UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

or

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 1-7201

AVX Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	33-0379007
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer ID No.)
1 AVX Boulevard Fountain Inn, South Carolina	29644
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(864) 967-2150
(Registrant's phone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	AVX	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒   No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at November 1, 2019
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	169,101,797

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AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Table of Contents

		Page
PART I:	Financial Information:
ITEM 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited):	3
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019	3
	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019	4
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019	5
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019	7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	8
ITEM 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24
ITEM 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	30
ITEM 4.	Controls and Procedures	30
PART II:	Other Information:	30
ITEM 1.	Legal Proceedings	30
ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	31
ITEM 6.	Exhibits	31
Signature		32

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PART I:     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

	As of			As of
	March 31, 2019			September 30, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	378,456		$	396,826
Short-term investments in securities		434,754			347,648
Accounts receivable - trade, net		256,991			235,537
Accounts receivable - affiliates		500			400
Inventories, net		631,688			680,099
Income taxes receivable		4,788			12,136
Prepaid and other		76,550			72,030
Total current assets		1,783,727			1,744,676
Property and equipment, net		455,757			488,689
Goodwill		316,675			327,571
Intangible assets, net		118,944			111,857
Deferred income taxes		75,938			88,715
Other assets		62,237			86,152
Total Assets	$	2,813,278		$	2,847,660
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable - trade	$	95,498		$	82,886
Accounts payable - affiliates		1,133			942
Income taxes payable		24,993			17,293
Accrued payroll and benefits		55,068			52,893
Accrued expenses		136,493			147,858
Total current liabilities		313,185			301,872
Income taxes payable		47,588			41,963
Pensions		9,543			9,879
Deferred income taxes		14,235			13,514
Other liabilities		44,547			58,079
Total Liabilities		429,098			425,307
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share:
Authorized, 20,000 shares; None issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock, par value $.01 per share:
Authorized, 300,000 shares; issued, 176,369 shares; outstanding, 168,826 and 169,095 shares at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively		1,764			1,764
Additional paid-in capital		362,498			360,303
Retained earnings		2,156,584			2,205,828
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(39,494	)		(51,832	)
Treasury stock, at cost:
7,543 and 7,274 shares at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively		(97,172	)		(93,710	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		2,384,180			2,422,353
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,813,278		$	2,847,660

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Net sales	$	456,328		$	377,286		$	910,444		$	779,055
Cost of sales		329,852			297,747			675,635			598,871
Gross profit		126,476			79,539			234,809			180,184
Selling, general and administrative expenses		40,839			42,093			81,154			84,025
Profit from operations		85,637			37,446			153,655			96,159
Other income (loss):
Interest income		4,055			4,187			7,538			9,054
Other, net		(760	)		(561	)		(1,491	)		(932	)
Income before income taxes		88,932			41,072			159,702			104,281
Provision for income taxes		16,863			7,616			31,670			16,148
Net income	$	72,069		$	33,456		$	128,032		$	88,133
Income per share:
Basic	$	0.43		$	0.20		$	0.76		$	0.52
Diluted	$	0.43		$	0.20		$	0.76		$	0.52
Dividends declared (per share)	$	0.115		$	0.115		$	0.230		$	0.230
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		168,749			169,090			168,621			169,056
Diluted		169,472			169,376			169,217			169,409

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2018		2019			2018			2019
Net income	$	72,069	$	33,456		$	128,032		$	88,133
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
Foreign currency translation adjustment		1,310		(19,477	)		(40,431	)		(13,039	)
Foreign currency cash flow hedges adjustment		126		115			189			(72	)
Pension liability adjustment		216		(99	)		2,846			773
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		1,652		(19,461	)		(37,396	)		(12,338	)
Comprehensive income	$	73,721	$	13,995		$	90,636		$	75,795

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

														Accumulated
	Common Stock							Additional						Other
	Number				Treasury			Paid-In			Retained			Comprehensive
	Of Shares		Amount		Stock			Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Total
Balance at June 30, 2018		168,529	$	1,764	$	(100,993	)	$	358,775		$	1,998,964		$	(17,791	)	$	2,240,719
Net income		-		-		-			-			72,069			-			72,069
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		-		-		-			-			-			1,652			1,652
Dividends of $0.115 per share		-		-		-			-			(19,405	)		-			(19,405	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-		-		-			1,010			-			-			1,010
Stock option activity		266		-		3,417			(78	)		-			-			3,339
Tax benefit on stock option exercises		-		-		-			437			-			-			437
Payment of tax withholding for vested restricted stock units		-		-		-			(68	)		-			-			(68	)
Balance at September 30, 2018		168,795	$	1,764	$	(97,576	)	$	360,076		$	2,051,628		$	(16,139	)	$	2,299,753
Balance at March 31, 2018		168,434	$	1,764	$	(102,122	)	$	360,077		$	1,962,467		$	21,257		$	2,243,443
Net income		-		-		-			-			128,032			-			128,032
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		-		-		-			-			-			(37,396	)		(37,396	)
Dividends of $0.230 per share		-		-		-			-			(38,871	)		-			(38,871	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-		-		-			1,848			-			-			1,848
Stock option activity		361		-		5,357			(1,472	)		-			-			3,885
Tax benefit on stock option exercises		-		-		-			413			-			-			413
Payment of tax withholding for vested restricted stock units		-		-		-			(790	)		-			-			(790	)
Treasury stock purchased		-		-		(811	)		-			-			-			(811	)
Balance at September 30, 2018		168,795	$	1,764	$	(97,576	)	$	360,076		$	2,051,628		$	(16,139	)	$	2,299,753
Balance at June 30, 2019		169,081	$	1,764	$	(93,882	)	$	359,831		$	2,191,817		$	(32,371	)	$	2,427,159
Net income		-		-		-			-			33,456			-			33,456
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		-		-		-			-			-			(19,461	)		(19,461	)
Dividends of $0.115 per share		-		-		-			-			(19,445	)		-			(19,445	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-		-		-			654			-			-			654
Stock option activity		14		-		172			(164	)		-			-			8
Tax benefit on stock option exercises		-		-		-			59			-			-			59
Payment of tax withholding for vested restricted stock units		-		-		-			(77	)		-			-			(77	)
Balance at September 30, 2019		169,095	$	1,764	$	(93,710	)	$	360,303		$	2,205,828		$	(51,832	)	$	2,422,353
Balance at March 31, 2019		168,826	$	1,764	$	(97,172	)	$	362,498		$	2,156,584		$	(39,494	)	$	2,384,180
Net income		-		-		-			-			88,133			-			88,133
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		-		-		-			-			-			(12,338	)		(12,338	)
Dividends of $0.230 per share		-		-		-			-			(38,889	)		-			(38,889	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-		-		-			1,650			-			-			1,650
Stock option activity		269		-		3,462			(2,658	)		-			-			804
Tax benefit on stock option exercises		-		-		-			194			-			-			194
Payment of tax withholding for vested restricted stock units		-		-		-			(1,381	)		-			-			(1,381	)
Balance at September 30, 2019		169,095	$	1,764	$	(93,710	)	$	360,303		$	2,205,828		$	(51,832	)	$	2,422,353

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 

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AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 (in thousands)

