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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

 

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019

 

or

 

 

 

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

 

For the transition period from              to              

 

Commission File Number:  001-33288

 

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

06-1185400
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1020 West Park Avenue, Kokomo, Indiana
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

46904-9013
(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (765) 456-6000

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Tile of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

“HAYN”

NASDAQ Global Market

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes ☒  No ☐

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

 

Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer ☐

 

Smaller reporting company☐

 

 

Emerging growth company  ☐

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

 

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

 

As of August 1, 2019, the registrant had 12,513,350 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

PART I 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1. 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Haynes International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of September 30, 2018 and June  30, 2019 

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended June  30, 2018 and 2019

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended June  30, 2018 and 2019

5

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended June  30, 2018 and 2019

6

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended June  30, 2018 and 2019

7

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8

 

 

 

Item 2. 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

 

 

 

Item 3. 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

30

 

 

 

Item 4. 

Controls and Procedures

30

 

 

 

PART II 

OTHER INFORMATION

31

 

 

 

Item 2. 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

31

 

 

 

Item 6. 

Exhibits

31

 

 

 

 

Index to Exhibits

32

 

 

 

 

Signatures

33

 

2

PART 1     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.        Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

 

 

 

2018

 

2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

9,802

 

$

22,045

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,130 and $1,503 at September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2019, respectively

 

 

73,437

 

 

77,719

 

Inventories

 

 

273,045

 

 

269,138

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

7,240

 

 

2,371

 

Other current assets

 

 

2,825

 

 

3,703

 

Total current assets

 

 

366,349

 

 

374,976

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

179,400

 

 

172,212

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

25,454

 

 

23,834

 

Other assets

 

 

7,163

 

 

6,678

 

Goodwill

 

 

4,789

 

 

4,789

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

5,539

 

 

5,334

 

Total assets

 

$

588,694

 

$

587,823

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

37,140

 

$

43,040

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

17,463

 

 

16,837

 

Accrued pension and postretirement benefits

 

 

5,095

 

 

5,095

 

Deferred revenue—current portion

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,500

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

62,198

 

 

67,472

 

Long-term obligations (less current portion) (Note 15)

 

 

8,443

 

 

8,337

 

Deferred revenue (less current portion)

 

 

17,829

 

 

15,954

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

1,919

 

 

1,919

 

Accrued pension benefits (less current portion)

 

 

62,072

 

 

59,874

 

Accrued postretirement benefits (less current portion)

 

 

103,013

 

 

104,127

 

Total liabilities

 

 

255,474

 

 

257,683

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value (40,000,000 shares authorized, 12,546,591 and 12,566,819 shares issued and 12,504,478 and 12,513,350 shares outstanding at September 30, 2018 and June 30, 2019, respectively)

 

 

13

 

 

13

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value (20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

251,053

 

 

253,116

 

Accumulated earnings

 

 

126,588

 

 

122,019

 

Treasury stock, 42,113 shares at September 30, 2018 and 53,469 shares at June 30, 2019

 

 

(1,869)

 

 

(2,239)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(42,565)

 

 

(42,769)

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

333,220

 

 

330,140

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

588,694

 

$

587,823

 

 

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

 

3

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

Net revenues

 

$

113,114

 

$

126,032

 

$

313,013

 

$

360,575

    

Cost of sales

 

 

97,751

 

 

107,857

 

 

275,062

 

 

316,382

 

Gross profit

 

 

15,363

 

 

18,175

 

 

37,951

 

 

44,193

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

 

13,661

 

 

10,985

 

 

36,670

 

 

32,776

 

Research and technical expense

 

 

1,018

 

 

830

 

 

2,871

 

 

2,523

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

684

 

 

6,360

 

 

(1,590)

 

 

8,894

 

Nonoperating retirement benefit expense

 

 

2,118

 

 

856

 

 

6,289

 

 

2,568

 

Interest income

 

 

(18)

 

 

(15)

 

 

(53)

 

 

(53)

 

Interest expense

 

 

228

 

 

231

 

 

687

 

 

756

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(1,644)

 

 

5,288

 

 

(8,513)

 

 

5,623

 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

(2,357)

 

 

1,486

 

 

15,368

 

 

1,915

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

713

 

$

3,802

 

$

(23,881)

 

$

3,708

 

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.30

 

$

(1.93)

 

$

0.29

 

Diluted

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.30

 

$

(1.93)

 

$

0.29

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

12,422

 

 

12,450

 

 

12,419

 

 

12,443

 

Diluted

 

 

12,430

 

 

12,592

 

 

12,419

 

 

12,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.66

 

$

0.66

 

 

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

4

 

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

Net income (loss)

 

$

713

 

$

3,802

 

$

(23,881)

 

$

3,708

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and postretirement

 

 

1,948

 

 

580

 

 

4,564

 

 

1,739

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(3,999)

 

 

(1,803)

 

 

(1,166)

 

 

(1,943)

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(2,051)

 

 

(1,223)

 

 

3,398

 

 

(204)

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(1,338)

 

$

2,579

 

$

(20,483)

 

$

3,504

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

5

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Shares

    

Par

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Stock

    

Income (Loss)

    

Equity

Balance March 31, 2018

 

12,520,020

 

$

13

 

$

250,050

 

$

129,256

 

$

(1,869)

 

$

(67,245)

 

$

310,205

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

713

Dividends paid and accrued ($0.22 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,756)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,756)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,051)

 

 

(2,051)

Issue restricted stock (less forfeitures)

 

(10,867)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

Stock compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

603

Balance June 30, 2018

 

12,509,153

 

$

13

 

$

250,653

 

$

127,213

 

$

(1,869)

 

$

(69,296)

 

$

306,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Shares

    

Par

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Stock

    

Income (Loss)

    

Equity

Balance March 31, 2019

 

12,515,480

 

$

13

 

$

252,425

 

$

120,977

 

$

(2,177)

 

$

(41,546)

 

$

329,692

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,802

Dividends paid and accrued ($0.22 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,760)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,760)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,223)

 

 

(1,223)

Issue restricted stock (less forfeitures)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(2,130)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(62)

 

 

 

 

 

(62)

Stock compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

691

Balance June 30, 2019

 

12,513,350

 

$

13

 

$

253,116

 

$

122,019

 

$

(2,239)

 

$

(42,769)

 

$

330,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Shares

    

Par

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Stock

    

Income (Loss)

    

Equity

Balance September 30, 2017

 

12,509,757

 

$

13

 

$

248,733

 

$

159,366

 

$

(1,646)

 

$

(72,694)

 

$

333,772

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,881)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,881)

Dividends paid and accrued ($0.66 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,272)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,272)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,398

 

 

3,398

Issue restricted stock (less forfeitures)

 

6,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(6,937)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(223)

 

 

 

 

 

(223)

Stock compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,920

Balance June 30, 2018

 

12,509,153

 

$

13

 

$

250,653

 

$

127,213

 

$

(1,869)

 

$

(69,296)

 

$

306,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders’

 

    

Shares

    

Par

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Stock

    

Income (Loss)

    

Equity

Balance September 30, 2018

 

12,504,478

 

$

13

 

$

251,053

 

$

126,588

 

$

(1,869)

 

$

(42,565)

 

$

333,220

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,708

Dividends paid and accrued ($0.66 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,277)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,277)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(204)

 

 

(204)

Exercise of stock options

 

12,084

 

 

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

215

Issue restricted stock (less forfeitures)

 

8,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(11,356)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(370)

 

 

 

 

 

(370)

Stock compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,848

Balance June 30, 2019

 

12,513,350

 

$

13

 

$

253,116

 

$

122,019

 

$

(2,239)

 

$

(42,769)

 

$

330,140

 

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

6

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(23,881)

 

$

3,708

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

17,244

 

 

14,090

 

Amortization

 

 

395

 

 

205

 

Pension and post-retirement expense - U.S. and U.K.

 

 

10,693

 

 

6,733

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

1,920

 

 

1,848

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

(1,875)

 

 

(1,875)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

20,588

 

 

1,036

 

Loss on disposition of property

 

 

132

 

 

13

 

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(5,591)

 

 

(5,044)

 

Inventories

 

 

(27,937)

 

 

2,470

 

Other assets

 

 

40

 

 

(409)

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

9,080

 

 

6,049

 

Income taxes

 

 

(6,632)

 

 

4,902

 

Accrued pension and postretirement benefits

 

 

(7,362)

 

 

(5,457)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

(13,186)

 

 

28,269

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

 

(9,785)

 

 

(7,316)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

(9,785)

 

 

(7,316)

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility borrowings

 

 

 —

 

 

16,600

 

Revolving credit facility repayments

 

 

 —

 

 

(16,600)

 

Dividends paid

 

 

(8,261)

 

 

(8,258)

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

 —

 

 

215

 

Payment for purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(223)

 

 

(370)

 

Payments on long-term obligation

 

 

(140)

 

 

(106)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(8,624)

 

 

(8,519)

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

 

(154)

 

 

(191)

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

(31,749)

 

 

12,243

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

46,328

 

 

9,802

 

End of period

 

$

14,579

 

$

22,045

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of capitalized interest)

 

$

643

 

$

712

 

Income taxes paid (refunded), net

 

$

1,407

 

$

(4,028)

 

Capital expenditures incurred, but not yet paid

 

$

715

 

$

418

 

Dividends declared but not yet paid

 

$

11

 

$

19

 

 

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

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HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

 

Interim Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), and such principles are applied on a basis consistent with information reflected in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC related to interim financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments and accruals which are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the respective interim periods. The results of operations for the three months and nine months ended June  30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 or any interim period.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Haynes International, Inc. and directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated.

