Gibraltar Industries Earnings 2018-12-31
ROCK 10K Annual Report
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 | |
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¨ | 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 0-22462 | |
GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 16-1445150 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
3556 Lake Shore Road, P.O. Box 2028 Buffalo, New York | 14219-0228 | |
(address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 826-6500 | ||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | NASDAQ Global Select Market | |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
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The aggregate market value of the Common Stock outstanding and held by non-affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933) of the registrant based upon the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 30, 2018, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter, was approximately $1.2 billion.
As of February 25, 2019, the number of common shares outstanding was: 32,155,084
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed for its 2019Annual Meeting of Stockholders
are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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PART I
Item 1. | Business |
The Company
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products for residential, industrial, infrastructure, renewable energy and conservation markets. Our business strategy focuses on significantly elevating and accelerating the growth and financial returns of the Company. We strive to deliver best-in-class, sustainable value creation for our shareholders for the long-term. We believe this can be achieved from a transformational change in the Company’s portfolio and its financial results. Our business strategy has four key elements, or "pillars," which are: operational excellence, product innovation, portfolio management, and acquisitions as a strategic accelerator.
Operational excellence is our first pillar in this strategy. We focus on reducing complexity, adjusting costs and simplifying our product offering through 80/20 initiatives (“80/20”). 80/20 is the practice of focusing on our largest and best opportunities (the “80”) and eliminating complexity associated with less profitable opportunities (the “20”). The execution of 80/20 across our businesses, along with in-lining and market rate of demand replenishment initiatives, and outsourcing initiatives for our lower volume products provided to our customers to provide the appropriate value proposition, has and will continue to improve our profitability, investment in inventory and fixed assets, and our service levels to customers.
Product innovation is our second strategic pillar. Innovation is centered on the allocation of new and existing resources to opportunities that we believe will produce sustainable returns. Our focus is on driving top line growth with new and innovative products. We are focused on those products and technologies that have relevance to the end-user and can be differentiated from our competition. Our trade focus initiatives are tailored toward reallocating sales and new product development talent to target specific end user groups in order to better understand their needs and the various market opportunities that may be available. This effort is expected to produce ideas and opportunities that generate profitable growth. Our focus on innovation is centered on our current end markets, including, postal and parcel products, residential air management, infrastructure, renewable energy and conservation. These respective markets are expected to grow based on demand for: centralized mail and parcel delivery systems, including solutions for the last
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mile of delivery; zero carbon footprint homes; energy sources not dependent on fossil fuels, and the growing demand for locally grown produce.
The third pillar of our strategy is portfolio management, which is a natural adjunct to the 80/20 initiative. Using the 80/20 process, we conduct strategic reviews of our customers and end markets, and allocate leadership time, capital and resources to the highest-potential platforms and businesses. As a result, we have sold and divested businesses and product lines which have helped contribute to the Company's realization of a higher rate of return on invested capital. We view portfolio management as a continuous process that will remain an important part of our strategy as we look to improve Gibraltar's long-term financial performance.
The fourth pillar of our strategy is acquisitions. We have targeted four key markets in which to make strategic acquisitions which are served by existing platforms within the Company. The target markets include: postal, parcel and storage solutions; infrastructure; residential air management; and renewable energy and conservation. These platforms are all in large markets in which the underlying trends for customer convenience and safety, energy-savings and resource conservation are of increasing importance and are expected to drive long-term demand. We believe these markets also offer the opportunity for higher returns on our investments than those we have generated in the past. The acquisitions of Rough Brothers Manufacturing, Inc., RBI Solar, Inc., and affiliates, collectively known as "RBI" in June 2015, Nexus Corporation ("Nexus") in October 2016, Package Concierge in February 2017, and most recently, SolarBOS in August 2018, were the direct result of this fourth pillar strategy. We also consider businesses outside of these four markets, as we continually search out opportunities to grow our business in large markets with expected growth in demand for the foreseeable future, where we can add value through our manufacturing expertise, 80/20 process and purchasing synergies.
The Company serves customers primarily throughout North America. Our customers include major home improvement retailers, wholesalers, industrial distributors, contractors, solar developers and institutional and commercial growers of plants. As of December 31, 2018, we operated 40 facilities, comprised of 30 manufacturing facilities, five distribution centers, and five offices, which are located in 18 states, Canada, China, and Japan. These facilities give us a base of operations to provide customer support, delivery, service and quality to a number of regional and national customers and providing us with manufacturing and distribution efficiencies in North America, as well as a presence in the Asian markets.
The Company operates and reports its results in the following three reporting segments:
• | Residential Products; |
• | Industrial and Infrastructure Products; and |
• | Renewable Energy and Conservation |
The following table sets forth the primary products, applications, and end markets for each segment:
Residential Products Segment
Product | Applications | End Market | ||||
Roof and foundation ventilation products | Ventilation and whole-house air flow |  | Residential: new construction and repair and remodeling | |||
Centralized mail systems and electronic package solutions | Secure storage for mail and package deliveries | |||||
Rain dispersion, trims and flashings, other accessories | Water protection; sun protection | |||||
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Industrial and Infrastructure Products Segment
Product | Applications | End Market | ||
Fabricated expanded metal and perforated metal products | Perimeter security barriers; walkways / catwalks; filtration; architectural facades |  | Industrial and commercial construction, automotive, energy and power generation | |
Structural bearings, expansion joints and pavement sealant for bridges and roadways | Preserve functionality under varying weight, wind, temperature and seismic conditions | Bridge and elevated highway construction, airport pavements | ||
Renewable Energy and Conservation Segment
Product | Applications | End Users | ||
Solar racking and electrical balance of systems: design, engineer, manufacture and installation | Small scale commercial solar installations |  | Solar developers; power companies; solar energy EPC contractors | |
Greenhouses: design, engineer, manufacture and installation | Retail, commercial, institutional and conservatories | Retail garden centers; conservatories and botanical gardens; commercial growers; public and private agricultural research | ||
We believe our operating segments have established reputations as industry leaders with respect to quality, service and innovation and have achieved strong competitive positions in our markets. We attribute their competitive standing in the markets primarily to the following strengths:
Leading market share. We have a leading market position in many of the products and services we offer, and we estimate that a majority of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2018 were derived from the sale of products in which we had one of the leading U.S. market shares. We believe we have leading market shares in five distinct product families: roof-related ventilation; postal and parcel storage; structural bearings and expansion joints for bridges and other structures; institutional and retail greenhouses; and fixed-tilt ground mount racking for photovoltaic (PV) solar systems.
Provider of value-added products and related services. We increasingly focus on providing innovative value-added products and related services, such as centralized mail systems and electronic package solutions, expansion joints and structural bearings for roadways and bridges, roof and foundation ventilation products, solar racking systems, and greenhouses which can solve end customer needs while also helping to improve our margins and profitability. Our products use complex and demanding production and treatment processes that require advanced production equipment, sophisticated technology and exacting quality control measures, along with specialized design and engineering skills. We also focus our acquisition strategy on manufacturers offering engineered products and services in key growth markets.
Commitment to quality. Gibraltar’s quality management systems are designed to ensure that we meet the needs and desired level of excellence, of our customers and other stakeholders, while meeting statutory and regulatory requirements related to our products or services. Our policies, processes and procedures required for planning and execution, are based on the principles of: customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision-making and relationship management.
Strong liquidity profile. We strive to manage our cash resources to ensure we have sufficient liquidity to support the seasonality of our businesses, potential downturns in economic activity, and to fund growth initiatives. During 2017 and 2018, we purchased Package Concierge for approximately $19 million and SolarBOS for approximately $6 million, respectively, both of which were funded by our cash on hand. Our liquidity as of December 31, 2018 was $588 million,
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including $297 million of cash and $291 million of availability under our then existing revolving credit facility. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, we redeemed all $210 million of our 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes with existing cash on hand and refinanced our Senior Credit Agreement as further described below. We believe that our resulting low leverage and increased borrowing capacity along with enhanced flexibility in our new Senior Credit Agreement, provide us with ample liquidity which allows us to support our strategic initiatives, successfully manage our business, meet the demands of our customers, weather the cyclicality of certain end markets and take advantage of growth opportunities.
Recent developments
On January 2, 2019, the Company appointed William T. Bosway as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors. Over the past 29 years, Mr. Bosway has worked for two Fortune 500 industrial companies and brings to the Company strong leadership skills and significant experience in acquisitions, driving organic growth, lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques.
On January 24, 2019, we entered into the Company's Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Senior Credit Agreement") which includes a 5-year, $400 million revolving credit facility. The Senior Credit Agreement also provides the Company the opportunity, upon request, to increase the amount of the revolving credit facility to $700 million. In conjunction with entering into the Senior Credit Agreement on February 1, 2019, the Company redeemed all $210 million of its outstanding 6.25% Senior Subordinated Bonds. The amended Senior Credit Agreement provides the Company with access to capital and improves our financial flexibility.
On August 21, 2018, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of SolarBOS for approximately $6 million subject to a working capital adjustment and certain other adjustments provided for in the stock purchase agreement. SolarBOS is a provider of electrical balance of systems products, which consists of electrical components such as wiring, switches, and combiner boxes that support photovoltaic systems, for the U.S. solar renewable energy market. The results of operations of SolarBOS have been included in the Renewable Energy and Conservation segment of the Company's consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
On February 22, 2017, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Package Concierge for $19 million. Package Concierge is a leading provider of multifamily electronic package delivery locker systems in the United States. The results of operations of Package Concierge have been included within the Company's Residential Products segment of the Company's consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
On December 2, 2016, as part of its portfolio management initiative, the Company announced its intentions to exit its U.S. bar grating product line and its European residential solar racking business, within the Company’s Industrial and Infrastructure Products, and Renewable Energy and Conservation, segments, respectively. On February 6, 2017, the Company completed the sale of substantially all of its U.S. bar grating product line assets to a third party. In addition, the Company discontinued the operations of its European residential solar racking business during the first quarter of 2017. These businesses contributed a combined $75 million in revenue and pre-tax operating losses of $6 million in 2016. This initiative resulted in the sale and closing of 3 facilities in 2017.
On October 11, 2016, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Nexus for $24 million. The acquisition was financed through cash on hand. Nexus is a leading provider of commercial-scale greenhouses to customers in the United States. The results of operations of Nexus have been included within the Renewable Energy and Conservation segment of the Company's consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
On April 15, 2016, the Company sold its European industrial manufacturing business to a third party for net of cash proceeds of $8 million. This business, which supplied expanded metal products for filtration and other applications, contributed $36 million in revenue to the Company's Industrial & Infrastructure Products segment in 2015 and had nearly break-even operating results. The divestiture of this business was based on and is consistent with the Company's ongoing portfolio management assessments.
Customers and Products
Our customers are located primarily throughout North America. One customer, a home improvement retailer which purchases from both the Residential Products segment and Renewable Energy and Conservation segment, represented 12%, 12%, and 11% of our consolidated net sales for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. No other customer in any segment accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated net sales.
Our products are primarily distributed to our customers using common carriers. We maintain distribution centers that complement our manufacturing plants from which we ship products and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining efficiency within our distribution process. Our customers and product offerings by segment are described below.
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Residential Products
Our Residential Products segment services the residential repair and remodeling and to a lesser extent new housing construction markets in North America with products including roof and foundation ventilation products, centralized mail systems and electronic package solutions, out-door living products (retractable sun-shades), rain dispersion products and other roofing and related accessories. Our residential product offerings are sold through a number of sales channels including major retail home centers, building material wholesalers, building product distributors, buying groups, roofing distributors, residential contractors, and postal services distributors and providers. This segment operates 12 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States giving it a base of operations to provide manufacturing capability of high quality products, customer service, delivery and technical support to a broad network of regional and national customers across North America.
Our roof and foundation ventilation products and accessories include solar powered units. Our centralized mail and electronic package solutions include single mailboxes, cluster style mail and parcel boxes for single and multi-family housing and electronic package locker systems. Our remaining residential product offerings consist of roof edging and flashing, soffits and trim, drywall corner bead, metal roofing and accessories, rain dispersion products, including gutters and accessories, and exterior retractable awnings. Each of these product offerings can be sold separately or as part of a system solution.
Within our Residential Products businesses, we are constantly striving to improve our product/solution offerings by introducing new products, enhancing existing products, adapting to building code and regulatory changes, and providing new and innovative solutions to homeowners and contractors. New products introduced in recent years include electronic parcel lockers, roof top safety kits, chimney caps, heat trace coils, exterior, remote-controlled deck awnings for sun protection, and high-efficiency and solar-powered ventilation products. Our electronic parcel lockers and parcel room systems provide residents in multi-family communities a secure storage receptacle to handle both package deliveries and receipt of other delivered goods. Our ventilation and roof flashing products provide protection and extend the life of structures while providing a safer, healthier environment for residents. Our cluster box mail delivery products provide delivery cost savings to the postal service while offering secure storage for delivered mail and packages. Our building products are manufactured primarily from galvanized and painted steel, anodized and painted aluminum, and various resins.
