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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Astec and its subsidiaries and have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). All intercompany balances and transactions between the Company and its affiliates have been eliminated in consolidation.

Noncontrolling interest in the Company's consolidated financial statements represents the 7% interest in a consolidated subsidiary which is not owned by the Company. Since the Company controls this subsidiary, the subsidiary's financial statements are consolidated with those of the Company, and the noncontrolling owner's 7% share of the subsidiary's net assets and results of operations is deducted and reported as "Noncontrolling interest" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and as "Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company executed an agreement in February 2022 with the noncontrolling interest holder to acquire their outstanding interest in full for R$10.0M (approximately $2.0 million, subject to the effect of exchange rates). Completion of the transaction is subject to resolution of certain disputes between the parties.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include excess and obsolete inventory, inventory net realizable value, product warranty obligations, capitalized implementation costs, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, goodwill and other intangible assets impairment and the measurement of income tax assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates these assumptions, judgments and estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

All dollar amounts, except per share amounts, are in millions of dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Significant Accounting Policies

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash - All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances with high credit quality institutions, the balances of which may exceed federally insured limits.

The Company had cash of $2.0 million and $2.5 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, that is restricted as to withdrawal or use primarily related to retention guarantees mainly held by its foreign subsidiaries, which is included in "Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Investments - Investments consist primarily of investment-grade marketable securities. All investments held as of December 31, 2025 are classified as trading securities and are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses included in "Other income (expenses), net" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Realized gains and losses are accounted for on the specific identification method. Purchases and sales are recorded on a trade-date basis. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments at the time of acquisition and reevaluates such determination at each balance sheet date.

Accounts Receivable - The Company sells products to a wide variety of customers. Accounts receivable are carried at their outstanding principal amounts, less an allowance for credit losses. The Company extends credit to its customers based on an evaluation of the customers' financial condition generally without requiring collateral, although the Company normally requires advance payments or letters of credit on large equipment orders. A portion of the Company's credit risk is limited through credit insurance in certain international jurisdictions.

The Company held notes and other receivables, net totaling $4.5 million and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively in "Trade receivables, contract assets and other receivables, net" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Allowance for Credit Losses - The Company measures its credit losses on receivables using an expected loss model. The Company currently monitors credit levels and financial conditions of customers on a continuing basis, considering historical trends for uncollectible accounts, current economic conditions and specific customer recent payment history and financial stability. An allowance for credit losses is maintained in "Trade receivables, contract assets and other receivables, net" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at a level which management believes is sufficient to cover all probable future credit losses as of the balance sheet date based on a rolling twelve-month "look-back" and specific reserves. The Company applies the practical expedient to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of accounts receivable and contract assets. The corresponding provision for credit losses is recorded in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Amounts are deemed past due when they exceed the payment terms agreed to by the customer in the sales contract. Past due amounts are charged off when reasonable collection efforts have been exhausted and the amounts are deemed uncollectible by management. The majority of the Company’s receivables are related to equipment that requires significant down payment with other terms allowing for payment shortly after shipment, typically 30 days, which the Company believes is short-term in nature.

The following table represents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses related to trade receivables for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

Years Ended December 31,
(in millions)202520242023
Allowance balance, beginning of year$2.3 $3.3 $2.3 
Provision2.1 0.9 1.6 
Write offs(0.7)(1.8)(0.6)
Recoveries and other— (0.1)— 
Allowance balance, end of year$3.7 $2.3 $3.3 

Inventories - The Company's inventory is comprised of raw materials and parts, work-in-process, finished goods and used equipment.

Raw material and parts inventory comprises purchased steel and other purchased items for use in the manufacturing process or held for sale for the after-market parts business. The category also includes the manufacturing cost of completed equipment sub-assemblies produced for either integration into equipment manufactured at a later date or for sale in the Company's after-market parts business.

Work-in-process inventory consists of the value of materials, labor and overhead incurred to date in the manufacturing of incomplete equipment or incomplete equipment sub-assemblies being produced.
Finished goods inventory consists of completed equipment manufactured for sale to customers.

Used equipment inventory consists of equipment accepted in trade or purchased on the open market. This category also includes equipment rented to prospective customers on a short-term or month-to-month basis. Used equipment is valued at the lower of acquired or trade-in cost or net realizable value determined on each separate unit. Each unit of rental equipment is valued at the lower of original manufacturing, acquired or trade-in cost or net realizable value.