 

Note 2.  Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The objective of the update is to 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 in exchange for those goods or services.  This update provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized, along with expanded disclosure requirements.  An entity 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 in exchange for those goods or services.  In adopting this accounting standard update using the modified retrospective method, the Company had no cumulative effect to record on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss).   See Note 3 for further explanation, including all newly expanded disclosure requirements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).  This new guidance will require that a lessee recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with a lease term of more than twelve months, with the result being the recognition of a right of use asset and a lease liability.  The new lease accounting requirements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715).  This new guidance requires entities to (1) disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost and present it with other current compensation costs for related employees in the income statement and (2) present the other components elsewhere in the income statement and outside of income from operations if that subtotal is presented.  In addition, the ASU requires entities to disclose the income statement lines that contain the other components if they are not presented on appropriately described separate lines.  The amendments in this ASU also only allow the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization.  This new guidance was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted.  The Company adopted the standard on October 1, 2018.  The amendments are applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively, for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in assets.  As a result of the retrospective change in presentation, the Company reclassified $2,118 from cost of sales to Nonoperating retirement benefit expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarter ended June  30, 2018 and $6,289 for the nine months ended June  30, 2018.  The Company used the practical expedient allowed in the standard upon transition that permitted entities to use their previously disclosed service cost and other costs from the prior years’ pension and other postretirement

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benefit plan footnotes in the comparative periods as appropriate estimates when retrospectively changing the presentation of these costs in the income statement.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820).  This new guidance removes and modifies disclosure requirements on fair value statements.  This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, on its disclosures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation-Retirement Benefits-Defined Benefit Plans-General (Subtopic 715-20).  This new guidance removes and modifies disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans.  Some disclosure requirements that are removed include, among others, amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year and the effects of a one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on the (a) aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit costs and (b) benefit obligation for postretirement health care benefits.  This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.  Early adoption is permitted.     

 

Note 3.  Revenues from Contracts with Customers

 

On October 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 (ASC 606), Revenue from Contracts with Customers.  This new guidance requires the Company to apply a five-step analysis to: (i) identify the contract with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.  This new guidance was adopted using the modified retrospective method.  The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in the need to recognize a cumulative effect of initial application as an adjustment to retained earnings.  In accordance with ASC 606, the Company has presented reserves for sales returns within accrued expenses on the Consolidated Balance Sheet which differs from previous periods which included these reserves as contra-assets within accounts receivable. 

 

Performance Obligations

 

Revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of contracts with the customer are satisfied, which occurs when control of the goods and services has been transferred to the customer.  This predominately occurs upon shipment or delivery of the product or when the service is performed. 

 

The Company may occasionally have customer agreements involving production and shipment of goods that would require revenue to be recognized over time in accordance with the new guidance due to there being no alternative use for the product without significant economic loss and enforceable right to payment including a normal profit margin from the customer in the event of contract termination.  Over-time recognition was a change from the accounting for these products, which was point-in-time prior to the adoption of the new standard.   As of October 1, 2018 and June  30, 2019, the Company did not have any customer agreements that would require revenue to be recorded over time. 

 

Each customer purchase order or contract for goods transferred represents a single performance obligation for which revenue is recognized at either a point in time or over-time as described in the preceding paragraph. The standard terms and conditions of a customer purchase order include limited warranties and the right of customers to have products that do not meet specifications repaired or replaced, at the Company’s option.  Such warranties do not represent a separate performance obligation.

 

The customer agreement with Titanium Metals Corporation (“TIMET”) (See Note 8) includes the performance obligation to provide conversion services for up to ten million pounds of titanium metal annually over a twenty-year period which ends in fiscal 2027.  The transaction price under this contract included a $50,000 up-front fee as well as conversion service fees based upon the fulfillment of conversion services requested at the option of TIMET.  In accordance with ASC 606, the $50 million fee is allocated to the obligation to provide manufacturing capacity over time and, therefore, is recognized in income on a straight-line basis over the 20-year term of that agreement.  The fees for conversion services are based on quantity of service and are recognized as revenue at the time the service is performed. 

 

Transaction Price

 

Each customer purchase order or contract sets forth the transaction price for the products and services purchased under that arrangement.  Some customer arrangements may include variable consideration, such as volume rebates, which generally depend upon the Company’s customers meeting specified performance criteria, such as a purchasing level over a period of time.  The Company exercises judgment to estimate the most likely amount of variable consideration at each reporting date.

 

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Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for the transfer of goods or services to customers. Revenue is derived from product sales or conversion services, and is reported net of sales discounts, rebates, incentives, returns and other allowances offered to customers, if applicable.   Payment terms vary from customer to customer depending upon credit worthiness, prior payment history and other credit considerations.  

 

Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling activities to fulfill the Company’s promise to transfer of the goods are included in revenues and costs incurred by the Company for the delivery of goods and are classified as cost of sales in the consolidated statements of income. Shipping terms may vary for products shipped outside the United States depending on the mode of transportation, the country where the material is shipped and any agreements made with the customers.

 

Contract Balances

 

As of September 30, 2018 and June  30, 2019, accounts receivable with customers were $74,567 and $79,222, respectively.  Allowance for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2018 and June  30, 2019 were $1,130 and $1,503, respectively, and are presented within accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts on the consolidated balance sheet.   

 

Contract liabilities are recognized when the Company has received consideration from a customer to transfer goods or services at a future point in time when the Company performs under the purchase order or contract.  As of September 30, 2018 and June  30, 2019, no contract liabilities have been recorded except for $20,329 and $18,454, respectively, for the TIMET agreement. 

 

Practical Expedients

 

The Company has elected to use the practical expedient that permits the omission of disclosure for remaining performance obligations which are expected to be satisfied within one year or less.  Aside from the TIMET agreement, the Company does not have any remaining performance obligations in excess of one year or contracts that it does not have the right to invoice as of June  30, 2019.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

Revenue is disaggregated by end-use markets.  The following table includes a breakdown of net revenues to the markets served by the Company for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

Net revenues (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

59,646

 

$

66,321

 

$

165,518

 

$

189,786

Chemical processing

 

 

21,364

 

 

21,197

 

 

55,868

 

 

61,878

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

11,866

 

 

15,870

 

 

37,042

 

 

43,638

Other markets

 

 

14,863

 

 

15,666

 

 

36,825

 

 

46,909

Total product revenue

 

 

107,739

 

 

119,054

 

 

295,253

 

 

342,211

Other revenue

 

 

5,375

 

 

6,978

 

 

17,760

 

 

18,364

Net revenues

 

$

113,114

 

$

126,032

 

$

313,013

 

$

360,575

 

 

Note 4.  Inventories

 

The following is a summary of the major classes of inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

 

Raw Materials

 

$

17,897

 

$

17,731

 

 

Work-in-process

 

 

147,921

 

 

143,470

 

 

Finished Goods

 

 

105,640

 

 

106,535

 

 

Other

 

 

1,587

 

 

1,402

 

 

 

 

$

273,045

 

$

269,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note 5.  Income Taxes

 

On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Act”), which made significant changes to U.S. federal income tax law including, among other things, lowering corporate income tax rates, permitting bonus depreciation that will allow for full expensing of qualified property and imposing a repatriation tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries.  Beginning October 1, 2017 and continuing through September 30, 2018, the Company’s U.S. income was taxed at a 24.5% federal tax rate after which time the federal tax rate applicable to the Company was lowered to 21.0%.  Deferred tax assets beginning as of December 31, 2017 were revalued to the lower statutory rates of 24.5% or 21.0%, depending upon the projected timing of the reversal of those assets.  The estimated impact of the revaluation of the deferred tax assets resulted in increased tax expense in the first nine months of fiscal 2018 of $18,181, which was recorded as a discrete tax adjustment.   

 

Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended June  30,  2018 and 2019 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rates of 24.5% and 21.0%, respectively, primarily due to state income taxes, differing tax rates on foreign earnings and discrete tax items that impacted income tax expense in these periods.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended June  30, 2019 was 28.1% on $5,288 of income before income taxes and 34.1% on income before income taxes of $5,623 for the nine months ended June  30, 2019.  Income tax expense in the first three and nine months of fiscal 2019 was unfavorably impacted by the forfeiture of unexercised stock options, which resulted in approximately $300 of additional tax expense. 

   

 

Note 6.  Pension and Post-retirement Benefits

 

Components of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit cost for the three and nine months ended June  30, 2018 and June  30,  2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

 

Service cost

 

$

1,385

 

$

1,309

 

$

83

 

$

79

 

$

4,153

 

$

3,929

 

$

251

 

$

237

 

Interest cost

 

 

2,530

 

 

2,567

 

 

1,078

 

 

1,088

 

 

7,761

 

 

7,700

 

 

3,234

 

 

3,264

 

Expected return

 

 

(3,508)

 

 

(3,561)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(10,807)

 

 

(10,708)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Amortizations

 

 

1,268

 

 

402

 

 

750

 

 

372

 

 

3,851

 

 

1,205

 

 

2,250

 

 

1,116

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

1,675

 

$

717

 

$

1,911

 

$

1,539

 

$

4,958

 

$

2,126

 

$

5,735

 

$

4,617

 

 

The Company contributed $3,000 to Company-sponsored domestic pension plans, $2,389 to its other post-retirement benefit plans and $571 to the U.K. pension plan for the nine months ended June  30, 2019. The Company expects to make contributions of $1,500 to its U.S. pension plan, $1,250 to its other post-retirement benefit plan and $211 to the U.K. pension plan for the remainder of fiscal 2019.

 

 

Note 7.  Legal, Environmental and Other Contingencies

 

Legal

 

The Company is regularly involved in litigation, both as a plaintiff and as a defendant, relating to its business and operations, including environmental, commercial, employment and federal and/or state Equal Employment Opportunity Commission administrative actions. Future expenditures for environmental, employment, intellectual property and other legal matters cannot be determined with any degree of certainty; however, based on the facts presently known, management does not believe that such costs will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In January 2017, a customer based in the United Kingdom wrote to the Company making a claim in relation to certain product sold to that customer by the Company.  This writing was followed up by claim correspondence in 2018 and early 2019.  The Company has engaged its legal advisors in the United Kingdom to respond to the claim, and correspondence between the parties’ respective counsel remains ongoing. To date, the insurers have not accepted coverage responsibility for the claim but have agreed to fund expenses of legal counsel selected by the Company through the date of the determination regarding coverage. The Company intends to pursue such coverage as and if necessary while vigorously defending against the customer claim. Liability for the claim is disputed, and the amount of the claim, if any, remains unclear.  Based on the facts presently known, management does not believe that the claim will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

 

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Environmental

 

The Company has received permits from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources to close and provide post‑closure environmental monitoring and care for certain areas of its Kokomo, Indiana and Mountain Home, North Carolina facilities, respectively. 

