ACCO Brands Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results

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Jul 30, 2014, 07:00 ET

LAKE ZURICH, Ill., July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO), a world leader in branded school and office products, today reported its second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2014.

"I am pleased with our overall performance in the second quarter, especially our expanded placements in back-to-school categories in North America, as well as our disciplined expense management and a continued focus on productivity initiatives," said Boris Elisman, president and chief executive officer. "We remain on target to meet our revenue, adjusted earnings and cash flow guidance for the full year."

Second Quarter Results

Net sales decreased 3% to $427.7 million, compared to $440.2 million in the prior-year quarter. On a constant currency basis sales declined 2%. Net income was $21.3 million, or $0.18 per share. This compared to net income of $9.5 million, or $0.08 per share, in the prior-year quarter, including debt refinancing, restructuring and IT integration costs. Adjusted income increased 4% to $22.6 million, or $0.19 per share, compared to $21.8 million, or $0.19 per share, in the prior-year quarter. The improvement was the result of lower operating and interest expenses.

Business Segment Highlights

ACCO Brands North America - Sales decreased 1% to $283.7 million from $286.9 million in the prior-year quarter, largely due to currency. On a constant currency basis, sales were roughly flat as share gains and price increases were offset by sales declines with a large customer that recently merged. North America operating income was $49.0 million compared to $33.7 million in the prior-year quarter, which included restructuring and IT integration costs. North America adjusted operating income increased 21% to $49.2 million, from $40.8 million in the prior-year quarter, due to cost savings and productivity improvements.

ACCO Brands International - Sales decreased 4% to $111.3 million from $116.1 million in the prior-year quarter. On a constant currency basis, sales decreased 3% primarily due to a decline in Europe. International operating income was $5.2 million compared to $10.5 million in the prior-year quarter. International adjusted operating income decreased 50% to $5.2 million, compared to $10.3 million in the prior-year quarter, due to the non-repeat of a gain on the sale of a building in 2013, lower volume and increased investments in go-to-market activities in emerging markets.

Computer Products - Sales decreased 12% to $32.7 million, from $37.2 million in the prior-year quarter, due to lower tablet accessory sales. Operating income decreased to $0.4 million from $2.9 million in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted operating income was $0.4 million, compared to $3.6 million in the prior-year quarter. The decrease was due to lower sales and a write-down of tablet accessory inventory.

Six Month Results

Net sales decreased 4.4% to $757.1 million, compared to $792.2 million in the prior-year six-month period. On a constant currency basis sales decreased 2.5%. Net income was $13.5 million, or $0.12 per share, including restructuring costs. This compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.00 per share, in the prior-year period, including restructuring, debt refinancing and IT integration costs. Adjusted net income increased 19% to $16.4 million, or $0.14 per share, from $13.8 million, or $0.12 per share, in the prior year period. The improvement was the result of lower operating and interest expenses.

Business Outlook

The company reiterates its expectations for 2014 sales to decline in the mid-single digits and adjusted earnings per share of $0.70-$0.76. The company continues to expect free cash flow of approximately $140 million.

Webcast

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, ACCO Brands Corporation will host a conference call to discuss the company's results. The call will be broadcast live via webcast. The webcast can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of www.accobrands.com. The webcast will be in listen-only mode and will be available for replay for one month following the event.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis in this earnings release, we provide investors with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including "adjusted" financial measures, earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation ("EBITDA"), and free cash flow. See our Reconciliations of Adjusted Results, Reconciliations of Operating Income to Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA from Continuing Operations, Reconciliations of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow and our Reported Supplemental Business Segment Information and Reconciliation, for a description of each of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for each of the periods presented herein. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate to enhance an overall understanding of our past financial performance and also our prospects for the future, as well as to facilitate comparisons with our historical operating results. Adjustments to our GAAP results are made with the intent of providing both management and investors a more complete understanding of our underlying operational results and trends. For example, the non-GAAP results are an indication of our baseline performance before gains, losses or other charges that are considered by management to be outside our core operating results. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for our planning and forecasting of future periods.

