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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K 
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended February 27, 2021

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to 

Commission File Number: 0-6365 

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APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

4400 West 78th Street

Suite 520 Minneapolis Minnesota

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 835-1874 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

41-0919654
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

55435
(Zip Code)

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.33 1/3 Par Value

APOG

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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As of August 28, 2020, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the approximate 
aggregate  market  value  of  voting  and  non-voting  common  equity  held  by  non-affiliates  of  the  registrant  was  $560,000,000 
(based on the closing price of $21.69 per share as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC as of that date).

As of April 20, 2021, 25,781,624 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.33 1/3 per share, were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

In accordance with General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, certain information required by Part III hereof will either be 
incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference to our Definitive Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of 
Shareholders filed within 120 days of our fiscal year ended February 27, 2021 or will be included in an amendment to this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed within 120 days of February 27, 2021.

 
 
APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
For the fiscal year ended February 27, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2.

Properties

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

PART I

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive and Director Compensation

PART III

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

PART I

The Company
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Apogee, the Company or we) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota in 1949. We 
are a leader in the design and development of architectural building products and services.

Our Company has four reporting segments, with three of the segments serving the commercial construction market: 

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The  Architectural  Framing  Systems  segment  designs,  engineers,  fabricates  and  finishes  aluminum  window, 
curtainwall, storefront and entrance systems comprising the exterior of buildings. In fiscal 2021, this segment accounted 
for approximately 46 percent of our net sales. 
The Architectural Glass segment coats and fabricates, high-performance glass used in custom window and wall systems 
on commercial buildings. In fiscal 2021, this segment accounted for approximately 24 percent of our net sales.
The Architectural Services segment integrates technical services, project management, and field installation services to 
design, engineer, fabricate, and install building glass and curtainwall systems. In fiscal 2021, this segment accounted for 
approximately 24 percent of our net sales. 
The Large-Scale Optical Technologies (LSO) segment manufactures value-added coated glass and acrylic products for 
custom  framing,  museum,  and  technical  glass  markets.  In  fiscal  2021,  this  segment  accounted  for  approximately  6 
percent of our net sales. 

Strategy
Our strategy is to diversify revenue streams within the commercial construction industry, providing revenue growth and profit 
generation over an economic cycle, and utilize our capabilities to enter adjacent segments. We work to diversify end markets 
served  through  growth  from  new  geographies,  new  products  and  new  market  segments,  while  working  to  improve  margins 
through productivity, integration, project selection and rigorous cost management. 

In  an  effort  to  drive  growth  and  reduce  our  exposure  to  the  cyclical  nature  of  the  large-building  segment  of  the  commercial 
construction industry, we are working to expand our capabilities to serve small- and mid-sized projects across our architectural 
segments and working to expand our North American geographic reach.

Specifically  over  the  past  fiscal  year,  in  the  Architectural  Framing  Systems  segment,  our  focus  was  to  drive  margin 
improvement  through  increased  productivity,  cost  management,  integration,  supply  chain  optimization,  and  new  product 
development. In the Architectural Glass segment, we began operation of our new fabrication facility designed to serve small-
sized  and  quick-turn  projects  in  Dallas,  Texas.  In  the  Architectural  Services  segment,  our  emphasis  is  to  generate  consistent 
margins through focused project selection and execution, while continuing to deliver long-term organic growth through targeted 
geographic expansion. 

Within  the  LSO  segment,  we  are  working  to  grow  in  new  channels,  markets  and  geographies  that  desire  the  value-added 
properties that our glass and acrylics products provide.

Across all our segments, we regularly evaluate business development opportunities in adjacent sectors that will complement our 
existing  portfolio.  Finally,  we  are  constantly  working  to  improve  the  efficiency  and  productivity  of  our  operations  by 
implementing  continuous  improvement,  lean  manufacturing  principles  and  automation  where  we  can  achieve  solid  return  on 
investment. 

Products and Services
Architectural Framing Systems, Architectural Glass and Architectural Services segments
These  three  segments  serve  the  commercial  construction  industry  and  participate  in  various  phases  of  the  value  stream  to 
design,  engineer,  fabricate  and  install  custom  glass  and  aluminum  window,  curtainwall,  storefront  and  entrance  systems 
comprising the exterior of buildings, primarily in the commercial, institutional and multi-family residential construction sectors. 

Within  our  Architectural  Framing  Systems  segment,  we  design,  engineer  and  fabricate  aluminum  window,  curtainwall, 
storefront  and  entrance  systems.  We  also  extrude  aluminum  and  provide  finishing  services  for  metal  components  used  in  a 
variety of building materials applications, as well as plastic components for other markets.

In our Architectural Glass segment, we fabricate coated glass and apply high-performance coatings to uncoated glass to create a 
variety of aesthetic characteristics, unique designs and energy-efficient qualities. We also laminate and temper layers of glass 
and vinyl for protection and strength against hazards such as severe weather and blasts. Much of our high-performance glass is 

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made-to-order  and  is  typically  fabricated  into  insulating  and/or  laminated  glass  units  for  window,  curtainwall,  storefront  or 
entrance systems.

Our  Architectural  Services  segment  delivers  value  by  integrating  technical  capabilities,  project  management  skills  and  field 
installation  services,  to  provide  design,  engineering,  fabrication  and  installation  services  for  the  exteriors  of  commercial 
buildings. Our ability to efficiently design high-quality window and curtainwall systems and effectively manage the installation 
of building façades enables our customers to meet schedule and cost requirements of their projects.

Our product and service offerings across these architectural segments allow architects to create distinctive looks for buildings 
such as office towers, hotels, education and athletic facilities, health care facilities, government buildings, retail centers, mixed 
use  and  multi-family  residential  buildings,  while  also  meeting  functional  requirements  such  as  energy  efficiency,  hurricane, 
blast and other impact resistance and/or sound control.

Many of our architectural products and services help architects, developers, and building owners achieve their energy-efficiency 
and sustainability goals, by improving energy performance, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, providing daylight and 
natural ventilation, and increasing comfort and safety for occupants. These products include high-performance thermal framing 
systems, energy efficient glass coatings, and sun control products such as sunshades and light shelves. Many of our framing 
systems  products  can  be  specified  with  recycled  aluminum  content  and  utilize  environmentally  friendly  anodize  and  paint 
finishes. In addition, we offer a wide range of renovation solutions to help modernize aging buildings, providing significantly 
improved energy performance, while preserving historically accurate aesthetics.

LSO segment
The LSO segment provides coated glass and acrylic primarily for use in custom picture framing, museum framing, wall decor 
and technical glass for other display applications. Products vary based on size and coatings to provide conservation-grade UV 
protection, anti-reflective and anti-static properties and/or security features. 

Product Demand and Distribution Channels
Architectural Framing Systems, Architectural Glass and Architectural Services segments
Demand  for  the  products  and  services  offered  by  our  architectural  segments  is  affected  by  changes  in  the  North  American 
commercial construction industry, as well as by changes in general economic conditions. Additionally, the Architectural Glass 
segment  has  Brazilian  operations  which  are  impacted  by  Brazil's  commercial  construction  industry  and  general  economic 
conditions. 

We look at several external indicators to analyze potential demand for our products and services, such as U.S. and Canadian job 
growth,  office  vacancy  rates,  credit  and  interest  rates  available  for  commercial  construction  projects,  architectural  billing 
statistics and material costs. We also rely on internal indicators to analyze demand, including our sales pipeline, which is made 
up  of  contracts  in  review,  projects  awarded  or  committed,  and  bidding  activity.  Our  sales  pipeline,  together  with  ongoing 
feedback, analysis and data from our customers, architects and building owners, provide visibility into near- and medium-term 
future  demand.  Additionally,  we  evaluate  data  on  U.S.  and  Canadian  non-residential  construction  market  activity,  industry 
analysis and longer-term trends provided by external data sources.  

Our architectural products and services are used in subsets of the construction industry differentiated by the following types of 
factors: 

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Building  type  -  Our  products  and  services  are  primarily  used  in  commercial  buildings  (office  buildings,  hotels  and
retail centers), institutional buildings (education facilities, health care facilities and government buildings), and multi-
family residential buildings (a subset of residential construction).

Level  of  customization  -  Many  of  our  projects  involve  a  high  degree  of  customization,  as  the  product  or  service  is
designed to meet customer-specified requirements for aesthetics, performance and size, and local building codes.

Customers and distribution channels - Our customers are mainly glazing subcontractors and general contractors, with
project  design  being  influenced  by  architects  and  building  owners.  Our  high-performance  architectural  glass  is
primarily sold using both a direct sales force and independent sales representatives. Our installation services are sold
by  a  direct  sales  force  in  certain  metropolitan  areas  in  the  U.S.  Our  window,  curtainwall,  storefront  and  entrance
systems are sold using a combination of direct sales forces, independent sales representatives and distributors.

Geographic  location  -  We  primarily  supply  architectural  glass  products  and  aluminum  framing  systems,  including
window,  curtainwall,  storefront  and  entrance  systems,  to  customers  in  North  America.  We  are  one  of  only  a  few

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architectural  glass  installation  service  companies  in  the  U.S.  to  have  a  national  presence  and  we  have  the  ability  to 
provide  remote  installation  project  management  throughout  the  U.S.  Our  Architectural  Glass  segment  also  supplies 
architectural glass products to customers in Brazil and certain other international locations.

LSO segment
In  our  LSO  segment,  we  have  a  leading  brand  of  value-added  coated  glass  and  acrylic  used  in  the  custom  picture-framing 
market  and  museum  market.  Under  the  Tru  Vue  brand,  products  are  sold  primarily  in  North  America  through  national  and 
regional retail chains using a direct sales force, as well as through local retailers using an independent distribution network. We 
also supply our glass, acrylic and other products to museums, galleries and other organizations in Europe and other international 
locations through independent distributors.

Competitive Conditions
Architectural Framing Systems, Architectural Glass and Architectural Services segments
The North American commercial construction market is highly fragmented. Competitive factors include price, product quality, 
product  attributes  and  performance,  reliable  service,  on-time  delivery,  lead-time,  warranty  and  the  ability  to  provide  project 
management, technical engineering and design services. To protect and enhance our competitive position, we maintain strong 
relationships with building owners and architects, who influence the selection of products and services on a project, and with 
general contractors, who initiate projects and develop specifications.   

There is a great deal of competition in the North American commercial window and storefront manufacturing industry, and our 
Architectural Framing Systems segment competes against several national, regional and local aluminum window and storefront 
manufacturers, as well as regional paint and anodizing finishing companies. Our businesses compete by providing high-quality 
products, innovation, reliable on-time delivery and short lead times. 

In our Architectural Glass segment, we experience competition from regional glass fabricators who can provide certain products 
with  attributes  similar  to  our  products.  Within  the  market  sector  for  large,  complex  projects,  we  encounter  competition  from 
international  companies  and  large  regional  fabricators,  some  of  which  have  benefited  from  the  relative  strength  of  the  U.S. 
dollar  and  lower  fabrication  costs  in  recent  years.  We  differentiate  ourselves  by  providing  high-quality,  innovative  and 
customizable products, short lead times, and strong customer service.  

Our  Architectural  Services  segment  competes  against  national  and  regional  glass  installation  companies.  We  distinguish 
ourselves  from  these  competitors  through  our  strong  project  management  and  our  track  record  of  regularly  meeting  each 
project's unique execution requirements.  

LSO segment
Product  attributes,  price,  quality,  marketing  and  service  are  the  primary  competitive  factors  in  the  LSO  segment.  Our 
competitive strengths include our excellent relationships with customers, innovative marketing programs and the performance 
of our value-added products. We compete with certain European and U.S. valued-added glass and acrylic companies.

Warranties
We offer product and service warranties that we believe are competitive for the markets in which our products and services are 
sold. The nature and extent of these warranties depend upon the product or service, the market and, in some cases, the customer 
being served. Our standard warranties are generally from two to 10 years for our architectural glass, curtainwall and window 
system products, while we generally offer warranties of two years or less on our other products and services. 

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials
Materials used in the Architectural Framing Systems segment include aluminum billet and extrusions, fabricated glass, plastic 
extrusions, hardware, paint and chemicals. Raw materials used within the Architectural Glass segment include flat glass, vinyl, 
silicone  sealants  and  lumber.  Within  the  Architectural  Services  segment,  materials  used  include  fabricated  glass,  finished 
aluminum extrusions, fabricated metal panels and hardware. Materials used in the LSO segment are primarily glass and acrylic. 
Most of our raw materials are readily available from a variety of domestic and international sources.  

Trademarks and Patents
We have several trademarks and trade names that we believe have significant value in the marketing of our products, including 
APOGEE®. Trademark registrations in the U.S. are generally for a term of 10 years, renewable every 10 years as long as the 
trademark is used in the regular course of trade.

Within  the  Architectural  Framing  Systems  segment,  LINETEC®,  WAUSAU  WINDOW  AND  WALL  SYSTEMS®, 
TUBELITE®,  ADVANTAGE  BY  WAUSAU®,  300ES®,  FINISHER  OF  CHOICE®,  THERML=BLOCK®,  MAXBLOCK®, 

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DFG®,  ECOLUMINUM®,  ALUMINATE®,  GET  THE  POINT!®,  FORCEFRONT®,  SOTAWALL®,  SOTA®,  HYBRID-
WALL®,  EFCO®,  TERRASTILE®,  THERMASTILE®,  TRIPLE  SET®,  ULTRADIZE®,  ULTRAFLUR®,  ULTRALINE®, 
ULTRAPON® and XTHERM® are registered trademarks. CUSTOM WINDOW™, INVENT™, INVENT.PLUS™, INVENT 
INVISION™,  CLEARSTORY™,  EPIC™,  HERITAGE™,  VISULINE™,  SEAL™,  SUPERWALL™, 
RETRO™, 
CROSSTRAK™, HP-Wall™, VersaTherm™, E-Strut™, E-Shade™, E-Lite™, Series 960 Wall™, Durastile™ and X Force™ 
are  unregistered  trademarks.    ALUMICOR™,  BUILDING  EXCELLENCE™,  TerraPorte  7600  Out-Swing  accessABLE™, 
ThermaSlide™ 7000, Integra 6000™, ThermaSlide™ and SecureSash™ are unregistered trademarks in Canada.

the  Architectural  Glass  segment,  VIRACON®,  DIGITALDISTINCTIONS®,  ROOMSIDE®,  GLASS 

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EVERYTHING®,  CLEARPOINT®,  CYBERSHIELD®,  STORMGUARD®,  ACCELERATING  YOUR  ARCHITECTURAL 
GLASS®,    VELOCITY,  AN  APOGEE  COMPANY®  and  VTS®  are  registered  trademarks.  VIRASPAN™  is  an  unregistered 
trademark.  In  addition,  GLASSECVIRACON®,  GLASSEC®,  INSULATTO®  and  GV  PRIME®  are  registered  trademarks  in 
Brazil.

Within  the  Architectural  Services  segment,  HARMON®,  H  DESIGN®,  HARMON  GLASS®,  HI-7000®,  and  BUILDING 
TRUST  IN  EVERYTHING  WE  DO®  are  registered  trademarks.  UCW-8000™,  HI-8500™,  HI-9000™,  SMU-6000™  and 
HPW-250™ are unregistered trademarks.

Within  the  LSO  segment,  TRU  VUE®,  CONSERVATION  CLEAR®,  CONSERVATION  REFLECTION  CONTROL®, 
ULTRAVUE®,  MUSEUM  GLASS®,  OPTIUM®,  PREMIUM  CLEAN®,  REFLECTION  CONTROL®,  AR  REFLECTION-
FREE®, OPTIUM ACRYLIC®, OPTIUM MUSEUM ACRYLIC®, CONSERVATION MASTERPIECE®, CONSERVATION 
MASTERPIECE ACRYLIC®, TRU VUE AR®, STATICSHIELD®, TRULIFE®, and VISTA AR® are registered trademarks. 
TRULIFE  INFINITY  FRAME™,  PREMIUM  CLEAR™,  THE  DIFFERENCE  IS  CLEAR™  and  TRU  FRAMEABLE 
MOMENTS™ are unregistered trademarks and TRUBARRIER™ is pending federal registration.

We have several patents pertaining to our glass coating methods and products, for hybrid window wall/curtainwall systems and 
methods of installation, and for our UV coating and etch processes for anti-reflective glass for the picture framing industry and 
fine art market. Despite being a point of differentiation from our competitors, no single patent is considered to be material.

Seasonality
Activity  in  the  construction  industry  is  impacted  by  the  seasonal  impact  of  weather  and  weather  events  in  our  operating 
locations, with activity in some markets reduced in winter due to inclement weather. 

Working Capital Requirements
Trade and contract-related receivables and other contract assets are the largest components of our working capital. Inventory 
requirements,  mainly  related  to  raw  materials,  are  most  significant  in  our  Architectural  Framing  Systems  and  Architectural 
Glass segments. 

Backlog
Backlog represents the dollar amount of signed contracts or firm orders, generally as a result of a competitive bidding process, 
which may be expected to be recognized as revenue in the future. Backlog is not a term defined under U.S. GAAP and is not a 
measure  of  contract  profitability.  In  addition  to  backlog,  we  have  a  substantial  amount  of  projects  with  short  lead  times  that 
book-and-bill within the same reporting period and are not included in backlog. We have good visibility beyond backlog, as 
projects awarded, verbal commitments and bidding activities are not included in backlog.

Architectural Framing Systems segment backlog as of year-end was $411.3 million, compared to $429.6 million at the end of 
the prior year, reflecting a decline in order volume. We expect approximately 60 percent of the backlog in this segment to be 
fulfilled in fiscal 2022, with the remainder expected to be filled in fiscal 2023 and beyond; however, the timing of backlog may 
be impacted by project delays.

Architectural  Glass  segment  backlog  as  of  year-end  was  $43.5  million,  net  of  intersegment  eliminations,  compared  to  $31.0 
million at the end of the prior year, due to extended lead times and order activity. We expect this backlog to be fulfilled in fiscal 
2022.  

Backlog in the Architectural Services segment as of year-end was $570.9 million, compared to $659.7 million at the end of the 
prior year, due to timing of firm orders, signed contracts and the broader industry slow-down that occurred in fiscal 2021. We 
expect approximately 50 percent of the backlog in this segment to be filled during fiscal 2022, with the remainder expected to 
be filled in fiscal 2023 and beyond; however, the timing of backlog may be impacted by project delays. 

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Backlog is not a significant metric for the LSO segment, as orders are typically booked and billed within a short time-frame.

Compliance with Government Regulations
We  are  subject  to  extensive  regulation  under  environmental  and  occupational  safety  and  health  laws  and  regulations  in  the 
United States and in other countries in which we operate. These laws and regulations relate to, among other things, our use and 
storage  of  hazardous  materials  in  our  manufacturing  operations  and  associated  air  emissions  and  discharges  to  surface  and 
underground waters. We have several continuing programs designed to ensure compliance with foreign, federal, state and local 
environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations. We contract with outside vendors to collect and dispose 
of waste at our production facilities in compliance with applicable environmental laws. In addition, we have procedures in place 
that  enable  us  to  properly  manage  the  regulated  materials  used  in  and  wastes  created  by  our  manufacturing  processes.  We 
believe we are currently in material compliance with all such laws and regulations. While we will continue to incur costs for 
compliance with government regulations for our ongoing operations, we do not expect these to have a material effect upon our 
capital  expenditures,  earnings  or  competitive  position.  At  one  manufacturing  facility  in  our  Architectural  Framing  Systems 
segment,  we  are  continuing  to  work  to  remediate  historical  environmental  impacts.  These  remediation  activities  are  being 
conducted without significant disruption to our operations. 

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause uncertainty in global markets. During fiscal 2021, we experienced delays 
in commercial construction projects and orders because of COVID-19 and other disruptions to our business, including various 
physical  distancing  and  health-related  precautions,  and  we  were  required  to  close  operations  at  two  facilities  in  our  LSO 
segment for a portion of the year due to governmental orders. Earlier in the pandemic, we were impacted by quarantine-related 
absenteeism  among  our  production  workforce,  resulting  in  labor  constraints  at  some  of  our  facilities.  While  our  efforts  to 
mitigate  the  impacts  of  the  pandemic  have  evolved  positively,  the  extent  to  which  COVID-19  will  continue  to  impact  our 
business  will  depend  in  part  on  the  effectiveness  of  ongoing  public  health  initiatives,  which  have  been  buoyed  by  vaccine 
production and distribution.

In  response  to  this  pandemic,  we  took  several  cost  actions,  including  a  merit  and  hiring  freeze,  temporary  pay  reductions, 
temporary suspension of the Company's 401(k) matching program, and made short term reductions in capital expenses, while 
emphasizing spending controls across the company. These temporary cost actions were mostly lifted during the fourth quarter 
of fiscal 2021.

Human Capital Resources
The Company had approximately 6,100 employees on February 27, 2021, down from 7,200 employees on February 29, 2020. 
As of February 27, 2021, approximately 560 of these employees were represented by U.S. labor unions. 

Competition  for  qualified  employees  in  the  markets  and  industries  in  which  we  operate  is  strong,  and  the  success  of  our 
Company  depends  on  our  ability  to  attract,  select,  develop  and  retain  a  productive  and  engaged  workforce.  Investing  in  our 
employees  and  their  well-being,  offering  competitive  compensation  and  benefits,  promoting  diversity  and  inclusion,  and 
adopting positive human capital management practices are critical components of our corporate strategy.

Health, Wellness and Safety
The safety of our employees is integral to our Company. Providing a safe and secure work environment is one of our highest 
priorities  and  we  devote  significant  time  and  resources  to  workplace  safety.  Our  safety  program  is  directed  by  our  Risk 
Roundtable, comprised of safety leaders from across our Company. This group meets quarterly to review safety performance, 
share best practices, set goals and objectives for the organization, and plan safety culture assessments. In support of our safety 
efforts, we identify, assess and investigate incidents and injury data, and each year set goals to improve key safety performance 
indicators. We train, promote, consult and communicate with our workforce during this process. 

We offer a comprehensive health and wellness program for our employees. In addition to standard health programs including 
medical insurance and preventive care, we have a variety of resources available to employees relating to physical and mental 
wellness.  

The  COVID-19  pandemic  has  magnified  the  importance  of  keeping  our  employees  safe  and  healthy.  In  response  to  the 
pandemic, we have taken actions consistent with recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 
protect our workforce. We will continue to emphasize the health and safety of our employees going forward.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Our diversity, equity and inclusion program promotes a workplace where each employee’s abilities are recognized, respected, 
and utilized to further the Company’s goals. Our aim is to create an environment where people feel included as a part of a team 

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because  of  their  diversity  of  outlooks,  perspectives,  and  characteristics,  which  ultimately  adds  value  for  our  company.    We 
strive to create a culture of inclusion, reduce bias in our talent practices, and invest in and engage with our communities. We 
conduct diversity and code of conduct trainings with employees and managers to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, 
where all individuals feel respected and part of a team regardless of their race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, 
disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. 

