Briggs & Stratton Earnings 2018-12-30
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended December 30, 2018
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 1-1370
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Wisconsin | 39-0182330 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
12301 West Wirth Street, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(414) 259-5333
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class | Outstanding at January 30, 2019 | |
COMMON STOCK, par value $0.01 per share | 42,105,071 Shares | |
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION | ||
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
December 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 33,954 | $ | 44,923 | ||||
Accounts Receivable, Net | 242,232 | 182,801 | ||||||
Inventories - | ||||||||
Finished Products | 400,669 | 290,108 | ||||||
Work in Process | 154,489 | 111,409 | ||||||
Raw Materials | 12,098 | 10,314 | ||||||
Total Inventories | 567,256 | 411,831 | ||||||
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | 38,481 | 39,651 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 881,923 | 679,206 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS: | ||||||||
Goodwill | 169,401 | 163,200 | ||||||
Investments | 47,078 | 50,960 | ||||||
Other Intangible Assets, Net | 98,619 | 95,864 | ||||||
Long-Term Deferred Income Tax Asset | 30,442 | 12,149 | ||||||
Other Long-Term Assets, Net | 19,852 | 20,507 | ||||||
Total Other Assets | 365,392 | 342,680 | ||||||
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: | ||||||||
Cost | 1,197,673 | 1,175,165 | ||||||
Less - Accumulated Depreciation | 784,518 | 753,085 | ||||||
Total Plant and Equipment, Net | 413,155 | 422,080 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,660,470 | $ | 1,443,966 | ||||
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
December 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accounts Payable | $ | 226,536 | $ | 204,173 | ||||
Short-Term Debt | 314,073 | 48,036 | ||||||
Accrued Liabilities | 132,179 | 131,897 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 672,788 | 384,106 | ||||||
OTHER LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accrued Pension Cost | 182,925 | 189,872 | ||||||
Accrued Employee Benefits | 20,174 | 20,196 | ||||||
Accrued Postretirement Health Care Obligation | 26,763 | 30,186 | ||||||
Accrued Warranty | 15,514 | 15,781 | ||||||
Other Long-Term Liabilities | 40,874 | 33,447 | ||||||
Long-Term Debt | 196,013 | 199,954 | ||||||
Total Other Liabilities | 482,263 | 489,436 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT: | ||||||||
Common Stock - Authorized 120,000 shares, $.01 par value, issued 57,854 shares | 579 | 579 | ||||||
Additional Paid-In Capital | 77,310 | 76,408 | ||||||
Retained Earnings | 1,016,205 | 1,071,480 | ||||||
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | (254,768 | ) | (252,272 | ) | ||||
Treasury Stock at cost, 15,772 and 14,942 shares, respectively | (333,907 | ) | (325,771 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders’ Investment | 505,419 | 570,424 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT | $ | 1,660,470 | $ | 1,443,966 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
NET SALES | $ | 505,462 | $ | 446,436 | $ | 784,459 | $ | 775,531 | ||||||||
COST OF GOODS SOLD | 413,005 | 353,570 | 648,248 | 616,400 | ||||||||||||
Gross Profit | 92,457 | 92,866 | 136,211 | 159,131 | ||||||||||||
ENGINEERING, SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | 87,139 | 77,590 | 187,998 | 164,062 | ||||||||||||
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES | 3,017 | 2,113 | 5,990 | 5,726 | ||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from Operations | 8,335 | 17,389 | (45,797 | ) | 795 | |||||||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE | (7,482 | ) | (5,593 | ) | (12,643 | ) | (10,550 | ) | ||||||||
OTHER INCOME, Net | (946 | ) | 384 | (603 | ) | 860 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes | (93 | ) | 12,180 | (59,043 | ) | (8,895 | ) | |||||||||
PROVISION (CREDIT) FOR INCOME TAXES | 2,511 | 28,524 | (15,452 | ) | 22,488 | |||||||||||
NET LOSS | $ | (2,604 | ) | $ | (16,344 | ) | $ | (43,591 | ) | $ | (31,383 | ) | ||||
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (1.05 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | ||||
Diluted | (0.07 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (1.05 | ) | (0.75 | ) | ||||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 41,689 | 42,154 | 41,773 | 42,130 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 41,689 | 42,154 | 41,773 | 42,130 | ||||||||||||
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.28 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (2,604 | ) | $ | (16,344 | ) | $ | (43,591 | ) | $ | (31,383 | ) | ||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Cumulative Translation Adjustments | 264 | (681 | ) | (3,426 | ) | 3,247 | ||||||||||
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net of Tax | (3,780 | ) | 1,579 | (4,478 | ) | 1,047 | ||||||||||
Unrecognized Pension & Postretirement Obligation, Net of Tax | 2,682 | 2,758 | 5,408 | 5,478 | ||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (834 | ) | 3,656 | (2,496 | ) | 9,772 | ||||||||||
Total Comprehensive Loss | $ | (3,438 | ) | $ | (12,688 | ) | $ | (46,087 | ) | $ | (21,611 | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (43,591 | ) | $ | (31,383 | ) | ||
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and Amortization | 32,263 | 28,524 | ||||||
Stock Compensation Expense | 3,177 | 3,869 | ||||||
Loss on Disposition of Plant and Equipment | 66 | 1,553 | ||||||
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes | (19,550 | ) | 18,427 | |||||
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates | (7,854 | ) | (6,948 | ) | ||||
Dividends Received from Unconsolidated Affiliates | 10,510 | 9,810 | ||||||
Change in Operating Assets and Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts Receivable | (59,838 | ) | 29,900 | |||||
Inventories | (157,401 | ) | (126,075 | ) | ||||
Other Current Assets | 1,947 | (3,402 | ) | |||||
Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities and Income Taxes | 22,382 | 16,808 | ||||||
Other, Net | 1,862 | (5,944 | ) | |||||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (216,027 | ) | (64,861 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Capital Expenditures | (34,234 | ) | (45,597 | ) | ||||
Proceeds Received on Disposition of Plant and Equipment | 12 | 686 | ||||||
Cash Paid for Acquisition, Net of Cash Acquired | (8,865 | ) | (1,800 | ) | ||||
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | (43,087 | ) | (46,711 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net Borrowings on Revolver | 266,038 | 128,648 | ||||||
Repayments on Long-Term Debt | (4,875 | ) | — | |||||
Long Term Note Payable | — | 7,685 | ||||||
Debt Issuance Costs | — | (1,154 | ) | |||||
Treasury Stock Purchases | (11,429 | ) | (3,128 | ) | ||||
Stock Option Exercise Proceeds and Tax Benefits | 1,823 | 2,939 | ||||||
Cash Dividends Paid | (5,948 | ) | (5,998 | ) | ||||
Payments Related to Shares Withheld for Taxes for Stock Compensation | (257 | ) | (1,147 | ) | ||||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 245,352 | 127,845 | ||||||
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (336 | ) | 1,090 | |||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (14,098 | ) | 17,363 | |||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, Beginning (1) | 49,218 | 61,707 | ||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, Ending (2) | $ | 35,120 | $ | 79,070 | ||||
(2) Included within Ending Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash is approximately $1.2 million and $12.7 million of restricted cash as of December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Description of Business and General Information
Briggs & Stratton Corporation (the “Company”) is focused on providing power to get work done and make people's lives better. The Company is a U.S. based producer of gasoline engines and outdoor power equipment. The Company’s Engines Segment sells engines worldwide, primarily to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") of lawn and garden equipment and other gasoline engine powered equipment. The Company also sells related service parts and accessories for its engines. The Company’s Products Segment designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of outdoor power equipment, job site products, and related accessories.