There are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because the non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results; certain items could include unusual tax items, restructuring and integration charges, goodwill or other intangible asset impairment charges, among other things. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Investors should review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures as provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

About ACCO Brands Corporation

ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of branded school, office and consumer products and print finishing solutions. Our widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Day-Timer®, Five Star®, GBC®, Hilroy®, Kensington®, Marbig, Mead®, NOBO, Quartet®, Rexel, Swingline®, Tilibra®, Wilson Jones® and many others. We design, market and sell products in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about ACCO Brands can be found at www.accobrands.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements which may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, are made as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to update them. In particular, our business outlook is based on certain assumptions which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These include, without limitation, assumptions regarding changes in the macro environment, fluctuations in foreign currency rates, changes in the competitive landscape and consumer behavior and the effect of consolidation in the office products industry, as well as other factors described below.

Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Because actual results may differ from those predicted by such forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on them when deciding whether to buy, sell or hold the Company's securities.

Among the factors that could affect our results or cause our plans, actions and results to differ materially from current expectations are: the concentration of our business with a relatively limited number of large and sophisticated customers, and the impact of the loss or bankruptcy of a major customer or a substantial reduction in business from a major customer due to their loss of market share or otherwise; the consolidation of our customers, including the merger of Office Depot and OfficeMax in late 2013; challenges related to the highly competitive business segments in which we operate, including, without limitation, decisions made by our major customers to expand the sourcing of their own private label products or otherwise change product assortments, decisions by our competitors to take advantage of low entry barriers to expand their production or lower prices, and decisions made by end-users of our products to purchase lowered-priced, substitute or alternative products; our ability to anticipate the changing needs of our customers and end-users in a market where many of our product categories are affected by continuous improvements in technology and shortened product life cycles and others are experiencing secular declines; our ability to meet the competitive challenges faced by our Computer Products business which is characterized by rapid change, including changes in technology, short product life cycles and a dependency on the introduction by third party manufacturers of new equipment to drive demand for the accessories it sells; commercial and consumer spending decisions during periods of economic uncertainty or weakness; our ability to realize the sales synergies, growth opportunities and other potential benefits of the acquisition of the Mead Consumer and Office Products business; our ability to successfully expand our business in new, developing and emerging markets and sales channels which could create exposure to unstable political conditions, civil unrest or economic uncertainty; any material failure, inadequacy or interruption in our information technology systems; our failure to remediate the material weakness in our information technology general controls; regulatory requirements, litigation, regulatory actions or other legal proceedings; the risks associated with outsourcing production of certain of our products to suppliers in China and other Asia-Pacific countries; the decline in the use of paper-based dated time management and productivity tools; material disruptions at one of our or our suppliers' major manufacturing or distribution facilities; risks associated with our substantial indebtedness, including our limitations imposed by restrictive covenants and our ability to comply with financial ratios and tests; risks associated with seasonality, and foreign currency, interest rate and raw material and labor cost fluctuations; the impact of pension costs; any impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets; our ability to secure, protect and maintain our intellectual property rights; our ability to retain key employees; and other risks and uncertainties described in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in other reports we file with the SEC.

ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
(in millions of dollars)	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	92.3	$	53.5
Accounts receivable, net	375.2		471.9
Inventories	329.4		254.7
Deferred income taxes	30.7		33.5
Other current assets	49.0		28.1
Total current assets	876.6		841.7
Total property, plant and equipment	563.3		548.5
Less accumulated depreciation	(309.4)		(295.2)
Property, plant and equipment, net	253.9		253.3
Deferred income taxes	35.8		37.3
Goodwill	576.6		568.3
Identifiable intangibles, net	602.1		607.0
Other non-current assets	70.0		75.3
Total assets	$	2,415.0	$	2,382.9
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Notes payable to banks	$	43.3	$	—
Current portion of long-term debt	16.1		0.1
Accounts payable	193.0		177.9
Accrued compensation	29.6		32.0
Accrued customer program liabilities	89.1		123.6
Accrued interest	6.7		7.0
Other current liabilities	68.9		104.5
Total current liabilities	446.7		445.1
Long-term debt	904.8		920.8
Deferred income taxes	176.2		169.1
Pension and post-retirement benefit obligations	51.1		61.7
Other non-current liabilities	86.9		83.9
Total liabilities	1,665.7		1,680.6
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	1.2		1.1
Treasury stock	(5.2)		(3.5)
Paid-in capital	2,042.6		2,035.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(158.1)		(185.6)
Accumulated deficit	(1,131.2)		(1,144.7)
Total stockholders' equity	749.3		702.3
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,415.0	$	2,382.9

ACCO Brands Corporation and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions of dollars)	2014		2013
Operating activities
Net income	$	13.5	$	0.5
Loss (gain) on disposal of assets	0.4		(2.3)
Release of tax valuation allowance	—		(7.0)
Depreciation	18.3		20.6
Other non-cash charges	0.6		—
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1.8		3.1
Amortization of intangibles	11.5		12.8
Stock-based compensation	7.7		7.4
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		9.4
Equity in earnings of joint ventures, net of dividends received	2.4		2.2
Changes in balance sheet items:
Accounts receivable	108.1		94.4
Inventories	(71.3)		(64.8)
Other assets	(14.0)		(11.1)
Accounts payable	12.1		47.7
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(77.4)		(34.4)
Accrued income taxes	(8.1)		(21.3)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5.6		57.2
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(13.1)		(26.6)
Payments related to the sale of discontinued operations	—		(1.4)
Proceeds from the disposition of assets	3.8		3.9
Net cash used by investing activities	(9.3)		(24.1)
Financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	—		530.0
Repayments of long-term debt	—		(569.1)
Borrowings of notes payable to bank, net	43.3		58.1
Payments for debt issuance costs	(0.3)		(3.9)
Other	(1.8)		(0.9)
Net cash provided by financing activities	41.2		14.2
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1.3		(2.0)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	38.8		45.3
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of the period	53.5		50.0
End of the period	$	92.3	$	95.3

ACCO Brands Corporation Consolidated Statements of Income and Reconciliation of Adjusted Results (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014							Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
			Adjusted							Adjusted					% Change		% Change
	Reported		Items (A)			Adjusted		Reported		Items (A)			Adjusted		Reported		Adjusted
Net sales	$	427.7	$	—		$	427.7	$	440.2	$	—		$	440.2	(3)	%	(3)	%
Cost of products sold	297.1		—			297.1		303.1		—			303.1		(2)	%	(2)	%
Gross profit	130.6		—			130.6		137.1		—			137.1		(5)	%	(5)	%

Operating costs and expenses:
Advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses	81.1		—			81.1		87.1		(1.9)		(A.1)	85.2		(7)	%	(5)	%
Amortization of intangibles	5.6		—			5.6		6.2		—			6.2		(10)	%	(10)	%
Restructuring charges	—		—			—		5.9		(5.9)		(A.2)	—		(100)	%	NM
Total operating costs and expenses	86.7		—			86.7		99.2		(7.8)			91.4		(13)	%	(5)	%

Operating income	43.9		—			43.9		37.9		7.8			45.7		16	%	(4)	%

Non-operating expense (income):
Interest expense, net	10.1		0.1		(A.3)	10.2		13.5		(0.2)		(A.3)	13.3		(25)	%	(23)	%
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	(1.2)		—			(1.2)		(1.3)		—			(1.3)		(8)	%	(8)	%
Other expense, net	0.1		—			0.1		9.6		(9.4)		(A.4)	0.2		(99)	%	(50)	%