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, which requires the Company to make specific estimates, assumptions and judgments in determining the amount, if any, of reductions in the valuation of inventories to their net realizable values. The net realizable values of the Company's products are impacted by a number of factors, including changes in the price of steel, competitive sales pricing, quantities of inventories on hand, the age of the individual inventory items, market acceptance of the Company's products, the Company's normal gross margins, actions by the Company or its competitors, the condition of its used and rental equipment inventory and general economic factors. Once an inventory item's value has been deemed to be less than cost, a net realizable value allowance is calculated and a new cost basis for that item is effectively established. This new cost is retained for that item until such time as the item is disposed of or the Company determines that an additional write-down is necessary. Additional write-downs may be required in the future based upon changes in assumptions due to general economic downturns in the markets in which the Company operates, changes in competitor pricing, new product design or other technological advances introduced by the Company or its competitors and other factors unique to individual inventory items.

One of the most significant components of the Company's inventory is steel. A significant decline in the market price of steel could result in a decline in the market value of the Company's equipment or parts. During periods of significant declining steel prices, the Company reviews the valuation of its inventories to determine if reductions are needed in the recorded value of inventory on hand to its net realizable value.

The Company reviews the individual items included in its finished goods, used equipment and rental equipment inventory on a model-by-model or unit-by-unit basis to determine if any item's net realizable value is below its carrying value. This analysis is expanded to include items in work-in-process and raw material inventory if factors indicate those items may also be impacted. In performing this review, judgments are made and, in addition to the factors discussed above, additional consideration is given to the age of the specific items of used or rental equipment inventory, prior sales offers or lack thereof, the physical condition of the specific items and general market conditions for the specific items. Additionally, an analysis of raw material inventory is performed to calculate reserves needed for slow-moving or obsolete inventory based upon quantities of items on hand, the age of those items and their recent and expected future usage or sale.

When the Company determines that the value of inventory has become impaired through damage, deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, excessive levels of inventory or other causes, the Company reduces the carrying value to the net realizable value based on estimates, assumptions and judgments made from the information available at that time. Abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling cost and wasted materials are recognized as current period charges.

Assets Held for Sale - Assets are classified as held for sale when any ongoing operations have ceased, and the Company has committed to a plan to sell the assets in their current condition at a price that is reasonable in relation to the current fair value of the assets. Assets held for sale are generally expected to be sold within one year of meeting the designation criteria. Upon designation as held for sale, the assets are recorded at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell, and related depreciation and amortization is ceased. The held for sale designation and carrying value of assets held for sale is periodically reviewed and adjusted as facts and circumstances indicate that a change may be necessary.

Property and Equipment - Property and equipment is stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged against earnings as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and improvements that substantially extend the capacity or useful life of an asset are capitalized and are then depreciated. The cost and accumulated depreciation for property and equipment sold, retired or otherwise disposed of are relieved from the accounts and resulting gains or losses are reflected in earnings.

Property and equipment are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the assets using the straight-line depreciation method for financial reporting and on accelerated methods for income tax purposes. Land is recorded at historical cost and is not depreciated. The useful lives are estimated based on historical experience with similar assets, considering anticipated technological or other changes. The Company periodically reviews these lives relative to physical factors and industry trends. If there are changes in the planned use of property or equipment or if technological changes were to occur more rapidly than anticipated, the useful lives assigned to these assets may need to be shortened, resulting in the recognition of accelerated depreciation expense in future periods.
Property and equipment are primarily depreciated over the following useful lives:

Years
Buildings and improvements
5 - 40
Airplanes and aviation equipment
5 - 20
Machinery, equipment and tooling
3 - 10
Furniture and fixtures
5 - 10
Computer hardware and software
3 - 5

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - In the event that facts and circumstances indicate the carrying amounts of long-lived assets may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability is performed. If an evaluation is required, the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset are compared to the carrying amount for each asset (or group of assets) to determine if a write-down is required. If this review indicates that the assets will not be recoverable, the carrying values of the impaired assets are reduced to their estimated fair value. Fair value is estimated using discounted cash flows, prices for similar assets or other valuation techniques.

Leases - The Company leases certain real estate, material handling equipment, automobiles and other equipment. The Company determines if a contract is a lease (or contains an embedded lease) at the inception of the agreement. For a contract to be determined to be a lease or contain a lease, it must include explicitly or implicitly identified assets where the Company has the right to substantially all of the economic benefits of the assets and has the ability to direct how and for what purpose the assets are used during the lease term. Leases are classified as either operating or finance. For operating leases, the Company recognizes a lease liability equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments and a right-of-use ("ROU") asset equal to the lease liability, subject to certain adjustments, such as prepaid rent. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not have any finance leases.