	Six Months Ended
	September 30,
	2018			2019
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	128,032		$	88,133
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		41,937			45,296
Stock-based compensation expense		1,848			1,650
Deferred income taxes		(1,455	)		(12,009	)
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment		258			(655	)
Loss from equity-method investments		36			539
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
Accounts receivable		17,196			21,403
Inventories		(42,626	)		(50,136	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		8,796			(15,285	)
Income taxes payable		(8,004	)		(35,300	)
Other assets		(19,094	)		(23,018	)
Other liabilities		11,537			37,996
Net cash provided by operating activities		138,461			58,614
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(65,016	)		(71,581	)
Purchase of business, net of cash and debt acquired		(12,317	)		(9,907	)
Purchases of investment securities		(699,887	)		(801,854	)
Redemptions of investment securities		621,640			888,554
Other investing activities		(951	)		1,792
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(156,531	)		7,004
Financing Activities:
Dividends paid		(38,785	)		(38,889	)
Net change of equity awards		3,509			(385	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(811	)		-
Principle payments of debt		(1,893	)		-
Payments of tax withholdings for vested restricted stock units		(790	)		(1,381	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(38,770	)		(40,655	)
Effect of exchange rate on cash		(2,679	)		(1,016	)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(59,519	)		23,947
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period		547,415			400,625
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	$	487,896		$	424,572
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents		487,896			396,826
Restricted cash		-			27,746
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the Balance Sheet	$	487,896		$	424,572

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AVX Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

1. Basis of Presentation:

The consolidated financial statements of AVX Corporation and its subsidiaries (“AVX” or the “Company”) include all accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. The Company has prepared the accompanying financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary for the fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, operating results, comprehensive income, statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods presented. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 due to changes in economic conditions and other factors. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

We have identified the accounting policies and estimates that are critical to our business operations and understanding our results of operations. Those policies and estimates can be found in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates,” in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. During the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019, there were no significant changes to any critical accounting policies or to the methodology used in determining estimates including those related to investment securities, inventories, goodwill, intangible assets, property and equipment, and contingencies.

During the six month period ended September 30, 2019, goodwill increased by $10,896 due to the purchase of Chengdu OK New Energy ("COKNE") and was partially offset by foreign currency translation. 

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the prior year consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to the current year presentation. The impact of the reclassifications made to prior year amounts is not material and did not affect net income.

Relevant New Accounting Standards

In 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases”. This guidance changes the requirements for inclusion of certain right-of-use assets and the associated liabilities to be included in a statement of financial position. The Company adopted this guidance effective April 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method and utilized the optional transition method under which the Company will continue to apply the legacy guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, including its disclosure requirements, in the comparative period presented. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance which permits the following: a) carrying forward the historical lease classification, b) not separating lease components from non-lease components within the Company’s facility lease contracts, c) not presenting comparative periods but rather recording a cumulative catch-up during fiscal 2020, and d) electing, by asset class, not to record on the balance sheet a lease whose term is twelve months or less including reasonably certain renewal options. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2019, the Company recorded initial operating lease right-of-use assets of $18,351 and related operating lease liabilities of $18,053. Right-of-use assets are included in “Other assets” on the Company’s Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2019. Lease liabilities are classified as current and non-current, and are included in “Accrued expenses” and “Other liabilities”, respectively, on the Company’s Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2019. Please refer to Note 2 for additional information.

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurements of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” This standard requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses held at amortized cost. This new standard replaces the use of forward-looking information to estimate credit losses and requires credit losses for available for sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than a reduction in the amortized cost basis. This update is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Management is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The standard aims to align the designation and measurement guidance for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results for cash flow and fair value hedge accounting with risk management activities. The guidance is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. Additionally, in October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes”, which permits use of the OIS rate based on the SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815. This update is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. For entities that had not yet adopted ASU 2017-12, the concurrent adoption of ASU 2018-16 is required. The Company concurrently adopted ASU 2017-12 and ASU 2018-16 effective April 1, 2019. The adoption of these standards has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income." This standard allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2018-02 effective April 1, 2019 and elected to not reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. The adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” This standard removes, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements in the existing framework. ASU 2018-13 removes the following disclosure requirements: (i) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and (ii) the entity’s valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 adds the following disclosure requirements: (i) provide information about the measurement uncertainty of Level 3 fair value measurements as of the reporting date rather than a point in the future, (ii) disclose changes in unrealized gains and losses related to Level 3 measurements for the period included in other comprehensive income, and (iii) disclose for Level 3 measurements the range and weighted average of the significant unobservable inputs and the way it is calculated. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General.” This standard removes certain disclosures that are not considered cost beneficial, clarifies certain required disclosures and added additional disclosures. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and early adoption is permitted. The amendments in ASU 2018-14 would need to be applied on a retrospective basis. Management is currently assessing the impact ASU 2018-14 will have on our disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract.” This guidance reduces the complexity for the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement and aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). This update is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted this standard effective April 1, 2019, utilizing the prospective approach to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The adoption of ASU 2018-15 has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

We have reviewed other newly issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they are either not applicable to our business or that no material effect is expected on our consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.

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2. Leases:

As discussed in Note 1, the Company adopted the new leasing standard using the modified retrospective approach with an effective date of April 1, 2019. Prior year financial statements were not recast under the new standard and, therefore, those amounts are not presented below. We elected the package of transition provisions available for expired or existing contracts, which allowed us to carry forward our historical assessments of (1) whether contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification and (3) initial direct costs.

The Company’s operating leases consist of automobiles, machinery and equipment, and real estate, including office, storage and parking spaces. The duration of these leases range from 1 to 6 years. The Company has no financing lease arrangements. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company recorded the related right-of-use asset and lease liability at the present value of lease payments over the term. Leases with a term 12 months or less at inception are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term in our Consolidated Statement of Operations. Some of our leases contain variable rental escalation clauses which are recognized when incurred. Additionally, some of our leases contain renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into the determination of lease payments and lease terms when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise these options. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For leases beginning in fiscal year 2020 and later, we account for lease components (e.g., fixed payments including rent, real estate taxes and insurance costs) separately from the non-lease components (e.g., common area maintenance costs).

When available, we use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, we must estimate our incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. Our incremental borrowing rate is based on a credit-adjusted risk-free rate at commencement date, which best approximates a secured rate over a similar term of lease.

The following table presents our lease balances:

	Classification on the Balance Sheet	As of September 30, 2019
Assets
Operating lease assets	Other assets	$	19,058
Liabilities
Current
Operating	Accrued expenses	$	5,989
Noncurrent
Operating	Other liabilities		12,903
Total lease liabilities		$	18,892

The following table presents our lease costs for operating leases:

	Three months ended		Six months ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost	$	1,450	$	2,585
Short-term lease cost		173		708
Variable lease cost		445		889
Total lease cost	$	2,068	$	4,182

The Company paid $1,839 and $4,090 for its operating leases in the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, respectively which are included in operating cash flows on the consolidated statement of cash flows. The weighted-average remaining lease term for the Company’s operating leases is 3.5 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 3.25% as of September 30, 2019.

