10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended January 31, 2019

or

o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from _____________ to ______________

Commission File Number 001-12622

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	36-2048898 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
410 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400 Chicago, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices)	60611-4213 (Zip Code)

The registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 321-1515

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 at least the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

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

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer  x Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x Emerging growth company o

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.o

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of January 31, 2019.

Common Stock – 5,311,462 Shares and Class B Stock – 2,251,738 Shares

CONTENTS

	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
		Page
Item 1:	Financial Statements	3
Item 2:	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results Of Operations	20
Item 4:	Controls and Procedures	26
	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1:	Legal Proceedings	28
Item 4:	Mine Safety Disclosures	28
Item 6:	Exhibits	29
	Signatures	30

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this report, including, but not limited to, those under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and those statements elsewhere in this report and other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), contain forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our future performance, our business, our beliefs and our management’s assumptions. In addition, we, or others on our behalf, may make forward-looking statements in press releases or written statements, or in our communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, webcasts, phone calls and conference calls. Words such as “expect,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “may,” “assume,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, those described in Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, which contains, among other risk factors, a description of the issues that may arise with the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning system which became operational on August 1, 2018. Should one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, intended, expected, believed, estimated, projected or planned. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by law, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the distribution of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.

TRADEMARK NOTICE

Oil-Dri is a registered trademark of Oil-Dri Corporation of America.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  Financial Statements

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	(unaudited)
ASSETS	January 31, 2019			July 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,375		$	12,757
Short-term investments	480			7,124
Accounts receivable, less allowance of   $690 and $817 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	38,282			33,602
Inventories	28,123			22,521
Prepaid repairs expense	4,116			4,111
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,924			2,899
Total Current Assets	82,300			83,014
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost	241,425			236,091
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(155,232		)	(149,385		)
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	86,193			86,706
Other Assets
Goodwill	9,262			9,262
Trademarks and patents, net of accumulated amortization of $283 and $267 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	1,298			1,220
Customer list, net of accumulated amortization of $5,918 and $5,540 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	1,867			2,245
Deferred income taxes	7,013			7,349
Other	5,204			4,886
Total Other Assets	24,644			24,962
Total Assets	$	193,137		$	194,682

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (continued)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	(unaudited)
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	January 31, 2019			July 31, 2018
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of notes payable	$	3,083		$	3,083
Accounts payable	7,882			6,543
Dividends payable	1,680			1,627
Accrued expenses:
Salaries, wages and commissions	4,518			8,974
Trade promotions and advertising	1,132			1,280
Freight	5,302			1,767
Other	7,492			7,675
Total Current Liabilities	31,089			30,949
Noncurrent Liabilities
Notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $46 and $60 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	3,038			6,107
Deferred compensation	5,664			6,100
Pension and postretirement benefits	16,474			15,906
Other	4,108			3,735
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	29,284			31,848
Total Liabilities	60,373			62,797
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, issued 8,236,449 shares at January 31, 2019   and 8,086,849 shares at July 31, 2018	823			809
Class B Stock, par value $.10 per share, issued 2,576,479 shares at January 31, 2019   and 2,468,979 shares at July 31, 2018	258			247
Additional paid-in capital	39,730			38,473
Retained earnings	158,788			158,935
Noncontrolling interest	5			(18		)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
Pension and postretirement benefits	(10,093		)	(10,384		)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(267		)	(231		)
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	(10,360		)	(10,615		)
Less Treasury Stock, at cost (2,924,987 Common and 324,741 Class B shares at  January 31, 2019 and 2,914,092 Common and 324,741 Class B shares at July 31, 2018)	(56,480		)	(55,946		)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	132,764			131,885
Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity	$	193,137		$	194,682

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings

(in thousands, except for per share amounts)

	(unaudited)
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018
Net Sales	$	136,023		$	135,540
Cost of Sales (1)	(104,609		)	(96,908		)
Gross Profit	31,414			38,632
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (1)	(27,584		)	(29,234		)
Income from Operations	3,830			9,398
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense	(293		)	(400		)
Interest income	96			119
Other, net (1)	39			(207		)
Total Other Expense, Net	(158		)	(488		)
Income Before Income Taxes	3,672			8,910
Income Tax Expense	(456		)	(6,956		)
Net Income	3,216			1,954
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	23			—
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri	3,193			1,954
Retained Earnings:
Balance at beginning of period	158,935			154,735
Cash dividends declared	(3,340		)	(3,118		)
Balance at End of Period	$	158,788		$	153,571
Net Income Per Share
Basic Common	$	0.46		$	0.29
Basic Class B Common	$	0.34		$	0.22
Diluted Common	$	0.42		$	0.26
Average Shares Outstanding
Basic Common	5,099			5,030
Basic Class B Common	2,069			2,097
Diluted Common	7,242			7,215
Dividends Declared Per Share
Basic Common	$	0.4800		$	0.4600
Basic Class B Common	$	0.3600		$	0.3450

(1) Prior year amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation of the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost required by new guidance under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 715, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. See Note 2 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands of dollars)

	(unaudited)
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri	$	3,193		$	1,954
Other Comprehensive Income:
Pension and postretirement benefits (net of tax)	291			418
Cumulative translation adjustment	(36		)	70
Other Comprehensive Income	255			488
Total Comprehensive Income	$	3,448		$	2,442

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings

(in thousands, except for per share amounts)

	(unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018
Net Sales	$	69,880		$	68,894
Cost of Sales (1)	(54,476		)	(49,237		)
Gross Profit	15,404			19,657
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (1)	(12,577		)	(14,474		)
Income from Operations	2,827			5,183
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense	(142		)	(199		)
Interest income	47			65
Other, net (1)	56			22
Total Other Expense, Net	(39		)	(112		)
Income Before Income Taxes	2,788			5,071
Income Tax Expense	(506		)	(6,167		)
Net Income (Loss)	2,282			(1,096		)
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(5		)	—
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri	2,287			(1,096		)
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic Common	$	0.33		$	(0.17	)
Basic Class B	$	0.25		$	(0.12	)
Diluted Common	$	0.30		$	(0.15	)
Average Shares Outstanding
Basic Common	5,121			5,035
Basic Class B	2,068			2,104
Diluted Common	7,229			7,139
Dividends Declared Per Share
Basic Common	$	0.2400		$	0.2300
Basic Class B	$	0.1800		$	0.1725

(1) Prior year amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to conform to the current year presentation of the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost required by new guidance under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 715, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. See Note 2 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands of dollars)

	(unaudited)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
	2019		2018
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri	$	2,287	$	(1,096	)
Other Comprehensive Income:
Pension and postretirement benefits (net of tax)	124		237
Cumulative translation adjustment	28		144
Other Comprehensive Income	152		381
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	2,439	$	(715	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

	(unaudited)
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	2019			2018
Net Income	$	3,216		$	1,954
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	6,539			6,413
Amortization of investment net discount	(10		)	(57		)
Stock-based compensation	898			770
Deferred income taxes	106			5,312
Provision for bad debts and cash discounts	(168		)	155
Loss on the sale of fixed assets	1			31
Life insurance benefits	—			(334		)
(Increase) Decrease in assets:
Accounts receivable	(4,529		)	362
Inventories	(5,607		)	75
Prepaid expenses	970			(51		)
Other assets	(422		)	55
Increase (Decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,295			(743		)
Accrued expenses	(1,390		)	(3,637		)
Deferred compensation	(436		)	268
Pension and postretirement benefits	859			649
Other liabilities	370			407
Total Adjustments	(524		)	9,675
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	2,692			11,629
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(6,199		)	(6,850		)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	—			11
Purchases of short-term investments	(3,948		)	(24,101		)
Dispositions of short-term investments	10,602			25,840
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	455			(5,100		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal payments on notes payable	(3,083		)	(3,083		)
Dividends paid	(3,287		)	(3,112		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(135		)	(27		)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(6,505		)	(6,222		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents	(24		)	(21		)
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(3,382		)	286
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	12,757			9,095
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	9,375		$	9,381

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued

(in thousands)

	(unaudited)
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019		2018
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued, but not paid	$	416	$	890
Cash dividends declared and accrued, but not paid	$	1,680	$	1,559

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in compliance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The financial statements and the related notes are condensed and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated. Except as otherwise indicated herein or as the context otherwise requires, references to “Oil-Dri,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and reclassifications which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the statements contained herein. In addition, certain prior year reclassifications were made to conform to the current year presentation. Operating results for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2019.

Management Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the reporting period, as well as the related disclosures. All of our estimates and assumptions are revised periodically. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Except as described herein, our significant accounting policies, which are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 have not materially changed. However, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect changes required upon adoption of new accounting guidance, as described in Note 2 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following is a description of certain of our significant accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when performance obligations under the terms of the contracts with customers are satisfied. Our performance obligation generally consists of the promise to sell finished products to wholesalers, distributors and retailers or consumers and our obligations have an original duration of one year or less. Control of the finished products are transferred upon shipment to, or receipt at, customers' locations, as determined by the specific terms of the contract. We have completed our performance obligation when control is transferred and we recognize revenue accordingly.

We have an unconditional right to consideration under the payment terms specified in the contract upon completion of the performance obligation. We may require certain customers to provide payment in advance of product shipment. We recorded a liability for these advance payments of $96,000 and $390,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively. This liability is reported in Other Accrued Expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Revenue recognized during the second quarter ended January 31, 2019 that was included in the liability for advance payments at the beginning of the period was $84,000.

We routinely commit to one-time or ongoing trade promotion programs directly with consumers, such as coupon programs, and with customers, such as volume discounts, cooperative marketing and other arrangements. We estimate and accrue the expected costs of these programs. These costs are considered variable consideration under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and are netted against sales when revenue is recorded. The accruals are based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing obligations on products sold as of the balance sheet date. To estimate these accruals, we rely on our historical experience of trade spending patterns and that of the industry, current trends and forecasted data.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include salaries, wages and benefits associated with staff outside the manufacturing and distribution functions, all marketing related costs, any miscellaneous trade spending expenses not required to be included in net sales, research and development costs, depreciation and amortization related to assets outside the manufacturing and distribution process and all other non-manufacturing and non-distribution expenses.

Trade Receivables. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts based on our historical experience and a periodic review of our accounts receivable, including a review of the overall aging of accounts, consideration of customer credit risk and analysis of facts and circumstances about specific customer accounts. A customer account is determined to be uncollectible when it is probable that a loss will be incurred after we have completed our internal collection procedures, including termination of shipments, direct customer contact and formal demand of payment.

Overburden Removal and Mining Costs. We mine sorbent materials on property that we either own or lease as part of our overall operations. A significant part of our overall mining cost is incurred during the process of removing the overburden (non-usable material) from the mine site, thus exposing the sorbent material used in a majority of our production processes. These stripping costs are treated as a variable inventory production cost and are included in cost of sales in the period they are incurred. We defer and amortize the pre-production overburden removal costs associated with opening a new mine.

Additionally, it is our policy to capitalize the purchase cost of land and mineral rights, including associated legal fees, survey fees and real estate fees. The costs of obtaining mineral patents, including legal fees and drilling expenses, are also capitalized. Pre-production development costs on new mines and any prepaid royalties that may be offset against future royalties due upon extraction of the minerals are also capitalized. All exploration related costs are expensed as incurred.

We perform ongoing reclamation activities during the normal course of our overburden removal. As overburden is removed from a mine site, it is hauled to previously mined sites and is used to refill older sites. This process allows us to continuously reclaim older mine sites and dispose of overburden simultaneously, therefore minimizing the costs associated with the reclamation process.

2.NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND REGULATIONS

Recently Issued Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance under ASC 842, Leases, which provides that, for leases with a term greater than 12 months, a lessee must recognize in the statement of financial position both a liability to make lease payments and an asset representing its right to use the underlying asset. Other requirements describe expense recognition, as well as financial statement presentation and disclosure. This guidance is effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this requirement on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which requires companies to utilize an impairment model for most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other financial instruments, which include trade and other receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, to record an allowance for credit risk based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. In addition, this new guidance changes the recognition method for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities, which can occur as a result of market and credit risk, as well as additional disclosures. In general, this guidance will require modified retrospective adoption for all outstanding instruments that fall under this guidance. This guidance is effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2021. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this requirement on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted by us which are expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Adopted Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and subsequently issued several amendments to further clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. This guidance establishes a single comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers and will supersede most existing revenue guidance. The core principle of ASC 606 is that entities should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange.

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Oil-Dri adopted the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis effective August 1, 2018. We applied the practical expedient available under ASC 606 to disregard determining significant financing components if the good is transferred and payment is received within one year. We also adopted the policy election to exclude from the transaction price all amounts collected from customers for sales and other taxes. We do not expect a material impact on our annual Consolidated Financial Statements from the adoption of this guidance. Results for periods beginning on or after August 1, 2018 are recognized and presented in accordance with ASC 606, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the prior account guidance under ASC 605, Revenue Recognition.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 825, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This guidance addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This guidance was effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The provisions relevant to us relate to fair value disclosures for our notes payable, which are measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet. These provisions require the use of the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, as well as eliminate the requirement to disclose the method and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value in such disclosure. This guidance impacted our disclosures only on a prospective basis and did not have a material impact on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 4 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about Fair Value Measurements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 715, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, whichrequires presenting the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. This standard also requires that other components of the net periodic benefit cost be presented separately from the line items that includes service costs and outside of any subtotal of operating income, if one is presented, on a retrospective basis. We adopted this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and accordingly recorded the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost in Other Income (Expense) in the line item Other, net on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings. As such, the adoption did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about our pension and postretirement health plans.

