10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2023

OR

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

Commission File No. 1-11288 

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ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Wisconsin	39-0168610
(State of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Id. No.)

N86 W12500 WESTBROOK CROSSING

MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN 53051

Mailing address: P. O. Box 3241, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201

(Address of principal executive offices)

(262) 293-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class	Ticker Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.20 par value per share	EPAC	NYSE

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  x    No  ¨

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

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

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

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):    Yes  ¨    No  ☒

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock as of December 18, 2023 was 54,129,373.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page No.
Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Factors	1
Part I—Financial Information
Item 1—Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings	3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17
Item 3—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	21
Item 4—Controls and Procedures	22
Part II—Other Information
Item 2—Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 5—Other Information	23
Item 6—Exhibits	23

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND CAUTIONARY FACTORS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected financial results and other planned events, including, but not limited to, anticipated liquidity, anticipated restructuring costs and related savings, anticipated future charges and anticipated capital expenditures. The terms “may,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “objective,” “plan,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future events or results may differ materially from these statements. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or any other reason.

The following is a list of factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:

•supply chain issues, including shortages of adequate component supply that increase our costs or cause delays in our ability to fulfill orders;

•failure to estimate customer demand properly may result or could have an adverse impact on our business and operating results and our relationship with customers;

•the deterioration of, or instability in, the domestic and international economy and/or in our various end markets, including as a result of geopolitical activity, including the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and international sanctions imposed in response thereto, as well as the armed conflict involving Hamas and Israel;

•decreased demand from customers in the oil & gas industry, including as a result of significant volatility in oil prices resulting from disruptions in the oil markets;

•uncertainty over global tariffs or the financial impact of tariffs;

•our ability to execute on restructuring actions and on the objectives related to the ASCEND transformation program in order to achieve anticipated incremental operating profit;

•logistics challenges, including global freight capacity shortages, significant increases in freight costs or other delays in our ability to fulfill orders;

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•failure to collect on accounts receivable, including in certain foreign jurisdictions where sales are concentrated to a limited number of distributors or agents;

•risks related to our reliance on independent agents and distributors for the distribution and service of products;

•a significant failure in our information technology (IT) infrastructure, such as unauthorized access to financial and other sensitive data or cybersecurity threats;

•a material disruption at a significant manufacturing facility;

•competition in the markets we serve;

•currency exchange rate fluctuations, export and import restrictions, transportation disruptions or shortages, and other risks inherent in our international operations;

•regulatory and legal developments, including litigation, such as product liability and warranty claims;

•failure to develop new products and the extent of market acceptance of new products and price increases

•our ability to execute on our growth strategy;

•our ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions and realize anticipated benefits/results from acquired companies as part of our portfolio management process;

•the effects of divestitures and/or discontinued operations, including retained liabilities from, or indemnification obligations with respect to, disposed businesses;

•if the operating performance of our businesses were to fall significantly below normalized levels, the potential for a non-cash impairment charge of goodwill and/or other intangible assets, as they represent a substantial amount of our total assets;

•a global economic recession;

•the impact of rapidly rising interest rates and material, labor, or overhead cost increases;

•our ability to comply with the covenants in our debt agreements and fluctuations in interest rates;

•our ability to attract, develop, and retain qualified employees;

•inadequate intellectual property protection or infringement of the intellectual property of others;

•our ability to access capital markets; and

•other matters, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and regulatory nature contained from time to time in our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, including, but not limited to, those factors listed in the "Risk Factors" section within Item 1A of Part I of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on October 20, 2023.

When used herein, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and its subsidiaries. Reference to fiscal years, such as "fiscal 2024," are to the fiscal year ending on August 31 of the specified year. Enerpac Tool Group Corp. provides free-of-charge access to its Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments thereto, through its website, www.enerpactoolgroup.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with the SEC.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1—Financial Statements

ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Net sales	$	141,970	$	139,382
Cost of products sold	67,720		71,476
Gross profit	74,250		67,906
Selling, general and administrative expenses	42,216		53,247
Amortization of intangible assets	824		1,368
Restructuring charges	2,401		982
Impairment & divestiture charges	147		—
Operating profit	28,662		12,309
Financing costs, net	3,697		2,815
Other expense, net	991		702
Earnings before income tax expense	23,974		8,792
Income tax expense	5,669		2,383
Net earnings from continuing operations	18,305		6,409
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(567)		1,044
Net earnings	$	17,738	$	7,453
Earnings per share from continuing operations
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.11
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.11
(Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Earnings per share*
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.13
Diluted	$	0.32	$	0.13
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	54,527		56,886
Diluted	55,008		57,317
*The total of Earnings per share from continuing operations and (Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations may not equal Earnings per share due to rounding.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Net earnings	$	17,738	$	7,453
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	903		5,941
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	156		83
Cash flow hedges	(689)		—
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax	370		6,024
Comprehensive income	$	18,108	$	13,477

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	(Unaudited)
	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	147,956	$	154,415
Accounts receivable, net	94,925		97,649
Inventories, net	80,081		74,765
Other current assets	36,997		28,811
Total current assets	359,959		355,640
Property, plant and equipment, net	37,963		38,968
Goodwill	266,538		266,494
Other intangible assets, net	37,726		37,338
Other long-term assets	63,381		64,157
Total assets	$	765,567	$	762,597
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	$	45,505	$	50,483
Accrued compensation and benefits	21,775		33,194
Current maturities of debt	4,375		3,750
Income taxes payable	4,772		3,771
Other current liabilities	50,557		56,922
Total current liabilities	126,984		148,120
Long-term debt, net	240,128		210,337
Deferred income taxes	6,031		5,667
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities	10,168		10,247
Other long-term liabilities	60,580		61,606
Total liabilities	443,891		435,977
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Shareholders’ equity
Class A common stock, $0.20 par value per share, authorized 168,000,000 shares, issued 83,966,854 and 83,760,798 shares, respectively	16,793		16,752
Additional paid-in capital	223,474		220,472
Treasury stock, at cost, 29,727,622 and 28,772,715 shares, respectively	(826,622)		(800,506)
Retained earnings	1,028,871		1,011,112
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(120,840)		(121,210)
Stock held in trust	(3,576)		(3,484)
Deferred compensation liability	3,576		3,484
Total shareholders' equity	321,676		326,620
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	765,567	$	762,597

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Operating Activities
Net earnings	$	17,738	$	7,453
Less: Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	(567)		1,044
Net earnings from continuing operations	18,305		6,409
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations:
Impairment & divestiture charges	147		—
Depreciation and amortization	3,426		4,193
Stock-based compensation expense	2,717		2,155
Benefit for deferred income taxes	(24)		(33)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	146		460
Other non-cash benefits	1,527		11
Changes in components of working capital and other, excluding acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	2,517		9,844
Inventories	(4,590)		(5,684)
Trade accounts payable	(4,984)		2,130
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(9,089)		(8,377)
Income tax accounts	1,051		5,104
Accrued compensation and benefits	(11,154)		1,529
Other accrued liabilities	(3,912)		73
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities - continuing operations	(3,917)		17,814
Cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations	(2,758)		(281)
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(6,675)		17,533
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(1,567)		(2,535)
Purchase of assets	(1,027)		—
Cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(2,594)		(2,535)
Cash used in investing activities	(2,594)		(2,535)
Financing Activities
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	39,000		14,000
Principal repayments on revolving credit facility	(8,000)		(11,000)
Principal repayments on term loan	(625)		—
Proceeds from issuance of term loan	—		200,000
Payment for redemption of revolver	—		(200,000)
Swingline borrowings/repayments, net	—		(4,000)
Payment of debt issuance costs	—		(2,417)
Purchase of treasury shares	(26,116)		—
Taxes paid related to the net share settlement of equity awards	(2,081)		(969)
Stock option exercises & other	2,317		972
Payment of cash dividend	(2,178)		(2,274)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations	2,317		(5,688)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2,317		(5,688)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	493		(766)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(6,459)		8,544
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	154,415		120,699
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	147,956	$	129,243

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

General

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (the "Company") is a premier industrial tools, services, technology and solutions company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 100 countries. The Company has one reportable segment, Industrial Tools & Services ("IT&S"), and an Other operating segment, which does not meet the criteria to be considered a reportable segment.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of August 31, 2023 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. For additional information, including the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes in the Company’s fiscal 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of financial results have been made. Such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following is a summary of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	102,230	$	102,268
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	19,299		18,394
Cash flow hedges	(689)		548
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	120,840	$	121,210

Property Plant and Equipment

The following is a summary of the Company's components of property, plant and equipment (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Land, buildings and improvements	$	14,174	$	14,070
Machinery and equipment	137,809		136,566
Gross property, plant and equipment	151,983		150,636
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(114,020)		(111,668)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	37,963	$	38,968

Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Nature of Goods and Services

The Company generates its revenue under two principal activities, which are discussed below:

Product Sales: Sales of tools, heavy-lifting solutions, and biomedical textiles are recorded when control is transferred to the customer (i.e., performance obligation has been satisfied). For the majority of the Company’s product sales, revenue is recognized at a point in time when control of the product is transferred to the customer, which generally occurs when the product is shipped from the Company to the customer. For certain other products that are highly customized and have a limited alternative use, and for which the Company has an enforceable right of reimbursement for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized over time. We consider the input measure (efforts-expended or cost-to-cost) or output measure as a fair measure of progress for the recognition of over-time revenue associated with these custom products. For a majority of the Company’s custom products, machine hours and labor hours (efforts-expended measurement) are used as a measure of progress.

Service & Rental Sales: Service contracts consist of providing highly trained technicians to perform bolting, technical services, machining and joint-integrity work for our customers. These revenues are recognized over time as our customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company. We consider the input measure (efforts-expended or cost-to-cost) or output measure as a fair measure of progress for the recognition of over-time revenue associated with service contracts. For a majority of the Company’s service contracts, labor hours (efforts-expended measurement) is used as the measure of progress when it is

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determined to be a better depiction of the transfer of control to the customer due to the timing and pattern of labor hours incurred. Revenue from rental contracts (less than a year and non-customized products) is generally recognized ratably over the contract term, depicting the customer’s consumption of the benefit related to the rental equipment.

Disaggregated Revenue and Performance Obligations

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by reportable segment and product line and by the timing of when goods and services are transferred. See Note 13, "Segment Information" for information regarding our revenue disaggregation by reportable segment and product line.

The following table presents information regarding revenues disaggregated by the timing of when goods and services are transferred (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Revenues recognized at point in time	$	106,142	$	109,903
Revenues recognized over time	35,828		29,479
Total	$	141,970	$	139,382

Contract Balances

The Company's contract assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Receivables, which are included in accounts receivable, net	$	94,925	$	97,649
Contract assets, which are included in other current assets	6,468		3,989
Contract liabilities, which are included in other current liabilities	3,469		2,927

Receivables: The Company performs its obligations under a contract with a customer by transferring goods or services in exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company typically invoices its customers as soon as control of an asset is transferred and a receivable for the Company is established. Accounts receivable, net is recorded at face amount of customer receivables less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for expected losses as a result of customers’ inability to make required payments. Management evaluates the aging of customer receivable balances, the financial condition of its customers, historical trends and the time outstanding of specific balances to estimate the amount of receivables that may be collected in the future and records the appropriate provision. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $16.5 million and $16.8 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively.

As indicated in the "Concentration of Credit Risk" section below, as of November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company was exposed to a concentration of credit risk with an agent as a result of its continued payment delinquency. As of November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had a total bad debt reserve of $13.2 million related to this agent. The allowance for doubtful accounts for this particular agent as of November 30, 2023 represents management's best estimate of the amount probable of collection and considers various factors with the respect to this matter, including, but not limited to, (i) the lack of payment by the agent since the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2021, (ii) our due diligence on balances due to the agent from its end customers related to sales of our services and products and the known markup on those sales from agent to end customer, (iii) the status of ongoing negotiations with the agent to secure payments and (iv) legal recourse available to secure payment. Actual collections from the agent may differ from the Company's estimate.

Concentration of Credit Risk: The Company sells products and services through distributors and agents. In certain jurisdictions, those third parties represent a significant portion of our sales in their respective country, which can pose a concentration of credit risk if these larger distributors or agents are not timely in their payments. As of November 30, 2023, the Company was exposed to a concentration of credit risk as a result of the payment delinquency of one of our agents whose accounts receivable represent 11.7% of the Company's outstanding accounts receivable. As of November 30, 2023, the Company has fully reserved for the amounts due from this agent.

Contract Assets: Contract assets relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for work completed but not billed as of the reporting date on contracts with customers. The contract assets are transferred to receivables when the rights become unconditional. The Company has contract assets on contracts that are generally long-term and have revenues that are recognized over time.