Income from continuing operations before income tax	34.9		(0.1)			34.8		16.1		17.4			33.5		117	%	4	%
Income tax expense	13.6		(1.4)		(A.5)	12.2		6.6		5.1		(A.5)	11.7		106	%	4	%
Income from continuing operations	21.3		1.3			22.6		9.5		12.3			21.8		124	%	4	%
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	—		—			—		—		—			—
Net income	$	21.3	$	1.3		$	22.6	$	9.5	$	12.3		$	21.8	124	%	4	%

Per share:
Basic income per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.19				$	0.20	$	0.08				$	0.19	138	%	5	%
Loss from discontinued operations	—					—		—					—
Basic income per share	$	0.19				$	0.20	$	0.08				0.19		138	%	5	%

Diluted income per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.18				$	0.19	$	0.08				$	0.19	125	%	—	%
Loss from discontinued operations	—					—		—					$	—
Diluted income per share	$	0.18				$	0.19	$	0.08				$	0.19	125	%	—	%

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	114.2					114.2		113.6					113.6
Diluted	116.6					116.6		115.5					115.5

Statistics (as a % of Net sales, except Income tax rate)
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2014				Three Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Reported		Adjusted		Reported		Adjusted
Gross profit (Net sales, less Cost of products sold)	30.5	%			31.1	%
Advertising, selling, general and administrative	19.0	%			19.8	%	19.4	%
Operating income	10.3	%			8.6	%	10.4	%
Income from continuing operations before income tax	8.2	%	8.1	%	3.7	%	7.6	%
Income from continuing operations	5.0	%	5.3	%	2.2	%	5.0	%
Income tax rate	39.0	%	35.0	%	41.0	%	35.0	%



Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA from Continuing Operations (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars)

"Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA" represents adjusted operating income after adding back depreciation, amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense, and joint venture income. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of operating income in accordance with GAAP to Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA.

		Three Months Ended June 30,
		2014			2013			% Change
Operating income		$	43.9		$	37.9		16	%
	Integration charges	—			1.9			(100)	%
	Restructuring charges	—			5.9			(100)	%
Adjusted operating income from continuing operations		43.9			45.7			(4)	%
	Depreciation	9.2			10.7			(14)	%
	Amortization of intangibles	5.6			6.2			(10)	%
	Stock-based compensation expense	4.6			5.1			(10)	%
	Joint venture income	1.2			1.3			(8)	%
Adjusted supplemental EBITDA from continuing operations		$	64.5		$	69.0		(7)	%

Adjusted supplemental EBITDA from continuing operations as a % of Net Sales		15.1		%	15.7		%

Notes for Reported Consolidated Statements of Income and Reconciliation of Adjusted Reported Results

A.	"Adjusted" results exclude all unusual tax items, restructuring and integration charges, in order to provide a comparison of underlying results of operations; in addition, taxes have been recalculated at a normalized tax rate.

	1.	Represents integration charges.
	2.	Represents restructuring costs.
	3.	Primarily represents the adjustments related to accelerated amortization of debt origination costs resulting from bank debt repayments.
	4.	Represents the reversal of the loss on debt extinguishment and other costs associated with the Company's refinancing in Q2 of 2013.
	5.	Adjustment primarily reflects the tax effect of the adjustments outlined in items A.1.-4. above. In addition the company had incurred significant operating losses in several jurisdictions in prior periods. As a result, the operating results in these locations reflected no tax benefit or expense, which results in a high effective tax rate for the prior-year period. The Company's principal remaining tax valuation allowance for the Netherlands was reversed during the first quarter of 2013. Excluding these impacts, the Company's effective tax rate would approximate 35%. The Company's estimated long-term rate remains subject to variations from the mix of earnings across the Company's operating jurisdictions.