3.INVENTORIES

The composition of inventories is as follows (in thousands):

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Finished goods	$	17,747	$	14,223
Packaging	6,177		5,349
Other	4,199		2,949
Total Inventories	$	28,123	$	22,521

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value. Inventory costs include the cost of raw materials, packaging supplies, labor and other overhead costs. We performed a detailed review of our inventory items to determine if an obsolescence reserve adjustment was necessary. The review surveyed all of our operating facilities and sales groups to ensure that both historical issues and new market trends were considered. The obsolescence reserve not only considered specific items, but also took into consideration the overall value of the inventory as of the balance sheet date. The inventory obsolescence reserve values at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 were $1,028,000 and $1,136,000, respectively.

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4.FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into categories based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categories in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs for similar assets or liabilities or valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs.

Cash equivalents of $7,163,000 and $9,920,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively, were classified as Level 1. These cash instruments are primarily money market mutual funds and are included in cash and cash equivalents on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Short-term investments included U.S. Treasury securities and certificates of deposit. We intend and have the ability to hold our short-term investments to maturity; therefore, these investments were reported at amortized cost, which approximated fair value as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018.

Balances of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair values at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 due to the short maturity and nature of those balances.

Notes payable are reported at the face amount of future maturities. The estimated fair value of notes payable, including current maturities, was $6,384,000 and $9,553,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively, and are classified as Level 2. The fair value as of January 31, 2019, was determined using the exit price notion of fair value required by the adoption of new accounting guidance for fiscal year 2019, as discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

We apply fair value techniques on at least an annual basis associated with: (1) valuing potential impairment loss related to goodwill, trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets and (2) valuing potential impairment loss related to long-lived assets. See Note 5 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about goodwill and other intangible assets.

5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible amortization expense was $209,000 and $253,000 in the second quarter of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Intangible amortization expense was $419,000 and $507,000 in the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Estimated intangible amortization for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 is $417,000. Estimated intangible amortization for the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):

2020	$	667
2021	$	483
2022	$	333
2023	$	201
2024	$	68

We have one acquired trademark recorded at a cost of $376,000 that was determined to have an indefinite life and is not amortized.

We performed our annual goodwill impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 and no impairment was identified. There have been no triggering events that would indicate a new impairment analysis is needed.

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6.PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of net periodic pension and postretirement health benefit costs were as follows:

	Pension Benefits
	(in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	391		$	438		$	813		$	862
Interest cost	517			517			1,057			1,014
Expected return on plan assets	(703		)	(485		)	(1,405		)	(971		)
Amortization of:
Prior service costs	1			—			1			1
Other actuarial loss	165			354			386			641
Net periodic benefit cost	$	371		$	824		$	852		$	1,547
	Postretirement Health Benefits
	(in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	25		$	25		$	52		$	54
Interest cost	24			19			49			43
Amortization of:
Prior service costs	(2		)	(1		)	(3		)	(3		)
Other actuarial loss	—			(5		)	—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	47		$	38		$	98		$	94

The non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost are included in Other Income (Expense) in the line item Other, net on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings.

The pension plan is funded based upon actuarially determined contributions that take into account the amount deductible for income tax purposes, the normal cost and the minimum contribution required and the maximum contribution allowed under applicable regulations.We were not required to make, and did not make, a contribution to the pension plan during the first six months of fiscal year 2019. We have no minimum funding requirements for the remainder of fiscal year 2019.

We made a significant voluntary contribution to the pension plan in excess of the minimum required contribution in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. This voluntary contribution improved the plan's funded status and contributed to a lower net periodic benefit expense for the second quarter and the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to the same period in the prior year. The postretirement health plan is an unfunded plan. We pay insurance premiums and claims from our assets.

Assumptions used in the previous calculations were as follows:

	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Health Benefits
	For the Three and Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Discount rate for net periodic benefit cost	4.04	%	3.75	%	3.81	%	3.26	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.50	%	3.50	%	—		—
Long-term expected rate of return on assets	7.00	%	7.00	%	—		—

The medical cost trend assumption for postretirement health benefits was 7.50%. The graded trend rate is expected to decrease to an ultimate rate of 4.50% in fiscal year 2038.

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7. OPERATING SEGMENTS

We have two operating segments: (1) Business to Business Products Group and (2) Retail and Wholesale Products Group. These operating segments are managed separately and each segment's major customers have different characteristics. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group customers include: mass merchandisers; wholesale clubs; drugstore chains; pet specialty retail outlets; dollar stores; retail grocery stores; distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products; environmental service companies; and sports field product users. The Business to Business Products Group customers include: processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal health and nutrition products; and marketers of consumer products. Our operating segments are also our reportable segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018.

Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):

	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
Product	2019		2018		2019		2018
Cat Litter	$	6,502	$	7,073	$	67,613	$	64,286
Industrial and Sports	—		—		15,429		15,686
Agricultural and Horticultural	12,698		12,979		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	24,454		25,545		1,197		1,126
Animal Health and Nutrition	8,130		8,845		—		—
Net Sales	$	51,784	$	54,442	$	84,239	$	81,098
	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
Product	2019		2018		2019		2018
Cat Litter	$	3,287	$	3,273	$	35,218	$	33,464
Industrial and Sports	—		—		7,652		7,569
Agricultural and Horticultural	6,646		6,936		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	12,559		12,928		552		506
Animal Health and Nutrition	3,966		4,218		—		—
Net Sales	$	26,458	$	27,355	$	43,422	$	41,539

We do not rely on any segment asset allocations and we do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance. 

	Assets
	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	60,283	$	65,143
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	93,950		89,623
Unallocated Assets	38,904		39,916
Total Assets	$	193,137	$	194,682

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Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The corporate expenses line includes certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as research and development, information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service. Corporate expenses also include the estimated annual incentive plan bonus accrual.

	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	51,784	$	54,442	$	14,304		$	18,635
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	84,239		81,098		2,662			4,787
Net Sales	$	136,023	$	135,540
Corporate Expenses					(13,136		)	(14,024		)
Income from Operations					3,830			9,398
Total Other Expense, Net					(158		)	(488		)
Income before Income Taxes					3,672			8,910
Income Tax Expense					(456		)	(6,956		)
Net Income					3,216			1,954
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					23			—
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	3,193		$	1,954
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	26,458	$	27,355	$	7,272		$	9,759
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	43,422		41,539		2,653			2,422
Net Sales	$	69,880	$	68,894
Corporate Expenses					(7,098		)	(6,998		)
Income from Operations					2,827			5,183
Total Other Expense, Net					(39		)	(112		)
Income before Income Taxes					2,788			5,071
Income Tax Expense					(506		)	(6,167		)
Net Income (Loss)					2,282			(1,096		)
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					(5		)	—
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	2,287		$	(1,096	)

8.STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Oil-Dri Corporation of America 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other stock-based and cash-based awards. Our employees and outside directors are eligible to receive grants under the 2006 Plan. The total number of shares of stock subject to grants under the 2006 Plan may not exceed 937,500.

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Restricted Stock

All of our non-vested restricted stock as of January 31, 2019 was issued under the 2006 Plan with vesting periods generally between two years and five years. We determined the fair value of restricted stock as of the grant date. We recognize the related compensation expense over the period from the date of grant to the date the shares vest.

There were 117,000 restricted shares of Common Stock and 7,000 restricted shares of Class B Stock granted during the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. No restricted stock was granted during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock was $229,000 and $426,000 for the second quarter of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock was $889,000 and $928,000 for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

A summary of restricted stock transactions is shown below:

	Restricted Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at July 31, 2018	178		$	32.74
Granted	273		$	33.00
Vested	(60	)	$	31.82
Forfeitures	(22	)	$	30.21
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at January 31, 2019	369		$	33.23

9. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component as of January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Pension and Postretirement Health Benefits				Cumulative Translation Adjustment			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance as of July 31, 2018	$	(10,384	)		$	(231	)	$	(10,615	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax	—				(36		)	(36		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	291			(a)	—			291
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	291				(36		)	255
Balance as of January 31, 2019	$	(10,093	)		$	(267	)	$	(10,360	)

(a) Amount is net of tax expense of $93,000. Amount is included in the components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension and postretirement health plans. See Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

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10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

One member of our Board of Directors is the President and Chief Executive Officer of a customer of ours. That customer was a customer of ours before the board member joined that customer and before he became a member of our Board of Directors. Total net sales to that customer, including sales to subsidiaries of that customer, were $105,000 and $77,000 for the second quarters of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively, and were $202,000 and $163,000 for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Outstanding accounts receivable from that customer, and its subsidiaries, were $45,000 and $14,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.

One member of our Board of Directors, and of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, is the President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director and shareholder of a law firm that regularly provides services to us. Total payments to that vendor for fees and cost reimbursements were $51,000 and $53,000 for the second quarters of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively, and were $97,000 and $116,000 for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were no outstanding accounts payable to that vendor as of January 31, 2019 or July 31, 2018.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OFFINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the financial statements and the related notes included herein and our Consolidated Financial Statements, accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed under “Forward-Looking Statements” and Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018, which contained, among other risk factors, a description of the issues that may arise with the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning system which became operational on August 1, 2018.

OVERVIEW

We develop, mine, manufacture and market sorbent products principally produced from clay minerals and, to a lesser extent, other clay-like sorbent materials. Our principal products include agricultural and horticultural chemical carriers, animal health and nutrition products, bleaching clay and fluid purification aids, cat litter, industrial and automotive floor absorbents and sports field products. Our products are sold to two primary customer groups, including customers who resell our products as originally produced to the end consumer and those who use our products as part of their production process or use them as an ingredient in their final finished product. We have two reportable operating segments based on the different characteristics of our two primary customer groups: Retail and Wholesale Products Group and Business to Business Products Group, as described in Note 7 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2019 COMPARED TO

SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2018

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Consolidated net sales for the six months ended January 31, 2019 were $136,023,000, compared to net sales of $135,540,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2018. Net sales were up for our Retail and Wholesale Products Group and were down for our Business to Business Products Group. Both groups reported lower operating income, as discussed further below.

Consolidated gross profit for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was $31,414,000, or 23.1% of net sales, compared to $38,632,000, or 28.5% of net sales, for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Gross profit was negatively impacted by higher freight, packaging and manufacturing costs, including higher natural gas costs. Freight costs per ton were up over 20%, an increase of about $4,000,000 compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2018. A shortage of drivers combined with the impact of government regulations in the trucking industry (new regulations went into effect during the second quarter of our fiscal year 2018) resulted in less truck availability and higher freight rates. The truck shortage has shifted transportation demand to railroads, which are also facing capacity constraints. Furthermore, we incurred additional freight costs for an increased number of product transfers between our plants and warehouses to support customer service during the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system on August 1, 2018, and during disruptions due to Hurricane Michael in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Packaging costs per ton were approximately 12% higher, an increase of about $1,700,000 compared to the first six months of the prior fiscal year. Significant amounts of our packaging purchases are subject to contractual price adjustments throughout the year based on underlying commodity prices. Higher costs for both our resin and paper-based packaging reflected changes in their respective commodity prices. Non-fuel manufacturing costs per ton produced were up approximately 7% compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. An increase in tons produced contributed to higher costs for labor, warehouse rental, product transfers and waste disposal. Repairs expense also increased for mining equipment and preventative maintenance. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 some processing interruptions occurred at our plants due to the ERP system implementation and one plant lost electricity for three days after Hurricane Michael. Finally, the cost of natural gas used to operate kilns that dry our clay was approximately 11% higher per manufactured ton in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2018.

Total SG&A expenses were 6%lower for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2018. The discussion of the segments' operating incomes below describes the changes in SG&A expenses that were allocated to the operating segments. The remaining unallocated corporate expenses included a lower estimated annual incentive bonus accrual and lower actuarially determined costs for our pension and postretirement health plans. The incentive bonus accruals were based

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on performance targets established for each fiscal year. Pension and postretirement health plan costs are discussed further in Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These lower costs were partially offset by additional expenses of approximately $1,200,000 related to the new ERP system implementation.

Tax expense for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was $456,000, compared to $6,956,000 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Tax expense for the first six months of fiscal year 2018 included a one-time adjustment of $5,091,000 for the impact on deferred income tax assets under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "2017 Tax Act"), which was enacted in December 2017. Excluding this adjustment, the effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal year 2018 would have been 21%. The 2017 Tax Act also lowered the U.S. federal corporate tax rate, as reflected in our effective tax rate of 12% for the first six months of fiscal year 2019. We used an estimated annual effective tax rate in determining our quarterly provision for income taxes, which is based on expected annual taxable income and the assessment of various tax deductions, including depletion.

Consolidated net income for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was $3,193,000, a 63%increase from net income of $1,954,000 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Net income for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was significantly impacted by higher freight, packaging and non-fuel manufacturing costs, which more than offset the lower SG&A expenses. Net income for the first six months of fiscal year 2018 included the one-time $5,091,000 tax expense adjustment for the impact of the 2017 Tax Act discussed above.

Diluted net income per share was $0.42 for the first six months of fiscal year 2019, compared to $0.26 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. The tax expense adjustment discussed above effectively reduced diluted net income per share by $0.69 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018.

