Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 8-K is filed by Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. on March 22, 2011. The report serves to disclose the release of supplemental financial information for two distinct entities: Alexander & Baldwin's Real Estate segments and Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (Matson).
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific numerical values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. Instead, it references the availability of summarized financial data for the following periods:
- Alexander & Baldwin Real Estate Segments: Year ending December 31, 2010.
- Matson Navigation Company, Inc.: Periods ended December 31, 2010, December 25, 2009, and December 26, 2008.
The Matson data was released specifically to facilitate a credit rating by The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.
Material Changes
The filing does not detail specific material changes in financial performance or operations. It reports the procedural action of making the Annual Supplemental Information Package and summarized financial data publicly available via the company website and as exhibits to this report.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, forward-looking guidance, outlook, or discussion of risks and contingencies. The primary purpose is the disclosure of historical financial data availability.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 for the Annual Supplemental Information Package regarding Alexander & Baldwin's Real Estate segments for the year ended December 31, 2010.
- Review Exhibit 99.2 for the summarized financial information for Matson Navigation Company, Inc. covering the years 2008, 2009, and 2010.
- Verify the credit rating status of Matson subsidiaries with The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, as the data release was intended for this purpose.