Talent Management and Development
Our  talent  management  program  is  focused  on  developing  employees  and  leaders  to  meet  the  Company’s  evolving  needs. 
Managers  actively  engage  with  their  employees  to  provide  coaching  and  feedback  and  identify  training  and  development 
opportunities to improve performance in the employee’s current role and to position the employee for future growth.  Training 
and  development  opportunities  include  new-hire  training,  job  specific  training,  stretch  assignments,  and  safety  training.  The 
company  also  offers  leadership  development  opportunities,  such  as  our  Apogee  Leadership  Program,  along  with  technical 
training  for  engineers,  designers  and  sales  staff.  In  addition,  the  company  offers  an  education  assistance  program  in  which 
certain  eligible  employees  receive  tuition  reimbursement  to  help  defray  the  costs  associated  with  their  continuing  education. 
Our executive leadership and Human Resources teams regularly conduct talent reviews and succession planning to assist with 
meeting critical talent and leadership needs.

International Sales
Information  regarding  export  and  international  sales  is  included  in  Item  8,  Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary  Data, 
within Note 15 of our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Available Information
The Company maintains a website at www.apog.com. Through a link to a third-party content provider, our website provides 
free access to the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K 
and, if applicable, amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  Exchange  Act),  as  soon  as  reasonably  practicable  after  electronic  filing  such  material  with,  or 
furnishing  it  to,  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC).  These  reports  are  also  available  on  the  SEC's  website  at 
www.sec.gov.  Also  available  on  our  website  are  various  corporate  governance  documents,  including  our  Code  of  Business 
Ethics  and  Conduct,  Corporate  Governance  Guidelines,  and  charters  for  the  Audit,  Compensation,  and  Nominating  and 
Corporate Governance Committees of the Board of Directors. 

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Name
Ty R. Silberhorn

Curtis Dobler

Meghan M. Elliott

Nisheet Gupta

Maureen Hayes

Gary R. Johnson

Greg J. Sachs

Age Positions with Apogee Enterprises and Past Experience
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Chief  Executive  Officer  of  the  Company  since  January  2021.  Prior  to  joining  the  Company,  Mr. 
Silberhorn worked for 3M, a diversified global manufacturer and technology company, most recently 
serving  as  Senior  Vice  President  of  3M's  Transformation,  Technologies  and  Services  from  April 
2019  through  December  2020.  Prior  to  this  position  and  since  2001,  he  held  several  3M  global 
business  unit  leadership  roles,  serving  as  Vice  President  and  General  Manager  for  divisions  within 
Safety & Industrial, Transportation & Electronics, and the Consumer business groups. 
Executive  Vice  President  and  Chief  Human  Resources  Officer  since  April  2019.  Executive  Vice 
President  and  Chief  Human  Resources  Officer  at  Associated  Materials,  Inc.,  a  manufacturer  and 
distributor of exterior residential building products, from 2015 through 2019.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since June 2020.  Prior to this role, 
Ms. Elliot served as Assistant General Counsel for the Company since 2014.
Executive  Vice  President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the  Company  since  June  2020.  Prior  to 
joining  the  Company,  Mr.  Gupta  served  Vice  President  of  Global  Finance  Operations  at  Land 
O’Lakes, a leading agribusiness and food company, since 2017. Prior to joining Land O’ Lakes, Mr. 
Gupta  worked  at  Diebold  Nixdorf,  a  banking  solutions  and  retail  technology  systems  company,  as 
Vice  President,  Finance,  Global  Transformation  from  2016  to  2017,  Vice  President,  Finance  and 
Chief  Financial  Officer,  International  from  2014  to  2016  and  in  various  roles  of  increasing 
responsibility in Diebold Nixdorf’s financial organization, from 2011 to 2014.

Chief Information Officer of the Company since 2012. 

Senior Vice President of the Company since 2018, Treasurer and Vice President since 2001 and an 
employee of the Company since 1995. 
Chief Procurement Officer of the Company since January 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. 
Sachs  served  as  Chief  Procurement  Officer  at  Resideo  Technologies,  Inc.,  a  provider  of  critical 
comfort, residential thermal solutions and security solutions, from 2018 through 2020, and previously 
worked for Honeywell International, Inc. as Chief Procurement Officer from 2016 through 2018 and 
as Global Vice President of Sourcing from 2014 through 2016. 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business faces many risks. Any of the risks discussed below, or elsewhere in this Form 10-K or our other filings with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of 
operations.

COVID-19 Pandemic Risks

The  novel  coronavirus  (COVID-19)  pandemic,  efforts  to  mitigate  the  pandemic,  and  the  related  weakening  economic 
conditions,  have  impacted  our  business  and  could  have  a  significant  negative  impact  on  our  operations,  liquidity,  financial 
condition and financial results
In early 2020, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, started to impact the global economic environment causing extreme 
volatility and uncertainty in global markets. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global 
pandemic  and  we  started  to  see  certain  impacts  to  our  business.  This  contagious  disease  outbreak,  which  has  continued  to 
spread, and the related adverse public health developments, and government orders to "stay in place," have adversely affected 
work  forces,  economies  and  financial  markets  globally.  Quarantines  and  "stay  in  place"  orders,  the  timing  and  length  of 
containment and eradication solutions, travel restrictions, absenteeism by infected workers, labor shortages or other disruptions 
to  our  supply  chain  or  to  our  customers,  have  adversely  impacted  our  sales  and  operating  results  and  have  resulted  in  some 
continued  project  delays.  In  addition,  the  pandemic  contributed  to  an  economic  downturn  that  could  affect  the  ability  of  our 
customers  to  obtain  financing  for  projects,  which  could  therefore  impact  demand  for  our  products  and  services.  Order  lead 
times  could  be  extended  or  delayed  and  our  pricing  or  pricing  by  our  suppliers  for  needed  materials  could  increase.  Some 
critical  materials,  products  or  services  may  become  unavailable  if  the  regional  or  global  spread  were  significant  enough  to 
prevent alternative sourcing. 

To  date,  we  have  experienced  delays  in  commercial  construction  projects  due  to  COVID-19.  While  the  construction  and 
construction-related industries are considered an "essential service" in most jurisdictions in which we operate, site closures or 
project delays have occurred and increased social distancing and health-related precautions are required on many work sites, 
which may cause additional project delays and additional costs to be incurred. Within the LSO segment, we also experienced 
the temporary closure of many of our customer's retail locations. We also were required temporarily to shut down our factories 
in this segment to comply with government "stay in place" orders. 

We  expect  this  global  pandemic  to  continue  to  have  an  impact  on  our  future  revenue  and  results  of  operations,  the  size  and 
duration of which we are currently unable to predict. The global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to evolve rapidly. The extent 
to which COVID-19 will impact our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be 
predicted with confidence, such as the ultimate severity and spread of the disease, the intensity and duration of outbreaks, travel 
restrictions  and  social  distancing  requirements  in  the  United  States  and  other  countries,  business  closures  or  business 
disruptions, and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain, treat and eradicate the 
disease.

Given  the  speed  and  frequency  of  continuously  evolving  developments  with  respect  to  this  pandemic,  we  cannot  reasonably 
estimate the magnitude of the impact to our future results of operations, liquidity or financial position. To the extent that our 
customers  and  suppliers  are  adversely  impacted  by  the  COVID-19  outbreak,  this  could  reduce  the  availability,  or  result  in 
delays,  of  materials  or  supplies,  or  delays  in  customer  payments,  which  in  turn  could  materially  interrupt  our  business 
operations and/or impact our results of operations and liquidity.

Market and Industry Risks

North  American  and  global  economic  and  industry-related  business  conditions  materially  affect  our  sales  and  results  of 
operations
Our  Architectural  Framing  Systems,  Architectural  Glass  and  Architectural  Services  segments  are  significantly  influenced  by 
North  American  economic  conditions  and  the  cyclical  nature  of  the  North  American  commercial  construction  industry.  The 
commercial  construction  industry  is  impacted  by  macroeconomic  trends,  such  as  availability  of  credit,  employment  levels, 
consumer  confidence,  interest  rates  and  commodity  prices.  In  addition,  changes  in  architectural  design  trends,  demographic 
trends,  and/or  remote  work  trends  could  negatively  impact  demand  for  our  products.  To  the  extent  changes  in  these  factors 
negatively impact the overall commercial construction industry, our revenue and profits could be significantly reduced. 

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Our LSO segment primarily depends on the strength of the retail custom picture framing industry. This industry is dependent on 
consumer  confidence  and  the  conditions  of  the  U.S.  economy.  A  decline  in  consumer  confidence,  whether  as  a  result  of  an 
economic  slowdown  (due  to  COVID-19  concerns  discussed  above  or  otherwise),  uncertainty  regarding  the  future  or  other 
factors, could result in a decrease in net sales and operating income of this segment.

Global  instability  and  uncertainty  arising  from  events  outside  of  our  control,  such  as  significant  natural  disasters,  political 
crises, public health crises and pandemics, and/or other catastrophic events could materially affect our results of operations
Natural disasters, political crises, public health crises, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, and other catastrophic events or 
other events outside of our control may damage our facilities or the facilities of third parties on which we depend, have broader 
adverse impacts on the commercial construction market, consumer confidence and spending, and/or impact both the well-being 
of our employees and our ability to operate our facilities. These types of disruptions or other events outside of our control could 
affect our business negatively, cause delays or cancellation of commercial construction projects or cause us to temporarily close 
our  facilities,  harming  our  operating  results.  In  addition,  if  any  of  our  facilities,  including  our  manufacturing,  finishing  or 
distribution  facilities,  or  the  facilities  of  our  suppliers,  third-party  service  providers,  or  customers,  is  affected  by  natural 
disasters,  political  crises,  public  health  crises,  or  other  catastrophic  events  or  events  outside  of  our  control,  our  business  and 
operating results could suffer. 

New competitors or specific actions of our existing competitors could materially harm our business
We operate in competitive industries in which the actions of our existing competitors or new competitors could result in loss of 
customers and/or market share. Changes in our competitors' products, prices or services could negatively impact our share of 
demand, net sales or margins.

Our Architectural Framing Systems and Architectural Glass segments have seen an increase in imports of products into the U.S. 
from  international  suppliers  due  to  the  relative  strength  of  the  U.S.  dollar.  If  foreign  imports  occur  at  increased  levels  for 
extended periods of time, our net sales and margins in those segments could be negatively impacted. 

Our  LSO  segment  competes  with  several  international  specialty  glass  manufacturers  and  international  and  domestic  acrylic 
suppliers.  If  these  competitors  are  able  to  successfully  improve  their  product  attributes,  service  capabilities  and  production 
capacity and/or increase their sales and marketing focus in the U.S. custom picture framing market, this segment's net sales and 
margins could be negatively impacted. 

Our customer dependence in the LSO segment creates a significant risk of reduced demand for our products
The LSO segment is highly dependent on a relatively small number of customers for its sales, while working to grow in new 
markets and with new customers. Accordingly, loss of a significant customer, a significant reduction in pricing, or a shift to a 
less favorable mix of value-added picture framing glass or acrylic products for one or more of those customers could materially 
reduce LSO net sales and operating results. Many customers in this segment temporarily closed retail outlets, during a portion 
of fiscal 2021, as a result of "stay in place" orders within the United States, resulting in reduced demand for our product. We are 
unable to estimate the severity or longer-term impact resulting from this COVID-19 pandemic on our business in this segment. 

Operational Risks

If  we  are  not  able  effectively  to  utilize  and  manage  our  manufacturing  capacity,  our  results  of  operations  will  be  negatively 
affected
Near-term performance depends, to a significant degree, on our ability to provide sufficient available capacity and appropriately 
utilize  existing  production  capacity.  The  failure  to  successfully  maintain  existing  capacity,  or  manage  unanticipated 
interruptions in production, successfully implement planned capacity expansions, and/or make timely investments in additional 
physical capacity and supporting technology systems could adversely affect our operating results. 

Loss of key personnel and inability to source sufficient labor could adversely affect our operating results
Our  success  depends  on  the  skills  of  the  Company's  leadership,  construction  project  managers  and  other  key  technical 
personnel,  and  our  ability  to  secure  sufficient  manufacturing  and  installation  labor.  In  recent  years,  strong  residential  and 
commercial  construction  and  low  U.S.  unemployment  has  caused  increased  competition  for  experienced  construction  project 
managers and other labor. If we are unable to retain existing employees, provide a safe and healthy working environment, and/
or  recruit  and  train  additional  employees  with  the  requisite  skills  and  experience,  our  operating  results  could  be  adversely 
impacted.

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If we are unable to manage our supply chain effectively, including availability and price of materials used in our products, our 
results of operations will be negatively affected
Our Architectural Framing Systems and Architectural Services segments use aluminum as a significant input to their products. 
While  we  structure  many  of  our  supply  agreements  in  a  way  to  moderate  the  effects  of  fluctuations  in  the  market  for  raw 
aluminum and we endeavor to adjust our pricing to offset potential impacts, operating results could be negatively impacted by 
price movements in the market for raw aluminum. In recent years, we have seen increased volatility in the price of aluminum 
that we purchase from both domestic and international sources. Due to our Architectural Framing Systems segment presence in 
Canada, we have significant cross-border activity, as our Canadian businesses purchase inputs from U.S.-based suppliers and 
sell to U.S.-based customers.  A significant change in U.S. trade policy with Canada could, therefore, have an adverse impact 
on our net sales and operating results.

Our Architectural Glass and LSO segments use raw glass as a significant input to their products. We periodically experience a 
tighter supply of raw glass when there is growth in automotive manufacturing and residential and non-residential construction. 
Failure to acquire a sufficient amount of raw glass on terms as favorable as current terms, including as a result of a significant 
unplanned downtime or shift in strategy at one or more of our key suppliers, could negatively impact our operating results.

Our suppliers are subject to the fluctuations in general economic cycles. Global economic conditions may impact their ability to 
operate their businesses, including recent impacts from the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. They may also be impacted by the 
increasing costs or availability of raw materials, labor and distribution, resulting in demands for less attractive contract terms or 
an inability for them to meet our requirements or conduct their own businesses. The performance and financial condition of one 
or more suppliers may cause us to alter our business terms or to cease doing business with a particular supplier or suppliers, or 
change our sourcing practices generally, which could in turn adversely affect our business and financial condition. 

If  we  encounter  problems  with  distribution,  our  ability  to  deliver  our  products  to  market  could  be  adversely  affected.  Our 
operations are vulnerable to interruptions in the event of work stoppages, whether due to health concerns, such as COVID-19 or 
otherwise,  labor  disputes  or  shortages,  and  natural  disasters  that  may  affect  our  distribution  and  transportation  to  job  sites. 
Moreover, our distribution system includes computer-controlled and automated equipment, which may be subject to a number 
of  risks  related  to  data  and  system  security  or  computer  viruses,  the  proper  operation  of  software  and  hardware,  power 
interruptions or other system failures. If we encounter problems with our distribution systems, our ability to meet customer and 
consumer  expectations,  manage  inventory,  manage  transportation-related  costs,  complete  sales  and  achieve  operating 
efficiencies could be adversely affected. 

Product quality issues and product liability claims could adversely affect our operating results
We manufacture and/or install a significant portion of our products based on the specific requirements of each customer. We 
believe that future orders of our products or services will depend on our ability to maintain the performance, reliability, quality 
and timely delivery standards required by our customers. We have in the past and are currently subject to product liability and 
warranty claims, including certain legal claims related to a commercial sealant product formerly incorporated into our products. 
If our products have performance, reliability or quality problems, or products are installed using incompatible glazing materials 
or  installed  improperly  (by  us  or  a  customer),  we  may  experience  additional  warranty  expense;  reduced  or  canceled  orders; 
higher manufacturing or installation costs; or delays in the collection of accounts receivable.  Additionally, product liability and 
warranty claims, including relating to the performance, reliability or quality of our products and services, could result in costly 
and time-consuming litigation that could require significant time and attention of management and involve significant monetary 
damages that could negatively impact our operating results. There is also no assurance that the number and value of product 
liability  and  warranty  claims  will  not  increase  as  compared  to  historical  claim  rates,  or  that  our  warranty  reserve  at  any 
particular time is sufficient. No assurance can be given that coverage under insurance policies, if applicable, will be adequate to 
cover future product liability claims against us. If we are unable to recover on an insurance claims, in whole or in part, or if we 
exhaust  our  available  insurance  coverage  at  some  point  in  the  future,  then  we  might  be  forced  to  expend  legal  fees  and 
settlement  or  judgment  costs,  which  could  negatively  impact  our  profitability,  results  of  operations,  cash  flows  and  financial 
condition.

Project management and installation issues could adversely affect our operating results
Some of our segments are awarded fixed-price contracts that include material supply and installation services. Often, bids are 
required before all aspects of a construction project are known. An underestimate in the amount of labor required and/or cost of 
materials  for  a  project;  a  change  in  the  timing  of  the  delivery  of  product;  system  design  errors;  difficulties  or  errors  in 
execution; or significant project delays, caused by us or other trades, could result in failure to achieve the expected results. Any 
one or more of such issues could result in losses on individual contracts that could negatively impact our operating results.

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Risks related to acquisitions and integration activities could adversely affect our operating results
We have completed and may complete additional acquisitions in the future to accelerate the execution of our growth strategies, 
including  new  geographies,  adjacent  market  sectors  and  new  product  introductions.  There  are  risks  inherent  in  completing 
acquisitions, including:

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diversion of management’s attention from existing business activities;
difficulties or delays in integrating and assimilating information and financial systems, operations and products of an
acquired business or other business venture or in realizing projected efficiencies, growth prospects, cost savings and
synergies;
potential loss of key employees, customers and suppliers of the acquired businesses or adverse effects on relationships
with existing customers and suppliers;
adverse impact on overall profitability if the acquired business does not achieve the return on investment projected at
the time of acquisition; and
with  respect  to  the  acquired  assets  and  liabilities,  inaccurate  assessment  of  additional  post-acquisition  capital
investments; undisclosed, contingent or other liabilities; problems executing backlog of material supply or installation
projects; unanticipated costs; and an inability to recover or manage such liabilities and costs.

If one or more of these risks were to arise in a material manner, our operating results could be negatively impacted.

Difficulties  in  maintaining  our  information  technology  systems,  and  potential  security  threats,  could  negatively  affect  our 
operating results and/or our reputation
Our  operations  are  dependent  upon  various  information  technology  systems  that  are  used  to  process,  transmit  and  store 
electronic information, and to manage or support our manufacturing operations and a variety of other business processes and 
activities. We could encounter difficulties in maintaining our existing systems, and developing and implementing new systems. 
Such  difficulties  could  lead  to  disruption  in  business  operations  and/or  significant  additional  expenses  that  could  adversely 
affect our results. 

Additionally,  information  technology  security  threats  are  increasing  in  frequency  and  sophistication.  Our  information 
technology and Internet based systems have been in the past, and may be in the future, subject to attempts to gain unauthorized 
access, breach, malfeasance or other system disruptions, none of which have been material to us to date. These threats pose a 
risk to the security of our systems and networks, and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our data. Should such an 
attack succeed, it could lead to the compromise of confidential information, manipulation and destruction of data and product 
specifications,  production  downtimes,  disruption  in  the  availability  of  financial  data,  or  misrepresentation  of  information  via 
digital  media.  The  occurrence  of  any  of  these  events  could  adversely  affect  our  reputation  and  could  result  in  litigation, 
regulatory  action,  project  delay  claims,  and  increased  costs  and  operational  consequences  of  implementing  further  data 
protection systems.

Violations of legal and regulatory compliance requirements, including environmental laws, and changes in existing legal and 
regulatory requirements, may have a negative impact on our business and results of operations.
We are subject to a legal and regulatory framework imposed under federal and state laws and regulatory agencies, including 
laws and regulations that apply specifically to U.S. public companies and laws and regulations applicable to our manufacturing 
and construction site operations.  Our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and reporting standards may increase 
our general and administrative expenses, divert management time and attention, or limit our operational flexibility, all of which 
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, and results of operations. Additionally, new laws, rules, 
and  regulations,  or  changes  to  existing  laws  or  their  interpretations,  could  create  added  legal  and  compliance  costs  and 
uncertainty for us. 

We  use  hazardous  materials  in  our  manufacturing  operations,  and  have  air  and  water  emissions  that  require  controls. 
Accordingly, we are also subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the 
storage and use of hazardous materials and disposal of wastes. A violation of such laws and regulations, or a release of such 
substances, may expose us to various claims, including claims by third parties, as well as remediation costs and fines.

Financial Risks

Due to our self-insurance programs, we may have a material adverse effect on our operating results in the event of a material 
product liability claim
We  obtain  third-party  insurance  to  provide  coverage  for  potential  risk  in  areas  such  as  employment  practices,  workers' 
compensation, directors and officers, automobile, architect's and engineer's errors and omissions, product rework and general 
liability, as well as medical insurance and various other coverages. However, we retain a high amount of risk on a self-insured 
basis, partially through our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary. Therefore, a material architectural product liability event could 
have a material adverse effect on our operating results. 

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Foreign currency effects could negatively affect our sales and operating income
When  the  U.S.  dollar  strengthens  against  foreign  currencies,  imports  of  products  into  the  U.S.  produced  by  international 
competitors become more price competitive and exports of our U.S.-fabricated products become less price competitive. If we 
are not able to counteract these types of price pressures through superior quality and service, our net sales and operating income 
could  be  negatively  impacted.  Additionally,  our  international  subsidiaries  report  their  results  of  operations  and  financial 
position  in  their  relevant  functional  currencies  (local  country  currency),  which  are  then  translated  into  U.S.  dollars.  As  the 
relationship between these currencies and the U.S. dollar changes, there could be a negative impact on our reported results and 
financial position.

Results can differ significantly from our expectations and the expectations of analysts, which could have an adverse affect on 
the market price of our common stock
Our sales and earnings guidance and resulting external analyst estimates are largely based on our view of our business and the 
broader  commercial  construction  market.  Further,  there  is  additional  risk  in  our  ability  to  accurately  forecast  and  provide 
guidance  in  the  current  environment,  given  the  evolving  conditions  as  a  result  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  related 
economic  downturn.  Failure  to  meet  our  guidance  or  analyst  expectations  for  net  sales  and  earnings  would  have  an  adverse 
impact on the market price of our common stock. 

We  may  experience  further  impairment  of  our  goodwill  and  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets,  in  the  future,  which  could 
adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations
Our assets include a significant amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. We evaluate goodwill and indefinite-
lived  intangible  assets  for  impairment  annually  in  our  fiscal  fourth  quarter,  or  more  frequently  if  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying  value  of  a  reporting  unit  may  not  be  recoverable.  The  assessment  of  impairment 
involves significant judgment and projections about future performance. 

Based  on  our  analysis  performed  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  fiscal  2021,  we  determined  impairment  of  goodwill  at  two  of  our 
reporting units within the Architectural Framing Systems segment, EFCO and Sotawall, and we determined impairment of the 
EFCO tradename. As a result, we recorded a goodwill impairment expense of $63.8 million and an indefinite-lived intangible 
asset  impairment  expense  of  $6.3  million.  Refer  to  additional  information  included  within  Notes  1  and  6  to  the  Financial 
Statements contained in Item 8 within this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The discounted cash flow projections and revenue projections used in these analyses are dependent upon achieving forecasted 
levels of revenue and profitability. If revenue or profitability were to fall below forecasted levels, or if market conditions were 
to decline in a material or sustained manner, further impairment could be indicated at these or our other reporting units and we 
could  incur  an  additional  non-cash  impairment  expense  that  would  negatively  impact  our  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The following table lists, by segment, the Company's major properties as of February 27, 2021.