The majority of lawn and garden equipment is sold during the spring and summer months when most lawn care and gardening activities are performed. Engine sales in the Company’s third fiscal quarter have historically been the highest, while sales in the first fiscal quarter have historically been the lowest. Sales of pressure washers and lawn and garden powered equipment are typically higher during the third and fourth fiscal quarters than at other times of the year. Sales of portable generators and snowthrowers are typically higher during the first and second fiscal quarters.
Inventory levels generally increase during the first and second fiscal quarters in anticipation of customer demand. Inventory levels begin to decrease as sales increase in the third fiscal quarter. This seasonal pattern results in high inventories and low cash flow for the Company in the first, second and the beginning of the third fiscal quarters. The pattern generally results in higher cash flow in the latter portion of the third fiscal quarter and in the fourth fiscal quarter as inventories are liquidated and receivables are collected.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and therefore do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but also does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. However, in the opinion of the Company, adequate disclosures have been presented to prevent the information from being misleading, and all adjustments necessary to fairly present the results of operations and financial position have been included. All of these adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, except as otherwise noted.
Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto that were included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.
2. New Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2018-02, Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. ASU No. 2018-02 allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on its financial position.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting and Hedging Activities. ASU No. 2017-12 better aligns a Company's risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships, in addition to simplifying certain aspects of ASC Topic 815. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on its financial position.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which requires an employer to disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net periodic pension costs
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within the statement of income. The guidance is applied on a retrospective basis, and became effective for the Company in fiscal 2019. Accordingly, the Company adopted this ASU effective July 2, 2018. Non-service cost components of net periodic pension costs in the amount of $0.5 million and $1.0 million have been included in Other Income in the Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018. Non-service cost components of net periodic pension costs in the amount of $0.3 million and $0.5 million have been included in Other Income in the Statement of Operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Under the amendments in ASU 2017-04, an entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The updated guidance requires a prospective adoption. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on its results of operations and financial position.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective, on a retrospective basis, beginning fiscal year 2019. Accordingly, the Company has adopted this ASU effective July 2, 2018. The following table provides a reconciliation of the amount of cash and cash equivalents reported on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
December 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 33,954 | $ | 44,923 | ||||
Restricted cash | 1,166 | 4,295 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 35,120 | $ | 49,218 | ||||
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. Certain qualitative and quantitative disclosures are required, as well as a modified retrospective recognition and measurement of impacted leases. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company's project plan involves identifying and implementing appropriate changes to its business processes, systems and controls as well as compiling and evaluating lease arrangements to support lease accounting and disclosures under Topic 842. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new accounting pronouncement on its results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (ASU No. 2016-01). ASU No. 2016-01 enhances the existing financial instruments reporting model by modifying fair value measurement tools, simplifying impairment assessments for certain equity instruments, and modifying overall presentation and disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective beginning fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard effective July 1, 2018 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the guidance is that 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. Topic 606 also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to fulfill a contract. This guidance is effective
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beginning fiscal year 2019 under either full or modified retrospective adoption. The Company has adopted this ASU effective July 2, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach and this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Additional disclosures related to adoption of this ASU have been included at Note 4.
3. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables set forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):
Three Months Ended December 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Cumulative Translation Adjustments | Derivative Financial Instruments | Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans | Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | (32,618 | ) | $ | 5,788 | $ | (227,104 | ) | $ | (253,934 | ) | |||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassification | 264 | (3,050 | ) | — | (2,786 | ) | ||||||||||
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | — | 732 | — | 732 | ||||||||||||
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications | 264 | (2,318 | ) | — | (2,054 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassifications: | ||||||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Foreign Currency Contracts (1) | — | (1,757 | ) | — | (1,757 | ) | ||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Commodity Contracts (1) | — | (6 | ) | — | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Interest Rate Swaps (1) | — | (160 | ) | — | (160 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits) (2) | — | — | (137 | ) | (137 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of Actuarial Losses (2) | — | — | 3,671 | 3,671 | ||||||||||||
Total Reclassifications Before Tax | — | (1,923 | ) | 3,534 | 1,611 | |||||||||||
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | — | 461 | (852 | ) | (391 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Reclassifications | — | (1,462 | ) | 2,682 | 1,220 | |||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 264 | (3,780 | ) | 2,682 | (834 | ) | ||||||||||
Ending Balance | $ | (32,354 | ) | $ | 2,008 | $ | (224,422 | ) | $ | (254,768 | ) | |||||
(1) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in net sales or cost of goods sold. See Note 9 for information related to derivative financial instruments.