Contract Liabilities: As of November 30, 2023, the Company had certain contracts where there were unsatisfied performance obligations and the Company had received cash consideration from customers before the performance obligations were satisfied. The majority of these contracts relate to long-term customer contracts (project durations of greater than three months) and are recognized over time. The Company estimates that substantially all of the $3.5 million will be recognized in net sales from satisfying those performance obligations within the next twelve months.

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Timing of Performance Obligations Satisfied at a Point in Time: The Company evaluates when the customer obtains control of the product based on shipping terms, as control will transfer, depending upon such terms, at different points between the Company's manufacturing facility or warehouse and the customer’s location. The Company considers control to have transferred upon shipment or delivery because (i) the Company has a present right to payment at that time; (ii) the legal title has been transferred to the customer; (iii) the Company has transferred physical possession of the product to the customer; and (iv) the customer has significant risks and rewards of ownership of the product.

Variable Consideration: The Company estimates whether it will be subject to variable consideration under the terms of the contract and includes its estimate of variable consideration in the transaction price based on the expected value method when it is deemed probable of being realized based on historical experience and trends. Types of variable consideration may include rebates, incentives and discounts, among others, which are recorded as a reduction to net sales at the time when control of a performance obligation is transferred to the customer.

Practical Expedients & Exemptions: The Company elected to expense the incremental cost to obtaining a contract when the amortization period for such contracts would be one year or less. The Company does not disclose the value of unperformed obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and    (ii) contracts for which it recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

Note 3. ASCEND Transformation Program

In March 2022, the Company announced the launch of ASCEND, a transformation program focused on driving accelerated earnings growth and efficiency across the business with the goal of delivering an estimated incremental $40 to $50 million of annual operating profit once fully implemented. In March 2023, the Company announced this estimate had been revised to an incremental $50 to $60 million of annual operating profit as a result of additional ASCEND initiatives and high success rate. As part of ASCEND, the Company is focusing on the following key initiatives: (i) accelerating organic growth go-to-market strategies, (ii) improving operational excellence and production efficiency by utilizing a lean approach and (iii) driving greater efficiency and productivity in SG&A expenses by better leveraging resources to create a more efficient and agile organization.

The Company is implementing the program and originally anticipated investing approximately $60 to $65 million and in March 2023 anticipated that this investment would increase to $70 to $75 million (as disclosed in Note 4, "Restructuring Charges" approximately $10 to $15 million of these investments will be in the form of restructuring charges) over the life of the program, which is expected to be finalized as we exit fiscal 2024. Elements of these investments could include such cash costs as capital expenditures, restructuring costs, third-party support, and incentive costs (which incentives are not available for the senior management team). Total program expenses were approximately $3.6 million and $10.4 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023, and 2022 respectively. Of the total ASCEND program expenses, $1.1 million and $9.4 million were recorded within SG&A expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively, and approximately $0.1 million were recorded within cost of goods sold for both the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, and $2.4 million and $1.0 million were recorded within restructuring expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (see Note 4, "Restructuring Charges" below). For fiscal 2024, we expect to incur $10 to $15 million of ASCEND transformation program costs; this range is inclusive of $3 to $5 million of restructuring costs.

Note 4. Restructuring Charges

The Company has undertaken or committed to various restructuring initiatives, including workforce reductions, leadership changes, plant consolidations to reduce manufacturing overhead, satellite office closures, the continued movement of production and product sourcing to low-cost alternatives, and the centralization and standardization of certain administrative functions. Liabilities for severance are generally to be paid within twelve months, while future lease payments related to facilities vacated as a result of restructuring are to be paid over the underlying remaining lease terms.

On June 27, 2022, the Company approved a new restructuring plan in connection with the initiatives identified as part of the ASCEND transformation program (see Note 3, “ASCEND Transformation Program”) to drive greater efficiency and productivity in global selling, general and administrative resources. The total costs of this plan were then estimated at $6 to $10 million, constituting predominately severance and other employee-related costs to be incurred as cash expenditures impacting both IT&S and Corporate. On September 23, 2022, the Company approved an updated restructuring plan. The restructuring costs of this updated plan (which includes the amounts for the plan approved in June 2022) are estimated at $10 to $15 million. These costs are expected to be incurred over the expected duration of the transformation program, ending in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. The Company recorded $2.4 million and $1.0 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of restructuring charges associated with the ASCEND transformation program.

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The following summarizes restructuring reserve activity for the IT&S segment and Corporate (which for the three months ended November 30, 2023 excludes $0.2 million of charges associated with the accelerated vesting of equity awards within the ASCEND transformation plan, which has no impact on the restructuring reserve) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2023
	IT&S		Corporate
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	2,238	$	74
Restructuring charges	2,062		174
Cash payments	(1,312)		(75)
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	2,988	$	173

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2022
	IT&S		Corporate
Balance as of August 31, 2022	$	2,008	$	797
Restructuring charges	944		38
Cash payments	(1,211)		(117)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	67		—
Balance as of November 30, 2022	$	1,808	$	718

Total restructuring charges (inclusive of the Other operating segment) were $2.4 million and $1.0 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, being reported in "Restructuring charges."

Note 5. Discontinued Operations and Other Divestiture Activities

On October 31, 2019, as part of our overall strategy to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, the Company completed the sale of the businesses comprising its former Engineered Components & Systems ("EC&S") segment. This divestiture was considered part of our strategic shift to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, and therefore, the results of operations are recorded as a component of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. All discontinued operations activity included within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods presented relate to impacts from certain retained liabilities.

The following represents the detail of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	122	$	5
Impairment & divestiture benefit	—		(1,329)
Operating (loss) profit	(122)		1,324
Other loss, net	—		—
(Loss) earnings before income tax expense	(122)		1,324
Income tax expense	445		280
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(567)	$	1,044

Other Divestiture Activities

On July 11, 2023, the Company completed the sale of the Cortland Industrial business, which had been included in the Other operating segment, for net cash proceeds of $20.1 million. In connection with the completion of the sale, the Company recorded a net gain of $6.0 million, inclusive of $0.1 million of purchase price from the customary finalization of working capital negotiations in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024. The historical results of the Cortland Industrial business (which had net sales of $7.0 million, for the quarter ended November 30, 2022) are not material to the consolidated financial results.

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Note 6. Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

Changes in the gross carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, business acquisitions, divestitures and impairment charges. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended November 30, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

	IT&S		Other		Total
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	255,285	$	11,209	$	266,494
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	44		—		44
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	255,329	$	11,209	$	266,538

The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

		November 30, 2023						August 31, 2023
	Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	14	$	108,309	$	96,187	$	12,122	$	108,292	$	95,395	$	12,897
Patents	13	9,753		9,220		533		9,769		9,210		559
Trademarks and tradenames	14	2,732		2,215		517		2,734		2,197		537
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Tradenames	N/A	24,554		—		24,554		23,345		—		23,345
		$	145,348	$	107,622	$	37,726	$	144,140	$	106,802	$	37,338

The Company estimates that amortization expense will be $2.5 million for the remaining nine months of fiscal 2024. Amortization expense for future years is estimated to be: $2.9 million in fiscal 2025, $1.9 million in fiscal 2026, $1.8 million in fiscal 2027, $1.7 million in fiscal 2028, $1.5 million in fiscal 2029 and $1.0 million cumulatively thereafter. The future amortization expense amounts represent estimates and may be impacted by future acquisitions, divestitures, or changes in foreign currency exchange rates, among other causes.

Note 7. Product Warranty Costs

The Company generally offers its customers an assurance warranty on products sold, although warranty periods may vary by product type and application. The reserve for future warranty claims, which is recorded within the "Other current liabilities" line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, is based on historical claim rates and current warranty cost experience. The following summarizes the changes in product warranty reserves for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Beginning balance	$	856	$	1,140
Provision for warranties	45		234
Warranty payments and costs incurred	(164)		(256)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	2		18
Ending balance	$	739	$	1,136

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Note 8. Debt

The following is a summary of the Company’s long-term indebtedness (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Senior Credit Facility
Revolver	47,000		16,000
Term Loan	198,125		198,750
Total Senior Indebtedness	245,125		214,750
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(4,375)		(3,750)
Debt issuance costs	(622)		(663)
Total long-term debt, less current maturities	$	240,128	$	210,337

Senior Credit Facility

On September 9, 2022, the Company refinanced its previous senior credit facility with a new $600 million senior credit facility, comprised of a $400 million revolving line of credit and a $200 million term loan, which will mature in September 2027. The Company has the option to request up to $300 million of additional revolving commitments and/or term loans under the new facility, subject to customary conditions, including the commitment of the participating lenders. This facility replaces LIBOR with adjusted term SOFR as the interest rate benchmark and provides for interest rate margins above adjusted term SOFR ranging from 1.125% to 1.875% per annum depending on the Company’s net leverage ratio. In addition, a non-use fee is payable quarterly on the average unused amount of the revolving line of credit ranging from 0.15% to 0.3% per annum, based on the Company's net leverage. Borrowings under the new facility initially bear interest at adjusted term SOFR plus 1.125% per annum.

The facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company to not permit (i) the net leverage ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, to exceed 3.75 to 1.00 (or, at the Company’s election and subject to certain conditions, 4.25 to 1.00 for the covenants period during which certain material acquisitions occur and the next succeeding four testing periods) or (ii) the interest coverage ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00. Borrowings under the facility are secured by substantially all personal property assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiary guarantors (other than certain specified excluded assets) and certain of the equity interests of certain subsidiaries of the Company. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the credit facility at November 30, 2023.

At November 30, 2023, there were $198.1 million in borrowings outstanding under the term loans, $47.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolving line of credit and $351.8 million available for borrowing under the revolving line of credit facility after reduction for $1.2 million of outstanding letters of credit issued under the facility.

Note 9. Fair Value Measurements

The Company assesses the inputs used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using a three-tier hierarchy. Level 1 inputs include unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and variable rate long-term debt approximated book value at both November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023 due to their short-term nature and/or the fact that the interest rates approximated market rates. Foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swaps are recorded at fair value. The fair value of the Company's foreign currency exchange contracts was a net asset of less than $0.1 million and a net liability of less than $0.1 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value of the Company's interest rate swap (see Note 10, “Derivatives”, for further information on the Company's interest rate swap) was an asset of $0.5 million and $0.7 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value of the Company's net investment hedge (see Note 10, “Derivatives” for further information on the Company's net investment hedge) was a liability of $1.2 million at both November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023. The fair value of all derivative contracts were based on quoted inactive market prices and therefore classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

Note 10. Derivatives

All derivatives are recognized in the balance sheet at their estimated fair value. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes. Changes in the fair value of derivatives (not designated as hedges) are recorded in earnings along with the gain or loss on the hedged asset or liability.

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The Company is exposed to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to the global nature of its operations. In order to manage this risk, the Company utilizes foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce the exchange rate risk associated with recognized non-functional currency balances. The effects of changes in exchange rates are reflected concurrently in earnings for both the fair value of the foreign currency exchange contracts and the related non-functional currency asset or liability. These derivative gains and losses offset foreign currency gains and losses from the related revaluation of non-functional currency assets and liabilities (amounts included in "Other expense, net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings). The U.S. dollar equivalent notional value of these short duration foreign currency exchange contracts was $17.8 million and $13.8 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value of outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts was a net asset of less than $0.1 million and a net liability of less than $0.1 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. Net foreign currency loss (gain) (included in "Other expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings) related to these derivative instruments are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Foreign currency loss (gain), net	$	292	$	(636)

During December 2022, the Company entered into an interest rate swap for the notional amount of $60.0 million at a fixed interest rate of 4.022% to hedge the floating interest rate of the Company's term loan with a maturity date of November 30, 2025. The interest rate swap was designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge. The Company uses the interest rate swap for the management of interest rate risk exposure, as an interest rate swap effectively converts a portion of the Company's debt from a floating rate to a fixed rate.

The Company records the fair value of the interest rate swap as an asset or liability on its balance sheet. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap, a net loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023 is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company also uses interest-rate derivatives to hedge portions of our net investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries (net investment hedge) against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of foreign currency balances to the U.S. dollar. For derivatives that are designated and qualify as a net investment hedge in a foreign operation, the net gains or losses attributable to the hedge changes are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) where they offset gains and losses recorded on our net investments where the entity has non-U.S. dollar functional currency. As of November 30, 2023, the notional amount of cross-currency swaps designated as net investment hedges was $30.5 million. The change in the fair value of the net investment hedge, a net loss of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023, is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

Note 11. Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity

The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock under publicly announced share repurchase programs. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in fiscal 2012, the Company has repurchased 29,727,622 shares of common stock for $826.6 million. The Company suspended the initial share repurchase program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. In March 2022, the Company's Board of Directors rescinded its prior share repurchase authorization and approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of a total of 10,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The Company repurchased 954,907 shares for $26.1 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and did not repurchase shares in the three months ended November 30, 2022. As of November 30, 2023, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program is 3,071,608 shares.

