UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017

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 001-37454

CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	47-2266942
(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5420 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas	75240
(Address of principal executive offices)	(zip code)

(214) 884-3777

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

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

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  ý

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  ý

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  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 ý Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if smaller reporting company) 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  ý

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates, based on the last sale price for the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 30,2016, the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $508.9 million.

As of June 6, 2017, the latest practicable date, 15,890,054 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain information contained in the definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on August 15, 2017 is incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
ITEM 1:	Business	1
ITEM 1A:	Risk Factors	8
ITEM 1B:	Unresolved Staff Comments	18
ITEM 2:	Properties	18
ITEM 3:	Legal Proceedings	18
ITEM 4:	Mine Safety Disclosures	18
PART II
ITEM 5:	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	19
ITEM 6:	Selected Financial Data	21
ITEM 7:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
ITEM 7A:	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	33
ITEM 8:	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	33
ITEM 9:	Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	66
ITEM 9A:	Controls and Procedures	66
PART III
ITEM 10:	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	69
ITEM 11:	Executive Compensation	69
ITEM 12:	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	69
ITEM 13:	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	69
ITEM 14:	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	69
PART IV
ITEM 15:	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	69
SIGNATURES		69
Exhibit Index		70
EX-10.9
EX-21.1
EX-23.1
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2
EX-101 XBRL Instance Document
EX-101 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
EX-101 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
EX-101 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
EX-101 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
EX-101 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

PART I

Unless otherwise specified, or the context otherwise requires, the references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 (“Annual Report”) to “our company,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “CSWI” refer to CSW Industrials, Inc. together with our wholly-owned subsidiaries.

ITEM 1: BUSINESS

Overview

We were incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 6, 2014 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest”). We were formed solely for the purpose of effecting the distribution of our outstanding shares of common stock on a pro rata basis to holders of Capital Southwest common stock (the “Share Distribution”) and to become the owner of a group of manufacturing companies that were held by Capital Southwest prior to the Share Distribution. The Share Distribution was completed on September 30, 2015, resulting in CSWI becoming a standalone, publicly-traded company.

Our Company

We are a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across three business segments: Industrial Products; Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives; and Specialty Chemicals. Our broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to our customers. Our products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) and refrigeration applications, coatings and sealants and high performance specialty lubricants. Markets that we serve include HVAC, industrial, rail, plumbing, architecturally-specified building products, energy, mining and other general industrial markets. Our operations are concentrated in the United States (“U.S.”), but we also have distribution sales in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and our products are sold directly or through designated channels in over 100 countries around the world, including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.

Drawing on our innovative and proven technologies, we seek to deliver solutions to our professional customers that require superior performance and reliability. We believe that our industrial brands, such as RectorSeal No. 5® and KOPR-KOTE®, are well known in the specific industries we serve and have a reputation for high quality and reliability. Through organic growth and acquisitions, we believe that we are well positioned to offer our customers an increasingly broad portfolio of performance optimizing solutions. We have a successful record of making accretive acquisitions – in the last five fiscal years, we have completed 13 acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of $193.7 million. We believe that there are further attractive acquisition opportunities available within the markets in which we operate.

We have a long history of providing high quality specialty chemicals, coatings, sealants and other products, accompanied by dependable service and attention to customer satisfaction. Our specialty lubricants were used on the excavation equipment for the Panama Canal in the late 1800s. We also have a long history of innovation. We believe that we were the first to develop a method for removing internal acid from air conditioning and refrigeration systems, pioneering the market for acid neutralizers. We partner with our customers to solve specific challenges, such as environment-friendly lubricants, which were specifically developed to provide high performance in rail applications combined with biodegradability and no eco-toxicity and to satisfy strict environmental requirements.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe we have the following competitive strengths:

Broad Portfolio of Industry Leading Products and Solutions

We have a broad portfolio of products with leading industry positions in the specific end markets in which we operate. We believe our products and solutions are differentiated from those of our competitors by superior performance, quality and total value delivered to customers. For example, our RectorSeal No. 5® product is widely regarded as an industry standard for thread sealants for HVAC, plumbing and electrical configurations. Additionally, we believe our KOPR-KOTE® product is recognized as the anti-seize compound of choice for use in oil and gas drilling operations, where it is asked for by name.

Sustainable Organic Revenue Growth and Operating Performance

We focus on end markets with strong growth trends, such as HVAC and construction. We also have a loyal customer base that recognizes the performance and quality of our products and solutions, including continuously evaluating the potential uses of existing products to broaden our market penetration. Further, our customer base is diverse – for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, no single customer represented 10% or more of our net revenues.

These factors have enabled us to generate strong margin performance. We are focused on improving our profitability through targeted investments to further optimize our manufacturing processes. For example, in our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives

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segment, we are completing the process of consolidating the manufacturing of some of our coatings products into our Longview, Texas and Acworth, Georgia facilities in order to optimize capacity, improve efficiency and leverage technologies while enhancing product quality. Further, we continually look to refine our manufacturing processes in all of our manufacturing facilities to lower manufacturing costs, increase production capacity and improve product quality.

Stable Platform for Acquisitions with Proven Track Record

We believe that our experience in identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions is one of our core competitive strengths, as evidenced by the 35 acquisitions, which we have successfully completed since 1991. Since April 1, 2012, we have invested $193.7 million in acquisitions that either (1) added new products designed to service our existing end markets, or (2) provided an entry into new, complementary end markets where we can drive revenue growth and improved profitability. Historically, our acquisitions have been relatively small, lower-risk acquisitions of a product that we have identified as having the potential to benefit from our extensive distribution network and manufacturing efficiencies. We have also consummated larger acquisitions that complement our business model.

We completed one acquisition during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, and three acquisitions during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. Effective March 1, 2017, we acquired Greco Aluminum Railings, a leading manufacturer of high-quality engineered railing and safety systems for multi-family and commercial structures. Effective April 1, 2015, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Strathmore, a leading participant in the coatings market. Effective October 1, 2015, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Deacon Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high temperature sealants and injectable packings. Effective December 15, 2015, we acquired substantially all of the assets of AC Leak Freeze, a leading manufacturer of original equipment manufacturer-safe air conditioning and refrigerant leak repair solutions.

Culture of Product Enhancement and Customer Centric Solutions

We have a long history of serving our customers with high quality products and solutions. We work closely with our customers, industry experts and research partners to continuously improve our existing products to meet evolving customer and market requirements. Our highly trained and specialized personnel work directly with our current and prospective customers to enhance our product offerings by expanding the use and markets for our existing products. We focus on product enhancements and product line extensions that are designed to meet the specific application needs of our customers. We believe this focus has helped us build strong industrial brands and develop a reputation for high quality, in turn leading us to realize improved customer retention and loyalty. Further, our ability to meet the needs of high-value niche end markets with customized solutions that leverage our existing products has enabled us to differentiate ourselves from our larger competitors that may not have the flexibility or interest in responding quickly to evolving customer demands in these smaller, niche markets.

Diverse Sales and Distribution Channels

Many of our products are sold through service-intensive distribution networks committed to technical support and customer satisfaction. We primarily market through an international network of independent manufacturer representatives and agents calling on our wholesale distributors, contractors and direct customers. The strong, long-term relationships we have developed with our wholesale distribution partners allow us to introduce new products, including both newly developed and acquired products. In addition, our extensive distribution network allows us to reach and serve niche end markets that provide organic growth opportunities and form a key component of our acquisition strategy.

With certain of our products, we also market through a direct sales force focused on specific customer needs. For example, we sell products in our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesive segment directly to rail car and locomotive manufacturers.

Our Growth Strategy

We are focused on creating significant stockholder value over the long term by increasing our revenue, profitability and free cash flow through: (1) expanding the markets and uses for our existing products; and, (2) growing the portfolio of products we manufacture, market and sell through targeted acquisitions. We believe the key drivers of our growth include:

Benefits Resulting from the Share Distribution

Historically, our operating companies functioned as independent companies with discrete strategies and capital structures. The Share Distribution has allowed us, as an independent, standalone company, to pursue a strategy focused on rationalizing our organizational structure and management around our three business segments. We expect this strategy to enable us to realize cost and operational synergies, implement best practices across our operations, cross-sell product offerings and, as a result, grow our market share and increase our profitability.

Additionally, we believe our integrated structure allows us to more effectively allocate capital across our three business segments, enabling more efficient financing of operations and planned growth.

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Leveraging Existing Customer Relationships and Products and Solutions

We expect to drive revenue growth by leveraging our reputation for providing high quality products to our long-standing customer base. Our team of sales representatives, engineers and other technical personnel continues to proactively collaborate with our distributors and end users to enhance and adapt existing products and solutions to meet evolving customer needs. In addition, we seek to leverage our existing customer base to cross-sell our products and solutions across our three business segments, thereby driving organic growth.

Focused Acquisitions that Leverage our Distribution Channels

While we are focused on improving our existing products and penetrating new markets with these products, we expect to continue to identify and execute acquisitions that will broaden our portfolio of products and offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. We primarily focus on commercially proven products and solutions that would benefit from a broader distribution network and are attractive to our customers in target end markets. Once acquired, our intent is to utilize our extensive distribution networks to increase revenue by selling those products to our diversified customer base.

Operational Excellence

We focus on operational excellence in all aspects of our business, with the end goals of improved efficiencies and increased profitability. We continue to expand improvement initiatives and information sharing across our operating platform. Since the Share Distribution, we have identified approximately $10 million in annual savings, driven primarily by facility consolidations and our global procurement initiatives. Across the organization, we generated approximately $2 million in net annual savings in Fiscal 2017 through our procurement programs. Manufacturing footprint optimization, including the consolidation of our lubrication and grease manufacturing during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, is expected to generate approximately $5 million in annual savings in our Specialty Chemicals segment. We achieved approximately $3 million of the Specialty Chemicals segment savings during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, and full run-rate savings are expected to be achieved during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. Additionally, we are completing the process of consolidating the manufacturing of some of our coatings products into our Longview, Texas and Acworth, Georgia facilities in order to optimize capacity and improve efficiency, which we expect to generate approximately $2 million in annual run rate savings over the next 18 months in our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” (“Item 8”) of this Annual Report for financial and other information regarding our acquisitions.

Raw Materials and Suppliers

Our products are manufactured using various raw materials, including base oils, copper flake, aluminum, polyvinyl chloride and tetra-hydrofuran. These raw materials are available from numerous sources and we do not anticipate significant shortages of such materials in the future. We generally purchase these raw materials and components as needed. We do not depend on a single source of supply for any significant raw materials.

Intellectual Property

We own a number of trademarks and patents relating to the names and designs of our products. We consider our trademarks and patents to be valuable assets of our business. In addition, our pool of proprietary information, consisting of know-how and trade secrets related to the design, manufacture and operation of our products, is considered particularly valuable. Accordingly, we take proactive measures to protect such proprietary information. In aggregate, we own the rights to the products that we manufacture and sell and are not materially encumbered by licensing or franchise agreements. Our trademarks can typically be renewed indefinitely as long as they remain in use, whereas our existing patents generally expire 10 to 20 years from the dates they were filed, which has occurred at various times in the past. We do not believe that the expiration of any individual patent will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Export Regulations

We are subject to export control regulations in countries from which we export products and services. These controls may apply by virtue of the country in which the products are located or by virtue of the origin of the content contained in the products. If the controls of a particular country apply, the level of control generally depends on the nature of the goods and services in question. Where controls apply, the export of our products generally requires an export license or authorization (either on a per-product or per transaction basis) or that the transaction qualify for a license exception or the equivalent, and may also be subject to corresponding reporting requirements. See Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for financial and other information regarding our operations on a geographical basis.

Environmental Regulations

Our operations are subject to certain foreign, federal, state and local regulatory requirements relating to environmental, waste management, labor and health and safety matters. Management believes that our business is operated in material compliance

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with all such regulations. To date, the cost of such compliance has not had a material impact on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position or that of our operating subsidiaries. Despite the existence of policies, practices and procedures to prevent and mitigate risks, violations may occur in the future as a result of human error, equipment failure or other causes. Further, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of environmental legislation or regulatory requirements that could be imposed, or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted. Compliance with more stringent laws or regulations, as well as more vigorous enforcement policies of regulatory agencies, could require substantial expenditures by us and could have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Employees

As of March 31, 2017, we employed approximately 750 individuals. Of these employees, 27 are represented by unions. We believe relations with our employees throughout our operations are generally satisfactory, including those employees represented by unions. No unionized facility accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenues for the year ended March 31, 2017.

Available Information

We maintain an Internet web site at www.cswindustrials.com. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) are made available free of charge through the “Investors” section of our Internet website as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the reports with, or furnish the reports to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

We also make available free of charge on our website our Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as well as the charters of our Audit Committee, our Compensation and Talent Development Committee and our Nominating / Corporate Governance Committee. You may access these documents in the “Corporate Governance” section on the “Investors” page of our website.

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Business Segments

We operate in three business segments: Industrial Products; Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives; and Specialty Chemicals. The table below provides an overview of these business segments. For financial information regarding our segments, see Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Business Segment	Principal Product Categories	Key End Use Markets	Representative Industrial Brands
Industrial Products	•      Specialty mechanical products •      Fire and smoke protection products •      Architecturally-specified building products •      Storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products	•      Plumbing •      HVAC •      Refrigeration •      Electrical •      Commercial construction •      Rail car and locomotive •      General industrial
Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives	•      Coatings and penetrants •      Pipe thread sealants •      Firestopping sealants and caulks •      Adhesives/solvent cements	•      Rail car and locomotive •      Oil and gas •      Commercial construction •      Plumbing •      HVAC •      Refrigeration •      Electrical •      General industrial
Specialty Chemicals	•      Lubricants and greases •      Drilling compounds •      Anti-seize compounds •      Chemical formulations •      Degreasers and cleaners	•      Energy •      Drilling and boring •      Water well drilling •      Mining •      Rail car and locomotive •      Steel •      Power generation •      Cement •      Aviation •      Plumbing •      HVAC •      Electrical •      General industrial

Industrial Products

Our Industrial Products business consists of: specialty mechanical products; fire and smoke protection products; architecturally-specified building products; and storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial applications. These industrial products are primarily manufactured internally, although we strategically engage third-party manufacturers for certain products. We ensure the quality of internally- and externally-manufactured products through our stringent quality control review procedures. Our building products are eco-friendly, enabling them to be easily incorporated into the “Green Building” market.