(2) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in the computation of net periodic expense, which is presented in cost of goods sold or engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 7 for information related to pension and postretirement benefit plans.
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Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Cumulative Translation Adjustments | Derivative Financial Instruments | Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans | Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | (20,816 | ) | $ | (608 | ) | $ | (272,486 | ) | $ | (293,910 | ) | ||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassification | (681 | ) | 1,471 | — | 790 | |||||||||||
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | — | (551 | ) | — | (551 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications | (681 | ) | 920 | — | 239 | |||||||||||
Reclassifications: | ||||||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Foreign Currency Contracts (1) | — | 1,047 | — | 1,047 | ||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Commodity Contracts (1) | — | 27 | — | 27 | ||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Interest Rate Swaps (1) | — | (19 | ) | — | (19 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits) (2) | — | — | (314 | ) | (314 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of Actuarial Losses (2) | — | — | 4,727 | 4,727 | ||||||||||||
Total Reclassifications Before Tax | — | 1,055 | 4,413 | 5,468 | ||||||||||||
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | — | (396 | ) | (1,655 | ) | (2,051 | ) | |||||||||
Net Reclassifications | — | 659 | 2,758 | 3,417 | ||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (681 | ) | 1,579 | 2,758 | 3,656 | |||||||||||
Ending Balance | $ | (21,497 | ) | $ | 971 | $ | (269,728 | ) | $ | (290,254 | ) | |||||
(1) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in net sales or cost of goods sold. See Note 9 for information related to derivative financial instruments.
(2) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in the computation of net periodic expense, which is presented in cost of goods sold or engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 7 for information related to pension and postretirement benefit plans.
Six Months Ended December 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Cumulative Translation Adjustments | Derivative Financial Instruments | Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans | Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | (28,928 | ) | $ | 6,486 | $ | (229,830 | ) | $ | (252,272 | ) | |||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassification | (3,426 | ) | (1,115 | ) | — | (4,541 | ) | |||||||||
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | 267 | — | 267 | |||||||||||||
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications | (3,426 | ) | (848 | ) | — | (4,274 | ) | |||||||||
Reclassifications: | ||||||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Foreign Currency Contracts (1) | — | (2,708 | ) | (2,708 | ) | |||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Commodity Contracts (1) | — | (4 | ) | (4 | ) | |||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Interest Rate Swaps (1) | — | (216 | ) | (216 | ) | |||||||||||
Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits) (2) | — | (275 | ) | (275 | ) | |||||||||||
Amortization of Actuarial Losses (2) | — | 7,399 | 7,399 | |||||||||||||
Total Reclassifications Before Tax | — | (2,928 | ) | 7,124 | 4,196 | |||||||||||
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | — | (702 | ) | (1,716 | ) | (2,418 | ) | |||||||||
Net Reclassifications | — | (3,630 | ) | 5,408 | 1,778 | |||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (3,426 | ) | (4,478 | ) | 5,408 | (2,496 | ) | |||||||||
Ending Balance | $ | (32,354 | ) | $ | 2,008 | $ | (224,422 | ) | $ | (254,768 | ) | |||||
(1) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in net sales or cost of goods sold. See Note 9 for information related to derivative financial instruments.
(2) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in the computation of net periodic expense, which is presented in cost of goods sold or engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 7 for information related to pension and postretirement benefit plans.
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Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
Cumulative Translation Adjustments | Derivative Financial Instruments | Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans | Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | (24,744 | ) | $ | (76 | ) | $ | (275,206 | ) | $ | (300,026 | ) | ||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassification | 3,247 | (755 | ) | — | 2,492 | |||||||||||
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | — | 283 | — | 283 | ||||||||||||
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications | 3,247 | (472 | ) | — | 2,775 | |||||||||||
Reclassifications: | ||||||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Foreign Currency Contracts (1) | — | 2,416 | — | 2,416 | ||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Commodity Contracts (1) | — | 32 | — | 32 | ||||||||||||
Realized (Gains) Losses - Interest Rate Swaps (1) | — | (17 | ) | — | (17 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits) (2) | — | — | (627 | ) | (627 | ) | ||||||||||
Amortization of Actuarial Losses (2) | — | — | 9,392 | 9,392 | ||||||||||||
Total Reclassifications Before Tax | — | 2,431 | 8,765 | 11,196 | ||||||||||||
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | — | (912 | ) | (3,287 | ) | (4,199 | ) | |||||||||
Net Reclassifications | — | 1,519 | 5,478 | 6,997 | ||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 3,247 | 1,047 | 5,478 | 9,772 | ||||||||||||
Ending Balance | $ | (21,497 | ) | $ | 971 | $ | (269,728 | ) | $ | (290,254 | ) | |||||
(1) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in net sales or cost of goods sold. See Note 9 for information related to derivative financial instruments.
(2) Amounts reclassified to net income (loss) are included in the computation of net periodic expense, which is presented in cost of goods sold or engineering, selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 7 for information related to pension and postretirement benefit plans.
4. Revenue
The Company has adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective approach. Revenue is measured based on consideration expected to be received from a customer, and excludes any cash discounts, volume rebates and discounts, floor plan interest, advertising allowances, and amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a product to a customer, which is generally upon shipment.
Nature of Revenue
The Company’s revenues primarily consist of sales of engines and products to its customers. The Company considers the purchase orders, which may also be governed by purchasing agreements, to be the contracts with customers. For each contract, the Company considers delivery of the engines and products to be the identified performance obligations. The following is a description of principal activities, separated by reportable segments, from which the Company generates its revenue. For more detailed information about reportable segments, see Note 14.
