Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview.
We supply high precision computer controlled metalcutting turning machines, grinding machines, vertical machining centers, and repair parts related to those machines. The Company also engineers and supplies high precision, standard and specialty workholding devices, and other machine tool accessories. We believe our products are known for accuracy, reliability, durability, and value. We are geographically diversified with manufacturing facilities in China, France, Germany, India, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United States (“U.S.”), and the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), with sales to most industrialized countries. Approximately 69% of our 2017 sales were to customers outside of North America, 71% of our 2017 products sold were manufactured outside of North America, and 68% of our employees in 2017 were employed outside of North America.
Metrics on machine tool market activity monitored by our management include world machine tool shipments, as reported annually by Gardner Publications in the Metalworking Insiders Report, and metal-cutting machine orders, as reported by the Association of Manufacturing Technology, the primary industry group for U.S. machine tool manufacturers. Other closely followed U.S. market indicators are tracked to determine activity levels in U.S. manufacturing plants that are prospective customers for our products. One such measurement is the Purchasing Managers Index, as reported by the Institute for Supply Management. Another measurement is capacity utilization of U.S. manufacturing plants, as reported by the Federal Reserve Board. Similar information regarding machine tool shipments and economic indicators in foreign countries is published by trade associations, government agencies, and economic services in those countries.
Non-machine sales, which include collets, chucks, accessories, repair parts, and service revenue, accounted for approximately 32% of overall sales in 2017 and are an important part of our business due to an installed base of thousands of machines, and the growing needs demanded by specialty workholding applications. In the past, sales of these products and services have not fluctuated on a year-to-year basis as significantly as the sales of our machines have from time to time, but demand for these products and services typically track the direction of the related machine metrics.
Other key performance indicators are geographic distribution of net sales (“sales”), gross profit as a percent of sales, income from operations, working capital changes, and debt level trends. In an industry where constant product technology development has led to an average model life of three to five years, effectiveness of technological innovation and development of new products are also key performance indicators.
We are exposed to financial market risk resulting from changes in interest and foreign currency rates. Global economic conditions and related disruptions within the financial markets have also increased our exposure to the possible liquidity and credit risks of our counterparties. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to fund our foreseeable business needs, including cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, our bank financing arrangements, and equity financing arrangements.
We monitor the third-party depository institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents. Our emphasis is primarily on safety of principal. Our cash and cash equivalents are diversified among counterparties to minimize exposure to any one of these entities.
We are subject to credit risks relating to the ability of counterparties of hedging transactions to meet their contractual payment obligations. The risks related to creditworthiness and non-performance has been considered in the fair value measurements of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts.
We expect that some of our customers and vendors may experience difficulty in maintaining the liquidity required to buy inventory or raw materials. We continue to monitor our customers’ financial condition in order to mitigate the risk associated with our ability to collect on our accounts receivable.
Foreign currency exchange rate changes can be significant to reported results for several reasons. Our primary competitors, particularly for the most technologically advanced products, are now, largely, manufacturers in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Korea, and Taiwan, which causes the worldwide valuation of their respective currencies to be central to competitive pricing in all of our markets. The major functional currencies of our subsidiaries are the British Pound Sterling (“GBP”), Chinese Renminbi (“CNY”), Euro (“EUR”), New Taiwanese Dollar (“TWD”), and Swiss Franc (“CHF”). Under US GAAP, results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. Dollars (“USD”) at the average exchange rate during the periods presented. Period-to-period changes in the exchange rate between their local currency and the USD may affect comparative
data significantly. We also purchase computer controls and other components from suppliers throughout the world, with purchase costs reflecting currency changes.
On February 12, 2018, Hardinge announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Hardinge Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Hardinge Merger Sub, Inc., a New York corporation (“Acquisition Sub”), which are affiliates of Privet Fund LP and Privet Fund Management LLC (collectively, “Privet”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent has agreed to acquire the shares of Hardinge that Privet does not beneficially own in an all-cash merger transaction (the “Merger”) for $18.50 per share valued at approximately $245.0 million, subject to approval of Hardinge shareholders and other customary closing conditions.
Results of Operations
Presented below is summarized selected financial data for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
2017
|
|
% of Sales
|
|
2016
|
|
% of Sales
|
|
$
Change
|
|
%
Change
|
Sales
|
$
|
317,920
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
25,907
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
Gross profit
|
107,568
|
|
|
33.8
|
%
|
|
97,527
|
|
|
33.4
|
%
|
|
10,041
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
79,950
|
|
|
25.1
|
%
|
|
79,647
|
|
|
27.3
|
%
|
|
303
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
Research & Development
|
14,543
|
|
|
4.6
|
%
|
|
13,514
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|
|
4.6
|
%
|
|
1,029
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Restructuring Charges
|
4,506
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
661
|
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
3,845
|
|
|
582
|
%
|
Other (income) expense, net
|
(365
|
)
|
|
(0.1
|
)%
|
|
310
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
(675
|
)
|
|
(218
|
)%
|
Operating Income
|
8,934
|
|
|
2.8
|
%
|
|
3,395
|
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
|
5,539
|
|
|
163
|
%
|
Interest expense (income), net
|
251
|
|
|
|
|
|
328
|
|
|
|
|
|
(77
|
)
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
8,683
|
|
|
2.7
|
%
|
|
3,067
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
5,616
|
|
|
183
|
%
|
Income taxes
|
2,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,843
|
|
|
|
|
|
994
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
5,846
|
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,224
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,622
|
|
|
378
|
%
|
Sales
. The table below summarizes sales by each corresponding geographical region for the
year ended
December 31, 2017
compared to the year ended
December 31, 2016
(in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
Change
|
|
$
|
|
%
|
|
$
|
|
%
|
|
$
|
|
%
|
Sales to customers in:
|
North America
|
$
|
99,948
|
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
$
|
92,668
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
$
|
7,280
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Europe
|
91,329
|
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
91,382
|
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
(53
|
)
|
|
—
|
%
|
Asia
|
126,643
|
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
107,963
|
|
|
37
|
%
|
|
18,680
|
|
|
17
|
%
|
Total
|
$
|
317,920
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
25,907
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
Sales for the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
were
$317.9 million
, an increase of
$25.9 million
, or
9%
when compared to the prior year. Global demand for machine tools and accessories improved in 2017 as compared to a weak 2016. We had increases in both MMS and ATA sales. Regionally, Asia was up 17%, North America was up 8%, and Europe was flat when compared with the prior year. Favorable foreign currency translation had an impact of approximately
$0.1 million
.
North America sales were
$99.9 million
and
$92.7 million
, respectively, for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, an increase of
$7.3 million
, or
8%
. The current year increase reflects improved industrial market activity, with MMS up 7%, and ATA up 8% from respective prior year sales in the region.
Europe sales of
$91.3 million
and
$91.4 million
for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively, were relatively flat. MMS was down 1%, and ATA was up 9% from respective prior year sales in the region. The ATA increase is primarily attributed to increased sales in Europe and North America. Favorable foreign currency translation impacted sales by approximately
$0.8 million
. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, sales would have decreased
$0.9 million
, or
1%
, versus the prior year.
Asia sales were
$126.6 million
and
$108.0 million
for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively, an increase of
$18.7 million
, or
17%
. Unfavorable foreign currency translation impacted sales by approximately
$0.7 million
. Excluding the translation effect, sales improved by
$19.3 million
, or
18%
. Demand from customers in China is the key driver of the performance of the machine tool industry, and Hardinge has been able to increase sales volume in the primary customer segments that it serves.
Sales of machines accounted for approximately
68%
of the consolidated sales for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
. Sales of non-machine products and services, primarily consisting of collets, chucks, accessories, repair parts, and service revenue, accounted for
32%
of the consolidated sales for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
.
Gross Profit.
Gross profit was
$107.6 million
, or
33.8%
of sales, for the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
, compared to
$97.5 million
, or
33.4%
of sales, in
2016
. The increase in gross profit was related to the increase in sales volume. The increase in gross margin over the prior year was due to improved volumes and lower inventory obsolescence charges, partially offset by unfavorable mix.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were
$80.0 million
, or
25%
of net sales, for the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
, an increase of
$0.3 million
, compared to
$79.6 million
, or
27%
of net sales, for the
year
ended
December 31, 2016
. SG&A cost increase in 2017 was due to $3.0 million in higher incentive and compensation expenses, largely offset by $0.9 million in restructuring related savings, $0.9 million in reduced commission and other variable selling related expenses, and $0.3 million lower occupancy and insurance costs. Additionally, we had $1.7 million of unusual expenses in both years. The year ended December 31, 2017 included approximately $1.2 million of charges primarily related to our change in CEO, $0.2 million related to our strategic review process, and $0.3 million related to an ERP conversion and other project costs. The year ended December 31, 2016 included severance of $0.7 million, a pension settlement charge of $0.6 million and strategic consulting expenses of $0.4 million.
Research & Development.
Research & Development expenses were
$14.5 million
, or
5%
of net sales, for the year ended
December 31, 2017
, compared to
$13.5 million
, or
5%
of net sales for the year ended
December 31, 2016
. Spending increased by $0.5 million in both MMS and ATA segments as compared to the prior year.
Restructuring Charges.
Restructuring costs were
$4.5 million
and
$0.7 million
for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. In March 2017, management initiated a strategic restructuring program in our MMS segment. In September 2017, we expanded our restructuring efforts in order to improve earnings by optimizing our footprint and improving operational efficiencies to reduce our cost structure. We expect to realize total cost savings related to these programs of approximately $12.0 million to $12.5 million annually. Both of these initiatives are expected to be substantially completed in 2018. For further information regarding restructuring activities, refer to Note 8. "Restructuring Charges" to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
In 2016, we completed a restructuring plan initiated in 2015 with charges related to severance payments, a voluntary retirement plan, the closure plan for a facility in Germany, and factory overhead reduction initiative in the Elmira, New York facility.
Operating Income
.
As a result of the foregoing, operating income was
$8.9 million
for the
year ended
December 31, 2017
, compared to
$3.4 million
in
2016
.
Income Taxes.
The provision for income taxes was
$2.8 million
and
$1.8 million
for the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively. The effective tax rates were
32.7%
for the
year ended
December 31, 2017
, compared to
60.1%
in
2016
, which differ from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the mix of earnings by country and by the non-recognition of tax benefits for certain entities in a loss position for which a full valuation allowance has been recorded. The 2017 tax rate was also impacted by the estimated transition tax related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) as discussed below.
We continually assess all available positive and negative evidence in accordance with ASC Topic 740 to evaluate whether deferred tax assets are realizable. To the extent that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of our deferred tax assets in a particular jurisdiction will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recorded. We currently maintain a valuation allowance against all or a portion of our deferred tax assets in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and the Netherlands.
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The Tax Act reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax
deferred, and creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings. A provisional amount for the one-time transition tax has been calculated and $1.2 million has been included in income tax expense for 2017 as a reasonable estimate in accordance with the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”). We expect to complete the analysis of the one-time transition tax within the measurement period of one year from the date of enactment. For further information regarding income taxes refer to Note 10. "Income Taxes" to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Net Income.
As a result of the foregoing, net income for the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
was
$5.8 million
, or
2%
of net sales, compared to net income of
$1.2 million
, or less than 1% of net sales, in
2016
. Basic and diluted income per share for the
year ended
December 31, 2017
were both
$0.45
per share, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of
$0.10
and $0.09, respectively, for the year ended December 31,
2016
.
Business Segment Information — Comparison of the years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
Metalcutting Machine Solutions Segment (MMS) (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
Sales
|
$
|
251,906
|
|
|
$
|
230,705
|
|
|
$
|
21,201
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
Segment income
|
5,803
|
|
|
3,060
|
|
|
2,743
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
MMS sales increased by
$21.2 million
, or
9%
, in the year ended
December 31, 2017
when compared with
2016
. We experienced increased sales in Asia and North America which were up 18% and 7%, respectively. These increases were offset slightly by a 1% decline in sales to Europe as compared with the prior year. This overall increase includes unfavorable foreign currency translation of approximately $0.2 million.
Segment income was
$5.8 million
for the year ended
December 31, 2017
, an increase of
$2.7 million
compared to
2016
segment income. The increase in segment income was due to higher gross profit on higher sales volume, lower inventory obsolescence charges, partially offset by higher sales commissions, an unfavorable sales mix and lower overhead absorption. The increase in segment income would have been $3.2 million higher if not for higher restructuring expenses of $3.6 million in 2017, partially offset by incremental restructuring savings of $0.4 million.
Aftermarket Tooling and Accessories Segment (ATA)
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
Sales
|
$
|
66,551
|
|
|
$
|
61,647
|
|
|
$
|
4,904
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Segment income
|
11,122
|
|
|
6,910
|
|
|
4,212
|
|
|
61
|
%
|
ATA sales for the year ended
December 31, 2017
were
$66.6 million
, an increase of
$4.9 million
, or 8%, when compared to 2016. ATA sales increased by 9% and 8%, in Europe and North America, respectively. These increases were offset slightly by a decrease in ATA sales to Asia of 1% as compared with the prior year. This overall increase includes favorable foreign currency translation of approximately $0.3 million.
Segment income for the year ended
December 31, 2017
was
$11.1 million
, a
$4.2 million
improvement over 2016 segment income. The increase was due to higher gross profit on higher sales volume, a favorable sales mix, higher net restructuring savings, lower inventory obsolescence charges, partially offset by higher sales expenses.
Segment Summary For the
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
MMS
|
|
ATA
|
|
Inter-Segment
Eliminations
|
|
Total
|
Sales
|
$
|
251,906
|
|
|
$
|
66,551
|
|
|
$
|
(537
|
)
|
|
$
|
317,920
|
|
Segment income
|
5,803
|
|
|
11,122
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,925
|
|
Unallocated corporate expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,991
|
)
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(251
|
)
|
Income from continuing operations, before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,683
|
|
Comparison of the years ended
December 31, 2016
and
2015
Presented below is summarized selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
% of Sales
|
|
2015
|
|
% of Sales
|
|
$
Change
|
|
%
Change
|
Sales
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
315,249
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(23,236
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
Gross profit
|
97,527
|
|
|
33.4
|
%
|
|
104,538
|
|
|
33.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
(7,011
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
79,647
|
|
|
27.3
|
%
|
|
81,271
|
|
|
25.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,624
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
Research & development
|
13,514
|
|
|
4.6
|
%
|
|
14,140
|
|
|
4.5
|
%
|
|
$
|
(626
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
Restructuring
|
661
|
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
3,558
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
$
|
(2,897
|
)
|
|
(81
|
)%
|
Other expense, net
|
310
|
|
|
0.1
|
%
|
|
632
|
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
$
|
(322
|
)
|
|
(51
|
)%
|
Income from operations
|
3,395
|
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
|
4,937
|
|
|
1.6
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,542
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)%
|
Interest expense, net
|
328
|
|
|
|
|
|
499
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(171
|
)
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
3,067
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
4,438
|
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,371
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)%
|
Income taxes
|
1,843
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
1,224
|
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,610
|
|
|
0.8
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,386
|
)
|
|
(53
|
)%
|
Sales
. The table below summarizes sales by each corresponding geographical region for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Change
|
|
$
|
|
%
|
|
$
|
|
%
|
|
$
|
|
%
|
Sales to customers in:
|
North America
|
$
|
92,668
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
$
|
108,470
|
|
|
34
|
%
|
|
$
|
(15,802
|
)
|
|
(15
|
)%
|
Europe
|
91,382
|
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
97,269
|
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
$
|
(5,887
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)%
|
Asia
|
107,963
|
|
|
37
|
%
|
|
109,510
|
|
|
35
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,547
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
Total
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
315,249
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
(23,236
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
Sales for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $292.0 million, a decrease of $23.2 million, or 7%, when compared to the prior year. Global demand for machine tools and accessories continued to be weak in 2016, especially in North America and Europe, which drove the year over year decline. In Asia, we have been able to maintain stable sales volume levels in the primary customer segments that we serve. Unfavorable foreign currency translation had an impact of approximately $6.9 million, primarily in Asia. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, sales would have decreased $16.3 million, or 5%, over the prior year.
North America sales were $92.7 million and $108.5 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, a decrease of $15.8 million, or 15%. The current year decrease reflects industrial market weakness with MMS down 22%, and ATA down 4% from respective prior year sales in the region.
Europe sales were $91.4 million and $97.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, a decrease of $5.9 million, or 6%. This decline reflects industrial market weakness with MMS down 4%, and ATA down 15%
from respective prior year sales in the region. The ATA decline is primarily attributed to the restructuring of our operations in this region. Unfavorable foreign currency translation impacted sales by approximately $2.0 million. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, sales would have decreased $3.9 million, or 4%, versus the prior year.
Asia sales were $108.0 million and $109.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 1%. Unfavorable foreign currency translation impacted sales by approximately $4.9 million. Excluding the translation effect, sales grew by $3.4 million, or 3%. Demand from customers in China is the key driver of the performance of the machine tool industry, and Hardinge has been able to maintain stable sales volume levels in the primary customer segments that it serves.
Sales of machines accounted for approximately 67% of the consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. Sales of non-machine products and services, primarily consisting of collets, chucks, accessories, repair parts, and service revenue, accounted for 33% of the consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Gross Profit.
Gross profit was $97.5 million, or 33.4% of sales, for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $104.5 million, or 33.2% of sales, in 2015. The decrease in gross profit was related to the decrease in sales volume, and the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation of approximately $2.4 million.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $79.6 million, or 27.3% of net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2016, a decrease of $1.6 million, or 2%, compared to $81.3 million, or 25.8% of net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2015. We had $1.7 million of additional charges in the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2015, including severance of $0.7 million, pension settlement of $0.6 million and strategic consulting expenses of $0.4 million. Foreign currency translation had a favorable impact of approximately $2.1 million. Adjusting for the impacts in severance, pension settlement, strategic review related charges, and foreign currency translation, SG&A would have decreased $1.2 million in the current year as compared to the prior year period. The decrease was due mainly to savings generated as a result of the restructuring initiatives announced in 2015 and completed in 2016.
Research & Development.
Research & Development expenses were $13.5 million, or 4.6% of net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $14.1 million, or 4.5% of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Restructuring Charges.
In 2016, we completed a restructuring plan initiated in 2015 with charges related to severance payments, a voluntary retirement plan, the closure plan for a facility in Germany, and factory overhead reduction initiative in the Elmira, New York facility. A total of $0.7 million and $3.6 million were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Operating Income
.
As a result of the foregoing, operating income was $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $4.9 million in 2015.
Income Taxes.
The provision for income taxes were $1.8 million for both years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The effective tax rates were 60.1% for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to 41.2% in 2015, which differ from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the mix of earnings by country and by the non-recognition of tax benefits for certain entities in a loss position for which a full valuation allowance has been recorded.
We continually assess all available positive and negative evidence in accordance with ASC Topic 740 to evaluate whether deferred tax assets are realizable. To the extent that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of our deferred tax assets in a particular jurisdiction will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recorded. We currently maintain a valuation allowance against all or a portion of our deferred tax assets in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and the Netherlands.
Net Income.
As a result of the foregoing, net income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $1.2 million, or 0.4% of net sales, compared to net income of $2.6 million, or 0.8% of net sales, in 2015. Basic and diluted income per share for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $0.10 and $0.09, respectively, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.20 for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Business Segment Information — Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Metalcutting Machine Solutions Segment (MMS) (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
Sales
|
$
|
230,705
|
|
|
$
|
250,854
|
|
|
$
|
(20,149
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
Segment income
|
3,060
|
|
|
7,365
|
|
|
(4,305
|
)
|
|
(58
|
)%
|
MMS sales decreased by $20.1 million, or 8%, in the year ended December 31, 2016 when compared with 2015. We experienced decreased demand across product lines and regions with the exception of grinding sales in Asia, which were up 13% over the prior year. This overall segment decrease includes unfavorable foreign currency translation of approximately $6.7 million.
Segment income was $3.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, or $4.3 million below 2015 segment income. The decrease in segment income was due to the impact of lower sales volumes, partially offset by a $1.8 million reduction in operating expenses due in part to restructuring initiatives completed in 2016.
Aftermarket Tooling and Accessories Segment (ATA)
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
Sales
|
$
|
61,647
|
|
|
$
|
65,128
|
|
|
$
|
(3,481
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
Segment income
|
6,910
|
|
|
3,372
|
|
|
3,538
|
|
|
105
|
%
|
ATA sales for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $61.6 million, a decrease of $3.5 million when compared to 2015. ATA sales decreases in Europe of 15% and North America of 4% were partially offset by increases in Asia of 12%. The decrease in Europe was primarily attributed to our restructuring efforts in that region.
Segment income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $6.9 million, or $3.5 million above 2015 segment income. We had $3.2 million of additional restructuring expenses, an inventory valuation adjustment, and charges related to the Company's strategic review initiative in the year ended December 31, 2015 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. The remaining increase in segment income was due to a $1.5 million reduction in operating expenses due primarily to restructuring initiatives completed in 2016, offset in part by the impact of lower sales volumes.
Segment Summary For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
MMS
|
|
ATA
|
|
Inter-Segment
Eliminations
|
|
Total
|
Sales
|
$
|
230,705
|
|
|
$
|
61,647
|
|
|
$
|
(339
|
)
|
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
Segment income
|
3,060
|
|
|
6,910
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,970
|
|
Unallocated corporate expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,575
|
)
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(328
|
)
|
Income from continuing operations, before income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,067
|
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's principal capital requirements are to fund its operations, including working capital, to purchase and fund improvements to its facilities, machines and equipment, and to fund acquisitions.
At
December 31, 2017
, cash and cash equivalents were
$45.0 million
, compared to
$28.3 million
at
December 31, 2016
. The current ratio at
December 31, 2017
was
2.75
:1 compared to
2.76
:1 at
December 31, 2016
.
At
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, total debt outstanding, including notes payable, was
$0.0 million
and
$6.0 million
, respectively.
Summary of Cash Flows for the
Year Ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
Summary of cash flow data (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
25,115
|
|
|
$
|
5,297
|
|
|
$
|
26,727
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
$
|
(2,623
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,361
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,141
|
)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
$
|
(7,441
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,475
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,702
|
)
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
During the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
, we generated
$25.1 million
net cash from operating activities. The net cash generated was driven by a net income of
$5.8 million
, non-cash adjustments of
$8.9 million
for depreciation and amortization, $1.4 million for inventory impairment, and total changes in operating assets and liabilities of $9.6 million.
During the
year
ended
December 31, 2016
, we generated
$5.3 million
net cash from operating activities. The net cash generated was driven by a net income of
$1.2 million
and non-cash adjustments of
$8.8 million
for depreciation and amortization, partially offset by use of cash for changes to total operating assets and liabilities of $6.0 million.
During the
year
ended
December 31, 2015
, we generated
$26.7 million
net cash in operating activities. The net cash generated was driven by a net income of
$2.6 million
, non-cash depreciation and amortization expense of
$8.8 million
, and cash provided by total changes in operating assets and liabilities of $15.5 million.
Cash Used in Investing Activities:
Net cash used in investing activities was
$2.6 million
for the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
. Net cash used in investing activities was
$2.4 million
for the
year
ended
December 31, 2016
. Net cash used in investing activities was
$4.1 million
for the
year
ended
December 31, 2015
. The primary uses of cash in all years presented were for capital expenditures and general maintenance during the year.
Cash Used in Financing Activities:
Net cash flow used by financing activities was
$7.4 million
for the
year
ended
December 31, 2017
. Cash used was primarily attributable to $6.1 million of payments on long-term debt and $0.5 million of dividends paid to shareholders.
Net cash flow used by financing activities was
$6.5 million
for the
year
ended
December 31, 2016
. Cash used was primarily attributable to $5.8 million of scheduled payments on long-term debt and $1.1 million of dividends paid to shareholders.
During the
year
ended
December 31, 2015
, net cash used by financing activities was
$5.7 million
. Cash used was primarily attributable to $4.5 million of scheduled payments on long-term debt and $1.0 million of dividends paid to shareholders.
Credit Facilities and Financing Arrangements
Financing arrangements are maintained with several financial institutions. These financing arrangements are in the form of long term loans, credit facilities, and lines of credit. The credit facilities allow the Company to borrow up to
$68.6 million
at
December 31, 2017
, of which
$51.3 million
can be borrowed for working capital needs. As of
December 31, 2017
,
$59.6 million
was available for borrowing under these arrangements of which
$50.8 million
was available for working capital needs. There were no borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2017. Total consolidated term borrowings outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance fees, were
$5.9 million
at
December 31, 2016
. Additionally, the Company had borrowings under revolving credit facilities of
$0.7 million
at December 31, 2016. Details of these financing arrangements are discussed in Note 7: "Financing Arrangements" to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Other Commitments
We lease space for some of our manufacturing, sales, and service operations with lease terms up to
7 years
and use certain office equipment and automobiles under lease agreements expiring at various dates. Rent expense under these leases totaled
$2.9 million
,
$3.0 million
, and
$3.3 million
during the years ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
, respectively.
The following table shows our future commitments in effect as of
December 31, 2017
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2022
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
Total
|
Operating lease obligations
|
$
|
3,103
|
|
|
$
|
2,076
|
|
|
$
|
1,211
|
|
|
$
|
983
|
|
|
$
|
795
|
|
|
$
|
726
|
|
|
$
|
8,894
|
|
Purchase commitments
|
30,169
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,169
|
|
Standby letters of credit
|
8,975
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,090
|
|
Total
|
$
|
42,247
|
|
|
$
|
2,191
|
|
|
$
|
1,211
|
|
|
$
|
983
|
|
|
$
|
795
|
|
|
$
|
726
|
|
|
$
|
48,153
|
|
We have not included the liabilities for uncertain tax positions in the above table as we cannot make a reliable estimate of the period of cash settlement. We have not included pension obligations in the above table as we cannot make a reliable estimate of the timing of employer contributions. For the year ended
December 31,
2018
, the expected Company contributions to be paid to the qualified defined benefit domestic plan are
$4.0 million
and the expected Company contributions to the foreign defined benefit pension plans are
$2.4 million
.
We believe that the current available funds and credit facilities, along with internally generated funds from operations, will provide sufficient financial resources for ongoing operations throughout
2018
.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements.
Change in Accounting Policy
There were no significant changes to accounting policies in 2017.
Discussion of Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our financial statements requires the application of a number of accounting policies, which are described in the notes to the financial statements. These policies require the use of assumptions or estimates, which, if interpreted differently under different conditions or circumstances, could result in material changes to the reported results. Following is a discussion of those accounting policies that were reviewed with our audit committee, and which we feel are most susceptible to such interpretation.
Accounts Receivable.
We assess the collectability of our trade accounts receivable using a combination of methods. We review large individual accounts for evidence of circumstances that suggest a collection problem might exist. Such situations include, but are not limited to, the customer's history of payments, its current financial condition as evidenced by credit ratings, financial statements or other sources, and recent collection activities. We provide a reserve for losses based on current payment trends in the economies where we hold concentrations of receivables and provide a reserve for what we believe to be the most likely risk of collectability. In order to make these allowances, we rely on assumptions regarding economic conditions, equipment resale values, and the likelihood that previous performance will be indicative of future results.
Inventories.
We use a number of assumptions and estimates in determining the value of our inventory. An allowance is provided for the value of inventory quantities of specific items that are deemed to be excessive based on an annual review of past usage and anticipated future usage. While we feel this is the most appropriate methodology for determining excess quantities, the possibility exists that customers will change their buying habits in the future should their own requirements change. Changes in metalcutting technology can render certain products obsolete or reduce their market value. We continually evaluate changes in technology and adjust our products and inventory carrying values accordingly, either by write-off or by price reductions. Changes in market conditions and realizable selling prices for our machines could reduce the value of our inventory. We continually evaluate the carrying value of our machine inventory against the estimated selling price, less related costs to sell and adjust our inventory carrying values accordingly. However, the possibility exists that a future technological development, currently unanticipated, might affect the marketability of specific products produced by the Company.
We include in the cost of our inventories a component to cover the estimated cost of manufacturing overhead activities associated with production of our products.
We believe that being able to offer immediate delivery on many of our products is critical to our competitive success. Likewise, we believe that maintaining an inventory of service parts, with a particular emphasis on purchased parts, is especially important to support our policy of maintaining serviceability of our products. Consequently, we maintain significant inventories of repair parts on many of our machine models, some of which are no longer in production. Our ability to accurately determine which parts are needed to maintain this serviceability is critical to our success in managing this element of our business.
Goodwill Impairment Testing.
We review goodwill for impairment at least annually or when indicators of impairment are present. These events or circumstances could include a significant long-term adverse change in the business climate, poor indicators of operating performance, or a sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit.
We test goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is one level below our operating segments. We identify our reporting units by assessing whether the components of our operating segments constitute businesses for which discrete financial information is available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of those components. We also aggregate components that have similar economic characteristics into single reporting units (for example, similar products and/or services, similar long-term financial results, product processes, classes of customers, etc.). We have
two
reporting units, only one of which currently has goodwill. Our ATA reporting unit had goodwill totaling
$6.7 million
as of
December 31, 2017
.
When we evaluate the potential for goodwill impairment, we assess a range of qualitative factors including, but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for our products and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and changes in key personnel, and overall financial performance. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we proceed to a two-step impairment test.
Our annual goodwill impairment review was performed as of October 1, 2017. As a result of this assessment we determined that the fair value of our reporting units that have goodwill exceeded the carrying value.
Net Deferred Tax Assets.
We regularly review the recent results and projected future results of our operations, as well as other relevant factors, to reconfirm the likelihood that existing deferred tax assets in each tax jurisdiction would be fully recoverable.
A valuation allowance is established when it is more likely than not that all, or a portion of deferred tax assets are not expected to be realized. The Company assesses all available positive and negative evidence to determine whether a valuation allowance is needed. Positive and negative evidence to be considered includes scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. Supporting a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not necessary is difficult when there is negative evidence such as cumulative losses in recent years.
A full valuation allowance is maintained on the tax benefits of the U.S. net deferred tax assets and it is expected that a full valuation allowance on future tax benefits will be recorded until an appropriate level of profitability in the U.S. is sustained. A valuation allowance is also maintained on the U.K., German, and Dutch deferred tax assets related to tax loss carryforwards in those jurisdictions, as well as all other deferred tax assets of those entities.
The calculation of the tax liabilities requires significant judgment, the use of estimates and the interpretation, and application of complex tax laws. The provision for income taxes reflects a combination of income earned and taxed in the U.S. and the various states, as well as federal and provincial jurisdictions in Switzerland, U.K., Germany, France, the Netherlands, China, Taiwan, and India. Jurisdictional tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent differences between book and tax items, accruals or adjustments of accruals for tax contingencies or valuation allowances, and the change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.
Retirement Plans.
We sponsor various defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans, and two postretirement benefit plans, all as described in Note 13. "Employee Benefits" to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. The calculation of our plan expenses and liabilities require the use of a number of critical accounting estimates. Changes in the assumptions can result in different plan expense and liability amounts, and actual experience can differ from the assumptions. We believe that the most critical assumptions are the discount rate and the expected rate of return on plan assets.
We annually review the discount rate to be used for retirement plan liabilities. In the U.S., we use bond pricing models based on high grade U.S. corporate bonds constructed to match the projected liability benefit payments. We discounted our future plan liabilities for our U.S. plan using rates of
3.86%
and
4.39%
at our plan measurement dates of
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively. We discounted our future plan liabilities for our foreign plans using rates appropriate for each country, which resulted in blended rates of
0.87%
and
0.89%
at their measurement dates of
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively. A change in the discount rate can have a significant effect on retirement plan obligations. For example, a decrease of one percent would increase U.S. pension obligations by approximately $13.5 million. Conversely, an increase of one percent would decrease U.S. pension obligations by approximately $11.2 million. A decrease of one percent in the discount rate would increase the Swiss pension obligations by approximately $20.7 million. Conversely, an increase of one percent would decrease the Swiss pension obligations by approximately $17.2 million.
A change in the discount rate can also have an effect on retirement plan expense. For example, a decrease of one percent would decrease U.S. 2018 pension expense by approximately $0.1 million. Conversely, an increase of one percent would increase U.S. 2018 pension expense by approximately $0.08 million. A decrease of one percent would increase the Swiss pension expense by approximately $1.6 million. Conversely, an increase of one percent would decrease the Swiss pension expense by approximately $1.2 million.
The expected rate of return on plan assets varies based on the investment mix of each particular plan and reflects the long-term average rate of return expected on funds invested or to be invested in each pension plan to provide for the benefits included in the pension liability. We review our expected rate of return annually based upon information available to us at that time, including the current level of expected returns on risk free investments (primarily government bonds in each market), the historical level of the risk premium associated with the other asset classes in which the portfolio is invested, and the expectations for future returns of each asset class. The expected return for each asset class is then weighted based on the asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption. For our domestic plans, the expected rate of return during fiscal
2018
is 7.50%, which is the same rate used for fiscal
2017
. For our foreign plans, we used rates of return appropriate for each country which resulted in a blended expected rate of return of 3.14% for fiscal
2018
, compared to 3.91%
for fiscal
2017
. A change in the expected return on plan assets can also have a significant effect on retirement plan expense. For example, a decrease of one percent would increase U.S. pension expense by approximately $0.8 million. Conversely, an increase of one percent would decrease U.S. pension expense by approximately $0.8 million. A decrease of one percent would increase the Swiss pension expense by approximately $1.0 million. Conversely, an increase of one percent would decrease the Swiss pension expense by approximately $1.0 million.
Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
We are currently assessing the financial impact to our consolidated financial statements of accounting guidance not yet adopted. For further information on accounting guidance not yet adopted, refer to Note 19. "New Accounting Standards" to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believes,” “project,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our expectations will be realized. Such statements are based upon information known to management at this time. The Company cautions that such statements necessarily involve uncertainties and risk and deal with matters beyond the Company’s ability to control, and in many cases the Company cannot predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Among the many factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements are the possibility that the proposed Merger is delayed or does not close, including due to the failure to receive required shareholder approval, the taking of governmental action (including the passage of legislation) to block the proposed Merger, the failure of Privet to obtain the equity and debt financing or other funds required to finance the proposed Merger, or the failure of other closing conditions, the possibility that the expected financial impacts will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period, fluctuations in the machine tool business cycles, changes in general economic conditions in the U.S. or internationally, the mix of products sold and the profit margins thereon, the relative success of the Company’s entry into new product and geographic markets, the Company’s ability to manage its operating costs, actions taken by customers such as order cancellations or reduced bookings by customers or distributors, competitors’ actions such as price discounting or new product introductions, governmental regulations and environmental matters, changes in the availability and cost of materials and supplies, the implementation of new technologies, and currency fluctuations. Any forward-looking statement should be considered in light of these factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise its forward-looking statements if unanticipated events alter their accuracy.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Hardinge Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hardinge Inc. and Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated March 9, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1984.
Buffalo, New York
March 9, 2018
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
44,958
|
|
|
$
|
28,255
|
|
Restricted cash
|
2,717
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
61,800
|
|
|
55,573
|
|
Inventories, net
|
104,502
|
|
|
107,018
|
|
Other current assets
|
9,076
|
|
|
6,926
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
5,647
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total current assets
|
228,700
|
|
|
200,695
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
50,790
|
|
|
56,961
|
|
Goodwill
|
6,677
|
|
|
6,579
|
|
Other intangible assets, net
|
26,386
|
|
|
26,730
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
6,396
|
|
|
6,585
|
|
Total non-current assets
|
90,249
|
|
|
96,855
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
318,949
|
|
|
$
|
297,550
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
26,362
|
|
|
$
|
24,920
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
31,695
|
|
|
25,629
|
|
Customer deposits
|
23,852
|
|
|
18,215
|
|
Accrued income taxes
|
1,370
|
|
|
1,160
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
83,279
|
|
|
72,847
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
2,970
|
|
Pension and postretirement liabilities
|
49,122
|
|
|
58,840
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
5,217
|
|
|
3,800
|
|
Other liabilities
|
2,405
|
|
|
3,152
|
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
56,744
|
|
|
68,762
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 11)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share; shares authorized 20,000,000; Shares issued 12,963,164 and 12,903,037)
|
130
|
|
|
129
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
122,140
|
|
|
121,015
|
|
Retained earnings
|
94,882
|
|
|
89,557
|
|
Treasury shares (at cost, 0 and 9,243)
|
—
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(38,226
|
)
|
|
(54,656
|
)
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
178,926
|
|
|
155,941
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
318,949
|
|
|
$
|
297,550
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Sales
|
$
|
317,920
|
|
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
|
$
|
315,249
|
|
Cost of sales
|
210,352
|
|
|
194,486
|
|
|
210,711
|
|
Gross profit
|
107,568
|
|
|
97,527
|
|
|
104,538
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
79,950
|
|
|
79,647
|
|
|
81,271
|
|
Research & development
|
14,543
|
|
|
13,514
|
|
|
14,140
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
4,506
|
|
|
661
|
|
|
3,558
|
|
Other (income) expense, net
|
(365
|
)
|
|
310
|
|
|
632
|
|
Income from operations
|
8,934
|
|
|
3,395
|
|
|
4,937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
417
|
|
|
555
|
|
|
655
|
|
Interest income
|
(166
|
)
|
|
(227
|
)
|
|
(156
|
)
|
Income from continuing operations before
income taxes
|
8,683
|
|
|
3,067
|
|
|
4,438
|
|
Income taxes
|
2,837
|
|
|
1,843
|
|
|
1,828
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
5,846
|
|
|
$
|
1,224
|
|
|
$
|
2,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
0.10
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividends declared per share:
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
|
$
|
0.08
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Net income
|
$
|
5,846
|
|
|
$
|
1,224
|
|
|
$
|
2,610
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments
|
9,660
|
|
|
(4,811
|
)
|
|
(4,598
|
)
|
Retirement plans related adjustments
|
7,720
|
|
|
(899
|
)
|
|
(5,945
|
)
|
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges
|
(456
|
)
|
|
138
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
|
16,924
|
|
|
(5,572
|
)
|
|
(10,543
|
)
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
494
|
|
|
371
|
|
|
(631
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
|
16,430
|
|
|
(5,943
|
)
|
|
(9,912
|
)
|
Total comprehensive income (loss)
|
$
|
22,276
|
|
|
$
|
(4,719
|
)
|
|
$
|
(7,302
|
)
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
5,846
|
|
|
$
|
1,224
|
|
|
$
|
2,610
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment charge
|
1,401
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
8,905
|
|
|
8,789
|
|
|
8,824
|
|
Debt issuance costs amortization
|
155
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
134
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
376
|
|
|
689
|
|
|
(768
|
)
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
(38
|
)
|
|
(38
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
Gain on dissolution of subsidiary
|
(833
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Unrealized foreign currency transaction loss
|
(296
|
)
|
|
524
|
|
|
404
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
(2,993
|
)
|
|
(284
|
)
|
|
3,942
|
|
Restricted cash
|
411
|
|
|
(927
|
)
|
|
827
|
|
Inventories
|
6,451
|
|
|
252
|
|
|
(1,442
|
)
|
Other assets
|
(925
|
)
|
|
(372
|
)
|
|
834
|
|
Accounts payable
|
611
|
|
|
141
|
|
|
450
|
|
Customer deposits
|
4,421
|
|
|
(776
|
)
|
|
7,762
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
1,658
|
|
|
(3,964
|
)
|
|
3,250
|
|
Accrued pension and postretirement liabilities
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
(74
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
25,115
|
|
|
5,297
|
|
|
26,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
(3,207
|
)
|
|
(2,479
|
)
|
|
(4,210
|
)
|
Deposit on assets held for sale
|
516
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from sales of assets
|
68
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
69
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(2,623
|
)
|
|
(2,361
|
)
|
|
(4,141
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from short-term notes payable to bank
|
20,987
|
|
|
42,820
|
|
|
32,502
|
|
Repayments of short-term notes payable to bank
|
(21,734
|
)
|
|
(42,114
|
)
|
|
(32,502
|
)
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
(6,088
|
)
|
|
(5,761
|
)
|
|
(4,464
|
)
|
Dividends paid
|
(526
|
)
|
|
(1,052
|
)
|
|
(1,037
|
)
|
Purchases of treasury stock
|
(80
|
)
|
|
(368
|
)
|
|
(201
|
)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(7,441
|
)
|
|
(6,475
|
)
|
|
(5,702
|
)
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
1,652
|
|
|
(980
|
)
|
|
(403
|
)
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash
|
16,703
|
|
|
(4,519
|
)
|
|
16,481
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
28,255
|
|
|
32,774
|
|
|
16,293
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
44,958
|
|
|
28,255
|
|
|
$
|
32,774
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
Retained Earnings
|
|
Treasury Stock
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
|
Total Shareholders' Equity
|
Balance at December 31, 2014
|
$
|
128
|
|
|
$
|
120,538
|
|
|
$
|
87,777
|
|
|
$
|
(46
|
)
|
|
$
|
(38,801
|
)
|
|
$
|
169,596
|
|
Net Income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,610
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,610
|
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(9,912
|
)
|
|
(9,912
|
)
|
Dividends declared
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,019
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,019
|
)
|
Common shares issued
|
—
|
|
|
257
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
257
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
(267
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(285
|
)
|
Net issuance of treasury stock
|
—
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(138
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(142
|
)
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
128
|
|
|
120,524
|
|
|
89,368
|
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
(48,713
|
)
|
|
161,105
|
|
Net Income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,224
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,224
|
|
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,943
|
)
|
|
(5,943
|
)
|
Dividends declared
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,035
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,035
|
)
|
Common shares issued
|
1
|
|
|
526
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
527
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
51
|
|
Net issuance of treasury stock
|
—
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
129
|
|
|
121,015
|
|
|
89,557
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
|
(54,656
|
)
|
|
155,941
|
|
Net Income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,846
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,846
|
|
Beginning balance adjustment
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16,430
|
|
|
16,430
|
|
Dividends declared
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(519
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(519
|
)
|
Common shares issued
|
1
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
405
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
—
|
|
|
625
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(71
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
554
|
|
Net issuance of treasury stock
|
—
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
268
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2017
|
$
|
130
|
|
|
$
|
122,140
|
|
|
$
|
94,882
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(38,226
|
)
|
|
$
|
178,926
|
|
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature of Business
Hardinge Inc. ("Hardinge" or "the Company") is a machine tool manufacturer, which designs and manufactures computer-numerically controlled cutting lathes, machining centers, grinding machines, collets, chucks, index fixtures, and other industrial products. Products are sold to customers in North America, Europe, and Asia. A substantial portion of sales are to small and medium-sized independent job shops, which in turn sell machined parts to their industrial customers. Industries directly and indirectly served by the Company include: aerospace, automotive, communications, computer, construction equipment, defense, energy, farm equipment, medical equipment, recreational equipment, and transportation.
The Company operates through
two
reportable segments, Metalcutting Machine Solutions ("MMS") and Aftermarket Tooling and Accessories ("ATA"). The MMS segment includes high precision computer controlled metalcutting turning machines, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, grinding machines, and repair parts related to those machines. The ATA segment includes products, primarily collets and chucks, that are purchased by manufacturers throughout the lives of their Hardinge or other branded machines.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Use of Estimates
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States of America ("US GAAP"), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents are highly liquid financial instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.
Restricted Cash
Occasionally, the Company is required to maintain cash deposits with certain banks with respect to contractual obligations as collateral for customer deposits. Additionally, restricted cash includes amounts due under mandatory principal reduction provisions associated with certain term debt agreements. As of
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, the amount of restricted cash was approximately
$2.7 million
and
$2.9 million
, respectively.
Accounts Receivable
A review of the financial condition of the Company's customers is performed periodically through credit reviews. No collateral is required for sales made on open account terms. Letters of credit from major banks back the majority of sales in the Asian region. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are generally limited due to the large number of customers comprising the customer base. Trade accounts receivable are considered to be past due when in excess of
30 days
past terms, and charge off of uncollectible balances occurs when all collection efforts have been exhausted.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts was
$0.8 million
at both
December 31, 2017
and
2016
. If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances would result in additional expense to the Company.
Other Current Assets
Other current assets consist of prepaid insurance, prepaid real estate taxes, prepaid software license agreements, prepaid income taxes, and deposits on certain inventory purchases. When applicable, prepayments are expensed on a straight-line basis over the corresponding life of the underlying asset.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (computed in accordance with the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. Elements of cost include raw materials, purchased components, labor, and overhead.
The Company assesses the valuation of inventory balances, and reduces the carrying value of those inventories that are obsolete or in excess of forecasted usage to their estimated net realizable value. The net realizable value of such inventories is estimated based on analysis and assumptions including, but not limited to, historical usage, future demand, and market requirements. The carrying value of inventory is also compared to the estimated selling price less costs to sell and inventory carrying value will be adjusted accordingly. Reductions to the carrying value of inventories are recorded in cost of goods sold. If future demand for products is less favorable than forecasts, inventories may need to be reduced, which would result in additional expense.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Major additions, renewals, or improvements that extend the useful lives of assets are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed to operations as incurred. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line and accelerated methods, generally over the following estimated useful lives of the assets (in years):
|
|
|
Buildings
|
40
|
Machinery
|
12
|
Patterns, tools, jigs and furniture and fixtures
|
10
|
Office and computer equipment
|
3-5
|
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") Topic 350,
Intangibles-Goodwill and Other
("ASC 350"), goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually on the first day of the fourth quarter, or when events indicate that an impairment could exist. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. The reporting units are determined based upon whether discrete financial information is available and reviewed regularly, whether those units constitute a business, and the extent of economic similarities between those reporting units for purposes of aggregation. The reporting units identified under ASC 350-20-35-33 are at the component level, or one level below the reporting segment level as defined under ASC 280-10-50-10 "Segment Reporting-Disclosure." The Company has
two
reporting units.
Goodwill is evaluated for potential impairment by assessing a range of qualitative factors including, but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for the Company's products and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and changes in key personnel and overall financial performance. If it is determined after completing this assessment that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, a step-two impairment test is performed.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The measurement of impairment of goodwill consists of two steps. In the first step, the fair value of each reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. As part of the impairment analysis, the fair value of each of its reporting units with goodwill is determined using the income approach and market approach. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the analysis is performed to determine the amount of the impairment.
The Company performed its qualitative assessment as of October 1, 2017 and there were no indicators of impairment. Accordingly, the Company did not perform the two-step goodwill impairment test for any of its reporting units. See Note 6: "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for more information.
Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not subject to amortization. They are reviewed for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Intangible assets that are determined to have a finite life are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are also subject to review for impairment, if indicators of impairment are identified.
Future impairment indicators, such as declines in forecasted cash flows, may cause additional significant impairment charges. Impairment charges could be based on such factors as the Company's stock price, forecasted cash flows, assumptions used, control premiums, or other variables.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. To assess whether impairment exists, undiscounted cash flows are used to measure any impairment loss using discounted cash flows. Assets to be held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell and are no longer depreciated.
Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses include
$12.8 million
and
$8.0 million
in compensation related expenses at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively, as well as
$8.2 million
and
$7.2 million
of commissions payable for
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively.
Income Taxes
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the income tax consequences attributable to operating loss carryforwards, tax credit carryforwards, and differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be reversed.
A valuation allowance is established when it is more likely than not that all, or a portion of deferred tax assets are not expected to be realized. The Company assesses all available positive and negative evidence to determine whether a valuation allowance is needed. Positive and negative evidence to be considered includes scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. Supporting a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not necessary is difficult when there is negative evidence, such as cumulative losses in recent years.
A full valuation allowance is maintained on the tax benefits of the U.S. net deferred tax assets and it is expected that a full valuation allowance on future tax benefits will be recorded until an appropriate level of profitability in the U.S. is sustained. A valuation allowance is also maintained on the U.K., German, and Dutch deferred tax assets related to tax loss carryforwards in those jurisdictions, as well as all other deferred tax assets of those entities.
The calculation of the tax liabilities requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. The provision for income taxes reflects a combination of income earned and taxed in the U.S. and the various states, as well as federal and provincial jurisdictions in Switzerland, U.K., Germany, France, the Netherlands, China, Taiwan, and India. Jurisdictional tax law changes, increases or decreases in permanent differences between book and tax
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
items, accruals or adjustments of accruals for tax contingencies or valuation allowances, and the change in the mix of earnings from these taxing jurisdictions all affect the overall effective tax rate.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions using a more likely than not recognition threshold. The evaluation of uncertain tax positions is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in tax law, the measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns, the effective settlement of matters subject to audit, new audit activity, and changes in facts or circumstances related to a tax position. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue from product sales is generally recognized upon shipment, provided persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable, collectability is reasonably assured, and the title and risk of loss have passed to the customer. Sales are recorded net of discounts, customer sales incentives, and returns. Discounts and customer sales incentives are typically negotiated as part of the sales terms at the time of sale and are recorded as a reduction of revenue. The Company does not routinely permit customers to return machines. In the rare case that a machine return is permitted, a restocking fee is typically charged. Returns of spare parts and workholding products are limited to a period of
90 days
subsequent to purchase, excluding special orders, which are not eligible for return. An estimate of returns, which is not significant, is recorded as a reduction of revenue and is based on historical experience. Transfer of ownership and risk of loss are generally not contingent upon contractual customer acceptance. Prior to shipment, each machine is tested to ensure the machine's compliance with standard operating specifications as listed in the promotional literature. On an exception basis, where larger multiple machine installations are delivered which require run-offs and customer acceptance at their facility, revenue is recognized in the period of customer acceptance.
Sales Tax/VAT
Taxes assessed by different governmental authorities are collected and remitted that are both imposed on and concurrent with revenue producing transactions between the Company and its customers. These taxes may include sales, use, and value-added taxes. The collection of these taxes is reported on a net basis (excluded from revenues).
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs are recorded as part of cost of goods sold.
Warranties
The Company offers warranties for products sold. The specific terms and conditions of those warranties vary depending upon the product sold and the country in which the product was sold. A basic limited warranty is generally provided for a period of
one
to
two
years. The costs that may be incurred are estimated under the basic limited warranty, based largely upon actual warranty repair cost history, and we record a liability for such costs when the related product revenue is recognized. The resulting accrual balance is reviewed during the year. Factors that affect the warranty liability include the number of installed units, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim.
Extended warranties for some of the Company's products are also sold. These extended warranties usually cover a
one year
to
two
year period that begins after the basic warranty expires. Revenue from extended warranties are deferred and recognized on a straight-line basis across the term of the warranty contract.
These liabilities are reported in "
Accrued expenses
" in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
.
Research and Development Costs
The costs associated with research and development programs for new products and significant product improvements are expensed as incurred and reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Foreign Currency Translation and Re-measurement
The functional currency of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is their local currency. Net assets are translated at month end exchange rates while income, expense, and cash flow items are translated at average exchange rates for the applicable period. Translation adjustments are recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency denominated transactions are included as a component of "
Other (income) expense, net
" in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, notes payable, long-term debt, and foreign currency forwards. See Note 2. "Fair Value of Financial Instruments" for additional disclosure.
Derivative Financial Instruments
As a multinational company, the results of operations and financial condition are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To manage this risk, derivative instruments are entered into, namely in the form of foreign currency forwards. These derivative instruments are held to hedge economic exposures, such as fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on balance sheet exposures of both trade and intercompany assets and liabilities. This exposure is hedged with contracts settling in less than
one year
. These derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Gains or losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedging contracts are recognized immediately in earnings. There are some forward contracts to hedge certain customer orders and vendor firm commitments. These contracts are typically for less than
one year
, and have maturity dates in alignment with the recognition dates of the underlying financial transactions. These derivatives qualify for hedge accounting treatment and are designated as cash flow hedges. Unrealized gains or losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedging contracts are charged to other comprehensive income (loss) until the underlying transaction is recognized through earnings. Gains or losses on any ineffective portion of the contracts are recognized in earnings.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation is accounted for based on the estimated fair value of the award as of the grant date and recognized as expense over the requisite service period.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by adjusting the weighted average outstanding shares to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive shares.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 2. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, various techniques and assumptions can be used to estimate fair value. The following presents the fair value hierarchy definitions utilized by the Company:
|
|
|
|
Level 1
|
—
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
|
|
|
|
Level 2
|
—
|
Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities.
|
|
|
|
Level 3
|
—
|
Inputs for which significant valuation assumptions are unobservable in a market and therefore value is based on the best available data, some of which is internally developed and considers risk premiums that a market participant would require.
|
The following table presents the carrying amount, fair values, and classification level within the fair value hierarchy of financial instruments measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
Level of Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
44,958
|
|
|
$
|
44,958
|
|
|
$
|
28,255
|
|
|
$
|
28,255
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Restricted cash
|
2,717
|
|
|
2,717
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
|
2,923
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Foreign currency forward contracts
|
583
|
|
|
583
|
|
|
308
|
|
|
308
|
|
|
Level 2
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable interest rate debt
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,986
|
|
|
5,986
|
|
|
Level 2
|
Foreign currency forward contracts
|
1,048
|
|
|
1,048
|
|
|
566
|
|
|
566
|
|
|
Level 2
|
The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are based on the fair values of identical assets in active markets. Due to the short period to maturity or the nature of the underlying liability, the fair value of variable interest rate debt approximates their respective carrying amounts. The fair value of foreign currency forward contracts is measured based on observable market inputs such as spot and forward rates. Based on the Company’s continued ability to enter into forward contracts, the markets for the fair value instruments are considered to be active. As of
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, there were
no
significant transfers in and/or out of Level 1 and Level 2.
The following table presents the fair value on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
of the foreign currency forward contracts (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
Foreign currency forwards designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
$
|
413
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
(686
|
)
|
|
(264
|
)
|
Foreign currency forwards not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
170
|
|
|
155
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
(362
|
)
|
|
(302
|
)
|
Foreign currency forwards, net
|
$
|
(465
|
)
|
|
$
|
(258
|
)
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The Company applied fair value principles during goodwill impairment tests. Step one of the goodwill impairment test consisted of determining a fair value for each of the Company's reporting units. The fair value for the Company's reporting units cannot be determined using readily available quoted Level 1 or Level 2 inputs that are observable or available from active markets. Therefore, the Company used valuation models to estimate the fair values of its reporting units, which use Level 3 inputs. To estimate the fair values of reporting units, the Company uses significant estimates and judgmental factors. The key estimates and factors used in the valuation models included revenue growth rates and profit margins based on internal forecasts, terminal value, WACC, and earnings multiples. See Note 6. "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" for more information regarding the Company's goodwill impairment tests.
Pension Plan Assets
The fair values and classification of the defined benefit plan assets is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Total
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
Growth funds
(1)
|
$
|
54,627
|
|
|
$
|
54,627
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Income funds
(2)
|
28,429
|
|
|
28,429
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Growth and income funds
(3)
|
97,114
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
97,114
|
|
|
—
|
|
Hedge funds
(4)
|
14,105
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14,105
|
|
Real estate funds
|
3,608
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
2,839
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other assets
|
2,355
|
|
|
706
|
|
|
1,618
|
|
|
31
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
2,110
|
|
|
2,110
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
$
|
202,348
|
|
|
$
|
86,641
|
|
|
$
|
101,571
|
|
|
$
|
14,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
Total
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
Growth funds
(1)
|
$
|
39,247
|
|
|
$
|
39,247
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Income funds
(2)
|
25,276
|
|
|
25,276
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Growth and income funds
(3)
|
84,176
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
84,176
|
|
|
—
|
|
Hedge funds
(4)
|
22,860
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,860
|
|
Real estate funds
|
3,327
|
|
|
761
|
|
|
2,566
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other assets
|
2,128
|
|
|
618
|
|
|
1,510
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
3,735
|
|
|
3,735
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total
|
$
|
180,749
|
|
|
$
|
69,637
|
|
|
$
|
88,252
|
|
|
$
|
22,860
|
|
____________________
(1)
Growth funds represent a type of fund containing a diversified portfolio of domestic and international equities with a goal of capital appreciation.
(2)
Income funds represent a type of fund with an emphasis on current income as opposed to capital appreciation. Such funds may contain a variety of domestic and international government and corporate debt obligations, preferred stock, money market instruments, and dividend-paying stocks.
(3)
Growth and income funds represent a type of fund containing a combination of growth and income securities.
(4)
Hedge funds represent a managed portfolio of investments that use advanced investment strategies such as leveraged, long, short, and derivative positions in both domestic and international markets with the goal of generating high returns. These funds are subject to quarterly redemptions and advanced notification requirements, as well as the right to delay redemption until sufficient fund liquidity exists.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
A summary of the changes in the fair value of the defined benefit plans assets classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
$
|
22,860
|
|
|
$
|
27,071
|
|
Purchases
|
—
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
Sales and settlements
|
(9,829
|
)
|
|
(5,335
|
)
|
Unrealized (losses) gains
|
1,070
|
|
|
124
|
|
Exchange Rate Impact
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
Transfers in/(out) and Other
|
32
|
|
|
—
|
|
Balance at end of year
|
$
|
14,136
|
|
|
$
|
22,860
|
|
Most of the defined benefit pension plan's Level 1 assets are debt and equity investments that are traded in active markets, either domestically or internationally. They are measured at fair value using closing prices from active markets. The Level 2 assets are typically investments in pooled funds, which are measured based on the value of their underlying assets that are publicly traded with observable values. The fair value of the Level 3 plan assets are measured by compiling the portfolio holdings and independently valuing the securities in those portfolios.
NOTE 3. INVENTORIES
Net inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
Raw materials and purchased components
|
$
|
28,557
|
|
|
$
|
33,822
|
|
Work-in-process
|
33,355
|
|
|
31,799
|
|
Finished products
|
42,590
|
|
|
41,397
|
|
Inventories, net
|
$
|
104,502
|
|
|
$
|
107,018
|
|
NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Foreign currency forward contracts are utilized to mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, as well as on forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies. These contracts are considered derivative instruments and are recognized as either assets or liabilities and measured at fair value. Generally these contracts have a term of less than
one year
. The valuations of these derivatives are measured at fair value based on observable market inputs, such as spot and forward rates. A group of highly rated domestic and international banks are used in order to mitigate counterparty risk on the forward contracts.
For contracts that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the contracts is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”) and reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) into the “
Sales
” or “
Cost of sales
” line item on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
when the underlying hedged transaction affects earnings, or “
Other (income) expense, net
” when the hedging relationship is deemed to be ineffective. As of
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, the notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments designated to qualify for cash flow hedges were
$38.2 million
and
$45.5 million
, respectively. The Company expects approximately
$0.3 million
of net losses, net of income tax effect, to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings within the next 12 months.
As of
December 31, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
, the notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments not qualifying or otherwise designated as hedges were
$30.3 million
and
$35.4 million
, respectively. For the
years ended
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, losses of
$0.8 million
and
$0.1 million
, respectively, were recorded related to this type of derivative financial instruments. For contracts that are not designated as hedges, the gain or loss on the contracts are recognized in current earnings in the “
Other (income) expense, net
” line item in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
Land, buildings, and improvements
|
$
|
71,914
|
|
|
$
|
81,311
|
|
Machinery, equipment, and fixtures
|
78,168
|
|
|
75,177
|
|
Office furniture, equipment, and vehicles
|
23,633
|
|
|
22,471
|
|
Construction in progress
|
300
|
|
|
272
|
|
|
174,015
|
|
|
179,231
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
(123,225
|
)
|
|
(122,270
|
)
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
$
|
50,790
|
|
|
$
|
56,961
|
|
Depreciation expense was
$6.3 million
,
$6.6 million
, and
$7.0 million
for the
years ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
and
2015
, respectively.
NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Detail and activity of goodwill by segment is presented below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MMS
|
|
ATA
|
|
Total
|
Goodwill
|
$
|
32,434
|
|
|
$
|
6,620
|
|
|
$
|
39,054
|
|
Accumulated impairment losses
|
(32,434
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(32,434
|
)
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
—
|
|
|
6,620
|
|
|
6,620
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
(41
|
)
|
|
(41
|
)
|
Goodwill
|
32,434
|
|
|
6,579
|
|
|
39,013
|
|
Accumulated impairment losses
|
(32,434
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(32,434
|
)
|
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
—
|
|
|
6,579
|
|
|
6,579
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currency translation adjustments
|
—
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
98
|
|
Goodwill
|
32,434
|
|
|
6,677
|
|
|
39,111
|
|
Accumulated impairment losses
|
(32,434
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(32,434
|
)
|
Balance at December 31, 2017
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,677
|
|
|
$
|
6,677
|
|
Goodwill is reviewed for possible impairment at least annually, or more frequently upon the occurrence of an event, or when circumstances indicate that a reporting unit's carrying amount is greater than its fair value. The Company performed a qualitative assessment during the fourth quarter of both 2017 and 2016 and determined that there were no indicators of impairment. Accordingly, the Company did not perform the two-step goodwill impairment test for any reporting unit in both 2017 and 2016.
In 2015, the Company performed a review and test of goodwill and determined that the fair value exceeded the carrying amount for all of our reporting units with goodwill.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The major components of intangible assets other than goodwill are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
Gross amortizable intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technical know-how
|
$
|
12,997
|
|
|
$
|
12,944
|
|
Customer lists
|
9,026
|
|
|
8,981
|
|
Land rights
|
2,667
|
|
|
2,498
|
|
Patents, trade names, drawings, and other
|
4,420
|
|
|
4,356
|
|
Total gross amortizable intangible assets
|
29,110
|
|
|
28,779
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Technical know-how
|
(8,067
|
)
|
|
(7,438
|
)
|
Customer lists
|
(2,204
|
)
|
|
(1,744
|
)
|
Land rights
|
(378
|
)
|
|
(304
|
)
|
Patents, trade names, drawings, and other
|
(3,670
|
)
|
|
(3,490
|
)
|
Total accumulated amortization
|
(14,319
|
)
|
|
(12,976
|
)
|
Amortizable intangible assets, net
|
14,791
|
|
|
15,803
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade names
|
11,595
|
|
|
10,927
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets other than goodwill, net
|
$
|
26,386
|
|
|
$
|
26,730
|
|
Amortization expense related to the definite-lived intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Amortization expense
|
$
|
1,250
|
|
|
$
|
1,282
|
|
|
$
|
1,804
|
|
Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Year
|
|
Future Estimated Amortization
|
2018
|
|
$
|
1,107
|
|
2019
|
|
1,089
|
|
2020
|
|
1,045
|
|
2021
|
|
1,027
|
|
2022
|
|
1,015
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
9,508
|
|
The Company performed a qualitative review of its indefinite lived intangible assets in the fourth quarter of 2017 and 2016 and determined that there were no indicators of impairment.
In 2015, the Company performed a review and test for impairment of indefinite lived intangible assets. The fair value of the indefinite lived intangible assets were calculated using a discounted cash flow analysis, and resulted in the fair value exceeding the carrying value.
See Note 2. "Fair Value of Financial Instruments" for a discussion of the fair value measures used in determining these impairment charges.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 7. FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Financing arrangements are maintained with several financial institutions. These financing arrangements are in the form of long term loans, credit facilities, and lines of credit. The credit facilities allow the Company to borrow up to
$68.6 million
at
December 31, 2017
, of which
$51.3 million
can be borrowed for working capital needs. As of
December 31, 2017
,
$59.6 million
was available for borrowing under these arrangements of which
$50.8 million
was available for working capital needs. There were no borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2017. Total consolidated term borrowings outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance fees were
$5.9 million
at
December 31, 2016
. Additionally, the Company had borrowings under revolving credit facilities of
$0.7 million
at December 31, 2016. Details of these financing arrangements are discussed below.