Within our manufacturing facilities, we leverage significant production capabilities which allow us to process a wide range of metals and plastics for our residential products. Most of our production is completed using automatic roll forming machines, stamping presses, welding, paint lines, and injection molding equipment. We maintain our equipment according to a thorough preventive maintenance program allowing us to meet the demanding quality and delivery requirements of our customers. In some cases, the Company sources products from third-party vendors to optimize cost and quality in order to provide the very best and affordable solution for our customers.
Industrial and Infrastructure Products
Our Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment serves a variety of end markets such as industrial and commercial construction, highway and bridge construction, automotive, airports and energy and power generation through a number of sales channels including discrete and process manufacturers, steel fabricators and distributors, commercial and transportation contractors, and power generating utilities. Our Industrial and Infrastructure product offerings include perimeter security, expanded and perforated metal, plank grating, as well as, expansion joints and structural bearings for roadways and bridges. We operate 10 manufacturing facilities and 3 distribution centers throughout the United States and Canada giving us a base of operations to provide customer support, delivery, service, and quality to a number of regional and national customers, and provide us with manufacturing and distribution efficiencies in North America.
Our expanded and perforated metal and plank grating is used in walkways, catwalks, architectural facades, perimeter security barriers, shelving, and other applications where both visibility and security are necessary. Our fiberglass grating is used by our customers where high strength, light weight, low maintenance, corrosion resistance and non-conductivity are required. Our remaining product offerings in this segment include expansion joint systems, bearing assemblies, and pavement sealing systems used in bridges, elevated highways, airport runways, and rail crossings.
We strive to improve our offerings of industrial and infrastructure products by introducing new products, enhancing existing products, adjusting product specifications to respond to commercial building code and regulatory changes, and providing additional solutions to original equipment manufacturers and contractors. New products introduced in recent years include customized perforated and expanded metal to penetrate a range of new markets such as architectural facades for buildings (museums, sports stadiums and retail outlets) and perimeter security barriers for protecting critical infrastructure. In addition, we have extended our transportation infrastructure products into new
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markets. For example, our long-lasting pavement sealants for roadways are now being installed on airport runways, our structural bearings for elevated highways and bridges have been installed on an offshore oil production platform, and our corrosion-protection products for cable-suspension bridges are now marketed and sold internationally.
Our production capabilities allow us to process a wide range of metals necessary for manufacturing industrial products. Most of our production is completed using computer numerical control ("CNC") machines, shears, slitters, press brakes, milling, welding, and numerous automated assembly machines. We maintain our equipment according to a thorough preventive maintenance program, including in-house tool and die shops, allowing us to meet the demanding service requirements of many of our customers.
Renewable Energy and Conservation
The Renewable Energy and Conservation segment is primarily a designer and manufacturer of fully-engineered solutions for solar mounting systems and greenhouse structures. This segment offers a fully integrated approach to the design, engineering, manufacturing and installation of solar racking systems, including electrical balance of systems, and commercial, institutional, and retail greenhouse structures servicing customers, such as solar owners and developers, retail garden centers, conservatories and botanical gardens, commercial growers, and schools and universities. We have 8 manufacturing facilities and 2 distribution centers and operate in the United States, China and Japan.
An integral part of each customer project is the fabrication of specifically designed metal structures for highly-engineered applications including: racking for ground-mounted solar arrays; single-axis solar tracker solutions; carports that integrate solar PV panels; as well as commercial-scale greenhouses and other glass structures. Both the solar racking and greenhouse projects involve holding glass and plastic to metal and use the same raw materials including steel and aluminum. Most of our production is completed using CNC machines, roll forming machines, laser cutters and other fabrication tools. The structural metal components are designed, engineered, fabricated and installed in accordance with applicable building codes.
We strive to improve our offerings of products by introducing new products, enhancing existing products, adjusting product specifications to respond to commercial building codes and regulatory changes, and providing solutions to contractors and end users. New products introduced in recent years include single-axis tracker systems, metal framed structures for car washes, and solar racking systems for carports and canopies. Our single-axis tracker systems within our within our solar mounting solutions group, provide flexibility to adapt to a variety of site conditions that impact tracker site designs when using other solutions in the market and can vastly reduce the costs associated with civil work on projects. The patented design eliminates complexities incorporated in the traditional systems, thus simplifying the operations and maintenance of the system, along with streamlining the installation process. Our car washes serve a market preference for light- transparent structures. Solar racking systems for carports serve as protection for cars from the effects of the sun and intense heat while providing a renewable energy resource. Similarly, solar racking systems installed on idle land, such as solid waste landfills, converts such land into a useful property by providing power generating capabilities.
Engineering and Technical Services
Our business segments employ engineers and other technical personnel to perform a variety of key tasks. These personnel staff fully-equipped, modern laboratories to support our operations. These laboratories enable us to verify, analyze, and document the physical, chemical, metallurgical, and mechanical properties of our raw materials and products. In addition, our engineering staff employs a range of drafting software to design highly specialized and technically precise products. In our Industrial and Infrastructure Products and Renewable Energy and Conservation segments, drawings are signed and sealed by licensed engineers. Technical service personnel also work in conjunction with our sales force in the new product development process to determine the types of products and services that suit the particular needs of our customers.
Suppliers and Raw Materials
Our business is required to maintain sufficient quantities of raw material inventory in order to accommodate our customers’ short lead times. Accordingly, we plan our purchases to maintain raw materials at sufficient levels to satisfy the anticipated needs of our customers. We have implemented enterprise resource planning systems to better manage our inventory, forecast customer orders, enable efficient supply chain management, and allow for more timely counter-measures to changing customer demand and market conditions.
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The primary raw materials we purchase are flat-rolled and plate steel, aluminum, and resins. We purchase flat-rolled and plate steel and aluminum at regular intervals on an as-needed basis, primarily from the major North American mills, as well as, a limited amount from domestic service centers and foreign steel importers. Substantially all of our resins are purchased from domestic vendors, primarily through distributors, with a small amount purchased directly from manufacturers. Supply has historically been adequate from these sources to fulfill our needs. Because of our strategy to develop longstanding relationships in our supply chain, we have been able to adjust our deliveries of raw materials to match our required inventory positions to support our on-time deliveries to customers while allowing us to manage our investment in inventory and working capital. Management continually examines and improves our purchasing practices across our geographically dispersed facilities in order to streamline purchasing across similar commodities.
We purchase natural gas and electricity from suppliers in proximity to our operations.
Intellectual Property
We actively protect our proprietary rights by the use of trademark, copyright, and patent registrations. While we do not believe that any individual item of our intellectual property is material, we believe our trademarks, copyrights, and patents provide us with a competitive advantage when marketing our products to customers. We also believe our brands are well recognized in the markets we serve and we believe they stand for high-quality manufactured goods at a competitive price. These trademarks, copyrights, and patent registrations allow us to help maintain product leadership positions for the goods we offer. In 2018, 11% of our annual revenues were generated from patented products.
Sales and Marketing
Our products and services are sold primarily by channel partners who are called on by our sales personnel and outside sales representatives located throughout North America. We have organized sales teams to focus on specific customers and national accounts through which we provide enhanced supply solutions and improve our ability to increase the number of products that we sell. Our sales staff works with certain retail customers to optimize shelf space for our products which is expected to increase sales at these locations. Our sales regularly involve competitive bidding processes, and our reputation for meeting delivery time lines and strict specifications make us a preferred provider for many customers.
We focus on providing our customers with industry leading customer service. Our retail customers are provided with point-of-sale marketing aids to encourage consumer spending on our products in their stores. Continual communication with our customers allows us to understand their concerns and provides us with the opportunity to identify solutions that will meet their needs. We are able to meet our customers’ demand requirements due to our efficient manufacturing processes and extensive distribution network.
Backlog
While the majority of our products have short lead time order cycles, we have aggregated approximately $161 million of backlog at December 31, 2018. The backlog primarily relates to certain business units in our Industrial and Infrastructure Products and our Renewable Energy and Conservation segments. We believe that the majority of our backlog will be shipped, completed and installed during 2019.
Competition
The Company operates in highly competitive markets. We compete against several competitors in all three of our segments with different competitors in each major product category. We compete with competitors based on the range of products offered, quality, price, and delivery, as well as, serving as a full service provider for project management in certain segments. Although some of our competitors are large companies, the majority are small to medium-sized and do not offer the large range of building products that we offer.
We believe our broad range of products, high quality, and sustained ability to meet exacting customer delivery requirements gives us a competitive advantage over many of our competitors. We also believe that execution of our business strategy further differentiates us from many of our competitors and allows us to capitalize on those areas that give us a competitive advantage over many of our competitors.
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Seasonality
The Company’s business has historically been subjected to seasonal influences, with higher sales typically realized in the second and third quarters. General economic forces, such as tax credit expirations and imposed tariffs, along with changes in the Company’s customer mix have shifted traditional seasonal fluctuations in revenue over the past few years.
Governmental Regulation
Our production processes involve the use of environmentally regulated materials. We believe that we operate our business in material compliance with all federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, and do not anticipate any material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations to maintain compliance with such laws and regulations. However, we could incur operating costs or capital expenditures in complying with new or more stringent environmental requirements in the future or with current requirements if they are applied to our manufacturing facilities or distribution centers in a way we do not anticipate. In addition, new or more stringent regulation of our energy suppliers could cause them to increase the price of energy.
Our operations are also governed by many other laws and regulations covering our labor relationships, the import and export of goods, the zoning of our facilities, taxes, our general business practices, and other matters. We believe that we are in material compliance with these laws and regulations and do not believe that future compliance with such laws and regulations will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Internet Information
Copies of the Company’s Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A filed pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available free of charge through the Company’s website (www.gibraltar1.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files the material with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Employees
The Company employed 1,939 and 2,022 employees at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Senior Management Team
Our senior management team is composed of talented and experienced managers possessing broad experience in operational excellence, new product development, and driving profitable growth gained over multiple business cycles:
William Bosway - President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bosway was appointed President, Chief Executive Office (CEO) and a member of the Board of Directors effective January 2, 2019. Mr. Bosway joined our Company with extensive experience in global manufacturing industries, driving organic growth, acquisitions, lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques. Mr. Bosway was appointed as successor to the former CEO and President, Frank Heard, who announced that he would retire in March 2020.
Frank Heard - Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Heard was appointed Vice Chair effective January 2, 2019 after announcement of his intentions to retire from the Company in March 2020. As the former CEO and President of the Company since January 2015, Mr. Heard will assist in transitioning Mr. Bosway in the role of CEO. Mr. Heard was hired in May 2014 to serve as the Company's as President and Chief Operating Officer.
Timothy Murphy - Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President (SVP). Mr. Murphy was appointed CFO and SVP of the Company on April 1, 2017. Mr. Murphy joined the Company in 2004 as Director of Financial Reporting, and subsequently served as the Company's Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary.
Cherri Syvrud - SVP of Human Resources and Organizational Development. Ms. Syvrud was appointed SVP of Human Resources and Organizational Development on April 1, 2016. Ms. Syvrud joined the Company with significant experience in human resources and organization development, including 25 years of employment at Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
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Jeffrey Watorek - Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Watorek was appointed as Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary on April 1, 2017. Mr. Watorek joined the Company in 2008 as Manager of Financial Reporting, and subsequently served as the Company's Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
Our business, financial condition and results of operations, and the market price for the Company's common shares are subject to numerous risks, many of which are driven by factors that cannot be controlled or predicted. The following discussion, as well as other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” describe certain business and other risks affecting the Company. Consideration should be given to the risk factors described below as well as those in the Safe Harbor Statement at the beginning of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, in conjunction with reviewing the forward-looking statements and other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. These risks are not the only risks we face. Our business operations and the market for our securities could also be adversely affected by additional factors that are not presently known to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial in our operations.
Macroeconomic factors outside of our control may adversely affect our business, our industry, and the businesses and industries of many of our customer and suppliers.
Macroeconomic factors have a significant impact on our business, customer demand and the availability of credit and other capital, affecting our ability to generate profitable margins. Our operations are subject to the effects of domestic and international economic conditions including government monetary and trade policies, tax laws and regulations, as well as, the relative debt levels of the U.S. and the other countries in which we sell our products. Tariffs placed on imported products used by our customers, such as solar panels, may negatively impact demand for our solar racking systems. In addition, fluctuations in the U.S. dollar impacts the prices we charge and costs we incur to export and import products.
