Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost, determined by the first-in, first-out method, or net realizable value. Finished and manufactured goods inventories include the costs of acquired raw materials and the related factory labor and overhead charges required to convert raw materials to finished and manufactured goods.

Inventories as of June 29, 2024 and December 30, 2023 consisted of the following:


	June 29,		December 30,
	2024		2023
Raw materials and purchased parts	$	233,957	$	217,134
Work in process		42,716		37,826
Finished and manufactured goods		356,559		403,468
Total inventories	$	633,232	$	658,428

Pension Costs


	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	June 29,		July 1,		June 29,		July 1,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
United States	$	94,731	$	77,066	$	180,943	$	108,924
Foreign		37,505		43,866		69,730		117,017
Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries	$	132,236	$	120,932	$	250,673	$	225,941

Fair Value


	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	June 29,		July 1,		June 29,		July 1,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Stock-based compensation	$	6,925	$	11,167	$	14,108	$	19,856
Income tax benefits		1,731		2,792		3,527		4,964

Leases

The Company’s operating lease right-of-use assets are included in “Other non-current assets” and the corresponding lease obligations are included in “Other accrued expenses” and “Operating lease liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Revenue Recognition


	June 29,		December 30,
	2024		2023
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(276,554)	$	(236,690)
Hedging activities		19,498		20,989
Defined benefit pension plan		(56,773)		(57,535)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(313,829)	$	(273,236)

Revenue Recognition

The Company determines the appropriate revenue recognition model for contracts by analyzing the type, terms, and conditions of each contract or arrangement with a customer. Contracts with customers for all businesses are fixed-price with sales tax excluded from revenue and do not include variable consideration. Discounts included in contracts with customers, typically early-pay discounts, are recorded as a reduction of net sales in the period in which the sale is recognized. Contract revenues are classified as “Product sales” when the performance obligation is related to the manufacture and sale of goods. Contract revenues are classified as “Service sales” when the performance obligation is the performance of a service. Service revenue is primarily related to the Coatings product line and Technology Products and Services product line.

Customer acceptance provisions exist only in the design stage of our products (on a limited basis, the Company may agree to other acceptance terms), and acceptance of the design by the customer is required before manufacturing commences and the product is manufactured and delivered to the customer. The Company is generally not entitled to any compensation solely based on the design of the product and does not recognize this service as a separate performance obligation, therefore, no revenue is recognized for design services. No general rights of return exist for customers once the product has been delivered, and the Company establishes provisions for estimated warranties.

Shipping and handling costs associated with sales are recorded within cost of sales. The Company elected to use the practical expedient of treating freight as a fulfillment obligation instead of a separate performance obligation and ratably recognize freight expense as the structure is being manufactured when the revenue from the associated customer contract is being recognized over time. With the exception of the Transmission, Distribution, and Substation (“TD&S”), Solar, and Telecommunications product lines, the Company’s inventory is interchangeable for a variety of each segment’s customers. The Company has elected not to disclose the partially satisfied performance obligation at the end of the period when the contract has an original expected duration of one year or less. In addition, the Company does not adjust the amount of consideration to be received in a contract for any significant financing component if payment is expected within one year of transfer of control of goods or services.

Most of the Company’s customers are invoiced upon shipment or delivery of the goods to the customer’s specified location. As revenue is recognized over time, contract assets are recorded, and such contract assets are relieved when the customer is invoiced. As of June 29, 2024 and December 30, 2023, total contract assets were $191,846 and $175,721, respectively, and were recorded as “Contract assets” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Certain customers are also invoiced by advanced billings or progress billings. When progress on performance obligations is less than the amount the customer has been billed, a contract liability is recognized. As of June 29, 2024 and December 30, 2023, total contract liabilities were $68,811 and $70,978, respectively, and were recorded as “Contract liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additional details are as follows:

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During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2024, the Company recognized $7,230 and $41,509 of revenue that was included in the total contract liability as of December 30, 2023, respectively. The revenue recognized was due to applying advance payments received for performance obligations completed during the period.

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During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2023, the Company recognized $41,217 and $100,157 of revenue that was included in the total contract liability as of December 31, 2022, respectively. The revenue recognized was due to applying advance payments received for performance obligations completed during the period.

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As of June 29, 2024, the Company had no material remaining performance obligations on contracts with an expected duration of one year or more.

Segment and Product Line Revenue Recognition

Infrastructure Segment

Steel and concrete structures within the TD&S and Telecommunications product lines are engineered to customer specifications resulting in limited ability to sell the structures to a different customer if an order is canceled after production commences. The continuous transfer of control to the customer is evidenced either by contractual termination clauses or by rights to payment for work performed to date plus a reasonable profit as the products do not have an alternative use to the Company. Since control is transferred over time, revenue is recognized based on the extent of progress toward completion of the performance obligation. The selection of the method to measure progress toward completion requires judgment. For the structures manufactured within the TD&S and Telecommunications product lines, the Company generally recognizes revenue on an inputs basis, using total production hours incurred to date for each order as a percentage of total hours estimated to complete the order. The completion percentage is applied to the order’s total revenue and total estimated costs to determine reported revenue, cost of sales, and gross profit. Production of an order, once started, is typically completed within three months. Depending on the product sold, revenue from the Solar product line is recognized upon shipment or delivery of goods to the customer depending on contract terms, or by using an inputs method, based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. External sales agents are used in certain TD&S product line sales and the Company has chosen to expense estimated commissions owed to third parties by recognizing them proportionately as the goods are manufactured.

For the structures sold for the Lighting and Transportation product line and for the majority of Telecommunications products, revenue is recognized upon shipment or delivery of goods to the customer depending on contract terms, which is the same point in time that the customer is billed. Some large regional customers have unique product specifications for telecommunication structures. When the customer contract includes a cancellation clause that would require them to pay for work completed plus a reasonable margin if an order was canceled, revenue is recognized over time based on hours worked as a percent of total estimated hours to complete production.

The Coatings product line revenues are derived by providing coating services to customers’ products, which include galvanizing, anodizing, and powder coating. Revenue is recognized once the service has been performed and the goods are ready to be picked up or delivered to the customer, which is the same time that the customer is billed.

Agriculture Segment

Revenue recognition from the manufacture of irrigation equipment and related parts and services (including tubular products for industrial customers) is generally upon shipment of the goods to the customer which is the same point in time that the customer is billed. The remote monitoring subscription services recognized as part of the Technology Products and Services product line are primarily billed annually and revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the contract period.

The disaggregation of revenue by product line is disclosed in Note 9.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests


Confirmed obligations outstanding as of December 30, 2023	$	41,916
Invoices confirmed during the period		108,504
Confirmed invoices paid during the period		(108,911)
Confirmed obligations outstanding as of June 29, 2024	$	41,509

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which improves the disclosures about reportable segments including more detailed information about a reportable segment’s expenses. This guidance will be effective for the fiscal year ending December 28, 2024 and the interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The guidance will have no effect on the Company’s results of operations as the changes are primarily disclosure related. The Company has elected not to early adopt.

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This guidance will be effective on a prospective basis for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The guidance will have no effect on the Company’s results of operations as the changes are primarily disclosure related. The Company has elected not to early adopt.