The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to determine the present value of the lease payments. The Company's incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that it would incur to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. The Company determines the incremental borrowing rates based upon secured borrowing rates quoted by the Company's banks for loans of a corresponding length to the lease.

The lease term at the lease commencement date is determined based on the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with any periods covered by an option to extend the lease if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option, periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the Company is reasonably certain not to exercise that option and periods covered by an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease in which the exercise of the option is controlled by the lessor. The Company considers a number of factors when evaluating whether the options in its lease contracts are reasonably certain of exercise, such as length of time before an option exercise, expected value of the leased asset at the end of the initial lease term, importance of the lease to the Company's operations, costs to negotiate a new lease and any contractual or economic penalties.

The Company does not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for leases with a term of 12 months or less.

Capitalization of Implementation Costs and Internal Use Software - Software development activities generally consist of three stages: (i) the preliminary project stage, (ii) the application development stage and (iii) the post implementation and operation stage. The Company capitalizes certain software development costs during the application development stage. These costs may include vendor hosted software costs, personnel expenses for employees and costs for third-party consulting services which are directly associated with the software development. Capitalization ends once the implementation is substantially complete, at which point the capitalized costs are amortized ratably over the remaining contract term plus any reasonably certain renewal periods. Software development costs that do not meet the qualification for capitalization are expensed as incurred and recorded in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested at the reporting unit level for impairment annually on October 1, or more frequently, as events dictate. A reporting unit is an operating segment or, under certain circumstances, a component of an operating segment that constitutes a business, has available discrete financial information and whose operating results are regularly reviewed by management. Components of an operating segment are combined and aggregated as a single reporting unit if the components have similar economic characteristics.

Goodwill is tested for impairment by either performing a qualitative evaluation or a quantitative test. The qualitative evaluation is an assessment of factors that includes, but is not limited to, the macroeconomic conditions, industry and competitive environment conditions, overall financial performance, business specific events and market considerations. The Company may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment for some or all reporting units and perform the quantitative impairment test. If a
qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount, the Company will perform a quantitative test.

The quantitative goodwill impairment test requires the comparison of the carrying value of the reporting unit's net assets to the fair value of the reporting unit. The Company determines fair values of each reporting unit using an equally weighted combination of the discounted cash flow method, a form of the income approach, and the guideline public company method, a form of the market approach. This analysis requires significant assumptions, including projected net sales, projected earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, terminal growth rates, the cost of capital, the selection of appropriate guideline companies and related valuation multiples. Management's estimates are subject to change given the inherent uncertainty in predicting future results. Additionally, the discount rate and the terminal growth rate are based on management's judgment of the rates that would be utilized by a hypothetical market participant. If a quantitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit's fair value is less than its carrying amount, a goodwill impairment charge would be recorded.

The Company's intangible assets have definite lives and are subject to amortization. Intangible assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. The Company determines the useful lives of identifiable intangible assets after considering the specific facts and circumstances related to each intangible asset. Factors considered when determining useful lives include the contractual terms of agreements, the history of the asset, the Company's long-term strategy for the use of the asset, any laws or other local regulations which could impact the useful life of the asset and other economic factors, including competition and specific market conditions.

The Company tests intangible assets with definite lives for impairment if conditions exist that indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Such conditions may include an economic downturn in a geographic market or a change in the assessment of future operations. An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the definite-lived intangible asset is not recoverable by the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use of the asset, which are evaluated at the asset group level.

Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives:
Years
Dealer network and customer relationships
8 - 18
Trade names
3 - 10
Other
3 - 12

Product Warranty Reserve - The Company accrues for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time revenue is recognized. Warranty obligations by product line or model are evaluated based on historical warranty claims experience. For equipment, the Company's standard product warranty terms generally include post-sales support and repairs of products at no additional charge for periods ranging from three months to two years or up to a specified number of hours of operation. For parts from component suppliers, the Company relies on the original manufacturer's warranty that accompanies those parts. Generally, Company fabricated parts are not covered by specific warranty terms. Although failure of fabricated parts due to material or workmanship is rare, if it occurs, the Company's policy is to replace fabricated parts at no additional charge.