Long-term Debt
Long-term debt consists of (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Term loans, net of unamortized debt issuance fees
|
—
|
|
|
5,893
|
|
Current portion, net of unamortized debt issuance fees
|
—
|
|
|
(2,923
|
)
|
Total long-term debt, less current portion
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,970
|
|
In January 2016 we adopted guidance which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. Unamortized debt issuance costs of
$0.07 million
and
$0.02 million
were recorded as "Current portion of long-term debt" and "Long-term debt" respectively to reduce the carrying amount of debt liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2016. The Company's debt issuance cost amortization was not affected by the adoption of the new guidance.
In
May 2013
, the Company and Hardinge Holdings GmbH, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a term loan agreement with a bank pursuant to which the bank provided a
$23.0 million
secured term loan facility for the acquisition of Forkardt. The agreement was amended in October 2013 and was scheduled to mature in
April 2018
, however the Company chose to pay the debt early in August 2017. The interest rate on the term loan was determined from a pricing grid with the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and base rate options based on the Company's leverage ratio and was
0.00%
at December 31, 2016. The principal amount outstanding at December 31, 2016 was
$3.1 million
.
In
November 2013
, the Company and Hardinge Holdings GmbH entered into a replacement term loan agreement with the same bank pursuant to which the bank converted
$10.8 million
of the then outstanding principal on the term loan to CHF
3.8 million
(
$3.7 million
equivalent) and EUR
5.0 million
(
$5.3 million
equivalent) borrowings. The CHF principal balance was paid in full in November 2016. The interest rate on the EUR portion of the term loan was determined with a pricing grid with the Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") and base rate options based on the Company's leverage ratio and was
1.88%
at December 31, 2016. The principal amount outstanding at December 31, 2016 was EUR
$2.8 million
(
$2.9 million
equivalent). The EUR principal balance was paid in full in August 2017.
The term loan was secured by (i) liens on all of the Company's U.S. assets (exclusive of real property); (ii) a pledge of
65%
of the Company's investment in Hardinge Holdings GmbH; (iii) a negative pledge on the Company's headquarters in Elmira, New York; (iv) liens on all of the personal property assets of Hardinge Grinding Group (formerly Usach), Forkardt Inc. (formerly Cherry Acquisition Corporation) and Hardinge Technology Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary and owner of the real property comprising the Company's world headquarters in Elmira, New York ("Technology"); and (v) negative pledges on the intellectual property of the Revolving Credit Borrowers and Technology.
The loan agreement contained financial covenants requiring a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than
1.15
to
1.00
(tested quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis), a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio of
3.00
to
1.00
(tested quarterly on a rolling four-quarter basis), and maximum annual consolidated capital expenditures of
$10.0 million
. The loan agreement also contains such other representations, affirmative and negative covenants, prepayment provisions and events
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
of default that are customary for these types of transactions. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the loan agreement and is no longer subject to these covenants as this loan was paid in full.
Credit Facilities
The Company maintains various credit facilities for working capital and export business purposes. These facilities allow us to borrow funds and issue letters of credit in various currencies as required in the normal course of our business. A summary of the credit facilities is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
Revolving Credit Facilities:
|
Purpose
|
Exp. Date
|
Interest Rate
|
Total Line (USD)
|
Borrowings Outstanding
|
Letters of Credit Outstanding
|
Total Availability (for purpose as noted)
|
Domestic Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M&T Bank
(1)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
4/30/18
|
3.38%
|
$25,000
|
$—
|
$506
|
$24,494
|
|
Chemung Canal Trust Company
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
6/30/18
|
5.00%
|
3,000
|
—
|
—
|
3,000
|
Foreign Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Suisse
(2)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
7/31/18
|
Variable
|
18,473
|
—
|
6,163
|
12,310
|
|
UBS
(3)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
N/A
|
Variable
|
1,026
|
—
|
509
|
517
|
|
Mega International Bank
(4)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
6/12/18
|
Variable
|
12,000
|
—
|
—
|
12,000
|
|
China Construction Bank
(5)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
12/17/18
|
4.79%
|
3,074
|
—
|
—
|
3,074
|
|
Bank of China
(6)
|
Letters of Credit
|
7/5/18
|
—
|
3,074
|
—
|
452
|
2,622
|
|
HSBC
(7)
|
Letters of Credit
|
8/15/18
|
—
|
3,000
|
—
|
1,461
|
1,539
|
Total Revolving Debt Facilities
|
|
|
$68,647
|
$—
|
$9,091
|
$59,556
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
Revolving Credit Facilities:
|
Purpose
|
Exp. Date
|
Interest Rate
|
Total Line (USD)
|
Borrowings Outstanding
|
Letters of Credit Outstanding
|
Total Availability (for purpose as noted)
|
Domestic Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M&T Bank
(1)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
4/30/18
|
2.94%
|
$25,000
|
$—
|
$1,107
|
$23,893
|
|
Chemung Canal Trust Company
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
6/30/17
|
5.00%
|
3,000
|
24
|
—
|
2,976
|
Foreign Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Suisse
(2)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
7/31/18
|
Variable
|
17,661
|
—
|
4,979
|
12,682
|
|
UBS
(3)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
N/A
|
Variable
|
6,868
|
—
|
155
|
6,713
|
|
Mega International Bank
(4)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
6/12/17
|
Variable
|
12,000
|
679
|
—
|
11,321
|
|
China Construction Bank
(5)
|
Working Capital and Letters of Credit
|
12/10/17
|
4.79%
|
2,880
|
—
|
—
|
2,880
|
|
Bank of China
(6)
|
Letters of Credit
|
8/25/17
|
—
|
4,320
|
—
|
83
|
4,237
|
|
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
|
Letters of Credit
|
7/31/16
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
HSBC
(7)
|
Letters of Credit
|
8/15/17
|
—
|
3,000
|
—
|
605
|
2,395
|
Total Revolving Debt Facilities
|
|
|
$74,729
|
$703
|
$6,929
|
$67,097
|
(1)
This credit facility is secured by substantially all of the Company's U.S. assets (exclusive of real property), a negative pledge on its worldwide headquarters in Elmira, NY, and a pledge of
65%
of our investment in Hardinge Holdings GmbH. The credit facility charges a
0.25%
commitment fee on unused funds and does not include any financial covenants.
(2)
This facility charges a commitment fee on the average unutilized amount of the facility of
30%
of the applicable margin. The terms of the credit facility contains customary representations, affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default and is secured by mortgage notes in an aggregate amount of CHF
9.2 million
(
$9.0 million
equivalent) on
two
buildings owned by Kellenberger. The facility is also subject to a minimum equity covenant requirement whereby the equity of both the Holdings Group and Kellenberger must be at least
35%
of the subsidiary's balance sheet total assets. At
December 31, 2017
, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the loan agreement.
(3)
In 2016 this facility was secured by Kellenberger's real property up to CHF
3.0 million
(
$2.9 million
equivalent) and was subject to a minimum equity covenant requirement where the minimum equity for Kellenberger must be at least
35%
of its balance sheet total assets. In 2017 the facility was renewed unsecured with no covenant requirements.
(4)
Secured by the buildings and land owned by Hardinge Taiwan Precision Machinery Limited.
(5)
This facility is secured by real property owned by Hardinge Machine Co. Ltd.
(6)
Individual letters of credit issued under this facility require a cash deposit of
30%
of the face value of the letter of credit.
(7)
Secured with a
$1.2 million
cash deposit.
Interest Paid
Interest paid in
2017
,
2016
and
2015
totaled
$0.2 million
,
$0.4 million
and
$0.3 million
respectively.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 8. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
In March 2017, management initiated a strategic restructuring program in our MMS segment with the goals of streamlining the Company's cost structure, increasing operational efficiencies and cash generation, and improving shareholder returns. This program consists of rationalizing certain product lines, consolidating certain European manufacturing operations, and selling certain assets and is projected to be substantially complete by mid-2018.
As part of the above mentioned program, in September 2017, the Company agreed to sell a manufacturing facility in Biel, Switzerland for
$9.8 million
, for which a deposit of
$0.5 million
was received. The building and the related deposit are included in "Assets Held for Sale" and "Accrued Expenses" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The sale is expected to be finalized in the second quarter of 2018.
During September 2017, the Company initiated a strategic global realignment of our selling organization with a focus on unified regional sales channels to improve customer contact and service, a simplified product offering, and the elimination of redundancies. In addition, we have initiated a program to optimize our purchasing and supply chain management practices through consolidation of these teams into a single organization to leverage our global talent and buying power. This initiative is expected to be substantially completed in 2018.
The combined March 2017 initiative and the September 2017 global strategic program (the combined "Program") is intended to generate annual pre-tax savings ranging from approximately
$12.0 million
to
$12.5 million
once fully implemented in the latter part of 2018. We expect to incur total costs of approximately
$7.5 million
, of which
$1.4 million
is a non-cash inventory impairment charge related to product line rationalization. The total costs estimates are included in the table below.
Restructuring charges are included in the "Restructuring charges" line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The table below presents the total costs incurred in connection with the Program, the amount of costs that have been recognized during the year ended
December 31, 2017
, and the cumulative costs recognized by the Program (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Costs Expected to be Incurred
|
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 (Cumulative costs recognized to date)
|
Total:
|
|
|
|
Employee termination costs
|
$
|
2,897
|
|
|
$
|
2,270
|
|
Inventory Impairment
|
1,401
|
|
|
1,401
|
|
Facility related costs
|
862
|
|
|
195
|
|
Consulting fees
|
1,715
|
|
|
315
|
|
Other related costs
|
663
|
|
|
325
|
|
Total Company
|
$
|
7,538
|
|
|
$
|
4,506
|
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The amounts accrued associated with the Program are included in "Accrued expenses" and "Inventory" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. A rollforward of the accrued restructuring costs is presented below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
$
|
—
|
|
Restructuring charges:
|
|
Employee termination costs
|
2,270
|
|
Inventory impairment
|
1,401
|
|
Facility related costs
|
195
|
|
Consulting fees
|
315
|
|
Other related costs
|
325
|
|
Total restructuring charges for the period
|
$
|
4,506
|
|
|
|
Cash expenditures
|
(2,077
|
)
|
Non cash item
|
(1,401
|
)
|
Other adjustments to accrual
|
—
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
18
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2017
|
$
|
1,046
|
|
NOTE 9. WARRANTIES
A reconciliation of the changes in the product warranty accrual, which is included in accrued expenses, is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
$
|
3,556
|
|
|
$
|
3,802
|
|
Warranties issued
|
2,035
|
|
|
2,116
|
|
Warranty settlement costs
|
(1,949
|
)
|
|
(2,330
|
)
|
Changes in accruals for pre-existing warranties
|
(449
|
)
|
|
70
|
|
Currency translation adjustments
|
162
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
Balance at end of year
|
$
|
3,355
|
|
|
$
|
3,556
|
|
NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted the Tax Cut and Jobs Act Bill (“the Tax Act”). The Tax Act reduces the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred, and creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings.
At December 31, 2017, we have not completed our accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act; however, under Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118), we have made a reasonable estimate of the effects of the one-time transition tax. The one-time transition tax is based on our total post-1986 foreign earnings and profits for which we have previously deferred from U.S. income taxes. We recognized a provisional amount of
$1.2 million
, which is included as a component of income tax expense from continuing operations for the reasonable estimate made with regards to the one-time transition tax. Any subsequent adjustments to this amount will be recorded through current tax expense in the quarter of 2018 when the analysis is complete. No additional income taxes have been provided for any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax and any additional outside basis difference inherent in these entities, as these amounts continue to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign operations.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
We are still analyzing the Tax Act and refining our calculations, which could potentially impact the measurement of our tax balances. The substantial 2017 impacts of the enactment of the Tax Act are reflected in the tables below.
The Company's pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations for domestic and foreign sources is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Domestic
|
$
|
(454
|
)
|
|
$
|
(359
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,675
|
|
Foreign
|
9,137
|
|
|
3,426
|
|
|
2,763
|
|
Total
|
$
|
8,683
|
|
|
$
|
3,067
|
|
|
$
|
4,438
|
|
Significant components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
$
|
1,160
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
State
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
Foreign
|
1,318
|
|
|
1,678
|
|
|
1,851
|
|
Total current
|
2,500
|
|
|
1,662
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
(131
|
)
|
|
158
|
|
|
155
|
|
Foreign
|
468
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
(187
|
)
|
Total deferred
|
337
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
Total income tax expense
|
$
|
2,837
|
|
|
$
|
1,843
|
|
|
$
|
1,828
|
|
The following is a reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the United States statutory rate to amounts shown in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Federal income taxes at statutory rate
|
35.0
|
%
|
|
35.0
|
%
|
|
35.0
|
%
|
Taxes on foreign income which differ from the U.S. statutory rate
|
(16.4
|
)
|
|
(22.1
|
)
|
|
(1.8
|
)
|
Effect of change in the enacted rate
|
2.4
|
|
|
(1.3
|
)
|
|
(2.6
|
)
|
Change in valuation allowance
|
(203.0
|
)
|
|
(3.9
|
)
|
|
(2.3
|
)
|
U.S. taxation of international operations
|
15.0
|
|
|
32.3
|
|
|
6.2
|
|
Change in estimated liabilities
|
(2.6
|
)
|
|
9.5
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
Non-deductible items
|
1.5
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
State and local income taxes
|
(0.5
|
)
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|
0.1
|
|
Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017
|
201.3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
32.7
|
%
|
|
60.2
|
%
|
|
41.2
|
%
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal, state, and foreign net operating losses
|
$
|
18,998
|
|
|
$
|
20,372
|
|
Postretirement benefits
|
384
|
|
|
631
|
|
Deferred employee benefits
|
1,270
|
|
|
1,688
|
|
Accrued pension
|
9,256
|
|
|
16,410
|
|
Inventory valuation
|
1,576
|
|
|
2,766
|
|
Foreign tax credit carryforwards
|
—
|
|
|
7,693
|
|
Other
|
883
|
|
|
2,030
|
|
|
$
|
32,367
|
|
|
$
|
51,590
|
|
Less valuation allowance
|
(28,035
|
)
|
|
(45,012
|
)
|
Total deferred tax assets
|
$
|
4,332
|
|
|
$
|
6,578
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax over book depreciation
|
$
|
(3,215
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,509
|
)
|
Inventory valuation
|
(2,003
|
)
|
|
(1,995
|
)
|
Intangible assets
|
(1,080
|
)
|
|
(1,600
|
)
|
Other
|
(118
|
)
|
|
(303
|
)
|
Total deferred tax liabilities
|
(6,416
|
)
|
|
(7,407
|
)
|
Net deferred tax liabilities
|
$
|
(2,084
|
)
|
|
$
|
(829
|
)
|
Non-current deferred tax assets of
$3.1 million
and
$3.0 million
for
2017
and
2016
, respectively, are reported in "
Other non-current assets
" in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
.
In
2017
, the valuation allowance decreased by
$17.0 million
, of which
$16.3 million
was due to operational results and
$0.7 million
of valuation allowance was recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The significant decrease in the valuation allowance due to operational results was primarily driven by the revaluation of the deferred tax assets of the U.S. group as a result of the change in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, which was enacted in 2017 as part of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act discussed above.
In
2016
, the valuation allowance decreased by
$1.3 million
, of which
$0.4 million
was due to operational results and
$0.9 million
of valuation allowance was recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).
At
December 31, 2017
, there were U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of
$26.2 million
and
$22.4 million
, respectively, which expire from
2028
through
2037
. If certain substantial changes in the Company's ownership occur, there would be an annual limitation on the amount of the carryforwards that can be utilized. There also are foreign net operating loss carryforwards of
$53.3 million
, of which
$9.4 million
will expire between
2020
through
2027
, and of which
$43.9 million
have no expiration date.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of uncertain tax positions is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
$
|
1,847
|
|
|
$
|
2,305
|
|
|
$
|
2,342
|
|
Additions for tax positions related to the current year
|
282
|
|
|
302
|
|
|
282
|
|
Additions for tax positions of prior years
|
253
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
263
|
|
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
|
(518
|
)
|
|
(832
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Reductions due to lapse of applicable statutes of limitation
|
(719
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(582
|
)
|
Balance at end of year
|
$
|
1,145
|
|
|
$
|
1,847
|
|
|
$
|
2,305
|
|
If recognized, essentially all of the uncertain tax positions and related interest at
December 31, 2017
would be recorded as a benefit to income tax expense on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
. It is reasonably possible that certain uncertain tax positions pertaining to the foreign operations may change within the next 12 months due to audit settlements and statute of limitations expirations. The estimated change in uncertain tax positions for these items is estimated to be between
$0.2 million
and
$0.9 million
.
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recorded as income tax expense in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
. Accrued interest related to the uncertain tax positions was
$0.1 million
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
. There were
no
accrued penalties related to uncertain tax positions in
2017
or
2016
. The accrued interest is reported in other liabilities on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
.
The tax years 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 remain open to examination by the U.S. federal taxing authorities. The tax years 2012 through 2017 remain open to examination by the U.S. state taxing authorities. For other major jurisdictions (Switzerland, U.K., Taiwan, India, Germany, Netherlands, and China); the tax years between 2010 and 2017 generally remain open to routine examination by foreign taxing authorities, depending on the jurisdiction.
Net taxes paid in
2017
,
2016
, and
2015
totaled
$1.3 million
,
$1.7 million
, and
$1.5 million
, respectively.
NOTE 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company is a defendant in various lawsuits as a result of normal operations and in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the outcome of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on the financial position or results of operations.
The Company’s operations are subject to extensive federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations relating to environmental matters. Certain environmental laws can impose joint and several liability for releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances upon certain statutorily defined parties regardless of fault or the lawfulness of the original activity or disposal. Hazardous substances and adverse environmental effects have been identified with respect to real property owned by the Company, and on adjacent parcels of real property.
In particular, the Elmira, NY manufacturing facility is located within the Kentucky Avenue Wellfield on the National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites designated for cleanup by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") because of groundwater contamination. The Kentucky Avenue Wellfield Site (the "Site") encompasses an area which includes sections of the Town of Horseheads and the Village of Elmira Heights in Chemung County, NY. In February 2006, the Company received a Special Notice Concerning a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study ("RI/FS") for the Koppers Pond (the “Pond”) portion of the Site. The EPA documented the release and threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at the Site, including releases into and in the vicinity of the Pond. The hazardous substances, including metals and polychlorinated biphenyls, have been detected in sediments in the Pond.
Until receipt of this Special Notice in February 2006, the Company had never been named as a potentially responsible party ("PRP") at the Site nor had the Company received any requests for information from the EPA concerning the Site. Environmental sampling on the Company’s property within this Site under supervision of regulatory authorities had
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
identified off-site sources for such groundwater contamination and sediment contamination in the Pond, and found no evidence that the Company’s operations or property have contributed or are contributing to the contamination.
A substantial portion of the Pond is located on the Company’s property. The Company, along with Beazer East, Inc., the Village of Horseheads, the Town of Horseheads, the County of Chemung, CBS Corporation and Toshiba America, Inc., (collectively, the "PRP's"), agreed to voluntarily participate in the RI/FS by signing an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order of Consent on September 29, 2006. On September 29, 2006, the Director of Emergency and Remedial Response Division of the EPA, Region II, approved and executed the Agreement on behalf of the EPA. The PRP's also signed a PRP Member Agreement, agreeing to share the costs associated with the RI/FS study on a per capita basis.
The EPA approved the RI/FS Work Plan in May of 2008. In July of 2012, the PRP's submitted a Remedial Investigation (RI) to respond to EPA issues raised in the initial draft RI. In January 2016, the PRP's submitted a draft Feasibility Study (FS), also to respond to issues raised by the EPA about previous drafts of the FS. In July 2016, the EPA announced its proposed remediation plan based on an alternative put forth in a July 2016 Woodruff & Curran FS with an estimated total clean-up phase cost of
$1.9 million
. The preferred remedy consists of the placement of a continuous six-inch thick soil and sand cap, including a geotextile membrane to act as a demarcation layer, over the Pond. The preferred remedy includes long-term monitoring and institutional controls. After a public comment period, on December 13, 2016, the EPA issued a Certificate of Completion confirming that the RI/FS was complete, confirming that all PRP obligations related to the RI/FS had been performed in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent, and approving the remedy selected in the FS as the final response action for the Pond.
In June 2017, the EPA issued a Special Notice letter to the original PRP’s and
two
new additional parties (Eaton Corporation and Elmira Water Board) requesting these PRPs to fund, undertake, and complete the remedy for the Pond. Shortly after, the EPA provided a proposed Statement of Work for completion of the remedy (“SOW”) and the EPA agreed to waive the past response costs as defined in the RI/FS Order of Consent in full if the parties could reach a settlement with the EPA by September 30, 2017.
In September 2017, the
nine
participating PRPs privately negotiated and finalized an allocation of costs amongst themselves, with
10.75%
of the costs being allocated to the Company. Based on the estimated cost of the present remedy of
$1.9 million
, and with credit for costs previously paid by the Company for the RI/FS, the remaining costs that have been allocated to the Company will not exceed
$0.2 million
. The Company has the entire amount reserved as of December 31, 2017. This reserve is reported in
Accrued expenses
in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
.
Based upon information currently available, except as described in the preceding paragraphs, the Company does not have material liabilities for environmental remediation. Though the foregoing reflects the Company’s current assessment as it relates to environmental remediation obligations, it is possible that future remedial requirements or changes in the enforcement of existing laws and regulations, which are subject to extensive regulatory discretion, will result in material liabilities to the Company.
The Company had purchase commitments of
$30.2 million
as of
December 31, 2017
.
The Company leases space for some of the manufacturing, sales, and service operations with remaining lease terms of up to
7 years
and use certain office equipment and automobiles under lease agreements expiring at various dates. Rent expense under these leases totaled
$2.9 million
,
$3.0 million
and
$3.3 million
, during the years ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
, respectively.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
At
December 31, 2017
, future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Amount
|
2018
|
|
$
|
3,103
|
|
2019
|
|
2,076
|
|
2020
|
|
1,211
|
|
2021
|
|
983
|
|
2022
|
|
795
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
726
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
8,894
|
|
The Company has entered into written employment contracts with some of our executive officers. The current effective term of the employment agreements ranges from
one
to
two
years. The agreements contain an automatic, successive
one year
extension unless either party provides the other with
two months
prior notice of termination. In the case of a change in control, as defined in the employment contracts, the term of each officer's employment will be automatically extended for a period of
two years
following the date of the change in control. These employment contracts also provide for severance payments in the event of specified termination of employment, the amount of which is increased upon certain termination events to the extent such events occur within
twelve months
following a change in control.
NOTE 12. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company's common stock has a par value of
$0.01
per share. The common stock outstanding activity for each of the years ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
was as follows (in shares):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Balance at beginning of year
|
12,893,794
|
|
|
12,838,227
|
|
|
12,821,768
|
|
Shares distributed/exercised
|
80,908
|
|
|
101,759
|
|
|
36,464
|
|
Shares purchased
|
(4,688
|
)
|
|
(45,776
|
)
|
|
(18,605
|
)
|
Shares forfeited
|
(6,850
|
)
|
|
(416
|
)
|
|
(1,400
|
)
|
Balance at end of year
|
12,963,164
|
|
|
12,893,794
|
|
|
12,838,227
|
|
NOTE 13. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Pension and Postretirement Plans
The Company provides a qualified defined benefit pension plan covering all eligible domestic employees hired before March 1, 2004. The plan bases benefits upon both years of service and earnings through June 15, 2009. The policy is to fund at least an amount necessary to satisfy the minimum funding requirements of ERISA. For the foreign plans, contributions are made on a monthly basis and are governed by their governmental regulations. Each foreign plan requires employer contributions. Additionally, one of the Swiss plans requires employee contributions. In 2010, the accrual of benefits under the domestic plan and one of the foreign plans were permanently frozen.
Domestic employees hired on or after March 1, 2004 have retirement benefits under the 401(k) defined contribution plan. After the completion of
one year
of service, the Company will contribute
4%
of an employee's pay and will further match
25%
of the first
4%
that the employee contributes. For employees participating in the domestic 401(k) plan, the Company made contributions of
$1.8 million
,
$1.7 million
, and
$2.0 million
in
2017
,
2016
, and
2015
, respectively. In conjunction with the permanent freeze of benefit accruals under the domestic defined benefit pension plan, employees that were actively participating in the domestic defined benefit pension plan became eligible to receive company contributions in the 401(k) plan. Additionally, upon reaching age
50
, employees who were age
40
or older as of January 1, 2011 and were participants in the
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
domestic defined benefit pension plan are provided enhanced employer contributions in the 401(k) plan to compensate for the loss of future benefit accruals under the defined benefit pension plan. In December 2017 the Company approved an amendment to the 401(k) plan to phase out this enhanced employer contribution. In 2018 employees who are eligible for the enhanced employer contributions will earn half the amount previously earned. This benefit will be eliminated beginning as of January 1, 2019. The Company recognized
$1.7 million
,
$1.6 million
, and
$2.0 million
of expense for the domestic defined contribution plan in
2017
,
2016
, and
2015
, respectively. Employees may contribute additional funds to the plan for which there is no required company match. All employer and employee contributions are invested at the direction of the employees in a number of investment alternatives, one being Hardinge Inc. common stock.
In
2017
, lump sum benefits paid out of the Switzerland Kellenberger Stiftung plan exceeded the settlement threshold of current fiscal year service cost plus interest cost. As a result, a
$0.1 million
settlement charge was recognized as of April 30, 2017 in the 2017 net periodic benefit cost. The 2017 net periodic benefit cost was re-measured to take account of the discharge of liability. In 2016, as a result of a significant lump sum benefit paid out of the Switzerland Kellenberger Stiftung Plan, a $
0.6 million
settlement charge was recognized as of January 31, 2016 in the 2016 net periodic benefit cost. The annual 2016 net periodic benefit cost for this plan was re-measured as a result of the settlement. In 2015, as a result of a voluntary early retirement program that provided a temporary enhancement under the qualified domestic pension plan, a
$0.2 million
special termination benefit was recognized in the net periodic benefit cost.
The Company provides a contributory retiree health plan covering all eligible domestic employees who retire on or after age
65
with at least
10 years
of service (the years of service requirement does not apply to individuals hired before 1993). Employees who elect early retirement on or after reaching age
55
are eligible for the medical coverage if they have
15 years
of service at retirement. Benefit obligations and funding policies are at the discretion of management. Increases in the cost of the retiree health plan are paid by the participants. The Company also provides a non-contributory life insurance plan to individuals who retire on or after age
65
(or on or after age
55
if they have
15 years
of service at retirement). Because the amount of liability relative to this plan is insignificant, it is combined with the health plan for purposes of this disclosure.
The discount rate for determining benefit obligations in the postretirement benefits plans was
3.90%
and
4.38%
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively. The change in the discount rate increased the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of
December 31, 2017
by
$0.1 million
.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
A summary of the pension and postretirement benefits plans' funded status and amounts recognized in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
|
December 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Change in benefit obligation
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
|
$
|
235,826
|
|
|
$
|
234,350
|
|
|
$
|
1,729
|
|
|
$
|
1,683
|
|
Service cost
|
1,949
|
|
|
2,178
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
11
|
|
Interest cost
|
6,019
|
|
|
6,624
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
76
|
|
Plan participants' contributions
|
1,581
|
|
|
1,516
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
292
|
|
Actuarial loss (gain)
|
5,769
|
|
|
7,117
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
67
|
|
Foreign currency impact
|
6,437
|
|
|
(4,686
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Benefits and administrative expenses paid
|
(9,514
|
)
|
|
(8,579
|
)
|
|
(381
|
)
|
|
(400
|
)
|
Settlements
|
(921
|
)
|
|
(2,694
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Benefit obligation at end of year
|
247,146
|
|
|
235,826
|
|
|
1,701
|
|
|
1,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in plan assets
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
180,748
|
|
|
180,007
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Actual return on plan assets
|
20,099
|
|
|
10,347
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Employer contributions
|
4,618
|
|
|
4,214
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
108
|
|
Plan participants' contributions
|
1,581
|
|
|
1,516
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
292
|
|
Foreign currency impact
|
5,737
|
|
|
(4,063
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Benefits and administrative expenses paid
|
(9,514
|
)
|
|
(8,579
|
)
|
|
(381
|
)
|
|
(400
|
)
|
Settlements
|
(921
|
)
|
|
(2,694
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
|
202,348
|
|
|
180,748
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Funded status of plans
|
$
|
(44,798
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55,078
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,701
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,729
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets
|
$
|
2,956
|
|
|
$
|
2,387
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Current liabilities
|
(264
|
)
|
|
(260
|
)
|
|
(105
|
)
|
|
(126
|
)
|
Non-current liabilities
|
(47,490
|
)
|
|
(57,205
|
)
|
|
(1,596
|
)
|
|
(1,603
|
)
|
Net amount recognized
|
$
|
(44,798
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55,078
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,701
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,729
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)
consists of
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial (loss) gain
|
$
|
(72,842
|
)
|
|
$
|
(80,837
|
)
|
|
$
|
552
|
|
|
$
|
581
|
|
Prior service credit
|
1,228
|
|
|
1,474
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
|
(71,614
|
)
|
|
(79,363
|
)
|
|
552
|
|
|
581
|
|
Accumulated contributions in excess (deficit) of net periodic benefit cost
|
26,816
|
|
|
24,285
|
|
|
(2,253
|
)
|
|
(2,310
|
)
|
Net deficit recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets
|
$
|
(44,798
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55,078
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,701
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,729
|
)
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The projected benefit obligations for the foreign pension plans included in the amounts above were
$129.4 million
and
$120.2 million
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively. The plan assets for the foreign pension plans included above were
$120.5 million
and
$105.1 million
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively.
The accumulated benefit obligations for the foreign and domestic pension plans were
$243.5 million
and
$232.5 million
at
December 31, 2017
and
2016
, respectively.
The following information is presented for pension plans where the projected benefit obligations exceeded the fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Projected benefit obligations
|
$
|
242,309
|
|
|
$
|
230,724
|
|
Fair value of plan assets
|
194,554
|
|
|
173,259
|
|
Excess of projected benefit obligations over plan assets
|
$
|
47,755
|
|
|
$
|
57,465
|
|
The following information is presented for pension plans where the accumulated benefit obligations exceeded the fair value of plan assets (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Accumulated benefit obligations
|
$
|
238,368
|
|
|
$
|
227,145
|
|
Fair value of plan assets
|
193,848
|
|
|
172,641
|
|
Excess of accumulated benefit obligations over plan assets
|
$
|
44,520
|
|
|
$
|
54,504
|
|
A summary of the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company, which includes an executive supplemental pension plan, is presented below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Postretirement Benefits
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Service cost
|
$
|
1,949
|
|
|
$
|
2,178
|
|
|
$
|
1,953
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Interest cost
|
6,019
|
|
|
6,624
|
|
|
6,676
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
74
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
(8,508
|
)
|
|
(9,025
|
)
|
|
(9,555
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
(311
|
)
|
|
(311
|
)
|
|
(318
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of transition asset
|
—
|
|
|
(214
|
)
|
|
(258
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Settlement loss
|
118
|
|
|
633
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Special termination benefits
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
235
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of loss (gain)
|
3,740
|
|
|
3,645
|
|
|
3,273
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
(51
|
)
|
Net periodic benefit cost (income)
|
$
|
3,007
|
|
|
$
|
3,530
|
|
|
$
|
2,022
|
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
35
|
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
A summary of the changes in pension and postretirement benefits recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss is presented below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Postretirement Benefits
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Net loss (gain) arising during year
|
$
|
(5,821
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,794
|
|
|
$
|
9,543
|
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
|
$
|
(100
|
)
|
Amortization of transition asset
|
—
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
311
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
318
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortization of (gain) loss
|
(3,858
|
)
|
|
(4,317
|
)
|
|
(3,289
|
)
|
|
43
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
51
|
|
Foreign currency exchange impact
|
1,619
|
|
|
(1,267
|
)
|
|
(835
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total recognized in other comprehensive
(income) loss
|
(7,749
|
)
|
|
774
|
|
|
5,995
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
Net recognized in net periodic benefit cost and
other comprehensive (income) loss
|
$
|
(4,742
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,304
|
|
|
$
|
8,017
|
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
$
|
154
|
|
|
$
|
(14
|
)
|
The net periodic benefit cost for the foreign pension plans included in the amounts above was
$1.9 million
,
$2.1 million
, and
$0.6 million
, for the years ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
, respectively.
The Company expects to recognize
$3.2 million
of net loss and
$0.3 million
of net prior service credit as components of net periodic benefit cost in
2018
for the defined benefit pension plans. The Company expects to recognize
$0.04 million
of net gain as a component of net periodic benefit cost for the postretirement benefits plans in
2018
.
Actuarial assumptions used to determine pension costs and other postretirement benefit costs include:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Postretirement Benefits
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Assumptions at January 1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the domestic plans
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
4.39
|
%
|
|
4.75
|
%
|
|
4.28
|
%
|
|
4.38
|
%
|
|
4.69
|
%
|
|
4.23
|
%
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
7.50
|
%
|
|
7.50
|
%
|
|
7.50
|
%
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
For the foreign plans
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average discount rate
|
0.87
|
%
|
|
0.89
|
%
|
|
1.21
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average expected return on plan assets
|
3.14
|
%
|
|
3.91
|
%
|
|
3.95
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average rate of compensation increase
|
1.52
|
%
|
|
1.51
|
%
|
|
1.52
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Actuarial assumptions used to determine pension obligations and other postretirement benefit obligations include:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Postretirement
Benefits
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
Assumptions at December 31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the domestic plans
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
3.86
|
%
|
|
4.39
|
%
|
|
3.90
|
%
|
|
4.38
|
%
|
For the foreign pension plans
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average discount rate
|
0.87
|
%
|
|
0.89
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average rate of compensation increase
|
1.52
|
%
|
|
1.51
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the domestic and foreign plans (except for the Taiwan plan), discount rates used to determine the benefit obligations are based on the yields on high grade corporate bonds in each market with maturities matching the projected benefit
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
payments. The discount rate for the Taiwan plan is based on the yield on long-dated government bonds plus a spread. To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, for the domestic and foreign plans, management considers the current level of expected returns on least risk investments (primarily government bonds) in each market, the historical level of the risk premium associated with the other asset classes in which the portfolio is invested, and the expectations for future returns of each asset class. The expected return for each asset class was then weighted based on the asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption. The market-related value of assets for the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan recognizes asset losses and gains over a
five
-year period, which the Company believes is consistent with the long-term nature of the pension obligations.
Investment Policies and Strategies
For the qualified domestic defined benefit pension plan, the plan targets an asset allocation of approximately
55%
equity securities,
36%
debt securities and
9%
other. For the foreign defined benefit pension plans, the plans target blended asset allocation of
38%
equity securities,
44%
debt securities and
18%
other.
Given the relatively long horizon of the aggregate obligation, the investment strategy is to improve and maintain the funded status of the domestic and foreign plans over time, without exposure to excessive asset value volatility. This risk is managed primarily by maintaining actual asset allocations between equity and fixed income securities for the plans within a specified range of its target asset allocation. In addition, the Company ensures that diversification across various investment subcategories within each plan are also maintained within specified ranges.
The domestic and foreign pension assets are managed by outside investment managers and held in trust by third-party custodians. The selection and oversight of these outside service providers is the responsibility of management, investment committees, plan trustees, and their advisors. The selection of specific securities is at the discretion of the investment manager and is subject to the provisions set forth by written investment management agreements, related policy guidelines, and applicable governmental regulations regarding permissible investments and risk control practices.
Contributions
The Company's funding policy is to contribute to the defined benefit pension plans when pension laws and economics either require or encourage funding. The Company contributions expected to be paid during the year ended
December 31,
2018
to the qualified domestic plan are
$4.0 million
. The Company contributions expected to be paid during the year ending
December 31,
2018
to the foreign defined benefit pension plans are
$2.4 million
. Additionally, one of the Switzerland plans requires employee contributions.
Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Postretirement Benefits
|
2018
|
|
$
|
10,589
|
|
|
$
|
106
|
|
2019
|
|
11,510
|
|
|
114
|
|
2020
|
|
10,978
|
|
|
120
|
|
2021
|
|
11,617
|
|
|
121
|
|
2022
|
|
12,071
|
|
|
115
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
60,140
|
|
|
496
|
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Foreign Operations
The Company has employees in certain foreign countries that are covered by defined contribution retirement plans and other employee benefit plans. Related obligations and costs charged to operations for these plans are not material. The foreign entities with defined benefit pension plans are included in the consolidated pension plans described earlier within this footnote.
NOTE 14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
On May 3, 2011, the Company's shareholders approved the 2011 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plan"), which was amended on May 6, 2014. The Plan's purpose is to enhance the profitability and value of the Company for the benefit of its shareholders by attracting, retaining, and motivating officers and other key employees who make important contributions to the success of the Company. The Plan initially reserved
750,000
shares of the Company's common stock (as such amount may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the "Authorized Plan Amount") to be issued for grants of several different types of incentives including incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock incentives, and performance share incentives. Any shares of common stock granted under options or stock appreciation rights prior to May 6, 2014 shall be counted against the Authorized Plan Amount on a
one
-for-
one
basis and any shares of common stock granted as awards other than options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against the Authorized Plan Amount as
two
(
2
) shares of common stock for every
one
(
1
) share of common stock subject to such award. On May 6, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the plan to (a) increase the number of shares available for the plan to
1,500,000
, and (b) change the ratio of shares of common stock granted as awards other than options or stock appreciation rights to be counted against the Authorized Plan Amount as
1.75
shares of common stock for every
one
(
1
) share of common stock subject to such award. Authorized and issued shares of common stock or previously issued shares of common stock purchased by the Company for purposes of the Plan may be issued under the Plan.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation. The guidance simplifies
several areas of accounting for share based compensation arrangements, including income tax consequences, classification of
awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. This guidance is expected to impact net
income, EPS, and the statement of cash flows. In particular, the tax effects of all stock compensation awards will be included in
income.
Under the new guidance, entities are permitted to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on
the recognition of expense for share based payment awards. Forfeitures can be estimated or recognized when they occur. If
elected, the change to recognize forfeitures when they occur needs to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, with
a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings. The Company adopted this guidance as of March 31,
2017, and has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur. The adjustments recorded did not have a material impact on our
financial statements.
Stock-based compensation to employees is recorded in "
Selling, general and administrative expenses
" in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations
based on the fair value at the grant date of the award. These non-cash compensation costs were included in the "
Depreciation and amortization
" amounts in the
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
.
A summary of stock-based compensation expense is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Stock Options
|
$
|
274
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Restricted stock/unit awards
|
180
|
|
|
244
|
|
|
322
|
|
Performance share incentives
|
100
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(608
|
)
|
Total stock-based compensation expense
|
$
|
554
|
|
|
$
|
244
|
|
|
$
|
(286
|
)
|
Stock options, restricted stock/unit awards, and performance share incentives are the only award types currently outstanding and are discussed below.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Stock Options
There were
310,000
non-qualified stock options granted in the year ended December 31, 2017. There are
no
other vested or unvested stock options outstanding. None of the stock options outstanding are exercisable at December 31, 2017. The fair market value of stock options is estimated using the Black Scholes valuation model. A summary of stock option activity, including assumptions used in the Black Scholes model used to calculate the fair value of stock options granted in 2017, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
Expected volatility
|
|
36.6% - 38.5%
|
Expected dividend yield
|
|
0.0% - 0.66%
|
Risk free rate
|
|
1.32% - 2.02%
|
Expected term (in years)
|
|
6.0 - 6.5
|
Weighted average grant date fair value
|
|
$4.81
|
Weighted average exercise price
|
|
$12.64
|
|
|
|
Unamortized deferred compensation cost (in millions)
|
|
$1.2
|
Expected weighted-average recognition period for unrecognized compensation cost (in years)
|
|
2.3
|
Stock options vest over a
two
or
three
-year period based on either a service period or a combination of service period and performance measures. Deferred compensation for stock options is amortized on a straight-line basis for stock options, which vest over a specified service period, and is recognized ratably for stock options, which also have a performance requirement to the extent that it is probable that the performance target will be met. The Company used the simplified method of calculating the expected term of of stock options as exercise data relating to stock options was not available. All stock options granted have a
ten
-year contractual term.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options at December 31, 2017 was
$1.5 million
, which is calculated as the difference between the stock price as of December 31, 2017 and the exercise price of the option.
Restricted Stock/Unit Awards
Restricted stock/units (the "RSAs") are awarded to certain employees. RSAs vest at the end of the service period and are subject to forfeiture as well as transfer restrictions. During the vesting period, the RSAs are held by the Company and the recipients are entitled to exercise rights pertaining to such shares, including the right to vote such shares. When dividends are declared, such dividends are deemed to be paid to the recipients. The Company withholds and accumulates the deemed dividends until such point that the RSAs are earned. If the RSAs are not earned, the accrued dividends are forfeited. The RSAs are valued based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. The deferred compensation is being amortized on a straight-line basis over
three years
for all outstanding RSAs.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
All outstanding RSAs are unvested. A summary of the RSA activity is as follows (in shares):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
RSAs outstanding at beginning of year
|
37,500
|
|
|
105,875
|
|
|
160,175
|
|
Awarded
|
47,350
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Vested
|
(34,700
|
)
|
|
(65,052
|
)
|
|
(50,000
|
)
|
Canceled or forfeited
|
(9,650
|
)
|
|
(3,323
|
)
|
|
(4,300
|
)
|
RSAs outstanding at end of year
|
40,500
|
|
|
37,500
|
|
|
105,875
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized deferred compensation cost (in millions)
|
$
|
0.4
|
|
|
$
|
0.1
|
|
|
$
|
0.3
|
|
Expected weighted-average recognition period for unrecognized compensation
cost (in years)
|
1.97
|
|
|
0.92
|
|
|
1.20
|
|
Performance Share Incentives
Performance share incentives ("PSI") are awarded to certain employees. PSIs are expressed as shares of the Company's common stock. They are earned only if the Company meets specific performance targets over the specified performance period. During this period, PSI recipients have no voting rights. When dividends are declared, such dividends are deemed to be paid to the recipients. The Company withholds and accumulates the deemed dividends until such point that the PSIs are earned. If the PSIs are not earned, the accrued dividends are forfeited. The payment of PSIs can be in cash, or in the Company's common stock, or a combination of the two, at the discretion of the Company. The PSIs are valued based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. The deferred compensation is being recognized into earnings based on the passage of time and achievement of performance targets.
A summary of the PSI activity is as follows (in shares):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
PSIs outstanding at beginning of year
|
51,809
|
|
|
105,875
|
|
|
105,875
|
|
Awarded
|
47,350
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Canceled or forfeited
|
(54,574
|
)
|
|
(54,066
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
PSIs outstanding at end of year
|
44,585
|
|
|
51,809
|
|
|
105,875
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized deferred compensation cost (in millions)
|
$
|
0.4
|
|
|
$
|
0.6
|
|
|
$
|
1.2
|
|
Expected weighted-average recognition period for unrecognized compensation
cost (in years)
|
2.31
|
|
|
0.97
|
|
|
1.16
|
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 15. CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Changes in AOCI by component for
2017
,
2016
, and
2015
are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
|
|
Retirement
plans related
adjustments
|
|
Unrealized
gain (loss) on
cash flow
hedges
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
|
Beginning balance, net of tax
|
$
|
15,483
|
|
|
$
|
(70,102
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(54,656
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
|
10,493
|
|
|
4,173
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
|
14,621
|
|
Less income (loss) reclassified from AOCI
|
833
|
|
|
(3,547
|
)
|
|
411
|
|
|
(2,303
|
)
|
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
|
9,660
|
|
|
7,720
|
|
|
(456
|
)
|
|
16,924
|
|
Income tax (benefit) expense
|
(206
|
)
|
|
821
|
|
|
(121
|
)
|
|
494
|
|
Ending balance, net of tax
|
$
|
25,349
|
|
|
$
|
(63,203
|
)
|
|
$
|
(372
|
)
|
|
$
|
(38,226
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
|
|
Retirement
plans related
adjustments
|
|
Unrealized
gain (loss) on
cash flow
hedges
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
|
Beginning balance, net of tax
|
$
|
20,529
|
|
|
$
|
(69,100
|
)
|
|
$
|
(142
|
)
|
|
$
|
(48,713
|
)
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
|
(4,811
|
)
|
|
(4,594
|
)
|
|
63
|
|
|
(9,342
|
)
|
Less loss reclassified from AOCI
|
—
|
|
|
(3,695
|
)
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
(3,770
|
)
|
Net other comprehensive (loss) income
|
(4,811
|
)
|
|
(899
|
)
|
|
138
|
|
|
(5,572
|
)
|
Income tax expense
|
235
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
371
|
|
Ending balance, net of tax
|
$
|
15,483
|
|
|
$
|
(70,102
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(54,656
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
|
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
|
|
Retirement
plans related
adjustments
|
|
Unrealized
gain (loss) on
cash flow
hedges
|
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
|
Beginning balance, net of tax
|
$
|
25,913
|
|
|
$
|
(64,570
|
)
|
|
$
|
(144
|
)
|
|
$
|
(38,801
|
)
|
Other comprehensive (loss) before
reclassifications
|
(4,598
|
)
|
|
(8,607
|
)
|
|
(212
|
)
|
|
(13,417
|
)
|
Less loss reclassified from AOCI
|
—
|
|
|
(2,662
|
)
|
|
(212
|
)
|
|
(2,874
|
)
|
Net other comprehensive loss
|
(4,598
|
)
|
|
(5,945
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,543
|
)
|
Income tax expense expense (benefit)
|
786
|
|
|
(1,415
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(631
|
)
|
Ending balance, net of tax
|
$
|
20,529
|
|
|
$
|
(69,100
|
)
|
|
$
|
(142
|
)
|
|
$
|
(48,713
|
)
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
Details about reclassification out of AOCI for the
2017
,
2016
, and
2015
are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
Affected line item on the Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
Details of AOCI components
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
386
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
(120
|
)
|
|
Sales
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
(92
|
)
|
|
Other (income) expense, net
|
|
|
411
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
|
(212
|
)
|
|
Total before tax
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
36
|
|
|
Tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
$
|
536
|
|
|
$
|
(91
|
)
|
|
$
|
(176
|
)
|
|
Net of tax
|
Retirement plans related adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
|
$
|
311
|
|
|
$
|
311
|
|
|
$
|
318
|
|
|
(a)
|
Amortization of transition asset
|
|
—
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
258
|
|
|
(a)
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
(3,740
|
)
|
|
(3,626
|
)
|
|
(3,222
|
)
|
|
(a)
|
Settlement (gain) loss
|
|
(118
|
)
|
|
(633
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
(3,547
|
)
|
|
(3,695
|
)
|
|
(2,662
|
)
|
|
Total before tax
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
426
|
|
|
187
|
|
|
Tax benefit
|
|
|
$
|
(3,171
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,269
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,475
|
)
|
|
Net of tax
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative translation adjustment on dissolution of foreign subsidiary
|
|
$
|
833
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Other (income) expense, net
|
|
|
$
|
833
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Total before tax
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
$
|
833
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Net of tax
|
____________________
(a) These AOCI components are included in the computation of net period pension and post retirement costs. See Note 13. "Employee Benefits" for details.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 16. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For diluted earnings (loss) per share, the weighted average number of shares includes common stock equivalents related to stock options and restricted stock. The following table presents the basis of the earnings (loss) per share computation (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income applicable to common shareholders
|
$
|
5,846
|
|
|
$
|
1,224
|
|
|
$
|
2,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per share — weighted
average shares
|
12,900
|
|
|
12,824
|
|
|
12,776
|
|
Assumed exercise of stock options
|
24
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
21
|
|
Assumed satisfaction of restricted stock conditions
|
47
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
75
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings per share — adjusted
weighted average shares
|
12,971
|
|
|
12,909
|
|
|
12,872
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2017, there were
127,008
shares of certain stock-based compensation awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share, as they were anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2016, there were
no
shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the year ended December 31, 2015, there were
15,995
shares of certain stock-based compensation awards excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share, as they were anti-dilutive.
NOTE 17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates through segments for which separate financial information is available, and for which operating results are evaluated regularly by the Company's chief operating decision maker in determining resource allocation and assessing performance. The
two
reportable business segments are Metalcutting Machine Solutions ("MMS") and Aftermarket Tooling and Accessories ("ATA").
Metalcutting Machine Solutions (MMS)
This segment includes operations related to grinding, turning, and milling, as discussed below, and related repair parts. The products are considered to be capital goods with sales prices ranging from approximately
thirty thousand dollars
for some high volume products to around
two million dollars
for some lower volume grinding machines or other specialty built turnkey systems of multiple machines. Sales are subject to economic cycles and, because they are most often purchased to add manufacturing capacity, the cycles can be severe with customers delaying purchases during down cycles and then aggressively requiring machine deliveries during up cycles. Machines are purchased to a lesser extent during down cycles as customers seek productivity improvements or they have new products that require new machining capabilities.
The Company engineers and sells high precision computer controlled metalcutting turning machines, vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, grinding machines, and repair parts related to those machines.
Turning Machines
or lathes are power-driven machines used to remove material from either bar stock or a rough-formed part by moving multiple cutting tools against the surface of a part rotating at very high speeds in a spindle mechanism. The multi-directional movement of the cutting tools allows the part to be shaped to the desired dimensions. On parts produced by Hardinge machines, those dimensions are often measured in millionths of an
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
inch. Management considers Hardinge to be a leader in the field of producing machines capable of consistently and cost-effectively producing parts to very close dimensions.
Machining centers
are designed to remove material from stationary, prismatic or box-like parts of various shapes with rotating tools that are capable of milling, drilling, tapping, reaming, and routing. Machining centers have mechanisms that automatically change tools based on commands from an integrated computer control without operator assistance. Machining centers are generally purchased by the same customers who purchase other Hardinge equipment. The Company supplies a broad line of machining centers under the Bridgeport brand name addressing a range of sizes, speeds, and powers.
Grinding machines
are used in a machining process in which a part's surface is shaped to closer tolerances with a rotating abrasive wheel or tool. Grinding machines can be used to finish parts of various shapes and sizes. The Kellenberger and Usach grinding machines are used to grind the inside and outside diameters of cylindrical parts. Such grinding machines are typically used to provide a more exact finish on a part that has been partially completed on a lathe. The Hauser jig grinding machines are used to make demanding contour components, primarily for tool and mold-making applications. The Jones & Shipman brand is a line of high quality grinder (surface, creepfeed, and cylindrical) machines used by a wide range of industries. Voumard machines are high quality internal diameter cylindrical grinding systems.
Aftermarket Tooling and Accessories (ATA)
This segment includes products that are purchased by manufacturers throughout the lives of their machines. The prices of units are relatively low per piece with prices ranging from
forty dollars
on high volume collets to
two hundred thousand dollars
or more for specialty chucks, and they typically are considered to be a fairly consumable, but durable, product. The Company's products are used on all types and brands of machine tools, not limited to Hardinge Brand machines. Sales levels are affected by manufacturing cycles, but not as severely as capital goods lines. While customers may not purchase large dollar machines during a down cycle, their factories are operating with their existing equipment, and accessories are still needed as they wear out or they are needed for a change in production requirements.
The
two
primary product groups are collets and chucks. Collets are cone-shaped, metal sleeves used for holding circular, or rod like pieces in a lathe, or other machine that provide effective part holding and accurate part location during machining operations. Chucks are a specialized clamping device used to hold an object with radial symmetry, especially a cylindrical object. A chuck is most commonly used to hold a rotating tool or a rotating work piece. Some of the specialty chucks can also hold irregularly shaped objects that lack radial symmetry. While the Company's products are known for accuracy and durability, they are consumable in nature.
Segment income is measured for internal reporting purposes by excluding corporate expenses, acquisition related charges, impairment charges, interest income, interest expense, and income taxes. Corporate expenses consist primarily of executive employment costs, certain professional fees, and costs associated with the Company’s global headquarters. Financial results for each reportable segment are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
MMS
|
|
ATA
|
|
Inter-Segment
Eliminations
|
|
Total
|
Sales
|
$
|
251,906
|
|
|
$
|
66,551
|
|
|
$
|
(537
|
)
|
|
$
|
317,920
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
5,566
|
|
|
1,949
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,515
|
|
Segment income
|
5,803
|
|
|
11,122
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,925
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
2,745
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,207
|
|
Segment assets
(1)
|
224,717
|
|
|
44,962
|
|
|
|
|
|
269,679
|
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
MMS
|
|
ATA
|
|
Inter-Segment
Eliminations
|
|
Total
|
Sales
|
$
|
230,705
|
|
|
$
|
61,647
|
|
|
$
|
(339
|
)
|
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
5,764
|
|
|
2,055
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,819
|
|
Segment income
|
3,060
|
|
|
6,910
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,970
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
1,943
|
|
|
536
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,479
|
|
Segment assets
(1)
|
219,503
|
|
|
45,776
|
|
|
|
|
|
265,279
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
|
MMS
|
|
ATA
|
|
Inter-Segment
Eliminations
|
|
Total
|
Sales
|
$
|
250,854
|
|
|
$
|
65,128
|
|
|
$
|
(733
|
)
|
|
$
|
315,249
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
6,497
|
|
|
2,285
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,782
|
|
Segment income
|
7,365
|
|
|
3,372
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,737
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
3,186
|
|
|
1,009
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,195
|
|
Segment assets
(1)
|
226,265
|
|
|
48,069
|
|
|
|
|
|
274,334
|
|
____________________
|
|
(1)
|
Segment assets primarily consist of restricted cash, accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid and other assets, property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets. Unallocated assets primarily include, cash and cash equivalents, corporate property, plant and equipment, deferred income taxes, and other non-current assets.
|
A reconciliation of segment income to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes for the
years ended
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Segment income
|
$
|
16,925
|
|
|
$
|
9,970
|
|
|
$
|
10,737
|
|
Unallocated corporate expense
|
(7,991
|
)
|
|
(6,575
|
)
|
|
(5,800
|
)
|
Interest expense, net
|
(251
|
)
|
|
(328
|
)
|
|
(499
|
)
|
Other unallocated income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
|
$
|
8,683
|
|
|
$
|
3,067
|
|
|
$
|
4,438
|
|
A reconciliation of segment assets to consolidated total assets follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
December 31,
2016
|
|
December 31,
2015
|
Total segment assets
|
$
|
269,679
|
|
|
$
|
265,279
|
|
|
$
|
274,334
|
|
Unallocated assets
|
49,270
|
|
|
32,271
|
|
|
36,604
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
318,949
|
|
|
$
|
297,550
|
|
|
$
|
310,938
|
|
Unallocated assets include cash of
$45.0 million
,
$28.3 million
, and
$32.8 million
at
December 31, 2017
,
2016
, and
2015
, respectively.
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
No single customer accounted for more than
5%
of the consolidated sales in
2017
,
2016
, or
2015
. Products are sold throughout the world and sales are attributed to countries based on the country where the products are shipped. Information concerning the principal geographic areas is follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Sales
|
|
Long-lived
Assets
(1)
|
|
Sales
|
|
Long-lived
Assets
(1)
|
|
Sales
|
|
Long-lived
Assets
(1)
|
North America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
$
|
90,783
|
|
|
$
|
33,101
|
|
|
$
|
87,122
|
|
|
$
|
35,166
|
|
|
$
|
103,650
|
|
|
$
|
37,607
|
|
Other
|
9,165
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,546
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,820
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total North America
|
99,948
|
|
|
33,101
|
|
|
92,668
|
|
|
35,166
|
|
|
108,470
|
|
|
37,607
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
England
|
6,733
|
|
|
180
|
|
|
7,925
|
|
|
340
|
|
|
12,780
|
|
|
555
|
|
Germany
|
34,712
|
|
|
1,333
|
|
|
38,573
|
|
|
1,333
|
|
|
34,830
|
|
|
1,388
|
|
France
|
9,433
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
10,201
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
9,397
|
|
|
74
|
|
Italy
|
6,694
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,729
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,159
|
|
|
—
|
|
Switzerland
|
5,927
|
|
|
22,529
|
|
|
5,211
|
|
|
28,025
|
|
|
7,613
|
|
|
30,322
|
|
Other
|
27,830
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24,743
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
27,490
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total Europe
|
91,329
|
|
|
24,142
|
|
|
91,382
|
|
|
29,777
|
|
|
97,269
|
|
|
32,339
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China
|
101,719
|
|
|
9,345
|
|
|
94,816
|
|
|
9,242
|
|
|
92,727
|
|
|
10,515
|
|
Taiwan
|
6,605
|
|
|
14,645
|
|
|
2,957
|
|
|
13,534
|
|
|
3,772
|
|
|
13,453
|
|
India
|
5,030
|
|
|
2,620
|
|
|
3,722
|
|
|
2,551
|
|
|
4,356
|
|
|
2,749
|
|
Other
|
13,289
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,468
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,655
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total Asia
|
126,643
|
|
|
26,610
|
|
|
107,963
|
|
|
25,327
|
|
|
109,510
|
|
|
26,717
|
|
Consolidated Total
|
$
|
317,920
|
|
|
$
|
83,853
|
|
|
$
|
292,013
|
|
|
$
|
90,270
|
|
|
$
|
315,249
|
|
|
$
|
96,663
|
|
____________________
|
|
(1)
|
Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment, goodwill, and other intangible assets.
|
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
NOTE 18. SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Summarized quarterly financial information for
2017
and
2016
is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
|
|
First
|
|
Second
|
|
Third
|
|
Fourth
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
$
|
64,557
|
|
|
$
|
78,197
|
|
|
$
|
84,991
|
|
|
$
|
90,175
|
|
Gross profit
|
21,387
|
|
|
26,629
|
|
|
28,615
|
|
|
30,937
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
(2,048
|
)
|
|
2,522
|
|
|
2,199
|
|
|
3,173
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share data
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic (loss) earnings per share
(1)
|
$
|
(0.16
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
(1)
|
$
|
(0.16
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
12,880
|
|
|
12,894
|
|
|
12,907
|
|
|
12,918
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
12,880
|
|
|
12,938
|
|
|
12,983
|
|
|
13,054
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
|
|
First
|
|
Second
|
|
Third
|
|
Fourth
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
|
$
|
67,822
|
|
|
$
|
70,186
|
|
|
$
|
67,211
|
|
|
$
|
86,794
|
|
Gross profit
|
22,744
|
|
|
23,553
|
|
|
23,151
|
|
|
28,079
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
(1,245
|
)
|
|
145
|
|
|
(1,383
|
)
|
|
3,707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per share data
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic (loss) earnings per share
(1)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
(1)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
12,797
|
|
|
12,812
|
|
|
12,835
|
|
|
12,854
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
12,797
|
|
|
12,898
|
|
|
12,835
|
|
|
12,922
|
|
____________________
|
|
(1)
|
Due to the changes in outstanding shares from quarter to quarter, the total earnings per share of the four quarters may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for the year.
|
NOTE 19. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
On December 22, 2017, the 2017 Tax Act (the “Act”) was passed. Due to the significant complexity of the Act, the Securities Exchange Commission has issued its Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”) to provide companies additional time to analyze and report the effects of tax reform. Under SAB 118, companies are required to record those items where analysis is complete, include reasonable estimates and label them as provisional where analysis is incomplete, and if reasonable estimates cannot be made, record items under the previous tax law. Companies are required to have their analysis completed within one year. We have not completed our analysis for the tax effects related to the Act; however, we have made a reasonable estimate and have recorded additional tax expense in the year ended December 31, 2017 of approximately
$1.2 million
. Future adjustments will be recorded through current tax expense in the quarter of 2018 in which the analysis is completed.
In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2017-01
Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business
. This guidance revises the definition of a business and may affect acquisitions, disposals, goodwill impairment, and consolidation. The new guidance specifies that when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
acquired is concentrated in a single asset (or a group of similar assets), the assets acquired would not represent a business. The changes to the definition of a business in this guidance will likely result in more acquisitions being accounted for as asset acquisitions and would also affect the accounting for disposal transactions. The new guidance is effective in 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,
Intangibles - Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment
. This guidance simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating the need to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure the goodwill impairment. The revised guidance is effective for calendar year end 2020. The Company is evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16,
Accounting for Income Taxes: Intra-Entity Asset Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory
, which removes the prohibition against the immediate recognition of the current and deferred income tax effects of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. The new guidance is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those years. The Company is evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15,
Statement of Cash Flows
-
a Consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force
, which provides guidance intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18,
Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash,
which specifies that amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. These standards are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect that this guidance will have a material effect on the financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09,
Compensation - Stock Compensation.
The guidance simplifies several areas of accounting for share based compensation arrangements, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Under the new guidance, entities are permitted to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on the recognition of expense for share based payment awards. Forfeitures can be estimated or recognized when they occur. If elected, the change to recognize forfeitures when they occur needs to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach, with a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings. The Company adopted this guidance as of March 31, 2017 and has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur. The adjustments recorded did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB ASU No. 2016-05,
Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships.
The new guidance clarifies that a change in counterparty to a derivative contract (i.e. a novation), in and of itself, does not require the dedesignation of a hedging relationship provided that all other hedging criteria continue to be met. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,
Leases
, which establishes a comprehensive new lease accounting model. ASU 2016-02 clarifies the definition of a lease, requires a dual approach to lease classification similar to current lease classifications, and requires lessees to recognize leases on the balance sheet as a lease liability with a corresponding right-of-use asset for leases with a lease-term of more than twelve months. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within the fiscal year, and requires modified retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01,
Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
, which amends the guidance on the classification and measurement of financial instruments under the fair value option, as well as the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. Among other things, the new guidance requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of
HARDINGE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. In addition, the guidance requires public companies to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, to separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset, and to eliminate the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The guidance is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the method to adopt this guidance and its impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11,
Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory
. This guidance directs an entity to measure inventory at lower of cost or net realizable value, versus lower of cost or market. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and all annual and interim periods thereafter. The Company uses estimated net realizable value as an approximation of fair value and therefore the adoption of this guidance did not have an effect on the Company's financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
, which requires management to assess a company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. Under the new standard, disclosures are required when conditions give rise to substantial doubt about a company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the financial statement issuance date. The new standard is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and all annual and interim periods thereafter. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
establishing a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. This update provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized. The new model will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. We have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified approach to adopt this guidance. Between August 2015 and May 2016, the FASB issued four additional updates, 1) ASU No. 2015-14,
Deferral of the Effective Date
, 2) ASU No. 2016-08,
Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net),
3)
ASU No. 2016-10,
Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing,
and 4) ASU No. 2016-12,
Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients
to provide further guidance and clarification in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and all annual and interim periods thereafter. In 2017, the Company developed a project plan and timeline to complete a diagnostic assessment to begin developing solutions. This assessment included an initial training of key personnel, sampling of contracts, and revenue stream evaluation. In the second half of 2017, we completed a comprehensive review of all of our revenue streams, updated our accounting policies and completed training of sales and accounting staff world-wide. In the first quarter of 2018 the Company expects to implement and test any changes in policy, processes, systems and internal controls and compute required transition adjustments and disclosures. The Company expects to adopt the standard on a modified retrospective basis. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our financial statements.
NOTE 20. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Recent Acquisition Announcement
On February 12, 2018, Hardinge announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Hardinge Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Hardinge Merger Sub, Inc., a New York corporation (“Acquisition Sub”), which are affiliates of Privet Fund LP and Privet Fund Management LLC (collectively, “Privet”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent has agreed to acquire the shares of Hardinge that Privet does not beneficially own in an all-cash merger transaction (the “Merger”) for
$18.50
per share valued at approximately
$245.0 million
, subject to approval of Hardinge shareholders and other customary closing conditions.