10-Q 1 f10q2q.htm FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


 

 

 

FORM 10-Q


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

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012

Commission File Number 1-7233

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE

 

 

 

31-0596149

(State of incorporation)

 

 

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


11 KEEWAYDIN DRIVE, SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

03079

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)


(603) 893-9701

(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 [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).            YES [X]     NO [  ]


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 the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):


Large accelerated filer  __                    

Accelerated filer  X                    

Non-accelerated filer  __                    

Smaller Reporting Company __


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES [  ]     NO [X]


The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock outstanding on January 28, 2013 was 12,703,707



INDEX

Page No.

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Item 1.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012

2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the

Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the

Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

4

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the

Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

18

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

28

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

29

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

30

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

31

Item 6.

Exhibits

31

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

December 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

              33,126

 

$

          54,749

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

              90,433

 

 

          99,432

Inventories, net

 

 

              96,624

 

 

          73,076

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

                9,059

 

 

            6,255

Income taxes receivable

 

 

                2,465

 

 

            3,568

Deferred tax asset

 

 

              12,661

 

 

          12,190

Total current assets

 

 

            244,368

 

 

        249,270

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

              96,639

 

 

          82,563

Goodwill

 

 

            114,054

 

 

        100,633

Intangible assets, net

 

 

              27,257

 

 

          19,818

Deferred tax asset

 

 

                4,764

 

 

            6,618

Other non-current assets

 

 

              19,893

 

 

          20,909

Total non-current assets

 

 

            262,607

 

 

        230,541

Total assets

 

$

            506,975

 

$

        479,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

              57,139

 

$

          62,113

Accrued expenses

 

 

              51,795

 

 

          51,124

Income taxes payable

 

 

                2,644

 

 

            3,548

Total current liabilities

 

 

            111,578

 

 

        116,785

Long-term debt

 

 

              62,073

 

 

          50,000

Accrued pension and other non-current liabilities

 

 

              67,497

 

 

          70,119

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

            129,570

 

 

        120,119

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $1.50 per share - 60,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares authorized, 27,984,278 issued, 12,554,146 and

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,523,866 outstanding at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012

 

 

              41,976

 

 

          41,976

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

              35,546

 

 

          34,928

Retained earnings

 

 

            526,027

 

 

        505,163

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

            (69,200)

 

 

        (75,125)

Treasury shares (15,430,132 shares at December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

and 15,460,412 shares at June 30, 2012)

 

 

          (268,522)

 

 

      (264,035)

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

            265,827

 

 

        242,907

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

            506,975

 

$

        479,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

 

 

 






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STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net sales

 

$

   168,629

 

$

   154,868

 

$

   352,015

 

$

   314,174

Cost of sales

 

 

   112,339

 

 

   104,598

 

 

   236,480

 

 

   211,158

Gross profit

 

 

     56,290

 

 

     50,270

 

 

   115,535

 

 

   103,016

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

     39,037

 

 

     35,193

 

 

     80,421

 

 

     71,303

Restructuring costs

 

 

          985

 

 

          701

 

 

       1,220

 

 

       1,223

Total operating expenses

 

 

     40,022

 

 

     35,894

 

 

     81,641

 

 

     72,526

Income from operations

 

 

     16,268

 

 

     14,376

 

 

     33,894

 

 

     30,490

Interest expense

 

 

       (575)

 

 

       (428)

 

 

    (1,226)

 

 

       (900)

Other non-operating income (expense)

 

 

          166

 

 

            94

 

 

          130

 

 

          285

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

     15,859

 

 

     14,042

 

 

     32,798

 

 

     29,875

Provision for income taxes

 

 

       4,833

 

 

       3,965

 

 

       9,847

 

 

       7,979

Income from continuing operations

 

 

     11,026

 

 

     10,077

 

 

     22,951

 

 

     21,896

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

 

         (65)

 

 

  (14,193)

 

 

       (160)

 

 

  (14,054)

Net income (loss)

 

$

     10,961

 

$

    (4,116)

 

$

     22,791

 

$

       7,842

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

         0.88

 

$

         0.80

 

$

         1.82

 

$

         1.75

Discontinued operations

 

 

      (0.01)

 

 

      (1.13)

 

 

      (0.01)

 

 

      (1.12)

Total

 

$

         0.87

 

$

      (0.33)

 

$

         1.81

 

$

         0.63

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

         0.86

 

$

         0.79

 

$

         1.79

 

$

         1.72

Discontinued operations

 

 

              -   

 

 

      (1.11)

 

 

      (0.01)

 

 

      (1.11)

Total

 

$

         0.86

 

$

      (0.32)

 

$

         1.78

 

$

         0.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends per share

 

$

         0.08

 

$

         0.07

 

$

         0.15

 

$

         0.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(In thousands)

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net income (loss):

$

     10,961

 

$

    (4,116)

 

$

     22,791

 

$

       7,842

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

          396

 

 

       (555)

 

 

       3,226

 

 

    (6,923)

   Defined benefit pension plans, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Actuarial gains (losses) and other changes in unrecognized costs

 

         (61)

 

 

           (1)

 

 

       (291)

 

 

          111

      Amortization of unrecognized costs

 

       1,398

 

 

          890

 

 

       2,794

 

 

       1,224

   Derivative instruments, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Change in unrealized gains and losses

 

            32

 

 

       (160)

 

 

       (130)

 

 

       (971)



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      Amortization of unrealized gains and losses into interest expense

 

          164

 

 

          157

 

 

          326

 

 

          271

Other comprehensive income (loss):

$

       1,929

 

$

          331

 

$

       5,925

 

$

    (6,288)

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

     12,890

 

$

    (3,785)

 

$

     28,716

 

$

       1,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

(In thousands)

 

2012

 

2011

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

       22,791

 

$

         7,842

(Income) loss from discontinued operations

 

 

            160

 

 

       14,054

Income from continuing operations

 

 

       22,951

 

 

       21,896

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

         7,765

 

 

         6,788

Stock-based compensation

 

 

         1,725

 

 

         1,370

         Contributions to defined benefit plans

 

 

        (3,876)

 

 

           (642)

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

 

        (3,909)

 

 

      (20,400)

Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations

 

 

       24,656

 

 

         9,012

Net cash (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations

 

 

        (1,418)

 

 

        (2,456)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

       23,238

 

 

         6,556

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment

 

 

        (9,723)

 

 

        (5,064)

Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

      (39,613)

 

 

               -   

Other investing activity

 

 

            108

 

 

         2,900

Net cash (used in) investing activities - continuing operations

 

 

      (49,228)

 

 

        (2,164)

Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations

 

 

               -   

 

 

         1,619

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

 

      (49,228)

 

 

           (545)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings on revolving credit facility

 

 

       74,000

 

 

       78,500

Payments of long-term debt

 

 

      (62,723)

 

 

      (64,000)

Short-term borrowings, net

 

 

               -   

 

 

        (1,800)

Activity under share-based payment plans

 

 

            135

 

 

            168

Excess tax benefit from share-based payment activity

 

 

         2,011

 

 

            581

Purchases of treasury stock

 

 

        (8,004)

 

 

        (3,831)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

        (1,883)

 

 

        (1,627)

Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations

 

 

         3,536

 

 

         7,991

Net cash (used in) financing activities - discontinued operations

 

 

               -   

 

 

               -   

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

         3,536

 

 

         7,991



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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

            831

 

 

        (1,664)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

      (21,623)

 

 

       12,338

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

       54,749

 

 

       14,407

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

       33,126

 

$

       26,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 



STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1)

Management Statement

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2012.  The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes do not contain information which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited annual consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended June 30, 2012.  The condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2012 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K and in particular the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2012.  Unless otherwise noted, references to years are to the Company’s fiscal years.

The Company considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure.  We evaluated subsequent events through the date and time our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued.


2)

Acquisition


In July 2012, the Company acquired Meder electronic (“Meder”), a German manufacturer of magnetic reed switch, reed relay, and reed sensor products.  Meder, whose products and geographic markets are complementary to Standex Electronics, is reported under the Electronic Products Group.  This investment substantially broadens the global footprint, product line offerings, and end-user markets of the Electronics segment.


The Company paid $43.2 million in cash for 100% of the equity of Meder.  Acquired intangible assets of $8.2 million consist of $3.4 million of trademarks, which are indefinite-lived, and $4.8 million of customer relationships, which are expected to be amortized over a period of 10 years.  Acquired goodwill of $12.1 million is not deductible for income tax purpose due to the nature of the transaction.