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PRODUCTS GROUP

Net sales of the Business to Business Products Group for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 were $51,784,000, a decrease of $2,658,000, or 5%, from net sales of $54,442,000 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Net sales of fluids purification products were down approximately 4% compared to the first six months of the prior year. Price competition due to the strength of the U.S. Dollar resulted in a loss of international sales to local suppliers, particularly in Brazil. New competitors in other foreign markets also negatively impacted sales. This decline was partially offset by higher domestic sales of fluids purification products due to increased customer requirements as a result of the characteristics of recent crops that are processed to create edible oils. Net sales of our animal health and nutrition products decreased approximately 8% compared to the first six months of the prior year. A swine virus outbreak in China in August of 2018 impacted the pork market and weakened sales of our products in Asia, including for our subsidiary in China discussed in “Foreign Operations” below. In contrast, sales of animal health products improved in Latin America to new and existing distributors. Net sales of our co-packaged coarse cat litter were down approximately 8% compared to the first six months of the prior year. Net sales of agricultural and horticultural chemical carrier products decreased approximately 2%. Reduced sales of our traditional carrier granules were partially offset by increased sales of our engineered granules.

SG&A expenses for the Business to Business Products Group were approximately 2% lower for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to the same period of the prior year, including lower net compensation-related costs that resulted from employee turnover.

The Business to Business Products Group’s operating income for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was $14,304,000, a decrease of $4,331,000, or 23%, from operating income of $18,635,000 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. The operating income decline was driven by the lower sales, discussed above, combined with higher freight, packaging and non-fuel manufacturing costs. See “Consolidated Results” above for further discussion of these costs.

RETAIL AND WHOLESALE PRODUCTS GROUP

Net sales of the Retail and Wholesale Products Group for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 of $84,239,000, an increase of $3,141,000, or 4%, from net sales of $81,098,000 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Total cat litter net sales were 5%higher compared to the first six months of the prior year, driven by increased sales of private label lightweight and traditional scoopable litters. Sales of private label scoopable litters increased to existing customers and sales of private label coarse litter to our largest customer were higher compared to the first six months of the prior year. Our branded scoopable and coarse litter sales were essentially even with the same period in the prior year.

Net sales of industrial and automotive absorbent products decreased approximately 2% compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Six month sales for our subsidiary in the United Kingdom were slightly higher, while sales for our subsidiary in Canada

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were slightly lower than the prior year. See “Foreign Operations” below for further discussion about the sales and types of products sold by our foreign subsidiaries.

SG&A expenses for the Retail and Wholesale Products Group were 5% lower compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2018. The decrease was driven by about $1,000,000 lower advertising expense. We have refocused much of our advertising to digital promotions and we expect advertising expense for the full year of fiscal 2019 to be lower than in fiscal 2018. Partially offsetting the lower advertising costs were approximately $700,000 increased customer compliance fees for shipping and data communication problems during the implementation of the ERP system.

The Retail and Wholesale Products Group's operating income for the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was $2,662,000, a decrease of $2,125,000, or 44%, from operating income of $4,787,000 for the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Higher freight, packaging and non-fuel manufacturing costs more than offset the benefits of increased sales and lower SG&A expenses. See “Consolidated Results” above for further discussion of freight, packaging and manufacturing costs.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Foreign operations included our subsidiaries in Canada and the United Kingdom, which are reported in the Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and our subsidiaries in China and Mexico, which are reported in the Business to Business Products Group. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries during the first six months of fiscal year 2019 were $6,482,000, a 7%increase compared to net sales of $6,047,000 during the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Our subsidiary in Mexico was acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 and provided incremental sales in the first six months of fiscal year 2019. Net sales were up slightly for fluids purification products sold by our United Kingdom subsidiary and for cat litter sold by our Canada subsidiary. Weaker exchange rates for the British Pound and Canadian Dollar moderated the positive impact of these sales increases when translated to the reported U.S. Dollar results. In addition, the outbreak of swine fever in Asia contributed to decline in sales of animal health and nutrition products by our subsidiary in China. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries represented 5% and 4% of our consolidated net sales during the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Our foreign subsidiaries reported net income of $315,000 for the first six months of fiscal 2019, compared to net income of $635,000 for the first six months of fiscal 2018. The lower reported net income was due primarily to negative changes in foreign currency exchange rates and a reported loss by our subsidiary in Mexico.

Identifiable assets of our foreign subsidiaries as of January 31, 2019 were $9,643,000, compared to $8,343,000 as of January 31, 2018. The increase was attributed to the addition of our subsidiary in Mexico.

THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2019 COMPARED TO

THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2018

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Consolidated net sales for the three months ended January 31, 2019 were $69,880,000, compared to $68,894,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2018. Net sales were up for the Retail and Wholesale Products Group and were down for the Business to Business Products Group.

Consolidated gross profit for the three months ended January 31, 2019 was $15,404,000, or 22.0% of net sales, compared to $19,657,000, or 28.5% of net sales, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Gross profit was negatively impacted by higher manufacturing costs, including natural gas, as well as freight and packaging costs. Non-fuel manufacturing costs per ton produced were up approximately 9% compared to the second quarter in the prior fiscal year. An increase in tons produced contributed to higher costs for labor, warehouse rental, product transfers and waste disposal. Repairs expense also increased for mining equipment and preventative maintenance. The cost of natural gas used to operate kilns that dry our clay was approximately 25% higher per manufactured ton. Freight costs per ton were up approximately 20%, an increase of almost $2,000,000 over the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. A shortage of drivers combined with the impact of government regulations in the trucking industry (new regulations went into effect during the second quarter of our fiscal year 2018) resulted in less truck availability and higher freight rates. The truck shortage has shifted transportation demand to railroads, which are also facing capacity constraints. Packaging costs per ton were approximately 11% higher, an increase of about $900,000 compared to the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. Significant amounts of our packaging purchases are subject to contractual price adjustments throughout the year based on underlying commodity prices. Higher costs for both our resin and paper-based packaging reflected changes in their respective commodity prices.

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Total SG&A expenses were approximately 13%lower for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The discussion below describes the SG&A expenses allocated to the operating segments. The remaining unallocated corporate expenses included a lower estimated annual incentive bonus accrual and lower actuarially determined costs for our pension and postretirement health plans. The incentive bonus accruals were based on performance targets established for each fiscal year. Pension and postretirement health plan costs are discussed further in Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These lower costs were partially offset by additional expenses of approximately $250,000 related to the new ERP system implementation, as well as costs associated with executive personnel changes.

Tax expense was $506,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, compared to tax expense of $6,167,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Tax expense for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 included a one-time adjustment of $5,091,000 for the impact on deferred income tax assets under the 2017 Tax Act, which was enacted in December 2017. Excluding this adjustment, the effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 would have been 21%. The 2017 Tax Act also lowered the U.S. federal corporate tax rate, as reflected in our effective tax rate of 18% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. We used an estimated annual effective tax rate in determining our quarterly provision for income taxes, which is based on expected annual taxable income and the assessment of various tax deductions, including depletion.

Consolidated net income of $2,287,000 was reported for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, compared to net income of $1,096,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was significantly impacted by higher non-fuel manufacturing, freight and packaging costs, which more than offset the lower SG&A expenses. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 included the one-time $5,091,000 tax expense adjustment for the impact of the 2017 Tax Act discussed above.

Diluted net earnings per share of $0.30 was reported for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, compared to diluted net income per share of $0.15 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The tax expense adjustment discussed above effectively reduced diluted net income per share by $0.69 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS PRODUCTS GROUP

Net sales of the Business to Business Products Group for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 were $26,458,000, a decrease of $897,000, or 3%, from net sales of $27,355,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Net sales of fluids purification products were down approximately 3%. Price competition due to the strength of the U.S. Dollar resulted in a loss of international sales to local suppliers, particularly in Brazil. New competitors in other foreign markets also negatively impacted sales. This decline was partially offset by higher domestic sales of fluids purification products due to increased customer requirements as a result of the characteristics of recent crops that are processed to create edible oils. Net sales of our animal health and nutrition products were approximately 6% lower than the second quarter of the prior year. A swine virus outbreak in China in August of 2018 impacted the pork market and weakened sales of our products in Asia, including for our subsidiary in China discussed in “Foreign Operations” below. In contrast, sales of animal health products in Latin America to new and existing distributors improved. Net sales of agricultural and horticultural products were down approximately 4%. Reduced sales of our traditional carrier granules were partially offset by increased sales of our engineered granules. Net sales of our co-packaged coarse cat litter for the second quarter were essentially even with the second quarter of the prior year.

SG&A expenses for the Business to Business Products Group were approximately 10% lower compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, including lower net compensation-related costs that resulted from employee turnover.

The Business to Business Products Group’s operating income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $7,272,000, a decrease of $2,487,000, or 25%, from operating income of $9,759,000 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Lower sales combined with increased non-fuel manufacturing, freight and packaging costs more than offset the lower SG&A expenses. See “Consolidated Results” above for further discussion of manufacturing, freight and packaging costs.

RETAIL AND WHOLESALE PRODUCTS GROUP

Net sales of the Retail and Wholesale Products Group for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 were $43,422,000, an increase of $1,883,000, or 5%, from net sales of $41,539,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Total cat litter net sales were 5%higher compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, driven by increased sales of private label lightweight and traditional scoopable litters. Sales of private label scoopable litters increased to existing customers and sales of private label coarse litter to our largest customer were higher compared to the second quarter of the prior year. Both our branded scoopable and coarse litter sales increased slightly compared to the same period in the prior year. Net sales of industrial and automotive absorbent products were down slightly compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.

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SG&A expenses for the Retail and Wholesale Products Group were approximately 33% lower compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The decrease was driven by about $1,500,000 lower advertising expense. We have refocused much of our advertising to digital promotions and we expect advertising expense for the full year of fiscal 2019 to be lower than in fiscal 2018. Partially offsetting the lower advertising costs were approximately $200,000 increased customer compliance fees for shipping and data communication problems during the implementation of the ERP system.

For the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Retail and Wholesale Products Group reported operating income of $2,653,000, an increase of $231,000, compared to operating income of $2,422,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The increased sales and lower SG&A expenses, as discussed above, more than offset higher non-fuel manufacturing, freight and packaging costs. See “Consolidated Results” above for further discussion of freight, packaging and manufacturing costs.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS

Foreign operations included our subsidiaries in Canada and the United Kingdom, which are reported in the Retail and Wholesale Products Group, and our subsidiaries in China and Mexico, which are reported in the Business to Business Products Group. Net sales by our foreign subsidiaries during the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 were $3,039,000, a 2%decrease compared to net sales of $3,110,000 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The outbreak of swine fever in Asia drove a decline in sales of animal health and nutrition products by our subsidiary in China. Partially offsetting this decline was incremental sales by our subsidiary in Mexico, which was acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018. Net sales were up slightly for fluids purification products sold by our United Kingdom subsidiary and for cat litter sold by our Canada subsidiary. Weaker exchange rates for the British Pound and Canadian Dollar moderated the positive impact of these sales increases when translated to the reported U.S. Dollar results. Our foreign subsidiaries' net sales represented approximately 4% and 5% of consolidated net sales during the second quarters of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Our foreign subsidiaries reported net income attributable to Oil-Dri of $79,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, compared to net income of $436,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The lower reported net income was due primarily to the lower sales discussed above, a reported loss by our subsidiary in Mexico and negative changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal capital requirements include: funding working capital needs; purchasing and upgrading equipment, facilities, information systems and real estate; supporting new product development; investing in infrastructure; repurchasing stock; paying dividends; making pension contributions; and business acquisitions. During the first six months of fiscal year 2019, we principally used cash generated from operations to fund these requirements.

The following table sets forth certain elements of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2,692		$	11,629
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	455			(5,100		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(6,505		)	(6,222		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(24		)	(21		)
Net decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents	$	(3,382	)	$	286

Net cash provided by operating activities

In addition to net income, as adjusted for depreciation and amortization and other non-cash operating activities, the primary sources and uses of operating cash flows for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts, increased$4,697,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to a decrease of $517,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018. The number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable in fiscal 2019 have remained higher than in the prior fiscal year as we continue to address customer invoicing delays and other issues related to the new ERP system. The variation in accounts receivable balances also reflected differences in the level and timing of collection and sales, particularly higher sales in January 2019, as well as the payment terms provided to various customers.

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Inventory increased$5,607,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to a decrease of $75,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Finished goods, packaging and other raw materials inventories were higher due to anticipated sales requirements in fiscal year 2019. Higher costs also increased the inventory value as of January 31, 2019.

Prepaid expenses decreased$970,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to an increase of $51,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Prepaid income taxes decreased in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 primarily due to the lower federal income tax rate under the 2017 Tax Act. Conversely, prepaid insurance premiums and computer software licenses increased in the first six months of both fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

Accounts payable increased$2,295,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to a decrease of $743,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Higher costs for freight, packaging and other operating expenses contributed to the increase in accounts payable at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. Trade and freight payables varied in both periods due to the timing of payments, fluctuations in the cost of goods and services we purchased, production volume levels and vendor payment terms.

Accrued expenses decreased$1,390,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to a decrease of $3,637,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018. The payout of the prior fiscal year's discretionary incentive bonus reduced accrued salaries in both fiscal years. In addition, the bonus accrual at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was significantly less than as of the same period in the prior fiscal year. Accrued plant expenses also fluctuated due to timing of payments, changes in the cost of goods and services we purchased, production volume levels and vendor payment terms.