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Product Types	Brand Names
Specialty Mechanical Products
•      condensate switches, traps and pans	•      Airtec®
•      line set covers	•      Clean Check®
•      condensate removal pumps and equipment mounting brackets	•      EZ Trap®
•      air diffusers for use by professional air conditioning contractors	•      Fortress®
•      tamper resistant locking refrigerant caps	•      Goliath® Pans
•      ductless mini-split systems installation support tools	•      G-O-N®
•      drain waste and vent systems mechanical products	•      Hubsett™
•      decorative roof drain downspout nozzles	•      Magic Vent®
•      wire pulling head tools	•      Mighty Bracket™
	•      Novent®
	•      Safe-T-Switch®
	•      Slim Duct™
	•      SureSeal®
	•      Titan™ Pans
	•      Wire Grabber™
Fire and Smoke Protection Products
•      fire-rated and smoke-rated opening protective systems	•      Smoke Guard®
Architecturally-Specified Building Products
•      expansion joint covers	•       Balco®
•      fire barriers	•       DuraFlex™
•      specialty silicone seals	•       Greco™
•      stair nosings	•       llumiTread™
•      partition closure systems	•       MetaBlock™
•      entrance mats and grids	•       MetaFlex™
•      photoluminescent egress markings and signage	•       MetaGrate™
•      trench and access covers	•       MetaMat™
•      architectural grating	•       Michael Rizza™
•      engineered railing	•       UltraGrid™
Storage, Filtration and Application Equipment
•      lubrication application and management systems	•       Air Sentry®
•      storage and filtration devices	• Guardian®
	•       Oil Safe®
	•       Whitmore Rail™

New Product Development – Customer experience is a core competency in our Industrial Products segment. We gather "voice of the customer" market research through organized focus groups and online surveys, as well as through less formal channels. Ideas for new products or enhancements to existing products are also generated by our relationships with end users, independent sales representatives, distributors and our internal sales and marketing team. We also actively monitor the competitive landscape using a variety of methods. We develop new products and modify existing products in our research and development (“R&D”) labs in Houston, Texas; Rockwall, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Wichita, Kansas; and Windsor, Canada.

Competition – Our competition in the Industrial Products segment is varied. Competitors range from small entrepreneurial companies with a single product, to large multinational original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). In the specialty mechanical products category, we compete with Diversitech, Supco, Little Giant, Mitsubishi, Cherne, Mainline and JR Smith. Most of these products are sold through distribution channels, and we compete based on breadth of product line, customer service and pricing. In the fire and smoke protection category we compete with Won Door, Stoebich, McKeon and others, typically on the basis of product innovation, knowledge of building codes and customer service. In the architecturally-specified building products category, we compete primarily with Emseal, Inpro, and MM Systems on the basis of product innovation, price and driving architectural specifications. In the lubricant storage, filtration and transfer space, we compete with Des-Case, Hy-Pro, IFH and others on the basis of superior performance, brand strength and breadth of product line.

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Customers – Our primary customers for specialty mechanical products are plumbing, HVAC and electrical wholesalers and distributors. Some of these are local single location distributors, but many are regional or national in scope with hundreds of locations. The majority of these products are sold domestically; however, a small portion is sold internationally through similar channels, and a small number of OEMs purchase these products directly. Fire and smoke protection products are sold through local building products distributors who also perform installations and service. Architecturally-specified building products are sold primarily through a network of distributors. Storage, filtration and application products are marketed and sold worldwide through a service-intensive distribution network.

Seasonality – A significant portion of our products are sold into the HVAC market, which is seasonal by nature. While products are sold throughout the year, sales tend to peak during summer months.

Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives

Our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment is comprised of coatings and penetrants, pipe thread sealants, firestopping sealants and caulks and adhesives/solvent cements, which are primarily manufactured internally. We are dedicated to adding value to our customers through focused industry application expertise, diverse industrial coatings technologies, manufacturing excellence and quick response services.

Product Types	Brand Names
• high performance coatings designed to increase the reliability, performance	• Bio Fireshield™
and lifespan of industrial equipment	• Deacon®
• engineered specialty thread sealants designed to seal and secure metal	• KATS® Coatings
• specialty sealants for high temperature applications	• Metacaulk®
• solvent cements and fire stop caulks	• Railplex®
	• RectorSeal No. 5®
	• Stratholiner™
	• T Plus 2®
	• Tru-Blu™

New Product Development – We generate new ideas for products or enhancements to existing products through our strong customer and industry knowledge and focus on delivering value to our customers. We develop new and modified products and services that improve the performance of our products, the application of our products, or make it easier for our customers to operate more efficiently. We also actively monitor the competitive landscape through a variety of methods. New products are developed and existing products are modified in our R&D labs in Syracuse, New York; Houston, Texas; and Rockwall, Texas.

Competition – The competitive environment for products in our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment is varied. For coatings, competitors include the industrial paint divisions of Sherwin Williams, PPG Industries, Valspar Corporation and Akzo Nobel, as well as other coatings companies such as Carboline, Hempel, Jotun and smaller regional coatings producers. Competitors of our sealants and adhesives products include Dow Corning Corporation, Henkel, 3M Company, Specified Technologies Inc and Hilti. We compete primarily on the basis of product differentiation, superior performance, quality and customer-centric service.

Customers – For coatings, we primarily serve OEMs and end users in rail, energy, general industrial, power generation and marine markets through our direct sales force and internationally through a distribution network. Customers include rail car and locomotive manufacturers, petrochemical facilities, industrial manufacturers, construction, utilities and plant maintenance customers. We serve sealants and adhesives customers primarily through our distribution network.

Specialty Chemicals

Our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and supplies highly specialized consumables that impart or enhance properties such as lubricity, anti-seize qualities, friction and heat control. These materials are typically used in harsh operating conditions, including extreme heat and pressure and chemical exposure, where commodity lubrication products would fail. These products protect and extend the working life of large capital equipment such as cranes, rail systems, mining equipment, oil rigs and rotating and grinding equipment found in various industrial segments such as steel mills, canning and bottling, milling and cement. Additionally, our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and supplies specialty products used in the HVAC and refrigeration market. These products enhance, repair or condition the internal working systems of both industrial and residential systems and are critical to ensuring safe, efficient and effective long-term operational integrity. The Specialty Chemicals segment also supplies products and services into the water well treatment space, which includes testing services and diagnosis of current conditions, coupled with consumable solutions to resolve any problems that have been defined.

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Product Types	Brand Names
• railroad track lubricants, conditioners and positive friction consumables	• AC Leak Freeze®
• oil field anti-seize products for drilling and conveyance piping	• BioRail®
• open gear specialty lubricants for heavy equipment	• Decathlon™
• specialty lubricants for various industrial applications	• Envirolube®
• water well treatment products and services	• Gearmate®
• chemical sealants to stop air-conditioning refrigerant leaks	• KOPR-KOTE®
	• Medallion™
	• Paragon™
	• Rail Armor®
	• Run-N-Seal®
	• Sterilene™
	• Surtac®
	• TOR Armor®
	• Unicid™
	• Well-Guard®
	• Whitcam®

New Product Development – We develop relationships with end-users and channel partners to understand existing and new operating conditions where technical innovation or enhancement is needed. For example, these relationships have generated innovation in the areas of modifying existing lubrication products to operate in arctic conditions or modifying an existing product for use in an application where salt water may be present. The development teams located in Rockwall, Texas and Houston, Texas are also actively defining new end markets for product use and penetration.

Competition – As our products are specialty, rather than commodity, competitors tend to be varied and include global, regional and local companies that may be large or small. The product sales cycle is long when compared to many consumables, resulting in verifiable and repeatable product performance being the key driver of choice, rather than price. As these products protect and enhance the operation of large capital equipment, qualification is based on the proof of value in application, resulting in a high changeover risk barrier. Typical competitors include Shell, Castrol, Fuchs and Exxon-Mobil.

Customers – Specialty Chemicals products are primarily sold through value-added distribution partners, as well as maintenance and repair operations or catalog channels. Specialty Chemicals provides both market-specific and product line-specific training to both the distribution partners and potential end users. Our specialists often visit end users with our distribution partners to advise on critical application issues, which enhances our ability to both “pull” demand from the end-user and “push” demand to the distributor partner.

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

Consider carefully the following risk factors, which we believe are the principal risks that we face and of which we are currently aware, and the other information in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes to those financial statements. If any of the risks described below occur, our business, financial results, financial condition and stock price could be materially adversely affected. While we believe the risks disclosed below are the principal risks we face and of which we are currently aware, additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations.

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

The industries in which we operate are highly competitive, and many of our products are in highly competitive markets, particularly certain specialty chemicals products. We may lose market share to producers of other products that can be substituted for our products.

The industries in which we operate are highly competitive, and we face significant competition from both large international producers and from smaller regional competitors. Our competitors may improve their competitive position in our core markets by successfully introducing new products, improving their manufacturing processes or expanding their capacity or manufacturing facilities. Further, some of our competitors benefit from advantageous cost positions that could make it increasingly difficult for us to compete in markets for less-differentiated applications. If we are unable to keep pace with our competitors’ product and manufacturing process innovations or cost position, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

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In addition, competition among producers of certain specialty chemicals products is intense. Increased competition from existing or newly-developed chemical products may reduce demand for our products in the future, and our customers may decide on alternate sources to meet their requirements. If we are unable to successfully compete with other producers or if other products can be successfully substituted for our products, our sales may decline.

Challenging and volatile conditions in the overall economy, particularly in the U.S. but also globally, and in the capital, credit and commodities markets could materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely affected by difficult global economic conditions and significant volatility in the capital, credit and commodities markets and in the overall economy. Challenging and volatile conditions in the U.S. and globally could affect our business in a number of ways. For example:

• weak economic conditions, especially in our key end markets, including the energy industry, could reduce demand for our products, impacting our revenues and margins;

• as a result of volatility in commodity prices, we may encounter difficulty in achieving sustained market acceptance of past or future price increases, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows;

• under difficult market conditions, there can be no assurance that access to credit or the capital markets would be available or sufficient, and in such a case, we may not be able to successfully obtain additional financing on reasonable terms, or at all; and

• market conditions could result in our key customers experiencing financial difficulties and/or electing to limit spending, which in turn could result in decreased sales and earnings for us.

Our attempts to address evolving customer needs requires that we continually enhance our products. Our efforts to enhance our products may not be commercially viable and failure to develop commercially successful products or keep pace with our competitors could harm our business and results of operations.

The enhancement and extension of our existing products to broaden the market and uses of our existing products is a key driver of our growth, particularly in our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment. However, developing those product enhancements and extensions can be a costly, lengthy and uncertain process, and it is difficult to predict the commercial success of those products.

A failure to develop commercially successful products or product enhancements or to identify product extensions could materially adversely affect our financial results. If our attempts to develop or enhance products is unsuccessful, we may be unable to recover our development costs, which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, our inability to enhance or develop products that are able to meet the evolving needs of our customers, including a failure to do so that results in our products lagging those of new or existing competitors, could reduce demand for our products and may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

The cyclical nature of certain end markets that our business serves can cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows.

The cyclical nature of the supply and demand balance of certain end markets that we serve, including the energy and mining industries, poses risks to us that are beyond our control and can affect our operating results. These markets are highly competitive; are driven to a large extent by end-use markets; and may experience overcapacity, all of which may affect demand for and pricing of our products and result in volatile operating results and cash flows over our business cycle. Future growth in product demand may not be sufficient to utilize current or future capacity. Excess industry capacity may continue to depress our volumes and margins on some products. Our operating results, accordingly, may be volatile as a result of excess industry capacity, as well as from rising energy and raw materials costs.

Continued weakness in the energy industry may adversely affect certain segments of our end market customers and reduce our sales and results of operations.

Some of our customers are impacted by the continued weakness in the energy industry. This means our operations and earnings may be significantly affected by changes in oil, gas and petrochemical prices and drilling activities. Oil, gas, petrochemical and product prices and margins in turn depend on local, regional and global events or conditions that affect supply and demand for the relevant commodity.

If we are not able to successfully execute and realize the expected financial benefits from our strategic restructuring and other integration and cost-saving initiatives, our business could be adversely affected.

In August 2016, we announced a strategic manufacturing footprint rationalization initiative in the Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment, intended to reduce our cost structure and drive more efficient operations. This initiative involves making

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structural changes in our domestic manufacturing footprint through consolidation of product manufacturing, reducing our workforce, and further selling, general and administrative expense reductions. Additionally, we have been in the process of consolidating certain other manufacturing facilities in a broader effort to streamline and rationalize our manufacturing processes as we integrate our operations. As an example, we recently consolidated the production of all lubricant and grease products manufactured in one of our Houston, Texas facilities to our Rockwall, Texas facility in order to optimize capacity and efficiency.

While we expect meaningful financial benefits from our strategic restructuring and other cost-saving initiatives, we may not realize the full benefits that we currently expect within the anticipated time frame. Adverse effects from restructuring activities could interfere with our realization of anticipated synergies, customer service improvements and cost savings from these strategic initiatives. Additionally, our ability to fully realize the benefits and implement the restructuring program may be limited by certain contractual commitments. Moreover, because such expenses are difficult to predict, we may incur substantial expenses in connection with the execution of our restructuring plans in excess of what is currently forecasted. Further, restructuring activities are a complex and time-consuming process that can place substantial demands on management, which could divert attention from other business priorities or disrupt our daily operations. Any of these failures could, in turn, materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, which could constrain our liquidity.

If these measures are not successful or sustainable, we may undertake additional restructuring and cost reduction efforts, which could result in future charges. Moreover, our ability to achieve our other strategic goals and business plans may be adversely affected, and we could experience business disruptions with customers and elsewhere if our restructuring efforts prove ineffective.

We rely on independent distributors as a channel to market for many of our products. Termination of a substantial number of our distributor relationships or an increase in a distributor's sales of our competitors’ products could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

We depend on the services of domestic and international independent distributors to sell our products and, in many cases, provide service and aftermarket support to end users of our products, particularly within our Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals segments. Rather than serving as passive conduits for delivery of products, our distributors play a significant role in determining which of our products are available for purchase by contractors to service our customers. While the use of distributors expands the reach and customer base for our products, the maintenance and administration of distributor relationships is time consuming. Additionally, in certain international jurisdictions, distributors are conferred certain legal rights that could limit our ability to modify or terminate distribution relationships. Many of the distributors with whom we transact business also offer competitors’ products and services to our customers. The loss of a substantial number of our distributors, or an increase in the distributors’ sales of our competitors’ products to our customers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Growth of our business will depend in part on market awareness of our industrial brands, and any failure to develop, maintain, protect or enhance our industrial brands would hurt our ability to retain or attract customers.

We believe that building and maintaining market awareness, brand recognition and goodwill is critical to our success. This will depend largely on our ability to continue to provide high-quality products, and we may not be able to do so effectively. Our efforts in developing our industrial brands may be affected by the marketing efforts of our competitors and our reliance on our independent dealers, distributors and strategic partners to promote our industrial brands effectively. If we are unable to cost-effectively maintain and increase positive awareness of our industrial brands, our businesses, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.

We are dependent on contract manufacturers for manufacturing of certain products that we sell.

We use third parties to manufacture certain of our products. To the extent that we rely on third parties to perform these functions, we will not be able to directly control product delivery schedules and quality assurance. This lack of control may result in product shortages or quality assurance problems that could delay shipments of products, increase manufacturing, assembly, testing or other costs or diminish our brand recognition or relationships with our customers. If a contract manufacturer experiences capacity constraints or financial difficulties, suffers damage to its facilities, experiences power outages, natural disasters, labor shortages or labor strikes, or any other disruption of assembly or testing capacity, we may not be able to obtain alternative manufacturing in a timely manner or on commercially acceptable terms.