The Engines segment principally generates revenue by providing gasoline engines and power solutions to OEMs which serve commercial and residential markets primarily for lawn and garden equipment applications. The Company typically enters into annual purchasing plans with its engine customers. In certain cases, the Company has entered into longer supply arrangements of two to three years; however, these longer term supply agreements do not generally create unfulfilled performance obligations. The sale of products to OEMs represents a single performance obligation. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the product is shipped as substantially all engines are not customized for each customer and there is an alternative use for such inventory. The amount of revenue recognized is adjusted for variable consideration such as tiered volume discounts and rebates. Revenue recognized is also adjusted based on an estimate of future returns.
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The Products segment generates revenue through the sale of end user products through retail distribution, independent dealer networks, the US mass retail channel, and the rental channel. These channels primarily serve commercial and residential end users. The sale of products to the various distribution networks represents a single performance obligation. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the product is shipped as the products are not typically customized for each customer; therefore, there is an alternative use for such inventory. The amount of revenue recognized is adjusted for variable consideration such as tiered volume discounts, rebates, and floor plan interest. Revenue recognized is also adjusted based on an estimate of future returns.
Both the Engines and Products segments account for variable consideration and estimated returns according to the same accounting policies. The Company offers a variable discount if certain customers reach established volume goals in the form of tiered volume discounts. The Company applies the expected value approach to estimate the value of the discount which is then applied as a reduction to the transaction price. Included in net sales for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018 were reductions for tiered volume discounts of $1.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The Company offers rebates in the form of promotional allowances to incentivize certain customers to make purchases. The expected value approach is used to estimate the rebate value relative to these allowances which is then applied as a reduction of the transaction price. Included in net sales for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018 were reductions for rebates of $1.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
Included in net sales are costs associated with programs under which the Company shares the expense of financing certain dealer and distributor inventories, referred to as floor plan expense. This represents interest for a pre-established length of time based on a variable rate (LIBOR) plus a fixed percentage from a contract with a third party financing source for dealer and distributor inventory purchases. Sharing the cost of these financing arrangements is used by the Company as a marketing incentive for customers to purchase the Company's products to have floor stock for end users to purchase. The Company enters into interest rate swaps to hedge cash flows for a portion of its interest rate risk. The financing costs, net of the related gain or loss on interest rate swaps, are recorded at the time of sale as a reduction of net sales. Included in net sales for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018 were financing costs, net of the related gain or loss on interest rate swaps, of $0.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
The Company estimates the expected number of returns based on historical return rates and reduces revenue by the amount of expected returns.
The Company requires prepayment on sales in limited circumstances, but the contract liability related to prepayments is immaterial as of December 30, 2018 and represents less than 1% of total sales.
The Company offers a standard warranty that is not sold separately on substantially all products that the Company sells which is accounted for as an assurance warranty. Accordingly, no component of the transaction price is allocated to the standard warranty. The Company records a liability for product warranty obligations at the time of sale to a customer based upon historical warranty experience.
During six month period ended December 30, 2018, the Company recorded $4.1 million of bad debt expense related to a trade customer declaring bankruptcy. This charge occurred in the first quarter and there was no additional charge in the second quarter of fiscal 2019.
Disaggregation of Revenue
In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by primary product application. The table also includes a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue with the reportable segments for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018, as follows (in thousands):
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Three Month Period Ended December 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Engines | Products | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||
Commercial | $ | 58,188 | $ | 99,766 | $ | (7,460 | ) | $ | 150,494 | |||||||
Residential | 213,830 | 154,861 | (13,723 | ) | 354,968 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 272,018 | $ | 254,627 | $ | (21,183 | ) | $ | 505,462 | |||||||
Six Month Period Ended December 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Engines | Products | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||
Commercial | $ | 94,205 | $ | 171,349 | $ | (8,926 | ) | $ | 256,628 | |||||||
Residential | 296,903 | 256,321 | (25,393 | ) | 527,831 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 391,108 | $ | 427,670 | $ | (34,319 | ) | $ | 784,459 | |||||||
5. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company computes earnings (loss) per share using the two-class method, an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The Company’s unvested grants of restricted stock, restricted stock units, and deferred stock awards contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends (whether paid or unpaid), which are required to be treated as participating securities and included in the computation of basic earnings (loss) per share.
Information on earnings (loss) per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (2,604 | ) | $ | (16,344 | ) | $ | (43,591 | ) | $ | (31,383 | ) | ||||
Less: Allocation to Participating Securities | (154 | ) | (150 | ) | (305 | ) | (301 | ) | ||||||||
Net Loss Available to Common Shareholders | $ | (2,758 | ) | $ | (16,494 | ) | $ | (43,896 | ) | $ | (31,684 | ) | ||||
Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding | 41,689 | 42,154 | 41,773 | 42,130 | ||||||||||||
Shares Used in Calculating Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share | 41,689 | 42,154 | 41,773 | 42,130 | ||||||||||||
Basic Loss Per Share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (1.05 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | ||||
Diluted Loss Per Share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (1.05 | ) | $ | (0.75 | ) | ||||
The dilutive effect of the potential exercise of outstanding stock-based awards to acquire common shares is calculated using the treasury stock method. No options to purchase shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as the exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares.
As a result of the Company incurring a net loss for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018, potential incremental common shares of 593,587 and 668,956, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
On April 25, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized up to $50 million in funds for use in the common share repurchase program with an expiration date of June 30, 2020. As of December 30, 2018, the total remaining authorization was approximately $38.6 million. The common share repurchase program authorizes the purchase of shares of the Company's common stock on the open market or in private transactions from time to time, depending on market conditions and certain governing debt covenants. During the six months ended December 30, 2018, the Company repurchased 684,822 shares on the open market at an average price of $16.69 per share, as compared to 141,195 shares purchased on the open market at an average price of $22.16 per share during the six months ended December 31, 2017.
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6. Investments
Investments represent the Company’s investments in unconsolidated affiliated companies.