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The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	18,305	$	6,409
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	(567)		1,044
Net earnings	$	17,738	$	7,453
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,527		56,886
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	481		431
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	55,008		57,317
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.11
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.11
(Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Earnings per share:*
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.13
Diluted	$	0.32	$	0.13
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	312		818
*The total of Earnings per share from continuing operations and (Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations may not equal Earnings per share due to rounding.

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2023 (in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2023	83,761	$	16,752	$	220,472	$	(800,506)	$	1,011,112	$	(121,210)	$	(3,484)	$	3,484	$	326,620
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		17,738		—		—		—		17,738
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		370		—		—		370
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	2	—		51		—		—		—		—		—		51
Vesting of equity awards	118	23		(23)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Cash dividend ($0.04 per share) true-up	—	—		—		—		21		—		—		—		21
Treasury stock repurchases	—	—		—		(26,116)		—		—		—		—		(26,116)
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,717		—		—		—		—		—		2,717
Stock option exercises	83	17		2,193		—		—		—		—		—		2,210
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(2,025)		—		—		—		—		—		(2,025)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		89		—		—		—		(92)		92		90
Balance at November 30, 2023	83,967	$	16,793	$	223,474	$	(826,622)	$	1,028,871	$	(120,840)	$	(3,576)	$	3,576	$	321,676

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The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2022 (in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2022	83,397	$	16,679	$	212,986	$	(742,844)	$	966,751	$	(134,961)	$	(3,209)	$	3,209	$	318,611
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		7,453		—		—		—		7,453
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		6,024		—		—		6,024
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	3	1		41		—		—		—		—		—		42
Vesting of equity awards	84	17		(17)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,155		—		—		—		—		—		2,155
Stock option exercises	42	8		922		—		—								930
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(969)		—		—		—		—		—		(969)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		76		—		—		—		(30)		30		77
Balance at November 30, 2022	83,529	$	16,706	$	215,194	$	(742,844)	$	974,204	$	(128,937)	$	(3,239)	$	3,239	$	334,323

Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company's global operations, acquisition activity (as applicable) and specific tax attributes provide opportunities for continuous global tax planning initiatives to maximize tax credits and deductions. Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	23,974		$	8,792
Income tax expense	5,669			2,383
Effective income tax rate	23.6		%	27.1		%

The Company’s earnings from continuing operations before income taxes include earnings from both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. As several foreign tax rates are higher than the U.S. tax rate of 21%, the annual effective tax rate is impacted by foreign rate differentials, withholding taxes, losses in jurisdictions where no benefit can be realized, and various aspects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived Intangible Income provisions.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was 23.6%, compared to 27.1% for the comparable prior-year period. The effective tax rate in each time period was impacted by year-to-date losses and deductions in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be realized. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was primarily driven by the more favorable tax impact of stock compensation in comparison to the prior period. Both the current and prior-year effective income tax rates include the impact of non-recurring items.

Note 13. Segment Information

The Company is a global manufacturer of a broad range of industrial products and solutions. The IT&S reportable segment is primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools and in providing services and tool rental to the infrastructure, industrial maintenance, repair and operations, oil & gas, mining, alternative and renewable energy, civil construction and other markets. The Other segment is included for purposes of reconciliation of the respective balances below to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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The following tables summarize financial information by reportable segment and product line (in thousands):    

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Net Sales by Reportable Segment & Product Line
IT&S Segment
Product	$	104,921	$	98,917
Service & Rental	32,114		28,380
	137,035		127,297
Other Segment	4,935		12,085
	$	141,970	$	139,382
Operating Profit (Loss)
IT&S Segment	$	35,565	$	26,640
Other Segment	1,971		1,424
General Corporate	(8,874)		(15,755)
	$	28,662	$	12,309

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Assets
IT&S Segment	$	622,154	$	632,113
Other Segment	28,286		28,127
General Corporate	115,127		102,357
	$	765,567	$	762,597

In addition to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the comparability of segment and product line information is impacted by acquisition/divestiture activities, impairment and divestiture charges, restructuring costs and related benefits. Corporate assets, which are not allocated, principally represent cash and cash equivalents, property, plant and equipment, Right of Use ("ROU") assets, capitalized debt issuance costs and deferred income taxes.

Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $7.0 million and $8.6 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively, the majority of which relate to commercial contracts and self-insured workers' compensation programs.

As part of the Company's global sourcing strategy, we have entered into agreements with certain suppliers that require the supplier to maintain minimum levels of inventory to support certain products for which we require a short lead time to fulfill customer orders. We have the ability to notify the supplier that they no longer need maintain the minimum level of inventory should we discontinue manufacturing of a product during the contract period; however, we must purchase the remaining minimum inventory levels the supplier was required to maintain within a defined period of time.

The Company is a party to various legal proceedings that have arisen in the normal course of business. These legal proceedings include regulatory matters, product liability, breaches of contract, employment, personal injury and other disputes. The Company has recorded reserves for loss contingencies based on the specific circumstances of each case. Such reserves are recorded when it is probable a loss has been incurred and can be reasonably estimated. The Company maintains a policy to exclude from such reserves an estimate of legal defense costs. In the opinion of management, resolution of these contingencies is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Additionally, in fiscal 2019, the Company provided voluntary self-disclosures to both Dutch and U.S. authorities related to sales of products and services linked to the Crimea region of Ukraine, which sales potentially violated European Union and U.S. sanctions provisions. Although the U.S. investigation closed without further implication, the Dutch investigation continued. The Dutch Investigator concluded his investigation in March 2022 and provided the results to the Public Prosecutor's office for review. Specifically, the Investigator concluded that the sales transactions violated EU sanctions. The conclusion in the Investigator's report was consistent with the Company's understanding of what could be stated in the report and supported the Company to record an expense in the fiscal year-ended August 31, 2021, representing the low end of a reasonable range of financial penalties the Company may incur as no other point within the range was deemed more probable. The Company has not adjusted its estimate of financial

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penalties as a result of the completion of the investigation in the three months ended November 30, 2023. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate outcome of the matter, the Company currently believes that there will be no material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows from this matter.

Note 15. Leases

The Company has operating leases for real estate, vehicles, manufacturing equipment, IT equipment and office equipment (the Company does not have any financing leases). Our leases typically range in term from 3 to 15 years and may contain renewal options for periods up to 5 years at our discretion. Operating leases are recorded as operating lease ROU assets in “Other long-term assets” and operating lease liabilities in “Other current liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities” of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There have been no material changes to our operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities during the three months ended November 30, 2023.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Lease Cost:
Operating lease cost	$	2,976	$	3,273
Short-term lease cost	585		494
Variable lease cost	919		1,115

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2,956	$	3,255
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Operating leases	611		483

Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology, and solutions company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 100 countries. The Company's businesses are global leaders of high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers around the world safely, reliably and efficiently tackle some of the most challenging, complex, and often hazardous jobs. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The Company has one reportable segment, the Industrial Tools & Services Segment ("IT&S"). The IT&S segment is primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools and in providing services and tool rental to the oil & gas/petrochemical; general industrial; industrial MRO, machining & manufacturing; power generation, infrastructure, mining and other markets. Financial information related to the Company's reportable segment is included in Note 13, "Segment Information" in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has an Other operating segment, which does not meet the criteria to be considered a reportable segment.

Our businesses provide an array of products and services across multiple markets and geographies, which results in significant diversification. The IT&S segment and the Company are well-positioned to drive shareholder value through a sustainable business strategy built on well-established brands, broad global distribution and end markets, clear focus on the core tools and services business and disciplined capital deployment.

Our Business Model

Our long-term goal is to create sustainable returns for our shareholders through above-market growth in our core business, expanding our margins, generating strong cash flow, and being disciplined in the deployment of our capital. We intend to grow through execution of our organic growth strategy, focused on key vertical markets that benefit from long-term macro trends, driving customer driven innovation, expansion of our digital ecosystem to acquire and engage customers, and an expansion in emerging markets such as Asia Pacific. In addition to organic growth, we also focus on margin expansion through operational efficiency techniques, including lean, continuous improvement and 80/20, to drive productivity and lower costs, as well as optimizing our selling, general and administrative expenses through consolidation and shared service implementation. We also apply these techniques

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and pricing actions to offset commodity increases and inflationary pricing. Finally, cash flow generation is critical to achieving our financial and long-term strategic objectives. We believe driving profitable growth and margin expansion will result in cash flow generation, which we seek to supplement through minimizing primary working capital. We intend to allocate the cash flow that results from the execution of our strategy in a disciplined way toward investment in our businesses, maintaining our strong balance sheet, disciplined M&A and opportunistically returning capital to shareholders. We anticipate the compounding effect of reinvesting in our business will fuel further growth and profitable returns.

General Business Update

In March 2022, the Company announced the start of its ASCEND transformation program (“ASCEND”). ASCEND’s key initiatives include accelerating organic growth strategies, improving operational excellence and production efficiency by utilizing a Lean approach, and driving greater efficiency and productivity in selling, general and administrative expense by better leveraging resources to create a more efficient and agile organization. In support of the ASCEND initiatives, the Company anticipates investing

approximately $70 to $75 million over the life of the program, which is expected to be fully implemented by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, with an expected annual operating profit improvement from the program in the range of $50 to $60 million. Through the end of fiscal 2023, the Company had realized approximately $54 million of annual operating profit and had invested approximately $60 million as part of the program.

In June 2022, the Company approved a restructuring plan in connection with the initiatives identified as part of the ASCEND transformation program (see Note 3, “ASCEND Transformation Program” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements) to drive greater efficiency and productivity in global selling, general and administrative resources. The total costs of this plan were then estimated at $6 to $10 million, constituting predominately severance and other employee-related costs to be incurred as cash expenditures and impacting both IT&S and Corporate. On September 23, 2022, the Company approved an updated restructuring plan. The restructuring costs of this updated plan (which includes the amounts for the plan approved in June 2022) are estimated at $10 to $15 million. These costs are expected to be incurred over the expected duration of the transformation program, ending in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2024, we expect to incur $10 to $15 million of ASCEND transformation program costs, which is inclusive of $3 to $5 million of restructuring costs.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our results of continuing operations (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
Results from Continuing Operations (1)	2023				2022
Net sales	$	142	100	%	$	139	100	%
Cost of products sold	68		48	%	71		51	%
Gross profit	74		52	%	68		49	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses	42		30	%	53		38	%
Amortization of intangible assets	1		1	%	1		1	%
Restructuring charges	2		1	%	1		1	%
Impairment & divestiture charges	—		0	%	—		—	%
Operating profit	29		20	%	12		9	%
Financing costs, net	4		3	%	3		2	%
Other expense, net	1		1	%	1		1	%
Earnings before income tax expense	24		17	%	9		6	%
Income tax expense	6		4	%	2		1	%
Net earnings	18		13	%	6		4	%
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.33			$	0.11

(1) Results are from continuing operations and exclude the financial results of previously divested businesses reported as discontinued operations. The summation of the individual components may not equal the total due to rounding.

Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 were $142 million, an increase of $3 million or 2% compared to the prior-year comparable period. The impact of weakening U.S. dollar on foreign currency rates compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023 favorably impacted sales by approximately $2 million or 2% and the divestiture of the Cortland Industrial business during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 unfavorably impacted sales by approximately $7 million or 5%. Management refers to sales adjusted to exclude the impact of these items (foreign currency changes and recent acquisitions and divestitures) as "organic sales" (which we formerly referred to as "core sales"). Compared to the prior-year period, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, product sales declined 1% with foreign currency favorably impacting sales by $1 million or 2%, and the divestiture of Cortland Industrial unfavorably impacting

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sales by $7 million or 7% resulting in product organic sales growth of 4%. The product organic sales growth is attributed to carryover price increases and favorable sales mix in IT&S product. Service sales increased 13% compared to the prior-year period, favorably impacted by foreign currency rates of approximately $1 million or 3% resulting in 10% organic sales growth year over year.

Gross profit as a percentage of sales was approximately 52% for the first quarter fiscal 2024 compared to 49% in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of sales was driven by operational improvements related to ASCEND, favorable sales mix, carryover price increases from fiscal 2023, and the disposition of the Cortland Industrial business.

Operating profit for first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $29 million, an increase of $16 million compared to first quarter fiscal 2023. The increase in operating profit was driven by the aforementioned benefits in gross profit, as well as the decrease in Selling, general & administrative expense ("SG&A") by approximately $10 million year over year. SG&A decreases were a result of $8 million in lower ASCEND transformation program expenses and decreases in personnel cost and indirect spend from the actions taken in the ASCEND transformation program.