The Company is required to, among other things, monitor groundwater and to continue post‑closure maintenance of the former disposal areas at each site. As a result, the Company is aware of elevated levels of certain contaminants in the groundwater, and additional testing and corrective action by the Company could be required.  The Company is unable to estimate the costs of any further corrective action at these sites, if required. Accordingly, the Company cannot assure that the costs of any future corrective action at these or any other current or former sites would not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

As of September 30, 2018 and June  30, 2019, the Company has accrued $504 for post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities, of which $449 is included in long-term obligations as it is not due within one year.  Accruals for these costs are calculated by estimating the cost to monitor and maintain each post-closure site and multiplying that amount by the number of years remaining in the post-closure monitoring.

Expected maturities of post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities (discounted) included in long-term obligations are as follows at June  30, 2019. 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

$

52

 

2021

 

59

 

2022

 

49

 

2023

 

48

 

2024 and thereafter

 

241

 

 

$

449

 

 

On February 11, 2016, the Company voluntarily reported to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a leak that it discovered in one of its chemical cleaning operations at its Arcadia, Louisiana facility.  As a result of the discovery, the Company is working with that department to determine the extent of the issue and appropriate remediation.  Management does not currently expect that any remediation costs related to this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

 

 

Note 8.  Deferred Revenue

 

On November 17, 2006, the Company entered into a twenty-year agreement to provide conversion services (“Conversion Services Agreement”) to Titanium Metals Corporation (“TIMET”) for up to ten million pounds of titanium metal annually. TIMET paid the Company a $50,000 up-front fee and will also pay the Company for its processing services during the term of the agreement (20 years) at prices established by the terms of the agreement. TIMET may exercise an option to have ten million additional pounds of titanium converted annually, provided that it offers to loan up to $12,000 to the Company for certain capital expenditures which may be required to expand capacity. In addition to the volume commitment, the Company has granted TIMET a first priority security interest in its four-high Steckel rolling mill, along with rights of access if the Company enters into bankruptcy or defaults on any financing arrangements. The Company has agreed not to manufacture titanium products (other than cold reduced titanium tubing). The Company has also agreed not to provide titanium hot-rolling conversion services to any entity other than TIMET for the term of the Conversion Services Agreement. The agreement contains certain default provisions which could result in contract termination and damages, including liquidated damages of $25,000 and the Company being required to return the unearned portion of the up-front fee. The Company considered each provision and the likelihood of the occurrence of a default that would result in liquidated damages. Based on the nature of the events that could trigger the liquidated damages clause, and the availability of the cure periods set forth in the agreement, the Company determined and continues to believe that none of these circumstances are reasonably likely to occur. Therefore, events resulting in liquidated damages have not been factored in as a reduction to the amount of revenue recognized over the life of the contract. The cash received of $50,000 is recognized in income on a straight-line basis over the 20-year term of the agreement. If an event of default occurred and was not cured within any applicable grace period, the Company would recognize the impact of the liquidated damages in the period of default and re-evaluate revenue recognition under the contract for future periods. The portion of the up-front fee not recognized in income is shown as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheet.

 

Note 9.  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

 

The Company has goodwill, patents, trademarks, customer relationships and other intangibles.  As the patents and customer relationships have a definite life, they are amortized over lives ranging from two to sixteen years.  During the first three months of fiscal

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2019, the patents of the Company became fully amortized.  The Company reviews customer relationships for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to the discounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.   If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. 

 

Goodwill and trademarks (indefinite lived) are tested for impairment at least annually as of January 31 for goodwill and August 31 for trademarks (the annual impairment testing dates), or more frequently if impairment indicators exist.  If the carrying value of a trademark exceeds its fair value (determined using an income approach, based upon a discounted cash flow of an assumed royalty rate), impairment of the trademark may exist resulting in a charge to earnings to the extent of the impairment.  The impairment test for goodwill is performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment loss in the event that the carrying amount is greater than the fair value.  Any goodwill impairment loss recognized would not exceed the total carrying amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.  No impairment has been recognized as of June  30, 2019. 

 

During the first nine months of fiscal 2019, there were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill. 

 

Amortization of customer relationships, patents, non-competes and other intangibles was $131 and $50 for the three-month periods ended June  30, 2018 and 2019, respectively and $395 and $205 for the nine-month periods ended June  30, 2018 and 2019, respectively.   The following represents a summary of intangible assets at September 30, 2018 and June  30, 2019.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Gross

    

Accumulated

    

Carrying

 

September 30, 2018

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Patents

 

$

4,030

 

$

(3,977)

 

$

53

 

Trademarks

 

 

3,800

 

 

 —

 

 

3,800

 

Customer relationships

 

 

2,100

 

 

(574)

 

 

1,526

 

Other

 

 

291

 

 

(131)

 

 

160

 

 

 

$

10,221

 

$

(4,682)

 

$

5,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Gross

    

Accumulated

    

Carrying

 

June 30, 2019

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Amount

 

Trademarks

 

$

3,800

 

$

 —

 

$

3,800

 

Customer relationships

 

 

2,100

 

 

(682)

 

 

1,418

 

Other

 

 

291

 

 

(175)

 

 

116

 

 

 

$

6,191

 

$

(857)

 

$

5,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated future Aggregate Amortization Expense:

    

 

 

Year Ended September 30, 

 

 

 

2019

$

51

 

2020

 

198

 

2021

 

179

 

2022

 

133

 

2023

 

129

 

Thereafter

 

844

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 10.  Net Income (Loss) Per Share

 

The Company accounts for earnings per share using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation that determines net income per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to participation rights in undistributed earnings. Non-vested restricted stock awards that include non-forfeitable rights to dividends are considered participating securities. Per share amounts are computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during each period. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive common shares had been issued.

 

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

 

Numerator: Basic and Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

713

 

$

3,802

 

$

(23,881)

 

$

3,708

 

Dividends paid and accrued

 

 

(2,756)

 

 

(2,760)

 

 

(8,272)

 

 

(8,277)

 

Undistributed income (loss)

 

 

(2,043)

 

 

1,042

 

 

(32,153)

 

 

(4,569)

 

Percentage allocated to common shares (a)

 

 

100.0

%

 

98.9

%

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

Undistributed income (loss) allocated to common shares

 

 

(2,043)

 

 

1,030

 

 

(32,153)

 

 

(4,569)

 

Dividends paid on common shares outstanding

 

 

2,731

 

 

2,729

 

 

8,196

 

 

8,182

 

Net income (loss) available to common shares

 

 

688

 

 

3,759

 

 

(23,957)

 

 

3,613

 

Denominator: Basic and Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

12,422,485

 

 

12,449,738

 

 

12,418,579

 

 

12,443,039

 

Adjustment for dilutive potential common shares

 

 

7,144

 

 

141,858

 

 

 —

 

 

148,183

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted

 

 

12,429,629

 

 

12,591,596

 

 

12,418,579

 

 

12,591,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.30

 

$

(1.93)

 

$

0.29

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.30

 

$

(1.93)

 

$

0.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of stock option shares excluded as their effect would be anti-dilutive

 

 

316,776

 

 

446,182

 

 

333,443

 

 

352,358

 

Number of restricted stock shares excluded as their effect would be anti-dilutive

 

 

86,668

 

 

61,688

 

 

94,013

 

 

65,692

 

Number of deferred restricted stock shares excluded as their effect would be anti-dilutive

 

 

16,550

 

 

29,050

 

 

16,550

 

 

29,050

 

Number of performance share awards excluded as their effect would be anti-dilutive

 

 

24,045

 

 

51,120

 

 

39,008

 

 

49,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Percentage allocated to common shares - Weighted average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding

 

 

12,422,485

 

 

12,449,738

 

 

12,418,579

 

 

12,443,039

 

Unvested participating shares

 

 

 —

 

 

141,858

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

12,422,485

 

 

12,591,596

 

 

12,418,579

 

 

12,443,039

 

 

 

Note 11.  Stock-Based Compensation

 

Restricted Stock

 

On February 23, 2009, the Company adopted a restricted stock plan that reserved 400,000 shares of common stock for issuance.   Additionally, on March 1, 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan which provides for grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares, among other awards.  Up to 275,000 shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance shares may be granted in the aggregate under this plan.  Following the adoption of the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, the Company ceased granting awards from the 2009 restricted stock plan, although awards remain outstanding thereunder. 

 

Grants of restricted stock are comprised of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to transfer restrictions, which vest in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee may set vesting requirements based on the achievement of specific performance goals or the passage of time.     

 

Restricted shares are subject to forfeiture if employment or service terminates prior to the vesting date or if any applicable performance goals are not met. The Company will assess, on an ongoing basis, the probability of whether the performance criteria will be achieved. The Company will recognize compensation expense over the performance period if it is deemed probable that the goals will be achieved. The fair value of the Company’s restricted stock is determined based upon the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the grant date. The plan provides for the adjustment of the number of shares covered by an outstanding grant and the maximum number of shares for which restricted stock may be granted in the event of a stock split, extraordinary dividend or distribution or similar recapitalization event. 

 

The shares of time-based restricted stock granted to employees vest on the third anniversary of their grant date if the recipient is still an employee of the Company on such date.  The shares of restricted stock granted to non-employee directors will vest on the earlier

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of (a) the first anniversary of the date of grant or (b) the failure of such non-employee director to be re-elected at an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company as a result of such non-employee director being excluded from the nominations for any reason other than cause.   

 

The following table summarizes the activity under the 2009 restricted stock plan and the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to restricted stock for the nine months ended June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average Fair

 

 

 

Number of

 

Value At

 

 

 

Shares

 

Grant Date

 

Unvested at September 30, 2018

 

81,993

 

$

37.28

 

Granted

 

27,938

 

$

34.02

 

Forfeited / Canceled

 

(19,794)

 

$

37.43

 

Vested

 

(28,449)

 

$

39.02

 

Unvested at June 30, 2019

 

61,688

 

$

34.96

 

Expected to vest

 

61,688

 

$

34.96

 

 

Compensation expense related to restricted stock for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $220 and $180, respectively, and for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $787 and $452, respectively. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock at June 30, 2019 was $1,152, to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.60 years.  During the first nine months of fiscal 2019, the Company repurchased 11,356 shares of stock from employees at an average purchase price of $32.60 to satisfy required withholding taxes upon vesting of restricted stock-based compensation. 

