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Molson Coors Reports 2018 Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results

February 12, 2019 7:00 AM

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Full Year (FY) Worldwide Brand Volume Decreased 1.9%

FY Net Sales Revenue (NSR)/HL Decreased 0.7%, and Excluding New Revenue Recognition Accounting Impacts FY NSR/HL Decreased 0.1%

FY Net Income of $1.1 Billion ($5.15 Per Share) Decreased 28.7%, and

FY Underlying (Non-GAAP) EPS of $5.04 Increased 12.5%

FY Operating Cash Flow of $2.3 Billion, and Underlying (Non-GAAP) Free Cash Flow of $1.4 Billion

Management Reaffirms Previously Updated 2017-2019 $700 Million Cost Savings Guidance and Announces New $450 Million Cost Savings Plan for 2020-2022

Management Remains Committed to Deleverage Target and Reiterates Dividend Expectations

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4th Quarter (4th Q) Worldwide Brand Volume Decreased 1.5%

4th Q NSR/HL Decreased 0.4%, and Excluding New Revenue Recognition Accounting Impacts NSR/HL Decreased 0.3%

4th Q EPS of $0.35, Down from $3.31, and Underlying (Non-GAAP) EPS of $0.84 Increased 35.5%

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DENVER & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) today reported results for the 2018 full year and fourth quarter. Molson Coors president and chief executive officer Mark Hunter said:

"We accomplished much in 2018, delivering strong free cash flow and meeting our deleverage commitments, restoring underlying EBITDA growth in the quarter and second half, premiumizing our portfolio across regions including launching Truss our Canadian cannabis beverage JV, scaling volume and profitability in our fast growing International business and continuing to strengthen our European business. Through the year we further scaled our cost saving program which insulated us in part from the effects of weaker industry demand in North America, higher than anticipated input inflationary pressures and challenges associated with the implementation of our U.S. brewery supply chain system."

Mark continued, "We enter 2019 with a U.S. commercial plan focused on mix and share improvement that is fully resourced and showing early signs of impact against Coors Light, a commercial strategy that is working in Europe and International and continually improving commercial trends in Canada. We are focused on further strong free cash flow delivery and deleverage supported by more than $200 million of cost savings in 2019 and further $450 million across 2020 - 2022. We remain committed to our plan to reinstitute a dividend payout-ratio in the range of 20-25% of annual trailing underlying EBITDA upon achieving 3.75x leverage, which we expect to occur around the middle of 2019."

Consolidated Performance - Full Year 2018
Twelve Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

As Restated

Reported

% Increase

(Decrease)

Foreign

Exchange

Impact

($)

Constant

Currency

% Increase

(Decrease)(2)

Net Sales $ 10,769.6 $ 11,002.8 (2.1 )% $ 58.4 (2.7 )%
U.S. GAAP Net income (loss)(1) $ 1,116.5 $ 1,565.6 (28.7 )%
Per diluted share $ 5.15 $ 7.23 (28.8 )%
Underlying (Non-GAAP) Net income (loss)(2) $ 1,091.2 $ 970.1 12.5 %
Per diluted share $ 5.04 $ 4.48 12.5 %
Underlying EBITDA (Non-GAAP)(2) $ 2,453.7 $ 2,496.6 (1.7 )% $ (4.3 ) (1.5 )%
Consolidated Performance - Fourth Quarter 2018
Three Months Ended
($ in millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

As Restated

Reported

% Increase

(Decrease)

Foreign

Exchange

Impact

($)

Constant

Currency

% Increase

(Decrease)(2)

Net Sales $ 2,418.7 $ 2,579.6 (6.2 )% $ (30.8 ) (5.0 )%
U.S. GAAP Net income (loss)(1) $ 76.0 $ 716.9 (89.4 )%
Per diluted share $ 0.35 $ 3.31 (89.4 )%
Underlying (Non-GAAP) Net income (loss)(2) $ 182.3 $ 134.3 35.7

%

Per diluted share $ 0.84 $ 0.62 35.5 %
Underlying EBITDA (Non-GAAP)(2) $ 487.7 $ 481.0 1.4 % $ (12.0 ) 3.9 %
(1) Net income (loss) attributable to MCBC.
(2) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.

Full Year Consolidated Highlights (versus 2017 Results)
Quarterly Consolidated Highlights (versus Fourth Quarter 2017 Results)

(1) Brand Volume Basis NSR/HL: Effective in the first quarter of 2018, we revised our net sales revenue (NSR) per HL performance discussions to be on a brand volume basis, with all per-hectoliter calculations including owned and actively managed brands, along with royalty volume, in the denominator, as well as the financial impact of these sales in the numerator, unless otherwise indicated. See appendix for definitions.

Business Review - Fourth Quarter 2018

Net Sales

($ in millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

Reported

% Increase

(Decrease)

Foreign

Exchange

Impact

($)

Constant

Currency

% Increase

(Decrease)(1)

United States $ 1,603.8 $ 1,724.7 (7.0 )% $ (7.0 )%
Canada 322.0 352.9 (8.8 )% (13.1 ) (5.0 )%
Europe 464.3 473.2 (1.9 )% (16.4 ) 1.6 %
International 57.7 71.4 (19.2 )% (1.5 ) (17.1 )%
Corporate 0.1 N/M N/M
Eliminations(2) (29.2 ) (42.6 ) 31.5 % 0.2 31.0 %
Consolidated $ 2,418.7 $ 2,579.6 (6.2 )% $ (30.8 ) (5.0 )%
N/M = Not meaningful
(1) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.
(2) Reflects intercompany sales that are eliminated in consolidated totals.

Pretax Income (U.S. GAAP)

($ in millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

Reported

% Increase

(Decrease)

Foreign

Exchange

Impact

($)

Constant

Currency

% Increase

(Decrease)(1)

United States $ 239.3 $ 224.0 6.8 % $ (0.5 ) 7.1 %
Canada 9.1 42.4 (78.5 )% (2.5 ) (72.6 )%
Europe 33.5 43.1 (22.3 )% (1.4 ) (19.0 )%
International (6.7 ) (7.5 ) 10.7 % (0.6 ) 18.7 %
Corporate (205.9 ) (100.4 ) (105.1 )% (2.0 ) (103.1 )%
Consolidated $ 69.3 $ 201.6 (65.6 )% $ (7.0 ) (62.2 )%
(1) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.

