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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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| ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020
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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 001-37454
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(214 ) 884-3777
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates, based on the last sale price for the common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 30, 2019 the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $553.0 million.
As of May 13, 2020, the latest practicable date, 14,680,364 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were issued and outstanding.
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PART I
Unless otherwise specified, or the context otherwise requires, the references in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 (“Annual Report”) to “our company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “CSWI” refer to CSW Industrials, Inc. together with our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
ITEM 1: BUSINESS
General
CSWI is a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across two business segments: Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. Our broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing and life safety solutions to our customers. Our products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ("HVAC/R"), building products and high-performance specialty lubricants and sealants. End markets that we serve include HVAC/R, architecturally-specified building products, plumbing, energy, rail, mining and general industrial. Our manufacturing operations are concentrated in the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada, but we also have distribution operations in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). Our products are sold directly to end users or through designated channels in over 100 countries around the world, including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the U.K. and the U.S.
Drawing on our innovative and proven technologies, we seek to deliver solutions primarily to our professional end-use customers that place a premium on superior performance and reliability. We believe our industrial brands are well-known in the specific industries we serve and have a reputation for high quality and reliability. We rely on both organic growth and acquisitions to provide an increasingly broad portfolio of performance optimizing solutions that meet our customers’ ever-changing needs. We have a successful record of making attractive, synergistic acquisitions in support of this objective, and we remain focused on identifying additional acquisition opportunities in our core end markets.
Through our operating companies, we have a well-established legacy of providing high quality products accompanied by dependable service and attention to customer satisfaction. For example, our specialty lubricants were used on the excavation equipment for the Panama Canal. We also have a long history of innovation, and as an example, we believe that we were the pioneers of the acid neutralizer market, being the first to develop a method for removing internal acid from air conditioning and refrigeration systems. We partner with our customers to solve specific challenges, such as environmentally friendly lubricants, which were specifically developed to provide high performance in rail applications combined with biodegradability and no eco-toxicity and to satisfy strict environmental requirements.
CSWI is a Delaware corporation and was incorporated in 2014 in anticipation of CSWI's separation from Capital Southwest Corporation ("Capital Southwest"). However, our history dates back many decades through our well-established operating companies. The separation was executed on September 30, 2015 through a pro-rata share distribution of all the then outstanding shares of common stock of CSWI to the holders of common stock of Capital Southwest (the "Share Distribution"). Since the separation, CSWI has been an independent, publicly-traded company, listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our SEC filings are available to the public at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). We also make these filings available free of charge on our website (www.cswindustrials.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file those documents with the SEC. The information on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference into, or otherwise made part of, this Annual Report.
Business Segments
We operate in two business segments: Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. The table below provides an overview of these business segments. For financial information regarding our segments, see Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ("Item 8") of this Annual Report.
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| Business Segment | Principal Product Categories | Key End Use Markets | Representative Industrial Brands | ||||||||
| Industrial Products | • Building safety products including custom-engineered railings and expansion joints • Fire and smoke protection products • Specialty mechanical products • Storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial applications | • Architecturally-specified building products • Commercial construction • General industrial • Electrical • HVAC/R • Plumbing • Rail car and locomotive • Refrigeration |  | ||||||||
| Specialty Chemicals | • Adhesives/solvent cements • Anti-seize compounds • Chemical formulations • Degreasers and cleaners • Drilling compounds • Firestopping sealants and caulks • Lubricants and greases • Penetrants • Pipe thread sealants | • Cement • Commercial construction • Electrical • Energy • General industrial • HVAC/R • Infrastructure drilling and boring • Mining • Oil and gas • Plumbing • Power generation • Rail • Refrigeration • Steel • Water well drilling |  | ||||||||
Industrial Products
Our Industrial Products segment consists of: specialty mechanical products; fire and smoke protection products; architecturally-specified building products; and storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial applications. Generally, we manufacture industrial products internally, although we strategically engage third-party manufacturers for certain products. We ensure the quality of internally- and externally-manufactured products through our stringent quality control review procedures. The safety and sustainability of our building products enables them to be easily incorporated into the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (“LEED”) Building market.
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Our key product types and brand names are shown below:
| PRODUCT TYPES | BRAND NAMES | ||||
| Specialty Mechanical Products | |||||
| • air diffusers for use by professional air conditioning contractors | • Airtec® | ||||
| • condensate removal pumps and equipment mounting brackets | • AquaGuard® | ||||
| • condensate switches, traps and pans | • All-Access® | ||||
| • decorative roof drain downspout nozzles | • ArmorPad | ||||
| • drain waste and vent systems mechanical products | • Clean Check® | ||||
| • ductless mini-split systems installation support tools and accessories | • EZ Trap® | ||||
• equipment pads | • Fortress® | ||||
| • line set covers | • Goliath® | ||||
| • tamper resistant locking refrigerant caps | • G-O-N® | ||||
| • wire pulling head tools | • Hubset | ||||
| • Kickstart® | |||||
| • Magic Vent® | |||||
| • Mighty Bracket | |||||
| • Novent® | |||||
| • Safe-T-Switch® | |||||
| • Slim Duct | |||||
| • SureSeal® | |||||
| • Titan | |||||
| • Wire Grabber | |||||
| • Wire Snagger | |||||
| Fire and Smoke Protection Products | |||||
| • fire-rated and smoke-rated opening protective systems | • FIRE+SMOKE® | ||||
• Smoke Guard® | |||||
| Architecturally-Specified Building Products | |||||
| • architectural grating | • Balco® | ||||
| • engineered railing | • DuraFlex | ||||
| • entrance mats and grids | • Greco® | ||||
| • expansion joint covers | • llumiTread | ||||
| • fire barriers | • MetaBlock® | ||||
| • partition closure systems | • MetaFlex® | ||||
| • photoluminescent egress markings and signage | • MetaGrate | ||||
| • specialty silicone seals | • MetaMat | ||||
| • stair nosings | • Michael Rizza | ||||
| • trench and access covers | • UltraGrid | ||||
| Storage, Filtration and Application Equipment | |||||
| • lubrication application and management systems | • Air Sentry® | ||||
| • storage and filtration devices | • Guardian® | ||||
• Oil Safe® | |||||
• Whitmore Rail | |||||
New Product Development – Customer experience is a core competency in our Industrial Products segment. We gather "voice of the customer" market research through organized focus groups and online surveys, as well as through less formal channels. Ideas for new products or enhancements to existing products are also generated by our relationships with end users, independent sales representatives, distributors and our internal sales and marketing team. We also actively monitor the
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competitive landscape. We develop new products and modify existing products in our research and development (“R&D”) labs in Houston, Texas; Rockwall, Texas; Boise, Idaho; and Wichita, Kansas.
Competition – Our competition in the Industrial Products segment is varied. Competitors range from small entrepreneurial companies with a single product, to large multinational original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). In the specialty mechanical products category, we compete with Diversitech, Supco, Little Giant, Cherne, Mainline and JR Smith. Most of our products are sold through distribution channels, and we compete in this channel based on breadth of product line, customer service and pricing. In the fire and smoke protection category, we compete with Won Door, Stoebich, McKeon and others, typically on the basis of product innovation, knowledge of building codes and customer service. In the architecturally-specified building products category, we compete primarily with Emseal, Inpro, and MM Systems on the basis of product innovation, price and driving architectural specifications. In the lubricant storage, filtration and transfer space, we compete with Des-Case, Hy-Pro, IFH and others on the basis of superior performance, brand strength and breadth of product line.
Customers – Our primary customers for specialty mechanical products are HVAC/R, plumbing and electrical wholesalers and distributors. Some of these are single location distributors, but many are regional or national in scope with hundreds of locations. The majority of these products are sold domestically; however, a small portion is sold internationally through similar channels, and a small number of OEMs purchase these products directly. Fire and smoke protection products are sold through internal sales and installation teams, as well as local building products distributors that also perform installations and service. Architecturally-specified building products are sold primarily through a network of distributors. Storage, filtration and application products are marketed and sold worldwide through a service-intensive distribution network.
Seasonality – A significant portion of our products are sold into the HVAC/R market, which is seasonal by nature. While products are sold throughout the year, revenues tend to peak during the spring and summer months.
Specialty Chemicals
Our Specialty Chemicals segment manufactures and supplies highly specialized consumables that impart or enhance properties such as lubricity, anti-seize qualities, friction, sealing and heat control. In addition, the segment includes penetrants, pipe thread sealants, firestopping sealants and caulks and adhesives/solvent cements, which are primarily blended internally to create proprietary premium products. These materials are typically used in harsh operating conditions, including extreme heat and pressure and chemical exposure, where commodity products would fail. These products protect and extend the working life of large capital equipment such as cranes, rail systems, mining equipment, oil rigs and rotating and grinding equipment found in various industrial segments such as steel mills, canning and bottling, mining and cement. Additionally, our Specialty Chemicals segment blends and supplies specialty products used in the plumbing and building markets. These products enhance, repair or condition the internal working systems of both industrial and residential systems and are critical to ensuring safe, efficient and effective long-term operational integrity. The Specialty Chemicals segment also supplies products and services into the water well treatment space, which includes testing services and diagnosis of current conditions, coupled with consumable solutions to resolve any identified problems.
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Our key product types and brand names are shown below:
| PRODUCT TYPES | BRAND NAMES | ||||
| • chemical sealants to stop air-conditioning refrigerant leaks | • BioRail® | ||||
| • engineered specialty thread sealants designed to seal and secure metal | • Caliber® | ||||
| • oil field anti-seize products for drilling and conveyance piping | • Deacon® | ||||
| • open gear specialty lubricants for heavy equipment | • Decathalon® | ||||
• railroad track lubricants, conditioners and positive friction consumables | • Desolv | ||||
| • solvent cements and fire stop caulks | • Envirolube® | ||||
| • specialty lubricants for various industrial applications | • Gearmate® | ||||
| • specialty sealants for high temperature applications | • KATS Coatings® | ||||
| • water well treatment products and services | • KOPR-KOTE® | ||||
• Jet-Lube® | |||||
• Leak Freeze® | |||||
• Matrix® | |||||
• Medallion | |||||
• Metacaulk® | |||||
• No. 5® | |||||
• Paragon | |||||
• RailArmor® | |||||
• Renewz | |||||
• Sterilene® | |||||
• Surstik® | |||||
• Surtac® | |||||
• T Plus 2® | |||||
• TOR Armor® | |||||
• Tru-Blu | |||||
• Unicid | |||||
• Well-Guard® | |||||
New Product Development – We develop relationships with end-users and channel partners to understand a multitude of operating conditions where technical innovation or enhancement is needed. For example, these relationships have generated innovation in the areas of modifying existing lubrication products to operate in arctic conditions or modifying an existing product for use in an application where saltwater may be present. The development teams located in Rockwall, Texas and Houston, Texas are also actively targeting additional end markets for product use and penetration.
Competition – In general, our products are specialty products that demand premium valuation, rather than commodity products, and competitors tend to be varied and include global, regional and local companies that may be large or small. We compete primarily on the basis of product differentiation, superior performance and quality and customer-centric service. The product sales cycle is often long when compared to many commodity consumables, typically resulting in quantified, verified and repeat product performance being the key driver of buying decisions, rather than price. As these products protect and enhance the operation of large capital equipment, qualification is based on the proof of value in application, resulting in a high changeover risk barrier. Typical competitors include Shell, Castrol, Fuchs and Exxon-Mobil. Competitors of our sealants and adhesives products include Dow Corning Corporation, Henkel, 3M Company, Specified Technologies Inc. and Hilti.
Customers – Specialty Chemicals products are primarily sold through value-added distribution partners, as well as maintenance and repair operations or catalog channels. Our Specialty Chemicals organization provides both market-specific and product line specific training to both the distribution partners and potential end users. Our specialists often visit end users with distribution partners to advise on critical application issues, which enhances our ability to both “pull” demand from the end-user and “push” demand to distributor partners. Specialty Chemicals customers include petrochemical facilities, industrial
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manufacturers, construction companies, utilities, plant maintenance customers, building contractors and repair service companies.
Discontinued Operations
During the third quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, we committed to a plan to divest our Strathmore Products business (the "Coatings business"). As a result, we reclassified the assets comprising that business to assets held-for-sale, and made a corresponding adjustment to our consolidated statements of operations to reflect discontinued operations for all periods presented. During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, we received an aggregate of $6.9 million for the sale of assets that related to our Coatings business in multiple transactions. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we received $1.5 million for the sale of the last remaining real property owned by our former Coatings business and, as such, we do not expect to have any ongoing results of discontinued operations related to the Coating business in future fiscal years.
Our Competitive Strengths
As discussed in this section, we believe we have a variety of competitive strengths.
Broad Portfolio of Industry Leading Products and Solutions
In our targeted end markets, we have leading industry positions among our broad portfolio of products. We believe our products and solutions are differentiated from those of our competitors by superior performance, quality and total value delivered to customers. For example, RectorSeal No. 5® pipe thread sealant is widely regarded as an industry standard for thread sealants for HVAC/R, plumbing and electrical configurations. Additionally, we believe KOPR-KOTE® anti-seize lubricant is recognized as the anti-seize compound of choice for use in oil and gas drilling operations, where it is requested by name.
Organic Revenue Growth Platform and Optimizing Performance
We focus on developing our presence in end markets with strong growth trends, continuously evaluating the potential uses of existing products to broaden end market penetration. We historically have a loyal customer base that recognizes the performance results and quality of our products and solutions. Further, our customer base is diverse. For the year ended March 31, 2020, no single customer represented 10% or more of our net revenues.
These factors have enabled us to generate strong organic revenue growth performance, while remaining focused on strong profitability through optimizing our manufacturing processes. This effort is supported by a culture of continuous improvement, looking to refine processes in all of our manufacturing facilities to reduce manufacturing costs, increase production capacity and improve product quality. Additionally, we often evaluate strategic investments to drive transformational changes in our manufacturing processes. For example, in both of our reportable segments, we have taken actions to consolidate our manufacturing footprint in order to optimize capacity, improve efficiency and leverage technologies while enhancing product quality.
Diverse Sales and Distribution Channels
Many of our products are sold through full-service distribution networks where product knowledge and customer satisfaction are key success factors. We primarily market through an international network of both internal and third-party sales representatives that call on our wholesale distributors, contractors and direct customers. The strong, long-term relationships we have developed with our wholesale distribution partners and exclusive dealers allow us to successfully introduce organically developed products and acquired products. In addition, our extensive distribution network allows us to reach and serve niche end markets that provide organic growth opportunities and a source of opportunities for our acquisition strategy.
Focus on Inorganic Growth Investment with Proven Track Record
We believe our experience in identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions is one of our core competitive strengths, as evidenced by our portfolio of over 30 acquisitions completed since 1991. Historically, we have pursued product-line acquisitions with relatively low integration risk that have the potential to benefit from our extensive distribution network and manufacturing efficiencies. More recently, we began targeting commercially-proven products and solutions that are attractive in our existing end markets, or that provide entry into new, complementary end markets where we can drive revenue growth and improved profitability and cash flow.
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In the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and in early fiscal year 2020, we acquired two companies: MSD Research, Inc. ("MSD"), including its leading All-Access® line of air conditioning condensate switches and line cleanouts; and Petersen Metals, Inc. ("Petersen"), a designer, manufacturer and installer of engineered railings and safety systems for institutional and commercial structures in the Southeast U.S. We invested a total of approximately $22 million for both acquisitions. We did not complete any acquisitions during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. We completed one acquisition during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, as we acquired Greco Aluminum Railings, a leading manufacturer of high-quality engineered railing and safety systems for multi-family and commercial structures.
Culture of Product Enhancement and Customer-Centric Solutions
Our highly-trained and specialized personnel work closely with our customers, industry experts and research partners to continuously improve our existing products to meet evolving customer and end market requirements. We focus on product enhancements and product line extensions that are designed to meet the specific application needs of our professional end use customers. Customer-centric solutions underpin our strong industrial brands and reputation for high quality products, in turn leading us to realize improved customer retention and loyalty. Further, our ability to meet the needs of high-value, niche end markets with customized solutions that leverage our existing products has enabled us to differentiate ourselves from larger competitors that may not be as willing or able to respond quickly to evolving customer demands.
Amid the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, we have worked closely with our customers to provide them with the products and services that they need to continue conducting their operations. This includes ensuring that our supply chains are secure, that we maintain an adequate level of inventory to meet our customers' needs and that our ability to operate our facilities at the levels needed by our customers is adequate.
Employee-Centric Culture
We believe that our employees are our most valuable assets and that our skilled, engaged workforce provides us with a competitive advantage. As part of our commitment to our employees, we provide a safe work environment, ongoing training and professional development, competitive compensation and a generous health and retirement benefits package that includes paid time off, health and wellness care and paid college tuition. Our retirement savings program includes a defined contribution plan plus an employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP") through which our employees collectively own approximately 5% of our company. We believe this ESOP strongly aligns the interests of our employees with those of our shareholders. We strive to support both the short-term and long-term well-being of our employees. This commitment extends to the communities in which our employees live, where we are positive, active corporate citizens.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, our focus on and commitment to our employees has come into even sharper focus. Across all our businesses, we have taken numerous, coordinated actions to ensure the continued health and safety of our employees. A few examples of our actions are modifications to work schedules and processes, procuring and requiring the use of additional personal protective equipment, working from home where possible and making paid emergency sick leave available so that our employees can focus on their health and well-being as we continue to deliver on our customer commitments.
Our Growth Strategy
We are focused on creating long-term stockholder value by increasing our revenue, profitability and cash flow. Identifying strategic end markets yielding sustainable growth, expanding market share through our new product development and targeted acquisitions are all components of our strategy.
We Leverage Existing Customer Relationships and Products and Solutions
We expect to drive revenue growth by leveraging our reputation for providing high quality products to our broad customer base. Our team of sales representatives, engineers and other technical personnel continues to proactively collaborate with our distributors and professional end user customers to enhance and adapt existing products and solutions to meet evolving customer needs. In addition, we seek to leverage our existing customer base to cross-sell our products and solutions across our two business segments, thereby driving organic growth.
