Edgar Filing: BRINKS CO

form_10-q.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number 1-9148

	THE BRINK’S COMPANY
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	Virginia		54-1317776
	(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
	incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

1801 Bayberry Court, Richmond, Virginia 23226-8100

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(804) 289-9600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

(Check one): Large Accelerated Filer x Accelerated Filer o Non-Accelerated Filer o Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o No x

As of April 25, 2008, 47,397,320 shares of $1 par value common stock were outstanding.

Part I - Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

THE BRINK’S COMPANY

and subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	March 31,			December 31,
(In millions)	2008			2007

ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	207.2			196.4
Accounts receivable, net		527.0			491.9
Prepaid expenses and other		114.5			93.5
Deferred income taxes		58.2			63.9
Total current assets		906.9			845.7

Property and equipment, net		1,158.7			1,118.4
Goodwill		151.2			141.3
Deferred income taxes		81.9			90.1
Other		202.7			198.8

Total assets	$	2,501.4			2,394.3


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	17.4			12.4
Current maturities of long-term debt		10.8			11.0
Accounts payable		170.7			171.9
Income taxes payable		11.2			14.9
Accrued liabilities		441.3			429.7
Total current liabilities		651.4			639.9

Long-term debt		151.4			89.2
Accrued pension costs		58.9			58.0
Postretirement benefits other than pensions		107.0			111.9
Deferred revenue		181.7			178.6
Deferred income taxes		27.2			29.8
Minority interest		74.3			68.2
Other		165.3			172.4
Total liabilities		1,417.2			1,348.0

Commitments and contingencies (notes 4, 5, 7 and 10)

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock		47.7			48.4
Capital in excess of par value		457.9			452.6
Retained earnings		681.8			675.8
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(103.2	)		(130.5	)

Total shareholders’ equity		1,084.2			1,046.3

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	2,501.4			2,394.3

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

THE BRINK’S COMPANY

and subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions, except per share amounts)	2008			2007

Revenues	$	920.6			740.5

Expenses:
Operating expenses		681.7			564.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses		140.6			112.4
Total expenses		822.3			677.1
Other operating income (expense), net		(1.0	)		0.9

Operating profit		97.3			64.3

Interest expense		(2.5	)		(2.5	)
Interest and other income, net		2.1			1.6
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and
minority interest		96.9			63.4
Provision for income taxes		34.0			25.3
Minority interest		14.9			7.0

Income from continuing operations		48.0			31.1

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		2.1			(2.4	)

Net income	$	50.1			28.7


Earnings per common share
Basic:
Continuing operations	$	1.03			0.67
Discontinued operations		0.05			(0.05	)
Net income		1.08			0.62

Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	1.02			0.66
Discontinued operations		0.04			(0.05	)
Net income		1.07			0.61

Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic		46.5			46.3
Diluted		46.9			46.9

Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.1000			0.0625

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

THE BRINK’S COMPANY

and subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

Three months ended March 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

							Capital						Accumulated
							in Excess						Other
				Common			of Par			Retained			Comprehensive
(In millions)	Shares (a)			Stock			Value			Earnings			Loss			Total

Balance as of December 31, 2007		48.4		$	48.4			452.6			675.8			(130.5	)		1,046.3

Net income		-			-			-			50.1			-			50.1
Other comprehensive income		-			-			-			-			27.3			27.3
Shares repurchased and retired		(0.7	)		(0.7	)		(7.4	)		(39.5	)		-			(47.6	)
Dividends		-			-			-			(4.5	)		-			(4.5	)
Share-based compensation:
Stock options:
Compensation expense		-			-			1.1			-			-			1.1
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		-			-			2.7			-			-			2.7
Excess tax benefit of stock compensation		-			-			6.7			-			-			6.7
Other share-based benefit programs		-			-			2.2			(0.1	)		-			2.1

Balance as of March 31, 2008		47.7		$	47.7			457.9			681.8			(103.2	)		1,084.2

(a)	Includes 1.6 million shares at March 31, 2008, held by The Brink’s Company Employee Benefits Trust that have not been allocated to participants (1.7 million shares at December 31, 2007).

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

THE BRINK’S COMPANY

and subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008			2007

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	50.1			28.7
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(2.1	)		2.4
Depreciation and amortization		50.4			43.4
Impairment charges:
Subscriber disconnects		11.9			11.2
Other		0.1			0.1
Amortization of deferred revenue		(8.6	)		(8.0	)
Deferred income taxes		9.5			9.4
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable		3.5			2.6
Compensation expense for stock options		1.1			1.4
Other operating, net		17.1			10.4
Postretirement expense (credits), net of funding:
Pension		(3.5	)		1.2
Other than pension		(2.4	)		(3.1	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		(19.9	)		4.1
Accounts payable, income taxes payable and accrued liabilities		(32.6	)		(3.0	)
Deferral of subscriber acquisition cost		(6.3	)		(5.8	)
Deferral of revenue from new subscribers		12.0			12.1
Prepaid and other current assets		(17.7	)		(20.0	)
Other, net		(2.9	)		7.4
Discontinued operations, net		-			(1.4	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		59.7			93.1

