BNET Industries
Market Cap:$1.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.6B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
We are a real estate investment trust, or REIT, with approximately 1.6 million acres of timberlands in Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Through a wholly owned taxable subsidiary, which we refer to in this report as Potlatch TRS, we also operate a real estate sales and development business and six manufacturing facilities that produce lumber, plywood and particleboard. On December 16, 2008, we completed the tax-free spin-off of Clearwater Paper Corporation, or Clearwater Paper, which owns and operates our former pulp-based manufacturing businesses, consisting of our former pulp and paperboard and consumer products segments, as well as our wood products operations located in Lewiston, Idaho. Our results of operations, as presented in this quarterly report, classify the businesses owned by Clearwater Paper as discontinued operations. In March 2008, we announced the permanent closure of our Prescott, Arkansas lumber mill due to poor market conditions. The mill permanently ceased operations in May 2008. As a result, the Prescott operation is classified as discontinued operations in the periods covered by this report. As of June 30, 2009, our business was organized into three segments: The business of the Resource segment consists of the management of our timberlands to optimize the value of all possible revenue producing opportunities while at the same time adhering to our strict stewardship standards. ...
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Director
Michael J. CoveyNumber of Employees 990
Contact Information
601 W Riverside Ave Ste 1100
Spokane, Washington 99201-0603
(509) 835-1516
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Paper (except Newsprint) Mills: 322121
Recent Events
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V.F.Corp, Plum Creek Timber Net Falls
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Potlatch Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results and Webcast
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Bank of America Downgrades Potlatch PCH to Underperform
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Potlatch Corporation - SWOT Analysis
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Potlatch Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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Potlatch Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results and Webcast
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Potlatch Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptPotlatch Corporation PCH Q3 2009 Earnings Call October 27, 2009 8:00 am ET Executives Eric Cremers - VP and CFO Michael Covey - Chairman, President and CEO Analysts Gail Glazerman - UBS Mike Roxland - Banc of America/Merrill Lynch Steve Chercover - D.A. Davidson Mark Weintraub...
Potlatch Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions We’ll pause for just a moment to compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of Gail Glazerman with UBS. Gail Glazerman - UBS Hey. Good morning. Eric Cremers Good morning. Gail Glazerman - UBS Just a few questions. Starting on the...
Potlatch Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Potlatch Corporation PCH Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript July 28, 2009 11:00 am ET
Potlatch Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Gail Glazerman with UBS. Gail Glazerman - UBS Hi good morning. Unidentified Company Speaker Good morning. Gail Glazerman - UBS I guess just can you give you give a little bit more color in terms of what...
Potlatch Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from Hamzah Mazari with Credit Suisse. Hamzah Mazari - Credit Suisse Thank you. Just a couple of questions. First, I'm curious just to see why you guys did not do a Section 1031 on the Arkansas sale? And...
Potlatch Corporation, Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Gail Glazerman with UBS. Gail Glazerman – UBS Hi, good morning. Mike, could you please talk a little bit, you know you talked about weakness I guess in some of the rural lands,...
Potlatch Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Gail Glazerman of UBS. Gail Glazerman Hi, good morning. I was wondering if you could maybe give a little more color on that comment you made about land seeing some weakness and land values. Is...
Potlatch Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions And the first question comes from the line of Gail Glazerman with UBS. Please proceed. Gail Glazerman - UBS Hi, good morning. I was wondering if you could talk a little bit more about real estate, the sale in Minnesota....
Potlatch Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Gail Glazerman with UBS. Please proceed. Gail Glazerman – UBS You gave very clear guidance on why you see your harvest picking up and what’s been going on but I’m just...
Fitch Affirms Potlatch Corp. Ratings at 'BB+'; Outlook Remains Positive
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed Potlatch Corporation's PCH senior unsecured public and bank credit facility and Issuer Default Ratings IDR of 'BB+'. The Rating Outlook remains Positive.