We Innovate New Products to Accelerate Organic Growth
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The collaborative relationships and open feedback channels we have with our distributors and end users allow us to add value not only through enhancing and adapting existing products and solutions, but also through efficiently developing new products and solutions to meet existing and future customer needs. Our research and development and sales and marketing personnel work together to identify product opportunities and methodically pursue development of innovative new products. Through developing new products and solutions to both address new markets and complement our product portfolio in markets we currently serve, we create increased opportunities to drive organic growth.
We Invest in Focused Acquisitions that Leverage our Distribution Channels
While we are focused on new product development, improving our existing products and penetrating new markets with these products, we expect to continue to identify and execute acquisitions that will broaden our portfolio of products and offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. We primarily focus on commercially proven products and solutions that would benefit from a broader distribution network and are attractive to customers in our targeted end markets. Once acquired, we strive to utilize our extensive distribution networks to increase revenue by selling those products and solutions to our diversified customer base.
Raw Materials and Suppliers
Our products are manufactured using various raw materials, including base oils, copper flake, aluminum, polyvinyl chloride and tetra-hydrofuran. These raw materials are available from numerous sources, and we do not depend on a single source of supply for any significant amount of raw materials. We are continuing to monitor the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on raw materials in our supply chain, along with the related impact on our end markets, both of which are causing supply chain disruptions for many companies. While we do not currently anticipate significant shortages of raw materials, the long-term impact of these events is uncertain and may cause isolated disruptions or generalized inefficiencies in our raw materials supply chain in the short term. In an effort to drive efficient margins, we generally purchase raw materials and components as needed.
Intellectual Property
We own and maintain a substantial portfolio of trademarks and patents relating to the names and designs of our products. We consider our trademarks and patents to be valuable assets. In addition, our pool of proprietary information, consisting of know-how and trade secrets related to the design, manufacture and operation of our products, is considered particularly valuable. Accordingly, we take proactive measures to protect proprietary information. In aggregate, we own the rights to the products that we manufacture and sell and are not materially encumbered by licensing or franchise agreements. Our trademarks can typically be renewed indefinitely as long as they remain in use, whereas our patents generally expire 10 to 20 years from the dates they were filed. Our patents expire from time to time, but we do not believe that the expiration of any individual patent will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Export Regulations
We are subject to export control regulations in countries from which we export products and services. These controls may apply by virtue of the country in which the products are located or by virtue of the origin of the content contained in the products. The level of control generally depends on the nature of the goods and services in question. Where controls apply, we typically need an export license or authorization (either on a per-product or per transaction basis) or the transaction must qualify for a license exception or the equivalent. In certain cases corresponding reporting requirements may apply. See Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for financial and other information regarding our operations on a geographical basis.
Environmental Regulations
Our operations are subject to certain foreign, federal, state and local regulatory requirements relating to environmental, waste management, labor and health and safety matters. Management believes that our business is operated in material compliance with all such regulations. To date, the cost of such compliance has not had a material impact on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position or that of our operating subsidiaries. While we have implemented policies, practices and procedures to prevent and mitigate risks, violations may occur in the future as a result of human error, equipment failure or other causes. Further, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future environmental legislation or regulatory requirements that could be imposed, or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted.
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Employees
As of March 31, 2020, we employed approximately 730 individuals within our continuing operations. Of these employees, approximately 20 are represented by unions. We believe relations with our employees throughout our operations are generally positive, including those employees represented by unions. No unionized facility accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS
Consider carefully the following risk factors, which we believe are the principal risks that we face and of which we are currently aware, and the other information in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements and related notes to those financial statements. It is possible that additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations. Furthermore, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate the risks discussed in this Annual Report, which could have a material effect on the Company.
The industries in which we operate are highly competitive, and many of our products are in highly competitive markets. We may lose market share to producers of other products that directly compete with or that can be substituted for our products.
The industries in which we operate are highly competitive, and we face significant competition from both large domestic and international competitors and from smaller regional competitors. Our competitors may improve their competitive position in our served markets by successfully introducing new or substitute products, improving their manufacturing processes or expanding their capacity or manufacturing facilities. Further, some of our competitors benefit from advantageous cost positions that could make it increasingly difficult for us to compete in markets for less-differentiated applications. If we are unable to keep pace with our competitors’ products and manufacturing process innovations or cost position, our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Adverse changes in global economic conditions, particularly in the U.S. and including changes resulting from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, could materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Our served industries and key end markets are affected by changes in economic conditions outside our control, which can affect our business in many ways. We are closely monitoring the potential impact on our business resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding decline in economic activity, in particular the effect it may have on demand for our products in the short and long term. Reduced demand may cause us and our competitors to compete on the basis of price, which would have a negative impact on our revenues and profitability. In turn, this could cause us to not be able to satisfy the financial and other covenants to which we are subject under our existing indebtedness. Reduced demand may also hinder our growth plans and otherwise delay or impede execution of our long-term strategic plan and capital allocation strategy. If there is deterioration in the general economy or in the industries we serve, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
Our attempts to address evolving customer needs require that we continually enhance our products. Our efforts to enhance our products may not be commercially viable and failure to develop commercially successful products or keep pace with our competitors could harm our business and results of operations.
A failure to develop commercially successful products or product enhancements or to identify product extensions could materially adversely affect our financial results. If our attempts to develop or enhance products are unsuccessful, we may be unable to recover our development costs, which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. In addition, our inability to enhance or develop products that can meet the evolving needs of our customers, including a failure to do so that results in our products lagging those of new or existing competitors, could reduce demand for our products and may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Certain end markets that we serve are cyclical, which can cause significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows.
The cyclical nature of the supply and demand balance of certain end markets that we serve, including manufacturing, construction, energy and mining, poses risks to us that are beyond our control and can affect our operating results. These markets are highly competitive; are driven to a large extent by end-use markets; and may experience overcapacity, all of which may affect demand for and pricing of our products and result in volatile operating results and cash flows over our business cycle. In particular, our operations and earnings may be significantly affected by changes in oil, gas and petrochemical prices and drilling activities, which depend on local, regional and global events or conditions that affect supply and demand for the relevant commodity. The recent significant decline in oil prices, as well as the continued decline in natural gas prices, could adversely affect the demand for our products used in the energy industry. Additionally, the cyclical nature of these end markets
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could be further exaggerated or interrupted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which in turn could significantly affect demand for our products. Product demand may not be sufficient to utilize current or future capacity. Excess industry capacity may continue to depress our volumes and margins on some products. Our operating results, accordingly, may be volatile as a result of excess industry capacity, as well as from rising energy and raw materials costs.
Our acquisition and integration of businesses could negatively impact our financial results.
Acquiring businesses involves a number of financial, accounting, managerial, operational, legal, compliance and other risks and challenges, including the following, any of which could adversely affect our financial statements:
•any acquired business, technology, service or product could under-perform relative to our expectations and the price that we paid for it, not achieve cost savings or other synergies in accordance with our anticipated timetable or require us to take an impairment related to the acquired business;
•we may decide to divest businesses, technologies, services or products for financial, strategic or other reasons, which may require significant financial and managerial resources and may result in unfavorable accounting treatment;
•we may incur or assume significant debt in connection with our acquisitions, which would increase our leverage and interest expense, thereby reducing funds available to us for purposes such as working capital, capital expenditures, research and development and other general corporate purposes;
•pre-closing and post-closing earnings and charges could adversely impact operating results in any given period, and the impact may be substantially different from period to period;
•the process of integrating acquired operations may create operating difficulties and may require significant financial and managerial resources that would otherwise be available for existing operations;
•we could experience difficulty in integrating financial and other controls and systems;
•we may lose key employees or customers of the acquired company;
•we may assume liabilities that are unknown or for which our indemnification rights are insufficient, or known or contingent liabilities may be greater than anticipated;
•conforming the acquired company's standards, process, procedures and controls, including accounting systems and controls, with our operations could cause deficiencies related to our internal control over financial reporting or exposure to regulatory sanctions resulting from the acquired company's activities; and
•the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our ability to conduct due diligence on acquisitions in the normal manner, including forecasting future financial performance, which could cause a delay in executing transactions until alternate methods of due diligence are determined or the impacted due diligence is able to be conducted by customary means.
Loss of key suppliers, the inability to secure raw materials on a timely basis, or our inability to pass commodity price increases on to customers could have an adverse effect on our business.
Materials used in our manufacturing operations are generally available on the open market from multiple sources. However, some of the raw materials we use are only available from a limited number of sources. Accordingly, any disruptions to a critical suppliers' operations could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. We are closely monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our supply chain, which is causing supply chains for many companies to be interrupted, slowed or temporarily rendered inoperable. While we believe many challenges are temporary and can be managed in the near-term, our business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by prolonged or increasing supply chain disruptions. Availability and cost of raw materials could be affected by a number of factors, including the condition of the energy industry and other commodity prices; tariffs and duties on imported materials; foreign currency exchange rates; and phases of the general business cycle and global demand. We may be unable to pass along price increases to our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We may be unable to successfully execute and realize the expected financial benefits from strategic restructuring and other integration and cost-saving initiatives.
From time to time, our business has engaged in strategic restructuring activities and cost savings initiatives, and such activities may occur in the future. These efforts have included consolidating certain manufacturing facilities in a broader effort to streamline and rationalize our manufacturing processes as we further integrate our operations.
While we expect meaningful financial benefits from our strategic restructuring and other cost-saving initiatives, we may not realize the full benefits expected within the anticipated time frame. Adverse effects from restructuring activities could interfere with our realization of anticipated synergies, customer service improvements and cost savings from these strategic initiatives. Additionally, our ability to fully realize the benefits and implement restructuring programs may be limited by certain contractual commitments. Moreover, because such expenses are difficult to predict, we may incur substantial expenses in connection with the execution of restructuring plans in excess of what is forecasted. Further, restructuring activities are a complex and time-consuming process that can place substantial demands on management, which could divert attention from
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other business priorities or disrupt our daily operations. Any of these failures could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, which could constrain our liquidity.
If these measures are not successful or sustainable, we may undertake additional restructuring and cost reduction efforts, which could result in future charges. Moreover, our ability to achieve our other strategic goals and business plans may be adversely affected, and we could experience business disruptions with customers and elsewhere if our past or future restructuring efforts prove ineffective.
We rely on independent distributors as a channel to market for many of our products. Termination of a substantial number of our distributor relationships or an increase in a distributor's sales of our competitors’ products could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We depend on the services of domestic and international independent distributors to sell our products and, in many cases, provide service and aftermarket support to end users of our products. Rather than serving as passive conduits for delivery of products, our distributors play a significant role in determining which of our products are available for purchase by contractors to service end users. While the use of distributors expands the reach and customer base for our products, the maintenance and administration of distributor relationships is costly and time consuming. The loss of a substantial number of our distributors, for any reason, including among others the rapidly changing market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. In certain international jurisdictions, distributors are conferred certain legal rights that could limit our ability to modify or terminate distribution relationships.
Many of the distributors with whom we transact business also offer competitors’ products and services to our customers. An increase in the distributors’ sales of our competitors’ products to our customers, or a decrease in the number of our products the distributor makes available for purchase, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Growth of our business will depend in part on market awareness of our industrial brands, and any failure to develop, maintain, protect or enhance our industrial brands would hurt our ability to retain or attract customers.
We believe that building and maintaining market awareness, brand recognition and goodwill is critical to our success. This will depend largely on our ability to continue to provide high-quality products, and we may not be able to do so effectively. Our efforts in developing our industrial brands may be affected by the marketing efforts of our competitors and our reliance on our independent dealers, distributors and strategic partners to promote our industrial brands effectively. If we are unable to cost-effectively maintain and increase positive awareness of our industrial brands, our businesses, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
We are dependent on third party manufacturers for certain products that we sell.
We use third parties to manufacture certain of our products, most of which are located in jurisdictions outside the United States. To the extent that we rely on third parties to perform these functions, we will not be able to directly control product delivery schedules and quality assurance. This lack of control may result in product shortages or quality assurance problems that could delay shipments of products, increase manufacturing, assembly, testing or other costs or diminish our brand recognition or relationships with our customers. If a third party manufacturer experiences capacity constraints or financial difficulties, suffers damage to its facilities, experiences power outages, natural disasters, labor shortages or labor strikes, or any other disruption of assembly or testing capacity, we may not be able to obtain alternative manufacturing in a timely manner or on commercially acceptable terms. For example, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing some businesses to be closed or to reduce capacity, supply chains to be interrupted, slowed, or rendered inoperable, and individuals to become ill, quarantined, or otherwise unable to work and/or travel due to health reasons or governmental restrictions. Currently, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy is uncertain. Depending on the length and severity of the pandemic, it could have a materially adverse long-term effect on the global economy and our business by negatively impacting our ability to competitively source raw materials and rely on third party manufacturers, which would have an adverse effect on our revenue, expenses and results of operations.
Since most of the third party manufacturers we use are located outside of the U.S., the availability of and the prices we pay for product can be affected by domestic and international trade policies. This includes the imposition of new or increased tariffs and duties on exported and imported products, foreign currency exchange rates, and phases of the general business cycle and global economic conditions. Any of these factors could impact the availability of or materially increase the cost of manufactured products we purchase, and we may be unable to secure alternative product sources or pass along price increases to our customers.
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We may not be able to consummate acquisitions at our historical rate and at appropriate valuations.
Inorganic growth is an important part of our strategic growth plans, and we seek to acquire businesses, some of which may be material, in pursuit of our plans; please see “Item 1. Business” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this Annual Report for additional information. Our ability to grow revenues, earnings and cash flow at or above our historic rates depends in part upon our ability to identify, successfully acquire and integrate businesses at accretive valuations and realize anticipated synergies. Our inability to do so could adversely impact our growth rate and our stock price. Our ability to implement our inorganic growth strategy will be limited by our ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, which are difficult to identify for a number of reasons, including volatile or depressed macroeconomic conditions, high valuations and competition among prospective buyers. Covenants in our credit agreement and our financial resources, including available cash and borrowing capacity, will also limit our ability to consummate acquisitions, which may require additional debt financing, resulting in higher leverage and an increase in interest expense. Changes in accounting or regulatory requirements could also adversely impact our ability to consummate acquisitions.
Our relationships with our employees could deteriorate, which could adversely affect our operations.
As a manufacturing company, we rely on a positive relationship with our employees to produce our products and maintain our production processes and productivity. As of March 31, 2020, we had approximately 730 full-time employees in our continuing operations, of which approximately 20 were subject to collective bargaining agreements. If our workers were to engage in a strike, work stoppage or other slowdown, our operations could be disrupted, or we could experience higher labor costs. In addition, if significant portions of our employees were to become unionized, we could experience significant operating disruptions and higher ongoing labor costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Loss of key personnel or our inability to attract and retain new qualified personnel could hurt our business and inhibit our ability to operate and grow successfully.
Our success in the highly competitive end markets in which we operate will continue to depend to a significant extent on the experience and expertise of our senior leaders. Loss of the services of any of these individuals could have an adverse effect on our business. Further, we may not be able to retain or recruit qualified individuals to join our company. The loss of executive officers or other key employees could result in high transition costs and could disrupt our operations.
Chemical processing is inherently hazardous, which could result in accidents that disrupt our operations or expose us to significant losses or liabilities.
Hazards associated with chemical processing and the related storage and transportation of raw materials, products and wastes exist in our operations and the operations of other occupants with whom we share manufacturing sites. These hazards could lead to an interruption or suspension of operations and have an adverse effect on the productivity and profitability of a particular manufacturing facility or on us as a whole. These potential risks include, but are not necessarily limited to, chemical spills and other discharges or releases of toxic or hazardous substances or gases, pipeline and storage tank leaks and ruptures, explosions and fires and mechanical failure. These hazards may result in personal injury and loss of life, damage to property and contamination of the environment, which may result in a suspension of operations and the imposition of civil or criminal penalties, including governmental fines, expenses for remediation and claims brought by governmental entities or third parties. The loss or shutdown of operations over an extended period at any of our major operating facilities could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Our property, business interruption and casualty insurance may not fully insure us against all potential hazards incidental to our business.
Regulation of our employees’ exposure to certain chemicals or other hazardous products could require material expenditures or changes in our operations.
Certain chemicals and other raw materials that we use in the manufacture of our products may have adverse health effects. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration limits the permissible employee exposure to some of those materials. Future studies on the health effects of certain chemicals and materials may result in additional or new regulations that further restrict or prohibit the use of, and exposure to, certain chemicals and materials. Additional regulation of certain chemicals and materials could require us to change our operations, and these changes could affect the quality of our products and materially increase our costs.
Regulatory and statutory changes applicable to us or our customers could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
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We and many of our customers are subject to various national, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Changes in any of these areas could result in additional compliance costs, seizures, confiscations, recall or monetary fines, any of which could prevent or inhibit the development, distribution and sale of our products.
In addition, we benefit from certain regulations, including building code regulations, which require the use of products that we and other manufacturers sell. For example, certain environmental regulations may encourage the use of more environmentally friendly products, such as some of the lubricants and greases that we manufacture. If these regulations were to change, demand for our products could be reduced and our results of operations could be adversely affected.
Compliance with extensive environmental, health and safety laws could require material expenditures, changes in our operations or site remediation.
Our operations and properties are subject to regulation under environmental laws, which can impose substantial sanctions for violations. We must conform our operations to applicable regulatory requirements and adapt to changes in such requirements in all jurisdictions in which we operate. Certain materials we use in the manufacture of our products can represent potentially significant health and safety concerns. We use hazardous substances and generate hazardous wastes in certain of our manufacturing operations. Consequently, our operations are subject to extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations at the international, national, state and local level in multiple jurisdictions. These laws and regulations govern, among other things, air emissions, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste management, site remediation programs and chemical use and management. Many of these laws and regulations have become more stringent over time, and the costs of compliance with these requirements may increase, including costs associated with any necessary capital investments. In addition, our production facilities require operating permits that are subject to renewal and, in some circumstances, revocation. The necessary permits may not be issued or continue in effect, and renewals of any issued permits may contain significant new requirements or restrictions. The nature of the chemical industry exposes us to risks of liability due to the use, production, management, storage, transportation and sale of materials that may be hazardous and can cause contamination or personal injury or damage if released into the environment.
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations generally increases the costs of transportation and storage of raw materials and finished products, as well as the costs of storage and disposal of wastes. We may incur substantial costs, including fines, damages, criminal or civil sanctions and remediation costs, or experience interruptions in our operations for violations arising under environmental laws, regulations or permit requirements.
Our permits, licenses, registrations or authorizations and those of our customers or distributors may be modified, suspended, terminated or revoked before their expiration or we and/or they may be unable to renew them upon their expiration. We may bear liability for failure to obtain, maintain or comply with required authorizations.
We are required to obtain and maintain, and may be required to obtain and maintain in the future, various permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations for the ownership or operation of our business, including the manufacturing, distribution, sale and marketing of our products and importing of raw materials. These permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations could be modified, suspended, terminated or revoked or we may be unable to renew them upon their expiration for various reasons, including for non-compliance. These permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations can be difficult, costly and time consuming to obtain and could contain conditions that limit our operations. Our failure to obtain, maintain and comply with necessary permits, licenses, registrations or authorizations for the conduct of our business could result in fines or penalties, which may be significant. Additionally, any such failure could restrict or otherwise prohibit certain aspects of our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Many of our customers and distributors require similar permits, licenses, registrations and authorizations to operate. If a significant customer, distributor or group thereof were to lose an important permit, license, registration or authorization, forcing them to cease or reduce their business, our revenues could decrease, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may inadvertently fail to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, effectively prevent fraud and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or effectively prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results could be harmed. If we are unable to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to provide reliable financial reports, which in turn could affect our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Ineffective internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in reported financial information, which could negatively affect our stock price, limit our ability to access capital markets in the future, and require additional costs to improve internal control systems and procedures.
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Our insurance policies may not cover, or fully cover, us against natural disasters, global conflicts or environmental risk.
We currently have insurance policies for certain operating risks, which include certain property damage, including certain aspects of business interruption for certain sites, operational and product liability, transit, directors’ and officers’ liability, industrial accident insurance and other risks customary in the industries in which we operate. However, we may become subject to liability (including in relation to pollution, occupational illnesses, injury resulting from tampering, product contamination or degeneration or other hazards) against which we have not insured or cannot fully insure.
For example, hurricanes may affect our facilities or the failure of our information systems as a result of breakdown, malicious attacks, unauthorized access, viruses or other factors could severely impair several aspects of operations, including, but not limited to, logistics, revenues, customer service and administration. In addition, in the event that a product liability or third-party liability claim is brought against us, we may be required to recall our products in certain jurisdictions if they fail to meet relevant quality or safety standards, and we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in making an insurance claim under our policies or that the claimed proceeds will be sufficient to compensate the actual damages suffered.
Should we suffer a major uninsured loss, a product liability judgment against us or a product recall, future earnings could be materially adversely affected. We could be required to increase our debt or divert resources from other investments in our business to discharge product related claims. In addition, adverse publicity in relation to our products could have a significant effect on future revenues, and insurance may not continue to be available at economically acceptable premiums. As a result, our insurance coverage may not cover the full scope and extent of claims against us or losses that we incur.
We may be unable to protect our trademarks, trade secrets, other intellectual property and proprietary information, which could harm our competitive position.
Our ability to protect and preserve our trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property and proprietary information relating to our business is an important factor to our success. However, we may be unable to prevent third parties from using our intellectual property and other proprietary information without our authorization or from independently developing intellectual property and other proprietary information that is similar to ours, particularly in those countries where the laws do not protect our proprietary rights to the same degree as in the U.S. In addition, because certain of our products are manufactured by third parties, we have necessarily shared some of our intellectual property with those third parties. There can be no guarantee that those third parties, some of whom are located in jurisdictions where intellectual property risks may be more pronounced, will comply with contractual and other legal commitments to preserve and protect our intellectual property.
The use of our intellectual property and other proprietary information by others could reduce or eliminate any competitive advantage we have developed, potentially causing us to lose sales or otherwise harm our business. If it becomes necessary for us to litigate to protect these rights, any proceedings could be burdensome and costly, and we may not prevail.
Our intellectual property may not provide us with any competitive advantage and may be challenged by third parties. Moreover, our competitors may already hold or in the future may hold intellectual property rights in the U.S. or abroad that, if enforced or issued, could possibly prevail over our rights or otherwise limit our ability to manufacture or sell one or more of our products in the U.S. or internationally. Despite our efforts, we may be sued for infringing on the intellectual property rights of others. This litigation is costly and, even if we prevail, the costs of such litigation could adversely affect our financial condition.
Adequate remedies may not be available in the event of an unauthorized use or disclosure of our trade secrets and manufacturing expertise. The loss of employees who have specialized knowledge and expertise could harm our competitive position and cause our revenues and operating results to decline as a result of increased competition. In addition, others may obtain knowledge of our trade secrets through independent development or other access by legal means.
Changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income tax returns could adversely affect our results.
We have a complex tax structure and our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles or interpretations thereof. In addition, we are also subject to periodic examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. There can be no assurance that the outcomes from these examinations will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We are also exposed to changes in tax law, as well as any future regulations implementing and interpretations of tax laws, which can impact our current and future years' tax provision. The effect of such tax law changes or regulations and interpretations, as well as any additional tax reform legislation in the U.S., U.K. or elsewhere, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Security breaches and other disruptions to our information technology systems could compromise our information, disrupt our operations, and expose us to liability, which may adversely impact our operations.
In the ordinary course of our business, we store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and that of our customers, suppliers and business partners, and personally identifiable information of our employees in our information technology systems, including in our data centers and on our networks. The secure processing, maintenance and transmission of this data is critical to our operations. Despite our efforts to secure our information systems from cyber-security attacks or breaches, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached or disrupted due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Although such attempts have been made to attack our information technology systems, no material harm has resulted. Any such attack, breach or disruption could compromise our information technology systems and the information stored in them could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen and our business operations could be disrupted. Additionally, any significant disruption or slowdown of our systems could cause customers to cancel orders or cause standard business processes to become inefficient or ineffective, which could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Any such access, disclosure or other loss of information or business disruption could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, and damage to our reputation, which could adversely impact our operations.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, as well as other laws governing our operations. If we fail to comply with these laws, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, other remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our operations are subject to anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), and other anti-corruption laws that apply in countries where we do business. The FCPA and these other laws generally prohibit us and our employees and intermediaries from bribing, being bribed or making other prohibited payments to government officials or other persons to obtain or retain business or gain some other business advantage. We conduct business in a number of jurisdictions that pose a high risk of potential FCPA violations, and we participate in relationships with third parties whose actions could potentially subject us to liability under the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted.
We are also subject to other laws and regulations governing our international operations, including regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and various non-U.S. government entities, including applicable export control regulations, economic sanctions on countries and persons, customs requirements, currency exchange regulations and transfer pricing regulations (collectively, “Trade Control Laws”).
We have and maintain a compliance program with policies, procedures and employee training to help ensure compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws and the Trade Control Laws. However, despite our compliance programs, there is no assurance that we will be completely effective in ensuring our compliance with all applicable anti-corruption laws, including the FCPA or other legal requirements, or Trade Control Laws. If we are not in compliance with the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws or Trade Control Laws, we may be subject to criminal and civil penalties, disgorgement and other sanctions and remedial measures, and legal expenses, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
Likewise, any investigation of any potential violations of the FCPA, other anti-corruption laws or Trade Control Laws by the U.S. or foreign authorities could also have an adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our outstanding indebtedness and the restrictive covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness limit our operating and financial flexibility.
We are required to make scheduled repayments and, under certain events of default, accelerated repayments on our outstanding indebtedness, which may require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to payments on our indebtedness. Such repayment requirements could reduce the availability of our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, R&D efforts and other general corporate purposes, and could generally limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry.
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In addition, the agreements governing our indebtedness impose certain operating and financial restrictions on us and somewhat limit management’s discretion in operating our businesses. These agreements limit or restrict our ability, among other things, to: incur additional debt; pay dividends and make other distributions; make investments and other restricted payments; create liens; sell assets; and enter into transactions with affiliates.
We are also required to comply with leverage and interest coverage financial covenants and deliver to our lenders audited annual and unaudited quarterly financial statements. Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. Failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We may acquire various structured financial instruments for purposes of hedging or reducing our risks, which may be costly and ineffective.
We may seek to hedge against commodity price fluctuations and credit risk by using structured financial instruments such as futures, options, swaps and forward contracts. Use of structured financial instruments for hedging purposes may present significant risks, including the risk of loss of the amounts invested. Defaults by the other party to a hedging transaction can result in losses in the hedging transaction. Hedging activities also involve the risk of an imperfect correlation between the hedging instrument and the asset being hedged, which could result in losses both on the hedging transaction and on the instrument being hedged. Use of hedging activities may not prevent significant losses and could increase our losses.
Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may significantly impact our results of operations and may significantly affect the comparability of our results between financial periods.
Our operations are conducted in many countries. The results of the operations and the financial position of these subsidiaries are reported in the relevant foreign currencies and then translated into U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. The main currencies to which we are exposed, besides the U.S. dollar, are primarily the Canadian dollar, the British pound and the Australian dollar. The exchange rates between these currencies and the U.S. dollar in recent years have fluctuated significantly and may continue to do so in the future for a variety of reasons, including general economic conditions and event-driven circumstances. For example, the dynamics and uncertainties associated with the U.K.'s planned exit from the European Union ("Brexit") could produce significant fluctuations in global currency exchange rates. A depreciation of these currencies against the U.S. dollar will decrease the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts derived from these operations reported in our consolidated financial statements, and an appreciation of these currencies will result in a corresponding increase in such amounts.
Because many of our raw material costs are determined with respect to the U.S. dollar rather than these currencies, depreciation of these currencies may have an adverse effect on our profit margins or our reported results of operations. Conversely, to the extent that we are required to pay for goods or services in foreign currencies, the appreciation of such currencies against the U.S. dollar will tend to negatively impact our results of operations. In addition, currency fluctuations may affect the comparability of our results of operations between financial periods.
We incur currency transaction risk whenever we enter into either a purchase or sale transaction using a currency other than the local currency of the transacting entity. Given the volatility of exchange rates, there can be no assurance that we will be able to effectively manage our currency transaction risks, that our hedging activities will be effective or that any volatility in currency exchange rates will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect the current views of our senior management with respect to future events and our financial performance. These statements include forward-looking statements with respect to our business and industry in general. Statements that include the words “may,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “potential,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements for purposes of the federal securities laws or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that relate to, or statements that are subject to risks, contingencies or uncertainties that relate to:
•our business strategy;
•future levels of revenues, operating margins, income from operations, net income or earnings per share;
•anticipated levels of demand for our products and services;
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•short and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
•future levels of research and development, capital, environmental or maintenance expenditures;
•our beliefs regarding the timing and effects on our business of health and safety, tax, environmental or other legislation, rules and regulations;
•the success or timing of completion of ongoing or anticipated capital, restructuring or maintenance projects;
•expectations regarding the acquisition or divestiture of assets and businesses;
•our ability to obtain appropriate insurance and indemnities;
•the potential effects of judicial or other proceedings, including tax audits, on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;
•the anticipated effects of actions of third parties such as competitors, or federal, foreign, state or local regulatory authorities, or plaintiffs in litigation;
•the expected impact of accounting pronouncements; and
•the other factors listed above under “Risk Factors.”
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on our current knowledge of our business and operations, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate the risks discussed in this Annual Report, which could have a material impact on our company. Any forward-looking statements you read in this Annual Report reflect our views as of the date of this Annual Report with respect to future events and are subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and you should carefully consider all of the factors identified in this Annual Report that could cause actual results to differ. We assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
ITEM 1B: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
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ITEM 2: PROPERTIES
Properties
Our principal executive offices are located at 5420 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75240. Our headquarters is a leased facility. The current lease term expires August 31, 2026, but may be renewed.
We consider the many offices, manufacturing and R&D facilities, warehouses and other properties that we own or lease to be in good condition and generally suitable for the purposes for which they are used. The following table presents our principal manufacturing locations by segment and excludes facilities classified as discontinued operations.
| Location | Use | Segment | Square Footage | Owned/Leased | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise, Idaho | Manufacturing, Office and R&D | Industrial Products | 42,000 | Leased | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall River, Massachusetts | Manufacturing and Office | Both | 140,200 | Leased | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston, Texas | Manufacturing, Office, R&D and Warehouse | Both | 253,900 | Owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hudson, Florida | Manufacturing, Office and R&D | Industrial Products | 40,000 | Leased | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rockwall, Texas | Manufacturing, Office, R&D and Warehouse | Both | 227,600 | Owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita, Kansas | Manufacturing and Office | Industrial Products | 42,800 | Owned | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Manufacturing, Office and R&D | Industrial Products | 42,000 | Leased | ||||||||||||||||||||||
We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current operations. We may endeavor to selectively reduce or expand our existing lease commitments as circumstances warrant. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information regarding our operating lease obligations.
ITEM 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of our operations in the normal course of business or otherwise. Furthermore, third parties may try to seek to impose liability on us in connection with the activities of our operating companies. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or financial statements, taken as a whole.
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our common shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "CSWI."
Holders
As of May 13, 2020, there were 417 holders of record of our common stock. The number of holders of record is based upon the actual numbers of holders registered at such date and does not include holders of shares in “street name” or persons, partnerships, associates, corporations or other entities in security position listings maintained by depositories.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report includes a discussion of our share repurchase program. The following table represents the number of shares repurchased during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program | Maximum Number of Shares (or Approximate Dollar Value) That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 1 - 31 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 62.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| February 1 - 29 | 123,638 | (b) | 72.10 | 123,537 | 53.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 1 - 31 | 257,805 | 66.51 | 257,805 | 36.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 381,443 | 381,342 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) On November 7, 2018, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a program allowing us to repurchase shares of our common stock up to an aggregate market value of $75.0 million during a two-year period. The program may be limited or terminated at any time. As of March 31, 2020, 624,986 shares of our common stock had been repurchased under the program for an aggregate of $38.7 million.
(b) Includes 101 shares tendered by employees to satisfy minimum tax withholding amounts for restricted share vesting at an average price per share of $73.71.
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Stock Performance Chart
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock from October 1, 2015 (the date on which our common shares began "regular way" trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market) through March 31, 2020 compared with the Russell 2000 Index, of which CSWI is a component, and a composite custom peer group, selected on an industry basis. The graph assumes that $100 was invested at the market close on October 1, 2015 and that all dividends were reinvested. The stock price performance of the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. The custom peer group consists of the following:
| Astec Industries | Futurefuel Corp. | Landec Corp | Quaker Chemical | ||||||||
| Chase Corp. | Gorman-Rupp Company | Littelfuse, Inc. | Tredegar Corp. | ||||||||
| Columbus McKinnon Corp | Innospec Inc. | LSB Industries | WD-40 Company | ||||||||
| CTS Corp. | Koppers Holdings | Methode Electronics, Inc. | |||||||||
| Flotek Industries, Inc. | Kraton Performance Polymers | NN, Inc. | |||||||||
Omnova Solutions Inc. was removed from our custom peer group as it was acquired by Synthomer plc and its shares are no longer publicly traded.
This graph is furnished and not filed with the SEC. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our previous filings made under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act that incorporate future filings made by us under those statutes, the stock performance graph below is not to be incorporated by reference in any prior filings, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any future filings made by us under those statutes.
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ITEM 6: SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts in thousands, except per share data) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | (a), (b) | (c), (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 385,871 | $ | 350,155 | $ | 326,222 | $ | 287,460 | $ | 266,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 177,050 | 161,370 | 147,940 | 128,956 | 131,948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (110,032) | (100,930) | (98,281) | (95,601) | (93,814) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 66,067 | 60,440 | 49,659 | 32,040 | 38,134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (1,331) | (1,442) | (2,317) | (2,695) | (3036) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (12,784) | (15,389) | (15,565) | (14,360) | (19,166) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | 44,817 | 46,052 | 32,682 | 17,800 | 23,807 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share - continuing operations | $ | 2.95 | $ | 2.96 | $ | 2.09 | $ | 1.12 | $ | 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends per share | $ | 0.54 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FINANCIAL CONDITION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working capital | $ | 90,899 | $ | 102,095 | $ | 82,713 | $ | 108,547 | $ | 123,958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 369,245 | 352,632 | 340,816 | 398,427 | 392,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total debt | 10,898 | 31,459 | 24,020 | 73,207 | 89,682 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement obligations and other liabilities | 23,021 | 8,092 | 6,738 | 14,844 | 13,566 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total equity | 276,741 | 263,686 | 265,765 | 272,438 | 258,010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)Result of operations in the year ended March 31, 2020 included a charge of $6.5 million ($5.0 million, net of tax) resulting from the termination of our qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan.
(b)Results of operations and financial condition for the year ended March 31, 2020 reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 "Leases (Topic 842)," as amended.
(c)Results of operations in the year ended March 31, 2019 included gains of $2.6 million ($1.9 million, net of tax) on sales of property, plant and equipment used in operations and $1.5 million ($2.4 million including tax benefit resulting from tax basis loss) on sales of non-operating assets.
(d)Results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2019 reflect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)," as amended.
(e)Results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2018 included costs of $1.4 million ($0.9 million, net of tax) resulting from restructuring and realignment initiatives.
(f)Results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2017 included costs of $6.6 million ($4.3 million, net of tax) resulting from restructuring and realignment initiatives.
(g)Results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2016 included a curtailment gain of $8.0 million ($5.2 million, net of tax) resulting from freezing our qualified U.S. defined benefit pension plan.
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ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is provided to increase the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and the “Forward-Looking Statements” included in this Annual Report for a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with these statements. Unless otherwise noted, all amounts discussed herein are consolidated.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Our Company
We are a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across two segments: Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. Our broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to our customers. CSWI products and systems help contractors do their jobs better, faster and easier; make buildings safer and more aesthetically pleasing; protect valuable assets from corrosion; and improve the reliability of mission critical equipment. Our products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration ("HVAC/R"), sealants and high-performance specialty lubricants. End markets that we serve include HVAC/R, architecturally-specified building products, plumbing, energy, rail, mining and general industrial. Our manufacturing operations are concentrated in the United States ("U.S.") and Canada, and we have distribution operations in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom ("U.K."). Our products are sold directly or through designated channels both domestically and internationally.
Many of our products are used to protect the capital assets of our customers that are expensive to repair or replace and are critical to their operations. We have a source of recurring revenue from the maintenance, repair and overhaul and consumable nature of many of our products. We also provide some custom and semi-custom products that strengthen and enhance our customer relationships. The reputation of our product portfolio is built on more than 100 well-respected brand names, such as RectorSeal No. 5, KOPR-KOTE, KATS Coatings, Jet-Lube, Smoke Guard, Safe-T-Switch, Mighty Bracket, Balco, Whitmore Rail, Air Sentry, Oil Safe, Deacon, Leak Freeze and Greco.
We believe that our broad portfolio of products and markets served, as well as our brand recognition, will continue to provide opportunities; however, we face ongoing challenges affecting many companies, such as environmental and other regulatory compliance, combined with overall global economic uncertainty. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, we continued to experience strong revenue growth in key end markets such as HVAC/R and plumbing, where our innovative chemical and mechanical products have increased market penetration. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, spending by many of our customers in the rail, mining and energy end markets decreased. as customers adjusted to weakened demand for raw materials in response to lower market prices for various natural resources.
Discontinued Operations
During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, we committed to a plan to divest our Strathmore Products business (the "Coatings business"). This determination resulted in the reclassification of the assets comprising that business to assets held-for-sale, and a corresponding adjustment to our consolidated statements of operations to reflect discontinued operations for all periods presented. During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, we received an aggregate of $6.9 million for the sale of certain tangible and all intangible assets that related to our former Coatings business in multiple transactions. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we received $1.5 million for the sale of the last remaining real property owned by our former Coatings business and, as such, we do not expect to have results of discontinued operations resulting from the Coatings business in future years.
Our Markets
HVAC/R
The HVAC/R market is our largest market served and it represented approximately 31% and 30% of our net revenues in the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We provide an extensive array of products for installation, repair and maintenance of HVAC/R systems that includes condensate switches, pans and pumps, air diffusers, refrigerant caps, line set covers and other chemical and mechanical products. The industry is driven by replacement and repair of existing HVAC/R systems, as well as new construction projects. New HVAC/R systems are heavily influenced by macro trends in building construction, while replacement and repair of existing HVAC/R systems are dependent on weather and age of unit. The HVAC/R market tends to be seasonal with the peak sales season beginning in March and continuing through August.
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Construction and repair is typically performed by contractors, and we utilize our global distribution network to drive sales of our brands to such contractors.
Architecturally-Specified Building Products
Architecturally-specified building products represented approximately 29% and 28% of our net revenues in the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We manufacture and sell products such as engineered railings, smoke and fire protection systems, expansion joints and stair edge nosings for commercial buildings, multi-family housing, healthcare, education and government facilities. Sales of these products are driven by architectural specifications and safety codes. The sales process is typically long as these can be multi-year construction projects. The construction market, both commercial and multi-family, is a key driver for sales of architecturally-specified building products.
General Industrial
The general industrial end market represented approximately 13% and 15% of our net revenues in the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We provide products focused on asset protection and reliability, including lubricants, desiccant breathers and fluid management products. The general industrial market includes the manufacture of chemicals, steel, cement, food and beverage, pulp and paper and a wide variety of other processed materials. We serve this market primarily through a network of distributors. The growth trajectory of the general industrial end market is expected to reflect a blended average of the aforementioned end use markets.
Plumbing
The plumbing market represented approximately 11% of our net revenues in both of the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. We provide many products to the plumbing industry including thread sealants, solvent cements, fire-stopping products, condensate switches and trap guards, as well as other mechanical products, such as drain traps. Installation is typically performed by contractors, and we utilize our global distribution network to drive sales of our products to contractors.
Energy
The energy market represented approximately 6% of our net revenues in both of the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. We provide market-leading lubricants and anti-seize compounds, as well as greases, for use in oilfield drilling activity and maintenance of oilfield drilling and valve related equipment. We sell our products primarily through distributors that are strategically situated near the major oil and gas producing areas across the globe. The outlook for the energy industry is heavily dependent on the global demand expectations from developed and emerging economies, as well as oil price and local government policies relative to oil exploration, drilling, storage and transportation.
Rail
The rail market represented approximately 6% of our net revenues in both of the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. We provide an array of products into the rail industry, including lubricants and lubricating devices for rail lines, which increase efficiency and reduce noise for, as well as extend the life of, rail equipment such as rails and wheels. We leverage our technical expertise to build relationships with key decision-makers to ensure our products meet required specifications. We sell our products primarily through a direct sales force, as well as through distribution partners. End markets for Rail include Class 1 Rail as the primary end market in North America and Transit Rail as the primary end market in all other geographies. Cyclical product classes such as farm products and petrochemical can also impact volumes in Class 1 Rail. While coal transport is diminishing demand for Class 1 Rail in North America, global investment in Transit Rail systems is expected to more than offset this decline.
Mining
The mining market represented approximately 4% of our net revenues in both of the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Across the globe, we provide market-leading lubricants to open gears used in large mining excavation equipment, primarily through direct sales agents, as well as a network of strategic distributors. The North American mining industry is heavily weighted toward coal production and has experienced headwinds due to continued decline in domestic coal demand, partially mitigated by the seaborne coal export market. Globally, coal demand has been robust, and focused efforts in coal markets outside of the U.S., coupled with enhanced focus on markets such as iron, gold, diamonds and uranium in Southeast Asia, South America, Africa and Russia, have delivered growth that has generally offset the weakness in North American coal demand.
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Outside of coal, the mining market tends to move with global industrial output as basic industrial metals such as copper, tin, aluminum, and zinc, which are critical inputs to many industrial products.
Our Outlook
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic. COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world and has led certain countries or jurisdictions within them to restrict travel, social gatherings and certain types of business activity deemed to be "non-essential," which has created a sharp recessionary environment in the U.S. and around the globe and has led to a decline in demand in many end markets, including those we serve. Also, in March 2020, as a result of the weakened demand for crude oil-related products resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and magnified by the supply impact of political tensions between several large oil-producing countries, there has been a substantial decline of and volatility in oil prices. Both factors had a negative impact on our revenues in the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 and are expected to negatively impact our results in fiscal year 2021.
All of our operations and products support critical infrastructure and are considered "essential" in all of the relevant jurisdictions in which we operate, which has allowed our business to continue to operate throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate safeguards for our employees. In response to the pandemic, we took numerous measures across our operating sites to ensure we continue to place the highest priority on the health, safety and well-being of our employees, while continuing to support our customers.
While we have incurred a modest amount of additional expense in supporting these measures, during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 and through the date of this filing, we have not experienced any material disruptions in our operations.
We expect our results of operations and financial condition to be adversely impacted through the duration of the pandemic due to its effects on the economy and demand for our products and services. However, we cannot reasonably estimate the magnitude or length of the adverse impact due to continued uncertainty regarding (1) the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) the extent of the potential short and long-term impact on our facilities and employees, customer demand and availability of materials through supply channels. We have yet to see significant supply chain disruptions, but cannot predict future impacts as a result of the global pandemic or trade disputes. Our continued focus on prudent cost controls throughout the organization has positioned us well to weather challenging demand environments and overall economic conditions, but cost control initiatives may not be able to fully offset the adverse impacts.
We expect to maintain a strong balance sheet in fiscal year 2021, which provides us with access to capital through our cash on hand, internally-generated cash flow and availability under our revolving credit facility. Our capital allocation strategy continues to guide our investing decisions, with a priority to direct capital to the highest risk adjusted return opportunities, within the categories of organic growth, strategic acquisitions and the return of cash to shareholders through our share repurchase and dividend programs. With the strength of our financial position, we will continue to invest in financially and strategically attractive expanded product offerings, key elements of our long-term strategy of targeting long-term profitable growth. We will continue to invest our capital in maintaining our facilities and in continuous improvement initiatives. We recognize the importance of, and remain committed to, continuing to drive organic growth, as well as investing additional capital in opportunities with attractive risk-adjusted returns, driving increased penetration in the end markets we serve.
We remain disciplined in our approach to acquisitions, particularly as it relates to our assessment of valuation, prospective synergies, diligence, cultural fit and ease of integration, especially in light of the economic conditions due to the pandemic.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion provides an analysis of our consolidated results of operations and results for each of our segments.
The operations of Petersen Metals, Inc. ("Petersen") have been included in our consolidated results of operations and in the operating results of our Industrial Products segment since April 2, 2019, the effective date of the acquisition. The operations of MSD Research, Inc. ("MSD") have been included in our consolidated results of operations and in the operating results of our Industrial Products segment since January 31, 2019, the effective date of the acquisition. All acquisitions are described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Throughout this discussion, we refer to costs incurred related to “restructuring and realignment.” These costs represent both restructuring and non-restructuring charges incurred as a result of manufacturing footprint optimization activities, including those activities described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
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Net Revenues
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 385,871 | $ | 350,155 | $ | 326,222 | ||||||||||||||
Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $35.7 million, or 10.2%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to recent acquisitions ($15.1 million) and increased sales volumes into the HVAC/R ($12.0 million), plumbing ($3.2 million), architecturally-specified building products ($2.1 million), rail ($1.2 million), mining ($1.2 million) and general industrial ($0.9 million) end markets. Although the mining and rail end markets increased over the prior fiscal year, those increases occurred during the first nine months of the fiscal year, while the fourth fiscal quarter was relatively flat as compared with the same period in the prior year. The energy end market experienced growth in the first nine months of the fiscal year, but declines in the fourth fiscal quarter as compared with the same period in the prior year offset most of that growth.
Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $23.9 million, or 7.3%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. Increased sales volumes of both existing products and new products into the general industrial ($9.5 million), HVAC/R ($9.2 million), architecturally-specified building products ($7.0 million) and plumbing ($2.1 million) end markets, were partially offset by decreased sales volumes into the mining end market ($3.8 million).
Net revenues into the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific represented approximately 90%, 6%, and 4%, respectively, of net revenues for each of the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The presentation of net revenues by geographic region is based on the location of the customer. For additional information regarding net revenues by geographic region, see Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except percentages) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 177,050 | $ | 161,370 | $ | 147,940 | ||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin | 45.9 | % | 46.1 | % | 45.3 | % | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $15.7 million, or 9.7%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to increased revenues, recent acquisitions and an $0.8 million gain on sales of property, plant and equipment in the current period, partially offset by a $2.6 million gain on sales of property, plant and equipment in the prior year that did not recur. Gross profit margin for the year ended March 31, 2020 of 45.9% decreased from 46.1% for the year ended March 31, 2019, primarily attributable to product mix.
Gross profit for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $13.4 million, or 9.1%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase is attributable to increased revenues, $2.6 million in gains on sales of property, plant and equipment and $1.4 million in restructuring and realignment costs in the prior year that did not recur. Gross profit margin for the year ended March 31, 2019 of 46.1% increased from 45.3% for the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase is attributable to sales leverage, gains on sales of property, plant and equipment and savings as a result of prior year restructuring and realignment activities.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except percentages) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 110,983 | $ | 100,930 | $ | 98,281 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses as a % of revenues | 28.8 | % | 28.8 | % | 30.1 | % | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $10.1 million, or 10.0%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to recent acquisitions ($3.2 million), and increased employee-related costs, as well as a net increase in trademark impairments and write-offs ($0.6 million).
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Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues for the year ended March 31, 2020 was comparable to the year ended March 31, 2019, as leverage on increased revenues was partially offset by increased employee-related costs.
Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $2.6 million, or 2.7%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase was attributable to increased performance-based compensation expenses and increased commissions in support of increased revenues, partially offset by a decrease in professional fees. The decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of revenues was attributable to leverage on increased revenues and lower professional fees, partially offset by increased compensation and selling expenses.
Operating Income
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except percentages) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | $ | 66,067 | $ | 60,440 | $ | 49,659 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 17.1 | % | 17.3 | % | 15.2 | % | ||||||||||||||
Operating income for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased by $5.6 million, or 9.3%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was a result of the $15.7 million increase in gross profit, partially offset by the $10.1 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense as discussed above.
Operating income for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased by $10.8 million, or 21.7%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase was a result of the $13.4 million increase in gross profit, slightly offset by the $2.6 million increase in selling, general and administrative expense as discussed above.
Other income and expense
Interest expense, net for the year ended March 31, 2020 decreased $0.1 million to $1.3 million as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019, due to an overall reduction in average outstanding debt under our Revolving Credit Facility (described in Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report), as well as lower interest rates.
Interest expense, net for the year ended March 31, 2019 decreased $0.9 million to $1.4 million as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018, primarily due to an overall reduction in average outstanding debt under our Revolving Credit Facility (described in Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report), partially offset by higher interest rates.
Other income, net decreased by $9.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2020 to expense of $7.1 million as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a charge of $6.5 million resulting from the termination of our U.S. defined benefit pension plan, $1.8 million of gains on sales of non-operating assets in the prior year that did not recur, and a lease termination cost of $0.5 million.
Other income, net increased by $1.5 million for the year ended March 31, 2019 to income of $2.4 million as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily due to gains on sales of non-operating assets and an increase in gains arising from transactions in currencies other than our sites' functional currencies, partially offset by a decrease in pension benefits.
Provision for Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rate
The provision for income taxes for the year ended March 31, 2020 was $12.8 million, representing an effective tax rate of 22.2%, as compared with the provision of $15.4 million, representing an effective tax rate of 25.0%, for the year ended March 31, 2019 and the provision of $15.6 million, representing an effective tax rate of 32.3%, for the year ended March 31, 2018. As compared with the statutory rate for the year ended March 31, 2020, the provision for income taxes was primarily impacted by the state tax expense (net of federal benefits), which increased the provision by $1.9 million and the effective rate by 3.4%, the release of uncertain tax positions, which decreased the provision by $1.6 million and the effective rate by 2.8% and the adjustments for prior tax returns due to the following: closing of the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") audit for the tax year ending March 31, 2017, foreign withholding tax paid during tax year March 31, 2020 for the tax year ending March 31, 2018 and the reversal of a pension adjustment related to a former wholly-owned subsidiary for the tax period ended September 30, 2015, in which the statute of limitations expired. These prior year items increased the provision by $1.0 million and the effective rate by 1.8%. Other items impacting the effective rate include foreign tax credits, increased vesting of stock-based
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compensation awards and state return to provision adjustment. As compared with the statutory rate for the year ended March 31, 2019, the provision for income taxes was primarily impacted by the decrease in uncertain tax positions, a decrease in return to provision adjustments and an increase in vesting of stock-based compensation awards.
We accrue interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of our provision for income taxes. Due to the significant decrease in our uncertain tax positions for the year ended March 31, 2020, we accrued an immaterial amount of interest and penalties during the tax year. We accrued interest and penalties of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2019 and of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, for the year ended March 31, 2018.
As of March 31, 2020 and 2019, we had $0 and $0.1 million, respectively, in tax effected net operating loss carryforwards net of valuation allowances. Net operating loss carryforwards will expire in periods beyond the next five years.
Business Segments
We conduct our operations through two business segments based on type of product and how we manage the business. We evaluate segment performance and allocate resources based on each segment’s operating income. The key operating results for our two business segments are discussed below.
Industrial Products Segment Results
Industrial Products includes specialty mechanical products, fire and smoke protection products, architecturally-specified building products and storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial application.
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except percentages) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 234,895 | $ | 205,931 | $ | 186,483 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 55,725 | 48,817 | 44,225 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 23.7 | % | 23.7 | % | 23.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $29.0 million, or 14.1%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to recent acquisitions ($15.1 million) and increased sales volumes into the HVAC/R ($12.0 million) and plumbing ($2.6 million) end markets, partially offset by a decline in the rail ($0.5 million) end market.
Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $19.4 million, or 10.4%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. Sales volumes increased in both existing products and new products primarily into the HVAC/R ($9.5 million) markets, general industrial ($4.7 million) and architecturally-specified building products and industrial ($4.5 million) end markets.
Operating income for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $6.9 million, or 14.2%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to recent acquisitions ($4.0 million) and increased revenues, partially offset by a $0.5 million gain on the sale of property, plant and equipment in the prior year that did not recur.
Operating income for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $4.6 million, or 10.4%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to increased revenues and savings as a result of prior year restructuring and realignment activities, partially offset by increased performance-based compensation expenses and costs related to an enterprise resource planning system upgrade.
Specialty Chemicals Segment Results
Specialty Chemicals includes pipe thread sealants, firestopping sealants and caulks, adhesives/solvent cements, lubricants and greases, drilling compounds, anti-seize compounds, chemical formulations and degreasers and cleaners.
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| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except percentages) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | 150,976 | $ | 144,223 | $ | 139,735 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 24,691 | 23,930 | 17,804 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin | 16.4 | % | 16.6 | % | 12.7 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $6.8 million, or 4.7%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to increased sales volumes into the architecturally-specified building products ($2.1 million), rail ($1.7 million), general industrial ($1.3 million), mining ($1.2 million) and plumbing ($0.6 million) end markets.
Net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $4.5 million, or 3.2%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to increased sales volumes into the general industrial ($4.9 million), architecturally-specified building products ($2.5 million) and plumbing ($0.8 million) end markets, partially offset by decreased sales volumes into the mining ($3.8 million) end market.
Operating income for the year ended March 31, 2020 increased $0.8 million, or 3.2%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2019. The increase was primarily attributable to increased revenues, partially offset by a net decrease in year-over-year gains on sales of property, plant and equipment ($1.4 million) and an increase in net trademark impairments and write-offs ($0.6 million).
Operating income for the year ended March 31, 2019 increased $6.1 million, or 34.4%, as compared with the year ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to a $2.2 million in gains on sales of property, plant and equipment, a decline in restructuring and realignment costs and professional fees and increased revenues.
For additional information on segments, see Note 20 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash Flow Analysis
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities, continuing operations | $ | 71,397 | $ | 68,159 | $ | 57,384 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities, continuing operations | (21,982) | (10,415) | (3,035) | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (57,151) | (39,273) | (51,521) | |||||||||||||||||
Existing cash, cash generated by operations and borrowings available under our Revolving Credit Facility are our primary sources of short-term liquidity. We monitor the depository institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents on a regular basis, and we believe that we have placed our deposits with creditworthy financial institutions. Our sources of operating cash generally include the sale of our products and services and the conversion of our working capital, particularly accounts receivable and inventories. Our cash balance at March 31, 2020 was $18.3 million, as compared with $26.7 million at March 31, 2019.
For the year ended March 31, 2020, our cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $71.4 million, as compared with $68.2 million and $57.4 million for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
•Working capital provided cash for the year ended March 31, 2020 due to higher accounts payable and other current liabilities ($5.9 million) and lower prepaid expenses and other current assets ($4.0 million), mostly offset by higher accounts receivable ($8.0 million) and higher inventories ($1.7 million).
•Working capital used cash for the year ended March 31, 2019 due to higher inventories ($5.5 million), higher accounts receivable ($3.8 million), partially offset by higher accounts payable and other current liabilities ($5.7 million)..
•Working capital provided cash for the year ended March 31, 2018 due to lower prepaid expenses and other current assets ($17.8 million) and higher accounts payable and other current liabilities ($6.3 million), partially offset by higher accounts receivable ($2.7 million).
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Cash flows used in investing activities from continuing operations during the year ended March 31, 2020 were $22.0 million as compared with $10.4 million and $3.0 million for the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
•Capital expenditures during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $11.4 million, $7.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively. Our capital expenditures have been focused on new product introductions, capacity expansion, enterprise resource planning systems, continuous improvement, automation and consolidation of manufacturing facilities.
•During the year ended March 31, 2020 we acquired Petersen for $11.8 million, during the year ended March 31, 2019 we acquired MSD for $10.1 million, and during the year ended March 31, 2018, we acquired Greco for $28.2 million, net of cash acquired, as discussed in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Cash flows used in financing activities during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were $57.2 million, $39.3 million and $51.5 million, respectively. Cash outflows resulted from:
•Repayments on our lines of credit (as discussed in Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report) of $28.1 million, $20.6 million and $49.2 million during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
•Repurchases of shares under our share repurchase programs (as discussed in Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report) of $26.5 million, $45.6 million and $1.2 million during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
•Dividend payments of $8.1 million during the year ended March 31, 2020. No dividends were paid during the years ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.
Cash inflows resulted from borrowings on our Revolving Credit Facility of $7.5 million, $28.0 million and $0 during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
We believe that available cash and cash equivalents, cash flows generated through operations and cash available under our Revolving Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs, including capital expenditures, for at least the next 12 months.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
We regularly evaluate acquisition opportunities of various sizes. The cost and terms of any financing to be raised in conjunction with any acquisition, including our ability to raise capital, is a critical consideration in any such evaluation. Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report contains a discussion of our acquisitions.
Financing
Credit Facilities
See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report for a discussion of our indebtedness. We were in compliance with all covenants contained in our Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2020.
We have entered into an interest rate swap agreement to hedge our exposure to variable interest payments related to our indebtedness. This agreement is more fully described in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 and in “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” of this Annual Report.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
As of March 31, 2020, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that we believe have or are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
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The following table presents a summary of our contractual obligations for continuing operations at March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
| Payments due by Period (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| < 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | > 5 Years | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt obligations, principal | $ | 561 | $ | 1,122 | $ | 1,122 | $ | 8,093 | $ | 10,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt obligations, interest | 326 | 601 | 534 | 926 | 2,387 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease obligations (b) (c) | 3,766 | 6,800 | 5,367 | 4,963 | 20,896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase obligations (d) | 26,341 | 133 | — | — | 26,474 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 30,994 | $ | 8,656 | $ | 7,023 | $ | 13,982 | $ | 60,655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) The less than one-year category represents the year ended March 31, 2021, the 1-3 years category represents years ending March 31, 2022 and 2023, the 3-5 years category represents years ending March 31, 2024 and 2025 and the greater than five years category represents years ending March 31, 2026 and thereafter
(b) Sales taxes, value added taxes and goods and services taxes included as part of recurring lease payments, as well as variable maintenance and executory costs, are excluded from the amounts shown above.
(c) Operating lease and purchase obligations denominated in foreign currencies are projected based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2020. Excludes amounts that have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.
(d) Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable, legally binding and specify all significant terms, including: fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. Purchase obligations exclude agreements that are cancelable without penalty.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions to determine reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of related contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and assumptions are based upon information available at the time of the estimates or assumptions, including our historical experience, where relevant. The most significant estimates made by management include: timing and amount of revenue recognition; deferred taxes and tax reserves; pension benefits; and valuation of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, both at the time of initial acquisition, as well as part of recurring impairment analyses, as applicable. The significant estimates are reviewed at least annually, if not quarterly, by management. Because of the uncertainty of factors surrounding the estimates, assumptions and judgments used in the preparation of our financial statements, actual results may differ from the estimates, and the difference may be material.
Our critical accounting policies are those policies that are both most important to our financial condition and results of operations and require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments on the part of management in their application, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We believe that the following represent our critical accounting policies. For a summary of all of our significant accounting policies, see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. Management and our external auditors have discussed our critical accounting estimates and policies with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenues to depict the transfer of control of promised goods or services to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Refer to Note 19 for further discussion. We recognize revenue when all of the following criteria have been met: (i) a contract with a customer exists, (ii) performance obligations have been identified, (iii) the price to the customer has been determined, (iv) the price to the customer has been allocated to the performance obligations, and (v) performance obligations are satisfied, which are more fully described below.
(i) We identify a contract with a customer when a sales agreement indicates approval and commitment of the parties; identifies the rights of the parties; identifies the payment terms; has commercial substance; and it is probable that we will collect the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer. In most instances, our contract with a customer is the customer's purchase order. For certain customers, we may also enter into a sales agreement that outlines a framework of terms and conditions that apply to all future purchase orders for that customer. In these situations, our contract with the customer is both the sales agreement and the specific customer purchase order. Because our contract with a customer is typically for a single transaction or
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customer purchase order, the duration of the contract is one year or less. As a result, we have elected to apply certain practical expedients and, as permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, omit certain disclosures of remaining performance obligations for contracts that have an initial term of one year or less.
(ii) We identify performance obligations in a contract for each promised good or service that is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and for which the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer. Goods and services provided to our customers that are deemed immaterial are included with other performance obligations.
(iii) We determine the transaction price as the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for fulfilling the performance obligations, including the effects of any variable consideration.
(iv) For any contracts that have more than one performance obligation, we allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for satisfying each performance obligation. We have excluded disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less as the majority of our contracts are short-term in nature with a term of one year or less.
(v) We recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance obligation in a contract by transferring control of a promised good or service to the customer.
We exclude from the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected from a customer. As such, we present revenue net of sales and other similar taxes. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has transferred to a customer are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of revenues. Costs to obtain a contract, which include sales commissions recorded in selling, general and administrative expense, are expensed when incurred as the amortization period is one year or less. We do not have customer contracts that include significant financing components.
Deferred Taxes and Tax Reserves
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, applying enacted tax rates expected to be in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Based on the evaluation of available evidence, both positive and negative, we recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards, to the extent that these benefits are more likely than not to be realized. We base our judgment of the recoverability of our deferred tax assets primarily on historical earnings, our estimate of current and expected future earnings using historical and projected future operating results, and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.
The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which may result in proposed assessments. Significant judgment is required in determining income tax provisions and evaluating tax positions. We establish reserves for open tax years for uncertain tax positions that may be subject to challenge by various taxing authorities. The consolidated tax provision and related accruals include the impact of such reasonably estimable losses and related interest and penalties as deemed appropriate. Tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from uncertain tax positions are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. For the year ended March 31, 2020, we had a significant change in our uncertain tax position due to changes from settlements in the current and prior years, as well as the conclusion of the U.S. federal income tax examinations for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. For the year ended March 31, 2020, we had a net decrease in our uncertain tax position of $1.4 million. This included settlements of $0.2 million, increases of $0.1 million and a release of $1.3 million in federal uncertain tax positions. The interest and penalties related to the uncertain tax position resulted in a reduction of $0.4 million in income tax expense. For the year ended March 31, 2019, we had an immaterial change in our uncertain tax position due to negligible changes from settlements in the current and prior years. For the year ended March 31, 2018, we had a net decrease in our uncertain tax position of $0.1 million. This included settlements of $0.7 million and an increase of $0.6 million. The interest and penalties related to the uncertain tax position resulted in a $0.3 million increase in income tax expense. Our liability for uncertain tax positions contains uncertainties as management is required to make assumptions and apply judgments to estimate exposures associated with our tax positions.
As of March 31, 2020, we are no longer under audit for our U.S. federal income tax returns for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The IRS audit adjustments are reflected in the provision for income taxes. We are under examination by the state of Illinois for the years ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.
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While we believe we have adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable outcome related to these matters, our future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments to our estimated tax liabilities. To the extent that the expected tax outcome of these matters changes, such changes in estimate will impact the income tax provision in the period in which such determination is made.
Pension Benefits
Certain of our U.S. employees hired prior to January 1, 2015 participated in a qualified defined benefit pension plan (the “Qualified Plan”). The Qualified Plan was closed to any employees hired or re-hired on or after January 1, 2015. The Qualified Plan was amended to freeze benefit accruals and to modify certain ancillary benefits effective as of September 30, 2015 and terminated in August 2019. The assets, liabilities and expenses we recognized and disclosures we made about plan actuarial and financial information were dependent on the assumptions and estimates used in calculating such amounts. The assumptions included factors such as discount rates, health care cost trend rates, inflation, expected rates of return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates, turnover and other factors.
We maintain an unfunded retirement restoration plan (the “Restoration Plan”) that is a non-qualified plan providing for the payment to participating employees, upon retirement, of an amount equal to the difference between the maximum annual payment permissible under the Qualified Plan pursuant to federal limitations and the amount that would otherwise have been payable under the Qualified Plan. Consistent with the Qualified Plan, the Restoration Plan is closed to any employees hired or re-hired on or after January 1, 2015 and was amended effective September 30, 2015 to freeze benefit accruals and to modify certain ancillary benefits.
We also maintain a registered defined benefit pension plan (the "Canadian Plan") that covers all of our employees based at our facility in Alberta, Canada, which is not material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations.
The assumptions utilized to compute expense and benefit obligations are shown in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report. These assumptions are assessed at least annually in consultation with independent actuaries as of March 31 and adjustments are made as needed. We evaluate prevailing market conditions, including appropriate rates of return, interest rates and medical inflation (health care cost trend) rates. We ensure that our significant assumptions are within the reasonable range relative to market data. The methodology to set our significant assumptions includes:
•Discount rates were estimated using high quality corporate bond yields with a duration matching the expected benefit payments. The discount rate is obtained from a universe of Aa-rated non-callable bonds across the full maturity spectrum to establish a weighted average discount rate. Our discount rate assumptions are impacted by changes in general economic and market conditions that affect interest rates on long-term high-quality debt securities, as well as the duration of our plans’ liabilities.
•The expected rates of return on plan assets were derived from reviews of asset allocation strategies, expected future experience for trust asset returns, risks and other factors adjusted for our specific investment strategy. These rates are impacted by changes in general market conditions, but because they are long-term in nature, short-term market changes do not significantly impact the rates. Changes to our target asset allocation also impacted these rates.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination. We test goodwill at least annually for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. Goodwill is tested for impairment more frequently if conditions arise or events occur that indicate that the fair value of the reporting unit is lower than the carrying value of that reporting unit. Goodwill is recorded in three reporting units.
We first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Qualitative assessments use an evaluation of events and circumstances such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, financial performance factors, entity specific events and changes in carrying value to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill.
If a reporting unit fails the qualitative assessment, then valuation models and other relevant data are used to estimate the reporting unit’s fair value. The valuation models require the input of subjective assumptions. We use an income approach for impairment testing of goodwill using a discounted cash flow method. Significant estimates include future revenue and expense
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projections, growth estimates made to calculate terminal value, and a discount rate that approximates our weighted average cost of capital. We perform qualitative and quantitative assessments to test asset carrying values for impairment at January 31, which is the annual impairment testing date.
For purposes of completing the annual goodwill impairment test for year ended March 31, 2020, a qualitative assessment was utilized to assess the recoverability of goodwill for our reporting units. The qualitative assessments were performed using an evaluation of events and circumstances as noted above and did not indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of any reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. There were no goodwill impairment losses recognized for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018.
We have indefinite-lived intangible assets in the form of trademarks and license agreements. We review these intangible assets at least annually for impairment, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Significant assumptions used in the impairment test include the discount rate, royalty rate, future projections and terminal value growth rate. These inputs are considered non-recurring level three inputs within the fair value hierarchy. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows are less than their carrying amount. We recorded impairment losses on intangible assets (excluding those related to discontinued operations) of $1.0 million, $0 and $0 for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS
We have presented the information about accounting pronouncements not yet implemented in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.
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ITEM 7A: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect our consolidated financial position and results of operations. We seek to minimize these risks through regular operating and financing activities, and when deemed appropriate, through the use of interest rate swaps. It is our policy to enter into interest rate swaps only to the extent considered necessary to meet our risk management objectives. We do not purchase, hold or sell derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Variable Rate Indebtedness
We are subject to interest rate risk on our variable rate indebtedness. Fluctuations in interest rates have a direct effect on interest expense associated with our outstanding indebtedness. As of March 31, 2020, we had $0 in outstanding variable rate indebtedness, after consideration of the interest rate swap. We manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings by means of interest rate swap agreements. At March 31, 2020, we had an interest rate swap agreement that covered 100.0% of our $10.9 million of our total outstanding indebtedness. At March 31, 2020, we had $0 in unhedged variable rate indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 2.24%. Each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a change of less than $0.1 million in our interest expense on an annual basis.
We may also be exposed to credit risk in derivative contracts we may use. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. If the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty will owe us, which creates credit risk for us. If the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, we will owe the counterparty and, therefore, do not have credit risk. We have sought to minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We conduct a small portion of our operations outside of the U.S. in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Our non-U.S. operations are conducted primarily in their local currencies, which are also their functional currencies, and include the British pound, Canadian dollar and Australian dollar. Foreign currency exposures arise from translation of foreign-denominated assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars and from transactions denominated in a currency other than a non-U.S. operation’s functional currency. We realized net (losses) gains associated with foreign currency translation of $(2.3) million, $(2.0) million and $3.3 million for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018, respectively, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We recognized foreign currency transaction net gains (losses) of $0.3 million, $0.4 million and $(0.4) million for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 or 2018, respectively, which are included in other income (expense), net on our consolidated statements of operations.
Based on a sensitivity analysis at March 31, 2020, a 10% change in the foreign currency exchange rates for the year ended March 31, 2020 would have impacted our income from continuing operations by less than 1%. This calculation assumes that all currencies change in the same direction and proportion relative to the U.S. dollar and that there are no indirect effects, such as changes in non-U.S. dollar sales volumes or prices.
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ITEM 8: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
CSW Industrials, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of CSW Industrials, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 March 31, 2020, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated May 20, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion.
Change in accounting principle
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases on April 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification 842, “Leases”.
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/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
Dallas, Texas
May 20, 2020
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CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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| (Amounts in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
Cash flow hedging activity, net of taxes of $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
Pension and other postretirement effects, net of taxes of $( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
| (Amounts in thousands) | Common Stock | Treasury Shares | Additional Paid-In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2017 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of ASU 2016-09 | — | — | ( | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based and other executive compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock activity under stock plans | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common shares | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of ASU 2016-09 | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of ASC 606 | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of ASU 2018-02 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based and other executive compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock activity under stock plans | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common shares | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of ASU 2016-02 | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based and other executive compensation | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock activity under stock plans | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common shares | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| (Amounts in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Provision for inventory reserves | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for doubtful accounts | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based and other executive compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net gain on disposals of property, plant and equipment | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Pension plan termination expense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net pension benefit | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
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| Realized (unrealized) deferred taxes (Note 15) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other assets | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement benefits payable and other liabilities | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net cash used in operating activities, discontinued operations | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
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| Net change in bank time deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for acquisitions | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities, continuing operations | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities, discontinued operations | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
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| Borrowings on lines of credit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Repayments of lines of credit | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Payments of deferred loan costs | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from stock option activity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to shareholders | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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| Cash paid during the year for interest | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash paid during the year for income taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CSW Industrials, Inc. (“CSWI,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across two segments: Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. Our broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to our customers. Our products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (“HVAC/R”), sealants and high-performance specialty lubricants. Drawing on our innovative and proven technologies, we seek to deliver solutions to our professional customers that require superior performance and reliability. Our diverse product portfolio includes more than 100 highly respected industrial brands including RectorSeal No. 5®, KOPR-KOTE®, Kats Coatings®, Safe-T-Switch®, Air Sentry®, Deacon®, Leak Freeze® and Greco®.
Our products are well-known in the specific industries we serve and have a reputation for high quality and reliability. Markets that we serve include HVAC/R, architecturally-specified building products, plumbing, energy, rail, mining and general industrial markets.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") a pandemic. COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the world and has led certain countries or jurisdictions within them to restrict travel, social gatherings and certain types of business activity deemed to be "non-essential," which has created a sharp recessionary environment in the U.S. and around the globe and has led to a decline in demand in many end markets, including those we serve. Also, in March 2020, as a result of the weakened demand for crude oil resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and magnified by political tensions between several large crude oil-producing countries, there has been a substantial decline of and volatility in crude oil prices. Both factors had a negative impact on our revenues in the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 and are expected to negatively impact our results in fiscal year 2021.
Our results of operations and financial condition will continue to be adversely impacted through the duration of the pandemic due to its effects on the economy and demand for our products and services. However, we cannot reasonably estimate the magnitude or length of the adverse impact due to continued uncertainty regarding (1) the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) the extent of the potential short and long-term impact on our facilities and employees, customer demand and availability of materials through supply channels.
Use of Estimates – The process of preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We believe our estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results may differ materially from such estimates. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining:
•Timing and amount of revenue recognition;
•Deferred taxes and tax reserves;
•Pension benefits; and
•Valuation of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.
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Inventories and Related Reserves – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and include raw materials, supplies, direct labor and manufacturing overhead. Cost is determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for valuing inventories at our primary domestic operations. Our foreign subsidiaries use either the first-in, first out method or the weighted average cost method to value inventory. Foreign inventories represent approximately 6 % and 8 % of total inventories as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Reserves are provided for slow-moving or excess and obsolete inventory based on the difference between the cost of the inventory and its net realizable value and by reviewing quantities on hand in comparison with historical and expected future usage. In estimating the reserve for excess or slow-moving inventory, management considers factors such as product aging, current and future customer demand and market conditions.
Property, Plant and Equipment – Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets. When property, plant and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is included in income from operations for the period. Generally, the estimated useful lives of assets are:
| Land improvements | to | ||||||||||
| Buildings and improvements | to | ||||||||||
| Plant, office and lab equipment | to | ||||||||||
We review property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, and significant improvements that either extend the useful life or increase the capacity or efficiency of property and equipment are capitalized and depreciated.
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Fair Values of Financial Instruments – Our financial instruments are presented at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets, with the exception of our long-term debt, as discussed in Note 8. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models may be applied.
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Hierarchical levels, as defined by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities. An asset or a liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of significant input to its valuation. Hierarchical levels are as follows:
Level I – Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
Level II – Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
Level III – Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
Derivative Instruments and Hedge Accounting – We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We enter into interest rate swap agreements for the purpose of hedging our cash flow exposure to floating interest rates on certain portions of our debt. All derivative instruments are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair values. Changes in the fair value of a designated interest rate swap are recorded in other comprehensive loss until earnings are affected by the underlying hedged item. Any ineffective portion of the gain or loss is immediately recognized in earnings. Upon settlement, realized gains and losses are recognized in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
We discontinue hedge accounting when (1) we deem the hedge to be ineffective and determine that the designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate; (2) the derivative matures, terminates or is sold; or (3) occurrence
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of the contracted or committed transaction is no longer probable or will not occur in the originally expected period. When hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative remains outstanding, we carry the derivative at its estimated fair value on the balance sheet, recognizing changes in the fair value in current period earnings. If a cash flow hedge becomes ineffective, any deferred gains or losses remain in accumulated other comprehensive loss until the underlying hedged item is recognized. If it becomes probable that a hedged forecasted transaction will not occur, deferred gains or losses on the hedging instrument are recognized in earnings immediately.
We are exposed to risk from credit-related losses resulting from nonperformance by counterparties to our financial instruments. We perform credit evaluations of our counterparties under forward exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements and expect all counterparties to meet their obligations. If necessary, we adjust the values of our derivative contracts for our or our counterparties’ credit risk.
Pension Obligations – Determination of pension benefit obligations is based on estimates made by management in consultation with independent actuaries. Inherent in these valuations are assumptions including discount rates, expected rates of return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and rates of compensation increase and other factors, all of which are reviewed annually and updated if necessary. Current market conditions, including changes in rates of return, interest rates and medical inflation rates, are considered in selecting these assumptions.
•Discount rates are estimated using high quality corporate bond yields with a duration matching the expected benefit payments. The discount rate is obtained from a universe of AA-rated non-callable bonds across the full maturity spectrum to establish a weighted average discount rate. Our discount rate assumptions are impacted by changes in general economic and market conditions that affect interest rates on long-term high-quality debt securities, as well as the duration of our plans’ liabilities.
•The expected rates of return on plan assets are derived from reviews of asset allocation strategies, expected future experience for trust asset returns, risks and other factors adjusted for our specific investment strategy. These rates are impacted by changes in general market conditions, but because they are long-term in nature, short-term market changes do not significantly impact the rates. Changes to our target asset allocation also impact these rates.
Actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss as they arise, and we amortize these costs into net pension expense over the remaining expected service period.
We used a measurement date of March 31 for all periods presented.
Revenue Recognition – We recognize revenues to depict the transfer of control of promised goods or services to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Refer to Note 19 for further discussion. We recognize revenue when all of the following criteria have been met: (i) a contract with a customer exists, (ii) performance obligations have been identified, (iii) the price to the customer has been determined, (iv) the price to the customer has been allocated to the performance obligations, and (v) performance obligations are satisfied, which are more fully described below.
(i) We identify a contract with a customer when a sales agreement indicates approval and commitment of the parties; identifies the rights of the parties; identifies the payment terms; has commercial substance; and it is probable that we will collect the consideration to which we will be entitled in exchange for the goods or services that will be transferred to the customer. In most instances, our contract with a customer is the customer's purchase order. For certain customers, we may also enter into a sales agreement that outlines a framework of terms and conditions that apply to all future purchase orders for that customer. In these situations, our contract with the customer is both the sales agreement and the specific customer purchase order. Because our contract with a customer is typically for a single transaction or customer purchase order, the duration of the contract is one year or less. As a result, we have elected to apply certain practical expedients and, as permitted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"), omit certain disclosures of remaining performance obligations for contracts that have an initial term of one year or less.
(ii) We identify performance obligations in a contract for each promised good or service that is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and for which the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer. Goods and services provided to our customers that are deemed immaterial are included with other performance obligations.
(iii) We determine the transaction price as the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for fulfilling the performance obligations, including the effects of any variable consideration.
(iv) For any contracts that have more than one performance obligation, we allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which we expect to be entitled in
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exchange for satisfying each performance obligation. We have excluded disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less as the majority of our contracts are short-term in nature with a term of one year or less.
(v) We recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance obligation in a contract by transferring control of a promised good or service to the customer.
Income Taxes, Deferred Taxes, Tax Valuation Allowances and Tax Reserves – We apply the liability method in accounting and reporting for income taxes. Under the liability approach, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities resulting from a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. The deferred income tax assets are adjusted by a valuation allowance, if necessary, to recognize future tax benefits only to the extent, based on available evidence, that it is more likely than not to be realized. This analysis is performed on a jurisdictional basis and reflects our ability to utilize these deferred tax assets through a review of past, current and estimated future taxable income in addition to the establishment of viable tax strategies that will result in the utilization of the deferred assets.
We recognize income tax related interest and penalties, if any, as a component of income tax expense.
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Foreign Currency Translation – Assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, while income and expenses are translated at average rates for each month. Translation gains and losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Transactional currency gains and losses arising from transactions in currencies other than our sites’ functional currencies are included in our consolidated statements of operations.
Transaction and translation gains and losses arising from intercompany balances are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss when the underlying transaction stems from a long-term equity investment or from debt designated as not due in the foreseeable future. Otherwise, we recognize transaction gains and losses arising from intercompany transactions as a component of income.
Segments – We conduct our operations through two business segments based on type of product and how we manage the business. The products for our segments are distributed both domestically and internationally. For decision-making purposes, our Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior executive management use financial information generated and reported at the reportable segment level. We evaluate segment performance and allocate resources based on each reportable segment’s operating income. Our reportable segments are as follows:
•Industrial Products includes specialty mechanical products, fire and smoke protection products, architecturally-specified building products and storage, filtration and application equipment for use with our specialty chemicals and other products for general industrial application.
•Specialty Chemicals includes pipe thread sealants, firestopping sealants and caulks, adhesives/solvent cements, lubricants and greases, drilling compounds, anti-seize compounds, chemical formulations and degreasers and cleaners.
Intersegment sales and transfers are recorded at cost plus a profit margin, with the revenues and related margin on such sales eliminated in consolidation. We do not allocate interest expense, interest income or other income, net to our segments. Our corporate headquarters does not constitute a separate segment. The Eliminations and Other segment information is included to reconcile segment data to the consolidated financial statements and includes assets and expenses primarily related to corporate functions and excess non-operating properties.
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Restructuring – During the year ended March 31, 2017, we initiated a restructuring program related to our Industrial Products segment. The program was initiated in response to excess capacity, which caused us to perform a facility rationalization analysis. The restructuring program was completed during the year ended March 31, 2018. Restructuring charges were as follows (in thousands):
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(a) Other consisted of moving costs related to relocation of manufacturing activities, consulting fees for production and efficiency support, recruiting fees to increase staff in locations where production was relocated and duplicate and inefficient labor incurred during the transition and relocation. These charges were expensed as incurred.
Accounting Developments
Pronouncements Implemented
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," which has been subsequently amended with additional ASUs including ASU No. 2018-10 and ASU No. 2018-11 issued in July 2018, and ASU No. 2018-20 issued in December 2018, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed from previous U.S. GAAP. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Modified retrospective application is permitted with certain practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. We adopted this standard effective April 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach for leases existing at or entered into before the effective date. As such, the cumulative effect of the implementation has been recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption and prior periods have not been adjusted. Upon adoption, we elected the package of three practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which include the carry forward of our leases without reassessing whether any contracts are leases or contain leases, lease classification and initial direct lease costs. We also elected the transition practical expedient to apply hindsight when determining the lease term and when assessing impairment of ROU assets at the adoption date, which allows us to update our assessments according to new information and changes in facts and circumstances that have occurred since lease inception. Adoption of this ASU resulted in recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities of $16.9 million and $18.6 million, respectively, including leases classified as discontinued operations, as well as a net reduction to opening retained earnings of $0.2 million, at the date of adoption. Refer to Note 9 for details of the impact of the adoption of this ASU.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements of Accounting for Hedging Activities." The purpose of this ASU is to better align a company's risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships. Additionally, the ASU simplifies the hedge accounting requirements and improves the disclosures of hedging arrangements. This ASU was amended by ASU 2018-16 to include the secured overnight financing rate as an acceptable reference rate. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018. Adoption of this ASU effective April 1, 2019, did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Pronouncements not yet implemented
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments," as amended, which requires, among other things, the use of a new current expected credit loss ("CECL") model in order to determine our allowances for doubtful accounts with respect to accounts receivable. The CECL model requires that we estimate our lifetime expected credit loss with respect to our receivables and contract assets
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and record allowances that, when deducted from the balance of the receivables, represent the net amounts expected to be collected. We will also be required to disclose information about how we developed the allowances, including changes in the factors that influenced our estimate of expected credit losses and the reasons for those changes. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Our assessment of this ASU indicates it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, "Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement," which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. An entity is permitted to early adopt any removed or modified disclosures and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. We do not expect adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, "Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans," which modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The amendments remove disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarify the specific requirements of disclosures and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. This ASU is effective, on a retrospective basis, for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, "Customer's Accounting for the Implementation Costs Incurred in Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract." The amendments in this ASU align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years, and should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. We do not expect adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, "Income Taxes: Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes." The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and adding some requirements regarding franchise (or similar) tax, step-ups in a business combination, treatment of entities not subject to tax and when to apply enacted changes in tax laws. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments related to changes in ownership of foreign equity method investments or foreign subsidiaries should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The amendments related to franchise taxes that are partially based on income should be applied on either a retrospective basis for all periods presented or a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. Our initial assessment of this ASU indicates it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations, but our assessment is not complete.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting." This update provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease potential accounting impacts associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued, such as interbank offered rates and LIBOR. This ASU includes practical expedients for contract modifications due to reference rate reform. Generally, contract modifications related to reference rate reform may be considered an event that does not require remeasurement or reassessment of a previous accounting determination at the modification date. This ASU is effective immediately; however, it is only available through December 31, 2022. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and. Economic Security ("CARES") Act, which, along with earlier issued Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") guidance, contains numerous provisions that may benefit us, including the deferral of certain taxes. The relevant tax implication impacting us is the correction of the technical glitch
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2. ACQUISITIONS
Petersen Metals
On April 2, 2019, we acquired the assets of Petersen Metals, Inc. (“Petersen”), based near Tampa, Florida, for $11.8 million, of which $11.5 million was paid at closing and funded through our revolving credit facility, and the remaining $0.3 million represented a working capital adjustment paid in July 2019. Petersen is a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of architecturally-specified, engineered metal products and railings, including aluminum and stainless steel railings products for interior and exterior applications. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired was $6.1 million allocated to goodwill, which will be deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill represents the value expected to be obtained from enabling geographic, end market and product diversification and expansion as Petersen is a strategic complement to our existing line of architecturally-specified building products. The allocation of the fair value of the net assets acquired included customer lists of $3.2 million and backlog of $0.4 million, as well as accounts receivable, inventory and equipment of $2.2 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively, net of current liabilities of $1.5 million. Customer lists are being amortized over 15 years, backlog is amortized over 1.5 years and goodwill is not being amortized. Petersen activity has been included in our Industrial Products segment since the acquisition date. No pro forma information has been provided due to immateriality.
MSD Research, Inc.
On January 31, 2019, we acquired the assets of MSD Research, Inc. (“MSD”), based in Boca Raton, Florida, for $10.1 million, funded through our revolving credit facility. MSD is a leading provider of condensate management products for commercial and residential HVAC/R systems, including float switches, drain line cleanouts and flush tools. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired was $5.2 million allocated to goodwill, which will be deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill represents the value expected to be obtained from a more extensive condensation management product portfolio for the HVAC/R market and leveraging our larger distributor network. The preliminary allocation of the fair value of the net assets acquired included customer lists, trademarks and technology of $3.3 million, $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively, as well as inventory and accounts receivable of $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. Customer lists and technology are being amortized over 10 years and 5 years, respectively, while trademarks and goodwill are not being amortized. MSD activity has been included in our Industrial Products segment since the acquisition date. No pro forma information has been provided due to immateriality.
3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, we commenced a sale process to divest our Coatings business to allow us to focus resources on our core growth platforms. Our Coatings business manufactures specialized industrial coatings products including urethanes, epoxies, acrylics and alkyds. As of December 31, 2017, the Coatings business met the held-for-sale criteria under ASC 360, "Property, Plant and Equipment," and accordingly, we have classified and accounted for the assets and liabilities of the Coatings business as held-for-sale in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and as discontinued operations, net of tax in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and cash flows. We completed an initial assessment of the assets and liabilities of the Coatings business and recorded a $46.0 million impairment based on our best estimates as of the date of issuance of financial results for quarter ended December 31, 2017. No adjustments to previously recorded estimates have been made subsequently.
On July 31, 2018, we consummated a sale of assets related to our Coatings business to an unrelated third party, the terms of which were not disclosed due to immateriality. During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, we received an aggregate of $6.9 million for the sale of assets that related to our Coatings business in multiple transactions. This resulted in gains on disposal of $6.9 million due to write-downs of long-lived assets in prior periods.
On March 17, 2020, we completed the sale of the last remaining real property owned by the Coatings business to an unrelated third party, the terms of which were not disclosed due to immateriality. The sale resulted in proceeds and a gain on disposal of $1.5 million due to write-downs of long-lived assets in prior periods. The last remaining asset of the Coatings
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business is a long-term lease that expires in March 2027. We have been unable to terminate the lease, but we have sub-let the property for the remainder of the lease term. As such, this lease has been moved back into continuing operations, effective March 31, 2020, and the related ROU assets and lease liabilities were reported as continuing operations as of March 31, 2020.
Summarized selected financial information for the Coatings business for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, is presented in the following table (in thousands):
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Impairment expense | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
The assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are stated separately as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 in the consolidated balance sheets and are comprised of the following items (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
(a) The assets and liabilities of the Coatings business reside in a disregarded entity for tax purposes. Accordingly, the tax attributes associated with the operations of our Coatings business will ultimately flow through to the corporate parent, which files a consolidated federal return. Therefore, any corresponding tax assets or liabilities have been reflected as a component of our continuing operations.
4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):
| Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at April 1, 2018 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| MSD acquisition | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Petersen acquisition | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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The following table provides information about out intangible assets for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except years):
| March 31, 2020 | March 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wtd Avg Life (Years) | Ending Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Ending Gross Amount | Accumulated Amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finite-lived intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer lists and amortized trademarks | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-compete agreements | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade names and trademarks not being amortized (a): | $ | $ | — | $ | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) In the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, we recorded an impairment of $1.0 million on one of our unamortized trademarks in our Specialty Chemicals segment.
Amortization expense for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $6.7 million, $6.2 million and $7.1 million, respectively. The following table presents the estimated future amortization of finite-lived intangible assets for the next five fiscal years ending March 31 (in thousands):
| 2021 | $ | |||||||
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5. SPIN-OFF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
On August 28, 2014, the board of directors of Capital Southwest Corporation ("Capital Southwest," our former parent company) adopted an executive compensation plan consisting of grants of non-qualified stock options, restricted stock and cash incentive awards (the “Spin-Off Compensation Plan”) to executive officers of Capital Southwest, which included Joseph Armes, our current Chief Executive Officer, and Kelly Tacke, our former Chief Financial Officer. Under the Spin-Off Compensation Plan, certain Capital Southwest executive officers were eligible to receive an amount equal to 6.0 % of the aggregate appreciation in Capital Southwest’s share price from the adoption of the Spin-Off Compensation Plan to the “trigger event date” (later determined by Capital Southwest’s board to be December 29, 2015). The non-qualified stock options became exercisable and the restricted stock and the cash incentive awards vested ratably in three annual tranches beginning on December 29, 2015.
On September 30, 2015, Capital Southwest spun-off certain of its industrial products, coatings, sealants and adhesives and specialty chemicals businesses by means of a distribution of the outstanding shares of common stock of CSWI on a pro rata basis to holders of Capital Southwest common stock (the “Share Distribution”). CSWI became an independent, publicly traded company at the time of the Share Distribution. Effective with the Share Distribution, CSWI entered into an Employee Matters Agreement with Capital Southwest. Under this agreement, Capital Southwest retained the obligation to fund the cash incentive awards granted under the Spin-Off Executive Compensation Plan, and all liabilities with respect to such cash incentive awards remained liabilities of Capital Southwest.
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6. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
We maintain the shareholder-approved 2015 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which provides for the issuance of up to 1,230,000 shares of CSWI common stock through the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units or other share-based awards, to employees, officers and non-employee directors, as well as the issuance of conversion awards in connection with the Share Distribution discussed in Note 5. As of March 31, 2020, 770,546 shares were available for issuance under the 2015 Plan.
Additionally, in September 2015, in connection with the Spin-Off Compensation Plan and Share Distribution, we issued 510,447 shares of common stock to convert outstanding Capital Southwest equity-based awards to represent both Capital Southwest and CSWI equity-based awards. These conversion grants were issued on substantially the same terms and conditions as the prior Capital Southwest equity-based grants. We record ongoing compensation expense for share-based awards granted by CSWI to CSWI employees. For share-based awards granted by Capital Southwest to employees who are now employed by CSWI, all awards were fully vested and expensed as of March 31, 2019.
We recorded share-based compensation expense as follows for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
| Year Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Options | Restricted Stock | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Related income tax benefit | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Options | Restricted Stock | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Related income tax benefit | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Options | Restricted Stock | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Related income tax benefit | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Stock option activity, which represents outstanding CSWI awards resulting from conversion awards held by current and former Capital Southwest employees, was as follows:
| Year Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at April 1, 2019 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2020 (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at March 31, 2020 (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) All remaining awards outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2020 are held by employees of CSWI.
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| Year Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at April 1, 2018 | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercisable at March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted stock activity was as follows:
| Year Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at April 1, 2019 | $ | |||||||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||||||||
| Vested | ( | |||||||||||||
| Canceled | ( | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2020 (a) | $ | |||||||||||||
(a) All remaining awards outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2020 are held by employees of CSWI.
During the restriction period, the holders of restricted shares are entitled to vote and, except for conversion awards issued under the Spin-Off Compensation Plan discussed in Note 5, receive dividends. Unvested restricted shares outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and 2019 included 93,249 and 96,282 shares (at target), respectively, with performance-based vesting provisions, having vesting ranges from 0 -200 % based on pre-defined performance targets with market conditions. Performance-based awards accrue dividend equivalents, which are settled upon (and to the extent of) vesting of the underlying award, but do not have the right to vote until vested. Performance-based awards are earned upon the achievement of objective performance targets and are payable in common shares. Compensation expense is calculated based on the fair market value as determined by a Monte Carlo simulation and is recognized over a 36 -month cliff vesting period. We granted 31,758 and 28,091 awards with performance-based vesting provisions during the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, with a vesting range of 0 -200 %.
At March 31, 2020, we had unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted shares of $7.0 million, which will be amortized into net income over the remaining weighted average vesting period of 1.9 years. The total fair value of restricted shares vested during the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was $6.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
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7. DETAILS OF CERTAIN CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CAPTIONS
Accounts receivable, net consists of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable trade | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Other receivables | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Inventories, net consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Raw materials and supplies | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Work in process | ||||||||||||||
| Finished goods | ||||||||||||||
| Total inventories | ||||||||||||||
| Less: LIFO reserve | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Less: Obsolescence reserve | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Inventories, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net, consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Land and improvements | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Buildings and improvements | ||||||||||||||
| Plant, office and laboratory equipment | ||||||||||||||
| Construction in progress | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment was $7.9 million, $7.5 million and $7.7 million for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Of these amounts, cost of revenues includes $6.6 million, $6.1 million and $5.6 million, respectively.
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Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Right-of-use lease assets | $ | $ | — | |||||||||||
| Property held for investment (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Retirement assets in excess of benefit obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||
| Other assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Compensation and related benefits | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Rebates and marketing agreements | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | — | |||||||||||||
| Billings in excess of costs | ||||||||||||||
| Non-income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | ||||||||||||||
| Other accrued expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued and other current liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities consists of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | — | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||||
| Other | ||||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
8. LONG-TERM DEBT AND COMMITMENTS
Debt consists of the following (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility, interest rate of | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Whitmore term loan, interest rate of | ||||||||||||||
| Total debt | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Current portion | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Revolving Credit Facility Agreement
On December 11, 2015, we entered into a -year $250.0 million revolving credit facility agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”), with an additional $50.0 million accordion feature, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The agreement was amended on September 15, 2017 to allow for multi-currency borrowing with a $125.0 million sublimit and to extend the maturity date to September 15, 2022. The interest rate, financial covenants and
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all other material provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement were not materially changed by this amendment. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at the prime rate plus 0.25 % or the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.25 %, which may be adjusted based on our leverage ratio. We pay a commitment fee of 0.15 % for the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest and commitment fees are payable at least quarterly and the outstanding principal balance is due at the maturity date. The Revolving Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets. As of March 31, 2020 and 2019, we had $0 and $20.0 million, respectively, in outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, which reduced our borrowing capacity to $300.0 million and $280.0 million, respectively, inclusive of the accordion feature. The Revolving Credit Facility contains certain customary restrictive covenants, including a requirement to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage of ratio of 1.25 to 1.00 and a maximum leverage ratio of Funded Debt to EBITDA (as defined in the agreement) of 3.00 to 1.00. Covenant compliance is tested quarterly and we were in compliance with all covenants as of March 31, 2020.
Whitmore Term Loan
As of March 31, 2020, Whitmore Manufacturing, LLC (one of our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries) had a secured term loan outstanding related to a warehouse and corporate office building and the remodel of an existing manufacturing and R&D facility. The term loan matures on July 31, 2029, with payments of $140,000 due each quarter. Borrowings under the term loan bear interest at a variable annual rate equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.0 %. As of March 31, 2020 and 2019, Whitmore had $10.9 million and $11.5 million, respectively, in outstanding borrowings under the term loan. Interest payments under the Whitmore term loan are hedged under an interest rate swap agreement as described in Note 10.
Future Minimum Debt Payments
Future minimum debt payments are as follows for years ending March 31 (in thousands):
| 2021 | $ | |||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||
9. LEASES
We have operating leases for manufacturing facilities, offices, warehouses, vehicles and certain equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 year to 9 years, some of which include escalation clauses and/or options to extend or terminate the leases.
In October 2019, we terminated two operating leases and paid an early lease termination fee of $0.5 million. The loss on early termination is recorded in other income (expense), net as the leased properties were not used in our operations.
We do not currently have any financing lease arrangements.
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| (in thousands) | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Components of Operating Lease Expenses | ||||||||
| Operating lease expense (a) | $ | |||||||
| Short-term lease expense (a) | ||||||||
| Total operating lease expense | $ | |||||||
| (a) Included in cost of revenues and selling, general and administrative expense | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities | ||||||||
| ROU assets, net (a) | $ | |||||||
| Short-term lease liabilities (b) | $ | |||||||
| Long-term lease liabilities (b) | ||||||||
| Total operating lease liabilities | $ | |||||||
| (a) Included in other assets | ||||||||
| (b) Included in accrued and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities, as applicable | ||||||||
| (in thousands) | March 31, 2020 | ||||
| Supplemental Cash Flow | |||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities (a) | $ | ||||
| ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations | |||||
| (a) Included in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows, operating activities in accounts payable and other current liabilities | |||||
| Other Information for Operating Leases | |||||
| Weighted average remaining lease term (in years) | |||||
| Weighted average discount rate (percent) | % | ||||
| Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands): | (in thousands) | ||||
| 2021 | $ | ||||
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| 2025 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | ||||
| Less: Imputed interest | ( | ||||
| Present value of lease liabilities | $ | ||||
As discussed in Note 1, we elected the transition practical expedient to apply hindsight when determining the lease term at the new lease standard adoption date. The increase in lease liabilities at March 31, 2020, as compared with future obligations as of March 31, 2019, represents the renewal period options that we were reasonably certain to exercise as of the adoption date.
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The future minimum obligations under operating leases in effect as of March 31, 2019 having a noncancellable term in excess of one year as determined prior to the adoption of the new lease standard are as follows for the fiscal years ending March 31 (in thousands):
| 2021 | $ | ||||
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total future minimum lease payments | $ | ||||
10. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING
We enter into interest rate swap agreements to hedge exposure to floating interest rates on certain portions of our debt. As of March 31, 2020 and 2019, we had $10.9 million and $11.5 million, respectively, of notional amount in outstanding designated interest rate swaps with third parties. All interest rate swaps are highly effective. At March 31, 2020, the maximum remaining length of any interest rate swap contract in place was approximately 9.3 years.
The fair value of interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments are summarized below (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Current derivative liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Non-current derivative liabilities | ||||||||||||||
The impact of changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps is included in Note 18.
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11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the numerator and the denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Participating securities | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for basic earnings per common share | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Potentially dilutive securities (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator for diluted earnings per common share | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
12. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Share Repurchase Programs
On November 11, 2016, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $35.0 million of our common stock over a -year time period. We repurchased 629,659 and 26,544 shares of our common stock under this program during the years ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, for an aggregate amount of $33.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As of October 31, 2018, a total of 656,203 shares had been repurchased for an aggregate amount of $35.0 million, and the program was completed.
On November 7, 2018, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to $75.0 million of our common stock over a -year time period. These shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. Repurchases will be made from time to time at our discretion, based on ongoing assessments of the capital needs of the business, the market price of our common stock and general market conditions. The program may be limited or terminated at any time at our discretion without notice. We repurchased 393,836 and 231,150 shares under the new program during the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for an aggregate amount of $26.9 million and $11.8 million, respectively.
Dividends
On April 4, 2019, we announced we had commenced a dividend program and that our Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.135 per share. Total dividends of $8.1 million were paid during the year ended March 31, 2020.
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13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
14. RETIREMENT PLANS
We had a frozen qualified defined benefit pension plan (the “Qualified Plan”) that covered certain of our U.S. employees. The Qualified Plan was previously closed to employees hired or re-hired on or after January 1, 2015, and it was amended to freeze benefit accruals and to modify certain ancillary benefits effective as of September 30, 2015. Benefits were based on years of service and an average of the highest consecutive years of compensation during the last ten years of employment. The funding policy of the Qualified Plan was to contribute annual amounts that are currently deductible for federal income tax purposes. No
During the year ended March 31, 2018, we offered lump sum payments to terminated vested participants, representing approximately 16 % of our liability. Approximately 67 % of those participants accepted the lump sum offer for an aggregate payment of $7.3 million.
During the six months ended September 30, 2019, we offered lump sum payments to eligible active and terminated vested participants, representing approximately 42 % of our remaining liability. Approximately 74 % of those participants accepted the lump sum offer for an aggregate payment of $17.0 million in August 2019. We entered into an annuity purchase contract for the remaining liability in September 2019, and terminated the Qualified Plan effective September 30, 2019. The termination initially required an additional contribution of $0.5 million, which was paid in September 2019, and resulted in an overall termination charge of $7.0 million ($5.4 million, net of tax) recorded in other (expense) income, net, due primarily to the recognition of expenses that were previously included in accumulated other comprehensive loss and the recognition of additional costs associated with the annuity purchase contract. After the participant data for the annuity purchase contract was finalized in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Qualified Plan had excess funds of $0.5 million, which were distributed into the Defined Contribution Plan discussed below.
We maintain a frozen unfunded retirement restoration plan (the “Restoration Plan”) that is a non-qualified plan providing for the payment to participating employees, upon retirement, of the difference between the maximum annual payment permissible under the Qualified Plan pursuant to federal limitations and the amount that would otherwise have been payable under the Qualified Plan. As with the Qualified Plan, the Restoration Plan was closed to new participants on January 1, 2015 and amended to freeze benefit accruals and to modify certain ancillary benefits effective as of September 30, 2015.
We maintain a registered defined benefit pension plan (the "Canadian Plan") that covers all of our employees based at our facility in Alberta, Canada. Employees are eligible for membership in the plan following the completion of one year of employment. Benefits accrue to eligible employees based on years of service and an average of the highest 60 consecutive months of compensation during the last 10 consecutive years of employment. Benefit eligibility typically occurs upon the first day of the month following an eligible employee’s reaching age 65, and plan benefits are typically paid monthly in advance for the lifetime of the participant.
The plans described above (collectively, the "Plans") are presented in aggregate as the impact of the Restoration Plan and Canadian Plan to our consolidated financial position and results of operations is not material.
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The following are assumptions related to the Plans:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assumptions used to determine benefit obligations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discount rate | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Rate of compensation increases (a) | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumptions used to determine net pension expense: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discount rate | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Rate of compensation increases (a) | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
(a) Rate of compensation increase is no longer relevant to the Qualified Plan or Restoration Plan due to freezing benefit accruals. The rate of compensation increase on the Canadian Plan is $3.0 %.
The factors used in determination of these assumptions are described in Note 1.
Net pension (benefit) expense for the Plans was:
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Service cost – benefits earned during the year | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost on projected benefit obligation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on assets | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net amortization and deferral | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement expense (a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension plan termination (b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net pension benefit | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
(a) Reflects lump-sum payments to terminated vested participants in the Qualified Plan.
(b) Reflects impact of the termination of the Qualified Plan.
The estimated prior service costs and the estimated net loss for the Plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into pension expense in the year ended March 31, 2021 is $0 and $0.1 million, respectively.
The following is a summary of the changes in the Plans' pension obligations:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Service cost | ||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | ||||||||||||||
| Actuarial gain (loss) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Benefits paid | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Pension plan termination (a) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Currency translation impact | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
(a) Reflects impact of the termination of the Qualified Plan.
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The following is a reconciliation of the Plans' assets:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Actual return on plan assets | ||||||||||||||
| Benefits paid | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Company contributions | ||||||||||||||
| Pension plan termination (a) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Currency translation impact | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
(a) Reflects impact of the termination of the Qualified Plan.
We made no contributions to the Qualified Plan in the year ended March 31, 2020. We contributed $0.1 million to the Canadian Plan in the year ended March 31, 2020 and estimate that our contribution in the year ending March 31, 2021 will be $0.1 million.
The following summarizes the net pension asset for the Plans:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Plan assets at fair value | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Benefit obligation | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| (Unfunded) funded status | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||
The following summarizes amounts recognized in the balance sheets for the Plans:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Noncurrent assets | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Noncurrent liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| (Unfunded) funded status | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||
The following table presents the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to the components of the net cost and the change in the benefit obligation:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss at beginning of year | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
| Amortization of net loss | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service benefit (cost) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Pension plan termination (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss arising during the year | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other adjustment (b) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Currency translation impact | ||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of year | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
(a) Reflects impact of the termination of the Qualified Plan, including changes in assumptions resulting from the termination.
(b) Other adjustments relate to changes in the effective tax rate.
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Amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss consist of:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Net prior service cost | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
The Canadian Plan assets, which account for 100 % of total assets, are invested in other investments, as described below. The target allocation for the Qualified Plan for the year ended March 31, 2019 was 0 % - 5 % equity securities and 95 % - 100 % for fixed income securities. The actual asset allocations for the Plans were as follows:
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| Asset category | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Equity securities | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Fixed income securities | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Other | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | % | % | ||||||||||||
| Total | % | % | ||||||||||||
The Canadian Plan has investments of $1.9 million in a fund that invests in Canadian stocks, bonds and money market investments, as well as in U.S. and international stocks, which is considered to have Level II inputs in the fair value hierarchy. The remainder of the Plans’ assets were held in common/collective trusts, which seek to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in a variety of stocks and are measured using net asset value ("NAV"), which is provided by the trustee and is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities. This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported NAV. Participant transactions (purchases and sales) may occur daily. Were the Qualified Plan to initiate a full redemption, the investment adviser reserves the right to temporarily delay withdrawal from the trust in order to ensure that securities liquidations will be carried out in an orderly business manner.
The following table summarizes the expected cash benefit payments for the Plans for fiscal years ending March 31 (in millions):
| 2021 | $ | |||||||
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| 2025 | ||||||||
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Defined Contribution Plan
Effective October 1, 2015, we began to sponsor a defined contribution plan covering substantially all of our U.S. employees. Employees may contribute to this plan, and these contributions are matched by us up to 6.0 % of eligible earnings. Additionally, we contribute 3.0 % of eligible earnings to employees regardless of their level of participation in the plan, which is discretionary and subject to adjustment based on profitability. Effective January 1, 2017, the 3.0 % discretionary contribution is contributed following the end of the calendar year. Contributions to the defined contribution plan were $4.0 million and $3.4 million for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan
We sponsor a qualified, non-leveraged employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) in which domestic employees are eligible to participate following the completion of one year of service. The ESOP provides annual discretionary contributions of up to the maximum amount that is deductible under the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the ESOP are invested in our common stock. A participant’s interest in contributions to the ESOP fully vests after three years of credited service or upon retirement, permanent disability (each, as defined in the plan document) or death.
We recorded total contributions to the ESOP of $3.2 million, $1.6 million and $1.6 million during the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, based on performance in the prior year. During the year ended March 31, 2020, $3.8 million was recorded to expense based on performance in the year ended March 31, 2020 and is expected to be contributed to the ESOP during the year ending March 31, 2021.
The ESOP held 718,646 and 768,691 shares of CSWI common stock as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
15. INCOME TAXES
Income from continuing operations before income taxes was comprised of the following (in thousands):
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Federal | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
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Income tax expense consists of the following (in thousands):
| For the year ended: | Current | Deferred | Total | |||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Federal | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| State and local | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Federal | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| State and local | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Federal | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| State and local | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory income tax rates of 21.0 %, 21.0 % and 31.5 % to income from continuing operations before income taxes as a result of the following (in thousands):
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computed tax expense at statutory rate | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| State and local income taxes, net of federal benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amended return items (pension and foreign withholding) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| IRS audit adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GILTI and Section 250 Deduction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign rate differential | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Uncertain tax positions | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other permanent differences | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign tax credits | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic production activity deduction | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of reduction of federal tax rate | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Federal repatriation tax, net of tax credit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
The effective tax rates for the years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 were 22.2 %, 25.0 % and 32.3 %, respectively. The current year tax rate was lower as compared with the prior years as a result of a decrease in uncertain tax positions, decreased return to provision adjustments and increased vesting of stock-based compensation awards. Other items impacting the effective tax rate include adjustments for the closing of the IRS audit for tax year ended March 31, 2017, foreign withholding tax paid during the tax year ended March 31, 2020 for prior year periods, and the reversal of a pension adjustment related to a former wholly-owned subsidiary for the tax period ended September 30, 2015, in which the statue of limitations expired.
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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at March 31 are presented below (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Accrued compensation | ||||||||||||||
| Impairment | ||||||||||||||
| Pension and other employee benefits | ||||||||||||||
| Inventory reserves | ||||||||||||||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | ||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign tax credit carry-forward | ||||||||||||||
| Other, net | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | ||||||||||||||
| Valuation allowance | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | ||||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease - ROU assets | ( | |||||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
As the assets and liabilities of our discontinued Coatings business discussed in Note 3 reside in a disregarded entity for tax purposes, the tax attributes associated with the operations of our Coatings business ultimately flow through to our corporate parent, which files a consolidated federal return. Therefore, corresponding deferred tax assets or liabilities expected to be substantially realized by our corporate parent have been reflected above as assets of our continuing operations and have not been allocated to the balances of assets or liabilities of our discontinued operations disclosed in Note 3. The statement of cash flows reflects the impact of the deferred taxes related to the disregarded entity in a line captioned “Realized (unrealized) deferred taxes."
As of March 31, 2020 and 2019, we had $0 and $0.1 million, respectively, in tax effected net operating loss carryforwards, net of valuation allowances. Net operating loss carryforwards will expire in periods beyond the next 5 years.
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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of year | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Increases related to prior year tax positions | ||||||||||||||
| Decreases related to prior year tax positions | ( | |||||||||||||
| Increases related to current year tax positions | ||||||||||||||
| Settlement | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Balance at end of year | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
17. CONTINGENCIES
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18. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The following table provides an analysis of the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands).
| March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
| Currency translation adjustments: | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps: | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
Unrealized losses, net of taxes of $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Reclassification of losses included in interest expense, net of taxes of $( | ||||||||||||||
| Other adjustments (c) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
| Defined benefit plans: | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
Amortization of net prior service cost (benefit), net of taxes of $( | ( | |||||||||||||
Amortization of net loss, net of taxes of $( | ||||||||||||||
Net gain arising during the year, net of taxes of $ | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Pension plan termination, net of taxes of $( | ||||||||||||||
| Other adjustments (c) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Currency translation impact | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss (gains) | ( | |||||||||||||
| Balance at end of period | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||
(a) Unrealized gains are reclassified to earnings as underlying cash interest payments are made. We expect to recognize a loss of less than $0.3 million, net of deferred taxes, over the next twelve months related to a designated cash flow hedge based on its fair value as of March 31, 2020.
(b) Amortization of prior service costs and actuarial losses out of accumulated other comprehensive loss are included in the computation of net periodic pension expense. See Note 14 for additional information.
19. REVENUE RECOGNITION
We conduct our operations in two reportable segments: Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. With the adoption of ASC Topic 606, we have concluded that the disaggregation of revenues that would be most useful in understanding the nature, timing and extent of revenue recognition is the breakout of build-to-order and book-and-ship, as defined below:
Build-to-order products are architecturally-specified building products generally sold into the construction industry. Revenue generated from sales of products under build-to-order transactions are currently reflected in the results of our Industrial Products Segment. Occasionally, our built-to-order business lines enter into arrangements for the delivery of a customer-specified product and the provision of installation services. These orders are generally negotiated as a package and are commonly subject to retainage by the customer, which means the final 10 % of the transaction price, when applicable, is not collectible until the overall construction project into which our products are incorporated is complete. The lead times for transfer to the customer can be up to 12 weeks. Revenue for goods is recognized at a point in time, but installation services are recognized over time as those services are performed. Installation services represented approximately 2 % of total consolidated revenue for the year ended March 31, 2020.
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Book-and-ship products are sold across all of our end markets. Revenue generated from sales of products under book-and-ship transactions have historically been presented in both Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. These sales are typically priced on a product-by-product basis using price lists provided to our customers. The lead times for transfer to the customer is usually one week or less as these items are generally built to stock. Revenue for products sold under these arrangements is recognized at a point in time.
Disaggregation of revenues reconciled to our reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Build-to-order | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Book-and-ship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Build-to-order | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Book-and-ship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Build-to-order | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Book-and-ship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Contract liabilities, which are included in accrued and other current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):
| Balance at April 1, 2019 | $ | |||||||
| Revenue recognized during the period | ( | |||||||
| Transfer of project costs in excess of billings | ||||||||
| New contracts during the period | ||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | |||||||
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20. SEGMENTS
As described in Note 1, we conduct our operations through two business segments:
•Industrial Products; and
•Specialty Chemicals.
The following is a summary of the financial information of our reporting segments reconciled to the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements (in thousands). Historical segment information has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the decision to divest the Coatings business.
| Year Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Subtotal - Reportable Segments | Eliminations and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, we recorded an impairment of $1.0 million on one of our unamortized trademarks in our Specialty Chemicals segment.
| Year Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Subtotal - Reportable Segments | Eliminations and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Subtotal - Reportable Segments | Eliminations and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the year ended March 31, 2018, we recorded restructuring charges of $0.2 million in our Industrial Products segment. As noted in Note 1, the program was complete as of March 31, 2018.
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| (Amounts in thousands) | Industrial Products | Specialty Chemicals | Subtotal - Reportable Segments | Eliminations and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geographic information – We attribute revenues to different geographic areas based on the destination of the product or service delivery. Long-lived assets are classified based on the geographic area in which the assets are located and exclude deferred taxes. No individual country, except for the U.S., accounted for more than 10% of consolidated net revenues or total long-lived assets.
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Revenues and long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows (in thousands, except percent data):
| Year Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-U.S. (a) | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues, net | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) No individual country within this group represents 10% or more of consolidated totals for any period presented.
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| U.S. | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-U.S. | % | $ | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-lived assets (a) | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Long-lived assets consist primarily of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, goodwill and other assets, net of deferred taxes.
Major customer information – We have a large number of customers across our locations and do not believe that we have sales to any individual customer that represented 10% or more of consolidated net revenues for any of the fiscal years presented.
21. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
The following presents a summary of the unaudited quarterly data for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (amounts in millions, except per share data):
| Year Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Revenues, net | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basic earnings (loss) per common share (a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year Ended March 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Loss from discontinued operations, net | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Basic earnings (loss) per common share (a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (a): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continuing operations | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued operations | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(a) Net earnings per common share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. The sum of the quarters may not equal the total year amount due to the impact of changes in weighted average quarterly shares outstanding.
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ITEM 9: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) are designed to ensure that the information, which we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020 as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2020.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
The design of any system of control is based upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all future events, no matter how remote, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may not deteriorate.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, our management conducted an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2020, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, our management has concluded that as of March 31, 2020, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2020, has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
CSW Industrials, Inc.
Opinion on internal control over financial reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of CSW Industrials, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2020, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2020, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended March 31, 2020, and our report dated May 20, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. 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 audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Dallas, Texas
May 20, 2020
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ITEM 9B: OTHER INFORMATION
None
PART III
ITEM 10: DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
ITEM 12: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
ITEM 14: PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
PART IV
ITEM 15: EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
(1) Consolidated Financial Statements | |||||
| CSW Industrials, Inc. Consolidated Financial Statements: | |||||
| For each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2020: | |||||
(2) Financial Statement Schedules | |||||
None. | |||||
(3) Exhibits | |||||
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Exhibit Index
| EXHIBIT NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | ||||
| 3.1 | |||||
| 3.2 | |||||
| 4.1* | |||||
| 10.1 | |||||
| 10.2 | |||||
| 10.3 | |||||
| 10.4 | |||||
| 10.5 | |||||
| 10.6 | |||||
| 10.7 | |||||
| 10.8 | |||||
| 10.9 | |||||
| 10.10 | |||||
| 21.1* | |||||
| 23.1* | |||||
| 31.1* | |||||
| 31.2* | |||||
| 32.1** | |||||
| 32.2** | |||||
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | ||||
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | ||||
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | ||||
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | ||||
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | ||||
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | ||||
| * | Filed herewith | ||||
| ** | Furnished herewith | ||||
| + | Management contracts and compensatory plans required to be filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized:
| Date: May 20, 2020 | CSW INDUSTRIALS, INC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Joseph B. Armes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph B. Armes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
| Name | Title | Date | |||||||||
| /s/ Joseph B. Armes | Chief Executive Officer | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Joseph B. Armes | (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||||||
| /s/ Greggory W. Branning | Chief Financial Officer | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Greggory W. Branning | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||||||||
| /s/ Michael R. Gambrell | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Michael R. Gambrell | |||||||||||
| /s/ Terry L. Johnston | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Terry L. Johnston | |||||||||||
| /s/ Linda A. Livingstone | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. | |||||||||||
| /s/ William F. Quinn | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| William F. Quinn | |||||||||||
| /s/ Robert M. Swartz | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Robert M. Swartz | |||||||||||
| /s/ J. Kent Sweezey | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| J. Kent Sweezey | |||||||||||
| /s/ Debra L. von Storch | Director | May 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Debra L. von Storch | |||||||||||
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Exhibit 4.1
DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CSW Industrials, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has one class of equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“common stock”).
References in the following discussion to “we,” “our” and “us” and similar references mean CSW Industrials, Inc.
The following description of our common stock is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and by reference to the terms and provisions of our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which are incorporated herein by reference and attached as exhibits to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Authorized Capital Stock
Pursuant to our Charter, the total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which we are authorized to issue is 60,000,000 shares, consisting of: (1) 50,000,000 shares of common stock and (2) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“preferred stock”).
Common Stock
Dividend Rights
Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of our preferred stock, holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive ratably dividends out of any of our funds legally available when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors (the “CSWI Board”).
Voting Rights
Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders are generally entitled to vote, including the election of directors. Our Charter does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors. Except as otherwise provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, the holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting of stockholders, the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter and that are voted for or against the matter will be the act of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided in our Charter (including with respect to the election of directors), Bylaws, a
preferred stock designation, or by law, rule or regulation. In an uncontested election of directors at a meeting of stockholders, each director will be elected by an affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to the director at such meeting of the stockholders. In a contested election of directors at a meeting of the stockholders, each director will be elected by a plurality vote of the votes cast at such meeting of the stockholders. Our directors elected at each annual meeting of stockholders shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders.
Liquidation
If we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share proportionately in our assets available for distribution to stockholders, after payment or provision for all liabilities and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of our preferred stock.
Other Rights
The holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights, no subscription rights and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities, and our common stock is not subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to those of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock we may issue in the future.
Preferred Stock
Under our Charter, the CSWI Board may, without further action by the stockholders, designate and issue up to 10,000,000 shares of our preferred stock in one or more series, and may establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in such series and may fix the designation, powers, privileges, preferences and relative participating, optional or other rights, including dividend rights, voting rights, conversion or exchange rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The issuance of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders by, among other things:
•restricting dividends on the common stock;
•diluting the voting power of the common stock;
•impairing the liquidation rights of the common stock; or
•delaying or preventing a change in control without further action by the stockholders.
As a result of these or other factors, the issuance of preferred stock could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.
Delaware Takeover Law
Subject to certain exceptions, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a broad range of “business combination” transactions with any “interested
stockholder” during a period of three years following the date that such person became an interested stockholder, unless:
•before that person became an interested stockholder, the board of directors of the corporation approved the transaction in which that person became an interested stockholder or approved the business combination;
•on completion of the transaction that resulted in that person’s becoming an interested stockholder, that person owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, other than stock held by (1) directors who are also officers of the corporation or (2) any employee stock plan that does not provide employees with the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
•following the transaction in which that person became an interested stockholder, both the board of directors of the corporation and the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation not owned by that person approve the business combination.
A “business combination” is defined to include, among other things and in general and subject to exceptions, a merger of the corporation with the interested stockholder; a sale of 10% or more of the market value of the corporation’s consolidated assets to the interested stockholder; certain transactions that result in the issuance of the corporation’s stock to the interested stockholder; a transaction that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the corporation’s stock owned by the interested stockholder; and any receipt by the interested stockholder of loans, guarantees or other financial benefits provided by the corporation. An “interested stockholder” is defined to include, in general and subject to exceptions, a person that (1) owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation or (2) is an “affiliate” or “associate” (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) of the corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock at any time within the prior three year period.
Section 203 of the DGCL permits corporations to include an election not to be governed by that provision by so providing in an amendment to the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws approved by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the corporation’s shares entitled to vote on such action. We have not made that election and will accordingly be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
The provisions of our Charter and Bylaws discussed below may have the effect, either alone or in combination with Section 203 of the DGCL, of making more difficult or discouraging a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or other takeover attempt that the CSWI Board opposes, but that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interest.
These provisions are intended to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and takeover bids that the CSWI Board may consider inadequate and to encourage persons seeking to
acquire control of us to first negotiate with the CSWI Board. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited acquisition proposal outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms. These provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management.
Issuance of Undesignated Preferred Stock
As discussed above under “Preferred Stock,” the CSWI Board will have the ability to designate and issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences, which could deter hostile takeovers or delay changes in our control or management.
Number of Directors; Filling Vacancies; Removal
Our Charter and Bylaws provide that our business and affairs will be managed by the CSWI Board and that, subject to the rights, if any, of any series of preferred stock to elect additional directors under circumstances specified in a preferred stock designation, the CSWI Board will consist of not less than three nor more than nine members, with the number of directors within these limits to be fixed exclusively by the CSWI Board. In addition, our Charter and Bylaws provide that any board vacancy, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, may be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office and entitled to vote, even though that may be less than a quorum of the CSWI Board.
No Cumulative Voting
Delaware law provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our Charter does not expressly provide for cumulative voting. Without cumulative voting, a minority stockholder may not be able to gain as many seats on the CSWI Board as the stockholder would be able to gain if cumulative voting were permitted. The absence of cumulative voting makes it more difficult for a minority stockholder to secure a seat on the CSWI Board and thereby influence the CSWI Board’s decision regarding a takeover.
Special Meetings
Our Charter and Bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by our chairman of the board, chief executive officer or a majority of the CSWI Board. A stockholder may not call a special meeting, which may delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or holders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors. Our Charter and Bylaws limit the business that may be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders to those matters properly brought before the meeting. These provisions make it more difficult for stockholders to take an action opposed by the CSWI Board.
No Stockholder Action by Written Consent
Our Charter and Bylaws require that all actions to be taken by stockholders must be taken at a duly called annual or special meeting, and stockholders will not be permitted to act by written consent. This limit on the ability of stockholders to act by written consent may lengthen the amount of time required to take stockholder actions. As a result, the holders of a majority of our capital stock would not be able to amend our Bylaws, remove directors or take other actions without holding a meeting of stockholders called in accordance with our Bylaws. These provisions will make it more difficult for stockholders to take an action opposed by the CSWI Board.
Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nomination and Proposals
Under our Bylaws, stockholders of record will be able to nominate persons for election to the CSWI Board or bring other business constituting a proper matter for stockholder action at annual meetings only by providing proper notice to our secretary. Proper notice must be generally received not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year (or, in some cases, prior to the tenth day following the announcement of the meeting) and must include, among other information, the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice, certain information relating to each person whom such stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director and a brief description of any business such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting.
Contests for the election of directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals will be precluded if the proper procedures are not followed. Third parties may therefore be discouraged from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect their own slate of directors or to approve their own proposals. Nothing in our Bylaws will be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in our proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
Exclusive Jurisdiction for Certain Actions
Our Bylaws require, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in our name, actions against our directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty and other similar actions be brought only in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, unless we otherwise consent. Although we believe this provision benefits us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law in the types of lawsuits to which it applies, the provision may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.
Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES
CSW Industrials, Inc.
| Name of Subsidiary | Jurisdiction of Incorporation | Percentage Ownership | |||||||||
| CSW Industrials Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| Balco, Inc. | Kansas | 100% | |||||||||
| CapStar Holdings Corporation | Nevada | 100% | |||||||||
| Greco Aluminum Railings, Ltd. | Canada | 100% | |||||||||
| Greco Aluminum Railings (U.S.A.) Inc. | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| Greco Railings Holdings, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| Jet-Lube of Canada Ltd. | Canada | 100% | |||||||||
| Jet-Lube Europe Limited | UK | 100% | |||||||||
| Jet-Lube UK, Ltd. | UK | 100% | |||||||||
| RectorSeal Australia Proprietary Limited | Australia | 100% | |||||||||
| Smoke Guard California, Inc. | Nevada | 100% | |||||||||
| Smoke Guard, Inc. | Nevada | 100% | |||||||||
| SAC Acworth Property, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| SAC Cutten Road Property, LLC | Texas | 100% | |||||||||
| SAC Employee Holdings, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| SAC Holdings, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| SAC Longview Property, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| SAC Properties Holdings, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| RectorSeal, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| RS Acquisition Sub, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| Whitmore Manufacturing, LLC | Delaware | 100% | |||||||||
| Whitmore Europe Limited | UK | 100% | |||||||||
| Whitmore’s Field Services, LLC | Texas | 100% | |||||||||
Exhibit 23.1
qCONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have issued our reports dated May 20, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of CSW Industrials, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020. We consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of CSW Industrials, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-207178).
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Dallas, Texas
May 20, 2020
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joseph B. Armes, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 of CSW Industrials, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purpose in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 20, 2020
| /s/ Joseph B. Armes | ||
Joseph B. Armes | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Greggory W. Branning, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 of CSW Industrials, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purpose in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 20, 2020
| /s/ Greggory W. Branning | ||
Greggory W. Branning | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joseph B. Armes, Chief Executive Officer of CSW Industrials, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Annual Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: May 20, 2020
| /s/ Joseph B. Armes | ||
Joseph B. Armes | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
(Principal Executive Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Greggory W. Branning, Chief Financial Officer of CSW Industrials, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Annual Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) the information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: May 20, 2020
| /s/ Greggory W. Branning | ||
Greggory W. Branning | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial Officer) | ||