Segment Results

IT&S Segment

The IT&S segment is a global supplier of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools and services to a broad array of end markets, including oil & gas/petrochemical; general industrial; industrial MRO, machining & manufacturing; power generation, infrastructure, mining and other markets. Its primary products include branded tools, cylinders, pumps, hydraulic torque wrenches, highly engineered heavy lifting technology solutions and other tools (Product product line). The segment provides maintenance and manpower services to meet customer-specific needs and rental capabilities for certain of our products (Service & Rental product line). The following table sets forth the results of operations for the IT&S segment (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023			2022
Net sales	$	137		$	127
Operating profit	36			27
Operating profit %	26.0		%	20.9		%

IT&S segment net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 increased by $10 million or 8%, compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The weakening of the U.S. dollar favorably impacted sales by $2 million or 2%, resulting in organic sales growth of 6%. Organic sales growth was driven by carryover pricing actions from fiscal 2023 and favorable sales mix. Operating profit was $36 million compared to $27 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and increased due to pricing actions, favorable sales mix and reductions in SG&A.

Corporate

Corporate expenses were $9 million and $16 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The approximately $7 million decrease for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was driven by lower ASCEND transformation program charges.

Financing Costs, net

Net financing costs were $4 million and $3 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Financing costs increased due to higher debt balances and higher interest rates.

Income Tax Expense

The Company's global operations, acquisition activity (as applicable) and specific tax attributes provide opportunities for continuous global tax planning initiatives to maximize tax credits and deductions. Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	24		$	9
Income tax expense	6			2
Effective income tax rate	23.6		%	27.1		%

The Company’s earnings from continuing operations before income taxes include earnings from both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. As several foreign tax rates are higher than the U.S. tax rate of 21%, the annual effective tax rate is impacted by foreign

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rate differentials, withholding taxes, losses in jurisdictions where no benefit can be realized, and various aspects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived Intangible Income provisions.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was 23.6%, compared to 27.1% for the comparable prior-year period. The effective tax rate in each time period was impacted by year-to-date losses and deductions in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be realized. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was primarily driven by the more favorable tax impact of stock compensation in comparison to the prior period. Both the current and prior-year effective income tax rates include the impact of non-recurring items.

Cash Flows and Liquidity

At November 30, 2023, we had $148 million of cash and cash equivalents, of which $135 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries and $13 million was held domestically. The following table summarizes our cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(7)	$	18
Cash used in investing activities	(3)		(3)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	2		(6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—		(1)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	(6)	$	9

Net cash used by operating activities was $7 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023 as compared to $18 million of cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended November 30, 2022 . The approximately $25 million decrease in cash from operating activities is primarily due to annual incentive compensation payment made in the first quarter fiscal 2024, while the prior-year payment was made in the second quarter, and payments made for ASCEND transformation program charges.

Net cash used in investing activities was $3 million for both the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022. The cash used in investing activities for both fiscal years primarily related to capital expenditures.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $2 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023 compared to $6 million cash used by financing activities for the three months ended November 30, 2022. The net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended November 30, 2023 consisted of $30 million increase in total borrowings, offset by $26 million of payments to acquire treasury shares and payment of the annual cash dividend of $2 million. Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended November 30, 2023 consisted of $1 million decrease in total borrowings, $2 million in debt issuance costs and $2 million payment of the annual cash dividend.

On September 9, 2022, the Company refinanced its previous senior credit facility with a $600 million senior credit facility, comprised of a $400 million revolving line of credit and a $200 million term loan, which will mature in September 2027. The Company has the option to request up to $300 million of additional revolving commitments and/or term loans under the new facility, subject to customary conditions, including the commitment of the participating lenders. The senior credit facility contains restrictive covenants and financial covenants. See Note 8, "Debt" in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the senior credit facility.

At November 30, 2023, there were $47 million of borrowings and $352 million available under the revolving line of credit facility after reduction for $1 million of outstanding letters of credit issued under the new facility. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the senior credit facility at November 30, 2023.

We believe that the revolving credit line, combined with our existing cash on hand and anticipated operating cash flows, will be adequate to meet operating, debt service, acquisition and capital expenditure funding requirements for the foreseeable future.

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Primary Working Capital Management

We use primary working capital as a percentage of sales (PWC %) as a key metric of working capital management. We define this metric as the sum of net accounts receivable and net inventory less accounts payable, divided by the past three months sales annualized. The following table shows a comparison of primary working capital (dollars in millions):

	November 30, 2023		PWC%		August 31, 2023		PWC%
Accounts receivable, net	$	95	17	%	$	98	15	%
Inventory, net	80		14	%	75		12	%
Accounts payable	(45)		(8)	%	(51)		(8)	%
Net primary working capital	$	130	23	%	$	122	19	%

Commitments and Contingencies

Given our desire to allocate cash flow and revolver availability to fund growth initiatives, we have historically leased most of our facilities and some operating equipment. We lease certain facilities, computers, equipment and vehicles under various operating lease agreements, generally over periods ranging from one to twenty years. Under most arrangements, we pay the property taxes, insurance, maintenance and expenses related to the leased property. Many of our leases include provisions that enable us to renew the

leases at contractually agreed rates or, less commonly, based upon market rental rates on the date of expiration of the initial leases.

We had outstanding letters of credit totaling $7 million and $9 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively, the majority of which relate to commercial contracts and self-insured workers' compensation programs.

We are also subject to certain contingencies with respect to legal proceedings and regulatory matters which are described in Note 14, "Commitments and Contingencies" in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate outcome of these matters, the Company believes that there will be no material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations have not materially changed at November 30, 2023 from what was previously disclosed in Part 1, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Contractual Obligations” in our fiscal 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Management has evaluated the accounting estimates used in the preparation of the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and believe those estimates to be reasonable and appropriate. Certain of these accounting estimates are considered by management to be the most critical in understanding judgments involved in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements and uncertainties that could impact our results of operations, financial position and cash flow. For information about more of the Company’s policies, methodology and assumptions related to critical accounting policies refer to the Critical Accounting Policies in Part 1, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in our fiscal 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The diverse nature of our business activities necessitates the management of various financial and market risks, including those related to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity costs.

Interest Rate Risk: As of November 30, 2023, long-term debt consisted of $47 million of borrowing under the revolving line of credit (variable rate debt) and $198 million of term loan debt bearing interest based on SOFR (variable rate). An interest-rate swap effectively converts the SOFR-based rate of $60 million of term borrowings under our credit facility to a fixed rate. A ten percent increase in the average costs of our variable rate debt would have resulted in less than $1 million of an increase in financing costs for the three months ended November 30, 2023.

Foreign Currency Risk: We maintain operations in the U.S. and various foreign countries. Our more significant non-U.S. operations are located in Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and China, and we have foreign currency risk relating to receipts from customers, payments to suppliers and intercompany transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Under certain conditions, we enter into hedging transactions (primarily foreign currency exchange contracts) that enable us to mitigate the potential adverse impact of foreign currency exchange rate risk (see Note 10, “Derivatives” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for further information). We do not engage in trading or other speculative activities with these transactions, as established policies require that these hedging transactions relate to specific currency exposures.

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The strengthening of the U.S. dollar against most currencies can have an unfavorable impact on our results of operations and financial position as foreign denominated operating results are translated into U.S. dollars. To illustrate the potential impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the translation of our results of operations, quarterly sales and operating profit were remeasured assuming a ten percent decrease in all foreign exchange rates compared with the U.S. dollar. Using this assumption, quarterly sales would have been lower by $2 million and operating profit would have been lower by approximately $1 million, respectively, for the three months ended November 30, 2023. This sensitivity analysis assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to the U.S. dollar and excludes the potential effects that changes in foreign currency exchange rates may have on sales levels or local currency prices. Similarly, a ten percent decline in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar would result in a $35 million reduction to equity (accumulated other comprehensive loss) as of November 30, 2023, as a result of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities being translated into U.S. dollars, our reporting currency.

Commodity Cost Risk: We source a wide variety of materials and components from a network of global suppliers. While such materials are typically available from numerous suppliers, commodity raw materials, such as steel and plastic resin, are subject to price fluctuations, which could have a negative impact on our results. We strive to pass along such commodity price increases to customers to avoid profit margin erosion.

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded as of the Evaluation Date that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information relating to the Company, including consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended November 30, 2023 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    

The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock under publicly announced share repurchase programs. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in fiscal 2012, the Company has repurchased 29,727,622 shares of common stock for $827 million. The Company suspended the initial share repurchase program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. In March 2022, the Company's Board of Directors rescinded its prior share repurchase authorization and approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of a total of 10,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The Company repurchased 954,907 shares for $26 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and did not repurchase shares in the three months ended November 30, 2022. As of November 30, 2023, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program is 3,071,608 shares.

Period	Shares Repurchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program
September 1 to September 31, 2023	432,101	$	26.78	3,594,414
October 1 to October 31, 2023	279,851	27.35		3,314,563
November 1 to November 30, 2023	242,955	28.37		3,071,608
	954,907	$	27.35

Item 5 – Other Information

During the three months ended November 30, 2023, none of the Company’s directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

Item 6 – Exhibits

Exhibit	Description	Incorporated Herein By Reference To	Filed Herewith	Furnished Herewith
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		X
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002		X
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002			X
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002			X
101	The following materials from the Enerpac Tool Group Corp. Form 10-Q for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (Inline XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.		X
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in the Interactive Data Files submitted as Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP.
	(Registrant)
Date: December 22, 2023	By:	/S/ ANTHONY P. COLUCCI
		Anthony P. Colucci
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Paul E. Sternlieb, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Enerpac Tool Group Corp.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting

Date: December 22, 2023

/s/ Paul E. Sternlieb

Paul E. Sternlieb
Chief Executive Officer and President

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Anthony P. Colucci, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Enerpac Tool Group Corp.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting

Date: December 22, 2023

/s/ Anthony Colucci

Anthony P. Colucci

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and President of Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods covered in the Report.

Date: December 22, 2023

/s/ Paul E. Sternlieb

Paul E. Sternlieb

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and will be retained by Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q and shall not be considered filed as part of the Form 10-Q.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (the “Company”), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the periods covered in the Report.

Date: December 22, 2023

/s/ Anthony Colucci

Anthony P. Colucci

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and will be retained by Enerpac Tool Group Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q and shall not be considered filed as part of the Form 10-Q.

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	Nov. 30, 2023	Dec. 18, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 141,970	$ 139,382
Cost of products sold	67,720	71,476
Gross profit	74,250	67,906
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	42,216	53,247
Amortization of intangible assets	824	1,368
Restructuring Charges	2,401	982
Impairment & divestiture (benefits) charges	147	0
Operating profit	28,662	12,309
Financing costs, net	3,697	2,815
Other expense, net	991	702
Income tax (benefit) expense	5,669	2,383
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations	18,305	6,409
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	(567)	1,044
Net (loss) earnings	$ 17,738	$ 7,453
Earnings (loss) per share
(Loss) Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 0.34	$ 0.11
(Loss) Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	0.33	0.11
(Loss) Earnings per share from Discontinued Operations, Per Basic Shares	(0.01)	0.02
(Loss) Earnings per share from Discontinued Operations, Per Diluted Share	(0.01)	0.02
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, Basic	0.33	0.13
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.32	$ 0.13
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,527	56,886
Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding - diluted	55,008	57,317
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total	$ 23,974	$ 8,792

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Parent	$ (689)	$ 0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	903	5,941
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	156	83
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax	370	6,024
Net (loss) earnings	17,738	7,453
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 147,956	$ 154,415
Accounts receivable, net	94,925	97,649
Inventories, net	80,081	74,765
Other current assets	36,997	28,811
Total current assets	359,959	355,640
Property, plant and equipment, net	37,963	38,968
Goodwill	266,538	266,494
Other intangible assets, net	37,726	37,338
Other long-term assets	63,381	64,157
Total assets	765,567	762,597
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	45,505	50,483
Accrued compensation and benefits	21,775	33,194
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	4,375	3,750
Income taxes payable	4,772	3,771
Other current liabilities	50,557	56,922
Total current liabilities	126,984	148,120
Long-term debt, net	240,128	210,337
Deferred Income Taxes	6,031	5,667
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities	10,168	10,247
Other long-term liabilities	60,580	61,606
Total liabilities	443,891	435,977
Shareholders’ equity
Class A common stock, $0.20 par value per share, authorized 168,000,000 shares, issued 83,966,854 and 83,760,798 shares, respectively	16,793	16,752
Additional paid-in capital	223,474	220,472
Treasury stock, at cost, 29,727,622 and 28,772,715 shares, respectively	(826,622)	(800,506)
Retained earnings	1,028,871	1,011,112
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(120,840)	(121,210)
Stock held in trust	(3,576)	(3,484)
Deferred compensation liability	3,576	3,484
Total shareholders' equity	321,676	326,620
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 765,567	$ 762,597