 

Deferred Restricted Stock

 

On November 20, 2017, the Company adopted a deferred compensation plan that allows directors and officers the option to defer receipt of cash and stock compensation.  Beginning on November 21, 2017, the Company granted shares of restricted stock from the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to which elections were made by certain individuals to defer receipt to a future period.  Such shares vest in accordance with the parameters of the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, however, receipt of the shares and any corresponding dividends are deferred until the end of the deferral period.  In the event the deferred shares are forfeited prior to the vesting date, deferred dividends pertaining to those shares will also be forfeited.  During the deferral period, the participants who elected to defer shares will not have voting rights with respect to those shares. 

 

The following table summarizes the activity under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to deferred restricted stock for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average Fair

 

 

 

Number of

 

Value At

 

 

 

Shares

 

Grant Date

 

Unvested and deferred at September 30, 2018

 

16,550

 

$

31.76

 

Granted

 

12,500

 

$

33.98

 

Vested and deferred

 

(16,550)

 

 

31.76

 

Unvested and deferred at June 30, 2019

 

12,500

 

$

33.98

 

Vested and deferred at June 30, 2019

 

16,550

 

$

31.76

 

 

Compensation expense related to deferred restricted stock for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $131 and $106, respectively, and for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $307 and $335, respectively. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock at June 30, 2019 was $177, to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.42 years.

 

Performance Shares

 

Beginning in fiscal 2017, the Company granted to certain employees target numbers of performance shares under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.  The number of performance shares that will ultimately be earned, as well as the number of shares that will be distributed in settling those earned performance shares, if any, will not be determined until the end of the performance period.   Performance shares earned will depend on the calculated total shareholder return of the Company at the end of the three-year period commencing from the beginning of the fiscal year in which the award was granted as compared to the total shareholder return of the

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Company’s peer group, as defined by the Compensation Committee for this purpose.  The fair value of the performance shares is estimated as of the date of the grant using a Monte Carlo simulation model.  Compensation expense related to the performance shares for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $116 and $207, respectively, and for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $430 and $532, respectively.  The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to performance shares at June 30, 2019 was $1,173, to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.42 years.

 

The following table summarizes the activity under the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to performance shares for the nine months ended June 30, 2019. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average Fair

 

 

 

Number of

 

Value At

 

 

 

Shares

 

Grant Date

 

Unvested at September 30, 2018

 

30,344

 

$

49.32

 

Granted

 

24,282

 

$

44.93

 

Forfeited / Canceled

 

(1,080)

 

$

43.70

 

Unvested at June 30, 2019

 

53,546

 

$

47.44

 

 

Stock Options

 

The Company’s 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan and its previous stock option plans authorize, or formerly authorized, the granting of non-qualified stock options to certain key employees and non-employee directors for the purchase of a maximum of 1,925,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  On March 1, 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan which provides for grants of up to 425,000 stock options and stock appreciation rights.  Following the adoption of the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan, the Company ceased granting awards from its previous stock option plans, although awards remain outstanding from a plan that was adopted in January 2007, which provided for the grant of options to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Each plan provides for the adjustment of the maximum number of shares for which options may be granted in the event of a stock split, extraordinary dividend or distribution or similar recapitalization event. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise, options are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of grant and vest 331/3% per year over three years from the grant date.   The amount of compensation cost recognized in the financial statements is measured based upon the grant date fair value. 

The Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value, which incorporates various assumptions including volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rates and dividend yields. The volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over the most recent period commensurate with the estimated expected term of the stock option granted. The Company uses historical volatility because management believes such volatility is representative of prospective trends. The expected term of an award is based on historical exercise data. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of the awards.  The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectations regarding dividend payouts at the time of the grant.   The following assumptions were used for grants during fiscal years 2018 and 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Fair

    

Dividend

    

Risk-free

    

Expected

    

Expected

 

Grant Date

 

Value

 

Yield

 

Interest Rate

 

Volatility

 

Life

 

May 24, 2019 (1)

 

$

8.75

 

2.88

%  

2.11

%  

40

%  

 5

years

 

May 24, 2019 (1)

 

$

7.94

 

2.88

%  

2.11

%  

40

%  

 5

years

 

May 24, 2019 (1)

 

$

7.23

 

2.88

%  

2.11

%  

40

%  

 5

years

 

February 25, 2019

 

$

10.86

 

2.52

%  

2.47

%  

41

%  

 5

years

 

November 21, 2018

 

$

10.61

 

2.59

%  

2.88

%  

41

%  

 5

years

 

September 17, 2018

 

$

11.03

 

2.55

%  

2.89

%  

40

%  

 5

years

 

June 1, 2018

 

$

13.92

 

2.07

%  

2.68

%  

41

%  

 5

years

 

November 21, 2017

 

$

9.74

 

2.77

%  

2.06

%  

42

%  

 5

years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)    On May 24, 2019, The Company granted stock options to certain key employees. Each grant period with three different strike prices for a determined quantity of options and, therefore resulted in different fair values within each grant.

 

The stock-based employee compensation expense for stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2019 was $135 and $198, respectively and for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2019 was $396 and $529, respectively. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense at June 30, 2019 was $2,058, to be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.89 years.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity under the stock option plans and the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan with respect to stock options for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and provides information regarding outstanding stock options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate

 

Weighted

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Intrinsic

 

Average

 

Remaining

 

 

 

Number of

 

Value

 

Exercise

 

Contractual

 

 

 

Shares

 

(000s)

 

Prices

 

Life

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2018

 

410,675

 

 

 

 

$

42.72

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

235,483

 

 

 

 

$

33.86

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(12,084)

 

 

 

 

$

17.82

 

 

 

 

Canceled

 

(134,183)

 

 

 

 

$

45.80

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

 

499,891

 

$

62

 

$

38.32

 

7.62

yrs.

 

Vested or expected to vest

 

455,889

 

$

56

 

$

38.25

 

4.56

yrs.

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2019

 

230,540

 

$

 1

 

$

43.43

 

5.34

yrs.

 

 

 

Note 12.  Dividend

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company declared and paid a quarterly cash dividend. The dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock was paid June  14, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2019.  The dividend cash pay-out was $2,753 for the quarter based on the number of shares outstanding and $7 of dividends were recorded as deferred in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan.  In the first nine months of fiscal 2019, dividends paid were $8,258, and dividends recorded as deferred were $19. 

 

On August 1, 2019, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock.  The dividend is payable September  16, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2019.

 

Note 13.  Fair Value Measurements

 

The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the inputs used to determine fair value.

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets that are unadjusted and accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or financial instruments for which significant inputs  are observable, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 — Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

When available, the Company uses unadjusted quoted market prices to measure fair value and classifies such items within Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally-developed models that use, where possible, current market-based or independently-sourced market parameters such as interest rates and currency rates. Items valued using internally-generated models are classified according to the lowest level input or value driver that is significant to the valuation. If quoted market prices are not available, the valuation model used depends on the specific asset or liability being valued. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents is determined using Level 1 information.  The Company had no Level 2 or Level 3 assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2018 or June  30, 2019.    

 

U.S. and international equities, fixed income and other investments held in the Company’s pension plan are held in mutual funds and common / collective funds which are valued using net asset value (NAV) provided by the administrator of the fund.  The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding.  These investments are not classified in the fair value hierarchy in accordance with guidance included in ASU 2015-07, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent).

 

Note 14.  Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component

 

Comprehensive income (loss) includes changes in equity that result from transactions and economic events from non-owner sources. Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) items, including pension, post-retirement and foreign currency translation adjustments, primarily caused by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British pound sterling, net of tax when applicable.

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

    

Pension

    

Postretirement

    

Foreign

    

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

Plan

 

Exchange

 

Total

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of March 31, 2018

 

$

(41,342)

 

$

(20,745)

 

$

(5,158)

 

$

(67,245)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,999)

 

 

(3,999)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Pension and Postretirement Plan items (a)

 

 

93

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

93

Actuarial losses (a)

 

 

1,222

 

 

749

 

 

 —

 

 

1,971

Tax benefit

 

 

(75)

 

 

(41)

 

 

 —

 

 

(116)

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

1,240

 

 

708

 

 

(3,999)

 

 

(2,051)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of June 30, 2018

 

$

(40,102)

 

$

(20,037)

 

$

(9,157)

 

$

(69,296)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

    

Pension

    

Postretirement

    

Foreign

    

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

Plan

 

Exchange

 

Total

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of March 31, 2019

 

$

(20,860)

 

$

(10,655)

 

$

(10,031)

 

$

(41,546)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,803)

 

 

(1,803)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Pension and Postretirement Plan items (a)

 

 

51

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

51

Actuarial losses (a)

 

 

364

 

 

372

 

 

 —

 

 

736

Tax benefit

 

 

(108)

 

 

(99)

 

 

 —

 

 

(207)

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

307

 

 

273

 

 

(1,803)

 

 

(1,223)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of June 30, 2019

 

$

(20,553)

 

$

(10,382)

 

$

(11,834)

 

$

(42,769)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2018

 

    

Pension

    

Postretirement

    

Foreign

    

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

Plan

 

Exchange

 

Total

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of September 30, 2017

 

$

(43,012)

 

$

(21,691)

 

$

(7,991)

 

$

(72,694)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,166)

 

 

(1,166)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Pension and Postretirement Plan items (a)

 

 

280

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

280

Actuarial losses (a)

 

 

3,666

 

 

2,249

 

 

 —

 

 

5,915

Tax benefit

 

 

(1,036)

 

 

(595)

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,631)

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

2,910

 

 

1,654

 

 

(1,166)

 

 

3,398

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of June 30, 2018

 

$

(40,102)

 

$

(20,037)

 

$

(9,157)

 

$

(69,296)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

    

Pension

    

Postretirement

    

Foreign

    

 

 

 

 

Plan

 

Plan

 

Exchange

 

Total

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of September 30, 2018

 

$

(21,473)

 

$

(11,201)

 

$

(9,891)

 

$

(42,565)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,943)

 

 

(1,943)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Pension and Postretirement Plan items (a)

 

 

154

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

154

Actuarial losses (a)

 

 

1,091

 

 

1,115

 

 

 —

 

 

2,206

Tax benefit

 

 

(325)

 

 

(296)

 

 

 —

 

 

(621)

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

920

 

 

819

 

 

(1,943)

 

 

(204)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of June 30, 2019

 

$

(20,553)

 

$

(10,382)

 

$

(11,834)

 

$

(42,769)


(a)

These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost.