The components of the fair value of the Meder acquisition, including the initial allocation of the purchase price and subsequent measurement period adjustments, are as follows (in thousands):




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Preliminary Allocation

 

Adjustments

 

Allocation at December 31, 2012

Fair value of business combination:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments

$

         42,103

 

$

           1,078

 

$

           43,181

Less: cash acquired

 

         (3,568)

 

 

                   -   

 

 

           (3,568)

Total

$

         38,535

 

$

           1,078

 

$

           39,613

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

$

           7,628

 

$

                   -   

 

$

             7,628

Inventory

 

         11,544

 

 

                   -   

 

 

           11,544

Property, plant, and equipment

 

         10,651

 

 

              409

 

 

           11,060

Other current assets

 

           1,074

 

 

                   -   

 

 

             1,074

Identifiable intangible assets

 

           8,200

 

 

                   -   

 

 

             8,200

Goodwill

 

         11,131

 

 

              932

 

 

           12,063

Other non-current assets

 

              222

 

 

                   -   

 

 

                222

Accounts payable

 

         (3,812)

 

 

                   -   

 

 

           (3,812)

Deferred taxes

 

         (3,233)

 

 

            (303)

 

 

           (3,536)

Other liabilities

 

         (4,870)

 

 

                40

 

 

           (4,830)

Total

$

         38,535

 

$

           1,078

 

$

           39,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


3)

Discontinued Operations


In December 2011, the Company entered into a plan to divest its Air Distribution Products (“ADP”) business unit in order to allow the Company to focus its financial assets and managerial resources on its remaining portfolio of businesses.  On March 30, 2012, the Company completed the sale of the ADP business.  As a result of these actions, the Company is reporting ADP as a discontinued operation for all periods presented in accordance with ASC 205-20.  Results of the ADP business in current and prior periods have been classified as discontinued in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to exclude the results from continuing operations.  Activity related to ADP and other discontinued operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (amounts in thousands):


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net sales

 

$

                -   

 

$

      14,842

 

$

                -   

 

$

     30,229

Pre-tax earnings

 

 

            (98)

 

 

    (22,302)

 

 

         (243)

 

 

   (22,099)

(Provision) benefit for taxes

 

 

              33

 

 

        8,109

 

 

             83

 

 

       8,045

Net loss from discontinued operations

 

$

            (65)

 

$

    (14,193)

 

$

         (160)

 

$

   (14,054)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets and liabilities related to discontinued operations to be retained by the Company recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):


 

 

December 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

Current assets

 

$

             1,232

 

$

           849

Other non-current assets

 

 

             3,000

 

 

        3,000



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Accrued expenses

 

 

             3,178

 

 

        3,712

Accrued pension and other non-current liabilities

 

 

             3,428

 

 

        3,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)

Fair Value Measurements

The financial instruments, shown below, are presented at fair value.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters.  Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models may be applied.

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values.  Hierarchical levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities and the methodologies used in valuation are as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.  The Company’s KEYSOP and deferred compensation plan assets consist of shares in various mutual funds (for the deferred compensation plan, investments are participant-directed) which invest in a broad portfolio of debt and equity securities.  These assets are valued based on publicly quoted market prices for the funds’ shares as of the balance sheet dates.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in an active market, that are observable either directly or indirectly through correlation with market data.   For foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps, the Company values the instruments based on the market price of instruments with similar terms, which are based on spot and forward rates as of the balance sheet dates.  The Company has considered the creditworthiness of counterparties in valuing all assets and liabilities

Level 3– Unobservable inputs based upon the Company’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

Items presented at fair value at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012 were (in thousands):

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities - deferred compensation plan

 

$

       2,249

 

$

       2,249

 

$

               -   

 

$

             -   

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

          188

 

 

               -   

 

 

          188

 

 

             -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps

 

$

       2,424

 

$

               -   

 

$

       2,424

 

$

             -   

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

       1,925

 

 

               -   

 

 

       1,925

 

 

             -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2012

 

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities - KEYSOP Assets

 

$

       1,847

 

$

       1,847

 

$

               -   

 

$

             -   

Marketable securities - deferred compensation plan

 

 

       1,697

 

 

       1,697

 

 

               -   

 

 

             -   

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

            96

 

 

               -   

 

 

            96

 

 

             -   



8






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign exchange contracts

 

$

          231

 

$

               -   

 

$

          231

 

$

             -   

Interest rate swaps

 

 

       2,734

 

 

               -   

 

 

       2,734

 

 

             -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, there were no transfers of assets or liabilities between hierarchical levels.  The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the date they occur.

5)

Inventories

Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

Raw materials

 

$

                  42,900

 

$

                  33,208

Work in process

 

 

                  24,310

 

 

                  21,833

Finished goods

 

 

                  29,414

 

 

                  18,035

Total

 

$

                  96,624

 

$

                  73,076

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution costs associated with the sale of inventory are recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and were $5.0 million and $10.9 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, and $4.8 million and $9.8 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011, respectively.

6)

Goodwill

Changes to goodwill during the six months ended December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):


 

 

June 30, 2012 (Gross)

 

Acquisition

 

Translation Adjustment

 

December 31, 2012 (gross)

 

Accumulated Impairment

 

December 31, 2012 (net)

Food Service Equipment Group

 

$

  63,732

 

$

             -   

 

$

        (13)

 

$

   63,719

 

$

    (17,939)

 

$

   45,780

Engraving Group

 

 

  20,618

 

 

             -   

 

 

          85

 

 

   20,703

 

 

                -   

 

 

   20,703

Engineering Technologies Group

 

 

  11,206

 

 

             -   

 

 

        380

 

 

   11,586

 

 

                -   

 

 

   11,586

Electronics Products Group

 

 

  19,957

 

 

   12,063

 

 

        906

 

 

   32,926

 

 

                -   

 

 

   32,926

Hydraulics Products Group

 

 

    3,059

 

 

             -   

 

 

             -   

 

 

     3,059

 

 

                -   

 

 

     3,059

Total

 

$

118,572

 

$

   12,063

 

$

     1,358

 

$

 131,993

 

$

    (17,939)

 

$

 114,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


7)

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Customer Relationships

 

Trademarks

 

Other

 

Total

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

$

               32,308

 

$

            12,912

 

$

         4,082

 

$

       49,302

Accumulated amortization

 

 

            (18,453)

 

 

                     -   

 

 

      (3,592)

 

 

    (22,045)

Balance, December 31, 2012

 

$

               13,855

 

$

            12,912

 

$

            490

 

$

       27,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



9






June 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

$

               27,062

 

$

              9,406

 

$

         3,846

 

$

       40,314

Accumulated amortization

 

 

            (17,003)

 

 

                     -   

 

 

      (3,493)

 

 

    (20,496)

Balance, June 30, 2012

 

$

               10,059

 

$

              9,406

 

$

            353

 

$

       19,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Amortization expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 was $0.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively.  Amortization expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 was $0.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively.  At December 31, 2012, amortization expense is estimated to be $1.2 million in the remainder of 2013, $2.5 million in 2014, $2.2 million in 2015, $1.8 million in 2016, $1.4 million in 2017, and $4.7 million thereafter.


8)

Debt

As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s debt is due as follows (in thousands):


Fiscal Year

 

 

2013

 

 $                  -

2014

 

                   15

2015

 

                   15

2016

 

                   15

2017

 

            62,015

Thereafter

 

                   13

 

 

 $         62,073

 

 

 

Bank Credit Agreements

The Company has in place a $225 million unsecured Revolving Credit Facility which expires in January 2017 and includes a letter of credit sub-facility with a limit of $30 million and a $100 million accordion feature.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company had the ability to borrow $152.2 million under this facility.  The Company also utilizes a $5 million uncommitted money market credit facility to help manage daily working capital needs.  The Company had no amounts outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.


At December 31, 2012, the carrying value of the current borrowings under the facility approximated cost.



9)

Derivative Financial Instruments


Interest Rate Swaps


From time to time as dictated by market opportunities, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements designed to manage exposure to interest rates on the Company’s variable rate indebtedness.  The Company recognizes all derivatives on its balance sheet at fair value.  The Company has designated its interest rate swap agreements, including those that are forward-dated, as cash flow hedges, and changes in the fair value of the swaps are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged items are recognized in earnings.  Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, associated with the swaps will be reported by the Company in interest expense.