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric J. Cremers | CFO & Vice President, Finance |
| Gerald L. Zuehlke | Chief Financial Officer |
| Brent L Stinnett | Vice President, Resource Mgmt |
| David L. Allred | Vice President, Taxes |
| Jane Crane | Vice President, Hr |
| Jerome C. Knoll | Vice President |
| John R. Olson | Vice President |
| Mark Benson | Vice President, Public Affairs |
| Pamela A. Mull | General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
| Richard K. Kelly | Vice President, Wood Prod |
| Robert P. Devleming | Vice President, Consumer Prod |
| Steve Standridge | Vice President, Sales, Consumer Products |
| Thomas J. Temple | Vice President |
| William R. Dereu | Vice President, Land Sales |
| Debra K. Couch | Contract Manager Mro, Services, Travel |
| Gary Annala | Purchasing Manager |
| Greg Rice | Contract Manager Chemicals, Machine Clothing |
| Jerry Siron | Purchasing Manager |
| Joel Harty | Purchasing Manager |
| Julie Vusich | Product Manager, Division |
| Terry L. Carter | Controller |
| Doug Spedden | Assistant Treasurer |
| Keith Holman | Supply Stream Specialist |
| Malcolm A. Ryerse | Secretary |
| Mark Schiffman | |
| Pendleton Siegel | |
| Charles Weaver | Member |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael J. Covey | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Director |
| Boh A. Dickey | Finance Committee Chairman |
| Ruth Ann M. Gillis | Chair |
| Gregory L. Quesnel | Board of Directors |
| John S. Moody | Board of Directors |
| Lawrence S. Peiros | Board of Directors |
| Michael T. Riordan | Board of Directors |
| Ruth Ann M. Gillis | Board of Directors |
| William L. Driscoll | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Director | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Director | Former |
| Agenda 2020 | Board of Directors | Current |
| Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | CFO & Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Resource Mgmt | Current |
| Hartford Financial Management, Inc. | Current | |
| Oregon State University | bachelor of science degree in forest engineering | Former |
| Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. | Team Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Taxes | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Hr | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon Industries | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President | Current |
| Genie Industries, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Marathon Industries | Chairman | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Public Affairs | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Director, Public Affairs | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Corporate Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Wood Prod | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Consumer Prod | Current |
| Clearwater Paper Corporation | Vice President, Consumer Products | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Sales, Consumer Products | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Vice President, Land Sales | Current |
| Plum Creek | Land Asset Manager | Former |
| Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. | Director of National Land Asset Management Services | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Contract Manager Mro, Services, Travel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Purchasing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Contract Manager Chemicals, Machine Clothing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Purchasing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Purchasing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Product Manager, Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Assistant Treasurer | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Supply Stream Specialist | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Secretary | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Himle Horner Inc | Senior Director | Current |
| Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc. | Current | |
| Coalition of Minnesota Businesses | Current | |
| Potlatch Corporation | Current | |
| Waste Management, Inc. | Current | |
| Xcel Energy Inc. | Current | |
| Ridgeview Foundation | Vice Chair | Current |
| Himle Horner Inc | Director | Current |
| Ridgeview Medical Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hamline University | M.A. In Public Administration | Former |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | Bachelor's Degree In Political Science | Former |
| University of St. Thomas | Certificate of Public Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Finance Committee Chairman | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Chair | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Emanage | Chairman | Current |
| SYNNEX Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Con-Way Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Con-Way Inc. | Director | Former |
| University of Portland | MBA | Former |
| University of Oregon | Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance | Former |
John S. Moody was appointed to our board of directors on November 8, 2005. He is president of ProTerra Realty, a fund manager investing in real estate in Houston, Texas. He joined the board of directors of Potlatch Corp., a real estate investment trust, in September 2006, and on January 19, 2009 he assumed the role of Vice Chairman of Potlatch Corp. From 2001 to 2005, he served on the boards of directors of three publicly held REITs: Keystone Property Trust, CRIIMI MAE, Inc. and Equity Office Properties Trust. From 2004 until October 2005, Mr. Moody served as president and chief executive officer of HRO Asset Management, LLC, a real estate advisory business. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Moody served as president of Marsh & McLennan Real Estate Advisors, Inc., a business that directed the execution of real estate projects and transactions for Marsh & McLennan. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Moody was president and chief executive officer of Cornerstone Properties, Inc., a REIT that acquired, developed and operated large-scale Class A office buildings in major markets throughout the United States and that merged into Equity Office Properties Trust. Mr. Moody received a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Proterra Realty | President | Current |
| Commerzbank AG | Advisor | Current |
| Speltz & Weis LLC | Member of Huron's Board of Directors | Current |