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(77.3	)		(69.7	)
Acquisitions		-			(2.5	)
Cash proceeds from disposal		0.7			1.6
Other, net		0.4			1.7
Discontinued operations, net		-			(0.1	)
Net cash used by investing activities		(76.2	)		(69.0	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Revolving credit facilities borrowings (repayments), net		65.9			(6.3	)
Long term debt:
Additions		-			1.1
Repayments		(5.0	)		(4.2	)
Short-term borrowings (repayments), net		3.5			(5.7	)
Repurchase shares of common stock of The Brink’s Company		(44.5	)		(0.3	)
Dividends to:
Shareholders of The Brink’s Company		(4.5	)		(2.8	)
Minority interest holders in subsidiaries		(1.1	)		(1.0	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2.7			4.5
Excess tax benefits associated with stock compensation		6.6			3.2
Other, net		-			0.1
Discontinued operations, net		-			(11.1	)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities		23.6			(22.5	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		3.7			0.8

Cash and cash equivalents:
Increase		10.8			2.4
Balance at beginning of period		196.4			137.2
Balance at end of period	$	207.2			139.6

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

THE BRINK’S COMPANY

and subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Basis of presentation

The Brink’s Company (along with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) has two operating segments:

· Brink’s, Incorporated (“Brink’s”)

· Brink’s Home Security, Inc. (“BHS”)

On February 25, 2008, the board of directors approved a plan to separate the Company into two independent publicly traded companies through a spin-off of 100% of BHS. The Brink's Company will continue to operate Brink's, its secure transportation and cash management unit. The spin-off of BHS is expected to take the form of a tax-free stock distribution to The Brink's Company shareholders and be completed in the fourth quarter of 2008. After the distribution, the Company will report expenses related to the spin-off and BHS’ results of operations, including previously reported results, within discontinued operations.

The Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and applicable quarterly reporting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The most significant estimates used by management are related to goodwill and other long-lived assets, pension and other postretirement benefit obligations, legal contingencies and income taxes.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 157-2, Partial Deferral of the Effective Date of SFAS 157, which delayed the effective date of SFAS 157 for all nonrecurring fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. The Company adopted SFAS 157, effective January 1, 2008 for financial assets and financial liabilities. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. SFAS 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and states that a fair value measurement should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The implementation of SFAS 157, as it relates to the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities, did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, on its nonfinancial assets and liabilities.

The Company adopted SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, effective January 1, 2008. SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (the “fair value option”). Unrealized gains and losses, arising subsequent to the election of the fair value option, are reported in earnings. The Company has not elected the fair value option for existing assets or liabilities upon adoption. Therefore, the implementation of SFAS 159 did not have an effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

Note 2 – Segment information

The Company conducts business in two operating segments: Brink’s and BHS. These segments are identified by the Company based on how resources are allocated and operating decisions are made. Management evaluates performance and allocates resources based on operating profit or loss, excluding corporate allocations.

Brink’s primary services include:

Cash-in-transit (“CIT”) armored car transportation

Automated teller machine (“ATM”) replenishment and servicing

Money processing

Global Services - arranging secure long-distance transportation of valuables

Cash Logistics – supply chain management of cash; from point-of-sale through transport, vaulting and bank deposit

Guarding services, including airport security

Secure Data Solutions - transporting, storing and destroying sensitive information

Brink’s operates in approximately 50 countries.

BHS offers monitored security services in North America primarily for owner-occupied, single-family residences and, to a lesser extent, commercial properties. BHS typically installs and owns the on-site security systems, and charges fees to monitor and service the systems.

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008			2007

Revenues:
Brink’s	$	792.8			625.8
BHS		127.8			114.7
Revenues	$	920.6			740.5

Operating profit:
Brink’s	$	82.0			51.0
BHS		32.0			28.2
Business segments		114.0			79.2
Corporate		(16.1	)		(11.6	)
Former operations		(0.6	)		(3.3	)
Operating profit	$	97.3			64.3

Note 3 – Earnings per share

Shares used to calculate earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic		46.5		46.3
Effect of dilutive stock options		0.4		0.6
Diluted		46.9		46.9

Antidilutive stock options excluded from denominator		0.6		0.2

Shares of the Company’s common stock held by The Brink’s Company Employee Benefits Trust (the “Employee Benefits Trust”) that have not been allocated to participants under the Company’s various benefit plans are excluded from earnings per share calculations since they are treated as treasury shares for the calculation of earnings per share. The Employee Benefits Trust held 1.6 million unallocated shares at March 31, 2008, and 2.0 million unallocated shares at March 31, 2007.

Note 4 – Employee and retiree benefits

Pension plans

The Company has various defined benefit plans for eligible employees.