Property Location

Owned/ Leased

Function

Architectural Framing Systems segment
Wausau, WI
Stratford, WI
Reed City, MI
Walker, MI
Dallas, TX
Toronto, ON Canada
Brampton, ON Canada
Monett, MO
Architectural Glass segment
Owatonna, MN
Statesboro, GA
Dallas, TX
Nazaré Paulista, Brazil

Owned
Owned
Owned
Leased
Leased
Leased
Leased
Owned

Owned
Owned
Leased
Owned(1)

Manufacturing/Administrative
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing/Administrative
Manufacturing
Manufacturing/Warehouse/Administrative
Manufacturing/Warehouse/Administrative
Manufacturing/Warehouse/Administrative

Manufacturing/Administrative
Manufacturing/Warehouse
Manufacturing/Warehouse
Manufacturing/Administrative

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Property Location

Owned/ Leased

Function

Architectural Services segment
Minneapolis, MN
West Chester, OH
Mesquite, TX
Glen Burnie, MD
Orlando, FL
LSO segment
McCook, IL
Faribault, MN
Other
Minneapolis, MN
(1)

This is an owned facility; however, the land is leased from the city.

Leased
Leased
Leased
Leased
Leased

Leased
Owned

Administrative
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing

Manufacturing/Warehouse/Administrative
Manufacturing/Administrative

Leased

Administrative

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From  time  to  time,  the  Company  is  a  party  to  various  legal  proceedings  incidental  to  its  normal  operating  activities.  In 
particular, like others in the construction supply and services industry, the Company is routinely involved in various disputes 
and claims arising out of construction projects, sometimes involving significant monetary damages or product replacement. We 
have in the past and are currently subject to product liability and warranty claims, including certain legal claims related to a 
commercial sealant product formerly incorporated into our products. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of 
areas  such  as  employment  practices,  workers  compensation  and  general  liability  matters.  Although  it  is  very  difficult  to 
accurately predict the outcome of any such proceedings, facts currently available indicate that no matters will result in losses 
that would have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of the Company.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM  5.    MARKET  FOR  REGISTRANT'S  COMMON  EQUITY,  RELATED  STOCKHOLDER  MATTERS  AND 
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information
Apogee common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the ticker symbol "APOG". As of April 7, 2021, there 
were 1,136 shareholders of record and 9,112 shareholders for whom securities firms acted as nominees.

Dividends
Quarterly, the Board of Directors evaluates declaring dividends based on operating results, available funds and the Company's 
financial  condition.  Cash  dividends  have  been  paid  each  quarter  since  1974.  The  chart  below  shows  quarterly  and  annual 
cumulative cash dividends per share for the past three fiscal years.

Fiscal Year
2021
2020
2019

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Total

$ 

0.1875  $ 
0.1750 
0.1575 

0.1875  $ 
0.1750 
0.1575 

0.1875  $ 
0.1750 
0.1575 

0.2000  $ 
0.1875 
0.1750 

0.7625 
0.7125 
0.6475 

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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company
The following table provides information with respect to purchases made by the Company of its own stock during the fourth 
quarter of fiscal 2021:

Period
November 29, 2020 through December 26, 2020
December 27, 2020 through January 23, 2021
January 24, 2021 through February 27, 2021
 Total

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased 
(a)

Average Price 
Paid per Share

—  $ 

167,567 
197,680 
365,247  $ 

— 
37.44 
37.08 
37.22 

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased 
as Part of 
Publicly 
Announced Plans 
or Programs (b)
— 
160,139 
165,536 
325,675 

Maximum 
Number of 
Shares that May 
Yet Be Purchased 
under the Plans 
or Programs (b)
1,443,059 
1,282,920 
1,117,384 
1,117,384 

(a) The  shares  in  this  column  represent  the  total  number  of  shares  that  were  repurchased  by  us  pursuant  to  our  publicly  announced
repurchase  program,  plus  the  shares  surrendered  to  us  by  plan  participants  to  satisfy  withholding  tax  obligations  related  to  share-based
compensation.

(b) In fiscal 2004, announced on April 10, 2003, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 1,500,000 shares of Company stock.
The  Board  increased  the  authorization  by  750,000  shares,  announced  on  January  24,  2008;  by  1,000,000  shares  on  each  of  the
announcement dates of October 8, 2008, January 13, 2016, January 9, 2018, and January 14, 2020; and by 2,000,000 shares, announced on
October 3, 2018. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date.

Comparative Stock Performance
The graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on a $100 investment in our common stock for the last five 
fiscal years with the cumulative total return on a $100 investment in the Russell 2000 Index, a broad equity market index, and 
the  Standard  &  Poor's  Small  Cap  600  Growth  Index,  an  index  that  includes  companies  of  similar  market  capitalization.  The 
graph assumes an investment at the close of trading on February 26, 2016, and also assumes the reinvestment of all dividends.

Apogee
S&P Small Cap 600 Growth Index
Russell 2000 Index

$ 

100.00  $ 
100.00 
100.00 

149.31  $ 
131.15 
136.51 

114.13  $ 
147.36 
151.95 

94.99  $ 
158.24 
159.67 

81.14  $ 
147.84 
150.44 

103.58 
217.10 
227.16 

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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Fiscal YearIndex ValueComparative Stock PerformanceFive-Year Cumulative Total ReturnFebruary 26, 2016 to February 27, 2021ApogeeS&P Small Cap 600Russell 20002016201720182019202020216080100120140160180200220240We selected the Standard & Poor's Small Cap 600 Growth Index as an index of companies with similar market capitalization 
because we are unable to identify a peer group of companies similar to us in size and scope of business activities or a widely 
recognized published industry index that accurately reflects our diverse business activities. Most of our direct competitors in 
our various business units are either privately owned or divisions of larger, publicly owned companies.  

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following information should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 
and Results of Operations, included in Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our consolidated financial statements 
and related notes, included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

(In thousands, except per share data and percentages)
Results of Operations Data
Net sales
Gross profit
Operating income
Net earnings
Earnings per share - basic
Earnings per share - diluted
Cash dividends per share
Balance Sheet Data
Total assets
Long-term debt
Shareholders' equity
Other Data
Gross profit as a percentage of sales
Operating income as a percentage of sales
Return on average invested capital(5)

2021(1)

2020

$  1,230,774 
275,689 
25,527 
15,436 
0.59 
0.59 
0.7625 

$  1,387,439 
318,959 
87,848 
61,914 
2.34 
2.32 
0.7125 

Fiscal Year
2019

$  1,402,637 
293,565 
67,284 
45,694 
1.64 
1.63 
0.6475 

2018(2)

2017(3)(4)

$  1,326,173 
333,518 
114,284 
79,488 
2.79 
2.76 
0.5775 

$  1,114,533 
292,023 
122,225 
85,790 
2.98 
2.97 
0.5150 

1,015,099 
165,000 
492,745 

1,128,991 
217,900 
516,778 

1,068,168 
245,724 
496,317 

1,022,320 
215,860 
511,355 

784,658 
65,400 
470,577 

 22.4 %
 2.1 %
 2.6 %

 23.0 %
 6.3 %
 8.4 %

 20.9 %
 4.8 %
 5.6 %

 25.1 %
 8.6 %
 9.3 %

 26.2 %
 11 %
 14.3 %

(1)

(2)

(3)

Includes $70.1 million impairment expense on goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Includes the acquisition of EFCO in June 2017.
Fiscal 2017 contained 53 weeks. Each of the other periods presented contained 52 weeks.
Includes the acquisition of Sotawall in December 2016.

(4)
(5) Return on average invested capital is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as [operating income x 0.75]/average invested
capital. We believe this measure is useful in understanding operational performance over time. This non-GAAP measure should be
viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to, the reported financial results of the company prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Other companies may calculate this measure differently from us, thereby limiting the usefulness of the measure for comparison with
others.

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF 
OPERATIONS 

Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Management's Discussion and Analysis, contains “forward-looking statements” 
within  the  meaning  of  the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  These  statements  reflect  our  current  views  with 
respect  to  future  events  and  financial  performance.  The  words  “believe,”  “expect,”  “anticipate,”  “intend,”  “estimate,” 
“forecast,” “project,” “should,” "will," "continue" and similar expressions are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” 
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forecasts and projections in this document are 
“forward-looking  statements,”  and  are  based  on  management's  current  expectations  or  beliefs  of  the  Company's  near-term 
results, based on current information available pertaining to the Company, including the risk factors noted under Item 1A in this 
Form 10-K. From time to time, we also may provide oral and written forward-looking statements in other materials we release 
to the public, such as press releases, presentations to securities analysts or investors, or other communications by the Company. 
Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this report and in any public statements we make could be materially different 
from actual results.

Accordingly,  we  wish  to  caution  investors  that  any  forward-looking  statements  made  by  or  on  behalf  of  the  Company  are 
subject  to  uncertainties  and  other  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  such  statements.  These 
uncertainties  and  other  risk  factors  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  the  risks  and  uncertainties  set  forth  under  Item  1A  in  this 
Form 10-K, all of which are incorporated by reference into this Item 7.

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We wish to caution investors that other factors might in the future prove to be important in affecting the Company's results of 
operations. New factors emerge from time to time; it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can it assess 
the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or a combination of factors, may cause actual 
results  to  differ  materially  from  those  contained  in  any  forward-looking  statements.  We  undertake  no  obligation  to  update 
publicly or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview
We  are  a  leader  in  the  design  and  development  of  value-added  glass  and  metal  products  and  services.  Our  four  reporting 
segments  are:  Architectural  Framing  Systems,  Architectural  Glass,  Architectural  Services  and  Large-Scale  Optical 
Technologies (LSO). 

During fiscal 2021, we responded quickly to a challenging environment for our business, driven by the evolving and ongoing 
impacts  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  slowness  in  certain  of  our  end  markets.  We  adapted  our  business  operations  so  we 
could continue to serve customers, while keeping the health and safety of our employees a top priority. We focused on driving 
improvements  throughout  our  business,  while  using  this  year  to  begin  positioning  the  company  for  sustainable  growth  and 
improved profitability in the future. In particular, we paid down a significant percentage of our long-term debt and strengthened 
our  financial  position,  giving  us  better  financial  flexibility  going  forward.  We  also  made  progress  on  actions  to  improve  our 
overall cost structure.

Fiscal 2021 summary of results:

•
•
•
•

Consolidated net sales were $1.2 billion, a decrease of 11 percent over fiscal 2020.
Operating income was $25.5 million, a decrease of 71 percent from $87.8 million in the prior year.
Diluted EPS was $0.59, compared to $2.32 in the prior year, a decrease of 75 percent.
Adjusted operating income was $87.1 million, a decrease of 3 percent compared to the prior year, and adjusted diluted
EPS  was  $2.40  in  fiscal  2021,  an  increase  of  1  percent  compared  to  the  prior  year.  Refer  to  the  table  below  for  a
reconciliation to GAAP of these adjusted amounts.

Adjusted  operating  income  and  adjusted  earnings  per  diluted  share  (adjusted  diluted  EPS)  are  supplemental  non-GAAP 
financial  measures  provided  by  the  Company  to  assess  performance  on  a  more  comparable  basis  from  period-to-period  by 
excluding  amounts  that  management  does  not  consider  part  of  core  operating  results.  Management  uses  these  non-GAAP 
measures  to  evaluate  the  Company’s  historical  and  prospective  financial  performance,  measure  operational  profitability  on  a 
consistent  basis,  and  provide  enhanced  transparency  to  the  investment  community.  These  non-GAAP  measures  should  be 
viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to, the reported financial results of the company prepared in accordance with 
GAAP.  Other  companies  may  calculate  these  measures  differently,  thereby  limiting  the  usefulness  of  the  measures  for 
comparison with other companies.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Net Earnings per Diluted Common Share
(Unaudited)

(In thousands)
Operating income

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

Restructuring

Gain on sale of building

COVID-19

Post-acquisition and acquired project matters

Cooperation agreement advisory costs
Income tax impact on above adjustments (1)
Adjusted operating income

Year-ended

Diluted per share amounts
Year-ended

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

$ 

25,527  $ 

87,848  $ 

0.59  $ 

2.32 

70,069 

4,884 

(19,346) 

4,988 

1,000 
— 
N/A

— 

— 

— 

— 

(635)
2,776 
N/A

$ 

87,122  $ 

89,989  $ 

2.66 

0.19 

(0.74) 

0.19 

0.04

— 

(0.53) 

2.40  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(0.02) 

0.10 

(0.02) 

2.38 

(1) Income tax impact calculated using an estimated statutory tax rate of 25%, which reflects the estimated blended statutory tax rate for the jurisdiction in
which the charge or income occurred. Income tax impact excludes the amount of each charge that is non-deductible in the applicable jurisdiction. In prior
periods,  tax  impacts  were  calculated  using  an  effective  tax  rate.    All  such  periods  were  recalculated  herein  using  the  25%  estimated  statutory  tax  rate  for
consistency and comparability with the current period presentation.  This change did not have a significant impact on the income tax impact or the adjusted
net earnings or adjusted earnings per diluted common share amounts that had been reported for the three months or twelve months ended February 29, 2020.

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Results of Operations
Net Sales

(Dollars in thousands)

Net sales

2021

2020

2019

2021 vs. 2020

2020 vs. 2019

$  1,230,774  $  1,387,439  $  1,402,637 

 (11.3) %

 (1.1) %

Fiscal 2021 Compared to Fiscal 2020 
Net  sales  in  fiscal  2021  decreased  by  11.3  percent  compared  to  fiscal  2020,  reflecting  end  market  softness  and  COVID-19 
related  volume  declines  in  the  Architectural  Framing  Systems,  Architectural  Glass  and  LSO  segments,  partially  offset  by 
increased volume in the Architectural Services segment, driven by execution of projects in backlog.

Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019
Net sales in fiscal 2020 decreased by 1.1 percent compared to fiscal 2019, driven by expected project timing-related decreases 
within the Architectural Services segment and by lower volumes at certain businesses within the Architectural Framing Systems 
segment, partially offset by improved volume in the Architectural Glass segment. 

Performance
The relationship between various components of operations, as a percentage of net sales, is provided below.

(Percentage of net sales)
Net sales
Cost of sales
Gross margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets
Operating income
Interest expense, net
Other income (expense), net
Earnings before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net earnings
Effective income tax rate

2021
 100.0 %
 77.6 
 22.4 
 14.6 
 5.7 
 2.1 
 0.4 
 0.1 
 1.8 
 0.6 
 1.3 %
 31.7 %

2020
 100.0 %
 77.0 
 23.0 
 16.7 
 — 
 6.3 
 0.7 
 0.1 
 5.7 
 1.3 
 4.5 %
 22.4 %

2019
 100.0 %
 79.1 
 20.9 
 15.9 
 0.2 
 4.8 
 0.6 
 — 
 4.2 
 0.9 
 3.3 %
 22.1 %

Fiscal 2021 Compared to Fiscal 2020
Gross margin was 22.4 percent in fiscal 2021, a decrease of 60 basis points from fiscal 2020. This decrease was driven by the 
impact from lower volumes due to end market softness and COVID-19 related project delays, partially offset by strong project 
execution in the Architectural Services segment. 

Total  selling,  general  and  administrative  (SG&A)  expense  for  fiscal  2021,  including  impairment  expense  on  goodwill  and 
intangible assets noted in the table above, was 20.3 percent, an increase of 360 basis points from fiscal 2020. This was driven 
by  a  $70.1  million  impairment  expense  taken  within  the  Architectural  Framing  Systems  segment,  partially  offset  by  a  $19.3 
million gain on the sale-leaseback of a building within the Large-Scale Optical segment and $7.4 million of income related to a 
New Markets Tax Credit transaction within the Architectural Glass segment. In addition, we received a benefit of $7.4 million 
in  fiscal  2021,  as  a  result  of  a  Canadian  wage  subsidy  program  offered  to  support  Canadian  business  impacted  by  the 
COVID-19 pandemic, thereby offsetting cost actions that would have been taken had this subsidy not been secured. 

Net interest expense declined by 30 basis points compared to the prior year, due to the lower average debt balance in fiscal 2021 
and a favorable one-time legal settlement impacting interest.

The effective tax rate for fiscal 2021 was 31.7 percent, compared to 22.4 percent in fiscal 2020, primarily due to nondeductible 
goodwill  impairment  in  Canada  and  the  impact  of  the  unfavorable  permanent  items  in  relation  to  reduced  earnings  in  fiscal 
2021.

Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019 
Gross margin was 23.0 percent in fiscal 2020, an increase of 210 basis points from fiscal 2019. This increase was driven by 
project-related charges of $40.9 million incurred in fiscal 2019 on certain contracts acquired with the purchase of EFCO. The 

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increase  was  also  driven  by  operating  improvements  in  the  Architectural  Glass  segment,  partially  offset  by  manufacturing 
difficulties  in  certain  of  the  businesses  in  the  Architectural  Framing  Systems  segment  and  reduced  operating  leverage  in  the 
Architectural Services segment, based on timing of project activity.  

SG&A expense for fiscal 2020 was 16.7 percent, an increase of 60 basis points from fiscal 2019. This was primarily driven by 
costs for outside advisors and legal fees, including cooperation agreement advisory costs, in addition to higher compensation 
and related costs compared to the prior year. 

The effective tax rate for fiscal 2020 was 22.4 percent, compared to 22.1 percent in fiscal 2019, due to the impact of state taxes.

Segment Analysis
Architectural Framing Systems

(In thousands)
Net sales
Operating income
Operating margin

2021
$  570,850 
(44,761) 

2020
$  686,596 
36,110 

2019
$  720,829 
49,660 

2021 vs. 2020
 (16.9) %
N/M

2020 vs. 2019
 (4.7) %
 (27.3) %

 (7.8) %

 5.3 %

 6.9 %

Fiscal  2021  Compared  to  Fiscal  2020.  Net  sales  decreased  16.9  percent,  or  $115.7  million,  from  fiscal  2020,  primarily 
reflecting lower order volume for short lead-time products and market-related project delays. The segment had an operating loss 
of  $44.8  million  and  operating  margin  of  (7.8)  percent  in  fiscal  2021,  compared  to  operating  income  of  $36.1  million  and 
operating margin of 5.3 percent in fiscal 2020, reflecting the impact of the $70.1 million impairment expense and leverage on 
the lower revenue, partially offset by cost reduction actions and the benefit of $7.4 million in fiscal 2021 from a Canadian wage 
subsidy program offered to Canadian businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019. Net sales decreased 4.7 percent, or $34.2 million, from fiscal 2019, primarily due to 
lower volumes as a result of certain customer-driven schedule delays. Operating margin declined 160 basis points from fiscal 
2019,  reflecting  the  impact  of  lower  volumes  and  certain  operational  difficulties  negatively  impacting  customer  deliveries  in 
two of the segment's businesses, which have since been addressed.

Architectural Glass

(In thousands)
Net sales
Operating income
Operating margin

2021
$  330,256 
18,678 

2020
$  387,191 
20,760 

2019
$  367,203 
16,503 

2021 vs. 2020
 (14.7) %
 (10.0) %

2020 vs. 2019
 5.4 %
 25.8 %

 5.7 %

 5.4 %

 4.5 %

Fiscal 2021 Compared to Fiscal 2020. Fiscal 2021 net sales decreased 14.7 percent, or $56.9 million, over the prior year, due 
to market-related volume declines and project delays. Operating margin increased 30 basis points for the fiscal year ended 2021 
compared to the prior year period, as a result of $7.4 million of income related to a New Markets Tax Credit transaction, offset 
by the impacts of lower volume and increased costs related to the small projects growth initiative.

Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019. Fiscal 2020 net sales increased 5.4 percent, or $20.0 million, over fiscal 2019, due to 
improved  volume  and  mix,  with  growth  in  mid-size  projects  offsetting  lower  large  project  revenue  due  to  increased  foreign 
competition. Operating margin increased 90 basis points for fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal 2019, as a result of improved 
factory productivity and volume leverage and cost control. This improvement was partially offset by 160 basis points of start-up 
costs related to a new manufacturing facility for the segment's small projects growth initiative.

Architectural Services

(In thousands)
Net sales
Operating income 
Operating margin

2021
$  295,807 
31,182 

2020
$  269,140 
23,582 

2019
$  286,314 
30,509 

2021 vs. 2020
 9.9 %
 32.2 %

2020 vs. 2019
 (6.0) %
 (22.7) %

 10.5 %

 8.8 %

 10.7 %

Fiscal 2021 Compared to Fiscal 2020. Net sales increased 9.9 percent, or $26.7 million, compared to the prior year, driven by 
increased  volume  from  executing  projects  in  backlog.  Operating  margin  increased  170  basis  points  over  the  prior  year, 
primarily driven by improved volume leverage and strong project execution. 

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Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019. Net sales decreased 6.0 percent, or $17.2 million, compared to fiscal 2019, as a result of 
lower volumes due to timing of project activity. Operating margin decreased 190 basis points over fiscal 2019, due primarily to 
reduced leverage on the lower project volume and project mix.

Large-Scale Optical Technologies (LSO)

(In thousands)
Net sales
Operating income
Operating margin

2021
$  70,050 
31,203 

2020
$  87,911 
22,642 

2019
$  88,493 
23,003 

2021 vs. 2020
 (20.3) %
 37.8 %

2020 vs. 2019
 (0.7) %
 (1.6) %

 44.5 %

 25.8 %

 26.0 %

Fiscal 2021 Compared to Fiscal 2020. Fiscal 2021 net sales decreased 20.3 percent, or $17.9 million, compared to the prior 
year, as a result of the required COVID-related closure of most of the segment's customers and the segment's manufacturing 
locations  for  several  months  during  the  first  half  of  fiscal  2021.  The  segment  had  operating  margin  of  44.5  percent  in  fiscal 
2021 compared to operating margin of 25.8 percent in fiscal 2020, reflecting the impact of a $19.3 million gain on the sale-
leaseback  of  a  building  recognized  during  the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  2021,  partially  offset  by  the  impacts  of  the  temporary 
shutdown and the related lower volume. 

Fiscal 2020 Compared to Fiscal 2019. Net sales and operating margin were largely consistent compared to fiscal 2019, with 
good cost control and operational performance. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

(In thousands)
Operating Activities

2021

2020

2019

Net cash provided by operating activities

$  141,863  $  107,262  $  96,423 

Investing Activities

Capital expenditures

Proceeds on sale of property

Financing Activities

(Payments) borrowings on line of credit, net

(Repayment) borrowings on debt

Repurchase and retirement of common stock

Dividends paid

(26,165) 

(51,428) 

(60,717) 

25,108 

5,307 

12,333 

(47,739) 

(177,500) 

30,000 

(5,400) 

150,000 

— 

(32,878) 

(25,140) 

(43,326) 

(19,601) 

(18,714) 

(17,864) 

Operating Activities. Cash provided by operating activities was $141.9 million in fiscal 2021, an increase of $34.6 million from 
fiscal 2020, primarily reflecting strong working capital management. 

