10-K annual report · filed Mar 4, 2009

Icahn Enterprises L.p (IEP) FY2008 10-K Annual Report

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Icahn Enterprises L.p (IEP) filed its fiscal 2008 10-K annual report with the SEC on Mar 4, 2009.

  • Top risk flagged: Delaware litigation over WPI preferred stock could reduce ownership below 50%, potentially ending WPI consolidation and materially changing reported financial statements

Icahn Enterprises L.p FY2008 10-K analysis

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Business Overview

  • Diversified holding company spanning investment management, automotive, metals, real estate and home fashion
  • Federal-Mogul became the core automotive platform, with ownership reaching 75.7% through $862.75 million and unit-funded acquisitions
  • ACEP gaming exit completed for approximately $472 million after-tax gain, eliminating remaining gaming operations
  • Automotive restructuring targeted approximately 8,600 workforce reductions, with $127 million charges and up to $37 million additional charges
  • Investment management economics shifted from 2.5% management fees to special profits interest allocations effective January 1, 2008

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $5.0B vs $2.5B, driven by $5.7B Automotive contribution and $405M Metals increase
  • Continuing-operations loss $528M, Investment Management loss $335M and Automotive loss $350M
  • Best segment: Metals sales $1.2B, up 48.6%, gross margin 11.0% vs 6.7%
  • Operating cash flow $841M, capex $794M, gaming-sale proceeds approximately $1.1B
  • Outlook: automotive production declines, Home Fashion losses and restructuring expected through fiscal 2009

Risk Factors

  • Delaware litigation over WPI preferred stock could reduce ownership below 50%, potentially ending WPI consolidation and materially changing reported financial statements
  • Global financial crisis: Private Funds’ negative 2008 performance eliminated incentive allocations and reduced net asset value to approximately $660 million
  • Federal-Mogul supplier distress: bankruptcies, raw-material shortages and single-source relationships threatened uninterrupted production and margins
  • Asian and Latin American imports: 2005 quota removal accelerated WPI market-share losses amid low-priced foreign competition
  • Debt refinancing exposure: approximately $429 million of Icahn Enterprises indebtedness due through December 31, 2011

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