Underlying EBITDA (Non-GAAP)(1)

($ in millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

Reported

% Increase

(Decrease)

Foreign

Exchange

Impact

($)

Constant

Currency

% Increase

(Decrease)(1)

United States $ 370.1 $ 347.9 6.4 % $ (0.5 ) 6.5 %
Canada 64.7 79.2 (18.3 )% (5.0 ) (12.0 )%
Europe 80.7 90.9 (11.2 )% (3.1 ) (7.8 )%
International 2.8 0.4 N/M (0.7 ) N/M
Corporate (30.6 ) (37.4 ) 18.2 % (2.7 ) 25.4 %
Consolidated $ 487.7 $ 481.0 1.4 % $ (12.0 ) 3.9 %
N/M = Not meaningful
(1) See Appendix for definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.

Quarterly Segment Highlights (versus Fourth Quarter 2017 Results)

United States Business

Canada Business

Europe Business

International Business

Corporate

Worldwide Brand and Financial Volume(1)
(In millions of hectoliters) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended

December 31,

2018

% Change

December 31,

2017

Financial Volume(1) 21.556 (6.5 )% 23.055
Contract brewing, wholesaler and non-beer volume (1.781 ) (10.3 )% (1.985 )
Royalty Volume 1.110 22.4 % 0.907
Sales-To-Wholesaler to Sales-To-Retail adjustment 1.126 196.3 % 0.380
Total Worldwide Brand Volume(1) 22.011 (1.5 )% 22.357

(1) See Appendix for definitions and additional discussion regarding Financial and Worldwide Brand Volume.

Other Results

Cost Savings Update

Effective Income Tax Rates

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
U.S. GAAP effective tax rate - As Restated (9.2 )% (257.8 )% 16.6 % (14.8 )%
Underlying effective tax rate 13.7 % 28.7 % 16.5 % 27.1 %

Special and Other Non-Core Items

The following special and other non-core items have been excluded from underlying results. See the Appendix for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures.

Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements for Income Tax Accounting Errors

As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2019, we will be restating our previously issued financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K and will be reporting ineffective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, due to the existence of a material weakness associated with such restatement. Specifically, in connection with preparing our 2018 financial statements, MCBC identified an error in our 2016 income tax accounting for inside and outside basis differences related to our partnership in MillerCoors which resulted in an understatement of our deferred tax liability and income tax expense, and overstatement of net income by $399.1 million as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016. This deferred tax liability required revaluation in 2017 due to the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which, along with other insignificant errors in the 2017 calculations related to the previously held equity interest in MillerCoors, resulted in an overstatement of our income tax expense and understatement of net income of $151.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, and a net cumulative understatement of our deferred tax liability of $247.7 million as of December 31, 2017. The correction of these errors for the consolidated statements of operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2017, and for the balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, are reflected in the tables below. There was no impact to underlying results. These errors also do not have any impact on the previously disclosed cash tax benefits resulting from the Acquisition. See the Company's 2018 Form 10-K filing for additional details.

Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017
As Reported As Restated As Reported As Restated
Consolidated Statements of Operations: (In millions)
Income tax benefit (expense) $ 391.7 $ 519.8 $ 53.2 $ 204.6
Net income (loss) attributable to Molson Coors Brewing Company $ 588.8 $ 716.9 $ 1,414.2 $ 1,565.6
Basic net income (loss) attributable to Molson Coors Brewing Company per share $ 2.73 $ 3.33 $ 6.57 $ 7.27
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to Molson Coors Brewing Company per share $ 2.72 $ 3.31 $ 6.53 $ 7.23
As of
December 31, 2017
As Reported As Restated
Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions)
Deferred tax liabilities $ 1,648.6 $ 1,896.3
Retained earnings $ 7,206.1 $ 6,958.4
2019 Outlook

The company expects to achieve the following targets for full year 2019 performance:

Notes

Unless otherwise indicated in this release, all $ amounts are in U.S. Dollars, and all comparative results are for the Company’s fourth quarter or full year ended December�31, 2018, compared to the fourth quarter or full year ended December�31, 2017. Prior year results have been adjusted to reflect the retrospective adoption of new pension accounting guidance, as described in the appendix. Prior year results have also been adjusted for the correction of the deferred tax accounting error previously discussed above. Effective in the first quarter of 2018, we revised our net sales revenue (NSR) per HL performance discussions to be on a brand volume basis, such that all per-hectoliter calculations now include owned and actively managed brand volume, along with royalty volume, in the denominator, as well as the financial impact of these sales in the numerator, unless otherwise indicated. Some numbers may not sum due to rounding.

As used in this release, the term “Acquisition” refers to the Company’s acquisition from Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on October 11, 2016, of SABMiller plc’s 58 percent economic interest and 50 percent voting interest in MillerCoors LLC and all trademarks, contracts and other assets primarily related to the Miller International business outside of the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

2018 Fourth Quarter Conference Call

Molson Coors Brewing Company will conduct an earnings conference call with financial analysts and investors at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time today to discuss the Company’s 2018 fourth quarter and full year results. The live webcast will be accessible via the Company’s website, www.molsoncoors.com. An online replay of the webcast will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2019. The Company will post this release and related financial statements on its website today.

Overview of Molson Coors

Molson Coors has defined brewing greatness for more than two centuries. As one of the largest global brewers, Molson Coors works to deliver extraordinary brands that delight the world’s beer drinkers. From Coors Light, Coors Banquet, Miller Lite, Molson Canadian, Carling, Staropramen and Sharp’s Doom Bar to Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy, Blue Moon Belgian White, Hop Valley, Creemore Springs and Crispin Cider, Molson Coors offers a beer for every beer lover.

Molson Coors operates through Molson Coors Canada, MillerCoors in the U.S., Molson Coors Europe and Molson Coors International. The company is not only committed to brewing extraordinary beers, but also running a business focused on respect for its employees, communities and drinkers, which means corporate responsibility and accountability right from the start. It has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the past eight years. To learn more about Molson Coors Brewing Company, visit molsoncoors.com, ourbeerprint.com or on Twitter through @MolsonCoors.

About Molson Coors Canada Inc.