The components of net periodic pension cost (credit) for the Company’s pension plans were as follows:

(In millions)	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Total
Three months ended March 31,	2008			2007			2008			2007			2008			2007

Service cost	$	-			-			2.4			2.0			2.4			2.0
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		11.4			10.8			3.2			2.4			14.6			13.2
Return on assets – expected		(14.8	)		(13.4	)		(3.1	)		(2.3	)		(17.9	)		(15.7	)
Amortization of losses		0.3			2.7			0.9			0.8			1.2			3.5
Net periodic pension cost (credit)	$	(3.1	)		0.1			3.4			2.9			0.3			3.0

Postretirement benefits other than pensions

Company-Sponsored Plans

The Company provides postretirement health care benefits (the “Company-sponsored plans”) for eligible current and former employees in the U.S. and Canada, including former employees of the former coal operations (the “coal-related” plans).

The components of net periodic postretirement cost (credit) related to Company-sponsored plans were as follows:

(In millions)	Coal-related plans						Other plans					Total
Three months ended March 31,	2008			2007			2008			2007		2008			2007

Service cost	$	-			-			0.1			0.1		0.1			0.1
Interest cost on accumulated postretirement
benefit obligations		7.9			7.9			0.2			0.2		8.1			8.1
Return on assets – expected		(9.6	)		(9.6	)		-			-		(9.6	)		(9.6	)
Amortization of losses		2.0			3.0			(0.1	)		-		1.9			3.0
Curtailment gain		-			-			(2.0	)		-		(2.0	)		-
Net periodic postretirement cost (credit)	$	0.3			1.3			(1.8	)		0.3		(1.5	)		1.6

In January 2008, Brink’s announced the freezing of the Canadian postretirement benefit plan. Some employees will not meet the eligibility requirement to receive benefits. As a result, the Company recorded a $2.0 million curtailment gain.

The market value of the Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association trust's assets at March 31, 2008, was approximately $418 million.

Pneumoconiosis (Black Lung) Obligations

The Company is self-insured with respect to almost all of its black lung obligations. The components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost related to black lung obligations were as follows:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Interest cost on APBO	$	0.7		0.6
Amortization of losses		0.2		0.3
Net periodic postretirement cost	$	0.9		0.9

Note 5 – Income taxes

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2008			2007

Continuing operations
Provision for income taxes (in millions)	$	34.0			25.3
Effective tax rate		35.1	%		39.9	%

Discontinued operations
Provision for income taxes (in millions)	$	0.8			0.3
Effective tax rate		27.6	%	NM

The effective income tax rate on continuing operations in the first quarter of 2008 was slightly higher than the 35% U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to a $2.8 million tax charge resulting from the decision to spin-off BHS, and $1.7 million of state tax expense, partially offset by a $4.4 million decrease in the non-U.S. tax provision, primarily due to the mix of earnings in the foreign jurisdictions.

The effective income tax rate on continuing operations in the first quarter of 2007 was higher than the 35% U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to a $4.1 million increase in the valuation allowances for non-U.S. jurisdictions and $1.0 million of state tax expense. This was partially offset by a $0.7 million benefit related to the Company's foreign tax credit position.

Note 6 – Capital stock

Common stock

On September 14, 2007, the Company’s board of directors authorized the purchase of up to $100 million of the Company’s outstanding common shares. The repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date and potential share repurchases will depend on a variety of factors. Under the program, the Company used $3.6 million to purchase 60,500 shares of common stock between December 5, 2007, and December 31, 2007, at an average price of $60.30 per share. The Company used an additional $36.9 million to purchase 594,300 shares of common stock between January 1, 2008, and March 31, 2008, at an average price of $62.16 per share. As of March 31, 2008, the Company had $59.4 million under the program available to purchase shares. From April 1, 2008, through April 25, 2008, another 204,000 shares were purchased for $13.9 million at an average cost of $68.00 per share.

Note 7 – Discontinued operations

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Results of Brink’s United Kingdom domestic cash handling operations (a)	$	-		(2.5	)
Adjustments to contingent liabilities of former operations		2.9		0.4
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes		2.9		(2.1	)
Provision for income taxes		0.8		0.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	2.1		(2.4	)

(a)	Brink’s United Kingdom domestic cash handling operations were sold in August 2007. Revenues of the operations were $11.0 million for the first quarter of 2007.

Note 8 – Supplemental cash flow information

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Cash paid for:
Interest	$	1.8		1.6
Income taxes, net		25.4		14.7

Note 9 – Comprehensive income

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008			2007

Net income	$	50.1			28.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of reclasses and taxes:
Benefit plan experience loss		1.9			4.4
Benefit plan prior service cost		0.3			0.2
Foreign currency translation adjustments		25.8			3.6
Marketable securities		(0.7	)		-
Other comprehensive income		27.3			8.2
Comprehensive income	$	77.4			36.9

Note 10 – Commitments and contingent matters

Operating leases

The Company has made residual value guarantees of approximately $72.1 million at March 31, 2008, related to operating leases, principally for trucks and other vehicles.