Note 15.  Long-term Obligations

 

The Company maintains two 20-year leases for buildings located in LaPorte, Indiana.  The first lease was entered into in fiscal 2015 for a building that houses the assets and operations of LaPorte Custom Metal Processing and is accounted for as a capital lease obligation.  The second lease is a “build-to-suit” lease for a building that houses the assets and operations of the service center located in LaPorte, Indiana that was relocated from Lebanon, Indiana.  The Company retained substantially all of the construction risk and was deemed to be the owner of the facility for accounting purposes, even though it is not the legal owner.  Construction costs incurred relative to the buildout of the facility are included in property, plant and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and are depreciated over the 20-year lease term.  The Company accounts for the related build-to-suit liability as a financing obligation.

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For each of the leases, the assets and obligations are recorded at the present value of the minimum lease payments.  The assets are included in property, plant and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and are depreciated over the 20-year lease terms.  The long-term component of the capital and finance lease obligations are included in long-term obligations. 

 

As of June 30, 2019, future minimum lease rental payments during each fiscal year applicable to the lease obligations were as follows. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

    

$

248

 

2020

 

 

994

 

2021

 

 

1,001

 

2022

 

 

1,012

 

2023

 

 

1,024

 

Thereafter

 

 

12,572

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

 

16,851

 

Less amounts representing interest

 

 

(8,834)

 

Present value of net minimum lease payments

 

 

8,017

 

Less current obligation

 

 

(163)

 

Total long-term lease obligation

 

$

7,854

 

 

The lease obligations are included in long-term obligations (less current portion) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

Capital lease rental payments

 

$

4,207

 

$

4,147

 

Finance lease rental payments

 

 

3,920

 

 

3,871

 

Environmental post-closure monitoring and maintenance activities

 

 

504

 

 

504

 

Deferred dividends

 

 

14

 

 

34

 

Less amounts due within one year

 

 

(202)

 

 

(219)

 

Long-term obligations (less current portion)

 

$

8,443

 

$

8,337

 

 

 

Note 16.  Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

 

Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company entered into foreign currency forward contracts.  The purpose of these hedging contracts is to reduce income statement volatility resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions. The Company has not designated the contracts as hedges, therefore, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.  All of these contracts are designed to be settled within the same fiscal quarter they are entered into and, accordingly, as of June  30, 2019, there were no contracts that remain unsettled.  As a result, there was no impact to the balance sheet from those contracts as of September 30, 2018 or June  30, 2019.  Foreign exchange hedging gains and losses are recorded within selling, general and administrative Expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations along with foreign currency transactional gains and losses as follows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

2018

    

2019

    

Foreign currency transactional gain (loss)

 

$

899

 

$

479

 

$

899

 

$

726

    

Foreign exchange forward contract gain (loss)

 

$

(820)

 

$

(769)

 

$

(820)

 

$

(1,068)

    

Net gain (loss) included in selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

79

 

$

(290)

 

$

79

 

$

(342)

 

 

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

 

References to years or portions of years in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations refer to the Company’s fiscal years ended September 30, unless otherwise indicated.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding market and industry prospects and future results of operations or financial position, made in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking.    In many cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. The forward-looking information may include, among other information, statements concerning the Company’s outlook for fiscal 2019 and beyond, overall volume and pricing trends, cost reduction strategies and their anticipated results, capital expenditures and dividends.  There may also be other statements of expectations, beliefs, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.  Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.

 

The Company has based these forward-looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events.  Although the Company believes that the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements contained herein are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. As a result, the forward-looking statements based upon those assumptions also could be incorrect.  Risks and uncertainties may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements. Some, but not all, of these risks are described in Item 1A. of Part 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.

 

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Business Overview

 

Haynes International, Inc. (“Haynes” or “the Company”) is one of the world’s largest producers of high-performance nickel and cobalt based alloys in sheet, coil and plate forms. The Company is focused on developing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing technologically advanced, high-performance alloys, which are sold primarily in the aerospace, chemical processing and industrial gas turbine industries. The Company’s products consist of high-temperature resistant alloys, or HTA products, and corrosion-resistant alloys, or CRA products. HTA products are used by manufacturers of equipment that is subjected to extremely high temperatures, such as jet engines, gas turbine engines, and industrial heating and heat treatment equipment. CRA products are used in applications that require resistance to very corrosive media found in chemical processing, power plant emissions control and hazardous waste treatment. Management believes Haynes is one of the principal producers of high-performance alloy flat products in sheet, coil and plate forms, and sales of these forms, in the aggregate, represented approximately 60% of net product revenues in fiscal 2018. The Company also produces its products as seamless and welded tubulars, and in slab, bar, billet and wire forms.

 

The Company has manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Indiana; Arcadia, Louisiana; and Mountain Home, North Carolina. The Kokomo facility specializes in flat products, the Arcadia facility specializes in tubular products, and the Mountain Home facility specializes in wire products. The Company’s products are sold primarily through its direct sales organization, which includes 12 service and/or sales centers in the United States, Europe and Asia. All of these centers are Company operated.

 

Dividends Paid and Declared

 

In the third quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company declared and paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock. The dividend was paid on June 14, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2019.  The dividend cash pay-out in the third quarter was approximately $2.8 million based on the number of shares outstanding and equal to approximately $11.0 million on an annualized basis. Dividends paid in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 were $8.3 million.

 

On August 1, 2019, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company’s common stock.  The dividend is payable September 16, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2019.

 

Capital Spending

 

During the first nine months of fiscal 2019, capital investment was $7.3 million, and total planned capital expenditures for fiscal 2019 are expected to be approximately $10.0 million.  

   

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Completion of Planned Equipment Outage and Upgrade

 

The Company undertook a significant planned equipment outage and upgrade in the cold-finishing production area during the first quarter and a portion of the second quarter of fiscal 2019, upgrading certain components of one of the three annealing lines beginning in mid-October 2018.  The duration was fifteen weeks, with the upgraded annealing line placed back into service in late January 2019.  The outage required to complete these upgrades had a significant impact on the Company’s financial results in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, as well as a moderate financial impact on the second quarter of fiscal 2019.  Start-up costs, including higher processing costs and lower yields, impacted product costs in the second quarter and represented a temporary margin headwind.  This margin challenge continued through the third quarter as the higher-cost product produced during the start-up has sold and is reflected in cost of sales.  Additionally, this challenge continues into the fourth quarter with margin compression expected from product shipped through our foreign service centers.  The upgraded line is expected to be one of the key drivers to revenue growth moving forward.

 

Volumes, Competition and Pricing

 

Volume shipped in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was 5.1 million pounds which was higher than the Company’s five-million-pound per quarter goal, thus alleviating the margin challenges associated with lower volumes.  The volume in the quarter was 7.1% higher than the same period of fiscal 2018.  Volume shipped into the aerospace market during the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was 2.6 million pounds, slightly lower than the same period of fiscal 2018 due to temporary timing issues and a more complex alloy product mix.  The Company remains cautiously optimistic regarding Boeing’s temporary reduction in production rates of the 737MAX.  The Company has not been notified of any reduction from its customers.  However, if issues are prolonged, or if Boeing further reduces the 737MAX production rates, this could potentially have an impact on shipping schedules, but likely not until fiscal year 2020.  Chemical processing volumes in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 of 1.1 million pounds were higher than the same period of fiscal 2018 driven by higher levels in specialty application projects shipped.  However, 40% of the revenue for these projects in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 were for a commodity alloy having a lower average selling price per pound and single digit margin percentage. Pounds shipped into the industrial gas turbine market increased 43.6% compared to the same period of last year, coming off of historically low levels.  This increase was primarily from the small/medium frame engines market.  Continued weakness remains in the large-frame turbines market.

 

The product average selling price per pound in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $23.25, which is a 3.2% increase over last fiscal year’s third quarter, but is sequentially $0.23 per pound lower than the second quarter of fiscal 2019.  The increase over last fiscal year’s price is driven by the realization of price increases primarily in the aerospace market, which continues to be an area of strategic focus.  The alloy product mix of shipments this quarter was higher in value for aerospace and other markets and lower for chemical processing and industrial gas turbines. Nearly offsetting all of the above pricing factors were declines in raw material market prices, primarily cobalt.

 

 

 

Set forth below are selected data relating to the Company’s net revenues, gross profit, backlog, the 30-day average nickel price per pound as reported by the London Metals Exchange and a breakdown of net revenues, shipments and average selling prices to the markets served by the Company for the periods shown. The data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and the remainder of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this Form 10-Q.

 

Note that the Company implemented ASU 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715) on October 1, 2018 on a retrospective basis.  This guidance requires non-service costs components of retirement expense to be reclassified outside of operating income to a new category titled “Nonoperating retirement benefit expense” in the statement of operations.  Gross margins were favorably impacted by the reclassification of the non-service cost components of retirement expense.  All prior periods have been adjusted for this change in accounting.   

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Net Revenue and Gross Profit Margin Performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparison by Quarter of Net Revenues, Gross Profit Margin and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit Margin Percentage for Fiscal 2018 and 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

June 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

June 30, 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2017

 

2018

 

2018

 

2018

 

2018

 

2019

 

2019

 

Net Revenues

    

$

89,693

    

$

110,206

 

$

113,114

    

$

122,313

    

$

107,069

    

$

127,474

 

$

126,032

 

Gross Profit Margin

 

$

9,075

 

$

13,513

 

$

15,363

 

$

17,884

 

$

11,335

 

$

14,683

 

$

18,175

 

Gross Profit Margin %

  

 

10.1

%  

 

12.3

%  

 

13.6

%  

 

14.6

%  

 

10.6

%  

 

11.5

%  

 

14.4

%

 

Gross profit margin and gross profit margin percentage improved in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 as compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2019.  The $3.5 million increase in gross profit margin dollars was derived despite $1.4 million in lower net sales.  Continued traction of the Company’s focus initiatives related to price increases and cost reductions favorably impacted gross margins.  Margins increased despite temporary challenges from higher production costs incurred during the delayed start-up of cold-finish operations after the planned equipment upgrade which was completed during the month of January.  These higher-cost products were shipped and reflected in cost of sales in both the second and third quarters of fiscal 2019 and is expected to continue into the fourth quarter from sales in our foreign service centers.  An additional margin challenge was the decline in the market price of cobalt, which reduced selling prices in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 with the prior quarters’ cobalt cost flowing through cost of sales. 