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

Cash provided by investing activities was $455,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to cash used in investing activities of $5,100,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018. Purchases and dispositions of investment securities in both periods were impacted by variations in the timing of investment maturities, the operating cash needs of the Company and the availability of investment options. Cash used for capital expenditures was $6,199,000 and $6,850,000 in the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Net cash used in financing activities

Cash used in financing activities of $6,505,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2019 was higher than cash used in financing activities of $6,222,000 in the first six months of fiscal year 2018 due primarily to a higher dividend rate.

Other

Total cash and investment balances held by our foreign subsidiaries of $2,123,000 as of January 31, 2019 were slightly higher than the January 31, 2018 balances of $2,000,000. See further discussion in “Foreign Operations” above.

On January 31, 2019, we signed a fifth amendment to our credit agreement with BMO Harris Bank N.A. ("BMO Harris"), which was scheduled to expire on December 4, 2019. The new agreement will expire on January 31, 2024 and provides for a $45,000,000 unsecured revolving credit agreement, including a maximum of $10,000,000 for letters of credit. The remaining terms are substantially unchanged from our previous agreement with BMO Harris, including the provision that we may select a variable interest rate based on either the BMO Harris prime rate or a LIBOR-based rate, plus a margin that varies depending on our debt to earnings ratio, or a fixed rate as agreed between us and BMO Harris. As of January 31, 2019, the variable rates would have been 3.99% for the BMO Harris prime-based rate or 5.75% for the LIBOR-based rate. The credit agreement contains restrictive covenants that, among other things and under various conditions, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness or to dispose of assets. The agreement also requires us to maintain a minimum fixed coverage ratio and a minimum consolidated net worth. As of January 31, 2019 and 2018 we were in compliance with the covenants. There were no borrowings during the first six months of either fiscal years 2019 or 2018.

As of January 31, 2019, we had remaining authority to repurchase 296,277 shares of Common Stock under a repurchase plan approved by our Board of Directors (the “Board”). In addition, on March 21, 2018, the Board authorized the repurchase of 300,000 shares of Class B Stock; however, there have been no repurchases of Class B Stock. Repurchases may be made on the open market (pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans or otherwise) or in negotiated transactions. The timing and number of shares repurchased will be determined by our management.

We believe that cash flow from operations, availability under our revolving credit facility, current cash and investment balances and our ability to obtain other financing, if necessary, will provide adequate cash funds for foreseeable working capital needs,

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capital expenditures at existing facilities, deferred compensation payouts, dividend payments and debt service obligations for at least the next 12 months. We plan to continue promoting our lightweight cat litter products; however, we expect advertising expense in fiscal year 2019 to be lower than in fiscal year 2018. We do not believe that these increased cash outflows will dramatically impact our cash position; however our cash requirements are subject to change as business conditions warrant and opportunities arise.

We continually evaluate our liquidity position and anticipated cash needs, as well as the financing options available to obtain additional cash reserves. Our ability to fund operations, to make planned capital expenditures, to make scheduled debt payments and to remain in compliance with all financial covenants under debt agreements, including, but not limited to, the current credit agreement, depends on our future operating performance, which, in turn, is subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors. The timing and size of any new business ventures or acquisitions that we complete may also impact our cash requirements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

This discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and in compliance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions related to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. In preparing these financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are revised periodically. Actual results could differ from these estimates. See the information concerning our critical accounting policies included under “Management’s Discussion of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The controls evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Based upon the controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company is engaged in a multi-year implementation of a new ERP system designed to upgrade our technology and improve our financial and operational information. While the Company believes that this new system and related changes to internal controls will ultimately strengthen its internal control over financial reporting, there are inherent risks in implementing a new ERP system. The Company has appropriately considered these changes in its design of and testing for effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and concluded, as part of the evaluation described in the above paragraph, that the implementation of the new ERP in these circumstances has not materially changed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting.

There were no changes, other than those described herein, in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including the CEO and CFO, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company

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have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Items 1A, 2, 3 and 5 of this Part II are either inapplicable or are answered in the negative and are omitted pursuant to the instructions to Part II.

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are party to various legal actions from time to time that are ordinary in nature and incidental to the operation of our business. While it is not possible at this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of these lawsuits, we believe that none of the pending proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows; however, some proceedings, particularly the matters described below, could have a more significant impact than others.

On February 3, 2015, we brought suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, against Nestlé Purina PetCare Company (“Nestlé”) seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief based on Nestlé’s alleged infringement of a patent held by us. The case was stayed for approximately two years, pending the Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) discussed immediately below; the stay was lifted in March 2017, and fact discovery and expert discovery are now complete in the case. The Court provided the parties with a claim construction decision on September 5, 2018, and has set a March 18, 2019 trial date.

On February 14, 2015, Nestlé filed a petition for the IPR with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to challenge certain of the claims in our patent. The PTAB agreed to consider Nestlé’s petition, but on June 20, 2016, issued an order stating that Nestlé had not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that any of the challenged claims in our patent are unpatentable. In July 2016, Nestlé filed a motion for reconsideration of the PTAB’s decision, which was denied in February 2017. Nestlé timely filed an appeal of the PTAB’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In November 2017, Nestlé filed a motion in that Court to remand the case to the PTAB for consideration of additional evidence that it claims should have been provided to the PTAB. On June 11, 2018, the Federal Circuit remanded the case back to the Board based on the agreement of the parties to consider an expanded record, as well as for the Board to consider the previously non-instituted grounds set forth in Nestle’s IPR Petition. Briefing concerning these issues has been completed, and the parties are awaiting a final decision in the IPR from the Board.

Due to the nature and current legal standing of the litigation with Nestlé, we cannot estimate the possible damages, if any, and the total expense associated with the lawsuits. Although no assurances can be given as to the results of the lawsuits, based on the present status, management does not believe that such results will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Our mining operations are subject to regulation by the Mine Safety and Health Administration under authority of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended. Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description	SEC Document Reference
10.1	Letter Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2018, between Oil-Dri Corporation of America and Daniel Smith*	Filed herewith.
10.2	Letter Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2018, between Oil-Dri Corporation of America and Mark Lewry.*	Filed herewith.
10.3	Fifth Amendment, dated as of January 31, 2019 to the Credit Agreement by and among Oil-Dri Corporation of America, the Guarantors, and BMO Harris Bank N.A. dated as of January 27, 2006	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Oil-Dri's (file No. 001-12622) Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2019.
10.4	Annex A to the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement by and among Oil-Dri Corporation of America, the Guarantors, and BMO Harris Bank N.A.	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Oil-Dri's (file No. 001-12622) Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2019.
11	Statement re: Computation of Earnings per Share.	Filed herewith.
31	Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a).	Filed herewith.
32	Certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	Furnished herewith.
95	Mine Safety Disclosures	Filed herewith.
101.INS	XBRL Taxonomy Instance Document	Filed herewith.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	Filed herewith.
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith.
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	Filed herewith.
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document	Filed herewith.
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase	Filed herewith.

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

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.

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

(Registrant)

BY /s/ Daniel S. Jaffee                          

Daniel S. Jaffee

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

BY /s/ Susan M. Kreh                         

Susan M. Kreh

Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  March 11, 2019

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Letter Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2018, between Oil-Dri Corporation of America and Daniel Smith*
10.2	Letter Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2018, between Oil-Dri Corporation of America and Mark Lewry.*
10.3	Fifth Amendment, dated as of January 31, 2019 to the Credit Agreement by and among Oil-Dri Corporation of America, the Guarantors, and BMO Harris Bank N.A. dated as of January 27, 20061
10.4	Annex A to the Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement by and among Oil-Dri Corporation of America, the Guarantors, and BMO Harris Bank N.A.2
11	Statement re: Computation of Earnings per Share.
31	Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a).
32	Certifications pursuant to Section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
95	Mine Safety Disclosures
101.INS	XBRL Taxonomy Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

¹ Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Oil-Dri's (file No. 001-12622) Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2019.

² Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Oil-Dri's (file No. 001-12622) Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2019.

Note: Stockholders may receive copies of the above listed exhibits, without fee, by written request to Investor Relations, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, 410 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois  60611-4213, by telephone at (312) 321-1515 or by e-mail to info@oildri.com.

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

December 10, 2018

Daniel Smith

Dear Dan,

The following is an agreement (“Agreement”) between Daniel Smith (hereinafter referred to as “You”) and Oil-Dri Corporation of America (hereinafter referred to as “Oil-Dri” or “the Company”) regarding your separation of employment from Oil-Dri. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for an orderly departure under terms which are mutually acceptable to both parties and protection for the Company from any and all claims by You against the Company (other than a claim to be paid in the amounts provided in paragraph number two (2) of this Agreement). Therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Agreement, You and Oil-Dri agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Your employment with Oil-Dri will terminate on December 10, 2018.

2. Although You are not otherwise entitled to receive any severance pay from Oil-Dri, in exchange for your promises contained in this Agreement, Oil-Dri agrees to give You severance compensation as stated below (the “Severance Compensation”).

Oil-Dri will pay You Severance Compensation equal to six (6) months of your current base salary for a total gross payment of $137,500 less required withholding. Onefourth of this Severance Compensation is in consideration for the release of any claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

These payments will be made semi-monthly on the Company’s normal payroll dates. Such payments will not commence until the eighth day after You sign and initial each page of this Agreement.

3. All wages, vacation pay and other benefits due to You as of your separation date according to the established policies, plans, and procedures of the Company will be paid to You in accordance with the terms of those established policies, plans, and procedures. In addition, any benefit continuation rights or benefit conversion rights existing under the established plans of the Company will be made available to You in accordance with the terms of such established plans. You will receive a separate letter with details concerning your benefits upon separation.

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4. You may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits after the payment of the Severance Compensation. Please contact your local unemployment office for information. In the event you apply for unemployment compensation benefits prior to the full payment of the Severance Compensation, your Severance Compensation will end. If Oil-Dri stops paying the Severance Compensation because of your application for unemployment compensation benefits, that will have no effect upon the release provided in paragraph number five (5) below and the release shall remain in full force and effect.

5. In consideration for receiving the Severance Compensation, You waive and release and promise never to assert any claims or causes of action, whether or not now known, against the Company or any of its acquisitions, predecessors, successors, or past or present subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, assigns and employee benefit plans (collectively, the “Released Parties”), with respect to any matter, including but not limited to, any matter related to your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment. This means, among other things, that You waive any right to assert any claim or complaint against the Released Parties, including, but not limited to, tort claims; claims of wrongful discharge, emotional distress, defamation, fraud, or breach of contract; claims for attorneys’ fees; any claims of discrimination or harassment based on sex, age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, present or past history of physical or mental disability or handicap, veteran status or on any other basis, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, and/or all other local state or federal laws, ordinances and regulations relating to employment. This is a general release. You understand and agree that this general release includes, but is not limited to, any claims arising out of or related to your employment with Oil-Dri and your separation from that employment. However, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a release by You of any claims that cannot by law be waived. This Agreement does not waiverights or claims that may arise after You sign this Agreement, nor does it prohibit You or the Company from seeking enforcement of the terms contained in this Agreement. In addition, this Agreement does not waive any rights You may have to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement for claims against You arising out of or related to the offices or positions You held during Your employment or the services You provided to the Company, whether under the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or other governing documents of the Company, the common law, any applicable statute, any contract or agreement with the Company, or any policies of insurance.

6. You understand and agree that, while this Agreement does not affect your rights to file a charge with or to participate as a witness in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) or any similar state

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agency, by accepting the terms of this Agreement and the compensation provided as a result, You give up your right to receive any relief whatsoever, including but not limited to financial benefit or monetary recovery, from any lawsuit or settlement related to such rights and claims as You waived in paragraph number five (5) above, whether the lawsuit is filed or the settlement reached by the EEOC or anyone else.

7. By signing this Agreement, You are verifying to the Company that You:

a. have not suffered a work-related injury that You have not properly disclosed to Oil‑Dri; and

b. have been paid in full all wages due and owing to You for any and all work which You performed for Oil-Dri through the pay period of the pay date immediately preceding the date of your signature (Oil-Dri agrees that if You performed work for Oil-Dri after that pay period, payment will be made to You according to the Company’s established payroll practices); and

c. understand that your termination and the signing of this Agreement does not limit or release You from the obligations contained in any other Agreements with Oil- Dri, including, but not limited to, any Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements.

8. You will return to Mary Beth Sullivan all door and file keys, radio, beeper, equipment, tools, computer access codes, disks and instructional manuals, reports, files, memoranda, records, software, credit cards, and other physical or personal property which You received, prepared or helped prepare in connection with your employment with the Company. You agree that You will not keep any copies or excerpts of any of the above items.

9. In recognition of the Severance Compensation, You agree to promptly respond to any questions from Dan Jaffee, or any person designated by Dan Jaffee, related to your work at Oil‑Dri until June 15, 2019. For this purpose, You will provide Dan Jaffee with your current phone numbers and e‑mail address, if any.

10. You waive and surrender any right You may have, now or hereafter, to employment with Oil‑Dri. In reliance on this waiver, the Company may disregard any employment application submitted by You.

11. You agree to refrain from using in any manner and to keep confidential any and all information and data concerning the business and affairs of Oil-Dri or its affiliates which You have received as a result of the employment relationship of the parties, except to the extent that You can demonstrate that the information or data (i) is generally available to the public through no act or failure to act of You, (ii) was already known to You on a non-confidential basis on the date of receipt, (iii) was disclosed to You on a non-confidential basis by a third party not having a confidential relationship with the

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Company with respect to such information, or (iv) has been independently acquired or developed without violating any of your obligations under this provision. Please be reminded that as a Section 16 Reporting Person, you remain subject to rules prohibiting trading of Oil-Dri stock based on insider information and the short swing profit rule. The short-swing profit rule requires any insider to return to the Company the difference between the sales purchase prices (any “profits” made by buying and selling - or selling and buying) of Oil-Dri stock within a six-month period.

