credit and securities offerings. In determining our future capital requirements, we regularly consider, among other factors, known trends and uncertainties, such as the Notices of Proposed Adjustment ("NOPAs") from the IRS, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, inflation and interest rates and other contingencies. We note that no payment of the additional amounts proposed by the IRS in the NOPAs is currently required, and no such payment is expected to be required, unless and until a settlement or other final determination of the matter is reached that is adverse to us. Refer to Item 8. Note 18 for additional information on the NOPAs. Based on the foregoing, management believes that our operations and borrowing resources are sufficient to provide for our short-term and long-term capital requirements, as described below. However, an adverse result with respect to our appeal of any material outstanding tax assessments or litigation, including securities or drug pricing matters and product liability cases, damages resulting from third-party claims, and related interest and/or penalties, could ultimately require the use of corporate assets to pay such assessments and any such use of corporate assets would limit the assets available for other corporate purposes. As such, we continue to evaluate the impact of the above factors on liquidity and may determine that modifications to our capital structure are appropriate if market conditions deteriorate, favorable capital market opportunities become available, or any change in conditions relating to the NOPAs, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, inflation and interest rates or other contingencies have a material impact on our capital requirements.
We previously had an Rx segment which was comprised of our generic prescription pharmaceuticals business in the U.S. and other pharmaceuticals and diagnostic businesses in Israel, which have been divested. The Rx segment was reported as Discontinued Operations in 2021, and is presented as such for all periods in this report. Cash flows from discontinued operations are reported within the consolidated statement of cash flows, and select cash flow information related to discontinued operations are presented in Item 8. Note 4. We received $1.55 billion in cash upon the completion of the Rx business sale on July 6, 2021.
We also received $417.6 million in September 2021 relating to the claim arising from the 2015 Omega Acquisition. A portion of these proceeds were used for the settlement of the NoA dispute with Irish Revenue.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
| Year Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 600.7 | $ | 1,864.9 | ||
| Working capital(1) | $ | 1,041.8 | $ | 1,027.7 |
(1) Working capital represents current assets less current liabilities, excluding cash and cash equivalents, assets and liabilities held for sale, and excluding current indebtedness.
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Cash, cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, and borrowings available under our credit facilities are expected to be sufficient to finance our liquidity and capital expenditures in both the short and long term. Although our lenders have made commitments to make funds available to us in a timely fashion under our revolving credit agreements and overdraft facilities, if economic conditions worsen or new information becomes publicly available impacting the institutions’ credit rating or capital ratios, these lenders may be unable or unwilling to lend money pursuant to our existing credit facilities. Should our outlook on liquidity requirements change substantially from current projections, we may seek additional sources of liquidity in the future.
Cash Flows
The following table includes summarized cash flow activities:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||
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| (in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | $ Change | |||||||
| Net cash from operating activities | $ | 307.3 | $ | 156.3 | $ | 151.0 | ||||
| Net cash from (for) investing activities | (1,958.6) | 1,275.8 | (3,234.4) | |||||||
| Net cash from (for) financing activities | 421.6 | (178.7) | 600.3 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (48.9) | (15.6) | (33.3) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (1,278.6) | $ | 1,237.8 | $ | (2,516.4) |
Net cash from (for) Operating Activities
The $151.0 million increase in operating cash inflow was primarily driven by a reduction in accounts receivable in 2022 compared to a significant increase in 2021, primarily related to timing of sales and receipt of payments. This was partially offset by higher inventory level as we invest to improve customer service, combined with lower demand for certain products and decrease in customer inventories and a decrease in cash flow from the change in net earnings after adjustments for non-cash operating items. Operating cash flows also benefited from a refund on the majority of the $45 million cash escrow deposit to the Israel Tax Authority in the prior year.
Net cash from (for) Investing Activities
The $3.2 billion decrease in cash from investing cash flow was due primarily to the $1.9 billion cash paid for the acquisitions of HRA Pharma in the current year and $1.4 billion of net differential cash received from the sale of our Rx business, partially offset by related hedging activities and other acquisitions, divestitures (refer to Item 8. Note 3) and asset transactions.