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - Common Class A - shares	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Operating Activities
Net (loss) earnings	$ 17,738	$ 7,453
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	(567)	1,044
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations	18,305	6,409
Impairment & divestiture (benefits) charges	147	0
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,426	4,193
Stock-based compensation expense	2,717	2,155
Benefit for deferred income taxes	(24)	(33)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	146	460
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	1,527	11
Changes in components of working capital and other, excluding acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	2,517	9,844
Inventories	(4,590)	(5,684)
Trade accounts payable	(4,984)	2,130
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(9,089)	(8,377)
Income tax accounts	1,051	5,104
Accrued compensation and benefits	(11,154)	1,529
Other accrued liabilities	(3,912)	73
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities, Continuing Operations	(3,917)	17,814
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities, Discontinued Operations	(2,758)	(281)
Cash (Used in) Provided By Operating Activities	(6,675)	17,533
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(1,567)	(2,535)
Cash used in investing activities, Continuing Operations	(2,594)	(2,535)
Cash Provided by Investing Activities	(2,594)	(2,535)
Financing Activities
Borrowings on Revolving Credit	39,000	14,000
Principal Repayment on Revolving Credit Facility	(8,000)	(11,000)
Principal repayments on term loan	(625)	0
Taxes paid related to the net share settlement of equity awards	(2,081)	(969)
Stock option exercises & other	2,317	972
Cash dividend	(2,178)	(2,274)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities, Continuing Operations	2,317	(5,688)
Cash used in financing activities	2,317	(5,688)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect, Total	(6,459)	8,544
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Continuing Operations	493	(766)
Proceeds from (Repayments of) Short-Term Debt, Maturing in Three Months or Less	0	(4,000)
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	0	(2,417)
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	(26,116)	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Term Loan	0	200,000
Payment for redemption of term loan	0	(200,000)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents	147,956	129,243
Purchase of assets	$ (1,027)	$ 0

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Basis of Presentation Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following is a summary of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	102,230	$	102,268
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	19,299		18,394
Cash flow hedges	(689)		548
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	120,840	$	121,210

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Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity Shareholders Equity - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

Total

Common Stock [Member]

Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]

Retained Earnings [Member]

AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]

Stock held in trust [member] [Member]

Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member]

Treasury Stock, Common

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues

83,761

Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

$ 326,620

$ 16,752

$ 220,472

$ 1,011,112

$ (121,210)

$ (3,484)

$ 3,484

$ (800,506)

Adoption of Accounting Standards

$ 1,011,112

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2023 (in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2023	83,761	$	16,752	$	220,472	$	(800,506)	$	1,011,112	$	(121,210)	$	(3,484)	$	3,484	$	326,620
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		17,738		—		—		—		17,738
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		370		—		—		370
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	2	—		51		—		—		—		—		—		51
Vesting of equity awards	118	23		(23)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Cash dividend ($0.04 per share) true-up	—	—		—		—		21		—		—		—		21
Treasury stock repurchases	—	—		—		(26,116)		—		—		—		—		(26,116)
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,717		—		—		—		—		—		2,717
Stock option exercises	83	17		2,193		—		—		—		—		—		2,210
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(2,025)		—		—		—		—		—		(2,025)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		89		—		—		—		(92)		92		90
Balance at November 30, 2023	83,967	$	16,793	$	223,474	$	(826,622)	$	1,028,871	$	(120,840)	$	(3,576)	$	3,576	$	321,676

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2022 (in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2022	83,397	$	16,679	$	212,986	$	(742,844)	$	966,751	$	(134,961)	$	(3,209)	$	3,209	$	318,611
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		7,453		—		—		—		7,453
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		6,024		—		—		6,024
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	3	1		41		—		—		—		—		—		42
Vesting of equity awards	84	17		(17)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,155		—		—		—		—		—		2,155
Stock option exercises	42	8		922		—		—								930
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(969)		—		—		—		—		—		(969)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		76		—		—		—		(30)		30		77
Balance at November 30, 2022	83,529	$	16,706	$	215,194	$	(742,844)	$	974,204	$	(128,937)	$	(3,239)	$	3,239	$	334,323

Net (loss) earnings

$ 17,738

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax

370

Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture

42

Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised

$ 8

$ 922

Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method

(26,116)

$ 26,116

Dividends, Cash

21

$ 21

Stock option exercises and other

930

Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

321,676

$ (120,840)

Adoption of Accounting Standards

$ 1,028,871

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Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

General

Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (the "Company") is a premier industrial tools, services, technology and solutions company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 100 countries. The Company has one reportable segment, Industrial Tools & Services ("IT&S"), and an Other operating segment, which does not meet the criteria to be considered a reportable segment.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial reporting and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of August 31, 2023 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. For additional information, including the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes in the Company’s fiscal 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of financial results have been made. Such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three months ended November 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following is a summary of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	102,230	$	102,268
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	19,299		18,394
Cash flow hedges	(689)		548
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	120,840	$	121,210

Property Plant and Equipment

The following is a summary of the Company's components of property, plant and equipment (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Land, buildings and improvements	$	14,174	$	14,070
Machinery and equipment	137,809		136,566
Gross property, plant and equipment	151,983		150,636
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(114,020)		(111,668)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	37,963	$	38,968

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Revenue Recognition Revenue from Contract Customers (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Nature of Goods and Services

The Company generates its revenue under two principal activities, which are discussed below:

Product Sales: Sales of tools, heavy-lifting solutions, and biomedical textiles are recorded when control is transferred to the customer (i.e., performance obligation has been satisfied). For the majority of the Company’s product sales, revenue is recognized at a point in time when control of the product is transferred to the customer, which generally occurs when the product is shipped from the Company to the customer. For certain other products that are highly customized and have a limited alternative use, and for which the Company has an enforceable right of reimbursement for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized over time. We consider the input measure (efforts-expended or cost-to-cost) or output measure as a fair measure of progress for the recognition of over-time revenue associated with these custom products. For a majority of the Company’s custom products, machine hours and labor hours (efforts-expended measurement) are used as a measure of progress.

Service & Rental Sales: Service contracts consist of providing highly trained technicians to perform bolting, technical services, machining and joint-integrity work for our customers. These revenues are recognized over time as our customers simultaneously receive and consume the benefits provided by the Company. We consider the input measure (efforts-expended or cost-to-cost) or output measure as a fair measure of progress for the recognition of over-time revenue associated with service contracts. For a majority of the Company’s service contracts, labor hours (efforts-expended measurement) is used as the measure of progress when it is

determined to be a better depiction of the transfer of control to the customer due to the timing and pattern of labor hours incurred. Revenue from rental contracts (less than a year and non-customized products) is generally recognized ratably over the contract term, depicting the customer’s consumption of the benefit related to the rental equipment.

Disaggregated Revenue and Performance Obligations

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by reportable segment and product line and by the timing of when goods and services are transferred. See Note 13, "Segment Information" for information regarding our revenue disaggregation by reportable segment and product line.

The following table presents information regarding revenues disaggregated by the timing of when goods and services are transferred (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Revenues recognized at point in time	$	106,142	$	109,903
Revenues recognized over time	35,828		29,479
Total	$	141,970	$	139,382

Contract Balances

The Company's contract assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Receivables, which are included in accounts receivable, net	$	94,925	$	97,649
Contract assets, which are included in other current assets	6,468		3,989
Contract liabilities, which are included in other current liabilities	3,469		2,927

Receivables: The Company performs its obligations under a contract with a customer by transferring goods or services in exchange for consideration from the customer. The Company typically invoices its customers as soon as control of an asset is transferred and a receivable for the Company is established. Accounts receivable, net is recorded at face amount of customer receivables less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for expected losses as a result of customers’ inability to make required payments. Management evaluates the aging of customer receivable balances, the financial condition of its customers, historical trends and the time outstanding of specific balances to estimate the amount of receivables that may be collected in the future and records the appropriate provision. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $16.5 million and $16.8 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively.

As indicated in the "Concentration of Credit Risk" section below, as of November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company was exposed to a concentration of credit risk with an agent as a result of its continued payment delinquency. As of November 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company had a total bad debt reserve of $13.2 million related to this agent. The allowance for doubtful accounts for this particular agent as of November 30, 2023 represents management's best estimate of the amount probable of collection and considers various factors with the respect to this matter, including, but not limited to, (i) the lack of payment by the agent since the fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2021, (ii) our due diligence on balances due to the agent from its end customers related to sales of our services and products and the known markup on those sales from agent to end customer, (iii) the status of ongoing negotiations with the agent to secure payments and (iv) legal recourse available to secure payment. Actual collections from the agent may differ from the Company's estimate.

Concentration of Credit Risk: The Company sells products and services through distributors and agents. In certain jurisdictions, those third parties represent a significant portion of our sales in their respective country, which can pose a concentration of credit risk if these larger distributors or agents are not timely in their payments. As of November 30, 2023, the Company was exposed to a concentration of credit risk as a result of the payment delinquency of one of our agents whose accounts receivable represent 11.7% of the Company's outstanding accounts receivable. As of November 30, 2023, the Company has fully reserved for the amounts due from this agent.

Contract Assets: Contract assets relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for work completed but not billed as of the reporting date on contracts with customers. The contract assets are transferred to receivables when the rights become unconditional. The Company has contract assets on contracts that are generally long-term and have revenues that are recognized over time.

Contract Liabilities: As of November 30, 2023, the Company had certain contracts where there were unsatisfied performance obligations and the Company had received cash consideration from customers before the performance obligations were satisfied. The majority of these contracts relate to long-term customer contracts (project durations of greater than three months) and are recognized over time. The Company estimates that substantially all of the $3.5 million will be recognized in net sales from satisfying those performance obligations within the next twelve months.

Timing of Performance Obligations Satisfied at a Point in Time: The Company evaluates when the customer obtains control of the product based on shipping terms, as control will transfer, depending upon such terms, at different points between the Company's manufacturing facility or warehouse and the customer’s location. The Company considers control to have transferred upon shipment or delivery because (i) the Company has a present right to payment at that time; (ii) the legal title has been transferred to the customer; (iii) the Company has transferred physical possession of the product to the customer; and (iv) the customer has significant risks and rewards of ownership of the product.

Variable Consideration: The Company estimates whether it will be subject to variable consideration under the terms of the contract and includes its estimate of variable consideration in the transaction price based on the expected value method when it is deemed probable of being realized based on historical experience and trends. Types of variable consideration may include rebates, incentives and discounts, among others, which are recorded as a reduction to net sales at the time when control of a performance obligation is transferred to the customer.

Practical Expedients & Exemptions: The Company elected to expense the incremental cost to obtaining a contract when the amortization period for such contracts would be one year or less. The Company does not disclose the value of unperformed obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and    (ii) contracts for which it recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.

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Restructuring Charges (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 4. Restructuring Charges

The Company has undertaken or committed to various restructuring initiatives, including workforce reductions, leadership changes, plant consolidations to reduce manufacturing overhead, satellite office closures, the continued movement of production and product sourcing to low-cost alternatives, and the centralization and standardization of certain administrative functions. Liabilities for severance are generally to be paid within twelve months, while future lease payments related to facilities vacated as a result of restructuring are to be paid over the underlying remaining lease terms.

On June 27, 2022, the Company approved a new restructuring plan in connection with the initiatives identified as part of the ASCEND transformation program (see Note 3, “ASCEND Transformation Program”) to drive greater efficiency and productivity in global selling, general and administrative resources. The total costs of this plan were then estimated at $6 to $10 million, constituting predominately severance and other employee-related costs to be incurred as cash expenditures impacting both IT&S and Corporate. On September 23, 2022, the Company approved an updated restructuring plan. The restructuring costs of this updated plan (which includes the amounts for the plan approved in June 2022) are estimated at $10 to $15 million. These costs are expected to be incurred over the expected duration of the transformation program, ending in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. The Company recorded $2.4 million and $1.0 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of restructuring charges associated with the ASCEND transformation program.

The following summarizes restructuring reserve activity for the IT&S segment and Corporate (which for the three months ended November 30, 2023 excludes $0.2 million of charges associated with the accelerated vesting of equity awards within the ASCEND transformation plan, which has no impact on the restructuring reserve) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2023
	IT&S		Corporate
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	2,238	$	74
Restructuring charges	2,062		174
Cash payments	(1,312)		(75)
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	2,988	$	173

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2022
	IT&S		Corporate
Balance as of August 31, 2022	$	2,008	$	797
Restructuring charges	944		38
Cash payments	(1,211)		(117)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	67		—
Balance as of November 30, 2022	$	1,808	$	718

Total restructuring charges (inclusive of the Other operating segment) were $2.4 million and $1.0 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, being reported in "Restructuring charges."

