UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION: | |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 (unaudited) and June 30, 2019 |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) |
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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) |
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) |
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 33 |
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Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures | 34 |
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PART II. |
OTHER INFORMATION: |
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item 6. | Exhibits |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
ITEM 1 |
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
September 30, 2019 (unaudited) | June 30, 2019 | ||||||
ASSETS |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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Accounts receivable, net of reserve for doubtful accounts of $1,765 and $1,451 at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 |
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Inventories |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Income taxes receivable |
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Total current assets |
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Property, plant, and equipment, net |
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Intangible assets, net |
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Goodwill |
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Deferred tax asset |
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Operating lease right-of-use asset | - | |||||||
Other non-current assets |
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Total non-current assets |
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Total assets |
$ | $ | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | $ | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
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Income taxes payable |
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Current liabilities-Discontinued Operations |
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Total current liabilities |
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Long-term debt |
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Operating lease long-term liabilities | - | |||||||
Accrued pension and other non-current liabilities |
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Total non-current liabilities |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Common stock, par value $1.50 per share, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 27,984,278 issued, 12,373,209 and 12,334,607 outstanding at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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Retained earnings |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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Treasury shares: 15,611,069 shares at September 30, 2019 and 15,649,671 shares at June 30, 2019 |
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Total stockholders' equity |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ | $ |
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements |
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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2018 |
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Net sales |
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Cost of sales |
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Gross profit |
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Selling, general, and administrative expenses |
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Restructuring costs |
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Acquisition related expenses |
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Other operating (income) expense, net | ( |
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Total operating expenses |
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Income from operations |
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Interest expense |
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Other non-operating income (expense) |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
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Provision for income taxes |
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Income from continuing operations |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | $ | ||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share: |
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Continuing operations |
$ | $ | ||||||
Discontinued operations |
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Total |
$ | $ | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
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Continuing operations |
$ | $ | ||||||
Discontinued operations |
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Total |
$ | $ | ||||||
Cash dividends per share |
$ | $ |
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements |
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income |
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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2018 |
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Net income |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Defined benefit pension plans: |
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Actuarial gains (losses) and other changes in unrecognized costs |
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Amortization of unrecognized costs |
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Derivative instruments: |
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Change in unrealized gains (losses) |
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Amortization of unrealized gains (losses) into interest expense |
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Foreign currency translation gains (losses) |
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Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax |
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Income tax provision (benefit): |
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Defined benefit pension plans: |
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Actuarial gains (losses) and other changes in unrecognized costs |
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Amortization of unrecognized costs |
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Derivative instruments: |
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Change in unrealized gains and (losses) |
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Amortization of unrealized gains and (losses) into interest expense |
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Income tax provision (benefit) to other comprehensive income (loss) |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
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Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | $ |
See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity |
Standex International Corporation and Subsidiaries |
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For the Three month period ended September 30, 2019 | Common | Paid-in | Retained | Income | Treasury Stock | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance, June 30, 2019 |
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Stock issued for employee stock option and purchase plans, including related income tax benefit and other |
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Treasury stock acquired |
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Comprehensive income: |
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Net Income |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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Pension and OPEB adjustments, net of tax of $0.4 million |
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Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.4 million |
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Dividends declared ($0.20 per share) |
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Balance, September 30, 2019 |
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For the Three month period ended September 30, 2018 |
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Balance, June 30, 2018 |
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Stock issued for employee stock option and purchase plans, including related income tax benefit and other |
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Treasury stock acquired |
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Adoption of ASU 2018-02 |
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Comprehensive income: | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
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Pension and OPEB adjustments, net of tax of $0.3 million |
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Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.4 million |
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Dividends declared ($0.18 per share) |
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Balance, September 30, 2018 |
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STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income |
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Income from discontinued operations |
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Income from continuing operations |
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Stock-based compensation |
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Net changes in operating assets and liabilities |
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Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations |
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Net cash (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment |
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Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
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Proceeds from insurance recovery |
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Other investing activity |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities- continuing operations |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities- discontinued operations |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Borrowings on revolving credit facility |
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Payments of revolving credit facility |
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Activity under share-based payment plans |
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Purchases of treasury stock |
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Cash dividends paid |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
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Cash paid during the year for: |
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Interest |
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Income taxes, net of refunds |
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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, cash flows and changes in stockholder’s equity for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the financial position of Standex International Corporation (“Standex”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), at September 30, 2019. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The following unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. 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, 2019. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2019 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements included in the annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, 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 audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and in particular the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2019. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. 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.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairments by eliminating step two from the goodwill impairment test. Instead, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 also clarifies the requirements for excluding and allocating foreign currency translation adjustments to reporting units related to an entity's testing of reporting units for goodwill impairment. It further clarifies that an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-04 on our goodwill impairment testing procedures and our consolidated financial statements.
2) |
Acquisitions |
The Company’s recent acquisitions are strategically significant to the future growth prospects of the Company. At the time of the acquisition and September 30, 2019, the Company evaluated the significance of each acquisition on a standalone basis and in aggregate, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.
GS Engineering
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company acquired Ohio-based Genius Solutions Engineering Company (d/b/a GS Engineering). The privately held company is a provider of specialized “soft surface” skin texturized tooling. GS Engineering primarily serves the automotive end market and its operating results are included in the Company’s Engraving segment.
The Company paid $
Intangible assets of $
The components of the fair value of the GS Engineering acquisition, including the preliminary allocation of the purchase price at September 30 2019, are as follows (in thousands):
Preliminary Allocation June 30, 2019 |
Adjustments |
Adjusted Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2019 |
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Preliminary Allocation June 30, 2019 |
Adjustments |
Adjusted Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2019 |
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Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
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Total |
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Agile Magnetics
On the last business day of the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company acquired Regional Mfg. Specialists, Inc. (now named Agile Magnetics). The New Hampshire based, privately held company is a provider of high-reliability magnetics to customers in the semiconductor, military, aerospace, healthcare, and general industrial industries. The Company has included the results of Agile in its Electronics segment in the consolidated financial statements.
The Company paid $
Intangible assets of $
The components of the fair value of the Agile acquisition, including the final allocation of the purchase price at September 30, 2019, are as follows (in thousands):
Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2018 |
Adjustments |
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Fair value of business combination: |
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Less, cash acquired |
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Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2018 |
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Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
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Other acquired assets |
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Tenibac-Graphion Inc.