We may not be able to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and at appropriate prices, which could negatively impact our growth rate and stock price.

As part of our business strategy, we acquire businesses in the ordinary course, some of which may be material; please see “Item 1. Business” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this Annual Report for additional information. Our ability to grow revenues, earnings and cash flow at or above our historic rates depends in part upon our ability to identify, successfully acquire and integrate businesses at accretive valuations and realize anticipated synergies. Our inability to do so could adversely impact our growth rate and our stock price. Our ability to implement

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our inorganic growth strategy will be limited by our ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, which are difficult to identify for a number of reasons, including high valuations and competition among prospective buyers. Covenants in our credit agreement and our financial resources, including available cash and borrowing capacity, will also limit our ability to consummate acquisitions, which may require additional debt financing, resulting in higher leverage and an increase in interest expense. Changes in accounting or regulatory requirements could also adversely impact our ability to consummate acquisitions.

Our acquisition and integration of businesses could negatively impact our financial results.

Acquiring businesses involves a number of financial, accounting, managerial, operational, legal, compliance and other risks and challenges, including the following, any of which could adversely affect our financial statements:

• any acquired business, technology, service or product could under-perform relative to our expectations and the price that we paid for it, or not achieve cost savings or other synergies in accordance with our anticipated timetable;

• we may incur or assume significant debt in connection with our acquisitions, which would increase our leverage and interest expense, thereby reducing funds available to us for purposes such as working capital, capital expenditures, research and development and other general corporate purposes;

• pre-closing and post-closing earnings charges could adversely impact operating results in any given period, and the impact may be substantially different from period to period;

• the process of integrating acquired operations may create operating difficulties and may require significant financial and managerial resources that would otherwise be available for existing operations;

• we could experience difficulty in integrating financial and other controls and systems;

• we may lose key employees or customers of the acquired company;

• we may assume liabilities that are unknown or for which our indemnification rights are insufficient, or known or contingent liabilities may be greater than anticipated; and

• conforming the acquired company’s standards, process, procedures and controls, including accounting systems and controls, with our operations could cause internal control deficiencies related to our internal control over financial reporting or exposure to regulatory sanctions resulting from the acquired company’s activities.

Our relationships with our employees could deteriorate, which could adversely affect our operations.

As a manufacturing company, we rely on a positive relationship with our employees to produce our products and maintain our production processes and productivity. As of March 31, 2017, we had approximately 750 full-time employees, of which 27 were subject to collective bargaining agreements. If our workers were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown, our operations could be disrupted, or we could experience higher labor costs. In addition, if significant portions of our employees were to become unionized, we could experience significant operating disruptions and higher ongoing labor costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Loss of key personnel or our inability to attract and retain new qualified personnel could hurt our business and inhibit our ability to operate and grow successfully.

Our success in the highly competitive end markets in which we operate will continue to depend to a significant extent on our key employees, and we are dependent on the expertise of our executive officers and other key employees. Loss of the services of any of these individuals could have an adverse effect on our business. Further, we may not be able to retain or recruit qualified individuals to join our company. The loss of executive officers or other key employees could result in high transition costs and could disrupt our operations.

Chemical processing is inherently hazardous, which could result in accidents that disrupt our operations or expose us to significant losses or liabilities.

Hazards associated with chemical processing and the related storage and transportation of raw materials, products and wastes exist in our operations and the operations of other occupants with whom we share manufacturing sites. These hazards could lead to an interruption or suspension of operations and have an adverse effect on the productivity and profitability of a particular manufacturing facility or on us as a whole. These potential risks include, but are not necessarily limited to chemical spills and other discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous substances or gases, pipeline and storage tank leaks and ruptures, explosions and fires and mechanical failure. These hazards may result in personal injury and loss of life, damage to property and contamination of the environment, which may result in a suspension of operations and the imposition of civil or criminal penalties, including governmental fines, expenses for remediation and claims brought by governmental entities or third parties. The loss or shutdown of operations over an extended period at any of our major operating facilities could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Our property, business interruption and casualty insurance may not fully insure us against all potential hazards incidental to our business.

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Regulation of our employees’ exposure to certain chemicals or other hazardous products could require material expenditures or changes in our operations.

Certain chemicals that we use in the manufacture of our products may have adverse health effects. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration limits the permissible employee exposure to some of those chemicals. Future studies on the health effects of certain chemicals may result in additional regulations or new regulations in foreign countries that further restrict or prohibit the use of, and exposure to, certain chemicals. Additional regulation of certain chemicals could require us to change our operations, and these changes could affect the quality of our products and materially increase our costs.

Regulatory and statutory changes applicable to us or our customers could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We and many of our customers are subject to various national, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Changes in any of these areas could result in additional compliance costs, seizures, confiscations, recall or monetary fines, any of which could prevent or inhibit the development, distribution and sale of our products.

In addition, we benefit from certain regulations, including building code regulations, which require the use of products that we and other manufacturers sell. For example, certain environmental regulations may encourage the use of more environmentally friendly products, such as some of the lubricants and greases that we manufacture. If these regulations were to change, demand for our products could be reduced and our results of operations could be adversely affected.

Compliance with extensive environmental, health and safety laws could require material expenditures, changes in our operations or site remediation.

Our operations and properties are subject to regulation under environmental laws, which can impose substantial sanctions for violations. We must conform our operations to applicable regulatory requirements and adapt to changes in such requirements in all jurisdictions in which we operate. Certain materials we use in the manufacture of our products can represent potentially significant health and safety concerns. We use large quantities of hazardous substances and generate hazardous wastes in our manufacturing operations. Consequently, our operations are subject to extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations at the international, national, state and local level in multiple jurisdictions. These laws and regulations govern, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste management, site remediation programs and chemical use and management. Many of these laws and regulations have become more stringent over time, and the costs of compliance with these requirements may increase, including costs associated with any necessary capital investments. In addition, our production facilities require operating permits that are subject to renewal and, in some circumstances, revocation. The necessary permits may not be issued or continue in effect, and renewals of any issued permits may contain significant new requirements or restrictions. The nature of the chemical industry exposes us to risks of liability due to the use, production, management, storage, transportation and sale of materials that may be hazardous and can cause contamination or personal injury or damage if released into the environment.

Compliance with environmental laws and regulations generally increases the costs of transportation and storage of raw materials and finished products, as well as the costs of storage and disposal of wastes. We may incur substantial costs, including fines, damages, criminal or civil sanctions and remediation costs, or experience interruptions in our operations for violations arising under environmental laws, regulations or permit requirements.

Our permits, licenses, registrations or authorizations and those of our customers or distributors may be modified, suspended, terminated or revoked before their expiration or we and/or they may be unable to renew them upon their expiration. We may bear liability for failure to obtain, maintain or comply with required authorizations.

We are required to obtain and maintain, and may be required to obtain and maintain in the future, various permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations for the ownership or operation of our business, including the manufacturing, distribution, sale and marketing of our products and importing of raw materials. These permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations could be modified, suspended, terminated or revoked or we may be unable to renew them upon their expiration for various reasons, including for non-compliance. These permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations can be difficult, costly and time consuming to obtain and could contain conditions that limit our operations. Our failure to obtain, maintain and comply with necessary permits, licenses, registrations or authorizations for the conduct of our business could result in fines or penalties, which may be significant. Additionally, any such failure could restrict or otherwise prohibit certain aspects of our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Many of our customers and distributors require similar permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations to operate. If a significant customer, distributor or group thereof were to have an important permit, license, registration or authorization revoked or such permit, license, registration or authorization was not renewed, forcing them to cease or reduce their business, our sales could decrease, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Failure to design, implement and maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business and stock price.

After becoming a public company in 2015, we assumed significant requirements for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls. The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company. If we are unable to design, implement or maintain appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations on a timely basis, result in material misstatements in our financial statements and harm our operating results. In addition, we will be required to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting, as well as a statement that our auditors have issued an attestation report on effectiveness of our internal controls. Testing and maintaining internal controls may divert our management’s attention from other matters that are important to our business. We may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal control over financial reporting or our independent registered public accounting firm may not issue a favorable assessment. If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting or our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide us with an unqualified report, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our stock.

Our insurance policies may not cover, or fully cover, us against natural disasters, global conflicts or environmental risk.

We currently have insurance policies for certain operating risks, which include certain property damage, including certain aspects of business interruption for certain sites, operational and product liability, transit, directors’ and officers’ liability, industrial accident insurance and other risks customary in the industries in which we operate. However, we may become subject to liability (including in relation to pollution, occupational illnesses, injury resulting from tampering, product contamination or degeneration or other hazards) against which we have not insured or cannot fully insure.

For example, hurricanes may affect our facilities or the failure of our information systems as a result of breakdown, malicious attacks, unauthorized access, viruses or other factors could severely impair several aspects of operations, including, but not limited to, logistics, sales, customer service and administration. In addition, in the event that a product liability or third-party liability claim is brought against us, we may be required to recall our products in certain jurisdictions if they fail to meet relevant quality or safety standards, and we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in making an insurance claim under our policies or that the claimed proceeds will be sufficient to compensate the actual damages suffered.

Should we suffer a major uninsured loss, a product liability judgment against us or a product recall, future earnings could be materially adversely affected. We could be required to increase our debt or divert resources from other investments in our business to discharge product related claims. In addition, adverse publicity in relation to our products could have a significant effect on future sales, and insurance may not continue to be available at economically acceptable premiums. As a result, our insurance coverage may not cover the full scope and extent of claims against us or losses that we incur, including, but not limited to, claims for environmental or industrial accidents, occupational illnesses, pollution and product liability and business interruption.

Our business relies heavily on trademarks, trade secrets, other intellectual property and proprietary information, and our failure or inability to protect our rights could harm our competitive position with respect to the manufacturing and sale of some of our products.

Our ability to protect and preserve our trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property and proprietary information relating to our business is an important factor to our success. However, we may be unable to prevent third parties from using our intellectual property and other proprietary information without our authorization or from independently developing intellectual property and other proprietary information that is similar to ours, particularly in those countries where the laws do not protect our proprietary rights to the same degree as in the U.S. In addition, because certain of our products are manufactured by third parties, we have shared some of our intellectual property with those third parties. There can be no guarantee that those third parties, some of whom are located in jurisdictions where intellectual property risks may be more pronounced, will comply with contractual commitments to preserve and protect our intellectual property.

The use of our intellectual property and other proprietary information by others could reduce or eliminate any competitive advantage we have developed, potentially causing us to lose sales or otherwise harm our business. If it becomes necessary for us to litigate to protect these rights, any proceedings could be burdensome and costly, and we may not prevail.

Our intellectual property may not provide us with any competitive advantage and may be challenged by third parties. Moreover, our competitors may already hold or in the future may hold intellectual property rights in the U.S. or abroad that, if

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enforced or issued, could possibly prevail over our rights or otherwise limit our ability to manufacture or sell one or more of our products in the U.S. or internationally.

Adequate remedies may not be available in the event of an unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. The loss of employees who have specialized knowledge and expertise could harm our competitive position and cause our sales and operating results to decline as a result of increased competition. In addition, others may obtain knowledge of our trade secrets through independent development or other access by legal means.

The failure to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary information, including our processes, apparatuses, technology, trade secrets, trade names and proprietary manufacturing expertise, methods and compounds, could have a material adverse effect on our businesses and results of operations.

Security breaches and other disruptions to our information technology systems could compromise our information, disrupt our operations, and expose us to liability, which may adversely impact our operations.

In the ordinary course of our business, we store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and that of our customers, suppliers and business partners, and personally identifiable information of our employees in our information technology systems, including in our data centers and on our networks. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this data is critical to our operations. Despite our security measures, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached or disrupted due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such attack, breach or disruption could compromise our information technology systems and the information stored in them could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen and our business operations could be disrupted. Additionally, any significant disruption or slowdown of our systems could cause customers to cancel orders or cause standard business processes to become inefficient or ineffective, which could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information or business disruption could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, and damage to our reputation, which could adversely impact our operations.

We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, as well as other laws governing our operations. If we fail to comply with these laws, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, other remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our operations are subject to anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and other anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business. The FCPA and these other laws generally prohibit us and our employees and intermediaries from bribing, being bribed or making other prohibited payments to government officials or other persons to obtain or retain business or gain some other business advantage. We conduct business in a number of jurisdictions that pose a high risk of potential FCPA violations, and we participate in relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted.

We are also subject to other laws and regulations governing our international operations, including regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and various non-U.S. government entities, including applicable export control regulations, economic sanctions on countries and persons, customs requirements, currency exchange regulations and transfer pricing regulations (collectively, the “Trade Control Laws”).

However, despite our compliance programs, there is no assurance that we will be completely effective in ensuring our compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws, including the FCPA or other legal requirements, or Trade Control Laws. If we are not in compliance with the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws or Trade Control Laws, we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions and remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Likewise, any investigation of any potential violations of the FCPA, other anti-corruption laws or Trade Control Laws by the U.S. or foreign authorities could also have an adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our outstanding indebtedness and the restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness limit our operating and financial flexibility.

We are required to make scheduled repayments and, under certain events of default, mandatory repayments on our outstanding indebtedness, which may require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, R&D efforts and

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other general corporate purposes, and could generally limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry.

In addition, the agreements governing our indebtedness impose certain operating and financial restrictions on us and somewhat limit management’s discretion in operating our businesses. These agreements limit or restrict our ability, among other things, to: incur additional debt; pay dividends and make other distributions; make investments and other restricted payments; create liens; sell assets; and enter into transactions with affiliates.

We are also required to comply with leverage and interest coverage financial covenants and deliver to our lenders audited annual and unaudited quarterly financial statements. Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. Failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We may acquire various structured financial instruments for purposes of hedging or reducing our risks, which may be costly and ineffective.

We may seek to hedge against commodity price fluctuations and credit risk by using structured financial instruments such as futures, options, swaps and forward contracts. Use of structured financial instruments for hedging purposes may present significant risks, including the risk of loss of the amounts invested. Defaults by the other party to a hedging transaction can result in losses in the hedging transaction. Hedging activities also involve the risk of an imperfect correlation between the hedging instrument and the asset being hedged, which could result in losses both on the hedging transaction and on the instrument being hedged. Use of hedging activities may not prevent significant losses and could increase our losses.

Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may significantly impact our results of operations and may significantly affect the comparability of our results between financial periods.

Our operations are conducted in many countries. The results of the operations and the financial position of these subsidiaries are reported in the relevant foreign currencies and then translated into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. The main currencies to which we are exposed, besides the U.S. dollar, are primarily the Canadian dollar, the British pound and the Australian dollar. The exchange rates between these currencies and the U.S. dollar in recent years have fluctuated significantly and may continue to do so in the future. A depreciation of these currencies against the U.S. dollar will decrease the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts derived from these operations reported in our consolidated financial statements, and an appreciation of these currencies will result in a corresponding increase in such amounts. Because many of our raw material costs are determined with respect to the U.S. dollar rather than these currencies, depreciation of these currencies may have an adverse effect on our profit margins or our reported results of operations. Conversely, to the extent that we are required to pay for goods or services in foreign currencies, the appreciation of such currencies against the U.S. dollar will tend to negatively impact our results of operations. In addition, currency fluctuations may affect the comparability of our results of operations between financial periods.