ASCEND Transformation Program

Note 3. ASCEND Transformation Program

In March 2022, the Company announced the launch of ASCEND, a transformation program focused on driving accelerated earnings growth and efficiency across the business with the goal of delivering an estimated incremental $40 to $50 million of annual operating profit once fully implemented. In March 2023, the Company announced this estimate had been revised to an incremental $50 to $60 million of annual operating profit as a result of additional ASCEND initiatives and high success rate. As part of ASCEND, the Company is focusing on the following key initiatives: (i) accelerating organic growth go-to-market strategies, (ii) improving operational excellence and production efficiency by utilizing a lean approach and (iii) driving greater efficiency and productivity in SG&A expenses by better leveraging resources to create a more efficient and agile organization.

The Company is implementing the program and originally anticipated investing approximately $60 to $65 million and in March 2023 anticipated that this investment would increase to $70 to $75 million (as disclosed in Note 4, "Restructuring Charges" approximately $10 to $15 million of these investments will be in the form of restructuring charges) over the life of the program, which is expected to be finalized as we exit fiscal 2024. Elements of these investments could include such cash costs as capital expenditures, restructuring costs, third-party support, and incentive costs (which incentives are not available for the senior management team). Total program expenses were approximately $3.6 million and $10.4 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023, and 2022 respectively. Of the total ASCEND program expenses, $1.1 million and $9.4 million were recorded within SG&A expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively, and approximately $0.1 million were recorded within cost of goods sold for both the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, and $2.4 million and $1.0 million were recorded within restructuring expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (see Note 4, "Restructuring Charges" below). For fiscal 2024, we expect to incur $10 to $15 million of ASCEND transformation program costs; this range is inclusive of $3 to $5 million of restructuring costs.

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Restructuring and Related Activities

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

ASCEND Transformation Program

Note 3. ASCEND Transformation Program

In March 2022, the Company announced the launch of ASCEND, a transformation program focused on driving accelerated earnings growth and efficiency across the business with the goal of delivering an estimated incremental $40 to $50 million of annual operating profit once fully implemented. In March 2023, the Company announced this estimate had been revised to an incremental $50 to $60 million of annual operating profit as a result of additional ASCEND initiatives and high success rate. As part of ASCEND, the Company is focusing on the following key initiatives: (i) accelerating organic growth go-to-market strategies, (ii) improving operational excellence and production efficiency by utilizing a lean approach and (iii) driving greater efficiency and productivity in SG&A expenses by better leveraging resources to create a more efficient and agile organization.

The Company is implementing the program and originally anticipated investing approximately $60 to $65 million and in March 2023 anticipated that this investment would increase to $70 to $75 million (as disclosed in Note 4, "Restructuring Charges" approximately $10 to $15 million of these investments will be in the form of restructuring charges) over the life of the program, which is expected to be finalized as we exit fiscal 2024. Elements of these investments could include such cash costs as capital expenditures, restructuring costs, third-party support, and incentive costs (which incentives are not available for the senior management team). Total program expenses were approximately $3.6 million and $10.4 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023, and 2022 respectively. Of the total ASCEND program expenses, $1.1 million and $9.4 million were recorded within SG&A expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 respectively, and approximately $0.1 million were recorded within cost of goods sold for both the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, and $2.4 million and $1.0 million were recorded within restructuring expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (see Note 4, "Restructuring Charges" below). For fiscal 2024, we expect to incur $10 to $15 million of ASCEND transformation program costs; this range is inclusive of $3 to $5 million of restructuring costs.

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Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Discontinued Operations & Divestiture Activities (Notes)

Oct. 31, 2019

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5. Discontinued Operations and Other Divestiture Activities

On October 31, 2019, as part of our overall strategy to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, the Company completed the sale of the businesses comprising its former Engineered Components & Systems ("EC&S") segment. This divestiture was considered part of our strategic shift to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, and therefore, the results of operations are recorded as a component of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. All discontinued operations activity included within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods presented relate to impacts from certain retained liabilities.

The following represents the detail of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	122	$	5
Impairment & divestiture benefit	—		(1,329)
Operating (loss) profit	(122)		1,324
Other loss, net	—		—
(Loss) earnings before income tax expense	(122)		1,324
Income tax expense	445		280
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(567)	$	1,044

Other Divestiture Activities

On July 11, 2023, the Company completed the sale of the Cortland Industrial business, which had been included in the Other operating segment, for net cash proceeds of $20.1 million. In connection with the completion of the sale, the Company recorded a net gain of $6.0 million, inclusive of $0.1 million of purchase price from the customary finalization of working capital negotiations in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024. The historical results of the Cortland Industrial business (which had net sales of $7.0 million, for the quarter ended November 30, 2022) are not material to the consolidated financial results.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Note 6. Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets

Changes in the gross carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets result from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, business acquisitions, divestitures and impairment charges. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended November 30, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

	IT&S		Other		Total
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	255,285	$	11,209	$	266,494
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	44		—		44
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	255,329	$	11,209	$	266,538

The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

		November 30, 2023						August 31, 2023
	Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	14	$	108,309	$	96,187	$	12,122	$	108,292	$	95,395	$	12,897
Patents	13	9,753		9,220		533		9,769		9,210		559
Trademarks and tradenames	14	2,732		2,215		517		2,734		2,197		537
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Tradenames	N/A	24,554		—		24,554		23,345		—		23,345
		$	145,348	$	107,622	$	37,726	$	144,140	$	106,802	$	37,338

The Company estimates that amortization expense will be $2.5 million for the remaining nine months of fiscal 2024. Amortization expense for future years is estimated to be: $2.9 million in fiscal 2025, $1.9 million in fiscal 2026, $1.8 million in fiscal 2027, $1.7 million in fiscal 2028, $1.5 million in fiscal 2029 and $1.0 million cumulatively thereafter. The future amortization expense amounts represent estimates and may be impacted by future acquisitions, divestitures, or changes in foreign currency exchange rates, among other causes.

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Product Warranty Costs

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Guarantees [Abstract]

Product Warranty Costs

Note 7. Product Warranty Costs

The Company generally offers its customers an assurance warranty on products sold, although warranty periods may vary by product type and application. The reserve for future warranty claims, which is recorded within the "Other current liabilities" line in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, is based on historical claim rates and current warranty cost experience. The following summarizes the changes in product warranty reserves for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Beginning balance	$	856	$	1,140
Provision for warranties	45		234
Warranty payments and costs incurred	(164)		(256)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	2		18
Ending balance	$	739	$	1,136

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Note 8. Debt

The following is a summary of the Company’s long-term indebtedness (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Senior Credit Facility
Revolver	47,000		16,000
Term Loan	198,125		198,750
Total Senior Indebtedness	245,125		214,750
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(4,375)		(3,750)
Debt issuance costs	(622)		(663)
Total long-term debt, less current maturities	$	240,128	$	210,337

Senior Credit Facility

On September 9, 2022, the Company refinanced its previous senior credit facility with a new $600 million senior credit facility, comprised of a $400 million revolving line of credit and a $200 million term loan, which will mature in September 2027. The Company has the option to request up to $300 million of additional revolving commitments and/or term loans under the new facility, subject to customary conditions, including the commitment of the participating lenders. This facility replaces LIBOR with adjusted term SOFR as the interest rate benchmark and provides for interest rate margins above adjusted term SOFR ranging from 1.125% to 1.875% per annum depending on the Company’s net leverage ratio. In addition, a non-use fee is payable quarterly on the average unused amount of the revolving line of credit ranging from 0.15% to 0.3% per annum, based on the Company's net leverage. Borrowings under the new facility initially bear interest at adjusted term SOFR plus 1.125% per annum.

The facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company to not permit (i) the net leverage ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, to exceed 3.75 to 1.00 (or, at the Company’s election and subject to certain conditions, 4.25 to 1.00 for the covenants period during which certain material acquisitions occur and the next succeeding four testing periods) or (ii) the interest coverage ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00. Borrowings under the facility are secured by substantially all personal property assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiary guarantors (other than certain specified excluded assets) and certain of the equity interests of certain subsidiaries of the Company. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the credit facility at November 30, 2023.

At November 30, 2023, there were $198.1 million in borrowings outstanding under the term loans, $47.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolving line of credit and $351.8 million available for borrowing under the revolving line of credit facility after reduction for $1.2 million of outstanding letters of credit issued under the facility.

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Fair Value Measurement

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement

Note 9. Fair Value Measurements

The Company assesses the inputs used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using a three-tier hierarchy. Level 1 inputs include unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and variable rate long-term debt approximated book value at both November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023 due to their short-term nature and/or the fact that the interest rates approximated market rates. Foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swaps are recorded at fair value. The fair value of the Company's foreign currency exchange contracts was a net asset of less than $0.1 million and a net liability of less than $0.1 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value of the Company's interest rate swap (see Note 10, “Derivatives”, for further information on the Company's interest rate swap) was an asset of $0.5 million and $0.7 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value of the Company's net investment hedge (see Note 10, “Derivatives” for further information on the Company's net investment hedge) was a liability of $1.2 million at both November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023. The fair value of all derivative contracts were based on quoted inactive market prices and therefore classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

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Derivatives

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivatives and Fair Value [Text Block]

Note 10. Derivatives

All derivatives are recognized in the balance sheet at their estimated fair value. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes. Changes in the fair value of derivatives (not designated as hedges) are recorded in earnings along with the gain or loss on the hedged asset or liability.

The Company is exposed to market risk for changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to the global nature of its operations. In order to manage this risk, the Company utilizes foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce the exchange rate risk associated with recognized non-functional currency balances. The effects of changes in exchange rates are reflected concurrently in earnings for both the fair value of the foreign currency exchange contracts and the related non-functional currency asset or liability. These derivative gains and losses offset foreign currency gains and losses from the related revaluation of non-functional currency assets and liabilities (amounts included in "Other expense, net" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings). The U.S. dollar equivalent notional value of these short duration foreign currency exchange contracts was $17.8 million and $13.8 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value of outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts was a net asset of less than $0.1 million and a net liability of less than $0.1 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively. Net foreign currency loss (gain) (included in "Other expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings) related to these derivative instruments are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Foreign currency loss (gain), net	$	292	$	(636)

During December 2022, the Company entered into an interest rate swap for the notional amount of $60.0 million at a fixed interest rate of 4.022% to hedge the floating interest rate of the Company's term loan with a maturity date of November 30, 2025. The interest rate swap was designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge. The Company uses the interest rate swap for the management of interest rate risk exposure, as an interest rate swap effectively converts a portion of the Company's debt from a floating rate to a fixed rate.

The Company records the fair value of the interest rate swap as an asset or liability on its balance sheet. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap, a net loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023 is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company also uses interest-rate derivatives to hedge portions of our net investments in non-U.S. subsidiaries (net investment hedge) against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of foreign currency balances to the U.S. dollar. For derivatives that are designated and qualify as a net investment hedge in a foreign operation, the net gains or losses attributable to the hedge changes are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) where they offset gains and losses recorded on our net investments where the entity has non-U.S. dollar functional currency. As of November 30, 2023, the notional amount of cross-currency swaps designated as net investment hedges was $30.5 million. The change in the fair value of the net investment hedge, a net loss of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended November 30, 2023, is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

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Capital Stock and Share Repurchase

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Capital Stock and Share Repurchase

Note 11. Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity

The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock under publicly announced share repurchase programs. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in fiscal 2012, the Company has repurchased 29,727,622 shares of common stock for $826.6 million. The Company suspended the initial share repurchase program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. In March 2022, the Company's Board of Directors rescinded its prior share repurchase authorization and approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of a total of 10,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The Company repurchased 954,907 shares for $26.1 million in the three months ended November 30, 2023 and did not repurchase shares in the three months ended November 30, 2022. As of November 30, 2023, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program is 3,071,608 shares.

The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	18,305	$	6,409
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	(567)		1,044
Net earnings	$	17,738	$	7,453
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,527		56,886
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	481		431
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	55,008		57,317
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.11
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.11
(Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Earnings per share:*
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.13
Diluted	$	0.32	$	0.13
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	312		818
*The total of Earnings per share from continuing operations and (Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations may not equal Earnings per share due to rounding.