During August of fiscal year 2019, the Company acquired Tenibac-Graphion Inc. (“Tenibac”). The Michigan based privately held company is a provider of chemical and laser texturing services for the automotive, medical, packaging, and consumer products markets. The Company has included the results of Tenibac in its Engraving segment in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company paid $
Intangible assets of $
The components of the fair value of the Tenibac acquisition, including the final allocation of the purchase price are as follows (in thousands):
Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2018 |
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Fair value of business combination: |
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$ | $ | - | $ |
Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2018 |
Adjustments |
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Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
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Other acquired assets |
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Total |
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Acquisition-Related Costs
Acquisition-related costs include costs related to acquired businesses and other pending acquisitions. These costs consist of (i) deferred compensation and (ii) acquisition-related professional service fees and expenses, including financial advisory, legal, accounting, and other outside services incurred in connection with acquisition activities, and regulatory matters related to acquired entities. These costs do not include purchase accounting expenses, which we define as acquired backlog and the step-up of inventory to fair value, or the amortization of the acquired intangible assets.
Deferred compensation costs relate to the acquisition of Horizon Scientific on October 16, 2016, for which payments were due to the seller of $
Acquisition related costs consist of miscellaneous professional service fees and expenses for our recent acquisitions.
The components of acquisition-related costs are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
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Deferred compensation arrangements |
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Other acquisition-related costs |
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Total |
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3) |
Revenue From Contracts With Customers |
Effective July 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new accounting standard, ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (ASC 606) using the modified retrospective method to contracts that were not completed as of June 30, 2018. The adoption of ASC 606 represents a change in accounting principle that provides enhanced revenue recognition disclosures.
Most of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation which represents the product or service being sold to the customer. Some contracts include multiple performance obligations such as a product and the related installation and/or extended warranty. Additionally, most of the Company’s contracts offer assurance type warranties in connection with the sale of a product to customers. Assurance type warranties provide a customer with assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications. Assurance type warranties do not represent a separate performance obligation.
In general, the Company recognizes revenue at the point in time control transfers to its customer based on predetermined shipping terms. Revenue recognized under long-term contracts within the Engineering Technologies group for highly customized customer products that have no alternative use and in which the contract specifies the Company has a right to payment for its costs, plus a reasonable margin are recognized over time. For products manufactured over time, the transfer of control is measured pro rata, based upon current estimates of costs to complete such contracts. Losses on contracts are fully recognized in the period in which the losses become determinable. Revisions in profit estimates are reflected on a cumulative basis in the period in which the basis for such revision becomes known.
Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The following table presents revenue disaggregated by product line and segment (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
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Revenue by Product Line |
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Engraving Products |
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Total Engraving |
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Electronics |
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Engineering Technologies Components |
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Hydraulics Cylinders and Systems |
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Pumps |
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Total Food Service Equipment |
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Total Revenue by Product Line |
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The following table presents revenue from continuing operations disaggregated by geography based on company’s locations (in thousands):
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Net sales |
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September 30,2018 |
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Asia Pacific |
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EMEA (1) |
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Other Americas |
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Total |
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(1) EMEA consists primarily of Europe, Middle East and S. Africa.
The following table presents revenue from continuing operations disaggregated by timing of recognition (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
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Timing of Revenue Recognition |
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Products and services transferred at a point in time |
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Products transferred over time |
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Net Sales |
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Contract Balances
Contract assets represent sales recognized in excess of billings related to work completed but not yet shipped for which revenue is recognized over time. Contract assets are recorded as prepaid and other current assets. Contract liabilities are customer deposits for which revenue has not been recognized. Current contract liabilities are recorded as accrued expenses.
The following table provides information about contract assets and liability balances as of September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
Balance at Beginning of Period | Additions |
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During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized the following revenue as a result of changes in the contract liability balances (in thousands):
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Revenue recognized in the period from: |
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Amounts included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period |
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The timing of revenue recognition, invoicing and cash collections results in billed receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.When consideration is received from a customer prior to transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of a contract, a contract liability is recorded. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue after control of the goods and services are transferred to the customer and all revenue recognition criteria have been met.
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 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.
There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between any levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the date they occur.
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.
Items presented at fair value at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2019 |
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The fair value of our contingent consideration arrangement is determined based on our evaluation as to the probability and amount of any deferred compensation that has been earned to date. |
Our financial liabilities based upon Level 3 inputs consist of contingent consideration arrangements relating to our acquisitions of Horizon Scientific, Piazza Rosa, and GS Engineering. We are contractually obligated to pay contingent consideration payments in connection with the Horizon Scientific acquisition based on the criteria of continued employment of the seller on the second and third anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition. The seller of Horizon remained employed on the second anniversary of the closing date and a payment was made to the seller in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. We are contractually obligated to pay contingent consideration payments in connection with the Piazza Rosa acquisition based on the achievement of certain revenue targets during each of the first three years following acquisition. Piazza Rosa exceeded the defined revenue targets during the first year and a payment was made to the Piazza Rosa sellers during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company is currently calculating the achievement of revenue targets of the second year and a payment is expected to be made to the Piazza Rosa sellers during the second quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company is also obligated to pay contingent consideration to the sellers of GS Engineering in the event that certain revenue and gross margin targets are achieved during the five years following acquisition. As of September 30, 2019, the targets set in the GS stock purchase agreement have not yet been met due to the length of time since the acquisition.
We will update our assumptions each reporting period based on new developments and record such amounts at fair value based on the revised assumptions until the consideration is paid. As of September 30, 2019, neither the range of outcomes nor the assumptions used to develop the estimate had changed.
5) |
Discontinued Operations |
In pursuing our business strategy, the Company continues to divest certain businesses and record activities of these businesses as discontinued operations.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, in order to focus its financial assets and managerial resources on its remaining portfolio of businesses, the Company decided to divest its Cooking Solutions Group, which consisted of
The transaction closed on March 31, 2019 and resulted in a pre-tax gain of $
Results of the Cooking Solutions Group in current and prior periods have been classified as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and excluded from the results from continuing operations. Activity related to the Cooking Solutions Group and other discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in thousands):
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Net income from Discontinued Operations |
$ | ( |
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6) |
Inventories |
Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
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Raw materials |
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Work in process |
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Finished goods |
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Total |
$ | $ |
Distribution costs associated with the sale of inventory, which are recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, were $
7) |
Goodwill |
Changes to goodwill during the period ended September 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
June 30, 2019 | Acquisitions |
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Engraving |
$ | $ | $ | ( |
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Electronics |
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Engineering Technologies |
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Hydraulics |
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Food Service Equipment |
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Total |
$ | $ | $ | ( |
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8) |
Intangible Assets |
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
Customer Relationships | Tradenames (Indefinite-lived) | Developed Technology | Other |
Total |
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September 30, 2019 |
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Cost |
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Accumulated amortization |
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Balance, September 30, 2019 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019 |
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Cost |
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Accumulated amortization | ( |
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Balance, June 30, 2019 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
Amortization expense from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $
9) |
Warranties |
The expected cost associated with warranty obligations on our products is recorded as a component of cost of sales when the revenue is recognized. The Company’s estimate of warranty cost is based on contract terms and historical warranty loss experience that is periodically adjusted for recent actual experience. Since warranty estimates are forecasts based on the best available information, claims costs may differ from amounts provided. Adjustments to initial obligations for warranties are made as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable.