Estimated warranty obligations are based upon warranty terms, product failure rates, repair costs and current period machine shipments. If actual product failure rates, repair costs, service delivery costs or post-sales support costs differ from the Company's estimates, these estimates will be re-evaluated and adjustments to the estimated warranty liability will be made, if required.

Income Taxes - Income taxes are based on pretax financial accounting income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts. The Company periodically assesses the need to establish valuation allowances against its deferred tax assets to the extent the Company no longer believes it is more likely than not that the tax assets will be fully utilized.

The Company evaluates a tax position to determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination, based upon the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold is subject to a measurement assessment to determine the amount of benefit to recognize and the appropriate reserve to establish, if any. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, no benefit is recognized. The Company is periodically audited by U.S. federal and state as well as foreign tax authorities. While it is often difficult to predict a final outcome or timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, the Company believes its reserve for uncertain tax positions is adequate to reduce the uncertain positions to the greatest amount of benefit that is more likely than not realizable.

Self-Insurance Reserves - The Company retains the risk for a portion of its workers' compensation claims and general liability claims by way of a captive insurance company, Astec Insurance. The objectives of Astec Insurance are to improve control over and reduce the cost of claims; to improve focus on risk reduction with the development of a program structure which rewards proactive loss control; and to ensure management participation in the defense and settlement process for claims.
For general liability claims, the captive is liable for the first $1.0 million per occurrence. The Company carries general liability, excess liability and umbrella policies for claims in excess of amounts covered by the captive.

For workers' compensation claims, the captive is liable for the first $0.35 million per occurrence. The Company utilizes a large national insurance company as third-party administrator for workers' compensation claims and carries insurance coverage for claims liabilities in excess of amounts covered by the captive.

The financial statements of the captive are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The short-term and long-term reserves for claims and potential claims related to general liability and workers' compensation under the captive are included in "Other current liabilities" or "Other long-term liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets depending on the expected timing of future payments. The undiscounted reserves are actuarially determined to cover the ultimate cost of each claim based on the Company's evaluation of the type and severity of individual claims and historical information, primarily its own claims experience, along with assumptions about future events. Changes in assumptions, as well as changes in actual experience, could cause these estimates to change in the future. However, the Company does not believe it is reasonably likely that the reserve level will materially change in the foreseeable future.

The Company is self-insured for health and prescription claims under its Group Health Insurance Plan for all of the Company's domestic employees. The Company carries reinsurance coverage to limit its exposure for individual health claims above certain limits. Third parties administer health claims and prescription medication claims. The Company maintains a reserve for the self-insured health plan which is included in "Other current liabilities" in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. This reserve includes both unpaid claims and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported, based on historical claims and payment experience. Historically, the reserves have been sufficient to provide for claims payments. Changes in actual claims experience or payment patterns could cause the reserve to change, but the Company does not believe it is reasonably likely that the reserve level will materially change in the near future.

Employees of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are insured under separate health plans. No reserves are necessary for these fully-insured health plans.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Accumulated other comprehensive loss is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments of $40.6 million and $51.1 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Revenue Recognition - Revenue is generally recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of goods or providing services. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. The Company generally obtains purchase authorizations from its customers for a specified amount of products at a specified price with specific delivery terms. A significant portion of the Company's equipment sales represents equipment produced in the Company's manufacturing facilities under short-term contracts for a customer's project or equipment designed to meet a customer’s requirements. Most of the equipment sold by the Company is based on standard configurations, some of which are modified to meet customer's needs or specifications. The Company provides customers with technical design and performance specifications and typically performs pre-shipment testing, when feasible, to ensure the equipment performs according to the customer's need, regardless of whether the Company provides installation services in addition to selling the equipment. Significant down payments are required on many equipment orders with other terms allowing for payment shortly after shipment, typically 30 days. Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are directly imposed on revenue-producing transactions between the Company and its customers, such as sales, use, value-added and some excise taxes, are excluded from revenue. The Company offers extended warranties for sale on certain equipment sold to its customers. Costs of obtaining sales contracts with an expected duration of one year or less are expensed as incurred. Revenue adjustments for a potential significant financing component or the costs to obtain the contract are not made for contracts that are paid within one year from the date of the contract fulfillment.