The Company’s effective swap agreements convert the base borrowing rate on $50.0 million of debt due under our revolving credit agreement from a variable rate equal to LIBOR to a weighted average fixed rate of 2.29% at December 31, 2012.  The fair value of the swaps recognized in accrued expenses and in other comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):





10






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value (in thousands)

Effective Date

 

Notional Amount

 

Fixed Rate

 

Maturity

 

December 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

June 1, 2010

 

$

    5,000,000

 

2.495%

 

May 24, 2015

 

$

               (265)

 

$

       (300)

June 1, 2010

 

 

    5,000,000

 

2.495%

 

May 24, 2015

 

 

               (265)

 

 

       (300)

June 8, 2010

 

 

  10,000,000

 

2.395%

 

May 26, 2015

 

 

               (505)

 

 

       (566)

June 9, 2010

 

 

    5,000,000

 

2.340%

 

May 26, 2015

 

 

               (246)

 

 

       (275)

June 18, 2010

 

 

    5,000,000

 

2.380%

 

May 24, 2015

 

 

               (251)

 

 

       (283)

September 21, 2011

 

 

    5,000,000

 

1.280%

 

September 21, 2013

 

 

                 (11)

 

 

         (61)

September 21, 2011

 

 

    5,000,000

 

1.595%

 

September 22, 2014

 

 

               (118)

 

 

       (136)

March 15, 2012

 

 

  10,000,000

 

2.745%

 

March 15, 2016

 

 

               (763)

 

 

       (813)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

            (2,424)

 

$

    (2,734)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Company reported no losses for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, as a result of hedge ineffectiveness.  Future changes in these swap arrangements, including termination of the agreements, may result in a reclassification of any gain or loss reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings as an adjustment to interest expense.  Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to these instruments is being amortized into interest expense concurrent with the hedged exposure.


Foreign Exchange Contracts


Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are used to limit the impact of currency fluctuations on certain anticipated foreign cash flows, such as foreign sales, foreign purchases of materials, and loan payments to and from subsidiaries.  The Company enters into such contracts for hedging purposes only.  For hedges of intercompany loan payments, the Company has not elected hedge accounting due to the general short-term nature and predictability of the transactions, and records derivative gains and losses directly to the statement of operations.  At December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, the Company had outstanding forward contracts related to hedges of intercompany loans with net losses of $1.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which approximate the gains and losses on the related loans.  The notional amounts of the Company’s forward contracts, by currency, are as follows:


 

 

Notional Amount

 

 

(in native currency)

Currency

 

December 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

Mexican Peso

 

         18,022,000

 

   3,750,000

Euro

 

           3,758,000

 

   2,350,000

British Pound Sterling

 

           5,003,650

 

      933,473

Canadian Dollar

 

              625,000

 

   1,250,000

Singapore Dollar

 

           2,850,000

 

   1,500,000

US Dollar

 

         55,023,200

 

                  -   

 

 

 

 

 


10)

Retirement Benefits

Net Periodic Benefit Cost for the Company’s U.S. and Foreign pension benefit plans for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following components:


 

U.S. Plans

 

Non-U.S. Plans

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended



11






 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(In thousands)

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Service cost

$

             175

 

$

         112

 

$

                10

 

$

             9

Interest cost

 

          2,736

 

 

      2,993

 

 

              425

 

 

         457

Expected return on plan assets

 

       (3,697)

 

 

   (3,834)

 

 

           (343)

 

 

      (394)

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

          1,895

 

 

      1,204

 

 

              231

 

 

         135

Amortization of prior service cost

 

               24

 

 

           28

 

 

             (14)

 

 

        (16)

Net periodic benefit cost

$

          1,133

 

$

         503

 

$

              309

 

$

         191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Plans

 

Non-U.S. Plans

 

Six Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(In thousands)

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Service cost

$

            351

 

$

            224

 

$

             20

 

$

              17

Interest cost

 

         5,471

 

 

         5,987

 

 

           842

 

 

            889

Expected return on plan assets

 

      (7,395)

 

 

      (7,667)

 

 

        (679)

 

 

         (769)

Recognized net actuarial loss

 

         3,789

 

 

         2,408

 

 

           457

 

 

            264

Amortization of prior service cost

 

              50

 

 

              56

 

 

          (28)

 

 

           (31)

Net periodic benefit cost

$

         2,266

 

$

         1,008

 

$

           612

 

$

            370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company expects to pay $4.7 million in contributions to the plans during 2013.  Contributions of $0.3 million and $3.9 million were made during the three and six months ended December 31, 2012, respectively.  This amount includes a $3.25 million voluntary contribution made in July 2012 in order to take advantage of new legislation that allowed our U.S. plan to be 100% funded retroactively under Pension Protection Act rules at June 30, 2012.

11)

Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was 30.5% compared with 28.2% for same period last year.  The lower effective tax rate during the prior year is primarily due to the benefit of the retroactive extension of the R&D credit recorded during the second quarter of 2012.  The Company's effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2012 was 30.0% compared with 26.7% for same period last year.  The lower effective tax rate during the prior year includes the impact of a decrease in the statutory tax rate in the United Kingdom on deferred tax liabilities recorded in prior periods due to a change in U.K. tax law enacted in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

12)

Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the number of shares (in thousands) used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:



 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Basic - Average shares outstanding

 

     12,580

 

     12,527

 

     12,568

 

     12,509

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested stock awards

 

          207

 

          224

 

          229

 

          248

Diluted - Average shares outstanding

 

     12,787

 

     12,751

 

     12,797

 

     12,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings available to common stockholders are the same for computing both basic and diluted earnings per share.  No options to purchase common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  

33,111 and 53,466 performance stock units are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as the performance criteria have not been met for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

13)

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (in thousands):


 

 

December 31, 2012

 

June 30, 2012

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

$

                 10,996

 

$

                   7,770

Unrealized pension losses, net of tax

 

 

               (78,694)

 

 

               (81,197)

Unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net of tax

 

 

                 (1,502)

 

 

                 (1,698)

Total

 

$

               (69,200)

 

$

               (75,125)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


14)

Contingencies


In August 2008, a redhibition action was filed in Lafayette, Louisiana by Ultra Pure Water Technologies, Inc. (“Ultra Pure”) against Master-Bilt Products, an unincorporated division of Standex.  Redhibition is a civil action in which a buyer may seek damages against a seller for goods sold with allegedly hidden defects.  The suit alleges defects in Master-Bilt ice merchandisers which were sold to Master-Bilt’s customer, who then sold them to Ultra Pure.  The damages sought by Ultra Pure arise out of the alleged lost profits purportedly sustained when the Master-Bilt merchandisers were made part of a self-contained ice making system designed by Ultra Pure, called the “ICEX Ice Island.”  Ultra Pure alleges that the ICEX units did not operate as anticipated at customer locations.  Standex has been aggressively defending the action, and the case was dismissed in September 2011 based on Master-Bilt’s motion for summary judgment.  However, in May 2012, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal, finding that various fact questions should be addressed by the trial court.  This reversal was appealed by Master-Bilt in July 2012 to the Louisiana Supreme Court.  In the second quarter of 2013, the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to hear the matter, and the litigation was remanded to the jurisdiction of the trial court, which scheduled a trial in the matter during the third quarter of 2013.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the allegations, however, given the unpredictability and uncertainty inherent in any jury trial, the result of the trial is not assured.  If an unfavorable outcome were to occur, there is a possibility that the Company’s financial position and results of operations and cash flows could be negatively affected, although the Company is not yet able to estimate a range of possible loss.


From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business.  While the outcome of these proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company’s management does not believe that the outcome of any of the currently existing legal matters, other than the matter above, will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.  The Company accrues for losses related to a claim or litigation when the Company’s management considers a potential loss probable and can reasonably estimate such potential loss.  With respect to the matter set forth above, the Company’s management has determined a potential loss is not probable nor reasonably estimable at this time.  

15)

Industry Segment Information


The Company has determined that it has five reportable segments organized around the types of product sold:


Food Service Equipment Group– an aggregation of seven operating segments that manufacture and sell commercial food service equipment.

Engraving Group – provides mold texturizing, roll engraving and process machinery for a number of industries.

Engineering Technologies Group – provides customized solutions in the fabrication and machining of engineered components for the aerospace, energy, aviation, medical, oil and gas, and general industrial markets.

Electronics Products Group – manufacturing and selling of electronic components for applications throughout the end-user market spectrum.

Hydraulics Products Group – manufacturing and selling of single- and double-acting telescopic and piston rod hydraulic cylinders.