12. You agree that You will not disclose to others the terms of this Agreement, except that You may disclose such information to your attorney, tax preparer and immediate family. If You properly disclose the terms of the Agreement to anyone, You agree that You shall inform them that the Agreement is strictly confidential, and instruct them not to disclose it to anyone else.

13. You will direct all reference inquiries to Mary Beth Sullivan, Vice President, Human Resources, who will respond only with the following information: dates of employment, position(s) held, and confirmation of last salary. To the extent that You direct references to other persons, the Company is not liable for any statements made by such non-designated individuals. You agree that the Company has no liability for any statements made regarding You by persons not employed by the Company at the time such statements are made. Daniel S. Jaffee and Laura G. Scheland have agreed to serve as references for You.

14. The Company and You each agree not to do or say anything which criticizes or disparages the other party or his or its management or practices, including any statement or action which disrupts or impairs the Company's normal, ongoing business operations, or which harms the party's reputation with employees, customers, suppliers or the public.

15. You understand and agree that if You breach any part of this Agreement, Oil-Dri’s obligation for the Severance Compensation ceases and Oil-Dri may recoup all such payments already made.

16. You and Oil-Dri agree that this Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties concerning the cessation of the employment relationship and sets forth all compensation to be paid by the Company to You subsequent to cessation of the employment relationship. This Agreement cancels and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be modified only in a written document signed by You and a duly authorized officer of the Company. This Agreement does not affect any Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements between You and Oil-Dri, copies of which are being provided to you for your reference.

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17. Nothing in this Agreement shall be treated as an admission by You or the Company of any liability, wrongdoing or violation of any law.

18. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects under the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to its conflicts of laws, rules or principles. If a court finds any part of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, then that provision or part shall be modified so as to render it valid and enforceable, or, if necessary, shall be deemed removed from this Agreement. In any event, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law.

19. You have the right to consult with an attorney of your choice before signing this Agreement and Oil-Dri encourages You to do so. You understand that You have up to twenty-one (21) days after receiving this Agreement to review it and to discuss it with an attorney, and that You have seven (7) days after You have signed this Agreement during which You may revoke it. You understand that if You do not return to the Company a signed and dated copy of this Agreement by the close of business on the 21st calendar day after your termination of employment, the provisions of this Agreement, including the severance compensation provisions, will be void and the Company will have no further obligations thereunder. This Agreement must be signed, initialed on each page and returned to Mary Beth Sullivan, Vice President, Human Resources, at the address shown below without any alteration. Enclosed is a self-addressed postage-prepaid envelope for your convenience. Any modification or alteration of any terms of this Agreement voids the Agreement in its entirety.

If You wish to revoke this Agreement within the seven-day period, You may do so by delivering a letter of revocation to: Mary Beth Sullivan, Vice President, Human Resources, at the address shown below. Because of this revocation period, You understand that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth day after the date You sign this Agreement. After that, it becomes binding and irrevocable.

Please indicate your agreement with the terms stated above by signing below.

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

By:    /s/ Mary Beth Sullivan

Mary Beth Sullivan

Vice President, Human Resources

Oil-Dri Corporation of America

410 N. Michigan Avenue

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Suite 400

Chicago, Illinois 60611

I agree with the terms of this Agreement and deem it to be fair and equitable, as signified by my signature below. Furthermore, I acknowledge that I have read and understand this Agreement and that I sign this release of all claims, known or unknown, voluntarily, with full appreciation that at no time in the future may I pursue any of the rights I have waived in this Agreement.

/s/ Daniel Smith                    Date: 12/20/18

Daniel Smith                

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

December 18, 2018

Mark Lewry

Dear Mark,

The following is an agreement (“Agreement”) between Mark Lewry (hereinafter referred to as “You”) and Oil-Dri Corporation of America (hereinafter referred to as “Oil-Dri” or “the Company”) regarding your separation of employment from Oil-Dri. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for an orderly departure under terms which are mutually acceptable to both parties and protection for the Company from any and all claims by You against the Company (other than a claim to be paid in the amounts provided in paragraph number two (2) of this Agreement). Therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in this Agreement, You and Oil-Dri agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Your employment with Oil-Dri will terminate on December 18, 2018.

2. Although You are not otherwise entitled to receive any severance pay from Oil-Dri, in exchange for your promises contained in this Agreement, Oil-Dri agrees to give You severance compensation as stated below (the “Severance Compensation”).

Oil-Dri will pay You Severance Compensation equal to six (6) months of your current base salary for a total gross payment of $151,500 less required withholding. One‑fourth of this Severance Compensation is in consideration for the release of any claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

These payments will be made semi-monthly on the Company’s normal payroll dates. Such payments will not commence until the eighth day after You sign and initial each page of this Agreement.

3. All wages, vacation pay and other benefits due to You as of your separation date according to the established policies, plans, and procedures of the Company will be paid to You in accordance with the terms of those established policies, plans, and procedures. In addition, any benefit continuation rights or benefit conversion rights existing under the established plans of the Company will be made available to You in accordance with the terms of such established plans. You will receive a separate letter with details concerning your benefits upon separation.

4. You may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits after the payment of the Severance Compensation. Please contact your local unemployment office for

information. In the event you apply for unemployment compensation benefits prior to the full payment of the Severance Compensation, your Severance Compensation will end. If

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Oil-Dri stops paying the Severance Compensation because of your application for unemployment compensation benefits, that will have no effect upon the release provided in paragraph number five (5) below and the release shall remain in full force and effect.

5. In consideration for receiving the Severance Compensation, You waive and release and promise never to assert any claims or causes of action, whether or not now known, against the Company or any of its acquisitions, predecessors, successors, or past or present subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, employees, assigns and employee benefit plans (collectively, the “Released Parties”), with respect to any matter, including but not limited to, any matter related to your employment with the Company or the termination of that employment. This means, among other things, that You waive any right to assert any claim or complaint against the Released Parties, including, but not limited to, tort claims; claims of wrongful discharge, emotional distress, defamation, fraud, or breach of contract; claims for attorneys’ fees; any claims of discrimination or harassment based on sex, age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, present or past history of physical or mental disability or handicap, veteran status or on any other basis, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act, and/or all other local state or federal laws, ordinances and regulations relating to employment. This is a general release. You understand and agree that this general release includes, but is not limited to, any claims arising out of or related to your employment with Oil-Dri and your separation from that employment. However, nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a release by You of any claims that cannot by law be waived. This Agreement does not waiverights or claims that may arise after You sign this Agreement, nor does it prohibit You or the Company from seeking enforcement of the terms contained in this Agreement.

6. You understand and agree that, while this Agreement does not affect your rights to file a charge with or to participate as a witness in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) or any similar state agency, by accepting the terms of this Agreement and the compensation provided as a result, You give up your right to receive any relief whatsoever, including but not limited to financial benefit or monetary recovery, from any lawsuit or settlement related to such rights and claims as You waived in paragraph number five (5) above, whether the lawsuit is filed or the settlement reached by the EEOC or anyone else.

7. By signing this Agreement, You are verifying to the Company that You:

a. have not suffered a work-related injury that You have not properly disclosed to Oil‑Dri; and

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b. have been paid in full all wages due and owing to You for any and all work which You performed for Oil-Dri through the pay period of the pay date immediately preceding the date of your signature (Oil-Dri agrees that if You performed work for Oil-Dri after that pay period, payment will be made to You according to the Company’s established payroll practices); and

c. understand that your termination and the signing of this Agreement does not limit or release You from the obligations contained in any other Agreements with Oil- Dri, including, but not limited to, any Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements.

8. You will return to Mary Beth Sullivan all door and file keys, radio, beeper, equipment, tools, computer access codes, disks and instructional manuals, reports, files, memoranda, records, software, credit cards, and other physical or personal property which You received, prepared or helped prepare in connection with your employment with the Company. You agree that You will not keep any copies or excerpts of any of the above items.

9. In recognition of the Severance Compensation, You agree to promptly respond to any questions from Dan Jaffee, or any person designated by Dan Jaffee, related to your work at Oil‑Dri until June 18, 2019. For this purpose, You will provide Dan Jaffee with your current phone numbers and e‑mail address, if any.

10. You waive and surrender any right You may have, now or hereafter, to employment with Oil‑Dri. In reliance on this waiver, the Company may disregard any employment application submitted by You.

11. You agree to refrain from using in any manner and to keep confidential any and all information and data concerning the business and affairs of Oil-Dri or its affiliates which You have received as a result of the employment relationship of the parties, except to the extent that You can demonstrate that the information or data (i) is generally available to the public through no act or failure to act of You, (ii) was already known to You on a non-confidential basis on the date of receipt, (iii) was disclosed to You on a non-confidential basis by a third party not having a confidential relationship with the Company with respect to such information, or (iv) has been independently acquired or developed without violating any of your obligations under this provision. Please be reminded that as a Section 16 Reporting Person, you remain subject to rules prohibiting trading of Oil-Dri stock based on insider information and the short swing profit rule. The short-swing profit rule requires any insider to return to the Company the difference between the sales purchase prices (any “profits” made by buying and selling - or selling and buying) of Oil-Dri stock within a six-month period.

12. You agree that You will not disclose to others the terms of this Agreement, except that You may disclose such information to your attorney, tax preparer and immediate family. If You properly disclose the terms of the Agreement to anyone, You agree that You shall

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inform them that the Agreement is strictly confidential, and instruct them not to disclose it to anyone else.

13. You will direct all reference inquiries to Mary Beth Sullivan, Vice President, Human Resources, who will respond only with the following information: dates of employment, position(s) held, and confirmation of last salary. To the extent that You direct references to other persons, the Company is not liable for any statements made by such non-designated individuals. You agree that the Company has no liability for any statements made regarding You by persons not employed by the Company at the time such statements are made.

14. You will not do or say anything which criticizes or disparages the Company, its management or practices, which disrupts or impairs the Company's normal, ongoing business operations, or which harms the Company's reputation with its employees, customers, suppliers or the public.

15. You understand and agree that if You breach any part of this Agreement, Oil-Dri’s obligation for the Severance Compensation ceases and Oil-Dri may recoup all such payments already made.

16. You and Oil-Dri agree that this Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties concerning the cessation of the employment relationship and sets forth all compensation to be paid by the Company to You subsequent to cessation of the employment relationship. This Agreement cancels and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be modified only in a written document signed by You and a duly authorized officer of the Company. This Agreement does not affect any Non-Disclosure Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements between You and Oil-Dri, copies of which are being provided to you for your reference.

17. Nothing in this Agreement shall be treated as an admission by You or the Company of any liability, wrongdoing or violation of any law.

18. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in all respects under the laws of the State of Illinois without reference to its conflicts of laws, rules or principles. If a court finds any part of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable, then that provision or part shall be modified so as to render it valid and enforceable, or, if necessary, shall be deemed removed from this Agreement. In any event, the rest of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law.

19. You have the right to consult with an attorney of your choice before signing this Agreement and Oil-Dri encourages You to do so. You understand that You have up to twenty-one (21) days after receiving this Agreement to review it and to discuss it with an

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attorney, and that You have seven (7) days after You have signed this Agreement during which You may revoke it. You understand that if You do not return to the Company a signed and dated copy of this Agreement by the close of business on the 21st calendar day after your termination of employment, the provisions of this Agreement, including the severance compensation provisions, will be void and the Company will have no further obligations thereunder. This Agreement must be signed, initialed on each page and returned to Mary Beth Sullivan, Vice President, Human Resources, at the address shown below without any alteration. Enclosed is a self-addressed postage-prepaid envelope for your convenience. Any modification or alteration of any terms of this Agreement voids the Agreement in its entirety.

If You wish to revoke this Agreement within the seven-day period, You may do so by delivering a letter of revocation to: Mary Beth Sullivan, Vice President, Human Resources, at the address shown below. Because of this revocation period, You understand that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the eighth day after the date You sign this Agreement. After that, it becomes binding and irrevocable.

Please indicate your agreement with the terms stated above by signing below.

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA

By:    /s/ Mary Beth Sullivan

Mary Beth Sullivan

Vice President, Human Resources

Oil-Dri Corporation of America

410 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 400

Chicago, Illinois 60611

I agree with the terms of this Agreement and deem it to be fair and equitable, as signified by my signature below. Furthermore, I acknowledge that I have read and understand this Agreement and that I sign this release of all claims, known or unknown, voluntarily, with full appreciation that at no time in the future may I pursue any of the rights I have waived in this Agreement.

/s/ Mark Lewry                            Date:12/29/18

Mark Lewry            

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EX-11

Exhibit 11:

OIL-DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

Computation of Earnings Per Share

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income (loss) available to stockholders	$	2,287		$	(1,096	)	$	3,193		$	1,954
Less: Distributed and undistributed earnings allocated  to non-vested restricted stock	(92		)	—			(133		)	(46		)
Earnings (loss) available to common shareholders	$	2,195		$	(1,096	)	$	3,060		$	1,908
Shares Calculation
Average shares outstanding - Basic Common	5,121			5,035			5,099			5,030
Average shares outstanding - Basic Class B Common	2,068			2,104			2,069			2,097
Potential Common Stock relating to stock options and  non-vested restricted stock	40			—			74			88
Average shares outstanding - Assuming dilution	7,229			7,139			7,242			7,215
Net Income (Loss) Per Share: Basic Common	$	0.33		$	(0.17	)	$	0.46		$	0.29
Net Income (Loss) Per Share: Basic Class B Common	$	0.25		$	(0.12	)	$	0.34		$	0.22
Net Income (Loss) Per Share: Diluted Common	$	0.30		$	(0.15	)	$	0.42		$	0.26

(1) In the table above, a total of 82,000 of potential common stock relating to non-vested restricted stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended January 31, 2018 since their effects were anti-dilutive.