The changes in warranty reserve from continuing operations, which are recorded as a component of accrued liabilities, as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | |||||||
Balance at beginning of year |
$ | $ | ||||||
Acquisitions and other |
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Warranty expense |
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Warranty claims |
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Balance at end of period |
$ | $ |
10) |
Debt |
Long-term debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | |||||||
Bank credit agreements |
$ | $ | ||||||
Total funded debt |
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Issuance Cost |
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Total long-term debt |
$ | $ |
The Company’s debt payments are due as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year |
September 30, 2019 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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Total Debt |
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Issuance cost |
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Debt net of issuance cost |
$ |
Bank Credit Agreements
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company entered into a
At September 30, 2019, the Company had standby letters of credit outstanding, primarily for insurance purposes, of $
11) |
Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Company is exposed to market risks from changes in interest rates, commodity prices and changes in foreign currency rates. We selectively use derivative financial instruments in order to manage these risks. Information about the Company’s derivative financial instruments is as follows:
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 $
Effective Date |
Notional Amount | Fixed Interest Rate | Maturity |
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December 19, 2015 |
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May 24, 2017 |
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August 6, 2018 |
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$ (1,664) | $ (1,380) |
The Company reported
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 collections from customers and loan payments between subsidiaries. The Company enters into such contracts for hedging purposes only. The Company has designated certain of these currency contracts as hedges, and changes in the fair value of these contracts are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged items are recognized in earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, associated with these contracts will be reported in net income. At September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding forward contracts related to hedges of intercompany loans with net unrealized losses of $(
The notional amounts of the Company’s forward contracts, by currency, are as follows:
Currency |
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CAD |
The table below presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the balance sheet (in thousands):
Asset Derivatives |
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September 30, 2019 |
June 30, 2019 |
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Derivative designated |
Balance |
Balance |
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Fair Value |
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Fair Value |
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Interest rate swaps |
Other Assets |
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$ | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Other Assets |
Other Assets |
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$ | $ |
Liability Derivatives |
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September 30, 2019 |
June 30, 2019 |
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Balance |
Balance |
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as hedging instruments |
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Fair Value |
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Fair Value |
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Interest rate swaps |
Accrued Liabilities |
$ | Accrued Liabilities |
$ | |||||||
Foreign exchange contracts |
Accrued Liabilities |
Accrued Liabilities |
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$ | $ |
The table below presents the amount of gain (loss) recognized in comprehensive income on our derivative financial instruments (effective portion) designated as hedging instruments and their classification within comprehensive income for the periods ended (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
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2018 |
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Interest rate swaps |
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Foreign exchange contracts |
( |
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$ | $ |
The table below presents the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to Net Income for the periods ended (in thousands):
Details about Accumulated |
Affected line item |
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Other Comprehensive |
Three Months Ended |
in the Unaudited |
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Income (Loss) Components |
September 30, |
Condensed Statements |
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2019 |
2018 |
of Operations |
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Interest rate swaps |
$ | ( |
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Foreign exchange contracts |
( |
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) | Interest expense |
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$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
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12) |
Retirement Benefits |
The Company has defined benefit pension plans covering certain current and former employees both inside and outside of the U.S. The Company’s pension plan for U.S. employees is frozen for substantially all participants and has been replaced with a defined contribution benefit plan.
Net Periodic Benefit Cost for the Company’s U.S. and Foreign pension benefit plans for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following components (in thousands):
U.S. Plans |
Non-U.S. Plans |
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2018 |
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Service cost |
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Expected return on plan assets |
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Recognized net actuarial loss |
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Net periodic benefit cost |
$ | $ | $ | $ |
The contributions made to defined benefit plans for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are presented below along with remaining contributions to be made for fiscal year 2020 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Remaining | |||||||||||
September 30, | Contributions | |||||||||||
Contributions to defined benefit plans |
2019 |
2018 |
Fiscal 2020 | |||||||||
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Germany, unfunded plan |
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Ireland |
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$ | $ | $ |
13) |
Income Taxes |
The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 was
14) |
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 |
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Diluted - Average shares outstanding |
Earnings available to common stockholders are the same for computing both basic and diluted earnings per share. There were
any anti-dilutive potential common shares excluded from the calculation above for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Performance stock units of
15) |
Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
The components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | |||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||
Unrealized pension losses, net of tax |
( |
) | ( |
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Unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net of tax |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Total |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) |
16) |
Contingencies |
From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings, including claims related to environmental remediation, 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 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.
17) |
Industry Segment Information |
The Company has determined that it has
• |
Engraving – provides mold texturizing, slush molding tools, tool finishing, project management and design services, hygiene product tooling, low observation vents for stealth aircraft, and process machinery for a number of industries; |
• |
Electronics – manufacturing of electronic components for applications throughout the end-user market spectrum; |
• |
Engineering Technologies – provides net and near net formed single-source customized solutions in the manufacture of engineered components for the aviation, aerospace, defense, energy, industrial, medical, marine, oil and gas, and manned and unmanned space markets. |
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Hydraulics – manufacturing of single and double-acting telescopic and piston rod hydraulic cylinders; and |
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Food Service Equipment – a manufacturer of commercial food service equipment and scientific refrigeration equipment; |
Net sales and income (loss) from continuing operations by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, |
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Corporate |
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Restructuring costs |
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Acquisition-related costs |
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Sub-total |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
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Other non-operating income |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
$ | $ |
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).
The Company’s identifiable assets at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2019 |
June 30, 2019 |
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Engraving |
$ | |||||||
Electronics |
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Engineering Technologies |
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Food Service Equipment |
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Corporate & Other |
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Total |
$ | $ |
18) |
Restructuring |
The Company has undertaken cost reduction and facility consolidation initiatives that have resulted in severance, restructuring, and related charges.
2020 Restructuring Initiatives
The Company continues to focus our efforts to reduce cost and improve productivity across our businesses, particularly through headcount reductions, facility closures, and consolidations. Restructuring expenses primarily related to headcount reductions and facility rationalization within our Engraving segment. Thus far, during fiscal year 2020, we have also incurred restructuring expenses related to third party assistance with analysis and implementation of these activities.