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The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the operating lease liabilities on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2019:

Fiscal Year Ending
2020	$	3,240
2021		6,437
2022		5,031
2023		2,474
2024		1,409
Thereafter		1,497
Total operating lease payments	$	20,088
Less imputed interest		1,196
Total operating lease liabilities	$	18,892

As of April 1, 2019, the Company had the following future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases prior to the adoption of the new lease standard:

Fiscal Year Ending
2020	$	6,642
2021		4,742
2022		3,218
2023		2,372
2024		445
Thereafter		1,856
Total operating lease payments	$	19,275

3. Earnings per Share:

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net earnings by the sum of (a) the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and (b) the dilutive effect of potential common stock equivalents during the period. Stock options and unvested service-based RSU awards make up the common stock equivalents and are computed using the treasury stock method.

The table below represents the basic and diluted earnings per share and sets forth the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and potential common stock equivalents for the three and six month periods ending September 30, 2018 and 2019.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2019		2018		2019
Net income	$	72,069	$	33,456	$	128,032	$	88,133
Computation of Basic EPS:
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding used in Computing Basic EPS		168,749		169,090		168,621		169,056
Basic earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.20	$	0.76	$	0.52
Computation of Diluted EPS:
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding used in Computing Basic EPS		168,749		169,090		168,621		169,056
Effect of stock awards		723		286		596		353
Weighted Average Shares used in Computing Diluted EPS (1)		169,472		169,376		169,217		169,409
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.20	$	0.76	$	0.52

(1) Common stock equivalents not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact would have been anti-dilutive were 14 shares and 6 shares for the three month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2019, respectively and 14 shares and 16 shares for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

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4. Trade Accounts Receivable and Contract Liabilities:

	March 31, 2019		September 30, 2019
Gross Accounts Receivable - trade	$	273,053	$	252,910
Less:
Allowances for doubtful accounts		1,276		1,670
Stock rotation and ship from stock and debt		14,140		14,756
Sales returns and discounts		646		947
Total allowances		16,062		17,373
Accounts Receivable - trade, net	$	256,991	$	235,537

Charges related to allowances for doubtful accounts are charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. Charges related to stock rotation, ship from stock and debit, sales returns, and sales discounts are reported as deductions from revenue. Please refer to Note 10, "Segment and Geographic Information," for disaggregated revenue information.

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Allowances for doubtful accounts:
Beginning balance	$	1,294		$	1,167		$	1,893		$	1,276
Charges		49			546			81			572
Applications		(16	)		(33	)		(647	)		(170	)
Translation, acquisition and other		-			(10	)		-			(8	)
Ending balance	$	1,327		$	1,670		$	1,327		$	1,670

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Stock rotation and ship stock and debit:
Beginning balance	$	9,869		$	14,350		$	15,989		$	14,140
Charges		7,072			5,290			13,464			10,588
Applications		(6,740	)		(4,884	)		(12,926	)		(9,972	)
Stock rotation reclassified to liability		-			-			(6,326	)		-
Ending balance	$	10,201		$	14,756		$	10,201		$	14,756

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Sales returns and discounts:
Beginning balance	$	589		$	483		$	6,875		$	646
Charges		1,974			1,906			2,060			3,494
Applications		(2,219	)		(1,474	)		(2,434	)		(3,193	)
Sales returns reclassified to liability		-			-			(6,157	)		-
Translation, acquisition and other		(6	)		32			(6	)		-
Ending balance	$	338		$	947		$	338		$	947

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Contract liabilities:
Beginning balance	$	13,869		$	16,597		$	-		$	15,753
Increase due to adoption of ASC 606		-			-			12,483			-
Charges		4,452			4,505			10,673			7,375
Applications		(3,500	)		(6,357	)		(8,319	)		(8,392	)
Translation, acquisition and other		1			(54	)		(15	)		(45	)
Ending balance	$	14,822		$	14,691		$	14,822		$	14,691

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5. Fair Value:

Fair Value Hierarchy:

The fair value framework requires the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment. The three levels are defined as follows:

^■ Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

^■ Level 2: Observable inputs other than those included in Level 1. For example, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets.

^■ Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting management’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

During the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019, there have been no transfers of assets or liabilities between levels within the fair value hierarchy.

			Based on
			Quoted
			prices		Other
			in active		observable		Unobservable
	Fair Value at		markets		inputs		inputs
	March 31, 2019		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation program(1)	$	4,693	$	3,265	$	1,428	$	-
Foreign currency derivatives(2)		853		-		853		-
Total	$	5,546	$	3,265	$	2,281	$	-

			Based on
			Quoted
			prices		Other
			in active		observable		Unobservable
	Fair Value at		markets		inputs		inputs
	March 31, 2019		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Obligation related to assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation program(1)	$	4,693	$	3,265	$	1,428	$	-
Foreign currency derivatives(2)		588		-		588		-
Total	$	5,281	$	3,265	$	2,016	$	-

			Based on
			Quoted
			prices		Other
			in active		observable		Unobservable
	Fair Value at		markets		inputs		inputs
	September 30, 2019		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation program(1)	$	5,702	$	4,058	$	1,644	$	-
Foreign currency derivatives(2)		1,106		-		1,106		-
Total	$	6,808	$	4,058	$	2,750	$	-

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			Based on
			Quoted
			prices		Other
			in active		observable		Unobservable
	Fair Value at		markets		inputs		inputs
	September 30, 2019		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Obligation related to assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation program(1)	$	5,702	$	4,058	$	1,644	$	-
Foreign currency derivatives(2)		1,660		-		1,660		-
Total	$	7,362	$	4,058	$	3,304	$	-

(1) The market value of the assets held in the trust for the non-qualified deferred compensation program is included as an asset and as a liability as the trust’s assets are both assets of the Company and also a liability as they are available to general creditors in certain circumstances.

(2) Foreign currency derivatives in the form of forward contracts are included in prepaid and other assets or accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and gains and losses on derivatives not designated as hedges are recorded in other income.

Valuation Techniques:

The following describes valuation techniques used to appropriately value our assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan and derivatives.

Assets held in the non-qualified deferred compensation plan

Assets valued using Level 1 and Level 2 inputs in the table above represent assets from our non-qualified deferred compensation program. The funds in the non-qualified deferred compensation program are valued based on the number of shares in the funds using a price per share traded in an active market.

Investments are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value is judged to be other-than-temporary. If the cost of an investment exceeds its fair value, among other factors, we evaluate general market conditions, the duration and extent to which the fair value is less than cost, and whether or not we expect to recover the security's entire amortized cost. Once a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established.

Derivatives

We primarily use forward contracts, with maturities generally less than four months, designated as cash flow hedges, to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in our forecasted transactions related to purchase commitments and sales, denominated in various currencies. We also use derivatives not designated as hedging instruments to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposures. These derivatives are used to offset currency changes in the fair value of the hedged assets and liabilities. Fair values for all of our derivative financial instruments are valued by adjusting the market spot rate by forward points, based on the date of the contract. The spot rates and forward points used are an average rate from an actively traded market. At March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, all of our forward contracts are valued using Level 2 measurements.

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6. Financial Instruments and Investments in Securities:

At March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, we classified investments in debt securities and time deposits as held-to-maturity securities.

Our long-term and short-term investment securities are accounted for as held-to-maturity securities and are carried at amortized cost. We have the ability and intent to hold these investments until maturity. All income generated from the held-to-maturity securities investments are recorded as interest income.

