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Shareholders' Equity
3 Months Ended
Oct. 27, 2018
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity
10.
Shareholders' Equity

The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in consolidated shareholders’ equity for the three months ended October 27, 2018.

  
Three Months Ended October 27, 2018
 
  
Class A
Common
Stock
  
Class B
Common
Stock
  
Capital in
Excess of Par
Value
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Accumulated
Other
Accumulated
Income (Loss)
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
                      
Balance at July 31, 2018
 
$
30
  
$
14
  
$
17,558
  
$
20,973
  
$
(1,885
)
 
$
(907
)
 
$
664
 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
(5
)
  
5
   
-
   
-
 
Balance at July 31, 2018 (Adjusted)
  
30
   
14
   
17,558
   
20,968
   
(1,880
)
  
(907
)
  
664
 
                             
Net (loss) income
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
(120
)
  
-
   
-
   
5
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(67
)
  
-
   
(60
)
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock
  
1
   
(1
)
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Issuance of stock under stock award plan
  
-
   
-
   
4
   
-
   
-
   
23
   
-
 
Share-based compensation expense
  
-
   
-
   
33
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(4
)
                             
Balance at October 27, 2018
 
$
31
  
$
13
  
$
17,595
  
$
20,848
  
$
(1,947
)
 
$
(884
)
 
$
605
 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in consolidated shareholders’ equity, as restated for the GAC Deconsolidation Adjustments and Out of Period Adjustments described in Note 2, for the three months ended October 28, 2017.

  
Three Months Ended October 28, 2017
 
  
Class A
Common
Stock
  
Class B
Common
Stock
  
Capital in
Excess of Par
Value
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Accumulated
Other
Accumulated
Income (Loss)
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
                      
Balance at July 31, 2017 (Restated)
 
$
30
  
$
14
  
$
17,570
  
$
23,005
  
$
(1,795
)
 
$
(1,037
)
 
$
947
 
                             
Net income
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
588
   
-
   
-
   
100
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(8
)
  
-
   
(6
)
Unrealized investment losses, net
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(3
)
  
-
   
-
 
Share-based compensation expense
  
-
   
-
   
47
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(49
)
                             
Balance at October 28, 2017 (Restated)
 
$
30
  
$
14
  
$
17,617
  
$
23,593
  
$
(1,806
)
 
$
(1,037
)
 
$
992
 

Class A and Class B Common Stock

The relative rights, preferences and limitations of the Company's Class A and Class B Common Stock are summarized as follows: Holders of Class A shares are entitled to elect 25% of the Board of Directors so long as the number of outstanding Class A shares is at least 10% of the combined total number of outstanding Class A and Class B common shares. Holders of Class A common shares have one-tenth the voting power of Class B common shares with respect to most other matters.
 
In addition, Class A shares are eligible to receive dividends in excess of (and not less than) those paid to holders of Class B shares. Holders of Class B shares have the option to convert at any time, each share of Class B Common Stock into one share of Class A Common Stock. Upon sale or transfer, shares of Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, except that sales or transfers of Class B Common Stock to an existing holder of Class B Common Stock or to an immediate family member will not cause such shares to automatically convert into Class A Common Stock.

Restrictive Shareholder Agreement

Messrs. Gerhard J. Neumaier (deceased), Frank B. Silvestro, Ronald L. Frank, and Gerald A. Strobel entered into a Stockholders’ Agreement dated May 12, 1970, as amended January 24, 2011, which governs the sale of certain shares of EEI.s common stock (now classified as Class B Common Stock) owned by them, certain children of those individuals and any such shares subsequently transferred to their spouses and/or children outright or in trust for their benefit upon the demise of a signatory to the Agreement (“Permitted Transferees”).  The Agreement provides that prior to accepting a bona fide offer to purchase some or all of their shares of Class B Common Stock governed by the Agreement, that the selling party must first allow the other signatories to the Agreement (not including any Permitted Transferee) the opportunity to acquire on a pro rata basis, with right of over-allotment, all of such shares covered by the offer on the same terms and conditions proposed by the offer.

Cash Dividends

The Company paid $0.9 million of cash dividends during the three months ended October 27, 2018 and October 28, 2017 that were declared and accrued in prior periods.

Stock Repurchase Plan

In August 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a program for repurchase of 200,000 shares of Class A common stock (the “Stock Repurchase Program”).  As of October 27, 2018, the Company repurchased 122,918 shares of Class A stock, and 77,082 shares had yet to be repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Program.  The Company did not acquire any Class A shares under the Stock Repurchase Program during the three months ended October 27, 2018 or October 28, 2017.

Noncontrolling Interests

The Company discloses noncontrolling interests as a separate component of consolidated shareholders’ equity on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  Earnings and other comprehensive income (loss) are separately attributed to both the controlling and noncontrolling interests.  The Company calculates earnings per share based on net income (loss) attributable to the Company’s controlling interests.

The Company considers acquiring additional interests in majority owned subsidiaries when noncontrolling shareholders express their intent to sell their interests.  The Company settles and records acquisitions of noncontrolling interests at amounts that approximate fair value.  Purchases of noncontrolling interests are recorded as reductions of shareholders’ equity on the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity.  The Company did not acquire additional interest in any of its majority-owned subsidiaries during the three months ended October 27, 2018 or October 28, 2017.

As of July 31, 2018, the Company held an 87.88% ownership interest in Lowham-Walsh Engineering & Environment Services, LLC (“Lowham”).  In November 2018, the Company purchased all remaining noncontrolling interest in Lowham for less than $0.1 million, thereby increasing its ownership interest in Lowham to 100%.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are summarized in the following table.

 
 
October 27,
2018
  
July 31,
2018
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
       
Unrealized net foreign currency translation losses
 
$
(1,947
)
 
$
(1,880
)
Unrealized net investment (losses) gains on available for sale investments
  
---
   
(5
)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
$
(1,947
)
 
$
(1,885
)