BAX Global litigation

BAX Global is defending a claim related to the apparent diversion by a third party of goods being transported for a customer. Although BAX Global is defending this claim vigorously and believes that its defenses have merit, it is possible that this claim ultimately may be decided in favor of the claimant. If so, the Company believes that the ultimate amount of reasonably possible unaccrued losses could range from $0 to $13 million. The Company has contractually indemnified the purchaser of BAX Global for this contingency.

Value-added taxes (“VAT”) and customs duties

During 2004, the Company determined that one of its non-U.S. Brink’s business units had not paid customs duties and VAT with respect to the importation of certain goods and services. The Company was advised that civil and criminal penalties could be asserted for the non-payment of these customs duties and VAT. Although no penalties have been asserted to date, they could be asserted at any time. The business unit has provided the appropriate government authorities with an accounting of unpaid customs duties and VAT and has made payments covering its calculated unpaid VAT. The Company believes that the range of reasonably possible losses is between $0.4 million and $3.0 million for potential penalties on unpaid VAT and has accrued $0.4 million. The Company believes that the range of possible losses for unpaid customs duties and associated penalties, none of which has been accrued, is between $0 and $35 million. The Company believes that the assertion of the penalties on unpaid customs duties would be excessive and would vigorously defend against any such assertion. The Company does not expect to be assessed interest charges in connection with any penalties that may be asserted. The Company continues to diligently pursue the resolution of this matter and, accordingly, the Company’s estimate of the potential losses could change materially in future periods. The assertion of potential penalties may be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Other

The Company is involved in various other lawsuits and claims in the ordinary course of business. The Company has recorded accruals for losses that are considered probable and reasonably estimable. Management believes that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the liquidity or financial position of the Company, however, losses from these matters or changes in estimates of losses for these matters may result in income or expense in any one accounting period that is material in comparison to the earnings of that period.

THE BRINK’S COMPANY

and subsidiaries

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Brink’s Company (along with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) has two operating segments:

· Brink’s, Incorporated (“Brink’s”)	Brink’s offers transportation and logistics management services for cash and valuables throughout the world. These services include armored car transportation, automated teller machine (“ATM”) replenishment and servicing, currency deposit processing and cash management services including cash logistics services (“Cash Logistics”), deploying and servicing safes and safe control devices, including its patented CompuSafe® service, coin sorting and wrapping, integrated check and cash processing services (“Virtual Vault Services”), arranging the secure transportation of valuables (“Global Services”), transporting, storing, and destroying sensitive information (“Secure Data Solutions”) and guarding services, including airport security.

· Brink’s Home Security, Inc. (“BHS”)	BHS offers monitored security services in North America primarily for owner-occupied, single-family residences. To a lesser extent, BHS offers security services for commercial and multi-family properties. BHS typically installs and owns the on-site security systems and charges fees to monitor and service the systems.

The Company has significant liabilities associated with its former coal operations and expects to have ongoing expenses and cash outflows related to its former coal operations.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Income (loss) from:
Continuing operations	$	48.0		31.1
Discontinued operations		2.1		(2.4	)
Net income	$	50.1		28.7

The income (loss) items in the above table are reported after tax.

Income from continuing operations increased by about 54% in the first quarter of 2008 versus the first quarter of the prior year primarily due to improved performance at Brink’s and BHS. Brink’s operating profit increased in the first quarter of 2008 from the prior-year period primarily due to a significant increase in operating profit in Latin America on higher revenues from solid growth in several countries and a nonrecurring benefit from a one-time project (the “conversion project” is discussed further below in Brink’s International section) partially offset by lower operating profit in North America. BHS continued a trend of reporting higher operating profit.

Corporate expenses in the first quarter of 2008 were higher than the prior year due to consulting expenses related to a strategy review, proxy matters and the initial steps to implement the planned spin-off of BHS. Expenses related to former operations in the first quarter of 2008 were lower primarily due to lower costs for pension and other postretirement benefits.

Consolidated Review

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,						%
(In millions)	2008			2007			change

Revenues:
Brink’s	$	792.8			625.8			27
BHS		127.8			114.7			11
Revenues	$	920.6			740.5			24

Operating profit:
Brink’s	$	82.0			51.0			61
BHS		32.0			28.2			14
Business segments		114.0			79.2			44
Corporate		(16.1	)		(11.6	)		39
Former operations		(0.6	)		(3.3	)		(82	)

Operating profit		97.3			64.3			51

Interest expense		(2.5	)		(2.5	)		-
Interest and other income, net		2.1			1.6			31
Income from continuing operations before
income taxes and minority interest		96.9			63.4			53
Provision for income taxes		34.0			25.3			34
Minority interest		14.9			7.0			113

Income from continuing operations		48.0			31.1			54

Income (loss) from discontinued operations,
net of income taxes		2.1			(2.4	)	NM
Net income	$	50.1			28.7			75

Revenues - Consolidated

The Company’s consolidated revenue during the 2008 first quarter increased from the prior-year period as a result of revenue growth at both operating segments. Brink’s revenues in the first quarter of 2008 increased over the prior-year period due to growth in existing operations, favorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates and revenues associated with the conversion project. There will be additional revenue from the conversion project in the second quarter of 2008 but at a substantially reduced level. The conversion project is expected to provide insignificant or no benefit after the second quarter. BHS’ revenues increased year over year primarily as a result of growth in the subscriber base.