Investments in held-to-maturity securities, recorded at amortized cost, were as follows:

	March 31, 2019
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized		Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
Short-term investments:
Time deposits	$	434,754	$	184	$	-	$	434,938

	September 30, 2019
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized		Estimated
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
Short-term investments:
Time deposits	$	347,648	$	362	$	-	$	348,010

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of held-to-maturity investments at September 30, 2019, by contractual maturity, are shown below. The estimated fair value of these investments are based on valuation inputs that include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker and dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data, which are Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties.

	Held-to-Maturity
	Amortized		Estimated
	Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	347,648	$	348,010

7. Inventories:

	March 31, 2019		September 30, 2019
Finished goods	$	102,373	$	101,880
Work in process		142,475		149,513
Raw materials		386,840		428,706
Total Inventories, net	$	631,688	$	680,099

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8. Commitments and Contingencies:

We have been identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), state governmental agencies or other private parties as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), or equivalent non-U.S., state or local laws, for clean-up and response costs associated with certain sites at which remediation is required with respect to prior contamination. Because CERCLA or such state statutes authorize joint and several liability, the EPA or non-U.S., state or local regulatory authorities could seek to recover all clean-up costs from any one of the PRPs at a site despite the involvement of other PRPs. At certain sites, financially responsible PRPs other than AVX also are, or have been, involved in site investigation and clean-up activities. We believe that liability resulting from these sites will be apportioned between AVX and other PRPs.

To resolve our liability at the sites at which we have been named a PRP, we have entered into various administrative orders and consent decrees with federal and state regulatory agencies governing the timing and nature of investigation and remediation. As is customary, the orders and decrees regarding sites where the PRPs are not themselves implementing the chosen remedy contain provisions allowing the EPA to reopen the agreement and seek additional amounts from settling PRPs in the event that certain contingencies occur, such as the discovery of significant new information about site conditions.

On June 3, 2010, AVX entered into an agreement with the EPA and the City of New Bedford, pursuant to which AVX is required to perform environmental remediation at a site referred to as the “Aerovox Site” (the “Site”), located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. AVX has substantially completed its obligations pursuant to such agreement with the EPA and the City of New Bedford with respect to the satisfaction of AVX’s federal law requirements. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has jurisdiction over the balance of the environmental remediation at the Site. AVX has submitted its proposed remedy, but until the state has approved such proposal, AVX cannot determine if additional groundwater and soil remediation will be required, if substantial material will have to be disposed of offsite, or if additional remediation techniques will be required, any of which could result in a more extensive and costly plan of remediation. Further, the Site and the remediation may be subject to additional scrutiny under other statutory procedures which could also add to the cost of remediation. During the year ended March 31, 2019 we increased our estimated accrual for work to be done at the Site by $8,312 pursuant to discussions with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and our environmental engineers. We have a remaining accrual of $21,279 at September 30, 2019, representing our current estimate of the potential liability related to the remaining performance of environmental remediation actions at the Site and neighboring properties using certain assumptions regarding the plan of remediation. Until all parties agree and remediation is complete, we cannot be certain there will be no additional cost relating to the Site.

We had total reserves of approximately $26,371 and $25,329 at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively, related to various environmental matters and sites, including those discussed above. These reserves are classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as $5,749 and $4,507 in accrued expenses at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively, and $20,622 and $20,822 in other non-current liabilities at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively. The amounts recorded for identified environmental liabilities are based on estimates. Periodically, we review amounts recorded and adjust them to reflect additional legal and technical information that becomes available. Uncertainties about the status of laws, regulations, regulatory actions, technology, and information related to individual sites make it difficult to develop an estimate of the reasonably possible aggregate environmental remediation exposure. Accordingly, these costs could differ significantly from our current estimates.

On April 19, 2016, the Canadian Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (the “MoE”) issued a Director’s Order naming AVX Corporation, and others, as responsible parties with respect to a location in Hamilton, Ontario that was at one time the site of operations of Aerovox Canada, a former subsidiary of Aerovox Corporation, a predecessor of AVX. AVX has taken the position that any liability of Aerovox Canada for such site under the laws of Canada cannot be imposed on AVX. At present, it is unclear whether the MoE will seek to enforce such Canadian order against AVX, and whether, in the event it does so, AVX will have any liability under applicable law. AVX intends to contest any such course of action that may be taken by the MoE.

In connection with the same location, Union Gas Limited and Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada Company filed suits in the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario, Canada, against AVX Corporation, Aerovox Corp. and Cooper Industries, LLC seeking to recover the costs of remediation of the site and for damages associated with alleged contamination of the site. Those suits were filed on April 18, 2018, but not served on AVX until October 11, 2018, and are in their initial stages. AVX is considering its legal options but intends to vigorously defend these matters.

We also operate, or did at one time, on other sites that may have potential future environmental issues as a result of activities at sites during AVX’s long history of manufacturing operations or prior to the start of operations by AVX. Even though we may have rights of indemnity for such environmental matters at certain sites, regulatory agencies in those jurisdictions may require us to address such issues. Once it becomes probable that we will incur costs in connection with remediation of a site and such costs can be reasonably estimated, we establish reserves or adjust our reserves for our projected share of these costs. A separate account receivable is recorded for any indemnified costs. Our environmental reserves are not discounted and do not reflect any possible future insurance recoveries, which are not expected to be significant, but do reflect a reasonable estimate of cost sharing at multiple party sites or indemnification of our liability by a third party.

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We are not involved in any pending or threatened environmental proceedings that would require curtailment of our operations. We continually expend funds to ensure that our facilities comply with applicable environmental regulations. While we believe that we are in compliance with applicable environmental laws, we cannot accurately predict future developments and do not necessarily have knowledge of all past occurrences on sites that we currently occupy. New environmental regulations may be enacted and we cannot determine the modifications, if any, in our operations that any such future regulations might require, or the cost of compliance with such regulations. Moreover, the risk of environmental liability and remediation costs is inherent in the nature of our business and, therefore, there can be no assurance that material environmental costs, including remediation costs, will not arise in the future.

On April 25, 2013, AVX was named as a defendant in a patent infringement case filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware captioned Greatbatch, Inc. v. AVX Corporation. This case alleged that certain AVX products infringe on one or more of six Greatbatch patents. On January 26, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the first phase of a segmented trial and a mixed verdict in the second phase of a segmented trial, and found damages to Greatbatch in the amount of $37,500, which was recorded in fiscal 2016. That verdict was later vacated by the court on March 30, 2018. In fiscal 2018, we recorded a favorable accrual adjustment of $1,500 related to this patent infringement case. In a new trial, the amount of damages (excluding interest) was determined by a jury to be $22,100 on January 15, 2019 resulting in a favorable accrual adjustment of $13,900 for the year ended in March 31, 2019. During the year ended March 31, 2019 the Company made a payment of $22,100 to an escrow account which is classified within “Other assets”. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company made a payment of $5,646, representing pre-judgement interest, to an escrow account which is classified within "Other assets". However, the matter is now on appeal which could result in a material impact to the accrual for this case in the future.