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $2.1 million in fiscal 2021, compared to $47.0 million in fiscal 
2020,  due  to  nearly  $20  million  of  increased  proceeds  from  property  sales  in  fiscal  2021,  related  to  the  sale  of  an  LSO 
manufacturing facility in Illinois in the third quarter of fiscal 2021, and reduced capital expenditures by $25 million in fiscal 
2021 compared to fiscal 2020. In fiscal 2020, we sold an Architectural Framing manufacturing facility in Toronto, and in fiscal 
2019, we sold an Architectural Glass manufacturing facility in Utah.  

Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was $107.9 million in fiscal 2021, compared to $74.5 million in fiscal 
2020. In fiscal 2021, we made net repayments on debt of $53.1 million, paid dividends totaling $19.6 million and repurchased 
1,177,704  shares  under  our  authorized  share  repurchase  program,  at  a  total  cost  of  $32.9  million.  We  repurchased  686,997 
shares under the program in fiscal 2020 and 1,257,983 shares under the program in fiscal 2019. We have repurchased a total of 
7,132,616 shares, at a total cost of $207.3 million, since the 2004 inception of this program. We have remaining authority to 
repurchase 1,117,384 shares under this program, which has no expiration date, and we will continue to evaluate making future 
share  repurchases,  depending  on  our  cash  flow  and  debt  levels,  market  conditions,  including  the  continuing  effects  of  the 
COVID-19 pandemic, and other potential uses of cash.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we amended our term loan to extend the maturity date to June 2024, as further described 
in Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As of February 27, 2021, no borrowings were outstanding under 

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the  revolving  credit  facility.  As  defined  within  the  credit  facility,  we  have  two  financial  covenants  which  require  us  to  stay 
below a maximum leverage ratio and to maintain a minimum interest expense-to-EBITDA ratio. At February 27, 2021, we were 
in compliance with both financial covenants.

Other  Financing  Activities.  The  following  summarizes  our  significant  contractual  obligations  that  impact  our  liquidity  as  of 
February 27, 2021:

(In thousands)
Debt obligations

Operating leases (undiscounted)

Purchase obligations

Total cash obligations

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Thereafter

Total

$ 

2,000  $ 

1,000  $ 

—  $  150,000  $ 

—  $  12,000  $  165,000 

13,731 

210,268 

12,249 

39,933 

10,558 

1,041 

9,290 

872 

7,464 

872 

12,581 

65,873 

486 

253,472 

$  225,999  $  53,182  $  11,599  $  160,162  $ 

8,336  $  25,067  $  484,345 

Payments Due by Fiscal Period

Debt obligations in the table above include $15.0 million of industrial revenue bond obligations that mature in fiscal years 2022 
through 2043.

We acquire the use of certain assets through operating leases, such as warehouses, manufacturing equipment, office equipment, 
hardware, software and vehicles. While many of these operating leases have termination penalties, we consider the risk related 
to termination penalties to be minimal.

Purchase obligations in the table above relate to raw material commitments and capital expenditures. 

We expect to make contributions of approximately $0.7 million to our defined-benefit pension plans in fiscal 2022, which will 
equal or exceed our minimum funding requirements.

As  of  February  27,  2021,  we  had  reserves  of  $3.8  million  and  $0.5  million  for  long-term  unrecognized  tax  benefits  and 
environmental  liabilities,  respectively.  We  are  unable  to  reasonably  estimate  in  which  future  periods  the  remaining 
unrecognized tax benefits will ultimately be settled.

At  February  27,  2021,  we  had  ongoing  letters  of  credit  of  $18.7  million  related  to  industrial  revenue  bonds,  construction 
contracts and insurance collateral that expire in fiscal 2022 and reduce borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility.

In  addition  to  the  above  standby  letters  of  credit,  we  are  required,  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  to  provide  surety  or 
performance bonds that commit payments to our customers for any non-performance. At February 27, 2021, $532.4 million of 
our  backlog  was  bonded  by  performance  bonds  with  a  face  value  of  $1.1  billion.  These  bonds  do  not  have  stated  expiration 
dates, as we are released from the bonds upon completion of the contract. We have not been required to make any payments 
under these bonds with respect to our existing businesses.

During calendar 2020, we took advantage of the option to defer remittance of the employer portion of Social Security tax as 
provided in the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). This deferral allowed us to retain cash 
during calendar year 2020 that would have otherwise been remitted to the federal government. At the end of fiscal 2021, we had 
deferred  tax  payments  of  $13.6  million,  which  are  included  within  accrued  payroll  and  other  benefits  and  other  non-current 
liabilities  on  our  consolidated  balance  sheets.  The  deferred  tax  payments  will  be  repaid  equally  in  calendar  years  2021  and 
2022. The CARES Act, along with other foreign government initiatives, also provides for job retention programs, which have 
provided payroll tax credits or subsidies of $8.0 million during calendar year 2020.

We  had  total  cash  and  short-term  marketable  securities  of  $47.3  million,  and  $216.3  million  available  under  our  committed 
revolving credit facility, at February 27, 2021. Due to our ability to generate cash from operations and our available sources of 
borrowing  capacity,  we  believe  that  our  sources  of  liquidity  will  continue  to  be  adequate  to  fund  our  working  capital 
requirements  and  necessary  capital  expenditures  for  at  least  the  next  12  months.  We  also  believe  we  will  continue  to  be  in 
compliance with our existing debt covenants over the next fiscal year.

We continually review our portfolio of businesses and their assets and how they support our business strategy and performance 
objectives.  As  part  of  this  review,  we  may  acquire  other  businesses,  pursue  geographic  expansion,  take  actions  to  manage 
capacity and further invest in, divest and/or sell parts of our current businesses.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements. We had no off-balance sheet arrangements at February 27, 2021 or February 29, 2020.

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Outlook
For fiscal year 2022, we expect full-year earnings to be in the range of $2.10 to $2.35 per diluted share. This includes $7 to $10 
million of expected pre-tax costs related to investments in transformation initiatives.  The company currently expects a full-year 
tax rate of approximately 24.5 percent and capital expenditures of approximately $45 million.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements within Item 8 of this Form 10-K for information pertaining to 
recently issued accounting pronouncements, incorporated herein by reference.

Critical Accounting Policies
Our analysis of operations and financial condition is based on our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with 
U.S. GAAP. Preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions affecting the 
reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, reported amounts of revenues and 
expenses during the reporting period and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. In developing these estimates 
and assumptions, a collaborative effort is undertaken involving management across the organization, including finance, sales, 
project  management,  quality,  risk,  legal  and  tax,  as  well  as  outside  advisors,  such  as  consultants,  engineers,  lawyers  and 
actuaries. Our estimates are evaluated on an ongoing basis and are drawn from historical experience and other assumptions that 
we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ under other assumptions or circumstances. 

We consider the following items in our consolidated financial statements to require significant estimation or judgment.

Revenue recognition
We generate revenue from the design, engineering and fabrication of architectural glass, curtainwall, window, storefront and 
entrance  systems,  and  from  installing  those  products  on  commercial  buildings.  We  also  manufacture  value-added  glass  and 
acrylic products. Due to the diverse nature of our operations and various types of contracts with customers, we have businesses 
that recognize revenue over time and businesses that recognize revenue at a point in time. We believe the most significant areas 
of estimation and judgment relate to over-time revenue recognition on longer-term contracts.

We have three businesses which operate under long-term, fixed-price contracts, representing approximately 36 percent of our 
total revenue in fiscal February 27, 2021. The contracts for these businesses have a single, bundled performance obligation, as 
these businesses generally provide interrelated products and services and integrate these products and services into a combined 
output specified by the customer. The customer obtains control of this combined output, generally integrated window systems 
or installed window and curtainwall systems, over time. We measure progress on these contracts following an input method, by 
comparing  total  costs  incurred  to-date  to  the  total  estimated  costs  for  the  contract,  and  record  that  proportion  of  the  total 
contract  price  as  revenue  in  the  period.  Contract  costs  include  materials,  labor  and  other  direct  costs  related  to  contract 
performance.  We  believe  this  method  of  recognizing  revenue  is  consistent  with  our  progress  in  satisfying  our  contract 
obligations.

Due  to  the  nature  of  the  work  required  under  these  long-term  contracts,  the  estimation  of  costs  incurred  and  remaining  to 
complete on a project is subject to many variables and requires significant judgment. It is common for these contracts to contain 
potential bonuses or penalties which are generally awarded or charged upon certain project milestones or cost or timing targets, 
and can be based on customer discretion. We estimate variable consideration at the most likely amount to which we expect to 
be entitled. We include estimated amounts in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of 
cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Our 
estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction price are based 
largely on our assessments of anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably 
available to us.

Long-term  contracts  are  often  modified  to  account  for  changes  in  contract  specifications  and  requirements  of  work  to  be 
performed. We consider contract modifications to exist when the modification, generally through a change order, either creates 
new or changes existing enforceable rights and obligations, and we evaluate these types of modifications to determine whether 
they may be considered distinct performance obligations. In many cases, these contract modifications are for goods or services 
that are not distinct from the existing contract, due to the significant integration service provided in the context of the contract. 
Therefore, these modifications are generally accounted for as part of the existing contract. The effect of a contract modification 
on  the  transaction  price  and  our  measure  of  progress  is  recognized  as  an  adjustment  to  revenue,  generally  on  a  cumulative 
catch-up basis.

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Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment
Goodwill
We have historically evaluated goodwill for impairment annually at our year-end, or more frequently if events or changes in 
circumstances indicate the carrying value of the goodwill may not be recoverable. During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we 
identified qualitative indicators of impairment, including a significant decline in our stock price and market capitalization, along 
with  concerns  resulting  from  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  at  four  of  our  reporting  units.  We  performed  a  quantitative  goodwill 
impairment evaluation at that time and the estimated fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. Therefore, 
goodwill impairment was not indicated in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. In the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we changed the date 
of our annual goodwill impairment test from our fiscal year-end to the first day in our fiscal fourth quarter. This change results 
in better alignment of the annual impairment test with our strategic and annual planning processes. This change was determined 
not to be material to and had no impact on our current or historical consolidated financial statements.

Evaluating  goodwill  for  impairment  involves  the  determination  of  the  fair  value  of  each  reporting  unit  in  which  goodwill  is 
recorded using a qualitative or quantitative analysis. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a component of an operating 
segment for which discrete financial information is available and reviewed by segment management on a regular basis. During 
the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  2021,  we  combined  two  reporting  units  into  one  reporting  unit,  following  certain  structural  and 
leadership changes at the Company, specifically within the Architectural Framing Systems segment. Within this segment, as a 
result of integration efforts that are ongoing, leadership over the Tubelite and Alumicor reporting units has been combined and 
functional leaders in areas such as operations, sales, marketing and administration are responsible for allocating resources and 
reviewing  results  of  the  combined  business.  The  goodwill  of  the  individual  reporting  units  was  therefore  aggregated  to  the 
combined reporting unit. We evaluated goodwill on a qualitative basis prior to and subsequent to this change and concluded that 
no adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill was necessary as a result of this change. 

For our fiscal 2021 annual impairment test, we elected to bypass the qualitative assessment process and to proceed directly to 
comparing the fair value of each of our reporting units to carrying value, including goodwill. If fair value exceeds the carrying 
value, goodwill impairment is not indicated. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit is higher than its estimated fair value, the 
excess is recognized as an impairment expense. 

We estimate the fair value of a reporting unit using both the income approach and the market approach.  The income approach 
uses  a  discounted  cash  flow  methodology  that  involves  significant  judgment  and  projections  of  future  performance. 
Assumptions  about  future  revenues  and  future  operating  expenses,  capital  expenditures  and  changes  in  working  capital  are 
based  on  the  annual  operating  plan  and  other  business  plans  for  each  reporting  unit.  These  plans  take  into  consideration 
numerous factors, including historical experience, current and future operational plans, anticipated future economic conditions 
and growth expectations for the industries and end markets in which we participate. These projections are discounted using a 
weighted-average cost of capital, which considers the risk inherent in our projections of future cash flows.  We determine the 
weighted-average cost of capital for this analysis by weighting the required returns on interest bearing debt and common equity 
capital in proportion to their estimated percentages in an expected capital structure, using published data where possible. We 
used  discount  rates  that  are  commensurate  with  the  risks  and  uncertainties  inherent  in  the  respective  businesses  and  in  the 
internally developed forecasts. The market approach uses a multiple of earnings and revenue based on guidelines for publicly 
traded companies.

Based on these analyses, estimated fair value exceeded carrying value at six of our eight reporting units. However, driven by a 
decline in market conditions, partially due to COVID-19 and the ongoing uncertainty related to how some of our end markets 
will perform in a post-COVID environment, at two reporting units within the Architectural Framing Systems segment, EFCO 
and  Sotawall,  carrying  value  was  in  excess  of  the  concluded  fair  value.  For  these  reporting  units,  we  utilized  a  weighted-
average cost of capital of 12.1 percent in determining the discounted cash flows and a long-term growth rate of 3.0 percent. As 
a result, as of February 27, 2021, we incurred goodwill impairment expense of $46.7 million and $17.1 million in our EFCO 
and Sotawall reporting units, respectively.  

The  discounted  cash  flow  projections  used  in  these  analyses  are  dependent  upon  achieving  forecasted  levels  of  revenue  and 
profitability. If revenue or profitability were to fall below forecasted levels, or if market conditions were to decline in a material 
or  sustained  manner,  further  impairment  could  be  indicated  at  these  or  our  other  reporting  units  and  we  could  incur  an 
additional non-cash impairment expense that would negatively impact our net earnings.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets
We have intangible assets for certain acquired trade names and trademarks which are determined to have indefinite useful lives. 
We  evaluate  the  reasonableness  of  the  useful  lives  and  test  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  for  impairment  annually  at  the 
same  measurement  date  as  goodwill,  the  first  day  of  our  fiscal  fourth  quarter,  or  more  frequently  if  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances  indicate  that  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  asset  is  impaired.  We  bypassed  a  qualitative  assessment  and 
performed  a  quantitative  impairment  test  to  compare  the  fair  value  of  each  indefinite-lived  intangible  asset  with  its  carrying 

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value. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment expense is recognized in 
an amount equal to that excess. If an impairment expense is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount becomes the asset's new 
accounting basis. 

Fair value is measured using the relief-from-royalty method. This method assumes the trade name or trademark has value to the 
extent that the owner is relieved of the obligation to pay royalties for the benefits received from the asset. This method requires 
estimation of future revenue from the related asset, the appropriate royalty rate, and the weighted average cost of capital. The 
assessment of fair value involves significant judgment and projections about future performance. In the fair value analysis, we 
assumed  a  discount  rate  of  12.6  percent,  royalty  rates  ranging  from  1.5  or  2.0  percent,  and  a  long-term  growth  rate  of  3.0 
percent. Based on our analysis, the fair value of each of our trade names and trademarks exceeded carrying amount, except for 
the  EFCO  tradename.  The  fair  value  determined  for  the  EFCO  tradename  exceeded  carrying  value  by  $6.3  million  and  this 
amount  was  recognized  as  impairment  expense  in  the  fourth  quarter  ended  February  27,  2021.  In  addition,  the  fair  value 
determined  for  the  Sotawall  tradename  did  not  exceed  carrying  value  by  a  significant  margin.  If  our  discount  rate  were  to 
increase  by  100  basis  points,  the  fair  value  of  this  tradename  would  fall  below  carrying  value,  which  would  indicate 
impairment.

We continue to conclude that the useful lives of our indefinite-lived intangible assets is appropriate. If future revenue were to 
fall below forecasted levels or if market conditions were to decline in a material or sustained manner, further impairment could 
be indicated on this or another indefinite-lived intangible asset.

Reserves for disputes and claims regarding product liability, warranties and other project-related contingencies
We  are  subject  to  claims  associated  with  our  products  and  services,  principally  as  a  result  of  disputes  with  our  customers 
involving the performance or aesthetics of our products, some of which may be covered under our warranty policies. We have 
in  the  past  and  are  currently  subject  to  product  liability  and  warranty  claims,  including  certain  legal  claims  related  to  a 
commercial  sealant  product  formerly  incorporated  into  our  products.  We  also  are  subject  to  project  management  and 
installation-related  contingencies  as  a  result  of  our  fixed-price  material  supply  and  installation  service  contracts,  primarily  in 
our Architectural Services segment and certain of our Architectural Framing Systems businesses, including those taken on with 
our acquisition of EFCO. The time period from when a claim is asserted to when it is resolved, either by negotiation, settlement 
or litigation, can be several years. While we maintain various types of product liability insurance, the insurance policies include 
significant  self-retention  of  risk  in  the  form  of  policy  deductibles.  In  addition,  certain  claims  could  be  determined  to  be 
uninsured.  We  also  actively  manage  the  risk  of  these  exposures  through  contract  negotiations  and  proactive  project 
management.

We reserve estimated exposures on known claims, as well as on a portion of anticipated claims for product warranty and rework 
costs, based on similar historical product liability claims, as a ratio of sales. We also reserve for estimated exposures on other 
claims as they are known and reasonably estimable. 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to ongoing market risk related to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. 

A rise in interest rates could negatively affect the fair value of our fixed income investments, while serving to provide greater 
long-term return potential on these investments. To manage our direct risk from changes in market interest rates, we actively 
monitor the interest-sensitive components of our balance sheet, primarily available-for-sale securities, fixed income securities 
and  debt  obligations,  and  maintain  a  diversified  portfolio  in  order  to  minimize  the  impact  of  changes  in  interest  rates  on  net 
earnings and cash flow.  We do not hold any financial instruments for trading purposes. We also hedge a portion of the floating 
interest rate on our long-term line of credit through a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap.

The primary measure of interest rate risk is the simulation of net income under different interest rate environments. If interest 
rates  were  to  increase  or  decrease  over  the  next  12  months  by  200  basis  points,  net  earnings  would  be  impacted  by 
approximately  $0.5  million.  Our  debt  exceeded  investments  at  February  27,  2021,  so  as  interest  rates  increase,  net  earnings 
decrease; as interest rates decrease, net earnings increase. 

In addition to the market risk related to interest rate changes on our financial instruments, the commercial construction markets 
in  which  our  businesses  operate  are  highly  affected  by  changes  in  interest  rates.  Increases  in  interest  rates  could  adversely 
impact activity in the commercial construction industry and our operating results. 

We  are  subject  to  market  risk  due  to  changes  in  the  value  of  foreign  currencies  in  relation  to  our  reporting  currency,  the 
U.S. dollar.  

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We have operations in Canada and Brazil, which primarily transact business in local currencies. We manage these operating 
activities  locally.  Revenues,  costs,  assets  and  liabilities  of  these  operations  are  generally  denominated  in  local  currencies, 
thereby  mitigating  some  of  the  risk  associated  with  changes  in  foreign  exchange  rates.  However,  our  consolidated  financial 
results are reported in U.S. dollars. Thus, changes in exchange rates between the Canadian dollar and Brazilian real, versus the 
U.S.  dollar,  will  impact  our  reported  financial  results.  From  time  to  time,  we  enter  into  forward  purchase  foreign  currency 
contracts,  generally  with  an  original  maturity  date  of  less  than  one  year,  to  hedge  foreign  currency  risk  (refer  to  additional 
discussion within Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Sales from our domestic operations are generally 
denominated in U.S. dollars.   

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 

Management  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries  (the  Company)  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining 
adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934.  The  Company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures 
that (1) pertain to maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions 
of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation 
of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of 
the  Company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  Company;  and  (3) 
provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized  acquisition,  use  or  disposition  of  the 
Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also, 
projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the 
risk  that  the  controls  may  become  inadequate  because  of  changes  in  conditions,  or  that  the  degree  of  compliance  with  the 
policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The  Company's  management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
February  27,  2021,  using  criteria  set  forth  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission 
(COSO)  in  Internal  Control  -  Integrated  Framework  (2013).  The  Company's  management  believes  that,  as  of  February  27, 
2021, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria.

Following this report are reports from the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, 
on the Company's consolidated financial statements and on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial 
reporting as of February 27, 2021. 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") 
as of February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, and the related consolidated results of operations, statements of comprehensive 
earnings, cash flows, and shareholders' equity, for each of the three years in the period ended February 27, 2021, and the related 
notes and the schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the 
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of February 27, 2021 and 
February 29, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended February 
27, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also 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  February  27,  2021,  based  on  criteria  established  in 
Internal  Control  —  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway 
Commission  and  our  report  dated  April  22,  2021,  expressed  an  unqualified  opinion  on  the  Company's  internal  control  over 
financial reporting.

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.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that 
were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that 
are  material  to  the  financial  statements  and  (2)  involved  our  especially  challenging,  subjective,  or  complex  judgments.  The 
communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and 
we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on 
the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Net Sales — Revenue Recognition for Long-Term Contracts in the Architectural Services Segment — Refer to Notes 1, 
2, and 15 to the consolidated financial statements 

The  Architectural  Services  segment,  which  provides  building  glass  and  curtainwall  installation  services  and  operates  under 
long-term, fixed-price contracts, accounted for approximately $296 million, or 24 percent of total net sales for the year ended 
February  27,  2021.    The  contracts  for  this  business  typically  have  a  single,  bundled  performance  obligation,  as  the  business 
generally  provides  interrelated  services  and  integrates  these  services  into  a  combined  output  specified  by  the  customer.  The 
customer  obtains  control  of  this  combined  output,  generally  installed  window  and  curtainwall  systems,  over  time.  The 
Company measures progress on these contracts following an input method, by comparing total costs incurred to-date to the total 
estimated costs for the contract and recording that proportion of the total contract price as revenue.   

Given  the  judgments  necessary  to  estimate  total  costs  and  profit  for  the  contract  performance  obligations  used  to  recognize 
revenue for long-term, fixed-price contracts in the Architectural Services segment, auditing such estimates required extensive 

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audit  effort  due  to  the  complexity  of  long-term  contracts  and  a  high  degree  of  auditor  judgment  when  performing  audit 
procedures and evaluating the results of those procedures.   

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management’s estimates of total costs and profit for the contract performance obligations used 
to recognize revenue for certain long-term contracts in the Architectural Services segment included, but were not limited to the 
following:

• We tested the effectiveness of controls over long-term contract revenue in the Architectural Services segment, including

those over the estimates of total costs and profit for performance obligations.

• We  developed  an  expectation  of  the  amount  of  total  long-term  contract  revenue  in  the  Architectural  Services  segment
based  on  prior  year  margins  applied  to  cost  of  sales  in  the  current  year  and  compared  our  expectation  to  the  amount  of
long-term contract revenue ultimately recorded by management.

• We evaluated management’s ability to estimate total costs and profit by comparing actual costs and profit to management’s

historical estimates for performance obligations that have been fulfilled.