Capital expenditures totaled approximately $96 million in 2022. We anticipate 2023 capital expenditures to be between $125 million and $140 million, depending on the progression of Gateway infant formula plant investments, our Supply Chain Reinvention Program, and project timelines related to manufacturing productivity and efficiency upgrades, software and technology initiatives, and general plant maintenance. We expect to fund these estimated capital expenditures with funds from operating cash flows.
Net cash from (for) Financing Activities
The $600 million increase in financing cash flow was due primarily to a $1.6 billion increase from the entry into our New Senior Secured Credit Facilities and related financing fees. We used a portion of the proceeds from the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities to finance the acquisition of HRA Pharma and to repay outstanding borrowings totaling $959 million (refer to Item 8. Note 12). Additionally we increased our dividend payment by $12.8 million compared to the prior year.
Share Repurchases
In October 2018, our Board of Directors authorized up to $1.0 billion of share repurchases with no expiration date, subject to the Board of Directors’ approval of the pricing parameters and amount that may be repurchased under each specific share repurchase program. We did not repurchase any shares during the year ended December 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021. The future repurchase of shares, if any, is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and is currently not anticipated in the near term.
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Dividends
In January 2003, the Board of Directors adopted a policy of paying quarterly dividends. We paid dividends as follows:
| Year Ended | ||||||
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| December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||
| Dividends paid (in millions) | $ | 142.4 | $ | 129.6 | ||
| Dividends paid per share | $ | 1.04 | $ | 0.96 |
The declaration and payment of dividends, if any, is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, financial condition, availability of distributable reserves, capital and surplus requirements, and other factors our Board of Directors may consider relevant.
Borrowings and Capital Resources
On April 20, 2022, we and our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Perrigo Investments, LLC (the "Borrower"), entered into the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities, which consist of (i) a $1.0 billion five-year revolving credit facility (the "2022 Revolver"), (ii) a $500 million five-year Term Loan A facility (the "2022 Term Loan A Facility"), and (iii) a $1.1 billion seven-year Term B facility (the "2022 Term Loan B Facility") and, together with the 2022 Revolver and 2022 Term Loan A Facility, the "New Senior Secured Credit Facilities", all pursuant to a new Term Loan and Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"). The New Senior Secured Credit Facilities are guaranteed, along with any hedging or cash management obligations entered into with a lender and a limited amount of hedging or cash management obligations entered into with entities that are not lenders, by us and certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries organized in the U.S., Ireland, Belgium, England and Wales (subject to certain exceptions) (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries” and together with the Company, the “Guarantors”). We refer to the Borrower and the Guarantors collectively as the “Loan Parties”. Refer to Item 8. Note 12. We also entered into several financing hedge activities to economically hedge the purchase price for HRA Pharma, fix the interest rate on a substantial portion of the 2022 financing agreements, and to reduce the Euro exposure of our net investment in European operations.
Our short term debt as of December 31, 2022 of $36.2 million is comprised of (i) principal payments of the 2022 Term Loan A Facility and the 2022 Term Loan B Facility and (ii) leases.
Term Loans and Notes
As of December 31, 2022, we had $1,588.3 million outstanding under our 2022 Term Loan A Facility and Term Loan B Facility. We had $600.0 million outstanding under our 2019 Term Loan as of December 31, 2021. We repaid the $600.0 million 2019 Term Loan with the proceeds of the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities during 2022. The remaining $500.0 million of proceeds were used to (i) redeem the 4.00% Senior Notes due 2023 and the 5.1045% Guaranteed Senior Notes due 2023, on May 19, 2022 (collectively, the “Redeemed Notes”), (ii) to fund a portion of the cash consideration payable in connection with the acquisition of HRA Pharma (Refer to Item 8. Note 3), and (iii) to pay related fees and expenses. Upon the repayment in full of loans under the 2019 Term Loan and termination of the 2018 Revolver, such facilities were terminated and all guarantees thereunder were released. Upon the redemption of the Redeemed Notes, the guarantees related thereto were released.