We incur currency transaction risk whenever we enter into either a purchase or sale transaction using a currency other than the local currency of the transacting entity. Given the volatility of exchange rates, there can be no assurance that we will be able to effectively manage our currency transaction risks, that our hedging activities will be effective or that any volatility in currency exchange rates will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Risks Relating to our Separation from Capital Southwest

The historical combined financial information included in this Annual Report is not necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved as a standalone, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

The Company began operating as a standalone, publicly traded Company on October 1, 2015. The historical combined financial information included in this Annual Report for periods prior to October 1, 2015 reflects historical financial information of our wholly-owned subsidiaries and does not necessarily reflect the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows we would have achieved as a standalone, publicly traded company during the periods presented or that we may achieve in the future. For example, historical combined financial information reflects allocations of expenses for services historically provided by Capital Southwest, and those allocations may be different than the comparable expenses we would have incurred as a standalone company. Additionally, the historical combined financial information does not reflect the changes that have and will occur in our cost structure, management, financing arrangements and business operations related to being an independent, publicly traded company, as well as other changes as we transition to an integrated industrial manufacturing company.

We may not be able to successfully integrate our operations in a timely manner.

Prior to the Share Distribution, our operating companies functioned independently. We are in process of integrating the separate businesses, technologies, organizations, procedures, policies and operations of our subsidiaries into an integrated industrial manufacturing company, which is necessary to fully realize the expected results of the Share Distribution. The integration process

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may prove to be more complex and time-consuming and require substantially more resources and effort than currently anticipated, which could have a material adverse effect on us and our operations, relationships with market participants, employees, regulators and others.

The requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

As a public company with listed equity securities, we are required to comply with laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, related regulations of the SEC, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the requirements of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules not applicable to private companies. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements is expected to occupy a significant amount of time of our Board and management and is expected to significantly increase our administrative costs and expenses, which could adversely affect our profitability.

We may be unable to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve as an independent, publicly traded company.

As a standalone, publicly traded company, we believe that our business will benefit from, among other things, more focused management and an enhanced ability to pursue our business strategy, which we expect as a result of the Share Distribution. However, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than we would have been were we still a part of Capital Southwest. In addition, we may not be able to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve as a standalone company in the time we expect, if at all.

Potential indemnification obligations pursuant to agreements related to the Share Distribution could materially adversely affect us.

Agreements between Capital Southwest and us provide for, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the separation, the conditions to the Share Distribution and provisions governing the relationship between Capital Southwest and us with respect to and resulting from the Share Distribution.

Among other things, we have indemnification obligations designed to make us financially responsible for liabilities that may exist relating to or arising out of our business activities, whether incurred prior to or after the Share Distribution. In addition, after the Share Distribution, there are several significant areas where the liabilities of Capital Southwest became our obligations, including Capital Southwest defined benefit obligations. If we are required to indemnify Capital Southwest under the circumstances set forth in such agreements, we may be subject to substantial liabilities that could adversely affect our financial condition.

If the Share Distribution were to fail to qualify as a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then we and our stockholders could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.

In connection with the Share Distribution, Capital Southwest received an opinion from a nationally recognized accounting firm substantially to the effect that the Share Distribution should qualify as tax free under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code (“the Code”), except with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of CSWI common stock. An opinion of an accounting firm is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). Accordingly, the IRS may reach conclusions with respect to the Share Distribution that are different from the conclusions reached in the opinion. The opinion relied on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from Capital Southwest and us regarding the past and future conduct of the companies’ respective businesses and other matters, which, if incomplete, incorrect or not satisfied, could alter that accounting firm’s conclusions.

If the Share Distribution ultimately is determined to be taxable, it could expose Capital Southwest and its shareholders to significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities. We have agreed not to enter into any transaction that could cause any portion of the Share Distribution to be taxable to Capital Southwest, including under Section 355 of the Code. Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, we have also agreed to indemnify Capital Southwest for any tax liabilities resulting from such transactions, and Capital Southwest has agreed to indemnify us for any tax liabilities resulting from such transactions entered into by them. These obligations may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our Company

Our ability to engage in certain corporate transactions is limited in the near term.

Our ability to engage in significant equity transactions has been restricted in order to preserve the tax-free status of the Share Distribution to Capital Southwest for U.S. federal income purposes, and we expect this restriction will continue through October 2017. Even if the Share Distribution otherwise qualifies for tax-free treatment to Capital Southwest’s shareholders under the Code, it may be taxable to Capital Southwest if 50% or more, by vote or value, of the shares of our common stock or Capital Southwest’s common stock are acquired or issued as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Share Distribution. For this purpose, any acquisitions or issuances of Capital Southwest’s common stock within two years before the Share Distribution,

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and any acquisitions or issuances of our common stock or Capital Southwest’s common stock within two years after the Share Distribution, generally are presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or Capital Southwest may be able to rebut that presumption. If an acquisition or issuance of shares of our common stock or Capital Southwest’s common stock triggers the application of the Code, Capital Southwest would recognize a taxable gain as a result of the Share Distribution to the extent the fair market value of our common stock exceeds Capital Southwest’s tax basis in our common stock at the time of the Share Distribution.

Under a Tax Matters Agreement that was entered into by Capital Southwest and us, there are restrictions on our ability to take actions that could cause the Share Distribution to fail to qualify for favorable treatment under the Code, and we will be required to indemnify Capital Southwest against any tax liabilities arising as a result of the Share Distribution that are attributable to any actions taken by us or with respect to us or any of our affiliates. As a result, we may be limited or restricted from entering into strategic, capital raising or other transactions which might be advantageous to us or our stockholders.

In connection with our separation from Capital Southwest, Capital Southwest will indemnify us for certain liabilities. However, there can be no assurance that these indemnities will be sufficient to insure us against the full amount of such liabilities or that Capital Southwest’s ability to satisfy its indemnification obligation will not be impaired in the future.

Following the Share Distribution, Capital Southwest has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities, including certain tax liabilities. However, third parties could seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities that Capital Southwest will agree to retain, and there can be no assurance that Capital Southwest will be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from Capital Southwest any amounts for which we are held liable, we may be temporarily required to bear these losses while seeking recovery from Capital Southwest.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect the current views of our senior management with respect to future events and our financial performance. These statements include forward-looking statements with respect to our business and industry in general. Statements that include the words “may,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “potential,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements for purposes of the federal securities laws or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to, or statements that are subject to risks, contingencies or uncertainties that relate to:

• our business strategy;

• future levels of revenues, operating margins, income from operations, net income or earnings per share;

• anticipated levels of demand for our products and services;

• future levels of research and development, capital, environmental or maintenance expenditures;

• our beliefs regarding the timing and effects on our business of health and safety, tax, environmental or other legislation, rules and regulations;

• the success or timing of completion of ongoing or anticipated capital, restructuring or maintenance projects;

• expectations regarding the acquisition or divestiture of assets and businesses;

• our ability to obtain appropriate insurance and indemnities;

• the potential effects of judicial or other proceedings, including tax audits, on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;

• the anticipated effects of actions of third parties such as competitors, or federal, foreign, state or local regulatory authorities, or plaintiffs in litigation;

• the expected impact of accounting pronouncements;

• the expected benefits of being a standalone publicly-traded company; and

• the other factors listed above under “Risk Factors.”

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on our current knowledge of our business and operations, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. Any forward-looking statements you read in this Annual Report reflect our views as of the date of this Annual Report with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and you should carefully

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consider all of the factors identified in this Annual Report that could cause actual results to differ. We assume no obligation to update these forward looking statements, except as required by law.

ITEM 1B: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2: PROPERTIES

Properties

Our principal executive offices are located at 5420 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75240. Our headquarters is a leased facility, which we began to occupy on March 7, 2016. The lease term expires August 31, 2026.

We consider the many offices, manufacturing and research and development facilities, warehouses, and other properties that we own or lease to be in good condition and generally suitable for the purposes for which they are used. The following table presents our principal manufacturing locations by segment.

Location	Use	Segment	Square Footage	Owned/Leased
Acworth, Georgia	Manufacturing	Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives	25,000	Owned
Boise, Idaho	Manufacturing, Office and R&D	Industrial Products	40,800	Leased
Fall River, Massachusetts	Manufacturing	All	140,200	Leased
Houston, Texas	Manufacturing and Office	All	253,900	Owned
Longview, Texas	Manufacturing	Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives	53,200	Owned
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Manufacturing	Industrial Products	30,600	Owned
Rockwall, Texas	Manufacturing, Office, R&D and Warehouse	All	227,600	Owned
Wichita, Kansas	Manufacturing	Industrial Products	42,800	Owned
Windsor, Ontario, Canada	Manufacturing, Office and R&D	Industrial Products	42,000	Leased

We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current operations. We may endeavor to selectively reduce or expand our existing lease commitments as circumstances warrant. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information regarding our operating lease obligations.

ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of our operations in the normal course of business or otherwise. Furthermore, third parties may try to seek to impose liability on us in connection with the activities of our operating companies. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or financial statements, taken as a whole.

ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common shares began “when issued” trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 16, 2015. “Regular way” trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market began on October 1, 2015. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of our common stock, as reported by Nasdaq:

	High		Low
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2016:
Second quarter (September 16, 2015 – September 30, 2015)	$	38.00	$	23.20
Third quarter (October 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015)	$	39.96	$	30.25
Fourth quarter (January 1, 2016 – March 31, 2016)	$	37.75	$	27.84
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2017:
First quarter (April 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016)	$	35.96	$	30.03
Second quarter (July 1, 2016 – September 30, 2016)	$	34.86	$	30.76
Third quarter (October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016)	$	39.25	$	29.25
Fourth quarter (January 1, 2017 – March 31, 2017)	$	41.85	$	34.59

Holders

As of June 6, 2017, there were approximately 475 holders of record of our common stock. The number of holders of record is based upon the actual numbers of holders registered at such date and does not include holders of shares in “street name” or persons, partnerships, associates, corporations or other entities in security position listings maintained by depositories.

Dividend Policy

Any payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon various factors then existing, including earnings, financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, any contractual restrictions with respect to payment of dividends, restrictions imposed by applicable law, general business conditions and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. We do not currently expect to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report includes a discussion of our share repurchase program. Through March 31, 2017, no shares have been repurchased under this program.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Maximum Number of Shares (or Approximate Dollar Value) That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (a)
						(in millions)
January 1 - 31	206	(b)	$	37.10	—	$	35.0
February 1 - 28	573	(b)	37.10		—	35.0
March 1 - 31	280	(b)	36.27		—	35.0
	1,059				—

(a) On November 11, 2016, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase shares of our common stock up to an aggregate market value of $35.0 million during a two-year period. The program may be limited or terminated at any time.

(b) Represents shares tendered by employees to satisfy minimum tax withholding amounts for restricted share vesting.

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Stock Performance Chart

The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock from October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017 compared with the Standard & Poor's ("S&P") Small Cap 600 Index, the Russell 2000 Index and a composite custom peer group, selected on an industry basis. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, CSWI was added to the Russell 2000 index. CSWI was not included in any indices during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. In the future, we will discontinue presentation of S&P Small Cap 600 Index. The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the market close on October 1, 2015 and that all dividends were reinvested. The stock price performance of the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. The custom peer group consists of the following:

Astec Industries	Futurefuel Corp.	Landec Corp	Omnova Solutions
Chase Corp.	Gorman-Rupp Company	Littelfuse, Inc.	Orbotech Ltd.
Columbus McKinnon Corp	Innospec Inc.	LSB Industries	Quaker Chemical
CTS Corp.	Koppers Holdings	Methode Electronics, Inc.	Tredegar Corp.
Flotek Industries, Inc.	Kraton Performance Polymers	NN, Inc.	WD-40 Company

This graph is furnished and not filed with the SEC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous filings made under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act that incorporate future filings made by us under those statutes, the stock performance graph below is not to be incorporated by reference in any prior filings, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any future filings made by us under those statutes.

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ITEM 6: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)	2017			2016			2015			2014			2013
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	(a)			(b) (c)			(c)			(c)			(c)
Revenues, net	$	327,084		$	319,831		$	261,834		$	231,713		$	199,094
Gross profit	133,837			147,864			126,425			112,086			94,582
Operating expenses	(111,356		)	(100,378		)	(82,391		)	(74,173		)	(62,335		)
Operating income	22,481			47,486			44,034			37,913			32,247
Interest income (expense), net	(2,695		)	(3,035		)	(611		)	(131		)	74
Provision for income taxes	(10,473		)	(18,754		)	(15,223		)	(12,794		)	(10,707		)
Net income	11,071			25,471			29,705			24,732			22,513
Net income per diluted share	0.70			1.62			1.90			1.58			1.44
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Working capital	$	108,547		$	123,958		$	93,774		$	90,884		$	77,196
Total assets	397,664			392,260			286,521			277,820			236,521
Total debt	73,207			89,682			26,704			45,097			23,348
Retirement obligations and other liabilities	14,844			13,566			30,255			12,233			12,070
Total equity	272,438			258,010			204,601			196,186			176,522

(a) Results of operations in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 included costs of $12.8 million resulting from restructuring and realignment initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $6.6 million.

(b) Results of operations in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 included costs of $8.0 million resulting from restructuring and realignment initiatives, resulting in a reduction of after tax net earnings of $5.2 million.

(c) We began operations on September 30, 2015 as a result of the Share Distribution discussed in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows for periods prior to September 30, 2015 represent the combined financial information of our wholly-owned subsidiaries contributed to us as a result of the Share Distribution. The financial statements for periods prior to the Share Distribution may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had our wholly-owned subsidiaries been operating as separate publicly-traded (“standalone”) companies during those periods and may not reflect the consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows as a standalone company during all periods presented.

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ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis is provided to increase the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and the “Forward-Looking Statements” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 (“Annual Report”) for a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with these statements. Unless otherwise noted, all amounts discussed herein are consolidated.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

The Share Distribution

On September 30, 2015, Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest”) spun-off certain of its industrial products, coatings, sealants and adhesives and specialty chemicals businesses by means of a distribution of the outstanding shares of common stock of CSWI on a pro rata basis to holders of Capital Southwest common stock (the “Share Distribution”). CSWI became an independent, publicly traded company at the time of the Share Distribution.

Our Company

We are a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across three segments: Industrial Products; Coatings, Sealants and Adhesives; and Specialty Chemicals. Our broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to our customers. CSWI delivers products and systems that help contractors do their jobs better, faster and easier; make buildings safer and more aesthetically pleasing; protect valuable assets from corrosion; and improve the reliability of mission critical equipment. Our products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) and refrigeration applications, coatings and sealants and high performance specialty lubricants. Markets that we serve include HVAC, industrial, rail, plumbing, architecturally-specified building products, energy, mining and other general industrial markets. Our operations are concentrated in the U.S., and we have operations in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Our products are also sold directly or through designated channels both domestically and internationally.