Molson Coors Canada Inc. (MCCI) is a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company. MCCI Class�A and Class�B exchangeable shares offer substantially the same economic and voting rights as the respective classes of common shares of MCBC, as described in MCBC’s annual proxy statement and Form 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The trustee holder of the special Class�A voting stock and the special Class�B voting stock has the right to cast a number of votes equal to the number of then outstanding Class�A exchangeable shares and Class�B exchangeable shares, respectively.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,” “outlook,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historic in nature. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s historical experience, and present projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These factors include, among others, the impact of increased competition resulting from further consolidation of brewers, competitive pricing and product pressures; health of the beer industry and our brands in our markets; economic conditions in our markets; additional impairment charges; our ability to maintain manufacturer/distribution agreements; changes in our supply chain system; availability or increase in the cost of packaging materials; success of our joint ventures; risks relating to operations in developing and emerging markets; changes in legal and regulatory requirements, including the regulation of distribution systems; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; increase in the cost of commodities used in the business; the impact of climate change and the availability and quality of water; loss or closure of a major brewery or other key facility; our ability to implement our strategic initiatives, including executing and realizing cost savings; our ability to successfully integrate newly acquired businesses; our ability to achieve expected tax benefits, accretion and cost savings relating to the Acquisition; pension plan and other post-retirement benefit costs; failure to comply with debt covenants or deterioration in our credit rating; our ability to maintain good labor relations; our ability to maintain brand image, reputation and product quality; and other risks discussed in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements and by reference to the underlying assumptions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

APPENDIX

Consolidated Financial Performance

Molson Coors Brewing Company Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 % Change
(In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) U.S. GAAP

Non-GAAP

Adjustments(1)

Non-GAAP

Underlying(1)

U.S. GAAP

Non-GAAP

Underlying

Net sales $ 2,418.7 $ $ 2,418.7 (6.2 )% (6.2 )%
Net Sales per HL change 0.3 % 0.3 %
Cost of goods sold $ (1,596.0 ) $ 104.4 $ (1,491.6 ) 5.0 % (4.0 )%
Cost of goods sold per HL change 12.3 % 2.6 %
Gross profit $ 822.7 $ 104.4 $ 927.1 (22.4 )% (9.6 )%
Marketing, general and administrative expenses $ (663.0 ) $ 12.7 $ (650.3 ) (15.1 )% (14.0 )%
Special items, net $ (18.0 ) $ 18.0 $ 97.8 % %
Operating income (loss) $ 141.7 $ 135.1 $ 276.8 (47.6 )% 2.9 %
Interest income (expense), net $ (70.9 ) $ $ (70.9 ) (16.5 )% (16.5 )%
Other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net $ 10.7 $ (1.2 ) $ 9.5 (29.1 )% (2.1 )%
Other income (expense), net $ (12.2 ) $ 7.8 $ (4.4 ) N/M N/M
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 69.3 $ 141.7 $ 211.0 (65.6 )% 8.4 %
Income tax benefit (expense) $ 6.4 $ (35.4 ) $ (29.0 ) (98.8 )% (48.1 )%
Net income (loss)(2) $ 76.0 $ 106.3 $ 182.3 (89.4 )% 35.7 %
Per diluted share $ 0.35 $ 0.49 $ 0.84 (89.4 )% 35.5 %
Underlying EBITDA(3) $ 487.7 1.4 %
Molson Coors Brewing Company Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018 % Change
(In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) U.S. GAAP

Non-GAAP

Adjustments(1)

Non-GAAP

Underlying(1)

U.S. GAAP

Non-GAAP

Underlying

Net sales $ 10,769.6 $ $ 10,769.6 (2.1 )% (2.1 )%
Net Sales per HL change 0.9 % 0.9 %
Cost of goods sold $ (6,584.8 ) $ 171.1 $ (6,413.7 ) 5.6 % 1.0 %
Cost of goods sold per HL change 8.8 % 4.1 %
Gross profit $ 4,184.8 $ 171.1 $ 4,355.9 (12.2 )% (6.4 )%
Marketing, general and administrative expenses $ (2,802.7 ) $ 38.8 $ (2,763.9 ) (8.2 )% (7.3 )%
Special items, net $ 249.7 $ (249.7 ) $ N/M %
Operating income (loss) $ 1,631.8 $ (39.8 ) $ 1,592.0 (2.7 )% (4.8 )%
Interest income (expense), net $ (298.2 ) $ $ (298.2 ) (13.1 )% (13.1 )%
Other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net $ 38.2 $ 0.9 $ 39.1 (19.4 )% %
Other income (expense), net $ (12.0 ) $ 7.8 $ (4.2 ) N/M (39.1 )%
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 1,359.8 $ (31.1 ) $ 1,328.7 (1.7 )% (2.4 )%
Income tax benefit (expense) $ (225.2 ) $ 5.8 $ (219.4 ) N/M (40.5 )%
Net income (loss)(2) $ 1,116.5 $ (25.3 ) $ 1,091.2 (28.7 )% 12.5 %
Per diluted share $ 5.15 $ (0.11 ) $ 5.04 (28.8 )% 12.5 %
Underlying EBITDA(3) $ 2,453.7 (1.7 )%
N/M = Not meaningful
(1) Refer to the table "Reconciliation to Nearest U.S. GAAP Measures" for detailed descriptions and reconciliation of non-GAAP adjustments and results.
(2) Net income (loss) attributable to MCBC.
(3) Underlying EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, a non-GAAP financial measure.

Adoption of Revenue Recognition Guidance

The new revenue recognition accounting standard became effective for us at the beginning of 2018. We have adopted the new standard using the modified retrospective approach, and, therefore, prior period results have not been restated. However, results under the old standard have been disclosed throughout 2018 for comparability, as required by the standard. The following table highlights the impact of this new guidance on summarized components of our unaudited results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2018, when comparing our current period results of operations under the new guidance, versus our results of operations if historical guidance had continued to be applied.

Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
U.S. Canada Europe International Consolidated
(In millions)
Impact to Unaudited Results of Operations - Favorable/(Unfavorable):
Net sales $ 8.7 $ (10.7 ) $ $ $ (2.0 )
Cost of goods sold $ $ $ $ $
Gross profit $ 8.7 $ (10.7 ) $ $ $ (2.0 )
Marketing, general and administrative expenses $ 1.5 $ 11.5 $ 1.2 $ $ 14.2
Operating income (loss) $ 10.2 $ 0.8 $ 1.2 $ $ 12.2
Interest income (expense), net $ $ $ (0.9 ) $ $ (0.9 )
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 10.2 $ 0.8 $ 0.3 $ $ 11.3

These impacts are driven primarily by the reclassification of certain cash payments to customers from marketing, general and administrative expenses to a reduction of revenue, as well as a change in the timing of recognition of certain promotional discounts and cash payments to customers. For further discussion regarding the impacts of the adoption of this guidance, refer to Part�II—Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 2, "New Accounting Pronouncements" of the Form 10-K.