We are unable to predict the impact on our business of changes in domestic and international economic conditions. The markets in which we operate have been challenging in the past, and the possibility remains that the domestic or global economies, or certain industry sectors of those economies that are key to our sales, may deteriorate, which could result in a corresponding decrease in demand for our products and negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Increases in future levels of leverage and size of debt service obligations could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry and prevent us from meeting our obligations.
As of December 31, 2018, we had total indebtedness of $212 million, before unamortized debt issuance costs, of which, $1.6 million was long term debt. Subsequent to the year end, on February 1, 2019, the Company redeemed the $210 million of indebtedness outstanding under its 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes using available cash on hand and leaving only $1.6 million of long term debt outstanding. Nonetheless, we may need to incur debt in the future to fund strategic acquisitions, investments or for other purposes, which debt could have significant adverse consequences to our business. Our Senior Credit Agreement entered into on January 24, 2019 contains several financial and other restrictive covenants. A significant decline in our operating income along with increased levels of debt could cause us to violate these covenants which could result in our incurring of additional financing fees that would be costly and adversely affect our profitability and cash flows. We may also use our Senior Credit Agreement or otherwise incur additional debt for acquisitions, operations and capital expenditures that could adversely impact our ability to meet these covenants.
We apply judgments and make estimates in accounting for contracts, and changes in these judgments or estimates may have significant impacts on our earnings.
Changes in judgments or required estimates and any subsequent adjustments to those judgments or estimates (such as performance incentives, penalties, contract claims and contract modifications) could have a material adverse effect on sales and profits. Due to the substantial judgments applied and estimations involved with this process, our actual results could differ materially or could be settled unfavorably from our estimates. Revenue representing 32% and 28% of 2018 and 2017 consolidated net sales, respectively, were recognized over time under the cost-to-cost method. Refer to “Critical Accounting Estimates” within Item 7 of this Form 10-K for more detail of how our financial statements can be affected by accounting for revenue from contracts with customers.
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A significant portion of our net sales are concentrated with a few customers. The loss of those customers would adversely affect our business, results of operations, and cash flows.
A loss of sales, whether due to decreased demand from the end markets we serve or from any significant customer in these markets, a decrease in the prices that we can realize from sales of our products to customers in these markets, or a loss, bankruptcy, or significant decrease in business from any of our major customers, could have a significant adverse effect on our profitability and cash flows. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 38%, 36%, and 30%, of our net sales during 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively, with our largest customer, a retail home improvement center, accounting for approximately 12%, 12%, and 11% of our consolidated net sales during 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The volatility of the commodity market on our pricing of our principal raw materials, and the highly competitive market environment in which we do business could significantly impact our gross profit, net income, and cash flow.
Our principal raw materials are commodity products consisting of steel, aluminum, and resins, for which, at times, availability and pricing can be volatile due to a number of factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, domestic and worldwide demand, labor costs, competition, import duties, tariffs, and currency exchange rates. Commodity price fluctuations and increased competition could force us to lower our prices or to offer additional services or enhanced products at a higher cost to us, which could reduce our gross profit, net income, and cash flow and cause us to lose market share.
Our business is highly competitive and increased competition could reduce our gross profit, net income, and cash flow.
The principal markets that we serve are highly competitive. Competition is based primarily on product functionality, quality, price, raw material and inventory availability, and the ability to meet delivery schedules dictated by customers. We compete in our principal markets with companies of various sizes, some of which have greater financial and other resources than we do and some of which have better established brand names in the markets we serve. Increased competition could force us to lower our prices or to offer additional services or enhanced products at a higher cost to us, which could reduce our gross profit, net income, and cash flow and cause us to lose market share.
Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by information systems interruptions, cybersecurity attacks, equipment failures, and technology integration.
Our business may be impacted by disruptions to our own or third-party information technology (“IT”) infrastructure, which could result from (among other causes) cyber-attacks on, or failures of, such infrastructure or compromises to its physical security, as well as from damaging weather or other acts of nature. Cyber-based risks, in particular, are evolving and include, but are not limited to, both attacks on our IT infrastructure and attacks on the IT infrastructure of third parties (both on premises and in the cloud) attempting to gain unauthorized access to our confidential or other proprietary information, classified information, or information relating to our employees, customers and other third parties.
Due to the evolving threat landscape, cyber-based attacks will continue and we may experience them going forward, potentially with more frequency. We continue to make investments and adopt measures designed to enhance our protection, detection, response, and recovery capabilities, and to mitigate potential risks to our technology, products, services and operations from potential cyber-attacks. However, given the unpredictability, nature and scope of cyber-attacks, it is possible that potential vulnerabilities could go undetected for an extended period. We could potentially be subject to production downtimes, operational delays, other detrimental impacts on our operations or ability to provide products and services to our customers, the compromise of confidential or otherwise protected information, misappropriation, destruction or corruption of data, security breaches, other manipulation or improper use of our or third-party systems, networks or products, financial losses from remedial actions, loss of business or potential liability, and/or damage to our reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. Due to the evolving nature of such risks, the impact of any potential incident cannot be predicted.
If the subcontractors and suppliers we rely upon do not perform to their contractual obligations, our revenues and cash flows would be adversely affected.
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Some of our contracts with customers involve subcontracts with other companies that perform a portion of the services we provide to our customers. There is a risk that our subcontractors may not perform to their contractual obligations and therefore may cause disputes regarding the quality and timeliness of work performed by our subcontractors or customer concerns with the subcontractor. Any such disputes or concerns could materially and adversely impact our ability to perform our obligations as the prime contractor. Similarly, the failure by our suppliers to deliver raw materials, components or equipment parts according to schedule, or at all, may affect our ability to meet our customers' needs and may have an adverse effect upon our profitability. Failure of our raw materials or components to conform to our specification could also result in delays in our ability to timely deliver and may have an adverse impact on our relationships with our customers, and our ability to fully realize the revenue expected from sales to those customers.
Our strategy depends on identification, management and successful integration of future acquisitions.
Historically, we have grown through a combination of internal growth plus external expansion through acquisitions. Although we intend to continue to seek additional acquisition opportunities in accordance with our business strategy, we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, or, if we do, that we will be able to negotiate successfully the terms of an acquisition, finance the acquisition or integrate the acquisition into our existing operations. Failure to integrate any acquisition successfully may cause significant operating inefficiencies, result in the incurring of unforeseen obligations or loss of customers and could adversely affect our profitability. Consummating a large acquisition could require us to raise additional funds through additional equity or debt financing, which could increase our interest expense and reduce our cash flows and available funds.
Systems integration and implementation issues could disrupt our internal operations.
In connection with the acquisitions we make, we customarily must integrate legacy information technology systems of the acquired business with our information technology infrastructure, and in some cases, implement new information technology systems for the business. In addition, as the functionality of available information systems increases, we may need to implement significant upgrades or even replace some of our primary information technology systems across significant parts of our businesses and operations. The implementation of new information technology solutions could lead to interruptions of information flow internally and to our customers and suppliers while the implementation project is being completed. Any failure to integrate legacy systems of acquisitions or to implement new systems properly could negatively impact our operations and financial results.
We depend on our senior management team, and the unexpected loss of any member could adversely affect our operations.
Our success is dependent on the management and leadership skills of our senior executive and divisional management teams. The unexpected loss of any of these individuals, or our inability to attract and retain additional personnel could prevent us from successfully executing our business strategy. We cannot assure you that we will be able to retain our existing senior management personnel or to attract additional qualified personnel when needed. We have not entered into employment agreements with any of our senior management personnel other than Frank G. Heard, our Vice Chairman of the Board.
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We could incur substantial costs in order to comply with, or to address any violations of, environmental, health and safety laws.
Our operations and facilities are subject to a variety of stringent federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment and human health and safety. Compliance with these laws and regulations sometimes involves substantial operating costs and capital expenditures, and failure to maintain or achieve compliance with these laws and regulations or with the permits required for our operations could result in substantial costs and liabilities, such as fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party claims for property damage or personal injury, cleanup costs or temporary or permanent discontinuance of operations, including claims arising from the businesses and facilities that we have sold. For certain businesses we have divested, we have provided limited indemnifications for environmental contamination to the successor owners. We have also acquired and continue to acquire businesses and facilities to add to our operations. While we sometimes receive indemnification for pre-existing environmental contamination, the party providing the indemnification may not have sufficient resources to cover the cost of any required measures. Certain facilities of ours have been in operation for many years and we may be liable for remediation of any contamination at our current or former facilities; or at off-site locations where wastes have been sent for disposal, regardless of fault or whether we, our predecessors or others are responsible for such contamination. We have been responsible for remediation of contamination at some of our locations and, while such costs have not been material to date, the cost of remediation of any of these and any newly-discovered contamination cannot be quantified, and we cannot assure you that it will not materially affect our profits or cash flows. Changes in environmental laws, regulations or enforcement policies, including without limitation new or additional regulations affecting disposal of hazardous substances and waste, greenhouse gas emissions or use of fossil fuels, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
Our operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations that may impact our cash flow.
Our net sales are generally lower in the first and fourth quarters primarily as a result of reduced activity in the building industry due to inclement weather. In addition, quarterly results may be affected by the timing of shipments of large customer orders. Therefore, our cash flow from operations may vary from quarter to quarter. If, as a result of any such fluctuation, our quarterly cash flows were significantly reduced, we may not be able to service our indebtedness or maintain covenant compliance.
Economic, political, and other risks associated with foreign operations could adversely affect our financial results and cash flows.
Although the large majority of our business activity takes place in the United States, we derive a portion of our revenues and earnings from operations in Canada, China and Japan, and are subject to risks associated with doing business internationally. Our sales originating outside the United States represented approximately 5% of our consolidated net sales during the year ended December 31, 2018. We believe that our business activities outside of the United States involve a higher degree of risk than our domestic activities, such as the possibility of unfavorable circumstances arising from host country laws or regulations, changes in tariff and trade barriers and import or export licensing requirements. In addition, any local or global health issue or uncertain political climates, international hostilities, natural disasters, or any terrorist activities could adversely affect customer demand, our operations and our ability to source and deliver products and services to our customers.
Future terror attacks, war, natural disasters or other catastrophic events beyond our control could negatively impact our operations and financial results.
Terror attacks, war, or other civil disturbances, natural disasters and other catastrophic events could lead to economic instability, decreased capacity to produce our products and decreased demand for our products. From time to time, terrorist attacks worldwide have caused instability in global financial markets. Concerns over global climate changes and environmental sustainability over time may influence the Company's strategic direction, supply chain, or delivery channels. Also, our facilities could be subject to damage from fires, floods, earthquakes or other natural or man-made disasters. Such interruptions could have an adverse effect on our operations, cash flows and financial results.
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The nature of our business exposes us to product liability, product warranty and other claims, and other legal proceedings.
We are involved in product liability, product warranty and other claims relating to the products we manufacture and distribute. Although we currently maintain what we believe to be suitable and adequate insurance in excess of our self-insured amounts for product liability and other claims, there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain such insurance on acceptable terms or that such insurance will provide adequate protection against potential liabilities. Product liability claims can be expensive to defend and can divert the attention of management and other personnel for significant periods, regardless of the ultimate outcome. Claims of this nature could also have a negative impact on customer confidence in our products and our Company. We cannot assure you that any current or future claims will not adversely affect our reputation, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows.
If events occur or indicators of impairment are present that may cause the carrying value of long-lived and indefinite-lived assets to no longer be recoverable or to exceed the fair value of the asset, or that may lead to a reduction in the fair value of the asset, significant non-cash impairment charges to earnings may be taken that may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.
In prior years, we have recorded significant non-cash impairment charges for goodwill and other intangible assets as a result of reductions in the estimated fair values of certain businesses. It is possible that we will be required to record additional non-cash impairment charges to our earnings in the future, which could be significant and have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. Refer to “Critical Accounting Estimates” within Item 7 of this Form 10-K for more detail of how our financial statements can be affected by asset impairment.
The expiration, elimination or reduction of solar rebates, credits and incentives may adversely impact our business.
A variety of federal, state and local government agencies provide incentives to promote electricity generation from renewable sources such as solar power. These incentives are in the form of rebates, tax credits and other financial incentives which help to motivate end users, distributors, system integrators and others to install solar powered generating systems. Any changes to reduce, shorten or eliminate the scope and availability of these incentive programs could materially and adversely impact the demand for our related products, our financial condition and results of operations.
Recently imposed tariffs and potential future tariffs may result in increased costs and could adversely affect our results of operations.