Many of our products are used to protect the capital assets of our customers that are expensive to repair or replace and are critical to their operations. The maintenance, repair and overhaul and consumable nature of many of our products is a source of recurring revenue for us. We also provide some custom and semi-custom products, which enhance our customer relationships. The reputation of our product portfolio is built on more than 100 well-respected brand names, such as RectorSeal No. 5, Kopr Kote, Jet-Lube Extreme, Smoke Guard, Safe-T-Switch, Mighty Bracket, Balco, Whitmore, Strathmore, American Coatings, Air Sentry, Oil Safe, Deacon, AC Leak Freeze and KATS Coatings.

Prior to the Share Distribution, our operating companies operated as separate businesses. The consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report include all revenues, costs, assets and liabilities directly attributable to the businesses discussed above. However, the combined financial statements for periods prior to the Share Distribution may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had the businesses been operating as separate publicly traded (“standalone”) companies during those periods. We expect to incur capital costs in the next few years to further integrate our operations, including the further consolidation of some of our manufacturing facilities and operational improvement initiatives. As a result of these efforts, we expect to generate sales synergies through greater cross-selling opportunities and expansion of product line applications and generate cost synergies through operating more efficiently and effectively. We also expect to incur additional costs as a result of being a public company, such as additional employee-related costs, costs to build out certain standalone corporate functions, information systems costs and other organizational-related costs.

We believe that our broad portfolio of products and markets served and our brand recognition will continue to provide opportunities; however, we face ongoing challenges affecting many companies, such as environmental and other regulatory compliance and overall global economic uncertainty. During the year ended March 31, 2017, we experienced headwinds caused by spending declines at many of our customers in the energy, mining and rail end markets as they adjusted to weakened demand in response to lower market prices for crude oil, gas, coal and other natural resources. These headwinds also indirectly impacted general industrial end markets that we serve. We expect that the current energy environment will persist into the next fiscal year. We continued to experience strong sales growth in other key end markets such as HVAC, where our innovative chemical and mechanical products have increased market penetration, and architecturally specified building products, where our innovative smoke curtain products have increased market penetration and where we are currently benefiting from a robust commercial construction cycle.

Our Markets

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the “Outlook for Fiscal Year 2018” section included below.

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HVAC

The HVAC market is our largest market served and it represented approximately 27% and 24% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We provide an extensive array of products for repair and maintenance of HVAC systems that includes our largest product family, consisting of condensate switches, as well as condensate pans, air diffusers, condensate pumps, refrigerant caps, line set covers and other chemical and mechanical products. The industry is driven by new construction projects, as well as replacement and repair of existing HVAC systems. New HVAC systems are heavily influenced by macro trends in building construction. The HVAC market tends to be seasonal with the peak sales season beginning in March and continuing through August. Construction and repair is typically performed by contractors, and we utilize our global distribution network to drive sales of our brands to such contractors. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, we anticipate growth in the HVAC market to be stronger than the gross domestic product, but lower than recent historical growth due to the installation of new HVAC units in the U.S. growing at a slower rate than prior years.

Architecturally-Specified Building Products

Architecturally-specified building products represented approximately 22% and 18% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We manufacture and sell products such as expansion joints, stair nosings, engineered railings and smoke and fire protection systems for large commercial buildings and parking garages. Sales of these products are driven by architectural specifications and safety codes, and the sales process is typically long as these are multi-year construction projects. International expansion is driving revenues in this end market as larger buildings are being designed and built, as well as refurbished and retrofitted. The construction market is a key driver for sales of architecturally-specified building products plus recent acquisitions and our outlook for growth in new construction is stronger than the gross domestic product in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

Industrial

The industrial end market represented approximately 20% and 20% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The industrial end market includes customers who manufacture chemicals, steel equipment and a wide variety of materials. We include sales of industrial coatings, lubricants and breathers, as well as various other industrial products in the industrial end market. We serve this market primarily through a network of industrial distributors. We expect our sales into this market in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 to grow slightly higher than the gross domestic product due to our innovative technologies.

Rail

The rail market represented approximately 10% and 17% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We provide an array of products into the rail industry, including lubricants and lubricating devices for rail lines, which increase efficiency and reduce noise for and extend the life of rail cars, and coating of tank cars and locomotives. We leverage our technical expertise to build relationships with key decision-makers to ensure that our products meet required specifications. The rail industry is driven by the transportation of natural resources, including coal and petrochemical products, and has experienced slowdowns as a result of declines in the mining and energy markets, which in turn, has resulted in a reduction in rail miles traveled and reduced production of new tank cars. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, we anticipate ongoing challenges in the rail industry as it continues to be impacted by the mining and energy markets and due to the increased use of natural gas, which is transported by pipeline, for domestic power generation, and we will continue to evaluate alternative markets to drive sales diversification.

Plumbing

The plumbing market represented approximately 10% and 9% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We provide many products to the plumbing industry including thread sealants, solvent cements, fire-stopping products, condensate switches and trapguards, as well as other mechanical products. Installation is typically performed by contractors, and we utilize our global distribution network to drive sales of our brands to contractors. We are not anticipating any significant changes in the overall plumbing market in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

Energy

The energy market represented approximately 6% and 7% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We provide market-leading lubricants and anti-seize compounds, as well as greases, for use in maintenance of oilfield drilling equipment. We also provide coatings to the energy industry for storage tanks, drum containers and general refinery maintenance. The outlook for the energy industry is heavily dependent on the demand growth from both mature markets and developing geographies. We believe increased crude oil supply resulted in the significant decline in the price of oil beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014, and we believe that fluctuating oil prices could continue to negatively impact upstream energy

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investment most acutely, and impact mid-stream and downstream investment to a lesser extent. We do not expect significant improvement in the demand for our products used in oil and gas drilling applications in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

Mining

The mining market represented approximately 3% and 3% of our net sales in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We provide market-leading lubricants to open gears used in large mining excavation equipment, primarily through our distribution network. The mining industry has experienced headwinds recently due to reduced coal prices, which is caused by lower oil and gas prices. We are not anticipating a significant improvement in market conditions for the mining industry in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion provides an analysis of our consolidated results of operations and results for each of our segments.

The acquisitions listed below impact comparability:

Acquisition	Effective Date	Segment
Greco	February 28, 2017	Industrial Products
Leak Freeze	December 16, 2015	Specialty Chemicals
Deacon	October 1, 2015	Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives
Strathmore	April 2, 2015	Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives

The operations of each acquired business have been included in the applicable segment since the effective date of the acquisition. All acquisitions are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Throughout this discussion, we refer to costs incurred related to “restructuring and realignment.”  These costs represent both restructuring and non-restructuring charges incurred as a result of manufacturing footprint optimization activities, including those activities described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Net Revenues

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Revenues, net	$	327,084	$	319,831	$	261,834

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017increased$7.3 million, or 2.3%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, including $5.1 million related to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, increased sales volumes of both existing products and new products, particularly into the HVAC ($11.8 million), architecturally-specified building products ($8.1 million) and plumbing ($2.3 million) markets, were mostly offset by decreased sales into the energy and rail (combined $17.2 million) and mining ($2.4 million) markets.

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased$58.0 million, or 22.2%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, including $58.9 million related to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, decreased sales volumes into the energy and mining industries were mostly offset by higher sales volumes of both existing products and new products, particularly into the HVAC and architecturally-specified building products markets.

Net revenues into the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific represented approximately 90%, 6%, and 4% of net revenues, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, 89%, 7%, and 4% of net revenues, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 and 84%, 9%, and 7% of net revenues, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The increase in net revenue into the Americas for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 as compared with the prior period is attributable to the acquisition of Strathmore, whose customers are generally U.S.-based. The presentation of net revenues by geographic region is based on the location of the customer. For additional information regarding net revenues by geographic region, see Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” (“Item 8”) of this Annual Report.

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Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2017		2016		2015
Gross profit	133,837		147,864		126,425
Gross profit margin	40.9	%	46.2	%	48.3	%

Gross profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased$14.0 million, or 9.5%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, net of $2.7 million related to acquisitions. Gross profit margin for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 of 40.9%decreased from 46.2% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was attributable to continued profitability challenges for products sold into the rail and energy markets, restructuring and realignment charges ($7.4 million), a pension plan curtailment benefit in the prior year that did not recur ($2.7 million), write-offs of inventory ($2.1 million), increased freight ($0.9 million), increased other post-retirement benefits following the freeze of the pension plan ($0.8 million) and a sales mix shift to lower margin products.

Gross profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016increased$21.4 million, or 17.0%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, including $15.9 million related to acquisitions. Gross profit margin for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 of 46.2%decreased from 48.3% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The decrease was caused primarily by the addition of lower gross margin associated with Strathmore products, partially offset by a pension plan curtailment benefit ($2.7 million), changes in product mix and lower materials costs for certain products.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2017		2016		2015
Selling, general and administrative expense	111,356		100,378		82,391
Selling, general and administrative expense as a % of sales	34.0	%	31.4	%	31.5	%

Selling, general and administrative expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017increased$11.0 million, or 10.9%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The increase was attributable to restructuring and realignment costs ($5.4 million), our chief financial officer transition and other severance costs ($2.8 million), implementation costs related to design of our internal controls framework ($1.4 million), increased other post-retirement benefits following the freeze of the pension plan ($1.2 million), impairment of certain patents ($0.3 million) and a pension plan curtailment benefit in the prior year that did not recur ($5.3 million). These were partially offset by and organizational start-up costs incurred in connection with the Share Distribution in the prior year that did not recur ($3.7 million) and a net decline in acquisition-related transaction costs ($1.0 million).

Selling, general and administrative expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased$18.0 million, or 21.8%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The increase was attributable to acquired operations ($17.5 million, which includes $3.4 million of transaction costs) and organizational start-up costs incurred in connection with the Share Distribution ($3.7 million), as well as increased sales and distribution expenses consistent with increased sales volumes and increased personnel-related expenses and professional fees. These increases were partially offset by a pension plan curtailment benefit ($5.3 million) and the reversal of the liability for the earn-out related to the Strathmore acquisition ($2.0 million), as well as expenses recorded in the prior year that did not recur, including retention and severance costs associated with the consolidation of selected manufacturing activities ($1.3 million), bad debt related to one non-U.S. customer ($1.2 million), research and development expenses related to a project for the development of certain fire and smoke prevention products and an impairment loss ($0.7 million) recognized on a patent and a trademark.

Operating Income

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2017		2016		2015
Operating income	22,481		47,486		44,034
Operating margin	6.9	%	14.8	%	16.8	%

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased by $25.0 million, or 52.7%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was a result of the $14.0 million decrease in gross profit and the $11.0 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense as discussed above.

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Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased by $3.5 million, or 7.8%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily a result of the $21.4 million increase in gross profit, partially offset by the $18.0 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense as discussed above.

Other income and expense

Interest expense, net for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased$0.3 million as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, primarily due to an overall reduction in average outstanding debt under our Revolving Credit Facility (described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 included in this Annual Report).

Interest expense, net for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased$2.4 million as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, primarily due to interest expense recognized on the loan related to the acquisition of Strathmore and interest expense recognized on our Revolving Credit Facility. 

Other income (expense), net increased by $2.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 to income of $1.8 million as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The improvement was primarily due to an increase in gains arising from transaction in currencies other than our sites' functional currencies.

Other income (expense), net decreased by $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 to expense of $0.2 million as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The decline was primarily due to a $0.9 million gain on the sale of real estate in the prior year that did not recur.

Provision for Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate

The provision for income taxes for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 was $10.5 million, representing an effective tax rate of 48.6%, as compared with the provision of $18.8 million, representing an effective tax rate of 42.4%, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 and the provision of $15.2 million, representing an effective tax rate of 33.9%, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. As compared with the statutory rate, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, the provision for income taxes was primarily impacted by an increase in the reserve for uncertain tax positions, which increased the provision by $1.6 million and the effective tax rate by 7.4%, as well as a deferred tax true-up adjustment, which increased the provision by $1.0 million and the effective tax rate by 4.8%. Other items impacting the effective tax rate include foreign operations activity in countries with lower statutory rates and domestic operations activity in states with higher statutory rates.

We accrue interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of our provision for income taxes. We accrued interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. We accrued interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions of $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. We did not recognize any interest and penalties for uncertain tax positions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, we had $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in tax effected net operating loss carryforwards. Net operating loss carryforwards will expire in periods beyond the next five years.

Business Segments

We conduct our operations through three business segments based on type of product and how we manage the business. We evaluate segment performance and allocate resources based on each segment’s operating income. The key operating results for our three business segments are discussed below.

Industrial Products Segment Results

Industrial Products includes specialty mechanical products, fire and smoke protection products, architecturally-specified building products and storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial application.

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2017			2016			2015
Revenues, net	$	158,654		$	138,594		$	118,422
Operating income	32,893			31,075			19,711
Operating margin	20.7		%	22.4		%	16.6		%

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017increased$20.1 million, or 14.5%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, including $1.2 million related to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, sales volumes increased

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in both existing products and new products, particularly into the HVAC ($11.8 million), architecturally-specified building products ($8.1 million) and plumbing ($2.3 million) markets and were slightly offset by a decline in sales of rail lubricators.

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased$20.2 million or 17.0%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to increased volumes, as well as a slight improvement in pricing and $2.9 million attributable to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, increases in sales volumes and prices accounted for approximately 94% and 6%, respectively, of the increase in net revenues, and the increase in sales volumes resulted mainly from increased sales of existing products ($13.0 million), reflecting greater demand in the HVAC and the architecturally-specified building products markets, and sales of fire and smoke prevention products related to projects that were expected to begin in the prior fiscal year, but were started or completed in the first quarter because of customer delays ($2.5 million).

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017increased$1.8 million, or 5.9%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The increase was primarily attributable to increased net revenues, partially offset by a pension plan curtailment benefit in the prior year that did not recur ($3.2 million), restructuring and realignment costs ($0.6 million) and implementation costs related to design of our internal controls framework ($0.4 million).

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased$11.4 million, or 57.7%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to increased net revenues, as well as the decrease in expenses due to a pension plan curtailment benefit ($3.2 million) and an impairment loss ($0.7 million) recognized on a patent and trademark in the prior period that did not recur. These improvements were partially offset by increases in selling, general and administrative expenses due to personnel-related expenses and higher freight and commission expenses associated with increased sales volumes.

Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives Segment Results

Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives is comprised of coatings and penetrants, pipe thread sealants, firestopping sealants and caulks and adhesives/solvent cements.

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2017			2016			2015
Revenues, net	$	96,869		$	106,035		$	52,119
Operating income	851			10,911			11,420
Operating margin	0.9		%	10.3		%	21.9		%

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased$9.2 million, or 8.6%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, net of $1.8 million contributed by acquisitions. The decrease was attributable to declining sales volumes into the rail ($13.1 million), energy ($2.3 million) and industrial ($1.9 million) markets, which were partially offset by increased sales of thread sealants and firestopping products ($4.3 million).