Adoption of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Accounting Pronouncement

During the first quarter of 2018, we adopted the FASB's guidance related to classification of pension and other postretirement benefit costs. Specifically, the new guidance requires us only to report the service cost component in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period; while the other components of net benefit cost are now presented in the statements of operations separately from the service cost component and outside of operating income. We have also determined that only service cost will be reported within each operating segment, and all other components will be reported within the Corporate segment. These changes to the results of each quarter and full year 2017 were included in the 2018 first quarter Earnings Release. See our 2018 Form 10-K filing for additional detail.

Worldwide Brand and Financial Volumes

Worldwide brand volume reflects only owned brands sold to unrelated external customers within our geographic markets (net of returns and allowances), royalty volume and our proportionate share of equity investment worldwide brand volume calculated consistently with MCBC owned volume. Contract brewing and wholesaler volume is included within financial volume, but is removed from worldwide brand volume, as this is non-owned volume for which we do not directly control performance. Our worldwide brand volume definition also includes an adjustment from Sales-to-Wholesaler (STW) volume to Sales-to-Retailer (STR) volume. We believe the brand volume metric is important because, unlike financial volume and STWs, it provides the closest indication of the performance of our brands in relation to market and competitor sales trends.

Effective in the first quarter of 2018, we revised our net sales revenue (NSR) per HL performance discussions to be on a brand volume basis, such that all per-hectoliter calculations now include owned and actively managed brand volume, along with royalty volume, in the denominator, as well as the financial impact of these sales in the numerator, unless otherwise indicated.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to financial measures presented on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("U.S.�GAAP"), we also present constant currency, "underlying pretax and net income," "underlying income per diluted share," "underlying effective tax rate," and "underlying free cash flow," which are non-GAAP measures and should be viewed as supplements to (not substitutes for) our results of operations presented under U.S.�GAAP. We also present underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("underlying EBITDA") as a non-GAAP measure, as well as underlying EBITDA margin, which is calculated by dividing underlying EBITDA by U.S. GAAP net sales. Our management uses underlying income, underlying income per diluted share, underlying EBITDA (and margin), and underlying effective tax rate as measures of operating performance, as well as underlying free cash flow in the measure of cash generated from core operations, to assist in comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis; as a measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations; in communications with the board of directors, stockholders, analysts and investors concerning our financial performance; as useful comparisons to the performance of our competitors; and as metrics of certain management incentive compensation calculations. We believe that underlying income, underlying income per diluted share, underlying EBITDA (and margin), and underlying effective tax rate performance are used by, and are useful to, investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance, as well as underlying free cash flow in evaluating our generation of cash from core operations, because they provide an additional tool to evaluate our performance without regard to special and non-core items, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets and capital structure. In addition to the reasons discussed above, we consider underlying free cash flow an important measure of our ability to generate cash, grow our business and enhance shareholder value, driven by core operations and after adjusting for non-core items. In addition, constant-currency results exclude the impact of foreign currency movements. For discussion and analysis of our liquidity, see the consolidated statements of cash flows and the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our latest Form 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC.

We have provided reconciliations of all historical non-GAAP measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP measure and have consistently applied the adjustments within our reconciliations in arriving at each non-GAAP measure. These adjustments consist of special items from our U.S. GAAP financial statements as well as other non-core items, such as integration related costs, unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses, and gains and losses on sales of non-operating assets, included in our U.S. GAAP results that warrant adjustment to arrive at non-GAAP results. We consider these items to be necessary adjustments for purposes of evaluating our ongoing business performance and are often considered non-recurring. Such adjustments are subjective and involve significant management judgment.

Our guidance for underlying Corporate MG&A, underlying depreciation and amortization, underlying free cash flow and underlying effective tax rate are also non-GAAP financial measures that exclude or otherwise have been adjusted for special items from our U.S. GAAP financial statements as well as other non-core items, such as integration related costs, unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses, and gains and losses on sales of non-operating assets, included in our U.S. GAAP results that warrant adjustment to arrive at non-GAAP results. We consider these items to be necessary adjustments for purposes of evaluating our ongoing business performance and are often considered non-recurring. Such adjustments are subjective and involve significant management judgment. We are unable to reconcile the above described guidance measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts because we are unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the actual impact of the special and other non-core items. By their very nature, special and other non-core items are difficult to anticipate with precision because they are generally associated with unexpected and unplanned events that impact our company and its financial results. Therefore, we are unable to provide a reconciliation of these measures.

Constant currency is a non-GAAP measure utilized by Molson Coors management to measure performance, excluding the impact of foreign currency movements. As we operate in various foreign countries where the local currency may strengthen or weaken significantly versus the U.S. dollar or other currencies used in operations, we utilize a constant currency measure as an additional metric to evaluate the underlying performance of each business without consideration of foreign currency movements. This information is non-GAAP and should be viewed as a supplement to (not a substitute for) our reported results of operations under U.S. GAAP. We calculate the impact of foreign exchange on net sales, pretax income, non-GAAP underlying EBITDA and non-GAAP underlying pretax income using the following steps:

Reconciliations to Nearest U.S. GAAP Measures

Underlying EBITDA

($ in millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended

December 31, 2018

% change

December 31, 2017

As Restated

U.S. GAAP: Net income (loss) attributable to MCBC $ 76.0 (89.4 )% $ 716.9
Add: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.3 ) N/M 4.5
U.S. GAAP: Net income (loss) 75.7 (89.5 )% 721.4
Add: Interest expense (income), net 70.9 (16.5 )% 84.9
Add: Income tax expense (benefit) (6.4 ) (98.8 )% (519.8 )
Add: Depreciation and amortization 213.3 2.3 % 208.5
Adjustments included in underlying income(1) 141.7 N/M (6.9 )
Adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA(2) (7.5 ) 5.6 % (7.1 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ 487.7 1.4 % $ 481.0
($ in millions) (Unaudited) Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 % change December 31, 2017
As Restated
U.S. GAAP: Net income (loss) attributable to MCBC $ 1,116.5 (28.7 )% $ 1,565.6
Add: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests 18.1 (18.5 )% 22.2
U.S. GAAP: Net income (loss) 1,134.6 (28.5 )% 1,587.8
Add: Interest expense (income), net 298.2 (13.1 )% 343.3
Add: Income tax expense (benefit) 225.2 N/M (204.6 )
Add: Depreciation and amortization 857.5 5.5 % 812.8
Adjustments included in underlying income(1) (31.1 ) 40.1 % (22.2 )
Adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA(2) (30.7 ) 49.8 % (20.5 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ 2,453.7 (1.7 )% $ 2,496.6
N/M = Not meaningful
(1) Includes adjustments to non-GAAP underlying income within the table above related to special and non-core items.
(2) Represents adjustments to remove amounts related to interest, depreciation and amortization included in the adjustments to non-GAAP underlying income above, as these items are added back as adjustments to net income attributable to MCBC.

