Consolidated Balance Sheets

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

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

December 31 2003 2002

 
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and short-term investments $ 110,274 $ 64,327
Restricted cash 20,118
Receivables, net 640,146 567,584
  Receivable from legal settlement 96,707
Inventories 496,776 446,386
Prepaid expenses 246,373 189,246
Other current assets 42,006 13,878

Total current assets   1,555,693   1,378,128
Investments 506,641 545,592
Property, plant and equipment, net 624,631 579,860
Property under capital lease, net 109,145 105,736
Goodwill 373,083 323,413
Other intangibles 102,938 101,770
Other assets 126,025 211,823

    Total assets $ 3,398,156 $ 3,246,322

 
Liabilities and Equities
Current liabilites:
Notes and short-term obligations $ 80,703 $ 37,829
Current portion of long-term debt 7,841 104,563

Current portion of obligations under capital lease

10,399 108,279
Accounts payable 761,663 701,786
Accrued expenses 216,586 204,629
Patronage refunds and other member equities payable 19,449 12,388

Total current liabilities   1,096,641   1,169,474
Long-term debt 1,065,382 1,007,308
Obligations under capital lease 99,650
Employee benefits and other liabilities 177,088 104,340
Minority interests 62,739 53,687
Equities:
Capital stock 2,125 2,190
Member equities 882,547 873,659
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss (65,617
)
Retained earnings 77,601 35,664

Total equities 896,656 911,513

Commitments and contingencies

Total liabilities and equities $ 3,398,156 $ 3,246,322

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 

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