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2023 (in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2023	83,761	$	16,752	$	220,472	$	(800,506)	$	1,011,112	$	(121,210)	$	(3,484)	$	3,484	$	326,620
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		17,738		—		—		—		17,738
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		370		—		—		370
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	2	—		51		—		—		—		—		—		51
Vesting of equity awards	118	23		(23)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Cash dividend ($0.04 per share) true-up	—	—		—		—		21		—		—		—		21
Treasury stock repurchases	—	—		—		(26,116)		—		—		—		—		(26,116)
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,717		—		—		—		—		—		2,717
Stock option exercises	83	17		2,193		—		—		—		—		—		2,210
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(2,025)		—		—		—		—		—		(2,025)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		89		—		—		—		(92)		92		90
Balance at November 30, 2023	83,967	$	16,793	$	223,474	$	(826,622)	$	1,028,871	$	(120,840)	$	(3,576)	$	3,576	$	321,676

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2022 (in thousands):

	Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Stock Held in Trust		Deferred Compensation Liability		Total Shareholders’ Equity
	Issued Shares	Amount
Balance at August 31, 2022	83,397	$	16,679	$	212,986	$	(742,844)	$	966,751	$	(134,961)	$	(3,209)	$	3,209	$	318,611
Net earnings	—	—		—		—		7,453		—		—		—		7,453
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—		—		—		—		6,024		—		—		6,024
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other	3	1		41		—		—		—		—		—		42
Vesting of equity awards	84	17		(17)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Stock based compensation expense	—	—		2,155		—		—		—		—		—		2,155
Stock option exercises	42	8		922		—		—								930
Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards	—	—		(969)		—		—		—		—		—		(969)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust	3	1		76		—		—		—		(30)		30		77
Balance at November 30, 2022	83,529	$	16,706	$	215,194	$	(742,844)	$	974,204	$	(128,937)	$	(3,239)	$	3,239	$	334,323

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company's global operations, acquisition activity (as applicable) and specific tax attributes provide opportunities for continuous global tax planning initiatives to maximize tax credits and deductions. Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	23,974		$	8,792
Income tax expense	5,669			2,383
Effective income tax rate	23.6		%	27.1		%

The Company’s earnings from continuing operations before income taxes include earnings from both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. As several foreign tax rates are higher than the U.S. tax rate of 21%, the annual effective tax rate is impacted by foreign rate differentials, withholding taxes, losses in jurisdictions where no benefit can be realized, and various aspects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived Intangible Income provisions.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was 23.6%, compared to 27.1% for the comparable prior-year period. The effective tax rate in each time period was impacted by year-to-date losses and deductions in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be realized. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended November 30, 2023 was primarily driven by the more favorable tax impact of stock compensation in comparison to the prior period. Both the current and prior-year effective income tax rates include the impact of non-recurring items.

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 13. Segment Information

The Company is a global manufacturer of a broad range of industrial products and solutions. The IT&S reportable segment is primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded hydraulic and mechanical tools and in providing services and tool rental to the infrastructure, industrial maintenance, repair and operations, oil & gas, mining, alternative and renewable energy, civil construction and other markets. The Other segment is included for purposes of reconciliation of the respective balances below to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The following tables summarize financial information by reportable segment and product line (in thousands):    

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Net Sales by Reportable Segment & Product Line
IT&S Segment
Product	$	104,921	$	98,917
Service & Rental	32,114		28,380
	137,035		127,297
Other Segment	4,935		12,085
	$	141,970	$	139,382
Operating Profit (Loss)
IT&S Segment	$	35,565	$	26,640
Other Segment	1,971		1,424
General Corporate	(8,874)		(15,755)
	$	28,662	$	12,309

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Assets
IT&S Segment	$	622,154	$	632,113
Other Segment	28,286		28,127
General Corporate	115,127		102,357
	$	765,567	$	762,597

In addition to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the comparability of segment and product line information is impacted by acquisition/divestiture activities, impairment and divestiture charges, restructuring costs and related benefits. Corporate assets, which are not allocated, principally represent cash and cash equivalents, property, plant and equipment, Right of Use ("ROU") assets, capitalized debt issuance costs and deferred income taxes.

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Contingencies and Litigation

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies and Litigation

Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company had outstanding letters of credit of $7.0 million and $8.6 million at November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively, the majority of which relate to commercial contracts and self-insured workers' compensation programs.

As part of the Company's global sourcing strategy, we have entered into agreements with certain suppliers that require the supplier to maintain minimum levels of inventory to support certain products for which we require a short lead time to fulfill customer orders. We have the ability to notify the supplier that they no longer need maintain the minimum level of inventory should we discontinue manufacturing of a product during the contract period; however, we must purchase the remaining minimum inventory levels the supplier was required to maintain within a defined period of time.

The Company is a party to various legal proceedings that have arisen in the normal course of business. These legal proceedings include regulatory matters, product liability, breaches of contract, employment, personal injury and other disputes. The Company has recorded reserves for loss contingencies based on the specific circumstances of each case. Such reserves are recorded when it is probable a loss has been incurred and can be reasonably estimated. The Company maintains a policy to exclude from such reserves an estimate of legal defense costs. In the opinion of management, resolution of these contingencies is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Additionally, in fiscal 2019, the Company provided voluntary self-disclosures to both Dutch and U.S. authorities related to sales of products and services linked to the Crimea region of Ukraine, which sales potentially violated European Union and U.S. sanctions provisions. Although the U.S. investigation closed without further implication, the Dutch investigation continued. The Dutch Investigator concluded his investigation in March 2022 and provided the results to the Public Prosecutor's office for review. Specifically, the Investigator concluded that the sales transactions violated EU sanctions. The conclusion in the Investigator's report was consistent with the Company's understanding of what could be stated in the report and supported the Company to record an expense in the fiscal year-ended August 31, 2021, representing the low end of a reasonable range of financial penalties the Company may incur as no other point within the range was deemed more probable. The Company has not adjusted its estimate of financial

penalties as a result of the completion of the investigation in the three months ended November 30, 2023. While there can be no assurance of the ultimate outcome of the matter, the Company currently believes that there will be no material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows from this matter.

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Leases Leases

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Leases [Abstract]

Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

Note 15. Leases

The Company has operating leases for real estate, vehicles, manufacturing equipment, IT equipment and office equipment (the Company does not have any financing leases). Our leases typically range in term from 3 to 15 years and may contain renewal options for periods up to 5 years at our discretion. Operating leases are recorded as operating lease ROU assets in “Other long-term assets” and operating lease liabilities in “Other current liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities” of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There have been no material changes to our operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities during the three months ended November 30, 2023.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Lease Cost:
Operating lease cost	$	2,976	$	3,273
Short-term lease cost	585		494
Variable lease cost	919		1,115

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2,956	$	3,255
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Operating leases	611		483

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	May 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	May 31, 2022
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Net (loss) earnings	$ 17,738	$ 17,738	$ 7,453	$ 7,453

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Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

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Basis of Presentation Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property Plant and Equipment

The following is a summary of the Company's components of property, plant and equipment (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Land, buildings and improvements	$	14,174	$	14,070
Machinery and equipment	137,809		136,566
Gross property, plant and equipment	151,983		150,636
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(114,020)		(111,668)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	37,963	$	38,968

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following is a summary of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	102,230	$	102,268
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans	19,299		18,394
Cash flow hedges	(689)		548
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	120,840	$	121,210

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Property Plant and Equipment

The following is a summary of the Company's components of property, plant and equipment (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Land, buildings and improvements	$	14,174	$	14,070
Machinery and equipment	137,809		136,566
Gross property, plant and equipment	151,983		150,636
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(114,020)		(111,668)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	37,963	$	38,968

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Revenue Recognition Disaggregation of Revenues (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information regarding revenues disaggregated by the timing of when goods and services are transferred (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Revenues recognized at point in time	$	106,142	$	109,903
Revenues recognized over time	35,828		29,479
Total	$	141,970	$	139,382

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Revenue Recognition Contract with Customer, Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Contract with Customer, Contract Asset, Contract Liability, and Receivable [Table Text Block]

Contract Balances

The Company's contract assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Receivables, which are included in accounts receivable, net	$	94,925	$	97,649
Contract assets, which are included in other current assets	6,468		3,989
Contract liabilities, which are included in other current liabilities	3,469		2,927

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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following summarizes restructuring reserve activity for the IT&S segment and Corporate (which for the three months ended November 30, 2023 excludes $0.2 million of charges associated with the accelerated vesting of equity awards within the ASCEND transformation plan, which has no impact on the restructuring reserve) (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2023
	IT&S		Corporate
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	2,238	$	74
Restructuring charges	2,062		174
Cash payments	(1,312)		(75)
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	2,988	$	173

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2022
	IT&S		Corporate
Balance as of August 31, 2022	$	2,008	$	797
Restructuring charges	944		38
Cash payments	(1,211)		(117)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	67		—
Balance as of November 30, 2022	$	1,808	$	718

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Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Discontinued Operations Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations (Tables) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	$ 567	$ (1,044)

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Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Statement of Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The following represents the detail of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	122	$	5
Impairment & divestiture benefit	—		(1,329)
Operating (loss) profit	(122)		1,324
Other loss, net	—		—
(Loss) earnings before income tax expense	(122)		1,324
Income tax expense	445		280
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(567)	$	1,044

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended November 30, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

	IT&S		Other		Total
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	255,285	$	11,209	$	266,494
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	44		—		44
Balance as of November 30, 2023	$	255,329	$	11,209	$	266,538

Schedule Of Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Table

The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

		November 30, 2023						August 31, 2023
	Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	14	$	108,309	$	96,187	$	12,122	$	108,292	$	95,395	$	12,897
Patents	13	9,753		9,220		533		9,769		9,210		559
Trademarks and tradenames	14	2,732		2,215		517		2,734		2,197		537
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Tradenames	N/A	24,554		—		24,554		23,345		—		23,345
		$	145,348	$	107,622	$	37,726	$	144,140	$	106,802	$	37,338

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Product Warranty Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Guarantees [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability

The following summarizes the changes in product warranty reserves for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Beginning balance	$	856	$	1,140
Provision for warranties	45		234
Warranty payments and costs incurred	(164)		(256)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	2		18
Ending balance	$	739	$	1,136

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Indebtedness

The following is a summary of the Company’s long-term indebtedness (in thousands):

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Senior Credit Facility
Revolver	47,000		16,000
Term Loan	198,125		198,750
Total Senior Indebtedness	245,125		214,750
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	(4,375)		(3,750)
Debt issuance costs	(622)		(663)
Total long-term debt, less current maturities	$	240,128	$	210,337

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Derivatives Derivatives (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

Net foreign currency loss (gain) (included in "Other expense" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings) related to these derivative instruments are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Foreign currency loss (gain), net	$	292	$	(636)

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	18,305	$	6,409
Net (loss) earnings from discontinued operations	(567)		1,044
Net earnings	$	17,738	$	7,453
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,527		56,886
Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans	481		431
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	55,008		57,317
Earnings per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.11
Diluted	$	0.33	$	0.11
(Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	0.02
Earnings per share:*
Basic	$	0.33	$	0.13
Diluted	$	0.32	$	0.13
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	312		818
*The total of Earnings per share from continuing operations and (Loss) earnings per share from discontinued operations may not equal Earnings per share due to rounding.

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	23,974		$	8,792
Income tax expense	5,669			2,383
Effective income tax rate	23.6		%	27.1		%

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Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary of Financial Information by Reportable Segment and Product Line

The following tables summarize financial information by reportable segment and product line (in thousands):    

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Net Sales by Reportable Segment & Product Line
IT&S Segment
Product	$	104,921	$	98,917
Service & Rental	32,114		28,380
	137,035		127,297
Other Segment	4,935		12,085
	$	141,970	$	139,382
Operating Profit (Loss)
IT&S Segment	$	35,565	$	26,640
Other Segment	1,971		1,424
General Corporate	(8,874)		(15,755)
	$	28,662	$	12,309

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Assets
IT&S Segment	$	622,154	$	632,113
Other Segment	28,286		28,127
General Corporate	115,127		102,357
	$	765,567	$	762,597

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Leases Components of Lease Expense (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Components of Lease Expense [Abstract]

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Lease Cost:
Operating lease cost	$	2,976	$	3,273
Short-term lease cost	585		494
Variable lease cost	919		1,115

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Leases Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases [Table Text Block]

Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2,956	$	3,255
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Operating leases	611		483

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Basis of Presentation Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land, buildings and improvements	$ 14,174	$ 14,070
Machinery and equipment	137,809	136,566
Gross Property, Plant and Equipment	151,983	150,636
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(114,020)	(111,668)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 37,963	$ 38,968

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Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023	May 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022	May 31, 2022
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, after Tax	$ 19,299	$ 18,394
AOCI, Cash Flow Hedge, Cumulative Gain (Loss), after Tax	(689)	548
Total shareholders’ equity	(321,676)	(326,620)	$ (321,676)	$ (318,611)	$ (334,323)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	102,230	102,268
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Total shareholders’ equity	$ 120,840	$ 121,210	$ 120,840	$ 134,961	$ 128,937

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Revenue Recognition Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 141,970	$ 139,382
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	13,200
Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	106,142	109,903
Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 35,828	$ 29,479