Underlying Free Cash Flow

(In millions) (Unaudited) Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
U.S. GAAP: Net Cash Provided by (Used In) Operating Activities $ 2,331.3 $ 1,866.3
Less: Additions to properties(1) (651.7 ) (599.6 )
Add/Less: Cash impact of special items(2) (310.1 ) 89.5
Add: Non-core costs related to acquisition of businesses(3) 52.4 92.8
Non-GAAP: Underlying Free Cash Flow $ 1,421.9 $ 1,449.0
(1) Included in net cash used in investing activities.
(2) Included in net cash provided by (used in) operating activities. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, primarily reflects the settlement payment received relating to a purchase price adjustment and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, primarily reflects costs paid for brewery closures and restructuring activities.
(3) Included in net cash provided by operating activities and reflects costs paid associated with the Acquisition.

Statements of Operations - Molson Coors Brewing Company and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

As Restated

December 31,

2018

December 31,

2017

As Restated

Financial volume in hectoliters 21.556 23.055 96.627 99.563
Sales $ 3,024.4 $ 3,211.7 $ 13,338.0 $ 13,471.5
Excise taxes (605.7 ) (632.1 ) (2,568.4 ) (2,468.7 )
Net sales 2,418.7 2,579.6 10,769.6 11,002.8
Cost of goods sold (1,596.0 ) (1,519.8 ) (6,584.8 ) (6,236.7 )
Gross profit 822.7 1,059.8 4,184.8 4,766.1
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (663.0 ) (780.5 ) (2,802.7 ) (3,052.0 )
Special items, net (18.0 ) (9.1 ) 249.7 (36.4 )
Operating income (loss) 141.7 270.2 1,631.8 1,677.7
Interest income (expense), net (70.9 ) (84.9 ) (298.2 ) (343.3 )
Other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net 10.7 15.1 38.2 47.4
Other income (expense), net (12.2 ) 1.2 (12.0 ) 1.4
Income (loss) before income taxes 69.3 201.6 1,359.8 1,383.2
Income tax benefit (expense) 6.4 519.8 (225.2 ) 204.6
Net income (loss) 75.7 721.4 1,134.6 1,587.8
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 0.3 (4.5 ) (18.1 ) (22.2 )
Net income (loss) attributable to MCBC $ 76.0 $ 716.9 $ 1,116.5 $ 1,565.6
Basic net income (loss) attributable to MCBC per share: $ 0.35 $ 3.33 $ 5.17 $ 7.27
Diluted net income (loss) attributable to MCBC per share: $ 0.35 $ 3.31 $ 5.15 $ 7.23
Weighted average shares - basic 216.1 215.5 216.0 215.4
Weighted average shares - diluted 216.7 216.5 216.6 216.5
Dividends per share $ 0.41 $ 0.41 $ 1.64 $ 1.64

Molson Coors Brewing Company and Subsidiaries

U.S. Results of Operations

(In millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
Financial volume in hectoliters(1) 14.010 15.606 64.272 67.731
Sales(1) $ 1,818.3 $ 1,963.0 $ 8,234.4 $ 8,541.7
Excise taxes (214.5 ) (238.3 ) (974.5 ) (1,036.0 )
Net sales(1) 1,603.8 1,724.7 7,259.9 7,505.7
Cost of goods sold(1) (979.0 ) (1,038.7 ) (4,277.5 ) (4,324.2 )
Gross profit 624.8 686.0 2,982.4 3,181.5
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (382.7 ) (460.0 ) (1,631.3 ) (1,782.7 )
Special items, net(2) (3.3 ) (0.1 ) (37.8 ) (15.3 )
Operating income 238.8 225.9 1,313.3 1,383.5
Interest income (expense), net 0.8 (0.9 ) 8.8 13.1
Other income (expense), net (0.3 ) (1.0 ) (1.4 ) (2.4 )
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 239.3 $ 224.0 $ 1,320.7 $ 1,394.2
Add/(less):
Special items, net(2) 3.3 0.1 37.8 15.3
Integration related costs(3) 0.3 0.7 2.9 7.5
Non-GAAP: Underlying pretax income (loss) $ 242.9 $ 224.8 $ 1,361.4 $ 1,417.0
Add: Interest expense (income), net (0.8 ) 0.9 (8.8 ) (13.1 )
Add: Depreciation and amortization 129.0 122.2 514.0 485.7
Adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA(4) (1.0 ) (5.2 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ 370.1 $ 347.9 $ 1,861.4 $ 1,889.6
(1) Includes gross inter-segment sales, purchases, and volumes, which are eliminated in the consolidated totals.
(2) See Part II—Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 7, "Special Items" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion of special items, on an actual basis. Special items for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, includes accelerated depreciation in excess of normal depreciation of $1.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively. These accelerated depreciation charges are included in our adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA.
(3) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, $0.3 million and $2.8 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in cost of goods sold, and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, $0.1 million of integration costs were incurred in marketing, general & administrative expenses. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, $0.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in cost of goods sold, and $0.1 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in marketing, general & administrative expenses.
(4) Represents adjustments to remove amounts related to interest, depreciation and amortization included in the adjustments to non-GAAP underlying income above, as these items are added back as adjustments to net income attributable to MCBC.