Prior Year Restructuring Initiatives
During the fiscal year 2019, the Company initiated restructuring programs related to: (1) employee headcount reductions as the Company realigned management functions (2) the exit of unprofitable Engraving businesses, and (3) initiatives intended to improve profitability, streamline production, and enhance capacity to support future growth in the Electronics and Engraving segments.
A summary of charges by initiative is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
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Fiscal 2020 |
Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs | Other |
Total |
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$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Prior year initiatives |
$ | |||||||||||
$ | $ | $ |
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Fiscal 2019 |
Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs | Other |
Total |
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Current year initiatives |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Prior year initiatives |
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$ | $ | $ |
Activity in the reserve related to the initiatives is as follows (in thousands):
Current Year Initiatives |
Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs | Other |
Total |
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Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2019 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Additions and adjustments |
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Payments |
( |
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Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2019 |
$ | $ | $ |
Prior Year Initiatives |
Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs | Other |
Total |
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Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2019 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Additions and adjustments |
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Payments |
( |
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Restructuring liabilities at September 30, 2019 |
$ | $ | $ |
The Company’s total restructuring expenses by segment are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, 2019 |
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Engraving |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Food Service Equipment |
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Corporate |
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$ | $ | $ |
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September 30, 2018 |
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Total |
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Electronics |
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Engineering Technologies |
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Food Service Equipment |
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Corporate |
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$ | $ | $ |
Restructuring expense is expected to be approximately $
19) |
Leases |
Effective July 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), using the modified retrospective approach and utilizing the effective date as its date of initial application. As a result, prior periods are presented in accordance with the previous guidance in ASC 840, Leases (“ASC 840”). The Company has elected to apply the ‘package of practical expedients’ which allow us to not reassess i) whether existing or expired arrangements contain a lease, ii) the lease classification of existing or expired leases, or iii) whether previous initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under the new lease standard.
At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present in the arrangement. Leases with a term greater than one year are recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and short-term and long-term lease liabilities, as applicable. The Company does not have material financing leases.
Operating lease liabilities and their corresponding right-of-use assets are initially recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the expected remaining lease term. The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable. As a result, the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate to discount lease payments, which reflects the fixed rate at which the Company could borrow on a collateralized basis the amount of the lease payments in the same currency, for a similar term, in a similar economic environment. To estimate its incremental borrowing rate, a credit rating applicable to the Company is estimated using a synthetic credit rating analysis since the Company does not currently have a rating agency-based credit rating
The Company has elected not to recognize leases with an original term of one year or less on the balance sheet. The Company typically only includes an initial lease term in its assessment of a lease arrangement. Options to renew a lease are not included in the Company’s assessment unless there is reasonable certainty that the Company will renew.
Amounts (in thousands) recorded in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations related to leases are as follows:
September 30, 2019 |
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Assets |
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ROU Assets (other assets) |
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Liabilities |
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Current (accrued expense) |
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Other non-current liability |
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Total lease liability |
$ |
Lease cost
The components of lease costs for the three months ended September 30, 2019 are as follows:
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, 2019 | ||||
Operating lease cost1 |
$ |
1Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.
Maturity of lease liability
The maturity of the Company's lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 were as follows:
Operating Leases |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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After 2024 |
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Less: Interest |
( |
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Present value of lease Liabilities |
$ |
The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rates are as follows:
Lease Term and Discount Rate |
September 30, 2019 |
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Weighted average remaining lease term (years) |
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Operating leases |
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Weighted average discount rate (percentage) |
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Operating leases |
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Other Information
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September 30, 2019 |
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Operating cash flows from operating leases |
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Total cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |
Item 2. |
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Statements contained in this Quarterly Report 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,” “intend,” “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 that may cause the actual results of operations in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. These factors include, but are not limited to: materially adverse or unanticipated legal judgments, fines, penalties or settlements; conditions in the financial and banking markets, including fluctuations in exchange rates and the inability to repatriate foreign cash; domestic and international economic conditions, including the impact, length and degree of economic downturns on the customers and markets we serve and more specifically conditions in the food service equipment, automotive, construction, aerospace, energy, oil and gas, transportation, consumer appliance and general industrial markets; lower-cost competition; the relative mix of products which impact margins and operating efficiencies in certain of our businesses; the impact of higher raw material and component costs, particularly steel, petroleum based products, refrigeration components and certain materials used in electronics parts; an inability to realize the expected cost savings from restructuring activities including effective completion of plant consolidations, cost reduction efforts 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 global sourcing of raw materials and diversification efforts in emerging markets; the impact on cost structure and on economic conditions as a result of actual and threatened increases in trade tariffs; the inability to attain expected benefits from acquisitions and the inability to effectively consummate and integrate such acquisitions and achieve synergies envisioned by the Company; market acceptance of our products; our ability to design, introduce and sell new products and related product components; the ability to redesign certain of our products to continue meeting evolving regulatory requirements; the impact of delays initiated by our customers; and our ability to increase manufacturing production to meet demand; and potential changes to future pension funding requirements. 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 markets. We have nine operating segments aggregated into five reportable segments: Engraving, Electronics, Engineering Technologies, Hydraulics, and Food Service Equipment. Overall management, strategic development and financial control are led by the executive staff at our corporate headquarters located in Salem, New Hampshire.
Our long-term strategy is to create, improve, and enhance shareholder value by building larger, more profitable industrial platforms through a value creation system that assists management in meeting specific corporate and business unit financial and strategic performance goals. In so doing, we expect to focus our financial assets and managerial resources on our higher growth and operating margin businesses while considering divestiture of those businesses that we feel are not strategic or do not meet our growth and return expectations. The Standex Value Creation System is a standard methodology which provides consistent tools used throughout the company in order to achieve our organization’s goal of transforming from its historic roots as a holding company to an efficient operating company. The Standex Value Creation System employs four components: Balanced Performance Plan, Standex Growth Disciplines, Standex Operational Excellence, and Standex Talent Management. The Balanced Performance Plan process aligns annual goals throughout the business and provides a standard reporting, management and review process by setting and meeting annual and quarterly targets that support our short and long-term goals. The Standex Growth Disciplines use a set of tools and processes including market maps, growth lane ways, and market tests to identify opportunities to expand the business organically and through acquisitions. Standex Operational Excellence employs a standard playbook and processes, including LEAN, to eliminate waste and improve profitability, cash flow and customer satisfaction. Finally, the Standex Talent Management process is an organizational development process that provides training, development, and succession planning for our employees throughout our worldwide organization. The Standex Value Creation System ties all disciplines in the organization together under a common umbrella by providing standard tools and processes to deliver our business objectives.