On September 2, 2014, a subsidiary of AVX, American Technical Ceramics (“ATC”), was named as a defendant in a patent infringement case filed in the United States District Court of the Southern District of California captioned Presidio Components, Inc. v. American Technical Ceramics Corp. This case alleged that certain ATC products infringe on a Presidio patent. On April 18, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and found damages to Presidio. On August 17, 2016, the court issued a permanent injunction prohibiting ATC from manufacturing or selling the related products after November 16, 2016. Subsequently, on October 21, 2016, the Federal Circuit Court granted AVX’s request for a stay of the permanent injunction whereby ATC was allowed to continue to sell the disputed product until March 17, 2017 to anyone who was a customer prior to June 17, 2016. Any sales subsequent to November 16, 2016 pursuant to the stay of the permanent injunction were subject to court mandated intellectual property damages for each product sold. In December 2017, a panel of the Federal Circuit vacated the damage award to Presidio, vacated the injunction, and remanded the case for further proceedings to determine damages limited to “reasonable royalties” and to reconsider the requested injunction in light of its opinion and any additional facts. In June 2018, the District Court set the amount of royalties and re-issued the injunction. An appeal has been filed from both decisions.

As of September 30, 2019, we had total reserves of $59,752 plus accrued interest in accrued expenses with respect to the two intellectual property cases discussed above. The amounts recorded are based on estimated outcomes. Amounts recorded are reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect additional information that becomes available. Accordingly, these costs could differ significantly from our current estimates.

During calendar year 2014, AVX was named as a co-defendant in a series of cases filed in the United States and in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba alleging violations of United States, state and Canadian antitrust laws asserting that AVX and numerous other companies were participants in alleged price-fixing in the capacitor market. The cases in the United States were consolidated into the Northern District of California on October 2, 2014. Some plaintiffs have broken off from the United States class action and filed actions on their own, although AVX is not named in all of these independent actions. The cases in Canada have not been consolidated. These cases are still in progress. AVX believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend the cases.

We are involved in other disputes, warranty, and legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. While we cannot predict the outcome of these other disputes and proceedings, we believe, based upon a review with legal counsel, that none of these other disputes or proceedings will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss), or cash flows. However, we cannot be certain of the eventual outcome in these or other matters that may arise and their potential impact on our financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss), or cash flows.

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9. Comprehensive Income (Loss):

Comprehensive income (loss) represents changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by and distributions to shareholders. The specific components include net income, pension liability and other post-retirement benefit adjustments, deferred gains and losses resulting from foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on qualified foreign currency cash flow hedges.

Other comprehensive income (loss) includes the following components: 

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2018				2019
	Pre-tax		Net of Tax		Pre-tax			Net of Tax
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	1,310	$	1,310	$	(19,477	)	$	(19,477	)
Foreign currency cash flow hedges adjustment		171		126		124			115
Pension liability adjustment		272		216		(119	)		(99	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,753	$	1,652	$	(19,472	)	$	(19,461	)

	Six Months Ended
	September 30,
	2018						2019
	Pre-tax			Net of Tax			Pre-tax			Net of Tax
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(40,431	)	$	(40,431	)	$	(13,039	)	$	(13,039	)
Foreign currency cash flow hedges adjustment		248			189			(89	)		(72	)
Pension liability adjustment		3,579			2,846			976			773
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(36,604	)	$	(37,396	)	$	(12,152	)	$	(12,338	)

Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net income include those that pertain to the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans and realized gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges. Please see Note 11 for additional information related to the amortization of prior service cost and the recognized actuarial losses, which amounts are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net income and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statement of operations during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2019. Please see Note 12 for additional information related to realized gains and losses on derivative instruments reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net income during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2019.

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10. Segment and Geographic Information:

Our operating segments are based on the types of products from which we generate revenues. We are organized into a product line organization with four product groups and two reportable segments. Our four product groups are: Ceramic Components; Tantalum Components; Advanced Components; and Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices. Historically, KED Resale reported as its own product group, but it has now been combined with Advanced Components. The reportable segments are: Electronic Components and Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices. The product groups of Ceramic, Tantalum, and Advanced Components have been aggregated into the Electronic Components reportable segment in accordance with the SEC’s aggregation criteria and quantitative thresholds. The aggregation criteria consist of similar economic characteristics, products and services, production processes, customer classes, and distribution channels. The Electronic Components segment consists primarily of surface mount and leaded ceramic capacitors, RF thick and thin film components, surface mount and leaded tantalum capacitors, polymer tantalum capacitors, surface mount and leaded film capacitors, ceramic and film power capacitors, super capacitors, EMI filters (bolt in and surface mount), thick and thin film packages of multiple passive integrated components, varistors, thermistors, inductors, resistive products, and passive and active electronic antennas and antenna systems manufactured by us or purchased from other manufacturers for resale. The Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices segment consists primarily of automotive sensing and control devices and automotive, telecom, and memory connectors manufactured by or for AVX. Sales and operating results from these reportable segments are shown in the tables below. In addition, we have a corporate administration group consisting of finance, legal, environmental, health & safety, and administrative activities.

We evaluate performance of our segments based upon sales and operating profit. There are no intersegment revenues. We allocate the costs of shared resources between segments based on each segment’s usage of the shared resources. Cash, accounts receivable, investments in securities, and certain other assets, which are centrally managed, are not readily allocable to operating segments.

The tables below present information about reportable segments:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Sales Revenue:	2018		2019		2018		2019
Ceramic Components	$	102,678	$	87,897	$	181,514	$	194,520
Tantalum Components		105,702		59,450		206,734		122,174
Advanced Components		123,849		109,295		263,193		217,428
Total Electronic Components		332,229		256,642		651,441		534,122
Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices		124,100		120,644		259,004		244,933
Total Revenue	$	456,328	$	377,286	$	910,444	$	779,055

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Operating profit (loss):
Electronic Components	$	104,135		$	61,305		$	190,545		$	139,831
Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices		2,283			(4,112	)		(467	)		(3,436	)
Corporate activities		(20,781	)		(19,747	)		(36,423	)		(40,236	)
Total	$	85,637		$	37,446		$	153,655		$	96,159

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	As of		As of
	March 31, 2019		September 30, 2019
Assets:
Electronic Components	$	659,933	$	766,529
Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices		265,682		278,432
Cash, A/R, and investments in securities		1,070,701		980,411
Goodwill - Electronic Components		271,374		283,292
Goodwill - Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices		45,301		44,279
Corporate activities		500,287		494,717
Total	$	2,813,278	$	2,847,660

The following geographic data is based upon net sales generated by operations located within particular geographic areas. Substantially all of the sales in the Americas region were generated in the United States.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2019		2018		2019
Net sales:
Americas	$	126,004	$	105,344	$	240,571	$	220,568
Europe		184,004		158,564		382,408		327,762
Asia		146,320		113,378		287,465		230,725
Total	$	456,328	$	377,286	$	910,444	$	779,055

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11. Pension Plans:

Net periodic pension cost for our defined benefit plans consisted of the following for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2019:

	U.S. Plans						International Plans
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	212		$	206
Interest cost		327			303			1,024			834
Expected return on plan assets		(393	)		(415	)		(1,441	)		(1,245	)
Recognized actuarial loss		221			279			252			183
Net periodic pension cost	$	155		$	167		$	47		$	(22	)

	U.S. Plans						International Plans
	Six Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2019			2018			2019
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	427		$	412
Interest cost		655			606			2,070			1,714
Expected return on plan assets		(786	)		(828	)		(2,912	)		(2,561	)
Recognized actuarial loss		442			470			508			377
Net periodic pension cost	$	311		$	248		$	93		$	(58	)

Based on current actuarial computations, during the six months ended September 30, 2019, we made contributions of $791 to the international plans. We expect to make additional contributions of approximately $305 to the international plans over the remainder of fiscal 2020. We made no contributions to the U.S. plans during the six months ended September 30, 2019. We expect to make no additional contributions to the U.S. plans the remainder of fiscal 2020.