Molson Coors Brewing Company and Subsidiaries

Canada Results of Operations

(In millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
Financial volume in hectoliters(1) 1.969 2.087 8.554 8.805
Sales(1) $ 431.7 $ 466.0 $ 1,850.6 $ 1,906.2
Excise taxes (109.7 ) (113.1 ) (458.5 ) (448.2 )
Net sales(1) 322.0 352.9 1,392.1 1,458.0
Cost of goods sold(1) (205.1 ) (210.4 ) (847.0 ) (847.0 )
Gross profit 116.9 142.5 545.1 611.0
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (79.4 ) (93.7 ) (341.9 ) (397.5 )
Special items, net(2) (6.6 ) (6.3 ) (23.8 ) (14.4 )
Operating income (loss) 30.9 42.5 179.4 199.1
Other income (expense), net (21.8 ) (0.1 ) (22.4 ) 11.1
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 9.1 $ 42.4 $ 157.0 $ 210.2
Add/(less):
Special items, net(2) 6.6 6.3 23.8 14.4
Integration related costs(3) 0.1 0.8 0.5 4.1
Other non-core items(4) 19.5 (0.2 ) 19.5 (8.3 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying pretax income (loss) $ 35.3 $ 49.3 $ 200.8 $ 220.4
Add: Depreciation and amortization 35.9 35.9 141.9 131.2
Adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA(5) (6.5 ) (6.0 ) (24.5 ) (14.4 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ 64.7 $ 79.2 $ 318.2 $ 337.2
(1) Includes gross inter-segment sales, purchases, and volumes, which are eliminated in the consolidated totals.
(2) See Part II—Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 7, "Special Items" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion of special items. Special items for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, includes accelerated depreciation expense of $1.5 million and $4.5 million, respectively, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, includes accelerated depreciation expense of $0.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively, related to the planned closure of the Vancouver brewery. Also incurred in the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, are accelerated depreciation charges in excess of normal deprecation of $5.0 million and $20.0 million, respectively, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, accelerated depreciation charges in excess of normal depreciation incurred of $5.1 million and $10.3 million, respectively, related to the planned closure of our existing Montreal brewery. These accelerated depreciation charges are included in our adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA.
(3) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, $0.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively, of integration related costs were incurred in cost of goods sold.
(4) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, charges of $23.8 million were recorded related to the unrealized mark-to-market changes of the HEXO warrants offset by a gain of $4.3 million recorded for the release of our guarantee of the Montreal Canadiens' obligations under a ground lease. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, a gain of $8.3 million was recorded in other income (expense), net resulting from a purchase price adjustment related to the historical sale of Molson Inc.’s ownership interest in the Montreal Canadiens. See Part II—Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 5, "Other Income and Expense" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion.
(5) Represents adjustments to remove amounts related to interest, depreciation and amortization included in the adjustments to non-GAAP underlying income above, as these items are added back as adjustments to net income attributable to MCBC.

Molson Coors Brewing Company and Subsidiaries

Europe Results of Operations

(In millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
Financial volume in hectoliters(1)(2) 5.561 5.401 23.772 23.290
Sales(2) $ 735.6 $ 746.5 $ 3,088.6 $ 2,888.3
Excise taxes (271.3 ) (273.3 ) (1,086.0 ) (947.6 )
Net sales(2) 464.3 473.2 2,002.6 1,940.7
Cost of goods sold (301.2 ) (301.7 ) (1,269.4 ) (1,174.4 )
Gross profit 163.1 171.5 733.2 766.3
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (127.2 ) (126.6 ) (534.6 ) (530.3 )
Special items, net(3) (0.6 ) (2.6 ) (6.0 ) (5.0 )
Operating income (loss) 35.3 42.3 192.6 231.0
Interest income, net (1.5 ) 0.8 (5.1 ) 3.6
Other income (expense), net (0.3 ) (1.1 ) 0.3
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 33.5 $ 43.1 $ 186.4 $ 234.9
Add/(less):
Special items, net(3) 0.6 2.6 6.0 5.0
Integration related costs(4) 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.6
Non-GAAP: Underlying pretax income (loss) $ 34.2 $ 45.9 $ 193.0 $ 240.5
Add: Interest expense (income), net 1.5 (0.8 ) 5.1 (3.6 )
Add: Depreciation and amortization 45.0 46.9 188.0 182.3
Adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA(5) (1.1 ) (1.0 ) (6.1 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ 80.7 $ 90.9 $ 385.1 $ 413.1
(1) Excludes royalty volume of 0.469 million hectoliters and 1.787 million hectoliters for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, and excludes royalty volume of 0.417 million hectoliters and 1.694 million hectoliters for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.
(2) Includes gross inter-segment sales and volumes, which are eliminated in the consolidated totals.
(3) See Part II—Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 7, "Special Items" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion of special items. Special items for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, includes accelerated depreciation in excess of normal depreciation of $1.0 million. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, includes accelerated depreciation in excess of normal depreciation of $1.1 million and $6.1 million, respectively. Costs in both years relate to the closure of our Burton South brewery in the U.K., which was completed in the first quarter of 2018. These accelerated depreciation charges are included in our adjustments to arrive at underlying EBITDA.
(4) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of integration related costs were incurred in cost of goods sold.
(5) Represents adjustments to remove amounts related to interest, depreciation and amortization included in the adjustments to non-GAAP underlying income above, as these items are added back as adjustments to net income attributable to MCBC.

Molson Coors Brewing Company and Subsidiaries

International Results of Operations

(In millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
Financial volume in hectoliters(1) 0.480 0.620 2.214 2.394
Sales $ 67.9 $ 78.8 $ 299.5 $ 300.9
Excise taxes (10.2 ) (7.4 ) (49.4 ) (36.9 )
Net sales 57.7 71.4 250.1 264.0
Cost of goods sold(2) (36.5 ) (49.8 ) (160.4 ) (180.5 )
Gross profit 21.2 21.6 89.7 83.5
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (21.8 ) (29.0 ) (81.6 ) (101.7 )
Special items, net(3) (6.1 ) (0.1 ) (9.3 ) (1.6 )
Operating income (loss) (6.7 ) (7.5 ) (1.2 ) (19.8 )
Other income (expense), net (1.5 ) 0.1
Income (loss) before income taxes $ (6.7 ) $ (7.5 ) $ (2.7 ) $ (19.7 )
Add/(less):
Special items, net(3) 6.1 0.1 9.3 1.6
Integration related costs(4) 0.9 5.4 2.8 12.0
Non-GAAP: Underlying pretax income (loss) $ 0.3 $ (2.0 ) $ 9.4 $ (6.1 )
Add: Depreciation and amortization 2.5 2.4 9.9 9.6
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ 2.8 $ 0.4 $ 19.3 $ 3.5
(1) Excludes royalty volume of 0.641 million hectoliters and 2.267 million hectoliters for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, respectively, and excludes royalty volume of 0.490 million hectoliters and 1.991 million hectoliters for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, respectively.
(2) Includes gross inter-segment purchases, which are eliminated in the consolidated totals.
(3) See Part II—Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 7, "Special Items" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion of special items.
(4) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, $0.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in cost of goods sold, and $0.4 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in marketing, general & administrative expenses. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, $2.2 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in cost of goods sold, and $3.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively, of integration costs were incurred in marketing, general & administrative expenses.

