Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1.   Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Founded in 1959, Generac Holdings Inc. ("the Company") is a leading global designer and manufacturer of a wide range of energy technology solutions. The Company provides power generation equipment, energy storage systems, energy management devices & solutions, and other power products and services serving the residential, light commercial, and industrial markets. Generac’s power products and solutions are available globally through a broad network of independent dealers, distributors, retailers, e-commerce partners, wholesalers, and equipment rental companies, as well as sold direct to certain end user customers. A summary of acquisitions affecting the reporting periods presented include:

● In August 2024, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of Ageto, LLC ("Ageto"). Ageto designs and integrates microgrid energy and control management systems and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. 

● In June 2024, the Company closed on the acquisition of the Commercial & Industrial Battery Energy Storage System ("C&I BESS") product offering from SunGrid Solutions Inc. located in Cambridge, Canada.

● In April 2024, the Company acquired Huntington Power Equipment, Inc. ("Huntington"), headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. Huntington is an industrial and residential generator distributor as well as a provider of maintenance and repair services. 

● In February 2023, the Company acquired REFU Storage Systems ("REFUstor"), headquartered in Pfullingen, Germany. REFUstor is a developer and supplier of battery storage hardware products, advanced software, and platform services for the C&I energy storage market.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that are consolidated in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). All intercompany amounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2024, the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 have been prepared by the Company and have not been audited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments except where disclosed) necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operation, and cash flows have been made. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") in the form of accounting standard updates ("ASUs") to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"). 

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted a final rule under SEC Release No. 33-11275, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures. The rule will require companies to disclose material Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions; climate-related risks, governance, and oversight; and the financial effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions. These disclosures will begin to be phased in beginning with the Company's annual report for the year ending December 31, 2025. While this rule has been stayed pending the outcome of legal challenges, the Company is currently assessing the impact of adoption on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in the event the stay is lifted.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU establishes new income tax disclosure requirements in addition to modifying and eliminating certain existing requirements. Under the new guidance, the Company must consistently categorize and provide greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation. It must also further disaggregate income taxes paid. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025. Entities may apply the amendments prospectively or may elect retrospective application. The Company is evaluating the impact of the new required disclosures but do not expect the adoption of ASU 2023-09 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting - Improving Reportable Segment Disclosures (Topic 280). The update is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant expenses. The ASU requires disclosures to include significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), a description of other segment items by reportable segment, and any additional measures of a segment's profit or loss used by the CODM when deciding how to allocate resources. The ASU also requires all annual disclosures currently required by Topic 280 to be included in interim periods. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is evaluating the impact of the new required disclosures but do not expect the adoption of ASU 2023-07 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures. 

There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements, changes in accounting pronouncements, or recently adopted accounting guidance during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, that are of significance or potential significance to the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.