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

June 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2017

 

2018

    

2018

    

2018

    

2018

    

2019

    

2019

 

Backlog(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Dollars (in thousands)

 

$

205,718

 

$

212,312

 

$

220,596

 

$

216,020

 

$

237,802

 

$

253,003

 

$

254,947

 

Pounds (in thousands)

 

 

8,073

 

 

7,764

 

 

7,646

 

 

7,260

 

 

8,392

 

 

8,855

 

 

9,072

 

Average selling price per pound

 

$

25.48

 

$

27.35

 

$

28.85

 

$

29.75

 

$

28.34

 

$

28.57

 

$

28.10

 

Average nickel price per pound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

London Metals Exchange(2)

 

$

5.18

 

$

6.08

 

$

6.85

 

$

5.68

 

$

4.92

 

$

5.93

 

$

5.43

 


(1)The Company defines backlog to include firm commitments from customers for delivery of product at established prices. There are orders in the backlog at any given time which include prices that are subject to adjustment based on changes in raw material costs, which can vary from approximately 30% - 50% of the orders.  Historically, approximately 75% of the backlog orders have shipped within nine months and approximately 90% have shipped within 12 months. The backlog figures do not reflect that portion of the business conducted at service and sales centers on a spot or “just-in-time” basis.

(2)Represents the average price for a cash buyer as reported by the London Metals Exchange for the 30 days ending on the last day of the period presented.

 

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Backlog was $254.9 million at June 30, 2019, an increase of $1.9 million, or 0.8%, from $253.0 million at March 31, 2019.  Backlog pounds at June 30, 2019 increased sequentially during the third quarter of fiscal 2019 by 2.5% as compared to March 31, 2019 and increased 25.0% during the first nine months of the year as compared to September 30, 2018.  The average selling price of products in the Company’s backlog decreased to $28.10 per pound at June 30, 2019 from $28.57 per pound at March 31, 2019, reflecting a change in product mix. 

 

Quarterly Market Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

June 30, 

 

September 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

March 31, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2017

 

2018

 

2018

 

2018

    

2018

    

2019

    

2019

 

Net revenues (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

46,839

 

$

59,033

 

$

59,646

 

$

61,380

 

$

54,607

 

$

68,858

 

$

66,321

 

Chemical processing

 

 

13,356

 

 

21,148

 

 

21,364

 

 

23,301

 

 

18,920

 

 

21,761

 

 

21,197

 

Industrial gas turbines

 

 

13,421

 

 

11,755

 

 

11,866

 

 

15,308

 

 

14,083

 

 

13,685

 

 

15,870

 

Other markets

 

 

9,238

 

 

12,724

 

 

14,863

 

 

16,592

 

 

14,285

 

 

16,958

 

 

15,666

 

Total product revenue

 

 

82,854

 

 

104,660

 

 

107,739

 

 

116,581

 

 

101,895

 

 

121,262

 

 

119,054

 

Other revenue

 

 

6,839

 

 

5,546

 

 

5,375

 

 

5,732

 

 

5,174

 

 

6,212

 

 

6,978

 

Net revenues

 

$

89,693

 

$

110,206

 

$

113,114

 

$

122,313

 

$

107,069

 

$

127,474

 

$

126,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shipments by markets (in thousands of pounds)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

 

2,023

 

 

2,578

 

 

2,645

 

 

2,598

 

 

2,112

 

 

2,857

 

 

2,579

 

Chemical processing

 

 

687

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,018

 

 

1,150

 

 

898

 

 

971

 

 

1,126

 

Industrial gas turbines

 

 

876

 

 

640

 

 

622

 

 

728

 

 

811

 

 

757

 

 

893

 

Other markets

 

 

332

 

 

479

 

 

498

 

 

524

 

 

509

 

 

580

 

 

523

 

Total shipments

 

 

3,918

 

 

4,697

 

 

4,783

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,330

 

 

5,165

 

 

5,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average selling price per pound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

23.15

 

$

22.90

 

$

22.55

 

$

23.63

 

$

25.86

 

$

24.10

 

$

25.72

 

Chemical processing

 

 

19.44

 

 

21.15

 

 

20.99

 

 

20.26

 

 

21.07

 

 

22.41

 

 

18.83

 

Industrial gas turbines

 

 

15.32

 

 

18.37

 

 

19.08

 

 

21.03

 

 

17.36

 

 

18.08

 

 

17.77

 

Other markets

 

 

27.83

 

 

26.56

 

 

29.85

 

 

31.66

 

 

28.06

 

 

29.24

 

 

29.95

 

Total product (product only; excluding other revenue)

 

 

21.15

 

 

22.28

 

 

22.53

 

 

23.32

 

 

23.53

 

 

23.48

 

 

23.25

 

Total average selling price (including other revenue)

 

$

22.89

 

$

23.46

 

$

23.65

 

$

24.46

 

$

24.73

 

$

24.68

 

$

24.61

 

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

The following table sets forth certain financial information as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated and compares such information between periods. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Change

 

 

 

2018

    

2019

    

Amount

    

%

 

Net revenues

    

$

113,114

    

100.0

%  

$

126,032

    

100.0

%  

$

12,918

    

11.4

%

Cost of sales

 

 

97,751

 

86.4

%  

 

107,857

 

85.6

%  

 

10,106

    

10.3

%

Gross profit

 

 

15,363

 

13.6

%  

 

18,175

 

14.4

%  

 

2,812

    

18.3

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

 

13,661

 

12.1

%  

 

10,985

 

8.7

%  

 

(2,676)

    

(19.6)

%

Research and technical expense

 

 

1,018

 

0.9

%  

 

830

 

0.7

%  

 

(188)

    

(18.5)

%

Operating income (loss)

 

 

684

 

0.6

%  

 

6,360

 

5.0

%  

 

5,676

    

829.8

%

Nonoperating retirement benefit expense

 

 

2,118

 

1.9

%  

 

856

 

0.7

%  

 

(1,262)

    

(59.6)

%

Interest income

 

 

(18)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

(15)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

 3

    

(16.7)

%

Interest expense

 

 

228

 

0.2

%  

 

231

 

0.2

%  

 

 3

    

1.3

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(1,644)

 

(1.5)

%  

 

5,288

 

4.2

%  

 

6,932

    

(421.7)

%

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

(2,357)

 

(2.1)

%  

 

1,486

 

1.2

%  

 

3,843

    

(163.0)

%

Net income (loss)

 

$

713

 

0.6

%  

$

3,802

 

3.0

%  

$

3,089

    

433.2

%

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The following table includes a breakdown of net revenues, shipments and average selling prices to the markets served by the Company for the periods shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

Change

 

By market 

    

2018

    

2019

    

Amount

    

%

 

Net revenues (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

59,646

 

$

66,321

 

$

6,675

 

11.2

%

Chemical processing

 

 

21,364

 

 

21,197

 

 

(167)

 

(0.8)

%

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

11,866

 

 

15,870

 

 

4,004

 

33.7

%

Other markets

 

 

14,863

 

 

15,666

 

 

803

 

5.4

%

Total product revenue

 

 

107,739

 

 

119,054

 

 

11,315

 

10.5

%

Other revenue

 

 

5,375

 

 

6,978

 

 

1,603

 

29.8

%

Net revenues

 

$

113,114

 

$

126,032

 

$

12,918

 

11.4

%

Pounds by market (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

 

2,645

 

 

2,579

 

 

(66)

 

(2.5)

%

Chemical processing

 

 

1,018

 

 

1,126

 

 

108

 

10.6

%

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

622

 

 

893

 

 

271

 

43.6

%

Other markets

 

 

498

 

 

523

 

 

25

 

5.0

%

Total shipments

 

 

4,783

 

 

5,121

 

 

338

 

7.1

%

Average selling price per pound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

22.55

 

$

25.72

 

$

3.17

 

14.1

%

Chemical processing

 

 

20.99

 

 

18.83

 

 

(2.16)

 

(10.3)

%

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

19.08

 

 

17.77

 

 

(1.31)

 

(6.9)

%

Other markets

 

 

29.85

 

 

29.95

 

 

0.10

 

0.3

%

Total product (excluding other revenue)

 

 

22.53

 

 

23.25

 

 

0.72

 

3.2

%

Total average selling price (including other revenue)

 

$

23.65

 

$

24.61

 

$

0.96

 

4.1

%

 

Net Revenues.  Net revenues were $126.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 11.4% from $113.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.   Volume was 5.1 million pounds in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 7.1% from 4.8 million pounds in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The product-sales average selling price was $23.25 per pound in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 3.2% from $22.53 per pound in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The increase in average selling price per pound largely reflects improved pricing (predominantly in the aerospace market) combined with a higher value product mix in aerospace and other markets as compared to the same period of last year, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $2.23.  These increases were partially offset by lower market prices of raw materials, particularly cobalt, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $1.51. 

 

Sales to the aerospace market were $66.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 11.2% from $59.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2018, due to a  14.1% increase in average selling price per pound, partially offset by a 2.5% decrease in volume.  Demand in the aerospace market remains solid with volume in fiscal year 2019 on pace to beat last year’s record high volume for the Company.  Aerospace volume in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was slightly below the same period of the prior year due to timing issues and the complexity of the mix.  The Company has initiated price increases in the aerospace market for both transactional business and the renewal of customer agreements.  The increase in average selling price per pound largely reflects a higher value product mix, combined with pricing increases taken over the past year, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $4.98, partially offset by lower market prices of raw materials, particularly cobalt, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $1.81 per pound.  

 

Sales to the chemical processing market were $21.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, a decrease of 0.8% from $21.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2018, due to a 10.3% decrease in average selling price per pound, partially offset by a 10.6% increase in volume. Volume was higher primarily due to increased demand in the chemical processing market, however the increased volume was in lower-valued product forms and alloys.  The decrease in average selling price per pound reflects a lower value product mix and lower market prices of raw materials, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $2.02 and $0.67, respectively, partially offset by price increases, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $0.53 per pound.