Operating Profit - Consolidated

The Company’s consolidated operating profit in the first quarter compared to the same period last year increased as a result of operating profit growth from both operating segments. Brink’s operating profit included significant operating profit growth in Latin America including the favorable impact of activities related to the conversion project. Operating profit in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) was slightly lower than the prior-year quarter as lower operating results in France were partially offset by improvements in several other countries. North American operating profit was lower than the prior-year quarter due primarily to higher expenses. BHS’ operating profit for the current quarter improved due to incremental revenues and lower Home Technology installation expense, partially offset by higher marketing costs. BHS’ operating profit in 2007 also includes $0.4 million of other operating income from the partial settlement of insurance claims related to Hurricane Katrina.

Corporate expense in the first quarter of 2008 included approximately $6 million of professional, legal and advisory fees incurred related to strategic reviews conducted by the Company, proxy matters and the initial steps to implement the planned spin-off of BHS. The Company expects to incur an additional $10 million to $15 million of professional, legal and advisory fees during the remainder of 2008 related to the proposed spin-off of BHS.

Expenses related to former operations were lower in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year primarily due to lower pension and other postretirement expenses.

Brink’s, Incorporated

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,				%
(In millions)	2008		2007		change

Revenues:
North America (a)	$	230.3		211.2		9
International		562.5		414.6		36
	$	792.8		625.8		27

Operating profit:
North America (a)	$	13.4		18.3		(27	)
International		68.6		32.7		110
	$	82.0		51.0		61

Cash flow information:
Depreciation and amortization	$	29.7		24.7		20
Capital expenditures		31.5		26.2		20

(a) U.S. and Canada.

Revenues – Brink’s

Revenues at Brink’s were higher in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the prior-year period as a result of a combination of the effects of Organic Revenue Growth, as defined later, favorable changes in currency exchange rates and the conversion project.

Operating Profit – Brink’s

Operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 was higher than in the prior-year period primarily as a result of strong performance in Latin America, including conversion project activities. In EMEA, operating profit for the first quarter of 2008 was slightly lower than in the prior-year period as a result of lower results in France partially offset by improved performance in several other countries. North American operating profit in the first quarter was lower than in the prior-year period due largely to higher spending on labor, transportation and selling, general and administrative expenses. Results also included the benefit of reductions in postretirement benefit obligations in Canada, partially offset by the net effect of changes in the amount of accruals for legal claims. Due to inflationary pressures, especially related to wage increases in Latin America, and lower conversion project work, second-quarter 2008 operating margin for Brink’s is expected to approximate 7%.

Brink’s expects to generate operating profit margins of approximately 9% in 2008.

Supplemental Revenue Analysis

The following table provides supplemental information related to Organic Revenue Growth which is not required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company defines Organic Revenue Growth as the change in revenue from the prior-year period due to factors such as changes in prices for products and services (including the effect of fuel surcharges), changes in business volumes and changes in product mix. Estimates of changes due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and the effects of new acquisitions are excluded from Organic Revenue Growth.

The supplemental Organic Revenue Growth information presented is non-GAAP financial information that management uses to evaluate results of existing operations without the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and currency exchange rates. The Company believes that this information may help investors evaluate the performance of the Company’s operations. The limitation of this measure is that the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and changes in values of foreign currencies cannot be completely separated from changes in prices (including price increases due to inflation) and volume of the base business. This supplemental non-GAAP information does not affect net income or any other reported amounts. This supplemental non-GAAP information should be viewed in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Revenue growth rates for operations outside the U.S. include the effect of changes in currency exchange rates. On occasion in this report, the change in revenue versus the prior year has been disclosed using constant currency exchange rates in order to provide information about growth rates without the impact of fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. Growth at constant-currency exchange rates equates to growth as measured in local currency. This measurement of growth using constant-currency exchange rates is higher than growth computed using actual currency exchange rates when the U.S. dollar is strengthening and lower when the U.S. dollar is weakening. Changes in currency exchange rates did not materially affect period to period comparisons of segment operating profit for the periods presented herein.