Loans under the New Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Borrower’s option and depending on the currency borrowed, either the adjusted Term SOFR Rate, EURIBOR Rate, the prime lending rate or the daily simple RFR rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable margin. Applicable margins and fees are outlined below;
| Applicable Margins | |||||
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| Term SOFR and EURIBOR Rates | Prime Lending and Daily Simple RFR Rates | Per Annum Commitment Fee(2) | |||
| 2022 Term Loan A(1) | 2.000% - 1.750% | 1.000% - 0.750% | — | ||
| 2022 Term Loan B(1) | 2.500% - 2.250% | 1.500% - 1.250% | — | ||
| 2022 Revolver(1) | 2.000% - 1.375% | 1.000% - 0.375% | 0.250% - 0.175% |
(1) Applicable margins are dependent upon our total net leverage ration
(2) Payable on the undrawn amount
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The Loan Parties’ obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured, subject to customary permitted liens and other exceptions, by a security interest in all tangible and intangible assets of the Loan Parties, except for certain excluded assets. We may make voluntary prepayments at any time without payment of a premium or penalty, subject to certain exceptions, and are required to make certain mandatory prepayments of outstanding indebtedness under the Credit Agreement in certain circumstances. Principal repayments of the 2022 Term Loan B Facility, which are due quarterly, began in September 2022 and are equal to 1.0% per annum of the original principal amount of the 2022 Term Loan B Facility incurred with any remaining balance payable on the maturity date. Principal repayments of the 2022 Term Loan A Facility, which are due quarterly, began in September 2022 and are equal to (i) for the first year anniversary of the Closing Date (as defined in the Credit Agreement), 2.5% per annum of the original principal amount of the 2022 Term Loan A Facility incurred and (ii) after the first year anniversary of the Closing Date, 5.0% per annum of the original principal amount of the 2022 Term Loan A Facility incurred, with any remaining balance payable on the maturity date. The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers, dispositions, prepayment of junior indebtedness and dividends and other distributions. The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries to (a) not exceed a maximum first lien secured net leverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter and (b) not fall below a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter, provided that such covenants apply only to the 2022 Revolver and the 2022 Term Loan A Facility. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, failure to make payments, breach of covenants and breach of representations. If we consummate certain qualifying acquisitions during the term of the loan, the maximum first lien secured net leverage ratio covenant would increase to 3.25 to 1.00 for such quarter and the three following fiscal quarters thereafter.
Leases
We had $238.6 million and $199.1 million of lease liabilities and $239.1 million and $194.8 million of lease assets as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Available Resources
We have overdraft facilities available that we use to support our cash management operations. We report any balances outstanding in "Other Financing" in Item 8. Note 12. There were no borrowings outstanding under the overdraft facilities as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
During 2022 we terminated the 2018 Revolver and entered into the 2022 Revolver. There were no borrowings outstanding under the 2022 Revolver as of December 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021. We are subject to certain financial covenants in the 2022 Revolver and 2019 Term Loan. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all such covenants under our debt agreements.
Other Financing
On June 17, 2020, we incurred debt of $34.3 million related to our equity method investment in Kazmira pursuant to two promissory notes, with $3.7 million, $5.8 million and $24.8 million to be settled in November 2020, May 2021 and November 2021, respectively. On December 8, 2020, we repaid the $3.7 million balance due on the November 2020 portion of the Promissory Notes. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we repaid the $5.8 million balance due on the May 2021 portion of the Promissory Notes and the $24.8 million balance due on the November 2021 portion, settling the debt in full.
Credit Ratings
The interest of the 3.150% Senior Notes due 2030 stepped up from 3.900% to 4.400% on payments made after June 15, 2022 due to a credit ratings downgrade by S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investor Services in the first quarter of 2022. On December 31, 2022, our credit rating was Ba1 (negative), BB (stable), and BB+ (stable), by Moody's Investor Services, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings Inc., respectively. Credit rating agencies review their ratings periodically and, therefore, the credit rating assigned to us by each agency may be subject to revision at any time. Accordingly, we are not able to predict whether current credit ratings will remain as disclosed above. Factors that can affect our credit ratings include changes in operating performance, the economic environment, our financial position, and changes in business strategy. If changes in our credit ratings were to occur, they could
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impact, among other things, future borrowing costs, access to capital markets, and vendor financing terms. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities.
Guarantor Financial Information
The Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Borrower provide full and unconditional guarantees, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, of the 5.300% Notes due 2043 issued by the Company, and the Loan Parties provide full and unconditional guarantees, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, of the 3.900% Notes due 2024, the 4.375% Notes due 2026, the 4.400% Notes due 2030 and the 4.900% Notes due 2044 issued by Perrigo Investments, LLC.