Financial information of the unconsolidated affiliated companies is accounted for by the equity method, generally on a lag of one month or less. The following table sets forth the unaudited results of operations of unconsolidated affiliated companies for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Results of Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Sales | $ | 75,331 | $ | 75,579 | $ | 155,170 | $ | 156,426 | ||||||||
Cost of Goods Sold | 58,567 | 57,699 | 119,680 | 119,681 | ||||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 16,764 | $ | 17,880 | $ | 35,490 | $ | 36,745 | ||||||||
Net Income | $ | 4,003 | $ | 4,881 | $ | 9,040 | $ | 9,897 | ||||||||
The following table sets forth the unaudited balance sheets of unconsolidated affiliated companies as of December 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 (in thousands):
December 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
Financial Position: | ||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Current Assets | $ | 123,683 | $ | 150,382 | ||||
Noncurrent Assets | 41,703 | 45,186 | ||||||
165,386 | 195,568 | |||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Current Liabilities | $ | 37,368 | $ | 54,007 | ||||
Noncurrent Liabilities | 17,341 | 20,027 | ||||||
54,709 | 74,034 | |||||||
Equity | $ | 110,677 | $ | 121,534 | ||||
The Company concluded that its equity method investments are integral to its business. The equity method investments provide manufacturing and distribution functions, which are important parts of its operations. Net sales to equity method investees were approximately $21.2 million and $37.0 million for the six months ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Purchases of finished products from equity method investees were approximately $58.4 million and $57.3 million for the six months ended December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
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7. Pension and Postretirement Benefits
The Company has noncontributory defined benefit retirement plans and postretirement plans covering certain employees. The following tables summarize the plans’ income and expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Pension Benefits | Other Postretirement Benefits | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Components of Net Periodic (Income) Expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Service Cost (Credit) | $ | 1,138 | $ | (300 | ) | $ | 19 | $ | 25 | |||||||
Interest Cost on Projected Benefit Obligation | 9,923 | 10,760 | 586 | 591 | ||||||||||||
Expected Return on Plan Assets | (13,574 | ) | (15,482 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Amortization of: | ||||||||||||||||
Prior Service Cost (Credit) | 45 | 45 | (182 | ) | (359 | ) | ||||||||||
Actuarial Loss | 2,893 | 3,871 | 778 | 856 | ||||||||||||
Net Periodic (Income) Expense | $ | 425 | $ | (1,106 | ) | $ | 1,201 | $ | 1,113 | |||||||
Pension Benefits | Other Postretirement Benefits | |||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Components of Net Periodic (Income) Expense: | ||||||||||||||||
Service Cost | $ | 2,270 | $ | 1,201 | $ | 53 | $ | 67 | ||||||||
Interest Cost on Projected Benefit Obligation | 19,860 | 21,534 | 1,166 | 1,186 | ||||||||||||
Expected Return on Plan Assets | (27,164 | ) | (30,956 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
Amortization of: | ||||||||||||||||
Prior Service Cost (Credit) | 90 | 90 | (365 | ) | (717 | ) | ||||||||||
Actuarial Loss | 5,819 | 7,666 | 1,580 | 1,726 | ||||||||||||
Net Periodic (Income) Expense | $ | 875 | $ | (465 | ) | $ | 2,434 | $ | 2,262 | |||||||
The Company expects to make benefit payments of $3.4 million attributable to its non-qualified pension plans for the full year of fiscal 2019. During the first six months of fiscal 2019, the Company made payments of approximately $1.9 million for its non-qualified pension plans. The Company anticipates making benefit payments of approximately $7.9 million for its other postretirement benefit plans for the full year of fiscal 2019. During the first six months of fiscal 2019, the Company made payments of $4.7 million for its other postretirement benefit plans.
During the first six months of fiscal 2019, the Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plan. Based upon current regulations and actuarial studies the Company is required to make no minimum contributions to the qualified pension plan in fiscal 2019. The Company may be required to make further required contributions in future years or the future expected funding requirements may change depending on a variety of factors including the actual return on plan assets, the funded status of the plan in future periods, and changes in actuarial assumptions or regulations.
8. Stock Incentives
Stock based compensation expense is calculated by estimating the fair value of incentive stock awards granted and amortizing the estimated value over the awards' vesting period. Stock based compensation expense was $1.0 million and $3.2 million for the three and six months ended December 30, 2018, respectively. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2017, stock based compensation expense was $1.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
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9. Derivative Instruments & Hedging Activities
The Company enters into derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges to manage certain interest rate, foreign currency and commodity exposures. Company policy allows derivatives to be used only for identifiable exposures and, therefore, the Company does not enter into derivative instruments for trading purposes where the sole objective is to generate profits.
The Company formally designates the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure and documents both the risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge. The Company formally assesses, both at the inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments that are used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in the forecasted cash flows of the related underlying exposure. Because of the high degree of effectiveness between the hedging instrument and the underlying exposure being hedged, fluctuations in the value of the derivative instruments are generally offset by changes in the forecasted cash flows of the underlying exposures being hedged. Derivative financial instruments are recorded within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as assets or liabilities, measured at fair value. The effective portion of gains or losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are reported as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Any ineffective portion of a financial instrument's change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.
The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it determines that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged risk, the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, the cash flow hedge is dedesignated because a forecasted transaction is not probable of occurring, or management determines to remove the designation of the cash flow hedge.
In all situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, the Company continues to carry the derivative at its fair value on the balance sheet and recognizes any subsequent changes in its fair value in earnings. When it is probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting and recognizes immediately in earnings gains and losses that were accumulated in other comprehensive income related to the hedging relationship.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps to manage a portion of its interest rate risk from financing certain dealer and distributor inventories through a third party financing source. The swaps are designated as cash flow hedges and are used to effectively fix the interest payments to third party financing sources, exclusive of lender spreads, ranging from 0.98% to 2.83% for a notional principal amount of $130.0 million with expiration dates ranging from May 2019 through June 2024.