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 increased$53.9 million, or 103.4%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The increase was attributable to $54.6 million from acquisitions. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, sales into the energy industry declined, which were partially offset by increased sales into plumbing and general industrial markets.

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased$10.1 million, or 92.2%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, net of $1.2 million contributed by acquisitions. The decrease was attributable to the impact of decreased net revenues, restructuring and realignment costs ($3.8 million), impairment of the Strathmore trademark ($2.8 million), reversal of the liability for the earn-out related to the Strathmore acquisition in the prior year that did not recur ($2.0 million), a pension plan curtailment benefit in the prior year that did not recur ($1.4 million), inventory write-offs ($1.0 million) and implementation costs related to design of our internal controls framework ($0.3 million), partially offset by Strathmore integration and transaction costs in the prior year that did not recur.

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 decreased$0.5 million, or 4.5%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The impact of increased net revenues, as well as the reversal of the liability for the earn-out related to the Strathmore acquisition ($2.0 million) and a decrease in expenses due to a pension plan curtailment benefit ($1.4 million) were offset by increases in selling, general and administrative expenses ($11.3 million) related to acquired operations, as well as Strathmore integration and transaction costs ($4.2 million) and personnel-related expenses and professional fees.

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Specialty Chemicals Segment Results

Specialty Chemicals includes lubricants and greases, drilling compounds, anti-seize compounds, chemical formulations and degreasers and cleaners.

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(amounts in thousands, except percentages)	2017			2016			2015
Revenues, net	$	71,469		$	74,930		$	89,738
Operating income	2,012			12,490			13,016
Operating margin	2.8		%	16.7		%	14.5		%

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased$3.5 million, or 4.6%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, net of $2.1 million contributed by acquisitions. The decrease was attributable to declining sales volumes into the mining ($2.4 million), energy and industrial ($1.9 million) and rail ($1.8 million) markets.

Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 decreased$14.8 million, or 16.5%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, net of $1.4 million contributed by acquisitions. The decrease in net revenues was due to decreases in sales volumes related primarily to a slowdown in the energy industry ($14.5 million), which indirectly impacted other end markets, as well as a decrease in sales volumes into the mining and industrial markets ($5.7 million). These decreases were partially offset by an increase in sales volumes associated with both new and existing lubricant products offered to the rail industry ($4.0 million), and to a lesser extent, an increase in prices.

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017decreased$10.5 million, or 83.9%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, net of $1.0 million contributed by acquisitions. The decrease was attributable to the impact of decreased net revenues, restructuring and realignment costs ($5.6 million), a pension plan curtailment benefit in the prior year that did not recur ($3.4 million), inventory write-offs ($0.8 million) and implementation costs related to design of our internal controls framework ($0.5 million).

Operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 decreased$0.5 million, or 4.0%, as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The improvement was primarily due to a decrease in expenses due to a pension plan curtailment benefit ($3.4 million) and lower freight and commissions expenses resulting from the decrease in sales volumes, as well as expenses recorded in the prior year that did not recur, including retention and severance costs associated with the consolidation of selected manufacturing activities ($1.3 million) and bad debt related to one non-U.S. customer ($1.2 million). These benefits were mostly offset by the impact of the decrease in net revenues, as well as transaction costs ($0.5 million) and increased system costs, personnel-related expenses and professional fees.

For additional information on segments, see Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flow Analysis

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
	2017			2016			2015
	(amounts in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	39,036		$	41,530		$	35,468
Net cash used in investing activities	(25,968		)	(110,221		)	(2,625		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(15,318		)	74,694			(26,893		)

Existing cash, cash generated by operations and borrowings available under our Revolving Credit Facility are our primary sources of short-term liquidity. We monitor the depository institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents on a regular basis, and we believe that we have placed our deposits with creditworthy financial institutions. Our sources of operating cash generally include the sale of our products and services and the conversion of our working capital, particularly accounts receivable and inventories. Our cash balance (including cash and equivalents, restricted cash and bank time deposits) at March 31, 2017 was $24.9 million, as compared with $39.3 million at March 31, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, our cash provided by operating activities was $39.0 million, as compared with $41.5 million and $35.5 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Cash flows from working capital were flat for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, due to higher accounts payable and other current liabilities ($4.7 million) and lower prepaid expenses and other current assets ($1.1 million), offset by higher accounts receivable ($5.8 million). Cash

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flows from working capital increased for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, due primarily to lower inventories ($5.1 million), lower accounts receivable ($2.5 million) and higher accounts payable and other current liabilities ($0.9 million), partially offset by higher prepaid expenses and other current assets ($4.9 million). Cash flows from working capital decreased for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, due primarily to higher inventories ($6.7 million), mostly offset by lower prepaid expenses and other current assets ($4.4 million) and higher accounts payable and other current liabilities ($1.1 million). 

Cash flows used by investing activities during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 were $26.0 million as compared with $110.2 million and $2.6 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Capital expenditures during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were $9.4 million, $11.1 million and $8.7 million, respectively. Our capital expenditures are focused on capacity expansion, continuous improvement, automation and consolidation of manufacturing facilities. We are in the process of optimizing some manufacturing operations, including the restructuring of our Strathmore operations within our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment. Our total capital expenditure requirements related to these activities are currently expected to be approximately $2 - $3 million during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. As discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report, we acquired Greco Aluminum Railings for $28.2 million, net of cash acquired, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and we acquired Strathmore for $68.8 million, Deacon for $12.6 million and Leak Freeze for $16.3 million during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, we received total proceeds of $9.9 million from the sale of assets, and used $4.5 million to acquire the Evo-Crete and Polyslab product lines.

Cash flows used in financing activities during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 were $15.3 million as compared with cash provided of $74.7 million and cash used of $26.9 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Cash outflows during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 resulted primarily from $46.5 million in repayments on our lines of credit (as discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report), partially offset by cash inflows from $30.0 million in borrowings on our Revolving Credit Facility, which were used to acquire Greco. Cash inflows during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 resulted primarily from borrowings on our Revolving Credit Facility, which we used to repay amounts outstanding under the Strathmore Acquisition Term Loan and the RectorSeal Line of Credit and fund the acquisition of Leak Freeze, and a contribution of $13.0 million from Capital Southwest in connection with the Share Distribution. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, we had net repayments on outstanding lines of credit of $18.4 million and paid dividends to Capital Southwest of $8.3 million.

We believe that available cash and cash equivalents, cash flows generated through operations and cash available under our Revolving Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, including capital expenditures, for at least the next 12 months.

Acquisitions and Dispositions

We regularly evaluate acquisition opportunities of various sizes. The cost and terms of any financing to be raised in conjunction with any acquisition, including our ability to raise capital, is a critical consideration in any such evaluation.

Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report contains a discussion of our acquisitions.

Financing

Credit Facilities

See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for a discussion of our indebtedness. We were in compliance with all covenants contained in our credit facility as of March 31, 2017.

We have entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge our exposure to variable interest payments related to our indebtedness. These agreements are more fully described in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report, and in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” below.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2017, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that we believe have or are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

OUTLOOK FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

Consolidated revenue for the year ended March 31, 2017 was $327.1 million, an increase of $7.3 million or 2.3%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2016.

Looking ahead, the year ending March 31, 2018 (“Fiscal 2018”) is poised to be an important year as we remain focused on on our operational commitments and priorities while advancing our strategic initiatives as a standalone public company. We have

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a diverse product portfolio that serves an attractive and broad range of growing end markets, primarily in North America, and we have a stable platform for acquisitions with a proven track record of product enhancement and customer centric solutions. We expect to see revenue growth in the majority of our key end use markets during Fiscal 2018, including HVAC, plumbing, rail, architecturally-specified building products and industrial markets. We anticipate that this expected revenue growth will be driven by our innovative technologies, product differentiation, recent acquisitions and favorable industry trends. Other end markets, however, are anticipated to remain flat or slightly down during Fiscal 2018 due to ongoing lack of stability in the energy markets. This includes our sales into energy and mining end markets where we do not expect to see meaningful recovery during Fiscal 2018.

We are focused on operational excellence in all aspects of our business, leading to improved efficiencies and increased profitability. We have established centers of excellence across our company to capture and leverage organizational synergies. Operational excellence is expected to generate approximately $2 million of additional annual savings in Fiscal 2018 in our Specialty Chemicals segment due to the completion of the integration of Jet-Lube and Whitmore, as we generated approximately $3 million of these savings in Fiscal 2017 with full run-rate savings expected to be approximately $5 million by the end of Fiscal 2018. We also expect the approximately $2 million in annual run-rate procurement savings across the organization generated in Fiscal 2017 will continue in Fiscal 2018. Our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment results are expected to improve as Strathmore’s integration plan progresses, including ongoing manufacturing footprint optimization efforts, margin remediation initiatives and revenue growth from recapturing lost market share and acceleration of product development for new applications. We expect this will generate approximately $2 million in annual run rate savings beginning in Fiscal 2018.

In Fiscal 2018, we expect capital expenditures to be approximately $8 to $10 million. Capital expenditures will be focused on consolidation of manufacturing facilities, maintenance and replacement, continuous improvement and automation. Additionally, we will continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities of various sizes.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

The following table presents a summary of our contractual obligations at March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Payments due by Period (1)
	< 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		> 5 Years		Total
Long-term debt obligations, principal (2)	$	561	$	1,122	$	61,747	$	9,777	$	73,207
Long-term debt obligations, interest (2)	2,307		4,532		2,289		4,157		13,285
Operating lease obligations (3)	2,929		5,214		3,552		4,136		15,831
Purchase obligations (4)	24,420		3,054		—		—		27,474
Other long-term liabilities (5)	258		7,210		—		—		7,468
Total (6)	$	30,475	$	21,132	$	67,588	$	18,070	$	137,265

(1) The less than one year category represents the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, the 1-3 years category represents fiscal years ending March 31, 2019 and 2020, the 3-5 years category represents fiscal years ending March 31, 2021 and 2022 and the greater than five years category represents fiscal years ending March 31, 2023 and thereafter.

(2) Amounts include principal and interest cash payments through the maturity of the outstanding debt obligations. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

(3) Sales taxes, value added taxes and goods and services taxes included as part of recurring lease payments are excluded from the amounts shown above.

(4) Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable, legally binding and specify all significant terms, including: fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.

(5) Amounts primarily include deferred and contingent consideration payable due to acquisitions and future payments under outstanding deferred compensation awards. The liability for retirement benefits payable related to our defined benefit pension plans is excluded from the contractual obligations table as it does not represent expected liquidity requirements.

(6) Operating lease and purchase obligations denominated in foreign currencies are projected based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2017. Excludes amounts that have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions to determine reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of related contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and assumptions are based upon information available at the time of the estimates or assumptions, including our historical experience, where relevant. The most significant estimates made by management include: timing and amount of revenue recognition; deferred taxes and tax reserves; pension benefits; and valuation of goodwill and indefinite-lived

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intangible assets, both at the time of initial acquisition. as well as part of recurring impairment analyses, as applicable. The significant estimates are reviewed at least annually if not quarterly by management. Because of the uncertainty of factors surrounding the estimates, assumptions and judgments used in the preparation of our financial statements, actual results may differ from the estimates, and the difference may be material.

Our critical accounting policies are those policies that are both most important to our financial condition and results of operations and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments on the part of management in their application, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We believe that the following represent our critical accounting policies. For a summary of all of our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. Management and our external auditors have discussed our critical accounting estimates and policies with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Revenue Recognition

We generally recognize revenue upon shipment of product, at which time title and risk of loss passes to the customer. Additionally, we require that all of the following circumstances are satisfied: (a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (b) price is fixed or determinable, (c) collectability is reasonably assured and (d) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. Net revenues represent gross revenues invoiced to customers less certain related charges for contractual discounts or rebates. Discounts provided to customers at the point of sale are recognized as reductions in revenue as the products are sold. Rebate amounts are recorded as a reduction of revenue on a monthly basis using estimates of customer participation and performance. Freight charges billed to customers are included in net revenues and the related shipping costs are included in cost of revenues in our consolidated statements of income.

Deferred Taxes and Tax Reserves

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, applying enacted tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Based on the evaluation of available evidence, both positive and negative, we recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards, to the extent that these benefits are more likely than not to be realized. We base our judgment of the recoverability of our deferred tax assets primarily on historical earnings, our estimate of current and expected future earnings using historical and projected future operating results, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.

The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which may result in proposed assessments. Significant judgment is required in determining income tax provisions and evaluating tax positions. We establish reserves for open tax years for uncertain tax positions that may be subject to challenge by various taxing authorities. The consolidated tax provision and related accruals include the impact of such reasonably estimable losses and related interest and penalties as deemed appropriate. Tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from uncertain tax positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, we increased our uncertain tax position by $1.1 million, net of settlements of $0.5 million, and we recognized an additional $0.4 million in interest and penalties in income tax expense. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, we recognized an uncertain tax position in the amount of $0.9 million, and we recognized $0.4 million in interest and penalties in income tax expense. Our liability for uncertain tax positions contains uncertainties as management is required to make assumptions and apply judgments to estimate exposures associated with our tax positions. We did not recognize any uncertain tax positions or interest and penalties in income tax expense for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

We are currently not under examination for any of our U.S. federal income taxes or state income taxes.

While we believe we have adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable outcome related to these matters, our future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimated tax liabilities. To the extent that the expected tax outcome of these matters changes, such changes in estimate will impact the income tax provision in the period in which such determination is made.

Pension Benefits

Certain of our U.S. employees hired prior to January 1, 2015 participate in a qualified defined benefit pension plan (the “Qualified Plan”). The Qualified Plan is closed to any employees hired or re-hired on or after January 1, 2015. The Qualified Plan was amended to freeze benefit accruals and to modify certain ancillary benefits effective as of September 30, 2015. The assets, liabilities and expenses we recognize and disclosures we make about plan actuarial and financial information are dependent on the assumptions and estimates used in calculating such amounts. The assumptions include factors such as discount rates, health care cost trend rates, inflation, expected rates of return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates, turnover, rates of compensation increases and other factors. We maintain an unfunded retirement restoration plan (the “Restoration Plan”) that is

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a non-qualified plan providing for the payment to participating employees, upon retirement, of an amount equal to the difference between the maximum annual payment permissible under the Qualified Plan pursuant to federal limitations and the amount that would otherwise have been payable under the Qualified Plan. Consistent with the Qualified Plan, the Restoration Plan is closed to any employees hired or re-hired on or after January 1, 2015 and was amended effective September 30, 2015 to freeze benefit accruals and to modify certain ancillary benefits. We also maintain a registered defined benefit pension plan (the "Canadian Plan") that covers all of our employees based at our facility in Alberta, Canada, which is not material to our overall pension benefits and obligations.