It is our objective to invest in our higher growth and operating margin businesses through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. Organically, we seek to identify and implement growth initiatives such as new product development, geographic expansion, and the introduction of products and technologies into new markets and applications, key accounts and strategic sales channel partners. Inorganically, we look to add strategically aligned or “bolt on” acquisitions to strengthen these core businesses, creating both sales and cost synergies and accelerating their growth and margin improvement. We have a particular focus on identifying and investing in opportunities that complement our products and will increase the global presence and capabilities of our core businesses.
As part of our ongoing strategy:
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In April 2019, we acquired Ohio-based Genius Solutions Engineering Company (d/b/a GS Engineering), a provider of specialized “soft surface” skin texturized tooling, primarily serving the automotive end market. GS Engineering brings us critical proprietary technologies that offer significant advantages in creating tools for “soft surface” components which are used increasingly in vehicle interiors. The tooling for soft surface products offered by GS is highly complementary to our current industry-leading capabilities in texturing molds and tools used to create “hard surface” components. This technology also complements and enables us to improve our existing nickel shell technology that produces soft surface tooling. We intend to immediately introduce the GS technology across our global production footprint which will enable customers worldwide to benefit from a combined offering for harmonized designs across a variety of surfaces and materials. GS operates one facility in Ohio and its results are reported within our Engraving segment. |
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During the first quarter of 2019, the Company decided to divest its Cooking Solutions Group, which consisted of three operating segments, Associated American Industries, BKI, and Ultrafryer, and a minority interest investment consistent with our strategy to focus our financial assets and managerial resources on our higher growth and operating margin businesses. During the third quarter of 2019, we completed this divestiture and exchanged consideration on April 1. In connection with the divestiture efforts, we also sold our minority interest in a European oven manufacturer back to the majority owners. Results of the Cooking Solutions Group in current and prior periods have been classified as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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In September 2018, we acquired New Hampshire-based Regional Mfg. Specialists, Inc. (now named Agile Magnetics, Inc.), a provider of high-reliability magnetics. The addition of Agile Magnetics is an important step forward in building out the high reliability magnetics business of Standex Electronics. As a result of this combination, we have broadened our exposure to several high-growth end-markets and added a valuable manufacturing and sales base in the northeast. Additionally, we can now offer complementary products from Standex’s broader portfolio to Agile’s customer base. Agile Magnetics products include transformers, inductors and coils for mission critical applications for blue chip OEMs in the semiconductor, military, aerospace, healthcare, and industrial markets. It operates one manufacturing facility in New Hampshire. |
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In August 2018, we acquired Michigan-based Tenibac-Graphion, Inc. (Tenibac), a provider of chemical and laser texturing services. The combination of Tenibac and Standex Engraving will expand services available to customers, increase responsiveness to customer demands, and drive innovative approaches to solving customer needs. The combined customer base now has access to the full line of mold and tool services, such as the Architexture design consultancy, Vycon™ part wrapping, chemical and laser engraving, tool finishing, and tool enhancements. Tenibac serves automotive, packaging, medical and consumer products customers, and operates three facilities, two in Michigan and one in China. |
We create “Customer Intimacy” by utilizing the Standex Growth Disciplines to partner with our customers in order to develop and deliver custom solutions or engineered components. By partnering with our customers during long-term product development cycles, we become an extension of their development teams. Through this Partner, Solve, Deliver ® methodology, we are able to secure our position as a preferred long-term solution provider for our products and components. This strategy is designed to result in increased sales and operating margins that enhance shareholder returns.
Standex Operational Excellence drives continuous improvement in the efficiency of our businesses, both on the shop floor and in the office environment. We recognize that our businesses are competing in a global economy that requires us to improve our competitive position. We have deployed a number of management competencies to drive improvements in the cost structure of our business units including operational excellence through lean enterprise, the use of low cost manufacturing facilities in countries such as Mexico and China, the consolidation of manufacturing facilities to achieve economies of scale and leveraging of fixed infrastructure costs, alternate sourcing to achieve procurement cost reductions, and capital improvements to increase productivity.
The Company’s strong historical cash flow has been a cornerstone for funding our capital allocation strategy. We use cash flow generated from operations to fund the strategic growth programs described above, including acquisitions and investments for organic growth, investments in capital assets to improve productivity and lower costs and to return cash to our shareholders through payment of dividends and stock buybacks.
Restructuring expenses reflect costs associated with our efforts to continuously improve operational efficiency and expand globally in order to remain competitive in the end-user markets we serve. We incur costs for actions to size our businesses to a level appropriate for current economic conditions, improve our cost structure, enhance our competitive position and increase operating margins. Such expenses include costs for moving facilities to locations that allow for lower fixed and variable costs, starting up plants after relocation, downsizing operations because of changing economic conditions, and other costs resulting from asset redeployment decisions. Shutdown costs include severance, benefits, stay bonuses, lease and contract terminations, asset write-downs, costs of moving fixed assets, and moving and relocation costs. Vacant facility costs include maintenance, utilities, property taxes and other costs.
Because of the diversity of the Company’s businesses, end user markets and geographic locations, we do not use specific external indices to predict the future performance of the Company, other than general information about broad macroeconomic trends. Each of our individual business units serves niche markets and attempts to identify trends other than general business and economic conditions which are specific to its business and which could impact its performance. Those 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, gross profit margin, and operating cash flow. A discussion of these KPIs is included 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 a specific KPI.
We believe the discussion of these items provides enhanced information to investors by disclosing their impact on the overall trend which provides a clearer comparative view of the KPI, as 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 on the KPI amount that would have existed regardless of our acquisition. Sales resulting from synergies between our acquisitions 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
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September 30, |
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2019 |
2018 |
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Net sales |
$ | 196,438 | $ | 193,080 | ||||
Gross profit margin |
34.8 | % | 35.9 | % | ||||
Income from operations |
18,441 | 22,645 |
Three Months Ended |
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September 30, 2019 |
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Net sales, prior year period |
$ | 193,080 | ||
Components of change in sales: |
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Organic sales change |
(3,204 | ) | ||
Effect of acquisitions |
8,418 | |||
Effect of exchange rates |
(1,856 | ) | ||
Net sales, current period |
$ | 196,438 |
Net sales increased in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 by $3.4 million or 1.7% when compared to the prior year quarter. Acquisitions contributed $8.4 million or 4.4% to overall sales growth. Organic sales declined $3.2 million or 1.7%, and foreign currency had a $1.9 million or 1.0% negative impact on sales. We discuss our results and outlook for each segment below.