12. Derivative Financial Instruments:

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the normal course of business. We use derivative instruments (forward contracts) to hedge certain foreign currency exposures as part of our risk management strategy. The objective is to offset gains and losses resulting from these exposures with gains and losses on the forward contracts used to hedge them, thereby reducing volatility of earnings or protecting fair values of assets and liabilities. We do not enter into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

We primarily use forward contracts, with maturities less than four months, to protect against the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in our forecasted transactions related to purchase commitments and sales denominated in various currencies. These derivative instruments are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges.

The effectiveness of the cash flow hedges is determined by comparing the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedged transaction, both of which are based on forward rates. The effective portion of the gain or loss on these cash flow hedges is initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Once the hedged transaction is recognized, the gain or loss is recognized in our statement of operations. At March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, respectively, the following forward contracts were entered into to hedge against the volatility of foreign currency exchange rates for certain forecasted sales and purchases:

	March 31, 2019
	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance			Balance
	Sheet	Fair		Sheet	Fair
	Caption	Value		Caption	Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid and other	$	570	Accrued expenses	$	318

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	September 30, 2019
	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance			Balance
	Sheet	Fair		Sheet	Fair
	Caption	Value		Caption	Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid and other	$	591	Accrued expenses	$	428

For these derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments, during the three and six month periods ended  September 30, 2019, net pre-tax gains of $116 and $628, respectively, were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). In addition, during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019, net pre-tax losses of $1,026 and $1,418, respectively, were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into cost of sales (for hedging purchases), and net pre-tax gains of $531 and $1,224, respectively, were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into sales (for hedging sales) in the accompanying statement of operations.

Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments consist primarily of forwards used to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposures. These hedging instruments are used to offset foreign currency changes in the fair values of the underlying assets and liabilities. The gains and losses on these foreign currency forward contracts are recognized in other income (loss) in the same period as the remeasurement gains and losses of the related foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities and thus naturally offset these gains and losses. At March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, we had the following forward contracts that were entered into to hedge against these exposures.

	March 31, 2019
	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance			Balance
	Sheet	Fair		Sheet	Fair
	Caption	Value		Caption	Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid and other	$	283	Accrued expenses	$	270

	September 30, 2019
	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	Balance			Balance
	Sheet	Fair		Sheet	Fair
	Caption	Value		Caption	Value
Foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid and other	$	515	Accrued expenses	$	1,232

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For these derivatives not designated as cash flow hedging instruments during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019, losses of $716 and $773, respectively, on hedging contracts were recognized in other income (loss), along with the approximately $503 and $780, respectively, in exchange losses that were recognized in other income (loss) in the accompanying statement of operations.

At March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, we had outstanding foreign exchange contracts with notional amounts totaling $216,555 and $239,603, respectively, denominated primarily in Euros, Czech Korunas, British Pounds, and Japanese Yen.

13. Subsequent Events:

On October 23, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a $0.115 dividend per share of common stock with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The dividend will be paid to stockholders of record on November 8, 2019 and will be disbursed on November 22, 2019.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking” information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding industry prospects, trends and future results of operations or financial position, made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking. The forward-looking information may include, among other information, statements concerning our outlook for fiscal year 2020, overall volume and pricing trends, cost reduction and acquisition strategies and their anticipated results, and expectations for research and development and capital expenditures. There may also be other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our expectations and assumptions are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will materialize or prove to be correct as forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual future results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including without limitation, changes in the global economy or the economy of any locality in which we conduct business; changes in general industry and market conditions or regional growth or declines; loss of business from increased competition; higher raw material costs or raw material shortages; changes in consumer and customer preferences for end products; customer or supplier losses; changes in regulatory conditions; changes to import/export regulations and tariffs; unfavorable fluctuations in currencies or interest rates among the various jurisdictions in which we operate; market acceptance of our new products; possible adverse results of pending or future litigation or infringement claims; our ability to successfully integrate and realize expected synergies from acquired businesses; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; negative impacts of environmental investigations or other governmental investigations and any associated litigation; tax assessments by governmental authorities and changes in our effective tax rate; dependence on and relationships with customers and suppliers; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. Forward-looking statements should be read in context with, and with the understanding of, the various other disclosures concerning the Company and its business made elsewhere in this quarterly report as well as other public reports filed by the Company with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results or developments.

Any forward-looking statements by the Company are intended to speak only as of the date thereof. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this quarterly report to reflect new events or circumstances unless and to the extent required by applicable law. All forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, to the extent it may be applicable by way of incorporation of statements contained in this quarterly report by reference or otherwise, Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each of which establishes a safe-harbor from private actions for forward-looking statements as defined in those statutes. 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” is based upon our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto contained in this Form 10-Q, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to investment securities, revenue recognition, inventories, property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets, income taxes, and contingencies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates.

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We have identified the accounting policies and estimates that are critical to our business operations and understanding the Company’s results of operations. Those policies and estimates can be found in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates,” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, and in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. There were no significant changes to critical accounting policies, judgments involved in applying those policies, or the methodology used in determining estimates with respect to those related to investment securities, inventories, goodwill, intangible assets, property and equipment, and contingencies, during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019. 

Business Overview

AVX is a leading worldwide manufacturer, supplier, and reseller of a broad line of electronic components, interconnect, sensing and control devices, and related products. Electronic components and connector, sensing and control devices manufactured or resold by AVX are used in many types of end-use products, including those in telecommunications, automotive, transportation, energy harvesting, consumer electronics, military/aerospace, medical, computer, and industrial markets. 

We have manufacturing, sales, and distribution facilities located throughout the world, which are divided into three geographic regions: the Americas, Asia, and Europe. AVX is organized into four product groups with two reportable segments: Electronic Components; and Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices. The Electronic Components segment consists primarily of surface mount and leaded ceramic capacitors, RF thick and thin film components, surface mount and leaded tantalum capacitors, polymer tantalum capacitors, surface mount and leaded film capacitors, ceramic and film power capacitors, super capacitors, EMI filters (bolt in and surface mount), thick and thin film packages of multiple integrated components, varistors, thermistors, inductors, resistive products, and passive and active electronic antennas and antenna systems manufactured by us or purchased from other manufacturers for resale. The Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices segment consists primarily of automotive sensing and control devices and automotive, telecom, and memory connectors manufactured by, or for, AVX.

Our customers consist of multi-national original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, independent electronic component distributors, and electronic manufacturing service providers, or EMSs. We market our products through our own direct sales force and independent manufacturers’ representatives, based upon market characteristics and demands. We coordinate our sales, marketing, and manufacturing organizations by strategic customer account and globally by region.