	Three Months		% change
(In millions)	Ended March 31,		from prior period

2006 Revenues	$	548.4
Effects on revenue of:
Organic Revenue Growth		47.7		9
Acquisitions and dispositions, net		6.3		1
Changes in currency exchange rates		23.4		4

2007 Revenues		625.8		14
Effects on revenue of:
Organic Revenue Growth		95.9		16
Acquisitions and dispositions, net		7.7		1
Changes in currency exchange rates		63.4		10

2008 Revenues	$	792.8		27

North America

North American revenues increased 9% to $230.3 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $211.2 million in the same period for 2007 as the result of increases in all service lines. Operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 decreased $4.9 million compared to the same period in 2007 due to higher spending on labor, transportation and selling, general and administrative expenses. Results also included the benefit of reductions in postretirement benefit obligations in Canada, partially offset by the net effect of changes in the amount of accruals for legal claims.

International

Revenues increased in the first quarter of 2008 over the prior-year period in all regions. Revenue increases in EMEA and Latin America were primarily the result of Organic Revenue Growth, favorable changes in currency exchange rates and the conversion project. International operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 was higher than the 2007 period primarily due to the effects of strong volumes in Latin America, including the conversion project.

EMEA. Revenues increased to $332.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to $270.4 million from the same period last year, an increase of 23% (8% on a constant currency basis) largely as a result of both Organic Revenue Growth and favorable changes in currency exchange rates. Operating profit was slightly lower in the first quarter of 2008 due to lower results in France partially offset by improvements in several countries.

Latin America. Revenues increased to $211.0 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $129.5 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 63% (51% on a constant currency basis) primarily due to higher volumes across the region, normal inflationary price increases, favorable changes in currency exchange rates and the conversion project. Operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 was significantly higher than in the first quarter of 2007 primarily due to the above-mentioned volume and price increases, combined with productivity improvements across the region. Brink’s has concluded negotiations with employee bargaining units which will lead to higher costs in the second quarter. This is expected to reduce margins from first quarter levels.

The Conversion Project. Venezuela changed its national currency from the bolivar to the bolivar fuerte on January 1, 2008, and Brink’s performed additional cash handling services to assist in the conversion. During the first quarter of 2008, Brink’s estimated that it recorded approximately $35 million of incremental revenue related to these services. The Company expects to record approximately $10 million in additional revenues during the remainder of 2008 associated with the conversion project with most occurring in the second quarter.

The conversion project activities utilized existing assets, personnel and other resources which also serviced normal operations. Due to the temporary significant increase in volume and special security and reconciliation procedures, Brink’s increased resources and training and established special procedures to mitigate risks and, accordingly, increased its costs. There were higher costs in late 2007 related to this project. There may be wind down costs to be incurred in future quarters after the conversion project ends.

Asia-Pacific. Revenues increased slightly to $19.1 million in the first quarter of 2008 from $14.7 million in the first quarter of 2007, an increase of 30% (22% on a constant currency basis). Operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 was higher than in 2007, reflecting improvements in the Company’s Hong Kong and Global Services operations.

Brink’s Home Security

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,						%
(In millions)	2008			2007			change

Revenues	$	127.8			114.7			11

Operating profit
Recurring services (a)	$	56.8			50.8			12
Investment in new subscribers (b)		(24.8	)		(22.6	)		10
	$	32.0			28.2			14

Monthly recurring revenues (c)	$	38.3			34.2			12

Cash Flow Information
Depreciation and amortization (d)	$	20.6			18.5			11
Impairment charges from
subscriber disconnects		11.9			11.2			6
Amortization of deferred revenue (e)		(8.6	)		(8.0	)		8
Deferral of subscriber acquisition
costs (current year payments)		(6.3	)		(5.8	)		9
Deferral of revenue from new
subscribers (current year receipts)		12.0			12.1			(1	)

Capital expenditures:
Security systems	$	(43.2	)		(41.1	)		5
Other		(2.6	)		(2.3	)		13
Capital expenditures	$	(45.8	)		(43.4	)		6

(a)	Reflects operating profit generated from the existing subscriber base including the amortization of deferred revenues.

(b)	Primarily marketing and selling expenses, net of the deferral of subscriber acquisition costs (primarily a portion of sales commissions) incurred in the acquisition of new subscribers.

(c)	This measure is reconciled below under the caption “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures - Monthly Recurring Revenues.”

(d)	Includes amortization of deferred subscriber acquisition costs.

(e)	Includes amortization of deferred revenue related to active subscriber accounts as well as recognition of deferred revenue related to subscriber accounts that disconnect.

Revenues - BHS

The 11% increase in BHS’ revenues in the first quarter of 2008 over the comparable 2007 period was primarily due to a larger subscriber base and a 3% increase in average monitoring rates. The larger subscriber base and higher average monitoring and service rates also contributed to a 12% increase in monthly recurring revenues for March 2008 as compared to March 2007.