The assumptions utilized to compute expense and benefit obligations are shown in Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. These assumptions are assessed at least annually in consultation with independent actuaries as of March 31 and adjustments are made as needed. We evaluate prevailing market conditions, including appropriate rates of return, interest rates and medical inflation (health care cost trend) rates. We ensure that our significant assumptions are within the reasonable range relative to market data. The methodology to set our significant assumptions includes:

• Discount rates are estimated using high quality corporate bond yields with a duration matching the expected benefit payments. The discount rate is obtained from a universe of Aa-rated non-callable bonds across the full maturity spectrum to establish a weighted average discount rate. Our discount rate assumptions are impacted by changes in general economic and market conditions that affect interest rates on long-term high-quality debt securities, as well as the duration of our plans’ liabilities.

• The expected rates of return on plan assets are derived from reviews of asset allocation strategies, expected future experience for trust asset returns, risks and other factors adjusted for our specific investment strategy. These rates are impacted by changes in general market conditions, but because they are long-term in nature, short-term market changes do not significantly impact the rates. Changes to our target asset allocation also impact these rates.

Depending on the assumptions used, pension expense could vary within a range of outcomes and have a material effect on reported earnings. In addition, the assumptions can materially affect benefit obligations and future cash funding. Actual results in any given year may differ from those estimated because of economic and other factors.

We evaluate the funded status of the Qualified Plan using current assumptions and determine the appropriate funding level considering applicable regulatory requirements, tax deductibility, reporting considerations, cash flow requirements and other factors.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination. We test goodwill at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. Goodwill is tested for impairment more frequently if conditions arise or events occur that indicate that the fair value of the reporting unit is lower than the carrying value of that reporting unit. Goodwill is recorded in three reporting units.

We first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. Qualitative assessments use an evaluation of events and circumstances such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, financial performance factors, entity specific events, and changes in carrying value to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill.

If a reporting unit fails the qualitative assessment, then valuation models and other relevant data are used to estimate the reporting unit’s fair value. The valuation models require the input of subjective assumptions. We use an income approach for impairment testing of goodwill using a discounted cash flow method. Significant estimates include future revenue and expense projections, growth estimates made to calculate terminal value, and a discount rate that approximates our weighted average cost of capital. We perform qualitative and quantitative assessments to test asset carrying values for impairment at January 31, which is the annual impairment testing date.

For purposes of completing the annual goodwill impairment test for fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, a qualitative assessment was utilized to assess the recoverability of goodwill for all three reporting units. The qualitative assessments were performed using an evaluation of events and circumstances as noted above. Due to the profitability of two of our reporting units, management concluded that a quantitative test for impairment should be performed. Based on the current estimate of fair value for both of these reporting units, we determined that substantial excess value over the current carrying value exists. There were no goodwill impairment losses recognized for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 or 2015.

We have indefinite-lived intangible assets in the form of trademarks and license agreements. We review these intangible assets at least annually for impairment, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Significant assumptions used in the impairment test include the discount rate, royalty rate, future projections and terminal value growth rate. These inputs are considered non-recurring level three inputs within the fair value hierarchy. An

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impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows are less than their carrying amount. We recorded impairment losses on intangible assets of $3.0 million, $0 and $0.7 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS

We have presented the information about accounting pronouncements not yet implemented in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

ITEM 7A: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our consolidated financial position and results of operations. We seek to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities, and when deemed appropriate, through the use of interest rate swaps. It is our policy to enter into interest rate swaps only to the extent considered necessary to meet our risk management objectives. We do not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Variable Rate Indebtedness

We are subject to interest rate risk on our variable rate indebtedness. Fluctuations in interest rates have a direct effect on interest expense associated with our outstanding indebtedness. As of March 31, 2017, we had outstanding variable rate indebtedness of $30.0 million, after consideration of interest rate swaps. We manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings by means of interest rate swap agreements. At March 31, 2017, we had interest rate swap agreements that covered $43.2 million of the $73.2 million of our total outstanding indebtedness. At March 31, 2017, the unhedged variable rate indebtedness of $30.0 million had a weighted average interest rate of 2.23%. Each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a change of less than $0.1 million in our interest expense on an annual basis.

We may also be exposed to credit risk in derivative contracts we may use. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. If the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty will owe us, which creates credit risk for us. If the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, we will owe the counterparty and, therefore, do not have credit risk. We have sought to minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We conduct a small portion of our operations outside of the U.S. in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Our non-U.S. operations are conducted primarily in their local currencies, which are also their functional currencies, and include the British pound, Canadian dollar and Australian dollar. Foreign currency exposures arise from translation of foreign-denominated assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars and from transactions denominated in a currency other than a non-U.S. operation’s functional currency. We realized net (losses) gains associated with foreign currency translation of $(2.9) million, $(1.4) million and $(5.3) million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We recognized foreign currency transaction net gains (losses) of $1.1 million, $(0.1) million and $(0.3) million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which are included in other income (expense), net on our consolidated statements of income.

Based on a sensitivity analysis at March 31, 2017, a 10% change in the foreign currency exchange rates for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 would have impacted our net earnings by a negligible amount. This calculation assumes that all currencies change in the same direction and proportion relative to the U.S. dollar and that there are no indirect effects, such as changes in non-U.S. dollar sales volumes or prices.

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ITEM 8: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders

CSW Industrials, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CSW Industrials, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2017. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of CSW Industrials, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2017 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2017, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated June 14, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Dallas, Texas

June 14, 2017

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)	2017			2016
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,146		$	25,987
Bank time deposits	1,776			13,278
Accounts receivable, net	63,782			52,637
Inventories, net	50,401			51,634
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	7,178			11,985
Total current assets	146,283			155,521
Property, plant and equipment, net	63,897			64,357
Goodwill	80,863			67,757
Intangible assets, net	90,610			88,727
Other assets	16,011			15,898
Total assets	$	397,664		$	392,260
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	14,419		$	9,912
Accrued and other current liabilities	22,756			21,090
Current portion of long-term debt	561			561
Total current liabilities	37,736			31,563
Long-term debt	72,646			89,121
Retirement benefits payable	1,464			1,746
Other liabilities	13,380			11,820
Total liabilities	125,226			134,250
Equity:
Common shares, $0.01 par value	157			156
Shares authorized - 50,000
Shares issued - 15,846 and 15,659, respectively
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value	—			—
Shares authorized - 10,000
Shares issued - 0
Additional paid-in capital	38,701			31,597
Treasury shares, at cost	(1,011		)	—
Retained earnings	245,026			233,955
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,435		)	(7,698		)
Total equity	272,438			258,010
Total liabilities and equity	$	397,664		$	392,260

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)	2017			2016			2015
Revenues, net	$	327,084		$	319,831		$	261,834
Cost of revenues	(193,247		)	(171,967		)	(135,409		)
Gross profit	133,837			147,864			126,425
Selling, general and administrative expense	(107,241		)	(100,378		)	(81,681		)
Impairment loss	(4,115		)	—			(710		)
Operating income	22,481			47,486			44,034
Interest expense, net	(2,695		)	(3,035		)	(611		)
Other (expense) income, net	1,758			(226		)	1,505
Income before income taxes	21,544			44,225			44,928
Provision for income taxes	(10,473		)	(18,754		)	(15,223		)
Net income	$	11,071		$	25,471		$	29,705
Net earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.70		$	1.63		$	1.91
Diluted	0.70			1.62			1.90

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Net income	$	11,071		$	25,471		$	29,705
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(2,884		)	(1,371		)	(5,277		)
Cash flow hedging activity, net of taxes of $(441), $8 and $649, respectively	819			(15		)	(1,206		)
Pension and other post retirement effects, net of taxes of $311, $(2,145) and $3,396, respectively	(672		)	3,981			(6,307		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,737		)	2,595			(12,790		)
Comprehensive income	$	8,334		$	28,066		$	16,915

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Amounts in thousands)	Common Stock		Treasury Shares			Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings			Net Investment of Capital Southwest			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total Equity
Balance at April 1, 2014	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	187,373		$	6,316		$	2,497		$	196,186
Net Income	—		—			—		29,705			—			—			29,705
Dividends	—		—			—		(8,294		)	—			—			(8,294		)
Repurchases of common shares	—		—			—		—			(206		)	—			(206		)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—			—		—			—			(12,790		)	(12,790		)
Balance at March 31, 2015	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	208,784		$	6,110		$	(10,293	)	$	204,601
Share-based and other executive compensation	—		—			2,231		—			—			—			2,231
Stock activity under stock plans	—		—			96		—			—			—			96
Tax benefit associated with share-based compensation	—		—			212		—			—			—			212
Net income	—		—			—		25,471			—			—			25,471
Dividends	—		—			—		(300		)	—			—			(300		)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—			—		—			—			2,595			2,595
Contributions from Capital Southwest	156		—			29,058		—			(6,110		)	—			23,104
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	156	$	—		$	31,597	$	233,955		$	—		$	(7,698	)	$	258,010
Share-based and other executive compensation	—		—			4,641		—			—			—			4,641
Stock activity under stock plans	1		(1,011		)	2,169		—			—			—			1,159
Tax benefit associated with share-based compensation	—		—			294		—			—			—			294
Net income	—		—			—		11,071			—			—			11,071
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—			—		—			—			(2,737		)	(2,737		)
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	157	$	(1,011	)	$	38,701	$	245,026		$	—		$	(10,435	)	$	272,438

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Fiscal Years Ended March 31,
(Amounts in thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	11,071		$	25,471		$	29,705
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	7,857			7,032			5,922
Amortization of intangible and other assets	7,939			7,129			4,593
Provision for inventory reserves	1,644			—			—
Provision for doubtful accounts	178			(282		)	1,515
Share-based and other executive compensation	4,641			2,231			—
Acquisition-related non-cash gain	(376		)	(1,950		)	—
Net loss (gain) on disposals of property, plant and equipment	221			60			(1,627		)
Pension plan curtailment benefit	—			(8,020		)	—
Net pension expense (benefit)	(1,092		)	3,506			3,392
Impairment of assets	4,115			—			710
Net deferred taxes	528			7,262			(7,887		)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(5,762		)	2,522			(37		)
Inventories, net	(36		)	5,056			(6,655		)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,132			(4,945		)	4,351
Other assets	(115		)	(3,275		)	109
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	4,706			910			1,086
Retirement benefits payable and other liabilities	2,385			(1,177		)	291
Net cash provided by operating activities	39,036			41,530			35,468
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(9,369		)	(11,053		)	(8,672		)
Proceeds from sale of assets held for investment	349			—			3,494
Proceeds from sale of assets	263			46			6,393
Net change in bank time deposits	10,968			(1,978		)	3,353
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(28,179		)	(97,236		)	(7,193		)
Net cash used by investing activities	(25,968		)	(110,221		)	(2,625		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit	30,000			179,040			12,229
Repayments on lines of credit	(46,476		)	(116,061		)	(30,622		)
Payments of deferred loan costs	—			(1,081		)	—
Purchase of treasury shares	(1,011		)	—			(206		)
Cash contribution from Capital Southwest	—			13,000			—
Proceeds from stock option activity	2,169			96			—
Dividends paid to Capital Southwest	—			(300		)	(8,294		)
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities	(15,318		)	74,694			(26,893		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	(591		)	(464		)	(913		)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(2,841		)	5,539			5,037
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	25,987			20,448			15,411
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	23,146		$	25,987		$	20,448
Supplemental non-cash disclosure:
Cash paid during the year for interest	$	2,623		$	3,074		$	1,053
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	9,793			18,298			16,721
Pension plan assets contributed by Capital Southwest	—			10,357			—

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

CSW Industrials, Inc. (“CSWI,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across three segments: Industrial Products; Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives; and Specialty Chemicals. Our broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to our customers. Our products include mechanical products for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”) and refrigeration applications, coatings and sealants and high performance specialty lubricants. Drawing on our innovative and proven technologies, we seek to deliver solutions to our professional customers that require superior performance and reliability. Our diverse product portfolio includes more than 100 highly respected industrial brands including RectorSeal No. 5™ thread sealants, KOPR KOTE™ anti-seize lubricants, Safe-T-Switch® condensate overflow shutoff devices, KATS® coatings, Air Sentry® breathers, RailPlex® tank car coatings, Deacon® high temperature sealants and AC Leak Freeze® to stop refrigerant leaks. Additionally, we recently acquired Greco™ engineered railing and safety systems.

Our products are well known in the specific industries we serve and have a reputation for high quality and reliability. Markets that we serve include HVAC, industrial, rail, plumbing, architecturally-specified building products, energy, mining, and other general industrial markets.

The Share Distribution – On September 30, 2015, Capital Southwest Corporation (“Capital Southwest”) spun-off certain of its industrial products, coatings, sealants and adhesives and specialty chemicals businesses by means of a distribution of the outstanding shares of common stock of CSWI on a pro rata basis to holders of Capital Southwest common stock (the “Share Distribution”). CSWI became an independent, publicly traded company at the time of the Share Distribution.

Restructuring – During the year ended March 31, 2017, we initiated a restructuring program related to our Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives segment and our Industrial Products segment. The programs were initiated in response to excess capacity due to contraction in the markets we serve, which caused us to perform a facility rationalization analysis. Restructuring charges are as follows (in thousands):

	Severance/ Retention		Asset  Write-down (a)		Other (b)		Total
For the year ended March 31, 2017
Cost of revenues	$	568	$	—	$	667	$	1,235
Selling, general and administrative expense	451		2,800		175		3,426
Total	$	1,019	$	2,800	$	842	$	4,661
Total Expected Restructuring Charges (c):
Cost of revenues	$	594	$	—	$	962	$	1,556
Selling, general and administrative expense	451		2,800		175		3,426
Total	$	1,045	$	2,800	$	1,137	$	4,982

(a) The initiation of the restructuring program related to our Coatings, Sealants & Sealants segment triggered an analysis of our intangible assets recorded upon our acquisition of Strathmore.  As a result of this analysis, we recorded an impairment of our Strathmore trademark.

(b) Other consists of moving costs related to relocation of manufacturing activities, consulting fees for production and efficiency support, recruiting fees to increase staff in locations where production is being relocated and duplicate and inefficient labor incurred during the transition and relocation. These charges will be expensed as incurred.

(c) Total expected restructuring charges represent management’s best estimate to date.  As the execution of the program is still in process, the amount and nature of actual restructuring charges incurred could vary from total expected charges.