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EX-31

Exhibit 31:

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13A -14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

Certification of Principal Executive Officer

(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I. I, Daniel S. Jaffee, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “registrant”);

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:	March 11, 2019
By:	/s/ Daniel S. Jaffee
	Daniel S. Jaffee Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 31 (continued):

Certification of a Principal Financial Officer

(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

I. I, Susan M. Kreh, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “registrant”);

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:	March 11, 2019
By:	/s/ Susan M. Kreh
	Susan M. Kreh Chief Financial Officer

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EX-32

Exhibit 32:

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 CERTIFICATION

Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Company”) hereby certifies that to the best of my knowledge the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

Dated:	March 11, 2019
/s/ Daniel S. Jaffee
Name: Daniel S. Jaffee Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of Oil-Dri Corporation of America (the “Company”) hereby certifies that to the best of my knowledge the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2019 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Company.

Dated:	March 11, 2019
/s/ Susan M. Kreh
Name: Susan M. Kreh Title: Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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EX-95

Exhibit 95

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Under section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, each operator of a coal or other mine is required to include certain mine safety information in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The table below includes this mine safety information for each mine facility owned and operated by Oil-Dri Corporation of America, or its subsidiaries, for the quarter ended January 31, 2019. Due to timing and other factors, our data may not agree with the mine data retrieval system maintained by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”). The columns in the table represent the total number of, and the proposed dollar assessment for, violations, citations and orders issued by MSHA during the period upon periodic inspection of our mine facilities in accordance with the referenced sections of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (the “Mine Act”), described as follows:

Section 104 Significant and Substantial Violations: Total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard.

Section 104(b) Orders: Total number of orders issued due to a failure to totally abate, within the time period prescribed by MSHA, a violation previously cited under section 104, which results in the issuance of an order requiring the mine operator to immediately withdraw all persons from the mine.

Section 104(d) Citations and Orders: Total number of citations and orders issued for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health and safety standards. The violation could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a safety and health hazard, but the conditions do not cause imminent danger.

Section 110(b)(2) Flagrant Violations: Total number of flagrant violations defined as a reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury.

Section 107(a) Imminent Danger Orders: Total number of orders issued when an imminent danger is identified which requires all persons to be withdrawn from area(s) in the mine until the imminent danger and the conditions that caused it cease to exist.

Total Dollar Value of Proposed MSHA Assessments: Each issuance of a citation or order by MSHA results in the assessment of a monetary penalty. The total dollar value presented includes any contested penalties.

Legal Actions Pending, Initiated or Resolved: Total number of cases pending legal action before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission as of the last day of the reporting period or the number of such cases initiated or resolved during the reporting period.

							Legal Actions
Mine location	Section 104 “Significant and Substantial” Violations	Section 104(b) Orders	Section 104(d) Citations and Orders	Section 110(b)(2)Flagrant Violations	Section 107(a) Imminent Danger Orders	Total Dollar Value of Proposed MSHA Assessments	Pending as of Last Day of Period	Initiated During Period	Resolved During Period
	(#)	(#)	(#)	(#)	(#)	($)	(#)	(#)	(#)
Ochlocknee, Georgia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ripley, Mississippi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mounds, Illinois	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blue Mountain, Mississippi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Taft, California	5	—	—	—	—	29,150	—	—	—

We had no mining-related fatalities at any of our facilities during the three months ended January 31, 2019. During this period we also received no written notices from MSHA under section 104(e) of the Mine Act of (i) a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health or safety hazards; or (ii) the potential to have such a pattern. All legal actions pending and initiated during the period were contests of proposed penalties.

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Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
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Common Stock
Entity Information
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,375	$ 12,757
Short-term investments	480	7,124
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $690 and $817 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	38,282	33,602
Inventories	28,123	22,521
Prepaid repairs expense	4,116	4,111
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1,924	2,899
Total Current Assets	82,300	83,014
Property, Plant and Equipment
Cost	241,425	236,091
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(155,232)	(149,385)
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	86,193	86,706
Other Assets
Goodwill	9,262	9,262
Trademarks and patents, net of accumulated amortization of $283 and $267 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	1,298	1,220
Customer list, net of accumulated amortization of $5,918 and $5,540 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	1,867	2,245
Deferred income taxes	7,013	7,349
Other	5,204	4,886
Total Other Assets	24,644	24,962
Total Assets	193,137	194,682
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of notes payable	3,083	3,083
Accounts payable	7,882	6,543
Dividends payable	1,680	1,627
Accrued expenses:
Salaries, wages and commissions	4,518	8,974
Trade promotions and advertising	1,132	1,280
Freight	5,302	1,767
Other	7,492	7,675
Total Current Liabilities	31,089	30,949
Noncurrent Liabilities
Notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $46 and $60 at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively	3,038	6,107
Deferred compensation	5,664	6,100
Pension and postretirement benefits	16,474	15,906
Other	4,108	3,735
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	29,284	31,848
Total Liabilities	60,373	62,797
Stockholders’ Equity
Additional paid-in capital	39,730	38,473
Retained earnings	158,788	158,935
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	5	(18)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Pension and postretirement benefits	(10,093)	(10,384)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(267)	(231)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,360)	(10,615)
Less Treasury Stock, at cost (2,924,987 Common and 324,741 Class B shares at January 31, 2019 and 2,914,092 Common and 324,741 Class B shares at July 31, 2018)	(56,480)	(55,946)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	132,764	131,885
Total Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity	193,137	194,682
Common Stock
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock, Value, Issued	823	809
Common Class B
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock, Value, Issued	$ 258	$ 247

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Parenthetical - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 690	$ 817
Other Assets
Accumulated amortization of trademarks and patents	283	267
Accumulated amortization of customer lists	5,918	5,540
Noncurrent Liabilities
Net unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 46	$ 60
Common Stock
Stockholder's Equity
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares issued	8,236,449	8,086,849
Treasury stock, common shares	2,924,987	2,914,092
Common Class B
Stockholder's Equity
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Common stock, shares issued	2,576,479	2,468,979
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Net Sales	$ 69,880	$ 68,894	$ 136,023	$ 135,540
Cost of Sales	(54,476)	(49,237)	(104,609)	(96,908)
Gross Profit	15,404	19,657	31,414	38,632
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	(12,577)	(14,474)	(27,584)	(29,234)
Income from Operations	2,827	5,183	3,830	9,398
Other Income (Expense)
Interest expense	(142)	(199)	(293)	(400)
Interest income	47	65	96	119
Other, net	56	22	39	(207)
Total Other Expense, Net	(39)	(112)	(158)	(488)
Income Before Income Taxes	2,788	5,071	3,672	8,910
Income Tax Expense	(506)	(6,167)	(456)	(6,956)
Net Income	2,282	(1,096)	3,216	1,954
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(5)	0	23	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri	2,287	(1,096)	3,193	1,954
Retained Earnings:
Balance at beginning of period			158,935	154,735
Cash dividends declared			(3,340)	(3,118)
Balance at End of Period	$ 158,788	$ 153,571	$ 158,788	$ 153,571
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Diluted Common (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ (0.15)	$ 0.42	$ 0.26
Average Shares Outstanding
Diluted Common (in shares)	7,229	7,139	7,242	7,215
Common Stock
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic Common (in dollars per share)	$ 0.33	$ (0.17)	$ 0.46	$ 0.29
Average Shares Outstanding
Basic Common (in shares)	5,121	5,035	5,099	5,030
Dividends Declared Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.2400	$ 0.2300	$ 0.4800	$ 0.4600
Common Class B
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic Common (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ (0.12)	$ 0.34	$ 0.22
Average Shares Outstanding
Basic Common (in shares)	2,068	2,104	2,069	2,097
Dividends Declared Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1800	$ 0.1725	$ 0.3600	$ 0.3450

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri	$ 2,287	$ (1,096)	$ 3,193	$ 1,954
Other Comprehensive Income:
Pension and postretirement benefits (net of tax)	124	237	291	418
Cumulative translation adjustment	28	144	(36)	70
Other Comprehensive Income	152	381	255	488
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$ 2,439	$ (715)	$ 3,448	$ 2,442

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$ 3,216	$ 1,954
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	6,539	6,413
Amortization of investment net discount	(10)	(57)
Stock-based compensation	898	770
Deferred income taxes	106	5,312
Provision for bad debts and cash discounts	(168)	155
Loss on the sale of fixed assets	1	31
Life insurance benefits	0	(334)
(Increase) Decrease in assets:
Accounts receivable	(4,529)	362
Inventories	(5,607)	75
Prepaid expenses	970	(51)
Other assets	(422)	55
Increase (Decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,295	(743)
Accrued expenses	(1,390)	(3,637)
Deferred compensation	(436)	268
Pension and postretirement benefits	859	649
Other liabilities	370	407
Total Adjustments	(524)	9,675
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	2,692	11,629
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(6,199)	(6,850)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	0	11
Purchases of short-term investments	(3,948)	(24,101)
Dispositions of short-term investments	10,602	25,840
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities	455	(5,100)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Principal payments on notes payable	(3,083)	(3,083)
Dividends paid	(3,287)	(3,112)
Purchase of treasury stock	(135)	(27)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(6,505)	(6,222)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(24)	(21)
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(3,382)	286
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period	12,757	9,095
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	9,375	9,381
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued, but not paid	416	890
Cash dividends declared and accrued, but not paid	$ 1,680	$ 1,559

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Basis of Statement Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Statement Presentation

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in compliance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The financial statements and the related notes are condensed and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions are eliminated. Except as otherwise indicated herein or as the context otherwise requires, references to “Oil-Dri,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Oil-Dri Corporation of America and its subsidiaries.

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and reclassifications which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the statements contained herein. In addition, certain prior year reclassifications were made to conform to the current year presentation. Operating results for the three and six months ended January 31, 2019 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2019.

Management Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the reporting period, as well as the related disclosures. All of our estimates and assumptions are revised periodically. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Except as described herein, our significant accounting policies, which are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018 have not materially changed. However, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect changes required upon adoption of new accounting guidance, as described in Note 2 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The following is a description of certain of our significant accounting policies.

Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue when performance obligations under the terms of the contracts with customers are satisfied. Our performance obligation generally consists of the promise to sell finished products to wholesalers, distributors and retailers or consumers and our obligations have an original duration of one year or less. Control of the finished products are transferred upon shipment to, or receipt at, customers' locations, as determined by the specific terms of the contract. We have completed our performance obligation when control is transferred and we recognize revenue accordingly.

We have an unconditional right to consideration under the payment terms specified in the contract upon completion of the performance obligation. We may require certain customers to provide payment in advance of product shipment. We recorded a liability for these advance payments of $96,000 and $390,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively. This liability is reported in Other Accrued Expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Revenue recognized during the second quarter ended January 31, 2019 that was included in the liability for advance payments at the beginning of the period was $84,000.

We routinely commit to one-time or ongoing trade promotion programs directly with consumers, such as coupon programs, and with customers, such as volume discounts, cooperative marketing and other arrangements. We estimate and accrue the expected costs of these programs. These costs are considered variable consideration under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and are netted against sales when revenue is recorded. The accruals are based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing obligations on products sold as of the balance sheet date. To estimate these accruals, we rely on our historical experience of trade spending patterns and that of the industry, current trends and forecasted data.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include salaries, wages and benefits associated with staff outside the manufacturing and distribution functions, all marketing related costs, any miscellaneous trade spending expenses not required to be included in net sales, research and development costs, depreciation and amortization related to assets outside the manufacturing and distribution process and all other non-manufacturing and non-distribution expenses.

Trade Receivables. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts based on our historical experience and a periodic review of our accounts receivable, including a review of the overall aging of accounts, consideration of customer credit risk and analysis of facts and circumstances about specific customer accounts. A customer account is determined to be uncollectible when it is probable that a loss will be incurred after we have completed our internal collection procedures, including termination of shipments, direct customer contact and formal demand of payment.

Overburden Removal and Mining Costs. We mine sorbent materials on property that we either own or lease as part of our overall operations. A significant part of our overall mining cost is incurred during the process of removing the overburden (non-usable material) from the mine site, thus exposing the sorbent material used in a majority of our production processes. These stripping costs are treated as a variable inventory production cost and are included in cost of sales in the period they are incurred. We defer and amortize the pre-production overburden removal costs associated with opening a new mine.

Additionally, it is our policy to capitalize the purchase cost of land and mineral rights, including associated legal fees, survey fees and real estate fees. The costs of obtaining mineral patents, including legal fees and drilling expenses, are also capitalized. Pre-production development costs on new mines and any prepaid royalties that may be offset against future royalties due upon extraction of the minerals are also capitalized. All exploration related costs are expensed as incurred.

We perform ongoing reclamation activities during the normal course of our overburden removal. As overburden is removed from a mine site, it is hauled to previously mined sites and is used to refill older sites. This process allows us to continuously reclaim older mine sites and dispose of overburden simultaneously, therefore minimizing the costs associated with the reclamation process.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND REGULATIONS

Recently Issued Pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance under ASC 842, Leases, which provides that, for leases with a term greater than 12 months, a lessee must recognize in the statement of financial position both a liability to make lease payments and an asset representing its right to use the underlying asset. Other requirements describe expense recognition, as well as financial statement presentation and disclosure. This guidance is effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2020 using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this requirement on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 326, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses, which requires companies to utilize an impairment model for most financial assets measured at amortized cost and certain other financial instruments, which include trade and other receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, to record an allowance for credit risk based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. In addition, this new guidance changes the recognition method for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities, which can occur as a result of market and credit risk, as well as additional disclosures. In general, this guidance will require modified retrospective adoption for all outstanding instruments that fall under this guidance. This guidance is effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2021. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this requirement on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted by us which are expected to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Adopted Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and subsequently issued several amendments to further clarify the principles for recognizing revenue. This guidance establishes a single comprehensive revenue recognition model for all contracts with customers and will supersede most existing revenue guidance. The core principle of ASC 606 is that entities should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to receive in exchange.

Oil-Dri adopted the new guidance on a modified retrospective basis effective August 1, 2018. We applied the practical expedient available under ASC 606 to disregard determining significant financing components if the good is transferred and payment is received within one year. We also adopted the policy election to exclude from the transaction price all amounts collected from customers for sales and other taxes. We do not expect a material impact on our annual Consolidated Financial Statements from the adoption of this guidance. Results for periods beginning on or after August 1, 2018 are recognized and presented in accordance with ASC 606, while prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the prior account guidance under ASC 605, Revenue Recognition.

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 825, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This guidance addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This guidance was effective for our first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The provisions relevant to us relate to fair value disclosures for our notes payable, which are measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet. These provisions require the use of the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, as well as eliminate the requirement to disclose the method and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value in such disclosure. This guidance impacted our disclosures only on a prospective basis and did not have a material impact on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 4 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about Fair Value Measurements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 715, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, whichrequires presenting the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item(s) as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. This standard also requires that other components of the net periodic benefit cost be presented separately from the line items that includes service costs and outside of any subtotal of operating income, if one is presented, on a retrospective basis. We adopted this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and accordingly recorded the non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost in Other Income (Expense) in the line item Other, net on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings. As such, the adoption did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about our pension and postretirement health plans.

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

INVENTORIES

The composition of inventories is as follows (in thousands):

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Finished goods	$	17,747	$	14,223
Packaging	6,177		5,349
Other	4,199		2,949
Total Inventories	$	28,123	$	22,521

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value. Inventory costs include the cost of raw materials, packaging supplies, labor and other overhead costs. We performed a detailed review of our inventory items to determine if an obsolescence reserve adjustment was necessary. The review surveyed all of our operating facilities and sales groups to ensure that both historical issues and new market trends were considered. The obsolescence reserve not only considered specific items, but also took into consideration the overall value of the inventory as of the balance sheet date. The inventory obsolescence reserve values at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 were $1,028,000 and $1,136,000, respectively.

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into categories based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categories in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs for similar assets or liabilities or valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs.

Cash equivalents of $7,163,000 and $9,920,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively, were classified as Level 1. These cash instruments are primarily money market mutual funds and are included in cash and cash equivalents on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Short-term investments included U.S. Treasury securities and certificates of deposit. We intend and have the ability to hold our short-term investments to maturity; therefore, these investments were reported at amortized cost, which approximated fair value as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018.

Balances of accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair values at January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018 due to the short maturity and nature of those balances.

Notes payable are reported at the face amount of future maturities. The estimated fair value of notes payable, including current maturities, was $6,384,000 and $9,553,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively, and are classified as Level 2. The fair value as of January 31, 2019, was determined using the exit price notion of fair value required by the adoption of new accounting guidance for fiscal year 2019, as discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

We apply fair value techniques on at least an annual basis associated with: (1) valuing potential impairment loss related to goodwill, trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets and (2) valuing potential impairment loss related to long-lived assets. See Note 5 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information about goodwill and other intangible assets.

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible amortization expense was $209,000 and $253,000 in the second quarter of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Intangible amortization expense was $419,000 and $507,000 in the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Estimated intangible amortization for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 is $417,000. Estimated intangible amortization for the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):

2020	$	667
2021	$	483
2022	$	333
2023	$	201
2024	$	68

We have one acquired trademark recorded at a cost of $376,000 that was determined to have an indefinite life and is not amortized.

We performed our annual goodwill impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 and no impairment was identified. There have been no triggering events that would indicate a new impairment analysis is needed.

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure

PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of net periodic pension and postretirement health benefit costs were as follows:

	Pension Benefits
	(in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	391		$	438		$	813		$	862
Interest cost	517			517			1,057			1,014
Expected return on plan assets	(703		)	(485		)	(1,405		)	(971		)
Amortization of:
Prior service costs	1			—			1			1
Other actuarial loss	165			354			386			641
Net periodic benefit cost	$	371		$	824		$	852		$	1,547
	Postretirement Health Benefits
	(in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	25		$	25		$	52		$	54
Interest cost	24			19			49			43
Amortization of:
Prior service costs	(2		)	(1		)	(3		)	(3		)
Other actuarial loss	—			(5		)	—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	47		$	38		$	98		$	94

The non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost are included in Other Income (Expense) in the line item Other, net on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Retained Earnings.

The pension plan is funded based upon actuarially determined contributions that take into account the amount deductible for income tax purposes, the normal cost and the minimum contribution required and the maximum contribution allowed under applicable regulations.We were not required to make, and did not make, a contribution to the pension plan during the first six months of fiscal year 2019. We have no minimum funding requirements for the remainder of fiscal year 2019.

We made a significant voluntary contribution to the pension plan in excess of the minimum required contribution in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. This voluntary contribution improved the plan's funded status and contributed to a lower net periodic benefit expense for the second quarter and the first six months of fiscal year 2019 compared to the same period in the prior year. The postretirement health plan is an unfunded plan. We pay insurance premiums and claims from our assets.

Assumptions used in the previous calculations were as follows:

	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Health Benefits
	For the Three and Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Discount rate for net periodic benefit cost	4.04	%	3.75	%	3.81	%	3.26	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.50	%	3.50	%	—		—
Long-term expected rate of return on assets	7.00	%	7.00	%	—		—

The medical cost trend assumption for postretirement health benefits was 7.50%. The graded trend rate is expected to decrease to an ultimate rate of 4.50% in fiscal year 2038.

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Operating Segments

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segment Disclosure

OPERATING SEGMENTS

We have two operating segments: (1) Business to Business Products Group and (2) Retail and Wholesale Products Group. These operating segments are managed separately and each segment's major customers have different characteristics. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group customers include: mass merchandisers; wholesale clubs; drugstore chains; pet specialty retail outlets; dollar stores; retail grocery stores; distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products; environmental service companies; and sports field product users. The Business to Business Products Group customers include: processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal health and nutrition products; and marketers of consumer products. Our operating segments are also our reportable segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018.

Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):

	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
Product	2019		2018		2019		2018
Cat Litter	$	6,502	$	7,073	$	67,613	$	64,286
Industrial and Sports	—		—		15,429		15,686
Agricultural and Horticultural	12,698		12,979		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	24,454		25,545		1,197		1,126
Animal Health and Nutrition	8,130		8,845		—		—
Net Sales	$	51,784	$	54,442	$	84,239	$	81,098
	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
Product	2019		2018		2019		2018
Cat Litter	$	3,287	$	3,273	$	35,218	$	33,464
Industrial and Sports	—		—		7,652		7,569
Agricultural and Horticultural	6,646		6,936		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	12,559		12,928		552		506
Animal Health and Nutrition	3,966		4,218		—		—
Net Sales	$	26,458	$	27,355	$	43,422	$	41,539

We do not rely on any segment asset allocations and we do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance. 

	Assets
	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	60,283	$	65,143
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	93,950		89,623
Unallocated Assets	38,904		39,916
Total Assets	$	193,137	$	194,682

Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The corporate expenses line includes certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as research and development, information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service. Corporate expenses also include the estimated annual incentive plan bonus accrual.

	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	51,784	$	54,442	$	14,304		$	18,635
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	84,239		81,098		2,662			4,787
Net Sales	$	136,023	$	135,540
Corporate Expenses					(13,136		)	(14,024		)
Income from Operations					3,830			9,398
Total Other Expense, Net					(158		)	(488		)
Income before Income Taxes					3,672			8,910
Income Tax Expense					(456		)	(6,956		)
Net Income					3,216			1,954
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					23			—
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	3,193		$	1,954
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	26,458	$	27,355	$	7,272		$	9,759
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	43,422		41,539		2,653			2,422
Net Sales	$	69,880	$	68,894
Corporate Expenses					(7,098		)	(6,998		)
Income from Operations					2,827			5,183
Total Other Expense, Net					(39		)	(112		)
Income before Income Taxes					2,788			5,071
Income Tax Expense					(506		)	(6,167		)
Net Income (Loss)					2,282			(1,096		)
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					(5		)	—
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	2,287		$	(1,096	)

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Stock-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Oil-Dri Corporation of America 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) permits the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other stock-based and cash-based awards. Our employees and outside directors are eligible to receive grants under the 2006 Plan. The total number of shares of stock subject to grants under the 2006 Plan may not exceed 937,500.

Restricted Stock

All of our non-vested restricted stock as of January 31, 2019 was issued under the 2006 Plan with vesting periods generally between two years and five years. We determined the fair value of restricted stock as of the grant date. We recognize the related compensation expense over the period from the date of grant to the date the shares vest.

There were 117,000 restricted shares of Common Stock and 7,000 restricted shares of Class B Stock granted during the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. No restricted stock was granted during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock was $229,000 and $426,000 for the second quarter of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock was $889,000 and $928,000 for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

A summary of restricted stock transactions is shown below:

	Restricted Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at July 31, 2018	178		$	32.74
Granted	273		$	33.00
Vested	(60	)	$	31.82
Forfeitures	(22	)	$	30.21
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at January 31, 2019	369		$	33.23

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component as of January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Pension and Postretirement Health Benefits				Cumulative Translation Adjustment			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance as of July 31, 2018	$	(10,384	)		$	(231	)	$	(10,615	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax	—				(36		)	(36		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	291			(a)	—			291
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	291				(36		)	255
Balance as of January 31, 2019	$	(10,093	)		$	(267	)	$	(10,360	)

(a) Amount is net of tax expense of $93,000. Amount is included in the components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension and postretirement health plans. See Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

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Related Party Transactions (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions Disclosure

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

One member of our Board of Directors is the President and Chief Executive Officer of a customer of ours. That customer was a customer of ours before the board member joined that customer and before he became a member of our Board of Directors. Total net sales to that customer, including sales to subsidiaries of that customer, were $105,000 and $77,000 for the second quarters of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively, and were $202,000 and $163,000 for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. Outstanding accounts receivable from that customer, and its subsidiaries, were $45,000 and $14,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.

One member of our Board of Directors, and of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, is the President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director and shareholder of a law firm that regularly provides services to us. Total payments to that vendor for fees and cost reimbursements were $51,000 and $53,000 for the second quarters of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively, and were $97,000 and $116,000 for the first six months of fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were no outstanding accounts payable to that vendor as of January 31, 2019 or July 31, 2018.

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Basis of Statement Presentation Level 2 (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when performance obligations under the terms of the contracts with customers are satisfied. Our performance obligation generally consists of the promise to sell finished products to wholesalers, distributors and retailers or consumers and our obligations have an original duration of one year or less. Control of the finished products are transferred upon shipment to, or receipt at, customers' locations, as determined by the specific terms of the contract. We have completed our performance obligation when control is transferred and we recognize revenue accordingly.

We have an unconditional right to consideration under the payment terms specified in the contract upon completion of the performance obligation. We may require certain customers to provide payment in advance of product shipment. We recorded a liability for these advance payments of $96,000 and $390,000 as of January 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively. This liability is reported in Other Accrued Expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Revenue recognized during the second quarter ended January 31, 2019 that was included in the liability for advance payments at the beginning of the period was $84,000.

We routinely commit to one-time or ongoing trade promotion programs directly with consumers, such as coupon programs, and with customers, such as volume discounts, cooperative marketing and other arrangements. We estimate and accrue the expected costs of these programs. These costs are considered variable consideration under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and are netted against sales when revenue is recorded. The accruals are based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing obligations on products sold as of the balance sheet date. To estimate these accruals, we rely on our historical experience of trade spending patterns and that of the industry, current trends and forecasted data.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include salaries, wages and benefits associated with staff outside the manufacturing and distribution functions, all marketing related costs, any miscellaneous trade spending expenses not required to be included in net sales, research and development costs, depreciation and amortization related to assets outside the manufacturing and distribution process and all other non-manufacturing and non-distribution expenses.

Trade Receivable

We record an allowance for doubtful accounts based on our historical experience and a periodic review of our accounts receivable, including a review of the overall aging of accounts, consideration of customer credit risk and analysis of facts and circumstances about specific customer accounts. A customer account is determined to be uncollectible when it is probable that a loss will be incurred after we have completed our internal collection procedures, including termination of shipments, direct customer contact and formal demand of payment.

Overburden Removal and Mining Costs

We mine sorbent materials on property that we either own or lease as part of our overall operations. A significant part of our overall mining cost is incurred during the process of removing the overburden (non-usable material) from the mine site, thus exposing the sorbent material used in a majority of our production processes. These stripping costs are treated as a variable inventory production cost and are included in cost of sales in the period they are incurred. We defer and amortize the pre-production overburden removal costs associated with opening a new mine.