Net sales and income (loss) from continuing operations by segment for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):


 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

Net Sales

 

Income from Operations

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Service Equipment Group

 

$

       95,816

 

$

       95,962

 

$

          9,694

 

$

          9,678

Engraving Group

 

 

       23,663

 

 

       23,133

 

 

          4,476

 

 

          4,411

Engineering Technologies Group

 

 

       18,027

 

 

       18,012

 

 

          3,644

 

 

          3,679

Electronics Products Group

 

 

       24,894

 

 

       11,188

 

 

          4,101

 

 

          1,807

Hydraulics Products Group

 

 

         6,229

 

 

         6,573

 

 

             963

 

 

             781

Restructuring costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           (985)

 

 

           (701)

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        (5,625)

 

 

        (5,279)

Sub-total

 

$

     168,629

 

$

     154,868

 

$

        16,268

 

$

        14,376

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           (575)

 

 

           (428)

Other non-operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             166

 

 

               94

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

 

 $

        15,859

 

 $

        14,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

Net Sales

 

Income from Operations

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Service Equipment Group

 

$

     205,139

 

$

     200,169

 

$

        23,042

 

$

        22,084

Engraving Group

 

 

       47,019

 

 

       44,831

 

 

          9,028

 

 

          8,288

Engineering Technologies Group

 

 

       33,757

 

 

       32,650

 

 

          5,337

 

 

          6,258

Electronics Products Group

 

 

       52,733

 

 

       22,878

 

 

          7,189

 

 

          3,933

Hydraulics Products Group

 

 

       13,367

 

 

       13,646

 

 

          1,934

 

 

          1,457

Restructuring costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        (1,220)

 

 

        (1,223)

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      (11,416)

 

 

      (10,307)

Sub-total

 

$

     352,015

 

$

     314,174

 

$

        33,894

 

$

        30,490

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        (1,226)

 

 

           (900)

Other non-operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             130

 

 

             285

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

 

 

$

        32,798

 

$

        29,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Net sales include only transactions with unaffiliated customers and include no intersegment sales.  Income (loss) from operations by segment excludes interest expense and other non-operating income (expense).



16)

Restructuring


The Company has undertaken cost reduction and facility consolidation initiatives that have resulted in severance, restructuring, and related charges.  A summary of charges by initiative is as follows (in thousands):


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

2013 Restructuring Initiatives

 

$

         382

 

$

   603

 

$

985

 

$

           600

 

$

620

 

$

 1,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

Prior year initiatives

 

$

         447

 

$

   254

 

$

701

 

$

           587

 

$

636

 

$

 1,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




2013 Restructuring Initiatives


During the first half of 2013, the Company began a headcount reduction program in its European Engraving Group operations as part of the ongoing realignment of the Group’s global footprint.  The Company expects to incur $0.7 million related to this activity, of which $0.3 million was incurred during the six months ended December 31, 2012.  During the second quarter, the Company completed the move of the Sao Paolo, Brazil, Engraving Group facility to a location more suited to the Group’s operational needs.  Restructuring expenses related to this activity were $0.8 million.  Also during the quarter, the Company had a reduction in force at the UK operation of the Cooking Solutions business in the Food Service Equipment Group.  Expenses of $0.1 million related to this reduction were incurred in their entirety during the three months ended December 31, 2012. Activity in the reserves related to 2013 restructuring initiatives is as follows (in thousands):


 

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2012

 

$

                   -   

 

$

              -   

 

$

              -   

Additions and adjustments

 

 

              600

 

 

         620

 

 

      1,220

Payments

 

 

            (600)

 

 

       (620)

 

 

    (1,220)

Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2012

 

$

                   -   

 

$

              -   

 

$

              -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Prior Year Initiatives


During the first quarter of 2013, the Company substantially completed the European Engraving Group headcount reduction begun in 2012.  Activity in the reserves related to prior year restructuring initiatives is as follows (in thousands):


 

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2012

 

$

                41

 

$

              -   

 

$

           41

Additions and adjustments

 

 

                   -   

 

 

              -   

 

 

              -   

Payments

 

 

              (41)

 

 

              -   

 

 

         (41)

Restructuring liabilities at December 31, 2012

 

$

                   -   

 

$

              -   

 

$

              -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The Company’s total restructuring expenses by segment are as follows (in thousands):

 


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

Food Service Equipment Group

 

$

         128

 

$

    22

 

$

  150

 

$

         128

 

$

    22

 

$

   150

Engraving Group

 

 

         254

 

 

  569

 

 

  823

 

 

         472

 

 

  586

 

 

1,058

Electronics Products Group

 

 

              -   

 

 

    12

 

 

    12

 

 

             -   

 

 

    12

 

 

     12

 

 

$

         382

 

$

  603

 

$

  985

 

$

         600

 

$

  620

 

$

1,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

 

Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs

 

Other

 

Total

Food Service Equipment Group

 

$

           39

 

$

  254

 

$

  293

 

$

         130

 

$

  636

 

$

   766

Engraving Group

 

 

         408

 

 

      -   

 

 

  408

 

 

         431

 

 

      -   

 

 

   431

Corporate

 

 

              -   

 

 

      -   

 

 

      -   

 

 

           26

 

 

      -   

 

 

     26

 

 

$

         447

 

$

  254

 

$

  701

 

$

         587

 

$

  636

 

$

1,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not based on historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “should,” “could,” "may," “will,” “expect," "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," ”intends,” "continue," or similar terms or variations of those terms or the negative of those terms.  There are many factors that affect the Company’s business and the results of its operations and may cause the actual results of operations in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or desired.  These factors include, but are not limited to material adverse or unforeseen legal judgments, fines, penalties or settlements, conditions in the financial and banking markets, including fluctuations in the exchange rates and the inability to repatriate foreign cash, general and international recessionary economic conditions, including the impact, length and degree of the current recessionary conditions on the customers and markets we serve and more specifically conditions in the food service equipment, automotive, construction, aerospace, energy, transportation and general industrial markets, lower-cost competition, the relative mix of products which impact margins and operating efficiencies, both domestic and foreign, in certain of our businesses, the impact of higher raw material and component costs, particularly steel, petroleum based products and refrigeration components,  an inability to realize the expected cost savings from restructuring activities, effective completion of plant consolidations, cost reduction efforts ,restructuring including procurement savings and productivity enhancements, capital management improvements, strategic capital expenditures, and  the implementation of lean enterprise manufacturing techniques, the inability to achieve the savings expected from the sourcing of raw materials from and diversification efforts in emerging markets, the inability to attain expected benefits from strategic alliances or acquisitions  and the inability to achieve synergies contemplated by the Company.  Other factors that could impact the Company include changes to future pension funding requirements and the failure by the purchaser of our former Berean bookstore chain to satisfy its obligations under those leases where the Company remains an obligor.  In addition, any forward-looking statements represent management's estimates only as of the day made and should not be relied upon as representing management's estimates as of any subsequent date.  While the Company may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company and management specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if management's estimates change.

Overview


We are a leading manufacturer of a variety of products and services for diverse commercial and industrial market segments.  We have five reportable segments:  Food Service Equipment Group, Engraving Group, Engineering Technologies Group, Electronics Products Group, and the Hydraulics Products Group.  Our ongoing “Focused Diversity” strategy is to deliver superior returns and greater shareholder value through the identification of and investment in businesses that provide value-added and technology-driven customer solutions.


As part of this ongoing strategy, the Company divested its Air Distribution Products (“ADP”) business unit, which was previously reported as a stand-alone segment, in 2012.  We determined that as a more commodity-like product, ADP was not well aligned with our strategic objectives.  At the beginning of 2013, we further executed our strategy by acquiring Meder electronic Group (“Meder”), which substantially broadens our global footprint, product line offerings, and end-user markets in the Electronics Products segment.


Since the beginning of the 2008 macroeconomic recession, we have reduced our cost structure through company-wide and targeted headcount reductions, low cost manufacturing initiatives, plant consolidations, procurement savings, and improved productivity in all aspects of our operations.  To mitigate the impact of commodity inflation that a number of our business units have experienced since 2008, we have initiated a number of price increases in the marketplace in order to at least partially offset these raw material cost increases.  These efforts have allowed the Company to significantly improve margins and profitability even though sales have only recently returned to pre-recession levels.  In addition to the focus on improving our cost structure, we continue to focus on the Company’s liquidity through improved working capital management, the sale of excess land and buildings, and the disposal of ADP.  This additional liquidity to pursue acquisitive growth initiatives is evidenced by the four strategic acquisitions during 2011 and the acquisition of Meder in 2013.  We ended 2012 in a net cash position, and our net debt to capital ratio at December 31, 2012 was 9.8% even after spending over $40 million to acquire Meder in July.

   

We also continue to concentrate our attention on driving market share gains in what we expect will be a highly competitive, low-growth environment in our end-user markets.  Each of our business units has developed a series of top-line initiatives that we believe will provide opportunities for market share gains.  These growth initiatives include new product introductions, expansion of product offerings through private labeling and sourcing agreements, geographic expansion of sales coverage and the use of new sales channels, leveraging strategic customer relationships, development of energy efficient products, new applications for existing products and technology, and next generation products and services for our end-user markets.


As we advanced our strategy into 2013, we expected to face headwinds, including a soft European economy, negative year over year foreign exchange comparisons, and increased expense associated with our legacy defined benefit pension plan in the U.S.  The impact of the latter two items during the first half of 2013 was a $2.3 million decrease in sales due to foreign exchange and $1.5 million reduction to income from operations as a result of the pension expense.  At the same time, our ongoing activities in continuation of Focused Diversity position us well to offset the effect that these factors may have on our results.


Because of the diversity of the Company’s businesses, end user markets and geographic locations, management does not use specific external indices to predict the future performance of the Company, other than general information about broad macroeconomic trends.  Because we serve niche markets, each of our individual business units may be subject to specific, unique trends which could impact their performance.  These trends, where applicable, are in addition to general business conditions and conditions at the macroeconomic level.  Our business units report pertinent information to senior management, which uses it to the extent relevant to assess the future performance of the Company.  A description of any such material trends is described below in the applicable segment analysis.


We monitor a number of key performance indicators (“KPIs”) including net sales, income from operations, backlog, effective income tax rate, and gross profit margin.  A discussion of these KPIs is included within the discussion below.  We may also supplement the discussion of these KPIs by identifying the impact of foreign exchange rates, acquisitions, and other significant items when they have a material impact on the discussed KPI.  We believe that the discussion of these items provides enhanced information to investors by disclosing their consequence on the overall trend in order to provide a clearer comparative view of the KPI where applicable.  For discussion of the impact of foreign exchange rates on KPIs, the Company calculates the impact as the difference between the current period KPI calculated at the current period exchange rate as compared to the KPI calculated at the historical exchange rate for the prior period.  For discussion of the impact of acquisitions, we isolate the effect to the KPI amount that would have existed regardless of our acquisition. Sales resulting from synergies between the acquisition and existing operations of the Company are considered organic growth for the purposes of our discussion.


Unless otherwise noted, references to years are to fiscal years.

Results from Continuing Operations

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net sales

 $    168,629

 

 $154,868

 

 $    352,015

 

 $314,174

Gross profit margin

33.4%

 

32.5%

 

32.8%

 

32.8%

Income from operations

         16,268

 

    14,376

 

         33,894

 

    30,490

Backlog as of December 31

       121,834

 

  113,932

 

       121,834

 

  113,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Net Sales

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

(In thousands)

December 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2012

Net sales, prior period

 $                    154,868

 

 $                   314,174

Components of change in sales:

 

 

 

    Effect of exchange rates

                           (145)

 

                        (2,267)

    Effect of acquisitions

                         13,216

 

                        27,187

    Organic sales change

                             690

 

                        12,921

Net sales, current period

 $                    168,629

 

 $                   352,015

 

 

 

 

Net sales for the second quarter of 2013 increased $13.8 million, or 8.9 %, when compared to the same period of 2012.  This change was due to organic sales increases of $0.7 million, or 0.5%, the impact of the Meder acquisition of $13.2 million, or 8.5%, and unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $0.1 million, or 0.1%.

Net sales for the first half of 2013 increased $37.8 million, or 12.0 %, when compared to the same period of 2012.  This change was due to organic sales increases of $12.9 million, or 4.1%, the impact of the Meder acquisition of $27.2 million, or 8.7%, and unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $2.3 million, or 0.7%.

Gross Profit Margin

Our gross profit margin increased from 32.5% to 33.4% in the second quarter of 2013 as compared to the same quarter of last year as gross margins increased across all segments.

Our gross profit margin for the first half of 2013 was flat at 32.8% when compared to the first half of 2012, as gross margins in the first quarter of 2013 reflected the impact of $1.5 million of non-cash expense associated with the write-up of backlog and inventory (“purchase accounting adjustments”) for Meder included in cost of sales, which will not repeat going forward.  The purchase accounting adjustments incurred in the first quarter offset the aforementioned gross margin improvement in the second quarter.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses for the second quarter of 2013 were $39.0 million, or 23.1% of sales, compared to $35.2 million, or 22.7% of sales, reported for the same period a year ago.  For the six months ended December 31, 2012, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses were $80.4 million, or 22.8% of sales, compared to $71.3 million, or 22.7% of sales for the six months ended December 31, 2011.  The Meder acquisition increased SG&A costs by $2.3 million in the second quarter and by $4.6 million in the first half of the year.  While we continue our efforts to tightly control expenses and to maintain a lean headcount profile, our costs have also been impacted by increased expense related to our legacy defined benefit plans relative to last year.

Income from Operations

Income from operations for the second quarter of 2013 was $16.3 million, compared to $14.4 million reported for the same period a year ago, an increase of 13.2%.  This increase is largely attributable to our acquisition of Meder at the beginning of the year.

Income from operations for the first half of 2013 was $33.9 million, compared to $30.5 million reported for the same period a year ago, an increase of 11.2%.  This increase is also primarily attributable to Meder, but was negatively impacted by the inclusion of $1.5 million of purchase accounting adjustments in the first quarter of 2013.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the second quarter of 2013 increased 34.3%, from $428,000 to $575,000, and interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 2012 increased 36.2% from $900,000 to $1.2 million.  Our new credit facility entered into in January 2012 has a higher spread over the base LIBOR rate than the facility it replaced.


Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2012 was 30.5% compared with 28.2% for same period last year.  The lower effective tax rate during the prior year is primarily due to the benefit of the retroactive extension of the R&D credit recorded during the second quarter of 2012.  The Company's effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2012 was 30.0% compared with 26.7% for same period last year.  The lower effective tax rate during the prior year includes the impact of a decrease in the statutory tax rate in the United Kingdom on deferred tax liabilities recorded in prior periods due to a change in U.K. tax law enacted in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

Under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, signed into law on January 2, 2013, the federal research and development credit was retroactively extended for amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2013.  The effects of the change in the tax law will be recognized in the third quarter of 2013, the period in which the law was enacted.

Backlog

Backlog increased $7.9 million, or 6.9%, to $121.8 million at December 31, 2012, from $113.9 million at December 31, 2011.  The overall increase is attributable to bookings from the newly-acquired Meder operation in the Electronics Products Group, higher backlog in the Food Service Equipment Group, partially offset by a decrease in Engineering Technologies.

Segment Analysis

Food Service Equipment Group


 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

Net sales

 $95,816

 

 $95,962

 

-0.2%

 

 $205,139

 

 $200,169

 

2.5%

Income from operations

     9,694

 

     9,678

 

0.2%

 

    23,042

 

    22,084

 

4.3%

Operating income margin

10.1%

 

10.1%

 

 

 

11.2%

 

11.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 decreased $0.1 million, or 0.2%, from the same period one year earlier.  The Refrigerated Solutions business experienced 2.6% growth in the quarter as strength in the quick serve and casual dining markets segments overcame softness in the drug retail segment as new store construction for major drug retailers has slowed.  We saw some slowdown in the dollar store segment that is attributable to timing, but expect these sales to rebound in the third quarter.  We also saw continued growth in the rack refrigeration and ultra-low refrigeration product lines.  The Cooking Solutions business experienced a volume decline of nearly 10% in the quarter as North American and UK retail grocery segment customers continued to curtail capital spending.  Growth of approximately 4% in our core segments of national quick service chains and convenience stores was not sufficient to overcome the softness in retail.  Also, sales included a large nonrecurring oven rollout for a major US retail grocery customer.  The Custom Solutions businesses experienced 6.5% sales growth on a strong mix of institutional, convenience store, and dealer business, offset by softness in the global beverage pump market.

Net sales in the six months ended December 31, 2012 increased $5.0 million, or 2.5%, from the same period one year earlier.  The effect of foreign exchange rates accounted for a sales decrease of $0.5 million.  Refrigerated Solutions experienced high single digit growth for the period due to strength in the quick serve and casual dining segments, while Cooking Solutions experienced a mid-single digit decline due to softness in the global grocery store segment.  Custom Solutions experienced slight growth as strength in merchandising overcame softness in the global beverage market and a nonrecurring prior year equipment rollout in the buffet and cafeteria market.

Income from operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 increased 0.2% from the same period last year. Return on sales remained constant at 10.1% for the quarter.  Income from operations increased slightly compared to the prior year quarter as the slight volume decrease was offset by efficiency improvements.  We continue to work aggressively on the cost front, and began an initiative during the quarter to value engineer our major refrigerated upright merchandizing cabinets and realign our shop floor in order to reduce costs and increase our competitiveness in the drug retail market.  Additionally, we have responded to slowness in the retail sector at Cooking Solutions by reducing headcount in anticipation of a prolonged recovery period.  

Income from operations for the first half of fiscal 2013 increased $1.0 million, or 4.3%, when compared to the same period one year earlier.  The Group’s return on sales increased from 11.0% to 11.2% for the period, driven by volume leverage.

Engraving Group

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

Net sales

 $23,663

 

 $23,133

 

2.3%

 

 $47,019

 

 $44,831

 

4.9%

Income from operations

     4,476

 

     4,411

 

1.5%

 

     9,028

 

     8,288

 

8.9%

Operating income margin

18.9%

 

19.1%

 

 

 

19.2%

 

18.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales in the second quarter increased $0.5 million or 2.3% when compared to the same quarter in the prior year.  Unfavorable foreign exchange impacted sales for the quarter by $0.3 million.  Sales increases, while small, continue to meet our expectation of a slower 2013 and stronger 2014 as compared to 2012 in our global mold texturizing business.  Automotive OEM mold texturing remained strong in Europe, in spite of the unfavorable foreign exchange impact. China continues to show robust sales growth of 51% year over year as we increase our penetration of the domestic auto manufacturers, who are improving the quality of their automobile interior design and cosmetics in order to compete with non-Chinese global OEMs.  While North America mold texturizing slowed during the period, we expect the current trend to reverse in the second half with stronger sales in North America offset by somewhat slower demand in China and Europe based on current production schedules.  Our Roll, Plate and Machinery businesses and Innovent business continue to steadily improve as the market for building products recovers.

Net sales for the six months ended December 31, 2011 increased $2.2 million or 4.9% when compared to the first half of the prior year.  Unfavorable foreign exchange impacted sales by $1.7 million.  The overall increase was driven by strong China and Europe sales for automotive OEM platform work.

Income from second quarter operations increased by $0.1 million or 1.5% when compared to the same period one year ago.  Mold texturing results in North America were hurt by unfavorable product mix.  The introduction of new technologies, expansion efforts, and the relocation of our Brazil facility added costs during the period, but overall operating margin for the group remained solid at 18.9%.  Our focus on emerging economies remains strong – we opened our Korea facility during the quarter which has begun taking orders and we have broken ground on a fourth facility in India.  We are also moving our Mold-Tech facility in Mexico to a larger facility in the Queretaro region, where the automotive industry is seeing rapid growth.

Income for the first half of 2013 increased by $0.7 million, or 8.9%, when compared to the first half of the prior year.    Leverage on the increased sales was strong at all businesses except for mold texturing in North America due to the unfavorable product mix described above.



Engineering Technologies Group


 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

Net sales

 $18,027

 

 $18,012

 

0.1%

 

 $33,757

 

 $32,650

 

3.4%

Income from operations

     3,644

 

     3,679

 

-1.0%

 

     5,337

 

     6,258

 

-14.7%

Operating income margin

20.2%

 

20.4%

 

 

 

15.8%

 

19.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales of $18.0 million were virtually even with the second quarter of 2012.  Sales increased in the aerospace and energy segments of the Spincraft business, but were offset by reductions at Metal Spinners, the Group’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom.  Sales to the Oil and Gas segment at Metal Spinners were down due to a difficult comparison to the prior year quarter, where we had a large number of deliveries related to offshore platform builds.  Based on our customer forecasts for energy, we expect continued improvement in the second half at Spincraft for the land based turbine business.  In addition, the order backlog in the Aerospace segment, particularly with United Launch Alliance and Boeing remains strong.

Year to date sales increased by $1.1 million, or 3.4%, compared to the prior year.  The increase is primarily due to improvements in the aerospace and energy segments at Spincraft, partially offset by lower sales at Metal Spinners.

Income from operations of $3.6 million in the second quarter was down 1.0% when compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2012.  Improved results at Spincraft were offset by lower income at Metal Spinners.  Spincraft results were bolstered by $0.7 million of income from operations resulting from a retrospective payment by a space sector customer related to incremental costs recorded in cost of sales in prior periods which were attributable to customer-supplied materials.

Year to date operating income is down 14.7% compared to the prior year primarily due to volume reductions and product mix at Metal Spinners, as offset by operating income from the retrospective payment.

Electronics Products Group


 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

Net sales

 $24,894

 

 $11,188

 

122.5%

 

 $52,733

 

 $22,878

 

130.5%

Income from operations

     4,101

 

     1,807

 

127.0%

 

     7,189

 

     3,933

 

82.8%

Operating income margin

16.5%

 

16.2%

 

 

 

13.6%

 

17.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronics Group sales increased $13.7 million or 122.5% in the second quarter of 2013 when compared to the prior year quarter.  This increase includes the impact of $13.2 million from the acquisition of Meder electronic and $0.5 million from our legacy Electronics business.  The growth in the legacy business was the result of a ramp-up of a number of new programs primarily within the sensor product line as well as tooling on new upcoming programs.  While the reed switch business remains soft in China and the Asia-Pacific region, our overall base business remains strong, and we continue to nurture a healthy pipeline of new products and customer programs.

Sales for the six months ended December 31, 2012 increased $29.9 million, or 130.5% when compared to the prior year first half.  This increase includes the impact of $27.2 million from the acquisition of Meder electronic.  The growth in the legacy business was again driven by new programs, partially offset by softening of reed switch sales in the China and Asia-Pacific markets.

Income from operations increased $2.3 million compared to the prior year quarter.  The Meder acquisition continues to meet expectations as the acquisition continued to be accretive to earnings.  The increase also includes an improvement in the legacy Electronics business earnings in line with the sales improvement.  The integration of the acquisition continued throughout the second quarter and encompassed all aspects of the business.  Over the next year we expect to realize further cost savings including $0.5 million in purchased materials and $1.0 to $1.5 million from facility rationalizations.  While sales synergies require a longer maturity time, results to date are in line with our initial expectations.

Income from operations for the six months ended December 31, 2012 increased $3.3 million compared to the prior year first half.  Meder was accretive to earnings inclusive of purchase accounting adjustments in the first quarter totaling $1.5 million.  The increase also includes an improvement in the legacy Electronics business earnings again in line with the sales improvement.

Hydraulics Products Group


 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

Net sales

 $  6,229

 

 $  6,573

 

-5.2%

 

 $13,367

 

 $13,646

 

-2.0%

Income from operations

        963

 

        781

 

23.3%

 

     1,934

 

     1,457

 

32.7%

Operating income margin

15.5%

 

11.9%

 

 

 

14.5%

 

10.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales decreased by $0.3 million, or 5.2%, for the three months ended December 31, 2012 when compared with the three months ended December 31, 2011.  The downturn in the North American dump markets continued into the second quarter with many of the OEM’s reducing production by over 50%.  A portion of this downturn is due to the continued uncertainty in purchases of major capital equipment.  On the positive side, sales into the North American refuse and materials handling OEM markets continue to grow.  Several new applications are now contributing to our top line and others are being developed for future growth.  Our operation in Tianjin, China continues to expand as we have won new business for both rod and telescopic cylinders for global customers based in North America, South America Thailand, Australia, and Mexico.  Sales from the China factory during the three months ending December 31, 2012 increased by over 50% as compared to the same period in 2011.

For the six months ended December 31, 2012, net sales for the Hydraulics Group decreased $0.3 million or 2.0% when compared to the same period last year under similar circumstances to the quarter.

Income from operations during the quarter increased $0.2 million or 23.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2012 versus the same period in 2011.  This increase in quarterly income from operations can be attributed to cost containment, operational efficiencies at the facilities and the profitable sales contribution from the Tianjin, China facility.  Custom Hoists continues to take very aggressive steps to profitably increase market share on a global basis by utilizing a strategy to promote both telescopic and rod cylinder products to multiple industries.

For the six months ended December 31, 2012, income from operations increased $0.5 million, or 32.7% from the six months ended December 31, 2011.