• We selected a sample of long-term contracts from the Architectural Services segment contract portfolio and performed the

following procedures:
•

Evaluated whether the long-term contracts were properly included in management’s calculation of long-term contract
revenue  based  on  the  terms  and  conditions  of  each  contract,  including  whether  continuous  transfer  of  control  to  the
customer occurred as progress was made toward fulfillment of the performance obligations.
Compared the transaction prices to the consideration expected to be received based on current rights and obligations
under the long-term contracts and any modifications that were agreed upon with the customers.
Tested management’s identification of distinct performance obligations by evaluating whether the underlying services
are highly interdependent and interrelated.
Tested the accuracy and completeness of the costs incurred to date for the performance obligations.

•
• We tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculation of long-term contract revenue for the performance

•

•

•

obligation.
Evaluated the estimates of total cost and profit for the performance obligations by:
•
•

Comparing costs incurred to date to the costs management estimated to be incurred to date.
Evaluating  management’s  ability  to  achieve  the  estimates  of  total  cost  and  profit  by  performing  corroborating
inquiries  with  the  Company’s  project  managers  and  engineers,  and  comparing  the  estimates  to  management’s
work plans, engineering specifications, and supplier contracts.
Comparing  management’s  estimates  for  the  selected  contracts  to  costs  and  profit  of  similar  performance
obligations, when applicable.

•

Goodwill — EFCO and Sotawall Reporting Units — Refer to Notes 1 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements

The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit to its 
carrying  value.  The  Company  estimates  the  fair  value  of  its  reporting  units  using  both  the  income  approach  and  the  market 
approach. The income approach uses a discounted cash flow methodology that involves significant judgement and projections 
of future performance, including future revenues, future operating expenses, and discount rates.  Changes in these assumptions 
could  have  a  significant  impact  on  either  the  fair  value,  the  amount  of  any  goodwill  impairment  charge,  or  both.  As  of  the 
measurement date in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, driven by a decline in market conditions partially due to COVID-19 and 
the ongoing uncertainty within the Company’s end markets in a post-COVID environment, the EFCO and Sotawall reporting 
units were each determined to have a carrying value in excess of their fair value, resulting in goodwill impairment charges of 
$46.7  million  and  $17.1  million,  respectively.  As  of  February  27,  2021,  the  Company's  total  goodwill  balance  was  $130.1 
million.  

Given  the  significant  judgments  made  by  management  to  estimate  the  fair  value  of  the  EFCO  and  Sotawall  reporting  units, 
performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management's estimates and assumptions related to selection of 
future  revenues,  future  operating  expenses,  and  discount  rates  required  a  high  degree  of  auditor  judgment  and  an  increased 
extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to future revenues, future operating expenses, and discount rates used by management to estimate 
the fair value of the EFCO and Sotawall reporting units included the following, among others: 

• We  tested  the  effectiveness  of  controls  over  management’s  goodwill  impairment  evaluation,  including  those  over  the
determination of the fair value of the reporting units, such as controls related to management's selection of future revenues,
future operating expenses, and discount rates.

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• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the  (1) valuation methodology and (2) 
discount  rate,  including  testing  the  source  information  underlying  the  determination  of  the  discount  rate,  testing  the 
mathematical  accuracy  of  the  calculation,  and  developing  a  range  of  independent  estimates  and  comparing  those  to  the 
discount rate selected by management. 

• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s forecasts by comparing the forecasts to (1) historical results, (2) internal 
communications  to  management  and  the  Board  of  Directors,  (3)  industry  information,  and  (4)  forecasted  information 
included in Company press releases as well as in analyst and industry reports of the Company. 

• We  evaluated  management’s  ability  to  accurately  forecast  future  revenue  and  future  operating  expenses  by  comparing 

actual results to management’s historical forecasts.

• We  evaluated  the  allocation  of  the  Company’s  estimated  fair  value  to  its  reporting  units  and  the  comparison  of  the 

Company’s estimated fair value to its market capitalization.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Minneapolis, MN  
April 22, 2021

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2003.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as 
of  February  27,  2021,  based  on  criteria  established  in  Internal  Control  —  Integrated  Framework  (2013)  issued  by  the 
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all 
material  respects,  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  February  27,  2021,  based  on  criteria  established  in 
Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended February 27, 2021, of the Company and our report 
dated April 22, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion 

The  Company’s  management  is  responsible  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and  for  its 
assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  included  in  the  accompanying  Management's 
Annual  Report  on  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are 
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable 
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all 
material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk 
that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the 
assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit 
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures 
that  (1)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and 
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit 
preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  that  receipts  and 
expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the 
company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized  acquisition,  use,  or 
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also, 
projections  of  any  evaluation  of  effectiveness  to  future  periods  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Minneapolis, MN
April 22, 2021

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)
Assets
Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
Inventories
Costs and earnings on contracts in excess of billings
Other current assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Other non-current assets

Total assets

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities

Accounts payable
Accrued payroll and related benefits
Billings in excess of costs and earnings on uncompleted contracts
Operating lease liabilities
Current portion long-term debt
Other current liabilities

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt
Non-current operating lease liabilities
Non-current self-insurance reserves
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 10)
Shareholders’ equity

Common stock of $0.33-1/3 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; issued and 
outstanding 25,713,688 and 26,443,166 shares, respectively
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Common stock held in trust
Deferred compensation obligations
Accumulated other comprehensive loss

Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

47,277  $ 
175,917 
72,823 
29,497 
25,160 
350,674 
298,443 
58,864 
130,098 
130,053 
46,967 
1,015,099  $ 

76,204  $ 
50,125 
22,789 
13,251 
2,000 
53,183 
217,552 
163,000 
48,439 
24,880 
68,483 

14,952 
196,806 
71,089 
73,582 
25,481 
381,910 
324,386 
52,892 
185,516 
140,191 
44,096 
1,128,991 

69,056 
40,119 
32,696 
11,272 
5,400 
118,314 
276,857 
212,500 
43,163 
22,831 
56,862 

8,571 
154,958 
357,243 

(186)   
186 
(28,027)   
492,745 
1,015,099  $ 

8,814 
154,016 
388,010 
(685) 
685 
(34,062) 
516,778 
1,128,991 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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February 27, 
2021

Year-Ended
February 29, 
2020

March 2, 2019

$ 

1,230,774  $ 

1,387,439  $ 

1,402,637 

1,068,480 

1,109,072 

955,084 

275,690 

180,094 

70,069 

25,527 

4,408 

1,492 

22,611 

7,175 

318,959 

231,111 

— 

87,848 

8,814 

716 

79,750 

17,836 

$ 

$ 

$ 

15,436  $ 

61,914  $ 

0.59  $ 

0.59  $ 

25,955 

26,304 

2.34  $ 

2.32  $ 

26,474 

26,729 

293,565 

223,140 

3,141 

67,284 

8,094 

(528) 

58,662 

12,968 

45,694 

1.64 

1.63 

27,802 

28,082 

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets

Operating income

Interest expense, net

Other income (expense), net

Earnings before income taxes

Income tax expense

Net earnings

Earnings per share - basic

Earnings per share - diluted

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

(In thousands)
Net earnings

Other comprehensive earnings (loss):

Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of $22, $67 and $17 of 

tax expense, respectively

Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency hedge, net of $450, $(129) 
and $(172) of tax expense (benefit), respectively
Unrealized gain (loss) on pension obligation, net of $32, $(124) and 
$72 of tax expense (benefit), respectively
Foreign currency translation adjustments

Other comprehensive earnings (loss)

Total comprehensive earnings

February 27, 
2021

Year-Ended
February 29, 
2020

March 2, 2019

$ 

15,436  $ 

61,914  $ 

45,694 

80 

1,475 

105 

4,375 

6,035 

257 

64 

(423)   

(565) 

(405)   

(1,364)   

(1,935)   

229 

(7,065) 

(7,337) 

$ 

21,471  $ 

59,979  $ 

38,357 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)
Operating Activities
Net earnings
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization
Share-based compensation
Deferred income taxes
Gain on disposal of assets
Impairment expense on goodwill and intangible assets
Proceeds from new markets tax credit transaction, net of deferred costs
Noncash lease expense
Other, net

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Receivables
Inventories
Costs and earnings on contracts in excess of billings
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Billings in excess of costs and earnings on uncompleted contracts
Refundable and accrued income taxes
Operating lease liability
Other, net

Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing Activities
Capital expenditures
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
Purchases of marketable securities
Sales/maturities of marketable securities
Other, net

Net cash used by investing activities

Financing Activities
Borrowings on line of credit
(Repayment) borrowings on debt
Payments on line of credit
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Dividends paid
Other, net

Net cash used by financing activities

Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Effect of exchange rates on cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
Noncash Activity
Capital expenditures in accounts payable

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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February 27, 
2021

Year-Ended
February 29, 
2020

March 2, 
2019

$ 

15,436  $ 

61,914  $ 

45,694 

51,440 
8,573 
(6,460)   
(18,644)   
70,069 
— 
12,235 
(2,088)   

21,630 
(1,440)   
44,183 
(32,591)   
(10,351)   
2,652 
(11,513)   
(1,268)   

46,795 
6,607 
10,463 
(2,197)   
— 
— 
12,420 
(1,516)   

(4,217)   
7,142 
(18,468)   
(375)   

11,314 
(8,726)   
(10,829)   
(3,065)   

141,863 

107,262 

(26,165)   
25,108 
(3,606)   
2,657 
(141)   
(2,147)   

(51,428)   
5,307 
(7,012)   
7,768 
(1,673)   
(47,038)   

49,798 
6,286 
(5,506) 
(2,475) 
3,141 
8,850 
— 
(2,179) 

18,164 
5,114 
(48,712) 
7,600 
9,026 
3,680 
— 
(2,058) 
96,423 

(60,717) 
12,333 
(9,213) 
6,110 
(2,209) 
(53,696) 

198,601 

(5,400)   
(246,340)   
(32,878)   
(19,601)   
(2,258)   
(107,876)   
31,840 
485 
14,952 
47,277  $ 

229,000 
150,000 
(406,500)   
(25,140)   
(18,714)   
(3,160)   
(74,514)   
(14,290)   

1 
29,241 
14,952  $ 

363,000 
— 
(333,000) 
(43,326) 
(17,864) 
(1,136) 
(32,326) 
10,401 
(519) 
19,359 
29,241 

1,101  $ 

2,169  $ 

1,703 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Related Data

Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the balances of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries  (Apogee, we, us, 
our  or  the  Company)  after  elimination  of  intercompany  balances  and  transactions.  We  consolidate  variable  interest  entities 
related to our New Market Tax Credit transactions as it has been determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of 
those entities' operations (refer to Note 10 for more information). 

Fiscal year
Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to the last day of February, or as determined by the Board of Directors. Fiscal 2021, 
2020 and 2019 each consisted of 52 weeks. 

Accounting estimates
The  preparation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles 
requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. 

Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications of amounts previously reported have been made to the accompanying consolidated results of operations 
to  maintain  consistency  and  comparability  between  periods  presented.  These  reclassifications  had  no  impact  on  previously 
reported operating income or net earnings within the consolidated results of operations.

Cash equivalents
Highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are included in cash equivalents and are stated at 
cost, which approximates fair value.

Marketable securities
To the extent the amortized cost basis of the available-for-sale securities exceeds the fair value, the Company assesses the debt 
securities  for  credit  loss.  When  assessing  the  risk  of  credit  loss,  the  Company  considers  factors  such  as  the  severity  and  the 
reason of the decline in value, such as any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency or other adverse conditions 
specifically related to the security, and management's intended holding period and time horizon for selling. During fiscal 2021, 
2020,  and  2019,  the  Company  did  not  recognize  any  credit  losses  related  to  its  available-for-sale  securities.  Further,  as  of 
February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, the Company did not record an allowance for credit losses related to its available-
for-sale securities. Marketable securities are included in other current and non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets 
and gross realized gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net in our consolidated results of operations.

Inventories
Inventories, which consist primarily of purchased glass and aluminum, are valued at lower of cost or market using the first-in, 
first-out (FIFO) method. 

Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment (PP&E) is recorded at cost. Significant improvements and renewals that extend the useful life of 
the  asset  are  capitalized.  Repairs  and  maintenance  are  charged  to  expense  as  incurred.  When  an  asset  is  retired  or  otherwise 
disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any related gains or losses are 
included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Long-lived assets to be held and used, such as PP&E, are reviewed for 
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. 

Depreciation  is  computed  on  a  straight-line  basis,  based  on  estimated  useful  lives  of  10  to  25  years  for  buildings  and 
improvements; 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment; and 3 to 7 years for office equipment and furniture. 

Impairment of long-lived assets
Long-lived  assets  or  asset  groups,  including  definite-lived  intangible  assets  ("intangible  assets")  subject  to  amortization  and 
property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances such as asset utilization, 
physical change, legal factors or other matters indicate that the carrying value of those assets may not be recoverable. When this 
review indicates the carrying value of an asset or asset group exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result 
from the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group, an asset impairment expense is recognized in earnings in the 

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period  such  a  determination  is  made.  The  amount  of  the  impairment  expense  recorded  is  the  amount  by  which  the  carrying 
value of the impaired asset or asset group exceeds its fair value based on discounted cash flows.

Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost over the net tangible and identified intangible assets of acquired businesses. We have 
historically  evaluated  goodwill  for  impairment  annually  at  our  year-end,  or  more  frequently  if  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances  indicate  the  carrying  value  of  the  goodwill  may  not  be  recoverable.  In  the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  2021,  we 
changed the date of our annual goodwill impairment testing from our fiscal year-end to the first day in our fiscal fourth quarter. 
This  change  results  in  better  alignment  of  the  annual  impairment  test  with  our  strategic  and  annual  planning  processes.  This 
change was determined to not be material to and had no impact on our current or historical consolidated financial statements.

Evaluating  goodwill  for  impairment  involves  the  determination  of  the  fair  value  of  each  reporting  unit  in  which  goodwill  is 
recorded using a qualitative or quantitative analysis. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a component of an operating 
segment for which discrete financial information is available and reviewed by segment management on a regular basis. During 
the  third  quarter  of  fiscal  2021,  we  combined  two  reporting  units  into  one  reporting  unit,  following  certain  structural  and 
leadership changes at the Company, specifically within the Architectural Framing Systems segment. Within this segment, as a 
result of integration efforts that are ongoing, leadership over the Tubelite and Alumicor reporting units has been combined and 
functional leaders in areas such as operations, sales, marketing and administration are responsible for allocating resources and 
reviewing  results  of  the  combined  business.  The  goodwill  of  the  individual  reporting  units  was  therefore  aggregated  to  the 
combined reporting unit. We evaluated goodwill on a qualitative basis prior to and subsequent to this change and concluded that 
no adjustment to the carrying value of goodwill was necessary as a result of this change. In addition, no qualitative indicators of 
impairment were identified during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, and therefore, no interim quantitative goodwill impairment 
evaluation was performed. Following this change, we have eight reporting units, six of which have goodwill. If the fair value of 
a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value, goodwill impairment is not indicated. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit is 
determined to be higher than its estimated fair value, the excess is recognized as an impairment expense. 

We estimate the fair value of a reporting unit using both the income approach and the market approach.  The income approach 
uses  a  discounted  cash  flow  methodology  that  involves  significant  judgment  and  projections  of  future  performance. 
Assumptions  about  future  revenues  and  future  operating  expenses,  capital  expenditures  and  changes  in  working  capital  are 
based  on  the  annual  operating  plan  and  other  business  plans  for  each  reporting  unit.  These  plans  take  into  consideration 
numerous factors, including historical experience, current and future operational plans, anticipated future economic conditions 
and growth expectations for the industries and end markets in which we participate. These projections are discounted using a 
weighted-average cost of capital, which considers the risk inherent in our projections of future cash flows. We determine the 
weighted-average cost of capital for this analysis by weighting the required returns on interest bearing debt and common equity 
capital in proportion to their estimated percentages in an expected capital structure, using published data where possible. We 
used  discount  rates  that  are  commensurate  with  the  risks  and  uncertainties  inherent  in  the  respective  businesses  and  in  the 
internally developed forecasts. The market approach uses a multiple of earnings and revenue based on guidelines for publicly 
traded companies.

Intangible assets
We have intangible assets for certain acquired trade names and trademarks which are determined to have indefinite useful lives. 
We test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually at the same measurement date as goodwill, the first day of our 
fiscal fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the 
asset is impaired. If the carrying amount of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment expense is 
recognized in an amount equal to that excess. If an impairment expense is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount becomes 
the asset's new accounting basis. 

Fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets is measured using the relief-from-royalty method. This method assumes the trade 
name or trademark has value to the extent that the owner is relieved of the obligation to pay royalties for the benefits received 
from the asset. This method requires estimation of future revenue from the related asset, the appropriate royalty rate, and the 
weighted  average  cost  of  capital.  The  assessment  of  fair  value  involves  significant  judgment  and  projections  about  future 
performance. 

Definite-lived  intangible  assets  are  amortized  based  on  estimated  useful  lives  ranging  from  18  months  to  30  years  and  are 
reviewed  for  impairment  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying  amount  may  not  be 
recoverable. 

The estimated useful lives of all intangible assets are reviewed annually, and we have determined that the remaining lives were 
appropriate.

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Leases
On March 3, 2019, we adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, which results in recognizing a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our 
consolidated balance sheet at lease commencement for leases with terms greater than twelve months. The initial lease liability is 
recognized at the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or 
less are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet. We recognize lease expense for operating leases on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term. We combine lease and non-lease components, such as common area maintenance costs, in calculating the 
related asset and lease liabilities for all underlying asset groups. Refer to additional information in Note 8.

Self-Insurance
We  obtain  commercial  insurance  to  provide  coverage  for  potential  losses  in  areas  such  as  employment  practices,  workers' 
compensation, directors and officers, automobile, architect's and engineer's errors and omissions, product rework and general 
liability. A substantial portion of this risk is retained on a self-insured basis through our wholly-owned insurance subsidiary. 
We establish a reserve for estimated ultimate losses on reported claims and those incurred but not yet reported utilizing actuarial 
projections. Reserves are classified within other current liabilities or long-term self-insurance reserves based on expectations of 
when the estimated loss will be paid. 

Additionally, we maintain a self-insurance reserve for health insurance programs offered to eligible employees, included within 
accrued self-insurance reserves. The reserve includes an estimate for losses on reported claims as well as for amounts incurred 
but not yet reported, based on historical trends. 

Warranty and project-related contingencies
We  are  subject  to  claims  associated  with  our  products  and  services,  principally  as  a  result  of  disputes  with  our  customers 
involving the performance or aesthetics of our architectural products and services. We reserve estimated exposures on known 
claims, as well as on a portion of anticipated claims for product warranty and rework costs, based on historical product liability 
claims as a ratio of sales. We also reserve for estimated exposures on other claims as they are known and reasonably estimable. 
Reserves are included in other current and non-current liabilities based on the estimated timing of dispute resolution. 

Foreign currency
Local currencies are considered the functional currencies for our subsidiaries outside of the United States. Assets and liabilities 
of  these  subsidiaries  are  translated  at  the  exchange  rates  at  the  balance  sheet  date.    Income  and  expense  items  are  translated 
using  average  monthly  exchange  rates.  Translation  adjustments  are  included  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  loss  in  the 
consolidated balance sheets. 

Derivatives and hedging activities
We are exposed to, among other risks, the impact of changes in aluminum prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and interest 
rates  in  the  normal  course  of  business.  In  order  to  manage  the  exposure  and  volatility  arising  from  these  risks,  we  utilize 
derivative  financial  instruments  to  offset  a  portion  of  these  risks.  We  use  derivative  financial  instruments  only  to  the  extent 
necessary to hedge identified business risks, and do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes and 
are not a party to leveraged derivatives. 

All derivative instruments within the scope of ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, are recorded as either assets or liabilities at 
fair  value  on  the  consolidated  balance  sheets.  All  hedging  instruments  that  qualify  for  hedge  accounting  are  designated  and 
effective as hedges with changes recognized in other comprehensive earnings (loss). Instruments that do not qualify for hedge 
accounting  are  marked  to  market  with  changes  recognized  in  current  earnings.  Cash  flows  from  derivative  instruments  are 
classified in the statements of cash flows in the same category as the cash flows from the items subject to designated hedge or 
undesignated (economic) hedge relationships. Please refer to Note 4 for further disclosure on derivatives.

Revenue recognition
On  March  4,  2018,  we  adopted  ASC  606,  Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers,  and  as  a  result,  made  updates  to  our 
significant  accounting  policy  for  revenue  recognition.  We  generate  revenue  from  the  design,  engineering  and  fabrication  of 
architectural  glass,  curtainwall,  window,  storefront  and  entrance  systems,  and  from  installing  those  products  on  commercial 
buildings. We also manufacture value-added glass and acrylic products. Due to the diverse nature of our operations and various 
types of contracts with customers, we have businesses that recognize revenue over time and businesses that recognize revenue 
at a point in time.

During  fiscal  2021,  approximately  41  percent  of  our  total  revenue  is  recognized  at  the  time  products  are  shipped  from  our 
manufacturing facilities, which is when control is transferred to our customer, consistent with past practices. These businesses 

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do not generate contract-related assets or liabilities. Variable consideration associated with these contracts and orders, generally 
related to early pay discounts or volume rebates, is not considered significant.

We also have three businesses which operate under long-term, fixed-price contracts, representing approximately 36 percent of 
our total revenue in the current year. The contracts for these businesses have a single, bundled performance obligation, as these 
businesses generally provide interrelated products and services and integrate these products and services into a combined output 
specified  by  the  customer.  The  customer  obtains  control  of  this  combined  output,  generally  integrated  window  systems  or 
installed window and curtainwall systems, over time. We measure progress on these contracts following an input method, by 
comparing  total  costs  incurred  to-date  to  the  total  estimated  costs  for  the  contract,  and  record  that  proportion  of  the  total 
contract  price  as  revenue  in  the  period.  Contract  costs  include  materials,  labor  and  other  direct  costs  related  to  contract 
performance.  We  believe  this  method  of  recognizing  revenue  is  consistent  with  our  progress  in  satisfying  our  contract 
obligations.   

Due  to  the  nature  of  the  work  required  under  these  long-term  contracts,  the  estimation  of  total  revenue  and  costs  incurred 
throughout a project is subject to many variables and requires significant judgment. It is common for these contracts to contain 
potential bonuses or penalties which are generally awarded or charged upon certain project milestones or cost or timing targets, 
and  these  can  be  based  on  customer  discretion.  We  estimate  variable  consideration  at  the  most  likely  amount  to  which  we 
expect to be entitled. We include estimated amounts in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant 
reversal  of  cumulative  revenue  recognized  will  not  occur  when  the  uncertainty  associated  with  the  variable  consideration  is 
resolved. Our estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction 
price are based largely on our assessments of anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) 
that is reasonably available to us.  

Long-term  contracts  are  often  modified  to  account  for  changes  in  contract  specifications  and  requirements  of  work  to  be 
performed. We consider contract modifications to exist when the modification, generally through a change order, either creates 
new or changes existing enforceable rights and obligations, and we evaluate these types of modifications to determine whether 
they may be considered distinct performance obligations. In most cases, these contract modifications are for goods or services 
that are not distinct from the existing contract, due to the significant integration service provided in the context of the contract. 
Therefore, these modifications are accounted for as part of the existing contract. The effect of a contract modification on the 
transaction price and our measure of progress is recognized as an adjustment to revenue, generally on a cumulative catch-up 
basis.