ACCO Brands Corporation Consolidated Statements of Income and Reconciliation of Adjusted Results (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars, except per share data)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014							Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
			Adjusted							Adjusted					% Change		% Change
	Reported		Items (A)			Adjusted		Reported		Items (A)			Adjusted		Reported		Adjusted
Net sales	$	757.1	$	—		$	757.1	$	792.2	$	—		$	792.2	(4)	%	(4)	%
Cost of products sold	538.2		—			538.2		558.4		—			558.4		(4)	%	(4)	%
Gross profit	218.9		—			218.9		233.8		—			233.8		(6)	%	(6)	%

Operating costs and expenses:
Advertising, selling, general and administrative expenses	163.0		—			163.0		176.7		(3.1)		(A.1)	173.6		(8)	%	(6)	%
Amortization of intangibles	11.5		—			11.5		12.8		—			12.8		(10)	%	(10)	%
Restructuring charges	1.1		(1.1)		(A.2)	—		15.6		(15.6)		(A.2)	—		(93)	%	NM
Total operating costs and expenses	175.6		(1.1)			174.5		205.1		(18.7)			186.4		(14)	%	(6)	%

Operating income	43.3		1.1			44.4		28.7		18.7			47.4		51	%	(6)	%

Non-operating expense (income):
Interest expense, net	21.4		0.1		(A.3)	21.5		29.2		(0.7)		(A.3)	28.5		(27)	%	(25)	%
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	(2.4)		—			(2.4)		(2.6)		—			(2.6)		(8)	%	(8)	%
Other expense, net	0.1		—			0.1		9.5		(9.4)		(A.4)	0.1		(99)	%	—	%

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	24.2		1.0			25.2		(7.4)		28.8			21.4		NM		18	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	10.7		(1.9)		(A.5)	8.8		(8.0)		15.5		(A.5)	7.5		NM		17	%
Income from continuing operations	13.5		2.9			16.4		0.6		13.3			13.9		NM		18	%
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	—		—			—		(0.1)		—			(0.1)		100	%	100	%
Net income	$	13.5	$	2.9		$	16.4	$	0.5	$	13.3		$	13.8	NM		19	%

Per share:
Basic income per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.12				$	0.14	$	0.01				0.12		NM		17	%
Loss from discontinued operations	—					—		—					—		100	%	100	%
Basic income per share	$	0.12				$	0.14	$	—				0.12		NM		17	%

Diluted income per share:
Income from continuing operations	$	0.12				$	0.14	$	0.01				0.12		NM		17	%
Loss from discontinued operations	—					—		—					—		100	%	100	%
Diluted income per share	$	0.12				$	0.14	$	—				0.12		NM		17	%

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	114.0					114.0		113.4					113.4
Diluted	116.5					116.5		115.5					115.5

Statistics (as a % of Net sales, except Income tax rate)
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014				Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
	Reported		Adjusted		Reported		Adjusted
Gross profit (Net sales, less Cost of products sold)	28.9	%			29.5	%
Advertising, selling, general and administrative	21.5	%			22.3	%	21.9	%
Operating income	5.7	%	5.9	%	3.6	%	6.0	%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax	3.2	%	3.3	%	(0.9)	%	2.7	%
Income from continuing operations	1.8	%	2.2	%	0.1	%	1.8	%
Income tax rate	44.2	%	35.0	%	NM		35.0	%

Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA from Continuing Operations (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars)

"Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA" represents adjusted operating income after adding back depreciation, amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense, and joint venture income. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of reported operating income in accordance with GAAP to Adjusted Supplemental EBITDA.

		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014		2013		% Change
Operating income		$	43.3	$	28.7	51%
	Integration charges	—		3.1		(100)%
	Restructuring charges	1.1		15.6		(93)%
Adjusted operating income from continuing operations		44.4		47.4		(6)%
	Depreciation	18.3		20.6		(11)%
	Amortization of intangibles	11.5		12.8		(10)%
	Stock-based compensation expense	7.7		7.4		4%
	Joint venture income	2.4		2.6		(8)%
Adjusted supplemental EBITDA from continuing operations		$	84.3	$	90.8	(7)%

Adjusted supplemental EBITDA from continuing operations as a % of Net Sales		11.1%		11.5%

Notes for Reported Consolidated Statements of Income and Reconciliation of Adjusted Reported Results

A.	"Adjusted" results exclude all unusual tax items, restructuring and integration charges, in order to provide a comparison of underlying results of operations; in addition, taxes have been recalculated at a normalized tax rate.