 

Sales to the industrial gas turbine market were $15.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 33.7% from $11.9 million for the same period of fiscal 2018, due to an increase in volume of 43.6%, partially offset by a decrease in average selling price per pound of 6.9%.  The increase in volume is primarily attributable to an increase in small and medium frame engine builds, combined with a resupply of material into the supply chain.  Demand for large-frame turbines in the energy market continues to be weak.  The

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decrease in average selling price per pound reflects lower market prices of raw materials and a lower value product mix, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $1.21 and $0.83, respectively, partially offset by improved pricing, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $0.73 per pound. 

 

Sales to other markets were $15.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 5.4% from $14.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2018, due to an increase in volume of 5.0%, combined with a 0.3% increase in average selling price per pound.  The increase in volume was primarily due to increases in sales to the oil and gas markets. The average selling price per pound increase reflects a higher-value product mix and improved pricing, including price increases, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $2.38, partially offset by lower raw material market prices, particularly cobalt, which decreased average selling price per pound by $2.28. 

 

Other Revenue.  Other revenue was $7.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of 29.8% from $5.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2018. The increase was due primarily to increased toll conversion.

 

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales was $107.9 million, or 85.6% of net revenues, in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to $97.8 million, or 86.4% of net revenues, in the same period of fiscal 2018. The $10.1 million increase was primarily due to higher volumes. 

 

Gross Profit.  As a result of the above factors, gross profit was $18.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2019, an increase of $2.8 million from the same period of fiscal 2018. Gross margin as a percentage of net revenue increased to 14.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 as compared to 13.6% in the same period of fiscal 2018, primarily attributable to improved pricing, cost savings initiatives and higher absorption.  Margins increased despite temporary challenges from higher production costs incurred during the delayed start-up of cold-finish operations after the planned equipment upgrade which was completed during the month of January.  These higher-cost products were shipped and reflected in cost of sales in both the second and third quarters of fiscal 2019.  An additional margin challenge was the decline in the market price of cobalt which reduced selling prices in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 with the prior quarters’ cobalt cost reflected in cost of sales. 

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expense.    Selling, general and administrative expense was $11.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2019, a decrease of $2.7 million from the same period of fiscal 2018.  This decrease is primarily attributable to two events that took place last year during the third quarter of fiscal 2018.   First, expense of $1.5 million was recorded related to certain legal and due -diligence costs incurred in a strategic acquisition initiative that reached late stage negotiations but ultimately did not result in an executed purchase agreement.  Second, expense of $1.1 million was recorded related to the retirement of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 8.7% for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to 12.1% for the same period of fiscal 2018.

 

Research and Technical Expense.  Research and technical expense was $0.8 million, or 0.7% of net revenue, for the third quarter of fiscal 2019, compared to $1.0 million, or 0.9% of net revenue, in the same period of fiscal 2018. 

 

Operating Income/(Loss).  As a result of the above factors, operating income in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $6.4 million compared to operating income of $0.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.

 

Nonoperating retirement benefit expense.  Nonoperating retirement benefit expense was $0.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared to $2.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The reduction in expense was primarily driven by higher discount rates which resulted in lower retirement liabilities and ultimately lower expense.  

 

Income Taxes.    Income tax expense was $1.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2019, a difference of $3.8 million from a benefit of $2.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2018, driven by higher income before income taxes.  Additionally, a lower than expected benefit for foreign tax credits resulted in additional expense during the quarter.

 

Net Income/(Loss).  As a result of the above factors, net income in the third quarter of fiscal 2019 was $3.8 million, compared to $0.7 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.

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Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2018 Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30, 

 

Change

 

($ in thousands)

 

2018

 

2019

 

Amount

 

%  

 

Net revenues

    

$

313,013

    

100.0

%  

$

360,575

    

100.0

%  

$

47,562

    

15.2

%

Cost of sales

 

 

275,062

 

87.9

%  

 

316,382

 

87.7

%  

 

41,320

 

15.0

%

Gross profit

 

 

37,951

 

12.1

%  

 

44,193

 

12.3

%  

 

6,242

 

16.4

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

 

36,670

 

11.7

%  

 

32,776

 

9.1

%  

 

(3,894)

 

(10.6)

%

Research and technical expense

 

 

2,871

 

0.9

%  

 

2,523

 

0.7

%  

 

(348)

 

(12.1)

%

Operating income (loss)

 

 

(1,590)

 

(0.5)

%

 

8,894

 

2.5

%  

 

10,484

 

(659.4)

%

Nonoperating retirement benefit expense

 

 

6,289

 

2.0

%

 

2,568

 

0.7

%  

 

(3,721)

 

(59.2)

%

Interest income

 

 

(53)

 

(0.0)

%

 

(53)

 

(0.0)

%  

 

 —

 

0.0

%

Interest expense

 

 

687

 

0.2

%  

 

756

 

0.2

%  

 

69

 

10.0

%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(8,513)

 

(2.7)

%

 

5,623

 

1.6

%  

 

14,136

 

(166.1)

%

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

 

 

15,368

 

4.9

%

 

1,915

 

0.5

%  

 

(13,453)

 

(87.5)

%

Net income (loss)

 

$

(23,881)

 

(7.6)

%

$

3,708

 

1.0

%  

$

27,589

 

(115.5)

%

 

The following table includes a breakdown of net revenues, shipments and average selling prices to the markets served by the Company for the periods shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

Change

 

 

    

2018

    

2019

    

Amount

    

%

 

Net revenues (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

165,518

 

$

189,786

 

$

24,268

 

14.7

%

Chemical processing

 

 

55,868

 

 

61,878

 

 

6,010

 

10.8

%

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

37,042

 

 

43,638

 

 

6,596

 

17.8

%

Other markets

 

 

36,825

 

 

46,909

 

 

10,084

 

27.4

%

Total product revenue

 

 

295,253

 

 

342,211

 

 

46,958

 

15.9

%

Other revenue

 

 

17,760

 

 

18,364

 

 

604

 

3.4

%

Net revenues

 

$

313,013

 

$

360,575

 

$

47,562

 

15.2

%

Pounds by market (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

 

7,246

 

 

7,548

 

 

302

 

4.2

%

Chemical processing

 

 

2,705

 

 

2,995

 

 

290

 

10.7

%

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

2,138

 

 

2,461

 

 

323

 

15.1

%

Other markets

 

 

1,309

 

 

1,612

 

 

303

 

23.1

%

Total shipments

 

 

13,398

 

 

14,616

 

 

1,218

 

9.1

%

Average selling price per pound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace

 

$

22.84

 

$

25.14

 

$

2.30

 

10.1

%

Chemical processing

 

 

20.65

 

 

20.66

 

 

0.01

 

 —

%

Industrial gas turbine

 

 

17.33

 

 

17.73

 

 

0.40

 

2.3

%

Other markets

 

 

28.13

 

 

29.10

 

 

0.97

 

3.4

%

Total product (excluding other revenue)

 

 

22.04

 

 

23.41

 

 

1.37

 

6.2

%

Total average selling price (including other revenue)

 

$

23.36

 

$

24.67

 

$

1.31

 

5.6

%

 

Net Revenues.   Net revenues were $360.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 15.2% from $313.0 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.   Volume was 14.6 million pounds in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 9.1% from 13.4 million pounds in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The increase in volume was primarily due to strong aerospace sales as well as improvement in flue-gas desulfurization (included within other markets), chemical processing sales and an improvement in industrial gas turbines.  The product-sales average selling price was $23.41 per pound in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 6.2% from $22.04 per pound in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The average selling price increased as a result of improved pricing and a higher-value product mix in aerospace and other markets as compared to the same period of fiscal 2018, in the amount of approximately $1.98 per pound, partially offset by lower raw material market prices, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $0.61. 

 

Sales to the aerospace market were $189.8 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 14.7% from $165.5 million in the same period of fiscal 2018, due to a 10.1%, or $2.30, increase in average selling price per pound, combined with a 4.2% increase in volume.  The increase in volume reflects solid demand combined with the Company’s expanded capacity.  The average selling price

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per pound increase reflects improved pricing (which has been a strategic focus) and a higher value product mix, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $3.05, partially offset by a decrease in raw material market prices, particularly cobalt, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $0.75.

 

Sales to the chemical processing market were $61.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 10.8% from $55.9 million in the same period of fiscal 2018, due to a 10.7% increase in volume.  Base volumes have increased in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 from the same period of fiscal 2018.   However, specialty application project revenue was lower in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to the same period last year.   The average selling price per pound reflects improved pricing, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $1.33, partially offset by a lower-value product mix and a decrease in raw material market prices, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $1.31 and $0.01, respectively.

 

Sales to the industrial gas turbine market were $43.6 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 17.8% from $37.0 million for the same period of fiscal 2018 due to an increase of 15.1% in volume and a 2.3%, or $0.40, increase in average selling price per pound.  The increase in volume is primarily attributable to an increase in small/medium engine builds as well as a replenishment of the supply chain inventories.  Demand for large-frame turbines continues to be weak.  The increase in average selling price per pound primarily reflects improved pricing, which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $2.12, partially offset by a lower-value product mix and lower raw material market prices, particularly cobalt, which decreased the average selling price per pound by approximately $1.12 and $0.60, respectively.

 

Sales to other markets were $46.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 27.4% from $36.8 million in the same period of fiscal 2018, due to a 23.1% increase in volume and a 3.4% increase in average selling price per pound.  The increase in volume was primarily due to increases in sales to the flue-gas desulfurization market.  The increase in average selling price reflects a higher-value product mix and improved pricing which increased average selling price per pound by approximately $2.00, partially offset by lower raw material market prices, which decreased average selling price per pound by approximately $1.03, predominately due to cobalt.

 

Other Revenue.   Other revenue was $18.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of 3.4% from $17.8 million in the same period of fiscal 2018. The increase was due primarily to increased toll conversion. 

 

Cost of Sales.  Cost of sales was $316.4 million, or 87.7% of net revenues, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to $275.1 million, or 87.9% of net revenues, in the same period of fiscal 2018.  This increase was primarily due to higher volumes sold.               