Corporate and Other


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

%

 

December 31,

 

%

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

 

2012

 

2011

 

Change

Income (loss) from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

$(5,625)

 

$(5,279)

 

6.6%

 

$(11,416)

 

$(10,307)

 

10.8%

 

Restructuring

 $  (985)

 

 $  (701)

 

40.5%

 

 $  (1,220)

 

 $ (1,223)

 

-0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate expenses of $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2013 increased $0.3 million, or 6.6% compared to 2012.  This increase was driven entirely by an increase in pension expense during the period related to our legacy defined benefit plans.  For the first half of 2013, corporate expenses increased $1.1 million, or 10.8%, as compared to the prior year period, also driven by increased pension expense.  Approximately half of the participants in our US defined benefit pension plans are employees of operations since discontinued or divested by the Company.  

During the second quarter of 2013, the Company incurred $1.0 million of restructuring expense.  Approximately $0.8 million of these costs were primarily related to ongoing headcount reductions in our European operations and the relocation of our Brazil facility during the period.  The remaining costs occurred in the Food Service Equipment Group, where we are reducing headcount in response to slowed grocery store sector sales, and in Electronics, where we are eliminating redundant positions due to the Meder acquisition.  During the second quarter of 2012, the Company incurred restructuring expenses of $0.7 million, including $0.4 million of severance expense in our European Engraving operations and $0.3 million in the Food Service Equipment Group, where we completed two facility consolidations.  During the six months ended December 31, 2012, the Company incurred $1.2 million of restructuring expense, $1.1 million of which was in the Engraving Group for ongoing headcount reductions in our European operations and the relocation of our Brazil facility.  Restructuring expenses during the six months ended December 31, 2011 consisted of $0.5 million for headcount reduction in the Engraving Group and at Corporate, and $0.8 million related to facility and production line consolidation in the Food Service Equipment Group.


Discontinued Operations


In December 2011, the Company entered into a plan to divest its Air Distribution Products (“ADP”) business unit in order to allow the Company to focus its financial assets and managerial resources on its remaining portfolio of businesses.  On March 30, 2012, the Company completed the sale of the ADP business.  As a result of these actions, the Company is reporting ADP as a discontinued operation for all periods presented in accordance with ASC 205-20.  Results of the ADP business in current and prior periods have been classified as discontinued in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to exclude the results from continuing operations.  Activity related to ADP and other discontinued operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (amounts in thousands):


 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

Net sales

 

$

                -   

 

$

      14,842

 

$

                -   

 

$

     30,229

Pre-tax earnings

 

 

            (98)

 

 

    (22,302)

 

 

         (243)

 

 

   (22,099)

(Provision) benefit for taxes

 

 

              33

 

 

        8,109

 

 

             83

 

 

       8,045

Net loss from discontinued operations

 

$

            (65)

 

$

    (14,193)

 

$

         (160)

 

$

   (14,054)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources


Cash generated from continuing operations for the six months ended December 31, 2012, was $24.7 million compared to $9.0 million for the same period last year.  The primary contributor to positive cash flow in the period is a reduction in cash out for working capital, where cash inflows from accounts payable increased by $15.6 million compared to the prior year period.  Cash flow from investing activities consisted primarily of the Meder acquisition, where we spent $39.6 million, net of cash acquired.  Cash capital expenditures for the period were $9.7 million.  We had net borrowings of $11.3 million, paid dividends of $1.9 million and purchased $8.0 million of stock, consisting exclusively of management and employee stock repurchases.

The Company has in place a $225 million unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (“Credit Agreement”, “the facility”), which expires in January 2017 and includes a letter of credit sub-facility with a limit of $30 million and a $100 million accordion feature.  The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and restrictive covenants, as well as specific financial covenants.  The Company’s current financial covenants under the facility are as follows:


Interest Coverage Ratio - The Company is required to maintain a ratio of Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, as Adjusted (“Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Agreement”), to interest expense for the trailing twelve months of at least 3:1.  Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Agreement specifically excludes extraordinary and certain other defined items such as non-cash restructuring and acquisition-related charges up to $2.0 million, and goodwill impairment.  At December 31, 2012, the Company’s Interest Coverage Ratio was 26.9:1.

Leverage Ratio - The Company’s ratio of funded debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA per the credit agreement, calculated as Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Agreement plus Depreciation and Amortization, may not exceed 3.5:1.  At December 31, 2012, the Company’s Leverage Ratio was 0.85:1.

As of December 31, 2012, we had borrowings under the new facility of $62.0 million.  As of December 31, 2012, the effective rate of interest for outstanding borrowings under the new facility was 3.19%.  We also utilize an uncommitted money market credit facility to help manage daily working capital needs.  No amounts were outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, respectively.

Funds borrowed under the facility may be used for the repayment of debt, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions (so long as certain conditions, including a specified funded debt to EBITDA leverage ratio is maintained), and other general corporate purposes.

Our primary cash requirements in addition to day-to-day operating needs include interest payments, capital expenditures, and dividends.  Our primary sources of cash for these requirements are cash flows from continuing operations and borrowings under the facility.  We expect to spend approximately $9-10 million on capital expenditures during the remainder of 2013, and expect that depreciation and amortization expense for the remainder of the year will be approximately $7.8 million and $1.4 million, respectively.  

In order to manage our interest rate exposure, we are party to $50.0 million of floating to fixed rate swaps.  These swaps convert our interest payments from LIBOR to a weighted average rate of 2.29%.  

The following table sets forth our capitalization at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012:


 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

2012

 

2012

Long-term debt

            62,073

 

         50,000

Less cash and cash equivalents

          (33,126)

 

      (54,749)

        Net debt

            28,947

 

        (4,749)

Stockholders' equity

          265,827

 

       242,907

        Total capitalization

 $       294,774

 

 $    238,158

 

 

 

 

We sponsor a number of defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans.  The Company’s pension plan for U.S. salaried employees was frozen as of January 2008.  We have evaluated the current and long-term cash requirements of these plans.  Our existing sources of liquidity are expected to be sufficient to cover required contributions under ERISA and other governing regulations.

The fair value of the Company's U.S. pension plan assets was $207.2 million at December 31, 2012, as compared to $198.7 million at the most recent measurement date, which occurred as of June 30, 2012.  The next measurement date to determine plan assets and benefit obligations will be on June 30, 2013.  During 2012, we made a voluntary contribution of $6.0 million to the plan.  In June 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (“MAP 21”) bill was signed into law.  Based on changes in pension funding provisions under MAP 21, we made an additional $3.25 million contribution in July 2012 due to its favorable treatment under the bill and retroactive treatment under the Pension Protection Act (“PPA”).  As a result of this additional contribution in conjunction with the voluntary contribution made in 2012, the plan is 100% funded under PPA rules, and we do not expect to make mandatory contributions to the plan until 2016.  We do not expect contributions to our other defined benefit plans to be material in 2013.  Any subsequent plan contributions will depend on the results of future actuarial valuations.

We have an insurance program in place to fund supplemental retirement income benefits for certain retired executives.  Current executives and new hires are not eligible for this program.  At December 31, 2012, the underlying policies have a cash surrender value of $19.5 million, less policy loans of $11.1 million.  As we have the legal right of offset, these amounts are reported net on our balance sheet.  The aggregate present value of future obligations was $0 and $0.2 million at December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012, respectively.  

In March 2012, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of the ADP business.  In connection with the divestiture, the Company remained the lessee of ADP’s Philadelphia, PA facility and administrative offices, with the purchaser subleasing a fractional portion of the building at current market rates.  Additionally, the Company remained an obligor on an additional facility lease that was assumed in full by the buyer.  In connection with the transaction, the Company recognized a lease impairment charge of $2.3 million for the remaining Philadelphia rental expense.  The Company’s aggregate obligation with respect to the leases is $3.7 million, of which $2.0 million was recorded as a liability at December 31, 2012.  With the exception of the impaired portion of the Philadelphia lease, the Company does not expect to make any payments with respect to these obligations.  The buyer’s obligations under the respective sublease and assumed lease are secured by a cross-default provision in the purchaser’s promissory note for a portion of the purchase price which is secured by mortgages on the ADP real estate sold in the transaction.

In connection with the sale of the Berean Christian Bookstores completed in August 2006, we assigned all but one lease to the buyers.  During June 2009, the Berean business filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  The Berean assets were subsequently resold under section 363 of the Code.  The new owners of the Berean business have negotiated lower lease rates and extended lease terms at certain of the leased locations.  We remain an obligor on these leases, but at the renegotiated rates and to the original term of the leases.  The aggregate amount of our obligations in the event of default is $1.1 million at December 31, 2012, of which all but $0.1 million is not recorded on our balance sheet as a liability based on management’s assessment of the likelihood of loss.