The guarantees of the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Company and the Borrower are subject to release in limited circumstances only upon the occurrence of certain customary conditions. The guarantees of the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Company and the Borrower rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of the Company, equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness and effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness.
Basis of Presentation
The following tables include summarized financial information of the obligor groups of debt issued by Perrigo Investments, LLC and Perrigo Company plc. The summarized financial information of each obligor group is presented on a combined basis with balances and transactions within the obligor group eliminated. Investments in and the equity in earnings of non-guarantor subsidiaries, which would otherwise be consolidated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are excluded from the below summarized financial information pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 13-01.
The summarized balance sheet information for the consolidated obligor group of debt issued by Perrigo Investments, LLC and Perrigo Company plc is presented in the table below:
| Year Ended | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Current Assets | $ | 1,975.7 | $ | 3,921.6 | ||
| Non-current Assets | $ | 4,819.1 | $ | 5,016.5 | ||
| Current liabilities | $ | 734.9 | $ | 1,307.4 | ||
| Non-current liabilities | $ | 11,036.2 | $ | 9,672.1 | ||
| Due to non-guarantors | $ | 6,346.4 | $ | 6,195.5 |
The summarized results of operations information for the consolidated obligor group of debt issued by Perrigo Investments, LLC and Perrigo Company plc is presented in the table below:
| Year Ended | ||||||
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| (in millions) | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 3,273.0 | $ | 3,046.2 | ||
| Gross Profit | $ | 858.6 | $ | 818.0 | ||
| Operating Income (loss) | $ | (36.9) | $ | 342.2 | ||
| Net Income (loss) | $ | (316.3) | $ | 985.1 | ||
| Revenue from non-guarantors | $ | 274.7 | $ | 241.7 | ||
| Operating Expenses to non-guarantors | $ | (0.7) | $ | 2.3 | ||
| Other (income) expense to non-guarantors | $ | 105.8 | $ | (30.7) |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have a material current effect or that are reasonably likely to have a material future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, net sales or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.
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Contractual Obligations
Our enforceable and legally binding obligations as of December 31, 2022 are set forth in the following table. Some of the amounts included in this table are based on management’s estimates and assumptions about these obligations, including the duration, the possibility of renewal, anticipated actions by third parties and other factors. Because these estimates and assumptions are necessarily subjective, the enforceable and legally binding obligations actually paid in future periods may vary from the amounts reflected in the table (in millions):
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| 2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026-2027 | After 2027 | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Short and long-term debt (1) | $ | 193.4 | $ | 1,065.8 | $ | 1,345.3 | $ | 2,640.8 | $ | 5,245.3 | ||||||||
| Finance lease obligations | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 24.1 | |||||||||||||
| Purchase obligations (2) | 407.9 | — | — | — | 407.9 | |||||||||||||
| Operating leases (3) | 33.0 | 55.9 | 43.4 | 117.5 | 249.8 | |||||||||||||
| Other contractual liabilities reflected on the consolidated balance sheets: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation and benefits (4) | — | — | — | 64.1 | 64.1 | |||||||||||||
| Other (5) | 14.0 | 8.0 | — | — | 22.0 | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 652.1 | $ | 1,134.3 | $ | 1,392.8 | $ | 2,834.0 | $ | 6,013.2 |
(1)Short-term and long-term debt includes interest payments, which were calculated using the effective interest rate at December 31, 2022.
(2)Consists of commitments for both materials and services.
(3)Used in normal course of business, principally for warehouse facilities and computer equipment.
(4)Includes amounts associated with non-qualified plans related to deferred compensation, executive retention and post-employment benefits. Of this amount, we have funded $35.4 million, which is recorded in Other non-current assets on the balance sheet. These amounts are assumed payable after five years, although certain circumstances, such as termination, would require earlier payment.
(5)Primarily includes consulting fees, legal settlements, restructuring accruals, insurance obligations, and electrical and gas purchase contracts, which were accrued in Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities at December 31, 2022 for all years.
We fund our U.S. qualified profit-sharing and investment plan in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 regulations for the minimum annual required contribution and Internal Revenue Service regulations for the maximum annual allowable tax deduction. We are committed to making the required minimum contributions, which we expect to be approximately $37.9 million over the next 12 months. Future contributions are dependent upon various factors, including employees’ eligible compensation, plan participation and changes, if any, to current funding requirements. Therefore, no amounts were included in the Contractual Obligations table above. We generally expect to fund all future contributions with cash flows from operating activities.