Molson Coors Brewing Company and Subsidiaries

Corporate Results of Operations

(In millions) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
Financial volume in hectoliters
Sales $ 0.1 $ $ 0.8 $ 0.9
Excise taxes
Net sales 0.1 0.8 0.9
Cost of goods sold (103.4 ) 38.2 (166.4 ) 122.9
Gross profit (103.3 ) 38.2 (165.6 ) 123.8
Marketing, general and administrative expenses (51.9 ) (71.2 ) (213.3 ) (239.8 )
Special items, net(1) (1.4 ) 326.6 (0.1 )
Operating income (loss) (156.6 ) (33.0 ) (52.3 ) (116.1 )
Interest expense, net (70.2 ) (84.8 ) (301.9 ) (360.0 )
Other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net 10.7 15.1 38.2 47.4
Other income (expense), net 10.2 2.3 14.4 (7.7 )
Income (loss) before income taxes $ (205.9 ) $ (100.4 ) $ (301.6 ) $ (436.4 )
Add/(less):
Special items, net(1) 1.4 (326.6 ) 0.1
Integration related costs(2) 12.3 20.8 36.9 57.1
Unrealized mark-to-market (gains) and losses(3) 103.4 (38.3 ) 166.2 (123.3 )
Other non-core items(4) (11.7 ) (11.7 )
Non-core other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net(5) (1.2 ) (5.4 ) 0.9 (8.3 )
Non-GAAP: Underlying pretax income (loss) $ (101.7 ) $ (123.3 ) $ (435.9 ) $ (510.8 )
Add: Interest expense (income), net 70.2 84.8 301.9 360.0
Add: Depreciation and amortization 0.9 1.1 3.7 4.0
Non-GAAP: Underlying EBITDA $ (30.6 ) $ (37.4 ) $ (130.3 ) $ (146.8 )
(1) See Part II—Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 7, "Special Items" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion of special items.
(2) In connection with the acquisition, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, we have recorded $12.3 million and $36.9 million, respectively, of integration costs within marketing, general & administrative expenses, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, we have recorded $20.8 million and $57.1 million, respectively, of integration costs within marketing, general & administrative expenses.
(3) The unrealized changes in fair value on our commodity swaps, which are economic hedges, are recorded as cost of goods sold within our Corporate business activities. As the exposure we are managing is realized, we reclassify the gain or loss to the segment in which the underlying exposure resides, allowing our segments to realize the economic effects of the derivative without the resulting unrealized mark-to-market volatility. The amounts included for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, include the unrealized mark-to-market on these commodity swaps.
(4) A gain of $11.7 million was recognized in other income (expense) during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018 for the sale of a non-operating asset.
(5) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2018, activity relates to special termination benefit charges recognized in the second half of 2018 for the U.S. segment restructuring program. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2017, includes the retrospective impact of the FASB's new pension and OPEB accounting standard and moving the non-service component of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefits to the Corporate segment. See Part II—Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 2, "New Accounting Pronouncements" of the Form 10-K for detailed discussion.

Balance Sheet

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions, except par value) (Unaudited) As of
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
As Restated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,057.9 $ 418.6
Accounts and other receivables:
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $14.5 and $17.2, respectively 736.0 728.3
Affiliate receivables 8.4 5.5
Other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.2 and $0.5, respectively 126.6 168.2
Inventories, less allowance for obsolete inventories of $16.2 and $8.1, respectively 591.8 591.5
Other current assets, net 245.6 277.6
Total current assets 2,766.3 2,189.7
Properties, less accumulated depreciation of $2,558.8 and $2,096.6, respectively 4,608.3 4,673.7
Goodwill 8,260.8 8,405.5
Other intangibles, less accumulated amortization of $810.3 and $662.3, respectively 13,776.4 14,296.5
Other assets 698.0 681.5
Total assets $ 30,109.8 $ 30,246.9
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities (includes affiliate payables of $0.1 and $0.4, respectively) $ 2,706.4 $ 2,684.5
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings 1,594.5 714.8
Total current liabilities 4,300.9 3,399.3
Long-term debt 8,893.8 10,598.7
Pension and postretirement benefits 726.6 848.5
Deferred tax liabilities 2,128.9 1,896.3
Other liabilities 323.8 316.8
Total liabilities 16,374.0 17,059.6
Molson Coors Brewing Company stockholders' equity
Capital stock:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value (authorized: 25.0 shares; none issued)
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (authorized: 500.0 shares; issued and outstanding: 2.6 shares and 2.6 shares, respectively)
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share (authorized: 500.0 shares; issued: 205.4 shares and 204.7 shares, respectively) 2.0 2.0
Class A exchangeable shares, no par value (issued and outstanding: 2.8 shares and 2.9 shares, respectively) 103.2 107.7
Class B exchangeable shares, no par value (issued and outstanding: 14.8 shares and 14.7 shares, respectively) 557.6 553.2
Paid-in capital 6,773.1 6,688.5
Retained earnings 7,692.9 6,958.4
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (1,150.0 ) (860.0 )
Class B common stock held in treasury at cost (9.5 shares and 9.5 shares, respectively) (471.4 ) (471.4 )
Total Molson Coors Brewing Company stockholders' equity 13,507.4 12,978.4
Noncontrolling interests 228.4 208.9
Total equity 13,735.8 13,187.3
Total liabilities and equity $ 30,109.8 $ 30,246.9

Cash Flow Statement

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($ in millions) (Unaudited) Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
As Restated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests $ 1,134.6 $ 1,587.8
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 857.5 812.8
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts 12.7 23.2
Share-based compensation 42.6 58.3
(Gain) loss on sale or impairment of properties and other assets, net (8.1 ) (0.4 )
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency fluctuations and derivative instruments, net 193.1 (124.3 )
Income tax (benefit) expense 225.2 (204.6 )
Income tax (paid) received 32.3 86.0
Interest expense, excluding interest amortization 304.2 338.8
Interest paid (308.7 ) (350.3 )
Pension expense (benefit) (57.2 ) (67.8 )
Pension contributions paid (8.9 ) (310.0 )
Change in current assets and liabilities (net of impact of business combinations) and other:
Receivables (38.4 ) (7.2 )
Inventories (10.6 ) 21.3
Payables and other current liabilities 27.6 31.0
Other assets and other liabilities (66.6 ) (28.3 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,331.3 1,866.3
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to properties (651.7 ) (599.6 )
Proceeds from sales of properties and other assets 32.5 60.5
Other (49.9 ) 0.9
Net cash used in investing activities (669.1 ) (538.2 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Exercise of stock options under equity compensation plans 16.0 4.0
Dividends paid (354.2 ) (353.4 )
Payments on debt and borrowings (319.8 ) (3,000.1 )
Proceeds on debt and borrowings 1,536.0
Debt issuance costs (0.5 ) (7.0 )
Net proceeds from (payments on) revolving credit facilities and commercial paper (374.3 ) 374.3
Other 23.9 (50.2 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,008.9 ) (1,496.4 )
Cash and cash equivalents:
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 653.3 (168.3 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (14.0 ) 26.0
Balance at beginning of year 418.6 560.9
Balance at end of year $ 1,057.9 $ 418.6