In the second quarter, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to manage a portion of its interest rate risk from anticipated floating rate, LIBOR based indebtedness, exclusive of lender spreads, ranging from 2.81% to 3.133%. The swaps are designated as cash flow hedges, in an aggregate amount of $100 million, with forward starting dates between July and December 2019 and termination dates between July 2026 and December 2029
The Company periodically enters into foreign currency contracts to hedge the risk from forecasted third party and intercompany sales or payments denominated in foreign currencies. The Company's primary foreign currency exposures are the Australian Dollar, the Brazilian Real, the Canadian Dollar, the Chinese Renminbi, the Euro, and the Japanese Yen against the U.S. Dollar. These contracts generally do not have a maturity of more than twenty-four months.
The Company uses raw materials that are subject to price volatility. The Company hedges a portion of its exposure to the variability of cash flows associated with commodities used in the manufacturing process by entering into forward purchase contracts or commodity swaps. Derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedges are used by the Company to reduce exposure to variability in cash flows associated with future purchases of natural gas. These contracts generally do not have a maturity of more than thirty-six months.
The Company has considered the counterparty credit risk related to all of its interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity derivative contracts and does not deem any counterparty credit risk material at this time.
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As of December 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018, the Company had the following outstanding derivative contracts (in thousands):
Contract | Notional Amount | |||||||
December 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
Interest Rate: | ||||||||
LIBOR Interest Rate (U.S. Dollars) | Fixed | 230,000 | 110,000 | |||||
Foreign Currency: | ||||||||
Australian Dollar | Sell | 29,340 | 35,833 | |||||
Brazilian Real | Buy | 6,199 | 28,822 | |||||
Canadian Dollar | Sell | 19,030 | 14,430 | |||||
Chinese Renminbi | Buy | 113,915 | 62,209 | |||||
Euro | Sell | 14,716 | 32,592 | |||||
Japanese Yen | Buy | 1,655,000 | 587,500 | |||||
Commodity: | ||||||||
Natural Gas (Therms) | Buy | 9,383 | 10,553 | |||||
The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows (in thousands):
Balance Sheet Location | Asset (Liability) Fair Value | |||||||
December 30, 2018 | July 1, 2018 | |||||||
Interest rate contracts | ||||||||
Other Current Assets | $ | 92 | $ | 161 | ||||
Other Long-Term Assets | 2,789 | 3,844 | ||||||
Accrued Liabilities | (2,789 | ) | — | |||||
Foreign currency contracts | ||||||||
Other Current Assets | 2,433 | 3,881 | ||||||
Other Long-Term Assets | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Accrued Liabilities | (326 | ) | (195 | ) | ||||
Other Long-Term Liabilities | (49 | ) | — | |||||
Commodity contracts | ||||||||
Other Current Assets | 83 | 16 | ||||||
Other Long-Term Assets | 25 | 5 | ||||||
Accrued Liabilities | — | (7 | ) | |||||
Other Long-Term Liabilities | (16 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
$ | 2,252 | $ | 7,707 | |||||
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The effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended December 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives, Net of Taxes (Effective Portion) | Classification of Gain (Loss) | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion) | Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion) | |||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | (58 | ) | Net Sales | $ | 216 | $ | — | ||||||
Foreign currency contracts - sell | (1,509 | ) | Net Sales | 1,520 | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency contracts - buy | (2,211 | ) | Cost of Goods Sold | 237 | — | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | (2 | ) | Cost of Goods Sold | 4 | — | |||||||||
$ | (3,780 | ) | $ | 1,977 | $ | — | ||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives, Net of Taxes (Effective Portion) | Classification of Gain (Loss) | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion) | Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion) | |||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 482 | Net Sales | $ | 19 | $ | — | |||||||
Foreign currency contracts - sell | 592 | Net Sales | (840 | ) | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency contracts - buy | 601 | Cost of Goods Sold | (207 | ) | — | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | (96 | ) | Cost of Goods Sold | (27 | ) | — | ||||||||
$ | 1,579 | $ | (1,055 | ) | $ | — | ||||||||
Six Months Ended December 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives, Net of Taxes (Effective Portion) | Classification of Gain (Loss) | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion) | Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion) | |||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 48 | Net Sales | $ | 216 | $ | — | |||||||
Foreign currency contracts - sell | (1,840 | ) | Net Sales | 2,636 | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency contracts - buy | (2,668 | ) | Cost of Goods Sold | 72 | — | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | (18 | ) | Cost of Goods Sold | 4 | — | |||||||||
$ | (4,478 | ) | $ | 2,928 | $ | — | ||||||||
Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives, Net of Taxes (Effective Portion) | Classification of Gain (Loss) | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion) | Recognized in Earnings (Ineffective Portion) | |||||||||||
Interest rate contracts | $ | 544 | Net Sales | $ | 17 | $ | — | |||||||
Foreign currency contracts - sell | 116 | Net Sales | (1,674 | ) | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency contracts - buy | 472 | Cost of Goods Sold | (742 | ) | — | |||||||||
Commodity contracts | (85 | ) | Cost of Goods Sold | (32 | ) | — | ||||||||
$ | 1,047 | $ | (2,431 | ) | $ | — | ||||||||
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During the next twelve months, the estimated net amount of gain on cash flow hedges as of December 30, 2018 expected to be reclassified out of AOCI into earnings is $1.0 million.
10. Fair Value Measurements
The following guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels:
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-driven valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3: Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements Using | ||||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Derivatives | $ | 5,432 | $ | — | $ | 5,432 | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Derivatives | $ | 3,180 | $ | — | $ | 3,180 | $ | — | ||||||||
July 1, 2018 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Derivatives | $ | 7,938 | $ | — | $ | 7,938 | $ | — | ||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Derivatives | $ | 231 | $ | — | $ | 231 | $ | — | ||||||||
The fair value for Level 2 measurements are based upon the respective quoted market prices for comparable instruments in active markets, which include current market pricing for forward purchases of commodities, foreign currency forwards, and current interest rates.
