Annual Report 2002 Land O'Lakes, Inc.
IntroductionHighlights of 2002Letter to the StakeholdersDairy FoodsAg ServicesBoard of DirectorsFinancial ReviewSenior Strategy Team
Financial Overview
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Equities
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Management
Independent Auditor's Report
Ten Years in Review
Consolidated Statement of Operations

Land O'Lakes, Inc.
($ in thousands)

Years Ended December 31 2002 2001 2000  

Cash flows from operating activities:  
Net earnings $ 98,887 $ 71,488 $ 102,932  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
 
Depreciation and amortization   106,762   97,288   83,621  
Bad debt expense 5,094 1,871 4,550  
Proceeds from patronage revolvement received 2,895 2,895 16,350  
Non-cash patronage income (1,921 ) (4,999 ) (9,914 )
Receivabls from legal settlement (96,707 ) - -
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (5,050 ) 20,096 31,884
Increase in other assets (85,843 ) (12,543 ) (1,178 )
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities (2,301 ) (4,527 ) 673
Restructuring and impairment charges 31,412 3,733 54,226  
Gain from divestiture of businesses (4,992 ) - (89,034 )
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliated companies (22,675 ) (48,583 ) 35,566
Minority interests 5,487 6,882 (1,405 )
Other (74 ) (6,153 ) 1,184  
Changes in current assets and liabilities,
   net of acquisitions and divestitures:
 
Receivables (26,087 ) 37,298 (25,568 )
Inventories (4,167 ) 21,139 103,641  
Other current assets (22,216 ) (200 ) 83,601
Accounts payable 62,654 124,402 (283,313 )
Accrued expenses (18,316 ) (35,783 ) 71,073  

Net cash provided by operating activities 22,008 274,304 115,161  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:  
Additions to property, plant and equipment (87,437 ) (83,936 ) (104,343 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired   - (371,858 ) (101,076 )
Payments for investments (16,226 ) (46,189 ) (86,611 )
Net proceeds from divestiture of businesses 16,070 - 184,106  
Proceeds from sale of investments 27,371 5,264 3,248  
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 24,313 30,224 25,189  
Dividends from investment in affiliated companies 26,558 3,584 -  
Other 5,116 1,745 (3,088 )

Net cash used by investing activities (4,235 ) (461,202 ) (82,575 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt 10,118 (53,812 ) (42,762 )
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt   6,057 1,369,528 58,955  
Payments on principal of long-term debt (62,040 ) (935,104 ) (179,133 )
Payments for debt issuance costs - (20,265 ) -  
Payments for purchase of Capital Securities - - (9,300 )
Payments for redemption of member equities (37,878 ) (46,896 ) (54,260 )
Other 128 (378 ) 109  

Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (83,615 ) 313,073 (226,391 )

Net (decrease) increase in cash (65,842 ) 126,175 (193,805 )
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 130,169 3,994 197,799  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 64,327 $ 130,169 $ 3,994  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

INTRODUCTION | HIGHLIGHTS OF 2002 | LETTER TO THE STAKEHOLDERS | DAIRY FOODS
AG SERVICES | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | FINANCIAL REVIEW | SENIOR STRATEGY TEAM