Operating Profit - BHS

Operating profit increased $3.8 million for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007 as higher profit from recurring services was partially offset by increased investment in new subscribers. Higher profit from recurring services in the first quarter of 2008 was primarily due to incremental revenues generated from the larger subscriber base and higher average monitoring rates. Higher investment in new subscribers over the first quarter of 2008 was primarily due to increased advertising and marketing costs incurred to maintain installation volume and increased salary expense associated with an increase in the commercial sales force.

Subscriber activity

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,						%
(In thousands)	2008			2007			change

Number of subscribers:
Beginning of period		1,223.9			1,124.9
Installations (a)		44.6			45.8			(3	)
Disconnects (a)		(18.9	)		(17.5	)		8
End of period (b)		1,249.6			1,153.2			8

Average number of subscribers		1,236.4			1,138.1			9
Annualized disconnect rate (c)		6.1	%		6.1	%

(a)

Customers who move from one location and then initiate a new monitoring agreement at a new location are not included in either installations or disconnects. Dealer accounts cancelled and charged back to the dealer during the specified contract term are also excluded from installations and disconnects. Inactive sites that are returned to service reduce disconnects.

(b)	Commercial subscribers accounted for approximately 5% of total subscribers at March 31, 2008. The Company continues to see the expansion of BHS’ commercial subscriber base as a significant growth opportunity.

(c)

The disconnect rate is a ratio, the numerator of which is the number of customer cancellations during the period and the denominator of which is the average number of customers during the period. The gross number of customer cancellations is reduced for customers who move from one location and then initiate a new monitoring agreement at a new location, accounts charged back to the dealers because the customers cancelled service during the specified contractual term, and inactive sites that are returned to active service during the period.

Installations were 3% lower in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to fewer residential installations which the Company attributes to the slow housing market, partially offset by a 10% increase in commercial installations over the same period last year. Overall, installation growth in 2008 is expected to continue to be hampered by sluggish residential real estate activity in the U.S.

The annualized disconnect rate of 6.1% for the first quarter of 2008 was consistent with that of the same period of 2007. Disconnect rates are typically higher in the second and third calendar quarters of the year because of an increase in residential moves during summer months. BHS is continually focused on minimizing customer disconnects; however, the disconnect rate may not materially improve in the future, as a certain amount of disconnects cannot be prevented due to external factors, primarily household moves. In addition, the instability in the housing and credit markets could affect BHS’ ability to collect receivables from customers; this could increase the disconnect rate. The Company expects the disconnect rate in the second quarter of 2008 to be lower than the second quarter of 2007 rate of 8.0%.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures – Monthly Recurring Revenues

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Monthly recurring revenues (“MRR”) (a)	$	38.3		34.2
Amounts excluded from MRR:
Amortization of deferred revenue		2.9		2.7
Other revenues (b)		1.6		1.7
Revenues on a GAAP basis:
March		42.8		38.6
January – February		85.0		76.1
January – March	$	127.8		114.7

(a)	MRR is calculated based on the number of subscribers at period end multiplied by the average fee per subscriber received in the last month of the period for contracted monitoring and maintenance services.

(b)	Revenues that are not pursuant to monthly contractual billings.

The Company uses MRR as one factor of BHS’ performance and believes the presentation of MRR is useful to investors because the measure is widely used in the industry to assess the amount of recurring revenues from subscriber fees that a monitored security business produces. This supplemental non-GAAP information should be reviewed in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Corporate Expense – The Brink’s Company

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,				%
(In millions)	2008		2007		change

Corporate expense	$	16.1		11.6		39

Corporate expense in the first quarter of 2008 included approximately $6 million of professional, legal and advisory fees incurred related to strategic reviews conducted by the Company, proxy matters and the initial steps to implement the proposed spin-off of BHS. The Company expects to incur an additional $10 million to $15 million of professional, legal and advisory fees during the remainder of 2008 related to the proposed spin-off of BHS.

Expenses related to the spin-off will be classified within discontinued operations once the spin-off has occurred.

Former Operations – included in Continuing Operations

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,						%
(In millions)	2008			2007			change

Company-sponsored postretirement
benefits other than pensions	$	0.3			1.5			(80	)
Black lung		0.9			0.9			-
Pension		(1.8	)		(0.1	)		200	+
Administrative, legal and other
expenses, net		1.2			1.0			20
	$	0.6			3.3			(82	)

Expenses from former operations decreased by 82% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year primarily because pension credits increased and other postretirement benefit expenses were lower.

Foreign Operations

The Company operates in approximately 50 countries outside the U.S., each with a local currency other than the U.S. dollar. Because the financial results of the Company are reported in U.S. dollars, they are affected by changes in the value of various foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. Changes in exchange rates may also affect transactions which are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. The diversity of foreign operations helps to mitigate a portion of the impact that foreign currency fluctuations in any one country may have on the translated results. The Company, from time to time, uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge transactional risks associated with foreign currencies. At March 31, 2008, no foreign currency forward contracts were outstanding.