Results of Operations - Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

Our net income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $33.5 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to net income of $72.1 million, or $0.43 per share, for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2018		2019
Net sales	$	456,328	$	377,286
Gross profit		126,476		79,539
Operating income		85,637		37,446
Net income		72,069		33,456
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.43	$	0.20

Net sales in the three month period ended September 30, 2019 decreased $79.0 million or 17.3%, to $377.3 million compared to $456.3 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in revenue was attributable to lower sales volumes resulting from weaker global market conditions, and reflects a slowdown in the Asian markets resulting from a weaker Chinese economy in addition to reduced automotive manufacturing across all regions. Additionally, inventory levels in the sales channel remain high, particularly at our distribution customers in the Americas and Europe, contributing to lower overall demand, primarily in the automotive, cellular, and consumer markets.  The market demand remains strong for certain advanced products in the aerospace, defense, and medical markets. Overall demand for our products is driven by the power of electronics to enhance the user experience in automotive, wearables, smartphones, drones, solid state drives, personal and industrial robots, virtual reality devices, smart home control and security devices enabled through the internet within a broad category called IoT, or Internet of Things. Sales were unfavorably impacted by approximately $2.1 million as a result of currency movement due to the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar as compared to the Japanese Yen and Euro when compared to the same period last year.

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The table below represents product group revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019.

	Three Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30,
Sales Revenue	2018		2019
Ceramic Components	$	102,678	$	87,897
Tantalum Components		105,702		59,450
Advanced Components		123,849		109,295
Total Electronic Components		332,229		256,642
Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices		124,100		120,644
Total Revenue	$	456,328	$	377,286

Electronic Components sales decreased $75.6 million, or 22.8% to $256.6 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to sales of $332.2 million during the same period last year driven by unfavorable global macro-economic conditions partially offset by increased electronic content in automobiles, global defense spending, and technological advances across a broad range of IoT products. The decrease is due to lower demand, primarily in Asia, resulting from the slowdown in the Chinese economy, in addition to weaker demand in the distribution channel as distributors realign their inventories to meet current market conditions.

Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices product sales decreased $3.5 million to $120.6 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $124.1 million during the same period last year. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease of automotive manufacturing across all regions in addition to unfavorable currency movement due to the stronger U.S. Dollar compared to the Euro.

Overall sales decreased as a result of the weaker Chinese economy and weaker automotive markets compared to the same three month period last year. Sales in the Asian, American, and European markets represented 30%, 28% and 42% of total sales, respectively, for the three month period ended September 30, 2019. This compares to 32%, 28% and 40% of total sales for the Asian, American, and European regions in the same period last year, respectively.

Our sales to independent electronic distributor customers represented 36% of total sales for the three month period ended September 30, 2019, compared to 43% for the three month period ended September 30, 2018. Overall, distributor sales activity decreased when compared to the same period last year as inventory remains higher than normal within the distribution channel resulting from the slower global economy and shortened lead times for certain products making distributors reluctant to take on additional inventory particularly in the Americas and Europe. Our sales to distributor customers involve specific ship-and-debit and stock rotation programs for which sales allowances are recorded as reductions in sales. Such allowance charges were $5.3 million, or 3.9% of gross sales to distributor customers for the three month period ended September 30, 2019, and $7.1 million, or 3.7% of gross sales to distributor customers, for the three month period ended September 30, 2018. Applications under such programs for the three month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were approximately $4.9 million and $6.7 million, respectively.

Gross profit in the three month period ended September 30, 2019 was $79.5 million, compared to a gross profit of $126.5 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2018. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the three month period ended September 30, 2019 was 21.1% compared to 27.7% for the three month period ended September 30, 2018. This overall decrease in dollars is primarily the result of weaker demand for our products from the slower global economy when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, margin as a percentage of sales declined due to a lower margin mix and pricing pressure on commercial ceramic and tantalum components. Costs due to currency movement were favorably impacted by $11.4 million when compared to the same period last year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the three month period ended September 30, 2019 were $42.1 million, or 11.2% of net sales, compared to $40.8 million, or 8.9% of net sales, in the three month period ended September 30, 2018. When compared to the same quarter last year, the overall increase in these expenses is primarily due to higher legal fees partially offset by lower selling expenses as a result of the lower sales.

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Income from operations was $37.4 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $85.6 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was a result of the factors described above.

Other income, net, was $3.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.3 million for the same three month period last year reflecting higher interest income.

The provision for income tax for the three month period ended September 30, 2019 was $7.6 million compared to $16.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2018. Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 was approximately 19%.

As a result of the factors discussed above, net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2019 was $33.5 million compared to net income of $72.1 million for the same three month period last year.

Results of Operations – Six Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2019

Our net income for the six months ended September 30, 2019 was $88.1 million, or $0.52 per share, compared to $128.0 million, or $0.76 per share, for the six months ended September 30, 2018.

	Six Months Ended
	September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2018		2019
Net sales	$	910,444		779,055
Gross profit		234,809		180,184
Operating income		153,655		96,159
Net income		128,032		88,133
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.76		0.52

Net sales in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 decreased $131.3 million, or 14.4%, to $779.1 million compared to $910.4 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in revenue was attributable to lower sales volumes across most of our markets resulting from weaker global market conditions, which reflect a slowdown in the Asian markets due to a weaker Chinese economy, in addition to reduced automotive manufacturing across all regions.

The table below represents product group revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and 2019.

	Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30,
Sales Revenue	2018		2019
Ceramic Components	$	181,514		194,520
Tantalum Components		206,734		122,174
Advanced Components		263,193		217,428
Total Electronic Components		651,441		534,122
Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices		259,004		244,933
Total Revenue	$	910,444		779,055

Electronic Component sales decreased $117.3 million, or 18.0% to $534.1 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to sales of $651.4 million during the same period last year driven by unfavorable global macro-economic conditions partially offset by increased electronic content in automobiles, global defense spending, and technological advances across a broad range of IoT products. The decrease is due to lower demand, primarily in Asia, resulting from the slowdown in the Chinese economy, in addition to weaker demand in the distribution channel as distributors realign their inventories to meet current market conditions.

Total Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices decreased $14.0 million, or 5.4%, to $245.0 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $259.0 million during the same period last year. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease of automotive manufacturing across all regions in addition to unfavorable currency movement due to the stronger U.S. Dollar compared to Euro.

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Geographically, compared to the same period last year, sales decreased in all regions, primarily reflecting lower demand resulting from declining global market conditions in the electronics market. Sales in the Asian, American, and European markets represented 30%, 28% and 42% of total sales, respectively, for the six month period ended September 30, 2019. This compares to 32%, 26% and 42% of total sales for the Asian, American, and European regions in the same period last year, respectively.

Our sales to independent electronic distributor customers represented 37.0% of total sales for the six month period ended September 30, 2019, compared to 41.2% for the six month period ended September 30, 2018. Overall, distributor sales activity decreased when compared to the same period last year as inventory levels remained high and our distribution customers realign their inventories to meet current market conditions. Our sales to distributor customers involve specific ship-and-debit and stock rotation programs for which sales allowances are recorded as reductions in sales. Such allowance charges were $10.6 million, or 3.7% of gross sales to distributor customers, for the six month period ended September 30, 2019, and $13.5 million, or 3.6% of gross sales to distributor customers, for the six month period ended September 30, 2018. Applications under such programs for the six month period ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 were approximately $12.9 million and $10.0 million, respectively.