Typically,  under  these  fixed-price  contracts,  we  bill  our  customers  following  an  agreed-upon  schedule  based  on  work 
performed. Because the progress billings do not generally correspond to our measurement of revenue on a contract, we generate 
contract  assets  when  we  have  recognized  revenue  in  excess  of  the  amount  billed  to  the  customer.  We  generate  contract 
liabilities when we have billed the customer in excess of revenue recognized on a contract.

Finally,  we  have  one  business,  making  up  approximately  23  percent  of  our  total  revenue  in  the  current  year,  that  recognizes 
revenue following an over-time output method based upon units produced. The customer is considered to have control over the 
products at the time of production, as the products are highly customized with no alternative use, and we have an enforceable 
right  to  payment  for  performance  completed  over  the  production  period.  We  believe  this  over-time  output  method  of 
recognizing revenue reasonably depicts the fulfillment of our performance obligations under our contracts. Billings still occur 
upon  shipment.  Therefore,  contract  assets  are  generated  for  the  unbilled  amounts  on  contracts  when  production  is  complete. 
Variable consideration associated with these orders, generally related to early pay discounts, is not considered significant.

Additionally, we have made the following policy elections associated with revenue recognition:

• We account for shipping and handling activities that occur after control of the related goods transfers to the customer 

as fulfillment activities, instead of assessing such activities as performance obligations.

• We exclude from the transaction price all sales taxes related to revenue-producing transactions that are collected from 
the customer for a government authority. We are considered a pass-through conduit for collecting and remitting sales 
taxes.

• We generally expense incremental costs of obtaining a contract when incurred because the amortization period would 
be  less  than  one  year.  These  costs  primarily  relate  to  sales  commissions  and  are  included  in  selling,  general  and 
administrative expenses.

• We  do  not  adjust  contract  price  for  a  significant  financing  component,  as  we  expect  the  period  between  when  our 
goods and services are transferred to the customer and when the customer pays for those goods and services to be less 
than a year.

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Shipping and handling
Amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction related to shipping and handling are reported as revenue. Costs we incur for 
shipping and handling are reported as cost of sales. 

Research and development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and were $15.3 million, $16.6 million and $19.5 million for fiscal 
2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Of these amounts, $9.9 million, $8.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively, were focused 
primarily upon design of custom window and curtainwall systems in accordance with customer specifications and are included 
in cost of sales. The remainder of the expense is included within selling, general and administrative expenses. 

Advertising
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred within selling, general and administrative expenses, and were $1.1 million in fiscal 
2021, $1.4 million in fiscal 2020 and $1.5 million in fiscal 2019.  

Income taxes
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based upon the future tax consequences of temporary differences 
between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. See Note 13 for additional 
information regarding income taxes.

Subsequent events
We have evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and disclosure through the date of this filing. Subsequent to the 
end of the year, we purchased 173,000 shares of stock under our authorized share repurchase program, at a total cost of $6.2 
million.

Adoption of new accounting standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which revises guidance 
for the accounting for credit losses on financial instruments within its scope. The new standard introduces an approach, based 
on  expected  losses,  to  estimate  credit  losses  on  certain  types  of  financial  instruments,  including  accounts  receivable,  and 
modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities.  

We  adopted  this  standard  at  the  beginning  of  fiscal  2021,  following  the  modified  retrospective  application  approach. 
Additionally,  the  new  guidance  makes  targeted  improvements  to  the  impairment  model  for  certain  available-for-sale  debt 
securities, including eliminating the concept of "other than temporary" from that model. The portion of the guidance related to 
available-for-sale  debt  securities  was  adopted  following  a  prospective  approach.  The  adoption  of  this  ASU  did  not  have  a 
significant impact on earnings or financial condition. Refer to additional disclosures in Notes 2 and 4.

Accounting standards not yet adopted 
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. 
The amendments in this ASU removed exceptions on intraperiod tax allocations and reporting and provided simplification on 
accounting  for  franchise  taxes,  tax  basis  goodwill  and  tax  law  changes.  We  are  evaluating  the  expected  impact  these 
amendments will have on our consolidated financial statements, but the impact is not expected to be significant.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference 
Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this ASU provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to 
ease  the  potential  burden  in  accounting  for  (or  recognizing  the  effects  of)  reference  rate  reform  on  financial  reporting.  The 
amendments  in  this  ASU  provide  optional  expedients  and  exceptions  for  applying  U.S.  GAAP  to  contracts,  hedging 
relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments in this ASU 
apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to 
be discontinued because of reference rate reform. We are evaluating the expected impact these amendments and reference rate 
reform will have on our consolidated financial statements and various contracts but the impact is not expected to be significant.

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2. Revenue, Receivables and Contract Assets and Liabilities

Revenue
The following table disaggregates total revenue by timing of recognition (see Note 15 for disclosure of revenue by segment):

(In thousands)
Recognized at shipment
Recognized over time
Total

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

March 2, 2019

$ 

$ 

504,583  $ 
726,191 
1,230,774  $ 

610,049  $ 
777,390 
1,387,439  $ 

623,357 
779,280 
1,402,637 

Receivables
Receivables  reflected  in  the  financial  statements  represent  the  net  amount  expected  to  be  collected.  An  allowance  for  credit 
losses  is  established  based  on  expected  losses.  Expected  losses  are  estimated  by  reviewing  individual  accounts,  considering 
aging, financial condition of the debtor, recent payment history, current and forecast economic conditions and other relevant 
factors.  Upon  billing,  aging  of  receivables  is  monitored  until  collection.  An  account  is  considered  current  when  it  is  within 
agreed upon payment terms. An account is written off when it is determined that the asset is no longer collectible. Retainage on 
construction contracts represents amounts withheld by our customers on long-term projects until the project reaches a level of 
completion where amounts are released.

(In thousands)

Trade accounts

Construction contracts

Contract retainage

Total receivables

Less: allowance for credit losses

Receivables, net

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for credit losses:

(In thousands)

Beginning balance

Additions charged to costs and expenses

Deductions from allowance, net of recoveries

Other deductions

Ending balance

2021

2020

$ 

120,534  $ 

141,126 

12,163 

45,167 

177,864 

1,947 

20,808 

37,341 

199,275 

2,469 

$ 

175,917  $ 

196,806 

2021

2020

$ 

2,469  $ 

389 

(887)   

(24)   

$ 

1,947  $ 

4,372 

1,192 

(3,085) 

(10) 

2,469 

Contract assets and liabilities
Contract  assets  consist  of  retainage,  costs  and  earnings  in  excess  of  billings  and  other  unbilled  amounts  typically  generated 
when revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. Contract liabilities consist of billings in excess of costs 
and  earnings  and  other  deferred  revenue  on  contracts.  Retainage  is  classified  within  receivables  and  deferred  revenue  is 
classified within other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.

The time period between when performance obligations are complete and when payment is due is not significant. In certain of 
our businesses that recognize revenue over time, progress billings follow an agreed-upon schedule of values, and retainage is 
withheld by the customer until the project reaches a level of completion where amounts are released.

(In thousands)

Contract assets
Contract liabilities

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

$ 

74,664  $ 
25,000 

110,923 
35,954 

The  decrease  in  contract  assets  was  due  to  a  reduction  in  costs  and  earnings  in  excess  of  billings,  which  is  driven  by  the 
settlement of matters related to a legacy EFCO project, as well as the timing of projects. The change in contract liabilities was 
due to timing of project activity from businesses that operate under long-term contracts.

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Other contract-related disclosures

(In thousands)

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

Revenue recognized related to contract liabilities from prior year-end

$ 

16,341  $ 

Revenue recognized related to prior satisfaction of performance obligations

19,705 

23,221 

15,641 

Some  of  our  contracts  have  an  expected  duration  of  longer  than  a  year,  with  performance  obligations  extending  over  that 
timeframe. Generally these contracts are in our businesses with long-term contracts which recognize revenue over time. As of 
February 27, 2021, the transaction price associated with unsatisfied performance obligations was approximately $857.5 million. 
The performance obligations are expected to be satisfied, and the corresponding revenue to be recognized, over the following 
estimated time periods:

(In thousands)

Within one year

Within two years

Beyond

Total

3. Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Inventories

(In thousands)

Raw materials

Work-in-process

Finished goods

Total inventories

Other current liabilities

(In thousands)

Warranties

Accrued project losses

Income and other taxes

Accrued self-insurance reserves

Other

Total other current liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

(In thousands)

Deferred benefit from New Markets Tax Credit transactions

Retirement plan obligations

Deferred compensation plan

Deferred tax liabilities

Deferred payroll taxes

Other
Total other non-current liabilities

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February 27, 
2021

$ 

$ 

472,728 

316,847 

67,946 

857,521 

2021

2020

$ 

36,681  $ 

18,932 

17,210 

$ 

72,823  $ 

36,611 

17,520 

16,958 

71,089 

2021

2020

$ 

12,298  $ 

4,572 

7,459 

6,482 

22,372 

12,822 

48,962 

5,952 

8,307 

42,271 

$ 

53,183  $ 

118,314 

2021

2020

$ 

15,717  $ 

15,717 

7,730 

13,507 

8,310 

6,789 

16,430 
68,483  $ 

$ 

8,294 

8,452 

7,940 

— 

16,459 
56,862 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Financial Instruments

Marketable Securities
Through  our  wholly-owned  insurance  subsidiary,  Prism  Assurance,  Ltd.  (Prism),  we  hold  the  following  available-for-sale 
marketable securities, made up of municipal and corporate bonds: 

(In thousands)
February 27, 2021

February 29, 2020

Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized 
Gains

Gross Unrealized 
Losses

Estimated Fair 
Value

$ 

12,517  $ 

11,692 

386  $ 

275 

10  $ 

— 

12,893 

11,967 

Prism  insures  a  portion  of  our  general  liability,  workers'  compensation  and  automobile  liability  risks  using  reinsurance 
agreements to meet statutory requirements. The reinsurance carrier requires Prism to maintain fixed-maturity investments, for 
the purpose of providing collateral for Prism's obligations under the reinsurance agreements.

The  amortized  cost  and  estimated  fair  values  of  our  municipal  and  corporate  bonds  at  February  27,  2021,  by  contractual 
maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities, as borrowers may have the right to call 
or prepay obligations with or without penalty. Gross realized gains and losses were insignificant for all periods presented. 

(In thousands)
Due within one year

Due after one year through five years

Due after five years through 10 years

Due beyond 15 years

Total

Amortized Cost

Estimated Fair 
Value

$ 

873  $ 

8,610 

2,234 

800 

881 

8,906 

2,277 

829 

$ 

12,517  $ 

12,893 

Derivative instruments
We use interest rate swaps, currency swaps, and forward purchase contracts to manage risks generally associated with foreign 
exchange  rate,  interest  rate  and  commodity  price  fluctuations.  The  information  that  follows  explains  the  various  types  of 
derivatives and financial instruments we use, how such instruments are accounted for, and how such instruments impact our 
financial position and performance.

In fiscal 2020, we entered into an interest rate swap to hedge a portion of our exposure to variability in cash flows from interest 
payments on our floating-rate revolving credit facility and term loan facility. As of February 27, 2021, the interest rate swap 
contract had a notional value of $50 million.

We periodically enter into forward purchase contracts to manage the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign currency rates 
(primarily related to the Canadian dollar and Euro) and aluminum prices, generally with an original maturity date of less than 
one  year.  As  of  February  27,  2021,  we  held  foreign  exchange  forward  contracts  and  aluminum  purchase  contracts  with  U.S. 
dollar notional values of $4.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

These  derivative  instruments  are  recorded  within  our  consolidated  balance  sheets  within  other  current  assets  and  liabilities. 
Gains or losses associated with these instruments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Fair value measurements
Financial assets and liabilities are classified in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the 
fair  value  measurement:  Level  1  (unadjusted  quoted  prices  in  active  markets  for  identical  assets  or  liabilities);  Level  2 
(observable  market  inputs,  other  than  quoted  prices  included  in  Level  1);  and  Level  3  (unobservable  inputs  that  cannot  be 
corroborated by observable market data). We do not have any Level 3 assets or liabilities. 

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Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were: 

(In thousands)
February 27, 2021

Assets:

Money market funds

Municipal and corporate bonds

Cash surrender value of life insurance

Foreign currency forward/option contract

Aluminum hedging contract

Liabilities:

Deferred compensation

Interest rate swap contract

February 29, 2020

Assets:

Money market funds
Commercial paper

Municipal and corporate bonds

Cash surrender value of life insurance

Liabilities:

Deferred compensation

Foreign currency forward/option contract

Interest rate swap contract

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)

Other 
Observable 

Inputs (Level 2) Total Fair Value

$ 

26,034  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

12,893 

18,632 

606 

363 

13,507 

504 

$ 

2,689  $ 

—  $ 

26,034 

12,893 

18,632 

606 

363 

13,507 

504 

2,689 

1,500 

11,967 

16,560 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

1,500 

11,967 

16,560 

14,042 

14,042 

340 

561 

340 

561 

Money market funds and commercial paper
Fair value of money market funds was determined based on quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. Commercial 
paper was measured at fair value using inputs based on quoted prices for similar securities in active markets. These assets are 
included within cash and cash equivalents on our consolidated balance sheets.

Municipal and corporate bonds
Municipal and corporate bonds were measured at fair value based on market prices from recent trades of similar securities and 
are classified within our consolidated balance sheets as other current or other non-current assets based on maturity date. 

Cash surrender value of life insurance and deferred compensation
Contracts  insuring  the  lives  of  certain  employees  who  are  eligible  to  participate  in  non-qualified  pension  and  deferred 
compensation plans are held in trust. Cash surrender value of the contracts is based on performance measurement funds that 
shadow the deferral investment allocations made by these participants. Changes in cash surrender value are recorded in other 
expense. The deferred compensation liability balances are valued based on amounts allocated by participants to the underlying 
performance measurement funds.

Derivative instruments
The interest rate swap is measured at fair value using unobservable market inputs, based off benchmark interest rates. Forward 
foreign exchange and forward purchase aluminum contracts are measured at fair value using unobservable market inputs, such 
as  quotations  on  forward  foreign  exchange  points,  foreign  currency  exchange  rates  and  forward  purchase  aluminum  prices. 
Derivative  positions  are  primarily  valued  using  standard  calculations  and  models  that  use  as  their  basis  readily  observable 
market parameters. Industry standard data providers are our primary source for forward and spot rate information for interest 
and currency rates and aluminum prices.

Nonrecurring fair value measurements
We measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a nonrecurring basis including goodwill, intangible assets, property 
and equipment and right-of-use lease assets. These assets were initially measured and recognized at amounts equal to the fair 
value  determined  as  of  the  date  of  acquisition  or  purchase  subject  to  changes  in  value  only  for  foreign  currency  translation. 

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Periodically, these assets are tested for impairment, by comparing their respective carrying values to the estimated fair value of 
the  reporting  unit  or  asset  group  in  which  they  reside.  In  the  event  any  of  these  assets  were  to  become  impaired,  we  would 
recognize an impairment expense equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the reporting unit, impaired asset or asset 
group  exceeds  its  estimated  fair  value.  Fair  value  measurements  of  reporting  units  are  estimated  using  an  income  approach 
involving  discounted  cash  flow  models  that  contain  certain  Level  3  inputs  requiring  significant  management  judgment, 
including projections of economic conditions, customer demand and changes in competition, revenue growth rates, gross profit 
margins, operating margins, capital expenditures, working capital requirements, terminal growth rates and discount rates. Fair 
value measurements of the reporting units associated with our goodwill balances and our indefinite-lived intangible assets are 
estimated at least annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year for purposes of impairment testing if a quantitative analysis 
is performed. 

See  Note  1  and  Note  6  for  additional  information  on  the  impairment  charges  recorded  to  goodwill  and  indefinite-lived 
intangible assets during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.

5. Property, Plant and Equipment

(In thousands)

Land

Buildings and improvements

Machinery and equipment

Office equipment and furniture

Construction in progress

Total property, plant and equipment

Less accumulated depreciation

Net property, plant and equipment

2021

2020

$ 

3,607  $ 

5,381 

204,660 

425,525 

68,516 

13,750 

210,171 

418,240 

60,409 

17,496 

716,058 

711,697 

(417,615)   

(387,311) 

$ 

298,443  $ 

324,386 

Depreciation expense was $43.9 million, $36.1 million, and $37.1 million in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

In September 2020, we sold a building in McCook, IL within our LSO segment for $25.1 million. The carrying value of the 
building was $4.3 million, and we recognized a gain on this sale of approximately $19.3 million, net of associated transaction 
costs,  which  is  included  as  a  reduction  of  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses  within  our  consolidated  statements  of 
operations. We entered into a separate operating lease agreement for this facility, which commenced in September 2020. Refer 
to Note 8 for related lease disclosures.

During fiscal 2021, we closed seven facilities within our Architectural Framing Systems segment, exited certain leases for those 
facilities, and provided certain termination benefits to employees across the company, resulting in restructuring-related costs of  
$5.8  million,  of  which  $5.2  million  is  included  within  cost  of  sales  and  $0.6  million  is  included  within  selling,  general  and 
administrative expenses within our consolidated statements of operations.

Certain amounts associated with the restructuring expense incurred during fiscal 2021 are accrued as of year-end within accrued 
payroll and related costs and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, and are expected to be paid within the 
next fiscal year.

(In thousands)

Balance at February 29, 2020

Restructuring expense

Payments

Other adjustments

Balance at February 27, 2021

6.  Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Architectural 
Framing

Other

Total

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

5,281 

(716)   

(739)   

554 

(163)   

— 

$ 

3,826  $ 

391  $ 

— 

5,835 

(879) 

(739) 

4,217 

Goodwill
Refer to Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Accounting Policy related to Goodwill.  

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Goodwill  represents  the  excess  of  the  cost  over  the  net  tangible  and  identified  intangible  assets  of  acquired  businesses.  We 
evaluate  goodwill  for  impairment  annually  as  of  the  first  day  of  our  fiscal  fourth  quarter,  or  more  frequently  if  events  or 
changes  in  circumstances  indicate  the  carrying  value  of  goodwill  may  not  be  recoverable.  Based  on  the  impairment  analysis 
performed  in  the  fourth  quarter,  estimated  fair  value  was  in  excess  of  carrying  value  at  six  of  our  eight  reporting  units. 
However, estimated fair value did not exceed carrying value for two reporting units within the Architectural Framing Systems 
segment,  EFCO  and  Sotawall.  For  these  reporting  units,  we  utilized  a  weighted-average  cost  of  capital  of  12.1  percent  in 
determining the discounted cash flows in the fair value analysis and a long-term growth rate of 3.0 percent. As a result, as of 
February 27, 2021, we incurred goodwill impairment expense of $46.7 million and $17.1 million in our EFCO and Sotawall 
reporting units, respectively. The goodwill impairment expense recorded during the year ended February 27, 2021 represents 
the total accumulated goodwill impairment expenses recorded. 

The carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reporting segment was: 

(In thousands)
Balance at March 2, 2019
Foreign currency translation
Balance at February 29, 2020
Adjustment (1)
Impairment expense
Foreign currency translation
Balance at February 27, 2021

Architectural 
Framing 
Systems

Architectural 
Glass

Architectural 
Services

Large-Scale
Optical

$ 

$ 

148,446  $ 
(263)
148,183 
6,315 
(63,769) 
2,370 
93,099  $ 

25,709  $ 
(53)
25,656 
— 
— 
(334)
25,322  $ 

1,120  $ 
— 
1,120 
— 
— 
—
1,120  $ 

10,557  $ 
— 
10,557 
— 
— 
— 
10,557  $ 

Total
185,832 
(316) 
185,516 
6,315 
(63,769) 
2,036 
130,098 

(1)

During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, we recorded a $6.3 million increase to goodwill and corresponding increase to deferred tax liabilities to correct an

immaterial error related to prior periods. The error was not material to any previously reported annual or interim consolidated financial statements.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets
We have intangible assets for certain acquired trade names and trademarks which are determined to have indefinite useful lives. 
We test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually at the same measurement date as goodwill, the first day of our 
fiscal fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the 
asset is impaired. Based on our analysis, the fair value of each of our trade names and trademarks exceeded carrying amount, 
except for the EFCO tradename, within our Architectural Framing Systems segment. The fair value determined for the EFCO 
tradename exceeded carrying value by $6.3 million and this amount was recognized as impairment expense in the fourth quarter 
ended February 27, 2021.

The gross carrying amount of other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization was:

(In thousands)
February 27, 2021
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships
Other intangibles
Total definite-lived intangible assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:

Trademarks
Total intangible assets

February 29, 2020
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships
Other intangibles
Total definite-lived intangible assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:

Trademarks
Total intangible assets

$ 

$ 

$ 

Gross 
Carrying 
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Impairment 
Expense

Foreign
Currency
Translation

Net

119,647  $ 
41,293 
160,940 

(40,443)  $ 
(34,234) 
(74,677) 

—  $ 
— 
— 

3,315  $ 
643 
3,958 

82,519 
7,702 
90,221 

45,300 
206,240  $ 

— 
(74,677)  $ 

(6,300) 
(6,300)  $ 

832 
4,790  $ 

39,832 
130,053 

120,239  $ 
41,069 
161,308 

(33,121)  $ 
(32,516) 
(65,637) 

45,421 
206,729  $ 

— 
(65,637)  $ 

$ 

47

—  $ 
— 
— 

— 
—  $ 

(592) $
(189)
(781)

86,526 
8,364
94,890

(120)
(901) $ 

45,301
140,191

Amortization expense on definite-lived intangible assets was $7.6 million, $7.7 million and $12.7 million in fiscal 2021, 2020 
and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense is included within selling, general and administrative expenses for all intangible 
assets other than that of debt issuance costs, which is included in interest expense. Estimated future amortization expense for 
definite-lived intangible assets is: 

(In thousands)
Estimated amortization expense

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

$ 

8,055  $ 

7,963  $ 

7,662  $ 

7,316  $ 

7,299 

7.  Debt

As of February 27, 2021, we had a committed revolving credit facility with maximum borrowings of up to $235 million with a 
maturity of June 2024. There were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, as of February 27, 2021 and 
borrowings of $47.5 million were outstanding as of February 29, 2020. As of February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, we also 
had a $150 million term loan. The term loan was amended during the third quarter of fiscal 2021 to extend the maturity date to 
June 2024. 

Our revolving credit facility and term loan contain two financial covenants that require us to stay below a maximum debt-to-
EBITDA  ratio  and  maintain  a  minimum  ratio  of  interest  expense-to-EBITDA.  Both  ratios  are  computed  quarterly,  with 
EBITDA  calculated  on  a  rolling  four-quarter  basis.  If  the  Company  is  not  in  compliance  with  either  of  these  covenants,  our 
credit  facility  and  term  loan  may  be  terminated  and/or  any  amounts  then  outstanding  may  be  declared  immediately  due  and 
payable. At February 27, 2021, we were in compliance with both financial covenants. We have the ability to issue letters of 
credit of up to $80.0 million under the credit facility, the outstanding amounts of which decrease the available commitment. At 
February 27, 2021, $216.3 million was available under this revolving credit facility. 