The Company has currently chosen not to elect the fair value option for any items that are not already required to be measured at fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The estimated fair value of the Company's Senior Notes (as defined in Note 15) at December 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 was $200.5 million and $214.0 million, respectively, compared to the carrying value of $196.6 million and $200.8 million. The estimated fair value of the Senior Notes is based on quoted market prices for similar instruments and is, therefore, classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy. The carrying value of the Revolver (as defined in Note 15) approximates fair value since the underlying rate of interest is variable based upon LIBOR rates.
The Company believes that the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, and accounts payable are reasonable estimates of their fair values at December 30, 2018 and July 1, 2018 due to the short-term nature of these instruments.
11. Warranty
The Company recognizes the cost associated with its standard warranty on Engines and Products at the time of sale. The general warranty period begins at the time of retail sale and typically covers two years, but may vary due, in general, to product type and geographic location. The amount recognized is based on historical failure rates and current claim cost experience. The following is a reconciliation of the changes in accrued warranty costs for the reporting period (in thousands):
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | 45,327 | $ | 43,108 | ||||
Payments | (12,335 | ) | (13,587 | ) | ||||
Provision for Current Year Warranties | 9,176 | 10,313 | ||||||
Changes in Estimates | 60 | 509 | ||||||
Ending Balance | $ | 42,228 | $ | 40,343 | ||||
12. Income Taxes
On December 22, 2017 the U.S. government enacted significant tax legislation (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that will impact the Company’s financial statements, including but
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not limited to a permanent decrease in the corporate federal statutory income tax rate and a one-time charge from the inclusion of foreign earnings that the Company can elect to pay over eight years.
The SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under ASC 740. In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. In accordance with SAB 118, the Company’s measurement period was over effective in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 and Company’s accounting for the Tax Act is complete.
In connection with the Company’s analysis of the impact of the Tax Act, a tax expense of approximately $21.1 million was recorded in fiscal 2018. This amount consists of an expense resulting from the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the corporate tax rate reduction of approximately $13.8 million and an expense related to the inclusion of foreign earnings of approximately $7.3 million. In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company has recorded an additional income tax expense of approximately $1.1 million related to the inclusion of foreign earnings, bringing the total expense to $8.4 million. Effective in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company has completed its accounting for the income tax effects of the Tax Act.
The Company has evaluated its permanent reinvestment assertions since the Tax Act can provide opportunity to repatriate overseas cash to the U.S. at a lower tax cost. There is a dividends received deduction available for certain foreign distributions under the Tax Act, but certain foreign earnings remain subject to withholding taxes upon repatriation. As of December 30, 2018, the Company has analyzed its global working capital and cash requirements and the potential tax liabilities attributable to repatriation in regards to its permanent reinvestment assertion. During fiscal 2018, the Company removed its permanent reinvestment assertion on approximately $33 million of its foreign earnings and made distributions from its foreign earnings related to the assertion removal in the second quarter of approximately $18 million. The Company repatriated the additional $15 million of foreign earnings in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. During the second quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company has also removed its permanent reinvestment assertion on an additional approximately $21.6 million of its accumulated offshore earnings. This resulted in the previously mentioned estimated tax expense of $1.1 million. The Company has recorded the tax effects of the distributions and planned repatriations in its financial statements, including withholding taxes and currency gain and loss. For the remainder of its foreign earnings, the Company has not changed its prior assertion. Accordingly, deferred taxes attributable to its investments in its foreign subsidiaries have not yet been recorded.
When calculating the income tax provision, the Company uses an estimate of the annual effective tax rate based upon information known at each interim period. The actual effective tax rate is adjusted each quarter based upon changes to the forecast as compared to the beginning of the fiscal year and each following interim period.
The effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 was (2,682.4)%, compared to 234.2% for the same period last year. The effective tax rate for the first six months of fiscal 2019 was 26.2%, compared to (252.8)% for the same period of fiscal 2018. As a result of the Tax Act, the Company was subject to a U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 28% for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2018 and a U.S. federal statutory corporate income tax rate of 21% in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 and future fiscal years. The Company’s second quarter of fiscal 2019 tax rate includes the aforementioned $1.1 million discrete income tax expense related to the removal of a portion of its accumulated foreign earnings. The Company’s fiscal year 2018 tax rates reflect the estimated impact of the Tax Act at that time, including approximately $18.7 million resulting from the re-measurement of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of the second quarter of fiscal 2018 and tax expense related to the inclusion of foreign earnings of approximately $6.2 million. The tax rates for the first six months and the second quarters of fiscal 2019 and 2018 were also impacted by the federal research and development credit.
13. Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of its business. These actions typically relate to product liability (including asbestos-related liability), patent and trademark matters, and
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disputes with customers, suppliers, distributors and dealers, competitors and employees.
On May 12, 2010, Exmark Manufacturing Company, Inc. filed suit against Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC (“BSPPG”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that was subsequently merged with and into the Company on January 1, 2017 (Case No. 8:10CV187, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska), alleging that certain Ferris® and Snapper Pro® mower decks infringed an Exmark mower deck patent. Exmark sought damages relating to sales since May 2004, attorneys’ fees, and enhanced damages. As a result of a reexamination proceeding in 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) initially rejected the asserted Exmark claims as invalid. However, in 2014, that decision was reversed by the USPTO on appeal by Exmark. Following discovery, each of BSPPG and Exmark filed several motions for summary judgment in the Nebraska district court, which were decided on July 28, 2015. The court concluded that older mower deck designs infringed Exmark’s patent, leaving for trial the issues of whether current designs infringed, the amount of damages, and whether any infringement was willful.