Gross profit in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 was 23.1% of sales, or $180.2 million, compared to a gross profit of 25.8% of sales, or $234.8 million, in the six month period ended September 30, 2018. This overall decrease in dollars and margin percentage is primarily the result of weaker demand for our products from the slower global economy when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, margin as a percentage of sales declined due to a lower margin mix and pricing pressure on commercial ceramic and tantalum components. Costs due to currency movement were favorably impacted by $19.4 million when compared to the same period last year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 were $84.0 million, or 10.8% of net sales, compared to $81.2 million, or 8.9% of net sales, in the six month period ended September 30, 2018. The overall increase in these expenses is primarily due to higher legal fees partially offset by lower selling expenses as a result of the lower sales.

Income from operations was $96.2 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $153.7 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was a result of the factors described above.

Other income, net was $8.1 million for the six month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $6.0 million for the same six month period last year. This increase was primarily due to higher interest income and lower foreign exchange losses from currency fluctuations.

The provision for income tax for the six month period ended September 30, 2019 was $16.1 million compared to $31.7 million for the six month period ended September 30, 2018. Our effective tax rate for the six month period ended September 30, 2019 was approximately 15% compared to approximately 18% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease in the effective tax rate is due to discrete tax benefits occurring during the six months ended September 30, 2019. This benefit is principally due to an increase in foreign tax credits on foreign withholding obligations and the release of a partial valuation allowance of a subsidiary in Korea. Excluding these adjustments, the effective tax rate would have been approximately 20% for the six months ended September 30, 2019.

As a result of the factors discussed above, net income for the six month period ended September 30, 2019 was $88.1 million compared to $128.0 million for the same six month period last year.

Outlook

Near-Term:

With ever changing and unpredictable global geopolitical and economic conditions, it is difficult to quantify expectations for the remainder of fiscal 2020. Near-term results for us will depend on the impact of the overall global geopolitical and economic conditions and their impact on telecommunications, information technology hardware, automotive, consumer electronics, and other electronic markets. Looking ahead, visibility is low and forecasting is a challenge in this uncertain and volatile market. We expect to see normal sales price pressure in the markets we serve due to the weaker economic picture, partially offset by increasing demand for certain electronic components with lower product availability. In response to anticipated market conditions, we expect to continue to focus on cost management and manufacturing facilities rationalization to maximize earnings potential. We also continue to focus on process improvements and enhanced production capabilities in conjunction with our focus on the sales of value-added electronic components to support today’s advanced electronic use products. If current global geopolitical and economic conditions worsen, the overall impact on our customers as well as end-user demand for electronic products could have a significant adverse impact on our near-term results.

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Long-Term:

Although there is uncertainty and unpredictability in the near-term market as a result of the current global geopolitical and economic conditions, we continue to be optimistic about opportunities for long-term growth and profitability improvement due to: (a) a projected increase in the long-term worldwide demand for more sophisticated electronic end use products, which require electronic components and interconnect, sensing and control devices such as the ones we sell, (b) cost reductions and improvements in our production processes, (c) opportunities for growth in our Electronic Component and Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices product lines due to advances in component design and our production capabilities. We have fostered our financial health and the strength of our balance sheet putting us in a good position to react to changes in the marketplace as they occur. We remain confident that our strategies will enable our continued long-term success.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity needs arise primarily from working capital requirements, dividends, capital expenditures, and acquisitions. Historically, we have satisfied our liquidity requirements through funds from operations, investment income from cash and investments in securities, and cash on hand. As of September 30, 2019, we had a current ratio of 6.0 to 1, $774.5 million of cash, cash equivalents, and investments in securities, $2.4 billion of stockholders’ equity, and no borrowings.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $58.6 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 compared to $138.5 million of cash provided by operating activities in the six month period ended September 30, 2018.

Purchases of property and equipment were $71.6 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2019 and $65.0 million in the six month period ended September 30, 2018. Expenditures in the current period were primarily made in connection with strategic building expansion and equipment purchase activities in our Fountain Inn, South Carolina facilities and our plants in El Salvador and Malaysia. We expect to continue making strategic capital investments in our Electronic Component and Interconnect, Sensing and Control Devices product lines and estimate that we will incur total capital expenditures of approximately $130 million in fiscal 2020. The actual amount of capital expenditures will depend upon the outlook for end-market demand and timing of capital projects.

On September 10, 2019, AVX completed its purchase of Chengdu OK New Energy ("COKNE") for $9.9 million in cash, net of cash acquired. COKNE develops and manufactures supercapacitors.

Historically, our operating funding is internally generated through operations, investment income from cash, cash equivalents, and investments in securities and cash on hand. We have assessed the condition of our financial resources and our current business and believe that, based on our financial condition as of September 30, 2019, cash on hand and cash expected to be generated from operating activities and investment income from cash, cash equivalents, and investments in securities will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated financing needs for working capital, capital expenditures, environmental clean-up costs, expenses related to ongoing litigation, pension plan funding, research, development, and engineering expenses, and dividend payments or stock repurchases to be made during the next twelve months. While changes in customer demand have an impact on our future cash requirements, changes in those requirements are mitigated by our ability to adjust manufacturing capabilities to meet increases or decreases in customer demand. We do not anticipate any significant changes in our ability to generate capital or meet our liquidity needs in the foreseeable future.

From time to time we enter into delivery contracts with selected suppliers for certain precious metals used in our production processes. The delivery contracts represent routine purchase orders for delivery within three months and payment is due upon receipt. As of September 30, 2019, we did not have any significant delivery contracts outstanding.

Commitments and Contingencies

Information related to commitments and contingencies can be found in Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, as well as in Note 8, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.

New Accounting Standards

Information related to new Statements of Financial Accounting Standards and Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Positions that we have recently adopted or are currently reviewing can be found in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and in “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, as well as in Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q. Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our sales are denominated in various foreign currencies in addition to the U.S. Dollar. Certain manufacturing and operating costs denominated in local currencies are incurred in Europe, Asia, Mexico, and Central and South America. As a result, fluctuations in currency exchange rates affect our operating results and cash flow. In order to minimize the effect of movements in currency exchange rates, we periodically enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge external and intercompany foreign currency transactions. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Accordingly, we have hedging commitments to cover a portion of our exchange risk on purchases, operating expenses, and sales. There have been no material net changes in our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates as reflected in Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. See Note 12 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of derivative financial instruments.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered in this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

In addition, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Please refer to Note 8, “Commitments and Contingencies,” in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 to this Form 10-Q for a discussion of our involvement in certain environmental and other pending legal proceedings.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Please refer to Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 for information regarding factors that could affect our results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity. There have been no material changes to the risk factors affecting the Company as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.

ITEM 6.	EXHIBITS
Exhibit 31.1	Certification of John Sarvis, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 6, 2019.
Exhibit 31.2	Certification of Michael Hufnagel, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated November 6, 2019.
Exhibit 32.1	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - John Sarvis and Michael Hufnagel.
101	Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operation for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six month periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and (vi) the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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Signature

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, and the undersigned also has signed this report in his capacity as the registrant’s Chief Financial Officer.

Date: November 6, 2019

AVX Corporation
By:	/s/ Michael Hufnagel
	Michael Hufnagel
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer