SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2017
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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: 000-06936
WD-40 COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
95-1797918 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1061 Cudahy Place, San Diego, California |
92110 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (619) 275-1400
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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No ☑
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as of July 5, 2017 was 14,016,583.
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WD-40 COMPANY
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended May 31, 2017
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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WD-40 COMPANY |
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(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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May 31, |
August 31, |
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2017 |
2016 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
32,205 |
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50,891 | |
Short-term investments |
79,391 | 57,633 | |||
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful |
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accounts of $229 and $394 at May 31, 2017 |
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and August 31, 2016, respectively |
65,177 | 64,680 | |||
Inventories |
36,549 | 31,793 | |||
Other current assets |
2,959 | 4,475 | |||
Total current assets |
216,281 | 209,472 | |||
Property and equipment, net |
25,510 | 11,545 | |||
Goodwill |
95,557 | 95,649 | |||
Other intangible assets, net |
16,936 | 19,191 | |||
Deferred tax assets, net |
609 | 621 | |||
Other assets |
2,886 | 3,190 | |||
Total assets |
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357,779 |
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339,668 | |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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18,557 |
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18,690 | |
Accrued liabilities |
17,364 | 15,757 | |||
Accrued payroll and related expenses |
12,762 | 20,866 | |||
Revolving credit facility, current |
20,000 |
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Income taxes payable |
1,509 | 3,381 | |||
Total current liabilities |
70,192 | 58,694 | |||
Revolving credit facility |
134,000 | 122,000 | |||
Deferred tax liabilities, net |
17,286 | 16,365 | |||
Other long-term liabilities |
1,962 | 2,214 | |||
Total liabilities |
223,440 | 199,273 | |||
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11) |
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Shareholders' equity: |
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Common stock ― authorized 36,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value; |
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19,681,883 and 19,621,820 shares issued at May 31, 2017 and |
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August 31, 2016, respectively; and 14,023,428 and 14,208,338 shares |
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outstanding at May 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively |
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Additional paid-in capital |
149,767 | 145,936 | |||
Retained earnings |
308,308 | 289,642 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(29,624) | (27,298) | |||
Common stock held in treasury, at cost ― 5,658,455 and 5,413,482 |
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shares at May 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively |
(294,132) | (267,905) | |||
Total shareholders' equity |
134,339 | 140,395 | |||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
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357,779 |
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339,668 | |
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See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. |
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Three Months Ended May 31, |
Nine Months Ended May 31, |
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2016 |
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Net sales |
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98,178 |
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96,446 |
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283,945 |
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283,518 | |||
Cost of products sold |
43,891 | 41,635 | 124,156 | 124,937 | |||||||
Gross profit |
54,287 | 54,811 | 159,789 | 158,581 | |||||||
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Operating expenses: |
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Selling, general and administrative |
27,558 | 29,215 | 86,391 | 85,755 | |||||||
Advertising and sales promotion |
5,398 | 6,188 | 15,251 | 16,865 | |||||||
Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets |
718 | 740 | 2,156 | 2,242 | |||||||
Total operating expenses |
33,674 | 36,143 | 103,798 | 104,862 | |||||||
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Income from operations |
20,613 | 18,668 | 55,991 | 53,719 | |||||||
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
112 | 186 | 392 | 517 | |||||||
Interest expense |
(693) | (433) | (1,822) | (1,222) | |||||||
Other income (expense), net |
254 | (799) | 527 | 470 | |||||||
Income before income taxes |
20,286 | 17,622 | 55,088 | 53,484 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes |
5,842 | 4,957 | 16,526 | 15,088 | |||||||
Net income |
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14,444 |
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12,665 |
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38,562 |
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38,396 | |||
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Earnings per common share: |
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Basic |
$ |
1.02 |
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0.88 |
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2.71 |
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2.66 | |||
Diluted |
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1.02 |
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0.88 |
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2.71 |
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2.65 | |||
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Shares used in per share calculations: |
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Basic |
14,056 | 14,306 | 14,115 | 14,365 | |||||||
Diluted |
14,088 | 14,349 | 14,151 | 14,413 | |||||||
Dividends declared per common share |
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0.49 |
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0.42 |
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1.40 |
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1.22 | |||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
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Three Months Ended May 31, |
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Net income |
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14,444 |
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12,665 |
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38,562 |
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38,396 | |||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Foreign currency translation adjustment |
3,504 | 6,156 | (2,326) | (5,928) | |||||||
Total comprehensive income |
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17,948 |
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18,821 |
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36,236 |
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32,468 | |||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Treasury Stock |
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Earnings |
Income (Loss) |
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Equity |
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Balance at August 31, 2016 |
19,621,820 |
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145,936 |
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289,642 |
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(27,298) | 5,413,482 |
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140,395 | |||||||
Issuance of common stock under share-based |
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compensation plan, net of shares withheld for taxes |
60,063 | (1,144) | (1,144) | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
3,543 | 3,543 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefits from settlements of |
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stock-based equity awards |
1,432 | 1,432 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends ($1.40 per share) |
(19,896) | (19,896) | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of treasury stock |
244,973 | (26,227) | (26,227) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
(2,326) | (2,326) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
38,562 | 38,562 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at May 31, 2017 |
19,681,883 |
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149,767 |
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308,308 |
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(29,624) | 5,658,455 |
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(294,132) |
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134,339 | |||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
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Nine Months Ended May 31, |
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2016 |
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Operating activities: |
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Net income |
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38,562 |
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38,396 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by |
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operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
5,005 | 4,893 | |||
Net gains on sales and disposals of property and equipment |
(109) | (30) | |||
Deferred income taxes |
(101) | (601) | |||
Excess tax benefits from settlements of stock-based equity awards |
(1,432) | (1,618) | |||
Stock-based compensation |
3,543 | 2,518 | |||
Unrealized foreign currency exchange losses |
872 | 214 | |||
Provision for bad debts |
(141) | 15 | |||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Trade and other accounts receivable |
(1,915) | (7,229) | |||
Inventories |
(4,926) | (1,533) | |||
Other assets |
1,660 | 2,258 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(125) | 2,963 | |||
Accrued payroll and related expenses |
(9,629) | 507 | |||
Income taxes payable |
702 | 3,294 | |||
Other long-term liabilities |
(246) | 112 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
31,720 | 44,159 | |||
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Investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
(15,410) | (3,311) | |||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment |
403 | 195 | |||
Purchases of short-term investments |
(26,815) | (22,920) | |||
Maturities of short-term investments |
4,517 | 6,516 | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(37,305) | (19,520) | |||
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Financing activities: |
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Treasury stock purchases |
(26,227) | (24,691) | |||
Dividends paid |
(19,896) | (17,647) | |||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
548 | 821 | |||
Excess tax benefits from settlements of stock-based equity awards |
1,432 | 1,618 | |||
Net proceeds from revolving credit facility |
32,000 | 10,000 | |||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(12,143) | (29,899) | |||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(958) | (1,263) | |||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(18,686) | (6,523) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
50,891 | 53,896 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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32,205 |
$ |
47,373 | |
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WD-40 COMPANY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Note 1. The Company
WD-40 Company (“the Company”), based in San Diego, California, is a global marketing organization dedicated to creating positive lasting memories by developing and selling products that solve problems in workshops, factories and homes around the world. The Company markets its maintenance products and its homecare and cleaning products under the following well-known brands: WD-40®, 3-IN-ONE®, GT85®, X-14®, 2000 Flushes®, Carpet Fresh®, no vac®, Spot Shot®, 1001®, Lava® and Solvol®. Currently included in the WD-40 brand are the WD-40 multi-use product and the WD-40 Specialist® and WD-40 BIKE® product lines.
The Company’s brands are sold in various locations around the world. Maintenance products are sold worldwide in markets throughout North, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Homecare and cleaning products are sold primarily in North America, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and Australia. The Company’s products are sold primarily through mass retail and home center stores, warehouse club stores, grocery stores, hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, sport retailers, independent bike dealers, online retailers and industrial distributors and suppliers.
Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The August 31, 2016 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information for the interim periods shown reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement thereof and such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016, which was filed with the SEC on October 24, 2016.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year.
Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
In the normal course of business, the Company employs established policies and procedures to manage its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s U.K. subsidiary, whose functional currency is Pound Sterling, utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to limit its exposure to net asset balances held in non-functional currency, specifically the Euro. The Company regularly monitors its foreign currency exchange rate exposures to ensure the overall effectiveness of its foreign currency hedge positions. While the Company engages in foreign currency hedging activity to reduce its risk, for accounting purposes, none of its foreign currency forward contracts are designated as hedges.
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Foreign currency forward contracts are carried at fair value, with net realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized currently in other income (expense) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Cash flows from settlements of foreign currency forward contracts are included in operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Foreign currency forward contracts in an asset position at the end of the reporting period are included in other current assets, while foreign currency forward contracts in a liability position at the end of the reporting period are included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. At May 31, 2017, the Company had a notional amount of $24.5 million outstanding in foreign currency forward contracts, which mature in July 2017. Unrealized net gains and losses related to foreign currency forward contracts were not significant at May 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016. Realized net gains and losses related to foreign currency forward contracts were not material for each of the three and nine month periods ended May 31, 2017 and 2016.
Fair Value Measurements
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company categorizes its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a hierarchy that categorizes fair value measurements into the following three levels based on the types of inputs used in measuring their fair value:
Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or observable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions.
Under fair value accounting, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. As of May 31, 2017, the Company had no assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, with the exception of the foreign currency forward contracts which are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying values of cash equivalents, short-term investments and short-term borrowings are recorded at cost, which approximates their fair values primarily due to their short-term maturities and are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. During the nine months ended May 31, 2017, the Company did not record any significant nonrecurring fair value measurements for assets or liabilities in periods subsequent to their initial recognition.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2017-09, “Scope of Modification Accounting”, to reduce diversity in practice and provide clarity regarding existing guidance in ASC 718, “Stock Compensation”. The amendments in this updated guidance clarify that an entity should apply modification accounting in response to a change in the terms and conditions of an entity’s share-based payment awards unless three newly specified criteria are met. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated the potential impacts of this updated guidance, and it does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”. This updated guidance eliminates Step 2 from the current two-step quantitative model for goodwill impairment tests. Step 2 required an entity to calculate an implied fair value, which included a hypothetical purchase price allocation requirement, for reporting units that failed Step 1. Per this updated guidance, a goodwill impairment will instead be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value as identified in Step 1. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company has evaluated the potential impacts of this updated guidance, and it does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory”, which requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods
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within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted in the first interim period of an entity's annual financial statements. The Company has evaluated the potential impacts of this updated guidance, and it does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”. The amendments in this updated guidance address eight specific cash flow issues to reduce the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted and should be applied using a retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impacts of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”, which requires entities to estimate all expected credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The updated guidance also expands the disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to understand the entity’s assumptions, models and methods for estimating expected credit losses. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impacts of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The amendments in this updated guidance include changes to simplify the Codification for several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including those related to the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, accounting for forfeitures, minimum statutory withholding requirements and classification of certain items on the statement of cash flows. Certain of these changes are required to be applied retrospectively while other changes are required to be applied prospectively. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect that it will adopt this updated guidance early, but it expects that the adoption of this new guidance will have a more than inconsequential impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. For example, if the Company had adopted this updated guidance in fiscal year 2016, its income tax expense for the year would have been reduced by approximately $2.1 million due to the recognition of excess tax benefits in the provision for income taxes rather than through additional paid-in-capital. The Company also expects to change its policy related to forfeitures upon adoption of this new guidance such that it will recognize the impacts of forfeitures as they occur rather than recognizing them based on an estimated forfeiture rate. Although the Company is still assessing the impacts of this change in policy for forfeitures on its consolidated financial statements, it does not expect that the impact will be material. In addition, the Company’s presentation of employee taxes paid on shares of certain equity awards withheld by the Company for tax-withholding purposes will be reported as a financing activity instead of an operating activity in the Statement of Cash Flows, while the excess tax benefits from settlements of stock-based equity awards will be reported as an operating activity under this new guidance.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than twelve months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted and should be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impacts of this new guidance on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. This updated guidance requires management to evaluate whether there is a substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued and provide related disclosures if necessary. This guidance is effective for the first annual fiscal period ending after December 15, 2016, and for all interim and annual periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”. The core principle of this updated guidance and related amendments is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This new guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue for product sales at the point in time in which control of goods transfers to the Company’s customers which, as defined, could be different than the point in time in which revenue had been recognized by the Company under existing U.S. GAAP, which was based on when title and the risks and rewards of ownership were transferred to the customer. The new guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Although early adoption is permitted, the Company has concluded that it will not adopt this guidance early and it will become effective for the Company on September 1, 2018. The Company will adopt this new guidance following the modified retrospective approach and will recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings on September 1, 2018. Management is in the process of a detailed review of the Company’s customer contracts which is focused principally on, but not limited to, identifying the point in time at which the control of goods transfers to customers. Management is nearing the completion of this review and is still in the process of determining the impacts that this new guidance will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 3. Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of raw materials and components, finished goods, and product held at third-party contract manufacturers. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market and cost is determined based on a first-in, first-out method or, for a portion of raw materials inventory, the average cost method. Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|||||
|
May 31, |
August 31, |
|||
|
2017 |
2016 |
|||
Product held at third-party contract manufacturers |
$ |
3,585 |
$ |
3,521 | |
Raw materials and components |
3,138 | 2,996 | |||
Work-in-process |
317 | 163 | |||
Finished goods |
29,509 | 25,113 | |||
Total |
$ |
36,549 |
$ |
31,793 | |
|
Note 4. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|||||
|
May 31, |
August 31, |
|||
|
2017 |
2016 |
|||
Machinery, equipment and vehicles |
$ |
17,326 |
$ |
14,892 | |
Buildings and improvements |
4,059 | 4,223 | |||
Computer and office equipment |
3,644 | 3,605 | |||
Software |
7,891 | 7,392 | |||
Furniture and fixtures |
1,230 | 1,286 | |||
Capital in progress |
15,021 | 2,200 | |||
Land |
251 | 254 | |||
Subtotal |
49,422 | 33,852 | |||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(23,912) | (22,307) | |||
Total |
$ |
25,510 |
$ |
11,545 | |
|
At May 31, 2017, capital in progress on the balance sheet included $14.2 million associated with capital costs related to the purchase and buildout of the Company’s new office building and related land in San Diego which will house corporate
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employees and employees of the Company’s Americas segment. Upon completion of the buildout, the Company will place these assets into service and reclassify the amounts recorded in capital in progress to the respective fixed asset categories, which includes amounts attributable to the land. For further information, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in Part I—Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”.
Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment (in thousands):
|
|||||||||||
|
Americas |
EMEA |
Asia-Pacific |
Total |
|||||||
Balance as of August 31, 2016 |
$ |
85,452 |
$ |
8,987 |
$ |
1,210 |
$ |
95,649 | |||
Translation adjustments |
(10) | (82) |
- |
(92) | |||||||
Balance as of May 31, 2017 |
$ |
85,442 |
$ |
8,905 |
$ |
1,210 |
$ |
95,557 | |||
|
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. The annual goodwill impairment test was performed at the reporting unit level as required by the authoritative guidance. In accordance with ASU No. 2011-08, “Testing Goodwill for Impairment”, companies are permitted to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. The Company performed a qualitative assessment of each reporting unit to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit was less than its carrying amount. In performing this qualitative assessment, the Company assessed relevant events and circumstances that may impact the fair value and the carrying amount of each of its reporting units. Factors that were considered included, but were not limited to, the following: (1) macroeconomic conditions; (2) industry and market conditions; (3) historical financial performance and expected financial performance; (4) other entity specific events, such as changes in management or key personnel; and (5) events affecting the Company’s reporting units, such as a change in the composition of net assets or any expected dispositions. Based on the results of this qualitative assessment, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that the carrying value of each of its reporting units is less than its fair value and, thus, the two-step quantitative analysis was not required. As a result, the Company concluded that no impairment of its goodwill existed as of February 28, 2017.
In addition, there were no indicators of impairment identified as a result of the Company’s review of events and circumstances related to its goodwill subsequent to February 28, 2017, the date of its most recent annual goodwill impairment test. To date, there have been no impairment losses identified and recorded related to the Company’s goodwill.
Definite-lived Intangible Assets
The Company’s definite-lived intangible assets, which include the 2000 Flushes, Spot Shot, Carpet Fresh, 1001 and GT85 trade names, the Belgium customer list, the GT85 customer relationships and the GT85 technology, are included in other intangible assets, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table summarizes the definite-lived intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization and impairment (in thousands):
|
|||||
|
May 31, |
August 31, |
|||
|
2017 |
2016 |
|||
Gross carrying amount |
$ |
35,813 |
$ |
36,009 | |
Accumulated amortization |
(18,877) | (16,818) | |||
Net carrying amount |
$ |
16,936 |
$ |
19,191 | |
|
There has been no impairment charge for the nine months ended May 31, 2017 as a result of the Company’s review of events and circumstances related to its existing definite-lived intangible assets.
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Changes in the carrying amounts of definite-lived intangible assets by segment for the nine months ended May 31, 2017 are summarized below (in thousands):
|
|||||||||||
|
Americas |
EMEA |
Asia-Pacific |
Total |
|||||||
Balance as of August 31, 2016 |
$ |
14,913 |
$ |
4,278 |
$ |
- |
$ |
19,191 | |||
Amortization expense |
(1,656) | (500) |
- |
(2,156) | |||||||
Translation adjustments |
- |
(99) |
- |
(99) | |||||||
Balance as of May 31, 2017 |
$ |
13,257 |
$ |
3,679 |
$ |
- |
$ |
16,936 | |||
|
The estimated amortization expense for the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets in future fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
|
||||||||
|
Trade Names |
Customer-Based |
Technology |
|||||
Remainder of fiscal year 2017 |
$ |
608 |
$ |
111 |
$ |
8 | ||
Fiscal year 2018 |
2,412 | 442 | 33 | |||||
Fiscal year 2019 |
2,412 | 256 |
- |
|||||
Fiscal year 2020 |
2,018 | 164 |
- |
|||||
Fiscal year 2021 |
1,228 | 164 |
- |
|||||
Thereafter |
6,917 | 163 |
- |
|||||
Total |
$ |
15,595 |
$ |
1,300 |
$ |
41 | ||
|
Included in the total estimated future amortization expense is the amortization expense for the 1001 trade name and the GT85 intangible assets, which are based on current foreign currency exchange rates, and as a result amounts in future periods may differ from those presented due to fluctuations in those rates.
Note 6. Accrued and Other Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|||||
|
May 31, |
August 31, |
|||
|
2017 |
2016 |
|||
Accrued advertising and sales promotion expenses |
$ |
10,361 |
$ |
9,763 | |
Accrued professional services fees |
1,705 | 1,262 | |||
Accrued sales taxes and other taxes |
1,338 | 954 | |||
Other |
3,960 | 3,778 | |||
Total |
$ |
17,364 |
$ |
15,757 | |
|
Accrued payroll and related expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|||||
|
May 31, |
August 31, |
|||
|
2017 |
2016 |
|||
Accrued incentive compensation |
$ |
5,310 |
$ |
12,203 | |
Accrued payroll |
4,111 | 3,559 | |||
Accrued profit sharing |
1,435 | 2,716 | |||
Accrued payroll taxes |
1,383 | 1,744 | |||
Other |
523 | 644 | |||
Total |
$ |
12,762 |
$ |
20,866 | |
|
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Note 7. Debt
Revolving Credit Facility
On June 17, 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”). Since June 17, 2011, this unsecured credit agreement has been amended four times, most recently on September 1, 2016, (the “Fourth Amendment”). This Fourth Amendment amended the credit agreement in connection with the purchase of the Company’s new headquarters office and land located at 9715 Businesspark Avenue, San Diego, California (the “Property”). The Fourth Amendment permits the Company to spend $18.0 million in aggregate for the acquisition and improvement costs for the Property, with any excess applied against the $7.5 million permitted annually by the amended agreement for other capital expenditures. In addition, the Fourth Amendment also includes changes to the agreement that will allow, as a permitted lien, any agreement with Bank of America for secured debt.
Per the terms of the amended agreement, the revolving commitment may not exceed $175.0 million and the aggregate amount of the Company’s capital stock that it may repurchase may not exceed $150.0 million during the period from November 16, 2015 to the maturity date of the agreement so long as no default exists immediately prior and after giving effect thereto. This revolving credit facility matures on May 13, 2020, and includes representations, warranties and covenants customary for credit facilities of this type, as well as customary events of default and remedies. In addition, per the terms of the amended agreement, the Company and Bank of America may enter into an autoborrow agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank of America, providing for the automatic advance of revolving loans in U.S. Dollars to the Company’s designated account at Bank of America. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company entered into an autoborrow agreement with Bank of America and this agreement has been in effect since that time.
For the financial covenants, the definition of consolidated EBITDA includes the add back of non-cash stock-based compensation to consolidated net income when arriving at consolidated EBITDA. The terms of the financial covenants are as follows:
· |
The consolidated leverage ratio cannot be greater than three to one. The consolidated leverage ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) consolidated funded indebtedness as of such date to (b) consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters. |
· |
The consolidated interest coverage ratio cannot be less than three to one. The consolidated interest coverage ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters to (b) consolidated interest charges for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters. |
Since the autoborrow feature provides for borrowings to be made and repaid by the Company on a daily basis, any such borrowings made under an active autoborrow agreement are classified as short-term on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no balance under the autoborrow agreement as of May 31, 2017. In addition, the Company assesses its ability and intent to refinance the outstanding draws on the line of credit at the end of each reporting period in order to determine the proper balance sheet classification for amounts outstanding on the line of credit. During the nine months ended May 31, 2017, the Company borrowed $20.0 million on the line of credit which it intends to repay in less than twelve months. As a result, the Company has classified $20.0 million borrowed under the revolving credit facility during the nine months ended May 31, 2017 as short-term on its consolidated balance sheets.
In addition to the $20.0 million in borrowings classified as short-term, the Company borrowed an additional $12.0 million U.S. Dollars under the revolving credit facility during the nine months ended May 31, 2017. Based on management’s ability and intent to refinance these new draws and remainder of the Company’s short-term borrowings under the facility with successive short-term borrowings for a period of at least twelve months, the Company has classified $134.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility as a long-term liability at May 31, 2017. The Company regularly converts existing draws on its line of credit to new draws with new maturity dates and interest rates. As of May 31, 2017, the Company had a $154.0 million outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility and was in compliance with all debt covenants under this credit facility.
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Note 8. Share Repurchase Plans
On June 21, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share buy-back plan. Under the plan, which became effective on September 1, 2016, the Company is authorized to acquire up to $75.0 million of its outstanding shares through August 31, 2018. The timing and amount of repurchases are based on terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and in compliance with all laws and regulations applicable thereto. During the period from September 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017, the Company repurchased 244,973 shares at a total cost of $26.2 million under this $75.0 million plan.