The trial began on September 8, 2015, and on September 18, 2015, the jury returned its verdict, finding that BSPPG’s current mower deck designs do not infringe the Exmark patent. As to the older designs, the jury awarded Exmark $24.3 million in damages and found that the infringement was willful, allowing the judge to enhance the jury’s damages award post-trial by up to three times. Also on September 18, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in an unrelated case, SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag SCA Personal Care, Inc. v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC, et al. (Case No. 2013-1564) (“SCA”), confirming the availability of laches as a defense to patent infringement claims. Laches is an equitable doctrine that may bar a patent owner from obtaining damages prior to commencing suit, in circumstances in which the owner knows or should have known its patent was being infringed for more than six years. Although the court in the Exmark case ruled before trial that BSPPG could not rely on the defense of laches, as a result of the subsequent SCA decision, the court held a bench trial on that defense on October 21 and 22, 2015. On May 2, 2016, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review the SCA decision.
The parties submitted post-trial motions and briefing related to: damages; willfulness; laches; attorney fees; enhanced damages; and prejudgment/post-judgment interest and costs. All post-trial motions and briefing were completed on December 18, 2015. On May 11, 2016, the court ruled on those post-trial motions and entered judgment against BSPPG and in favor of Exmark in the amount of $24.3 million in compensatory damages, an additional $24.3 million in enhanced damages, and $1.5 million in pre-judgment interest along with post-judgment interest and costs to be determined. The Company strongly disagreed with the jury verdict, certain rulings made before and during trial, and the May 11, 2016 post-trial rulings. BSPPG appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on several bases, including the issues of obviousness and invalidity of Exmark’s patent, the damages calculation, willfulness and laches.
Following briefing of the appeal and prior to oral argument, the United States Supreme Court overturned the SCA decision, ruling that laches is not available in a patent infringement case for damages. That ruling eliminated laches as one basis for BSPPG’s appeal of the Exmark case. The appellate court held a hearing on the remainder of BSPPG’s appeal on April 5, 2017 and issued its decision on January 12, 2018. The appellate court found that the district court erred in granting summary judgment concerning the patent’s validity and remanded that issue to the district court for reconsideration. The appellate court also vacated the jury’s damages award and the district court’s award of enhanced damages, remanding the case to the district court for a new trial on damages and reconsideration on willfulness. The appellate court affirmed the district court rulings in all other respects. In subsequent rulings, the district court reaffirmed the validity of Exmark’s patent and its original ruling on willfulness. A new trial on the issue of damages commenced on December 10, 2018, resulting in a damages assessment by the jury of $14.4 million.
On December 20, 2018, the district court entered judgment against the Company and in favor of Exmark in the amount of $14.4 million in compensatory damages, an additional $14.4 million in enhanced damages, as well as pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest and costs to be determined. The Company strongly disagrees with the verdict and certain rulings made before and during the new trial and intends to vigorously pursue its rights through post-trial motions and, if necessary, on appeal.
In assessing whether the Company should accrue a liability in its financial statements as a result of this lawsuit, the Company considered various factors, including the legal and factual circumstances of the case, the trial records and
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post-trial rulings of the district court, the decision of the appellate court, the current status of the proceedings, applicable law and the views of legal counsel. As a result of this review, the Company has concluded that a loss from this case is not probable and reasonably estimable at this time and, therefore, a liability has not been recorded with respect to this case as of December 30, 2018.
Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of this and other unresolved legal actions or the range of possible loss, the Company believes the unresolved legal actions will not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
14. Segment Information
The Company aggregates operating segments that have similar economic characteristics, products, production processes, types or classes of customers and distribution methods into reportable segments. The Company concluded that it operates two reportable segments: Engines and Products. The Company uses “segment income (loss)” as the primary measure to evaluate operating performance and allocate capital resources for the Engines and Products Segments. For all periods presented, segment income (loss) is equal to income (loss) from operations. Summarized segment data is as follows (in thousands):
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December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
NET SALES: | ||||||||||||||||
Engines | $ | 272,018 | $ | 243,505 | $ | 391,108 | $ | 406,252 | ||||||||
Products | 254,627 | 222,080 | 427,670 | 408,676 | ||||||||||||
Inter-Segment Eliminations | (21,183 | ) | (19,149 | ) | (34,319 | ) | (39,397 | ) | ||||||||
Total* | $ | 505,462 | $ | 446,436 | $ | 784,459 | $ | 775,531 | ||||||||
* International sales included in net sales based on product shipment destination | $ | 148,125 | $ | 157,248 | $ | 236,651 | $ | 271,885 | ||||||||
GROSS PROFIT: | ||||||||||||||||
Engines | $ | 55,614 | $ | 55,429 | $ | 71,551 | $ | 86,648 | ||||||||
Products | 37,577 | 37,090 | 65,213 | 72,797 | ||||||||||||
Inter-Segment Eliminations | (734 | ) | 347 | (553 | ) | (314 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 92,457 | $ | 92,866 | $ | 136,211 | $ | 159,131 | ||||||||
SEGMENT INCOME (LOSS): | ||||||||||||||||
Engines | $ | 4,658 | $ | 8,722 | $ | (39,593 | ) | $ | (10,894 | ) | ||||||
Products | 4,411 | 8,320 | (5,651 | ) | 12,003 | |||||||||||
Inter-Segment Eliminations | (734 | ) | 347 | (553 | ) | (314 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 8,335 | $ | 17,389 | $ | (45,797 | ) | $ | 795 | |||||||
The following supplemental data is presented for informational purposes.
Pre-tax business optimization and litigation settlement charges included in gross profit were as follows (in thousands):
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December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Engines | $ | 665 | $ | 703 | $ | 1,088 | $ | 1,128 | ||||||||
Products | 834 | 754 | 3,713 | 1,522 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,499 | $ | 1,457 | $ | 4,801 | $ | 2,650 | ||||||||
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Pre-tax business optimization charges, bad debt expense related to a major retailer bankruptcy, litigation settlement charge, and acquisition integration activities included in segment income (loss) were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | December 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||||||||
Engines | $ | 7,508 | $ | 2,016 | $ | 21,871 | $ | 4,347 | ||||||||
Products | 3,405 | 1,044 | 15,169 | 3,950 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 10,913 | $ | |||||||||||||