In 2018, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs on certain steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) products imported into the U.S. These tariffs have created volatility in the market and have increased the costs of these inputs. Increased costs for imported steel and aluminum products have lead domestic sellers to respond with market-based increases to prices for such inputs as well. The new tariffs, along with any additional tariffs or trade restrictions that may be implemented by the U.S. or other countries, could result in further increased costs, shifting in competitive positions and a decreased available supply of steel and aluminum as well as additional imported components and inputs. We may not be able to pass price increases on to our customers and may not be able to secure adequate alternative sources of steel and aluminum on a timely basis. While retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries on U.S. goods have not yet had a significant impact, we cannot predict further developments. The tariffs could adversely affect the income from operations for certain of our businesses and customer demand for certain of our products which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments |
None.
Item 2. | Properties |
Our principal executive office and headquarters is located in Buffalo, New York, in a leased facility. As of December 31, 2018, we operated 34 domestic facilities and 6 foreign facilities, of which 28 were leased and 12 were owned. We believe the facilities we operate and their equipment are effectively utilized, well maintained, in good condition, and will be able to accommodate our capacity needs to meet current levels of demand. Our manufacturing sites are located to optimize customer service, market requirements, distribution capability and freight costs. We continuously review our anticipated requirements for facilities and, on the basis of that review, may from time to time acquire additional
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facilities and/or dispose of existing facilities. Most recently, our operational excellence initiatives and portfolio changes have enabled us to reduce, and may further enable us to reduce in the future, the number of facilities necessary to meet our customer needs.
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings |
From time to time, the Company is named a defendant in legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. The Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings. The Company is also not a party to any other pending legal proceedings other than ordinary, routine litigation incidental to its business. The Company maintains liability insurance against risks arising out of the normal course of business.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. | Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters |
The Company’s common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “ROCK.”
As of February 25, 2019, there were 62 shareholders of record of the Company’s common stock. However, the Company believes that it has a significantly higher number of shareholders because of the number of shares that are held by nominees.
The Company did not declare any cash dividends during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. Subsequent to December 31, 2018, the Company used existing cash on hand to redeem its $210 million of 6.25% Senior Subordinated 6.25% Notes and intends to use the remaining cash and cash generated by operations to reinvest in the businesses. The Company's disclosure in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding Liquidity and Capital resources and disclosures in Note 9 of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 provides additional information regarding restrictions on potential dividends.
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Performance Graph
The performance graph shown below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on the Company’s common stock, based on the market price of the common stock, with the total return of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Industrials Index for the five-year period ended December 31, 2018. The comparison of total return assumes that a fixed investment of $100 was invested on December 31, 2013 in common stock and in each of the foregoing indices and further assumes the reinvestment of dividends. The stock price performance shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.
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Item 6. | Selected Financial Data |
The selected historical consolidated financial data for each of the five years presented ended December 31 (in thousands, except per share data) are derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as reclassified for discontinued operations. The selected historical consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Item 8 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,002,372 | $ | 986,918 | $ | 1,007,981 | $ | 1,040,873 | $ | 862,087 | |||||||||
Intangible asset impairment | $ | 1,552 | $ | 247 | $ | 10,175 | $ | 4,863 | $ | 107,970 | |||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | $ | 93,968 | $ | 92,849 | $ | 73,488 | $ | 48,732 | $ | (70,417 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 12,064 | $ | 14,032 | $ | 14,577 | $ | 15,003 | $ | 14,421 | |||||||||
Income (loss) before taxes | $ | 79,945 | $ | 77,908 | $ | 49,983 | $ | 37,100 | $ | (84,750 | ) | ||||||||
Provision for (benefit of) income taxes | $ | 16,136 | $ | 14,943 | $ | 16,264 | $ | 13,624 | $ | (2,958 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 63,809 | $ | 62,965 | $ | 33,719 | $ | 23,476 | $ | (81,792 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share – Basic | $ | 2.00 | $ | 1.98 | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.75 | $ | (2.63 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic | 31,979 | 31,701 | 31,536 | 31,233 | 31,066 | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share – Diluted | $ | 1.96 | $ | 1.95 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.74 | $ | (2.63 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted | 32,534 | 32,250 | 32,069 | 31,545 | 31,066 | ||||||||||||||
Current assets | $ | 544,553 | $ | 462,764 | $ | 391,197 | $ | 351,422 | $ | 360,431 | |||||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 392,872 | $ | 171,033 | $ | 152,088 | $ | 185,395 | $ | 134,085 | |||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,061,645 | $ | 991,385 | $ | 918,245 | $ | 889,772 | $ | 810,471 | |||||||||
Total debt | $ | 210,405 | $ | 210,021 | $ | 209,637 | $ | 209,282 | $ | 209,911 | |||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 596,693 | $ | 531,719 | $ | 460,880 | $ | 410,086 | $ | 387,229 | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | 12,457 | $ | 11,399 | $ | 10,779 | $ | 12,373 | $ | 23,291 | |||||||||
Depreciation | $ | 12,152 | $ | 12,929 | $ | 14,477 | $ | 17,869 | $ | 19,712 | |||||||||
Amortization | $ | 8,222 | $ | 8,761 | $ | 9,637 | $ | 12,679 | $ | 5,720 | |||||||||
As described in Note 1 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has adopted ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers effective January 1, 2018. As such, all prior period information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standard in effect for that period.
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Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s risk factors and its consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1A and Item 8, respectively, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information set forth in this Item 7 constitutes “forward-looking statements” as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part, on management’s beliefs, estimates, assumptions, and currently available information. For a more detailed discussion of what constitutes a forward-looking statement and of some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, please refer to the “Safe Harbor Statement” on page 3 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Company Overview
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products for residential, industrial, infrastructure, renewable energy and conservation markets. Our business strategy focuses on significantly elevating and accelerating the growth and financial returns of the Company. We strive to deliver best-in-class, sustainable value creation for our shareholders for the long-term. This strategy is intended to drive a transformational change in the Company’s portfolio and its financial results. It has four key elements which are: operational excellence, product innovation, portfolio management, and acquisitions as a strategic accelerator.
The Company serves customers primarily throughout North America. Our customers include major home improvement retailers, wholesalers, industrial distributors, contractors, solar developers and institutional and commercial growers of plants. As of December 31, 2018, we operated 40 facilities in 18 states, Canada, China and Japan which includes 30 manufacturing facilities and five distribution centers, giving us a base of operations to provide customer support, delivery, service and quality to a number of regional and national customers and providing us with manufacturing and distribution efficiencies in North America, as well as a presence in Asian markets.
The Company operates and reports its results in the following three reporting segments:
• | Residential Products; |
• | Industrial and Infrastructure Products; and |
• | Renewable Energy and Conservation |
The end markets our businesses serve include residential housing, industrial manufacturing, transportation infrastructure, and renewable energy and conservation. These end markets are subject to economic conditions that are influenced by various factors. These factors include but are not limited to changes in general economic conditions, interest rates, exchange rates, commodity costs, demand for residential construction, demand for repair and remodeling, governmental policies and funding, tax policies and incentives, the level of non-residential construction and infrastructure projects, need for protection of high value assets, demand for renewable energy sources and climate change.
In 2018, we completed the fourth year of our five year transformation strategy, delivering on our promise of making more money, at a higher rate of return, with a more efficient use of capital for the fourth year in a row. By executing on our four-pillar strategy, we:
• | Achieved continued margin improvement from 80/20 simplification initiatives; |
• | Recovered material cost inflation in a volatile environment caused by the steel and aluminum tariffs announced earlier in the year. By fairly allocating price increases by market and by segment, we recovered costs while ensuring that our customers remain competitive; |
• | Increased the percentage of higher-margin patented products, achieving organic growth through the commercialization of our perimeter security and solar tracker solutions; |
• | Further refined our portfolio to limit our downside risk and take advantage of rising tides in the renewable energy and conservation segments; and |
• | Positioned the Company for the next step in its transformation by reducing our debt and bringing on a new CEO with proven expertise in achieving organic and M&A growth. |
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We believe the key elements of our strategy enabled us, and will continue to allow us, to respond timely to changes in the end markets we serve. We have and expect to continue to examine the need for restructuring of our operations, including consolidation of facilities, reducing overhead costs, curtailing investments in inventory, and managing our business to generate incremental cash. As noted above in our accomplishments for 2018, we believe our current strategy enabled us to better react to volatility in commodity costs and fluctuations in customer demand, along with helping to improve margins. We have used the improved cash flows generated by these initiatives to pay down and maintain low levels of debt, improve our liquidity position, and invest in growth initiatives. Overall, we continue to strive to achieve stronger financial results, make more efficient use of capital, and deliver higher shareholder returns.
Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2018 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2017
The following table sets forth selected results of operations data (in thousands) and its percentages of net sales for the years ended December 31:
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,002,372 | 100.0 | % | $ | 986,918 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Cost of sales | 760,012 | 75.8 | % | 750,374 | 76.0 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 242,360 | 24.2 | % | 236,544 | 24.0 | % | |||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 146,840 | 14.6 | % | 143,448 | 14.6 | % | |||||||
Intangible asset impairment | 1,552 | 0.2 | % | 247 | — | % | |||||||
Income from operations | 93,968 | 9.4 | % | 92,849 | 9.4 | % | |||||||
Interest expense | 12,064 | 1.2 | % | 14,032 | 1.4 | % | |||||||
Other expense | 1,959 | 0.2 | % | 909 | 0.1 | % | |||||||
Income before taxes | 79,945 | 8.0 | % | 77,908 | 7.9 | % | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 16,136 | 1.6 | % | 14,943 | 1.5 | % | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 63,809 | 6.4 | % | 62,965 | 6.4 | % | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | — | — | % | (405 | ) | (0.1 | )% | ||||||
Net income | $ | 63,809 | 6.4 | % | $ | 62,560 | 6.3 | % | |||||
The following table sets forth the Company’s net sales by reportable segment for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
2018 | 2017 | Total Change | |||||||||
Net sales: | |||||||||||
Residential Products | $ | 463,216 | $ | 466,603 | $ | (3,387 | ) | ||||
Industrial and Infrastructure Products | 223,006 | 215,211 | 7,795 | ||||||||
Less Inter-Segment Sales | (1,103 | ) | (1,247 | ) | 144 | ||||||
221,903 | 213,964 | 7,939 | |||||||||
Renewable Energy and Conservation | 317,253 | 306,351 | 10,902 | ||||||||
Consolidated | $ | 1,002,372 | $ | 986,918 | $ | 15,454 | |||||
Consolidated net sales increased by $15.5 million, or 1.6%, for 2018 compared to 2017. The increase was primarily the result of a 4.6% increase in pricing to customers, along with incremental sales generated from our recent acquisition of SolarBOS in our Renewable Energy and Conservation segment in August of 2018, partially offset by a 3.8% decrease in net sales volume.
Net sales in our Residential Products segment decreased 0.7%, or $3.4 million, to $463.2 million in 2018 compared to $466.6 million in 2017. The decrease from the prior year was primarily due to higher storm-related roofing activity
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in 2017, and a slight decline in the commercial/multi-family construction market, partially offset by steady customer demand for rain dispersion products.
Net sales in our Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment increased 3.7%, or $7.9 million, to $221.9 million in 2018 compared to $214.0 million in 2017. The increase in revenue in the current year was primarily the combined result of pricing actions along with contributions from new innovative industrial products.
Net sales in our Renewable Energy and Conservation segment increased 3.6%, or $10.9 million, to $317.3 million in 2018 compared to $306.4 million in 2017. Continued traction of innovative products along with contributions from the acquisition of SolarBOS in August 2018 drove the increased revenues.
Our consolidated gross margin increased to 24.2% for 2018 compared to 24.0% for 2017. The improved margin was the result of 80/20 profit improvement initiatives offsetting the margin impact of material cost inflation recovery actions.
Selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") expenses increased by $3.4 million, or 2.4%, to $146.8 million for 2018 from $143.4 million for 2017. The $3.4 million increase was due to a $4.3 million increase in performance-based compensation expenses, partially offset by a $1.4 million decrease in restructuring charges related to our 80/20 initiatives. SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales was 14.6% for both 2018 and 2017.
During 2018, we recognized intangible asset impairment charges of $1.6 million. The impairment was primarily the result of a reduction in fair values of indefinite-lived trademarks in our Renewable Energy and Conservation segment along with charges resulting from a realignment of businesses within this segment. In 2017, we recognized intangible asset impairment charges of $0.2 million related to indefinite-lived trademarks in our Renewable Energy and Conservation segment due to a realignment of businesses within this segment.
The following table sets forth the Company’s income from operations and income from operations as a percentage of net sales by reportable segment for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
2018 | 2017 | Total Change | |||||||||||||
Income from operations: | |||||||||||||||
Residential Products | $ | 69,838 | 15.1 | % | $ | 76,893 | 16.5 | % | $ | (7,055 | ) | ||||
Industrial and Infrastructure Products | 15,336 | 6.9 | % | 8,159 | 3.8 | % | 7,177 | ||||||||
Renewable Energy and Conservation | 37,423 | 11.8 | % | 30,218 | 9.9 | % | 7,205 | ||||||||
Unallocated Corporate Expenses | (28,629 | ) | (2.9 | )% | (22,421 | ) | (2.3 | )% | (6,208 | ) | |||||
Consolidated income from operations | $ | 93,968 | 9.4 | % | $ | 92,849 | 9.4 | % | $ | 1,119 | |||||
Our Residential Products segment generated an operating margin of 15.1% in 2018 compared to an operating margin of 16.5% in 2017. The decrease in operating margin is primarily due to a decrease in volume leverage along with the effects of an unfavorable product mix and a $1.5 million increase in restructuring charges as compared to the prior year.
Our Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment operating margin increased to 6.9% in 2018 compared to 3.8% in 2017. The improved margin year over year was the result of a more favorable alignment of material costs to customer selling prices along with operational efficiencies resulting from the Company’s 80/20 initiatives and higher demand for our new innovative industrial products.
The Renewable Energy and Conservation segment generated an operating margin of 11.8% in 2018 compared to 9.9% in 2017. The improvement in margin was primarily the result of volume and operational improvements resulting from the Company’s 80/20 initiatives and lower charges for these initiatives as compared to the prior year.
Unallocated corporate expenses increased $6.2 million, or 27.7%, for 2018 from $22.4 million for 2017 to $28.6 million for 2018. The higher expenses in the current year were primarily the result of a $4.3 million increase in performance-based compensation expenses as compared to the prior year.
The Company recorded other expense of $2.0 million in 2018 and $0.9 million in 2017, respectively. The increase in other expense from the prior year was due to the $3.1 million reversal of an indemnification asset resulting from the
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lapse in the statute of limitations of an uncertain tax position related to an acquisition, partially offset by gains from foreign currency fluctuations.
Interest expense decreased $2.0 million to $12.1 million for 2018 from $14.0 million for 2017. The decrease in expense was due to the offsetting effect of income earned on our interest-bearing cash balances for the current year compared to the prior year. During 2018 and 2017, no amounts were outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
We recognized a provision for income taxes of $16.1 million, an effective tax rate of 20.2%, for 2018 compared with a provision for income taxes of $14.9 million, an effective tax rate of 19.2%, for 2017. The difference between the Company's recorded charge for 2018 and the expense that would result from applying the U.S. statutory rate of 21% is primarily due to net favorable discrete items and a benefit from the 2018 reversal of an uncertain tax position related to an acquisition as a result of the lapse of the statute of limitations. On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Reform Act") which significantly changes U.S. tax laws by lowering the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, imposing a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated foreign earnings, moving to a territorial tax system, broadening the tax base and other changes. Due to this new legislation, a net benefit of $12.5 million was recorded in 2017, the result of a $16.2 million benefit primarily from the re-measurement of our net U.S. deferred tax liabilities at the lower corporate tax rate partially offset by an expense of $3.7 million related to foreign earnings.
Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2016
The following table sets forth selected results of operations data (in thousands) and its percentages of net sales for the years ended December 31:
2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 986,918 | 100.0 | % | $ | 1,007,981 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Cost of sales | 750,374 | 76.0 | % | 763,219 | 75.7 | % | |||||||
Gross profit | 236,544 | 24.0 | % | 244,762 | 24.3 | % | |||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 143,448 | 14.6 | % | 161,099 | 16.0 | % | |||||||
Intangible asset impairment | 247 | — | % | 10,175 | 1.0 | % | |||||||
Income from operations | 92,849 | 9.4 | % | 73,488 | 7.3 | % | |||||||
Interest expense | 14,032 | 1.4 | % | 14,577 | 1.4 | % | |||||||
Other expense | 909 | 0.1 | % | 8,928 | 0.9 | % | |||||||
Income before taxes | 77,908 | 7.9 | % | 49,983 | 5.0 | % | |||||||
Provision for income taxes | 14,943 | 1.5 | % | 16,264 | 1.7 | % | |||||||
Income from continuing operations | 62,965 | 6.4 | % | 33,719 | 3.3 | % | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | (405 | ) | (0.1 | )% | (44 | ) | — | % | |||||
Net income | $ | 62,560 | 6.3 | % | $ | 33,675 | 3.3 | % | |||||
The following table sets forth the Company’s net sales by reportable segment for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
Change due to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | Total Change | Divestitures | Acquisitions | Operations | ||||||||||||||||||
Net sales: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential Products | $ | 466,603 | $ | 430,938 | $ | 35,665 | $ | — | $ | 5,669 | $ | 29,996 | |||||||||||
Industrial and Infrastructure Products | 215,211 | 296,513 | (81,302 | ) | (73,419 | ) | — | (7,883 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less Inter-Segment Sales | (1,247 | ) | (1,495 | ) | 248 | — | — | 248 | |||||||||||||||
213,964 | 295,018 | (81,054 | ) | (73,419 | ) | — | (7,635 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Renewable Energy and Conservation | 306,351 | 282,025 | 24,326 | (8,197 | ) | 17,109 | 15,414 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated | $ | 986,918 | $ | 1,007,981 | $ | (21,063 | ) | $ | (81,616 | ) | $ | 22,778 | $ | 37,775 | |||||||||
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Consolidated net sales decreased by $21.1 million, or 2.1%, to $986.9 million for 2017 compared to $1.01 billion for 2016. The decrease in sales was the result of divestitures related to the Company's portfolio management activities during 2016 along with a slight decline in net sales volumes in our Industrial and Infrastructure segment. During 2016, the Company sold its European industrial manufacturing business to a third party and exited both the European residential solar racking business and the Company's U.S. bar grating product line. These divestitures resulted in a decrease in revenues of $81.6 million from the prior year. Largely offsetting these decreases were increased net sales volumes from both our Residential Products and Renewable Energy and Conservation Segments, including contributions from our recent acquisitions of Nexus in October 2016 and Package Concierge in February 2017, respectively. The above results include a net increase in volume of 2.3% as well as a modest 1.5% increase in pricing to customers.
Net sales in our Residential Products segment increased 8.3%, or $35.7 million, to $466.6 million in 2017 compared to $430.9 million in 2016. The increase from prior year was primarily the result of a 4.0% net increase in volume along with $5.7 million of sales generated from the acquisition of Package Concierge and a 3.0% increase in pricing to customers. The higher volume was due to a strong demand for building products in the repair and remodel and new housing construction markets and growing demand for the Company’s centralized mail systems and electronic package solutions.
Net sales in our Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment decreased 27.5%, or $81.1 million, to $214.0 million in 2017 compared to $295.0 million in 2016. The decrease in net sales was the combined result of the Company's exit from its U.S. bar grating product line and the divestiture of our European industrial manufacturing business, along with a 3.0% decrease in volume as compared to the prior year. Excluding the impact of the divestitures, a decrease in demand for our infrastructure products, which include components for bridges and elevated highways, further contributed to the overall segment revenue decline due to continued delay in infrastructure projects. We expect this decline to be temporary as evidenced by an increase in segment backlog during the current year. Partially offsetting the above decrease was increased volume in our industrial products as new products in these businesses continue to gain traction.
Net sales in our Renewable Energy and Conservation segment increased 8.6%, or $24.3 million, to $306.4 million in 2017 compared to $282.0 million in 2016. The increase in 2017 was due to sales generated from the acquisition of Nexus in October 2016 along with increased volume in our domestic markets, partially offset by the exit of the Company's small European residential solar racking business.
Our consolidated gross margin decreased to 24.0% for 2017 compared to 24.3% for 2016. The decline was primarily the result of a less favorable alignment of material costs to customer selling prices. Largely offsetting this less favorable alignment were benefits from portfolio management actions and the Company's 80/20 restructuring initiatives taken during 2016. Furthermore, the related costs associated with those actions decreased by $9.0 million as compared to the prior year. In 2016, the Company sold or exited less profitable businesses or products lines in order to enable the Company to re-allocate leadership, time, capital and resources to the platforms and businesses with the highest potential revenue and margins. In addition, other portfolio management actions and restructuring activities were taken resulting from our 80/20 initiatives and contributed to the margin as well.
Selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") expenses decreased by $17.7 million, or 11.0%, to $143.4 million for 2017 from $161.1 million for 2016. The $17.7 million decrease was due to a $15.3 million decrease in performance-based compensation expenses, a combination of the lower price of the Company's shares as compared to the prior year and lower achievement under the Company's performance base compensation programs, along with a reduction of expenses as a result of the Company's 2016 divestitures. These decreases were partially offset by incremental expense recorded in 2017 from the acquisitions of Nexus and Package Concierge. SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased to 14.6% for 2017 compared to 16.0% for 2016.
In 2017, we recognized intangible asset impairment charges of $0.2 million related to indefinite-lived trademarks in our Renewable Energy and Conservation segment due to a realignment of businesses within this segment. During 2016, we recognized intangible asset impairment charges of $10.2 million. These charges primarily resulted from the decision in the fourth quarter of 2016 to discontinue the Company's U.S. bar grating product line and its European residential solar racking business which resulted in lower cash flows and estimated fair values of certain reporting units. The largest portion of the impairment was $8.0 million related to indefinite-lived intangibles in our Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment, with the balance of the charges occurring in the Renewable Energy and Conservation segment.
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The following table sets forth the Company’s income from operations and income from operations as a percentage of net sales by reportable segment for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
2017 | 2016 | Total Change | |||||||||||||
Income from operations: | |||||||||||||||
Residential Products | $ | 76,893 | 16.5 | % | $ | 65,241 | 15.1 | % | $ | 11,652 | |||||
Industrial and Infrastructure Products | 8,159 | 3.8 | % | 1,306 | 0.4 | % | 6,853 | ||||||||
Renewable Energy and Conservation | 30,218 | 9.9 | % | 43,214 | 15.3 | % | (12,996 | ) | |||||||
Unallocated Corporate Expenses | (22,421 | ) | (2.3 | )% | (36,273 | ) | (3.6 | )% | 13,852 | ||||||
Consolidated income from operations | $ | 92,849 | 9.4 | % | $ | 73,488 | 7.3 | % | $ | 19,361 | |||||
Our Residential Products segment generated an operating margin of 16.5% in 2017 compared to an operating margin of 15.1% in 2016. The increase of $11.7 million of operating profit is primarily due to the benefits of operational efficiencies and contributions from 80/20 simplification initiatives, along with lower costs incurred related to these initiatives as compared to the prior year.
Our Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment operating margin increased to 3.8% in 2017 compared to 0.4% in 2016. The increase in the current year was a result of lower charges for portfolio management and restructuring initiatives of $16.2 million as compared to the prior year and operational efficiencies resulting from the Company’s 80/20 initiatives, partially offset by a less favorable alignment of material costs to customer selling prices.
The Renewable Energy and Conservation segment generated an operating margin of 9.9% in 2017 compared to 15.3% in 2016. The decrease was primarily due to an unfavorable alignment of material costs to customer selling prices net of pricing actions, partially offset by operational improvements resulting from the Company’s 80/20 initiatives and lower charges for portfolio management and restructuring initiatives as compared to the prior year.
Unallocated corporate expenses decreased $13.9 million, or 38.2%, for 2017 from $36.3 million for 2016 to $22.4 million for 2017. The lower expenses in the current year were primarily the result of a $13.4 million decrease in performance-based compensation expenses, a combination of the lower price of the Company's shares and lower achievement under the Company's performance based compensation programs as compared to the prior year, along with a reduction in senior leadership transition costs of $2.0 million.
The Company recorded other expense of $0.9 million in 2017. Other expense of $8.9 million in 2016 is primarily comprised of the $8.8 million pre-tax loss on the sale of our European industrial manufacturing business.
Interest expense decreased $0.6 million to $14.0 million for 2017 from $14.6 million for 2016. During 2017 and 2016, no amounts were outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
We recognized a provision for income taxes of $14.9 million, an effective tax rate of 19.2%, for 2017 compared with a provision for income taxes of $16.3 million, an effective tax rate of 32.5%, for 2016. On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the Tax Reform Act which significantly changes U.S. tax laws by lowering the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, imposing a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated foreign earnings, moving to a territorial tax system, broadening the tax base and other changes. Due to this new legislation, a net benefit of $12.5 million was recorded in 2017, the result of a $16.2 million benefit primarily from the re-measurement of our net U.S. deferred tax liabilities at the lower corporate tax rate partially offset by an expense of $3.7 million related to foreign earnings.
The difference between the Company’s recorded charge for 2016 and the expense that would result from applying the U.S. statutory rate of 35% is due to deductible permanent differences and favorable discrete items partially offset by state taxes. The aforementioned favorable discrete items were primarily comprised of the $6.7 million benefit recorded by the Company in 2016 related to the worthless stock deduction and the associated inter-company debt discharge resulting from the sale of its European industrial manufacturing business to a third party in the same period.
Outlook
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For 2019, we begin the year with confidence in the end markets we target across our businesses but are cautious about the general economy, trade actions, and continued volatility in material costs. Our plan is to accelerate innovative product development, continue to drive 80/20 across our businesses and processes, and seek acquisitions in attractive end markets. At the end of the year, we expect to deliver increased profits and make excellent progress in establishing a robust platform for sustainable organic growth.
The Company is providing its guidance for revenues and earnings for the full year 2019. Gibraltar expects 2019 consolidated revenues to be in the range of $1.03 billion and $1.05 billion, up from $1.0 billion for 2018. GAAP EPS for full year 2019 is expected to be between $1.95 and $2.10, compared with $1.96 in 2018.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our principal capital requirements are to fund our operations' working capital and capital improvements and to fund acquisitions. We will continue to invest in growth opportunities as appropriate while focusing on working capital efficiency and profit improvement opportunities to minimize the cash invested to operate our business. We have successfully generated positive cash flows from operating activities which have funded our capital requirements and recent acquisitions as noted below in “Cash Flows.”
As of December 31, 2018, our liquidity of $587.8 million consisted of $297.0 million of cash and $290.8 million of availability under our revolving credit facility as compared to liquidity of $511.1 million as of December 31, 2017. On January 24, 2019, we entered into the Company's Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Senior Credit Agreement") which includes a 5-year, $400 million revolving credit facility. The Senior Credit Agreement also provides the Company the opportunity, upon request, to increase the amount of the revolving credit facility to $700 million. Utilizing existing cash on hand, the Company repaid $210 million of 6.25% Senior Subordinated Bonds on February 1, 2019. We believe that our resulting low leverage and increased borrowing capacity along with enhanced flexibility in our new Senior Credit Agreement, provide us with ample liquidity. We believe our liquidity, together with the cash expected to be generated from operations, should be sufficient to fund working capital needs and simplification initiatives that likely will need cash to fund transitions and future growth. We continue to search for strategic acquisitions and larger acquisitions may require additional borrowings and/or the issuance of our common stock.
Our Senior Credit Agreement provides the Company with liquidity and capital resources for use by our U.S. operations. Historically, our foreign operations have generated cash flow from operations sufficient to invest in working capital and fund their capital improvements. As of December 31, 2018, our foreign subsidiaries held $34.3 million of cash in U.S. dollars. As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Reform Act") signed into law on December 22, 2017, $22.5 million of our cash held by foreign subsidiaries at December 22, 2017, is expected to be repatriated to the U.S. Subsequent cash generated by our foreign subsidiaries will be reinvested into their operations.
Over the long-term, we expect that future investments, including strategic business opportunities such as acquisitions, may be financed through a number of sources, including internally available cash, availability under our revolving credit facility, new debt financing, the issuance of equity securities, or any combination of the above. Any potential acquisitions are evaluated based on our acquisition strategy, which includes the enhancement of our existing products, operations, or capabilities, expanding our access to new products, markets, and customers, and the improvement of shareholder value. Our 2018 acquisition of SolarBOS and our 2017 acquisition of Package Concierge were funded by cash on hand.
These expectations are forward-looking statements based upon currently available information and may change if conditions in the credit and equity markets deteriorate or other circumstances change. To the extent that operating cash flows are lower than current levels, or sources of financing are not available or not available at acceptable terms, our future liquidity may be adversely affected.
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Cash Flows
The following table sets forth selected cash flow data for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Cash provided by (used in): | |||||||
Operating activities of continuing operations | $ | 97,545 | $ | 70,070 | |||
Investing activities of continuing operations | (14,549 | ) | (16,797 | ) | |||
Financing activities of continuing operations | (6,180 | ) | (2,598 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes | (2,090 | ) | 1,428 | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 74,726 | $ | 52,103 | |||
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we generated net cash from operating activities totaling $97.6 million, composed of net income of $63.8 million plus non-cash net charges totaling $38.5 million that included depreciation, amortization, deferred income taxes, stock compensation, intangible asset impairment and non-cash exit activity costs, partially offset by a net investment in working capital of $4.7 million. Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $70.1 million primarily driven by income from continuing operations of $63.0 million along with non-cash net charges totaling $22.1 million that included depreciation, amortization, deferred income taxes, stock compensation, and non-cash exit activity costs, partially offset by a increase in working capital of $15.0 million.
During 2018, the cash invested in working capital and other net assets of $4.7 million included $16.9 million increase in inventory and $4.8 million decrease in accounts payable, partially offset by a $9.7 million decrease in accounts receivable and a $7.3 million increase in accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities. The increase in inventory was due to material cost increases along with increased unit volume to hedge against potential supply shortages due to tariffs. Accounts payable decreased due to seasonality and timing of year-end vendor payments. The decrease in accounts receivable, which includes costs in excess of billings, is primarily the result of the seasonality of customer contracts and related payments received that impact our business. The increase in accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities was due to both billings in excess of costs correlated to the timing of customer payments on contracts in progress and customer deposits on contracts in backlog at the end of the year, partially offset by payments related to the Company's performance based incentive plans.
Net cash used in investing activities for 2018 of $14.5 million consisted of capital expenditures of $12.5 million and net cash paid for the acquisition of SolarBOS of $5.2 million partially offset by net proceeds of $3.2 million from the sale and lease-back of property and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities for 2017 of $16.8 million primarily consisted of $18.3 million of net cash paid for the acquisition of Package Concierge, capital expenditures of $11.4 million and a payment of $0.2 million related to the final purchase adjustment for the acquisition of Nexus. These payments were partially offset by net proceeds of $13.1 million from the sale of property and equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities for 2018 of $6.2 million consisted of the purchase of treasury stock of $7.2 million primarily due to a large number of performance awards that vested in June 2018 and payment of long-term debt borrowings of $0.4 million partially offset by the proceeds received from the issuance of common stock of $1.4 million due to stock option exercises. Net cash used in financing activities for 2017 of $2.6 million consisted of the purchase of treasury stock of $2.9 million and payments of long-term debt borrowings of $0.4 million offset by the proceeds received from the issuance of common stock of $0.7 million.
Senior Credit Agreement and Senior Subordinated Notes
Our new Senior Credit Agreement is committed through January 23, 2024. Borrowings under the 2019 Senior Credit Agreement are secured by the trade receivables, inventory, personal property, equipment, and general intangibles of the Company’s significant domestic subsidiaries. The Senior Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility and letters of credit in an aggregate amount equal to $400 million. The Company can request additional financing from the banks to increase the revolving credit facility to $700 million or enter into a term loan of up to $300 million subject to conditions set forth in the Senior Credit Agreement. The Senior Credit Agreement contains three financial covenants. As of December 31, 2018, the Company is in compliance with all three covenants.
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Interest rates on the revolving credit facility are based on the LIBOR plus 1.125%. In addition, the revolving credit facility is subject to an undrawn commitment fee ranging between 0.15% and 0.25% based on the Total Leverage Ratio and the daily average undrawn balance.
As of December 31, 2018, we had $290.8 million of availability under our then existing revolving credit agreement, net of outstanding letters of credit of $9.2 million. No amounts were outstanding under our then existing revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2018 or 2017.
In addition to our Senior Credit Agreement, the Company issued $210.0 million of 6.25% Notes in January 2013 all of which were repaid February 1, 2019 with existing cash on hand. Provisions of the 6.25% Notes included, without limitation, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, and distributions from restricted subsidiaries, asset sales, affiliated transactions, dividends, and other restricted payments. Dividend payments were subject to annual limits and interest was paid semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any off balance sheet arrangements, other than operating leases, that had or were reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 Leases (ASC 842) which requires the Company to record operating leases and right of use assets on its balance sheet. See Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K for further information on this recent accounting pronouncement to be adopted January 1, 2019.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes by category our Company’s expected future cash outflows associated with contractual obligations in effect at December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligation | Total | Less than One Year | One to Three Years | Three to Five Years | More Than Five Years | ||||||||||||||
Fixed rate debt | $ | 210,000 | $ | 210,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||
Interest on fixed rate debt | 1,094 | 1,094 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease obligations | 38,684 | 14,304 | 14,066 | 8,609 | 1,705 | ||||||||||||||
Pension and other post-retirement payments | 5,290 | 597 | 1,427 | 972 | 2,294 | ||||||||||||||
Management stock purchase plan (1) | 15,287 | 5,695 | 6,893 | 2,333 | 366 | ||||||||||||||
Variable rate debt (including interest) (2) | 2,090 | 432 | 843 | 815 | — | ||||||||||||||
Performance stock unit awards | 9,082 | 9,082 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Other | 329 | — | 329 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 281,856 | $ | 241,204 | $ | 23,558 | $ | 12,729 | $ | 4,365 | |||||||||
(1) Includes amounts due to retired participants of the Management Stock Purchase Plan (MSPP). Excludes the future payments due to active participants of the MSPP, which represents a liability of $14.1 million as of December 31, 2018. The timing of future payments to active participants cannot be accurately estimated as we are uncertain of when active participants’ service to the Company will terminate. Active participants include those with pending retirements. Our policy does not recognize the contractual obligation until the participant has officially retired.
(2) Calculated using the interest rate in effect of 1.75% at December 31, 2018.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make decisions based upon estimates, assumptions, and factors it considers relevant to the circumstances. Such decisions include the selection of applicable principles and the use of judgment in their application, the results of which could differ from those anticipated.
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A summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our most critical accounting estimates that require most difficult, subjective and complex judgments include:
• | revenue recognition on contracts; and |
• | the assessment of recoverability of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets. |
Management reviews these estimates on a regular basis and makes adjustments based on historical experience, current conditions, and future expectations. Management believes these estimates are reasonable, but actual results could differ from these estimates.
Revenue Recognition on Contracts
The vast majority of our sales contracts are for standard products with revenue recognized at the point in time we transfer control to the customer. The point in time we transfer control is based on when we determine the customer has legal title, significant risks and rewards of ownership of the asset, and we have a present right to payment for the product. However, revenue representing 32% and 28% of our 2018 and 2017 consolidated net sales, respectively, was recognized over time under the cost-to-cost method as we satisfied our performance obligations. This method of revenue recognition pertains to activities within the Industrial and Infrastructure Products and the Renewable Energy and Conservation segments.
Revenue recognized on contracts over time using the cost-to-cost method for measuring progress is recognized as work progresses toward completion based on the ratio of cumulative costs incurred to date to estimated total contract costs at completion. Revenues are recognized proportionally as costs are incurred under this method. Estimates of the total costs at completion for the performance obligations involves subjective judgment and estimation to determine total costs expected to be incurred by the time the performance obligation has been completed and accepted by the customer. The estimates of total costs to be incurred at completion of each contract are sensitive to significant judgments and assumptions, such as the expected costs to complete installation, which are affected by customer site-specific conditions as well as availability and cost of third-party contractors to complete the installation process. These estimates, judgments and assumptions impact the timing and amount of net sales and cost of sales recognized on in-progress performance obligations with customers. We continuously review our estimates and the progress and performance of the performance obligation for substantially all contracts that we recognize revenue over time under the cost-to-cost method. Any adjustments or changes in these estimates affecting sales, costs and profits are recognized in the period in which the change becomes known using the cumulative catch-up method of accounting, resulting in the cumulative effect of changes reflected in the period. A significant change in an estimate on one or more contracts could have a material effect on our results of operations.
Contract costs include all direct costs related to contract performance. Selling and administrative expenses are charged to operations as incurred. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Because of inherent uncertainties in estimating costs, it is reasonably possible that changes in performance could result in revisions to cost and revenue, which are recognized in the period when the revisions are determined.
Goodwill and Other Indefinite-lived Intangible Asset Impairment Testing
Our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset balances of $323.7 million and $43.9 million, respectively, which in aggregate represent 35% of total assets as of December 31, 2018, are subject to impairment testing. We test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis as of October 31 and at interim dates when indicators of impairment are present. Indicators of impairment could include a significant long-term adverse change in business climate, poor indicators of operating performance, or a sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit.
We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. We identify our reporting units by assessing whether the components of our Company constitute businesses for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of those components. We have twelve reporting units, eleven of which have goodwill.
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During interim periods, we evaluate the potential for goodwill impairment using a qualitative assessment by considering factors such as, but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for our products and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy, changes in key personnel, and overall financial performance. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we proceed to a quantitative impairment test. During the interim periods of 2018, we concluded that no indicators of impairment existed at interim dates and did not perform any quantitative interim impairment tests related to goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.
The Company conducts its annual impairment test on all twelve reporting units as of October 31, during which we test goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. On an annual basis, the quantitative goodwill impairment test consists of comparing the fair value of a reporting unit, as determined using two valuation methodologies described below, with the carrying amount of the reporting unit including goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in the amount by which the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit.
The annual quantitative goodwill impairment test requires subjective and complex judgment due to the significant estimation required in determining the fair value of the reporting units and the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets. Reporting unit fair value estimates include significant assumptions such as: revenue growth rates, operating margins, company-specific risk premiums used in the weighted-average cost of capital, and EBITDA multiples, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions. The fair value estimates for indefinite-lived intangible assets include significant assumptions such as revenue growth rates and estimated royalty rates, which are affected by the market for comparable intellectual property licensing arrangements and expectations about future market or economic conditions. The Company performs sensitivity analysis on significant assumptions to evaluate how changes in the estimated fair values of reporting units and indefinite-lived intangible assets respond to changes in assumptions, specifically the revenue growth rates and the weighted-average cost of capital.
As a result of our quantitative testing, none of the reporting units with goodwill as of our testing date had carrying values in excess of their fair values, and one reporting unit with $31.7 million in goodwill within the Industrial and Infrastructure Products segment was "at risk" of impairment. The Company quantitatively defines "at risk" as a percentage of the excess of the reporting unit's fair value over its carrying amount that is less than 10%. An "at risk" reporting unit qualitatively represents a reporting unit with a higher degree of uncertainty of the reporting unit's ability to meet its forecasted cash flows based upon revenue growth rate and operating margin assumptions relied upon in the estimation of its fair value. This "at risk" reporting unit had a percentage of approximately 8% excess of its fair value over its carrying amount and had not met its revenue growth rate and operating margin projections used in the prior year annual goodwill impairment testing. The decline in the reporting unit's revenues during prior year periods was consistent with overall trends in the industrial and infrastructure market over those same periods. The forecasted revenues for this reporting unit were developed to correlate with recent growth expectations in the market supported by published market data and indicators. To the extent that the reporting unit does not achieve the targeted growth or the market activity adversely deviates from expectations, the reporting unit's goodwill may be at risk for impairment or impaired.
There were no impairment charges against goodwill recorded during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. In 2016, the Company discontinued its European residential solar racking business which resulted in an impairment charge against goodwill of $0.9 million.
The fair value of each reporting unit is determined using a weighted average of the fair values calculated under two valuation techniques: an income approach and a market approach.
The income approach included a discounted cash flow model relying on significant assumptions consisting of revenue growth rates and profit margins based on internal forecasts, terminal value, and the weighted average cost of capital ("WACC") used to discount future cash flows. Internal forecasts of revenue growth, operating margins, and working capital needs of each reporting unit over the next five years were developed with consideration of macroeconomic factors, historical performance, and planned activities. We made a terminal value assumption that cash flows would grow 3.0% each year subsequent to 2023 based on our approximation of gross domestic product growth. To determine the WACC, we used a standard valuation method, the capital asset pricing model, based on readily available and current market data of peer companies considered market participants. Acknowledging the varying degrees of risk inherent in each reporting units’ ability to achieve long-term forecasted cash flows in applying the income approach, we applied a reporting unit-specific risk premium to the WACC of each reporting unit, the extent of which was determined
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based upon each reporting unit’s past operating performance and their relative ability to achieve the forecasted cash flows. The income approach is weighted at 67% when arriving at our concluded estimate of the fair value of each reporting unit, as this technique uses a long-term approach that considers the expected operating profit of each reporting unit during periods where macroeconomic indicators are nearer historical averages. This weighting approach is consistent with prior years.
The market approach consisted of applying the Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") multiple to the forecasted EBITDA to be generated in the next two years in determining an estimated fair value for the reporting unit. The market approach also relied on the same significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model, consisting of revenue growth rates and profit margins based on internal forecasts and the EBITDA multiple selected from an analysis of peer companies. Similar to the WACC analysis, we assessed the risk of each reporting unit achieving its forecasts with consideration given to how each reporting unit has performed historically compared to forecasts. We also evaluated each reporting units' expected growth and historical performance relative to that of the peer companies and made adjustments to the multiples where the growth rates and historical performance deviated from the peer companies. The market approach is weighted at 33% when arriving at our concluded estimate of the fair value of each reporting unit. This weighting approach is consistent with prior years.
Indefinite-Lived Intangibles
We test our indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment by comparing the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset, determined using a discounted cash flow model, with its carrying amount. Each reporting period, we perform an evaluation of the remaining useful life of our indefinite-lived intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If an indefinite-lived intangible asset is subsequently determined to have a finite useful life, the asset is tested for impairment and then amortized prospectively over its estimated remaining useful life, and accounted for in the same manner as other intangible assets that are subject to amortization.
The assumptions used to determine the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets are consistent with the assumptions employed in the determination of the fair values of our reporting units. An impairment loss would be recognized for the carrying amount in excess of its fair value. The fair values of the impaired trademarks were determined using an income approach consisting of the relief-from-royalty method. During 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized $1.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of impairment charges on our indefinite-lived intangible assets. In 2016, the Company incurred $7.8 million of impairment charges related to the Company's discontinued European residential solar racking business and U.S. bar grating product line, and an additional $1.2 million of impairment charges were recognized in 2016 as a result of the Company's annual impairment test.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K for further information on recent accounting pronouncements.
Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to various market risk factors, including changes in general economic conditions, competition, and raw materials pricing and availability. In addition, the Company is exposed to other financial market risks, primarily related to its long-term debt and foreign operations.
Raw Material Pricing Risk
We are subject to market risk exposure related to volatility in the price of steel, aluminum and resins. A significant amount of our cost of sales relates to material costs. Our business is heavily dependent on the price and supply of our raw materials. The commodity market, which includes the steel, aluminum, and resin industries, is highly cyclical in nature, and commodity costs have been volatile in recent years, and may become more volatile in the future. Commodity costs are influenced by numerous factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, the availability of raw materials, competition, labor costs, freight and transportation costs, production costs, import duties and other trade restrictions.
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The Company principally manages its exposures to the market fluctuations in the steel and resins industries through management of its core business activities. Although we have the ability to purchase steel from a number of suppliers, a production cutback by one or more of our current suppliers could create challenges in meeting delivery schedules to our customers. The prices we offer to our customers are also impacted by changes in commodity costs. We manage the alignment of the cost of our raw materials and prices offered to customers and attempt to pass changes to raw material costs through to our customers. To improve our management of commodity costs, we attempt to maintain inventory levels not in excess of our production requirements.
We have not entered into long-term contractual commitments for the purchase of raw materials however, from time to time, we may purchase raw materials in advance of commodity cost increases.
We rely on major suppliers for our supply of raw materials. During 2018, we purchased our raw materials from domestic and foreign suppliers in an effort to purchase the lowest cost, high quality material possible while maintaining acceptable service levels.
We cannot accurately calculate the pre-tax impact a one percent change in the commodity costs would have on our 2018 operating results as the change in commodity costs would both impact the cost to purchase materials and the selling prices we offer our customers. The impact to our operating results would significantly depend on the competitive environment and the costs of other alternative building products, which could impact our ability to pass commodity costs to our customers.
Interest Rate Risk
To manage interest rate risk, the Company uses both fixed and variable interest rate debt. As of December 31, 2018, our fixed rate debt consisted of the Company’s Senior Subordinated 6.25% Notes and was the only significant debt that remains outstanding at year end. We believe we limited our exposure to interest rate risk as a result of repaying substantially all variable rate debt and the long-term nature of our fixed rate debt. However, the Company will continue to monitor changes in its debt levels and access to capital ensuring interest rate risk is appropriately managed.
At December 31, 2018, our fixed rate debt consisted primarily of $210.0 million of our 6.25% Notes. The Company’s $210.0 million of 6.25% Notes were issued in January 2013 with a maturity date of February 1, 2021, which have been paid in full by Company on February 1, 2019.
As of December 31, 2018, our variable rate debt consisted primarily of the revolving credit facility under the then existing Senior Credit Agreement, which was amended and restated on January 24, 2019, and other debt. No amounts were outstanding on the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2018. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bore interest at a variable interest rate based upon the LIBOR plus an additional margin. A hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in interest rates would have changed the 2018 interest expense by less than $0.1 million.
Foreign Exchange Risk
The Company has foreign exchange risk due to our international operations, primarily in Canada and Asia and through sales and purchases from foreign customers and vendors. Changes in the values of currencies of foreign countries affect our financial position and cash flows when translated into U.S. dollars. The Company principally manages its exposures to many of these foreign exchange rate risks solely through management of its core business activities. We cannot accurately calculate the pre-tax impact that a one percent change in the exchange rates of foreign currencies would have on our 2018 operating results as the changes in exchange rates would impact the cost of materials, the U.S. dollar revenue equivalents, and potentially the prices offered to our overseas customers.
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Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
Page Number | |
Financial Statements: | |
Supplementary Data: | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with US generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 26, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Adoption of ASU No. 2014-09
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method for recognizing revenue as a result of the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), and the amendments in ASUs 2015-14, 2016-08, 2016-10 and 2016-12 effective January 1, 2018.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company‘s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company‘s auditor since 2005.
Buffalo, New York
February 26, 2019
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GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,002,372 | $ | 986,918 | $ | 1,007,981 | |||||
Cost of sales | 760,012 | 750,374 | 763,219 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 242,360 | 236,544 | 244,762 | ||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expense | 146,840 | 143,448 | 161,099 | ||||||||
Intangible asset impairment | 1,552 | 247 | 10,175 | ||||||||
Income from operations | 93,968 | 92,849 | 73,488 | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | 12,064 | 14,032 | 14,577 | ||||||||
Other expense | 1,959 | 909 | 8,928 | ||||||||
Income before taxes | 79,945 | 77,908 | 49,983 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 16,136 | 14,943 | 16,264 | ||||||||
Income from continuing operations | 63,809 | 62,965 | 33,719 | ||||||||
Discontinued operations: | |||||||||||
Loss before taxes | — | (644 | ) | (70 | ) | ||||||
Benefit of income taxes | — | (239 | ) | (26 | ) | ||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | — | (405 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||||
Net income | $ | 63,809 | $ | 62,560 | $ | 33,675 | |||||
Net earnings per share – Basic: | |||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 2.00 | $ | 1.98 | $ | 1.07 | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||
Net income | $ | 2.00 | $ | 1.97 | $ | 1.07 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic | 31,979 | 31,701 | 31,536 | ||||||||
Net earnings per share – Diluted: | |||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 1.96 | $ | 1.95 | $ | 1.05 | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations | — | (0.01 | ) | — | |||||||
Net income | $ | 1.96 | $ | 1.94 | $ | 1.05 | |||||
Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted | 32,534 | 32,250 | 32,069 | ||||||||
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GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 63,809 | $ | 62,560 | $ | 33,675 | |||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (3,241 | ) | 3,150 | 6,945 | |||||||
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 1) | (350 | ) | — | — | |||||||
Adjustment to pension and post-retirement benefit liability, net of tax | 723 | 205 | 750 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (2,868 | ) | 3,355 | 7,695 | |||||||
Total comprehensive income | $ | 60,941 | $ | 65,915 | $ | 41,370 | |||||
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GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 297,006 | $ | 222,280 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 140,283 | 145,385 | |||||
Inventories | 98,913 | 86,372 | |||||
Other current assets | 8,351 | 8,727 | |||||
Total current assets | 544,553 | 462,764 | |||||
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 95,830 | 97,098 | |||||
Goodwill | 323,671 | 321,074 | |||||
Acquired intangibles | 96,375 | 105,768 | |||||
Other assets | 1,216 | 4,681 | |||||
$ | 1,061,645 | $ | 991,385 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 79,136 | $ | 82,387 | |||
Accrued expenses | 87,074 | 75,467 | |||||
Billings in excess of cost | 17,857 | 12,779 | |||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | 208,805 | 400 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 392,872 | 171,033 | |||||
Long-term debt | 1,600 | 209,621 | |||||
Deferred income taxes | 36,530 | 31,237 | |||||
Other non-current liabilities | 33,950 | 47,775 | |||||
Shareholders’ equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 10,000 shares; none outstanding | — | — | |||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 50,000 shares; 32,887 and 32,332 shares outstanding in 2018 and 2017 | 329 | 323 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 282,525 | 271,957 | |||||
Retained earnings | 338,995 | 274,562 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (7,234 | ) | (4,366 | ) | |||
Cost of 796 and 615 common shares held in treasury in 2018 and 2017 | (17,922 | ) | (10,757 | ) | |||
Total shareholders’ equity | 596,693 | 531,719 | |||||
$ | 1,061,645 | $ | 991,385 | ||||
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GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 63,809 | $ | 62,560 | $ | 33,675 | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations | — | (405 | ) | (44 | ) | ||||||
Income from continuing operations | 63,809 | 62,965 | 33,719 | ||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 20,374 | 21,690 | 24,114 | ||||||||
Intangible asset impairment | 1,552 | 247 | 10,175 | ||||||||
Loss on sale of business | — | — | 8,763 | ||||||||
Stock compensation expense | 9,189 | 7,122 | 6,373 | ||||||||
Net gain on sale of assets | (143 | ) | (123 | ) | (42 | ) | |||||
Exit activity costs (recoveries), non-cash | 1,344 | (1,877 | ) | 7,530 | |||||||
Provision for (benefit of) deferred income taxes | 4,781 | (7,105 | ) | (4,893 | ) | ||||||
Other, net | 1,386 | 2,118 | 1,934 | ||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding the effects of acquisitions): | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 9,737 | (21,806 | ) | 37,828 | |||||||
Inventories | (16,951 | ) | 870 | 11,782 | |||||||
Other current assets and other assets | (22 | ) | (2,629 | ) | 2,511 | ||||||
Accounts payable | (4,828 | ) | 11,332 | (17,060 | ) | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities | 7,317 | (2,734 | ) | 1,253 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 97,545 | 70,070 | 123,987 | ||||||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | |||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (12,457 | ) | (11,399 | ) | (10,779 | ) | |||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (5,241 | ) | (18,494 | ) | (23,412 | ) | |||||
Net proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 3,149 | 13,096 | 953 | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of business | — | — | 8,250 | ||||||||
Other, net | — | — | 1,118 | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (14,549 | ) | (16,797 | ) | (23,870 | ) | |||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | |||||||||||
Long-term debt payments | (400 | ) | (400 | ) | (400 | ) | |||||
Payment of debt issuance costs | — | — | (54 | ) | |||||||
Purchase of treasury stock at market prices | (7,165 | ) | (2,872 | ) | (1,539 | ) | |||||
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | 1,385 | 674 | 3,341 | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (6,180 | ) | (2,598 | ) | 1,348 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (2,090 | ) | 1,428 | (146 | ) | ||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 74,726 | 52,103 | 101,319 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 222,280 | 170,177 | 68,858 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 297,006 | $ | 222,280 | $ | 170,177 | |||||
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GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Total Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2015 | 31,779 | $ | 317 | $ | 253,458 | $ | 178,073 | $ | (15,416 | ) | 484 | $ | (6,346 | ) | $ | 410,086 | |||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | 33,675 | — | — | — | 33,675 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | 6,945 | — | — | 6,945 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum pension and post retirement benefit plan adjustments, net of taxes of $430 | — | — | — | — | 750 | — | — | 750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense | — | — | 6,373 | — | — | — | — | 6,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation | — | — | 1,249 | — | — | — | — | 1,249 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net settlement of restricted stock units | 131 | 1 | (1 | ) | — | — | 46 | (1,539 | ) | (1,539 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | 175 | 2 | 3,339 | — | — | — | — | 3,341 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2016 | 32,085 | $ | 320 | $ | 264,418 | $ | 211,748 | $ | (7,721 | ) | 530 | $ | (7,885 | ) | $ | 460,880 | |||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | 62,560 | — | — | — | 62,560 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | 3,150 | — | — | 3,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum pension and post retirement benefit plan adjustments, net of taxes of $110 | — | — | — | — | 205 | — | — | 205 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense | — | — | 7,122 | — | — | — | — | 7,122 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 1) | — | — | (254 | ) | 254 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net settlement of restricted stock units | 203 | 3 | (3 | ) | — | — | 85 | (2,872 | ) | (2,872 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | 42 | — | 674 | — | — | — | — | 674 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017 | 32,332 | $ | 323 | $ | 271,957 | $ | 274,562 | $ | (4,366 | ) | 615 | $ | (10,757 | ) | $ | 531,719 | |||||||||||||
Net income | — | — | — | 63,809 | — | — | — | 63,809 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | (3,241 | ) | — | — | (3,241 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Minimum pension and post retirement benefit plan adjustments, net of taxes of $225 | — | — | — | — | 723 | — | — | 723 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock compensation expense | — | — | 9,189 | — | — | — | — | 9,189 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative effect of accounting change (see Note 1) | — | — | — | 624 | (350 | ) | — | — | 274 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net settlement of restricted stock units | 460 | 5 | (5 | ) | — | — | 181 | (7,165 | ) | (7,165 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted stock | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stock options exercised | 88 | 1 | 1,384 | — | — | — | — | 1,385 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 32,887 | $ | 329 | $ | 282,525 | $ | 338,995 | $ | (7,234 | ) | 796 | $ | (17,922 | ) | $ | 596,693 | |||||||||||||
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GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company"). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue recognition
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” and all related Accounting Standards Updates. As further described in this Note under Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted, the core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of control, 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. The Company’s policy for recognizing revenue by timing of transfer of control to the customer, at a point in time or over time, is discussed in more detail in Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements. Note 18 of these consolidated financial statements provide information related to the amount of revenue recognized as defined by timing of transfer of control to the customer along with the reportable segment detail.
Cash and cash equivalents
All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.
Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts receivable are composed of trade and contract receivables recorded at either the invoiced amount or costs in excess of billings, are expected to be collected within one year, and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the probable amount of uncollectible accounts in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company determines the allowance based on a number of factors, including historical experience, credit worthiness of customers, and current market and economic conditions. The Company reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts on a regular basis. Account balances are charged against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.
The following table summarizes activity recorded within the allowance for doubtful accounts balances for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Beginning balance | $ | 6,434 | $ | 5,272 | $ | 4,868 | |||||
Bad debt expense | 1,150 | 1,253 | 2,519 | ||||||||
Accounts written off and other adjustments | (624 | ) | (91 | ) | (2,115 | ) | |||||
Ending balance | $ | 6,960 | $ | 6,434 | $ | 5,272 | |||||
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Concentrations of credit risk on accounts receivable are limited to those from significant customers that are believed to be financially sound. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company's most significant customer is a home improvement retailer. The home improvement retailer purchases from the Residential Products and the Renewable Energy and Conservation segments. Accounts receivable as a percentage of consolidated accounts receivable from the home improvement retailer was 13.6% as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
Net sales as a percentage of consolidated net sales to the home improvement retailer were 12%, 12% and 11% for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, with the majority of those sales within the Company's Residential Products segment. Note 2 "Accounts Receivable" contains additional information on the Company's accounts receivable.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost, determined using the first-in, first-out method, or net realizable value. Shipping and handling costs are recognized as a component of cost of sales.
Property, plant, and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Interest is capitalized in connection with construction of qualified assets. Expenditures that exceed an established dollar threshold and that extend the useful lives of assets are capitalized, while repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The estimated useful lives of land improvements, buildings, and building improvements are 15 to 40 years, while the estimated useful lives for machinery and equipment are 3 to 20 years.
The table below sets forth the depreciation expense recognized during the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||
Depreciation expense | $ | 12,152 | $ | 12,929 | $ | 14,477 | |||||
Acquisition related assets and liabilities
Accounting for the acquisition of a business as a purchase transaction requires an allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the transaction at their respective estimated fair values. The most complex estimations of individual fair values are those involving long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets. The Company uses all available information to make these fair value determinations and, for major business acquisitions, engages independent valuation specialists to assist in the fair value determination of the acquired long-lived assets.
Goodwill and other intangible assets
The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis at October 31, or more frequently if an event occurs, or circumstances change, that indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit could be below its carrying value. The reporting units are at the component level, or one level below the operating segment level. Goodwill is assigned to each reporting unit as of the date the reporting unit is acquired and based upon the expected synergies of the acquisition.
The Company may elect to perform a qualitative assessment that considers economic, industry and company-specific factors for some or all of our selected reporting units. If, after completing the assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company proceeds to a quantitative test. The Company may also elect to perform a quantitative test instead of a qualitative test for any or all of the Company's reporting units.
The quantitative impairment test consists of comparing the fair value of a reporting unit, determined using two valuation techniques, to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired, and a loss measured by the excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit over the fair value of the reporting unit must be recorded.
The Company also tests its indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis as of October 31, or more frequently if an event occurs, or circumstances change, that indicate that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset could be below its carrying value. The impairment test consists of comparing the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset, determined using discounted cash flows on a relief-from-royalty basis, with its carrying
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amount. An impairment loss would be recognized for the carrying amount in excess of its fair value. Acquired identifiable intangible assets are recorded at cost. Identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived assets, including acquired identifiable intangible assets with finite useful lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of those assets may not be recoverable. In specific situations, when the Company has selected individual assets to be sold or scrapped, the Company obtains market value data for those specific assets and measures and records the impairment loss based on such data. Otherwise, the Company uses undiscounted cash flows to determine whether impairment exists and measures any impairment loss by approximating fair value using acceptable valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow models and third-party appraisals. The Company recognized impairment charges related to intangible assets during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. Several of these impairment charges related to exit activities during the three year period ended December 31, 2018 as described in Note 14 of the consolidated financial statements.
Deferred charges
Deferred charges associated with initial costs incurred to enter into new debt arrangements are included as a component of long-term debt and are amortized as a part of interest expense over the terms of the associated debt agreements.
Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, advertising costs were $5.2 million, $4.9 million, and $5.1 million, respectively.
Research and Development
The Company expenses research and development costs as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, research and development costs were $1.7 million, $2.9 million, and $2.2 million, respectively.
Foreign currency transactions and translation
The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates prevailing during the period.
Income taxes
The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach. Under this approach, deferred income taxes represent the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax basis of assets and liabilities. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets when uncertainty exists regarding their realization. On December 22, 2017, the President of the United States signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”). Further information on the impact of the Tax Reform Act is included in Note 15 of the consolidated financial statements.
Equity-based compensation
The Company measures the cost of equity-based compensation based on grant date fair value and recognizes the cost over the period in which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award reduced by forfeitures. Equity-based compensation consists of grants of stock options, deferred stock units, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance stock units. Equity-based compensation expense is included as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses. The Company’s equity-based compensation plans are discussed in more detail in Note 12 of the consolidated financial statements.
Sale-Leaseback Transactions
During the first quarter of 2018, the Company entered into a transaction to sell one of its real estate properties to an independent third party for $3.0 million. The Company leased back the entire property under a four year operating lease agreement. In accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the Company accounted for the transaction as a sale-leaseback. The net present value of the Company's future minimum lease payments of $0.7 million were less than the gain on sale of $1.4 million. As such, the portion of the gain equal to the fair value of the future minimum lease payments was deferred and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the four year term of the lease. The gain exceeding the fair value of the minimum lease payments amounted to $0.7 million and was recognized during 2018 as a component of selling, general, and administrative expenses. The minimum lease payment for each of the four years is $0.2 million.
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These amounts have been included in the future minimum lease payments table in Note 17 of the consolidated financial statements.
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Recent accounting pronouncements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
Standard | Description | Financial Statement Effect or Other Significant Matters | |
ASU No. 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) And All Related ASUs | The standard requires an entity 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. The standard also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The provisions of the standard, as well as all subsequently issued clarifications to the standard, are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The standard can be adopted using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach. | The Company has adopted this standard using the modified retrospective method. The Company recognized the cumulative- effect adjustment of initially applying this standard of $274,000 to the opening balance of retained earnings. The comparative 2017 and 2016 information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standard in effect for that period. Refer to Note 3 for further disclosure of the financial statement effect and other significant matters as a result of the adoption of this standard. Date of adoption: Q1 2018 | |
ASU No. 2016-15 Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments | The standard provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues to reduce diversity in reporting. The provisions of this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. | The Company has adopted this standard and it did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Date of adoption: Q1 2018 | |
ASU No. 2016-16 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory | The standard allows an entity to recognize income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The provisions of this standard are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period for which financial statements (interim or annual) have not been issued or made available for issuance. | The Company has adopted this standard and it did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Date of adoption: Q1 2018 | |
ASU No. 2018-02 Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The standard allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The provisions of this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the standard is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. | The Company has early adopted this standard. As a result of adopting this standard, the Company recorded an adjustment of $350,000 from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in the consolidated statement of shareholders' equity as of January 1, 2018. Date of adoption: Q1 2018 | |