Note 9. Earnings per Common Share
The table below reconciles net income to net income available to common shareholders (in thousands):
|
|||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
Nine Months Ended May 31, |
|||||||||
|
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||||
Net income |
$ |
14,444 |
$ |
12,665 |
$ |
38,562 |
$ |
38,396 | |||
Less: Net income allocated to |
|||||||||||
participating securities |
(86) | (84) | (238) | (246) | |||||||
Net income available to common shareholders |
$ |
14,358 |
$ |
12,581 |
$ |
38,324 |
$ |
38,150 | |||
|
The table below summarizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding included in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS (in thousands):
|
|||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended May 31, |
Nine Months Ended May 31, |
|||||||||
|
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
|||||||
Weighted-average common |
|||||||||||
shares outstanding, basic |
14,056 | 14,306 | 14,115 | 14,365 | |||||||
Weighted-average dilutive securities |
32 | 43 | 36 | 48 | |||||||
Weighted-average common |
|||||||||||
shares outstanding, diluted |
14,088 | 14,349 | 14,151 | 14,413 | |||||||
|
For the three months ended May 31, 2017, there were no anti-dilutive stock-based equity awards outstanding. For the three months ended May 31, 2016, weighted-average stock-based equity awards outstanding that are non-participating securities in the amount of 1,090 were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS under the treasury stock method as they were anti-dilutive.
For the nine months ended May 31, 2017, there were no anti-dilutive stock-based equity awards outstanding. For the nine months ended May 31, 2016, weighted-average stock-based equity awards outstanding that are non-participating securities in the amount of 6,001 were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS under the treasury stock method as they were anti-dilutive.
Note 10. Related Parties
On October 11, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Mr. Gregory A. Sandfort as a director of WD-40 Company. Mr. Sandfort is President and Chief Executive Officer of Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), which is a WD-40 Company customer that acquires products from the Company in the ordinary course of business.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include sales to Tractor Supply of $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $0.8 million for both the nine months ended May 31, 2017 and 2016. Accounts receivable from Tractor Supply were not material as of May 31, 2017.
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Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Commitments
The Company has ongoing relationships with various suppliers (contract manufacturers) who manufacture the Company’s products. The contract manufacturers maintain title to and control of certain raw materials and components, materials utilized in finished products, and the finished products themselves until shipment to the Company’s customers or third-party distribution centers in accordance with agreed upon shipment terms. Although the Company typically does not have definitive minimum purchase obligations included in the contract terms with its contract manufacturers, when such obligations have been included, they have been immaterial. In the ordinary course of business, supply needs are communicated by the Company to its contract manufacturers based on orders and short-term projections, ranging from two to five months. The Company is committed to purchase the products produced by the contract manufacturers based on the projections provided.
Upon the termination of contracts with contract manufacturers, the Company obtains certain inventory control rights and is obligated to work with the contract manufacturer to sell through all product held by or manufactured by the contract manufacturer on behalf of the Company during the termination notification period. If any inventory remains at the contract manufacturer at the termination date, the Company is obligated to purchase such inventory which may include raw materials, components and finished goods. The amounts for inventory purchased under termination commitments have been immaterial.
In addition to the commitments to purchase products from contract manufacturers described above, the Company may also enter into commitments with other manufacturers to purchase finished goods and components to support innovation and renovation initiatives and/or supply chain initiatives. As of May 31, 2017, no such commitments were outstanding.
Litigation
From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims, lawsuits, investigations and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to, product liability litigation and other claims and proceedings with respect to intellectual property, breach of contract, labor and employment, tax and other matters.
On February 24, 2017, a legal action was filed against the Company in a United States District Court in Ohio (FirstPower Group, LLC v. WD-40 Company, WD-40 Manufacturing Company, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, and Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.). The complaint alleges trademark infringement, unfair competition, counterfeiting, and deceptive trade practices arising out of the Company’s marketing and sale of the WD‑40 EZ-REACH Flexible Straw product. FirstPower Group, LLC (“FirstPower”) claims exclusive ownership and the right to use the words “EZ REACH” for lubricating oil products based on certain registered trademarks covering such words. In addition to findings on the merits of FirstPower’s infringement claims, the complaint seeks an award of damages and a permanent injunction prohibiting the alleged infringement of FirstPower’s asserted trademark rights.
On February 24, 2017, FirstPower also filed a motion for preliminary injunction seeking an interim order prohibiting the alleged infringement of FirstPower’s asserted trademark rights pending disposition of FirstPower’s claims on the merits at trial.
The Company disputes FirstPower’s claims of trademark infringement arising out of the Company’s sale of the WD‑40 EZ-REACH Flexible Straw product. The Company contends that there is no likelihood of confusion as to the source of the products marketed and sold by WD-40 Company and FirstPower with the words “EZ REACH” in their respective names. The Company intends to vigorously oppose FirstPower’s claims. Although the Company believes that any loss resulting from this litigation will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, such a loss is reasonably possible. The Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or a range of possible loss that the Company may incur.
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Indemnifications
As permitted under Delaware law, the Company has agreements whereby it indemnifies senior officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company maintains Director and Officer insurance coverage that mitigates the Company’s exposure with respect to such obligations. As a result of the Company’s insurance coverage, management believes that the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. Thus, no liabilities have been recorded for these agreements as of May 31, 2017.
From time to time, the Company enters into indemnification agreements with certain contractual parties in the ordinary course of business, including agreements with lenders, lessors, contract manufacturers, marketing distributors, customers and certain vendors. All such indemnification agreements are entered into in the context of the particular agreements and are provided in an attempt to properly allocate risk of loss in connection with the consummation of the underlying contractual arrangements. Although the maximum amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited, management believes that the Company maintains adequate levels of insurance coverage to protect the Company with respect to most potential claims arising from such agreements and that such agreements do not otherwise have value separate and apart from the liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. Thus, no liabilities have been recorded with respect to such indemnification agreements as of May 31, 2017.
Note 12. Income Taxes
The Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter.
The provision for income taxes was 28.8% and 28.1% of income before income taxes for the three months May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in the effective income tax rate was primarily driven by a slight shift of expected annual earnings between U.S. and foreign jurisdictions year over year. The provision for income taxes was 30.0% and 28.2% of income before income taxes for the nine months ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in the effective income tax rate from period to period was primarily driven by an immaterial out-of-period correction that the Company recorded in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 associated with the tax impacts from certain unrealized foreign currency exchange losses in periods prior to fiscal year 2017.
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to expired statutes, the Company’s federal income tax returns for years prior to fiscal year 2014 are not subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The Company was notified in September 2016 by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service of its plans to perform an income tax audit for the tax period ended August 31, 2015. The income tax examination has been concluded with no changes to the original return as filed. The Company is also currently under audit in various state and international jurisdictions for fiscal years 2013 through 2016. Generally, for the majority of state and foreign jurisdictions where the Company does business, periods prior to fiscal year 2013 are no longer subject to examination. The Company has estimated that up to $0.3 million of unrecognized tax benefits related to income tax positions may be affected by the resolution of tax examinations or expiring statutes of limitation within the next twelve months. Audit outcomes and the timing of settlements are subject to significant uncertainty.
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Note 13. Business Segments and Foreign Operations
The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on sales and operating income. The Company is organized on the basis of geographical area into the following three segments: the Americas; EMEA; and Asia-Pacific. Segment data does not include inter-segment revenues. Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to the operating segments and are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments. The corporate overhead costs include expenses for the Company’s accounting and finance, information technology, human resources, research and development, quality control and executive management functions, as well as all direct costs associated with public company compliance matters including legal, audit and other professional services costs.
Summary information about reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):
|
||||||||||||||
|
Unallocated |
|||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended |
Americas |
EMEA |
Asia-Pacific |
Corporate (1) |
Total |
|||||||||
May 31, 2017: |
||||||||||||||
Net sales |
$ |
49,046 |
$ |
34,386 |
$ |
14,746 |
$ |
- |
$ |
98,178 | ||||
Income from operations |
$ |
14,402 |
$ |
8,009 |
$ |
4,159 |
$ |
(5,957) |
$ |
20,613 | ||||
Depreciation and |
||||||||||||||
amortization expense |
$ |
1,100 |
$ |
534 |
$ |
63 |
$ |
10 |
$ |
1,707 | ||||
Interest income |
$ |
2 |
$ |
97 |
$ |
13 |
$ |
- |
$ |
112 | ||||
Interest expense |
$ |
691 |
$ |
- |
$ |
2 |
$ |
- |
$ |
693 | ||||
|
||||||||||||||
May 31, 2016: |
||||||||||||||
Net sales |
$ |
49,878 |
$ |
32,922 |