Translation adjustments of net monetary assets and liabilities denominated in local currencies relating to operations in countries with highly inflationary economies are included in net income, along with all transaction gains or losses for the period. No subsidiaries operated in highly inflationary economies for the three months ending March 31, 2008 and 2007. Venezuela’s economy has not been considered to be highly inflationary in the past five years, but it is reasonably possible that Venezuela’s economy may be considered highly inflationary again at some time in the future.

The Company is exposed to certain risks when it operates in highly inflationary economies, including the risk that

the rate of price increases for services will not keep pace with cost inflation;

adverse economic conditions in the highly inflationary country may discourage business growth which could affect demand for the Company’s services; and

the devaluation of the currency may exceed the rate of inflation and reported U.S. dollar revenues and profits may decline.

Brink’s Venezuela is also subject to local laws and regulatory interpretations that determine the exchange rate at which repatriating dividends may be converted. It is possible that Brink’s Venezuela may be subject to a less favorable exchange rate on dividend remittances in the future. The Company’s reported U.S. dollar revenues, earnings and equity would be adversely affected if revenues and operating profits of Brink’s Venezuela were to be reported using a less favorable currency exchange rate. The Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries, which are not wholly owned, held net current assets of $77 million at March 31, 2008.

The Company is also subject to other risks customarily associated with doing business in foreign countries, including labor and economic conditions, political instability, controls on repatriation of earnings and capital, nationalization, expropriation and other forms of restrictive action by local governments. The future effects, if any, of these risks on the Company cannot be predicted.

Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

Other operating income (expense), net, is a component of the operating segments’ previously discussed operating profits.

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,						%
(In millions)	2008			2007			change

Share in earnings of equity affiliates	$	1.2			0.7			71
Royalty income		0.6			0.4			50
Foreign currency transaction losses, net		(3.3	)		(1.2	)		175
Gain on sale of operating
assets, net		-			0.3		NM
Other		0.5			0.7			(29	)
	$	(1.0	)		0.9		NM

Nonoperating Income and Expense

Interest expense

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,				%
(In millions)	2008		2007		change

Interest expense	$	2.5		2.5		-

Interest and other income, net

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,					%
(In millions)	2008		2007			change

Interest income	$	2.1		1.8			17
Other		-		(0.2	)	NM
	$	2.1		1.6			31

Income Taxes

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2008			2007

Continuing operations
Provision for income taxes (in millions)	$	34.0			25.3
Effective tax rate		35.1	%		39.9	%

Discontinued operations
Provision for income taxes (in millions)	$	0.8			0.3
Effective tax rate		27.6	%	NM

The Company’s effective tax rate may fluctuate materially from period to period due to changes in the expected geographical mix of earnings, changes in valuation allowances or accruals for contingencies and other factors. Subject to the above factors, the Company currently expects that the effective tax rate on continuing operations for the full year 2008 will approximate 35% to 37%.

Minority Interest

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,				%
(In millions)	2008		2007		change

Minority interest	$	14.9		7.0		113

The increase in minority interest in 2008 is primarily due to an increase in the earnings of Brink’s Venezuelan and Colombian subsidiaries.

Discontinued Operations

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2008		2007

Results of Brink’s United Kingdom domestic cash handling operations (a)	$	-		(2.5	)
Adjustments to contingent liabilities of former operations		2.9		0.4
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes		2.9		(2.1	)
Provision for income taxes		0.8		0.3
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	2.1		(2.4	)

(a)	Brink’s United Kingdom domestic cash handling operations were sold in August 2007. Revenues of the operations were $11.0 million for the first quarter of 2007.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Overview

Cash flows before financing activities decreased by $40.6 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the first quarter of 2007. The decrease was primarily due to higher working capital usage. In addition, capital expenditures were higher in the first quarter of 2008 than in the same quarter last year.

Summary of Cash Flow Information

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,						$
(In millions)	2008			2007			change

Cash flows from operating activities:
Continuing operations	$	59.7			94.5			(34.8	)
Discontinued operations		-			(1.4	)		1.4
Operating activities		59.7			93.1			(33.4	)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Continuing operations:
Capital expenditures		(77.3	)		(69.7	)		(7.6	)
Acquisitions		-			(2.5	)		2.5
Other		1.1			3.3			(2.2	)
Discontinued operations		-			(0.1	)		0.1
Investing activities		(76.2	)		(69.0	)		(7.2	)

Cash flows before financing activities	$	(16.5	)		24.1			(40.6	)

Operating Activities

Operating cash flows from continuing operations decreased by $34.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease was primarily due to higher working capital usage, partially offset by improved operating performance.

Investing Activities

Cash flows from investing activities decreased by $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2008 versus the first quarter of 2007 primarily due to increased capital expenditures.

Capital expenditures were as follows:

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,				$
(In millions)	2008		2007		change

Capital expenditures:
Brink’s	$	31.5		26.2		5.3
BHS:
Security systems		43.2