Depending on the terms of the arrangement with the customer, recognition of a portion of the consideration received may be deferred and recorded as a contract liability if the Company has to satisfy a future obligation, such as to provide installation assistance, service work to be performed in the future without charge, floor plan interest to be reimbursed to the Company's dealer customers, payments for extended warranties or for obligations for future estimated returns to be allowed based upon historical trends. Other contract assets and liabilities are typically not material as a percentage of total assets or total liabilities, respectively.

When sales contain multiple performance obligations, revenue attributable to the sale of a product is recognized when the product is shipped, and the revenue attributable to services provided with respect to the product (such as installation services) is recognized when the service is performed. Consideration is allocated to deliverables using observable market prices from stand-alone performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. Otherwise, the Company uses third-party evidence of selling price or an estimate of the selling price for the deliverables. Sales with multiple performance obligations are evaluated to determine whether revenue related to individual elements should be recognized separately or as a combined unit.
The Company had orders totaling approximately $29.5 million, $24.5 million and $16.0 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, on which revenue was recorded over time based upon the ratio of costs incurred to estimated total costs.

Certain contracts include terms and conditions pursuant to which the Company recognizes revenues upon the completion of production and, at the request of the customer, stores the equipment at the Company's facilities. Under the terms of such contracts, revenue is recorded upon the customer's assumption of title and risk of ownership and when the Company has a present right to payment. In addition, the equipment is segregated from the Company's inventory, specifically identified as belonging to the customer, ready for physical transfer to the customer and cannot be used by the Company or redirected to another customer. The Company has not retained any specific performance obligations such that the earnings process is not complete prior to revenue recognition.

Service and Equipment Installation Revenue - Purchasers of certain of the Company's equipment often contract with the Company to provide installation services. Installation is typically separately priced in the contract based upon observable market prices for stand-alone performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. The Company may also provide future services on equipment sold at the customer's request, which may be for equipment repairs after the warranty period expires. Service is billed on a cost plus margin approach or at a standard rate per hour.

Used Equipment Sales - Used equipment is typically obtained by trade-in on new equipment sales or as a separate purchase in the open market. Revenues from the sale of used equipment are recognized upon transfer of control to the customer at agreed upon pricing.

Freight Revenue - The Company records revenues earned for shipping and handling as revenue at the time of shipment, regardless of whether or not it is identified as a separate performance obligation. The cost of shipping and handling is classified as cost of goods sold concurrently.

Other Revenues - Miscellaneous revenues and offsets not associated with one of the above classifications primarily include floor plan interest reimbursements, extended warranty revenues and rental revenues.

Advertising Expense - The cost of advertising is expensed as incurred. The Company incurred $2.3 million, $2.1 million and $1.8 million in advertising costs during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which are included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Research and Development - Research and development costs primarily include employee compensation and prototype materials costs related to the development of new products and significant improvements to existing product lines. These costs are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred $26.9 million, $23.8 million and $22.0 million in research and development costs during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which are included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Share-Based Compensation - The grant date fair value of share-based compensation awards is based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the day prior to the grant date, except for performance stock awards with a total shareholder return ("TSR") market metric for which the Company estimates fair value using a Monte-Carlo simulation model. The Company recognizes compensation expense for all awards over the requisite service period. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. Compensation expense is based on the grant date fair value as described above, except for performance stock awards with a return on invested capital ("ROIC") performance metric. For these awards, compensation expense is based on the probable outcome of achieving the specified performance conditions. The Company reassesses whether achievement of the ROIC performance metric is probable at each reporting date. The Company's equity awards are further described in Note 17, Share-Based Compensation.

Restructuring - The Company continually reviews its organizational structure and operations to ensure they are optimized and aligned with achieving near-term and long-term operational and profitability targets. In connection with this review, significant restructuring actions may be implemented. These actions can include personnel terminations, reorganization efforts to simplify and consolidate the Company's operations or the divestiture of underperforming manufacturing sites or product lines. Employee severance and related termination benefits are primarily based on the Company's employment policies and substantive severance plans. The Company records liabilities related to severance programs when the actions are probable and the amounts are reasonably estimable, which typically is when a restructuring plan has been approved. Additional liabilities may be recorded if a restructuring plan is extended or additional benefits are provided. In the event that affected employees are required to render additional service in order to receive severance benefits at their termination dates, severance costs are measured at the date that benefits are communicated to the applicable employees and recognized as expense over the employees’ remaining service periods. Any incremental or recovery of expense related to stock compensation programs are recognized at the end of the employees' service periods. Restructuring costs include any ongoing costs related to exited businesses as such costs are incurred. Contract termination costs, if applicable, are recorded when contracts are terminated. See Note 21, Strategic Transformation and Restructuring, Impairment and Other Asset (Gains) Charges, net for additional discussion of the most recent restructuring actions taken.
Acquisitions - The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method. Accordingly, intangible assets are recorded apart from goodwill if they arise from contractual or legal rights or if they are separable from goodwill. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred and contingent consideration, if applicable, is booked at its fair value as part of the purchase price. See Note 3, Acquisition for additional information on the Company's most recent acquisition.

