Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, or “Applied”) as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the six month periods ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, have been included. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Operating results for the six month period ended December 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

Inventory

The Company uses the LIFO method of valuing U.S. inventories. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory determination. LIFO expense of $3,377 and $8,853 in the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $7,968 and $17,913 in the six months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is recorded in cost of sales in the condensed statements of consolidated income.

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

In December 2023, the FASB issued its final standard to improve income tax disclosures. This standard, issued as ASU 2023-09, requires public business entities to annually disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. The Company has not yet determined the impact of this pronouncement on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2023, the FASB issued its final standard to improve reportable segment disclosures. This standard, issued as ASU 2023-07, requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses, enhanced interim disclosure requirements, clarifies circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provides new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contains other disclosure requirements. This update is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has not yet determined the impact of this pronouncement on its financial statements and related disclosures.

In July 2023, the SEC issued a final rule to require registrants to provide enhanced and standardized disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents. The final rule establishes new requirements related to material cybersecurity incidents, which would need to be disclosed on Form 8-K within four business days of their being deemed material, and annual disclosures in Form 10-K pertaining to (1) cybersecurity risk management and strategy, (2) management's role in assessing and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats, and (3) the board of directors' oversight of cybersecurity risks. The Form 10-K disclosures are due beginning with annual reports for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2023, and the Form 8-K disclosures were due beginning December 18, 2023. The Company will comply with the disclosure requirements set forth in the final rule as each becomes effective.