Other Matters

Inflation - Certain of our expenses, such as wages and benefits, occupancy costs and equipment repair and replacement, are subject to normal inflationary pressures.  Inflation for medical costs can impact both our reserves for self-insured medical plans as well as our reserves for workers' compensation claims.  We monitor the inflationary rate and make adjustments to reserves whenever it is deemed necessary.  Our ability to manage medical costs inflation is dependent upon our ability to manage claims and purchase insurance coverage to limit our maximum exposure.

Foreign Currency Translation - Our primary functional currencies used by our non-U.S. subsidiaries are the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Mexican Peso, Australian Dollar and Chinese Yuan.


Environmental Matters - We are party to various other claims and legal proceedings, generally incidental to our business.  We do not expect the ultimate disposition of these other matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.


Seasonality - We are a diversified business with generally low levels of seasonality, however our third quarter is typically the period with the lowest level of activity.

Critical Accounting Policies


The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Standex International Corporation and all of its subsidiaries.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Although we believe that materially different amounts would not be reported due to the accounting policies adopted, the application of certain accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates.  Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2012 lists a number of accounting policies which we believe to be the most critical.


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Risk Management

We are exposed to market risks from changes in interest rates, commodity prices and changes in foreign currency exchange.  To reduce these risks, we selectively use, from time to time, financial instruments and other proactive management techniques.  We have internal policies and procedures that place financial instruments under the direction of the Treasurer and restrict all derivative transactions to those intended for hedging purposes only.  The use of financial instruments for trading purposes (except for certain investments in connection with the non-qualified defined contribution plan) or speculation is strictly prohibited.  The Company has no majority-owned subsidiaries that are excluded from the consolidated financial statements.  Further, we have no interests in or relationships with any special purpose entities.

Exchange Rate Risk

We are exposed to both transactional risk and translation risk associated with exchange rates.  The transactional risk is mitigated, in large part, by natural hedges developed with locally denominated debt service on intercompany accounts.  We also mitigate certain of our foreign currency exchange rate risk by entering into forward foreign currency contracts from time to time.  The contracts are used as a hedge against anticipated foreign cash flows, such as dividend and loan payments, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes.  The fair value of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts is sensitive to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, as an adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates from market rates would decrease the fair value of the contracts.  However, any such losses or gains would generally be offset by corresponding gains and losses, respectively, on the related hedged asset or liability.  At December 31, 2012, the aggregate fair value of the Company’s open foreign exchange contracts was $1.7 million.  

Our primary translation risk is with the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Mexican Peso, Australian Dollar and Chinese Yuan.  A hypothetical 10% appreciation or depreciation of the value of any of these foreign currencies to the U.S. Dollar at December 31, 2012, would not result in a material change in our operations, financial position, or cash flows.  We do not hedge our translation risk. As a result, fluctuations in currency exchange rates can affect our stockholders’ equity.

Interest Rate Risk

Our interest rate exposure is limited primarily to interest rate changes on our variable rate borrowings.  From time to time, we use interest rate swap agreements to modify our exposure to interest rate movements.  The Company’s currently effective swap agreements convert our base borrowing rate on $50.0 million of debt due under our revolving Credit Agreement from a variable rate equal to LIBOR to a weighted average rate of 2.29% at December 31, 2012.  Due to the impact of the swaps, an increase in interest rates would not have materially impacted our interest expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012.

The Company’s effective rate on variable-rate borrowings, including the impact of interest rate swaps, under the revolving credit agreement decreased from 3.67% at June 30, 2012 to 3.19% at December 31, 2012.  

Concentration of Credit Risk

We have a diversified customer base.  As such, the risk associated with concentration of credit risk is inherently low.  As of December 31, 2012, no one customer accounted for more than 5% of our consolidated outstanding receivables or of our sales.

Commodity Prices


The Company is exposed to fluctuating market prices for all commodities used in its manufacturing processes.  Each of our segments is subject to the effects of changing raw material costs caused by the underlying commodity price movements.  In general, we do not enter into purchase contracts that extend beyond one operating cycle.  While Standex considers our relationship with our suppliers to be good, there can be no assurances that we will not experience any supply shortage.


The Engineering Technologies, Food Service Equipment, Electronics Products, and Hydraulics Products Groups are all sensitive to price increases for steel products, other metal commodities and petroleum based products.  In the past year, we have experienced price fluctuations for a number of materials including steel, copper wire, other metal commodities, refrigeration components and foam insulation.  These materials are some of the key elements in the products manufactured in these segments.  Wherever possible, we will implement price increases to offset the impact of changing prices.  The ultimate acceptance of these price increases, if implemented, will be impacted by our affected divisions’ respective competitors and the timing of their price increases.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


At the end of the period covered by this Report, and subject to the exception from this evaluation set forth in the next paragraph, the management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)).  Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2012 in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


SEC guidance permits the exclusion of an evaluation of the effectiveness of a registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as they relate to the internal control over financial reporting for an acquired business during the first year following such acquisition.  As discussed in Note 2 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Report, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Meder electronic AG (“Meder”) on July 10, 2012.  Meder represented approximately 8.0% of the Company's consolidated revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and approximately 9.6% of the Company's consolidated assets at December 31, 2012.  Management's evaluation and conclusion as to the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2012 excludes any evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Meder.


There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended December 31, 2012 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


In August 2008, a redhibition action was filed in Lafayette, Louisiana by Ultra Pure Water Technologies, Inc. (“Ultra Pure”) against Master-Bilt Products, an unincorporated division of Standex.  Redhibition is a civil action in which a buyer may seek damages against a seller for goods sold with allegedly hidden defects.  The suit alleges defects in Master-Bilt ice merchandisers which were sold to Master-Bilt’s customer, who then sold them to Ultra Pure.  The damages sought by Ultra Pure arise out of the alleged lost profits purportedly sustained when the Master-Bilt merchandisers were made part of a self-contained ice making system designed by Ultra Pure, called the “ICEX Ice Island.”  Ultra Pure alleges that the ICEX units did not operate as anticipated at customer locations.  Standex has been aggressively defending the action, and the case was dismissed in September 2011 based on Master-Bilt’s motion for summary judgment.  However, in May 2012, the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal reversed the dismissal, finding that various fact questions should be addressed by the trial court.  This reversal was appealed by Master-Bilt in July 2012 to the Louisiana Supreme Court.  In the second quarter of 2013, the Louisiana Supreme Court declined to hear the matter, and the litigation was remanded to the jurisdiction of the trial court, which scheduled a trial in the matter during the third quarter of 2013.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the allegations, however, given the unpredictability and uncertainty inherent in any jury trial, the result of the trial is not assured.  If an unfavorable outcome were to occur, there is a possibility that the Company’s financial position and results of operations and cash flows could be negatively affected, although the Company is not yet able to estimate a range of possible loss.


ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS


(c)

The following table provides information about purchases by the Company of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:


Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities1

Quarter Ended December 31, 2012

Period

 

(a) Total number of shares (or units) purchased

 

(b) Average price paid per share (or unit)

 

(c) Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs

 

(d) Maximum number (or appropriate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs

October 1 - October 31, 2012

 

          12,755

 

 $         44.91

 

          12,755

 

        171,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1 - November 30, 2012

 

            4,578

 

            45.91

 

            4,578

 

        166,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 1 - December 31, 2012

 

          38,000

 

            48.66

 

          38,000

 

        128,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Total

 

          55,333

 

 $         47.57

 

          55,333

 

        128,624

 

1 The Company has a Stock Buyback Program (the “Program”) which was originally announced on January 30, 1985.  Under the Program, the Company may repurchase its shares from time to time, either in the open market or through private transactions, whenever it appears prudent to do so.  On December 15, 2003, the Company authorized an additional 1 million shares for repurchase pursuant to its Program.  The Program has no expiration date, and the Company from time to time may authorize additional increases of 1 million share increments for buyback authority so as to maintain the Program.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

(a)

Exhibits

31.1

Principal Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32

Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101

The following materials from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE INAPPLICABLE  



SIGNATURES








Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 

 

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

Date:

February 1, 2013

/s/ THOMAS D. DEBYLE

 

 

Thomas D. DeByle

 

 

Vice President/CFO/Treasurer

 

 

(Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

Date:

February 1, 2013

/s/ SEAN C. VALASHINAS

 

 

Sean C. Valashinas

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 




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