 

Gross Profit.   As a result of the above factors, gross profit was $44.2 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2019, an increase of $6.2 million from the same period of fiscal 2018. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue increased to 12.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 as compared to 12.1% in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The improvement in gross profit was primarily attributable to improved pricing, cost saving initiatives and higher absorption, partially offset by temporary inefficiencies caused by the delayed start-up of cold-finish operations after the planned equipment upgrade which was completed during the month of January and declines in the market price of cobalt.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expense.  Selling, general and administrative expense was $32.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2019, a decrease of $3.9 million from the same period of fiscal 2018.  This decrease is primarily attributable to the two events that took place last year during the third quarter of fiscal 2018: the strategic acquisition initiative which did not result in a purchase agreement and the retirement of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, which resulted in $2.6 million in additional costs in the same period of fiscal 2018.  In addition, the decrease in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 includes lower expense due to foreign exchange losses of $0.2 million, lower bad debt expense of $0.3 million, with the remainder due to cost controls for administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of net revenues decreased to 9.1% for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared to 11.7% for the same period of fiscal 2018.

 

Research and Technical Expense.  Research and technical expense was $2.5 million, or 0.7% of net revenue, for the first nine months of fiscal 2019, compared to $2.9 million, or 0.9% of net revenue, in the same period of fiscal 2018.

 

Operating Income/(Loss).  As a result of the above factors, operating income in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $8.9 million compared to an operating loss of $(1.6) million in the same period of fiscal 2018.

 

Nonoperating retirement benefit expense.  Nonoperating retirement benefit expense was $2.6 million compared to $6.3 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The reduction in expense was primarily driven by higher discount rates which resulted in lower retirement liabilities and ultimately lower expense.  

 

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Income Taxes.  Income tax expense was $1.9 million in the first nine months fiscal 2019, a reduction of $13.5 million from expense of $15.4 million in the same period of fiscal 2018.  The higher expense last year was driven by a $18.2 million unfavorable impact related to the passage of the Tax Reform and Jobs Act during fiscal 2018.  This Act required the Company to revalue its deferred tax assets to the new statutory tax rate which resulted in increased expense during that period. 

 

Net Income/(Loss).  As a result of the above factors, net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $3.7 million, a difference of $27.6 million from a net loss of $(23.9) million in the same period of fiscal 2018.

 

Working Capital

 

Controllable working capital, which includes accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable and accrued expenses, was $287.0 million at June 30, 2019, a decrease of $4.9 million, or 1.7%, from $291.9 million at September 30, 2018. This decrease resulted primarily from accounts payable and accrued expenses increasing $5.3 million and inventory decreasing $3.9 million, partially offset by accounts receivable increasing by $4.3 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2019.  As compared to the second quarter ended March 31, 2019, controllable working capital decreased $7.3 million, or 2.5%.  This decrease resulted primarily from accounts receivable decreasing $3.4 million and inventory decreasing $2.9 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.1 million.   

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Comparative cash flow analysis

 

The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $22.0 million, inclusive of $9.8 million that was held by foreign subsidiaries in various currencies, compared to $9.8 million at September 30, 2018.  Additionally, there were zero borrowings against the line of credit outstanding as of June 30, 2019.  During the first nine months of fiscal 2019, the Company’s primary sources of cash were cash on-hand and the revolving credit facility which was drawn against during the first six months of fiscal 2019, but repaid in full by March 31, 2019. 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $28.3 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $(13.2) million in the first nine months of fiscal 2018, a difference of $41.5 million.  The improvement is primarily driven by a reduction in inventory during the first nine months of fiscal 2019 of $2.5 million (net of foreign currency impacts) compared to a $27.9 million (net of foreign currency impacts) increase in inventory during the same period of fiscal 2018 along with $4.0 million of income tax refunds during the first nine months of fiscal 2019 as compared to a $1.4 million of tax payments during the same period of fiscal 2018. 

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $7.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, which was lower than cash used in investing activities during the same period of fiscal 2018 of $9.8 million, driven by lower additions to property, plant and equipment.

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $8.5 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, which was lower than cash used in financing activities during the same period of fiscal 2018 of $8.6 million, as a result of, among other factors, proceeds received from the exercise of stock options during the nine months of fiscal 2019.  Other events impacting the first nine months of fiscal 2019 included dividends paid of $8.3 million, which is comparable to the prior year.  Additionally, during the first nine months of fiscal 2019, the Company borrowed $16.6 million from the revolving credit facility which was fully repaid by the end of the second quarter. 

 

Future sources of liquidity

 

The Company’s sources of liquidity for fiscal 2019 are expected to consist primarily of cash generated from operations, cash on hand and, if needed, borrowings under the U.S. revolving credit facility. At June 30, 2019, the Company had cash of $22.0 million, an outstanding balance of zero on the U.S. revolving credit facility and access to a total of approximately $120.0 million under the U.S. revolving credit facility, subject to a borrowing base formula and certain reserves. Management believes that the resources described above will be sufficient to fund planned capital expenditures, regular quarterly dividends and working capital requirements over the next twelve months.

U.S. revolving credit facility

The Company and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (“Wells Fargo”) entered into a Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”) with certain other lenders with an effective date of July 14, 2011. On July 7, 2016, the Company amended the agreement to, among other things, extend the term through July 7, 2021 and reduce unused line fees and certain administrative fees. The maximum revolving loan amount under the Amended Agreement is $120.0 million, subject to a borrowing base formula and certain reserves. The Amended Agreement permits an increase in the maximum revolving loan amount

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from $120.0 million up to an aggregate amount of $170.0 million at the request of the borrower. Borrowings under the U.S. revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either Wells Fargo’s “prime rate”, plus up to 0.75% per annum, or the adjusted Eurodollar rate used by the lender, plus up to 2.0% per annum.  As of June 30, 2019, the U.S. revolving credit facility had a zero balance.

The Company must pay monthly, in arrears, a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the unused amount of the U.S. revolving credit facility total commitment. For letters of credit, the Company must pay 1.5% per annum on the daily outstanding balance of all issued letters of credit, plus customary fees for issuance, amendments and processing.

The Company is subject to certain covenants as to fixed charge coverage ratios and other customary covenants, including covenants restricting the incurrence of indebtedness, the granting of liens and the sale of assets. The covenant pertaining to fixed charge coverage ratios is only effective in the event the amount of excess availability under the revolver is less than 10.0% of the maximum credit revolving loan amount. The Company is permitted to pay dividends and repurchase common stock if certain financial metrics are met (most of which do not apply in the case of regular quarterly dividends less than $20.0 million in the aggregate in a year and repurchases in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted stock). As of June 30, 2019, the most recent required measurement date under the Amended Agreement, management believes the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the Amended Agreement. Borrowings under the U.S. revolving credit facility are collateralized by a pledge of substantially all of the U.S. assets of the Company, including the equity interests in its U.S. subsidiaries, but excluding the four-high Steckel rolling mill and related assets, which are pledged to Titanium Metals Corporation (“TIMET”) to secure the performance of the Company’s obligations under a Conversion Services Agreement with TIMET (see discussion of TIMET at Note 15 in the Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K). The U.S. revolving credit facility is also secured by a pledge of a 65% equity interest in each of the Company’s direct foreign subsidiaries.

 

Future uses of liquidity

 

The Company’s primary uses of cash over the next twelve months are expected to consist of expenditures related to:

 

Funding operations;

 

Capital spending;

 

Dividends to stockholders; and

 

Pension and postretirement plan contributions.

Capital investment in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was $7.3 million, and the forecast for capital spending in fiscal 2019 is approximately $10.0 million. 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s contractual obligations for the periods indicated, as of June 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More than

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

1 year

 

1-3 Years

 

3-5 Years

 

5 years

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Credit facility fees(1)

    

$

580

    

$

280

    

$

300

    

$

 —

    

$

 —

 

Operating lease obligations

 

 

3,195

 

 

2,098

 

 

1,052

 

 

45

 

 

 —

 

Capital and finance lease obligations

 

 

16,851

 

 

911

 

 

2,008

 

 

2,051

 

 

11,881

 

Raw material contracts (primarily nickel)

 

 

27,375

 

 

27,375

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Capital projects and other commitments

 

 

2,576

 

 

2,576

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Pension plan(2)

 

 

59,874

 

 

6,000

 

 

12,000

 

 

7,500

 

 

34,374

 

Non-qualified pension plans

 

 

644

 

 

95

 

 

190

 

 

190

 

 

169

 

Other postretirement benefits(3)

 

 

50,000

 

 

5,000

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,000

 

 

25,000

 

Environmental post-closure monitoring

 

 

504

 

 

55

 

 

120

 

 

110

 

 

219

 

Total

 

$

161,599

 

$

44,390

 

$

25,670

 

$

19,896

 

$

71,643

 

 


(1)As of June 30, 2019, the revolver balance was zero, therefore no interest is due. However, the Company is obligated to the Bank for unused line fees and quarterly management fees.

(2)The Company has a funding obligation to contribute $59,874 to the domestic pension plan. These payments will be tax deductible. All benefit payments under the domestic pension plan are provided by the plan and not the Company.

(3)Represents expected post-retirement benefits only based upon anticipated timing of payments.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2. New Accounting Pronouncements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Assumptions and estimates were based on the facts and circumstances known at June 30, 2019. However, future events rarely develop exactly as forecasted and the best estimates routinely require adjustment. The accounting policies discussed in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 are considered by management to be the most important to an understanding of the financial statements because their application places the most significant demands on management’s judgment and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. These policies are also discussed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of that report. For the quarter ended June 30, 2019 included herein, there have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates. 

 

 

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

As of June  30, 2019, there were no material changes in the market risks described in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

The Company has performed, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness and the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Exchange Act rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June  30, 2019.

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

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

 

Set forth below is information regarding the Company’s stock repurchases during the period covered by this report, comprising shares repurchased by the Company from employees to satisfy share-based compensation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period

 

Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased

 

Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit

 

Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

 

Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

 

April 1-30, 2019

    

 —

    

$

 —

    

 —

    

 —

    

May 1-31, 2019

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 —

 

June 1-30, 2019

 

2,130

 

 

29.13

 

 —

 

 —

 

Total

 

2,130

 

$

29.13

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.Exhibits

 

Exhibits.  See Index to Exhibits.

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1

 

Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Haynes International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Haynes International, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-140194).

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws of Haynes International, Inc., as amended through February 28, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Haynes International, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June  30, 2018)

4.1

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the Haynes International, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009).

31.1**

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-4(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

31.2**

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

32.1*

 

Section 1350 Certifications

101

 

The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June  30, 2019 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) related notes.


*Furnished not filed.

** Filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

 

HAYNES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Shor

 

Michael Shor

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: August 1, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel Maudlin

 

Daniel Maudlin

 

Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:  August 1, 2019

 

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