As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately $417.4 million of liabilities for uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties. These liabilities have been excluded from the Contractual Obligations table above, and the related tax benefits have not been recognized, due to uncertainty as to the amounts and timing of settlement with taxing authorities.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, which affect the reported earnings, financial position and various disclosures. Critical accounting estimates involve a significant level of uncertainty and could have a material impact on results. These estimates are based on judgment and available information. Actual results could differ materially from the estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Net product sales include estimates of variable consideration for which accruals and allowances are established. Variable consideration for product sales consists primarily of rebates and other incentive programs recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Accrued customer programs. Where appropriate, these estimates take into consideration a range of possible outcomes in which relevant factors, such as historical experience, current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns, are either probability-weighted to derive an estimate of expected value or the estimate reflects the single most likely outcome. Overall, these reserves reflect our best estimate of the amount of consideration to which we are entitled based on the terms of the contract. If actual results in the future vary from
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the estimates, these estimates are adjusted, which would affect revenue and earnings in the period such variances become known.
Income Taxes
Our tax rate is subject to adjustment over the balance of the year due to, among other things, income tax rate changes by governments; the jurisdictions in which our profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; adjustments to estimated taxes upon finalization of various tax returns; adjustments to our interpretation of transfer pricing standards; changes in available tax credits, grants and other incentives; changes in stock-based compensation expense; changes in tax laws or the interpretation of such tax laws; changes in U.S. GAAP; expiration of or the inability to renew tax rulings or tax holiday incentives; and the repatriation of earnings with respect to which we have not previously provided taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded a net decrease in valuation allowances of $56.2 million, comprised primarily of a decrease in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets of our Latin American businesses which were sold in 2022.
Additionally, the final determination with respect to any tax audit, and any related litigation, could be materially different from our estimates or from our historical income tax provisions and accruals. Future period earnings may also be adversely impacted by litigation costs, settlements, penalties, and/or interest assessments (refer to Item 8. Note 18).
Legal Contingencies
We are involved in product liability, patent, commercial, regulatory and other legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of business. We record a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of a probable loss is a range and no amount within that range is a better estimate, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. If a loss is not probable or a probable loss cannot be reasonably estimated, no liability is recorded. We have established reserves for certain of our legal matters (refer to Item 8. Note 19). We do not incorporate insurance recoveries into our reserves for legal contingencies. We separately record receivables for amounts due under insurance policies when we consider the realization of recoveries for claims to be probable, which may be different than the timing in which we establish the loss reserves.
Acquisition Accounting
We account for acquired businesses using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at fair value, with limited exceptions. Any excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the specifically identified assets is recorded as goodwill. If the acquired net assets do not constitute a business, or substantially all of the fair value is in a single asset or group of similar assets, the transaction is accounted for as an asset acquisition and no goodwill is recognized. In an asset acquisition, acquired IPR&D with no alternative future use is charged to expense at the acquisition date.
Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of intangible assets and in assigning their respective useful lives. The acquired intangible assets can include customer relationships, trademarks, trade names, brands, developed product technology and IPR&D assets. For acquisitions accounted for as business combinations, IPR&D is considered to be an indefinite-lived intangible asset until the research is completed, at which point it then becomes a definite-lived intangible asset, or is determined to have no future use and is then impaired and charged to expense. There are several methods that can be used to determine the fair value of our intangible assets. We typically use an income approach to value the specifically identifiable intangible assets which is based on forecasts of the expected future cash flows. We have historically used a relief from royalty or multi-period excess earnings methodology. The fair value estimates are based on available historical information and on future expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by management. We typically consult with an independent advisor to assist in the valuation of these intangible assets. Significant estimates and assumptions inherent in the valuations include discount rates, revenue growth assumptions and expected profit margins. We consider marketplace participant assumptions in determining the amount and timing of future cash flows along with the length of our customer relationships, attrition, product or technology life cycles, barriers to entry and the risk associated with the cash flows in concluding upon our discount rate. While we use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, we may record adjustments to the purchase accounting. In addition, unanticipated market or macroeconomic events and circumstances may occur that could affect the accuracy or validity of the estimates and assumptions.
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Our assessment as to the useful lives of intangible assets is based on a number of factors including competitive environment, market share, trademark, brand history, underlying product life cycles, operating plans and the macroeconomic environment of the countries in which the trademarked or branded products are sold. Determining the useful life of an intangible asset requires judgement, as different assets will have different useful lives or may even have an indefinite life. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized to expense over their estimated useful life.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents amounts paid for an acquisition of a business in excess of the fair value of net assets received. We perform annual goodwill impairment testing on the first day of the fourth quarter. Following the acquisition of HRA Pharma, we have an additional reporting unit representing the Rare Diseases pharmaceutical business. In addition, the respective HRA Pharma OTC consumer Americas and International businesses have been included with the existing CSCA and CSCI reporting units. As of December 31, 2022, we have three reporting units. Our CSCA operating segment is equivalent to our CSCA reporting unit. Our CSCI operating segment includes two reporting units, CSCI and Rare Diseases.
The test for impairment requires us to make several significant assumptions that impact our estimate of the fair value of a reporting unit, including the perpetual growth rate and discount rate. These assumptions are considered critical due to the sensitivity of changes in these assumptions to the related estimate of fair value. The discount rates used in testing each of our reporting units’ goodwill for impairment during our testing were based on the weighted average cost of capital determined for each of our reporting units. In our annual impairment test as of October 2, 2022, discount rates ranged from 10.25% to 11.00%, and perpetual growth rates were 2.50%. In our annual impairment test as of October 3, 2021, discount rates ranged from 7.75% to 9.75%, and perpetual growth rates were 2.50%.
The cash flow forecasts used for our reporting units include assumptions about future activity levels in the near term and longer-term. If growth in our reporting units is lower than expected, we may experience deterioration in our cash flow forecasts that may indicate goodwill in one or more reporting units is impaired in future impairment tests. An increase in the discount rate could negatively impact the estimated fair value of the reporting units and lead to future impairment. Certain macroeconomic factors which are not controlled by the reporting units, such as rising inflation or interest rates, could cause an increase in the discount rate to occur. Deterioration in performance of our reporting units, such as lower than expected revenue or profitability that has a sustained impact on future periods, could also represent potential indicators of impairment requiring further analysis.
We performed sensitivity analyses on the discounted cash flow valuations that were prepared to estimate the fair value of each reporting unit. Discount rates and perpetual revenue growth rates were increased and decreased by increments of 25 or 50 basis points. For the CSCI reporting unit, the fair value exceeds our carrying amount by less than 10%. Therefore, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate, or a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate combined with a 25 basis point decrease in the perpetual growth rate, would indicate potential impairment for this reporting unit. The CSCI reporting unit's fair value includes material benefits from the Supply Chain Reinvention program and synergies from integrating HRA Pharma. Therefore, the reporting unit is sensitive to changes in estimates related to the Supply Chain Reinvention Program and the forecasted HRA synergies. Reductions in the net projected benefits could represent a potential indicator of impairment requiring further impairment analysis. For the recently acquired Rare Diseases reporting unit, the fair value exceeds our carrying amount by less than 10% as a result of establishing the carrying value at predominately fair value through purchase accounting. Therefore, a 50 basis point increase in the discount rate, or a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate combined with a 25 basis point decrease in the perpetual growth rate, would indicate potential impairment for this reporting unit. Our sensitivities assume a corresponding decrease in market valuation multiples. Based on the sensitivity of the discount rate assumptions on these analyses, an increase in the discount rate over the next twelve months could negatively impact the estimated fair value of the reporting units and lead to a future impairment. Certain macroeconomic factors which are not controlled by the reporting units, such as rising inflation or interest rates, could cause an increase in the discount rate to occur. Deterioration in performance of our reporting units over the next twelve months, such as lower than expected revenue or profitability that has a sustained impact on future periods, could also represent potential indicators of impairment requiring further impairment analysis.
We continue to monitor the progress of our reporting units and assess them for potential impairment should impairment indicators arise, as applicable, and at least annually during our fourth quarter impairment testing.
See Item 8. Note 9 and Note 10 for further information.
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards Pronouncements
See Item 8. Note 1 for information regarding recently issued accounting standards.