DANA HOLDING CORP Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Apr 29, 2010
DANA HOLDING CORP (DAN, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-03-31.

Dana Holding Corp has a market cap of $1.75 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.54 with and P/S ratio of 0.4. DAN is in the portfolios of Daniel Loeb of Third Point, LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Acquisitions In June 2007, our subsidiary Dana Mauritius Limited (Dana Mauritius) purchased 4% of the registered capital of Dongfeng Dana Axle Co., Ltd. (DDAC), a commercial vehicle axle manufacturer in China formerly known as Dongfeng Axle Co., Ltd., from Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (Dongfeng Motor) and certain of its affiliates for $5. Dana Mauritius agreed, subject to certain conditions, to purchase an additional 46% equity interest in DDAC. Under the terms of the agreement, our additional interest is based on a valuation of the business which would result in an additional investment of $54 to $77. The actual investment could vary significantly from this range in the event that the parties mutually agree that the operating results and prospects of the venture at the expected closing date support a higher valuation of the business.

Divestiture of Structural Products business In December 2009, we signed an agreement to sell substantially all of our Structural Products business to Metalsa S.A. de C.V. (Metalsa), the largest vehicle frame and structures supplier in Mexico. As a result of the sale agreement, we had recorded a $161 charge ($153 net of tax) in December 2009, including an impairment of $150 of the intangible and long-lived assets of the Structures segment and transaction and other expenses associated with the sale of $11 which was recorded in other income (expense), net.

In March 2010, we completed the sale of all but the operations in Venezuela, representing $140 of the $147 total purchase price, and recorded a pre-tax loss of $5 ($3 net of tax) resulting primarily from a $3 negotiated reduction of the purchase price. We received cash proceeds of $113 and recorded a receivable of $27 for the deferred proceeds, including $15 related to an earn-out provision, which we expect to receive in the first quarter of 2011. We recorded an additional receivable of $8 representing recovery of working capital, which we expect to receive in the third quarter of 2010, subject to final agreement with the buyer.

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