Gross Profit Margin
Our gross margin for the first quarter of 2020 was 34.8% which declined from the prior year quarter’s gross margin of 35.9%. We experienced gross margin declines in our Engraving and Electronics businesses as a product of the deleveraging generated by organic sales declines, particularly in Asia, as well as increased material costs in Electronics, along with wage inflation.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”) for the first quarter of 2020 were $48.7 million, or 24.8% of sales, compared to $45.5 million, or 23.6% of sales, during the prior year quarter. SG&A expenses during the quarter were impacted by on-going SG&A expenses related to our recent acquisitions of $1.1 million along with increased employee benefit and compensation costs.
Restructuring Charges
We incurred restructuring expenses of $1.5 million during the first quarter of 2020 as compared to $0.4 million in 2019. Restructuring expenses during the quarter primarily related to headcount reductions and facility rationalization within our Engraving segment. We expect to incur restructuring costs of approximately $1.9 million throughout the remainder of fiscal year 2020 primarily as a result of further rationalization efforts and targeted administrative headcount reductions within Engraving.
Acquisition Related Expenses
We incurred acquisition-related expenses of $0.7 million during the first quarter ended September 30, 2019. Acquisition-related expenses primarily related to deferred compensation earned during the quarter by the seller of our Horizon Scientific business acquired in October of fiscal year 2017. The last of these payments was made in October of fiscal year 2020, subsequent to the end of the quarter.
Income from Operations
Income from operations for the first quarter of 2020 was $18.4 million, compared to $22.6 million during the prior year quarter. The decline of $4.2 million, or 18.6%, is primarily due to gross profit declines of $1.0 million as a result of increased material costs and wage inflation as well as organic sales declines in our Electronics segment, in addition to higher compensation and benefit costs.
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the first quarter of 2020 was $2.1 million, a 5.5% decline from interest of $2.2 million during the prior year quarter. The decreased interest expense is due to lower borrowings offset by an increase in our effective interest rate of 3.41% as of September 30, 2019, as compared to 3.32% as of September 30, 2018.
Income Taxes
The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2020 was 27.8% compared with 28.9% for the prior year quarter. The effective tax rate in 2020 was lower primarily due to a benefit as a result of non-taxable life insurance proceeds earned in the quarter.
The Company is routinely audited by various jurisdictions. The Company is currently under audit by the IRS for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016 and 2017. We anticipate finalizing the audit during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.
Backlog
Backlog includes all active or open orders for goods and services. Backlog also includes any future deliveries based on executed customer contracts, so long as such deliveries are based on agreed upon delivery schedules. With the exception of our Engineering Technologies Group, backlog is not generally a significant factor in the Company’s businesses because of our relatively short delivery periods and rapid inventory turnover. Backlog orders are not necessarily an indicator of future sales levels because of variations in lead times and customer production demand pull systems. Customers may delay delivery of products or cancel orders prior to shipment, subject to possible cancellation penalties. Due to the nature of long term agreements in the Engineering Technologies group, the timing of orders and delivery dates can vary considerably resulting in significant backlog changes from one period to another. In general, the majority of net realizable backlog beyond one year comes from the Engineering Technologies Group.
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As of September 30, 2018 |
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Total Backlog | Backlog under 1 year | Total Backlog | Backlog under 1 year | |||||||||||||
Engraving |
$ | 18,381 | $ | 15,917 | $ | 19,440 | $ | 19,431 | ||||||||
Electronics |
55,536 | 52,485 | 70,711 | 61,690 | ||||||||||||
Engineering Technologies |
110,906 | 84,193 | 110,385 | 78,482 | ||||||||||||
Hydraulics |
9,758 | 9,758 | 15,556 | 15,536 | ||||||||||||
Food Service Equipment |
35,185 | 31,321 | 34,350 | 31,870 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 229,766 | $ | 193,674 | $ | 250,442 | $ | 207,009 |
Total backlog realizable under one year decreased $13.3 million, or 6.4%, to $193.7 million at September 30, 2019 from $207.0 million at September 30, 2018. Organic backlog under one year decreased in all segments except Engineering Technologies as a result of a slow down in select end markets. Backlog across Electronics and Engraving was also negatively impacted by the weakening of the euro and pound as compared to September 30, 2018.
Engraving Group
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2019 |
2018 |
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Net sales |
$ | 38,431 | $ | 35,979 | 6.8 | % | ||||||
Income from operations |
6,537 | 7,547 | (13.4 | %) | ||||||||
Operating income margin |
17.0 | % | 21.0 | % |
Net sales for the first quarter of 2020 increased by $2.5 million, or 6.8%, when compared to the prior year. Organic sales declined by $2.0 million, or 5.5% offset by revenue growth due to acquisitions of $5.3 million, or 14.8%. Foreign exchange had a negative impact of $0.9 million, or 2.4%, for the quarter. We experienced expected organic revenue declines in the quarter primarily due to the timing of automotive programs.
Income from operations for the first quarter of 2020 decreased by $1.0 million, or 13.4%, when compared to the prior year. Income from operations in the prior year quarter was impacted by $0.5 million of purchase accounting expenses related to our acquisition of Tenibac. The organic revenue declines along with increased amortization expense of $1.0 million as a result of our recent acquisitions both contributed to the operating income reduction. Looking forward, we expect year-over-year improvement as new global automotive model roll-outs increase sequentially along with continued contribution from the GS Engineering acquisition and the restructuring actions announced in Q3 FY 2019 are completed.
Electronics Group
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Net sales |
$ | 46,617 | $ | 51,450 | (9.4 | %) | ||||||
Income from operations |
8,099 | 12,787 | (36.7 | %) | ||||||||
Operating income margin |
17.4 | % | 24.9 | % |
Net sales in the first quarter fiscal year 2020 decreased by $4.8 million, or 9.4%, when compared to the prior year quarter. Organic sales declines of $7.2 million, or 14.0% were spread across all major geographic regions but were most pronounced in Asia and were offset by acquisition sales of $3.1 million or 6.0% in North America. The sales decline was mostly focused within the reed switch and sensor markets in Asia and was partially offset by growth in our magnetics business. We have a strong funnel of new business opportunities and our new product launches continue to partially offset current economic headwinds.
Income from operations in the first quarter fiscal year 2020 decreased by $4.7 million, or 36.7%, when compared to the prior year quarter. Operating income declines were a result of sales mix, inflationary cost increases, particularly within platinum-group metals, and were partially offset by various cost saving initiatives. We anticipate that material costs will remain elevated during the upcoming quarters and as a result we have fixed some future purchase commitments in order to reduce the additional price increases and are pursuing additional manufacturing process changes.
Engineering Technologies Group
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Net sales |
$ | 24,644 | $ | 20,784 | 18.6 | % | ||||||
Income from operations |
3,359 | 1,775 | 89.2 | % | ||||||||
Operating income margin |
13.6 | % | 8.5 | % |
Engineering Technologies revenue grew 18.6% over the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 with continued strength in Aviation, and Space and Defense. Operating income increased 89.2% year-over-year as the segment successfully leveraged both the volume growth and ongoing productivity improvements in manufacturing processes and efficiency initiatives.
Standex expects revenue and operating income growth year-over-year to continue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 driven by continued favorable end-market strength in this segment's core markets, additional productivity improvements and a healthy pipeline of new business opportunities going forward.
Hydraulics Group
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Net sales |
$ | 13,749 | $ | 12,536 | 9.7 | % | ||||||
Income from operations |
2,527 | 1,583 | 59.6 | % | ||||||||
Operating income margin |
18.4 | % | 12.6 | % |
Net sales in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 increased $1.2 million, or 9.7%, when compared to the prior year quarter. The increase is primarily due to strong demand from OEM’s in the refuse space along with new refuse applications. Specifically, our new pack eject cylinder for front end loading garbage trucks and others continues to receive market acceptance by OEMs.
Income from operations in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 increased $0.9 million, or 59.6%, when compared to the prior year quarter. The operating income increase was driven by strong top line growth, slightly lower material costs, and improved cost management. The group received tariff relief on both rod and telescopic cylinders during fiscal year 2019, but this relief is scheduled to end in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. We cannot be certain if the tariff relief will be extended by the U.S. government. While we expect improved financial performance year-over-year in fiscal 2020, in the second quarter, we expect Hydraulics revenue and operating income to be relatively flat year-over-year.
Food Service Equipment Group
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2019 |
2018 |
Change |
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Net sales |
$ | 72,997 | $ | 72,331 | 0.9 | % | ||||||
Income from operations |
8,372 | 6,668 | 25.6 | % | ||||||||
Operating income margin |
11.5 | % | 9.2 | % |
Net sales for the first quarter of 2020 increased $0.7 million or 0.9% when compared to the prior year quarter. Organic sales growth increased 1.1% while foreign exchange had a negative 0.2% effect on sales. The organic sales increase was driven by double digit revenue growth in our Scientific business as we recorded strong gains with pharmacy and retail customers. Sales in our Refrigeration business were flat compared to prior year. We continue to recover from the fire that destroyed much of our Refrigeration finished goods cabinet inventory just before the end of fiscal year 2019 and we are working to retain customers whose orders were cancelled due to the absence of inventory to satisfy immediate demand.
Income from operations increased $1.7 million or 25.6% in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The increase in operating income is primarily due to strong sales growth in the Scientific business and favorable sales mix within our display merchandising business. The Company expects that commercial refrigeration sales will be lower year-over-year in the second quarter as finished goods inventory levels are further rebuilt to meet customer demand following the warehouse facility fire. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, we also expect continued strength in Scientific end markets.
Corporate and Other
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Corporate |
$ | (9,285 | ) | $ | (6,580 | ) | (41.1 | %) | ||||
Other Operating Income | 1,045 | - | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Acquisition-related costs |
(734 | ) | (688 | ) | (6.7 | %) | ||||||
Restructuring |
(1,479 | ) | (447 | ) | (230.9 | %) |
Corporate expenses in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 increased by $2.7 million, or 41.1%, when compared to the prior year quarter. The corporate expense increase primarily reflects accrued stock-based compensation and benefits expense in fiscal 2020, along with management transition cost.
During the first quarter of 2020, we received $9.0 million of insurance proceeds related to losses of finished goods and personal property as a result of a fire which occurred at a leased Food Service location. As the lost property carried a book value that was below the insurance coverage for this property, we recorded a $1.0 million gain upon receipt of the proceeds and recorded this as a component of Other Operating Income.
The restructuring and acquisition-related costs have been discussed above in the Company Overview.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2019, our total cash balance was $90.2 million, of which $76.9 million was held by foreign subsidiaries. During the quarter, we repatriated $9.2 million to the United States from our foreign subsidiaries and we expect to repatriate $35.0 million during the entire fiscal year. The repatriation of cash balances from certain of our subsidiaries could have adverse tax consequences or be subject to capital controls; however, those balances are generally available without legal restrictions to fund ordinary business operations.
Net cash provided by continuing operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2019, was $8.4 million compared to net cash used by continuing operating activities of $2.5 million in the prior year. We generated $22.2 million from income statement activities and used $13.5 million of cash to fund working capital and other balance sheet increases. Cash flow provided by continuing investing activities for quarter ended September 30, 2019 totaled $2.3 million and consisted of insurance proceeds related to the destruction of inventory in our leased Refrigeration facility offset by $7.0 million of capital expenditures. Cash used by financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $11.1 million and included debt repayments of $8.8 million, cash paid for dividends of $2.5 million, and stock repurchases of $0.8 million.
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, we entered into a five-year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“credit agreement”, or “facility”) with a borrowing limit of $500 million. The facility can be increased by an amount of up to $250 million, in accordance with specified conditions contained in the agreement. The facility also includes a $10 million sublimit for swing line loans and a $35 million sublimit for letters of credit.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we pay a variable rate of interest and a commitment fee on borrowed amounts as well as a commitment fee on unused amounts under the facility. The amount of the commitment fee depends upon both the undrawn amount remaining available under the facility and the Company’s funded debt to EBITDA (as defined in the agreement) ratio at the last day of each quarter. As our funded debt to EBITDA ratio increases, the commitment fee increases.
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. As of September 30, 2019, the Company has used $7.6 million against the letter of credit sub-facility and had the ability to borrow $257.5 million under the facility based on our current trailing twelve-month EBITDA. The facility 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 Facility”), to interest expense for the trailing twelve months of at least 2.75:1. Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Facility specifically excludes extraordinary and certain other defined items such as cash restructuring and acquisition-related charges up to the lower of $20.0 million or 10% of EBITDA. The facility also allows for unlimited non-cash charges including purchase accounting and goodwill adjustments. At September 30, 2019, the Company’s Interest Coverage Ratio was 7.53:1.
Leverage Ratio - The Company’s ratio of funded debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA per the Credit Facility, calculated as Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Facility plus depreciation and amortization, may not exceed 3.5:1. Under certain circumstances in connection with a Material Acquisition (as defined in the Facility), the Facility allows for the leverage ratio to go as high as 4.0:1 for a four-fiscal quarter period. At September 30, 2019, the Company’s Leverage Ratio was 1.22:1.