Additionally, it is our policy to capitalize the purchase cost of land and mineral rights, including associated legal fees, survey fees and real estate fees. The costs of obtaining mineral patents, including legal fees and drilling expenses, are also capitalized. Pre-production development costs on new mines and any prepaid royalties that may be offset against future royalties due upon extraction of the minerals are also capitalized. All exploration related costs are expensed as incurred.

Reclamation

We perform ongoing reclamation activities during the normal course of our overburden removal. As overburden is removed from a mine site, it is hauled to previously mined sites and is used to refill older sites. This process allows us to continuously reclaim older mine sites and dispose of overburden simultaneously, therefore minimizing the costs associated with the reclamation process.

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Inventories Level 2 (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value. Inventory costs include the cost of raw materials, packaging supplies, labor and other overhead costs. We performed a detailed review of our inventory items to determine if an obsolescence reserve adjustment was necessary. The review surveyed all of our operating facilities and sales groups to ensure that both historical issues and new market trends were considered. The obsolescence reserve not only considered specific items, but also took into consideration the overall value of the inventory as of the balance sheet date.

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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurement, Policy

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into categories based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categories in the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market-based inputs for similar assets or liabilities or valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs.

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Operating Segments Level 2 (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Operating Segments

We have two operating segments: (1) Business to Business Products Group and (2) Retail and Wholesale Products Group. These operating segments are managed separately and each segment's major customers have different characteristics. The Retail and Wholesale Products Group customers include: mass merchandisers; wholesale clubs; drugstore chains; pet specialty retail outlets; dollar stores; retail grocery stores; distributors of industrial cleanup and automotive products; environmental service companies; and sports field product users. The Business to Business Products Group customers include: processors and refiners of edible oils, petroleum-based oils and biodiesel fuel; manufacturers of animal feed and agricultural chemicals; distributors of animal health and nutrition products; and marketers of consumer products. Our operating segments are also our reportable segments. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2018.

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Inventories Level 3 (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

The composition of inventories is as follows (in thousands):

	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
Finished goods	$	17,747	$	14,223
Packaging	6,177		5,349
Other	4,199		2,949
Total Inventories	$	28,123	$	22,521

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Estimated intangible amortization for the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):

2020	$	667
2021	$	483
2022	$	333
2023	$	201
2024	$	68

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Defined Benefit Plan [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

The components of net periodic pension and postretirement health benefit costs were as follows:

	Pension Benefits
	(in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	391		$	438		$	813		$	862
Interest cost	517			517			1,057			1,014
Expected return on plan assets	(703		)	(485		)	(1,405		)	(971		)
Amortization of:
Prior service costs	1			—			1			1
Other actuarial loss	165			354			386			641
Net periodic benefit cost	$	371		$	824		$	852		$	1,547
	Postretirement Health Benefits
	(in thousands)
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,						For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Service cost	$	25		$	25		$	52		$	54
Interest cost	24			19			49			43
Amortization of:
Prior service costs	(2		)	(1		)	(3		)	(3		)
Other actuarial loss	—			(5		)	—			—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	47		$	38		$	98		$	94

Schedule of Assumptions Used

Assumptions used in the previous calculations were as follows:

	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Health Benefits
	For the Three and Six Months Ended January 31,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Discount rate for net periodic benefit cost	4.04	%	3.75	%	3.81	%	3.26	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.50	%	3.50	%	—		—
Long-term expected rate of return on assets	7.00	%	7.00	%	—		—

The medical cost trend assumption for postretirement health benefits was 7.50%. The graded trend rate is expected to decrease to an ultimate rate of 4.50% in fiscal year 2038.

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Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue by Principal Product by Operating Segment

Net sales for our principal products by segment are as follows (in thousands):

	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
Product	2019		2018		2019		2018
Cat Litter	$	6,502	$	7,073	$	67,613	$	64,286
Industrial and Sports	—		—		15,429		15,686
Agricultural and Horticultural	12,698		12,979		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	24,454		25,545		1,197		1,126
Animal Health and Nutrition	8,130		8,845		—		—
Net Sales	$	51,784	$	54,442	$	84,239	$	81,098
	Business to Business Products Group				Retail and Wholesale Products Group
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
Product	2019		2018		2019		2018
Cat Litter	$	3,287	$	3,273	$	35,218	$	33,464
Industrial and Sports	—		—		7,652		7,569
Agricultural and Horticultural	6,646		6,936		—		—
Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification	12,559		12,928		552		506
Animal Health and Nutrition	3,966		4,218		—		—
Net Sales	$	26,458	$	27,355	$	43,422	$	41,539

Operating Segments Information

We do not rely on any segment asset allocations and we do not consider them meaningful because of the shared nature of our production facilities; however, we have estimated the segment asset allocations below for those assets for which we can reasonably determine. The unallocated asset category is the remainder of our total assets. The asset allocation is estimated and is not a measure used by our chief operating decision maker about allocating resources to the operating segments or in assessing their performance. 

	Assets
	January 31, 2019		July 31, 2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	60,283	$	65,143
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	93,950		89,623
Unallocated Assets	38,904		39,916
Total Assets	$	193,137	$	194,682

Net sales and operating income for each segment are provided below. The corporate expenses line includes certain unallocated expenses, including primarily salaries, wages and benefits, purchased services, rent, utilities and depreciation and amortization associated with corporate functions such as research and development, information systems, finance, legal, human resources and customer service. Corporate expenses also include the estimated annual incentive plan bonus accrual.

	For the Six Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	51,784	$	54,442	$	14,304		$	18,635
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	84,239		81,098		2,662			4,787
Net Sales	$	136,023	$	135,540
Corporate Expenses					(13,136		)	(14,024		)
Income from Operations					3,830			9,398
Total Other Expense, Net					(158		)	(488		)
Income before Income Taxes					3,672			8,910
Income Tax Expense					(456		)	(6,956		)
Net Income					3,216			1,954
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					23			—
Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	3,193		$	1,954
	For the Three Months Ended January 31,
	Net Sales				Income (Loss)
	2019		2018		2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Business to Business Products Group	$	26,458	$	27,355	$	7,272		$	9,759
Retail and Wholesale Products Group	43,422		41,539		2,653			2,422
Net Sales	$	69,880	$	68,894
Corporate Expenses					(7,098		)	(6,998		)
Income from Operations					2,827			5,183
Total Other Expense, Net					(39		)	(112		)
Income before Income Taxes					2,788			5,071
Income Tax Expense					(506		)	(6,167		)
Net Income (Loss)					2,282			(1,096		)
Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest					(5		)	—
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri					$	2,287		$	(1,096	)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Stock Transactions

A summary of restricted stock transactions is shown below:

	Restricted Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at July 31, 2018	178		$	32.74
Granted	273		$	33.00
Vested	(60	)	$	31.82
Forfeitures	(22	)	$	30.21
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding at January 31, 2019	369		$	33.23

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income by Component

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component as of January 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	Pension and Postretirement Health Benefits				Cumulative Translation Adjustment			Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Balance as of July 31, 2018	$	(10,384	)		$	(231	)	$	(10,615	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax	—				(36		)	(36		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	291			(a)	—			291
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	291				(36		)	255
Balance as of January 31, 2019	$	(10,093	)		$	(267	)	$	(10,360	)

(a) Amount is net of tax expense of $93,000. Amount is included in the components of net periodic benefit cost for the pension and postretirement health plans. See Note 6 of the Notes to unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

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Basis of Statement Presentation Revenue Recognition (Details) - Payments In Advance - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Deferred Revenue Arrangement
Liability for Payments in Advance	$ 96,000	$ 390,000
Payments in Advance, Revenue Recognized	$ 84,000

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Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Inventory
Finished goods	$ 17,747	$ 14,223
Packaging	6,177	5,349
Other	4,199	2,949
Total Inventories	$ 28,123	$ 22,521

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Inventories Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Inventory
Inventory obsolescence reserve	$ 1,028,000	$ 1,136,000

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Fair Value Measurements Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Cash Equivalents	$ 7,163,000	$ 9,920,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Notes Payable, Fair Value	$ 6,384,000	$ 9,553,000

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense
2020	$ 667
2021	483
2022	333
2023	201
2024	$ 68

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 209,000	$ 253,000	$ 419,000	$ 507,000
Amortization expense for remainder of current fiscal year	417,000		417,000
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$ 376,000		$ 376,000
Goodwill impairment loss					$ 0

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Service cost	$ 391	$ 438	$ 813	$ 862
Interest cost	517	517	1,057	1,014
Expected return on plan assets	(703)	(485)	(1,405)	(971)
Amortization of Prior service costs	1	0	1	1
Amortization of Other actuarial loss	165	354	386	641
Net periodic benefit cost	371	824	852	1,547
Postretirement Health Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Service cost	25	25	52	54
Interest cost	24	19	49	43
Amortization of Prior service costs	(2)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Amortization of Other actuarial loss	0	(5)	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 47	$ 38	$ 98	$ 94

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Assumptions (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate for net periodic benefit cost	4.04%	3.75%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	3.50%	3.50%
Long-term expected rate of return on assets	7.00%	7.00%
Postretirement Health Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Discount rate for net periodic benefit cost	3.81%	3.26%
Rate of increase in compensation levels	0.00%	0.00%
Long-term expected rate of return on assets	0.00%	0.00%

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Employer contributions	$ 0
Estimated contributions in remainder of current fiscal year	$ 0
Postretirement Health Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Medical Cost Trend Assumption	7.50%
Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate	4.50%
Year that Rate Reaches Ultimate Trend Rate	2038

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Operating Segments Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	$ 69,880	$ 68,894	$ 136,023	$ 135,540
Business to Business Products
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	26,458	27,355	51,784	54,442
Business to Business Products | Cat Litter
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	3,287	3,273	6,502	7,073
Business to Business Products | Industrial and Sports
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Business to Business Products | Agricultural and Horticultural
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	6,646	6,936	12,698	12,979
Business to Business Products | Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	12,559	12,928	24,454	25,545
Business to Business Products | Animal Health and Nutrition
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	3,966	4,218	8,130	8,845
Retail and Wholesale Products
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	43,422	41,539	84,239	81,098
Retail and Wholesale Products | Cat Litter
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	35,218	33,464	67,613	64,286
Retail and Wholesale Products | Industrial and Sports
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	7,652	7,569	15,429	15,686
Retail and Wholesale Products | Agricultural and Horticultural
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	0	0	0	0
Retail and Wholesale Products | Bleaching Clay and Fluids Purification
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	552	506	1,197	1,126
Retail and Wholesale Products | Animal Health and Nutrition
Revenue by Principal Product
Net Sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Operating Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	$ 193,137		$ 193,137		$ 194,682
Net Sales	69,880	$ 68,894	136,023	$ 135,540
Corporate Expenses	(7,098)	(6,998)	(13,136)	(14,024)
Income from Operations	2,827	5,183	3,830	9,398
Total Other Expense, Net	(39)	(112)	(158)	(488)
Income before Income Taxes	2,788	5,071	3,672	8,910
Income Tax Expense	(506)	(6,167)	(456)	(6,956)
Net Income (Loss)	2,282	(1,096)	3,216	1,954
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(5)	0	23	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Oil-Dri	2,287	(1,096)	3,193	1,954
Business to Business Products
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	60,283		60,283		65,143
Segment Income	7,272	9,759	14,304	18,635
Net Sales	26,458	27,355	51,784	54,442
Retail and Wholesale Products
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	93,950		93,950		89,623
Segment Income	2,653	2,422	2,662	4,787
Net Sales	43,422	$ 41,539	84,239	$ 81,098
Unallocated Assets
Segment Reporting Information
Assets	$ 38,904		$ 38,904		$ 39,916

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Operating Segments Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 segment
Segment Reporting Information
Number of Reportable Segments	2

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Stock-Based Compensation Summary of Restricted Stock Transactions (Details) - Restricted Stock shares in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding, beginning balance | shares	178
Granted, number of shares | shares	273
Vested, number of shares | shares	(60)
Forfeitures, number of shares | shares	(22)
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding, ending balance | shares	369
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance | $ / shares	$ 32.74
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value | $ / shares	33.00
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value | $ / shares	31.82
Forfeitures, weighted average grant date fair value | $ / shares	30.21
Non-vested restricted stock outstanding, weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance | $ / shares	$ 33.23

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Stock-Based Compensation Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Granted, number of shares			273,000
2006 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number Authorized (shares)	937,500		937,500
2006 Plan | Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Award Vesting Period, Minimum (years)			2 years
Award Vesting Period, Maximum (years)			5 years
Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 229,000	$ 426,000	$ 889,000	$ 928,000
2006 Plan | Restricted Stock | Common Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Granted, number of shares	117,000	0
2006 Plan | Restricted Stock | Common Class B
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Granted, number of shares	7,000	0

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance, beginning			$ (10,615)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax			(36)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax			291
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	$ (152)	$ (381)	(255)	$ (488)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance, ending	(10,360)		(10,360)
Pension and Postretirement Health Benefits
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance, beginning			(10,384)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax			0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax			291
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			(291)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance, ending	(10,093)		(10,093)
Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance, beginning			(231)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax			(36)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax			0
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			36
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, Balance, ending	$ (267)		$ (267)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Tax for reclassification adjustment from AOCI for pension and other postretirement benefits	$ 93,000

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - Director - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction
Net sales to related party	$ 105,000	$ 77,000
Accounts receivable from related party	45,000		$ 14,000
Payments to related party	51,000	$ 53,000
Accounts payable to related party	$ 0		$ 0