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Revenue Recognition Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current	$ 16,500	$ 16,800
Accounts receivable, net	94,925	97,649
Contract assets	6,468	3,989
Contract liabilities	3,469	$ 2,927
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, within next twelve months	3,500
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 13,200
Concentration Risk, Customer	11.7

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Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2022	Jun. 27, 2022	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges			$ 2,401	$ 982
Anticipated ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Maximum	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
Anticipated ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Minimum	$ 10,000	$ 6,000
Restructuring Charges, including recorded in Cost of Goods Sold			2,400	1,000
ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Charges			2,400	1,000
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			2,238	2,008
Restructuring Charges			2,062	944
Cash payments			(1,312)	(1,211)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates				67
Ending Balance			2,988	1,808
Corporate Segment
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Other non-cash uses of reserve			(200)
Corporate Segment | ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance			74	797
Restructuring Charges			174	38
Cash payments			(75)	(117)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates				0
Ending Balance			$ 173	$ 718

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Restructuring and Related Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 23, 2022	Jun. 27, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Anticipated ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Minimum	$ 10.0	$ 6.0
Anticipated ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Maximum	$ 15.0	$ 10.0

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ASCEND Transformation Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended
	Sep. 23, 2022	Jun. 27, 2022	Mar. 23, 2022	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Anticipated ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Maximum	$ 15,000	$ 10,000
Incremental Operating Profit Maximum			$ 50,000	$ 60,000
Incremental Operating Profit Minimum			40,000	50,000
Anticipated ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Minimum	$ 10,000	$ 6,000
Anticipated Invested Expense Minimum			60,000	70,000
Anticipated Invested Expense Maximum			$ 65,000	75,000
ASCEND Transformation Program Costs				3,600	$ 10,400
ASCEND Transformation Program Expenses in SG&A				1,100	9,400
Restructuring Charges				2,401	982
ASCEND Transformation Program Expenses in COGS				100	0
Anticipated Additional Investment Expense - Minimum				10,000
Anticipated Additional Investment Expense - Maximum					15,000
Anticipated Additional ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Minimum				$ 3,000
Anticipated Additional ASCEND Transformation Program Restructuring Charges - Maximum					$ 5,000

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Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Discontinued Operations & Divestiture Activities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Nov. 30, 2023

Nov. 30, 2022

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5. Discontinued Operations and Other Divestiture Activities

On October 31, 2019, as part of our overall strategy to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, the Company completed the sale of the businesses comprising its former Engineered Components & Systems ("EC&S") segment. This divestiture was considered part of our strategic shift to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, and therefore, the results of operations are recorded as a component of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. All discontinued operations activity included within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods presented relate to impacts from certain retained liabilities.

The following represents the detail of "(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended November 30,
	2023		2022
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	122	$	5
Impairment & divestiture benefit	—		(1,329)
Operating (loss) profit	(122)		1,324
Other loss, net	—		—
(Loss) earnings before income tax expense	(122)		1,324
Income tax expense	445		280
(Loss) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(567)	$	1,044

Other Divestiture Activities

On July 11, 2023, the Company completed the sale of the Cortland Industrial business, which had been included in the Other operating segment, for net cash proceeds of $20.1 million. In connection with the completion of the sale, the Company recorded a net gain of $6.0 million, inclusive of $0.1 million of purchase price from the customary finalization of working capital negotiations in the first quarter of Fiscal 2024. The historical results of the Cortland Industrial business (which had net sales of $7.0 million, for the quarter ended November 30, 2022) are not material to the consolidated financial results.

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations

$ 567

$ (1,044)

Engineered Components & Systems [Member] [Domain]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Expense

0

0

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Loss Before Income Tax Benefit

122

(1,324)

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

445

280

Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations

(567)

1,044

Disposal Date

Oct. 31, 2019

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, General and Administrative Expense

122

5

Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Impairment And Divestiture Charges

0

(1,329)

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating (Loss) Earnings

$ (122)

$ 1,324

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Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Other Divestiture Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended
	Jul. 11, 2023	Oct. 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Nov. 30, 2023
Engineered Components & Systems [Member] [Domain]
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposal Date		Oct. 31, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)			$ (122)	$ 1,324
Disposal Date		Oct. 31, 2019
Cortland Industrial
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposal Date	Jul. 11, 2023
Proceeds from sale of business/product line	$ 20,100
Gain Loss On Disposal			100		$ (6,000)
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, annual revenue				7,000
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business/product line	$ 20,100
Disposal Date	Jul. 11, 2023
Gain Loss On Disposal			$ 100		$ (6,000)
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, annual revenue				$ 7,000

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Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Divestitures Activities Discontinued Operations - Loss From Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	$ 567	$ (1,044)

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Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	$ 266,494
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	44
Ending balance	266,538
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	255,285
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	44
Ending balance	255,329
Other Operating Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Ending balance	11,209
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	0
Ending balance	$ 11,209

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Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Accumulated Amortization	$ 107,622	$ 106,802
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Value	145,348	144,140
Net Book Value	37,726	37,338
Tradenames
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Value	24,554	23,345
Accumulated Amortization	0	0
Net Book Value	$ 24,554	23,345
Customer relationships
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	14 years
Gross Carrying Value	$ 108,309	108,292
Accumulated Amortization	96,187	95,395
Net Book Value	$ 12,122	12,897
Patents
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	13 years
Gross Carrying Value	$ 9,753	9,769
Accumulated Amortization	9,220	9,210
Net Book Value	$ 533	559
Trademarks and tradenames
Indefinite And Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)	14 years
Gross Carrying Value	$ 2,732	2,734
Accumulated Amortization	2,215	2,197
Net Book Value	$ 517	$ 537

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Impaired Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year One	$ 2.9
Future Amortization Expense, 2025	1.0
Future Amortization Expense, 2024	1.5
Future Amortization Expense, 2023	1.7
Future Amortization Expense, 2022	1.8
Future Amortization Expense, 2021	1.9
Future Amortization Expense, Remainder of 2020	2.5
Future Amortization Expense, 2021	1.9
Future Amortization Expense, 2022	1.8
Future Amortization Expense, 2023	1.7
Future Amortization Expense, 2024	1.5
Future Amortization Expense, 2025	$ 1.0

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Summary of Asset Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Impaired Assets [Line Items]
Impairment & divestiture (benefits) charges	$ 147	$ 0

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Rollforward of Accrued Product Warranty Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 856	$ 1,140
Provision for warranties	45	234
Warranty Payments and costs incurred	(164)	(256)
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates	2	18
Ending balance	$ 739	$ 1,136

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Long-Term Indebtedness (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 245,125,000	$ 214,750,000
Long-term debt, net	240,128,000	210,337,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	4,375,000	3,750,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	622,000	663,000
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan | Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	198,125,000	198,750,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 47,000,000	$ 16,000,000

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings on Revolving Credit		$ 39,000,000	$ 14,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit		7,000,000		$ 8,600,000
Senior Credit Facilty	$ 600,000,000
Long-term debt, net		240,128,000		210,337,000
Long-term Debt		245,125,000		214,750,000
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	200,000,000	198,100,000
Senior credit facility expansion option, available	300,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 400,000,000
Long-term Debt		47,000,000		16,000,000
Senior Credit Facility - Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit		1,200,000
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount		351,800,000
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] | Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		$ 198,125,000		$ 198,750,000
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.15%
Adjusted Leverage Ratio	1.00
Minimum | Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	1.00
Interest Coverage Ratio	100.00%
Minimum | Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.125%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.30%
Adjusted Leverage Ratio	4.25
Maximum | Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	3.75
Interest Coverage Ratio	300.00%
Maximum | Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.875%

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Fair Value Measurement - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Liability/Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Long-term Debt	245,125,000	214,750,000
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative at Fair Value, Net	500,000	700,000
Derivative Instruments in Hedges, at Fair Value, Net	(1,200,000)	(1,200,000)
Revolving Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 47,000,000	$ 16,000,000

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Derivatives Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2023	Dec. 08, 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Contract, Liability/Asset, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Loss on Foreign Currency Fair Value Hedge Derivatives and Not Designated as Hedging Instruments at Fair Value	292,000	$ (636,000)
Long-term Debt	245,125,000		214,750,000
Derivatives used in Net Investment Hedge, Increase (Decrease), Gross of Tax	100,000
Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value of Hedged Item in Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge	(100,000)
Fair Value Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	17,800,000		$ 13,800,000
Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	$ 30,500,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item				$ 60,000,000
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate				4.022%

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Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity Share Repurchase (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				147 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	May 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	May 31, 2022	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract]
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	3,071,608				3,071,608
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 321,676	$ 321,676		$ 334,323	$ 321,676	$ 326,620	$ 318,611
Net (loss) earnings	17,738	17,738	$ 7,453	7,453
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax	370	370	$ 6,024	6,024
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan		51		42
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		0		0
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition		2,717		2,155
Stock Value Issued to Acquired For and Distributed From Rabbi Trust		$ 90		$ 77
Retained earnings	1,028,871				1,028,871	1,011,112
Treasury Stock, Value	826,622				826,622	$ 800,506
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	$ 26,116				$ 826,600
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased	10,000,000				10,000,000
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	29,727,622				29,727,622	28,772,715
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	954,907
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	$ 26,100
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired					29,727,622
Common Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		83,967,000		83,529,000		83,761,000	83,397,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		$ 16,793		$ 16,706		$ 16,752	$ 16,679
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Benefit Plan		2,000		3,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan		$ 0		$ 1
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		118,000		84,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		$ 23		$ 17
Stock Issued To Acquired For And Distributed From Rabbi Trust		3,000		3,000
Stock Value Issued to Acquired For and Distributed From Rabbi Trust		$ 1		$ 1
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		223,474		215,194		220,472	212,986
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Benefit Plan		51		41
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Restricted Stock Award, Gross		23		(17)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition		2,717		2,155
Stock Value Issued to Acquired For and Distributed From Rabbi Trust		89		76
Retained Earnings [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		1,028,871		974,204		1,011,112	966,751
Net (loss) earnings		17,738		7,453
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ (120,840)	(120,840)		(128,937)	$ (120,840)	(121,210)	(134,961)
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Net of Tax		370		6,024
Stock held in trust [member] [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		(3,576)		(3,239)		(3,484)	(3,209)
Stock Value Issued to Acquired For and Distributed From Rabbi Trust		(92)		(30)
Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest		3,576		3,239		$ 3,484	$ 3,209
Stock Value Issued to Acquired For and Distributed From Rabbi Trust		$ 92		$ 30

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Capital Stock (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	May 31, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	May 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations	$ 18,305		$ 6,409
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	(567)		1,044
Net (loss) earnings	$ 17,738	$ 17,738	$ 7,453	$ 7,453
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	54,527		56,886
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements	481		431
Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding - diluted	55,008		57,317
(Loss) Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 0.34		$ 0.11
(Loss) Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	0.33		0.11
(Loss) Earnings per share from Discontinued Operations, Per Basic Shares	(0.01)		0.02
(Loss) Earnings per share from Discontinued Operations, Per Diluted Share	(0.01)		0.02
Earnings Per Share, Basic	0.33		0.13
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.32		$ 0.13
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)	312		818

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure Additional Details [Table] [Line Items]
Income tax (benefit) expense	$ 5,669	$ 2,383
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	23.60%	27.10%
Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	21.00%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	$ 23,974	$ 8,792

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Summary of Financial Information by Reportable Segment and Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 141,970	$ 139,382
Operating Profit (Loss)	28,662	12,309
Assets	765,567		$ 762,597
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	137,035	127,297
Operating Profit (Loss)	35,565	26,640
Assets	622,154		632,113
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | Products [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	104,921	98,917
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | Service & Rental [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	32,114	28,380
Other Operating Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	4,935	12,085
Operating Profit (Loss)	1,971	1,424
Assets	28,286		28,127
General Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating Profit (Loss)	(8,874)	$ (15,755)
Assets	$ 115,127		$ 102,357

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Contingencies and Litigation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 7.0	$ 8.6

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Leases Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Components of Lease Expense [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Cost	$ 2,976	$ 3,273
Short-term Lease, Cost	585	494
Variable Lease, Cost	$ 919	$ 1,115

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Leases Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2023	Nov. 30, 2022
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases [Abstract]
Operating Lease, Payments	$ 2,956	$ 3,255
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	$ 611	$ 483

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Leases Leases (Details)	Nov. 30, 2023
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term	5 years
Minimum
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	3 years
Maximum
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract	15 years

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Label	Element	Value
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalOther	$ (969,000)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalOther	(2,025,000)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents	us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	120,699,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalents	us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	154,415,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	2,210,000
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalOther	(969,000)
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalOther	(2,025,000)
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	2,193,000
Treasury Stock, Common [Member]
Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	(742,844,000)
Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	(826,622,000)
Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	(742,844,000)
Common Stock [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	$ 17,000
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation	83,000