Debt  at  February  27,  2021  also  included  $15.0  million  of  industrial  revenue  bonds  that  mature  in  fiscal  years  2022  through 
2043.  The  fair  value  of  the  industrial  revenue  bonds  approximated  carrying  value  at  February  27,  2021,  due  to  the  variable 
interest rates on these instruments. The bonds would be classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy described in Note 4.

We  also  maintain  two  Canadian  committed,  revolving  credit  facilities  totaling  $25.0  million  (USD).  No  borrowings  were 
outstanding under the facilities in place as of February 27, 2021 or as of February 29, 2020. 

Debt maturities and other selected information follows:

(In thousands)

Maturities

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Thereafter

Total

$ 

2,000  $ 

1,000  $ 

—  $  150,000  $ 

—  $ 

12,000  $  165,000 

(In thousands, except percentages)
Average daily borrowings during the year
Maximum borrowings outstanding during the year
Weighted average interest rate during the year

(In thousands)
Interest on debt
Other interest expense
Interest expense

2021
$  187,397 
  235,232 

2020
$  241,036 
  282,000 

 1.89 %

 2.91 %

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

March 2, 
2019

$ 

$ 

4,981  $ 
604 
5,585  $ 

8,891  $ 
326 
9,217  $ 

8,114 
335 
8,449 

Interest payments were $4.6 million in fiscal February 27, 2021, $9.1 million in fiscal February 29, 2020 and $8.1 million in 
fiscal March 2, 2019.

8.  Leases

We have operating leases for certain of the buildings and equipment used in our operations. We determine if an arrangement 
contains a lease at inception. At the beginning of fiscal 2020, we adopted ASU 2016-20, Leases. We elected the package of 
practical  expedients  permitted  under  the  transition  guidance  in  adopting  ASC  842,  which  among  other  things,  allowed  us  to 
carry forward our historical lease classification. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement 
date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over 

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the  lease  term.  Our  leases  have  remaining  lease  terms  of  one  to  ten  years,  some  of  which  include  renewal  options  that  can 
extend  the  lease  for  up  to  an  additional  ten  years  at  our  sole  discretion.  We  have  made  an  accounting  policy  election  not  to 
record leases with an original term of 12 months or less on our consolidated balance sheet and such leases are expensed on a 
straight-line basis over the lease term. 

In determining lease asset value, we consider fixed or variable payment terms, prepayments, incentives, and options to extend, 
terminate  or  purchase.  Renewal,  termination  or  purchase  options  affect  the  lease  term  used  for  determining  lease  asset  value 
only  if  the  option  is  reasonably  certain  to  be  exercised.  We  use  a  discount  rate  for  each  lease  based  upon  an  estimated 
incremental  borrowing  rate  over  a  similar  term.  We  have  elected  the  practical  expedient  to  account  for  lease  and  nonlease 
components  (e.g.,  common-area  maintenance  costs)  as  a  single  lease  component.  Our  lease  agreements  do  not  contain  any 
material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. We are not a lessor in any transactions.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

(In thousands)

Operating lease cost

Short-term lease cost

Variable lease cost

Total lease cost

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

$ 

$ 

13,973  $ 

1,910 

2,827 

18,710  $ 

13,671 

2,121 

2,969 

18,761 

Other supplemental information related to leases for the year ended February 27, 2021 was as follows:

(In thousands)

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities

Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases

February 27, 
2021

February 29, 
2020

$ 

$ 

13,952 

23,772 

$ 

$ 

6.0 years

 3.0 %

13,614 

15,948 

5.8 years

 3.6 %

Future maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

(In thousands)

Fiscal 2022

Fiscal 2023

Fiscal 2024

Fiscal 2025

Fiscal 2026

Thereafter
Total lease payments

Less: Amounts representing interest

Present value of lease liabilities

9.  Employee Benefit Plans

2021

13,731 

12,249 

10,558 

9,290 

7,464 

12,581 
65,873 

4,183 

61,690 

$ 

$ 

401(k) Retirement Plan
We  sponsor  a  single  401(k)  retirement  plan  covering  substantially  all  full-time,  non-union  employees,  as  well  as  union 
employees  at  two  of  our  manufacturing  facilities.  Under  the  plan,  employees  are  allowed  to  contribute  up  to  60  percent  of 
eligible earnings to the plan, up to statutory limits. We match 100 percent of the first one percent contributed and 50 percent of 
the next five percent contributed on eligible compensation that non-union employees contribute and according to contract terms 
for union employees. In response to the effects of COVID-19 on our business, we suspended the matching contribution from 
June 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020. In total, our matching contributions were $3.5 million in fiscal 2021, $9.0 million in 
fiscal 2020 and $8.0 million in fiscal 2019.

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Deferred Compensation Plan
We maintain a plan that allows participants to defer compensation. The deferred compensation liability was $15.0 million and 
$14.0  million  at  February  27,  2021  and  February  29,  2020,  respectively.  We  have  investments  in  corporate-owned  life 
insurance policies (COLI) of $18.6 million and money market funds (classified as cash equivalents) of $0.3 million with the 
intention of utilizing them as long-term funding sources for this plan. The COLI assets are recorded at their net cash surrender 
values and are included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. 

Plans under Collective Bargaining Agreements
We contribute to a number of multi-employer union retirement plans, which provide retirement benefits to the majority of our 
union-represented employees; none of the plans are considered significant. However, the risks of participating in these multi-
employer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following aspects:

•

•

•

Assets contributed to these plans by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating 
employers
If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the 
remaining participating employers
If we choose to stop participating in some of these plans, we may be required to pay those plans an amount based on 
the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability

Our participation in these plans is outlined in the following table. The most recent Pension Protection Act zone status available 
in 2021 and 2020 relates to the plan years ending December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The zone status is 
based on information that we have received from each plan, certified by an actuary. Among other factors, plans in the red zone 
are generally less than 65 percent funded, plans in the yellow zone are between 65 percent and 80 percent funded, and plans in 
the green zone are at least 80 percent funded.

Pension 
Protection Act 
Zone Status

Contributions
(In thousands)

EIN/
Pension 
Plan 
Number

2021

2020

2021

2020

2019

FIP/RP 
Status 
Pending/
Implemented

Minimum 
Contribution 

Surcharge 
Imposed

Expiration 
Date of 
Collective 
Bargaining 
Agreement(1)

58-6051152

Green

Green

$  209  $ 

35  $ 

61 

36-6034076

Green

Green

290 

165 

58 

No

No

52-6073909

Red

Red

932 

525 

544 

Implemented

52-1075473

Green

Green

  1,454 

940 

858 

36-6488227

Green

Green

431 

767 

446 

43-6052659

Green

Green

63 

217 

225 

91-6123685

Green

Green

160 

584 

526 

751 

532 

963 

$ 4,123  $ 3,926  $ 3,687 

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

1/31/2017

5/31/2017

11/30/2017

5/31/2017

5/31/2017

6/30/2017

Pension Fund
Atlanta Ironworkers 
Local Union 387 Pension 
Plan
Glazier's Union Local 27 
Pension and Retirement 
Plan
International Painters and 
Allied Trades Industry 
Pension Fund

Iron Workers Local 
Union No. 5 and Iron 
Workers Employers 
Assocation Employees 
Pension Trsut Fund

Iron Workers Mid-
America Pension Fund
Iron Workers St. Louis 
District Council Pension 
Trust Fund
Western Glaziers 
Retirement Plan 
(Washington)

Other funds

Total contributions

(1)  Plans include contributions required by collective bargaining agreements which have expired, but contain provisions automatically renewing their terms in 
the absence of a subsequent negotiated agreement.

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The Company was listed in the plans' Forms 5500 as providing more than 5 percent of the total contributions for the following 
plans and plan years:

Pension Fund

Year contributions to Plan Exceeded More Than 5 Percent of 
Total Contributions 

Iron Workers Local Union No. 5 and Iron Workers Employers Assocation 
Employees Pension Trsut Fund

Iron Workers Mid-America Pension Fund

Iron Workers St. Louis District Council Pension Trust Fund

Western Glaziers Retirement Plan (Washington)

2021, 2020 and 2019

2021 and 2020

2020

2020

Amounts  contributed  in  fiscal  2021,  2020,  and  2019  to  defined  contribution  multiemployer  plans  were  $1.5  million,  $0.9 
million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Obligations and Funded Status of Defined-Benefit Pension Plans
We sponsor the Tubelite Inc. Hourly Employees' Pension Plan, a defined-benefit pension plan that was frozen to new entrants 
in fiscal 2004, with no additional benefits accruing to plan participants after such time. We also sponsor an unfunded SERP, a 
defined-benefit  pension  plan  that  was  frozen  to  new  entrants  in  fiscal  2009,  with  no  additional  benefits  accruing  to  plan 
participants after such time.

The  following  tables  present  reconciliations  of  the  benefit  obligation  and  the  funded  status  of  these  plans.  The  Tubelite  plan 
uses a measurement date as of the calendar month-end closest to our fiscal year-end, while the SERP uses a measurement date 
aligned with our fiscal year-end.

(In thousands)
Change in projected benefit obligation

Benefit obligation beginning of period

Interest cost

Actuarial (gain) loss

Benefits paid

Benefit obligation at measurement date
Change in plan assets

Fair value of plan assets beginning of period

Actual return on plan assets

Company contributions

Benefits paid

Fair value of plan assets at measurement date

Underfunded status

The funded status was recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:

(In thousands)

Other non-current assets

Current liabilities

Other non-current liabilities

Total

2021

2020

$ 

14,371  $ 

13,310 

346 

(175)

(1,001) 

13,541 

$ 

5,986  $ 

(88)

654 

(1,001) 

5,551 

492 

1,567

(998) 

14,371 

5,330 

1,002

652 

(998) 

5,986 

$ 

(7,990)  $ 

(8,385) 

2021

2020

$ 

423  $ 

(683)

(7,730) 

$ 

(7,990)  $ 

591 

(682)

(8,294) 

(8,385) 

The following was included in accumulated other comprehensive loss and has not yet been recognized as a component of net 
periodic benefit cost:

(In thousands)

Net actuarial loss

2021

2020

$ 

5,416  $ 

5,553 

The net actuarial gain recognized in comprehensive earnings, net of tax expense, was $0.1 million in fiscal 2021, while the net 
actuarial loss recognized in comprehensive earnings, net of tax benefit, was $0.4 million in fiscal 2020.

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Components of the defined-benefit pension plans' net periodic benefit cost:

(In thousands)
Interest cost

Expected return on assets

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

Net periodic benefit cost

2021

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

346  $ 

(211)   

260 

492  $ 

(182)   

219 

395  $ 

529  $ 

506 

(40) 

226 

692 

Total net periodic pension benefit cost is expected to be approximately $0.5 million in fiscal 2022. The estimated net actuarial 
gain for the defined-benefit pension plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic 
benefit cost for fiscal 2022 is $0.2 million, net of tax expense.

Additional Information

Assumptions

Benefit Obligation Weighted-Average Assumptions

Discount rate

2021

2020

2019

 2.60 %

 3.80 %

 3.80 %

Net Periodic Benefit Expense Weighted-Average Assumptions

2021

2020

2019

Discount rate

Expected long-term rate of return on assets

 2.50 %

 4.50 %

 2.50 %

 4.50 %

 3.85 %

 4.50 %

Discount  rate.  The  discount  rate  reflects  the  current  rate  at  which  the  defined-benefit  plans'  pension  liabilities  could  be 
effectively  settled  at  the  end  of  the  year  based  on  the  measurement  date.  The  discount  rate  was  determined  by  matching  the 
expected benefit payments to payments from the Principal Discount Yield Curve. There are no known or anticipated changes in 
the discount rate assumption that will have a significant impact on pension expense in fiscal 2022.

Expected return on assets. To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets, we considered historical long-term rates 
of return achieved by the plan investments, the plan's investment strategy, and current and projected market conditions. During 
fiscal 2019, the assets of the Tubelite plan were moved from investment in a short-term bond fund to various duration fixed 
income funds. The investments are carried at fair value based on prices from recent trades of similar securities, which would be 
classified as Level 2 in the valuation hierarchy. We do not maintain assets intended for the future use of the SERP. 

Contributions
Company contributions to the plans for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 were $0.7 million in each year, which equaled or exceeded 
the minimum funding requirements. 

Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid by the plans:

(In thousands)
Estimated future benefit payments

10.  Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

$ 

1,053  $ 

1,007  $ 

971  $ 

935  $ 

919  $ 

2027-2031
4,136 

Bond commitments
In the ordinary course of business, predominantly in the Architectural Services and Architectural Framing Systems segments, 
we are required to provide surety or performance bonds that commit payments to our customers for any non-performance. At 
February 27, 2021, $1.1 billion of these types of bonds were outstanding, of which, $532.4 million is on our backlog. These 
bonds do not have stated expiration dates, as we are released from the bonds upon completion of the contract. We have never 
been required to make payments under surety or performance bonds with respect to our existing businesses.

Warranty and project-related contingencies
We  reserve  estimated  exposures  on  known  claims,  as  well  as  on  a  portion  of  anticipated  claims,  for  product  warranty  and 
rework  costs  based  on  historical  product  liability  claims  as  a  ratio  of  sales.  Claim  costs  are  deducted  from  the  accrual  when 
paid.  Factors  that  could  have  an  impact  on  the  warranty  accrual  in  any  given  period  include  the  following:  changes  in 
manufacturing quality, changes in product mix and any significant changes in sales volume. A warranty rollforward follows:

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(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period

Additional accruals

Claims paid

Balance at end of period

2021

2020

$ 

15,629  $ 

16,737 

5,758 

(6,388)   

8,224 

(9,332) 

$ 

14,999  $ 

15,629 

Additionally, we are subject to project management and installation-related contingencies as a result of our fixed-price material 
supply  and  installation  service  contracts,  primarily  in  our  Architectural  Services  segment  and  certain  of  our  Architectural 
Framing  Systems  businesses.  We  manage  the  risk  of  these  exposures  through  contract  negotiations,  proactive  project 
management and insurance coverages. The liability for these types of project-related contingencies was $4.6 million and $49.0 
million as of February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively. In the second quarter of fiscal 2021, we settled contract 
claims related to a majority of these project-related contingencies on a legacy EFCO project for an amount equal to the recorded 
contingency.  During  fiscal  2020,  we  received  $15.0  million  of  insurance  proceeds  related  to  this  project  matter,  which  was 
included within cost of sales on our consolidated results of operations. 

Letters of credit
At  February  27,  2021,  we  had  $18.7  million  of  ongoing  letters  of  credit,  all  of  which  have  been  issued  under  our  revolving 
credit facility, as discussed in Note 7. In connection with the settlement of contract claims related to a legacy EFCO project 
referenced  above,  the  original  project  performance  and  payment  bond  related  to  the  project  was  replaced,  which  required  a 
$25.0 million letter of credit. The letter of credit for the replacement bond was issued outside of our committed revolving credit 
facility, with no impact on our borrowing capacity and debt covenants.

Purchase obligations
Purchase obligations, primarily for raw material commitments and capital expenditures totaled $253.5 million as of February 
27, 2021.

Environmental liability
In fiscal 2008, we acquired one manufacturing facility which has certain historical environmental conditions. Remediation of 
these  conditions  is  ongoing  without  significant  disruption  to  our  operations.  The  estimated  remaining  liability  for  these 
remediation activities was $0.5 million and $0.7 million at February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively. 

New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions
As  of  year-end  fiscal  2021,  we  have  three  outstanding  NMTC  arrangements  which  help  to  support  operational  expansion. 
Proceeds  received  from  investors  on  these  transactions  are  included  within  other  non-current  liabilities  on  our  consolidated 
balance sheets. The NMTC arrangements are subject to 100 percent tax credit recapture for a period of seven years from the 
date of each respective transaction. Upon the termination of each arrangement, these proceeds will be recognized in earnings in 
exchange for the transfer of tax credits. The direct and incremental costs incurred in structuring these arrangements have been 
deferred  and  are  included  in  other  non-current  assets  on  our  consolidated  balance  sheets.  These  costs  will  be  recognized  in 
conjunction with the recognition of the related proceeds on each arrangement. During the construction phase for each project, 
we are required to hold cash dedicated to fund each capital project which is classified as restricted cash on our consolidated 
balance  sheets.  Variable-interest  entities,  which  have  been  included  within  our  consolidated  financial  statements,  have  been 
created  as  a  result  of  the  structure  of  these  transactions,  as  investors  in  the  programs  do  not  have  a  material  interest  in  their 
underlying economics. During the third quarter of fiscal 2021, we settled one arrangement at the end of the seven year term and 
as  a  result,  $7.4  million  of  operating  income  was  recognized  as  a  reduction  to  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses 
within the Architectural Glass segment.

The table below provides a summary of our outstanding NMTC transactions (in millions):

Inception date
June 2016
August 2018
September 2018
Total

Termination date
June 2023
August 2025
September 2025

Proceeds received
6.0 
6.6 
3.2 
15.8  $ 

$ 

Deferred costs

Net benefit

1.2 
1.3 
1.0 
3.5  $ 

4.8 
5.3 
2.2 
12.3 

Litigation
From  time  to  time,  the  Company  is  a  party  to  various  legal  proceedings  incidental  to  its  normal  operating  activities.  In 
particular, like others in the construction supply and services industry, the Company is routinely involved in various disputes 

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and claims arising out of construction projects, sometimes involving significant monetary damages or product replacement. We 
have in the past and are currently subject to product liability and warranty claims, including certain legal claims related to a 
commercial  sealant  product.  The  Company  is  also  subject  to  litigation  arising  out  of  areas  such  as  employment  practices, 
workers compensation and general liability matters. Although it is very difficult to accurately predict the outcome of any such 
proceedings, facts currently available indicate that no matters will result in losses that would have a material adverse effect on 
the results of operations, cash flows or financial condition of the Company.

11.  Shareholders' Equity

A class of 200,000 shares of junior preferred stock with a par value of $1.00 is authorized, but unissued.

Share Repurchases
During fiscal 2004, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, with subsequent increases in authorization. 
We  repurchased  1,177,704  shares  under  the  program  during  fiscal  2021,  for  a  total  cost  of  $32.9  million.  We  repurchased 
686,997 shares under the program, for a total cost of $25.1 million, in fiscal 2020, and 1,257,983 shares under the program, for 
a total cost of $43.3 million, in fiscal 2019. The Company has repurchased a total of 7,132,616 shares, at a total cost of $207.3 
million, since the inception of this program. We have remaining authority to repurchase 1,117,384 shares under this program, 
which has no expiration date.

In addition to the shares repurchased under this repurchase plan, during fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company also withheld 
$3.0 million, $2.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively, of Company stock from employees in order to satisfy stock-for-stock 
option exercises or tax obligations related to stock-based compensation, pursuant to terms of board and shareholder-approved 
compensation plans.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following summarizes the accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, at February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020:

(In thousands)
Net unrealized gain on marketable securities
Foreign currency hedge
Pension liability adjustments
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss

12.  Share-Based Compensation

2021

2020

$ 

$ 

302  $ 
643 
(4,152)   
(24,820)   
(28,027)  $ 

222 
(832) 
(4,257) 
(29,195) 
(34,062) 

We have a 2019 Stock Incentive Plan and a 2019 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (the Plans) that provide for the issuance 
of 1,150,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively, for various forms of stock-based compensation to employees and non-employee 
directors.  We  also  have  a  2009  Stock  Incentive  Plan  and  2009  Non-Employee  Director  Stock  Incentive  Plan  with  shares 
reserved for issuance for outstanding unvested awards. Awards under these Plans may be in the form of incentive stock options 
(to employees only), nonstatutory options, stock-settled stock appreciation rights (SARs), or nonvested share awards and units, 
all of which are granted at a price or with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s stock at the date of 
award.  No  additional  awards  can  be  made  under  the  2009  Stock  Incentive  Plan  or  the  2009  Non-Employee  Director  Stock 
Incentive Plan. Nonvested share awards and units generally vest over a two, three or four-year period.

Total stock-based compensation expense was $8.6 million in fiscal 2021,  $6.6 million in fiscal 2020 and $6.3 million in fiscal 
2019. We account for any forfeitures as they occur. 

Stock Options and SARs
In  June  2020,  we  granted  660,600  stock  options  which  had  a  weighted  average  fair  value  per  option  at  the  date  of  grant  of 
$5.01. 

The fair value of each award grant is estimated on the date of grant using the binomial lattice option-pricing model with the 
following weighted-average assumptions used for grants in fiscal 2021.

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Dividend yield

Expected volatility

Risk-free interest rate

Maximum price

2021

 3.3 %

 40.0 %

 0.7 %

$ 

35.70 

The  expected  stock  price  volatility  is  based  on  historical  experience.  The  risk-free  rate  for  periods  that  coincide  with  the 
expected life of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury Department yield curve in effect at the time of grant. 

Stock option and SAR activity for the current fiscal year is summarized below: 

Number of
Shares

Weighted
Average
Exercise  Price

Weighted 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual Life

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value at 
Year-End

Outstanding at February 29, 2020

Awards granted

Awards exercised

Outstanding at February 27, 2021
Vested or expected to vest at February 27, 2021
Exercisable at February 27, 2021

100,341  $ 

660,600 

(127,241)   

633,700  $ 

633,700  $ 

215,600  $ 

8.34 

23.04 

11.45 

23.04 

23.04 

23.04 

9.3 years $ 

9,099,932 

9.3 years $ 

9,099,932 

9.3 years $ 

3,096,016 

Cash  proceeds  from  the  exercise  of  stock  options  were  $1.5  million  for  fiscal  2021  and  $0.2  million  for  fiscal  2019.  The 
aggregate intrinsic value of securities exercised (the amount by which the stock price on the date of exercise exceeded the stock 
price of the award on the date of grant) was $1.8 million in fiscal 2021 and $0.6 million in fiscal 2019. No awards were issued 
or exercised during fiscal 2020.

Nonvested Share Awards and Units
The following table summarizes nonvested share activity for fiscal February 27, 2021: 

February 29, 2020
Granted

Vested

Canceled

February 27, 2021

Number of Shares 
and Units

Weighted Average 
Grant Date Fair Value

309,259  $ 

387,858 

(219,081)   

(2,809)   

475,227  $ 

40.58 

21.66 

35.51 

34.03 

27.52 

At February 27, 2021, there was $7.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share and nonvested 
share unit awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 29 months. The total 
fair value of shares vested during fiscal February 27, 2021 was $6.1 million.