	1.	Represents integration charges.
	2.	Represents restructuring costs.
	3.	Primarily represents the adjustments related to accelerated amortization of debt origination costs resulting from bank debt repayments.
	4.	Represents the reversal of the loss on debt extinguishment and other costs associated with the Company's refinancing in Q2 of 2013.
	5.	Adjustment primarily reflects the tax effect of the adjustments outlined in items A.1.-4. above. In addition the company had incurred significant operating losses in several jurisdictions in prior periods. As a result, the operating results in these locations reflected no tax benefit or expense, which results in a high effective tax rate for the prior-year period. The Company's principal remaining tax valuation allowance for the Netherlands was reversed during the first quarter of 2013. Excluding these impacts, the Company's effective tax rate would approximate 35%. The Company's estimated long-term rate remains subject to variations from the mix of earnings across the Company's operating jurisdictions.

Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars)

"Free Cash Flow" represents cash flow from operating activities less additions to property, plant and equipment, net of proceeds from the disposition of assets. The following table sets forth a reconciliation of reported net cash provided by operating activities in accordance with GAAP to Free Cash Flow.


	Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Net cash provided by operating activities
		$	5.6

Net cash provided (used) by:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(13.1)
Proceeds from the disposition of assets	3.8
Free cash flow	(3.7)

ACCO Brands Corporation Reported Supplemental Business Segment Information and Reconciliation (Unaudited) (In millions of dollars)

	2014					2013					Changes
					Adjusted					Adjusted
				Adjusted	Operating				Adjusted	Operating			Adjusted	Adjusted
		Reported		Operating	Income		Reported		Operating	Income			Operating	Operating
		Operating	Adjusted	Income	(Loss)		Operating	Adjusted	Income	(Loss)	Net Sales	Net Sales	Income	Income	Margin
	Net Sales	Income	Charges	(Loss) (A)	Margin (A)	Net Sales	Income	Charges	(Loss) (A)	Margin (A)	$	%	(Loss) $	(Loss) %	Points
Q1:
ACCO Brands North America	$ 171.4	$ (1.5)	$ 0.3	$ (1.2)	(0.7)%	$ 189.0	$ (8.2)	$ 5.7	$ (2.5)	(1.3)%	$ (17.6)	(9)%	$ 1.3	52 %	60
ACCO Brands International	124.3	7.6	0.5	8.1	6.5 %	126.2	4.0	4.6	8.6	6.8 %	$ (1.9)	(2)%	(0.5)	(6)%	(30)
Computer Products	33.7	1.9	0.3	2.2	6.5 %	36.8	2.8	0.6	3.4	9.2 %	$ (3.1)	(8)%	(1.2)	(35)%	(270)
Corporate	—	(8.6)	—	(8.6)		—	(7.8)	—	(7.8)		—		(0.8)
Total	$ 329.4	$ (0.6)	$ 1.1	$ 0.5	0.2 %	$ 352.0	$ (9.2)	$ 10.9	$ 1.7	0.5 %	$ (22.6)	(6)%	$ (1.2)	(71)%	(30)