As of March 31, 2017, the restructuring reserve attributable to this program consisted entirely of anticipated severance expense recorded during the year ended March 31, 2017 and is included in accrued and other current liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Basis of Presentation – CSWI began operations on September 30, 2015 as a result of the Share Distribution. With the exception of cash funded at inception and the contributed capital stock of Capital Southwest, we did not own any material assets prior to the Share Distribution. The historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 (“Annual Report”) represent the consolidated financial statements of CSWI. As our businesses were under common control of Capital Southwest for all periods prior to September 30, 2015, the

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financial statements have been consolidated for all historical periods and equity accounts presented in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2015 represent the combined equity accounts of our businesses. Equity accounts presented in the balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 and for all subsequent periods represent the equity of CSWI. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a standalone basis and are derived from the underlying accounting records of the underlying businesses in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

The consolidated financial statements include all revenues, costs, assets and liabilities directly attributable to CSWI. However, the consolidated financial statements for periods prior to the Share Distribution may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had CSWI been operating as separate publicly-traded (“standalone”) companies during those periods. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates – The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results may differ materially from such estimates. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining:

• Timing and amount of revenue recognition;

• Deferred taxes and tax reserves;

• Pension benefits; and

• Valuation of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – We consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of three months or less and money market accounts to be cash equivalents. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions for which the combined account balances in individual institutions may exceed insurance coverage and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit in excess of insurance coverage. We had deposits in domestic banks of $0.4 million and $17.6 million at March 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively, and balances of $22.2 million and $8.4 million were held in foreign currencies in foreign banks at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Bank Time Deposits – Bank time deposits include investments with maturities of over three months that are redeemable within one year of the fiscal year end without significant penalty. Our bank time deposits of $1.8 million and $13.3 million as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are certificates of deposit held in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – The allowance for doubtful accounts is established based on estimates of the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable, which is determined principally based upon the aging of the accounts receivable, but also customer credit history, industry and market segment information, economic trends and conditions and credit reports. Customer credit issues, customer bankruptcies or general economic conditions may also impact our estimates. Credit risks are mitigated by the diversity of our customer base across different geographic regions and end markets.

Inventories and Related Reserves – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and include raw materials, supplies, direct labor and manufacturing overhead. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for valuing inventories at our primary domestic operations. Our foreign subsidiaries use either the first-in, first out method or the weighted average cost method to value inventory. Foreign inventories represent approximately 6% and 8% of total inventories as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, respectively.

Reserves are provided for slow-moving or excess and obsolete inventory based on the difference between the cost of the inventory and its net realizable value and by reviewing quantities on hand in comparison to historical and expected future usage. In estimating the reserve for excess or slow moving inventory, management considers factors such as product aging, current and future customer demand and market conditions.

Property, Plant and Equipment – Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets. When property, plant and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is included in income from operations for the period. Generally, the estimated useful lives of assets are:

Land improvements	5	to	40 years
Buildings and improvements	7	to	40 years
Plant, office and lab equipment	5	to	10 years

We review property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

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Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, and significant improvements that either extend the useful life or increase the capacity or efficiency of property and equipment are capitalized and depreciated.

Valuation of Goodwill – Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination. We test goodwill at least annually for impairment. We first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. Qualitative assessments use an evaluation of events and circumstances such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, financial performance factors, entity specific events, and changes in carrying value to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill.

If a reporting unit fails the qualitative assessment, then valuation models and other relevant data are used to estimate the reporting unit’s fair value. The valuation models require the input of subjective assumptions. We use an income approach for impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets, using a discounted cash flow method. Estimates of future revenue and expense are made for five years, growth estimates are made to calculate terminal value, and a discount rate is used that approximates our weighted average cost of capital. We perform qualitative or quantitative assessments to test asset carrying values for impairment at January 31, which is the annual impairment testing date. No impairment loss was recognized as a result of the impairment tests for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 or 2015.

Intangible Assets – We have intangible assets consisting of patents, trademarks, customer lists and non-compete agreements. Definite-lived intangible assets are assessed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable. In addition, we have other trademarks and license agreements that are considered to have indefinite lives. We review indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually for impairment, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Significant assumptions used in the impairment test include the discount rate, royalty rate, future projections and terminal value growth rate. These inputs are considered non-recurring level three inputs within the fair value hierarchy. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows are less than their carrying amount. We recorded an impairment of intangible assets of $3.0 million, $0 and $0.7 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Property Held for Investment – One of our non-operating subsidiaries holds and manages certain excess non-operating properties. Properties are valued at lower of cost or market and disposed of as opportunities arise to maximize value.

Deferred Loan Costs – Deferred loan costs, which are reported in other assets and consist of fees and other expenses associated with debt financing, are amortized over the term of the associated debt using the effective interest method.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments – Our financial instruments are presented at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets, with the exception of our long-term debt. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models may be applied.

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Hierarchical levels, as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities. An asset or a liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. Hierarchical levels are as follows:

Level I – Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level II – Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

Level III – Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Recurring fair value measurements are limited to investments in derivative instruments and reserves for contingent consideration. The fair value measurements of our derivative instruments are determined using models that maximize the use of the observable market inputs including interest rate curves and both forward and spot prices for currencies, and are classified as Level II under the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of our derivative instruments are included in Note 10. The fair value measurements of our reserves for contingent consideration are classified as Level III and are generally determined using a weighted

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average probability model based primarily on projected net revenues, with the following exception: contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Strathmore utilized the Monte Carlo simulation methodology and employed 200,000 trials using a risk neutral Geometric Brownian Motion methodology. The volatility used in the Monte Carlo analysis was based on the observed equity volatility of comparable companies, and the risk free discount rate was the U.S. treasury rate corresponding to the respective term of each earn-out. The most significant factor in the valuation is Strathmore’s projected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Derivative Instruments and Hedge Accounting – We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We enter into interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging our cash flow exposure to floating interest rates on certain portions of our debt. All derivative instruments are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values. Changes in the fair value of a designated interest rate swap are recorded in other comprehensive loss until earnings are affected by the underlying hedged item. Any ineffective portion of the gain or loss is immediately recognized in earnings. Upon settlement, realized gains and losses are recognized in interest expense in the consolidated statements of income.

We discontinue hedge accounting when (1) we deem the hedge to be ineffective and determine that the designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate; (2) the derivative matures, terminates or is sold; or (3) occurrence of the contracted or committed transaction is no longer probable or will not occur in the originally expected period. When hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, we carry the derivative at its estimated fair value on the balance sheet, recognizing changes in the fair value in current period earnings. If a cash flow hedge becomes ineffective, any deferred gains or losses remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss until the underlying hedged item is recognized. If it becomes probable that a hedged forecasted transaction will not occur, deferred gains or losses on the hedging instrument are recognized in earnings immediately.

We are exposed to risk from credit-related losses resulting from nonperformance by counterparties to our financial instruments. We perform credit evaluations of our counterparties under forward exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements and expect all counterparties to meet their obligations. If necessary, we would adjust the values of our derivative contracts for our or our counterparties’ credit risk.

Pension Obligations – Determination of pension benefit obligations is based on estimates made by management in consultation with independent actuaries. Inherent in these valuations are assumptions including discount rates, expected rates of return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and rates of compensation increase and other factors all of which are reviewed annually and updated if necessary. Current market conditions, including changes in rates of return, interest rates and medical inflation rates, are considered in selecting these assumptions.

• Discount rates are estimated using high quality corporate bond yields with a duration matching the expected benefit payments. The discount rate is obtained from a universe of Aa-rated non-callable bonds across the full maturity spectrum to establish a weighted average discount rate. Our discount rate assumptions are impacted by changes in general economic and market conditions that affect interest rates on long-term high-quality debt securities, as well as the duration of our plans’ liabilities.

• The expected rates of return on plan assets are derived from reviews of asset allocation strategies, expected future experience for trust asset returns, risks and other factors adjusted for our specific investment strategy. These rates are impacted by changes in general market conditions, but because they are long-term in nature, short-term market changes do not significantly impact the rates. Changes to our target asset allocation also impact these rates.

Actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss as they arise, and we amortize these costs into net pension expense over the remaining expected service period.

We used a measurement date of March 31 for all periods presented.

Revenue Recognition – We generally recognize revenue upon shipment of product, at which time title and risk of loss passes to the customer. Additionally, we require that all of the following circumstances are satisfied: a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, b) price is fixed or determinable, c) collectability is reasonably assured and d) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. Net revenues represent gross revenues invoiced to customers less certain related charges for contractual discounts or rebates. Revenues for certain long-term contracts are recorded on the percentage of completion method with progress measured on a cost-to-cost basis, and represent less than 7% of annual net sales. Discounts provided to customers at the point of sale are recognized as reductions in revenue as the products are sold. Rebate amounts are recorded as a reduction of revenue on a monthly basis using estimates of customer participation and performance. Freight charges billed to customers are included in net revenues and the related shipping costs are included in cost of revenues in our consolidated statements of income.

Research and Development – Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred for research and development primarily include salaries and benefits and consumable supplies, as well as rent, professional fees, utilities and the

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depreciation of property and equipment used in research and development activities. Research and development costs included in selling, general and administrative expense were $4.8 million, $4.5 million and $5.7 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Share-based Compensation – Share-based compensation is measured at the grant-date fair value. The exercise price of stock option awards and the fair value of restricted share awards are set at the closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC on the date of grant, which is the date such grants are authorized by our Board of Directors. The fair value of performance-based restricted share awards is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model incorporating all possible outcomes against a defined peer group. The fair value of share-based payment arrangements is amortized on a straight-line basis to compensation expense over the period in which the restrictions lapse based on the expected number of shares that will vest. To cover the exercise of options and vesting of restricted shares, we generally issue new shares from our authorized but unissued share pool, although we may instead issue treasury shares in certain circumstances.

Income Taxes, Deferred Taxes, Tax Valuation Allowances and Tax Reserves – We apply the liability method in accounting and reporting for income taxes. Under the liability approach, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. The deferred income tax assets are adjusted by a valuation allowance, if necessary, to recognize future tax benefits only to the extent, based on available evidence, that it is more likely than not to be realized. This analysis is performed on a jurisdictional basis and reflects our ability to utilize these deferred tax assets through a review of past, current and estimated future taxable income in addition to the establishment of viable tax strategies that will result in the utilization of the deferred assets. We recognize income tax related interest and penalties, if any, as a component of income tax expense.

Unremitted Earnings – We consider the earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries to be indefinitely invested outside the U.S. on the basis of estimates that future domestic cash generation will be sufficient to meet future domestic cash needs and our specific plans for reinvestment of those subsidiary earnings. Should we decide to repatriate foreign earnings, a deferred tax liability will be recorded and our income tax provision will be adjusted in the period we determined that the earnings will no longer be indefinitely invested outside the U.S. We provide deferred taxes for the temporary differences associated with our investment in foreign subsidiaries that have a financial reporting basis that exceeds tax basis, unless we can assert permanent reinvestment in foreign jurisdictions. Financial reporting basis and tax basis differences in investments in foreign subsidiaries consist of both unremitted earnings and losses, as well as foreign currency translation adjustments.

Uncertain Tax Positions – We establish income tax liabilities to remove some or all of the income tax benefit of any of our income tax positions based upon one of the following: (1) the tax position is not “more likely than not” to be sustained, (2) the tax position is “more likely than not” to be sustained, but for a lesser amount or (3) the tax position is “more likely than not” to be sustained, but not in the financial period in which the tax position was originally taken. The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state, and foreign taxing authorities, which often result in proposed assessments. We establish reserves for open tax years for uncertain tax positions that may be subject to challenge by various taxing authorities. The consolidated tax provision and related accruals include the impact of such reasonably estimable losses and related interest and penalties as deemed appropriate.

We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities. The determination is based on the technical merits of the position and presumes that each uncertain tax position will be examined by the relevant taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Earnings Per Share – We use the two-class method of calculating earnings per share, which determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security as if all earnings of the period had been distributed. As the holders of restricted stock are entitled to vote and receive dividends during the restriction period, unvested shares of restricted stock qualify as participating securities and, accordingly, are included in the basic computation of earnings per share. Our unvested restricted shares participate on an equal basis with common shares; therefore, there is no difference in undistributed earnings allocated to each participating security. Accordingly, the presentation in Note 8 is prepared on a combined basis and is presented as earnings per common share. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares as determined for basic earnings per share plus shares potentially issuable in conjunction with stock options.

Foreign Currency Translation – Assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, while income and expenses are translated at average rates for each month. Translation gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Transactional currency gains and losses

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arising from transactions in currencies other than our sites’ functional currencies are included in our consolidated statements of income.

Transaction and translation gains and losses arising from intercompany balances are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss when the underlying transaction stems from a long-term equity investment or from debt designated as not due in the foreseeable future. Otherwise, we recognize transaction gains and losses arising from intercompany transactions as a component of income.

Segment Reporting – We conduct our operations through three business segments based on type of product and how we manage the business. The products for our segments are distributed both domestically and internationally. For decision-making purposes, our Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior executive management use financial information generated and reported at the reportable segment level. We evaluate segment performance and allocate resources based on each reportable segment’s operating income. Our reportable segments are as follows:

• Industrial Products includes specialty mechanical products, fire and smoke protection products, architecturally-specified building products and storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial application.

• Coatings, Sealants & Adhesives is comprised of coatings and penetrants, pipe thread sealants, firestopping sealants and caulks and adhesives/solvent cements.

• Specialty Chemicals includes lubricants and greases, drilling compounds, anti-seize compounds, chemical formulations and degreasers and cleaners.

Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at cost plus a profit margin, with the sales and related margin on such sales eliminated in consolidation. We do not allocate interest expense, interest income or other (expense) income, net to our segments. Our corporate headquarters does not constitute a separate segment. The Eliminations and Other segment information is included to reconcile segment data to the consolidated financial statements and includes assets and expenses primarily related to corporate functions and excess non-operating properties.

Accounting Developments

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” which has been subsequently amended with additional ASUs including ASU No. 2016-12 and ASU No. 2016-20, issued in May and December 2016, respectively. ASU No. 2014-09, as amended, supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605).” The standard is principle-based and provides a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. There are also expanded disclosure requirements in this ASU. In July 2015, the FASB voted to delay the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. As a result, public entities will apply the new standard for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those reporting periods. Early adoption as of the original public entity effective date is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU No. 2014-09 on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations. We plan to adopt the new guidance effective April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” This ASU requires debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability. Amortization of those costs should be reported as interest expense. This ASU is effective for financial statements issued for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The new guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis for each period presented in the balance sheet. Our adoption of the amendments in this ASU in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Inventory (Subtopic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory.” This ASU simplifies the subsequent measurement of inventory by requiring inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Entities will continue to apply their existing impairment models to inventories that are accounted for using LIFO and retail inventory method. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance must be applied prospectively after the date of adoption. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2015-11 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous U.S. GAAP. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Modified retrospective application is permitted with certain practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU No. 2016-02 on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718),” which simplifies the accounting for share-based compensation. The areas for simplification in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” which clarifies how entities should classify certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows and how the predominance principle should be applied when cash receipts and cash payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flows. The new guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis for each period presented.  ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-15 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory,” to improve the accounting for the income tax consequences arising from these types of transfers. This ASU aligns the recognition of the income tax consequences with International Financial Reporting Standards. Specifically, International Accounting Standards No. 12, “Income Taxes,” requires recognition of current and deferred income taxes resulting from an intra-entity transfer of any asset (including inventory) when the transfer occurs. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-16 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force)," which requires that amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-16 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business," to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The amendments in this ASU require that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set of assets is not a business. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively on or after the effective date, however early adoption is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2017-01 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which modifies the concept of impairment from the condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value to the condition that exists when the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. An entity no longer will determine goodwill impairment by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. The amendments in this ASU should be adopted for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU No. 2017-04 will only impact our consolidated financial condition and results of operations to the extent that we incur a future goodwill impairment.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost," which requires that an employer

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disaggregate the service cost component from the other components o