| Huron Consulting Group Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| CRIIMI MAE Inc. | Director | Current |
| Callaway Partners, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cornerstone Properties, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Cornerstone Properties, Inc. | President | Former |
| Reits Inc | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Clorox Company | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Oakland Zoo | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Clorox Company | Group Vice President | Former |
| The Clorox Company | Brand Assistant | Former |
| Stanford University | MBA | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Bachelor's Degree, English | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive Vice President, Exelon Corporation; President, Exelon Business Services Company As President, Exelon Business Services Company (BSC), Gillis, 54, is responsible for providing oversight for transactional and corporate services to the Exelon system companies. BSC encompasses information technology, supply chain, legal, communications, real estate and facilities, human resources and finance, as well as other advisory, professional, technical and support services. Gillis is also a member of Exelon’s executive committee, pension investment committee, and the corporate risk management committee as well as a member of the Exelon Foundation Board. Prior to her current position, Gillis was responsible for areas including field operations, customer satisfaction, public/external affairs, and real estate and property management for ComEd as executive vice president, ComEd. From Exelon’s inception in October 2000 until October 2002, Gillis served as chief financial officer of Exelon Corporation. Prior to the merger, she was CFO of Unicom Corporation. In addition, she was senior vice president of competitive operations, which included customer service operations, marketing and sales and new business development, all residing in ComEd. Gillis also was responsible for the unregulated businesses residing in Unicom Enterprises, Inc. and Unicom Resources. She joined the company in 1997 as vice president and treasurer of Unicom Corporation. As treasurer, Gillis was responsible for the corporation’s financing activities, cash management, financial risk management and treasury functions. Before joining Unicom, Gillis was CFO, treasurer and vice president of the University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System. Her responsibilities included oversight of all aspects of corporate finance and treasury for a $600 million health care system anchored by the University of Chicago Hospitals. From 1977 through 1995, Gillis worked for First Chicago Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), where she held a variety of lending and staff positions. Gillis donates her time to various community organizations. She has been an active member of the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women’s Board since 1986, and is the president of the foundation’s Board of Trustees. She serves as a trustee of the Goodman Theatre Board and is a board member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Gillis is a member of the Chicago Network and the Economic Club of Chicago. Gillis serves on the board of directors for Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH). Gillis received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was distinguished as Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude with high honors in 1977. In 1980, she graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, with a concentration in finance. Gillis and her husband reside in Chicago and have two sons.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PECO Energy Company | Executive Vice President, Exelon Corporation; President, Exelon Business Services Company | Current |
| Archstone | Board of Directors | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Exelon Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| United Communications Inc. | CFO | Former |
| United Communications Inc. | vice president | Former |
| Exelon Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Archstone | trustee | Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business | master's degree in business administration | Former |
| Smith College | bachelor's degree in economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Idmicro, Inc. | Marketing and Business Consultant | Current |
| Potlatch Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Chick Weaver is retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Clorox Company. While active at Clorox, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Oakland Boys and Girls Club; the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, San Francisco Bay Area Council; the Corporate Advisory Board of the Krannert Business School, Purdue University; and the Board of Directors, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Potlatch Corporation and Unocal Corporation. Chick is a graduate of Purdue University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Potlatch Corporation | Member | Current |
| Unocal Corporation B.V. | Member | Current |
| The Clorox Company | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America | Board of Directors | Former |
| The Clorox Company | Member of the Board of Directors | Former |
| Purdue University | Board of Directors | Former |
Executive News
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Potlatch Executives to Present at REITWeek Conference in New York City
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Potlatch Executives to Present at REITWeek Conference in New York City
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Gregory L. Quesnel Joins Ross Stores Board of Directors
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Gregory L. Quesnel Joins Ross Stores Board of Directors
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Ross has sunny Q2 in gloomy times
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Potlatch (PCH) Approves $0.51 Quarterly Dividend; Reduces Planned Timber Harvest
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Potlatch Board Declares Distribution on Common Stock; Company Announces Planned Reduction of Harvest Levels
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Potlatch Board Declares Distribution on Common Stock; Company Announces Planned Reduction of Harvest Levels
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Potlatch Executives to Present at Annual JMP Securities Research Conference
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