Reconciliations to Nearest U.S. GAAP Measures by Line Item
Fourth Quarter 2018 Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
(In millions) (Unaudited) Net sales

Cost of

goods sold(1)

Gross profit

Marketing,

general and

administrative

expenses(2)

Special items,

net(3)

Operating

income (loss)

Reported (U.S. GAAP) $ 2,418.7 $ (1,596.0 ) $ 822.7 $ (663.0 ) $ (18.0 ) $ 141.7
Adjustments to arrive at underlying:
Special items, net
Employee-related charges 1.1 1.1
Impairments or asset abandonment charges 11.1 11.1
Termination fees and other (gains) losses 5.8 5.8
Non-Core items
Integration related costs 1.0 1.0 12.7 13.7
Unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses 103.4 103.4 103.4
Tax effects on special and non-GAAP items
Underlying (Non-GAAP) $ 2,418.7 $ (1,491.6 ) $ 927.1 $ (650.3 ) $ $ 276.8
Fourth Quarter 2018 Three Months Ended December 31, 2018
(In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

Interest

income

(expense),

net

Other pension

and

postretirement

benefits

(costs), net(4)

Other

income

(expense),

net(5)

Income

(loss)

before

income

taxes

Income

tax

benefit

(expense)

Net income

(loss)

attributable

to MCBC

Net income

(loss)

attributable to

MCBC per

diluted share

Reported (U.S. GAAP) $ (70.9 ) $ 10.7 $ (12.2 ) $ 69.3 $ 6.4 $ 76.0 $ 0.35
Adjustments to arrive at underlying:
Special items, net
Employee-related charges 1.1 1.1
Impairments or asset abandonment charges 11.1 11.1 0.05
Termination fees and other (gains) losses 5.8 5.8 0.03
Non-Core items
Integration related costs 13.7 13.7 0.06
Unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses 103.4 103.4 0.48
Other non-core items 7.8 7.8 7.8 0.03
Non-core other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net (1.2 ) (1.2 ) (1.2 )
Tax effects on special and non-GAAP items (35.4 ) (35.4 ) (0.16 )
Underlying (Non-GAAP) $ (70.9 ) $ 9.5 $ (4.4 ) $ 211.0 $ (29.0 ) $ 182.3 $ 0.84
(1) Adjustments relate to the following segments: U.S. segment $0.3 million, Canada segment $0.1 million, Europe segment $0.1 million, International segment $0.5 million, Corporate segment $103.4 million.
(2) Adjustments relate to the following segments: International segment $0.4 million, Corporate segment $12.3 million.
(3) Adjustments relate to the following segments: U.S. segment $3.3 million, Canada segment $6.6 million, Europe segment $0.6 million, International segment $6.1 million, Corporate segment $1.4 million.
(4) Adjustments relate to the following segment: Corporate segment $(1.2) million.
(5) Adjustments relate to the following segments: Canada segment $19.5 million, Corporate segment $(11.7) million.

Full Year 2018 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
(In millions) (Unaudited) Net sales

Cost of

goods sold(1)

Gross profit

Marketing,

general and

administrative

expenses(2)

Special items,

net(3)

Operating

income (loss)

Reported (U.S. GAAP) $ 10,769.6 $ (6,584.8 ) $ 4,184.8 $ (2,802.7 ) $ 249.7 $ 1,631.8
Adjustments to arrive at underlying:
Special items, net
Employee-related charges 34.7 34.7
Impairments or asset abandonment charges 36.5 36.5
Termination fees and other (gains) losses (320.9 ) (320.9 )
Non-Core items
Integration related costs 4.9 4.9 38.8 43.7
Unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses 166.2 166.2 166.2
Tax effects on special and non-GAAP items
Underlying (Non-GAAP) $ 10,769.6 $ (6,413.7 ) $ 4,355.9 $ (2,763.9 ) $ $ 1,592.0
Full Year 2018 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
(In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)

Interest

income

(expense),

net

Other pension

and

postretirement

benefits

(costs), net(4)

Other

income

(expense),

net(5)

Income

(loss)

before

income

taxes

Income

tax

benefit

(expense)

Net income

(loss)

attributable

to MCBC

Net income

(loss)

attributable to

MCBC per

diluted share

Reported (U.S. GAAP) $ (298.2 ) $ 38.2 $ (12.0 ) $ 1,359.8 $ (225.2 ) $ 1,116.5 $ 5.15
Adjustments to arrive at underlying:
Special items, net
Employee-related charges 34.7 34.7 0.16
Impairments or asset abandonment charges 36.5 36.5 0.17
Termination fees and other (gains) losses (320.9 ) (320.9 ) (1.48 )
Non-Core items
Integration related costs 43.7 43.7 0.20
Unrealized mark-to-market (gains) losses 166.2 166.2 0.77
Other non-core items 7.8 7.8 7.8 0.04
Non-core other pension and postretirement benefits (costs), net 0.9 0.9 0.9
Tax effects on special and non-GAAP items 5.8 5.8 0.03
Underlying (Non-GAAP) $ (298.2 ) $ 39.1 $ (4.2 ) $ 1,328.7 $ (219.4 ) $ 1,091.2 $ 5.04
(1) Adjustments relate to the following segments: U.S. segment $2.8 million, Canada segment $0.5 million, Europe segment $0.6 million, International segment $1.0 million, Corporate segment $166.2 million.
(2) Adjustments relate to the following segments: U.S. segment $0.1 million, International segment $1.8 million, Corporate segment $36.9 million.
(3) Adjustments relate to the following segments: U.S. segment $37.8 million, Canada segment $23.8 million, Europe segment $6.0 million, International segment $9.3 million, Corporate segment $(326.6) million.
(4) Adjustments relate to the following segment: Corporate segment $0.9 million.
(5) Adjustments relate to the following segments: Canada segment $19.5 million, Corporate segment $(11.7) million.

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