As of September 30, 2019, we had borrowings under our facility of $190.0 million and the effective rate of interest for outstanding borrowings under the facility was 3.41%.
Our primary cash requirements in addition to day-to-day operating needs include interest payments, capital expenditures, acquisitions, share repurchases, and dividends. Our primary sources of cash for these requirements are cash flows from continuing operations and borrowings under the facility. We expect fiscal year 2020 capital spending to be between $31.0 and $34.0 million which includes amounts not spent in fiscal year 2019. We also expect that depreciation and amortization expense will be between $25.5 and $26.5 million and $8.5 and $9.5 million, respectively.
In order to manage our interest rate exposure, we are party to $85.0 million of active floating to fixed rate swaps. These swaps convert our interest payments from LIBOR to a weighted average rate of 2.11%.
The following table sets forth our capitalization at September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019:
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September 30, 2019 | June 30, 2019 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
$ | 188,895 | $ | 197,610 | ||||
Less cash and cash equivalents |
(90,244 | ) | (93,145 | ) | ||||
Net debt |
98,651 | 104,465 | ||||||
Stockholders' equity |
472,921 | 464,313 | ||||||
Total capitalization |
$ | 571,572 | $ | 568,778 |
We sponsor a number of defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans. The U.S. pension plan is frozen for substantially all participants. We have evaluated the current and long-term cash requirements of these plans, and 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. defined benefit pension plan assets was $188.2 million at September 30, 2019, as compared to $186.2 million at the most recent measurement date, which occurred as of June 30, 2019. The next measurement date to determine plan funding and benefit obligations will be on June 30, 2020.
The Company expects to pay $5.2 million in contributions to its defined benefit plans during fiscal 2020. Contributions of $0.2 were made during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Required contributions of $4.3 million and $0.4 million will be paid to the Company’s U.S. and U.K. defined benefit plan respectively during 2020. The Company also expects to make contributions during the current fiscal year of $0.2 million and $0.3 million to its unfunded defined benefit plans in the U.S. and Germany, respectively. 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 four retired executives. Current executives and new hires are not eligible for this program. At September 30, 2019, the underlying policies had a cash surrender value of $17.9 million and are reported net of loans of $8.7 million for which we have the legal right of offset. In September of fiscal year 2019, one of the covered former executives passed away and we recorded a $1.3 million gain on insurance as a component of non-operating income to reflect the settlement due under the policy.
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 employee benefit costs 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 control worker compensation insurance medical cost inflation is dependent upon our ability to manage claims and purchase insurance coverage to limit the maximum exposure for us. 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.
Foreign Currency Translation – Our primary functional currencies used by our non-U.S. subsidiaries are the Euro, British Pound Sterling (Pound), Japanese (Yen), and Chinese (Yuan).
Environmental Matters – To the best of our knowledge, we believe that we are presently in substantial compliance with all existing applicable environmental laws and regulations and do not anticipate any instances of non-compliance that will have a material effect on our future capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.
Seasonality – We are a diversified business with generally low levels of seasonality, however our fiscal third quarter typically has a comparatively lower level of sales and profitability.
Employee Relations – The Company has labor agreements with four union locals in the United States and several European employees belong to European trade unions. One union contract in the U.S. will expire during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 and was being negotiated as of September 30, 2019.
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, 2019 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 rates. To reduce these risks, we selectively use 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. Our overall transactional risk is mitigated, in large part, by natural hedges developed with locally denominated debt service on intercompany accounts. In the three months ended September 30, 2019, net sales to external customers in our consolidated sales not transacted in functional currency were 3.0%. We also mitigate certain of our foreign currency exchange rate risks 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 payments, loan payments, and materials purchases, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. The fair values of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are 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 September 30, 2019, the fair value, in the aggregate, of the Company’s open foreign exchange contracts was a liability of $1.5 million.
Our primary translation risk is with the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuan. A hypothetical 10% appreciation or depreciation of the value of any these foreign currencies to the U.S. Dollar at September 30, 2019, would not result in a material change in our operations, financial position, or cash flows. We hedge our most significant foreign currency translation risks primarily through cross currency swaps and other instruments, as appropriate.
Interest Rate Risk
Our interest rate exposure is limited primarily to interest rate changes on our variable rate borrowings. From time to time, we will 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 $85.0 million of debt due under our Credit Agreement from a variable rate equal to LIBOR to a weighted average rate of 2.11% at September 30, 2019.
The Company’s effective rate on variable-rate borrowings, including the impact of interest rate swaps, under the revolving credit agreement decreased from 3.88% at June 30, 2019 to 3.41% at September 30, 2019.
Concentration of Credit Risk
We have a diversified customer base. As such, the risk associated with concentration of credit risk is inherently minimized. As of September 30, 2019, 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 and the impact that any tariffs may have on such commodities. 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, and Hydraulics 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, 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 September 30, 2019 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 consolidated financial statements contained in this Report, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of GS Engineering and Regional Mfg. Specialists, Inc. (now named Agile Magnetics, Inc.) during the last year. These acquisitions represent approximately 1.1% and 1.6% of the Company's consolidated continuing operations revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately 3.7% of the Company's consolidated assets at September 30, 2019. Management's evaluation and conclusion as to the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2019 excludes any evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of GS Engineering and Agile Magnetics.
There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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 September 30, 2019 |
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 | ||||||||||||
July 1 - July 31, 2019 |
- | $ | - | - | $ | 53,679,892 | ||||||||||
August 1 – August 31, 2019 |
526 | $ | 64.29 | 526 | 53,646,075 | |||||||||||
September 1 – September 30, 2019 |
10,362 | $ | 71.18 | 10,362 | 52,908,508 | |||||||||||
Total |
10,888 | $ | 70.85 | 10,888 | $ | 52,908,508 |
(1) The Company has a Stock Buyback Program (the “Program”) which was originally announced on January 30, 1985 and most recently amended on April 26, 2016. Under the Program, the Company was authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of $100 million of its shares. Under the program, purchases may be made from time to time on the open market, including through 10b5-1 trading plans, or through privately negotiated transactions, block transactions, or other techniques in accordance with prevailing market conditions and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board’s authorization is open-ended and does not establish a timeframe for the purchases. The Company is not obligated to acquire a particular number of shares, and the program may be discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.
Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
31.1 |
31.2 |
32 |
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 Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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 |
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Date: |
November 6, 2019 |
/s/ ADEMIR SARCEVIC |
Ademir Sarcevic |
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Vice President/Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial & Accounting Officer) |
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Date: |
November 6, 2019 |
/s/ SEAN C. VALASHINAS |
Sean C. Valashinas |
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Chief Accounting Officer/Assistant Treasurer |
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