Q2:
ACCO Brands North America	$ 283.7	$ 49.0	$ 0.2	$ 49.2	17.3 %	$ 286.9	$ 33.7	$ 7.1	$ 40.8	14.2 %	$ (3.2)	(1)%	$ 8.4	21 %	310
ACCO Brands International	111.3	5.2	—	5.2	4.7 %	116.1	10.5	(0.2)	10.3	8.9 %	$ (4.8)	(4)%	(5.1)	(50)%	(420)
Computer Products	32.7	0.4	—	0.4	1.2 %	37.2	2.9	0.7	3.6	9.7 %	$ (4.5)	(12)%	(3.2)	(89)%	(850)
Corporate	—	(10.7)	(0.2)	(10.9)		—	(9.2)	0.2	(9.0)		—		(1.9)
Total	$ 427.7	$ 43.9	$ —	$ 43.9	10.3 %	$ 440.2	$ 37.9	$ 7.8	$ 45.7	10.4 %	$ (12.5)	(3)%	$ (1.8)	(4)%	(10)

Q3:
ACCO Brands North America						$ 295.9	$ 36.1	$ 2.6	$ 38.7	13.1 %
ACCO Brands International						136.0	17.8	0.9	18.7	13.8 %
Computer Products						37.3	3.4	—	3.4	9.1 %
Corporate						—	(7.0)	0.1	(6.9)
Total						$ 469.2	$ 50.3	$ 3.6	$ 53.9	11.5 %

Q4:
ACCO Brands North America						$ 269.6	$ 36.6	$ 9.7	$ 46.3	17.2 %
ACCO Brands International						188.3	34.2	1.2	35.4	18.8 %
Computer Products						45.8	4.6	0.8	5.4	11.8 %
Corporate						—	(8.6)	0.5	(8.1)
Total						$ 503.7	$ 66.8	$ 12.2	$ 79.0	15.7 %

Full Year:
ACCO Brands North America	$ 455.1	$ 47.5	$ 0.5	$ 48.0	10.5 %	$ 1,041.4	$ 98.2	$ 25.1	$ 123.3	11.8 %
ACCO Brands International	235.6	12.8	0.5	13.3	5.6 %	566.6	66.5	6.5	73.0	12.9 %
Computer Products	66.4	2.3	0.3	2.6	3.9 %	157.1	13.7	2.1	15.8	10.1 %
Corporate	—	(19.3)	(0.2)	(19.5)		—	(32.6)	0.8	(31.8)
Total	$ 757.1	$ 43.3	$ 1.1	$ 44.4	5.9 %	$ 1,765.1	$ 145.8	$ 34.5	$ 180.3	10.2 %

(A) See "Notes for Reported Consolidated Statements of Income and Reconciliation of Adjusted Reported Results" for a description of adjusted items.

ACCO Brands Corporation
Supplemental Net Sales Growth Analysis
(Unaudited)

	Percent Change - Sales
	Net		Comparable
	Sales	Currency	Sales
	Growth	Translation	Growth	Price	$ Volume/Mix
Q1 2014:
ACCO Brands North America	(9.4)%	(1.3)%	(8.1)%	0.6%	(8.7)%
ACCO Brands International	(1.5)%	(7.3)%	5.8%	2.4%	3.4%
Computer Products	(8.4)%	0.3%	(8.7)%	(4.9)%	(3.8)%
Total	(6.4)%	(3.3)%	(3.1)%	0.7%	(3.8)%

Q2 2014:
ACCO Brands North America	(1.1)%	(1.0)%	(0.1)%	1.4%	(1.5)%
ACCO Brands International	(4.1)%	(0.9)%	(3.2)%	4.1%	(7.3)%
Computer Products	(12.1)%	1.1%	(13.2)%	(3.0)%	(10.2)%
Total	(2.8)%	(0.8)%	(2.0)%	1.7%	(3.7)%

2014 YTD:
ACCO Brands North America	(4.4)%	(1.1)%	(3.3)%	1.1%	(4.4)%
ACCO Brands International	(2.8)%	(4.2)%	1.4%	3.2%	(1.8)%
Computer Products	(10.3)%	0.7%	(11.0)%	(3.9)%	(7.1)%
Total	(4.4)%	(1.9)%	(2.5)%	1.3%	(3.8)%