Derivatives and Hedging Activities - The Company recognizes all derivatives in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at their fair value. Derivatives that are not hedges are adjusted to fair value through income. If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of derivatives are either offset against the change in fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments through income or recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in income. The ineffective portion of a derivative's change in fair value is immediately recognized in income. From time to time, the Company's foreign subsidiaries enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to mitigate exposure to fluctuation in currency exchange rates.

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The primary risk managed by using derivative instruments is foreign currency risk. The fair value of the derivative financial instrument is recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and is adjusted to fair value at each measurement date. The changes in fair value are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the current period. The Company does not engage in speculative transactions, nor does it hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. The weighted average U.S. dollar equivalent notional amount of outstanding foreign currency exchange contracts was $4.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company reported no derivative assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2025 or 2024.

The Company recognized, as a component of "Other income (expenses), net", net losses on the change in fair value of derivative instruments of $0.7 million, $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. There were no derivatives that were designated as hedges as of December 31, 2025 or 2024.

Foreign Currency - Subsidiaries located in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom operate primarily using local functional currencies. Accordingly, assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated using exchange rates in effect at the end of the period, and revenues and costs are translated using average exchange rates in effect during the period. The resulting adjustments are presented as a separate component of "Accumulated other comprehensive loss". Foreign currency transaction gains and losses, net are included in "Other income (expenses), net" and amounted to a gain of $1.6 million, a loss of $1.0 million and a gain of $1.1 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Earnings Per Share - Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing "Net income attributable to controlling interest" by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reported period. Deferred stock units are fully vested and, as such, are included in basic earnings per share. Diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents consisting of restricted stock units, performance stock units, related dividend equivalents and stock held in the Company's deferred compensation programs, using the treasury stock method. Potential common shares that have an antidilutive effect (i.e., those that increase income per share or decrease loss per share) are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. Performance stock units, which are considered contingently issuable, are considered dilutive when the related performance criterion has been met.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the number of shares used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

Years Ended December 31,
202520242023
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share22,873,536 22,799,071 22,719,900 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock units79,209 24,644 31,847 
Unvested performance share units141,108 13,743 3,144 
Deferred compensation programs6,653 15,993 26,478 
Denominator for diluted earnings per share23,100,506 22,853,451 22,781,369 
Antidilutive securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share539 26,710 7,495 

Related Party Transactions - The Company had no material related party transactions during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

Adjustments - During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company identified immaterial errors associated with the calculation of its income tax provisions in its historical financial statements. The cumulative effect of the errors generated in prior years was
corrected during the fourth quarter of 2024, resulting in an increase in "Income tax provision" of $2.7 million. These adjustments were not considered material to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the previously filed annual periods.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvement to Reportable Segment Disclosures", which requires entities to disclose significant segment expenses, other segment items, the title and position of the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") and information related to how the CODM assesses segment performance and allocates resources, among certain other required disclosures. Additionally, current annual disclosures will be required in interim periods. The new standard is effective, on a retrospective basis, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance beginning with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 for annual disclosures and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2025 for interim disclosures. See Note 19, Operations by Industry Segment and Geographic Area for additional information on the Company's reportable segments.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures," which requires entities to disclose specific categories in the income tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a specified quantitative threshold. In addition, the new standard requires disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid disaggregated by federal, state and foreign taxes and by jurisdiction for exceeding a specified quantitative threshold. Additionally, income or loss from continuing operations before income tax will be required to be disaggregated between domestic and foreign classifications, and income tax expense will be required to be disaggregated between federal, state and foreign classifications. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively beginning with the Form 10-K filing herein for the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 15, Income Taxes for the required disclosures as stated in the ASU.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses", which requires entities to disclose specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement, among other disclosures. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its financial statement disclosures, but this standard will not impact the Company's results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Recent accounting guidance not discussed above is not applicable, did not have or is not expected to have a material impact on the Company.