13.  Income Taxes

Earnings before income taxes consisted of the following:

(In thousands)

United States

International

Earnings before income taxes

2021

2020

2019

$ 

$ 

45,651  $ 

97,297  $ 

60,042 

(23,040)   

(17,547)   

(1,380) 

22,611  $ 

79,750  $ 

58,662 

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The components of income tax expense (benefit) for each of the last three fiscal years are as follows:

(In thousands)

Current

Federal

State and local

International

Total current

Deferred

Federal

State and local

International

Total deferred

Total non-current tax (benefit) expense

Total income tax expense

2021

2020

2019

$ 

11,495  $ 

8,493  $ 

22,746 

702 

1,642 

13,839 

2,064 

(2,720)   

7,837 

(4,437) 

(459) 

17,850 

(2,860)   

538 

(4,138)   

(6,460)   

(204)   

9,513 

2,152 

(1,202)   

10,463 

(464)   

(12,409) 

6,275 

628 

(5,506) 

624 

$ 

7,175  $ 

17,836  $ 

12,968 

Income  tax  payments,  net  of  refunds,  were  $14.1  million,    $17.8  million  and  $16.5  million  in  fiscal  2021,  2020  and  2019, 
respectively.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to our consolidated effective tax rates:

Statutory federal income tax rate

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

Foreign tax rate differential

Nondeductible goodwill impairment expense

Research & development tax credit

§162(m) Executive Compensation Limitation

Other, net

Consolidated effective income tax rate

2021

2020

2019

 21.0 %

 21.0 %

 21.0 %

 1.0 

 4.6 

 5.6 

 (5.3) 

 3.6 

 1.2 

 4.0 

 (0.3) 

 — 

 (1.6) 

 — 

 (0.7) 

 2.7 

 0.8 

 — 

 (2.7) 

 — 

 0.3 

 31.7 %

 22.4 %

 22.1 %

The estimated effective tax rate for fiscal 2021 increased 9.3 percentage points from fiscal 2020, primarily due to nondeductible 
goodwill impairment expense in Canada and the impact of the unfavorable permanent items in relation to reduced earnings in 
fiscal 2021.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020 were:

(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Accrued expenses
Deferred compensation
Employment tax accrual
Goodwill and other intangibles
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits
Unearned income
Operating lease liabilities
Net operating losses and tax credits
Other

Total deferred tax assets
Less: valuation allowance
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

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$ 

2021

2020

6,309  $ 
9,452 
1,483 
4,215 
1,916 
5,778 
16,039 
9,952 
1,984 
57,128 
(7,435)   
49,693 

15,832 
7,934 
— 
— 
1,941 
5,238 
6,640 
11,093 
1,502 
50,180 
(8,727) 
41,453 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Deferred tax liabilities
Accrued expenses
Goodwill and other intangibles
Depreciation
Operating lease, right-of-use assets
Other

Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax liabilities

2021

2020

1,095 
3,263 
34,573 
15,435 
820 
55,186 
(5,493)  $ 

— 
8,166 
32,296 
6,666 
— 
47,128 
(5,675) 

$ 

The Company has state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards with a tax effect of $10.0 million. A valuation allowance 
of  $7.4  million  has  been  established  for  these  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  due  to  the  uncertainty  of  the  use  of  the  tax 
benefits in future periods.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. state jurisdictions, Canada, Brazil and other 
international jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years prior to fiscal 2018, or 
state  and  local  income  tax  examinations  for  years  prior  to  fiscal  2013.  The  Company  is  not  currently  under  U.S.  federal 
examination  for  years  subsequent  to  fiscal  year  2017,  and  there  is  very  limited  audit  activity  of  the  Company’s  income  tax 
returns in U.S. state jurisdictions or international jurisdictions.

The Company considers the earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries to be indefinitely invested outside of the United States on the 
basis of estimates that future domestic cash generation will be sufficient to meet future domestic cash needs and specific plans 
for reinvestment of those subsidiary earnings. Should the Company decide to repatriate the foreign earnings, it would need to 
adjust the income tax provision in the period it was determined that the earnings will no longer be indefinitely invested outside 
the U.S.

If we were to prevail on all unrecognized tax benefits recorded, $2.2 million, $2.6 million and $3.1 million for fiscal 2021, 2020 
and 2019, respectively, would benefit the effective tax rate. Also included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 
2021, 2020 and 2019, are $1.6 million, $1.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively, of tax benefits that, if recognized, would 
result in adjustments to deferred taxes. 

Penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in income tax expense. For fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, 
we accrued penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits of $0.3 million. 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits:

(In thousands)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year
Gross increases in tax positions for prior years
Gross decreases in tax positions for prior years
Gross increases based on tax positions related to the current year
Settlements
Statute of limitations expiration
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year

2021

2020

2019

4,071  $ 
106 
(351)
429 
(96)
(404)
3,755  $ 

5,111  $ 
82 
(1,100)
425 
(15)
(432)
4,071  $ 

4,705 
500 
(377) 
1,067 
(303) 
(481) 
5,111 

$ 

$ 

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) in response to 
the  COVID-19  pandemic.  The  CARES  Act  contains  numerous  income  tax  provisions,  such  as  relaxing  limitations  on  the 
deductibility  of  interest  and  the  ability  to  carryback  net  operating  losses  arising  in  taxable  years  from  2018  through  2020. 
While  these  provisions  did  not  impact  the  Company,  a  provision  related  to  the  temporary  deferral  of  the  employer  share  of 
payroll taxes allowed us to defer remittance of $13.6 million of payroll taxes in calendar 2020, which will be repaid equally in 
calendar years 2021 and 2022. 

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14. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. 
Diluted  earnings  per  share  is  computed  by  dividing  net  earnings  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares 
outstanding,  including  the  dilutive  effects  of  stock  options,  SARs  and  nonvested  shares.  The  following  table  presents  a 
reconciliation of the share amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:  

(In thousands)
Basic earnings per share - weighted average common shares outstanding
Weighted average effect of nonvested share grants and assumed exercise of stock options
Diluted earnings per share - weighted average common shares and potential common 

shares outstanding

2021
  25,955 
349 

2020
  26,474 
255 

2019
  27,802 
280 

  26,304 

  26,729 

  28,082 

Stock awards excluded from the calculation of earnings per share because the award price 

was greater than the average market price of the common shares

111 

99 

134 

15.

Business Segment Data

We have four reporting segments: 

•

•

•

•

The Architectural Framing Systems segment designs, engineers, fabricates and finishes the aluminum frames used in 
customized  aluminum  and  glass  window,  curtainwall,  storefront  and  entrance  systems  comprising  the  outside  skin  and 
entrances of commercial, institutional and high-end multi-family residential buildings. 
The  Architectural  Glass  segment  fabricates  coated,  high-performance  glass  used  globally  in  customized  window  and 
wall systems comprising the outside skin of commercial, institutional and high-end multi-family residential buildings. 
The  Architectural  Services  segment  provides  full-service  installation  of  the  walls  of  glass,  windows  and  other 
curtainwall products making up the outside skin of commercial and institutional buildings. 
The Large-Scale Optical Technologies (LSO) segment manufactures value-added glass and acrylic products for framing 
and display applications.

(In thousands)
Net Sales

Architectural Framing Systems

Architectural Glass

Architectural Services

Large-Scale Optical

Intersegment elimination

Total

Operating (Loss) Income

Architectural Framing Systems

Architectural Glass

Architectural Services

Large-Scale Optical

Corporate and other

        Total
Depreciation and Amortization

Architectural Framing Systems

Architectural Glass
Architectural Services
Large-Scale Optical
Corporate and other
       Total

2021

2020

2019

$ 

570,850  $ 

686,596  $ 

720,829 

330,256 

295,807 

70,050 

387,191 

269,140 

87,911 

367,203 

286,314 

88,493 

(36,189)   

(43,399)   

(60,202) 

$  1,230,774  $  1,387,439  $  1,402,637 

$ 

(44,761)  $ 

36,110  $ 

18,678 

31,182 

31,203 

20,760 

23,582 

22,642 

49,660 

16,503 

30,509 

23,003 

(10,775)   

(15,246)   

(52,391) 

25,527  $ 

87,848  $ 

67,284 

27,298  $ 

25,432  $ 

15,102 
1,430 
3,338 
4,272 
51,440  $ 

13,570 
1,305 
3,256 
3,232 
46,795  $ 

28,937 

13,009 
1,234 
3,692 
2,926 
49,798 

$ 

$ 

$ 

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(In thousands)
Capital Expenditures

Architectural Framing Systems

Architectural Glass

Architectural Services

Large-Scale Optical

Corporate and other

       Total
Identifiable Assets

Architectural Framing Systems

Architectural Glass

Architectural Services

Large-Scale Optical

Corporate and other

       Total

2021

2020

2019

$ 

9,907  $ 

22,744  $ 

9,574 

1,480 

869 

4,335 

19,862 

1,749 

3,153 

3,920 

19,098 

27,722 

1,433 

6,989 

5,475 

$ 

26,165  $ 

51,428  $ 

60,717 

$ 

511,608  $ 

604,870  $ 

617,001 

271,520 

79,465 

64,474 

88,032 

291,104 

107,538 

62,831 

62,648 

281,817 

59,227 

61,031 

49,092 

$  1,015,099  $  1,128,991  $  1,068,168 

Due to the varying combinations and integration of individual window, storefront and curtainwall systems, the Company has 
determined  that  it  is  impractical  to  report  product  revenues  generated  by  class  of  product  beyond  the  segment  revenues 
currently reported.

Segment operating income is equal to net sales less cost of sales and operating expenses. Operating income does not include 
interest  expense  or  a  provision  for  income  taxes.  Corporate  and  other  includes  miscellaneous  corporate  activity,  including 
certain legal, consulting and advisory costs not allocable to our segments. Corporate and other also includes $16.7 million in 
fiscal  2020  and  $40.9  million  in  fiscal  2019,  of  project-related  charges  on  acquired  contracts,  as  well  as  $15.0  million  of 
insurance proceeds related to a project matter in fiscal 2020. Identifiable assets for Corporate and other include all short- and 
long-term available-for-sale securities. 

The following table presents net sales, based on the location in which the sale originated, and long-lived assets, representing 
property, plant and equipment, net of related depreciation, by geographic region.

(In thousands)
Net Sales

United States

Canada

Brazil

Total

Long-Lived Assets

United States

Canada

Brazil

       Total

2021

2020

2019

$  1,115,872  $  1,254,311  $  1,259,319 

102,721 

12,181 

120,498 

12,630 

128,735 

14,583 

$  1,230,774  $  1,387,439  $  1,402,637 

$ 

285,007  $ 

307,782  $ 

297,072 

9,707 

3,729 

11,130 

5,474 

12,563 

6,188 

$ 

298,443  $ 

324,386  $ 

315,823 

Apogee's export net sales from U.S. operations were $33.1 million, $54.7 million, and $56.3 million in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 
2019, respectively, representing approximately 3 percent of consolidated net sales in each of these fiscal years.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL 
DISCLOSURE

None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this report (the Evaluation Date), we 
carried  out  an  evaluation,  under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  management,  including  the  Chief  Executive 
Officer  and  the  Chief  Financial  Officer,  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  design  and  operation  of  our  disclosure  controls  and 
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive 
Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  concluded  that,  as  of  the  Evaluation  Date,  our  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  were 
effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 
Exchange  Act  is  (i)  recorded,  processed,  summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  applicable  rules  and 
forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 
Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's  Annual  Report  on  Internal  Control  Over  Financial  Reporting.  The  report  of  management  required  under  this 
Item  9A  is  contained  on  page  27  in  Item  8  of  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  under  the  caption  “Management's  Annual 
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.”

Attestation  Report  of  Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting  Firm.  The  attestation  report  required  under  this  Item  9A  is 
contained  on  page  28  in  Item  8  of  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  under  the  caption  “Report  of  Independent  Registered 
Public Accounting Firm.”

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial 
reporting  (as  such  term  is  defined  in  Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f)  under  the  Exchange  Act)  during  the  most  recent  fiscal 
quarter covered by this report that would have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's 
internal control over financial reporting.   

ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, CODE OF ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

We have adopted a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct that applies to all of our employees, including our principal executive 
officer,  president,  principal  financial  officer  and  principal  accounting  officer,  and  Board  of  Directors.  The  Code  of  Business 
Ethics and Conduct is published on the “Investors-Governance” section of our website at www.apog.com. Any amendments to 
the  Code  of  Business  Ethics  and  Conduct  and  waivers  of  the  Code  of  Business  Ethics  and  Conduct  for  our  Chief  Executive 
Officer and Chief Financial Officer will be published on our website.

The other information required by this item, other than the information set forth in Part I above under the heading “Information 
About  Our  Executive  Officers,”  is  set  forth  under  the  headings  “Proposal  1:  Election  of  Directors,”  “Frequently  Asked 
Questions - How Can I Recommend or Nominate a Director Candidate?”, “Corporate Governance - Board Meetings and 2020 
Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders,”  and  “Corporate  Governance  -  Board  Committee  Responsibilities,  Meetings  and 
Membership” in the Proxy Statement for the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 23, 2021, which 
will  be  filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  within  120  days  after  our  fiscal  year-end  (our  2021  Proxy 
Statement). This information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is set forth under the headings “Executive Compensation” and “Non-Employee Director 
Compensation" in our 2021 Proxy Statement. This information is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND 
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  set  forth  under  the  headings  “Equity  Compensation  Plan  Information”,    “Security 
Ownership  of  Certain  Beneficial  Owners”  and  “Security  Ownership  of  Directors  and  Management”  in  our  2021  Proxy 
Statement. This information is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  set  forth  under  the  headings  “Corporate  Governance  -  Director  Independence”  and 
"Corporate  Governance  -  Certain  Relationships  and  Related  Transactions"  in  our  2021  Proxy  Statement.  This  information  is 
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES 

The information required by this item is set forth under the headings “Audit Committee Report" and "Fees Paid to Independent 
Registered  Public  Accounting  Firm  -  Audit  Fees,  Audit-Related  Fees,  Tax  Fees  and  All  Other  Fees”  and  “Policy  on  Audit 
Committee  Pre-Approval  of  Audit  and  Permissible  Non-Audit  Services”  in  our  2021  Proxy  Statement.  This  information  is 
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM  15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

a) List of documents filed as a part of this report:

PART IV

1. Financial Statements - The consolidated financial statements listed below are set forth in Item 8 of Part II of this report.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 27, 2021 and February 29, 2020

Consolidated Results of Operations for the Years Ended February 27, 2021, February 29, 2020 and March 2, 2019

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for the Years Ended February 27, 2021, February 29, 2020 and 
March 2, 2019

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended February 27, 2021, February 29, 2020 and March 2, 2019

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended February 27, 2021, February 29, 2020 and March 2, 
2019

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

2. Financial Statement Schedules - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(In thousands)
Allowances for credit losses
For the year ended February 27, 2021
For the year ended February 29, 2020
For the year ended March 2, 2019

(1) Net of recoveries 
(2) Result of foreign currency effects

Balance at 
Beginning of 
Period

Charged to 
Costs and 
Expenses

Deductions 
from 
Reserves(1)

Other 
Changes(2)

Balance at 
End of
 Period

$ 

2,469  $ 
4,372 
1,530 

389  $ 

887  $ 

1,192 
3,090 

3,085 
223 

(24)  $ 
(10)   
(25)   

1,947 
2,469 
4,372 

All  other  schedules  for  which  provision  is  made  in  the  applicable  accounting  regulations  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission have been omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements 
or notes thereto.

3. Exhibits - Exhibits marked with an asterisk (*) identify each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. 
Exhibits marked with a pound sign (#) are filed herewith. The remainder of the exhibits have heretofore been filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission and are incorporated herein by reference.  

3.1

3.2

Restated Articles of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 
10-K for the year-ended February 28, 2004.
Articles  of  Amendment  to  Restated  Articles  of  Incorporation.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3.1  to 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2020.

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3.3

4.1

4.2

10.1*

10.2*

10.3*

10.4*#

10.5*

10.6*

10.7*

10.8*

10.9*

10.10*

10.11*

10.12*

10.13*

10.14*

10.15*

10.16*

10.17*

10.18*

10.19*

10.20*

10.21*

10.22*

10.23*

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2018. 
Specimen certificate for shares of common stock of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.1 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 3, 2012.
Description of Securities. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
the year ended February 29, 2020.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Officers' Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (2005 Restatement), First Amendment 
of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Officers'  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Plan  (2005  Restatement)  and  Second 
Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Officers'  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Plan  (2005  Restatement). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 29, 2008.
Third  Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Officers'  Supplemental  Executive  Retirement  Plan  (2005 
Restatement).  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  Registrant's  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on 
October 15, 2008.
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Deferred  Compensation  Plan  for  Non-Employee  Directors  (2014  Restatement). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 24, 2014.
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2000  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan  (Amended  and  Restated  Effective  as  of  April  21, 
2021). 
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Non-Employee  Director  Charitable  Matching  Contribution  Program.  Incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended February 26, 2005.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Deferred Incentive Compensation Plan (2005 Restatement).  Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2006.
First  Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (2005  Restatement). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2008.
Second  Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (2005  Restatement). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2009.
Third  Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (2005  Restatement). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010.
Fourth  Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Deferred  Incentive  Compensation  Plan  (2005  Restatement). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 6, 2011.
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Partnership  Plan  (2005  Restatement).  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.5  to 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2006.
First  Amendment  of  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  Partnership  Plan  (2005  Restatement).  Incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 15, 2008.
Second Amendment of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Partnership Plan (2005 Restatement). Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.8 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 4, 2009.
Third Amendment of Apogee Enterprises, Inc. Partnership Plan (2005 Restatement). Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 6, 2011.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (2011). Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2011.
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2009  Non-Employee  Director  Stock  Incentive  Plan,  as  amended  and  restated  (2014). 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 24, 2014.
Form  of  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2009  Non-Employee  Director  Stock 
Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 
30, 2009.

Restricted  Stock  Deferral  Program  under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2009  Non-Employee  Director  Stock 
Incentive  Plan,  as  Amended  and  Restated  (2014)  (2015  Statement).  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to 
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2015.
Form  of  Deferred  Restricted  Stock  Unit  Agreement  under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2009  Non-Employee 
Director  Stock  Incentive  Plan,  as  Amended  and  Restated  (2014)  (2015  Statement).  Incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2015.

Form  of  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2009  Stock  Incentive  Plan  for  awards 
made on or after April 26, 2011. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 
8-K filed on May 2, 2011.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2011. Incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2010.
First Amendment to the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2011 Deferred Compensation Plan. Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 1, 2014.
Second  Amendment  to  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2011  Deferred  Compensation  Plan.  Incorporated  herein  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2016.

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Third  Amendment  to  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2011  Deferred  Compensation  Plan,  dated  October  5,  2017. 
Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  to  the  Registrant's  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  October  10, 
2017.
Fourth  Amendment  to  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2011  Deferred  Compensation  Plan,  dated  June  28,  2018. 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2018.
Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as  of  April  28,  2017,  by  and  among  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.,  EFCO 
Corporation, and Pella Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2017.
Form of Change-in-Control Severance Agreement. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to Registrant's 
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 30, 2018.
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 2015. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
4.4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed October 9, 2015.
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2019  Stock  Incentive  Plan.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.5  to  Registrant's 
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 12, 2020.
Form  of  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2019  Stock  Plan.  Incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2020.
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2020.
Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2019  Non-Employee  Director  Stock  Plan.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.6  to 
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 12, 2020.
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2019 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2020.

Form  of  Deferred  Restricted  Stock  Unit  Agreement  under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2019  Non-Employee 
Director Stock Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-
K filed on January 16, 2020.
Restricted  Stock  Deferral  Program  Under  the  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  2019  Non-Employee  Director  Stock 
Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 
29, 2020.
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Apogee Enterprises, Inc. 2019 Non-Employee Director Stock 
Plan. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2020.
Form  of  CEO  Evaluation-Based  Incentive  Agreement.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  Registrant’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2019.
Offer Letter dated May 27, 2020 between Apogee Enterprises, Inc. and Nisheet Gupta. Incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 9, 2020.
Form  of  Annual  Cash  Incentive  Award  Agreement.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  Registrant's 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2020.
Transition  Agreement  between  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  and  Joseph  F.  Puishys,  dated  September  15,  2020. 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 17, 2020.
Employment  Agreement  between  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  and  Ty  R.  Silberhorn,  dated  December  15,  2020. 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2020.
Form  of  Restricted  Stock  Award  Agreement  entered  into  by  Apogee  Enterprises,  Inc.  and  Ty  R.  Silberhorn  on 
January  4,  2021.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  to  Registrant’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on 
December 21, 2020.
Third  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement,  dated  as  of  June    25,  2019,  by  and  among  Apogee  Enterprises, 
Inc., as the Borrower, the Lenders referred to therein, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative 
Agent,  Swingline  Lender  and  Issuing  Lender,  and  U.S.  Bank  National  Association,  as  Syndication  Agent  and 
Issuing Lender. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 
28, 2019.
Amendment  No.  1  to  Third  Amended  and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of  June  25,  2019,  by  and  among 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc., as the Borrower, the Lenders referred to therein, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 
as  Administrative  Agent,  Swingline  Lender  and  Issuing  Lender,  and  U.S.  Bank  National  Association,  as 
Syndication Agent and Issuing Lender. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’s Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2020.
Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 6, 2020, by and among 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc., as the Borrower, the Lenders referred to therein, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 
as  Administrative  Agent,  Swingline  Lender  and  Issuing  Lender,  and  U.S.  Bank  National  Association,  as 
Syndication Agent and Issuing Lender. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report 
on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2020.
Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The following materials from Apogee Enterprises, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 
27,  2021  are  furnished  herewith,  formatted  in  iXBRL  (Inline  Extensible  Business  Reporting  Language):  (i)  the 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  as  of  February  27,  2021  and  February  29,  2020,  (ii)  the  Consolidated  Results  of 
Operations  for  the  three  years  ended  February  27,  2021,  February  29,  2020  and  March  2,  2019,  (iii)  the 
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings for the three years February 27, 2021, February 29, 2020 and 
March  2,  2019,  (iv)  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Cash  Flows  for  the  three  years  ended  February  27,  2021, 
February 29, 2020 and March 2, 2019, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the three years 
ended  February  27,  2021,  February  29,  2020  and  March  2,  2019  and  (vi)  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements.

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ITEM 16.  FORM 10-K SUMMARY 

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on April 22, 2021.

 SIGNATURES 

APOGEE ENTERPRISES, INC.

/s/ Ty R. Silberhorn
Ty R. Silberhorn
Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  this  report  has  been  signed  below  by  the  following 
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on April 22, 2021.

Signature

Title

Signature

Title

/s/ Ty R. Silberhorn
Ty R. Silberhorn

Chief Executive 
Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive 
Officer)

/s/ Nisheet Gupta
Nisheet Gupta

Executive Vice 
President and
Chief Financial 
Officer (Principal
Financial and 
Accounting Officer)

Director

Director

Director

Director

/s/ Donald A. Nolan
Donald A. Nolan

Chairman

/s/ Elizabeth M. Lilly
Elizabeth M. Lilly

/s/ Bernard P. Aldrich
Bernard P. Aldrich

/s/ Christina M. Alvord
Christina M. Alvord

/s/ Frank G. Heard

Frank G. Heard

/s/ Lloyd E. Johnson
Lloyd E. Johnson

Director

Director

Director

Director

/s/ Herbert K. Parker
Herbert K. Parker

/s/ Mark A. Pompa
Mark A. Pompa

/s/ Patricia K. Wagner

Patricia K. Wagner

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